By Bethany Feret, The Blue Bench Volunteer Coordinator & CCASA Blogger The other week, I was scrolling through my facebook feed (as you do when you cannot concentrate) and came across a link titled "The Strangest… 
A rape that took place at a gas station is caught on tape. Sexual harassment and the restaurant industry. George Will thinks that California’s affirmative consent law is just the government “monitoring sex.” New Hampshire… 
Affirmative consent, and why Lena Dunham’s admission of being a survivor of rape matters. A recent survey found that 10% of female students at University of Oregon have been raped while attending the school. The… 
On harassment in the workplace. And, some female firefighters allege sexual assault from coworkers. The Rantic hoax against Emma Watson is incredibly problematic. Students are protesting how Jadavpur University is handling the sexual assault of… 
Rape culture in the Alaskan wilderness, and what it means to be part of a tight-knit community and bring up the topic of rape. Police in Cleveland hope to uncover similar cases by exposing more… 
by Kristine Ives, CCASA Blogger A delicate intensity of emotions surrounds the film Short Term 12, which stars Brie Larson as Grace, the supervisor of a group home for at-risk teenagers. The movie poignantly evaluates… 
Maybe this is what happened in the editorial meeting that led USA Today to publish a boring and horrible “suggestion” about how to end rape. Perhaps changing the way colleges handle sexual assault would lessen… 
By Samantha Wickramasinghe The billboard number one hit song “Rude” by the band MAGIC!, has become the relentless, catchy pop song that you cannot avoid no matter where you go. This song has a combination… 
By Michelle Schaunaman, CCASA Blogger & Outreach Coordinator at TESSA Recently, I made a shocking discovery. I am a feminist. A young woman raised in a religious, conservative Midwestern home may be one of the… 
Trigger warning: A powerful comic about rape, and telling one’s story. Todd Akin regrets apologizing for his comment about legitimate rape in 2012. A new study finds that 40% of colleges have not properly investigated…