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 ">
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