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Be wary when using aggressive
self-defense, UPD officials say
By Juli Rhoden
The Battalion
Many women believe they
have the powef and the incen
tive to fight off an attack, but
Texas A&M University Police
Department officials say fighting
can sometimes be too danger
ous.
In the past, most awareness
programs focused on telling vic
tims to be submissive to their at
tackers to avoid being killed.
But because the number of
AIDS and other sexually trans
mitted disease cases are on the
rise, there are new programs
that tell victims to fight back.
Lt. Bert Kretzschmar said if
self-defense is the route some
one takes to avoid being at
tacked, they should be sure to
finish the job.
"If you're going to punch an
attacker, hit him two or three
times hard, don't just tap him,"
Kretzschmar said.
"Make sure you can be ag
gressive, don't back out or do it
half-way. That's how you get
hurt and possibly make the at
tacker more angry."
But Kretzschmar said aggres
sion is not always best for de
fense.
"Each situation is different,
so there is no set formula/'he
said.
"But sometimes, all it takes
are a few words or a stare to
fend off an attacker."
Linda Castoria, executive di
rector of the Brazos County
Rape Crisis Center, said it de
pends on several characteristics
to know whether to use either
physical or psychological force.
"Sexual assault is a personal
thing," Castoria said.
"Each victim, rapist, area and
everything is different, that's
where awareness training,
knowing how to react in differ
ent situations, could mean life or
death."
An awareness program being
presented by UPD focuses on
victims learning how to avoid
circumstances that could lead to
sexual assault and how to pro
tect themselves if they become
involved in a potential rape situ
ation.
Cpl. Betty Lamay, a director
of the sexual assault awareness
program for UPD, said personal
awareness is the most important
"Being alert and
aware of surround
ings are probably the
most important fac
tors is learning how
to avoid rape situa
tions."
~ Cpl. Betty Lamay,
director of UPD sexual
assault awareness
program
factor in learning how to avoid
sexual assault.
"Being alert and aware of sur
roundings are probably the most
important factors is learning
how to avoid rape situations,"
Lamay said.
"If you can program your
brain to be in defense of situa
tions, then, when something
does happen, you can automati
cally go back to those instincts."
During the spring semester,
and especially around Spring
Break, Lamay said the sessions
she gives are full.
The male students who at
tend the sessions are interested
in personal safety tips for them-
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selves and females they know.
Castoria said sexual assault is
not just a women's issue and
should be addressed by both
sexes.
"Most people think of rape as
just sexual intercourse, but it’s
not," Castoria said. "Rape is
about power and it's not gender
specific."
A 1991 study by the National
Victim Center and the Crime
Victims Research and Treatment
Center, said the problem is not
only the crime itself, but the fact
that 84 percent of all rapes go
unreported.
Castoria said this is a major
problem for young adults and
teens because they think they
are to blame or are ashamed to
tell anyone.
"Women, and especially
young people, tend to shy away
from the problem or spend a
long time — months, days or
even years — in denial," she
said."And when they are ready
to face the problem, it's usually
too late to prove anything in
court."
But Castoria said even if the
crime goes unreported, the vic
tim should seek professional
help.
"Families are great for sup
port," she said.
"But we tend to be protective
of the ones we love and don't let
them face their fears, that's what
professionals are trained to do."
Kretzschmar, who teaches
rape prevention in self-defense
classes offered by University
Plus, said the problem on a col
lege campus is that some people
don't know when they've been
raped.
"Acquaintance or date-rape is
hard to detect," he said.
"But anytime alcohol or
drugs are involved, the risks rise
and the outcome is sometimes
devastating."
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major, light candles Tuesday at a vigil held to
show support for the individuals and families that
have been affected by AIDS and HIV. The cere-
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brought hundreds of people to A&M's All
Chapel to recognize the impact of AIDS on pa
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By James Bernsen
The Battalion
Americans are becoming more concerned with ani
mal rights, said a leading researcher in the ethics of ani
mal treatment and handling Tuesday at a speech in
Texas A&M's MSC.
Dr. Franklin M. Loew, dean of the Tufts University
School of Veterinary Medicine, said there has been a
shift in the last 20 years from seeing animals as utilitari
an to viewing them more moralistically.
"It is no longer acceptable, I think, to do some things
to animals that we once took for granted," he said.
People who are more educated, young and from
cities tend to be more concerned with humane treat
ment of animals, he said.
"For example, why is rodeo praiseworthy in Texas,
but booed in eastern states?" he said.
Loew said one reason for the trend is the move
away from rural areas.
duced to a strip in the heartland of the counir |
said.
Loew attributed a decline in use of animals asd
source, especially a shift from beef and porktodJ,
and sheep, to new findings in nutrition. |
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some six billion chickens/ n<- n.tit
to a 100 million cattle in this country, dependingi'l . ^ '
month." 1
Loew said animals fill a psychological need fo:f, r , s
mans. Blonda;
"There must be something else in it, or we wo.if a
surround ourselves with them," he said. ■mable
Loew said there are 110 million cats and dogsrp 11 P r ’ sc
United States today, more than ever before. ^ wa -
"Clearly, we have lost some species, a tragic si: londa
tion," he said. "But in terms of great numbers of i Polh
mals, we have chosen as a society to surround c le stu<
selves with more and more of them." nve to
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