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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...shocked to hear that one in four college women have experienced rape or attempted rape since age 14, but disappointed that Peer Relations Date Rape Education (PRDRE) did not address this statistic but rather moved on to propose a series of amusing questions about what constitutes date rape. One of the boys who lives across the hall from me said, "although they were taking the problem seriously, the atmosphere wasn't serious...
Even though this meeting and the Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment (SASH) Advisor program are an important beginning step, Harvard needs to address the needs of its female students with more direct action. Harvard presents an attitude that each student must "find her own way." This attitude neglects the needs of both first-years and women in post-traumatic stress situations. Women who have been sexually assaulted are not in the position to read through a pamphlet for help or seek out a SASH tutor. Harvard needs a stronger support network of counseling, outreach and sexual violence education to prevent sexual violence...
...general sentiment among most first-years I encountered was that although the idea of a "Safe Community" meeting is a good one, the issues could be addressed in a more appropriate format. One person commented that the speakers needed to "talk to us more, be real and not make a joke of it." This University, which is supposed to be one of the best in the world, has no clear dedication to the serious issues affecting women undergraduates. Harvard University needs to take sexual violence seriously and address this problem by improving the education during first-year orientation week, increasing...
...Harvard student, I am still overwhelmed by everything going on here. I hesitate to criticize this new community but the lack of education and awareness regarding sexual violence I have observed here is disappointing and frightening. As a community and an institution of higher learning, we need to address these issues assertively and work to raise the general level of concern about sexual violence at Harvard and elsewhere...
Thompson answered by stressing that with the welfare rolls already down caseworkers are better able to address the individual needs of clients...