Diversity Digest

A newsletter for and by the many faces of CJS...

Inside every issue

Profiles in Diversity ..................... 2

Student Spotlight ........................ 3

Advising Avenue………………………..3

Dean’s Corner ............................. 3

Celebrating Diversity ................... 4

Recipe ......................................... 5

Submissions ................................ 6

Announcements .......................... 6

Images in the feature story

The images presented on this page are from the Fordson High School Football team in Michi-gan, not EKU Colonels.

Ramadan tough for Muslim Student-Athletes Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. It

began this year on the evening of July 8th (or July 10th in some places) and ended August 7th.

These dates are significant for another reason—it’s the middle of football training and for an EKU

student-athlete, adhering to the require-

ments o f fasting can be tough.

“Sometimes I want to cheat and go to

McDonalds! Plus, my teammates make it

harder, although they don't’ know I am

fasting, and some of them don’t even

know I’m Muslim,” says an EKU football

player who wished to remain unnamed to

avoid the possible stigma that comes with

being Muslim in American culture.

“I’m not that different from anybody else.

Growing up Christian and converting to

Islam, I see the similarities between the two religions. I wish others could see it too.”

The student recalls that he maintains his strength through Ramadan by prayer. Although it is iso-

lating, the brotherhood that is experienced through football is encouraging and supportive.

So what is his ritual? This student-athlete takes us through his day: He awakens before dawn to eat

precisely seven dates—the traditional Muslim fast-breaking food—and drinks a gallon of water.

“No one thinks this is weird because they think it’s a snack before my morning workouts.”

Then he prays for strength. He touches no food and is not supposed to consume liquid until sunset.

“This is where I deviate a bit but ask for forgiveness. I think God recognizes the dilemma with play-

ing football and working out in this crazy heat and overlooks my water and Powerade consumption,”

he says with a chuckle. “ I have to keep my body, the temple running, so I’m realistic.”

He then makes sure to eat a well –balanced dinner.

“Well as best as possible for Powell. I wish Stratton’s [cafeteria] was open for dinner. I’d be good.”

When asked about the issues he faces as a Muslim, he shares a comical story.

“I often get criticized by my Christian teammates, who know I’m Muslim. They make fun of things

like me not eating pork. I tell them, according to your Holy Word, your not supposed to eat it either!

(Laughs) But seriously, I don’t face that many problems. When people see me, they see a Black man.

So I get all that goes along with that . But my Arab

brothers and sisters face more issues for being

Muslim than I ever will. And I feel bad for that. “

He discussed the purpose of Ramadan and be-

came passionate. “We do this to remind us that

there are people who don’t have food. Since the

poor and hungry will always be among us, we have

to be reminded of them to keep helping anyway

we can.”

September 2, 2013 Inaugural Issue: Volume 1, Issue 1

Cool Historical Facts About Norwich

5th Century Anglo-Saxons settled on

the site of the modern city around the

5th—7th centuries founding the town

of Northwic (where Norwich gets it

names).

1004 AD The city was a thriving center

for trade and commerce in East Anglia

when it was raided and burnt by Vi-

kings. The Vikings had a strong cultural

influence through the end of the 9th

century

1158 Norwich received a royal charter

from Henry II and another from Rich-

ard in 1194

1274 Norwich became the only English

city to be excommunicated by the

Pope

1190 Jews of Norwich were massacred

except who found refuge in the castle

1485—1640 Norwich increasingly

became the home of dissident minori-

ties, most notably the French Hugue-

not and Belgian Walloon

20th century Norwich noted for it

chocolate and mustard manufacturing

Nov 2006 The city was voted the

greenest in the UK

Name: Victoria Ellen Collins

Birthplace: Norwich, England.

Favorite Sport/Athlete: Tennis – I am a fan of Andy Murray and very pleased he won

Wimbledon finally!

Favorite Criminal: I am fascinated with Somali pirates

Favorite Cereal: I would much rather have some toast

Least Favorite Vegetable: Leeks

Favorite music artist: Coldplay is my favorite but I really like Emeli Sandé right now.

Favorite celebrity: Ricky Gervais.

Least favorite celebrity: Tom Cruise.

Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones, I am addicted.

Favorite reality TV show: Million Dollar Listing New York.

Last movie you watched: This is the end.

Last book you read: The last fiction book I read was Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

The first thing you notice about people: Their eyes.

On the weekends I like to: Cook, read, and go for walks.

If I could go anywhere for a day, I would go: Machu Picchu in Peru – although I would

want to stay longer than a day!

Dr. Collins recently completed her PhD at ODU!

SJS Welcomes New Faculty Dr. Victoria Collins

Getting to Know Dr. Collins

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Profiles in Diversity

Dr. Victoria Collins joins the College of Justice & Safety

in the School of Justice Studies this Fall. She complet-

ed her PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Old

Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.

