Frazee & Austin Diversity Interviews

Diversity Source Interviews


Name: Tessa Blomberg
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Occupation: Senior at Texas State University  
Major: Psychology
Hometown: San Marcos, Texas 
 

How would you define sexual assault?
“Sexual assault is any sexual advancement that is not consensual.”

 Have you previously experienced or witnessed sexual assault? If so, explain?
“I don’t believe I have ever witnessed it in front of me but I know I have been in an environment where it has happened.”

What can you do, personally, to prevent sexual assault?
“Watch your drinks. I feel like most time people don’t watch them. When your too drunk you can’t give or deny consent.”

What should Texas State University do to discourage/condemn sexual assault, and how can they better help the victim(s) on campus? 

A.  “At the very least, a school trail for the sexual assault victim and one semester suspension. More of a repercussion.
B.   “I think it would be very beneficial for them to go to the counseling center. They don’t have to talk. But I think it’s easier to know you have a safe place to talk.”




Name: Kayla Brown
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Occupation: Sophomore at Texas State University
Major: Biology
Hometown: Wylie, Texas


How would you define sexual assault?
“Sexual assault l think means things going further than you want them it, without your consent.”

Have you previously experienced or witnessed sexual assault? If so, explain?
“No. It’s hard to think about to think if you’ve been assaulted. The lines are blurred.”

What can you do, personally, to prevent sexual assault?
“If I see things going in a direction I do not want it to then remove myself from the situation. Being aware of my surroundings.”

What should Texas State University do to discourage/condemn sexual assault, and how can they better help the victim(s) on campus? 
A.  “Hold forums, more on campuses opportunities to prevent sexual assaults. People to get educated in general.”
B.    “encourage them to come forward, hold private meetings if they want to talk to someone. It all starts with people reaching out, you can’t help someone unless they say something."





Name: Joshua Horn
Gender: Male
Occupation: Senior at Texas State University
Age: 23
Major: Finance and Accounting
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas


How would you define sexual assault?
“To me, sexual assault means continuing a sexual act without consent or initiating one without previous consent.”

Have you previously experienced or witnessed sexual assault? If so, explain?
“Since I was in a fraternity, I heard a bunch of stories about what men do to woman but I have never seen the actual act of sexual assault.”


What can you do, personally, to prevent sexual assault?
“I’m not really sure what I would be able to do if the situation arose, but I advise everyone to carry mase with them so I would say speaking out if I witnessed anything or continue to tell everyone to carry mase with them everywhere they go, or a gun would do.”


What should Texas State University do to discourage/condemn sexual assault, and how can they better help the victim(s) on campus? 
“I think Texas State should keep speaking out about it because the more they talk about it, I feel like the more we would hear it and get stuck in our heads. I think if people stopped talking about it, the issue would go away so they should keep speaking out to make it known and make more people aware of this issue.”


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