TAYLOR UNIVERSITY MyGen : Celebrating 100 years as Taylor’s News Source Men’s soccer Music Evolves SINCE 1913 blanks opponent 1 VOLUME 100, ISSUE 9 WEEKLY EDITION FRIDAY/THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 - NOVEMBER 8, 2012 Headlines TSO proposes increasing student activity fees A larger budget could offer more opportunities for Mourdock programming Campaigning KARA HACKETT Indiana senatorial candidate Richard MANAGING EDITOR Mourdock made a stop in Marion Tuesday, clarifying some recent comments. Read As director of Intercultural Programs, Cecilia more on page 3. Macias is the “proud mama” of seven student organizations. Her clubs host events, such as Boxes and Educational Tech Walls, to help students understand minori- Technology has become a critical compo- ties. nent of U.S. classrooms. Many teachers are Macias has ideas for other ways to inspire excited about this change, but some are dialogue about diversity on campus, but her concerned about tech dependence. Read office has a tight budget. more on page 5. “There’s so many things I feel like we can’t do because there’s not enough money,” Macias said. Political Spotlight And she’s not alone. Campaign ads have taken over, but many Across campus Taylor’s clubs and organi- do not stop to think about the families of zations struggle to serve students on limited these candidates. Freshman Caitie Yoder funds. shares her story as the daughter of a state That’s why Taylor Student Organization senator. Read more on page 9. (TSO) is creating a proposal to increase stu- dent activity fees or find ways to reallocate funds from campus cable to campus clubs. Student Body Secretary Austin Sisson Scary Good says although increasing Taylor’s student fees sounds like TSO asking for more money, the goal of the initiative is to provide money for campus clubs that multiplied faster than the student fees funding them. The 1 World Trade Center, in the midst of construction, braves hurricane Sandy Monday evening. photograph by John Fowler Student Body President Aaron Milaus- kas, Vice President Kirsten Sobol and “There’s so Taylor alumni affected by Hurricane the executive cabi- net began consider- many things JON STROSHINE ing the initiative in I feel like we NEWS EDITOR September when they realized Tay- can’t do Artists Kishi Bashi and Tall Tall Trees The morning of Monday, Oct. 29, John do, everybody lor’s student activity because entertained students with unconven- Fowler went for a run along the East Riv- made note of fee of $73 per year is tional playing techniques and original er in New York City. It was a fairly normal what evacua- the second lowest there’s not songs at Tuesday’s IFC concert. Read morning. No one he saw seemed to be tion zone they of 12 comparable more on page 8. enough panicking. were in,” Fowler institutions they It was the calm before the storm. said. “People surveyed. Wheaton money.” Hurricane Sandy slammed New York haven’t been College has the low- and much of the U.S. Northeast Mon- panicking.” est fee at $22.92 per year, and Gordon College Benghazi Blame Game photograph by John Fowler day evening with heavy winds and rain- Fowler was has the highest fee at $1,240 per year. A view of the Williamsburg Bridge in New York Monday morning Republicans and Democrats love to argue fall, carving a path of destruction which one of many in On top of that, Taylor’s student activity over who is responsible for the recent those on the East Coast may be cleaning the Taylor family fees have increased fewer than $10 since 2005, Libya attack that killed a U.S. ambassador. up for quite some time. affected by the harsh weather. Two of the cellations at first, but with the damage rising only $3 since 2008. Learn about the buzz around the Beng- “I’ve been in a hurricane before, but I’ve states hit hardest by the storm, New York to the city and the lack of the electricity, Milauskas and Sobol say understanding hazi bungle. Read more on page 4. never seen anything do this,” Fowler said. and New Jersey, are home to 329 and 311 they are getting a little down,” Armstrong the need for increasing Taylor’s student fees “Literally, I got lifted up off of my feet.” alumni, respectively, according to Tay- said in an email, as she lacks cell phone begins with understanding how these fees Fowler, a 2011 Taylor alum, was swept lor’s Associate Vice President for Alumni service due to storm damage. “(It’s) dif- are used. Weekend off the ground by a strong gust of wind & Parent Relations Brent Rudin. ficult with the students because there is Each year all 1,875 students on campus Monday afternoon while in downtown Another of the New York residents af- nothing open and nothing to do except pay a set