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OUR VIEWPOINT >

U.S. GUN LAWS

MUST CHANGE

As human beings, we should be incensed that another mass killing has occurred in our country. We should be mad as hell, and it’s time for Congress to get off their asses.

Enough is enough. How many more people have to die before lawmakers do something about guns? At this point, it is infuriating, heartbreaking, maddening, terrifying and embarrassing.

This no longer has anything to do with what the framers’ intended when the Second Amendment was drafted and they were concerned with arming a well-regulated militia.

Regulations must change. For those who are proponents of the Second Amendment and have an affinity for guns, we are not talking about taking away your guns for protection, hunting or other recreational activities. But we are talking about removing from American hands guns and any devices that can modify those guns that turns them into high-powered killing machines.

There is no need for anyone except military and law enforcement to own assault weapons of any type. Some may say it’s not that simple, but it really is.

Everyone now knows the name of the Las Vegas shooter, the seemingly normal 64-year-old man who shot and killed 58 people and left 489 wounded on Oct. 1, causing the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. He armed himself with 23 guns of assorted types and opened fire from his 32nd-floor Mandalay Bay Resort hotel room into a crowd of 22,000 unsuspecting concertgoers about 400 yards away.

While the guns were semi-automatics, the killer was able to convert 12 of them into fully automatic weapons by equipping each with a bump stock, an accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire at rates approaching automatic ones. They can be bought online for as little as $50. They are legal to purchase.

Speaking for the Trump Administration, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the day after the shooting that it was not the time for political debate about gun laws.

Many disagreed, including Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both Democrats from Connecticut whose constituents include those affected by the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., that took the lives of 20 children.

“There’s an unintentional endorsement that gets sent to these mass murderers when after slaughter after slaughter, Congress does nothing,” Murphy told representatives as he spoke on the floor of the Senate following the shooting. “If the greatest deliberative body in the world doesn’t act to condemn [this violence] through policy change, it starts to look and feel like complicity.”

We have to agree. The statistics revolving around gun violence in the U.S. are staggering. USA Today reported earlier this

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month that Americans own 42 percent of the 650 million civilian firearms worldwide. This is frightening since Americans only account for 4.4 percent of the world’s 7.4 billion population.

And that’s not all. A study by the Harvard Injury Control Research Center found that the U.S. has more gun deaths per capita than any of the world’s two dozen highest income countries.

Using mortality data from the World Health Organization, the study also found that firearms-related homicide deaths are 25 times higher in the U.S. than in other high income countries such as Austria, France and Finland.

For those aged 15–24, the gun homicide rate in the U.S. is 49 times higher. The study also found that about 300 Americans are shot every day in the U.S. and 100 die from gunshot wounds in murders, attempted suicides or accidents.

As you can imagine, countries with stricter gun laws have far less gun violence. It only took Australia one mass shooting that killed 35 people a decade ago to change its gun laws. It seems to have worked. There have been no fatal mass shootings since.

The Gun Violence Archive, an online research tool, reports that so far in 2017 there have been close to 12,000 deaths and 24,000 injuries from gun-related violence in the U.S., including an August mass shooting in Evansville where one person was killed and three were injured.

As of Oct. 6, there have been 276 mass murders in the U.S. this year. Nicholas Kristoff of The New York Times wrote that in every other area of life, the U.S. uses safety regulations to try to reduce death and injury. But the federal government has not make a serious effort to reduce gun deaths. It allows too many things to stand in the way of doing what is right. This recent catastrophe just shows that if we cannot learn lessons from past horrific tragedies, we are bound to repeat them.

And we already have. — At Pulse nightclub (49). At Virginia Tech (32). At Sandy Hook (27). At Luby’s Cafeteria in Killan, Texas (23). At McDonald’s in San Ysidro, Calif. (21) At San Bernardino. (14). At Columbine (13). And at the many others we didn’t have space to list or didn’t necessarily result in double-digit deaths and injuries.

“We’ll pray for Las Vegas,” Jimmy Kimmel told his viewers following the Las Vegas shooting. “Some of us will get motivated, some of us won’t get motivated, bills will be written, bills will be watered down, bills will fail, the NRA will smother it all with money. And, over time, we’ll get distracted and move on to the next thing. And then it’ll happen again, and again.”

Enough is enough.

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FASCINATING PEOPLE >

LESSONS IN CONFIDENCE

AND CARING hannah|ROWE

Senior Anna Ahrens has never worried much about what other people thought of her. She would fearlessly walk the halls of her high school in outfits that others would find quirky and odd. But to Anna, it was a representation of her outgoing personality.

“Just be yourself,” she said. “Don’t care about what other people think of how you act or what you wear because it really doesn’t matter.”

Anna has never shied away from expressing her happiness about things and refuses to let bullies or the struggle to make friends have a big impact on her life. Instead, experiencing those problems helped her grow up. In fact, the archaeology major grew up without other neighborhood children so she spent a lot of time alone. Because of this, she learned how powerful of a tool imagination can be.

“Imagination is a good thing to have and it gets you a lot of places,” Anna said. “It gets you to problem solve and look at solutions.”

She has applied this way of thinking

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ka, Kan., native brought her confidence and good attitude to UE, where she immediately found herself getting involved.

She was a Neu Chapel intern for three years and during that time she lead Bible studies, occasionally preached and helped with music. She was the first smiling face visitors saw as they were welcomed into the chapel. Through this position, she gained a slew of new skills.

“I gained a lot of confidence in my leadership skills,” Anna said. “I became a more independent person.”

In the group of interns, she found herself taking the lead. Her professional and social skills improved as she learned how to network.

She brought this experience into her current position as president of the Archaeology Club, which requires her to • She likes to save worms after it rains. focus on creating social initiatives • She can write in Elvish. to build a network for incoming • The coolest place she has visited is London. freshman, lead meetings and cre• Her favorite animal is the cat. ate fun educational games to em• The weirdest gift she’s received was a phasize the things taught in vari Slinky, to remind her to be flexible. ous courses. This also means that while completing digs. Often, digs require Anna serves as the liaison between profestools that might not be available. Anna said sors and students in the Archaeology and moments like these make her tap into her Art History Department. imagination to figure things out.

For her senior project, Anna is creatAlong with her imagination, the Topeing a TV show that highlights women in ar-

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chaeology. She is tired of middle-aged, elite men being the face of her beloved discipline.

She took the opportunity to film for her show while she was in Israel taking part in the Jezreel Expedition this summer.

Anna said this dig was different because there were two women directors. She said archaeology is an area that is typically overlooked when it comes to women.

Now, it is her goal to create an accurate portrayal of life during a dig, all while making it humorous and relatable. She plans to send out the show to different networks in hopes that it will get picked up.

Anna is hardworking and motivated by her heart. She is passionate about highlighting women in archaeology and about making people happy.

“I want people to care about people,” she said. “I want to make the world a better place.”

Imagination is a good thing to have and it gets you a lot of places.”

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C AMPUS CRIME

The following information was compiled from offense reports filed Sept. 1 – Oct. 3 in Safety & Security.

Oct. 3 – A laundry basket, keys and detergent were stolen from the Morton Hall laundry room.

Loss reported at $25.

Oct. 1 – A student was found under the influence of alcohol. Student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— A student was found under the influence of alcohol. Student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 29 – A GPS unit was stolen from a vehicle parked in G-lot. No loss reported.

Sept. 24 – The lug nuts on a vehicle were removed. No loss reported.

Sept. 23 – A student was found naked on the Front Oval. Student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 19 – A wallet was stolen from a vehicle parked on the Front Oval. No loss reported.

Sept. 16 – A student reported being assaulted by another student. Case referred to the campus Title IX officer.

— A student reported being assaulted by another student. Case referred to the campus Title IX officer.

— A car was vandalized in G-lot. No loss reported.

— A bicycle secured to the rack between Carson Center and the tennis courts was stolen.

Loss reported at $115.

— A student was found in front of Hughes Hall under the influence of alcohol. Student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 14 – The handicapped loading area in Q-lot was spray-painted. No loss reported.

Sept. 9 – The battery was stolen from a vehicle parked on Olive. Loss reported at $150.

Sept. 7 – A student in Jones Hall was found in possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Sept. 5 – Two students were found in possession of and creating a false UE parking permit.

Student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action. Loss reported at $50.

Sept. 3 – A parking cone was stolen from M-lot. Loss reported at $10.

Sept. 1 – A student was found with alcohol outside of Jones Hall. Student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

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Angela Yee, DJ Envy and Charlamagne tha God were hosting rapper Lil Duval on their morning radio show, “The Breakfast Club,” in July when the topic of transgender women came up. Janet Mock, a notable author and trans activist of color, had been on the show a few days prior to promote her new book.

