Crowd Breaks Silence of Violence on Women Activists Share the Reality of Rape, Assault

■ NEWS/4 h ■ 0PINI0N/8 | ■ SPORTS/ie 1 New House in Town | Incredible Sloth Man | Gauchos Bear Down | Crowd Breaks Silence of Violence on Women Activists Share the Reality of Rape, Assault By Molly Meade “Safety is something which all Staff Writer people deserve to have,” said Poco Smith, correspondence coordinator for the Associated The words “women have the S tudents W om en’s right to walk alone at night” Commission. echoed throughout Isla Vista Underlying this year’s rally Thursday night when protesters was an important theme con from the 9th annual Take Back cerning unity among women of The Night rally marched all ethnicities, religions and sex through the streets condemning ual orientations. “Traditionally, violence against women. women of color have been ig Although previous TBTN ac nored, so this year we worked tivists had encountered flying hard to show that all women’s eggs and beer while walking the experiences are equally impor streets, this year the response tant,” said Smith. from onlookers was on the Rosie Aguilar-Moreno, I.V. whole positive. mediator for Undergraduate As protesters marched down Women of Color, agreed. “This Pardall Road with the message year’s program is very diverse,” “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, this patriar she said. “Historically women of About 300 participants at chy has got to go,” patrons at color have not been included in Thursday evening's Take Cafe Roma responded by raising the whole planning stages. This cups of beer in approval. When year’s coalition has a group of Back The Night Rally as they paraded in front of Dave’s women of color and white wo serted the right women have Market, people jumped up and men working together through to live in a society void o f fear down and cheered. out the whole process — so it is and violence. The night con However, despite the majority inclusive of all women.” sisted of music; testimonies of positive responses, one man “This all started because of from survivors of rape, as did yell “You’re the ho!” out his dissatisfaction that many wo sault, molestation and in car window, and another men of color were feeling dis- cest; poetry readings and a screamed “You’re all dikes!” cluded from organizing,” self-defense demonstration. from his house. Aguilar-Moreno said. “We see During a Storke Plaza rally this as a stepping-stone that will The event ended with a preceding the march, approxi continue to evolve in coalition candle-lit march through the mately 300 men and women building.” campus and I.V. came together to show their sup “This is the first year we’ve port for battered women, and to translated everything to Span- Photos by Rick Bessey promote the message that safety and Gerry Melendez. is a right — not a privilege. See NIGHT, p.12 Not Looking Forward to the D.P. Crawl? UC Officials Approve Two Options Groups to Host Alternatives to I.V. Scene to Define Political and Ideological By Chris George Chief John MacPherson said Groups, Create Voluntary Funding Staff Writer that the event would have adequate security. “It is my By Brian Quisling ing mechanisms for organiza understanding that the event Staff Writer tions that fall under these Although Isla Vista has be will be covered by a police of categories. come notorious for its ravaging ficer and several Community One option suggests a posi Halloween festivities, many Service Officers,” he said. The University of California tive checkoff system be in events have been organized to McCann said that on top of Office of the President handed cluded on registration billing offer students alternatives to the security provided by the UC down two options Thursday forms, listing groups consid drunken weekend revelry. Police, several Red Alert volun concerning how to alter the ered ideological, political or re Associated Students Commu teers and 10 additional volun funding mechanisms of some ligious that students can volun nications Board is sponsoring a teer ushers will be at the Storke student organizations pre tarily decide to support concert and educational prog Plaza event. sently sponsored with mandat The second policy option ram today in Storke Plaza featur On Halloween night, students ory fees. collects three separate fees: a ing local bands Indica, No More concert and Halloween infor may opt to attend a “Halloween Among organizations subsi mandatory fee for student gov and Rain. mation session Saturday be Ball,” at the I.V. Billiards Club, dized through mandatory fees, ernment activities “germane to Representatives from the Na tween 2 and 6 p.m. A.S. Presi where guests will be provided the issue directly affects the the University’s mission,” a tional Organization for Women, dent Geoff