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A Campaign Against Sexual Assault on Campus
Social Justice University (SJU) is a public research university founded in 1893. It is the flagship capus for the states! syste. Social
 
Justice University ran"s 1#
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 labeled the university the %ost scenic capus in &erica' and
Outside Magazine
 called it %aong the top 1 collegesnationally for cobing acadeic uality and outdoor recreation.' *he capus consists of ++ acres and is bordered to the east by ountain the north by a river. *he capus coprises ,-  buildings including a +,/0seat football stadiu and a #/ seat ulti0purpose arena here the university!s bas"etball teas play. SJU offers students a variety of on capus housing. *here are nine different residence halls offering single roos double roos triple roos three person pods and four0person suites. *hey have one all0feale hall one all0ale hall and seven co0ed halls available. *he university has a residency policy that reuires all students ith less than 3 earned college credits reside in the residence halls unless this reuireent has been aived by the office of the 2ean of Students. Students ho have earned ore than 3 credits are eligible to live off capus.ree" life is a live and ell at Social Justice University and it offers students a uniue opportunity to lead a balanced college life ith a focus on acadeics brotherhood4sisterhood counity service leadership and responsible social interaction. ree" 5ife allos students to a"e eaningful and lasting friendships ith individuals ho share siilar ideals and coon  purposes. 6urrently there are four sororities and # fraternities active on capus. &ppro7iately + of the student body is actively involved in ree" life and all of the live off capus in their ree" house. Social Justice University has a total of 1/ intercollegiate progras hich includes ens and oens bas"etball ens and oens cross country indoor trac" and field outdoor trac" and field football oens golf oens soccer ens and oens tennis oens softball and oens volleyball. :one of the athletes live in the %regular' residence halls. Insteadthey live in a capus copound divided up in various sections called the athlete village. ;or any decades Social Justice University as thought to be a save haven fro the outside orld. <oen felt safe al"ing around capus alone after dar" or leaving their doors unloc"ed hile they slept at night. =oever ore recently ith heightened national attention tocapus safety the ost coon advice they get fro faily and friends as they leave hoe no isn!t %have fun' or %do your best' it!s %be careful.' :o hen feale students arrive at SJU they coe ith a list of arnings> :ever al" alone. 6arry ace. 2on!t ta"e Uber because your driver ay "idnap you. ?eep the nuber of the police chief in your cell phone. 2r. 2ue0<right the 2ean of Students says students ta"e this advice to heart but the proble is they are thin"ing they need to protect theselves fro a stranger hiding in the bushes ho ill attac" the fro behind. In fact during a andatory se7ual assault aareness or"shop that the university sponsored last spring 2r. 2ue0<right and her staff found students both en and oen held four different but related ideas hich they tered %fol" beliefs' that ade the students resistant to the idea that one person!s inappropriate behavior toards another person could be classified as se7ual assault and4or se7ual violence.@ne fol" belief that students held as ade clear fro the beginning of the or"shop as =ar (se7ual assault) is direct e7tree and the product of an individuals intentions. *his fol" belief allos students to believe that in order for a se7ual assault to ta"e place it has to be  preeditated by the perpetrator and4or it has to be done in an e7treely forcible and violent
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anner. *he truth though is any unanted4unelcoed touching or fondling of a person!s se7ual body parts is classified as a se7ual assault. & second fol" belief as =ar (se7ual assaults) is the product of the psyche. <hat students thin" hen they believe this fol" belief is that a person ho ould se7ually assault soeone is a psychologically flaed person and that is hy they can se7ually assault another person. *his description ay be accurate for the stranger rapist (a person ho does not "no their victi) but 8 percent of se7ual assaults that ta"e place on college capuses the victi "nos their assailant and any of these assaults are naed %daterape' because the victi as out on a date or as dating the perpetrator. *he third fol" belief any students held as for har (se7ual assault) to occur there ust be an individual to  blae. Unfortunately due to the e7plicit se7ualiAation of oen in our pop culture the idea thatoen are se7 obBects and their bodies are intended specifically for en!s se7ual pleasure the individual that is blaed ore often than not is the victi instead of the perpetrator. 2r. 2ue0<right and her staff find this fol" belief particularly harful because it allos our society to turn a blind eye toards the dehuaniAation of oen that can be seen through usic videos song lyrics ovies *C shos advertising agaAine coercials etc. $esearch sho the ore oen are seen as se7ual obBects the easier it is for en and other oen to blae the victi (hy as she earing that short s"irt) Bustify the perpetrator actions (she had it coing to her) and to iniiAe the violent act (she as Bust playing hard to get but she "no she anted to). *he fourth fol" belief beliefs or practices that students cherish or enBoy cannot be harful. 2r. 2ue0<right and her staff realiAe their feale students ho hold these beliefs are not suggesting they enBoy having their person violated se7ually. =oever they also realiAe that their feale students hold a very narro vie of hat constitutes se7ual assault or se7ual violence. @ur society has socialiAed both en and oen to believe that en have doination over oen thus they (oen) becoe their property as ell as are reuired to bend to their ants and ishes. *herefore hen a an they are dating behaves in an aggressive and4or  possessive anner toards the oen internaliAe this (bad) behavior as acceptable and end up feeling %loved' as opposed to hared. 2r. 2ue0<right "nos that she cannot give up on trying to raise SJU student!s aarenessof se7ual assaults on capus. =oever instead of using her current staff to design another aareness capaign she decided to as" your tea to create an aareness capaign for the.  :ot anting your tea to a"e the sae ista"es her tea ade she has provided you all ith soe specific guidelines to follo.
Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign Guidelines
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Instead of developing an aareness capaign designed for the entire capus 2r. 2ue0<right reuest you target your capaign toards a particular audience>&.$esidence 5ifeD.ree" 5ife6.&thleticsIn addition to narroing your target audience 2r. 2ue0<right believes your tea should have a essage that addresses one of three prolific probles on their capus. &.&lcohol42rug Use4&buseD.Eale Fntitleent42oination over <oen 6.Se7ual 6onsent (either no eans no or yes eans yes)2r. 2ue0<right and her tea ere not prepared to dispel students! ;ol" Deliefs. *herefore another reuireent of your capaign is it ust specifically address one of the four fol" beliefs>1.=ar is direct e7tree and the product of an individuals intentions+.=ar is the product of the psyche3.;or har to occur there ust be an individual to blae-.Deliefs or practices that students cherish or enBoy cannot be harful;inal 2r. 2ue0<right realiAe that a picture is orth a thousand ords' therefore your aareness capaigns essage should visually depicted your verbal essage.
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