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UVa. Reinstates Frat at Heart of Rolling Stone Story

Cops find no evidence that allegations occurred at Phi Kappa Psi

(Newser) - The University of Virginia today reinstated Phi Kappa Psi, the fraternity at the heart of the Rolling Stone article on campus sexual assault , saying in a statement that local police had failed to find "any substantive basis to confirm that the allegations" in the article actually took place. "...

Student Accused of Columbia Rape: I'm a Feminist

Paul Nungesser holds that sex was consensual

(Newser) - A Columbia University senior is drawing attention to the issue of rape on campus by carrying a mattress with her, saying she'll keep bearing the load until her rapist is kicked out of school. Now, the man she accuses of the attack is speaking publicly for the first time,...

UVa Roommate: Jackie's Story 'Is Not a Hoax'

Emily Clark describes suitemate's descent into depression

(Newser) - "I was Jackie’s suitemate first year. I fully support Jackie, and I believe wholeheartedly that she went through a traumatizing sexual assault." So writes Emily Clark in a letter posted last night to the University of Virginia's Cavalier Daily . Clark goes on to describe Jackie's...

Rolling Stone Debacle Will Set Back Progress
Rolling Stone Debacle
Will Set Back Progress
OPINION
Dec 5, 2014 5:01 PM CST

Rolling Stone Debacle Will Set Back Progress

Instead of campus rape, we'll be talking about 'slipshod journalism,' says op-ed

(Newser) - With Rolling Stone backpedaling on its allegations of a gang rape at the University of Virginia, Susan Reimer at the Baltimore Sun takes stock of the situation: "What an ungodly mess," she writes. For a while there, it looked as if the nation might finally start having a...

Rolling Stone's UVa Rape Story Is Shaky Journalism

Washington Post media critic complains of 'flimsiness'

(Newser) - A Rolling Stone article about a gang rape at the University of Virginia has led the school to suspend all frats and the police to investigate. But now a drumbeat of criticism is emerging about the article itself, mainly because reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely didn't talk to the alleged...

After Rolling Stone Airs UVa Rape Claim, a Probe

'Rolling Stone' says freshman girl was assaulted by seven men in frat house

(Newser) - Police are investigating claims of a brutal gang rape inside a University of Virginia frat house in 2012, after a scathing Rolling Stone article. University President Teresa Sullivan asked police in Charlottesville to open an investigation, reports the Guardian , though she rejected the magazine's assertion that UVa has a...

Columbia Student: I'll Carry Mattress Until My Rapist Is Expelled

Emma Sulkowicz turns her senior thesis into a statement

(Newser) - Columbia senior Emma Sulkowicz says school authorities have ignored her allegations that a fellow student raped her in her dorm room on the first day of sophomore year. It's going to be tough to ignore this, however: The visual arts major plans to carry a mattress with her everywhere...

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