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<p>Because of length and because the response basically said “we have great services.” </p>
<p>I think Rice is a wonderful institution, and I’m not trying to “bash” it. As a psychology student, I see both sides of the issue–on one hand, student safety should be a priority and that may include forcible leave. On other other, victim-blaming and punishing students for seeking mental health care have a lot of potential backlash. My research is largely in trauma/rape/domestic violence and so how universities handle sexual assault and subsequent sequalae are of great interest to me. It’s true that there are X sides to every story and that the Op-Ed may not be 100% representative, but there were better ways to address it then saying “she’s lying but we can’t say how. We have great services.” Say you noted the article, that you’re in contact with her, that you’re constantly making strides to improve your services, etc,</p>