During Duval’s interview, he was asked what he would do if he slept with a woman such as Mock and then later found out that TRANSITIONS > the woman was trans.

“This might sound messed up, but I don’t care,” he said. “She dying.”

Duval’s frank admission that he would literally murder a trans woman who he was enamored by just moments before he learned of her gender identity was jarring to many listeners, but his comments were Trans women cannot be expected to disclose our gender nothing new to trans women — especially identity before sex until straight men stop killing us for it. trans women of color.

Mock responded about a week later to Duval’s interview. Her moving statement is Rest easy, straight men. If you find yourBelieve me, trans women are not tryworth reading in its entirety, but the drivself attracted to a trans woman, it won’t ing to sleep with people who do not want ing message was simple. Unless straight make you gay. It is perfectly understandable to sleep with us. All a trans woman wants men learn to recognize the toxicity of their for a straight man to be attracted to a trans is the security of knowing she can trust her masculinity, Mock said they “will continue woman because women are women. romantic partners with her gender identito persecute trans women and blame them It seemingly doesn’t matter how many ty without them feeling threatened or emasfor their own deaths.” times we repeat this. Many culated by it.

That same day as Mock people still refute the womThe only way trans women will have released her statement, ananhood of trans women. that security is if cis people start holding other transgender womSome people, especially cis their friends accountable for the way trans an of color was shot and men, go so far as to claim people are discussed and treated. Don’t killed in Atlanta. And, in that trans women who sleep stand by while your friends or family dehuthe months since, four more with straight men without manize and degrade us. Don’t let the idea transgender people have disclosing that they are trans that trans women are actually gay men go been murdered. first is equivalent to rape. unchallenged.

History was made last I can understand why a And if you would murder a woman you year when there were 22 reman might feel betrayed to just had sex with if you later found out corded murders of trans learn that the woman he just she was trans, disclose that up front. It’s a people, the most ever. There slept with hadn’t told him sure fire way to never have sex with a trans jesse|ROBKIN have already been 20 this about that part of herself. woman or any other woman who finds your year. It would be shocking if last year’s reBut as long as men murder trans women for impulse for violence despicable. It is your cord wasn’t broken by the end of the year. being trans, we will never be safe enough to responsibility to tell us you are dangerous, Why does this keep happening? It’s a openly share the aspect of our identity that not our responsibility to risk our lives for question that has been discussed at length we know makes us vulnerable. the sake of your masculinity. by many trans advocates. Even I wrote a It’s true. A man should column about it last year. It is clear that this be allowed to know whethepidemic will not stop no matter how many er the woman he is sleepstatements trans people make asking, deing with is transgender. manding or even begging for change.

But the crucial thing men Heteronormative men kill trans women must understand is the only reason they The question is: Straight men: do you because our existence forces them to quesdon’t always get that full disclosure before want to live in a world where you learn the tion their own sexuality and, by extension, sex is that for so many trans women, the gender identity of women before getting their masculinity. Straight men are afraid punishment for telling our sexual partner into bed with them? Then stop mocking us. that sleeping with us makes them gay. who we are is a death sentence.

Stop assaulting us. Stop killing us.

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Rest easy, straight men. If you find yourself ATTRACTED to a trans woman, it won’t make you gay.

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A crisp pass doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep freshman Patrick Fitzgibbon from the catch after freshman Jonathan Walker tips it during a pick up game on Ridgway Center lawn. | Jeff Tarala Water balloons are flying everywhere at the BSU-sponsored cookout during Family Weekend, and sophomore DaLisa McCallum enjoys it, even though she is the victim of a direct hit. | Miranda Huskey An unplanned jam session outside is a relaxing way for freshman Michael Boedecker to escape life in his residence hall. | Rebecca Clark

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Even though homework probably awaits them, seniors Gabby Hickey, MicKayla Schulte and Marlaina Eveslage take some afternoon time to chat with junior Rachel Pritts. | Jessica Peistrup

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A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING Typically, when someone is annoyed, they leave passive-aggressive notes laying around or give you the silent treatment. But in the case of Helene Jegado, she would poison whoever made the mistake of irritating her with arsenic.

It is unclear exactly how many murders Jegado committed but the French domestic servant is believed to have killed at least 36 people from 1833 to 1841, including a priest and her own sister. Her sincerity is what kept her from being a suspect for so long. Many people had considered her to be too nice to commit a crime.

After Jegado declared her innocence before even being accused, the authorities knew something was up. She was later arrested and convicted of at least three murders before being guillotined in 1852.

FINDINGS unknown killers hannah|ROWE

THE OPPOSITE OF A CAREGIVER

A STEPSON’S RETALIATION

SERIAL DATER OR SERIAL KILLER? Known as “America’s Queen Killer” and “The Poison Fiend,” Lydia Sherman took being a widow to the next level. When her first husband took ill, rather than committing him to an asylum, Sherman mixed arsenic with his morning oatmeal and watched him suffer throughout a day before he finally died.

After she killed her husband and their six remaining children, Sherman remarried a wealthy, older man. Looking to inherit his $500,000 estate, she poisoned him as well, claiming he suffered from age-related maladies.

Sherman then married an alcoholic and soon murdered him and two of his sickly children. She was finally caught in 1871 and sentenced to life in prison.

PREYING ON THE WEAK AND ELDERLY Dorothea Puente ran a boarding house in Sacramento, Calif., in the 1980s. She would open the mail of the elderly and disabled boarders living in her home and then cash their Social Security checks.

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When the boarders caught on to her scheme, they ended up buried in the backyard. Puente was only convicted of three counts of murder despite being charged with nine.

While Puente let her victims come to her, Robert Hansen, an unassuming baker from Anchorage, Alaska, preferred to capture them himself. Once Hansen abducted his victims, he would set them free so he could hunt them down and kill them. He was convicted in 1984 after confessing to killing 17 women and raping 30 more and began serving his 461-year sentence.

Daniel Camargo Barbosa killed 150 girls during the ‘70s and ‘80s because as a child his stepmother had dressed him like a girl.

THE FRENCH RIPPER Joseph Vacher murdered and mutilated at least 11 people before being executed by guillotine in 1898.

Most people can agree that nurses are nice, helpful people. Jane Toppan stained that image. Toppan was a nurse at Cambridge Hospital in Boston and instead of caring for her patients, she would overdose them with morphine and atropine, a muscle relaxant.

Toppan liked to observe the effect of the drugs on a patient’s nervous system. Even worse, she would cuddle with victims in their hospital bed as they died because she was sexually aroused by death.

Toppan’s ambition was to have killed more people than anyone else in the world and tried to gain sympathy by poisoning herself. She was arrested in 1901 and confessed to murdering 31 people. But she was found not guilty because she was found insane and spent the rest of her life in a psychiatric hospital.

THE REALITY OF A PIRATE’S LIFE SOAP MAKER OF CORREGGIO Italian killer Leonarda Cianciulli murdered three women in 1939–40 and turned their bodies into soap and teacakes to keep her son out of the army.

Albert Hicks brutally murdered two crew members and the captain of a small sailing boat off the coast of New York in 1860. The ship was later discovered with no bodies on board, but Hicks was captured and admitted to killing 98 others in California gold camps, claiming he had been possessed by the devil. Hicks went down in history as the last man executed for piracy in the U.S. when he was hung in 1860.

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petuated concept that men should do the pursuing and women should be the one pursued is troublesome in itself; it is anoth-

Romantic comedies NEGLECT to highlight any other facets in life that may be fulfilling.

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ROM-COMS NEED TO

EVOLVE WITH US

Though many people love them, many popular romantic comedies portray unhealthy views on women and relationships.

Romantic comedies are like a drug, causing a series of feelings that begins with ambivalence and uncertainty and lead you to an ending that leaves the viewer floating in all of the fuzzy feelings emanating from the screen. At least, that’s what good ones are supposed to do. There is just something about the mixture of cute romance and cringe that draws us in.

There is a scene in 2001’s “Bridget Jones’ Diary” where the two male leads fight in the snow over who gets to be with Bridget, and who can forget the moment in 1999’s “10 Things I Hate About You” where the mysterious, badass lead serenades the woman he’s trying to win over, his perfectly curly hair, fluttering as he gets chased around by campus police. These scenes are iconic, but there is a side to romantic comedies that makes it hard for some people to distinguish the line between fiction and reality.

It is easy to see how representations of women affect the way we think we should speak, look or feel. Even Tampon commercials are skewed to portray women as happy, dancing in fields of flowers as our uterus feels like it is being churned in a blender.

In case you haven’t noticed, that’s not an accurate portrayal.

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Romantic comedies are no exception to how media skews perception. Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, did a study where they analyzed common themes in top box office films.

When the psychologists surveyed respondents on which films they liked the most, they found that those who liked romantic comedies failed to communicate with their partners effectively.

