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Editorial | Gaming platforms need to do more to address and prevent harm

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 7, 2022

Concerned parents and players recently criticized the game “Overwatch 2” for hosting custom user modifications that simulate sexual assault and rape.

Editorial | Pitt needs to address rape culture on campus

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 9, 2022

It’s unfortunate that the burden of preventing sexual assault often falls on student activists, including the organizer’s of last week’s protest, rather than large institutions or those who are likely to commit assault.

Opinion | Preventative sexual assault measures needed on campuses

By Genna Edwards, For the Pitt News • August 26, 2019

Following the Ruskin Incident, the overarching safety issue was not, and is still not resolved. The ubiquitous worry remains.

Sen. Jeff Flake calls Trump’s mockery of Ford ‘appalling’

By Griffin Connolly | CQ-Roll Call • October 3, 2018

Sen. Jeff Flake called President Donald Trump's comments at a Mississippi campaign rally mocking a woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault "appalling." Christine...

When talking assault, recognize the limitations of the #MeToo movement

By Ana Altchek | Columnist • November 29, 2017

The infamous words of pre-college advice for girls at my high school graduation party were “never leave your drink unattended,” and, if you ignored that, “don’t drink the punch” — warnings...

Hollywood homophobia complicates Spacey scandal

By Thomas Wick | Columnist • November 7, 2017

Coming out as gay can be a struggle. The experience can be even harder if you’re 14 years old, the victim of a sexual assault — and in the film industry. This is exactly the unfortunate situation...

DeVos takes backward step on sexual assault

By Erica Brandbergh | Columnist • September 11, 2017

For a cabinet member who’s already one of the most controversial in the Trump administration, it would have seemed difficult for U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to become even more divisive....