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I didn't see that you posted, but I did read that article. Its a very troubling case. What I think needs to happen is that we need to teach men that they need to make sure that each sexual act is explicitly consented to. Once we stop the notion that one has consent, unless the woman explicitly and forcibly says no (which she did do in this case), then a lot of potentially troubling cases will never come to be. (Put more eloquently, a man should assume a lack of consent unless explicitly given, rather than assume consent unless explicitly revoked.)
Cases like this make me glad I'm not a college administrator having to deal with this issue. I can see why this case, and others like it, inspires such strong feelings on both sides, especially with a college culture so focused on binge drinking and "hooking up" (not Swarthmore in particular but college in general). In my opinion, once she said no she totally revoked consent, so yes this is rape.
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