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thursday, january 19, 2011 ★ 124th YEAR, NO. 3 ★ the voice of vanderbilt since 1888 updatThee by kyle blaine senior reporter Vanderbilt Se cond person arrested Fraternities in embezzlement case taste test new A second man has been arrested in con- cember 2011 that Hunt and his partner nection with the theft of a large amount of Cole Wakefield had moved to Puerto Val- money from Vanderbilt University. larta, Mexico and opened Crema, a gay alcohol policy Samuel Cole Wakefield was taken into nightclub billed as a “gay party zone.” custody today and charged with the theft According to the Nashville Scene, Wake- of more than $60,000 from the univer- field was a co-owner of a local male strip sity. club, Arrow, which closed in December for parties Wakefield, 30, is partners with Jason 2010. lucas loffredo staff reporter Hunt, the former Vanderbilt Law School Before leaving Nashville, Hunt was elect- employee arrested last Friday for similar ed president of Nashville Pride. He re- Vanderbilt frater- need to bring their charges. signed from that position after leaving the S amuel Cole Wakefield nities will introduce own to the function Out&About Newspaper reported in De- United States. ★ extra-fraternal bar- and check it in with tenders to serve al- the party patrol cohol at parties on members assist- Friday and Saturday ing the third-party nights this week- distributor at the end and the next. bar. Only students The new, temporary who bring their own policy is meant to beer will receive H igh expectations for be a test run for po- beer from behind tential revisions in the bar.” the Interfraternity Vanderbilt Direc- Council and Panhel- tor of Greek Life ‘Reefer Madness’ lenic Council alcohol Kristin Shorter policy. spoke about the new According to the policy. current IFC-Pan- “The bartender’s hellenic Alcohol Pol- primary responsi- icy, written in the bilities will be to fall of 2007, mem- ensure that they bers and registered are only giving al- guests who are 21 cohol to those stu- years of age must dents who have the bring their own al- 21-year-old wrist- cohol to events and band that was is- check it in at the sued by Allied Bar- bar with members ton, and then also of the fraternity. For that they are not the next two week- giving alcohol to ends, there will be a anyone who appears third-party distrib- to be intoxicated,” utor stationed at the Shorter said. “What bar serving guests I really like about their own alcohol. this potential op- IFC President John tion is that there is Hostek summed up someone to share the policy change the liability with in a statement from the fraternity.” the IFC via email: IFC may test out “These distribu- alternative alcohol tors will operate policies in the com- our current BYOB ing weeks. policy as it is writ- “The student lead- ten. The Allied ers have been given Barton security the opportunity to guard (stationed at really think about the entrance to the what is in the best party) will issue an interest of our com- over-21 wristband munity. It seems to any participant like from a leader-

chris honiball/ the vanderbilt hustler with valid identifi- ship standpoint they cation. Those stu- understand why we J ohn Boyd during a dress rehearsal for VOB’s spring production “Reefer Madness.” Check out page 6 for a full dents wishing to need to try this,” preview of the production. consume beer will Shorter said. ★ Founder of Teach for America visits Vanderbilt katir e k og hosted by the Global Poverty Initia- “This is supposed to be a land of senior producer tive, YES Prep Public Schools and equal opportunity,” Kopp said, “but Teach for America. The other events for so many kids, it clearly is not one.” The line to get into Wilson 103 in the series will include a screening According to Kopp, the real prob- stretched down the hallway Wednes- of the film “Waiting for Superman” lems facing education in America day evening as more than 150 stu- on Jan. 24 and an Education Panel are the extra challenges that under- dents, faculty and guests waited to on Jan. 31. privileged kids face, including lack of hear Wendy Kopp speak. The Teach for America event start- adequate nutrition and other tools for Wendy Kopp is the founder and ed at 7 p.m. and consisted of an hour- academic success. CEO of Teach for America, an or- long talk by Kopp, followed by a ques- “This is a solvable problem. Kids ganization that sends recent college tion and answer session. Afterwards, do so much when we provide them graduates to teach for two years in Kopp signed copies of her book “A with the opportunities they deserve,” underprivileged communities and Chance to Make History.” Copies of Kopp said. works to improve educational oppor- the book were available free to every- According to Kopp, Teach for Amer- tunities in America. She is also the one in attendance. ica draws 80 percent of their funds founder and CEO of Teach for All, According to the Teach for Amer- from local communities and the re- a worldwide organization similar to ica website, the organization began mainder from government grants. luis munoz/ the vanderbilt hustler Teach for America. in 1990 with 500 teachers and cur- “I just know we’re going to make a Kopp spoke at Vanderbilt Wednes- rently employs more than 9,000 corps meaningful difference for kids,” Kopp Wendy Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach for America speaks day evening as part of Education members as teachers for over 600,000 said. “I just can’t imagine a more ful- to Vanderbilt students and faculty in Wilson Hall Wednes- Nation Month, a series of programs students. filling pursuit.” ★ day. ZETA TAU ALPHA IS COMING TO VANDY WWW.ZETATAUALPHA.ORG . WWW.JOINZTA.COMWWW.JOINZTA.COM ★ ★ ★ 2 Thursday, january 19, 2011 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.InsideVandy.com

ce orr ction Correction: In Monday’s issue of The R aiders blue after loss Hustler, in the article headlined “ZTA recruitment set to occur this week” it was incorrectly claimed that the former Vanderbilt chapter of Delta Gamma had its charter revoked by the national organization, when in fact the chapter voluntarily voted to relinquish its charter.

