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This semester, the student organization Emory TV (ETV) posted two Dooley Show videos that they claimed were satire. 

In The Dooley Show’s most recent video, posted on December 11, viewers were asked to identify Emory students who “shouldn’t be here and are only at the school because of affirmative action.”  The video then states that proven methods for finding such students “include lynching, tarring and feathering, and cross burning.” On November 30, The Dooley Show posted a video that attempted to satirize the work of sexual assault prevention through a critique of the Bra Chain Campaign, co-sponsored by Sexual Assault Peer Advocates.  This video mocked assault survivors by suggesting they could go to fraternity houses to “claim their bras and their dignity,” adding that sexual assault counselors would be available.  The same video proclaims, “Today’s sexual assault level is orange.”  This content is deeply offensive to our community and does not represent the views or values of Emory University in any respect whatsoever.

On December 19, 2012, The Dooley Show issued an apology that begins:  “We at The Dooley Show would like to apologize for the Supreme Court segment that has recently caused so much hurt, pain, and anger within the Emory Community. We also would like to apologize for the delay in releasing this apology to the student body and Emory community, as this is something we wanted to get right and ensure was done sincerely and thoughtfully.  The referred-to segment was poorly written and in poor taste, which we fully recognize at The Dooley Show. Including it in the second episode was a mistake born of ignorance and poor judgment. It was not intended to hurt or personally attack any person, student, or individual.”

The Dooley Show’s full apology appears here:  http://www.facebook.com/dooleyshow.

Satire has an illustrious literary history.  When used as a means of social commentary, it has long served as an effective tool for engaging community and fostering social change.  Although The Dooley Show may have intended in both of these instances to draw humor to a difficult discussion, the use of such rhetoric around sensitive topics can be extremely damaging to students who too often are the victims of racial and gender stereotyping and prejudices.  As with any kind of community engagement, the use of satire comes with responsibility.  Hegemonic racial- or gender-based satire can be hurtful, can reinforce stereotypes, and can sustain prevailing inequality systems.

An open discussion will be held on Monday, January 14, at 5pm in the Harland Cinema, where concerned members of the University can engage Campus Life and student leaders to determine an appropriate path forward for our community.

Emory University junior Lauren Gorodetsky was named the D3Soccer.com Defender of the Year, and Sue Patberg claimed the National Coach of the Year honor, after the pair helped lead the Eagles to a second-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Division III Championships, the best finish in the program's history.

Gorodetsky was also named to the D3Soccer.com All-America First team, marking the second-straight year that she has earned the honor.  Earlier in the postseason, she was placed on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America First Team, the third-straight year that she has claimed an all-America honor from the organization.

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Play Emory is a new recreation program being launched fall 2013. The program will ultimately replace the current Department of Health and Physical Education program within Emory College of Arts & Sciences and the Fitness Emory program within Emory Athletics & Recreation.

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Caleb Peng, Respect Program intern in the Office of Health Promotion, has created and released the second video in the Project Unspoken series. The first video was launched in August. The idea for the project came in response to the lack of free high quality videos about sexual assault available on YouTube. Project Unspoken strives to educate the public by providing easy to access information on YouTube and other media forms. Watch the second video, "You're not just a victim. You're a survivor." below.

The No. 6-ranked Emory volleyball team turned in an energized effort on Saturday afternoon as it defeated No. 1-ranked Washington University, 3-1, in the title match of the University Athletic Association Championships.  The Eagles boosted their overall record to 31-5 following a 25-15, 22-25, 25-16, 25-18, decision over the Bears who slipped to 29-3.

Emory pounded out 60 kills over the four sets and concluded the afternoon hitting .208 (60-25—168) while holding the visitors to a .125 (42-22—160) showing.  The Eagles finished with a 77-72 advantage in digs and a 5.5-5.0 edge in total blocks.

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Dr. Ajay Nair, Senior Vice President and Dean for Campus Life, has released his 100-Day Reflection and Vision for the Division of Campus Life. Watch "The Uncommonness of Emory" below, and click here to view the narrative and strategic opportunities.

The top-ranked Emory University women's soccer team will begin a three-game in-conference road trip to end its 2012 regular season this weekend, as the Eagles will travel to face University Athletic Association rivals Brandeis University on Friday at 4:00 PM, and New York University on Sunday at 11:00 AM.

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About 200 Emory students spent their fall break in service to communities around the Southeast.

