Jill, there are a lot of good points in this article, and I think teaching young people about respect is an important part of any upbringing.  A larger issue that needs discussing is the big, grey area of "hook-up culture", which, among young people, almost always involves alcohol and very rarely involves explicit verbal consent from either party.  I would venture a guess that -based on the "absence of a 'no' is not consent" principle- the vast majority of hookups could be defined as sexual assault.  

I'm not questioning the clear need to prevent instances of passed-out people being assaulted, or the need to bring down the incredible numbers of sex crimes committed in Alaska.  I only want to take the principles outlined in your article to their logical furthest extent.