Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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(•rrtfofy I) Jeff BaB. a freshman in geofogy, keeps in con-lad with the driver through the night from the dispatch center. Exiting the Saferide van is Misha Durham, a sophomore in elementary education who frequently uses the campus service 23

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Scifende Due to the l Kk of adequate campus lighting at night, students fear the dangers of night travel Women's Service An alternative to walking alone at night. Saferide vans offered rides to women in an effort to prevent rape on campus. Started in April of 1988. Saferide’s purpose was rape prevention and education on campus. Saferide was a class offered through the Women's Studies Department. Both males and females could enroll in the class, but only females drove the vans for safety reasons. Students enrolled in the class attend ed a six hour rape awareness program, which was a general overview of types of rape, referral places and how to deal with someone who has been raped. They also were taught the route and how to operate the van and CB. Drivers and dispatchers earned three credits. Each was assigned one three-hour shift per week. The program tried to pair drivers so nobody would drive alone. Drivers receiving academic credit also drove two weekend shifts per term. Participants attended meetings twice a month and wrote papers. I became interested in Saferide because I was angry.” said Marnie Bason, sophomore in psychology. Today the majority of young women are raised to believe they can do whatever they want to do in life and being a woman does not pose any limitations on activities. Safe- ride is a way to help life those limitations by helping to insure the safety of women.” Saferide also had seven staff posi tions, which included the director and people in charge of the office, van maintenance, publicity and scheduling. The vans looped through campus and the surrounding area on an hourly schedule. Only females were permitted to ride the van to protect the riders and drivers. Dispatchers had an office in the basement of the Campus Security Building. They were contacts with the drivers in case something went wrong. Their location offered them a direct link to campus security in the case of an emergency. People are realizing more and more how dangerous it is and are using the service. noted Basom. who is a driver for the program. Saferide was funded by the Saferide budget and the OSG motor pool. The group did fundraising hoping to raise enough money to become self-sufficient. The Saferide program was a rude awakening for me. said Kristen Hoff-buhr. sophomore in Pre-Med. I was never aware of the extent to which rapes occur on the OSG campus. I would en courage everyone to take advantage of the service Saferide offers. —Kami Smith 22

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Randy Hetde works on strengthening his leg in the Physical Therapy department of the Student Health Center. Student Health Center physical therapist Cari Gleason applies a cold spray solution to Patrick Dolan's sore musdes Knth RvtU Full Time Care A hospital on campus? Well, almost. If you’ve ever had an injury, been ill or had a bad allergy attack here at Oregon State you have, no doubt, been to the Student Health Center in the Plageman Infirmary Building. The Student Health Center provided many of the same services a hospital does. The center was open seven days a week. 24 hours a day, while school was in session and was available to all registered Oregon State students. Each term the Student Health Center was bombarded with unhealthy students. Whether it was stress in the fall from back to school blues, the winter cold and flu season, or the spring allergy season, the health center facilitated everyone. According to Cheryl Graham, health educator, nearly 60 percent of students used the facilities each term. The Health Center offered many different services from general medicine, urgent care, allergy-immunizations and treatment, recreational sports medicine, gynecology and sexual health, mental health, infirmary. pharmacy, physical therapy, x-rays, nutritional education and after-hours care. There were eight doctors and 12 nurses employed by the health center and there was at least one physician and two nurses on duty at all times to handle any sort of health problem. It's great to have low-cost, quality medical attention, especially when home and your own doctor aren't nearby, said Jenn Jillson. junior in sociology. Among the various clinics within the Student Health Center was the Mental Health Clinic. Two clinical psychologists and one psychiatric social worker were employed by the center. College life was full of stress and the Mental Health Clinic helped students to deal with that stress. The pharmacy was run by the College of Pharmacy and would fill your prescription in the Student Health Center. The health center was accredited and each clinic within the center was highly qualified to take care of each student. Whatever your health need was. the Student Health Center could provide low cost, high-quality health care. —Brlh Hannan 24 HEALTH CENTER