I. Y POTTER AND THE / . ' Some Self-Focused * THLY HALLOT I I » Thoughts on Altruism = * THE STUDEIV NEWSPAPER OF HOUGHTON COLLEGE OUGHTON ton, NY. November 19, 2010 . WWWHOUGHTONSTAR.COM C ent Ren tions Hoselton Lecture Series: Dit 1 t . Offices Steve Beck Addresses Issues in Charity and Social Justice BY COUEEN JENNI -lus©the Helliak Center "Helpdesk location - Bringing the Helpdesk to completed by the end of the Campus Center basement Thanksgiving Break." BY HANNAH JENNINGS Microfinance loans have While eating a transfer meal has caused some scrambling This is tentative, however, in recent years grown in after chapel this week, students for other groups currently using "Part of the unknown is the popularity as a means of may notice a few walls going the space in the basement. condition of our 40 year old Steve Beck, Hoselton international development. up near the former Boulder Allegany County Outreach and air distribution piping that lecturer and Monday's However, Beck pointed out oflice. Renovations to the Global Christian Fellowship requires cutting, cleaning, and chapel speaker, presented that there is no evidence of a Paine Center have boiled over are both sharing temporary modification," said Lawson. an interesting reminder to discernible effect on poverty, to the Campus Center. Changes storage space in the SGA office He also noted that the students fromtheperspective posing the question: "Which being made to the Paine Center, "for the foreseeable future," "displaced offices will take of a Christian businessman of you, given the choice of a which will begin Dec. 10, said Hynes. The Boulder has longer while a plan is being and philanthropist. Beck salaried job with benefits. or include turning the area that is also been moved out of its defined and implemented." is CEO and co-founder of a $5000 loan would choose currently Tech Services into a working area. For now the This planning process has Springhill Equity Partners, a the loan?" Not everyone lab or classroom. Tech Services Boulder staff will be working included, in addition to private equity fund manager is an entrepreneur, he will then move to the McMillan remotely as ideas for a new Adams, Editor-in-Chief of investing in small and explained. This is why Beck's house, which will displace the space are in the works. the Houghton Star, Monica medium-sized businesses professional experience has Helpdesk The Helpdesk will "We are trying to think as Sandreczki, and Editor-in- in Africa. The lecture shed led him to the solution that then be moved to the basement creatively as possible," said Chief of the Boulder, Rachel light on the unexpected Springhill Equity Partners of the Campus Center. Hynes. One of the options on Preville. dangers and limitations offers. According to SGA the table is "expanding the Star The construction will be of well-intentioned Beck explained that President Zach Adams, "We [office] to make a Publication done in phases. The work philanthropic actions in an "intentional investing" want as many student services Center," where both the necessary for the Helpdesk the realm of international that aims at both profitable as possible in the Campus Boulder and the Star can has been "given priority" and development. investment and significant Center." operate. Adams said that he is already underway "so the Beck's lecture, "Beyond sustainable benefit to the poor Vice President of Student thought it would be "best [for Science Center renovations Philanthropy: The Case for is necessary to philanthropy the Star and Boulder] to share begin on-time," said Lawson. Life Sharra Hynes said she Social Venture Capital," Whereas microfinance aims an expanded space." "Once we understand what addressed several issues in thought that this is "intuitively at individual loans, Beck contemporary charity and a good move," as it will be According to Dorsey focuses on Small-Medium much more convenient for Lawson, project facilitator, the social justice. Making it size Enterprises (SMEs) students, faculty, and staffwho goal is to have the Campus Renovations cont'd on pg. 3 clear that his own journey in Africa. He gave several has been an integration examples of the group's of professionalism and Woolsey Lecture Series investments, including low personal conviction, Beck cost solar panels to power established that the role of small electronics. Because the Christian Smith Expounds on EBouls Christians in this world is group is for profit, they are to be stewards of God-given able to be more effective. resources. As stewards in Transition" of Emerging Adults "As a business student of these resources, he Steve Beck forced me to explained that we must be consider the connection BY KRISTEN PALMER adults," followed by aQ& adults. He discussed the extremely cautious about between our drive for profit how we deliver thern A session, and also spoke major influences on the and our call