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Students file complaints against UC Berkeley for allegedly mishandling sexual assault cases
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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Law proposal will increase access to sexual assault justice
STATE ISSUES: Proposed legislation would make it easier for victims of sexual assault to access the support they need and bring their attackers to justice.
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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Breaking the silence surrounding sexual assault
In spite of a growing epidemic of sexual violence, discourse about these issues is disturbingly scarce.
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Students, state scrutinize UC Berkeley’s sexual assault policies
UC Berkeley has altered policies prior to release of results in April
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 to educate students about rights for sexual assault survivors
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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Title IX about more than college athletics
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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Judge to consider dismissing lawsuit alleging UC failed to protect former student
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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State Legislature to assess campus policies on sexual assault
State officials will soon begin evaluating UC Berkeley’s policies regarding sexual assault, following complaints that the campus’ response to cases of sexual violence is inadequate.
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Lawsuit criticizes university’s handling of alleged domestic abuse
A lawsuit filed May 16 against the UC Board of Regents and a UC Berkeley housing employee found fault with the university’s response to alleged reports of domestic abuse on university premises. The lawsuit was filed by the parents of 22-year-old UC Berkeley alumna Milanca Lopez and her 6-year-old son
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