This study also showed that people who view a considerable amount of romantic comedies tend to have unrealistic views on how relationships work. lea|ARNOLD Romantic comedies portray romance as being the center of a woman’s life, neglecting to highlight any other facets in life that may be fulfilling. If there is another side of life the film features it is usually showing something negative. In 2009’s “The Proposal,” Sandra Bullock’s character is portrayed as a pushy, demanding boss, who has become overwhelmed by her career. It is these types of characterization that tell society a woman cannot be complete without romance in her life.

Another problematic feature of the romcom is the fact that they tend to blur the line between pursuing women and flat out harassing and stalking them. Even the per-

er thing to push this trope to the extremes that some romantic comedies do.

The Atlantic cites in a 2016 article the example of “Hitch,” a 2005 rom-com with Will Smith as a love guru. Smith’s character is introduced to us by voice-over. In the course of this monologue, the character claims that any excuses a woman makes about not wanting to be in a relationship are lies. How disturbing is that? This perpetuates the idea that women are just playing hard to get, when women say “no,” they are really saying “maybe.”

Literal stalking is also portrayed in these movies as something cute and romantic, by presenting it under the guise of the character just going to the extremes for the one they love. A 2015 University of Michigan study on media and stalking showed that women who viewed romantic comedies where a man’s pursuit of a woman was shown in a positive light were more likely to believe misleading myths about stalking.

These types of movies are more common than you think. The one that comes to mind is 1998’s “There’s Something about Mary,” a wholesome tale about how a guy tracks down his high school crush from 13 years ago by hiring a private investigator to spy on her. How is this not creepy?

And sure, you might say that most people are smart enough to not confuse fiction with reality, and you’re right. But there are people who tend to have trouble distinguishing fiction and reality and eat this shit up like cheese fries — teens. Is it right for us as a society to allow young people to think the actions of men in these movies are OK? I don’t think so.

Even though the media is getting better at portraying women, with characters like Katniss Everdeen and Daenerys Targaryen, the genre feels a little stagnant, with its formulaic plots and strict adherence to gender roles. Though the classics are classics for a reason, it is not feasible to make another “Pretty Woman” in 2017. We’ve evolved. It’s time for the genre to evolve with us.

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our relationships are more egalitarian than straight ones. Depicting gay couples in heterosexist terms co-opts the experience of people in those relationships.

Sexual fetishism is not the only type of fetishism that LGBTQ people are subjected to. A fetish can also be defined as an object of unreasonably excessive attention or revLESBIHONEST > erence. This is platonic fetishism and is just as common as sexual fetishism.

One way platonic fetishism manifests is in the idea of the gay best friend — straight women and gay men forming close platonic bonds and going on shopping sprees while dishing gossip about hot men. It may seem harmless, but these romanticized relationNo, we do not want a threesome, we do not want to be your ships tend to be highly superficial. fashion advisers and we are not here for your amusement.

Often straight women want a gay best friend because they want a friend who will ing orgasm. We do not need dildos to get Imagine a stranger asking if they can not sexualize them and is not in competioff; our hands work just as well — somewatch you and your partner make out. tion with them for a mate. Gay men seem times better.

Imagine a straight couple you just met askto be the perfect fit because the stereoThe women in lesbian porn are about as ing you to join them in a threesome. Imagtype says they all love shopping, Cher and far from the butch lesbian ine someone deciding they want to be your Broadway show-tunes. But stereotype as you can get bebest friend based on a stereotype about even when they do fit this cause the intended audience you. Imagine people — friends and strangstereotype, that is not all is hypermasculine men who ers alike — asking for intimate details about there is to them. The women like their women feminine. your sex life as if they were asking what who want gay best friends Men watch lesbian porn to your major is. do not look beyond this stefulfill fantasies of having This is what people in the LGBTQ comreotype and are therefore inmultiple women in one sexumunity experience everyday. Men who capable of forming a meanal setting, not to be remindthink lesbians are hot, straight authors who ingful connection with the ed that some women don’t write about gay couples and women who men they fetishize. care about their junk. want a gay best friend fetishize our bodSo why is this bad? FeMen are not the only ies, emotions and relationships. Well, we’re tishism of the LGBTQ comones who fetishize LGBTQ pretty sick of it. munity is rooted in hooli|ROSS-MUSICK mophobia. People do not bodies and sex lives. The A fetish is something that arouses sexfan-fiction community is full of straight ual desire. This simple definition refers to watch straight porn and think it is OK to women writing and reading about their fasexual fetishism, and all too often the thing ask straight couples to make out in front of vorite fictional gay couples. This romantibeing fetishized is sex within the LGBTQ them. But men who watch lesbian porn do cism of gay relationships can be just as decommunity — particularly lesbian sex. because they see gay people as less than huhumanizing as depictions of lesbian porn.

Everyone should know by now that porn man. Men who think lesbians are hot are Though the focus tends to the same men who do not want to be in be less on the sexual and locker rooms with gay men. more on the romantic asBy the same token, women who believe pects of the relationship, the stereotypes about gay men also believe these fictions still follow a the negative stereotypes about gay women. heterosexist structure. is wildly unrealistic. We watch porn to get They want a gay best friend but think lesbiIn gay fan-fiction there is always a femoff, not as a substitute for sex ed. But the inans are man-hating, radical feminists. inine and a masculine partner and it usuaccuracy of lesbian porn is distressing beIt is OK to have fantasies as long as you ally happens that the feminine man is also cause it is not made with a lesbian audience do not project those fantasies onto real peothe submissive one within the relationship. in mind. ple. If you like lesbian porn and gay fan-ficThis kind of depiction is ridiculous because Lesbian porn is made for the male gaze. tion that is OK, but recognize that these are gay relationships do not involve a man and This is obvious by the use of oversized dilnot always accurate representations of our a woman. There is not always one mascudos or other phallic objects and the emphaexperiences and do not let these depictions line and one feminine partner and often sis on penetration as the means of achievinfluence your ideas of real people.

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WITHIN FAITH >

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FALSE IDENTITIES

Labels are everywhere with unflattering consistency and often they’re ill founded and disastrous for religious communities.

Humans are naturally wired to group together characteristics in order to make connections to seemingly unrelated things.

This is why we categorize plants, animals and one another. This quickly turns into stereotyping, especially in current society where artificial connections occur frequently. While labeling is a global commonality, it is a negative, exclusive way of defining people, religious and otherwise.

Warren Blumenfeld, social justice writer for the Huffington Post, said in his column, “a stereotype is an oversimplified, preconceived and standardized conception, opinion, affective attitude, judgment or image of a person or group held in common by members of other groups.”

Using this definition, anytime someone mentions comedic Jews; terrorist, turban-wearing Muslims; stoner Buddhists or Mary-worshipping Catholics, they are categorizing a religion.

Some stereotypes are used as entertainment while others are used as discrimination. Yet these labels negatively impact all those who walk under a religious umbrella. Everyone who claims a religion as part of their identity has felt the repercussions of something assumed of them, even though it may not be applicable to the person or their religion.

“Stereotypes may have originally contained some small grain of truth, but that

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element has since been exaggerated, distorted or in some way taken out of context,” Blumenfeld said. “Stereotypes, therefore, may be based on false generalizations derived from very small samples or even from a unique case. Some stereotypes have no foundation in fact at all.”

Though widespread, many categorizations begin with flimsy foundations. Some, like the polygamous Mormon, come from the history of a religion. The early history of Mormonism showed a strong belief that men should have multiple wives so their polygamous stereotype has a historical foundation.

Other stereotypes were taken from factual information and warped in the process, producing misleading assumptions, like Mary-worshipping Catholics. Many Catholics do ask Mary to pray alongside

Stereotypes provide FALSE information in some way that creates a false, injurious identity.

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them, as God is not likely to ignore his own mother, but any practicing Catholic would not condone outright worship of her. Mary is seen as a role model and leader, someone to admire but not to worship.

Yet a third type of label is one that is completely misled and ill founded. They stem from someone assuming something without checking if it is factual. For in-

stance, Muslim men do not wear religious headwear. Islamic women do wear hijabs but turbans are traditionally worn by Sikhs.

All three of these foundations for stereotyping are harmful to the religion and its followers. The resulting categories provide false information in some way that create false, injurious idenlily|RENFRO tities for anyone associated with them.

Religious stereotypes equally harm both people and the religions themselves. When something is assumed because of religion, a person’s unique personality is shunned and forgotten. They are labeled by what their religion might suggest about them, and often people do not take the time to further their knowledge of someone after a stereotype has been attached to that person.

The same occurs with the breath of a religion. Once people have a general definition to base their opinion and information on for a religion, they do not take the time to learn more about the religion to experience the religion completely.

