Two days after the university issued a public safety alert for a man who reportedly slapped the buttocks of a three women on Ball State's campus, students continued to voice their opinions.
At the Scramble Light on Friday afternoon, four women gathered on the sidewalk to hold up signs demanding that the case be taken seriously.
"Mocking victims causes serious assaults to go unreported," the sign held by senior Ashley Hall said.
Hall accompanied members of the Feminists for Action group, who were there at mid-afternoon for more than an hour.
"I want to feel safe walking down the streets of Ball State's campus," Hall said.
One sign pointed out that April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
"Ass slapping is assault," another sign said.
About 10 feet they were joined by another student with a dissenting view.
Freshman Marlene Toscano held a sign that said, "Free Ass Slaps! (100% Consensual)."
Toscano said that she thought the incident had been blown out of proportion but still believed that the man was wrong.
"I'm against assault, especially sexual assault as much as the next person," she said.
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