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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: date rape

date rape stories: 4 news summaries
OPINION

 Hofstra Gang Rape Wasn't 
 Rape—but It Wasn't OK 

Drunken sexual encounters trivialize the problem of real rape

Sep 22, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s clear now that the alleged Hofstra gang rape in a campus bathroom—in which a young woman said 5 guys tied her to a stall and attacked her—was not rape, by any legal definition. Confronted with a cell phone video, the woman recanted within 72 hours, admitting... More »

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feminism • alcohol • college student • false accusations • legal action • Hofstra University • date rape

(Newser) - A psychiatrist who was part of a presidential committee that recommended raising the US drinking age to 21 now calls those efforts “the single most regrettable decision,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Morris Chafetz, in an opinion piece being shopped for publication, says seeing the “collateral, off-road... More »

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alcohol • binge drinking • alcohol abuse • Ronald Reagan • drinking age • date rape • Morris Chafetz

Oscar-Winning Songwriter Indicted in
6 Sex Attacks

Brooks penned 'You Light Up My Life'

Jun 23, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oscar-winning songwriter Joseph Brooks turned himself in to New York police today on suspicion of rape, the Post reports. Six women have accused Brooks of casting-couch sexual assault under the pretense of auditioning for movie roles. Brooks won Best Original Song in 1977 for You Light Up My Life, from... More »

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entertainment • Academy Awards • crime • sexual assault • New York City Police Department • Oscars • date rape • songwriter • casting couch • Joseph Brooks

Feminist Camps Brawl Over Sex and Booze

Double X scribe says untamed 'lifestyle' feminism hurts cause

May 17, 09 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's second-wave feminism vs. the "Slut Machine." A writer on Slate's women-oriented Double X site recently blasted bloggers on Jezebel for shrugging off date rape and boasting about boozing. Self-indulgence furthers no political goal, cried feminist Linda Hirshman. Retorted Jezebel: "I have seen misogyny and, most... More »

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feminism • women • binge drinking • Gawker Media • Jezebel • Double X • date rape • promiscuity

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