UAB’S OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER
TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2018
VOLUME 59, ISSUE 12
The
Kaleidoscope SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH
Campus events spotlight harsh realities of fear and discirmination, possible solutions surrounding sexual assualt
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Mallorie Turner Campus Reporter maturn31@uab.edu
Destiny Houston is a survivor and she’ll be the first to tell you. In the time since her attack, she’s learned to survive and, in turn, thrive. “I can honestly say I was able to grow by building trust in my relationships, not just romantically, but socially and with networking,” Houston said. “Getting past it affects my quality of life and ability to move forward each and every day.” It has motivated her to be the person she is today citing her survival as “the last push to go into [social work] and inspired a passion.” As part of the UAB’s recognition of Sexual Assault Aware-
Between 20 - 25 percent of college-aged women will experience actual or attempted sexual assault during the time they are enrolled,” Schuster said. “About 7 percent of college men will also experience sexual assault or an attempted sexual assault during the time they’re enrolled. —Saundra K. Schuster ness Month, Houston, a senior in social work, led Take Back the Night’s Survivor Speak-Out, Wednesday, April 11. The event provided a safe space for survi-
vors of sexual violence to come forth and give their experiences without restriction. “To me, it’s a month of awareness and being humble,”
UAB softball celebrates two dramatic walk-off wins this weekend at Mary Bowers Field Western Kentucky lead the Blazers 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning when UAB dropped a three-run bomb to steal the win Friday, April 13. The team secured their second win of the weekend on another walkoff the next day after an 11-inning stretch. Read more on page 6.
Houston said. “To me it’s a victory to overcome this and move forward. It’s a big deal.” In April, events across campuses nationwide work to raise awareness about sexual violence on campuses and elsewhere. “Between 20 - 25 percent of college-aged women will experience actual or attempted sexual assault during the time they are enrolled,” Saundra K. Schuster, J.D said. “About 7 percent of college men will also experience sexual assault or an attempted sexual assault during the time they’re enrolled. We know that more than half of the women fail to report [their assault] and we also know that about 30 percent of individuals who have been assaulted contemplate suicide.” Schuster, a partner with the
See AWARENESS, Page 4
MOVE-OUT DAY
Packing up for the summer Tips for leaving your dormitory
PHOTO COURTESY OF UAB ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
Allie Milton Life & Style Editor miltona@uab.edu
While the notion of moving everything the student moved in with, as well as anything they may have accumulated over the past year, may be stressful, it does not have to be a daunting task. By following move-out guidelines and inquiring the RAs and
See MOVING, Page 8