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SU students join Cuomo, lobby for better sexual assault policies on college campuses

Student advocates from Syracuse University and several other private New York universities have joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Enough is Enough campaign to advocate for changes to how sexual assault is currently addressed on college campuses.

Cuomo started the Enough is Enough campaign last month to support his proposal to implement uniform prevention and response measures to combat sexual assaults on all New York college and university campuses. The policy is already in place in the State University of New York system and would extend the policy to private colleges, according to a March 16 release from Cuomo’s office.

Students from SU, Barnard College, Columbia, Fordham and New York universities met with Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday, according to the release.

Hochul is touring college campuses statewide to promote the campaign and proposal. She is meeting with student body members, administration and service providers and advocates for survivors of rape and sexual assault.

Kulsoom Ijaz, an Enough is Enough advocate and third year College of Law student at SU, said in the release that it’s important to have legislation that will hold colleges and universities accountable to their students, and to ensure that no one feels unsafe in a learning environment.



“This bill can serve as a model for other states and address a nationwide issue,” she said.





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