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On Sexual Assault Awareness Month

16 April 2021
Agatha Echenique
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year’s observation of SAAM marks the 20th anniversary of a movement to “raise awareness sexual violence around the world and to educate communities on how to prevent it.” First, let us define the specific kind of sexual violence that SAAM is focused…

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Letter to the Editor: “I’m happy to say that I did tell someone”

12 February 2021
From the Reader
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I was sexually assaulted by four different men before I knew it was wrong Content Warning: This Letter to the Editor contains details of sexual assault. If you or someone you know is suffering from trauma due to sexual assault, please consult this list of resources: William Jewell Student Health…

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Jewell to release Title IX Moodle course in mid-February, including resources and future training series

5 February 2021
Elizabeth Payton
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In an effort to increase accessibility of resources and training, William Jewell College staff are aiming to release a centralized Title IX course on Moodle by mid-February. The course, which is in the late stages of planning, will host a variety of resources for students as well as a mandatory…

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An in-depth look at sexual assault at Jewell in light of recent allegations

10 May 2019
Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe, Madison Carroll and Christina Kirk
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Note: (1) A former version of this article was published listing two authors, this has been corrected. Christina Kirk and Madison Carroll were the lead authors of this article, Sofia Arthurs-Schoppe authored the section titled “What are Jewell Students Saying?” Correction made: June 18, 2019. (2) A previous version of…

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Poignant “Flag Project” hosted by OCS brings sexual assault awareness to campus

10 May 2019
Christina Kirk
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On the weekend of April 27-28, 111 white and 23 red flags waved in the wind on a freshly mown portion of the Quad in front of the Yates-Gill College Union. The flags were a visual representation of the statistical amount of victims of sexual assault on William Jewell College’s…

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Opinion: How to handle the Virginia scandals

22 February 2019
Kyler Schardein
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Over the course of the last month, the commonwealth of Virginia has been wracked by a series of scandals among their elected officials. As the situation currently stands, all three statewide officials – governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general – all members of the Democratic Party, are embroiled in scandal.…

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Opinion: Sports and sexual assault: a problem

26 October 2018
Julia Yamate Geminiano de Almeida
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Sexual assault is treated as a taboo in our society and is pushed aside even more when it involves people of influence. One group that benefits from this is college athletes. In order to protect the institution’s name and keep the athlete in the game victims are often silenced and…

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Jewell raises awareness with a sexual assault awareness month

20 April 2018
Brianna Steiert
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April is sexual assault awareness month (SAAM). The Title IX Office and the Office of Counseling Services at William Jewell College are working to raise awareness and host programming during this month. Every Friday this month, members from the two offices have hosted a table in the Yates-Gill Union during…

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Weinstein Accusations Unveil a Disturbing Pattern of Institutionalized Sexual Abuse

27 October 2017
Christina Kirk
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On Oct. 5, the New York Times published an investigatory article by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey that revealed accusations of sexual assault, harassment and rape perpetrated by world-renowned film producer Harvey Weinstein. Upon its release, several more women came forward to detail their own experiences with Weinstein, including such…

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