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Crossword Puzzle, Page 8

Staff Editorial, Page 6

Police Record, Page 2

Student Life, Page 9

On Fire, Page 11

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Got Booted? Students Raise Concerns About Parking in Village By Stephen Fowler Senior Staff Writer

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Passion Pit, a synth pop band, performed for Student Programming Council’s (SPC) annual Fall Band Party at McDonough Field on Wednesday night.

Emory Gets Passionate for Passion Pit By Harmeet Kaur Senior Staff Writer Synth pop band Passion Pit performed for students at the Student Programming Council’s (SPC) Fall Band Party on Wednesday. Emory was one of the band’s last stops on its fall tour supporting its latest album Gossamer, which has gained considerable popularity and reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Charts. In addition to Gossamer, the synth pop group has released another studio album called Manners, as well as two EPs. Passion Pit played for a large crowd with more than 3,500 people in attendance, according to Goizueta Business School senior and SPC Co-Band Party Chair Zach Atlas. Atlas and Jordan Francis, also a B-School senior and SPC Band

Party co-chair, both said they felt Wednesday’s crowd was more energetic than Emory’s concert crowds usually are. “I don’t think Emory students are known for dancing at our concerts, especially at a rock act, but people seemed really into it,” Francis said. Students waved their hands in the air and sang along to Passion Pit’s popular singles, such as “Take A Walk,” “I’ll Be Alright” and “Sleepyhead.” Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos spoke to the Emory crowd during the show and yelled, “You guys are awesome!” Passion Pit played most of the album Gossamer and ended with an encore performance of “Little Secrets,” a single off their debut album Manners. College junior Vincent Vartabedian said he had seen Passion

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Pit perform live twice in the past. He added that he thought the band provided more variation in their set at Emory than in previous shows. “This time, the lead singer sensed that Emory wasn’t the most excited audience, so he actually tried to excite the audience more than he would for the usual group of fans who had paid to see the show,” Vartabedian said. The event opened with The Joy Formidable, a Welsh alternative rock band who has been accompanying Passion Pit on its fall tour. Francis said booking a better-known band such as The Joy Formidable as the opener was a departure from the local acts that usually open at Emory’s concerts. He added that he was pleased with The Joy Formidable’s performance and hopes to continue this trend in the future.

“We would like to continue booking opening acts that are worth Emory’s time,” Francis said. College freshman Aaron Frankel said he attended the performances for both acts. “I thought they were both really good,” Frankel said. “I thought it was a fun night.” Atlas said SPC chose Passion Pit for Fall Band Party because of the band’s appeal. He added that both he and Francis had seen the band perform before and thought it would be relevant for college-aged students. “The sound is unique, yet mainstream enough that the average student would listen to them,” Atlas said. “We thought they’d be an exciting show and bring a big audience.”

— Contact Harmeet Kaur at hbhagra@emory.edu

Frustrated students are raising concerns about Emory Village parking, with many alleging that a private contractor is improperly booting cars in the area. Meanwhile, Village storeowners and community members are searching for new solutions to a chronic shortage of marked parking spaces in the Village that has led to the utilization of the private contractor. A newly-formed parking committee had a meeting Oct. 31 and will work with DeKalb County and Emory to move forward and search for resolutions, said Todd Hill, chairman of the Alliance to Improve Emory Village (AIEV). Storeowners have signs posted in the private lots on either side of North Decatur Road indicating that a private contractor, Alpha Booting Company, handles parking enforcement, according to property owner Stuart Meddin. One sign in the Village reads, “Parking for current patrons only.” The sign goes on to clarify that current patron status applies “during the time they are actually conducting business, eating or drinking inside.” However, Kristen Carrillo (’10C, ’12MPH), a research associate at the University of Texas and an Emory alum, said the booting company placed a boot on her vehicle even when she was a current patron. “I met a friend at Falafel King one Wednesday morning before class, and the lunch was very long,” Carrillo wrote in an email to the Wheel. “I came outside and found my car booted.” Frederick Johnson, the man who

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Signs for the Alpha Booting Company exist behind the CVS in Emory Village. booted Carrillo’s car, asked her to pay $75 to remove the boot. Johnson — when asked about the parking situation as well as his booting practices — declined to comment. Additionally, calls to the number listed for Alpha Booting Company went to A1 Mobile Auto Body Repair in south Atlanta. CBS Atlanta and The Virginia Highland-Druid Hills Patch have reported booting issues in Emory Village as far back as 2011. In the reports, students including Carrillo said they have been unfairly booted for parking in the Village and leaving. However, Carrillo insists she never left Falafel King. On Nov. 5, several booted cars sat in the CVS parking lot, and one car owner were found paying Johnson to remove a boot. The man, who declined to give his name, admitted he was “guilty of parking and visiting campus for a few hours” but had been to the Village

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Awards Student Develops Health Honor Care Literacy Group Global Impacts By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor

By Harmeet Kaur Senior Staff Writer Emory’s Office of International Affairs recently named the recipients of its annual internationalization awards, which honor Emory faculty, alumni and staff who have contributed to making the University more globally oriented. Professor of Anthropology Peter Brown, Young-Ihl Chang (‘87G) and Associate Director of the Center for International Programs Abroad (CIPA) Kenya Casey received the Marion V. Creekmore Award for Internationalization, the Sheth Distinguished International Alumni Award and International Outreach Award, respectively. Brown received the Marion V. Creekmore Award largely for his roles in establishing the Global Health Institute in 2006 and developing the undergraduate Global Health, Culture and Society minor in 2007, according to an Oct. 30 University press release. Brown said that when he came to Emory 35 years ago, the University was well known due to its hospital but was more of a southeastern liberal arts college.

College senior Nick Goodwin has developed a keen understanding of President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) over the last year and frequently sits in on meetings with health care executives as part of his health care literacy organization, Resource and Insurance Navigator Group (RING). The group is a statewide organization that recruits student volunteers to educate people about ways to acquire health insurance under the ACA, which became available to consumers on Oct. 1, and connect them with basic resources, Goodwin said. “We build student leaders and reduce disparities in health,” he said. As a result of the company, Goodwin has participated in roundtable discussions with top health care executives and also joined in on a conference call between Obama and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. “One of the things you find out is that when Obama’s not happy, the money follows that problem,” he said. RING was not always focused on targeting uninsured patients. “We didn’t consider it at all,” Goodwin said. Not until the passage of the ACA did Goodwin say “let’s jump on the ACA bandwagon and offer health insurance.”

The Demand for Insurance Goodwin first recognized the need for such an organization on his study

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abroad trip in Italy in summer of 2012, where he learned about inefficiencies in the health care system in the United States as compared to Italy. This spurred him to start RING. At first, Goodwin said he wanted to create a chapter of an existing health care literacy organization at Harvard University, called Health Leads, to Atlanta. Expansion was not in Health Leads’ budget, so Goodwin decided to start his own company. Originally, Goodwin said, RING’s objective was to help people gain access to resources such as shelter, food stamps, utility assistance and subsidized medication. However, once the ACA legislation became a reality, Goodwin decided to take advantage of it and tackle the health care market from the perspective of insurance, he said. According to Goodwin, Atlanta is a state with one of the highest uninsured populations in the country. Emory Campus Director for RING and College senior Anna Bausum also said DeKalb and Fulton counties are among the metropolitan areas in the nation with the highest demand for health insurance. Moreover, Goodwin said, the United States’ approach to health care is uniquely inefficient because it focuses on disease treatment rather than wellness and disease prevention. According to RING’s Statewide Recruitment Director Rana Alsiro (‘13C), many Grady Memorial Hospital patients do not have insurance and have no idea how to go

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Hussainatu and Hassanatu Blake, founders of Focal Point Global and recipients of the White House Champions of Change Award, spoke at TEDxEmory’s first speaker series event of the year.

TEDxEmory Hosts Nonprofit Founders By Zoe Mesirow Asst. Features Editor TEDxEmory brought twin sisters Hassanatu (05MPH) and Hussainatu Blake, founders of Focal Point Global and recipients of the White House Champions of Change Award, to Emory on Thursday evening for their first speaker series of the year. TED is a nonprofit organization that fuses components from technology, entertainment and design at conferences around the world to foster innovation and dialogue. TEDxEmory brings people togeth-

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er to share a TED-like experience through self-organized events where live speakers provoke deep discussion, according to the TEDxEmory website. The sisters were born in Limbe, Cameroon to an American father and Cameroonian mother and raised in Baltimore, Md. Growing up, they traveled to and studied in countries including Jamaica, South Africa and Germany. The sisters said they feel as though they have always been exposed to issues around the world. “Speaking about education and major issues resonated with TEDx’s

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tagline of ‘ideas worth spreading,’ so we thought it would be a good event to have,” College sophomore Hannah Grossman said. Before founding Focal Point Global — a non-profit organization with a mission to educate and empower underserved youth to create social change — the sisters worked separately in southern Africa, where they were exposed to issues surrounding youth living there. Hassanatu managed an HIV/ AIDS program in Namibia and has

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NEWS ROUNDUP National, Local and Higher Education News • Iranian officials announced plans to ease visa guidelines within the next few months, allowing visitors from some countries to pick up visas upon arrival. The attempt by President Hassan Rouhani to attract more tourists excluded travelers from at least 10 countries, including the U.S. and the U.K. Steadily increasing tourism generated about $8 billion in revenue last year in Iran, which enjoyed status as a top tourist destination in the region until the 1979 Iranian Revolution. • Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie won a landslide reelection Tuesday, Oct. 5, beating State Senator Barbara Buono 60.5 percent to 38 percent. Securing 73 percent of the vote, Bill de Blasio became New York City’s first Democratic mayor-elect in two decades, succeeding former Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Terry McAuliffe, former chairman for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign, narrowly beat Republican candidate Ken Cuccinelli in the race for governor of Virginia.

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• Facing angry protesters and mounting calls for resignation, Toronto Mayor Bob Ford arrived at work the day after he admitted to smoking crack cocaine Tuesday. Ford’s allies on the city council said they have lost confidence in him, while one of his veteran policy aides resigned on Wednesday. Though more than 200 chanting demonstrators gathered outside city hall on Wednesday, officials in Canada’s largest city said they cannot legally remove Ford from office unless he is found guilty of a crime. • About 2,800 Blockbuster employees will lose their jobs as the final 300 Blockbuster Video film rental stores in the U.S. begin closing, according to parent company Dish Network. Facing competition with online digital video and services like Netflix, the once-dominant chain filed for bankruptcy in 2010.

— Compiled by Senior Staff Writer Lydia O’Neal

Corrections • In the last issue of The Wheel, the article titled “‘Greek Physique’ Performances Misrepresent Community,” misstated Kappa Alpha Theta’s proceeds. They exceed $2,000. • In the last issue of The Wheel, the photo collage of the “Drag Show” didn’t include the photo credit for staff photographer Andy Ie.

POLICE RECORD • On Nov. 2 at 3:44 a.m., officers responded to an incident in which a witness claimed that a black Infiniti sedan backed into the gate that separates the sidewalk at the Starvine parking deck next to Building D of the Clairmont Residential Center and then drove off. The cost of the damage is unknown at this time. The incident is currently under investigation. • On Nov. 2 at 2:15 a.m., officers responded to Longstreet-Means residence hall for underage student under the influence of alcohol. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to the incident. The student said he had 10 shots of tequila and refused transport to the hospital. The roommate agreed to take care of the individual.