S eminar taught in ‘virtual classroom’ lauren koenig staff reporter

Without ever leaving campus, Vander- bilt students can engage in a weekly seminar with top researchers and biology students across the country. The upper-level biology course, entitled B eck Friedman/ the vanderbilt hustler “Comparative Social Evolution,” is a col- Freshman Anton Kovrigin during the Vanderbilt-MTSU match Wednesday. The Commodores defeated MTSU 6-1. laborative project put together by Vander- bilt’s Dr. Patrick Abbot, Columbia Univer- sity’s Dr. Dustin Rubenstein, University of California, Berekeley’s Dr. Eileen Lacy, and Arizona State University’s Dr. Jenni- fer Fewell. These four instructors are part of an NSF-funded working group at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center at Duke University. While scheduling a convenient time for a Law school scholarships course can often be a challenge, the professors involved in the seminar faced a more unusual concern — each participating school is located in a different time zone. Abbot explained the origin of the profes- increasinglygra ce aviles hard to obtain sors’ creative approach to designing the senior producer seminar. “We were talking about how productive In the post-recession econ- it would be to stay in touch and how we omy, the hardest part of law could collaborate more effectively if we use school isn’t getting in — it’s more than email. Out of this grew the idea paying for it. of bringing our undergraduates together, A New York Times article either through some social networking published last Spring revealed site or Skype, and if we could be in our that many law school students virtual classrooms together,” he said. who were offered scholarships The use of webcams and a software pro- in their first year were unable gram similar to Skype allows for all four to maintain the scholarship, institutions to see and hear one another often paying full tuition their for two hours each week. Students from second and third years (if they different universities may also have the remained enrolled at all). opportunity to collaborate on projects with Law school classes are often one another later in the semester. graded on a curve, so it would Abbot explained that some of the main be mathematically impossible goals of the seminar are to address the for, say, 60 percent of a first “active nature of learning” and to “close a year class with scholarships to gap between a world of learning and re- meet the criteria for renewal search.” (often to be the top 50 percent “The benefit for students is the oppor- of the class). Segal notes that tunity to be exposed to the leading think- law schools may be tempted to ers in a given field,” said Abbot. “As you’re offer more scholarships than d aniel dubois/ vu media relations discussing an idea or debating a topic they plan on renewing in an ef- presented by an expert at say, Berkeley, fort to climb the U.S. News and as to advise “creating a bidding flexible policy. “If a student’s Many law students who there’s nothing that prevents us from ask- World Report rankings. war over yourself”), Vanderbilt financial needs change, or they begin school with merit ing that scholar. You can ask a question in While this is a phenomenon Law School does not revise did not apply for need-based scholarships find they can- real time.” for potential law scholars to its decisions on merit scholar- scholarships at the time schol- not maintain their perfor- The eight Vanderbilt students in the take careful note of, for those ships. arship decisions were made, mance in the competitive seminar are close to evenly divided re- students lucky enough to be of- “Vanderbilt Law may have we would encourage them to environment. garding their reasons for taking the class. fered seats in Vanderbilt Law a little bit more money than file the school’s Need Access While some enrolled in order to complete School’s entering class, this is other law schools, but it is still form, and would reevaluate at the major, others chose to take it because not something to be stressed. a finite amount,” Morton said. that time.” advantage of the law school’s of their interest in the topic, or to better “We don’t put stipulations or “We look at our entering class Ranked as the 16th Best optional interview process. prepare for careers and graduate school. conditions on our scholarship and the funds we have avail- Law School by U.S. News and “Vanderbilt is one of only two “I have never taken a seminar before, offers, beyond that the student able and make distributions World Report and 7th for “Best law schools in the country to of- but I can only guess that this course will remain enrolled in the law we think will create the stron- Career Prospects for Gradu- fer alumni interviews to all of provide a better learning experience be- school,” Todd Morton, dean of gest class. We cannot negoti- ates” by the Princeton Review, its applicants. It is optional, but cause of the interactions with new stu- admissions at VULS. ate with students for higher Vanderbilt Law School boasts highly recommended. Vandy dents and professors,” said senior Alexan- While internet chat rooms amounts as others schools an entering class with a me- undergraduates are in a par- dra Hettena. and boards geared towards might, because this would es- dian GPA of 3.73 and a median ticularly good position to take The benefits of the seminar don’t apply prospective law students offer sentially mean taking money LSAT score of 169 (the 97th advantage of this opportunity only to students, however. mixed advice about contacting away from what we have of- percentile among test takers). being right in the area, and “It’s also a good idea for the research- a school to increase any schol- fered someone else.” One tip Morton offers Vandy requests can usually be made ers,” said Abbot. “It exposes them to won- arship offers (the U.S. News As for need-based aid, how- undergraduates to help their from late August through the derful Vanderbilt students.” ★ and World Report goes so far ever, the law school has a more application stand out is to take Dec. 1 deadline.” ★

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k ion sawney ing” on the student population electionsstaff reporter and not run on for months. All of the resolutions passed With 62 days until the elec- with little objection except for a tion process begins for student resolution altering the petition government, the Strategic Plan- process to become a candidate. ning Committee for Vanderbilt The SPC proposed increasing Student Government presented the required number of signa- major changes concerning how tures for a student to become a candidates are elected to repre- candidate from 3 percent of the sent the student body. current undergraduate student Led by its chairman, Aladine population to 10 percent, re- Eslaamadicy, the committee quiring a candidate to now get sought to provide more guide- 670 signatures. lines to candidates seeking of- Student Body President fice and to clarify the election Adam Meyer stated that the process. changes would improve candi- The meeting opened with a date viability, create networks presentation by Nora Spencer, and challenge the students to the director of the Women’s rise to the task of acquiring the Center and director of the Of- signatures. fice Transgender, Queer and The majority of the joint ses-

Intersex Life. Mrs. Spencer in- sion agreed that the purpose kei v n barnett troduced the center’s calendar of the resolution didn’t benefit the vanderbilt hustler for the semester highlighting a candidates or the student body Panelists Mary series of events including their and failed to garner the neces- A ffordable housing Brooks, Jerry May- weekly “TGI-LGBTQI-Friday” sary votes to pass. nard, Janet Rosen- meeting, which provides an The committee also pro- berg and Mick Nelson open venue for discussion on posed changes to campaign fi- panel explores idea lead the discussion LGBT issues. nance rules and defined nega- regarding the estab- The majority of the meeting tive campaigning. Previously, lishment of a Housing focused on the seven resolutions candidates were limited in re- of housing trust fund Trust Fund. submitted to VSG concerning questing only twenty dollars the election process. The com- from undergraduate students. ann marie deer owens Housing Trust Fund” cities that have estab- housing, and Mick mittee presented a wide range The committee removed the vu news service was co-sponsored by lished housing trust Nelson, a Tennessee of resolutions, the first recom- contribution limit allowing un- the Hyatt Fund, the funds, which, by defi- Housing Development mending a primary interest dergrads and the candidate to More than 100 people Cal Turner Program nition, receive ongoing Agency policy analyst. meeting to be held prior to the contribute as much as possible attended a Jan. 17 panel for Moral Leadership dedicated sources of Clare Smrekar, associ- candidate declaration meeting towards the $500 spending cap discussion at Vanderbilt and Law Students for public funding to sup- ate professor of public and a restructuring of the elec- of a candidate. Law School designed to Social Justice. Mary port affordable housing. policy and education tion timeline making the gener- Additionally, the SPC cre- inform and engage the Brooks, project director The other panelists and faculty adviser to al campaigning period one and ated a new definition of nega- community on the scar- of the Center for Com- were Janet Rosenberg, Cal Turner Program a half weeks long. tive campaigning, intended to city of affordable local munity Change’s Hous- paralegal with Legal fellows researching the Attorney General Lucas allow for greater objectivity in housing. ing Trust Fund Project, Aid Society of Middle impact of housing trust Scholl stated he wanted the enforcing violations of negative “Meeting Nashville’s shared information on Tennessee who works funds, moderated the elections to be “less demand- campaigning. ★ Needs: Establishing a the experiences of other with those in subsidized lively discussion. ★

