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More than 100 Emory community members joined thousands of protesters in the Atlanta March for Women and Social Justice Saturday.
Emory Joins Atl. Social Justice March By alex KlugerMan Staff Writer More than 100 Emory community members joined thousands of protesters in the Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women Saturday. One of hundreds of demonstrations worldwide, the march called on President Donald J. Trump and his cabinet to focus on social justice issues such as reproductive and civil rights. Approximately 60,000 people shut down the streets of downtown Atlanta as they marched from the Center for Civil and Human Rights to the Georgia State Capitol building. At the Center, they heard from
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local lawmakers and activists who encouraged battling leaders and policies that they said threaten rights of underrepresented groups. Marchers from Emory attended to advocate for the protection of minority rights — women and LGBT and Islamic communities in particular — from the new presidential administration whose platform calls for legislation that they say could threaten these groups’ civil liberties and freedoms. Students, faculty and alumni from across Emory advertised the event through flyers and Facebook events, organized transportation to the march and made signs for the protest in efforts led by Associate
Professor in the Practice of Youth Education and Peacebuilding Beth Corrie, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dilek Huseyinzadegan and Assistant Director of the Office of Residence Life Courtnay Oddman. Three shuttles funded by several Emory offices, including ResLife and Emory Alumni Association, transported Emory affiliates from Clairmont campus to the Center for Civil and Human Rights, where the march began. All 250 spots on the buses were reserved by Friday, but only about 175 people took the shuttles Saturday, Corrie said. The Wheel could not
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Emory University will not declare itself a “sanctuary campus” but will continue supporting undocumented students, according to a Jan. 18 allEmory email from Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Stuart Zola and Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair. The decision to not designate Emory as a sanctuary campus prompted Sanctuary Coalition at Emory, an organization that consists of undocumented students, student allies, faculty and staff, to call on University President Claire E. Sterk to sign a letter drafted by the Coalition. The Coalition letter contained a pledge to designate Emory a sanctuary campus and to enact three policies that would “demonstrate the University’s commitment” to the education and protection of its undocumented students. The Jan. 18 email listed initiatives the University has started or completed to support undocumented students through statements of legal and administrative support, privacy rights, financial aid and dialogue. Emory developed a Progress Report on the status of its actions to sup-
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port its undocumented students. The report, according to Senior Director for Communications Tomika DePriest, was created from an Nov. 20 petition sent to administrators by students and community letters last fall, asking Emory to designate itself as a sanctuary campus. “In their public statements, Emory University administrators have highlighted resources that already exist,” the Coalition wrote in a Jan. 18 Facebook post published after administrators sent the Jan. 18 email. “However, they have not declared policy changes that would better support undocumented students, now or in the future.” The post included the Coalition’s letter, which urged Emory to pledge lawful non-cooperation with federal immigration authorities, admit all academically qualified undocumented students regardless of their immigration status and provide mental health services and pro-bono legal services to students with families of mixed documentation status. The Coalition asked Sterk to sign the letter by her Feb. 8 inauguration as University president. The Coalition sent the letter to Sterk Jan. 18, according Coalition member and College
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This interview was by Zak Hudak, Julia Munslow, Elana Cates and Annie Cohen. This interview was transcribed by Michelle Lou. In her first four months as Emory University’s 20th president, President Claire E. Sterk faced a U.S. presidential election that shook the school, a movement to designate Emory a sanctuary campus and a changing Emory administration. In an interview with The Emory Wheel, Sterk discussed political expression and her role as president. This is an edited transcript. The Emory Wheel: What does
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With the University-wide referendum to split the Student Government Association (SGA) into autonomous undergraduate and graduate branches less than a week away, the majority of undergraduate students The Emory Wheel interviewed were either unaware of or indifferent to the vote, while graduate students largely supported the split. The Wheel spoke to 30 randomly selected students, including undergraduate and graduate students from all divisional schools. Of the 15 undergraduates interviewed, two knew about next week’s referendum and what the restructure bill entailed, but only one planned to vote. Eleven of the 15 graduate students interviewed knew about the referendum and indicated they plan to vote online next week. SGA efforts to publicize the referendum included a Facebook campaign, informational town halls, flyers, postcards and a website detailing the bill, referendum and transition timeline. SGA President and College senior Max Zoberman said that SGA decided
SGA president and college senior Max Zoberman (center) proposes a new undergrad government structure Monday. to host public events and create digital insufficient. “SGA is really bad at letting stucommunication to educate students about the bill after a poorly publicized dents know what’s going on in their referendum to increase the student organization,” Syz said. “They should make their emails more readable and activities fee did not pass in 2014. “We’re doing our best to learn from also try to explore new channels of the mistakes of 2014 with the student communication that students actually experience fund referendum that went use.” Syz said he does not plan to vote in miserably wrong,” Zoberman said. “We did not put in the effort to explain the referendum. Candler School of Theology graduit to people.” Goizueta Business School sopho- ate student Kelsey Spinnato said she more Jay Syz said that SGA’s efforts to publicize the referendum were See undErGrAdS, Page 5
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Fraternities Delta Tau Delta (DTD) and Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) will both live in the 15 Eagle Row house during the 2017-18 academic year, according to Marlon Gibson, director of sorority and fraternity life. DTD and SigEp agreed to share the house in a Nov. 10, 2016 meeting about on-campus housing for fraternities with Gibson, Assistant Vice President for Community Suzanne Onorato, representatives from all Emory fraternities and fraternity Beta Theta Pi’s national foundation and administrative office. The house, currently occupied by
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top LEFt: Emory Assistant professor of pediatrics Samuel Fernandez-caribba (left) and his partner James powell march in the Atlanta March for Women and Social Justice. top riGHt: counter-protesters display signs in support of the pro-life movement. bottoM: crowds march on Martin Luther King Jr. drive toward the Georgia State capitol.
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Compiled By Monica Lefton On Jan. 16 at 5:22 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call regarding a shoplifter at the Emory University Barnes and ployee who stopped a student after the store. The student had three copies of the same textbook in his bookbag, valued at $1,036.05. The
remain at Emory but needed one of the textbooks for class and planned to sell the other two. The case was assigned to an investigator, and
On Jan. 17 at 12:25 a.m., EPD near Fishburne Drive made contact with a male subject matching a description from a suspicious activity and trespassing call from the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts the previous day. They spoke with Emory Dispatch that there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest from the Gwinnett County Parris for failure to appear in court for theft and transported him to DeKalb County Jail. On Jan. 17 at 12:45 p.m., EPD responded to call regarding a theft from 36 Eagle Row, the Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences (PAIS) building. The complainant, ed four grey iPad minis missing member reported they were taken sometime between mid-August 2016 and Dec. 19, 2016. The iPads
belong to the University and were used to collected survey data. The total value for all four iPads is $956. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Jan. 19 at 7:56 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a (WoodPEC). An Emory student reported his wallet was stolen while he was playing basketball on the let behind a basketball post at 5:45 p.m. and realized it was gone between 6:30 and 7 p.m. The wallet contained his Emory ID, two debit cards and $50 cash. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Jan. 20 at 4:37 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding mobile harassment. An Emory University School of Law student told a Muslim dating website, and they decided to be exclusive. They had been communicating via phone their relationship. She received 55 him between 9:56 a.m. and 3:09 p.m. Jan. 20 while she was in class. He asked her to rekindle their relationship, and she asked him to leave her alone. He has complied with her request, but she reported him to EPD as a safety precaution. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Jan. 20 at 6:10 p.m., EPD responded to call regarding criminal damage at the Schwartz Center. Of-
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on the left side with visible damage to the hinges. The music rack had broken wood near its hinges. When the damage occurred and the total cost of damages is unknown, but similar Steinway pianos sell for between $25,000 and $30,000, according to Vaught. The case has been assigned to an investigator.
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On Jan. 21 at 11:11 a.m., EPD responded to a call regarding criminal trespassing and property damage at the Clairmont Residential with a faculty in residence, who reported she was involved in political activism, helped organize marches and provided students with supplies like markers and poster board for protests. She left the supplies outside of her apartment and later found inappropriate messages, including racial slurs and vulgar language, written on the posters and plastic wrap. The damage occurred between Jan. 20 at 11 p.m. and Jan. 31 at 10:30 a.m. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Jan. 21 at 9:15 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a stolen bike at Longstreet-Means Hall. An he locked his bike with a cable lock outside of the Dobbs University Center Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m. He noticed the bike was missing Jan. 21 at 1:20 p.m. The bike is a black and white Giant Bicycles brand, valued at $350. The case has been assigned to an investigator.
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EMorY Atwood Chemistry Center caused by students at 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to Associate Vice President for Media Relations Nancy Seideman. Building sprinklers were activated, and Emory Police Department, Environmental Health and Safety and DeKalb County Fire Rescue responded. The injured victims were transported by ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital and have been treated for their injuries. truMp advances wall construction WASHinGton, d.c. — President Donald J. Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday that would direct the construction of a wall along the U.S. southern border, The New York Times reported. Trump also plans to limit immigrants from “terror-prone” nations, and will implement a moratorium on immigration from Syria, the Times reported. study proBes college econ. diversity EMorY — The Equality of Opportunity Project conducted a study measuring student economic diversity among colleges. Emory ranked No. 2 among elite colleges for the highest percentage of students from households with an income in the bottom 40 percent. While 15.9 percent of Emory students come from households in the bottom 40 percent and 27.7 percent from households in the bottom 60 percent, 14.9 percent come from households in the top 1 percent, indicating that Emory’s student body is economically di-
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verse relative to peer institutions. The report indicated that 38 American colleges have more students from households with incomes in the top 1 percent than the bottom 60 percent. univ. hosts coMMunity sessions EMorY — Emory held four sessions between Jan. 17 to 20 intended for open dialogues with faculty members and students about University President Claire E. Sterk’s emerging priorities. Each session focused on a ment with Atlanta,” “Strengthening Academic Excellence,” “Enhancing Sciences Center” and “Global Health Innovations.” Attendees from all sessions agreed that Emory needs to better explain to the public how the institution educates students and excels as a research university. The majority of attendees at all sessions were Emory faculty members. flsa changes postponed at eMory EMorY — Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) — previously scheduled to be implemented late November 2017 — have been postponed, according to Associate Vice President of Human Resources Theresa Milazzo. Emory employees, who would have received compensation for overtime and been paid biweekly instead of monthly. The implementation date was pushed back by the Department of Labor (DOL) following a Nov. 22 federal court case during which a Texas federal district judge opposed the changes, claiming that the DOL overstepped its authority to increase the minimum salary level, according to the National Law Review. — Contact Richard Chess at rchess@emory.edu
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Continued from Page 1 independently confirm that number. At the Center, speakers including U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), Georgia NAACP President Francys Johnson and Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D-Atlanta) encouraged demonstrators to fight for the rights of underrepresented populations. “Sometimes you have to turn things upside down to set them right side up,” said Lewis, who recently called Trump’s election illegitimate. “We are fighting for our sisters, our mothers, our daughters, but we are also fighting for our brothers, our sons, for those who are not able to stand up for ourselves.”
