He's mean to me because he likes me
Every 2 minutes another American is sexually assaulted. That means in the time it takes to brush my teeth and wash my face, at least 2 people have been victimized… All new students at SIU have to complete an online course on consent and respect, in regards to sexual assault. I narrowly escaped this seminar last semester, but not this semester. I was frustrated and annoyed as the reminders kept popping up, letting me know I was not in compliance with the University and that the deadline was October 31 st . So to prevent further issue, today I dedicated an hour of my day to complete the training. As I’m sitting here, thinking about how pointless it is for me to do this training, reading about sexual assault and what true consent really means, I realized that while I, personally, don’t need this training, some people really do. I’m reading about the statistics of on campus rapes and reporting incidents and what that means, and I’m thinking about all the people I know personal...