LGBT Community: the Women’S Center Continues to Growing, Changing Bear Witness to Violence Against Women, End the Silence
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Last week we asked: This week's online poll question: What was your favorite homecoming event? What movie are you most looking forward to this fall? 73% Lip Sync 7% Homecoming Parade/ Family Day 7% Football Game 7% Canned Food Build 7% Other theVolume 115, Issue 5 | 10.2.13 |antelope www.unkantelope.com The Clothesline Project hangs out laundry of stories LGBT community: The Women’s Center continues to Growing, changing bear witness to violence against women, end the silence. advocating education BY ADRIANNA TARN BY AUSTIN KOELLER Editor in Cheif News/Feature Editor According to the Men's Rape Prevention Proj- According to Matthew Mims, an as- ect in Washington DC, 58,000 soldiers died in the sistant professor in the department of coun- Vietnam War, but during that same period of time, seling and school psychology and adviser 51,000 women were killed at the hands of an abuser, for the Queer Straight Alliance group at but few took note. Times, they are a changin’, more UNK, one of the goals of his organization since the summer of 1990 when a coalition of wom- is to educate people about gay and lesbian en's groups on Cape Cod, Mass., developed this pro- issues. gram to educate, break the silence and bear witness “The group or- to one issue - violence against women. ganizes events...to QSA is made Every year, groups all over the United States bring in some out- up of 50 take part in a national art project, displaying T-shirts side knowledge... students, staff on a clothesline as a memorial to the victims and sur- but also to create vivors of domestic violence. The shirts are a visceral events where oth- and faculty way for women to tell their stories and, at the same ers can come and members. They time, end the silence. learn more about “Project Clothesline should be important to gay culture, as meet Thursday everyone because it involves them or someone they Courtesy Photo well as the issues,” nights at 7 p.m. may know,” said Jordan Loschen, graduate assistant The Clothesline Project started in 1990 to address the issue of vio- Mims said. for the Women’s Center. “It's sad to think about, lence against women. Groups all around the nation decorate and QSA contin- in Room 310 of hang T-shirts on clotheslines to help others express their support for ued its goal of edu- the cause. the Nebraskan CLOTHESLINE, PAGE 2 cation as they in- vited Ron Holt, an Student Union. openly gay clinical psychiatrist and WATER DAMAGE RETURNS TO UNK LIBRARY graduate of Wayne State College to speak about gay and lesbian issues. Holt, who has Caution tape has been placed around some been coming back to Nebraska for 14 years areas on the second floor along with a sign di- during Homecoming week, gave two pre- recting people to the Circulation Desk should sentations–one on the reality of gay sexu- they need items in the book collection. ality, and another on the risk factors and According to Janet Stoeger Wilke, dean of protective factors of bullying. the Calvin T. Ryan Library, late Friday night and Holt began his first presentation by into Saturday morning, another library roof prob- defining sexuality and sexual orientation. lem resulted in water coming through the ceiling “Sexuality can be categorized into het- on the second floor of the library. Due to water erosexual, homosexual or bisexual,” Holt damage, 284 books were identified as needing to said. “Sexual orientation is defined by a be frozen and restored. person’s thoughts, fantasies or dreams.” “The most significant water came through Holt said that for most people, their the ceiling over table areas. However, from sexuality and sexual orientation match. around 11 p.m. Friday night until late morning However, he says that this is not true for on Saturday, we worked on numerous problem others. areas in the stacks, removed books and covered “As a gay man, I have thoughts, fanta- shelves with plastic,” Wilke said. sies and dreams toward people of the same The Library and Learning Commons are still sex,” Holt said. “If I decide to act on these open, as are all library services. Photo by Adam Buerer thoughts, then my sexual orientation and LGBT, PAGE 3 op/ed/news BIG RED... Not the program it used to be, and that’s OK BY ANDREW HANSON “It’s because college athletics has changed; college Frost has also only been a coordinator Sports Editor in an offense-friendly system for less than football has changed.” a year. And someday he may make a fine —Andrew Hanson head coach, but he’s someone Nebraskans Nestled