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April Winters

April Winters is an intern at the Pope Center. She is a senior at North Carolina State University, where she is studying economics. April is from Durham, North Carolina.

Articles by April Winters


The police, not universities, should be handling rape accusations

Campuses are not adept at handling sexual assault issues because they lack experience, resources, and an unbiased agenda. Due process is immediately thrown out the window when we rely on the campus to punish the accused; injustice is built into the system. The customary standard, “innocent until proven guilty,” is reversed when we call on colleges to adjudicate rape.