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...woman assaulted by D. Drew Douglas, also Class of 2000, originally contacted the peer counseling group Response. Upon their advice, she says she steered clear of UHS and headed to Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, whose rape crisis intervention center is among the best in the region...
...members of the Coalition, who came together following the Elster rape in February 1998, that means building a women's center, improving the Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment (SASH) advising system, and offering round-the-clock counseling services. Because the way things stand right now, they say, undergraduates who have been sexually assaulted turn away from Harvard just when they need the College's support the most...
...pleased to hear that Ireland was defending the story of a possible rape victim but surprised that she was so stinging in her comments about the president. Feminists' hesitancy to condemn Bill Clinton for actions similar to those for which they had rightly vilified Clarence Thomas and Bob Packwood has been extremely troublesome to me. I understand the reason for the double standard, though: Packwood and Thomas were conservatives unlikely to help women's causes in any real way--in that sense, they were fair game for attack. Clinton, on the other hand, is ostensibly "on our side...
...national profile is inherently political. As a lobbying organization, it has fought successfully for improved sexual harassment laws and stronger rape prosecution, among other noble accomplishments. Necessarily, this lobbying effort has relied on Democratic support. At some point, though, its obligation to principal needs to outweigh its political dependence...
...more consistent response--measured, open-minded and supportive--to allegations of sexual harassment and rape, whether against the president or any other prominent political figure, would benefit NOW and the population of women in this country that it wants to protect. The initial political expediency of supporting the president over these last months has translated into a weakened credibility for the organization. I agreed with the force of Ireland's comments on "Larry King" but couldn't help thinking that their effect was blunted by the awkward timing. The juxtaposition of Ireland's comments and the president's acquittal...