Long relegated to the Oscars and ABC’s Tuesday night lineup, the humble selfie is the latest tool in the fight against campus sexual assault.
The State University of New York’s Canton campus is participating in the White House’s “It’s On Us” awareness campaign, enticing students to upload their selfies to Instagram with the #sunycanton and #itsonus tags by offering them a ramen-free evening, North Country Now reports:
The first-place selfie submission will receive a night out on the town, including transportation and dinner for two at the 1844 House in Potsdam and a movie at the American Theater in Canton. Winners will be announced publicly during a sexual assault awareness event at the college Oct. 20.
Entrants are encouraged to take unique selfie-style photos around SUNY Canton and the community holding a sign recognizing the “It’s On Us” motto or the key points of the campaign. Photo submissions may be retweeted, posted or otherwise used to support the college’s efforts.
SUNY campuses were required to adopt the “affirmative consent” standard for consensual sex by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this month, a move that one writer saw as a crass political stunt.
The Canton campaign, which runs all week, doesn’t seem to be drawing much attention so far. The Instagram search engine Gramfeed pulls up only two selfies with “It’s On Us” for the #sunycanton hashtag.
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