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Page 10 Wednesday. August 31. 1988 The DaQy Collegian RAPE continued from page address tbe real problems of college dating. Regardless of term, rape of acquaintances and dates is a problem at universities across die nation: A 1987 Kent State University study said that 25 per¬ cent of all college women are in some way sexually as¬ saulted before or during college by someone they know. A recent Cornell University study found that 50 per¬ cent of all males attending the school believed a woman should have sex with a man on a date if a) the man pays for the date; b) the woman asks the man out; and c) they end up back at his place or hers. in an informal survey at California Slate Univer¬ sity, Fresno, 10 female students were surveyed anony¬ mously. Eight of the 10 said no matter what the circum¬ stances, a man does not have the right to force sex on ihe woman. "Guys have no self-contml," one woman said. "No offense, but the guy is ready to do it any ume of the day if ihe opportunity is there. Guys are turned on by sighL Girls are turned on by touching, feeling, things that have more to do wilh your feelings than sexual stimulation. What a girl lets a guy do to her is up lo her, but if she says no and he persists, then he has no nghL Thai's her body, not his." Bui two women surveyed said that though the man docs not have the right lo force sex on ihe woman, she also shares ihc blame. 'Some women say no when they mean maybe, others say no when they mean yes, and some say no and mean no.* —Dr. Andrea Parrott "If a girl doesn't cover her tracks when she leaves a party and goes to a guy's room, then she put herself in that position," another woman said. "He doesn't have any right to rape, but if she leads him on and doesn't know enough to tell a friend or get out of the siluaiion before it's too late, then I don't feel sorry for her. She should know better to leave some place with a guy she hardly knows...even if he is nice." Of the 10 men surveyed anonymously, all said that no matter the c ire urn stances, ihe man is lo blame if force is used. Among students surveyed, 80 percent linked stories they've heard to the dormitories and fraternities. "I could tell you some real sick stuff," one man said, "but I don't want to make this a fraternity thing be¬ cause it happens all over." Efforts at CSUF toward educating students about dating violence, including workshops, speakers and pre¬ sentations. The only problem, said CSUF invcsli-gator Mike O'Reilly last May, is that prevention educa-uon is reaching the wrong sex. "Wc had someone give a presentation to the sorori¬ ties," CReilley said. "After il was over some said. "When are the men going to see this rrreseniation?' "My feeling is, we're losing the battle. In a way, we've focused all our methods on rape prevention. The key, though, is to get the male student to understand that when the woman says no, she. means no." But Dr. Andrea Parrott, a psychologist and profes¬ sor of human sexuality at Cornell, said "no" means "not always." In a recent television interview she said that modern-day expectations, not male aggressive attitudes, poses the greatest dilemma in date and aquaintance rape. "In the 1950s, there were unwritten standards in dating," Parrott said. "Today, there are no clear-cut an¬ swers to what's acceptable and what is not acceptable on a date. "Some women say no when they mean maybe, others say no when ihcy mean yes. and some say no and mean no. "There is no way for the man to know which kind of woman he is wilh sometimes. But in the event that he goes ahead with those women who really mean no. then he's raping her." O'Reilley added that probably more than 50 percent of all rapes go unreported on campus. "We had two reported in '86 and one last year," he said. 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| Title | August 31, 1988, Page 10 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1988 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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| Language | eng |
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Page 10 Wednesday. August 31. 1988
The DaQy Collegian
RAPE
continued from page
address tbe real problems of college dating.
Regardless of term, rape of acquaintances and dates
is a problem at universities across die nation:
A 1987 Kent State University study said that 25 per¬
cent of all college women are in some way sexually as¬
saulted before or during college by someone they know.
A recent Cornell University study found that 50 per¬
cent of all males attending the school believed a woman
should have sex with a man on a date if a) the man pays
for the date; b) the woman asks the man out; and c) they
end up back at his place or hers.
in an informal survey at California Slate Univer¬
sity, Fresno, 10 female students were surveyed anony¬
mously. Eight of the 10 said no matter what the circum¬
stances, a man does not have the right to force sex on
ihe woman.
"Guys have no self-contml," one woman said. "No
offense, but the guy is ready to do it any ume of the day
if ihe opportunity is there. Guys are turned on by sighL
Girls are turned on by touching, feeling, things that have
more to do wilh your feelings than sexual stimulation.
What a girl lets a guy do to her is up lo her, but if she
says no and he persists, then he has no nghL Thai's her
body, not his."
Bui two women surveyed said that though the man
docs not have the right lo force sex on ihe woman, she
also shares ihc blame.
'Some women say no when they
mean maybe, others say no when
they mean yes, and some say no
and mean no.*
—Dr. Andrea Parrott
"If a girl doesn't cover her tracks when she leaves a
party and goes to a guy's room, then she put herself in
that position," another woman said. "He doesn't have
any right to rape, but if she leads him on and doesn't
know enough to tell a friend or get out of the siluaiion
before it's too late, then I don't feel sorry for her. She
should know better to leave some place with a guy she
hardly knows...even if he is nice."
Of the 10 men surveyed anonymously, all said that
no matter the c ire urn stances, ihe man is lo blame if force
is used.
Among students surveyed, 80 percent linked stories
they've heard to the dormitories and fraternities.
"I could tell you some real sick stuff," one man
said, "but I don't want to make this a fraternity thing be¬
cause it happens all over."
Efforts at CSUF toward educating students about
dating violence, including workshops, speakers and pre¬
sentations. The only problem, said CSUF invcsli-gator
Mike O'Reilly last May, is that prevention educa-uon is
reaching the wrong sex.
"Wc had someone give a presentation to the sorori¬
ties," CReilley said. "After il was over some said.
"When are the men going to see this rrreseniation?'
"My feeling is, we're losing the battle. In a way,
we've focused all our methods on rape prevention. The
key, though, is to get the male student to understand that
when the woman says no, she. means no."
But Dr. Andrea Parrott, a psychologist and profes¬
sor of human sexuality at Cornell, said "no" means "not
always." In a recent television interview she said that
modern-day expectations, not male aggressive attitudes,
poses the greatest dilemma in date and aquaintance rape.
"In the 1950s, there were unwritten standards in
dating," Parrott said. "Today, there are no clear-cut an¬
swers to what's acceptable and what is not acceptable on
a date.
"Some women say no when they mean maybe,
others say no when ihcy mean yes. and some say no and
mean no.
"There is no way for the man to know which kind
of woman he is wilh sometimes. But in the event that
he goes ahead with those women who really mean no.
then he's raping her."
O'Reilley added that probably more than 50 percent
of all rapes go unreported on campus.
"We had two reported in '86 and one last year," he
said. "The one last year was prosecuted. He's now
serving a three-year prison term. We were very fortunate
lo have a strong witness and strong prose-culion. Il
doesn't always work out like thai.
Please see RAPE, page 11
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