Press and Archives

In Our Own Words: SAFER Board members and former Board members on the web

• Beyond Blue Lights and Buddy Systems: A New Study of Student Anti-Rape Activists, Prevent Connect, May 15, 2013
• Harassment on Campus, The New York Times, November 2012
• 11 Myths About Sexual Assault and Dating Violence, DoSomething.org, June 2011
• Preventing Sexual Assault, Yes! Magazine, June 15, 2011
• Interview with SAFER Board Members, CALCASA, August 3, 2010 (audio)
• College Students Can Create Sexual Assault Policies, CALCASA, June 28, 2010 (video)
• The Struggle After Rape: One Student's Story, Jezebel, May 24, 2010
• Fighting Sexual Violence on Your Campus: Why Your School's Sexual Assault Policy Matters, Greeks Against Sexual Assault Blog, May 5, 2010
• A "Culture of Indifference": The Urgent Need for Better Sexual Assault Policies and Practices on U.S. Campuses, RH Reality Check, March 1, 2010
• Interview with Margaret Mikkelsen, former SAFER Executive Director, Equality Standard, May 31, 2009
• Wrong on Rape, Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2008

Honorable Mentions: SAFER quoted and highlighted online and beyond

• College Campuses Are Beginning To Make Slow Progress Toward Addressing Rape Culture, Think Progress, May 16, 2013
• College Sexual Assault Policies Get Mediocre Grade From Students In Survey, Huffington Post, May 10, 2013
• Campus Rape Horror Stories Persist: How Can We Change the Status Quo?, Alternet, April 23, 2013
• Sexual assault activists push to change campus policies, USA Today, April 6, 2013
• New study on college student anti-rape activists, Prevent Connect, April 2, 2013
• Universities criticized for sexual assault responses, USA Today, March 8, 2013
• Sexual Assault Awareness Extends Beyond a Month, The Minaret, April 11, 2012
• The Insider: Public awareness, personal strength, Tulane New Wave, April 2, 2012
• How a Student Run Database is Changing the Way Universities Respond to Rape, AlterNet, February 24, 2012
• Vagina love for 'The Vagina Monologues', The Brandeis Hoot, February 17, 2012
• National Database Assess Campus Policies on Sex Assault, The Crime Report, February 17, 2012
• Database Spotlights Gaps in Campus Rape Policies, UPI, February 16, 2012
• Database Spotlights Gaps in Campus Rape Policies, Women's eNews, February 16, 2012
• ASWC Senate Supports Students Active for Ending Rape, The Forum, February 15, 2012
• Do Men Belong in the Women's Movement?, The Good Men Project, February 15, 2012
• Vagina Monologues tackle tough topics, The Echo, February 14, 2012
• Do Men Belong in the Women's Movement?, AlterNet, February 13, 2012
• Lane's Lessons Learned: Save yourself, speak up for women's issues, The Torch, February 9, 2012
• Project Compares Schools' Policies on Sexual Assault and Harassment, WIA Report, January 18, 2012
• U.S. university students work to improve campus policy on violence against women, Women News Network, January 14, 2012
• Take the Second Annual Winter Break Challenge (For a SAFER, Rape-Free Campus)!, Her Campus, January 9, 2012
• What You Can Do to Help Fight Campus Rape, Cosmopolitan Magazine, January 5, 2012
• Q&A: Mary Haviland, New York Law Journal, December 30, 2011
• Accountability project urges students to examine sexual assault policies, USA Today, December 24, 2011
• V-DAY and SAFER Winter Break Challenge, Bust Magazine, December 16, 2011
• Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center: Fighting for gender equality on all fronts, Metropolis, December 9, 2011
• Why Getting Police Involved in Campus Sexual Assault is Key, DoSomething.org, Fall 2011
• Advocating for advocacy, The McGill Daily, September 15, 2011
• Preventing Sexual Violence on College Campus Mini-Conference Series, MCASA, September 7, 2011
• Another Word For Gender, S.A.C. Now!, September 1, 2011
• Self-Defense Instructor Donates Fees To SAFER, Roswell Patch, August 23, 2011
• 7 Crucial Factors of a Strong Policy, Cosmopolitan Magazine, August 2011
• How Safe Is Your School?, Cosmopolitan Magazine, August 2011
• August/September Newsletter: Back to School & Continuing Education, Violence Against Women, July 28, 2011
• Questions every parent should ask during a campus tour, Guardblog, June 2, 2011
• The Semester in Review, The Tufts Daily, May 13, 2011
• At MSU, Rapists Get Away, While Anti-Rape Students Get Arrested and Fined, Change.org, April 28, 2011
• In Our Schools: Eileen FitzGerald Students have role in eliminating sexual violence on campus, NewsTimes, April 21, 2011
• Senate Bill Would Add Sexual Violence to Law on Campus-Crime Reporting, The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 15, 2011
• Colleges' rape secret, The Daily, March 19, 2011
• Feminism Resurrected at The New School, New School Free Press, October 25, 2010
• Sexual Assault Reviewed, The Tiger, Clemson University, January 15, 2010
• Campus Sexual Assault: New Report and Project, AAUW Dialog, December 2, 2009
• Campus Sexual Assault: A New Report and Reform Effort, Feministing, December 2, 2009
• Sexual Assault on Campus: Schools Don't Always Offer Much Assistance, Jezebel, December 4, 2009
• Building a SAFER Campus, FSU News, Florida State University, December 7, 2009
• New Report About Sexual Violence on College Campuses, The Curvature, December 10, 2009

Reports

• Moving Beyond Blue Lights and Buddy Systems: A National Study of Student Anti-Rape Activists
• 2009 Policies Database Report

Newsletters

• Spring 2013: SAFER Celebrates Third Annual Sexual Assault ACTIVISM Month
• Spring 2012: SAFER's Second Annual Sexual Assault ACTIVISM Month
• Spring 2011: SAFER Wraps First Annual Sexual Assault ACTIVISM Month
• Winter 2010: SAFER 2011 Winter Newsletter (And Challenge Countdown!)
• Summer/Fall 2010: SAFER Back to School Newsletter

Press Releases

• In Honor of Sexual Assault ACTIVISM Month, SAFER Releases Results of National Study of Student Anti-Rape Activists, April 1, 2013
• SAFER and V-Day Launch Second Annual Winter Break Challenge, December 14, 2011
• Cosmopolitan Partners With SAFER to Launch Campaign to Fight Rape on Campus, August 18, 2011
• SAFER Recasts April as Sexual Assault ACTIVISM Month, March 29, 2011
• SAFER Launches Winter Break Challenge, December 1, 2010