At the University of Hawaii at Hilo, 14 percent of female students responding to a recent survey said they had been sexually assaulted, on or off the campus, and 14 percent of male students said they had been victims of domestic violence, according to the Associated Press.
The University of Hawaii system is scheduled to release a report on its first Student Survey on Sexual and Relationship Violence on Monday. Information will be available on the university’s Web site.
The study, which will be conducted every three years, is part of the university’s Commission on the Status of Women. This one polled 2,000 students on the system’s 10 campuses. Students on nearly all of the campuses reported incidents of assault, abuse, and other violence, the study found, with the incidents commonly occurring off campus and involving known attackers, not strangers.
Most students do not report such incidents to the police, the report said, but the university system’s president, David McClain, told the Associated Press he hoped that would change. “The more light you shine on this issue,” he said, “the more you find that people are willing to start reporting.” —Sara Lipka





