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UC Berkeley students push for stronger response to sexual violence
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May 5, 2014
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UC Berkeley students push for stronger response to sexual violence
Complaints that colleges and universities are mishandling sexual assault cases is creating a national outcry.
Students walk through Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus.
Students walk through Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus.
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Complaints that colleges and universities are mishandling sexual assault cases is creating a national outcry.

Complaints that colleges and universities are mishandling sexual assault cases is creating a national outcry. Students, mostly women, have been speaking out about what they see as a problem that schools have been slow to address. They've caught the attention of law enforcement officials.

The California Report's Grace Rubenstein explains how UC Berkeley became one of the latest schools to come under federal investigation.