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column opinioncolumn Freedom I s e xclusionam a necessarywho component I am of cultural not identity? The question of whether or not ex- any racial disparities between the on the clusion is an integral part of a com- IFC, NPHC, and Panhellenic Coun- munity’s identity lies at the heart of cil are due to voluntary self-segrega- Michael diamond the question of whether or not there tion, not deliberate policy. I believe assistant opinion editor can truly ever be a beloved commu- that the historically black fraterni- Internet nity. In many instances, a group ties and sororities can contribute to On Monday, we celebrated not just seems to be defined as much by who a society defined by peaceful coex- the life of Dr. Martin Luther King is absent as by who is present. In istence. Mutual respect. But not, in Jr., but also his concept of the “be- such a society, coexistence is pos- their current form, to a society de- loved community,” a community in sible. Feasible. But integration? Al- fined by integration. Mutual respect in peril which people do not simply coexist most by definition, a society founded plus real interaction. peacefully, but are truly integrat- partly on exclusion cannot be inte- It is a fact of contemporary life effect on what is known ed. A vision that cultures could be grated as well. that we define ourselves partially as the Domain Name Sys- based on values and ideas instead of We see this at Vanderbilt with by who we are not. In contrast. In tem Security Extensions. blood and color. A vision that is far the historically black fraternities opposition. Perhaps this is the only Kenny tan DNSSEC is a set of exten- columnist from complete. and sororities. A black girl will oc- way to preserve our distinct cul- sions to the Domain Name Vanderbilt is exponentially more casionally rush an Interfraternity tures. A necessary evil to prevent Imagine logging onto System used on Internet diverse than it was 30 years ago. 20 Council sorority, sure. But the vast society from becoming a formless, your computer, typing in Protocol networks, which years ago. 10 years ago. Yet we still majority do not. Would a white girl homogenous blob. But perhaps there the URL for YouTube, and “provide to DNS clients ori- have not shaken the social system feel comfortable or welcomed rush- is a better way: a recognition that then getting redirected to gin authentication of DNS of the high school cafeteria. Blacks ing a National Pan-Hellenic Council identities need not be mutually ex- an image stating, “This do- data, authenticated denial sit with blacks. Blondes sit with sorority? It is possible. But I would clusive, a rejection of the notion that main name has been seized of existence, and data in- blondes. International students sit suspect not. because I am X, I cannot also be Y. by ICE — Homeland Secu- tegrity.” DNSSEC would with other international students. This is not a criticism — it is an ob- An acceptance of complexity — an rity Investigations, pursu- be impossible to implement Not always, but often enough to be servation. I believe that historically embrace of universal brotherhood. ant to a seizure warrant if this legislation required noticed. Often enough to be worthy black fraternities and sororities Perhaps there is a beloved commu- issued by a United States Internet service providers of notice. play and have played an incredibly nity after all. District Court under the to redirect users accessing This does not fit the vision of the important role for so many students. authority of 18 U.S.C. 981 banned websites. beloved community. But does that Much of Monday’s excellent pro- —Michael Diamond is a fresh- and 2323.” Sound crazy? Users could bypass this make it bad? Is exclusivity neces- gramming owed itself to such or- man in the College of Arts and Well this has already hap- DNS blocking by accessing sary, or even beneficial, for groups ganizations. There are no overt or Science. He can be reached at pened to similar video host- websites directly through to maintain their distinct cultures? explicit racial requirements to join; [email protected]. ing websites in the past their IP address. However, year, and in light of recent another threat to Internet legislation, is not such a privacy created by SOPA is column distant hypothetical as it the potential to block by IP might seem. The Stop On- addresses. The only way to line Piracy Act in the U.S. block entire IP addresses House of Representatives, would be for service pro- T ennessee legislature: and its sister legislation in viders to engage in deep the Senate, the PROTECT packet inspection, or the IP Act, continue the rapid interception and analysis expansion of the federal of their customers’ brows- government’s existing pow- ing histories. The biggest bully of all er to censor content on the These are just some of internet. the many problems with SOPA and PIPA. If the gov- E ric lyons bill’s designation of a “discrimina- rights is just a facade to hide their ernment’s ability to regu- columnist tory practice,” defined as “exclusion” unsavory agenda, and to protect the It is now late the Internet is further The same legislature that brought or “preferential treatment” on the kind of bigotry that they themselves critical that legitimized by this legisla- you the “Don’t Say Gay” bill last basis of “race, creed, color, religion, support. tion, it will lead to rampant spring has hatched a new scheme sex, age or national origin.” Conve- In an email correspondence with Americans abuse by corporations, and for the upcoming year to further niently enough, discrimination due Jonathon Cole of TEP, another pro- voice opposi- could be used to shut down protect Tennessee students from to sexual orientation is conspicu- ponent of the bill, Rep. John Ra- tion to this entire websites for the ac- learning tolerance in the state’s ously absent gan, R-Oak Ridge, scoffed at the tions of their users. This public school system. Next month, This is hardly unexpected, given connection between school bullying tyrannical legislation would then force the Tennessee State House is set that the legislation is the lovechild and teen suicide and claimed that a legislation sites like YouTube to en- to vote on HB-1153, which would of the Tennessee Republican Par- Cheatham County gay teen’s recent gage in prior restraint, re- ostensibly exempt politically or re- ty’s socially conservative wing and suicide had “more to do with his before it is quiring videos to be manu- ligiously-motivated bullying from the Family Action Council of Ten- own proclivities and behavior than voted on in ally reviewed before being the current prohibitions on disre- nessee, the Focus on the Family anything to do with schoolmate bul- the Senate made public. The economic spectful or disruptive conduct in the offshoot that lobbied for the “Don’t lies.” Dismissing the teen’s family’s costs of this process would classroom. Say Gay” bill, and that last May account, Ragan insisted that the next week. lead to devastating conse- The operative text of the legisla- pulled strings to get the legislature Cheatham County school district’s quences for the future of tion restricts educators from tak- to overturn a Nashville ordinance harassment policy was sufficient, such websites. ing disciplinary or legal action to protecting LGBT employees from even though it lacks enumerated Fortunately, this bill has It is clear that the ma- shield victims of harassment and workplace discrimination. protections against bullying related faced a large amount of vo- jority of support for this intimidation when the alleged bul- According to the bill’s authors to sexual orientation. In an inter- cal opposition from many legislation comes from the lying serves as an “expression of and the umbrella of student rights view, FACT president David Fowler well-known websites in- entertainment industry. religious, philosophical or politi- outlined within the text of the bill said that the bill would only pro- cluding Google, Facebook, It would come as no sur- cal views.” In effect, so long as of- itself, the goal of HB-1153 is to en- tect “the religious liberty and free Twitter, eBay, Yahoo and prise if the congressmen fenders do not threaten physical sure that anti-bullying policies may speech rights of students” while more, saying that SOPA that end up voting in sup- violence or property damage, they not be “construed or interpreted taking away the supposed “special poses “a serious risk to our port of this legislation re- have what amounts to a free pass to infringe upon the First Amend- class” protections he says LGBT industry’s continued track ceive donations into their to bully other students under the ment rights of students.” However, children hold in public schools. record of innovation and reelection campaign from guise of political or religious speech. in 1969 the Supreme Court ruled But LGBT students have no privi- job creation, as well as to rich lobbyists working for That is, if accused students can pro- in Tinker v. Des Moines that pub- leged status in Tennessee schools, our nation’s cybersecurity.” the special interests in vide some semblance of a political lic schools, acting in loco parentis, and as the Supreme Court affirmed Yesterday, many websites, Hollywood, including the or religious justification for their or in place of parents, may bar any in Tinker, the kind of “hostile” be- including Wikipedia, par- Recording Industry Asso- “message,” then the classification student behavior that “materially havior that this bill explicitly seeks ticipated in a voluntary ciation of America and Mo- under current law barring behav- disrupts classwork or involves sub- to protect simply does not belong in blackout to raise aware- tion Picture Association of ior which turns the classroom into a stantial disorder or invasion of the the classroom regardless of whether ness about this. America. It is now critical “hostile,” unwelcoming environment rights of others.” As such, prohibi- a religious reason might be used to In their original forms, if that Americans voice op- and leads others to feel “discomfort tions against verbal harassment in excuse the intolerant views being SOPA and PIPA were suc- position to this tyrannical and unpleasantness” will no longer the classroom are not seen as rights expressed. At best, this bill tries to cessfully signed into law, legislation before it is voted apply. Chris Sanders of the Tennes- infringements solve a problem that doesn’t exist; the U.S. attorney general on in the Senate next week. see Equality Project characterized To be sure, no student engaging at worst, it represents a new threat would have the authority to I challenge all members of the bill as creating a loophole for in a sincere, civil conversation about to Tennessee’s children that wastes seek a court order forcing the Vanderbilt community bullying, teaching kids that “as long religion and sexual orientation taxpayer dollars and gives students internet service providers reading this to spread this as you say it’s for religious reasons, should be punished, but discussing a license to bully in a region that to prevent their customers information to their peers. you’ve got backup.” such divisive issues is not forbid- is surely already hostile enough to from accessing a website Additionally, district initiatives den under current law. Rather than those who are different. that is enabling or facili- —Kenny Tan is a sopho- to combat bullying will no longer simply curbing the tide of political tating copyright infringe- more in the College of Arts be permitted to “make the charac- correctness gone mad, the measure —Eric Lyons is a sophomore in ment, even one that is host- and Science and President teristics of the victim the focus” of as written takes several steps in the the College of Arts and Science ed on a foreign server. of Young Americans for their individual programs or sug- wrong direction. FACT’s past en- and a member of the Vanderbilt This would have been Liberty at Vanderbilt. He gest that student actions even con- deavors to marginalize LGBT citi- debate team. He can be reached a significant threat to cy- can be reached at kenny. stitute bullying if they do not fit the zens make it seem like their talk of at [email protected]. bersecurity because of its [email protected].

