Volume 121 Issue 7Thursday, October 30, 2014

Deciphering the Yik Yak response to Katz’s visit

all excerpts taken directly from Yik Yak

by Peter Ruiz • page 3

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tain Senzo Meyiwa has died after being shot during a robbery. The national sports hero was visiting his girlfriend in Vosloorus, just south of Johannesburg, when two armed men entered her house and demanded their valu-ables. Police believe that Meyiwa may have been trying to defend his girlfriend when he was shot. He was goalkeeper for the South African team the Orlando Pirates and played for his country in the last four Africa Cup of Nations qualifi ers. The police are current-ly searching for the men respon-sible for the murder, but have not yet identifi ed them.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

President Dilma Rousseff has been reelected as the head of the Brazilian government with one of the smallest margins in the country’s election history. She promises to be “a bett er pres-ident” and focus on promoting national unity. President Rous-seff found voting strongholds in the poor north and northeast, ar-eas that benefi t greatly from fed-eral aid and development proj-ects. One consistent aim of her presidency and campaign has been to decrease the gap between the rich and the poor, which has, more often than not, been diffi -cult because of high levels of cor-ruption and an increasingly poor economy.

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A nurse who was quaran-tined upon arrival to the United States after treating Ebola pa-tients in Sierra Leone has been released. Kaci Hickox, 33, was placed in quarantine after a fore-head scanner showed that she had a fever of 101. She protest-ed her quarantine after an oral reading came up at 98.6, argu-ing that her originally spiked temperature had been a result of distress. Governor Chris Chris-tie refused to apologize for the protocol, saying that “if they are symptomatic, they are going to the hospital.” Christie maintains that strict standards are vital for preventing any further spread of the disease within the US, while New York governor Andrew

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Admit it. We’re all aware. Society frowns upon relation-ships that consist of a tall woman and a shorter man.

If I am honest, I used to be one of the many stereotyp-ical girls with the strong belief that women should always date a man taller than them. I was built upon the alluring and en-chanting daydream that one day my very own tall and att ractive prince charming would come sweep me off my feet. Personal-ly, I am 5’8”. Of course I am no star NBA player, so I was never ridiculously tall. Nevertheless, I had always faced the dilemma of tremendously desiring a man who was taller than me. In fact, I had always seemed to turn down very sweet and down-to-earth guys because of a restrain-ing gene that, simply, they just could not change. Now, as I tend to look back, I have regrets as to how foolish of a move that was.

As a culture, we are natu-rally inclined to favor couples that we defi ne as “cute” as a towering man next to his short-er partner. We view the opposite as awkward and unacceptable in regards to fulfi lling society’s standards. Let me just state that when I say “we,” I am not speak-ing for entirely everyone of our generation. It is a generalization. I am very much aware that there are still women who are willing to give shorter men a chance, and are not as narrow-minded.

I dare you to go around and ask a variety of stereotypi-cal women why they necessarily tend to exclude short men out of the picture. Their answers typi-cally include “I’ve just never been att racted to them,” or the one I personally love the most—“be-cause I said so.” Yes, preference is one thing, but being judgmen-tal is another. Also, if you are go-ing to have a reason, at least let it be a good one. I can understand the “I don’t want to be looked at in a freakish or uncanny way.” It is perfectly normal for girls to fear the looks and glances from their peers or arbitrary people on the streets. But is the necessity to look good as partners and live up to society’s standards an ac-

ceptable reason for turning away men who might even be willing to off er a woman exceptionally more than a taller guy would?

We could get into all of the psychological reasons and stud-ies that show why women seem to become turned off , or we could just be straightforward. Self-con-sciousness is a factor, but so are reasons that stem from evolu-tion. Women tend to go for mas-culine men who they perceive as dominant and protective—the ones who can assume the posi-tion of the big spoon. They as-sociate with these types of men who allow them to feel feminine, secure, and petite. They imme-diately believe short guys might be unable to provide this based on their height. Many ladies are just simply misguided by social misconceptions but are unaware that their biases are irrational.

I know plenty of men who are sincere, genuine, and willing to put a woman on a pedestal, if she wanted. Is it fair to them to be ostracized and be frowned upon by women simply because of height? It is pitiful to see even online dating has become noth-ing but a parade of lies that con-secutively surround physical ap-pearance. Women have become accustomed to automatically throwing out the “don’t reach out to me if you’re scrawny and under 5’5” line, instantaneously excluding short men as if it was their only goal in life. It is just shameful.

