Tag / rape
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The Tragedy Of The Sexual Assault Discussion On Campus
Recently Student Life published a front-page article describing a new study by a team of Wash U students about the prevalence of sexual assault at Wash U’s fraternities, specifically as inflicted upon Wash U sorority members. Ignoring that this was not a comprehensive study it completely ignored sexual assault toward non-sorority female students, men or…
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Kavanaugh And Ford: The Hierarchy of Single-Sex Schools
I am a 2017 graduate of Holton-Arms School, the same high school that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford attended. As a Holton student, my group of friends consistently interacted with the all-boys high schools based in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV), particularly with boys from the Landon School. Personally, I rarely hung out with boys from…
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Sexual Assault Underreporting on College Campuses
BY EMILY MURPHY for S.A.R.A.H. College is supposed to be an exhilarating time of independence and self-discovery, but for too many students it can be a nightmare of trauma and shame. Even though we are well into the 21st century, rape is still common on our campuses. According to national studies, at least one in…
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Ignorance is Not Bliss
BY MOLLY PROTHERO My seventh grade health class included a one-day activity discussing when sex is okay. We were given a sheet with various scenarios, and asked to talk about each one. Each contained various degrees of mutual consent, and the one I remember most clearly went something like this: A teenage couple has been…
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Jesus is not “your homeboy.”
“I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize life is that gift from God. And I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen. -Richard Mourdock, Indiana Senate Candidate (R) (Let me just make a side note…
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Sexual Assault on Campus: Statistics, Definitions, and Culture
During our years at Washington University, we have listened to many of our friends describe instances of sexual assault that they have experienced at the hands of other Washington University students. Frequently, these cases are not clear-cut—one person may not intend to violate the other person; one or both of the individuals have been…
