The "Talking Stick" is published bimonthly, six times a year in January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, and November/December by the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International. Each issue is divided into three sections: Features, Columns, and Departments. These sections contain articles that provide professional information related to the various aspects of student residence facilities and their related operations. In this issue, Features section includes: (1) Building in a Sense of Security: Designing Residences that Protect Students (Nadia Zhiri and Joseph Stramberg); and (2) The Importance of Assessment (Lisa Hickey). Columns include: (1) Are You In? (Vennie Gore); (2) Using Alumni to Energize Community (Alexa Sibberson); (3) Can We Really Have It All? (Kate McGartland-Kinsella); and (4) Choosing Sides (Stacy Oliver). Departments contain: (1) New Member Highlight; (2) Just In; (3) Your ACUHO-I; (4) Transitions; (5) Calendar; (6) Conversations; (7) First Takes; (8) Reporting Out; (9) Welcome; and (10) Snapshot.