Thursday, September 19th, 2013
4:00pm, Vollum Lounge
Honor Council present, Emily facilitated
Around 90 students, faculty, and staff in attendance.
Bullet points signify an opinion expressed by a person, subpoints made by the same person.
The comments at the end tend more toward recommendations for future directions, and is separated.
Opening Statements
Roman Garcia (Honor Council)
\u2022 Introduce subject
\u2022 Neutral facilitation
\u2022 Ground Rules
\u2022 Be compassionate
Mike Brody
\u2022 Consistent with Honor Principle to provide venues to seek comfort, repair, and healing when not able to confront person who caused them harm
\u2022 Importance of Title IX: If there is a hostile environment, Reed must investigate
\u2022 An investigation is an inquiry
Dean
\u2022 Disappointed with Pantheon
\u2022 Steps are being taken to make sure this doesn\u2019t happen again\u2014HumPlay handout
o Give people a heads up
o Improve communication of what this is for
Opened up the Floor
\u2022 Student expresses importance of nudity to them
o Supports continued tradition of portrayal of Gods & Goddesses
o Nudity is part of her identity
o We need to communicate if people are uncomfortable
o If there are restrictions placed, it will affect nudists in community
\u2022 Director of HumPlay in 2008
o Made artistic choice to be naked
o This is a way men can oppress women
o Rules of conduct: we should think more holistically
o Does not believe anything that makes anyone uncomfortable is a Reed tradition
\u2022 Concern: focusing on nudity versus the behavior that was aggressive\/threatening
o Should be aware of how we appear to those outside Reed College
\u2022 HumPlay director this year: taking measures to address issues
\u2022 Difficult balance between providing Trigger warnings and banning something outright
\u2022 Blurring line between appearance & behavior: creating restrictions against nudity risks saying something about bodies is inherently bad
\u2022 Must address issue of access: people need to be able to get to class
o Assumption of knowledge restricts access
o There is only 1 wheelchair accessible entrance to Vollum
o Avoid gendered violence
\u2022 Definition of sex: does the nakedness really constitute discrimination if done to both genders?
o Censorship is the wrong direction
o It is not fair to limit everyone based on a few individuals
\u2022 Aggressive behavior and access is a problem
o Reed traditions often hinge on surprise
o We should provide alternatives, make sure there is forewarning
\u2022 Question: is nudity in itself a problem, or was it the aggressive behavior
\u2022 There are groups of people on campus who find nudity uncomfortable, such as international students
\u2022 A HumPlay participant: Future plans to make the Pantheon clothed, contained, and less aggressive, and provide forewarning
o Distinction between offensive v. uncomfortable v. Triggering (trauma response)
\u2022 Former HumPlay director: need more communication between leaders
o Older directors should advise new directors
\u2022 What decides communal discomfort?
\u2022 Intent is important
o Assume good intent
o Be aware of issues of malice
o Surprise makes it beautiful
\u2022 How does Honor inform informal confrontations?
\u2022 Fairness: Honor Principle asks us to go beyond what is fair. We should be compassionate
\u2022 The fact that the event is welcoming makes it especially important that we not risk peoples\u2019 comfort
\u2022 Issue affects faculty and staff as well as students
\u2022 Nudity is not necessarily sexual
o Should inform people that nudity will be occurring, but it should be peoples\u2019 job to avoid nudity if it offends them
\u2022 Some appreciate the discomfort of the Pantheon
o It\u2019s a growing experience
o We need to evaluate the benefits and potential harm
\u2022 Concerned with callousness of Reed\u2019s response
o If something is less than honorable to someone, people should pay attention
\u2022 Two conversations happening
o Pantheon
o Bigger context: Honor, SA, triggers
o Where will it go?
\u2022 Where do we draw the line of cultural difference versus triggers?
o We need to look at our values and principles and ask what would we sacrifice
\u2022 When something makes someone uncomfortable, and this is the objective of the tradition, should this still be a Reed tradition?
Recommendations
\u2022 We should also let people know in advance what makes Reed \u2018spicy\u2019
\u2022 Reed should institutionalize education about trauma
\u2022 We need to make sure the community addresses concerns
\u2022 We should all try to understand triggers
\u2022 Encourage being up front about Reed traditions in admissions office
\u2022 Reed should not be a place where if you aren\u2019t comfortable you have to get out
\u2022 The goal should be to expose people to a non-threatening nude person<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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