Opinion: #MeToo about the victims, not a political tool

Victoria Cirilli Staff Writer Allegations of sexual misconduct are frequent today and severely affect both the accuser and the accused.  A victim of sexual assault coming forward for the first time, stakes their career, lifestyle, and privacy and has every right to be heard and get a fair opportunity for justice.  Quite often, the general public overlooks the basic presumption of innocence for the accused when it comes to these crimes.  Since the rise of the #MeToo movement, more allegations of sexual misconduct have been brought to the forefront, and…

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Sexual assault film sparks discussion

Tu To Staff Writer In hopes of educating students on sexual assault, Trojan Outreach (TO) hosted a movie screening and discussion of “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary featuring real college students from universities across the United States with their personal sexual assault stories. According to the The Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll (2015), 1 in 5 women are sexually assaulted while in college. According to Riley Jacks, a graduate counseling major and the coordinator for Trojan Outreach, the organization is an education program on campus working with the Student Services…

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