Union hockey players pledge to help prevent rapes

By Michael Virtanen

Published October 7, 2014 11:24pm ET

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Union hockey players pledge to help prevent rapes — Union College President Stephen C. Ainlay, right, speaks in the Nott Memorial with State Lt. Governor Robert J. Duffy, left, and District Attorney Robert Carney as they recognize the Union College national championship hockey team's effort to raise awareness to stop sexual assault and domestic violence Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014 in Schenectady, N.Y. Players signed the so-called "It's on Us" pledge, drafted by the White House, to identify situations where assaults could happen and step in. They were the first group on the campus, an island of manicured lawns and staid buildings in the upstate New York city of Schenectady, to get training in how to intervene when sexual harassment or violence appear imminent. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Peter R. Barber) TROY, SCHENECTADY; SARATOGA SPRINGS; ALBANY AND AMSTERDAM OUT | Peter R. Barber

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — The national champion Union College hockey team on Tuesday challenged other groups on their 2,200-student campus and other hockey teams to commit to preventing sexual assaults.

Players said all 27 teammates signed the It’s on Us pledge, drafted by the White House, to identify situations in which assaults could happen and step in.

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