INDEX
Emory Events Calendar, Page 2
Police Record, Page 2
Story Snippet, Page 9
Crossword Puzzle, Page 8
Staff Editorial, Page 6
On Fire, Page 11
THE EMORY WHEEL Since 1919
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Volume 94, Issue 14
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 DINING
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DUC to Suspend Late Night Next Month
Institute Rejects Program Suspension
By Stephanie Fang News Co-Editor
By Evan Mah Editor in Chief
Dobbs University Center’s (DUC) Dobbs Market, the main dining service on campus, will remove its Late Night dining option for four days in November, starting on the 12th and ending on the 15th. This temporary suspension will serve as a trial run for an initiative by the Food Advisory Committee at Emory (FACE). In addition, the DUC will remain open until 10 p.m., two hours later than its current closing time of 8 p.m., in order to accommodate students who would have otherwise gone to Late Night. Depending on student feedback after this trial, the DUC may choose to permanently implement these changes. FACE co-chairs and College sophomores Michael Sacks and Karoline Porcello began developing this initiative as a response to what they felt was a significant amount of student dissatisfaction with the DUC’s current hours. “In the past year, people have been complaining that the hours for the DUC have been really bad,” Sacks said. According to Sacks, the DUC’s closing time has made it difficult for students in sports or clubs whose practices and meetings finish after 8 p.m. to “get a quality meal.” He noted that once the DUC closes, hungry students are limited to the WRec Room at Woodruff Residential Center and Zaya’s Mediterranean Restaurant, in terms of on-campus dining. “The reason we started these DUC changes is because we went around and surveyed people, and the number one complaint was the hours of the DUC,” Porcello remarked. “They’d come at 7:30 p.m. and [the DUC] would be closing down, and there weren’t many options.” As a result, Sacks and Porcello met with administrators from Emory Dining Services as well as Sodexo, Emory’s food provider, and devised these plans to change DUC dining hours. They also suggested that the DUC remove Late Night due to the fact that very few students took advantage of the food option. “When it comes down to it, Late Night attendance is really low — [approximately] 200 people a night, which is actually really bad,” Sacks commented, adding that he thought the hours for Late Night are also inconvenient for DUC employees. Sacks explained that many DUC employees use public transportation to commute to and from work. However, because Late Night cur-
Graduate students and faculty members in the Institute for Liberal Arts (ILA) formally rejected the recent suspension of their Ph.D. program, the Wheel has learned. Shortly after Dean of the College Robin Forman announced that the College would be suspending admission to graduate programs in economics, Spanish and the ILA in mid-September, faculty members of the ILA met with Forman and made the announcement. Kevin Corrigan, the director of the ILA, said in an interview with the Wheel that their graduate students first encouraged the rejection, feeling that the suspension hurt their chances in the job market and devalued their degrees. In an effort to support students and express their own discontent with the process behind the decision, faculty members acted “in solidarity” with the rejection. “We had no alternative but to say that we don’t agree with this [decision],” Corrigan said. Faculty members and students plan to exhaust all proper avenues for expressing grievances, according to Corrigan. Avenues include petitions within the Laney Graduate School (LGS) along with presenting their case to Forman and Lisa Tedesco, the dean of the LGS, the Governance Committee, the Faculty Council, humanities and social sciences chairs and the University Senate. Forman and the College have faced intense criticism for a process that, many say, lacked due process
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mory Jazz Combos perform on the Patterson Pavilion as part of the event “Jazz on the Green.” The evening outdoor event showcased works ranging form Duke Ellington to Wayne Shorter and Miles Davis. The event, which took place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, was held outside the Goizueta Business School.
POLITICS
Emory Ineligible to Host Presidential Debates By Jordan Friedman Associate Editor As Hofstra University prepared to host the second presidential debate on its campus last week, the school mobilized more than 250 student volunteers to aid in planning the event. Three hundred students who submitted their names into a lottery also received tickets to attend. Meanwhile, Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. offered about 80 courses this semester that focused on the 2012 election. In prepping for last night’s presidential debate, the school sponsored a variety of debate-related lectures and activities for students. The fact that many schools have hosted presidential and vice-presidential debates in the past several elections — and have sought extensive student involvement in the pro-
cess — might leave some University students wondering: why doesn’t Emory do the same? The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a non-profit organization that sponsors and produces the presidential and vice-presidential debates, selects venues to host presidential debates during each election. Emory has never served as a presidential debate site, according to Vice President for Communications and Marketing Ron Sauder. Two years prior to each presidential election, the CPD releases its site selection guidelines and application information, according to the CPD website. After receiving applications from venues — which typically include but are not limited to educational institutions — the CPD visits and assesses potential sites. The organization then announces the
ELECTION SERIES This Issue: A look at how the CPD determines venues for election debates. Next Issue: Professors, students react to last presidential debate.
debate hosts about a year in advance. In addition to Hofstra and Lynn, the CPD selected University of Denver and Centre College in Danville, Ky. to serve as presidential and vice-presidential debate sites, respectively, this year. While Sauder explained that the University reviews the CPD’s site selection guidelines every four years,
he added that administrators have concluded that “Emory’s campus does not match up well with the debate requirements.” The CPD application covers security, logistics and the size of schools’ facilities, according to the website. Specifically, this year’s application called for a 17,000-square-foot debate hall and parking space for up to 30 TV satellite trucks. CPD also required a media filing center adjacent to the debate hall for 3,000 journalists — in addition to a Media Satellite Parking Lot — and a facility of about 4,000 square feet to serve as a ticket distribution center. Debate sites must have approximately 3,000 hotel rooms nearby available for the day for the event as well as “adequate air and ground transporta-
See SAUDER, Page 5
See ILA, Page 5
CULTURAL AWARENESS
STUDENT LIFE
Campaign to Collect Bras for Charity By Minah So Staff Writer Sexual Assault Peer Advocates (SAPA), in collaboration with Feminists in Action (FIA) and Emory Women’s Center, will present the Bra Chain Campaign on McDonough Field Wednesday to provide support for women’s shelters in the Atlanta community. The campaign’s goal is to receive enough bra donations that they can hook all of the bras together into a chain that will stretch across McDonough Field on Wednesday. The initiative, started by the SAPA Vice President Brielle Scully, oper-
ates on the assumption that every woman has at least one bra in her closet that she does not use or that does not fit. “Domestic violence and women’s shelters often get clothing donations, but not a lot of undergarments,” said Lindsay Falkenberg, a member of SAPA and president of FIA. “We’re pushing the Emory community to provide support.” The chain will be displayed from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., along with informational posters. SAPA and FIA members will be available to answer any questions that visitors might have. “We’re working not only to collect donations for a shelter, but also
to raise awareness about domestic and sexual violence,” Falkenberg continued. SAPA has been receiving donations every day, and is looking hopeful for the event. Falkenberg, who has two sisters, is donating 12 bras from home. Once the event concludes on Wednesday evening, the bras will be taken down and donated to the Partnership for Domestic Violence, “a local women’s shelter that deals with helping survivors of sexual assault get onto the right path,” according to Scully.
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he Emory Chinese Student Association aims to promote knowledge and awareness of Chinese culture on campus through events and programs.
See SAPA, Page 3
STUDENT LIFE ACADEMICS
Dryer Fire Prompts Student Poster Session Focuses on Strategic Plan’s Progress Evacuations at Clairmont By Anusha Ravi Staff Writer
The Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness sponsored a poster session, which took place in the Cox Ball Room on Monday. This poster session featured several different research posters correlating to various initiatives that form part of the University’s 10-year Strategic Plan. The posters demonstrated a wide range of faculty, student and staff research projects relating to topics
such as public health, religion, art history and architecture — all of which are subjects pertaining to the plan’s initiatives. The goal of the first ever poster session was to celebrate the accomplishments of the midpoint of the Strategic Plan, as the plan was implemented six years ago, Assistant Director of University Strategic Planning Ruth Leinfellner said. The Strategic Plan consists of several initiatives that aim to guide faculty and staff toward achieving the five goals of the Strategic Plan, according to the University’s
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Strategic Plan website. The five goals include obtaining a world-class faculty, an exemplary student body, an enriching cultural environment, a scholarly community as well as maintaining an efficient use of financial resources. In terms of academic areas of growth and expansion, the Strategic Plan allows for growth in areas such as religion, race, global health, predictive health and life sciences. One initiative, for instance, includes a program that intends to focus on religion, public health and spirituality.
“The Strategic Plan is the road map to achieve Emory University’s vision, and our vision is to become a destination university for faculty, students and staff,” said Makeba Morgan Hill, assistant provost for planning and accreditation. “Becoming a destination university is the best way to create positive change in the world.” To showcase the progress of the plan, the University decided to hold an event that would allow students, faculty and staff to display research initiatives taking place around
See FACULTY, Page 5
By Karishma Mehrotra Asst. News Editor Officials contained a fire in a dryer that occurred in the E Building at the Clairmont Residential Center on Monday morning. Students were evacuated, but no one was hurt, according to Assistant Dean for Campus Life and Director of Residence Life Andy Wilson. There was little damage as officials managed the incident in the apartment. They are still investigating
the cause of the fire. “Once the investigation concludes, Residence Life staff will work with our colleagues in Campus Services, including Director of Fire Safety Bridget Mourao, to take the appropriate steps,” Wilson wrote in an email. “We would like to thank the residents who evacuated during this incident. They responded appropriately and cooperated well with the DeKalb Fire Department.” — Contact Karishma Mehrotra at kmehrot@emory.edu
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NEWS ROUNDUP National, Local and Higher Education News • The floor of a Florida apartment complex penthouse collapsed during a party early Sunday morning. An estimated 100 people were in the apartment at the time of the collapse, 55 of whom were injured. Officials said they do not yet know what caused the floor to collapse. • Gasoline prices could drop up to 50 cents during the next few weeks, improving the economy and possibly influencing the presidential election. Gasoline, which is currently averaging $3.67 a gallon, but peaked at $3.86 a gallon earlier this month, is expected to drop to $3.35 or lower by late November. In some regions, prices are already below $3.
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• Diane Tucker, 48, a resident of Cobb County, has been accused of bigamy. Records indicate that she may have married Cesar Alexandro Saldivar in 2007 before she divorced Edwin Windelberg in 2008. The question regarding her marital history arose after her arrest on Oct. 6 when she allegedly attempted to steal a pickup truck.
— Compiled by Multimedia Editor Elizabeth Howell
• Federal authorities have charged Apego Inc., a former Georgia paper company, of an international conspiracy to produce money illegally by importing cheap products from China. Two past executives allegedly falsified records and bribed officials in order to avoid more than $20 million in customs duties. The company misrepresented the source of its imported paper, making it appear as though the paper came from Taiwan, when it actually came from China. The Wheel reports and corrects all errors published in the newspaper and at emorywheel.com. Please contact Editor in Chief Evan Mah at emah@emorywheel.com to report an error.
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This Week in Emory History
POLICE RECORD • A male Emory student came to the Emory Police Department (EPD) on Oct. 21 to report an altercation he was in earlier Sunday morning at 1:30 a.m. The student said he had been in a fight with another male student at the Kappa Alpha fraternity house at 14 Eagle Row. The student refused medical treatment but had a bruise across the bridge of his nose. The situation has been turned over to campus life.
was notified.
• A facilities management person found graffiti on the Kappa Sigma fraternity house at 13 Eagle Row. The graffiti depicted two male genitalia with the letters “ΣN” above. The graffiti has since been removed and the director of residence life housing
• A female Emory student left her iPhone in a cab on her way back to campus on Oct. 22 at 2:30 a.m. The situation has been turned over to an investigator.
• An assistant director of residence life saw a glass bong in one of the rooms in the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house at 20 Eagle Row during a walk-through. EPD officers visited the room and confiscated the bong as well as some bottles of alcohol, since the residents were underage. The situation was turned over to an investigator and campus life professionals.
• EPD officers responded to a complaint on Oct. 20 at 5:09 p.m. regarding a smell of marijuana coming from a room in the Clairmont Tower. Officers responded to the room where they saw cigarettes in an ashtray on the table. The officers explained the no smoking policy to the residents and left the scene. Campus life professionals were notified. • A male Emory student left his Samsung phone and wallet near the basketball court in the WoodPEC on Oct. 20 at 3:57 p.m. The phone and wallet and its contents are valued at around $1000.
— Compiled by News Co-Editor Nicholas Sommariva
October 23, 1992 The Interfraternity Council convicted Chi Phi of furnishing alcohol to a minor and the possession or dispensing of alcohol by a minor after an unconscious visiting high school senior had to be rushed to the Dekalb Medical Center with alcohol poisoning. Although Chi Phi committed two major violations, the fraternity did not receive a heavy punishment because only one brother had allowed his guest to become intoxicated. Instead, Chi Phi had to hold an alcohol awareness seminar open to all Emory students and attended by 90 percent of the Chi Phi brothers.
