Discussion will follow. Using examples of sexual assaults that have occurred on various campuses around the country, Patricia Yancey Martin, professor of sociology at Florida State University, will describe how the social conditions that create gendered relationships on college campuses also create conditions that are conducive to acquaintance rape. Also speaking will be representatives of various fraternities at West Chester who are actively involved in understanding and stopping sexual assault. Presented by Metamorphosis Performing Company of Lewisburg, Pa., this play focuses on miscommunication, attitudes, expectations, and assertiveness in relationships. After each scene, the audience has the opportunity to question the characters and discover the hidden agendas of college men and women.
Students discuss ways to change the campus environment to make it a more supportive one.
Discussion will follow. Military philosophy and organized preparations for war rest on traditional assumptions about sex and gender. In this workshop Suzanne J. Cherrin, assistant professor of women's studies at the University of Delaware, examines the ways in which militarized ideas of masculinity and femininity further contribute to a high incidence of rape, domestic assault and sexual harassment. 1- 3 p.m., Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center. Liane Sorenson, director, and Donna Tuites, program coordinator, both of the University's Office of Women's Affairs, will discuss what sexual harassment is, including peer harassment, and how women and men can work together to eliminate this barrier to true equality.