<p>The Amherst admissions rate is higher than last year, so it’s not an overenrollment issue.</p>
<p>There’s no question the rape allegations had an effect. It will be transitory but nevertheless felt this year and perhaps next year.</p>
<p>Mini’s “criminal element” garbage notwithstanding, it’s obvious these incidents got notoriety because Amherst is an elite school. If it happened at Ohio State, no one cares, though they should.</p>
<p>Just to remind people, the accuser in the Amherst rape incident made her accusation after she had long left the school. No due process was ever undertaken and to this day we have no idea if the incident ever occurred. </p>
<p>If a rape occurs, you go to the police and report a crime. Don’t look for some sugarcoated procedure run by a college to make it easy or anonymous for you. It’s serious business.</p>
<p>I am not attempting to justify or rationalize inappropriate behavior but a lot of this crap is due to the prevalence of the “hookup” culture and too much drinking. Avoid that and a lot of this goes away.</p>