EVENTS AT EMORY TUESDAY Event: Helping Someone You Care About with an Alcohol Problem Time: 11:45 a.m. Location: Claudia Nance Rollins Building, Room 6001 Event: Emory Farmers Market Time: 12 p.m. Location: Cox Hall Bridge Event: “Is the Golden Age of Private Research Universities Over?” Time: 4 p.m. Location: WHSCAB Auditorium Event: National Chemistry Week Demo Show Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Atwood 360 Event: Queer Students of Color Discussion Group Time: 6 p.m. Location: 517E Dobbs University Center Event: Coffee Hours Time: 6 p.m. Location: N106 Callaway Conference Room Event: Shane Claiborne: “Jesus for President” Time: 7 p.m. Location: Glenn Memorial United
Methodist Church Event: Cooking Class with David Sweeney of The Bakery at Cakes and Ale Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: National Chemistry Week Demo Show Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Atwood 360 Event: Opening the Space: Contact Improvisation Jam Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Dance Studio, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
WEDNESDAY Event: Toastmasters@Emory Club Meeting Time: 8 a.m. Location: Old Dental Building Event: Blood Pressure Screening Time: 9 a.m. Location: Dobb’s University Center Room 249 (New E231) Event: Storytime for all ages Time: 10 a.m. Location: Barnes & Noble at Emory University
Event: ARL Live Webcast on the landmark Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision Time: 2 p.m. Location: Jones Room, Woodruff Library Level 3 Event: Zotero Workshop Time: 3 p.m. Location: Room 314, Woodruff Library Level 3 Event: Queer Women’s Discussion Group Time: 5 p.m. Location: Center for Women, Cox Hall Event: What’s Next for China?— Conversations at The Carter Center Time: 7 p.m. Location: The Carter Center—Ivan Allen Pavilion Event: Godzilla (1954) Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: White Hall, Rm. 208
THURSDAY Event: Curriculum Reform in Cardiothoracic Residency Training – Producing Master Surgeons Time: 7 a.m. Location: Emory University Hospital Auditorium
Event: Reformation Day 2012 Time: 9 a.m. Location: Cannon Chapel Sanctuary Event: The Choice and the Stakes in 2012: What to Expect in the Presidential and Congressional Elections Time: 12 p.m. Location: Miller-Ward Alumni House Event: Financing Long Term Care Time: 12 p.m. Location: Dobbs University Center, Harland Cinema Event: Jake’s Open House Halloween Party Time: 5 p.m. Location: Miller-Ward Alumni House Event: Queer Men’s Discussion Group Time: 6 p.m. Location: 232E Dobbs University Center, Office of LGBT LIfe Event: Second Annual Herbert W. Benario Lecture in Roman Studies Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall
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SAPA and FIA to Host Bra Campaign at Emory for Women’s Shelter Continued from Page 1 According to SAPA members, students have responded very enthusiastically, with many supporting the cause. “I’m planning on donating a couple of my own bras, not just because I no longer wear them, but because this is a perfect example of an opportunity that students have to give back to the community in such a fun and unique way,” said Jean Chien, a College
sophomore. In addition, the Women’s Center will be holding several other events before the end of the month, including Silent No More, a candlelight vigil in remembrance of domestic violence victims in Georgia on Oct. 24, and Men Stopping Violence’s 30th Anniversary Awards Dinner on Oct. 27.
— Contact Minah So at rcso@emory.edu
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SGA Unanimously Votes to Fund ICE Diwali Event By Rupsha Basu Staff Writer The 46th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) voted unanimously on Monday evening to fund the annual Diwali event held by the Indian Cultural Association (ICE). Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is an Indian cultural holiday marking the Indian New Year and is widely celebrated in the US. In the past, Emory ICE Diwali has won College Council’s Program of the Year, and students, faculty and administrators have attended annually. This year, the event will be held on Nov. 10 from 6:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. ICE Co-President Twinkle Mehta, Treasurer Akshar Patel and Diwali Chair Louisa Keeler presented the bill to SGA. They emphasized Diwali’s significance to the Emory student body, stating that the event has become a tradition. ICE asked for $3093.61, which is the difference between the cost of the event and the revenue. The latter includes both self-generated money and donations. The cost of the event consists of the hall rental, food, decorations, audio-visual services, transportation, advertising, security, entertainment and programs. A total of about $33,000 is required to host the event. SGA also asked what ICE will do
in the event that they don’t sell all the tickets. ICE increased tickets from 550 last year to 600 this year. Ticket sales account for about half of ICE’s revenue for the event. Vice President for Finance Sean Lee provided financial perspective, stating that the amount ICE asked for accounts for about 10% of the budget available for SGA to give away to clubs. He thought it was something SGA could afford, given that ICE Diwali is one of the biggest events held by Emory. ICE received donations this year from a number of institutions, most notably, College Council, President Wagner, the alumni, the language department, and the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services. Total revenue for ICE Diwali is almost $30,000. Senior representative Brad Clement said, “[ICE Diwali] is one of the most cherished traditions on Emory’s campus.” He urged the SGA to vote in favor of the bill. SGA also voted unanimously on a bill presented by the Governance Committee Chair Ted Guio. The bill states that the deadline for the committee to manually review chartered organizations on campus ought to be pushed back from the last week of October to the first week of November to give them more time to do so.
— Contact Rupsha Basu rupsha.basut@emory.edu
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HEALTH SCIENCES
Study Debunks Link Between HPV Vaccine, Promiscuity By Karishma Mehrotra Asst. News Editor
least one dose of the shot, while 905 were not given any shot. Three years later, the researchA new research study published ers found no significant association compared medical records of vac- between receiving the vaccine and cinated and unvaccinated girls to changes in the signs of sexual behavdetermine that the human papilloma- ior like contraceptive counseling, virus (HPV) vaccine did not increase pregnancy or STD and pregnancy sexual activity amongst vaccinated tests based on data like medical young girls. appointments. The study was conducted by Out of the girls in both groups, 90 Emory University and Kaiser percent did not request birth control Permanente researchers. Kaiser counseling or tests for pregnancy or Permanente is a California-based chlamydia. In each group, two girls managed care system. became pregnant. In the unvaccinatHPV — the most sexually trans- ed group, three girls were diagnosed mitted disease in the U.S. — usually with chlamydia, and in the vaccinated presents no symptoms in women but group, one girl was diagnosed with can cause genital chlamydia. warts and cervical Lead author cancer. Research “[Our study] is done in Robert Bednarczyk found that nearly a said that his study a much more objective shows these results third of children 14 to 19 years old are manner ... So that is one because pre-teens infected with HPV. of the best strengths of typically lack sexHowever, only understanding this particular study.” ual 34.8 percent of 13 needed to compreto 17 year old girls hend the vaccine. received all three — Robert Bednarczyk, epidemi- Bednarczyk is an ologist and clinic investigator epidemiologist in doses of the vaccine in 2011, according Emory University’s to the CDC. Hubert Department Since 2006, public health officials of Global Health, Rollins School of have continued to suggest that 11 to Public Health and a clinical investiga12 year old girls get the shot for HPV tor with the Kaiser Permanente Center in order to gain maximum protection for Health Research-Southeast. before they become sexually active. Although there have been multiple The vaccine has been FDA studies about this topic, this new approved for years now and new research is the first to move beyond studies verifying its safety continue the shortcomings of preceding studto be released. ies because of its focus on specific According to a Yale University signs of sexual activity. Previous School of Medicine study, while work was based on self-reporting, financial and logistical matters do like a Centers for Disease Control factor into decision-making, one of and Prevention study in January the top reasons parents choose not that showcases similar results to this to vaccinate their children is that the study in women aged 15 to 24. vaccine acts as a “license for sex,” as “We know that with sensitive topmany critics have said. ics like sexual activity, people may not be as forthcoming with researchNew Evidence ers about their fully truthful answers,” Bednarczyk said. “[Our study] is done This study, published last Monday in a much more objective manner ... in the Journal of Pediatrics, may So that is one of the best strengths of provide even harder-to-dispute evi- this particular study.” dence of the falsity of that notion. Saad Omer also thinks this study In 2006 and 2007, the research removes the informational bias project tracked the medical signals present in other studies. Omer is of sexual activity of 1,398 girls ages an assistant professor at the Hubert 11 to 12. The girls were all Kaiser Department of Global Health of the Permanente health plan members in Emory University Rollins School of Georgia. Doctors gave 493 girls at Public Health and assistant professor
of the Emory Vaccine Center. Kevin Ault, another author and associate professor of gynecology and obstetrics, said he also sees the study as the best one so far because of its utilization of signals of sexual activity and not self-reported surveys. Hopefully, according to all three, the strength of this study will change the status quo.
The Study’s Impacts
riskier actions just because of preventative care or “anticipatory guidance,” as he calls it, citing to studies about the effect of free condoms or abstinence education. And this theory, according to him, applies across the medical field. Omer also cited similar thinking about the implications of the study by using the analogy that wearing helmets does not necessarily make you take riskier actions. “It does make you feel more safe, but it doesn’t mean that you become a daredevil,” Omer said. “So I am not surprised by our findings.” Bednarczyk also said he has seen mostly positive media outreach and little backlash to the study.
Bednarczyk has seen these public perceptions of promiscuity even before the vaccine became approved, especially since this particular vaccine targets pre-teens. That was one of the main reasons Bednarczyk and his team conducted this study, specifLimitations ically focusing on this new approach with medical records. Some media outlets pointed out “I’m hopeful that physicians are able to take this study and use the certain imperfections in the project. The team did not distinguish evidence that is presented in there in conjunction with all the other evi- between procedural STD and pregdence about safety ... to really be nancy tests versus those triggered by able to present to parents when they symptoms. It also did not look into are counseling them about vaccina- sexual signals for boys. Bednarczyk also mentions another tion decisions with their children,” limitation: the study was conducted Bednarczyk said. He hopes that the increase in evi- within one single manage care organization and any dence will pave the service external to way for more parKaiser Permanente ents to get their children vaccinated but “We know that with sen- provided to these acknowledges that sitive topics like sexual girls would not fall it will take a while activity, people may not under their radar. However, he does for the information be as forthcoming with not see that fact creto spread. Omer said he researchers about their ating any major shift also wishes for phyfully truthful answers.” in results because there does not seem sicians to inform to be any reason patients with this — Robert Bednarczyk, epidemithat a vaccine would new evidence in a ologist and clinic investigator make girls more or “proactive commuless likely to seek nication effort.” At the same time, he said it was wishful care outside of the system. Regardless of these limitations, all thinking to believe that this study will change the minds of all parents. three researchers said they do hope Instead, he said the impact would this study alters the minds of appremore likely be seen amongst the hensive parents nationwide, leading to more protection and less presence fence-sitting, undecided parents. Ault said he hopes to see the HPV of this disease. The article’s authors include shot within a set of vaccines that all youth receive, including the flu shot, Robert Davis, a senior investigator the meningitis shot and the whooping with the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research–Southeast, and cough vaccine. Moreover, Ault said he sees a Walter Orenstein, with the School of broader implication with this study Medicine and Emory Vaccine Center. — Contact Karishma Mehrotra that he has discussed with fellow colkmehrot@emory.edu leagues. He said people do not take
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Sauder Says Emory Attracts National Figures to the University’s Campus Sauder said he feels “the investment of time and money only makes tion networks,” among several other sense if the one-day event is linked to requirements, according to the CPD. larger goals.” In addition to not meeting these Such goals, Sauder explained, qualifications, the fact that the could include formal and informal debates take place during the middle educational opportunities for stuof the fall semester also prevents dents, proactive admissions strategies Emory from hosting an event of this and alumni outreach. size, Sauder wrote in an email to the Colleges and universities have Wheel. emphasized that debates provide stu“Virtually every building on our dents with beneficial opportunities in campus is in daily use, and we have civic engagement and education and not been able to make a convincing enable greater name recognition for case for Emory as a possible venue host schools. to ourselves, much less to the Debate But Sauder said that at Emory, Commission,” Sauder wrote. “students don’t have to hold their For colleges and universities, host- breaths for four years to see if their ing a presidential school can attract debate is a major major national investment. Schools figures.” are required to pay “The Investment of time Sauder cited as the CPD $1.65 miland money only makes examples Emory’s lion up front to cover relationship with sense if the one-day the costs of preparaformer President tion including set event is linked to larger Jimmy Carter, who goals.” design and conannually holds a struction, staff and town hall for 2,000 logistics, according — Ron Sauder, students in addition to an Oct. 17 USA vice president of communica- to informal visits to TODAY College tions and marketing University classes, article. and His Holiness the Meanwhile, Dalai Lama, who schools must invest in additional visits every several years and holds facility upgrades, construction and lectures as well as “office hours” for event preparation on campus. students. Hofstra spent a total of $4.5 milThe University, Sauder added, lion this year on the presidential has brought figures to campus such debate held Oct. 16, according to The as film director Spike Lee, invesNew York Times. tigative reporters Bob Woodward Lynn University invested about and Carl Bernstein, who broke the $5 million for the presidential debate Watergate Scandal story in 1972, and yesterday evening, ABC News acclaimed author Salman Rushdie, reported on Oct. 20. who currently serves as a University “Debates create a lot of buzz for Distinguished Professor. a very short period of time,” Sauder “The Emory campus remains a wrote. “Having 3,000 working jour- lively destination for many of the nalists on your campus is no small country’s leading figures in literature, matter. For one day, or maybe two, journalism, the arts and politics,” your school’s name is part of the 24/7 Sauder wrote. — Contact Jordan Friedman at news cycle. And then the caravan jordan.m.friedman@emory.edu moves on.”
