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Student decreases influence leases By Amanda Wilkinson City Editor
Mir anda Ploss | The Daily Eastern News
Students march through the heavy rains near Booth Library Thurday during Take Back the Night. More than 50 students, faculty and community members attended the activities.
‘Breaking the Silence’
Eastern marches to raise awareness of sexual assault for 22nd year By Bob Galuski Entertainment Editor Against the blowing wind, the pattering rain and the rolling thunder, students, faculty and community members marched through campus to raise awareness about sexual assault. “Take Back the Night” entered its 22nd year on Eastern’s campus Thursday with music, marching, sexual assault survivors and friends of survivors coming out to share their stories. Looping through campus, a long line of awareness raisers fought against the rain pouring down to send their message to the rest of Eastern. Chants of “Charleston unite, take back the night” and “Two-four-sixeight, no more date rape” were called out as those participating made their way out of 7th Street Underground in the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union and headed towards the Library Quad. The movement was originally supposed to take place at the Campus Pond Pavilion, but had to be moved to 7th Street Underground because of the rain. Erin Walters, the executive director of SACIS, said the idea behind “Take Back
the Night” is one that does not alter. “Our message never changes: our message is that we should be able to walk alone at night without the fear of being sexually assaulted,” she said. “People should be able to walk the streets without the threat of any violence.” Walters said she wanted “Take Back the Night” to encourage others to realize how bad of a crime any violence is. “We want to really promote the idea that sexual violence, domestic violence, any violence against anyone is a hideous act and is not something to be tolerated,” Walters said. Chloe Lampo, a junior business management major, said she came out to support the workers of organizations who help sexual assault survivors and the survivors themselves. “I feel like not enough people support this cause, and there are a few advocates who work really hard and I feel like they don’t get the recognition from the rest of campus they deserve,” she said. After the march through campus, participants were invited back to 7th Street Underground to listen, share stories and take part in a dialogue about sexual assault. Walters said if the movement had
Kevin Hall | The Daily Eastern News
Brittany Staten, a sociology major, found it in herself to smile as she told her story as to how sexual assault affected her life during the 22nd annual Take Back the Night event in the 7th Street Underground at the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
taken place at Campus Pond Pavilion, there would have been a fireside vigil as people shared stories. However, because of the rain, the vigil was substituted for a dimming of the lights in 7th Street Underground. Sarah Thoren, a student at Lake Land College, has been attending Eastern’s “Take Back the Night” for its entire run – 22 years. Thoren said she was a baby – only a month old – when she first was brought to “Take Back the Night.” “It used to be like a tradition to come here,” she said. “But I was lucky enough to grow up in an environment that taught me at an early age my body is my own. I am valuable and strong. Because I’m a woman, I’m powerful.” Thoren said coming to “Take Back the Night” is no longer a tradition, but something she has grown to care about. “I am a supporter of sexual assault survivors,” she said. “I am a survivor.” Thoren said one of the reasons she
has continued to attend Eastern’s “Take Back the Night” is because she wants to help spread the message that sexual violence should not be accepted. Thoren said anybody who is sexually assaulted should speak out, and that “Take Back the Night” was about helping them do so. “Tonight is the night we are breaking the silence,” Thoren said. Walters said “Take Back the Night” is originally in October, however it was changed to April to coincide with Sexual Assault Awareness Month. After hearing all of the stories, Thoren said “Take Back the Night” is a good way for survivors to know they are not alone. “If they feel alone, all they need to do is come here, look around, and know they are not alone,” Thoren said. “There are people who will help them.” Bob Galuski can be reached at 581-2812 or rggaluski@eiu.edu.
The end of a school year also marks the start of a new one – and the signing of leases. The decreased enrollment at Eastern is affecting many off-campus student housing. Eastern’s enrollment has decreased by 761 students since fall 2011. Joyce Williams, owner of Williams Rentals, said her rentals are not currently at full capacity. She said in past years, her rentals used to be signed for the following school year by spring break. “It doesn’t work that way anymore,” Williams said. Melissa Phillips, property manager of Melrose on Fourth and Brooklyn Heights Apartments, said they are fully occupied for this year but not quite full for the next school year. “It usually gets pretty close by the end of the school year,” she said. “The past couple of years have been pretty challenging as far as leasing and that goes hand and hand with the enrollment decline.” Phillips said she thinks the reason why they have not felt too much pressure from the enrollment is because many of their tenants have stayed with them throughout their college careers. They may be feeling the pressure now that those students are graduating, she said. “I’ve had a lot of people live with us most of their years in school, and they are graduating so I feel like the enrollment decline is just now starting to affect us this year and next year,” Phillips said. She added that they retained a lot of students for several years new residents have decreased. “It’s going to start affecting everybody this year especially,” Phillips said. Jim Wood, owner of Wood Rentals, said this school year, he had only one building that was partially occupied. “I did get all the rest of them filled, but it was a battle,” he said. Wood said he manages his own units and other rental property owners’ units. He said in the past, students had to fight to get apartments and rental homes. “It used to be that it was absolutely an outright stampede to be first in line because there weren’t enough places,” Wood said. LEASES, page 5