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Staff Editorial, Page 6

Police Record, Page 2

Arts & Entertainment, Page 9

Crossword Puzzle, Page 8

On Fire, Page 11

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Maulik Pancholy Coming to CC Event

SGA Alters Ballots, Funds ICE Diwali By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor

By Dustin Slade News Co-Editor

The 47th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) voted unanimously to fund a new interface for electronic elections ballots presented by the Elections Reform Task Force, as well as the annual Diwali event hosted by the Indian Cultural Exchange (ICE). SGA commissioned the Elections Reform Task Force to address concerns about past controversies during University-wide elections and to unify elections among all the divisional councils of the University under a single code. The first problem the force addressed is the fact that ballots correspond to students’ class standing by credit hours instead of graduation year, according to the bill. The updated balloting system will now correspond to graduation year. The system also randomizes the order of the candidates for each student, according to SGA President and College senior Raj Patel. He added that this is because he believes research suggests that the sequence has an effect on election results. The task force requested $3,300 to modify the University Technology Services (UTS) electronic ballot. This money comes from the Fee Interest Contingency Account (FIC), which

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believe that women don’t commit sexual assault,” in discussing hardships the survivor went through in seeking support. Tissues were passed around the crowd and staff from Emory’s counseling center as well as SAPA members stood by for emotional support as accounts were read both anonymously by volunteers and by the survivors themselves. College sophomore Elyssa Hausman read a student’s story and recounted how hard it was to feel that she was not doing the survivor justice in her reading, and the intense emotion that arose with her realization that this story may belong to someone she knows.

Comedian and actor Maulik Pancholy will be the special guest for the College Council’s (CC) Culture Shock event on Nov. 9, multiple sources within CC, who wished to remain anonymous, have confirmed with the Wheel. The event will Maulik take place in the Woodruff Health Pancholy, Sciences Center an actor who Administration played roles Building. The Wheel in television first announced shows “30 Pancholy’s visit on its Facebook Rock” and page last week “Weeds,” will after confirming be visiting his visit with two Emory. College Council members. Although Pancholy’s participation in Culture Shock is only one aspect of the event, CC leaders declined to comment on both Pancholy’s involvement in the event as well as the rest of the event’s specifics. Pancholy is most recogniz-

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President Wagner presented the story of a sexual assault survivor at the Respect Program’s and the Alliance for Sexual Assault Prevention’s “Take Back The Night”

Survivors Reveal Stories at ‘Take Back The Night’ By Naomi Maisel Staff Writer Emory students, staff and faculty gathered on the Dobbs University Center (DUC) Terraces yesterday evening for “Take Back the Night,” an event centered around giving a voice to survivors of sexual assault. The annual event is held during Domestic Violence Awareness month, according to Alliance for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP) member and College junior Nikki Pendleton. Student groups ASAP and Sexual Assault Peer Advocates (SAPA) worked in conjunction with Emory’s Respect Program to make this event happen, Pendleton said. According to Pendleton, the event

is held each year to give survivors of sexual assault the chance to share their stories. The hope, she said, is that this event will show people that sexual assault does happen but can be prevented. The event was introduced by ASAP presidents College seniors Leah Regenbaum and Lauren Weinberg. The latter said the Respect Program acts as “agents of positive transformation and change.” They then asked the audience to show respect for participants by keeping the stories shared confidential and confined to the safe space created by the event. Students, faculty and staff stood as one large group in a moment of silence for the survivors led by Lauren Bernstein, Emory’s coordina-

tor of sexual and relationship violence prevention education and response. Audience members filled the eight rows of approximately 10 chairs set up for the event while a larger crowd gathered around the terraces and on the DUC stairs to find a better view of the speakers at the podium. University President James W. Wagner and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair read the first two in a series of stories of anonymous students and their accounts of their sexual assault experiences. Nair read an anonymous student’s story that argued that “love shouldn’t hurt like that,” referring to abuse and sexual assault. Another anonymous story read by Scott Rausch, director of residence life, claimed that “most people

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Nursing School Launches Two New Degree Programs By Lydia O’Neal Staff Writer

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ndy Wilson, senior associate dean of Campus Life external relations, spoke to parents at the Family Weekend reception with University President James W. Wagner. The students’ parents and siblings visited campus for Emory’s annual Family Weekend. Events gave families a taste of life at Emory, including a showcase of Emory’s performance groups, open houses and panel discussions.