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n evening of outdoor jazz showcased multiple works during the “Jazz on the Green’ event that took place on Thursday. The event took place in between the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts and Goizueta Business School at the Patterson Pavilion.
DUC to Try Out ‘Premium Nights,’ Offer Higher Quality Meals Continued from Page 1 rently closes at 12 a.m., many workers don’t finish their shifts until 12 a.m. or 1 a.m. On weeknights, the last Metro Atlanta Regional Transportation Authority (MARTA) bus leaves Emory’s campus at 12:13 a.m. This, according to Sacks, means that “it’s really hard for [workers] to get around.” The new hours would allow DUC employees to return home earlier, he hoped. Sacks also stressed that the longer hours would not affect the cost of food because “it’s still the same amount of hours of operation.” “If anything, it’s even better because [the DUC] doesn’t have to
close and reopen,” he said, referring to the two-hour period after 8 p.m. during which the DUC normally stays closed before Late Night begins. Following the four-day trial period, Sacks and Porcello will examine attendance numbers to determine how many students took advantage of the longer DUC hours. Then, they will work with administrators to decide whether to implement these changes for the rest of the semester — permanently extending dining hours and removing the Late Night program. According to Sacks and Porcello, FACE is also considering the possibility of having the DUC offer what they called “Premium Nights.” This would mean that, on certain
nights, the DUC would offer what they described as premium options such as “high-quality meats like steak or lobster,” said Porcello. Students interested in these options would pay approximately six Dooley Dollars in addition to using one meal swipe, according to Porcello. They would then receive a coupon, enabling them to choose from any of the regular food options at the DUC as well as the premium. “The idea is that this extra money [that will] come in allows them to produce much higher-quality food,” Sacks said, referring to the six Dooley Dollar surcharge for premium options. “The manager of the DUC said that it will be higher quality than what you get at most restaurants.”
On these nights, the DUC would also offer premium vegetarian options at no additional cost. The DUC will offer one of these premium nights during the four-day trial period in November, during which it will also extend operational hours and remove Late Night. If student feedback is positive, FACE will work on implementing more Premium Nights next semester as well as gathering student suggestions for food options during these nights. “It’s all about what we hear back from students,” Porcello explained. “The [DUC] staff is really willing to mold to what students want.”
— Contact Stephanie Fang at fang.fang@emory.edu
ILA Faculty and Students Ques- Faculty, Students, tion Transparency in Decision Staff Show Future he said. “We have seen no data, no peer and transparency. review, no evidence; this runs counter Department chairs and program to all of our training and all of our directors from visual arts, education- instincts particularly in a democratic al studies, journalism and economics country,” he said. said they were taken by surprise from In a special meeting with more the announcement, which, accord- than 100 faculty in early October, ing to them, was made without their Corrigan pointed to a “blank void” being consulted or at least warned. between the LGS and the College Forman has and questioned how taken a different a committee within stance on the matCollege could “We have seen no data, the ter, saying in a Sept. make decisions no peer review, no evi- about a graduate 14 story that “It’s a matter of inter- dence; this runs counter school program. pretation” and that Corrigan has also to all of our training and departments and wondered to what all of our instincts par- degree committees programs “could not have been surprised ticularly in a democratic within the LGS that there were queswere consulted. country.” tions about how suc“What we want cessful they were in here is not to be — Kevin Corrigan, director of slaves or servants achieving the overall the ILA in a system which mission.” Corrigan said is run top-down,” that while faculty Corrigan said, “but members and students understand the to be fully collaborative members in rights of deans and the difficulty a system which recognizes the rights in the decision-making process, they and dynamic potentialities of stusimply wish they had been involved dents, staff, lecturers, professors and in the process. administrators together in an overall Corrigan said he has pressed community which can help create a for evidence or documents used by better University.” the deans and the College Faculty The Wheel contacted Tedesco for Advisory Committee, which advised comment, but she would not agree to Forman on the department changes, an interview. — Contact Evan Mah at but to no avail. Both Forman and emah@emory.edu Tedesco have cited confidentiality,
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University Plans Continued from Page 1 campus. “The poster session is part of the Strategic Plan, which is a visionary process intended to bring Emory University to the greatest potential of a preeminent university,” Leinfellner said. “This event is a wonderful opportunity to highlight the accomplishments of the past six years.” Each initiative has been allocated a certain number of posters to display at the poster session. Faculty members fulfilled their quotas with enthusiasm, Leinfellner said. The posters represent academic research in each of these different areas. Students and faculty stood in front of their posters and discussed the material with passersby. College senior Rebecca Levitan, an art history major who was part of the team that created the poster “Passage and Perception in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace,” traveled to Greece twice through research fellowships to work on the poster with her faculty advisor. She said her role in the project was to create traditional drawings of artifacts that her adviser, the head faculty member on the project, uploaded to a computer program. The program would then generate a virtual experience of touring the building that once stood thousands of years ago. “It was exciting to see that the arts are getting showcased with other types of research,” Levitan said. “Many people only think of undergraduate and graduate research in terms of sciences, so I’m glad that innovative, progressive arts research is also being shown.” Gretchen Van Ess, a program assistant for the Global Health Institute, presented a poster displaying the programs and research that the Global Health Institute has worked on during the past six years, since it became a part of the University’s Strategic Plan. “The biggest accomplishment we’ve achieved is drawing in students from all the disciplines,” she said. “We focus on students working together and approaching every issue from a different perspective.” Chen Zhang, an Emory staff member at the Global Health Institute, said she enjoyed the poster session because it allowed her to network with other staff members at Emory and learn about research taking place in other departments. “Because I am an immigrant, I really liked the interesting studies in immigration and health,” she said.
— Contact Anusha Ravi at aravi7@emory.edu
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Fall Band Party Country Artist Raises Questions SPC’s Choice of Eli Young Band on Monday Night May Not Be a Success The Student Programming Council (SPC) announced last week that the Eli Young Band would be performing at this year’s Fall Band Party, which will be held next Monday, Oct. 29. The country group is known for its impressive vocal talent and has earned several Country Music Awards. Members of SPC say that they booked the band in an effort to diversify the types of musicians that come to campus for concerts. While we appreciate SPC’s attempt to branch away from the usual hip-hop and rap artists, we fear for the success of next Monday’s concert. Firstly, we question the timing of the event, which will be held on a Monday evening. Although this year’s concert won’t be the same sort of party atmosphere that might otherwise surround the Fall Band Party, Mondays are often inconvenient evenings to hold a concert. Students most certainly will have homework to do that night and must attend class the next morning. These responsibilities stand as significant disincentives to potential concertgoers. Second, we feel that SPC’s decision to bring a country band to campus has the potential to dissuade a large portion of Emory students that might otherwise go to the Fall Band Party. Country is a particularly divisive and polarizing genre of music, and we fear that SPC’s decision to book the Eli Young Band will cause a rift in the Emory community. Although not all students will have rap or alternative songs on their iPods, most can appreciate the concert atmosphere of these genres. On the other hand, we believe that most students tend to take a strong stance either for or against country music. Of course, the success of the concert remains to be seen and, perhaps, this year’s Fall Band Party will set a precedent for years to come. This year’s concert will have a different atmosphere than in years past, and we are interested to see how the Emory Community will respond to the changes. The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel editorial board.
Editorial Roundup College editorials from across the country The Harvard Crimson Harvard University October 22, 2012 In its staff editorial titled “Sacrifice Print Over Writing,” the editorial board of The Harvard Crimson voices its support the termination of Newsweek’s print magazine, which it believes to have declined in quality in recent years. Life expectancy in the United States is 78.2 years. Newsweek’s print magazine, narrowly edging out the average American, will reach its end at age 79. In the latter’s case, however, death may not be worth much mourning anymore. The publication’s last physical pages will grace stands on December 31, 2012. But for Newsweek, the tragedy doesn’t lie in last week’s announcement of the magazine’s mercy killing. The ultimate, and likely inevitable, decision to put down Newsweek’s print edition came on the heels of a more truly tragic stretch, in which gaudy stories and cover images pasted over a decades-long journalistic tradition. In the wake of the 2010 Newsweek-Daily Beast merger, the magazine, freshly helmed by Daily Beast co-founder Tina Brown, relied on increasingly pithless and provocative covers. Controversial choices ranged from a “what-if” extrapolation of Princess Diana’s face to a pair of risqué asparagus stalks to glossy accusations of rage—rage both of Muslims and of an unfavorably photographed Michele Bachmann. All of these and more signaled a preference for the eye-grabbing over the substantive. And they did grab eyes. Single-copy newsstand sales rose two percent for Newsweek from 2010 to 2011, even as the industry average dipped by nine percent. Unfortunately, Newsweek missed its own business model. Single-copy issues comprise a mere three percent of its circulation (with a net revenue premium of barely one dollar per
issue). A two percent of three percent uptick proved far from enough. While occasional passersby splurged on the colorful covers, Newsweek’s subscribers left in droves for better reporting and analysis. Nearly 100,000, or 3.5 percent, departed last year. Of course, blame for Newsweek’s woes cannot fall solely at Ms. Brown’s feet. Newsweek’s circulation had fallen from roughly 3.1 million in 2007 to1.8 million in 2010, the year of the “NewsBeast” merger. The plight of Newsweek in part reflects a wider struggle to monetize journalism in the internet age. For instance, online advertizing sales form barely five percent of total advertizing revenue for magazines, despite consistent doubledigit shares of “digital only” readers across the industry. But even in the face of this trend, unique woes remain: Newsweek’s online viewership has dropped precipitously, too— from 6.3 million unique visitors in mid-2009 to 2.6 million Newsweek/Daily Beast visitors last month. That is a magazine hemorrhaging online viewers should now gear its operations solely toward online content is a serious cause for concern. Ultimately, however, Newsweek’s example points to an area more deserving of attention than the specific numbers and the economics. Readers should care about the writing. Flashy covers are a poor distraction from the journalism itself. If Newsweek’s sales are any indication, readers agree. But beyond that, pages and ink matter only to a degree as well. We value and believe in the endurance of high-quality journalism regardless of its medium. Hopefully, publications will find more ways to adapt and survive in the modern marketplace. Untethered by the newsstand’s lure, Newsweek will perhaps reemphasize its magazine’s core, its writing. If that is the case, we wish Newsweek success, just as we wish success to any publication—pixelated, on paper, or both—that esteems the words it writes.
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How to Digest an Idiot CHARLES WOODLIEF Amidst the clash of belief surrounding election season, any world-conscious community seems to exhale an air of contention. Long buried hatchets inevitably exhume themselves, and tempers rise as friction mounts between party lines. Ritualistically, we factionalize into familiar divisions and prepare for the onset of the fury to come. A college setting does little to check this culture. Despite a highly progressive environment, many students come to school with no prior exposure to world views outside their upbringing. In fact, most arrive grossly ignorant of the foundations beneath their beliefs. Being all the more susceptible to the dynamism of politics, idealism turns to zeal and the campus is soon overrun by overnight social activists. It then becomes necessary for those of good taste to respond to this ill-guided fervor. But how to posture oneself? And how does one engage quixotic masses while retaining one’s sanity? The philosopher Epicurus theorized that, in the economy of pleasures, there are few greater delights than observing the sufferings from which one is free. In other words, pleasure stems primarily from amused detachment. A provocative sentiment, but of what value might it be to the undergraduate cosmopolitan? To begin, one must first understand the question in its social context. Imagine for a moment the garden-variety college progressive. Each sip of his fair-trade coffee contains more virtue than most missionaries see in a lifetime. The mileage on his planet-saving car is outnumbered only by the bumper stickers plastering its tail. He is the distilled embodiment of all things modern. Now imagine his counterpart, the college Republican. Because of the advance
of liberalism, this man hails from a dying breed. Marked by an overambitious wardrobe and a look of emotional constipation, the Republican parades to the world what is essentially the strangulation of his inner child. While one might understand these stereotypes, there still remains a question as to how to they help to maintain anyone’s sanity. Neither the progressive nor the conservative conspicuously seem to suffer for their beliefs, so Epicurus’s relevance needs defense. In the case of the progressive, there’s actually an argument to be made that liberalism adds to one’s pleasure rather than reducing it. After all, what’s more enjoyable than
Understanding politics through philosophy offers a different perspective. an afternoon of chai lattes and cursing the evils of Fox News? History has yet to show us a platform built on more sanctimony and self-congratulation than that of the modern liberal. Admittedly, it must feel good to be a Democrat. While the Republican might not enjoy the same moral backrub, there is a certain solace in carrying on the intellectual tradition of conservatism. To those who disagree, try dropping an Ayn Rand reference in a political science class full of modern thinkers and watch the outrage ensue. As for Epicurus, however, for the philosopher’s wisdom to pertain, two conditions must hold. There must be observable suffering and the observer must be free from it. The latter presents little difficulty, as abstaining from the bickering of college politics should be instinctual to those of any refinement. The former, however, entails something of a chal-
lenge. While political discourse is certainly observable, it is not easily construed as suffering. Accordingly, the argument is in need of some adjustment. Counter to much popular thought, politics is not inherently evil. One cannot fairly fault another solely for taking a political stance. The task, then, is not to blind fire indictments at anyone with an opinion; it is to recognize the idiot with an opinion because it is the idiot that suffers. Ignorance may well be bliss, but election season marks the definite exception to this rule. No other enterprise extracts as much strain, angst, and futility out of the blind idealist as does politics. He is left to slave under an ideal of which he has neither understanding nor authorship, denuded by a culture of exhibitionism and hysteria. To escape this danger, one must learn not only to avoid idiocy, but also to laugh in its face. With that aim in mind, consider some examples of stock idiots as a starting ground: The pacifist with the “Obama for Peace” cover picture unconcerned with the President’s continuation of the drone warfare practices that have killed over 700 civilians since 2004, The small government ideologue bent on inserting restrictive legislation into the bedroom, a woman’s uterus, and stem cell laboratories, the would-be political analyst convinced his Facebook status pronouncing the winner of a debate affects its outcome, And whoever can’t distinguish “one nation under god” from “one nation under my god” Once political quarreling is understood with the appropriate comic removal, the campus dialectic gains a new tone. Suddenly, the insufferable becomes the laughable, and the sea of insanity a reservoir of enjoyment. Reason finds reclamation through the grace of Epicurus and is stationed once more in its rightful place by the wisdom of the Greeks. Charles Woodlief is an Oxford student in the Class of 2016.
