While the fight is far from over, this online petition's goal has been met and there is no further need to keep it active. Today, Loyola sent out an email announcing they would require all faculty to take an online assault training course. Moreover, they announced a survey for students. From Loyola: "Additionally, the Department of Human Resources has partnered with Workplace Answers to conduct online Harassment Prevention Training for all staff and full-time faculty members at the University. As you know, violence of any kind is not tolerated at Loyola, and your safety and security remain a top priority. This compulsory training is one of a number of ways we are working to ensure that faculty and staff are aware of and actively working to prevent harassment of any kind. We are also launching a campus-wide survey focused on gender-based misconduct this semester. Spearheaded by our Title IX team, this survey will allow us to better understand the current campus climate. I ask that you take the time to participate when the survey launches this semester as your input is critically important. The results will help identify current concerns and help us determine next steps to better align our educational and prevention efforts with campus needs." While this does not do much to address rape or sexual violence, it is a (very, very, very) slow start. However, what will truly create LASTING change is direct action and dialogues amongst students and faculty rather than an "assault training", as the root of the issue (of rape culture) is idealogical. The administration does very little and real change comes from folks outside of this University's administration. I urge everyone to educate themselves and others on rape culture, sexual violence, and assault and work with groups on Loyola's campus, their University campus, or in their community, etc. and work to end rape, sexual assault, and sexual violence. Thank you for all of your support. I never imagined this petition would be so widely covered and so widely supported. My personal work is not over, I will always work to make sure that concerns are heard by faculty and administration and I am pushing to meet with administration as soon as possible to discuss the meaning of this petition and why we need to do more - beyond a survey and online training. This is only the beginning. Ashley Kennedy