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September 21, 1992
Sex, from page 2
she lost control of the situation, Derman
said.
The fourth scene involved an
acquaintance rape situation. The man and
woman knew each other and shared a
mutual attraction. The woman invited him
back to her room, the couple began to
kiss, she said no and then Denman stopped
the scene.
He explained that the couple proceded
to have sexual intercourse, but the woman
never gave her consent. The situation falls
into the category of acquaintance rape
under Pennsylvania laws, Derman said.
He then explained the feelings a rape
survivor experiences can be equated to the
trauma experienced by Vietnam veterans.
But some audience members were still
reluctant to believe it was a rape.
Questioning Rich about the female
character's actions, Chris Augustane, a
junior in electrical engineering, asked,
"Don't you think you could've done more
than say no?"
Derman said that many men don't
believe that that scene portrays a rape,
while a majority of women do. He
attributed the differences in the scene
perception between women and men to the
differences "in the way we're socialized."
"It's a difference that none of us talk
about--mutual ignorance," he said, adding
that throughout the history of "What's
Goin' On?" (about seven years in all), men
have become more educated about date rape
and are more sensitive to women's issues.
Rich said that PSH students represent
an atypical crowd, adding that the group
seemed more aware and less hostile than
most audiences.
Gilchrist agreed, saying, "you hope
that you get to educate, and open people's
eyes and ears."
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATION
TUESDAY:
WEDNESDAY:
THURSDAY:
"Make your vote count"
Letter, from 6
times a day. If you are a proponent of the
procedure, you should not be disgusted by
You also inferred that a woman should
have the right to choose what to do with
her own body. Does this mean that you
also favor legalized prostitution, drug
abuse, having babies for money, and the
many other things that pertain only to a
woman's body which a: e illegal?
Additionally, the fetus (Latin for "little
one," not "non-human") has a distinct
genetic make-up and is separate from the
mother's body.
As college students, I hope we have
above average intelligence. Do you really
believe that we would promote abortion as
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a means of population control? In this
"progressive society," I am sure we could
find a better way to control population
growth if we wished.
More stats: one-third of all abortions
are repeats (sounds like birth control to
me).
Many women .were questioned if they
would give themselves a coat hanger
abortion or go to an unqualified abortion
clinic that could cause severe damage or
death. Since this is asking to predict the
future, I cannot give you an answer.
However, it would surely be much, much,
much less than the 1.5 million babies that
are dying each year now.
And, yes, this issue does have a very
large gray area. Only the few true fanatics
are pure pro-choice (abortion on demand--
necessary
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no questions asked); or pure pro-life (no
abortions regardless of the circumstances
that cause the pregnancy).
This is America....where the family is
important and life is precious, even if it is
not protected.
Scott E. Edsell,
Senior, Electrical Engineeing
Technology
Ed. Note: The facts contained in this
letter were furnished by the writer.
Staff