Emory University’s annual Clery Report, released via a University-wide email from Emory Police Department (EPD) Chief Cheryl Elliott on Sept. 30, indicated slight decreases in reported instances of rape, fondling and aggravated assault, but increases in reported instances of burglary, motor vehicle theft and drug law violation disciplinary referrals compared to the previous year on the Atlanta campus. 

The Clery Act defines on-campus locations as “any building or property owned or controlled by an institution within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area and used by the institution in direct support of, or in a manner related to, the institution’s educational purposes, including residence halls.”

All institutions participating in federal financial assistance programs are required to report  security and fire safety data. This year’s report reflects data collected by EPD and Campus Life from January 2021 to December 2021. This timeframe includes a decreased student presence on campus — just first-years and select other students were invited back to campus for the 2020-21 academic year.

“Emory’s top priority is the safety and well-being of our students, faculty and staff and we strive to foster a campus environment where everyone is valued, celebrated and protected,” Assistant Director of University Communications Rachel Smith wrote in an email to the Wheel. “It’s important to remember that the data in this annual report typically fluctuates from year to year in response to human behavior. The pandemic may have also contributed to changes in this year’s data.” 

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Fondling, rape and stalking 

There were seven reported cases of fondling on the Atlanta campus in 2021, down four from the previous year. The Oxford campus had no reports of fondling in both 2020 and 2021.

The Clery Act defines fondling as “the touching of the private body parts of another person for the purposes of sexual gratification without the concent of the victim.” 

Reported rape, on the Atlanta campus also decreased from nine in 2020 to six in 2021, but increased on the Oxford campus, from one in 2020 to two in 2021. 

“Emory encourages students and all members of our community to report any incidents of sexual violence or misconduct,” Smith wrote. “We know many survivors choose not to come forward, and we are looking at how we can make them feel supported when reporting these incidents. Emory’s Department of Title IX provides support and resources for anyone impacted by sex discrimination, sexual harassment, or sexual violence, and we encourage anyone who has been impacted by these acts to learn more about their rights and options, or to seek support services.” 

Stalking — a Violence Against Women Act offense — decreased on the Atlanta campus as well, from 19 reported cases in 2020 to 12 reported incidents in 2021. The Oxford campus had no reports of stalking in 2021, down from the one reported case in 2020. 

The Clery Act defines stalking as “engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to: fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others or suffer substantial emotional distress.”

Hate crimes

There were nine reported hate crime cases on the Atlanta campus in 2021, but no reported hate crimes on the Oxford campus. A hate crime involves “a criminal offense that manifests evidence that the victim was intentionally selected because of the perpetrator’s bias against the victim,” the Clery Act states. 

According to the Clery Report, the hate crimes on the Atlanta campus in 2021 included: one burglary, one property damage case and one intimidation incident characterized by religious bias, two intimidation incidents and two property damage cases characterized by racial bias, one larceny occurrence characterized by sexual orientation bias and one assault characterized by national origin bias.   

This is an increase from the five hate crime incidents reported in 2020, which included two intimidation incidents characterized by national origin bias, as well as two assault incidents and one intimidation incident characterized by racial bias. There were no hate crimes reported on the Oxford campus in 2020.

“Emory reported nine hate crimes last year and this data reflects an increase in reported hate crimes across the country,” Smith said. “The majority of the incidents at Emory fall into the categories of Zoombombing, graffiti or damage to plaques. We know these incidents hurt our community and Emory remains focused on fostering a safe and inclusive campus for everyone, while upholding our values and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.”

Burglary, motor vehicle theft 

Burglary, characterized by the Clery Act as “the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft,” increased by 262.5% on the Atlanta campus, from eight reported incidents in 2020 to 29 reported incidents in 2021. Likewise, reports of motor vehicle theft increased from three incidents in 2020 to five incidents in 2021. 

“In some categories, such as burglary, the number of reported incidents is on par with what Emory experienced prior to the pandemic,” Smith wrote. 

On the Oxford campus, both burglary and motor vehicle theft decreased from 2020 to 2021. The Oxford campus experienced two reported burglaries and one reported motor vehicle theft in 2020, but had no reports of these offenses in 2021.

Drug, alcohol, illegal weapon disciplinary referrals

While there were no drug law arrests on the Atlanta campus in 2021, drug law violation disciplinary referrals increased 166.67%, from nine reported referrals in 2020 to 24 in 2021. There were also no liquor law arrests in 2021, and liquor law violation disciplinary referrals decreased 25.86%, from 174 reports in 2020 to 129 in 2021. 

Contrastingly, Oxford’s drug law violation disciplinary referrals decreased from 18 reported incidents in 2020 to zero in 2021, but liquor law violation disciplinary referrals increased 70.27%, from 37 reports in 2020 to 63 in 2021. 

