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Administration encourages

alcohol awareness

By Megan Banta

mbanta@franklincollege.edu

More than three-fourths of the incidents reported by security and residence life so far this school year, including the summer term, have involved alcohol.

Ellis Hall, dean of students, said while students involved in such incidents will go through the college’s judicial process and receive a sanction if their actions violated college policy, it is not the college’s goal to punish those students.

“My goal is for you to succeed, for you to graduate from Franklin College,” he said. “If you do

these behaviors, this diminishes your likelihood of success.”

He said the focus of the entire process, from the original incident report to the informal adjudication or formal hearing to the sanction, is to help students “learn how to live in community and take responsibility for their actions, because they’re going to need to know how to do that” in the real world.

Hall said the college also tries to help prevent the kinds of behavior that lead students See “Alcohol” on Page 10

75 percent of incident reports have involved alcohol

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Some fraternities enact new guest policies

By Danielle Faczan

danielle.faczan@franklincollege.edu

Halie Solea

Community library helpful I’ll admit it. I’m a book nerd. I got a library card before I learned how to tie my shoes and can’t even tell you how many books I’ve read. My mother is convinced my superpower is being able to read a book in a day, and thus uses me as her quality filter when she’s looking for something new to read. That being said, it’s only logical to assume that I frequent the Franklin Public Library.

Having moved around a few times, I’ve learned that there are a few consistent elements you have to deal with at public libraries, the most important of which are the online catalogs.

The online catalogs at the Franklin Public Library are extremely useful. Not only can you see which books are available where and when, you can also place holds under your card number.

Even if something isn’t available, the library will ship the books from other library systems.

Once they come in, the books will be stacked at the library door with your name on them, and you’ll receive an email. As someone who is easily distracted when surrounded by books, having a straight shot to get in and out has saved me many a dislocated limb from over-loading.

Books will just appear in my arms, weighing me down and testing my balancing skills, as I wander through the often-cramped, sometimes-disorganized aisles.

By the time I checkout, I’m wishing for a shopping cart, but because of the online catalogs I can usually escape without maxing out my account. If I have time and go in and browse, though, that’s a different story.

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Franklin College policy states that 350 students can attend registered parties at fraternity houses, causing fraternities to have to limit the 1000-student campus down to smaller guest lists.

Some fraternities, like Sigma Alpha Epsilon, decided to limit their guest limits to Greek students, with a supplementary list of one-to-one invites. This allows each brother to invite a girlfriend or one friend outside of the Greek or Franklin College communities.

“After revisiting some of the incidents that happened in the past, we recognized a trend and that people who were often the center of the incidents were often non-Greek,” said senior Tyler Heavin, who is SAE’s house director. “We never had problems with people in the Greek system. It was always people that were outside of the Greek system or even outside the Franklin College community.”

Heavin said by restricting the guest list to Greek life, people would have an extra point of accountability.

Therefore, students are their chapters’ responsibilities if they get in trouble versus solely the fraternity’s.

In fact, SAE’s highlighter party in September had no incidents, which Heavin said was one of the few times in his five years here that an incident has not occurred.

Heavin also said he thinks a Greek-restricted guest list will increase recruitment, for both men and women.

“If freshmen want to go to these social events, they’re going to realize that they can’t just show up, trash the house, have a good time and get out of the consequences,” he said.

“Greek Life is somewhat an exclusive thing – you have to pay your dues and go through pledgeship – so we thought that by restricting the parties, it would make Greek Life more appealing and would probably increase recruitment.”

Although Heavin said he thought other fraternities were adopting this policy as well, senior LaDarrius Calvin, who is Lambda Chi Alpha’s house director, said his fraternity

prefers a different policy, which it enacted last spring.

Lambda Chi’s policy, which the fraternity used for its registered party during homecoming weekend, allowed 350 people – including brothers – to attend by sending emails with their names and birthdays prior to the party. The fraternity also had a “spontaneous guest” list for up to 50 people who could show up during the party.

Other fraternities and sororities were informed of the party, but it was not restricted to the Greek community.

“I didn’t want to put everybody that was Greek on there and then not have room for people that wanted to bring friends and members that wanted to bring their friends, as well,” Calvin said.

Calvin said the homecoming party had a turnout of 380 to 390 people, which he attributed to their guest list being “open to all of campus, not just Greek life.”

Many non-Greek students disagree with policies that restrict guest lists to the Greek community.

Junior Jesse Hamilton said he believes the policies that restrict guest lists to the Greek community exclude non-Greek life “almost purposely.”

“It makes it hard for you to meet new people if you’re not Greek and to go out there and have some of the fun college experiences,” Hamilton said. “There are the random parties that are across campus, but the more organized and real fun parties you kind of miss out on because you decided to not go Greek or you didn’t make it Greek.”

Hamilton said the one party he was invited to this semester wasn’t “as energized as it was last year” because the number of people who attended was drastically less.

Sophomore Kelsey Stouse said she resents Greek life only policies, and although she understands that by not being Greek there are certain events she cannot attend, making all events that way creates a problem, she said.

“To go ahead and say that everything Greek life does is all-Greek and you can only come to campus events

that (they) host, it draws a line and makes the percentage of the nonGreek feel like a minority and feel underappreciated as students,” she said.

Heavin said he has heard many complaints from non-Greek students who felt the same way, but he said the policy isn’t going to change.

“I received several crappy emails from people who weren’t Greek asking why this happened,” Heavin said. “I figured there would be some lashback. I expected that, but on the flipside, these are our houses.

We have the right to dictate if someone can come into our house or not. … I’m not sure where along the lines the fraternities were expected to provide parties and expected to open up our doors.”

Hamilton said he thinks it’s unfortunate that people choose to drink themselves sick and create problems, which has caused these policies to take place. But he said he understands the necessity.

“I think people just need to take more responsibility,” Heavin said.

“I don’t think there was a problem with the system last year; I think there was a problem with the people in the system.”

