The Echo: March 2, 2007

Features: Series unveils history department A&E: Editor critiques Oscar results Opinions: Student protests Facebook lingerie HE CHO advertisement TMARCH 2, 2007 ET AYLOR U NIVERSI T Y SINCE 1915 - VOLUME 94, NO. 19 Shaya wins SBP election BY LESLIE LEAK lieve there is value in putting on-campus election as a ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR yourself in a position to run thoughtful voter encourages for something you are not as- them to engage in civics both The student body has sured to win.” at Taylor and for the rest of spoken. After weeks of cam- Wittebols maintained a their lives by voting locally paigning and two rounds of positive attitude about the and nationally,” Austin said. debates, students elected Ta- race and her competitor. At the final debate, held mara Shaya next year’s stu- “Tamara is a capable lead- at 10 p.m. Monday in the dent body president. er, and I know God has a spe- Student Union, candidates "I am so excited to see stu- cific plan for her as student responded to questions con- dents discover their unique body president,” Wittebols cerning major student issues gifts and how God will use said. “We ran completely dif- on campus, their goals as this campus to impact lives," ferent campaigns, and I am SBP and the differences in Shaya said. proud of both us.” their campaign styles. Though outvoted, fellow According to Director “I think hearing from the candidate Jess Wittebols of Student Programs Steve candidates at the end of appreciated the campaign Austin, the number of stu- the campaigning process experience. dent voters climbed from 878 gives insight into not only “The process of running in the primary to 940 in the what they hope to do as stu- for student body [president] final round of voting. dent body president, but has been stretching and en- “Hopefully, for many stu- also a deeper look into their couraging,” she said. “I be- dents, participating in the personality and overall char- acter,” senior Beth Weingart- ner said. Tamara Shaya will be the first female student body Shaya responded to those president in over a decade. The last female to hold the who thought her campaign position was Heather (Shimko) Larson in the 1995-1996 was aggressive, saying she school year. tries to perform excellently “It seems like such a long time ago,” Larson said in in everything she does. a phone interview. “The main thing I remember about Wittebols explained her the campaign was spending late nights with friends as more relaxed approach to we designed promotional material and slogans and pre- the campaign. pared for the debates.” “If you know me, and One of Larson’s close friends also ran that year, mak- have talked to me, you know ing the race more interesting for Larson. I care,” she said. When she began her term of office, the relationships Wittebols also said that left the most lasting impression. due to her late start in the “I loved the team of people I worked with on student campaign process, she was council,” she said. unable to market herself as The diversity yet camaraderie of the various cabinet assertively as Shaya. members made Larson believe that the opinions of the Towards the end of the de- students were well represented. bate, both candidates were Photo by Timmy Huynh “It was not only a fun group of people to work asked to think of one thing with but it was a great experience to effect a positive that might hinder their per- Sophomore Jared Sorensen congratulates Shaya with a hug after the debate on Monday evening. change on the Taylor community,” she said. formance in the election. Larson said she had a message of advice for Shaya: Both Shaya and Wittebols she did not, however, see tion, and, if it was in his plan night – a peaceful night’s “Savor every moment, because working with the people exchanged smiles before an- these distractions as nega- for her, she would win. rest,” Austin said. “Jess and of [Taylor Student Organization] is a great experience,” swering the question. tive because she now has “This election and the Tamara are both wonderfully Larson said. Wittebols said that during new friends as a result of the high quality of both Jess and gifted student leaders who the process of meeting new campaigning process. Tamara, as candidates, af- understand service and en- * Written by Randy Kizer, Contributor people, she found herself Shaya said she had sought forded me something that I joy teamwork.” getting distracted. She said the Lord’s will for the elec- do not always get on election IFC hosts The Taylor task force raises eating Never concert disorder awareness on campus BY MIA WALES third largest problem on col- of EDTF. phasize that clothing sizes NEWS EDITOR lege