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• On Nov. 2 at 1:22 am., officers responded to a report from a resident of Eagle Row that complained of a loud bass coming from the Alpha Epsilon Pi house located at 17 Eagle. Individuals located at the house agreed to turn the music off. • On Nov. 3 at 11:22 p.m., an Emory student and an Emory alum were walking on a crosswalk by Starvine Lane at the Clairmont Campus when a white BMW almost hit the individuals. The two yelled at the driver of the car. In response to the yelling, the driver turned the vehicle around and driver-side front tire went over the left foot of the Emory alum. After the car spent five or 10 seconds on the foot of the individual, the car took off. The incident

has been turned over to investigators. • On Oct. 31 at 10:20 a.m., officers responded to a dispute at the Lower South Parking Deck. Two drivers got into an altercation over a parking incident. The complainant did not want the report to be pursued.

— Compiled by Crime Beat Writer Brandon Fuhr

Nov. 9, 1989 Prominent feminist and founder of Ms. Magazine Gloria Steinem spoke at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building on Oct. 6, 1989. Steinem’s keynote address, a Discrimination Awareness Week event, focused on the “Second Wave” of feminism and the need for a new era of “democratic families” in which children are taught the value of equality in the home. She closed her speech, which reflected on the rightwing opposition to abortion rights and television portrayal of women and minorities, by urging her audience to do something the next day to aid social justice.

EVENTS AT EMORY FRIDAY Event: Build a Portfolio for Any Weather Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Harland Cinema, DUC Event: “CDC42 and the Exocyst in Ciliogenesis, Cystogenesis and Polycystic Kidney Disease” Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Whitehead Building, Ground Floor Auditorium

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Event: Athletics — Swimming and Diving Time: 4-6 p.m. Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Event: Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences: Social Scientists’ Perspectives Tragedies and Comedies of the Marine Commons Time: 4 p.m. Location: White Hall 206 Event: Starving Artist Productions Presents: Neil Gaiman’s “Stardust,” adapted by Ian Trutt Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Burlington Road Building

SATURDAY Event: Athletics — Men’s Soccer Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Event: Athletics — Women’s Soccer Time: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Event: “From Russia with Love” Time: 8 p.m. Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

SUNDAY Event: Emory University Worship with The Rev. Lisa Garvin Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Location: Cannon Chapel Event: Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church Worship Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Location: Glenn Auditorium Event: Melissa Plamann, Organ Time: 4 p.m. Location: Glenn Auditorium Event: The Gathering @ 5:05 Worship Time: 5:05-6:05 p.m.

Location: Ward Fellowship Hall, Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church

MONDAY Event: Veterans Day Flag-Raising Ceremony Time: 7:45-8:45 a.m. Location: Quadrangle Event: Queer Coffee Klatch Time: 9-11 a.m. Location: E232 DUC Event: Digital Pedagogy: Digital Storytelling Time: 10-11:15 a.m. Location: Woodruff Library 215 Event: Deutscher Mittagstisch Time: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Location: Dooley’s Den in Cox Hall Food Court Event: Peer-Tutoren (Justin Groot) Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Modern Languages 219 Event: Iconic and Aniconic Streams of Interpretation in Judaism Time: 4-6 p.m. Location: Candler School of Theology 102 Event: Summer Open House

Advising Hours Time: 4-5 p.m. Location: Candler Library Suite 200 Event: Bi/Pansexual Discussion Group Time: 6-7 p.m. Location: 232E DUC Event: American Express Information Session Time: 6-7 p.m. Location: Winship Ballroom, DUC Event: Dare Hablar: Spanish Conversation Club Time: 6-7 p.m. Location: White Hall Main Lobby Event: Holodomor Time: 7 p.m. Location: Asbury Circle Event: Carlos Reads! Book Club Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Board Room Event: Eugene Skovorodnikov, Piano Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Location: Williams Hall, Oxford College

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Professor Finds World’s Oldest Bird Fossils By Lydia O’Neal Senior Staff Writer Emory Environmental Science Professor Anthony Martin’s observation of a behavioral pattern in coastal birds has led him to discover the oldest bird fossil in Australia and one of the oldest in the southern hemisphere. Martin said he has conducted periodic research in Melbourne, Australia since 2006. In 2011, he made what he calls a “diagnosis” of the 105-million-year-old tracks in the storage basement of Melbourne’s Museum Victoria. In his book Life Traces of the Georgia Coast, he described the peace-sign-like marking made in sand by an egret, heron or shorebird skidding to a halt from flight. He later identified this same “peace sign” in a museum as what others previously believed to be a dinosaur footprint. Martin’s research partners included award-winning paleontologist and Director of Melbourne’s Monash University Science Center Patricia Vickers-Rich, her husband and Senior Curator of the Museum Victoria Thomas Rich and award-winning Monash University Geosciences

Professor Mike Hall. According to Martin, paleontologists and Museum Victoria volunteers Sean Wright and Alan Tait discovered the piece of sandstone bearing these footprints in Dinosaur Cove, a Victoria, Australia fossil site in 2010. It was Martin, however, who revealed their true significance. Because the tracks date back to the Cretaceous Period, a time when Australia and Antarctica were still connected, the bird that produced them 105 million years ago lived in a polar environment rather than a sandy one, Martin said. “To have a track that shows a bird flying in a coastal, polar environment makes us wonder: did they migrate?” Martin said. “That’s the big question, but it’s going to take a lot more research to find the answer.” He said he originally thought the prints were those of a dinosaur before realizing their similarities to those of present-day birds he had been studying on the Georgia coast. “There’s a point in geological history where bird and dinosaur tracks look alike — about 150 million years ago,” Martin said. He added that his earlier observations of the tracks of seabirds more than 10,000

miles from those found in Melbourne forced him to reinterpret the imprints in the sandstone. “I noticed the similarity while my book was still in progress, and there’s even a part where I talk about bird landings,” he said. An entry in his website blog pairs the image of the Cretaceous Period tracks with one of great egret footprints in the sand of Jekyll Island, Ga. His next book, Dinosaurs Without Bones, will be published in March. It covers his specialty, trace fossils: teeth marks, footprints, scratches and even feces of animals from Earth’s distant past. “If you took away bones, how would we know about dinosaurs?” he said. “That’s the question this book answers.” Before publishing Life Traces of the Georgia Coast, he spent 12 years conducting research in the field and four years compiling observations. But the observations were not his alone. “A lot of Emory students are featured in the book,” Martin said. “They’ll be thrilled to see these prints.”

— Contact Lydia O’Neal at lmoneal@emory.edu

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Emory Opens Center For Behavioral Studies By Harmeet Kaur Health Sciences Beat Writer The Center for Behavioral Health Policy Studies opened at Emory on Oct. 24 to treat people with mental and substance abuse disorders through research, education and service. The center is part of the Rollins School of Public Health’s Department of Health Policy and Management. The Center consists of a multidisciplinary team of Emory faculty, staff and students, as well as community partners such as the Carter Center, Georgia Institute of Technology and Morehouse School of Medicine. Benjamin Druss, the director of the Center, said the Center will focus on researching the impact of policies related to behavioral health, which encompasses mental health and substance abuse issues. He added that the Center for Behavorial Health Policy will also work with policymakers and community leaders to develop and evaluate various wmodels of behavioral health care. Druss added that the Center sprung out of a wide gap between the prevalence of mental health issues in our society and effective treatment for them. “We’re working together with those who have a real potential to improve care for people with mental health and substance abuse disorders,” Druss said. “Policymakers at the state and federal levels can help us make sure that we’re asking the right questions.” In addition, Druss said the Center will also focus on training people to be leaders in behavioral health policy. “There’s a vacuum of leadership right now,” he said. “A lot of admin-

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istrators and mental health leaders are aging out. We need a new generation of people who are welltrained, understand how to use data and understand about mental health policy.” Druss said the Center for Behavioral Health Policy has been in the making for more than ten years. Although mental health was recognized as an important issue when Druss arrived at Emory more than eleven years ago, he said not much was being done to provide treatment and care. “We want to be a front door for people who are interested in research, education and service around the issue of behavioral health policy,” Druss said. According to Druss, the Center’s focus on policy reflects an “actionoriented” approach, aiming toward improving policies that affect the delivery of care at local, state and federal levels. The Oct. 24 opening of the Center for Behavioral Health Policy Studies comes at a time when behavioral health policy in the United States is undergoing highly notable some changes. The Mental Health Parity Act of 2008 required behavioral health care to be given equal insurance coverage to medical and surgical care2010’s Affordable Care Act expanded health insurance coverage to include a larger part of the population, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Such legislation will play an important role in the Center’s research as the impact of these policies becomes more evident, Druss said.

— Contact Harmeet Kaur at hbhagra@emory.edu

Some Village Restaurant Patrons’ Cars Booted by Private Contractors Continued from Page 1 earlier. Workers in Emory Village have differing views on the parking situation, but many said they agree that the parking situation in the area can be improved. Tin Drum cashier Vincent Norfleet said the lot behind Tin Drum “is always full,” so one week he parked across the street in the CVS lot. “[Johnson] came by and threatened me with a boot if I didn’t move my car,” he said. Dave’s Cosmic Subs worker Drew Wagner said Johnson was the same man responsible for booting cars for the Village for several years, and he has seen countless cars with a boot. “As soon as you leave the Village or step across the street to head to Starbucks, he’ll boot you,” Wagner said. Hill said there has been a chronic problem with Emory students parking in the Village and then walking to Emory’s campus, “lowering parking turnover and causing issues for the Village.” AIEV is a non-profit, volunteer community organization committed to “achieving the best possible balance between historic preservation and commercial success, as well as between public safety, traffic enhancements and creating a pedestrian-friendly Village,” according to its website. According to DeKalb County records, the parking overlay in Emory Village includes public spaces on North Decatur Rd. and Oxford Rd., as well as private lots on either side of North Decatur Rd. behind Village businesses. Public parking spaces and their enforcement fall under DeKalb County jurisdiction, according to Hill. The other part of the parking complication is the relatively few parking spots available for Village patrons, Hill said. Hill said that currently, a large sec-

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Emory students and faculty parked in Emory village have received boots on their cars from a private contractor. tion of North Oxford Rd. has no lines drawn for parking spaces, leaving “confusion and a lack of efficiency” for parking. The overlay for the Village allows for potential construction of additional parking facilities, but according to Hill, this would have to be done through a private development. AIEV is currently working on a plan to address this specific issue, as well as general parking concerns, he said. Hill said the alliance has brought in the property owners to both its August and September meetings and acts as an arbiter of cooperation instead of having any regulatory or

enforcement powers. College sophomore James Bosanko said he feels parking in the Village is a problem and is against the booting. “I know they should have a better system for it,” Bosanko said. “Someone can easily spend an hour or two eating or shopping at the Village, and they shouldn’t have to worry about getting booted. They should have time limit parking meters or something to hold people accountable in a way that can be proven.” There are several alternatives that students can take to avoid searching for a space or risking a boot such as MARTA, Emory Cliff Shuttles and

walking, according to the AIEV’s website. Members of AIEV have also used donations and fundraising to make pedestrian access and the MARTA stops more comfortable, including bike racks and benches throughout the Village. Ultimately, Hill and the AIEV have one simple goal. “We want the Village to be a place for desirable walkability, and the parking to have quick turnover,” Hill said. “More business comes from more parking, which in turn drives the growth of the entire Village.”

