January 24, 2018

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CRIME

String of Car Break-ins Strikes Emory By monicA lefton Senior Staff Writer

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A seven-year-old local resident sleds down a hill in Lullwater Preserve Jan. 17. Emory University closed Jan. 17 to 18 due to ‘severe weather.’

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CAMPUS LIFE

Nair Reflects on Campus Life Tenure

By Alex KlugermAn News Editor

Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair, known around campus for his social justice advocacy and Greek life initiatives, is set to step down this March to become president of Arcadia University (Pa.).

During his five-year tenure that began

in 2012, he oversaw the creation of the Emory Commission on Racial and Social Justice and led initiatives on Greek life, open expression and other campus issues. The Emory Wheel sat down with Nair, who reflected on his term at Emory.

This transcript has been edited for clarity and length.

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Wheel: What projects or initiatives have you been most proud of over your tenure?

Ajay Nair: The biggest project, and I hope the most impactful, will be the Campus Life Center (CLC). That’s an idea that was conceived of my first week on the job. The SGA president

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A series of nine car break-ins at various parking decks and lots on Emory’s campus were reported this past week to the Emory Police Department (EPD), according to EPD Sgt. Alex Mawson. EPD has received 17 reports of car break-ins total so far in 2018.

In the past week, break-ins have been reported at the Peavine parking lots, Water Tower Place and the parking deck of 1579 Avenue Place at Emory Point.

EPD Sgt. Randall Terry, who is leading the investigation into the surge surge of break-ins, believes there is a relationship between the cases due to time of day, location and method of the crimes.

Multiple reports involved a broken rear window, occured in the morning and affected vehicles parked in the Peavine lots.

Affected vehicles have primarily been pickups and large SUVs. Vehicles belonged to one Emory visitor, two Emory employees and six Emory students.

EPD does not have any lead suspects as of Jan. 22, but Terry told

the Wheel that EPD is pursuing multiple leads. One burglarized car was parked in Peavine II and belonged to an Emory employee.

A passerby, another Emory employee, noticed the rear passenger side window broken at 6:52 a.m. on Jan. 19 and called police, who called the owner to the scene.

The owner reported that a Heckler & Koch 40-caliber handgun, two Apple iPods and a backpack were stolen from the car, which are valued at a total of $1,920.

Although Emory does not permit firearms on campus, EPD is treating the case like any other missing item report, Terry said.

Terry said that Emory will not take disciplinary action against the employee, who is a Campus Services (CS) mechanic.

A car window typically costs around $200 to replace, Mawson said.

EPD is working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Police because three other break-ins also occurred at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, which is outside of EPD’s jurisdiction.

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ADMINISTRATION

Emory Employee Wagner Earns $3.5M in 2015 Loses Master Key By nicole SAdeK Copy Chief

By richArd cheSS And VAlerie SAndoVAl News Editor and Staff Writer Clairmont Campus residents will be re-issued door keys after they return to campus Spring 2018.

Lock cores and keys of all Clairmont doors are being replaced because a University employee lost a master key for Clairmont Campus, according to a Dec. 19 email sent by Director of Housing Facilities and Operations Jonathan Cooper to Clairmont residents.

Emory began the lock and key replacements Jan. 19 and has contracted with outside vendors to complete the replacement lock installation, Associate Vice President for Media Relations Nancy Seideman wrote in

emails to the Wheel. Seideman wrote that the goal is to minimize the impact on residents’ daily lives. The project is “logistically very complicated,” Cooper wrote in the Dec. 19 email.

An internal review of the incident is underway, Seideman wrote in a Dec. 21 email to the Wheel. Seideman declined to state whether Emory will take disciplinary action, noting that Emory does not comment on employee relations issues.

A Dec. 14 Emory Police Department (EPD) report states that Conrad Fuller, a painter for the University, checked out several master keys Dec. 16, 2016, including one for the Clairmont housing buildings. Master keys do not grant entry into exterior doors at Clairmont.

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Former University President James W. Wagner received $2.36 million in deferred-compensation awards in addition to his $991,460 base salary in 2015, making him the second-highest paid private college president that year, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education’s executive compensation report.

Out of 569 private college chief executives, Wagner’s $3,510,451 total compensation fell second to the earnings of Wake Forest University (N.C.) President Nathan O. Hatch, who also received deferred-compensation awards of $2.89 million in 2015.

Deferred-compensation payouts are negotiated by universities to avoid high turnover for top leadership. Emory University and Wagner negotiated the $2.36 million payout in 2005, two

years after Wagner became University president, on the basis that Wagner would remain president for at least 10 more years, according to Associate Vice President for Media Relations Nancy Seideman.

James W. Wagner, Former Emory University President

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In 2015, Wagner received from Emory a base salary of $991,460, $74,288 in nontaxable income and $2,444,703 in “other pay,” which includes the compensation package, according to the Chronicle.

Wagner earned in total compensation 76 times as much as the cost of tuition and 21 times as much as the average faculty member salary,

according to the report. He also ranked No. 13 in base pay among private college chief executives. Wagner served as University president for 13 years before he retired August 2016.

The Chronicle’s updated executive compensation report, released Dec. 10, includes salary data on more than 1,200 chief executives from 2008 through 2015. The Chronicle used Form 990 from nonprofit organizations’ tax returns to compile the data.

Tax returns filed by 501(c)(3) nonprofits are public record.

Emory’s Executive Compensation and Conflict of Interest Committee of the Board of Trustees works with independent consultants to review the president’s salary in relationship to peer institutions, according to a Dec. 16 University statement Seideman emailed to the Wheel. Peer institutions similarly negotiate compensation

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SGA Overrules CC, Grants SPLC NRF Charter

By BeliciA rodriguez Contributing Writer

“It seemed really, really broad to us,” CC Vice President of Administration Radhika Kadakia (20C) said. “There was no facts. They didn’t seem to have a clear mission.”

Selton introduced the club’s mission as “[to] combat hate, intolerance, and injustice on campus and in Georgia.”

SPLC provides training and education on advocating for civic issues, Selton said. According to SPLC’s pre-

The 51st legislature of Student Government Association (SGA) overruled College Council’s (CC) decision to deny the Southern Poverty Law Center at Emory (SPLC) a NonRecommended for Funding (NRF) charter Monday evening.

The CC decision was overruled with

eight legislators voting yes and two abstaining. No bills were proposed during the meeting.

CC denied SPLC at Emory’s request for a NRF charter due to a lack of clarity on the organization’s mission and function on campus according to SPLC Representative Charlotte Selton (20C).

NRF charters are granted to organizations without a need for funding, according to CC’s website.

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sentation, SPLC has hosted events on campus that include “a webinar on challenging neo-Nazi views on campus, training on confronting everyday bigotry, lecture series on immigration justice and [teaching students] how to contact [government] representatives.”

Selton also emphasized that the club was affiliated with Emory’s Center for Ethics, which would financially support the club if SPLC received a NRF

charter from CC. “We’re not seeking funding from College Council,” Selton said.

Kadakia said other clubs such as Nourish International, Refugee Revive and She’s the First serve a similar function of teaching members how to advocate for their causes and spread awareness for social issues. Therefore,

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Crime Report Compiled by monicA lefton On Jan. 16 at 5 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) officers on foot patrol discovered second-degree burglary and criminal damage to the interior of Building A at Emory’s Briarcliff Campus. Officers reported an unknown subject shattered 10 windows in the building’s central atrium throughout floors one through five.

The officers found fire extinguisher powder and broken fluorescent light bulb tubes on the floor as well as words spray painted onto the windows and walls.

The officers checked the doors to the building and discovered that several were unsecured. The officers secured some of the doors, and asked Facilities Management to secure the rest. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On Jan. 16 at 8:43 p.m., an officer patrolling Emory West campus discovered damage to the plywood covering a window of Candler Mansion. The officer was unable to find a suspect.

Facilities Management was notified, but they said they already knew of the damage and declined to come repair it. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On Jan. 19 at 2:32 p.m., EPD responded to a call from the Longstreet-Means Parking Deck. An Emory student reported the theft of his bike between Dec. 13, 2017, at 3 p.m. and Jan. 19, 2018, at 11:50 a.m. The student stated that when he returned from winter break his Trek X-Calibur bike and lock were missing.

The bike and lock are valued at $650 and $20, respectively. The case has

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On Jan. 21 at 11:51 a.m., EPD responded to a call from an Emory student regarding a first-degree burglary at 10 Eagle Row, the Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) house, sometime between Dec. 15, 2017, and Jan. 16, 2018.

The student, who lives in the house, said that when he returned from winter break, his safe was gone and his drawers had been opened and rifled through. The safe contained $200 cash and a watch valued at approximately $500. The safe itself was valued at around $50.

There was no sign of forced entry into the building or into the student’s room. The victim noted that the sprinklers in the home were replaced over winter break. EPD reached out to Facilities Management to inquire which company replaced the sprinklers, but Facilities Management did not know. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

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Advocates in an unincorporated area near Emory are calling for the formation of a new city dubbed “Vista Grove,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). In 2015, a similar proposal for a new city in the same area, “LaVista Hills,” failed by 139 votes. The area is in north DeKalb County, east of I-85.

Proponents of the proposal believe that a new city would improve transportation, infrastructure and governance, the AJC reported.

The proposed city of 58,000 residents and 16 square miles would not include Emory’s campus but would be the largest city in the county, according to the Geographic Information Systems Department of DeKalb County.

State Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody, indicated at a Dec. 21 town hall meeting that he would sponsor the necessary bill for the proposal to materialize.

If passed, the annexation would have to be approved by the city’s government, discussed in a public hearing and approved by a vote of residents of the area.

Voters would not likely decide on incorporating “Vista Grove” until 2019, as a placeholder bill has yet to be introduced into the 2018 session.

On Jan. 21 at 10:13 p.m., EPD responded to call transferred from Atlanta Police Dispatch regarding a suspicious person at Campus Crossing Briarcliff apartments on Briarcliff Road.

Officers arrived on the scene and spoke with an Emory student who said that at 10:05 p.m. she was on the first level of the Campus Crossings parking garage when she saw a male wearing a black ski mask standing on a ledge.

He made eye contact with her, but he did not say anything.

The victim screamed and ran back into the building. Officers searched the scene but did not locate the subject. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

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A discussion for Emory Law students

by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has been rescheduled for Feb. 6 at Glenn Memorial Auditorium.

Sotomayor was set to visit campus September 2017, but the event was delayed due to Tropical Storm Irma.

Sotomayor is expected to participate in a discussion with Associate Professor of Fred Smith Jr., with an audience question-andanswer session to follow, according to a Jan. 22 Emory press release. ed i ApplicAnt pool increASeS The number of Early Decision I applications Emory received in 2017 increased 7 percent for Emory College of Arts and Sciences and 47 percent for Oxford College from 2016, according to a Dec. 22 Emory press release.

The College of Arts and Sciences’ acceptance rate fell one percentage point to 31, and the Oxford College acceptance rate fell 2 percentage point to 25 percent, according to Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Enrollment and Dean of Admission John Latting.

Emory admitted 503 students to the College and 223 students to Oxford.

Of those, 30 students were admitted through the QuestBridge National College Match program which connects low-income high school seniors with top universities across the United States.

The 30 students will receive financial aid that covers full tuition and fees.

Student eScApeS Armed roBBery An Emory student escaped an armed robbery at gunpoint Jan. 10 by jumping in front of a moving car, according to a Jan. 10 report from the Atlanta Police Department. Two armed men approached the victim in Atlanta’s Home Park neighbor-

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hood, near the Georgia Institute of Technology’s (Georgia Tech) campus, at approximately 7 p.m. She gave the attackers her iPhone, keys and wallet.

The men had grabbed the victim’s arm, but the victim quickly jumped in front of a slow oncoming car and the men ran away, according to the victim’s reports. price JoinS heAlthcAre BoArd Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and former assistant professor at the Emory School of Medicine Tom Price was named to Alpharetta-based Jackson Healthcare Medical Advisory Board, according to the AJC. Jackson Healthcare is a healthcare staffing and technology service company, the third largest of its kind, according to their website. Price will serve on the Board, which also includes former Florida Gov. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush. wAShington endS Shutdown After Senate Democrats and Republicans failed to compromise on immigration measures in the federal budget for the 2018 fiscal year, various federal workers were furloughed over a three-day period, including over 1 million active duty military personnel, according to The New York Times.

On Jan. 22, the Senate voted 81-18 to reopen the government contingent on the Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) promise to address the issue of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in possibly protecting undocumented immigrants.

CURRICULUM

Faculty Developing Diversity GER By mAdiSon BoBer Asst. Multimedia Editor

Emory first-year students may soon be required to fulfill a new general education requirement centered around educating students about diversity.

A Faculty Council working group has developed a program to increase awareness about diversity in freshman courses and orientation. Emory created the initiative in response to the 2013 demands by student group Black Students at Emory.

The program to address diversity education may include new diversity-focused freshman writing course sections and restructured freshman orientation and Pre-Major Advising Connections at Emory (PACE) classes.

A pilot for the program, which the University is aiming to implement Fall 2018, restructures orientation and PACE and adds diversity components to some freshman writing sections, according to Professor of Practice in Biology and committee member Patricia Marsteller. Marsteller said that if the pilot program is deemed successful, the diversity component will be extended to all freshman writing and seminar courses.

The Faculty Council working group that is looking to implement the pilot program was commissioned October 2017 in response to demands made by student group Black Students at Emory to administration in 2015 that called for “an active change in University policy directed towards black students.”

In the demands, the students specified that Emory should create a general education requirement (GER) for “courses that explore issues significantly affecting people of color” by Fall 2016.

Professor of Pedagogy Arri Eisen, a co-chair of the subcommittee, which is composed of three students and three faculty members, said the course

changes will occur Fall 2018 “if everything goes smoothly.”

Eisen said that Emory formed the subcommittee one year later than the student group had demanded because Emory was transitioning in leadership and could not mobilize quicker.

“These demands were made two years ago, so we’ve been a little slow in uptake,” Eisen said. “The leadership of the University was in transition, College faculty governance was totally redone at the same time, so that’s why we’re a little bit slow.”

Marsteller said that the program would increase the amount of time students spend discussing diversity during orientation and PACE. Faculty members who teach these diversity classes would be trained by experts in race relations like Professor of Philosophy George Yancy, Marsteller said. Yancy declined the Wheel’s request for an interview, stating that he believed other people would be more knowledgeable about the subject.

Marsteller said that these trained professors would then partake in a summer seminar where they would all participate in “revamping first-year writing courses, freshman seminar courses or other courses that are taken in the first one to two years because we really think it has to happen early.”

