Yeah, show me a school that doesn't have a rape problem and I'll show you a school that doesn't have a politically active feminist student body. The schools with the biggest protests and law suits are the ones with the most active feminist students and professors supporting them.

So, let me see if I understand this correctly: A student rapes another student, and is not punished (or even reprimanded) for something that is at least a misdemeanor, if not a felony. Students who are protesting this miscarriage of justice are threatened with sanctions. Non-violent protest is typically a perfectly…

It simply isn't on the radar for most students or parents to think in these terms.

"Dear Theobald Rapey McRape III: Your sexual assault (rape) of [redacted] on February 10 was a violation of of school policy. Notice has been taken by the Student Conduct Board. Please don't let it happen again. Give my regards to your father; I'll see him at the Club next Wednesday.

"With warm regards,
E.N.Abler."

Maybe that was their aim; speaking directly to possible recruits is a great way to get attention and put pressure on the school. In a way they are forcing the school's hand because of course they have to react since they don't want to set a precedent for allowing protesters to address possible new students, but they…

Wait, are you under the assumption that this is only a problem for some schools? LOL.

I hope that they are not as naive as they are projecting. Projecting naïveté as a PR strategy could work in their favor. But if they really are surprised that the university is coming down hard on them for interrupting admissions sessions (with tuition-paying parents in the room) then I am worried about the vitality…

That's what gives civil disobedience its meaning, and using the punishment as a symbol of the injustice. Otherwise, this is just people holding up a sign.

Apparently the rules against protesting the administration at Columbia are way more important than the rules against rape.

Well if there are no consequences for their rapists...why not think there are no consequences for this?

This. "They knew they were breaking the rules, unlike their rapists who are clearly the true victims."

V. excited to see all the responses from the people going "well they knew they were breaking the rules!"

gaysian said it far better than anything i could come up with, and i just want to add don't ever give up on yourself. you are worthwhile. your happiness is worthwhile. don't give up.

First of all, fuck that guy, he was trying to take advantage of you. Trust me, I'm going to be honest with you, what you're going through, I promise you it is normal, what you are going through is valid. Sometimes, like grief, the effects of a traumatic experience don't hit you until much later. Some people (and even…

This. 100%.
Bullied throughout grade-school and highschool (no middle school) Nothing was done. Nothing.
Ignore them - they continue
Do something - they have friends and you get the repercussions.

I'm 27 and still suffering the consequences. Mental and Physical. Thank you for my left ankle and right hip, David M.

What really pisses me off is that when the Victims of bullying finally decide that ignoring isn't working and stand up for themselves, more often than not they are the ones who get repercussions for daring to snap back at the person who's been tormenting them for so long.

My mom said the exact same things to me. When the girls in the locker room laughed and pointed out my stretch marks, mom says they're just insecure in themselves, as if that's an excuse in any way. When the boys dared each other to ask me out, then laugh in my face, mom says those boys are just intimidated by me, as…

Teacher here weighing in. Yes - some administrators might not do what they're supposed to. Some teachers may not do what they're supposed to. It's disgusting and embarrassing when adults don't intervene. I can't tell you the number of times I tried to report, contact home, intervene, involve administrators and was…

I almost feel silly to admit just how badly this upset me to read. Fuck depression. As bad as mine got at one point, complete with suicidal ideation, I still cannot imagine the hellhole of despair it takes to go through with it.

Or in my case "Oh Mindymoo, you know _____, he has a hard home life! That's just how he is." This is absolutely tragic and I hope this poor young man finds the peace in death that he couldn't find in life.