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SUNDAY ebruary 3 2008 LOCAL Docents needed Events shed light on dating violence among teens ABUSE from News 3 Team draws inspiration from enthusiasm PLAY from News 3 Contact Annalee Allen at ldmksldyaolcom Chelsea Clinton works Mills College crowd for mother STUMP from News 3 or fax (51 0) 208 6346 7 a 6 Monday through riday or retail advertising call (510) 293 2602 or fax 293 2705 What drives us to discover? NEWS a blue and red Hillary Clinton sticker on her shirt She said Daily Sunday Sunday Dave column appears Monday Thursday and Sunday usually on the Metro page Know any Good Neighbors? Phone 510 208 6466 or mail dnewhousebayareanewsgroupcom Annalee Courtney Donnell 22 said she decided to attend the event because of the connection she feels with Chelsea watched her grow up and we are a part of the same generation" said Donnell a senior at Mills Donnell was among a number Of people still unde cided Saturday about whether they would vote this week for Sen Clinton or Sen Barack Obama Chelsea Clinton appeared Discover the stories that need to be told The need to make the world better poised and enthusiastic as she rallied support for her mother She spoke about how fortunate she was to grow up in a presi dential family and travel with her parents mother represented our country around the Clinton said When asked if she aspires to run Tor public office she re sponded: have no plans to run My only plans are to help my mom become our presl NEW DOCENT class will soon be starting up at Camron Stanford House 1418 Lakeside Drive organizers and there is still room for all you Victoriana aficionados out there to sign up The riine week course begins eb 27 and will continue on succeeding Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 pm course convener Valerie Corvin said Class participants will train with experts on local history late 19th century decorative arts Victorian culture and gardens and sue Mike and Mary Erickson have two children Marissa 16 and Greg 12 Greg has no special needs Marissa besides Down syndrome was born with a heart dis ease that was threatening" said the mother Marissa had open heart surgery at six months and her heart is fine today she was born a lot of nurses and well meaning people encouraged us to lower dur expectations of her" Mary said pooh poohed that and treated her and loved her as any Of course Marissa needed various forms of therapy as a child but what has emerged is one happy youngster She's giggly very girlish in her mannerisms and she can be sugary sweet very outgoing super said her mom a home health care giver she's grown developed her own inter ests and likes and dislikes she's boy crazy She wants a boy friend and she wants a date for the junior prom never had a boyfriend I don't know if know what to do with him but she probably would" Marissa has targeted an Alameda High boy named Daniel Basketball practice is strenuous A two hour drill would be too taxing for Marissa who struggles with stamina She lags be hind in wind sprints participate in all the exercises but does get to work on her shot Those with Down syndrome have de layed speech muffled sounds and different facial characteristlcs But they can be as and unhealthy relationships hundreds of young people in Oakland will participate in Na tional Teen Datirfg Violence Awareness and Prevention Week which kicks off Monday Some of the slogans for this year campaign are Punches and Verbal Abuse Come in a Box of Chocolates" and "Relationships: Pick Healthy Pick Smart Middle and high school stu dents will have an opportunity this week to learn about the warning signs of teen dating vio lence through workshops poster campaigns a film and a poetry event This awareness campaign comes on the heels of the death ofTanika Wade a 16 year old Castlemont student who was shot in the head three weeks ago by her 1 7 year old boyfriend who police said was trying to scare her with a pistol violence happen all of the sudden when you are said Tamara Dukes director of prevention programming at Youth Alive a nonprofit public health agency aimed at preventing youth vio lence happens when teens first start dating" Domestic violence experts say some of the behaviors and actions used to gain power and control in unhealthy relation ships involve intimidation hit ting pushing name calling and Is it a primal instinct to evolve Or an unyielding desire to find the truth stubborn as anybody else a headstrong student de termined very stubborn" said Julie Wil liams an Alameda High special education teacher my Down syndrome students wanted to be treated more iiKe a baby Marissa wants to be There are 1914 students at Alameda High: 62 have special needs Down Syndrome students are livelv Williams said want to be seen as different her drive She want any handout She wants to be like everyone else Marissa even wants to go to college are college programs now for kids with special said Mary Erickson get associate degrees They focus on job training living skills You do take some college classes and you live in dorms Marissa wants to live in a dorm" And why not? Her parents already have taken her to rance Greece and Mexico She loves to paint and has sold some paint ONI WEEK ONLY INAL UR OLE ARAHCt SALE 1 WEEK ONLY! 10AM EBRUARY 4TH THRU STH MONDAY THRU SATURDAY school environment The overwhelming majority of students in OUSD receive no dating violence prevention edu