Eisen and Marsteller noted that they reviewed how other institutions, including Harvard University (Mass.) and Oberlin College (Ohio), implemented diversity GERs. Oberlin adopted a college-wide cultural diversity requirement for all undergraduates in 1991. Students satisfy the diversity GER by completing at least three courses that are either conducted in a language other than English, studying disenfranchised groups in the United States or studying cultures outside of the U.S. Harvard adopted a more limited initiative March 2017, which requires

English concentrators to take a course “featuring authors who may have been overlooked in the past for their race, gender or sexuality,” according to The Harvard Crimson.

Eisen said that Emory is heading in the same direction as Oberlin of incorporating a diversity requirement throughout the whole undergraduate curriculum.

Before the subcommittee can implement a diversity GER, which would require the University faculty to vote in support of the changes at two consecutive faculty council meetings, the subcommittee plans to hold a focus group of Emory students and faculty Spring 2018 to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed pilot program.

Eisen said that the focus group is most important to the implementation process, as it involves the students who will be affected by this proposal.

“We have to talk to the people that it’s going to affect,” Eisen said. “We’ve talked about reaching out specifically to different student groups, like sororities and fraternities, any groups that have something to give feedback on this proposal.”

Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology Robyn Fivush, a co-chair of another working group that broadly reviews undergraduate curriculum and GERs, said that the faculty reevaluates the undergraduate education structure every five to 15 years.

“There is broad agreement [among the committee] that one of the goals of a liberal arts education is an awareness of cultural strengths, differences, humility,” Fivush said. “The world is changing, right? We’re opening a conversation about whether we are accomplishing what we want to be accomplishing.”

— Contact Madison Bober at madison.bober@emory.edu

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Migos Working Group Modifies Booking Policies By chriStinA yAn Asst. News Editor

The working group formed after following last spring’s Migos booking scam concluded its work late summer 2017 and modified procedures in attempts to prevent a similar incident from occurring again.

The modifications require Student Programming Council (SPC) to work with an Emory-authorized intermediate agent to secure and coordinate logistics associated with musical performances, Campus Life Senior Director for Communications Tomika DePriest wrote in a Nov. 14 email to the Wheel. The working group expanded the approval process to involve more people, including the SPC president, SPC vice president, SPC treasurer, Student Government Association (SGA) president and SGA vice president of finance, according to DePriest.

Associate Vice President for Community Suzanne Onorato told the Wheel in a November 2017 interview that the booking process had changed, but she declined to elaborate on the exact changes, saying, “All the policies and protocols were reviewed and revamped.”

Onorato said that vendors in future bookings will now be “mostly” chosen from the pre-approved vendor list.

However, guidelines before the Migos scam already promoted the use of preapproved vendors.

“Emory requires that student groups purchase from an approved list of vendors unless the product they are purchasing is not offered by any of the preferred vendors,” the 2016-2017

Eagle Source Treasurer’s Handbook reads.

Global Talent Agency, the fraudulent third-party entity claiming to represent Migos, was not on Emory’s pre-approved vendor list. “[Global Talent Agency] had all the paperwork [and tax information] they needed to have. They were just really good at developing … fake information,” Onorato said. “We really want to limit working with [agencies not on the pre-approved vendor list]. It doesn’t mean that we would never do it again but that we would have a very different set of eyes going into it.”

Three committees made up the working group, Onorato said. Each had individual assignments and aspects of the policies and protocols to focus on before coming together and implementing “what made sense.” Onorato declined to provide more details on the respective assignments.

SPC, SGA and Campus Life formed last semester the working group, which met late last summer, according to Onorato. She also said she met three times during Spring 2017 with SPC members who have since graduated.

“We had a lot of conversation around how we could have better helped them, what were some of the things that they needed from us … that they didn’t get, what were some of the things that they just didn’t understand and needed to work through, what were pieces of their protocol that needed to be added, anything that needed to be subtracted — we just wanted to work through all of that,” Onorato said.

Onorato declined to elaborate on what the outgoing members of SPC

said needed to change during the working group committee meetings, and former SPC President Ria Sabnis (17B), who headed the club organization during the Migos debacle, did not respond to the Wheel’s requests for an interview.

The spring 2017 approval process in the Migos fiasco involved the SPC band party chairs, the Office of the General Counsel, SPC Advisor Vernon Smith and Senior Director of Campus Life Finance, Administration and Operations David Furhman, the Wheel reported March 29.

The Wheel reported in August 2017 that Student Governance Services (SGS) discontinued vendor deposit payments, but no other changes related to fraud prevention have been announced to club treasurers.

SGA President Gurbani Singh (18B) declined a request for interview, directing the Wheel to Director of the Office of Student Involvement, Leadership and Transitions Lisa Loveall, who serves as the SGA adviser. Loveall also declined a request for interview, directing the Wheel to DePriest.

DePriest directed the Wheel back to Onorato before DePriest emailed the Wheel a statement.

Emory has not reimbursed students for the money SGS sent to Global Talent Agency. Onorato told the Wheel in March that if the money is recovered it would go back to students.

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— Contact Christina Yan at christina.yan@emory.edu

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EPD Lacks Suspects For Car Break-ins were security cameras in the parking lot,” he said. “I always figured it Because of the proximity of the was less likely to happen at Emory reported locations, Mawson said Point and around the Emory campus investigators are sharing information in general just because it’s got its own dedicated security detail and it just with VA police.

Individuals from patrol, crime pre- seemed like higher risk for people tryvention and investigations are all tak- ing to break into stuff.”

He has always been “pretty cogniing efforts toward resolving the cases, zant about not leaving bags of computTerry said.

One student, a victim of a break- ers in my car where people can see them,” but admitted that in on the evethe incident reminded ning of Jan. 19 at Emory Point, told “It would have been him to stay cautious.

Mawson advised that the Wheel that he nice if there were students stay vigilant doesn’t blame anysecurity cameras in when parking on campus. one, but he wishes the parking lot.”

“Remove all items of he knew why they value from your vehicle. chose his car.

— Victim of car break-in Make sure to roll up your “I was mostly vehicle’s windows and surprised, because lock the vehicle’s doors,” I drive a pretty beat-up 2003 pickup truck and the Mawson wrote in a Jan. 22 email to Emory Point basement garage usually the Wheel. “Unfortunately, these steps has some nicer cars in it,” the student cannot guarantee that a vehicle will said. “I was wondering why they decide not be broken into, but ‘target hardento go after my truck and [not] even take ing’ can help to reduce these incidents.”

Mawson also asks members of the anything from it.”

The student was parked in the visi- community to contact EPD if they see tor section of the deck for the evening someone loitering in parking areas, because his clicker to enter to secure peering into vehicle windows, pulling at car handles or any damaged car area for residents was broken.

Even so, he said that he had expect- windows or doors. ed security to be a little tighter, so close to campus.

— Contact Monica Lefton at “It would have been nice if there monica.lefton@emory.edu

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Former Pres. Earns $2.36M Grad. Student Seeks Funds to Stay in School In Deferred Compensation ROLLINS

Continued from Page 1 packages to retain leadership, according to Seideman.

“The deferred compensation retention plan succeeded in providing a stable, successful leadership for Emory and in securing its leadership structure over this period of time,” Committee chair Jonathan K. Layne wrote in the Dec. 16 statement. “Such stability is unusual in higher education organizations.”

Seideman did not respond to a request about whether current top University officials, including University President Claire E. Sterk, have compensation packages similar to that of Wagner.

An increasing number of universities are proposing compensation packages to be competitive in attracting and retaining top leadership but such a system is flawed, Dan Bauman, the first author of the Chronicle’s report, said in a phone interview with the Wheel.

“The fact that [Wagner] left … defeats the stability argument,” Bauman said. “A year after this was totally paid out, he announces his retirement.”

Seideman wrote that Wagner’s total earnings were fair compared to those of other college presidents.

“The Emory University president’s compensation is consistent with that of other top university presidents in the nation, particularly those who lead major research universities,” Seideman wrote.

Richard Vedder, director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, agreed that Wagner’s salary is close to that of presidents at peer institutions.

Vedder also noted that executive

compensations are increasing at a historically high level.

“The notion that Emory is doing research, they’re using that as an excuse to pay $1 million salaries,” Vedder said in a phone interview with the Wheel. “I think that’s kind of a lame argument.”

Vedder, also a distinguished professor of economics emeritus at Ohio University, said that presidential salary increases that exceed inflation rates often lead to increases in salaries for other executive positions, such as the provost. On a per student basis, those increases are not significant, Vedder said, but they may have a negative impact on how much donors are willing to give to the institution. “[Donors] want their money to go for scholarship or for cancer research or for some worthy cause,” Vedder said.

“They don’t really want their money to go lining the pockets of senior administrative officials.”

Under a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was signed into law

by President Donald J. Trump Dec. 22, 2017, tax-exempt organizations that pay employees more thanw $1 million in a given year will be penalized with a 21 percent excise tax beginning 2018.

According to a 2014 Wall Street Journal report, about 2,700 employees nationwide receive more than $1 million in compensation from nonprofits.

The report did not include the exact number of those employees who received deferred-compensation awards but said that “many” had, and that about one-quarter of the employees received a base pay of more than $1 million.

— Contact Nicole Sadek at nicole.sadek@emory.edu

By emily SulliVAn Associate Editor

An online campaign seeks to help Anne Chumbow (19PH) remain at Emory University and reside legally in the United States as she attempts to raise nearly $30,000 in outstanding tuition costs that she cannot afford.

For her student visa to be renewed, Chumbow, an international student from Cameroon, must be in good standing at Emory by paying her full tuition balance.

Chumbow began her online campaign Jan. 6 after she was unable to cover her Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 tuitions, leaving a total of $29,400 unpaid.

She has raised $18,111 through her GoFundMe page, as of Tuesday night.

Chumbow said that Emory suggested she take a leave of absence while working to collect tuition money.

If Chumbow chooses to declare a leave of absence, Chumbow would then have 15 days to leave the U.S. due to her status as an international student before her student visa would expire.

Associate Vice President of Media Relations Nancy Seideman declined to comment, noting that Chumbow is likely “consulting with the appropriate university offices regarding her situation to obtain services, guidance and support.”

Chumbow’s attempts to collect the money through a bank loan or scholarships have been unsuccessful, Chumbow said.

Emory Alliance Credit Union grants some loans to international students in Emory’s Goizueta Business School and Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, but because Chumbow is a student in Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH), her loan applications were denied, even with co-signers, she said.

Emory Alliance Credit Union did not respond to a request for comment

on Chumbow’s situation. An Emory Alliance Credit Union representative confirmed that it currently considers only Rollins students with a nursing connection eligible for loans and added that it may expand its granting of loans to other Rollins students in the future.

Chumbow said that if she takes Emory’s suggested leave of absence now, she is doubtful that she will be able to generate enough money to return to the U.S. to complete her master’s degree.

“When accepting students from around the world, you’re accepting people from all walks of life, not just the wealthy.”

— Anne Chumbow (19PH)

If Chumbow cannot raise the tuition money and then declares a leave of absence, she is unsure whether she will return to Cameroon or remain in the U.S. without a student visa.

Chumbow’s story has gained traction through her GoFundMe page and myriad social media posts that have garnered empathy from her colleagues in Rollins, she said.

Some people have already approached her to share their own stories of similar situations, Chumbow said, including a fellow student who nearly had to abandon his education in the face of financial troubles.

While Chumbow said she believes Emory is the most welcoming and diverse place she’s been in the U.S., she also said the University should put forth more efforts to support its students, like arranging more work opportunities.

“There needs to be an understanding that when accepting students from around the world, you’re accepting people from all walks of life, not just the wealthy,” Chumbow wrote in a Jan. 23 email.

“I would like the school to be more supportive of international students who may find themselves in circumstances like mine,” she wrote.

Chumbow said she does not blame the University for her situation.

“I am not in any way condemning or blaming the school or the administration for what has happened,” Chumbow wrote in a Jan. 22 email to the Wheel. “This is a story through which lessons should be learned. ... First by me, and also the school.”

Chumbow came to the U.S. in 2012 and graduated with a nursing degree from Southern University (La.). She knew she would want to continue her education and worked for a year as a registered nurse to save up tuition money for graduate school.

Chumbow then enrolled in the Hubert Department of Global Health at Rollins in 2017, planning to pursue a global health master’s degree with a concentration in community health and development.

After she earns that master’s degree, Chumbow said she hopes to bring quality healthcare to the world’s most vulnerable populations.

Chumbow is optimistic she will be able to stay at Rollins.

“My story is one of someone who is passionate about their dreams and is determined to accomplish their goals,” Chumbow wrote.

“I have faith that God will make a way for me where there seems to be no way.”

Richard reporting.

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— Contact Emily Sullivan at emily.sullivan@emory.edu

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SGA members chat after their weekly monday meeting. This week, they overturned CC’s decision by granting Southern Poverty Law Center at Emory a charter.

SGA Debates Concerns of Club Duplicity Continued from Page 1 CC did not see a need to charter another organization that has a similar mission.

“If there are two clubs that are do the same thing, we look to have clubs that work together towards that goal because [there is] strength in numbers,” Kadakia said. “Might as well bring it together because that way it a bigger club that can reach more people in the Emory community.”

Selton explained during the presentation that SPLC is different from other clubs because it is not servicebased, fundraising, politically-oriented or an international organization.

BBA Representative Jacob Spitzer (19B) noted that the issue of duplicity among clubs should not be considered because SPLC was not asking for financial support.

“Everybody keeps saying that there is a lot of overlap with other clubs.

Well, if there is then they won’t have a big presence, then so what?” Spitzer said. “If there is an overlap with other clubs and they do it better, then that’s a good thing for Emory.”

Sophomore Representative Johnna Gadomski (20C) responded by saying that whether they get the charter isn’t all that matters.

“I respect that College Council has standards that they maintain for

clubs on campus to the betterment of our community, and I think that what we’re looking at here is whether this club meets those standards,” Gadomski said.

Spitzer said that granting a charter would have little to no consequences.

“They’ll go into a room and nobody will show up,” Spitzer responded.

“Why does that affect me? The downside is very little.”

Freshman Representative Austin Graham (21C) responded by saying that the Center for Ethics’s support for the club is a promising sign.

“If they are affiliated with the Center for Ethics, they have to already meet a certain standard to get there because we have a great Center for Ethics,” Graham said. “We should give them a chance to exceed our expectations for them as an NRF-chartered organization.”

When SGA asked whether SPLC would work with other clubs, Selton responded that SPLC would collaborate with other clubs and teach club members how they can productively advocate for different issues.

“Especially for the clubs that do service, we absolutely think that that would be a good part of getting engaged in the community,” Selton said. “We were hoping to direct students after they get trained or if they

express a passion towards those clubs to actually do service.”