— Contact Stephen Fowler at smfowle@emory.edu

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worked with the National Institute of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Agency for International Development. “I got to see how young people could really care about their community, could really engage their friends and family, in order to fight a disease that was killing their community,” Hassanatu said. Through her work in South Africa with the Counter-Trafficking Department of the International Organization for Migration, Hussainatu aided African immigrants who were victims of trafficking in Africa. “I saw strength in these young women, they gave each other strength to get through this horrible incident,” Hussainatu said. Hassanatu and Hussainatu said they were inspired to take action after seeing a Washington Post headline that read “HIV/AIDS Rate in D.C. Hits 3%”, a rate comparable to some cities in developing countries. “We were petrified, and we real-

ized that while it’s great to have all of these global experiences, we need to do something to help our own community,” one of the sisters said. At the event, the sisters discussed projects they have worked on at Focal Point Global. The sisters said they are currently working to start cross-cultural conversations regarding the issues of HIV/AIDS and trafficking in Namibia, Cameroon and the United States, using modern social media tools such as Skype and Google Hangout. “It was interesting that a single article in the Washington Post inspired them to start a whole organization,” College freshman Ali Galinski said. According to the sisters, the U.S.-Namibia HIV/AIDS Education Initiative brought together youth from Baltimore and Namibia to discuss the issue of HIV/AIDS and how cultural norms affect it. The participants worked together to come up with projects to take back to their communities, such as HIV/AIDS awareness clubs and campaigns. The sisters said a Baltimore youth

participant told them that learning about their global HIV issue and seeing how it affects different cultures in different ways made them feel more inspired to inform others about this cause. According to the sisters, the U.S.-Cameroon Child Trafficking Awareness Project gave youth in Atlanta and Cameroon the chance to discuss how culture plays a part in trafficking and why it is an issue. It also gave them the opportunity to speak to survivors their own age who were trafficked into sexual or labor exploitation. According to the sisters, Focal Point Global worked with a local organization called Street Grace and the Global Welfare Association (GLOWA) in Cameroon to bring youth together to discuss the issue of trafficking. “I really like how they emphasize how you can work with organizations that already exist,” College junior Rachel Chang said. Focal Point Global is in the process of planning their next project, which will begin April 2014. It will be their first intra-African project, bringing

together Gambian and Namibian students to discuss HIV/AIDS. The sisters said they are especially excited about this project because they see it as an opportunity for Africans to connect with each another, which does not happen a lot. “Gambia is a Muslim country, and Namibia is a Christian country so that will be a very interesting pairing as well,” Hussainatu said. Once they’re able to scale up to include about 100 youth participants in their projects, Focal Point Global plans to expand beyond the U.S. and Africa, according to the sisters. Hassanatu said the most rewarding part of working with Focal Point Global is that she gets to work with and meet amazing people from all around the world who she believes will truly change their communities. According to the sisters, the primary intention of Focal Point Global is to make sure that young people recognize that they hold the power to influence society and create positive social change in their own communities.

— Contact Zoe Mesirow at zoe.mesirow@emory.edu

Continued from Page 1 about getting it. Grady serves a large proportion of low-income patients. “A big part of this group is really just education and informing,” Alsiro said. Goodwin said a basic literacy problem exists among some patients such that instructions for prescriptions have to be simplified. For example, instead of asking patients to take prescriptions at one time every day, they are asked to take the blue pill when the big and little hand are at a certain point on an analog clock. Recognizing the need for this service in Atlanta, Goodwin said he contacted his close friends studying public health and other students who traveled to Italy with him. These students comprise the eight-person executive board for RING, which is in charge of RING’s chapter at Emory as well as its statewide efforts.

Grant Application Process Beginning last August, Goodwin and his team met every week for almost a year to draft a federal grant proposal through the Department of Health and Human Services. To do this, they partnered with Grady Memorial Hospital and applied for a grant through a national non-profit organization called Seedco. Seedco works with local community partners to advance economic opportunity for people, according to its website. One of such partners is the Emory-Grady Urban Health Initiative (UHI), a coalition among Emory’s School of Medicine, the Center for Community Partnership (CFCP) and community partners within the state of Georgia. RING is an organization in the UHI. In August, Seedco became one of two companies to receive a $2.2 million grant from the federal government. The grant is shared among Seedco and its partners, though Goodwin said he could not disclose how much is allotted to RING. During the grant application process, Seedco recommended that RING expand beyond just Grady Hospital to reach out to uninsured populations in the rest of the state.

Expanding Across the State Now Goodwin is focusing on expanding RING to colleges in Georgia, including the University of Georgia (UGA), Georgia Institute of Technology and Morehouse College. A chapter now exists at UGA but is unchartered, according to Goodwin. Alsiro said the reason it is important to reach out to other schools is because the demand for help navigating health insurance information in Georgia is too great for just Emory

students to tackle. “Our main goal is to actually have chapters at each school,” she said. “There are so many hospitals, so many communities that we can’t reach ourselves.” According to Bausum, RING will also help patients gain access to screening procedures that determine whether they are eligible for benefits packages, which would save them money on resources like food stamps and utility payment assistance. To launch the marketplace for the ACA, RING hosted an event at the beginning of October in the atrium of Grady Hospital where they handed out materials that offered information on the legislation to Grady patients, Goodwin said. According to him, doctors and nurses also spoke with RING volunteers to learn about the ACA legislation. Student volunteers are imperative to the continuing operations of RING, Bausum said. “There are so many organizations that are trying to reach the uninsured or do advocacy and outreach, but what they lack is manpower,” she said. Students from all divisions on campus are able to apply for volunteer positions, for which a minimum of four hours of service is required. Alsiro said the positions are not exclusive to pre-health majors. In addition to providing student volunteers with hands-on experience in the public health and medical fields, RING is also a networking opportunity, according to Goodwin. Goodwin said he is also set to teach a class at UGA.

Looking Ahead In addition to expanding RING to other campuses, the executive board is exploring avenues to sustain the organization on Emory’s campus. According to Bausum, RING has already received a charter from the University and is in the process of acquiring eligibility for College Council funding by hosting an awareness event later this month. Also, Seedco is reapplying for the same federal grant next year, under which RING is remaining a partner. “Imagining someone who doesn’t have those resources at their disposal and has to deal with all these other challenges in addition to potentially being uninsured is so humbling,” Bausum said. Goodwin said the experience has been difficult but he has learned a lot. Alsiro said she is looking forward to seeing how RING reaches out to the rest of Georgia. “Right now we’re in the middle of something that’s so crucial,” she said. “We’re making a huge difference.”

— Contact Rupsha Basu at rupsha.basu@emory.edu

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Creekmore Award Recipient Increased Minority Study Abroad Participation Continued from Page 1 “There were hardly any courses that had to do with other parts of the world,” Brown said. “There wasn’t any School of Public Health. You couldn’t take courses in Arabic, Russian, Chinese or Korean, so Emory has really changed a great deal.” Atlanta is the “global health crossroads of the world,” as home to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), various NGOs and the Rollins School of Public Health, Brown said. He said this makes Emory an ideal location for the Global Health Institute with an academic center for improving global health, according to its website. Brown added that the institute also involved collaborations with numerous departments and schools throughout the University. Brown said the goal of the Global Health minor, which is now the largest undergraduate minor at Emory, is to help undergraduates become world

citizens. According to Brown, offer- received the Highest Order of Service ing global health as a minor rather Merit earlier this year. than a major allows it to supplement a Casey received the International liberal arts education instead of pro- Outreach award for increasing minorviding “premature, ity participation in graduate training” study abroad proin global health. “I’m very humbled by it. grams, according to Brown said he I just did my job. That’s the press release. In was surprised to 2007, Casey said she all.” receive the award. began the Minority “I’m very humOutreach Initiative — Peter Brown, at CIPA to address bled by it,” Brown said. “I just did my professor of Anthropology study abroad particjob. That’s all.” ipation disparities in Chang received the Sheth underrepresented minority students Distinguished International Alumni at Emory. Award. The award recognizes She said this entailed spreading international alumni who have dis- awareness about available scholarship tinguished themselves through ser- opportunities for minority students or vice to universities, governments those with high financial need and or the private sector, according to restructuring scholarship-advising the website of Emory’s Office of programs to work more closely with International Affairs. Chang served students on scholarship applications. as president of the South Korean Casey said these initiatives showed educational institution Presbyterian an increase in the number of stuCollege and Theological Seminary dents who received financial awards (PTCS), according to the press to study abroad. release. Previously, Chang served in Casey said she was driven on this other positions at the institution and issue because she was the first person

in her family to travel abroad, outside of those serving in the military. She said the experience was eye-opening and that it changed the trajectory of her career. “The reason I feel so strongly about promoting these issues is because those opportunities were not available for me,” Casey said. “There are some students who would like to participate in different international opportunities, but finances are a barrier.” Casey said study abroad offered both academic and personal gains. “A lot of fields and places of employment are looking for people who have exposure and experience working with different cultures and environments,” Casey said. “It says a lot about a person if they were able to live and work in another country.” The Office of International Affairs will officially present the awards to Brown, Chang and Casey at International Awards Night on Nov. 18 at the Emory Conference Center.

