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~icaRb1nal Review Volume 38, Number 9
Frida~ . March 2, 1984
Rape at NIC possible; • • • v1ctrm support awaits
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SfAGED ENCOUNTER- Acwrdlna to FBI l'litlmattt, onJ.l reported, and the hme may be true for Coeur d' Alene.
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In 10 rapes arc
Whitlo ck, Gagliano el.ected Roughly 8 pcrcen1 or NIC's ehgible voters turned out in the ASNIC clec1100 Feb. 22 lo voic Chuck Whulock president and Ml.kc G3gtiano president, 3C'C'Ording to ASNIC ad,•i50r Tonv Srew:ut.
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The election resuiis were approved in a Feb. 27 student bo&rd mecring. and the officers will swca.r in Monday, March S. Stcwan said thot Whi1lock, running unopposed for the s1uden1 bod) presidency. gathered 196 votes. while Gagliano gathered 122 votes 10 Barbllra Ehardfs "4 to gain the vice prcsidcncv (see rcl3ted sto!) on page 2).
b) Rita Boltings.,.orth Inside a Hedlund Voca1ional Build· John Wheelock of the Kootenai Counn Sheriffs Dcpanmcnt Cnme ing classroom. a notice on a black· bo11rd ins1 ru cts u.·omen students to Pre,-cnrion Unit Slid women do not leave their Thursday night microv.·avcrepon ropes because they may cx-peri· cooking class in groups. ence feelings of guitr. shame or A studco1 who astcd 10 remain outrage after the 3n3ck. uno.amcd said on the first night of "She 11ant.s 10 be left 3Jone. buried cl3SS, Feb. 2. the rnstructor told in a hole." Wheelock said. women 001 10 leave BJonc because a A rape , icrim may as k hcrs~lf female s1oden1 had been ass11ultcd questions like " Why did I go with him?" and " What will others think?" somewhere bcf\\een the Hedlund Voca1ion11l Building ond the SUB the Wheelock explai ned. Rape or anemptcd r.ipc, at NIC or night before. "Some women panicked ,·• the an,•wherc else. as well as assauJ1 with source said. •'They wanted 10 mate a mien, to comm ii rBpe. are crimes. run for their cars." accordmg to a pnmphlct published by Don Phillips. ch,ef securiry officer. the ld:iho Network 10 Stop Violence said he receh·ed a second-hand repon i\gain~t Women. tha1 a woman on campus had been hit StJIJ. at'COrdlng to FBI csumates. for and l.oocted do" n. ever. rlpe ihai is rcpon ed. 10. like the "We investigated u far as u.c could one rumored :11 NIC. occur thot are oot "ithout the woman commg forward.'' reponed. Phillips -.aid. "lcchnic.ally. there LS no But rapes and assault~ shoulll be crime u.ithout a repon.'' rcponcd even if the woman docs not Phillips said that there has nC\cr u.ont 10 pro~ccute because the inforbeen I rape or ~ult reported on the mation that she gives may ass1s1 th e 1'1C campus m the three ~ears that he poti~ in another ca>e, Wheelock s.iid. h:15 been at the college. According 10 Coeu r d'Alene Police II a rcpon of that type "as made Dcpanment rt'cords. five rapes were with securil). Phslhps said college reported in 1983 and seven were procedure ,-ooJd all for an immediate reponed in 1982. figures which rank rcpon 10 the ory pohce. the cir.· seventh m the ~uue in 198J The second ph:ise of securi1y 's on J ~r capita basis. 1moh-cmen1 in wt type of 1J1,·es1Tbe Kootenai County Sherifrs De· igatJon 'll.oold mclude a repon 10 NIC panment. which i:. outside any local President Barn· Schuler. departnn!nt 1urisdiciion. took repons of 17 rapes in heads and ,-twe,er COtlllstlOT'\ ,.ere I<ISJ and nine 10 1982. Wh eeloc k m,olvcd. Plullips said attributes the additional rape repons The seopc of tbe college's involve. filed JI his office to the im·olvement of meat would depend on "helher the Rape Crisis. 1oc1deo1 iovohcd a visitor to the "The> ' re the bes1 thing going since college or a fuJJ. or Plll'1·rime nudent puffed ,-heJt or popcorn,·· Wheelock There were oo a.ssaul~ or 1'1!)0 10 ~id "I'd do .in)1hmg for rhcm and so the vicinit, of NIC the 01gh1 of Feb I, •·ouJd !he sheriff.·· 11ccordmg •,o rhe records clerk at the conllnued oo page 13 police dcpinmeoi.
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