So, I leave you off with this: Girls, stop narrowing your pool of prospective dating partners. Do not let your bias be a refl ec-tion of your character. Best of all: do not let prejudice stand in the way of potentially fi nding a great partner. I cannot make you change your preferences, but I can at least try to encourage you into giving shorter men a chance. Just to get this out of the way, I have absolutely nothing against tall men. Regardless, they still continue to lie within my prefer-ences, but I have only now over-come the monstrous stereotype known as diminutive height. Al-though, I do have one last thing to say to the ladies: sometimes, good things come in small pack-ages. Start unwrapping and give them a chance.

Jackson Katz is one of my idols. His discussion of the toxic masculinity in our society is one that inspires my feminism. Katz has been instrumental in talking about violence against women, a conversation that is particularly pertinent on college campuses across the nation considering that one in fi ve college women is going to be raped and that the likeliest time a women is going to experience sexual assault is her fi rst two weeks of college. This in and of itself is why I am disappointed to call myself a Tar after see-ing the deta-stable Yik Yak response to Jackson Katz ’s talk.

Why is it necessary to denigrate and u l t i m a t e l y prove Katz ’s point on an a n o n y m o u s forum? The fact that there were threats of violence and jokes made about sexual assault is why this conver-sation needs to be had. For those of you who posted or openly made nega-tive remarks about Katz , joked about sexual assault, or violence against women in general, I want you to understand some-thing. You were likely saying these things around a survivor of sexual assault or domestic vi-olence. Statistically speaking, at least one person in your RCC or who was sitt ing around you has had to go through the trauma of sexual assault or domestic vio-lence,and there you were making a joke about it.

You likely triggered some-one, meaning that you sent them into a disturbing memo-ry of what happened that they

could not pull themselves out of. Someone who heard you might be contemplating leaving our school because of what you said. Someone had to make an appointment with CAPS because of what you said. Someone self-harmed or contemplated suicide because of what you said. Why would you want to do that to someone?

In a digital age of anonymi-ty, we often forget that our words have serious and wide reaching consequences. Though the old adage is “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can

never harm me,” we have seen time and again that this is a lie. What anonymity has allowed indi-viduals to do is to say things online they would never say in person. The things said on Yik Yak are things that the person would likely not have post-ed if the forum was not anon-ymous. This is a very partic-ular brand of cowardice.

I reiterate that I was dis-

appointed to call myself a Tar after seeing the Yik Yak response to Jackson Katz . Every single one of those posts was an act of vio-lence. While this may seem like an extreme thing to say, all those comments perpetuated the ide-als of rape culture. It perpetuated the very ideas that lead to gross number of rapes and acts of do-mestic violence happening in our world and our own college cam-pus. So the next time you want to get brave on an anonymous forum, remember that you are a perpetrator of violence because you have just said to rapists and abusers that you fi nd what they are doing not only funny but ac-ceptable.

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I was truly embarrassed and disturbed by this behavior. Hate speech posted anonymously has no place in the public discourse. We have a responsibility to each other as a community to own our words and opinions, and should not hide behind the next generation of social platforms when addressing sensitive issues.

They were attacking the person, not the issue.

The reality of it is, the facts and statistics are, that more men beat up women. The facts speak for themselves.

Just the fact that we were forced to go there means that there is a problem. The fact that people would sit on their phones and trivialize a serious issue was disconcerting.

They realize domestic vio-lence is a problem, but until you watch them punch her in the face it’s not real to them

Every single Yik Yak posted was an act of violence. This may seem like hyperbole, but it is true. Every Yik Yak posted says that we are a culture that makes light of domestic violence and sexual assault. Every Yik Yak says that it is okay to shame victims.

“I was disappointed to call myself a Tar after seeing the Yik

Yak response to Jackson Katz. Every

single one of those posts was an act of violence... all those comments

perpetuated the ideals of rape

culture.

Page 4 • FEATURES Thursday, October 30, 2014

1 in 5 Americans are expected to vote absentee

3CONTROVERSIALAMENDMENTSare on this year’s ballot

Vote

This amendment would provide a long-term funding mechanism for environmental conser-vation without a new tax, remove reliance on yearly legislative funding for water and land conservation projects, and enhance publicly held recreational lands.

This amendment would allow individuals who are determined by a licensed Florida phy-sician to have debilitating diseases to pur-chase and use medical marijuana, according to the League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund’s 2014 Nonpartisan Voter Guide.

