Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net When San Luis Obispo police received a call reporting a sexual assault at a fraternity house the weekend before Halloween, they launched an investigation. Seventeen minutes later, the case was closed — the report was labeled: “unfounded.” But it wasn’t because police were confident no crime had been committed. Instead, there was […]
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SLO Police: sexual assault call to PIKE fraternity house unfounded
Update 11 a.m. Though police originally said an officer responded to the report of a sexual assault at a PIKE house, Sgt. Janice Goodwin said Wednesday the officer did not in fact respond to a physical location. After police received a call reporting an alleged sexual assault that did not include an address, the responding […]
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Men stand up against sexual violence
If beauty is pain, the men at Saturday’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event were gorgeous, as they gingerly learned to walk in heels in a demonstration against rape, sexual assault and gender violence. Approximately 200 participants, the majority men, showed up to wear high heels and walk the mile circuit around Mission Plaza. […]
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Fourth sexual assault reported near Poly campus
Two more women reported being assaulted by a man who tried to remove their underwear Thursday night at approximately 11:40 p.m. near campus, on Hathway Avenue near Longview Street, according to the San Luis Obispo Police department (SLOPD). An unnamed assailant approached the women from behind, reached up their skirts and tried to pull their underwear down, […]
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Men "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" to end Sexual Violence
San Luis Obispo Sexual Assault Recovery and Prevention Center “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event against sexual violence, Apr. 28, 2012.
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Sexual assault report released
In response to two reported sexual assaults last May in a one week time frame, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong formed the Presidential Task Force on Substance Abuse and Sexual Assault. The task force released its first report this month, coinciding with April being National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Cal Poly women and gender studies professor […]
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Police investigate three alleged assualts
Cal Poly University Police Department (UPD) issued a campus advisory this morning concerning three alleged incidents of attempted sexual assault, one of which occurred on campus. The latest incident occurred last night at approximately 11:40 p.m., when an unaccompanied female was approached by an unidentified male, and knocked to the ground while walking on Slack Street near […]
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Drinking safely to stop sexual assault
Within the last year, the Cal Poly community has experienced a vocal uproar to raise awareness about sexual assault. Due to three reported sexual assault incidents involving Cal Poly students last spring, and another one this year, the subject has been a tense topic of discussion that forces the community to address sexual assault in […]
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Alleged sexual assault investigation stalled
The investigation of the alleged sexual assault that occurred last Tuesday is at a standstill. San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) watch commander Bill Proll said no new information on the case has been received since an alert was sent out to all Cal Poly students on Friday. According to the report, the alleged assault […]
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Alleged assault reported near Mustang Village
Cal Poly’s University Police Department (UPD) issued an alert today regarding an alleged sexual assault on the pedestrian path to Mustang Village on Tuesday night. A press release from the San Luis Obispo Police Department went out in an email to all Cal Poly students, asking that they exercise caution, especially when walking on the […]
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Sexual assault: the numbers
After three reported rapes within nine days, discussions of sexual assault has taken a forefront in the Cal Poly community, though, the real statistics and history of sexual assault at Cal Poly resembles those of other campuses.