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STAND AGAINST CATCALLING Campuses nationwide are having problems with street harassment, commonly referred to as catcalling. Students at UE are no exception.

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“Damn, girl!” she heard as she crossed the street at Walnut and Weinbach. Confused, she quickly turned in the direction of the guy shouting at her from a car and looked down at her clothes for the day — jeans, a hoodie and wellworn Converse. The guy said, “Don’t act like you’re not flattered, bitch!”

Street harassment, known by most as catcalling, has become a huge problem worldwide, with more than 65 percent of females and 25 percent of men in the U.S. reporting they had experienced some form of it, according to a 2014 study conducted by the surveying firm GfK for Stop Street Harassment, a nonprofit working to end sexual harassment in public places.

Street harassment is not a harmless, funny or victimless act. It is a human rights violation that includes everything from sexually explicit comments and homophobic slurs to stalking and flashing.

“Across all ages, races, income levels, sexual orientation and geographic locations, most women in the United States experience street harassment,” SSH founder Holly Kearl told The Washington Post. “Some men, especially men who identify as gay, bisexual, queer or transgender, do as well.”

Many do not know what street harassment is, but they certainly know what catcalling is.

But most only think of it as the woman dressed in a short, tight dress walking past a construction site, with men whistling and admiring her figure. This is far from the truth. Advances can be as small as shouts of “Smile” to any sexual innuendo you can think of.

While there is no universal definition for catcalling, SSH defines it as “unwanted comments, gestures and actions that are forced on

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a stranger in a public place without their consent and is directed at them because of their actual or perceived sex, gender, gender expression or sexual orientation.”

Gone are the days of innocent remarks made — usually by men — in an attempt to be seen as cute, to impress friends or as an off-handed compliment. Today’s catcalling includes unwanted whistling, slurs of all kinds, persistent requests for a name or a phone number after the person has said no repeatedly, sexual names, public masturbation, groping, sexual assault and rape.

Nearly 95 percent of the women surveyed indicated that they had been honked at, with 40 percent experiencing that type of harassment monthly. Insults shouted by others, usually men to women, occur all too frequently.

And what do men really believe they are going to gain from this juvenile and harassing behavior? No one who has ever been the victim of a catcall has ever thought, “Wow, this guy is exactly the type I should take home to Mom. Let’s date.”

The SSH survey also found that 57 percent of women and 18 percent of men reported experiencing verbal harassment, while 41 percent of the women and 16 percent of the men reported experiencing physical forms of harassment, such as flashing and groping.

The Human Rights Campaign also reports that LGBT men are more likely to experience street harassment than straight men, and are 20 percent more likely to experience verbal harassment and 17 percent more likely to experience physically aggressive harassment.

In a 2016 survey done by Runner’s World, 43 percent of women reported that they are often the recipients of unwanted sexual attention

or remarks, compared to 4 percent of male runners. And nearly 30 percent of female respondents reported being followed by someone on foot, in a car or on a bike while running.

Shape magazine suggests four ways you can respond to cat callers. First, speak up. Confidently, use clear and concise phrases that will get the person’s attention while maintaining eye contact to get your point across. Second, don’t hesitate to call law enforcement. Third, make a scene. Draw attention to yourself if you’re feeling vulnerable. Finally, never address a harasser if you are in an isolated place.

SSH believes problems without names tend to stay hidden and do not get addressed the way they should. They are right. Now that it has a name, people should not put up with unwanted comments or gestures, and those responsible for street harassment should stop. We know catcalling is about power and control, but no form of harassment is ever OK. It is way past time for this behavior to stop.

A variety of types of street harassment are illegal in Indiana, including verbal harassment, up-skirt photos, indecent exposure, following and groping. The statutes give detailed descriptions for each crime and how to report those committing them. Visit stopstreetharassment. org to learn more about state-by-state laws and other ways to combat street harassment .

Walking to class, to a friend’s house or off campus to get some dinner should not be a game of dodging insults since no one deserves to be shouted or cursed at for any reason. The next time you get ready to say something derogatory to or about another person, really think before you speak. Your obnoxious, self-serving, sexually explicit and misplaced comment is not a compliment. It is harassment.

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We have all had that teacher. The one who shows up every day but still does not bother to learn names. Who reads PowerPoint slides to us, reuses tests every year and lets you out of class 20 minutes after it begins. Sure, these professors can be entertaining, but are you actually learning anything from them? And the worst part may be that most will not change and will not be fired, all thanks to tenure.

Tenure, simply put, is job security. It was created with the purpose of protecting educators from being dismissed for having unpopular beliefs, teaching styles and research topics. But there are concerns with some of the requirements of tenure. With the fear of tenure not being granted if you are not involved in trendy research topics, the track to tenure can be riddled with pressure to teach within the box.

Society places education on the golden pedestal of importance, and yet with tenure, we find thousands of students not getting the education they paid for. Granted, sometimes professors are simply bad, but tenure makes it difficult to get poor educators out of the system. This causes students to suffer through uninspiring and outdated curriculum in order to protect educators. It’s unfair to students, especially when higher education is so expensive and important to their future success.

Some of the most innovative teachers are those who are not tenured, but they are so terrified of their contracts not being renewed that they tone down their lessons and activities.

When professors start down this path, it is a hard cycle to break, even after receiving tenure.

It is not tenure as an idea that is the problem. It is the abuse of tenure by some.

“Of course [tenure should be ended],” said Mark Carter, in The Wall Street Journal poll.

“The concept is akin to a lifetime contract of employment, fictional everywhere but in academia. It subjects students to instructors who cease taking education seriously and are virtually impossible to discipline or remove.”

In order to try to protect the safe haven of tenure, mandatory post-tenure review processes are in place at many schools. The Academic Association of University Professors reported such processes include review by faculty peers, students, administrators, application of innovation within the classroom and observing a professor in the classroom.

UE’s Assurance Argument report released in January states of the 176 full-time faculty, 60 percent are tenured, 25 percent are eligible and

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< TRENDING TOPICS ly research the topic. Research and journal submissions are beneficial for proof that professors are up to par in their field, but it many times creates an imbalance between research and teaching, including the responsibilities that accomany it.

Many professors are so publically rewarded for their research that it encourages some to focus more on research than teaching. Yet most of society expects the focus of a professor to be on spending time in the classroom, meeting with students, planning lectures and grading assignments. There appears to be a fundamental breakdown because many proKRISTEN BUHRMANN fessors are rewarded more for research and publishing.

No other profession has as much job security and guarantee as academia does. In most other industries, when you perform poorly or behave inappropriately, you are released. In the academic world, department chairs and deans of schools must jump through flaming hoops in order to show enough reason as to why a professor should be let go.

While some believe full-time professors, those typically eligible for tenure, are unnecessary, this is not the case. Adjunct professors have much lower salaries, fewer resources and usually work another job or freelance, leading to potentially lower quality lessons and less engagement with students. Removing tenure and making more part-time positions is not the solution, but merit pay could be.

Merit pay is popular in the business world — reward the high performers and punish the low ones. Getting paid for your success and quality of work is no abstract concept. This payment structure could be successful in the education system — pay more for the professors who 15 percent are not eligible. When compared stay late to meet with students, who respond to to the national rate reported by AAUP of more than 70 percent on the nontenure track posiemails after office hours and who make an extions, UE’s 40 percent seems alarmingly low. tra effort. The professors who sit back and put on a movie every class period — punish them Whether this is good or bad is up for debate. with smaller pay raises.

Each UE department has different requirements for tenure, in addition to overall univerTenure is overused as a way to motivate professors. In the end, it often times hurts stusity requirements, in order to qualify for tendents. Educational institutions supposedly value ure and to remain a tenured professor. In the School of Business Administration, for example, students over anybody or anything else. But by tenure-track employees are required to write a granting tenure so frequently, it makes it a chalminimum of three peer-reviewed journal artilenge to bring in newer and better talent and cles in a five-year period, and tenured faculty encourage professors to be more innovative. are required to write at least two.

Merit pay or similar incentives would be more This requirement in particular can take a lot beneficial to professors, students and universiof time — at least an estimated 600 hours per ties and needs to be considered more in the acarticle, not including the time it takes to actualademic world.

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If you are gay and live in any 28 of the 50 U.S. states that do not have LGBT specific nondiscrimination laws, I wish you luck. In those states it is perfectly legal to fire, refuse service to and discriminate against members of the LGBT community.

Mississippi and Tennessee are pioneers in the war against gays. There are absolutely no laws protecting those within the LGBT community — aside from those that are federally mandated. Religious freedom laws have made it perfectly legal to refuse medical treatment, like hormone replacement and fertility treatments.

Despite the questionable legality of such laws, the provisions of Mississippi’s House Bill 1523 gives government officials the right to legally discriminate against LGBT and unmarried residents of the state. This law is in direct violation of the 14th Amendment and follows in the wake of the ratification of same-sex marriage in the U.S. HB 1523 section 3(6) allows for the imposition of sex specific policies such as gendered dress codes along with restricted access to areas such as bathrooms and locker rooms, based on the discretion of an establishment’s management.

These restrictions conflict directly with the establishment of freedom of expression. Being forced to dress in a manner that makes you uncomfortable, or conflicts with your personal identity, is degrading. It would be inconceivable to suggest that a male CEO wear a cocktail dress to a board meeting, Why, then, is it OK to suggest that his female counterpart should? She performs the same job, KRISTA LECHER yet under this law she would not be considered properly dressed even if she was wearing a suit.

