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College Faculty Vote to Hold Wagner ‘No Confidence’ Ballot By Dustin Slade Asst. News Editor Editor ’s Note: Names of faculty members who spoke during the meeting have been omitted, in accordance with the terms that allowed the Wheel to attend the meeting.
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rior to the College Council’s State of Race speaker, Tim Wise, the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services’ Issues Troupe performed various sketches that satirized race, sexual orientation, gender, age and socio-economic status stereotypes.
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College faculty voted at a special meeting last Wednesday to hold a vote of “no confidence ” in University President James W. Wagner via electronic ballot. The vote will take place as soon as possible, but a specific time frame has yet to be announced. Following Wagner ’s address to faculty members during last week ’s faculty meeting, the group agreed to table the motion for a vote of “no confidence, ” deciding to discuss and
James W. Wagner, president of the University, has been the center of discussion at the recent College faculty meetings. possibly vote on the motion later. Although a vote of “no confidence ” would not have a direct effect on Wagner ’s position as University president, the vote would express the faculty ’s belief that he is no longer fit to lead. At the special meeting, faculty members proposed that the vote be
held electronically due to the limited representation of the entire faculty in attendance. While faculty governance bylaws prohibit electronic votes for such motions, those in attendance voted to suspend the rules. Prior to voting to amend the motion, the floor opened for debate on the issue of voting no confidence in Wagner. From the beginning, faculty wrestled with the idea of voting “no confidence ” with many expressing that they were on the fence about the issue. A faculty member advised that those in attendance not vote hastily and take the time to be thoughtful and more deliberate in deciding how to vote.
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CFAC SGA Pres. Verdict Delayed, Anand and Brooks Elected to SPC Resigns Due to New Committee By Jordan Friedman Executive Editor All members of the College Financial Advisory Committee (CFAC), the group that helped College Dean Robin Forman evaluate departments in a process that culminated in the changes announced last semester, have resigned from the committee, effective immediately. Stefan Lutz, the chair of the Emory College Governance Committee (GovCom), announced CFAC ’s resignation in an email to College faculty Wednesday morning. GovCom is Emory ’s main governing faculty body under which CFAC falls. CFAC members declared their decision to resign in a March 6 letter to Lutz. CFAC wrote in the letter that the investigation of the process that led to the changes, currently being conducted by the newly-formed Payne committee, would entail an investigation of the counsel and CFAC ’s conversations. “The current members of the committee can only interpret this decision in the light of votes and statements made at previous Emory College faculty meetings as a vote of no confidence in the Financial Advisory Committee, ” CFAC wrote in its letter. “Any further work and advice given by the committee to the Dean of Emory College after this vote would be placed in question. Under these conditions, the members of the Financial Advisory Committee see no alternative but to resign effective immediately. ” Faculty voted at last month ’s meeting in favor of a motion that would nominate and elect faculty members to an independent board to review the processes involved in implementing the department changes. The College and Laney Graduate School announced in emails to the student body in mid-September that they would “phase out ” and suspend admissions, respectively, to several programs. In addition to Micheal Giles, a professor of political science who served as CFAC ’s chairman, committee members included Keith Berland, associate professor of physics; Huw Davies, professor of chemistry; Pam Hall, associate professor of religion; Bobbi Patterson, senior lecturer of
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have a run-off election on Tuesday. Their campaigns start today.
The Student Government Association (SGA) Elections Board has not reached a verdict on the winner of the SGA presidential election between Goizueta Business School junior and SGA Chief of Staff Matthew Willis and College junior and SGA Representative-at-Large Raj Patel. This decision was due to allegations of cheating against at least one of the candidates, according to Matthew Kuhn, the chairman of the SGA Elections Board and a secondyear law student. In addition, Goizueta Business School junior Raghvi Anand won the election for Student Programming Council (SPC) president with 53.02 percent of the vote, and College junior Graham Brooks won SPC vice president with 58.88 percent of the vote. The races for SGA vice president, College Council (CC) vice president and CC president positions will be
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According to Willis, when he met with the Elections Board last night, the board presented him with allegations they had received about his opponent. Willis said the allegations concerned campaigning on the day of the election, an illegal move that is stated in SGA elections rules. Willis and Patel told the Wheel that during their meetings with the Elections Board, the board said the results were very close. Kuhn declined to release which candidate received more votes yesterday in the case that a run-off will occur. Last night, Willis told the Wheel that he will submit a formal written challenge against Patel to the board. Willis also said the board told him that no allegations were made against him. Among the allegations that Willis
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Graham Brooks, College junior, was elected SPC vice president Monday with 58.88 percent of vote.
NEXT FRIDAY’S ISSUE Find out the details behind the winners of the run-off elections on Tuesday on our website. See Friday ’s issue for in-depth coverage. Kuhn said. “I want to know what all these allegations are, ” Patel said. “I want to hear them firsthand from the Elections Board. ” After the hearing, the board will meet privately. Kuhn said the board has a range of options when it comes to a decision, including requirements of community service of the candidate, a runoff
election or disqualification.
The Results As for the other positions, the SGA vice presidential election is now between College junior and CC Divisional Treasurer Ye Ji Kim and Governance Committee Chairperson
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New Social Justice Week Explores Racism, Assault By Elizabeth Howell Student Life Co-Editor College Council (CC) held the University ’s first annual Social Justice Week from March 25-29 to raise awareness of social issues such as race, bullying and sexual assault. As part of Social Justice Week, Tim Wise, an anti-racism speaker, discussed race relations at the 13th annual State of Race address on Wednesday evening in the Cox Hall Ballroom. While the State of Race address has taken place at Emory for years, CC decided to host an entire week of social justice events in order to explore important issues beyond race, College senior and CC Vice President Stephanie Llanes said. In order to address such a wide variety of social justice issues, CC reached out to different organizations on campus and asked them to sponsor events, Llanes said. She said the events were well attended, especially State of Race, which sold out in less than a week. “I hope that the community opens their minds and takes in information that may not have heard before, ” Llanes said. In light of the recent controversy involving “The Dooley Show ” as
well as University President James W. Wagner ’s Emory Magazine column on the Three-Fifths Compromise, Llanes said she feels the Emory community gained more insight into the social problems on campus through the week ’s events. She added that she hopes Social Justice Week will show students that their actions have significant consequences in addition to providing them with different perspectives on various issues. Llanes added that the events mostly attracted open-minded students with a desire to learn more about social justice issues. Due to this year ’s success, Social Justice Week will become an annual event, Llanes said. Kick-off weekend events began Friday, March 22 with a “meet and greet ” with members of the anti-bullying organization “Be More Heroic ” as well a panel discussion on bullying. Additionally, members of “Be More Heroic, ” including two performers from “The Glee Project, ” performed and shared their personal experiences with adversity on Saturday night. On Monday, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) sandwich drive,
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will include are an email Patel sent out to Clairmont campus residents yesterday, as well as a Facebook post and other students ’ conversations with Patel. Patel denied the allegations. “I did not campaign today, ” Patel said. “I encouraged people to vote ... I never asked anyone to vote for me. I promise you that. ” Willis said he does not think Patel campaigned for students to vote for him blatantly but said it was “borderline ” and still something Patel should not be doing. “I don ’t know why anyone would risk [that], ” Willis said. “That was extremely grey. ” In accordance with Elections Board procedures, the board will look at the written challenge and determine whether there will be a hearing. Two days after the submission of the written challenge, both candidates will present their cases. The earliest the Elections Board could hold the hearing is this Sunday,
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More than 500 students attended the College Council’s 13th annual State of Race which featured author and educator Tim Wise. He spoke about racial tension at Emory and larger issues of race across the U.S.
Wise Discusses White Privilege at Talk By Rupsha Basu Staff Writer Tim Wise, an anti-racism activist and educator, spoke to about 500 students and faculty at Emory ’s 13th annual State of Race address about white privilege, as well as racism across the country and on Emory ’s campus. The event was a part of College Council ’s (CC) Social Justice Week, a new initiative that aims to raise awareness about the treatment of
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marginalized groups. Wise spoke at a fast pace for 90 minutes about the history of racism, dominant racial groups in the United States and the social and economic consequences of maintaining these hierarchical structures. According to Wise, who himself is a white male, members of the “dominant group ” have the luxury of being oblivious, which is why “a well-meaning and decent human being ” can cite the Three-Fifths Compromise as “elegant, ” refer-
ring to University President James W. Wagner ’s comments in Emory Magazine. “I ’m not here to judge or make any pronouncement on the intentionality or the decency on the president of this school, ” he added. Wise also addressed the reluctance of both dominant and marginalized groups to discuss racism. He said white people avoid the subject because they are afraid of being per-
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NEWS ROUNDUP National, Local and Higher Education News • Former South African President Nelson Mandela was reportedly showing a positive response to treatment for a lung infection and gallstones on Thursday, March 28. The 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader, who served as the first black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, initially contracted tuberculosis while imprisoned for sabotage in the 1980s. Late Wednesday night, the Nobel Peace Prize winner was admitted to the hospital for the fourth time in little more than two years but was conscious and under observation as of Thursday morning. Current President Jacob Zuma urged people around the world to pray for Mandela. • Recently publicized court papers revealed an arsenal of weapons in Newtown gunman Adam Lanza ’s home. Investigators found more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, several swords, knives and a bayonet in the 20-year-old ’s house. Lanza killed his mother, 26 Sandy Hook Elementary School teachers
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and students and then himself in the December massacre. National Rifle Association certificates, two books on autism and Asperger ’s syndrome, a smashed computer hard drive and an NRA guide to pistol shooting were also among items found by police. According to one witness, Lanza regularly played video games like Call of Duty and rarely left his home. • Atlanta police hit the streets early Thursday morning to enforce a ban on sidewalk vending imposed just a week before the city will host the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament. Last December, City Hall officials told private company vendors that their permits, which allow them to sell snacks, beverages and T-shirts on public property, would not be renewed after their Dec. 31 expiration.
— Compiled by Staff Writer Lydia O ’Neal
Corrections • In the March 23 issue of the Wheel, an article about Stewart Detention Center, an immigration detention facility, incorrectly discussed “illegal immigrants. ” This should have read “undocumented immigrants. ” • In the March 23 issue of the Wheel, an article about the thrift store opening in the Village incorrectly stated the business hours. The correct hours are: Thursday-Friday from 6-9 p.m., Saturdays from 12-6 p.m. and Sundays from 2-6 p.m. The Wheel reports and corrects all errors published in the newspaper and at emorywheel.com.
POLICE RECORD • Officers responded to a call on March 27 at 9 p.m. from an individual who claimed that his car had been vandalized. Once officers arrived at the scene, the car was covered in sticky notes, mustard, chocolate syrup and balloons. Vulgar descriptive language was written in Sharpie on the car, including the phrase “Korea sucks. ” The individual claimed that he was running for a position on the College Council and said he believes he was a target for that reason. • On March 23 at 1:40 a.m., officers received a report from a member of the Phi Delta Theta (PhiDelt) fraternity located at 20 Eagle Row that more than a dozen members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity located at 18 Eagle Row were
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throwing bottles from the back of the house toward the Phi Delta Theta house while screaming profanities directed at the other fraternity. The next day, officers received a call from a member of the SAE fraternity that some time between the hours of midnight and 2 a.m. members of the PhiDelt fraternity were throwing bottles from the Phi Delta Theta house toward the SAE house. Both incidents are currently under investigation.
her arrival, she noticed her laptop had been removed from her backpack. The laptop is valued at $1,500. The incident has been turned over to an investigator.
— Compiled by Staff Writer Dustin Slade
• On March 27 at 1:39 p.m., the Emory Police Department (EPD) received a call from an individual who claimed her MacBook Pro was stolen from a room in the Physics building. According to the victim, she left her bag behind a desk and left the classroom to go to Cox Hall. Upon
March 29, 1995 President Bill Clinton addressed more than 2,500 students, staff, press and faculty members at Woodruff P.E. Center (WoodPEC). The day before his WoodPEC speech, which focused primarily on his administration ’s balancing of educational concerns and the federal deficit, Clinton hosted the Southern Regional Economic Conference at Cannon Chapel. Then Vice President Al Gore, then Georgia Governor Zell Miller and then Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell joined Clinton at the WoodPEC.
