Lisa Sprague, Department of Public Safety director, said she heard unofficial reports of the incident. The woman did not file a complaint with Public Safety. No cases of drugs involved in rapes on campus have been confirmed, but that does not mean it has not happened, Sprague said. Public Safety does not have data to confirm this statement, she said. Victims often cannot remember all the details of an assault.
Uncertainty combined with embarrassment makes victims less inclined to report attacks.
According to a pamphlet on date rape drugs available from Public Safety, two common drugs used in rape incidents are Gamma-hydroxybutyrate and Rohypnol, commonly called Roofies. Neither drug is approved for medical use in the United States, and it is illegal to possess or distribute Rohypnol. GHB is a colorless, odorless liquid with a slightly salty taste and is frequently homemade. Rohypnol has no taste and generally is in the form of a small tablet. The drugs effects are felt in less than 30 minutes, said Daun Hooley, Student Health Center director.