If you do not wake up in the morning and wonder if today is the day when people decide you are not worthy of the life you live, you are lucky. State governments give their legislators and employees the right to say that their religious beliefs trump the basic human rights imbued by the Constitution and its amendments.

Laws such as those in Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina even go so far as to prevent local governments from passing bills that would protect the LGBT community.

Furthermore, businesses have the right to refuse you service based on a person’s person-

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LEGALIZED DISCRIMINATION Workplace discrimination is the legal hate crime society doesn’t talk about, but it’s a daily reality for LGBT people. al views — a bakery could refuse to make a cake for your child’s birthday because you are not married to that child’s biological parent. Your boss could fire you because you spend too much time with a friend of the same sex and suspects you of being in an intimate relationship.

Pharmacy technicians can refuse to fill your birth control or hormone replacements prescriptions because it goes against their faith.

With current laws, your life can be interrupted because it offends someone’s religious beliefs and there are few benefits to such laws.

Muslim and Jewish butchers and restaurant workers would not be forced to serve or handle foods that are not kosher or halal. The clergy would also not be forced to perform marriages or other ceremonies that would conflict with the beliefs. As a general rule, most people like to be treated with basic human dignity and given the same rights as everyone else.

Evansville prohibits discrimination based on orientation and gender identity. But it doesn’t guarantee that it’s not still happening. There is still the possibility of being evicted at a moment’s notice because your landlord does not agree with your lifestyle.

People live in fear of being denied medical help because they are not straight or cisgender.

There are states where people have no protection against those who want to take away their

homes, jobs, families and their ability to receive healthcare.

Thankfully, there are 20 states that provide protection from discrimination and those who live in these states are protected from being fired for any reason that is related to their sex, gender and orientation or how they present themselves physically. Programs exist in those states that are geared toward equality among people, and those who are in greater need of protection have access to the means of achieving that protection.

Children who feel they are different than what their body says have the ability to receive counseling to understand what is happening to them. Women who need birth control to ease the struggles of menstruation can get that help.

Marrying the love of your life would not mean living in fear of losing your job or being denied healthcare based on your sexuality. All people are free to express themselves in a manner that makes them feel comfortable.

It is the right in our society that equality means everyone plays on a level field. But not everyone’s beliefs mirror our rights. For everyone to have an equal advantage, they must be given equal chances at success. Additionally, the separation of church and state was implemented for a reason.

Nondiscrimination laws remove the chance for non-LGBT people to have an advantage over those in the LGBT community. It does not give an advantage. It just gives the same rights as everyone else.

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Another type of questionable preservatives is nitrites, which give hot dogs their red color, and are linked to various types of cancer. Other preservatives, such as ascorbic acid, aspartame, nisin, salts and taurine, have no adverse side effects and are natural. Regardless, the rule of thumb when it comes to preservatives is if you cannot pronounce it, then do not eat it.

The best way to avoid harmful preservatives is to buy organic or fresh food products. And remember, fresh doesn’t always mean fresh.

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ITS BEEN BAD FOR A LONG TIME The old saying, “not worth his weight in salt,” comes from ancient Rome when soldiers were paid with salt.

IS SODA NATURALLY ACIDIC? Most people drink soda on a daily basis, which can cause a lot of problems for people who are unable to handle the acid these drinks contain. The acidity comes from a preservative called sodium benzoate. It is added to soft drinks to enhance the flavor of high fructose corn syrup. Sodium benzoate is always listed as one of the preservatives on the can’s label and is added to a number of other foods to enhance flavor, especially in foods that are vinegar based, like pickles and salad dressing.

SERVABLE FOR YEARS McDonald’s french fries can look fresh for up to three years after packaging because of the added preservatives.

PRESERVING HISTORY ONE MEAT AT A TIME? The history of preserving food dates back to ancient times, when people needed to prolong the life of their food. Some of the oldest known preservatives are natural salts and sulfites. The term ‘cured meats’ comes from the process of preserving meats with salt to prevent growth of a harmful bacterium called botulism. This process is still used to cure bacon, jerky, deli meats and smoked salmon.

Sulfites are commonly used in wine making, and have been for centuries, as a way to stop

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oxidation and prevent bacteria growth. Many consider sodium nitrate a safe preservative, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that high levels of sodium nitrate have contributed to cancer in adults and leukemia in children. Additionally, one in every 100 people has a sensitive to sulfites, which are commonly used as a food preservative or enhancer. Other problems related to sulfites include asthma, hives and nausea.

NO BAD PRESERVATIVES FOR DC As of 2008, Diet Coke and other Coca-Cola products no longer contain sodium benzoate.

Ever eat Chinese food and an hour later feel tired or sick? The cause may be monosodium glutamate, commonly known as MSG. MSG is a food preservative that is added to Chinese dishes, canned vegetables and soups and other foods as a flavor enhancer. The FDA considers MSG safe but it still requires it to be listed on the back of food labels and in menus. The FDA has received complaints for many years from people who have had adverse reactions to MSG. Symptoms include headaches, rapid heartbeat, weakness and nausea. Researchers have discovered no link between these symptoms and MSG, but they acknowledge that people might have short-term reaction to it.

DON’T DEEP FRY USING THIS OIL Partially hydrogenated oil — commonly known as the unhealthy trans-fat — is perhaps the most common food additive. According to the FDA, food manufacturers use hydrogenated oil to improve the texture, shelf life and flavor of foods. Hydrogenated oils are vegetables oils whose structure has been changed by adding extra hydrogen atoms in order to prevent foods from spoiling. Trans-fat harms the body in several different ways, by increasing bad cholesterol and decreasing good cholesterol, and has been found to destroy the body’s immune system, causing heart disease and stokes. It is best to avoid trans fats when possible, so look for a product label that reads “zero grams trans fat,” and does not contain any ‘hydrogenated’ or ‘partially hydrogenated’ ingredients, as the FDA allows companies to list zero grams of trans fat per serving if there is less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving.

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CURVY IS IN, BUT IS THIN? This is the body positivity era, but society still imposes impossible standards on men and women.

Men are tall, ripped and have a killer jaw line. All women are busty but thin with clear skin and lusty eyes. The media is absolutely saturated with images of beautiful people, but these people only represent a specific and restricting type of beauty.

I am a pretty average person as far as my body type goes and I do not want to think about what I would have to do to look like some of the women I see in ads every day. I would have to start wearing makeup, eating healthier than I do and get breast implants. That is a lot of effort and money I just cannot afford, and neither can many people my age. It is a good thing, then, that standards are starting to change — kind of.

It is no secret — curvy is making a comeback. The National Eating Disorders Association reports that the average American woman weighs 165 pounds, and the media, it would seem, is finally catching on. More often we are seeing positive representation for average and plus-sized women in movies, TV shows and all kinds of advertisements from lingerie to soap. For example, Dove’s Real Beauty campaign released billboards featuring lineups of real women with diverse body types in white bras and underwear.

But these changes in body standards are not exclusive to women — curvy is making

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a comeback for men as well. A recent trend called the dad bod, praises semi-muscular men with a paunch. Traditional idealization of the six-pack is taking a back seat to this softer standard for men. Mackenzie Pearson, in her Odyssey article “Why Girls Love the Dad Bod,” describes it as a nice balance between a beer gut and working out.

All this suggests that society is welcoming in an era of body positivity that does not discriminate based on size. Well, sorry to be a downer, but there is a catch.

Today’s trends may boast an inclusive view of different body types, but a closer look at trends over the last 50 years reveals that this seeming message of body positivity is actually part of a larger cycle of glorification and shaming. For women, body standards have been jumping between glorifying thin and curvy since we were first seen as sexual objects — and women have always been viewed as sexual objects. Just in the last 100 years we see a marked difference between idealization of the flat-chested, masculine flappers of the ‘20s and the plump pin-up girls of the ‘50s.

Not only do the standards for women follow a pattern, but the way society shames them for their bodies corresponds to what body type is being praised. Every time OLI ROSS-MUSICK the standard shifts, so does the shaming. Today we see pop-up ads for diet pills and miracle weight loss methods.

In the 1950s, it was ads for easy ways to gain 10 pounds.

Though body standards for men have not followed as clear a pattern as they have for women, they have also changed over the years.

The 1960s hyper sexualized the male form in the female body and vice versa. A slender feminine form and long hair made up the ideal of what was attractive for men. It was not until the 1990s that an emphasis on muscles started to show up in the standard for what we find attractive in men.

There are indicators that we might be starting to break out of this toxic cycle. One of these is the body positive movement, which advocates loving your body regardless of whether or not it fits within society’s standards. Media and advertising campaigns have adopted this term as a show of good faith to the public, but they

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are not truly advocating body positivity.

Advertising is all about making money, but this goal is not conducive to true acceptance

BODY STANDARDS have been jumping between glorifying thin and curvy since we were first seen as sexual objects. because methods of adverting revolve around telling people they are not good enough or complete without the product a company is selling. In the end it is all about sex and selling sex. This is most obvious in the makeup and fashion industries, but the beauty industry has a hand in all kinds of advertising — from clothing lines to car commercials.

The media may say it has become body positive and that it values women of all body types, but it is showing us a narrow margin of women a little larger than a size 2 and excludes body types considered “unhealthy.”

Furthermore, the dad bod may seem to be accepting of alternate standards for men, but the media is not portraying it that way. All of the articles I have read about it talked about how much women love it and why women find it sexy and how to get the dad bod that women love. This is not telling men “love yourself,” it is telling men “this is how you get laid.” A perfect example of this is Pearson’s article, which states that one of the reasons women love the dad bod is that women like being the pretty ones.