— Contact Harmeet Kaur at hbhagra@emory.edu

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Passion Pit Woke Up ‘Sleepyheads’ SPC ‘Carried Us Away’ On McDonough Emory’s Student Programming Council (SPC) hosted synth pop band Passion Pit for its Fall Band Party Wednesday night. More than 3,500 students attended the show, which was held on McDonough Field. The Joy Formidable, a Welsh alternative rock band, opened the show with a bang, urging fans to “wake the f--k up!” Passion Pit build on The Joy Formidable’s energy, playing fan favorites like “Take a Walk” and “Sleepyhead.” Flashing lights moved in time with the music, dazzling the crowd. The band played most of their major hits and in particular incorporated several lesserknown songs from their newest album, Gossamer (2011). With brand new lighting, the band surprisingly brought a more “indie” performance to Emory. It was very high energy event for a Wednesday night. While the lesser-known songs took the audience by surprise, the band members continued to keep high energy throughout the concert. While we at the Wheel feel that a weekend concert would have given more students the opportunity to attend, we understand that the band had a concert lined up in Florida this upcoming weekend. We also wanted to take the occasion of a concert to recognize the immense benefit we as Emory students have derived by having a venue as spacious and acoustically impressive as McDonough Field. It serves as the site for nearly every major concert at Emory and accommodates all styles of music, from country to EDM and everything in between. This year’s Fall Band Party was well-publicized and well-organized. SPC posted flyers around campus and spread the word through Facebook and other social media, but the event gained a major publicity boost by virtue of the popularity of its headliner. At the show, SPC provided free pizza, Coca-Cola products and water for concertgoers. SPC took measures to contract for extensive security at the gate and police officers around the field, and the screening consisted of bag checks and pat-downs. Overall, the Fall Band Party was a huge hit with the student body. We at the Wheel appreciated SPC for bringing in bigger-named bands and for pulling together a good study break for those in need. The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s editorial

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Editorial Roundup College editorials from across the country The Michigan Daily The University of Michigan Ann Arbor Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013 In its staff editorial, “Communicating Responsibility” The Michigan Daily discusses the need for greater communication between students and their landlords. They further discus housing laws and fines that tenants must pay and argue that tenants should be given more information when it comes to what they can and can’t do. The responsibility of cleaning up Ann Arbor lawns littered with red solo cups from football Saturdays may soon shift from landlords to tenants. Recently deliberated amendments to sections 72 and 132 to the “Housing Law of Michigan” would directly ticket tenants for any fines accrued from violating ordinances regarding community standards of cleanliness and public welfare. Although the amendments may seem like an attack on student pocketbooks, these potential changes would create an improved level of notification for tenants. Students will now be made aware of what behaviors can result in fines, and they will now know the magnitude of the consequences. This new channel of communication between the city, tenants and the landlords displaces some of the uneasiness students can feel as they move off-campus. Before these amendments were suggested, the responsibility of paying any fines issued by Ann Arbor fell to the landlord, and the city wasn’t required to notify the occupants of the building. Now, the revised clauses of the bill state that it’s the duty of the occupants of a dwelling to keep the premise “free from the accumulation of dirt, filth, rubbish, garbage or other matter in the yards, courts, passages, areas or alleys connected or belonging to the dwelling.” If the tenants of an apartment or house fail to do so, the city — in particular the Community Standards Unit of Ann Arbor — will issue a “written notice of violation” to the occupant. The landlord of the building will

receive one as well. In the past, when a landlord received a notification of a fine, he could inform the tenants at his discretion. Due to ineffective communication, a tenant could potentially commit the same offense over and over and unconsciously accrue a number of fines. Depending upon the landlord, the payment could come out of the owner’s pocket or possibly the security deposit of his tenants; and, there are myriad citations capable of making security deposit disappear. However, the landlord possesses the option to turn the fee over his tenants. According to the city, tenants can be fined for offenses ranging from overgrown grass, trash accumulation, parking in the yard to even “abandoned refrigerators.” In particular, tenants can be heavily fined for placing an upholstered couch upon the porch of their dwelling on the grounds that it is (sic)is a potential fire hazard. Tom Koetsier, a member of the Rental Property Owners of Michigan, uses this example to illustrate his support for the bill. He claims that “landlords don’t put couches on porches, tenants do, and if they (the municipality) want it removed, they should cite the tenant for that.” In the interests of protecting students and their security deposits, the University recently held an information session regarding the legal details potential tenants should know before signing a lease. Coupled with the proposal of this amended bill, the University and lawmakers in Lansing are doing a more effective job of providing students with information about the duties that come with renting. However, these two entities shouldn’t have to continue compensating for the lack of communication between landlords and students. Students also need to be adults and accept the responsibilities that come with living off-campus — even if that means paying for occasional bouts of laziness. However, students are incapable of fulfilling these obligations if landlords continue to provide them with insufficient information.

Calling Out Clubs: Rebranding CC DOO LEE

This editorial expresses the views of a member of the College Council Administration Committee and College Council Executive Board. There are currently 141 official student clubs on Emory’s campus. That number excludes clubs sponsored under the Emory Sports Council, the BBA Council, the Media Council, Oxford campus, the graduate school and other academic offices. Of the 141 undergraduate clubs that exist, 122 (over 86 percent) qualify for funding from College Council (CC). Each semester, CC has just over $150,000 in its contingency pot to help fund all of these student groups. Using simple math most people can understand why CC declared a “financial state of emergency” last week: too much demand, not enough supply. But the basic supply and demand perspective leaves out what is actually an array of bigger problems at work. In reality, not all 122 chartered clubs come to CC for funding; some are self-sufficient, several require only a small operational funding and others are just inactive. Yet in spite of that fact, CC, in the least HE MORY HEEL esoteric language possible, almost ran out of Arianna Skibell EDITOR-IN-CHIEF money. But why? One reason has been the chartering Jordan Friedman Executive Editor reforms passed by the Student Government Volume 95 | Number 19 Lane Billings Managing Editor Association last year. The reforms greatNews Editors Features Editor ly relaxed the chartering procedures and Business and Advertising Dustin Slade Nick Bradley Karishma Mehrotra requirements (abolishing the waiting period, Asst. Photo Editor Editorials Editor Thomas Han Akeel Williams BUSINESS MANAGER dialing down the membership clause and Priyanka Krishnamurthy Asst. Features Editor Blaire Chennault Sales Manager Sports Editor Zoe Mesirow establishing a new charter dichotomy). There Ryan Smith Ashley Bianco Maggie Daorai Design Manager are simply more clubs asking for more money. Student Life Editor Copy Chief

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The second reason is CC’s monetary policy. The policy fundamentally lacks an enumerated “frugality clause.” The legislators cannot, by decorum, call into suspect the wisdom of a club’s choice in the make-up of a club event. It may suggest cost-saving tips, but it cannot impose said tips. The CC legislators should have the power and flexibility to request a respectable level of frugality from clubs when they make their choices on events. Some cost factors, such as competitions and registration fees, are beyond a club’s control, which the CC should take into account, but the monetary policy ought to be aligned to encourage fiscal discretion. A third and final reason has been the disheartening mix of fraud, extravagance and squandering by the clubs themselves. These clubs should first acknowledge that Emory is home to an unbelievably diverse assortment of clubs. Some are broadly oriented, catering to the entire community. Others are more select, offering the joys of association to those who seek its particular field of politics, culture, philosophy, academics, service or faith. They advance, without question, an indispensable part of college life and higher education. That being said, there is also no denying that there are a few bad apples in the mix. There are clubs whose activities have been wasteful, lavish and whose funding has been exaggerated through fraudulent or deceptive means. These few irresponsible clubs take advantage of the CC chartering/funding system and thereby deprive each student a small share of his or her student activity fee. They deceive CC and breach the trust its elected members have extended to all clubs in good

faith. This abuse must change. A good first step would be to create a committee of accountability to enforce and review the authenticity of a club’s reported costs. Such a step, however, must be attached to a reform of the CC monetary policy that reins in potential excessiveness. There is a silent consensus that CC is a slot machine without any risk. I myself have heard open bragging by those on club executive boards who admit to always asking for more than what their events require so that they can be more extravagant with their choice of foods and decorations. Some even admit to stockpiling funds for extra goodies later on. During my time on the CC Administration Committee, I have seen open omissions of truth by clubs seeking a charter. The Administration Committee just last week discovered fraudulent claims on a club’s charter application (the said club, well aware of its deceit, then had the gall to request over $10,000 from CC). CC has become the butt of a smug joke and we can blame no one but ourselves. The question of whether or not to finally rein in the excess and impose accountability is not only a matter of keeping CC’s financial house in order, but about rebranding our reputation and fixing the status quo so that the extravagance and falsehoods of the few irresponsible clubs do not detrimentally hurt the rest who have remained responsible and honest. If we do not make the necessary changes to compel such responsibility, then we truly should change our initials from CC to ATM. Doo Lee is a College sophomore from Suwanee, Ga.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

An Apology from Kappa Alpha Theta About Greek Physique Kappa Alpha Theta would like to address the two editorials published in The Emory Wheel on Nov. 5 concerning Greek Physique, an annual fall philanthropy event hosted by our chapter to raise money for the DeKalb County Court Appointed Special Advocates. We are disappointed that a light-hearted, fun philanthropy event became a forum through which individuals were able to exac-

erbate negative stereotypes and promote hostility within a community. Kappa Alpha Theta’s intent with Greek Physique is to promote an inclusive philanthropy event that engages the community. We give our deepest condolences to any individual or organization that has been offended by this event. Additionally, we apologize for any negative implications or mis-

representations about the Greek system that have resulted. We will ensure that steps will be taken so as to ensure that this situation will not occur again in the future. If you have further questions please direct them to our standing President Jingjing Lin at jingjing.lin@emory.edu. Sincerely, Kappa Alpha Theta

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Reconstructing Discourse Surrounding Sexual Assault A Response to David Hookstead’s Open Letter ‘Rape Culture Doesn’t Exist’ You often hear very uneducated people (who attend top-tier universities) make the claim that “rape culture doesn’t exist.” In the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s student newspaper The Badger Herald, David Hookstead, an undergraduate of the university, did just this in his open letter “‘Rape Culture’ Doesn’t Exist,” published on Nov. 4. It actually took me a while to get through the letter — not only because it was terribly written, but also because it troubled me that such thoughts could emerge from a college student’s mind. But then I stopped and thought some more. I don’t necessarily blame Hookstead for having those thoughts and I’m not so surprised — he’s a part of a culture that renders this ideology acceptable. It’s not that I am angry — I felt sympathetic towards the guy and his inability to put himself in another’s shoes. Though his consciousness may have been shaped by a flawed society prior to even his birth, he does have control over the way in which he discusses these issues, and this article was just not the way to do it. I don’t have to tell you twice that one in four women have been sexually assaulted before they graduate college and one in 13 to 33 men have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime. If you read anything, you should already know that. What I’m afraid I must reiterate is that privilege continuously persists today, and letters like Hookstead’s are the pinnacle of exercising such privilege. As an editor of a student publication, I am ashamed that The Badger Herald found this worthy of publishing – not because it shows that Hookstead is not conscious of his own privilege but because it’s flat out illogical. I am glad, however, that Katherine Krueger, an undergraduate at the university, submitted an op-ed in response to Hookstead’s letter; at least there is some backlash on Madison’s campus. Hookstead is right though, “somebody does have to explain this.” So please, allow me. The letter begins with a claim that “the United States of America doesn’t have a culture of rape any more than it has a culture of murder. This term aggressively paints men as dangerous and as the root of evil.” Wait, what? Who said anything about men being the root of evil? Or even about aggression? This opinion is a gross misrepresentation of what rape culture is and is wildly heteronormative. But you know what is aggressive? Nonconsensual sex and writing an editorial that argues that it’s inevitable. Also, what in the world is a culture of murder? Perhaps such a culture may exist in certain places where the death penalty is

legalized, but society does not excuse the act of taking someone’s life nor does it argue that the murder was in fact the fault of the victim who was killed. Sadly, the second line of this open letter reveals that Hookstead has no idea what rape culture even is, and that’s the problem. Rape culture is the manifestation of privilege, slut shaming, victim-blaming and arguing that rape is unavoidable. His open letter about how rape culture doesn’t exist ironically epitomizes rape culture by blaming the victim for consuming too much alcohol, making stark generalizations about how education can’t and won’t help prevent rape and equating a severe calamity like sexual assault to Wiz Khalifa’s choice of rapping about smoking too much dope. Hookstead’s article is filled with logical fallacies that distract the reader from the problems that arise from rape culture and make obvious claims such as “crime is not unique to the United States, and if you put a spotlight on rape, you don’t understand the real issue.” Okay, no s--t Sherlock, crime is not unique to the United States; however, talking to and educating others about how we shouldn’t rape each other and ensuring that survivors know where they can access resources or simply talk to someone is not misunderstanding the real issue — it’s frankly confronting the real issue. I don’t understand why he’s playing Pain Olympics — crime, murder and rape are all real calamities that permeate throughout the world. But arguing that our society does not normalize and excuse acts of assault is just plain ignorant and proves that Hookstead is speaking on a platform of privilege where he clearly has not experienced what survivors have. Hookstead also argues that there isn’t a similar culture subscribed to rap music: “Turn on any rap song and you’ll quickly hear some woman being described as a sex thirsty whore. Switch to the next rap song and you’ll likely hear lyrics about shooting people, selling drugs or the degrading state of the black community.” Not only does this statement sound blatantly racist and generalize the entirety of rap music (I think he may only listen to Lil Wayne), but also it’s not true. People do recognize the problematic nature of lyrics in all kinds of genres, and there are specific participants in the industry who try to breakdown this sick misconception. I recommend Hookstead check out Crunk Feminist Collective or read about the Spellman College protests against rapper Nelly. Oh, and just for future reference, any music that does advocate “Blurred Lines,” or calls women “sex thirsty whore[s]” IS a sign of rape culture and should

