The following videos show 3 different perspective of the student population in Chico State, and how well they are informed about the audit.
Katrina Cameron, a GSEC member and a Journalism student
Kristen Warshaw, Chico State student
Samantha LaBare, Chico State student
As the video clips will show, only one of the three students I interviewed had any idea what the sexual crimes audit is about. Joe Wills, Chico State's Director of Public Affairs, discussed this issue, among other things, during a one-on-one interview. He also addressed some of the topics that I have talked about on my previous posts regarding the sexual crimes audit in Chico State.
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Publicity:
In
regards to publicity Wills gave a number of reasons why the audit has not had
major publicity.
According
to Wills, audits happen all the time, and it is custom for it to take place without public discussion.
The
auditors ask the campuses involved not to talk about the
procedures and the process, so they can go about their business without being
bombarded by questions.
They also want publicity only after the audit has been finalized. Wills also
said that he has been advised by the auditors that anyone who has specific
questions about the investigation itself can contact them, and they are willing to
answer any inquiries.
Finally, he
said that although the auditors do not want any publicity towards the audit
itself, he is more than willing to talk about the issue that is being examined.
He said
that they are happy to talk about the problem of sexual assault, and that they
want attention about the issue itself so they can educate students better.
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The effects of the audit to the schools involved:
Wills admitted
that he was well aware of the consequences and the bad publicity the audit brings
to Chico State. He said although it is “unfair” that people will draw
conclusions about the state of the school’s reputation of having a sexual crimes
problem due to the audit, he hopes that it will not affect the schools future
recruits.
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Why these schools? :
Wills
could not give a definitive answer as to why Chico State, along with the three
other schools were chosen.
He added
that high media visibility of the campuses involved might have been a factor, but
it is all speculation at this point.
The only thing
he could reaffirm was the alleged incident that happened in UC-Berkeley that
caused the investigation to happen.
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The Audit:
Unfortunately, Wills could not answer specific questions about the audit itself due to instructions from the auditors not to discuss the process. However, if anyone has any question about the audit itself and the procedures, he was kind enough to provide this website:
The
California Auditor’s website has info on previous audits that has been filed,
and could serve as a guide for anyone wanting to get an idea of what the results of the audit will be.
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