Word: osapr
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Thank you for Nalina Sombuntham’s article on the new Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR) (News, “New Office Combats Assault,” Oct. 20). With Susan B. Marine at the helm of an impressive staff, we’ve already seen major improvements to the sexual assault preventative education curriculum and the resources available for survivors, and I can’t wait to see what else is in the works...
...have to say, though, I was rather surprised to read in the sidebar accompanying the article that, according to The Crimson, OSAPR came about as a result of one short year of student activism...
...short-sighted and misleading to imply that the OSAPR came from only one year’s labor. Even before 1998, students, faculty and community members committed endless hours to build the foundations for the progress we’ve made. The Crimson’s timeline obscures the hard work and dedication of all those who pushed for changes to Harvard’s policies before May 2002, and makes invisible the amazing amount of bureaucratic red tape and institutional obstacles they encountered...
...meeting, held in the Adams small dining room, drew about 40 students, including four of the roughly 15 invited final club members, several fraternity brothers, three officers from the new Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR), representatives from Harvard Men Against Rape and other concerned members of the community...
...OSAPR Education Specialist Heather Wilson, who declared she is not “anti-final club,” said that while there is no data specific to the final clubs, research on all-male social groups, especially in situations when alcohol is present, indicate an increased risk of sexual assault...