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By RAEGAN NEUFELD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two campus organizations are educating students with a Denim Day display for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fort Hays Student Government Association and Panhellenic Council worked together to sponsor the event. According to SGA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director Joanna Carrillo and Panhellenic Council President Molly Ricke, they want to dispel misconceptions surrounding sexual assault and show that it can happen to anyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe wanted to bring light to who it happens to,\u201d Ricke said. \u201cThere are a lot of misconceptions that it only happens to women. We have so much research that says it does happen to men, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The display features jeans decorated with various messages and information about Denim Day. An international event, it was started in the 1990s<\/a>. Protestors wore jeans to challenge the idea that a victim\u2019s clothing has anything to do with sexual assault. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another part of the display is \u2018Denim Stories.\u2019 The stories tell of individual\u2019s experiences with sexual assault and how it has affected them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re stories that students submitted here on campus,\u201d Carrillo said. \u201cThey\u2019re not just isolated events, it can happen anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ricke said the stories can help create a sense of community and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of people can, unfortunately, relate to having a sexual assault experience,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen more of us come out with stories, it makes people want to come out with their story. I think it makes it a little less lonely when you have more experiences to relate to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The jeans and information will be on display again from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow on the Quad.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Decorated jeans hang in front of the Memorial Union as a part of Denim Day.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Decorated jeans hang in front of the Memorial Union as a part of Denim Day.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The jeans are decorated with messages that dispel common misconceptions of sexual assault.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SGA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director Joanna Carrillo and Panhellenic Council President Molly Ricke prepared information about sexual assault and Denim Day.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One misconception surrounding sexual assault is that a victim\u2019s clothes influence the assault.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another misconception is that only women are sexually assaulted.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Students submitted personal stories of sexual assault. \u201cIt helps people understand that people here on campus have gone through it,\u201d Carrillo said.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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