Emory Student Nurses Association (ESNA) Representative Stefka Mentor (18N) and Freshman Representative Alice Bodge (21C) abstained from voting, citing insufficient information through the presentation to vote on the issue.

Mentor told the Wheel that SPLC’s mission was unclear, and she wants to help decrease redundancy of clubs on campus.

“It seems that there are a lot of clubs doing the same thing. It’s very possible that they are doing something different, and in this presentation I didn’t learn enough about it,” Mentor said.

“Based on the information I received in this short presentation, I just didn’t see the purpose in them being chartered.”

Bodge echoed Mentor’s sentiments and told the Wheel that she wanted more information about SPLC before she could feel comfortable voting.

“I wish we had more clarity, and I personally didn’t feel comfortable voting because I felt like there’s a lot of social justice groups on campus, and it’s fantastic that we have more coming, but I just feel like it wasn’t fleshed out enough,” Bodge said.

— Contact Belicia Rodriguez at belicia.rodriguez@emory.edu

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An Emory employee lost a master key to Clairmont Campus last year.

Key Replacement Begins at Clairmont

Continued from Page 1 Only people with Emory-issued prox cards can access the buildings. Fuller was a new hire for Emory at the time, according to a January 2017 Campus Services newsletter.

In summer 2017, Fuller gave a Clairmont master key that he had checked out Dec. 16, 2016 to Harry Sims, a temporary contract employee, according to the account of the complainant, Director of Project Management Heath Miller. Fuller realized in September 2017 that Sims was no longer employed by Emory but had not returned the key. Fuller called Sims but Sims said he had already returned the key to the University, Miller told EPD. Fuller did not notify his supervisor about the missing key until Dec. 12, Miller said.

Fuller did not respond to the Wheel’s request for comment.

Emory Police Department (EPD) increased patrolling and the number of officers on duty at Clairmont Dec. 18

and will continue to have an increased presence until the project is completed, according to Seideman. Seideman declined to state by how much EPD has increased police presence, citing security concerns. No known security breaches have resulted from the incident as of the Dec. 28 email, according to Seideman.

Campus Services and the Office of Housing Operations, in collaboration with the Internal Audit Division, had already started last fall a review of policies and procedures related to facility access and control.

“New procedures or additional measures will be implemented based on the conclusion of the review,” Seideman wrote.

The review will help ensure that a similar situation does not happen again, according to Cooper.

— Contact Richard Chess at richess@emory.edu and Valerie Sandoval at valerie.sandoval@emory.edu

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GSGA Approves Budget for Probationed Emory Pipeline By chriStinA yAn Asst. News Editor

The second legislature of the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) convened Monday evening to approve a budget for Emory Pipeline, fund an Emory International Coffee Hour and welcome three new legislators.

GSGA voted unanimously to allocate a $1,000 budget to Emory Pipeline, an organization that has been on probation since Spring 2017 for violating the requirements necessary to be considered a Graduate-Wide Organization (GWO).

Emory Pipeline is a “multi-tiered, interdisciplinary mentorship and health science education program connecting South Atlanta School of Health and Medical Science students with Emory University undergraduate, graduate, public health and medical students,” according to its website.

In order to receive GWO status from GSGA, an organization must show a “Graduate-Wide Benefit” through its

mission and practices, “include representation from half plus one (five of eight) graduate divisions,” ensure that “members from any one graduate division may not compromise equal to or greater than 50 percent of the membership of the GWO” and agree to undergo an annual charter and monetary review, according to the GSGA chartering bylaws.

Emory Pipeline was previously placed on probation for having more than 50 percent of its graduate membership come from Emory School of Medicine students and for failing to have representation from five of the eight graduate schools.

Emory Pipeline currently has members from the Emory School of Medicine, Rollins School of Public Health, Laney Graduate School and the Emory University School of Law. Emory Pipeline President Aditya Rali (14C, 18M) said that Emory School of Medicine students currently comprise 44 percent of graduate membership within the organization, but that there are still only four graduate

divisions represented despite advertising efforts.

“We advertise to everyone … [but] we’re a School of Medicine-based organization,” Rali said. “All the events happen there, so obviously we have a huge presence. We’re there every Wednesday for three hours with these high school kids, so everybody there knows about it. Even though we advertise, people in the [Goizueta] Business School, people in the [Emory University School of Law] don’t know much about it.”

A previous misunderstanding about a federal grant also prevented GSGA from funding the organization.

Emory Pipeline received a threeyear grant of $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 2015 to fund the expenses for high school students, according to an October 2015 University-wide press release.

“The perception was that the [$1.8] million funded their organization, so there was less of a reason for us to give an additional $2,000 to fund the orga-

nization,” GSGA Chief of Staff Kyle Davis (18B) said.

Rali and GSGA Vice President of Finance Deepa Raju (18B) clarified that the money from the federal grant could only be used for the high school students within the program and not for any of the undergraduate or graduate students.

Rali sought funding from GSGA for the 40 graduate members in the organization, as its undergraduate expenses are covered by College Council (CC).

Raju noted that organizations on probation can receive a budget, but cannot receive funding, which would mean that in order to fund Emory Pipeline, the legislators would need to first lift the sanction.

Legislator Byron Wratee (18T) then moved to currently release $1,000 as a fall budget with a spring budget being released upon future review of the organization.

The motion carried unanimously.

Campus Minister Glenn Goldsmith sought $750 in funding from GSGA for an Emory International Coffee Hour,

a hospitality event for international students that averages a weekly attendance of about 100 international students and scholars, according to the funding request.

“It’s basically a free lunch for international students every Friday, kind of the highlight of the week for a lot of students,” Goldsmith said. “It’s a great way for student government or different offices on campus to get some face time in front of that particular community on campus.”

GSGA moved unanimously to fund the $750 and will specify a date for the lunch at a later time.

GSGA also noted the presence of two new legislators, Jessica Anderson (20M) and Mary Coyle (18N, 18PH).

New legislator Kaliana Chamberlin (17N, 18N) was welcomed but unable to attend.

Alex Klugerman reporting.

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— Contact Christina Yan at christina.yan@emory.edu

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Dean Leaves Emory With Mixed Feelings About Greek Life

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six years ago came into my office with his chief of staff and said “[The Dobbs University Center (DUC)] just doesn’t work.” What he meant was that there really was no sense of community … throughout the university. We were a community of many communities, and the CLC presented an opportunity for us to create a space where all segments of the community could come together.

Getting that project underway took several years, and my hope is … [it] will become potentially the most transformative project that Campus Life has ever engaged.

The other major things I’ve engaged with … is creating a more studentcentered environment. Campus Life when I came was a good organization, but I don’t know if students necessarily understood all the programs and services that were available and resource people they could access. I don’t know if they felt they had a strong advocate for them, and I was determined to be one of many advocates.

EW: What is the best thing about Emory and one thing you would change?

AN: The best thing about Emory is the spirit of generosity on this campus.

Community members give their time, their attention and their encouragement to one another in really profound ways.

The one thing that I would change about Emory is that I hope people in our community and outside recognize what a gem Emory really is. Why be hidden when you’re solving world problems or helping students reach their full potential?

EW: Can you reflect on how racial relations at the University and across the country have changed during your time here?

AN: I’m certainly proud of our efforts to create a more just community. [Emory has prioritized] racial jus-

tice on our campus, not just through lip service but through … thinking about creating a more just environment.

Of course, we didn’t solve all of our issues, but … we decided that we would identify the systemic issues that students have been talking about for generations at Emory and try to tackle them one by one. … I think that’s how we’ve come out ahead on certain issues.

We also embraced the protest and dissent. We said, “If you feel strongly about this you should protest and educate the community about how you feel. … Let’s come together and have a dialogue about this and then actually do something.”

EW: How has your vision for Greek life on campus evolved over time?

AN: It was an important aspect of my own undergraduate education, so I came into this position knowing that good that can come out of Greek life but also being fully aware of the challenges that Greek life is facing … around alcohol and other drugs, hazing, sexual violence.

My primary obligation at the end of the day is to create a safe environment for all students and ensure that all students feel a sense of belonging.

As I was thinking about Greek life … initially it was a lot of troubleshooting.

An organization gets in trouble, they go through a conduct process, there’s disagreement about what actually happened, and then there’s a finding of responsibility or not and then there’s a sanction.

That was part of the business of Greek life and I found that to be incredibly disturbing.

We shouldn’t constantly be in this struggle with all this tension between the administration and students. I set out to create a vision with the community similar to what we’re doing with social justice that would create a model for Greek life for the country.

Unfortunately, I leave Emory without having fulfilled that aspiration of creating a model.

Around Greek life, I can’t say that I’m leaving fulfilled. This year, we’ve made an amazing amount of progress. We created a strategic planning process. We hired an external consultant. We needed a neutral voice with expertise to guide us. We’re almost through with the first stage of that process and frankly, the leadership of [Interfraternity Council President] Christian Virgil (18B) and other student leaders has made it possible.

Partnerships with students make it work and we’ve just never had that partnership before. We work hard to build transparency and have those relationships and I actually have a clear goal in mind: to create a sustainable future for Greek life at Emory and ultimately create the model for the future. My successor will inherit the beginning of that process.

Ajay Nair, Senior Vice President and Dean Of Campus Life

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There [were] a lot of unanticipated challenges with Greek life, not just terms of behavioral, but also with the housing infrastructure, the finances, the recruitment processes, you name it. The one piece of it that always kept me motivated and engaged was the students who are part of Greek life who are some of the best student leaders that I’ve worked with. It would be unfair to characterize Greek life as bad because the students that are part of it are really terrific people.

My hope with this whole process is that there will be a stronger sense of accountability among Greek lead-

ers and community members and a stronger model of self-governance. Or maybe shared governance is a better way to frame it. It isn’t the University exploring these conduct processes against students but the students themselves who are holding their peers accountable for egregious acts and taking action and holding themselves up to a hire standard. I think that’s possible at Emory.

It’s interesting that people perceive that the administration was coming after Greek life. The vast majority of cases … were peers … reporting these things to us.

It’s a fascinating situation where members of the organization themselves were coming forward when these really negative, egregious acts were happening and the University has an obligation to investigate … and protect students.

That being said, I understand why students are upset when their chapter is closed. That’s part of who you are and identity on campus, but what’s the alternative? The alternative now is to make sure that students are taking responsibility for their actions and don’t put themselves in that position to begin with. To suggest that the institution should turn a blind eye to those things is wrong, unethical and dangerous.

EW: “Safe spaces” is a hot-button term you’ve written about.

AN: Safe spaces have definitely been under attack and people misunderstand what safe spaces really are. Safe spaces at a place like Emory are educational spaces where students can engage and learn about another culture or experience, and they’re also places where people with an affinity towards a particular culture can feel a sense of belonging. It’s not as some would suggest a place where students can be protected from ideas. …

They’re not exclusionary spaces; these

are spaces that provide visibility and identity to marginalized communities, but create opportunities for education to the entire community if members choose to engage.

EW: Do you think the Trump chalkings were a turning point at Emory in how the community views safe spaces?

AN: The Trump chalkings created a conversation and discussion about the notion of open expression. Those are interrelated things, but let’s treat them as two different topics for the purposes of this conversation. The Trump chalkings challenged our University community members to think about what open expression means and I think at the end of the day, the realization among many community members was that not all community members have the same privileges of open expression. Safe spaces are necessary for students to be able to fully express themselves. Without them, they’re going to continue to be marginalized and their humanity will continue to be attacked.

EW: Can you reflect on the development of Emory’s Open Expression policy?

AN: I co-chaired the Open Expression Committee, which led to the development of our current policy, and I think it’s an excellent policy.

That policy, in no uncertain terms, protects open expression. It protects all speech, even vitriolic hate speech.

I firmly believe that it’s a slippery slope to decide which speech is appropriate and which speech is not. In other words, if people like me in positions of power and authority are able to determine who is allowed to come to campus and speak, then there is no such thing as open expression. … I really believe that open expression is about disagreeing and debating.

— Contact Alex Klugerman at aokluge@emory.edu

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The light snow during the Jan. 17 University closure sprinkles University President Claire E. Sterk’s home in Lullwater Preserve.

Light Snowfall Halts University Operations for Two Days

By JoShuA lee Contributing Writer Emory University shut down for the first two days of the undergraduate Spring semester due to “severe weather conditions,” or less than two inches of snowfall, Jan. 17 and 18.

With a low of 14 and 15 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, and a windchill that drove those numbers to below -2 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency for 83 counties across the state, including DeKalb County.

Vice President for Campus Services Matthew Early said that he and a team of people referred to as “key and

essential” prepared to respond when the snow fell.

With the University closed, Early had to work with limited personnel to ensure that the roads and sidewalks were safe for travel and residential centers on campus would have power.

Early also said that personnel worked to ensure that the hospital was accessible, according to Early.

When the forecast shows a possibility of snow, the key and essential employees works with the Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) to monitor potentially escalating weather conditions, and Campus Services begins preparing for snowfall by spraying the sidewalks and entrances to buildings on campus with brine.

“Our first priority are the people who are on campus,” Early said. “Only when snow begins to accumulate do we start clearing the main roads.”

According to Early, the “main” roads include the road from Starvine Way to Clairmont Residential Center (CRC), Eagle Row and the roads that surround the Atlanta campus.

With only a handful of staff to work with, Early prioritized the safety of roads and walkways and the warmth of indoor facilities in favor of other maintenance work orders, meaning that work orders handled by Campus Services were backed up for a few days.

For some students, the snow was an unfamiliar experience that warranted campus closure. Emily An (20C) has

lived in Saipan, one of the Northern Mariana Islands, for 19 years before coming to Emory, so the single-digit windchill temperatures coupled with accumulating snowfall, even just inches, came as a shock for her.

“It was my first time seeing snow, so I was really happy, and it was really pretty but I almost felt like dying because it was really, really cold,” An said. “I wore two pairs of pants, two pairs of socks, and I had a really thick jacket, and I don’t think it helped at all.”

For students who are used to colder climates and snow, the closed University seemed like an unnecessary inconvenience.

“I think it’s complete B.S. because I’m from New York and even if there’s

three feet of snow we have school,” Kasie Lee (21C) said. “It’s absurd that we’re not going to school for like one centimeter of snow.”

Nia Khalifa (20C) shared the same sentiments as Lee when asked about the “severe weather conditions.”

“I’m from a suburb right outside of Toronto where it snows 7 months out of the year, and because of that a ‘snow day’ is totally rare,” Khalifa said. “I’ve had to walk to school in -40 degrees Celsius with snow past my ankles, but that’s Canada for you. But I’m not complaining. I like Atlanta’s unpreparedness for snow. It’s cute and I get some days off.