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Event: Tibet Week Meditation Time: 5 — 6 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: Chaksampa: The Man Who Built Iron Bridges film screening Time: 7:30 — 9 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall
SATURDAY Event: China Summit - China in 2023 Time: 9:45 a.m. — 3:45 p.m. Location: White Hall room 205 Event: Argentine Tango Workshops Time: 10 a.m. — 5 p.m. Location: Performing Arts Studio, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: Greg Matteson, piano Time: 2 p.m. Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: Symbolism of the Mandala and Tibet Week Closing Ceremonies Time: 2 — 3:30 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall
Event: Camilia Heninger, violin Time: 5 p.m. Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: Tyrone J. Webb, choral conducting Time: 8 p.m. Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
SUNDAY Event: University Worship - Easter Sunday with The Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward Time: 11 a.m. — 12 p.m. Location: Cannon Chapel
MONDAY Event: Zotero Workshop Time: 4 — 4:50 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library room 314
Event: Shana Kimball, “alt.pub. edu: New Directions for University Publishing ” Time: 4 — 5 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library Research Commons Event: Shirley Chisholm ’s Twentieth Century Time: 4 — 5:30 p.m. Location: Candler Library room 212 Event: Bate-papo (Portuguese conversation hour) Time: 4:30 — 5:30 p.m. Location: Starbucks at Barnes & Noble, Emory Bookstore Event: Art History Guest Lecture: Helen Hills Time: 6 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: Carlos Reads! Book Club Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum
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Necessity of Multiracial Cause, Ignorance and Unequal Treatment Among Topics Continued from Page 1 ceived as racist, and people of color avoid it because they are afraid their issues will be marginalized or rejected as exaggerations. Wise rejected the reluctance to explore the topic of racism, stating that discussing it “is the indicator of social truth; it is not the cause of social truth. ” Wise recognized the difficulty of addressing these issues but stressed the importance of absolving oneself from ignorance as a member of the dominant group. “There is value in the errors that get made, ” he said. Some examples Wise cited included the ignorance of those who are not physically challenged in reference to the difficulty of those who are, the ignorance of men to sexism that women face and, again, the ignorance of white people toward the marginalization of people of other races. Wise stressed that this ignorance has nothing to do with malintent, but simply, the convenience of never being forced to view the world from an alternative perspective. Some students were concerned
that Wise was “preaching to the choir, ” as College sophomore Ugochi Egbukich said following the event. Egbukich said after the event that she noticed the faces in the audience were those who are already conscious of these issues on campus. “This will be good for the people who are already politically-charged, ” Egbukich said. “Hopefully, they ’ll talk to somebody who wasn ’t here tonight. ” Wise transitioned the speech into a discussion about disparities in the treatment of white people and people of color, especially black and Latino people, in the U.S. criminal justice system. Some examples he cited included the accusation of planted evidence during the first O.J. Simpson trial and the overwhelmingly disproportionate number of black and Latino police stops in Los Angeles as a result of racial profiling. The problem of racism in this country, according to Wise, is not obliviousness. Rather, he said, it ’s the denial of certain issues. This denial often continues even after education about the matter has taken place. A primary example of this idea
is the economic gaps in opportunity between races. Wise said black people with college degrees are twice as likely to find themselves out of work than white individuals with college degrees. He added that Latinos are 50 percent more likely, and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, a third more likely. Wise made comparisons between what Civil Rights-era racism looked like and the violence brutality associated with it, as well as what racism looks like today. He admitted that even though racism is less brutal in the present, it is not a reason to pretend it does not exist. “The fact that individuals have accomplished amazing things within a hierarchy of racial oppression says very little, ” Wise said, referring to the argument that the United States has a black president as evidence for why racism no longer exists. Reinforcing the existence of racial hierarchy, Wise mentioned another avenue of opportunistic inequality in standardized testing and education in general. The contents of standardized tests to get into college or any level of
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graduate school are determined by the dominant group, according to him. Wise concluded his speech with a charge to the students. Ultimately, he emphasized that he is not simply making an academic point about the state of race in this country. “What I ’m saying — it shouldn ’t be radical, ” he said. “It is an indicator of how retrograde and limited our conversation is as a country and as a culture that we should think it to be so radical. ” Rather, he said that these problems should matter to people of every race because they eventually affect those in advantaged groups as well. He cited the current economic obstacles facing middle-class whites that people of color experienced 10 to 15 years ago. “We can ’t survive as a functional society if we remain this unequal, ” he said. CC Vice President and College senior Stephanie Llanes said she felt the event was a success, and she was glad Wise ’s speech was relevant to the controversial issues facing Emory.
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application. After changing the fundamental sciences involved in its approach by The European Commission (EC) focusing more on genomics and dishas awarded a nearly $16 million ease identification, Emory reapplied grant to the Heart Omics in Aging last year and was presented with the (HOMAGE) project, which Emory grant. University and 16 other collaborating Heart failure is becoming increascenters in 10 countries are participat- ingly prevalent worldwide because ing in. of individuals generally living longer The study aims to better identify and has become the leading cause of more specific heart failure biomark- mortality in patients who are more ers and the development of methods than 65 years old, according to the for earlier detection in the elderly press release. population. Biomarkers, or biologiButler said this causes some cal markers, are traceable substances patients to come to the hospital mulfound in organtiple times for heart isms that are used failure, costing to assess differMedicare, the gov“It’s going to take ent aspects of their ernment and hossome time because health. pitals an exorbitant the technology has In this project, amount. researchers will “If you are not far superseded our use interrelated being too successdata from fields knowledge. We have very ful on treating heart high technology ... but failure, then there ’s such as genomics, proteomics and [understanding] what a very high mortaltranscriptomics to rate and a very exactly that means will ity validate biomarkers high readmission take some time.” that can examine rate, ” Butler said. future risks. This “We just need to will further under— Javed Bulter, re-look at the whole standing of current professor of medicine and thing and see if we mechanisms, signaldirector of heart failure can prevent it. [The ing pathways and research at Emory study] is sort of a therapeutic targets new way of looking involved in health at [heart disease]. ” failure, according to Butler also mena March 18 University press release. tioned that heart failure in the elderly “It ’s going to take some time in the Western Hemisphere is differbecause the technology has far super- ent from the traditional conception seded our knowledge, ” Professor of the disease — narrowing blood of Medicine and Director of Heart vessels due to a buildup of chemicals Failure Research at Emory Javed which causes the heart to stop workButler said. “We have very high tech- ing and results in a heart attack, or nology that can tell us what exactly heart failure. is circulating in people ’s blood but The disease as it appears in the [understanding] what exactly that elderly in America and elsewhere, he means will take some time. ” said, differs because current methods This five-year project will collect for detecting heart failure do not work data from around 20,000 patients for them. from 10 countries, according to A clinical trial to identify new Butler. Emory will use the Health treatments of heart failure will take Aging Body Composition Study, place simultaneously. funded by the National Institutes of Regional, race and gender differAging, to assess the health of 3,000 ences in the disease will also be be elderly individuals. evaluated. — Contact by Shivangi Singh Emory applied for this grant two at shivangi.singh@emory.edu years ago, but the EC denied its
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By Kiera Blessing Boston University, The Free Daily Press Nowadays, it ’s not just a simple knock on the head. A new study led by U. Oregon graduate student David Howell and his advisors Dr. Li-Shan Chou and Dr. Louis “Lou ” Osternig indicates that certain individuals may take longer to recover from concussions than previously thought. The study differentiated symptoms (e.g. headache, memory loss) from their ability to react and multitask, finding that while subjects usually recovered from symptoms between two weeks to a month, the latter left them milliseconds slower, even at the two-month mark. “Even though somebody feels better and they may say, ‘Okay, I ’m ready to play, I feel 100 percent, ’ there may be some effects to their response time based on filtering out extraneous information, ” Howell said. Even so, what good is a millisecond? According to Osternig and Chou, the difference a millisecond can make extends beyond protecting yourself on the playing field and into situations like whether you ’re able to focus in class, remember information or even hit the brakes in time while driving. Conducted in the Motion Analysis Laboratory — located in the depths of Gerlinger Annex — the study followed around 20 high school athletes from various sports like soccer and football over the course of two months. Volunteers were required to contact the lab within three days of experiencing a concussion and were not allowed to participate if they had received another concussion within the previous year. According to Howell, a control group of students who had never been concussed was also assembled. This group consisted of students who matched the age, height, sport and sometimes even the position played by their concussed counterparts. Osternig and Chou — who have been researching both sports and non-sports related concussions since the early 2000s — have seen a recent increase in volunteers and attribute it to the increased media attention other studies have been receiving. All three are happy with the increased coverage but are concerned with how their research will translate from the observational to the practical. “From the outside or even if you did a very detailed scan, there may be no change in the structure of the brain, ” Chou said. “But … if you look at our brain, the brain tissue is more like the water being contained in this bottle. ” “So, the outside of the bottle is still intact, but the water inside the bottle has been moved around big time, ” Chou said. “Those kinds of sheer force, I mean, relative movement between the skull and brain tissue create a lot of stress and strain to the brain tissues and may affect their networking with each other, and that ’s why it ’s so difficult for us to diagnose, as well as know what really goes wrong. ” As of now, the best treatment for a concussion is complete rest (no class, no driving, no practice). Skaggs says that all of the varsity athletes he cares for are educated about concussions before playing and are highly discouraged from hiding injuries.
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in Rwanda as the country attempts to find healing following the violence of which continued throughout the the 1994 genocide. week, began in the Dobbs University Yesterday, Project Unspoken, Center (DUC) Coke Commons. The which has produced a series of videvents gave students a chance to eos raising awareness about sexual make sandwiches assault, gave a prefor charitable orgasentation on sexual nizations around “I hope that the commu- violence and rape Atlanta. nity opens their minds culture. The Alliance Students have for Sexual Assault and takes in information the opportunity to Prevention brought that may not have been learn what to say Jessica Caldas, a and what not to heard before.” print-maker and say to survivors of advocate for sursexual assault at one — Stephanie Llanes, College of the many advovivors of domestic senior and CC vice president cate training sesabuse, to speak to the Emory commusions held by the nity about sexual Sexual Assault Peer violence on Tuesday. Advocate (SAPA). Caldas also discussed how her Next year, Llanes said she hopes work with survivors of domestic vio- to reach out to more organizations on lence influenced her artwork. campus to involve a greater number Students also had the opportu- of students. — Contact Elizabeth Howell at nity yesterday to view the movie ehowell5@emory.edu “Coexist, ” a documentary about life
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religion and Rick Rubinson, associate dean and professor of sociology. The group slightly reduced funding for several institutes and programs starting in 2008 after its formation under former College Dean Bobby Paul. At one point, though, Forman — whom the committee reported to — requested that certain programs be eliminated, according to a Sept. 20 Wheel article. In Lutz ’s announcement of CFAC ’s resignation to College faculty, Lutz noted that GovCom will not establish a new faculty advisory committee. Still, he wrote, the formation of a new committee might be considered after the investigation is complete. “GovCom thanked the committee members for their service and accepted their resignation effective immediately, ” Lutz wrote to the College faculty. He declined to personally comment. In an interview with the Wheel, Giles said the decision to create the independent review committee is “a clear indication that there was a lack of trust in the work that had been done. ” “That lack of trust is the equivalent of no confidence, ” Giles said. But Chair of the Department of Film and Media Studies Matthew Bernstein, an at-large representative for the Payne committee, wrote in an
email to the Wheel that he does not feel the creation of the group expresses a vote of no confidence in CFAC, but rather in faculty governance as it currently stands and “the processes and procedures they were instructed to undertake by various faculty governance structures. ” At the same time, though, Bernstein wrote that he agrees that College faculty as a whole would challenge any further advice CFAC provides to Forman. “This would happen whether or not the faculty had voted the ‘Payne Committee ’ into existence, ” Bernstein wrote. He added that the vote to create the Payne committee was extremely close, which provides an “important perspective on the issue of whether or not the faculty had no confidence in CFAC. ” In terms of what Bernstein described as faculty governance being “problematic, and for many reasons, ” Bernstein pointed to the development of the Scully Committee, which aims to reform faculty governance. Forman wrote in an email to the Wheel that he understands CFAC ’s decision to resign. The department changes will proceed as planned. “[I] agree with their assessment that at this time, it would be difficult for [CFAC] to advise me on any issue of substance, ” he wrote. “... I have always greatly valued their guidance and advice, and I am sorry that I will
lose that. ” Giles also described the formation of a review committee to investigative a dually appointed committee as “unprecedented. ” “I think that probably raises some issues about how faculty governance works in the future, ” Giles said. Berland agreed, noting that there is a “potential danger when faculty initiate a formal investigation of their colleague ’s service. ” This, he said, can discourage other faculty from serving in advisory or governance roles, especially when a major decision is being made. “Faculty input is certainly needed, and existence of this kind of review may discourage some people ... from participating in the areas [that] there may be controversy, even though that ’s where they are most needed, ” Berland said. Some CFAC members had informed Forman about the possibility of resignation beforehand, according to Forman, though he did not get official word on the matter until he received a copy of the letter CFAC sent to GovCom. Regardless, he said he has “nothing but the greatest of respect and gratitude ” for the faculty who served on CFAC, adding that he feels they took on an “unimaginably difficult task. ” Meanwhile, the Payne committee — named after Associate Professor in the Department of History Matthew
Payne, who proposed its creation — has yet to meet following the resignation announcement, according to Oded Borowski, the Payne committee ’s representative for the Humanities division in the College and a professor of biblical archeology and Hebrew. Aside from Borowski and Bernstein, committee members include Professor of Psychology Scott Lilienfeld, who serves as the Social Sciences representative; Charles Howard Candler Professor of Chemistry Fred Menger, Natural Science and Math representative and Goodrich C. White Professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Gordon Newby, also at-large representative. The Payne committee has held one meeting thus far, during which its members aimed to “try and clarify the charge, ” in reference to what the committee is going to study and how it will do so, Borowski wrote in an email to the Wheel. Borowski said Humanities faculty voted him into the committee after receiving nominations from colleagues and agreeing to serve. The Payne committee ’s second meeting will take place next week.