“We want to look skinny and the bigger the guy, the smaller we feel” Pearson said.

In other words, the less attractive you are, the prettier we women look next to you. Other articles may not be as blatantly offensive as Pearson’s, but the message remains the same.

I am not out to criticize a specific trend. If you have a dad bod or sport a size 14, rock that. Be proud of your muffin top or your narrow hips. Embrace the fact that your metabolism makes it difficult for you to lose or gain weight. You do not need to eat a sandwich, and you do not need to go on a diet. Love yourself and your body, not because the media tells you this is what’s sexy or attractive, but because it is your body. At the end of the day, you are the one who has to live in it.

I get it. Being comfortable in your own body can be hard — but it is possible. If you can look at a person and stop yourself from judging them for how they look, then it slowly becomes easier to look in the mirror and do the same for yourself.

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Children are curious. They start exploring their bodies and finding out what feels good early on. This is a natural part of growing up.

When parents or other adults see little boys playing with themselves, they tend to laugh or say things like, “he’s going to be a feisty one when he gets older.” But little girls are not treated the same way.

Little girls are quickly told not to put their hands anywhere near their genitalia. They are told things like, “nice girls don’t do that.” While all children are taught that touching themselves in public is wrong, the message girls receive is that it is shameful, making them believe their actions are unacceptable anytime, anywhere.

These messages follow girls into adolescence. This is already a time of awkwardness and confusion, with both boys and girls starting to wonder about their bodies. While boys might not be encouraged to masturbate, it is more expected and therefore understood. Girls are not granted the same treatment. Sex specialist Carlyle Jansen told Men’s Health Magazine that while many men start masturbating around the age of 10, many women do not start until they become sexually active — often in their 20s.

This age gap might be present because while boys are able to start doing what feels good earlier, girls have to break through the mental barrier of believing what they are doing is wrong.

Girls never really receive the message that masturbation is an OK way to learn and grow comfortable with their bodies. Cosmopolitan reported in “Sex Talk Realness: Women’s Masturbation Habits” that women they SAM FROST interviewed received varying messages about masturbation. They described a variety of things, including having to sneak and feeling as if they were doing something wrong.

“I wasn’t familiar with my genitals, and poking around in them and expecting it to feel good wasn’t a great introduction,” one woman said when talking about her first experience.

“More information would have helped with that, and also the feeling that masturbation isn’t something to feel guilty or bad about.”

Male masturbation is commonly talked about. In fact, there are hundreds of euphemisms people use for male masturbation. But the question remains: If it is OK for men to plea-

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TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR PLEASURE Society views masturbation differently for men and women.

It’s time for women to stop being ashamed of self-pleasure. sure themselves, why is it so wrong for women?

Part of the reason is because it is such an avoided subject and because it greatly differs from men’s. While the male focus tends to be about reaching orgasm, this is not always the purpose for females. For them, masturbation can be more about taking time to relax and focus on themselves.

And female masturbation is not just about entering the vagina in the same way a penis does during intercourse. Most women don’t enter the vagina at all while masturbating. They find pleasure from clitoral stimulation, thigh pressure and breast stimulation. Women often times use toys such as vibrators and bullets to help achieve orgasm.

Because of these differences, female masturbation is not always taken seriously. Comments are sometimes made about women lighting candles and setting the mood. More often then not, this does not happen. Instead, women fantasize about things that excite them or rely on sex-positive stimuli. What women do before and during masturbation is often made a much bigger deal than it actually is.

“Masturbation is part of my evening routine: call mom, brush my teeth, masturbate and then fall asleep,” another woman told Cosmopolitan for “Sex Talk Realness.”

Women’s openness about masturbation is beginning to change. Many more women are

willing to speak about it and accept that it is actually a good thing. Masturbating provides many benefits, and there is no reason for women not to be able to experience them as often as they want. The Huffington Post reported in “13 Reasons Every Woman Should Masturbate Regularly” that orgasms release the endorphins dopamine and oxytocin, which can improve your mood and create a natural high.

Exploring and figuring out what causes pleasure is a great way for women to bond with their bodies and their partners. Knowing your body and what causes pleasure can help with your sex life because it makes it easier to tell your partner what you like. And it’s a great way to release sexual tension for women who are choosing not to — or cannot — have sex.

Dr. Lauren Streicher, an associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern, told The Huffington Post that uterine contractions can help quicken the flow of menstrual blood, so if self-stimulation causes a uterine contraction, it could help with cramps.

“It’s never a bad thing and if it seems to help you then go for it,” she said.

Masturbation is a great stress relief. It makes you happier and it can help you fall asleep quicker. Streicher reported that in general, there are no downsides to masturbation. There is no risk of catching any kind of STD or having an unplanned pregnancy. So, why not do what feels good?

Times are changing, and the stigma around female masturbation should change as well.

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Religious persecution exists online. Whether one believes it or not, faithful people often retaliate or instigate hatred that is specifically warned against in most major religions.

Over the course of the last 15 years, the Internet has become increasingly important to most citizens of the developed world. And, of course, with all the benefits of the Internet there are also disadvantages. Religious persecution, both on the part of religious and nonreligious people, is one of the principal problems.

Everyone should be conscientious of how they behave online, especially those who say they are Christians and mean to spread the tenets of a respectful, loving culture. The basis of Christianity is that of a welcoming, accepting community that prides itself on forgiveness and respect.

But more and more Christians do not always exhibit faithful behavior, even if they think they do.

This has become evident on social media. Once people sit down at a computer they become hypocrites. They are no longer the caring, sweet people they are at church on Sunday and profess to be in their daily lives. Now they are bitter and spread only hatred. They ignore the teachings of God and openly torment others, judging people when it is not their place to judge.

“Thanks to horrible Christian comments online, I realized there’s a big difference between being Christian and following Jesus,” wrote Sally Quinn, founder of On Faith. “The Internet is clearly a place for a lot of hateful people, including hateful Christians, to sound off. If they are anonymous, they can be the worst versions of themselves.”

Many people claim to be Christian, but they do not follow the words of Jesus. There is no room for peace and love when something goes against what they think is right. But peace and love are precisely what Christians need to convey to others. They must accept everyone, even if their values and opinions are different.

Quinn said the majority of hate mail she receives concerns her writings and is from Christians, even though she is writing specifically on the positive aspects of Christianity. Much of the criticism is harsh, often violently threatening her. This shows deliberate persecution by Christians toward their fellow believers, proving again that even if there are slight discrepancies between opinions some people will still go out of their way to attack and belittle those who disagree with them. And disagreement and disrespect seem to go hand in hand.

Susan Shaw, a professor at Oregon State, wrote in a Huffington Post blog that she is shocked by

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the name-calling, rude comments and insults she receives concerning her Christian conversations she has with readers.

“I’ve noticed a disturbing pattern of some commenters attacking the writer rather than engaging the ideas,” Shaw wrote. “The anonymity of the Internet seems to encourage people to behave badly toward others in ways they likely would not in person.”

Although someone’s opinion may be different does not make it invalid. Nor does it give you the right to attack them for that opinion. It is against the LILY RENFRO Christian faith to disrespect those who are not Christian and who do not have the same set of values.

But some Christians treat the Internet and social media as an exemption. They believe they are not responsible for what they say and do online. There are supposedly no repercussions because the effects of what is said cannot be seen. But there are still major consequences caused. The virtual world does not stay virtual.

It becomes reality, creating lasting emotional effects that victims will still have to struggle with.

Quinn suggests that many Christians may be frustrated — frustrated that they have to act the Christian part all the time and need somewhere safe to let the devil on their shoulder take over. The immorality of this is astonishing. More than anyone, religious people should want to be kind, loving and respectful. If truly a believer, they should not need such an outlet.

They need to listen to the angel on their shoulder, rather than the devil.

Religion loses its foundation if followers cannot abide by the teachings and practices laid out for them. IBy going against the teachings, persecutors are hurting themselves and their faith as well as those they insult.

The basis of a strong faith is its moral foundation and the spreading of its beliefs. In order to be successful, the faithful must follow what they are being taught and demonstrate it to the rest of the world. By harassing people, the message conveyed is significantly decreased.

The teachings of God and Jesus must follow Christians throughout their lives and not just when they sit in a pew, go to Mass or attend Bible study. “We can’t fall any further if we can’t feel ordinary love,” the lyrics to U2’s “Ordinary Love” say.

All people, especially those who believe in a higher being, must show everyone love and respect, even in a place as anonymous as the Internet. Otherwise, what’s the point in believing?

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What’s the worst thing about using a public restroom? The line? Single-ply toilet paper? The smell? How about deciding whether your need to pee outweighs your desire to avoid rude stares, verbal abuse and physical assault?

For trans people, and especially trans women, the decision to relieve ourselves is an unnecessarily stressful one. We develop strategies for choosing the best time to go to cause the least discomfort for those around us.

Those of us who pass as our preferred gender just use the correct bathroom regardless of what laws may say, and have done so for years.

Many others take advantage of every single-occupancy restroom available.

Still others avoid the use of public restrooms altogether, a common practice for trans women that can often lead to health problems like urinary tract infections. Bathrooms have always been a problem for us, yet somehow legislators like those in North Carolina and Mississippi have found ways to make the problem even worse.

The Human Rights Campaign reports that there have been an unprecedented number of bathroom bills targeting trans people introduced to legislatures across the country. These laws are disguised as a method of protecting women from sexual assault in restrooms, but they prevent trans people from using the restrooms of their gender. The problem is new laws are not necessary to keep people safe.

