Author: nmsmith1

  • The Red Zone heightens risk of sexual assault

    JULIANNE STRIBIAK / STAFF REPORTER “Will I make new friends?” “How will I adjust to campus life?” “Will I get homesick?” These are the type of questions new students ask during their first weeks on college campuses. There’s another question which isn’t readily asked: “Will I be sexually assaulted?” Sexual assault is any behavior that…

  • Sexual assault commission with legislators, plans to rally campus

    The new commission on sexual assault created by University President James Danko progressed with work on new legislation over the summer. At the end of the 2013-14 academic year, Danko announced the formation of the commission. The initial mission of the group consisting of students, faculty and staff was  to develop a plan to stop…