LIFESTYLE OPINION SPORTS Hashtag campaign examines race Through agrument, we learn Saints block Lions out of playoffs The Berkeley Beacon Emerson College’s student newspaper since 1947 • berkeleybeacon.com Thursday, April 10, 2014 • Volume 67, Issue 25 Boston Strong raises $1 million, launches new tee out this past year,” Reynolds said. “We weren’t “We saw a lot of parallels between what he Rebecca Fiore, Beacon Staff sure we were going to hit $1 million.” does and what Boston Strong is,” Reynolds Reynolds and Dobens decided to create said. “This way we are sort of appropriating The Boston Strong T-shirt campaign a new design and reached out to contem- our own design. Boston Strong came out of "We weren't reached the $1 million mark April 7 with the porary artist Desire Obtain Cherish to com- the streets amidst chaos.” sure we help of a new limited edition black and white memorate the one year anniversary of the Reynolds said after seeing numerous tee launched April 1, according to co-found- bombings. copycat shirts over the past year, the two de- were going er Nicholas Reynolds. According to Reynolds, Cherish is a con- cided to create their own spin on the original Reynolds, a senior visual and media arts ceptual street artist with an interest in philan- design. to hit $1 major, and Chris Dobens, a sophomore thropy. Cherish was shown in the UNIX Gal- The special edition shirt, which comes in million." marketing communication major, created lery in New York City, where Boston Strong two colors, costs $20. Of that, $15 goes to the the shirts after last year’s Boston Marathon executive director and Emerson alumna One Fund Boston, and the remaining $5 cov- —Nicholas bombings, which killed three spectators and Lane Brenner works. ers manufacturing costs. Reynolds, injured over 200. “Because of Lane’s connections back in Dobens said the two are currently dis- The proceeds go directly to One Fund New York, she was able to develop this idea cussing whether or not to continue to sell sophomore Boston, which Governor Deval Patrick and of having a limited edition T-shirt,” Dobens the Boston Strong shirt after this year’s Mar- former Mayor Thomas M. Menino created said. “When she pitched it to us, it sounded athon Monday. co-founder to help those affected by the blasts. Accord- like a good idea. We wanted to make sure we “We wanted to be able to hand it off to the of Boston ing to its website, the fund has collected got to our million dollar mark.” city of Boston,” he said. “We are ready to pass nearly $61 million. According to Dobens, 215 of the special on the torch.” Strong Reynolds said sales started subsiding last edition shirts have been sold. April as the Marathon bombings began to He said other artists submitted ideas [email protected] Founders of the Boston Strong T-shirt fade from the news. through Brenner, but ultimately the special @rebeccafloweeer “The progress has been amazing through- edition design went to Cherish. campaign model the new tee design. Portrait by Thomas Mendoza Readying for postgrad life, as publisher or published Jess Waters, Beacon Staff each of the three components of the writ- ing, literature, and publishing major is dis- tinct and nuanced in its own right. Even Liza Cortright isn’t really a beer person. “publishing kids,” Cortright explains, are It’s a common misconception, she split between designers, editors, publicists, admits, as president of Pub Club. She agents, copy editors, rights managers, and doesn’t like wine either — she prefers cof- more. For the graduating class of 2014, fee over anything these divides are else. It keeps her up “A lot of the kids in publishing especially poi- through long hours gnant. As these of editing, layout, classes want to be writers, but want WLP students and design. head out into the “‘Pub Club’ is a lot a steady job to support them- job market, they shorter than ‘Under- have to figure out graduate Students- selves.” how to pursue for Publishing.’ We’d -Liza Cortright their passions make that the official while supporting name,” Cortright says, and grins, “but we themselves. don’t want people to get the wrong im- Though the distinctions between writ- pression.” ing, literature, and publishing are clear, the Seeds of peace Cortright’s business card — stylishly careers are not without overlap, as Cor- modern and a spirited purple — lists her tright is quick to point out. Arun Gandhi plants message of compassion as a “developmental editor and graphic “A lot of the kids in publishing classes By Hunter Harris • p. 3 designer,” but her own description of her- want to be writers, but want a steady job to self is simpler: “Oh yeah,” she says, “I’m a support themselves,” she says. “Publishing