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Tag: sexual assault

Shaming sexual assault victims into silence is not the answer

Posted on November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 by Contributing Writer

By: Olivia Vergin, overgin@cord.edu   It seems as though a new headline about sexual assault is in the news every week. With the recent emergence of the #MeToo movement, rape victims are getting the chance to come forward and tell their stories. Most recently, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her,…

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Author Jon Krakauer To Visit Concordia

Posted on November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 by Contributing Writer

By: Tate Hovland Michigan State University. Penn State University. University of Minnesota. Stanford University. Montana University.     These universities are all examples of institutions associated with significant instances of sexual assault and rape. Jon Krakauer, famous author and adventurer recognized this widespread issue of sexual assaults on college campuses, focusing on it in his new…

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Social media comments can hurt sexual assault survivors

Posted on February 1, 2018January 31, 2018 by Ehi Agbashi

“Why did she have to wait all these years?” “I just think she is looking for fame.” These are some of the opinions I have read online recently regarding the issue of sexual assault. When reading comments like these I begin to wonder, when do people’s experiences expire? Is there a rule that makes an…

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#MeToo movement misses opportunities for progress

Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 by Elaine Laliberte

Sexual harassment has been on the minds of many Americans recently, and last week it bubbled to the surface for several Concordia students. On MLK day, faculty and students of the women’s and gender studies department hosted a discussion on the #MeToo movement, a campaign to raise awareness for the sexual harassment that occurs in…

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On-campus sexual offenses are underreported and undertreated

Posted on March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 by Emma Garton

According to Concordia College, the total number of on-campus sexual offenses (rape, sodomy, sexual assault with an object and fondling) for the reporting year of 2015 was three — one instance of rape and two instances of fondling. According to a study done by the Association of American Universities, 23.1 percent of undergraduate females and…

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Yes, sexual assault happens at Concordia

Posted on September 29, 2016September 28, 2016 by Ellen Rethwisch

“Does rape even happen at Concordia?” This question has come up in more than one conversation throughout my three years on campus. So many of us seem to be under the impression that rape is only rampant on large university campuses. We assume that it would never happen here. We’re living in the Concordia bubble, after…

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What is consent? Cobbers talk about sexual assault

Posted on April 14, 2016April 13, 2016 by Karis Baerenwald

One in 5 women and 1 in 16 men will experience sexual assault while in college, according to It’s On Us, a campaign combating sexual assault in colleges nationwide. So don’t go walking alone at night, right? Wrong. “That’s not the kind of rape we’re dealing with on campus,” said Natalie Dulka, co-founder of feminism…

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The role of stigma in rape and abuse report rates

Posted on February 18, 2016February 17, 2016 by Natalie Dulka

‘Out of 100 rapes, 32 will be reported’ I spend a lot of time on the internet and, in doing so, I come across a lot of people who seem to think that feminism is a bad thing. The understanding that many people have of third wave feminism (that’s the kind of feminist I am)…

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Breaking the silence

Posted on January 21, 2016January 20, 2016 by Katelyn Kasella

Reporting sexual assault on Concordia’s campus If you were to find your car missing from the parking lot one morning, would you report it stolen? If you were the victim of a mugging in the atrium, would you report the incident to the police? Of course you would. So why do approximately 95 percent of…

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There’s no room for joking in the sexual assault debate

Posted on November 12, 2015November 11, 2015 by Natalie Dulka

Issue must be handled with respect Concordia’s “It’s on Us” campaign had a booth up in the Atrium for Civic Engagement Week and today my roommate, Katie Beedy, came back to our dorm seething. “But I love getting sexually assaulted” she said through gritted teeth. According to Beedy, as she and a friend were signing…

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