Self-defense
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Sexual assault was defined as any
unwanted sexual activity.
“One in four women in college
will be assaulted,” she said. “We
want to show them this is what they
can do to prevent it from happen
ing. It can happen to anybody. ”
“It’s getting worse on campus,”
junior Michelle Brown said.
Although the participants enthu
siastically stood up for the safety of
women, they were not out to make
enemies by launching a verbal at
tack on men.
“Men are not rapists,” student
Susie Shauger said. “Rapists are
rapists.”
Motivational speech was also a
part of the evening, as Koch encour
aged the women to trust themselves
and their choices in all situations of
attack or threat.
“Trust that no matter which one
we made, it was the perfect and
right choice because we survived
and we’re here,” she said.
The task of not only informing
but motivating is sometimes easier
said than done.
“It’s hard to get women aware of
what’s happening and of crimes
against women on campus,” Tatum
said in regard to the lack of publicity
women’s issues have been receiving
on campus. Lately, however, she
has seen a growing awareness and
women’s movement to assert them
selves, defining their boundaries.
“A lot of women are noticing
what’s going on and saying it’s not
OK,” she said.
The women took a stand for their
rights, brainstorming on posters ti
tled “I Want,” “I Have the Right”
and “I Deserve,” regarding the
things they felt they were being de
nied as women, including safety af
ter dark, freedom from fear and not
feeling like a target for attackers.
Koch also warned women of signs
they might be a target and pinpoint
ed some forms of assault women
might otherwise shrug off. She out
lined a “Continuum of Assault,”
ranging from sources of irritation to
life-threatening situations women
face every day that can build up to a
feeling of inferiority, and warned
them to be aware of their behavior.
“If you’re always sweet and ac
commodating, you set yourself up
to be assaulted,” she said. Accord
ing to Koch, 85 percent of the time,
the aggressor is someone the
woman knows and the attacker of
ten plans the assault very carefully,
not allowing the victim ample time
to plan an escape.
Koch defined self-defense as not
only letting your fists do the talking,
but dealing through more subtle ac
tions. She cited locking doors, trust
ing instincts and communicating
clearly all as good steps being safer.
During discussion, the women re
layed stories of attacks on campus
and pitched ideas of what could be
done to prevent more violence in the
future. They hoped for more coop
eration from campus safety authori
ties for protection and getting the
word out of places where women
should be especially on guard.
“We need (the Department of
Public Safety) on our side,” Casey
Rohtersaid.
They also proposed a women’s
task force on campus to ensure safe
ty wherever women are traveling —
by auto or by foot — to boost the
morale about safety.
Later, though, Koch taught the
more physical approach to warding
off attackers, as she coached the group
in several self-defense maneuvers to
get out of awkward and potentially
dangerous situations, pinpointing an
attacker’s eyes, knees and throat.
E-mail reporter Robin Weber
at robinweber@dailyemerald.com.
News brief
Art display features
‘blisterpacks’
Artistic creations that come alive
out of old plastic packaging material
are exactly what art enthusiasts will
find in a two-week show by local
artist Cliff Martin.
The pre-show gathering will be
held from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Fien
stein’s Museum of Unfine Art, 537
Willamette St., and refreshments
will be served.
This display features Martin’s use
of discarded plastic packaging,
known as blisterpack.
“When I heard the statistics on
how much of this stuff ends up in
landfills, I had to find an alternative
way of using it,” Martin said. “Blis
terpack is the primary retail display
material worldwide.... While some
blisterpack is recyclable, much of it
ends up being thrown away, and the
recycling process may actually be
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manufacture — it has to be shred
ded and melted before reuse.”
Martin’s exhibit combines his
long-term obsession with collage
and a strong passion for recycled art
materials. He is a founding member
of the Recycled Art Association, a
locally-based networking group for
artists using recycled materials.
“I’ve always done 3-D art since I
was a kid, and blisterpack provides
an ideal pre-existing medium for art
in a package,” he said. “It’s ready to
hang and protected from dust.”
For more information, call 683
7357.
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