The Sandspur Volume 123 Issue 14

Issue 14, Volume 123 Thursday, February 9, 2017

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Thursday, September Thursday, February11, 9, 2014 2017

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Michael Dulman ‘17 details his brush with hazing on the Rollins crew team, before going on to define what hazing truly means and when it can be a positive experience.

Michael Dulman

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The spring of my freshman year, I asked a close friend to shave off half of my hair.

I spent most of the next day looking like a cross between a punk rocker and Two-Face from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. By the end of the day, I had borrowed that same friend’s razor and shaved the other half off.

The motivation behind my radical and abrupt hairstyle change stemmed entirely from my involvement with the Rollins Men’s Crew Team.

Every year before I was a sophomore, new crewmembers would shave their heads for the first regatta of the season, the Metro Cup. This tradition is well-documented in columns of photographs in the U.T. Bradley Boathouse on Alabama Drive,

with rowers sporting haircuts of varying creativity and quality. My personal favorite is the reverse monk, where all the hair is shaved save a small circular patch on the crown of the head.

I could write a whole list detailing the ridiculous cuts we wore freshman year, but I bring up our tradition of temporary baldness for another reason: to put to bed the hazing stigma and clear up the confusion about what hazing really is.

Hazing, originally known in Germany as “pennalism” and in England as “fagging” (two terms with similarly dehumanizing connotations), has been around since Greek life originally began. It was common enough in ancient Greece that Plato complained about “practical jokes.

In medieval academia, pupils and professors alike employed hazing to ensure new students and faculty knew their place—namely, beneath theirs.

This behavior was normalized because, in spite of people’s criticism, everyone understood what hazing was meant to engender in the victim: respect.

A pragmatist would look at hazing and recognize it as the most immediate and effective means of establishing a pecking order where seniors lead and newbies follow, no questions asked. New members learn to pay heed to and follow behind the members and traditions that came before.

If its continued use by Greek life, college sports teams, and military branches is any indication, it evidently works. What separates hazing in the first two from hazing in the military is the fact that, in the latter, obedience can be literally a matter of life or death.

On crew, rowers learn and earn respect from veteran crewmembers by following their leads in workouts, taking advice

from them on the water, and receiving encouragement as they pull their 2Ks. The respect they build for the older rowers comes before they choose (no one is forced) to shave their heads in the spring; shaving is a display of dedication inspired by the commitment rookies observe among the experienced.

I love rowing and I love my crew; no force was required.

I earned it and they earned it from me from months of training together and working under the same colors toward a common goal. The experienced members of any organization should appreciate the opportunity to foster respect and loyalty among its membership over time.

Maybe outside college athletics, unquestionable loyalty is essential, but for the four years people are in it, the rule of thumb stands: unnecessary haste makes waste.

The flaws of Fox Funds While the mission of Fox Funds is a noble one, its unnecessarily strict rules and limited budgets often leave student organization leaders wanting more.

Sianna Boschetti

Writer

For leaders of student organizations, funding events tends to involve one anxiety-inducing yet crucial step: approaching Fox Funds. Though the committee does give organizations the opportunity to plan large-scale events for the entire campus, the process of getting approved for the funds required to put on those events is unnecessarily difficult.

According to the Rollins College Get Involved website, Fox Funds is a committee which is managed by the SGA Finance Chair. It is comprised of nine student leaders and Student Government senators, with two faculty advisors. The Get Involved

site states that “[t]hey serve to guide the committee to make decisions that are fair and equitable to all organizations and abide by the spirit and rules of Rollins College. They are nonvoting and are primarily interested in the wellbeing of campus and the successful execution of campus and organization events.”

Though the mission of the Fox Funds committee might be to aid in the success of student organizations and their events, the experience of obtaining funds seems to contradict that goal. Getting the amount of funding one actually needs for an event is far more difficult than it should be, with organizations struggling to secure the funds necessary to execute their plans.

Fox Funds tends to offer

significantly less than an organization requests; as a result, student leaders often have to overestimate the costs of events just to receive an amount that might cover their expenses. It is understandable that there is limited funding available, but organizations should still be approved for at least the basics of what they need to execute their events— half of the requested amount is unlikely to cover costs at all.

All expenses, even those which are part of annual events that have been on Rollins campus for years, must also be strongly defended and proven valuable to the campus. While being careful with the college’s money is important, student organizations are part of what makes Rollins such a great community. They

shouldn’t have to beg for support; these groups deserve the funding they require to coordinate events that contribute to the sense of community Rollins not only prides itself on, but strives to build and improve upon.

