If we want to do something about sexual assault on college campuses, first we have to deal with the excuse makers.

These are the people who belittle sexual assault as youthful hanky-panky taken a little too far, who dismiss statistics or personal accounts as exaggerated or shrill. The worst are those who suggest the problem is victims who "ask" to be sexually violated by wearing certain clothes or drinking alcohol.

Take it from one who's been there. Sexual assault is a real threat to college students, particularly young women who have just arrived on campus.

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