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Forming a cohesive picture of sexism on campus is difficult because individuals’ personal experiences are patchy—some have direct knowledge of assault or discrimination; others have neither heard of nor seen such incidents. As a result, students are cut into two distinct groups: those who believe sexism to be an overwhelming blight on College social life, and those who are convinced the issue is one made up by zealous “feminazis” who argue that all “penetration is violation...
...disgusted to learn that I.J.T. members have been known to physically assault students for drinking, flirting or kissing on campus. Any group that uses thuggery should be banned and the culprits penalized. A university campus should be a place that encourages free speech. If students want to wear the veil, then so be it, and if they do not, then they must be accommodated as well. But in my view, Pakistan is becoming more liberal, especially on college campuses. All my friends and family who live there paint a picture that is very different from the society I left barely...
...with daily reminders of their pain hurts their attempts to cope with the outside world. But to tell a rape victim who has had an abortion that she has committed a “crime” is positively cruel. Sarah Rankin, the director of the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response agrees, saying “regardless of the abortion debate, any media that promotes guilt for the choices rape survivors make is potentially traumatizing and damaging...
...Cardona, 32, is a military policeman from Fullerton, Calif., who served in 2003 and 2004 at Abu Ghraib as a dog handler. After pictures of Cardona using the animal to threaten Iraqis were made public, he was convicted in May of dereliction of duty and aggravated assault, the equivalent of a felony in the U.S. civilian justice system. The prosecution demanded prison time, but a military judge instead imposed a fine and reduction in rank. Though Cardona was not put behind bars, he was also required to serve 90 days of hard labor at Ft. Bragg...
...insulting to women and show that Webb is sexist. Democrats, meanwhile, have been questioning why Allen won't release records of his divorce or his application to the Virginia Bar, which they suggest (without citing any evidence) might reveal he was arrested in the 1970's for an assault. Allen aides say the accusations are baseless, and that the only trouble he had with the law at the time concerned unpaid parking tickets...