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| Fraternity culture and college rape | Fraternity culture and college rape |
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| The BBC Pop Up team has spent all of September living in a house right on the edge of the Boulder campus of Colorado University. The issue of sexual assaults at US colleges was raised repeatedly by students we met. | The BBC Pop Up team has spent all of September living in a house right on the edge of the Boulder campus of Colorado University. The issue of sexual assaults at US colleges was raised repeatedly by students we met. |
| It is a national problem, with studies showing that one in five women will be victims during their time at university. | It is a national problem, with studies showing that one in five women will be victims during their time at university. |
| And it is a serious problem at CU-Boulder too. The college is on the White House's list of schools suspected of Title IX violations - that's a law guaranteeing that women in federally-funded universities won't face discrimination due to their gender. | And it is a serious problem at CU-Boulder too. The college is on the White House's list of schools suspected of Title IX violations - that's a law guaranteeing that women in federally-funded universities won't face discrimination due to their gender. |
| More than 70 schools, including CU-Boulder, are accused of having improperly dealt with sexual assault cases, and are now the target of a federal investigation. | |
| While sexual assault is not a problem specific to fraternities, studies have shown that on college campuses, men who join a fraternity are three times more likely to rape than other men. | While sexual assault is not a problem specific to fraternities, studies have shown that on college campuses, men who join a fraternity are three times more likely to rape than other men. |
| The White House launched a campaign last week called "It's On Us". The initiative is aimed at encouraging male students to intervene to stop abusive behaviour. | The White House launched a campaign last week called "It's On Us". The initiative is aimed at encouraging male students to intervene to stop abusive behaviour. |
| Will curbing fraternity culture help prevent college rapes? Or are they easy targets for a more complex problem? | Will curbing fraternity culture help prevent college rapes? Or are they easy targets for a more complex problem? |
| Benjamin Zand investigated the role fraternity culture plays in sexual assault at CU-Boulder. | Benjamin Zand investigated the role fraternity culture plays in sexual assault at CU-Boulder. |
| Are you affected by this story? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk | Are you affected by this story? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk |