www.insidevandy.com FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009 THE VOICE OF VANDERBILT SINCE 1888 121ST YEAR, NO. 25 OPINION: Katherine Miller laments how the freshmen don’t study in The Commons SEE PAGE 7 SPORTS: Jamie Graham talks about his move from wide receiver to cornerback. SEE PAGE 8 Some students left Paying their way behind due to by HAYLEY KARLAN In the original proposal, News Reporter applications would include essays lack of funding anks to the rst year of the Global and a budget Summer Fellows Program, 38 students plan for how by HANNAH TWILLMAN in a capstone research project participating in 19 di erent study abroad applicants News Editor and community service work programs will be able to travel to countries w o u l d in Nashville. around the world for an uncommon spend their While 38 students Many of the students who had summer experience. scholarship, were granted scholarships been denied funding found the e Global Summer Fellows Program as well as an from the Global Summer program’s application process was proposed by junior Wyatt Smith and interview in Fellows Program, many others to be frustrating. senior Joseph Williams during Williams’ which students did not receive funding, Four students who are going tenure as Vanderbilt Student Government would explain their complicating their summer to the Cape Town, South Africa president and initiated with the help of nancial need and how study abroad plans. site are in jeopardy of being the Global Education O ce and Richard studying abroad would Six such students were unable to go on the summer trip McCarty, provost and vice chancellor for enrich their undergraduate selected in December to be after not receiving adequate academic a airs. e program would o er careers. Smith said he participants in the Vanderbilt funding. Two participants of scholarships to students for summer study initially estimated the Initiative for Scholarship and the Nicaragua VISAGE site abroad programs from a $250,000 fund. program would be able Global Engagement and have may not be able to go, either. Smith, who is the current VSG president, to grant 25 to 30 students been participating in the rst First-year student Kion said he wanted to expand access to scholarships that would module of the program the Sawney, who was chosen to study abroad programs to students who not exceed $8,500. whole semester, but now could go to South Africa, applied normally would not be able to go abroad, Smith said he especially wanted be unable to travel to their to Global Summer Fellows particularly due to nancial and time student representatives to serve on the service-learning sites after not but did not receive funding, constraints. selection committee and to take part in in awarding receiving adequate funding. although he was able to Before the Global Summer Fellows the interview process. the scholarships, however. Once VISAGE o ers students a procure funds from another Program was proposed, the only option “ e idea was to provide an added the program was approved and funded yearlong learning experience source. He said the program of nancial aid available to students for perspective to the review process in by the provost’s o ce, he entrusted the that begins with a spring lacked organization and summer study abroad was loan-based understanding the managing of intense implementation and administration of the semester course in preparation transparency, leaving students due to strict federal guidelines that academic coursework and campus program to Ara Pachmayer, the director of for a four-week summer unaware of the details of the required nancial aid to be spent only on involvement,” he said. the Global Education O ce. service project abroad. In the application process. a semester basis. He did not want to be personally involved Please see GSF, page 4 fall semester, students engage Please see VISAGE, page 4 Engineering to offer iPhone Vanderbilt student treated for application development class meningitis stable by SAMANTHA SMITH entirely new level. Phones are “If you have a good idea and by NORAH SCANLAN in the case of a roommate or Senior Reporter increasingly adopting many we like your concept, we’ll say News Editor teammate. “Casual” contacts functions of the computer and ‘sure, do it!’” Turner said. in the classroom setting or as e Vanderbilt School of MORE ON more focus in being put on “As far as engineering is A Vanderbilt University a spectator at an athletic event Engineering will introduce wireless technologies. going, and this is from the undergraduate is being treated would not be considered high- a class focused on smart “We wanted the course to students’ perspective, we don’t for meningococcal bacterial risk contacts. phone technology next year keep its strong focus on theory do early enough hands on,” meningitis after being taken to ere are alternatives for in collaboration with Apple and also emphasize this brand Turner said. the Vanderbilt emergency room those contacts who are allergic and AT&T. e course will be To listen to a podcast of new world of networking,” e redesign of the computer around midnight Monday, to Cipro. e university is a modi cation of the current Smith’s interviews with White said. engineering class could according to an alert issued to working to retrace Powell’s EECE 261 and 262 classes, White, Schmidt and Hamil- Although he is currently be a move toward a more students, faculty and sta . recent activities in order to make allowing students to apply ton, visit InsideVandy.com. enrolled in the class, Turner application-based curriculum. According to the Vanderbilt appropriate parties aware of her networking theory to iPhone will work with White to “Its students like Hamilton News Service, the student situation and any health risks. applications. develop the new curriculum Turner and (junior) Ben Gotow remains in stable condition. Any students who might have It has only been one year this summer. who are really helping to push Grace Powell, a rst-year come in close contact with since Apple began allowing the cooler stu , so we decided According to Turner, the the curriculum to evolve,” Arts and Science student and Powell in the last week are urged third party developers to write to go with smart phones. at’s course would consist of about Schmidt said. “It’s a great resident of Sutherland Hall on to come to the Student Health software for the iPhone and where the real money is at,” 10 programming projects, example of student initiative.” e Commons, was admitted Center to obtain preventive Google released Android, its said junior Hamilton Turner, allowing students to grow Schmidt said such programs to the hospital after she medication free of charge. ese phone programming system. who is majoring in computer familiar with applying the might also be a selling point for experienced a severe headache, students include residents of However, such curriculum engineering. abstract theories to real potential Vanderbilt students. rash and high fever, according to her dorm, members of her transitions are necessary Two Vanderbilt students world models. e course e EECE class will be a two- the alert. Powell is a member of sorority and students in her to compete with other top already independently develop will also allow for plenty of part course o ered in the fall the Kappa Alpha eta sorority. classes. However, any students universities, such as Stanford iPhone applications for Apple experimentation. and spring semesters. ■ At press time, there were no who have had any contact with and Massachusetts Institute of Stores and have earned an other reported cases, and 150 Powell and are concerned are Technology, who have already estimated $20,000, according students had received doses welcome to come to Student established similar programs. to Turner. of the antibiotic Cipro, which Health for preventive treatment. Research Assistant Professor e course can result in a big reduces the risk of infection. Faculty or sta who might of Computer Science Jules payo for businesses as well. Because of federal guidelines, have been exposed should go White, who expects the “ e companies are very the university does not to Occupational Health Services engaging format of the course excited about getting involved. typically release student health for free preventive care. Since the to increase interest in the class, We get a chance to use their information, but the decision meningococcal vaccines do not will teach the course. devices and they get the was made to include the name in cover all strains of disease, even “Ever since the dot-com opportunity to let a bunch this case because of larger public those who have had the vaccine age, we’ve seen a drop o in of bright students develop health concerns, according to should receive the preventive computer science courses,” applications for them,” said university o cials. medication if they have had White said. “We think these Professor of Computer Science Meningococcal bacterial close contact with Powell. courses are crucial to make the Doug Schmidt. meningitis is a relatively rare but Anyone experiencing fever subject interesting again.” According to Schmidt, life-threatening infection that and headache should be seen e department hopes Apple has already donated ve is spread by close contact with in the Student Health Center to expand the course from iPhones for the class. an infected person. e Centers or the Vanderbilt Emergency its current enrollment of 11 e expanding possibilities for Disease Control de nes Department. If you have students to about 20-30. of smart phone technology “contact” as intimate contact questions, please talk with your “ e way you (increase will allow students to apply (such as kissing), or prolonged, RA or call the Student Health popularity) is by bringing in computer theory on an close face-to-face contact, as Center at 322-2427.