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Two-time National Poetry Slam champion Guante performed spoken word poetry Wednesday night at the Dittmar Gallery. Co-sponsored by SHAPE and Take Back The Night, the event sought to raise awareness about issues like sexual assault and rape culture.

Spoken word artist Guante helps students connect art, activism

April 23, 2014

If Guante is an introvert, he doesn’t let it show when he performs. He uses hand gestures and voice inflection to convey his message in each piece. “Spoken word is not poetry reading,” he said....

Northwestern ‘takes back the night’ for Sexual Assault Awareness Week

April 20, 2014

Several Northwestern groups will host events to support survivors of sexual violence this week as part of NU's Sexual Assault Awareness Week. The week, running from Monday through Saturday, is organized...

Northwestern releases new sexual misconduct policy

January 13, 2014

Northwestern administrators unveiled Monday a new sexual misconduct policy that offers a more comprehensive definition of consent and a wider-reaching list of what constitutes sexual violence. Titled...

In Focus: Taking back Title IX: Northwestern joins national push to address sexual assault

In Focus: Taking back Title IX: Northwestern joins national push to address sexual assault

November 21, 2013

After she was sexually assaulted twice on campus, one Northwestern student felt as though no one understood what she was going through. The first assault occurred during Homecoming 2012, when her sorority...

Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators discuss Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” music video. The organization held an open discussion Thursday night about popular music and rape culture.

SHAPE hosts discussion of ‘Blurred Lines,’ rape culture

November 7, 2013

Northwestern’s Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators are un-blurring Robin Thicke’s lines. The group held an event Thursday evening, drawing about 40 people to Fisk Hall to discuss the music...

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