The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 55, Ed. 1, Tuesday, April 26, 1983 Page: 2 of 15
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Coeds should be rape-conscious
Three incidents of attempted rape last
week one at a laundromat near ACU. clearly
show that Abilene women need to take some
safety precautions.
An 18-year-old college student was ap-
proached by a man with a knife Thursday
while she was parked at the Vinson Speed
Queen Laundry on Ambler. The man
threatened to kill her if she did not comply but
she escaped by driving away.
On Monday night a woman fought off a man
with a gun on the parking lot at Westgate Mall
and Tuesday morning two men tried to pick up
a 13-year-old school girl on Butternut Street.
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Robin Ward
EDITOR
Tammy Fielder
MANAGING EDITOR
J. Scott Russell . KentBarnett
SPORTS EDITOR ADVERTISING
Tuesday Features: Bonnie Arvln Tammy DaWof
Friday Features: Melody ToWneel Breads Zobrist
News Editors: Rachel O'Rear Leigh Ann Manls
AssMantSports Editor: MarkStockdale
Intramural Sports Editor: Kevin Wishard
Chief Photographer: Julie Larson
Wire Editor: David Ingram
Cartoonist: Wet Thornton
Production Managera:David Ingram MarkStockdale
Asst. Production Manager: Betsey Bolln
Advertising Production Manager: Carmen Scarbrough
Advertising Production Asst : Cheryl Beard
Circulation Manager: Betsey Bolln
Adviser: Dr. Charles Marler
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Carolyn Gllmore director of the Abilene
Rape Crisis Center said the first thing women
can do to protect tltemsclves against rape is to
be aware that it can happen to anyone.
Women should be cautious about such things
as giving out personal information or letting
strangers into their homes. They should keep
doors and windows locked when at home and
replace locks if house keys are lost or stolen.
Women drivers should take additional
precautions. For one the car should be kept in
good mechanical condition. Also when
traveling a woman should always drive on
major thoroughfares and make sure that her
car windows are rolled up and doors are
locked.
When stopping at an intersection she should
avoid the curb lane and be prepared to drive
off if approached. If she experiences car
trouble she should tie a white cloth on the
antenna raise the hood lock herself in the car
and ask someone to send for help. She should
not go with anyone and she should never pick
up a hitchhiker or a stranded motorist.
Women also should park in well-lit areas
and check the back seat and floor area before
getting into the car. Having the car key ready
to unlock the door will save time sometimes
spent in fumbling for the key.
Women who walk or jog should go with
others or make sure others are around and
the route should be planned in advance to
avoid shortcuts through parks or unlit areas.
A woman can sometimes discourage a
rapist by walking confidently and being alert
and aware of her surroundings at all time. If
she suspects she is being followed she should
go to a public place instead of her house.
Most of these precautions involve simply
using common sense. But these days women
had best sharpen their common sense by
listening to experts' advice. Rape can happen
to anyone so extra caution by students is
certainly justified.
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Well kick it's that time of the year. Onoflfc
million and six finals 14 term papers due by !rw
p.m. Friday and if you're a senior and want to
leave Abilene sheepskin in hand you've got to
pass the English Channel swim test.
And remember that out-of-class reading
assignment your economics teacher gave you
at the beginning of the semester? The one she
doesn't mention in class but is guaranteed to
appear on the final? It's time to go buy the
book.
How about all those extra-credit reports you
didn't need to do because you were sure you'd
get an A in the class? Now that you're pulling--a
borderline D isn't it about time you goJ
started?
Just a note of caution: Don't try to bribe the
registrar. It's too late to drop with a WP. And
a WF counts on your transcript just as much
as an F. Your only hope now is to staple a $20
bill on the back of your final exam paper. That
and a pair of round-trip tickets to Tahiti or the
Virgin Islands.
And be sure that you don't forget book buy-
back. This must be done as soon as possible
Don't plan to wait until the beginning of next
semester because by then the bookstore
employees won't accept them. It's an un-
written rule. Tliey fill their quota of Principles
of Economics just as you reach the desk. This
of course happens at the end of .a Uiree-hour
wait.
But the biggest challenge of Dead Week and
Finals Week isn't grades or course work. It's
not making it through that last week in the
Bean when all they serve is bologna leftover
goulash and Ranch Style Beans. And it's not
finding a big enough bottle of No-Doze or a
five-quart coffee pot to help make it through
four sleepless nights in a row.
Nope the biggest challenge during the last
days of the semester is trying to remove all
your earthly possessions from the dorms oi
Sherrod by Saturday at noon. Apparently RAs
and dorm mothers and fathers turn into
pumpkins at exactly 12 p.m. This means that if
your last final is at 3 p.m. Friday and you're
through by 4 p.m. you've got a whopping GO
minutes to find enough cardboard boxes to
carry your loot home in.
So according to the rules thafwhich took a
week to move in and unpack must be stripped
from your walls and closets in less than 24
hours. But that's just kid stuff. Then
somehow you've got to make all of it in-
cluding the chest of drawers you had to movea-v
in because you didn't have any drawer spaccflL
fit into your Honda Civic.
And chances are good that you're planning
to pick up a class or two in Maymestcr and
Summester. Lucky you! You get to haul it all
home and then return with the whole load in 10
days I It seems to me that this is definitely
worthy of P.E. credit. Or at least a 10 percent
discount on general fees.
Think about it. It's no wonder that they call
it Dead Week!
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