It’s often the case that, as Washington University students, we look at various issues that happen at other schools and dismiss them. We say, “That doesn’t happen at Wash. U.” Maybe it’s because we think that Wash. U. students are a different breed of college student—we’re studious, we’re hardworking and we’re oh-so-nice!—that we think that sexual assault isn’t an issue.

Dear Provost Thorp, We are writing to you today, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, as students concerned about the epidemic of sexual and relationship violence affecting the Washington University community.

[media-credit id=3223 align="alignleft" width="300"][/media-credit]Tentative changes to the university judicial code including the creation of a designated sexual assault review board aim to make the handling of sexual assault complaints swifter and less grueling for students.

A mixed slate took Senior Class Council and two groups failed in their appeals for block funding despite majority support in the latest round of Student Union elections. The results, announced Tuesday afternoon, represent the votes of nearly 41 percent of the undergraduate student body, making the election the most competitive in recent memory.

Today’s edition of Student Life tells the story of a student who was raped and how she has grappled with the realization of her attack. This is just one of many rapes that goes unreported, and even unrecognized, on this campus.

Nearly two years ago, a man tailgated into Myers Hall, forced his way into a female student’s dorm room and raped her. That incident jumpstarted a campus-wide conversation about security […]