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The Refuge Utah rape crisis center accepts volunteers

By Megan Sibley
May 17, 2024 12:00 AM
Tucked away beneath the mouth of the Provo Canyon stands The Refuge Utah — a crisis center for survivors of sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape or stalking — and BYU students are invited to help the cause.
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Local

BYU research shows Utah above national average for rapes per capita

By Megan Christine Zaugg
August 10, 2022 12:00 AM
The Utah Women and Leadership Project published a BYU research snapshot regarding sexual assault among Utah women on Aug. 3, listing Utah as above the national average for rapes per capita.
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Campus News

Attitudes about sexual assault are improving at BYU, study says

By Harriet Norcross
November 12, 2019 12:00 AM
Attitudes towards sexual assault have improved at BYU since 2011, according to a recent study conducted by BYU psychology professor Melissa Jones and undergraduate students: Meagan Andrus, Erica Bennett, Albana Reategui and Tianna Chandler.
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State

HB287: Bill would expand 'special trust' penalty to higher education employees in sexual abuse cases

By Harriet Norcross
February 25, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU students eat and do homework on the BYU campus. HB287 would extend aggravated sexual abuse of a child protections to higher education students under the age of 18. (Universe file photo)
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Campus Events

Yes means yes: BYU Philosophy Club hosts discussion on consent ethics

By Anne Wallace
November 16, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU Philosophy Club members and other students listen as BYU English professor Jason Kerr discusses the legal and moral ways to understand consent at a club meeting on Nov. 14. (Lexie Flickinger)
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Featured

Culture can make healing difficult for LDS sexual assault survivors

By Kaitlyn Bancroft
May 22, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU professor Jason Carroll said there are two types of chastity-based metaphors often used in church lessons. He said both can be harmful to sexual assault survivors. (Haley Mosher)
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Campus

'Rape Hill' myth remains, despite campus re-design

By Shaylee Watkins
March 10, 2017 12:00 AM
A sign on the hill southwest of the BYU campus warns students not to walk alone in the area after dark. University Police Sergeant Elle Martin encouraged students to exercise caution no matter where they walk. (David Scott)
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Metro

Researchers say the psychology behind rape is complex

By Creelabelle Howard
March 08, 2017 12:00 AM
Editor's note: This story pairs with another titled 'Men persuade male peers to take sexual assault seriously.'
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State

HB139: Intoxication no longer defense for rape

By Alyssa Ledoux
March 08, 2017 12:00 AM
According to the Utah Department of Health, there were more than 70 rapes for every 100,000 women in Utah in 2015, versus about 60 rapes per 100,000 nationally. Utah lawmakers recently passed a bill that removes intoxication as a defense for rape. (Haley Mosher)
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Local

Provo police receive grant to help sexual assault victims

By Camilla Stimpson
November 07, 2016 12:00 AM
Provo Police announced on Oct. 31 they received a $538,739 grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women for their improvement in helping and working with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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Campus News

Student who sparked BYU's sexual assault review reacts to policy change

By Whitney Hales
October 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Her name and her story became national headlines last spring as former BYU student Madi Barney called attention to the university's policies on sexual assault reporting in April 2016.
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Breaking News

BYU studying sexual assaults reporting, investigation policies

By Jordan Murray
April 25, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU Academic Vice President Brent Webb accepts 60,000 signatures at a protest held on campus on April 20. (Natalie Stoker)
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Breaking News

Timeline: Recent media coverage of sexual assault and BYU Honor Code policy

By Jordan Murray
April 22, 2016 12:00 AM
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Local

BYU's sexual misconduct policies scrutinized; online petition gaining steam

By Whitney Hales
April 15, 2016 12:00 AM
Madi Barney's online petition pushes for changes in the way BYU investigates sexual assault. (The Petition Site)
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State

Sexual assault a major problem for colleges across nation

By Alex E. J. Mohammad
April 15, 2016 12:00 AM
Editor's note: The following story was written with the victim's permission.
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Campus

BYU hosts rape awareness conference

By Whitney Hales
April 08, 2016 12:00 AM
The BYU Women's Studies Honor Society hosted a rape awareness conference on Thursday, April 7, focusing on ways to end rape culture and help victims of sexual assault.
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Healthy Living

BYU professor calls for state standardization in processing sexual assault kits

By Kristen Kerr
April 07, 2016 12:00 AM
BYU nursing professor and certified sexual assault nurse examiner Julie Valentine discusses the findings of her recent study on the low processing numbers of sexual assault kits. (Natalie Stoker)
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Local

BYU professor receives grants to help aid investigations of Utah sexual assault cases

By Jenna Barratt
October 07, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU nursing professor Julie Valentine is also a sexual assault nurse examiner. Valentine said the tracking system works as a way to enhance interagency collaboration between different parts of the legal system. (BYU Nursing Department)
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