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According to a statement from USADA, the leniency of the penalty—half the normal punishment for similar offenses??was due to “the unusual circumstances in [Scherf’s] case...
...like, wow, we just cured sex assault! God, I wish.”THE PRICE OF ANONYMITYA major obstacle to educating students is a lack of statistics pertaining specifically to Harvard’s campus. While HUPD keeps records of how many “forcible sexual offenses?? occur each year on the campus, such numbers are traditionally believed to be underreported, and student counseling groups do not release precise data on their own callers.“We want to ensure our clients complete anonymity,” said Josh C. Wertheimer ’08, president...
...VOYEURISTIC TOPIC’Though reported campus incidences of sexual assault appear in small numbers, conversation about such cases isn’t exactly hush-hush.According to a 2003 report by a committee of Harvard professors, deans, a senior tutor, and a student, “forcible sexual offenses?? numbered 11 in 1999, 16 in 2000, 23 in 2001, and 16 in 2002.The Committee to Address Sexual Assault at Harvard estimated 5 to 16 percent of all incidents were actually reported.Homaifar said the number of incidences was not represented by what she saw as silence on campus...
...past eight years, the Higher Education Act’s Aid Elimination Provision (AEP) stipulated that students convicted of drug offenses??whether in high school or in college—would become ineligible for federal financial aid for college. While Congress acted prudently last Februray when it repealed this provision for students convicted during high school, it left in place the penalties for those convicted while in college (although Harvard College officials confirmed this week that students who lose financial aid under the AEP will receive comparable aid from the College). The withdrawal of federal aid for college...
...athletic programs are not the only students who commit rape. If it were that simple, there would be no high-profile athletic programs, and rape on college campuses would be far less prevalent. In 2002, the Harvard University Police Department received 32 reports of “forcible sexual offenses?? (and given that over 80 percent of assaults go unreported, the real number is likely much higher). In 2004-05, the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response received 61 reports of individuals who experienced some form of sexual violence. Rape is not endemic to any one gender...