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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Women’s Coordinating Council to educate on female orgasm

Kentucky professor talks on Ecuadorian culture struggle Daniel Viets

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Contributor Forty-four percent of men say their female partners always have an orgasm during sex; only 22 percent of women say men know what they are talking about, according to the Female “O” website. The Women’s Coordinating Council presents the Female “O,” a program to talk openly and honestly about the idea of female orgasms, in the UC Auditorium at 7 p.m. Thursday. Sex Discussed Here!, a company that spreads sexual awareness, will discuss orgasms, sex education and women’s health in a lighthearted, relaxed environment. “It answers those questions people have about sexual health,” said Christina Hunt, WCC’s chairperson. “Is there such thing as a G-spot? Is it good to fake an orgasm with your partner? It uncovers all of those answers with a professional opinion.” The full program focuses on making informed sexual decisions, body image, how to say “no,” the female anatomy, busting orgasm myths and modern culture’s view of female sex health. “College comes with all the expectations or stereotypes about you having some crazy, wild sex life, so it’s good to touch on the responsibility we have to our sexual health because college is where a lot of people experience sex for the first time,” Hunt said. See FEMALE ORGASM on Page 3

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Oil, not grease, is the word. Titled “The Return of Indigenismo and the Weakening of Indigenous Organizations under the ‘Citizen’s Revolution’ in Ecuador,” Carmen Martinez Novo, Ph.D, associate professor and director of Latin American studies at the University of Kentucky, spoke to a small group Monday night about the rocky relationship between indigenous groups in Ecuador and their current president, Rafael Correa. The conflict, she said, stems from a struggle for the most coveted of all commodities – oil. Since his election in 2006, Novo claims the president has marginalized indigenous residents in Ecuador, causing the indig-

enous movement to lose political strength. “Indigenous people are not seen as actors anymore,” Novo said, “but as recipients.” As tension rises between the indigenous movement and the government, Novo noted that indigenous people have lost many of their rights – many more have even been imprisoned. Shortly after a large indigenous movement protest in 2008, President Correa announced that indigenous people would no longer have educational autonomy. “The indigenous people cannot elect the authorities of the education system, they cannot decide anymore on educational policies,” Novo said. “It is the minister of education … not an indigenous person who makes all of these decisions. “This allows the government to gain

control of the jobs in the education system and intentionally avoid hiring indigenous people.” Internationally, Correa is regarded as environmentally considerate and supportive of indigenous people, particularly in the U.S. and Europe. Yet, Novo deems this reputation a façade. For Novo, Correa is primarily concerned with allowing the Chinese government to drill for oil on privately owned property, which often belongs to indigenous people. Through marginalizing the indigenous movement, Novo said she believes Correa hopes to simultaneously prevent political backlash and undermine their claim to the property. See ECUADOR on Page 2

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Carmen Martinez Novo, Ph.D, an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky, gestures to an Ecuadorian man during her lecture on Sept. 23 in the UC.

SGA petitions students for ‘Big Ideas’ Sage Speaks Contributor SGA is on the hunt for students willing to put “Big Ideas” into action. The SGA Ambassadors Program is a new student services committee designed to serve the student body and campus community in multiple forms, said Jacob Clark, senior director of the program. SGA Ambassadors will be involved in activities concerning the campus community’s needs. These activities range from volunteering at a large involvement fair to aiding a group of students in a project to performing service projects on campus. “This committee will be a resource for other organizations that need extra assistance with programs,” said SGA Press Secretary Kelsey Keny, “so ambassadors will serve as a link between SGA and other areas of campus life. “The concept of SGA Ambassadors certainly embodies the volunteer spirit: finding out what our campus community needs and then working to meet those needs,” Keny added. “This committee has a heart of service, and it’s a means for students to foster support and camaraderie at UT.” See AMBASSADORS on Page 2

Walls an asset on defense during final season at UT David Cobb Sports Editor The first time Marlon Walls played at Neyland Stadium, Jim Bob Cooter was the Vols’ head coach, and UT was Walls’ opponent. Recruited by Phillip Fulmer out of high school, Walls enrolled at Hargrave Military Academy – a Virginia college preparatory school – for the 2008 year and played against a junior varsity version of UT on Nov. 13, 2008. Cooter acted as UT coach for the game as the junior varsity Vols rolled past HMA 37-21 on a Thursday night in Neyland Stadium, just days after it was announced that Fulmer would not return as head coach. Walls finally arrived as a UT student for the 2009 season and played in seven games as a freshman during the shortlived Lane Kiffin era. He redshirted the 2010 season under Derek Dooley and has played as a reserve defensive lineman ever since. Now a 23-year-old fifth-year senior, Walls has seen a lot since his days at Olive Branch High School on the

Mississippi side of the Tennessee border. But one thing he has not seen in a while is a defensive line coach who cares as much as UT’s Steve Stripling. “Strip, he comes in and shows us that this game means a lot to him and that we mean a lot to him as players,” Walls said Monday. “And whenever you get a guy you feel like you can relate to and that really encourages you and wants to see you do better, you strive to do that because you don’t want to let that guy down.” In UT’s 31-17 loss at Florida on Saturday, Walls forced a fumble and made repeated appearances in the Gators’ backfield. His efforts certainly did not disappoint UT’s coaches, including Butch Jones who pegged Walls as a leader for the Vols. “I thought he had one of his best performances,” Jones said Monday. “It’s important to him and I thought he played his best football at Florida, and we’re going to need him obviously as we continue to progress here.” See MARLON WALLS on Page 6

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