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4 Editorial: Disparities in housing quality not indicative of pricing The PENOTS.UM Elon, North Carolina • Wednesday, February 25, 2015 • VoLUM^.4j _f__facebook.com/thependulum www.elonpendulum.com If ©elonpendulum INSIDE: ■ r Guy Harvey honored by Elon Reknowned marine life artist received Elons medal for entrepreneruship pg. 4 TEDx Conference: ‘Waiting on the World to Change’ Series of speakers discussed how they contibuted to the world and how others can follow pg. 2 Students struggle to lock, down some internships Different majors have varying requirements j for obtaining internships pg. 5 Oscars Ked Kiding Hood’ unveiled Elon sophomore makes a splash at the 87th Academy Awards pg. 10 ! Chi Upsilon Sigma arrives on campus First Latina sorority brings diversity to Panhellenic Council pg. 11 j Luis Vargas completes I stellar 2014 season \ As graduation nears, Vargas looks towards the future pg. 12 Doubles duo dominates Senior doubles team helps Elons tennis team move forward this season pg. 14 Hidden, not harmless Eating disorder awareness week keys on intervention Hannah Durbin Assistant Style Editor 3|1 'J| f Freshman Rachel Kauwe has struggled with anorexia, bulimia and binge eating dis order since childhood. Coming from a broken family, Kauwe has had anything but an easy upbringing. Her family never achieved financial stability, and Kauwe was nicknamed “poor girl” in high school. Desperate to find acceptance, Kau- Iwe began to believe her classmates would be .more accepting of her if she were skinnier. In the midst of the National Eating Dis orders Association (NEDA) annual aware ness week — which runs Feb. 22-28 this year — Kauwe shared her story in the hope that it’d help the estimated 40 percent of U.S. coUege-aged females who have at some point had an eating disorder. The week focuses on raising awareness of the severity of eating disorders and educat ing the public on causes, triggers and treat ments. This increased awareness and access to resources can lead to early detection and intervention, which can help prevent the development of these disorders in millions of people. “Eating disorders are a highly complicat ed, and often highly misunderstood, issue,” said Kelsey Thompson, a licensed marriage and family therapist associate in Burlington who specializes in eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disor der. “Eating disorders are not a ‘diet that has just gone too far.”’ Eating disorders have the highest mortal ity rate of any psychiatric disorder — about 10 percent — but receive a fraction of the attention they need. In 2011, the average amount of research dollars per affected indi vidual with an eating disorder was just $0.93. In contrast, the average for schizophrenia was $81 per affected individual. According to NEDA, up to 24 million people of all ages and genders have an eating disorder, with 95 percent of eating disorders affecting people ages 12-25. But the numbers get higher among col lege students.The Multi-Service Eating Dis orders Association reported that 40 percent of female college students have eating disor- PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JANE SEIDEL i Photo Editor See EATING DISORDERS page 9 Housing selection divides students by class Caroline Fernandez News Editor The 2015 Housing Selection process, which begins Feb. 25 and continues until March 11, will direct students to certain neighborhoods by class, unless they apply for a Living and Learning Community (LLC). According to MarQuita Barker, as sociate director of residence life for op erations and information management, sophomores can expect to find their future homes in Danieley flats and apartments. Some sophomores will be in the Global Neighborhoods, Colonnades and the Loy Ce.nter^ and a few will.be_in.the Oaks., — Barker said a majority of juniors can expect to be in The Oaks and some will be in the Station at Mill Point. Seniors can prepare to be mainly in the Station with a few in the Oaks. “We really want students to focus on the experience in each neighborhood,” Barker said. “It’s really about who you live with and your experiences and not so much about the actual building.” The division of classes by neighbor hood comes after recent years of freshmen being scattered across resident halls from Danieley to Historic Neighborhood. Now, Residence Life look to be more purposeful with where students live and- when.they live, there. Freshmen are placed in Historic to be near the center of campus, allow them the opportunity to take part in link courses through the Global Neighborhood and form connections with live-in faculty. Barker said. She added that the Danieley flats and apartments suit sophomores well because it is not the traditional hall of Historic, but it’s also not quite the apartments ju niors and seniors occupy in the Station. “We try to be intentional of students’ on campus experiences,” Barker said. “We try to do our housing based on those needs.” SeeHOUSING page3
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