INDEX
Emory Events Calendar, Page 2
Police Record, Page 2
Candidate Endorsements, Page 8
Candidate Statements, Page 9
Arts & Entertainment, Page 9
On Fire, Page 11
THE EMORY WHEEL Since 1919
The Independent Student Newspaper of Emory University www.emorywheel.com
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Every Tuesday and Friday SPEAKER
PUPPY PLAYTIME
Chipper Jones Chosen To Speak at Class Day By Jordan Friedman Executive Editor
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lpha Phi Omega, Kappa Sigma, Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Delta Pi hosted Puppies on the Porch Friday evening in front of the sorority lodges on Eagle Row. The proceeds will go toward the non-profit PAWS Atlanta organization as well as Atlanta Pet Rescue and Adoption (APRA).
DINING
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Clairmont Bill for Wagner ‘Confidence’ Vote Fails Offers New Breakfast Option By Nicholas Sommariva News Editor and Dustin Slade Asst. News Editor
By Lydia O’Neal Staff Writer Clairmont residents now have access to a quick and convenient breakfast option at the Emory Market at Clairmont Campus because of a recent collaboration between the Residence Hall Association (RHA) and the Food Services Administration (FSA). Available from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., the pilot program — spearheaded by RHA President and College junior Niketu Patel — began March 18. Students can pay using meal swipes, Dooley Dollars, Eagle Dollars and any normal form of payment. The menu features different types of breakfast sandwiches on a weekly basis, as well as pastries, tea, coffee and a variety of sides like a yogurt parfait or fruit cup. Every item on the menu costs less than $3. Patel said RHA councils at Clairmont and many others he spoke with expressed a need for coffee and breakfast at the Student Activity and Academic Center (SAAC). He met regularly with Dave Furhman, the senior director of Emory ’s FSA, in an effort to meet student demand for an accessible and convenient morning meal at Clairmont. Both Patel and Furhman also communicated with Sodexo, Emory ’s food-service provider. Patel said that when he heard Sodexo had already planned on improving dining options at the SAAC, he took action. “Our plans meshed together, ” he said. Before the new option ’s implementation, the Emory Market offered mainly fast-food meals, such as burgers, pizza, subs, wraps and soft drinks, from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., but no breakfast foods or coffee were ever provided. “Although Clairmont apartments have kitchens, many students are just too busy to make breakfast, ” Furhman said. “By providing breakfast at the SAAC, students now have quick and easy access to the most important meal of the day. ” In a first-week report on breakfast and coffee at the SAAC, Timber Hines, the associate director of the
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The Student Government Association (SGA) voted down a bill Monday evening that would have added an option to vote no confidence in the direction the University is headed in last night ’s student leadership elections electronic ballot. The bill was amended to shift its focus from University President James W. Wagner ’s leadership specifically to Emory ’s direction as a whole.
The bill, authored by fourthyear student in the Laney Graduate School Andy Ratto, was tabled during the previous two SGA legislative sessions. The SGA legislature debated the bill for about an hour on Monday evening. “This is an opportunity for SGA to make clear that SGA needs to be heard, ” Ratto said as he addressed all SGA legislators and executive officers. “It ’s about saying, ‘Do we want the student body to have a say in the leadership of governance in this University? ’ ”
After much deliberation, an amendment changed the language of the bill so that the ballot would ask “Do you have confidence in the direction of the University? ” rather than “Do you have confidence in President James Wagner? ” The amendment was approved by a vote of 16-9. The amended bill, however, was ultimately voted down with a vote of 6-14-3. Before the amendment, SGA President and College senior Ashish
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VILLAGE
It all started when high school math teacher Kasita McCloud could no longer fit a “truckload ” of fashion merchandise in her apartment. Now, McCloud owns and operates You ’re a Hanger, one of the Emory Village ’s newest additions and a clothing store where no two items are the same. McCloud, a full-time accelerated mathematics teacher at the math-andscience-focused Benjamin E. Mays High School, began catering to students ’ sartorial needs long before the opening of her shop, located next door to Saba, a small pasta restaurant. “It started when I would go shopping for myself at thrift stores, ” she said. “I have some students who I thought, ‘This would look good on her, that would look good on her. ’ ” After buying one-of-a-kind pieces from a flea market seamstress and struggling to use her apartment as a surrogate boutique, McCloud realized that she needed more space. Today, mannequins in exotic-print dresses adorn the outer windows of You ’re a Hanger. Pink, yellow and purple balloons billow from chalkboard signs reading “Easter Day Sale, ” a promotion that takes place on March 30. McCloud also advertises her permanent discount: the “$5 Rack ” is just $3 for college students. “It ’s just a way to say, ‘thank you, ’ because I know they ’re on a budget, ” she said of her college customers. Inside, garments reminiscent of every era, from Victorian to modern, line McCloud ’s racks. An eyepopping 1980s cobalt pantsuit hangs inches from a puffy-sleeved fairy tale
