INDEX
Emory Events Calendar, Page 2
Police Record, Page 2
Story Snippet, Page 9
Crossword Puzzle, Page 8
Staff Editorial, Page 6
OnFire, Page 12
THE EMORY WHEEL Since 1919
The Independent Student Newspaper of Emory University
Volume 94, Issue 2
www.emorywheel.com
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Every Tuesday and Friday GREEK LIFE
REACH FOR THE STARS
New ResLife Position to Address Greek Housing By Jordan Friedman News Editor
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est in Show, an annual Emory talent show that takes place during Orientation, took place on McDonough Field Friday evening. The event featured various student organizations, including SaRaas (above), an Emory Garba/Raas dance team. Prior to 2011, the Best in Show event took place at Glenn Memorial Auditorium.
The Office of Residence Life and Housing (ResLife) established a new assistant director of operations for sorority and fraternity housing this semester. Jeff Tate, who now holds this position, wrote in an email to the Wheel that his responsibilities consist of supervising the 10 fraternity house directors and the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life fellow, who serves as the housing director for sorority village. Tate will be working with groups such as ResLife, the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life and the Interfraternity Council (IFC) on housing improvement projects and concerns.
POLITICS
Fraternity housing has been a topic of controversy during the past few years. Last semester, IFC proposed changes to the University’s Phoenix Plan, which guarantees fraternities housing through long-term agreements. “The new position stands at a critical crossroads between several different parties, all with an interest in the future of Greek housing yet occasionally differing views on how to best get there,” IFC President and Goizueta Business School senior Victor Rudo wrote in an email to the Wheel. In the past, ResLife shared responsibilities for Greek facilities, according to Mary Romestant, ResLife’s director of operations.
See TATE, Page 4
ADMINISTRATION
Student Political Groups Prepare for Presidential Election University Searches For Next Provost By Anusha Ravi Staff Writer
As the country prepares for the presidential election in November, the College Republicans and Young Democrats have started planning their own events to engage Emory students politically and to spread awareness about the candidates and their platforms. Both groups have endorsed a candidate — the College Republicans support Republican candidate Mitt Romney and the Young Democrats support the Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama — and will host several events such as campaign
events for their respective candidates, voter registration drives and guest speakers to rally students and increase political awareness within the Emory community. College senior Nick Going, chairman of the College Republicans, said that the executive board has been working to collaborate with the Georgia Association of College Republicans and student groups from neighboring institutions. Together, he said, they plan to take weekend campaign trips around Atlanta and neighboring states as well as organize debate viewing parties. The purpose of the events, Going said, is to hold informal politi-
cal events to spread awareness of Republican ideals on campus. Meanwhile, to increase political awareness on campus, the Young Democrats plan to focus on voter registration by partnering with the Young Democrats of Georgia and Obama for America, according to Young Democrats co-president and College senior Alexander Blumberg. According to Blumberg, the Young Dems have registered about 200 students to vote during drives they have held during the past year. The Young Democrats has additionally planned mock presidential debates with the College Republicans as well as Emory’s debate team, the
STUDENT LIFE
ELECTION SERIES
This Week:
Young Dems, College Republicans gear up for election.
Next Week: Political science profs. predict election results.
Barkley Forum. They will also host presidential debate viewings followed by panel discussions that will include Emory political science professors and guest speakers, Blumberg said.
