Walking in Heels for Assault Awareness Guest Speaker Tanya Brown Is a Learned Behavior Starting Shares That Domestic During Childhood
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Tuesday April 16, 2019 The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton Volume 105 Issue 38 Walking in heels for assault awareness Guest speaker Tanya Brown is a learned behavior starting shares that domestic during childhood. violence isn’t only physical. “If we could get to the kids and work with them on that violence isn’t appropriate, that there are YVONNE VILLASENOR other ways to handle anger issues, Staff Writer other ways to handle bullying, other ways to be a good communi- Men traded their shoes for high ty member, then we will be able to heels on Saturday morning for resolve and help resolve this prob- Love Thy Neighbor Philanthrop- lem of violence that our society is ic Society’s “Walk a Mile in Her facing,” Triplett said. Shoes” event at La Palma Park in Guest speaker Tanya Brown Anaheim. The internationally rec- gave a speech regarding the loss of ognized walk brings awareness to her sister, Nicole Brown Simpson, rape, sexual assault and gender vi- the seven characters of abuse, and olence by having men tread a mile healthy means of coping that she in women’s heels. wrote about in her book, “Finding Kathy Sabroso, founder of Love Peace Amid Chaos: My Escape Thy Neighbor, started the organi- from Depression and Suicide” zation five years ago. As a survi- “Silence killed my sister,” vor of domestic violence, she said Brown said. she is driven to help women and The seven characters of abuse children any way she can. were created to show that domes- Love Thy Neighbor’s mission tic violence is more than physical is to provide women with a safe, abuse — it’s emotional and psy- positive environment in which chological too. They include the they can be self-sufficient and jealous stalker, the mind-game confident. They empower women player, the isolator, the emotion- and children affected by domes- al robber, the money monitor, tic violence through self-esteem, the pseudo parent and the silent bullying and self-development knight. programs. Their ultimate vision “It’s up to us to take the mes- is to gather enough donations to sage that we are getting here to- open a women’s shelter in Orange day; share it with your commu- County. YVONNE VILLASENOR / DAILY TITAN nity, share it in your workplace “2020 is our goal to open a Men walked in heels to raise awareness on rape, sexual assault and gender violence at La Palma Park in Anaheim. because domestic violence does women’s home because of the fact not just stay at home. It follows that I know that there’s not enough to be able to provide that,” Sabro- reports that over 20,000 calls are Anaheim Police Department and you to work, it follows you to the shelters. There’s not enough cen- so said. made to domestic violence ho- Orange County Family Justice laundromat, it follows you to the ters for women to go once they de- One in 4 women and 1 in 9 men tlines throughout the country. Ev- Center said in a presentation that dry cleaners, it follows you to cide to leave their situation, their experience some form of violence ery year, 1 in 15 children are ex- domestic violence statistics can be school. It doesn’t stay at home,” abusive relationships. We need in a relationship, according to the posed to intimate partner violence inaccurate, considering they only Brown said. more homes for them and their National Coalition Against Do- and of those children, 90% wit- account for reported cases. children. I have that in my heart mestic Violence. The website also ness it. Lt. Willie Triplett of the Triplett also said how violence SEE MEN 6 Women’s Impact of rape culture reviewed Presenation exposed myths golf starts and facts about sexual violence in America. strong JULIA PIHL Asst. Social Media Editor CSUF finished the first round of the Big West The WoMen’s and Adult Re- Tournament tied for first. entry center held the “Step Up to Rape Culture” presentation at University Hall yesterday. JORDAN MENDOZA Alyssa Avila, a violence pre- Sports Editor vention educator of the center, and Tal Jin, violence prevention Cal State Fullerton women’s peer educator, led the presenta- golf team opened up the first tion and discussionn about top- day of the Big West Tourna- ics pertaining to rape culture. ment at the Moorpark Country The presentation defined rape Club Monday afternoon at the culture as an environment in top of the leaderboard, as they which rape is prevalent, nor- are tied for first after one round malized and excused, a society of play. or environment whose prevail- The Titans share the lead ing social attitudes have the ef- with defending champion, fect of trivializing all forms of Long Beach State, at 7-over- sexual violence. JULIA PIHL / DAILY TITAN Alyssa Avila, left, and Tal Jin, right, led a discussion on rape culture, leading a game showing myths and facts. par 295. Not far behind Ful- Avila said rape culture and lerton and Long Beach is Cal sexual violence is important for everyday lives,” Avila said. sexual violence.” perpetrated by someone the State Northridge, currently at college students to discuss. The presentation defined rape The event featured an activi- survivor knows. 