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NEWS
BY NICOLE ZELNIKER
Staff Writer
The dim light from one lamp reveals
the faces of many. The silence is so
thick, no one wants to contaminate it
with words. People struggle with what
to say and if they should say it. Finally,
someone speaks.
It is A|?ril 16, and we are taking back
the night.
The annual Take Back the Night
event came to Guilford College in 2008,
when Julie Winterich, coordinator of the
women's, gender and sexuality studies
program and associate professor of
sociology and anthropology, joined the
faculty.
"I asked folks, 'Is there a Take Back
the Night?"' said Winterich. "I just
put out a call through The Buzz, and a
bunch of students came. They had so
much energy and had so many amazing
ideas."
Every April, Take Back the Night
happens across the country to speak
out against and remember instances of
sexual violence.
"There are people who don't
understand the impact that comes
with sexual assault," said first-year
Colin Nollet, Sexual Assault Awareness
Support & Advocacy treasurer. "It's put
together to not only help people and
show people this, but also to get rid of
stigma."
After t-shirt making and music.
Assistant Dean of Career and Community
Learning Alan Mueller spoke about
sexual assault in the Community Center,
where the event took place.
"I'm a brother to a sister, a husband to
a wife and a father to a daughter," said
Mueller. "I've had far too many friends
be victims of sexual assault. I'm fed up,
but there's a time for fed up and there's
a time for teaching and using all the
privileges I have as a white, hetero male
to tear that privilege back down."
Since last year, SAASA has brought in
male speakers for the event.
"It seems like sexual assault is just a
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