The latest big sexual assault survey is (like others) more hype than science

Article here. Amazing the Post ran it, given it's so highly critical of it. The Post typically doesn't like to entertain criticism of itself. Still, anything to shore up lagging sales, even taking opposite positions on the same subject. Money talks. Excerpt:

'"Survey: 1 in 5 women in college sexually assaulted.”

This headline, on The Washington Post’s long Sept. 21 article about a large survey of students at 27 public and private universities across the country college, is false.

Although the survey, by the Association of American Universities (AAU), was itself deliberately designed to exaggerate the number of sexual assaults on campus, even the AAU said that “estimates such as ‘1 in 5′ or ‘1 in 4′ as a global rate” across all universities is [sic] oversimplistic, if not misleading.”

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Congressman: Expel Students Accused Of Rape, But Don’t You Dare Touch My Tea

Article here. Excerpt:

'Jared Polis, the Colorado Democrat who raised eyebrows this month by suggesting students merely accused of sexual assault deserve to be expelled, has apparently found something more deserving of fairness and leniency: Colorado’s kombucha tea industry.

Kombucha tea stands out from other teas because it requires fermentation to make, meaning the drink usually has a small amount of alcohol in it. While this amount is minimal, it can sometimes drift above 0.5 percent, which triggers a host of federal regulations and potential fines. That has left kombucha producers in constant fear of a federal government crackdown that could put them out of business.

Now, Polis says he’s fed up with this unjust reality.'

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Soldier uses GoPro to prove wife's domestic abuse

Story here. Excerpt:

'It was a low blow, captured on a man's GoPro that has led Pinellas County Deputies to put his estranged wife in jail.

"This is just one of many instances where I've had to use the camera to either prove her guilt or prove my innocence and that's the only reason I am carrying it," said Michael who recorded the attack. 10 News is protecting his identity since he is a victim of domestic violence.

In the middle of a long divorce and custody battle over twin 2-year-olds, Michael has been tying the GoPro to his belt using parachute cord to make sure each exchange with his ex is documented.
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In a custody exchange last Thursday, the camera shows Michael reaching into the back of the car to unbuckle one of his sons. As he is doing that you hear him scream and jerk back. Going frame by frame, in the bottom right hand corner of the video you see what appears to be the hand of 37-year-old Corinne Novak as she forcefully grabs his genitals.'

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SAVE: Survey Labeled Students as Sex Offenders for Violating Policy that Didn’t Exist

Press release here. Excerpt:

'A widely publicized survey on campus sexual assault by the Association of American Universities (AAU) classified male students as violators of affirmative consent policies, even when such policies were not in existence on the campus at the time the survey was conducted. SAVE is calling for AAU to retract the survey and recalculate its findings.

On September 21, the AAU released its Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct, which was conducted at 27 colleges around the nation. The survey reported that 23.1% of female undergraduates experience sexual assault or sexual misconduct sometime during their college careers.

The survey defined “sexual misconduct” to include failure to obtain affirmative consent. But affirmative consent is a controversial, possibly unconstitutional policy, and most colleges had not implemented the policy when AAU fielded the survey in April 2015.'

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Circumcision protest group to demonstrate in Princeton

Story here. Excerpt:

'If you're in Princeton Wednesday and happen to see a bunch of people who appear to be wounded in a very painful manner, don't call 911.

They're part of a group called The Bloodstained Men who are opposed to circumcision, and they've been traveling to cities in the Northeast to draw attention to what they believe is needless surgery on baby boys.

Their attire is designed to shock: white pants with red paint daubed over the groin. They refer to themselves as "intactivists," or activists who favor intact genitals.

Craig Adams, of Dover, one of the demonstration organizers, said he became interested in the issue after the birth of his son in 2013. He and his wife declined three separate inquiries about circumcision while at the hospital, prompting one nurse to remark to their newborn, "You're a lucky baby."'

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Huffington Post Celebrates Woman Who Set Ex-Boyfriend's Car On Fire

Article here. Excerpt:

'Someone's car got a makeover!

After years of having a car that was boring and unimaginative, much like his relationship with Amy and probably all his exes, Eric has a new ride to go along with his new secret mistress who is no longer a secret at all.

Yeah, this cheating bastard boyfriend's car is looking hot, hot, hot!

Amy hopes you're enjoying your new makeover, Eric, because she certainly is! You might just be too hot to handle at this point, so maybe it's time to go your separate ways.'

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University Implements Controversial Sexual Assault Prevention Program

Article here. Excerpt:

'The University of Wisconsin – Madison has implemented a new sexual assault prevention program for the current school year that is 100% directly targeted at only men being potential rapist. The program titled “Don’t Be that Guy” includes four promotional posters. Each poster is an attempt to instruct men on how to not become a rapist.
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There is absolutely no mention anywhere in the campaign of potential male victims of sexual violence or potential female aggressors in sexually violent situations.'

