Regents postpone legislation on campus rape reporting

South Dakota higher education officials won’t ask state lawmakers to do away with a requirement that schools automatically report sexual assaults to police. Mike Rush, executive director of the South Dakota Board of Regents, said Thursday that too many questions arose from law enforcement groups in trying to put together a legislative proposal that…

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The Cosby scandal, race and rape culture

Few subjects can spark such sharp divisiveness and heated rhetoric as a high-profile sexual assault scandal. The recent allegations against Bill Cosby have all the ingredients to create a media firestorm and a furious public debate. The story boasts provocative details, a long list of accusers, and the potential undoing…

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