As categorizing religions often supplies little to no information, the general knowledge people do have about religions is insufficient and inaccurate, which increases religious prejudices and worsens political and social problems.

The Holocaust was the result of widespread ignorance of the Jewish community and its traditions. Stereotypes were used to create fear and mistrust against the Jews.

The result was the loss of more than 6 millions lives and World War II. Deaths will continue to increase if society fails to recognize and lessen religious assumptions.

In a society where religious topics are incredibly controversial, there is little room for inaccurate stereotypes. These labels add unnecessary clutter to already littered problems and bias those who believe them to negative, uneducated views of religious people, worsening the problems.

Gaining knowledge of religions you are unaccustomed to is a crucial part of improving society and creating peace throughout communities. Stereotypes run rampant, and they need to be overcome to prevent unnecessary religious turmoil.

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Mysteries appeal to all of us on some level.

Many cannot be solved, but investigators have provided reasons as to why others exist.

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nexplained physical wonders exist in the world that cannot be easily made clear, leaving people curious about how and why they occurred. People have hypothesized and theorized the cause of many of these mysteries, while others have blamed aliens or looked at reasons a little more realistic.

There have been countless speculations through the years as to what causes many unexplained occurrences. And while there are a myriad of explanations to why many exist, lots of questions still remain. From England’s Stonehenge to Namibia’s fairy circles, the world is full of occurrences that have no valid explanations. But Crescent Magazine decided to take a look at four that seem to defy logic.

The oldest puzzle in U.S. history involves the lost colony of Roanoke. Established in 1585 on Roanoke Island in what is known today as the outer banks of North Carolina, Roanoke was the first settlement in the New World. But that is not what makes it notable. It is the fact that more than 100 colonists disappeared and left only the word “croatoan” behind.

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The most obvious questions to researchers were what does croatoan mean, where did the settlers go and what caused them to leave? Daniel Byrne, associate professor of history, narrowed the possible explanations. He said what most likely happened is that the colonists ran out of supplies after not receiving any for two years. With no other options, they could have decided their best course of action was to move inland toward civilization for help.

“Ecological disaster and economic collapse is what usually causes people to disappear like that,” Byrne said.

Some researchers pointed out that if they merged with mainland Native Americans, there should be traceable evidence.

But over time Native Americans reused burial sites, making it impossible to correctly date the bodies that were buried.

Croatoan was the name of an island about 50 miles south of Roanoke, now Hatteras Island, which at the time was home to a Native American tribe of the same name.

It is possible many settlers migrated there as they searched for help. Even though this theory is plausible, many agree that there

is still not enough evidence to say for sure that this is what happened.

Another puzzle is Overtoun Bridge. Located near Dumbarton, Scotland, Overtoun Bridge has been the site for at least 70 years of more than 600 dogs that have leapt to their deaths at the exact same spot — between the last two parapets on the right side of the bridge.

In addition to happening in the same space, all of these incidents occurred on clear and relatively sunny days. Even creepier is the fact that long-nosed breeds, such as Labradors and collies, are the only ones that had the urge to jump.

Many residents wonder what could possibly be causing the dogs to act this way.

When the number of canine deaths rose to more than 50, experts made their way to the bridge to determine if some sound or smell could be the cause. They soon decided that there was nothing auditory to blame, but when they investigated smell, they found a believable answer.

Several nests of squirrels, mice and minks resided in the area under the bridge.

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WHAT ABOUT THESE PHENOMENA? wanted to pinpoint which exact smell was driving the dogs crazy, so he performed a test in an open field with the effected breeds and the odors of the discovered rodents. It was determined that the mink’s smell was the culprit. On clear days, nothing dampened the strength of the scent, which the dogs could easily catch.

But disputing this was a local hunter who had lived in the area for 50 years.

He told The Science Channel in 2014 that mink did not live in the area surrounding Overtoun Bridge.

Smell might not be the only culprit.

From a dog’s view, all they could see from the bridge was marble. The high ledges block both a dog’s view and sounds, possibly sending their sense of smell into overdrive to compensate.

Regardless of whether sight or smells are the causes, to this day, no definitive answer has been found and about one dog per year continues to jump off the bridge.

While that mystery has somewhat of a logical answer, the Taos, N.M., hum does not. Residents of this town started reporting a humming sound in the early 1990s that has no valid source. What makes it more mysterious is that only 2 percent of the town’s population can hear it.

Because Taos is located near the infamous town of Roswell, N.M., known for its conspiracy theories about UFO and extraterrestrial sightings, many have claimed that aliens have to be responsible. Because there is little physical evidence, extraterrestrials are still one of the theories.

What is known is that the hum is persistent for those who can hear it — never completely going away even when they wear earplugs or use other sound-blocking devices. Many say the noise seems to get louder when they are in a closed space.

Experts were called in after people contacted lawmakers for help in 1993. The investigation fully took off in 1997 when experts started to interview those affected.

And they were shocked to find people were suffering from other problems too, like nosebleeds and sleep disorders.

Investigators found that the only realistic explanation is what is called spontaneous otoacoustic emissions, which is when a person’s ears naturally create their own subtle noise. These spontaneous emissions are sounds that are released from the Crescent Magazine | October 2017

ear without any external stimulation and are measurable with sensitive microphones in the external ear canal.

Research has revealed that there is not a single identifiable sound people hear but several different ones. Some describe it as a whir, hum or buzz. But the auditory diagnosis is just an assumption and no one has been able to truly determine what causes these hearing issues in Taos.

It is interesting to note that whatever is causing these sounds is not just causing them in Taos. There have been similar reports of humming in such places as Bristol, England, and Sydney, where the noises are just as unexplained as in Taos.

Another curiosity that has been shared throughout various cultures for centuries is that of will-o’-the-wisps. Also known as fairy lights and ignis fatuus, these balls of light have been observed in marsh areas and are described as flickering lanterns.

Since they were first noticed, people have tried to determine what could cause these eerie little orbs to exist. During the Middle Ages, the lights were often thought to be evil omens or the souls of the dead, wandering and trying to trick travelers into following them.

More likely, they are balls of marsh gas igniting in the night, but even this theory has some debated. The fact that they are often seen moving and do not seem to emit heat contradicts the theory.

What has also not been explained is why the wisps can be yellow, white, blue or green. Scientists say that if wisps were truly gases lighting, the methane inside would burn yellow and none of the other colors would be observed.

While the question remains as to what they really are, David Batema, chemistry lab supervisor, said there is an answer as to why they look as if they are always moving away. He said as people move toward light in an area that surrounds water, the water is disturbed and causes the gases on the water’s surface to disperse, creating the illusion of movement.

There will always be mysteries like these that will continue to bewilder us, leaving us wondering the causes behind their existence. But the truth about any long-standing phenomenon is that no matter the evidence, the answer to the mystery may never be solved or believed.

There are countless unexplained happenings in the world. Some may never be solved while a checkmark can be placed in the solved column for others. Here are just a few that might leave you scratching your head. z AMERICA’S GHOST SHIP The Mary Celeste was found abandoned in 1872, skirting the coast of Portugal without a soul onboard. The only things out of place were the missing lifeboat, a broken pump and the fact that there was no one around. Blame has been placed on everything from sea monsters to pirates, but none held when seriously investigated. A recent theory is that the captain sailed the ship farther west than he believed he had. Being off course and not able to pump water from below deck, he could have decided to abandon ship and row to shore instead. But it does not make sense that an experienced captain would lose direction when he was on the open sea. No one knows why the crew abandoned ship, but whatever the cause, the sailors were never seen again. z NAMIBIA’S FAIRY CIRCLES Evenly spaced across the Namib Desert in Namibia, barren patches of land called “fairy circles” have confused scientists for decades. These dead areas are 10–65 feet wide and span about 1,100 miles.

Two arguments have outshone the rest and have the most supporting evidence: one claims termites destroyed the nearby grasses while the other thinks the vegetation formed naturally around nutrient rich ground. A few scientists claim both sides are valid and work together to create these marvels. But, the truth is uncertain. z ENGLAND’S STONEHENGE Stonehenge was built about 2600 B.C. but who built it is still a mystery. Since its discovery, there have been speculations on what it was used for and how the stones were moved into place. A project was launched in 2010 that used underground imaging to reveal the surrounding areas. It showed that Stonehenge sat in the middle of a web of buried structures, all within five miles. With this, the purpose of the structure was said to be a rest stop on a processional route for religious ceremonies. z DEATH VALLEY’S SAILING STONES The unusual moving of the rocks in Death Valley National Park was first noticed in the 1900s and has been watched ever since. Stones have periodically changed positions despite their weight, with the heaviest being about 700 pounds. Trails follow behind the rocks, marking their passage and stretching up to 1,500 feet in some places. Like all mysteries, some people claim aliens are involved but there is a more realistic theory. The rocks and surrounding areas are covered with rain during the winter months and then freeze. It has been found that the thin sheets of ice around the rocks crack and bunch when melted by the sun, propelling them forward and making it seem like they are moving. 17

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RECOGNIZING A WRONG MADE RIGHT One of the longest serving death row prisoners in Alabama history and the 152nd person exonerated from a U.S. prison’s death row since 1983 will present his experience with the judicial system at 6 p.m. Oct. 30 in Eykamp Hall.