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Emory Faculty to Review Health Benefit Options By Stephen Fowler Senior Staff Writer Emory University faculty and staff will have the opportunity to review their existing benefits and make changes for the upcoming year from Oct. 18 through Nov. 4. Enrollment will take place through an online self-service portal that is offered through human resources, according to an Oct. 15 University press release. Changes become effective Jan. 1, 2014.

Emory faculty and staff have several packages of benefits as options, ranging from medical benefits such as dental and vision to educational benefits such as the Courtesy Scholarship and tuition reimbursement, according to Erin Long, director of communications for human resources. “For 2014, faculty and staff can select from two medical plan options: the Health Savings Account Plan (HSA) or the Point of Service Plan (POS),” Long wrote in an email to the Wheel. “The HSA plan has a lower monthly contribution but a higher

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deductible, while the POS plan is a more conventional medical plan.” Long said several minor changes to the medical plans will take effect, including a higher deductible, outof-pocket maximum and a change in cost structure. There will be no change in contribution amounts for employee-only coverage. Other possible additions to the benefits include a new increased life insurance benefit and a new adoption benefit that reimburses the cost of adopting a child, according to the

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press release. Another change stems from a 2013 initiative that will lower costs by offering cash incentives to lower medical costs, according to the press release. According to Long, faculty and staff can save money on their individual medical expenses by participating in these “healthy activity” incentives. Such incentives will soon include health screenings, online assessments, a disease management pro-

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The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing has launched two new graduate degree programs, including a dual-degree Master of Arts (MA) in Bioethics and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Both majors will start accepting applications this spring and commence at the start of the fall 2014 semester. The DNP degree is for registered nurses seeking a nursing practice degree without the rigorous research component of a standard Ph.D. program. The degree features on-site classes that are taught three weekends per semester, along with online courses that allow students to enhance their careers without disrupting them, according to the Summer 2013 Nursing School Newsletter. The program includes two tracks: health systems leadership and population health. It also requires residency hours, advanced practice curriculum and a capstone project, according to the Nursing School website. Nurses with MSN degrees can complete the Doctor of Nursing Practice program in two years, while Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates can complete the DSN program in four years, according to the Nursing School website. The second new program — an MA in Bioethics and MSN dualdegree offered through the Laney Graduate School and the Nursing School — is the newest of Emory’s five MA-Bioethics dual-degrees, according to Master of Bioethics

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NEW NURSING DEGREES Dual-degree Master of Arts in Bioethics and Master of Science in Nursing

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Application deadline Spring 2014 Program Director Toby Schonfeld. Emory joins Case Western Reserve University and the University of Pennsylvania as the only three universities in the United States offering such a program. “Bioethics itself is an interdisciplinary program,” Schonfeld said. “It seemed natural to integrate it with different programs at Emory, and we knew for a while that we wanted to partner with the School of Nursing.” Schonfeld teaches Classical Issues in Bioethics — the second of the program’s three foundational courses — which deals with standard ethical issues like informed consent and the challenges of end-of-life care. The first foundational course, Bioethical Theory, introduces the language and methodology of bioethics, while the final foundational course, Contemporary Issues in Bioethics, focuses on “whatever contemporary issues there are of the day,” according to Schonfeld. The dual-degree program enhances the clinical care nurses give

