Brendan Loy

About the author: Brendan Loy is a student at the University of Southern California and a contributor to the student newspaper the Daily Trojan, where this viewpoint appeared as a column.

If more male college students came to realize that date rape leaves its victims with long-term emotional harm, the number of date rape incidents on college campuses would significantly decrease. Many college men, however, remain oblivious to the harm they cause; they participate in a date rape culture in which it is acceptable to ply women with alcohol and engage in nonconsensual sex. Men must join the fight against date rape by speaking out against sexual assault and treating women with human decency and respect.

Women often proclaim, much to the chagrin of their male friends, that "all men are pigs." This, of course, is...