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The University community will come together this week for Take Back the Night 2016, an annual week-long event focused on raising awareness and creating a safe environment for survivors of sexual assault and violence.
Last month, Governor Patrick McCrory (R-NC) signed the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, or HB2, which was enacted in response to a February nondiscrimination ordinance passed by the Charlotte City Council. Charlotte’s ordinance originally enabled transgender individuals to use the bathrooms of the gender with which they identify. Since its passage, HB2 has ignited a nationwide debate concerning its ethicality and constitutionality. Given the law’s provisions and the absurd logic used to justify its passage, it is not difficult to understand why HB2 has generated so much controversy. While supporters of this law will cite the need to protect public safety and privacy, this law represents a deliberate attempt to imperil those very notions.
A mural located in Old Cabell Hall has become the target of complaints from University community members, who say a particular panel of the mural condones a party culture and trivializes issues of sexual harassment and assault.
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) recently joined a bipartisan group calling on Congress to allocate additional federal resources to enforce laws combating sexual assault on college and university campuses.
“If approved, this funding increase would ensure that survivors of sexual assault on college campuses with concerns about how their school has handled their reports of sexual violence are provided resources [...] in a timely and efficient manner,” Kaine said.
Former members of the University swim team reached a settlement in their hazing lawsuit March 28.
Jesse Matthew Jr. was transferred from the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail to Red Onion State Prison March 29.
Disciplinary measures in Virginia K-12 public schools are a subject University students should be concerned with: many of us grew up in the state and many of the University’s future students will have gone through the Virginia public school system. A recent report by the Virginia Department of Education, the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and a Curry school group analyzed the state’s 2014-15 implementation of “threat assessment teams” aimed at preventing violence in Virginia public schools. The report showed that the teams, introduced in 2013, have been successful in curbing public school violence. Moreover, it concluded there were no racial inconsistencies in the teams’ disciplinary actions. Other states should consider implementing threat assessment programs modeled after Virginia’s, which, unlike zero tolerance policies, limit public school violence while disciplining white and minority students equitably.
An affidavit submitted to receive an arrest warrant for Jesse Matthew Jr. was recently unsealed after a motion made by the U.S. attorney.
A previous Title IX investigation which concluded last Sept. resulted in an overhaul of the University's handling of sexual assault cases.
An increasing number of students at the University are actively utilizing counseling center resources and seeking out psychological aid. The University’s Counseling and Psychological Services saw a 25 percent increase in the past year.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, chair of the task force, said the recommendations will “prevent campus sexual assault, to make certain that victims feel safe and are willing to report the crime, to ensure a survivor-centered response and to make certain that we properly seek justice against offenders.”
The Virginia General Assembly passed four bills March 8 to codifiy recommendations from Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s Task Force on Combating Campus Sexual Violence. The task force created 21 recommendations to reform the way Virginia prevents and responds to sexual violence on college campuses.
In the current age, freedom of information access remains a large question for the common citizen. The ability to educate oneself with reported facts from a variety of sources is a hallmark of an open democracy. But should there be accountability when it comes to what should be disclosed and what shouldn’t?
Jesse Leroy Matthew, Jr. pleaded guilty to the murders of Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington and to abduction with intent to defile each of them Wednesday.
On Feb. 19, a judge denied a motion made by singer Kesha to release her from her contract with Sony. Kesha wanted to be released from the contract because it requires her to continue working with producer Dr. Luke. She has accused him of physically, verbally and sexually assaulting her for years, also claiming that Sony turned a blind eye to the abuse.
A previously omitted letter detailing the findings of the five-year investigation into sexual assault at the University by the U.S. Education Department Office for Civil Rights was released, according to a report from the Washington Post Monday.
Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. pleaded guilty to the murders of then second-year College student Hannah Graham and Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington at the Albemarle Circuit County Court Wednesday. Matthew’s trial for Graham’s murder was originally set for July 5. The trial for Harrington’s murder was set for Oct. 24.
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After a tumultuous and controversial awards season, the 88th Academy Awards will take place this coming weekend. The main story has been the lack of diversity among nominees, and hopefully the issue of representation in the movie industry won’t be swept under the rug with the passing of Oscar season.