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be rejected. Throughout the article, Hookstead makes some pretty standard Man Who Cried Wolf claims. No, reporting your sexual assault does not undermine the legitimacy of others’ experiences. There is no such thing as real and fake rape. Hookstead’s arguments and ideology are a large part of the problem as they instill fear and blame onto victims while simultaneously attempting to silence them. And those attempts to silence are hurting people. Unfortunately, Hookstead is right: “Some people are bad.” There will always be those who think it’s okay to strip individuals of their autonomy and force them to submit to whatever demands they may choose. However, we have an obligation to help those who experience these assaults. As opposed to denying the reality of rape culture, we must show that survivors it’s not their fault and try our best to educate everyone we can about these very real issues. Hookstead is also right about how females can sexually assault males; my sincere apologies go out to his friend who experienced this. That being said, no one is being het-

eronormative: rape happens to both genders. Factually speaking, though, one group of people is disproportionately affected. This remark is just another example of Hookstead exercising his privilege as a male and being blind to the reality of statistics. He concludes his letter with a statement about how we should “focus on those that truly need our help, and let’s stop evil people when we can.” This is where I think he’s being satirical – right? That’s the only way this could possibly be an acceptable conclusion to such a morally questionable letter. Unfortunately, I think Hookstead is really advocating that those who “truly” need our help are not the victims of assault but rather the victims of “more important” problems. That’s a very flawed way to look at things. We need to help survivors and try to change the way we talk about rape, i.e., shift the discourse on rape culture. We need to stop pointing fingers at the oppressed and start pointing fingers at the oppressor. We need to hold those who believe that rape culture doesn’t exist, which by the way is not a malecentric notion, accountable for their words and tell them it’s not okay to perpetuate such a flawed epistemology even if it’s a product of an entirely imperfect institution. And we need

to realize that the way we talk about things shapes the reality around us. Hookstead’s letter has reminded me that there is still much to do on college campuses to raise awareness about sexual assault. The words that he wrote are negatively impacting people, and I hope that through this article he will at least think about these issues in a different way, a way that is untainted by societal norms and rape culture. I still have hope. So don’t ever let this culture blame you for something that was not your fault. Don’t ever let the ignorance of others stop you from educating whoever you can, including those inflicting harm, about the horrific implications of rape culture. And don’t ever believe that you’re alone. If anything, I’m here. Editorials Editor Priyanka Krishnamurthy is a College junior from Coppell, Texas. If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, you have support at Emory. Please contact Lauren (LB) Bernstein, Assistant Director for the Respect Program at 404.727.1514 or respect@emory. edu for confidential support. You can also learn more about the Respect Program at respect.emory.edu.

From the Archives: The Securitization of European Islam

“Abortion Prime Issue of 1990s”

David Morgenstern, March 1990 Abortion has the potential to become the hot political issue of the 1990s. It has already played a role in the defeat of two Republican gubernatorial candidates last year, leading shaken GOP leaders to begin speaking of the Republicans as an “umbrella party” with room for pro-choicers. Nevertheless, pro-life activists, backed by a pro-life President and conservative majority on the Supreme Court, promise to keep abortion in the headlines and to focus attention on state legislature activity in this area. Despite the fact that I am strongly prochoice, I supported President Bush in 1988, figuring that he wouldn’t be able to make any more headway against legalized abortion than Reagan. But then came the Webster decision, allowing state legislators to place restrictions on abortion. I have already sent a letter to my state senator, and you can be sure that I won’t be the only one taking a closer look at candidates for once-obscure offices like state attorney general and state representative the next time I step into a voting booth. Instead of merely listing pro-choice arguments, I prefer to highlight three areas where I believe that pro-lifers have shown themselves to be hypocrites. The first is in their stress on adoption instead of abortion. If pro-lifers are so gung-ho on adoption, how come their (sic) are thousands of kinds (sic) in orphanages across the country waiting to be adopted? Many of these are minority (i.e. black and Hispanic) children, and we have all heard the stories of couples willing to wait long periods of time and to even pay large sums of money to ensure themselves a Caucasian or Asian baby. The situation has become so bad that the South Korean government has moved to put a stop to the lucrative export trade of Korean babies to the United States. I challenge those who call for the repeal of Roe v. Wade to go out and adopt a minority baby, for only then can we begin to talk about adoption (considering the fact that there were over one million reported legal abortions last year alone). The second pro-life argument warranting further investigation is their assertion that

they have the best interests of the “unborn” at heart. Let me take a moment to point out that having an abortion is not a pleasant experience. Women do not just decide to have one on a whim, nor are those who have had one going to be excited about repeating the process. Talk of women having abortions for trivial reasons, such as not liking the sex of a baby, are absurd. Those who decide to undergo abortion procedures usually do so for such valid, thought-out reasons as not having enough money to provide for a baby or not being able to make the necessary emotional commitments to a child at this point in their lifetime. If they couldn’t have abortions, what we would end up with is more mothers who either resent/don’t love their children or can’t adequately provide for them. With all of the children living in poverty or suffering physical and verbal abuse, imagine how much worse it would be with one million plus more of these children each year. Meanwhile, pro-lifers tend to be the same kinds of conservatives who oppose increases in social spending. This paradox is analogous to the Reaganomics pledge of cutting taxes, boosting defense spending and balancing the budget all at the same time. More unwanted children, many of whom would be on welfare, without corresponding increases in government spending is not exactly something that American society particularly needs at this time. Finally, I am often sickened and amused by the reactions of Emory pro-lifers when I subject them to one of my pro-choice cross examinations. More times than not, I can get a pro-life male student to admit that he would allow his girlfriend to have an abortion if he got her pregnant and she didn’t want to carry the child. Isn’t that the whole concept of choice? No one wants to force anyone else to have an abortion but rather to preserve the right to exercise that option. The minority that opposes legalized abortion has the prerogative to do so when it comes to their personal lives, but we must not allow them to impose their views on the rest of us.

I challenge those who call for the repeal of Roe v. Wade...

Islamophobia: A Security Issue in Itself BEN SOLLENBERGER In the past few weeks I have been conducting research on the gamification of jihadist recruiting in Western Europe. “Fighting Jihad in Germany,” “Muslims and Terrorism in the Netherlands,” “Muslim Security Concerns in Europe” and a few other unflattering combinations of Islam and violence pre-populate my Google search bar as I began to type. A quick glance at my browsing history reflects the more troubling post-9/11 history of continental attitudes toward Islam. Perhaps moreso in Europe than America — given the terror and destruction inflicted by the Hamburg cell and London bombings — Islam has been increasingly conceptualized as a threat to national security. Disrupting militant Islamic terrorist networks operating between Syria and Western Europe now ranks chief among the prerogatives of German, Dutch and French governments. Counter-terrorism efforts against Islamic terrorists command more attention from policy-makers than the human rights, education or economic issues ailing European Muslims. Yet this very “securitization” of Islam endangers Europe far more than any single terrorist. Blowing up the foiled bomb plots or violence of a few radical Islamists ultimately ends up alienating all of the Muslims who make up three to five percent of Western Europe’s population. The nativist politicians and irresponsible media outlets give undue salience to said incidents, causing the Islamic as well as broader national citizenry to feel perpetually targeted and threatened. The mutual fear is not a symptom, but rather a cause of domestic unrest between Muslims and non-Muslims in Europe. And the result is a deeply fragmented and unstable society. In November 2004, for instance, sensationalist reporters and nativist Dutch parliament members construed the murder of one citizen to be a part of a larger Islamic coup d’état to topple the secular state of Netherlands. An Islamic extremist murdered Theo Van Gogh, a prominent Dutch filmmaker who drew heavy criticism from Muslims. An anti-Islamic frenzy erupted during the next few days. The deputy prime minister, Gerrit Zalm, “declared war” on radical Islam and promised to eliminate all of its supporting “branches” and “roots.” Meanwhile, a Dutch paper reported that a note left on his body called for a “holy war;” however, investigators later disclosed the text was made up of Quran

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quotes about retribution. On the same day another Dutch newspaper pleaded that “the government should take the fear of 70 percent of the Dutch population seriously. We are still dealing with a small group of extremists among Muslims but their potential influence is great.” But some of the most dangerous extremists aligned themselves with the interests of Dutch national security. Populist politicians, tabloid journalists and far-right personalities exploited public concern over the tragedy and fostered a culture of fear. The perceived threat of terror cultivated a combustible domestic environment that fueled the real violence. Within days of the murder, multiple mosques were set ablaze in Amsterdam by misguided Dutch; Islamic centers were spray-painted and vandalized, and a bomb exploded in an Islamic primary school in Utrecht. Feeling endangered by these acts of terrorism, members of the Dutch and wider Islamic base warned they would strike back if the attacks persisted. And some Muslims indeed took action, heaving Molotov cocktails at Dutch Protestant churches in Utrecht. The situation nearly exploded as Netherlands Prime Minister Balkenende

declared his country on the verge of “a civil war” in late November. Islamaphobia continues to guide public discourse about Muslims living in the Netherlands and across Europe. Headlining major European newspapers are concerns about the burgeoning number of Syria-bound jihadists who may cause problems when they return home. It is, however, the writers reporting on jihadists who may cause the biggest problems following the homecoming. Broadcasting fear primes the nation to be hypersensitive and reactive to any Syrianinfluenced terrorism. Though this particular civil war did not come into fruition, the underlying issues of the conflict in the Netherlands were never resolved; the conditions for violence are still present. Hysteria does not constitute an acceptable reaction to religiously-biased incidents. Moving forward, uprooting the mistrust and hatred of Islam embedded in European society should be set atop national security priorities. Only then can a safe and multicultural Europe be cobbled back together. Ben Sollenberger is a College junior from Winston-Salem, N.C.

