“StepUp!” walks against power-based violence
Billy Keeney, Copy Editor
March 7, 2019
Filed under Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
“StepUp! End Power-Based Violence” invited all men and women on campus to walk a mile around campus this past Wednesday to raise awareness for sexual assault, gender-violence, intolerance and gender-inequality.
What you missed at SGA Feb. 19
Blake Girlinghouse, Reporter
February 20, 2018
SGA read a resolution to establish a warning system for hate speakers on campus and trained with Norse Violence Prevention Center to define consent.
What you missed at SGA Feb. 12
Blake Girlinghouse, Reporter
February 13, 2018
SGA passed a resolution to expand the NKU Violence Prevention Center and appointed two new senators at Monday’s meeting.
For survivors of sexual assault, NVP provides space for self-care
Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief
February 12, 2018
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Featured Story
The contents of Gabby Dralle’s office: a “tranquility” jar marked with the words “let it go” sits by her desktop, filled with purple liquid that shimmers as you move it. To the left, a lilac dream catcher hangs on the wall, flanked by newspaper clippings and posters. Beside a pile of conse...
‘Forward Together’: Student community forms for sexual assault survivors
Natalie Hamren, Assistant News Editor
February 5, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, News
Forward Together--a six week training group for survivors of sexual assault--will be offered to students by Health, Counseling and Wellness in collaboration with Norse Violence Prevention Center. It was student requests that inspired the creation of the group, said Gabby Dralle, the director of NVP. ...
Take Back the Night: Survivors share their stories
Brittney Gunter, Reporter
April 14, 2017
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Campus Events, Featured Story
Students shuffled around a white leather couch and tried to find a seat in the University Center Ballroom. Names that represent survivors are written on the shiny material in purple ink. The couch, and all that it represents, is a part of The K.A.S.S.I.E. Project. The K.A.S.S.I.E. Project helps sur...
Finding strength in speaking out
Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief
October 11, 2016
Filed under A&L Features, Arts & Life, Featured Story
She felt it like it was sitting on her chest. Suffocated by her thoughts in a room full of strangers, Jessica Ulrich stared at the microphone in front of the room. Somehow its slender stand seemed to tower over her. I need to get up and do this. Driven by the desire to share her story, the 21-year-old stood up from her seat. This is who I am. She felt her stomach turn...
Feelings mixed on NKU’s It’s On Us campaign
Abby Anstead, Editor-in-Chief
September 29, 2016
Filed under Featured Story, News
Reva Short thinks it’s important to bring awareness to the issue of sexual assault. The NKU junior supports the national It’s On Us Campaign, an initiative focused on shifting the way people think about and respond to sexual assault, but she also thinks the university’s participation in the c...