— Contact Joshua Lee at josh.lee@emory.edu

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | Editorial Page Editor: Madeline Lutwyche (madeline.lutwyche@emory.edu)

Editorial

Free Speech Rating Sets High Standard for University Policy The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has awarded Emory University its highest rating for free speech on campus, making Emory the first university in Georgia to achieve the “green light” rating.

Sasha Volokh, the chair of the University’s Open Expression Committee and an associate professor of law at Emory, worked with FIRE to bring Emory’s policies in line with the Foundation’s standards.

Many of the changes involved modifying language and improving the definitions of infractions so that violations of Emory’s policies cannot be construed in a overly broad manner.

A noteworthy example of a change involves Emory’s Information Technology (IT) Usage Policy.

The policy previously prohibited personal use of University IT resources for supporting political candidates or campaigns or in any manner which “reflected poorly on” Emory, which would have included the use of EmoryUnplugged wifi on a private computer for either of the aforementioned purposes. That language has since been excised. For more details on these changes, reference the Wheel’s news coverage online at www.emorywheel.com.

We wholeheartedly agree with these changes.

It is important to take a moment to recognize the achievement of Volokh and the Open Expression

Committee and the goodwill demonstrated by University President Claire E. Sterk and other Emory administrators. Emory joins a list of only 37 schools nationwide which have received a green light rating for their speech codes.

However, it is equally important to take note of progress that is yet to come.

In addition to tracking University speech codes, FIRE also maintains a list of due process procedures at top academic institutions. Emory adjudicates a wide range of student misconduct and is capable of levying punishments which can have enormous effects on the opportunities of students after graduation.

It is appropriate for Emory to have this power and is of vital importance to our community that students who violate policies regarding academic integrity, student safety and interpersonal conduct meet proper consequences. Still, it is troubling that Emory’s policies regarding the rights of the accused received a D rating from FIRE. Out of 10 criteria evaluated, Emory was judged satisfactory on only the meaningful right to appeal.

We commend the University for its ongoing commitment to the free exchange of ideas, and fully expect that Emory will continue its efforts and work to improve all University policy.

The above editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s Editorial Board.

The Editorial Board is composed of Nora Elmubarak, Andrew Kliewer, Madeline Lutwyche, Isabeth Mendoza, Boris Niyonzima, Shreya Pabbaraju, Isaiah Sirois and Mathew Sperling.

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Media Contributes to Mental Illness Stigma Inaccurate Stereotypes Harmful to Campus Dialogue stress and subsequent long-term medical treatment as well as therapy is Rebecca Upton tedious and undramatic.

Individuals with mental illness are Note: This article contains content instead utilized as tools to further a related to suicide and depression. This plot point, often as a revenge tool or content warning has been included at climactic arc.

One such character is the woman the writer’s request.

For far too long, we have avoided scorned, who uses suicide as a glorious conversations surrounding mental ill- death, a way for her to impact the lives ness and mental health because of the of those around her.

One of the most overt examples of discomfort that it can create. Often, this discomfort is caused by the nega- this is “13 Reasons Why.” Additional tive stereotypes that surrounds mental characters include the misunderstood school shooter who takes out his anger illness.

People fear what they do not fully on the student body, as depicted on understand, and the portrayal of indi- “American Horror Story,” or the friend viduals with mental illnesses in mod- who just couldn’t take it anymore, commits suicide and then launches a ern media is overtly negative. moral rediscovery for Enough is enough. the main character, as A discussion on suiseen on “House.” cide and mental Mental health While these subhealth is particularly necessary for our age issues shape college plots are indeed captivating, they group, as it is the seccampuses on a deep are unhealthy. They ond leading cause of level, and we must oversimplify the pain death in the United and grief felt by those States for those aged begin having open men15 to 24. and honest dialogue experiencing tal illness and fail to In some cases of to help others heal. direct viewers toward suicide, the individual resources that could involved is considered aid them in taking to be high-achieving. steps toward recovery.

Madison Holleran Furthermore, they can strengthen was considered a successful student-athlete at the University of the detrimental link in people’s minds Pennsylvania, and she committed sui- between mental illness and violence. cide. In recent years, suicides at the Finally, the glorification or portrayal Massachusetts Institute of Technology of suicide as revenge is especially dan(MIT) have been higher than the gerous for young adults, who are more national average for college students, prone to impulsivity and do not have a sitting at 12.5 suicides per 100,000 fully formed idea of their future or the larger impact of their actions. students.

Suicide on television is often porThis can be surprising, as one of the commonly discussed symptoms trayed as a quick and painless death by of depression or suicidal ideation overdose — an easy out for a character. is a decrease in academic or social This portrayal of suicide by poisoning as being painless and sleep educing is performance.

Due to deep-seeded stereotypes clinically unfounded and dangerous. perpetuated by a lack of discussion We must recognize inaccuracies like regarding mental health, media some- and work to combat the stigma of mentimes portrays depressed individuals tal illnesses in media.

Mental health issues shape college as overtly sad and unable to function. But the idea that high-achieving campuses on a deep level, and we individuals cannot have suicidal ide- must begin having open and honest ations is one of the factors that pre- dialogue to help others heal.

Mental illness is an often misvents them from seeking help. It is an incorrect belief that continues to understood topic, but it’s possible perpetuate unnecessary stigma sur- to break down the stereotypes that rounding mental health. As American surround it. I encourage everyone to culture places a high value on tangible think critically about these issues and achievement, high-achieving individu- encourage sensitivity and understandals are told they have found success, ing when discussing these subjects.

You never know how these issues and are thereby excluded from discusmay have impacted the lives of those sions of mental illness.

Along these lines, the media has an around you. If you are struggling, do unfortunate habit of depicting suicide not hesitate to reach out to our camand mental health crises in the context pus resources, like Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), or a of a one-off event.

A suicide occurs in response national hotline.

Emory HelpLine: to a break up or a singular failure 404-727-HELP (4357) (“Degrassi”). A mental health criEmory Psychiatry on Call: sis lasts a time period of exactly one 404-778-5000 episode (“Will and Grace”). One pill solves the problem (“Nurse Jackie”).

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: When an individual has a mental 1-800-273-8255 illness, it can take doctors multiple Rebecca Upton is a Goizueta tries to prescribe an effective treatment, and therapy can take years. But Business School junior from depicting people undergoing chronic Grapevine, Texas.

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Students Advocate on Behalf of Unsupported Peer Isabeth Mendoza We need academic institutions to support students who may be affected by immigration laws.

Currently, students, student-run organizations and community-based organizations have stepped up as leaders and champions for immigrant student rights.

As Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) was starting its first day of school, the #MoveMountains4Anne was popping up on Rollins Facebook groups. Anne Chumbow (19PH), an international student studying global health needed help fundraising for her 2017-2018 tuition totalling $29,400.

“If I do not pay this money I will have to leave the country and only return when I have the funds,” Chumbow wrote on her GoFundMe page. “This is a problem because I may never be able to come back and finish my studies. I risk losing all that I have worked for, dreamed about and may never be a game changer in the healthcare field.”

Chumbow experienced difficulty in obtaining a student loan after trying to cosign with five different individuals, according to her GoFundMe statement. While the Emory Alliance Credit Union grants international students loans without a cosigner, RSPH has no established partnership with the Union.

Rollins students without nursing connections are therefore ineligible for these loans.

While many Emory students were enjoying a snow day on Jan. 16, nine female Rollins students organized on behalf of Chumbow.

The students created a petition, Facebook event for a on-campus social media blast event and templates for email, phone calls, tweets and posts.

As of press time, a total of $18,296 has been fundraised, but the set deadline of Jan. 25 is just around the corner.

If Chumbow cannot raise enough money, she will have to return to Cameroon without completing her

first year at Rollins.

Hubert Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health Carlos del Rio directed a post to students on the global health department’s closed Facebook page Jan. 20. Del Rio stated that the department is aware of the situation and is working with Chumbow.

He applauded students’ efforts, writing that they demonstrated peer support and care.

Although del Rio’s statement to the global health community is commendable, Chumbow’s situation is not only significant in the department but also in the entire Rollins program.

The bottom line is that graduate student support services at Rollins — for both domestic and international students — are weak.

According to del Rio’s post, 25 percent of students in the global health program come from countries outside the United States.

As previously mentioned, Rollins students without a nursing connection are ineligible for student loans from the Emory Alliance Credit Union, and the International Students Program and Services at Rollins is limited specifically by their lack of an onsite legal support team, in addition to staff who share immigrant identities and experiences with international students.

The bottom line is that graduate student support services at Rollins — for both domestic and international students — are weak.

I have experienced firsthand the struggle of seeking student support services, which resulted in being referred to various undergraduate offices that are tailored for undergraduate experiences.

While I am thankful for their existence and welcoming attitude toward graduate students, Rollins should

understand the importance of inhouse support services for their student body.

I direct these questions to Rollins: How does the program not see the intense and unique experiences students face in graduate school that differ from those of undergraduates?

Why do you think our identities ceased to exist the minute we walked through Rollins doors?

The engagement that #MoveMountains4Anne has had with Rollins staff and faculty members highlights another reality: Negotiations happen in the shadows.

The maneuvering of supportive efforts seem to be done in a manner that saves face, preserves an established reputation and does not upset donors.

Faculty who may support students’ efforts do so cautiously as to avoid putting themselves and their careers at risk.

Statements (and Facebook posts) are made only after students make commotion, and buzzwords are overwhelmingly used along with vague progressive language.

The statements are sprinkled with statistics that confirm the University’s dedication to diversity and spotlight the understaffed, underfunded and overworked offices that do exist to support students.

That is not enough.

Chumbow is not the first to experience this trauma, nor will she be the last. Rollins needs to implement some of their own philosophies of preventative health, the importance of mental health and effective communitybased partnerships.

Especially, Rollins needs to recognize that their current research projects such as Clarkston-Rollins Connection carry the same weight for students who share the same identities, citizenship status and dreams of the program participants.

Until then, we — the students and community based organizations — cannot afford to stop being our siblings’ keepers.

Isabeth Mendoza is a second year Rollins graduate student

from Los Angeles.

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Trump’s Psychological Health Still in Question Cognitive Exam Proves Little About Fitness for Office Trump’s mental “stability” has come under scrutiny.

Laurel Sutherland A petition signed by more than 18,000 mental health professionals President Donald J. Trump states that the president “manifests a believes he is mentally fit for the Oval serious mental illness.”

The petition also states that Trump Office. And after receiving a perfect score on a cognitive exam this month, must be removed from the presidency according to Article 4 of the 25th it may seem that he is right.

The question of Trump’s mental Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The amendment establishes that health and fitness for office, however, is far too complex to be answered by the president may be removed from office if he or she is unable to pera single 30-question exam.

While the president may believe form the basic duties required of the his psychological stability can be presidency.

Psychologist and former Assistant proven by the results of one exam, it is not so clear. Trump could not Professor of Psychiatry at Johns be more wrong. Although he cor- Hopkins School of Medicine John rectly answered 30 questions on the Gartner, creator of the petition, has provided posMontreal Cognitive sible diagnoses of the Assessment (MoCA president.

— a cognitive screenIt’s indisputable According to ing test — the questhat the president Gartner, the presition of Trump’s psyknows lions have dent fits the criteria chological fitness for office still remains. tails and camels have for three personality disorders: narWith doubts about humps ... what the cissistic personality his mental well-being mounting, Trump president has, of yet, disorder, antisocial took it upon himself failed to establish by personality disorder to request the MoCA undergoing this exam and paranoid personality disorder. exam, which White is his psychological While Gartner holds House physician that those three disRonny Jackson perwell-being. orders can be clearly formed on the presidiagnosed, he also dent. During the Jan. believes the president 16 MoCA, Trump was asked to identify animals such as may be suffering from additional perlions, rhinoceroses and camels, as sonality disorders.

These conditions are not only well as draw lines from numbers to letters. According to Jackson, Trump extremely difficult for those who sufwas able to answer those questions fer from them, but they also can cause individuals with the conditions and similar questions correctly.

The MoCA is used primarily to test to pose a danger to the people around individuals for memory loss, demen- them.

Gartner explains that Trump poses tia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to a 2005 study published by the a threat to the nation because of Journal of the American Geriatrics his impulsiveness and deceitfulness.

Society. It is not used, however, to Gartner uses the example of Trump diagnose psychological disorders impersonating John Barron on voice such as narcissistic personality recordings, stating his support for Trump, to highlight his deceitfulness. disorder.

It’s indisputable that the president Those qualities could not only further knows lions have tails and camels destroy Trump’s political relationships but are also likely to continue to have humps.

Trump has proven with this exam affect the international reputation of that he does not have dementia, a loss the United States.

Earlier this month, Trump took to of memory resulting from issues in the brain. But what the president has, Twitter to address doubts about his of yet, failed to establish by undergo- mental health.

He went so far as to call himself a ing this exam is his psychological “very stable genius,” whose best perwell-being.

The concerns some psychologists sonal attributes include being “very share regarding Trump are unrelated smart” and having definite “mental to the kinds of neurological disor- stability.”

And while Trump may be basking ders that can be ruled out by MoCA. Rather, mental health professionals in his assessment glory, if he believes are concerned that Trump may fit that this screening tool ended the the criteria for several psychological discussion of his mental health, he disorders that threaten his ability to has deluded himself.

If Trump truly wants to destroy the safely lead the nation.

Psychologists are advised to avoid doubts surrounding his mental welldiagnosing an individual without for- being, he should meet with a certified psychologist. mally seeing him or her.

Until then, the doubts about his Known as the “Goldwater rule,” the ethical practice impedes psy- mental stability will continue to chologists from speaking about the circulate.

Perhaps Trump thinks joking mental health of public figures, such as Trump, without having seen them about nuclear war with North Korea is comedic — that it’s appropriate to firsthand as patients.

Still, some psychologists believe tweet about the size of his nuclear that the case of Trump is unique, that button.

But these signs of grandiosity and it calls for immediate analysis and impulsivity must not be ignored. consideration.

Do we really want him in control of In light of his grandiosity, impulsivity and lack of personal account- that button? ability — to say nothing of his uninLaurel Sutherland is a College hibited Twitter outbursts and attacks on anyone he perceives as a threat — senior from West Chester, Pa.

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The 17 Stories That Shaped 2017

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2017 was a year of uncertainty. At Emory and nationwide, people grappled with the Trump administration’s unorthodox and divisive politics, the future of undocumented immigrants and the destruction of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. On campus, Emory’s student governments dealt with the difficulties of a defunct constitution after the undergraduate-graduate split, a fraudulent booking agency scammed the Student Programming Council and the Atlanta City Council approved the University’s petition to annex into Atlanta. A year of change and turmoil, 2017 also saw a hit Netflix show being filmed down the road from the Atlanta campus and spawned one of the most beloved Emory Police Department (EPD) crime reports.