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NEWS ROUNDUP National, Local and Higher Education News • Syria submitted a formal declaration outlining its chemical weapons program and plans for destroying its arsenal to the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, an international watchdog agency, three days ahead of deadline. The agency’s executive council announced Sunday that they would review the declaration’s plan for weapons destruction by Nov. 15. American officials have suggested that Syria’s preliminary declaration, which included 23 of the country’s at least 45 chemical weapons sites, was not complete. Still, the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons declined to disclose or discuss the confidential contents of the more recent submission. • The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) released U.S. citizen Kevin Scott Sutay on Sunday, Oct. 27 after holding him hostage for more than four months. Sutay, who was kidnapped in mid-June while traveling in an area where the FARC is active, was examined and declared healthy and able to travel by a doctor upon his release. Despite his history of U.S. Army service, Sutay had no ties with the American Armed Forces when he was kidnapped, U.S. officials said.

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• Singer and former Velvet Underground lead guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Lou Reed died of a liver-related illness at age 71 in his Long Island home on Sunday morning. Reed was known for his hit songs “Perfect Day” and “Walk on the Wild Side.” 1960s punk rock band the Velvet Underground, which heavily influenced more recent rock band Weezer, became renowned for their art-music fusion and collaboration with Andy Warhol. • Singer Chris Brown was arrested and charged with felony assault along with his bodyguard outside a Washington, D.C. hotel around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. Bodyguard Christopher Hollosy and Brown, already serving probation for a conviction relating to his 2009 attack on former girlfriend Rihanna, allegedly attacked a man identified as Isaac Adams Parker, 20, of Beltsville, Md. Parker told police he attempted to jump into a photo Brown was posing for with a woman on the sidewalk when the singer punched him in the face.

— Compiled by Senior Staff Writer Lydia O’Neal

Corrections The Wheel reports and corrects all errors published in the newspaper and at emorywheel.com.

POLICE RECORD • On Oct. 26 at 2:15 a.m., the Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a person down due to alcohol at the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house located at 8 Eagle Row. The individual was face down on a sofa in the house lobby. It appeared that the individual had been “drinking earlier,” as he said, and he thought he was at the University of Florida. The person was not an Emory student. Officers noted he was breathing but unresponsive. Emergency Medical Services was contacted, and the individual was transported to Emory University Hospital at around 2:30 a.m. Later that morning, officers received a report at 3:04 a.m. of a male student who was seen jumping off the loading dock at Woodruff Library. It was the same student from the previous incident. The individ-

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ual appeared to be bleeding from his arm and didn’t have a shirt on. Officers searched for the suspect and located him at 5:09 a.m. on a bus heading towards the Clairmont Campus. Officers recognized the individual and brought him back to Emory Hospital for further medical treatment. • On Oct. 23 at 12:49 a.m., EPD responded to a report of a student down due to alcohol at Few Residence Hall. Emergency Medical Services was contacted. The student said she had five shots of alcohol and had consumed alcohol at an unnamed club in Atlanta. The student was turned over to her residence advisor. • On Oct. 26 at 5:50 p.m., EPD received a call from a student located on the Clairmont Campus who

reported that his blue bike had been stolen from the area. His bike was locked with a cable lock. The bicycle is valued at $250. There are no suspects at this time. • On Oct. 24, EPD received a call from a female student who said her iPhone 5 was stolen. The individual was in the Administration Building when she contacted the police. She has not been able to relocate her phone. The property is valued at $296.

— Compiled by News Co-Editor Dustin Slade Editor’s Note: Executive Editor Jordan Friedman reviewed the content of this police report due to Slade’s affiliation with Zeta Beta Tau fraternity.

Oct. 31, 1989 Emory University began selling condoms at the University Bookstore and made plans to install condom machines in residence halls by the end of the 1989 fall semester. Vice President and Dean for Campus Life William Fox expressed his department’s concerns “for the health and safety of our students.” Though the Campus Life Board of Trustees approved the placement of condom machines in residence halls, some concerns were raised over the issue of providing birth control to unwed students at a Methodist university.

