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Perspectives on education and awareness

Participant 1: I have been at CBU for almost 2 semesters now, and to be honest, I’ve never been informed about this […] policy. So, even though they have some good measures in place, there…

Yes, I have heard about the policy that has been made here at CBU regarding sexual consent and there was an audiovisual presentation that was shown to us. There was a screening in which all…

When international students all come to one place, they should be told about the openness of some cultures, because it is totally new to them. So they start to judge each other based of this…

Another thing the current policy is missing is maybe to educate the parents as well. When, like, someone has an impact of this sexual assault, […] they will speak with their parents, so parents should…

I think the policy does not cover all students- maybe international students need to know more about it and how it works here.

I would to add that, educating or creating awareness about sexual violence or sexual assault should happen even before reporting. Like, education and awareness are done after the reporting, but I feel like this is…

Participant 1: Personally, I think it’s [the policy is] a very important piece of information to have. […] I mean, right now, given the fact that we are talking about university students, there are some…

I think that if the men [were] here, maybe the men would want to hear how I don’t want to be treated. Like one of the participants said, um, some people don’t know that its…

The words [in the policy] are very hard to understand, and it breaks down every – almost every difficult word. […]. Just like she said, it’s a bit bulky and no one is going to…

I think maybe they could add [to the sexual assault policy] some tips of how, if you find yourself in a situation you find unsafe or you feel like you are currently being verbally or…

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