Incidents of campus-based sexual violence and gender-based violence are not new. Though, in the past decade, there has been increased awareness and action from campus administrations in response to campus sexual violence.
In 2021, students at Western University protested rape culture on campus following allegations that women were being drugged and sexually assaulted during orientation week. Police investigated, but no charges were laid. Western launched a task force on sexual violence and mandated consent and violence prevention training for students.
