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‘Good Kids’ explores cruel treatment of rape victim

Gabe Rivera • 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 and you're in excruciating pain. You were raped. The...

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...

Rape: Understanding the Crime and Knowing Your Resources

Phoenix Webb • 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. Magazine reported in 2011. Today there is a new...

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...

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...

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...