My University Has Failed Me Summary

Sexual Violence at Carnegie Mellon University A common conflict occurring in schools is sexual violence. One of the colleges that sexual violence is affecting is Carnegie Mellon University. According to the Carnegie Mellon University crime statistics, about “4,274 women” have been attacked or sexually abused at Carnegie Mellon during 2008-2010 (Violent). In this university there have been multiple cases of sexual abuse and violence. A major account of sexual violence is the story of Gabrielle who was sexually attacked and raped by her ex-girlfriend. The main parties involved in the conflict are Gabrielle, Ex-girlfriend, and Carnegie Mellon University. The article, “My University Has Failed Me” by Erin Fuchs discusses Gabrielle’s story of her abuse. In order to understand conflict he parties, interests, aspirations must be analyzed first. After understanding the nature of the conflict the ABC model will be used to analyze the sources of conflict. First to understand conflict the parties, interests, aspirations must be …show more content…
Gabrielle was sexually raped and physically abused by her ex-girlfriend. In Fuchs article the lack of empathy of the school staff is notable, “. The campus police officer accused me of seeking revenge by making the report and questioned why I had been in the relationship if I was being so badly abused.” ( Fuchs 9) Gabrielle wanted a higher authority to help her during the sexual violence and because nothing was being done about it the conlict escalated even nmore.. Furthermore she was being stalked on a daily basis to the point that her ex-girlfriend moved in front of her. To find her ex-girlfriend in front of her room was no coincidence. Also, the breakup that occurred fueled the revenge of the ex-girlfriend. The lack of response from the school also added more stress and distrust causing Gabrielle to later report her ex-girlfriend to the