campuses, behind alco- The EDTF observed EDAW don’t matter. Participating hol and drugs. She believes by showing “Slim Hopes,” students would cut the tags If statistics are true, eating EDAW promotes the discus- a film about how the me- out of their blue jeans and disorders are a big problem. sion of eating disorders in a dia affects body image, on swap the pants with other According to the National public forum. Tuesday. Neideck discussed students’, not knowing what Institute of Mental Health, “For years, people have how environment shapes size they were getting. between five and 10 per- been embarrassed to talk body image at a gathering on In addition, the EDTF cent of women have an eat- about this issue,” Grefe said. Wednesday, and a support hosts “How to Help a ing disorder, and nearly 20 “When people are embar- group for friends of those Friend” seminars, speaks percent have unhealthy be- rassed to talk about [eating with eating disorders met in Fit for Life classes and haviors and attitudes regard- disorders] … they’re embar- on Thursday. sponsers faculty luncheons ing food. rassed to go find help.” According to senior Kira to raise awareness am- For every 10 women with Grefe hopes that height- Olson, a task force member ong professors. eating disorders, one male ened awareness of the issue since her freshman year, the “We need to get profes- has the same struggle, and will make eating disorder EDTF prefers to be proac- sors on board,” Heidi Bab- more than 75 percent of those symptoms more recogniz- tive in dealing with eating son, a junior EDTF mem- with eating disorders never able to parents and peers. disorders. Their goal is to ber, said. “Students look seek assistance. The Taylor community is prevent eating disorders up to their profs so much To counteract this, the Na- not immune to the problem from developing by host- when they have [a] person- tional Eating Disorder As- of eating disorders. ing events throughout the al relationship.” sociation founded National “If you look at [statistics], year, instead of just dur- Babson thinks a Taylor Eating Disorders Awareness I believe that a conservative ing EDAW. stigma of perfection contrib- Week 20 years ago to height- estimate would be that 50 “We’ve tried a more bold utes to eating disorders. en awareness and send to 100 women on campus approach and student ses- “We don’t talk about our the message that eating struggle with an eating dis- sions and things like that. problems [at Taylor],” Bab- disorders are life-threaten- order and upwards of 200 We’ve found that the Taylor son said. “I feel like [we let] ing illnesses. deal with unhealthy atti- student body has not been the busyness at this campus NEDAW 2007 began Feb. tudes and behaviors about receptive to those things,” … [mask] ... our struggles 25 and continues through to- food,” Bob Neideck, direc- senior Kira Olson said. and fears. And eating disor- morrow. The theme for 2007, tor of the Taylor Counseling Currently, the EDTF is ders are just one way of try- “Be Comfortable In Your Center, said. “For me, those planning a nutrition ban- ing to hide.” Photo by Timmy Huynh Genes. Wear Jeans That Fit kinds of numbers constitute quet for later this year. Each Olson said it’s important the REAL You,” highlights a serious problem.” attendee will have a plate of to know EDAW is about Joah Tunnell, vocalist for The Never, performs for an intimate the strong influence of genet- To combat the illness, healthy food prepared for more than people with eat- crowd Tuesday evening in the Student Union. The band played ic factors on body size and Taylor formed the Eating them; a discussion about the ing disorders. songs from its storybook album, "Antarctica," while simultane- ously projecting the photos from the book on a big screen. shape, NEDA said. Disorder Task Force ap- proper balance of nutrients “It’s about the mindset, Casual concertgoers sipped coffee while enjoying the music. According to Lynn Grefe, proximately seven years ago. will follow. where our motivations are NEDA chief executive offi- Women’s Ministry Director The EDTF is also consider- and what we’re searching for cer, eating disorders are the Julie Engelsman is the chair ing a jeans give-away to em- satisfaction in,” Olson said. News EWS MARCH 2, 2007 PAGE 2 UniversityN Archives' World News By Leslie Leak Associate News Editor engravings displayed •Several weeks of constant rain in Mozambique have caused the Zambezi River to ﬂ ood, By Randy Kizer creating more than 170,000 refugees. The waters have washed away crops, homes and live- Contributor stock in several South African provinces. More than 45 people have died as a result of this disaster.

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