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Although the University's search for a workable definition of rape has narrowed, debate continues over the implications of the recommendations made by different groups...
...Date Rape Task Force report proposed a relatively strict definition of rape as any sex occurring without the expressed consent of the victim. In other words, both parties involved must openly consent for the act to be legal...
Viggiani authored last spring's report by the Date Rape Task Force, which may be approved by the Ad Board this year...
...SEEMED THE CLASSIC CATCH-22 OF RAPE, WITH AN age of AIDS twist: a woman who protects her life by cooperating with her assailant -- in this case by offering him a condom -- risks the charge that she invited the assault. In Austin, Texas, the first grand jury that heard the case against Joel Rene Valdez may have concluded just that, refusing to bring charges against Valdez, who wielded a knife during the attack. Valdez apparently told the police -- and the local media -- that because his alleged victim had the presence of mind to provide him with a prophylactic...
...Rape is a legal term, even when used in a college environment, and its definition must reflect that fact. CLUH's definition in no way increases the burden of proof on accusers and clearly better protects the rights of the accused...