Paying attention to the overcorrections

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'Shortly after the credibility of Rolling Stone’s article “A Rape on Campus” began unraveling, Slate Magazine published a similar long-form investigative piece. Emily Yoffe’s “The College Rape Overcorrection,” however, went generally unnoticed, particularly on this campus. Yoffe’s piece also concerned rape accusations dating back to 2012, but her piece focused on a male undergraduate student named Drew Sterrett at the University of Michigan.
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Given the compelling support Sterrett had responsibly compiled, it would seem unfounded for the University to take drastic measures. Nonetheless, despite his evidence, Sterrett was suspended from the University until July 2016 — after the accuser graduated — and in order for the University to consider reinstating him, he would have to agree that he engaged in sexual misconduct. Regardless of whether or not he returned, the finding would stay on his permanent record. Sterrett has since filed a lawsuit again the University alleging that he had been deprived of his constitutional right to due process.
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While we need to adopt an effective system through which to properly represent the victims of sexual assault, it cannot be one that ignores the rights of the accused. The issue at hand has a long-standing history of imbalance, rife with injustice for victims of rape, but the solution is not to tip the scales in the opposite direction. Consideration and reevaluation should go into all pertinent university policies, as well as legislation and federal laws.'