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On Campus
Press Release
Wilkes Community College and S.A.F.E. Inc.
are proud to announce a new and exciting
women’s support group for students of Wilkes
Community College. The group called W.H.O.
(Women Have Options) is designed to meet the
needs of women who have been assaulted or
been a victim of violence some time in their life.
For time and location of meeting and more in
formation contact S.A.F.E. Inc. at 838-9169.
Editors Comments on Clothesline Project
Held at WCC
By: Heather Dean
On February 12, SAFE held their 8th annual
Clothesline Project in the commons. Everywhere
you could see shirts made by victims and family
members of those whom have been affected by
domestic and sexual violence. The shirts said
things like “daddy, why is mommy always cry
ing?”, “mommy stop hitting daddy”, and some
of the victims had written moving and uplifting
poems about the abuse and how they had over
come it. One even had a quote from Christopher
Robin to Pooh that goes something like “you are
smarter and braver and stronger than you think”.
Some of the more somber shirts were tomb
stones, with the name of the person and the dates
of their birth and death. The youngest was 16,
killed by her boyfriend and the oldest was 60-
ish, killed by her husband. One that caught my
attention said, “Daddy, why did you kill mommy
in front of our eyes?”
Speaker Christy Adams, who is a volunteer with
SAFE, Inc., spoke some powerful words. “Did
you ever think that 16 would be middle age for
you? Neither did my sister.” Her sister was
killed by her husband, in a public place when
she was 33, leaving her 3 small children behind.
“Domestic violence affects us all. My sister was
shot and killed in a public place.
What if the bullet had strayed and hit your
sister, daughter, or girlfriend? Don’t ever
think that it won’t happen to you or some
one you love. And don’t ever turn away
from someone who needs your help-maybe
they just want someone to talk to. Think of
all the people who do talk and then think
of how many more there are that don’t. My
sister’s kids never did. And if we don’t get
these kids out of these home situations,
then they will be the next generation of
abusers.”
LOCAL BANDS COMING TO WCC!!
BY: HEATHER DEAN
On March 22"^*, WCC will have the privi
lege of having some of the finest local tal
ent perform in the Pit Auditorium in
Thompson Hall. The event will take place
from 4-11 p.m., and a $3.00 cover charge
will be asked. (The money collected will
go for stage rentals and the remainder will
be divided among the starving artists.)
The bands are as follows:
» @ A Glance- featuring : Crystal Dean,
Mark Bare, Sam Rhodes & Shane
» Dahlia Blue- featuring: Jerry Lankford,
Tim & Alys Preston & Jeff Owle.
»GoDeViL- featuring : John Dowd, Chad
Griffith ,Chris Staggs & Brian
»Noth Rock- featuring: Billy Wolfe, Billy
Leach, Tina Wolfe & Scott Johnson
»Red Tape- featuring : Jason Darnell,
Adam, Josh Griffith, & Matt.
Also, on March 18, Zach Gresham and
friends will be performing in the Pit in
Thompson Hall.
Come enjoy this variety of musical talent.
Its cheap and sure to be a rockin’ good
time!!!