In her dissertation, she examined the processes in-

volved in creating, implementing, and enforcing policy

on maritime piracy. Her research and teaching inter-

ests include state crime, victimology, white collar

crime, transnational crime, and violence against wom-

en.

In the fall, she will be teaching a course on White Col-

lar Crime and a graduate seminar on Violence against

Women.

Advising Avenue

Important Dates to Remember for

Fall 2013:

August 25: End of Add/Drop period:

Last day to drop a full semester

course without a "W" appearing on

the university transcript, last day to

register for or add additional full-

semester courses. Last day for full

tuition refund.

Sept 2: Labor Day. No Classes

Sept 15: Last day to go online (EKU

Direct) and withdraw without incur-

ring a withdraw fee ($50 per credit

hour - e.g. $150 for a 3 credit hour

course) up through the 4th week of a

full-term.

Sept 27: Assurance of Learning Day:

Student Community Service Day.

Oct 14-15: Fall Break. No Classes

Oct 25: Last day to withdraw from

the University. Last day to withdraw

from a course with instructor's

written signature and incur a $50 per

credit hour fee (e.g. $150 for a 3

credit hour course). Students are

allowed to withdraw up to the Friday

of the 10th week of a full semester

class.

Nov 26: Thanksgiving Break Begins @

9pm

Dec 14: Winter Graduation; Winter

Break Begins

Here in the College of Justice & Safety, diversity is more than rhetoric: we are

actively promoting diversity of all forms in our faculty, our students, and our staff.

Our ability to provide quality education and to grow is determined by the breadth

and the depth of our inclusion of all people. The more we embrace our differ-

ences – diversity of thought, experience, perspective, race, gender, sexuality,

faith, and more, the better we can deliver what our students need and the more

successful as a College we will be. 3

Student Spotlight

I believe that every criminal justice

student should care about the ver-

dict in the Zimmerman trial because

it goes to show three important

things: 1) evidence plays an im-

portant role in deciding someone’s

fate; 2) the important role of the

jury is often overlooked; and 3) our

system is still full of human error

that can often lead to discrimination.

When you have a homicide,

you want to collect as much evi-

dence as possible even if it is just the

simple things. I’m pretty sure a lot of

people knew or even thought Zim-

merman was guilty because there

was so much that was said to make

you think Zimmerman was your guy.

But prosecutors do not always have

enough evidence or the defense

lawyer may just be better than the

prosecution.

The issue with the jury is

that it is full of human beings with

opinions and assumptions. People

take their viewpoints everywhere

they go. And the comments made by

some of the people on the jury after

the case reveal that they had pre-

conceived ideas about both Martin

and Zimmerman. This goes hand in

hand with my third point. Historical-

ly and currently, the criminal justice

system has been biased against

males, the young,

and African-

Americans. Put

these groups to-

gether and you

get the most dan-

gerous mix in the

eyes of many

Americans: the

young Black male.

From what I’ve learned in my Race &

Crime class , this group is most likely

to be sentenced harshly and viewed

the most dangerous and blamewor-

thy. So if Zimmerman did view Mar-

tin in a negative light, he is not on

his own. This is the view that most

people have of young Black men.

What we should take away

from this trial: cases like this are not

isolated. They occur frequently and

we need to start shedding more light

on them and not let the media guide

our thinking.

Why CJ Students Should Care About the Zimmerman Trial… By Celeste Washington

Celeste is a CRJ Major, Class of 2013

Dean’s Corner Allen Ault, Dean of CJS

Celebrating Diversity

We often get into the habit

of just celebrating diverse

populations during particular

months or weeks. The Col-

lege of Justice & Safety feels

that diversity could and

should be celebrated year

round. So this section is

devoted to featuring neat

facts, historical information ,

and issues of justice about

diverse groups in American

history, regardless of what

month or week it is! Their

history is American history!

A History of U.S. Anti-Japanese Actions

1868: Japanese immigrants arrive in Hawaii to work in sugarcane industry.

1869: Japanese immigrants begin to arrive in California.

1882: Congress passes Chinese Ex-clusion Act, which stops flow of Chi-nese workers to U.S. and results in increasing immigration of Japanese workers.

1890s to 1924: Economic hardship pushes farmers and peasants to leave Japan for the United States, where they are sought by mining, logging, agricultural, railroad and fish-canning industries.

1900: King County (Wash.) Republi-can Club calls for exclusion of Japa-nese.

1908: Under so-called "Gentleman's Agreement" between the two coun-tries, Japan stops immigration of la-borers to U.S.

1919: Anti-Japanese League formed by Seattle businessmen.

1921: California and Washington pass laws prohibiting Asians from owning land.