“I figured there would be some lashback. I expected that, but on the flipside, these are our houses. We have the right to dictate if someone can come into our house or not. … I’m not sure where along the lines the fraternities were expected to provide parties and expected to open up our doors.”

Tyler Heavin, senior

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Public officials teach students about Lifeline Law

By Ellie Price

ellen.price@franklincollege.edu

A few hundred students learned about the Indiana Lifeline Law on Tuesday night.

Sen. Jim Merritt, a Republican from Indianapolis, and Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller are traveling to colleges throughout the state to inform students of the law, which grants immunity to minors who call 911 to help a friend who’s had too much to drink.

“There’s not a lot of understanding about the statute,” Zoeller said.

“And I think that reinforces the idea that we need to go out to schools.”

Even though many students were required to go to the event for classes or campus organizations, Merritt said Franklin has had the largest turnout so far in the fall tour.

Merritt and Zoeller showed a video interview of a mother whose underage son died from binge drinking.

The son died a month after the state had passed the law. But no one at the party had known about the law or called 911 promptly.

Following the video, Merritt and Zoeller both spoke about the law

and then answered questions from the audience.

Merritt said lawmakers need to do a “better job” of informing students of the laws that affect them. That’s why they’re visiting students during National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week.

Merritt said many students have mentioned that they would be worried to call the police since it could punish their friends for underage drinking.

But he told them that it’s safer to call in case the issue is serious.

“I would just hope that you’d have the courage to fight through that worry that your friend may be mad at you,” Merritt said. “But at least you’re making a good judgment call and hopefully saving their life.”

Merritt said some students are also hesitant to call because they’re not sure of the severity of the friend’s condition. He said students should act as leaders instead of doctors.

“If you guess wrong, you have a lifetime to wish you had done something,” Merritt said.

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State Sen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis, talks to students about the Indiana Lifeline Law as part of an event Tuesday night in the Branigin Room. Merritt joined Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller to discuss the law with students.

Merritt’s lifeline bill did not face opposition in committees or the House and Senate chambers.

He said he supported this law because he cares about young people and knows that “everyone makes mistakes.”

“Sometimes the Indiana law is black and white,” Merritt said.

“And sometimes it’s gray.”

Merritt said he plans to introduce an amendment that would See “Lifeline” on Page 10

Wi-Fi problems continue, are widespread on campus

By Caitlin Soard

caitlin.soard@franklincollege.edu

To combat issues with Wi-Fi connectivity, some students have been trying to use personal routers in order to improve connection strength.

FC students use the campus Wi-Fi to check assignments, send emails to professors, turn in papers and keep in touch with friends and family back home.

Solomon Seal, the telecom and network infrastructure administrator, said while students may try to use personal routers to make the network run faster for their own every day use, doing so causes the network to run slower for everyone else.

Independent routers are not banned from student use, or blocked, but Seal said all devices using the campus network must be authenticated with a username and password, with the

exception of game consoles and some internet TV devices such as Rokus.

IT does not support setting up routers due to the issues they cause with the network as a whole, he said.

“The routers themselves do cause significant interference to the campus Wi-Fi, which is the reason we don’t support setting those up,” Seal said.

“We do not actively block them.”

Freshman Laura Wilson, who lives in Cline Hall, said she has constant issues with her connection to the Internet not being strong enough.

“The strength is a problem every day,” Wilson said. “But the (Wi-Fi) disconnecting happens two to three times a day.”

Because of these issues, Wilson said she has been unable to print necessary resources for some of

her classes and has been forced to complete assignments last minute.

“I think we pay too much money to have such awful service,” Wilson said. “The signal should reach all of the buildings and be strong and reliable. They should look into getting a stronger service.”

Senior Zach Beasley said his connection in Elsey Hall works just fine, though.

“Besides occasionally having to log back in with my credentials when I switch buildings, I really haven’t experienced any problems with the Wi-Fi,” Beasely said. “It has been consistently good for me across campus, and I think the IT staff does a great job handling any issues I ever experience.”

Some buildings have worse connectivity than others, a problem IT has dealt with since installing a new firmware controller over the summer.

The firmware controller monitors all wireless Internet across campus.

“Now that we’re here, what we’re doing is going through and evaluating places where maybe the signal is not as strong as it needs to be to provide good coverage for the area,” Seal said.

Seal said the network should be stabilized for the most part, but he said he encourages students to contact IT with any issues they have with the Wi-Fi, even if it is an infrequent issue or occurs only once a week.

Students can contact IT via email or phone, as well as at services.franklincollege.edu.

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tips Staying warm 1. Get Sodexo or Jazzman’s hot chocolate.

2. Use the second-floor hallway connecting Hamilton Library to the student center.

3. Wear scarves, gloves and hats – not just coats.

4. Layer your clothing. Wear leggings beneath jeans, tank tops beneath shirts and cardigans.

5. Pick a seat in your classroom near the heater.

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how to Make your own costume Kylie Winkler

It’s almost Halloween – the time for costumes and candy. I enjoy Halloween because you can choose to buy a costume or make your own. Here are some simple steps to making your own Halloween costume: 1. Have a couple ideas for your costume.

2. Check the items in your closet to see if you have the basics to make your costume. If you’re

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missing something, go to Goodwill and see if you can find what you’re wanting.

Put your costume together and see if all the pieces actually work together. If you can sew, you may want to sew the items together to make your costume complete.

Try your costume on and see what your friends think. They may have some suggestions to improve your costume before you wear it for Halloween.

Fix anything that you feel is necessary.

Enjoy your costume!

Have a fun and safe Halloween.

Story by Kylie Winkler, photo by Katie Cavin

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London Actors perform on FC campus

By Megan Banta and Ellie Price

mbanta@franklincollege.edu, ellen.price@franklincollege.edu

Students, faculty and staff packed into Old Main’s Custer Theater on Wednesday night to watch five actors from London perform Shakespeare’s “Othello.”

The actors arrived on campus Monday night and stayed through the week as part of the fall tour of Actors From The London Stage, a unique educational program that is based both in London and at the University of Notre Dame.

They stayed in rooms in Elsey Hall and taught in different theatre and English classes during their time at Franklin.

Richard Neale, who portrayed three characters throughout the performance, said he and the other actors were enjoying their time on campus.

“It’s great,” he said.

Neale said the campus is “pretty and peaceful” and has lots of fresh air.

He said the group has already been “quite a lot of places” on tour, including the University of Notre Dame, San Antonio, the Naval Academy and the University of North Carolina, and will go to several more over the next three weeks.

Franklin is the first campus on which they have stayed in dorms, he said.

Neale said all the campuses are “quite different,” but that makes the tour fun.

“You get to meet different students,” he said. “It’s very varied and exciting.”

Senior Alex Lancaster, who is a theatre major, met Alinka Wright, another one of the actors who played Desdemona and four other characters, earlier in the week.

“I was in the theatre and she came in to look at our theatre and see what Margot’s like,” he said. “She really enjoyed seeing the entire theatre.”

Lancaster had not read or seen Othello, but said he enjoyed the performance.

“I’ve seen just about every single type of production that you can think of; this is definitely one of the most interesting versions of a play that I’ve seen,” he said. “The way that they were able to change from character to character was really fantastic.”

Neale said it can be difficult, especially during rehearsals and

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Richard Neale, one of the actors touring in the Actors From the London Stage Fall Tour 2013, talks to a student after the group’s performance Wednesday night in Old Main’s Custer Theater. some scenes, to have only five actors to play multiple parts, but it is “joyful as well.”

He said it makes some things in the play “more apparent or clearer.”

Lancaster said the skill level of the actors was “phenomenal.”

Junior Tess Handy saw the last half of the play and “really enjoyed” it.

She said even though she had not been a Shakespeare fan in the past, she did like the performance.

“I felt the actors really brought See “Actors” on Page 10

Organization hosts first amusement park event

By Halie Solea

halie.solea@franklincollege.edu

FC on the Town will host its first out-of-state event this Saturday at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio.

The first 150 interested students purchased discounted tickets for $10. The usual price is $57 at the gate or $33 online.

Keri Ellington, director of student activities and organizations, said students have requested a Kings Island trip for many years.

“We’re finally making it happen, and by evidence of the ticket sales, we know it’s something that is pretty popular,” she said.

AJ Barner, an out-of-state freshman student who hasn’t

been to Kings Island, said he is “very excited” for the trip.

“I sincerely enjoy roller coasters,” Barner said. “I’m mostly looking forward to thrill, adrenaline-pumping part.”

Ellington estimated that approximately 80 tickets sold on the first day. And two days later, only six tickets remained.

Freshman Caylie Guinn said she believes that this is due to the fact that the ticket pricing is “extremely fair and surprisingly low.”

“College kids can’t pass up such a good deal,” Guinn said.

“Of course, it costs us much more than $10 to buy Kings Island tickets

and to provide free transportation to and from the event,” Ellington said.

“But we know that many college students can’t always afford things like that, so we use the activities fee to subsidize the cost, so that it’s not so much out of pocket.”

The FC on the Town program allows students to go to events for free or at discounted prices.

Ellington said FC on the Town events pool multiple resources to account for the difference in price.

“The FC on the Town series is offset by the student activity fee,” Ellington said. “So there is a budget to make the weekend programming series happen. Then, we also have many

departments and student organizations that collaborate with us, and they help sponsor the events.”

Student Congress, for example, sponsored this weekend’s Kings Island trip.

Upcoming FC on the Town events include cosmic bowling and a trip to go to “Christmas at the Zoo” in Indianapolis.

Ellington said Student Congress started FC on the Town a few years ago to encourage students to participate in weekend events.

“We try to come up with anything that is something fun that college students would like to do off campus,” she said.

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By Meghan Bender

mbender@franklincollege.edu

While many college students are focused on classes, extracurricular activities and their social lives, some Franklin College students have another responsibility: planning their weddings.

Sophomore Hannah Troyer’s boyfriend, Harry Mann, proposed to her this summer. Mann is in the army and asked Troyer to marry him shortly before he was deployed.

The pair met in high school, and they began dating Troyer’s senior year. They have spent much of their time apart while Mann has been enlisted in the army.

“It’s a challenge, but it’s worth it in the end,” Troyer said of her long distance relationship.

Troyer plans to graduate a year early so she and Mann can get married in the early summer of 2015.

They just recently have been looking at wedding dates, but Troyer said she has not done any major planning.

She said she wants to first focus on making it through school and being sure that she can live with her fiancé for their first year of marriage.

“Being engaged young may be looked down upon, but if it is really what you want, you should follow your gut,” Troyer said.

Junior Maura Singco got engaged July 4 this year at Myrtle Beach, S.C. Singco and her fiancé, Tyler Andrew, met a few summers ago through mutual friends. Like Mann, Andrew is in the army.

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“Our friends said, ‘You two have to meet. You’ll fall in love,’” Singco said. “And we didn’t believe them, but it turned out well.”

Because Andrew joined the army within the first six months of their relationship, the couple has often lived far apart since they started dating.

“It’s hard, but we make the most of it,” Singco said. “Distance makes the time we have together that much better.”

Their wedding is going to be a destination wedding in Panama City Beach, Fla., where the couple first met. The date is set for July 4, Photo credit: Tessa Tillett Photography, submitted by Maura Singco 2014, one year after he proposed.

Singco planned many of the details Junior Maura Singco and her fiancé Tyler Andrew pose for an engagement photo. Singco and Andrew plan to marry next year on Independence Day. this summer so she could focus on school before the wedding “When it gets busy, Jake reminds “It’s like a balancing act between throughout the year. that at the end of the day, schoolwork and the wedding,” “I try to get all of my homework we’ll be together, married and Springer said of planning a done first, and then if I am getting a happy,” Springer said. wedding in college. lot of stuff done ahead of time, then It can be hard for the couple to I’ll let myself work on the wedding,” find time to plan between both of she said. “It can be busy, but he’s their busy schedules and distancmy best friend, so it’s all worth it.” es, but they are working together Like Singco, senior Megan Springand taking it in steps so as not to er plans to get married exactly one overwhelm themselves, she said. year after her engagement. Her Springer’s had some advice for boyfriend Jake Cheatham, a senior those planning a wedding, whethat Anderson University, proposed er in college or out: “start early on a hike in Brown County on July and don’t wait until the last min13. They also started dating on the ute, because you never know if 13th of a month, and Cheatham’s something is going to come up.”