Fox Funds is a great program with a goal of improving the campus, but the way the money is distributed to organizations needs to be reconsidered. Student organizations’ campus-wide events, major contributions to our campus, rely on funding that is difficult to obtain and frequently offered in too-small amounts. The Rollins community is built on its body of active and diverse student organizations, and those groups should be able to access Fox Funds more freely.

Corrections from Volume 123, Issue 13: The captions for the graphs next to the article “Rollins Community analyzes its mission and marketability” on page four were listed in the incorrect order. Figure 1 should have reflected where out-of-state residents enroll based on net price, and Figure 3 should have reflected where Florida residents admitted to Rollins enroll.

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Students outline pros and cons of new bookstore

This semester, the Rollins College bookstore has officially moved from its old location in the Rice building to the newer, shinier, but smaller location on the northwestern edge of campus.

Ludwyn Holly Venord

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This year, Rollins College is ringing in 2017 with a freshly renovated bookstore. It has moved (again) from the center of campus, across the soccer field, to the outskirts of campus on Fairbanks next to the Career and Life planning Center and across from the Hamilton Holt Evening School.

Their hours of operation throughout the week are as follows: Mondays - Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Fridays from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Satur-

days from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.. Whether you need to rent a book, grab some lotion for those randomly cold Florida days, or are in dire need of some grub and want a sandwich, the bookstore is open for business— so swing on by and bask in all the newness.

When you walk in, you may be greeted with the fresh aroma of delicious carbs and coffee, which instantly tickle any breakfast addict’s nose. According to student worker Hailee Keisling ‘17, “The new bookstore location is able to have all of the usual

bookstore needs and a new Einstein’s Bagels.”

The old bookstore included Dianne’s Café, which was a part of the Sodexo Culinary and Food Service Management that operates all the other cafés on campus as well as the on-campus food plan. Since the new Einstein’s Bagels is not a player within the network, they do not accept the on-campus meal plan, but fear not: the cashier will happily accept off-campus funds.

With all the differences, how do the people of Rollins feel about the new move? One customer said, “I like it, it’s nice and

new.” Do greater things come in small packages or is bigger always better? According to one on campus student, “The new bookstore is too small. I like the old bookstore better because it was bigger and had more stuff.”

The old bookstore had two floors; the very bottom was devoted to books and school-related supplies, while the main floor was filled with Rollins swag. According to another student worker, Karlissa Keller ‘17, “There are the hiccups of the consolidation, since the bookstore is smaller.”

With all these new changes, students and staff are still getting

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acclimated. One of my observations was the lack of space to backstage operation. Currently, the shipment area is inconveniently situated tightly at the very front next to the main entrance, disrupting traffic flow.

The new bookstore location may be a possible inconvenience for some, due to its non-central location; however, it does have a small parking lot right in front for easy access off Fairbanks. Overall, Rollins College is a growing community that is always changing. Here’s to you, new bookstore; we just might keep you... maybe.

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Thursday, September Thursday, February11, 9, 2014 2017

THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL

CITIZENSHIP? “

Christina Fuleihan

Staff Writer

Although there have been many controversies from the Trump campaign and presidency, none has been so contentious as the infamous “immigration ban.”

The ban raised special concerns in universities across the country with regards to its potential implications; many universities issued statements addressing the wide-ranging consequences and

personal impact on international students who call home outside of the United States.

Immediately after the ban was announced, Rollins College’s President Cornwell released a statement that sought to re-emphasize Rollins’ commitment to upholding the tenet of global citizenship as addressed in its mission statement: “Rollins is a compassionate, diverse community that celebrates cultural differences and be-

lieves that it is in the very encounter with different points of view that our mission is realized. Every day in our classrooms, around our campus, and in our city, we witness the good that comes from people of different nationalities, faiths, and ethnic heritages joining together in the spirit of cooperation and mutual respect.

We believe this is the practice of being a global citizen, which, in part, helps strengthen democratic principles. It is a central part of

our mission that we remain committed to honor and uphold.”

The executive order issuing the immigration ban had ultimately hoped to ban citizens from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia, from entering the United States of America for the next 90 days at least; the refugee program in America was also halted and inhibited from functioning for the next 120 days.

While President Trump argued that it is in fact “not a Mus-

lim ban” but rather a move to further safeguard American citizens, the country’s reaction did not seem to agree with the strict stance the White House had taken. While the executive order was met by protests in numerous notable American airports, from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. to our own Orlando International, Seattle Federal Judge James Robart has been her-

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“NO WALL. NO BAN. NO FEAR.”

