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Article Title: Campus Rape Victims: A Struggle for Justice

Author: Joseph Shapiro

Publication information: 2/24/2010 NPR Morning edition

Thesis statement: Understand prevention of, rape, sexual assaults and sexual harassment on the college and university students where many of them do not report the cases and creation of awareness on the importance of reporting the sexual assaults cases.

Audience: College and university students, Leaders and University lecturers

Tone: Sad tone because the author is not happy with the rape that college and university students experience, but they do not report.

Points that support the thesis: Rape for this case can be illustrated by Laura Dunn who was raped by two of her friend and did not report. She was able to report the case to the Dean of the Student fifteen months after a professor talked about it. The prevention of the sexual assaults is demonstrated by the parents of Jeanne Clery who was raped and killed in her dorm. The parents of Jeanne Clery started fighting for the safety of the college students. They encouraged the students to disclose the cases through reporting whenever rape cases happen or other sexual assaults.

Eye-catching info: In his article, Joseph Shapiro reveals that some of the women who have been sexually assaulted end up feeling dissatisfied by the results or the action taken by the college or the university. Some of them end up leaving the school due to frustration and depression. This was illustrated in the case of Laura Dunn where the department failed in addressing the sexual harassment and rape she had experienced. Dunn also decided to campaign against the rape and sexual harassment that women go through due to the inability of the college and universities to address the issue of rape. Sexual harassment, rape, and sexual assault change the life of people. They lead to depression, and post-traumatic stress related disorders that can affect the entire life of the victimized people.