3 things from the article:
1. She should not have said, "
What happened will always be a part of who we are at Baylor."
Sexual assault is not who we are at Baylor. She should have just stuck to the second part of her statement that It will always be a part of what influences and informs the decisions that we make.
Its a minor criticism but she should never use that statement again in interviews.
2. "Livingstone's predecessor, Ken Starr, lost his job as a result of the scandal.
But a handful of campus officials who were in senior leadership roles remain at Baylor. Because Kevin Jackson, vice president for student life, and Christopher Holmes, the general counsel, were on the campus when serious errors were made"
Its shocking to me that some of the major players of this scandal are still on campus. I mean how do we get rid of this infestation? Seriously everyone involved in this scandal should have been given their walking papers by now.
3. [But the president expressed concern about
Title IX regulations proposed by the Education Department regarding campus sexual misconduct. She said they would prompt potentially harmful changes at Baylor. Under the proposed rules, colleges would have to hold hearings at which alleged victims and accused students could cross-examine each other, through an adviser "aligned with the party."
Livingstone worries that the disciplinary proceedings would become too courtlike and might intimidate victims. Colleges would probably have to ensure that both parties had legal counsel, she said, and that another lawyer would oversee the hearings.]
This is shocking to me.......Livingston really thinks we should still be holding these private Kangaroo courts on campus where the accused has no right to question the accuser and no representation? And guess what Mrs. President....these proceedings you are holding are already "courtlike".
She seems to like the current (probably un-constitutional system) where the university gets to act like a prosecutor but the accused does not get to ask questions or defend themselves and the university commissars can unilaterally kick someone out of school for any reason.
That she thinks giving the accused due process is "problematic" is very very very concerning.