News Photo by Julie Riddle

Freshman Trey Maning of Alpena accepts an orange ribbon from freshman volunteer Makayla Standen as a show of support for Dating Violence Awareness Month at a booth at Alpena Community College Thursday. First-year student volunteer Allison Poli looks on as Hope Shores Alliance Legal Advocate Jeanine Kaltz discusses ways that community members can change societal attitudes toward dating violence. Hope Shores representatives were at the campus promoting awareness of the problem of dating violence to a population of young adults who may need encouragement to demand safe, healthy relationships for themselves and those around them.