Hannah Troyer, sophomore birthday is on the 13th. Because 13 Though wedding planning and is a special number for the couple, college can be stressful, Springer said they decided to continue the tradition her fiancé reminds her that they are and plan their wedding on that day. working towards a marriage together.

“Being engaged young may be looked down upon, but if it is really what you want, you should follow your gut.”

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Professor shares interfaith experiences

By Ally Marlow

allyssa.marlow@franklincollege.edu

Religion professor Dr. David Carlson is not looking for all the answers while studying and teaching religion, but he does want to ask all the questions.

Carlson was not always passionate about religion. His father was a minister when he was a child, and religion then seemed to be blunt and boring.

“My father only had answers, no questions,” Carlson said. “Is that what religion is about, answers?

No, religion is about constantly having questions.”

When he began college, Carlson wanted to go into law school. But he soon began to develop a love for religion as he started to ask the hard questions. Carlson said by his third year of college, he knew that working with religion was what he wanted to do in his career.

“I began to discover my journey of life,” Carlson said. “I discovered that the deepest drive in humans is not for the obvious need of food or procreation, but rather the need for meaning. Everybody is looking for meaning in their life, whether if they are religious or not.”

Carlson began working at Franklin briefly as a chaplain before he was a

professor. Outside of the classroom, he works with community organizations and interfaith initiatives. Carlson is part a group called Shoulder to Shoulder in Interfaith Witness. This group unites together after religious violence occurs, such as after the Boston Marathon bombings last spring, and grieves publicly while standing shoulder to shoulder in a circle. The group consists of people from different religious and nonreligious beliefs.

His largest and most recent Shoulder to Shoulder gathering was on Oct. 13 during the first Festival of Faiths in downtown Indianapolis.

“We want to get our message out,” Carlson said. “Religions can either build walls or build bridges; we want to build more bridges.”

In 2011, Carlson published a book, which also highlights some of his interfaith experiences. “Peace Be with You: Monastic Wisdom for a Terror-Filled World” expresses his idea of unity building bridges between religions. The book examines the tension between Christians and Muslims after the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks through the wisdom of monks, nuns and other seekers at monasteries and retreat centers.

Senior David Barickman, a religion and sociology major who has taken five classes with Carlson during his college career, said “Peace Be with You” was “very formative” for him in his religion studies. “(Dr. Carlson) is a big part of why I am involved in interfaith work,” Barickman said. “He writes about interfaith from a very personal perspective.”

Barickman said he also considers Carlson to be one of the reasons he attended Franklin. Carlson was one of his mother’s favorite professors when she was a student here, so he sat in on one of Carlson’s classes during his college search. The class influenced him to choose FC. “He’s somebody who works with each student and really wants them to succeed,” Barickman said. “I think what pops out to me the most is that he is one of the few people I have met in my life who is a genuinely loving person. He isn’t just doing his job.”

Inside the class and out, Carlson dedicates his time to help and support people on their own personal “journeys.” He says his students will never have a bigger fan than him.

“I have students who come share their lives with me openly, for the college years are tough,” Carlson said. “I’m not here to tell my students what to do, but rather to support and guide them to find their meaning.

I tell them to embrace their journey and ask the hard questions.”

Paul Sargent, a 1991 Franklin graduate, is a former student of Carlson’s.

He is now a cross country and track coach at FC. Sargent said Carlson had a great influence on his life and helped him be where he is today.

“Dr. Carlson was great,” Sargent said. “He appreciated everybody and everything, but at the same time, he challenged us. Most of all, he would adapt his classes to benefit what his students wanted and needed in their prospective careers, me being one of those students.”

Carlson said everybody believes in something, and there are common themes behind these beliefs.

If we can put our differences aside, he said, and instead join hands and stand shoulder to shoulder with our neighbors, then maybe one day we can form bridges ourselves.

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Religion professor David Carlson leads a Shoulder to Shoulder in Interfaith Witness event at the Veterans Memorial Plaza on Oct. 13 in Indianapolis, where people of different faith and nonfaith backgrounds came together to read a litany expressing their hopes for peace. This was held at the first Indianapolis Festival of Faiths and was the largest Shoulder to Shoulder gathering to date.

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Bond beyond

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Juniors Carney Gillin, David McAfee, and Seth Morin will be known as the three who were the start of what they hope will be a dynasty at Franklin College.

All three are members of the Franklin swimming and diving team, which started its official transition into collegiate competition just a few seasons ago. Gillin, Morin, and McAfee were part of the first recruiting class and are now the base of the ever-growing program, as they are the oldest current members of the male team who will swim all four years they attend Franklin.

Gillin said the team is working not only to grow in numbers, but also to become more and more competitive.

“Sure we were the first class and we have been here since this started, but now we have a team and there are so many people working toward the same goals to make this swim team a championship team,” Gillin said.

All three began swimming when they were young and have been excelling ever since. Leading the way, the three juniors have paved the way to success with every meet.

“We want to win, and we expect to win,” McAfee said. “We all know what we have to do to succeed and we’re doing it, and what’s better is that we have a coach that wants to win just as bad as we do.”

The three have carried the weight of the future of the Franklin men’s swimming team on their shoulders with pride.

“It is a pride thing among swimmers,” Morin said. “We have 5 a.m. practice and yes it sucks, but it’s more than that. We take pride in the fact that when everyone else is asleep we’re up getting after it.”

And these three swimmers and their teammates have a bond beyond that pride.

