Mark Shugar reiterates a dangerous misconception in his Between the Lines last Friday, Duke lacrosse scandal damages sports world
which discusses the alleged Duke lacrosse rape.
When he asks, And why would they do it? At the risk of sounding crude these are guys who shouldn't have a problem finding a girl on a Saturday night Shugar equates rape with casual sex. Rape is an act of violence involving physical, psychological and emotional abuse. Shugar should begin to educate himself by attending some of the events planned here in Athens during April, sexual assault awareness month.
Shugar's column reminds us how much work remains to raise awareness of even something as basic as the difference between sex and sexual assault.' Mary Jane Kelley is an Associate Professor of Spanish.
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