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SGA Q&A: Alli Selman highlights homelessness, sexual assault as key issues

Will Jones February 29, 2016

Alli Selman is running for vice president of external affairs. SGA elections will be March 1 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on MyBama.CW: To begin with, can you give me a quick rundown of your life story?AS: My...

Roth wants SGA to be less concerned about party affiliations, focused on opportunities if elected

Roth wants SGA to be less concerned about party affiliations, focused on opportunities if elected

Will Jones February 24, 2016

Q: Can you give me a quick rundown of your life story?A: Yeah. So, I grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, where I went to both public and private high schools. I was selected to represent my high school...

Reporting the gap: Discrepancy in the media, the victim and the reports

Alyx Chandler February 1, 2016

Debate continues to flare up concerning sexual assault statistics reported on college campuses.But data from several recent national surveys agreed on at least one fact regarding universities. Whether...

Unraveling the greek myths around Title IX

Peyton Shepard February 1, 2016

Twenty-two point seven percent of college female seniors have reported experiencing some form of unwanted sexual contact since their freshman year, according to a 2015 survey by the Association of American...

Bystander intervention requires more training and research

Sam West February 1, 2016

On a clear, sunny day in Panama City Beach last spring break, media reports across the United States erupted with footage of crowds of college students passing by as four men raped an unconscious woman....

Clery Act aids in reporting university crimes

Arielle Lipan February 1, 2016

In 1986, 19-year-old Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered in her dorm room at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and the crime left people across the U.S. in outrage, permanently changing how...

Title IX office provides resources to UA students

Title IX office provides resources to UA students

Becca Murdoch February 1, 2016

Endless questions and repetition, hours of vulnerability and uncertainty – this is just a taste of what reporting a sexual assault is like for victims. Shelby Anderson, a sophomore majoring in telecommunication...

Breaking the Stigma of Sexual Assualt

Breaking the Stigma of Sexual Assualt

Bailey Shoenberger February 1, 2016

“Did this really happen to me?”“Why me?”“Did I ask for it?”These have been some of the thoughts that university students who unwillingly became victims of sexual assault struggle to overcome.The...

OUR VIEW: University must address sexual assault

OUR VIEW: University must address sexual assault

CW Editorial Board February 1, 2016

Ten months ago, The Crimson White decided to dedicate an entire edition of our paper to the issues surrounding on-campus sexual assault. Our staff has worked from that moment to this one to put forth...

It's On Us perpetuates rape culture on campus

It's On Us perpetuates rape culture on campus

Sexual assault is often a difficult topic to speak about, especially for those of us who are survivors. We do not choose to share a personal story in this article, as it would most likely be exploited...

We stand with survivors

CW Guest Columnists November 30, 2015

Assume you are a survivor of sexual assault. You find your way to a counseling or judicial center on your college campus only to find your college can do little to help you before you file a police report...

Harbor Training session to show resources available to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking

Harbor Training session to show resources available to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking

Patrick Smith October 12, 2015

The Women and Gender Resource Center will hold a Harbor Training session on Oct. 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in Room G54 of the Rose Administration building. The session is targeted toward faculty,...