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...nominate Mukhtaran Bibi, the Pakistani woman also known as Mukhtar Mai, who was gang-raped as punishment for her brother's walking with a girl from a higher tribal group. She deserves to be honored for her courage and determination in fighting the system and for continuing to shed light on the problems of rape and illiteracy, despite the personal danger and costs...
...editors: In her column “Stripper Ergo…Rape,” (Apr. 12), Ashton Lattimore argues that “when women treat each other in…a cruel and disrespectful manner, it opens the door for men to do the same.” Even though the most fair-minded would concur that agreeing to dance at a party full of drunken, under-aged athletes is a risk probably not worth taking, this is hardly tantamount to giving license for the accuser to be raped. Lattimore also fails to recognize that when...
...Newspapers tend to litter the tabletops at eateries on campus a bit more these days, as people keep up with the details of the now notorious rape case that emerge daily. Over the last month, the campus has played host to local and national news stations that parked satellite trucks next to dorms for days, and television crews set up on the main quad every morning...
...Spring Break at most college campuses signifies the beginning of the end - and that has never felt more appropriate than it does now at Duke, where two sophomores have been charged with rape, and the future of the men's lacrosse program is questionable at best. The university faced harsh criticism for not responding quickly enough to the allegations, and then for responding too quickly after lacrosse coach Mike Pressler's resignation and the cancellation of the team's season...
...seems like nothing compared to what this scandal could do to this university and community. The talk of racism, sexism and binge drinking that has accompanied this case, to a certain extent, has forced the university to look at the big picture - and confront tough issues beyond the alleged rape of a 27-year-old black student at a nearby college...