Photos courtesy of Shaayann Khalid alded by the media for his recent block of the ban.

Robart’s ruling that there is no standing to the executive order has allowed customs officials to resume boarding all travelers with United States visas from any the seven banned countries until a full legal case can be reviewed.

The White House has immediate plans to file an appeal overturning the federal court ruling.

While the void may only be temporary, it does mean that

the 60,000 people whose visas had been invalidated as a consequence of the ban may now resume flying into the United States as airline carriers have resumed boarding previously banned passengers; international airports across the world are breathing a sigh of relief at the recommencing of regular airline activity.

President’s Cornwell’s statement also discussed how the recent ban calls into question early American philosophies: “It is not

accidental that Rollins, with all of America’s finest liberal arts colleges, welcomes international students, faculty, and staff from all nations and faith traditions.

These colleges were founded on principles of pluralism, recognizing the essentially American idea that we are a nation founded on inclusive, democratic ideals and composed of immigrants.”

The United States has long sought to ensure national security and protect its citizens against

outside threats; the notions of restricted immigration and travel screening are not new. As threats become greater and munitions become more readily accessible, Homeland Security will naturally have to make amendments to Customs and Border Protection Policies. The controversy behind the recent Executive Order merely calls into question long-standing tensions between national security, privacy, and immigration control because of its strict and

biased stance on the issue.

Regardless of the official ruling on the standing of the immigration ban, however, it is heartening to see that early American philosophies are as ever-present in today’s day and age as they were when our Founding Fathers first sat to write the Constitution.

The system of checks-and-balances continues to stand as a key tenet that drives the American political sphere and propels the nation to greatness.

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When I think of eating disorders, I usually don’t think of college students. I think of teenage females having a difficult time going through high school. This type of thinking is a stigma that needs to be eliminated. Visiting the Renfrew Center has reminded me of the effect that eating disorders have on a wide variety of people.

The Renfrew Center is the first clinic solely dedicated to treating people struggling with eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia, binge eating, and more.

The Renfrew Center has been around for over 30 years, and has recently opened a new location by UCF. They have the largest network of eating disorder treatment centers in the nation, treating over 75,000 women throughout their history at eighteen different locations.

I was able to speak with Paula Edwards-Gayfield at the UCF location about the ways that eating disorders affect college students. Paula said that the average age of those visiting Renfrew for treatment is twenty years old.

This goes against the stereotype that eating disorders are a problem strictly for high school students.

Paula mentioned that for college students, certain behaviors become socially acceptable that might have been suspicious in high school; behaviors such as constantly exercising or dieting to the point that it is no longer healthy, but harmful to your body. “Even though this isn’t truly a diagnosis in the DSM5 [the classification manual of mental disorders],” Paula told me, “things like orthorexia… when I think about college campuses I think about orthorexia.”

Orthorexia is marked by obsessive behavior in maintaining a healthy diet.

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So at 9:30 a.m., with the glorious rising of the sun over Lake Baldwin and the annual releasing of the doves, the 2,000 walkers took off. All along the three-mile route around the lake, participants saw signs with facts about suicide and depression, people writing messages of love in sidewalk chalk, and walkers talking to one another, not with sadness surrounding the losses that brought them together, but with joy for a different future.

The walk around Lake Baldwin ended with a balloon arch, where groups celebrated in memory of the names they wore across their shirts. Booths were scattered across the park, including booths for To Write Love on Her Arms, Dance Out Bullying, New Hope for Kids, and the Gourmet Cuisine by Rollins College, which served as yet another way that those in attendance could interact and seek out resources.

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ing healthy, it can often lead to impairments. Many suffering from orthorexia will refuse to eat anything that they don’t consider “pure,” starving themselves when the food around them is deemed unfit. Orthorexia is not an obsession with being thin, such as anorexia, but an obsession with being healthy to the point that it’s no longer good for you.

“Drunkorexia,” Paula later said, “I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of that before… it really is a street term… for where we would see patients restricting their food intake to be able to binge drink.” This is a big problem on a lot of college campuses. Students that are interested in losing weight but still want to drink will starve themselves before drinking, so their calories come only from the alcohol. This often leads to students consuming an extreme amount of alcohol to vomit up previous meals, or binge eating later in the night when they are drunk.

Although orthorexia and drunkorexia exist on college campus, there are still many instances of the most infamous eating disorders. The Renfrew Center understands that college students may have a difficult time coming to them since students are often away from their families. Renfrew offers programs where you can speak one-on-one with therapists and dieticians, as well as have group sessions with friends and family to make the process easier.

