Cassie Scanlon

Articles

• We need mandatory sexual assault education

  A few weeks ago, Carnegie Mellon released the results of the 2017 SARV study, which is focused on determining how many students are survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence, as well as students’ perceptions of how the university handles these issues, among others. While this year's freshmen class has a lower rate ...

  Forum | March 26, 2018
• Greek Life empowers women

  You might have seen the headlines. Harvard University banned single-gender organizations in May 2016, but they are now being enforced for the first time. Those who decide on single-gender organizations are barred from holding leadership positions, including athletic team captains. This ban came...

  Forum | February 5, 2018
• MeToo campaign isolates survivors who seek privacy

  Two weeks ago, the "#MeToo" movement began on social media. The "#MeToo" movement focuses on survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment posting the "#MeToo" hashtag. While this movement has brought awareness to the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, it alienates survivors of sexual assault who want priv...

  Forum | October 30, 2017
• Poor sex education has devastating health effects, contributes to rape culture

  Last month, a 30-year-old woman took a pill that significantly reduced the effects of her ovarian cancer. Another woman who took the same pill no longer suffers from anemia, or iron deficiency. A 16-year-old girl took this pill and no longer has acne. Another teenage girl took this pill as treatment for a cyst in her breast.

  Forum | October 16, 2017
• National anthem protests are about racism, not patriotism

  In an effort to gain some brownie points with veterans and out of anger from a rejected invitation to the White House by Golden State Warriors basketball player Stephen Curry, President Donald Trump [tweeted](http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/09/donald-trump-twitter-nfl-nba-steph-curry-sports-national...

  Forum | October 2, 2017