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Before Michael Dolce sent his daughter to college, he sat her down and showed her the number of recorded sexual assault cases on her soon-to-be campus. She thought the numbers were relatively low.
A UF student is in jail after threatening a violent massacre at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He was previously under a UF code of conduct investigation for harassment, “endangering behavior” and sexual harassment.
Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of sexual assault and violence. Reader discretion is advised.
Editor’s note: If you or someone who know is experiencing domestic violence, please call Peaceful Paths for the organization’s 24/7 helpline at 352-377-8255 or its outreach center at 352-377-5690. You can also call the United Way Help Hotline at 211. To report child abuse, please call 1-800-962-2873. Cases can also be reported online at https://reportabuse.dcf.state.fl.us/Child/ChildForm.aspx.
Santa Fe College has made a national achievement in public safety.
In 2019, a Title IX investigation found one professor guilty of inappropriately touching students and faculty. A resident assistant was charged with battery after a student accused him of trying to finger her. A student was raped on her way to the homecoming game.
To educate women and empower young LGBTQ+ community members, a local pride center will introduce two new programs. They start as soon as this month.
Content warning: this story describes a detailed account of an on-campus rape.
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Impeachment is a strong and often fearlessly used word, so much so that the popularity of the word on Merriam-Webster’s website jumped 3,600 percent the day House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. By all means, impeachment is a rallying cry that screams justice, accountability and the need for marginalized voices to be loud and clear in the face of adversity. It’s for these reasons that our conscience and decency as a student body force us to begin the process of impeaching president Michael Murphy.
We at National Women’s Liberation call for an end to all sexual assault and rape. One in three women at UF report being sexually assaulted, and we demand real action. UF President Kent Fuchs stated that “any occurrence of sexual assault is unacceptable” in his recent Alligator column that was a response to the Association of American Universities’ (AAU) 2019 Campus Climate survey results; and we agree. But what is he doing about it? Current “prevention training programs” are unacceptable and don’t make a difference in student safety. Rapists must be held accountable.
A man was arrested after police say he raped a woman he met on Snapchat and other applications.
The case of a former UF resident assistant accused of attempted sexual battery is still up in the air as of Thursday night.
Law enforcement is looking for a man who they say sexually battered a person at gunpoint in September.
As upcoming journalists, many of us are aware of the difficulties involved in the craft. Our work is expected to inform the public in an objective way, but when respecting the feelings of the public comes into play, things can get confusing.
Police are looking to identify a man suspected of an August rape.
Halloween may be fun, but sexual assault isn’t. With the number of reported incidents of nonconsensual sexual contact increasing this year at UF, we urge everyone to be careful this weekend. Try to have fun with your friends, but make sure to keep an eye out as well. Most sexual assaults reported by college women are caused by someone they know. These monsters are human.
Halloween should be fun, not problematic.
Almost half of all UF students who took a 2019 sexual assault and misconduct survey reported experiencing at least one form of harassment.
Reported sexual misconduct at UF is increasing.
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