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      Dear
      Editor:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      light
      of
      last
      week’s
      sexual
      assault
      I
      have
      a
      few
      com-
     
     
      ments:
      When
      we
      need
      a
      new
      chief
      of
      security,
      and
      some
     
     
      people
      feel
      that
      may
      be
      soon,
      perhaps
      the
      administration
     
     
      should
      consider
      hiring
      a
      female
      chief.
      Women
      obviously
      feel
     
     
      they
      have
      trouble
      communicating
      with
      the
      present
      campus
     
     
      security
      (and
      who
      wouldn’t,
      judging
      by
      the
      communication
     
     
      skills
      Chief
      Macleod
      demonstrated
      at
      the
      information
     
     
      session?),
      so
      let’s
      get
      someone
      who
      can
      do
      the
      job.
      If
      a
      male
     
     
      gets
      raped
      on
      campus,
      there
      will
      still
      be
      an
      abundance
      of
     
     
      male
      security
      people
      he
      could
      talk
      to
      and
      feel
      comfortable
     
     
      with.
      And
      if
      the
      new
      chief
      is
      a
      woman,
      that
      would
      be,
      what,
     
     
      one
      or
      two
      females
      on
      the
      security
      staff?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      All
      that
      needs
      to
      be
      done
      is
      change
      the
      pool
      of
      applicants
      for
     
     
      the
      job
      of
      chief
      from
      one
      half
      female
      to
      all
      women.
      If
      it
      is
     
     
      impossible
      to
      find
      a
      female
      law
      enforcement
      officer
      in
      this
     
     
      country
      to
      fulfill
      the
      qualifications
      for
      the
      chief
      of
      campus
     
     
      security
      then
      simply
      change
      the
      qualifications.
      At
      the
      risk
      of
     
     
      being
      sexist,
      perhaps
      what
      the
      job
      requires
      in
      the
      90’s
      is
      a
     
     
      bit
      more
      female
      sensitivity
      to
      problems
      on
      campus.
      If
      the
     
     
      new
      chief
      possessed
      communication
      skills
      that
      would
      be
     
     
      employed
      in
      active
      dialogue
      with
      the
      student
      body
      it
      could
     
     
      only
      help.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      The
      alleged
      assault
      that
      occurred
      at
      Marion
      Hall
      on
      Septem-
     
     
      ber
      23,
      1992
      was
      very
      regrettable
      but
      even
      more
      regrettable
     
     
      were
      the
      actions
      or
      lack
      thereof
      of
      four
      different
      groups
     
     
      during
      and
      after
      the
      time
      of
      the
      alleged
      assault.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      These
      four
      groups
      are:
     
    

    
     
      1.
      The
      students
      attending
      the
      Marion
      Hall
      party
      that
      night.
     
     
      2.
      The
      security
      guards
      on
      duty
      at
      the
      time
      the
      alleged
     
     
      assault
      occurred.
     
    

    
     
      3.
      The
      Student
      Union
     
    

    
     
      4.
      The
      President
      of
      the
      University
      Dr.
      C.J.(Willie)
      Eliot.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      find
      it
      difficult
      to
      believe
      with
      the
      number
      of
      people
      at
      the
     
     
      party
      in
      the
      hundreds
      that
      no
      one
      present
      saw
      or
      heard
     
     
      anything
      that
      might
      raise
      alarm.
      I
      find
      it
      more
      probable
      to
     
     
      believe
      that
      the
      amount
      of
      alcohol
      consumed
      by
      the
      majority
     
     
      of
      people
      at
      the
      party
      had
      blinded
      them
      to
      these
      warning
     
     
      signs
      or
      cries
      for
      help.
      The
      fact
      is
      that
      at
      social
      events
      such
     
     
      as
      these,
      students
      should
      be
      looking
      out
      for
      one
      another
      and
     
     
      have
      enough
      judgement
      to
      know
      when
      to
      intervene
      on
      behalf
     
     
      of
      other
      students.
      From
      the
      time
      the
      victim
      was
      allegedly
     
     
      taken,
      tied
      up,
      had
      her
      eyes
      taped,
      and
      was
      assaulted,
      there
     
     
      should
      have
      been
      sufficient
      time
      for
      someone
      to
      see
      some-
     
     
      thing
      and
      to
      report
      it.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      security
      guards
      in
      Marion
      Hall
      that
      night
      should
      have
     
     
      also
      been
      able
      to
      see
      something.
      It
      is
      probable
      that
      the
     
     
      events
      leading
      up
      to
      the
      alleged
      assault
      and
      the
      assault
     
     
      itself
      took
      over
      20
      to
      30
      minutes.
      According
      to
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Public
      Relations
      Dept
      there
      were
      8-10
      security
      personnel
      on
     
     
      duty
      that
      night.
      If
      this
      is
      true,
      where
      were
      those
      10
      pairs
      of
     
     
      eyes
      during
      that
      20
      to
      30
      minutes?
      I
      shudder
      to
      think
      of
     
     
      many
      things
      that
      could
      have
      happened
      in
      a
      much
      shorter
     
     
      period
      of
      time
      and
      been
      just
      as
      serious
      what
      allegedly
     
     
      happened
      Sept.
      23.
      For
      example,
      someone
      who
      was
      suffi-
     
     
      ciently
      intoxicated
      could
      have
      headed
      to
      the
      roof
      and
      after
     
     
      losing
      their
      source
      ofreason
      -
      and
      jumped.
      This
      would
      have
     
     
      taken
      only
      4-5
      minutes
      to
      occur.
      Security
      forces
      are
      respon-
     
     
      sible
      for
      the
      safety
      of
      students.
      They
      have
      obviously
      failed
     
     
      us
      in
      this
      incident.
      The
      student
      Union
      has
      also
      failed
      us
     
     
      throughout
      the
      aftermath
      of
      this
      incident.
      It
      took
      the
      Student
     
     
      Union
      until
      Wednesday,
      Sept.
      30
      to
      make
      as
      statement,
      when
     
     
      President
      Tracey
      Arsenault
      admitted
      on
      Compass
      that
      she
     
     
      was
      aware
      of
      the
      incident
      days
      prior.
      Also
      this
      writer
      went
     
     
      to
      Miss
      Arsenault
      on
      Tues.
      Sept.
      29
      and
      asked
      what
      could
     
     
      the
      Student
      Union
      do
      with
      regard
      to
      the
      incident
      at
      Marion
     
     
      Hall.
      Then
      again
      on
      the
      program
      Compass,
      Miss
      Arsenault
     
     
      stated
      that
      no
      one
      had
      come
      to
      her
      to
      express
      concern
      over
     
     
      this
      incident.
      This,
      she
      said,
      was
      the
      reason
      the
      Union
      had
     
     
      not
      acted
      sooner.
      This
      I
      find
      to
      be
      untrue.
      I
      also
      find
      the
     
     
      lapse
      of
      two
      days
      very
      excessive
      between
      the
      time
      Miss
     
     
      Arsenault
      knew
      of
      the
      alleged
      incident
      and
      the
      time
      that
      the
     
     
      Student
      Union
      made
      a
      public
      statement.
      The
      fact
      is
      that
      as
     
     
      soon
      as
      Miss
      Arsenault
      heard
      even
      a
      rumour
      ofa
      serious
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      8,
      1992
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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