Sexual Assault On College Campuses

I believe that there are a few key ways to help with the issue sexual assault on college campuses. Much like the “Yes means yes” law enacted in California, I believe that a concrete definition of what sexual consent entails and colleges reacting quickly and effectively to reports of sexual assault will help decrease the risk of sexual assault. Yet, who should be the one to define what sexual consent is? Well, I believe that the most effective approach to this question is allow everyone, of every gender, the opportunity to discuss how they would approach defining sexual consent. This will allow many different views and ideas that may not have been thought up before, and thus, giving sexual consent an overall more cohesive definition. Yet how could we, as college students, all come together and discuss this topic? For many people, largely men, they are never thoroughly thought about the consequences of sexual assault. Thus, by providing forums to discuss not only the consequences of sexual assault, but also sexual consent, we as students, will be more informed and united if we are all on the same page. I know from experience that by discussing an issue, especially a controversial one, and finding ways to help solve the issue, a deeper and more accommodating solution can be found. It will also allow others to better understand others view points, and help bring together more people. Overall, by providing a place where student of both genders can talk openly and without judgment, perhaps sexual consent can be given a concrete defining, and college students will be much more open to discussing the issue.
While writing this paper, I kept thinking that if people of both genders would just openly talk about sexual assault and help discu...

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... sexual assault that does not mean all women will, because sexual assault does happen more often than is it falsely accused of occurring.
Why is sexual assault not discussed openly and without shame? Well, it is because many people view sexual assault as a stigma, which is largely placed upon women. However, when this view upon sexual assault and women is finally thrown out, it is then we can truly begin ending the issue of sexual assault on college campuses. By coming up with programs that allow openness between students to discuss what they believe is sexual consent and coming up with an explicit definition of sexual consent, as well as colleges taking action against those who commit sexual assault, we can start combatting the issue. Who knows, maybe one day soon sexual assault may no longer be a powerful issue that college and college students have to deal with.