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Did Tyler Clementi Receive Justice? -- The verdict has set off debate about the issue of hate crimes. Some argue that, even though Ravi was not responsible of Clementi’s death, he was being punished for it. In addition, the experts pulled out what I like to call the ‘boo hoo’ defense, arguing that the verdict would only serve to ruin another young life. Ravi’s attorneys said the verdict criminalized simple boorish behavior.
http://veracitystew.com/?p=32394Did Tyler Clementi Receive Justice? -- The verdict has set off debate about the issue... more
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Rutgers to let some male, female students room together
By Leigh Remizowski, CNN
March 2, 2011 1:29 a.m. EST
Rutgers OKs co-ed dorm rooms
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
University wants to be more inclusive
About 55 other universities have "gender-neutral" housing, organizer says
Rutgers' impetus was gay student's suicide
(CNN) -- In the wake of the high-profile suicide of a gay Rutgers University student last fall, the New Jersey college will implement gender-neutral housing in an attempt to make the university more inclusive.
Twenty to 30 students will participate in a pilot program during the 2011-12 school year, which will allow students to choose their roommates regardless of gender. Three dormitories in New Brunswick, New Jersey, will be part of the pilot program, a Rutgers spokesman said.
Students must apply to live in the gender-neutral rooms, which will be reserved for sophomores, juniors and seniors.
"This has been under discussion for a long time," university officials said in a statement. "In the aftermath of the Clementi tragedy, members of the university's LGBTQ community told the administration that gender-neutral housing would help create an even more inclusive environment. Since then, the university has been exploring this in greater detail."
Tyler Clementi, 18, jumped from the George Washington Bridge in September after two other Rutgers students allegedly videotaped a sexual encounter between him and another man and posted the video online.
"Maybe the outcome would have been different if he had been able to choose his own roommate," said Yousef Saleh, 22, president of the Rutgers University Student Assembly. "At least now there's an option."
Rutgers junior Ryan Harrington, 21, said the student body has been pushing for gender-neutral housing for years and most students are happy with the university's decision.
"It gives people more options and it makes people feel safe in their own living environment," he said, adding that the issue is especially important for transgender students.
Rutgers' pilot program is a part of a national trend for colleges, said Jeffrey Chang, the co-founder of the National Student Genderblind Campaign, a nonprofit organization that works with college students to develop LGBT policies. Chang estimates that there are 55 universities across the United States that have implemented gender-neutral rooming initiatives.
"I think there definitely has been a really accelerated growth," said Chang, who is also a law student at Rutgers. "Just within the past year, we've seen 10 schools with gender-neutral housing."
Several schools, including Ohio University, Emory University and Columbia University will begin allowing co-ed rooming in the fall as well.
George Washington University in Washington, D.C., is another addition to the list of schools that permit gender-neutral housing. Senior Michael Komo, 22, helped lead the campaign at his school, which will allow students to choose their roommates in all but three all-girls residence halls during the 2011-12 school year.
"These issues have always been there, but they're finally getting the attention they need and deserve," said Komo, who is president of Allied in Pride, a LGBT student organization on campus.Rutgers to let some male, female students room together
By Leigh Remizowski, CNN... more
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In A Flood of Homophobia, a Davar Torah on Parashat Noach, Rabbi David Mitchell responds to the recent spate of young gay men taking their own lives (including Rutgers student Tyler Clementi, who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge) by asking us, as individuals and the Jewish community collectively, what we are doing to prevent such tragic deaths. His answer is not nearly enough. In A Flood of Homophobia, a Davar Torah on Parashat Noach, Rabbi David Mitchell... more
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“575 Castro St.” is an extremely moving documentary short film by Jenni Olson, set in the Castro Camera Store where Harvey Milk lived and worked during the late 1970s. The sensibility of “575 Castro St.” hearkens back to the style of the dozens of Super-8 gay short films of the 1970s that passed through Harvey Milk’s hands to be processed and developed at the Castro Camera Store. The film is especially poignant in light of the recent suicide of Tyler Clementi, as well as the suicides of other young people. This film was shot with audio of Harvey Milk from a 1977 recording, outlining Harvey’s wishes in the event of his assassination.
“575 Castro St.” reveals the play of light and shadow upon the walls of the Castro Camera Store set for Gus Van Sant’s film “Milk.” The mundane shots are almost bereft of movement and sound. So quiet, so still. All the better to showcase the range of emotions evoked by Harvey Milk’s words on the soundtrack. He concludes his comments by telling listeners that the gay movement, or his efforts as a part of that movement, is mainly about giving young people hope. And that message remains an ever so important one today: “You gotta’ give them hope.”
This piece includes a number of high-resolution photographs, the documentary and another short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/575-castro-street-its-about-giving-young-people-hope/“575 Castro St.” is an extremely moving documentary short film by Jenni... more
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This is a memorial for Tyler Clementi, who was an 18-year-old Rutgers University freshman when he jumped from the George Washington Bridge in an apparent suicide in September 2010, days after he had been secretly filmed during an intimate encounter which was then broadcast on the Internet.
This piece includes a color photograph, a video message from Ellen DeGeneres and a music video, “The Gorecki Symphony No. 3: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs."
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/in-memoriam-tyler-clementi-1992-2010/This is a memorial for Tyler Clementi, who was an 18-year-old Rutgers University... more
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Latest News Updates Suicide News Of Rutgers Student: – Did Mr Tyler Clementi VIDEO Lead To Suicide – Mr Tyler Clementi , an 18-year-old freshman, was a gifted violinist, a quiet young man who kept things to himself.Latest News Updates Suicide News Of Rutgers Student: – Did Mr Tyler Clementi... more
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Latest News Updates Rutgers Student Death Four Dead In Three Weeks: Intenet has become the cause of suicide these days. The entire generation is growing up on the web and anything published there becomes the main part of ones lifestyle.Latest News Updates Rutgers Student Death Four Dead In Three Weeks: Intenet has... more
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Tyler Clementi committed suicide! Tyler Clementi stated on facebook “Jumping off the GW Bridge sorry”. Now the reason that forced Tyler Clementi to take such an extreme actionTyler Clementi committed suicide! Tyler Clementi stated on facebook “Jumping off... more
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Tyler Clementi, a gay freshman at Rutgers University, has taken his life by jumping off of the George Washington Bridge last week after two classmates secretly filmed him having sex and then broadcast it over the internet.Tyler Clementi, a gay freshman at Rutgers University, has taken his life by jumping... more
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