McGill may revise sexual assault policy

McGillUniversity'ssexual assault policy may be up for revision soon as three of its former football players face charges.

OllivierDyens, Deputy Provost of Student Life and Learning atMcGill, said the university intends to hold two forums on sex assault and hire a coordinator for different student services on campus.

The ultimate goal of all this thing-the sort of silver liningisfor us to be capable down the road of saying this is a safe campus, even safer than it is today, saidDyens.

Three McGill students and former members of theRedmen football team are due in courtDecember, facing charges of forcible confinement and sexual assault with a weapon.

Thestudents abruptly quit theteam after their situation was made public.

Mandatoryworkshops for athletes

The McGill student union is now asking for mutual consent workshopsbe mandatory all for varsity sports teams.

"That's not to single out athletics in particular, but because there's that administrative control over athletes.I think that these types oftrainingsshould be implemented wherever they can," saidJoey Shea, VP Student Affairs with theMcGillUniversity Student Society.

This is not the first time the Redmen have been involved in controversy.In 2005, McGill cancelled its football season after an internal investigation into a hazing ritual.

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McGill'sfootball team would not comment on the court case.