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End Rape On Campus
Co-founded the organization End Rape On Campus which assists students in filing claims against colleges for their handling of sexual assault cases
PROFILE
Annie Clark
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FROM Annie Clark
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
St. Vincent on 'sex and drugs and sadness' Annie Clark (aka St. Vincent) captivated the hearts of critics and indie music fans 10 years ago with her debut album “Marry Me.” Her skills drew comparisons to Kate Bush and David Bowie. Her fifth solo album, “Masseduction,” in which she takes her sound in a more 80s direction, came out in October.
Which Way, L.A.?
Changing the Way a Campus Sexual Assault Is Defined? Governor Brown has until the end of this month to sign or veto a new bill passed unanimously in the Senate and in the Assembly by a vote of 52 to 16. It would require all public and private colleges that take state funding for student aid to change their standards for sexual assault on campus. Briefly stated, it means going from “no means no” to “yes means yes.”
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Design and Architecture
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Bookworm
Morgan Parker: There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyoncé Morgan Parker says that the poems in her book There Are Things More Beautiful than Beyoncé take a stand against the clichés of the dominant culture.
The Treatment
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Bookworm
George Saunders: Lincoln in the Bardo (Part I) Lincoln in the Bardo dramatizes a grieving President Lincoln as he visits the grave of his beloved son Willie, who died at age eleven. In the novel, the buried dead believe they're not dead -- "they're sick and refer to their coffins as "sick boxes."