Unlike in 2020, there was one report of an illegal weapon possession disciplinary referral in 2021 on both the Atlanta campus and the Oxford campus. 

Arson, fire safety

Similarly, there was one arson case reported on the Atlanta campus in 2021, up from zero reported arson incidents the previous year. The Oxford campus had no reports of arson in 2020 and 2021.

The report also includes fire safety information, detailing incidents that are not necessarily criminal offenses. 

The Atlanta campus saw five reported fires in on-campus student housing facilities in 2021. Four of the fires were unintentional and resulted from cooking, with each of the incidents amounting from $0 to $99 in property damage. The fifth reported fire was intentional, described in the report as “books set on fire in animal cruelty incident.” This fire resulted in $2,000 to $5,999 in property damage. All fires started in Clairmont Campus residential facilities. 

Two unintentional cooking fires were reported in Oxford’s residence halls — one in Haygood Hall and one in Murdy Hall. Both resulted in $0 to $99 in property damage.

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Colorado State University has so many sports, it’s often hard to keep up. Some of the most unknown and underappreciated athletics include club sports, and one of CSU’s most recognizable clubs is the baseball team.

The CSU baseball team competes mainly during the spring, playing as a part of the National Club Baseball Association. In addition, the team holds a shorter fall season, primarily scrimmaging against other local high school and college teams. This preseason is used mostly for tryouts and to help build the roster for the spring season.

While they are all about winning, the team is more so about the community and appreciating the sport of baseball. That is the case for Tyler Rogers, senior pitcher and treasurer for the team. Rogers is a graduate of Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins who spent two years at Colorado Mesa University. While at Colorado Mesa University, Rogers had absolutely no interaction with baseball whatsoever.

“We do a really good job of team bonding. Some of these guys that I’ve met I’ve gotten really close to and can rely on for just about anything … (the team) does a really good job making people feel welcome and involved.” –Tyler Rogers, CSU baseball treasurer

Rogers eventually returned to Fort Collins after transferring to CSU, coaching the C team of his alma mater. There Rogers rediscovered his love for baseball and joined the club team. He found an instant connection, though it was a completely different experience than any other team he’d played on.

For many of these players, the club atmosphere is a return to baseball after a hiatus. Such is the case of senior Carter Struhs, peer development officer for the team. Struhs was away from the sport for three years before once again getting the itch to return to the baseball field.

“I always played baseball, like, forever — … I grew up in Parker, Colorado, and played throughout high school,” Struhs said. “I kind of got burnt out of baseball my senior year. … I was like, ‘You know what? I’m just going to do college without (baseball),’ … and then COVID happened, I got super bored, and I missed baseball. So I came out here, hit a little bit, tried out for the team and played last year. I loved it, so now I’m out here playing again.”

“We do a really good job of team bonding,” Rogers said. “Some of these guys that I’ve met I’ve gotten really close to and can rely on for just about anything. … (The team) does a really good job making people feel welcome and involved.”

The Rams look ahead to their spring season, as the team will also take their annual spring break trip to Arizona and play several of the state’s club college teams. CSU also looks ahead to their games in the Mid-America West Conference against teams from Colorado and Wyoming. During the 2022 season, the team fell just short of the Mid-America regional tournament but looks to make it this upcoming spring.

One of the people most invested in the spring is sophomore sensation Chase Brickley. Brickley finished his freshman campaign with a 4-2 record, 1.83 ERA and 46 strikeouts. He was honored as NCBA Mid-America First Team All-Region and Third Team All-American.  

“I came in here with low expectations; I just came out here because I wanted to have fun playing baseball again,” Brickley said. “I was relaxed, I played well — to be honest, I didn’t realize how well I was doing. … Getting all those personal accolades were definitely really cool to see how my work has been paying off.” 

Colorado State baseball’s remaining fall games will be at home over at the Fort Collins City Park Baseball Field.

Reach Dylan Heinrich at sports@collegian.com or on Twitter @dylanheinrich. 

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M Health Fairview reached a tentative contract agreement on Monday night with roughly 350 mental health workers who were scheduled to join a three-day strike with Allina workers. 

The 18-month deal comes after a “marathon” 12-hour bargaining session Monday night, according to a press release from SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa, the union representing the workers. With the contract, workers will receive a 6% average immediate wage increase, with an additional 2.75% increase in March. 

The contract also establishes increased paid time off, initial grievance procedures and increased wage transparency and predictability. Union members will vote in the coming weeks whether to approve the agreement. 

“Because of our efforts, we reached the best deal possible for our important work and I am proud of what we accomplished,” 20-year psych associate Jenny Webster said in the press release. “So many people have experienced mental health issues themselves or to a loved one, especially during the pandemic. Raising wages and getting a first contract will mean better care for our patients.”