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Cyberspace misogyny exaggerated

Article here. Excerpt:

'If you believe the numerous reports on cyberspace misogyny that have appeared in the past couple of years, merely being female on the Internet—whether you’re a politician, a journalist, or just a random woman with the temerity to have an opinion—is enough to make you a target for constant sexist insults, vile harassment, and even threats of rape and murder.
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Certainly, one can point to alarming cases of targeted abuse directed at women, from the rape and death threats sent to British journalist Carolyn Criado-Perez after she campaigned to put Jane Austen on a banknote to American feminist writer Amanda Hess’s account of being targeted by a persistent stalker.

But men are hardly immune to such cyber-warfare. Lee Stranahan, a reporter for the American right-wing website Breitbart News, has received death and rape threats directed at himself and his family—which included his home address and phone number being posted online—and has also been the target of phony reports of child abuse.

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Canada: Up For Debate gives voice to neglected women’s issues

Article here. Excerpt:

'For instance: how to make Canada a safer and better place for women? Start with the “testosterone-flooded” House of Commons, said May, which prompted gales of laughter in the audience at the U of T.

All leaders spoke about fixing women’s inequality from inside Parliament first by increasing women’s representation. Trudeau and May said that getting rid of first-past-the-post would lead to more women MPs.

Mulcair promised to introduce a 50-per-cent female quota for the boards of directors of federal organizations.
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May said women’s issues, along with the environment, are too often shoved to the back burner because political discourse in this country caters to men.

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More Help for College Men With Depression and Anxiety

Article here. Excerpt:

'Concerned that they aren’t reaching enough young men, college counseling centers are making extra efforts to draw them in.

The centers, which usually offer support groups and one-on-one therapy for struggling students, have faced growing demand for their services in recent years. Still, men make up only 33.9% of clients, according to the latest annual survey by the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors. Men represented 43.8% of the student population at the schools surveyed.
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At the University of Missouri in Columbia last year, the counseling center reached out to the leaders of the school’s fraternities. The center, along with the school’s Office of Greek Life, conducted a course on masculinity, covering alcohol abuse, respect for women and how to talk about emotions.'

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NHL Legend Blows Off Woman’s Attempt To Extort Him With Post-Sex Photo

Article here. Excerpt:

'NHL legend Jaromir Jagr, 43, recently hooked up with a bombshell 18-year-old model, and after the sex session the model attempted to extort Jagr for $2,000 in return for not releasing a photo of them in bed, according to Complex.

Jagr then hit the model back with the greatest response of all time: “I don’t care.”

That legendary response led to the photo of Jagr in bed with model being released.'

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College's hypocrisy on standard of evidence when it comes to accused students

Article here. Excerpt:

'A Vermont college was ordered to halt the expulsion of a student who was expelled for sexual assault without being given a hearing. But what the college argued in its defense was rather interesting.

Middlebury College used a "preponderance of evidence" standard (meaning campus administrators have to be just 50.01 percent sure an assault was committed) even before the Department of Education mandated colleges to lower the bar on proof of charges against students. But when it came to defending itself from this student's lawsuit, the college demanded the higher standard of "clear and convincing" evidence that it had wronged him.

In a footnote of the judge's decision to halt the expulsion, noticed by Samantha Harris of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, the college argued for the higher standard of proof.

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University Pulls Kiss Cam After Complaint It Encourages Sexual Assault

Story here. Excerpt:

'If the author of a letter to the editor published on Syracuse.com last Friday has his way, the famous “kiss cam” employed at countless sporting venues across the country might go the way of the misogynistic dodo. That’s because, following said letter, Syracuse University will discontinue its use of the gag at the school’s Carrier Dome on Saturday.

On the one hand, this seems like yet another example of political correctness gone mad. Without the popular kiss cam, moments like former president Jimmy Carter‘s loving smooch with his wife Rosalynn Carter will never again grace the next day’s newsfeeds. Yet after reading the Syracuse.com letter, the reasoning behind the school’s decision begins to make some sense.

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'Shadow' campus system is no solution

Article here. Excerpt:

'As a person who deals with the issue of sex assault on campus , it seems appropriate for me to offer some opinions in the context of Congressman Polis's remarks and the discussion they have engendered.

First, it is important that we be clear what is being discussed. Sex assault is a very serious crime. Most sex assaults in Colorado are at least class 4 felonies, potentially punishable by many years in prison, mandatory registration as a sex offender, court-ordered sex offender treatment and large fines, as well as the life-changing consequences of a felony conviction.

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U.S. State Dept.: "Connecting Women Entrepreneurs in the Americas"

Link here. Excerpt:

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