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Story in Verge, Section B “Tell the truth and don’t be afraid.” Story on Page 8A Feminist discusses Quest for safety harassment, rights More than 200 march for annual Take Back the Night By Shauna Gustafson Staff writer Mandy Marshall / Photo editor Every three minutes a women is Ruth Wyman, president of the Champaign chapter of National Organization raped, and because of this, more for Women, speaks on how to beat negative feminism stereotypes before than 200 participants of the Take the Take Back the Night March. Back the Night march Thursday lit candles every three minutes during cotted Wal-Mart stores throughout the event to signify a rape victim. Champaign NOW the state for discontinuing the morn- Chants of “take back the night; ing-after birth control pill. stop violence now,” could be heard president addresses “We have picketed at Wal-Mart across Eastern’s campus as faculty group before march because they stopped the prescrip- and community members carrying tion with the morning-after pill,” candles took part in the 10th annual By Julie Bartlow she said. “NOW believes that this Take Back the Night march. Staff writer is wrong because Wal-Mart still The march, which is sponsored Mandy Marshall / Photo editor continues to sell Viagra for men, annually by Sexual Assault Sexual harassment on college and even guns.” Counseling and Information Ella Jones, a senior speech communications major, leads the Take Back the campuses is a problem faced by NOW’s last picket against Service (SACIS), is part of a Night March Thursday night around campus. Marchers chanted “Take back the many women, said Ruth Wyman, Wal-Mart was in late August. national program held by rape crisis Night, no means no,” as they walked around campus. president of the Champaign chap- Wyman said because of NOW’s centers at different times of the year toward the pond where they Student marchers echoed ter of the National Organization for protest, Wal-Mart has agreed to in various cities. enjoyed a bonfire as they listened Stenson’s sentiment. Women Thursday before the Take refer women to another pharmacy. Bonnie Buckley, executive to music by the band Motherlode, “It’s important because a lot of Back the Night march. Wyman said she always has been director of SACIS, said the event’s and poetry written by sexual women need to realize that it’s a “Sexual harassment is not an advocate for women’s issues. main purposes are to make the assault survivors. problem in society that needs to be something that just 10 women “I graduated in ‘95 from (the community safe, support survivors “It’s important for the campus to changed,” said Francia Williams, a face,” she said. “Basically half the University of Illinois Urbana- of sexual violence and let survivors know we are serious about stopping junior sociology major. women on university and college Champaign), and I’ve always have the chance to speak out about violence,” said Tamika Cobbins, a Some students said the march campuses face this problem. been supportive of women’s their experiences. junior family consumer science was a good way to reassure sur- There shouldn’t be this problem. rights,” she said. “It wasn’t until “It is an empowering event for major. vivors they were not on their own. Women should be able to walk my senior year of college that I people,” Buckley said. Poems titled “Mosaic,” “By marching every year, it’s a where they want and do as they got involved with NOW. There As the march began, a mass of “Survivors,” “Awaken” and “I am reminder that we haven’t forgot- please without being harassed.” are 200 or so members that are people spanned from Booth House Free,” were just a few of the writings ten,” said Ella Jones, senior speech She said some women are involved in Champaign’s NOW.” to Pemberton Hall to Lincoln shared during the event. SACIS communication major. afraid to speak out about how they Wyman ended her lecture by Avenue. The march followed a worker Ben Stenson said the purpose Promoting awareness of sexual feel, so it is important for femi- talking to the members of the path from the Campus Pond to of the event was to help promote a assault on campus was the priority nists to address these important People Organized for Women’s Fourth Street, turning right on sense of support for survivors. for some marchers. issues so things get done. Equal Rights (POWER). She gave Lincoln Avenue, and following the “(We are here) just so that sur- “I think people need to be more Wyman also discussed women’s them tips and ideas on how to make sidewalk past Pemberton to the vivors know the community is here aware, they tend to just ignore it,” rights, gay rights, reproductive their organization better known and South Quad. After circling the and we do support them,” Stenson rights and her involvement with how to inform more students today quad, the marchers headed back said. See QUEST Page 2A NOW. She said NOW recently boy- about women’s rights and issues. Experts: Alcohol is drug of choice in sexual assault By Geneva White on college campuses involve alcohol. drug in terms of sexual assault. they’ve been drinking and may not ing the years, Davidson said. In Campus editor “Alcohol by far is the largest date “The No. 1 date rape drug that be able to say it was a date rape 1994 and 1995, the most typically rape drug,” said Bonnie Buckley, doesn’t get the attention it should is drug,” Drake said. “Some don’t used date rape drug was rohypnol, a Despite a growing concern executive director of Sexual Assault alcohol,” Davidson said. know because they’ve had more sedative commonly used to treat about the use of date rape drugs Counseling and Information Service. While alcohol tends to be a big- than just a couple of drinks.” insomnia. In 1996 and 1997, GHB, such as rohypnol and GHB on col- “Alcohol plays into the vast majority ger factor in sexual assaults than Davidson said it is difficult to a deadly homemade drug better lege campuses, experts at Eastern of sexual assault situations we see date rape drugs, Health Services determine how prevalent date rape known as liquid G became popular. say alcohol remains to be the most among college students. People need does send urine samples of students drugs are on Eastern’s campus “We’re now in a current transi- popular date rape drug of all. to be concerned about date rape who believe they have consumed because Health Services does not tion between GHB and Ketamine,” “The number one drug associated drugs, but alcohol is used more than date rape drugs to a testing facility have a way to get those statistics. Davidson said. with sexual assault is alcohol,” said those.” in Mississippi, Drake said. “In terms of being able to figure Ketamine is a sedative used by Lynette Drake, clinical services Eric Davidson, assistant director In the last year and 1/2, about out the number of students who use veterinarians to sedate animals dur- director of health services. “That for health education and promotion five students have gone to Health date rape drugs, it’s been really hard ing surgery. goes far and beyond any date rape said he has been conducting educa- Services requesting tests for date to get those numbers because we Because of the bad press given to drug being used. It has been the long- tional presentations at Eastern on rape drugs. Of the five, one visited don’t have access to the methods to rohypnol in recent years, Davidson standing drug of choice for sexual the topic of date rape drugs since the clinic this semester. get that data,” he said. said the company that manufactures assault for many, many years.” 1996. However, he maintains alco- “Some women are somewhat The popularity of certain date A number of date rapes that occur hol is the most commonly used leery of coming in because they feel rape drugs generally changes dur- See ALCOHOL Page 2A 2A Friday, October 8, 1999 The Daily Eastern News ETheastern Daily Alcohol Quest from Page 1A from Page 1A News the drug, Hoffman La Roche, made said Crystal Kowalski, a junior free drug testing available to indi- psychology major. “I think we got The Daily Eastern News is published daily, viduals who believe they were sexu- a lot of people’s attention tonight.” Monday through Friday, in Charleston, Ill., dur- ing fall and spring semesters and twice weekly ally assaulted while under the influ- To many, the event represented during the summer term except during school ence of date rape drugs.