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Student Life Friday, November 8, 2013 Student Life Editor: Jenna Kingsley (jdkings@emory.edu)

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Anusha Ravi College ’15

Political Science What exactly is the Political Science major? The Political Science major is a compilation of classes that strive to educate on political systems, governments, public policy and political behavior, both in the United States and abroad. The major consists of one course in each of four broader categories — American, International, Theory, Comparative —, a Statistics course, and four electives.

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Although Bread (above) is based on a strong belief and love for Jesus, this coffee house and Emory student refuge is open to all denominations and does not promote any one religion over another. Bread has a number of upcoming events that Emory students are welcome to participate in.

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Why are you majoring in Poli Sci? I’ve always been really interested in politics and current events, especially American politics. I feel that politics are often overlooked or degraded in our society, and I think it’s incredibly important to be informed on the issues and the decision-making process. I person-

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By Loli Lucaciu Contributing Writer “We’re going to see our second family,” two smiling freshmen girls, my friends, told me one night as we were walking away from our residence halls. This second family represents the people at Bread. “Bread is a place of refuge for

Emory students, a place where students can get free coffee and baked goods. But more importantly, it’s a place where they can know they are loved,” said Alicia Marshall, one of Bread’s volunteering members. Although Bread is based on a strong belief in Jesus, it does not discriminate or preach any specific religion. “We love Jesus, but our students

certainly don’t have to,” Marshall said. In fact, students frequenting Bread come from a large array of backgrounds, and this diversity serves only to make the group more cohesive. Having diverse stories and passions can only make everyone more interesting to each other. Angie Strycker, “the official boss,” as Marshall calls her, Lindsey Hicks and interns Brooks Gignilliat, Alicia

Marshall and Aaron Hoodin, are all part of the welcoming team at Bread. Brooks, Alicia and Aaron can often be seen around the Emory campus, promoting the events at Bread. WHAT DOES BREAD HAVE IN STORE EMORY STUDENTS?

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meet at the house and then shuttle to local restaurants to give people a change of pace from the DUC [Dobbs University Center]. Tuesdays we take students with us to Clarkston to spend time with the refugee women and children there. Wednesdays we go to Wonderful Wednesdays and hand out free cookies. Thursday is our

“Off Campus Dinner is Monday nights at 6 p.m.,” Marshall said. “We

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By Ethan Samuels Staff Writer Always on the prowl for authentic ethnic food, I turn to Buford Highway, which is home to a sizable Asian community. The area is packed with Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese and even Mexican restaurants, most of them quite cheap yet totally delicious. Much of Buford Highway is Vietnamese and you know what that means – pho. Pho is one of my favorite dishes of all time, with historic roots as street food in Vietnam. The love put into pho is what differentiates the men from the boys. In Emory terms, the pho from Cox cannot hold a candle to Pho Dai Lo. Only 15 minutes from Emory, Pho Dai Lo is a nondescript restaurant nestled between other small shops. It is one of those places you go to because someone you trust told you it’s good – and they’re right. Pho Dai Lo has a typical menu filled with appetizers like spring rolls

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or other entrees like noodle salads. But come on, we’re here for the pho, so just skip to the pho section of the menu and start deciding what meats you want in it. They have all the typical meats: from brisket, ribeye and meatballs to the scarier ones like tendon and tripe. The meats are tender, but what really

differentiates pho is the broth. This is where the love comes in. Broth simmered for days with bones, vegetables and a careful blend of foreign spices is what gives each bowl of pho its unique flavor. Pho Dai Lo has it down, and it is magical every time. Pho may sound intimidating at first, but I encourage

you to give it a try if you haven’t already. For those who are already familiar with pho, you can be sure Pho Dai Lo will not disappoint. As it starts to get cold here in Atlanta, nothing warms me up better than a hot, soothing bowl of pho. — Contact Ethan Samuels at ejsamue@emory.edu

The term “fashion icon” usually brings to mind the image of Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy, Coco Chanel or another bygone figure. It refers to women who’ve changed the face of fashion and become the style inspiration for their generations. It would seem that the status of “icon” must be earned over time by way of perfectly put-together outfits and memorable appearances. Does that mean that up and coming youngsters can’t qualify for the “icon” title? I think not. Many of our mothers and grandmothers look to the past for their go-to styles. They search to find the looks that have stood the test of time and for those that have passed like fads. As for us, we are the technological generation. Celebrities’ outfits can be viewed on the web nearly the moment they step out their front doors. Tens of thousands of blogs, Tumblrs and fan sites are devoted to following the style trends of the rich and famous.

Many paparazzi even make their livings off of snapping candid pictures of celebrities and what they wear in their day-to-day lives. We no longer look to the past to determine our fashion futures. When we need ideas for what to wear, we flip through magazines or search our favorite celebs on Pinterest. We look to those we admire in hopes that we might be admired too. Our “fashion icons” are part of our own generation and they’re just beginning to emerge. Most people know Dakota Fanning as the little girl from the “Cat in the Hat” or “War of the Worlds.” Few know that she spends much of her free time rocking the red carpets of film festivals worldwide. Fanning was recently spotted at the Rio International Film Festival in an Ellie Saab couture gown and at the Toronto Film Festival in a royal blue Valentino off the shoulder dress. In 2011 she became the face of Marc Jacobs’ Oh Lola! perfume campaign and has maintained a close rela-

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The “Emory Sign” Photo Contest The rules are simple. Take a photo with the Emory Sign on the Emory Village roundabout (you know the one). Make it silly, sexy, inspired, ingenious, hip, haunting or anything in between. The most creative submissions will be featured in the Wheel. Best submission will win a $10 Chipotle gift card and eternal glory. Please:

NO NUDES. Email submissions to jdkings@emory.edu by Nov. 18 at midnight.

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Aries (3/21-4-19) If you have grown fond of a friend in more than just a platonic way, this could turn out to be an interesting time for you. You might learn your friend shares the same romantic optimism and is looking to explore the potential. Taurus (4/20-5/20) Try not to get too caught up in fulfilling obligations for others this weekend. As your key planet Venus comes into play, be sure to set aside time for your own desires. Gemini (5/21-6-21) Even though you might have things to accomplish in the next few days, it’s not necessary that you forego all fun. Find it in yourself to master a balance between work and leisure. Cancer (6/22-7/22) Work hard to keep things real even if the arousal of your emotions are inconvenient and scary. If you open your heart to yourself and others, love will find its way in. Leo (7/23-8/22) You might find yourself walking down Memory Lane, thinking about previous mistakes you’ve made. Do not let yourself become a slave to your past. Instead, take a chance. No one is stopping you except you. Virgo (8/23-9/22) Love is in the air for you Virgos! If you’re single, you might find someone where you least expected. Be friendly, be open, and good things will come to you. Libra (9/23-10/22) If you find it challenging to make a decision because you’re always weighing pros and cons, try narrowing your vision on whatever you believe is the more meaningful choice. Scorpio (10/23-11/21) As the Sun joins Saturn, you may face a few obstacles. Consider learning from your past battles, and be aware that everything always turns out the way it’s supposed to be. Sagittarius (11/22-12/21) Your spirit leads you to seek excitement and action, yet you might find yourself limited by dreams. Accept your current limitations for what they are and realize that the real world is always more thrilling than what’s inside your head. Capricorn (12/22-1/19) If you are single, this weekend may initially seem to be a time of isolation. Realize that there is a time for everything, and right now, it is yours to be solo. In the meantime, enjoy your friends and enjoy yourself.

Let’s Talk About Sex As much as we all secretly desire to be Meg Ryan and fall

fabulously in love with a Billy Crystal-esque lothario (or have strictly casual sex with said lothario — whatever floats your boat) there is one thing we all NEED to stop doing for the good of humankind: stop faking. orgasms. As a disclaimer, I’d like to take this moment to acknowledge that while I do not intend to make any assumptions about your sexuality, this grievance is probably most appropriately filed under “things that happen mostly to women in heterosexual relationships.” However, I personally am of the belief that no one in the history of the world should ever fake an orgasm. Ever. The popular maxim “fake it ‘til you make it’ in no way applies to this situation. In fact, in the case of sexual satisfaction, faking it has an inverse relationship with making it. In an ideal world, everyone would know how to bring their sexual partner to orgasm with little to no effort. But, alas, we do not live in such a utopia, and besides, what would be the fun in that? Often the reasons people have for faking orgasm are varied and completely reasonable. Maybe you’re afraid to be that vulnerable with someone. That is normal. Exposing yourself to somebody else is scary, because after all, sometimes we can’t control what happens in the throes of passion, what accidental sounds

may escape from our bodies, what we may say in that moment we let our guards down and our minds go blank. But risking that vulnerability is worth it when the alternative is a string of dissatisfying and frustrating sexual encounters. A lot of the time, people just want to get it over with. This is a travesty. Sex is supposed to be enjoyable. Don’t get me wrong, I completely understand that feeling of loss after you’ve been going at it for a while and you’re thinking “this is never gonna happen.” At this moment in time the correct course of action is not to moan in feigned pleasure. All this does is make your partner believe that what he or she is doing is perfectly fine and something they ought to do again and again during all subsequent interactions. You are doing neither yourself nor your partner a favor by faking orgasm. He or she will go through life thinking they are mind-blowing in bed, and you will go through life aggravated and just a little bit frustrated at all times. He will move on to other sexual partners and pass along his mediocre sex skills, and you will be bitter. Think of it this way: by doing something as simple as avoiding a fake orgasm, you are helping yourself, your partner and every other person he or she ever has sex with after you. It’s a form of social altruism, in a way. So, you’re lying there undergoing a particularly uncomfortable session of penetration (or oral, or whatever) and you’re thinking

Ask a Major: Anusha Ravi Continued from Page 9 ally wanted a better understanding of the role that politics plays in everyday life to be a more informed citizen and to be able to knowledgeably advocate for issues I find important. What are you looking to do with your Poli Sci major after graduation? Right now, I’d like to attend law school after a few years off from school. But I’m still deciding! Are all Poli Sci majors pre-law? Do you need to be a Poli Sci major to be pre-law? Not at all to both questions! There are many different career paths to enter with a Political Science degree, and law is only one of them. On the other hand, you can go to law school with any degree as long as you take the LSAT and have strong reading, writing and critical thinking skills. What has been your hardest class in the major so far?

