Columbia University Student Will Drag Her Mattress Around Campus Until Her Rapist Is Gone

Because federal law makes the university get involved. I don't understand it either, but that is how title IX works. Why anyone would think a university, which only wants to cover their butts, would be the best equipped to handle this is beyond me.

I was thinking the same thing. Of course, my university had an on campus police department, so I am wondering if Columbia's does as well. Still, when I was attending my school, the campus police were not well respected, mocked as being wannabes who couldn't get jobs in the city police departments. If I had ever been assaulted, I most likely would have gone straight to a hospital and made my statement to an officer at the PD for the city. Our campus PD did not inspire confidence. If Columbia has its own PD, I don't see much confidence inspired from any of these most recent assaults.

Nick Chapman There also are private universities (like Columbia). They tend to be protective of property rights.

A SERIAL rapist, no less. And they know his name and where he is.

Elena Christian AS if there aren't numerous serial rapists at large. Any AG worth his salt has published reports that over 90 percent of rapists are serials...And that less than 25% of law enforcement entities turn their rape kits into BCI

So apparently he's guilty because she says so. Got it.

Reading earlier today about one college whose authorities were questioned about their high incidence of sexual assault. The answer was "because we report it". Says a lot, doesn't it?

lol I love the dollar sign$. I see what you did there ;)

On the other side, Jeffrey since the majority of college students are now women, they have an invested interest in proving to their female student's parents they will prosecute rapists and protect the female students.

I bet they're protecting a ball player of some type. It's all about the money. They don't give a damn about this young lady. She should drag that mattress to every class.

Robbie Rob Hahaha a football team at an art school. No. There's no reason for it. They should kick him out. It would actually be good press as far as the whole enrollment thing goes. And it's ethically the right thing to do...

James Sowka are you implying that if he was a football player then this would be okay?

Yes. We do. I was sexually assaulted at a pep rally in high school. I immediately reported it to the Dean of Girls. She dismissed it because I'm white and the boys who assaulted me were black. So was she. I was only 15 and I'd never even been kissed. They put their hands all over me and inside my slacks. I felt horribly soiled.

I imagine that those boys continued to assault girls the rest of that year at those weekly pep rallies. I never went there again. I went to the library because a teacher wrote me a pass after I told him what had happened. That Dean took it from me and tore it up. I told her it made no difference.

My parents never knew. My father would have killed that Dean and those boys. We couldn't afford private school. For the rest of that year I carried a knife to school.

It shouldn't be that no means no but that only yes means yes, the difference being that saying nothing is not consenting.

Ramona Jackson I'm truly sorry for what happened to you. I just wish you had told your parents. No, I'm not saying I would have wanted your father to kill the dean! Just that I wish they could have had the opportunity to have her fired and those boys prosecuted for what they did to you. Wishing you healing and peace.

I was thinking she should write his name on her mattress. What a powerful message she's spreading.

Marilee Henneberger What a great idea! Here's hoping she does it.

Marilee Henneberger Unfortunately in our ligitious society, he could then sue her for defamation of character, especially if Columbia doesn't pursue the investigation against him.

WELL SAID[and I LOVE your Husky]

Dale I'm a husky mama. They are so much more than dogs. I love yours too.

Angel Lovely-Tattoos I had to read "I'm a husky mama" twice. I think I'll read it again. Me likey.

this should force the university to be more proactive