student walks home alone after stud y ing in the library. A runner takes a late night jog down a diml y lit path. A date ph ysically violates a companion. All of these situations are real, and all can lead to a rape. dangerous situation To bring the severity of this issue to light, students, faculty and
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administrators designated the week of Sept. 21-26 as Rape Awareness Week. "It's important to remember that just because I feel safe at night does not mean that the majority of the people on campus do. It's about time that this campus is aware of and does something about this problem," graduate student Bob Jones said. The week kicked off with the
15th annual "Take Back the Night" march Sunda y evening. Opening remarks were made by Toby Strout, director of the Middle Wa y House, to 350 supporters in Dunn Meadow. "Rape is not onl y a woman's problem, but a social problem," she began. She also said one woman is raped every six minutes in this country, and one in every tour will be a victim of rape.
