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Vol. 26 Issue 83 fiusm.com Friday, April 10, 2015 POWERFUL PUMPS JASMINE ROMERO/THE BEACON PHOTOS ABOVE BY MEGAN TAIT/THE BEACON LEFT: Walk a Mile in Her Shoes march took place Wednesday, April 8 as up a sign while participating in the Walk in Her Shoes march. Men who part of Take Back the Night Week, organized by the Women’s Center and walked in the march wore heels to symbolize solidarity with women against Interfraternity Council in order to spread awareness on domestic violence, domestic violence, sexual abuse and rape culture. TOP RIGHT: Froylan sexual abuse and to diminish rape culture. BOTTOM RIGHT: Serge Aranov, Remond, a junior studying chemistry, also wears heels during the event on a sophomore studying engineering and brother of Tau Kappa Epsilon holds Wednesday, April 8. Michael Heithaus, new dean of College of Arts and Sciences opens up about position ADRIAN SUAREZ AVILA schedules to make sure they’re taking the want to make sure that we’re preparing our Aware of the fact that the College News Director classes they need in order to graduate. students to really thrive in life,” Heithaus said. houses such a large assortment of academic [email protected] Heithaus is particularly interested in He added that he and other members of the disciplines, Heithaus nonetheless believes that getting feedback from students. College of Arts and Sciences are interested some of the goals of the individual professors Michael Heithaus, the newly appointed He wants to reach out to students and in making sure that students are given an in the various departments fall on a similar dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, met brainstorm ways to get them engaged and opportunity to be prepared for the future and foundation. with Student Media earlier this week for an make sure that they meet their advisors, become creative and critical thinkers to create “Although we have a lot of different interview. professors and other important individuals their own path in life. disciplines in the College of Arts and Sciences, Provost and Executive Vice President within the College. The generation of research opportunities in the core values are really the same,” he said. Kenneth G. Furton sent the memorandum One of the ways in which he’s done this is the University is also on his radar. According to Heithaus, the College of Arts informing the University community of by hosting lunches in intimate group settings Heithaus said that one of the major benefits and Sciences is committed to the liberal arts. Heithaus’ appointment on Monday, March 30. with different students from the College of of being at a research university is the chance He admits that many of today’s problems Before his official appointment, Heithaus Arts and Sciences in order to understand their to become involved in various research require interdisciplinary approaches to served as the interim dean in July 2014. He concerns and have them speak about their opportunities. solution-finding. was appointed to that position when then- individual experiences. One of his present plans is to work with He provided the example of students Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in science, technology, engineering and Furton was appointed as the current provost. mathematics fields who may need to consider Considering that the College of Arts approaches in fields such as the arts in order to and Sciences is the largest college in the become critical problem solvers. In an equal University, one of Heithaus’ main focal points light, students in the arts may benefit from is ensuring that the College is using the best Although we have a lot of different disciplines in the College considering approaches in STEM fields when teaching practices to engage students and of Arts and Sciences, the core values are really the same thinking creatively. faculty who work within it. According to the memorandum sent He admitted that he’s excited to be the dean by Provost Furton, Heithaus joined the of a college whose faculty is concerned with University community back in 2003 as an the importance of engaging students in the Michael Heithaus assistant professor of biology, and held various classroom and applying best practices to their Dean positions prior to his appointment as dean. teaching methods. College of Arts and Sciences Heithaus served as the director of the Among his plans for his present Marine Sciences Program, and also as the administration are finding ways to secure As far as dealing with faculty, Heithaus advisors to actively work with students in associate dean of the College of Arts and permanent instructors who are fully available admits to having had several meetings with order to guide them to potential research Sciences. to ensure that the College is not relying on faculty members from various disciplines opportunities with professors at the College. He was the founding executive director of adjunct professors. in the College with the intention of getting a He also wants to encourage students to the School of Environment, Arts and Society He and his team are also working on ways sense of their thoughts of the current activities take the initiative of personally reaching out (SEAS). to examine the class scheduling system and of the College, their individual goals and their to professors and indicating their interests noting which classes are the ones that students plans to achieve these goals. in working with them with their research For more, visit FIUSM.com. want the most, all in order to optimize students’ “We all really share those values of we projects. 2 The Beacon – Friday, April 10, 2015 NEWS fiusm.com NATION & WORLD Student opens up BRIEFS about sexual assault ADRIAN SUAREZ AVILA what many expect when they head off to college, Iran calls on Turkey to help find peace in embattled Yemen News Director according to the information she provided A Turkey-led diplomatic by state television. [email protected] 7News. initiative to prevent the conflict “With the help of other countries She confessed that she doesn’t feel a sense in Yemen from spreading in the in the region, we can help there The University student whose report of sexual of safety at the University following what Middle East showed signs of to be peace, stability, a broader assault was made on Saturday, April 4, spoke happened, adding that she doesn’t feel that the progress Tuesday at talks in Tehran, government and dialogue in about her ordeal to 7News earlier this week. University is available to help her. where Iran’s leadership agreed to Yemen,” Rouhani said. The assaulted student was a young woman. According to the report, a spokesperson for work with visiting Turkish President Erdogan’s visit is part of a Specifically, a 19-year-old freshman. the University informed the news outlet that a Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end the diplomatic initiative that Turkey Although she asked to remain anonymous, University student connected with the accusation crisis. and Pakistan launched after the two she nonetheless provided information that added was questioned and later released. “Iran and Turkey agree on countries were asked by ally Saudi further details to a case about which little has been Students shared their sentiments on the recent stopping the bleeding in Yemen as Arabia to join the military coalition disclosed by the University Police Department. updates. soon as possible,” Iranian President that launched airstrikes against “[This is] a nightmare that I’m still living in, “Whoever the football player is needs to be Hassan Rouhani said at a joint news Houthi rebels after the rebels and I’m still going through. I’m still in shock that kicked out of the team,” said Linda Abreu, a conference with Erdogan broadcast overthrew the Yemeni government. it happened to me,” she told 7News. senior public relations major. “And once that’s According to the account that the student done he needs to be expelled for his debased act.” provided, she and a female friend of hers met Others shared similar feelings. Islamic State group not only suspect in war crimes at Tikrit with a University football player and a friend “With all of the seminars that the University at an unidentified café the night the incident hosts regarding sexual assault, Its On Us, for Iraqi forensic teams the unmarked graves where they occurred. example, you’d think that this sort of stuff would uncovered the bodies Tuesday were dumped. Following the meeting at the café, the two not happen,” said Froylan Espinel, a sophomore of at least 40 victims of last But the recapture of Tikrit last women followed the athlete to an apartment, religious studies major. “I’m happy that the year’s massacre near Tikrit of week after a bloody monthlong which is where the student was raped.