Sexual Assault Prevention in Universities by Blogger Shaleen

In universities, there should be required seminars to get the students communicating especially those that have fraternities and sororities. College students are very susceptible to peer pressure because we are at an age where we want to be accepted by our peers. College is typically viewed as a place to find yourself and experiment with a different surrounding that one wouldn’t typically be used to. Sexual violence can be prevented so that everyone can thrive rather than just survive.


The seminars should include men and women of every age range, so that the freshman attending are conscious that sexual violence happens to everyone, not just women of a certain type, like typically assumed. Attacking the silence is part of the shocking nature of the survival stories of these speakers and it would be very interesting to also hear from the attendees. Communication is a big part of life and it would be unacceptable to allow these college students to only be able to hear the experiences of strangers. There should also be a section of the seminar where they can ask questions and state their opinions rather than just listen to the speakers.


Personally speaking, I would want to be educated with something that impacts me rather than just informs me of the surrounding dangers. Students should know that they are in a safe surrounding instead of being scared to walk around alone. According to the RAIIN organization, (2013), 2/3 of assaults are committed by friends or acquaintances.


RAIIN (2013) Statistics. Retrieved from


https://www.rainn.org/statistics