The NUS’s announcement that 20% of students experience sexual harassment in their first week at university is truly shocking. University is meant to provide students with the opportunity to learn to be independent, while at the same time feeling that they are living in a safe environment where they can study without the fear of…
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Freshers’ Week T-shirt party: students’ union confiscates t-shirts with inappropriate slogans
The union’s Welcome Week event, #NetworkUEA, more commonly known as the Freshers’ Week T-shirt party, has been a source of controversy after allegations that students were forced to change their t-shirts after being deemed by union representatives to be offensive. Students who attended the event reported being “forced” to change attire, with one student –…
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Student union launches campaign against sexual harassment
On the 12th January 2014, the Union of UEA Students launched a new campaign, led by the Welfare, Community and Diversity Officer, Holly Staynor, and Women’s Officer, Dolly Ogunrinde. The Never OK campaign, which focuses on creating a campus safe from sexual harassment, uses visuals that are set to challenge the perception of sexual harassment…
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