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Group shows support for abuse victims BY A LEX CHEATHAM Staff Writer
Over the course of an average five-year college career, 25 percent of college women will become a victim of rape or sexual abuse. In hopes of raising awareness of those affected, the Clothesline Project at UNT, as part of the nationwide Clothesline Project, took a stand against relationship violence. “We do this to raise awareness for domestic violence against women,” said Cara Walker, the student services coordinator for the Women’s Center and higher education graduate student. The event took place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Discovery Park and students were offered the chance to design a T-shirt speaking out for women who have been abused. “Domestic violence is more prevalent than most of us know,” Walker said. “It’s an ongoing issue, and that’s why we have this [event] every semester. It doesn’t just stop when the program is over.” According to t he Men’s Rape Prevention Project in Washington, D.C., 58,000 soldiers died in the Vietnam War. During that same time period, 51,000 women were killed by their boyfriends or husbands. This statistic became the catalyst for a coalition of women’s groups in Cape Cod, Mass., who began a program that
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Kelsey Fryman and Hillarye Hightower volunteer to help at the The Clothesline project for sexual assault awareness being held at UNT’s Discovery Park. would eventually be called the Clothesline Project. The group has had events every semester for many years and is sponsored by the UNT Women’s Center and the Center for Student Development at Discovery Park. Kelsey Fryman, a history sophomore, said she volunteers for the Clothesline Project each semester because “it’s important for people to see and be a part of this living art and say ‘This isn’t okay.’ It’s a group effort.” She program honors women who are survivors and victims
of domestic violence, according to The Clothesline Project’s Web site. By allowing people to design a shirt, this project provides a powerful step toward helping a survivor by educating, breaking the silence and bearing witness to one issue: violence against women. Denton resident Danielle Cottongame, 21, said she decided to design a shirt because relationship violence has affected her in the past. “My father abused my mother when she was pregnant with my
sister and I,” Cottongame said. “Some people can’t help but be a victim and need to know there is help out there and they’re not alone.” Hillarye Hightower works as the Drama Teach Coordinator at Denton County Friends of the Family, a shelter and outreach PHOTO BY ALEX SCOTT/PHOTOGRAPHER service for those affected by relationship violence and that The Women’s Center hosted the Clothesline Project to raise awareness of sexual assault at UNT on Tuesday. it’s sexual assault. Hightower said working at Friends of the Family has shown and let people know they’re not in Texas experiences relationher many people affected by alone through the Clothesline ship violence,” Hightower said. “They need to know there’s help relationship violence, and it’s Project. “One in every four women available.” important to get the word out
FDA says men can use Gardasil to prevent HPV BY A LEX CHEATHAM Staff Writer
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The UNT Institute of Applied Sciences will plant a live oak tree Friday in memory of Candy King. King died from lung cancer on Oct. 7, 2009. The ceremony will begin at 3:15 p.m. off of Interstate Highway 35-E, near the duck pond.
Planting commemorates death of staff member BY STACY POWERS
Contributing Writer Faculty and staff of the UNT Institute of Applied Sciences will plant a live oak tree Friday in memory of an administrative coordinator. Candy King died from lung cancer on Oct. 7, 2009. She was 62 and had worked for UNT for almost 20 years. “She was viewed very fondly by the students,” said Shelby Kinsall, administrative coordinator of the institute. “Quite a few of them attended her funeral, and she was the go-to woman for everyone. Anything they needed in their program, they would always come to her.” The ceremony will begin at 3:15 p.m. off of Interstate Highway 35-E, near the duck pond. The Mean Green bus will leave from the Environmental E duc at ion, S c ienc e a nd Technology Building parking
lot at 3 p.m. For those who wish to drive, there will be parking on Highland Park Road near the
“I would call her a spoiler. She really spoiled people at times.”
—Glenda Cole Administrative coordinator tree-planting site. King handled the Environmental Science Program doing administrative work and interacted with the students, said Glenda Cole, another administrative coordinator. She would work with the students from enrollment to graduation. “She was that way with the faculty, too,” Cole said. “I would
call her a spoiler. She really spoiled people at times.” Most days King would come into the office at 7 a.m., unlock the doors and get the coffee ready for the staff. “Because she came in early every morning and made the coffee, I was used to coming in,” said Bruce Hunter, director of Center for Spatial Analysis and Mapping. “I would often come in early. I would hit the front door and come blasting through the door, and on the few occasions that she wasn’t here, I almost broke my nose because I hit the door so hard. Then I would go, ‘The day’s not right.’” Cole said King was a generous person. “She always knew everything,” said Jeremy West, a history junior. “If you had a question, you could go to her and it was not a big deal.”
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Gardasil, a vaccine commonly administered to women to combat human papilloma virus, or HPV, for use by men. Each year, two out of every 1,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with genital warts. “This vaccine is the first preventive therapy against genital warts for boys and men, and as a result, fewer men will need to undergo treatment for genital warts,” said Dr. Karen Midthun, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Information on Gardasil’s Web site states that there are more than 30 types of HPV that will affect an estimated 75 to 80 percent of men and women in their lifetime, and about two out of every three people will get genital warts after having any kind of genital contact with someone infected. The vaccination was originally approved for use by girls and women ages 9 through 26 for the prevention of cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancer caused by HPV. Gardasil also prevents precancerous lesions and genital warts. In men, HPV can cause genital warts as well as penile and anal cancer. According to the FDA Web site, HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., and most genital warts are caused by the HPV infection. Gardasil may be used for the prevention of genital warts from HPV types 6 and 11 in boys and men, ages 9 through 26. The FDA studied a random
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Gardasil is a vaccine to prevent certain types of human papilloma virus (HPV). Normally just for women, it is now being recommended for men to prevent HPV. trial of 4,055 men, ages 16 through 26, to measure the effectiveness of Gardasil. Participants received a total of three shots, either Gardasil or a placebo, administered over a six-month time period. According to the FDA results, Gardasil was more than 90 percent effective in preventing genital warts caused by an HPV infection. “Safe sex is important, and genital warts is something that doesn’t go away,” said John Eckerd, an English junior. “I would take Gardasil to avoid something that I would [otherwise] be stuck with for the rest of my life.” Gardasil has already been licensed in many countries for use by men, and although there are common side effects, the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that the benefits outweigh the risk. Subuhi Husain, a pharmacist at Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, explained that Gardasil should be administered on a case-by-case basis. She said those who are sexually
active must receive the three-shot vaccination before coming into contact with HPV. “If [men] receive the vaccine ahead of time, some as early as 9 years old, they can build an immunity to the virus,” Husain said. “That’s an advantage.” “Ultimately it’s important for males to take the vaccine for the sake of females, since they seem to be most at risk of contracting HPV,” said Ralph Checri, an economics and psychology junior. But, Checri said, he believes the majority of males will decide not to take the vaccine. “Cost is an important factor,” Checri said. “If it’s expensive, most college guys will overlook [the vaccine]. Also, males who are relatively more promiscuous do not want to admit that they could possibly come into contact with an STD.” Checri also said that people most likely won’t want others to know that they are so sexually active that they need a vaccine. “It may be a good thing, but chances are, guys aren’t going to take advantage of [Gardasil],” he said.