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[quote=Anonymous]You do wonder how much has to happen to change the culture at UVA.  Regardless of what's ultimately determined with respect to the veracity of the details of the RS account, it seems as if UVA venerates Greek life, heavy drinking, and a culture of "hooking up" and taking advantage of younger women.  Why should students think that's an acceptable norm?  If UVA clamped down and made the school a less "fun" place for spoiled fraternity brothers, wouldn't it become a safer place for women and a more attractive place for other students?

I spent time on UVA as a high-school student and student at another university, and it seemed like the party scene there was over-the-top.  Some of my friends went to W&M rather than UVA because they weren't comfortable with the atmosphere and didn't think they would be safe there.  This was decades ago.   If anything, it seems to have gotten worse, perhaps because so many male students arrive on campus having already overdosed on stupid web sites like "Total Frat Move" that stress the importance of knowing "chill-to-pull" ratio and the like.

Sorry, just venting, but definitely feeling like blind reliance on "tradition" to overlook what's actually become worse behavior over time is no way to run the place.   
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