Tweet from Sherwood Hall
#freshersweeksexism has come into the public eye after the Everyday Sexism Project received many tweets reporting incidents of sexism in the very first week at university. This led Jane Martinson from The Guardian newspaper to look into freshers' week sexism and how rife it is in university culture.
From this hashtag, many students came forward with their stories of sexism at Freshers' Week, from Freshers' Fair posters saying 'F**K ME I'M A FRESHER' to the Lad Bible advising boys that 'The most important thing for any LAD at uni is going out to get smashed, and to get some back doors smashed in!'
The University of Nottingham was hoping to avoid having to speak out about this issue, however after Lincoln and Sherwood Halls' twitter accounts have come under fire for tweeting pornographic images and suggestive messages such as 'Freshers' week won't be the only time I will be visiting Freshers' rooms - #comeatmegirls', they have been forced to make a statement.
The statement came from Welfare Officer Mike Dore:
