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Marching Against the Tide

April 29, 2008 - 12:00am

On Friday, a small group of Cornell students marched and chanted their way from Ho Plaza, through the streets of Collegetown, and on towards the Commons, where they took part in Ithaca’s annual “Take Back the Night.”

Now a nation-wide event, “Take Back the Night” is an evening of protest against sexual assault and other forms of violence; its aim is to allow women to take ownership of the night as a symbol of their fear and vulnerability.

This Friday, participants in “Take Back the Night” were forced to march through Collegetown to a beat that ran counter to their rhythmic chants. As the group moved through the streets, it was met with some scornful jeers and hostile cries. At the pinnacle of its march, the group was even asked, loudly, to “SHUT UP!”