The bargaining group, which is comprised of M Health psych associates and behavioral assistants, joined SEIU Minnesota & Iowa in 2021. Prior to this agreement, M Health’s workers went on strike with Allina mental health union members in May. 

Over 130 Allina workers began their three-day strike on Monday. According to a statement, MHealth workers were planning to join Allina’s walk-out until the group saw negotiations progress on Wednesday. Allina’s negotiations have not had the same success, and their strike is ongoing throughout Minnesota. 

“We’re pleased to share that after many months of negotiation, we reached a tentative agreement with SEIU,” M Health Fairview officials said in a statement. “With the help of a skilled federal mediator, we were able to find common ground that is equitable across the team, is sustainable for our organization and keeps the focus where it should be: on our patients.”

In this week’s edition of Off the Post, Belle Fraser talks about the NHL’s Global Series that will kick off the 2022-2023 regular season. The San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators will face off at O2 Arena in Prague to start the season. Columbus Blue Jackets and the reigning Stanley Cup champions, Colorado Avalanche will face off in Nokia Arena in Finland in early November.

I lay flat on my bed, eyes closed, speaker blaring the siren song that is Tamino’s voice. It is Sept. 23, and I have been waiting for this day since January of 2020, when I first discovered the artist who has since had me wrapped around his finger. ‘Sahar’ marks the return of Tamino post his debut record ‘Amir’ in 2018. 

As with any sophomore record release, ‘Sahar’ emphasizes Tamino’s growth as an artist on all fronts – musically, lyrically and conceptually – and brings to light the many unique strengths that he has now cemented as his own. Sitting at around a 45 minute run time, this album is a more stripped down, intimate look into Tamino as an artist.

“Sahar” in Arabic translates to “just before dawn,” the record seeming to live within that exact realm, teetering between the night and the day — darkness and light. Many of the album’s tracks have a similar feeling to them in their themes — often dealing with Tamino’s reflection on the conflicting nature of life and relationships; the push and pull which comes with the people and things which you care most deeply about. 

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As the first track of the album is so aptly titled, “The Longing” carries itself throughout the record, whether it be that of reaching out to another, an internal reflection or even the need to feel longed after. The starting track begins by setting the musical tone — with quick, light strums of a guitar accompanied by a softer voiced Tamino asking for his lover to “hear me, follow this calling.” 

Much of the guitar throughout this album takes on an oud like quality, both in tone and rhythm; even further, there is an actual oud played and embedded in the album, creating an amazing collaboration between the instruments, and acting in its own right as a cultural blend between the West and the East. 

Whereas “Amir” was supported by Arab Symphony Nagham Zikrayat, “Sahar” is all Tamino — relying almost solely on his vocals and guitar. While of course there are still the beautiful blends of percussion and other instrumentals weaved within the record, at large this was a real look into who Tamino is as an artist without any other possible distractions. This album is longing, and at large felt as though it were a hand reaching out to its listeners — begging to be heard and held. 

I found the melancholy and deeply impactful qualities of Tamino’s music to truly reach maturity in tracks like “You Don’t Own Me” and “The First Disciple,” both of which were singles released prior to the album. “The First Disciple” was the first single released, which now having listened to the whole record, I think was an amazing decision. The longest song on the album, its pacing, progression and overall sound was one of the strongest tracks overall, in my opinion. The song itself almost plays out in the three act format, with audible turning points throughout its tale. Utilizing both the guitar and the oud, its blend of cultural musical motifs perfectly serve the deep, dark, foggy-like environment the song places you in. 

“You Don’t Own Me” begins (and ends) with a soundbite from Louis Armstrong’s “Go Down Moses,” which is about the escape of Hebrew slaves from Egypt in the Biblical Age. The soundbite is a slowed down clip of the line “let my people go,” which serves as an incredibly poignant reference given the sentiment of the track, as well as Tamino’s cultural background at large. He describes this feeling of being trapped in a relationship by someone who does not know him. There are so many veins in which this feeling could be applied as it relates to Tamino himself, and even more importantly his listeners. The vocals on this track are some of the most resonant and impactful of the album, and hearing it layered upon the crescendo of the strings, piano and soundbite in the finale of the song is an overwhelmingly immersive experience. 

I also found myself pleasantly surprised with the more lighthearted sounds featured in the album, in tracks like “Fascination,” “Sunflower” and “Cinnamon.” These all seemed to experiment a bit more on the production end in their own ways, and brought a fresh new sound to Tamino that I simply hadn’t heard from him thus far. These tracks were able to combat one of my only worries of Tamino’s music thus far: the fear of a monotonous sound or tone becoming present throughout all of his releases. 

