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Vice President Joe Biden shares a laugh with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed during his visit to Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. New federal regulations have been implemented mandating stricter reporting of sex crimes on campus as the White House has urged colleges to crack down on sexual assault. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Vice President Joe Biden visits Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. New federal regulations have been implemented mandating stricter reporting of sex crimes on campus as the White House has urged colleges to crack down on sexual assault. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Vice President Joe Biden gets a hug from rape victim VenKayla Haynes after his speech at Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. Haynes, who also spoke at the event, said she was a young rape victim. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Vice President Joe Biden gets a hug from rape victim VenKayla Haynes after his speech at Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. Haynes, who also spoke at the event, said she was a young rape victim. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. New federal regulations have been implemented mandating stricter reporting of sex crimes on campus as the White House has urged colleges to crack down on sexual assault. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Male and female college students listen as Vice President Joe Biden delivers his message at Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. New federal regulations have been implemented mandating stricter reporting of sex crimes on campus as the White House has urged colleges to crack down on sexual assault. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Vice President Joe Biden delivers his message at Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. New federal regulations have been implemented mandating stricter reporting of sex crimes on campus as the White House has urged colleges to crack down on sexual assault. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Vice President Joe Biden shares a laugh with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed during his visit to Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Young college men listen to the message of Vice President Joe Biden during his visit Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. New federal regulations have been implemented mandating stricter reporting of sex crimes on campus as the White House has urged colleges to crack down on sexual assault. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Kimberly Canter, a Spelman College student who said she ws a victim of campus rape by 3 men, speaks before Vice President Joe Biden at Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

Vice President Joe Biden visits Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. New federal regulations have been implemented mandating stricter reporting of sex crimes on campus as the White House has urged colleges to crack down on sexual assault. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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Vice President Joe Biden shares a laugh with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed during his visit to Morehouse College during a three-college tour to mobilize students to take action to prevent sexual assault on campuses on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 in Atlanta. The tour is part of the “It’s On Us’ campaign started last year by the White House and Generation Progress to engage campus communities in preventing sexual assaults. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com

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