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Documenting our support for the undocumented community

Documenting our support for the undocumented community

Feb 17, 2017

Article by the Oracle Editorial Board Lea la versión en Español aquí.  In response to President Donald Trump’s deportation pledges, the University of California and California State University...

Documentado nuestro apoyo a los estudiantes indocumentados

Documentado nuestro apoyo a los estudiantes indocumentados

Feb 17, 2017

Artículo del Consejo Editorial de Oracle Read the English version here.  En respuesta a las promesas de deportación del presidente Donald Trump, la Universidad de California y el sistema de la...

Campus rape culture: survivors speak out, district potentially in violation of law

Campus rape culture: survivors speak out, district potentially in violation of law

Feb 11, 2017

by Neda Shahiar, Renée Remsberg, and Valeria Gonzalez The US Department of Education is currently investigating the MVLA district for potential mishandling of a sexual assault report, according to an...

‘Yes means yes’ consent standard in California

Feb 11, 2017

[dropcap style="square"]C[/dropcap]alifornia became the first state to adopt the ‘Yes Means Yes’ law, which seeks to make the legal definition of sexual consent clearer, on Sept. 28, 2014. Since 2014,...

Consent Q&A

Feb 11, 2017

Questions: 1) What does consent mean to you in terms of sex or sexual activity? 2) How should one ideally ask for consent? 3) How should one ideally offer their consent? Ronak Agarwal, 12 1) Consent...

Examining Consent Education

Feb 11, 2017

Salim and Greg* expressed similar sentiments of not wanting to permanently damage their perpetrator’s lives by reporting the assault, but both felt their perpetrators should be reformed or educated in...

District Accused of Title IX Violations

Feb 11, 2017

[dropcap style="square"]A[/dropcap]lso potentially in discordance with the law is MVLA’s handling of the alleged sexual assault of a student in September 2015. Currently, the Department of Education...

After the Assaults

Feb 11, 2017

[dropcap style="square"]N[/dropcap]either Mary*, Greg*, Brenda,* nor Shannon* recognized the incidents as sexual assault when they initially occurred. For Mary*, viewing rape storylines in TV shows caused...

Survivors Share Stories

Feb 11, 2017

[dropcap style="square"]S[/dropcap]hannon*, an MVHS senior, described sexual harassment at parties as “a really common thing.” “It’s something I’ve experienced, and I feel like almost every...

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