Local Mentorship Program Holds Event on Campus
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PILLBOX SPORTS SCITECH FORUM Silvia Ziranek visits the Women’s basketball falls to Carnegie Mellon senior has Professional writing coaching Waffl e Shop [B3] Muskingham [A14] big plans for outer space is emphasized [A10] robots [A6] Black Friday marks transition into Men’s soccer looks forward to Letter to the Editor: New Hunt the holiday season [B8] next season [A14] Students learn chemistry through lights prove to be distracting cooking [A6] [A10] Monday, November 22, 2010 Carnegie Mellon’s student newspaper since 1906 Volume 105, Issue 13 Court rules rights for public Local mentorship college faculty are uncertain program holds EMILY DOBLER guaranteed under the Bill of allegedly offended the admin- Assistant News Editor Rights, despite job or position istration by stating that his in society. However, uncer- department was heavily rely- event on campus A recent ruling by a fed- tainty arose concerning the ing on part-time instructors, eral appeals court stated that protection of First Amend- demanding that students de- it is unclear if public college ment rights for public college served full-time professors. faculty members have First faculty members after the Without the protection Amendment protection for federal appeals court ruling and assurance of free speech, criticisms they make against on Nov. 12. faculty members are in jeop- administrators. The court case in question ardy of being censored by This fi nding is especially was an appeal of a lawsuit by their administrations. They shocking considering most Juan Hong, a retired chemi- cannot make criticisms of any people’s assumption that ev- cal engineering professor of sort for fear that they could eryone’s speech is protected the University of California potentially lose their jobs or, under the Bill of Rights. The at Irvine, who claims that he as in Hong’s case, be denied recent ruling raises the ques- was unjustly denied a merit a raise. tion of First Amendment pro- raise due to comments that he In response to the news of tection for faculty on Carnegie made in faculty meetings. the court case, Maggie Kow- Mellon’s own campus. According to an Inside Freedom of speech is Higher Ed news article, Hong See RIGHTS, A3 Courtesy of Stephanie Guerra SWSG encourages girls to have goals of higher education. CLAIRE GUSTAVSON women who exemplify those Junior Staffwriter qualities. The second way that girl Strong Women Strong empowerment is implement- Girls (SWSG), a mentorship ed is through the commu- program for young girls, con- nity. The mentors function ducted one of its semi-annual as friends and role models to fi eld trips to Carnegie Mel- the girls, and the girls both lon’s campus this past Satur- connect with and learn from day. their older mentors. “We The organization strives want to raise self-esteem, to imbue in girls a sense of help the girls reach their po- strength and opportunity. tential, and we tell them that “The ultimate goal of Strong if they really want something, Women Strong Girls is to em- they can go out and do it,” power underprivileged girls, said Mallika Sahay, a senior showing them how strong psychology and social deci- they currently are as well as sion sciences double major how they can become strong and co-director of Pittsburgh women in their future,” said SWSG. Stephanie Guerra, a senior Saturday’s fi eld trip fo- Science and Humanities cused on that sense of com- scholar and a SWSG mentor. munity. This trip is one of two Maria Raffaele/Art Editor Carnegie Mellon’s chapter annual ones; the second trip of Strong Women Strong Girls is taking place during Carni- was formed in the spring of val and rewards the girls for 2006. The creation of the their hard work throughout Carnegie Mellon branch the year while showing how shifted the organization to fun college can be. “The [fall] Deeplocal shares successes with students one with national infl uence. fi eld trip is a way to accom- The branch was created with plish our goals of empower- as a part of the ‘Amazing Alums’ panel event the specifi c intention of cre- ment and encourage girls ating a program that fostered from a young age to attend strong mentorship relation- college,” explained Guerra. ALEX TAPAK chitecture student, comment- ships between female Carn- “We get to visit their school Junior Staffwriter ed, “Their Waffl e Wednesdays egie Mellon student mentors on a weekly basis; [the girls] are a great opportunity to con- and girls in the Pittsburgh really love to see where we “Deeplocal, Inc. wants to nect with Deeplocal employees community. This weekend’s work too!” establish a culture that creates and other Pittsburgh innova- fi eld trip is only one aspect The program’s encour- good