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BC Should Have Sexual Assault Climate Survey, Annual Bystander Training

The Heights Editorial Board • April 11, 2019

"The University should implement elements of the law, such as Bystander Intervention training all four years and a campus-wide sexual assault climate survey, whether or not the bills pass."

Simmons Reflects on #LoveWITHAccountability Movement

Emily Browder • October 28, 2018

Aishah Shahidah Simmons, a black lesbian feminist and award-winning producer, writer, and director of NO! The Rape Documentary, spoke about her personal experience of childhood sexual violence and its impact on her life and professional career.

Professor Ann Burgess is the Mind Behind the ‘Mindhunter’

Olivia Tobin • March 18, 2018

“My uncle was in a kind of rural area in Maryland, and I’d go out with him, out to the houses, and he’d deliver babies ... The next week there’d be a basket of apples or potatoes on the back porch—that’s how he got paid,” Burgess said of her family's longtime success in medicine.

Care Week Kicks Off With Discussion on Identity

Mary Kate DiNorcia • March 27, 2017

Rachel DiBella, the assistant director of the Women’s Center, said that people should not have to compartmentalize the diversity of identities that they have.

BC Slam, The Acoustics, Laughing Medusa To Perform At ‘Speak Out’

Patricia Rodican • November 16, 2015

On Thursday, Nov. 19, members of the BC community will address and create a conversation around sexual violence through literature, art, and music with Speak Out: Standing Up to Sexual Violence through the Arts.

Supporters Of Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Walk In Solidarity

Arielle Cedeno • April 13, 2015

On Sunday morning, supporters and survivors gathered in Brighton to walk in support of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC).

For C.A.R.E. Week, A GLBTQ Perspective On Sexual Violence

Kristin Nichols • March 26, 2015

Several GLBTQ students gave their perspective on sexual assaults on college campuses.

LTE: Addressing Sexual Violence

The Heights • October 30, 2014

The following letter is in response to "BCPD chief talks Clery crime figures," an article by Connor Farley, originally published on Oct. 9, 2014: As national attention remains focused on the issue of...