Always Be True To Yourself ERIK BLOOM Should we bring higher education to the people? The fear of ‘dumbing down’ is the immediate concern of bringing higher education to the people. If we simplify the language and make knowledge accessible for all we may be missing out on important concepts that are only understandable, or at least best understood, with complexity. What is complexity? The tendency to root out a fine line between any polar extremes seems naïve and just silly. The point where something seizes to be complex and becomes simple, or vice versa, is specific to the individual and may be different when dealing with different ideas. So, the complexity of an idea and so the correct means to lay it out simplistically, can only be determined when presenting it to one individual. Capturing a broad audience, an entire nation with the big ideas is like presenting formulaic chaos theory to all of academia. It will only be understood by some, by those who have the relevant background to comprehend it with a sense of familiarity. It is the path in life to follow the ideas that are most at home. But those ideas most familiar can become strange and foreign in a moment. When we strafe off the forgotten and the strangers, we can live happily as long as we can share this same sense of familiarity with others. But, as will be established, we must believe in our own feelings and sentiments if we are going to function and ultimately, live happily, even if this means
diving off the plank into a strange land. However, most do not have the feelings or sentiments required to dive off this plank into the struggle for knowledge. What is the goal of life? So, the question becomes, should we manipulate these feelings so that they engage in the pursuit through good marketing that convinces them this is what they need or through other means that influences the social landscape? Or should we simply leave them be and let them be blissful with other pursuits? I think the answer to this, like the answer to many things, comes down to what the goal is in life. If it is to be happy, to survive, to be held of worth, or if it is something else. I must claim, in line with my sentiments, that it is to exist. I think that on some level we fear that we don’t exist, and so any action we commit to, is an attempt to proclaim our existence. An attempt to strafe off the possibility of non-existence. We shout out, ‘I am here!’ To deal with a possible objection: although many try to avoid the public eye, this they attribute to their existence, and so make the proclamation to exist in the way of being an introvert. If this is what we all try to do, then all actions are good as existence is the goal that is impossible to not act in line with. The basis here is that what is good is determined by acting in line with or achieving a goal. So, if we take for granted that this is the goal of life (to exist), then it doesn’t matter what action we take as long as it is true to our being. As to exist, is to exist in a certain way. If this way does not articulate the essence
of the self then we cannot be ourselves. Although, any action made is a proclamation of existence, it is not a proclamation of your existence unless it is in line with your feelings, sentiments or some facet of your being. So I implore you, do as you feel or you will not truly and definitively exist! How can we act true to our being? To get to the point, whether or not we should manipulate others toward knowledge or if we should leave them be, is a matter of how you feel about it. The reason comes after, as it is feeling that leads reason. Just like in writing this, I am rationalizing my feeling of the will to exist and I am even ascribing it to all people even though it is an individual feeling. And in turn, I rationalize the view I must take to the issue in question. We are only how we feel, and can only do as far as we feel. But I sentimentally and then rationally encourage and entitle you to your differing opinion, as you must proclaim yourself in a way that is true to you. Everything is at your discretion, so do or don’t do as you please as you cannot escape what is true to you, as any action you do is an articulation of yourself. So take head, release and recover, forget and remember exactly as you do, or change every facet of your being, as in any case, you will be you, and I will be me, and it’ll all be good. So although I have not fully answered the initial question (although I doubt anyone will ever fully answer it), I have laid down the possibility for all to provide a good answer that is true to their selves. Erik Bloom is a College senior from Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
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Academic Integrity Binders Full of Trouble For Romney Is Very Important EMORY’S COMMITTEE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Before midterm season starts winding down — although, let’s be honest, does midterm season ever really end? — it is important to remind ourselves about the vital role of academic integrity in Emory University’s central mission to provide the highest platform for learning. As members of the Committee for Academic Integrity (CAI), a sub-group within the Honor Council, we work to promote academic integrity and further instill it into the fabric of our campus culture. That being said, perhaps the best place to start in our campaign is to define academic integrity. Academic integrity refers to accurate and honest representation of the origins of an intellectual product. This means all work submitted must be an original production by the owner indicated, and must be produced without any unapproved help from external resources. While the basic meaning and applications of academic integrity are common knowledge, many people may be surprised to realize that they are somewhat unclear about certain aspects of what constitutes as fair academic practices. Those of us on CAI also found it hard to determine if certain behaviors or actions were allowable, and, to be honest, the conclusion was sometimes “it depends.” For instance, most of us know that looking at another student’s exam while taking a test is cheating; most people also know that copy and pasting items or otherwise labeling others’ ideas as their own is plagiarism. But are we certain we know where to draw the line between studying with classmates and assisting each other on assignments? Or what types of non-class resources are allowed for further research and studying? These answers are less clear, and such vagueness is accentuated by the fact that the line between acceptable and unacceptable can vary from professor to
Mitt Romney keeps his women in binders. At least, that’s what the Internet is now telling us. Over the past week, the former Massachusetts governor has come under fire for comments he made during the second presidential debate. In response to a question on gender and pay inequality in the workplace, he shared a story about how he had tried to increase the number of women in high-ranking positions in his administration. “I said: ‘Well, gosh, can’t we find some women that are also qualified? ... I went to a number of women’s groups and said, ‘Can you help us find folks?’ And they brought us whole binders full of women.” He then went on to discuss how he supported making accommodations for women in his administration, citing in particular how he had enabled his former chief of staff to have a more flexible schedule so she could care for her children. The one part of that comment that was jumped on by social media was the phrase “binders full of women,” and the Internet quickly sunk its teeth into the new meme. Amazon in particular was creative, as users took to writing reviews for an actual Averybrand binder, offering advice on how to fit women inside. Liberal groups lambasted the comment as evidence that Romney is vastly out of touch on women’s issues. Maria Cardona, democratic strategist and CNN contributor, argued that Mitt Romney’s story was an attempt to evade the issue of women’s equality altogether. Other groups questioned the story itself. Representatives of the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus, the women’s advocacy group that actually provided the binders full of candidates, issued a statement saying in effect that Romney’s story was backwards: their organization had first approached both of the Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates to sign a pledge affirming they would work to increase the numbers of women in high-ranking government positions. In response, Mitt’s former lieutenant governor Kerry Healey acknowledged that the campaign pledge claim was correct, but also affirmed Mitt Romney’s: “... Both of these things happened... The part Governor Romney was talking about was once we got into office and were in transition. That’s
when he decided to figure out how he could fulfill his promise, and he reached out to the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus.” While the comment generated much hilarity online, the whole episode is just another moment of political spin in the campaign season. Factually, Romney’s statement was more or less accurate. The Washington Post’s fact check gave Romney only two out of four Pinnochios on their scale. “Overall, Romney seems to have embellished the story here, omitting the role of the women’s caucus in the female-hiring initiative. But he still worked with the women’s caucus and appointed lots of women to top-level positions. ... the gist of his anecdote isn’t totally off-base.” Further, contrary to what Ms. Cardona and other liberal critics have claimed, Mitt wasn’t evading the question. Katherine Fenton, the girl who asked the question, specifically
every individual paycheck. The risk of a lawsuit for businesses with female employees — even ones that are legally compliant — is much higher as a result, and small- or midsized businesses that don’t have the resources to keep meticulous records or absorb high legal fees could be destroyed by just one frivolous lawsuit. Mitt may have picked words that were kind of ridiculous, and that was his mistake. His overall comment — and position — don’t go against women’s rights as his opponents want to paint it, but the already-successful meme that it produced has effectively satirized his position on women’s issues. Whether Mitt is right or wrong on the issue itself, the meme will stay in our nation’s collective political memory long after the polls have closed. David Giffin is a second year Masters in Theological Studies student at Candler School of Theology from Charleston, Ill.
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Ensuring Academic Integrity Will Increase Our Reputation professor. What we hope to emphasize, therefore, is not a list of rules. A set of definitive rules would be impossible to create because situations and circumstances vary and are unpredictable. Rather, we want to propose a general litmus test in which students can identify when something is acceptable by asking themselves a series of questions: Is this resource available to everyone, or just me? Does this give me an unfair advantage over other students? Would I approve of this if a classmate was the one with this resource and not me? If an answer is still unclear, the safest route would be to ask the professor. While identification of what upholds academic integrity is important, what is absolutely essential is for honest and fair practices to be applied and internalized. For this to happen, people must be personally driven to act in an honest and fair manner. We recognize that stressful situations may deter one from upholding these values. Therefore, we would like to encourage people to constantly remind themselves of the importance of maintaining and ultimately proponing for academic integrity. So why should students care about promoting academic integrity? 1. Increase the value of our degrees and maintain Emory’s positive reputation: Successful completion of a degree at Emory will provide students a wide range of opportunities at companies, graduate schools, and/or other programs. An unfairly gotten degree may be indicative of a potential to fall short of high expectations set by these agencies. The actions of a few students can therefore mar the reputation of Emory graduates and hurt the chances for other Emory students who apply to the same position or program. This is obviously something we want to avoid since Emory’s reputation and prestige will affect all Emory community members. 2. Ensure fairness to all students: This idea of fairness is to protect all students. Clearly, students who cheat would affect the above-mentioned integrity of the degree and, in the short-term, the class curve. If you would not want this type of unfairness from your peers, why would you impose it on them? 3. Uphold personal ethics and morals This is probably the widest-reaching reason in that personal ethics affect all aspects of a person’s life. Upholding virtues and practicing fairness and honesty is a formula for longterm success professionally and personally. The CAI is committed to engaging the student body in identifying, practicing and promoting actions that reinforce the virtue of academic integrity. Please come meet and talk to us during Wonderful Wednesdays. We also have some more upcoming columns. We look forward to working with everyone to promote academic integrity at Emory University. Emory’s Committee of Academic Integrity is a subgroup under the Honor Council.
asked: “In what new ways do you intend to rectify the inequalities in the workplace, specifically regarding females making only 72 percent of what their male counterparts earn?” While Mitt didn’t deal with the equal pay half of the question, he did specifically address ways in which he personally had helped women get into higher-level positions in the workplace. The equal pay issue is much trickier for Romney, as he opposed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act when it was first passed. Many other conservatives do as well — not because they are closeted misogynists, but because the law was poorly written. CNNMoney reported in 2009 that the bill was written to change the window of time in which a woman can sue over alleged pay discrimination from 180 days after the initial discovery of discrimination to 180 days after
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Employees Being Coerced Into Voting for Romney CEOs Put Undue Pressure On Workers ANNE BORING In a recently uncovered taped conference call to the conservative National Federation of Independent Businesses from June, Mitt Romney can be heard asking business bosses to “make it clear to their employees” what is in the best interest of their company, and thus what is best for their jobs in the future. CEOs around the country have, apparently, listened. Business bosses like the Koch brothers, who employ more than 45,000 people, to CEOs who employ only 1,000 people have sent coercive emails out to employees warning of the implications of an Obama re-election. These emails, though not directly threatening employees’ jobs (for the most part), certainly amount to political pressure and implicit coercion. This coercion is not OK. These emails are a symptom of a larger problem of the richest Americans believing they do not have to play by the rules. And Mitt Romney is this problem incarnate. Many conservative defenders of these types of actions would rightly argue that these CEOs did nothing illegal in sending out these emails. Just like Mitt Romney did nothing illegal in keeping money in offshore accounts and tax havens to avoid paying what Congress had deemed his fair share. But just because something is not quite illegal, does not make it morally or ethically justifiable. Mitt Romney’s seemingly infinite disregard for the rules and systems under which this country operates is astonishing. His political campaign, with its continuous flipflopping on issues of abortion and tax plan shows not only a violation of the laws of mathematics, but a blatant disrespect for the American people who are trying to make an
informed decision about the future path of this country. His decision to speak out in the immediate aftermath of the attacks in Libya without all of the facts (thus undermining both the state department and the president of the United States) is a testament to this lack of respect. It is a well-worn quote that “we only have one president at a time for a reason,” and whether or not you agree with that president, you respect his role all the same. This is not to mention Romney’s countless violations of pre-arranged rules in Tuesday night’s debate. So why does it matter? Respect and character aren’t policy. Isn’t it all just a part of the political game? Shouldn’t Mitt Romney be able to say what he wants to about the administration’s foreign policy decisions and do what he wants with regards to his personal taxes? As an individual? Yes. As a candidate for the president of the United States? No. As an electorate, we have to hold our presidential candidates to a higher standard. Our leaders should embody the American values we cherish the most, from personal responsibility to tolerance and equality. They, more than anyone, should be held accountable to the rules. They, more than anyone, should believe that all the people in this country deserve an opportunity to thrive, not just 53 percent of them. So when we go to the polls in November, let’s remember character, as well as policy. Because how our leaders deal with situations and the characteristics they value do matter. We need to know the type of person we are choosing to represent us, and trust them to act always to promote the general welfare of all Americans. Anne Boring is a senior from Decatur, GA, majoring in history and minoring in political science.
