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#GoodellMustGo banners will return for the NFC and AFC championship games

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#GoodellMustGo banners will return for the NFC and AFC championship games

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell may have thought he put the league’s mishandling of the Ray Rice domestic assault case behind him when Robert Mueller released his independent report earlier this month, but some aren’t so ready to forgive and definitely not to forget. The national women’s advocacy organization UltraViolet has plans to resurrect its “#GoodellMustGo” banners, which flew over certain regular-season games last year, for the NFC and AFC championship games on Sunday.

Washington Post

Ultraviolet: No Justice This Week in Steubenville

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Ultraviolet: No Justice This Week in Steubenville

The prosecution of a school administrator at the center of a notorious rape case settled out of court on Monday. An anti-rape-activist considers the deal excessively lenient and worries about what it means for a related prosecution of another school official.
Photo: Wolfram Burner

Womensenews.org

Adjusting College Rankings for Rape

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Adjusting College Rankings for Rape

The Princeton Review doesn’t grade schools based on how they handle sexual violence on campus, so one organization has come up with its own solution.

The Atlantic

N.F.L. Sets Strict Rules for Actions Off Field

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N.F.L. Sets Strict Rules for Actions Off Field

“While the policy itself may be a step in the right direction, leadership matters,” said Nita Chaudhary, a founder of UltraViolet, a women’s group. “And Roger Goodell is no leader.”
Photo: Brandon Wade/Associated Press

New York Times

George Will’s Michigan State University Commencement Speech Sparks Protests, Outrage

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George Will’s Michigan State University Commencement Speech Sparks Protests, Outrage

Michigan State University’s decision to host George Will as a commencement speaker this weekend is sparking angry opposition from students, a prominent women’s equality group, and campus sexual assault advocates who plan to protest the event because of Will’s past comments about campus sexual assault.

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