Student publication plants seeds of empowerment
Ithaca College freshman Frankie Walls was sitting in the Rowland Hall lounge, having a study session with her friends when she shared some poems she wrote about female identity and sexual assault.
Ithaca College freshman Frankie Walls was sitting in the Rowland Hall lounge, having a study session with her friends when she shared some poems she wrote about female identity and sexual assault.
The U.S. Department of Education published a proposition Nov. 29 in the Federal Register outlining changes to be made to Title IX protections.
Ithaca College junior Usman Ishaq and senior Ezgi Irmakkesen will use their bodies and rhythm to encourage dialogue among survivors of sexual assault.
Violent, sexual acts against students are happening on our campus, and the college needs to take these crimes seriously.
The U.S. Olympic Committee began taking steps to revoke USA Gymnastics’ status as a national governing body Nov. 5, a rare move in Olympic history.
We must remain dedicated to the values of integrity, honesty and justice, even if our lawmakers do not.
Bill Cosby was sentenced three to 10 years in state prison Sept. 25. for sexually assaulting Andrea Constand.
So, let’s believe survivors. Let’s believe every single one of them. We only have everything to gain.
This begs the question, “why are people more inclined to give women who are alleged sexual abusers the benefit of the doubt?”
In tandem, these movements contribute to the larger, widespread reckoning of perpetrators of sexual abuse that has taken our nation, and the world, by storm — and rightfully so.
The trial centers around allegations made by Andrea Constand, a former employee of Temple University, who said that Cosby drugged her and sexually assaulted her in 2004.
The first three days of the program are dedicated to classroom components of personal self-awareness, while the fourth is for simulated training.