The letter said: "We call upon President Nikias to step aside, and upon the Board of Trustees to restore moral leadership to the university." USC Board of Trustees Chairman John Mork earlier released a statement saying he and others on its executive committee "strongly support" Nikias. China Daily spoke to some Chinese students on the USC campus Tuesday. Simone Shao, a fi rst-year graduate student, said female Chinese student victims probably think it's hard to express themselves and fi ght for their rights here. In addition to more transparency in sexual harassment cases,Sampath said the school also needs to provide more resources for student sexual assault survivors, such as opening a rape treatment center on campus.