The State University of New York voted unanimously Thursday to adopt new rules to combat sexual assault on its campuses. NY1′s Zack Fink filed the following report.
With growing concern nationwide over sexual assault on college campuses, Governor Andrew Cuomo attended a board meeting of the State University of New York Thursday, where he urged passage of a resolution aimed at cracking down on sexual abuse.
“It is an epidemic, and it is spreading,” Cuomo said.
The resolution passed unanimously and will take effect at all 64 campuses over the next 60 days.
Last year, there were 238 cases of sexual assault on SUNY campuses, although it’s believed that only five percent actually get reported.
The resolution creates a uniform definition for consent. Partners must agree to sex acts either verbally or with actions. Right now, each school has its own definition of what constitutes consensual sex.
“How can you have different definitions of consent?” Cuomo said. “Consent is consent. Define it. Define it once, and that should be the definition.”
With the campaign in full swing, Republican candidate Rob Astorino released his latest web ad, which, for the first time, features his running mate, Chris Moss, although he doesn’t say much.
The ad urges families to stay in New York and elect a new leadership team in November.
“Give us four years in Albany, then decide. We’ll turn this state around for our families and yours,” Astorino says in the ad.
Cuomo’s running mate, Kathy Hochul, was out campaigning in Poughkeepsie Thursday. Cuomo and Hochul have promised to help elect a Democratic Senate this fall.
“Well, I am out all over the state personally campaigning on behalf of these candidates to make sure that we have the right number of Democrats to get the women’s equality agenda over the finish line this time,” Hochul said.
The Cuomo/Hochul campaign keeps bringing the discussion back to women’s rights in one capacity or another. They are trying to draw a contrast with Republicans, some of whom in the legislature refused to vote for the abortion component of the women’s equality agenda last year.
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