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Observer Staff Study for Maitland LIFESTYLES, 9 At Rollins College, fair trade isn’t just about guilt-free coffee Boulevard expansion Can Tars turn it around? anymore — it’s become a school- nearing completion wide movement. After a blowout loss, Rollins has And now it’s official: Rollins SARAH WILSON one series left to get it together. is the first Florida school to be Observer Staff SPORTS, 6 designated a Fair Trade College A two-year study by the Flori- Reviving a museum through the Fair Trade Colleges da Department of Transportation and Universities organization. into the feasibility of expanding New director hopes to draw the Ann Francis, the program co- Maitland Boulevard from four spotlight to Rollins’ Cornell. ordinator for the department of lanes to six is less than a month LIFESTYLES, 8 environmental studies and the from completion. Sustainability Program, along Following a final public hear- Last-minute Mother’s Day with interested students, have ing last week at Ohev Shalom been working to get the honor in Maitland, and years of traf- How about taking her to a show? during the past year after being fic studying and planning, the Josh Garrick has the cultural inspired by Winter Park’s des- PHOTO BY SARAH WILSON — THE OBSERVER 50,000-plus daily drivers of Mai- connection for this weekend. Students can purchase fair trade goods at Rollins’ campus Cornell Museum, which ignation as a Fair Trade Town in helped it become the first college in Florida to be named a Fair Trade Colleges registry. tland Boulevard between Hope CULTURE, 11 2012. Road and Maitland Avenue may To achieve the designation, finally have a proposed solution COMMUNITY BULLETIN........... .4 a school’s representatives must Rollins College’s resolution was today started as a way to protect for traffic relief. CALENDAR ................... .7 LIFESTYLES................... .8 make a commitment to pur- approved by the Fair Trade Col- the human rights of marginal- FDOT Public Information Di- CULTURE.................... .11 chase fair trade products, create leges and Universities (FTCU) ized workers and producers. rector Steve Olson said the study, HOME MAGNIFIER ............. .12 a committee to oversee those organization in April. It’s a response to the failure of which started 2011, is scheduled OPINIONS ................... .15 businesses that have agreed to “Morally, ethically and envi- conventional trade to deliver to finish up in June with recom- CLASSIFIEDS ................. .32 participate to make sure they ronmentally there are so many sustainable livelihoods that al- mendations to proceed to the do, make fair trade a part of the reasons to buy fair trade,” said low workers to invest in their project design process. The entire curriculum in a range of areas Rollins student Courtney Bank- communities to facilitate social project is estimated to cost the SUBSCRIBE NOW! of study, and write up a resolu- er, who has worked with Francis development in places of pov- state $7.9 million, with $1.2 mil- VISIT WPMOBSERVER.COM tion approved by the school ad- during the designation process. erty, according to the World Fair lion of that allocated to its design. ministration stating their plans. The fair trade certifications of n Please see FAIR TRADE on page 2 n Please see BLVD on page 2 Winning the eating disorder mind game MEGAN STOKES “I think there’s a large stigma as if they should be able to con- White Picket Fence will host its Observer Staff around eating disorders – an- trol their behavior and Dr. Indira first fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. Mary Hageman has lost orexia, bulimia and binging,” Abraham-Pratt, a psychologist to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, at Publisher statement on page 4. USPS 00-6186 friends to eating disorders. Hageman said. “People think it with Florida Hospital’s Healthy the Taproom at Dubsdread, 549 It wasn’t the disorder itself should be controlled by will. And 100 Kids program, which works W. Par Street in College Park. Visit that killed them, but the men- that goes for people who suffer with obese children and their whitepicketfencecounselingcenter.com tal and emotional anguish that from it and people who don’t.” families, said that feeling can Get more information on Healthy 100 drove them to take their own White Picket Fence founder make getting help even more dif- Kids at floridahospitalforchildren.com lives. and clinical director Sandee Neb- ficult. “I have seen it several times,” el said many doctors still treat “We have a lot of families feel- said Hageman, who runs a sup- obesity as something that is con- ing intimidated when they come Families come from an hour to port group for women with food trolled through willpower, but to us,” she said. “They feel like an hour and a half away because addiction and eating disorders. she said there are always mental they should already know how they don’t have resources in their “It’s tragic and angering because health and emotional issues that to do this. It’s not as easy as the community,” she said. “It’s quite the truth of the situation is that need to be addressed as well. eat-less, move-more approach. scarce.” this is a disease people can’t con- “People assume it’s about We try to remove that stigma, to “A lot of times, families don’t trol, and often times people are moving more and eating less,” help them know they’re not at have the funds or insurance not given the opportunity to get Nebel said. “There are people fault.” doesn’t cover it,” she added. the help they need.” who can do that and they’re Abraham-Pratt agreed that Healthy 100 Kids does not turn White Picket Fence in Win- good to go, but then there are there aren’t many programs that anyone away due to financial ter Park is one of few that treats others who have some emotional attempt to treat the whole person limitations. the mental health and emotional and mental health issues to work when it comes to obesity. But Nebel said there is some aspects of obesity, she said, the through.” “I have phone calls coming progress being made in the treat- causes that are harder for many Even those who struggle with in all the time asking about oth- ment of obesity. This year, for the to accept. being overweight or obese feel er resources in the community. n Please see FENCE on page 2 Page 2 Thursday, May 9, 2013 Winter Park / Maitland Observer FENCE | FAIR TRADE | Consumer stance affects more than just coffee BLVD | n CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE n CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE For more information about Rollins add more to Rollins’ list of ethi- n CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE College and its work to be a green, cal items on campus. She’s re- first time, Nebel said binge eating Trade Organization. sustainable school, visit Rollins.edu/ searching more food products, The widening is one of three will be identified as a disorder Not only are fair trade prod- sustainability. To learn more about Fair and wants to add athletic gear proposed construction plans set in the Diagnostic and Statisti- ucts produced for a fair wage, Trade Colleges and Universities, go to and uniforms if it’s possible in the to toy with traffic in the area. An cal Manual of Mental Disorders, they are grown and made under fairtradeuniversities.org school’s budget. overhaul of the neighboring Inter- which categorizes disorders. safe working conditions in an eth- The most important mission state 4 interchange and changing “Which means there’s an op- ical environment, which means no fair trade item — and the most through the Fair Trade designa- traffic patterns on Sandspur Road portunity for insurance to pay for child or slave labor. And, a focus common one sold in the U.S. — is tion, according to Francis and set to possibly take place around treatment,” Nebel said. on sustainability and the protec- coffee. At the school’s dining fa- the FTCU, is that fair trade be the same time as the widening in To help fill the gap for now, tion and conservation of the envi- cilities and all its catered events, incorporated into the school’s late-2015, Olson said, had some Nebel started the nonprofit White ronment is required. fair trade coffee, tea, chocolate curriculum, and that through the residents raising concerns at the Picket Fence Foundation about a “I believe very strongly in en- and other food items are served. designation there will be more April 30 hearing over construc- year ago. They see about 20 pa- vironmental stewardship,” said Along with the spirit of fair trade, awareness on campus. They want tion overload.