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Peer Groups Deserved Early Rape Statistic Access
There was a purpose to making peer educators party to the UHS statistics about sexual assault at Harvard before releasing them to the public. Our job, in serving the Harvard community, is to think very hard about rape and sexual assault and determine ways in which to teach Harvard students--who generally believe themselves to be invulnerable to such tragedies--how to be responsible and thoughtful in a college environment...
...better, knowing more accurately the scope of the issue we are dealing with. Equipped with this information, peer educators are more comprehensively trained and are, thus, more helpful when we turn to the students in outreach. We are glad that you realize and find it worth to reporting that "Rape Happens at Harvard." Meanwhile, Peer Relations and Date Rape Education, Response, The Coalition Against Sexual Violence and other peer groups do not find this to be news, as we have built our mission around and have personally committed ourselves to increasing awareness of this fact...
...rest of the student body cast an unfortunate shadow over the results. While it is understandable that the statistics could be useful for these groups' work on campus, there is no reason to provide neutral statistics to some students before others. The fact that Peer Relations and Date Rape Relations (PRDRE) was asked not to use the statistics in its presentations to students before their official release eliminates any advantage gained in providing them to the group in advance. In the future, UHS should remember that such important information should be available to all students at the earliest possible time...
...pleased that UHS has provided these statistics, however preliminary they may be, because such information is the first step toward addressing rape on campus. We hope that however encouraging the statistics may be compared to national trends, the College does not become complacent about sexual assault. First and foremost, we urge the College to work with students to create an atmosphere in which rape survivors feel comfortable enough to report rapes and identify their attackers. The first step to reducing rape on campus is talking about...