Students recount sexual violence
Correction appended When one female Dartmouth student shared an anonymous narrative about sexual assault on Tuesday night, she said she had been "hoping if I didn't write it down or say it aloud, I would forget it." Ten students described their experiences to an attentive and tearful female-dominated audience of Dartmouth students and faculty during Speak Out an event that seeks to raise awareness about students' experiences with sexual assault in Collis Common Ground. Speak Out, which was based on student submissions and both organized and operated by students, was part of Dartmouth's V-Week, a campaign for a victory over female violence, according to Alicia Driscoll '11, one of Speak Out's organizers. Half of the speakers discussed incidents of sexual assault outside of Dartmouth, while the other presenters reflected on the role Dartmouth played in their experiences of sexual assault, criticizing both the fraternity scene and the administration's reactions. Amidst the nine female speakers, the solo male presenter spoke about his girlfriend's negative experience with Dartmouth administrators when she filed 10 charges, including four counts of sexual assault, against another student with the Committee on Standards.
