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^ 'WIT EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ERIKA WILLIAMS EWiLtlA6®'UN€:A:;eOU ; ■ /^■■'■v\:':':;^::; :': MANAGING EDITOR LARISA KARR ' ' LAK>iPJR:®i!SSAiEOU MANAGING EDITOR EMILY HENDERSON MANAGING EDITOR CHARLIE HEARD NEWS EDITOR MAGGIE HADDOCK MHADOOCK@UNCA.epU .; v A-; . ;■,- OPINION EDITOR CATHERINE PIGG SPORTS EDITOR SAMANTHA SAVERY ABF EDITOR KARRIGAN MONK ASSISTANT ABF EDITOR SARAH SHADBURNE S Nl. ^ i>U LAYOUT B DESIGN EDITOR BRYCE ALBERGHINI BAL3ERS»@-tfN&AsE£sU- ' K A PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR nick haseloff h S E: IO FC A D y-• A • COPY DESK CHIEF REBECCA ANDREWS R ANDRF:C/1 @UNCA;EDO-.'' ■„■ ADVERTISING MANAGER katie Ritchie JRrrCHCCCUNCA.EEaj A'A'^ MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Eli choplin ECH0PsJ»#imCA.E0U,:O' MULTIMEDIA EDITOR James hughes ■ . JHUi3!HeS3C.UNCA.;gp!U'^ A: - C'C C- SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR karen lopez ML0PF.Z5F'AUNCA.£DU ■ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Elizabeth walker i.,.\'v'/'vLKs.Al.i)''Av'AL.'’A"i..' ■ FACULTY ADVISER Michael GOUGE The Blue Banner is UNC AsHeville’s student newspaper. We publish each Tuesday except during summer sessions, finals week and holiday breaks. Our office is located in Karpen Hall 019. The Blue Banner Is a designated forum for free speech and welcomes letters to the editor, considering them on basis of interest, space and timeliness. Letters and articles should be emailed to the editor-in-chief or the appropriate section editor. Letters should include the writer’s THE BLUE BANNER STANDS AGAINST EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS WITHDRAWAL OF TITLE IX PROTECTIONS EDITORIAL STAFF uncathebluebanner@gmail.com The Blue Banner stands against Education Department’s withdrawal of Title IX protec tions Betsy DeVos’ appointment as the Secretary of Education has been controversial from the start. On Friday, the Education De partment announced the formal rescind of Obama-era guidelines on campus sexual assault. Under these new guidelines, colleges and universities would require more “clear and convincing” evidence than the already estab lished standards recommended under Obama administration’s Dear Colleague Letter. These new guidelines will further pro tect students accused of sexual assault, as DeVos has criticised the current standard of proof and university involvement re garding reports of sexual assault. While we believe all students deserve a fair due process, these actions can possibly deter vic tims from obtaining appropriate legal action. In addition, schools would no longer be forced to complete investigations in a set amount of days as they were in the Obama administration, open ing the door for sexual assault cases to slip through the cracks or quietly go away, leaving vic tims with no closure or justice. With this knowledge, victims of sexual assault may be even less likely to report the horri ble crimes committed against them. One can not expect a per son already traumatized to put the spotlight on themselves yet again, only to end up essentially neglected in order to maintain a university’s reputation. While this issue remains complicated and nuanced. The Blue Banner does not stand be hind DeVos on this issue and her idea that the accused deserve more protection than victims of sexual assault. Here at The Blue Banner, we prioritize the im portance of protecting victims of discrimination and allowing them to live safely, especially in places that are meant to be insti tutions of learning and personal growth. The ability to learn in a safe environment is a right — not a privilege — and no one should live in fear they will be sexually assaulted or they may be forced to take a class with their assail ant because said assailant was allowed to walk free. In a soci ety where the Brock Turners of the world are allowed to walk free, we will continue to work towards protecting victims, not assailants. number to aid in verification. All articles are subject to editing.
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