Take Back the Night
The 21st Annual 2011 Fox Valley Take Back The Night involves partner agencies and citizens from throughout the Fox Valley standing up to violence. The problems of violence against women and the broader issues of sexual violence need to be addressed.
Maybe we could get a dynamic speaker at the event, possibly from our own campus. How about our own Mike Lenza? He is a is in Public Affairs and after all his "...experience allows (him) to bring a different perspective that most academics wouldn't have".
Um, that perspective would be that he murdered his first wife and mother-in-law. http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2004/08/08/justice-put-him-in-prison-now-justice-is-his-missi/ His perspective would be great to hear because after all, he doesn't want to talk about the murders because "he feels that while he can defend his actions, his victims cannot". A man to be admired, no doubt.
I'd love to hear about this perspective; about how he can defend the actions of a double murder. After the years of hearing about why students missed exams, didn't turn in assignments, plagiarized papers, staff being sick, etc; I've never heard why someone feels it is okay to MURDER two women.
After all, we all have academic freedom so come on Mike, profess to us unlearned and unwashed masses on why murdering your wife and mother-in-law is hunkydory.
I'm guessing for a preview of the "perspective" and the defending of "his actions" could be found in his appeal to the 8th Circuit (caution: graphic)http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/665/804/408273/
AND before someone says "hey, he served his time and is square with the house" please remember we kick students out of dorms for drug and alcohol offenses. If you can reconcile kicking an 18 year old out of dorm because of drug or alcohol violations while employing a double murderer (of his wife and mother-in-law) as an Asst Prof on a campus that values women's rights well; God Help You.
