{"id":6495,"date":"2017-10-11T00:29:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T08:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=6495"},"modified":"2017-10-10T19:32:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T03:32:31","slug":"love-shouldnt-hurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/love-shouldnt-hurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Love shouldn\u2019t hurt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sam Dunaway | News Editor<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Purple ribbons and smiling faces grace the Werner University Center in October as Alpha Chi Omega, the newest sorority on Western\u2019s campus, educates others about Domestic Violence Awareness Month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alpha Chi Omega\u2019s website explains that the sorority has held domestic violence awareness as their philanthropy for 25 years. The goal of the organization is to fight against domestic violence by informing the community and providing support for survivors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the Oregon Department of Human Services, domestic violence can include acts of physical injury\/abuse, sexual assault, verbal abuse, emotional abuse and stalking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Intimate partner violence is when the act is committed by a spouse or significant other. Domestic violence includes abuse from a family member, household member or intimate partner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis issue is so widespread and socially present, that it is almost impossible to ignore in present American society,\u201d explained Bridget Reaume, Vice President of Philanthropy. \u201cIt is our mission as sisters to educate the public and inspire others to take a step back and identify signs of domestic violence in different areas of their lives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alpha Chi Omega members will be tabling in the Werner University Center every Wednesday in October for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. They also serve at the Center for Hope and Safety, an agency located in Salem that offers support and refuge for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reaume wants students and community members to know that they are supported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIf you have experienced domestic violence in any manner, Alpha Chi wants you to know that you are not alone,\u201d said Reaume. \u201cWe are standing up in support for the women and men who have been victimized and offering incredible resources in support of those who may need them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact the author at journalnews@wou.edu<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Dunaway | News Editor Purple ribbons and smiling faces grace the Werner University Center in October as Alpha Chi Omega, the newest sorority on Western\u2019s campus, educates others about Domestic Violence Awareness Month. 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