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T o submit a Rant, tweet @VandyRant or write There is no such thing anonymously from the InsideVandy.com opinion page. as a job creator when people who need money the ket may mean a trip to the doctor, a “But we gotta keep it classy or our most have it in their hands. necessary car repair, or any number daddies wouldn’t pay” .... Yuck. Consider this hypothetical: When of other transactions. This stimu- skyler hutto giving a tax break of $100,000, poli- lates local economies in ways that columnist ticians have the option to cut one millionaires’ money in the bank millionaire’s taxes by $100,000, or doesn’t approach. Those initial ex- Turn on the news for 10 seconds to cut 100 middle class household changes of cash generate more ac- Black out InsideVandy to protest SOPA! and you’ll hear the newest phrase in taxes by $1000. Mathematically, the tivity as the money is re-spent and As students we need to protest anti- free speech legislation the most! politics: “job creator.” It seems fortu- government experiences the same re-spent. The continuation of spend- itous that in this time of high unem- loss. The difference comes into play ing is what creates confidence in an ployment levels we were able to find when we consider how that money economic system, and is the founda- this new class of people to hand out will move. Statistically, the million- tion of sustained job creation. The showers are soooo cold. Get with jobs left and right. On the surface, aire is likely to put that money in There are an infinite number of the program maintenance, pleeeeaase. this phenomenon is perfectly expli- the bank, or, alternatively, spend it ways to address the current rev- cable. The wealthiest Americans are on something big, such as a piece of enue problem and the unemploy- those who are most likely to employ property. Several millionaires re- ment crisis, but doing both at once others. This expansion can take cently confirmed this fact in Cali- is daunting. The most immediate a number of forms. Lawyers hire fornia congressional hearings. Most need is to raise taxes on million- Thanks for getting this back up, been paralegals and courtiers. Doctors aires (or restore them to pre-Bush missing my #1 place to complain. need nurses and orderlies. Business administration levels). America’s owners employ salespeople or labor- least successful economy in decades ers. The list goes on and on. Employment will has come on the backs of lowered While individuals at any point on expand most quickly taxes on the wealthiest among us. the political spectrum support job when people who One of the greatest aspects of this Since when do the frats actually ID?! creation, politicians disagree about plan is that even those who ben- This is an outrage. exactly how to encourage people to need money the efit from lower taxes on the super- hire one another. At the risk of gen- most have it in their wealthy support it, as represented eralizing, I would say that Republi- by the consistent pleas from lead- cans would like to reduce taxes and hands. ers like Warren Buffett and Doug After a long week of judging other girls, regulation, thus allowing that ex- Edwards to raise their own income I need a greek yogurt and a Vitamin cess capital to fund the creation of taxes. This isn’t “class warfare” and Water. And maybe a fro-yo. additional employee positions. Dem- it isn’t the “anti-job creator.” It’s the ocrats have not presented a united notably, Garrett Gruener, founder easiest and most effective first step argument about what should be of several websites, spoke on be- we can take to ending the several done, but most plans include incen- half of the “Buffett Rule,” stating, of the problems we face. The people tives such as tax breaks or grants. “Not once have any of my personal who we should call “job creators” I’m far from an economic expert, investment decisions been a func- are normal working families who C heck out our new advice but something in my common sen- tion of marginal tax rates.” In other pay their bills and provide steady sibilities tells me that neither of words, when a business needs an support to their community. It is column, Dear Charlie! Ask those approaches are as effective employee, it hires one, regardless of this process that makes long-term as we need them to be. It is true its tax burden. hiring possible. Charlie anything (anonymously) that people are typically hired by a On the other hand, the middle from the InsideVandy.com wealthier person who owns a busi- class families (given $1000) are like- — Skyler Hutto is a junior in the ness or runs a company, but that ly to immediately spend that money College of Arts and Science. He can opinion page. is not the root of job creation. Em- on things that they need. Having an be reached at skyler.b.hutto@vander- ployment will expand most quickly additional thousand dollars in pco- bilt.edu.

