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Tuesday, October 30, 1984 Youngstown State University, Youngstown, l. ;—;—— New program Crisis center encourages offers shelter awareness for victims By CHRIS STEFANSKI Jambar Staff Writer By ANTHONY MOORE Jambar Staff Writer " "West Point rocked ^y child abuse charges." Designed to meet the needs of families "California care center staff charged involved in domestic violence, the YWC A- with sexual molestation of children." sponsored Battered Persons* Crisis Center Black headlines bring child abuse out (BPCC) provides safe and temporary pro• of the shadows. tective shelter to victims of abuse. Good or bad? The program, which is funded by the The answer is both. Mahoning and Columbiana Counties, has Bad, that such a hideous sickness has been in existence since April 1,1979, and infected our society. Good, in that the according to Christy Craig, the director headlines have increased public of the BPCC, the program was establish• awareness. ed as a "community response to domestic, and physical violence." County have increased 117 percent over "There is a paid staff of eight people 1983," said Denise Stewart, staff member and 20 active volunteers." Criag said. of the Mahoning County Children Ser• "The governing body of the Battered Per• vices Board. "All cases of child abuse have sons' Crisis Center is the YWCA Board increased 37 percent in 1984." of Directors and the Battered Persons' Stewart believed the increase was due Crisis Center Executive Committee." primarily to the rise in public awareness The .J am bar/Tom Welsh Craig, a graduate of YSU and Ohio which has accelerated the reporting pro• seven days a week. family support system, financial and Northern Univeriaty School of Law, said cess, as well as helping abused children The CSB abuse unit is highly specializ• marital problems and parents who have the FBI statistics of 1983 states that to talk to their parent or an adult friend. ed. Its main function is to provide the in• unrealistic expectations of the children. there's a woman being beaten every 12 Child abuse takes many forms, Stewart itial investigation in cases of suspected "Potty training is a major problem," seconds.* said. "Physical abuse is easy to observe," child abuse in the county. Stewart said. "Parents tend to see children At BPCC, victims of domestic violence she said. "It's hard to miss a child who Stewart investigated a reported case ' as miniature adults." are given a temporary shelter for comes to school with a black eye." which charged a parent had consistently Recently, cases of nine-and 10-year-old themselves and their children. "The Sexual abuse is more difficult. It is locked a child in her room.djpon visiting runaways have been reported. Older availability of a safe refuge allows the vic• usually committed by a parent, step• the home there were no signs of a child children can go to Daybreak, a temporary tim the freedom to leave the battering parent or close family member or friend. living there. There were no toys or pic• shelter.yMany cases come through- the situation and the time and space needed "Children see adults as authority and tures of the child. The home was extreme• courts.'. to make decisions as to their-futures," tend to do what they are told," Stewart ly clean and neat. Research revealed a Stewart said she believed the incidences Craig said. said. Sexual offenders convince the child good medical record, but still, the abuse of abuse have increased over the past 25 Services at BPCC are provided without not to tell anyone by instilling fear of los• was real. to 50 years. She attributed this to societal regard to sex, race, religion, color, age, ing a parent or other loved one. In addition to the increase in volume of changes such as single-parent homes, marital status, national origin or ancestry. Another form of abuse is neglect, which cases, the severity of cases has increased. working parents and the mobility of While at the shelter, residents receive may involve environmental conditions, In 1983 child abuse resulted in the deaths families. meals, necessary clothing, toilet articles lack of supervision and medical and emo• of five children in Mahoning County. CSB does not have the authority to and other emergency needs. tional harm. Stewart noted there are certain in• remove a child* from the home,- This - According to Craig, die center also pro• The Abuse Prevention Program of CSB dicators the CSB looks for when in• authority is given by law to the courts and vides some legal assistance to clients, mak• was initiated in the spring of 1984. It of• vestigating, such as mothers who are police with whom CSB cooperates. - ing sure they, know .their rights. Craig fers the community a 24-hour hotline socially isolated with no friends and no See Abuse, page 3 See Center, page 3 By