COMMENTARY
     
    
   
   
    
     
      An
      insider's
      view
      of
      S.U.
      President
      Tracey
      Arsenault's
      handling
      of
      alleged
      sexual
      assault
      controversy
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      TODD
      KING
     
     
      CIMN
      Station
      Manger
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Does
      anyone
      know
      why
      Tracey
      Arsenault
      is
      facing
      a
      possible
     
     
      impeachment?
      If
      not
      then
      don’t
      take
      a
      side
      on
      this
      issue
     
     
      until
      you
      know
      the
      facts.
      Impeachment
      is
      a
      very
      serious
     
     
      action
      and
      should
      not
      be
      entered
      into
      or
      dismissed
      without
     
     
      serious
      thought.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Let
      me
      spell
      out
      some
      facts
      that
      may
      help
      you
      make
      a
     
     
      decision.
      But
      whatever
      you
      do,
      please
      do
      something.
      Apathy
     
     
      is
      no
      solution.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Monday
      :
     
    

    
     
      1.
      Miss
      Arsenault
      is
      informed
      of
      the
      alleged
      sexual
      assault.
     
     
      2.
      Press
      calls
      for
      Student
      Union
      statement
      and
      none
      is
      given.
     
     
      3.
      Miss
      Arsenault,
      in
      a
      gossip
      session,
      reveals
      the
      victims
     
     
      name
      to
      a
      select
      group
      of
      friends
      and
      makes
      a
      comment
     
     
      concerning
      the
      promiscuity
      of
      that
      girl.
     
    

    
     
      4.
      The
      matter
      has
      still
      not
      been
      discussed
      with
      the
      execu-
     
     
      tive.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tuesday
      :
     
    

    
     
      1.
      Miss
      Arsenault
      begins
      to
      tell
      one
      executive
      about
      the
     
     
      crisis
      but
      decides
      that
      the
      information
      should
      not
      be
      di-
     
     
      vulged.
     
    

    
     
      2.
      An
      X-Press
      writer
      asks
      about
      the
      alleged
      rape
      and
      re-
     
     
      ceives
      no
      information.
     
    

    
     
      3.
      A
      member
      of
      the
      executive
      asks
      about
      the
      incident
      and
      is
     
     
      refused
      information.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘Wednesday
      :
     
    

    
     
      1.
      Student
      Union
      executive
      meets.
      The
      executive
      demand
     
     
      that
      all
      information
      be
      put
      on
      the
      table
      and
      a
      statement
      be
     
     
      put
      forth.
      Despite
      Miss
      Arsenault’s
      opinion
      that
      sexual
     
     
      assault
      is
      nota
      problem
      on
      campus,
      the
      executive
      make
      a
     
     
      written
      statement
      and
      instruct
      Miss
      Arsenault
      that
      she
      must,
     
     
      as
      president,
      respect
      it
      as
      the
      position
      of
      the
      Student
      Union.
     
     
      2.Miss
      Arsenault
      goes
      on
      Compass
      and,
      although
      she
      admits
     
     
      to
      knowing
      the
      details
      of
      the
      incident
      days
      prior,
      states
      that
     
     
      the
      executive
      wasn’t
      able
      to
      meet
      and
      that
      since
      no
      one
      had
     
     
      come
      to
      her
      expressing
      concern,
      she
      didn’t
      feel
      it
      was
     
     
      necessary
      to
      act
      sooner.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Friday
      :
     
    

    
     
      1.
      Ina
      forumcalled
      by
      President
      Eliot
      who
      apologizes
      for
     
     
      his
      part
      in
      the
      mishandling
      of
      the
      incident,
      Miss
      Arsenault
     
     
      screams
      at
      the
      top
      of
      her
      lungs
      at
      A.J.
      MacLeod
      for
      making
      a
     
     
      statement
      remarkably
      similar
      in
      nature
      to
      that
      which
      she
      had
     
     
      made
      only
      two
      days
      ago.
     
    

    
     
      2.
      Although
      President
      Eliot
      had
      set
      the
      stage
      perfectly
      for
     
     
      Miss
      Arsenault
      to
      apologise
      for
      not
      realizing
      the
      seriousness
     
     
      of
      the
      situation,
      she
      makes
      no
      apology.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      3.
      She
      hasn’t
      even
      admitted
      that
      she
      made
      a
      mistake
      at
      this
     
     
      point.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Saturday
      :
     
    

    
     
      1.
      Miss
      Arsenault
      is
      informed
      that
      a
      petition
      is
      being
      circu-
     
     
      lated
      asking
      for
      her
      impeachment.
     
    

    
     
      2.
      Her
      plan
      of
      action?
      She
      calls
      a
      lawyer
      and
      asks
      what
      she
     
     
      can
      do.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sunday
      :
     
    

    
     
      1.
      Council
      meets
      and
      a
      petition
      containing
      over
      370
      names
      is
     
     
      presented.
     
    

    
     
      2.
      Motion
      to
      accept
      is
      denied
      on
      erica
      that
      the
      petition
     
     
      would
      not
      stand
      up
      in
      court
      should
      Miss
      Arsenault
      pursue
     
     
      legal
      action.
     
    

    
     
      3.
      Miss
      Arsenault
      is
      again
      given
      an
      ideal
      time
      to
      apologize
     
     
      for
      her
      actions
      or
      lack
      thereof.
      No
      apology
      is
      made.
      °
     
    

    
     
      4.
      Arsenault
      refuses
      even
      to
      admit
      that
      a
      mistake
      was
      made
     
     
      on
      her
      part.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      did
      not
      sign
      the
      first
      petition.
      I
      felt
      that
      a
      mistake
      had
     
     
      been
      made
      on
      Tracey’s
      behalf,
      but
      that
      no
      one
      was
      perfect
     
     
      and
      she
      would
      likely
      learn
      from
      the
      crisis.
      I
      no
      longer
      feel
     
     
      that
      way.
      She
      will
      not
      admit
      that
      she
      made
      a
      mistake
      and,
     
     
      for
      that
      reason,
      I
      can’t
      see
      her
      learning
      from
      this
      situation.
     
     
      Miss
      Arsenault
      has
      worked
      in
      the
      office
      of
      Student
      Union
     
     
      President
      as
      a
      dictator
      refusing
      to
      listen
      to
      anyone
      who
      has
     
     
      disagreed
      with
      her
      all
      summer
      and
      she
      will
      likely
      do
      so
      until
     
     
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