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 reading 12 recommendations recently forth committee standards sexual assault review committee clear praise criticism order hand recommendations sensible long overdue updates college’s policies practices regarding sexual assault hand recommendations shed little light standard evidence used sexual assault reviews keeping process muddled prolonging widespread perception inconsistent praiseworthy recommendations numbers respectively require students relevant information testify cos hearings sexual assault create educational remedial program students suspended placed probation sexual past cos review committees rejected notion student witnesses required testify cos hearings committee 2008 stated “we believe compulsory participation information gathering disciplinary hearing process consistent values community places individual choiceâ€ current committee rightly recognized coming forward information misconduct “expectation citizenshipâ€ belonging dartmouth community privilege necessarily entail certain obligations responsibilities holding community members accountable deplorable behavior accept campus culture apathy issue sexual assault enacting honor code like change sexual assault hearing procedure help foster stronger culture collective recommendation remedial education program long overdue incomprehensible programs students disciplined underage drinking students guilty far disturbing crime

while proposals laudable disappointing committee did opportunity clarify cos standard evidence used sexual assault reviews fair widely held perception students sexual assault review process subjective arbitrary — feeling stems lack clearly defined standard evidence adjudicate claims fact perception exists regardless true problem opportunity resolve passed by

sexual assault cases difficult adjudicate largely grey areas concerning consent lack witnesses review committee’s 12 recommendations address major gaps dartmouth’s current procedures handling cases sexual assault fail address largest issue looms cos proceedings college clarifies sexual assault evidence standards progress recommendations muted review continue viewed deadline submitting feedback recommendations dean college charlotte johnson feedback box report available dean college website light potential change recommendations offer encourage read report voice opinions

