SAGE Plans Take Back the Night March by AMY MIKELS Understand the Abuse Is Not Their of Old College
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An Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award Winner • THE • Pat McGee at the Stone Hens lose to William and Balloon, Mary, 21-17, 81 C1 Non-Profit Org. 250 Student Center • University of Delaware • Newark, DE 19716 U.S. Postage Paid Thesday & Friday Newark, DE Pennit No. 26 FREE Volume 128, Issue 16 www.review.udel.edu Tuesda~. October 23, 2001 SAGE plans Take Back the Night march BY AMY MIKELS understand the abuse is not their of Old College. the past about the state of rape Caswell said the march will stop get up and speak, Dash said. SrajJ RefJOrter fault. "The band pumps people up and culture. at the field and discuss the incident "I think people feel really good Students Acting for Gender "Sometimes people are told not to gets them ready to march," Caswell "He may talk about how far we and the university's solution of after they tell their story," she said. Equality will host its fourth annual say anything," she said. "Take Back said. " I think having her there will have come as a society," she said, constructing a wall preventing people "It is very emotional. Take Back the Night march the Night allows them to speak out." make the group more intimate." "and how far we have left to go." from cutting through the field. "Sometimes people will stand up Wednesday evening. Junior Angela Caswell, co Dash said Pat Lemon, the founder Caswel said she hopes Lemon's "This is symbolic of how the and tell stories that even their closest Sopho more Rachel Dash, co president of SAGE, said the event, of Men Can Stop Rape, is scheduled speech will inspire the marchers. university deals with problems," she friends don't know, and then after president of SAGE, said the march which is part of Sexual Awareness to speak as well. After the speaker, she said, people said. "No one wants to face the they tell it, they will run over to allows victims of sexual abuse to Week, helps to inform students and "It's important to have him there," will read poetry and discuss the issues regarding sexual abuse and them. It's strengthening." speak out about their experiences. community members about she said. "People need to realize that prevalence of sexual abuse on rape. Caswell said she hopes people "This event forces people to see important issues. men can help in the fight against campus. "They just want to put up a wall." will share their experiences to help that women and men won' t be silent "Take Back the Night brings abuse." Dash said SAGE will supply the Dash said the march winds around them heal. anymore," she said. " This event awareness to people about safety on Dash said Lemon will speak about group with candles and will march campus and concludes in the "Sexual abuse is not a problem gives a voice to those people who campus and throughout the how men can express their emotions with a banner to Frazier Field, Multipurpose Room of the Trabant you can just close up and put away," would usually be silent about the community," she said. "It is the right in non-violent ways. located behind the Carpenter Sports University Center for a speak-out. she said. "We need to face it as a violence they experienced." of individuals to be safe in their Men can stop fights between men Building. At the speak-out, students and group." Victims of abuse are often too community." and women when they see them, Frazier Field formerly served as a community members will sit in the Caswell said the e vent is not scared to speak about the person or The event is scheduled to begin Dash said, and can limit their alcohol popular shortcut to different parts of dark and tell their stories. limited to women in that both men event that has hurt them, Dash said. with the music of folk guitar player consumption. campus, Dash said, until a woman The darkness of the room attempts Take Back the Night helps them Antje Duvekot at 8 p.m. on the steps Caswell said Lemon has spoken in was attacked and raped by a stranger. to ensure people will not be afraid to see MEMBERS page A5 Anthrax Arts invade downtown BY SUSAN KIRKWOOD Events, said she was excited to be Vanagon, affectionately called City News Editor incident involved in Downtown with the Topcat, and began to talk to a The arts came out to play Arts. group of spectators that he had Saturday in the form of painted " They offered us a table engrossed with his unique cars, sidewalk chalk and belly because we do shows at the Art automobile. dancing as the Newark Art House and we are a non-profit Stevenson' s van, which be has worsens Alliance hosted its ninth annual organization," she said. "There are been using on a daily basis for BY DEANNA TORTORELLO Downtown with the Arts, NAA