sexual assault https://cuindependent.com Wed, 23 Oct 2019 03:24:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Reporters who broke Weinstein scandal recount ‘roller coaster’ investigation to packed crowd https://cuindependent.com/2019/10/22/new-york-times-harvey-weinstein-cu-boulder/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 23:04:19 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=108744 New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor spoke on campus Monday night about their explosive story which uncovered decades of sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein. By Emma Pond

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]]> Sexual assault occurred near Folsom Field Saturday, CUPD says https://cuindependent.com/2019/10/06/sexual-assault-folsom-field-cu/ Sun, 06 Oct 2019 15:27:07 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=107664 A female was sexually assaulted Saturday near Folsom Field, CUPD said in an email to students. By Tory Lysik

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]]> NYT reporters who broke Harvey Weinstein story to speak at CU https://cuindependent.com/2019/09/27/harvey-weinstein-nyt-reporters-cu/ Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:29:12 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=106983 Distinguished Speakers Board will host Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey for an evening discussing the scandal and the #MeToo movement. By Kerrie Joyce

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]]> CU student arrested over multiple sexual assault charges https://cuindependent.com/2019/09/05/cu-student-arrested-over-multiple-sexual-assault-charges/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 04:26:49 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=105072 Conner Lee Shaver, 21, has been accused by another student of three instances of sexual assault that occurred over the summer. By Tory Lysik

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]]> Case will go forward for CU student charged with rape https://cuindependent.com/2019/05/03/case-will-go-forward-for-cu-student-charged-with-rape-next-hearing-aug-9/ Fri, 03 May 2019 18:28:44 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=102825 A judge found probable cause in the case of Zachary Roper, who is facing two counts of felony sexual assault. By Carina Julig

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]]> Tarana Burke addresses the importance of activism during CU visit https://cuindependent.com/2019/04/17/tarana-burke-importance-activism/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:21:16 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=102111 The founder of the "Me Too" movement spoke at CU about her work and about how young people can make a difference. By Carina Julig

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]]> Opinion: CU can do more to protect students against assault https://cuindependent.com/2019/04/09/opinion-cu-can-do-more-to-protect-students-against-assault/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 23:22:43 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=101548 CU got rid of the blue light emergency telephones system in 2015. The university could use that system now more than ever. By Savannah Mather

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]]> Hearing for student accused of rape delayed, student group releases petition https://cuindependent.com/2019/04/04/expel-abusers-releases-petition/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 04:03:18 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=101458 The Expel Abusers campaign released a petition calling on CU to change the way it handles sexual assault allegations. By Carina Julig

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]]> Opinion: Speak up https://cuindependent.com/2019/03/30/opinion-speak-up/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 04:42:59 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=101225 Words matter. When others use words that cause harm, intentionally or not, we must be willing to speak up. By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Campus protest demands suspension of student accused of sexual assault https://cuindependent.com/2019/03/19/campus-protest-suspension-sexual-assault/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:06:03 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=100714 A second accusation against Roper emerged at the protest from a high school student who said he attempted to assault her. By Carina Julig

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