Wednesday, august 23, 1978
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Awareness of self,
dissuades potential rapists
Photo by Mark Billing sley
Rape: it could happen at any time at any place, but walking home alone at night is
inviting a disaster that could easily be avoided.
By Kate Gaul
A man approaches the lone brunette
seated at the bar. Disco music and strobe
lights jell the scene into an eerie artificial
ity. But the atmosphere is like most popu
lar bars.
"Hey baby, what's happenm?, he
asks, sliding onto the stool next to her.
She giggles and smiles politely, even
though she secretly wishes he'd bug off.
He makes her nervous, although she
doesn't know why.
Sound familiar?
According to Gina Washburn of the
Lincoln Rape Crisis Center, that is a situa
tion which could lead to rape.
"Don't be friendly or polite once sus
picions are aroused. Friendliness may con
firm his suspicion that you are capable of
being victimized," she said.
Washburn said "awareness" of oneself,
one's surrounding and of others, can pre
pare women for a rape situation and possi
bly prevent one.
Being aware does not mean a woman
must drastically alter her lifestyle or mode
of dressing.
"If you're wearing provocative cloth
ing, your expressions (firm, aggressive
"no") will let him know your intentions,"
Washburn said.
Mental preparation
Washburn and Officer Joy Wemmer of
the Lincoln Police Department both said
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that a woman should imagine what she
would do if she were raped.
This mental preparation should not be
"paranoid but constructive," Washburn
said. Continued on page 8
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Renovations
in the union
finished soon
The Harvest Room entry
renovation and the addition
of a cigarette machine and
bill changer to the north
end of the Nebraska Union
are the remodeling changes
in the union this summer,
according to Frank Kuhn,
assistant director and opera
tions manager of the union.
The Harvest Room entry
renovation, which was sche
duled to be completed
earlier this week, was made
to draw more traffic to the
dining room, Kuhn said. As
it was designed before many
people were not aware that
a dining room was in that
area of the Union, he said.
The entry has been re
designed with orange, green
and gold awnings over new
glass entry and exit doors.
The carpeted area in front
of the doors has been re
placed with brick colored
tile.
The addition of a
cigarette machine and bill
changer near the north desk
should help ease
crowding and waiting time
at the desk, he added.
A delicatessen will be
added to the former Harvest
Room coatroom in October,
according to Bob Richeson,
Nebraska Union food
service manager.
The delicatessen was
scheduled to be completed
this summer but there has
been a delay in getting ma
terials, Kuhn said.
The delicatessen will sell
cold cuts for sandwiches
and bulk items for take
home use, Richeson said.
Hot entrees will be added
later.
Richeson said the deli
will be open at night for the
convenience of students
who cannot get items from
the other dining areas of the
Union.
Construction cost of the
Harvest Room entry was
SISjOOO, Kuhn said. Both
the Harvest Room entry and
the delicatessen were
approved by the Nebraska
Union Board last year.