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Storaska Leads
Rape Lecture
Fred Storaska, author of "How to Say
Not To A Rapist and Survive" will lead a
lecture on the same topic in Willingham
Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. on Monday,
February 28.
Storaska, a native of Pennsylvania has
studied the subject of rape for 20 years
and interviewed dozens of victims and
rapists since his first encounter with the
crime. This was when he witnessed the
gang rape of an 11-year-old girl. He
rushed to the aid of the little girl. It
stayed in his memory and he has since
devoted much time to instructing women
how to "say no to a rapist.
He believes the fact that society
conditions men to be aggressive is the
main cause of rape. "Nobody wants to
be raped," he says. "We condition boys
to be aggressive and girls to be passive.
Until we have total equality, we’ll always
have rape."
Storaska says that rapists perceive
themselves as the inferior of women they
hold in esteem. They loathe women, hate
them, are emotionally disturbed.
"Rapists don’t attack women."
Storaska says.' ‘They rape objects.
Storaska points out that it’s the
woman's choice to submit, run, or try to
kill her attacker.
Storaska reports that 70 percent of
women who are raped are accosted by
people they know and 40 percent of the
children that are attacked know their
attackers.
Quick thinking, to Storaska, is the way
to handle the situation. He encourages
women to do something totally against
what-the rapist expects. Talk him out of
it, tell him you’re pregnant, Storaska
urges. Often the rapist will end up giving
you advice on how to avoid being
molested. Screaming, fighting back, and
running away seldom work, Storaska
says, because they only intensify the
hostilities raging in the attacker. "Try to
defuse the attacker's violent nature.
Treat the would-be rapist like a human
being." Confiding in rapists about
personal illnesses, phobias, and needs
has worked in more than 700_cases.
It can be dangerous, Storaska realizes,
but "it might be the choice between
getting away with it or being hurt or
killed."
Mercer’s Own
M*A*S*HBash
Tomorrow, Saturday the 26th, Mercer
will say its farewell to one of the most
popular television shows of all time. The
last episode of M*A*S*H airs next week,
so, as a tribute, Mercer has planned a
little M»A»S»H party.
Sponsored by SGA, the Film Commit
tee. ROTC. and the bookstore, the fun
begins at 11:30 when students will start
arriving at the ROTC hangar dressed as
their favorite M*A*S*H characters, or
merely decked out in their best fatigues.
Prize* wifi "t>e awarded to those with
the best costumes and most enthusiasm,
as well as to those with the best
impersonations. Everything will be
i.hing place out at the ROTC hangar
right next to the tower, including lunch
for all students from 11:30 to 1:00. There
will be no lunch in the cafeteria.
There is no need to leave after lunch,
either, as a special showing of the
original M*A*S*H movie will be
presented at 1:30 inside the hangar.
So, come on out with your friends and
have a good time. This is going to be a
lot of fun.
Mercer Seniors
Please Recruiters
By Jeanne A. McDowell
Palcement Coordinator
Recruiters from 14 Georgia school
systems were on hand for Mercer’s
Third Annual Teacher Placement Day on
February 16th. Each of the 17 recruiters
gave our Education Majors very high
marks on preparation, interview skills,
and appearance, with additional com
pliments for faculty members responsi
ble for the educational experiences of the
students participating.
Thirty-nine graduating seniors
scheduled interviews with the recruiters
to gain information and insight into the
teaching methods, position openings,
and future growth possibilities of each
system. Overall, the students were
favorably impressed with salary offer
ings for Fall 1983, ranging from $11,500
to over $14,000 for first year teachers
with T-4 Certification. Local supple
ments were excellent with a few
counties, while others offered supple
ments only to those participating in
activities additional to teaching. Definite
openings were mentioned in the areas of
math and science on the secondary level,
and middle school teachers should find
placement within the state fairly easy.
Fulton County, alone, is constructing
three new middle schools to be opened
for the 1983-84 year.
Ms. Linda Jordan. Coordinator of
Teacher Placement for the State
Department of Education, was also on
hand to talk informally with Mercer’s
future teachers about upcoming Job
Fairs for teachers being held throughout
the state during spring and summer
months. Ms. Jordan also had students
complete an information form so they
could be included on a list of currently
available teachers that is sent out
quarterly to Superintendents of all
school systems, public and private,
throughout Georgia. Her attendance was
a new addition to Teacher Placement
Day, and was well-received by students
and faculty from the Education
Department.
A primary concern of the recruiters
was the large number of students
graduating with Early Childhood (K-4)
emphasis. State-wide colleges and
universities are graduating more than
800 seniors who will be certified to teach
kindergarten through fourth grade. A
suggestion to Education majors current
ly trying to decide on a specialty would
be to consider Math, Science, or Middle
Grades. These are our roost marketable
areas for the present and the near
future!
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Open Letter: Merc
Greek* lit Mercer Roet
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Soft Cell: "Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing”.
Why Not Georgia
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