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Beckah Church and Julian Martinez interpret Chloe and Ty from the play

‘Good Kids’ explores cruel treatment of rape victim

September 26, 2016

Imagine going to a party with your friend to have a normal, fun night. The next thing you know, you are laying in a hospital bed without your underwear...

Sexual abuse victims shouldn’t be silenced

Jennifer Manalili, Copy Editor

December 11, 2014

When 28-year-old actor Shia LaBeouf, star of movie franchises that’ve included “Transformers” and “Indiana Jones,” spoke up this month alleging he’d be raped by a woman during a performance art exhibition titled “#IAMSORRY,” he was quickly bombarded with the same kind of rocks that have been thrown at victims of sexual assault for ages. “He must’ve loved...

Victims of sexual assault have a variety of resources available to them to cope. (Photo illustration) Photo credit: Troy Orem

Rape: Understanding the Crime and Knowing Your Resources

May 14, 2014

The U.S. has changed greatly since 1929, when the FBI defined rape as “The carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will,” Ms. ...

Empowering women at City College

Klarissa Sanchez

May 13, 2013

The Rape Aggression Defense is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques. The R.A.D. Systems is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands on defense training.A 12-hour self-defense program was held on April 20th and April 27th for all female faculty, st...

Is it right…? : Generalizations

LaShawn Encarnacion

April 30, 2013

Generalizations happen every day and they carry heavy consequences with them. For example, is it right for society to make them about a specific gender? A generalization some make is that women set themselves up for rape with how they dress. According to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, there is no statistic proving that the way a women dresses causes rape. Anyone who pu...

Our culture is built on rape

Jennifer Manalili

April 23, 2013

A video posted on The Onion satirical news network depicts how a star basketball player overcomes a rape he committed.It follows a fictional Colorado college basketball star named Jacob Ross who “faced the biggest obstacle of his life when he committed a shocking and sudden rape” but “found the strength to return to his game like nothing had happened.̶...