Stanford Sexual Assault Activist Receives Rape Threat, White Powder in the Mail
On Wednesday, Stanford Law professor Michele Dauber received an envelope containing an unknown white powder and a note with a rape threat.
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Rape Culture Still Alive — Commentary
Rape culture is defined as cultural practices, such as rape jokes, in which rape and other actions of sexual violence are normalized so that they seem standard.
When Will I Feel Safe On Campus?
“As a first-year college student, I hope that I’ll be able to focus more on making friends and challenging myself academically than on worrying about my safety.”
Before They Go: Parents and Kids Talk Campus Sexual Assault
Rachel Swinehart, 18, has commandeered her family’s living room in Cedar Rapids Iowa, filling it with large, plastic tubs containing stuff like pink bedding and a coffee maker. She’s about to head off to Shenandoah College, a small arts school in Virginia. In many ways, organizing her stuff is the easy part. Talking about the risks of college life — that’s a bit harder.
Teach-In: The History Of Sexual Violence At UC Berkeley, By Sofie Karasek
After being assaulted her freshman year, Sofie Karasek developed this presentation: A History of Sexual Violence at UC Berkeley.
Statutory Rape Laws: For Better Or For Worse?
There is plenty of gray area surrounding statutory rape, as is evident in the case of Torrington, Connecticut, where two 18-year-old football players are being prosecuted for having consensual sex with two 13-year-old girls. In this interview with Professor Frank Zimring of UC Berkeley’s Law School, Youth Radio’s Chantell Williams explores the confusion around statutory rape policies.