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Woman and Gender Advocacy Center protests signs on CSU move-in day By Tony Villalobos May @TonyTheGnarly
While over 7,850 students were moving to campus last Wednesday, signs containing phrases such as “Thank you for sending us your daughters,” were displayed at several houses along Laurel Street. The Woman and Gender Advocacy Center combated these signs with a counter-protest. “These signs reflect what we are trying to fight,” said Carl Olsen, WGAC program coordinator.
For many incoming students, these signs along Laurel were among their first impressions of CSU. “When that’s the first thing you see, it represents CSU, Fort Collins and it tell them that sexual violence isn’t taken seriously,” said Whitney Gustafson, member of the Red Whistle Brigade and third year student. Gustafson said that at least four houses on Laurel Street were displaying signs that members of the WGAC called “problematic.” Several residence halls
are located on Laurel Street, including Corbett, Laurel Village, Westfall, Durward and Allison. Olsen said that while the signs that were displayed along Laurel Street do not cause violence, they support the culture that surrounds it. “This has been an ongoing (issue) every year and last year it came to our attention more,” Olsen said. “Last fall, other universities were gathering attention for similar signs.” Members of WGAC, the Red Whistle Brigade and Men in the
Movement went door-to-door last week to ask residents for their support in protesting the signs that were expected. The protesters asked for residents to refrain from putting up signs along Laurel that could potentially be harmful to students. “This is hugely problematic for our first year students as they come in,” WGAC Director Monica Rivera said. The protesters approached sign holders throughout the day and received mixed reactions. see WGAC on page 8 >>
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Giving paper cuts to your worst enemies As a replacement for dorm-quality toilet paper A papier-maché mask of Tony Frank From left to right, Tavon Boaman, Duncan Ziegler, Margot Rheinhardt, Whitney Gustafson protest the displayed signs along Laurel Street on move-in day. PHOTO COURTESY OF MONICA RIVERA COLLEGIAN
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