Hotline calls rise in last three months
By DANE CLAUSSEN
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The number of persons who call the local Rape
Crisis Network jumps about 35 percent between August
and October, says Director Gail Wieman, who also is the
crisis program manager
Callers usually are anonymous, so Wieman doesn't
know how much of the increase is due to students
returning to the University She says, however, that
“students are high risk” potential victims and that most
victims are between ages 14 and 24.
“My concern is that students don't know that it's
not safe," says Wieman, explaining that University
students often are too trusting of fellow students whom
they have just met
The popular belief that rapists are suspicious
looking strangers hiding in alleys is a myth, she says
"In about 60 percent of all cases, the rapist is
known to the victim.”
Another myth is that rapes are sexual crimes On
the contrary, Wieman says most rapes are violent
crimes
This summer, there were several cases of non
students loitering around the University and grabbing
or making other improper advances toward students,
Wieman says
"Universities tend to attract people that are just
hanging around,” she says
The program isn't just for women
“We've had a couple men who were raped and a
couple that were victims of attempted assault They are
put in touch with our male volunteers." she says
Although men usually are unwilling to admit they
were victims of such incidents, the number who report
such crimes is growing and will continue as males
become less inhibited, Wieman says
The network, offering 24 hour service by phone,
currently is staffed by Wieman, Margo Belden, the
community education coordinator, and about 35
volunteers
Although the network lost six staff members
through CETA cuts, Wieman explains that the network
obtained new funding from the county, state mental
health division, ASUO, and Eugene and Springfield
cities' budgets United Way funding is expected soon
ASUO funding, allocated by the IFC, is $1,200 for
telephone and answering service costs
"We’ll probably be cut some, but funding will be
more stable," says Wieman of the switch from federal to
local funding "The fact we have this local money
means we have local support
The network's two major programs are assisting
victims and "training people who have already gone
through basic crisis training to give talks "
Wieman says the first program sometimes involves
meeting the recent victim in person, going with the
victim to a hospital, and giving the victim objective
information about the pros and cons of reporting the
incident and taking other actions
The network also is a resource for discussing other
matters such as assaults, incest, strangers following a
person and obscene phone calls
The second program consists of trained volunteers
giving talks and workshops to classes, clubs, and other
organizations about rape and related subjects, Wieman
says
The network did a six-part series on sexual assault
on campus last year, but although It was open to the
public, students comprised half the attendance
All students who are victims of any assault or
attempted assault or who want more information about
a related problem may call 485-6700
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