...A prominent example of this issue was presented by the fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau, of Georgia Tech University. They were found singing lyrics to songs that described explicit ways to rape the women who were at their parties. Not only did these songs contribute to finding humor in a dehumanizing act towards women, but also to the normalization of rape. The actions of the fraternity went unchecked and the members did not face any consequences, which led to the sexual assault of at least two women (Chemaly Paragraph 2). Eventually, when emails sent between fraternity members instructed the men on how to sexually assault females at their parties, these songs were used to support the case against them. However, the Phi Kappa Tau’s lawyer claimed in their defense that the rape victims were “‘exploiting the hypersensitivity of today’s college campus environment toward sexual assault”’ (Chemaly Paragraph 2). While some people in modern society tend to overhype current issues in the world, sexual assault is a recurring and prevalent concern among college women who have triple the chance of getting raped than their male peers (Angelone 188). Desensitization of such songs leads to a greater proclivity for the incidence of rape or sexual assault. Furthermore, at an off-campus fraternity at Amherst College in Massachusetts, students were found with t-shirts depicting a woman clad in her bra and panties who was bruised and tied to a stick with a an apple in her mouth while being roasted over...
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...According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Crime Victimization Survey an American is sexually assaulted every 107 seconds. The prevalence of sexual assault is statistically difficult to analyze because of the frequency of unreported cases. Victims of sexual assault endure an extensive recovery process to regain power and control. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) defines sexual assault as, “sexual contact or behavior that occurs without explicit consent of the victim. Some forms of sexual assault include: Penetration of victim’s body (rape), attempted rape, forcing to perform sexual acts (oral sex), fondling or unwanted sexual touching” (RAINN, 2016). Sexual assault perpetrators thrive in environments where victims...
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...timely warning has been issued at University Park in regards to a rape or forceful sex offense on campus. We slide open our phones, check to see the details of the warning, and then close our screens to continue on with our day. However, although we may seem unaffected by the warning, someone’s life has become completely altered and turned upside down. In his powerful and tear-jerking narrative, Missoula, Jon Krakauer becomes the voice behind those involved in these tragic and nauseating cases that we are quick to bypass as just timely warnings. As a journalist, Krakauer’s main mission is to give a voice to the voiceless and shed light on the injustices...
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...In Emily Yoffe's article, “College Women: Stop getting drunk”, it's implied that if alcohol is consumed less by women in campuses, the occurrence of rape would be minimized if not completely eliminated. I concur with this article for a myriad of reasons and view the article as a necessary read for any college age young woman wishing to familiarize themselves with the going on of campus life. This article wins my support and approval, for if more girls and women were warned of the impending dangers of drinking alcohol in copious amounts in an effort to 'fit in' they would most certainly be better equipped to make rational decisions to avoid sexual assault. One of the recurring messages within the article is ways in which women can prevent alcohol-facilitated assaults such as a reduction in alcohol consumption. Unfortunately there is a belief that telling a woman she cannot drink to match the drinking of a male counterpart can be misconstrued to seem sexist. Physically and biologically men and women are as different as the sun and the moon; it's safe to say drinking too much whether at a friend’s place, campus, or any other type of social gathering for young men and women. In the article, Yoffe contends that one of the ways alcohol consumption in college can be curbed is lowering the drinking age from 21 years (Yoffe, 2013). I firmly believe this would be one of the first steps towards reducing the occurrence of sexual assault in campuses. The idea of binge drinking is a tradition...
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...injured seventeen. If at the time, carrying a concealed firearm on campus was legal Seung-Hi could have been stopped before he hurt so many people.The new Bill eleven states that both the students and teachers twenty-one and older are allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus with a license. I completely support the new Bill and campus carry on because students and faculty that are qualified should have the right to...
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...No.”, a girl says, pleading to the man to stop. He continues on, scarring the girl and making her fear for her life. She tries to push away, but it is not enough. The man replies by saying, “Oh stop it. I know you like it.”, but in reality, the victim doesn’t. The scenario above is the all too common situation of rape. It is defined as “sexual activity that one does not agree to”. In society and court today, there is a blurred line between what is considered rape and what is not. Men and women struggle to speak out, because they know they will be dismissed in court. Rape is a major issue in today’s society. It goes against traditional norms, morals, and self-respect in general. One should not be disgusted by their body because of what someone...