Wheel editors selected the 17 most pivotal stories of the year based on online page views and community impact.

Emory Community Members Join Atlanta Social Justice March

By Alex KlugermAn | JAn. 23, 2017 Amid a sea of handmade signs declaring “Nasty women Make History” and “women’s Rights are Human Rights,” more than 100 emory community members joined thousands of protesters in Atlanta at the March for social Justice and women two days after President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration. Along with hundreds of other marches nationwide, the Atlanta protesters called on the Trump administration to pay attention to reproductive and civil rights. U.s.

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and other politicians offered words of hope to the demonstrators.

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Emory Will Not Be ‘Sanctuary Campus’; Admins Vow To Support Undoc. Students, Refuse Designation

By JuliA munslow | Jan. 25, 2017

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University administration decided to not designate emory as a “sanctuary campus” after a petition asking emory to adopt the label garnered signatures from 1,500 community members and 17 organizations. The University said Jan. 18 that it would support undocumented students through other methods, such as providing legal and financial aid. some members of the Undocumented students Association (UsA) said they did not want emory to be a “sanctuary campus,” citing legal implications, while the emory sanctuary Coalition wrote in a Jan. 18 Facebook post published shortly after the University’s announcement that the University had “not declared policy changes that would better support undocumented students, now or in the future.”

SGA Splits Into Two Branches By emily sullivAn | FeB. 1, 2017 The passage of a University-wide referendum split the student Government Association (sGA) into autonomous undergraduate and graduate branches, the student Government Association and Graduate student Government Association after 50 sGA legislatures. The split had been proposed in 2016 to address concerns about graduate student representation in the former sGA structure.

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Sanctuary Coalition Stages Rally During Sterk Inauguration; Sterk Commits to Inclusion, Global Engagement at Inauguration

By JuliA munslow And michelle lou | FeB. 10, 2017 On the day of University President Claire e. sterk’s inauguration, about 175 emory community members gathered on the Quadrangle to call on sterk to designate emory as a “sanctuary campus” in a demonstration organized by the emory sanctuary Coalition. The protesters implored the administration to adopt the designation and called emory to focus on its social justice initiatives rather than its national ranking, among other criticisms. Only hundreds of feet away in Glenn Memorial Church auditorium, sterk, a Netherlands native, emphasized the importance of collaboration and global engagement at her inauguration as the 20th and first female president of emory University. sarah taha/staff

U.S. Poet Laureate Decries Trump Wall

By JuliA munslow | FeB. 22, 2017 when former U.s. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera visited emory, he discussed his memories of immigration, a contentious topic under the Trump administration, and how he uses storytelling to unite communities. In an interview with the wheel, he criticized President Donald J. Trump’s promise to build a wall on the U.s.-Mexican border. “we’ve turned ourselves into the makers of a sick, border-securitizing machine and that’s our downfall,” Herrera said.

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Op-Ed: Emory’s War on Greek Life By duncAn cocK Foster | mArch 1, 2017 In the wheel’s most-read story of 2017 with more than 8,500 page views, former editorial Board member Duncan Cock Foster (17C) criticized the methods that the emory administration uses to investigate fraternities, writing that the formal hearing process does not treat fraternities fairly and violates students’ rights. “we were guilty until proven innocent,” former Beta Theta Pi President Julian Adler (17B) said.

“emory has betrayed the trust of its students by failing to follow its ethical guidelines, and must take drastic and immediate steps to earn that trust back. If nobody is held accountable, emory proves to its students that their guiding principles of ethics are not worth the paper they are printed on.”

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Editorial: SGA Acts First, Thinks Second By the editoriAl BoArd | mArch 1, 2017

The wheel’s editorial Board criticized student government leaders for rushing into a University-wide referendum that split sGA into two autonomous undergraduate and graduate branches. The Board opined that the leaders failed to prepare adequately for the consequences of the split, which included how to act with a defunct constitution. “Our elected leaders engineered a plan that failed to take any of this into account, and sGA is now operating without real checks on its action,” the editorial Board wrote.

Fraudulent Agency Scams SPC

By Alex KlugermAn And richArd chess | mArch 29, 2017

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weeks after announcing Migos as the 2017 Dooley’s week headliner, emory’s student Programming Council (sPC) realized that the thirdparty booking agency that it had used to book the hip-hop trio was fraudulent. The agency was not on the University’s pre-approved vendor list and the Office of General Counsel and Campus Life failed to discover its illegitimate status until less than two weeks before the scheduled concert. After 13 unmet requests to student government leaders and administrators for public financial documents, the wheel broke 65 days later that emory had lost $37,500 to the fraudulent agency.

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By ABdul BingAhlAn, Justin JAnuAry And AdityA PrAKAsh mArch 30, 2017 Three wheel contributors shared their thoughts on the Migos fiasco days after sPC announced emory had been scammed by a fraudulent, third-party booking agency.

“The disappointing feelings caused by this incident have left the student body feeling empty,” Aditya Prakash (20C) wrote.

Cartoon: DeKalb’s ‘Lost Cause’ By rose KuAn | sePt. 6, 2017 Paired with the wheel’s editorial Board’s “white supremacist symbol Tarnishes Old DeKalb Courthouse,” cartoonist Rose Kuan satirized the debate surrounding the “Lost Cause” Confederate monument in Decatur, Ga.

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Irma’s Fierce Winds, Rain Rattle Georgia By michelle lou | sePt. 13, 2017

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emory weathered Hurricane Irma after it downgraded to a tropical storm, which caused intermittent power outages and downed trees on and around the Atlanta campus. The University closed for two days due to the severe weather conditions. Alongside Irma, Hurricanes Harvey and Maria also devastated areas in the south and Caribbean islands leaving some students worried about their homes and struggling to contact their loved ones affected by the storms.

The ‘Coors Light’ Crime Report By monicA leFton | sePt. 12, 2017

when emory Police Department (ePD) responded to a call regarding an intoxicated individual, officers found a 19-year-old emory student on her feet and unsteady. when officers asked the student who the president was, she responded “Coors Light.” The report went viral, garnering more than 4,900 page views and more than 1,250 reactions on Facebook. ruth r eyes/design Manager

Op-Ed: Wheel Lacks Black Student Voices: The Need for Diversity in the Newsroom

By Boris niyonzimA | sePt. 20, 2017

editorial Board member Boris Niyonzima (20C) criticized the lack of black writers in the wheel’s and national newsrooms. Citing a larger trend of disproportionately white and male newsrooms nationwide, Niyonzima called on the wheel to “come up with creative solutions in advertising, outreach and retention to make their newsroom feel like a space where a diverse group of writers and reporters are welcome to be a voice for the voiceless.”

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Eagles Topple No. 1 UChicago, End Maroons’ 28-Game Undefeated Streak

By Annie uichAnco | oct. 18, 2017 During a historic weekend in Chicago, emory’s men’s soccer team defeated the No. 1-ranked University of Chicago Maroons 3-0, extending the eagles’ win streak to eight games.

The win tied emory at No. 1 with UChicago, Brandeis University (Mass.) and Rochester University (N.Y.) in the University Athletic Association (UAA).

‘Let the Baby Live’: Dozens Protest Child’s Transplant Delay By molly BAll | oct. 31, 2017

A string of protests and prayer vigils by greater Atlanta area and emory community members ensued after emory University Hospital (eUH) delayed toddler A.J. Burgess’ potentially lifesaving kidney transplant surgery. eUH had denied a request for his father, Anthony Dickerson, who violated his probation, to donate his kidney to his 2-year-old son.

About a month after eUH denied the request, eUH issued a public apology for its lack of communication with the family, and Burgess received a kidney from an anonymous donor before Thanksgiving.

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‘Stranger Things’ in Familiar Places By monicA leFton | nov. 15, 2017 Although “stranger Things’” eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) might seem like she’s from another universe, she was actually raised five minutes down North Decatur Road. The emory University-owned Briarcliff Building A is a filming location for the hit Netflix series, where it doubles as 1980s-era Hawkins National Laboratory in Hawkins, Ind.

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Unknown to most, the building also previously hosted the Georgia Mental Health Institute. “The attraction of the Briarcliff [A] Building is that it is truly a period piece,” said william M. Dracos, emory University managing director and chief business practice improvement officer. “It had a certain visual effect [as] an institution research facility or governmental institution.”

Emory, CDC to be Annexed Into Atlanta By richArd chess And mAdison BoBer | dec. 4, 2017 Atlanta City Council approved emory’s annexation into Atlanta six months after emory filed its initial petition. Alongside emory, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) at egleston, Villa International, synod of south Atlantic Presbyterian Church and a Georgia Power substation are also scheduled for annexation into the city Jan. 1, 2018. The annexation will change some emory service providers and may pave way for a MARTA light-rail line down Clifton Road.

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Mental Health Research at Emory University Project Director: Dr. Elaine Walker The Mental Health & Development Program is now accepting participants for an NIMH research project concerned with identifying factors that contribute to mental health problems.

Volunteers may be eligible if they are 13 to 30 years of age, and are experiencing unusual thoughts or perceptions, or increased suspiciousness.

Participation includes diagnostic and cognitive evaluations, MRI scans, EEG, and blood work. There is no charge for the assessments, and participants are compensated for their time.

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By evAn AmArAl & Jesse Weiner Film Critic and Asst. A&E Editor In what will go down as a legendary period in film history, 2017 saw both independent and popular cinema serve as statements on modern times and the struggles of the past. The world is in an inarguably dark, anxiety-ridden place, and the messages and aesthetics

evAn’s Picks 1. “The Florida Project” Director Sean Baker makes films for purely empathetic reasons, working overtime to tell the stories of communities living in the margins of society.

His latest, a colorful, verite portrait of the poverty looming in the shadows of Disney World, exemplifies why independent cinema matters. Meticulously researched and created by a crack team of amateur and pro-

fessional collaborators, it takes American capitalism to task while creating a uniquely sweet and devastating cinematic language.

2. “Lady Bird” Rocketing to the top of the coming-of-age canon, director Greta Gerwig’s luminous solo debut is an instant classic. She proves herself as a generous director of actors with a subtle aesthetic sense. Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf round out

of 2017 cinema reflected that, providing us with a reprieve from the madness, defiantly standing up to it — or a little of both. Below, Film Critic Evan Amaral (21C) and Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor Jesse Weiner (21C) compile their top 10 films of

the year’s finest ensemble as Marion and Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson, a wildly conflicted mother-daughter pair coming to terms with the titular high school senior’s departure from the nest. This epic novella is a pitch-perfect miracle of a movie and a feminist milestone in its own right.

3. “Phantom Thread” Writer and director Paul

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the year, highlighting both indie gems and mainstream hits. Acclaimed fall releases “Lady Bird” and “Call Me By Your Name” made both of their lists, as did “Get Out,” an artistic force that has dominated the cultural conversation since its bow in late February.

Jesse’s Picks 1. “The Shape of Water” No film this year kept me as entranced as director Guillermo del Toro’s latest.

While the story draws inspiration from “The Creature from the Black Lagoon” and “Beauty and the Beast,” del Toro executes the film with such precision and beauty that it feels completely original.

It’s impossible not to gawk at his elegant use of mise-en-

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2. “Baby Driver” scene and cinematography.

Director Edgar Wright’s first Sally Hawkins delivers an Oscar-worthy, emotional per- mainstream American flick is formance as mute janitor Elisa so lively and entertaining that it kept me smiling throughout its Esposito.

And Richard Jenkins is fan- hour and 53 minutes. Whether tastic as her supportive, clos- it’s the fast-paced action eted neighbor Giles — not to sequences, remarkable editing mention the creature itself, or over-the-top acting by stars Amphibian Man, played by Jamie Foxx (Bats), Jon Hamm Doug Jones in a stunning mix (Buddy) and Eiza Gonzalez (Darling), Wright knocks it out of costuming and CG effects.

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Hands ‘Indie’ Air: Off the Dial: 2018 in Music Best Games of 2017 By devin Bog Arts & Entertainment Editor

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interesting hits of 2017.

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Whether you were glued to your PC playing “Playerunknown’s Battleground” or sitting on the C-Route shuttle immersed in “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,” 2017 produced myriad hit games. The Nintendo Switch was without question one of their best ideas in years, serving as a novel yet useful convenience for people to play endlessly fun games like “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.” On other consoles, we got “Resident Evil 7: Biohazard,” a fresh coat of paint for a beloved franchise, with its creepy atmosphere blending perfectly with its fun gameplay and forming what is arguably the franchise’s finest offering in 10 years.

All said, the aforementioned tripleA titles with their large budgets and star-studded development teams are only the tip of the iceberg in terms of 2017’s hits. What often generates hype among game aficionados are the indies; the games that focus on a few concepts and produce something genuinely different. This list aims not to rank but to describe some of the most

Inspired by 1930s anti-communist propaganda videos, “Cuphead” is a gorgeous game that is more than just a novel recreation of cartoons from the era. Beneath the cutesy exterior is the most difficult video game I have played in years, featuring boss fights that made me rip my hair out, and enemies that made me cry in my sleep. As frustrating as it can be, the reward of beating a boss is satisfying.

Points to its soundtrack as well, with its jazzy barbershop quartet nods adding so much to its Great Depression era atmosphere. You can get it on Steam (Windows only) or on the Windows store for $19.99 — a good price for a birthday gift to someone you simultaneously love and hate.

Doki Doki Literature Club Doki Doki Literature Club is a vanilla visual novel — until it isn’t. If you have no idea what this game is,

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2017 was a disorienting year.

Looking back feels like remembering a fever dream — all the details sort of blur together, washing in and out of your mind’s eye, leaving you with little of anything except a weird feeling of lethargic anticipation that’s hard to shake.

Not to say that music in 2017 ever made me feel sick — I mean, most of the time it didn’t. But thinking back on a lot of the records released over the past year gives me that same feverish, blurry sensation. There were few releases that jumped out or demanded attention, and even fewer achieved this through the sheer novelty of their work.

There’s something to be said for the mastery of synthesis of many different influences in music. It’s not hard to argue that essentially all the creative process amounts to is ripping off enough stuff until it feels completely different. But something was missing in 2017. Maybe that’s not the fault of the musician, though. Culturally, major issues, divisions and institutions remained stagnant or simply got louder without taking on any real nuance. It’s possible that music just reflects that.

What will 2018 be like? It’s hard

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Will Toledo of Car Seat Headrest poses for a shoot in the style of the music video for single “Nervous Young Inhumans.” to tell. Many musical innovators are confirming that they’ll be putting new material out, but that doesn’t guarantee anything.

Either way, here are a few releases to look out for.

as “Bad and Boujee,” and “Motorsport” — we don’t need to talk about the lyricism. But never forget — this is the same trio that brought us “No Label II.” They’ve destroyed the sequel game before; can they do it again?

