New crisis line
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1975
Counselors say talk lessens stigma of rape
By ROXIE HEARN
Staff Writer
Rape crisis line counselors feel
that the more people who talk about
rape, the less social stigma will be
attached to it.
Carrie Novick; co-chairperson of
Women’s Awareness, Patsy Cope
land of Academic Counseling, and
Sharon O’Shea of Women’s Aware
ness are training about 25 more
women to deal with rape victims.
The rape crisis line is being in
corporated in the crisis line already
existing at the Brazos Valley Mental
Health Center. It will be in opera
tion beginning April 15.
As rape victims call in, a coun
selor will be contacted who will re
turn the victim’s call and offer help.
In 1973 there were nine rapes re
ported in the Bryan-College Station
area. Novick said police estimate
that for every one rape reported,
five to ten go unreported.
“Using that estimate,” she said.
“45 rapes could have occurred here
and never been reported. ”
The workshops train the women
to reassure victims, and urges them
to stress to the community that rape
is a violent act and not a sexual act.
“Every woman who experiences
this (rape) must be asking ‘what kind
of a maniac is this?’ -— not just sex
ual, but violent, said Copeland.
The counselors are organizing a
speakers bureau to help them ap
proach the community.
The bureau, which will be ready
by the fall, will be composed of at
least one doctor, one nurse and one
policeman, said Novick.
The speakers will make presenta
tions to high schools, women’s
clubs, civic organizations, PTA’s
and other community groups, she
said.
A seminar presented by the Au
stin Rape Crisis Line is also planned
by the counselors for April 24, 25
and 26.
Copeland grouped the women
into three-member sections where
one played the role of the victim,
one played the role of the crisis
center counselor and one acted as
observer, making comments on the
effectiveness of the counseling.
Patsy said the two most important
approaches were reassurance and
empathy.
“Reassurance could come in the
form of such statements as ‘You’re
going to be all right,’ ‘You’re the
same person you were before,’ and
‘You’re okay now,’ ” she said.
Empathy would be established
by a “listening attitude,” she said.
“While you’re talking, don’t in
quire. Let them tell you, but don’t
probe.”
She stressed that no psychologi
cal therapy was to be done by the
group.
“Don’t use what you’ve been
reading in psychology books,” she
said. “Don’t relate it back to child-
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hood or their parents.”
The aim of rape crisis line is to
help remove the old myths and so
cial taboos associated with rape, said
Sharon.
She listed “nice girls don’t get
raped,” “she was just a foolish
female,” and “if she didn’t resist,
she wasn’t raped” as a few of the
myths surrounding the crime.
“Being raped should be no differ
ent from a man being beaten and
thrown into a ditch,” said Carrie.
Allocations
will occupy
Senate meet
By JERRY GEARY
Staff Writer
Allocation of Student Service
Fees will occupy the Student Se
nate Thursday night.
The Senate will meet in Room
204 of the Harrington Education
Center at 7:30 p.m. to hand out the
$885,000 in student funds.
On the list to get money is the
athletic department which is the ob
ject of one of the most controversial
proposals. The proposal is to cut the
request for funds and add a user fee
for home football games to help
make up the difference. The charge
would be $10 for a season pass or
$2.50 per game for students.
The original request of $359,000
by the athletic department was
slashed to $270,000 by the commit
tee making recommendations to the
Senate. The Senate will vote on
whether or not to pass this or some
other recommendation on to the
administration.
Another bill that has received
many hours of discussion is the
Confidence-No confidence Bill.
Under this bill, the Senate will vote
approval or disapproval of actions
taken Ly the Board of Directors and
other high administration officials.
Rebates. Remember them?
The nationwide fad has finally
caught the eye ofTAMU’s Student
Senate.
At the Senate meeting Thursday
night at 7:30 in Harrington 209, stu
dent rebates from the profits of the
University Center Bookstore will be
presented on first reading.
This rebate program will distri
bute the store’s profits to all stu
dents, who can keep the cash or do
nate it to their favorite club.
But don’t let the cash register in
(See ALLOCATION, p. 6)
TODAY
SAILING CLUB meets at 7:30 in room 308 of the
Rudder Tower. There will he a discussion on
sailing lessons and a film. All interested persons
are invited.
CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP will he
presented at 3 p.m. in the Rudder Tower.
WHEELMEN will start a short hike rule Irom the
MSC fountain at 5:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
EAGLE PASS HOMETOWN CLUB meets at8 p.m.
in the lounge to discuss plans for the Easter party.
HORSEMAN’S ASSOCIATION meets at 7.30 p.m.
in rm. 215 of the AI bldg.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT
WIVES CLUB meets in the Blue Flame Room of
Lone Star Gas Co. at 201 E. 27th St. at 7:30 p. m.
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS CLUB at
7:15p.m. in the lobby of Rudder Tower for Aggie-
land picture.
SATURDAY
PAKISTAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION presents a
film “Intezar” at 11:30 a.m. in room 102 of Zac-
hry. Admission is $1.50, free for American stu
dents with I.D. cards.
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