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Show Monday, April 9, 2012 University Journal Page 8 Monday, Apr. 9 ides 75F HIGH LOW 41 F London Calling: A Student Presentation of Poetry, 7 a.m. 11 p.m., Sherratt Library WGolf Wyoming Cowgirl Classic in Chandler, 9 a.m., Chandler WY Senior BFA Portfolio Show - Graphic Design, Noon - 7 p.m., Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Free Admission -- is . Tuesday, Apr. 10 London Calling: A Student Presentation of Poetry, 7 a.m. -- 11 p.m., which houses women rescued from the brothels with sexually transmitted illnesses (the spread of which is like an epidemic). Its designed to give The documentary shows the struggles of several them a safe place to live after being shunned by escapees of sex slavery in Bombay. SUU will their communities for the experiences forced on be screening it this week as a part of Human them. Most important might be the raids which liberate Trafficking: People, Places & Voices (the academic conference hosted by the Global Engagement the captured girls. Anita talks about how she Center and Womens and Gender Studies). escaped with the help of a man who visited her The films body consists mainly of testimonies after she had an abortion. These men sometimes of girls who were kidnapped and sold into slavery. take previously escaped girls with them, to help This format constructs a brutal, harrowing them locate women and brothels. One girl returns presentation of the suffering experienced by to her brothel and confronts its madame, who victims. Every second is taught with emotional, arrogantly denies any injustice. The documentary emphasizes the practice of staggeringly personal recountings of time where these women were forced into prostitution. human rights. That terms a buzzword these days, One such story comes from Anita, who was but its true meaning is lost. Rights arent just taken at age 12. She tells of when she was theoretical. They arent just a talking at a movie, and was invited by some men point. Harleen Walia. another worker, she and her friend didnt know to visit says they are something that require GURU a temple in Kathmandu. When she was actions when people are being refused on the bus, she was drugged and taken them. 1 think shes dead right. away. When she awoke, she was in the Koirala says that she had to tell a Kamathipura District of Bombay, one of daughter of a woman who died that she districts in the world. the largest had gone to Gods place. The girl then Girls describe days like this as the day asks if she can go there, just, to visit. my God died. Koirala was left speechless. I think its an The statistics shared are staggering: apt analogy to understanding the impact 2,500 women disappear every day to be of these womens experiences. The totality The Kamathipura sent into of their violation is incomprehensible. District holds a captive population A viewer may know what theyve been greater than that of Salt Lake City. The through, but they cant become familiar e there is 14 years old. MORRISE average with the peril first-hanThe equivalent of 2 million dollars Documentaries like these are essential. change hands everyday. show the truth, unrestrained and without They retain the to the with films Im impressed ability dilution. Of all the things you could spend an intimacy of its horror, despite the daunting scale life doing, seeing The Day My God on which it occurs. Its honesty remains focused hour of your For me it and uncompromising. I might not see what theyve Died could be one of the most impactful. introduction and an was experience unforgettable been through, but I can feel its impact. It can be seen when the women line up in a hall in a brothel to the horror of human trafficking and humanity to be chosen by a client. They look more like fighting to survive it. The Day My God Died is not rated, with a theyre being lined up for a firing squad. of 55 minutes. It can be viewed this runtime works who is women of the Koirala one Anuradha to rescue girls and rehabilitate them afterward. Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in the Sharwan Smith She speaks about the dedication required of her Center Theatre, and at 7:00 p.m. in the Great Hall, to defeat the system. Her eyes are wide, mixed in the Hunter Conference Center or online for free with a knowledge of the insurmountability of the at PBSs YouTube channel. atrocities committed and the courage needed to Timothy Morrise is a senior economics major fight them. Think of them as your own child, she says. Her from Salt Lake City, he can be reached at concern is one of the things driving her program, tmorrisesuimews.com. Sunny Sherratt Library Senior BFA Portfolio Show - Graphic Design, Noon - 7 p.m., Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Free Admission Tennis vs Dixie State, 4 p.m. Latin American Film Series: The Take, 6 p.m., GC 107 SUU Orchestra & Choir Easter Concert, 7:30 p.m., Heritage Theatre Wednesday, Apr. 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Bentley, who performance majors, people Continued from Page 7 bands and people with withhis CDs four has recorded large is Lowry said the public never played outside of welcome to come, listen to the band Goodbye Nova, said he whove We had people bedrooms. side their other the on enjoyed being CD and have refreshments. on for this studio the ukulele, of guitar, strings, piano, recording The event will kick off online its just really diverse. sales of Sweet Sounds, by having benefit CD. Michael Heidemann, a junior There are 16 tracks to the each artist presented, have them from communication there track each and with major introduce the song and why they album, 111. and a member of 10 work of hours is to least at 1$ Chicago, chose it to represent a benefit CD for Camp Kesem at SUU, of mixing mastering and so the band Heart Of The Fox, and allowing the audience to on, he said. Its fun to be on contributed a song titled Night this side of glass, recording and Time. listen to the track, Lowry said. Its a dreamier melodic song, more was giving suggestions. Lowry said the event to promote awareness of Camp Lowry said he was pleased he said. Its a song between Kesem and why each artist with how diverse the sounds two lovers, thinking about each wanted to be involved with the were and how many different other. said he was Heidemann benefit CD. people were a part of the benefit We want people to be aware CD. pleased to be a part of the There were so many different benefit CD and being able to of Camp Kesem, he said. We want everyone to know why people and diverse sounds, he help children. each of the students decided said. I wanted to make sure we For more on this story, go to to be involved and why they pulled people from the Acoustic decided to put their particular Instruments Club, obviously, but smmews.com. www.cedarstorage.net 7 t - 77- t ir, r Oi 1 ?J t (!X) . . f C '4 - , r-- C- tv urT Cir Cl f ZZk St FJ :- C.r G r Cr 0 N rv A3 'I y - UNIVERSITY JOURNAL Continued from Page 7 Continued from Page 7 All of my shoes I kind of rig up like that, he said as he extends his leg displaying a black shoe, sure enough, with the laces carefully threaded and tucked to hide any evidence of a tie. One of Horlachers pet peeves is when professors take attendance but other than that he said not many things bother him. There was a time w'hen I was much more irritable but Ive tried very hard to get rid of some of those habits, he said. In high school I was definitely a very different person. I think students enjoy getting a note from their parents, spouse, grandparents or roommate, Cardon said. CAPS offers free counseling, wellness groups, biofeedback sessions and stress management groups for students who need more than candy to survive the final month of the semester. office Desmond, Meagan assistant for CAPS, said their services are free to students with varying appointment times to accommodate student schedules. Biofeedback appointments are available during the week For more on this story go to smmews.com. so they can work into (students) schedules, she said. The biofeedback session is a appointment where students are monitored during relaxation and stress relieving CDs by a counselor or intern. Its a good way to look into alternate ways other than seeing a counselor, Desmond said. A counselor is there but its something you can do by kind yourself, like a self-hel- p of thing. Students can also attend stress management classes Mondays at noon by licensed clinical social worker Susan Garner. 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