publishing kid.” offers a quicker return on investment.” Mohandas Gandhi’s grandson visited the college April 7. • Nydia Hartono/ Beacon Staff Cortright’s case highlights the fact that See WLP, page 6 Elected candidate for SGA president declines seat Martha Schick, Beacon Staff paid internship. dency because he will accept an internship at Hardin said the time commitment re- "I'd be There were 115 votes cast for president, the Human Rights Campaign as a diversity quired by both the SGA and the internship according to current SGA President Paul intern. He said he found out that he got an forced him to put one above the other. serving the Navidra Hardin, a sophomore political Almeida, a senior political communication offer during the weekend after elections were “One thing I don’t want to do is a half-as- communication major, received the most and marketing communication double ma- held from April 2 to 3. sed job as a president,” he said. community write-in votes for the Student Government jor, representing 4 percent of the student The Human Rights Campaign is an orga- Although he will not hold a position next at large." Association executive president seat, ac- body eligible to vote. Almeida did not have a nization that works for equality for the LGBT year, he said he would consider running cording to an email sent to him by Emily breakdown of votes beyond the total. community in the US. again. —Navidra Solomon, executive assistant, on April 4, ob- If there is another candidate who received “[The internship] is something that aligns “I am not ruling out going for the presi- Hardin, tained by the Beacon. write-in votes, they will be offered the pres- with my passions. I’d be serving the com- dency my senior year,” he said. There were no balloted candidates, so all idency. Members of the current SGA exec- munity at large … and it’s also paid,” Hardin SGA presi- Hardin had to do was turn in an election utive board would not comment on if there said. “One of my platforms [in the SGA cam- packet and state his intent to accept the pres- were other write-in candidates to take Har- paign] was low income students, and this is dent write- idency by April 8. However, he said he won’t din’s place. one of those situations where I, as a lower in- [email protected] in candidate be turning in a packet. Instead, he’s taking a Hardin said he will not pursue the presi- come student, have to make a decision.” @marthaschick Multimedia for the latest, follow & online The Beacon /BerkeleyBeacon BerkeleyBeacon /BerkeleyBeacon extras The Beacon Beat: online Our weekly news recap berkeleybeacon.com/go/beacon-beat @BeaconUpdate BerkeleyBeacon /BerkeleyBeacon The Berkeley Beacon April 10, 2014 2 news News in brief Business courses double for fall Emerson grads, producers of Hollow win uting in many ways, both meaningful and Peabody long-lasting.” Hollow, the documentary produced by —Ryan Catalani, Beacon Staff Emerson graduates Elaine McMillion Shel- Radio class reintroduced in curriculum don and Jeff Soyk, won the prestigious Pea- Women’s Leadership Summit body Award, which recognizes excellence Over 100 Emerson students, faculty, and in storytelling. Sheldon and Soyk both re- staff have posed with a sign that reads, “I’m ceived master of fine arts degrees from the with a feminist,” for a week-long photo cam- Ian Sutherland, Beacon Staff Some professors already teaching college in 2013, and the same year released paign as part of the Women’s Leadership courses in the minors will take on ad- their online, interactive documentary, Summit hosted by the Office of Diversity The college has doubled the number ditional sections, according to Hurwitz, which examines life in a troubled town in and Inclusion, said Jeeyoon Kim, program of courses available for business studies and new part-time faculty members will rural West Virginia. Other Peabody recipi- assistant in the office. At the April 10 sum- and entrepreneurial studies minors for be brought in from other schools. ents this year include Breaking Bad, House mit, held in the Bill Bordy Theater from 11 next semester, reflecting an increased Hurwitz said the cost of adding these "I'm defi- of Cards, Scandal, and Orange is the New a.m. to 2 p.m., students, faculty, and staff student interest in those courses, ac- new sections is assumed by the Office of Black. “For our dedicated and small team to will hold a panel discussion about women cording to Donald Hurwitz, the interim Academic Affairs budget. nitely more win, this award is a huge honor,” McMillion, in leadership roles, and participate in a net- chair of the department of marketing “I think students will endorse the di- interested the project’s director, said in a press release.