sexual violence Archives • The Tulane Hullabaloo

Letter to the Editor: The Hullabaloo’s sexual violence op-ed mischaracterizes efforts

April 2, 2020

As members of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Committee of the Undergraduate Student Government, we are concerned by the gross mischaracterization of current sexual violence prevention efforts...

Tulane policy still fails to address sexual violence

Lily Mae Lazarus, Contributing Writer • February 19, 2020

Lily runs the sexual violence support group for Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity. Following the 2017 Climate Assessment, Tulane launched the Wave of Change initiative in 2018. The initiative was an attempt...

Mourning Kobe Bryant means reckoning with his past

Ava Lemos, Senior Staff Writer • February 6, 2020

Content Warning: Please be advised that this article contains content related to sexual assault and rape. Many were left reeling after the sudden death of Kobe Bryant on Jan. 26. People across the...

Annual Take Back the Night event seeks to raise awareness around sexual violence

Sanjali De Silva, Senior Staff Reporter • October 20, 2019

This Thursday, members of the New Orleans community will gather for the annual Take Back the Night march, an event aimed at raising awareness around sexual violence. Tulane students and community...

We can’t address sexual violence if we keep trying to promote ‘healthy masculinity’

Emily Buttitta, Senior Staff Writer • October 9, 2019

The Well for Health Promotion has implemented a new event – the MENtality Project Lunch & Learn – the goal of which is to “help engage, educate and empower students to create an open environment...

Lisa Currie becomes Interim Associate Director for The Office of Gender and Sexual Diversity

Michael Naish, Associate News Editor • November 8, 2018

Lisa Currie, the new interim associate director for the Office of Gender and Sexual Diversity, says between adjusting to life in a new city and planning forward-thinking initiatives for OGSD, she’s...

Project IX aims to find meaningful solutions to sexual violence

Fiona Grathwohl, Senior Staff Reporter • March 8, 2018

Approximately 50 students gather around every Wednesday evening, reading quotations from anonymous Tulane peers about campus culture and sexual assault in the community. They are working together to find...

Tulane hosts second annual Louisiana Sexual Assault Student Activist Awareness Conference

Sophia Mariani, Staff Reporter • November 22, 2017

In the early morning of Oct. 28, students, administrators and members of the New Orleans community piled into the Lavin-Bernick Center of University Life to speak out against sexual violence on college...

Take Back the Night event gives platform for sexual assault survivors

Carrigan English and Megan Plotka • November 1, 2017

On Wednesday night, Loyola University New Orleans' campus was illuminated with candlelight as people marched and chanted in support of sexual violence survivors at the annual Take Back the Night event. Hosted...

Students push for representation in sexual assault prevention efforts

Sanjali De Silva, Story Sullivan, and Sophia Mariani • October 5, 2017

Driven by unmet promises from the university administration, students from many corners of Tulane's campus came together to create the #WeMatterTU petition, urging the release of the Climate Survey...

Tulane Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey requires widespread student participation

April 6, 2017

Tulane conducted a Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey this year, garnering a response from 53 percent of undergraduate and 31 percent of graduate students. These numbers reflect varying community involvement,...

Climate survey gathers data surrounding sexual assault

Tess Riley , News Editor • February 2, 2017

Tulane is calling on student voices to help combat sexual assault and harassment on campus through a campus climate survey sent to all full-time undergraduate and graduate students on Sunday. Students...