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1. Fleet Foxes “Helplessness Blues” 2. M83 “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” 3. St. Vincent ”Strange Mercy” 4. tUnE-yArDs ”w h o k i l l” 5. Bon Iver “Bon Iver” 6. Radiohead ”King of Limbs” 7. Metronomy ”The English Riviera” 8. Girls ”Father, Son, Holy Ghost” 9. Beirut ”The Rip Tide” 10. Tie: The Black Keys Kei v n Barnett/ the vanderbilt hustler ”El Camino” & Washed Out tre vor anderson staff reporter “Within and Without” Although the show features holt hopes the musical will VOB’s 2012 production catchy numbers and many also encourage discussion on “Reefer Madness” begins Vanderbilt Off-Broadway is comedic scenes, the show of- the sensitive topic. this weekend. H onorable Mentions ready to light up their 2012 fers a serious message about “I think the Vanderbilt main production, “Reefer the dangers of accepting the community is open to discus- formances. Senior Graham The Antlers – ”Burst Apart’ Madness.” influence of media at face sion. The show doesn’t give Goenne, who stars as Jimmy Yuck – ”Yuck” The musical satirizes a value, and the need to deter- any yes or no answers about Harper, believes that over Adele – ”21” government-approved 1936 mine truth for oneself. what we should or shouldn’t that time, the group has Youth Lagoon – ”The Year of Hibernation” propaganda film, “Tell Your “The show’s message essen- do, and that’s the whole truly bloomed into a strong Feist – ”Metals” Children,” which warns chil- tially boils down to what we point,” Landholt explained. ensemble that will work well Nero – ”Welcome Reality” dren about the dangers of perceive to be ‘the truth,’” ex- “You have to make these de- onstage. Rootwords – ”Press Rewind to Begin” “demon weed,” or marijuana. plains student director Molly cisions for yourself.” “We spend so much time Landholt. “We so easily form Freshman Nora Elderkin, together that we really get part icipate with wrvu S ee the show our understanding of what is who plays the role of Mary to know each other not only Would you like to discover even true and what is not based on Lane, believes this idea will in our roles, but as people as more great albums? Visit WRVU.org what other people tell us. Act resonate particularly well well,” Goenne said. “I think When: Thursday and Sat- for an even longer version of this list two ends with a highly iron- with Vanderbilt students. it will definitely be different (posted in our music blog) as well as urday, both at 8 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 1 p.m. ic final number aptly titled “We hear all sorts of things than any show you’ve seen each of the 33 individual lists submit- “The Truth.” The characters about what’s unhealthy for before.” ted by our DJs (on the schedule page, Where: Martha Rivers ask the audience directly: us, what’s good for us, and Vanderbilt Off-Broadway click a show name to find lists and Ingram Center for the Perform- What do you believe? Why do what we should or shouldn’t was founded in 1996 and is other info). ing Arts you accept certain things as be doing. Instead, we really Vanderbilt’s only organiza- Interested in becoming a WRVU truth?” need to pick out the truth for tion that performs a full- Free for DJ? Come to our training info session admission: While any musical about ourselves,” said Elderkin. length musical every year. this Sunday at 3 p.m. in Sarratt Cin- undergraduate students and $5 for non-students marijuana on a college cam- The cast has been work- Past shows have included ema to find out how! pus is destined to be contro- ing since September prepar- “Urinetown” in 2010, and versial, director Molly Land- ing for this weekend’s per- “Nine” in 2011. ★

