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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Alcohol. It is a poison on college campuses. Everyone is at risk on the campuses when they are drunk. Just think what a better environment it would be if students did not binge drink. But students learn from parents and our culture that we are an alcohol obsessed society. When people are drunk things can spun out of control. Why? Because half these college students are not in control of their minds when they are plastered and can do some really terrible things. The entire work hard, play hard badge of honor at colleges is just a very bad environment for growing up and making good decisions. There would be far fewer rapes, deaths, injuries, and mental health issues on college campuses if you took alcohol out of the equation. When I was in college every student I knew who had an accident, was date raped, died, or almost died, failed classes etc- alcohol was the biggest factor.[/quote]

And yet there is little correlation between the schools reputed to be the biggest party schools and the schools that are (statistically at least) most unsafe: http://www.american-school-search.com/colleges/dangerous[/quote]

Probably because those schools are filled with liberal students who are more likely to discuss topics like rape culture and more likely to report rapes. I don't believe there are more rapes than before. I believe that there is an increase in reporting it, and this increase has started in SLACs. As a result, the SLACs look more unsafe.

An ASU sorority student is probably not going to report a rape because of fear of social ostracization. [/quote]

[b]Nice try, but I doubt there is a significant difference in reporting - at least not significant enough to account for the data reported.  Schools that are politically liberal encourage a looser morality and more after the act regrets[/b].[/quote]

One of the most ignorant and misguided posts I've read on DCUM and that's saying a lot!

So, according to your "logic" if there is "looser morality" then why would someone have "after act regrets"? Wouldn't this "looser morals" mentality lead to someone not caring what they did? Also, how can you argue that there is not a difference in reporting? Did you even go to college? I was in college 20+ years ago and I personally know people who were raped, but never reported it due to fear of reprisals. The understanding of what constitutes rape and any unwanted sexual contact has increased tremendously since I was in school and, therefore, the fear of reporting has lessened. Your post, though, proves that we still have a long way to go. I can only hope that you are not in a profession that guides and assists students in any way!

Seriously? You probably believe a girl deserves to raped if she wore a short skirt…? Go back to the 1950's, please[/quote]

Get in the real world - who said anyone asked for it?  Women who are more inclined to have drunk sex are more likely to regret having drunk sex than women who don't have drunk sex.  That shouldn't be a difficult concept to grasp. [/quote]

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