Migos, “Culture II”

Car Seat Headrest, “Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)”

When Emory needed the hip-hop trio the most, they, well, weren’t ever coming. But at least they’ll probably make the release date for “Culture II,” Migos’ upcoming third studio album, set to be released on Jan. 26. An honest appraisal finds the record slightly behind the first of its name: “Stir Fry” is fun but isn’t even a fraction as hyped

After almost seven years, singersongwriter Will Toledo returns to his indie-pop-cult wonder “Twin Fantasy,” to be released Feb. 16 — but this is no simple remaster. “It was never a finished work,” Toledo said in a Jan. 9

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Indie Cinema Reigns Triumphant in 2017 Continued from Page 11 Thomas Anderson has churned out masterpiece after masterpiece — and this film is no different. This tale of perverse humor and swooning romance, set in post-war London, boasts the unstoppable threesome of dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis), his muse and lover Alma (Vicky Krieps) and his controlling sister Cyril (Lesley Manville).

It’s Anderson’s most accessible and old-fashioned film in terms of style, but it retains his trademark complexity and unfussy perfection.

4. “Get out” No other film defined today’s social and artistic realities more than director Jordan Peele’s debut feature, a zeitgeist-dipped descent into microaggressive hell. Using biting satire and classical horror in equal measure, Peele and lead actor Daniel Kaluuya (Chris Washington) crafted a revolutionary exercise in genre that cut through the noise of the contemporary dialogue on race. In short, “The Sunken Place” defined 2017.

5. “Good Time” New York-based dynamic duo Josh and Benny Safdie’s fifth feature is a neon-soaked thrill ride: a social-realist crime picture and horror story about white privilege all wrapped into one.

Robert Pattinson gave the best performance of his career as Connie Nikas — a conniving thief who embarks on an odyssey to spring his mentally-

handicapped younger brother from Rikers Island, encountering a community of marginalized characters along the way.

6. “Call Me By Your Name” No film in 2017 captured the sublime pleasures of life, the heartbreak of youth or the simple appreciation of beauty quite like director Luca Guadagnino’s sun-soaked love story set in the Italian riviera. Teenager Elio Perlman (Timothee Chalamet) and charming doctoral student Oliver (Armie Hammer) stand entwined, as their memories of the summer of 1983 fade, punctuated by quiet whispers of a song.

7. “By the Time It Gets Dark” (“Dao khanong”) Thai director Anocha Suwichakornpong brings a fresh face to the international movement of slow cinema, taking on the hybrid docufictional structure of a metafilm mixed with a period piece about historical trauma. Centered on a real-life 1976 massacre of student protesters, it reckons with political action in the face of authoritarianism. Suwichakornpong’s camera becomes a weapon, an image of the present haunted by sounds of the past.

8. “Mudbound” Few films in the past year have rivaled the stirring power of director Dee Rees’ State of the Union address, which analyzes the relationships between two families — one white,

Hidden Hits Deliver New Worlds for Cheap Continued from Page 11 don’t let the generic-looking anime girls on the cover put you off. There’s a reason the game’s introduction begins with a trigger warning. It is difficult to describe in detail without spoilers, but the game thrives because of its well-written dialogue, excellent artwork and its unique twists, as it is both a visual novel and a criticism of the genre as a whole. If you have zero interest in anime and feel repelled by a game of this nature, I advise you to think again. In fact, I would argue that your feelings make this the only novel in the genre that you would like. This game is available for free on Steam for both Windows and Mac, so hurry up and buy it. rakuen I reviewed “Rakuen” earlier this year and gave it a near-perfect score, and for good reason. Creator Laura Shigihara’s first venture into making her own game results in the biggest tearjerker of 2017, with its dialogue shining as an honest exploration of dealing with loss and tragedy, artfully juxtaposed with an over-the-top, fairytale world. Shigihara’s own connection to music translates beautifully into the game’s objective of collecting songs, which accents inquiries into the nature of a good life and the value of loved ones. “Rakuen” is available for $9.99 on Steam for both Windows and Mac OS. Hollow Knight If “Metroid II” and “Dark Souls” had a baby, it would be “Hollow Knight.”

Set in a creepy, insect-infested underworld, you control a knight on his journey through the Hallownest, in a challenging platformer that forces you to make the most of every little bit of the game’s intricate mechanics. If you like platformers but dislike the bullethell elements of “Cuphead,” explore this instant classic by Team Cherry.

Buy it on Steam for any OS at $14.99, or wait for the port to the Nintendo Switch that is expected to release by early 2018.

Hidden Folks This is Where’s Waldo gone mobile.

The black-and-white style might seem like a poor man’s alternative, but playing it reveals a wacky, zany world that doesn’t need color to feel expressive.

You are required to spot certain objects or people in a large, somewhat animated picture, tapping on nearly anything will trigger further movement and prompting one of many sound effects made only by the game developers’ mouths; even the soundtrack is a compilation of humming. If you played point-and-click adventures as a child, this is the perfect nostalgia trip.

It’s available on both Google Play and iOS for just $2.99, so give it a try on your way to class.

If you have played exclusively mainstream titles, any game on this list offers a unique experience that will subvert your expectations. The next time you impulsively think of dishing out $60 on a triple-A title, save yourself at least $40 and give one of these games your attention.

— Contact Aditya Prakash at aditya.prakash@emory.edu

one black — in the years following World War II. An expansive cast populates Rees’ sharecropping South, while crafting a sweeping narrative that deftly jumps in and out of time, illustrating the blood-stained hands of America’s past and present.

9. “Logan Lucky” Thank the cinema gods that director Steven Soderbergh came out of retirement. He outdoes himself with this experiment in artistic autonomy — a rip-roaring ride through country roads and a sly commentary on the exploitation of the American working class.

Down-on-their-luck brothers Jimmy and Clyde Logan (Channing Tatum and Adam Driver) and safe-cracker Joe Bang (Daniel Craig) round out an all-star cast of Southern-fried swashbucklers in this finely-tuned, edge-ofyour-seat heist flick that exemplifies the best of popular cinema.

10. “okja” South Korean auteur Bong Joonho fashions an almost indescribable experience with this film, molding the childlike humanism of Hayao Miyazaki with the wondrous excitement of early Spielberg. The story of a little girl trying to rescue her giant pet pig from a ruthless corporation, Bong’s film is alight with sharp humor, political intelligence and tear jerking emotion, balanced within the framework of a multilingual international thriller.

— Contact Evan Amaral at evan.amaral@emory.edu

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Byrne, Mt. Eerie Set Releases For March Continued from Page 11 statement when announcing the release Jan. 9. “It wasn’t until last year that I figured out how to finish it.” Every single track on the album has been re-recorded and reworked to fulfill his final vision.

The biggest change?

The movement away from the lo-fi sound of the original, which to many defined the album. But even through the updated, glam-rocked out chorus of “Nervous Young Inhumans,” you can hear every one of 19-year-old Toledo’s thoughts, hopes, fears come alive to him yet again. Sure, you can revisit the past — but can you ever really rewrite it?

David Byrne, “American Utopia” If you haven’t been following David Byrne’s solo career, you’ve been missing out. Does he produce the simultaneously genre-bending and defining work he did as the frontman of Talking Heads?

Not quite. However, his more recent collaborations with Brian Eno and St. Vincent find strength by putting the stylings of contemporary pop into the hands of a new wave mad scientist — and “American Utopia,” slated to release March 9. “Everybody’s Coming To My House” is an uptempo, groovy

romp through this layered dance of instrumentation that seems weirdly suited to a Bond movie, and his lyricism is as thrillingly strange and passionate as ever.

Mount eerie, “Not only” Mount Eerie’s “A Crow Looked at Me” is an album about death.

Sometimes, that feels wrong. Listening to it alone is like reading someone else’s diary, telling all your friends about it and discussing it in plain view. This is admittedly unfair: critics especially have been very empathetic in their coverage, and Elverum consciously let this music into the world.

But the feeling of violation is hard to shake when confronted with the stark, gray, monolithic anguish of loss. His upcoming album “Not Only,” set to be released in March, promises to be a further exploration of that diaristic style — ”Distortion,” the first single, is as sobering, thought-provoking and heartbreaking as anything on “A Crow” but is a much more focused meditation on memory and its power.

And in 2018, as we sort through the strange haze of our history, we might end up needing something exactly like that.

— Contact Devin Bog at devin.bog@emory.edu

Directors Bring Back Genre-Bending Style in 2017 Continued from Page 11 from Quentin Tarantino, the film masterfully integrates classic music to put us into the shoes of Ansel Elgort’s Baby, and the plot veers into unpredictable territory that keeps the viewer on their toes.

3. “Lady Bird” Director Greta Gerwig crafts a film that is hilarious, heartbreaking and relatable (especially to a college freshman whose senior year of high school bears some resemblance to Lady Bird’s). This couldn’t be done without tour-de-force performances from Saoirse Ronan (Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson), a sheer joy to watch on screen, and Laurie Metcalf, who deserves an Oscar for her emotional performance as Lady Bird’s mother, Marion McPherson.

4. “The Post” No film about journalism has had me as invested as “The Post,” which sheds a light on The Washington Post’s endeavors to reveal the horrors of the Vietnam War through the Pentagon Papers. Steven Spielberg brings an intensity and drama to his latest flick that 2015’s “Spotlight” lacked, and he does so with one of the best film ensembles of 2017. Headliners Meryl Streep (Kay Graham) and Tom Hanks (Ben Bradlee) are stellar, and skilled cinematography by Janusz Kaminski makes the film as beautiful as it is intriguing.

5. “Get out” After my first viewing of director Jordan Peele’s debut film I was left speechless by the brilliance of his racially-charged horror flick. Peele delivers clever cues throughout the film that display a terrifying look into the contemporary African-American experience. The film works on multiple

levels — as a horror film, thriller and mystery movie — and is even better on a second viewing.

6. “Spider-Man: Homecoming” Director Jon Watts created a Marvel movie that works both as a exceptional high school drama and superhero film.

As the third iteration of Peter Parker in the past decade, Tom Holland is eminently likeable as a younger web-slinger still grappling with his powers. As a foil, Michael Keaton’s Vulture is a wellrounded and excellent villain in an age when compelling villains are hard to find. After tacking on some effective humor and emotional moments, the film is one of Marvel’s best.

[‘Get Out’] works on multiple levels— as a horror film, thriller and mystery movie — and is even better on a second viewing.

7. “Logan” A brilliant send-off for Hugh Jackman’s iconic character, James Mangold’s film is not a typical superhero romp; it is a grounded, gritty tale of a hero past his prime. Mangold finally gives fans the bloody, R-rated Wolverine story they’ve been craving and does so with artistry and emotion.

Jackman (Logan) and Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier), reprising their roles from the X-Men films, both deserve praise for their incredible performances as aging mutants in a world where their kind are nearly extinct.

8. “War for the Planet of the Apes” An intense conclusion to one of the

greatest science fiction trilogies of all time, director Matt Reeves’ film is a technological marvel. Motion capture technology breathes life into the apes, making the audience feel for Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his tribe as they are oppressed by The Colonel, played by a fiery Woody Harrelson. The film subverts the war film genre by focusing on character development rather than action, with Serkis providing a stunning depiction of a leader pushed to his limits.

9. “Call Me By Your Name” This film doesn’t feel like cinema so much as a video recording of the lives of two lovers in the summer of 1983. Director Luca Guadagnino takes his time with the love story, allowing the viewer to become acquainted with Elio (Timothee Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer) as the two men discover and struggle with their sexuality.

Beautifully shot in Northern Italy, the film made headlines for the gender of its protagonists but should be respected as a beautiful love story in its own right.

10. “The LeGo Batman Movie” The best DC Comics movie of the year may not have the impact of “Wonder Woman,” but director Chris McKay’s film manages to respect the character of Batman (voiced by Will Arnett) while being one of the funniest movies of the year. The film has something for everyone — kids appreciate the colorful, fast-paced action; movie buffs admire the quippy dialogue and stunning animation; superhero fans recognize hilarious nods to Batman lore. In a year where comic book movies were released almost every month, no one could have expected that one of the finest would be in LEGO form.

— Contact Jesse Weiner at jesse.drew.weiner@emory.edu

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | Emory Life Editor: Niraj Naik (niraj.naik@emory.edu)

BEST IN SNOW

STYLE

How to Win Winter: 2018 Fashion Trends

ADVICE

Doolino Knows Best: Keys To Success

By Lisa Zhuang Contributing Writer Spring semester began with an unexpected cold this year, declaring its arrival with two consecutive snow days. Though The Weather Channel predicts temperatures in Atlanta will rise throughout the week, lows are still expected to dip down to the 30s and upper 20s. But that doesn’t mean you have to confine yourself to a life of sweatshirts and sweatpants. Stay warm and fashionable this winter with some of this season’s hottest fashion tips.

Pants As always, form-fitting jeans and leggings are everywhere on campus, but this year also sees the grand return of wide-leg pants. If they’re dark enough (look for a deep navy), they can pass as both work casual and weekend wear. Pair them with a crop top or tuck in a long sleeve shirt, and feel free to add on a belt.

For a sleek, professional look, consider wearing one color from top to bottom. Some of the most striking monochrome outfits are all black, all grey and all white. For a more relaxed look, go for denim. Corduroy is also popular and its warmth will help keep out that winter chill. You can find these just about anywhere, with more affordable options at Zara and pricier ones at Rosie Assoulin. shoes Boots are still the winter favorite, though this year sees the reintroduction of 2000s-era slouch boots, a

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Geethika Koppisetty (18C) takes advantage of the semester’s snow days by making a snow angel in Lullwater Preserve. Students rejoiced after the University cancelled classes due to inclement weather Jan. 17 and 18.

FOOD REVIEW

Ra‘mania’: Lifting Noodles Ramen

By Varun guPta Staff Writer Offset by a vibrant arrangement of contemporary art splattered across the interior, Japanese Shoji lamps — spherical translucent paper fixtures — were the only telltale signs that I had entered Lifting Noodles Ramen, a new food stall. The traditional Japanese restaurant, located in East Atlanta’s Global Grub Collective on Flat Shoals Avenue, is squeezed between two larger, more lavish restaurants. As soon as my friends and I found the line, however, we soaked in the sounds of people slurping their soup and chatting — the energy of the place invisible to us from the street-side entrance.

Offering vegetarian and meat options, including pork and chicken, the establishment takes no shortcuts in its preparation of a hefty portion of

steaming hot, flavor-packed ramen.

