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Observer Staff Report | Thursday, January 23, 2020
The Title IX Office notified the Notre Dame Police Department (NDPD) on Tuesday of a report of sexual misconduct in a “north side men’s residence hall,” NDPD announced in a Wednesday email to the campus community. The male suspect “engaged in non-consensual sexual contact as defined in du Lac” with a female victim, according to
Observer Editorial Board | Friday, October 11, 2019
When U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos repealed Obama-era Title IX policies in 2017, advocates across the country — including at Notre Dame — expressed concern over how the changes could negatively impact sexual misconduct investigations at universities. DeVos’ proposed replacement rules, announced in 2018, sparked additional concerns. The new regulations would only require schools to investigate sexual misconduct
Genevieve Redsten | Tuesday, February 19, 2019
With the hopes of promoting sustainability on campus, Notre Dame’s student senate passed a resolution Monday evening in favor of adding a sustainability lesson to the Moreau First-Year Experience course. Lewis Hall senator Dana Plagenz co-authored the resolution after discovering that 92.5 percent of Notre Dame students want to learn more about the campus’ sustainability
Jackie O'Brien | Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Explain to me how men are the victims of their own misconduct. Donald Trump is more concerned for his sons than his daughters. “I say that it’s a very scary time for young men in America, when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of.” In a desperate effort to
Selena Ponio | Wednesday, February 28, 2018
A simple hashtag, #MeToo, was the spark that helped light a contemporary social movement, and on Monday members of the Notre Dame community came together in Geddes Hall to discuss the legal and political implications of the #MeToo moment. The lecture and discussion was part of the NDVotes lecture series “Pizza, Pop & Politics.” Jennifer
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, November 29, 2017
The manager of North Dining Hall at Notre Dame has been arrested and charged with incest and sexual misconduct with a minor, according to an ABC 57 report published Monday. The manager, Jose Cortes, allegedly had inappropriate sexual contact with “a relative under the age of 16,” according to the report, which also claimed Cortes
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, November 4, 2017
An incident of sexual misconduct was reported to Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) on Friday, according to an email sent to the Notre Dame community early Saturday morning. The alleged incident occurred on the sidewalk between Leahy Drive and the D Bulla Parking Lot around 11:30 p.m. Friday, the email said. According to the email,