Editor-in-Chief Arianna Skibell and Asst. News Editors Karishma Mehrotra and Dustin Slade contributed reporting. — Contact Jordan Friedman at jordan.m.friedman@emory.edu
Run-Off Elections for SGA VP, CC VP And CC Pres. to Finish Tues. Evening Continued from Page 1 and SGA Sophomore Representative Ted Guio. The election for CC president is between College junior and junior legislator Bisi Adeyemo and College junior and CC Chief of Staff Jeremiah Lau. And the election for CC vice president is now between College freshman and CC freshman legislator Reuben Lack and College sophomore and CC sophomore legislator Adam Chan. Anand said she was so overwhelmed when she found out about her win, citing her experience as the reason for her election into the position. “I know SPC, but I know how to take it to the next level to a bigger and better place, ” Anand said. Brooks said being able to know the
result is “a wonderful gift. ” He said implementing sustainability initiatives is one of the first steps he will take once he assumes his role of office. “One of the things that I was campaigning about was sustainable events, so making sure that sustainability and zero waste is central to [this year], ” Brooks said. B-School junior Patrick McBride won the election for BBA president. “I will work as hard as possible to better the Goizueta experience through more resources, more collaborative programming with SGA and CC and more discussion regarding strengths and weaknesses that Goizueta and the BBA Program can emphasize and change, ” McBride wrote in an email to the Wheel. — Contact Karishma Mehrotra at kmehrot@emory.edu
Continued from Page 1 Faculty members in favor of voting “no confidence ” in Wagner discussed his role in the College department cuts, as well as his recent Emory Magazine article, in which he referred to the Three-Fifths Compromise and a “lack of intellectual leadership. ” Some in attendance said Wagner ’s article in Emory Magazine remains a reason to vote “no confidence ” regardless of public apology. “Sure, all of us have said something ill-considered and then had to apologize, but as far as I recall, I ’ve never done that as a president of an institution such as Emory, ” one faculty member said. “This was not a slip of the tongue that came out after a dinner. This was an article that [Wagner] said was in the works since October. ” Another faculty member defended Wagner, citing the article as a mistake and expressed that his comments have led to a waterfall of criticisms on various issues. “I find poor President Wagner, having made this mistake, is as if he has grabbed a lighting rod and taken all of the pent-up frustration people have ... like someone who jumped into a shark tank with a small cut; he ’s being devoured in the process, ” the faculty member said. Other faculty members noted that although they do not believe Wagner as an individual is in question, they maintain that his tenure as University president is not up to the faculty standards. “I actually think he is a nice guy, but I think it ’s interesting that this [faculty body] has been represented as sharks in a shark tank going at his body when I think we are the ones who are bleeding, ” the faculty member said. “This faculty, as faculty [is] everywhere, is becoming increasingly disempowered. A vote of ‘no confidence ’ is one of the few tools that we have to assert a minimal amount of power. ” Some faculty debated about Wagner ’s involvement in the department changes and whether or not he should be held accountable for the process by which they were conducted. One faculty member argued that although the president approved the department changes, he did not initiate them. “If it is the cuts that are driving people ... why not a motion of no confidence in the Dean [of the College Robin Forman]? He is the person who made the decision, ” one faculty member said. “Or do we think the president of the University should have micromanaged the College and undercut the Dean? I would hope not. ” One faculty member said he feels there has been a disproportionate concern from faculty members in different aspects of liberal arts regarding vocal presence at the meeting. “I don ’t hear a peep coming out of the natural sciences in concern about what is happening, ” the faculty member said. “I don ’t hear what ’s coming from the social sciences; there seems to be great concern about the humanities. ” The next faculty member to speak rejected the claim of Wagner ’s limited role in the department cuts. “I understand that it is the Dean ’s decision, but I don ’t understand the context in which the Dean has been placed, ” the faculty member said. In addition to recent campus controversies, some faculty members believe Wagner ’s leadership, in his role as president through the last decade, is not up to the standards required of the position. “[A ‘no-confidence ’ vote] will send a strong message that the way business has been conducted is not
all right with us, that we can do better and that we are not satisfied simply with somebody who can raise money, ” one faculty member said. The faculty member added that Emory should demand “intellectual leadership, ” meaning somebody who understands what faculty does in the College. The member added that, “[Wagner] simply doesn ’t get it. ” Other faculty members defended Wagner, expressing that the main causes for the direction of the University are out of his control. “The fact that the president lives in a bubble of administrators — that ’s not President Wagner ’s fault; that ’s happening at all universities, ” one faculty member said. “His salary being extraordinarily high, it ’s true, it ’s true of all U.S. university presidents, and indeed, the star system we have — of paying people at the top of anything — that is not his fault. The cuts are not his fault — they are within the college. And the article, we have already censured him. ” Some members additionally argued that the ramifications of such a vote would put the University in a negative light. One faculty member said that the vote would not be perceived as a constructive move and would not inspire the Emory community. The faculty member noted that he believes Wagner ’s work on the capital campaign is significant and a primary responsibility of the president. He said a vote of “no confidence ” would generate serious perceptual consequences. “I am concerned about the message we are sending to students, ” the faculty member said. “We are coming down pretty hard on President Wagner, and in their perception, I think, that will be due to what he wrote in his column, even though I realize there are other issues of discontent here. ” He added that the condemnation of Wagner would send a message to students that, if they address sensitive issues, it would be at their peril. The faculty member continued that he believes the consequences of voting “no confidence ” in Wagner would hurt Emory ’s ability to seek future leadership in a way that “would not inspire potential future leaders to face this faculty. ” Another faculty member noted that there is a continual tendency to conflate Wagner as a person and Wagner in his function and role as president. “The idea is continually — he says, ‘I ’m sorry, ’ he apologizes, he seems genuine and he talks at great length about all the things he has to learn — and I applaud that, but my heart sinks a bit at hearing from a person who has been president for almost a decade talk about all the things he has to learn, ” the faculty member said. Toward the conclusion of the meeting, some faculty proposed alternatives to holding a vote. One faculty member said Wagner ’s contract is coming to an end and that the faculty should simply ask the Board of Trustees to find a new president when that time comes. Another suggested biannual meetings between the College faculty and the Board of Trustees as a way to enhance communication. “It ’s great to see people here, but my guess is there [are] 200 people. The faculty of Emory College is more than 500, ” a faculty member said. “If we were to vote unanimously in support of this, that ’s a minority of the faculty, and I think if we are going to do something of this consequence, we need to get a representative vote of the Emory College faculty. ”
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Friday, March 29, 2013 Editorials Editor: Priyanka Krishnamurthy (pkrish4@emory.edu)
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SGA Should Circulate New Wagner Ballot
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Voting Options Could Include More Questions The Student Government Association (SGA) voted down a bill on Monday that would have added a “no confidence ” vote to Thursday ’s student leadership elections ballot. While the bill initially proposed that the question ask, “Do you have confidence in President James Wagner? ” it was amended to read, “Do you have confidence in the direction of the University? ” The bill, proposed by fourth-year graduate student Andy Ratto, had been tabled at two previous SGA legislative sessions. We at the Wheel are glad that SGA decided to change the focus of the bill from Wagner himself to the University as a whole and are disheartened that the bill did not pass. However, we feel that the organization should have found a different middle ground, perhaps by adding more questions to the ballot to ensure that the vote would indeed get to the heart of the issue at hand, rather than pinpointing Wagner, a very specific subject, or the University, one that is very broad. At the same time, we are disappointed in SGA for not seizing this opportunity — that is, by passing the bill — to speak for the student body. Doing so would allow students to express their views on this subject in the rough climate that Emory has found itself in. SGA aims to act as the voice of the students. Thus, a vote for students, similar to the one that faculty will complete in the near future, would allow SGA to fulfill its duties. Much of the opposition to the bill was rendered by undergraduate members of SGA, who claimed that the student body is not well informed enough to make a responsible decision. However, a confidence vote — especially on a question as broad as “the direction of the University ” — is not only a matter of being well-informed but also of voicing one ’s opinion in a democratic society. So, if including this question on the general election ballot would have been too much of a risk, we suggest that SGA take it upon itself to circulate another ballot amongst the student body. However, instead of simply asking, “Do you have confidence in the direction of the University? ” we suggest that the ballot include several questions aimed at understanding the sentiment of the student body. Furthermore, we believe these questions should include the options “I don ’t know ” and “no comment. ” By including these choices, students would have the opportunity to speak their minds without feeling pressured to select an option with which they do not entirely agree. In tumultuous times such as these, it is crucial to fully understand the sentiment of the student body so that effective change can be enacted. Although SGA missed its first opportunity to do so, it is not too late. We encourage the next SGA leadership to take action in a way that will include the entire student body and can potentially bring about positive change. Open discussion is crucial in a time during which tensions between administrators, faculty and students have increased so drastically.
The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel ’s editorial board.
Feeling ‘Chipper’ About Class Day Speaker Ticket Raffle, Atlanta Connection Make Jones a Good Choice For Senior Class The University announced to the Wheel on Tuesday that retired Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones will be speaking to seniors this year during the Class Day event, for which Emory brings in a well-known, student-selected speaker. Class Day, which will take place on Thursday, May 9 this year, aims to provide the senior class with a fun final memory before graduation. We at the Wheel are glad the University chose Jones as the speaker this year, as this selection adds variety to the TV stars that have attended in the past few years: Adam Richman, Chelsea Handler and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. In fact, the University has not had an athlete give a speech at Class Day since Peyton Manning spoke in 2005. Jones is an excellent Atlanta connection, having played his entire 19-year career on the Braves, retiring just last year. Jones had a distinguishing career, having received the National League ’s (NL) Most Valuable Player Award in 1999 and the NL ’s Silver Slugger Award in both 1999 and 2000. Many current Braves, and baseball fans, who are currently students at Emory likely saw Jones play during their childhoods. In addition, students in the College, Goizueta Business School and Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing who participate in their schools ’ class gift campaigns will be entered into a raffle through which they can win four tickets for Jones ’ personal seats in the SunTrust section at an upcoming Braves game, as well as a baseball signed by him. These tickets, worth about $1,200, will include all-you-can-eat-and-drink privileges. We are glad that Jones is providing this opportunity for students and feel that it is a great way to get them more involved in the Atlanta and Emory community.
