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SEXUAL ASSAULT

Biden's 'grotesque' revised Title IX rules tie 'gender identity' to sex
The Biden administration has issued a revised Title IX regulation, which ties gender identity to sex and changes ho…
By Adam Sabes 
Apr 19, 2024
ANALYSIS: When it comes to ignoring sexual assault, MSU is not an outlier
Sex abuse victims of former Michigan State University professor and Olympic doctor Larry Nassar recently brought ye…
By Jared Gould 
Sep 25, 2023
ANALYSIS: New developments in Larry Nassar case raise questions about safety of college students
MSU has hired administrators and trained students on consent to help prevent sexual violence, but when students acc…
By Jared Gould 
Sep 12, 2023
California Supreme Court declares students accused of sexual misconduct cannot cross-examine accusers
This summer, the Supreme Court in California ruled that students accused of sexual misconduct are not guaranteed a …
By William Biagini  '24
Aug 26, 2023
SCOTUS says victims in decades-old sex abuse scandal can sue, despite Ohio State's efforts to evade litigation
The incident evidences OSU’s repeated attempts to bury sexual assault cases or avoid accountability.
By Spencer Dalke  
Jul 1, 2023
Student leader wins student government election after attending Leadership Institute training
Alessandra Espinoza won her student government election after attending the Leadership Institute’s Youth Leadership…
By Gabrielle M.  Etzel 
Apr 3, 2023
Former OSU football players acquitted of rape charges based on 'consent video' of crying female filmed immediately after incident
The defendants claim they were advised by school officials to film such videos to absolve them of potential rape al…
By Gabrielle M.  Etzel 
Mar 30, 2023
REPORT: Rise in rape and sexual assault reports at military academies follows trend in academia
Sexual harassment and assault reports at US military academies for the 2021-2022 academic year is the highest on re…
By Gabrielle M.  Etzel 
Mar 13, 2023
BREAKING: Rape and sexual assault reports increase by 18% at US military academies
The Associated Press obtained exclusive information about a not-yet published report on sexual assault victims at m…
By Gabrielle M.  Etzel 
Mar 10, 2023
Fear of rape can be due to being 'White' or 'Republican', grad student argues
A PhD candidate at the University of Virginia recently published a paper arguing that many women's fear of being se…
By Robert Schmad  '23
Mar 2, 2023
Students suggest safety measures after latest incident in year of high crime
A non-student’s presence at a University of Pittsburgh residence hall has some students requesting blue lights, cam…
By Logan Dubil  '23
Feb 10, 2023
Title IX: Where it's been and where it's headed
President Biden campaigned on the promise to undo the Trump-era Title IX rule, which guaranteed new protections for…
By Angela Morabito 
Nov 23, 2021
Biden admin ditches major due process protection in campus sexual assault hearings
The Department of Education announced it will no longer enforce a piece of the 2020 Title IX rule.
By Angela Morabito 
Aug 27, 2021
Advisor resigns after wishing Allie Stuckey a '#metoo moment'
Master of Foreign Service (MSFS) advisory board member Jeff Bernstein has repeatedly apologized, but Georgetown sai…
By Adam Sabes 
Jan 15, 2018
Georgetown advisor hopes Allie Stuckey has '#metoo moment'
After Stuckey tweeted that “The #metoo moment is a symptom of a broken world,” Master of Foreign Service advisory b…
By Adam Sabes 
Jan 13, 2018
Prof resigns, apologizes for condoning sexual assault of DeVos
Robert Ranco had already resigned from his position at the Carlson Law Firm, and recently re-activated his Twitter …
By Adam Sabes 
Sep 14, 2017
Prof: ‘I’d be ok if #BetsyDevos was sexually assaulted’
A community college professor said he would be fine with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos being sexually assaulte…
By Adam Sabes 
Sep 11, 2017
Biden blasts 'forces of populism' in commencement address
Former Vice President Joe Biden got political during his recent commencement speech at Colby College, claiming that…
By Justin Caruso 
May 24, 2017
Frat apologizes for ‘triggering’ dance moves
Washington University in St. Louis’s annual philanthropic “Kappa Karaoke” ended in apologies after one fraternity’s…
By Amber Athey 
Apr 3, 2017
Students learn that 'Sex is Like Pizza' at EIU workshop
Students at Eastern Illinois University will now get to learn about sexual consent through pizza, thanks to a new w…
By Amber Athey 
Jan 24, 2017
REPORT: 'victim-centered' view of sex assault erodes due process
The group analyzed 18 cases involving a total of 55 alleged improprieties, the most frequent of which involved inve…
By Amber Athey 
Oct 26, 2016
GWU offers counseling for students 'retraumatized' by Trump video
The George Washington University is offering counseling services for anyone affected by Republican presidential nom…
By Jackson Richman 
Oct 11, 2016
Minnesota students face mandatory sexual assault training
It is not clear what punishments students will face if they fail to complete the training
By Amber Athey 
Aug 1, 2016
Harvard website claims due process used to silence rape survivors
Harvard University says on its website that ‘innocent until proven guilty’ can be used as a way to silence survivor…
By Amber Athey 
Jun 14, 2016
Prof. under investigation for sexual assault to continue teaching at UCLA
Piterberg was suspended last spring after two female graduate students complained he had sexually harassed them.
