How to Help a Friend: Talking about Sexual Assault
Tuesday, April 23
2:00-3:50pm in Collis 101
This workshop is for everyone who wants to be able to support their friends. When someone we care about discloses being hurt, we can feel at a loss for how to respond. We don't want to say the wrong thing and hurt them further. We want to help. This workshop will explore the effects of trauma and how to respond.
Understanding the Impact of Unwanted Sexual Experiences
Tuesday, April 23
5:30pm in Cutter Shabazz First Floor Lounge
An exploration of the impact that the trauma has on one's beliefs about themselves, relationships and the world. This talk by Dr. Nikki Hill, Staff Psychologist at Dick's House, will provide a better understanding for yourself or someone you care about who has been effected by unwanted sexual experiences and explore how counseling can be a helpful tool towards recovery. Refreshments and Q & A with Dr. Hill to follow.   
Denim Day
Wednesday, April 24
Wear Denim to show your support for survivors of Sexual Violence
                                  What is Denim Day?
In 1999 the Italian High Court overturned a rape conviction because the victim was wearing tight jeans at the time of the assault. The justices stated that the victim must have helped her attacker remove her jeans, from which they inferred consent. People all around the world were outraged. Wearing jeans on this anniversary became an international symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual violence. Wear jeans with a purpose. Click HERE to find out more about Denim Day's national campaign!

Undue Influence Screening
Wednesday, April 24
7:00-8:30 in the Loew Theater (Black Family Visual Arts Center)
Sexual assault has moved into the national spotlight as an alarmingly serious problem on college campuses across the United States. The Dartmouth Dance Theater Ensemble (DDTE) has created an original, timely work dealing with this trend. The authorship of Undue Influence stems from each of the DDTE members to give this complex issue a physical form. The work is conceived and created as a visceral mirror in which college students can look at the phenomenon of sexual assault under a different lens than what is typically reported in the media. The work does not tell a specific story or provide a consummate answer to this serious problem. Rather, through the dramatic vehicle of Undue Influence, the complexity of sexual assault is viewed through different social facets, institutional traditions, hook up culture, the Greek system, alcohol use and pornography. The evening length work does not assume a bias but creates a picture in which the audience can examine the dilemma from multiple points of view. All the performers in Undue Influence have created their own unique characters. These fictitious personas were developed to illustrate stereotypical behaviors dealing with the social script inherent in college life. We strongly feel that Undue Influence is relevant to every college student, teacher and administration. It is our greatest hope that the work will provide immediate discussion that leads to creating a more active role in changing this unfortunate reality. Following the performance video will be a short discussion.