AU held its second annual "Take Back the Night" event Wednesday evening. The event consisted of a walk around campus that began at Glover Gate and ended at Kay Spiritual Life Center. In Kay, which was full by 9 p.m., victims of assault shared their stories with fellow participants. The testimonial readings, which were closed to the press to protect the identities of the speakers, included two men. By the end of the event, which lasted until 1 a.m., 25 people remained in Kay.
The purpose of Take Back the Night is to unify men, women and children and their families and make them aware of violence in their communities. Take Back the Night began in Europe in the early 1970s. It became an annual U.S. event in San Francisco in 1978.
