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University Leader Archive. 836. https://scholars.fhsu.edu/university_leader/836 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives Online at FHSU Scholars Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in University Leader Archive by an authorized administrator of FHSU Scholars Repository. Men’s cross-country Honor Society hosts takes No. 1 in MIAA Battle of the Bands championship See page 4A See page 1B The offi cial student publication of Fort Hays State University Vol. 108 No. 10 leader.fhsu.edu Thursday, October 25, 2012 Students discuss domestic violence Tyler Parks The University Leader Domestic violence is a problem that plagues our society, and college campuses are not immune. Yesterday, the American Democracy Project’s Times Talk focused on this issue and techniques to prevent gender-based violence from occurring. Christie Brungardt, advisor to the Women’s Leadership Project, and senior Jessica Carrasco, the campus advocate for Options: Domestic and Sexual Violence Services, were the speakers at the Times Talk – Understand- ing and Preventing Gender Violence: The Red Flag Campaign. This is one of many initiatives the Women’s Leadership Project has done to spread the word across the Fort Hays State University campus during the Red Flag Campaign, which spans the month of October and is designed to spread awareness of do- mestic violence on college campuses. Brungardt and Carrasco extinguished many of the false assumptions about do- mestic violence, saying that it isn’t just women who are Courtney Riggle/Leader abused, but men as well. It Senior Jessica Carrasco, left, and Chrisitie Brungardt, right, discuss techniques to prevent domestic violence and what to do in the instances that domestic isn’t just physical abuse, violence does happen. Carrasco serves as Option’s campus advocate for anyone needing to talk about domestic violence. but emotional abuse too. “It often starts with According to statistics, they believe people care be aware what is out there clicks. out there and going on that emotional and keeps esca- one in three, or 29 per- and will help,” Brungardt for help,” junior Andrea Circle of 6 sends a pre- is often not seen or given lating to a point of physical cent of, college women said. Brandt said. made message along with the attention it needs,” abuse,” Carrasco said. have been abused and 57 “One thing that I re- Brungardt introduced your current location to the sophomore Hillary Newell They discussed stalking percent have been in an ally took from it was the Circle of 6 to those in six contacts easily. It also said. and the dangers it presents abusive relationship. statistics, and knowing attendance who were un- sends a message asking the The Women’s Leader- and how as a society we “We can say one in fi ve there are so many women aware. The app is designed contacts to call the phone ship Project’s Red Flag often downplay the severity or one in three. Either way, that are hiding from it or to prevent domestic vio- or gives direct lines to dif- Campaign will host a free of it. Stalking often leads it is too much,” Brungardt not reporting it. That is a lence, calling it “one of the ferent hotlines. self-defense workshop this to more violent forms of said. shock in and of itself. most innovative solutions” Circle of 6 is available Saturday from 9 a.m. to abuse that could be pre- Carrasco then stressed “In my leadership class, she had seen in years. in both the Android and noon in Cunningham Hall, vented if proper steps are the importance of report- we are constantly talk- Circle of 6 is a free Apple markets. room 110. The class will taken. ing dating violence, be- ing about fi nding your app for mobile phones, “I thought it was really be taught by the FHSU Other tactics discussed cause 70 to 80 percent of voice, so being able to designed to stop violence informative, as far as the Defense Tactics Club included coercion and victims don’t report it. open up and talk about it before it happens. It will statistics. The different and is sponsored by the intoxication which are used “The more you talk is something that needs to alert the user’s six speci- topics that were brought Fort Hays Department of to manipulate women into about it, the higher the be done. It will be easier fi ed contacts if they are up and the different types Health and Human Perfor- having unwanted sex and reported numbers. More in the long run if they are in danger or need to be of violence. It really mance and the Panhellenic are often downplayed. people will report because able to talk about it and picked up with just two opened my eyes to what is Council. Students participate in mock debate Tyler Parks tin Eickhoff with junior The University Leader Sam Cooper acting as the designated fact-checker, One of the main who checked any statistic complaints about our or assumption the can- political system is that it didate made. He put the has become too polarized. amount of error or truth It is diffi cult to pick one of to each statement on the the two candidates because screen above the candi- they are so extremely dates. one-sided, and a legitimate Each candidate was third party candidate is given one minute and 40 needed. seconds to answer each Last Wednesday, Oct. questions. After each 17, the students of the had spoken, the fi rst two Political Science 403 class, speakers had a chance to The Presidency, hosted a rebut for either 60 or 30 mock presidential debate seconds each if both chose from 6 to 8 p.m. in the to rebut. Robbins Center featuring The Democratic Party candidates from the two candidate, senior Mike major parties as well as an Goodrow, took advantage independent. of his time throughout the In addition to the three debate. The moderator candidates, other students stopped him short on most were given responsibili- of the questions. ties – such as moderator, The candidates had very fact-checker or campaign differing opinions on the Jolie Green/ Leader manager. fi rst question on how to solve the federal defi cit, The mock debate featured a third party candidate adding a twist to traditional debate standards. Independent candidate, The mock debate was Johnathon Lohmann, left, Republican candidate Marcus Davis, middle, and Mike Goodrow, right, participated in the de- moderated by senior Aus- Continued on 2A bate. Austin Eickhoff moderated, while Sam Cooper fact-checked. Weekend Weather Inside Headlines Inside the Issue Friday Saturday Sunday Naked ... really naked page 2A News page 1B Sports page 3A Opinions page 2B Sports Editor-in-Chief Molly Walter page 4A A&C page 3B A&C discusses nudity page 4B Leisure in society Hi: 50 Hi: 53 Hi: 56 Lo: 24 Lo: 29 Lo: 33 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy D-IE UNIVERSITY llEADER Page 2A • The University Leader News Thursday, October 25, 2012 Campus hosts local political forum Tyler Parks posed to be the most The University Leader accessible. Seeing them in the political context and On Monday, October hearing their plan for this 15, the American Democ- area for the future,” said racy Project and Student Chapman Rackaway, a Government Association political science profes- partnered with the Hays sor and moderator for the Area Chamber of Com- event. merce and the Political “Local government Science department to host is extremely important a political forum for Hays because those are the area candidates running in people who affect our day the 2012 election. to day life because they are The forum lasted from actually the lawmakers for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Kansas. Black and Gold Room of “We need to be aware the Memorial Union. It in- of who they are and what cluded candidates running they are going to do for us. for the 2nd and 3rd District The questions the audience County Commissioner asked were really detailed seats, the 110th and 111th and really good questions, districts Kansas House of we had good participation,” Representatives seats and said American Democracy the 40th District State Sen- Project Co-Student Coordi- ate seat. nator Anne Dressen. Candidates gave a one The night began with minute opening followed the candidates running for by questions student- the 3rd District County senators sent in prior Commissioner seat, Demo- to the event or that the crat Dean Hasselhorst and audience asked during the Republican Ron Adams. Hasselhorst’s fi rst order forum. Each candidate Carleigh Albers/ Leader was allowed two minutes of business, if elected, is to answer each question, to update many out of date Republican Ron Adams, left, and Democrat Dean Haselhorst, right, answer questions during their time at the podiums followed by a two-minute infrastructure problems he while the rest of the candidates wait their turns.