The event, sponsored by the Honors Program, is free and open to the public.

Anthony Ray Hinton, who spent more than half of his life incarcerated after he was falsely accused and sentenced to death in 1985 for murder, will discuss his prison experience and how he was finally released in 2015 after spending 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit.

“They just didn’t take me from my family and friends,” Hinton told the Associated Press upon his release. “They had every intention of executing me for something I didn’t do.”

Hinton was arrested and charged with two capital murders after two fastfood restaurant robberies in Birmingham, Ala., ended in death. A gun belonging to Hinton’s mother linked him to the crime even though police could not link the bullets to the gun. And there also were no eyewitnesses to the crime and it was verified that he was working at the time the robberies took place.

Attorney Bryan Stevenson, who is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit organization that represents prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, especially the poor, handled Hinton’s appeals for 16 years.

He and his associates began working on Hinton’s case in 1999 and finally in 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed that Hinton deserved a new trial. The lower court eventually overturned his conviction after it was determined that Hinton’s court-appointed attorney had inadequately represented him at trial and that the evidence was nonexistent.

Maggie Stevenson, associate professor

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of psychology, heard Bryan Stevenson, who wrote “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption,” the stories of death row and other prisoners he had defended over the years, speak at a conference and decided to introduce his book to students in her Honors Program course.

“It is a first common read and I thought the book was exciting and impactful,” she said. “I thought it was important.”

She said the book has the ability to invoke sympathy, even outrage, as readers dive deeper and deeper into the injustices many of the victims experienced.

Hinton’s story was the perfect storm of cumulative injustice. Racial profiling, an all-white jury and biased police officers all played a key role leading up to Hinton’s 30 years of lost time.

“It tells a story of a really big picture, America’s original sin, slavery,” Maggie Stevenson said. “Slavery is key to understanding the book.”

She is hopeful people will come to recognize the crisis within the justice system and the exploitation of vulnerable people.

“I am hopeful for recognition,” Maggie Stevenson said. “The recognition of the crisis in the justice system, the exploitation of vulnerable people. Our country has the largest amount of incarcerated people.”

Bryan Stevenson’s New York Times bestseller brings light not only to Hinton’s story but many others as Hinton’s story is just one of many unjustly incarcerated people in the country.

“I believe it is our responsibility as citizens to see these problems, own up to them and be aware of what is happening,” Maggie Stevenson said. “I want for our students to be able to do so.”

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“It’s really nice to have a music department with so many things going on,” said Tim Zifer, professor of music, “[Students] should take advantage of it.”

“Amahl and the Night Visitors” is the first selection in this year’s UE Opera Series, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in Neu Chapel.

The one-act opera by Gian Carlo Menotti tells the story of the Magi as seen through the eyes of a young disabled boy.

Zifer said the department is also excited about the first-ever “Halloween Bash,” set for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Victory Theatre.

The concert is free and will feature the University Orchestra and Wind Ensemble.

Many popular Halloween tunes will be played, including “Night on Bald Mountain,” which many may know from the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercial.

The second UE Opera Series offering is Giuseppe Verdi’s sorrowful “La Traviata” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 11 at Victory Theatre.

The three-act opera tells the story of Violetta, a high-class prostitute with a secret.

“La Traviata” will be performed with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.

The soothing sounds of jazz will bring Wheeler Concert Hall alive as the Evansville Jazz Society performs at 4 p.m. on Nov. 12. Admission is $5 for students.

“What’s interesting about our department is that we’re so diverse,” Zifer said. “It really reaches a wide audience.”

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UE Theatre’s first presentation of Sarah Ruhl’s “In The Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)” will be at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in May Studio, with additional performances at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21–26 and at 2 p.m. Oct 22.

The play follows a doctor who sees patients who have been diagnosed as hysterical. He “cures” them by treating them with a contraption, known today as the vibrator. The drama escalates as his wife befriends his patients, resulting in the women discovering the importance of sex.

Senior Kira Vuolo, the play’s director, said she has been thinking about staging this play since she first read it when she was 13.

“Sarah Ruhl changed who I am as an artist,” she said.

Ruhl is known as a prolific playwright and has written more than 10 plays. Vuolo especially appreciates this play and its take on sexuality.

“I like that it’s written by a woman and it deals with women’s sexuality in a way that is very candid, open and positive,” she said.

Vuolo believes a large part of society views sex as male focused and male dominated. After seeing the play, she hopes people will come away with less of an androcentric perspective that many use when talking, thinking and engaging in sex. She also hopes people understand that women finding their sexuality is a positive thing.

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The free event is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 25 in Meeks Fieldhouse.

Dustin Hall, assistant athletic director for marketing, said Heritage Federal Credit Union is this year’s event sponsor. It will feature a 3-point shooting challenge, a slam-dunk contest and intrasquad scrimmages featuring both teams.

The first 1,000 fans receive free T-shirts. Fans can also pick up their season tickets.

“This is a chance for people to meet the teams and new players,” Hall said. “They will also get to experience the new atmosphere of the new facility.”

Hall is hoping for high student turnout as the 2017–18 campaign gets underway.

“With the event being right across the street from the campus we are hoping it will encourage students to come out,” he said.

ANNUAL ‘CHILI BOWL’ SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 26 Featuring more than 400 handmade ceramic bowls and piping hot chili to put in them, “Chili Bowl,” sponsored by Clay Club, begins at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 26 outside of Hyde Hall.

“People get excited and anticipate it every year,” said Todd Matteson, assistant professor of art. “It’s an exciting event to have.”

Each bowl costs $10 and includes chili that will be provided by Chartwells.

“We had 320 last year and lots of people missed out on getting a bowl because they went so fast,” Matteson said.

He said students, faculty and alumni have been working to create the bowls, a two-to three-week process. There will also be a silent auction of bowls made by faculty and alumni.

Clay Club hopes to donate proceeds to a local charity to help fight hunger. Matteson said the sale over the years has turned into a charity event, becoming a service opportunity the club hopes people will stay involved with.

“UE is a small community, but we try to reach out and get involved,” he said. “We try to spread the wealth.”

MUSIC DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS PLANNED A variety of musical experiences are scheduled starting next week as the Music Department sponsors a little bit of something for everyone.

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EQUALITY TOPIC OF LECTURE The leading historian on Indiana state history will be the Fiddick Lecture Series speaker at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 in the School of Business Administration 170.

James H. Madison, professor emeritus of history at Indiana University, will discuss “Hoosiers and the Long Struggle for Racial Equality.”

“The speaker is a hugely distinguished historian,” said James MacLeod, professor of history. “He has focused on different aspects of Indiana history for his entire career. He’s been hugely interested in race and its relevance today.”

MacLeod said racial injustice is unfortunately a story that never really ends.

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“Race is probably the defining fault line in defining America,” he said. “It’s really important for students in Indiana to learn about their own past.”

Indiana has struggled with challenges of race and discrimination. It was the home of the second wave of the Ku Klux Klan, and a picture of a 1930 lynching in Marion, Ind., came to represent lynchings nationwide.

But racial issues are not confined to the past. Madison was chosen in part because the topic of race seems to come at an opportune time considering events taking place in the country.

“This is the perfect time to talk about it,” MacLeod said, “especially with what has been happening in politics, with African-American players kneeling and all the other problems.”

MacLeod also stressed the importance of understanding racial inequality for students, especially when racial discrimination and our reaction to it is at the center of the national conversation.

“I wish we talked about civil rights in historical terms,” he said, “but this lecture couldn’t be more timely.”

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31st Annual International Bazaar • Friday, Nov. 17

5–7 p.m. Study Abroad Table — Come see us during the International Bazaar to see if you can study abroad at one — or many — of the countries represented.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK 4–5 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 13 Eykamp Hall 253

Study Abroad: A View from the Other Side Dr. Norma Franklin, Research Fellow, Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa, Israel; Co-Director, Jezreel Expedition Dr. Franklin will discuss the value of study abroad experiences from her perspective as an Israeli archaeologist. She has supervised hundreds of American college students as a senior staff member of the Megiddo (biblical Armageddon) excavations, making her very familiar with the challenges and rewards of the student study abroad experience.

5–5:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 13 Eykamp Hall 253

Phi Beta Delta Induction Ceremony Come support inductees and their accomplishments as Phi Beta Delta, an honor society geared toward students, faculty and staff who have participated in international service and scholarship, welcomes its new members.

