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Show w HarlTheHerald.com Sunday, April 16, 2000 THE DAILY HERALD, I, Page A5 Provo. Utah LOCAL Candidates want to tap resource ol Rlarch sheds light on issue u v.l. By AMY K. STEWART The Daily Herald p rnmrrmriitw vviimiuinijf PROVO Traffic slowed and people peered curiously from downtown windows as about 50 people marched chanting with candles and posters Friday night. It was the annual "Take Back the Night" rally in Provo. Each spring, a. group of local women march to protest vio- fa h e By JASON PATRICK The Daily Herald - CEDAR HILLS Education reform dominated discussion at a event held for District 57 Republican House hopefuls and district delegates Saturday morning. Candidates Dan Cooper, John Dougall, Grant Flygare, Rep. Lowell Nelson, Sandra Neilson and Brad Winn all proposed modifications to the school system in their platforms. ; Cooper called for a return to a more traditional school lence. "Women can have power by V coming here united together to take control of their own lives" said BYU student Alisa Allred, 24, a senior from California, majoring in sociology. The evening is coupled with speeches, poetry and music, all decrying violence against women in. words describing fear, silence, blame, rage and sorrow. Those who had survived violence personally were invited to don green armbands. The group then hit the streets, chanting lines such as: Fight back! Women unite! The streets belong to us tonight! Wherever we go, however we dress, No means No and Yes means Yes! We are tired of denial! It's not the woman who's on trial! Reactions from the public structure. An edu-plemanaging 30,000 (students) is too large," Cooper said. "We need to go back to small schools and reduce the size of districts." Dougall and Flygare said the decision-makinmachine needs to be put in reverse, allowing communities to decide what education policies best suit their needs and desires rather than state and federal government. x g Several candidates curred with the idea that BRIAN FITZGERALD The Daily Herald the dark: BYU student Makaria Reynolds holds a candle to the start of a "Take Back the Night" march through prior Glow in downtowti Provo. window. One look at the posters "NO means NO" and . "I am woman and he quickly hear me roar" retreated, rolling up his window. . Il; gling. Another man stood on his front porch and did a vulgar hip rotation as the group marched by, leaving a waft of candlesmoke trailing behind them. Later, two men pulled their truck over to see what all the commotion was about and learned what "Take Back the Night" means. "I think it's pretty cool they're making a stand," said BYU student Jake Menke, 22, a junior from Florida, majoring in - mechanical engineering. "Too many girls are clueless to these things," Menke said. Utah "Valley State College student Brad Broska, 27, agreed. "There needs to be an awareness. There's too many violent occurrences around here," said the junior from Florida majoring in business management. A carfull of women yelled, "Keep the candle burning strong, sister!" : Afterwards, participants were invited to jot down their feelings on a long yellow banner. One woman wrote: "I have fought my lifetime for this cause as many before me. We are not better, lesser or anything but equals." "Take Back the Night" is designed to alert the community to the problem of widespread violence against women, provide survivors an opportunity to speak out and unite individuals who wish to work with others to make the community safer. "Take Back the Night" events have been taking place nationwide since 1978, usually in October. The first "Take Back the Night" was in Germany in 1973 as a response to a series of sexual assaults, rapes and murders. Today, marches are held in numerous cities in the United States, Canada, Latin America, India and Europe. : Amy K. Stewart can be reached or at astewart&ieraldextra.com , Marcher Kris Kirry, 26, of Salt Lake City, said she traveled 344-255- 2 con- tive changes must come from the bottom up. . south to participate because the area needs all the help it can get. There's not a lot of support in Provo," Kirry said. "So I make a point to come down here and support a group that is strug were mixed. One man, driving down University Avenue in a jacked-ured truck, rolled down his ' "If we take responsibility away from local people and give it to. government, we're taking away from our. 3lves," said Winn. "Better decisions are made by people who are in the situation." "We worry about symptoms rather than going to the root of, the problem," Flygare said. "We have to harness the genius of the people around us." The session mainly served as a forum, for candidates to express overall philosophies rather than present the nitty gritty of policy proposals. Forrest Williams, a delegate from Cedar Hills, said, "I think it's an excellent field. I see quite a bit of similarities but some differences as well." County Commissioner candidates also put their views forward at the meeting. "As good Republicans, we're probably not much different incumbent philosophically," Gary Herbert said of himself and opponent Kirk Love.' Herbert cited his record over the past nine years as a commissioner as reason why he should be "My star is at its apex. I'm in a position to do great things for Utah County," Herbert said. Love called for an elimination of property tax on small businesses and pornography on Changes for UTA announced , : ; - 1 WV t gWv ' X The Daily Herald - UTA's SALT LAKE CITY April Change brings modifica- tions to several bus routes starting Sunday. Route change information is available on the UTA Web site at www.rideuta.com or by calling customer service toll free at . A new night TRAX schedule starts Monday. Trains will run every 20 minutes after 7 p.m. instead of every 30 minutes. After 10 p.m., runs will be made every half hour. All changes will be made in UTA schedules by Monday. ......... . r i i - -- 1 jam fear mvl. msry& EST the Internet. i "We need to treat them like cable companies," Love said of Internet access providers, "We need to start prosecuting the people within the Internet structure." - Jason Patrick can be or reached at 354-770- 3 jpatrickheraldextra.com. 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