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The Office of Affirmative Action and Equity Compliance will host the “OK or NO WAY! – There are no blurred lines for consent” event on Tuesday, March 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the New Hall Swing Space. This event is meant to inspire students to have conversations around the topic of consent. During the activity, students...
NIU President Doug Baker and Kristen Meyer, chair of the VAWA Implementation Committee
NIU is adopting a definition of “affirmative consent” that requires anyone attempting to initiate a sexual encounter to ask for – and receive – a clear and voluntary “yes” before beginning. Its implementation prohibits sexual activity that does not involve the affirmative consent of each individual. Moreover, NIU’s definition holds that consenters can withdraw their...