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Opinion | Ending rape culture demands intersectionality

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • April 4, 2024

We need to stop objectifying the actions of all women and of all people. Until we do this, how can we begin to expect people to view women as humans rather than objects for sexual gratification?

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.

Column: Greek life promotes dangerous, elitist culture

By Christian Snyder, Opinions Editor • July 4, 2017

At Penn State’s fraternity Beta Theta Pi’s Bid Night, on a cold February night in State College, Timothy Piazza fractured his skull and ruptured his spleen when he fell down a flight of stairs. His...

Gallery: Demonstration against Rape Culture in Schenley Plaza

By Kate Koenig | Visual Editor • June 21, 2016