Safer explains the way in which many people may see themselves “outside of these issues” until it happens to them or someone they love, but hopes that through these presentations, attitudes around sexual assault change people’s behaviors.
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Safer set to relaunch 'Break the Silence' blog
Safer will relaunch the relatively inactive blog, which allows victims of sexual assault to share their experiences anonymously.
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Mustang News, Jan. 16, 2013: Sexual assault on campus, Plane crash near Oceano
Mustang News anchor Olivia DeGennaro recaps today’s biggest news at Cal Poly.
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Police look at possible connection between university and downtown sexual assaults
Even with the small amount of details in the downtown case, SLOPD said there may be a connection.
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SLOPD: Cal Poly student sexually assaulted near downtown Tuesday
A press release described the suspect as male and wearing a bulky hooded sweatshirt.
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Getting the grade: Cal Poly’s sexual health
Trojan has released an annual Sexual Health Report Card for the last eight years. Schools are graded across 11 categories, including health center hours of operation, contraceptive and condom availability, website usability and sexual health education programs and organizations.
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Behind the scenes of sexual assault
Safer is fighting a misconception that college campuses don’t reprimand students found guilty of sexual assault.
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Safer stirs up debate with posts
Cal Poly’s Gender Equity Center has no problem being a bold force on campus. It enlisted the help of a life-size, dancing vagina to promote “The Vagina Monologues” in February, and supporters are often seen sporting their “I (heart) consensual sex” T-shirts. But Safer, the center’s sexual assault and relationship violence prevention program, is creating controversy in a new place: the Internet.
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Men ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ to support sexual assault awareness
The clicking sound of high-heeled shoes filled Mission Plaza in downtown San Luis Obispo Saturday, but in this case, it was the men who wore the heels.
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Sexual assault report filed near campus
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net San Luis Obispo police are investigating a report of sexual assault near Cal Poly’s campus earlier this month, but the department is reluctant to release information because of the involvement of a minor. Police received a sexual assault report during the afternoon of March 1 from the 100 block of […]
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Two sexual assaults reported near campus
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net Three college-aged women were allegedly sexually assaulted on Feb. 2 and 3, according to a San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) press release. According to the release, the first incident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. in the 1200 block of Foothill Boulevard on Feb. 2. Two women were walking together […]