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Address Rape Culture To Prevent Sexual Assault, Panelists Say

By Cady Stanton September 27, 2019

Addressing the pervasive role of rape culture and toxic masculinity through facilitated dialogue is the best way to prevent sexual assault and violence, panelists agreed at a screening and discussion of...

No More Distractions

By The Editorial Board April 21, 2015

The Georgetown University College Republicans hosted Christina Hoff Sommers, an author and philosophy professor known for her criticism of contemporary feminism and her disavowal of a so-called “rape...

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Copley Formal Lounge was filled to capacity Wednesday evening during “Are You Ready,” an event aimed at combatting rape culture on campus and promoting awareness of sexual assault.

Sexual Assault Program Draws Standing-Room-Only Crowd

By Suzanne Monyak October 10, 2014

Students filled a standing-room-only Copley Formal Lounge to capacity to discuss rape culture and promote awareness of sexual assault at the “Are You Ready” event Wednesday evening. The event...

Yik Yak App Spurs Unease on University Campuses

By Jack Bennett October 3, 2014

The rise of social messaging application Yik Yak on college campuses around the country has sparked concerns over cyberbullying, racism and sexual harassment. Yik Yak is an anonymous forum that allows...

Title IX: Man’s Best Friend?

By Kate Riga June 9, 2014

College campuses are hotbeds of sexual assault. As more and more frightening statistics pour in (such as the ever-unsettling one in every five women will be sexually assaulted by the end of her college...

Acknowledging Rape Culture

By Alyssa Peterson April 1, 2014

To the Editor: The recently published piece, “The Veil,” (The Hoya, B1, Mar. 28, 2014) is extremely important. It is vital that we inject nuance into discussions involving the hijab. We need to...

Rape Culture Merits Campus Discussion

By Nate Tisa and Adam Ramadan April 11, 2013

For a long time, we joined much of the Georgetown community in responding to sexual assault by doing what we thought was best: nothing. As two men, we believed we had no right to be part of a discussion...

The Danger of Our Rape Culture

By Meagan Kelly March 28, 2013

When it first occurred to me to write a viewpoint on the Steubenville rape case, I initially backed away from the idea. How much more could I say that hasn’t already been said? What more could I argue...

Victims Fight for A Voice

By Bebe Albornoz September 30, 2011

When Mia Ramos, a survivor of sexual assault, spoke about her experience before a crowd of more than 50 students Wednesday night, the statistics on rape became more than mere numbers. Ramos was...

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