Maryland Senate passes bill enhancing protections for child sexual abuse victims
The Child Victims Act repeals the statute of limitations so child sexual abuse victims can sue their perpetrators whenever they are ready to come forward.
UMD SGA to purchase sexual assault prevention items
The items include cup covers that prevent roofies and straws to use through the covers.
UMD SGA passes bill to put drug education QR codes in College Park bars
The SGA plans to purchase 300 stickers.
UMD sees record high in sexual misconduct reports during 2021-2022
Most of the reports did not result in investigations.
Public urination should not be prosecuted as indecent exposure
Too much nuance in indecent exposure cases leads to unnecessary enforcement.
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 One Love holds partner violence awareness workshop for SGA, GSG
Community members said that situations of partner violence can look different for graduate and undergraduate students.
Television and movies must take male sexual assault more seriously
The sexual assault of men is no joke, and entertainment media needs to stop treating it like one.
Sexual misconduct reports, investigations dropped again at UMD in 2019-20 academic year
It is the fewest number of documented sexual misconduct investigations that the university has carried out in a single year.
UMD suspended recognition of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity this month
The suspension followed sexual assault allegations associated with Pi Kappa Alpha.