We asked three female Texas State students if they thought sexual assault was a problem at the University, after all three quickly responded "yes", we had a few followup questions.
Alysia Brittnee Whipple, 20
Female, 20
Junior
Digital Media and Mass Communications
Alysia Whipple
How would you define sexual assault?
"I believe it's the act of having someone persuade you into committing a sexual act or coheres you into doing something you dont want to do.”
What should Texas State University do to discourage/condemn sexual assault and how do you think they can better help their victims on campus?
"Interact more with their student body. They’re not really hands on. Making us watch one video during new student orientation is not going to help anything. And definitely sitting down with you in each organization to kind of make sure this is known that they’re not going to stand for it and make sure that the student body knows that that organization will stop anything that they see."
Kathryn Carlin Wiedman
Female, 20
Junior
Public Relations
Kathryn Wiedman
Have you previously experienced or witnessed any form of sexual assault? If so, explain.
“Yes, I have been to a registered fraternity party and I have witnessed a female, under the influence, being touched and mishandled.”
What can you do personally to prevent sexual assault?
“You could be involved in a situation. If you see someone that is being assaulted, you need to step up and stand up for the because they cant do it for themselves.”
Celeste Leslie Pojas
Female, 20
Senior
Family and Child Development
Celeste Pojas
What can you do personally to prevent sexual assault?
“Well on the Texas State campus, there is an organization called Not On My Campus which helps prevent sexual assault and spread the word and things like that.”
What should Texas State University do to discourage/condemn sexual assault and how do you think they can better help their victims on campus?
“I think promoting Not On My Campus more but also I think being able to have students feel comfortable and reporting things and making sure that they’re actually going to be followed through with and taken care of and actually believing the victim”
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