“We’re almost forced into being friends,” Gillin said. “But what I and I’m sure these guys have found as well (is that) we didn’t need forcing.”

With a new season just around the corner, the three are back in the grind of daily training and are striving harder every day to solidify the Franklin College men’s swimming team into a championship caliber team.

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to violate college policy, especially behavior involving alcohol.

The college puts on several programs throughout the year, including daily events during National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, which took place this week.

The week included a presentation by public officials on the Lifeline Law on Tuesday night and various activities during lunch on Thursday in the cafeteria.

The goal of these programs, counselor Rebecca Roberts said, is to educate students on how to “be more responsible with their choices” when it comes to drinking, especially binge drinking.

Jacob Knight, director of residence life, said binge drinking is a “very risky behavior.”

“If you are going to be consuming alcohol, don’t over consume,” he said.

Roberts also discouraged binge drinking, as it often leads to alcohol poisoning. And alcohol poisoning often leads to death, which she said “happens all the time” across the country. “(Death by alcohol poisoning) hasn’t happened at Franklin, knock

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the work to life,” Handy said. “And I really liked the minimalism of it. I think it helped you focus on the text itself and you weren’t distracted by the fancy costumes and props.”

Though the group only put on one performance, Neale encouraged students to go to performances like this, even if they don’t initially think they will enjoy it.

“Don’t judge a book by its cover,” he said. “Give it a go.

You never know. You should be pleasantly surprised.”

on wood,” Roberts said. “That doesn’t mean it can’t happen at Franklin.”

She said in order to avoid such a circumstance, students need to be “responsible drinkers.”

Knight said the college’s goal through programs like Alcohol Awareness Week is to educate students to be responsible and make the best decisions because while “alcohol is always going to be a factor,” it is possible to responsibly consume alcohol by pacing yourself.

He said administrators hope to enable students to “think about what they’re going to do and hopefully set themselves up for a fun night and a responsible night.”

“You don’t have to get completely smashed,” he said.

Steve Leonard, director of campus security, said it is usually those students who don’t drink responsibly and end up drawing the attention of a security officer or resident assistant who “end up being the ones held accountable for violating college policy.”

And Hall said that is the only proper response on the part of the college.

Lancaster said the actors’ visit gives students a unique opportunity.

“I think this is a great opportunity for students to meet these performers and people who have been everywhere and have tons of experience, especially for people in the English and theatre departments who are going into this where they might be a part of different corporations,” he said. “I think this is a great thing that the English department and theatre department put together.”

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Student affairs placed caution tape and sheets of paper with stories of people who had died from alcohol poisoning in various locations across campus for the “In Memoriam” event as part of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. The week occurs every year in October, which is alcohol awareness month.

“Educationally, if we didn’t (hold them accountable), what would they be learning?” he said.

He said the college holds students accountable so they can grow and learn.

“What it’s really about it helping students to learn and grow from this experience, to be better,” he said. “And to hopefully live to the college’s mission and values.”

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alter the current Lifeline Law in the upcoming legislative session.

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If students truly have a problem that is causing them to engage in behaviors that violate college policy, Hall said, the college wants to help them.

Roberts encouraged students to go to the counseling center if they feel they need help or want to seek help for a friend.

“Our doors are always open,” she said.

ical attention for any reason, not just for binge drinking.

“The person needs medical attention,” Merritt said. “And that’s what the code ought to say.”

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news Student Entertainment Board hosts first concert in four years

By Ashley Smith

ashley.smith@franklincollege.edu

A former contestant from “The Voice” will perform on campus Friday night.

Student Entertainment Board will hold a concert, featuring Seth Cook, at 8 p.m. on the Dame Mall eclipse near Old Main.

This is a new event for Franklin College, and it’s open to all students, faculty, staff and guests.

S.E.B.’s adviser, Natalie Brewster, who is also the coordinator of Greek life and activities, said the last concert held on campus occurred four years ago. She said she’s hoping to offer a lot of new and different events in her first year as advisor.

“We want to test this concert out,” Brewster said. “And if it goes well, hopefully in the spring, (we will) have an even larger concert.”

Cook is a singer and songwriter from Yorktown, Ind. He recently auditioned for “The Voice,” a televised singing competition. Cook made it to the blind auditions –

where performers sing behind the judges – but he wasn’t chosen to continue and didn’t make it to the live shows.

Cook also performed at the Indiana State Fair this year. On Cook’s Facebook page, he described his music as a mix of Keith Urban, John Mayer and Bryan White.

Chelsea Howell, a sophomore who coordinated the concert, said she thinks Cook is the perfect person to turn this event into a big one.

“Seth Cook is the perfect person to help get our foot in the door to plan bigger future events here at Franklin College,” Howell said. “His music is on the rise and is growing, so hopefully it will be good.”

Briana Humphries, a junior and president of S.E.B., said she thinks this event will be a success.

“This is a much larger event than in the recent past with a bigger act, so hopefully it will make peo-

ple happy,” Humphries said.

Students and guests who are 21 and older can also go to a bar at the concert. Brewster said she sees this as a way to acknowledge that students at Franklin are adults and do drink.

She said having the bar also gives the event a more “concert feel,” as students would get if they were at a concert at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse or Klipsch Music Center.

Intercultural Book Club

Friday, Nov. 8

Calling all bibliophiles and literary aficionados! Join us for our second book club of the year!

We will discuss “Between Shades of Gray” by Ruta Sepetys at 4 p.m. in Bojak’s Bar and Grill There is a copy available in Hamilton library (1st floor display) and Erin Cataldi (ecataldi@franklincollege.edu can obtain additional copies if needed.

This book club is open to faculty, staff, and students.

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Brittney Corum

On This Day in History: Oct. 25

Everyone has a go-to song that helps them get through the day, or a band they love to listen to.

For me, that song is AC/DC’s “You Shook me all Night Long.”

On Oct. 25, 1980, “You Shook me all Night Long” was AC/DC’s first hit on the Top 40 Countdown.

