The Daily Iowan; Photos by Lily
Candles burn during the UI Sister Vigil for Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault on the Pentacrest on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. The event included letter writing to Iowa senators and the signing of thank you state of Iowa flags to senators fighting the withdrawal of Title IX protections for survivors of sexual assault. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)
Note from the editor: A hashtag movement took over social-media feeds last week. Based on the number of stories shared and acts of solidarity I saw on my personal feed, #MeToo puts into perspective how common sexual harassment and sexual assault really is. The movement is not meant to spark pity or express pain but instead a combined effort to spread awareness.
Sexual harassment: Unwanted frequent sexual comments or advances. Legally actionable harassment in the workplace might include: when it is so frequent or severe that it creates a hostile or offensive work environment, requests for sexual favors, or verbal or physical conduct of sexual nature.
Sexual assault: A form of sexual violence, including rape, groping, unwanted touching, and torture in a sexual manner.
As the editor in chief of our campus newspaper, the volume of online statements I have seen from friends, classmates, and peers is so loud that I feel it is time to make a statement of our own. Our action is an effort to let others who identify with the #MeToo movement know they are not alone, whether that’s online or here on campus.
Daily Iowan staff
Grace Pateras — Editor in chief
Madeleine Neal — Politics editor
Ben Smith — Photo editor
Lily Smith — Photo editor
Courtney Baumann — Football editor
Tessa Solomon — Projects editor
Elianna Novitch — Digital editor
Marissa Payne — Digital editor
Olivia Sun — Digital editor
Lucee Laursen — Opinions writer
Julia DiGiacomo — News reporter
Susanna Klooster — DITV reporter
University of Iowa Student Government
Lilián Sánchez — Vice President
Lindsey Rayner — Director of the Cabinet
Lauren Phalen — Secretary
Logan Pillard — Director of communications
Vivian Le — Media-relations manager
Bailey Carroll — Director of external relations
Eden DeWald — Director of sustainability
Hira Mustafa — Health and safety liaison
Hallee Haygood — Speaker of the Senate
Graduate & Professional Student Government
Kriti Anand — Allocations committee member
Lexie Finer — Allocations committee member
Danielle Thomas — Allocations committee member
#MeToo
If you would like to share your story with the community via our outlet, please email me at gracepateras@gmail.com.