Armed with colorful signs promoting environmental justice and reproductive and minority rights, demonstrators marched 1.7 miles to the Georgia State Capitol building. Several signs alluded to leaked Access Hollywood tapes in which Trump bragged about groping and kissing women or his comments calling Hillary a “nasty woman” during the final presidential debate. The sea of marchers chanted “Not one step back” and “Fifth district” — Lewis’ district, an area that includes Atlanta, which Trump recently called “crime infested.” March co-organizer and Emory alumna Sheba Ehteshami (09C, 11PH) said that seeing the march sup-
porters’ diversity was empowering. “It’s very emotional to see so many different people from different walks of life find common ground in something so meaningful and purposeful like this,” Ehteshami said. While marchers supported the common goal of sending a message to the new presidential administration, the content of that message differed depending on the protestor. College senior Brianna Bellamy participated largely because she fears police officers’ relations with black communities might worsen under Trump, given that the new president promised to support law enforcement and end anti-police sentiments.
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“What didn’t bring me out here to march?” Oxford College Assistant Professor of Psychology Jennifer McGee said, citing Trump’s campaign promise to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program — a memorandum instituted by the Obama Administration providing a temporary immigration benefit to adolescents and young adults, including undocumented students, who came to the U.S. illegally as children — and Trump’s civil rights policies as the main reasons for her participation. College junior Jennifer Fundora called for Trump and his administration to address environmental issues.
Fundora said she’s concerned because the new administration repeatedly denieed the realities of climate change. Some Emory students and professors also traveled to Washington, D.C., to protest in the women’s march that drew over 500,000 protestors. According to The Washington Post, the more than 670 “sister marches” scheduled nationwide garnered an estimated more than one million participants. Isabeth reporting.
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By hannah e. conway Associate Editor The 50th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) discussed the proposed SGA restructure in an undergraduate-only meeting following its legislative meeting and confirmed two appointments, one to the Constitutional Council and one to the SGA President’s Cabinet by passing two bills during its Monday meeting. After the meeting adjourned, SGA President and College senior Max Zoberman led an undergraduate-only discussion on the possible structure of the undergraduate SGA should the bill pass in the University-wide referendum. SGA College-wide Representative and College junior William Palmer presented the proposed undergraduate governing structure to the undergraduate legislators in anticipation of the referendum. The proposed governing structure called for a 10-person legislature composed of a College representative from each class; a junior and senior Goizueta Business School representative; a junior and senior Nursing representative; one freshman; and a sophomore Oxford College representative. One exofficio Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) member would also sit on the undergraduate legislature. Palmer invited undergraduate legislators to provide feedback on the proposed structure. Some legislators expressed concerns that 10 legislators would not be enough to represent the diverse campus. Vice President for Alumni Relations and Goizueta Business School junior John Baker said that having only 10 elected positions would diminish the “undergraduate experience” because
Continued from Page 1 Emory need in its president? claire Sterk: We’re not looking for somebody who wants to be an internal manager [but] for somebody willing to be a change agent. What I’m being asked to do is be more externally focused than any of my predecessors have been. [I am expected to] spend 60 to 70 percent of my time externally focused. Emory hasn’t achieved its ambition because there [is] a need to tell more stories, make sure people want to invest in Emory — and I’m not just talking about money. EW: Was President James W. Wagner internally focused? cS: Very internally. [Former University presidents] Wagner, [William] Chase, [Billy] Fry, [James] Laney all said that Emory was [internally focused]. EW: We’ve had administrators, in particular [Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life] Ajay Nair, take clear, public political stances. [Student group] Emory College Republicans were outraged about this. They found your Hillary Clinton campaign contributions and were upset. What role does a place like Emory play in a political season as polarizing as this one? cS: I’m a human being [with] the same freedom everybody else has to have my perspectives and to apply those in my personal life. I also have the responsibility as the president to not take my personal identity and force it on the institution. My identity and Emory’s identity are more intertwined than they are for anybody else
fewer undergraduate students would have the opportunity to serve in SGA. Palmer said that the limited number of legislators would force those who obtain a position to be more active, pointing out that only two undergraduate legislators — Zoberman and Executive Vice President and Business School junior Gurbani Singh — wrote bills last semester. “This [new structure] fosters a much more active role that each legislator has to take on,” Palmer said. “Every legislator is going to deliver a legislative report. This increases accountability and activity.” Zoberman, Singh, SGA Chief of Staff and College senior Julianna Joss, Greenbaum, GSGA Vice President, Laney graduate student Mary Herrick and all of the SGA advisors were involved in drafting the proposal, according to Zoberman. Bill 50sl20 called for the confirmation of Emory School of Law secondyear Lorenia Lopez to Constitutional Council justice on the grounds that she has “the relevant experience and significant involvement with organizations dedicated to building an inclusive and supportive community.” Lopez will hear and decide questions of constitutionality on any University action that affects student groups. Bill 50sl21 nominated Goizueta Business School senior Christopher Lam for attorney general. The role includes advising SGA and all chartered organizations on the constitutionality of their actions. SGA passed both bills unanimously.
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in the University. Universities are always politically engaged. When we talk about disparities, innovation and discovery, difficult conversations, at the end of the day, that all goes to politics. [Taking a political stance] takes away what we stand for as a university — to contribute and help guide people. What I love about universities is that we actually can debate … we can learn from debate. We may not like difficult conversations, but we value difficult conversations, which we should facilitate. EW: Are there any updates on cabinet positions? cS: [The] President’s Leadership Council [has] a number of searches going on. With me becoming the president, I needed to start a provost search. We have a search committee [chaired by] Carol Anderson from the College and Carlos del Rio from the School of Public Health. The committee is inviting eight to 10 candidates [for interviews] at the end of January. [In] the last two days of January, the committee will come up with three to four candidates. My hope is to bring the provost candidates to campus, have public forums … and then hopefully have that result by late March, early April. The reason I’m very intent on that is that the search for the dean of Emory College [is] four to six weeks behind [the provost] search. The plan is that the permanent provost will play a role in selecting the dean, and the dean knows exactly who he or she is going to work for. The other President Leadership Council position is the executive vice president of business administration. That search is underway as well.
sophomore Ruben Diaz Vasquez. The Jan. 18 Facebook post states the coalition includes undocumented students, but Diaz Vasquez declined to confirm that statement. Sterk is currently reviewing the letter and has not yet responded, Associate Vice President for Media Relations Nancy Seideman said Tuesday. Emory’s decision and the Coalition’s letter came weeks after a Nov. 21, 2016, email from Sterk telling students that administrators had begun reviewing the petition calling for Emory to designate itself a “sanctuary campus.” Sterk, Zola and Nair met with about half of the students at Emory they know of who have DACA status late last semester to discuss what the University ought to do to protect its undocumented students, Sterk told the Wheel in a Jan. 18 interview. Students with DACA status hold a temporary, renewable immigration benefit that protects undocumented students from deportation and allows them to work legally in the U.S. According to Sterk, DACA students told administrators they wanted to avoid drawing attention to Emory. “[They said,] ‘Don’t draw attention to Emory because it creates more fear for us, makes it more difficult to come up with constructive solutions,’ ” Sterk said. “I made the decision as a person and as Emory’s president that was the best path to take — so that’s what we have done.” Students in the Undocumented Students Association (USA), a group composed of less than 10 undocu-
[There is] a list of seven [or eight] candidates [who will be interviewed] the last day of January and first day of February. EW: Can you update us on Emory’s actions to protect undocumented students? cS: We have a stellar leadership team … Nair, [who] deals with campus life and the provost, [Stuart Zola]. The provost, Nair and myself had a lunch with the DACA students whom we knew, [and] shared fears, experiences [and] possible ways to address this. EW: Do you have an added level of empathy for undocumented students as an immigrant yourself? cS: I have empathy in understanding people who come to the U.S., for people who contribute to society who are not fully embraced and have no ways to fully join that society even if they want to. I have empathy for undocumented students. I’m very pleased that we have DACA because many undocumented people in the United States make tremendous contributions to our society. EW: How do you plan on balancing the focus on being external and communicating with students? cS: I don’t want you to think that I’m only going to be off-campus [or only] on-campus. What I really need to do is work with the leadership team and make sure that we are involved. I certainly will be available but we have really good people that actually will do a lot of the work. I believe everybody on campus knows that although the president is really important, the president doesn’t lead all of this directly.
mented students and advised by Raoul Complex Director Lenet Rivas, also said they did not want Emory to be a sanctuary campus, Rivas said. “There’s nothing that comes out of [the] sanctuary campus [designation] that [Emory doesn’t] already have or can’t build,” Rivas said. USA currently seeks to connect its members to other undocumented students and to provide them with legal and financial resources. Rivas also cited the legal implications of such a designation, especially in Georgia, where state representatives threatened to revoke state funding from Emory or any institution that breaks the law to protect its undocumented students. Emory receives state funds including the Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) scholarship and Tuition Equalization Grants, which are awarded to Georgia residents, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. When asked why the Coalition called for the University to be designated a sanctuary campus when some undocumented students wished for the opposite, Vasquez pointed the Wheel to the Coalition’s letter and declined to comment further. “A sanctuary campus is a place where all students — documented and undocumented — may safely pursue higher learning without fear of discrimination or persecution,” the letter states. It calls Emory to recognize education as a human right and reaffirm its support of undocumented students. The College Senate of Emory University’s College of Arts and
Continued from Page 1 upperclassmen unaffiliated with Beta, was formerly the residence of Emory’s Beta chapter, which failed to meet the occupation requirement last year and subsequently lost the house after having occupied it for 15 years. An organization or fraternity must fill at least 90 percent of the spots in the house to retain control over an Eagle Row house, Gibson said. Gibson and Onorato asked Beta representatives whether other groups could occupy the house out of respect for its national office at the Nov. 10 meeting, Gibson said. Beta nationals gave the fraternity’s blessing for other groups to live in the house. DTD and SigEp plan to fill at least 23 beds each of the 47 total spots available at 15 Eagle Row. An executive housing committee composed of DTD and SigEp chapter presidents, housing managers and representatives-at-large has been meeting since Nov. 18, 2016 to formulate terms for the joint housing. The two fraternities signed a contract Dec. 4, 2016 detailing room distribution, common spaces, housing events and recruitment regulations. The contract also included the formal establishment of the executive housing committee, which will meet as needed until August 2017. It will establish a regular meeting schedule. “Both chapters of SigEp and Delt agree that they have a similar mission in the type of man they’re looking for on this campus,” Gibson said. DTD’s Emory chapter, founded in 2015, has never occupied its own
Sciences endorsed the initial petition, Faculty Council of the University Senate member and Associate Professor of Russian Juliette Apkarian said in a Jan. 24 University Senate meeting. Meanwhile, Georgia State Rep. Earl Ehrhart (R-Powder Springs) kept his promise to introduce legislation that would bar any private institution of higher education from receiving state funding should that institution break the law to protect its undocumented students. The bill HB 37 had its second reading Jan. 23. Emory said it will follow federal and state law in its efforts to protect undocumented students and not release confidential student records unless under subpoena. The University “strongly supports” the BRIDGE Act, a bipartisan act that would introduce legislation to protect DACA recipients should Trump repeal DACA, as he promised during his campaign, according to the Jan. 18 email from Nair and Zola. Under the act, those with DACA status could apply for a “provisional protected status” if they pay a fine and consent to a background check. That status would protect them from deportation should DACA be repealed. Emory’s decision not to designate itself a sanctuary campus came two days before the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, who promised to repeal DACA. Michelle Lou contributed reporting.
