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March eighth is International Women’s Day. Starting this week, Pacific is exploding in a celebration of women that will continue for over a month. Many areas of campus are focusing on the strengths of women and the struggles they face. These events are meant to connect the women in the Pacific community through celebrating them on a number of different levels. These events do not exclude, but rather welcome men to the field of feminism.
 Kerry Krugger-Divine is the head of Judicial Affairs and one of the creators of the CARE center for women. These events have one thing in common: women. Sarah Wibe, co-organizer of Pacific’s Take Back the Night said, “I love Take Back the Night because it brings activisim and rallies to the college campus, it literally breaks the silence on a campus and sends the message that we will no longer bevictims.” Hosting several events is the CARE Center, Pacific’s fi rst official women’s center on campus which opened just last fall. Through the efforts of this project, awareness of women’s issues has become more apparent on Pacific’s campus. Likewise, a new club entitled W.O.W. – Women Of the World – focuses on women on a more global scale. W.O.W.’s next event will be held on March 7th in the CARE Center. 
This year, the Women’s Leadership Conference Committee made sure to include Pacific’s male population in the stand for women. David Adams, who organized the entitled “No More Program” that was held last Friday, said: “this specific program was chosen because the WLC committee wanted to include something specific for men to attend that is associated with the WLC…When the committee heard about “No More,” we decided to book them because it deals with men showing men how to help victims of sexual assault… I personally think that this program has a lot to offer and will have apositive impact on the attendees.” Char Wilson, who is heading the Women’s Leadership Conference said, it “was an amazing men’s event.” “I became part of the committee because I think the WLC has the potential to positively impact college students (men and women) on a grand scale,” explained Adams. From graduate students like Adams, to Vice President Julia Sina who will be the keynote speaker at the conference, students and administrators alike work together to celebrate women.  These men spoke to students and faculty about how to treat a sexual assualt survivor. Pacific is reaching out to the Stockton community during lunch at the Women’s Leadership Conference. They will be hosting a number of local institutions who facilitate positive family health and lifestyles. Some participants include Big Bros & Big Sisters, Child Abuse Prevention, and the PregnancyHealth Center. The women of Pacific are uniting. “I will continue to rally and march until we truly do take back the night and until everyone is empowered to use their voice and break the silence,” said Wibe about the importanceof these events.
 Proving that women can fight, Public Safety officer Germann hosted an Akido style self-defense course at Baun Fitness Center last Tuesday night. Here, a Pacific student shows the Monagan GRD that he's not a threat.
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