For my entree, I ordered the Village “Classic” Ramen: roasted pork paired with sauteed sweet corn, shiitake and black mushrooms, bok choy, bean sprouts, scallions, pickled ginger and roasted seaweed. All of their ramen dishes consist of wheat noodles, an immediate turn-off for any gluten-free customers. With poor service (almost non-existent) at Lifting Noodles Ramen. I filled up my water from a water cooler, and then retrieved my entree and paid at a Square payment machine.

The Village “Classic” had been plated with immaculate precision: vegetables in separate quadrants of the bowl topped with seaweed shavings — visually identical to the photo showcased on the restaurant’s Instagram page.

As soon as I drank a ladle-full of the broth, its saltiness overpowered

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the pork flavor, and, in spite of a kick of spice, the broth seemed imbalanced. In an attempt to balance out the saltiness, I dowsed the dish with spicy sauce made from red pepper flakes, unfortunately overpowering the dish with spice. With my chopsticks, I wrapped the steamed vegetables around the al dente noodles, which instantly transported me back to my dining experiences in Shanghai.

The roast pork — soft and succulent — melted in my mouth, and the pickled ginger provided the acidity that lifted the dish over the top.

With my broth tarnished, I forewent

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The last time there was this much snow on campus, Kappa Sigma got caught by the police.

After two well-deserved breaks following the well-deserved break, the catch-up work has begun to weigh down on us.

I hope you have the beauty of the white blanket of McDonough Field etched into your mind, because though snow is beautiful and soft, all that is left when it melts away is residual salt.

Dear Doolino, I am a senior, so this semester is the beginning of the end of my time at Emory. I arrived thinking I would be the best of the best.

On walks to my biology classes, I envisioned myself nailing midterms, being offered a position in a research lab and impressing my lab director so much that they’d give me a spot in one of their Ph.D. programs.

Practically speaking, I knew my daydreaming was childish, but that didn’t stop me from clinging to it and comparing myself to an idealized version of myself.

Now, here I am: average GPA, uninteresting major, normal friend group, no post-graduate plans.

It’s slowly crept up on me like a silent spectre, and now I think I will live a life that is merely average.

How do I accept my own mediocrity as I continue to seek out work?

How can I motivate myself to go on when I know I probably won’t even make a tiny impact on the world?

Sincerely, Pre-Dead

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ALUMNI

The Experience After Emory: Dan Costa, Campus Movie Fest Founder

By Monica Lefton Senior Staff Writer

Armed with a computer, a camera and the recently released computer program iMovie, Dan Costa (01B), a resident adviser (RA) in LongstreetMeans Hall, and his residents created a movie. Costa described the project as “the best thing that we had done as a hall together,” and said it was that passion for film and technology that helped him create Campus Movie Fest (CMF), an annual University event with a week of student filmmaking followed by a red carpet and awards night. CMF was created at Emory in 2001, and this year, it is set to begin Feb. 7.

While at Emory, Costa had a concentration in Decision and Information Analysis at the Goizueta Business School. He worked in Emory’s Information Technology division and started a group with his friend David Roemer (02C) called

Apple Student Core at Emory (ASCE), which explored the potential of Apple technology.

After graduation, Costa worked with a small internet startup for a year while he waited for Roemer to graduate. In 2002, the alumni decided to start a story-driven, content creation agency. After six months of planning, they presented their pitch to Delta Airlines and received funding to host CMF in eight universities across Georgia.

Dan Costa (01B), Founder of Campus Movie Fest and President of Ideas United, LLC CourtEsy of dan Costa

In 2003, Costa and Roemer cofounded Ideas United, a content creation studio.

They concentrate on events (like

CMF, which now takes place in more than 30 colleges across the U.S.), content creation (an invitation-only network, We Make, connects emerging talent from these events with people currently in the film industry) and campaigns (tying events and content creation together). Ideas United has worked with companies like Smithsonian and Starbucks.

Costa spoke with The Emory Wheel about his time at Emory and the importance of trying new things until you find what you love.

This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.

My dad’s one piece of advice to me was “I don’t care what you do, but I want you to be happy doing it,” which I translated into [being] able to wake up in the morning happy that I’m doing what I’m doing, regardless of what it is. I’ve always said to myself the day that I wake up and I’m not doing what I want to be doing, then I’ll either leave or change.

If you don’t know what [you want to do] then try some things and if you find out that you love it then stick with it, and if you don’t then move on. It’s a [combination] of trying stuff and also realizing when you find something you like. That path will kind of lay itself out for you.

“Don’t go to law school if you don’t know what you want to do ... What’s important is that you do what feels right” — Dan Costa (01B)

People tend to fall into a “should be doing this or this,” and I would probably advise not to do that, or to

do it for the right reasons. If you want to be a doctor then it’s pretty straightforward.

But don’t go to law school if you don’t know what you want to do. If you want to do something in that area then, yeah, go to law school, but a lot of people do things by default because society is kind of saying, “Well, you did this and now it’s time to go to grad school.” What’s important is that you do what feels right, do what you think you want to do.

You’ve got to be able to drive yourself to try something.

The quicker you get to understanding what it is that you want, the faster that’s going to happen for you.

One big thing that I’d recommend is real job experience. I had a couple different internships while I was in school and they were drastically different. One [looked] great on [my] resume, but my experience doing that

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Doolino Unlocks Answers Just in Time for New Year Continued from Page 13 Dear Pre-Dead, People strive to be good relative to everyone else.

That is the basis of competition which is the foundation for the capitalist model.

Since I am not an irritating political science major I won’t sink my teeth into that, but what I am trying to say is that you are conditioned to believe that being average correlates to being useless, which is just plain wrong.

First, attending a school like Emory University has given you a unique opportunity to learn about the world, be it the arts or the sciences. You probably won’t cure cancer — you may not even be able to treat cancer.

But at the end of the day, the goodness in your life need not be defined

by your accomplishments.

Do good work, meet good people and eat good food. Enjoy the sun rising in the morning, feel the cool breeze in the afternoon and enjoy the softness of a comfortable bed in the evening.

Most of us are lucky to be able to experience these basic pleasures and, at the end of the day, it’s the little things that add up to bring us satisfaction in life, rather than the name of our medical school or the number of awards to our name.

Strive for greatness because that gives you purpose, but realize that the best things in life are smaller than you think.

Someone I am close to has left me. We were supposed to be together forever.

He was supposed to always keep me close, keep me safe.

But I guess I was a fool, because now I am alone and immobilized in this darkness, with no idea where I am.

I fear that with me out of the picture, he might find someone else to replace me. I feel so dejected — he has locked my heart and thrown away the key.

How do I get over this pain?

From Doolino

Dear Clairmont Master Key, I would ask how you wrote this letter to me, but I am an anthropomor-

Dear Doolino,

5 Items to Revamp Your Winter Wardrobe Continued from Page 13 (usually) heeled leather boot with a bunched up look. Paired best with skinny jeans, they’re available at ankle height to over the knee often in brown, red and black — though this year Yves Saint Laurent immortalized them in rhinestone. Shimmery boots can be seen throughout social media, coming in silver, gold, pink and sequins.

Cowboy-esque boots are also making the rounds, along with tall, bold red boots. For stylish looks that won’t completely deflate your wallet, try Steve Madden or New Look. coats Short puffer jackets are in this winter, and understandably so since they are effective at keeping out the winter chill. A big trend about 15 years ago, they’ve returned with more voluminous sleeves than ever, coming in both bold and toned down colors. Slightly unzip the coat for a laid back look.

Try Uniqlo or H&M if you’re looking for quality at a fair price point, or P.E Nation for a sporty look. The fashion world ia also trending toward classic, quilt padded coats, which often come in relaxed dark plaids or sterling silver, announcing its preference for comfort. People are also branching out to multicolored fur for the lining of their jackets, or even the jackets themselves. And, as seen on Milan and Paris runways, coats and sweaters are also adopting the cape effect, with the fabric draped long in the back and around the sides. toPs This winter sees the arrival of all sorts of sweaters, from oversized

turtlenecks to form-fitting getups.

Creative knitting patterns are particularly popular this year, with patterns branching out in all sorts of twists for a unique, cozy look.

Tops are popular in a variety of prints this year, including galacticthemed prints, scarf prints (think floral, bandana patterns), polka dots (black and white only, though) gray check and leopard print. Pair tops as well as coats with matching belts, particularly wide belts, according to Vogue. Checkered flannel is also everywhere, and can be worn unbuttoned for the ultimate carefree look.

These styles can be bought just about anywhere, including American Eagle, Lands’ End and Free People.

Sincerely, The Clairmont Master Key

Trends this winter are seeing a turn for comfort and boldness, with bright reds and glitter highlighting the winter trends though the fabric and shape tend toward softer and more relaxed looks. Whether you’re looking to branch out or just stay warm, try these tips to stay cozy and fashionable this season.

— Contact Lisa Zhuang at lisa.zhuang@emory.edu

P.S. What are you doing this Friday night?

For your day-to-day qualms and minor life crises, send anonymous questions to doolino.emory@gmail. com.

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Patrons of Lifting noodles Ramen eat their meals at large, red picnic tables against the wall of the Global Grub Collective and often dine with strangers due to lack of space.

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concLusion

From Doolino

New Noodle Spot Brings Spice to East Atlanta

headgear While beanies and knit hats are classic winter wear, this year also brings the introduction of berets and furry hats in all sorts of colors. Vogue suggests matching the headwear with the color and pattern scheme of the rest of the outfit. For a wide selection of looks, try Topshop, ASOS or Forever 21.

phic skeleton, so it’s not like I am in a position to ask.

Getting over a breakup can be difficult, but you were in a dysfunctional relationship: Your partner was only using you for your skills in entering various holes.

You need to find somebody who is willing to appreciate the real Clairmont Master Key, somebody who is willing to appreciate you as a sentient being.

the opportunity to instead slurp down the “creamy” pork soup. Sweating like a dog, I gulped my $3 chilled green tea to prevent my tongue from falling off.

In the future, I would request medium spice for the Angry Zuko Ramen or leave the chili sauce off my plate altogether. Additionally, my ramen did not come with the marinated soft-boiled egg, as promised on the menu.

My two friends — both vegetarians — ordered the 1-UP Ramen: wheat noodles and creamy vegetarian broth paired with an assortment of vegetables. They said their entrees were under-seasoned and reminiscent of oatmeal in mundaneness. While they were ambivalent about the dish, after they too added the chili concentrate, the heat of the entree had them coming back for more.

Considering only a small sign displayed the restaurant’s name and the windows were tinted, we expected Lifting Noodles Ramen to be empty.

Instead, the banquet hall opened up to more than 30 customers sprawled from end to end at picnic tables. There was barely room to stand.

The restaurant had remnants of a once-bustling art gallery, and I soon became an admirer of abstract graffiti art and party banners slung across the interior.

Sweating like a dog, I gulped my $3 chilled green tea to prevent my tongue from falling off.

We quickly pushed through the crowd to the back of the restaurant, where we were eventually found the freshly opened food stall.I felt compelled to hang around the assembly station — my mouth watering as I watched the frantic chefs put together

each bowl.

Lifting Noodles Ramen provides a casual, new-age dining experience for students searching for a fresh-toorder alternative to Emory staples like Emory Village’s Dragon Bowl and Emory Point’s Boruboru.

Overall, dining at Lifting Noodles Ramen was a positive experience.

I can safely recommend the Village “Classic” roasted pork ramen and loved the non-traditional decor (5/5 stars), but I would go easy on the spicy sauce.

The staff could have paid more attention to completing an order in its entirety and seasoning the food better. But the incredible treatment of fresh ingredients made up for it. With its entrance into specialty Japanese cuisine, Lifting Noodles Ramen is an unconventional dining experience that respects its roots but challenges onedimensional thinking.

— Contact Varun Gupta at varun.gupta@emory.edu

Costa Reflects on Legacy, Encourages Students to Find Passion Continued from Page 13 was so not helpful because I wasn’t that engaged. If you’re walking through the steps so you can put it on your resume, what are you getting out of it?

I think at that age you don’t think about asking for help. It’s a semi-foreign concept.

That’s where people either tend to

get stuck or don’t even think that there are people out there that want to help.

And the reality is there’s a lot of people that want to help.

Previous professors [and] advisers were very open to helping and [giving Roemer and I] the confidence to be able to try [CMF]. I wish I had done more [to ask for help] while I was there, because the reality

is when you take a step back and look at it, that’s what those people do, that’s why they’re there.

They want to teach, they want you to learn and a lot of that can happen outside of the classroom.

Go out there and write something, go out there and help your friend shoot a movie. You’ve got to learn all of it. You’ve got to get out

there. You’ve got to do it. You’ve got to keep doing it.

People who have been really successful have a lot of the students ask the same question, which is “How do I get to where you are?” They [all] answer the exact same, which is “Keep doing it.” It’s so simple, but it makes a lot of sense.

What most people, especially peo-

ple coming out of school, don’t see is that [Steven] Spielberg wasn’t always like that. He worked really, really hard.

He was an overnight success that took about 12 years. That’s the real answer.

That’s how they did it, and that’s effectively how you do it.

— Contact Monica Lefton at monica.lefton@emory.edu

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Sports

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 | Sports Editor: Kevin Kilgour (kkilgou@emory.edu)

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

New Year, New Head Coach, New Streak By annie uichanco Asst. Sports Editor Coming off a weekend of wins at home against No. 7 Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) and No. 8 Case Western Reserve University (Ohio), Emory women’s basketball attained another two road wins this past weekend against New York University Jan. 19 and Brandeis University (Mass.)

Jan. 21. The Eagles defeated the NYU Violets 69-64, before they claimed victory over the Brandeis Judges with a final score of 53-39, anchoring the Eagles to their fourth straight win.

After the resignation of Head Coach Christy Thomaskutty, just prior to the start of the 2017-18 season, Emory selected Misha Jackson (13C), former team member from 2010-2013 and assistant coach since 2013, as interim head coach for the 2017-18 season.

Jackson has led the team to a standing of 10-6 and 4-1 in the University Athletic Association (UAA), helping the Eagles to the No. 3 position in UAA standings.

Over winter break, the team maintained an even ledger with three wins and three losses. Emory’s only conference loss to date is to UAA co-leader University of Rochester (N.Y.) Jan. 6.

“We’ve obviously had some ups and downs, but we’re learning and we’re maturing,” Jackson said. “I think that showed in these last couple wins here. … We have extreme room for growth, but I think our players have bought into it and are starting to understand what it takes to be successful.”

Emory bested the No. 6 Brandeis Judges 53-39 in Waltham, Mass., Sunday afternoon. After Emory’s lead

built up to 13 points at the half, the Judges made a brief comeback in the third quarter to decrease the Eagles’ lead to just five points. A three-pointer

by Tse pushed the Eagles back up to 40-32 just before the fourth quarter.

