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28 posts tagged "sexual violence"

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Tri-campus community comes together to speak out against sexual assault

Erin Swope | Thursday, April 25, 2019

Students from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross will gather to pray, march and speak out in support of victims of sexual assault as a part of the 14th annual Take Back the Night on Thursday. The event, which was sponsored by the Gender Relations Center (GRC) with support from student government, is organized

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Dear Fr. Jenkins

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Under the auspice of Our Lady, the members of the Notre Dame family are called to live in solidarity with those on the margins and ensure a safe and inclusive community, free from physical, emotional and psychological harm for all. For too long, sexual violence has injured the students, faculty, staff and alumni in our

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University releases 2016 Campus Climate Survey results

Observer Staff Report | Thursday, March 30, 2017

The University released the results of its 2016 Campus Climate Survey on its Title IX website Wednesday afternoon, providing data and insight on student perceptions of sexual violence at Notre Dame and corresponding University policies. The survey, administered by the University’s Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Research, seeks to “help assess the knowledge, perceptions

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Clothesline Project looks to spark dialogue, empower survivors

Martha Reilly | Friday, September 30, 2016

The Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) will display T-shirts with empowering messages for survivors of violence from Oct. 1-9 in Cushwa-Leighton Library and the Student Center atrium. Junior Abbie Spica, co-chair of BAVO’s student advisory committee for events and campaigns, said this initiative, known as the Clothesline Project, aims to raise awareness about issues affecting

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Presidential task force on sexual assault releases report

Nicole Caratas | Friday, April 29, 2016

Last spring, Saint Mary’s College President Carol Ann Mooney created a task force on sexual assault, which spent the 2015-2016 school year examining current practices regarding sexual assault. The task force — which was separated into three subcommittees and included six faculty members, six students, three administrators, the Vice President for Student Affairs, the College’s counsel and

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Where is the talk about sexual violence?

Letter to the Editor | Monday, April 11, 2016

Last week, the student government at Notre Dame held its third (that I know of) Sexual Violence Prayer Service of the academic year. The service is a time of lament and prayer for those within our community who have been affected by sexual violence; it is also a time of corporate repentance. I attended one

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Details emerge in OCR sexual assault investigation

Margaret Hynds | Thursday, March 3, 2016

The United States Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) said Tuesday it had opened an investigation Feb. 19 into the University’s handling of a sexual assault case last spring. The office also has four open investigations into the University for its handling of sexual harassment cases as far back as September 2013. In

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Notre Dame under investigation for Title IX violation

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, March 1, 2016

The University of Notre Dame is under investigation by the United States Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for possible Title IX violations pertaining to the University’s handling of sexual violence cases, University spokesman Dennis Brown said in an email Monday evening. The OCR said today that it had opened the investigation on

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Speaker encourages students to ‘Beat the Blame Game’

Aidan Lewis | Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Courtney Abbott, a speaker for Catharsis Productions, presented a powerful refutation of the victim shaming culture that often surrounds sexual violence accusations on Tuesday evening at Geddes Hall. In her presentation, which was sponsored by the Gender Relations Center (GRC) and titled “Beat the Blame Game,” Abbott said victim blaming is harmful because it moves the

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‘So much more power than we think’

Jack Rooney and Kathryn Marshall | Thursday, November 19, 2015

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a five-part series on sexual assault at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s. Today’s story focuses on the meaning of rape culture. After several screenings on campus earlier this year, CNN will air “The Hunting Ground” for a national audience Thursday at 9 p.m. When the documentary debuted at the

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This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bou This Thursday, Feb. 16, the 93rd annual Bengal Bouts will begin its preliminary rounds. A men’s boxing tournament that benefits the Holy Cross Mission in Bangladesh, Bengal Bouts seems to perfectly combine two integral aspects of Notre Dame’s identity: a passion for sports and a commitment to social impact.

This week, From the Archives takes a long overdue look at the history of Bengal Bouts. While this tournament predates the Observer by nearly four decades, we uncovered a selection of stories that capture at least a part of the rich history of this Notre Dame tradition.

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At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Ch At Wednesday evening’s senate meeting, Briana Chappell, director of gender relations and LGBTQ+ advocacy, highlighted plans to edit the Moreau First Year Experience curriculum to promote values of diversity, equity and inclusion in her report on LGBTQ+ advocacy at Notre Dame this year.

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We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department We asked you to Ask The Observer Sports Department and you responded with the request: “Northwestern @ Notre Dame 2014 Football Breakdown”. That game was a heartbreaking loss for a Notre Dame team that had started 6-0 before stumbling down the stretch to a 7-5 record. A bowl game win over LSU salvaged some optimism for the program’s future, but that loss to Northwestern was a shocking result that contributed to one of the more appalling stretches of Irish football in the Brian Kelly era.

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Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore s Derick Williams and Hunter Brooke, two sophomore students campaigning to be Notre Dame’s next student body president and vice president, respectively, plan to “get sh*t done.”

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Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are Sophomores Pablo Oropeza and Griffin McAndrew are seeking to build stronger connections between the student body and student government if elected student body president and vice president, respectively. 

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Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung an Notre Dame students might recognize Daniel Jung and Aidan Rezner from the student government Instagram page, but the two sophomores are ready to take the next big step to represent the student body.

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