In light of the “Rolling Stone” false rape, the Lena Dunham false rape, the Krystal Mangum false rape, and likely many more false accusations that didn’t garner such public attention, this is a phenomenally stupid and shortsighted position for the University to take. If I had a son, Texas Tech and every other school that permits such pernicious guilty-until-proven-innocent crap would be off the consideration list.
The ability to confront one’s accuser is SUPPOSED to have a chilling effect; that’s the whole point. That way, people can’t just go tossing out accusations without accountability.
That point would be completely lost on people like the woman in the story. They cannot ever see themselves in the supplicant position.