Monday–Friday Nov. 13–17 Dining Center

Dine Around the World with Chartwells Chartwells will serve international-themed food for lunch, along with providing international trivia sheets.

Prizes to be awarded. And students who bring their trivia sheets to SOBA 261 for all five days (and have at least 50 percent of the questions correct daily) will be eligible to win a T-shirt!

Office of Education Abroad | SOBA 261

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voices > melanie aliff

Couples who spend more time cuddling or kissing after sex have higher satisfaction not only in their sex lives but also in their romantic relationships. This seems like common sense, but many couples don’t take advantage of what happens after sex.

Aftercare is a necessary part of sex because people experience different feelings after sex. In a 2015 paper published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, researchers found that nearly 46 percent of college SEXPLANATIONS > women have experienced what is known as post-coital dysphoria, commonly referred to as the “post-sex blues,” and is characterized by anxiety, depression, aggression or tearfulness after sex.

But the study also found that there was no connection between PCD and the amount of intimacy in a relationship. This Aftercare is not only necessary for physical and emotional means that whether it’s a one-night stand or well-being but it can also improve your sexual relationships. a long-term thing, all sexual relationships can suffer the affects of PCD. Some experts believe that PCD may be a appreciate that someone has just shared an fortable with physical or emotional affirmaresult of the sudden change in hormones afintimate part of themselves with you. tions or if the situation does not allow for ter an orgasm while others believe it results “Whether we’re screwing our long-term anything more, but any type of aftercare is from feeling neglected during intercourse. partner for the 109th time or just had a castill important.

These feelings are particularly prevalent in sual roll in the hay with the local barista, The most important part of not just afheterosexual women, who feel their needs when the orgasms are all done, any of us tercare but any sexual experience is comare either not being met or would appreciate a gesture munication. Without talking, it is easy to are being ignored. that says ‘Hey, thanks for feel taken for granted after having shared It is also speculated that sharing this extremely peran intimate part of yourself with somepeople in general can expesonal part of yourself with one. It seems like common sense to ask if rience PCD if they do not me,’” wrote therapist Yana the other is both physically and emotionalcommunicate what they like Tallon-Hicks in a 2015 arly unharmed and then begin providing any and do not like with their ticle for Curve, the nation’s kind of relief necessary for that person. partner — either before or bestselling lesbian magaAfter trying something new in the bedafter sex. And many of the zine. room experts say to be sure to talk out the people suffering from PCD She believes the more pros and cons with your partner — what have found a simple form of work you put in during sex, you liked and what can be improved upon relief in aftercare. the more work you should about the experience. There is no “normal” Aftercare is a term borput in after sex. This is somewhen it comes to sex so there is no normal melanie|ALIFF rowed from the BDSM comthing that should be applied when it comes to aftercare either. Talk to munity and in its simplest form means to all sexual relationships. your partner and find the kind of aftercare taking time to make sure that everyone inNo two partners are the same so everythat works best for you. volved is comfortable with the fun that just one will have different needs after sex. DifThink of aftercare as an investment in happened. ferent types of physical aftercare can inyour future sex life, the more you commuVanilla sex partners would refer to this clude cuddling, playing as post-sex cuddling, but some people rewith someone’s hair or quire so much more than just physical aftaking a shower together. firmations. In BDSM, aftercare includes the Other forms of afterthings that someone, usually the submiscare are often the ones that sive partner, requires to make them feel not are most neglected or under-appreciated, nicate, the better it will be next time. Your only appreciated but also safe after their such as making a sandwich or even grabpartner may also feel more comfortable boundaries have been pushed. bing a glass of water for someone to help bringing new sexual experiences or fantaFor the dominant, responsible aftercare them get their energy back. Perhaps just a sies to you if you show them that you are means taking the time to acknowledge and high-five will do if your partner is uncomopen to discussing them.

TIME FOR CARE

AFTER THE CLIMAX

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It is believed the more work you put in during SEX, the more work you should put in after sex.

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Whatever works. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a simple weight bench that helps senior Patrick Bradford push himself to get in that last repetition. | Jeff Tarala Giving it all he has, senior Chandler Riem resists the push of senior Michael Fuglsang as he finishes his set of bicep curls. | Jeff Tarala Feeling like the Man of Steel must help sophomore Luke Hatton as he powers through his workout. | Jeff Tarala

weekend WORKOUT Staying healthy and getting that perfect physique takes time, motivation and friends to hassle you while you pump. With the new equipment being used day and night, even the weekend finds the dedicated working out.

Maintaining a focused state of mind by listening to his favorite tunes, sophomore Zach Kosinski pulls the resistance cables to get a full arm workout. | Jeff Tarala

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voices > patrick roque custom algorithms that help them win, most professionals take heavy losses. Winnings for professionals usually come in big waves, with equally big lulls. Losses pile up consistently for weeks or even months, but can be countered by a big win in a single day. But big wins by professionals are drawing in more and more people looking IN THE ZONE > to make a quick buck.

The possibility of a quick payout is attractive to those addicted to gambling. Daily fantasy apps make it easy for people to enter hundreds of lobbies hoping for at least one big payout, but most never break even. The key difference between professionals and those addicted to the gambling Fantasy leagues are a far better option than daily drafts. is the technique used to win.

They aren’t a sure way to lose money and gain a bad habit.

Those addicted place bets on big-name athletes who will likely under-perform on make you lose. Entering a daily draft lobby The world of fantasy sports is the place a day-to-day basis. Professionals, on the requires a buy-in, usually $2 or more. The where people can become managers worthy other hand, place bets on carefully craftseemingly small buy-in holds promises of of Hall of Fame status. Season-long leagues ed lineups and take calculated risks in ormajor payouts for top scorers. are the hallmark of fantasy sports, but daily der to win. For people like you and me, losAnd here’s the proof. A draft lobbies are turning a recreational acing hundreds of dollars on a 2015 study published in tivity into a moneymaking business. daily basis can cause a lot of Sports Business Journal reDaily drafts are single day lobbies — problems. vealed that about 80 percent rather than leagues — allowing people to Because more and more of DFS players were considbet on a lineup of players’ single-day perpeople are becoming addictered average, everyday playformance instead of having to follow those ed to this form of gambling, ers and were responsible for players throughout the season. ESPN, Yathe business now faces fedonly around 8 percent of tohoo Sports and the NFL host season-long eral regulation. Daily fantasy tal DFS entry fees. leagues. sports providers have come But the result is that But DraftKings and FanDuel are the two under intense scrutiny since those 80 percent do not win leaders in the daily draft segment of fantasy 2015 regarding whether or the big bucks. For examsports, and at the root of all this fun is monnot their online apps conple, over the first half of the ey. Money makes people more insane and stitute gambling and if their patrick|ROQUE apps are even legal.

2015 MLB season, average, competitive than anything on earth. everyday players spent about $49 in enThere is nothing like relaxing with DraftKings and FanDuel went public try fees, half of which they ended up losyour buddies on draft day, drinking, placwith a merger idea in 2016, but the Federing. Some players are making a lot of money ing wagers and praying that your season al Trade Commission and attorney generals but it isn’t the average player. Numbers like goes well. It’s a dog-eat-dog world in fantaof California and Washington D.C. quickly these should deter almost all players except syland, and analysts and number crunchers blocked the idea. for the professional gambler The FTC suit stated that Draftkings and who makes it his business to FanDuel held about 90 percent of the marunderstand the business. ket share for daily fantasy sports. The suit Professional fantasy claimed that competition, innovation and sports players are the people pricing would be greatly affected by the who win most of the money from all lobbies are usually the top dogs. Casual players like merging of the two companies. in daily fantasy. Those players have mamyself win occasionally, but not without I play fantasy sports to keep up with jor safety nets, where they can sustain lossfacing heartbreak and sorrow. To be frightthe season and at least know what teams es of thousands of dollars for days until a fully honest, I’ve lost more money than I make the playoffs. I do occasionally gammajor payout. These players are also called care to admit when betting on daily fantable, but participating in daily fantasy sports “high volume” players, entering the maxisy sports. is not a good move. There is nothing wrong mum amount of entries in each lobby that When placing a bet on a daily fantawith being last in your season-long fantasy they enter. sy sport site, you cannot forget that you are league and losing $20, but there is a probThough high volume professionals have betting against a business model made to lem when you lose $200 in a day.

STAYING TRUE TO

FANTASY SPORTS

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There is nothing wrong with being last in your season-long FANTASY league and losing $20.

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ATHLETES IN ACTION >

staying UPBEAT While often struggling to finish on top, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell it by the passion of the volleyball team as they play in the renovated Meeks Fieldhouse. Remaining upbeat even when they are behind, they continue to encourage one another.

