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MC Holds Sexual Harassment Training for Students Workers, GAs, Staff

by Rose Brennan & Gabriella DePinho, A&E Editor & News Editor In order to be compliant with new New York State and City laws, Manhattan College held a mandatory sexual harassment training for all student employees, graduate assistants and other employees. The fast-approaching deadline for this training is Oct. 9, leading the Human Resources department to hold a single day of training on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Four … Continue reading MC Holds Sexual Harassment Training for Students Workers, GAs, Staff

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Manhattan College Surveys Students About Sexual Assault Climate On Campus

by GABRIELLA DEPINHO & SHANNON GLEBA, Editors  On March 16, all Manhattan College students received an email announcing the 2018 Sexual Assault Climate Survey which would be available to fill out starting March 19, and ending on April 29. Assistant Vice President for Human Resources and Title IX, Vicki Cowan, sent the email to inform the students about the survey. New York Education Law Article 129-B, also … Continue reading Manhattan College Surveys Students About Sexual Assault Climate On Campus

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Manhattan Trails Benchmarks on Sexual Assault

by Rose Brennan & Lauren Schuster Asst. Editor & Staff Writer The 2017 Safety and Fire Report released by the Office of Public Safety revealed some troubling trends regarding sexual assault and dating violence on campus. Within the past three years, there have been four rapes on Manhattan College’s campus.  The report also recorded one dating violence allegation and four stalking allegations during this time. Out … Continue reading Manhattan Trails Benchmarks on Sexual Assault

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Make MC Safe (Again?) – A Quad Staff Member Op-Ed

by TORI JAMES, Staff Writer Editor’s Note: Several resident assistants were quoted anonymously in this op-ed, some of their names have been changed to protect their jobs and identities. As part of Opening Weekend, incoming freshmen as well as transfer students are required to attend a “Fundamentals for First Year Students” presentation. Some methods of this presentation caused a lot of frustration among various members of … Continue reading Make MC Safe (Again?) – A Quad Staff Member Op-Ed

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Green Dot and JustPeace Partner to Bring Awareness to Sexual Assault

by JACLYN MARR, Senior Writer, & BRIGID SHEA, Contributor The Green Dot Program at Manhattan College is making a huge impact on our community with Green Dot Training, a way for students to learn how to help others in any type of dangerous situation. Last week, they teamed up with JustPeace in an effort to bring assault awareness to the Manhattan campus. Green Dot is a program that promotes … Continue reading Green Dot and JustPeace Partner to Bring Awareness to Sexual Assault

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It’s Time to Break the Silence, Period.

  There are many things that are a part of the typical college experience, but the objectification and sexual abuse of women should not be one of them. Enter “Period,” the student-created and student-run political pamphlet whose focus will be to showcase the creativity of feminist voices on campus. The publication, spearheaded by Rachel Stanton, will consist of writing and artwork and is to be … Continue reading It’s Time to Break the Silence, Period.

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High School Student Charged with On-Campus Sexual Assault of MC Student

Michelle DePinho & Sean Sonnemann Editor & Editor-in-Chief UPDATED: May 6, 2015 @ 3:15 p.m. High school student Kevin Convery, 18, was charged on Tuesday, May 5 with multiple counts related to an alleged April 25 on-campus sexual assault of a current Manhattan College student. This comes following a Public Safety alert email (below) that was sent out to the college community at 2:57 a.m. … Continue reading High School Student Charged with On-Campus Sexual Assault of MC Student

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Assault on the Assault Ads

We have seen them posted all over campus. They scream their messages at us complete with ridiculous and over-dramatic images. Going along with this semester’s theme of sexual assault awareness, Manhattan College administration has posted a series of “positive reinforcement” posters around campus. Great…administration is acknowledging there is a problem and that something needs to be done. Great…they took action and didn’t just talk about … Continue reading Assault on the Assault Ads

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The Epidemic of Sexual Assault

JENNA BLOOMER STAFF WRITER As college students suffering through our daily problems, we rarely think about what is going on around us. Sexual assault is an issue that we always hear about but most of us ignore. Manhattan College is basically wallpapered with flyers, barraging us with information on sexual assault in today’s society and realizing that there is a need for a change in … Continue reading The Epidemic of Sexual Assault

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