The College Republicans endorse Romney as their favored presidential candidate because of their belief in his fundamental conservative ideals and plan to resolve America’s economic troubles, Going said. Luke Bucson, the communications director of the College Republicans, said he feels that Romney’s business experience is a useful asset in managing government spending, reforming entitlement programs and giving the government and the private sector confidence to start investing money again. “Romney is the candidate we
tive candidates. Currently, the committee has narrowed the pool of fifty applicants to a short list of candidates for further consideration. He added that he expects the search to be completed soon. According to Curran, the search process has taken longer than expected due to the many responsibilities associated with the position. Not only does the dean manage all staff and students at the medical school, but he or she must also oversee all faculty. This, Curran explained, includes “more than 2,200 full and part-time faculty who teach, conduct research and provide clinical care to hundreds
The University has appointed a 16-member advisory committee to search for the next provost, Emory’s chief academic advisor. The committee, which plans to gather input from the Emory community, will select a new provost by late November or early December. The new provost will start next semester. University President James W. Wagner appointed the advisory committee, which is headed by Candler School of Theology Dean Jan Love, according to the Provost Search website. Provost Current Provost Earl Lewis will Earl Lewis leave Emory by will leave the end of the year to become Emory for president of the the Mellon New York-based Foundation. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the University announced in May. Lewis has served as provost for the past eight years. Love explained that the provost oversees all academic programs and degrees in the nine schools of the University and also supervises the deans of each school. In addition, the provost is in charge of all faculty promotions, the granting of tenure and admissions for all of Emory’s undergraduate schools. The committee is looking for a candidate who is capable of running a comprehensive research university like Emory, Love said. College senior Ashish Gandhi, the SGA president and a search advisory committee member, also said the committee is searching for a candidate who will be able to manage the University’s many divisions while still staying true to Emory’s liberal arts identity. “Emory wants to excel,” Love said. “We are already in the elite. We want someone who can chart a vision, so we not only remain as good as we are, but also become better.” The committee currently has received 150 nominations or
See LAWLEY, Page 5
See COMMITTEE, Page 4
See GROUPS, Page 3
DRIVING IN CIRCLES
Sexual Assault Prevention Office Renamed ‘Respect’ By Elizabeth Speyer Contributing Writer The Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention Education and Response program will continue this year with a new name: the Respect Program. An initiative of the Office of Health Promotion’s subdivisional Student Health and Counseling Services, the Respect program encompasses the efforts of student staff, interns and affiliated student organizations such as the Alliance for Sexual Assault Prevention, Sexual Assault Peer Advocates and Grads Against Violence to engage the Emory community to prevent and respond to sexual assault and relationship violence. Because most campus sexual assaults occur during the first three weeks of the semester, the Office of Health Promotion hopes that the name change will also help to further community engagement in the program, said Lauren Bernstein, the coordinator of the Respect Program and advisor for the Alliance for Sexual Assault Prevention and Sexual Assault Peer Advocates. “We realized that the title was too long to be memorable and did not articulate our vision of creating a violence-free Emory community,” Bernstein said. “We needed to become a program with a name that reflects our vision. Students didn’t want another acronym. They wanted a name and mission that could encompass all students as we are all a part of ending violence at Emory.” College sophomore Kaylee Tuggle, who was a summer intern with the Respect program, came up with the
new name after thinking of words that encompassed what she felt were the programs’ values and purpose. “Sexual assault prevention stems from individuals asking themselves the questions: Am I respecting this person? Am I respecting myself?” Tuggle said. “It functions for all areas of relationship violence and sexual assault — the perpetrator, the survivor and the bystander. It’s succinct and value-driven.” College senior Emily Chapman, the Respect Program’s current Undergraduate Assistant, said she feels that the name change was just what the program needed. “I want Emory to be a leader on these issues,” Chapman said. “The name really allows us to identify a unifying vision that underlies all of what we do. At a sometimes acronymheavy university, I think that’s really powerful.” Bernstein said that the Respect program not only responds to crises but also creates “a campus without sexual assault or abuse in relationships.” “We are launching a new strategic plan that continues to highlight the importance of supporting survivors while also working on a community level, engaging students as leaders and working to prevent violence before it happens,” she said. The new program bases its work on the values of respect, student engagement, social justice and inclusion, survivor empowerment, advocacy and collaboration, according to Bernstein. Their mission statement envisions an Emory community where all students “learn, work, play and love”
See ‘RESPECT,’ Page 5
Austin Price/Asst. Photography Editor
D
uring the summer, the University began construction on Woodruff Circle in an effort to improve shuttle access to the area behind the Dobbs University Center. The renovations will add a new entry and exit from Clifton Road. Only shuttle buses and delivery vehicles can access the new circle.
ADMINISTRATION
Appt. of New Med. School Dean Delayed By Ashley Ferreira Contributing Writer Tom Lawley, who announced his plans last semester to step down as the dean of Emory’s School of Medicine, will be staying at the University until Sept. 15 rather than Aug. 31, as he had originally planned. Because the search committee in charge of hiring his replacement is still currently reviewing candidates for the position, Lawley has agreed to temporarily stay on until a new dean is chosen. He had announced his decision to retire as dean of the medical school, a post he had held for 16 years, on Nov. 13. After a year-long sabbatical leave, he plans to return as
Emory is searching for a new medical school dean. Tom Lawley will step down on Sept. 15. a faculty member during the following academic year. James Curran, who serves as the dean of the Rollins School of Public Health and chairs the committee to hire the new medical school dean, explained that the committee conducted a national search of prospec-
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