<p>When I attended the University of Michigan 30 years ago, a women’s group had painted on the street a stenciled “a woman was raped here”. It seemed as if they were on almost every campus street corner and/or sidewalk. It really raised the level of awareness on campus.</p>
<p>I don’t think that college disciplinary hearings necessarily ought to have the same standards of proof found in a court of law. If I were on a jury, I would not convict someone for rape unless I thought it was beyond a reasonable doubt. That’s the law, and that’s the right standard.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if I were on a college disciplinary committee, I would not hesitate to expel someone I was sure was a rapist, even though it wasn’t beyond a reasonable doubt.</p>
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I don’t either–but I don’t think the preponderance of the evidence standard is the right one for serious matters–there was a lengthy discussion about this in another thread. We may not want to rehash it here.</p>
<p>Here’s the old (closed) thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1198647-warning-all-college-men.html?highlight=preponderance[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1198647-warning-all-college-men.html?highlight=preponderance</a></p>
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<p>I remember this as well at another school but I remember that when it was investigated, no rapes had occurred at the locations and the group who wrote the words said they were just making a statement. I don’t know about Michigan, however.</p>