Dana, Caron Quoted in Press Herald Article on Violence Among Athletes
University of Maine’s Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Robert Dana and Sandra Caron, a UMaine professor of family relations and human sexuality, were quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “For Maine advocates, brutish behavior by pro-athletes offers call to action.” Dana said he felt shamed and frightened by the latest acts of violence in the NFL and spoke about the importance of leading male athletes on campus away from bad behavior. “We can’t let up. At our base, we know people are good. Sometimes I feel we need a quiver of a hundred arrows to target the problems,” Dana said. Caron, who formed Male Athletes Against Violence at UMaine in 2004, said, “The message we hope to convey is that men can be part of the solution by taking a stand against violence, sexism and by speaking up when they see or hear about such situations.”