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Cupcake sale aims to bridge education gap UT joins national organization to raise funds enabling girls to attend school Kyle Turner News Editor Alpha Chi Omega and Phi Mu Alpha are holding UT’s inaugural She’s the First cupcake bake sale in an effort to close the gender inequality gap in education. “One hundred and thirty million individuals are not enrolled in school,” Jarett Beaudoin, senior in global studies, said. “Of those 130 million, 70 percent are girls.” She’s the First is a national organization aimed at raising awareness and funds to send women to school throughout the developing world. “I consider myself lucky to go to college and yet there are millions of girls who cannot even make it to high school,” Katie Riley, senior in global studies, said. “Many times families can only afford to send one child to school if any at all,” Beaudoin said. “For financial reasons, men are chosen over girls in many developing areas.” Those participating in the event stress the many benefits to be had from increased education of women. “It is important to educate girls not only for the human rights aspect but also for the progression of those countries in the developing world,” Beaudoin said. The bake sale will be a part of a larger coordinated event that is taking place in 25 different states. Ninety teams will participate in Monday’s event, ranging from college teams to private groups, all raising money for the same goal. The two organizations have teamed up and posed the sale as a contest to raise the most money. “Sometimes it can be hard to make a dif-

ference on your own,” Riley said. “We decided to join Alpha Chi Omega and Phi Mu Alpha to make the most impact.” The bake sale, Monday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Pedestrian Mall, is being set as a competition to see which organization can raise more money for the cause. All students are encouraged to come show support and purchase baked goods. All of the money raised will be donated to She’s the First. Those interested in She’s the First have the option of sponsoring individual girls throughout the world. “One of the unique aspects of sponsoring a girl is the one-on-one ability to the sponsor and student,” Beaudoin said. “The program can open communication and show the report cards of the student. Seeing the actual impact is very important.” The idea of selling tie-dye baked goods was hatched two years ago by a single Notre Dame student. In her effort to raise a little money, she was able to sell enough cupcakes to send three Nepalese girls to school with only $900. Riley hopes to have repeated success at UT and keep the bake sale going for years to come with more participating teams. Riley joined the She’s the First organization a short time after their opening two years ago. Working with the organization has opened her eyes to what she has. “School has provided me with so many opportunities that I could have never had without education,” Riley said. “Raising money for the organization is not only important because we can send girls to school. Many people are unaware that this inequality even exists and raising awareness is extremely important as well.” Those interested in the organization are urged to visit www.shesthefirst.org.

George Richardson • The Daily Beacon

Alpha Chi Omega and Phi Mu Alpha are hosting the She’s the First cupcake bake sale on Monday, Nov. 7. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event’s proceeds will go to bridge the gender inequality gap in education, helping to get women into more educational opportunities.

Political employees reach students Rob Davis Staff Writer

George Richardson• The Daily Beacon

Sean Aiello, senior in Italian, glues pomps to a horse as part of the Pi Kappa Phi and Sigma Kappa float for the homecoming parade on Thursday, Nov. 3. Pomping, one of the oldest and perhaps most frustrating traditions of homecoming week, requires students to fold thousands of sheets of paper to cover the floats in the annual Friday afternoon parade.

Students were able to interact with former White House aides and current Harvard Fellows Ron Christie and Linda Moore Forbes via Skype in the Baker Center’s Toyota Auditorium from 6-7 p.m. on Nov. 6. “It’s so funny, the Clinton administration seems like it was just yesterday,” Forbes said. “To most college freshmen, this is history. Most college freshmen were born during the first year of the Clinton administration.” Forbes served during both Clinton terms in the White House Office of Political Affairs. During the first term, Forbes served as special assistant to the president, and in the second term as deputy assistant to the president and deputy political director. The idea behind the Office of Political Affairs is to maintain the president’s approval rating as well as his image. In addition to working with the White House, Forbes also worked with the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). “The DLC wanted President Clinton to change the image of the Democratic Party and to change its agenda,” Forbes said. “We had lost four out of five of the last presidential elections before the president ran. The DLC wanted Bill Clinton to put together a campaign agenda that was all about expanding economic growth and that the private sector was the engine of that growth, espousing traditional American values of community and responsibility and also providing a strong national security for our country.” For the time, making these values part of Clinton’s campaign was very different for the Democratic Party. Another interesting change Forbes experienced during the Clinton administration was the boom in technology. “Technology was exploding,” Forbes said. “I remember carrying around a beep-

er, using e-mail that was only in the White House and surfing the web at the White House.” Also present for the Presidential Perspectives event was Bush administration adviser, Ron Christie. “I’m really psyched to have the opportunity, along with Linda, to speak to you guys tonight and share a little bit of our insights with working in one of the most amazing spaces in the world, and that is the 18-acre complex of the White House,” Christie said. Shortly after the 2001 election, Christie received a call from Scooter Libby asking him to interview for the office of the vice president. “I thought ‘who the heck is this Scooter Libby and how the hell does he have my cell phone number?’ He told me they were sending a plane to take me to Washington, that he wanted me to interview for OVP and I didn’t even know what that was,” Christie said. Christie was hired to be the vice president’s deputy assistant for domestic policy. After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the focus of Christie’s work greatly changed. “Shortly after the White House had been evacuated, our entire focus switched from domestic priorities to how do we reopen New York City under 14th Street, how do we get phone service back up, how do we shut down and reopen civilian aviation,” Christie said. After this, Christie was assigned to the president’s domestic policy board. Students were able to ask both participants questions, which ranged from what the fellows thought about Obama to how technology affected their duties at the White House. “I hope those of you listening to us will consider a career in public service,” Christie said. “Linda and I just want to tell you what an incredible opportunity it is and how great it is to give back to your country. It’s just a neat experience to have been through.”


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