On Wednesday, Oct. 10, the Supreme Court once again took up the controversial issue of affirmative action, as it heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin regarding the university’s admissions procedures. Much has been written about the case. Writing in The Daily Beast, UCLA Law Professor Adam Winkler argues that former president Bush’s conservative appointees have changed the make-up of the Court and that a decision to strike down affirmative action plans will hurt minority applicants and endanger campus diversity. In The Huffington Post, New York Law School Dean Deborah N. Archer contends, “Race-conscious admissions programs, like the one used by UT Austin, are designed to counter … systemic racism and create a vital pipeline to educational and professional opportunities for minority students.” Richard D. Kahlenberg of the Century Foundation, in the Wall Street Journal, proposes a new version of affirmative action “based not on race but on economic status.” And many, many briefs have been filed by interested parties (including 71 briefs for the university). Yet despite all this outpouring of analysis (and there is plenty more), little attention has been given to the changes in academia that might affect affirmative action in the future. In particular, it is possible that MOOCs (massive open online courses) will greatly impact the need for affirmative action admissions. The amount of print and digital space devoted to Fisher v. University of Texas has been miniscule compared to that given to coverage of MOOCs, especially the big three: Coursera, Udacity and edX. To some, the free online classes offered by top-tier universities spell the end of traditional academia. To others, the video-based courses will supplement — and/or bring down the cost of — the standard college experience. And to some, observing that an overwhelming majority of students enrolled in MOOCs do not complete the course (and that cheating is widely reported and hard to counteract), talk of an education revolution is still premature. In a New York Times piece entitled, “The Trouble with Online Education,” University of Virginia English Professor Mark Edmundson writes, “A real course creates intellectual joy, at least in some. I don’t think an Internet course ever will. Internet learning promises to make intellectual life more sterile and abstract than it already is — and also, for teachers and for
students alike, far more lonely.” If MOOCs do take off as some academics, and many venture capitalists, predict, they could undermine the need for affirmative action. MOOCs can enroll an almost limitless number of students; traditional barriers to college entry will disappear. In the New York Times, Kathy Enger writes, “Education is a great equalizer. Higher education gives opportunity to those who may be marginalized or excluded, simply because of nationality or economic status. Elite institutions, like Harvard and M.I.T., are in a key position to expand their programs and to offer online courses for credit to people who have traditionally been bound by race or place.” Because MOOCs can cater to students regardless of their identity (racial or socio-economic), they could obviate the traditional rationales for affirmative action, such as overcoming systemic discrimination and fostering campus diversity. Online courses — and the certificates granted upon their completion — could create a true academic meritocracy, in which personal background does not determine success in higher education. Yet, things could go radically differently. If employers do not come to accept MOOC completion certificates (or even, down the road, degrees), we could see a bifurcation in American higher education between traditional and online universities. In this scenario, high-income students will continue to attend brick-and-mortar (or marble) colleges, while low-income and minority students, facing rising college costs, will be pipelined into online programs. And if MOOCs begin to more closely resemble the online programs at for-profit colleges, which have burgeoned over the past decade, we can expect them to target low-income, traditionally marginalized students, who are often allured by the flexible schedules that online programs offer. In other words, MOOCs will become another “track” in an already dualistic system of higher education: two-year vs. four-year, for-profit vs. non-profit, public vs. private and now, online vs. traditional. As the Court considers Fisher in the coming year, we should keep in mind that technology, not the law, might affect admissions programs. If MOOCs flourish, it’s possible that they will end the need for affirmative action as we know it, but it’s also possible that they could, by concentrating traditionally on disadvantaged students, create the conditions that necessitated affirmative action in the first place. Jason Schulman is a Graduate student in the history department.
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Excited Foodies Enjoy Taste of Atlanta By Daniela Viteri Contributing Writer If you missed this year’s premier food festival, your taste buds missed out too. During the first weekend of this month, Atlanta locals and visitors readied their palates as they strolled through Midtown’s tech square for the 11th annual culinary festival, Taste of Atlanta. The vibrant aromas of Atlanta’s diverse food scene filled the air as customers sampled foods, wines, beer and cocktails from more than 80 local restaurants. Gourmet mac n’ cheese, Ethiopian lamb stew and truffle Parmesan fries were just a few of an array of tasty specialties — not to mention the sweets varying from nutella crepes and sweet potato cupcakes to pecan waffles and Oreo cheesecake, catching the attention of famished Atlantans looking to indulge. Restaurants from all around the Atlanta area lined up along 14th and Spring Streets, including Bhojanic, the Iberian Pig, No. 246, Sprig, SunQ, White Oak, Rosa Mexicano, Café Intermezzo, Tin Drum and Mediterranean Grill. After trying everything from bubble tea to tacos, Emory senior Maite Saco concluded her favorite dish was a Takorea pork slider. Emory sophomore Patrick Curtin said he too sampled many dishes. “My favorite dish was the most different,” Curtin explained, “It was Mac and Cheese but with apples, squash and walnuts.” Each locale featured specialties from their restaurant menus, which could be purchased using coupons included as part of the general admission ticket. At first, Curtin explained that he
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Taste of Atlanta, a food festival in which restaurants from all around Atlanta line up along 14th and Spring Street in Midtown to sell a taste of their product, took place during the first weekend of October. doubted 10 coupons could satisfy his appetite. “It turned out there was so much free food in addition to the paid booths that I left with unused tickets,” Curtin said. “I had a great time and
got sick with how much food I ate.” While food tasting was the main attraction, the festival also included several interactive events in which customers had a chance to learn from national and local chefs.
A Family Food Zone was set up with many ongoing performances such as a Top Chef Kids Competition on Oct. 6 and 7. In Saturday’s event, the families and chefs of 5 Seasons Westside and Davio’s Northern
Italian Steakhouse were given regional ingredients to cook a unique dish that was later presented to a panel of hungry kid judges. One judge
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Emmanuel Jal: War Child to Peace Soldier By Austin Price Photograph Co-Editor Last Friday evening, the pews of Cannon Chapel vibrated to the tempo of Emmanuel Jal’s song ‘We Want Peace’ from his new album See Me Mama. Co-hosted by Emory University’s Institute of Developing Nations and the Carter Center, activist and artist Emmanuel Jal visited Emory’s campus to sing a few songs and share his gut-wrenching story of transformation from a child soldier in Sudan to an internationally-acclaimed recording artist and humanitarian. Through his most current campaign, called We Want Peace, Jal has collaborated with celebrated figures – such as Alicia Keys, George Clooney, Peter Gabriel and Atlanta’s own Jimmy Carter among others – to raise awareness to the fundamental principles of peace in a region historically recognized for violence. To an audience of students, faculty and staff, Jal communicated pivotal episodes of his life through the medium of Spoken Word and the universal language of music, which he describes as the only form of art that truly “speaks to your mind, your heart and your soul.” Typically, his tracks speak of peace – not only as the attainment of freedom, equality and justice but also as the promise of fulfillment, when “bellies are full and we live in an environment where
conflict can be prevented,” he said. Jal refuses to wallow in maudlin ballads of past struggles and hardships, instead urging others to sing and dance with him in a celebration of deliverance from a world of genocide and destruction. Nonetheless, the context of Jal’s childhood produced a soundtrack much different than the up-tempo lyrical songs he performed last Friday. During the late 1980s in the regions of present-day South Sudan, the persistent explosions of nearby bombs seemed to provide the rhythm to a cacophonous melody of rattling machine guns and screaming victims, and the sky flashed with the lightning of warfare as villages were burnt to the ground. This was during the recent civil war in Sudan that pitted the Arabs in the north against the Liberation Army in the south. Young Jal, even when handed a gun and deemed a soldier, understood little of the politics behind the force that had taken the life and family he had known. At the age of seven, Jal joined an assembly of other displaced children on an arduous trek to Ethiopia with the prospect of gaining an education in a refugee camp established by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). Under the threat of starvation, dehydration, disease and wild animals, this procession of children – gradually dwindling in number – marched through the arid wilderness
until eventually arriving at the refuge, where Jal recounts seeing “a sea of kids” bound by a common hope for deliverance. In the camp, Jal and the other children were given two things to ensure their dependence on the rebel army: food to regain their health, and AK-47s to fight against those who had displaced them. Jal remarked that at the time, being trained as a soldier – no matter how physically and mentally unmerciful – fed his excitement as “an opportunity to be armed.” Reminiscent visions of his village scattering beneath the intimidating bark of thunder and gunfire planted a seed within Jal’s young mind of hatred, bitterness and the overwhelmingly sinful desire to reciprocate this violence on his enemies. But after years as a child soldier, Jal decided to escape from his unfulfilled life with the SPLA to the town of Waat near the Ethiopian border, once again risking starvation and disease in search of refuge from war. In a particularly life-changing episode during this trek, Jal sat beneath a tree and watched the life slowly leave his friend Lual. Determined to survive the night, Jal resisted sleep in an internal struggle with the temptation of cannibalism that the unremitting aroma of dry meat from his companion’s corpse
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Last Friday, beloved band Dispatch performed at the Tabernacle to conclude their Circles Around the Sun tour.
Dispatch Shines On Tabernacle By Kevin Fanshawe Contributing Writer The Tabernacle filled with eager fans and a strange fog last Friday evening in anticipation for Dispatch’s last stop on their Circles Around the Sun tour. Dispatch is an indie folk jam band based out of Boston, MA whose music also showcases ska, reggae and rap rock features. As with most jam bands, Dispatch is known for their live sets. The
extended improvisations during their live shows generate a unique experience that cannot be captured by listening to an album. The band was originally active from 1996 to 2002, but then went on hiatus. After a few reunion shows in the following years, Dispatch announced that they would go on tour again in 2011. Now in 2012, the band is presenting their latest album, Circles
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FILM
‘Wallflower’ Captures the Perks of Adolescence By Mark Rozeman Senior Editor When he was 26 years old, Stephen Chbosky found himself in the midst of a painful break-up. As budding novelists are prone to do, he began furiously writing, channeling his confusion into a semi-autobiographical story about one year in the life of a bright but troubled high schooler named Charlie. The end result was The Perks of Being a Wallflower, one of the most beloved and controversial young adult novels of all time.
Since the book’s publication in 1999, Chbosky has moved on to other, wildly different projects, including creating the short-lived but acclaimed post-apocalyptic TV show “Jericho” and adapting the Pulitzer Prize winning musical “Rent” for the big screen. Yet, in all this time, he never forgot his experiences surrounding the writing of Perks. “I was a pretty lost person,” he explained in an interview with the Wheel. “I needed hope in my life and Charlie is the form that that hope took.”