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...Each year, approximately 5,000 young people under the age of twenty-one die as a result of underage drinking; this includes approximately 1,900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes, 1,600 as a result of homicides, 300 from suicide, and as well as hundreds from other injuries (NIAA). In today’s society we are presented with a real epidemic, underage drinking. As children grow older they are brought into different environments where they are presented with different obligations. Children bring alcohol into their lives to be cool or to fit in, but dying of alcohol poisoning leaves young people to fit into which group? Teenagers begin drinking as early as middle school or even sooner. (NLM) It is said that teens who drink are more likely to be victims of violent crimes. They are more likely to have serious problems in school. They are more likely to be involved in drinking and driving accidents. Children who start drinking young are also more likely to develop problems with alcohol later in life. With such a huge epidemic in underage drinking, why would law makers want to lower the legal age? Throughout the United States, most seventeen year olds receive their drivers’ license. Seventeen year olds are still in high school and still testing different waters; some of the “water” is alcohol. It is hard to believe, but 70 percent of all teenagers drink alcohol, and 60 percent of all teen deaths in car accidents are alcohol-related (Eagle). Most parents want to believe that when they...
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...Heavy drinking among college students has been a problem and studies have indicated this for several years. This topic continues to be a crucial subject of study. Hingson et al. (2009) mentions a few reasons why their numbers might be conservative with one reason being social desirability. Another reason suggested by Hingson et al. for conservative numbers is that the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse rates of heavy drinking and driving while under the influence were higher for college students than for others the same age. This indicates that if college students drive more under the influence then traffic injury deaths may be higher because they estimated traffic injury deaths at the same rate as all 18 to 24 year olds. Hingson et al. explained that the increase in alcohol related injuries was significant and could not be attributed to changes in the population. The 2009 National Survey of Counseling Center Directors by Gallagher surveyed 302 centers. In the report, counseling center directors have identified increases over the past five years in drug use, alcohol abuse, and on-campus sexual assault concerns among other problems. If there has been an increase of substance use in college students over the past five years then the data provided by Hingson et al. are likely conservative numbers based on the increase and based on the reasons they provide in their studies. The concerns of college counseling center directors and number of deaths, arrests, and other problems...
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...The Norming of Alcohol Consumption in College Paul Vieira Daniel Webster College Abstract In colleges all around America alcohol consumption by college students is becoming normal. This drinking is happening mostly in the students’ dorm rooms on campus. Students are unaware of the negative effects of alcohol and usually participate in binge drinking, which for men is having more than five drinks in one occasion, and for women is having four or more drinks. In order to help prevent alcohol consumption, the colleges themselves must have guidelines in place to inform people about the dangers of alcohol. Strict alcohol rules such as complying with the 21 year old drinking age are also more hands on activities colleges can engage in to stop drinking. The Norming of Alcohol Consumption in College For many students, college is a new experience where they have to make their own decisions about their daily lives. For many students at first it is a difficult adjustment to move away from family and friends and have to deal with this. With this newly found freedom more and more students will consume alcohol on a regular basis. According to the University of Villanova, “Nationally, a very large majority, about 80 percent, of college students uses alcohol” (Villanova). This drinking is mostly happening on the college campuses inside of the students dorm rooms, or at another place on campus. Though colleges do not endorse drinking for students under the legal drinking age, students...
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...Drinking alcohol on college campuses might be against the universities’ policies but that does not stop it from happening. Thousands of college students partake in the activity of consuming alcohol while attending college parties, where drinking alcohol at college parties has grown into a social norm and while it might be all fun an games, it is one that needs to be stopped. Drinking alcohol might appear to be fun and all but it can lead to some devastating consequences, including: increased risk of rape, sleep depravations and many other negative effects that effect your performance in your classes. In order for college students to follow the universities policies and not drink on campus, one must be willing to follow the rules and accept that it is not as cool as they think to drink large amounts of alcohol, understanding that it is not a smart and healthy choice to partake in the activity of consuming large amounts of alcohol and that the university only has these policies in place to better further the safety and quality of the students life while on campus. Drinking at college parties has become a very well known social norm and is one that is destroying the lives of many...