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house. SigEp’s Emory chapter has not had a house since 2013, at which time it shared 20 Eagle Row with the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Representatives from both chapters said their fraternities are excited to live in the house. “We’ve cultivated a good brotherhood regardless of the house,” former SigEp president and College senior Daivik Malhotra said. “Having a house will [improve our] membership experience because we’re [now able to compete] with … other fraternities that have houses.” DTD President and College junior Brendon Stern said that living in a house will allow DTD to better connect with their peers on campus but will not change the fraternity’s values. “Living in a house, however, will not affect our determination to keep improving our fraternity and meeting the difficult goals that we set for ourselves,” Stern said. Both fraternities will run this year’s recruitment efforts from the Ignatius Few Residence Hall Multipurpose Room. During the next recruitment cycle, both will recruit out of their shared house. Beta is currently attempting to recolonize on Emory’s campus with all-new members, Gibson said. The undergraduates who were formerly members of Beta have acquired “early alum status,” rendering them unable to rejoin the fraternity if it successfully recolonizes at Emory.
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Continued from Page 1 plans to vote in favor of the bill. “With the way that the student body is divided — almost half and half grads and undergrads — I think it’s really important that we have equal autonomous governments working together,” Spinnato said. The referendum website had 470 unique visitors as of 9:21 p.m. Tuesday, according to College Council Vice President of Administration and Goizueta Business School junior Jake Greenberg. The SGA Communications team created the website in conjunction with College Council to publicize the bill, Zoberman said. SGA held town halls to inform the student body about the proposed bill across campus, targeting freshmen residence halls and divisional schools. Attendance at the undergraduate town halls thus far has ranged from zero to 25 students, with the number of SGA representatives outnumbering other students, according to Zoberman. Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) President and Goizueta Business School graduate
student Jared Greenbaum estimated that 30 people attended the Candler School of Theology town hall and 80 people attended the School of Medicine town hall. SGA plans to host seven more town halls before the date of the referendum. Some University-wide organization (UWO) presidents called for a Jan. 20 meeting with Zoberman and GSGA President Jared Greenbaum out of concern that they were never “invited to the table” despite the proposed changes significantly impacting UWO financial policy, Outdoor Emory President and College senior Richmond Sheedy said. Sheedy, who organized the UWO presidents to call for the Jan. 20 meeting, said he was initially concerned about having to work with two separate legislatures and a joint committee should the bill pass next week. He changed his mind after attending the meeting. Zoberman assured Sheedy that the joint committee under the new structure would have authority and that UWOs would not have to present cases to multiple legislatures. A review process of all UWOs, independent of the referendum, has also
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been initiated by SGA executive action, according to Zoberman. Assigned by SGA, UWO is a charter designation for organizations with a membership of both undergraduate and graduate students and with programming designed for all Emory students. The transition timeline on the referendum website states that phase three — University Wide Organization and Undergraduate Wide Organization Reviews — is projected to be completed by March. All UWOs will submit a report detailing their membership records, expenditures, mission statements and planned programming by Feb. 1. The report will be analyzed to identify if UWO membership reflects the University-wide population and if UWO programming benefits both undergraduate and graduate students. UWOs such as Outdoor Emory, Table Talk and Student Programming Council (SPC) “benefit from a relatively significant amount of money and less oversight than other organizations chartered directly under divisions,” Zoberman said. Should the referendum pass, UWOs will be able to choose if they want
to be considered for a UWO charter or be chartered as a graduate-wide organization or undergraduate-wide organization. If the referendum fails to pass, UWOs will be asked if they want to maintain their UWO status. If a UWO wants to maintain its UWO charter, SGA will review the documents and identify if the UWO’s mission and actions align with what the Universitywide chartering bylaws require. If the expectations of the charter are not met, the UWO will be put on probation. Greenbaum said that under the current structure, SGA is less efficient because it tries to appease everyone and the graduate students can easily be overpowered when trying to enact their legislation. Currently, there are 23 undergraduate mandated seats and 16 graduate mandated seats on SGA. “[The restructure] will work because the people these policies will affect [will be] the people making the decisions,” Greenbaum said. “When it does affect all of us together, we’re coming together [in the joint committee] to make policies that work for all of us.” If the bill fails to pass next week, an alternative proposal written by
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Zoberman and SGA Executive Vice President and Goizueta Business School junior Gurbani Singh could address the inequity between graduate and undergraduate students on SGA, Zoberman said. The back-up proposal calls for legislators to “vote according to caucuses.” The proposal also calls the legislature to “assess the logistics of meetings to accommodate the lifestyle of graduate students.” Greenbaum declined to comment when asked how SGA would address the issue of inequity between graduate and undergraduate students should the bill not pass the referendum. All 14,000 students — about 7,800 undergraduate and 6,900 graduate students — are eligible to vote in the referendum. A simple majority is required for the bill to pass. Students can vote online at emory.edu/vote from Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. to Jan. 31 at 8 p.m. Niraj Naik and Alisha Compton contributed reporting.
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History Remains Relevant in ‘The Crucible’ By isaBeL OLsOn Contributing Writer
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John Watson (Martin Freeman, Left) and Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch, R ight) pursue evidence regarding their newest case.
‘Sherlock’ Full of Twists, Turns By DanieL PaRk Contributing Writer Grade: BNo character has quite defined the mystery genre like Sherlock Holmes. Beyond Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s renowned adventures, the character’s stories have been reimagined countless times. One beloved interpretation is the BBC series Sherlock, a modern interpretation of the character. Like
many other fans of the series, I eagerly awaited Sherlock’s fourth season after a three-year hiatus. This season’s three episodes follow Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch), John Watson (Martin Freeman) and his wife Mary Morstan (Amanda Abbington) immediately after the events of Series 3’s finale “His Last Vow,” which sees Sherlock exiled to eastern Europe, but immediately called back to deal with what appears to be the posthumous endgame of
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long-time nemesis Jim Moriarty. Sherlock is convinced that the destruction of six identical busts of Margaret Thatcher by aman named Ajay (Sacha Dhiwan) will reveal Moriarty’s true intentions in Season 4’s opener “The Six Thatchers.” Sherlock subsequently uncovers Mary’s and Ajay’s intertwined pasts as disgraced assassins. “The Six Thatchers” follows the tradition of many previous episodes as the
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Imagine every word you utter can be used to threaten your life. The Crucible transports us back in time to colonial Massachusetts during the 1692 Salem witch trials, where at any moment you might be accused of dealing with the Devil, and sentenced to death. Arthur Miller’s renowned play opened on Broadway in 1953, and is running Jan. 21 through Feb. 19 at Actor’s Express Theatre Company in Atlanta. The Crucible tells the tale of a group of young girls who claim to be possessed by the devil, and accuse various townspeople of working alongside him. As the Devil’s presence threatens the town’s Christian values, people accuse one another in hopes of finding a solution; however, this chaos only inspires false alibis and accusations based on lies. The play is a thrilling political commentary with an addictively complex plot that demands audience engagement. Once the ins and outs of act one are pieced together during intermission, don’t worry — there is more confusion to come. What makes Director Freddie Ashley’s production especially engaging is the traverse stage, which brings the audience close enough to see the actors’ spit fly. Since the plot revolves around items as small as a needle to unravel mysteries, sitting a few feet away from the actors makes the complexity more comprehensible. The high-stakes plot carries the play forward, while the acting hinders
the work. John Proctor’s (Jonathan Horne) dopey personality in Act 1 transformed into an almost entirely different character in Act 2, exuding a sudden confidence that matched the play’s growing suspense. Abigail Williams (Shelli Delgado) never quite convinced me of her bewitching powers. When she wasn’t the center of attention she seemed approachable and friendly, a direct contrast to her supposedly vile character. Ann Putnam (Mary Saville) overacted, detracting from her believability. Although the principal actors aimed for a gripping performance, they weren’t quite there. However, the actors in smaller roles really shone. Hathorne (Luis R. Hernandez) commanded the stage with perfect delivery and convincing authority. The same can be said for Giles Corey (Rial Ellsworth) who played a crowd-pleasing role, inducing laughter in increasingly menacing situations. Unfortunately, certain shrieking, jittery girls unrightfully detracted from the plot as they rolled around onstage in a poorly-portrayed satanic possession. The audience is boxed into their seats on two sides with Pamela Hickey’s set design of uneven wooden walls. Joseph Monaghan III’s eerie lighting and heavy fog spill through tree branches, the ceiling windows and cracks in the wood to illuminate the scenes. The stage is bathed in red to indicate witchcraft and blue during the town’s discussions on how to rid themselves of this evil force. A more intricate set design would have
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Bar for ‘Culture’ By aBDuL BingahLan Music Critic The Migos, a rap trio from north Atlanta, are having their biggest year ever. Known for their hit singles “Versace” with Drake and “Fight Night,” as well as their role in the creation and popularization of the dab dance, Migos are a veritable cultural force whose innovation and originality are rivaled by few modern musicians. In preparation for their sophomore album Culture, they have released four singles that exemplify their musical dexterity and hit-making potential. The first single, “Bad & Boujee” featuring Lil Uzi Vert, is the trappers’ most commercially successful song thus far. Spending nine weeks (and counting) on the Billboard Hot 100 and two weeks at the number one spot (thanks to a ringing endorsement from Atlanta’s own Donald Glover in his
Golden Globe victory speech), “Bad & Boujee” is an anthem.
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Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) raises his arms in triumph in front of one of his newest restaurant locations.
The problems from their early discography have all but disappeared, and the result is fun, intriguing and a genuine rush to experience. Now, while I wholeheartedly enjoy the Migos’ discography, I simply cannot get behind “Boujee.” The beat is far from producer best Metro Boomin’s best — it is punchy, at the risk of
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‘The Founder’ Paints American By VikRant naLLaPaRaju Film Critic Grade: B There’s something prescient about the timing of The Founder’s release. Appearing just days before one of history’s biggest business moguls took the presidential office, this film feels like both a veneration of one of America’s greatest success stories and a stinging critique of the dangers of corrupt capitalism. Inherently at odds with itself
by design and faltering in execution, The Founder is still an enjoyable film that questions a man’s decisions on his rise to the top. The eponymous founder is Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a milkshakemaker salesman who stumbles upon a small diner in San Bernadino, California run by two brothers, Dick (Nick Offerman) and Mac McDonald (John Carroll Lynch). Impressed by the brothers’ speedy service and commitment to family values, Kroc recognizes their diner’s potential and strikes
up a deal to franchise their restaurant in the Midwest. Using working-class couples to franchise out restaurants across the country, Ray quickly conquers the fast food industry. Driven by a greed, Ray undertakes to buyout the company from the brothers and seize full control. The founding of the McDonald’s brand offers substantive material for a film. From its ironic title, referring to Kroc as the “founder” of the
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Continued from Page 7 Baker Street crew reenacts Arthur Conan Doyle’s words in modern times amidst loving and humorous references to the series’ source material. Cumberbatch shines as the irreverent and emotionally dysfunctional Sherlock Holmes, interpreting his character in a frantic, almost neurotic fashion. Holmes embraces his modern life, texting during baptisms and topsecret meetings. Insistent on sharing his deductions, with inappropriate or insensitive timing, Cumberbatch nails the excitement Holmes feels from an intriguing mystery. Moreover, viewers will smile as he finally recites the character’s famous, “As ever, Watson, you see but you do not observe” speech and laugh when they recognize he is addressing John and Mary’s infant daughter — who promptly throws a rattle in his face. It is, however, this feeling of invincibility that drives Moriarty’s temper over the edge and allows her to kill Mary. For the first time, Holmes faces the consequences of his actions in a moment of complete and utter despair. The following episode, “The Lying Detective,” deals with the first episode’s aftermath and finds its protagonist alone on Baker Street in a drugged stupor. In this episode, actors Freeman and Abbington take center stage as John Watson struggles to cope with the death of his wife, who appears in the episode as a figment of his imagination.
