Word: itness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Holly R. Zellweger '90, co-president of RUS, says she thought the rape was such a strong rallying point because it took place in the middle of the day, and was so well-publicized.
"It was very obvious that the woman wasn't quote, 'asking for it,' and the man had a criminal record, and the wasn't a Harvard student--he was an outsider," Zellweger says.
"I think a lot of the immediate reaction was good--it quieted a lot of fears," Deakins says.
But much of the fear and anger generated by last year's rape did not translate to action, as Women's Alliance Co-Chair Ann E. Blais '91 notes. While the rape generated "a lot of motivational energy," it was more of a powerful emotional statement than a call to...
Morse says he thinks it is important that the rape raised that kind of consciousness in the community.