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60 Minutes' Byron Pitts Welcomed Home A TRUE COLLEGE NEWSPAPER TranscripTHE T SINCE 1867 Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 Volume 148, No. 8 Sustainability 60 Minutes’ Byron Pitts welcomed home movement ‘82 alum, promoting his book ‘Step Out on Nothing,’ overcame a debilitating stutter to go on to win six regional Emmys pedals forward By Katie Tuttle are proud to send their children and Transcript Reporter grandchildren.” By Thomas Lawrence Growing up, Pitts said he did not know Transcript On Thursday, Oct. 29, 60 Minutes how to read until age 12. When he arrived Correspondent correspondent and OWU Alumnus at OWU, he had a stutter, which stayed Byron Pitts, ’82, visited campus to talk to with him until junior year. Pitts still Senior Lara Kobelt, chair students. recalls one day during his freshman year of WCSA’s environmental Pitts graduated with a bachelor of that had a great effect on his life. During a committee, sat down on arts degree in journalism and speech class, the professor ridiculed him in front the couch in the atrium of communication, and his career has of his fellow students before asking him Hamilton-Williams Campus included working for WNCT-TV to stop by his office later. center Friday. A look of Greenville, N.C.; WAVY-TV Virginia, “He said, ‘Son, you are not Ohio relief flooded her face. WESH-TV Orlando; WFLA-TV Wesleyan material. You’re wasting my “It’s been a long week,” Tampa; WCBV-TV Boston; and WSB- time and the government’s money. I think Kobelt said. TV Atlanta. He became a network you should leave this school,’” Pitts said. Kobelt had been correspondent for CBS in 1998, and in As he was filling out the withdrawal involved with three different 2006, he began reporting occasionally papers the same day, a professor he didn’t environmental programs the for “60 Minutes “before being named know walked over to him and asked him week of Oct. 26: The Bike a contributor in 2008. He is also chief what was wrong. Movement officially began, national correspondent for “The CBS “Those three words changed my life,” the Sustainability Taskforce Evening News with Katie Couric.” Pitts said. The professor turned out to be held a town hall meeting and Pitts received two national Emmy Ülla Lewes, whom he has admired since Kobelt ran the educational Awards for his work on Sept. 11 and for and who was in attendance. program Trash on the Jay. his coverage of the Chicago train wreck “She is one of the main reasons why “It wasn’t supposed in 1999. He’s also earned six regional when you turn on ‘60 Minutes,’ you hear, to happen all at the same Emmy Awards, four Associated Press ‘I’m Byron Pitts,’” he said. time,” Kobelt said. “Delays awards and a National Association of Pitts was also at OWU to promote his just popped up.” Black Journalists Award. new book Step Out On Nothing, which Delays to the Bike Although he has been to 37 countries was published in September. He described Movement caused it and is almost constantly travelling, Pitts the book as a journey story, a story from to coincide with the said OWU is his favorite place. here to there. He also said the story is not Sustainability Taskforce “No matter where I go, a part of Ohio just about him but about the people in his meeting. Wesleyan and Delaware go with me,” life. At the Bike Movement he said. “Few places bring more joy, “The book is meant to honor those kick-off, people could mean more to me than the metropolis of people,” he said. “The book is also meant to sign up to use designated Delaware. This is a wonderful institution, bicycles around campus. [and] I’ve not been to any places that Photo Mark Cooper During the lunch hour kick- are prettier. This is a place where people See PITTS, page 4 Byron Pitts ‘82 said his life was transformed by his experienced at OWU. off session around 12 people paid the five dollar entrance fee. SLUs angered by WCSA funding by-law, task force Kobelt said the Bike Movement was designed to Newly enforced $5,000 cap on SLU funding causes residents to question student government bylaws, transparency decrease the use of cars for By Mark Dubovec senior and Moderator of Tree task force issued a statement “The findings of the task arguments from both sides. transport around campus, News Editor House. to the full-body on Oct. 26, force carry weight,” Hamilton “There are people who feel which would in turn lower Junior Megan Evans, suggesting that the budget said. “Most WCSA members they need to work within the the carbon emissions given A WCSA by-law regulating Treasurer