Watson’s fury at Sherlock for failing to protect his wife is visceral; his anger flares throughout the episode as Abbington seizes her scenes, depicting the version of her character that John Watson perceives. The cinematography remains incredibly inventive, as the effects team utilizes a surreal method of portraying Sherlock’s thought processes as he faces down serial killer Culverton Smith (Toby Jones). It’s fascinating to visualize the sleek table of Smith’s high-rise meeting room in the middle of a London street, his drugged victims seated around it, and Smith’s leering face dominating the next shot. It’s equally aesthetically pleasing to watch Sherlock pace around the table, the victims and Smith himself, looking for clues.
“This fourth ... season of ‘Sherlock’ ends a long run of satisfying stories with a season of unprecedented twists an turns leading to a rather clichéd ending. Moreover, the viewers feel the jolt of a sudden scene change as Sherlock’s mind realizes he has been removed from the street and placed back into his apartment as the walls of 221B Baker Street descend on Sherlock like
a projector screen. The series finale, “The Final Problem,” suffers under the weight of bringing the season to a close. Sherlock, Watson and Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gatiss) face off against the secret Holmes sibling, Eurus Holmes. Through a series of trials, Eurus dissects her long lost brother and his thought processes. The cast does a brilliant job of depicting the emotional stress that accompanies murder and suicide, as the trio faces the constant decision of deciding who to kill and who to spare. Unfortunately, this final installment suffers from feeling more like a Saw movie than a mystery show. Moreover, it refuses to address the idea of consequences that the first two episodes set up with Mary’s death and its disastrous aftermath. Instead, the friend Sherlock alienated in Eurus’ trials shows up beaming in a happy ending. The destruction of Sherlock’s home is undone in a neat compilation of scenes where the apartment is built and restored to exactly how it was. And Sherlock Holmes and John Watson ascend into legend as they’re supposed to, while Mary Watson addresses her “Baker Street boys” (but really addresses the audience) in her final farewell. Overall, the highlights of this season are the actors — both Cumberbatch and Freeman shine after four years in their roles and prove their chemistry as costars. Although Abbington has only been around for four epi-
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sodes, she similarly appears as if she’s always been a part of Sherlock’s story. Gatiss also provides a touching performance in “The Final Problem,” as it is revealed beneath his character’s callous exterior that he has been looking after his younger brother, Sherlock Holmes, all this time. The first episode’s Dhiwan viscerally depicts anger and emotional pain from the years of torture his character, Ajay, underwent. Jones remains one of the series’ most terrifying villains through his acting alone, as his maniacal take on Culverton Smith adds menace to the bumbling fool his serial killer character pretends to be. While Andrew Scott’s interpretation of Moriarty will always be welcomed by Sherlock fans, it is a shame to see him as a subordinate of a larger scheme. Sian Brooke is, unfortunately the weakest link as the finale’s villain, and the series’ puppet master Eurus. However, her robotic sociopath of a character remains compelling and unpredictable as the Holmes-without-a-heart and touches viewers in an ending where Eurus is saved, returned to captivity and remains in contact with her long lost family. Ultimately, this fourth, and potentially final, season of Sherlock ends a long run of satisfying stories with a season of unprecedented twists and turns leading to a rather clichéd ending.
chain, to the ever-present big band music playing even during the film’s darker moments, The Founder approaches the action with its tongue firmly in cheek. Though Kroc’s machinations are morally dubious at best, the film portrays these events from an almost child-like perspective, allowing us to perceive Kroc as most Americans did at the time; he was just an average Joe making good on the American Dream. Michael Keaton is the glue holding the whole enterprise together. With his old-fashioned drawl and sleazy grin, the actor imbues Kroc with a reluctant likeability, reminiscent of Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort or Ray Liotta as Henry Hill. He’s a shady, scrupulous man, but he’s so charismatic the audience can’t resist rooting for him in order to see what he’ll do next. The film’s supporting cast members are no slouches either. Nick Offerman (known for his work on Parks and Recreation) embodies the everyman, the stubborn small-business owner fighting the corporate behemoth. Through no fault of the cast, the film’s execution falters. Like The Social Network and The Wolf of Wall Street, the film chronicles the protagonist’s rise and inevitable, greed-driven fall. However, the film never quite strikes a balance between these two arcs. Too much time is spent selling the audience on Ray’s success that not enough lip service is given to the darker implications of his actions. Part of the problem lays in director John Lee Hancock, Jr.’s direction.
diversity onstage. The cast exemplifies this mission, depicting a historically white event with a racially diverse cast. As the director emphasized, Actor’s Express offers a safe space, opening the day after Trump’s inauguration. The play fittingly addresses oppression, injustice and the importance of doing what is right, even when doing wrong would be the easy way out. — Contact Isabel Olson at isabel.olson@emory.edu
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Unlike that of Fincher or Scorsese, Hancock’s is fairly flat, lingering too long on shots too long or failing to engage the viewer with his static camerawork. Compare any intense scene in the The Founder to the great tracking shot to Mrs. Robinson in The Wolf of Wall Street or the intense boardroom battles of The Social Network, and you’re left wondering what a more ambitious director might have done with the same material.
[‘The Founder’] contains enough infectious charm to rope you in, and while it exposes the underlying dark side of unbridled capitalism, it never becomes too preachy. For what it is, The Founder is a fun, disposable watch. It contains enough infectious charm to rope you in, and while it exposes the underlying dark side of unbridled capitalism, it never becomes too preachy. However, it’s not quite willing to demonize the corporate machine, leading to a film that, like the burger it celebrates, is as satisfying as a lukewarm McDonald’s apple pie. — Contact Vikrant Nallaparaju at vnallap@emory.edu
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Ensemble actors portray the inhabitants of Salem, Mass. in ‘The Crucible.’
Play Showcases Continued from Page 7 benefited the metaphysical moments; even something as simple as a small fan’s breeze could contribute to the supernatural forces’ believability. Overall, though, the rapid scene changes, lighting tricks, and short but effective music allow the show to gain momentum. Coinciding with this production, Actor’s Express is embracing a national theater movement known as the Ghostlight project — a commitment to
Continued from Page 7 being boring and even forgettable. What I wish was forgettable is Lil Uzi’s guest verse, which is nothing short of horrendous. He enters with a barrage of “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!,”’s, it completely derails the track’s momentum. Admittedly, the hook is infectious, spawning one of the funniest memes of the new year with its “rain drop, drop top” verse. Otherwise, I seem to be of the minority opinion, as the song still sits atop the Billboard Hip Hop charts at No. 1 and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. While “Bad & Boujee” may be divisive, the Migos’ next single, “Call Casting ” is a joy. They prove their chemistry on each verse, beginning with a parallel set of ad-libs and opening bars. Rapper Takeoff handles the hook, recalling being “Up early in the morning, trapping.” His trademark staccato and tripletime flow characterize his verse, leaving nothing to be desired. Quavo, the Migos’ de facto leader, oozes charisma throughout, and Offset caps off the song with a verse so good it begs listeners to run the whole song back from the beginning. Budda Bless’ production is infectious, and the twinkling keys add an almost-tropical sound to the track. The most impressive of the singles off the Culture album so far is unquestionably “T-Shirt.” Nard & B’s production is druggy and atmospheric, the synths haunting and oscillating in a way that both raises tension in the listener and perfectly clashes with the sharp roboticism of Quavo’s auto-tune. Quavo and Takeoff manage the refrain, and Offset delivers an uncharacteristically melodious verse that completely steals the show. The song is a show-stopper and the Quavodirected music video is the same, portraying the Migos as literal fur trappers. The concept is profoundly audacious and self-referential, especially considering that music videos for trap-rap songs generally involve, well, the trap. This music video turns genre-defining tropes on their head to wonderful effect; guns become bows and arrows, the Migos are draped in furs on a snowy locale reminiscent of The Revenant, and Pyrex moves from the kitchen to the campfire. The song and the visual complement each other perfectly, and in the words of Chance the Rapper, “This needs an Oscar.” Culture already thrust the Migos into an upper echelon where popularity, creativity and quality are concerned. Takeoff, Offset and Quavo are walking with a newfound swagger from the success of their new singles. The problems from their early discography (from Quavo carrying the tracks to a marked inconsistency with their projects) have all but disappeared, and the result is fun, intriguing and a genuine rush to experience. If the Migos can continue the originality and execution from tracks like “Call Casting” and “T-Shirt,” and avoid unnecessary guest verses, their forthcoming album may be their best yet. Culture drops Jan. 27, and I’ll be eagerly waiting to see what Quavo, Offset and Takeoff have prepared.
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Generously topped with parmesan cheese, Marcello’s lasagna exemplifies a non-tomato version of this classic dish.
