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Daily Tar Heel analysis of sexual assaults reported in 2010 reveals discrepancies

Months after allegations surfaced accusing UNC of violating federal law when reporting sexual assaults, a Daily Tar Heel analysis reveals that the University’s 2010 sexual assault data is riddled with discrepancies. APR 29

Thorp names interim Title IX coordinator

Christi Hurt said she wants to see the day when people who work in sexual violence prevention are out of a job. It is with that mindset that Hurt, current director of the Carolina Women’s Center, will approach her new job at UNC: interim Title IX coordinator. APR 19

Asking the tough questions

When I was asked to write a story in November about the University’s sexual assault policy, I never expected the topic to be something that I reported on more than once. APR 1

Chancellor Holden Thorp halts controversial Gambill hearing

Chancellor Holden Thorp exercised a seldom-used power of his office Tuesday when he asked the student-led Honor Court to suspend proceedings between sophomore Landen Gambill and her ex-boyfriend — bypassing a long-standing tradition of student self-governance. MAR 28

UNC asks student attorney general to suspend Gambill's Honor Court case

Chancellor Holden Thorp announced Tuesday that he has asked the student-led Honor Court to suspend the trial of sophomore Landen Gambill and her ex-boyfriend, pending an external review of Gambill’s repeated claims that the University is retaliating against her. MAR 26

Gambill will not attend hearing

With what should be just weeks to go until the Honor Court trial of sophomore Landen Gambill and her ex-boyfriend, Gambill’s lawyer said Monday that she will no longer be participating. MAR 27

Gambill files retaliation complaint against UNC

Sophomore Landen Gambill filed a third complaint with the federal government today, according a
letter sent to the University from her attorney. Gambill’s attorney, Henry Clay Turner, said in a Monday letter to Chancellor Holden Thorp that Gambill filed a retaliation complaint with the U.S. MAR 26

Department of Education launches second review of UNC

The University was slapped with a second federal review Thursday when the U.S. Department of Education’s Clery Act Compliance Division announced it would evaluate whether UNC violated federal law when responding to sexual assault. MAR 26

UNC's compliance with the Clery Act will be reviewed

The University will soon face yet another federal review of its handling of sexual assault procedures and compliance with federal law. MAR 25

University responds to federal request on sexual assault

The University responded Thursday to a federal request for information about UNC’s handling of sexual assault, marking its first effort to comply with an investigation of sexual assault procedures. MAR 21

Assault investigator finishes first week

As the U.S. Department of Education begins an investigation into the University’s handling of sexual assault, administrators are making efforts toward fostering an improved relationship with survivors of sexual assault. MAR 18

Landen Gambill’s ex-boyfriend: UNC forced me out

When the ex-boyfriend of sophomore Landen Gambill was called into the University’s Dean of Students Office in February 2012, he said he never expected to be faced with accusations of repeated sexual and verbal violence. MAR 6

Landen Gambill at fault, lawyer says

An attorney representing sophomore Landen Gambill’s ex-boyfriend says her public accusations — including that the man raped her — have been inaccurate and damaging. FEB 28

Landen Gambill says Honor Court charge is retaliatory

After months of speaking out about the University’s handling of sexual assault cases, sophomore Landen Gambill said the system she has tried to change is once again working against her. FEB 27

UNC announces new student complaint coordinator to begin in March

After weeks of allegations that accuse high-level administrators of protecting rapists, the University is beginning an attempt to mend a damaged relationship with sexual assault victims — and to reform its system. FEB 7

University counters sexual assault complaint allegation

After nearly a week of silence, administrators began Thursday to address allegations against UNC’s handling of sexual assault cases that emerged from a complaint filed Jan. 16 with the U.S. Department of Education. JAN 28

Complaint: UNC pressured dean to underreport sexual assault cases

In 2011, the University Counsel’s office pressured Melinda Manning, then UNC’s assistant dean of students, to underreport cases of sexual assault, according to a complaint against UNC filed to the U.S. Department of Education by Manning and four others. JAN 22

5 submit complaint against UNC over sexual assault

When sophomore Landen Gambill made the decision to press charges against her rapist through the University Honor Court in the spring of 2012, she assumed the process would be easy. JAN 18

Group files sexual assault complaint against UNC

Three UNC students, one former student and one former administrator filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Wednesday morning, claiming that the University facilitated a hostile environment for students reporting sexual assault. JAN 17

UNC sexual assault victims speak up about imperfect system

In the spring, one female UNC student said her life was consumed by three short words: “I was raped.” DEC 5

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