INDEX
Emory Events Calendar, Page 2
Police Record, Page 2
Crossword Puzzle, Page 8
Staff Editorial, Page 6
Arts & Entertainment, Page 9
On Fire, Page 11
THE EMORY WHEEL Since 1919
The Independent Student Newspaper of Emory University www.emorywheel.com
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 FACULTY
Volume 94, Issue 45
Every Tuesday and Friday
COLLEGE
Law Prof. College Faculty Reject Wagner ‘No Confidence’ Motion Admits To False Identity By Jordan Friedman Executive Editor
By Arianna Skibell Editor-in-Chief Emory Professor of Law and Senior Fellow Michael Broyde admitted last Friday to creating a fake online identity, which he used to gain access to a rival professional rabbinic group and tout his own scholarly endeavors, according to an April 12 article in The Jewish Channel. According to The Channel, Rabbi Hershel Goldwasser — Michael Broyde ’s pseud- Broyde, an onym — has been an active and Emory Law respected rabbinic professor, voice for more confesses to than 20 years, frequently publish- creating a ing in scholarly fake online journals and often identity. praising Broyde ’s own work. In addition to using the identity to laud his own work, Broyde used Goldwasser ’s name to become a member of the International Rabbinic Fellowship (IRF) — a rival to the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), of which Broyde is a member. Broyde ’s involvement in the creation of the online identity of Goldwasser was verified through his Emory University Internet Protocol (IP) address. Although the Goldwasser character claimed to be writing from a computer in Israel, his IP address matched that of Broyde ’s Emory University computer. Susan Clark, the associate dean for marketing and communications and chief marketing officer for the Emory University School of Law, wrote in
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After five days of voting via electronic ballot last week, College faculty rejected a motion of “no confidence ” in University President James W. Wagner. The final tally was released Friday night. Stefan Lutz, the chair of the College ’s Governance Committee and an associate professor of chemistry, announced the results via email to College faculty. On the ballot ’s single question — “Should the faculty of Emory College of Arts and Sciences adopt the motion of no-confidence in President James Wagner? ” — 39.8 percent, or 133 faculty members, voted in support, and 60.2 percent, or 201 members, were opposed. Of the 530 eligible College faculty members, 334 voted, marking a 63
percent participation rate. A vote of “no confidence, ” which faculty members decided to hold at a special meeting last month, would not have directly affected Wagner ’s employment position at the University but would have indicated that College faculty feel he is no longer fit to lead. College faculty makes up about 20 percent of the nearly 3,000 faculty members at the University. Wagner ’s employment position ultimately lies in the hands of the Board of Trustees. In a statement released Friday soon after the results were announced, Chair of the Board of Trustees Ben F. Johnson III said on behalf of the Board that Wagner “remains extraordinarily well-suited to maintain Emory University ’s forward momentum. ” Meanwhile, Wagner said in the statement that he will continue to
James W. Wagner, president of the University, released a statement yesterday in response to the ‘no-confidence’ ballot.
work with Emory faculty and administrators “to carry out the mission of this great institution. ” “I respect the views of all of our faculty and their right to express concern about the leadership and direction of our institution, and I take to heart the significance of this vote, ” Wagner said in the statement. “Faculty governance and faculty
responsibility for the future of Emory University are essential. ” Wagner also sent out a Universitywide email yesterday morning, noting that he has heard the Emory community ’s concerns “in more than two-dozen meetings and uncounted telephone and email exchanges. ” He wrote that he is aware that these issues extend beyond his controversial Emory Magazine column, also focusing on issues such as diversity and inclusivity, shared governance and communication, support for the liberal arts and interpersonal and sexual violence on campus. “Last week ’s vote indicates that some would welcome change in the president ’s office, ” he wrote in reference to the 39.8 percent who supported the motion of “no confidence. ”
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COLORS ON MCDONOUGH
Supporting ‘No Confidence’
39.8 percent, or 133 faculty members
Total Votes 63 percent of all 530 College faculty, or 334 members SEE INSIDE Editorial board opinion about the rejection of the ‘No Confidence ’ motion. See Page 6.
Maddix Named RHA President
Masters in Fine Arts. ” Savang said this fellowship is special to him because of its international nature. “The purpose of the fellowship really is to expose students to the different approaches organizations have taken in order to address discrimination and stigma, ” Savang wrote in an email to the Wheel. Savang and Nelson-Daniel will also attend an orientation program organized by the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C. prior to the Europe trip. In this workshop, the American fellows will focus on European security and political issues. HIA also places the fellows in
Residence Hall Association (RHA) Volunteer Chair and College junior Kadean Maddix became the third candidate elected to the position of RHA president in the last two weeks following a series of appeals, disqualifications, general elections and run-offs. RHA Publicity Chair and College sophomore Akshay Goswami and RHA Vice President of Programming and Kadean College sophomore Jessica Maddix, RHA Simon were both disqualified due volunteer to violations of cheating during chair and College the second general election. junior, will Following the be RHA announcement of Simon ’s victory in President. the second general election — Simon garnered 403 votes, Goswami earned 323 votes and Maddix collected 218 votes — Goswami informed the Appeals Committee that he would be presenting evidence that Simon had cheated during the RHA presidential election. In response, Simon decided to present new evidence against Goswami. Both presented multiple pieces of evidence including sending out mass emails in which their platforms were provided. The two met with the Appeals Committee, and it was determined that another hearing would be held Monday night. During the hearing, it was found that the emails that both Goswami and Simon sent out violated the RHA elections code. The RHA elections code states that it is against the rules to provide your platform via electronic mail to individuals with whom you are not acquainted, according to College sophomore and RHA Elections Chair Katherine Joseph. Goswami said he challenged Simon following the second election because he believed she violated some of the campaign policies in the RHA election code. Simon said that
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he Indian Cultural Exchange offered a colorful Holi celebration on McDonough Field on Sunday afternoon. Holi, a holiday that marks the coming of spring, is the festival of color. This holiday is celebrated primarily in India and this year was officially celebrated on March 17.
