Cuomo wants statewide ‘affirmative consent’ campus sex assault bill

By Reuters 01/17/2015

“…New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday that he would push for legislation requiring both public and private universities in the state to enact a uniform sexual assault policy requiring “affirmative consent” in their definitions of consensual sex. …”

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College Student Says She’s Glad Her Dad Gave Her The Gun She Used To Fight Off Armed Home Invaders [VIDEO]

By The Daily Caller 01/28/2015

“…A University of Central Florida student says she’s glad her dad gave her a gun to take to school after she needed one to confront two violent home invaders who held her boyfriend at gun point and threatened her life. …”

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Is Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Grandstanding At The Expense of Due Process?

By The Daily Caller 01/27/2015

“… By inviting Ms Sulkowicz to accompany her, Senator Gillibrand undoubtedly wanted to send Congress the message that passage of her proposed Campus Accountability and Safety Act is necessary to protect students in their college environments. However, in her effort to push through the bill, Senator Gillibrand not only is willing to use a dubious victim, Gillibrand is also willing to use discredited and out of date statistics and unsubstantiated data. …” 

Read the entire article: http://dailycaller.com/2015/01/27/is-kirsten-gillibrand-grandstanding-at-the-expense-of-due-process/

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Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Issues Bulletin on Campus Sexual Assault and Safety

By Highland Community News 01/27/2015

“….SB 967 requires California postsecondary institutions – in order to receive state funds for financial assistance – to adopt comprehensive, victim-centered policies and disciplinary procedures concerning sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Under the law, an institution’s policy governing its campus disciplinary process must use an affirmative consent standard – defined as an affirmative, conscious and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity – to determine whether a sexual assault complainant consented. …”

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Did Slanted NPR Story Lead to Hasty, Illegal Education Department Sexual Harassment Rules?

By Competitive Entireprise Institute 01/26/2015

“…Bad things can happen when an agency (like the Education Department) throws caution to the wind and regulates based on slanted media coverage from National Public Radio, rather than facts and evidence. …”

Read the entire article: https://cei.org/blog/did-slanted-npr-story-lead-hasty-illegal-education-department-sexual-harassment-rules

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