On that day the song, which came off of one of the band’s most famous and successful albums, “Back in Black,” reached number 35 on the American charts.

VH1 later ranked the song 10th on its list of “The 100 Best Songs of the 1980s,” and first on the network’s “Top Ten AC/DC Songs.”

AC/DC’s classic hit has been used for several purposes, including as part of the soundtrack for “Supernatural,” “New Girl,” “True Blood,” and “A Knight’s Tale.”

When AC/DC was inducted into the rock’n’roll hall of fame, “You Shook me all Night Long” was performed.

“You Shook me all Night Long” wasn’t the only song AC/DC released on American radio stations. “Highway to Hell” was the first song the Australian band released on the US music scene, and was also the song that turned most young Americans on to AC/DC’s sound.

Some of the band’s other famous songs are “Dirty Deeds “and “Hell’s Bells.”

Today, AC/DC is considered a classic rock band because its sound is not as fresh as some of the new music on Top 40 radio, but when we hear the first few bars of “You Shook Me All Night Long,” we hum along or sing the lyrics at the top of our lungs.

In that moment, we let go and just listen to and live in the music.

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College students, young adults should take alcohol awareness tips seriously Ten separate alcohol-related incidents occurred on the Franklin College campus during homecoming weekend. In just this school year alone, multiple minors have been arrested for underage drinking, and campus security has responded to multiple reports of alcohol abuse by both minors and students legally allowed to drink at campus parties.

Alcohol abuse is certainly not a problem unique to Franklin College, but it seems like it’s been a bigger problem this year than in years past. In particular, our campus seems to be having an issue with underage drinking.

When young adults leave their parents’ homes and go to college, their newfound freedom is both exciting and overwhelming. Too often, students feel the need to try out all of the things their parents told them not to do, and all at once, which can lead to unintended and unwanted consequences. In the case of alcohol, these consequences can include physical illness or legal trouble, neither of which is pleasant.

Alcohol abuse isn’t an issue with just minors, though; students 21 and older often drink significantly more than minors because they know it’s legal, so no one can stop them. But the one fact they usually overlook is the negative effects excessive alcohol drinking can have on the body.

Obviously, the choice to drink is personal, and The Franklin editorial board is certainly not saying that drinking is in any way wrong or immoral. But alcohol abuse is a widespread problem among our generation, and we believe students should be more cognizant of the effects drinking can have on their lives.

This October has been Alcohol Awareness Month, and this week

has been National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness week. Schools and local governments have been reaching out to college students to make them more aware of what can happen if they binge drink, drink and drive or drink illegally. Usually students write off alcohol tips as old-hat or old-fashioned, but they should take the advice more seriously.

Wednesday night, State Sen. Jim Merritt and state Attorney General Greg Zoeller came to Franklin to tell students about Indiana’s Lifeline Law. Under the law, if a minor is drinking and one of their friends gets sick from binge drinking, the minor can call 911 and ask for help without fear of being arrested for underage drinking.

Merritt, who authored the bill, said he hopes the new law will prevent alcohol-related deaths by removing the threat of legal action against minors.

Of all the alcohol-related tips and policies, students should take the Lifeline Law the most seriously. If you choose to drink underage, you should only be putting yourself at risk, not your friends. If one of your friends passes out because they drank too much, their life shouldn’t be put on the line because you’re too afraid of being caught by the police.

The concept of an “alcohol awareness week” may be cliché, but the majority of the information given to students during such a week could save lives. Again, we’re not condemning drinking, but we want students to be more aware of alcohol and its effects so they can make smart decisions for themselves. The reality of alcohol is that it can, in fact, harm people; ignoring that fact doesn’t help anyone, so it’s better to be aware.

Getting older comes with new responsibility, and responsibility requires knowledge. Yes, it’s fun to

Our Position: The Franklin editorial board believes Franklin College students, as well as all young adults, should be aware of the effects of alcohol so they can make informed decisions. come to college and experience new things, but we also have to be aware that everyone has a limit. When adults try to get us to listen to their warnings, we shouldn’t write them off; it’s impossible to completely have fun with the threat of illness or arrest looming over our heads.

So, look out for yourselves and for each other. Know your personal limits and know when to stop. Don’t risk getting a friend into trouble because of your own poor decisions. Additionally, be there for your friends; if you’re concerned about them, don’t let them drink more, and don’t let them get critically ill because you’re too afraid to call the police.

Knowledge is power, and being knowledgeable about the effects of alcohol could save the lives of your friends and possibly your own life.

The editorial board represents the opinion of The Franklin and its staff members. The board meets once a week to discuss pressing issues relevant to Franklin College students. Meetings are moderated by Olivia Covington, the opinion editor. Board members are junior Adam Lee, sophomores Darian Eswine, Caitlin Soard and freshmen Brittney Corum and Halie Solea. Megan Banta, the executive editor, sits on the editorial board. If you have an issue you would like the editorial board to consider, please feel free to email Olivia Covington at olivia.covington@franklincollege.edu.

provs. con Harry Potter: Hufflepuff versus Slytherin

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Hufflepuffs helpful, loyal

Slytherins misrepresented

Of the four Hogwarts houses, I am a Hufflepuff.

My house is trustworthy and loyal. Although Slytherins are loyal to one another, they are not loyal to a larger purpose. They aren’t even loyal to Voldemort -- when he disappears, they scatter. Plus, they are most definitely not trustworthy, as most of the character developments with Slytherins are based on deceit (i.e. Draco Malfoy).

Hufflepuff has also produced the fewest number of dark wizards, so while Slytherins’ members may be “great,” they are often evil.

Hufflepuffs were second to Gryffindors with the number of students that stayed to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts, while Slytherin immediately wanted to give up Harry to save themselves. According to J.K. Rowling, they did this for a good reason; “They weren’t trying to show off, they weren’t being reckless -- that’s the essence of Hufflepuff House.”

People have a choice. The Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws and Gryffindors heard rumors, and not all of them trusted Harry as much as Ron or Hermione. They could have easily chosen to give him up, but they didn’t. Slytherin had a choice, too. No matter what they had heard from their parents, each and every one had a choice to be selfish and save themselves, or to be brave and save a life.