cation according to data col lected by the task force Amarante Rodriguez 17 a senior at Castlemont said he was shocked to learn how his classmate died He said teen dating violence gets swept under the rug Rodriguez served on the or ganizing committee for this campaign wanted to be Involved be cause there are a lot of people that are in abusive relation he said know the dangers they are in by being in that relationship or how bad it really is" The task force surveyed 200 young people between the ages of 14 and 24 about their experi ence with dating violence orty three percent of respondents said they experienced abusive behavior in their relationships while 22 percent reportedbelng physically abused i herself A teammate threw her a long pass only to have it sail over her head Just before time expired on the Hornets' 52 8 victory Marissa hardly was dismayed over her missed opportunity Go Hornets she said witn a Dig nappy smile 4 NEWS THE OAKLAND TRIBUNE '(510)839 7323 I (510) 208 6300 (510)293 2627 (510) 208 6450 (510) 208 6432 (510) 208 6477 JLv Audit Bureau J' of Crajlatons Member 133rd Year No 345 a The Tribune and Times Star strive to maintain accuracy in articles headlines and photos If Mail find a mistake that warrants a correction 5 79 i please call the managing editor Martin Reynolds 358 at2086433orwntetohimatJheTnbune 7677 Oakport SI Suite 950 Address correspon dence lor me i noune ano me i imes oiar to PO Box 28884 Oakland CA 94612 IM Oaklatrf TritaM (ISSN 106859361 the Alameda Times Star JUSPS 01 1 8401 The Araus fUSPS 545 8201 and The Daily Renew (Uorj gOOUJ die IltcllJlAfla Ut Day fllcd iWiaUtwlrtaai Day Tfl Plfl Jrtm Armstrong putkisber They are published daily at 7677 Oakport 5 WHO TU GALL i 'Susutte96OOakiaMM62i Customer servicel: Times Star are paidn Oakland CaH and additionalinangoffioei a Main'sMWlboardX punera notjces tbe nght to change prices without not Breaking news News editor aXtrvktti i9 whHiindudesaM News rax Monday September and the last Monday to December HOME DELIVERY QUESTIONS ff vour paper is missing or if you have a ques tion about your bid please call (510) 839 723 tanrA tcc cr cama dav HiiaranfAfia i redelivery please call by 9:30 am weekdays' CORRECTIONS or DyiuJV am weencHua cuiu ituiiuaya HOME DELIVERY RATES (weekly) Carrier 438 The board and ad survey demonstrates a ministrative regulation policies lack of awareness of what abu for teen dating violence can be sive behaviors said Tatiana a viewed on'line at Colon a task force member and liAnn nnorl lr19 P'S HQ Task force members are pushing the district to imple ment its policy and put re sources and services behind it The group would like students to receive counseling referrals to a local agency and if appro priate tor the abuser to oe re threats Isolation from family and friends and destroying property are other signs According to the federal Bu reau of Justice Statistics one in five teens reports being physi cally or sexually abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend Last year about one third of dating and domestic violence calls reported in Oakland were irom youth ages 12 to 24 according tn Oakland Police Dukes is a part ofacounty moved from the daily wide eiiort by Youth Alive the amily Violence Law Center Leadership Excellence and the Alameda County Teen Dating Vi olence Collaborative Task orce addressing teen dating violence These groups also help train youth leaders on the topic and work with schools to develop polices and referral services for teens in abusive relationships The Oakland Unified School District adopted a Safety and Teen Dating Violence policy last year yet the news about it has been slow to spread Schools spokesman Troy lint said he was unaware of a policy specif ically regulating dating violence "It's addressed through the normal student discipline pro cess irrespective of the relation ship between he said Dukes said she is disturbed that people don't know about the policy good is a policy if no one knows about it or acts like it Dukes asked clear the policy has not been embraced by the district" the education outreach program supervisor at the amily vio lence Law Center like to tell parents what's going on because sometimes they aren't allowed to date or they worry about the assumptions their parents will make" Besides finding someone they can talk to and trust youth in abusive relationships also lace a number of other challenges when it comes to getting help Recognizing the limitations of youth services the amily Vio lence Law Center provides a range of specialized assistance The center operates a Teen Crisis Line and offers free indi vidual counseling Teens also can get information on their dating rights at the center and youth as young as 1 2 may ob tain a restraining order without parental consent Officer Randy White a super visor of the Oakland Police De Domestic Violence Unit said domestic violence problems in the city transcend age race gender and socio eco nomic status On the flip side he said re porting of domestic violence Is on the rise and more victims re alize they don't have to stay in abusive relationships need to start devel 1" oping a plan" White said a plan that will make them cessful guide training techniques" Corvin said guides in training will be mastering good com munication and interpretive skills as well as receiving the basics of history" she said 7 Class leaders will include Thomas rye chifcf his tory curator