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MONDAY’S TOPIC: Health & Science Sexual assault victims offered support ■ GROUP: The counseling center holds a session each week for women to discuss sexual assault experiences By Amy Palanuk Higher Education Reporter In the last two weeks, two sepa rate reports of rape occurred on college campuses in Oregon. One of them was at the University of Oregon. Whether reported or not, in cas es of sexual assault, many stu dents find the need for support and counseling on what to do if saying “no” becomes ineffective. A new student group has been formed for this kind of support, creating a safe environment for women to talk about instances of sexual assault. The sexual assault support group, co-sponsored by the Uni versity Counseling Center and Sexual Assault Support Services, meets in the counseling center every Friday at 3 p.m. for an hour and a half. Students are welcome to either drop in and attend or to schedule an appointment to talk to a coun selor about joining. “We want to make it as accessi ble as possible,” said Sarah McArthur, co-facilitator of the group. Whatever the group talks about stays confidential, McArthur said. HARD FACTS ON SEXUAL ASSAULT ■ Of women who were raped, 73 percent did not identify the experience as ! rape. ■ Eighty-four percent of college student rape survivors knew their assailant I prior to the attack. ■ Of rape victims, 42 percent tell no one about the assault. ■ Seventy-five percent of men and at least 55 percent of women involved in acquaintance rapes had been drinking or taking drugs just before the act. SOURCE: Koss, 1987 But in certain instances there are exceptions to confidentiality, such as when a lawsuit is filed. “Then our options change,” McArthur said. “If we couldn’t give information, we can help [students] figure out where to get it. In any case, we’re going to make sure they get what they need. ” The group encourages women interested in talking about in stances of sexual assault to drop in on Fridays for the session. While the group provides sup port for students who have experi enced sexual assault, many times students can be unsure what con stitutes sexual assault. Any unwanted sexual experi ence can be considered as sexual assault, McArthur said. Different instances of sexual as sault have different labels, but this definition stays consistent with most cases. Date rape, acquaintance rape, gang rape and same-sex rape are all situations in which the victims i ..-.....j are forced into unwanted sexual intercourse with someone they may know or have just met. According to Creating a Rape free Environment, students are en couraged to take responsibility for their own actions so sexual assault does not occur. Women are en couraged to be alert, be assertive and trust gut feelings when some thing does not feel right. Men are encouraged to communicate physical and emotional wants, to take responsibility for their ac tions and to be sensitive to a part ner’s wants and intentions. While the group is limited to women only, McArthur encour ages anyone who has been the vic tim of sexual assault to drop in to the counseling center and talk to a counselor. Friends of victims are also encouraged to attend the group. “We just started,” McArthur said. “We’d like to have seven to eight people, and right now we have several openings.” Authentic Chinese Cuisine RESTAURANT & LOUNGE 947 Franklin Blvd. 51 343-4480 m travail ftosurames iM!M’ '£.'SWW)/ pa? gg§@ wmm w®rfe atasK*) ^imuimrag 1<D®al gftoatslainft a® (gaffes §i tomiyg ^■3r^iiy©§ facr \JF %, Exclusive Airfares ► for Students and I Travel bud9et travellers Council 877 1/2 East 13th St. Eugene tel: 541-344-2263 NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU TRAVEL, YOU’RE ALWAYS CLOSE TO CAMPUS. 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