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It is easy for me to let my diet take the back burner as I muddle through another challenging week at Emory. Comfort food is the perfect countermeasure to the week’s stress. Much to my chagrin, however, the “Comfort” station at the DUC is often a bit of a misnomer. That’s when I flock to Marcello’s to get some Italian food that tastes homemade. A simple ride on Emory’s ‘A’ or ‘Executive Park’ shuttles to Emory Point will drop you in front of an overwhelming variety of local flavor. However, Marcello’s will beckon you in with their generous daily specials and large menu. You can find
Those looking for a quick break from their studies should come give Marcello’s a try. all of the classics: pasta, calzones, stromboli, subs and, of course, pizza. I stopped for lunch after my morning classes, and was greeted with the piquant smell of marinara wafting through the air. The dining room maintains an authentic, yet casual atmosphere (It is difficult to forget this casual atmosphere with a toy train whirring above your head). As I perused the menu, my nose alerted me to toasted garlic bread arriving at my table. It was flavorful, but not overwhelmingly garlicky, baked on a toasted baguette and adorned with parmesan cheese. It was soft with an unmistakable crunch. The pasta of the day was lasagna, a non-tomato version of the classic
dish. The plate was composed of lasagna noodles layered with chicken and spinach topped with a puff pastry. To finish the entrée, the whole thing was drizzled with a lemon alfredo sauce. As a lunch special, it came with my choice of salad or soup. I had the caesar salad. The last time I visited Marcello’s was a chilly day back in November. I had the baked ziti with the house salad sensational. The mozzarella cascaded over the noodles evenly with a perfect mixture of ricotta and meat sauce incorporated inside. Ordering that dish was the perfect way to counteract the comings of winter. I finished the last of the garlic bread and happily moved on to my caesar salad. It was fairly basic: romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese and caesar dressing. The croutons were the highlight: crunchy and flavorful cubes were generously distributed throughout the salad. Unfortunately, the dressing was bitter and goopy. Although a little pepper solved the problem, I recommend sticking to a house salad instead. Five minutes after I finished my salad, the lasagna arrived. It looked and smelled terrific. The puff pastry was golden and the spinach and chicken complemented the noodles perfectly. I took a bite and was overwhelmed by the alfredo sauce. The lemon flavor interrupted the rich, earthy tones of the rest of the dish. However, the lasagna itself was delicate and savory, the spinach complementing the puff pastry. By the time I finished the dish, I was stuffed from the generous portion. Marcello’s is consistently good, yet they truly excel with their classic Italian dishes. Those looking for a quick break from their studies should come give Marcello’s a try. — Contact Mitchell Friedman at mitchell.friedman@emory.edu
“Over easy” refers to preparing eggs such that the white is cooked while the yolk is just barely set to provide the perfect combination of textures. This column, much like its namesake, strives to provide the perfect balance of early morning sustenance and Atlanta culture. Nestled between Little Five Points and Decatur, the Historic Kirkwood district of Atlanta is often forgotten by Emory students. At this intersection of cultures, the edgy, vintage vibes of Little Five contrast the adorable, smalltown feel of the homes and shops in Decatur square. Kirkwood, however, is rich in history: it was originally a “streetcar suburb” of Atlanta with streetcars travelling to and from Atlanta two to three times a day. Located only two miles from Emory, Sun in My Belly is on the corner of College Avenue in Kirkwood. Housed in a 1940’s brick store retaining the original “J.A. Bailey & Sons Hardware” engraving across the top of the building, the cafe is easy to miss. The restaurant itself only has a single, square white sign with their logo. The interior, on the other hand, is much more decadent. I was greeted by a hostess standing in front of a rustic wooden shelf decorated with terrariums of succulents. The Friday-morning sunlight streamed through the windows, brightening up the the open dining room and giving Sun in My Belly a family, community feel. Three large couches sit in the front of the dining space, offering a cozy place to eat or sip coffee any time of day. In warmer seasons, Sun in My Belly also offers seating on two outdoor patios. In addition to their cafe, Sun in My Belly is a catering and event planning service, specializing in weddings and large parties. A quick peek at their Pinterestworthy blog shows how beautiful their events and dishes can be; the restaurant was no different. From the snowflake string lights to the mason-jar centerpieces, Sun in My Belly feels as if it was plucked out of Santa Monica. Sun in My Belly offers brunch from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and opens just an hour later on Sundays. They also serve dinner daily, but this is Over Easy, and as everyone’s favorite Parks and Rec character Leslie Knope says, “Why would anybody ever eat anything besides breakfast food?”
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Sun in My Belly’s artisan challah bread is coupled with a side of maple syrup (top) and served in a rustic interior, located in Kirkwood (BottoM). After being seated, I was served a glass of water in a mason jar. They sure do stick to their aesthetic. I first ordered a coffee-- their brew was fruity and bright, just how I like it.
The Friday morning sunlight streamed through the windows, brightening up the large, open dining room and giving Sun in My Belly a family, community string lights to the masonjar centerpieces, Sun in My Belly feels as if it was plucked out of Santa Monica. I ordered their challah French toast stuffed with honeyed ricotta and fresh bananas. The dish was covered in a sweet, sticky glaze and garnished with powdered sugar and a sprig of mint. It came with a side of maple syrup, but the banana’s glaze was
enough for me. Challah bread is thick and fluffy with a hard crust, making it a strong contender in the “which bread makes the best French toast” battle. Sun in My Belly’s challah French toast maintained the bread’s fluffy characteristics, avoiding a dish that felt too dense or heavy, as French toasts often do. The show-stopper, however, was the banana. Sun in My Belly prides itself on an ever-changing menu, serving only fresh and seasonally appropriate dishes. That being said, there is no telling how long bananas will serve as the featured fruit, but they made the meal, tickling my sweet-tooth in just the right way. Aside from the French toast, Sun in My Belly’s brunch menu highlights include shrimp and grits, served in a smoky BBQ sauce with pork sausage, the Kirkwood breakfast -- scrambled eggs with bacon and a lavender biscuit -- and salads and sandwiches. If you are looking for a quaint, delicious and nearby off-campus brunch or study spot, Sun in My Belly is a beautiful destination any day of the week. — Contact Karissa Dzurik at karissa.anne.dzurik@emory.edu
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The deviating weather conditions and striking disparities in fashion sense collectively symbolize lack of certainty of this semester. sophomores declare majors, juniors narrow down summer opportunities, and seniors come to terms with entering the real world. Nevertheless, with the help of my sage words, you can overcome this uncertainty and enjoy the semester despite the hurdles that might come your way.
Your only real mistake is (I assume) measuring your intelligence by a quantitative GPA. While this number is important, most companies search for adaptability and other soft skills as indicative of your success at their company.
Dear Doolino, I’m a freshman and I really like my roommate. She’s super cool and we get along but I would prefer her as a close friend rather than a living companion. I want to convey that I don’t want to live with her next semester, but I have no idea how to do so without potentially driving us apart. Do I suck it up and room with her anyway or do I force myself to bring up the conversation? From Bad Roomance Dear Bad Roomance, This is a common problem that many people in your year are going through. Let me be clear that the solution should not be to room with them in spite of your concerns; giving yourself a less than satisfactory living experience just to avoid an awkward conversation is an irresponsible avoidance. It’s not “just being nice,” as you might think. Even though you’re friends with someone that does not necessarily mean you’re suited to live with them (a notion I’m certain your roommate is aware of). For example, one rainy night as I was driving, I made a pitstop at this dark mansion and shared a meal with the owner of the house. Don’t get me wrong, Count Orlock and I had a great time together, but some of his weird night habits like infecting the whole of central Germany with the plague kind of irked me. want to live with him any longer but in no way did this affect our relationship. He kindly accepted my apologies and even offered me a pet rat as a gift of peace. In the same way, as long as you clarify that your friendship is in no way compromised, I’m sure that your roommate will accept your decision to live apart. From Doolino Dear Doolino, I am a junior in the business school and I applied for 32 summer banking internships. I got rejected by every single one of them, even though I have a 4.0 GPA and am really involved in extracurriculars. I can’t stop thinking about it; I even have trouble going to sleep. I don’t understand how I can get a job after college at this rate; my desperation has even lead me
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Sheba Ehteshami, co-organizer of the Atlanta March, talks with Emory community members about her motivation for and experience with creating a demonstration for women’s rights.
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By hailey hernandez Contributing Writer Emory alumna Sheba Ehteshami, a coordinator of the 60,000 person Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women, addressed over 30 members of the Emory Community Wednesday, Jan. 18, urging them to “find something that gives them meaning.” After being diagnosed with a chronic illness that resembles leukemia as a sophomore, Ehteshami dedicated a significant part of her life to civic engagement, aiming to inspire others to uplift their own communities. In an interview with The Emory Wheel on the Thursday preceding the march, Ehteshami discussed her inspirations as an activist and her involvement in organizing the march that took place Saturday, Jan. 21. This is an edited transcript. Emory Wheel: What was the organization process like? Sheba Ehteshami: We originally started with a group of four women, including myself, who were, and are, really the sole organizers of the entire march. The most important component of building the march is making sure that we had buy-ins from sponsors and ... relationships built in the community where we would actually get support for what we were trying to do. Outreach is something that we are still doing even up until the 11th hour of the march: making sure that we have enough support from the community, from large and small organizations, people who are going to come out and support the cause. The marketing and publicity took a long time and so did getting alignment with some of our public leaders who are going to come and speak with us at the march on Saturday. EW: How did the process make you feel? SE: Awesome! It could be a room of five people but being able to hear about how this enables them to do more in the community, feel supported and comforted is amazing.
I mean, that’s the only reason why I do this. It has nothing to do with me and everything to do with everybody else. EW: Where did the idea of having the march come from? SE: When I was a student, a lot of my civic engagement was with Hands on Atlanta and I was an afterschool teacher for a couple different elementary schools on the Southside of Atlanta. It was cool, but I felt like I could do more, which is why I ended up applying for the servant leadership program and spending a couple of
“...the American dream is not just getting a job or buying a house or getting a dog. It is about enabling a community and supporting your peers” — Sheba Ehteshami, Atlanta March for Women and Social Justice co-organizer months at the MLK Center. What was eye opening for me, though, was ... being able to facilitate some of those educational programs that they do for kids in the community and just seeing how you can be in a room full of 10-year-olds who know nothing about the stresses of life, the trials and tribulations of life ... but to give them a sheet of paper and a pencil to draw with and to see their eyes just illuminate. It was kind of like, ‘[...] Why am I not being more actively engaged and involved with just people of different walks of life?’ That kind of got me into public health. That kind of got me into civil engagement, and that kind of got me into being more compassionate for lots of different people. EW: What is your involvement in the march? SE: I started off as the director of programming. Now I am on the outreach com-
Sheba Ehteshami, Atlanta March for Women and Social Justice co-organizer Courtesy of eMory a luMni a ssoCiation Board
mittee, so I spend a lot of time making outreach to some of the larger organizations because of my connections. EW: How has Emory and your graduate study influenced your work? You said you didn’t really get involved much during your time at Emory, but wish you had, so what kinds of things do you think Emory offers that allows for empowerment in the community? SE: My influence for getting to where I am in terms of all the civil engagement and things have to do with my very personal experience of getting chronically ill and being told that I was going to die... the American dream is not just getting a job, or buying a house or getting a dog. It is about enabling a community and supporting your peers. It is about showing love, giving love and respect. And those are things that I didn’t necessarily put at the forefront until I got sick and until I realized that there is a whole lot more to life than just these tangible things that we seek on a day-to-day basis. Emory has a lot of access to different organizations in the community. The Carter Center is a great example. It is an internationally renowned organization that has just about any kind of department or branch that you can volunteer with... The CDC is right around the corner if you’re interested in public health. The opportunities are really and truly endless when you go to a university like this, and I didn’t see it until it [was] a little too late. — Contact Hailey Hernandez at hailey.carolina.hernandez@ emory.edu
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On the surface, the upcoming proposal to separate the graduate schools from the Student Government Association (SGA) seems unnecessary. Since its founding, SGA represented Emory’s graduate students with an internal branch that had its own elected representatives and governed alongside undergraduate representatives. According to SGA President Max Zoberman, this is “not a new issue.” Graduate students believe this system has never been equal and needs in leadership. Currently, the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) is under the Student Government Association (SGA), meaning that the GSGA president has less power and opportunity than the SGA president, not to mention that more SGA legislator positions are reserved for undergraduates than for graduate students . This is the only prompt that brought about the proposed referendum. The Editorial Board initially had reservations about endorsing this referendum, but after conversations with the members of the leadership of SGA,, we the Editorial Board of The Emory Wheel endorse this proposal and believe it will create the necessary structure to cater to the differing needs of undergraduate and graduate students. At Emory, like most universities, the graduate and professional school experience is fundamentally different. Graduate students do not usually live on campus. Their priorities are drastically different from undergraduates. GSGA once proposed the creation of a daycare on campus; undergraduate representatives could not understand why such a plan would be necessary to fund. For a person with a family, this could be the difference between being able to pursue graduate studies and not. The age difference can (and will) determine how distinct students utilize their student government. Postgraduates and undergraduates need separate associations to cater to their respective needs. Furthermore, the executive branch of SGA was never equipped to handle issues unique to graduate students. Undergraduates have historically had majority representation in SGA Undergraduates tend to support other undergraduates while postgraduates tend to be apathetic towards or too busy to work on student government, resulting in fewer postgraduate members running. Not only do undergraduates
Over the course of the past election, President Trump faced multiple sexual assault claims and marital rape allegations. He was caught bragging about committing sexual assault and claiming that “all women are bimbos.” Trump’s businesses were investigated for racial discrimination, and he made multiple racist remarks against Muslims and other minorities. This past Saturday over 147,000 protesters gathered for the Women’s March in Washington; thousands more gathered at sister protests around the country and the world to oppose Trump’s questionable attitude toward and treatment of women. The protest was one of the largest in American history, drawing far more supporters than the inauguration of President Donald Trump the day before. The Women’s March was not only a success for American women, but for women worldwide, it showed that many Americans do not support Trump’s stance on women’s rights. It also communicated a strong message that President Trump’s disrespectful attitude toward marginalized groups, personal liberties and freedom of speech is opposed by millions ties and rights. News coverage of the march was generally positive, but backlash and criticism were quick to surface. The March was strongly criticized by New York Times columnist David Brooks for overemphasizing women’s reproductive rights over less contentious issues. The critique of the march is not entirely warranted, and misses a crucial point — women’s reproductive rights are not only important for women, but society as a whole. Support for women’s healthcare includes important issues
compose the majority of the legislature, the executive branch “never [had] a graduate student at the top of SGA,” according to William Palmer, SGA Governance Committee chair. This is a structural inequality that requires large-scale constitutional and structural reform or the current, simpler solution — a complete split of the graduate and undergraduate student government associations into independent bodies. Emory’s current structure is unique among its peer universities. Many institutions including Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, UPenn and Georgetown have separate governing bodies for graduate and undergraduate students. Initially, we had concerns with technical parts of the transition, such as how university-wide organization (UWO) evaluations would be handled between the two different associations. According to SGA, UWO evaluations will be handled by the proposed Joint Governance Committee (JGC) of executive representatives from both the graduate and undergraduate schools if the referendum were to pass. The JGC is an effective solution to handling issues that require consideration from both graduate and undergraduate students. Another concern is the unusual structure of the current SGA. The Student Programming Council (SPC) is an executive agency established beneath the President of SGA. Organizations such as SPC can potentially lose funding due to the upcoming UWO evaluation: if the referendum passes, there is a higher chance that more organizations will not be considered university-wide. Ria Sabnis, the president of SPC, currently represents a UWO that could lose funding. Regardless, she supports this referendum as a member of SGA and does not acknowledge that her stance is not in SPC’s interest. It is our opinion that a representative of a divisional council or executive agency should not prioritize the interests of SGA over their own agency. This is unacceptable and requires further insight as to how SGA itself is structured. In the long run, the Editorial Board believes this referendum will create a useful separation and resolve issues currently affecting graduate students. Over the years, this issue has been revisited to exhaustion. The creation of a separate Graduate Student Government Association is the only clear-cut solution to a perennial problem.
besides abortion. Access to reproductive health care, birth control and education, for example, are causes that need support from women and politicians across party and religious lines. Despite these praises for the protest, the protest failed to be inclusive of the range of abortion after the removal of a pro-life group of registered participants. The protest’s “Unity Principles” championed “open access to safe, legal, affordable abortion.” It is imperative that women who believe in equality come together gardless of their stance on abortion. The March’s focus on reproductive rights for the rights and fair treatment of all women, including transgender women and minorities. Though Trump carried 42 percent of the women’s vote nationally this past election, the Women’s March was a strong rebuttal to Trump’s offensive attitudes toward women displayed during the election. In the face of political upheaval around the world, this peaceful protest was a victory for conscious and active citizenship. The March’s ideals and successes should certainly be applauded, but if women aim to action throughout Trump’s presidency is necessary. The Women’s March should serve as a catalyst for continuous dialogue and as a call to action for all Americans. After winning an election on a populist campaign, public support is Trump’s strongest ally and his greatest liability. This march showed the world that millions of Americans do not support Donald Trump or his policies.
The Editorial Board is comprised of Anthony Chau, Annie Cohen, Duncan Cock Foster, Zachary Issenberg, Jennifer Katz, Josh Khalif, Madeline Lutwyche, Shemlah Naphish, Boris Niyonzima and Tarrek Shaban.
Dania Quezada I have a name, though some Americans simply think of me as illegal. Their frustration with the nation’s current state of affairs means they are willing to strip their fellow humans of their names and decry their entire existence as immoral. Is there merit to this act? Do we truly believe that the immigrant with the money and time to secure lawful immigration is good while the immigrant who did not is bad? Do morality and justice align perfectly with the law? Americans should ponder these questions and recognize that an issue as complex as that of immigration should never be considered in black and white terms. The moral implications of this simplistic perception of immigration must be considered if justice has any hope of guiding the lawful treatment of immigrants in America. The United States is in urgent need of comprehensive immigration reform; this cannot be disputed. For those who lust for power, though, the issue of immigration allows for a golden opportunity to incite the passion of the masses by preying on their insecurities. The narrative of the violent illegal is particularly successful because it targets many Americans’ anxieties regarding foreign forces inway of life. Those propagating the idea that undocumented immigrants are base creatures need only present them as such and thus offer an answer to the grievances of desperate Americans. One does not need to reach too ple of such a strategy. In his presidential announcement speech, Donald Trump’s introductory assurance that “our country is in serious trouble” immediately established the dystopian image of ransacked America upon which his presidential platform is built. According to Trump, a large part of the problem is that Mexico and the rest of Latin America “[send] people that have lots of problems” — drugs, crime and a propensity for raping. The image is graphic and provides a villainous face at which the people may focus their resentment and fear. against the image of the violent immigrant by describing how Mexico “takes a company” originally planned for Tennessee and “rips it out” for itself. The violent language compliments the image of the Mexican immigrant — in this case a job thief — which Trump carefully established. Its effect is profound; Trump scratched at the wounds of the American people and set the stage for his most pow-
erful image: America as its citizens’ promised land. The American dream promises that hardworking citizens prosper in this country; however, something is terribly, terribly wrong. Americans swear they have kept their side of the bargain through their willingness to work, but they are not receiving their dues as tradition states they ought. Is the immigrant to blame? Is the answer so simple? Or is the answer perhaps multifaceted, involving an economic and political system that allows for American companies to take advantage of low-cost country sourcing? Can it be that Latin-American immigrants are truly violent criminals? Or is it more likely that the actions of a few were brought to the forepolitical agenda in an effort to dehumanize and vilify the many? Regardless of the truth, Trump assures his supporters that politicians have failed to lead them to success, promising in his speech that “they will not bring us … to the promised land.” It is easy to feel entitled to a comfortable life, and even easier to trim the edges of truth and arrange what little is left into a picture of the American citizen as a tragic hero wronged by the villainous immigrant. However, the consequences of considering issues such as immigration and its effects on the American people in simplistic, archetypal terms are far-reaching. Such thinking preys on our fear, allowing our prejudices to overcome our capacity for reasoning and making just decisions in regards to how we address the issue of immigration within the United States. As evidenced by his speech announcing his candidacy in 2015, Trump is a talented storyteller, presenting an image of America pillaged by immigrants that he alone can save. Are we prepared to renounce our reason and accept this image for the sake of convenience? What do we make of young immigrants like me who were brought to the country as children, long before we could consent to the act or reason about its consequences? In his speech, Trump reduces the entirety of our being into an expertly drawn caricature in an attempt to manipulate Americans into believing that immigrants stand in the way of them receiving their promised prosperity. I am not an image — no one is. I hope those who stand in neutrality regarding immigration will allow themselves to be guided by reason and compassion rather than fear and hatred when considering how our president addresses the issue of immigration in the next four years.
Dania Quezada is a College sophomore.
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Brian Taggett On Jan. 17, Secretary of Education-nominee Betsy DeVos sat before a panel of senators for her than-three-hours-long hearing included a promise to divest from an extensive network of political action committees and education companies and, perhaps that guns should be allowed in schools in order to protect students from grizzly bear attacks. Yes, you read that correctly. Our Secretary of Education-to-be actually cited bears for the right to bear arms. So who exactly is this grizzly-phobic nominee from West Michigan? To Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, she’s a much-needed outsider cations within the educational sysviding her with a fresh perspective. However, as a fellow West Michigander, I know DeVos differently. While we probably both refer to carbonated beverages as “pop”,
Brandon Wood pen with the ninth seat on the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced potential Associate Justice will be... next week. However, following this contentious election season, we tually all of President Trump’s appointees. We as a collective have spent more time arguing over Ben pointment to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) than discussing the most impactful appointments: the open seat last occupied by the late Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. Granted, there are plenty of issues you may have regarding President Trump’s cabinet picks, sighted. If you google the previous HUD Secretary, Julian Castro, you violation of the Hatch Act (using an executive branch position for non-policy political activities, like campaigning) and one NPR article about Castro issuing new guidelines for landlords. Though this department rarely makes even low-level headlines,
our similarities end there. I know her as the woman who was born wealthy and married wealthier into a barely-legal pyramid scheme known as Amway; I know her as the woman with polo grounds in her backyard even though there is a virtually non-existent polo culture in an area that averages 75 inches of snow each year Yet, most importantly, I will always know her as the woman who referred to my kindergarten through high school education as a “dead end.” While I am fortunate and proud to have attended a traditional public high school with excellent resources, I am well aware that many of my fellow Michiganders are unfortunately unable to share that sentiment. Michigan is below the national average in graduation rates for low-income students, for students with disabilities and for all students in general.
mittee Great Lakes Educational Project, which advocates for the expansion of charters. This past summer, DeVos and family contributed $1.45 million over a two-month period to Michigan lawmakers and the Republican state party who fought against a bill that would have held Detroit-area charter schools more accountable for performance. led the nation in schools run forlobbying efforts. Annually, these charter schools, receive $1 billion in taxpayer funding. In spite of the charter schools have proven ineffective. Sure, their numbers have expanded in the state, but the quality of these charter schools does not match the widespread quantity. With nearly 80 percent of Michigan charter schools located in Detroit, the test score differences between those schools and public schools is negligible. Furthermore, traditional public schools ultimately average more money spent per student and less money spent per administrator than these charters. Charters in Michigan have misused taxpayer dollars to pay
schools, DeVos has been a staunch supporter of privatizing education in Michigan. DeVos and her family have been the center of an antitraditional public school movement started the political action com-
even the HUD position is getting more attention than the open Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) seat. Prior to Tuesday, the last major national publication dealing with Trump’s potential SCOTUS picks was the New York Times in November. Since then, each day detracts attention from a governmental branch that is currently weaker than it should be. The only person with the power to
contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act), Obergefell (gay marriage), Heller (gun rights) and the desperately-needing-ashorthand-abbreviation National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius (the case where the ACA was named a tax, not a With Trump’s rhetoric and apparent personal beliefs, his choice is likely to be another Scalia-esque associate justice--essentially someone with deeply conservative views on both society and, of course, the constitution. Thus, we are likely to see another run of highly contentious and enormously important 5-4 court decisions in the coming years. There are also many open federal judgeships across the country
outlets, such as Politico’s in their Politico’s list of potential nominees, none of which we’ve ever heard President eral people still in their forties. The current court contains a few members at or over the age of 80, including Associate Justice Ruth
appointments. Each of these appointments will have more power to impact the daily lives of Americans than Ben Carson ever could at HUD; and the total lack of concern and public vetting of the people who reportedly made the “shortlist,” is quite concerning.
