Budget crisis affects SACIS
A social service agency known to many on campus is facing hardships because of the current budget impasse in the Illinois government. The Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service relies...
View ArticleSACIS show gives message of empowerment
At Voices and Visions of Empowerment, LaPorshia Graves told the story of a woman who has given everything to everyone for her whole life, without thinking of herself. “What does she have left? She has...
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S.L.U.T. Walks take to the streets
Slideshow • 5 PhotosMolly DotsonMaya Lee, a sophomore psychology major, chants about getting consent during the S.L.U.T. Walk Tuesday in front of Coleman Hall.Close Mattoon resident Sue Dhermy was...
View ArticleAnnual concert looks to help end sexual assault
Many local musicians including Reverend Robert, JB Faires, Jay Ferguson, and The Moondogs will perform in “Rock Out Against Rape” 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mother’s Bar. Rock Out Against Rape is an annual...
View ArticleSACIS helps trafficking victims year-round
January is Human Trafficking Awareness month in the United States with Wednesday being a whole day dedicated to awareness. However, Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service in Charleston...
View ArticleHERC compares sex to ordering pizza
Students gathered Tuesday to practice sexual consent by building fake pizzas together in an event called “Sex is Like Pizza.” Courtney Carver, the mental health promotion coordinator for the Health...
View ArticleAnnual SACIS walk to support survivors of sexual assault
The fourth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes will take place 2 p.m. Sunday at Morton Park. “Participants of all ages and genders are invited to don high heels (or wear the comfortable shoes of their...
View ArticleCommunity ‘walks a mile in her shoes’
Students and community members, some wearing brightly-colored high heels, “walked a mile in her shoes” Sunday afternoon at Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service’s fourth annual mile-long...
View ArticleTRiO, SACIS provide self-care tips to students
A self-care session, hosted by TRiO and the Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service (SACIS), provided tips for how people can take care of themselves on Wednesday afternoon. Taylor Diskin,...
View ArticleApril marks Sexual Assualt Awareness Month
Monday begins Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service (SACIS) is hosting events during the whole month to help raise awareness. Sexual Assault can be...
View ArticleSACIS to host tabling event
Anyone walking past the Doudna Steps Friday morning and afternoon can learn more about sexual assault awareness and the Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service (SACIS) at the organization’s...
View Article‘Take Back the Night’ moved to Friday in front of Doudna Steps
Take Back the Night has been rescheduled to Friday due to rain on Thursday and has been renamed Take Back the Day. The Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service will host Take Back the Day...
View ArticleSACIS promotes sexual assault awareness
The Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service stood strong Friday morning against 25 mph winds, educating people passing by the Doudna Steps about sexual assault awareness during Take Back the...
View ArticleCommunity to walk a mile for victims of sexual assault
The Charleston community will show support for victims of sexual assault by coming together and walking around Morton Park for Walk a Mile in Their Shoes Sunday afternoon. Taylor Diskin, the social...
View ArticleAnnual walk raises awareness for survivors of sexual assault
The Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service hosted “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes” to support survivors of sexual assault. Erin Walters, SACIS’s executive director, said the turnout was smaller...
View ArticleHealth Fair gives students flu shots, educates people on community groups
Groups on and off campus came to table at the Health Fair Tuesday afternoon. Free flu shots were made available to students at the fair by Health Services, and Health Services ran out of shots around...
View ArticleFEATURE PHOTO: Prep for the ‘Vagina Monologues’
Angie Hunt (left), Rachel Heicher and Erin Walters from SACIS and HOPE prepare material for students to come in to audition for “The Vagina Monologues” in the Casey Room at the Martin Luther King Jr....
View ArticleCOLUMN: We need to do more to protect women from sexual assault
There is a movement I have noticed happening in universities across the nation: a movement against sexual assault happening on university campuses. Students at universities such as University of Iowa,...
View ArticleRecovering from sexual assault mentally, physically
Sexual assault can have many impacts on survivors in multiple ways afterwards and even years later. Following sexual assault, many experience various effects on their mental health, which could...
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SACIS provides resources for sexual assault victims
The Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service is designed to help sexual assault victims. (File Photo) The Sexual Assault Counseling and Information Service or SACIS is an organization that...
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