People discriminate against Hufflepuff because they’re “not logical or brave,” but that description isn’t accurate or presented in Rowling’s description. Hufflepuffs are good-hearted people who care about the well-being of others and have better character than most Slytherins, generally speaking, any day of the week.

Slytherin, the house I belong to, is arguably the most stigmatized of all the Hogwarts houses. While I adore the world J.K. Rowling has created, she didn’t do a very good job of representing Slytherin throughout the Harry Potter series.

A classmate of mine has argued that the seven books are seen through the perspective of Harry Potter, a Gryffindor, so naturally, Harry is going to look upon Slytherin more unfavorably. The rivalry between our houses is a saga going back over a thousand years, after all.

Something to bear in mind about Slytherin house is that Harry himself was almost placed into its ranks. Why? Slytherin are loyal, intelligent and ambitious – sound similar to a certain boy with a certain scar on his forehead?

Ravenclaws are smart, but Slytherins value more practical knowledge, along with book learning. We apply that knowledge in ways that result in leadership positions and success. Being the best is, frankly, what Slytherin are the best at, in and out of the classroom.

Slytherin house is more than the wizards we see through Harry’s red and gold-shaded glasses. Yes, we’ve had our share of dark wizards, but they were also extremely powerful. More importantly, we also produce wizards like Merlin, whose Order is one of the highest honors a modern wizard can receive.

Obviously, I am arguing something that is completely fictitious. I, unfortunately, am just a muggle. However, realizing an entire group cannot be defined by a few bad representatives is a reminder all of us could use from time to time.

Darian Eswine

Caitlin Soard

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Adam Lee

Fraternities not like stereotypes When most people think of college fraternities, they imagine crazy parties or wacky hazing techniques because of the stereotypes they’ve seen in movies. These Hollywood fraternities are filled with obnoxious and disrespectful men, but in reality, fraternities are far from this party-centered lifestyle and shouldn’t be viewed in that way.

Sure, fraternities do throw parties at their houses, but that is part of the social life of college students, not just Greek life. For example, the University of Notre Dame is a college that has earned a reputation as a party school, but doesn’t even have Greek life on its campus.

Another reason to view fraternities differently than the way they’re portrayed in movies is because of the good they do on campuses and in communities. Each fraternity sets a GPA requirement that each man has to meet before being initiated; striving for academic excellence creates better men in the long run. Fraternities also have a philanthropy that they raise money for throughout the year.

Whether it’s helping feed low-income people or raising awareness for diseases, Greek organizations better the community around them.

If you still aren’t convinced fraternity men are nothing but wild frat boys, take a look at the Forbes Super 500 List, which compiles the top 500 CEOs of the largest corporations in America. Forbes writer Davide Dukcevich found that nearly a quarter of these CEOs were members of fraternities.

These men are learning important qualities and leadership skills and are making a difference along the way.

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Ben Brown

New season, stronger bench for Pacers

In a little over three days, the Indiana Pacers will open their season against the Orlando Magic.

This year, the Pacers have tried to add some depth to make another run for the Finals. I am not sure the additions are going to put them over the top, but, then again, anything helps. Personally, I believe they had one of the worst benches in the league last season.

The team should get some good scoring with the return of Danny Granger. It will be interesting to see how he fits back into the lineup.

The addition of Chris Copeland will be another big gain for the Pacers. Copeland, if used correctly, could be a huge asset. If he is in as a power forward and out on the three point line, it’s going to open the floor up for Hibbert to go to work on the post without a double team.

Luis Scola is another big acquisition for the Pacers. Scola is going to be another substitute for the big men, but he should be more beneficial than Ian Mahimni is for the team. Mahimni is good at defending the lane, but Scola will add more scoring for the team.

The Pacers also added CJ Watson to the team to replace DJ Augustine.

He has played most of his career as a backup, but he does add another threat for the Pacers, having led the Brooklyn Nets last season in three-point field goal percentage.

While the Pacers didn’t pick up a lot of firepower this offseason, they did add some pretty good weapons.

Both Copeland and Watson give two more options for the three, which the Pacers shoot quite a few of. It’s great when they fall. Hopefully, adding two sharpshooters will help the Pacers take more games.

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Senior Kyle Holzbog (left) runs the ball and sophomore Keaton Lyons (right) blocks Mount St. Joe’s Leonard Riston during the homecoming game on Oct. 12.

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Same preparation, different game

Football gets ready for one of the biggest games of the season in the same ways as every week

By Alex Engelbert

aengelbert@franklincollege.edu

Though it comes as no surprise to the Grizzly faithful, Franklin will once again play for another conference championship.

The Grizzlies, who are currently ranked at a historic-high of 12th in the latest D3football.com poll, will travel to Terre Haute on Saturday to battle the Engineers for the HCAC championship.

The game promises to be an exciting one, as both teams are undefeated in conference, but despite the significance and hype of the upcoming game, the team has prepared just like any other week.

Senior wide receiver Kyle Linville said there the team makes some changes week-to-week.

“Each week, we put in some minor tweaks regarding the defensive secondary we’re going to see and

get some wrinkles ironed out to boost confidence,” he said.

The coaching staff, just like the players, have approached Saturday’s game as just another day at the office.

The week is very ordinary in terms of preparation, head coach Mike Leonard said.

The team went through film, walk-throughs and full-gear practices, but it didn’t ignore the significance of the game.

“We expect Rose’s best shot,” Leonard said. “We realize that whoever wins is really in the driver’s seat in terms of controlling the conference.”

Offensive coordinator Matt Theobold echoed Leonard and Linville’s sentiments about the normalcy of the week. The former Hanover standout said he understands the importance of a week-to-week mindset when it comes to winning championships.

“We go about our business the same way as any other week,” he said.

“We are always competing against ourselves, not the opponent.”

Regardless of this limited mindset, rankings, playoffs and national prestige cannot be kept out of the conversation.