to help the in fulfilling our call as in today's Chapel about spiritual development of poor--they are not always at Those in charge of the Christians to serve the poor. "Owning the * Da®less young adults, along with odds," said Spencer Adams, annual Woolsey Lectures in how religious beliefs and "Aid does not sophomore. Theology and Culture have deliver development," practices change as young Kate Balon, junior, who sought to bring influential - people enter adulthood. Beck explained. "The is also a business major, was Christian thinkers to campus aid sector becomes the Smith also spoke to the challenged to reexamine the "to challenge Houghton need for healing internally. biggest part of the African Christian's call to serve the College students with the According to Smith, we economy, which can poor possibilities of the gospel in should not only try to change foster dependency, distort '*Beck had sonne our world, and to encourage the world outside of us, but markets, and undermine interesting things to say all of us to view the cultures re attempt to heal the world the accountability between about micro-finance in in which we live through a inside of us. the government and its Africa," she said. "There is theological lens." According to theology citizens." In this way, little evidence that it actually While last year's speaker giving has dangers and department chair, Kristina reduces poverty or aids in was from the music field, LaCelle-Peterson, the limitations. Giving can economic growth. I found this year's lecturer represents theology, biblical studies. prevent the attitude of this very interesting because I another aspect of the PHOTO COURTESY OF HOUGHTON.EDU entrepreneurship that is and philosophy departments have heard nothing but good humanities. Christian Smith, have worked hard to invite necessary for development things about micro-finance. professor of sociology at the Within." from forming. Beck cited speakers with a variety of I had already known of the University at Notre Dame, Smith, who in the past several examples, including specialties to the Woolsey problems that can result from paid a visit to Houghton lectures, named for Warren that of a TOMS Shoes drop has spoken about a range of giving aid but I was under the this week and presented a topics, including teenagers Woolsey, retired Houghton that eliminated demand for lecture last night, "Souls in and generosity and financial shoes and was destructive to Transition: The Religious giving, challenged Houghton the local shoe business that Lives of American Emerging about the issues of emerging Smith co#'d on page 3 could not compete. Beck con:'d on page 3 2 INEws NOVEMBER 19, 2010 E'Sc4· ns the LO or 1 d Speaking Out of Both Sides of Your Mouth: Internet Censorship Obama, Federal Communications that runs two-thirds of the Web, YouTube is perfectly legal as long as Commission Chairman, Julius sent a letter of opposition to Senate they take down copyrighted material Genachowski, stated. "It is essential Judiciary Committee stating that, when they are informed about it- that we preserve the open Internet "If enacted, this legislation will risk which is why Viacom lost to YouTube and stand firmly behind the right fragmenting the Internet's global in court." YouTube has already been of all people to connect with one domain name system (DNS), create blocked by China, Morocco, Turkey, another and to exchange ideas freely an environment of tremendous fear Iran, Pakistan, and Libya so this fear and without fear." and uncertainty for technological is very real. It is also important to Yet on Sept. 20, the Combating innovation," among other concerns. note that popular music sites such as Online Infringement and Counterfeits This bill is currently in committee Grooveshark may be at risk, since it Act (COICA) was introduced to and, as govtrack points out, may has already been banned in Turkey. congress and set off a firestorm of never make it out. But it is important Not only does this bill have the controversy across the Internet. for us as citizens and Internet users potential to forcibly shut down or This bill was introduced by Senator to not only be knowledgeable about censor some of our favorite sites, Patrick Leahy of Vermont and, as this bill, but also to speak out about but it will also harm the reputation summarized on the govtrack Web our opinion on it. This bill claims of the United States government PHOTO BY JORDAN GREEN site. it "amends the federal criminal to be primarily aimed at illegal both domestically and abroad. code to authorize the Attorney international file sharing sites such as As pointed out earlier, President BY CHRISTOPHER CLARK General (AG) to commence an action the infamous Pirate Bay of Sweden Obama has promised a free and for injunctive relief against a domain and, as Senator Leahy stated '*No one open Internet, and as the letter to the On Sept.