Eastern Washington University EWU Digital Commons Eastern Washington University Digital History Student Newspapers Collections 4-25-1996 Easterner, Volume 47, No. 26, April 25, 1996 Eastern Washington University. Associated Students Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.ewu.edu/student_newspapers Recommended Citation Eastern Washington University. Associated Students, "Easterner, Volume 47, No. 26, April 25, 1996" (1996). Student Newspapers. 1084. https://dc.ewu.edu/student_newspapers/1084 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Eastern Washington University Digital History Collections at EWU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of EWU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Eastern Washington University · Thursday,"April 25, 1996 , Vol. 47, no. 26 . A single voice can still be heard looke d away, a nd Ii · came b;1ck One woman up th · stain,, a nd w · iust locked rises above ·ye. just blank .'> la rcs . I d 1dn t want to look away a nd ~h o \\ personal tragedy tha t I was ,.., a r ·d ," :, he ·x ­ plai nc.:d . to help others Eat o n sa id ,.., he w as angry tha t Led ·nko wa.., :, til l o n campu'> th ' 11 , b u t adn11n1 -. 1ra 1or-. had Mike Ehrmantrout d ·c 1d e c.l to ho ld o lf' o n a sd1cd­ News Editor u lc.: d dis ·iplina ry hc:a nng lrn 1. , d ·nk becaus · tlt c y had h c ·n W fn.:s hman Carri ·Eato n requeste d 10 d o '> O b y the pro:, is a 19-yc:a r-o ld flute ccuto rs in th · ca '> e . Th,.., a l E play ·r in the: EW band. lo we d I.· lc n ko to r ·ma in a She is a s h y, soft -spok ~n young s1udc: nl at East ' rn. I le rcg1-. " o m an with a keen sense o f tercd at . F • at th ' beginning humor. nut s ix months ago, of w int ·r q uart c: r. Ea ton's Iii' · ·hang ·c.1 forever. T ill' -. uppc, rt fr o nt o the r '> lt1 Ea to n maintains that s he was d ·nt ..,on campu:, ha.., I t' ·n I e lp rap ,d by an E\ footI a ll player f'u l, said Ea to n A g 11 I .., 11 'd1dn t in his lorriso n l la ll dorm room n e11 m ., /.11 11 1/m //, 'Vl'.11 kno w r l;lt Cd .I L,l rd ll fl k-1 o n ·t. Iii , 1995. Freshman Carrie Eaton will use her experience to help others when she completes her E:11o n .., d orn 1n ,1 gL·-. tu 1•· qf ow s he fec.:I:, s he is "b ing training as a sexual assault advocate. suppon '> oon aft ·r tltL· .dkgL· d ra pc:d again" I y the: I gal sys­ rape . tem. lion in hc:r ·y 'S th:11 reflects an plained that some as pe ts of According to Eaton , it's a Eato n said he r mc::,sage lrn Tiu.: case against h ·r alleged inn -r stre ngth. advocate training can cv ke littlc: easier fo r h -r now tha t her other victims wou l I I · "do n't assai la nt , 19 -year-o ld Tony She has taken a giant step in some very painful me mo ri e · alleged attacker is no lo nge r o n give up." She ,;a id tha t s he ha. Ledenko, was dismissed last he r healing process by d ecid­ for survivors of sexual assault . campus . Le d enko is c urrently been tempted m a ny 1imc::, lo month on a legal t c hnicality. A ing to become a sexual as ·ault "In some:: cases, it may no t be registe re d at Spokane.: rail s o m- gi ve up the legal fight. " ' 1th Spokane County Superior Court advocate . She will soon com­ the best thing,, but this y~ung _ munity Co_lle&e, ac ordi11g to th ;1se being dis missed, th n Judge found that prosecutors p) t training as an advocate woman is really quite phenom- tf1 at school's registrar. be in·g reconsid r d and no t had violated his right to a speedy through the . pokane Sexual nal," said Gallucci. But