1922: Congress passes Cable Act, effectively revoking U.S. citizenship of women who marry Japanese-born immigrants. U.S. Supreme Court up-holds prohibition against Japanese immigrants becoming naturalized citizens.

1924: Immigration Exclusion Act prohibits all Asian immigration except Filipinos, who are U.S. sub-jects.

1936: Congress repeals Cable Act, which revoked citizenship of any woman who married a Japanese im-migrant. President Franklin D. Roose-

velt suggests the Chief of Naval Op-erations compile a list of suspicious Japanese living in Hawaii who would be placed in prison camps in the event of trouble.

Nov. 7, 1941: Munson Report deliv-ered to Roosevelt Administration, which says people of Japanese an-cestry living in the U.S. are loyal Americans and do not pose a threat to the country.

Dec. 7, 1941: Japan attacks U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, prompt-ing U.S. entry into World War II. Newspapers and politicians unfairly blame Japanese Americans for aiding in attack and initiate call for American prison camps.

Feb. 19, 1942: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, clearing the way for more than 120,000 people of Japanese descent – two-thirds of them U.S. citizens – to be taken to 10 prison camps.

1943: War Department creates two

segregated Japanese American com-

bat units – the 442nd Regimental

Combat Team and the 100th Infantry

Battalion. Japanese Americans also

serve units including the 522nd Field

Artillery Battalion, Military Intelligence

Service and 1399th Engineer Con-

struction Battalion.

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Celebrating Diversity

September 16th is “Keiro no hi” or Respect for the Aged Day - a day the Japanese honor elderly citizens.

1944: The 100th and 442nd combat units suffer more than 800 casualties rescuing the 211 members of the Texas 'Lost Battalion' in October. In December, U.S. Supreme Court rules the government cannot impris-on "loyal citizens" in a case brought on behalf of Japanese Americans. The last Japanese American prison camp won't close until March 1946.

April 29, 1945: Members of the all Japanese American 522nd Field Artillery Battalion are among the first Allied troops to liberate prisoners at

Dachau concentration camp near Munich, Germany.

August 1945: U.S. drops two atomic bombs on Japan, forcing surrender.

1948: Congress authorizes reim-bursement of some property losses suffered by Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II.

1952: Congress overrides President Harry S. Truman's veto and legalizes citizenship for Japanese immigrants.

1983: After a three-year investiga-tion, the Commission on Wartime

Relocation and Internment of Civilians calls for a pres-idential apology and pay-ment of $20,000 to each of the 60,000 survivors of the Japanese American prison camps.

1988: Congress passes

law acknowledging mass

imprisonment of Japanese

Americans during World

War II was wrong, issues

official apology, and au-

thorizes reparations of $20,000 for

each person incarcerated.

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A History of U.S. Anti-Japanese Actions

Easy Japanese Cooking: Miso Grilled Chicken

Celebrating Diversity

Cool Facts about Japanese Law Enforcement

In some areas in Japan, police

officer are required to hold at

least a Shodan (black belt) in

Aikido

Japanese police officers rare-

ly have to go to court. Infor-

mation gathered in an inves-

tigation is turned over to a

prosecutor

Japanese citizens do not have

to answer officers questions

if they come to their home

When officers go out for a

meal, they do not wear their

uniforms as it is against po-

lice regulations to do so

In 1999, the starting salary

for a police officer was

2,872,800 yen or about

$27,645

Ingredients

1/4 cup white Miso paste

3 Tbsp Mirin

2 Tbsp Sake

1 Tbsp sugar

1 Tbsp soy sauce

4 chicken thighs

Instructions

Mix Miso, Mirin, Sake, and sugar in a

bowl. Marinade chicken thighs in Miso

mixture for at least 3 hours, or overnight.

Preheat oven to 425F. Wipe marinade

liquid well from chicken and place chick-

en on oiled aluminum foil spread over a

sheet pan.

Bake for 15 minutes, turn over and bake

10-15 minutes more until cooked

through.

http://www.japanesecooking101.com/

miso-grilled-chicken-recipe/

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He who is different from

me does not impoverish

me - he enriches me.

Our unity is constituted

in something higher

than ourselves

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Faculty, Staff, and Students of the College of Justice & Safety wish fare-

well to outgoing President Charles Douglas Whitlock and wish a warm wel-

come to Dr. Michael T. Benson as EKU’s 12th President.

Announcements: CJS Welcomes

Dr. Benson!

EKU’s Previous Presidents: Ruric Nevel Roark, Mary C. Roark, John Grant Crabbe,

Thomas Jackson Coates, Homer Cooper, Herman Lee Donovan, William Francis

O’Donell, Robert Martin, J.C. Powell, Hanley Funderburk, Robert Kustra, Eugene

Hughes, Joanne Glasser, and Charles Whitlock