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| CHARLOTTESVILLE — Student leaders at the University of Virginia said they are seeking to foster cultural and institutional changes to combat sexual assault at the state’s flagship campus after allegations of a gang-rape at a fraternity surfaced last week. | CHARLOTTESVILLE — Student leaders at the University of Virginia said they are seeking to foster cultural and institutional changes to combat sexual assault at the state’s flagship campus after allegations of a gang-rape at a fraternity surfaced last week. |
| Campus representatives of student government and sexual assault prevention groups spoke at a news conference Monday about their efforts to unify the student body as the administration seeks to make significant reforms at the elite public university. The news conference came days after a Rolling Stone article detailed the account of a student who said she was gang-raped at the Phi Kappa Psi house during her freshman year in 2012. | Campus representatives of student government and sexual assault prevention groups spoke at a news conference Monday about their efforts to unify the student body as the administration seeks to make significant reforms at the elite public university. The news conference came days after a Rolling Stone article detailed the account of a student who said she was gang-raped at the Phi Kappa Psi house during her freshman year in 2012. |
| Jalen Ross, president of the school’s student council, said that the assaults described in the article “fly in the face of everything we believe in.” | Jalen Ross, president of the school’s student council, said that the assaults described in the article “fly in the face of everything we believe in.” |
| The victim, who is given an alias in the story, said a member of the fraternity led her to an upstairs room during a party, where she was pinned to the floor and raped by numerous men. The victim later described a lackluster response from administration officials whom she contacted after the assault, according to the Rolling Stone account. She did not file a police report about the allegations. | The victim, who is given an alias in the story, said a member of the fraternity led her to an upstairs room during a party, where she was pinned to the floor and raped by numerous men. The victim later described a lackluster response from administration officials whom she contacted after the assault, according to the Rolling Stone account. She did not file a police report about the allegations. |
| The outrage about the sexual assault allegations roiled the U-Va. campus over the weekend, and on Saturday, U-Va. president Teresa A. Sullivan announced a freeze on all Greek activities on campus until after the New Year. | The outrage about the sexual assault allegations roiled the U-Va. campus over the weekend, and on Saturday, U-Va. president Teresa A. Sullivan announced a freeze on all Greek activities on campus until after the New Year. |
| The allegations also came at a particularly difficult time for the elite public school, which just began mourning the loss of 18-year-old sophomore Hannah Graham, who went missing early on Sept. 13. Graham’s body was found in October in a rural part of Albemarle County, and the lead suspect in that case has been charged with abduction with intent to defile, an indication that police believe he planned to sexually assault the student. | |
| “This semester, too many tragedies have left us wrangling with doubt, anger and fear,” Ross said. “All of us, we’re hurting.” | “This semester, too many tragedies have left us wrangling with doubt, anger and fear,” Ross said. “All of us, we’re hurting.” |
| Tommy Reid, president of the Inter-Fraternity Council, said that sexual assault is a persistent challenge for the entire campus. Reid said that the effort to prevent additional sexual assaults will require addressing “deeper attitudinal shifts,” across the entire school. | Tommy Reid, president of the Inter-Fraternity Council, said that sexual assault is a persistent challenge for the entire campus. Reid said that the effort to prevent additional sexual assaults will require addressing “deeper attitudinal shifts,” across the entire school. |
| “The temporary ban gives our community time to take a breath,” to find a long-term solution, Reid said. “It is not the solution.” | “The temporary ban gives our community time to take a breath,” to find a long-term solution, Reid said. “It is not the solution.” |
| Alex Pinkleton, a junior and sexual assault peer advocate who said she survived a rape and an attempted rape during her first two years on campus, said that the administration and students should seek to make the university more comforting for students to disclose sexual assaults. | Alex Pinkleton, a junior and sexual assault peer advocate who said she survived a rape and an attempted rape during her first two years on campus, said that the administration and students should seek to make the university more comforting for students to disclose sexual assaults. |
| “We are working to make our environment stronger,” Pinkleton said. | “We are working to make our environment stronger,” Pinkleton said. |
| Ashley Brown, president of the on-campus sexual assault awareness group One Less, said that the allegations in the article “are realities we must face.” | Ashley Brown, president of the on-campus sexual assault awareness group One Less, said that the allegations in the article “are realities we must face.” |
| “But it’s not just a U-Va. issue,” Brown said. “It’s a pervasive nationwide epidemic.” | “But it’s not just a U-Va. issue,” Brown said. “It’s a pervasive nationwide epidemic.” |