This weekend was really busy. Most of it was spent in the French House training to be a sexual assault recovery advocate. Basically, this means that I spend at least three 12 hour shifts a month on call for SARP (Sexual Assault Recovery Program). Whenever someone is admitted to the hospital for assault, we get called. we have to be there with in 30 minutes and help the person make decisions such as whether they want to report the assault to the police, if they want just a pelvic exam or to complete the entire rape kit, etc. There are programs all over the US like this one, but we will only be working in Rock County, which means we will only be called to go to the hospital in Beloit or the hospital in Janesville. It was a hard 16 hours of training, but I think will be a very rewarding experience.
Besides training for SARP, I had a wonderful weekend. It started with a presidential debate watching party Friday night in the Java Joint. Because it is a major election and this weekend was homecoming, we had over 150 people (current students and alumni) packed into the java joint! All of the political groups on campus were there too. The dems and republicans were signing people up to volunteer, and the non-partisan Beloit College Voter Registration project (of which I am a member) was registering voters. All and all it was a great success, and I think everyone enjoyed themselves.
If you can vote in the US, or are otherwise interested in US politics, don't forget to watch the vice presidential debate this Thursday! Be an informed voter!
