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Lanthorn, Vol. 41, No. 14, October 9, 2006 Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 10-9-2006 Lanthorn, vol. 41, no. 14, October 9, 2006 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol41 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 41, no. 14, October 9, 2006" (2006). Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007. 14. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol41/14 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Sports Photo Page News Laker softball finishes its fall Family Weekend draws visitors to VH1 comedian Christian Finnegan season with five home victones participate in three days of on- entertains a packed house with a during the weekend campus events range of jokes, topics B3 B8 A3 rant) waUep if antljorn Grand Valley State University www. lanthorn .com Monday, October 9, 2006 Expo raises disability awareness at GV Demonstrations educate disabilities are just like everybody else." Gary Goosman, who also co-chaired said Miranda Pelikan, co-chair of the the event, said GVSU's administration has Ar, audience members on event. “We may do some things a little bit learned how to better provide to disabled students with disabilities different, or in a different way. but we are students as a result of the expo. still able to accomplish the same goals.** “There has never been an interpreter Visitors saw demonstrations of vehicles By Erik Westiund for a concert here on campus before, and I adapted for disabled people, technology think now Student Life has realized this is GVL Stuff Writer programs available to students through something that should always be available.” Disability Support Services and special he said “(The university) is learning from Grand Valley State University students exercise programs offered by Campus events like this one. ” had the opportunity to leant about students Recreation Other events included a course Many individuals and student with disabilities on campus and the in teaching sign language and a free organizations, including Student Senate resources av ailable to them on Friday at the concert with an interpreter for the hearing and the Black Student Union, volunteered Awareness Expo: A New Perspective. impaired. to help. The event was put on by the Organization Pat Okit, vice president for Planning “This is an organization that doesn't for the Advancement of Disabled Students and Equity, said the event was a wonderful get a lot of attention, but they have a very and featured 18 demonstrations from example of educating others. worthy cause that deserves support ” said local companies and GVSU organizations “In order to provide the richest learning Greg Kehr. a member of Student Senate's i that help students with disabilities take environment and the most meaningful Intercultural Affairs Committee. “That’s GVl i Nkot* Ittnitt advantage of the same opportunities offered preparation for life, we recognize the why I thought it was imperative that we get Raising their yokes: Three Men and a Tenor performs m GVSU's Fieklhouse Arena Friday after the to other students. importance of a diverse, inclusive learning Awareness Expo as a part of Family Weekend This was the expo's first year at the university “We want to show that people with community." she said. See Awareness, A2 fg f i , GVl / A«M«y Comstock Helping hands: A first grade member of a Brownie troop from Explorer Elementary School in Kentwood participates m isn't it Grand Lending a Hand?, a city-wide dean-up of areas near the Grand River shore More than 300 people helped m the Grand Rapids based project Overflow of volunteers help to clean Grand River GVlI Haley Oenimor * By Michelle Hamilton Making a statement: GVSU students silently march through the Allendale Campus to support survivors of sexual assault as part of Take Back The Night on Thursday GVL Staff Whirr Take Back the Night Night, the Grand Valley State University GVSU freshman Jenny Hubbard said advice on how to help survivors. One group of volunteers hauled community heard two student survivors ’ the event gave good examples of how “Life is best lived without fear but w ith about 50 tires from the cleanup siae onto informs the GVSU stones and keynote speakers before sexual assault can be found anywhere. aw areness. ” Addington said. the road. The police were called when a community on effects of traveling around the Allendale Campus. "It was powerful heanng them be Addington shared her personal story of boy scout volunteer found a gun. “It was very amazing," said Courtney emotional, see them cry and see the true being raped and impregnated by a man she More than 300 people spent Saturday $exual assault Koen. event coordinator. "It was amazing emotions of the situation." Hubbard said. w as dating