After the recent rash of “Craigslist Murders," is it still safe or practical for Whitman students to use Craigslist? On April 23, 2009, The New York Daily News reported that police had arrested Philip Markoff, the suspected “Craigslist Killer" of model Julissa Brisman who advertised her services online. The Boston University med-student shot Brisman and is suspected in a kidnapping and robbery attack a few days earlier of another woman advertising online. Markoff will be charged with first-degree murder by the Boston Municipal Court. These attacks call into question the safety of using a service like Craigslist, but also fail to recognize the benefits of online advertising sites. According to their Web site, Craigslist consists of “Local classifieds and forums for 570 cities in 50 countries worldwide [it is] community moderated, and largely free."

In addition to paintings and sculptures on display in the Sheehan Gallery in Olin Hall, visitors are treated to what initially appears as broken bottles on the ground, bags of confetti, and a bubble-like contraption that hangs from a ceiling, in which visitors must kneel and insert their head. These pieces are parts of larger-scale senior art theses that have been on display since the opening reception Friday, April 24, at 5 p.m. Thirteen art majors had their works on display at the exhibition. The 13 students represent the first class of graduating seniors whose final projects have been created in the Fouts Center for the Visual Arts (FCVA). Art majors echo a general appreciation for the new art building, as well as a recognition that their final products would have been different were they created in different spaces. “The building is wonderful," said senior art major Rachel Stein. “Having so many resources makes creating art a much smoother process. In all the years I have been doing art I have never had access to such a beautiful space."

Just as the clock tower tolled at 9:30 p.m., a group of Whitman students and community members assembled in front of Memorial Hall and stood silently. Then junior Laura Deering read the statistics: One in six women and one in 33 men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. College age women are four times more likely to be assaulted. 60 percent of women don't report the assault to the police. “Take Back the Night" started at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 30. Holding candles, participants walked across campus and through part of downtown Walla Walla to show their support for those who have experienced sexual assault. But more than that, “Take Back the Night" was about empowerment. “Survivors of sexual assault are the most important part of ‘Take Back the Night,'" said junior Jacqueline Kamm. “The rally offers survivors of violence an opportunity to voice their experiences and publicly affirm their transition from ‘victim' to ‘survivor.'"

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