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Members of campus groups organized various events as part of the âhealing and supportâ week of Sexual Assault Awareness Month Monday-Friday, including a yoga class and supportive letter-writing session.  Six rapes have been reported on campus since the start of the Spring 2021 semester. University officials sent an email about sexual violence to the UA community in February, which sparked accusations from students of victim-blaming rhetoric. Among U.S. undergraduates, 26.4% of females and and 6.8% of males have been victims of rape or sexual assault, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. Several events, sponsored by University Programs, including a survivor care kit donation drive, took place at the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery in the Arkansas Union last week. On Thursday, University Programs members hosted a session for participants to write letters of support to sexual assault survivors.  ....