of WCSA, said she cap remain in place and be aren’t aware of or don’t care rules as written,” Farrell said. off by the university. She funding for Small Living Units became of aware of the by-law enforced. However, WCSA about SLU life.” “There are those who feel the also said she realized (SLUs) is being enforced by when she assumed her position executives and representatives Stenger said the task rules need to be changed, and the obstacles facing the WCSA for the first time since and informed SLU moderators also said the task force force didn’t talk to any there are those who feel the program. its enactment over two years she would be enforcing it in statement does not close SLU members, conduct any rules should be enforced but “Even though people ago, causing several SLU the coming year. discussion on the issue. research or attend any SLUPB open to change.” may still drive to class, it’s residents to question the by- At the Oct. 21 WCSA Evans said the statement meetings. Hamilton said he doesn’t good to have that option for law’s purpose, limitations and full-body meeting, members indicates the task force’s Farrell, chair of the think the task force meant ill them,” Kobelt said. “At the manner of re-enforcement formed a task force to weigh position, not the consensus of Residential Life Committee will, but he is concerned. very least, it will make it A clause in WCSA the benefits of the SLUPB WCSA. on WCSA, said it was an open “I’m disappointed quicker to get to class. It’s a budgetary guidelines states funding cap and the benefits Junior Jamie Hamilton, meeting but not very well in WCSA’s inability or great service.” that the SLU Programming of dissolving it. The task force SLU representative to WCSA, advertised. unwillingness to get rid of The taskforce town Board (SLUPB) cannot of WCSA Budget Committee said he could not attend the “SLUs were invited, but the cap or compromise a little hall meeting was designed receive more than $5,000 from members and Residential task force meeting because of I’m not sure if that was clear,” with the SLUs’ point of view,” to open discussion of the WCSA for special funding for Life Committee members was class, but was upset to hear of Farrell said. Hamilton said. “The worst issues the taskforce is house projects. This by-law charged with reporting their the lack of diversity in the task Farrell, who said he part of this entire encounter is dealing with. The meeting was passed in April 2007 and findings to WCSA. force generally supported the that WCSA has proven to be was poorly attended; only refers to the money SLUPB The task force held an open “It wasn’t a bipartisan SLUs’ position to dissolve the unresponsive to a heartfelt and two students not part of receives during the year meeting Oct. 23 for “anyone task force or a representative cap, said he signed the letter legitimate concern.” the taskforce showed up. outside of spring funding, interested” in the issue, task force of the different because it would be presented Evans said many SLU Kobelt attended the meeting in which SLUs don’t have a according to minutes from opinions,” Hamilton said. at the full-body meeting and members feel they’ve been as a taskforce member. budget cap. the Oct. 21 full-body meeting. Hamilton also said SLU give SLUs another opportunity discriminated against but Moderated by the In the years since its An email advertising the task members were confused to voice their concerns to added that the debate has not taskforce chair Laurel enactment, however, the force meeting was sent to whether the meeting was a WCSA and open up more been unfair to the SLUs. Anderson, associate by-law was not well known WCSA members on Oct 22, discussion of the issue or a discussion. He also said the professor of Botany- and never really enforced by but not to the entire university. final decision on the part of the task force discussed the issue Microbiology, the town hall WCSA said Jack Stenger, After their meeting, the task force. for about an hour and included See SLUPB, page 4 See BIKES, page 4 Woho Sex toy party celebrates sexuality By Kate Miller The sex toy party was tied to Love In this issue Transcript Reporter Your Body Day, a national celebration Page 2: that encourages healthy body images, but Dildos, vibrators and penis-shaped the party was not a WoHo house project. Sound Off OWU candies helped to promote healthy sexu- The Women’s House kicked off the ality on Tuesday, as the Women’s House Love Your Body festivities last Wednes- Page 3: hosted a sex toy party.
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