- \ ‘ V,"’ ■ ■ "V n.- -;' ?i A n o u. = a;*- - ; * Qv? 8[--. ®r* ^l:: 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 See night j Page 2 :0 1 50 \l i§ I Zs 2 C ! O i c WWW.GUILFORDIAN.COM WEB-EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: New Faculty Fellows chosen for CPPS BY ALLISON STALBERG Staff Writer Sojo: First Amendment & anti-gay shirts BY IAN PENNY Staff Writer m AND MORE! Mylene Dressier recognized The English Department’s Mylene Dressier won a Bruce 8. Stewart Teaching Award for non-tenured faculty during her first year as a tenure track professor.

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