Sydney C.
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Sorry but I not only question that article but the author as well.
As quoted, "One in five women report being a victim of sexual assault while studying at America’s colleges and universities today. Another study determined that one in four college women have survived rape or attempted rape since age 14. A current trend estimates that one in three women will be sexually assaulted during her life."
I find these stats hard to believe. Not that I think there are not issues, but that just seems suspicious. These numbers could be true but I would want to ask some more questions about how this data was derived.
The statistics are well know and have been reported and documented on by scores of sources including those below from CNN, The Washington Post along with The National Sexual Violence Resource Center. The author's demerit experience at West Point, whatever that was, has no bearing on the reality of the numbers.
http://college.usatoday.com/2015/09...t-statistic-validated-in-new-national-survey/
http://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/...packet_statistics-about-sexual-violence_0.pdf
https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca...c80be2-5e29-11e5-b38e-06883aacba64_story.html