Daily Bruin: Cornell case is a wake-up call for UCLA
Read the column: The Cornell case is a wake-up call for UCLA to reform sexual violence prevention (Daily Bruin, Oct. 6, 2026)
In a recent opinion column, the Daily Bruin turned to members of Survivors & Allies to ask what UCLA should learn from the Cornell University case now drawing national attention.
Danica Jauregui, a Survivors & Allies member at UCLA, described how normalized dismissive attitudes can be. When she presents on consent to fraternities, she expects to be laughed at. She and other students interviewed argue that UCLA’s required online training, which students can click through without much attention, isn’t enough. Jauregui called for a multisession, skill-building program, and suggested an in-person, participation-based course as a graduation requirement.
The column also raises concerns about institutional transparency and funding. UCLA’s Title IX office hasn’t posted statistics on sexual violence rates in five years, and the column notes that Title IX resources, while important, are not confidential. It argues that confidential, survivor-centered services like the Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE) Program need sustained funding because they help survivors heal.
Roma Kapoor of Survivors & Allies at UC Berkeley emphasized that attention often stops at social media posts without changing the systems underneath. “It’s a systematic issue,” she said, and awareness only matters if it leads to structural change.
This echoes what survivors told researchers in a new CSW | Streisand Center-supported study: they want confidential, trauma-informed support, and they often expect reporting systems to fail them.
