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Police, students hope for change after F--kRapeCulture march

By Emma Ockerman | Oct. 13, 2014

It might have seemed unorthodox for two local police chiefs to be milling about a crowd of F--kRapeCulture protesters Friday afternoon, some wielding signs themselves denouncing how some police handle sexual assaults.But Athens Police Department Chief Tom Pyle and Ohio University Police Chief Andrew Powers were there to support the protesters’ requests for OU administrators to:Absorb the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program before its federal grant expires next OctoberOffer sensitivity training for survivors of sexual assault for both APD and OUPD officers Have every OU student be required to annually take “Not Anymore,” an online module teaching bystander intervention tactics.More than 100 protesters gathered at 4 p.m. at the bottom of Jeff Hill to take to Mill and Court streets, ending at College Green.F--kRapeCulture didn’t apply for a parade permit to march in the middle of Court and Mill streets, but Pyle gave them permission after meeting with the students on Tuesday.“We’re here to show support,” Pyle said. “We fully support the issues they’re advocating for.”Protesters meandered along their route, chanting: “F--k rape culture,” and “1, 2, 3, 4: I am not your f--king whore,” to College Green where students gave speeches at the Civil War monument.“We started right in this very spot last year,” Claire Chadwick, an organizer with F--kRapeCulture said. “In just a year we’ve accomplished all of our goals. We should be proud.”Chadwick went on to mention that she had met with OUPD and APD throughout the week after hearing “too many horror stories of APD’s handling of sexual assault.”“The chiefs were really enthusiastic about working with us which is really f--king awesome,” Chadwick said.Jesper Beckholt, a senior studying English, spoke about how survivors of sexual assault in the LGBTQ community feel alone and isolated, because many advocacy programs mainly offer their services to women.“There’s a limited image of who a survivor is,” Beckholt said. “People like myself feel alienated. Being a queer and trans survivor is not easy.”Organizers said they were encouraged by the turnout and that Athens’ rape culture is changing.“Conversations will only benefit victims’ perceptions that law enforcement is insensitive,” Powers said. “It makes it challenging for law enforcement because people won’t file complaints. But there’s a good two-way conversation happening, and we understand that we have an obligation to explain how we handle the questions we ask in investigations.”@eockerman eo300813@ohio.edu

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Proposed Sook building among topics for faculty senate meeting

By Dina Berliner | Oct. 13, 2014

At Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting, Ohio University faculty members will get the chance to speak to members of the Board of Trustees ahead of Friday’s meeting and weigh in on the creation of a building for student-athletes.Board Chair David Brightbill and Vice Chair David Wolfort will attend the beginning of Faculty Senate’s second meeting of the semester Monday night, where faculty members will get some of their concerns and questions addressed.Questions were collected, narrowed down and sent to Brightbill and Wolfort in advance of Monday’s meeting, said Beth Quitslund, chair of Faculty Senate.Although the content of the questions vary, Quitslund said many of the ones to be discussed will help foster better relations between the faculty and Board members.The Executive Committee, along with the Educational Policy and Student Affairs Committee, will present a resolution to solicit faculty opinions on the proposed Sook Academic Center, a building for intercollegiate student-athletes to study at the north-end zone Peden Stadium.The facility, which was spearheaded by a $2.25 million donation from alumni Perry and Sandy Sook, was announced by OU in September.The final fundraising goal for the project is $5.5 million.The Professional Relations Committee will present four new resolutions for first reading:Second Resolution to Provide Consistent Language in Sections II. C and II. D of the Faculty Handbook Pertaining to Faculty Rank and Status and AppointmentsResolution to Clarify Procedure for Group II Annual EvaluationsResolution to Revise the Workload Necessary to Move a Faculty Position from Group III to Group IISense of the Senate Resolution on the Need to Need to Establish a University-Wide Group II Teaching AwardSeveral resolutions from senate’s meeting in September will also be up for second reading, the majority of which deal with language updates to the Faculty Handbook.

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The Good-isms: Nobel Peace Prize Winners Reward Exceptional Activists

By Jordan Williams | Oct. 12, 2014

While the reward of activism is, more often than not, the success of one’s efforts to help others, great honors still exist to bring the accomplishments of activists of all ages and backgrounds to the eyes of the world. The 2014 Nobel Peace Prizes were awarded in Oslo, Norway this past Friday, and one of this year’s winners was my hero, Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan. The second honor went to Kailash Satyarthi, who has been an activist from India for over three decades. Both winners were awarded based on their activism for children’s freedom and educational rights around the world and in their respective nations.

Between the Lines

Guest Column: NLCS nausea

By Ian Ording | Oct. 12, 2014

It’s a damn shame that the most interesting League Championship Series in years doesn’t matter. There’s nothing more fun than teams who have struggled for as long as the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals in a position to win it all.

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Taking the land out from under them

By Seth Archer | Oct. 12, 2014

The land Ohio University owns on East State Street might be sold for more than $12 million, money that could be reinvested in buying land closer to its Athens campus.But selling the land would cost OU at least $496,000 a year in rent.OU’s Board of Trustees announced a resolution last week to sell most of its real estate on East State Street. The properties in question represent 70.63 acres of land, and the businesses which use the land include Lowes, Wal-Mart, Kroger, Staples and the Athens Mall.OU owns hundreds of acres in Athens County, including the land most university buildings sit on and the land it hopes to sell on East State Street. None of the land associated with OU’s Athens campus generates lease revenue. However, the university still makes hundreds of thousands of dollars from leasing land off-campus to corporations and businesses. Last year, OU made $759,480.28 in base rent. That does not include additional rent paid from businesses to the university based on businesses revenue for that year.In most situations in which businesses pay OU a percentage of their rent, 5 percent of a business’ revenue over a certain dollar-amount is paid in addition to the base rent.For example, Putnam Square Apartments pays $22,500 in base rent a year, plus an additional 5 percent on any money they bring in over $553,000.The land on East State Street OU wants to sell makes up 65.4 percent of the total base rent income. In other words, the university would give up a little under half a million dollars a year by selling the properties.The university’s Office of Real Estate Management found the more than 70 acres of rent-generating properties on East State Street as “surplus,” opening a route for sale.A memo from Stephen Golding, vice president for Finance and Administration, in the board’s agenda for this week’s meeting said rent the lease agreements currently generate for OU are “undervalued” warranting a sale of the properties.The properties have been found to be worth about $12.05 million, according to the evaluation. Selling the properties would be equivalent to generating more than 24 years of base rent, or less when the percentage rent is included.With the money generated from the sale, OU is possibly looking to expand its real estate holdings closer to the central campus. In the agenda, Golding said the new funds would allow the university to support the core mission of the university and expand the footprint of the Athens campus.A resolution at the board meeting will not sell the properties outright, but would grant the power to the President Roderick McDavis, or his designee, to “negotiate, evaluate, and dispose of these properties in a manner consistent with the requirements of Ohio law.”Decisions on what to do with any money generated are not final yet. First, the resolution allowing the properties to be sold has to be approved by the board. Then, the properties can be listed for sale. While they are being sold, two planning efforts are being undertaken by the Ridges Master Plan and Comprehensive Master Planning committees, said Donna Goss, director of Engagement and Real Estate Management, in the board agenda.The Ridges committee is looking at ways to improve the utilization of buildings and surrounding land at the former Athens Asylum, while the Comprehensive Master Planning committee guides the university in new construction and renovations. Business sitting on the land in question will most likely not be affected by the sale. A Kroger spokesperson said the company will likely transfer its rent to the new landlord.@SethPArchersa587812@ohio.edu

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