Tuesday exhibit honors awareness month
An empty table stood outside of Russell House midday Tuesday, the names and photographs of four people placed around it.
It was a stark and visual reminder of domestic abuse and the impact it has on families across the country, said Stephanie Hinton, the director of Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention & Prevention (SAVIP).
More than 15 million children in the U.S. live in families with domestic abuse, Hinton said; of them, 7 million live in homes with severe cases. And, she added, it affects campus specifically.
Many students at USC have encountered and lived through abuse at home, she said, and two of the names at the table had connections to the university. Jennifer Wilson, an associate professor of education, was killed in an alleged act of relationship violence, and Cory Shcolnik was a recent high school graduate who’d enrolled at USC when he was murdered in 1997.
The display was a part of Domestic Abuse Awareness Month; the last event recognizing the month will be held today at 7 p.m. in the Williams-Brice Building Auditorium.
Stand Up Carolina and Alpha Chi Omega will host Pamela Jacobs, the executive director of the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.