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prom gown on an adjacent display. Color-block shifts one might see on the set of “Mad Men ” accompany floral knee-length sundresses that could have belonged to Grace Kelly or Marilyn Monroe. At the center of the store, a mannequin donning an extravagant baroque-era gown sits perched atop a shelf of leather purses, totes and a mink fur scarf. The frilly skirts of the gilded dress drape over the display ’s collection of accessories. Nakeda, a sophomore at Benjamin E. Mays and a student of McCloud ’s, emerged from a ruby-curtained dressing room holding a white satin blouse. She had asked her mother to take her to the store after her teacher told her about it. “It ’s really unique, ” Nakeda said of You ’re a Hanger. “There are so many little treasures. ” Her mother paid for the blouse, as well as an ornate button cap she found among a tray of broaches. “I had to explain to her what a button cap is, ” Julie Boyle, a friend of McCloud ’s and the store ’s cashier du jour, said with a smile. “In the 80s, people could get these button caps and would buy them in sets to decorate the buttons on their shirts. ” Nakeda ’s nickel-sized button cap, decorated with the black silhouette of a woman ’s profile, resembled an antique locket. Boyle offered her a plastic egg from the Easter basket sitting on the cashier ’s desk. She cracked it open to find a little handwritten note reading “$3 off! ” Nakeda ’s small spree ended when she finished off the sugar cookies and
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Retired Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones will address students at Class Day, an annual event for graduating seniors, on Thursday, May 9. Jones, who played for 19 seasons with the Braves starting in 1993, holds the Braves ’ record for career on base percentage and places third in the team ’s all-time home run list. In addition, he received the National Baseball League ’s Most Valuable Player Award in 1999 and the National League Silver Slugger Award in both 1999 and 2000. Michael Kloss, Emory ’s executive director of University events and chief of protocol, wrote in an email to the Wheel that Jones ’ career with the Braves “should be an inspiring story to the senior class. ” He noted that loyalty to a single employer — or team, in this case — is “not necessarily the expectation of many entering the workforce today. ” “[It] will be a story worth hearing, ” Kloss wrote. Goizueta Business School senior Bukie Adebo, who served as the chair of the Class Day speaker student selection committee, mentioned that Jones is an excellent Atlanta connection, with many Emory students having watched him play during their childhoods. “He was thrilled when we first contacted him, ” Adebo said. “He was so excited and very enthusiastic. ” Kloss wrote that Jones has also offered to help encourage seniors to participate in their schools ’ class gift campaigns. Seniors in Emory College, the Goizueta Business School and the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing who participate in this cam-
Chipper Jones, a former Major League Baseball third baseman, played 19 seasons with the Braves. paign by April 19 will be able to partake a drawing to win four tickets for Jones ’ personal seats in the SunTrust section at an upcoming Braves game as well as a baseball bat signed that Jones has signed, Kloss wrote. The tickets, worth $1,200, will include all-you-can-eat-and-drink privileges. “He did [this] all on his own which is pretty awesome, ” Adebo said. She said the selection process for the Class Day speaker involved the formation of a committee consisting of students who have been heavily involved on campus in the past four years. After compiling a list of possible speakers and sending out a link at which students could vote, the University reached out to different agents to determine who was available in Emory ’s Class Day time frame and price range. According to Adebo, Emory also considered Bill Nye “The Science Guy ” and actor and director Tyler Perry. This year, though, is not the first time that Emory will bring an Atlanta Braves player to campus. In 1995, Kloss expained, Emory awarded an honorary degree to Henry “Hank ” Aaron. The last Class Day to feature an athlete was Peyton Manning in 2005.
Asst. News Editor Dustin Slade contributed reporting. — Contact Jordan Friedman at jordan.m.friedman@emory.edu
CELEBRATING CULTURE
You’re a Hanger Thrift Store Opens in Village By Lydia O’Neal Staff Writer
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mory student organizations and performing groups presented aspects of their cultures in Asbury Circle for this week’s Wonderful Wednesday. Students at several booths handed out prizes and held raffles. In addition, cultural groups competed for a $100 prize for the best booth.
PANEL
Social Justice Panel Explores Bullying By Elizabeth Howell Student Life Co-Editor Social Justice Week 2013 began on Friday with a panel discussion focusing on recognizing bullies ’ humanity and showing compassion for them. College Council (CC) is sponsoring the week-long program to raise awareness about discrimination against minority groups on campus. The event, which took place in White Hall, featured panel members including motivational speaker Sarah Vitorino ( ’11PhD), who led the dis-
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cussion; Michelle Lane Valigursky, the author of the young adult novel Lili; and Sierra Dowd, co-founder of the anti-bullying organization “Be More Heroic. ” Vitorino began the discussion by acknowledging that people often think of bullies as inherently violent but neglect to consider that they may have been victimized themselves. She asked the panel how to find compassion for bullies and said that in order to foster positive social behavior, it is necessary to work with perpetrators of violence.
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Vitorino added that she thought the best way to create an environment without bullying improve their self-confidence. “The more people feel empowered and good about themselves, the less likely they ’ll feel like they need to make others feel inferior, ” she said. Valigursky agreed, adding that she felt the best way to empower children is to teach them to have a strong sense of self and appreciate their own strengths. She said she personally tries to do so through writing.
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