Green said the prim with dinner, dessert and a “mon systemwide lobby group UC voluntary fee for registered the A.S. Women’s Coalition and ary message of the event is safety, ster mug” of beer for $15. Cos Student Association, which di campus organizations and a the Student AIDS project will particularly in the area of sexual tume prizes will be awarded and rects about 70% of its budget voluntary fee for off-campus also speak during the four-hour assault. a DJ will be spinning out tunes for political objectives such as lobbying activities. program, which begins at 2 p.m. “We’re bringing in speakers for patrons all night. lobbying UC officials and state "One of these two options According to Comm Board from the Rape Crisis Center and IVBC owner Stanley Honner legislators to oppose fee hikes. must be implemented by the Chair Chris McCann, the prog the Women’s Center,” he said. decided to organize the event so Due to the California Su Spring Quarter,” UC spokes ram offers those who are not fa A variety of live music and en students could celebrate the preme Court’s Sm ith v. Re man Mike Alva said. miliar with the typical Hallo tertainment will be provided at evening in comfort and safety. “I gents ruling, universities are UCSA proposed a refund ween festivities something other the event, Green said. “Every don’t think there’s any reason prohibited from compelling able escrow fee policy that than partying. thing from I.V. bands to Reggae why we can’t party our brains students to associate them would continue to charge man “[It?s] not your regular show to Latin to juggling acts.” out responsibly,” he said. selves with groups that are pri datory fees to all registered at Storke Plaza,” he said. “[The According to both Green and For students who wish to marily ideological, political or groups. However, during a event is] aimed at freshmen and McCann, security for the alter leave I.V. altogether, Santa Bar religious in nature by subsidiz specified period of time stu other people who haven’t had native events was hard to obtain bara radio station KTYD, Or ing them through mandatory dents could receive a refund for much experience with Isla Vista because the campus police for chid Bowl and the UCSB Stu fees. fees allocated to groups they do Halloween.” ces are already spread thin dent Alumni Association are ex- Both options require the not wish to support. Anisq’ Oyo’ Park will be the throughout I.V. University to define the terms host site for an A.S.-sponsored However, Campus Police See EVENTS, p.13 and to create voluntary fund See UCSA, p.13 2 Friday, October 29,1993 Daily Nexiis Daily Nexus HEADLINERS Editor in Chief Anita Miralle Layout/Design Editor S B | Michelle Danner Training Editor | ^ K | Kirrtoerly Epler Campus Editor 1 ; Rebecca Eggeman AssL Campus Editors WK i Lisa Sato. Brian Quisling Man Tries to Get Warm, Ignites Blaze County Editor | Brett Chapman AssL County Editor | Molly Meade ALTADENA (AP) — A said. “My whole backside Features Editor Suzanne Gamer transient Chinese immi is bruised.” Investigative Editor Joanna Frazier Opinions Editor H Wiliam Toten grant named Andres Then Bonaccorso faced AssL Opinions Editor Sonja Ellis Huang awoke cold and the task of calling his pa A.P. Wire Editor 1 Melanie Flores shivering in the sagebrush rents in Mexico, where Sports Editor J H Brian Pllsbury of this foothill community they had gone to celebrate AssL Sports Editors M i l Michael CadilR, Jenny Kok his father’s retirement, and Artsweek Editor Martin Boer and started something he AssL Artsweek Editor Kevin Carhart could not finish. telling them that the house Illustrations Editor E | | Matt Ragland Kindling a fire in the his lather had built 18 Photo Editor I Rachel Weil early morning darkness, years ago with his own Copy Editor I Corey Cohen hands was gone, along AssL Copy Editor ■ Evan Machlan Huang ignited a two-day Senior Staff Writer ■ Duke Conover inferno that burned 115 America. the terrified firestarter. with everything in it. homes, 5,500 acres and left Like Mrs. O’Leary’s “I woke up and heard Huang is scheduled to Advertising Representatives Kris Phillips, Shelley Loentzen, Ed hundreds in the same pre cow in Chicago, Huang’s explosions,” Bonaccorso be arraigned Friday morn Engler, Etienne Katz, Chris Bowman, Deborah Lowery, Tracey Sifcer dicament as himself — relationship to this fire is said Thursday, standing in ing on felony charges of re homeless. destined for infamy. And the smoking embers of the cklessly starting a fire. Mi Production 1 Christine Baggerly, Gina Balian, “He was cold and con for those whose homes home, he shared with his nor injuries sustained Uncle Noah Martin, Gina Oliva, Ni- fused,” said Los Angeles were erased from the land parents.

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