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UMD provides Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resource Fair for students

By Alex Burke The University of Maryland’s Sexual Assault Prevention Committee (SAPC) hosted a Domestic Violence Awareness Month resource fair Friday to provide students with information regarding power-based violence prevention.  Students browsed tables from different campus organizations, including the UMD Counseling Center, CARE (Campus Advocates Respond and Educate) to Stop Violence, the Division of Student Affairs and more. Student representatives from Black Girls 2, an … Continue reading UMD provides Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resource Fair for students

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Student group brings rape culture discussion to the bar with “Real Talk” event

By Grace Mottley Twelve empty cups form a line on the bar, waiting to be filled with alcohol. They stand at attention, filled only with ice, until the bartender begins adding liquor and mixers, handing them out two at a time. Women take selfies and boomerangs of themselves clinking together their free drinks. To anyone who randomly walked into the bar, the scene would seem … Continue reading Student group brings rape culture discussion to the bar with “Real Talk” event

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Campus groups rally together around sexual assault survivors

Photo: Chisom Ojukwu discusses the SGA’s Survivor’s Living Guide at an event held by Preventing Sexual Assault (PSA.) SGA used the event as a space to advertise to survivors and ask for submissions for their guide. Photo by Grace Mottley. By Grace Mottley With a lack of institutional funding for both the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct and the Counseling Center, survivors of sexual … Continue reading Campus groups rally together around sexual assault survivors

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CARE to Stop Violence holds Clothesline Project

By Sarah Natchipolsky  Shirts emblazoned with messages of anger, hope, sorrow and healing were strung up around Hornbake Plaza on Wednesday, Oct. 23, as part of the Clothesline Project. The Clothesline Project is a biannual event sponsored by CARE to Stop Violence at the University of Maryland — an organization through the Health Center that provides confidential services to survivors of sexual assault and other … Continue reading CARE to Stop Violence holds Clothesline Project

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‘Purple Light Night’ educates students about relationship violence

CARE to Stop Violence’s “Purple Light Night” is a series of tabling events that aim to teach students about the signs of relationship violence and promote the resources available on campus. October is Relationship Violence Awareness Month. The series of tabling events will pick back up Wednesday, Oct. 23 and conclude on Monday, Oct. 28. SBS News’ Kimi Fleming reports.  Continue reading ‘Purple Light Night’ educates students about relationship violence

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Third Annual Terps Take Care Fair exhibits student mental health resources

By Casey Gannon On Thursday, Oct. 10 the third annual Terps Take Care Fair took place in the Hornbake Plaza. Student organizations, university departments and local businesses participated in an effort to display resources accessible to students who may be struggling with mental health.  Leslie Krafft, a North Campus case manager for the Department of Resident Life, was one of the founders of the Terps … Continue reading Third Annual Terps Take Care Fair exhibits student mental health resources

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Annual Stress Less Carnival brings dogs and mental health resources to students before finals

By Maristela Romero Mental health awareness groups lined McKeldin mall Wednesday with booths for the Stress Less Carnival hosted by Active Minds at Maryland to inform students on a variety of ways to relax before the upcoming finals week. The annual event offered painting, ring toss and stress ball-making among other activities to serve as avenues for students to practice self-care. “We have a lot … Continue reading Annual Stress Less Carnival brings dogs and mental health resources to students before finals

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Men walk McKeldin Mall in heels to raise awareness of sexual misconduct on campus

By Alexandra Marquez The Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct (OCRSM) hosted a Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event Friday to promote awareness of sexual assault and sexual misconduct on college campuses. The event was held in the afternoon on Mckeldin Mall, in front of the main administration building. OCRSM’s director and the university’s Title IX officer, Catherine Carroll spoke for a few … Continue reading Men walk McKeldin Mall in heels to raise awareness of sexual misconduct on campus

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