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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Kaylyn Ahn testified before the Illinois House and Senate in 2022 to pass a bill aimed at closing a loophole in the state’s sexual assault law.

Q&A: Student activist Kaylyn Ahn talks advocating for sexual assault survivors

April 1, 2024

Warning: this article contains mentions of sexual assault and suicide. After her sexual assault case was dismissed three years ago by local law enforcement due to a legal loophole, SESP junior Kaylyn...

Red exclamation point speech bubbles come out of a rectangular prison cell with a dollar in front of it.

Advocates defend SAFE-T Act amid conservative backlash

October 2, 2022

Content Warning: This article has mentions of gun violence and assault.  The advertisement opens with a darkened image of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot declaring “the summer of joy” in Chicago....

The new law required consent be taught required consent be taught in sexual education classes through an eight-part definition through an eight-part definition. Liv Harmening, an educator and advocate at the Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault, said the law was an important update to an outdated curriculum.

New sexual education law tackles “outdated” Illinois school code

May 4, 2020

When State Rep. Ann Williams (D-Chicago) was in high school, she said her sexual education curriculum was taught by a gym teacher who wasn’t trained in the subject. At the time, some of her peers seemed...

Kaethe Morris Hoffer answers questions about human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Morris Hoffer spoke after a screening of the documentary, Demand, hosted by the YWCA Evanston/Northshore at the Wilmette Theatre.

Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation addresses sex trafficking, misogyny

May 15, 2015

A sex trafficking education and prevention group spoke on issues of violence against women and the sex industry Thursday night at the Wilmette Theatre. Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation,...

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