While the Renfrew Center provides treatment for women, any males seeking help for eating disorders can call Renfrew, and they will connect them to different resources for men seeking help.

Paula says the goal of Renfrew is to empower women, and challenge them to step outside of their comfort zone to embrace a healthier and happier lifestyle.

If you have any questions about eating disorders or seeking treatment, definitely give the Renfrew Center a call at 704-285-7644.

Community. This is what the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) creates for those who have been affected by suicide through their Out of the Darkness Walks. These walks take place all over the country, and on Saturday, February 4, AFSP held Orlando’s 10th-annual Walk in Baldwin Park.

As the nation’s leading notfor-profit organization for suicide-prevention research, AFSP works to provide education, awareness, and outreach to not only those with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide, but to the country as a whole.

AFSP’s primary outreach and fundraising events are the Out of the Darkness walks; by bringing together people who have lost a loved one to suicide, people who personally struggle with depression, and those who simply support the cause, a strong sense of community forms around these gatherings.

A unique mix of people congressed at Baldwin Park for this year’s Walk on Saturday morning. Those who have been at-

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tending for years and those who are walking for the first time came together, all in support of the same cause: putting an end to suicide. As the walkers mixed and interacted, a powerful scene played out.

Groups of people wearing personalized shirts in memory of loved ones they have lost moved throughout the crowd. Couples walked their dogs, who sported AFSP “Paws for Prevention” bandanas. Pictures of those we have lost amassed on the memory board for all to see.

As the start of the walk neared, the sound of music, conversation, and laughter filled the air. This coming together serves as a powerful moment for all those lost, and for all those who have lost someone close to them.

Vicki Long, the Central Florida Chair for AFSP and a member of the Psychology Department here at Rollins, said that since her father’s suicide, she had “found solace in others” who have lost loved ones. As the Central Florida Chair, Vicki strives to help “bring [suicide] out of the darkness” by taking away the stigma associated with it, which is just one of the many reasons why

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Stars align for cast of “Constellations” Minimalism and creativity came together in a stunning way on the Fred Stone Theatre stage.

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Peter Meinke

Poet and fiction writer Peter Meinke will be visiting Rollins College to participate in this season of Winter With the Writers.

Meinke will teach a Master Class on Thursday, February 9, at 2:00 p.m. in the SunTrust Auditorium. During this class, Meinke will conduct a workshop using short stories and poems submitted by the interns, which can be found on the Winter With the Writers website under Meinke’s page. Later that evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Bush Auditorium, he will perform a joint reading, onstage interview, and book signing with David Kirby.

These events are open to the public and free to attend, and parking is available in the SunTrust Parking Garage.

Meinke is the Poet Laureate of Florida; his career is extensive, and he has been the recipient of numerous awards. He worked as a professor at Eckerd College where he directed the Writing Workshop; he has also been the Writer-in-Residence at many other colleges.

His work has appeared in a variety of literary magazines, including The New Republic and The

New Yorker. Some of his awards include two NEA Fellowships and three awards from the Poetry Society of America. Recently, the William Meredith Foundation presented him with the 2017 Award for Poetry, and in 2015, he received the SunLit Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

His first collection of short stories titled The Piano Tuner earned the Flanner O’Connor Award, and he has two O’Henry Awards.

Meinke is a writer of great range who focuses on dark themes while also maintaining a sense of positivity. In his eighth installment of the Pitt Poetry Series Lucky Bones (2014), Meinke utilizes a variety of poetic forms to communicate concepts, including death and politics, while grounding them in concrete moments captured in verse.

Likewise, in his most recent book, The Expert Witness (2016), Meinke provides his readers with a collection of short stories that occur in different time periods to communicate individual struggles as well as global issues.

From “Hildenbrand,” which follows the life of a social misfit in love with a princess, to “Fulfillment Day,” which explores a dystopian future where everyone is put to death at age 85, Meinke creates stories containing fantasy elements as well as tales

focused on realism; his ability to craft unique scenarios makes his work a pleasure to read.

Mainke is the author of many other works, including children’s books like The Elf Poems (2015), which was illustrated by his wife Jeanne Clark.

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Rollins College is also proud to welcome David Kirby, professor at Florida State University and celebrated poet and author, this upcoming week for the Winter With the Writers series.

His latest poetry collection, Get Up, Please, showcases his poetic talents by way of poignant life lessons amid incredibly vivid descriptions. Kirby will be leading a Master Class at 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 9 followed by a joint reading with the poet and author Peter Meinke at 7:30 p.m.

