Now the students may be less prepared for rape, rape that happens off campus(like a clean house doesnt prepare a person for germs), due to their sheltered background, but thats not exactly the schools fault. This is bad reasoning and I dont see it as incumbent on the school to drop its strict standards on sexual morality, in order appease people who think it might help with the problem. Especially, never talk about the training RAs have undergone and all the other things the university has done to improve their support of women in rape cases. Christendom College admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Therefore, you are being charged with violating the Code of Student Conduct., A disciplinary conference was scheduled for July 28 of 2011. If you think this article was largely about how the dorm set up is responsible for this rape, you didnt read the whole article. The article linked directly to the current handbook.. There were crazy people, there were priests who dispensed truly awful guidance in spiritual direction. Carroll remained as president until 1985 when Dr. Damian Fedoryka was named as the second president. The unwillingness of boorish cynics like Karen to accept purity and goodness nor to validate the positive experiences of other women says far more about herself than it does about Christendom or the sophomore student whom she was replying to. I hope you will also do an expose on colleges such as Notre Damethe wackadoodle attitudes I encountered there regarding women and sex would make your head spin. We are committed in our policies, our procedures, and in our on-campus culture to uphold and promote the dignity of women and men. Casting aspersions on the Fisherss motivations reveals much about the commenter. This is a legal matter, and the school is right to wash its hands clean of that responsibility as they are not qualified to deal with such accusations on their own. Experience the most popular, well-attended, and highly-ranked pre-college summer program of its kind. What policy would you advocate? And, as I said, they were more balanced than the others. The policies the college had were precisely the ones that make sexual assault unlikely to occur on college grounds. I hope and pray that the uncovering of these wrongs will enable the college to properly apologize and make amends for their failures. I attended Steubie in the mid 2000s. Luckey also has no prior criminal record, the judge added. National Congress On The Word Of God: A Two-Edged Sword By WILLIAM H. MARSHNER. His absence helped her reclaim some of her focus. So this rape would not have occurred if the dorms were mixed gender? higher education Discover more about Christendom College Others Named Mark Fusco Mark Fusco Account Executive at Black Kite Mark Fusco Unfortunately sometimes the police are notified and when they investigate the alleged crime they find out that everything does not add up as the accuser states it happened. It has nothing to do with thinking that drinking is worse than sexual assault. Protected: Episode 63: There can be only one hole in the head. He sat beside her and began to make small talk, putting his hand on her leg. A complete careful investigation, in their own words. We clearly received the impression that Mr. Dorman wasnt going to do anything . President You have just illustrated the way of thinking that is a big problem: women being taught that they are responsible for mens actions. Is Christendom even trying to address this problem with town government? I propose for your consideration numerous scenarios of young women and men wherein even if the woman is saying no with her voice, her body language is communicating something entirely different. I feel like even the name would be a barrier to getting hired. . Undergraduate students combine a liberal arts core-curriculum with eventual upper-level courses in their major field (or fields) of study. It was just a generic example used year after year. When the administration said they would look into the matter, it seems like thats exactly what they did. Curious. Saunders left his position as dean, and founding faculty member Dr. Kristin Burns took over the position. Rapes happen far more frequently on college campuses where anything goes. But yeah, there was definitely navet in spades. It was very much like a museum, like an exhibit. After Adele did slap you, you allegedly said, If you slapped me really hard and it really hurt, I wouldnt want to kiss you. It is further alleged that on other occasions you went out of your way to volunteer with groups of friends that Adele had seduced you. Starting in September 2016, Christendom College launched an ambitious project called the "A Call To Greatness Campaign" to raise $40 million for the college's endowment, the annual fund, and a construction project to build a new 750-seat medieval gothic chapel featuring a 130-foot tower and eight prayer altars. Imagine for a second if he was expelled, but decided to stay in Front Royal anyway. Another student instructed you to leave her alone but you continued. I mainly left because they wouldnt give tenure to the head of the sacred music department because he refused to teach the history of contemporary Christian music. As a graduate of Christendom, I see no reason why he couldnt have been expelled. How can a school prevent a student from going off campus to rape another? That wasnt their gig. I felt safe there. How unCatholic and how tragically demeaning! Which they could now do on campus anyway. No means no. Desiring a return to a Catholic university education adhering to the teachings of the Catholic Magisterium,[3] Carroll and four founding faculty members, William Marshner, Jeffrey A. Mirus, Kristin (ne Popik) Burns, and Raymund P. O'Herron, started the college in an abandoned elementary school in Triangle, Virginia, housing a total of 26 students[2] and five faculty. As I informed you at the meeting, I do not find these interactions with Adele to be acceptable, appropriate, or in keeping with our Code of Student Conduct. The teacher gave the class a hypothetical example of a young man and woman who were dating and decided to go off campus to Skyline Drive. Explore Christendom College's 105,099 photos on Flickr! What exactly did you expect to happen, or could have happened? They have pointed to several problem areas that are not yet fixed. And spent half his classes monologuing about personal-life stuff nobody