Create CHANGE, promote AWARENESS

North Central College has over 60 student organizations on campus. Many of the organizations discuss important issues, such as creating environmental education through on-campus activities, or feeding the need through Feed My Starving Children when they come to campus. Yet, no organizations deal strictly with spreading awareness of bullying that happens on campus. By creating a NEW organization (NCC Bully Trappers), students will be able to have a voice and an outlet to hopefully share personal experiences or get in touch with students who have dealt with similar issues. Since bullying is a tough topic to talk about (especially in front of others), NCC Bully Trappers will have representatives from the Dyson Wellness Center come and speak at some meetings to reinforce how their door is always open. NCC also has an organization called Green Dot which “promotes safety for all our citizens and communicates utter intolerance for violence.” Green Dot focuses mainly on personal violence (sexual violence, domestic violence, stalking, bullying). When NCC students think of Green Dot (myself included), I think of preventing sexual abuse/assaults. But by having a stronger emphasis on bullying can in the end prevent other personal violence situations from happening.