Sexual Violence

20 years in, Columbia's rape crisis center still only takes female volunteers

As more rape crisis centers across the country, including ones at Princeton and Dartmouth, bring men on to do in-person counseling and staff crisis hotlines, Columbia holds firm to a longstanding tradition.

By Emma Goss | Nov 28 02:59 am ET

Sexual Violence

Students speak up about sexual assault.

By Vaidehi Joshi, Christopher Crawford, Anonymous, Anabel Bacon, and Aarti Iyer | May 8 06:13 pm ET

Sexual violence on campus: CU acknowledges admins need response training

In the wake of statistics showing that universities nationwide aren’t doing enough to prevent or report sexual violence on campus, there are some signs that Columbia is responding by increasing training and programming.

By Ana Baric | Apr 14 08:17 am ET

Let's talk about sexual violence

If you see something, say something.

By Vaidehi Joshi | Oct 5 07:57 pm ET

Annual Take Back the Night fills Morningside streets

Founded in 1978, Take Back the Night is an internationally-held march to protest sexual violence. The event came to Barnard in 1988 without any University-endorsements or police support, but has since become an annual tradition in Morningside Heights that draws crowds from all over the city.

By Emily Kwong | Apr 16 03:21 am ET

Swedish politician Wallstrom bemoans lack of female leaders

Margot Wallstrom, the vice president of the European Commission, believes that that more women in power would help ease the severity of gender-related issues, such as sexual violence in armed conflict.

By Amber Tunnell | Oct 16 12:35 am ET

Students rally in 'Take Back the Night' to end sexual abuse

Survivors of sexual assault and their allies took to the streets of Morningside Heights on Thursday night, filling the chilly air with sounds of drums, whistles, and chants at the annual Take Back the Night March.

By Kim Kirschenbaum | Apr 16 09:38 pm ET

Why join us tonight

People inevitably ask what good it does to march. Can public protest do anything to change the course of private acts? Many of us have sought to articulate how exactly a march and speak-out can prevent sexual violence.

By Linnea Hincks and Kabita Parajuli | Apr 15 08:13 pm ET

Feminist manifesto

Feminism must become a politics of collective democratic power for workers, individual dignity for all human beings, and a freedom that transcends the choices of market incentives.

By Rudi Batzell | Apr 14 10:43 pm ET

Reassessing Sexual Violence

On April 17, I attended the rally and speak-out for Take Back the Night, an event aimed at promoting awareness about sexual violence.

By Lauren Moldawer | Apr 29 09:01 pm ET

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