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Event: Healthcare Innovation Symposium VIII — Quality and Integrated Systems of Care Time: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Location: Emory University Hospital Auditorium Event: Athletics — Volleyball Time: 5-6:30 p.m. Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Event: Queer Students of Color Discussion Group Time: 6-7 p.m. Location: 232E DUC Event: A Moving Exchange: Yoga for All Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Dance Studio, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts

WEDNESDAY Event: Teaching with Public Scholarship Time: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library Jones Room Event: Pedagogy Meets Performance: Interrogating Male Intimate Partner Violence Against Women Time: 4 – 6 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library Jones Room Event: “Negative Feedback Regulation of Inflammation and Novel Anti-Inflammatory Strategy” Time: 4-5:30 p.m. Location: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building 400 Event: American Express Intern Alumni Panel Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Location: White Hall 207 Event: Josh Rivdale — Theatre Performance Time: 7-9 p.m. Location: White Hall 110 Event: Tapas Night Fall 2013 Time: 7-8 p.m. Location: Spanish House

Event: Antichità, Teatro, Magnificenza: Renaissance and Baroque Images of Rome Lecture Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: “The Lady Eve” (1941), Film Screening Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: White Hall 208 Event: Timothy Albrecht Halloween Scary Ride! Time: 8-9 p.m. Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts

THURSDAY Event: Emory Medishare Haiti Time: 7-8 a.m. Location: Emory University Hospital Auditorium Event: Digital Identity: What the Big “E” Can Do for You Time: 9-10 a.m. Location: Woodruff Library 215 Event: Copyright & Your ETD — Sciences/Health Sciences Focus Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: Woodruff Health Sciences

Library Event: “What the Art of the Neuroscientist Can Contribute to the Science of the Art Historian” John Onians (University of East Anglia, England) Time: 4-5 p.m. Location: White Hall 205 Event: Clairmont Fall Festival Time: 5-7 p.m. Location: SAAC Field at the Clairmont Campus Event: Cafe Unity Open Mic Time: 7-8:30 p.m. Location: Brooks Commons, Cannon Chapel Event: Starving Artist Productions Presents: Neil Gaiman’s “Stardust,” adapted by Ian Trutt Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Location: Burlington Road Building

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UCLA Film Series to Make Stop at Emory By Harmeet Kaur Senior Staff Writer

“[The filmmakers] wanted to really humanize them and show them as being multidimensional, rather than A University of California, Los being restricted to being a sidekick Angeles (UCLA) film series, titled or a source of comedy or music,” “L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Bernstein said. Black Cinema,” is making the last Filmmaker Zeinabu Davis, stop of its North American tour in who has two films featured on the Atlanta due to a collaboration between tour, said the L.A. Rebellion series Emory, Georgia State University and expands the traditional American the Atlanta Film Festival. cinema genre by highlighting the Comprised of 36 films, the series works of filmmakers of color. opened this past Friday at the Plaza “Their stories are not included in Theatre. The remaining screenings the history of American cinema, and will be shown each weekend in my goal is to try to broaden that so White Hall 205. people understand that these films According to the UCLA Film need to be looked at,” Davis said. and Television Archive’s website, the “They should not be invisible.” L.A. Rebellion is a black indepenThe films featured in L.A. dent cinema movement that began Rebellion series are challengin the late 1960s with African and ing and different from traditional African-American Hollywood films, students in UCLA’s Davis said. She School of Theater, “We’re very excited to said that because Film and Television. films focus bring something to the these Alessandra Raengo, more on everyday community that is that interactions, they associate professor of communication use a slower pace to rare and important.” at Georgia State, “inscribe the beauty said the tour seeks to — Matthew Bernstein, of the character.” bring greater awareRaengo called the chair of the Department of Film ness to independent films “erudite,” citand Media Studies ing complex culblack cinema. “Many people tural and cinematic are unaware that there even was a influences. She said the experimental black independent film movement,” techniques employed in the films Raengo said. “They think Spike Lee make them less accessible to the averis the first one.” age viewer but added that the series Matthew Bernstein, the chair of the celebrates the bold moves made by Film and Media Studies department, artists who did not want to comprosaid the UCLA Film and Television mise their artistic vision in order to Archive contacted him about show- work in film. casing the L.A. Rebellion series in “They demand either a very Atlanta. He said he initially planned patient viewer or a knowledgeable to partner with multiple universities viewer,” Raengo said. “They need a across Atlanta, but ultimately, only viewer that interacts with art, not just Georgia State was able to do so. cinema.” “Ninety-five percent of the films The L.A. Rebellion series holds we are showing, you can’t see any particular significance for college other way,” Bernstein said. “They’re students, Bernstein said, because not available on DVD; they’re not many of the series’ films were crestreaming. We’re very excited to ated by UCLA students. He said bring something to the community the series offers an opportunity to that is that rare and important.” see how filmmakers of a different Bernstein said the film series generation were approaching their offered an alternative depiction of thesis films. — Contact Harmeet Kaur at African Americans in American hbhagra@emory.edu film.

