#JustBe Magazine June 2016 | Page 13

BODY TALK

The victim speaks of reportin
g the
incident and receiving no su
pport from
the school. However, following
this story,
Spelman President Mary Sc
hmidt
Campbell expressed personal su
pport
for the alleged victim and pl
edged full
institutional support for all su
rvivors of
rape and sexual assault.

There has been a huge supp
ort for this
victim and more like her. T
his news
sheds light on many other u
ntold stories
of victims on college campuse
s. Many
colleges around the country
are working
to create laws to better prot
ect their
students from sexual assault.

It’s important to let your voic
e be heard.
You never know just how m
uch power
you have.

©2016 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston