ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Plattsburgh Press-Republican on new college campus policies on consenting to sexual encounters.

Dec. 6

Maybe this will help. At least it’s a step in the right direction.

For decades, college students had a wink and a nod governing their sexual conduct on and off campus. If the woman didn’t scream too loudly, convention said, it must have meant she approved of the groping male’s efforts.

Then, as the world started to put sexual misconduct into proper perspective, “No means no” became the standard.

That somewhat ambiguous code of conduct ordained that when a woman said no, the man should stop his advances.