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  • Jeff’s pumped to walk the walk

    Jeff’s pumped to walk the walk

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    Jeanylyn
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    STORY BY JEANYLYN LOPEZ Men are taking part in Hope for High Heels on Sept. 28, walking in women’s shoes to help put an end to violence against women.

  • Shedding light on violence against women

    Shedding light on violence against women

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    Sam Taskie
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    BY SAM TASKIE The Ray Rice debacle has pushed the issue of violence against women back into the spotlight this month. The 27-year-old Baltimore Ravens runner back was originally suspended from playing for two games. Later, TMZ released elevator footage of Rice attacking his wife. The NFL then stepped in suspending the player indefinitely after…

  • Sheridan remembers a national tragedy

    Sheridan remembers a national tragedy

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    STORY AND PHOTO BY ADAM BUCK On Dec. 6, 1989, Marc Lépine murdered 14 women in Montreal’s École Polytechnique, claiming he was fighting feminism. In 1991, the Parliament of Canada declared the date National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, also known simply as White Ribbon Day. Trafalgar and Davis Campuses will…