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...Name Teacher English 101-Section 10 November 2014 Cause of Sexual Assault on College Campuses Over the last few years, the media has been filled with news broadcasts and reports of sexual assaults on college campuses. According to an article written by Wayne State University’s Dr. Antonia Abbey, “The term sexual assault is used . . . to describe the full range of forced sexual contacts . . .” This includes “. . . touching or kissing; verbally coerced intercourse; and physically forced [sexual behaviors]” (118). While these events are highly publicized when they occur, they happen much more frequently than realized. Young women are the primary victims of these attacks; reports regarding the assault of men are much less frequent. Many things contribute to why sexual assault and rape happen on college campuses. Alcohol consumption, personal psychological factors, and social influence all play a major role in why and how these events occur. The central factor in all rape and sexual assault cases is the victims are not adequately informed of the dangers beforehand. With that said, it is not the victim’s fault they were abused, but had they been proactive to remove themselves from the situation, things would have resulted differently. Alcohol plays a major role in sexual assault. Every campus has some aspect of Greek life—fraternities, sororities, and other elite social organizations. It can be noted these organizations are mostly known, and classified, according to the parties...
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...Studies show that both sexual assault and dating violence are prevalent issues on college campuses. Currently, there are not many statistics relating to interpersonal violence at Georgetown. However, this will change soon when the new campus climate survey is released in January of 2016. Research that has been done by national agencies and the Department of justice have found several surprising statistics. First, “girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence, almost triple the national average” ( Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice and Statistics, Intimate Partner Violence in the United States, 1993-2004. Dec. 2006.). Furthermore, “among female victims of intimate partner violence, 94% of those age 16-19 and 70% of those age 20-24 were victimized by a current or former boyfriend or girlfriend” ( Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice and Statistics, Intimate Partner Violence in the United States, 1993-2004. Dec. 2006.). In regards to dating violence among college students, “Nearly half (43%) of dating college women report experiencing violent and abusive dating behaviors” (Fifth & Pacific...
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...Debran Rowland, a Carleton graduate, and Author of the book The Boundaries of her Body explains that ages 14 and 15 are peak ages for girls, for being victims of rape, Proving that we as teenagers are in definite danger of being victims. As girls, it is something we must be very aware of and even fear at times. Rape has also become a growing issue at colleges. Bradford Richardson, a graduate of Claremont McKenna College analyzes this growing problem in Text Box: The above graphic, passed along by the Huffington Post's Laura Bassett, was put together by the Enliven Project using data from Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey and FBI reports. It drives home extremely well the fact that false rape accusations are exceedingly rare, despite what media reports might suggest. Almost as rare are cases when rapists actually go to jail more so than strangers.his article The Real Campus Sexual Assault Problem. He explains that a common controversy comes up at colleges where rape is concerned when alcohol is involved, and whether or not that is rape. Conservatives and liberals have shown the different sides of this debate while conservatives argue that evidence should be “clear and convincing”. Liberals tend to push for a less demanding standard. Because of this controversy, many victims fear that their case may not be successful in court...
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...Also, men are taught how to be a proper man and that women are weak, which make them feel superior than them. These are the principal factors that cause the violence against women, which creates indifference regarding women’s rights and safety. On the other hand, in the article “Violence Against Women” Schaffner (2007) is explained that some of the ways women are abused are through: verbal harassment, sexual imposition, sexual assault, rape, domestic, and child abuse. In other words, women are exposed to violent criminal actions by the way they are presented in this society, which make men feel superior than...
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...discrimination, rape, and other more physical matters. In the last year at the University of Oregon, a student sues the college and the Men’s basketball coach. The student (women) name has not been given in the article by Cnn. The woman allegedly states she was gang-raped by three of Oregon's men’s basketball players. She states the men came into the woman’s restroom and pushed her into a corner and gang-raped her multiple times(Cnn). The reason this is a violation of Title IX is because the lawsuit was not in action until May of 2016. Schools are expected to investigate all allegations of sexual assault even if criminal charges are never filed(Cnn). That is a violation of Title IX, the federal law requires the schools to do this. The men’s basketball coach, Dana Altman is being sued as well as the college. One of the players that participated in the gang-rape had a history of sexual misconduct allegations at another school, his name is Brandon Austin(Cnn). The coach was aware of these allegations before he recruited Brandon to play for Oregon. Later, the three men were dismissed from the basketball team as they should have been. They violated Title IX because they were violating that student’s privacy and body if that student was a man they most likely would not have gang-raped the student so therefore it is a discrimination of sex. The woman’s attorney stated “This is a very important case that needs to be litigated. “It is time for athletic departments to stop trading the...
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