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Lindsey Wilson College Events Call Attention to Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Chalk messages on campus sidewalks, 'Take Back the Night' help educate campus community.

by Duane Bonifer

COLUMBIA, Ky. (04/11/2025) — Members of the Lindsey Wilson College community took time on Wednesday, April 9, to speak out against sexual assault. Students, faculty and staff wrote messages of hope and support in chalk on campus sidewalks and later attended a "Take Back the Night" event in the Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. The events were part of the college's efforts to highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which is held annually in April.

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Adanta Victim Advocate Natosha Young, left, and Program Director Mary Miller hand information about sexual assault to Lindsey Wilson College students during the “Take Back the Night” event, held Wednesday, April 9, in the Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.

Lindsey Wilson College Dean of Students Chris Schmidt chats with Danielle Dobbs, a victim advocate with Adanta Sexual Assault Resource Center, during the “Take Back the Night” event, held Wednesday, April 9, in the Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.

Lindsey Wilson College senior Caitlin Higdon of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, left, talks with Lindsey Wilson Director of Health Services Tamara Coots during the “Take Back the Night” event, held Wednesday, April 9, in the Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center.

Lindsey Wilson College Title IX Coordinator Casey McGowan addresses the Lindsey Wilson community during the “Take Back the Night” event, held Wednesday, April 9, in the Robert D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center. McGowan, who is a 2014 Lindsey Wilson alumna, helped start the annual event when she was an undergraduate at the college.

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