S25 Ep19: Chapter 5: You Are Valued, You Are Loved, and You Are Here for a Reason (FINALE)

*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, suicide, physical assault, sexual assault, rape, hazing, on-campus violence, gender discrimination.

Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources

SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop

SWW S25 Theme Song & Artwork: • The S25 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart • instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ •

• The S25 theme song is a cover of Glad Rag • ’s U Think U • from their album Wonder Under • , performed by the incredible Abayomi • instagram.com/Abayomithesinger • . The S25 theme song cover was produced by Janice “JP” Pacheco • instagram.com/jtooswavy/ • at The Grill Studios • in Emeryville, CA instagram.com/thegrillstudios/ •

Follow Something Was Wrong:

• Website: somethingwaswrong.com •

• IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast •

• TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast •

Follow Tiffany Reese: • IG: instagram.com/lookieboo •

Support It’s On Us:

• Website: https://itsonus.org/ •

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsonus/ •

Sources:

•

• Bedera, Nicole. On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. • Oakland: University of California Press, 2024.

• Epstein, Ray. Alexandra Cooper of ‘Call Her Daddy’ Calls It Harassment. • The Nation • , June 25, 2025.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/call-her-daddy-alexandra-cooper-harassment-boston-university/ •

• Families of Slain Idaho College Students Sue Killer’s University • . NBC News • , January 10, 2026.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/families-slain-idaho-college-students-sue-killers-university-rcna252577 •

• Goncalves et al. v. Washington State University • . Complaint filed January 7, 2026, Washington Superior Court.

https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-07-goncalves-complaint-4899-6440-6150-v.1.pdf •

• Holland, Kathryn J., Elizabeth Q. Hutchison, Courtney E. Ahrens, and M. Gabriela Torres.

Reporting Is Not Supporting: Why Mandatory Supporting, Not Mandatory Reporting, Must Guide University Sexual Misconduct Policies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • 118, no. 52 (2021).

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116515118 •

• Hulu Press. Call Her Alex (Documentary Series) • . Premiere Date: June 10, 2025.

https://press.hulu.com/shows/call-her-alex/ •

• Newins, Amie R., Sarah W. White, and Victoria L. Thompson.

Title IX Mandated Reporting: The Views of University Employees and Students. Behavioral Sciences • 8, no. 11 (2018): 106.

https://doi.org/10.3390/bs8110106 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6262634/ •

• U.S. Department of Education: Title IX Regulations. • 34 C.F.R. Part 106 (2020–present).

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-I/part-106 •

• Advocates for Youth. https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/our-programs/ •

• Advocates for Youth x Know Your IX: www.advocatesforyouth.org/campaigns/know-your-ix/ •

• Know Your IX. https://www.knowyourix.org/ •

• FOX 13 Seattle. Families of Idaho Students Sue WSU Over Kohberger Case. • January 2026. https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/families-idaho-students-bryan-kohberger-sue-wsu

Audio Sources:

•

• Forbes Breaking News, "Inside the ‘Stunning’ Wrongful Death Lawsuit Families of Kohberger Victims Filed Against WSU" • https://youtu.be/k6VrkRvkbmE?si=TMBLvPy-InuE9lB5 •

• CBS Mornings, "Call Her Daddy Host Alex Cooper Alleges Sexual Harassment by Boston University Soccer Coach" https://youtu.be/SzYbFdWxc20?si=pXJOVGfXKxwjCfJ2 •

• WFXR News, "What Does a Federal Title IX Investigation Mean for Liberty University" • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urKQl7PO1Do

NBC News, "New Lawsuit Filed in Northwestern University Hazing Scandal" https://youtu.be/QwhIfGASz7g