rate for student activity fees used Forecast New York City. Although his Manhattan fected is 2008 grad Sharde Armstrong, a wait for the power to be restored.” to fund outreach programs, residence life apartment lost electrical power Monday, third-year law student at New York Uni- Others have been indirectly affected, and TSO — groups that hosts events for the as did large sections of New York City, he versity. Classes at NYU this week were student body. FRIDAY says that the people were prepared. called off due to the storm. This year the rate is $73, which amasses to “Everybody knew exactly what to “Everyone was pleased at the class can- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 about $136,875. High: 47° Macias’s Office of Intercultural Programs Low: 33° (OIP) is one group TSO funds with student fees. Missions over Spring Break A portion of the fees also goes to Student Senate who allocates it among less univer- SATURDAY Taylor offers lots of chances for serving both domestic and abroad sity-oriented clubs, such as Lacrosse. The most problematic area of the current High: 43° KATY BACKODE student fees budget is that one-sixth of it STAFF WRITTER Low: 31° (more than $22,000) funds campus cable — Junior Kendra Jensen was struck by the with Service Over Self to rebuild houses a resource recent TSO surveys show only generosity of people she meet on her “It ignites something in your of families in need. The team for the about 46.3 percent of students use. Of that Taylor Spring Break trip to Guatemala in Mexico trip will focus on ministering in percentage, only about 13.1 percent watch SUNDAY 2011. heart and gives you a fresh children’s homes in impoverished com- more than 3 hours of cable per week. High: 43° “They were so welcoming, even though outlook of living for the Lord” munities, while the Spain trip will be Milauskas says TSO hopes to renegotiate they had nothing else to offer other than working through L’Arcada and putting a deal with Taylor’s cable provider, the Dish Low: 28° their friendship and story,” Jensen said. on vacation Bible schools, work projects, Network’s commercial services, so Taylor “Even though they had so little, they were Republic, Grant County, Indianapolis, drama, and more. can be refunded for the cable students didn’t FULL 7 DAY FORECAST ON PAGE 3 so thankful for everything that God has Honduras, and El Salvador to new ones Students are encouraged to spend use this year. given them.” including Atlanta, Memphis, Mexico, time in prayer throughout the applica- Associate Director of Client & Media Ser- Applications for Spring Break Missions and Spain. tion process. “Apply and begin to pray. vices Jon Ochs says he’s seen a 50 percent 2013 were made available Oct. 29 and The new trips offer a variety of fresh Pray before you apply. Pray while you fill decline in television use in student rooms Follow Us will be open until Nov. 14. This year, there opportunities. The Atlanta trip allows out your application, pray after you sub- during the past 5-8 years. are 10 opportunities sponsored by Taylor for the team to work alongside Global mit it, and see what God wants to do with But Ochs has negotiated with Dish TheEcho_Taylor World Outreach ranging from repeat Frontier Missions and work with foreign trips like Daytona Beach, the Dominican refugees. The Memphis trip will work CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 facebook.com/TaylorUniversityEcho Contents News................Pg1, Pg2 A&E................Pg8 Local News......Pg3 Features............Pg9 World................Pg4 Opinions...........Pg10 Sci & Tech.......Pg5 Sports...............Pg11, Pg12 Life & Times...Pg6, Pg7 “I’m fighting for (money for my students) because I know they are going to do good things with it.” TSO PROPOSES INCREASING STUDENT ACTIVITY FEES NEWS 2 November 2, 2012 FRIDAY Top 5 News Events of the Week Long road ahead for Disney to make new ‘Star Wars’ 3 more deaths from meningitis Storm barrels through region, Obama and Romney blaze across Sandy-battered areas films, buy Lucas co outbreak linked to injections leaving destructive path the campaign trail nbcnews.com The Associated Press foxnews.com nytimes.com nydailynews.com SANDY CONTINUED Further down the coast, a group of 49 ter made several Facebook posts about it. actually increase voter turnout. “It’s only a thing, it’s alumni, according to Rudin, lives in the Sandy hit the Bahamas starting last Fri- “This might actually be a rallying point such as Professor of History Alan Winquist, Washington, D.C. area, which felt the ef- day, cancelling classes and work for many, for people to say, let’s not let the devasta- who owns a house in Queens, a borough of property,” Wynkoop said.