It is already illegal for a man to expose himself to a woman, to touch a woman without her consent and to commit rape. Make any arguments you want about our justice system’s inability to adequately punish rapists, but the fact of the matter is our society’s rape culture is not rooted in trans women using the restroom.

True, this year a trans woman did film a teenage girl in a gender-neutral Target changing room, and in 2014 another trans woman in Toronto was arrested for raping a woman in a restroom. But both acts were illegal regardless of the gender identity of the person committing them. Not only that, but these are the only two examples of trans women committing sexual deviancy in a North American bathroom or changing room in history.

Even if these were not the only examples, our society does not punish the majority for the actions of the minority. If our lawmakers really cared about our safety, then how can they justify banning trans people from bathrooms as a whole while simultaneously defending gun owners’ rights to own and operate a firearm?

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that cisgender men can dress up as women to invade women’s privacy. There is no evidence that cisgender men will claim to be trans women in order to commit acts of sexual deviancy.

What these bills do, instead of protecting cis women, is punish trans women for their gender identity. If I use a male restroom wearing female clothes and presenting a feminine appearance, I am in danger of being attacked.

Trans women, and especially trans women of color, suffer the highest homicide rate of any demographic in the country. Essentially, these laws tell us to either submit ourselves to assault or to stop being trans — KAITLYN ROBKIN as if it’s possible.

It’s not just trans people who are harmed by these bills. Bathroom laws also target cisgender women who appear more masculine than society expects. The common method of verifying the sex of people in the bathroom is checking ID, but many people do not carry their IDs with them everywhere.

There have been plenty of instances where cisgender women who happen to look a little masculine are accused of being men and told to leave the restroom.

If bathroom laws become commonplace in America, they will lead to profiling based on appearance for everyone, cisgender or otherwise, who do not conform to society’s vision of traditional masculinity or femininity. Like racial profiling, this practice would be unconstitutional.

The truth about recent bathroom laws is they were written and designed by socially conservative lawmakers who believe trans women are either mentally ill or sexually perverted and use the argument of women’s safety as a covIn a nation where we see more gun violence er to turn their bigotry into legalized discrimithan any other civilized country in the world, nation. there is far more justification for banning guns If you don’t believe me, look at those who than there is for barring trans people from pubare the faces of these bills talk about the issue. lic restrooms.

Look at how Gov. Pat McCrory argues in supAnd yet, we don’t ban guns. Why? Because port of HB2 in North Carolina. Read what prowe, as a country, believe law-abiding citizens ponents of the bills are saying about us on their should be trusted to responsibly live their lives right wing blogs. without harming others.

While researching for this column, I cannot Opponents of the bathroom bills also point tell you how many times I read the word transto examples such as Richard Rodriguez and Jagender in quotes, read the names of trans womson Pomare, men who disguised themselves as en in quotes — as if we aren’t real human bewomen to record unsuspecting victims in the laings, as if we are playing dress up and asking dies restroom. everyone else to play along.

The important distinction with these men I’m not asking for anyone to humor me. I and the trans women mentioned earlier is these don’t need McCrory’s permission to be trans. men never claimed to be trans. And no othAll I want is to be allowed to pee in a public er conservative men point to this case as proof bathroom.

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When you see a picture of Grumpy Cat spouting sarcastic comments or a condescending Willy Wonka waxing poetic, it’s hard not to laugh and then hit share. And what about when Success Kid with his chubby cheeks and positive attitude greets us? If that’s not enough, there’s always Pepe doing almost everything imaginable.

And who doesn’t just love Drunk Baby?

Memes are addictive and most of them are just random screenshots or ill-timed pictures, yet our generation shares them faster than a Pokemon Go server can crash.

Who thought of taking an animated cat saying “nyan” and attaching a rainbow to it’s rear-end and did they have any idea that it would show up on deadmau5’s Lamborghini?

Hardly anyone consciously asks these questions, yet when you stop to think about them, no one can come up with an answer. Think hard and maybe your answers will match ours.

Our generation is so obsessed with memes, those entertaining photos and videos that spam social media — like Trollface and being Rickrolled. But the word meme has been around since 1976.

Biologist Richard Dawkins used “meme” in his book, “The Selfish Gene,” to describe an idea or behavior that is replicated

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throughout a culture. While the word is not used as Dawkins expected, the definition is still strangely accurate.

Memes are certainly created fast and posted on Tumblr. They have many forms, but the most common ones are sarcastic jokes on pictures. What many people probably do not realize is that some of the earliest memes came about before millennials were born and were not found on social media — which didn’t exist.

CNN complied a list of early memes, the oldest starting in the late 1980s that interchanged numbers and symbols for letters. Another early meme was just a loop of a dancing hamster. Memes may have changed where they appear but it does not look like the content has.

We typically get our memes through social media, but older memes were shared by email chains and between gamers and hackers. We are all familiar with the middle school email chains and texts that claimed unlikely things would happen in our life if we did not forward them to our friends.

There was an email about a clown that would come after you if you did not send it to eight people on your friends list. It looks like we should have listened, given the clown sightings today.

When asked, Maggie Stevenson, asso-

ciate professor of psychology, said memes express powerful ideas that a lot of people can relate to. Sharing memes online causes us to feel involved and connected to others through emotions such as humor. Everyone loves to laugh with friends about something ridiculous, whether it is a meme or an experience that someone had.

While we mostly see memes online, some professors have started to use them in lectures and power points. Professors use them to explain course material and as a way to connect with their students. Richard Maass, assistant professor of political science, has used memes and cartoons in his lectures.

“Memes express an idea that might be complex in a simple and entertaining way,” he said.

Lori Smith, visiting instructor of communication, tends to use memes more frequently in her lectures. She said memes can reinforce class material in a funny way, but can still get the point across. But there is a point where too many memes can become distracting.

“You can lose the focus of the lecture,” Smith said. “While they help to stimulate and give students a break, too many can cause us to run off track.”

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minds. But there is a downside to using memes in an academic setting.

“The simplicity of memes means losing information,” Maass said. “The complexity is lost.”

While some students chuckle at seeing memes in lectures, they could lessen the importance of the material that students are being taught.

On the Internet, anything can be a meme. Some people get their news and information from them, but it then becomes a question of how accurate it is. An example of this is the Paris terror attacks in November 2015 and the information that was available online. People who looked to express their grief and process their shock found a way to do this through sharing pictures, videos and cartoons relating to the attacks.

When the Washington Post tweeted a picture of the Eiffel Tower in darkness and implied that it was an act of solidarity for the city, they apparently did not realize that everything on the Internet is not true.

Before anyone realized that it was from the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris nearly 30,000 people had retweeted the photo.

Many other news outlets and accounts retweeted this false photo, including Fox News. Because popular news outlets shared this, no one questioned that it could be fake. With memes being used even to

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share the news, it can lead to false information. It is difficult to separate opinions and facts on the Internet and even in the real world.

Sometimes, memes can be controversial. For some people, a meme can be just that — a meme, a joke. Unfortunately, some people get outraged over a perceived insult or a meme that may be close to crossing a line. For example, when Harambe died, CNN reported that the Cincinnati Zoo deleted its Twitter account because of the amount of inappropriate memes about the gorilla that harmed a child who fell into its enclosure.

The zoo made the decision at the time to kill the gorilla for the safety of the child.

This decision received a ton of criticism.

The Internet started protesting the gorilla’s death by creating and sharing memes. The zoo believed it had no choice but to delete the Twitter account after being harassed by thousands of memes.

But this has not put a stop to Harambe memes. The meme can be seen all over campus on blackboards, T-shirts — even painted on some fraternity members’ backs at Passover. Situations like this highlight how easy it is to make something an Internet trend, and forget about the real feelings behind a funny picture.

“Ideally,” Stevenson said, “We would have people making decisions that stem from reasoned and careful information processing.”

The children’s TV cartoon, “Arthur” is also a popular meme. Time Magazine reported that the network that airs the show, Boston’s WGBH, has commented that while they do appreciate the attention the show has received; they do not appreciate the explicit memes that are being shared on social media as the show is geared toward children.

Memes can act as a substitution for a Facebook status, but it can still get the emotion across. It is simply easier to look at a funny picture than read long statuses about how much people hate their jobs or how their lives suck. Society is so obsessed with memes because they help to convey these emotions in a relatable way.

“Millennials can take sensitive information better when it is presented in a humorous way,” Smith said.

In Edward Mulholland’s article for Zenit,

“The Meme Generation,” he said our generation has never had a textbook that didn’t have a picture on almost every page. This is part of the reason memes are so successful and why they have become an obsession. Millennials have always grown up with pictures or short videos that give us information or the news that we need.

This has caused memes to become part of everyday life and the normal way to learn new information. Who wants to spend a full minute reading a post when you could simply watch a six second Vine?

“People enjoy communicating visually.” Smith said. “Memes help us to communicate emotions in a quick and humorous fashion.”

Sociologist Tamotsu Shibutani stated in her book, “A Sociological Study of Rumors” that rumors and false memes are created when there is a demand for news that is not taken care of. Memes are easily created and people can say anything they want and convince others that it is true. We see this in tabloids such as the National Enquirer that print whatever it wants without taking into consideration facts and feelings, just like some memes. The goal is to create something for people to talk about.

It is a reality that people’s opinions differ regarding where they draw their ethical line. Today, people seem to get offended about almost everything — from people who do not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance to those who put out Christmas decorations before Halloween. With memes circulating all over the web, it is easy for someone to take offense at a meme while some people find it funny.