ideas,” said Nathan Mar- tors to discuss current events of the program; the program agement of girls’ collegiate tin, the CEO of Deeplocal, as he [and] new ideas and eat — the uses a range of tactics to in- futures was evident from this explained that his company’s waffl es were delicious. I was still in girls a positive sense of trip. “For these girls, college goal is to create a compelling able to talk with a local art- strength. is not thought of as some- user experience. Martin gradu- ist and exchange advice about Throughout the semester, thing that they can achieve; ated from the College of Fine her installation and my studio each mentor works weekly our goal is to change that be- Arts at Carnegie Mellon Uni- project.” with a group of girls. The goal lief and to have fun. We want versity in 1999. Deeplocal’s process of creat- of the program is to empower them to really want to go to Deeplocal Inc. is a Pitts- ing this unique experience is and to develop them into college so that they will work burgh-based company com- through its use of Gutter Tech- strong people and communi- towards it,” Sahay said. prised of artists, designers, and nology. This was a focal point ty members. According to the This year, the focus for engineers who work together of the discussion as Martin took SWSG website, SWSG.org, this particular fi eld trip was to form collaborations through the audience through many of “Relationships, skills, and “When I grow up,” and the different mediums. The mem- Deeplocal’s projects. role models are essential to day featured a healthy living bers take pride in the fact that Deeplocal does not like to helping girls and women suc- workshop hosted by health it is a self-start-up company, as complicate orders; instead, ceed.” These three capstones care policy master’s student it gives them the freedom to be the company puts emphasis are actualized in two ways. Jonelle Saunders, a science more creative and actually take on solving client’s orders as Each week, the mentors workshop hosted by the So- part in what they are designing quickly and effi ciently as pos- focus on one “strong quality” ciety of Women Engineers, rather than working at a large- sible, starting with building a and develop projects and ac- and a “Stella Hunt” (a hunt scale company. At Deeplocal prototype. tivities in order to emphasize for SWSG’s mascot, Stella, the artists, designers, and en- When building this way, the this skill. Skills range from through campus) with Alpha gineers are each connected to team purposefully does not use goal setting to determina- Kappa Alpha. The healthy liv- every part of the process from the newest technology. Rather, start to fi nish. Tommy Hofman/Assistant Photo Editor tion, and girls are engaged by ing workshop, held in UC Ran- Nathan Martin, CEO of Deeplocal, Inc., speaks about his innovative Roxy Viray, a fi fth-year ar- See DEEPLOCAL, A3 the inclusion of real-life his- company and its products at the “Amazing Alums” panel event. torical or current examples of See WOMEN, A4 Hunt Library interior lighting to be addressed following exterior redesign JACKSON LANE Hunt, who pointed out that lighting for the Randy Pausch veal as many different facets Staffwriter the building was only visible Bridge in 2009. of the building though color, half of the time. “Like many of “When we were brought light, and movement.” Po- On Saturday, Hunt Li- the buildings on campus, the on board, we looked at this powich added, “The lighting brary celebrated its 50th an- library disappears structurally and thought: Here’s this blank uses green technology in the niversary with a light show at night. All you are seeing is canvas. What can we do with form of color-changing LEDs comprised of standard lights the fl orescent lights inside, it?” said Popowich. that can mix to white light or shown every night, colorful and then you’re seeing half While the building’s alu- create dynamic color combi- changing patterns for special the building dark,” Popowich minum structure and unob- nations.” campus events, and examples said. structed location make it an In addition to the library, of holiday designs for Hanuk- “Bill Hunt was crossing ideal medium for lighting, Limauro and Popowich also lit kah, Christmas, Valentine’s campus one night and no- Limauro and Popowich tried up the canopy in front of the Day, and the Fourth of July. ticed that the right side of the to make the library more than library. “The canopy in front The exterior lights were library was totally dark,” Li- just a canvas. “The lighting of the building had not been designed by Cindy Limauro mauro said. “He then contact- needs to support the beauty lit in 20-plus years,” Popowich and Chris Popowich of C & C ed President Cohon about the and elegance of that alumi- said.