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Moviegoers adopt movie stars. They spot some fresh face in the orphanage of anonymity, fall in love with him, take him home and become parents to his fame. They are possessive too. When he shines, they smile; when he acts up, they get angry. Or worse, lose interest. If he gets a swelled head, or pays them no heed, they may disown their golden child. There are so many, after all, in the show-biz foundling home...
...different definitions were presented to College administrators after a year of discussion. yet, it remains unclear how the University will recouncile the divergent views and adopt a policy acceptable to all parties...
...course, in some cases those who bring charges of date rape are intentionally or unintentionally distorting what can be murky facts. But the answer should not be to adopt a standard unfair to those victims who have been raped but who could not express their anger, fear or unwillingness. Thus the date Rape Task Force was right to adopt a definition of rape as any sexual act "that occurs without the expressed consent of the person..." This makes it incumbent on initiators of sex to obtain a specific...
...Date Rape Task Force releases a report recommending that the College adopt an official policy on sexual misconduct. The Task Force alsosuggests a significant procedural change for casesin which one student makes a complaint againstanother...
...Undergraduate Council votes 32-22to recommend that the College adopt a definitionof rape far narrower than that proposed by theDate Rape Task Force...