By The Washington Post 01/30/2015 “…The letter from 16 national sorority presidents — members of the National Panhellenic Conference — sparked an outcry on campus from students who said it was sexist and didactic to order women to stay home for their own safety. …” Read the entire article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/01/30/its-just-one-night-sorority-leaders-baffled-at-u-va-response-to-frat-party-ban/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Mental Health of Boys
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Issues Bulletin on Campus Sexual Assault and Safety
By Highland Community News 01/27/2015 “….SB 967 requires California postsecondary institutions – in order to receive state funds for financial assistance – to adopt comprehensive, victim-centered policies and disciplinary procedures concerning sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Under the law, an institution’s policy governing its campus disciplinary process must use an affirmative consent READ MORE
Did Slanted NPR Story Lead to Hasty, Illegal Education Department Sexual Harassment Rules?
By Competitive Entireprise Institute 01/26/2015“…Bad things can happen when an agency (like the Education Department) throws caution to the wind and regulates based on slanted media coverage from National Public Radio, rather than facts and evidence. …”Read the entire article: https://cei.org/blog/did-slanted-npr-story-lead-hasty-illegal-education-department-sexual-harassment-rules The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
No polling organization would ever be taken seriously if its sample size was 73, and neither should this ‘study’ on college rape
By American Enterprise Institute 01/14/2015“…Trigger Warning: If you get upset when confronted by facts and accurate statistics about campus sexual assault, please stop reading now! …” Read the entire article: https://www.aei.org/publication/polling-organization-ever-taken-seriously-sample-size-73-neither-study-college-rape/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Shame On Gillibrand
By Minding The Campus 01/22/2015“…Apart from Claire McCaskill, no senator has more aggressively advocated weakening due process protections for students accused of sexual assault than New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand. She continued her anti-due process crusade in two high-profile moves this week. …”Read the entire article: http://www.mindingthecampus.com/2015/01/shame-on-gillibrand/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
“Yes Means Yes” Law Proposed by Some Arizona Lawmakers
By Phoenix New Times 01/21/2015“…Some Democratic Arizona lawmakers have proposed a “yes means yes” policy at the state’s universities that would require clear consent for any sexual activity. …” Read the entire article: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2015/01/yes_means_yes_law_proposed_by_some_arizona_lawmakers.php The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Alabama tops list of states with highest rate of teachers busted for sex with students …an average of two a month
By Daily Mail 01/15/2015“…Parents in Alabama have cause for concern, after the release of a new report which shows more teachers are arrested in their state for having sex with students than anywhere else in the nation. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2912155/Alabama-s-shame-s-named-state-highest-rate-teacher-student-sex-cases-nation.html#ixzz3OxjNPrx9 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Sexual Assault and Justice
By The American Prospect Winter 2015 Issue“…Campus sexual assaults are horrifying, made all the worse because the settings are bucolic and presumed safe—leafy campuses, ivy-walled universities. Assaults are reported in dormitories, off-campus apartments, and fraternity houses, in elite and non-elite institutions, from one end of the country to the other. …” Read the entire article: http://wxufmte.prospect.org/article/how-harvards-sexual-assault-policy-imperils-feminist-quest-justice READ MORE
University of Ottawa men’s hockey players to file class-action lawsuit
By Bangor Daily News 01/10/2015“…A former Gouldsboro resident who was accused and then later acquitted of sexually assaulting his then-wife in 2007 has filed a civil lawsuit against several entities and people who were involved in prosecuting the criminal case. …” Read the entire article:https://bangordailynews.com/2015/01/10/news/court/former-gouldsboro-resident-sues-multiple-agencies-officials-over-2007-rape-case/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
He was abused by a female teacher, but he was treated like the perpetrator
By The Washington Post 01/09/2015“…”There are people who believe that I cannot possibly be a victim of abuse,” says Cameron Clarkson, now 22. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)…” Read the entire article:http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/he-was-abused-by-a-female-teacher-but-he-was-treated-like-the-criminal/2015/01/09/3f2e7980-96d5-11e4-aabd-d0b93ff613d5_story.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org