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U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego) recently introduced the Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act, a bill that would establish an independent advocate for sexual assault survivors at universities that receive federal funding. (via senate.gov)

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This post was updated on Aug. 11 at 10:17 a.m. This past spring, “#WhyIDidntReport” became a trending hashtag on twitter. Survivors of sexual assault flooded the social media website with accounts of why they didn’t report their assaults.

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Julia McCarthy: UC support for sexual assault survivors needs to be solidified

By Julia McCarthy

Aug. 11, 2014 1:06 a.m.