Philly.com 9.5.16 | Emma Platoff and Jonathan Lai The dorm room door hangers have three simple questions to help students understand consent: "Is the person sober? Is the person awake? Did the person say yes?" Before 2011, the College of New Jersey didn't
Mic 9.2.16 | Claire Lampen In today's edition of Terrible Excuses for Rape, an Idaho man facing a felony rape charge told investigators that his alleged victim did in fact say "no," but it wasn't a "hard no." Whatever that means. Twenty-two-year-old Austin Michael
The Guardian 8.26.16 Networking is crucial in academia, but does that have to mean fighting off unwanted advances? We need to start talking openly about this issue Sexual harassment in universities is real, it is ugly, and it is well known about –
The Alligator 8.23.16 | Melissa Gomez UF students and faculty are taking action against sexual assault on campus by clarifying one word: consent. UF’s Sexual Trauma/Interpersonal Violence Education, in collaboration with GatorWell, launched a sexual consent health communication campaign Monday, said Rita Lawrence,
22 Words 8.22.16 | Abby Huegel It's really as simple as "no" means "no," but apparently there are people out there who still fail to grasp the concept of consent and sexual assault. Because of that, Twitter user Nafisa Ahmed decided to break it
Reductress.com 8.17.16 | Nicole Silverberg About a year ago, I was raped by a co-worker. It was a traumatic experience that shattered my entire world. When I anonymously reported the crime, the police insisted it was my fault; and when the story was
The Wrap 8.17.16 | Matt Donnelly “If a film like this could prompt greater awareness about both issues, it would be a win-win,” Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Ziering tells TheWrap Fox Searchlight’s plan to bring “The Birth of a Nation” director Nate Parker and his film
Inews.com 8.17.16 | Serina Sandhu People who take part in BDSM sex activities (bondage, discipline/dominance, submission/sadism, masochism) are less likely to hold attitudes consistent with rape culture, research has found. Victim-blaming attitudes are less widespread as well as acceptance of so-called rape myths