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Austin Hall Residents Forced to Move for Repairs By KATHERINE LAVACCA News Editor
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The drywall is being ripped up and floors are being vacuumed in order to speed up the drying process on the upper floors of Austin Hall.
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The Troubles of Millionares and Billionares: What Does The NFL actually stand for? See SPORTS Page 18
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Domestic Violence Awareness Brought to a New Light
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President Obama’s Address Regarding ISIL Informative and Effective
“All of a sudden I heard a loud bang and then water, so I thought maybe it was my suite mate showering. Then I heard someone swear out in the hall and all of the water started rushing in,” said Chelsea Ramsey, freshman pre-med biology major, was one of the many students who had to evacuate Austin Hall on September 10. Residents were forced out into Delo Park around 6:30 p.m. because of a sprinkler pipe that burst on the 9th floor. The pipe was under an extreme amount of pressure and spouted enough water to reach the first floor lobby. Two residents accidently broke the pipe and
By AVERY TWIBLE Asst. Opinion Editor
One in every four women will fall victim to domestic violence in her lifetime, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). To help give you some perspective, that means if you have four sisters or daughters, one of them is likely going to be a victim of DV; girls, if you have three girl friends, one of you is likely going to be a victim of DV; anyone, if you look around the room, 25 percent of the females are likely to be a victim of DV. Eighty-five percent of DV victims are women, and almost one third of female homicide victims that are reported in police records are killed by a spouse, according to the NCADV. The saddest and scariest statistic of all, is that most cases of intimate partner abuse are never reported to the police. It is truly disheartening that for the topic of domestic violence to get the attention it deserves, another celebrity or professional athlete needs to be found abusing a loved one. However, as scarring an incident I’m sure it is for the victim to undergo, the media coverage of the situation is crucial when it is a high profile individual at
the center of it if there is any hope of decreasing its prevalence in society. Tragic situations like this should be talked about on news sources and every social-networking site, any outlet that has people paying attention because that is where awareness will be spread and change will be made. We must leave no question in the minds of potential and current perpetrators that DV is never okay to partake in, show victims that it’s not typical in a healthy relationship, and that they deserve better. Situations like this only have one silver lining: to let victims know that they are not alone. Hopefully the outcome of the recent Ray Rice incident will be different; this could be the time where we make sure every individual knows this is not right, it will not be tolerated, and no one is too good for consequences. However, the key to doing so is in spreading awareness, and the usual coverage of the incident is not going to cut it. Beverly Gooden, a DV survivor, unintentionally started the #WhyIStayed movement on Twitter, and it may be the key to educating people on the dimensions of spousal abuse that aren’t apparent from the surface.
“Eighty-five percent
of DV victims are women, and almost one third of female homicide victims that are reported in police records are killed by a spouse, according to the NCADV. The saddest and scariest statistic of all, is that the NCADV claims most cases of intimate partner abuse are never reported to the police.” To VIOLENCE Page 11