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Today the Michigan State University Board of Trustees gave President Lou Anna Simon a raise. She donated that $150,000 to a scholarship fund.

Top leaders at Michigan State University, including Simon, also offered apologies to women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar, the former MSU sports doctor. They also created a $10 million fund to pay for counseling and other services.

Jessica Smith is one of the 125 women and girls who say Nassar sexually assaulted them. She was at the MSU Board of Trustees meeting earlier today, and joined us on Stateside afterward¹.

Listen to the full conversation above, or read highlights below.

Smith's take on the apology President Simon gave during the meeting

"I think that her apology was maybe a nice thought to her. However, to me it sounded like a statement that simply said that she's sorry that this happened to me. Not sorry that it happened under her watch or she's so sorry that she allowed this to happen. To me it really felt like a heartless and empty apology, and something that sounds nice."

Smith's take on how the board praised Simon's leadership abilities at MSU as the reason for her raise

"Yeah, you know, they said things like, ‘She is a tremendous leader,' and, ‘We're so confident in her leadership,' you know, which, of course, makes me question what confidence means to them.

"But, it frankly² feels insulting. It's hard to feel like it wasn't intentional³ that they did that while there's protesters in the room – students in the room who are speaking out against what's happening.

"And I spoke⁴ today, addressed the board, and one thing that I actually corrected President Simon in was that she calls us ‘accusers' and we are not accusers, we are survivors⁵ and victims of Nassar. And, you know, it just shows me that she's not thinking about how she's affecting us. No one who really, truly cares would use that kind of word any longer now that Nassar has admitted guilt⁶.

"And it's hard to know that such a large institution that has so much power has someone like that as the president.... I think MSU could do much better."

1 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

2 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

3 intentional   

adj.故意的，有意（识）的

参考例句：

• Let me assure you that it was not intentional.我向你保证那不是故意的。
• His insult was intentional.他的侮辱是有意的。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

6 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。