serve lifetime appointments, meaning that if President Trump were to nominate one of his younger candidates, that person could have a profound impact on rulings for decades, well beyond the longest possible time frame of Trump’s presidency. The current court is likely to rule 4-4 on many cases. Chief Justice Robert’s court has consistently
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for a swampland in order to seem more environmentally-conscious. However, with a combination of lenient or non-existent accountability measures, charter schools are protected in spite of dismal performances. As long as the charters have the resources to open and stay open, poor test scores and excessive spending are met with little to no consequences. During her tested to holding different types of schools to varied levels of accountability based on performance. traditional public schools, DeVos spearheaded a second failing educational system. She has remained unphased by the data that suggests her push for charters project is not working. In response, she unloads her bank account to shift education reform in the direction of her own ideological convictions that lack any evidence of well-serving students. Now, from a position in which system of all 50 states, DeVos will carry her convictions into Washington DC. Regardless of where you or against DeVos’ plans to privatize
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schools and vary their accountability measures, her evident lack of In addition to never holding perience within the public education system, DeVos lacks an understanding of federal law. Yet she will be in charge of an entire federal department. In the that states should have the choice on whether or not to provide children with disability services, even if they receive federal funding. However, much to DeVos’ apparent misunderstanding, states must comply with federal guidelines if they are to receive federal funding. I learned this at my public high school. Whether the next generation of students receive their education from a traditional or charterbased system, one lesson can be learned from the woman now atop America’s education hierarchy: ignoring data contrary to one’s beliefs and misunderstanding federal law can still land you a position in this administration’s cabinet. Brian Taggett is a College sophomore from Kalamazoo, Michigan.
ruled 5-4 on highly-politicized cases, including Hobby Lobby
Prior to Tuesday’s news, the only publications actively discussing the open seat, and those who will po-
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Jake Greenberg & William Palmer Jake Greenberg is the Vice President of Administration and the Chief Restructuring the Chair of the SGA’s Governance Committee and was a lead author of the referendum bill. We are two student government leaders and have seen both the challenges and successes of Emory’s student government. Every day, we work to advocate for and advance the interests of the student body. Together with our legislative and executive-board colleagues, we met with University staff and administration to improve academic, resource, food and housing policies; we chartered new student organizations, allowing our peers to pursue their passions and diversify Emory with cultural experiences, song and dance, volunteering, athletics and academic opportunities. We distributed the Student Activity Fee (SAF) to fund programs, events and initiatives that bring our campus to life. Student government is the voice of the student body — here to shape a better Emory experience and community for present and future generations. Our student government system, however, has its shortcomings. The structure of the government has not supported students equitapolicy making or implementation. ever, your vote can change that. The structure of student government has real and tangible implications for the student body, contributing to the ability of student government members to address the needs of their constituents. It affects the ways in which students’ interests are aggregated and communicated to key university decision-makers and dictates how organizational and monetary policy decisions are made. Our “federal government,” the Student Government Association (SGA), has historically been an undergraduate-led body with an undergraduate majority. Undergraduates have enough seats to pass almost all SGA legislation, decide the Student Activity Fee (SAF) distribution and oversee student policy and programming. The voices of 7,000 graduate students, who represent half of the enrolled student body, have become marginalized. There are more issues to consider. The needs of smaller undergraduate constituencies, including Oxford College and the
Undergraduate Nursing School, are suppressed because of SGA’s broad mandate to serve the entire university. SGA regularly struggles to create and implement diverse student population. Coordinating, communicating and and graduate Divisional Councils (“state governments”) poses numerous challenges for members across student government. We believe it’s time for better student governance. We believe it’s time for change. These issues will not go out major structural changes to our governance system. We want a better future for all students of Emory University. We want a governing system that equally supports the voices of undergraduate and graduate students, and is best suited to address their needs. Members of student government conducted an extensive examination of our current structure, reviewed governance structures at peer institutions, discussed with constituencies, administrators and staff and participated in thoughtful debates. Representatives from every division of SGA almost unanimously passed the bill in support of change. But that only gets us halfway. Now it’s in the hands of the student body to pass the resolution to create a fairer and more effective student government. This proposition will create two equal and autonomous bodies, the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) governed by and for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. The governance, programdergraduate and graduate students can best be addressed with independent, equal and autonomous representation. This system will create a student government that represents and advocates for students equitably, accountable and represents all conprinciples, which are essential to creating better student governance. We believe that student government appropriately vetted, evaluated and selected a solution to remedy the issues created by the existing governmental structure. We encourage our peers, both undergraduate and graduate students, to vote YES on this proposition and create a more effective and equitable student government. Voting will be held Sunday, Jan. 8:00PM at www.emory.edu/vote.
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Continued from Page 16 On Friday, Case Western had other plans in mind. Spurred by early contributions from junior forwards Eric and David Black, Case Western jumped ahead to a 35-22 lead in the first 16 minutes of the half. Emory wouldn’t give up so easily. In a riveting sequence, senior forward Jim Gordon made three consecutive three-pointers in the final two minutes of the half, trimming the Case Western lead to three going into the break, 39-42. “Jim catalyzed that run,� Rapp said. “Coming back from being down by [13] points and getting it to three by half was huge for momentum and morale.� The beginning of the second half mirrored the first, with Case Western jumping out to a slim lead. Nevertheless, the Eagles came back, reaching a 58-58 tie halfway through the second half. “We stayed with it, we didn’t panic, and that’s hard to do,� Head Coach
Continued from Page 16 jump at 1.52m, good enough for a second place finish. “During this time of year it is difficult to get much quality training in because of weather conditions, but we have been really blessed [with good weather],� Curtin said. “I was pleased that kids came prepared and were ready to race.� Emory returns to the Birmingham Crossplex (Ala.) Jan. 29 for the KMS Invitational.
— Contact Kevin Kilgour at kevin.james.kilgour@emory.edu
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Jason Zimmerman said. “It was a big last four minutes of the half and it got us back to where [we could say], ‘hey we can win this game’. I was really proud of our guys for just staying with it.� After coming back to tie the game, a jumper from senior forward Austin Dague broke the draw and gave the Eagles a lead, one they would not relinquish. Helped by 31 points and eight rebounds from junior forward Adam Gigax, Emory rolled to a 91-81 win. “[Gigax] can score in a lot of different ways,� Zimmerman said. “He can score inside, he can step outside, he can score in the midrange, and he is a good cutter. He puts himself in good situations.� After spending much of Friday’s game playing from behind, Emory flipped the script Sunday. The Eagles jumped to an early 7-0 lead against Carnegie Mellon and never trailed, at one point extending the lead to 23 points. With five players in double figures,
the Eagle offense threatened from all positions, highlighted by 26 points and 12 rebounds from junior forward Christopher Avant along with 11 points and 13 assists from Rapp. “Rapp makes us go,� Dague said. “He does so much for us. He is a pass first, unselfish point guard who is always looking to get guys open. As long as we are running to our spots and making hard cuts, he is going to find us.� With everything going Emory’s way, the Eagles coasted to a 93-77 win. “Coach always tells us that there are two things that we can control,� Rapp said. “One is running, the other is talking, and today we just ran to our spots and executed our offense.� The Eagles return home next weekend, taking on Brandeis University (Mass.) Friday night before a matinee performance Sunday against New York University.
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The Eagles kept the game close in execute the defensive game plan. “We are struggling when the other the first quarter. Leading Emory’s offensive efforts team has a dominant low post player,� early, senior guard Fran Sweeney fired Thomaskutty said. “We did not control the variables that we could control two successful three-point baskets. However, Carnegie Mellon held defensively and it was a domino effect against the Eagles in the first quarter, from there.� Down 15, Emory 20-17. was not able to turn To the Eagles’s dis“We just didn’t stick the tides against may, Carnegie Mellon with the game plan Carnegie Mellon in established a hefty lead in the second and that’s how they the second half. The Tartans outquarter. pulled away.� performed Emory Leading to an offensively and underwhelming — Shellie Kaniut, defensively. Emory performance, Senior Guard The Eagles failed the Tartans tacked to come back and on 29 points and held eventually lost the game, 93-73. Emory to 17 in the second. Kaniut believed her team’s inabilThomaskutty proclaimed that her team did not challenge Carnegie’s low- ity to stick to the game plan led to its post players and failed to successfully defeat.
their victory. “In the second half we started pressing them,� Kaniut said. “We interfered with what they wanted to do on offense and we gave them a lot of ball pressure so they couldn’t take advantage of their size down low.� With a dominant fourth quarter, the women garnered a comfortable 79-65 victory against Case Western. “We really rallied and played tough,� Head Coach Christy Thomaskutty said. “We came together and refused to lose. When things got tough down nine points, we played well together.� The Eagles’ second game yielded much poorer results. Emory could not answer Carnegie Mellon’s offensive attack and suffered a loss at the hands of the Tartans.
— Contact Kevin Kilgour at kevin.james.kilgour@emory.edu
Continued from Page 16 with a time of 58.02. The girls ended the tri-meet on top with SanchezAizcorbe and Bergh along with freshman Caroline Olson and sophomore Meg Taylor coming away with first place in the 200 freestyle relay. The foursome swam a time of 1:36.46 to win the event. The men went head-to-head with Delta State, claiming 11 event victories and ending with a score of 177-121. Winning the first event of the meet, senior Andrew Wilson, freshman Sage Ono and juniors Cooper Tollen and Oliver Smith touched first in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:30.67, a NCAA qualifying mark. Wilson added two more NCAA B cut times to his record, taking first in the 100 and 200 breastroke, swimming 54.44 and 2:00.27 respectively. Ono also landed two individual event
victories in both backstroke events, swimming 50.00 in the 100 (a NCAA B cut time) and 1:51.50 in the 200. Smith earned a NCAA B cut time and a first-place finish in the 50 freestyle with a 20.40 time. Another NCAA qualifying time went to the 200 medley relay team consisting of Smith, sophomore Trey Kolleck, senior Hayes-Burdette Sapp and junior Alexander Hardwick. The team touched first with a time of 1:22.50. Freshman Trevor Burke also dove a qualifying mark of 442.15 points in the 1-meter, 11 dive competition. Both teams are set to compete next Saturday, Jan. 28 at the University of Georgia. This will be the swimming and diving team’s last dual meet of the season.
— Contact Prosper Fields at prosperity.fields@emory.edu
“Although we cut [Carnegie’s] lead in the third quarter, we just didn’t stick with the game plan and that’s how they pulled away,� Kaniut said. Thomaskutty mentioned her disappointment with the result of the game against the Tartans, admitting that Carnegie Mellon thoroughly outplayed her team. “Carnegie had their way with us,� Thomaskutty exclaimed. “We did not stick to the game plan defensively speaking and [Carnegie] got to do what they wanted to do rather than us making it harder on the defensive end.� Emory will be back on the court Friday, Jan. 27, when the Eagles host Brandeis University (Mass.) at the WoodPEC.
