Amherst Suicide after Sexual Assault

<p>I posted this a month or so ago on the previous Amherst rape story, but it bears repeating. For those who say they have reconsidered Amherst because of these incidents, I would say it’s really important to evaluate the campus culture at every school on a student’s list according to certain known factors:</p>

<p>Binge drinking on campuses is highly correlated with higher sexual assault rates.</p>

<p>Greek culture is highly correlated with binge drinking. From the Harvard College Alcohol Study:</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/What-We-Learned-08.pdf[/url]”>http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/cas/What-We-Learned-08.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Here is some research on the “rape-supportive” moral disengagement among fraternity members.</p>

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<p>I am a big fan of Biddy Martin from her UW-Madison days, but as others have said it will take more than her leadership to effect major change in the social arena and make the college safer for everyone.</p>