This amendment would allow a governor to prospectively fill vacancies on the Florida Supreme Court or a district court of appeal as the justice’s term is expected to expire. Currently, the vacancy is filled after a judge reaches the retirement age of 70, fails to qualify for a retention election, or fails to secure a majority of votes during his or her retention election.

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Almost everyone has seen the negative ads that both candi-dates for Governor are running on television for the November election. The Democratic candi-date is Charlie Crist, and the Re-publican incumbent is Rick Scott. They both run mostly negative attack advertisements aimed at each other. As USA Today points out, the Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie has received more support than any third-party candidate has in Florida’s his-tory, which probably shows the state’s dissatisfaction with the overwhelmingly negative ads.

As UCF student newspaper the Central Florida Future reports, there are also three controversial amendments on the ballot. One

regards funding for environmen-tal purposes, including water and land conservation. Another considers the future of medical marijuana and some of the regu-lations if it is legalized. The third amendment is in regard to how the Governor of Florida appoints judges.

Any United States citizen over the age of 18 can vote, al-though it is already too late to register for the upcoming elec-tion. Early voting in Florida runs until November 2. The Winter Park Library, across from cam-pus, is an early voting location.

Students can register to vote in Florida instead of their home state by using their Rollins mail-ing address. Rollins uses a web-site called TurboVote to make the process easier. This website also gives election reminders

and can help students register for absentee voting.

“It’s actually a really useful tool, even for people who are al-ready registered, because it gets them their absentee ballots for every election and then sends them reminders so they remem-ber to get out and vote. And if students do choose to vote in their home state (if it’s not Flor-ida), using TurboVote insures they don’t miss an election while they’re away at school because you can have the absentee bal-lots mailed down to you here,” said Marissa Corrente, who is Assistant Director for the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement as well as the staff advisor for the Democracy Proj-ect.

According to NPR, around 1 in 5 Americans are expected

to vote absentee, but the process can be problematic. Sometimes it seems like a lot of work just to get the ballot, which can require filling out a form or even going to the election office.

There have also been issues with votes being rejected, which can be done without alerting the voter. Two years ago, over a quarter of a million absentee ballots were not counted. Of-ten, it is because of the process of absentee voting—ballots are not mailed in properly or do not arrive in time, so they are not counted. One important thing to remember is that the vote is usu-ally only counted if it is received by Election Day, not just post-marked by that date.

There are other ways to get involved with the election on campus. On October 30, during

common hour, there will be an event to learn about the three amendments in Beiber-bach-Reed. The Democracy Project will also be having a “Rally to the Polls” event, which includes carpooling and using the bike-sharing program to help students get to the polling place on November 4, which for the Rollins address is the Winter Park Ninth Grade Center.

“We know that voting can sometimes seem overwhelming (there’s lots on the ballot that can be confusing, there are different voting regulations for each state, etc.), but we really try to make the process as simple as possi-ble! This is an important part of our democracy; by being active participants in it, like through voting, we can impact real social change,” said Corrente.

Page 5 • FEATURES Thursday, October 30, 2014

Micah BradleyStaff Writer

Rollins supports the red, white and blue

The election season is right around the corner with three controversial amendments on the ballot. Rollins offers students tools to help them in their voting

decisions, including an event about these hot topics.

Page 6 • FEATURES Thursday, October 30, 2014

Rollins College Center for Leadership & Community En-gagement off ers an exciting al-ternative for students wishing to engage directly with their peers and their community during their semester breaks and at various other times during the school year.

The volunteers of the pro-gram are taken outside our Rol-lins College community and engaged by participating in ac-tivities and projects that focus on various types of issues, ranging from social to political matt ers. Through these experiences, the individual is allowed the oppor-tunity to work closely with other communities beyond their own.

In the past there have been Immersions to New York, Nash-ville, and Abaco, Bahamas. The program began in 2008, initial-ly organized by the faculty and staff of Rollins College. Today,

students are given the oppor-tunity to plan and host theses life-changing events.

Raul A. Carril ’15 and Grad-uate Assistant at the Center for Leadership & Community En-gagement at Rollins explained some of the vital responsibilities of the event host, “Immersion Facilitators have a wide range of responsibilities. In addition to planning and leading the Im-mersion experience, Immersion Facilitators get to know their participants and help ‘facilitate’ the educational components, re-fl ections, and team builders that create the incredible environ-ments participants have come to love and expect from Immersion experiences.”

