June 14, 1990

33 Legislative council Bill #3
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
STUDENT UNION

Sponsored by:

Representative-at-Large
Representative-at-Large
Representative-at-Large
Graduate School Rep.
Graduate School Rep.
Executives

Authored by: -

- Representative-at-Large

Kim Dvorchak
Molly Marsh
Cindy - Bowden
Malinda Matney
Sandra McRae
Julie O'-Brian
Scott Urban
Kim Dvorchak

A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS:

According to current statistics, one out of six
women in college are raped in one year
(that's over 2,000 women at C.U.) In addition,
FBI statistics project that one out of six
men and one out of three women will be raped
in their lifetime.

WHEREAS:

The Boulder Rape Crisis
1,600 calls in the past
calls
being
actual
approximately 40% of
students.

WHEREAS:

In the spring semester of 1990 several highly
publicized rapes occurred on campus and on
The Hill (the surrounding neighborhood) , while
to date no suspects have been identified as
the perpetrators of these crimes.

Team received over
year with 679 of the
rape
victims,
with
those victims being

BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislative council of the University of
Colorado student Union, THAT:
SECTION 1:

UCSU will no longer tolerate the danger
of rape students face and recognizes the
first step to stopping rape is acknowlegement.

SECTION 2:

UCSU
realizes
that
once
there
acknowledgement of the crime, UCSU's
message will move beyond telling people
how to stop rape to warning that
people who rape will be accountable for
their actions.

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SECTION 3:

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SECTION 4:

UCSU will also recommend:
a.
Mandatory education programs about sexual
harrassment and sexual assaults offered
to faculty and staff.
b.
Mandatory acquaintance rape awareness
training to all campus security personnel.
c.
A UCSU advocate approaching RHRC with:
1.
a policy change/implementation
proposal in regards to separation of
victim and perpetrator in victim's
preference, in the case of alleged
or
proven
sexual
assault
on
resident(s) by other r~sident(s);

(Legislative Council, Executives and
Executive staff) will support and work t:owards:
a.
Publication in the CU Boulder Catalog,
The Student Handbook, Standards of
Student Conduct, The Guide to Residence
Hall Living, First Year Student and
Transfer Student materials, of the
following:
1.
a definition of sexual assault, the
degrees of the crime and its legal
penalties;
2.
a definition of sexual harassment and
sexual exploitation by strangers,
peers, and persons of_ authority;
3.
statistics on rape which include
women
and
men
and
specify
acquaintance rape (statistics will
be taken from the FBI, the Boulder
Rape Crisis Team and DARE) ;
4.
a description of the rights of
victims of sexual assault and sexual
harrassment, and services available
to victims in the University and the
community;
5.
specific
student
conduct
codes
prohibiting sexual assault and
clearly outlining University
penalties.

2.

continuing sexual assault education
for all residential advisors and
following which, implement at least
one mandatory meeting with advisors
and the students on her or his floor
discussing the issues of sexual
assault and specifics outlined in
section 3.a. of this bill.

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3.

SECTION 5:

any policy changes to be
proposed on behalf of UCSU to RHRC
will be approved by Legislative
Council prior to proposal to RHRC.

bill shall take effect upon
11-1-0
11-1-1

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