Word: assaulted
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Kenya made a ripe choice. Al-Qaeda has spent years operating there. The government had done little to tighten security after the 1998 bomb blast that shattered the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, along with a twin assault in Tanzania. Porous borders with war-ravaged Somalia and Sudan made it easy to bring in surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). Mombasa has little in the way of immigration or passport controls, and the steamy seaside city is home to the most radical Muslims in the country. Australian intelligence picked up enough chatter about potential danger in Mombasa to issue a travel warning...
...committee is “charged with reviewing and strengthening the University’s efforts on two fronts: Preventing sexual assault at Harvard” and “Responding to student needs when prevention efforts fail.” It will make recommendations to the administration this spring...
Surely, one might say, in this case general students, activists and the administration all want the same thing: to prevent sexual violence and provide survivors of such assault with compassionate, fair treatment. Surely with this very important issue the administration will not disregard or disappoint the student body...
Later, over e-mail, Johnson qualified her distrust and expressed her hope for the committee. “The Coalition began early in 1998” Johnson explained, “to reform education, resources and disciplinary procedures dealing with sexual assault at Harvard. Few of the changes we have sought over the past five years have been realized and our efforts at improvement have been frequently resisted by the University. However, we hope that CASAH is the beginning of a change in that mindset and are looking forward to the concrete, tangible improvements that will come from the committee?...
...Committee Addressing Sexual Assault at Harvard is a promising opportunity for the administration to begin the “change in mindset” to which Johnson refers. The administration should continue to demonstrate an interest in and respect for student interests and opinion through the implementation of CASAH recommendations. The administration can work on becoming more likeable later—it should start building trust...