Two years later: grappling with drug-facilitated sexual assault at UNC

The term “knocktail” is well-known around campus to refer to the experience of going to a cocktail and experiencing a drug-facilitated sexual assault. The Daily Tar Heel spoke to several UNC students who had experiences with knocktails at distinct fraternities.  The students said these experiences had definite impacts on their lives, including their schoolwork. Of the fraternities contacted by The Daily Tar Heel, The Sigma Nu Nationals Organization said it had no information regarding the incident, while another fraternity denied the accusations. 

Column: Women just want to walk without fear

"I don’t want to always be thinking, 'What would I do if someone was following me down Franklin?'"

The underreported trend of sexual assault during study abroad programs

While sexual assault on campus has become part of public discourse in recent years, sexual assault while studying abroad has not. An issue that impacts the lives of UNC and other college students goes largely unreported and unacknowledged due to language barriers, lack of available resources and other isolating factors of the abroad experience.

Student Government launches Red Zone Initiative to battle sexual assault on campus

With the bulk of sexual assault incidents occurring in the fall semester, students are coming together from various sectors on campus to build a network of resources and support. 

How Police Chief Perry was chosen, and what his history at FSU means to UNC students

“One of the priorities in our search was to find someone with a proven track record in community policing and strong experience building communication and trust.”

Weeks after her arrest, UNC employee fired for her protest of an active shooter drill

A UNC employee was arrested after protesting an active shooter drill being carried out by UNC Police, which involved paintball-style masks and practice ammunition. After an investigation by the University, she was fired last week.

514 UNC students are on SeekingArrangement. Who's behind the number?

College students in the United States make up over 12.5 percent of the sugar babies on SeekingArrangement, a website for matching sugar babies with sugar daddies or mommas. Anna, a UNC graduate, is a sugar baby, and she makes $144,000 annually from sugaring with three sugar daddies. “I focus on long term relationships so I don’t have to worry about where my next paycheck is coming from,” Anna said. “I get a level of trust and emotional connection. I find it more enjoyable.” 

Orange County Rape Crisis Center celebrates 45 years

How UNC has changed in the four years since 'The Hunting Ground'

"The Hunting Ground" brought to light the difficulties that sexual assault survivors face on college campuses. Here's how the documentary affected UNC.

Here are the details on the campus sexual misconduct survey UNC sent you today

In an effort to reduce campus sexual assault, UNC will participate in a national survey asking about student experiences and opinions on the topic. 

Attorney General Josh Stein calls for more funding to test backlogged rape kits

N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has proposed the Survivor Act, which would provide the funding needed to test roughly 15,160 backlogged rape kits.

This UNC grad is proving that dogs truly are a Survivor’s Best Friend

Sophie Capshaw-Mack says she found freedom through her adoption of a furry friend three months after she said she was assaulted. 

Look back on how Folt dealt with UNC's sexual assault lawsuit, Title IX investigation

Following the announcement of her resignation, take a look back on how Chancellor Folt handled campus sexual assault.

Inappropriate actions taken by advisers leave some grad students with nowhere to turn

“I think people are really hesitant to go through something like that and become that person -- that person who made the department deal with all that."

How Lindsey Lemke and the sister survivors overcame 30 years of abuse

“The tears, sadness, pain, guilt, frustrations, depression, anxiety, sleepless nights —  it was all so worth it in that moment,” Lemke said. “Being courageous and coming out with my story was so tough for many different reasons that many others didn’t really have to worry about since I was a current MSU athlete at the time.”  Read about Lindsey Lemke's journey through the corruption of the gymnastics world, from Michigan to Chapel Hill to a courtroom testifying against Larry Nassar.

'It’s hard to find good in Carolina': A look inside reporting sexual assault under Title IX

With U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos wanting to change the nature of Title IX to protect the rights of the accused, universities, including UNC, are forced to consider implications for their own investigations in sexual assault and rape on campus. 

What will DeVos' Title IX proposal change about sexual misconduct at universities?

The proposal of the new rules for universities broadens the rights of those accused of sexual misconduct. 

'They’re not prosecutors': Due process not always clear under Title IX

As Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos rolls back Obama-era protections for sexual assault survivors, questions are raised about the application of due process in Title IX investigations.

Congressional bill aims to combat sexual harassment in the STEM field

An act was introduced that seeks to identify ways to prevent sexual harassment in certain STEM fields to support professional development. 

N.C. Supreme Court will hear DTH's public records lawsuit against UNC

“That generally, this whole Title IX apparatus is predominantly conducted in secret, which in my view makes it all more important that we find out who has been punished as a result of these proceedings,” DTH legal counsel Hugh Stevens told the court in March.