'Gray Rape': A New Form of Date Rape


“Gray rape” is when someone is raped but has little evidence to prove it in court. For example the victim may be intoxicated and may not even remember exactly what happened. “Gray Rape” can also be defined as when a person gives his/her consent to have sex but does not actually want to have sex. This usually happens when a person is intoxicated or is being pressured into having sex. Men usually use alcohol or the date rape drug to get away with rape.

Forty percent of rapes are not reported to police, usually because they are “gray rape” cases. People tend to “sweep it under the rug” because there is not enough evidence. Unfortunately, today rapists can easily get away with rape because of drugs and alcohol.

I do not think dating leads to divorce. I think not dating leads to divorce. Dating is about finding someone who is right for you. Finding the right someone is a long process. However, I think hook-ups are very mentally unhealthy. Basically by the end of college, everyone has hooked up with at least one person for fun. And even though no one wants to admit it, whether it is the guy or the girl, someone is left heart broken. Obviously if you hook up with someone, you are somewhat interested in him or her. The problem is, that it rarely works out after hooking up because the relationship may be awkward. Studies show that after hooking up, one should not expect a call. I believe in dating, not hooking up.

Mission Statement

Entering the Mount as a freshman, I was worried and nervous about what other people thought of me. I based my style and goals on whatever everyone else was wearing or doing just because I wanted to fit in. However, after years and years of trying to impress people, I discovered it does not even work and it is certainly not what is making me happy. People change their opinions and not everyone is going to be happy with me all of the time. I was striving for something that did not exist. I decided to change my ways, I decided to be an outcast. The Mount has taught me to be independent. I strive to continue to be this way, to be who I am and say what I feel. I am not going to try to impress anyone anymore. I will focus on my own goals and not care what other people think of me. Because life is too short to belong.

Miss Representation

Throughout the years, skirts have been getting shorter and shorter and shirts have been getting smaller and smaller. Teens feel pressured by the media and by friends to wear these clothes because they are considered "stylish". I think that when girls wear these clothes they are disrespecting themselves. Wearing revealing clothing makes young women "sex objects". I think it is sad that young women nowadays are sexualized because in the long run it may lead to depression or eating disorders because teens may feel that they are not enough. I think the teens that wear such clothes are worth more than just a "sex object".

For girls, everything is a beauty contest. It seems as if make-up, jewelry, and clothing is the only thing that matters for young people. Personality and knowledge does not matter to some people. However, it should be the other way around. Girls should have more ambition. And as P!NK would say, "What happened to the dreams of a girl president, She's dancing in the video next to 50 Cent."

At the Mount, we focus on reaching our full potential (which teachers and coaches say is limitless). This is true, when it comes down to it, we can do anything we want to if we set our minds to it. But what about sexism? Sexism is very present in today's society. Men constantly put women down with sex jokes and mean slurs. Many men obviously think women are not equal. So while we Mounties are trying to achieve our goals, we will have to try our best to ignore the immaturity of men, and continue to work hard.

I grew up going to Long Beach Island, New Jersey each summer. My dad taught my sister and I how to surf almost as soon as we could walk. He used to take us out and push us into waves, with my worried mother sitting on the beach. Growing up my sister and I were always really competitive and always tried to catch the better wave. To this day, we all still surf together as a family and travel to different places such as Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The sport has bonded us together and strengthened our relationship. It is wonderful to spend time in nature with my family.

The past few summers I have really gotten into surfing. I traveled to contests along the coast with friends. Each contest improves my surfing and strengthens my bonds with my friends.

Surfing has strengthened my love for nature and my love for God. Whenever I am out surfing, I become enchanted by God's gift of nature. My worries about crew, school, or friends fade away when I am out surfing because I know God is near. Surfing has strengthened my relationship with God.