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TUESDAY, SEPT. 30, 2014 NEWS // Old River Park offers new A&E // Pakistani musicians to kick OPINIONS // Get out, explore the SPORTS // Four years of consisten- VOL. 62 NO. 5 activities for students, pg. 5. off ArtsLIVE program, pg. 8. world around you, pg. 11. cy from UD quarterback, pg. 16. Red Scare BBQ and paint slide FLYER NEWS on Sept. 27. HOUSING &RESIDENCE ISIS causes LIFE WHAT IT MEANS humanita- FOR STUDENTS: HOW TO EARN rian crisis PATH POINTS: ELIMINATES MATTHEW WORSHAM LOTTERY Managing Editor Just over a year ago, the United States debated military strikes against the forces of Syrian presi- Join AVIATE on OrgSync dent Bashar al-Assad. Today, Special Interest option still available Go to scheduled community events American and allied bombs are falling on Syrian soil, but with a No more random selection for housing Fill out and submit reflection different target and mission scope. Based on campus involvement In response to the violence com- form on OrgSync mitted by the Islamic State in Iraq quantified by PATH points and Syria, a United States-led co- alition including five Arab nations Graphic by Meghan Ostermueller/Art Director began bombing ISIS targets in Top right photo by Chris Santucci/Photo Editor Syria Sept. 23 local time in an ef- fort to degrade and defeat the mil- ROGER HOKE given by the staff of housing and led to lots of frustration among stu- PATH points from this year for this itant group. The expanding war Staff Writer residence life, a task force was con- dents.” year’s lottery. They will not contin- continues to drive refugees from vened to redesign the process in May Rising upperclassmen can gain ue onto next school year,” Christina their homes in Syria and Iraq and 2012 and was completed by May 2013. 15 basic PATH points, and rising Smith, the director of residence life, into neighboring states, especially The science center’s Chudd Audi- The most significant change is the sophomores can gain 18. These basic said. Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan. torium set the scene for the unveil- addition of PATH points, or “Points points are gained through communi- All the housing will still be made ISIS’s goal is to create a Caliph- ing of the 2014-2015 housing system Accumulated Toward Housing.” The ty-building meetings, check-in chats available in the prior fashion, mean- ate, or Islamic state, under its at UD. old process, which took into account and roommate living agreements. ing sophomores outscoring seniors radical interpretation of Islam. It Substantial changes are being credit hours, semesters in school Other chances to gain these PATH will not be eligible for neighborhood has long been a player in the Syr- made before any housing assign- and conduct will no longer be relied points will arise throughout the houses. ian civil war, and, this year, it re- ments are handed out this year. The upon. school year. By joining the AVIATE According to the presentation, ris- turned to Iraq, where it began in entire lottery system is being dis- “The school already has a conduct group on OrgSync, students can fig- ing seniors will still receive a boost 2004 as the group al-Qaida in Iraq, posed of, and a new plan has been process in place,” Herndon said. “It ure out when the next engagement above juniors for housing, but only to capture territory in the west of formulated. makes more sense for us to have opportunities are, fill out forms and for the 2014-2015 year. After that, ju- that nation. The group is infa- “The lottery was a difficult and students gain something with PATH check how many points they have niors and seniors will have an even mous for an especially barbaric cumbersome process, and we tried points, rather than take something already earned. playing field; rising seniors who do track record in Syria. to better the housing system to its away by misconduct consequences.” “The process officially begins Oct. not participate in AVIATE will not The United Nations Office for maximum potential,” Steve Hern- So, how does a student go about 1, but any engagement opportunities automatically beat out all rising ju- the Coordination of Humanitar- don, the executive director of hous- attaining PATH points? already attended will count,” Jim niors. ian Affairs estimated in Septem- ing and residence life, said. PATH points are gained by attend- Froehlich, the director of housing Special interest housing will still ber that 6.45 million Syrians are According to the presentation ing a new element of AVIATE called operations, said. “In January, there be made available in the application internally displaced, and 3 million given by the department of housing engagement opportunities. Attend- will