How Campus Sexual Assaults Came To Command New Attention
Call it a sign of the times that right along with required writing core courses, incoming freshmen at most schools this fall will also face a mandatory crash course on the subject of sexual assault.At...
View ArticleSome Accused Of Sexual Assault On Campus Say System Works Against Them
After years of criticism for being too lax on campus sexual assault, some colleges and universities are coming under fire from students who say the current crackdown on perpetrators has gone too...
View ArticleHarvard Law Professors Say New Sexual Assault Policy Is One-Sided
Just a few months after Harvard University announced a new, tougher policy against campus sexual assault, a group of Harvard law professors is blasting the rules as unfair.Harvard announced its new...
View ArticleTo Tackle Sexual Assault Cases, Colleges Enlist Investigators-For-Hire
As colleges continue to scramble under federal pressure to overhaul how they handle cases of sexual assault, the list of schools under investigation for botching cases continues to grow.That's left...
View ArticleColleges Straddle Line Between Assault Prevention And Victim-Blaming
As efforts increase around the nation to combat campus sexual assault, one aspect of prevention seems to confound schools the most: how to warn students about staying safe — without sounding like...
View ArticleProsecution Rests Case Against Admitted Boston Marathon Bomber
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A milestone today in the case against admitted Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The prosecution...
View ArticleClosing Arguments To Begin Monday In Boston Marathon Bombing Trial
The defense rested its case on Tuesday for admitted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev after just a few hours of testimony. The defense called four people to testify compared to the 92 called by...
View ArticleIn Closing Argument, Prosecutor Says Tsarnaev Wanted To 'Punish America'
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Dramatic and emotional closing arguments today in the trial of the admitted Boston Marathon bomber Johar...
View ArticleBostonians Mark 2nd Anniversary Of Marathon Bombing
Bostonians marked the second anniversary of the marathon bombing Wednesday, all while awaiting the sentencing phase of convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to begin. The jury must decide on death or life...
View ArticleLive Tweets: Day 3 Of Boston Marathon Bombing Trial's Penalty Phase
NPR's Tovia Smith is covering the sentencing phase of the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial in Boston. A jury is weighing whether the 21-year-old convicted in the bombings that killed three people and left 264...
View ArticleTsarnaev Defense Urges Jury To Spare His Life
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The attorneys defending Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had their first chance today to start laying...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Bomber Gets Emotional During Relatives' Testimony
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: In Boston this afternoon, convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev got emotional in court for the first time. Five...
View ArticleFamily Of Suspected Terrorist Killed By Boston Police Call For Investigation
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A suspected terrorist was fatally shot this week in Boston by antiterrorism officers. His family is calling...
View ArticleAfter Supreme Court Decision, What's Next For Gay Rights Groups?
Having clinched the long-sought prize of same-sex marriage in all 50 states, some long-time advocates are now waking up to the realization that they need to find a new job. At least one major same-sex...
View ArticleCurbing Sexual Assault Becomes Big Business On Campus
Students headed for college this fall can expect a slew of new efforts aimed at preventing campus sexual assault.
View ArticleFor Students Accused Of Campus Rape, Legal Victories Win Back Rights
College students can't miss the warnings these days about the risk of campus sexual assault, but increasingly, some students are also taking note of what they perceive as a different danger."Once you...
View ArticleUnraveled: The Mystery Of The Secret Street Artist In Boston
I first noticed it in a neighborhood of Boston aptly called the "Innovation District." On a crumbling corner of an old brick building, there was a gaping hole created by about 15 missing clay bricks,...
View ArticleWho Decides If You're Too Young To Marry?
More than 700 million women worldwide today were married as children, and most of them are in developing countries.
View ArticleFans Want Patriots' Draft Pick Restored And Sue NFL To Make It Happen
A group of die-hard Patriots fans went to federal court earlier this week trying to overturn the team's punishment for Deflategate.The Patriots were stripped of their first-round draft pick after the...
View ArticlePush Grows For A 'Scarlet Letter' On Transcripts Of Campus Sexual Offenders
When it comes to punishing students for campus sexual assault, some say kicking offenders out of school isn't enough. They want schools to put a permanent note on offenders' transcripts explaining that...
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