Word: rapes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some cases, there was little communication at all. Many members of Lionel remember that Tim, the Indiana Mennonite, bad trouble talking with other members of the dorm. Carol recalls that when she and Tim once talked about rape, her feminist views and his religious ones clashed so violently that the discussion eventually had to be broken up by force. Others, however, remember how little Tim ever said. Gary perhaps noticed it most, since he and Tim drove west together over several vacations. "We drove west for 15 hours and he'd say absolutely nothing," Gary recalls...
...that minority students are still not always made to feel welcome here. During my freshman year the president of the Black Students Association arrived at the group's office one day and found "KKK unite" written on the desk calendar. Shortly afterwards, she began receiving obscene phone calls and rape threats. And over the four years my class has been here, the yield for minority students--the percentage of those admitted who decided to come here--has dropped almost ten percentage points. For Black students the yield has dropped more than 20 points in that short period of time...
...abortion she is pro-choice as a matter of public policy. As a matter of conscience, she is against abortion. "I'm a Catholic," she says, "and I accept the teachings of my faith." But in fact, Ferraro admits she is not against abortion in cases of rape and has mixed feelings about the problem of pregnancy in young girls. A strong advocate of the ERA, Ferraro has focused on women's economic needs: a bill she co-sponsored liberalizing pensions, especially for women, was passed in the House last week. Says New York Mayor Ed Koch...
Blame is constantly being placed on women for the violence, harassment, and abuse that they suffer. Phyllis Schlafly tells women that if they dress conservatively they shouldn't fear being raped or sexually harassed, and that the women who are the victims of sexual abuse were "asking for it." On witness stands, rape victims are asked if they did anything to provoke their assailant. What were they wearing? How were they walking...
...wake of recent controversy surrounding Harvard's sexual harassment policy. Response--a peer group which counsels victims of harassment--this year conducted "educational work shops on the issues of rape and harassment," says codirector Sharon Reiss...