Peacott May 9, 1994 • WILLIAM PATERSON COLLEGE Students Exercise Right to 'Take Back the Night' Jennifer Carney Assault Incidents That Were Re Cases," Said Sheffield
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peacott May 9, 1994 • WILLIAM PATERSON COLLEGE Students exercise right to 'take back the night' Jennifer Carney assault incidents that were re cases," said Sheffield. ported on campus this semester. An alumna of WPC recalled NEWS CONTRIBUTOR "We should have the right to being raped on campus and how the lack of support and treat F SHE "End the silence, stop the vio walk freely, wherever we want, ment she received caused her to lence-- take back the night," without the fear of being as hate the school and miss her echoed into the classrooms saulted," said Johnson in her own graduation ceremony. KYS across campus last Tuesday closing remarks. W 0 A petition for an increase for night, as students marched to Dr. Carole Sheffield, of the Political Science Department, a victims' rights in sexual assault protest violence against women. survivor of on-campus sexual cases was passed around to be Prior to the march, students assault, spoke angrily about the sent to U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden and faculty gathered in the PAL in Washington by Sheffield after for a sharing of personal experi negligence the school took when Demonstrators get ready to march at last semester's Take the open forum at the end of the ences of rape and sexual assault. dealing with her case. Back The Night March. __ I evening. "We are holding this demon Sheffield said that in her sec Following the speak out, the stration to respond to the sexual ond year at WPC she was group marched around campus, assaults on campus and the bla sexually harassed and turned Students vote: "taking back the night," chant tant disregard of the cases," said down for a promotion when she ing, "Claim our bodies, claim Kathy Galindo, a representative refused to sleep with a superior. our rights, take a stand, take of the Feminist Collective which "I filed a grievance and lost be Activity fees to fund back the night." sponsored the event. cause he was smiling when he Another chant was, "What do The group of 31, including six propositioned me, meaning he we want? — A safe campus! lobbying organization males, gathered to petition for was harmless," said Sheffield. When do we want it — NOW!" safety telephones on campus, in She said she was also a victim By Teresa Dawson Of the 721 students who Sheffield formulated a docu creased lighting, repairing dam (along with six colleagues) of COPY EDITOR participated in the elections, ment, offering several sugges aged lights on campus, and vari death threats and hate graffiti for 344 students answered the poll tions regarding "responsible, ous other campus safety precau being a "nigger lover." WPC students voted to question: Should student activ caring, and appropriate" ways fund the United Students of tions. "This is my 20th year here, ity fees be used to fund the for the college to handle rape on The event began with a and the institution still has its New Jersey (USNJ) with stu USNJ? campus. speech, given by senior Pamela head buried in the sand when dent activity fees recently, but One-hundred ninety-two The proposal included hiring Johnson, on the four rape/sexual dealing with rape/sexual assault the vote was far from a cry of students voted in favor of the SEE SAFETY PAGE 7 yearning for students' rights. referendum question; 152 opposed it. "I would've liked to have Whitman accepts advisory panel's had a stronger vote," said Stacey Berger, the head of the higher education recommendations USNJ. WPC student activity fees By Randee Bayer-Spittel fees, invest college funds, au executive board consisting of trustees would serve four year go towards the USNJ lobbyist EDITOR-IN-CHIEF thorize new buildings, rule on the presidents of Rutgers, Uni terms along with eight "public" Stacey Berger's expenses, academic and personnel ap versity of Medicine and Den government appointed mem including poster and proposal Gov. Christie Todd Whit peals, recommend new trustees, tistry, NJIT, three state col bers who would serve stag printing costs, office supplies man accepted the recommenda and even determine the size of leges, three private college and gered six year terms and the and her $15,000/year salary, tions of the Advisory Panel on their board,"said Whitman, ar four county colleges. Chair of the President's Coun according to A1 Pardo, SGA Higher Education, last Thurs guing that this would give col According to the plan, the cil. vice president-elect and WPC day. leges greater autonomy. committee would "improve co The commission would "pro representative to the USNJ. These recommendations will The current BHE and De ordination and sharing of re vide overall planning and poli WPC will pay one dollar likely become the centerpiece partment of Higher Education sources among all institutions cy coordination for the state's to the USNJ for every full- of Whitman's plan for the re (DHE) would be replaced by a and provide advice on higher education system time student, which is roughly structuring of higher education. Council of College Presidents, statewide planning and policy through statewide planning in $6,000. Whitman said that this plan a Commission on Higher Edu to the Commission on Higher cooperation with the Presi William Paterson's SGA gives greater accountability and cation and a Higher Education Education." dent's Council. In addition, the legislature voted to join the responsibilities to the Boards of Assistance Authority which The commission would in Commission should advise the USNJ in 1992. Each school Trustees at New Jersey col will oversee financial aid. clude people who "are not in Governor and Legislature on selects two representatives to leges. The Council of College Pres higher education but who have state wide policy and budget be members of the "the stu Whitman stated that two- idents would be composed of a vested interest in higher edu priorities." dents' voice in Trenton and thirds of what is done by the the presidents of all N.J. higher cation" Whitman said Thurs Overseeing financial aid also in the state," said Delia Board of Higher Education education institutions that re day. would go to the Higher Educa Sosa, a WPC representative to (BHE) would be handled by the ceive direct state aid; the coun There would be 14 members tion Student Assistance Au USNJ. "We're getting her Board of Trustees at the indi cil will meet twice a year. on the commission for the first thority (SAA). The report said that the ma- cheap," Pardo said of Berger, vidual colleges. The council would conduct four years and nine after that. 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