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UVA Prez: Alcohol Is ‘Tool’ of Rapists

Finally addresses sexual-assault scandal.

University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan targeted the school’s drinking culture in her response to the rape and sexual abuse reported in a Nov. 19 Rolling Stone article. “Binge drinking is a problem for us,” she said in her Monday address. “Women and men should know what they are drinking and who is serving it to them. Alcohol does not cause rape, but alcohol is often the tool of a predator.” She also responded to criticism for not banning Greek life on campus. “In any crisis, it can be far too easy to paint with a broad brush, and blindly attack entire groups of individuals,” said Sullivan. “It is not fair to fraternity men here who are good and decent people.”