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iller Mike performed at Localsfest, an annual event hosted by WMRE, Emory’s radio station. The music showcase of local Atlanta artists was at the Goizueta Business School amphitheater on Saturday night. This year, about 300 guests also listened to surf punk band Carnivores.

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gram and a health management program, Long said. As of this year, Emory will now include spouses and same-sex domestic partners as part of the incentive program. This new inclusion will give faculty the opportunity to earn an additional $100, according to the press release. This is part of Emory’s ongoing

support to employee health and wellbeing, according to Long. Incentives are offered as part of Emory’s benefits package to provide the University’s employees with the opportunity to better understand their own health and ways to reduce any potential risks to their health. Several faculty and staff members declined to comment on their benefits packages. Human resources, according to

the University press release, will offer several resources to help with the enrollment and decision-making process. They will now offer a new medical plan selection cost estimator, enrollment presentations and will now offer the option to watch the benefits enrollment presentation online on the internet.

— Contact Stephen Fowler at smfowle@emory.edu

Continued from Page 1 patients, Schonfeld said. She added that those who have more involved practices are more involved with policy and management. The MA in Bioethics prepares them to address the ethical issues they face in a management position, according to Schonfeld. Along with the foundational courses and a final thesis, dualdegree students working toward their MA in Bioethics must take two one-credit bioethics seminars, four three-credit electives and a practicum, which involves 120 hours of work at certain medical institutions such as hospice centers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Grady Hospital or Emory University Hospital, according to the Nursing School site.

“Bioethics itself is an interdisciplinary program. It seemed natural to integrate it with different programs at Emory.” — Toby Schonfeld, master of bioethics program director The MA program requires 30 credit hours, while the MSN program ranges from 49 to 64 hours, depending on concentration. At the School of Nursing, students take a variety of MSN courses, such as Staying Healthy, Genetics, Advanced Pathophysiology and Innovative Leadership for Health Professions. Within the MSN sect, students can pursue one of nine different concentrations of nursing. The addition of the MA in Bioethics enhances more specific fields, such as Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Midwifery and Emergency Nurse Practitioner. Schonfeld said the MA in Bioethics prepares them for ethical challenges. A nurse studying in the AdultGerontology concentration, for example, would become familiar with sustainability issues and scarce resources in geriatric care, while a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner would have to consider childhood obesity, childhood vaccination and the social impact of childhood illness, according the Nursing School website. Applicants must apply to both the Laney Graduate School and the School of Nursing separately to qualify for the program and will often take courses in Bioethics for one to two years first before spending two to three years at the School of Nursing. Priority applications for the fall 2014 semester are due Dec. 1, 2013, and regular applications can be sent in through April 2014.

