Around 10 p.m. on Friday, March 25, a woman was assaulted at the the 3200 block of Wesbrook Mall in south Wesbrook Village. She was pushed to the ground, after which the perpetrator rubbed his midsection against her back.
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Practically speaking, the no confidence motion does not have any immediate discernible effects — the Board of Governors does not technically need the confidence of the faculty to continue functioning.
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