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By TIGE WATTS
Managing Editor
Rape.
It's probably one of the most
talked about subjects across the
nation. With the recent trials of
William Kennedy Smith and Mike
Tyson, rape has been the talk in
offices, bus stops and even college
campuses.
People start asking questions and
want to know how the number of
rape cases can be reduced.
Donna Jordan, community relations
director of Columbia's Rape
Crisis Network, said her office tries
to reduce incidents of rape through
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a societal problem, not just a tion, like a child
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women." rape victims to ove
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to dispell the myths behind rape. We'll accomp?
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in a service posi- event. And they'll never be
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per- Division report indicates most rape
victims are 14 to 25 years in age.
the That age range brackets for col3me
lege students, so pressure is put on
latic colleges.
the But how does USC deal with
the rape cases?
Lisa Mohn, from the Thomson
s to Student Health Center, said when a
then student is raped on campus, a vicd.
tim-witness coordinator is assigned
lap- to that victim.
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t>e a Richland Memorial Hospital for an
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iought about taking a shower, but I
to be naked. It was like being
I wanted to hide. It was hot out
ith sweats on, like they could hide
lone to me."
even a year later it still hurts to
, especially because she spent most
trying to forget it ever happened,
erview, she could not go to work
didn't want to face a man there
dvances toward her.
e him flirting with me. I'm afraid. I
e it after talking about this," she said,
rts to do this interview. But, I want
on the front page. I want women
ow that it can happen to them, even
provoke it. They have to know this
i campus and even in the dorms,
would do this ten more.times if it
be paper ten more times," she said.
I she believes society is not recepvictims.
She said women who are
x>rt it suffer the further injustice of
trial instead of the rapist,
i doesn't ask for it unless she says
i, no matter what she's wearing or
I people have to understand that,
question, it's an answer, and men
rstand that too," Susan said,
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down to do it. How can anyone
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to press charges, but it will help
with the evidence collection
process," Mohn said.
Mohn also said USC tries to
educate students about rape, but in
an uncoordinated way. "They get
the education from University 101,
Campus Rape Awareness, Law
Enforcement and Safety, Women's
Student Services, and even Greek
organizations."
These groups' presentations differ
from one another, Mohn said.
"One will deal with safety while
another deals with communication
skills between the two genders,"
she said.
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