Constitutional Law with Walker is a great class, but his tests are tough. What’s been your favorite class in the major so far? I love environmental policy, so I would highly recommend either of Tracy Yandle’s environmental policy classes. Are there any unique experiences you’ve had because of Emory’s Poli Sci department? Alan Abramowitz of the Political Science Department is nationally known for accurately predicting elections every year using a complicated regression model. I got to take his class last semester during an election year, so that was pretty awesome. Is the major just a lot of reading and arguing? It’s a ton of reading, but there’s definitely more writing than arguing. Arguing plays a big role in a lot of classes, but there’s no reason to shy away from a Poli Sci class because of

stage fright. What’s the hardest thing about being a Poli Sci major? A lot of readings and assignments simply yield no correct answer, and that’s hard for me to grasp. It’s important to keep in mind as a Poli Sci major that the process of learning is sometimes more important than the actual “answer” or “result.” However, I get impatient without tangible answers and results. What’s been the best thing about the Poli Sci major so far? Being able to (somewhat) knowledgeably discuss real world issues inside of the classroom. I feel like the Poli Sci major is one of the most applicable to life outside the collegiate bubble, and I really value the discussions I’ve had in class about the most salient political issues or ideas of our time, like the economic recession, Obamacare, the social effects of America electing the first black president, the shooting of Trayvon Martin, etc.

to yourself “when is this going to be over?” The best thing to do at this moment is to stop and say, “Hey, this isn’t working. Can we try something else?” And that brings me to my next point. What exactly is “something else?” This can be anything from switching positions to changing the method of access (e.g. changing from vaginal sex to oral sex). But to really know what exactly the best “something else” is, you have to be familiar with your own body. If you have never had an orgasm, have never had an orgasm with a sexual partner or are uncomfortable with the prospect of having your first orgasm with a sexual partner, I would highly recommend figuring out what makes you feel good for yourself. Yes, I am referring to masturbaton. I can’t cite any scientific studies, but I would venture to guess that if people learned how to make themselves orgasm, the rate of fake orgasm with a partner would drastically plummet. So I leave you all with this bit of advice. Feel free to be a little selfish. You deserve it. Demand attention. Sure, it’s important to care about your partner’s pleasure, but do not be afraid to prioritize your own. Communication is essential. The difference between a series of exaggerated and contrived moans and a real, toe-curling, I’ll-have-what-she’s-having orgasm can be a simple “a little to the left, please” or “that doesn’t really feel good; maybe try this.”

‘Bread’ Hosts Number Of Events For Students Continued from Page 9 biggest event, DBS, or Dinner, Band, Storytelling. Each week at 7:30 p.m., we have a home-cooked free meal for any students that come. We also bring in a local band/performer, and then Angie tells stories.” WHAT ARE STUDENTS’ OPINIONS OF BREAD? In quest of an answer, I received replies like “terrific,” “such warmhearted people” and “reliable and fun.” Many responders recall the Open House that Bread hosted back in August, and they remember it as a great opportunity to create valuable friendships. Many of the people who showed up at the Open House are still visiting Bread these days. That is no wonder. Between then and now, Bread hosted other much appreciated events, like the recent Halloween party, which, as Alicia mentions, was a hit. In the near future, the group at Bread prepares some exciting projects. On Nov. 15, a Girls’ Night will take place. On Nov. 21, the “Bread family” plans to take a group to see

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Instagram angiebreadlady the premiere of “Hunger Games 2,” and on Nov. 22 at 6 p.m., it will host an authentic Thanksgiving dinner. Several bonfire nights are also in the plans. When I met my two smiling freshmen friends that night, they also confessed to me that at first they were skeptic to join the group but that they wonder why they had any doubts in the first place, since “it has been the best decision,” they said. Their manifested affection for Bread convinced me to also join the group. It has been the best decision. — Contact Loli Lucaciu at florina.lucaciu@emory.edu

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Aquarius (1/20-2/18) Don’t necessarily assume you did something wrong if you experience trouble. Look at this as an opportunity to improve and keep trying again and again. Never give up on your goals. Work hard to prove that you deserve to achieve them. Pisces (2/19-3/20) As you seek the comfort of being in a group during the next few days, remember that the idea of camaraderie is not more important than your individual needs. Never refrain from expressing your own beliefs, but first consider them through the eyes of others. This week’s stars interpreted by Samantha Goodman

Watson, Fanning Shine as Fashion Icons Continued from Page 9 tionship with the designer ever since. Fanning is currently taking some time off from acting to attend New York University. She is frequently spotted sporting combos of leather pants, booties and layered tops to keep warm in the nippy New York air. Just wait and see, this young lady is well on her way to “icon” status for her ability to rock everything from ball gowns to grungy street clothes. Another up and coming diva most people know best by her part is Harry Potter actress Emma Watson. Watson is a very busy fashionista. Over the past few years she has become the face of

multiple Burberry and Lancôme campaigns. She has covered Teen Vogue four times and recently won a style icon award from British Elle Magazine. Watson has made developing fair trade clothing a priority of hers. A few years ago Watson paired up with People Tree, a free trade clothing line. She also recently released an ecofriendly line with Alberta Feretti. She lists her favorite designers as Marc Jacobs and Christopher Kane. Watson will receive her “icon” title for her ability to so effortlessly rock high fashion pieces and for her concern for fair trade. — Contact Sydney Jean Gottfried at sydney.jean.gottfried@emory.edu

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Troyetsky: Don’t Bet Against Brees, Saints Continued from the Back Page ing game. An important part of the Giants team that has significantly improved has been their defense who averaged seven points per game in week seven and eight while allowing nearly 35 points per game in the first six weeks of the season. The Raiders have shown signs of light this season but haven’t been able to mount consecutive wins all year. Each time the Raiders win a game, they seem to get blown out the next week. Until they can find rhythm, it’s impossible to know which Raiders team will show up each week. Look for the Giants to build on the Eagles’ demolition of the Raiders last weekend and continue their win streak. Raiders 17 Giants 30

improve their throwing the ball for a large number of yards. The Cowboys are going to have to do some serious defensive work this week to prepare for Brees; if not, look for Brees to throw for 500 yards. Regardless of their defensive improvements, I would still look for Brees to have a breakout game. Cowboys 24 Saints 38

10 touchdowns over this span. The 49ers, on the other hand, are also on a five-game winning streak having demolished the Jaguars (who doesn’t demolish the Jaguars?) last weekend by a score of 42-10. Led by the veteran Frank Gore, the 49ers rushing offense has put up 11 rushing touchdowns in the past six games. Though the Panthers are on a streak, look for the Niners to defend their turf at home and come out on top. Panthers 20 49ers 28

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The bottom line for the matchup between the Cowboys and the Saints is this: don’t expect Drew Brees to lose two in a row. The two losses that the Saints have had this season have come both in away games that, quite frankly, they should have won. The Saints have one of the most high-powered passing games in the NFL with one of the most widespread receiving cores led by tight end Jimmy Graham. The Cowboys narrowly escaped losing to the Vikings last weekend to

The 49ers will look to stop Cam Newton and the Panthers’ four-game winning streak this Sunday in San Francisco. The Panthers have scored an average of 34 points in each of their last four games, beating the Vikings, Rams, Buccaneers and Falcons. They could have some trouble, however, against the 49ers defense who rank 6th in the league. Newton has played well lately, limiting his turnovers to only two in the last four games, while producing

Detroit Lions (5-3) at Chicago Bears (5-3) This game is the toss up game of the week. The Bears defeated an Aaron Rodgers-less Packers team last week in Green Bay, but then again, the Packers were without Aaron Rodgers. The Lions are coming off of a 31-30 late-game thriller in Dallas where Calvin Johnson caught 14 passes for 329 yards, including a late-game catch that took Detroit to the goal line. Though Chicago’s defense is usually stellar, they seem to be out-ofsorts this year as they’re ranked 26th in the league. Solely because of defense, look for the Lions dynamic duo (Matthew Stafford and Johnson) to add one to the win column in Chicago. Lions 30 Bears 20 — Contact Adam Troyetsky at adam.troyetsky@emory.edu

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And you should be too. Baylor is good for the first time in literally ever. And not just kind of good. Like, “beating every single team that dares to challenge them by 70 points” good. Robert Griffin III literally dipped this program in a river and made them immortal once he left. And Oklahoma is Oklahoma, which means they’re consistently pretty good and will probably find a way to win the Big 12 (which has 10 teams — did you know that?) despite looking pretty average-to-good the entire season. So it’s on! Oklahoma’s quarterback is a giant monster Godzilla-like creature, and their defense is great, so this’ll hopefully be a good one. 2. Baylor Is Up 3-0 And this is not what your On Fire correspondent signed up for! Baylor is supposed to drop 60,000 points on everyone’s head no matter who they are. Only slightly-related: their running back is named Lache Seastrunk. Pronounced “Lake Sea-strunk.” He is actually a whaling captain trapped in a running back’s body, which makes for a pretty awesome running back all things considered. 3. The Apocalypse Is Here Baylor just punted.

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pick each week’s NFL games. 1. Nathaniel Ludewig is still keeping pace in second place. He’s also #teamfollowback, if anyone was curious. 2. Ryan Smith must have decided to relinquish the lead in any way shape or form possible, seeing as he picked the Buccaneers to win a game this week. He believes in Greg Schiano. Courtesy of Flickr/Football Schedule

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After making it to the NFC Championship game last year for the first time in the Mike Smith/Matt Ryan era, the Atlanta Falcons have taken a dramatic step backward in the 2013-2014 season. The Falcons came into this year’s season with high expectations after starting last year 8-0, finishing the year 13-3 and almost making it to their first Super Bowl since 1998. The 2013 season, however, has not gone the way the Falcons had hoped. Atlanta has started the year 2-6, losing five of their last six games. The frustrating start to the season has brought pressure to Head Coach Mike Smith, as some NFL analysts believe Smith might lose his job at the end of the season. Many Falcons fans also have been disappointed in the performance of star quarterback Matt Ryan, who has thrown 10 interceptions in the eight games the Falcons have played so far this season. Even though it may seem that the Falcons are heading in the wrong direction, now is not the time for Falcons fans to panic. One of the major reasons the Falcons have struggled this season has been the inability of their star players to stay on the field. Steven Jackson, the team’s starting running back who was signed to replace the aging Michael Turner, missed four games with a hamstring injury. The Falcons have had very limited success this season running the ball when Jackson is not in the lineup. Atlanta has also struggled to keep its two Pro Bowl wide receivers on the field. Julio Jones is out for the year after having foot surgery, while Roddy White has missed three games with ankle and hamstring injuries and has been fighting through pain in the

Only for a second, okay? He wanted to see what the score was (the Ragin’ Cajuns are winning 21-6).

ripping on his being a Jets fan, but we know little else about him other than that. But seri-

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Brian Chavkin

5. Your On Fire Correspondent Switched to Troy—Louisiana Lafayette

Incognito swore him to secrecy.

our hearts. Especially Prinks’ heart. games he has played in. Without these two major playmakers, Matt Ryan has had trouble finding open receivers to throw to throughout the season, forcing him to throw into tight coverage and leading to his struggles to limit interceptions. Another issue, which has hampered the team’s success this year, is their pass rush. Atlanta has been unable to provide its defense with a consistent pass rush from their front four let by Jonathan Babineaux and Osi Umenyiora, sitting at 24th in the league in sacks. This has allowed opposing quarterbacks to sit back in the pocket and pick apart the Falcons secondary. The coaching staff has tried to create more of a pass rush by blitzing in more situations. The blitzes, however, have left a weak secondary alone and defenseless. To say there are a few problems with this team would be an understatement. The team is getting a little too old, and there are significant holes on the defensive side of the ball. But now is not the time to go into panic mode. Firing Mike Smith would be a major overreaction and a huge mistake. Smith has been an extremely successful head coach during his time with the Falcons and should be given the opportunity to redeem himself. To do that, General Manager Thomas Dimitroff must go out this offseason and get younger, faster players on defense. The offense should be in good shape. Even though future Hall-of-Famer Tony Gonzalez will probably retire, White and Jones will return to being the productive Pro Bowl receivers they have been in the past. This will provide Matt Ryan with the weapons he needs to be a successful quarterback in the National Football League. Sure, this year was an off-year. But one off-year does not mean the beginning of a rebuilding era. The Falcons will be back next year healthy and contending in the competitive NFC South. — Contact Brian Chavkin at brian.chavkin@emory.edu

Sort of, because this game is boring thus far. And Louisiana— Lafayette’s team is called the Ragin’ Cajuns, which is just so perfect and politically incorrect that your On Fire correspondent doesn’t even know where to start.

