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‘Don’t keep quiet about sexual violence’


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This week, from March 2 to March 6, the Women’s Student Assembly is expanding its annual “Take Back the Night” event to “Take Back the Week.” WSA’s aim for the week is to raise awareness about sexual assault while simultaneously establishing a safe environment for sexual assault victims to share their stories. Events will include […]

Tranquility


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Michael Nishida, a junior majoring in economics, does homework underneath a tree in Alumni Park on Wednesday. The T-shirts hanging under the trees are part of USC’s Take Back the Night, a weeklong initiative dedicated to promoting awareness about sexual violence and to empower men and women to feel safe.

Subtle sexism shouldn’t go unnoticed


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“No doesn’t mean maybe.” “This isn’t what love looks like.” If you’ve walked down Trousdale Parkway this week, you’ve probably seen statements like these on rows of colorful T-shirts. The display is a part of USC Take Back the Night, a week “dedicated to promoting awareness of and protesting against sexual violence,” according to the […]

Letter to the editor


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Fixing “Take Back the Night”   As a junior at USC, I have been around three years of the Women’s Student Assembly and the Center for Women and Men’s admirable, weeklong effort designed to raise awareness about sexual violence. As a brother of a beautiful sister, son of a beautiful mother, a friend of many […]

The Clothesline Project tackles sexual violence


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This morning, members of the Clothesline Project at USC hung up T-shirts around Alumni Park decorated by survivors of sexual violence and the people who support them. Each color shirt represents a different form of sexual violence: grey represents gang rape; light blue and green are child abuse and incest; dark blue is for supporters […]