By: Connie Klimek Staff-Writer If you saw someone being physically assaulted, then one minute later, you saw it happen to another person and another, would you care? “Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted, ” according to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, RAINN. The unfortunate reality of sexual assault is that more often
By: Cassidy Martenson Co-Editor-Chief / Community Outreach Specialist TRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT November is Sexual Assault Awareness month. According to RAINN, 13% of all students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation. It is the role of the campus community to create a system that supports survivors and speaks out against
By: TAYLOR HILL, KATELYN FIRESTEIN, TAYLOR WALDRON Staff Writer, Editor-in-Chief, Staff Writer/Web Editor TRIGGER WARNING: This article may be triggering for individuals who have experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment, or other forms of violence. Amid all of the chaos taking place for IU South Bend students this semester, another important matter seemed to fall through
By: TANNIA JOHNSON Staff Writer On January 27, the IU South Bend BRAVE program hosted a training event, hosted by Laura Harlow, Director of Institutional Equity and Inclusive Excellence. BRAVE stands for Bringing Awareness, Recovery, Awareness, Voices, and Engagement. This training consisted of Harlow discussing campus safety in terms of sexual misconduct, forms of consent,
By: KATELYN FIRESTEIN Staff Writer karfires@iu.edu A new all-gender bathroom is in the works in Wiekamp Hall, as well as many innovative initiatives that the Deputy Title IX Coordinator Laura Harlow is working on. The exact date on when the bathroom renovation will be completed is still unknown, but it has been approved and the
