http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/09\/education\/edlife\/stepping-up-to-stop-sexual-assault.html?hpw&rref=education<\/a><\/p>\n Two thoughts occur to me:<\/p>\n 1). The staggering numbers when it comes to male involvement. \u00a0Only three percent are responsible for most assaults, leaving 97 percent to simply stop being bystanders.<\/p>\n 2).\u00a0 I\u2019ve got to stop using the word \u2018simply\u2019 when talking about this.\u00a0 Nothing is simple.\u00a0 I recall the difficulty I had writing about this topic in my book.\u00a0 I was drawn to the fatherly (male?) tack of telling young women to be careful, protect themselves, and take preventative measures (like monitoring alcohol intake).\u00a0 But a former student suggested I was venturing into \u2018blame the victim\u2019 territory, and I had to rethink it all.<\/p>\n In the end (which isn\u2019t really the end in this ongoing effort), one must not fall in the middle, riding the fence, when faced with an issue like this.\u00a0 So, I subscribe to a \u2018both-and\u2019 stance, where I advise would-be victims (females and males alike) to take precautions and preventative measures, and I encourage males to get educated about how to become part of the solution.\u00a0 In the book, I felt inadequate on both counts, so I continue to defer to those who are off and running with some really good ideas.\u00a0 The above article and the \u2018No More\u2019 campaign<\/a> do a pretty good job of framing the issue and calling young men (and campus administrators) to action.<\/p>\n Here are a few articles I\u2019ve read along the way that tried to tackle this troubling topic.\u00a0 At the time I wrote my book, there was a thought-provoking piece by Kate Taylor in which the author explored campus sexual relationships through in-depth interviews at Penn University.\u00a0 It\u2019s called \u201cSex on Campus:\u00a0 She Can Play That Game, Too.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/14\/fashion\/sex-on-campus-she-can-play-that-game-too.html<\/a><\/p>\n The response to her article was quick and loud, as well\u2026<\/p>\n http:\/\/publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/16\/sex-on-campus-writer-responds-to-questions-and-complaints\/?src=recg<\/a><\/p>\n And the conversation continues with \u201cLove in the Time of Hookups\u201d<\/i> here:<\/p>\n http:\/\/douthat.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/18\/love-in-the-time-of-hookups\/?src=recg<\/a><\/p>\n The sexual assault conversations were just as active\u2026.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/double_x\/doublex\/2013\/10\/sexual_assault_and_drinking_teach_women_the_connection.html<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/xx_factor\/2013\/10\/16\/it_s_the_rapists_not_the_drinking_to_prevent_sexual_assault_on_college_campuses.html<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/xx_factor\/2013\/10\/18\/rape_culture_and_binge_drinking_emily_yoffe_responds_to_her_critics.html<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As we continue to look for solutions, the most immediate action would be to keep this issue front and center with an ongoing dialogue.\u00a0 Hope this contributes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This two-letter word keeps creeping up lately\u2026. And rightly so. While matters of sexual assault are not exactly front and center, they are receiving some timely attention through the \u201cNo More\u201d campaign, which has been airing since September, and articles like this, which revisit \u2018no means no\u2019 and more: http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/09\/education\/edlife\/stepping-up-to-stop-sexual-assault.html?hpw&rref=education Two thoughts occur to me: 1). The staggering numbers when … Continue Reading ![\"sex\"](\"https:\/\/carpecollege.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sex-300x233.jpg\")
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