Franklin recently moved up to 12th in the nation, earning more national prestige each week, but the national notoriety is only good for one thing, according to Linville.

“The one tangible thing that comes from national respect is the opportunity of hosting a playoff game,” he said. “Which would be huge for the school.”

The Grizzlies square up against the Engineers on at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday in Terre Haute.

sports Women’s tennis season ends with three-way tie Franklin falls in semifinals of HCAC tournament and finishes second in conference

By Jesse Wilson

jwilson@franklincollege.edu

The women’s tennis team lost a tough match to Rose-Hulman in the semifinals of the HCAC tournament on Saturday.

The Grizzlies fought their way through the first round with a 5-3 win over Manchester, pushing them to the semifinals in the afternoon.

Victories for Franklin against the Spartans came from sophomore Emily Roberts (1-6, 6-2, 6-1) in Number 3 Singles and sophomore Chelsea Howell (6-0, 7-5) in Number 4 Singles.

Sophomore Melissa Sanders and junior Bethany Harris grabbed an 8-5 win at Number 1 Doubles, with Howell and freshman Alison Meyer winning 8-3 at Number 2 Doubles.

Sophomore Chelsea Platt and fresh-

man Emily Helvie brought in an 8-6 victory for Number 3 Doubles.

“With the Manchester match going to an 8-6 decision with a tie breaker, it definitely was a longer match than we’d hoped for,” Harris said. “The rain forced us inside, which limited the amount of courts we had to three, so the matches took much longer than we expected. That made the break in between the first round and the second round much shorter.”

The Grizzlies had 30 minutes to turn around and take on the Engineers in the semifinals.

“Tennis is a very tough sport,” head coach Rusty Hughes said.

“When you start a match at 9:30 (in the morning) and end at 2, only to have to start a second one at 2:30,

it becomes more of a game of mental toughness than anything.”

Franklin lost to Rose-Hulman 5-0 after the Engineers took an early lead by sweeping all three doubles and the Number 2 and 3 Singles.

Falling out of the semifinals brought an end to the fall tennis season for the women’s side, topping the team’s record off at 8-5 and in a three-way tie for second place in the HCAC. With the offseason ahead of them, the Grizzlies plan to improve their chances for next season. The team will return all its players.

“I expect a lot of hard work through the spring and summer months,” Howell said. “We’re young, and we have so much potential.

It is just up to us to prepare.”

Scores Oct. 16 Men’s Soccer v. Transylvania: 1-2 (OT) Women’s Tennis v. Hanover: 4-5 Volleyball v. Spalding: 1-3 Oct. 18 Men’s Cross Country at Wilmington Classic: 20th Women’s Cross Country at Wilmington Classic: 22nd Volleyball v. Defiance: 0-3 Oct. 19 Football v. Anderson: 67-7 Men’s Soccer v. Defiance: 1-3 Women’s Soccer v. Defiance: 0-3 Women’s Tennis v. Manchester: 5-3 Women’s Tennis v. Rose-Hulman: 0-5 Oct. 22 Women’s Soccer v. Rose-Hulman: 0-1 Oct. 23 Men’s Soccer v. Rose-Hulman: 0-3 Volleyball v. Hanover: 0-3

Women’s soccer falls short despite stats Grizzlies lose to the Engineers after dominating entire match

By Jacob Rund and Anna Wilson

jacob.rund@franklincollege.edu, awilson2@franklincollege.edu

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Sophomore Emma Hagist passes the ball during a home game against Heidelburg earlier this season.

The women’s soccer team fell to Rose-Hulman on Tuesday after giving up the game’s only goal early in the second half.

“I thought the women on the team did very well, and we could that we dominated the match,” head coach Justin Sullivan. “Soccer is a fickle game, and the better team doesn’t always win.”

“The game was really unlucky,” junior Kayla Dragstram said. “We played our hearts out and had one of our best games all year. We kept possession really well, and it was bad luck that we didn’t put the ball in the back of the net.”

Five minutes into the second half, the Engineers found the back of the net, but the Grizzlies couldn’t find the net to even the score, even after out-shooting Rose-Hulman 6-1 in the final half.

“We gave up one good opportunity, and they capitalized,” Sullivan said.

“We didn’t take our chances well enough to win. Beyond that, we have a number of girls gutting through injuries.”

“We were creating opportunities to score,” Dragstrem said. “We were not struggling, we just couldn’t score. Toward the end of the game, we were trying to rearrange our formation to get as many girls up as possible, but we still could not produce the result that we wanted.”

Franklin dropped its record to 8-7 in regular season play and 2-4 in HCAC play.

“We have a good team, and I’m proud of our group,” Sullivan said. “Our results lately haven’t shown that most recently.”

Senior Vanessa Benham recorded five shots for the night, while Dragstrem, sophomore Allie Amato and freshman Taylor Travis each added two.

“We just couldn’t put the ball away,” Benham said. “We had some really good attacks going forward, but we just didn’t get the finish. We had the shots. We had the opportunities. We just didn’t finish them like we should have.”

Juniors Brandy Ramaj and Danielle Owens and sophomore Michelle Murphy tallied a shot each.

Freshman goalkeeper Kelsie Williams had two saves for the night.

The Grizzlies hope to bounce back from the loss and pick up a much needed conference win as they host Bluffton on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Beavers are 2-4 in the HCAC with a 4-8 overall record.

“We’ve got to keep doing what we’re doing, playing hard, leaving everything on the field,” Benham said. “Hopefully, we’ll get another win, but we just have to keep working hard. Hopefully, we’ll get the results next time.”

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2 Mary Beth Tinker holds up a piece of hate mail she received during a talk about her experience and her victory for First Amendment rights on Wednesday afternoon in the chapel.

3 A member of Delta Delta Delta removes a post-it note from the bathroom in Shirk on Wednesday night. Members of Tri Delta scattered the notes across campus for Fat Talk Free Week, which is part of Body Image 3D, one of the sorority’s national initiatives.

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