Democrat & Chronicle
3.2.15 | Neeti Upadhye

Students and community advocates sat down Monday at the University of Rochester with U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., to discuss the latest version of her bipartisan bill regarding campus sexual assault.

Nearly 40 people, including Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli and Mayor Lovely Warren, learned about the key provisions of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, which was reintroduced last week, and asked Gillibrand questions about its application.

"Every single person here will make a difference," said Gillibrand during her opening remarks. "Only when we all stand up together will Washington finally listen."

Lexie Momberger, a student advocate against campus sexual assault at Nazareth College, said it was important to have representatives from multiple universities at the table.

"It's not just a one-school problem," she said. "The more we work together with other schools the better the legislation will be because we want (the message) to be uniform."

Warren said her focus was on encouraging high-level stakeholders to rally around the bill.

"If we can get administrators and university presidents to support the legislation it will help Sen. Gillibrand push it through Congress," she said.

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