Article Evaluation

  • Any gender can be a victim of sexual assault, but women are more at risk
  • The Office for Civil Rights under the Obama Administration started using Title IX to guide universities, which were perceived to not support women that were victims of sexual assault
  • Serial rapists on college campuses account for 90% of rapes on campus
  • Serial rapists have an average of 6 victims each
  • White women, prior victims, first year students, and more sexually active women are the most vulnerable to sexual assault
  • White women are more likely to have alcohol or intoxication be a factor in the assault than non-white women
  • FYCARE is a program designed to inform students of sexual assault on campus and how to get involved in fighting it
  • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic?

    Everything in the article is relevant to the article topic. The article begins by explaining what sexual assault is, especially on college campuses. It then goes into some statistics on the demographics of perpetrators and victims. It then ends with various prevention efforts done by different presidential administrations.