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...Sexual violence is a serious issue and a matter of which we all ought to be aware. Yet to allow its gravity to be diluted by exaggeration is to take away from the seriousness of the situations in which violation has truly occurred. Overstating the prevalence of the rape problem is offensive for the true victims and sets a dangerous precedent within society...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: Rushing to Rape | 4/18/2007 | See Source »

...sexual assault cases today. So many facets of society have become so hypersensitive to such matters that we seem to be losing our ability to discern between legitimate issues of sexual violence and overblown or exaggerated circumstances. To be sure, crimes of sexual assault such as rape are very serious matters. But so too is an accusation of rape...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: Rushing to Rape | 4/18/2007 | See Source »

...Take Back the Night at Harvard, I suggest that at their closing candlelight vigil, they light a candle for the other victims of sexual violence politics—the ones who find themselves unfairly accused of serious sexual misjudgment. To acknowledge those victims—now that would be seizing the night. Otherwise, honey, you can have...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: Rushing to Rape | 4/18/2007 | See Source »

...this, don’t you feel like this is a waste of a Harvard education?’” Coates says. The Engineering Sciences concentrator will enter Flight school next year, which will extend his commitment to 10 years. Coates sees a military career as a serious investment. “I feel that 10 years from now I have a pretty good platform to jump off of. It may be too late for medical school, but as a military officer with a Harvard degree I can do almost anything I want.” Some Harvard...

Author: By Asli A. Bashir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Soldiers: ROTC's Challenge | 4/18/2007 | See Source »

...accident that very few of the several dozen students entering or exiting Harper today knew Cho. According to two who were aware of him, he was quiet, serious and, in the words of one, "gloomy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside Cho Seung-Hui's Dorm | 4/17/2007 | See Source »

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