The Daily Tar Heel Friday, October 17, 19863
Date rapes often
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By SUSAN JENSEN
Staff Writer
Of all rape victims, 69 percent
know their assailant, and as many
as one-third of college men
studied would rape a woman if
they thought they could get away
with it, Mary-Ann Chap, director
of the Orange County Rape Crisis
Center, said Wednesday.
Chap spoke before the Chapel
Hill chapter of the National
Organization for Women (NOW)
on "date rape."
Ina I98l Neil Malamuth study,
35 percent of the college men
studied said they would rape a
woman if they could escape
penalization. Chap said.
But although 15 percent said
they had intercourse, none said
they had "raped" the woman.
Chap said.
The definition of rape in North
Carolina places date rape under
second-degree rape, meaning
intercourse with someone other
than the assailant's spouse where
the victim is mentally or physi
cally unable to prevent it.
Put simply, date rape is forced
sexual compliance by someone
with whom the victim is having
a relationship. Chap said.
And although the concept of
date rape is becoming more
accepted, women sometimes do
not categorize the attack as rape
if they are having a relationship
with the man.
In a recent study at Auburn
University, for example, 85 per
cent of the women said they had
experienced some form of sexual
aggression without consent. .
Although 20 percent said they
had sexual intercourse against
their will, none said they were
raped. Chap said.
Fifty percent of the men said
they had completed or attempted
a sexual act against a woman's
will. Chap said, but none said they
had "raped" her.
There is some hope, she said.
"Since the 70s, there has been
more interest in this problem."
Societal myths contribute to
the occurrence of rape, the most
common of which is the fallacy
that women deserve rape because
of their actions, looks and clothes.
"It is common to blame the
victim due to reasons such as 'the
woman led the man on,' 'she let
him spend a lot of money on her,'
and so on," Chap said. "People
have come to accept that male
sexual aggression is the norm."
"Men are taught, 1 believe,
when they are small that women
are not to be taken seriously."
In a study of rape victims at
Chapel Hill from 1982 to 1985,
38 percent reported they had
known the assailant and 14
percent were assaulted by family
members, said Kim Childers, a
worker at the center.
Of those who had tried to
assault a woman, 76 percent said
they had attempted to get the
woman drunk, 86 percent had
falsely professed love and 86
percent thought rape was
"justified."
"The message from all this, at
least from this population, is that
date or acquaintance rape is a
common, if not everyday, occur
rence," she said.
Stranger rape and date rape are
similar in many ways, she said.
In a date rape situation, the
victim and assailant are often
from the same social set, and the
woman either doesn't want to
cause trouble or does not define
the action as rape.
But the feelings of guilt, con
fusion and helplessness are the
same regardless of the type of
rape, she said.
"In both cases, rape is an act
of power and control, an act of
violence and violation of the
victim that hurts," said Chap.
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ing Saturday at 8 p.m. in Smith
Center when the Chicago Bulls take
on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Also Saturday, the Carolina
Union is sponsoring General Public
in concert at 8 p.m. in Memorial
Hall, closing out the Homecoming
celebration.
Lowe said Homecoming was an
important part of school tradition.
"I'm seeing a lot of apathy and 1 don't
know why if we start developing
a tradition it'll give people something
to look forward to, and perhaps
generate more enthusiasm."
"Carolina is the oldest state
university, and we should have a lot
of tradition, which we don't," she
said. "With the athletic program as
it is, you would think students would
be more excited."
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Direct appointment of students 'approved
By SUZANNE JEFFRIES
Staff Writer
The Student Congress passed a
bill supporting the direct appoint
ment of student members to chan
cellor's and vice chancellors' commit
tees at its Wednesday night meeting.
In an interview after the meeting,
Student Body President Bryan
Hassel said he hoped the congress's
support would draw the chancellor's
attention to student support of the
proposal. "I think it adds to a list
of student supporters for my prop
osal," he said. "Students have said
unequivocably that they are in favor
of having direct appointments."
Congress member Neil Riemann
(Dist.l2) said that since these com
mittees only advise the chancellor
and vice chancellors, who make the
final decision on an issue, then direct
appointment power should be given
to the student body president. "If
they (students the chancellor selects)
only tell him what he wants to hear,
then it's pointless," Riemann said.
