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Wednesday Oct 21, 2009 Volume 88 Issue 7 Inside: Trying to end domestic violence News October is Domestic Violence Awarness Month Arts Cystic fibrosis rocks out The original 'Stepfather' worth watching Farmers market on campus Jake RajewskyAMnonan Dana Rondeau, a senior at Winona State University, reads the text on the Clothesline Project on Friday Sports at Winona State. administrator for the Women's "It's kind of hard to handle," Brendan Moore Resource Center of Winona. said Winona State student Stanton Women's soccer has shut-out Winonan The shirts, which are created Sawdey. game against Wayne State every year by volunteers from Stories for the shirts are collected A project sponsored by the the Women's Resource Center, by the Minnesota Coalition for Women's Resource Center of are decorated and hung from a Battered Women and published Winona is raising awareness of clothesline with a laminated card every year in what the MCBW calls domestic violence at Winona State that tells the story of a victim of The Minnesota Femicide Report. In University. domestic violence. A clip board has the past the report only included the Known as the Clothesline also been hung with the display so names and information of women Project, 21 shirts connected by a that viewers are able to leave their and children who have been victims clothesline were hanging from the comments. of domestic violence. According to trees between Kryzsko Commons "Thank you for raising awareness the MCBW's director of Advocacy and Minne Hall. he shirts tell of domestic violence on our and Systems Change Liz Richards, the story of those who have been campus," stated one comment left the report has recently been victims of domestic violence. anonymously. "This needs to be changed to include the men who "It's there to honor the lives of talked about if we want to stop it." have also been victims of domestic those that were cut short," said Eryn The project proves to be affecting violence. Redig, domestic assault project students and faculty. See CLOTHESLINE page 5 (507) 457-5119 www:winona.edu winonan Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 Winona State named No. 11 in safety The Daily Beast, an online newspaper, conducted study Caitlin Johnson on-campus housing. Winona Winonan State met all the criteria. Walski said in the last year Winona State University there were three reportable was named No. 11 in the top in idents on campus. These 25 safest campuses nation- incidents were arson, burglary wide. The Daily Beast, an and sexual assault. online newspaper, conducted There are only few incidents the study. The number one that were included in the survey. safest campus in the country These types of incidents was the New York Institute of are murder, manslaughter, Technology. negligent manslaughter, Donald Walski, director of robbery, aggravated assault, security, said the study was motor vehicle theft, arson, based on public information burglary, sexual offences and that universities and colleges bias motivated crimes. are required to submit about Walski said the campus is incidents on campus. Ithas been safe for many reasons. There a law for these organizations to are between 65 and 70 students report incidents since 1990. on the security staff. There Walski said there were are also three full-time staff certain criteria each campus members that are all retired law had to meet to be considered enforcement individuals. part of the study. Some of Justin Hiniker, a Liberal Arts the requirements included Student Senator and member of having at least 6,000 students, security, said all students on Jake Rajewsky/Winonan Winona State University senior Rebecca Fritz works Friday at the main security office located inside having an undergraduate and a security go through Sheehan residence hall. VVinona State is the 11th safest campus in the country, according to research graduate program and having See SAFE page 6 conducted by The Daily Beast National day tells Winona State: It's okay to be gay National Coming Out Day opens doors for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people and their supporters Jenn Holt goes towards speakers, club bowling night at Westgate Hrovat said there is often a lives are confronted with the Winonan trips, funding National Coming Bowling Alley and Wednesday misunderstanding about the situation." Out Day events, the Drag a movie and discussion was GLBTA. Venus says she feels that any Each year, thousands of gay, Ball, which will be held next held regarding transgendered "We're not a support group, national day commemorates lesbian, bisexual, transgender semester, and a trip to the people. although the people in the significant or challenging people and their supporters Midwest Bisexual Lesbian National Coming Out Day group will support you, but events in peoples lives. celebrate National Coming Out Gay Transgender Ally College was founded by Dr. Robert we work to raise awareness "I think it's important because Day. Conference." Eichberg, his partner William and understanding about it helps reduce the cultural The Winona State The MBLGTACC conference Gamble and Jean O'Leary in homosexuality," Hrovat said. stigma that comes along with University's Gay, Lesbian, aims to engage students, 1988 to celebrate the GLBTA The goal of National Coming being an open homosexual," Bisexual, Transgender and faculty, and staff of the regional march on Washington held the Out Day for the GLBTA is to Venus said. "At WSU and in Allies Partnership, GLBTA, Midwest in issues relevant to previous year. help people make the steps they an increasingly globalized celebrated National Coming the BLGTA community. Danielle Venus, a Winona want to take to come out to community, we need to learn Out Day on campus last week. Last Sunday marked the State sophomore, said National friends or family because it can how to harness the gifts and The GLBTA held events, kickoff to the week's events Coming Out Day is all about be a scary and uncomfortable talents of all our students in brought in speakers and with a potluck and game night, finding yourself. time for people. order to benefit the university sold t-shirts to educate and followed Monday by speaker "You can't only focus on "There are people who are as a whole and incorporate all fundraise. Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington, a well-being until you're able uncomfortable or negative forms of diversity." Allison Hrovat is on the renowned speaker in lecturer to be comfortable with who towards homosexuality," said GLBTA public relations who provides training and you are as a person," Venus Hrovat, "but if we have an committee and helped organize development that helps people said. "The idea of cognitive established presence in Winona last week's events. live and work together in a dissonance must be eliminated and we can help people come "The money from fundraising diverse world. in order to relieve what was a out, it makes that person who Contact Jenn at Tuesday, the group held a constant internal battle." they are, and the people in their [email protected] 2 •News Meeting with the Tea Party Patriots: Fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets Stefani Schmidt that attended held up signs Winonan that stated "We are reclaiming America,"; "What would our Even with a new founding fathers do?."; and administration in Washington, "Washington, D.C.: District of D.C., the United States Corruption." continues.to be divided. Joe Meyer, president of Last year our country saw the group and founder of the the liberal movement elect Winona chapter, opened by President Barack Obama into saying that "we need to stand office, and currently we are up and fight before it's too seeing a conservative uprising late." that is making its presence Protecting parental rights known. has become a hot topic in our The Tea Party Patriots are country. At the rally, Rev. Jeff one organization in particular Touchinski talked about the that has made a splash in UN Convention on the Rights America, according to several of the Child. of the members. According to parentalrights. According to their website, org, this treaty is supported by the Patriot's core values President Obama, Secretary are Fiscal Responsibility, of State Hillary Clinton, and Constitutionally Limited Senator Barbara Boxer from Government and Free Markets. California. Monday, Oct. 12, the Winona If ratified, this treaty would Tea Party Patriots held a rally make it so that parents could no at the Riverport Inn, where longer spank their children or Fred Schulze/Winonan issues such as parental rights, influence them when choosing Area residents protest government spending during a Winona Tea Party Patriots rally on Oct. the national debt, and health a religion. Children would also 12 at the Riverport Inn and Suites in Winona. care were discussed. gain many other rights not Members of the organization previously had. Rev. Touchinski believes that Salyards said he believes that Tom Emmer from District 19B there are some good points in the "government exists only was also present at the rally to this treaty but there are some because of the productivity talk about health care from the negative points as well.