Hope serves as an important talking point in the discourse surrounding the book. While its frank depiction of drug use and sexuality among teens has placed it on the “banned books” list in many high school libraries, its supporters uniformly eclipse its detractors. Feeling a kinship with Charlie’s introverted nature and his struggles, the book’s audience has only grown in numbers over the years. Chbosky frequently hears from fans that the book helped save their lives. Nearly a decade later, Chbosky
decided to return to world of Perks and adopt the novel into a feature film. With a minimal budget, Chbosky took complete creative control of the project — not only penning the screenplay but also occupying the director’s chair. Boasting a cast list that includes such young talents as Logan Lerman (“The Three Musketeers”), Emma Watson (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”) and Ezra Miller (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”), the film offers up a faithful adaptation of the book’s storyline. Lerman
plays Charlie, the film’s titular wallflower. As the film opens, Charlie has just begun high school. Feeling lost in the chaos, he retreats further into his shell and counts down the days until graduation. Eventually, Charlie befriends a beautiful, outgoing senior named Sam (Watson) and her openly gay brother Patrick (Miller). The remainder of the film chronicles Charlie’s misadventures over the subsequent school year, including experimenting
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The box was almost slipping out of his fingers, but Rob wasn’t about to let a case of Butterfingers lose him the contents. The city had heated up in the time he spent in the pristine white store, seated on a lawn chair and feeding himself with day-old cheese curls and anticipation. Today was the day, carpe diem, all that good stuff. What he got was the bragging rights to the first Andromeda tablet. Encased in its navy blue shell, even the image of the computer was tantalizing; he would crack the computer’s ins and outs before the end of the week. “I love you,” he breathed into the cardboard after signing his week’s paycheck away. The unrelenting sun outside was a different story. People behind him boiled in tents and camping chairs, fanning themselves with cheap paper fans. They took measured sips from water that lanyard-clad employees handed out, every bit as determined as Rob to get their fingers on the new tablet during store hours. “Suckers,” the word slipped from his lips as he jauntily made his way up the avenue, watching their eyes covet what was his. “I’m taking her home first.” There was a lilting dip in his step as he made his way down the familiar stairs of the subway station, welcoming the blast of air of oncoming trains as he swiped his pass and boarded the next one bound for downtown. The sun remained fixed in more or less the same place. Now it was his neighborhood that sweltered, with kids darting from hose to hose, yard to yard, screaming. Sweat beaded onto Rob’s forehead and he clutched his box tighter, because every single one of those kids was a running, screaming, not-covered-by-warranty accident. “Stick em’ up,” called a voice from behind, and he stood faceto-face with an assailant, who proudly waved his lime green, overpriced plastic armaments. “Not enough time to play today, little guy,” Rob shook his head. “That wasn’t a question, evildoer!” The boy held his hand on the trigger. “I’ll give you a quarter if you leave me alone, kid.” He began to rummage in his pockets for the promised offering when the spray of ice water hit him square in the face. “Not the box not the box not the box!” The shouts were a frantic mantra that he called, turning down the lane as fast as flip flops would allow. Behind him was a chaotic scramble of children, rallied by the timeless war cry: “GET HIM!” Somewhere, Rob thought, finally retrieving his keys, the gods of technology smiled on him. He stood dripping in the wrought iron gateway, everything on his person soaked but his precious tablet. His breaths slowed until he heard giggling from floors above. Rob looked up, and saw grinning faces from windows above. They readied the balloons, red and orange bombs swelled with hose water. Squeezing his eyes shut, he curled his fingers around the warranty and prayed.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2010
ALBUM REVIEW
Wallflowers Uneven On New Record By Chris Ziegler Staff Writer After seven silent years, the Wallflowers have finally sprouted from their hiatus with their new record Glad All Over. Sprinkled with moments of punchy hooks and foot-thumping fun, the album often shows why the band has been so successful over the past two decades. However, too many tracks feel like leftover, out-of-place B-sides, leaving the album frustratingly uneven. The reunion of the band has been a long time coming. Thankfully, however, it was inevitable, according to front man Jakob Dylan (yes, son of Bob). “I always wanted to [reform the band],” Dylan told Rolling Stone magazine last November, “I can’t do what I do in the Wallflowers without them. I miss it.” Led by the breathy voice of Dylan, Glad All Over has multiple memorable melodies that rival some of the band’s biggest hits. “Love is a Country,” the album’s highlight, is a plaintive reflection of lost love with a beautiful airy melody. An infectious energy permeates throughout the whole song. Dylan has long moved out of the shadow of his father both musically and lyrically. “The hardships of marching, they’ve only just begun,” Dylan grieves, “Love is a country better crossed when you’re young.” Such poignant vocals make this track a classic. The atmospheric “Constellation Blues” rides a light but powerful twochord progression. Floating guitar notes gently drift like clouds before
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Rock band the Wallflowers, fronted by Bob Dylan’s son Jakob, recently released their sixth album since their debut in 1992. softly dissipating. “You can tell a few things about the soul of a town,” Dylan says, “from the blood of the men gone in the ground.” The band’s sound has rarely melded together so tightly. “First One in the Car” rides a harmonious wave of restrained force that rises and falls. Soft organ, common in past Wallflower hits like “One Headlight,” adds a sense of delicacy. “You’re changing your clothes / In the backseat you slip / From a girl to a woman / In less than a minute,” Dylan sings gruffly.
The band has always been at its best with this smoother, soulful sound. Unfortunately, Dylan frequently leads his bandmates full steam ahead into more raucous songs that do little but scream “filler.” Rollicking tracks like “Have Mercy on Him Now” and “It Won’t Be Long (Till We’re Not Wrong Anymore)” lack melodic flow and replay value. Soon, such brash and unimaginative songs begin to sound too much like each other. At times, the band sounds more like an undisciplined garage band that doesn’t know
when to turn down their volume. “The Devil’s Waltz” is jarring with its clunky drums and lonely notes from a jerky guitar. The song’s thin, laboring sound makes one question if audio layers of instruments were accidently left off of the mix. If any song deserves to be skipped over, this is it. Other songs’ styles do not mesh with the album’s general feel at all. “Misfits and Lovers” and “Reboot the Mission” both feature ex-Clash musician Mick Jones. “Welcome Jack [Irons], the new drummer,” Dylan sings, “He jammed with the mighty Joe Strummer,” frontman of the Clash. Some fans will surely appreciate the Wallflowers stretching their roots into other genres. This unexpected punk-influence does bring a fresh sound to the band’s consistent rock style. However, juxtaposed with the surrounding tracks, such a stylistic experiment fits in awkwardly with the album’s general feel. Despite these frequent faults, listeners should not be scared away. Glad All Over still remains a respectable album and well worth a listen. Besides “The Devil’s Waltz,” it is difficult to call any of the eleven songs truly bad. However, the seasoned Wallflowers are very capable of a much more cohesive and memorable album than this. Perhaps the band needs more time to shake off the dust accumulated from such a long hiatus. Nevertheless, while the record only flirts with greatness, Wallflower fans should be glad all over that the band’s catalog continues to grow.
— Contact Chris Ziegler at crziegl@emory.edu
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heightened. Jal fervently prayed to God to be delivered from both starvation and being “forced to sin to live.” Miraculously, a crow fell from the tree above, shot down by another of Jal’s companions, and provided Jal a nutritious answer to his prayer. Spiritually and nutritionally replenished, Jal was able to reach the city of Waat, where he met the person who would come to influence his young, but eventful, life the most: Emma McCune, a British aid worker who brought Jal to Kenya to receive a proper education. McCune represented to Jal the epitome of a relational love that rescued him from ceaseless violence and instilled within him the importance of education and peace that he still endorses today. Sadly, McCune died prematurely in a car crash in Nairobi, an event that caused Jal to retreat into music as a remedy for stress and frustrations, but his love for hip-hop eventually thrust him into an artistic and active career: using his music as a medium to tell his story of deliverance from war and poverty through the peace and education introduced by McCune. Today, doubling as a recording artist and humanitarian advocate, Jal focuses much of his efforts on exposing his incredible story as a call for peace and equity in an otherwise war-torn world. In 2008, he launched an organization called Gua Africa (pronouncing gwah, meaning ‘peace’ in his Sudanese tribal language) that provides war and poverty-stricken communities and individuals with various opportunities to receive an
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ing your neighbor down but rather raising him up with respect. The difference between love and hate, war and peace, is proper education – the opportunity presented by knowledge and understanding as the only weapons necessary for the attainment of an environment devoid of conflict.
expressed her delight to see how the contestants had ingeniously used butternut squash to make the bowl. On the other side of the festival at the Home Plate Main Stage, the public watched as top chefs created their specialties from scratch. After which, the chefs engaged in a culinary Q&A. One woman asked Jason Ellis, chef of the Buckhead Bottle Bar, about healthier options when cooking lobster. Ellis surprised the audience with his candid response. “Dear, I love you, but I am going to be honest. This is not one of those healthy dishes. This is a fat person dish; you let the inner fat person out,” Ellis said. “It is a lot of fat. It is cream. It’s butter. We are going to fry wonton chips — I’m telling you it’s fat everywhere.” For some Emory students, Midtown can be a distant destination. But Saco said she thought it was worth going. “I’m never opposed to an event that has food,” she said. Curtin agreed but said not having a car was a key issue. “I will definitely try and push my friends with cars to go with me to some of these places, but being a poor college student limits my mobility a bit,” he said. Well, for you Emory foodies who missed Taste of Atlanta 2012, you have 11 months to prepare.
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South Sudanese musician and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal visited Emory last Friday to perform his music and discuss his humanitarian endeavors. affordable education, and in 2010, he commenced his current project We Want Peace to celebrate and support through music the maintenance of world-wide peace. In a world commonly defined by opposing forces, open gunfire and conflicting hatred, Emmanuel Jal firmly declares that the biggest battle we all have to face to improve our environment does not involve shoot-
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Critically acclaimed novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky, has been adapted into a film starring Emma Watson.
Chbosky Expresses Joy And Relief at Final Product Continued from Page 9 with drugs and participating in a live performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Among his new friends, Charlie experiences a newfound sense of acceptance. However, he must also deal with the heartbreak that comes with his unrequited crush on Sam as well as his own repressed childhood trauma. With its relatively small scope, Perks marks a significant contrast from Chbosky’s more elaborate, bigbudgeted scripts for “Jericho” and “Rent.” Despite these three projects’ disparate genres, however, Chbosky believes they all share a common theme. “They’re all survival stories,” he explained. “It’s all about making a great life against impossible odds, whether those odds are the apocalypse [“Jericho”], AIDS in New York City in the early 80s and 90s [“Rent”], or—in this case—high school. I just love the idea of transcending all those things and finding peace in yourself and love in your life.” Nina Dobrev (“The Vampire Diaries”), who plays Charlie’s sister in the film, had not read the book prior to accepting her role but was well aware of its influence. “All my friends thought I was absolutely insane for not having read it,” she said in a roundtable interview with the Wheel. “They were all so personally affected by it. It really is a moving and powerful book.” Though Chbosky had envisioned a film version from the get-go, it wasn’t until much later in his career that he found the confidence to finally see his vision realized. The exact moment came at the end of his run on “Jericho.” Despite the show’s cult following, the CBS program lived under constant threat of cancellation. Feeling drained and stressed from the proceedings, Chbosky wandered into a movie theater and found himself enchanted by the low-budget Irish musical “Once.” “I thought, ‘God, they took 100,000 dollars and a video camera on the streets of Dublin and they moved me more than anything has in years,’” he said. “I thought, ‘Alright man, go back and do what you’re sup-
posed to be doing.’” Chief of all, however, Chbosky cites his wife in helping him find the emotional strength to move on with the project. “Because this is such an emotional story for me, I needed her support and I needed to have a beautiful home to go to every night to pull this off,” he said. Prior to the film’s release, Chbosky screened the movie for a packed audience at Atlanta’s own Plaza Theater. After the screening, he took the stage for a Q&A session to rapturous applause. Rather than asking questions, many audience members expressed their appreciation to Chbosky both for his book and the film. One woman claimed that the book encouraged her to finish her own memoirs. Yet another claimed the book profoundly affected him as a teenager and, as a teacher, he now assigns it to his students. On behalf of his class, the man even presented Chbosky with a mixed CD of songs inspired by Charlie’s story. During the Q&A, Chbosky went into detail about the film’s production, including his determination in securing the film a PG-13 rating. Aware of his book’s influence among teenagers, he wanted to make sure that the film’s targeted audience would have the chance to see the film. For him, this meant meticulously looking through the MPAA rating system and adjusting the film as such. As the film makes its way into theaters, Chbosky expresses immense satisfaction with the final product, calling it “the definitive” version of Perks. Yet, despite his excitement with its quality, the film’s release comes with a sense of relief. With one of his long-term projects finally seeing the light of day, Chbosky now feels that he can now move on to other things in his life. “There’s so many images that had been in my mind for years and now they’re out. They’re on the screen, they’re not in my head anymore and now I’m free,” he said. “I have more room to be a good husband and father. It’s the greatest feeling in the world.”
