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"\n\tAdvertisement - Continue Reading Below\n\t\n\n\n\nOur yearlong Cosmo Fights Campus Rape campaign is in full swing, and we want to update you on our success. Five months in, we've helped boost the number of college sexual assault policies published in the Campus Accountability Project database through our campaign partner, SAFER (Students Active for Ending Rape). Making schools' policies accessible via a public database lets students know how well their college is looking out for their safety\u2014and reveals any shortcomings that mean less protection for victims.Now, SAFER has paired up with V-Day, a global activist movement to end violence against women (they're responsible for staging The Vagina Monologues on campuses every Valentine's Day) for their annual winter break challenge. This year's goal? To hit 300 published policies by February 14, and the only way they can do that is with your help. Why should you participate? Many school policies are weak and outdated, offering little protection from sexual assault. The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 1 in 5 female college students will be the victim of rape or attempted rape, yet of those victims, less than 5 percent will report the crime. And experts say that when a college woman does come forward, her school might try to conceal the crime or not investigate it. Without a strong policy that obligates schools to swiftly investigate the crime and report it to outside authorities, perpetrators won't be punished.Click here for info on how to submit and analyze your school's policy. For more info on SAFER and V-Day's winter break challenge, click here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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