DAVID GIFFIN
The Good and the Bad: Republicans ’ CPAC Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The annual conference features some of the best (and worst) that the conservative movement has to offer, and this year, it most certainly did not disappoint. This year ’s theme for CPAC was “America ’s Future: The Next Generation Of Conservatives ” and had the byline of “New Challenges, Timeless Principles. ” The conference was purported to both feature the finest up-and-coming leaders of the conservative movement and address some of the biggest issues that the conservative movement struggled with in 2012. Both of these goals were, to varying degrees, achieved. The main stage garnered the majority of the event ’s media attention and coverage, and the big-name speakers displayed there most definitely did not disappoint. Office holders such as Senators Marco Rubio and Rand Paul spoke on both major political issues and guiding philosophical ones. Marco Rubio took a decidedly more hopeful bend, focusing on key ideology and principles of the party moving forward. Rand Paul, who eventually won the annual Presidential straw poll by a narrow margin over Rubio, was also a crowd-pleaser. Much like his father Ron Paul, his libertarian followers came out in force to promote him. During his speech, Paul ’s staffers seeded the crowd with “Stand with Rand ” signs, playing off of his recent filibuster on the floor of the Senate. Paul took the opportunity to encourage more libertarian policy positions within the Republican party at large on subjects like the war on drugs. Even Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts Governor and competition to President Obama in the 2012 election, gave a good speech. He offered a heartfelt admission of his own failure on Nov. 6 and reaffirmed that
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panel, along with Leadership Institute founder and Republican National Committee (RNC) member Morton Blackwell. Caddell and Blackwell were very attentive to the structural failures of the Republican establishment that often relied on the poor advice and mismanaged leadership of corrupt and failed party insiders. Two political consultants also sat on the panel and were unwilling to criticize all consultants in the name of rooting out the bad. Their argument was that the quasi-incestuous political relationships inside the party needed to be broken down, but the job of the consultant in general was still important. Still, other panels focused on major social issues and outreach concerns. One panel on reclaiming the younger generation of voters discussed issues ranging from abortion to gay marriage and, in their discussion, tapped into many of the cultural differences between youth voters and older populations. Another (which I was unable to attend) discussed the Republican party ’s issues with minority populations,and tapped into the disconnect between how many minority voters actually agree with conservative principles and were somehow still turned off by Republican leaders who failed to reach across cultural and ethnic divisions. All in all, the speakers and panels were indicative of a strong and hopeful conservative movement. While CPAC cannot serve as an instant fix to these problems, it certainly set many conservatives on the right path and started many important discussions. If this momentum and serious reflection on ideology continues into 2014 and 2016, I have no doubt it will translate into serious victories on Election Day.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
We would like to thank Lizzie Howell for taking the time to interview us and write the story about Emory student visits to the Stewart Detention Center with El Refugio. We would also like to thank the editorial staff of The Emory Wheel for highlighting the important issue of immigration detention centers and the volunteer efforts carried out at El Refugio (view at www.emorywheel.com). However, we are disappointed to see the word “illegal ” used periodically in the article HE MORY HEEL as an adjective to describe detainees and their families. We are writing to request that Arianna Skibell EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Emory Wheel do two things: 1) edit the Jordan Friedman Executive Editor online version of this article, replacing the Volume 94 | Number 40 word “illegal ” with “undocumented, ” and 2) Lane Billings Managing Editor cease to use the word “illegal ” as a modifier News Editor Ryan Smith Business and Advertising for the word “immigrants ” in future articles. Nicholas Sommariva Bennett Ostdiek Simply put, the word “illegal ” is a slur Editorials Editor Asst. A&E Editor Glenys Fernandez BUSINESS MANAGER Priyanka Krishnamurthy Emelia Fredlick when used to describe people. It removes the Sports Editor Asst. Photo Editor Blaire Chennault Sales Manager Nathaniel Ludewig James Crissman humanity of the group that it seeks to describe Alexandra Fishman Design Manager Student Life Co-Editors Features Editor and wrongfully assigns criminality to them Jenna Kingsley Nick Bradley Account Executives Elizabeth Howell Copy Chief without due process of law. Legally, the label Arts & Entertainment Editor Bryce Robertson, Lena Erpaiboon, Salaar Ahmed, Adam Sonam Vashi Annelise Alexander is inaccurate; merely being in the U.S. without Harris, Diego Luis Associate Editors
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while he was worried about the future of the country, he has renewed faith in the American people. However, many main stage speeches were meant to be crowd-pleasers, and some came off (much like Rand Paul ’s speech) as early campaign posturing for 2014 and 2016. The real work that needed to be done at the conference, discussing the failures of the November race and the future of the conservative movement, was going on in the breakout sessions and panel discussions elsewhere at the convention. This was where I spent the majority of my time at CPAC, and I was pleased with this decision. Many of the panels were designed to discuss campaign strategies and grassroot organizing tactics. However, others were focused on the major problems that arose during the 2013 campaign.One panel of up-andcoming female leaders in the conservative movement, including Townhall columnist and best-selling writer Katie Pavlich, discussed the “War on Women ” tactic that so brilliantly destroyed public faith in Republican candidates across the country. Leaders, like Todd Akin of “legitimate rape ” fame, had horrific effects on the party ’s national profile when they were lifted up as false examples of all conservative candidates. In contrast, recent political events surrounding the gun control debate have demonstrated serious problems of misogyny among liberals who have tried to tell women nationwide what ’s really in their best interests when it comes to self-defense (hint: it ’s not gun ownership). Other panels discussed the election itself. One panel titled “Should We Shoot All The Consultants Now? ” discussed the awful mismanagement of not only Romney ’s campaign, but those of other major Republican leaders who lost in the Senate and House races. Pat Caddell, Democrat consultant and Fox News contributor, was a featured member of the
proper documentation is a civil offense, not a criminal one. Individuals held in immigration detention centers are not there because they are a part of the criminal justice system. Deportation is a civil administrative procedure and as such, detainees are not afforded the same rights as those who face criminal charges. They are not granted access to a lawyer like individuals held in jails. Detainees remain in facilities like Stewart Detention Center — the largest immigrant detention center in the U.S. — awaiting a decision on their migration status. For some, this waiting period can span months and for others, years. The work carried out by El Refugio seeks to mitigate the circumstances brought forth by our broken immigration system, specifically for the families of detainees at Stewart Detention Center. With volunteers from throughout Georgia, El Refugio has actively sought to shed light on the important issue of immigrant detention. We hope that more Emory students from all parts of campus will become involved with El Refugio in the near future.
We are optimistic that articles like the most recent one will ultimately help inform more members of our Emory community about the critical issue of immigration detention. Still, we must not forget that we live in a politicallycharged environment where language matters. While many who oppose immigration use labels like “illegal immigrant ” to further marginalize groups of people, we hope that the Emory community can rise above this and avoid the use of these labels. Lastly, we hope that The Emory Wheel will maintain its commitment to impartial journalism and not borrow labels often cited by anti-immigrant groups. We therefore urge The Emory Wheel to correct this error. Again, thank you very much for publishing this story and taking these issues into consideration. Sincerely, Carla DeSisto, MPH candidate, Rollins School of Public Health Ray Serrano, PhD student, Laney Graduate School
RESPONSE LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Ms. DeSisto and Mr. Serrano, On behalf of the entire Emory Wheel, I apologize for the insensitive use of the word “illegal ” in Ms. Howell ’s article. The correction has been made online and in the future greater care will be taken when writing about issues such as this one. Additionally, I want to make clear that as
journalists, we at the Wheel take the use of language very seriously and are dedicated to impartial journalism. I regret that the word “illegal ” was used in this article. But I can assure you that it was used out of ignorance and oversight, and not because Ms. Howell or anyone at the Wheel was intending to speak out against immigration. I would like to thank you both for taking
the time to write this letter and to inform us of the careless mistake that was made. I appreciate your dedication and care. I hope that in the future there will not be a reason to write this sort of letter, but we are always receptive to critique and welcome feedback at all times. Sincerely, Arianna Skibell Editor-in-Chief
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Candidates for Masters at Rollins Speak on Health
A Call for Universal Health Care Mariana Hernandez | Staff
Violence Against Women Act: Fighting for Basic Rights KEELY BECK
The United States’ Obligation to Its Citizens ABDULAZIZ ALOUFI When I was on the airplane flying from my home country to Atlanta to pursue a degree in public health, I was thinking about why, in a country like the United States of America, which is supposed to be the best in many fields, people suffer from many health issues. Why doesn ’t a country like the United States, a country founded on rights, fulfill one of the most basic human rights? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states: “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family. ” I was astonished when Robert K. Merritt, MA, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Health Policy and Management Department at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, informed me that the percentage of people who are not covered by health insurance in Georgia is about 18 percent and that about 17 states suffer from the same problem. According to the Census Bureau report, the number of people who were not covered by health insurance in United States in 2011 was roughly 48.6 million or about 15.7 percent of the total population. This is shocking due to the fact that the U.S. is globally ranked as the highest in spending on health care: the health expenditures here neared $2.6 trillion in 2010, over 10 times the $256 billion spent in 1980, which is over $8,000 per person. The people who don ’t have health insurance have not made enough progress in terms of access to health insurance cover-
age since the late eighties, and people still suffer from many non-communicable diseases. Furthermore, 20 percent of the GDP is expected to be spent on health services in 2020. It is projected that the percentage of uninsured people will increase over time because job losses are increasing while, at the same time, health insurance premiums are rising. Although the U.S. has a large health burden, it still offers some of the highest quality health care, to the extent that some countries ’ kings and presidents prefer to receive treatment here. One of the main obstacles of free, universal health care is achieving high health service quality for everyone. I worked for a
‘We can achieve it, and soon we will celebrate Free Health Day.’ year in Saudi Arabia, which has high quality health services, but not at the same caliber of the United States. The free health service there is accessible to all citizens: any citizen can access primary health care or governmental hospital and get the benefits of health service. Britain, another country that has universal health care, also has made noticeable progress in fighting communicable and non-communicable diseases in people between the ages of 55 and 64. This is better progress than the United States has made. This begs the question: do all Americans deserve health care? If so, why do we let the uninsured suffer from diseases until their
conditions become unbearable and they have to go to the emergency room? And after that, they get into trouble for being in debt to the hospital. At the same time, everybody else can see that they are uninsured because they do not have enough money to cover their health before it has deteriorated. So, why do we let this vicious cycle occur between citizens and hospitals? Is it because the patient was sick? Why is the patient always the victim? I think it is time to see the American government unite with health insurance companies for the sake of the patients, even if it is against stakeholders like food and drug companies: unite to look at the health of patients, not at their pockets. It is disheartening to see patients refused health service simply due to financial reasons, or to see them confronted by a sign requesting payment first. This is an urgent problem that cannot continue to go unaddressed. The government must take immediate action with all responsible parties in the field of health to make health care free for everybody, or at least affordable for all, according to a person ’s financial status. I hope one day that we will see a revolutionary who will assist people by building a cooperative insurance company that helps people by using the people ’s own money, saving the remaining amount for them later. Universal health care, through which everyone gets the benefit of free health service, is not too out of reach. We can achieve it, and soon, we will celebrate Free Health Day.
Abdulaziz Aloufi is a first-year Masters in Public Health student at the Rollins School of Public Health from Medina City, Saudi Arabia.
