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Show 4-V your new/ A4 MONDAY - OCTOBER 9 -2006 ;#ii#;|il Hanging it all on the line From CLOTHESLINE-A1 whom they had shared an intimate relationship. The display features shirts decorated by survivors of abuse and friends of victims of abuse who wish to share their experience with the public. The colors of the shirts each represent a different form of abuse such as battery, rape, incest and violent attacks. The display not only promotes awareness of the widespread problem of abuse, but also enables survivors of abuse to move on with their lives and gives support to those silently struggling with abuse, according to event organizers and volunteers. "The Clothesline Project is not a comforting, uplifting experience," said Peggy Pasin, coordinator for the Women's Resource Center. "Instead, it is moving and eye-opening. Informing the community about the problem is the first step toward ending the violence." UVSC student Judd Sweat said he hoped the display would '*give victims inner strength as they see other stories out in the open. It may be shocking to people not affected by this type of abuse. But is probably good for the person making the t-shirt. Center statistics, every 10 to 12 seconds a woman reports being assaulted. Every two minutes a whistle blows. According to 2002 RAINN statistics, someone is sexually assaulted every two minutes. A bell indicates when a woman has been killed by her intimate partner. According to 2001 statistics from End Abuse, three to four women are killed by their intimate partners each day. Roberts says she is volunteering with The Clothesline Project because she is a survivor of violence. 'This project is outstanding," says Roberts, "especially here in Utah Valley. We want to deny that these things happen in our families, in our community. Anything that can help open eyes is a good thing." BYU law student Jared Sine said, "I'm shocked it's as pervasive as it seems to be. Some of these stories, like this one here about a babysitter,opensyoureyes." Along with the display at Center Stage, UVSC has a permanentClothesline Project on the Equity in Education Training and Resource Center's web site, which can be viewed year-round at www.uvsc.edu/conted/equity/clothesline.html especially when they can come in here and see other personal experiences recounted on these shirts." "A number of professors require students to be involved in service projects, and many students choose the Clothesline Project to fulfill that requirement," said Pasin. Some of the shirts have graphic language on them, sometimes essential for expressing the victim's feelings and aiding in catharsis when other words don't suffice, according to one woman who wrote her story of abuse on a shirt. When asked if event organizers encountered pressure to censure some of the more explicit descriptions upon the shirts, Jennie Briggs, acting Director of UVSC's Equity in Education Center, said "We never censure these t-shirts for content unless, for legal reasons, they have victim's court case numbers or first and last names printed on them. How could we silence these people who are brave and courageous for doing this?" An instrumental soundtrack sounds alongside the shirts on display. Every ten seconds a gong sounds, reminding attendees that, according to 1993 National Victims comcast cares Abraham Hernadez News Writer On Oct. 7, Comcast partnered with community organizations including UVSC volunteers to improve the quality of life in local communities in what Comcast calls "Comcast Cares Day." This year, Comcast Cares Day was held at Suncrest Elementary, located at 668 West 150 North in Orem between 8 a.m. and noon. For the past three years, Comcast has focused on giving aid to Title I elementary schools in Utah, such as Suncrest Elementary. Title I schools provide a majority of their students with free or reduced lunch and/or breakfast. Children attending these schools have little in the way of luxury, and live at or near the poverty level. Many of these children arrive at school early, and generally have no one to pick them up at the end of the day. Many often arrive at school without shoes or without proper clothing. The purpose of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, known as the ALBERT MITCHELL/NETXNEW5 Discussion on government transperancy actly where the funds go." Ashdown expressed simiAshworth said. lar sentiments for all deSpecifically, Ashdown said partments of government. Don Lavange, of the the Department of Defense has no accountability for Center for the Study of Ethits funds, describing it as a ics, said because the governblack hole. "We see some ments moneyed interest are of the weapons that are antithetical to him he was produced with these funds, fascinated with Ashworth's however we don't know ex- goal of making governfrom ASHDOWN * A1 ment's financial information transparent. "There are back-room deals going on that we never know about and I think we should," Lavange said, "the Center for the Study of Ethics invited Ashworth because the lack of government transparency