Films to see before Vanderbilt Student Film Festival applications the Oscars b en ries staff reporter how to submit • Submissions are cur- The very best of Vander- rently being accepted bilt’s vibrant film scene will be and are due by Feb. 10 screened in the upcoming sixth to the Film Studies Of- annual Vanderbilt Student Film fice in Buttrick 132. Festival. The free event will take place in the Sarratt Cinema on the af- • Films should be turned ternoon of Feb. 26. The Academy in as QuickTime files on Awards will be projected on the a data disc and must big screen for an Oscars viewing be accompanied by a Br ittany matthews “The Girl with the “Hugo” part after the event. submission form, which staff reporter “Hugo” is a 3D animated film Filmmakers from across cam- can be found in the office Dragon Tattoo” directed by Martin Scorsese pus will be there to see their or on the Vanderbilt Said to be better than the about a boy living alone in Paris films, which will cross genres Student Film Festival With the Oscars just around original Swedish adaption by film who connects with shop owner. to include soundscapes, cine- the corner, it’s time to get cul- bloggers all over the internet, Facebook page. It stars Jude Law, Sacha Baron matic essays, fiction narratives, tured and catch up on the top “The Girl with the Dragon Tat- Cohen, and currently holds the nonfiction works, experimen- films of the past year. With so too” is a murder-mystery as well number one spot on the New York tal films and various forms of many to choose from, there are as a romance, and director David Reporter’s “Top Movies of 2011” animations. The entries in a sive. Films can be previously still a few showing in select the- Fincher handles the task with list. It is in the running for Best one minute horror movie con- screened or brand new — the aters around Nashville. Here are ease. Rooney Mara won “Break- Original Picture for the Golden test will be screened as well. In only requirement is that films a few points on some of the films through Performance” in the Na- in the running. Globes. the past, many professors and be between one and 10 minutes tional Board of Review Awards, friends of filmmakers have at- long. A screening committee se- and Entertainment Weekly called tended, and popcorn, drinks lects the films to be played in the “The Artist” the film a “revelation,” for her Other Films to See and other refreshments will be festival, where three judges will “The Artist” is a French ro- performance as Lisbeth Salander. available to all. determine the winners of vari- mance film that takes place in Before the Oscars “The main goal is that we’re ous awards. 1930s Hollywood as the film in- trying to create a community, a This will be the third year dustry transitions from silent “The Descendants” • “Extremely Loud and space where you can view each that the festival will be run film to the “talkies.” It depicts “The Descendants” stars George Incredibly Close” other’s work,” said Rachel Abes- by students, a fact that em- the lives of an actor and an ac- Clooney, and tells of a land bar- • “The Iron Lady” house, assistant director for the phasizes its role in providing tress in the business. They are on trying to reconnect with his event. The festival is open to an opportunity for students on opposite sides of fame, one a daughter after his wife dies in a • “My Week with Marilyn” all students, regardless of their to appreciate the work of their rising star, the other falling out tragic boat accident. It’s made the • “Shame” level of experience or whether or peers outside of the stress of a of popular opinion. “The Art- number one spot on numerous not they have taken film courses. graded course. As Rachel ex- • “Young Adults” ist” currently holds a 97 percent “Top Ten Movies of 2011” lists, “It’s really open to anyone plained, “The secondary mis- positive rating on Rotten Toma- including those of The Holly- • “J. Edgar” who’s interested,” said Rachel. sion is to collect peoples’ work toes and got five star reviews at wood Reporter and The New York “Just try to do your best.” and show it in a competitive the Cannes Film Festival. It’s a Times. The Oscars air Sunday, Feb. 26 The submission process is environment that is not neces- must-see for any film buff. on ABC.★ competitive but not exclu- sarily academic.” ★ ★ ★ ★ www.InsideVandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler thursday, january 19, 2011 7 Senior releases full-length album Kr isten webb life editor

Not everyone can make their child- hood dreams come true. Luckily for Nashville music lovers, however, senior Sarah Barr is not everyone. During the winter break, Barr released an 11-track album titled “The 25th Hour” under the name Lock- wood Barr, choosing to go by her middle name in the music world. Last Tuesday, the album was officially released for purchase on iTunes, allowing Barr’s music to reach a wider audience. Fellow Vanderbilt senior Michael Arwood is also featured on the album, as well as performing with Barr at all her Vanderbilt shows.

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On her passion for music pus events for her entire college ca- “When my sister started taking pi- On making the album reer, but found that recording was a ano lessons, I would hide behind the Barr worked with Vanderbilt pro- much different process. railing of our staircase and watch fessor Jen Gunderman to produce “Body chemistry changes in a jealously,” Barr said. “After each les- “The 25th Hour.” Throughout the studio. It’s a completely different son, I would race down the stairs, sit album-making process, Gunderman experience from live performing,” at the piano, and try to copy what coached Barr on her music as well as Barr said. “The majority of my vo- she had learned. Finally, Mom and her approach to the recording studio. cal takes, for example, were done Dad took the hint and signed me up.” “(Professor Gunderman) taught sitting on a bar stool, leaning back The road to a music career contin- me to have faith in my music in a against the wall of the isolation ued throughout high school, as she way I never have,” Barr said. “There booth.” began to arrange and write her own were times when she would force Overall, “The 25th Hour” took sev- songs. me to allow the recording engineer eral months of production, including “I found myself needing to articu- (to) use a less perfect vocal take be- 72 hours of recording, three days of late things that I just couldn’t say cause my emotion was more raw. She track mixing and then two months out loud in normal conversations, so wanted listeners to feel my heart of extra thought before spending a I said them in my music,” Barr said. and soul in the album, as cliché as fourth day to finalize the tracks. “My songs became the way I pro- that sounds.” cessed the world.” In addition to coaching Barr on the production of the album, Gunderman On releasing her own album how to buy the also offered advice on the music it- “It’s both terrifying and freeing,” self, even suggesting an unexpected Barr said. “Music is an art, not a sci- album accordion accompaniment in Barr’s ence, so, in a way, I know that I have Barr’s album “The 25th Hour” is now song, “Broken.” nothing to fear because not every- available via three different methods: “I was almost offended,” Barr said. body is going to be partial to my style “Accordion? On a tragic love song? of music, and that’s life.” CDBaby: $9.99 for the album, or But it sounded incredible … I got “The 25th Hour” includes songs $1.29 per song at http://www.cdbaby. chills. It’s definitely one of the big- written during Barr’s high school com/cd/lockwoodbarr gest surprises on the album, and I and college years, and the tracks are itunes: $9.99 for the album, or $.99 couldn’t be happier.” all based on personal experiences, per song which make the act of selling the album all the more real for Barr. physical copy: Physical copies On the difference between “At the end of the day, it’s a dream of the CD can be requested via Barr’s recording and performing come true,” Barr said. “I’ve been able Facebook (facebook.com/musicbylock- to bring life to my music and sell it. wood) for $10 As a Vanderbilt student, Barr has I’m still not used to it!” ★ been performing at on- and off-cam-