8-over-par 296. Top-seeded UC “They’re going to be the folks culture as “an environment in ty called “Myth or Fact,” where After the entire audience vot- Davis rounds out the top half of creating change in our com- which rape is prevalent, nor- participants raised their hand ed that this is true, Jin gave sta- the standings, finishing the first munities and leading our com- malized and excused, a society on whether the statement giv- tistics about sexual assault. round at 17-over- par 305. munities, so it’s important for or environment whose prevail- en was true or false about rape them to understand how these ing social attitudes have the ef- culture. One statement said SEE PUTT 12 dynamics are happening in our fect of trivializing all forms of that most sexual assaults are SEE FIGHT 2 Column: How I escaped falling Column: Selena Quintanilla into the “alt-right” ideology helped shape who I am today When I found a community on the web- The Mexican-American singer taught site 4chan, I didn’t realize their ideals me empowerment and helped me find would affect me so negatively. the courage to celebrate myself. Opinion 9 Opinion 9 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @THEDAILYTITAN VISIT US AT: DAILYTITAN.COM 2 News TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2019 Workshop teaches mood wellness Skills taught include regulating emotions and life balance. YVONNE VILLASENOR Staff Writer Cal State Fullerton Counsel- ing and Psychological Services scheduled nearly 40 wellness workshops this semester re- garding stress, mood, thought and sleep.Students can learn how to enhance their well-be- ing, manage a range of emo- tions, increase stress-manage- ment and sleep hygiene skills. Yesterday, Frank Wang, a doctoral intern counselor, de- livered a presentation on mood wellness, understanding emo- tions and developing skills to increase positive emotional experiences. Learning to regulate emo- tions in ways such as taking care of your body and adding positive activities like going for a walk, drawing or eating a fa- vorite meal are all beneficial to students struggling with their physical and emotional health according to the Wellness Workshop packet handed out to attendees. Students can manage difficult emotions by executing an oppo- site action of what they are typ- ically used to according to the packet. For example, if a student feels sad, their preferred ac- tion may be to withdraw them- selves. By performing the op- posite action, like surrounding themselves with others and in- creasing their activity, they are capable of changing their emo- YVONNE VILLASENOR / DAILY TITAN tions according to the Wellness Frank Wang, a doctoral psychology intern counselor at the Counseling and Psychological Services center on campus, spoke on self-care. Center. “S.T.O.P.P.” is an approach toward letting go of emotional have tools for coping when they but for some students, could different approaches and mind- that helps students to be con- suffering. are feeling poor emotionally. be a new learning experience sets that he can use throughout scientious of what they are feel- In order to do so, students “Here, we help them to real- about a coping skill that’s more his life. ing and to identify a healthier must know that they are not ize what may be the cause of adaptive that they can adapt “Cal State Fullerton pro- response. their emotions, but must ac- their struggle and also how to into their life,” Wang said. vides a lot of resources and a It encourages them to stop, knowledge them and accept identify their struggle and de- Kevin Jimenez, said he went lot of workshops throughout the take a breath, observe, pull them and understand that emo- velop skills to manage their to the workshop because he whole year,” Jimenez said. “Our back, look at it from a differ- tions are like waves. emotional struggles. It could be wanted to utilize campus re- generation, is just more impact- ent perspective and to practice Wang said students should a reminder for some students sources after having an unsatis- ed with all these mental illness- what works best for them. know about the wellness work- to seek out support, to do the fying week. es, and they should just take Wang emphasized the steps shops to gather awareness and things they’re already doing, Jimenez said he learned care of themselves.” Editorial Fight: Students Editor-in-Chief Korryn Sanchez Lifestyle Assistant Darlene Vasquez Managing Editor Sophia Acevedo Copy Editor Tabitha Butler Senior Editor Megan Garcia Copy Editor Ayrton Lauw News Editor Noah Biesiada Copy Assistant Bianca Noone discuss sex assault News Editor Kaitlin Martinez Copy Assistant Rivka Pruss News Assistant Hosam Elattar Copy Assistant Dimitra Doiphode News Assistant William Robbins Copy Assistant Stepheny Gehrig that witnesses an uncomfort- CONTINUED FROM 1 News Assistant Andre Salazar Layout Editor Emily Mifflin able situation.