By Pardes Seleh 
Feb 29, 2016
Is a Berkeley student not diverse enough to fight sexual assault?
Meghan Warner was nominated to be the student government's sexual assault commissioner late last month.
By Pardes Seleh 
Sep 10, 2015
U. of Texas to launch massive sex assault study
UT-Austin was one of 28 schools to participate in a national sex assault climate survey by the American Association…
By Mariana Barillas 
Aug 6, 2015
UCLA student: criticism of my tampon column was sexist
Zoey Freedman argued in an opinion piece that the government ought to mandate health insurers cover tampons in the …
By Gretchen Edelman 
Jul 31, 2015
UC San Diego treated alleged sexual assaulter unfairly, judge says
John Doe was accused of sexual assault by a woman he allegedly engaged in consensual oral sex with.
By Mariana Barillas 
Jul 20, 2015
Michigan student: college sex culture damages students
She argues that though there is more safe sex, dental dams can't protect feelings.
By Mariana Barillas 
Jun 30, 2015
Michigan sex assault survey comes with trigger warning
Approximately 89 percent of respondents said they felt safe from sexual misconduct on campus.
By Mariana Barillas 
Jun 24, 2015
OPINION: The politicization of sexual assault
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
Jun 15, 2015
Expelled male student sues college for faulty rape trial
The accused student recently launched a lawsuit against Amherst for denying him due process and ignoring key eviden…
By Gabby Orr 
Jun 12, 2015
Mizzou considers banning all alcohol but beer, women from frats after 10:00 pm
The university is also considering forbidding fraternities from having out of town formals.
By Cabot Phillips 
Jun 11, 2015
Summer reading: Duke freshmen to study oral sex novel and masturbation cartoons
Students will also participate in discussions on the readings during orientation.
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
Jun 8, 2015
Dem Senators: Colleges shouldn't wait for the justice system when dealing with sexual assault
Democratic U.S. Sens. Claire McCaskill (Mo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) spoke at a screening of 'Campus Cover-Up.'
By Mariana Barillas 
Jun 6, 2015
Christina Hoff Sommers: students view 'grim feminist worldview' as truth
Sommers said that many Millennials have accepted a "grim feminist worldview" as the truth and that liberal professo…
By Mariana Barillas 
Jun 1, 2015
Carnegie Mellon students develop anti-sexual assault 'choose your adventure' game
The game comes with a trigger warning and a trigger button.
By Mariana Barillas 
May 28, 2015
Calif. sexual assault bills aim to expand disciplinary actions
The bills would expand disciplinary actions taken against the accused and force students to disclose any history of…
By Gabby Orr 
May 26, 2015
Prosecutor encourages Notre Dame students to report rapes, assaults to county, not school
St. Joseph County’s new prosecutor Ken Cotter is encouraging Notre Dame students to report sexual assaults to the c…
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
May 22, 2015
Troy University: more ‘secure’ men will eradicate campus sexual assault
The pamphlet is a product of the Alabama school's anti-sexual and domestic violence organization.
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
May 15, 2015
Florida college: Tone of voice can be sexual harassment
The state college also says a hostile sexual environment can occur by jokes, e-mails, sexually explicit discussions…
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
May 13, 2015
Feminists protest conservative female speaker, retreat to 'safe space’
The students, who felt the event needed a “trigger warning,” opened up a safe space for their peers who might need …
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
Apr 22, 2015
Feminist students feel ‘unsafe’ bringing female, conservative speaker to campus
Students at Oberlin College are protesting an event featuring scholar Christina Hoff Sommers because they say her p…
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
Apr 20, 2015
Hundreds of Columbia grad students protest mandatory sex assault education program
More than 450 graduate students signed a letter of noncompliance in protest of Columbia’s mandatory sexual respect …
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
Mar 26, 2015
Was a student really banned from class for disputing rape statistics?
A student at Reed College, Jeremiah True, gained national attention and support after he claimed in a Buzzfeed arti…
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
Mar 20, 2015
Penn State frat suspended after cops uncover Facebook page of passed out, nude girls at parties
The fraternity’s private pages showed photos of naked and unconscious women, hazing activities, and the exchange of…
  Alliance Defending Freedom 
Mar 19, 2015
Ivy law professors denounce university’s new sex assault policy
The new policy, due to pressure from the federal government, institutes a new sexual violence investigative officer…
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
Feb 19, 2015
Ramapo College to fine intoxicated students to curb sexual assault, binge drinking
Ramapo College will fine students who seek medical attention for extreme intoxication or who host parties with exce…
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
Feb 13, 2015
VIDEO: Columbia students skeptical dancing, poetry can prevent sexual assault
Columbia University recently unveiled a new anti-sexual assault program that students are required to complete to r…
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn 
Feb 13, 2015