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We Need To Talk About Sexual Violence on Campus
I am so proud of Jane Doe for having the strength to file a lawsuit. But I also think of the many survivors who couldn’t. That includes me.
I tell myself it wasn’t rape
I tell myself it wasn’t rape if I liked him. I never found him physically attractive, but there was just something about him — or about the way he made me feel — beautiful and desirable. I think part of me must have liked that.
Trading My Lab Coat for a Hospital Gown
Of course I didn’t tell any of my pre-med friends about my suicide attempt. Future doctors don’t do that.
It’s Me, One of Your Statistics
College campuses are notorious for their high instances of rape and sexual assault. Yet my university, the greatest and wealthiest in the world, could not even provide me a rape kit.
The Ripple Effect
Being sexually assaulted had paradoxically made me ignore his sense of safety and his agency. I was passing on to him the burden of my assault without his consent.
The Ones We Leave Behind
We forget the ones we left behind, and we push others further behind still.
Pregnant at Harvard?
It is frightening how hard it can be to find support at Harvard. I was shocked by how easy it was to hide my pregnancy.
When Harvard Helped Me
Every sexual assault is different. Every victim’s story is unique. In my case, nearly 14 years ago, Harvard stepped up.
Dear Harvard: You Win
I’m writing this piece as I’m sitting in my own dining hall, only a few tables away from the guy who pressured me into sexual activity in his bedroom, one night last spring.
Letters to the Editor
The buffer zone itself is a compromise—it is unnecessary and illogical to further compromise the safety of those seeking abortions by shrinking the buffer zone size to eight feet.