amongst the can relate to and that’s why people want plains of the Midwest, him. neighbored by states Nebraska. In 2012, Nebraska’s athletic the country. So from a media standpoint, department had operating expenses in why should it get national attention? such as Wyoming, Bill Callahan ruined Nebraska Kansas, Iowa and South excess of $75 million and only had profits Someone comes to Nebraska for the Dakota lies Nebraska, a reaching nearly $5 million. people, for the fans, and for Nebraska — Bill Callahan is arguably one of the state which has no professional teams and When Tom Osborne retired from whether it be a recruit, coach or fan. least liked men to ever work for Nebraska. only one team that plays Division I college coaching, it wasn’t just the end of an The history and tradition of Nebraska Sure, he lost some games, had some rough football. In the heart of that state’s capital era for Nebraska football; it was the end makes it appealing, but from an outsider’s seasons, but every program is going to go sits the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. of Nebraska’s status as an elite football perspective, it’s not the job it used to be, through a tough period. If there is one thing Nebraskans like, school. and quite frankly, there are much more Callahan isn’t one of us, though. He’s it’s their football. They love to talk about In the last 15 years, Nebraska has had appealing jobs out there. from Chicago, he’s coached in the Super their five national championships or their three coaches; the previous 35 years they Bowl, and perhaps most importantly, he’s 43 conference championships. They’ve had only two. The coaching turnovers are Fans want Scott Frost not Nebraskan. If he were from or had ties sold out more than 300 consecutive games. really no surprise. to Nebraska, would people really be so People who are calling for Pelini’s job quick to expel him? On game days, the stadium becomes the Nebraska has the history, but is it are quick to say the Huskers should hire really a glamour program? Any coach who Nebraska isn’t the only school in a third largest city in the state. Scott Frost. Nebraskan’s want Scott Frost comes to Nebraska comes to the middle of small state to have this problem. There are The thing is: Nebraska football is because he’s like one of them. He’s a not the program it used to be. Of all those the country, an area that lacks the recruits lots of schools that do, especially when standout athlete from just down the road, championships— none of them have been truly needed to compete at a top level. (The you’re the only show in town. won this decade. University of Nebraska-Lincoln has signed Wood River, a town in the middle of Ne- Don’t base your expectations for This isn’t a Frank Solich problem or one in-state recruit each of the last two braska with less than 2,000 people. Nebraska on the past. If you get a new a Bill Callahan problem. It’s not because years.) It’s not a glamorous place, and the Frost has a long list of athletic coach who isn’t Nebraskan, don’t shun him; Bo Pelini may not have been the coach weather just isn’t the same as the south or achievements in high school, college and embrace him, make him into a Nebraskan. Nebraska thought he was. on the coasts. as a pro. Following his Husker career If Nebraskans can tailor their expectations It’s because college athletics has after transferring from Stanford, Frost was to the “is” instead of the “was,” they might changed; college football has changed. The Media named NSCA All-American Athlete in even have fun watching the game. Gone are the days when a small Nebraska doesn’t get national 1998. Before signing with the Jets, Frost number of programs really competed in attention anymore. In a state with fewer led the Huskers to a perfect 1997 13-0 If you have opinions, write in to the Ante- football. The glory is too big not to. The than 2 million people, its largest media season, including a national championship, lope at [email protected]. money is too big not to. market is lackluster. The largest TV market Big 12 Conference championship and Money clearly is not the problem for is Omaha, which is only the 76th biggest in Orange Bowl championship. Clothesline from page 1 but violence is prevalent right here in our munity individual who has been affected neighborhoods, so we as a campus need to by violence against women to participate come together and support each other in in the project by designing a shirt. this fight for respect.” “Those who want to participate can “The idea of using a clothesline came come to the Atrium in the Student Union from the idea that the laundry was always on Wednesday, Oct.