Toreros take back the night
Zoé Morales Martinez / The USD Vista
Students participate in the annual Take Back the Night march
Amy Inkrott / News Editor / The USD Vista
As the sun began to set on Tuesday April 9, students gathered in front of the Student Life Pavilion in support of sexual assault survivors. Clad in light blue t-shirts, the students made posters calling for an end of violence and rape culture. Together, the students marched across campus chanting, “Yes means yes, no means no, however we dress, wherever we go.”
Junior Samual Jones became involved with Sexual Assault Awareness Month, seeing an opportunity to make a difference.
“It’s a massive issue,” Jones said. “It should be an issue all the time, but if you always have posters up, people stop paying attention. (Take back the night) gives you a first hand experience of the impacts of sexual assault rather than just a statistic. It helps to inspire those who are already involved and aren’t typically involved as well.”
Students were asked to ponder the theme “Are you listening?” and the impact that sexual assault has on college campuses. They demanded that people start supporting and believing victims, and continue the conversation beyond this Sexual Assault Awareness Month.