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A couple of comments:
First, if, in fact, the reporter is a he (I looked but didn't see a byline), the headline could easily have been written by someone else -- they often are. I also suspect, in another story the headline probably read something like "Woman allegedly raped at Fine Arts Center." Or, "Woman allegedly raped in dormatory room." I don't see a whole lot of difference here.
Second, using the street address is not the normal convention when talking about a place which is probably known better to most readers by using it's name. I think that the name of the house would be a much more easily identified location on most any campus.
You wouldn't, for instance, say that the anti-crime bill was signed today at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue -- you would say, at The White House.
We have to stop seeing the media as always being bad. Would you complain if the paragraph said that $10,000 was raised for charity at 123 Second Street (or wherever), instead of at the XYZ Fraternity House? How about $10,000 was raised by a group of local students who live at 123 Second Street? I'm guessing that you would rather have the letters/organization mentioned, wouldn't you?
Can't have it both ways.
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The above is the opinion of the poster which may or may not be based in known facts and does not necessarily reflect the views of Delta Tau Delta or Greek Chat -- but it might.
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