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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invited to submit your content to the Diversity Digest. It is a college based news-
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once during the Summer. Feel free to submit upcoming events, announcements,
poetry, interesting college history, opinion pieces on current events, recent schol-
arship, food facts, recipes, etc. Special Issues will be considered. Submit content
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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