morning picking up trash along the for the survivors to tell their stones. ” Fclkiw freshman Molly Carroll agreed "One in 15 of those sexually assaulted banks of the Grand River as part of the By Angela Harris Jes Bemdt. co-adviser of Eyes Wide it was good to hear from students, making contract an STD or become pregnant. ” she thud annual Grand River Cleanup . GVl. Ixikcr Ijft Fditor Open, the group hosting the event, said she it easier to relate to them since the incidents said. After hours of work. Shawn Wessell. was proud of the candid speech given by happened recently, she said. Additionally, a study done by the a representative from the Western The shuffling of feet was all that could the survivors. "It was good to hear from them because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Michigan Environmental Action be heard as more than 200 survivor* of "I was honored that the survivors shared they are actual students who we go to last year staled 32.000 pregnancies were Council, announced that volunteers had sexual assault and (heir supporters marched their stones with me and the rest of the school with, and (they) interact with the the result of rape, she added. bagged nearly twice as much garbage as through campus Thursday night. community.'' Bemdt said. ‘To share a rape same people we interact with.” Carroll One in three women and one in 10 men the year before. In the darkness, they earned signs story is scary, and it is like giving yourself said. are sexually assaulted in their lifetime. Wessell said although it was reading 'The night is mine. ” “1 in 4 is too to another person ... It took extreme bravery In addition to the survivor stones, guest Tieder said. important that the program cleaned many'' and “The night hekmgs to us." to stare down at their friends and share their speaker* Kelly Addington and Rebecca Junior Beth Jenkins said this pregnancy As part of the third annual Take Back the stones so ekiquently " Tieder shared their personal stories and See Support, A2 See Clean up, A2 Survivor turns experience into strength Tnnthom GVSU student reflects “I'm starling to live again, not just trusted male friend. "I didn ’t know what happened, but I survive." she said 'Tve been in survival “He said he’d take me upstairs." she knew the worst of it.” she said T knew we INDEX $n being raped to raise mode for a king tunc." added. "I thought, why not? He’s going to had sex." Section A Last fall. Williams was an active 19- take care of me " Williams spent the next two months awareness, help others Opinion.......................................A4 year-oid with a laundry list of goals and Inside the room. Williams turned on the silencing the issue in an attempt to justify morals One of her top priorities w as saving television and passed out When she woke, what she endured. Simple things, such Laker Life...................................A5 By Jenna Cartesso sex for marriage, she said. her friend was tut top of her as gening out of bed and going to class, AAE..............................................A6 GVL Fditor in Chief Not an avid drinker, she was persuaded "He was making out with me.” she said. became challenges, she said. Because she Section B to attend a party on a late October evening “1 told him I was uncomfortable with it, chose to dnnk that night. Williams Mamed She's not a teacher, hut she gets out “I wanted to have fun that night, but he didn't move. I realized then I was herself. Sports.........................................B1 of bed many days to educate others. Her and I was in the comfort of friends." she in trouble." “You don ’t ever think of your friends NatiorvWoftd............................ B4 lesson is laced with struggles and survival. explained After struggling to free herself. Williams turning on you that way." she said. "In my Odds & Ends............................ B6 More than a year after being raped, Heavily intoxicated, she could hardly head. I was just hoping I’d live through it" blacked out on her attacker. She woke up Marketplace ............................ B7 junior Rachael Williams has only recently keep her eyes i^ien at about I am., three hours later in the same bed — naked She found peace in later sharing the accepted what happened to her — and prompting her to accept an offer from a and akme Photo Page ...............................B8 wants others to know they are not akmc See Survivor, A2 4-DAY FORECAST MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Partly cloudy Mostly cloudy Ram / Thunder / Wind Rain / Snow Showers / Wind High: 62* Low 43* High 55* Low 46° High: 58* Low: 35° High: 41* Low: 31* I f I A2 Monday, October 9, 2006 NEWS Grand Valley lanthorn Awareness accessibility to other events an the first year the expo came loGVSU.
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