Alternative Fall Break trips took students to Charlotte, N.C. to serve the elderly; to Chattanooga, Tenn. to tackle homelessness and learn about sustainable food production; to Memphis, Tenn. to assist the Memphis Botanical Gardens with evasive vegetation removal and park preservation; to Charleston, S.C. to combat domestic violence; and even to their own backyard to learn about incarceration and social justice issues in Atlanta.

Volunteer Emory leads the student service trips each fall and spring break as an alternative to typical trips or visits home.

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Emory University junior Dohyun Ahn recently attended the White House LGBT Emerging Leaders Event for a day of networking and information sharing on national policy initiatives affecting the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) communities.

The Sept. 19, invitation-only event brought together several members of next generation of LGBT leaders, aged 18 to 30, from across the country. The summit included an East Wing White House tour, policy roundtable, networking with major national LGBT organizations and dinner at the residence of Vice President Joe Biden.

Read the rest of the article at the Emory News Center.

For the sixth-consecutive season, the Emory University women's tennis team won both draws at the USTA/ITA Fall South Regional, as junior Gabrielle Clark came away with the singles championship for the second-straight year, and teamed with freshman Emma Taylor to win the doubles draw.

Clark became just the second Eagle in the program's history to repeat as the champion in both draws, joining former Emory player Lorne McManigle, who did so in 2008 and 2009.

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Kimber Williams reports:

When considering a new name for Emory’s Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention Program, Coordinator Lauren Bernstein sought a single, powerful word to reflect both the essence of the campus program and its commitment to student engagement and involvement.

So it was fitting that the solution came, quite naturally, from a student.

This fall, the program continues with a new name — the Emory University Respect Program — and a renewed emphasis on engaging the campus community to prevent and respond to sexual assault and violence.

Read the rest at the Emory News Center.

In response to a lack of free high quality videos about sexual assault available on YouTube, The Respect Program in the Office of Health Promotion launched the video project Project Unspoken. Created by Caleb Peng as a summer internship project, the video is a reaction to the prominent silence surrounding issues of rape, sexual assault, and relationship violence. Project Unspoken strives to educate the public by providing easy to access information on YouTube and other media forms. Watch the first video in the series below, share widely, and watch for future videos from Project Unspoken.

You can like Project Unspoken and The Respect Program on Facebook.

Starting on Wednesday, September 5th, Dean Nair will be hosting virtual office hours for students on Twitter from 9 – 10 pm on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. During the virtual office hours, you can tweet your questions and comments using the hashtag #AskDrNair.

Further, you can connect with Dean Nair in a number of ways online. In addition to following him on Twitter, you can follow him on Tumblr, friend him on Facebook, and connect with him on LinkedIn.

Dean Nair also holds regular office hours weekly on Wednesdays from 2 – 3 pm and on Fridays from 11 am – 12 pm in his office in Dobbs University Center (DUC), Suite 409E. You can also call 404-727-4364 to schedule an appointment.  

Four students represented Emory University at the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance Conference in Washington D.C. this summer. The students presented a session on creating a Queer and Asian student group at a historically white campus. The goal of the workshop, according to the NQAPIC website, was “to engage students about the needs of Queer API students on a college campus so that they feel empowered to go out and starts Q & A student-groups at their own schools.”  Funding was provided through the J. Michael Aycock Student Leadership Development Fund and the Daniel D. Adame Leadership Fund in the Office of LGBT Life.

After more than half a century, Trimble Residence Hall is being demolished to make way for a larger, more sustainable freshman residence hall.

The demolition of the three-story structure, that once had the capacity to house 72 students, prepares the way for the fifth phase of the freshman housing complex, envisioned in Emory’s Master Plan as a means of consolidating freshman near the core of campus and enhancing their shared, overall freshman experience.

The new residence hall—currently referred to as Freshman Hall Phase 5—is slated to open for occupancy in August 2014 as a five-story, LEED Silver Certified building with an ability to house up to 341 students.

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The Office of Health Promotion's Sexual & Relationship Violence Prevention Education & Response program has been renamed the Respect Program. The renaming is a result of the program's continued commitment to engaging students in its work and a hope that the new name will bring with it an increased passion to engage the Emory community to prevent and respond to sexual assault and relationship violence.

The Respect program envisions an Emory community where all students learn, work, and play without experiencing or fearing sexual assault or relationship violence. To learn more about the Respect Program and its core values, visit the Be Well Excel blog and follow the Respect Program on Twitter at @OHPRespect.