MELISSA WILTHEW has been approved by a women's studies," said Barbara various classes offered. "In• History, philosophy and' Jambar Staff Writer preliminary advising committee Brothers, English dept. chairper• troduction to Women's Studies" psychology departments also of• and a tentative schedule of son. The demand and interest offers a look at "major issues rele• fer diversified looks at women. The development of a women's women's studies courses to make v has been visible among students vant to the status and roles of "History of Women in the United studies program at YSU is up a minor (21 hours! is present• and especially faculty, according contemporary American States" focuses on the contribu• presently taking its final steps ly under construction. to Brothers. women." "Women in Literature" tions of women in American toward reality and may even be "First a preliminary survey Even though there is not a concentrates primarily on history. in next year's catalog. had to be done to find out and women's studies program outlin- American and English writers "Women: A Philosophical j - - The women's studies program ' identify "available courses in ;ecT ih'the'catalog as yet,1 there are. who were wom^n.* . ., • '*/.* *•': see' Women, page 5 2 .The .Jambar October 3d, 1984 inance By CLARENCE MOORE possession. thinking that they could now come into According to Edna Neal, assistant dean Jambar News Editor The maximum penalty for a fourth Youngstown and buy pot because^e of Student Services, Campus jPolice may degree misdemeanor for marijuana is 30 didn't have tougher laws," he sawL arrest students who violate the pot laws A recently-passed city ordinance that ^days in jail and a $250 fine. The penalty According to Charles McBriarty, vice and can prosecute students through the ci• increased the penalty for possession of for a minor misdemeanor involving mari• president, student services, although YSU ty courts. The student may also be marijuana will also be observed by the juana is a fine of up to $100 and no jail is a state university, it is located within the brought before the University's Discipline University. term. city's limits and therefore, the University Board, depending on the seriousness of Students who violate the city ordinance Youngstown's new law will now define will also, have to go by the city ordinance. the charge. may find themselves in trouble with both possession of marijuana as a misdemeanor In Article IV, Section B of the Univer• the city and the University. of the first degree, with a maximum six sity's Code of Student Rights, Respon• However, she said the University will On Sept. 26, Youngstown City Coun• month jail sentence and a fine of $1,000 sibilities and Conduct, there is a regula• make a distinction between those students cil passed the new legislation,.which was for possession of marijuana under the bulk tion that states "A student shall not brought before the Discipline Board for sponsored by Councilman Michael J. amount (200 grams). possess or use any of the narcotic or smoking pot and those arrestecl for sell• Yarosh, D-4th ward. Yarosh said he sponsored the bill hallucinogenic drugs in either refined or ing it. The passage of the new marijuana because he was concerned about the in• crude form except under the direction of legislation also made Youngstown the creasing drug problem in the area and a licensed physician. No student shall sell McBriarty said the University had not fourth area city to adopt a tougher pot law possible pot sales to minors. or give such drugs to any other person." experienced a noticeable drug abuse pro• than the existing state law. According to * Yarosh said he thought the state law on He said if a student is found in viola• blem among its stu'dents. "Ira not saying state law, possession of less than the bulk marijuana was "too permissive", and he tion of the new pot law, he can be arrested there is no abuse. I think that if students amount (200 grams) of marijuana is a had been inspired by Struthers, Niles and by Campus Police and may face prosecu• are smoking, they are doing so in the fourth degree misdemeanor and posses• McDonald's adoptions of similar pot laws. tion by both the University's discipline privacy of their own homes or in the sion of less than a 100 grams js minor "I didn't want people from those cities board and the city courts". homes of their friends," he said. Mondale campaign returns with renewed vigor From the College Press Service message to. (college students)," event also helped boost Mon• we're picking up (the campus about nuclear war—is sheer said Gary Brickman, national day's campus image, particularly campaign) as we get closer to the arrogance." .Heartened by what supporters youth coordinator for the Mon- after several of the hecklers ad- .

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