Instructor John Dobelbower doesn't just teach his students English--he also informs them about the realities of sexual harassment.
Dobelbower has taught his students how to recognize sexual harassment and what to do if confronted with it for the past five years.
"Freshmen can have problems understanding what it is and what to do if they feel victimized," Dobelbower said.
Thursday, Dobel-bower engaged his English 114 class in an activity that would help to clarify sexual harassment.
Dobelbower put the students in pairs and gave each group a different scenario to act out. After each skit the class discussed why it was sexual harassment and then what the victim should do.
"Personally, the assignment helped make me aware of Ball State's policy on it (sexual harassment) and brought up new situations I hadn't thought of," freshman Corbin Blackerby said.
The university follows Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which banned student and faculty sexual harassment. Though it has been 31 years since it was enacted, sexual harassment is still prevalent.
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