This past year, an Immer-sion that took place in St. Au-gustine focused on the issue of animal rights. There, volun-teers did service on an alligator farm, working closely with the non-profi t wildlife care and com-munity partner HAWKE. At an

Immersion experience in Miami, volunteers visited with inner city kids who are apart of a counsel-ing program that assists them in building new groundwork for

their lives. Kenady Bickel ’18, refl ected

on her thoughts from participat-ing in the program, having been on these two aforementioned

immersion experiences, “You are constantly pushed outside of your comfort zones, whether that be by sleeping next to someone you hardly know, coming face to face with alligators, work-ing through sweaty situations with the sun beating down on you, or even being a bit nervous about who you are with. Immer-sion forces you to build trust and connections while learn-ing about others, but also while learning a lot about yourself. It has benefi ted me immensely just in the short time since I’ve been back from my experiences. It has changed my perspective in every day situations and has allowed me to see through eyes other than my own. It was wonderful to learn, experience, and to truly be immersed in situations that are so diff erent from my small area of the world.”

Carril refl ected on the im-portance of programs such as Immersion, “Citizens Take Ac-tion is truly a campus initiative.

Immersion works with students across A&S, Holt, Crummer, fac-ulty, staff , alumni, and Board of Trustee members to create these enriching and diverse experienc-es. From Alumni Relations to ResLife to Student Success to the Center for Inclusion and Cam-pus Involvement to Community Standards and Responsibility, the Immersion program is tru-ly a cross-campus collaborative eff ort. Along with our terrifi c and diverse group of commu-nity parents we are preparing students to be our community’s global citizens and responsible leaders of tomorrow.”

Stepping outside of the box allows volunteers to weld their academic experience with hands-on experiences that will reward them for years to come.Visit the Center for Leaders and Community engagement web-site for more information and stop by their offi ce in the Mills Memorial Building to plan your next Immersion.

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The theme of the day was wonder and curiosity as fresh-men examined the concepts’ ed-ucational importance. Directing the group discussion, Dr. Celia Deane-Drummond of Notre Dame shared with them her ex-perience with the two, relating it to the integrated approach of the new Neighborhood system.

Rollins College intends the Neighborhoods to change how students see general education courses. By linking them under a common theme, it seeks to reju-venate a wavering interest in the liberal arts as a whole.

“The diffi culty for any edu-cator, I think, is to arouse wonder and curiosity in the students,” said Deane-Drummond, “My task as an educator is to not let them be content with that mech-anistic approach to learning.”

With a degree in theology and biology, Deane-Drummond essentially majored in wonder and curiosity. Needless to say, she was in her element during the discussion.

She began by asking the au-dience to think of some examples of wonder derived from chaotic or orderly phenomenon. One student chose the atomic bomb.

That was exactly the re-sponse she wanted. For her, nu-clear energy is a prime example of integrating the liberal arts with diff erent fi elds, such as the sciences. Ethics becomes quite important when scientifi c de-velopments change lives, to say nothing of ending lives.

“In science, it’s not value free,” said Dr. Deane-Drum-mond. “There are values behind the science, and there are people behind those values.”

A broad, interconnected view of the liberal arts is another goal of the Neighborhoods. This encourages students to see their subject in the bigger picture and,

more importantly, to see them-selves in the grander scheme of things.

Likewise, the doctor led her audience to think about the role wonder and curiosity plays in their own lives by presenting a history of the concepts’ exam-ination from Aristotle to Mary Midgley.

Wonder and curiosity, the doctor explained, have been debated for a long time. Some viewed only religious wonder of creation as good, condemning curiosity as immoral and uncon-trolled. Others saw wonder as pure ignorance and curiosity as sophisticated. She disagrees with both.

“I would prefer to go back to an era where the two were com-bined rather than separated,” de-clared the professor.

All people passionate about their subject likely were en-thralled before they understood it, which increased their desire to know more. Knowing more about it, they probably lost some of their initial wonder. But they almost certainly would have lost their passion as well if wonder had abandoned them entirely, a view biochemistry major Ava Benham ’18 shares.

“I defi nitely think both ways drive you and motivate you,” she states. “I feel one day I’ll feel less passionate about things, but there’ll always be room [for won-der]”.

If Neighborhoods succeed in inspiring students to feel for oth-er disciplines the wonder they have for their own, that would only spell good for the liberal arts. Students of the liberal arts, driven by wonder and curiosity, would stop learning if they lost these motivations. According to Mary Midgely, a combination of wonder and curiosity create a goal that the seeker of knowl-edge strives for. “On it the seek-er’s spirit feeds, and without it, that spirit would starve.”