8. On Fire Apologizes to Baylor’s Apparently Existent Defensive Coordinator Baylor must read On Fire. Oklahoma is on pace for 80 total yards and were just stuffed on fourth and goal. 9. THIS GAME DEFENSIVE BATTLE

Baylor was on the one-inch line and was promptly tackled in the end zone for a safety. This game is confusing, and football makes zero sense. 3-2, y’all. 10. 3-2 is a Hockey Score It appears Oklahoma realized this and returned the safety free kick pretty darn close to the end zone. To top it all off, he was decked by a kicker on the sidelines. Kicker-decks are a rare thing of beauty. This game has already lived up to expectations and then some. 11. “Blake Bell to pass”

Cincinnati at Baltimore Carolina at San Fran. Houston at Arizona Denver at San Diego Dallas at New Orleans Miami at Tampa Bay

Why?? 12. Nope, Still Playing Hockey It appears Oklahoma realized this and returned the safety free kick pretty darn close to the end zone. To top it all off, he was decked by a kicker on the sidelines. Kicker-decks are a rare thing of beauty. This game has already lived up to expectations and then some. Unfortunately, your On Fire correspondent’s computer has only a few minutes of battery left. If you liked this, follow him at @EmoryOnFire! #shamelessplug

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Friday, November 8, 2013 Sports Editor: Ryan Smith (ryan.smith@emory.edu)

Courtesy of Emory Athletics

Junior forward Karina Rodriguez looks to pass the ball. Rodriguez is the Eagles’ leading scorer a year after recovering from an ACL injury. Rodriguez and the team will be playing for a share of the University Athletic Association (UAA) title this weekend.

Rodriguez Finds New Home With Emory By Zak Hudak Athletics Beat Writer Most future collegiate soccer players spend the summer of their high school sophomore year playing on club teams and going to showcases. Karina Rodriguez, Emory junior, team-leading scorer and two-time athlete of the week this season, spent hers training in Bogota, Colombia and playing for the Colombian Under 17 National team. As the Emory women’s team finishes the regular season with NCAA tournament aspirations, Rodriguez’s prowess as a forward continues to improve, according to Head Coach Sue Patberg. Rodriguez’s time in Colombia greatly influenced who she has come to be today. In her two-week camp periods, life entirely revolved around soccer. “[They] even took away all our electronics so that we would have no distractions,” Rodriguez said. “Being

away from home and without technology was really an eye-opener for me and forced me to grow up and become more independent.” During her junior summer, she played on the Under 20 team until she tore her ACL, an injury that generally takes at least nine months to heal. Rodriguez recovered, but looking back, she realizes just how stressful the game was in Colombia. “The soccer and style that was played there was so different than here in America and even brought a little flair to my game,” she said. Rodriguez didn’t go to Emory her freshman year. She went to the Division I University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she appeared in every game and had two goals and five assists. “I loved my team there, but I wasn’t in love with the school,” Rodriguez said. “I thought about if I were to get injured, if I would really be happy there. And that played a part in my decision to transfer.”

Emory had recruited her out of high school and was glad to have her. Patberg still is. “She’s such a dangerous forward because she has such a great longrange shot,” Patberg said. “She can smack a ball from a distance.” It wasn’t an easy move for Rodriguez at first. “The transition was hard at first because it was like starting freshman year all over again,” she said. Nonetheless, Rodriguez did not falter. Her prior experience balancing soccer and school throughout her life made time management easier. “At first, it was hard, but once I got into the swing of things, the transition was great, and being on the soccer team also helped a lot,” she said. The other Eagles immediately embraced their new star. The team has a “Big Sibling, Little Sibling” program and does a lot of teambuilding activities to help new players get comfortable, both of which Rodriguez praised.

“They were very welcoming and helped me get around the first few days of preseason,” she said of her teammates. Coincidentally, Rodriguez and current Emory captain Kelly Costopoulos played together in grade school and played against one another in high school in their hometown, Boca Raton, Fla. Costopoulos has nothing but praise for her former rival. “Karina has been extremely helpful in our attack because she is a dangerous forward with speed and a great shot,” she said. Rodriguez’s last season was cut short last year due to another torn ACL after playing in 11 games. Nonetheless, she finished with four goals and three assists. At the start of this season, she was still recovering from her injury, but she has quickly picked the pace back up. “It takes some time to get back from torn ACLs,” Patberg said. “You

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have to get a lot of your agility and speed back. She’s been getting better and better and better.” Costopoulos echoed her coach’s sentiments. “She had a great attitude, and I never doubted that she would come back strong,” she said. “This year, it’s great to have her back because she is a strong player and a great goal scorer,” The team is 13-3-1 overall and 5-1 in conference play with only one regular season game left. They will either finish second in the University Athletic Association (UAA) or will finish tied for first with Washington University in St. Louis, the bestranked Division III team in the country. Due to a win over Emory earlier in the season, Washington University has clinched a spot in the NCAA tournament. Emory does not know yet whether they will be in the tournament, but it is likely, Patberg said. There is no single Eagle that carries the team. “We have a lot of play-

ers who can score,” Patberg said. In the games last Friday and Sunday, a different Emory player scored each of the three goals scored. The Eagles have been consistently improving as the season has gone on, largely due to the same close-knit qualities that helped Rodriguez get quickly acclimated last year, Patberg said. Their chemistry has grown greatly, and they have gotten better at working together. “We have some players back who’ve been injured. We’re getting up to speed and playing deep into our roster,” Patberg said. The team is optimistic about the tournament. “I am confident that we will be mentally prepared because of the experience we’ve gained competing deep in the tournament the past few years,” said Costopoulos. Patberg agreed, stating simply, “I think we have a very good chance of doing well.” — Contact Zak Hudak at zachary.j.hudak@emory.edu

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Men and Women Seek UAA Titles Week 10 Previews By Alexander Del Re Staff Writer The men’s and women’s soccer teams have big weekends ahead of them. Both teams will host their season finales this Saturday against Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) Tartans at the Woodruff Physical Education Center (WoodPEC). Emory will honor their senior graduating players with a special “Senior Day Ceremony.” The men have one player graduating, Andrew Jones (“AJ”). Jones has played in 70 games during his career, scoring 11 goals and 13 assists for 35 points. “AJ is definitely one of our hardest-working players,” Head Coach Sonny Travis said. “He is probably the quickest player in the UAA in my opinion. We will miss that combination of those things that he brings the table.” The women have seven players graduating: Samantha Bleiweis, Caitlin Clark, Kelly Costopoulos, Lauren Drosick, Lauren Gorodetsky, Clare Mullins and Veronica Romero. The seven players have comprised the most successful class in the program’s history. They have gone 61-8-14 with three NCAA tournament berths and were runners-up in the NCAA championship last season.

Head Coach Sue Patberg will most certainly miss this year’s graduating class. “They are a special group, and we will miss them at every position on the field,” Patberg said. The men’s team will play the 13thranked Carnegie Mellon for at least a share of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship and possibly an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The men are 11-5-1 this season, 4-1-1 in the UAA Championships and 6—1 at home this year. “Our expectations are to go out and play Emory soccer and come out with a win,” Travis said. “That is why we play the game.” Emory, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Rochester (N.Y.) are each tied for first with one game left to play this season. Emory can win the UAA championship outright and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with a Rochester loss or tie at Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). There is also a possibility that the Eagles will share the conference title with a win and a Rochester win, or a tie and a Rochester loss or tie. Emory would not earn the automatic bid in any of the scenarios involving a tie. Travis realizes both the high stakes

and the Tartans’ talent. “Carnegie Mellon is an excellent team,” Travis said. “The key to our game will be how our defense holds up and we fully expect a tough match.” This will be the second straight year that Emory and Carnegie Mellon will play each other for the UAA Championship in the final game of the season. Emory beat the Tartans last year. Emory is 11-12-3 all-time against Carnegie Mellon but has a winning record against them when playing in the WoodPEC. Junior forward Dylan Price leads the team with 10 goals and 24 points. Andrew Jones has played the most minutes on defense. Sophomore goalkeeper Abe Hannigan, meanwhile has posted a miniscule 1.11 goals against average. The eighth-ranked women’s team will aim to keep its six-game winning streak alive this weekend when they also host Carnegie Mellon at the WoodPEC. With the one game remaining for all of the UAA teams, Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) clinched the conference’s automatic bid and share of the championships. Emory sits in second place and can tie the Bears for the UAA Championship

with a win and a Washington loss at Chicago. Patberg said that the Eagles’ focus lies beyond the regular season conference title. “The ultimate goal is to win the game,” Patberg said. “We need to come out ready to go. We need to move the ball, possess the ball and look for dangerous opportunities every time we get into the final third.” The Eagles will enter Saturday riding a six-game winning streak. They have won 11 of their last 12 matches. Emory played the Tartans a couple of times last season with both matches ending in ties. The Eagles are 17-3-2 all-time against the Tartans, which includes a 10-0-0 record at the WoodPEC. Junior Karina Rodriguez leads the team with 16 points and six goals. Sophomore Jordan Morrell is second with 12 points and five goals. Rodriguez also has the team lead in assists, with four. Senior defender Lauren Gorodetsky leads in total minutes played. The action begins this Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. with the men’s team and the women’s team taking the field at 1:30 p.m. — Contact Alexander Del Re at alexander.del.re@emory.edu

And Predictions

Adam Troyetsky Philadelphia Eagles (4-5) at Green Bay Packers (5-3) Nick Foles made a statement to the league last weekend in Oakland as he threw for an NFL record seven touchdowns in the Eagles’ blowout of the Raiders. The Packers suffered a major setback last weekend after Aaron Rodgers went down in the first quarter in what would later be diagnosed as a broken collarbone. This weekend will show the league what the Packers can do without Rodgers at the helm. Seneca Wallace will take over as the starting quarterback this weekend after playing nearly the entire game last weekend following Rodgers injury. Despite the Packers strong wide receiving core, Wallace only threw

for 114 yards last weekend, which proved to be a huge red flag. Without the effort by Eddie Lacy, the game would have been a blowout. Unless Wallace can throw for 250 yards just as Rodgers would, the Packers will have to rely on their rushing game. Though Lacy has been impressive, asking him to carry the ball for at least 120 yards may be tough when the Eagles will be game planning for him. Look for the Eagles to upset the Packers in Green Bay this weekend. Eagles 27 Packers 20 Oakland Raiders (3-5) at New York Giants (2-6) The Raiders are coming off of a week that they sure would like to forget after being blown out by the Eagles at home. The Giants are coming off of a bye week after recording their first two wins of the season in weeks seven and eight. Before the bye, the Giants were beginning to look like they usually do; not turning the ball over and being efficient in the pass-

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