15% of UT women report being raped, Capitol hearing reveals
A survey of University of Texas undergraduates found that 15 percent of women reported being raped while enrolled at the Austin campus.
The survey result, revealed Thursday during a Capitol hearing on four bills to address what was described as an “epidemic” of sexual assaults on college campuses, jolted several senators and brought promises of action from university officials.
“Fifteen percent? That is just shocking to me,” said state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound.
State Sen. Joan Huffman, author of one of the bills discussed during Thursday’s meeting of the Senate State Affairs Committee, said the result from the soon-to-be-released survey underlined the need for action.
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