The article about losing 20 lbs, getting a guy and losing your self esteem....how could a magazine such as ym, which has the ability to influence and educate so many young women nationally, deny that something like date rape happens? They don't even give it a name,. they just said that the writer made 'a big mistake'. I would be interested to see how many people wrote in editorials about this response, if any. Among many disturbing rape statistics, the one that bothers me the most is this: 9 out of 10 women who are raped every year on college campuses say nothing about their assault. They're ashamed, embarassed, or think that since they were drunk that it is their fault. This is a misconception that ym reinforces in the column mentioned withyin this reading. When women don't know that they have options and that there is help, they're not going to go and get it. And furthermore, when a magazine tells them that they made a mistake and to 'be more careful', it makes the occurence one to be embarrassed about. This bit of information really really upset me while I was reading. YM is supposed to stand for young and modern, but yet they don't offer guidance and counseling to young women with real life questions who ask for help.