The Satemite
Vol. LXVin No. 1
October 1987
Sit Down Dinner Looses Favor
by Millie Eubanks
Out of 190 responses, 75.8% of
Salem upperclassmen prefer
cafeteria style dinners over family
style. Out of 112 responses, 71.4%
of the freshmen prefer cafeteria
style meals. There it is folks, in
black and white. Students are
weary of sit-down meals. Family
style dining has been constantly
losing its appeal to the student
body over the last several years,
and with the help of Dr.
Litzenburg, a fact-finding
committee was formed to discuss
the matter. The committee
consisted of Dean Johnson; Dean
Shanahan; Gray Morehead,
Interdorm Chairman; Melissia
Kirk, Sophomore Class President;
and Millie Eubanks, SGA
President.
The committee met on
September 11 to discuss
rescheduling/reformatting meals.
The student members of the
committee relayed the reasons
why students no longer prefer
sit-down meals, with the biggest
factor being that family style
dining is inconvenient. Other
factors were that stuuents ooject to
waiting outside, sometimes for as
long as ten minutes after appointed
meal times. Objections were voiced
that the food is often cold or in
short supply. It was pointed out
that some students skip dinner
altogether, wasting a meal they
have already purchased.
Dean Shanahan asked the
students to point out some positive
aspects of family style dining as
well. Meal times, in general, are
social hours for friends to be
together. Tradition is also a
factor, but most students view only
certain meals as traditional, such
as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and
Sophomore-Senior. The best
feature mentioned was the
opportunity to dine in such a lovely
room no matter what style meal is
being served.
As of yet, a decision concerning
the rescheduling/reformatting of
meals has not been reached.
Executive Board is expecting
results by the end of first semester
on this issue.
The Junior class, though represented by a smaller number
of students, demonstrated much class spirit at Fall Fest.
More comments on Fall Fest found on page 7.
Date Rape Problem Strikes Close To Home
by Amy Washburn
Ninety percent of rape victims
on college campuses knew their
assailants, according to a survey by
the National Institute of Mental
Health. College studies show that
50% of college women have been
forced into sexual contact, and 12%
of these women have actually been
forced into intercourse. Date rape
on college campuses is a serious
problem, one that is rapidly
gaining national attention.
Dr. Todd Fay, Professor of
Psychology, remarks upon the
causes of acquaintance rape. He
points out that acquaintance rape is
not sexual in some senses, but rather
it stands for something else. Three
major causes are important:
cultural values, or the seeming
necessity for men to prove their
masculinity; role expectations,
both of men and women, which
lead people to believe that
acquaintance rape is sometimes
justifiable; and the inability for
Statistics from last year's
Wake Forest SG Survey on
Attitudes Toward Rape, involving
181 male students and 165 female:
87% of Wake Forest rapes
involved intoxicants.
24% of Wake men surveyed
believed forced sexual intercourse
is not rape if the woman
accompanies the man to his room
after a party.
20% of surveyed men believe
that forced intercourse is justified
if the girl is a steady girlfriend.
33% of WFU date rapes
occurred at fraternity or society
parties.
41% of these rapes occurred on
individual dates.
National statistics concerning
date rape:
60% of acquaintance rapes
occurred with steady boyfriends or
fiances.
26% of acquaintace rape
occurred with occasional dates.
14% of these rapes occurred
with blind dates.
69% of college men in a survey
listened to a tape of a rape and
admitted they would do the same
if they thought they would not be
caught or punished.
people to communicate about sexual
matters in general.
Statistics from various surveys
suggest that women, as well as men.
see date rape as acceptable in
certain situations. Among the
highest ranked answers were:
acquaintance rape is justifiable if
he spends money on her, if he can't
stop himself, if she has had
intercourse with other men, if they
are drunk, or if she changes her
mind. Among the highest
percentages for justification were
situations in which the women
leads the man on or gets him
excited, and if the couple have
been dating for a while.
Dr. Fay peints out that efforts
are being made to educate college
students about the problem of date
rape, in hope of reducing these
statistics. Discussions and group
meeting are becoming more
common. For example. Wake Forest
University has a rape education
and prevention group which is
entering its second year. However,
Fay px)ints out that societal change
will be necessary in the future to
make a significant difference,
including a redefining of sexual
roles and where sex fits in to our
society.