AWARDS
By Karishma Mehrotra Asst. News Editor
Facebook posts as proof for the legislature. One of the posts that Li brought to the meeting was posted on Facebook by Levinson. In the post in question, Levinson endorsed SGA Vice President and College junior Ye Ji Kim, claiming that it did not matter if Guio lost, because he would be appointed chief of staff anyway. In response to Li ’s allegations that he had been promised the position before the election, Guio said, “Hell yeah, that ’s the way we roll. ” Guio later added that the comment was sarcastic. Li also alleged that Guio had posted a response to an inquiry about his results in the vice presidential race which, according to Li, implied that Guio believed he was guaranteed the position of chief of staff even if he was not elected SGA vice president. Newly-elected SGA President and College junior Raj Patel responded to the accusations of favoritism. “It was something [Levinson] assumed from my working relationship with [Guio], which developed into a friendship, ” Patel said. Members of the legislature discussed whether or not it is ethical for the SGA president to appoint his
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NEWS LAW PROFESSOR RECEIVES LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND APOLOGIZES
60.2 percent, or 201 faculty members
ELECTIONS
SGA Approves Exec Student, Alum Named HIA Fellows Board Appointments The 47th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) approved five members to the Executive Board on Monday evening. The legislature appointed College junior Bart Qian and College sophomore Ted Guio as co-chiefs of staff, College sophomore Christopher Weeden as attorney general, College junior Calvin Li as vice president of finance and College freshman Jon Darby as vice president of communications. The decision to appoint co-chiefs of staff to the Executive Board, which has not been done since the 36th Legislature, provoked contentious discussion among former and current SGA members. Former SGA Student Life Chair and College sophomore Calvin Li encouraged the legislature not to approve Guio ’s appointment due to some comments made by Guio himself and by Student Programming Council (SPC) President and College senior Will Levinson on their Facebook pages. Both comments implied that Guio had been guaranteed the chief of staff position in the event that he lost the vice presidential election. Li brought in screenshots of
Opposing ‘No Confidence’
By Dustin Slade Asst. News Editor
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
By Rupsha Basu Staff Writer
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College senior Perrinh Savang and Anna Nelson-Daniel ( ’12C) have been named 2013 Humanity in Action (HIA) fellows, according to a March 25 HIA announcement. According to a March 25 press release, fellows are chosen based on academic standing, active participation in human rights issues and recommendations. The HIA Fellowship accepted 42 recipients from 38 U.S. universities who will join other accepted international students in a one-month summer trip to Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Lyon and Warsaw, according to the Philip Ugelow, the program ’s deputy executive director. HIA has taken more than 1,200 Fellows on international study programs since 1999. The group will focus on human rights issues, including minority and discrimination problems and examples of resistance across different selected countries. The program only accepted 10 percent of more than 550 U.S. applicants, according to Ugelow. He said HIA received 40 percent more applicants this year than last. A member of the program ’s selection committee interviewed all finalists in February. Nelson-Daniel and Savang are the sixth and seventh Emory students accepted to HIA.
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Savang, a double major in interdisciplinary studies and anthropology, said he believes he was selected because of his Emory human rights research, his participation in a Mongolia study-abroad program and a research project regarding the effectiveness of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) non-governmental organizations (NGOs). “I think it ’s really important to understand the role history plays in eliminating discrimination and reducing disparities, because a lot of times we forget how much struggle minorities have faced in the past and how much they still struggle today, ” Savang wrote in an email to the Wheel. Nelson-Daniel — who was a double major in art history and visual arts with a minor in Global Health, Culture and Society — said she felt honored to have received this fellowship. Throughout her undergraduate career, she also participated in social justice work as she created artwork about social problems. “I applied to the Humanity in Action fellowship to build on my understanding of social conflict from a different perspective, learning from European context, ” Nelson-Daniel wrote in an email to the Wheel. “I am excited to meet students and leaders from around the world that share my passion in social advocacy. I hope this experience will inform my artwork as I look toward graduate school for a
Anna NelsonDaniel (’12C) and Perrinh Savang, College senior, were chosen as Humanity in Action Fellows, the University announced last week.
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