A forum last night opened up discussion on sexual abuse and domestic violence to increase awareness of a problem that never seems to fade.
Theta Nu Xi, a multicultural woman's sorority, hosted the forum and invited five guests to share their knowledge and advice about creating solutions for an non-violent world.
Mansi Kotwal, the education chair of Theta Nu Xi, said the forum was created to discuss the issues many students know little about.
Tina Tarin, a spokesperson for the OASIS Center, an on-campus service that reaches out to sexual and violence abuse victims, said when she speaks to male students, they assume the woman is consenting based on their assumptions about body language.
Tarin said communication between sexual partners is key because body language alone is not enough to be sure a women is consenting.
"When a person is scared, their heart rate increases, they perspire and they freeze up. These are the same reactions a person has when they're turned on," she said.
The male mentality is programmed by society to think of female victims of sexual assault as "whores," Tarin said.
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