On a coaster in Nancy Radcliffe's office, a blunt but catchy slogan that sums up her job in few words is printed. It reads: "Friends don't let friends have sex with drunk or unconscious people."
Unfortunately not many college students use coasters, she said.
But for Radcliffe, coordinator of the Campus Advocacy Program at Ohio State, a network of student counselors trained to work with rape survivors, the reality of sexual assault on college campuses nationwide is no laughing matter.
"It's a huge deal," she said, pointing to statistics from a recent federal study to support her statement.
Yet, as the annual number of reported rapes on OSU's campus continues to rise, albeit slowly, most say the percentage of rapes reported to local law enforcement is consistently and decidedly low.
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2008 Woodie Awards