Stevenson said memes tend to target emotion based attitudes, not so much cognition. They are able to manifest feelings of frustration and exaggeration. Making fun of others can cause us to look better and feel better about ourselves. We feel this way because finding flaws in others and pointing them out makes us feel superior to that person.

Now, when you laugh your butt off, you know why you subconsciously find memes so entertaining. You can also justify spending hours online when you know you should be studying. Just blame it all on society for your need to look at pictures that include smart-ass comments. Long pages of text without pictures are so yesterday.

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Can’t decide what selfie to post on Instagram? Having a hard time figuring out which shoes to wear? You might ask a friend for their advice and still not be able to make up your mind. These are just the types of situations the creators of Tinder had in mind when they launched Tinder Stacks. The new social polling app allows iPhone users to send multiple pictures to friends, who then vote on them.

The app is automatically available through the iMessage app for Tinder users who have installed iOS 10. Here is how it works: You go into iMessage, create a “stack” of photos you have saved on your phone, label it — “Which shoes?” for example — and send it to a group of contacts. Your friends can swipe right or left on the pictures you send, corresponding to a “yes” or “no” vote like the matchmaking tool on the original Tinder app. When they finish voting, you can tap on the stack to see which photo got the most positive feedback. It’s easier than ever to get a second opinion — or third, or fourth.

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You no longer have to worry about missing the best parts of a movie when you have to use the bathroom. Keeping up with the plot just got easier thanks to a new app called the RunPee. It gives the best times for people to use the restroom during a movie so you don’t miss much of the plot. And get this — a detailed synopsis of what is missed can be read while you’re taking your restroom break. This free app regularly updates its list of movies as they premiere. It’s simple to use: just start the app’s timer when the movie begins and get a vibrate alert for when it is a good time to use the restroom. Creator Dan Florio recommends putting phones on airplane mode so they don’t vibrate for calls, texts or other notifications and confuse you. The app also gives you a dialogue cue from the movie to listen for so you know when it is time to go. If you leave as soon as the cue is given, you shouldn’t miss anything important. The app gives you four minutes to use the restroom, so make your trip quick.

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A new docu-series is set for Dec. 9. “Captive” follows high profile kidnapping cases as well as those the public has never heard about. While each situation is different, the stories are told from the viewpoints of those involved: the victims, their families, the negotiators, law enforcement and sometimes, the kidnappers.

Also arriving Dec. 9 is a new reality series called the “White Rabbit Project.” The show stars the three-person team from “MythBusters,” the science entertainment program that previously ran on the Discovery Channel. The team will investigate topics within pop culture, history and science.

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RUNNING THE NUMBERS 2,500 Pablo Escobar’s cartel spent $2,500 a month on rubber bands to bundle all its cash.

How does a glow stick LIGHT up?

For those young at heart, snapping a glow stick does more than create a fun light, it also goes against one of their mother’s many rules: do not play with glass. A glow stick glows because an inner glass tube is broken, mixing two chemicals — oxalate esters and hydrogen peroxide — together to create light. When they are activated, these chemicals release energy that excites the dyes in the glow stick, which vary depending on the stick’s color, to produce colored light. Just think how many moms don’t know the rule breaking happening just underneath the hard plastic cover of a glow stick.

110 million

How come that pool BALL is so durable?

Since the beginning of the game, pool balls have been made of many different materials, such as wood, ivory, clay, polyester and celluloid — an early plastic that was prone to exploding.

Modern pool balls are made with phenolic resin, a plastic, which is scratch, heat and wear resistant; and much safer than celluloid.

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (1982) sold 110 million copies — making it an all-time global best seller.

87,904 #Harambe led to a Twitter page with 87,904 followers, proving the late gorilla is more than a hashtag.

56,903 Google processes about 56,903 searches every second. That’s more than 3 billion searches a day.

How do you know if food is ORGANIC? Eating organic is one of the many popular food trends, but what does organic mean? Produce grown without pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, treated sewage or GMOs and products from animals that are not fed antibiotics or growth hormones are considered organic. Packaging labels help consumers identify which foods are organic and which are not. Foods labeled as organic have at least 95 percent organic ingredients, and those labeled 100 percent organic are — surprise —100 percent organic.

Why don’t PENS like gravity?

As students, most of our time is spent writing essays, lab reports, notes and everything in-between. We accept free pens like it’s our business. But if you have ever tried to write upside down, you probably ran into a problem we have all experienced at some point: the pen won’t write. With a standard ballpoint pen, gravity is one of the key components since ink is pulled onto the ball and then transferred to a piece of paper when pressure is applied. That all works until you want to write upside down and gravity is working against you. Luckily, Paul Fischer created the Space Pen in 1968 as a solution to many writing problems, and went

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on to found Fischer Space Pens. Its pens use ink that is thicker than a regular pen’s and is contained in a pressurized reservoir that eliminates the risk of leaks and evaporation once it is sealed. This allows the pen to write at any angle — in zero gravity, underwater, over grease or in extreme temperatures. It also writes for three times longer than the average pen. NASA has adopted the pen because its lack of reliance on gravity is perfect for use in outer space. The pens are also available to the public and come in many styles and categories. Thanks to Fischer Space Pens, students and astronauts alike can write anyway and anywhere they please.

No matter what, BUBBLES are white?

No matter what color your shampoo is in the bottle, the suds are white once you work it into a lather. But they aren’t actually white, they only appear to be because the light in the bathroom reflects off the mirror-like surface of the bubbles. Bubbles are actually transparent, and have no color at all.

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< BRAIN BOMB When something breaks, one of our first reactions is to grab duct or duck tape. Since its invention, duct tape has become the goto product when nothing else will work for everyday repairs. Duct tape has taken on a life of its own and has a lot of uses, some of which you may not have considered.

OPERATION DETACHMENT. American Marines landed on Iwo Jima in February 1945 and with them went thousands of rolls of “duck” tape. During the war, the Army needed a strong waterproof tape to keep moisture out of ammo boxes. Johnson & Johnson came to the rescue and invented one, and because it was waterproof everyone called it duck tape. Soon troops were using it for everything from making Jeep repairs to patching leaky tents. Some say it helped win the war.

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POST WWII. After the war, many soldiers went into construction and Army green duck tape went with them. They found it was great for joining duct work and the Army green was changed to the silver color we recognize today. Thus duct tape was born.

WORK OUT. If you don’t have any weights around for your work out, you can always improvise with rolls of duct tape. Just hold a roll out perpendicularly until you can’t stand it anymore, and then switch to the other arm.

PATRIOTIC LOOK. Three Alabama guys re-upholstered their couch with duct tape in order to add some patriotic flair to their living room.

They said the couch was falling apart so instead of buying a new one they decided duct tape was the answer. They bought red, white and blue duct tape and used 11 rolls — 316 yards — to cover it. It took them four and a half hours to finish the job. Of course, they named the couch “Old Glory.”

DRESS UP.

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A roll of duct tape can turn everyday clothing into unique outfits for any occasion. Put your imagination to work and use duct tape to create a variety of items. Prom dresses, neckties, shoes and superhero masks, just to name a few, have become duct tape masterpieces.

DON’T SLIP. Dancing around while wearing socks on slippery floors can be “Risky Business,” but by putting a strip of duct tape on the bottom of your socks, you will have non-slip soles in no time.

DAY CARE DISCIPLINE.

BODY HAIR.

The Los Angeles Times reported that in 2000 the director of a day care center ducttaped an 8-month-old girl to a wall, thinking the sight of the struggling baby was funny. To some idiots, it might have been, but not to the State of California.

Thankfully, the center’s license was suspended.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. If you need to quickly remove body hair and don’t want to use wax like they did in “The 40 Year Old Virgin,” you can use duct tape instead. Ouch.

CAR REPAIR. While duct tape is not the best way to repair any part of your car, it can provide a quick solution to temporarily fix a broken taillight, hold up a bumper, keep a trunk closed or seal a cracked window.

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HELPING YOU TO SHOP A LOT SMARTER Looking for deals, but don’t know where to find them? BRAD’S DEALS (bradsdeals.com) is by far the place to go. This website isn’t trying to sell you anything, but rather wants you to know where to go for the best deals. With every category you can imagine and coupon offers too, deal experts find companies they trust and products they like and share the offers with you.

DISCOUNTS Coffee is a staple in our lives and Honey Dew Coffee Co. offers a 10 percent discount to students. Located on Weinbach across from the Peterson Gallery, Honey Dew offers a nice, cozy feel for those looking for their coffee fix.

LOCAL SAVINGS

10%

Yeah, it’s November, but frozen yogurt is a cool way to please your sweet tooth, and ORANGE LEAF is just the place. It offers 10 percent off to students just for showing their UE ID. With a variety of flavors, it keeps things fresh and fun, so come on in and enjoy a frozen treat.

GET TWO FOR ONE

SKATING

With winter approaching, it’s time to give cold weather activities some love. SWONDER ICE ARENA, 209 N. Boeke Road, sponsors College Night from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturdays. With your UE ID it only costs $7 for both ice-skating and skate rental.

Grab your friends and skate the night away.

SATURDAY

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BEST KEPT

SECRET SHOPKICK is an app that gives rewards for more than just shopping. It allows points to accumulate, then gives you gift cards to your favorite stores.

All you have to do is download the app and turn it on when you are ready to shop. You first get points for just walking into a participating store — but only if you have the app on. After that, you can get points for purchases. Another way to get even more points is by scanning items within the participating stores, which is unlike other apps. Not all items will earn you points, but a lot will. Visit the participating stores to see how you can earn even more points. So, download the app and start your reward earning, shopping spree today.

a v i D l a e D t he

Freebies, coupons & other inexpensive stuff.

