SAE loses housing suspension appeal, will remain on campus through spring Catherine Zaw February 27, 2015 1 Comment After considering an appeal filed by the fraternity, Stanford University upheld the suspension of on-campus housing privileges for Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) during the next two academic years,... Read More »
Palantir co-founder accused of sexually assaulting then-Stanford student Kylie Jue January 28, 2015 85 Comments Joe Lonsdale '04 has been accused of sexual assault and several other charges filed by plaintiff Elise Clougherty ’13. Clougherty was an undergraduate when she first met Lonsdale, and the two began... Read More »
Freshman swimmer Brock Turner faces five felony counts after alleged rape Alice Phillips and Joseph Beyda January 27, 2015 209 Comments Turner could face up to 10 years in prison. He is set to be arraigned next Monday. Read More »
Harassment 101, part II: At school Caitie Karasik January 14, 2015 8 Comments The connection between harassment and rape culture, then, becomes a matter of the beliefs that the perpetrators of these acts share. A culture in which harassment is normal directly contributes to a... Read More »
Realigning universities’ paralegal sexual assault systems Neil Chaudhary November 20, 2014 9 Comments Stanford is required to investigate, determine guilt on the “preponderance of evidence” standard, and take appropriate action. Title IX, in essence, forces universities like Stanford to become... Read More »
‘Carry that Weight’ demonstrators call for expulsion as the default sanction in sexual assault cases Caleb Smith October 30, 2014 103 Comments More than 130 people participated in a demonstration called “Carry that Weight” in White Plaza on Wednesday. Students were urged to carry a pillow or mattress around for a day to symbolize the... Read More »
OAPE makes changes to freshmen alcohol awareness programming Rebecca Aydin October 22, 2014 0 Comments In their continued effort to foster a safe campus culture around drinking, the Office of Alcohol Policy and Education (OAPE) changed their online pre-matriculation program from AlcoholEdu to Think... Read More »
Town hall offers forum for Title IX discussion Angelique Dakkak October 17, 2014 1 Comment Thursday evening at Paul Brest Hall, members of the Stanford community gathered for an open discussion addressing University organization and bureaucracy around sexual assault cases and student... Read More »