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Domestic Violence

Raising Awareness for Domestic Violence

October 10, 2017 by Crystal Harrell 264 Comments

October is regarded as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the CSUSB community is doing their part to honor the cause. On October 3, an event sponsored by VOICE and Title IX and Gender Equity, “Put The Nail In It”, kick-started a campaign to promote ending domestic violence and celebrating survivors of  abuse by having students paint one fingernail purple. Violence Outreach Informing our Communities with Education (VOICE), a student volunteer group, set up a table outside the Santos Manuel Student Union and provided purple nail polish for students to paint a fingernail the national color for domestic violence awareness. Pinned ribbons and flyers with more information about … [Read more...] about Raising Awareness for Domestic Violence

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Abusive Relationships, Crystal Harrell, CSUSB Office of Title IX and Gender Equity, Domestic Violence, student health center

Shared Stories combat Sexual and Domestic Violence

April 30, 2017 by Arthur Medrano 27 Comments

By Arthur Medrano |Staff Writer| "Stand up!" and "Fight back!" student chanted, as the event dedicated to breaking the silence affecting all genders and sexualities. The Women's Resource Center at CSUSB held their annual "Take Back the Night" event on Friday, April 21.  A group of survivors came out one by one to speak out about their stories, telling the audience that they persevered and will continue to fight back. Each participant came from a different background and their stories unfolded emotions that struck every corner of the SMSU. Guest Speakers Yesika Salgado and Angela Aguirre, also known as Chingona Fire, shared their spoken word by discussing the social stigma … [Read more...] about Shared Stories combat Sexual and Domestic Violence

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Chingona Fire, csusb, Domestic Violence, empowering, Features, FIght Back, Sexual Violence, SMSU, students, Survivor, Womens Resource Center

Domestic violence: Let’s really talk about it

April 24, 2017 by Maylyne Togafau 27 Comments

By Maylyne Togafau |Staff Writer| We’ve created a dating and relationship advice column, largely dependent on reader contribution because we want to have the hard conversations about our the relationships now before it’s too late. It’s second nature to share highlights of our lives with the worldwide web, but in turn, we’ve forgotten how to talk about issues like domestic violence with the people closest to us. On April 10, 2017, in San Bernardino, a man entered his estranged wife’s North Park Elementary School classroom and opened fire, fatally shooting her and an 8-year-old student, before taking his own life in what police reported to be a domestic dispute. This tragedy hits … [Read more...] about Domestic violence: Let’s really talk about it

Filed Under: Opinions Tagged With: Cajon High School, Domestic Violence, North Park Elementary School, relationship advice column, U.S Department of Justice

Dating Violence Does Not Equal Love

October 26, 2015 by Archived posts 62 Comments

By Sandy Rodriguez | Staff Writer | On campus, there have been 6 sexual assaults, 3 sexual harassments, 9 dating/domestic violence, and 3 stalking cases reported from July 6, 2015 to Oct. 15, 2015. Nineteen reported victims are women and two are men. Emotional, mental, verbal and social abuse are forms of abuse aside from physical. The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) held an event, Dating Violence Does Not Equal Love, that taught about the warning signs of dating violence. Some of the signs are extreme/unreasonable jealousy, possessiveness, and/or controlling behavior. Hickies may be a sign of possessiveness, by marking one’s territory. Abusive relationships are about power and … [Read more...] about Dating Violence Does Not Equal Love

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Abusive Relationships, Dating Abuse, dating violence, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Sandy Rodriguez, Unhealthy Relationships

Indianapolis Colts player charged with rape

January 24, 2015 by Archived posts 31 Comments

By Nathaniel Lastrapes |Staff Writer| Indianapolis Colts backup linebacker Josh McNary was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 14 for rape, criminal confinement, and battery resulting in bodily injury to a 29-year-old woman according to the Indianapolis Police Department. McNary, 26, took the woman back to his apartment after her shift at a local bar at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 30. The woman was, allegedly, physically assaulted and raped before she managed to escape the apartment with McNary's cell phone. She was able to identify McNary in a set of photos presented to her, stating McNary "looked familiar," but was not able to positively identify him as her assaulter according to the … [Read more...] about Indianapolis Colts player charged with rape

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: #Sports, Army, Domestic Violence, ed schrager, football, Indianapolis Colts, josh, mcnary, nathanielp2, nfl, rape

Black eyes on and off the ice

October 25, 2014 by Archived posts 148 Comments

By Greg Avetisyan |Managing Editor| Domestic violence has taken the sports world by storm the last three months, as athletes across many professional sports leagues are facing charges. Los Angeles King’s defenseman Slava Voynov was arrested last Monday Oct. 20 at 12:45 a.m. under suspicion of domestic violence against his girlfriend. Officers arrived at the Redondo Beach residence after a neighbor called the police saying, “a woman was screaming for the past 20 minutes and could now be heard crying,” according to a news release from the Redondo Beach Police Department. The NHL responded quickly to the issue and released a statement shortly after the arrest, “Los Angeles Kings … [Read more...] about Black eyes on and off the ice

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Domestic Violence, Kings, NHL, Slava Voynov, sports

The Clothesline Project: Healing wounds through artwork

April 10, 2014 by Archived posts 3 Comments

By Melissa Gilbert |Staff Writer| Domestic violence is a sensitive subject that people tend to avoid, but has become one of the main focuses of the Women’s Resource Center’s (WRC) with the Clothesline Project Workshop. The new cause is an educational and a recovery tool for victims of domestic abuse and allows people who have suffered from brutality get to share their stories and reflect through art. The movement was first initiated in 1990 in Massachusetts and has become a thriving project to raise awareness for domestic violence. WRC is hosting The Clothesline Project to assist domestic violence victims with the healing process of the traumatic events they have experienced. The … [Read more...] about The Clothesline Project: Healing wounds through artwork

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Artwork, CSUSB Women Resource Center, Domestic Violence, Healing, The Clothesline Project, women

Clothesline project becomes outlet for students

April 26, 2013 by Archived posts 2 Comments

By Ryan Libby |Staff Writer| Students express their stories of domestic violence by decorating t-shirts and The Clothesline Nearly 25 percent of women have experienced domestic violence in their lifetime. And nearly 74 percent of Americans personally know or have known someone who has been a victim of domestic violence, according to the Domestic Violence Resource Center. The Women’s Resource Center gives those who have been a casualty of domestic violence an outlet to anonymously portray their feelings. “I think it’s important that students have any sort of outlet for expressing their grief,” said student Angelica Davalos. Having the ability to share one’s feelings through art … [Read more...] about Clothesline project becomes outlet for students

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Angelica, Cal State San Bernardino, cal state university san bernardino, coyote chronicle, csusb, csusb women's resource center, Davalos, Domestic Violence, Ironman, John, Ryan Libby, Santos Manuel Student Union, Shipley, SMSU, t-shirts, The Clothesline Project, Womens Resource Center, wrc

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