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Two U.S. congresswomen visited UC Berkeley on Tuesday to meet with Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and a group of student survivors of sexual assault who have been advocating for improved sexual harassment and violence policies on campus.
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A coalition of over 420 student representatives from across the UC system, including about 35 UC Berkeley students, met with senators and assemblymembers at the state capitol on Monday, lobbying about issues important to UC students.
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You never think it’s going to happen to you; I certainly didn’t think it could happen to me.
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Thirty-one current and former UC Berkeley students filed federal complaints against the campus on Wednesday for allegedly mishandling sexual assault and harassment cases.
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Exacerbated by notions of assumed consent in modern ‘hookup culture,’ abundant drug and alcohol use, misunderstandings and malevolence, sexual assault — and university and government authorities’ failure to properly respond to it — has become an epidemic.
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In spite of a growing epidemic of sexual violence, discourse about these issues is disturbingly scarce.
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Spurred by the student complaints, California’s state auditor is examining how UC Berkeley and three other public universities in California handle sexual harassment and sexual violence incidents within their campus communities.
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CalSERVE’s campus mobilizing office launched a campaign earlier this month to educate UC Berkeley students about the rights of sexual assault survivors under Title IX.
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What is Title IX? Whenever people, even professors, talk about Title IX, they talk about sports. Title IX has done wonderful things in the world of women’s sports without a doubt. Still, most people think Title IX is only for sports. In reality, Title IX is much broader than that.
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At the UC Board of Regent’s request, a U.S. District Court judge will consider next Thursday whether to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the university neglected to protect a former student and her son from domestic violence.
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