Sexual Assault on Campus

Ben Sollinger and Izzy Lobin

Raising awareness on the problem of campus sexual assault is necessary in order to preserve the safety of young students. Not only does an increased awareness help in terms of safety but also helps in terms of getting the assaulter persecuted. By educating the college student populace about rape on campus, campuses would become much safer because of increased caution. Education on this subject is necessary not only for prevention, but also for post-assault recovery processes. By educating students, they may be able to help peers who are victims.  At the same time, a better knowledge of the threat could allow for students to better advocate for policy reforms on campus. So all in all, the main way to not only raise awareness, but allow for people to emphasize and support survivors is to create a better education of campus sexual assault.

End Rape On Campus (EROC) was founded in 2013 by Annie Clarke and Sofie Karasek. The main goal of EROC is to end sexual assault on campuses. EROC was founded by survivors of sexual assault and attempts to reach its goal of ending all sexual assault on campuses through several means. The organization works with survivors and campus communities, and also creates policy reform throughout all levels, from school to federal. EROC is supported and sponsored by public donations and primarily by NEO Philanthropy, which is a nonprofit in New York City. The primary way EROC is seen in the news is through the movie The Hunting Ground, which features several of the staff members from the EROC team. This has allowed EROC to be invited to many events featuring The Hunting Ground, and therefore get their message out through those invites.