If you love the latest trends, saving money and mixing up your wardrobe, then product testing might be just the thing for you. Companies want to know what people think of their products, and the best way for them to find out is through product testing. Sites like ProductTestingUSA. com sponsor a number of companies looking for testers. Here’s how it works. First, a person applies to be a tester.

Next, if approved, s/he is sent instructions and some items to try. The tester is often asked to take some surveys and to keep a log about their experience. Trials typically run anywhere from two weeks to three months. Once the trial is over, the tester usually has to send the items back but gets new items to test. Many of the items are not yet on the market, so you are getting the newest styles and a continually updated wardrobe. Also, many companies offer discounts and gifts for their testers. Some of the companies that participate include Nike, Michael Kors, New Balance and more.

WEST-TEX TWIST Taco Tuesdays at Taco John’s is a great way to indulge your taco cravings for less.

You can get tacos for a mere 89 cents just down the road at 2509 Washington Ave.

EVV: HIDDEN TREASURES Are you looking for a place to spend some down time or perhaps maybe an unusual, but nice place for date night? Well, consider the WINZERWALD WINERY. This winery is a nice little spot, specializing in great German-style grape and fruit wines. Located about an hour away in Bristow, Ind., it makes for a fun trip. Plus, if you want to taste their wines before you go to the winery you can attend the winery’s wine tasting room located in Evansville at 2021 W. Franklin St. Winzerwald has free wine tastings and a wide array of options for such a small business. It makes for a great, out-of-the-ordinary kind of getaway, without having to travel too far.

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T JUMP START

There might come a time where you will need to jump-start your car. The Chicago Tribune explains if your battery is dead or weak, jumping your car will get it going again, but jumping your car is just a temporary solution. If your battery is dead or dying, you need to get it replaced.

HowStuffWorks.com provides a complete step-by-step process on how to use jumper cables.

The site suggests you should always carry a set of jumper cables in your vehicle. Most jumper cables even come with instructions to make sure you are doing it right.

When jumping a car, make sure the two cars are nose to nose but not touching each other. Both cars’ engines should be off before you start.

First, clamp the red cable to the dead car’s positive battery terminal. You can tell it is positive because it should have a little plus sign on it or it is red.

Secure the other side of the red cable to the positive terminal on the booster car. Then connect the black cable with the negative terminal to the booster car and the other end to the surface of the dead engine, creating a base.

Again, make sure none of the cables or the cars are touching.

Dallas Morning News reports that this could cause a malfunction with either car, including the possibility of a fire.

Start the car that is giving the boost and let it run for a few minutes. After that, start the dead car and if it runs, then you are all set.

If the car doesn’t start after a couple of tries, then the problem might not be the battery. Auto Guide states the problem could be a plethora of things, so for now, call a tow-truck and hope for the best. Better yet, have your battery checked today to make sure it is in proper working order.

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WAYS TO STAY

ON THE ROAD Federal Highway Association reports that 22 percent of wrecks are caused by bad weather.

It is the curse of life to have something go wrong with your vehicle and it always happens at the worst possible time.

Car problems are inevitable. With winter comes difficult driving conditions, such as icy roads and vision obstructing snow and hale. It is vital to make sure your car is in good shape.

To prepare for the mess that is winter, Popular Mechanics reports it is important to keep essentials in your car just in case of an emergency. Their list includes snacks, water, hand warmers, a phone charger and a blanket. They also say it is important to make sure your car has enough coolant and to change wiper fluid to a winter-friendly mixture.

Putting more wiper fluid in your car is easy. Open the hood and find the wiper fluid reservoir. Ford explains that the container is usually white or clear with a windshield symbol on the cap. If the fluid is low, add more in the container and secure the lid tightly. The fluid is cheap and you can find it at any discount store.

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Changing the coolant is another simple task. Different cars require different types of coolant, but your LEA ARNOLD manual will say which type is needed. You can buy coolant that has already been diluted with water, or coolant that you have to dilute yourself — which is cheaper.

The website Your Mechanic says to let the engine cool before checking the coolant. Then find the cap on the top of the radiator. The cap is usually labeled, but if not, your manual will show the exact location. If your radiator needs more coolant, mix undiluted coolant with water to make a 50–50 ratio, and pour it in.

Now that you are away from home your parents cannot fix all of your car troubles, so it is important to learn how to do some of the basics. Changing a tire, jumping a car and replacing fluids can save you some serious money.

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Don’t be cursing at your vehicle if you don’t prepare it for cold weather.

CHANGING A TIRE: IT’S NOT HARD Knowing how to change a tire is really quite simple. With these basic steps, you can learn how to save yourself time and money. Author Kelly Williams Brown said it only takes about 10 minutes.

All car manuals have tire-changing instructions and it is important to familiarize yourself with these. Popular Mechanic recommends keeping gloves, a flashlight, a brick to prevent accidental movement, a tire gauge, a lug wrench and a car jack in your trunk. Plus, know where your spare is. Normally, it is located under the vehicle or in the trunk.

If you need to change your tire, find a place away from traffic, like a parking lot or the side of an exit ramp. After finding a good location, put on your hazard lights and close the doors.

Popular Mechanic describes how to change a tire, starting with placing the brick behind the tire across from the one you are changing. Then pry off the hubcap with the lug wrench and loosen the lug nuts halfway.

A good tip when changing a tire is to take a floor mat out of your car and kneel on it so your clothes don’t get dirty.

Next, locate the pinch flange, which Popular Mechanic describes as where you can safely jack the car without damaging it. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack handle clockwise.

Now that the vehicle is raised, take off the lug nuts you loosened earlier and remove the tire.

Next, install the spare. Line up the wheel stubs with the holes and insert the lug nuts, tightening them halfway. Then lower the vehicle by turning the jack counterclockwise. Then tighten the lug nuts fully, snap the hubcap back on and you are good to go.

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SNAPSHOTS FASCINATING PEOPLE >

taking a new DIRECTION

BRITTANY|MCFADDEN

After four difficult years of college, most students are tired of school and need a break. But this is not the case for senior Brooke Wininger.

While she is taking a break from her studies, she will still be in school. Wininger has joined the Peace Corps and will travel to Cameroon to teach science at the high school level, as part of a two-year program.

“It felt like a calling,” she said. “There was a reason I found this position and a reason I decided to take a gap year.”

Wininger is no stranger to travel. In addition to Harlaxton, she has studied in China and Mexico. While in Mexico, she made the decision to join the Peace Corps partially because she wants to experience life a little bit more before

she continues her education and her journey to become a doctor.

“I’m still interested in medicine, but [the Peace Corps] just seems like what I want to do right now,” she said. “I’m taking full advantage of the time I have right now.”

Wininger’s other passion is teaching. After researching a number of programs, she applied for various teaching positions within the Peace Corps. After interviewing for a position in Liberia, Wininger’s interviewer made Cameroon her destination. She has even started studying French to prepare.

“Personally, I want to go learn,” Wininger said. “I’m going to go in like a sponge and soak it all in.”

While her assignment is teaching science, Wininger also has other plans. One is to use what she has learned through Leadership Academy to teach girls how to empower one another. And while most people speak English and French in Cameroon, Wininger wants to make sure her students understand English, as that is science’s primary language.

“To see the outcome of what you have taught is great,” she said. “It’s seeing the success that you’ve put all your energy into.”

With an open mind and a need to give back, Wininger grasped this opportunity. It might not have been the path she originally thought she would take, but she is happy she chose it and excited for the experience.

an unexpected CHOICE Most students are asleep Sunday mornings when the chapel bells chime. Some may wake up for a trip to the bathroom, but back to bed they go. That is not the case with junior Dominic Bolt.

Bolt is one of Neu Chapel’s interns. He was raised Catholic but said he never felt he had all of his questions answered about religion. His faith drifted, but he eventually came to terms once again with Christianity.

It was while talking this summer with Chaplain Tammy Gieselman that Bolt was asked to be an intern.

“I think Tammy really wanted to get that unbiased outside perspective to help bridge the gap between Christianity and all other religions, especially those represented on campus,” he said.

So far it seems to be working. Bolt gave his first sermon several weeks ago, preaching about the value of gathering.

“He is a very sincere young man and it

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came through in his preaching,” Gieselman said. “Anytime a preacher conveys authenticity you have a good chance of captivating your congregation.”

The triple major in philosophy, cognitive science and psychology believes all religions are equal and thinks choosing one over another is unfair. He also thinks all the things you do in church are good because you are doing them with others. It isn’t so much about the rituals, but the community you build together.

“I think the power of church is in the sermon and it is about getting people to see behind the texts that is important,” he said.

“There is this untapped plethora of knowledge that we just don’t use.”

Bolt believes the internship has made him a better person.

“Through my sermons, I can help other people be better,” he said. “It is a mutual relationship.”

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The friends I’ve made on the team are people I’ll be friends with forever.”

PERFECTING THE DIVE

Elegant and athletic, this explosive diver is making a name for herself as she inches closer and closer to breaking records.

STEPHANIE|HUNT There is a certain fluidity to a diver’s moves as she twists, bends and spins her way into positioning herself to make that perfect entrance into the pool. For many divers, a background in gymnastics is where they start, and this holds true for junior Courtney Coverdale.

Coverdale started gymnastics at age 2. As she got older, she said as part of gym classes, her school occassionally offered swimming, and like many others, she enjoyed jumping off the diving board.

Coverdale did not explore diving right away, but once she started, she never looked back.

She dove competitively in high school, winning meets and qualifying for state championships.

