Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Hilary Merlin" <>]

Molly and others,

One way that I deal with the fact that many students will
never see my posters or participate in my programs is by getting 
editorials published in the student newspaper. I reach far more 
students than I could with any other single effort. Better yet, get 
student advocates or male leaders on campus write the editorials. I 
always try to relate them to current events so readers will be 
interested, and I generally try to appeal to some common 
denominator. I've written about some pretty controversial stuff, but 
haven't gotten any backlash. The goal isn't to get students to agree 
with my viewpoint, rather to get them thinking and talking about the 
issues. 

Here are a couple of examples:
{ HYPERLINK 
"http://www.redandblack.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/08/21/3f4438bf1b523?in_archive=1";
 }{ HYPERLINK 
"http://www.redandblack.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/08/21/3f4438bf1b523?in_archive=1";
 }http://www.redandblack.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/08/21/3f443
8bf1b523?in_archive=1
http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/97/1/03_4.html

It's not super-innovative, but may be a tool you can use.

Hilary
Hilary Merlin, M.Ed., CHES
Relationship/Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator
University Health Center
University of Georgia
(706)542-8690

www.uhs.uga.edu/rsvp