RICHMOND — A powerful message will be strung across Eastern Kentucky University’s campus next week, and students are working hard to put a personal touch on the efforts. Stephanie Fox, a senior business major from Versailles, decorated her T-shirt Thursday for The Clothesline Project, which is a part of EKU’s 5th annual Take Back the Night event scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 24 in the campus ravine. The Clothesline Project is a program that highlights the issue of violence. Women and men affected by childhood abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault and other forms of abuse are being encouraged to express their emotions by decorating a T-shirt expressing their experience of violence and/or healing. Take Back the Night is a publicly funded charity founded in 2001 to help end all forms of violence and abuse and offer support to survivors. Fox’s shirt will have the message: “I trusted in you, but you’ve hurt me.” Fox is participating in The Clothesline Project as a part of her Women and Gender Studies class at EKU. “I thought it would be neat to decorate the shirt and show how you’ve gotten through violence in your life,” she said. “I hope it can help other people if they’re struggling with violence in their life. I think it will make a difference when the shirts are hung on campus. They can see that other people go through it also.” Violence on college campuses is something that happens more than most realize, Fox said. “It’s a very big problem, mostly in relationships,” she said. “A lot of women don’t even realize that violence is going on, such as verbal and emotional abuse. I hope this project makes people more aware that there might be a problem.” Marta Miranda, associate professor and director of EKU’s Women’s Studies Program, gave some statistics Thursday that helped make the Take Back the Night/Clothesline Project even more relevant. “A woman gets beaten every 15 seconds in this country,” she said. “It’s an epidemic. One in 33 boys will be sexually abused. We are very committed to the anti-violence movement.” The Clothesline Project is one of the most effective efforts of that commitment, Miranda said. “(The Clothesline Project) is a prevention and educational effort,” she said. “It’s very powerful to walk through and see what these people have actually painted. It’s a very powerful testimony.” The shirts decorated by EKU students, faculty and staff, will be displayed March 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. All EKU students are invited to make T-shirts for The Clothesline Project, and all T-shirts and decorating supplies are being provided by the Women and Gender Studies Program, EKU SAFE and Feminists for Change. Shirts are being decorated today, Monday and Tuesday in room 110 of the Powell Building. Call 622-2913 for more information about the events. Ronica Shannon can be reached at rshannon@richmondregister.com or 624-6608.
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Measuring education
Brent Ray, a local contractor, helps Kit Carson Elementary third-graders Nathan Buck and Anijah Rembert measure an outside wall Thursday morning during a class project to determine the perimeter of the school. The third-grade class broke into groups to measure sections of the outside walls which they used to find the perimeter.
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Kiwanis auction Saturday at City Hall
The annual Richmond Kiwanis Club auction will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. until about 5 p.m. with proceedings carried live on TimeWarner Cable Channel 12 and WEKY 1340 AM Radio.
“We have lots of great stuff, as we always do,” said Amanda Stepp, the auction coordinator.
“We have gift cards for almost every restaurant in Richmond as well as two pickup trucks that will be sold,” she said. -
Man pleads guilty to voyeurism charge
A man accused of taking pictures of a woman showering at a Berea truck stop was sentenced to probation Wednesday in Madison District Court.
Paul S. Byrd, 41, of McKee, was arrested Oct. 29 by the Kentucky State Police after a woman reported the incident at the 76 Truck Center off Interstate 75. -
Berea one of state’s first five cultural districts
The Kentucky Arts Council on Thursday named Berea one of the state’s first five certified cultural districts.
Although the legislature designated Berea the state’s Arts and Crafts Capital in the 1990s, this newest designation will draw even more attention and tourism to the city, said Belle Jackson, Berea’s tourism director. -
LRC plans to appeal judge’s HB1 ruling
The leadership of the General Assembly announced Thursday it plans to appeal Franklin Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd’s ruling that the legislature’s plan to re-draw state legislative boundaries is unconstitutional.
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Facebook post leads to arrest
A post on the Richmond Police Department’s Facebook page led to the arrest of a man suspected of stealing two Blu-Ray players from Walmart.
Walmart employees reported to police Jan. 25 that a man had concealed the electronics under his coat and attempted to leave the store without paying, said Richmond Police Chief Larry Brock in a news release. -
Four indicted in Berea murder case
The death of a Berea man and the attempted murder of another came at the hands of four people, according to indictments handed down Wednesday by a Madison grand jury.
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Friday at library : Lecturer to portray founder of Berea
John G. Fee, abolitionist and founder of both Berea and Berea College, will be portrayed Friday night by performer Obadiah Ewing-Roush as part of Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqua performance series at the Madison County Public Library. There is no charge to attend the 7 p.m. event.
As the son of a slave-holding father, Fee witnessed firsthand the benefits of having slaves and the profits that could be made from their labor. When he graduated from college and enrolled in Lane Theological Seminary, he began to understand the inherent wrong and destructiveness of slavery. -
Berea woman dies Tuesday in Laurel County crash
A Berea woman, Tommie Johnson, 60, died Tuesday evening in a Laurel County crash, according to the the Laurel Sheriff’s Office.
The accident took place about 7 p.m. at the junction of Maple Grove Road and KY 363 south of London, as Johnson was attempting to turn onto the state highway.
Laurel County Chief Deputy Eddy Sizemore said Johnson’s Chevrolet Cavalier pulled out in front of a Dodge Durango driven by Charles Joseph, 19, that was traveling south on KY 363.
After being extricated from her vehicle, Johnson was transported to St. Joseph-London hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Joseph also was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries, according to the accident report. -
Finally February
Ian Rosser, an Eastern Kentucky University student from Lexington, clears snow from his car parked on campus Wednesday
morning after about an inch of snow fell in Richmond. Temperatures are forcast to be in the upper 40s today. Kentucky has seen a lot of rain in the past few months, as was predicted by the Farmer's Almanac, but very little snow has fallen. - More Local News Headlines
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