a lot of things about the arts that transportation since 1995, was National/State News Editor Executive Director Terry Foreman students don' t know about and covered with cat murals and The investigation into potential said. they would probably participate if phrases such as "cat call" and anthrax cases continued this week, " This is a way to showcase they knew about them. "have a purrfect day." with one new case taking a turn for local artistic expression." she said. " I think if more students got The headlights were eyes the worse in Washington, D .C., the "Our mission is to build involved it would help complete with lashes and a pink Associated Press reported. community through events. relationships in the community. cat tongue hanging from the grill, In addition, the Associated Press "This is what our mission is - Plus, there are so many cool bringing life to the van that harbors reported that President George W. to bring the arts to downtown and things." a large inflatable cat on its roof. Bush spent the week in China, to bring about community." The tranquility of the afternoon Stevenson said his favorite where he attended the Asia-Pacific Crafters and cultural groups was interrupted by loud honking. aspect of Topcat is the response it Economic Cooperation Forum and gathered on the Academy Lawn to People stopped what they were generates. met with Russian President help display all forms of artistic doing and migrated toward Main " It' s the interactions with Vladimir Putin to discuss changes expression in the NAA's biggest Street to watch as art cars, or people and the smiles it brings to the Anti-Ballistic Missile event of the year. vehicles used for artistic from the unsuspecting that I like," Treaty. Bands played throughout the expression, made their way down he said. Attacks ·on Afghan targets day as residents enjoyed fall the street in a loud procession. Stevenson said he likes the fact continued as well, the Associated weather and the opportunity to Creatively decorated cars and that his vehicle can bring Press reported, and the U.S. purchase crafts and other artwork. vans slowly traveled down the happiness to people at no cost. military announced it was ready to · While parents looked at street, attracting attention from all "I feel good when they laugh," "use deadly force against Osama displays, children played with a onlookers. he said. "It's mutually beneficial." bin Laden." bubble machine that propelled " We're having cars from all Across from the painted cars, 3- giant bubbles over their·heads and over the country," Foreman said, year-old Kate Harbaugh made a D.C. POSTAL WORKER toward Main Street. pointing with excitement as a van clown with the help from her 'GRAVELY ILL' WITH On the lawn, sophomore pulled over. father, Newark resident and THE REVIEW/Carlos Walkup ANTHRAX Samantha Sieber·, president of University alumnus Bob Various groups set up booths on the Academic Lawn as part A postal worker in Washington, Stude~ts Creating Exciting New Stevenson got out of his 1982 VW see VARIETY page A4 of the Newark Arts Alliance's Downtown with the Arts. D.C., is "gravely ill" with anthrax, which has prompted additional testing of 2,300 more post office employees, said Washington Mayor Anthony Williams. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, was in serious UDups PHYT program turns 25 condition at a suburban Virginia hospital and is the third person to come down with the most serious BY BETH HENRY also help students who are leaving form of the disease. He checked Staff Reporter to get jobs." into the hospital Friday a nd was security The physical therapy department Lucca said the department has diagnosed Sunday morning, said began celebrating 25 years of received $6 million in the past five Dr. Ivan Walks, the city's chief excellence Oct. 12. years for research. health officer. US News and World Report The department used the "He is acutely ill," said Janice against magazine rated the university's funding to create programs such as Moore, a spokeswoman for lnova two-year physical therapy program a running clinic, a full service Fairfax Hospital. in the "Top Ten." phys ical therapy clinic and a An anthrax-laced letter sent to Joseph Lucca, professor of multiple sclerosis clinic that Senate Majority Leader T o m anthrax physical therapy, said he was the provides monthly screenings. Daschle was processed at the first faculty member hired in the The physical therapy department district facility, but officials said LISA ROMANELLI department in 1974. was originall y located in Willard they did not know whether the Suiff Rewmer He said the department's 25th Hall, but moved to the third floor worker came into contact with it or University officials are taking anniversary is important because it of McKinly Lab in 1978.