together and marched from the Health Center to the library steps, where they “defined sexism,” [their] demands,” and up the meeting for people to discuss their “outlined “opened perceptions about sexism at Colby” (Early, Gariepy, Lockwood, Mead, Tranchin). They started the march at the Health Center because the Health Center, namely the alleged inappropriate behavior of Dr. Bennet, was one of their main concerns. The group’s five demands are listed below: According to my research, the formation of an ongoing Commission on the Status of Women at Colby was never formed and the college never appeared to formally acknowledge that the swimming/rugby coach exhibited unacceptable sexual behavior. Female faculty members were eventually invited to sit on the Health Advisory Board, and I could not find out whether or not a female was appointed to a position of power in the administrative structure of the Health Center. Eventually the protocol for sexual assault was reviewed, but it was not officially modified until 8 years later. In 1997 the pamphlet, Information for the Colby College “Important Community about Sexual Assault” was released by the Sexual Assault Task Force. Students’ opinions on sexism at Colby continued to pour into The Echo in 1989. In “Colby Needs Feminists, Men and Women,” student Cinda Jones pointed to several instances of sexism on campus, noting that of the men’s lacrosse coaches refers to women as “one ‘cracks,’…we have a doctor who makes women feel uncomfortable with some of his behavior (she suggests
together and marched from the Health Center to the library steps, where they “defined sexism,” “outlined [their] demands,” and “opened up the meeting for people to discuss their perceptions about sexism at Colby” (Early, Gariepy, Lockwood, Mead, Tranchin). They started the march at the Health Center because the Health Center, namely the alleged inappropriate behavior of Dr. Bennet, was one of their main concerns. The group’s five demands are listed below: According to my research, the formation of an ongoing Commission on the Status of Women at Colby was never formed and the college never appeared to formally acknowledge that the swimming/rugby coach exhibited unacceptable sexual behavior. Female faculty members were eventually invited to sit on the Health Advisory Board, and I could not find out whether or not a female was appointed to a position of power in the administrative structure of the Health Center. Eventually the protocol for sexual assault was reviewed, but it was not officially modified until 8 years later. In 1997 the pamphlet, “Important Information for the Colby College Community about Sexual Assault” was released by the Sexual Assault Task Force. Students’ opinions on sexism at Colby continued to pour into The Echo in 1989. In “Colby Needs Feminists, Men and Women,” student Cinda Jones pointed to several instances of sexism on campus, noting that “one of the men’s lacrosse coaches refers to women as ‘cracks,’…we have a doctor who makes women feel uncomfortable with some of his behavior (she suggests