else cared about. ok, but what evidence did the college have that he did? I would turn around and drive right back. A recent blog, which contains misleading information and serious inaccuracies, was posted about Christendom College. [3] In 2002, Fr. "[25], Over the years, the college has also received praise from political leaders in the United States. Dorman, who no longer works for Christendom, did not respond to requests for an interview for this story. The spirituality they relentlessly pushed never really clicked for me, though I always told myself it was my fault for not Jesusing harder, for not totally surrendering myself to a God Who wasn't really interested in talking back. I also disagree with your assessment that author doesnt have a clear stance on whether the student should have been expelled. Second, the rape occurred off campus; and so the school considered itself helpless to respond to it. I really, really hope that she isnt approaching her stories with a big chip on her shoulder towards anything conservative Catholic. Smith continued to call the school after graduation to see if they had changed the policy. Her commentary is supported by analysis from the Pew Research Institute in 2021, which found 53% of Latinos ages 18 to 29 say they hear racist or racially insensitive comments or jokes about other . This is garbage, not because there isnt a problem at Christendom, but because your article contains obvious errors in judgment, is clearly slanted with the intent to make Christendom look bad, and doesnt address the actual problems that make these things happen. I wonder what people do with degrees from schools like Christendom. Protected: Podcast 3dunno: Even Wilder Turkey! I cant think of anything more serious than that, thats shy of expulsion. Feminist =Baal worshipper. Or how uber conservatives throw trad and Tridentine around like they are some kind of guarantee for sanctity. They therefore leave campus to do that thing. I think people in leadership positions, especially those who are tasked with ensuring the safety of communities, have to man up and make difficult decisions sometimes, even at the risk of being regarded as unfair. The guilt I still carry from a year there was crushing - it was constant write ups for dress code, curfew violations because of my off campus job etc. Heck, if she had even maybe goaded him into admitting it in a text it would be at least something other than just he said/she said and they could have proceeded with charges against him (case like that was successfully pushed at my old college using that tactic a few years back). It seems they pushed for this charge as there was an actual witness, perhaps more, to that specific behavior. I feel respected by my fellow classmates, male and female. While I am not a Christendom graduate, I know many graduates. Hes the one who lives in fear of me and my devious feminine allurements, right? I remember hanging out with some of them. Following allegations that Christendom College mishandled student sexual assault reports, the college's administration has said it is committed to doing better. However, I was a student at Christendom and nothing could be further from a boys will be boys culture on campus regarding sexual assault. I remember this clearly from my own dating daysin your head your thinking I dont want to have sex, but gosh, Im attracted to him right now and I dont want to stop! I was absolutely torn in two. If some believe that our efforts and policies have failed to bring justice to their particular situations, please understand that despite being fallen human beings, the faculty and staff do their very best every day to provide a just and safe environment. Back at the time, when I was an 18-year-old fresh convert, it was EXACTLY the kind of place I wanted to be. In 2013, after Smith had graduated from the school, she again downloaded the student handbook and was aghast to see there was still no language forbidding sexual assault by students. Um, no. She took refuge in one of the buildings until he left as he obviously meant her harm. I'd imagine that (patriarchal misognynists being patriarchal misogynists) the experience would've been a lot worse for those folks. 1) Paint a picture of the college not doing crap to help victims. [18] The Chapel will officially be dedicated and opened to the public in the spring of 2023. I understand the argument that Christendom had their hands tied due to the lack of criminal prosecution. And no. That is degrading to both sexes. Part II, View Damien and Simcha Fishers profile on Google+, Timothy ODonnell, the president of Christendom, Amanda Graf, the current Director of Student Affairs, https://www.rainn.org/pdf-files-and-other-documents/Public-Policy/Legal-resources/2009-Statutes/09VirginiaStatutes.pdf, http://mydailydiatribes.blogspot.com/2017/12/metoo.html?m=1, Whats for supper? Holding hands, a warm hug, perhaps even a peck on the cheek totally sins against chastity. It is difficult seeing as how the incident was years old before she brought it to Admins attention and it happened without witnesses, like the on campus stuff, to determine one way or the other. Your article doesnt make sense . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Its not 50% excitement its 100% terror. Its not a matter of my comfort. Its a matter of seeking the common good. Not that simple. The first amendment offers incredible protections for shoddy journalism like this piece offers. At first she didnt want to allow that word, and grew defensive, blaming herself for the assault. Protected: Podcast #15: Completely Meat Chocolate Pie, Protected: Podcast #14: I wish I had a whip. 2023 Christendom College. If Simcha cant openly accuse the guy of rape, how can the school? Up until that point, I considered myself fairly knowledgeable, she said. Just to hold hands, theyd go off campus for a date; and by off campus, it could in be in the woods, or in a field down the road. 1) Christendom is very small and a step off campus puts one right back in the non-PDA world. This is still America. It was my story. Then he tried it again, and I pushed his hand away, and said, Please, I dont want to do that. He said, Okay. Then he tried a third time, she said. I feel so freaked out right now. To think that anyone could do that to such a young child is eye-opening indeed, and helpful to know for those of us raising kids to know what to beware of. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). And Im sure you also understand our need to be loved an accepted. Let your no mean no and your yes mean yes. I remember clearly two instances where a professor I respected and a male friend who I valued told me to my face that women were inferior in ability and authority to men and ought to accept that. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Amanda Graf, the current Director of Student Affairs at Christendom, confirms that student handbook did not include a policy against sexual assault until 2013, two years after Smith reported her rape. Adele has no bad girl reputation on campus. Yes they would hang out in more open areas because they could be openly affectionate. Guess the best cure for christianity is learning what christianity is actually about. I knew sooner or later someone would bring up the Novus Ordo Mass. The result might have been the same, but at least it would have shown that the college took the accusation seriously and were willing to go the distance to see justice be done. But here Christendom has done the opposite. I can understand completely the reasons behind not having visitors of the opposite sex in the dorms, however the upstairs magazine reading room in the library was also dubbed the Romeo and Juliet room since couples would go there to make out. This would be a situation in which shed be even less safe as the university would literally have no leverage over him. Obviously they wouldnt escort us if we wanted to, say, walk across the road to Notre Dame, because that was going outside the campus bounds, but there was a nice shuttle bus system running between SMC and Notre Dame. As of the fall of 2022, the college has over 4,000 alumni, with 2,194 of them having earned degrees (A.A., B.A., or M.A.).[3]. Surely, prospective students are aware of the rules at Christendom when they choose to apply and go to the school. She sought psychological help from Dr. Patrick Divietri. 2) If the college does anything to improve, dont actually describe their efforts in the article. He pushed my arms apart with his hands. It was only people in my freshman class greener than I was who were willing to lend any support. The faculty at this school is one of the most remarkable aspects of Christendom. If only for the sake of that important virtue diversity shouldnt there be ONE school in the country that has these rules for those who CHOOSE to attend? How about holding the US Government responsible since theyre the ones that oversee Skyline? Thank you for writing that. She didnt want to accept that something so ugly had happened to her. Not the most helpful thing, Mrs. Fischer. What drives couples off campus is the desire to do things that are prohibited on campus; things which the college prohibits precisely because they can lead people to tempt themselves and each other. Once the implication is in place and the false picture is painted, insert a link to to one of several things theyve done in order to cya. Thank you! I emerged with my virginity intact. PDA rules that no longer exist, criticizing faculty that no longer are there? It seems to me that men who lure women into back seats of cars in secluded places would have an even easier time saying Hey, come up to my room to watch a movie. With the roommate being already asked to give them privacy. On what planet? As Uncle Ben says in Spiderman with great power comes great responsibility. Lets wake up, embrace our responsibility, and as Jordan Peterson would say sort ourselves out. None of this is said to let young men of the hook. Simchas husband, Damien, proceeded to imply that she was lying and has contented multiple times that her quote was not taken out of context. Then on November 24, 2009, you sat next to her on a bench and made unwanted contact with her by placing your hand on her knee. A policy for handling this should of course be on the books. If law enforcement is not protecting its students (or at least diligently investigating student claims of assault), Christendom should be making a great effort to effect change. And this is ore than just a liberal arts school, it is a Catholic institution. He took his knee and pushed my legs open, pulled my shirt off, and pulled my jeans down. For example, Dr. Divietri is just mentioned in passing but it did not say which side the author put him on, so you are left to assume that all names mentioned were complicit in the negligent handling of this case. in austria i was still unhappy, decided to leave early with an Associates degree. By whose definition are they adults? After graduation, she went to a catholic high school that was run by nuns. The entire passage describing his offense is as follows: Specifically, you admitted: to placing your hand on Adele Smiths knee, attempting to provoke her to slap you and or to kiss you to deal with her frustrations with you, and finally for telling some students around campus that she had seduced you. In this period, members of the Christian clergy wield political authority. Next came many months of frustration for the Smith family. Sure. The school has a very thorough policy in place, and anyway, this was not in Christendoms jurisdiction, so their hands were legally tied in their dealings regarding the actual rape. . Or even if he left Front Royal, this would not guarantee the safety of other women. Regarding specific inaccuracies, one source has come forward to say her quote was taken out of context to imply something that she never meant it to. In April of 2011, Smith decided to tell the police about the rape. Never did they go so far as to say the Imago Dei was less in us, either. I was at Saint Marys in South Bend and we had a student body of about 1,500, tops. But then into your mind jumps the thought no, I wanted to be married. He said / she said is a real thing and a difficult thing to manage. [3] The college also retired nearly $600,000 in debt without disrupting the growth of the college.[8]. Today a new wave of aggressive secularism is attempting to sweep away the roots and reasons for your faith. Hardly seems fair to hide behind a university and blame it for this problem. Christendom College is a Catholic liberal arts college offering a time-tested and rigorous education that develops the student's intellect in such a powerful way that he graduates with the ability to master any. Thats America. It does truly permeate the campus.

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