— Contact Stephen Mattes at stephen.mattes@emory.edu
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Applications Due at Noon on Friday, March 17, 2017 Visit the TIJS website for eligibility requirements, guidelines, and additional information http://www.js.emory.edu/programs/UndergradGrantGuidelines.htm http://www.js.emory.edu/programs/GradSummerTravelGrantGuidelines.htm
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The Emory Wheel
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
EaglE ExchangE TURN ONE INSANE WEEK INTO FIVE INCREDIBLE MINUTES
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By sTephen maTTes Senior Staff Three teams from the Metropolitan Division — the Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets — had nearly flawless weeks and earned themselves the distinction of the top three teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). For most of the 2016-17 season, the Metropolitan Division has been home to the league’s best teams. The Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers have all received consideration as the best team in the league. While the Rangers and Flyers are still in playoff positions, the Capitals, Blue Jackets and Penguins performed well enough lately to crack the top five. Joining this elite trio are the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks, who claim the fourth and fifth spots respectively. 1.) Washington Capitals (32-9-6) Goals have been plentiful in the nation’s capital. The Capitals seem to score three or more goals with ease in each of their match-ups. Just this week the Capitals piled seven goals on St. Louis Blues’ goaltender Jake Allen and four on Dallas Stars’ goaltender Kari Lehtonen. Needless to say, facing the prolific Washington offense is a daunting task. On Thursday Jan. 19, seven different players found the back of the net for the Capitals, helping them defeat St. Louis 7-3. Riding the tails of terrific offensive performances, the Capitals struck again Monday Jan. 23, scoring six goals to beat Carolina 6-1. Defenseman Dmitry Orlov scored two goals in the game and Kuznetsov marked a goal and a primary assist. 2.) Pittsburgh Penguins (30-11-5) The top of the power rankings is a familiar spot for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Powered by forward Sidney Crosby, the Penguins are now enjoying contributions from their whole squad. Take the Penguins’ victory against the Montreal Canadiens and their star goaltender Carey Price Wednesday Jan. 18. Four players scored for Pittsburgh, including defenseman Olli Maatta, who scored his first goal of the season. Penguins’ goalie Matt Murray was steady in the net, yielding only one goal. After the Penguins’ 4-1 victory on Wednesday, Pittsburgh took the ice again Friday Jan. 20 against the Carolina Hurricanes. Defeating Carolina 7-1, Pittsburgh overwhelmed
the Hurricanes. 3.) Columbus Blue Jackets (32-10-4) The Blue Jackets had a turbulent set of games since their historic 16-game win streak earlier this month. Despite a shutout loss from the Ottawa Senators’ goaltender Mike Condon Thursday, the Blue Jackets bounced back with two strong performances later in the week. On Saturday, the Blue Jackets were powered by two goals from forward Scott Hartnell and a goal from forward Markus Hannikainen, who scored his first career goal. Also contributing to the victory, goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was sensational in the third period, flailing his legs and arms to keep the puck out of the net. 4.) Minnesota Wild (30-11-5) The Wild are receiving timely production from several of the team’s players. Surprisingly, forward Eric Staal reemerged as a star player after a disappointing 2015-16 season. Staal opened up the scoring for the Wild Thursday when Minnesota hosted the Arizona Coyotes. Forward Nino Niederreiter tallied two goals in the game and was a major reason for the Wild’s 4-3 win. On Saturday, the Wild recovered from a two-goal deficit in the second period against the Anaheim Ducks. Two goals by forwards Jason Zucker and Erik Haula powered a 5-3 Wild triumph. Although the Wild were slowed down after a 4-2 loss to Nashville Sunday, the Wild are arguably the top team in the Western Conference. 5.) San Jose Sharks (30-16-2) Sporting a four-game win streak, San Jose is on fire. Facing their Southern California rival, the Sharks were poised to bite out the Los Angeles Kings. Defenseman Brent Burns got his team on the scoreboard with his 19th goal of the season. Two more goals by the Sharks helped them notch a 3-2 victory over the Kings. San Jose continued its streak against the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 2-1 victory. In the third period, forward Logan Couture scored the game-winning goal, sneakily stuffing the puck past the Lightning goaltender. The Sharks strung together their fourth straight win against Colorado Saturday in an overtime game. Defenseman David Schlemko played hero as he fired the game-winning goal. The Sharks’ five goals helped them swim to a comfortable 5-2 victory.
— Contact Stephen Mattes at stephen.mattes@emory.edu
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SWIMMING AND DIVING
MEN’S BASKETBALL
By Kevin KiLgouR Assistant Sports Editor
I’ve been working on my technique for my breastroke so it felt good,” Kowalsky said. “We all definitely still have some work to do going forward. This meet was a good stepping stone but the ultimate goal is to finish this season strong.” Senior Claire Liu out-swam her competition in the 50 freestyle, finishing first with a time of 23.96. Also swimming that afternoon was senior Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe, claiming first in the 100 butterfly
Hoping to solidify their position in the race for a UAA title, the Emory men’s basketball team took a big step forward this weekend with two road wins. Travelling first to Case Western Reserve University (Ohio), the Eagles picked up a 91-81 victory and completed the road trip with a convincing 93-77 win over Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.). Now 12-4 on the season and 3-2 in the UAA, the Eagles sit at No. 3 in the conference. Emory has nine conference games remaining to close the gap between themselves, Rochester University (N.Y.) (4-1) and league leader Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) (5-0). After a frustrating 0-2 start to UAA play, a much-needed home win over University of Chicago (Ill.) Jan. 15 restored confidence to the team at a critical moment. Road wins are hard to come by in the UAA, and after letting a game slip at home, the Eagles needed to come up with big performances on the road. “Our backs are against the wall,” junior guard Whit Rapp said. “We are playing catch up to Rochester and Wash U, so we don’t have any games or practices that we can take off. We are in the back seat right now and we are trying to get into the driver’s seat.”
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of 10:16.54; senior Mia Eisenhandler placed fourth with a time of 10:39.23; junior Tru Powell placed seventh with a time of 10:44.00; and sophomore Clare Ubersax took eighth at 10:44.43. In the 5,000m, senior Michelle Kagei finished in second place with a time of 18:18.66. Junior Megan Waples finished third with a time of 18:28.41 and senior Sophie Cemaj took sixth at 18:39.82. In addition, junior Erica Goldman, sophomores Hayley Moyer and Ariana Newhouse and freshman Kaitlyn Leonard took fifth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:06.58. Keeping pace with the women’s strong performance, the men’s team racked up strong finishes in their track events as well, especially in many of the longer events. “The level of competition was high, so our kids had to perform well to reach the finals,” Curtin said. “Smaller Division I and Division II schools need meets to get into as well. They like coming to our meet because we are pretty good, particularly in the distance races.” In the 3,000m run, junior Shane Sullivan placed second with a time of 8:36.43, while freshman Marin Pimentel took fifth with a time of
8:54.36. Junior Max Brown placed in the top eight in two different events, the only Eagle to do so. He finished fourth in the mile at 4:19.22 and eighth in the 800m run with a time of 1:58.27. In the 5,000m run, seniors Lukas Mees placed fourth at 15:12.33 and Michael Sisario finished fifth with a time of 15:17.18. One of Emory’s few sprint scorers on the day, junior Benjamin Rogin took seventh with a time of 8.55 in the 60m hurdles, rounding out the track events for Emory. In the field events, Emory had strong showings in the long and high jump events. Junior Charlie Hu placed third with a 1.80m high jump and Senior Kyle Veator took seventh in the long jump at 6.55m. For weight throw, sophomore Zachary Lembersky took seventh at 14.30m. For the women’s field team, freshman Isabel Saridakis took third in the pole vault with a distance of 3.26m and sophomore Kaleena Jesson placed eighth with a distance of 2.96 meters. Nyla Lindo led the Eagles in the high
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Ton KIangsiri (Top LefT) finished 5th in the 200m breaststroke with a time of 2:14.78. Pheobe Edwards (Top R ighT) finished 9th in the 400 yard medley with a time of 4:46.84. Emory celebrates their last home meet by thanking the seniors (BoTTom).
Emory Sweeps Competition in Senior Meet By pRospeR fieLds Senior Staff Last Saturday at the WoodPEC, Emory’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving team pulled off victories against Division II’s Delta State University (Miss.) and University of West Florida (Fla.), in their final home meet of the season. In honor of their last home meet, 11 graduating seniors were recognized in a ceremony prior to its inception. “Going into our last home meet, I realized Emory has provided us with
really great opportunities to succeed in the pool as well as in the classroom,” senior and women’s team captain Annelise Kowalsky said. “I am really grateful for all of the lessons that athletics at Emory has taught me.” The women’s team recorded victories over both Delta State and West Florida, posting 202-96 and 170-128 respectively. The afternoon was led by junior Cindy Cheng, sophomore Fiona Muir and senior Annelise Kowalsky who each took home two individual event victories.
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Cheng touched first in both the 100 and 200 backstroke, swimming times of 55.45 and 2:02.25. Muir dominated the freestyle events, finishing with 51.87 in the 100 and 1:52.46 in the 200. Meanwhile, Kowalsky swept the backstroke events as she pulled off a time of 1:04.50 in the 100 and 2:20.75 in the 200. All times qualified as NCAA B Cuts. Without skipping a beat, Cheng, Kowalsky and Muir teamed up with senior Marissa Bergh to swim another first place NCAA qualifying time of 1:44.91 in the 200 medley relay. “I was really happy with the times.
TRACK AND FIELD
By Kevin KiLgouR Assistant Sports Editor
By sTephen maTTes Senior Staff Emory’s women’s basketball team battled through two decisive games in the team’s third consecutive week of UAA competition. The Eagles traveled to Cleveland where they sported a decisive victory against the Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) Spartans Friday, Jan. 20, and crossed the Ohio-Pennsylvania border Sunday, Jan. 22, only to lose by 20 to the Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) Tartans in Pittsburgh. Emory’s record settles to 11-5 overall and 2-3 in conference play. In the first quarter against Case Western, the Eagles allowed 20 points and fell behind the Spartans. Sophomore guard Azzairia JacksonSherrod and senior guard Shellie Kaniut each contributed six points to Emory’s first quarter total of 17. Jackson-Sherrod and senior guard/ forward Michelle Bevan sparked the offense in the second quarter, tallying
six and seven more points, respectively. Emory outscored Case Western 17-16 in the second and trailed by two at halftime. Both squads lit up the court offensively in the third quarter, Emory scoring 26 and Case Western 25. Each team converted on four threepoint field goals and garnered offensive production from a slew of different players. Emory was led by sophomore center Ashley Oldshue, who marked 10 points for the Eagles in the third. In the fourth quarter, Emory ran the floor against the Spartans. The Eagles tightened up defensively and outscored their foe 19-4 in the final quarter. Every athlete on the court for Emory solidified the team’s defensive presence and successfully converted defense into offense. Attributing the team’s success to the defensive press, Kaniut affirmed that her team’s defensive improvements in the second half were instrumental in
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Emory’s Track and Field team has a lot to look forward to this upcoming season after a strong performance at the Crossplex Invitational in Alabama this past weekend. The women came away with an impressive third place finish out of 23 schools (76.5 points), while the men finished seventh out of 21 schools (45 points). For Head Coach John Curtin, this annual invitational is particularly important as it is one of the few meets Emory hosts. Hosting the event allows Emory to enter more runners and gives the team a rare opportunity to compete as a complete team. “There aren’t a lot of indoor tracks in the southeast, so it is hard to get into meets, and when you do get in, your entries are limited,” Curtin said. “We took 90 kids, and every kid got a chance to compete and show what they could do.” In the track events, the women dominated the field, placing in almost every event. Four Eagles placed in the top eight for the 3,000m run as junior Gabrielle Stravach took first place with a time
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