University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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Walking on the wrestling squad forces Creg and Matt Fuglsang to competitively wrestle each other for the first time. Matt wrestles at 156 pounds and Creg at 118 pounds. n te» ty o«iii wa nrr Student Life 23

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DOUBLE TROUBLE Most people never had the experience of waking up, looking across the room, and seeing mirror images of themselves. But for twins, this would be nothing out of the ordinary. Such experiences often arose in the life of a twin. For example, as Terry walked down the street one day, someone approached him and began a conversation. He had no idea who the person was, and then he called Terry by his identical twin brother's name. Once again faced with the common mistaken identity problem, Terry was amused by the thought of either telling this con- fused person the truth or playing an old joke. Greg and Matt Fuglsang, twins in Bender, admitted that it really didn't bother them when they were mixed up, unless the person was someone they knew well. Correcting their friends on occasion became frustrating. Tapping twins, Terri and Trad Latting, rehearse for Orchesis. They have been dancing together for 15 years. PlMo by DnU Wtgntr. Even though being a twin had the disadvantage of mixups, it also has many advantages. Monica and Melissa For- sythe, a set of twins who lived in Dancer, felt that a very big advantage to being twins was sharing clothes. They wore the same size in everything, making an enormous wardrobe. Besides sharing clothes, Melissa and Monica shared much more. I know she will always be there for me. She's my best friend, said Melissa. Greg and Matt shared clothes as well, and they also found it very easy to cut the cost of college by sharing the same books.. There was another side to the story, however — the disadvantages. Christ- mas was usually quite a letdown. Greg and Matt explained that they usually re- ceived the same gifts, and the presents were put in identical boxes. Sharing a room together came naturally for Mon- ica and Melissa Forsythe. They chose each other because of their close friendship. ph o by Dmrrf wtgnrr. When Matt opens a box with a watch in it, and I have an identical box under the tree, I know it's the same thing. said Greg. Probably one of the worst disadvan- tages about being twins was losing in- dividuality. Twins were often known as one person, not as two separate indi- viduals. People must remember to sep- arate the two. Each twin had different likes and dislikes, yet they shared some interests. Although they were individuals, one twin tended to be influenced by what the other thought. When I get dressed in the morning I ask Monica how it looks. If she hates it, I don't wear it, said Me lissa. Being a twin could be good or bad, depending on the circumstances. Melissa began to laugh as she recalled, Monica got spanked because my dad thought she was me. — Roberta Gilbert 22 Twins

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WHEN NO DOESN'T WORK It was 11:30 at night. A UNI student packed up her books after a long night of studying and proceeded home from the library. Halfway home, she began to no- tice the sound of an additional set of footsteps. She turned around to identify her follower, was attacked from behind and raped. She was a victim of sexual assault. According to the October 5, 1988, is- sue of USA Today, an estimated 6,000 rapes happened this year. Among this staggering statistic, only 10 percent told the police about it. Many victims declined to report rape because of feelings of helplessness. However, help could be found by con- tacting Public Safety, the crisis center in Waterloo or the UNI counseling center. There were several myths that sur- rounded rape. When we talk about sexual abuse, it comes in two different forms, explained Dave Zarifis, UNI Support Sen-ices Co- ordinator from the Department of Public Safety. Most people think that stranger rapes or blitz rapes are common. I can't say it hasn't happened, but it happens very infrequently. The majority of rapes are between people who know each oth- er. Another myth was that women pre- cipitated rape. Some people have the misconception that if a rape occurs on a date, and the female dresses flirtatiously, then what does she expect? said Associate Pro- fessor Sharon Huddleston, who taught a rape prevention course. Students at UNI had a place to receive education on the prevention of rape and how to protect themselves. A popular class offered by the Physical Education Department called Self-Defense and Rape Prevention provided fundamental skills on how one could better protect oneself from becoming a victim. We developed the course out of a real need from the students, said Huddles- ton. We also offer courses in the martial arts. Judo and Karate, which are more specific types of self-defense. However, Huddleston said her course, Self-Defense and Rape Prevention, centered around common sense tech- niques, better known as dirty street fight- ing. These techniques do not need to be practiced in as much depth as do the martial arts. According to Huddleston, the class discussed what weapons were available on the body. They also found out which parts of the assailant's body would be the easiest to damage: the eyes and the nose. 1 would have to say that the eye attacks are the most important skill that I outline in class, stressed Huddleston. All you need is a free hand for a split second to blind someone. This is enough to stop an assailant. Self-defense against an armed assail- ant with a knife and a gun were dis- cussed in detail during the course of the class. The simple movements in defend- ing oneself against a gun were practiced with squirt guns. This was a funny way to do it, but without practice there would be no way you could successfully defend yourself, said senior Nancy Chelsey, a student of the class. I practiced the techniques voluntarily with my boyfriend, which was more re- alistic than practicing with a girlfriend because of size, explained Chelsey. Prevention of a rape was just as im- portant as the self-defense. First of all, 1 ask people to really scrutinize their daily routinues — what kinds of things leave them open to possible dangers, said Huddleston. Since I have taken the class I've prac- ticed awareness and prevention skills, shared Chelsey. She said that when she walked to her car, she placed her keys between her fingers. This would provide her with extra protection in the event of an attack. Huddleston advised that a victim should not scream; this would commu- nicate weakness to the assailant. But if a victim yelled, get away from me or let me go, this communicated aggres- siveness to the attacker. The popularity of this class made it difficult to get into. However, Chelsey commented, I recommend the class so highly because it is something that you can use for the rest of your life. — Maureen Hood Self-defense methods can save victims from ex- periencing life threatening situations. Sharon Hud- dleston teaches a class on basic self-defense, f Vttvmet Koh 24 Date Rape