PAVE
Leila’s Rose Band Partners with CAB and PAVE for Sexual Assault Awareness
On Tuesday Feb. 20 Leila Rose’s Band Partnered with the Campus Activity Board (CAB) and Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE) to put on a concert in order to raise money and awareness for sexual violence on campus. Alexa Carlson, the president of PAVE, said that events like these have many beneficial impacts on campus. “Hosting […]
SGA Hosts Sodexo Representatives in account for On-Campus Sustainability and Nutrition
On Oct. 24, SGA held their 10th meeting of the year. SGA members heard from Sodexo representatives, Anna Moore and Johanna Parker, regarding on-campus dining, nutrition and sustainability. At the meeting, association members unanimously approved three Senate Bills (SB) and one Senate Resolution (SR) for further revision. Moore and Parker explained to SGA senators what […]
SGA Approves Three Senate Bills and Three Senate Resolutions for Further Review, Including One Emergency Clause
On Oct. 17, SGA held their ninth meeting of the year. During the meeting SGA members heard from USD’s Coordinator of Student-Athlete Mental Health Tanner Peterson, unanimously passed 3 senate bills (SB) and 3 senate resolutions (SR) for further review, including the emergency clause for an unanimous approval of one resolution. Peterson gave SGA members […]
USD’s Investigative Process on Sexual Assaults
Five timely warnings have been sent out to USD students and faculty members regarding on-campus sexual assaults this academic year. Timely warnings are alerts issued through the Everbridge emergency notification system. The university is required to warn students and staff when there is a crime reported on campus that warrants notification outlined by The Clery […]
ICARE hosts event to combat unhealthy relationships
USD’s ICARE, a campus sexual assault prevention group, is hosting “Because I Love You,” an event to discuss healthy relationships. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 26 in the Muenster University Center (MUC) pit at 4:30 p.m. The event is part of Healthy Relationships Month, the organization’s spin on Domestic Violence Awareness Month. ICARE […]
PAVE continues to empower and inform students in the Spring Semester
Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE) is an organization on campus at USD that works together to help empower sexual violence victims and spread awareness. PAVE was founded in Sept. 2017. PAVE president and double major in English and Psychology Taylor Hagen said PAVE was created to provide a sanctuary on campus for students to go […]
PAVE-ing their way through COVID-19
USD’s Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE) is focusing on spreading awareness for sexual assault on USD’s campus. After having to cancel their events last semester, when classes moved online, the group is ready to get back to work on campus. Anyone is welcome to join PAVE, Claire Lorenzen, Vice President of PAVE said. Students can […]
Shattering the silence remotely
Every 73 seconds an American is sexually assaulted. Young adults — ages 18-34 — make up 54% of those cases. This April marks the 19th anniversary for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment or PAVE-USD is using this month to further spread awareness on resources available for USD students — even while away […]
PAVE continues promoting remote resources for victims
Since the cancellation of all USD-hosted events until April 30, all student groups are coming to a close sooner than expected. For some clubs, they are creating new ways to help USD students remotely. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and USD’s Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment (PAVE) canceled over ten events on campus this spring. […]
Helping hands: Support available for victims of drugging incidents, sexual assault
This is the second part of an ongoing story on date rape drugs and safety in social drinking. In three out of four sexual assaults, the perpetrator has been drinking. That’s according to Women’s Health. Women’s Health also reports that in nearly half of all sexual assaults, the victim has been drinking. But, if the […]