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Around 50 students came out Thursday to walk in a slut walk against sexual assault and harassment. Sophomore human services major Emery Johnson took it upon herself to start the slut walk after being exposed to rape culture while in college and with April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, she said. She and EIU’s branch. ....
Dozens of students rallied at the Mellin Steps before handing off a petition to Eastern’s President Jay Gatrell to include all-gender bathrooms on campus Thursday. Graduate student Theo Edwards led the petition signing on social media. Edwards said the center for gender and sexual diversity committee has been working on the petition since the beginning. ....
In collaboration with Eastern’s diversity advisory council and Eastern’s department of housing and dining, student government is hosting a week of events dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion this week. On Monday, students have a chance to write their feelings on a tile and smash it in an event called the Smashing Hate Tabling. It. ....
The EIU Students for Palestine group is calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for an end to the siege there, and for the U.S. to cut all aid ....
Students and other community members turned out for two events in support of Gaza that were held last week on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. ....