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The Boston University Center for Sexual Assault Response and Prevention. BU released the results of The Student Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey which was designed to gauge student perceptions of campus climate and knowledge of University resources related to sexual misconduct. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Students call for more action following results of campus climate survey on sexual assault

Avery Fox January 31, 2025
Boston University released the results of a campus climate survey Jan. 23 assessing sexual assault and sexual misconduct.
Chloe Patel and Analise Bruno | Graphic Artists

OP-ED: BU needs to do more about its sexual assault problem

Guest Writer April 9, 2023
It’s time to call on the BU administration to adopt the The Survivors' Bill of Rights and remind BU that they have a responsibility to ensure the safety of its students.
Nightcap Scrunchie

NightCap scrunchies to be added to vending machine in GSU

Braedon Blumfield November 17, 2022
SRF are brining NightCap scrunchies to prevent drink spiking to BU.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: We report on sexual misconduct — who’s solving it?

Editors April 21, 2022
Every student journalist reaching out to sources, contacting Title IX experts and editing late into the evening is a physical reminder of the inadequacies of universities when it comes to sexual misconduct occurring on their campuses.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Mayoral misinformation— a time capsule back to the 19th century

Editors April 6, 2022
Boston may have been progressive enough to elect Wu, but it hasn’t been progressive enough to treat her with basic human decency. 
Joseph Hraiz rape case

Former Sargent student charged with two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault and battery

Walker Armstrong March 29, 2022
Court records allege former Sargent undergrad Joseph Hraiz committed nonconsensual sexual acts in April 2021.
Carlos Apostle pictured in a 2019 article from El Mundo Boston

BU named defendant in case of sexual assault, battery

Samuele Petruccelli December 9, 2021
Alum claims course professor took no action following her reports of sexual misconduct by his "assistant."
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: The BUPD promised us the perception of safety — not its reality

Editors December 8, 2021
If we are ever to achieve true public safety, we can no longer rely on the BUPD — a violent institution with an egregious history and present of violence and racism.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Don’t be a hypocrite: Award shows should not be blind to social issues

Viktoria Popovska December 6, 2021
The recent Grammy nomination of comedian Louis CK, who admitted to sexually assaulting women in 2017, is indicative of how true accountability for these artists doesn't exist.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Seen On TV: Lessons from the downfall of the Cuomo brothers

Brian Foisy December 6, 2021
The fall of the Cuomo brothers reveals the inherent danger in allowing journalists or politicians to be celebrities.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Even catsuits aren’t tight enough to keep out the male gaze

Sujena Soumyanath December 6, 2021
The re-emergence of the catsuit advertises a glamorous solution to the patriarchy, but in actuality may provide a little less than its glossy veneer.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Kappa Sigma’s Student Activities Office-affiliation should be removed

Editors October 25, 2021
A protest demanding the removal of Kappa Sigma’s university affiliation held last Saturday brings new questions to light about the place of fraternities on our campus and in our broader society. 
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