— Contact Mark Rozeman at mrozema@emory.edu
Band Donates Portion of Proceeds to Amplifying Education Continued from Page 9 Around the Sun, with a North American tour. The crowd swarmed in at around 8:30 in preparation for a night of jams. The venue’s floor and two balconies were all filled with fans eager for the opening song. At around 9:00 the lights dimmed and the trio made their way out of backstage to start the show. Fans cheered as they began to play “Time Served,” a classic from when the band was originally together in the early 2000s. The show went on with performances of songs from Circles Around the Sun. The crowd danced along as the band played songs including “Never or Now” and “Sign of the Times.” The concert then took on a lighter mood as they played one of their most famous hits, “Bang Bang.” Fans swayed back and forth, smiling as they sang along to
the lyrics. This was followed by another light song, however, this time they played a newer song, “Flag.” The band went on to play “Out Loud”, another classic hit that the crowd sang along to from their 1998 album, Bang Bang. Right after, drummer Brad Corrigan led the band into “Beto,” a song off their 2011 EP, followed by “Feels So Good,” which comes off Circles Around the Sun. This part of the set was complete with harmonicas and bongos, for a lower tempo vibe. The crowd swayed back and forth, holding lighters in the air to show their appreciation for the intricate improvisations and extended plays. Things then changed and the beat picked up as “Flying Horses” was performed, one of Dispatch’s most famous songs. A cover of Paul Simon’s “Mother and Child Reunion” followed.The
show seemingly began to draw to a close as “Here We Go,” “Get Ready Boy,” and “Melon Blend” were
“For too long a child’s zip code has determined their educational destiny” — Dispatch performed. The set concluded with a 10-minute long play of “The General.” The band kept quiet to let the crowd take over to repeatedly sing the famous lyrics, “Go now, you are forgiven” during the song’s bridge.As the band left the stage, the fans firmly remained on the floor, cheering in hopes of an encore. Within a few
minutes, the trio came running back out to meet the crowd’s demands. The encore began with a cover of The Allman Brothers Band’s “Midnight Rider,” followed by “Mission,” a song off the band’s own 1999 album, Four-Day Trials.The trio then left the stage once again, but the fans still stayed, shouting for another encore. After a few minutes of anticipation, the band came storming back out for one final song. The crowd beamed with smiles and joy as the beginning lyrics of “Elias” began to play. Written in remembrance of bassist Chad Urmston’s experience living and teaching in Zimbabwe, this song is particularly special to the band and generated a like appreciation to the fans. African lyrics explaining the story of a specific child Urmston helped are showcased in the song, among an English chorus to which
the crowd spiritedly sang along until the concert’s close. The band’s new album and tour were both a tribute to a friend of the band, Larry Perry. Perry, a disabled man who was launched into space by NASA in the 1960s, passed away this past year. Many have questioned the ethics of this mission, claiming that it was simply a ploy by the US to compete with the USSR in the era’s space race. Nonetheless, Perry was successfully sent into space and came back alive. Going to space had been a dream of his for his whole life, and although he may have not been able to walk or talk, he reportedly landed with a huge smile on his face. For every show on the tour, $1 was donated for every ticket purchased to Amplifying Education, a non-profit started by the band. The movement strives to improve education by sup-
porting literacy programs, funding young education programs and the like. According to the band, “for too long a child’s zip code has determined their educational destiny.” The proceeds from ticket sales will add to the $250,000 that the program has already raised. Although it was interesting that the set featured more of the bands classic songs than songs from Circles Around the Sun, for which the tour was initiated, the show nonetheless had the crowd on their feet the whole time. As the lights went on and security began ushering the fans out of the building, everybody still found themselves humming beats and singing lyrics from a truly special, passionate show.
— Contact Kevin Fanshawe at kevin.fanshawe@emory.edu
THE EMORY WHEEL
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SPORTS
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
agle xchange vs. Mass.Boston 1:00 p.m. WoodPEC
VOLLEYBALL
SAT 27
vs. Wittenberg 6:00 p.m. WoodPEC
MEN’S SOCCER
FRI 26
vs. Brandeis 6:30 p.m. Waltham, Mass.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
THU 25
vs. Brandeis 4:00 p.m. Waltham, Mass.
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
WED 24
UAA Championships 11:00 a.m. Rochester, N.Y.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
TUES 23
UAA Championships 11:00 a.m. Rochester, N.Y.
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Senior defender David Garofalo beats a Covenant defender. Garofalo contributed a goal for the Eagles in their overtime win over the Scots Friday night.
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Merrill Bachouros. “The field itself is in the beginning of the period but amazing. Playing on grass as opposed our focus began to fade. Halftime to turf is really beneficial. We are allowed us to regroup a possession-oriand make adjustments ented team so the with their players.” grass really helps “Halftime allowed us to Emory outshot our gameplay. regroup and make adjustLee 22 to nine; with Emory is now nine shots on goal ments with their players.” 1-1-1 all-time to Lee’s six. Emory against Lee and has now outshot their — Sue Patberg, broke the Lady opponents in their last head coach Flames’ 11 game 13 games. Over their winning streak. last 38 regular season Emory will comgames, the Eagles are an unprece- plete its regular season with four condented 32-0-6 with a 24 game home- secutive road games, beginning with winning streak, four shy of the pro- its final non-conference game vs. gram’s record. Covenant College (GA) on Monday, “At home, tons of parents are able October 22nd. to watch our games, as well as all — Contact Drew Heumanour friends,” said senior midfielder Gutman at aheuman@emory.edu
more seesaw play for the two squads, as Emory jumped out to a decisive 3-2 lead in the 74th minute on sophomore midfielder Michael Rheaume’s first collegiate goal. But Emory’s lead was short-lived as Covenant responded with another goal from Morris in the 87th minute of play. The game had no shortage of drama—Rheaume’s goal narrowly made it into the net after ricocheting off the crossbar, and Morris’ goal, which completed a hat trick, came with less than three minutes to play in regulation. The Eagles finally put the game away in the 96th minute when Price headered a crossing pass from Cochran into the Scots’ goal to make it a final score if 4-3. It was Cochran’s second assist of the game and fourth of the season, matching his career high. Price, who now leads the Eagles with 11 goals and 25 points, is no
stranger to game-winning scores. Friday’s game-winner marked his sixth of the season, one shy of the school record, as well as his third overtime goal on the year. The Eagles, too, are becoming accustomed to tight games. Emory is now 2-0-1 in its last three overtime matches. Price noted that the Eagles’ experience in these games helped them to pull out the victory on Friday. “We benefitted from our past experiences and we were able to stay composed,” Price said. Price has consistently played a large role in these victories. The Eagles are 8-0-0 this season in games where he has scored a goal. It was an evenly matched game even in the statbook. The Eagles outshot the Scots by a margin of just 19-16, which included a 10-6 edge in shots on goal. Hannigan started in goal for Emory, making three saves on the night and improved to 6-2-1 on the season with the win.
The win marked both the last home game of the season for the Eagles and the last nonconference game. Emory went 5-2-2 at home this season and is currently sitting at 2-1-1 in University Athletic Association (UAA) play, good for a four-way tie for first place. The three remaining games of the season will have a large part in deciding whether or not the team reaches their goal of a UAA title, with each matchup coming on the road against one of the UAA co-leaders—Brandeis University, New York University, and Carnegie Mellon University. “This is the most important part of the season,” Price said, echoing his coaches and teammates’ sentiment from before the Eagles’ first game. “We need to make sure that we play smart, work hard and get results.” The first of the matches is at Brandeis, on Friday, October 26th at 6:30 p.m.
— Contact Ryan Smith at ryan. smith@emory.edu
Eisenberg: Anthony Morrow, From Undrafted to Essential for the Atlanta Hawks Continued from The Back Page stacked against him. Despite posting terrific offensive numbers at Charlotte Latin School in North Carolina, Rivals.com only considered Morrow to be the 94th best high school player in the country. Furthermore, Rivals regarded him to be a role player with Georgia Tech, ranking him as the third best recruit in the Yellow Jackets’ incoming class of 2004. However, after a respectable freshman campaign Morrow emerged as a star in his sophomore season, leading the team with 16.0 points per game while shooting 42.9 percent from three-point range. Unfortunately, Morrow’s ascension to ACC stardom was stalled in his junior season when he suffered a stress fracture in his back. While he bounced back to have a strong senior year, questions about his durability and athleticism took him off NBA teams’ radars for the draft. Prior to the 2008 NBA Draft, popular scouting website NBAdraft.net cited Morrow as being “a below average athlete by NBA standards,” and said that he would, “…need to prove that he can step his range back to the NBA three-point line.” What NBA teams did not see in
Morrow was his incredible work ethic. “We stress individual workouts (at Georgia Tech) and Anthony was extremely dedicated,” said his college coach, Paul Hewitt to Fox Sports Radio’s Bill Herenda in 2008. Atlanta Hawks’ Assistant Coach, Kenny Atkinson, was quick to agree about Morrow’s attitude towards practice. “He is a perfectionist,” Atkinson said. “I will say in practice, ‘let’s make 7 out of 10.’ He will say ‘let’s make 10 out of 10.’ He is obsessive about it. That is his mentality.” Despite going undrafted out of college, Morrow looks back at his time at Georgia Tech with no regrets. “I spent four years at Georgia Tech and I needed every single one of them,” Morrow said. ‘It was probably the best experience of my life. I appreciated the whole feel of college and everything that came with being in the city of Atlanta.” Fast-forward to 2012, and Morrow’s accomplishments are hard to ignore. From making the Warriors straight out of the summer league to setting a NBA record for three-point percentage by a rookie, Morrow took the NBA by storm, and currently holds among the all-time highest career three-point percentages in NBA History. Morrow has
continued to develop his game and players around the league have taken notice, including guard Devin Harris, who has played with him in Atlanta as well as New Jersey. “I think he has gotten better each year,” Harris said. “He came in as a shooter and we have seen him add more to his game off the dribble. With shooters like him, defenders figure out what you do well. He’s done a good job of countering the way they are guarding him.” After being the centerpiece return in the summer’s blockbuster Joe Johnson trade, Morrow finds himself in Atlanta with a unique opportunity at his hands. “It is great to have a chance to play for the Hawks,” Morrow said. “At the start of my college career, the team was not that good. But I watched throughout college and by my junior and senior years, they were making the playoffs. Now I get to be a part of a culture with a winning franchise and it is a blessing.” As far as what he will offer the Hawks besides his lethal shooting touch, the coaching staff has been encouraged by his efforts defensively. “Anthony (Morrow) has done, thus far, a great job in competing on the defensive end,” Head Coach Larry
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Hawks guard Anthony Morrow went to school at Georgia Tech. He joined the Hawks in the summer’s blockbuster Joe Johnson trade. Drew said. “My job is to continue to challenge him. For Morrow, who is just entering his prime at the age of 27, the opportunity to return to Atlanta and play
basketball in the Hawks’ fast-paced offense could not have came at a better time. — Contact Jacob Eisenberg at jacob.eisenberg@emory.edu
Nennig, Spock, Greene All Named UAA Athletes of the Week
Team Looks Toward UAAs
Continued from The Back Page a qualifying mark for the Eagles, earning a score of 274.35 in the onemeter dive and winning the event. Greene was named the UAA diver of the week. Mikayla Carnley was the only freshman to leave the meet with a win for Emory, completing the 500-yard freestyle in 5:08.82. Howell liked what he saw from both his veteran swimmers and the new freshmen. “It was a very strong overall team performance,” Howell wrote. “Our seniors have really led this team in the early season, and that came through this past weekend. The freshmen are still adapting to life at Emory and our program, but clearly they will make an impact this year.” Though the men’s squad did not end the meet with a victory, they managed six wins and three ‘B’ cut times against a tough Division I opponent. “We all really stepped up and surprised not only opponents but also ourselves,” junior Ross Spock wrote in an email to the Wheel. “It was a surprisingly close battle against a strong D-I team. We are in much better form than last year.”
Spock contributed to two ‘B’ cut performances for the Eagles, finishing second in the 100-yard backstroke (50.85) and joining junior Jake Stephens, senior Richard Upton and junior Ryan Bass in winning the 200yard freestyle relay (1:23.09). Spock was named the UAA swimmer of the week. “My relay-mates … and I had nothing but victory in our minds stepping up to the blocks, and we finished triumphant,” Spock wrote. The Eagles’ other ‘B’ cut time was delivered by senior Miller Douglas, who won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:53.06. Other first place finishes for the men came from senior co-captain Peter O’Brien in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:08.21) and 200-yard individual medley (1:56.67), senior Justin Beegle in the 100-yard breaststroke (58.80) and senior Ben Lee in the one-meter dive (237.70). “Swimming against, and sometimes losing to, these strong teams prepares us for the important races we will face at these Championships,” Spock wrote. “Many of the members of our team can be … intimidated when going up against D-1 squads … but we did not run into this problem
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The swimming and diving teams faced D-I UNC-Wilmington Saturday. The men suffered a close loss. this weekend. Everyone remained confident throughout the meet and showed that we are formidable opponents for any team.” The Eagles will return to the pool
Nov. 3, swimming against Florida State University (Fla.) and Florida Southern College (Fla.). — Contact Bennett Ostdiek at bostdie@emory.edu
and more prepared team. “Now we really know what we need to work on, what our strengths are, and what we have to look forward to.” McGrath remarked that the Eagles are prepared to bring what they learned from their wins this weekend into next weekend’s games, when they will be hosting the Emory University National Invitational. After the Invitational, the team will have a week to recover before the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, hosted in the Woodruff P.E. Center (WoodPEC). “We’re just looking forward and working extra hard on what we need to do in order to keep improving,” McGrath said. The Emory University National Invitational starts on Friday, October 26th with an opening game against Wittenberg University (Ohio). The game starts at 6 p.m. and will be hosted at the WoodPEC. — Contact Jenna Kingsley at jdkings@emory.edu
Your pillow talk-loving On Fire correspondent was asked a very interesting question by his (or her) roommate the other day: Who suffered a bigger fall, Lance Armstrong or Tiger Woods? (For those of you who missed the news, your informed On Fire correspondent recently found out from Yahoo! that Lance has officially been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for the use of banned drugs, blood transfusions and ‘elaborate schemes’ to fool testers.) To many, this may seem like a dumb question. Both were at the pinnacle of their sports, both were disgraced and now we can move on. What does it matter whose fall was bigger? The sports were different, the offenses were different, the people are different – to try to compare them like apples and oranges, to insist on somehow quantifying to similar but distinct situations for no end beyond the thrill of doing it, seems something very cable-news, reality tv-ish. In short, very American. So we will do it. In order to fall, you have to start from a position of height. And in terms of pure dominance, it seems safe to say that Lance has Tiger beat. He won the most prestigious event in his sport seven times in a row, easily distinguishing himself as the greatest cyclist ever (as viewed at the time). While Tiger was clearly the best active golfer, he never achieved quite the same spurt of dominance and, in the eyes of many, had not yet eclipsed Jack Nicklaus in terms of all-time greatness. But Lance Armstrong was a cyclist. And no one really cares about cycling. Personally, your nichesport loving can only name one other cyclist off the top of his (or her) head, and that is only because Floyd Landis was an American busted for steroids. Golf is what America is all about. Nothing says I love my country more than attempting to make a tiny ball traverse a long distance before entering a tiny hole, whilst taking as few swings at it as possible. It is tough to say why this is the case. Perhaps something about the game recaptures the pioneer spirit of yore, or maybe it is simply the utterly thrilling, warlike nature of the sport which calls to mind the Revolutionary War. While the jury is still out on the reason why, it cannot be doubted that golf is much more relevant to the American consciousness. So, while Lance rose higher in his sport, Tiger rose higher overall, and thus had a longer way to fall. But when they fell, did both reach the bottom? Your On Fire correspondent will suggest that neither of them completely did. In Tiger’s case, his fall was not related to his athletic endeavors. His deeds may not have been the most morally upstanding, but they did not undercut his performance on the course. Though his play fell off sharply, he appears to be at least beginning to be competitive at important tournaments again. Besides, many (your hesitant-toexaggerate On Fire correspondent uses the term many loosely) of the male persuasion who viewed Tiger’s case felt at least a twinge sympathy for the guy whose wife went absolutely psycho on him, and maybe even a hint of jealousy of the amount of sex he was having (let it be noted that your progressive On Fire correspondent’s face can soon be seen at an photo exhibit titled Who Needs Feminism which will be on display on the ground floor of the library starting in November (and let it be noted that his (or her) face will be present in support of feminism, not as an example of why it is needed)). Lance’s off the field record, however, remains outstanding. He may very well be (according to your On Fire correspondent’s informal research) the single most important non-scientist in the fight against cancer, and the amount of both awareness and money he has raised for cancer is astronomical. Surely all of this is much more important than whether or not he took the same prohibited drugs that everyone else was taking. Your utilitarian On Fire correspondent may even go so far as to suggest that Armstrong’s cheating was for the best, since it enabled him to both inspire and help a generation of cancer patients. As Lance’s autobiography says, it’s not about the bike. But your On Fire correspondent is not a utilitarian - rather, he (or she) is a deontologist. As such, the ends can never be used to justify the means, and under no circumstances can cheating be permitted. Either in a sport, or on your wife. Especially when she is a Swedish supermodel. From all of us here at On Fire, a wag of the finger to both Tiger and Lance. Come on guys.