Trying to coordinate a formation, outside hitter Rachel Tam signals outside hitter Gabriela Dos Santos. | Jeff Tarala Leaping as high as she can, right side hitter Rocio Fortuny blocks the shot by Illinois State middle blocker Briana Kipp. | Kate Sarber This hit from Illinois State outside hitter Machyla Leonard wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get past outside hitter Rocio Fortuny and middle blocker Erica Griffith. | Kate Sarber Pumped about the scored point, outside hitter Gabriela Dos Santos goes to huddle with right side hitter Erlicia Griffith and setter Allana McInnis. | Jessica Peistrup

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FUNNIEST PEOPLE on campus some of the

JAMES BERRY Associate Professor, Anthropology

JEFF CHESTNUT Director, Fitness Center and Recreational Sports TODD MATTESON Assistant Professor, Art

STACEY SHANKS Director, Student Success Services ROB GRIFFITH Professor, Creative Writing

great

READS

as far as senior Andy Harper, an English literature and creative writing major, is concerned. Check out his picks.

1.

“Absalom, Absalom!”

William Faulkner (Random House, 1936)

2.

3.

“Ulysses” James Joyce (Sylvia Beach, 1922)

“Beloved”

Toni Morrison (Alfred A. Knopf, 1987)

4.

“Mrs. Dalloway”

Virginia Woolf (Hogarth Press, 1925)

5.

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“Anna Karenina” Leo Tolstoy (The Russian Messen- ger, 1877)

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WAYS

ways to pull

A PRANK

We don’t see why pranks are only done on April Fool’s Day. Let’s bring back those days of TPing your friends’ cars and putting “kick me” signs on the backs of your classmates.

ON A FRIEND’S phone, go to settings and in add a new shortcut, change “yes” to “woo-hoo.” Now, whenever they type “yes,” it will autocorrect to “woo-hoo.”

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TOP TEN

As we focus on spooky craziness this holiday season, take a look at our favorite Halloween traditions from around the world.

FILL A FRIEND’S room with Dixie cups full of water: For an added twist staple them together.

SCRAPE OUT THE cream filling in a bunch of Oreos and replace it with toothpaste: It’s a new flavor of Oreo: mint chocolate.

NEXT TIME YOU get a call from a blocked or unknown number, answer it and whisper “It’s done, but there’s blood everywhere.”

Then hang up.

LEAVE AN EMPTY Red Solo cup on your roommate’s desk labeled in marker with “Don’t lift unless you’re ready to kill it!” and watch the fun.

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IF ALL ELSE FAILS, put cling wrap under the cap of your roommate’s shampoo bottle. It’s a time-honored prank.

One that never gets old.

1. CHILDREN TELL jokes in Des Moines, Iowa, in order to receive candy.

2. DEVIL’S NIGHT in Detroit is characterized by harmless teenage pranks and arson sprees.

3. SOME IN THE U.K. believe that you are destined to die alone if you stare into a mirror and your face appears to turn into a skeleton.

4. THE DEAD ARE honored in Austria by putting out a loaf of bread for the souls to eat.

5. FAMILIES HIDE their knives in Germany so that wandering souls cannot injure themselves.

6. THE FESTIVAL OF Hungry Ghosts is cel-

ebrated in Hong Kong and items such as money and pictures are thrown into fires to give the dead pleasure.

7. CHILDREN IN Somerset, England, ask for money instead of candy on Punkie Night.

8. IT IS COMMON IN the Czech Republic to leave empty chairs around a fire to commune with dead souls.

9. THROWING AN apple peel over your shoulder in Scotland will predict whom you are going to marry.

10. IF YOU CROSS the Devil’s Bridge in Borgo a Mozzano, Italy, it is believed that your sins will be washed away.

music

STUFF What is your favorite road-trip song and why?

“‘INTERSTATE LOVE SONG’ by Stone Temple Pi-

“Probably

lots. It fits the bill. It’s loud and proud contemporary rock. It’s good driving music.”

by Bruce Springsteen because it’s a classic Americana, get-onthe-road-and-escape-your-problems type of song.”

– Jacob Darabaris

senior

“‘Pursuit of Happiness’ by

‘BORN TO RUN’

– Sarah Pfleiderer

senior

Kid Cudi. It keeps me hyped and it’s inspirational because he sings about not letting anything keep you down.”

“I’m going to go with ‘500 Miles.’ It motivates you to keep pulling through on your long road trip and it’s a bop.”

freshman

freshman

– Nigel Green

– M adeline M alinowski

“‘SORRY NOT SORRY’ by

“‘AKILIZ’ by Ammara Brown.

Demi Lovato because it’s fun, upbeat and she is a badass.”

I like the rhythm and it has a beat that’s really enjoyable in the car.”

– Bria M artin sophomore

– Michelle M asarira

freshman

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signs you’re

COLLEGE STUDENT

1. You no longer use the phrases “Fam” or “Thirsty” in normal conversation.

2. Going to sleep before 4 a.m. is a major accomplishment.

3. You have called Papa John’s more times than you have your mother.

4. You have mastered the art of the 10-minute nap between classes.

5. You have discussed stripping as a way of making extra cash with your friends.

6. You really regret being talked into signing up for those 8 a.m. courses.

7. All of your T-shirts were given to you for at- tending an event, which you only went to for the T-shirt.

8. You want to go home just so you can eat a home-cooked meal and sleep.

ODDlaws

z SOUTH CAROLI-

NA — To play pinball, you must be at least 18 years old. z ARKANSAS — It is illegal to mispronounce “Arkansas.” z OHIO — It is against the law to fish for whales on Sunday. z GEORGIA — All citizens must own a rake. z ALASKA — Moose may not be viewed from an airplane. z MASSACHUSETTS — It is illegal to own exploding golf balls. z NORTH DAKOTA — No person may clone another person. z TENNESSEE — Playing games in a cemetery is illegal. z ALABAMA — It is illegal to wear a fake mustache in church. z CONNECTICUT — A pickle is not legally considered a pickle unless it bounces. z MARYLAND — You cannot sit in a park in a sleeveless shirt.

your

VIEWING review

What is the scariest movie you have ever seen and why?

“Saw”

“Halloween”

“The guy cutting off his own foot. How do you cut off your own foot? I don’t understand.”

“It’s the suspense when you know what’s about to happen.”

— Chase

— Danielle

Avery

junior

“Insidious”

“Annabelle” “I saw it while in London, near the place where it was set. When the man in the elevator went into the basement.”

“That movie messed me up. The creepy darth maul looking thing would randomly show up and you would think it was gone and you were safe but then you actually weren’t.”

— Allie

Poe

junior

“Jaws”

— Guillaume

least

COMMON multiple

junior

“The fact that what can happen to those women. It’s just a random dude that hates women. He’s a normal person that can exist in real life. It’s terrifying.”

— Michael

Bosze junior

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The number of names recorded in the first phone book made in 1878.

campus COMMENT

Boutonnet

“Silence of the Lambs”

“The anticipation of if something was going to happen and when.”

— Victoria

Baugh

freshman

2,500 The number of left-handed people who die every year from using right-handed products.

Chaves

freshman

8

The percentage of people who are born with an extra rib.

WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN THE MOVIE OF YOUR LIFE?

STEPHANIE HAWKINS sophomore

JUSTIN TREVINO junior

MARCUS GAHAGEN sophomore

“Sandra Bullock. She has a very strong personality, like how she acted in “The Blind Side.’”

“Jack Black. No one else could play all the comedic things that have happened in my life.

He’s just a ridiculous person.”

“Tom Cruise. It would probably be an action movie, and all the ladies like Tom Cruise.”

TAYLOR NACKE junior

DEVIN CONWAY junior

TENSHI NAKAMURA sophomore

“Jennifer Lawrence.

She’s a kickass lady.”

“Matthew McConaughey.

He’s an awesome actor. He’s fantastic. I just like the dude a lot. He’s like really cool.

“Chloe Bennett. She’s pretty, Asian and kickass, but that’s so sterotypical.”

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WORD of the MONTH

A HAWK IN MONTANA triggered a brush fire after grabbing a snake for dinner. The snake’s tail hit a power line, sparking the fire that burned about 40 acres.

GERMAN POLICE are tracking down chocolate thieves, with unknown motives, who stole more than $59,000 in Nutella, Kinder Surprise Eggs and Ferrero ValParaiso chocolate Fruit Pearls.

ARTIST NOEMI LAKMAIER was suspended in the air for nine hours by 20,000 balloons in the Sydney Opera House in her art exhibition called Cherophobia, the fear of happiness.

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APP

Raj Mohan Nair is able to withstand up to 10 amps of electricity flowing through his body. He can easily withstand enough electricity to power a hot plate. If anyone else were to come in contact with that amount of electricity, they would suffer permanent muscle damage and their heart would stop.

for that Never miss the big scenes again with “RunPee.” This app alerts you when the best time is to run to the restroom without interrupting other movie watchers. It also lets you know if there are after credit scenes.

