INDEX
Emory Events Calendar, Page 2
Staff Editorial, Page 6
Police Record, Page 2
Arts & Entertainment, Page 9
Crossword Puzzle, Page 8
On Fire, Page 11
THE EMORY WHEEL Since 1919
The Independent Student Newspaper of Emory University
Volume 95, Issue 10
www.emorywheel.com
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 ACTIVISM
Every Tuesday and Friday
EVENTS
Swoop’s Week Thrills Crowds
Group Holds Rally Over Candler Award Winner By Stephen Fowler Contributing Writer More than 40 people attended a rally Friday held in response to the conferral of the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award to H. Eddie Fox (’62T), whom some members of the Emory community have recently described as “anti-gay.” The “Rally for an Inclusive Emory” was organized by the Candler School of Theology Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) advocacy group Sacred Worth. The three-hour demonstration began at 11:30 a.m. as protestors made signs for their march around the Candler building. The protest — which included students, faculty and alumni — coincided with the Distinguished Alumni Award luncheon, though Fox was not in attendance to receive his award. Members of Emory’s LGBT community are calling Fox, the world director of World Methodist Evangelism and the executive director of the Emory-based World Methodist Evangelism Institute, an “anti-gay” leader in the church. As a delegate to the United Methodist Church’s 2008 General Conference, Fox helped author a report stating that the church should maintain its official position on homosexuality. Fox’s committee rejected an amendment that acknowledged the debate over homosexuality
within the church. Members of Sacred Worth and the Candler community have expressed outrage and disappointment over the conferral of the award through open letters, Facebook posts and emails to senior administrators. Members of Sacred Worth and allies also met with several Candler administrators on Sept. 13 to discuss the matter. Jan Love, dean of the Candler School of Theology, then wrote an email to the Candler community last week, discussing the controversy as well as the reasoning behind the decision to confer the award to Fox. Friday’s rally was specifically held in response to the award and its effect on the LGBT community. The award to Fox leaves “questions of who we can trust,” Sacred Worth President and Candler student John Boyd said. During Friday’s event, protestors waved a variety of signs as they marched, including ”Really? Rethink! Retract,” and “Mr. Fox is Not Fantastic.” While in front of the building, protesters chanted phrases such as “AntiGay, Not OK,” “Open Minds, Open Hearts, Open Doors” and “Inclusion for Emory.” They also sang “This Little Light of Mine.” Sacred Worth Treasurer Anna Flowers led the crowd during the protest.
Robbie Jacobs/Contributor (top) and Erin Baker/Staff (bottom)
Danny Avila, electronic and house music DJ, and American rock band Dispatch took the stage on McDonough Field Friday night and Saturday afternoon, respectively. Both artists performed this year for the Student Programming Council’s first-ever Swoop’s Week.
See PROTEST, Page 4
Dispatch Ends Swoop’s Week McDonough Field Lights Up With Music, Fun Antics With DJ Danny Avila By Dustin Slade Asst. News Editor
Thomas Han/Staff
The LBGT community gathered to protest the conferral of the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award to H. Eddie Fox (‘62T).
CRIME
Dispatch, an American indie/roots band, performed on McDonough Field Saturday afternoon to conclude Emory’s first “Swoop’s Week,” the new name the Student Programming Council (SPC) has given to the former Homecoming Week. SPC estimates that more than 2,500 alumni and students attended
the concert, according to College senior and SPC Homecoming Co-Chair Chris Alfonso. The band, which most recognized for its song “The General,” entertained students and alumni for more than two hours with songs such as “Elias,” “Two Coins” and “Bang, Bang.” Many students said they feel
See SPC, Page 5
CRIME
By Naomi Maisel Staff Writer DJ Danny Avila, 18, performed on Emory’s McDonough Field on Friday, Sept. 27 as part of Swoop’s Week, which was planned by Emory’s Student Programing Council (SPC). Avila attracted an enormous crowd who were “left screaming for more” at the end of the two-hour concert, according to SPC’s Co-Band Chair
and Collge senior Zachary Atlas. Avila was set up on stage in front of a large screen, which allowed audience members in the back to easily see him play. “The crowd was pretty friendly and the DJ seemed pretty enthusiastic,” College junior Nate Parker said. Some students on the other hand did not find Avila exciting, such as
See AUDIENCE, Page 5
FEATURE
WoodPEC Law School Alumni To Enhance Info Stolen From Emory Security In Spring By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor
By Karishma Mehrotra Asst. News Editor and David Ehrlich Contributing Writer The Woodruff P.E. Center (WoodPEC) will implement new security measures, such as turnstiles and a membership desk in the facility on the second floor next semester, according to Tim Downes, director of athletics and recreation. The management has been planning for these security measures for the past five years, Downes said. Turnstiles — gates that allow one person to enter at a time — will be installed at the spiral staircases on the second floor, Downes said. At these turnstiles, students will be required to swipe their Emory ID cards, similar to the Robert W. Woodruff Library’s security system, to enter the staircase. Students will not have to swipe their cards to exit the stairs onto the second floor. Instead of two student
See NEW, Page 5
Some Emory School of Law alumni’s personal information has been stolen from law school online databases and was then used to make loan applications to a private lender and request academic transcripts, according to emails sent to law school students this month. The Emory Police Department (EPD) is conducting an investigation on the matter. EPD has not released any information about how many students were affected by the breach and how the information was obtained. The security breach was discovered in early September by Emory Law School administrators, according to Senior Communications Officer Beverly Clark, who said she was also speaking on behalf of Emory Law School Dean and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law Robert Schapiro. “It initially came to their attention when it was discovered that a few members had transcripts taken out in their name that they had not requested,” Clark said. The School of Law has taken a number of steps to ensure the privacy of all students in the Class of 2013 and to prevent an incident of this
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nature from happening again. The law school will provide access to identity protection and credit monitoring services for all 326 members of the Class of 2013 through Kroll, Inc., a firm that mitigates identity theft risk and provides credit restoration services, Clark wrote in an email to the Wheel. After the discovery of the breach, the Office of the Registrar, which is responsible for academic transcripts, required that requests for 2013 law student transcripts be made in person or by phone, Clark explained. Additionally, the law school has advised the Class of 2013 to monitor its credit reports and take extra precautions to protect their personal information, according to Clark. Since the breach, the Class of 2013 has received two emails explaining the issue, and University Technology Services has changed the passwords of all members’ Emory accounts. Earlier this summer, the University notified students that there had been a breach of its information technology infrastructure. As a result, students, faculty and staff with an Emory username were required to change their password. However, Clark said that there has
A Monk’s Challenging Journey to Education By Arianna Skibell Editor-in-Chief
If the price of an Emory education was not approximately $200,000, but rather the cost was running away from your family, embarking on a treacherous hike through the Himalayas and braving numerous encounters with Chinese and Nepalese police, it’s hard to imagine many students would find it worthwhile. This is not the case for Tibetan Buddhist monk Sonam Choephel. Sonam is one of the six Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholars beginning his studies at Emory University as part of the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative. After completing work in various courses, Sonam and the other monks will return to India to further the
Tibetan Buddhist community’s understanding of modern The first in a series science. of articles focusing Slight of staton the relationship ure, Sonam speaks between Emory slowly and delibUniversity and Tibet. erately. He has a shaved head, as is custom for Tibetan Buddhist monks, and wears the traditional deep-red colored robes.
TIBET-EMORY SERIES
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Courtesy of Sonam Choephel
Tibetan Buddhist monk Sonam Choephel left his home in Tibet to pursue an education. He began his studies in the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative this fall.
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