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Can 'Yes Means Yes' End Sexual Assault on Campus?
At California's colleges and universities, incoming freshmen go to orientation sessions that deal with potential hazards, including earthquakes, fires and gunmen on the loose. This year, a new state law requires instruction about another peril of modern campus life: sexual assault.
By Warren Olney • • 22m ListenIt may sound academic, but the hottest new phrase on college campuses in California is "affirmative consent" — sometimes abbreviated as "yes means yes." It's the new state standard for allegations of sexual assault -- designed to put the burden on perpetrators, instead of their victims. But critics say it violates legal rights the accused is entitled to. We hear how it's being applied in every institution of higher learning that wants to receive state money.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Benjamin Gottlieb
Reporter, Fill-in Host
Christine Detz
Producer, 'To the Point'
Jodie Tillman
Orange County Register
Meghan Warner
UC Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault
Samantha Harris
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education