Gripping her vinyl copy of The White Album, Miola Aganović ‘17 was spellbound by her most beloved musician and admitt ed that she sobbed during his per-formance of “Blackbird.”

“Sitt ing in the front row, a couple feet away from Paul Mc-Cartney was the most special thing that has happened to me,” Aganović ’17 said. “My dad and I only ever listened to the Beatles when I was growing up, so that moment was incredible. I’m still in shock to be honest.”

Sir Paul McCartney spoke Thursday night to a happy few, a small gathering of 550 Rollins students, faculty, and staff . The campus visitor was kept secret until the morning of the event, and att endees had to win their golden tickets through a lott ery system. The news caused such a frenzy around campus—proving that a boy band from the 60s can still make fans weak at the knees half a century later.

“I thought it was really cool how they kept it secretive the whole time,” Lauren Chisner ’15 said. “Even though he is such a big star, it was such a small and

honest event.”While making his grand en-

trance on the altar of Knowles Memorial Chapel, the rock ‘n’ roll legend was donned in black and strumming an air guitar with an infectious grin. Natu-rally comical and humbly con-fi dent, the ex-Beatle is not a tra-ditional knight in any sense, but he immediately captivated the capacity audience and received a standing ovation before even saying a word.

During an hour-long discus-sion with former U.S. Poet Lau-reate and Winter Park Institute speaker Billy Collins, McCartney divulged about his upbringing in Liverpool, views on song covers, collaboration with John Lennon, and shared tips on the creative process.

The knight strummed guitar chords to illustrate his inspira-tions for songwriting and reveal the defi ning moments behind some Beatles’ classics. A guitar shop owner hooked on jazz infl u-enced the melody for “Michelle,” and a Bach composition inspired the intro for “Blackbird.” “Drive My Car” came into fruition over tea with John Lennon, and “Yes-terday” came into being through a dream.

“That was one of the most magical things for me. I dreamt that song,” McCartney said. “It came in a dream perfectly formed as a melody, and that is the song that has been covered the most.”

When asked about the exten-sive amount of Beatle covers, he replied, “It’s a tribute no matt er how bad it is. I like covers of my songs. I am amazed that people would even bother.”

Collins referred to Sir Paul as an “800 hit wonder,” and the two artists found common ground when discussing the ties between lyrics and poetry. While att ributing the Beatles’ musical evolution to “a natural growing up we developed—and drugs,” McCartney described poetry as a more personal experience.

“I think of writing poetry like writing in a diary, because you are just trying to get an un-derstanding of what’s around you,” McCartney said.

The night ended on a re-fl ective note with a solemn per-formance of “Blackbird,” a song co-writt en with John Lennon that alludes to race issues in America. The intimate song was a perfect choice for an intimate night with Paul McCartney.

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Page 8 • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, October 30, 2014

Alumni band lands several major gigs

Coming off of a scorching hot summer tour of the South-east, our local Floridian Face-melters, the Groove Orient, have had an extremely busy fall season with some big dates ap-proaching. Last month, the Rol-

lins graduates headlined Disc Jam at the legendary Spirit of Su-wannee Music Park and are cur-rently striving to win the Vote to AURA contest with the hopes of playing at Suwannee again in March at AURA Music and Arts Festival.

In more festival news, they will be headlining Florida’s fa-

vorite celebration of local bands and beers, Orange Blossom Jam-boree, with Tommy Shugart (Keyboard/Guitar) added as an artist at large. The band also has many exciting shows coming up. They are thrilled to be playing in New Orleans over Halloween weekend at Winos and Tacos (10/31) and the Balcony Music

Club (11/1). On New Years Eve, they will be Orient-ing at Tan-queray’s Bar and reeling in 2015 with Ancient Sun. The following Saturday (1/3) they have planned a special post-Phish show in Mi-ami at Bougainvilleas Tavern fol-lowing the Phestivities at the AA Arena.

If you have not had a chance

to see the Groove Orient, be sure to check out TGO Tuesdays at Tanquerey’s Bar in Downtown Orlando, a chance to see them in an intimate setting with no cover and great drinks. They will also be headlining Rollins’ own Fox Fest next semester, with more information on that to come. Get Oriented. Stay Oriented.

Jonny Scoblionko

Columnist

all photos by Groove Orient

Rollins’ graduate band Groove Orient hopes to perform at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park and plans to rock the cities of New Orleans and Miami.