Calcified corpses of many birds lie on the shores of Lake Natron in Tanzania. The extreme reflective nature of the lake confuses the birds and when they dive into the lake, the high soda and salt content causes the birds to calcify and be perfectly preserved when they dry.

Bob Geary, a veteran California police officer, brings his ventriloquist dummy, Brendan O’Smarty, on patrols with him. The dummy helps calm lost children, end domestic disputes and move homeless people away from doorways.

people tweet

the damndest things

An epidemic of laughter went through Tanzania in 1962. The epidemic was a result of chronic stress after Tanzania had just earned its independence.

Many young people were feeling stressed from the higher expectations imposed by the British run schools.

A SOLID MASS of diapers, fat and oil weighing 130 tons and stretching the length of two soccer fields was recently blocking a Victorian-era sewage system in east London. It took three weeks to remove.

A SUBURBAN GRANDMOTHER in Chesire, England, was surprised to find 40 cows on her front lawn, eating from her flowerbeds.

there’s an

RIDICULOUS stuff

A LONDON FAMILY is offering $130,000 a year with access to luxury cars and a chef for a live-in nanny. Applicants must have 15 years of experience and a degree in child psychology.

AN ARSONIST in Russia was caught on camera after accidentally lighting himself on fire while trying to set fire to a parked BMW.

To throw something out a window

[The invention of knocking] I’m gonna punch your house until you talk to me. @themiltron

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GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS

defenestration

funbits The Reagan Administration tried in 1981 to certify ketchup as a vegetable. This was part of a movement by the USDA for subsidized school lunch programs.

The proposal was later withdrawn after Reagan cut domestic spending by $39 billion.

If your coffee shop has a passive aggressive “no Wi-Fi pretend it’s the old days” sign I’m gonna smoke in there and pay 50 cents for coffee. @samlymatters This dude in Sephora told his wife “just get whatever you want” and I swear heads everywhere turned. @jennalightstone It turns out the answer to my problems wasn’t at the bottom of this pint of ice cream, but the important thing is that I tried. @AbbyHasIssues The world right now is like when you’d get bored with your SimCity and just use all the disaster options at once. @meganamram Toast is just soft bread that has been hurt before. @perlapell

The longest time between the births of twins is 87 days. Amy Elliott was born four months early and arrived about three months before her sister, Katie. The girls hold the Guinness World Record for the “longest interval between the birth of twins.”

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Things that make us CRAZY

DOTM

black magic This jet-black cocktail is perfectly brewed for any bewitching Halloween or galaxy-themed celebration. A play on the classic cherry martini, this drink is sweet but potent. Elletalk.com says to pour the black vodka, orange and cherry juices and white edible glitter into a shaker and add ice to the fill line, then shake or stir the cocktail for 10 seconds and strain into a chilled martini glass. For a splash of festive color, add an orange peel or maraschino cherry garnish. Black vodka can be hard to come by in certain areas so don’t be afraid to make your own with 1 cup plain or flavored vodka and 4 drops of black icing color.

CROSSWALKS

DON’T RUSH ME

Walking across the street should be simple.

See if there are any cars coming and cross when it is safe. But when crossing the street at Walnut many cars seem to either not see you or speed up when they do. What makes the matter worse is that most of the time it’s students driving. Slow down and please quit trying to run us over!

Whether it is in the store or on the road, people are always in a hurry. We understand that you need to get to where you are going but don’t rush the rest of us. Even if you succeed, you only gain a couple of extra seconds.

Slow down and take your time or leave earlier. Just don’t hurry the rest of us for you being behind.

INSIDE VOICE

NETWORK SPEED

The Bower-Suhrheinrich Library is perfect for studying and concentrating when you need some peace and quiet — unless people are being loud. It’s not that hard to keep quiet around others who are trying to study. There is a reason we are in the library. So when you are talking too loud or listening to music, do it some place else or do it quietly.

The Internet runs almost every aspect of our lives these days and it hinders us when it slows down to a crawl. The biggest concern is that most of our class assignments are provided online and have to be turned in on Blackboard. The moment the connection slows down our grades can be in jeopardy.

Faster network speed would be a big help.

Bring it BACK

ingredients: 2 oz. black vodka | 1 oz.

cherry juice | .5 oz. orange juice | pinch edible glitter

HEARD IT HERE “I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, “Dude, you have to wait.” < comedian Mitch Hedberg Apple released The Apple Collection, a clothing line of sweat suits and multicolored hats all adorned with the original logo, in 1986. The line also included windsurfing equipment.

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More than 40,000 human skeletons decorate the Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic. Architects have also included over the years a chandelier that contains at least one of every human bone.

Lights, cars, movie, action! It’s great to relax after a long week and spend our evening cuddled up with a bucket of popcorn, watching the latest blockbuster and staying out until 2 a.m. And we can do it all from the comfort of the front seat of our car, where we can control the temperature and the sound.

We’ve all at least seen a movie or TV show where there were people making out in their back seats at drive-in theaters. They are reminiscent of a bygone era of leather jackets, poodle skirts and small diners. Drive-ins are generally cheaper because we are getting two movies and only having to pay for one.

We also do not have to pay concession stand prices because we can bring in our own drinks and snacks. True some drawbacks to drive-ins are the mosquitoes, the possibility of getting rained out and people walking in front

of the projector — and let’s not forget the terrible bathroom lines between films. But drive-ins have always been a great way to spend time with friends and family. So lets pile too many people into a car and get to the drive-in!

Blue-eyed people have a higher alcohol tolerance than other eye colors. Scientists from Georgia State have also determined that brown-eyed people have the lowest alcohol tolerance.

It is illegal to sell a haunted house in New York. Known as the “Ghostbusters ruling,” the court decided that if a house was previously proven haunted, the seller must disclose it to the buyer.

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A CLOSER LOOK >

PASSIONATE ABOUT POLITICS hannah|ROWE Students who have taken a course with Robert Dion, associate professor of political science, know how important it is to pay attention. While it is necessary for learning class material, if they are truly listening, students can also catch one of his subtle jokes, which only adds to his exceptional teaching style.

“He’s very professional and political, but has a way of hitting you with a joke out of nowhere,” said junior Marshall Hopkins, who took a course with Dion while attending Harlaxton.

While being funny seems to come naturally to the chair of the Law, Politics & Society Department, he also is serious about students and political science. The ability to share knowledge and build close relationships with students is something Dion values. He said a small school like UE makes it easy to get to know students, but it also holds them to a higher standard.

“He’s very serious about standards and quality,” said Danny Gahan, professor of history. “In the long term, the best ways to show students you care about them is that you insist they work hard. That adds to his professionalism.”

Dion presents himself as a professional in the way he carries himself and in the way he speaks. Gahan, who has had many conversations with Dion over the years, espe-

“

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone who has the ability to quiet down a room of 200 people.”

cially because history and political science are similar subjects and their departments

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used to be housed near each other in Olmsted Hall, also called him a great problem solver, someone who would approach a crisis in a cool-headed way.

“He’s a thoughtful person,” he said. “And he thinks very carefully about things. He’s one of those people who you can see when they’re thinking.”

Dion is fascinated by all types of politics and passionate about the political arena. He has a tremendous head for the details of how all of it works and has been involved in various political causes since high school.

“Politics affect every corner of our lives,” he said. “It is essential that we understand it. It will affect your life no matter what. Democracy is messy and slow, but it’s fundamental.”

Dion invests a lot of time in issues that are meaningful to him. He is an outspoken advocate of women’s rights and has championed civil rights for years. He is also the longest serving chair of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Civil Rights Commission.

“There are challenges that people face that we don’t even know about because they’re out of our range,” he said. “There’s a lot of inequality in society.

You can complain about it or fix it.”

Fighting for civil rights has been fundamental to Dion for most of his life. He has had the privilege of presenting his viewpoints at professional conventions, speaking to civic groups and meeting long-standing civil rights activists, including Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., who marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and continues to fight for civil rights.

“I’ve met and talked to giants of the civil rights movement and everything they’ve done is such a precious part of our history,” Dion said. “You can’t put a price on sharing a conversation with these people. It’s priceless.”

Dion said what makes teaching politics fun is the energy students give off.

He finds it motivating that young people see the world differently and, in turn, are more engaged and open-minded. He said they are especially open-minded about civil rights. He hopes students finish his courses with the ability to think critically, not take things at face value, have a healthy amount of skepticism and a belief in the system of democracy.

“Democracy is an amazing thing because it elevates people to the same level as everyone else,” he said. “There’s a lot of inequality in society and democracy is the equalizer.”

October 2017 | Crescent Magazine

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