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The state Senate passed a bill last month that would require Ohlone College, along with any other college that receives state funds, to modify their policies regarding sexual assault. The bill now sits on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, awaiting his signature. One of the chief components of this bill is the requirement of “affirmative consent” as the standard to determine whether consent was given with regard to sexual activities. The idea is to transition from a mindset of “No means no,” to a mindset of “Yes means yes.” Ohlone carries less risk than many other colleges in California because there is no on-campus housing. While that reduces the chance of a sexual assault occurring on campus, the bill is unclear about the responsibility of a college to investigate accusations of a sexual assault perpetrated by a student off-campus. The bill states that a “preponderance of evidence” is sufficient for a school to find a student in violation of the mandatory student conduct policy. A preponderance of evidence is the level of proof needed to find a verdict in a civil trial. Basically, it must be proven to be “more likely than not,” rather than proven “beyond a reasonable doubt,” as it would be in a criminal trial. Despite the bill making it easier to find an accused student in violation, it pulls up short of mandating any kind of punishment for a violation of the policy. While the bill would require colleges to have policies and protocols for interviewing victims and Continued on Page 3