emeritus of the Oakland Museum of Cali fornia who will provide background on how the lakeside 1876 Italianate style mansion made the transition from a family residence to a publicly owned city museum starting in 1910 and then back to a house museum sev eral decades later rye has first hand knowledge of how a group of citizens dedicated themselves to preserving the house and making certain it would continue to be a public Corvin said a museum staffer at the time (in the mid 1960s) he oversaw the moving of all of the arti facts and specimens housed there at the lake over to the brand new facility located nearby on 10th and Oak streets future of the empty old house was then in doubt for a time until the citizens group committed to its resto ration" she added 1 scheduled to speak is author Paul Duchscherer who has written several books about Victorian houses 'and bungalow residences Architect and garden historian Thomas A Brpwn will spell out the particulars of Vlcto rian era gardens and explain how the Camron Stanford House garden will one day resemble the estates and properties that historical photographs show once rang the lakeshore plan to have Wayne Mathes come speak to the group He is currently the director of the city of Mod landmark McHenry Mansion which also celebrates Victorian culture Mr Mathes Is a noted expert on 19th century decorative arts and was a consultant with the board back in the 1970s when the Camron Stanford House was being renovated as a house 1 Docent class members also will receive an overview of Oakland and Alameda County's 150 year history and the roles house residents and their families played in the cify and development ortunately letters and journal entries from some of the occupants who were known to have lived in the house while it was in private hands still exist rom these sources and from further sleuthing in newspaper archives at the library a portrait has emerged of a long ago time when a US president and his first lady came to and were lavishly entertained (Mrs Rutherford Hayes visited the home in 1880) Later a steamship captain pulled in at anchor He was third owner Capt John Wright who owned and operated masthead steam ships carrying freight in and out of the Bay records show Once the volunteer group completed the restoration which took several years they selected the names of first resident William Camron and later occupant Josiah Stanford who was the older brother of railroad baron Leland Stanford to identify the new house museum Guides began offering public tours in 1978 Now as the 30th year as a house museum begins a i new class of guides will soon be ready to tell the unique 5 story of the of the Will you be one of tliem? Mike a carpenter never been a bully but when I was a child I was more apt to tease special needs kids Having Marissa has totally made me a more compassionate JKjl uvm Mike Janvier has been Alameda High principal for four years He fully under stands the Ericksons' situation as he has a 26 year old son with Down syndrome I admire Marissa energy ner positive attitude her willingness to try things" Jan vier said is not one to shy away from things she wants to be in the middle" Before home game with DeAnza High Marissa attempted seven close ranee shots and missed all seven Then she ran laughing to the bench rhe game was a oiowout mameaa ieo 1 8 2 after one quarter 32 6 by halftime With a half minute left In the third quarter Burnett told Marissa to enter the game She was so excited she forgot to report to the table But she able to touch the ball and sat back down Then with a minute to play Burnett sent ings She works In a local pizza parlor She Marissa back in Only this time he posi ts growing every day in the classroom and 'tioned her under the other team's basket by in lite so aaaiuonai education wouiu seem onlv natural Special needs students better those around them just loved her the minute she was said Mary know for a lot of (Down syndrome) parents it's devastating for them changes them But I always wanted to be a mom and my beautiful daughter just who she is and more normal than not" changed me big tlme" said father SAVE 40 70 ON EVERY UR IN OUR INVENTORY PRESENTED 1901 Broadway Oakland 510 835 3777 Store Hours: Monday Saturday 10am (Daklanb (Tribune andthe JUamrbaSinicstar edition ADVERTISING To place a classified ad call (800) 595 9595 she supports Hillary Clinton be cause she sets a good example for her two daughters think Hillary is an inspira the Rev Martin Luther King and tion and she making history A Kjk 4 4 A tirnnl rrttr OdlAa IVLcLL LAIL A WQA1L AAlj daughters to see that they can' accomplish anything that a man Clinton praised her mother's career in the Senate and as a first lady advocating universal prekindergarten universal health care and creation of collar" jobs thing I do appreciate about mv mom and her plans is tended the Mills event sporting that tell you how going 10 pay iui cvciyumig Clinton said Tribune file A DOCENT training class will start eb 27 at Camron Stanford House Sen Clinton is among the many public figures including US Rep Barbara Lee Oak land who have visited Mills Col lege over the years Lee got her start in politics on Mills' campus in the 1970s or the past two weeks Chelsea Clinton has campaigned at several colleges around Cali fornia hoping to win over voters before they go to the polls in primary election Lupe Martin of Alameda at A 01 iOy iMKMh idffiSI EVEKHSi.