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The Carroll News
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Feb. 14, 2013
Commitment to service
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Petition on a mission
— Katy Perry, on introducing the Best New Artist category at the Grammy Awards
Recently, a petition began circulating moving to extend the appointment of visiting professors in the English department, Robert “Bo” Smith and Thomas Roche. Students who had positive experiences with the professors started the petition. Smith and Roche began teaching at JCU in the fall of 2011 through the Gerard Manley Hopkins Professorship in British Literature. Typically, visiting professors under this professorship stay for a period ranging from less than a semester to an academic year. Smith and Roche have stayed the longest of any Hopkins professor at JCU to date. Despite the students’ sincere efforts to secure more years of teaching, the English department does not anticipate extending the stay of the professors. Scheduling is cited as a main issue in extending Smith and Roche’s appointment. It is understood that this visiting professorship program cannot be extended. However, since students have had such a positive experience with these professors, hiring them as adjunct faculty should be considered down the road. Furthermore, an extensive evaluation of the current professors should take place to ensure that students have the opportunity to learn from the best possible professors.
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Recently, John Carroll students have been starting and participating in projects which benefit both the John Carroll and Cleveland communities. One of the programs allows students to contribute their unwanted, gently used clothes to the Clothes Closet, an on-campus store for used clothing. Students have the option of exchanging a donated item for another in the store. Some students have chosen to donate clothing free of exchange, though. The Clothes Closet exchange program enables students to obtain new clothes free of cost. This is very beneficial to students who need new clothes but can’t afford them. It also contributes to campus sustainability by reusing unwanted clothing instead of throwing them away and constantly consuming new products. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit that implements tax reductions and wage supplements to low-and-moderate income families. The EITC Coalition has recruited John Carroll students, alumni, and staff. Members of the John Carroll community will help prepare the taxes of low-income families. Both of these projects exemplify John Carroll’s commitment to community service. The EITC Coalition and The Clothes Closet provide goods and services to those in need. Those who have participated in these projects are commended for their actions. Increased opportunities to participate in service on campus might cause even more students to engage in helping the community.
HIT & miss
Hit: JCU cross country boys’ “Harlem Shake” video miss: JCU’s tuition increasing Hit/miss: Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy Monday morning; he is the first pontiff to step down since 1415 Hit: President Obama announced in his State of the Union address that 34,000 troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan within a year miss: A Carnival cruise ship with 4,229 passengers was stranded in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico after a fire destroyed the engines Hit: The military will now extend some family benefits to same-sex partners miss: Chris Brown totaled his car while attempting to dodge paparazzi Hit/miss: Carrie Underwood wore a $31 million necklace to the Grammy Awards miss: Facebook is being sued by a Dutch company over its use of the “like” button miss: Kristen Stewart Hit: New research shows that dogs are able to understand situations from a human perspective miss: A film critic called actress Melissa McCarthy “a female hippo” and “tractor-sized” in a review of her new movie “Identity Thief” Email your hits & misses to jcunews@gmail.com
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