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It’s a new website geared towards Vanderbilt women! Read about: Fashion Trends Campus Events Love Advice Exercise Tips Check us out weekly by going to www.hercampus.com/vanderbilt ★ ★ ★ 8 Thursday, january 19, 2011 The Vanderbilt Hustler www.InsideVandy.com Sports @IVSports Breaking down the enemy: Alabama Crimson Tide of years,” said head coach Kevin Stallings. “This one could be the same.” N ext Game: While Alabama (13-4, 2-1 SEC) may get the most atten- tion for its football program, the Tide’s basketball team has quietly become a force to be reckoned with. Stockpiled with quick, athletic guards and forwards, the Crimson Tide has the ability to create steals and get out in transition within vs. a split second to convert punishing fast breaks. “They’re very good defensively. They’ll get you in the full court, they’ll get you in the half court, both man and zone,” Stallings said. “They do a great job of getting to shooters and contesting shots.” Vanderi b lt at Alabama The Commodore defense will have its hands full with the Tide’s forward duo of senior JaMychal Green and junior Toni Mitchell. Although both Green and Mitchell Thursday, Jan. 19 — 6 p.m. CT and are undersized big men, both are easily capable of filling up the box score. Green’s strong low-post moves Coleman Coliseum and ferocious rebounding will require Vanderbilt to keep a body on him at all times. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Mitchell’s excellent penetration skills and three- point range will also demand great focus from the Com- modores. If Vanderbilt can contain Green and Mitchell, TV: ESPN2 Alabama will have to rely on sophomore guard Trevor Radio: 97.1 F M Releford, a player who is not used to being the primary offensive option. For the Commodores, the offensive game plan is simple: move the basketball and get the trio of junior guard John Jenkins, senior forward Jeffery Taylor and redshirt senior center Festus Ezeli involved early and MAtchUp to watch often. As long as Vanderbilt is able to limit turnovers, the Commodores have the potential to do some serious t fes us ezeli Jamychal green damage to the Alabama defense by forcing a half-court Ni cole mandel/ file photo game and spreading the floor. In order for this to be com- Vanderbilt heads to Tuscaloosa for pleted, a lot of pressure lies on Commodore point guards Brad Tinsley and Kedren Johnson. battle against Crimson Tide “We’re going to have to be real sharp offensively, vs. take care of the ball and hope we have very productive George Barclay sports writer possessions,” Stallings said about his team’s strategy against Alabama’s defense. Rde shirt senior Senior On a grand scale, tonight’s game will be Vanderbilt’s Vanderbilt will journey down to Coleman Coliseum in center forward Tuscaloosa, Ala. to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide first major opportunity to redeem itself on national • 6.3 points per game • 14.2 points per game on Thursday night. With two well-coached teams that television since its overtime loss to Louisville in ear- • 5.1 rebounds per game • 6.6 rebounds per game are highly skilled on both ends of the floor, this Thursday ly December. The Commodores have come a long way • 19.6 minutes per game • 27.8 minutes per game night game promises to be a real battle for the Commo- since that tough defeat, especially when it comes to de- dores (13-4, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) against one of fense and bench play. With the lights on once again, VERDICT: If Stallings again refuses to shift to a zone the SEC West’s best teams. the Commodores have an enticing chance to show the defense, recovering Festus Ezeli may struggle to stay on “We’ve had wild games with them the past couple country how dangerous they can be come tournament JaMychal Green, especially in transition. time in March. ★

LAnce Vanderbilt sports in In action this weekend Goulbourne January His shoes #5, redshirt senior forward 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 an thony tripodoro 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 sports writer Thur sday, Jan. 19 After a somewhat rocky start to the season due in Women’s basketball at Arkansas part to injuries, the Vanderbilt men’s basketball team Bud Walton Arena — Fayetteville, Ark. has now won seven straight games, including a road Tipoff: 7 p.m. CT victory over a highly ranked Marquette. The squad is Listen: 560 AM getting healthy and hitting its stride at the right time, thanks in large part to its leading rebounder and start- Friday, Jan. 20 ing power forward, Lance Goulbourne. Lance was also Women’s tennis at DePaul a great tennis player in high school, with a serve that Combe Tennis Center — Evanston, Ill. topped out at 130 mph. The Hustler recently caught up with Lance to talk about rebounding, tennis and post- Time: TBA season aspirations. Club hockey vs. Ole Miss Centennial Sportsplex — Nashville, Tenn. I just go after it. It’s an innate feeling to just go Time: 10:15 p.m. CT after and get the ball and get rebounds for our team. That’s really a focal point for us: rebounding, and I just Saturday, Jan. 21 do my best to go get it. We’re a pretty good offensive Men’s basketball vs. No. 18 Miss. State team, and we make a lot of our first shots, but when Memorial Gym — Nashville, Tenn. we don’t, if we have the opportunity to make second Tipoff: 6 p.m. CT shots, it’s big for us because it gives us the opportunity Watch: ESPN/ESPN2; Listen: 97.1 FM to score more points. Women’s tennis at Northwestern Combe Tennis Center — Evanston, Ill. Tennis helps my athleticism. I’m kind of quick on Time: 11 a.m. CT my feet. Tennis is more of a lateral sport, so it helps my lateral defense in basketball. My job doesn’t change. I Women’s swimming vs. Marshall always have to defend and rebound. Centennial Sportsplex — Nashville, Tenn. Time: 1 p.m. CT b eck friedman/ the vanderbilt hustler Every game counts the same. It doesn’t matter Women’s track at MTSU if we’re playing Alabama or Kentucky or Auburn or We know how to close out tough games now. We Blue Raider Invitational — Murfreesboro, Tenn. South Carolina. Every game counts as one win or one struggled with that last year, so we don’t want to have Time: All day loss. We prepare for whoever our next opponent is. We any of those problems again this year. Club hockey vs. Ole Miss focus on whoever is coming up next. Centennial Sportsplex — Nashville, Tenn. I think the sky is the limit for us. We have the Time: 8:30 p.m. CT We’ve been here a long time together. That in- talent, we have the experience, and we have the depth cludes John (Jenkins), who is just a class below us. We to do it. Hopefully, we can get to win a national champi- Sunday, Jan. 22 have five seniors who have been playing together for onship and a couple of other championships, but I can’t Women’s basketball vs. South Carolina a long time since we were freshman. We have gelled say that’s what we’re going to do right now. We have a Memorial Gym — Nashville, Tenn. together for a long time. We know each other’s tenden- long way to go, and we still have a lot of improvement to Tipoff: 12:30 p.m. CT cies. We know where everyone likes the ball. We have make. Hopefully, we can just keep getting better every a lot of experience. day and achieve our goals. ★ Watch: ESPNU; Listen: 560 AM

