Feminists Elaborate: Demands in regard to Professor Andrew Escobedo

In the wake of the recent sexual assault cases reported, especially Professor Andrew Escobedo's sexual assault and harassment of English students, we, some of the concerned students, are rallying to demand that Ohio University take action to prevent sexual assault and harassment from happening in the future.

Our specific demands are as follows:
1. We demand that Andrew Escobedo be de-tenured and fired and that the university maintain transparency through the sanctioning process.

2. We demand that the university implement ongoing and continual consent training courses for all faculty and students (starting in the English department).

3. We demand that all mandatory reporters be required to undergo training for the trauma-informed, victim-centered handling of disclosures.

4. We demand that, in the future, other tenured faculty members not be "polled" for their opinions on guilt or sanctioning. Sanctioning should be independently determined by a neutral third party investigator and not influenced by a perpetrator's colleagues who may also be (as they are in this case) the victims' mentors.

5. We demand Ohio University be a leader in eliminating rape culture on campuses; that OU be outspoken on behalf of its students and protect us, rather than arrest us when we take a stand.

Anika Holland is a senior studying English at Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College. Please note that the views and opinions of the columnists do not reflect those of The Post. Have questions for F--kRapeCulture? Meet with them every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Women's Center.