UMD SGA to purchase sexual assault prevention items
The items include cup covers that prevent roofies and straws to use through the covers.
Public urination should not be prosecuted as indecent exposure
Too much nuance in indecent exposure cases leads to unnecessary enforcement.
Addressing sexual violence must be rooted in survivor support, not reputation
An extension of UMD's public relation efforts won't prevent sexual assault. Only systematic reforms will.
Intersectionality takes focus of UMD PSA’s annual Slut Walk
PSA co-President Amanda Sherman said she wanted this intersectionality to include more people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, low-income students and international students.
UMD students commend Biden administration’s proposed Title IX changes
The proposed measures would compel schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that align with their gender identity, bar gender identity-based harassment and ensure others are using their correct pronouns.
UMD students gather on McKeldin Mall to raise awareness of sexual assault
The event was Preventing Sexual Assault's first in-person Occupy McKeldin event since 2019.
At Slut Walk, hundreds of students blast UMD on handling of sexual assault on campus
The Slut Walk has happened since 2016, but this is the first following the pandemic.
PSA covers McKeldin Mall with messages of UMD students’ experiences with catcalling
Using chalk, nearly 50 catcalls were written by the McKeldin Mall fountain Tuesday night.
Acusaciones de abuso sexual en fraternidades y sororidades en UMD provocan llamados a una rendición de cuentas
Este mes surgieron acusaciones asociadas con la fraternidad Pi Kappa Alpha.
CARE and PSA hold virtual events for sexual assault awareness month
Campus Advocates Respond and Educate to Stop Violence and Preventing Sexual Assault held events to bolster understanding about sexual assault throughout April.