Mental Illness: A Disease Like Any Other
In Loving Memory of Caitlin Duffy — My Human Sprinkler MEGHAN DUFFY Mental illness needs our attention. As young adults, mental illness especially needs our attention. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), suicide remains the second-leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults between the ages of 10 to 24. It results in 4,800 lives lost each year. Ninety percent of those who die from suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder. Unfortunately, those mental disorders are frequently undiagnosed, under-treated or untreated. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), one-in-five Americans have experienced mental illness in the past year. Take a look around you right now. One out of the closest five people around you experienced mental illness. Think about the five dearest people to you in your life. One-in-five is affected by mental illness. Who do you know who is not talking about it? Who do you know who is not aware that they have a mental illness? Who do you know who will not obtain help before it is too late? And why? Why is there so much stigma surrounding mental illness? Mental illness is a disease like any other and it should be treated as such. It is like cancer of the mind. It attacks the mind just as cancer attacks the body. So why are we embarrassed to talk about mental illness? Why do we blame ourselves when we have
a mental illness? Would we blame ourselves for having cancer? Certainly not. There is still much that we do not know about mental illness. I contend that this is in large part because of the stigma shrouding mental illness. We do not think of it like other illnesses, which have discoverable cures. We see it as a problem of those who are in some way mentally inferior. “Oh, it won ’t affect me, ” we think. The reality is that it can, and it will. Mental illness will at least affect one out of the five nearest and dearest to you, that is, unless more resources are invested in research and prevention. According to a report released by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), states have cut more than $1.6 billion in general funds from their state mental health agency budgets for mental health services since FY2009, a period during which demand for such services increased significantly. These cuts translate into the loss of vital services, such as access to psychiatric medications and crisis services. The impacts are felt throughout society as people go without the treatment they need. Luckily, there is something you can do about it. If you have a few moments to spare you can write or call your Georgia U.S. Senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, asking them to support the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) (S.116), an important mental health bill that is currently up for reauthorization in the Senate. This bill is pertinent to mental illness on college campuses such as Emory. The GLSMA
currently supports active youth suicide prevention grants in 40 states and 85 institutions of higher education. The reauthorization would enhance grants in mental health and substance use disorder services and outreach on campuses across the nation. It would enable colleges and universities to prevent suicide by authorizing educational and outreach activities on suicide prevention, the development and implementation of evidence-based and emerging best practices and the provision of mental health and substance use disorder services (including prevention, promotion of mental health and voluntary screening). For more information about GLSMA you can go to www.afsp.org. In the meantime, you can start thinking of and talking about mental illness as a disease just like any other. If more people talk about mental illness (in all of its manifestations) as an illness the same as any other illness, some of the stigma will dissipate and people will be more inclined to seek the help they need. The reality is that mental illness is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults like you and me. The reality is stunning. Who do you know who is too ashamed to talk? Which one of your friends or roommates or acquaintances on campus might be affected? Who do you know who might need help before it is too late?
Meghan Duffy is a first-year Masters in Public Health student at the Rollins School of Public Health from Ingleside, Ill.
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On March 7, President Obama signed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, expanding protections for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault. The renewal of the act, established in 1994 on the heels of the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, works to improve criminal justice and community-based responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in the United States. The Act provides funding for investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women, imposes automatic and mandatory restitution for victims and provides additional protections against violence and stalking, such as stalker databases and domestic violence hotlines. The Act also established the Office on Violence Against Women within the Department of Justice, emphasizing violence against women as a national priority. One would assume an Act in the U.S. titled the ‘Violence Against Women Act, ’ which advocates for the protection of victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault, to be reauthorized without question. Wrong. Since its inception, the Act had been reauthorized by Congress without opposition until Apr. 2012, when the Act ’s renewal was opposed by conservative Republicans who objected to extending the Act ’s protections to same-sex couples, provisions for illegal aliens and equal access for American Indians. It seems as if human rights and protection from sexual violence and abuse are considered deserving to all people, everywhere, so as long as they are heterosexual, U.S. citizens not residing on Indian reservation property. In Apr. 2012, as a form of attempted progress, the Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, while the House passed its own bill omitting provisions of the Senate bill that would protect same sex couples, American Indians living on reservations and illegal aliens who were victims of domestic violence. During this time, the bills obtained no reconciliation, which left the Act lacking reauthorization. The Act includes a provision that will speed up the analysis of DNA evidence in rape cases, which currently can take years to be completed due to a backlog estimated at 400,000 cases. Ultimately, this story has a happy ending, with the Act being signed into reauthoriza-
tion by President Obama who has reminded us of the continued fight against domestic and sexual violence, which pervades our society in alarmingly high numbers. Oddly enough, this wasn ’t a simple reinstatement of our values and commitment to gender equality, women ’s rights and ending domestic and sexual violence. This was a fight to justify this issue as one that demands U.S. policy intervention, government funding and support and public awareness. The Violence Against Women Act became a struggle to prove to opposed legislators that proper restitution for victims of sexual abuse and domestic assault was a necessity and a right, that all human beings deserved the same protection from violence and abuse regardless of their sexual identity, national heritage or immigrant status. An Act that was created for the sole protection from violence against women took close to a year to be passed by the Senate and the House and signed into reauthorization by President Obama. What does this say about how the leaders of our country view human rights, women ’s rights and violence as an abomination and detriment to all aspects of our society that should not be tolerated under any circumstance? How do we advocate with sincerity and authenticity against violence against women worldwide when we aren ’t on the same page about the priority and severity of the issue and its consequences at home? What I fear is the reality that this is not a collective effort or a united front. As we continue to address women ’s issues concerning abortion, access to health care, equal pay and domestic violence, it is clear that the line has been drawn in the sand. We will continue to fight for gender equality and the end of discriminatory policies that affect all aspects of our health, political, economic and social systems. We will fight for human rights, for equal pay for equal work, for freedom from discrimination and for health and well-being, regardless of race, ethnicity or sexual orientation. Human rights are not merely awarded to those privileged individuals who happen to meet a certain criteria; human rights were established as fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being.
Keely Beck is a second-year Masters in Public Health student at the Rollins School of Public Health from Richmond, Va.
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Addressing Obesity in Middle Schools TRISH MILLER If you have not had the opportunity to visit a middle school recently, I encourage you to do so. Long gone are the days where strolling down school hallways reveals mostly fit, athletic children. What do you now see? Severely overweight and overly developed children. Unfowrtunately, the institution tasked with equipping them with the tools to become productive citizens, is also the one not teaching them how to properly use food to nurture their own bodies. School lunch programs are receiving a lot of attention, and rightfully so, because people are realizing that the meals provided have very little resemblance to food. These programs are laden with highly processed, high fat, high sodium and high sugar foods, with very little (if any) nutrition. A typical menu includes: pizza with french fries, fried chicken nuggets, hot dogs, burgers, canned fruit and chocolate or regular milk. Generally, if vegetables are served, they are from a ca, while fresh fruit options are extremely limited. It ’s not a stretch to say that this does very little in the way of teaching our children to live healthily. Under the leadership of President Truman in 1946, The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act created the National School Lunch Program. The purpose of this program was to provide low-cost or free school lunch meals to qualified students through subsidies to schools. Though the initial intent of this program was to help local farmers by absorbing farm surpluses, it was at least providing fresh, local food options to children. In 1966, with the Child Nutrition Act, the government acknowledged that child nutrition is an integral part in the development of children. In the age of convenience foods, we have clearly strayed from this early concept of farm-to-table nutrition. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that childhood obesity has
more than tripled in the past 30 years, with more children at risk of developing diabetes and heart disease due to obesity. Many medical experts fear the current generation may have a shorter life span than their parents, due to this. There is an epidemic, and fortunately, leaders have recognized that the institution tasked with providing and re-enforcing a healthy lifestyle is failing miserably. This is the core reason why the menu in school cafeterias will be different this year. The United States Department of Agriculture has adopted a new national standard for lunch and breakfast meals offered in public schools. Under the new rules, all food offered during the school day must meet nutrient standards and all students will be required to take a fruit or vegetable with their school lunch. Students will be offered more whole-grain foods and proper portion sizes and there will be less saturated fat, trans-fats and sodium. This is one step in the right direction, but more can and needs to be done. Schools also need to change how they are educating children about nutrition, and need to provide them with reasons a healthy lifestyle is important. Also, since these new rules adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture only apply to meals served in the schools, and not meals brought from home, certain foods will need to be banned from the school ’s premises. Soda machines and snack machines will need to be stocked with options that re-enforce a healthy lifestyle. And lastly (this one may create a revolt), school parties/celebrations with highly sugared “treats ” will need to be redefined with guidelines of more acceptable treats. Understandably many will look at these proposed restrictions as harsh, but children dying from preventable, food related illnesses is an acceptable cause to be.
Trish Miller is a special standing student applying to Rollins CMPH from Chesapeake, Va.
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Students Found Unique Medical Business
Aries How can you remain so calm with the weird weather and the Supreme Court deciding on gay marriage ’s constitutionality!? No, seriously, how are you calm right now? If you do not start freaking out, a cold wind of doom will blow your way.
Taurus Did you store your winter clothes after Spring Break? Wasn ’t that a bad idea? Well, you made the conscious decision to go to school in Georgia, so here ’s some advice: never take away your winter clothes in the spring. Never take away your summer clothes for fall. In fact, have all of your possessions at your disposal at all times, otherwise you will never fall in love.
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College seniors Le Zhong (left) and Parth Sheth (right) co-founded Aggregating Outliers two years ago. The company is working to compile data on patients with irregular responses to medical treatment. for patients where, in addition to receiving support for their trials, they would voluntarily fill out surveys about the treatments they ’ve tried and their results. The two college seniors are currently working on developing the website and creating effective surveys. With this database, Aggregating Outliers would then analyze and compile the data to effectively iden-
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tify the outliers, carefully deciding which data is relevant. This is what makes their company unique. Data on outliers, described Zhong, is difficult to obtain and not readily available because it is scattered or not properly recorded. Aggregating Outliers would act as the intermediate, selling the information in their database to researchers, aca-
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demia or pharmaceutical companies. With this initiative, Zhong and Sheth look to increase the efficiency of research and drug development, thus hopefully making the drugs cheaper. Zhong and Sheth have collaborated with many resources on Emory ’s campus along the way. Juncos has given them business advice and put them in contact with investors and
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The bimimbap, a special at Hankook Taqueria, is an ideal dish to share with spice-loving friends.
Hankook Taqueria: An Ethnic Oasis This piece is the first in a series of appetizing articles exploring a variety of dining options for Emory students. Looking to diversify your diet? On a budget? Unsure where to go on your next date? Keep reading Student Life for more tasty suggestions. Let ’s face it, we ’re all trying to expand our list of favorite restaurants, but that ’s not always an easy task. For me, there ’s not much better than taking a break to eat a quality meal, especially when the opportunities to do so are few and far between. Most all of us deal with budget restraints, transportation problems and the stress that comes with being an Emory student. We ’re tired. Freshmen frequent the “free ” (read: you were forced to pay for it, so you feel guilty not going) DUC and sometimes Zaya. Occasionally they trickle into Cox, where sophomores and the upperclassmen that still have meal plans dine unenthusiastically. We can only eat at the “Asian ” food station so many times, you know? Yes, of course there ’s the Village, but it doesn ’t quite feel special to eat there anymore (did it ever?). Just getting outside a half-mile radius of the
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potential clients. Zhong and Sheth have also approached specialists in data analysis to investigate how to create the most effective surveys. Additionally, they have reached out to Emory Venture Lab, a division of the Office of Technology Transfer, that funds start-up businesses from
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For most Emory students, the college application process is a distant memory. As soon as they arrive as freshmen, the challenges of their senior year of high school quickly fade as the stress of college life quickly replaces them. The members of the Emory Dream Project, however, have not forgotten college applications. Instead, they have continued to help local highschool students navigate the process. While students can choose to participate in a variety of tutoring organizations on campus, the Emory Dream Project is unique because it specifically helps high school students prepare for college and careers after graduation. Founded in fall 2011, the organization is young but growing. With 16 members, including the executive board, the Emory Dream Project sends 10 mentors to Druid Hills High School each week. Mentors, who visit the school three days a week, tailor each session to meet the needs of their mentees and devote one day entirely to SAT preparation. After mentors arrive at the school, students begin to filter into a designated classroom. Between four and seven high school students each pair with a mentor. They both then sit down together and discuss what the mentee wants to do after they graduate and research how to make it happen. In addition to working directly with mentees, the organization has also worked to raise awareness of inequality in education among Emory students by hosting an entire week of events from March 25-29. The events included a trivia night, the showing of a documentary about the pressure on students to succeed in school, a student panel discussion and an opportunity to make art symbolizing educational equality on the Quad.
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By Tanvi Lal Staff Writer Two years ago, College seniors Parth Sheth and Le Zhong attended the Global Health and Humanitarian Summit, never expecting that they would leave with the idea to start their own business. Once there, they met a survivor of 30 surgeries. After talking to Neil Shulman, associate professor in the Department of Medicine at Emory University Medical School, and Jorge Juncos, associate professor of Neurology, they began to wonder what gave this person, an outlier, the advantage to survive. If the same treatment could be applied to others in order to increase their chances of survival, the positive impact on the medical world would be enormous. Sheth and Zhong ’s experiences led to the formation of Aggregating Outliers, which looks to improve the treatment of chronic illnesses by studying outliers. Outliers are patients who experience unusual responses to interventions or do statistically better in rehabilitation than the average patient. By studying and analyzing the reasons the patients developed these irregularities, Aggregating Outliers hopes to potentially reveal breakthroughs in the understanding of illnesses. This kind of information is lacking in the field of medicine, Sheth said. Aggregating Outliers is working to compile a variety of data from patients suffering from a terminal disease. Sheth and Zhong look to doing so by creating a social network
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campus is a start. So take a mini-vacation from campus for a bit and enjoy the 20-minute drive to Hankook Taqueria (here ’s where it pays to know someone with a car ... or have one yourself). Combining a taqueria, which means “taco shop ” in Spanish, with Korean food gives the feeling that this restaurant should be similar to a failed Guy Fieri experiment. However, I assure you, a man stuck in the 90s with spiky bleached hair and chrome sunglasses is not manning the grill — thank goodness. You might pass the place if you are not careful, but don ’t let the plain exterior fool you — save your judgment for the food. If you ’re not skeptical already, you probably will be by the time you look at the menu. You ’ll probably think, “what kind of chef combines hoisin tartar sauce, soy sesame vinaigrette, kimchee fried rice and jack cheese in a fish burrito? ” But trust me, it works. Again, save your judgment until you try it. From burritos to tacos to quesadillas, Hankook uses the skeleton of common Mexican and Southern American dishes but adds traditional Korean ingredients to make some-
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This week I learned that I should probably buy a gun. Allow me to explain. I don ’t work in the Georgia Capitol. I work across the street from the Georgia Capitol. I told my high school teachers I work at the Capitol because I was the school president. I do research for bills. Sometimes my job is easy. Once, a congressman asked what would happen if they raised the legal dropout age to 18. Obviously, nothing. Other times my job is hard. Once, a congresswoman asked what would happen if Georgia accepted the medicaid expansion. Though my research was inconclusive, it ’s clear that no matter what Georgia ’s government does, everyone will die. One day, I went to a committee meeting about gun laws. It was the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee. I was unaware that Georgia was charged with protecting its own homeland security. But if Georgia spends even more time and money on its own private militia rather than on its failing education and infrastructure, soon there will be nothing worth invading, ensuring a safe homeland. It ’s what Mississippi did. At the gun meeting, a senator presented his bill to the House Committee. His bill makes it impossible to create a statewide database of persons possessing “carry permits. ” This means that, unlike the sex offender registry, or the DMV registry of licensed drivers, Georgia cops will have no centralized way to know if you are allowed to carry a firearm. The only person under the law who is permitted to keep that information is the judge of the local probate court. A probate court is the court that deals with wills and estates. Fitting that the court that deals with the after effects of death will now handle its instruments. It ’s like making a combination KFC-Taco Bell-Colonic clinic. The senator introducing the bill had a southern drawl as soft and slow as molasses in a Savannah summer and a horseshoe mustache as clunky as federal labor regulations. He also had a slight tick, so every few words or so he ’d make a noise that sounded like “meow. ” This made note-taking difficult. A perfectly regular sentence became
difficult to transcribe, such as, “This bill meow will ensure that no law abiding citizen meow is ever in danger meow of a breach of privacy meow the likes of which happened earlier this year meow in New Jersey. ” One congresswoman asked, “Will this law allow anyone to have access to the probate courts ’ records? ” She was relieved that only law enforcement, after proving they were actual law enforcers, were permitted to know who had a carry permit. Another congresswoman asked, “Wouldn ’t it be better for there to be a statewide database of carry permits in case a policeman needs to check the validity of a permit on a weekend when the probate courts are closed? ” “Ma ’am meow, the law is intended to protect law abiding citizens meow. ” Apparently, there is no gun crime on weekends. Proving definitively that everyone, even criminals, enjoys Sunday brunch. The reason for the law is to protect the privacy of carry permit holders. The reason why gun owners are allotted more privacy than car owners is because cars, though legally purchased and owned, can be used in illegal activity, and even trained, law-abiding car operators are capable of causing harm. Gun owners are different because training is not required to own and operate a gun. The bill also tackles interstate permit recognition. Right now, Georgia only recognizes carry permits from states that recognize Georgia carry permits. In a showing of good faith, Georgia will accept carry permits from all states. The NRA representative, who “advised ” the senator on the bill, said the organization was going state-to-state to pass this sort of legislation until you can carry your guns wherever you go. One congresswoman lauded his efforts saying, “It ’s tough planning ahead about where I can take my guns on road trips. For instance, we went to Disney World down in Florida and suddenly, I was a criminal because of my guns. ” It ’s not ridiculous to bring your guns to Disney World now that they ’ve opened their newest park, Section 8 Housing Land. You ’ll come for the crack, but you ’ll stay because your pimp said so. In my mind, your pimp is Goofy. Chip ‘n Dale are ACORN agents.
— Contact A.J. Artis at ajartis@emory.edu
It ’s that weird interim between receiving your midterm grades while also gearing up for final papers, projects and tests. You ’ve had a rough time of it so far, but don ’t worry. Things are looking up for you. In fact, next week, something fun and unexpected will happen to you.
Cancer Spring has sprung! Go look at the birds and the flowers and the clouds and not at your giant pile of assignments. Don ’t look at it. Nope. Stop that. You ’ve spent too much time working. Your extreme dedication to your work has served you well, mostly. But it ’s time to let loose and have some fun.
Leo You ’re a summer sign, Leo. You should be finalizing your summer plans right about now, if you have any. And, for the record, eating Cheetos while devouring everything Netflix has to offer counts as plans. You ’re the type that is always trying to maximize on the in the sun. But sometimes it ’s okay to do nothing and watch TV.
Virgo You are kind and charitable. You are looking for a way to give selflessly to help others, and I have just the thing for you: the Atlanta Red Cross is always looking for blood donations. Give blood, and get free cookies. It ’s a win-win!
Libra This week has led you to evaluate how you feel about key issues. Just remember that it ’s okay to disagree with popular opinions. Unless you ’re wrong. In which case may you die in a pit of fire, you uninformed sack of bones.
Scorpio Speaking of a sack of bones, may Dooley cancel one of your classes next week! In fact, I have a sneaking suspicion that may happen.
Sagittarius You ’ve been up to your eyeballs in work, your many club obligations and fixing all of your friends ’ problems. It ’s time to take a break and play hooky one day next week.
Capricorn Good luck defending your thesis! Even if you ’re not a senior in an honors program. You never know when you may need to defend an academic paper about why Lucky Charms should only include marshmallows.
Aquarius Take care of your body, Aquarius. Eat right, exercise and get lots of sleep. Also treat your body to pizza every once in a while because, hey, the body wants what it wants.
Pisces There are a lot of spring holidays, religious and whatnot. I don ’t want to offend anyone by getting something wrong, so ... Happy National Have Fun at Work Day (April 1), National Love Your Produce Manager Day (April 2) and National No Housework Day (April 7). I feel like you ’re celebrating that last one early this year. I recommend throwing a party.
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With the end of the semester________________(adverb) approaching, it is easy to forget about everyone ’s favorite________________(adjective) holiday, April Fools ’ Day! Here are a few classic pranks to help you make even the most________________(adjective) victim________________(verb) from surprise!
Follow the Signs: Place an “Out of Order ” sign in front of every entrance to________________(campus dorm), and on the sign, direct the unsuspecting________________(plural noun) to one of the other entrances. They will be________________(verb ending in “ing ”) for ages before
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Continued from Page 9 Emory. Currently, the duo is hard at work approaching sponsors and trying to get investments. In addition, they are ironing out the creases of their corporate structure and developing questionnaires for patients with different diseases. These questions, they explained, have to be strategically designed to extract the maximum amount of statistical data in the shortest period of time. This efficiency is necessary because they estimate patients to spend a maximum of three minutes per question. To accomplish this, they have been looking at similar questionnaires and plan to adapt their
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Wrap it Up: After your roommate goes to bed, unpack their backpack and wrap all of their books in________________(noun). When they arrive at class in the morning they will be________________(adjective) to find all of the presents you made them.
Proceed With Caution: For this trick you will need________________(number) small cups and lots of________________(liquid). After your victim falls asleep, densely surround the area from their bed to the________________(object in room) with these cups, and then fill them to the top, making it impossible for your victim to leave bed without________________ (verb ending in “ing ”).
Prank Phone Call: Call your friend and pretend to be from________________(local restaurant). Say that their name was drawn for a contest and that if they can name________________(number) menu items in________________(same number) seconds they will win________________ (same number) dollars! Make sure to record their________________(adjective) response so that the________________(social networking site) world can enjoy their blabbering as much as you will.
“We’d like to challenge students outside the classroom, outside Emory itself.” — Parth Sheth, Aggregating Outliers Co-Founder surveys through trial and error. Using Emory as a starting point, their plans for the future include collaborating with other non-profit organizations with relevant data, spreading their presence around America and eventually gaining momentum on a global scale. Both Sheth and Zhong also hope that their actions will foster further entrepreneurial ambitions among Emory students. They encourage students to break out of the “Emory bubble ” and embrace real-world situations. “We ’d like to challenge students outside the classroom, outside Emory itself, ” Sheth said. Despite the risks, entrepreneurship can only enrich students ’ lives, they added. With the help of Emory ’s resources, students will learn how to approach investors for money, network and learn about the burgeoning field of Medical IT. It isn ’t necessary to be in the Business School to dream big, they stressed. All that is necessary is passion and belief in your idea. — Contact Tanvi Lal at tlal@emory.edu
Hankook’s Prices Perfect for a College Student On a Tight Budget Continued from Page 9 thing unique. Jordan Brustein, a Goizueta senior, now reluctantly admits eating the pulled pork tacos has usurped his previous favorite hobby of hot yoga. Even I have to break my strict no fried food diet for the Ko-kuma – tempura fired sweet potatoes. Even Food Network personality Alton Brown raves about the food! On an episode of “Best Thing I Ever Ate: Bang for the Buck, ”
Brown praises the chef of Hankook Taqueria, Thomas Lee, for “cranking out some of the best, cheap street food in Atlanta. ” Although everything is fantastic, the bibimbap is the best dish in my opinion. For only seven dollars, you get a bowl packed with beef, vegetables and a fried egg over rice, which is more than enough for one person. It ’s great to share, just make sure everyone can handle a little heat since the chili sauce on top has some kick. To get the most of your
dining experience, go with a group of three or more. This way you can sample a variety of dishes. Why not, when tacos are only $2.25, and the most expensive thing on the menu is $7.50? It ’s so cheap, you ’re practically stealing. Get a few tacos, a bibimbap, an appetizer or two and just relax for a bit. And if you ’re over 21, throw a beer into that equation since it ’s BYOB as well. After your lunch or dinner, stop in Midtown on the way back if you have
By Chloe Olewitz In a way, the things that are happening in the world, that are endlessly more important than what marks I get from the 21 course hours I am taking my second semester of senior year, make it easier to stagger to the finish line. Seeing history made with two Supreme Court cases that turn Facebook red to sponsor the equality of love. Seeing bands of bikers across the country bending low to shake the hands of children abused and afraid, and standing tall so that their infamous force and unmistakable black leather becomes a demonstration of hope. More love, I suppose. So when I am campaigning and emailing, tweeting and posting, calling my senators and lawmakers, stalking the last few burning days of Google Reader, it ’s a nice break from the mundane nature and nonsense of papers and assignments that we sometimes forget are quite small in the grand scheme of things. I have written about the mundane in the Insighter, and I think part of me has hoped that identifying it would free us from it.
I ’ve started counting the days. I won ’t tell you how many are left because the numbers are sometimes as much of a plague as they are encouragement, hounding me as they do, that there are — in any given moment — too many days to endure or not enough days to enjoy. So I turn to the world, then, and Humans of New York, and The Strangers Project and little acts of random kindness make whatever humdrum dribble of my life I am avoiding at any given moment seem less mountainous. So there are big things on the horizon for all of us. For us as individuals, while we declare majors and discover minors, apply for jobs and graduate programs, return to our families or fly far away to pursue dreams and hopes and wishes that we can ’t realize soon enough. But there are big things happening out there too. Maybe we could pay a little more attention to out there and outside us. Maybe that will usher in a new kind of spring.
the time. You ’ll surely have some extra spending money left over for some shopping or entertainment. When you just can ’t eat the orange chicken at Cox or the teriyaki chicken and rice mixture at the DUC any longer, get yourself in a car and head over to Hankook. Make the effort to get away for a bit and enjoy a delicious meal with good company — we can all use a little break.
— Contact Ethan Samuels at ejsamue@emory.edu
College senior Ruben Diaz hopes to inspire the students he works with to realize their potential and achieve their goals.
Jumpstart Opens Diaz’s Eyes to Achievement Gap By Ruben Diaz Contributing Writer
My Mondays begin at 7:50 a.m. with a frantic scramble to get dressed and grab coffee before catching the morning carpool. My classes don ’t start until noon, but there ’s a class full of Pre-K students anxiously awaiting my arrival by 8:45. Waking up that early is a constant struggle, but as soon as I walk in the door of my students ’ classroom, I ’m reminded as to why I make the sacrifice. “Good morning, Mr. Ruben! Good morning, Jumpstart! ” shouts a chorus of ecstatic young children, filled with uninhibited enthusiasm, unbridled ambition and untapped potential. Jumpstart, an AmeriCorpsaffiliated organization, works toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. The program, which joined the Emory campus in 2008, trains and supports college students to serve as Corps Members, who serve 10 -15 hours a week in one local preschool classroom for an entire school year. As Jumpstart Corps Members, we cultivate a profound relationship with our students as both educators and role models. Make no mistake, this is not your conventional weekly service trip. Each session presents new, more daunting challenges, but we are trained to strive, overcome and persist against all odds. At the end of the day, Jumpstart is more than books, games and bright red shirts. It is an opportunity to alter the course of a child ’s life; to work towards the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. When I reminisce on fuzzy memories of my childhood, I remember a teacher who pinched my cheeks and called me mijito. I remember making a papier-mâché piñata for my birthday. I remember expressing a rebellious audacity towards authority. Needless to say, I was more than a handful, but despite my behavioral challenges, I was given the instruction necessary to pursue a journey of lifelong academic success. As a first generation MexicanAmerican citizen born into a family of low socioeconomic status, I was destined from the start to be a statistical failure. Learning English as a second language was one thing, but having to navigate an education system that is ill-suited to meet the needs of children from disadvantaged backgrounds was the reality I faced from day one. Here is the truth about our American education system: it is fundamentally incapable of ensuring that all of our children are given an equal opportunity to attain academic success. Factors such as where you live and how you make a living
are used as discriminatory means of determining access to quality education, and for the millions of families who fall short of sufficient social and financial capital, the system fails them. Their children are the victims of cumulative academic regression as their yearly test scores and chances of graduating high school and going to college plummet. They are the involuntary proponents of the achievement gap, a testament to educational inequality in our country. So what happens to these children? Unfortunately, their futures are predictably tragic. High school dropouts often face a lifetime of dead-end jobs or prison time, depending on their desperation. The uneducated are given few options to sustain an adequate living, let alone opportunities to succeed beyond a meager existence. As new life is brought to bear this struggle, the cycle of educational oppression is perpetuated and the gap grows larger. Before joining Jumpstart at Emory, I was oblivious to the realities of educational inequality, let alone how fortunate I was to have overcome such adversity and make it to college. All throughout my public education, I knew my family was socioeconomically disadvantaged, but I never felt restrained from academic achievement. In fact, education was the only aspect of my life from which I drew a sense of agency and empowerment. It ’s no coincidence that I loved my teachers growing up. They were an unwavering source of inspiration, guidance and reassurance during the formative years of my youth. They taught me how to harness potential and never settle for anything less than my dreams. My Jumpstart experience has taught me that we don ’t have to wait for radical education reform to save our underprivileged children from a grim statistical fate. To alter the course of a child on a precarious journey through the education system, all it takes is a healthy disregard for the impossible, an emphatic desire to make a difference and a firm belief that every child in America deserves a chance to attain academic success. Jumpstart is more than just another campus extracurricular; it is a revolution. Joining the corps was a pivotal decision for me, one that set in motion my plans to continue working in education through Teach For America upon graduating from Emory. Jumpstart is nothing without the extraordinary dedication of students willing to make a profound impact in the lives of children. The bright red shirt is like a cape; in the eyes of a child, you are a superhero. Jumpstart is a call for heros.
— Contact Ruben Diaz at rdiaz2@emory.edu
Events Raise Awareness of Inequality in Education Continued from Page 9 College sophomore and Emory Dream Project President Kaylee Tuggle said she was most excited about the student panel, which took place on Thursday in White Hall. During the panel, six students who were unaffiliated with the organization spoke about their experiences with the United States ’ education system. The week ’s events were ultimately intended to draw attention to the system ’s failures, according to Tuggle. “We ’re here representing real students who are left behind by the education system, ” she said. “They ’re not just statistics — they ’re real people. ” Tuggle said the students she works
with through the Emory Dream Project remind her of her peers in high school. She said that many students from
“They’re not just statistics — they’re real people.” — Kaylee Tuggle, Emory Dream Project president
her high school didn ’t know much about the college application process and now attend a local community college. “A lot of them know where they
are going but a lot don ’t, ” she said. “They ’re often afraid to ask for help. ” Tuggle added that her personal favorite part of working with mentees is helping students realize their potential and make plans for the future. The Emory Dream Project hopes to expand to other high schools in the future as well as include more career preparation in mentoring sessions. Still, Tuggle said she would love to involve more mentors and mentees in the program. “All of us are fortunate to be at Emory because someone helped us get here... ” she said. “But a lot of people don ’t have anyone to help them. It ’s a service to help them. ” — Contact Elizabeth Howell at ehowel5@emory.edu
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Junior outfielder Brandon Hannon rounds third base to score in an early season Emory baseball game at Chappell Park.
Pitching, Defense Lead Emory Eagles Past Berry College By Bennett Ostdiek Asst. Sports Editor
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Hoosiers forward Cody Zeller fights for a rebound in a regular season, Big-10 match-up.
Chavkin: FGCU, Hoosiers Will Fall as Miami Heats Up Continued from The Back Page They also showed the country they are not the same team offensively when Cody Zeller does not get his points and is limited on the offensive side of the ball. Jim Boeheim ’s zone will take Zeller ’s inside presence, and Victor Oladipo ’s ability to get to the rim, out of the game, forcing the Hoosiers to hit their jump shots. The Orange hasn ’t been great this season but has shown enormous improvement, beginning with their play in the Big East Championship. Syracuse wins 67-64
Miami vs. Marquette Miami is the superior team in this matchup. Even without center Reggie Johnson, the Hurricanes should be able to take care of the Eagles. Marquette is not that great of a team talent-wise but has thrived off-defense, coaching and timely shot-making. I just think that Miami ’s backcourt will be too much for Marquette to handle. Miami wins 72-65 — Contact Brian Chavkin at bchavs@emory.edu
The baseball team beat the Berry College Vikings Tuesday afternoon, using six pitchers in the 3-1 win. With the victory, the team improved their record to 12-9 in the season. The season began slowly for the Eagles, and after 14 games their record stood at 6-8. However, they have won six of their last seven games and four in a row, to bring themselves back into the hunt for a postseason berth. “It was a good win, ” Head Coach Mike Twardoski said. “Berry is a good team. I ’m very happy with what we have seen. ” Coming off a weekend game and going into a three-game weekend series, Coach Twardoski decided to rest his primary starting pitchers. Instead, the Eagles were led to victory by a combination of six different pitchers, who together allowed just one run and five hits in nine innings. “We executed well on the mound, ” junior catcher Jared Welch wrote in an email to the Wheel. “A key component to any player ’s success is the ability to feel comfortable while in the game. When there are as many changes as we had, sometimes it ’s hard for a pitcher to settle himself into the game, but all six guys did a really impressive job going from the start. ” Freshman Paul Merolla started on the mound for Emory. He allowed just one hit and one walk while throwing two scoreless innings. He
was relieved in the third inning by sophomore Dylan Finer, who also threw two scoreless innings. “We were able to see a lot of pitching, and they all did quite well, ” Twardoski said. “If we have to go on a roll, we need pitching. ” The Eagles got on board in the third inning. With sophomore Wes Peacock on second base and junior Brandon Hannon on first base, junior Daniel Itturey singled to drive in Peacock and give Emory a 1-0 lead.
“This is a good chance to beat a good team and get back in the running for a regional bid.” — Mike Twardoski, head coach
Junior Matt McMahon took the mound for the Eagles in the fifth inning and allowed Berry to tie the game off a wild pitch. However, with a runner on third, he managed a strike-out to end the inning. The Eagles took the lead for good in the bottom of the inning. With Hannon on second base and Peacock on third base, Iturrey grounded out to drive in Peacock. Hannon then scored on a wild pitch, giving the Eagles a 3-1 lead. Neither team scored any more runs in the game. Sophomore
Michael Byman, freshman Steven Summey and sophomore Graham Bloomsmith each threw a scoreless inning for the Eagles to close out the game. McMahon earned the win, and Bloomsmith picked up his third save of the season. “No one player took the game on his shoulders, and instead, we relied on a team effort to win the ballgame, ” Welch wrote. “It is impossible to be perfect, but that is what we strive for. We scattered nine hits over the course of the ballgame, but a few more timely hits could have broken the game wide open. ” Both offenses were impeded by the cold weather. “It is tough to have bat speed when it is that cold, ” Twardoski said. “The thing about playing in the cold is that you need concentration. We need to focus on the game, not the elements. Everyone is cold. Our team did very well playing through the weather. ” The Eagles stellar defense made up for the lack of offensive production. “I was very happy with our defense, ” Twardoski said. “We made no errors, and that is why they scored only one run. Pitching and defense are what keep you in games. ” The Eagles next play Friday, when they begin a three-game series at home against Covenant College. “This is a good chance to beat a good team and get back in the running for a regional bid, ” Twardoski said. “I am very happy with where we are. ” — Contact Bennett Ostdiek at bostdie@emory.edu
Patel: Defensive Departures Make Baltimore Ravens Big Losers in Free Agency Continued from The Back Page was one of the most productive tight ends in the NFL last season, and he will continue to be one of the best this season as well. The “swap ” of Steven Jackson instead of Michael Turner was one of the most underrated moves this offseason. Michael Turner looked old and out of shape whereas Steven Jackson has been one of the most productive running backs in the NFL since he has entered the league. His ability on the ground will force teams to keep an eye on him, opening up the passing game for Matt Ryan. This will only bolster one of the best offensive attacks in the league. The recent signing of Osi Umenyiora will counter the loss of Jason Abraham at a lower cost, and the re-signing of Sam Baker and Garrett Reynolds will keep together a very powerful offensive line. In the draft, the Falcons need to focus on finding a cornerback to replace Dunta Robinson and Brent Grimes, as well as an edge rusher. But as currently created, the Falcons have made the smart moves to keep together their strong, successful nucleus. LOSERS: Baltimore Ravens: The Baltimore Ravens opened up the offseason by shelling out the big bucks to keep their championship quarterback in purple and black for the next half decade. This was a move that was forced upon them by his success, so while I disagree with
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Safety Ed Reed (left) and wide receiver Wes Welker will both be playing in new homes next season. Reed left the Baltimore Ravens and signed with the Houston Texans, and Welker left the New England Patriots to join Peyton Manning and the Broncos. the amount of money they paid him, I am not so sure that they had a choice. The loss of Ray Lewis to retirement was supposed to be filled by Dannell Ellerbe, but he left for the Dolphins, leaving a gaping hole at one of their most steady positions in team history. Ed Reed ’s loss will also be devastating. Not only is he one of the best safeties in the game, he is a lockerroom leader and great role model for the younger players. With Paul Kruger, Anquan Boldin and Bernard Pollard leaving as well, the team was ransacked, and many holes are still unfilled. Ozzie Newsome is a great general manager, and his shrewd
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signings of Elvis Dumervil, Michael Huff and Chris Canty will help soften the blow. But the reigning champions have lost many of their important pieces, and this turnover will absolutely prevent them from making it back to the Super Bowl, despite having the highest paid quarterback in the league. Buffalo Bills: This has been an unfortunate offseason for the Buffalo Bills. After overhauling their defense last season, most notably with the signing of Mario Williams, the Bills envisioned competing at the top of the AFC East,
and heading to the playoffs. This was absolutely not the case. Other than having C.J. Spiller ’s breakout season, last year was an absolute misery. Their super-defense was exposed on their ground, and Ryan Fitzpatrick proved that he was not the right guy to lead the Bills to the promise land. This offseason, the Bills have cut many players who were supposed to be important pieces for their championship run, in an attempt to rebuild. New coach Doug Marrone, formerly of Syracuse University (N.Y.), will have to find a new quarterback, rebuild an offensive line, provide his
quarterback with weapons and stimulate a talented but underperforming defense. While the moves made by the Bills were not bad ones, it was just unfortunate that this overhaul occurred right after their spending spree last year. The Bills will most likely be in the cellar this year as well, wasting away the prime of Mario Williams, Stevie Johnson and Marcell Dareus. If they cannot turn the tide, the Bills will be in the awkward phase of trying to rebuild but having too much salary on the books to do so. — Contact Jayson Patel at jayson.patel@emory.edu
There are many things which people from Chicago are good at: eating deep-dish pizza, turning Lake Michigan green on St. Patrick ’s day and improv, just to name a few. They have many claims to fame, ranging from Al Capone to Wrigley ’s gum. However, people from Chicago are darn good at cheering for basketball games from courtside seats. That is what we at On Fire want to talk about this week. The Miami Heat have been on a roll lately. Behind LeBron James and Dwayne Wade, they won 27 games in a row. But the streak snapped on Wednesday night. The Chicago Bulls defended their home court and brought the second-longest winning streak in NBA to a close. And no one was happier than the people from Chicago sitting in the courtside seats. They say that a picture is worth 1000 words. Well, in the next 600 words, your On Fire correspondent is going to do his (or her) best to communicate the pure joy and feeling of utter triumph that the people from Chicago in courtside seats are showing in a picture taken right after the victory. In the center of the picture stands a person from Chicago. His hair is gray and cut short. His shirt is blue, collared and buttoned up. His left wrist has a fancy watch on it, and his left hand has a wedding ring on it and holds a plastic cup filled with either water, lemonade, vodka or some combination thereof. His legs are clad in black slacks and spread in a power stance. His right hand is clenched and raised in a fist pump of triumph. His forehead is furrowed, his eyebrows are raised and his mouth emits a primal scream. This Chicagoan is seriously pumped up. Behind him stands another guy from Chicago. This man is seriously confused. He is also wearing a fancy button-down collared shirt, but, in a courageous act of mixing things up, his is white. Looking at his face, and you would think this guy is terrified of something — maybe that his wife will see this picture and realize that he was not working late at all, maybe that someone will make fun of his glasses or maybe that his face will betray any hint of emotion. But this guy still has passion. His stoic face cannot prevent your intrepid On Fire correspondent from observing the joy he feels at victory. His right hand is raised — not in a fist pump, like white guy number one, but extended straight up towards the heavens. At first glance, it seems like he is pointing one finger in the air, symbolically saying “We are number one. ” But your On Fire correspondent never settles for at first glance. Upon closer inspection, and with a little zooming, one can clearly see that this guy is raising two fingers in the air. Peace, he is saying to us. There is something profound in that statement. But let us not overthink this guy too much. There is more people from Chicago joy to look at. To his right are two guys engaged in a tender, touching moment of brolove at their shared joy. Wearing what sbnation.com has assumed to be, correctly in our opinion, Cherokee-brand shirts, they are standing up, turned towards each other and screaming in each other ’s faces. Do not say that these guys do not have passion. At the far end a person from Chicago in a Heat jersey sits dejected. You cannot win them all though, as they say. Not all people from Chicago can share in this moment of pure joy. And then, saving the best for last, there is the creepy guy in the bottomright corner. His mouth is half-open, and his teeth seem to be fairly well taken care of. The same cannot be said for his hair, since he is bald. Nor for his right hand, which is clenched together is a fist. But whereas Chicagoan number one was standing in a power stance and emitted strength and intensity from every fiber of his being, your On Fire correspondent cannot help but think that this guy ’s wrist is about to collapse under the weight of his hand. Your lonely On Fire correspondent can recommend a good way to increase wrist strength, but it would not be appropriate to print in the pages of this distinguished newspaper. Suffice it to say, people from Chicago, we love the passion.
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Featured Athlete: Connor Dillman Sophomore righthanded pitcher Connor Dillman led the Eagles to a 6-1 victory over LaGrange College last Saturday, pitching seven scoreless innings and picking up the win. Dillman struck out three batters while allowing four hits and three walks en route to improving his record to 2-2. His earnedrun average on the season is 2.62.
Track and Field The men ’s and women ’s track and field teams will host their second meet of the season this weekend at the Emory Classic at the Woodruff P.E. Center. More than 900 athletes from 23 different schools will be competing over the meet ’s two-day span.
Softball The Emory softball team, ranked second in the nation, will take to the road this weekend and compete at the Salute to the Troops Tournament in Memphis. The Eagles will play two games on Saturday and Sunday. The team enters the weekend with a 15-game winning streak and a record of 34-1. They will play Fontbonne College and Rhodes College twice apiece at the tournament.
Baseball The baseball team, standing at 12-9 on the season, will take on the Covenant College Scots in a three-game series this weekend at Lookout Mountain. The first game will take place on Friday at 3 p.m. before a doubleheader on Saturday. The Eagles are currently riding a four-game winning streak but will face a tough test in the Scots, who enter the weekend with a record of 16-4.
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Brian Chavkin The first two rounds of this year ’s NCAA tournament have provided viewers with excitement, heartbreak and most importantly, busted brackets. We can only expect an increase in the level of competition as the Sweet 16 slowly approaches. With that, I will be previewing each Sweet 16 game, providing analysis and predicting a winner.
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Midwest Region Louisville vs. Oregon Right now, the Cardinals are playing like the best team in the country. They plowed through their first two tournament games, one of which was against a very good Colorado State team. Teams win games in the tournament with their guard play, and Louisville has had some of the best consistent scoring from Peyton Siva and Russ Smith. As for their defense, it seems that no team has been able to handle the Pitino press in the last two months. Oregon is a good team and was underseeded as a No. 12 seed at the beginning of the tournament, but I doubt they ’ll be able to handle Louisville ’s star power. Lousville wins 70-55 Duke vs. Michigan State I originally took Michigan State in this game when filling out my bracket. But Duke ’s last game, a comfortable win without a good performance from Seth Curry, impressed me. The matchup to watch will be Adreian Payne and Ryan Kelly. Both are 6 ’10 ” power forwards who can stretch the floor and hit the three. Duke wins 65-60
West Region Ohio State vs. Arizona This Ohio State team has really grown on me. They have a go-to scorer in Deshaun Thomas, a clutch point guard who can defend Aaron Craft and multiple perimeter shooters. The only skill they are lacking
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The seventh-ranked golf team will be hosting its Spring Invitational this Monday and Tuesday. The 36-hole tournament, held at Druid Hills Golf Club, will feature many top Division III squads including No. 1-ranked Oglethorpe University and No. 2-ranked Methodist College. Emory will have its team split into two different squads competing under the names Gold and Blue. The Eagles finished sixth in the invitational last seson.
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Junior guard Victor Oladipo drives to the basket in a regular season game against the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Oladipo’s Hoosiers are set to take on Syracuse University (N.Y.) in the Sweet 16. is an inside presence. Arizona was great at the beginning of the year but slowed down as the tournament approached. I think Ohio State has too many weapons for Arizona to get past in this game. Ohio State wins 75-65 Wichita State vs. La Salle Who would ’ve thought we would have a No. 9 seed and a No. 13 seed playing each other in the Sweet 16? Both teams have played extremely well in both tournament games they have played so far. Wichita State (Kan.) beat Gonzaga (Wash.), the No. 1 seed, in the their last game. They were lights out from behind the arc, and I just cannot see myself picking against them after they took down Gonzaga like they did. Wichita State wins 72-60
South Region Kansas vs. Michigan I am going to take the upset in this one. Kansas is the No. 1 seed and has made it to this point in the tournament, but they definitely haven ’t impressed me. The Jayhawks were just able to get by against Western Kentucky, and were down nine to North Carolina at halftime before making a comeback in the second half. Meanwhile, Michigan is coming off one of its best games of the year. Freshman Mitch McGary provides the team with an inside presence that the team had been lacking all through the year and will be a huge help containing Jeff Withey on both sides of the ball. Michigan wins 75-72
Gulf Coast University (FGCU) has brought to the tournament this year, but the Cinderella story ends Friday night. Florida will be way too athletic for FGCU to handle, and Billy Donovan will make sure his team is prepared so they will not overlook FGCU, as their first two opponents did. The Eagles will keep it close in the first half, but the Gators will pull away in the second. Florida wins 73-61
East Region Indiana vs. Syracuse Once again, I am predicting a No. 1 seed to go down before the week is over. The Hoosiers were not the same team they have been all season against Temple.
Florida vs. Florida Gulf Coast I ’ve loved the excitement Florida
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Who did you pick to win the NCAA Tournament?
Emory University teehee
Hoosiers
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Gonzaga
Whoever Nathaniel says to pick
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Will FGCU continue its run?
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The dorms are on a beach ... if only Harris was on a beach
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McDonald ’s. The McMuffin is solid
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Bros at the gym, dude
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What is your least favorite section of the Wheel? What did you do during spring break? Which Dooley’s Week act are you most excited for?
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Arts and Entertainment, can ’t say I enjoy the arts, and entertainment — that ’s hit or miss
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Miami ... and did I go to Ultra? No.
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I know. I miss you guys too. This period in between now and midterms has left me without time to write articles for the Wheel. Furthermore, with the football season ending, there has been little news up until now. Because now we have free agency! Free agency in the NFL is one of my favorite offseason periods in all of sports. Only in the NFL can superstar players be forced to restructure their contract, or risk being released. Only in the NFL can productive players around the age of 30 have trouble finding work and have to wait a season or even retire due to a lack of league-wide interest. And only in the NFL do teams sign players before they draft (in the MLB, the draft happens during the season, so I consider it similar to the NBA). This means that teams get the opportunity to address their holes by signing players, and then head into the draft to put the finishing touches on their team. This offseason has been very beneficial to teams looking for a complete overhaul but not so great for older superstars who were unwilling to restructure their deals. There is still a lot of time between now and the NFL Draft, but teams have had enough time to define their offseason and earn categorization as a winner or a loser. This is not necessarily a list of the teams that have added the highest or lowest number of pieces or signed the best or worst players. Instead, it is a list of teams that have made the best moves in symmetry with their goals for next season and beyond. So without further commentary (or an introduction to even further commentary), here is a list of offseason winners and losers thus far. WINNERS: Miami Dolphins: The Miami Dolphins have been looking for a marquee match for years. Whether it was attempting to bring Peyton Manning to South Beach, or hiring Nick Saban for coaching star power, the Dolphins have tried and failed to put themselves on the map for good in the AFC East since the Dan Marino days. With their first selection in last year ’s draft, the Dolphins selected the raw but chock-full-of-potential Ryan Tannehill to be their quarterback of the future. Last season, he showed flashes of brilliance, a solid amount of head-scratching and proved that the Dolphins needed to surround him with talent. And did they ever. Mike Wallace, Brandon Gibson and Dustin Keller will join Brian Hartline to create a formidable set of weapons for Tannehill. They replaced aging linebackers Karlos Dansby and Morgan Burnett with the younger Dannell Ellerbe and Phillip Wheeler. They did lose Jake Long, Sean Smith and Reggie Bush, but each one of them commanded a salary too expensive for the Dolphins ’ budget, and they can easily be replaced by cheaper alternatives through the draft. The Dolphins can certainly compete for a wild-card spot in the AFC today, and in a few years as their team grows as a unit, they can potentially fight with the Patriots for the AFC East crown. Atlanta Falcons: The Atlanta Falcons have been quietly making smart personnel decisions that put them in a great position to head to the NFC Championship game once again, but this time I think that they can win. Resigning Tony Gonzalez was extraordinary. Most people thought he was planning on retiring, but having him both on and off the field make the Falcons significantly better, regardless of his age. He
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