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Our perspective about assault, or sexual thing, is different among cultures; and maybe some cultures are very sensitive about [these issues]. So it will be very, very great if in this policy they will have…

From my point of view, the survivor is not the problem. The problem is from the respondent; it’s not from the survivor. If you want to stop the sexual assault, we have to look at…

My parents let me come here because, to be honest, Canada is one of the safest places, most worth[while] places to live for a reason. There is a reason for it; and one of the…

[If a friend disclosed to me], before I [talk] to the victim, the survivor, I would ask myself if the survivor would like to talk to me, or are they comfortable to talk about it…

[Some people would feel] how the situation like that [of sexual assault in the university community] is handled is only relevant if you find yourself being involved in that situation, whereas [unclear] just general information…

Typically, well, men, the male demographic, are the respondents more often than [unclear]. Sexual harassment reports well – sexual harassment experienced by the male demographic usually doesn’t get reported or anything like that. [unclear] is…

I know sexual assault can happen at any age, but from my own experience, I feel like when – the first year of university you get caught up in the fun of party that mostly…

Having it [the report of sexual assault] on file is useful, because it speaks to a, pattern – history. If, like you said, someone might be nervous, but maybe that individual, you know, does something…

I feel like a good question to ask is, where the line drawn for alcohol and sexual assault is drawn. If two people are drinking and they engage in sexual activity together and one person…

In the actual definition-base, I’ll take the issue with the immediate designation of those reporting assault as a “survivor.” For me, [from a] legal standpoint – just from a language stand point, [this] immediately shifts…

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