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Uber reports more than 3,000 sexual assaults on 2018 rides

RACHEL LERMAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press | Dec 6, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber, as part of a long anticipated safety report, revealed that more than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during its U.S. rides in 2018. That figure includes 235 rapes across...

Suspect identified, considered person of interest in sexual battery investigation

Christian Ayers | Jun 30, 2015

A student reported a sexual battery on campus after inviting over a man she met through social media.

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UNF students take back the night

Danae Leake | Oct 6, 2014

Students walked across campus and shared their personal stories to raise awareness about domestic violence during the sixth annual Take Back the Night.

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Opinion: rape culture and unreported sexual assault

Cassidy Alexander | Sep 24, 2014

Opinion: "Reporting a rape is an incredibly hard thing to do, so a lot of times people just do not do it. This does not make it their fault, but ours for perpetuating these ideas."

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False reports raise questions about real victims

Saphara Harrell | Jan 15, 2014

Two professors, the director of the Women's Center and a UPD lieutenant discuss the reasons behind and consequences of the rise in false reports of rape and assault on campus.

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Society forces victims of rape into silence: Spinnaker Editorial of April 17

Spinnaker | Apr 17, 2013

Rape is a crime often times going unreported. We're part of a culture that implicates repercussions for reporting a horrible misdeed that deserves justice.

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Mock Rape Trial seeks to educate on difficult issues

Dargan Thompson | Apr 11, 2013

Laughter is not something you generally expect to hear in a courtroom, even a fake courtroom, especially when the issue at hand is as serious as sexual assault. But there was plenty of good-natured laughter...

Aim Higher: students rally for lower tuition

Kathleen Godfrey | Jan 15, 2013

Aim Higher activists rallied in the student union on Jan. 14 in an attempt to call attention to the 15 percent tuition increase students may face this year. UNF is the first institution in the state...

Two UNF students turn over a new leaf on academic networking

Zach Sweat | Sep 12, 2012

Everyone knows the feeling of walking into a class on the first day of school, looking around the room, and realizing you don’t know a single person there. In order to solve this problem, two UNF undergraduates have created a way for students to connect with one another all over the nation via a website.

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Alleged rape victim speaks out on April battery incident

Maggie Seppi | Jul 9, 2012

Emily, 17, and her parents are unhappy with how long it has taken the state to solve the case. She said she’s scared to leave her house, in case she sees the alleged suspects in public.

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Intoxicated UNF students go to a rehabilitation center for detoxification

Joseph Basco | Nov 2, 2011

THEY TRIED TO MAKE ME GO TO REHAB - UNF students are likely to go to rehab if intoxicated on campus.

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UNF students are largely insured

Spinnaker | Oct 26, 2011

Students at UNF discuss their coverage and options for health insurance

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