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Twiford: The importance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and university events

Abigail Twiford • April 12, 2023

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to recognize and raise awareness about the impacts of sexual abuse on victims and survivors, aid in prevention and support those who have experienced these...

Blue light boxes survey returns mixed results, but Public Safety maintains boxes are still effective

Rhiannon Bulaga & Lauren Kubiak • December 6, 2017

Blue light emergency phone devices can be seen scattered throughout college campuses for students to use in case of emergency. But are these blue light phones relevant in today’s society that is so reliant...

Sexual assault victim supporters ‘Take Back the Night’ at Rowan

Lauren Kubiak • April 5, 2017

Sexual violence survivors opened up about their experiences while an audience showed support through claps, snaps and written messages on cloth squares that would be turned into a quilt. It was part of...

Wellness Center and Public Safety work together to fight victim-blaming

Nicole Mingo • March 15, 2017

On Oct. 14, 2016, a timely warning appeared in the email inboxes of all Rowan students. A female student reported that she had been sexually assaulted in Holly Pointe Commons and the Public Safety Office...

Escalation of relationship violence addressed at That’s Not Love workshop

Sarah Hockel • February 7, 2017

A victim of relationship violence is often blind to the abuse that they’re experiencing. They don’t know it’s actually happening to them until it’s too late. On Monday night, Leadership Rowan...