Week devoted to sexual violence awareness
Purple is the color of April ? and the shade of the ribbons being distributed among the University community to publicize Sexual Violence Awareness Month.The Organization of Women Leaders, Take Back the Night, SHARE and the Department of Public Safety are sponsoring several events this week to promote this cause."This is part of a national and international movement," said Women's Center director Susan Overton."We want this week to prepare people, to get them started talking about the issue," said Nancy Ippolito '03, co-founder and co-president of OWL.Murray-Dodge Cafe hosted an open-mic coffeehouse Sunday, showcasing songs, poetry and stories on themes of women's awareness.