“Sunflower” was one of my absolute favorite non-single tracks on the entire album. The only song with a feature in it, Belgian artist Angèle’s vocals harmonize so beautifully with Tamino’s own. Her presence serves as the perfect accompaniment for a song about two people who unknowingly long for each other equally and as deeply as the other. The siren-esque quality of the two working with each other on top of the romantic strings of the background oh-so perfectly captured that yearning, and had me swaying my head throughout the entirety of the chorus. It is a beautiful walking contradiction, sounding sweet and somber all in one breath – causing me to feel invigorated and in need of being held all at once.

“Fascination” was the song which I felt leaned most away from Tamino’s regular sound, and I initially favored this single the least. The more I listen to the album all the way through, however, the more  I find that Tamino’s voice and the lyrical narrative being built by him blend together beautifully on the track. 

Being Arab-American myself, it is hard to describe just how meaningful Tamino’s music is to me. He not only is someone with an objectively immense level of talent, but one whose talent acts as an active representation of an artist from a similar cultural background to mine — who is able to blend these notions of West and East together in art without diminishing or diluting one for the other.  

Tracks like “The Flame” and “A Drop of Blood” were reminiscent of the classical Arabic music from the 60s and 70s which I grew up listening to. The deep, swelling vocal qualities of Tamino’s voice remind me so much of artists like Abdel Halim Hafez, whose love songs seem to embed rose-tinted lenses into their listeners’ minds. 

The album finishes on a perfectly themed track, “My Dearest Friend and Enemy,” which, as its title suggests, brings its listener even further into that space of the in-between once again. When your dearest friend is also your biggest enemy, the person who understands you the most yet is able to ruin you the hardest. Musically, it is one of the tracks which aligns more heavily with Tamino’s earlier releases, though again in a more raw fashion. There’s a moment near the end of the song where his pulling vocals are accompanied by accelerating strings, and I found myself overtaken by the feeling that Tamino is so astoundingly amazing at creating — an overwhelming transportation to another world. He finishes by tying all of the loose strings up in a beautiful bow, asking for his lover to “Leave the truth behind… before I step into darker days.”   

All in all, “Sahar” is an album which has only gotten better the more I listen to it and truly serves as a promising sophomore release for Tamino. Though it might seem more simplistic in comparison to the heavily produced “Amir,” Tamino’s strength as a vocalist, lyricist and instrumentalist all proved themselves as being just as strong in their own right. I am absolutely blown away by what he was able to accomplish with this record and am already ripe with anticipation for what he might release next.

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Program strives to champion those who desire to work with their hands, producing American goods and helping build a stronger nation

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Oct. 5, 2022) In celebration of National Manufacturing Day – and in light of an estimated three million skilled trade jobs sitting open in the U.S. as of June 2022¹ – McWane, Inc. proudly announces the second consecutive year for the McWane Scholarship Program for Skilled Trades, marking the next chapter in the brand’s celebrated 101-year history of manufacturing products that provide the backbone of vital water distribution and wastewater treatment systems across North America.

Initially launched in 2021 in celebration of McWane’s centennial year of operation, the program is aimed at promoting trade and technical education and awards up to 60 two-year, $1,000 scholarships for the following academic year.

“Trade and technical education are foundational for a fruitful career in manufacturing,” stated Kevin McCarthy, VP, Human Resources, McWane, Inc. “McWane has a history of investing in education in the communities where we operate, and this program underscores our commitment to filling the need for skilled trade professions, a critical part of our nation’s workforce.”

To be eligible for this program, applicants must be a current high school senior graduating in 2023 or have a high school diploma or GED equivalent and be enrolled or plan to enroll in a trade-related program in the fall of 2023 at an accredited two-year college, vocational/technical school or other approved technical institute in the United States. The program is open to the public with special consideration given to applicants in the communities where McWane operates.

Administered by International Scholarship and Tuition Services Inc., an independent, third party that specializes in managing sponsored educational assistance programs, applications will be accepted beginning October 7, 2022. The deadline to apply for the McWane Scholarship for Skilled Trades is January 31, 2023.

For more information and to initiate the application process, visit https://aim.applyISTS.net/McWaneTrades.

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About McWane Inc.
McWane, Inc. is a family-owned business based in Birmingham, Alabama, with companies across the U.S. and around the world. The McWane Family of Companies casts ductile iron products, including pipe, valves, hydrants, fittings, and plumbing products; manufactures fire extinguishers, fire suppression systems and steel pressure vessels; and builds network switches and monitoring equipment. McWane is a leader in delivering clean, safe drinking water around the world while focusing on the safe, environmentally friendly manufacturing processes. With more than 6,000 team members, McWane has a longstanding commitment of support to the communities where our team members live and work. For more information, visit mcwane.com.

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