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more about #college MsFab: I was raped my first semester of college. I didn't report it, mostly because I went through a deep denial. If I didn't admit to myself or anyone tha... more » Tart of Darkness: Schools that rightfully treat sexual assault as the CRIME it is, rather than some awkward social misunderstanding, end up having to report sexual assa... more » momentsofabsurdity: I am so proud of my own school but I do not believe it is perfect. At my preppy little LAC, we have an extremely forceful bring down the hand of God k... more » MakeMeSmile: I was in a situation with a guy where I had willingly disrobed, and started messing around with a guy I was dating (he was naked too). About halfway ... more » ZombieEmpress: I am a senior in high school and preparing to go to college next year. This article reminded me that I have to check out the sexual assault policies o... more » BowieCadmium: I worked at a small, private, liberal arts college. One weekend, a female freshman was raped by a male freshman. She was encouraged by her friends t... more » haguenite: I think it's my school's policy to send out a student body-wide email when a rape is reported. I know that I got an email a couple of months ago (and ... more » Jenloveshercurves: I'm sorry for anyone that has dealt with nasty administrators in sexual assault proceedings. I work as a housing professional and lots of this stuff ... more » Suzie Wong: Personal question for you Jezzies: I'm in university, and about a month or so ago, a guy and I were in my room. He and I used to be close, but we drif... more » eatsshootsleaves: Hey, so I'm a journalist working on this story, which is going to have localized follow-ups. Anyone who has shared your story here -- I'd love to hea... more » We Don't Live in the 60s: It happens a lot on college campuses. At one point my undergraduate institution claimed not to have a single sexual assault occur on their campus in a... more » sarahfromSAFER: Thanks so much to Latoya and Jezebel for including SAFER and V-Day's project in this post. As an every-day reader of this site AND a proud member of S... more » MargaretMoony: My school has a pretty shitty way of dealing with on-campus rape. They want to handle it "internally" so it doesn't add to our crime rates, which we ... more » Superrrdupa: I was raped the weekend before finals my sophomore year. My friends took me to the hospital after finding me sobbing into a towel by myself in the ba... more » pesematology: WOULD THEY FUCKING "MEDIATE" ANY OTHER CRIME? WOULD ANYONE "MEDIATE" A THEFT? A BURGLARY? A NON-SEXUAL ASSAULT? more » thelaurenator: This is so heartbreaking. So many young women never report these crimes because they don't want to be silenced, slut-shamed, or talked down to. I kno... more » Blueberry26: "At times, alcohol and drugs play such a central role, students can't remember details." I hate this. I read in the school paper once, a few years ag... more » lizdexia: I have far more experience with this matter than I care to. I sat on both a university hearing board as a student, and then supervised the same board... more » morninggloria: My freshman year of collge, there was a scandal involving a woman who accused several football team members of gang raping her. If I remember correct... more » Julie-The-Tulip: I'm a 100 lb petite girl looking at colleges, and this just makes me so much more nervous. It's just ridiculous that a school values its students so l... more » -
#raperape
Sexual Assault On Campus: Schools Don't Always Offer Much Assistance
Being raped or sexually assaulted should not happen at institutions of higher learning. Unfortunately, many young women learn that their colleges and universities are unequipped to prevent sexual violence - and reporting the action could prompt a wall of silence.
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#leagueoftheirown
British Women Apparently Unable To Resist Ivy League Studs
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#ivyleaguefail
Oh Yeah? Male Student Calls Wellesley Women "Bunch Of Whores"
Proving that douche-y idiots are everywhere is Jeremy Pham, a male student at Wellesley College - alma mater of Hillary Clinton, among other notables - whose recent misogynistic outburst started a minor firestorm - and may have gotten Pham expelled.
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#schooldaze
Animal House
Researchers from Brigham Young University are worried about a new study that suggests students in coed dorms are more likely to binge drink, have multiple partners, and watch porn than those in same-sex housing. Sounds like...fun? [LiveScience] -
#genderstudies
Are Colleges Discriminating Against Women?
NPR reports that the US Commission on Civil Rights is investigating whether colleges are violating Title IX by favoring male applicants. But is such favoritism necessary to keep colleges from becoming "overwhelmingly female?"
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#shortskirtriot
Short Skirt Sparks Mass Hysteria At Brazilian University
A 20-year-old student was expelled from Brazil's Bandeirante University (Uniban) Sunday after hundreds of her classmates rioted over the length of her skirt. More » -
#bigcitylivin
Meet The Barry Twins, New York City's Newly Famous Job Seekers
The New York Times is currently running a profile of Katie and Kristy Barry, twins who moved from Ohio to New York City in order to chase their dreams. As these things often go, their plans aren't quite working out. More » -
#princessdiaries
"Mom, You Think They're Giving Me Fufu At School?"
The documentary Bronx Princess is all about culture clash. Rocky is a literal princess; her father is a chief in Ghana. We watch her take two journeys: her first trip to Africa, and Freshman year at couldn't-be-farther-from-the-Bronx college. More » -
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#dontstandsoclose
Skeezy Prof Says Hot Students Are "A Perk"
What should male profs do when a female student "flashes her admiration," as she inevitably will? According to Dr. Terence Kealey, "Enjoy her!" More » -
#weightymatters
Study: Family Education Ups Eating Disorder Risk
Girls whose parents (and, interestingly, grandmothers) went to college are more likely to be diagnosed with an eating disorder, according to a new study. The risk also grows up as their grades do. [Reuters] -
#itsyourgain
Freshman 15 Or ED? Your Choice!
College cafeterias have started posting calorie counts in their cafeterias. What's wrong with this picture? (Besides the totally unrelated John Belushi image, that is.) More » -
#seasonofchange
What If Keeping Women Safe Meant Educating Men?
In an editorial in The American Prospect, Jaclyn Friedman decries colleges' "ineffective pageantry on rape prevention." Instead of teaching female students how to avoid getting raped, she says we should be teaching men how to avoid being rapists. More » -
#crimeoncampus
College Men Suffer As Much Violence As Women
In a study of college students, men were as likely as women to have suffered violence. Men reported more physical abuse, women more emotional, and women were more likely to be abused by family members. [U.S. News & World Report] -
#miseducation
SATs, College, And "Books That Make You Dumb": The Politics Of Academic Merit
Sonia Sotomayor didn't do very well on the SATs, but she did really well at Princeton. Walter Kirn, whose experience was the opposite, wonders what this says about the way we measure "merit." More » -
#collegekilling
Suspect In Wesleyan Slaying Had Plans For Campus Shooting Spree
The man suspected of shooting a Wesleyan University student turned himself in yesterday. Police say he was stalking his victim and planned to go on a shooting spree, targeting both Jews and Wesleyan students. More » -
#collegekilling
Women's Rights Advocate Murdered At Wesleyan
Yesterday afternoon, a disguised gunman shot and killed Wesleyan University student Johanna Justin-Jinich, who was working at a local bookstore. Police have advised students to stay indoors, as the shooter is still at large. More » -
#booklearnin
Is Twilight Sucking The Life Out Of Students' Politics?
This Sunday's Washington Post featured an article about the anemic state of the average college student's book shelves and it is pretty depressing. More » -
#kidstoday
Study: Students Pretty Much Expect B's For Breathing
Today in the NYT's American-youth-are-spineless-pampered-losers — uh, we mean Education — section, we find that many college students expect good grades just for showing up. More » -
#alifeinpictures
What Was Obama Thinking? The College Years
As previously mentioned, Time announced that Barack Obama is its Person of the Year. As part of the coverage, it featured photographer Lisa Jack's college pictures of Barry, which we caption after the jump.
