Duplechin, Texada_Interviews
Levi Leal
lvl7@txstate.edu
21
Non-binary (Uses They/Them Pronouns)
Gay
Senior
Ceramics Major
Hispanic
Has previously witnessed or experienced sexual assault.
Feels that sexual assault is a problem on campus.
"[Texas State] could do more to prevent sexual assault."
Defines sexual assault as "Any sexual activity that is not consented, or unwanted."
"If you're in a situation that could possibly be dangerous, make sure that you're keeping an eye on people that are your friends or people that might be risky, or you see your friends doing something that could potentially be sexual assault but they don't know that it's wrong, you call them out on it."
"I think the education they give to the freshmen on sexual assault and alcohol safety is good but maybe they should open that up to every classification, because a lot of people come in and they are transfer students and they never hear that kind of thing so maybe make it required for everyone to go to one of those things. I feel like they are also pretty slow to start investigations once someone's pressed charges."
Skyler Atkeisson
22
Anthropology Major
Senior
Transgender Male (Uses He/Him Pronouns)
Bisexual
White
"There was a [sexual assault] case involving my best friend a couple years back involving a mutual friend of ours."
"I feel like sexual assault is a problem on any campus. I'm kind of new here, I've only been here a year and a half so I haven't heard anything super personally but I know its a problem on any college campus."
"To be honest, I feel like I don't know enough about what's actually out there as far as protections go, and maybe that's partly on me for not looking enough, but I feel like there's not much that I've seen. Again, I'm sure that there's stuff out there but is it ever really going to be enough?"
Defines sexual assault as "Any sort of unwanted or un-consented to act that's either sexual in nature, whether it's something that's leading up to sex or is forced, regardless of genders involved or what happens, sexual in nature that is unconsented to, whether violent or coerced."
"I'd say just be aware of what's going on around me. I don't really go to a whole lot of parties and stuff but I'd say that if I notice that something seems off at a place that I'm at, if someone is creeping on somebody is or is trying to coerce them or something, just making a barrier between those people and having conversations about consent. I think that's a big part of it, just not understanding the boundaries that are there."
"I think the biggest thing is to try to attack the stigma itself against victims coming forward with sexual assault. Again, a lot of women particularly who come forward get stigmatized for that kind of thing, and men do too for different reasons, but there's such a stigma there against coming forward that it needs to be open. People need to be believed and understood, and by being believed and understood that doesn't mean that we are going to say guilty before proven innocent because that's not what I'm saying. Validating that someone has been through something traumatic is important and not immediately brushing it off or trying to put them in front of a trial. Just saying hey, we can listen to you, we can provide counseling, lets see what happened."
Aleah Cockrell
18
Respiratory Therapist Major
Freshman
Female
Black
Kind of previously witnessed or experienced sexual assault.
"I haven't heard about it or experienced it first-hand, but I know it's a college campus so there has to be."
"I think [Texas State] tries to do something, like they try to make it known, if stuff is happening they'll send an email out or someone on social media will spread the word about it and I think that's doing something, gets you aware of it."
"Any unwanted touching or flirting or attention."
"For me, I always try to check my surroundings, don't go anywhere by myself, especially at night. Make sure if there's someone who is trying to talk to me and it makes me uncomfortable, make it known to someone, like hey, they're making me uncomfortable, please help."
"I haven't really heard of any support groups for it, but I know if there was a support group for it then it helps them, they're not alone and they shouldn't be afraid to speak out about it."
Ryan Slatter
22
Psychology major
Sophomore
Male
Has not previously witnessed or experienced sexual assault.
Feels sexual assault is a problem at texas state.
Does not feel texas state does a good job preventing sexual assault.
Defines sexual assault as "any violent sexual act."
"The emphasis on where things should be placed is misplaced strongly. There is so much awareness about who you can go to and who you can talk to, and there's not enough awareness on how to stop it."
lvl7@txstate.edu
21
Non-binary (Uses They/Them Pronouns)
Gay
Senior
Ceramics Major
Hispanic
Has previously witnessed or experienced sexual assault.
Feels that sexual assault is a problem on campus.
"[Texas State] could do more to prevent sexual assault."
Defines sexual assault as "Any sexual activity that is not consented, or unwanted."
"If you're in a situation that could possibly be dangerous, make sure that you're keeping an eye on people that are your friends or people that might be risky, or you see your friends doing something that could potentially be sexual assault but they don't know that it's wrong, you call them out on it."
"I think the education they give to the freshmen on sexual assault and alcohol safety is good but maybe they should open that up to every classification, because a lot of people come in and they are transfer students and they never hear that kind of thing so maybe make it required for everyone to go to one of those things. I feel like they are also pretty slow to start investigations once someone's pressed charges."
Skyler Atkeisson
22
Anthropology Major
Senior
Transgender Male (Uses He/Him Pronouns)
Bisexual
White
"There was a [sexual assault] case involving my best friend a couple years back involving a mutual friend of ours."
"I feel like sexual assault is a problem on any campus. I'm kind of new here, I've only been here a year and a half so I haven't heard anything super personally but I know its a problem on any college campus."
"To be honest, I feel like I don't know enough about what's actually out there as far as protections go, and maybe that's partly on me for not looking enough, but I feel like there's not much that I've seen. Again, I'm sure that there's stuff out there but is it ever really going to be enough?"
Defines sexual assault as "Any sort of unwanted or un-consented to act that's either sexual in nature, whether it's something that's leading up to sex or is forced, regardless of genders involved or what happens, sexual in nature that is unconsented to, whether violent or coerced."
"I'd say just be aware of what's going on around me. I don't really go to a whole lot of parties and stuff but I'd say that if I notice that something seems off at a place that I'm at, if someone is creeping on somebody is or is trying to coerce them or something, just making a barrier between those people and having conversations about consent. I think that's a big part of it, just not understanding the boundaries that are there."
"I think the biggest thing is to try to attack the stigma itself against victims coming forward with sexual assault. Again, a lot of women particularly who come forward get stigmatized for that kind of thing, and men do too for different reasons, but there's such a stigma there against coming forward that it needs to be open. People need to be believed and understood, and by being believed and understood that doesn't mean that we are going to say guilty before proven innocent because that's not what I'm saying. Validating that someone has been through something traumatic is important and not immediately brushing it off or trying to put them in front of a trial. Just saying hey, we can listen to you, we can provide counseling, lets see what happened."
Aleah Cockrell
18
Respiratory Therapist Major
Freshman
Female
Black
Kind of previously witnessed or experienced sexual assault.
"I haven't heard about it or experienced it first-hand, but I know it's a college campus so there has to be."
"I think [Texas State] tries to do something, like they try to make it known, if stuff is happening they'll send an email out or someone on social media will spread the word about it and I think that's doing something, gets you aware of it."
"Any unwanted touching or flirting or attention."
"For me, I always try to check my surroundings, don't go anywhere by myself, especially at night. Make sure if there's someone who is trying to talk to me and it makes me uncomfortable, make it known to someone, like hey, they're making me uncomfortable, please help."
"I haven't really heard of any support groups for it, but I know if there was a support group for it then it helps them, they're not alone and they shouldn't be afraid to speak out about it."
Ryan Slatter
22
Psychology major
Sophomore
Male
Has not previously witnessed or experienced sexual assault.
Feels sexual assault is a problem at texas state.
Does not feel texas state does a good job preventing sexual assault.
Defines sexual assault as "any violent sexual act."
"The emphasis on where things should be placed is misplaced strongly. There is so much awareness about who you can go to and who you can talk to, and there's not enough awareness on how to stop it."
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