Campus Rape At Universities

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Campus rape is a major problem at universities across the world. I would like to focus my essay on campus rape, the effects it has on the victims, and how universities deal with campus rape.
I find the topic of campus rape to be interesting because of the recent news in the sports world. Over the past weeks, several ESPN shows have talked about the university of Tennessee. The university of Tennessee is being sued by several former female students that claims the university provided an unsafe environment. Also, Peyton Manning was mentioned in their lawsuit, it was alleged that Manning acted inappropriately put his genitals on a female trainer. It is not just the university the Tennessee they are more.
As of now I don't have a specific topic

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