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(09/16/15 4:00am)
This year there has been a new addition to the alcohol-wise modules students are required to complete — a module about sexual violence that includes prevention techniques, risk factors and resources to assist survivors. This addition makes sense, and is necessary, in the midst of a nationwide furor over assault on college campuses. Our heightened awareness of its presence on Grounds and our own tumultuous year dealing with it has made action necessary if students are to feel safe.
(09/16/15 4:10am)
After the Rolling Stone article “A Rape on Campus” came out last year, sexual assault became a heated topic around Grounds. The University has responded with steps such as asking students to complete a sexual assault module. More significantly, it adopted affirmative consent into its sexual assault policy. Naturally, the University needs to respond in some way, but affirmative consent is not the answer. In fact, the concept itself could have numerous problematic implications for how we view sexual assault.
(09/14/15 3:05am)
The University Judiciary Committee will dissolve its sexual misconduct committee, the executive committee announced at a general body meeting Sunday.
(09/14/15 4:10am)
Every year, new students arrive on our campus for fall orientation, where they will attend a variety of mandated events and activities. One of these events includes Grounds for Discussion — a theatrical performance that focuses on issues of “high-risk drinking, the honor code, roommate disagreements, eating disorders, and sexual assault.” Though not explicitly mentioned on its webpage, the event also contains a skit on racism. The program aims to encourage students to act decorously and refrain from imprudent behaviour, but it falls flat with respect to racism.
(09/14/15 2:53am)
New University students are constantly reminded of norms — it is not campus, it is Grounds; you are not a freshman, you are a first year, and the list goes on. This year, a group of University students is trying to create a new norm — a norm against sexual assault.
(09/13/15 10:25pm)
Fourth-year students Clare Driggs and Melissa Picon are participating in Dorm Norms, a new program bringing presentations on sexual assault to first-year dorms.
(09/10/15 3:54pm)
On Sept. 21, 2015, the University released the findings of a comprehensive survey intended to measure the effects of sexual assault and violence on Grounds.
(09/10/15 3:30am)
The University’s program coordinator for prevention has transferred to the School of Nursing this semester.
(09/09/15 3:11pm)
The main menu of the University's sexual assault module.
(09/09/15 3:11pm)
A section of the University's sexual assault module.
(09/09/15 4:05am)
At the start of this academic year, University students received links to complete two educational modules. The first was the Alcohol-Wise program the University has used in the past to educate students about alcohol and drug use. The second was a new program titled, “Not on Our Grounds: Sexual Violence Education Module.” According to the email sent out by Dean of Students Allen Groves, the module was “designed to educate [students] on conduct prohibited by the University's Policy on Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence, and inform [students] of ways in which we all can serve as active bystanders.” Groves also noted the module satisfies federal requirements for universities to provide training on the topics covered (sexual assault, stalking and relationship violence).
(09/08/15 4:05am)
In a recent class, my professor attempted to engage his students in a conversation about “culture.” It began with a definition of terms: what is culture? One girl said culture is comprised of unified community action. Another, that it was a shared set of values.
(09/07/15 4:15am)
Retail store Natty Beau, a recent addition to the string of shops in the Corner area where many students eat and socialize, currently has a window display meant to entice its young clientele, featuring crumpled red solo cups scattered along the floor under its mannequins.
(09/03/15 2:08am)
In the nine days since classes have kicked off, the University community has received two emails detailing the reports of two separate sexual assaults. These assaults have taken place during what sexual assault prevention groups and educators refer to as the “red zone,” or the period in the first six to 10 weeks of schools during which most sexual assaults occur on college campuses.
(09/03/15 10:42pm)
Full disclosure: I love Jerrod Carmichael. He may very well be my favorite active comedian. I don’t know how many times I have watched or recommended his HBO special “Love at the Store,” but I’d be willing to bet any reasonable guess would be far too low. On his HBO special, Carmichael is supremely loose, confident and comfortable. It is absolutely hilarious while still pushing the boundaries on usually taboo topics like race, domestic violence and sexual assault.
(08/31/15 1:14am)
The lawsuit filed by a former University student and swim team member who alleges he was hazed by other members of the team has been scheduled for trial in September 2016.
(08/31/15 2:59am)
More than 750 University students lined up at the south end of the Lawn Friday to sign the #HoosGotYourBack pledge, a personal commitment to be active in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence.
(08/26/15 1:47am)
The University’s Green Dot program is beginning to spread to the greater Charlottesville area. At an open house event held last Saturday, Charlottesville residents learned about violence prevention and bystander intervention.
(08/25/15 9:53pm)
Many community members have taken advantage of Green Dot training available through the University and the Sexual Assault Resource Agency, Thomas said.
(08/25/15 5:31am)
One Less and One in Four are collaborating to establish “Dorm Norms,” a new safety initiative aiming to discuss sexual assault with all first-year students.
