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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018
women’s march
Marching forward
Moscow community members reflect on women’s rights one year after the historic Women’s March
Hailey Stewart & Savannah Cardon Argonaut
In 1912, the first birth control clinic opened in Brooklyn, New York. In 1968, the National Right to Life Committee formed. In 1973, the landmark case of Roe v. Wade ruled a woman’s right to an abortion is protected under the 14th Amendment. Nearly 44 years later, in 2017, more than three million people joined the Women’s March advocating for women’s equality and health across the world. These marches, rallies and movements have not gone unnoticed in Moscow’s small corner of the United States. Nearly 2,500 people gathered in East City Park January 2017 as part of the Women’s Marches that took place across the country. According to a 2017 Argonaut report, Palouse marchers felt trends from previous decades rose to the surface with the election of President Donald Trump. A year since then, the conversation surrounding women’s health, especially with the presence of both pro-life and pro-choice advocates in the area, remains a constant. Advocates from both sides of the debate met Saturday afternoon in Friendship Square. Moscow Rightto-Life organized a March for Life rally through Moscow and was met by a silent counter-protest of prochoice advocates. Nearly 300 pro-life supporters rallied in the square and listened to speakers across the street from 50 counter-protesters holding signs. Audrey Faunce, a University of Idaho law student and organizer of this year’s protest, said counter-protests have been assembled on the Palouse for years. Faunce said it wasn’t until Trump’s election that she commenced her organizing efforts. Grayson Hughbanks | Argonaut
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sexual assault
study abroad
Ignored epidemic Christian Center hosts lectures on sex trafficking national sex trafficking hotline: 1-888-373-7888 Andrew Ward Argonaut
The University of Idaho Campus Christian Center hosted a lecture on the realities of human trafficking Tuesday evening, the first in a series of lectures on raising awareness of different types of sexual exploitation during “National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.” The Rev. Dawn Beamish, the director of the Campus Christian Center at the university, said human trafficking is one of the least covered forms of exploitation in America. “One of the things I know for sure is that human trafficking is underreported,” Beamish said. “When you look at most forms of sexual assault, you’ll find the same type of thing.” Beamish said the biggest challenge in terms of stopping human trafficking is its constant evolution that increases with the expansion of technology. “No matter how certain you are that you know how (human trafficking) works, it adapts and evolves,” Beamish said, “it’s like a virus.” The main speaker during the lecture was Lynsie Clott, an alumna and student program coordinator at UI who has extensive experience in human trafficking across the country. Clott’s presentation discussed human
trafficking topics such as data, root causes, prevention methods and how and why victims are targeted. One of Clott’s main points to begin the lecture was understanding the definition of human trafficking and what the word means in terms of legal action. One of the big differences she pointed out was between minor and adult victims. “A minor is a sex trafficking victim if that minor is induced into commercial sex, period,” Clott said. “Whereas adults have to prove the use of force, extortion or coercion being used against them. This requirement is key when it comes to prosecution. Without it, there is no case.” Clott covered multiple maps that showed estimated rates of trafficking across the United States, and explained how such crime can occur anywhere. Beamish said trafficking can occur in places many would not expect. “In my research I have found that this business is done in storefronts – legitimate businesses,” Beamish said. “Like a chiropracting office or massage parlors.” While legitimate fronts would be the more business savvy way to commit such a crime, Beamish said she has seen trafficking in much less refined ways. “I was in a community recently (outside of Idaho) where parents were discovered trafficking their middle school daughter to older men in the parking lot of their local school theater,” Beamish said. “Teachers were able to recognize that their students were dressed very scantily. As it turned out, the mom would be going around drumming up business, while the father was handling money just outside the van.” SEE ignored, PAGE 4
‘The world is the best education’ UI students gather in the Idaho Commons to learn about study abroad opportunities Sierra Rothermich Argonaut
The University of Idaho held a study abroad fair Wednesday to show students the opportunities for international experience. More than 370 universities in 69 countries are affiliated with UI to provide global learning. On average, 15 percent of graduates have studied abroad. “The world is the best education,” said Justin Barnes, a UI professor. “It’s important for students to get outside of their comfort zone and have meaningful experiences with different countries, cultures and people.” Barnes taught a storytelling abroad course last summer with UI students in Amsterdam, Prague, Munich and Berlin. “As an advertising and Spanish major, I could not have thought of a better way to fully experience my college career than making the decision to study abroad,” said Maria Meza, a UI student. “This experience was unlike anything I will ever experience again and I highly recommend it,” Meza said. Meza said her host city, San Sebastian, Spain, quickly became her home and holds a huge part of her heart. UI student Nikaya Johnson said her favorite experience from her semester abroad was sleeping in tents in the middle of the Sahara Desert. “I learned more than I thought I ever would from our Nomad friends who spent their whole lives as ‘students of the desert,’” Johnson said. Johnson said the sand was their home and they were the most content, self-aware and logical people she ever met. “A couple hours with these people and my perspective was changed for my entire
Find more content like this at www.uiargonaut.com life,” Johnson said. Johnson said she finds herself repeating things they mentioned to her so that she can enjoy every moment and be content with where she is at. “It’s really crazy to think how fortunate we are to have all of the ‘things’ we own and a lot of times we aren’t content,” Johnson said. “These people may have nothing, but I think they may be the happiest people in the world.” UI student Emmy Runge said studying abroad was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. She said she made so many incredible friends, traveled to some of the most amazing countries throughout Europe and had the time of her life. “I miss my home in Spain so much already and I can’t wait for the day I get to go back and visit,” Runge said. “If you’re a student and you have the opportunity to study somewhere, do it.” Runge said students who choose to spend time abroad would not regret the decision. “My experience in Ghana and Togo challenged me to become a more globalized, understanding and curious individual,” said Maddie Jacobson, a UI student. Sierra Rothermich can be reached at arg-news@uidaho.edu or on Twitter @SKRothermich
IN THIS ISSUE
Idaho basketball prepares for a weekend of North Dakota.
sports, 5
News, 1
Sports, 5
Arts, 8
Opinion, 11
Women’s rights should be at the forefront of discussion. Read ur view.
Opinion, 11 University of Idaho
Denise Bennett prepares #MeToo stories for short film.
ARts, 8
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