But because of an unpleasant coaching experience during her senior year, Coverdale decided she was done with diving.

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She rethought her decision after visiting UE and meeting coach Rickey Perkins and his assistant, Andy Brown. While it has been a lot of hard work, Coverdale has excelled once again to become an even better diver.

“If you asked me my senior year of high school if I’d be here right now,” she said. “I probably would’ve said no.”

Diving is a mental sport and Brown said he has enjoyed exploring Coverdale’s ability to handle pressure and more difficult competition.

“She is a perfectionist on the diving board,” he said. “She has a good mental toughness.”

Brown said Coverdale does get upset if she does not do something the right way — or the way she thinks she should. She has good strength on the board — she can get really high — and that gives her more time in the air to do

harder dives. She also feeds off the confidence she brings to each meet.

“She has laser focus,” junior Jessi Hildebrand said. “When she’s diving, she’s just focused on diving, not thinking about anything else.”

Named to the all-MVC first team last year, Coverdale again qualified for the NCAA Zone Championships this year after doing so her freshman year.

Brown sees UE’s zone as the hardest in the NCAA. “For her to do well at [the NCAA Zones],” he said, “that’s a huge, huge honor for her.”

Coverdale is also close to breaking both the 1-meter and 3-meter school records, and the hope — or goal — is that she can set new records by the end of the season. Brown also hopes she can do well at the MVC championship.

Brown admits coaching Coverdale is enjoy> Courtney Coverdale able because they have > Diving formed a special relation> Junior ship — their own backand-forth way keeps > Nursing them in tune with each > Danville, Ind. other. She always knows what he means. When they are on opposite sides of the pool, Brown will just give a simple hand gesture and Coverdale can look at him and know right away what he wants her to do.

“Practice is not always so intense,” he said.

As a nursing major, Coverdale’s caring and empathetic nature show through with her teammates, who affectionately call her “Mom.” Her interest in nursing comes from her grandmother, who was a pediatric nurse.

“She can be serious when she needs to be,” Hildebrand said. “ But she’s good about being lighthearted. She’s got a ton on her plate and she just handles it very positively.”

Brown knows Coverdale will excel in nursing, knowing she will do anything to make sure patients are well taken care of.

“I’ve always felt a calling to help people,” Coverdale said.

She has learned over the years to not only balance classes and practice, but also finds that she believes in herself more and more. If something is possible, she will do it.

“It’s important to have people there to support you,” Coverdale said. “Be confident in who you are and what you’re capable of, and you can do anything you set your mind to.”

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CRIME

The following information was compiled from criminal offense reports filed Oct. 7–Nov. 2 in Safety & Security.

Nov. 2 – Student found in possession of a controlled substance and alcohol in a Walnut Commons townhouse. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Bicycle stolen from the Hale Hall bike rack. Loss reported at $350.

— Sodexo reported that an unknown person was seen in the dining hall dishroom and fled once he was seen by a Sodexo employee. Loss not reported.

Nov. 1 – Two students found with drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance in Morton Hall. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Oct. 26 – Student found with drug paraphernalia in Morton Hall. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Oct. 25 – The front door of a Walnut Commons townhouse was vandalized. Loss not reported.

Oct. 24 – Student reported being assaulted by another student in a Koch Center lab. Alleged attacker referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Oct. 23 – Student found intoxicated and vomiting on the lawn near the Phi Kappa Tau house. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Oct. 22 – Two students and two nonstudents ran from Safety & Security officers on the Front Oval before being stopped in C-lot. One student referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

— Raw eggs thrown against the backside of the Panhellenic Center. Loss not reported.

Oct. 17 – Three nonstudents found smoking marijuana in a vehicle parked behind the Auxiliary Support Facility. Evansville Police notified and one person arrested for possession of marijuana.

Oct. 15 – Student found intoxicated outside the Walnut Street townhouses. Referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Oct. 14 – Five students found consuming alcohol in Brentano Hall. All were referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

Oct. 9 – Three students observed inside McCutchan Stadium and another trying to get through the south entrance fencing. All four students ran from Safety & Security officers after they were spotted but were eventually apprehended. Evansville Police called to assist with one student because he was uncooperative. Student was arrested by EPD for public intoxication and all were referred to the vice president for Student Affairs for disciplinary action.

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BE SMART. BE NICE. BE SAFE.

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LENNON PARHAM ‘98 UE Connect Student-Mentor – 2 years Major at UE: Theatre.

Currently acting, writing and producing.

Career Highlights: “Playing House, “Veep,” “Mad Men,” “Best Friends Forever,” “Accidently on Purpose” and “Lady Dynamite” for Netflix.

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STUDENT-MENTORING PROGRAM ONE-ON-ONE CONNECTION: Explore the opportunity to connect with an alumni or community professional working in your desired career field.

BUILD YOUR NETWORK: Begin building your professional network through a variety of networking opportunities.

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REDSHIRT A CHANCE TO EXCEL A redshirt season can mean the difference between leading a team to a championship and watching from the bench.

It is the first game of the season. Your team’s senior running back is unstoppable. He gets the handoff, cuts right, his knee gives out and he goes down — and stays down. The orthopedic surgeon says he is done for the season. You think, “Well, it was fun while we had him.” While he still has to recover, there is hope: he can be redshirted.

Redshirting has changed the game for college sports. The NCAA states that instead of having only four years while the athlete is attending school, now each player is guaranteed four seasons of eligibility in five possible academic years. And it seems like the fair thing to do.

College athletes who are redshirting have to sit out during their redshirt season. They can practice and train with the team, but they cannot play in games. This season of sitting out allows players to keep their allotted four years of eligibility even if it extends past their graduation.

The term “redshirt” comes from a Nebraska football player, guard Warren Alfson, who SB Nation reports took a year off from playing in 1937 to get physically stronger so that for the next season he would be better prepared. He still practiced with the team, but wore a red shirt without a number. It seemed to work. Alfson ended up becoming an All-American in 1940.

Redshirting is not really in the massive document known as the NCAA rulebook, but factors into the NCAA’s five-year eligibility clock rule. This means that once a player steps on campus, they have five years to complete four seasons of a sport. If a player takes a year off, then they are redshirted.

A player can be redshirted in different ways. A season-ending injury can also lead to redshirting, where the player is granted a medical redshirt, but the injured player must meet certain criteria. The injury must occur in the first half of the season and the player cannot have played in more than 30 percent of his team’s games. Transfer students must also jump through hoops, so to speak. In NCAA Division I baseball, basketball or football, a player must sit out the year in which they are enrolled at the new school and their eligibility is preserved. In any other collegiate sport, a player can transfer and play immediately the following year.

Being an academic redshirt is a new category. The rule was created in 2012 and started applying to freshmen this year. SB Nation explains that if students have less than a 2.3 GPA as a senior in high school, they must take an academic redshirt their freshmen year in college to improve their grades.

They can still practice and train with the team, but cannot play. This is so athletes will be fully prepared for the academic workload once they start competing in their sport.

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Every D-I sport has the ability to redshirt, but football utilizes it the most. Teams are huge — anywhere between 80–90 players — and not everyone can play. According to the Florida State athletics website, almost half of the football team’s 2015 freshman class was redshirted last year. Quarterback Deondre Francois was one of those athletes and now he starts for the Seminoles.

A redshirt year can be seen as an improvement year, but the biggest hurdle athletes face is mentally dealing with not playing for a season.

MATT REED Former Duke football player Ross Cockrell spoke with Bleacher Report about his 2009 freshman redshirt experience: “Mentally, it’s very tough,” he said. “You can go from being ‘the guy’ to, frankly, riding the bench every single game.”

Cockrell worked through it and went on to become an All-American the following year. He is now a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Redshirted college athletes are usually some of the best players from their high school teams, and going from being the best to a reserve player is a tough transition. But college is vastly different than high school, both athletically and academically. Getting a redshirt year gives athletes a buffer.

Many players who have redshirted, like Cockrell, have gone on to be top players in college and professional football. Many of the NFL’s starting quarterbacks redshirted in college, including Ben Roethlisberger, Dak Prescott, Carson Wentz and Andrew Luck.

Other NFL athletes took a redshirt in college as well. Tennessee Titans running back DeMarco Murray redshirted his first season at the University of Oklahoma, as did Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree at Texas Tech.

Three-time NFL defensive player of the year J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans redshirted before becoming an All-American defensive end for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Even UE utilizes redshirting. Pitcher Connor Strain had his 2016 season cut short due to an injury and took a medical redshirt.

Redshirting is not a guarantee for college players to be successful and many players have succeeded without using the waiver. But redshirting has given student-athletes chances to be successful. Without it, some top players would not have been able to thrive. With redshirts, everyone has an equal chance to succeed with hard work and dedication — and it ends up helping the teams, too.

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SNAPSHOTS ATHLETES IN ACTION >

Getting low to the green, sophomore Maria Pickens lines up her putt from all angles before taking a swing. | MaKayla Seifert

Par for the COURSE The women’s golf team finished its fall season on a high note as they beat 10 other teams to win the Braun Intercollegiate at Oak Meadow Country Club last month. Senior Kayla Katterhenry was the tournament medalist for the second year in a row, and sophomore Marla Pickens finished in a tie for sixth place. For her efforts, Katterhenry earned her second MVC Women’s Golfer of the Week honor for the year. There is no question that last season was the best ever in women’s golf history and much of the credit goes to Katterhenry. So far this season, besides the Braun Intercollegiate, she won the Redbird Invitational, UE’s first tournament of the year where the team tied with Ball State for 10th place in the 15-team field, and has paced UE in its three other fall tournaments. The Aces will start their spring season in March 2017.