The texts up for discussion include David Kirby’s aforementioned Get Up, Please as well as the instructional book Writing Poetry: Where Poems Come From and How to Write Them.

Constellations (directed by Kathleen Capdesuner ‘17) is the story of an ordinary British couple set in a universe of infinite possibilities. The first show in this semester’s Second Stage Series, Constellations played at the Fred Stone Theater from February 1-4.

Constellations is not a show for the casual, inattentive viewer. Brianna Barrett (‘19) and Casey Casteel (‘17) were Marianne and Roland, an average couple whose struggles play out in a multiverse born from their own decisions.

Each scene is presented multiple times: same scenario, miniscule differences. In one scenario, Marianne and Roland argue over infidelity: the first scene features Marianne as the cheater, but in the third scene investigates the events given that Roland has cheated.

The dialogue is rapid and witty, a back-andforth while Barrett and Casteel orbit around each other, pushing and pulling like magnets.

According to Capdesuner, “Constellations was an intense and rewarding process. We tackled a very complex script in a month’s time. The play is essentially fifty different universes so that means fifty different situational circumstances.

It pushed the actors and myself to really dig into the text and look to each other for solutions that were not obvious.

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Additionally, there is no set, so the success of the play relied on innovative staging and honest acting. Everything was stripped bare for the most truthful and essential performance. Not all plays call for that!”

The stage dressings were minimalist. Rather than depend ing on props to differentiate settings, light and sound were the only cues the audience received to signal a change in scene. To add context, Barrett and Casteel used the space around them to the best of their ability: sitting, standing, dancing, or running from corner to corner. Mirroring the plot of the show, viewers are required to push their mental limits and envision a set being created out of thin air.

Before their eyes, a suburban backyard BBQ becomes a dingy flat in urban Tower Hamlets.

Overall, Constellations was a feat of creativity, dynamic and engaging whilst working with the bare minimum. Its leads were sympathetic and genuine in their performances, taking the audience on an emotionally complex journey. Constellations is a play about the role of choice and control in our lives and the divergent paths that are born from the decisions we make.

The next show in the Second Stage Series is God of Carnage, which will be opening in the Fred Stone Theatre and running February 8-11. Tickets are free!

“Constellations” is a play about the role of choice and control in our lives and the divergent paths that are born from the decisions we make.

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Smash-hit game opens Tar’s baseball season The Rollins Men’s Baseball team defeats Young Harris College in the first game of the season. Brad Case and Chris Corbett were standout players in the 3-2 victory.

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The Rollins College Baseball season opener took place Friday at 5:00 p.m. against Young Harris College at Alfond Stadium.

Right-hander Brad Case ’19 (#42) took the mound for the Tars, and when it looked like Young Harris may have been able to shove Case out of the game early, the Tars defensively and offensively backed Case up.

Young Harris College came out strong in the first inning; the centerfielder, Royce Woolfolk (#14) led the game off with a double over the head of the right fielder Nick Breen ’18 (#18). The shortstop Zach Odom (#2) advanced Woolfolk to third base with a groundball to the second baseman Grant Ashline ’18 (#8) for the first out. The number three-hole hitter Nick Sexton (#22) hit a slow roller to the third baseman Bj Minarcin ’20 (#24),

driving in the first run of the game.

From there, the energy of the season opener seemed to have passed to Young Harris. This energy continued into the Tars’ first at-bat when Michael Livingston (#20) struck out the lead off batter Brian Hooker ’18 (#23.) It was Ashline, Mike Purcell ’17 (#24) and Chris Corbett ’17 (#10) who really got things going for the Tars.

Ashline drew a walk, and after Breen struck out, Purcell came up with a single to center, advancing Ashline to second. Corbett came up with a double clutch down the third base line to drive in both Ashline and Purcell.

The Tars held on to the lead for the rest of the game. Each team only scored one more run that night, so the Tars won their season opener 3-2.

Case and Corbett were truly the key players in the game. Case was able to work through a few

tough innings of Young Harris squaring him up. He survived to make it through five solid innings, and then he was pulled in the top of the sixth inning.

Corbett came up with a couple of hits throughout the game.

The few odd times that he did not end up on base, he was still able to completely square up the ball, hitting it directly toward the players.

Corbett was also solid defensively behind the plate. He was able to handle everything that was thrown to him, and during the whole game, not one player from Young Harris tried to run on him.

Overall, the Rollins men started their season with a strong victory. Their next series of games is against University of West Florida and starts at Alfond Stadium on Friday, February 10 at 7 p.m.

More games will follow at 1 p.m. on Feb. 11 and at 12 p.m. on Feb. 12.