Sophomore Christina Foggie is averaging 17.9 points for the Commodores this season, helping Vanderbilt to a 14-3 record and a No. 25 national ranking. The guard leads the nation in three-point field goal per- COMMODORE BUZZ: centage, making 50 percent of her shots from beyond the arc. ★ ★ ★ ★ www.InsideVandy.com The Vanderbilt Hustler thursday, january 19, 2011 9

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Panhellenic sorority recruitment is in full swing at Vanderbilt University, involv- ing more than 60 percent of first-year fe- male students. Rounds started last Saturday and continue until this Saturday. Bid Day will fol- low on Sunday and sororities will then offer member admittance to their organizations. side of the Panhellenic Vice President of Recruit- ment Allie Kovar spoke about the year’s proceedings. “We did not have anyone completely released in between Display and Philanthropy Rounds, which is awesome. Our goal is to get as many people into sororities as possible,” Kovar said. First-year girls currently involved in the recruitment process had varied opinions about it. They preferred to remain anony- home page mous. One first-year student going through recruitment said, “I don’t really think it’s stressful, a lot of people have been emotion- al though.” Another first-year student going through recruitment talked about her experience talking to upper class women on campus. “So far it’s been pretty fun, and it’s a good christOphEr gannOn/ mct campus way to meet a lot of girls. It’s nice to talk Mitt romney greets supporters following the iowa caucus voting on tuesday, to the upperclassman girls because for first jan. 3, 2012, in des Moines, iowa. the voting was the closest in history with Did the OACS Iowa semester we weren’t really allowed to,” she the lead changing hands between romney and challenger rick santorum. said. Caucus trip violate see grEEks page 2 katiE krOg about the trip but ended up having a great staff reporter university policy? experience. While many students were cheering on “I’m not a Republican,” Trawick said, “but According to Mark Dalhouse, MEdical schOOl the Commodores at the Liberty Bowl on New I decided to go on the trip to engage in active director of the Office of Active by liz furlOw Year’s Eve, a small group of Vanderbilt stu- citizenship at a very grassroots level, which Citizenship and Service, the re- dents and staff traveled to Des Moines, Iowa is what I experienced in Iowa.” cent OACS road trip to the Iowa to participate in a different kind of competi- According to Trawick, her favorite part of Republican Caucus was partially tabula rasa tive event. the trip meeting all the different people and funded by the Dean of Students The group, which included 18 students actually participating in democracy rather Office. While in Iowa, students calling fOr and three faculty and staff, spent five days than just being an objective observer. participated in campaign events observing and participating in the Iowa Re- “I gained more faith in how informed for various presidential candi- subMissiOns publican Caucus. They divided themselves American people were,” Trawick said. “I re- dates, including Mitt Romney and into three groups — Team Romney, Team alized that political discussion is a little bit Newt Gingrich. “Tabula Rasa,” Vanderbilt School of Gingrich and Team America — and attend- taboo at Vanderbilt, and this trip gave me a Dalhouse said that two of the Medicine’s journal for medical humani- ed rallies, speeches and press conferences, lot less of a biased perspective.” students in the group prepared and ties, is calling for submissions for the among other events. Sophomore Laura Silliman wrote in an presented a speech in support of 2012 edition of the journal that focus Mark Dalhouse, director of the Office of email to The Hustler, “My favorite part of the Gingrich. According to the Vander- on the theme “When Nobody is Look- Active Citizenship and Service, led the Iowa trip, by far, was standing front row at Mitt bilt student handbook, “The Inter- ing…” Caucus road trip, which was part of the Romney’s caucus night rally, waiting for the nal Revenue Code imposes limita- “Tabula Rasa,” an art and literary re- OACS Rolling Seminar series. winner of the Iowa caucuses to be reported.” tions on tax-exempt organizations view, seeks to explore doctor-patient “It was just a great trip,” Dalhouse said. “The results of the 2012 Iowa caucuses relating to attempts to influence interactions, the human condition and “It was an incredible opportunity to see all demonstrate that every voice matters in the legislation and an absolute prohibi- the development of the medical prac- the things we talk about in class and to see election process,” Silliman added. tion on participating or intervening tice through the artistic creations of American democracy in action.” Students who wished to participate sub- in political campaigns on behalf of individuals in response to their situa- According to Dalhouse, there were three mitted applications last semester, and the 18 candidates for public office.” The tions. main reasons for the trip. participants were chosen from that pool of handbook further states that, “The The journal, which publishes short “OACS is committed to the idea of co-cur- applicants. prohibition on supporting or oppos- stories, poetry, essays, interviews, ricular learning,” Dalhouse said, “and this “One of the things that impressed me was ing political candidates means that artwork and photographs will accept trip is a perfect example. Also, research has that this was really a mixed group,” Dalhouse student organizations must not submissions from Vanderbilt medi- demonstrated that the sooner a student is said. “I expected that most of the students use the benefits they receive from cal students, residents, faculty mem- crossword involved in politics, the more likely it is that would be Republicans, but this was truly a bi- Vanderbilt, such as funds, space, or bers, alumni, patients and members of it will become a life-long habit. Finally, the partisan group, which was really cool to see.” use of facilities, on behalf of a po- the Nashville community until Feb. 1. Iowa Caucus is the first in the nation, and it’s Freshman Tyler Bishop said, “I’ve always litical candidate.” Submissions should be sent to vutabu- one of the most important political events in had a passion for politics. Even though I’m a Dalhouse said, “That whole pol- [email protected] and must include a the country.” Democrat, I thought going to the Republican icy is under review by the Dean of name, title, address and phone num- During the trip, students had the oppor- primaries would open my eyes. “ Students Office right now and I ex- ber. tunity to meet with many of the presidential “It taught me how important getting in- pect that it will probably be clari- After the journal is published, “Tabu- candidates and many representatives from volved in politics is. I would encourage all fied soon.” la Rasa” will host a silent auction with national media outlets. Some of the people students to go out and vote and educate At the time of publication, Dean visual pieces submitted to the maga- they met included Mitt Romney, Newt Gin- themselves,” Bishop added. of Students Mark Bandas was Level: zine. 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