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Coaching UE’s golfers since 2002, coach Jim Hamilton advises and watches his players during the Braun Intercollegiate. | MaKayla Seifert As if finishing eight strokes ahead at the Braun Intercollegiate wasn’t enough, senior Kayla Katterhenry was also named MVC Women’s Golfer of the Week following the event for her outstanding play. | MaKayla Seifert Sizing up the competition, sophomore Madison Chaney watches as another golfer taks her putt before taking her shot. | MaKayla Seifert Finding herself in a sandy situation, junior Giulia Mallmann digs in deep and lines up her ball. She takes a few swings before exiting the pit. | MaKayla Seifert

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DOUBLE BAGGING No one likes taking out the trash and then opening a new trash bag can take precious time out of your day that you could spend on other things — like binge-watching a show on Netflix or not doing your laundry. But if you take a few minutes to apply this trick, you can save yourself some trouble land you won’t have to replace the bag next time.

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Contortionists Skye Broberg, Nele Siezen and Jola Siezen all climbed into a 26 x 27 x 22 inch box and were able to stay inside for 6 minutes, 13.52 seconds.

American Nancy Siefker set the Guiness World Record for the farthest arrow shot by a person using his or her feet, hitting the target from 20 feet away.

The longest snake in captivity is Medusa, a reticulated python, owned by Full Moon Productions Inc. It measured a lengthy 25 feet, 2 inches.

Ilse Loodts owns an Irish Wolfhound with the longest tail on a dog. It measures 30.2 inches.

It took Dinesh Upadhyaya and Manish Upadhyay, both from India, only 17.15 seconds to peel and eat an orange — while blindfolded.

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Although initially turned down, Samuel L. Jackson requested to have a purple light saber in “Star Wars” before he would accept the part as Mace Windu.

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Do you need a little help getting through Thanksgiving dinner or just want an excuse to drink before noon? Try this simple cocktail that is a new twist on the famous breakfast food. Cinnamon and butterscotch schnapps meld to create a sweet and tangy kick, while the Bailey’s adds a smooth, creamy finish. MIXTHATDRINK says to shake equal parts of all three to fill whatever size glass you desire and then add ice. Whether you make a chilled shot glass or a tall mug, this drink is sure to warm your insides.

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“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.”

When watermelons are grilled or baked, they lose their granular texture and can even be used as a meat substitute; called ‘watermelon steak.’

< comedian Steven Wright

Massachusetts Institute of Technology deems certain students who take courses in pistol marksmanship, archery, sailing and fencing as certified “Pirates.”

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THE DAMNDEST THINGS I brought a Nature Valley granola bar for lunch, so I just crumbled it all up over me and my desk to save time.

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CLASS SNIFFLES

We get it bro, you vape. That cloud of smoke

If I’m taking an exam, the only thing worse

that I’m breathing in isn’t any less annoying because it smells like SweeTarts. You don’t have

than the actual exam is the student who refuses to blow his nose and sniffles the entire time.

the right to vape wherever you want just because that vape cloud is “water vapor” — it’s still

Come on, you have to realize you’re sick, so pack some tissues. The rest of the class wants

annoying, whatever it is. Stop thinking you have

and needs peace and quiet for the exam, not to

a right to vape on our smoke-free campus.

hear you sucking up snot every minute.

MORNING PEOPLE

People who finish their entire stick of lip balm without losing it first should be the only ones allowed to have kids.

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VOICEMAIL

Some people naturally wake up feeling re-

It is 2016. You really don’t need to leave me a

freshed and rejuvenated from a full eight hours of sleep, and the rest of us are just trying to

voicemail because I’m not going to listen to it.

My “Voicemail Box” has been full for at least

Do people who drive minivans know they’re allowed to drive the same speed as the rest of us?

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make it to our 8 a.m. on time. If it’s before 10 a.m., don’t expect a cheery response on the way to class, and definitely don’t expect my full attention. I’m still contemplating using one of my three skips to go back to bed.

three years now, and I’m not going to erase precious memories of my grandma inviting me to dinner just because I have a dentist appointment scheduled for next month. Text me or send me an email that I’ll actually read.

I’ll only find porn realistic when the woman takes off her bra and some crumbs fall out. Maybe even a Skittle or two.

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Be smarter than a 5TH GRADER Can’t remember where the gas tank is in your car? No worries — just take a look at the FUEL GAUGE. Most cars have an arrow indicating which side your tank is on, or the hose on the icon will point you in the right direction. Now you’ll never pull up facing the wrong way at the pump again.

You might want to reconsider applying for that UNPAID INTERNSHIP. Based on guidelines from the U.S. Department of Labor, many unpaid internships are illegal. It wouldn’t hurt to read up about your position before you accidentally become an indentured servant.

Found a lost wallet, ID or driver’s license? You don’t have to waste your time trying to find the owner. If you leave the item in any U.S. POSTAL SERVICE MAILBOX, postal workers will return it to its owner — as long as there is an address listed. Problem solved.

Should you UNPLUG YOUR CHARGERS when you aren’t using them? Not necessarily.

Most smartphone, tablet or laptop chargers draw little to no electricity when the device is not connected. Keep this in mind the next time your mom nags you about wasting power.

You’ve probably been told you should wait to open your microwave oven until it finishes beeping. But microwaves STOP EMITTING ENERGY when the door is opened, so as long as your microwave works properly, there is nothing dangerous about grabbing your food early. So go ahead and dig in — leftover takeout tastes much better when you don’t have to wait as long for it.

Canadian doctors were able to communicate with Scott Routley who in 2012 was in a coma. He was able to say he was not in any pain with his mind.

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It took the creator of the Rubik’s Cube, Erno Rubik, one month to solve the cube after he created it. The current world record is 4.9 seconds.

Obsidian blades are so sharp that they can cut individual cells in half and do little damage to tissue, so incisions heal faster and with less scarring.

There is a crab that grows to be bigger than average human beings. The Japanese Spider Crab has a leg span that can easily reach about 12 feet.

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PROFILE < A CLOSER LOOK

DIGGING UP THE PAST

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Many professors play an important role in students’ lives, going the extra mile to help with projects and job prospects. Some even fly thousands of miles, facilitating study abroad programs around the world. Jennie Ebeling, associate professor of archaeology, does those things and more — and she literally gets on her hands and knees to help students learn.

The funny thing is Ebeling did not plan on becoming a college archaeology professor. She wanted to research, excavate and write, and teaching was not really on her radar. But most archaeologists are affiliated with a university.

“Being in a college or university is the way to do that kind of work while teaching the next generation,” she said.

Ebeling said she was fortunate to find a teaching position at UE, mainly because there are only 15 college archaeology programs in the U.S. — and UE’s is one of the largest.

Chair Alan Kaiser, professor of archaeology, knew when interviewing Ebeling for her position in 2002 that his department had unearthed a gem.

“She was very impressive in that she had lots of good field experience and teaching experience,” he said, “which is a rare combination.”

Ebeling did arrive with lots of experience. She lived and worked in Israel and Jordan after receiving a Fulbright Scholarship as a University of Arizona doctoral student and afterward as a postdoctorate fellow.

Her love for Israel made a lasting impact. Ebeling helped establish in 2012 the Jezreel Expedition, a four-week annual summer project in which students from schools across the U.S. participate in the archaeological excavation.

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Ebeling said she chose Jezreel as the location because of her past experiences studying there. She spent a semester at the University of Haifa when she was a junior at Rutgers so she was familiar with the site. She also specializes in archaeology of the Near East and ancient food and drink technologies.

“It was the setting for really important events in history,” Ebeling said.

Archaeology has long been a male-dominated field, and Kaiser said Jezreel is the first excavation led by women in Israel. He said Ebeling, along with her co-director Norma Franklin, a re-

search associate, have overcome the odds in establishing this project.

“Jennie doesn’t let anything get in her way when she decides what she’s going to do,” Kaiser said.

Junior Isaac Rainey was part of the Jezreel dig this summer and said while Ebeling oversaw the project she also emptied buckets full of artifacts, loose dirt and rocks.

“She got her hands dirty,” Rainey said. “She wasn’t like a 19th century archaeologist, sitting outside a trench while a bunch of laborers do all the work.”

While Ebeling handles some manual labor, she prefers to give students more time to focus on the skilled aspects of excavation, which allows you get to know people in a different way. Undergraduates go to the field school to learn to excavate, handle artifacts and do lab work alongside their classmates.

“It’s a great opportunity for students to go with others they know,” she said.

“It makes it easier and more doable.”

Ebeling said each expedition is designed to give students a real-world archaeology experience while providing her with the chance to get know everyone more informally and to pitch in where needed.

“Part of the appeal of a dig is doing physical work, using muscles you forget you have the rest of the year,” she said.

Ebeling said a dig can take place anywhere, but she wants students to learn as much as they can about Israeli culture. Rainey said his Jezreel team lived in a kibbutz, a communal settlement near the dig site. Ebeling encourages students to be active in the community, eat and drink new things and to explore Israel.

“She strived to immerse us in the culture there,” he said. “She really made an effort to show us a side of Israel you wouldn’t get to see as a tourist.”

Ebeling gained a passion for travel during her undergraduate years through a study abroad experience. She said she became more confident and mature, and loves when she sees the same changes in her students.

“I really want students to make the most out of their experience,” she said. “It’s about getting out there and trying it. The sky’s the limit.”

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I really want students to make the most out of their experience.”

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