Also in the Wednesday meeting,
a request for $1,800 from the Pho
enix to purchase a personal compu
ter to help with the magazine's
editing failed 12-12. To appropriate
the money, a two-thirds majority was
needed.
Several congress members were
concerned that the Phoenix should
increase it's revenue from advertising
sales before they are given any more
money.
The congress tabled a similar
request Oct. I.
Phoenix editor James Farrer told
the congress the latest edition of the
Phoenix had over $200 worth of
advertising, and the next issue is
expected to raise about $100.
Steve Griffin (Dist. 5) said giving
money to the magazine to purchase
a computer would be "throwing it
away.""We've thrown a lot of money
at them (and the improvements don't
come about), and I say we don't give
them the money."
Congress member Brian Sipe
(Dist. 14) said the Phoenix had been
put off too long and the congress
should act on their request. "I think
these people have proved themselves,
and they've worked hard," he said.
In other action, the congress voted
by consent to appropriate $380 to
The High Kickin' Heels, a dance drill
team of 22 women who perform at
athletic events. The money was
requested to help with fund-raising
to buy uniforms.
Before the meeting eight newly:
elected Student Congress members
were sworn into office by Walker
Poole, student attorney general. The.
new members are Edgar Swain (Dist.
2), Michael Lentz (Dist. 4), David
W. Singleton (Dist. 8), Marc Leu-;,
thold (Dist. 9), Stephanie Ahlsch
wede (Dist. 14), Brian Bailey (Dist.
17) , Rodney "Gene" Davis (Dist. 18).
and Phillip Parkerson-Ripley (Dist.
18) .
Also, speaker pro-tem Ben Bur
roughs (Dist. 20) resigned his posi
tion, saying that he did not have the:'
time to devote to the job. He wilj
continue to serve as a member of'
the congress.
Dave Brown (Dist. 1 2) was elected
to the position of speaker pro-tem
in Wednesday's meeting. .
Enrollment decreased in N.C
private schools by 3,
5 percent
By ROBBY WILDERMANN
Staff Writer
Enrollment in North Carolina
private schools fell 3.5 percent last
year, the greatest single annual
decrease in a three-year enrollment
decline.
Ron Helder, director of the Gov
ernor's Office of Non-public Educa
tion, said the state's private schools
suffered a 3.5 percent decrease, with
enrollments falling from 58,661
students to 56,608.
He also said that while the private
enrollments have been going down
"just slightly" since 1983, the most
significant drop occurred last year.
Helder said these decreases were
across the board affecting both
denominational and academic insti
tutions equally. He said the decreases
were largely due to the fact that
"birth rates were down."
Selby Holmberg, director of pub
lic information for the National
Association of Independent Schools,
agreed the decreases were due mainly
to demographic changes in the
population.
Tuition rates were up generally as
well, which may have caused budget
concious parents to enroll their
children in public schools.
She said that while high school
enrollments have gone down, pre
school enrollments are up sharply.
Since most private schools have
more spaces open in the upper-level
grades, this explained the net
decrease in students, she said.
Holmberg went on to say the
national decrease in private enrol
lment was only 1.3 percent, some
what less than that of North Carolina.
Holmberg added an increase in the
enrollment of minorities was an
interesting exception to the general
decline.
Jim Speir, director of admissions
for Durham Academy, said his
school was experiencing an increase
in enrollment. He attributed this to
the significant population growth
around the Triangle area.
Speir went on to say that the
current lull in upper school enrol
lment "'shouldn't last more than five
to seven years."
Richard Tippet, principal of
Raleigh Christian Academy, said
while his school was experiencing a
general increase in enrollment, the
majority of new students are in the
lower grades.
Help needed
for Olympics
By STEPHANIE BURROW
Staff Writer
North Carolina Special Olym
pics is recruiting volunteers for its
1987 state-level competitions to
be held on May 22-24.
An organizational meeting will
be held 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19
in 106 Fetzer Gym.
Volunters are needed to staff
committees on public relations,
housing for coaches and contest
ants, finance, competition and
special events subcommittees
such as opening and closing
ceremonies, clinics, exhibitions,
demonstrations, family and vic
tory, said Linda Ahlef ;, a repre
sentative of Special Olympics.
For more information call I-800-843-NCSO.
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