— Contact Lydia O’Neal at lmoneal@emory.edu

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mory UNICEF, an organization that advocates for the protection of children’s rights to help meet their basic needs and expand their future opportunities, hosted Trick or Treat for UNICEF. The event was held in the Faculty Dining Room and DUC Terraces on Saturday night. UNICEF put together a haunted house that included food, drinks and games. The purpose of the event was to raise funds for the organization’s efforts.

is composed of interest accumulated yearly from the Student Activities Fee account and can only be used for permanent structures and events that last for three or more years. SGA also unanimously voted to fund ICE Diwali, an event that celebrates an Indian festival, following nearly 45 minutes of questions and debate. Last week, SGA voted to table ICE’s Diwali bill because the Finance Committee had not reviewed it yet. ICE also asked for more than $9,000 at last week’s meeting. At this week’s meeting, ICE asked for $5,500. SGA Finance Committee Chair and College senior Calvin Lee reported that the committee recommended that the SGA fund $2,500 because only about $11,500 exists in SGA’s contingency account. Lee said on behalf of the Finance Committee that they were unwilling to fund more than $2,500 because the event appeals mostly to undergraduate students. ICE Diwali Co-Chair and College sophomore Suyashi Singh said 50 percent of this year’s attendees are non-Indians. Some legislators like full-time MBA Goizueta Business School David Kaplan said he was concerned that Diwali was not adequately advertised to graduate students. ICE Co-President and College senior Aamil Sarfani said this year’s advertising efforts included Facebook promoting, a large banner at Asbury Circle and word of mouth. He added that most students on campus walk past Asbury Circle. According to Singh, about 30 of the total 575 students will be graduate students. Sarfani also said this year’s ticket sales exceeded expectations by a large margin. ICE expected the tickets to sell out in three days, but they sold out in three hours. Some legislators said they wanted ICE to increase ticket prices from $25 to account for the price of the venue, which was far higher this year than in previous years. Sarfani said the ticket price was decided four years ago and that ICE is unwilling to increase it because the event caters to students. SGA Laney Graduate School Representative Laura Mariani said she does not think everything SGA funds must equally represent all divisions of the University. Ultimately, SGA settled the debate and voted unanimously to fund $2,500 for Diwali. Members of the legislature also advised ICE to look into alternate ticketing sale methods in the future. SGA Attorney General and College junior Chris Weeden also informed the Legislature that the new chartering system is on the SGA website and ready for student use.

— Contact Rupsha Basu at rupsha.basu@emory.edu

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College Council to Officially Announce Speaker Tomorrow Continued from Page 1 able for his roles as Sanjay on the show “Weeds” and Jonathan, Jack Donaghy’s trusted secretary, on “30 Rock.” Pancholy is also popular for his voice acting as Baljeet Tjinder in the Disney Channel show “Phineas and Ferb.” According to sources in CC, the identity of Culture Shock’s “special guest” was intended to remain a secret up until a date closer to the event. But last week, sources within CC informed the Wheel that Pancholy would be coming to Emory for Culture Shock. CC Vice President and College junior Adam Chan informed the Wheel that an announcement would be made regarding Pancholy’s participation in the event today due to contract stipulations. Chan declined to comment on specific stipulations of the contract. However, CC Vice President of Communications and College junior Emily Bi informed the Wheel that CC had since decided to officially announce Pancholy’s participation tomorrow.

— Contact Dustin Slade at dustin.slade@emory.edu

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Atlanta Tech Village Pledges $1M for Student Startups By Alexa Grzech The Technique, Georgia Institute of Technology

because of Tech’s emphasis on innovative technology. “First of all, the startups that we’ve already invested in come from Georgia Tech. So we want to go upstream and get to them sooner. We really like technology and want companies to be tech-focused,” Cook said.

