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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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