SPORTS THE EMORY WHEEL
Tuesday, October , Sports Editor: Elizabeth Weinstein (eweins2@emory.edu)
VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S SOCCER
Price Nets ‘Golden Goal’ in OT Win
Swimming and Diving Following their performances against UNC-Wilmington this weekend, juniors Sadie Nennig and Ross Spock were named the UAA Swimmers of the Week, and junior Sarah Greene was named the Diver of the Week.
By Ryan Smith Staff Writer
Volleyball After a dominating performance at the Wid Guisler Invitational this weekend, senior co-captain middle hitter Breanah Bourque was named the UAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week, while freshman Taylor Erwin was named the UAA Defensive Player of the Week.
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Men’s Soccer
Senior Alex Duhl goes in for a kill. Duhl recorded 38 kills at the Wid Guisler Invite as the Eagles won all three of their matches, dropping only two sets along the way.
Sophomore forward Dylan Price scored his third career ‘golden goal’ in an OT win Friday. The Eagles are now 8-0-0 in games where Price has scored a goal this year, and he has scored in each of the team’s victories this season.
Eagles Drop Only Two Sets, Sweep Invitational By Jenna Kingsley Staff Writer
SWIMMING & DIVING
Squads Open Season, Split Meet By Bennett Ostdiek Asst. Sports Editor The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams swam in their first intercollegiate meet of the season Saturday, competing against the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks (N.C.). The women emerged victorious 195100, while the men fell 160-131. “It is difficult to draw any real conclusions from the meet,” Head Coach Jon Howell wrote in an email to the Wheel. “It is early in our season, and at this point, our focus is on getting better every day and moving forward as a team each week … but it was still a very productive weekend for us.” The women won 14 of the 16 events at the meet, and as a squad recorded a total of six NCAA Division II qualifying ‘B’ cut times. They were led by junior Sadie Nennig, who posted two ‘B’ cut performances. As a result of her performance, Nennig was named the UAA swimmer of the week. Nennig was extremely satisfied with her performance, especially in light of her struggles in the teams opening split-squad meet. “I am happy with my improvements from the blue/gold meet, which was rough for me,” Nennig wrote in an email to the Wheel. “I had a much better attitude at the UNCW meet, and I can’t wait to keep on improving as we progress.” She won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 58.06 seconds, and finished third in the 200-yard backstroke (2:06.78). Nennig also swam the opening leg of the 200-yard medley relay for the Eagles, and was joined by junior Kylie McKenzie, senior Leslie Hackler and senior cocaptain Anna Dobben in winning the event (1:48.12). “Everyone did a great job, especially coming right off of hard training,” Nennig wrote. “Across the board we had a ton of depth in every event.” In addition to the relay, Hackler won two other events, recording a ‘B’ cut in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:07.92 in addition to finishing first in the 100-yard butterfly (57.76). Two other ‘B’ cut times were posted by the Eagles in the 200-yard backstroke, which Nennig had finished third in. The event was won by senior co-captain Taryn Lushinsky with a time of 2:05.03 and freshman Ellie Thompson finished second (2:06.00). Junior Sarah Greene also posted
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The Eagles swept their games this weekend, winning all three matches they played at the Wid Guisler Invitational. The sixth-ranked Eagles won their game against Juniata College (Pa.) on Friday and continued to dominate with wins over Eastern University (Pa.) and Heidelberg University (Ohio) on Saturday. The team’s record now stands at 27-4 on the season. “It was a tremendous trip,” Head Coach Jenny McDowell said. “I was really proud of the way they carried themselves over the trip and the way they competed.” The team won every set in their first game of the Invitational versus Juniata on Friday, leaving the final score at 3-0 (31-29, 25-23, 25-14). Senior co-captain middle hitter Breanah Bourque led the Eagles to victory with 16 kills, followed by senior co-captain middle hitter Alex Duhl with 15. “I think Juniata is a great rival game...and to come out there and beat them 3-0 that was a great accomplishment for our team,” McDowell
said. Freshman setter Sydney Miles aided with an impressive 31 assists. Sophomore outside hitter Cami Silverman and freshman libero Taylor Erwin defended the court with 14 digs each, followed by junior defensive specialist/libero Sarah Taub with 11 digs. “We played well this weekend,” sophomore right side hitter Cat McGrath said. “But we also learned what we need to work on in order to improve in this last month of season.” The Eagles continued their dominance with a win over Eastern University on Saturday. The team dropped only one set, taking the match with a score of 3-1 (20-25, 25-15, 25-1, 25-20). Bourque led the way in kills with an impressive 17, followed by Silverman with 13. Duhl also contributed nine kills. Miles again set the team up for success with assists, totaling 46 for the game. “Sydney Miles is one of the best setters in the country and she continues to set our offense at an extremely high level,” McDowell said. Silverman contributed 14 digs in addition to her kills, followed by
Erwin with 10 and Taub with seven. The team took the last match of the weekend against Heidelberg at a final score of 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 26-28, 25-14) to sweep the Invitational. In an intense and tiring match, Bourque contributed 22 kills, and Silverman followed with 13. Duhl and sophomore middle/outside hitter Kate Bowman also helped bring the team to victory with 12 and 10 kills each. Miles proved invaluable with a total of 49 assists in the game. Silverman kept up defense with an impressive 24 digs. Erwin and Bowman also kept the ball off of the ground with 18 and 15 digs, respectively. “We were mentally tough and pushed through key games, which was really important,” said McGrath. McDowell noted the importance of the team’s two captains, Duhl and Bourque. “They clearly set themselves apart from any of competition,” McDowell said. “They were unbelievable.” McGrath felt that, with the season coming to a close, the Eagles came out of the Invitational as a smarter
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The men’s soccer team pulled out a 4-3 overtime win over the Covenant College Scots Oct. 19 on Friday night. EMORY 4, The Eagles now COVENANT sit at 8-5-2 on the COLLEGE 3 season. It was the Eagles’ last home game of the year, and their seniors’ final game at the Woodruff P.E. Center of their careers. “We all love our seniors and we wanted to win for them,” sophomore forward Dylan Price said. It was a back-and-forth affair for the Eagles and Scots all night, with four different lead changes throughout its 90-plus-minute entirety. Covenant senior forward Tyler Morrison scored first in the 12th minute of play, knocking in a shot that deflected off Eagles freshman goalkeeper Abe Hannigan and into the goal. The Eagles struck back quickly with a goal from senior defender David Garofalo just three minutes
later. Sophomore defender Jeffrey Cochran was credited with the assist, sending a pass across the field, which Garofalo then deposited in the net with ease. Garofalo’s goal was his first of the season, launching himself to fourth on the team with 10 points. Morrison struck again for the Scots in the 31st minute, when he came up with possession of sophomore defender Roy Anderson’s deflected throw in and knocked another into the net for a 2-1 lead. Once again, Emory answered quickly with an equalizer goal. In the 37th minute of play, Eagles freshman forward Sebastian Hardington took control of a punt from Hannigan. Hardington then passed the ball ahead to junior forward Andrew Jones, who tied the game at two apiece with his fourth goal of the season. Both Hardington and Hannigan earned their first assists of their college careers on the play. The second half featured even
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Sophomore forward Dylan Price receives a pass. Price netted an overtime game-winning goal for the Eagles Friday night.
NBA FEATURE
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Team Ties Defending NAIA Champs Anthony
Morrow’s Rise in The NBA
By Drew Heuman-Gutman Contributing Writer The Emory women’s soccer team extended their undefeated campaign, drawing National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) #2 ranked Lee University (TN) 1-1. The Eagles are now 10-0-4 with a 3-0-1 record in University Athletic Association (UAA) play. The Eagles faced one of their most difficult opponents in Lee University, having won four straight NAIA championships, losing just eight games over the last five seasons and boasting a roster comprised of seven international players and four Division I transfers. “We played Lee for the first time four years ago; they crushed us but we were able to win two years ago,” said head coach Sue Patberg. “Being able to play them in our bye week really helped us; it felt more like a second or third round playoff game than anything else.” The Eagles were quick to strike first against their opponents; in the ninth minute, sophomore forward Emily Feldman netted her fourth goal of the season off sophomore forward Charlotte Butker’s bouncing cross. Feldman has found her groove the last few games, scoring in three straight contests as well as adding two assists. “Emily is very athletic. She uses her athleticism to open up opponents and play in the open field,” said Patberg. She can get around anyone and has done a great job scoring goals.” The Eagle’s defense was the driving force that stymied numerous offensive attacks by Lee. Senior
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her shot saved as well. The crossbar denied the Eagles a goal scoring opportunity in the 79th minute, as Butker’s header off junior midfielder Greta Jochmann’s corner kick clanked against the bar. Junior defenseman Lauren Gorodetsky followed with another header but was saved by senior goalkeeper Leah Wilson. “In the second half, we were able to make adjustments,” said Patberg. “We possessed the ball very well
It had to be a blip on the box score. How was it possible for a rookie to score 37 points in his first career NBA start? More importantly, how was it possible for an undrafted rookie to score 37 points in his first career NBA start? Where did this lanky shooter who utterly dominated a former All-Star in his debut come from? On November 16th, 2008, that lanky shooter became the toast of Northern California and the headlining story of the NBA’s regular season. By dismantling Baron Davis and the LA Clippers, Anthony Morrow proved his worth in the NBA. Four years later, Morrow still remembers, “I was just excited. I knew after the game that I could play on this level. But I did not necessarily feel that I had made it all the way. I wanted to keep that same hungry mentality so I didn’t feel like I had made it yet.” Morrow’s path to the NBA was anything but paved for him. Since high school, the cards have been
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Sophomore forward Charlotte Butker dribbles down the field. She recorded the assist for the Eagles’ lone goal of their Thursday night tie against Lee University, the defending NAIA champs. goalie Erica Stein provided clutch play, saving four shots just in the first half, matching her season high. “They had a player number 10 up top {Fulutudilu} who was probably the fastest player we have seen all season. Our outside backs Drosick and Lucas both marked her very well,” noted Patberg. “ Our two center backs Kaiser and Gorodetsky provided great support as well.” The Eagles could only keep their clean sheet intact for so long. In the 38th minute, senior forward Caroline Scales scored a ground shot past Stein
to even the game and notch her goal count for the season to two. Junior forward Ashley Aragona earned her fifth assist on the play. At halftime, shots were knotted up at six apiece, although Lee had the slight edge with 5-2 shots on goal. The first half’s even play was counteracted with a barrage of offensive opportunities from the Eagles. Junior Clare Mullins gave the Eagles a good look, firing a free kick from about 30 yards out, only to have it saved by goalkeeper Leah Wilson. Butker tried to capitalize on the rebound but had