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National sexual assault awareness campaign launches
On Monday, Vice President Joe Biden announced a national sexual assault awareness campaign that will be introduced in K-12 schools and colleges — but some say that the Penn State community has been implementing similar measures for years.
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Rule may let schools release student data
The Department of Education proposed an amendment last Thursday to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act that would grant states the flexibility, when deemed necessary, to divulge private student records to ensure taxpayer funds are being invested in effective programs.
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Editorial: Sexual Assault Prevention Month brings attention to overlooked phenomenon
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and we cannot exaggerate its importance to our community. Though many of us go without considering it, sexual assault is an alarming truth on college campuses.
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Violence in Mexico affect schools, families, even Houston campus community
As the continued violence in Mexico begins to draw closer to home, students from both sides of the border are also affected. For some students, the violence has made it difficult to visit family in Mexico and has turned what was once a routine trip into a gamble for their lives.
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Student reflects on coping with rape experience
Most students on this campus are shocked to learn that one in four of their female peers are the victims of rape or attempted rape. But this is the reality that exists at Washington University and on college campuses across the nation.
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International Justice Mission combats human trafficking
Five hundred dollars could pay for an iPad, a cruise, a month’s rent—or a slave’s freedom. The Auburn chapter of the International Justice Mission aims to raise money to free victims of human trafficking.
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Arizona research could prevent accidents, deaths
Imagine, instead of a flashing light on the top of an intersection, a radio-operated system that could cut off music inside a private car and give a message that emergency vehicles are in an intersection. This system could be in cars by 2013.
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Teen sexting scandal illustrates dangers of technological era
The fad of sexting among minors can be destructive for young lives. For Margarite, a young girl from Washington, a naked picture she sent to her boyfriend Isaiah would come to have massive consequences. After the two broke up, Isaiah sent the picture to a former friend of Margarite.
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Louisiana ranked most disaster-prone state
Louisiana ranks No. 1 on the list of "Top 10 States Most at Risk Of Disaster," according to Kiplinger.com. "The Pelican State has the unfortunate distinction of being the most disaster-prone state in the nation, largely because of Hurricane Katrina, which was the costliest disaster in U.S.
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