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In 2022, Fraternity and Sorority Life at Northwestern quietly eliminated its mandatory requirement for consent and sexual assault prevention trainings for NU fraternities. This decision, which was only communicated to us a month ago, was shocking, for it is regressive and antithetical to NU’s core values. Prior to the mandate’s lifting, NU fraternities were required...

Content warning: This story contains mentions of sexual assault and violence.  This week, survivors of sexual assault and their allies will gather in solidarity spaces across campus. Survivor Action Week — formally known as Take Back the Night Week —  is a weeklong program of activities dedicated to supporting survivors, ranging from an open mic...

Northwestern has attempted to create a safe and accepting environment for students of all genders and sexualities with its numerous resources like the Northwestern Rainbow Alliance, NU Society of Transgender and Non-Binary Students, Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators and more.  The Daily spoke to several NU students who have found diverse means of exploring...

This year’s incoming freshmen class took part in a redesigned Student Body True Northwestern Dialogue during Wildcat Welcome. The modifications to the program come after about three years of criticism from both students and peer advisers who shared a common sentiment that the TND was disrespectful to the topic of sexual violence prevention.   The Student...

Getting to college can be difficult and scary. It can be tough to navigate all of the tasks you are suddenly responsible for, whether that be finding your classroom, feeding yourself or taking care of your sexual health. But, according to the Health Resources and Sexual Health Administration, the overwhelming majority of college students are...

Northwestern Sex Week, organized by NU College Feminists, launched their eight-part programming Monday with a sex toy giveaway at Norris University Center.  The NUCF planning committee began working on the week in April, collaborating with Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators, Menstrual Equity Activists and The Women’s Center to coordinate the series of events.  Weinberg...

Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators hosted a Sexual Health Talk as part of Northwestern Sex Week on Tuesday. In its presentation, two SHAPE educators centered sexual pleasure and provided information on contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted infections and more. To begin the presentation, McCormick junior David Botana, one of the educators, read aloud NU’s definition...

When Weinberg senior Jem Feuilladieu was a freshman, he dreamt of Black Northwestern students “thriving” rather than just “surviving” on campus.  This fall, they founded the Black Health and Wellness Collaborative to bring those dreams to fruition. According to its mission statement, BHWC aims to provide a space of discourse, support and resources for Black...

When Weinberg junior Vivica Lewis first learned the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, she said she stayed off social media and avoided talking to people about the news because “it just hurt so bad.” Lewis has spent the summer working on a research project about the history of birth control access in countries across...

Content Warning: This story contains mentions of sexual assault. Pritzker Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer recently published a book about the aftermath of sexual abuse and why survivors often decide not to report this abuse.  In “Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers,” Tuerkheimer analyzes the role credibility plays both in a court of law and...