UNC misrepresented sexual assault policy
For at least 12 years, UNC said it had a sexual assault policy it didn’t actually practice.
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For at least 12 years, UNC said it had a sexual assault policy it didn’t actually practice.
Shruti Patel, a junior psychology and sociology major, colors pictures in the union as a part of the Self-Care Workshop: Creation and Meditation, which is part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. "I think it's important to practice self-care, especially in times when everything can be really stressful and busy. I think that's when it's needed the most."
As finals are coming up, two students remind their classmates to slow down and take care of themselves.
Serious improvements in risk reduction have occurred within Greek life during my three years of fraternity membership at UNC. The Interfraternity Council has broadened its mandatory meetings with fraternities’ new members; One Act for Greeks was established; and Delta Advocates, a program that aims to provide resources in a safe environment to Greek survivors of sexual assault, was implemented.
My dad once bought me pepper spray and told me it would be a college necessity. He sensed correctly that this campus was a dangerous place for women. Like many other universities, UNC is a place that has repeatedly failed its community by not fully addressing the issue of sexual assault.
Professors are becoming increasingly aware of how they should teach sensitive or potentially traumatizing material in the classroom, often referred to as trigger warnings.
TO THE EDITOR:
With Sexual Assault Awareness Month winding down, UNC’s Interfraternity Council can boast 100 percent compliance with new sexual assault prevention training mandates.
This year has been one of uncertainty for the Carolina Women’s Center, with pressing questions about the future of the center and its new director so far unanswered.
Zero: the number of students expelled from UNC for sexual assault in recent years.
After traveling around the country to promote “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary addressing sexual assault on college campuses, UNC alumnae Andrea Pino and Annie Clark are coming back to campus tonight.
This article is part of a Daily Tar Heel series exploring drug and alcohol use at UNC.
There are 16 days left of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I’m keeping track because I can’t wait for it to be over.
In the final meeting of the UNC-system Association of Student Governments this academic year, N.C. State University’s Zack King was sworn in as the next president — beginning his tenure as the student representative on the UNC Board of Governors.
UNC students taking the newly required sexual assault education module this semester weren’t alone — nationwide, schools are implementing similar programs for students, faculty and staff.
Hundreds of students participated in Sigma Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma's "Walk a Mile" on a rainy Thursday afternoon. The goal of "Walk a Mile" was to create a space where students could gain a new perspective relating to the issue of sexual assault and violence. All proceeds from the event went to benefit the Orange Country Rape Crisis Center.
As rain fell on a group of more than 200 students marching across campus, a woman in red velvet spun her hula-hoop at the back of the line.
TO THE EDITOR:
Due to the unprecedented nature of the current national dialogue on campus sexual assault, many assume it is a recent phenomenon. I have heard peers and parents ask the same questions: How did such a widespread problem get so out of control so quickly, and how did no one know what was happening?
TO THE EDITOR: