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mory’s Arab Cultural Association (ACA) hosted it’s first annual Al-Mahrajan event underneath the terraces of the Dobbs University Center (DUC) on Thursday afternoon. The event featured free food, music and a flaming sword belly dancing performance.
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Emory To Offer Aid To Undoc. Students
The University will provide private, need-based aid to undocumented students, starting with the Class of 2019, University President James W. Wagner announced at a Tuesday meeting with the student advocacy group for undocumented students Freedom at Emory University. “As a private institution, Emory will use private, non-governmental resources to offer university scholarship support to these qualified students, beginning with the class entering this fall,” Wagner wrote in a statement to the Wheel. Emory students who are in need of financial aid and are exempt from deportation according to the 2012 federal immigration policy Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) will receive private aid, according to Wagner.
The DACA policy allows undocumented immigrants who were under age 31 on June 15, 2012, who came to the U.S. before their 16th birthdays or have a high school or higher education, among other qualifications, to remain in the country for two years, after which they may apply for DACA renewal. Wagner’s announcement followed meetings between the Freedom at Emory members and administrators for the past three months as part of the student group’s campaign to help students without U.S. citizenship afford an Emory education. Although the final details about funding and feasibility have yet to be clarified, Freedom at Emory members have lauded the decision. Freedom at Emory Co-Founder and College senior Andy Kim, who attended Tuesday’s meeting, said the group was “extremely excited” to hear Wagner’s proposal.
Emory accepted more than 4,000 students into Emory University’s Class of 2019 on Tuesday. This year’s applications saw a more than 15 percent increase from last year, but the University accepted roughly the same number of students, according to Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Enrollment and Dean of Admission John Latting. This year, 20,519 students applied to the College, while last year, the College received 17,818 applications, according to data released by the Office of Admissions. For the past four years, until this year, application numbers remained in the 17,000s, according to data from the Office of Admissions. The number of admitted students only increased by one — 4,796 students were accepted this year and 4,795 were accepted last year. Latting said that he predicts the enrollment numbers at the College to be about the same as last year’s
enrollment of 1,365 students. The acceptance rate fell from 27 percent last year to 23 percent this year, he said. Oxford College also saw an increase in applications. It received 9,736 applications and admitted 3,715 students — a 38 percent acceptance rate, according to data from the Office of Admissions. Last year, Oxford received 7,409 applications. Latting said there are two reasons for the increase in application numbers. First, Emory’s general operations have increasingly been spotlighted in the news. “It’s everything from some sports thing to medical research,” Latting said. “Emory’s really been in the news a lot in the last year and for good things, and that has raised the profile of the University.” The second reason, Latting said, is the Admissions Office’s recruitment efforts. “We try to be the very best sounding board that we can be for the University,” Latting said.
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rothers of Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) rolled a colorful, gigantic beach ball around campus and encouraged students to sign the ball to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. The fraternity receives a pledged donation for each signature on the ball. The initiative, “Get On the Ball,” is ZBT’s annual signature fundraising event.
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Faculty, Staff Win Emory’s Awards of Distinction
Emory University recognized 12 employees with the annual Award of Distinction for their dedication to their work during a March 24 dinner reception with University President James W. Wagner. “The people are ... the motivating factor that make it all happen,” said Stacy Heilman, research program director at the University’s
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Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as well as one of the awardees. “Nothing I do, I do by myself ... We’re here to make a difference.” This year’s pool of 12 recipients — each of whom will received $1,000 — have come from campus divisions such as the Emory Police, Library & Information Technology Services, Oxford College and Campus Life. For the first time, former awardees were eligible for another award.
He noted that while the Admissions Office certainly wants the applicant pool to grow, increasing the size of the applicant pool each year is not a goal “in and of itself.” “We don’t try to recruit students just to get them to apply,” Latting said. “Instead, we figure out what kind of students we’d like to have in our applicant pool, and we target those students.” Although the Admissions Office continues to reach out to students by meeting with school counselors, visiting high schools and providing tours for prospective and accepted students, Latting said that the Office’s use of technology and information to spread the word about Emory is changing the most. Latting noted that the “relatively new” communications team within the Office of Admissions has been utilizing email campaigns and social media to reach out to students. However, Latting said the Admissions Office is not the only
“I’m really proud to go to a school that’s stepping up and supporting a group of people that [have] historically and systematically been oppressed,” Kim said. He also noted the importance of such a policy in the state of Georgia, where undocumented students are not only ineligible for federal aid, but also cannot apply to schools within the state’s University System and cannot pay in-state tuition, which is generally lower than that of a private school like Emory. A University System of Georgia Policy, which the Board of Regents implemented in 2011, states that a person who is not lawfully present in the United States is barred from admission at colleges within the Georgia System, including the state’s top five public schools. In the same year, the Board also implement-
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Emory’s Human Resources (HR) Department selected the awardees from a large pool of faculty, staff and supervisors who received endorsements from the employees’ division heads, according to the HR website. After all nominations were filed on March 6, HR carefully reviewed each candidate for their eligibility and sent each nomination to the Award Selection Committee members, who the vice president of HR selected. The Committee, which also includes
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former award recipients, evaluates the nominations and selects 10 to 15 nominees that fit their criteria. The criteria includes employees who have contributed to the themes in Emory’s strategic plan, committed to the public good and advanced multicultural understanding. Like Heilman, other recipients expressed gratitude for their team. “Faculty are the key to any suc-
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Fadlo R. Khuri — deputy director of Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute, professor and chairman of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology and executive associate dean of research at Emory Medical School — will begin as the 16th president of American University in Beirut (AUB) in Lebanon this September, the AUB Board of Trustees announced on March 19. The Board selected Khuri to replace current President Peter Dorman, effective Sept. 1, 2015. “[I have] an opportunity to champion a liberal education and help build the next phase of a major research University ... that has a tremendous impact in the Middle East and in the world,” Khuri said. “It will be challenging, but I’m excited.” Khuri, who has been at Emory for 13 years, is considered a leading researcher and physician in the field of lung and aerodigestive medical oncology. Prior to joining Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute in 2003, Khuri worked at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from 1995 to 2002. He has served as a member of the AUB Board of Trustees since 2014. In his new role as a university president, Khuri said he will have to put his cancer research on hold in order to handle the unique demands of the position. However, he does not intend to quit working altogether in
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the field that he loves. “I’m hopeful to at least keep some role in the area to help [AUB] do its own cancer research,” Khuri said. “It’s very hard for a university president to be able to engage in clinical or laboratory research, so I’m going to have to satisfy myself by continuing to do some teaching and scaled-back patient care.” Khuri’s main area of research at Emory involves developing innovative approaches to the prevention and treatment of lung, head and neck cancers, with a particular emphasis on tobacco-related cancer treatment. He is the co-head of the $12.5 million Head and Neck Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE), which aims to discover new methods of combatting head and neck cancer. During his time at Emory, Khuri won numerous awards for his leadership and research, including the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AARC) Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Memorial Award, which is given annually to a medical investigator under 50 years old who is making promising strides in the field of cancer research. In 2014, Khuri’s peers selected him as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Additionally, he has published over 120 articles in top peerreviewed medical journals, and he serves on the editorial boards of seven of those journals.
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NEWS ROUNDUP National, Local and Higher Education News • Al-Shabab militants killed 70 hostages in an attack on the Garissa University College in northeastern Kenya on Thursday. While 79 were left injured, rescue workers evacuated 500 students and four of the attackers were killed. The Kenyan government imposed dusk to dawn curfews in four counties near the Kenya-Somalia border.
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• The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested two women accused of conspiring to detonate a bomb in New York City. Noelle Velentzas and Asia Siddiqui, two roommates living in Queens, NY, had repeated contact with the terrorist group al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
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• The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) will investigate the fatal shooting of Nicholas Thomas, 23, by a Smyrna, GA police officer on March 25. Lawyers representing Thomas’ family called for the GBI to lead the investigation soon after Thomas’ death.
• Seven years after The Atlanta Journal Constitution uncovered a cheating scandal within Atlanta Public Schools, a Fulton County, GA court jury found 11 of 12 defendants and former educators guilty of racketeering on Wednesday. One defendant, Dessa Curb, was acquitted of
Corrections • In last Tuesday’s edition of The Emory Wheel, the accompanying graphic for the article “Firms Compete to Design New Campus Life Center” incorrectly stated that the unique feature of Model B is an “Inhibitor.” The unique feature is actually an “Incubator.” The Wheel reports and corrects all errors published in the newspaper and at emorywheel.com. Please contact Editor-in-Chief Dustin Slade at dustin.slade@emory.edu.
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POLICE RECORD • On March 27 at 8:55 p.m., the Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call regarding an intoxicated Oxford College student at Woodruff Circle. When officers met with the intoxicated student, the student was not speaking coherently and became argumentative. The individual refused to stay with the officers and received a citation for obstructing the officers. The student then tried to flee the scene. Officers later made contact with him at Clifton Road and arrested the individual because they were concerned for his safety. He was arrested for public drunkenness and obstructing an officer. Campus Life was notified. • On March 27 at 11:00 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a theft at Longstreet-Means Hall. A female
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student left her phone in a flowerpot in the bulding. When she returned to get her phone 15 minutes later, it was gone. The phone had a black and white panda shaped case, and it was plugged into a charger. The phone, an iPhone 5S, is valued at $500. • On March 27 at 11:38 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding an individual who was having an anxiety attack at the Dobbs University Center (DUC). The individual had consumed several alcoholic drinks and smoked marijuana earlier that evening. Emory Emergency Medical Services (EEMS) arrived on the scene and determined that the individual needed medical care. The individual was then brought to Emory University Hospital.
• Between March 28 at 2:00 p.m. and March 29 at 4:17 p.m., a bike theft occurred at Clifton Tower. The bike was secured to a rack with a chain lock at the base of the building. The silver Fuji Crosstown is valued at $200. The case has been turned over to an investigator. • On March 29 at 1:43 a.m., officers came in contact with an intoxicated individual in the DUC. The individual was by the stairs near Dunkin Donuts. American Medical Response arrived on the scene and transported the individual to Emory University Hospital. Campus Life was notified.
This Week In Emory History April 4, 1995
Ed Medlin, director of Emory Police Department (EPD) announced that he would leave his position after serving for more than 12 years. He would leave the position to become the security coordinator of the Bahai World Center in Hafia, Israel. During his time at Emory, Medlin helped EPD grow from a “quasi-police force without a strong identity to a specialized law enforcement group.”
— Compiled by Asst. Digital Editor Brandon Fuhr
EVENTS AT EMORY
Event: Tech Store Egg Hunt Time: 11 a.m. Location: Barnes & Noble at Emory Event: The Rites of Spring, Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta Time: 12 p.m. Location: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: Good Friday Liturgy with The Rev. Joseph McBrayer Time: 12 p.m. Location: Cannon Chapel Event: Vocal Master Class with Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano Time: 1 p.m. Location: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Event: Stations of the Cross Time: 3 p.m. Location: Cannon Chapel Event: Marisol, by José Rivera Time: 7 p.m. Location: Mary Gray Munroe Theatre, Dobbs University Center Event: Good Friday Tenebrae Service Time: 7 p.m. Location: Glenn Memorial Church Sanctuary
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Event: Best of Emory: Course Highlights Time: 11 a.m. Location: Few Multi-Purpose Room Event: Yuri Herrera: Bilingual Reading and Book Signing Time: 5 p.m. Location: A Capella Books Event: Marisol, by José Rivera Time: 7 p.m. Location: Mary Gray Munroe Theatre, Dobbs University Center Event: Sharon Isbin, guitar & Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano Time: 8 p.m. Location: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Event: Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Time: 8:30 p.m. Location: Gather on the lawn beside the Glenn Memorial Church Sanctuary
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Event: Glenn Memorial Church Sunrise Service Time: 7:15 a.m. Location: The Glenn Lawn
Event: Easter Dinner for Students Time: 7 p.m. Location: Cox Hall Ballroom
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Event: Glenn Memorial Church Easter Worship Time: 8:30 a.m. Location: Glenn Memorial Church Sanctuary
Event: Songs for dead parents: materializing and dematerializing the dead in Southwest China Time: 4 p.m. Location: ANT 206
Event: Catholic Mass, Easter Sunday Time: 9 a.m. Location: Cannon Chapel
Event: Queer Men’s Discussion Group Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Office of LGBT Life, Dobbs University Center 232E
Event: Emory University Worship with The Rev. Bridgette Young Ross Time: 11 a.m. Location: Cannon Chapel Event: Marisol, by José Rivera Time: 5 p.m. Location: Mary Gray Munroe Theatre, Dobbs University Center Event: Easter Mass Time: 6 p.m. Location: Cannon Chapel Event: Hanoman the Messenger: An Indonesian Wayang Shadow Puppet Show Time: 7 p.m. Location: Performing Arts Studio
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Continued from Page 1 cessful program,” said Mollie Korski, senior associate director of Summer Programs for the Emory College of Arts and Sciences and award recipient. Korski has worked at Emory for 30 years and made large contributions to Emory’s Pre-College Program for high school students. “It’s very rewarding to work collaboratively with academic departments and to build a program with curriculum that utilizes our wonderful faculty,” Korski said. Emory’s HR Department presented each recipient with a crystal plaque, framed certificate and a $1,000 award at last month’s reception. Along with Heilman and Korski, Carolyn Aidman, Emory Urban
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mory Earth Month Festival, the opening event of Earth Month at Emory, took place on Asbury Circle, alongside Emory’s weekly farmers market on Cox Bridge, on Tuesday afternoon. Over 30 campus and local organizations advertised sustainability initiatives with food, games and prizes.
HONOR COUNCIL CASES
The following reports are real cases adjudicated by the Emory College Honor Council. Any personally identifiable information has been omitted to protect the privacy of all parties involved. • After a junior took a lower level science course make-up exam without a proctor, the course professor noticed a similarity between one of the student’s answers and an answer on the online sample test and accused the student of consulting the sample test while he took the exam. The student, who denied the accusation, said he had studied the sample test and regurgitated the answer for that specific problem, as he said it confused him. As this problem was the only part of the test where the student could be accused of cheating, the student’s test grade matched his general performance in the class, and the Honor Council found his testimony credible. The student was found not guilty of seeking unauthorized assistance on the exam. • During a lower level science course exam, one student noticed a senior using her phone in the bathroom to read through the class review packet and reported this to the professor. When the senior headed to the bathroom one last time toward the end of the test, the professor asked a colleague to follow her to the bathroom, where she once again was using her phone to look at course material. The student claimed that she was using her
phone to make plans, not to cheat. The use of a phone was prohibited during the test, and the Honor Council did not find her claims credible. She received a failing grade in the course and a two-year mark on her record. • While grading a sophomore’s short papers, a lower level science course professor noted that some of the essay material did not sound like the student’s own writing. She searched some of the dubious phrases online and found that portions of the papers were copied verbatim or slightly changed from online texts, a few of which were referenced. The Honor Council found her guilty of plagiarism on both papers. Because she is an international student and claimed that she was unfamiliar with citation methods, the student received zeros on the assignments, a one-year mark on her record and was required to take an educational program on plagiarism.
— Compiled by News Editor Lydia O’Neal
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Health Initiative associate director, was recognized for her initiation of two transportation projects — the Labor Limo and the Community Supplemental Transportation Initiative. The Labor Limo provides affordable transportation means for women in healthy labor, and CTSI is in collaboration with the Rollins School of Public Health, Schools of Medicine and Nursing and local partners. Darrell F. Johnson, an Emory police officer, contributed to the community with his efforts to spread awareness of teen driver safety by implementing “Ghost Out” programs for teens in nearby schools. Stephanie Parisi of the Library & Information Technology Services, led the intiatives for the five Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
Other recipients of the Awards of Distinction include Barbara C. Ballisty, executive vice president of academic affairs and provost; Carolyn Bregman, senior director of Alumni Career Services; Yoko Hammond, assistant director of business and finance of Yerkes National Primate Research Center; Seth Tepfer, director of administrative technologies for Oxford College’s Information Technology Division; Joel Tingle, senior human resources manager for Emory College of Arts & Sciences; Amy Wheeler, associate director and associate editor at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion and Dona Yarbrough, special assistant to the provost and director of Emory’s Center for Women.
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Emory Accepts Lower Percentage of Applicants With Little Change in Racial, Gender Diversity of all the students, 31 percent are white. office helping to recruit new International students make up students. 14 percent of accepted students “I think everyone at Emory and are citizens of 71 different should feel like he or she has a hand countries. in the recruiting effort,” Latting The top 14 countries in order said. from most to least accepted students Latting noted that academic are China, India, Korea, Canada, metrics get stronTurkey, Brazil, ger each year. He the United also noted that Kingdom, “I think everyone at Emory Mexico, Spain, “we don’t admit should feel like he or she France, Taiwan, by SAT score, but academic prepa- has a hand in the recruiting V i e t n a m , ration is the most Singapore and effort.” important factor Thailand. in the selection.” The gender — John Latting, assistant vice distribution is The mean provost for undergraduate very similar high school GPA enrollment and dean of admission from previous of admitted students this year years, with 57 is 3.86, while percent female the mean SAT and 43 percent scores for Verbal male admittees. and Math was 1430, according to One dynamic admissions facLatting. The average class rank of tor, according to Latting, is the admitted students was 98th per- geography of the admitted class. centile. The average SAT and class Latting said that increasing numrank of admitted students are the bers of students come from outside same as last year, but this year’s the Southeast each year. GPA rose by .01. While 28 percent of admitted While Latting said that one of students are from the Southeast the themes of the admitted class this year, 30 percent were from the is greater diversity, 11 percent of Southeast last year, and 35 percent the admitted students are African were from the Southeast three years American while 9 percent are ago. — Contact Annie McGrew at Hispanic — a only one and two anne.elizabeth.mcgrew@emory.edu percent increase, respectively. Out
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RACIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ADMITS
GENDER DISTRIBUTION OF ADMITS
APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE AND ENROLLMENT NUMBERS
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF ADMITS
ACADEMIC INTERESTS OF ADMITS
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Undocumented Student Policy Makes Emory ‘Ethical Leader in the South,’ Soltis Says Continued from Page 1 ed another policy, which prevents undocumented students from applying for in-state tuition. Emory has shifted its policy despite many administrators’ warnings that finding need-based aid in time for the arrival of the incoming Class of 2019 would be far from possible. After meeting with Freedom at Emory students on Feb. 18, Wagner wrote in an email to the Wheel that “time is short, considering where we are in the admissions and financial cycle,” in regards to whether the University could provide needbased aid for undocumented students accepted to the Class of 2019. Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Claire Sterk expressed to the Wheel last month similar worries that the goal was out of the administration’s reach. The advocacy group’s next step, according to Kim, is to continue working with Campus Life leaders to create a welcoming environment
for undocumented students arriving in the fall. “We’re definitely going to still be involved,” Kim said. “Considering the past, we’re excited to begin the process of ... making sure that undocumented students feel comfortable on campus.” While the student activists have already met with Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair on March 3 to discuss potential campus programs that would help undocumented students find jobs and adjust to college life, they will continue these talks in more detail, according to Freedom at Emory members. In addition to Campus Life officials, Wagner recommended that the group meet with Director of Financial Aid John Leach “to continue the conversation about financial aid,” according to Freedom at Emory member and College junior Nowmee Shehab. Specifically, she added, the group and the administration must figure out how these funds will be sustainable and whether they’ll meet
the full needs of the undocumented students. Both Kim and Julianna Joss, Freedom at Emory co-founder and College sophomore, stressed that their advocacy efforts did not start at Emory. High school students and graduates at the Georgia-based undocumented student advocacy organization Freedom University, which offers leadership training and college-level classes for undocumented students, along with the school’s Executive Director Laura Emiko Soltis “have been integral in driving this initiative,” according to Joss. Soltis said she was “so excited I don’t even have the words.” “It’s just an honor to watch these students mobilize across class status lines and racial lines,” she said, adding that she plans to continue working with other undocumented student groups at schools like the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Georgia to pursue policies similar to Emory’s, as well as to continue combating the Board of
Regents’ rules barring undocumented students from attending schools in the University System of Georgia. Like Joss, Kim also emphasized the importance of the Freedom University students’ advocacy work. “We want to fully recognize that it wasn’t fully the work of Emory students,” he said. “It’s three years of work of undocumented students.” What “sparked” the group’s efforts two years ago, Kim said, was a panel featuring undocumented student speakers during Martin Luther King Jr. Week at the Chase Gallery in Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Two undocumented students, Soltis and Emory Associate Professor of African American Studies Carol Anderson discussed the similarities between the undocumented students movement and the Civil Rights Movement as part of this year’s King Week on Jan. 22. “It’s really inspiring to see how many people can come together on an issue that doesn’t directly affect all of us,” Kim said of the administration’s help this spring. “I’m really
Khuri Plans for Change in Career, Hopes to Use Previous Experience Continued from Page 1 Khuri remarked that his tenure at Emory has prepared him for the challenges he expects to face as a university president. “I had a lot of leadership experience at Emory,” Khuri said. “I had the opportunity to recruit faculty, build a department pretty much from scratch, help lead the Cancer Center and [perform] some national leadership roles as well.” Khuri acknowledged that the issues he will have to confront at AUB are quite different from those he has dealt with at Emory. For example, just last year, AUB students organized protests to express their outrage over an increase in their tuition. Nevertheless, Khuri, whose parents, grandfather and multiple great grandparents attended AUB, said that the prospect of solving complex problems — such as how to raise funding for research, keep down tuition costs and recruit even more talented students and professors — was a part of the reason he took the job. “[The Board of AUB] essentially
made the case to me that I could make a bigger difference there than I could at Emory,” Khuri said. “[I] want to make a difference in the best way that [I] can.” Boston-born Khuri was raised in Beirut, where he attended AUB from 1981 to 1982. He subsequently returned to the United States, where he earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his MD from Columbia University. He then moved to Boston to complete his residency at the Boston City Hospital and his fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the Tufts-New England Medical Center. According to his colleagues, Khuri’s impressive personal accomplishments at Emory indicate only a fraction of the important work that he’s done on behalf of the University as a whole. For example, Khuri played a key role in helping Winship secure a prestigious Cancer Center Designation from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2007, according to CEO of Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center and Executive Vice President
for Health Affairs at Emory S. Wright Caughman. Winship is the first and only cancer institute in Georgia to have been designated by the NCI, and under Khuri’s leadership, Winship was selected as one of the 25 best cancer programs in the nation by US News and World Report in 2014. “He’s brought outstanding clinical care, education and training and cutting-edge research to the institution that has enabled us to move to among the top ranks of NCI designated cancer centers in the country,” Caughman said. Caughman explained that Khuri’s success at Emory was a result of “his commitment to excellence, his compassion for patients, his curiosity and intensity for discoveries to improve health and his collegiality across the institution.” Several of Khuri’s students said that Khuri’s departure was a great loss for the University. “He has had an instrumental role in educating me and in helping me to develop my career and understanding of cancer,” Third-
year fellow in the Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Daniel Goldstein said. “He’s left the legacy of having built a phenomenal department with an incredible collegiate atmosphere and a large number of faculty members from excellent institutions, dedicated towards treatment of patients, education and research.” Conor Steuer, another third-year fellow in the Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, remarked that Khuri had “been a mentor” who instilled in him a “passion” for research and patient care. Steuer said he was disappointed that Khuri was leaving but recognized that the AUB job “is a great opportunity for him.” As Khuri’s time at Emory winds down, he says that he plans to continue leading Winship and his department in a positive direction, in part by assisting with the national search for his successor.
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glad Emory has taken a step in the right direction, and I hope Emory continues to challenge itself in ways like this in the future.” As for schools taking similar steps toward inclusion of undocumented students, Soltis listed Berea College, the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, in Kentucky and the historically-black Tougaloo College in Mississippi as southern schools that openly accept undocumented students and offer them needbased aid. She added that the two schools are “rather small,” and that most universities’ tendencies to not clarify their undocumented student policies can make the application process a daunting one for high school seniors without citizenship. “It really means a lot for Emory as an ethical leader in the South,” Soltis said. Valentina Garcia, an undocumented high school graduate and Freedom University member who applied to Emory and has decided to attend Dartmouth College this fall, wrote in
an email to the Wheel that she “felt a huge sense of relief” upon hearing the news. She added that Wagner’s decision opened a door for her 15-year-old brother, another member of Freedom University, who plans on going to college right after he graduates. “I think this decision is an amazing win for the undocumented student movement,” she wrote. “It shows ... that this makes Emory a trendsetter for education equality along the South.” College sophomore Crystal McBrown said she was surprised that the decision came so soon and emphasized the announcement’s reach. “A lot of [undocumented students] have been here for a while — they went to elementary school here [in the United States], they went to middle school and high school here, then they find out they can’t even afford [to go to college],” she said, “I definitely think this is important for Emory. I’m really proud.”
— Contact Lydia O’Neal at lmoneal@emory.edu
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Reassess the State of Internships in America With summer rapidly approaching, we at the Wheel want to discuss something that is on the minds of many students: internships. We also think it is important to explore some of the issues that lie within the differences between paid and unpaid internships. For many Emory students unpaid internships are not a problem. Many do not take internships for the money but rather for the experience to reach the next step of their careers. But other students from Emory and elsewhere don’t have that luxury. The most sought after internships are located in big cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Washington D.C., where the cost of living is much higher than in the rest of the country. The problem that is created is a socioeconomic one. Wealthier students can take unpaid internships without facing a significant personal burden. On the other hand, young adults in the lower and middle class have to personally pay for rent, transportation and food and therefore, need to focus on paid jobs. When they enter the work force they then have to compete with those students who have already had an internship or even several internships. It’s important to note, unpaid internships aren’t as helpful as many believe. A 2013 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that only 37 percent of recent graduates that held unpaid internships were offered a job — not a huge jump from the 35 percent of those who never had an internship and were offered a job. The median starting salary was actually higher for those without any internship background — $37,087 — than those who had unpaid internships prior — $35,721. In sharp contrast, 63 percent of recent graduates who secured paid internships were offered a job with a median salary of $51,930. As for a solution, the obvious course of action seems to be to push for all internships to be paid. Unpaid internships are exploitative and widen the already prevalent socioeconomic gap. While this solution is appealing, it has its own drawbacks. Companies who have been forced to pay their interns due to stricter government regulation have cut back on their programs immensely, making these programs far more competitive and thus exclusive. This further segments the young adult working population into those who are able to secure desirable internships and those who cannot, leading to a huge portion of the population never gaining valuable work experience. There is a deeper, more troubling issue with making all internships paid; who will actually be securing them? The most competitive internships go to the students who attend the most academically rigorous private colleges in the country, and those colleges also happen to be the most expensive. While with merit and financial aid, lower income students are able to enter these top universities, the majority of those students come from higher income backgrounds. This is part of a much larger problem and goes well beyond the scope of securing internships. After a back and forth between these sides, the one thing we know certainly is that the current system is not working. Unpaid internships reinforce income inequality, and are, in many cases, exploitative and often have very little monetary benefit. Making more internships paid is a step in the right direction. Some companies have provided nearby housing to their interns as opposed to pay, cutting back on the students’ rent expenses. Colleges have also begun providing stipends to compensate students who cannot otherwise afford to take unpaid internships, thus making it an option. These are all helpful steps, but they won’t fix the underlying issues. In our discussion, we realized this topic is complicated and messy and doesn’t have any clear or easy solution. The problems associated with internships will continue until the American educational system as a whole undergoes a massive overhaul. Until then, implementing these quick fixes will have to do. The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s editorial board.
Luis Blanco
Luis Blanco is a member of the Class of 2017. His cartoons appear in every Friday issue of the Wheel.
Imperial Ideology Impedes Free Speech
Editorial Roundup
College editorials from across the country The Daily Princetonian Princeton University Thursday, April 2, 2015 ... While many women have been elected in recent years to ‘visible’ positions such as president of the USG, chair of the Honor Committee and editor-in-chief of the ‘Prince,’ Princeton has yet to fully bridge the gender gap. ... For example, when an organization’s officer corps or membership body is predominantly male, female members may drop out if they feel uncomfortable or if they do not see opportunities for leadership in the future. This creates a cycle of low female retention rates and low female visibility in leadership roles. Thus in order to better facilitate and encourage female leadership on campus, the Board urges campus organizations such as the Women’s Center to change their outreach campaigns in order to foster more inclusive dialogue. Furthermore, the Board encourages all University and student groups to push for more diverse representation and female visibility, especially at recruiting events. ... While it is undeniable that these mentorship programs and publicity campaigns have increased campus dialogue about female leadership, the Board urges organizations to consider advertising that is more welcoming towards men. By making the advertising more inclusive, men could be better encouraged to attend and contribute to discussion about female leadership. Many of the current discussion groups and events mainly attract women who are passionate about gender
inequality and who are already aware of the problems on campus. If these events are more welcoming of men, especially those who are not very familiar with the topic, then there is an opportunity to break out of this circle and engage a larger section of the Princeton community. In addition ... all campus organizations should strive to promote the visibility of female leaders and highlight leadership opportunities early on in the year. An institutional problem for many male-dominated clubs is female-member retention rates. Women who feel uncomfortable in these clubs or who don’t see a possibility for leadership roles often times drop out and choose other activities. This can leave clubs with a comparatively small pool of females for leadership positions, further perpetuating this vicious cycle. ... When students feel engaged and see opportunities for leadership early on, they are more likely to stay involved. ... Interacting with active female club members at these recruiting events can make joining less intimidating for prospective female students. While Princeton has made great strides towards gender equality in recent years, there still remains work to be done. Thus in order to better facilitate and encourage female leadership on campus, Princeton organizations should foster dialogue more inclusive of men and look for opportunities to spotlight female leadership on campus.
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Connor Crum Following the rise of industrialism in Britain and the loss of the American Colonies, it was important for the empire to expand and find new markets to sell its goods. This led to an explosion in cultural interactions with several “new” peoples with whom the British had yet to meaningfully interact. However, unlike the indigenous peoples of America and Australia, the British could not brush away burgeoning nation-states like India and China as mere “savages.” They possessed an identifiable culture, a religious theology and a developed state. Furthermore, if China and India were full of barbaric sub-humans, then that would mean the Crown would need to wage war and recolonize the territory rather than exploit the people already present. This is a distilled synopsis of orientalism in 120 words, give or take. Does it offend or disgust you? Good, it should. These were the thoughts of the progressive men of the Enlightenment era. Yes, the progressive men — this was once liberal. Returning to the point, however, this mode of thought had several issues in its own consistency. If the “Orientals” (to borrow the language of the period) were not sub-human, then they obviously deserved rights and self-determination. That’s what the Enlightenment required — that “all men are created equal.” If they weren’t people, then Europeans couldn’t trust them to work in their factories, but if they were, they had rights which were clearly being violated. How was this to be overcome? Here enters social Darwinism. Now, certain cultures could be wholly human but still less progressed than others. It is then obviously right for the more “evolved” societies to rule over the “lesser” ones. This was called the “White Man’s Burden” and was thought of as a progressive, liberal ideology once. Because the white man had dis-
covered Enlightenment and come to the end of Hegel’s History, it was his job to teach the rest of the world how they too could reach this utopia. Non-whites were not sub-human, they were just children who had to be instructed on the proper ways to conduct themselves. Once they had learned how to become “civilized” they could come join the white men at the proverbial grown-ups table. Thankfully, we have grown out of this insipid, patronizing ideology and adopted more modern values. Right? Unfortunately, not so much, I am afraid. While it is taboo to use this rationale to subjugate people based on their race or ethnicity, it is still a common occurrence to do so on their ideology. We — meaning, here, liberals — believe that we have found the Truth. The clouds have parted, God has spoken and the Tablets of Law have descended from Heaven into our outstretched arms. Now all we must do is preach the Good Word. It is up to us, the faithful, to ‘educate’ any and all who disagree with us. If that so-called education looks more like the oppression than discussion, then so be it. After all, discipline and punishment are necessary and proper when dealing with rebellious adolescents. Forced conversion to our liberal way of life is perfectly acceptable, because those who disagree are wrong. They are ignorant. They are children. It has become a foregone conclusion that our way of viewing the world is right. And when we forego that conclusion, intellectual imperialism is a reasonable response. If we are right, then it only makes sense to make everyone else right as well. This patronizing, colonial mindset has found its way into the way we discuss free expression, both aggressively and passively. Like European colonialists, we assume that our “truths” are in fact reality and seek to spread that reality across the globe, by force if necessary. We engage in aggressive intellectual imperialism when we shut down discourse just because we think we are right. When we arbi-
trarily decide that someone’s way of thinking and acting is ignorant or backwards because it is inconsistent with our world views. When we tell someone that they cannot say something because it is too controversial or offensive, we are stifling debate and depriving both parties from a chance to learn and grow. When we refuse to admit the very notion that we may not be right, or that there may be truth to opposing ideas, we are overtly censoring. Similarly, we engage in passive imperialism when we assume that certain subsets of the population are too weak or timid to stand up for themselves. When we forbid discussion about tough or painful subjects because it might trigger or offend someone, we are sending the message that they are weak and need our protection. In this way, censorship is harmful to the causes we purport to defend on two entirely separate fronts. As I have said in a previous editorial, the only way to combat ignorance is through discussion, not censorship. We have abandoned consistency and have placed our own ideology above even itself. In many ways our belief in liberalism is illiberal, our belief in reason irrational and our belief in science unscientific. Often times I am accused of not being a true liberal, because I insist the king is not above the law and that liberalism is not above liberty. In the same way that I am not pro-terrorism when I demand due process and an end to torture, I am not pro-bigotry when I say that bigots’ rights must also be protected. In a democracy, the rights of one are the rights of all, and we ought not sit idly by and allow us to baby-proof the world just because we do not think that certain people are capable of handling that freedom. To do so would be to spit in the face of over 300 years of history and prove that we are still self-righteous imperialists at heart. Connor Crum is a College junior from Maryville, Tennessee.
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What are the “Liberal Arts,” Anyways? Alex Chen Ever since I have come to Emory, I have been bombarded with the term “liberal arts,” and until recently, a satisfactory definition as to what they include has completely eluded me. It is true that I have encountered numerous people who are prepared to attack or defend with a dogmatic fervor the value of whatever vague concept lies behind this name, but I have yet to meet anybody who has given me a proper explanation as to what the liberal arts actually are. In this article, I am concerned with giving an account as to what I believe the “liberal arts” constitute, in an attempt to facilitate productive discussion on this topic in the future. I will begin by attempting to define the term negatively – that is, in terms of what it is not – for I have found most positive definitions are intolerably vague. People are likely to praise the liberal arts on the grounds that it creates “active” and “responsible-minded citizens,” that it prepares students to be the “intellectual leaders of America” and so on, but in so doing, these people have only given what they believe the effects of a liberal arts education are and not what a liberal arts education itself actually is. I have found, however, that people describe liberal arts education much clearer when asked to contrast it against, for instance, preprofessional education. The ends of the pre-professional education are clear enough. They aim at preparing the individual to excel at some narrowly defined craft, as law school attempts to make good lawyers, culinary school good chefs, medical school good doctors and so on. By a similar methodology, we may initially be eager to ask ourselves what craft the liberal arts aim to cultivate, but we would find ourselves sorely disappointed in that regard, since the “liberal arts” encompass such a wide variety of fields that it would be futile in this manner to find a narrowlydefined animating principle that binds them all together. The wide scope of the liberal arts, no doubt, is the reason why both proponents and critics of it have had such difficulty debating its value or lack thereof. Therefore, what I would like to do is, in the first place, divide the liberal arts into two classifications, those of the practical arts and those of the theoretical arts. The division between the practical arts and the theoretical arts may very broadly be thought of with respect to current divisions between the humanities and the natural sciences, but even these divisions are not so clear-cut, as we soon shall see. It is unfortunate that the word “practical” is host to a whole slew of ambiguities. In one sense, for instance, the craft (e.g. cooking,
doctoring, etc.) is called practical, because it aims at affecting some specific external end. I, however, wish to distance myself from the practical in the sense of a craft in favor of a definition of “practical” that aims at good human activity as taken as a whole. In this sense, the end of the practical arts aims at the exercise of ethical action and the development of moral character. This open definition further complicates the end of the practical arts as opposed to the end of crafts, however, for it is much easier to determine what makes a good lawyer, chef or doctor than it is to determine who is to be considered an ethically good person. On account of this difficulty, it is clear that the practical arts to some extent also aim at developing the knowledge of its own aims, if you will permit me the use of this infelicitous phrase. That is, the practical arts aim not only at the development of good character in itself, but additionally at the development of the practical wisdom needed to understand by what activities and in what manner a good character is achievable. Examples of the practical arts may therefore include history, psychology and political science, for history allows us to obtain practical wisdom from the mistakes and successes of our forebears, psychology allows us to understand the individual motivation of human actors, political science enables us to understand these motivations and their consequent activities taken as an aggregate. The “theoretical arts” may best be defined as those arts that do not aim at anything inherently useful outside of themselves but are nevertheless felt to be intrinsically valuable, possibly because they fulfill the innate human need of understanding something for its own sake. The Greek philosophers have long since held that the minds of human beings are twofold: one half of it, they alleged to be worldly, and the other they alleged to be divine. As opposed to the “practical arts,” which we have said aim at the development of the “worldly part” of the human soul, the “theoretical arts” are concerned with the exercise of the “divine part” of the human mind and with sating our natural sense of curiosity that first led us to steal fire from the Gods. It is this part of our soul that aims at finding absolute truths and at establishing the stable underlying first principles of the world of beings; through the cultivation of the divine part of the soul, we come closest to unfolding the coiled “account” (λόγος) that underlies all the universe. Examples of the theoretical arts therefore include: mathematics, physics, theology – for mathematics aim at the abstracted first principles of the forms themselves of knowledge, physics aims at the underlying determining principles of the world of appearances, theology aims at the confrontation of
the Absolute Being whence we dimly feel all entities and their modalities emanate. Yet it is clear that not everybody who studies physics is studying it qua theoretical, nor everybody who studies history studying it qua practical. Most medical students, for example, study physics in the capacity of a craft useful to them only insofar as it allows them to practice the craft of medicine. Likewise, the graduate student of history may incidentally study history qua practical (insofar as he believes that in studying it, he necessarily develops his sense of ethical character), but the graduate student is primarily studying it qua craft, because he hopes to do well enough in history so as to build the skill-set necessary for the sake of doing academic work. It is clear, then, that the liberal arts are not liberal arts only as a result of the objects of the field of knowledge with which they purport to deal, but they are liberal arts also in respect to the motivations of the subject who studies them. The liberal arts are most perfected in the subject who studies both forms of them for their proper purposes — the development of both ethical action and the contemplation of the first principles — and for no other reason save for the purpose of cultivating these two ends, except incidentally. In studying the liberal arts, the individual therefore cultivates themself to the fullest of their potential as a human being, for such an individual exerts themself to the greatest possible extent in accordance with the excellences of both parts of the human soul. The act from which I have hitherto refrained is that of positing an answer to the controversial question of which form of education is “better,” the “pre-professional education” or the “liberal arts education.” My answer to this difficult question no doubt requires further thought, but it is clear that both of them are required for the full functioning of the individual in the context of a society, for while the “liberal arts” thus described have only concerned themselves with developing the individual as an individual, the “pre-professional education” concerns itself with developing the individual as a productive member of society. These two forms of education are therefore co-dependent in some way, for a functioning human society is necessary for the full exercise of the practical arts (since the “human is by nature a political animal”), and, to some extent, we are also disposed to consider people, who are in general good and virtuous people, better at their respective crafts. But let this further division of the forms of human education be put off for a different time. As to what the liberal arts are, and as to why they are valuable, I believe that my account, as it currently stands, is no less obscure than any other. Alex Chen is a College sophomore from Palo Alto, California.
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Recent Events Put Frats Under Fire David Jackson While I can honestly say that I, and many people on this campus, do not care about anything that happens inside or around the fraternity system, I am also aware that just because it doesn’t mean anything to me does not mean that it doesn’t mean anything to anyone. I am concerned that Emory is just piggybacking on the bad publicity that fraternities have been receiving recently in the national media and keeping the fraternities here on this campus under such a close microscope that it almost predestines them to fail as per administrative expectation. I could ascertain that there are fraternities on this campus that are guilty of greater and more blatant violations of conduct and of the people who have attempted to go through the pledging process merely to achieve membership, but they haven’t been kicked off of campus simply due to the fact that during the investigation process they denied any involvement. The idea that the most recent fraternities who might be kicked off are being punished to the same extreme for minor offenses that they willingly offered to the investigation committee is truly unfortunate and seems like an extreme fit of hysterics rather than an appropriate punishment. [Editor’s note: The Wheel has been unable to independently confirm the above statements] In the interest of clarification as to the fraternal perspective, I had a discussion with two fraternity brothers, who will here remain anonymous for both my security and theirs. Their answers to my opening question were indicative of the remainder of the discussion. Where the former answered innocently in regards to the positive influences fraternities have, the latter began the discussion defending fraternities against the ever-present “bad rep.” We very quickly got to the point of the discussion, concerning the recent removal of several fraternal organizations from Emory’s Eagle Row due to hazing allegations. Again, the two respondents took different approaches, the first decrying Emory’s definition of hazing, which upon inspection does appear to constitute any action more laborious than breathing, and subsequently discussing the impact it will have on new members. The second respondent discussed pledging as a pleasant experience in which he wasn’t forced to partake in any hazing and in fact had the
option to never show up to pledge activities in the first place, which is interesting as hazing constitutes forced behaviors. Upon mention of this, both fraternity brothers agreed that while they see value in their pledge processes, it is entirely unethical to force anyone into a hazing situation. From this point of view, they are both certain that their organizations have under no circumstances hazed anyone this semester. Both of the people I spoke with said that when they were going through the pledging process, the pledging events were one of the things they looked forward to the most, and the semester they went through pledging was the one they remember most fondly. It is, at the very least, the perception of the people that I spoke with that Emory believes the process of pledging should end immediately after the rush period, which does very little to foster brotherhood among the new members of the organization. Closing the discussion, I asked about a section of the Student Government Assocation (SGA) student constitution, specifically Article 1 Section 1 Clause F, which states that students are guaranteed protection against unreasonable search and seizure, and whether the Interfraternity Council (IFC) is itself in violation of the constitution by conducting unannounced walkthroughs of fraternity houses throughout the week. Here is undoubtedly where their views most differed, as one brother cited a discrimination against Greek life organizations, which he notes are the only organizations to suffer these invasions of privacy, while the other saw no issue with the practice, as only his fraternity’s common areas were searched, nothing he views as particularly threatening. I was extremely pleased to get such varied responses from the two people I chose to talk to about this subject. It really does show that the Greek life system has been able to affect people’s lives in a very positive way at Emory even if that isn’t the case on most campuses. I don’t think as a school we will benefit in the long run from stripping away pieces of our identity and getting rid of the Greek system, while pacifying those in the short run who are out for blood will have unforeseen long run repercussions and will do very little to help the students’ less than stellar school spirit. David Jackson is a College junior from Sierra Madre, California.
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Erik Alexander
Businesses Can Discriminate, With Consequences In 1983 Alfred Smith and Galen Black were fired from their jobs after testing positive for mescaline, the main compound in the illegal and hallucinogenic peyote cactus. As members of the Native American Church, they had not ingested peyote for recreational but rather for sacramental purposes. So they sued, and the case was brought to the Supreme Court in 1990, where their claim to religious freedom was denied by a six-judge majority. Nationwide outrage at the ruling ensued, and the decade-long issue was finally resolved three years later when a coalition of civil liberties and religious groups successfully lobbied Congress to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, a noncontroversial piece of legislation which states, “Government shall not substantially burden a person’s exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability.” The only exception is that the government may burden such a person “in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest.” In other words, the government must turn a blind eye toward illegal yet benign religious practices but maintain the authority to prohibit religious practices that might cause societal harm, such as human sacrifice, to cite the most extreme example. Now, 21 states have passed their own versions of the Federal RFRA, most recently Indiana, whose governor Mike Pence signed the Indiana RFRA into law last Thursday. And the controversy is rampant. Because there is one key distinction between the Federal and the Indiana RFRA. While the Federal RFRA does not define what constitutes a “person,” the Indiana RFRA in Section 7 defines a person as an individual, a religious organization or a limited liability company. In other words, a corporation. Therein lies the controversy, for it extends the protections of the RFRA to businesses. And the only way a business could benefit from RFRA protection is if it is being sued for either not serving or not hiring somebody, because doing so would infringe upon the religious beliefs of the business owner. It thus comes as no surprise that liberals and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual (LGBT) community are outraged at these state RFRA bills that have been popping up recently. Right now, Pence is trying to clarify that the Indiana RFRA does not allow businesses
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to deny service to anybody. But if the RFRA is revised to include such an anti-discrimination clause, then there will have been no point in passing it in the first place. Because the only people who support the Indiana RFRA are those who hold prejudices and seek to legitimize their will to discriminate others in the eyes of the law. On Fox News on Monday, Florida Senator Marco Rubio voiced his support for the Indiana RFRA. In response to the widely expressed concern that the RFRA would make legal the denial of service to gay or lesbian couples seeking wedding arrangements, he said, “The issue we’re talking about here is should someone who provides a professional service be punished by the law because they refused to provide that professional service to a ceremony that they believe is in violation of their faith?” Then, delivering probably the biggest non sequitur in national politics all week, he added, “I think people have a right to live out their religious faith in their own
lives.” Nobody is disputing people’s right to live out their religious faith in their own personal lives.To quote Tom Hagen from Francis Ford Coppola’s mafia classic “The Godfather,” “This is business, not personal.”
Refusing to serve somebody based on their ... sexual orientation is not religious freedom. To conflate the two is a feeble attempt to mask prejudice with religious freedom. It is the claim by RFRA supporters that people have a right to live out their religious faith when conducting business that is the problem. Businesses do not have the right to discriminate on religious grounds. What’s really going on is certain business
owners do not want to have to interact with LGBT people, period. And to ask for a law that limits the physical freedoms of others so that they might have a freedom of conscience is absurd. Refusing to serve somebody based on their beliefs or sexual orientation is not religious freedom. Let these business owners not make society think that they are in need of a law that, under the guise of guaranteeing this already existing freedom, prevents them from being sued for discrimination. Supporters of the RFRA are anti-American in the sense that they seek validity in the pursuit of closing their circles out against the LGBT community. They are also anti-capitalist, which might come as a surprise to them, because they are also uneducated on the economic policies they espouse. They are wholly incapable of seeing beyond their ignorance that they are in fact advocating for market failure. Businesses
that refuse to sell to willing customers are, fundamentally, aberrating from the free market. They are throwing in the towel in the competition between businesses to make the most profit. While they might not have to serve members of the LGBT community, most other businesses will continue to do so. Not to mention they will lose potential customers who are in general turned off by such intolerance. As a result of this decreased demand, they will have to raise prices just to make ends meet. They will be at the mercy of patrons who find it worthwhile to pay a premium to be served by a business whose values align with their own. Their moral bankruptcy will translate to actual bankruptcy. In pursuit of what they interpret as the right to exercise their religious freedom, supporters of the RFRA have essentially delegitimized their own identities as intelligent, patriotic business people. In their failure to recognize the humanity of one community, they have dehumanized themselves. We might call this whole fiasco a zero-sum game were it not for one thing that happened last week as a result of the passing of the RFRA: the establishment of the Church of Cannabis. “This is a church to show a proper way of life, a loving way to live life,” said Bill Levin, the Church’s founder. “We are called ‘cannataerians.’” Levin is strongly opposed to the Indiana RFRA. But he has decided to take advantage of the legal loopholes that it has opened up. Levin also says that the Church will set up counseling for heroin abuse “since we have a huge epidemic in this country. We’ll probably have Alcoholics Anonymous, too.” The Church of Cannabis attests to the notion that out of tremendous human weakness can come some good. I cannot help but notice the immense irony in the Federal RFRA having begun with two peyote eaters going to church and the Indiana RFRA ending with a pot smoker founding his own church. These three individuals are trailblazers of religious freedom as demonstrated by their willingness to play with the fires of legality. They, not the pro-RFRA business owners of America, are the bulwark against the adverse consequences of strict adherence to secular laws. Editorials Editor Erik Alexander is a College junior from Alpharetta, Georgia.
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Friday, April 3, 2015 | Student Life Editor: Hayley Silverstein (hayley.ann.silverstein@emory.edu)
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GlobeMed Engages Students in Global Issues By Caroline Ciric Contributing Writer
Photo Courtesy of Kwadwo Sarpong
Kwadwo Sarpong gives a speech at the African Youth Excellence Awards ceremony, where he won an award for Organization of the Year, with Massachusetts State Representative Daniel Donahue.
Senior Recognized for Global Philanthropy By Julia Munslow Asst. Arts &Entertainment Editor
“This is why you go to school: so you don’t end up like him,” a mother says to her son, looking at a worker cleaning a maintenance room. The mother was talking to her son about College senior Kwadwo Sarpong. Today, only a few years later, Sarpong is the co-founder and chief executive officer of the African Research Academies for Women, a student-run nonprofit organization that aims to help women in developing countries find research opportunities, and was invited to the White House to meet with the presidential administration last year. Sarpong came to the United States in 2009 from Ghana, hoping to continue his education at a university and follow his American dream. However, he wasn’t able to begin school until 2011, working small jobs to save enough money to pay for tuition. The neuroscience and behavior-
al biology and chemical engineering double major, who transferred to Emory from Georgia Perimeter College as a junior, discovered his love of research while working in a laboratory in the Department of Cell Biology at Emory. However, he quickly realized that not everyone could take advantage of the same kind of research opportunities. One of his friends in Ghana graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering, but was willing to accept jobs as a bank teller in Ghana because of the lack of career prospects available for women. Sarpong and his friend, University of Pennsylvania senior Shadrack Frimpong, brainstormed how they could enhance the learning experience of students in developing countries. Sarpong explained that he chose to focus on research and women because of his own passion for science and research and his desire to facilitate gender equality, particularly in science. “The ratio of male to female scientists is so low [in African countries],”
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Sarpong said. In Ghana, the breakdown of male to female scientists is 88 percent to 12 percent, according to Sarpong. “Our way of also trying to bridge [the] gap [between] gender equality and science and research was to focus our efforts on women. It is high time that we create some level of gender balance.” In many developing countries, undergraduate students have to pay for research opportunities. Sarpong’s nonprofit not only pays for housing and fees, but also includes a generous stipend for each student. “Back home [in Ghana], students mostly don’t have that opportunity to do research,” Sarpong said. “It’s based mostly on theory and the book.” The program sponsors women in a research program of eight to 10 weeks, then pairs them with mentors in both their respective countries and the United States. Professors from universities such as the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard Medical School and Emory University have
offered their time and efforts to the nonprofit. Not only will the mentors help the students with research, but they will check in on the students, ensuring that they are taking the necessary steps to follow their career paths. Though the first endeavors of the organization are based in Ghana and partnered with the University of Ghana’s Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, the nonprofit hopes to expand its work into other developing countries in Africa. Last year, Sarpong was invited by the Obama administration to the White House to discuss how the administration could better fund development in Africa. He advised the cabinet to send funding to startup organizations that focus on fixing the cause of the problems instead of allocating funds to the same organization heads year after year. “The cause is education,” Sarpong said, describing how parents in Ghana do not understand the value of
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GlobeMed is a national network of over 50 universities that each partner with grassroots organizations all over the world with the objective of improving global health disparities. The Emory University chapter has partnered with the Migrant Assistance Program (MAP) Foundation in Chiang Mai, Thailand, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that works to empower Burmese migrants who have come to Thailand to seek better working conditions and health care. College senior and Internal Co-President of GlobeMed at Emory Alexis Walls has been with the chapter since the spring of her freshman year. “We work towards achieving health equity for people living in impoverished communities worldwide and we do this through both education and partnership,” Walls said. “Our chapter specifically partners with a NGO called MAP Foundation that works to empower migrant workers from Burma that come to Thailand for the purpose of job opportunity, security and health care.” College senior Beck Castor, GlobeMed campaign co-director, explained the importance of having a partner organization. “GlobeMed really get students involved in different social justice issues and learning about global health as well and being able to physically do something instead of discussing — so that’s the point of us having a grassroots partner organization, so that we are actually influencing other people’s lives in a positive way,” Castor said. MAP’s ultimate objective is to create a future for the Burmese people who will have the right to stay and work safely in their home country or migrate securely to a place where human rights are upheld with the utmost respect, according to GlobeMed’s website. Currently, far too many migrants in the world do not receive or have access to proper treatment and government institutions, such as hospitals, due to language barriers and lack of documentation and health care education, the website says. These Burmese migrants are at the mercy of Thai workers and are living in constant fear of deportation. Despite the challenging conditions,
migrants still flee Burma in the hopes of obtaining freedom and security in Thailand, which they see as a land of possibility, according to the website. Due to these threats and barriers, many migrants do not have access to health insurance or social welfare since they are undocumented, thus MAP’s belief that “No Human Being Is Illegal.” MAP has created a Crisis Support Project in order to try to provide hospital and clinic interpretation, transportation and funeral services when needed. GlobeMed at Emory’s goal this year is to raise $4,000 for the Crisis Support Project, which will be used to fund interpretation services at local clinics and hospitals, access to information about health policies, and support for a complete recovery and secure return home. Most recently, GlobeMed hosted their first-annual GlobeMed Banquet, where medical and health experts from Emory and Atlanta gathered with college undergraduates, graduates, alumni and professors from the University. The purpose of the evening was to generate a comprehensive discussion on the theme “Barriers to Healthcare in the Migrant Community of Metro Atlanta” through dinner, trivia, speaker presentations, panels and networking. College junior and Campaign Co-Director for GlobeMed at Emory Yeji Park was one of the primary organizers of the event. “Not only did we want to raise awareness about a major global health issue, which GlobeMed is personally passionate about, but we also wanted to tie the different communities of Emory to start a conversation on this, because we don’t think a lot of events like this happen at Emory,” Park said. “Our driving factor was raising money for our partner foundation and we wanted to support their Crisis Support Program. Our goal was to raise $1,000 and we just about made the mark.” In addition to GlobeMed raising money and awareness to the cause, each week at their general body meetings, two students will host a GlobalHealthU session, which consists of group discussions on a variety of global health issues, from disability to poverty in the elderly population. This summer, GlobeMed at Emory will also be having their Grassroots On-Site Work (GROW)
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Philanthropy
Keeping Passover She’s The First Helps Fund Female Education On Campus By Ashley Marcus Asst. Student Life Editor
Staying on campus for Passover and worried you might be tempted by food that is not kosher for Passover? Avoiding leavened bread and notkosher-for-Passover food might be challenging, but certainly not impossible. With the help of the Marcus Hillel Center, Chabad and the Dobbs University Center (DUC), you do not have to feel as though you are wandering the desert all over again. Head over to the Marcus Hillel Center on April 3, the first night of Passover, for a free Seder. Students can either stop by for a fast, free Seder with members of Emory’s Jewish community or choose to stay after the meal for a family-style celebration with festive songs and discussions. Though Hillel will be closed on April 4, students can still join Rabbi Russ Shulkes and his family at their house and enjoy a Seder on the second night of Passover. In addition to the meals that will be directly hosted by the Marcus Hillel center, they have arranged opportunities for students to host their own Seders. Hillel has prepared “Seder-2-Go” packages for students who wish to host a Seder on either or both nights. Go to Hillel to pick up your own “Seder-2-Go” package, which includes Hagaddahs, a Seder plate, charoset, a large bottle of grape juice, plastic ware and a box of mat-
zah. Once you return the Hagaddahs and submit your receipts, Hillel will pay you $5 for each student who attended. For a more formal Passover experience, donate $18, as opposed to the standard community fee of $54, and join Rabbi Zalman Lipskier at the Chabad, where you will receive handbaked matzah and wine with your traditional meal. The $18 donation goes toward defraying the cost of the event and ensures each guest gets a seat. For the rest of the week, chabad suggests a donation of $10 per meal and joining them for lunch and dinner Saturday through Thursday. In either case, walking all the way over to Hillel or Chabad may pose a challenge to those with busy schedules this week. Consider eating from the Kosher station at the DUC. Of course, students who are already on the Kosher meal plan may continue to choose food from the Kosher section as usual. Students who are on the ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ meal plan may use a meal swipe plus pay an additional $4-$6 dollars for food from that particular section. “There are so many options that aren’t kosher for Passover and also not everyone around you is keeping Passover,” College freshman Dana Shustik said. “It’s not like you’re at home with your family. I think it’s nice that there are so many [meal]
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By Rupsha Basu Executive Editor
For many Emory students, the question of whether or not to go to college was never even a consideration; going was a given. For many people around the world, and specifically girls, access to education is limited for a variety of reasons, one which Emory’s chapter of the national organization She’s The First (STF) seeks to ameliorate. STF is a nonprofit organization with 125 college chapters across the country that raise funds to educate girls in 10 different developing nations: Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, South Sudan, Tanzania, The Gambia and Uganda. When College freshman Vy Nguyen contacted the national headquarters of STF as a high school senior, they informed her that a chapter already existed at her future college, Emory. College senior Jiny Lee started Emory’s chapter of STF in the summer of 2013. “I was surprised Emory didn’t have it already,” said Lee, whose older sister started a chapter at her own university. Last summer, Nguyen and Lee met at the STF annual summit in New York City. The organization now has six executive board members and 14 marketing committee members. Lee will pass the torch of president along to Nguyen after she graduates. A self-proclaimed “strong femi-
nist,” Lee said her interest in founding the chapter came from the importance she places on education in her own life and her belief that every girl in the world should have the same opportunity she has. “You’re making a direct impact on a girl’s life,” Lee said. Nguyen is a first-generation college student in her family. “I’ve never really thought about not going to college,” Nguyen said. “Not a lot of people have that.” Earlier this week, STF hosted a proceeds night at Which Wich sandwich shop in Emory Point, where 10 percent of every purchase went directly to the national STF organization. Money from STF fundraising events, according to Lee, is 100 percent nonprofit and is sent to STF headquarters, where it is then distributed to partner schools in the 10 countries. Funds go toward paying for girls’ school tuition, boarding, school supplies and related educational expenses, Lee said. Chapters from every university involved collect the funds to sponsor specific girls. Depending on how much they raise, they receive either full or partial sponsorship of a girl in another country. “Some of the girls we sponsor, we actually get to communicate with,” Nguyen said, when asked what about STF is unique and rewarding. According to Lee, STF at Emory raised more than $400 last semester,
which went toward fully sponsoring a girl in Nepal and partially sponsoring a girl in Guatemala. She added that last year, the organization partially sponsored a girl in India. “It’s a lot like pen pals,” Lee said, referring to the club’s ability to write letters to the girls it sponsors. While a few hundred dollars is not nearly close to providing a long-term education for anyone, it certainly goes a long way, she said. According to Nguyen, whether a donation amount is enough for a partial or full sponsorship entirely depends on the country in question, particularly its cost of education and living. She provided the example of Nepal, which requires roughly $300 to sponsor a girl, in contrast with India, which requires roughly $1,600. Nguyen added that Alpha Phi Omega, the national service fraternity, donated $115 to STF, which was enough to partially sponsor a girl in Guatemala. STF is currently undergoing the club chartering process, Nguyen said. She added that in addition to being chartered this semester, another goal of the club is to host another fundraising event. Lee said the most rewarding part of STF is that the results of their efforts are “tangible.” “These are the future leaders of their country,” Lee concluded..
— Contact Rupsha Basu at rupsha.basu@emory.edu
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-125 Chapters Across the United States -10 Countries Served -$300 to sponsor a girl in Nepal -$1,600 to sponsor a girl in India
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FOODSTAGRAM 101 By Stephen Fowler Executive Digital Editor
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Continued from Page 9 options.” While some students may go home to share this religious experience with their families this weekend, Emory provides a variety of options for students to celebrate Passover and be in the company of those who choose to adhere to religious traditions. “When I got here, I was nervous about celebrating [the high holidays] because I love being home for the holidays,” Shustik said. “I went to Hillel and Rabbi Fleshel’s house for Rosh Hashanah and it was really beautiful because the Jewish community was so strong and everyone came together because everyone missed home, especially all the freshmen, so it was really nice.” Shustik won’t be on campus for Passover this year, but is optimistic about the holiday’s celebration at Emory.
— Contact Ashley Marcus at ammarcu@emory.edu
educating women. “It is very important to send your girl to school.” Last year, the nonprofit was accepted into the Clinton Global Initiative University, a conference that brings students, specialized experts in different fields, representatives from colleges and celebrities together to “develop and discuss innovative solutions to global problems.” This year, the group was accepted
“Never give up ... When you start it’s gonna be tough.” — Kwadwo Sarpong, College senior again with the promise that their progress report video would be shown to the entire conference. The organization also won the African Youth Excellence Award for Organization of the Year. Since Sarpong is graduating, he hopes to pass on the nonprofit to more students, keeping it a studentrun organization.
“I remember [a] time when I came to America and I thought my whole American dream was lost,” Sarpong recounted. He attributed his motivation to the story of the woman telling her son to not be like him, a worker cleaning a maintenance room. “It is what drives me today. It is a constant motivator.” Sarpong plans to take a gap year to do more research before going to medical school for a doctorate in neuroscience. He hopes that the African Research Academies for Women will continue to expand, describing a future program between Emory and African universities that would send students between the two locations to do research. His advice to budding entrepreneurs or those looking for social ventures? “Never give up,” Sarpong said. “When you start, it’s gonna be tough. [But write down] every idea that comes to your mind. Always have a notebook. Anything that you see around you [in] your community that you think you can change, write it down. And then keep pursuing it, make it happen.”
— Contact Julia Munslow at julia.munslow@emory.edu
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Students attend a general body meeting for GlobeMed where two students host a GlobalHealthU session for students to discuss global health issues in groups.
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internship with MAP, where three students will travel to Thailand to obtain hands-on experience working with migrant communities to develop strong bonds with the organization and empower the Burmese people. GlobeMed tries to attract students
from all academic backgrounds, and does not require members to be pre-med or even studying any kind scientific field. It is seeking to educate and empower students in a field where doctors and highly educated and experienced professionals hold the reigns. The organization wants to take it one step further beyond the
concept of “raising awareness.” “I would say the purpose of GlobeMed is to engage students in issues in global health and social justice and to get them to do something about it, which is something we are all working on ourselves,” Walls said.
— Contact Caroline Ciric at caroline.ciric@emory.edu
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Senior pitcher Connor Dillman throws a pitch. Dillman and the Eagles will travel away to Montgomery, Alabama today to face Huntingdon College, and return home this Saturday to face Huntingdon for two home games. Huntingdon’s overall record stands at 17-12, while Emory stands at 16-10.
Eagles Lose Away, Prepare for Home Weekend By Joseph Shapiro Staff Writer On Wednesday, April 1, the Emory baseball team traveled away and fell to the nationally fifth-ranked Birmingham-Southern University (Ala.) Panthers with a final score of 4-1. The Eagles got on the board first, scoring their only run in the first inning. A double to left center field from senior outfielder Brett Lake scored junior outfielder David Coble. Sophomore left-handed pitcher Luke Emmett started on the mound for the Eagles. The Panthers tied the score in the bottom of the second and then added two more in the bottom of the third after a home run. In the bottom of the fourth, after
getting the first two outs of the inning, Emmett was replaced by freshman right-handed pitcher Matt Randolph. Randolph pitched four innings, gave up three hits and one run and struck out two. “You forget sometimes that he’s just a freshman,” Assistant Coach Connor McGuiness said of Randolph’s performance. “He was able to get ahead of hitters and throw his off-speed for strikes, which is always a recipe for success.” After scoring in the first, the Eagles failed to get on the board again, managing only six hits the rest of the game. Lake had two hits for the Eagles and sophomore infielder Philip Maldari continued his doubles tear, hitting one to left field in the seventh inning. The Panthers added another run
in the bottom of the seventh, bringing the score to 4-2, where it would remain through the end of the eighth inning. “[Birmingham-Southern] is a great team, and we played a great game,” junior infielder Dylan Eisner said. “We had a lot of energy and played a clean game and are overall happy with our performance. There is a difference between losing and getting beat, and [this game] was the latter.” The Panthers used six pitchers, none of whom went more than two innings. McGuiness added that the midweek timing of the game didn’t help the Eagles’ stamina, and that the array of pitchers Birmingham used was difficult on the team. “It’s hard to get into a groove when teams do that,” McGuiness said.
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University of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota looks for an opening. Mariota graduated in 2014 and now awaits the 2015 NFL Draft.
Patel: Mariota Will Go To Tennessee, Not D.C. Continued from the Back Page Now, there are two ways to take this. The first is that Whisenhunt was being honest, and that wouldn’t be so hard to believe. Although Titans quarterback Zach Mettenberger wasn’t horrendous last season, he also didn’t show signs of being their quarterback of the future. If the Titans believe Mariota is their guy, they should be willing to go all-in for him. However, I believe that this is a ploy by their front office. I believe that it is highly unlikely that the Titans pick at two, but if they end up keeping the pick, it will be Mariota. 3. Jacksonville Jaguars: Dante Fowler Jr., OLB, University of Florida The Jaguars have been aggressive this offseason, most notably with the addition of tight end Julius Thomas to help bolster what was an anemic offense. I struggled with this pick. The offense, although improved, could still use a true number one talent. However, Gus Bradley is a defensive coach, and I believe that he views Fowler as this year’s Oakland Raiders linebacker Khalil Mack, in the sense that they are both dynamic edge linebacking talents. There are solid wide receivers to be had in the later rounds, so I can’t see Bradley passing up on a premier pass rusher in the first round draft. 4. Oakland Raiders: Amari Cooper, WR, University of Alabama The rumor mill has been churning in Oakland, and the consensus throughout the media has the Raiders taking either defensive end Leonard Williams or wide receiver Kevin White. However, I believe that the Raiders will certainly be looking at offense to help out Oakland’s quarterback
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Derek Carr, and they will go with the polished, proven player in Cooper. For some unknown reason, Cooper has been sliding down draft boards despite yet another fantastic season at the University of Alabama. His routerunning ability as well as his consistency put him atop my draft board at the wide receiver position. 5) Washington Redskins: Vic Beasley, OLB, Clemson University First, to address the Mariota-to-D.C. rumors, I don’t believe that Redskins Head Coach Jay Gruden will have the opportunity to draft a first round quarterback. With new General Manager Scot McCloughan in place, Gruden is essentially the lame-duck quarterback. If McCloughan can make things work with quarterback Robert Griffin III this season, fantastic. If not, they both are out, and McCloughan gets his choice of head coach and quarterback next season. However, that isn’t an issue at this juncture, seeing that Mariota and Winston are both off the board. The Washington football team will need pass rushing talent after losing linebacker Brian Orakpo, despite signing a few players at this position in the offseason. Beasley has been a workout wonder, and quietly put up an impressive career at Clemson. Expect him to be the pick, and then stay tuned for the circus in D.C. to hit full swing. 6. New York Jets: Shane Ray, OLB, University of Missouri 7. Chicago Bears: Kevin White, WR, West Virginia University 8. Atlanta Falcons: Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State University 9. New York Giants: Leonard Williams, DT, University of Southern California 10. St. Louis Rams: Brandon Scherff, OL, University of Iowa — Contact Jayson Patel at jayson.patel@emory.edu
and sophomore outfielder Amy Wray each contributed RBI doubles, while junior infielder Hannah Sendel hit her tenth home run of the season, during the third inning. In the last inning, freshman utility player Gracie Taber sent a single to center field, gaining an RBI as freshman utility player Janelle Turnquest scored. Sophomore outfielder Taylor Forte’s single to left-center field scored freshman second baseman Kelsey Alexander. Junior catcher Melody Carter then singled to shortstop, scoring freshman Raygan Greer. The game ended with a seasonhigh 19 hits that ties the program’s tenth-highest game total. Wray and Sendel both went twofor-three at the plate with three RBIs each. Junior pitcher Sydney Carpenter raised her college record to 14-0, playing three innings. Freshman Audrey Weller pitched the last two innings, striking out two of the six batters she saw. In the second test against the Lady Scots, Emory again came out on top, posting a score of 9-1 after six innings. In the first two innings, neither team saw much action across the plate. In the top of the third, Emory exploded with five runs from a Fallahee double to right-center field, then a homer from Wray, her third of this year. The fourth inning brought in two more runs as Sendel’s double scored Scharff, then Wray’s single scored Sendel. The top of the sixth brought in two more runs from a Fallahee homer. Covenant was finally able to put up a run in the bottom of the sixth, after a throwing error allowed sophomore Lady Scot Kaitlyn Sirmons to cross the plate, unearned. Sophomore pitcher Brittany File raised her record to 9-2 after pitching five scoreless frames, allowing only one hit and striking out nine of 17 batters faced. “I want to do anything I can to help the team win,” File said. “In preparation for these games I work hard and hopefully it pays off.” In the first of two games against the Vikings on Wednesday, Emory saw its 13-game winning streak come to an end as Berry’s freshman pitcher Kassie Howard only allowed Emory three hits. The Vikings scored all three runs in the bottom of the second, while
Emory’s sole run came in the top of the fourth. Wray hit her fourth home run of the year, accounting for the only run of the game. Carpenter pitched all six innings, only allowing four hits and striking out nine. “After we lost the first game against Berry, we never gave up,” Fallahee said. “We came back and won the second game, which was important for us. That’s one of the things I love about this team, we never give up, especially when things don’t go our way.” The Eagles turned it around in the next game, coming out to dominate with a 5-1 win after seven innings. Berry was first to score, recording their only run in the bottom of the first, which Emory matched in the top of the second. In the top of the fifth, Scharff’s single scored junior outfielder Alyssa Pollard. In the sixth inning, another Scharff single scored Pollard and freshman first baseman Ashley Powers. Pollard then singled in the last inning, knocking in Fallahee to win the game. File threw all seven innings, only allowing five hits and striking out nine, raising her record on the season to 10-2. So far, File sits at seventh place in the softball program’s history with a total of 254 batters faced during her two years. “Berry is a really tough team,” File added. “We split with them last year; we’ve always had really competitive games. While the team is disappointed that we ended our winning streak, we’re really just happy to have been able to split with such a strong team.” Fallahee added that she didn’t think the back-to-back traveling influenced the playing. “No matter where we play, it’s the same field and the same game,” she said, “Traveling is always a good bonding experience for [the team] and it’s fun for us to see new places.” Fallahee added that games during the week instead of the weekend could be stressful, but the team focuses on getting class notes and making up work so that they can focus on their game “Once we step onto the field, we stop thinking about everything, except softball,” Fallahee said. On Saturday, April 4, Emory will host Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) for a pair of games at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. — Contact Elana Cates at elana.cates@emory.edu
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Continued from the Back Page “We played mediocrely on Monday and bounced back on Tuesday,” Sjoberg said. “It helps when you have two guys break par. Vince [Sirianni] and Keenan [Hickton] had excellent second days.” Sirianni, a junior, said the team has had an issue of consistency this season. “We’ve really struggled to have two good rounds in a row this season,” Sirianni said. “Other top teams have been able to do it, but we’ve so far been unable to.” The second seed on the Eagles’ squad, freshman Keenan Hickton, had the strongest weekend of the team with a combined mark of 149. He began the tournament with a sluggish start, shooting 79, or seven over par. However, he had one of the best second days in the tournament, shooting 70 or two under par. Third seed sophomore Sam Nichamin was consistent over both days, shooting 75 on the first and 76 on the second for a combined total of 151. Fourth seed Sirianni shot a disappointing 82 the first day, but bounced back to shoot one under par with a 71 the second day for a total of 152. “I really didn’t play well the first day,” Sirianni said. “On the start of the second round, I wasn’t playing well at the range either. I realized I didn’t have access to as many shots as usual the second day and hit only what I knew I could. It was more of an issue of keeping your ego in check than anything.” First seed senior Alex Wunderlich shot a 77 the first day and an 82 the second he finished with a total of 159. Fifth seed Gerrard shot 79 on the second day.With many big matches in front of them, the team still has a lot to work on. “We’ll practice five to six days a week, two hours every day and we’ll play one of those days,” Sjoberg said. “We’ve been working on strength training, which has been very beneficial to us. We are hitting the ball a little better, and a little farther overall.” What the team really needs to work on is the short irons and putting, according to Sjoberg. “We’ve been lacking in those areas,” he said. The Eagles will continue their season next Monday, April 6, hosting the Emory Spring Invitational at the Barnsley Resort in Adairsville (Ga.).e (Ga.). — Contact Jacob Spitzer at jacob.alexander.spitzer@emory.edu
Eisner said that if a few things had changed during the course of the game, there may have been a different result, but nevertheless the team was proud of their performance. “If we carry ourselves through the rest of the season with the same grit and mindset as we took into the Birmingham-Southern game, I think it will get us on a strong roll going into regionals,” Eisner said, “It will give us the confidence to hopefully do something great with the rest of the season.” The Eagles have a packed weekend against Huntingdon College (Ala.), traveling away to Montgomery today for a 7 p.m. game, and then returning home for another for two games against Huntingdon on Saturday at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. — Contact Joseph Shapiro at joseph.elliott.shapiro@emory.edu
On Fire
“Like, are you serious, Audrey?” A story from the Washington Post recently came into the news that surprised your usually unsurprised On Fire correspondent. Sixteen-year-old Audrey Dimitrew and her family are suing her club volleyball team after the coach benched her because he felt that Audrey wasn’t ready to be a setter on this particular team. Audrey and her family claim that her 10th-grade season is crucial to impress college coaches, and being benched will inhibit Audrey from getting any offers from universities. Thus, she will not be able to play collegiate volleyball. Yet, Audrey herself doesn’t even know if she wants to play in college. Well. Your On Fire correspondent thought it was a bit of an overreaction after reading this, so I have decided to write a letter to the Dimitrew’s. DIMITREW’S! WHAT? Not playing in college is not that big of a deal! Do you know how many high school athletes do not get to play in college? Especially for Division I? Like, 3.1 percent of high school players end up on teams in college. That’s less than one in 35! Your On Fire correspondent realizes you’re torn up about this devastating news therefore, your On Fire correspondent has come up with some solutions to your problem. What about D-II? D-III? You can use college as a time to focus on your studies while playing volleyball on the side for fun. This could be a good option for you. If you really want to play at a D-I school, your On Fire correspondent has another idea, taken from another similar situation that was in the news a few years ago. What about making your own secret volleyball team at whatever school you decide to go to? You could recruit other girls in your situation and boycott the varsity team. Then, the two teams could have a match against each other, with the entire school watching. At first, everyone is going to be rooting for the varsity team, but once they see your team play, they are going to be like, “Wow, look at that talent!” Then, the president of the university will appoint your team the new varsity team. Your On Fire correspondent is telling you this can happen. It happened to another team I know. Oh wait … that’s the plot to that cheerleading movie “Bring It On.” Never mind. Sue away.
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Friday, April 3, 2015 Sports Editor: Elana Cates (elana.cates@emory.edu)
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The Beej Knows Best: NFL Draft Preview
Jayson Patel Hello, and welcome to another edition of The Beej Knows Best. With the NFL free agency window coming to a close, it’s now time for us to really begin focusing on the upcoming draft beginning on April 30. This year was one of the wildest free agency periods that I have ever seen, thanks to the myriad of trades moving superstars, instead of the usual picks-for-picks swap that we NFL fans have become so accustomed to. After the dust settled, it became apparent that the Dallas Cowboys finally learned the concept of “fiscal responsibility,” the Green Bay Packers seemingly trademarked the term “hometown discount” and the Philadelphia Eagles are being run by a “mad-man.” Also, don’t look now, but my New York Jets made some great moves as well, culminating with the signing of cornerback Darrelle Revis. However, looking at the two most recent Super Bowl teams — the championship New England Patriots (I just threw up a little in my mouth having to type that) and the Seattle Seahawks — successful dynasties are built in the draft. Having cost-controlled talent throughout a roster is a vital first step; only then can a team reach out into free agency and plug any remain-
ing holes. Furthermore, 12 out of the 14 quarterbacks with more than eight wins last season were with the team that drafted them, illustrating the value and necessity to find a franchise quarterback at this juncture. So without further ado, I would like to present the first mock 10 of the 2015 off-season, with explanations for the top five. As always, my email is provided underneath; usually capitalization does the trick if you are trying to yell and scream at me because you didn’t like my pick. 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State University Winston has had his off-the-field issues, and thanks to the modern day media, pretty much everybody who’s heard of him has heard of these issues. However, the way he has handled himself throughout this entire draft process has showed he’s a team player and has matured throughout the years. However, it certainly isn’t my job to judge his character on behalf of the Bucs. If they believe that the concerns about his character are unwarranted, then I believe they will see no reason not to take him with the top selection. He is the best pure quarterback in the draft and has proven time after time at the collegiate ranks that he’s a winner. I expect that he will be a day-one starter and a winner in the pros as well. 2. Tennessee Titans: Marcus Mariota, QB, University of Oregon There has been a lot said about the Titans’ Coach Ken Whisenhunt’s comments at the League’s meetings a few weeks ago. Essentially, the coach said everything except that Mariota would be his quarterback next season.
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Softball
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Junior infielder Hannah Sendel prepares to swing. Sendel and the Eagles continued their wining streak on Tuesday, winning both games of their doubleheader against Covenant College (Ga.).
No. 9-Ranked Eagles Split During Week Away By Elana Cates Sports Editor In a week of back-to-back traveling games, the Emory softball team won both its games against the Covenant College (Ga.) Lady Scots, and split the doubleheader against the Berry College (Ga.) Vikings.
Golf
The two wins against Covenant increased the Eagles’ winning streak to 13. The Lady Scots’ record fell to 9-13. Against Berry, the Eagles fell 3-1 in the opener, but bounced back in the second game to claim a 5-1 win. With the win, the Eagles moved
the Viking’s record to 19-6. The Eagles’ overall record now stands at 25-3, and they remain ranked number nine in the nation. In the first of two games against Covenant, Emory dominated the first five innings, bringing the score to 14-0. Sophomore corner infielder Tara
Fallahee’s first of three hits of the game drove in the Eagles’ first run in the top of the first. Emory put the competition to bed during the second inning when the team crossed the plate six more times. Senior outfielder Micah Scharff
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Men’s Tennis
Tennis Captures Fourth-Straight Win By Jacob Spitzer Asst. Sports Editor
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Senior Alex Wunderlich swings his club. Wunderlich and the golf team will host the Emory Spring Invitational at the Barnsley Resort in Adairsville (Ga.).
Squad Finishes Sixth at Wynlakes By Jacob Spitzer Asst. Sports Editor
The 2015 Wynlakes Intercollegiate finished this Tuesday with the Emory men’s golf team coming in sixth out of 10 teams. The event consisted of 36 holes, which was played on the 6,894-yard, par-72 Wynlakes Golf and Country Club in Montgomery (Ala.). LaGrange College (Ga.) won the tournament with a mark of 577, with Guilford College (N.C.) finishing second with a mark of 583. LaGrange sophomore Cory
Howard finished with the tournament’s strongest performance, shooting 71 the first day and 68 the second, for an outstanding five under par at the competition. The tournament’s scoring took four scores per team. Emory brought five athletes, able to drop one score. However, on the first day, one athlete, junior Jonathan Gerrard, was injured, forcing the Eagles to use every score they got the first day. “We had a little bit of a scare with Gerrard,” Head Coach John Sjoberg said. “He hit a rock in front of him and the ball bounced back and hit
him in the eye. That’s pretty unusual. He had to get eight stitches.” Gerrard returned to the competition the second day after he received his stitches. The tournament was divided into two days with the Eagles shooting a total of 609. On the first day the Eagles shot a combined 313 with an average mark of 78.25. On the second day, Emory shot a much stronger total mark of 296 with its top four performing athletes scoring an average mark of 74.
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The men’s tennis team played against the No. 25-ranked North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishops, winning 6-3 and bringing their record in the season to 10-4. Senior Alex Ruderman played first singles, losing in a close match against Bishops senior Robert Kjellberg 1-6, 6-4 and 7-5. “I played alright,” Ruderman said. “He’s a strong player. We’ve had some tough matches before and he came out on top this time.” Senior Eric Halpern, who normally plays second singles, was ill and caused the lineup to shift. Junior Rafe Mosetick played second singles for the first time this season, defeating freshman Sebastian Sikh, 7-5 and 6-3. Senior Ian Wagner played third singles, defeating freshman Fabio Pereira 6-4 and 6-1. Freshman David Omsky played singles for the first time this season, defeating freshman Mark Sokolov 6-2, 6-3 in the sixth singles spot. “Not having played singles is not easy,” Head Coach John Browning said. “I’m really impressed with Omsky, who really stepped up in his first singles match. It can be really intimidating as a freshman. It was a tough situation, but the team handled it well.” When speaking to Omsky he spoke about his mental state before and during the match. “I’m glad that coach trusted me in that position. I wasn’t nervous exactly, if anything I’d say the right word is excited,” Omsky said. “I just had to take care of business and I’m glad I did. He wasn’t the toughest opponent but it’s still hard when you’re on the court to actually finish it.” The doubles competition was shakier for the Eagles. The first doubles team of Ruderman and Wagner lost against Kjellberg and Sikh 8-6. Sophomore Aman Manji and freshman Scott Rubinstein played third doubles against Pereira and freshman Andres Gomez, losing 8-0. “We had lost our first two matches and one of them was 8-0,” Browning
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Sophomore Aman Manji serves to his opponent. After their win over North Carolina Wesleyan College, the Eagles now stand with an overall record of 10-4.
said. “The third doubles match was losing and we were all thinking there was a real shot that we were going to be swept. Doubles has been a strength of ours so it was troubling to see this happen.” Luckily for the Eagles, the second doubles team of Mosetick and Omsky came back after an early deficit to defeat junior Eduardo Ugalde and freshman Fernando Nardelli 8-6. “Our real strength is in the depth of our lineup,” Ruderman added. “Every player on the team is really strong. Goodman, Manji and Omsky really stepped up, winning their matches,
even when [they had] to move up a spot in the line up.” Emory will continue the season next weekend, when the team will travel to Middlebury College (Vt.) to play Skidmore College (N.Y.) on April 10, Tufts University (Mass.) on April 11 and finally the home team, Middlebury, on April 12. “We have some big matches coming up,” Ruderman said. “We’re playing Middlebury which has a really strong team. It’s important that we peak at the right time.” — Contact Jacob Spitzer at jacob.alexander.spitzer@emory.edu