David Cummings, the Founder of Atlanta Tech Village, also known as the Village, recently announced his plan to start a $1 million fund specifically for Tech student startups. This fund, othThe Atlanta “We are willing to give erwise known as Student Fund is each individual startup geared towards Tech the Atlanta Student between $5,000 and Fund, allows Tech students already student startups to $10,000. We chose this interested in buildnot only receive startups. amount because the idea ing“The memberships and main goal desks at the Village, is to give them enough to of the Atlanta but to also receive do some marketing and Student Fund is not investments of to encourage people get a bit of traction.” $5,000 to $10,000. that aren’t planning “We are willon starting a com— Johson Cook, pany already. We ing to give each managing director of Emory want the people who individual startup Village are already thinking between $5,000 and $10,000. We chose of starting a comthis amount because the idea is to pany while in school to have a better give them enough to do some mar- chance of starting a company,” Cook keting and get a little bit of traction. said. Once they show us they can make it, Although the Atlanta Student they can come back for more,” said Fund has no formal connections to Johnson Cook, Managing Director of Tech’s on-campus startup resourcthe Village. es, such as Venture Lab or Startup The Atlanta Student Fund was Competition, Tech students are still geared towards Tech student startups encouraged to use the resources.

“There are no formal agreements “We will probably expand the fund with Tech’s on-campus resources to other metro Atlanta schools like other than we will try to make sure Emory, Georgia State University and that any student startup understands Kennesaw State University because that they have those resources avail- we are all about the metro Atlanta able. Ultimately, we want the best area,” Cook said. for the companies and we want them Before beginning a new startup, to know about the Cook recomresources,” Cook mends that students said. with existing “I see the Atlanta Stu- work By taking advanstartups to gain tage of Tech’s on- dent Fund greatly help- experience. campus resources ing those Tech students “If you are really and the Atlanta thinking about startwho are looking into Student Fund, ups, the best thing is creating a startup. The to join a startup and students can easily get involved with fund along with Techs work as an intern. startups. vast on-campus startup Get some mentors “I see the Atlanta and see how it operStudent Fund great- resoucres make student ates before you try ly helping those startups that much more to do it yourself,” Tech students who Cook said. achievable.” are looking into The Village also creating a startup. hosts lunch chow— Eric Xu, downs where memThe fund along Georgia Tech student bers can meet with with Tech’s vast on-campus startup one another to disresources make student startups that cuss startups and upcoming projects. much more achievable and that fact “Every Friday, there is a startup has definitely influenced my deci- lunch chow-down which is $10 for sion to get more involved in potential non-villagers and free for all villagstartups,” said Eric Xu, a first-year ers. Also Friday, Nov. 8, there is a CE major. student day lunch chow-down where Over time, the fund may expand to students can come meet startup workother metro Atlanta schools. ers for free,” Cook said.

Both Men and Women Read Survivors’ Stories Continued from Page 1 Hausman added how thankful she was to those who opened up and shared their stories. “It’s not everyday that someone can stand up and take back the night, but tonight was their night, and now the night is theirs,” she said. College senior John Sabbas, on the other hand, shared a personal story based on sexual assault experienced by his significant other. According to Sabbas, he was speaking on behalf of both himself and his significant other to show how sexual assault affects not only the survivor but also all those involved. Sabbas said he was nervous to share something so personal in such a public location and believes that many men would normally shy away from this topic as sexual assault is typically attributed to cases where women are the survivors. Take Back the Night included stories about, and read by, both men and women. After the event, audience members were encouraged to write on post-its something they took away from the event in exchange for blue wristbands that represent “breaking the silence,” according to Regenbaum. The plan, according to Weinberg and Regenbaum, is to post these notes around campus to spread the messages of survivors and to show the community that everyone can get involved in the mission to stop sexual assault. As the event came to a close, College junior Keenan Jones told the Wheel that it was a powerful experience to hear fellow students speak about their lives in a way that is not typical of everyday conversation. “To see people open up like that was beautiful,” he said. College senior Sarah Mosby also attended the event and said that, being SAPA trained, she sees the importance in listening and supporting survivors and their stories. “Everyone must remain aware of these incidents and the structures and norms that may prevent survivors from getting the help they need,” she said.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Editorials Editor: Priyanka Krishnamurthy (pkrish4@emory.edu)

