2008 Woodie Awards
Take Back the Night to bring assault to light
Weeklong event aims to put a stop to sexualized violence
Ashley Mackin and Derek Lactaoen
Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: Campus
You probably know someone who has been raped, even if you do not know who she is. She is a classmate, a sister, a mother, a friend, the girl at the grocery store, a professional, a role model.
She is the survivor of a crime that happens mostly to women, and will happen to one in four women during her lifetime. Statistics from the Women's Center say she is the survivor of an act that 32 percent of men say would do some women well.
You probably know someone who has raped another, even if you don't know who he is. He is a classmate, a brother, a father, a friend, the guy at the grocery store, a professional, a role model.
Take Back the Night is a campus-wide, week-long event to end sexualized and domestic violence. Take Back the Night coordinator Megan Hamlin, a women's studies and philosophy junior, said that they do this by "promoting solidarity and community among survivors."
Events for Take Back the Night began on Sunday, April 13, and will culminate on Friday, April 18 with a rally and march through Arcata, Calif.
Sexualized violence has a haunting past on Humboldt State University's campus, which continues today.
Pre-nursing freshman Candice Gill said, "I only feel safe sometimes, especially not at night. You never know who could pop out. The police could be doing more; I hardly ever see them at night."
University Police Chief Tom Dewey said as far as campus safety and assault prevention, police visibility on campus is what is most important. "The strongest thing we do is to be visible on campus and be integrated in the fabric of the university," he said. "If we are visible, it'll deter people from committing crime, and if we are a part of the fabric of the University, there is a better chance that people will report crimes to us."
University Police has unconfirmed statistics regarding assaults on campus. Unconfirmed means that the case is still pending, the person has not been convicted, or it is not cleared for publication in the Cleary Report. The Cleary Report is an annual report that details campus safety policies and reports on campus crime statistics.
She is the survivor of a crime that happens mostly to women, and will happen to one in four women during her lifetime. Statistics from the Women's Center say she is the survivor of an act that 32 percent of men say would do some women well.
You probably know someone who has raped another, even if you don't know who he is. He is a classmate, a brother, a father, a friend, the guy at the grocery store, a professional, a role model.
Take Back the Night is a campus-wide, week-long event to end sexualized and domestic violence. Take Back the Night coordinator Megan Hamlin, a women's studies and philosophy junior, said that they do this by "promoting solidarity and community among survivors."
Events for Take Back the Night began on Sunday, April 13, and will culminate on Friday, April 18 with a rally and march through Arcata, Calif.
Sexualized violence has a haunting past on Humboldt State University's campus, which continues today.
Pre-nursing freshman Candice Gill said, "I only feel safe sometimes, especially not at night. You never know who could pop out. The police could be doing more; I hardly ever see them at night."
University Police Chief Tom Dewey said as far as campus safety and assault prevention, police visibility on campus is what is most important. "The strongest thing we do is to be visible on campus and be integrated in the fabric of the university," he said. "If we are visible, it'll deter people from committing crime, and if we are a part of the fabric of the University, there is a better chance that people will report crimes to us."
University Police has unconfirmed statistics regarding assaults on campus. Unconfirmed means that the case is still pending, the person has not been convicted, or it is not cleared for publication in the Cleary Report. The Cleary Report is an annual report that details campus safety policies and reports on campus crime statistics.
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