“We started doing the little things, starting getting some stops, started getting some rebounds, and executing the offense,” Jackson said. “Free throws were huge. We had to make some big free throws down the stretch, and that helped seal the deal. All that time that the girls have been getting in to get extra shots up or shooting in practice. That paid the price, and that was able to come into play on Sunday.”

In the end, the Eagles came out on top, finalizing the win with a 13-point advantage. Junior guard Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod scored the last shot for Emory with 10 seconds left on the clock, resulting in a game- and careerhigh of 22 points.

Last Friday, the Eagles triumphed against the No. 5 NYU Violets at the Palladium Court. Emory took the lead from the start, ending the first quarter 18-17 and securing their lead early in the second quarter with 10 consecutive points.

The Violets rallied to tie the game in the final stanza at 53-53. The Eagles withstood the Violets’ push and, with 12 seconds remaining, delivered the knockout punch when junior center Ashley Oldshue knocked down two free throws to give Emory a 69-64 win.

“NYU is always a high intensity team,” Oldshue said. “One of the things we pride ourselves on is our transition game and our up-tempo kind of pace,

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Junior guard Gebereal Baitey (center) battles through a screen in the Eagles’ 90-57 demolition of Brandeis University (Mass.) Jan. 21. the Eagles have now won 10 straight games, their last loss coming Nov. 25 against laGrange College (Ga.).

NFL

Pats Punch Ticket to SB LII

By JoSeph oh Contributing Writer

Despite talks of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s injured hand and the behind-thescenes conflict between the Patriots’ triumvirate of Brady, Head Coach Bill Belichick and owner Robert Kraft, the Patriots continue to do what the Patriots always do: win.

That platitude held true once again at the Jan. 21 AFC Championship

TRACK & FIELD

Game. The Patriots are set to head to Super Bowl LII after they rallied to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20.

Brady, donning a black bandage over a cut on his hand that required 12 stitches, led the Patriots from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to a four-point victory. With the season on the line, Brady threw 26 of 38 for 290 yards passing and two touchdowns.

The box score tells the simple story of yet another Patriots win and Super Bowl berth. But those who watched

Women Cruise to Victory, Men Fall Short

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Emory junior dilys Osei competes in the 60m hurdles at the Crossplex Invitational Jan. 22.

Osei finished No. 10 in the event with a time of 9.36.

Stravach, McIntyre Lead Way

The Emory track and field team started the new year with a firstplace finish from the women’s team, while the men’s team finished in sixth place at Emory’s annual Crossplex Invitational in Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 22.

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SWIMMING

By Stephen MatteS Senior Staff Writer

By anirudh pidugu Contributing Writer

Sunday’s AFC matchup will remember a game dominated largely by the Jaguars.

Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles (23-36, 293 yards passing) began the team’s second drive with a 20-yard pass to running back Corey Grant.

The Jaguars continued to utilize these short screen passes and slant routes, as they slowly chipped away yards.

Ultimately, Bortles lofted a pass to

On the women’s side, senior Gabrielle Stravach led the way by setting a meet and personal record in the 3000m with a time of 10:14.93.

She also broke a personal record in the 800m, finishing third with a time of 2:17.14. Freshman Carrie McIntyre made another notable finish, winning the 5000m with a time of 18:27.81 in her debut meet. As strong as the team

looked in its first-place performance, freshman Egan Kattenburg believes the team can still improve.

“We tried to make sure everyone was in shape,” Kattenburg said. “This tournament might not be the best marker for how fit everyone is. I think we’ll see faster times for both the long

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The Emory women’s swimming and diving team emerged victorious while the men’s team came up short at a swim meet at Delta State University (Miss.) in Cleveland Jan. 20.

Emory’s women took home a victory in tri-meet, topping the Delta State Statesmen 163.0-136.0 and the University of West Florida Argonauts 168.0-132.0. Squaring off only against Delta State, the men were bested at the hands of the Statesmen, 170.5-123.5.

Saturday’s meet came on the heels of a three-week winter training trip, where the team spent two weeks on campus and traveled to Florida to train for the homestretch of the season.

Head Coach Jon Howell emphasized the importance of the training, explaining that it allowed the team to focus on swimming.

“Our training trip is an opportunity for us to act as professional athletes,” Howell said. “The team doesn’t have to worry about balancing school and the stresses of college life.”

In a total of 16 events, the women’s team recorded four first-place finish-

es and seven second-place finishes.

Seniors Cindy Cheng and Rebecca Upton along with freshman Bethany Seagraves led the squad’s individual efforts, claiming first in their respective events. Upton was the first swimmer to touch in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:08.3.

“It was a really tight race, and it was really neck and neck for about half of it,” Upton said. “The race got very tight at the end of the race as well, and I only out-touched the [West Florida] swimmer by two-hundredths of a second.”

Cheng was the first to finish in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 57.13, and Seagraves led the pack in the 200 yard backstroke 2:07.40.

Emory also notched a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay.

Cheng, juniors Fiona Muir and Meg Taylor and sophomore Caroline Olson all contributed to a time of 1:38.03.

Despite four first-place and 10 secondplace finishes, the men’s team came up short against Delta State. Securing individual victories, senior Oliver Smith in the 50-yard freestyle, junior Matt Rogers in the 200-yard freestyle

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Swimmers Recover After Heavy Training Continued from Back Page and freshman Sven Mesihovic in the 400-yard IM delivered the team’s best performances.

The meet was one week after the team’s workout-filled training trip.

Smith said that the training trip provided crucial preparation for the remainder of the season.

“The team puts in a lot of hard work during our training trip to approach the end of our season,” Smith said.

“I’m normally pretty broken down after, so to go the time I did after the training trip, I was happy with it.”

Howell noted that the team rebounded from the trip and performed well, despite the intensity of the training.

“Coming off of our winter training trip, everybody on the team is still tired,” Howell said. “Given all the circumstances we were able to stay poised and do a nice job.”

The 200-yard freestyle relay team

consisting of Smith, seniors Alexander Hardwick and Aaron Schwartz and sophomore Sage Ono also posted one of Emory’s four first-place finishes with a time of 1:23.74. Smith reflected on the challenge of facing Division II opponents and how it affected the team’s approach to the meet.

“We faced [Delta State] last year and they were really tough, so we expected another challenging meet,” Smith said. “Going up against a school that is a division higher than what you normally go up against gives you a level of racing you don’t normally get in Division III.” In their next meet, the Eagles will travel to take on Atlanta rival Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) Jan. 27. Georgia Tech provides the Emory swimming and diving teams with the opportunity to vie with Division I athletes.

— Contact Stephen Mattes at stephen.mattes@emory.edu

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tight end Marcedes Lewis, who was wide open in the right side of the end zone. On their next drive, the Jaguars’ momentum continued. Bortles, who may have played his best game of the season, made a rare, deep 27-yard pass to wide receiver Allen Hurns, and star rookie running back Leonard Fournette converted a pivotal third down conversion. Fournette eventually capped off the drive with a fouryard rushing touchdown, giving the Jaguars a 14-3 edge. But right before halftime, the Patriots scored a touchdown of their own, primarily due to an unnecessary roughness and pass interference penalty by the Jaguars.

That led to a one-yard touchdown rush by running back James White, which cut the deficit to 14-10 at halftime.

But that touchdown came at the cost of All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski, who suffered a head injury following a crushing hit by Jaguar safety Barry Church. Gronkowski did not return for the rest of the game. The team is optimistic that he will return to play before the Super Bowl, according to an SB Nation report.

After the intermission, the Jaguars continued to put points on the board.

With two field goals by kicker Josh Lambo, the Jaguars held a 20-10 advantage near the start of the fourth quarter. But they don’t call Brady “Captain Comeback” for nothing.

With their star tight end ruled out for the remainder of the game, the Patriots were forced to alter their game plan. Brady relied on his wide receivers, specifically Danny Amendola, to spark their resurgence.

With 12 minutes remaining in the fourth, Brady produced long passes

to receivers Brandin Cooks, Phillip Dorsett and Amendola. The drive was eventually finished off by a nine-yard pass from Brady to Amendola, which cut the Jaguars’ lead to three.

After a Jacksonville punt, the Patriots began their winning drive at the Jaguars’ 30-yard line with fewer than five minutes left in regulation.

Brady started with a short screen pass to White, who turned upfield for a 15-yard gain. The Patriots then gained 10 more, following a quick pass to Amendola. This led to a remarkable four-yard touchdown, where Brady passed deep into the end zone to Amendola, who somehow kept both feet inbounds. Now trailing 24-20, the Jaguars still had a chance to score a touchdown and reclaim the lead.

Now adopting an aggressive approach, Bortles began with a long pass to wide receiver Dede Westbrook down the left sideline, advancing the Jags into Patriot territory. But a sack by Patriot linebacker Kyle Van Noy on second down and a beautiful pass breakup by cornerback Stephon Gilmore on fourth down sealed the Jaguars’ fate.

With their victory Sunday, the Patriots have won their 10th Lamar Hunt Trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the AFC Championship Game. Already the winningest quarterback of all time, Brady hopes to win his and the franchise’s sixth Super Bowl title in what will be his eighth visit to football’s greatest stage.

The New England Patriots will play the Philadelphia Eagles Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m. (ET) in Minneapolis, Minn., to determine the champion of Super Bowl LII.

— Contact Joseph Oh at joseph.oh@emory.edu

Oldshue’s Free Throws Eclipse NYU Continued from Back Page and NYU is definitely the closest to us in that regard in the conference. …

[Our team] really built each other up as opposed to trying to make a play or whatnot by themselves.”

Oldshue led the match with 16 points, making five of nine field goal attempts and six of eight free-throws.

Emory featured three other doubledigit scorers, all sophomores: forward Erin Lindahl with 14 points, point guard Lindsey Tse with 12 points and guard Allison Chernow with 11 points.

NYU senior guard Kaitlyn Read finished with a game-high of 21 points.

The Eagles are set to tip off at home against UAA co-leader University of Chicago Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. and No. 4 Washington University (Mo.) Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.

“UChicago and Washington University are great teams, but at the end of the day, we can’t control what they do,” Jackson said. “We have to focus on us, and so we’re gonna get back to getting back in the lab, working on our offense, fine-tuning some things and getting ready to defend and rebound.”

— Contact Annie Uichanco at annie.uichanco@emory.edu

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Emory sophomore Isabel Saridakis competes in the pole vault at the Emory Crossplex Invitational. Saridakis finished No. 3 in the event with a height of 3.10m.

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distance and short distance [runners].”

Senior Erica Goldman and sophomore Kaitlyn Leonard led the Eagles in the 400m dash, finishing fourth with a time of 57.99 and sixth with a time of 58.51, respectively. In the distance medley relays, freshmen Talia Carlson and Lauren Rodriguez, junior Radhika Shah, and sophomore Ileana Zeissner took fourth place with a time of 12:57.22 while the other relay group, composed of freshman Ayla Kazemi, sophomore Nicole Steiner and juniors Kayla O’Shea and Maeve Andrews, finished in sixth place with a time of 13:01.70. Three key performers starred in the field events. Senior Dara Liss and sophomore Isabel Saridakis tied

for third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.10m. Freshman Rebekah Bondi placed second with a long jump distance of 5.12m.

The men’s team dominated the mile run, with three runners finishing in the top five.

Senior Max Brown, freshman Jacob Hedgepeth and sophomore Samuel Branson finished second at 4:13.48, third at 4:24.19 and fourth at 4:24.31, respectively.

Seniors Benjamin Rogin and Robert Wilhelm III, sophomore Alex Rand and freshman Liam Fost crossed the finish line fourth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:26.67.

The team started preparing for this meet before the start of winter

break. Though many runners returned home for the break, staying in shape remained a priority for the team. Some members of the team returned to campus early to train more.

“Early return [meant] our legs were little more tired [than usual],” Kattenburg said. “We put [in] a lot of volume over the last two weeks. I think getting back into a regular schedule and regular mileage [will] have us fresher and more ready.”

Both the women’s and men’s teams will return to the Birmingham Crossplex Jan. 28 to compete in the KMS Invitational.

— Anirudh Pidugu at anirudh.pidugu@emory.edu

“The team’s fans are known for being passionate and are still remembered for pelting snowballs at a man dressed as Santa Claus during a losing game in 1968.”

— Jacey Fortin, The New York Times, on the Philadelphia Eagles

Your On Fire correspondent has been anxiously awaiting the world’s greatest sporting event and America’s single greatest invention, the Super Bowl. However, following the conference championship weekend, your On Fire correspondent could not be more disappointed in the matchup.

The Minnesota Vikings, hailing from a city that blessed us with the deals of Target, the music of Prince, and the beauty of Marshall Erickson, almost became the first team to host and play in the Super Bowl. The Jacksonville Jaguars, a team that has been in the NFL for a shorter time than that supersenior who never passed QTM, almost achieved the impossible in their matchup with the monstrous New England Patriots.

Rather, this year’s Super Bowl will play host to two brute east coast football organizations, the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles, both with reputations for cheating and destroying everything in sight, respectively. The New England Patriots advanced to the Super Bowl by the grace of God, and more importantly, the grace of the referees. Guilty of “Spygate” in 2007 and “Deflategate” in 2015, the mere 10 yards of penalties called against New England in the AFC championship may as well be “Penaltygate.” Who knows what surprise bit of fortune the Patriots will see in the Super Bowl. Will it be as simple as stealing their opponents’ signs, or as complex as planting an informant on the other team who has been destined to help the Pats’ cause? Could “The Departed” actually be Mark Wahlberg’s way of warning us about the Patriots’ future plans?

Who knows: only the Pats, the officials, Robert Kraft, probably Roger Goodell and intelligent football fans everywhere. So, a few football fans.

On the NFC side, the Eagles absolutely embarrassed the Vikings in the conference championship. With two weeks to go before the Super Bowl, Philadelphia may have just enough time to rebuild everything in their city before destroying it on Super Bowl Sunday. Despite measures taken by city officials to deter rioting, Criscocovered street poles could not stop the most loyal Philadelphia fans from demolishing their very city. After witnessing fans throw beer cans at the Vikings bus, light fires in the streets and drive a dune buggy up the Rocky Balboa stairs, we can officially confirm that the brief government shutdown, paired with an Eagle victory, equals pure anarchy. Fortunately for Eagles fans (and unfortunately for their cars and anything flammable/softer than diamond) the recent budget passed by the government is only temporary, which could easily result in a full blown post-Super Bowl purge.

After last year’s Super Bowl, it can only be assured that the NFL is fully ready to commit another inside job to ensure a Pats victory. Given that the probability of the referees inventing a rule just for Tom Brady’s protection (*cough* tuck rule *cough*) is greater than the probability of Nick Foles appearing remotely competent, one thing is for certain: Philly cannot buy enough Crisco.