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Show 7 FEATURE I: ' .YZK A.iv v Utll:;ir tt ,t S' lti j its v - ' tb' , , (i i: ' '( fc w ALCOHOL IS A WEAPON THAT SOME PERPETRATORS USE TO CONTROL THEIR VICTIM AND RENDER THEM HELPLESS. ALCOHOL IS NOT A CAUSE OF RAPE. IT IS ONLY ONE OF MANY TOOLS THAT PERPETRATORS USE. SOME STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WOMEN WHO FOUGHT BACK WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THEIR ATTACKER. THIS THREAT OF HEIGHTENED PHYSICAL VIOLENCE MAY MAKE IT SAFER FOR SOMEONE TO NOT FIGHT BACK. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE SEX IS CONSENSUAL STATISTICAL STUDIES INDICATE FALSE REPORTS MAKE UP TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF THE REPORTED CASES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THIS FIGURE IS APPROXIMATELY THE SAME FOR OTHER TYPES OF CRIMES. ONLY ONE OUT OF 10 RAPES ARE ACTUALLY REPORTED. RAPES BY SOMEONE THE VICTIM KNOWS ARE THE LEAST LIKELY TO BE REPORTED. Westminster' Title IX Web page rFiCTi r4r; DANNIELLE MORIONDO The fifth annual SlutWalk took place on Oct. 3, which included over 50 marchers, several speakers and informative tables from organizations such as the Rape Club. ery Center, Students for Choice and the Westminster Feminist Recov- |