Some hate-crime statutes include gender as a category for hate crimes, but most don't.

But rape, like a hate crime, can tear at the very fabric of a campus community, leaving many feeling violated and vulnerable.

Likewise, just as hate crimes go un- and under-reported, so do rapes.

Activists argue that some campus administrators prefer it that way, because it preserves a false sense of security for current and prospective students.

Many of the ideas here can be adapted for a campus community struggling with the crime of rape.

Some groups are working to change the laws to categorize the crime of rape as a hate crime, a cause you might want to consider for your campus.

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