This problem isn't one individual's problem; it in fact is a cultural problem. According to Julie Zeilinger, a feminist blogger and student at Barnard, "A lot of students think that when they go to a campus and see that there's zero sexual assaults reported, that's a really positive thing and must mean that the campus is incredibly safe. It's going to be a great place. But actually, when you consider the fact that the overall rates of sexual assaults on campus are as high as 1 in 4, if you see a campus reporting zero sexual assaults, that should actually be a red flag.".
Why should schools handle sexual violence reports? For many survivors, campus adjudication is their only option. Like Sulkowicz, many victims of sexual violence don't want to turn to the criminal justice system. According to "Why schools handle sexual violence reports", "Only a quarter of all reported rapes lead to an arrest, only a fifth lead to prosecution, and only half of those prosecutions result in felony convictions." For most campus survivors, then, their school may be their only resource for justice and safety. Maybe the actual problem isn't that the victims aren't given justice for being assaulted but is also the fact that the college doesn't treat the problem properly. Out of the many colleges that are in the United States, only 55 of them have finally got a Title IX. According to the same article, "The list from the Board of Education continues the Obama administration's push to shine a spotlight on sex assault in response to questions raised in recent years about how prominent colleges have handled rape allegations and related issues." Gradually many colleges have begun to pay more attention to this issue which seems like it will continue and strive to change if other campuses attempt to make a change regarding sexual assault cases, .
Like Columbia University and Barnard, many colleges like to dismiss these reports on sexual assault on women on campus.
