Sexual harassment, includes unwelcome sexual advances,
requests for sexual favors, verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
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such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an
individual's performance as an administrator, faculty member, staff or
student, or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.

Sexual misconduct includes unwelcome sexual advances,
requests for sexual favors, or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
directed towards another individual that does not rise to the level of sexual
harassment but is unprofessional and inappropriate for the workplace or
classroom.

Examples of behavior that could be considered sexual misconduct or
sexual harassment include but are not limited to:
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3. comments of a sexual nature including sexually explicit statements,
questions, jokes or anecdotes; remarks of a sexual nature about a person's
clothing or body; remarks about sexual activity; speculation about sexual
experience;
4. exposure to sexually oriented graffiti, pictures, posters, or materials....

2.2.4 Harassment

2.2.4.1 No person shall make, distribute, or display on the campus any statement that constitutes verbal harassment of any other person. This section applies to all speech on the campus, including speech that is part of teaching, research, or other official functions of the University. "Verbal harassment" means hostile or offensive speech, oral, written, or symbolic, that:

a. personally describes or is personally directed to one or more specific individuals; and

b. is sufficiently severe, pervasive, or persistent to create an objectively hostile environment that interferes with or diminishes the victim's ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by the University; and

c. is not necessary to the expression of any idea described in paragraph 2.2.4.1.1 below.

2.2.4.1.1 To make an argument for or against the substance of any political, religious, philosophical, ideological, or academic idea is not verbal harassment, even if some listeners are offended by the argument or idea. The categories of sexually harassing speech set forth in Section V: Human Resources and Equal Opportunity of this Handbook are rarely, if ever, necessary to argue for or against the substance of any political, religious, philosophical, ideological, or academic idea.

2.2.4.1.2 Verbal harassment may consist of threats, insults, epithets, ridicule, personal attacks, or the categories of harassing sexual speech set forth in Section V: Human Resources and Equal Opportunity of this Handbook and is often based on the victim's appearance, personal characteristics, or group membership, including but not limited to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, ideology, political views, or political affiliation.

2.2.4.4 Verbal harassment has been interpreted very narrowly by the federal courts. Many University policies on verbal harassment or hate speech have been held unconstitutional, either because they prohibited harassment only when it was based on race, sex, and similar categories, or because they failed to protect the expression of potentially offensive ideas. This policy should be interpreted as narrowly as need be to preserve its constitutionality.

The freedoms of speech, expression, and assembly are fundamental rights of all persons and are central to the mission of the University. Students, faculty, and staff have the right to assemble, to speak, and to attempt to attract the attention of others, and corresponding rights to hear the speech of others when they choose to listen, and to ignore the speech of others when they choose not to listen.

2.1.1.1 Students, faculty, and staff are free to express their views, individually or in organized groups, orally or in writing or by other symbols, on any topic, in all parts of the campus, subject only to rules necessary to preserve the equal rights of others and the other functions of the University. Teaching, research, and other official functions of the University shall have priority in allocating the use of space on campus.

2.1.1.2 Except as expressly authorized by 2.2, the University shall not discriminate on the basis of the political, religious, philosophical, ideological, or academic viewpoint expressed by any person, either in the enforcement and administration of these rules or otherwise.