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Students from Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta walk in the 13th annual Take Back The Night march, which went from Milne’s Library to Hartwick campus where Heather Sims spoke about her own experiences with assault. The walkers then continued on down to Muller Plaza where there were singers, speakers and information. (Ian Austin/ allotsego.com)
Under current law, sexual assault involving someone who is “mentally incapacitated” is narrowly defined. It only applies when the victim’s incapacitation results from the involuntary administration of intoxicating substances. This excludes cases where victims voluntarily consumed drugs or alcohol and were subsequently incapacitated, leaving them without recourse to hold perpetrators accountable.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAY 12 CCS Art & Music Night K-12 ART & MUSIC NIGHT – 5-7 p.m. An exhibit of the art by Cooperstown students. The library will also be open with a craft program for children and a preview of the Library’s Summer Program. Cooperstown Art Association. Info, www.cooperstownart.com EXHIBIT RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Opening the Lake Exhibit by the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Free and open to the public. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown. Info, hydehall.org/events-2/…
Survivors, Supporters ‘Take Back The Night’ Carrying the “Take Back The Night” banner, Michaela Watts, left, and Taylor Trombley, members of the Opportunities for Otsego’s Violence Intervention Program, led a group of students from the SUNY Oneonta campus to Hartwick College during the annual Take Back The Night march this evening. The crowd gathered to hear the stories of survivors at both campuses before continuing on to Muller Plaza in downtown Oneonta, where they closed out the night with affirmations of solidarity, pizza and music from the Cooperstown band, Hanzolo. At right, Frankie Graham, Oneonta, a representative of the Otsego…