Le d e nko re mained at go ing again, I jus1 wante d to trial because they had fail d to Assault Cente r. Advocates per­ Eaton says s he 's becoming Easte rn until the e nd of the fall give u p ." bring him to trial within 90 da ys fo rm a numbe r of duties, from an advo ate because s he be- quarte r, and th re were ,l num­ But prosecuto rs havt: fil ed .1n of his arraignment. m a nn111g th sexual assault li eves s he can he lp o the rs. ·• I- berofo casions that Ea to n came appeal in the case, and Eato n ts "I fe lt le t down," said Ea to n . ho tline to accompanying vi - guess I've a lways b e li eved tha t into conta t with him. resolute in he r inte ntio n lo '>Ct: "It hurt so bad. Part o f me tims to the hospital. things happe n for a r ason ," She d escribed o ne insta nce it through 10 1h ' enc.I . According wanted to hide, but I reali zed Mar ia Gallucci, who is h Ip­ said Eaton. "I think I'm sup- w he n s h went to the Red Barn to d eputy pros , c u tor La iry that I rea ll y didn't want Lo hide . ing train Eaton as an advo ate posed to use it ro he lp people ." 10 sp a k with a police o ffi cer. Steinm tz, it could b · six to I'm tired o f hiding. It fc: e ls belier at the ente r, a ll s Eaton's un­ But arriving at this point has Ledenko was the re. "I think he nine mo nths bc.:fo rc: the fir-, 1 to k ·ep fighting a nd kc:cp try­ d e rta king of the course "an ex­ no t co me eas fur he r. Eaton was p·tyi n g a parking ti kc t o r a rgument:, in th e: c.. ,..,c a1c: heard ing. This is my next St(,!p t r ·el tn.: m ly courageous act. " said s he still suffe rs fro m a num- something, said Eat o n. "My h ·a n 1n th ' arpcal'> (()ll ll. likt: I have some powc:r." "I sec i1 as a healing piece for IJcr of phys ica l sylll ptoms. She s ped u p . I le just looke d at Ill e , "It's lt.-,couraging th;1t ll \\ il l I !er voice qu:1v ·rs a l times hc: r," said Ga ll ucci. "It's unus ual gets fre quent hc.:ada hc:s and an I I looked awa ," s h e.: said. take so lo ng ," sa 1d F.tto n I lt.1\ ' · a nd i; he spea ks haltingly of her that someone would cl10 sc to st m a Ii ac hes . SI ·c p has b - no th ·r time , Eator'I sa ys, s h c: toke · p c.lc:tl1ng with 1lw, But 11 a ll ·ged attacker, taking a c.l e c:p d o this so soon, a nd it's r ·a ll y a ome c lw,ivc. "I used to be able: was in the P B eating dinne r a lso keeps it going 111 h ,.., lii'c b reath \ he n s he mentio ns h i:, m ·a.-,urc o f h ·r courag that to fall asleep so easily," said and l.cd e nko-.: alked d o wn the too. I have Lo IL' a l wit It 11, bu! su nam ' . Yc.: t th ·r' is a dete rmina- she ': d oing this." ~a ll u ·ci x- Eato n . sta irs. "I gla nced at him :1nd d o ·s h ·," s he said - -- ---------- -- ------ Council rejects student petition to Lisa Brown announces reinstate child care-care s.ubsidy State Senate candidacy Tracy Palm S'-=!lf Writer_ _ A. EWU council m ·eting, Ex­ o bj e ti o n was the conte nL of e ·1nive A ·sista nt for Exte::rnal the petitio n itself. "It has name A petition presented to the Affairs Tom Grange r gave the o n it, but it is no t a pul lie A. EW ·ounci l o n April 2 to counc il and the observers the record." He we nt on to say, re inst:ll · the hild arc subsidy reasons for no t va lidating the "What the pc: titio n is la ·king, has be n s ummarily re je ·te cl on s igna tures o n the pe titio n . and this is -ruci·d , are social the recomme ndatjon o f Execu­ ,range r u eel tr·m spare m:ies se urity numbe rs." 13ut Assis­ tive Vi e Preside nt Terry .ralk.