Via Apple Podcasts | Via SoundCloud | Via Spotify In this episode, former Graphic reporter and alumna (2020) Channa Steinmetz reveals the inner workings of her years-long reporting on a workplace sexual assault allegation within Pepperdine’s Department of Public Safety. The investigation occurred in Spring 2019 — the article later published in Spring 2020. The article … [Read more...] about A Journalist & A Survivor Reflect on the Inner Workings of A Sexual Assault Investigation
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Staff Editorial: Women Should Not Have To Walk Alone
Art by Madeline Duvall Editor's Note: This article contains triggers for sexual violence, domestic violence and harassment. In a follow-up meeting, Director of Public Safety Dawn Emrich expressed concern about the accuracy of the staff editorial’s statement that “an officer is not always available.” Although this statement is true based on several of our staff members' … [Read more...] about Staff Editorial: Women Should Not Have To Walk Alone
‘Something People Don’t Think Happens’: Students and Staff Speak about Sexual Assault
Infographics by Melissa Locke One in 10. One in 10 of all college students experiences sexual assault, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Despite the efforts of Title IX, the Counseling Center, the Student Wellness Advisory Board and other campus organizations, student leaders said the overall awareness about the prevalence of and resources for … [Read more...] about ‘Something People Don’t Think Happens’: Students and Staff Speak about Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault Incidents Reveal Need for Increased Communication at Schools
As the Pepperdine community has seen an increase in sexual assault reporting, an online survey of 45 students conducted in spring 2019 showed only 44% of students reported they knew the process of reporting a sexual assault. There were two reports of rape and three reports of fondling in 2018, according to Pepperdine's 2018 Campus Safety and Fire Safety report. … [Read more...] about Sexual Assault Incidents Reveal Need for Increased Communication at Schools
After the Investigation: A Look at Sexual Assault and Title IX
Written by Cassandra Stephenson Jane Doe is a student who said she feels like she fell through the cracks in the system. An older student who was supposed to be acting as her mentor sexually assaulted her at a Pepperdine orientation event for a graduate campus program. She was part of a group of incoming students mingling with second-year mentors at a bar when he pulled … [Read more...] about After the Investigation: A Look at Sexual Assault and Title IX
