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“A large percentage of our services go to Universi
ty students." Stanley said
She said the amount of students Rape Unsis Net
work serves has been steadily increasing over the last
couple of years.
In response to the high number of unreported
rapes, the task force, which involves Rape (Crisis Net
work, is now compiling a form that will allow sexual
assault victims to file an unofficial report
"It will allow the University to keep track of rapes
on campus without the survivors having to file a po
lice report," Gibson said Details of the incident will
lie included on the form, hut the victim's name will
not.
The form is expected to be completed by the end
of fall term
Gibson hopes that by creating this form, the Uni
versity administration and the public will become
more aware of how serious the problem is "The prob
lem is bad. It is much more common than people think
and grossly underreported."
"I think the University is aware that date rape and
sexual assault is prevalent, and they are frustrated that
it's not reported," Stanley said.
Suzie Hunter, crime prevention officer for the
University Office of Public Safety, said defining the
rape problem is difficult because the University lacks
accurate statistics.
Hunter is involved in educating and preventing
sexual assault, and coordinating students to combat
the problem
"The University is starting to realize what .t seri
ous problem it is." Hunter said "They have turned
the corner
So. why don't women report sexual assault inc i
dents?
Stanley said it's hard for women to report the case
to the polii e because they are fore ed to relive the situa
tion
Moreover. Hunter said many women balk at re
porting rape because* it occurs at a party or social situa
tion where the woman may even know her assailant.
"A lot of women are preoccupied with the bushy
haired stranger, (but) what we are seeing is more
date acquaintance rape." Hunter said "Because it's
not stereotypical rape. they hesitate to report it."
"We have to change our attitude about reporting
rape It is a very sensitive issue." Stanley said. "We
need to develop a system in which the victim can re
port the rape and does not feel like she's being re
raped by the system.”
Counseling
The Kape Crisis Network offers community mem
bers counseling services to "help the victims get
through a day." Stanley said
"We are supportive to the victims, whether they
want to report the incident or not," she said
For victims that don't want to file a report, Rape
Crisis Network offers an alternative: a third-party re
port The report allows the victim to give information
to the network, which will then lie kept on record in
case the perpetrator commits other crimes
The network also offers limited one-on-one peer
counseling, information, support groups and a crisis
lint*
'It's important to know that the crisis line is not
lust (or a crisis situation It is for the exploration of
feelings Thev don’t need to wait until they are falling
apart to c all us." Stanley said "They ( an call if they
just want to talk
On campus, the Student Health Center houses the
Crisis Center, which offers counseling to students by
telephone or in private
"A crisis team is on hand 24 hours a day to offer
on the spot counseling and give referrals to survivors
of rape." said Nancy Kemp, co-director of the Crisis
Center Hotline. Referrals often include advocacy in the
legal system and the Rape Crisis Network for further
counseling.
The center will also go to victims if they cannot
come to the health center. Kemp said.
Kemp has tallied only one rape call to the hotline
since the term began
"It was a date rape incident, in which a friend
called for a friend," Kemp said, adding that the
hotline receives a total of 700 to 800 calls a year on
various subjects.
"The hotline isn't only for rape survivors, but it is
for partners and friends, also. They need support too,
and often feed forgotten and helpless." Kemp said.
Intervention
The task force, which is just one of the University
groups dealing with campus sexual assault, offers two
upper-division classes on creating a rape free environ
ment
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said Also, lights that were
burnt out were reported and re
paired
The ASDO does not know ex
at tly how much the lighting
will ctist. although they're esti
mating it to be about $50,000.
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ers when necessary
Hut she said the cultural bar
riers seem to present problems
"They're afraid to ask for
help for fear of rejection or l>e
ing humiliated." Stanley said,
adding that international stu
dents represent about 5 percent
of the people who seek help at
the Rape Crisis Network
The push for change on cam
pus has come from members of
international student groups
rather than from University
staff and administrators, late
moncv is obtained through
grants.
The three phase plan devel
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completed over a three year
span The ASt'O is < urrentlv in
phase two. Bailey said.
Phase tw<>. which is more
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planning the layout for the new
lighting
Phase three will address the
request for additional lighting
of the lane south of the library
to the School of Music Mso
additional lighting to the Mean
parking lot may lie added
said
“Then1 has been hesitancy to
dealing with this issue.” he
said "The University makes a
lot of money from international
students and they didn't want
to scare them off.
Hut administrators are deal
ing with the issue more seri
ously. he said A workshop on
sexual harassment was includ
ed as part of international stu
dent orientation week this year
The subcommittee is current
ly gathering information for a
brochure alxiut sexual harass
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