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Community Shelter helps women get their lives back By Hon Walker f merald Assoc i.itc l ditor lielnre S.dlv Homing met ' Hull she had i onlrol ov >-i her lile she '-nd She was enrolled al I .one ( umtiiUilitv I 'ollego she lived in an apartment '.\ ith her I veai old son (’.regorv and she had a pail tune |oh that helped support he! --el t and le i si ii: Mow . two veal a S i.OOO debt ,ind one abusive lelati ui ship later she is trving to ie gain tlie control that she said lias been taken fIoni hei the tiailMtion house opeiated In VYnmenspai e I Im* house opened last v i at and after a renovation projet 1 is 1 mnpleted In April, tie house w ill i on tain live apartments and a i one iminltv support i enter I lie house Is a pitn e where women and i hrldren Hoeing domes! ii violent e run st a v he tween the lime they leave the Womoispiii e sheltei and the tune tliev find a mole perma nent resident e Klglil non I leming and ( deg orv live in the liansition house with another mot Inn and son I hr iviimi'ii sometimrs s | ir i m 1 limr lo^t Ihrr I.lik ing .ihmit mm ulm hnvr lirrn inks I Inning '..ml \iit .ill mrii mu mrl) 111 (hr single hrilmcilli .ip.tl'tincnl i Itillririi limn (irrgnn s filth hirlliii.iv i r trill .it lull till lhl\ hr forr I Irinmu in oillliril iin r\|iri h im ■ .is slir Slill ikr. I i tr.l I rtlr ■ ,11 H I < ti I .tsion.il l\ ul.liK I'll .if t||r Irlrvismn srl ! trilling livril u ith a 111.ill wllil slir •..ml it.iin ,11_'i■ ll tin I initiu tilt IV .iiicl |lll\ Sl( illh .Hill ill* l.ltrl illlUM'll Ilf'I Mill .1 s w rll i mmrii in with him In i .iiisi 1 ihnughi In u .r llir mir slir s.Hil Hill -.hr sunn Ion ml mil hr W.tsil I t in inuplr tought trr ijurnlh 1 inning suit hul in hri Vlru I hr till Hon u .is not uiiiisu.il I |iist thoughl well, \M* flight i lot \l lli.il poinl. i linln I sim’ ii .is .ibust- " sin s.nil \(U*i two iiiiinllis though sill* .uni Hob ni-rr i*v n Iril. .mil I liiming went v\ illi In i son In tin ()pj><irtnnit\' Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to meet with President Myles Brand February Open Office Hours Wed., Feb 1 4, 3-5pm Wed., Feb 2 1,3-5pm Wed., Feb 28, 1 -3pm 20 minutt appointments <m- available to individuals oi groups *■ t five ■( I*-*.-. Please • til r>8o M)to hedule .in ,»p(io i ntmenl m the 1’iesi-lent OH it e. I 10 Johnson Hall I'holn In M.irk ’i In ll nnirmp.it r assistant ihrri tin \bbiv Smith helps battrml women anil their i hihlren put Ihrir Ine■> b.n k tmtethei In pim iilun; sen ii es throuuh the It omenspat e shrllrr .mil transition bouse. Shrllrr in tin* lull til HiHH Last sprint; shr hm unt drd with Hnh mt\ iiinvfii 11* hint linn ( il\ w ifli him sin* said 11 < »\\ rvri 11 mit tra! \ iulfiil f»!,il (as! shr said \\ lirii shr iralt/rd shr was ahtjsfti. shr said sin* i.«»n tac.li'd thr \\ Oinrnsp.M V MII‘IM'1 whrii* sin* <1 ml In*! son st.iYrti lor two w i»fk> Unvo'vci soon ,|S sin !' • f t till' S h r It I ■ I sin* .it;.on n tui mul to Hub I m>t sc ared .inti dldn t know \\ li.it tn tin 1 need ed .i plac r and \\ .is hav mg 11 i >u hit1 finding one and 1 u.tsn I re.uh t>> glVe u j I \«‘t she said lilt* {111* ■. i t nj \ mli-iU e kept hoi nil edge* and t aused her it ii.imi.it cliff it nit itsin- said Bni) used in!mnd.ition tn tone her into assuming »•< onomii re •• j a msiln 111 ii’s hevund lu vi mean'' she sard 1 had to write < he« ks and j1.1\ (nr slut! bei arise ! uas afraid I would gel beat up m mv sun would get beat up. she s.iiti It vv.isn t long belore tin* threatened \ ioleiu e bet .line re .ihf \ and she de< ided tu iea\ e lit»li !i>i good mu e tin* abuse v\ as duet led toward hei son 'jdll t an put up v\ itii a lol ‘You cun put up with u lot more selt-puin than you cun seeing your kid get hurt.' — Sally Fleming mnii si'll p.iin tli,in vmi i .in si'fjng vutii knl get hint " shi ■-.iii! \\ hi'ii thf \ iiilt'iii i' start i'ii mi 111\ sun 1 11illItln t hail illf it any mint' I li'iiiiiig said sin- li'i-ls lurtu iiati- In ll.IVi* i'si api'il a viuli'llt i vi Ii- that (an hi- ililfu till tu 11 •• itgiii/i' "I I'l'.lli/.i'il what was liapjii'U tug amt I gut init nj it shi1 salt! I h'ai ncil un |i«ssun vuung Atii'i li av itig Hull tin thr l.ist iuiii- she n'turiu'd tu UtMtionspai c rhon. thin urcks lalci she movcil into (ho Iran.silion house. where she .uni (lii'nurx ha\ i* been evoi si in e l lii1 sr.m h tin ulfiirdablo linusinn in ,i tighl m.irki'l has horn li ustraling, espei i.i 11\ _ v\ ith a dam.mnl civil it rating. I lejnmg said 1 It'l welfare is I >,i 11 ■ h enough In 11.1\ hei rent and expenses, anti slie looks hit u .ini to i out inning her education and r\ t'nlu.lll\ l)e< ummg self supportive slur said I leming said liv ing in the transition house h.is improved Inn outlook lor the lullin' she unis he mm ing out this w eekuiid ,is u cl I ,is lii’l lei.' tionship w itli her sun W hile In me. with Hull she said. she 11,111 felt pressured to hist iptimi her son. or else Holt would However, with .1 one on one iel,itloiiship vvitii 1 >re orv. she lies been able to deal lorn to Shelter, Page "> Treat Your Valentine To a Night of Fun, Food & Dancing Bu\ one dinner at regular price, second dinner ot equal or lesser \alue half price 11 Im u.u \ 14th onh ('oine l arl\ I-or Dinner Dancing at 10:00 I .Oil A. 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