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A NHTH report ranks North Carolina ninth in human trafficking. One local nonprofit, A Safe Place, is trying to change that statistic. (Adobe Stock)

As North Carolina ranks ninth nationally for human trafficking, education may be a solution

Amelia Lindsey, News Editor May 30, 2023
In the 2022 report released by the National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH), North Carolina ranked ninth in the nation for human trafficking. As of 2021, 922 signals were received by NHTH, 318 of those being from victims or survivors of human trafficking.
The skywalk between Fisher Student Center and Fisher University Union.

What is being done about the sexual assaults on campus?

Abigail Celoria, Culture Editor March 21, 2022
Of the ten cases only one is listed as closed, while eight are under further investigation. In all cases except the closed one, the perpetrators were listed as known to the victims. The tenth case, which is the most recent, concluded because the assault took place outside of UNCW’s police jurisdiction, as it did not occur on campus. Despite this new information, though, the question of what UNCW resources are doing to address sexual assaults on campus is ongoing. Many students have worried for their safety this academic year as these unusual cases drew their attention to the issue.
Peer educators at Denim Day booth in 2019.

CARE hosts Denim Day: “Show you care by what you wear”

Samantha Dickerson, Lifestyles Editor April 29, 2019

All over the world, millions of women begin their day by putting on a pair of blue jeans. They expect that they will have a normal day and that they will be able to be safe and live without fear, but Denim...

SGA proposes new approach to reporting sexual assault on campus

Meredith Hoffman, Assistant News Editor September 11, 2017

The Student Government Association [SGA] held its second meeting Aug. 29 to address its platform for the upcoming academic year. SGA President Ottillie Mensah spoke to the sparsely filled Azalea Room on...

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