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...writing as a follow-up to Irene B. Janis's "No One Should Be Laughing" (Opinion, Oct. 5). Janis makes an excellent point: There is nothing funny about rape or other crimes of sexual violence, nor should they be portrayed as joking matters...
Response deals primarily, although not exclusively, with issues surrounding relationships, harassment, sexual abuse and rape. We are trained and supervised by the mental health staff at University Health Services and the Bureau of Study Counsel...
Concerned about the lack of serious discussion about the very real issue of sexual violence, I asked several of my classmates what their thoughts were on the meeting. One said she found the skits entertaining and felt they did not focus enough on the "message that rape is not the woman's fault." Another friend found the meeting "a little silly." and continued, "Everyone was laughing, including the actors." This approach, according to my friend, "makes it seem like calling the number is a joke. I don't want to call that number...
...shocked to hear that one in four college women have experienced rape or attempted rape since age 14, but disappointed that Peer Relations Date Rape Education (PRDRE) did not address this statistic but rather moved on to propose a series of amusing questions about what constitutes date rape. One of the boys who lives across the hall from me said, "although they were taking the problem seriously, the atmosphere wasn't serious...
...difficult for most first-year women to envision themselves as victims of sexual violence in this community that is supposed to be a safe home for the next four years, but we must all face the reality of sexual violence in our society. As Peer Relations Date Rape Education (PRDRE) reported at the "Safe Community" meeting, the beginning of college is statistically the time a student has the highest risk for being affected by sexual assault. This is a situation that Harvard University must face head on and deal with to create a truly "safe community" for all its students...