April is , and as part of a at the , a flag display has been set up on the lawn outside the University Classroom Building to give the campus a visual of national assault statistics if applied to the 东精影业 Hilo student population.
“Although much of the 东精影业 Hilo community may know the statistics surrounding sexual assault, we feel a visual display can also be quite effective in getting the message across,” says Destiny Rodriguez, a educator and confidential advocate at the 东精影业 Hilo ?(OEO).
For the display, national statistics were applied to the population of 东精影业 Hilo students to arrive at possible statistics within that population. The national numbers are alarming.
According to the , statistics show that one in five women and one in 16 men have been or will be sexually assaulted while in college. Additionally, conducted a study that showed 12 percent of college students identify as LGBTQ+, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that one in three LGBTQ+ individuals have been or will be sexually assaulted while in college.
Based on these statistics and the number of women and men enrolled at 东精影业 Hilo this semester, Rodriguez calculated how many men, women and LGBTQ+ individuals may have been or may be sexually assaulted while in college.
“Although these numbers are alarming, and not specified in the display, it is important to be aware that 427 women, 86 men and 139 LGBTQ+ individuals could be or have been sexually assaulted while in college,” she explains. “The display indicates these categories by using teal, blue, and purple flags representing women, men and LGBTQ+ individuals, respectively.”
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—By Susan Enright