be more details made available process. The staff strongly encour- have left the country; 10.8 million and residence life, the new program ing events such as community-build- for how everything is going to work, ages those applying for special inter- people there need humanitarian is called AVIATE, which stands for ing meetings and filling out a short and we will constantly be adding est to continue gaining PATH points, assistance. “A Vision for Integrated, Applied reflection afterward will gain a stu- more engagement opportunities.” as it is not 100 percent certain who According to a July estimate and Transformative Education.” dent points for housing. “The process ends March 20,” will receive special interest housing. by the OCHA, approximately 1.8 “What students showed the most The amount of points a housing Herndon said. “We have to be able million Iraqis are internally dis- concern with the old housing lottery group gains furthers their chances to coordinate the points and give out placed. was that they could not pick who to to get the housing they want to re- housing; so, everything after that live with, and they had no agency in ceive. point will no longer count toward the process,” Herndon said. “It’s no longer just about the luck housing for this school year.” According to the presentation and chance,” Herndon said. “That “Students are only allowed to use See Housing, pg. 4 See ISIS, pg. 2 FOLLOW @FLYERNEWS ON TWITTER FOR MORE UPDATES ON CAMPUS, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS 2 NEWS NEWS 3 Online at flyernews.com Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 Online at flyernews.com ISIS CAMPUS A CPC BY ANY OTHER NAME SEXUALITY AND IDENTITY (cont. from pg. 1) IN A WORLD OF PORN College Park Center will live on as Additionally, Iraq is host to Lebanon, stressed in an interview takes a broader argument.” Raymond L. Fitz Hall, in honor of the Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m., Gail Dines more than 210,000 registered Syr- last year the importance of the in- Now that the danger is clearer, university’s longest serving president will speak about sex(ism), intimacy and ian refugees, according to Sept. 18 ternational community in protect- America has re-evaluated its posi- Brother Raymond Fitz. The event, at 4:30 identity in a pornographic culture. She’ll data from the United Nations High ing minorities. But as the war has tion. p.m. Oct. 15, features a community open speak about how sex has become mass- Commissioner for Refugees. This grown and the influence of ISIS “ISIS, which is in many impor- house and is open to the public. For produced and how public media have data also shows that Jordan hosts has spread, he and many other ob- tant ways an outgrowth of the Syr- more information, email events@uday- claimed territory in the most private part more than 610,000 “persons of con- servers are at a loss for words. ian civil war and, critics would say, ton.edu. Source: UD press release of our worlds. The event will be hosted at cern,” while Lebanon bears the “Honestly, this has been over- an outgrowth of the international KU. (Presentation not suitable for those biggest burden with over 1,160,000 whelming,” he said. “One thing community’s inability to respond under 18.) Source: udayton.edu registered Syrian refugees. For that’s really important is to un- to the Syrian civil war, now is no FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE comparison, the population of derstand the conflict. There’s longer just a threat to Syria and Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., UD will BIG FAT GREEK BOOK DRIVE Lebanon is 4.467 million, accord- something missing from the story Syrian civilians. It is no longer just host its annual Fall Leadership Confer- Fraternities and sororities, for the sec- ing to the World Bank. that the news is not reporting on… a threat to Syria’s neighbors, but ence in the KU Ballroom. Keynote speak- ond Greek Week philanthropy event, will A Sept. 14 estimate shows Tur- we’re taking the human rights as- they pose a much broader regional KHUMARIYAAN er Vernon A. Wall will share experiences collect and donate books for grades key hosts more than 840,000 regis- pect out of it.” threat, which is a security threat 8 PM, THURSDAY, OCT 2 of 20-plus years of professional student K-8 attending Dayton Public Schools. tered Syrian refugees, but today’s Indeed, it is difficult for advo- and a threat to stability,” he said. affairs. The event, with lunch included, is The event will be held in RecPlex Meet- number is likely much higher cacy groups to communicate the Students at the University of Kennedy Union Boll Theatre free for UD students. To register, visit tick- ing Room A, Oct.