is an ethical problem." Accessibility Services helping deaf students students leave," MacNicholl said. The only funding wrote a thank you let- provided is Vocational Reter to the accessibility habilitation (V.R.) V.R. is department. She said she only given to students who started to like college and fit a certain criteria, and could take the classes she students often don't qualiwanted without having to fy. "Most students have an worry about missing what extremely hard time finding was being said with the employment, scholarships, aid provided by the acces- and housing," Watts said. Watts said she's amazed sibility department. "Some that after living in a sistudents are amazed at the lent world, MacNicholl services we provide. We have seen parents cry," finds talking to everyWatts said. MacNichoIl one around her so easy said that because of these to do. "If she is willing services, some are receiv- to step out of her coming As and Bs who before fort zone, hearing people received lower grades in should as well," Watts said. Watts once attended a previous schooling. "Five deaf students graduated meeting in Southern Calilast semester—four with fornia where she noticed bachelor's degrees and the deaf had no interpreter. one with an associates de- She decided that if no one gree," MacNicholl said. else was going to solve the Even with improved ser- problem, she would. She vices, Watts said funding is grabbed a pen and paper a big issue. "Typically it's and used them to ask the for financial reasons that deaf people there if they From SERVICES • A1 ANIGHT would teach her sign language. From that moment, she studied sign language both in school and with friends. Eventually, she became an interpreter and now works here at UVSC. There are about 45 deaf students at UVSC. We have the largest amount of deaf students in Utah. "Deaf students need a nice spot where they can feel comfortable," said Sherine Miller, director of the accessibility services department. Miller said, "We don't hide our deaf students. We highlight them." With the goal of helping students to learn more about the services offered through the accessibility department and related topics, Virl Osmond speaks at noon at Center Stage on Oct 18. Osmond's speech will be held as part of "Disability Awareness Week." Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged title, is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. According to Section 1001 of Title I, this purpose can be accomplished in various ways including: (1) ensuring that highquality academic assessments, accountability systems, teacher preparation and training, curriculum and instructional materials are aligned with challenging state academic standards so that students, teachers, parents and administrators can measure progress against common expectations for student academic achievement; (2) meeting the educational needs of lowachieving children in our nation's highest-poverty schools, limited English-proficient children, migratory children, children with disabilities, Indian children, neglected or delinquent children and young children in need of reading assistance; (3) closing the achievement gap between high and low-performing children, especially the achievement gaps between minority and non-minority students, and between disadvantaged children and their more advantaged peers; (4) holding schools, local educational agencies and states accountable for improving the academic achievement of all students, and identifying and turning around low-performing schools that have failed to provide a highquality education to their students, while providing alternatives to students 626 N State in such school! to enable the students to receive a high-quality education; (5) providing children an enriched and accelerated educational program, including the use of schoolwide programs or additional ser/ices that increase the amount and quality of instructional time; (6) coordinating services under all parts of this title with each other, with other educational services and, to the extent feasible, with other .agencies providing services to youth, children and families; and (7) affording parents substantial and meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children. While school funding provides for the children's basic educational needs, these schools need much more in the way of simple cleaning and fix-up. Comcast volunteers, their families and friends have helped make this project a success year after year. All community members were invited to join with Comcast this year to give children in the community a better place to learn. This year's projects at Suncrest Elementary included painting, cleaning, p laying sod, trimming es and tinting windows. To find out about more volunteer opportunities around school and the community, contact the Service & Learning Center located at SC 101. Orem 224-0006 36 N Univ. Ave Provo 373-4440 camera 76 N 100 East AF 756-3313 Because Pictures matter Nikon L I 5 Million Pixels 5 Power Zoom 249.99 great deal Add 512 card, Case, Rech. 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