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Take Back The Night Supports Survivors On Oct. 28, the Emory University Respect Program and the Alliance for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP) hosted Emory’s ninth annual Take Back the Night (TBTN). Each year, the event focuses on supporting survivors of sexual assault and relationship violence. These aims are a part of a larger effort to foster a safer environment here at Emory and end sexual and relationship violence on a grand-scale. The purpose of this event is not only to spur dialogue and raise awareness but to individually educate those in attendance about the terrors of sexual assault and how we as a community can make strides towards stopping it. Stories of survivors in the Emory community were submitted anonymously, or read by the survivors themselves, to Lauren Bernstein, Assistant Director for the Respect Program. The event was used to not only empower those attending but to break the silence on issues involving sexual assault, relationship violence or stalking. We at the Wheel applaud The Respect Program, ASAP and those who attended TBTN. Due to the anonymity of the submissions, survivors can share their experiences without feeling pressured or pushed. This event not only raised awareness for the survivors, but addressed systematic issues of sexual assault and the implications of rape culture. Unfortunately, these issues taunt 1 in 4 women and 1 in 33 men who have been sexually assaulted during their academic career, making it essential that the silence be broken. TBTN provides a safe platform to address social taboos and show survivors that they’re not alone. TBTN is not the first event to use performance as a vehicle to address domestic violence. Tomorrow’s Men Stopping Violence (MSV) Performance and Pedagogy event uses spoken word, multi-media performances and lectures to address these issues, and Sexual Assault Peer Advocates (SAPA), Feminists in Action (FIA) and ASAP’s annual Bra Chain used the same kind of means to spread the word and show solidarity for survivors of domestic abuse. First-year students experienced a similar style of event at the start of the year, called Rise Up! At this event, students anonymously filled out surveys regarding a variety of issues, which were then distributed around Glenn Memorial. Students were then asked to stand if a statement corresponded to an answer on the sheet they had received. The event was designed to draw attention to Emory’s cultural and experiential diversity without putting anyone on the spot. FIA’s Cafe Unity validated artistic methods for educating the general populous. Performative means can help break down boundaries for those who are uncomfortable about speaking up. It’s creative and can act as a kind of therapy. It’s important to note that there can be tension with these kinds of events insofar as they bring trauma to a public forum. Though absolutely well-intended, for some people there can be a kind of “spur of the moment” feeling to share their story that may result in regret after the fact (i.e. unintended consequences). Obviously we are by no means undermining the validity of this event nor are we universalizing this issue; however, the event can be good for many but sometimes may cause survivors who are not yet ready to expose their experiences to the public in the spur of the moment to feel regret. This begs the question of whether therapeutic events help more than they may hurt. For example, sometimes recalling terrible experiences may result in recurring trauma, causing the person who shared the story to feel some kind of regret/ remorse. However, this all really depends on the role of the audience, the individual and what the act of telling does for the cause, because it can be liberating and empowering for many. We suggest that there be follow-up, optional meetings or perhaps a smaller forum for those who are not yet ready to share their stories but want support. Of course this forum would maintain the anonymity of TBTN and those who felt that they are ready to share their stories can do so in a smaller, but still empowering environment. There are counseling services available that can act as a safety net for those who were triggered by the stories or even just want someone to confide in. Overall, we at the Wheel think TBTN is a well-intended and wonderful event that addresses necessary issues that permeate not only Emory but throughout the world. It’s time we stop sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking. It’s time that we as a community show our support for survivors and let them know that they’re not alone. It’s time we do our best as individuals to be well-informed about these issues, sympathetic to survivors and never, ever assign them blame. It’s time we keep up the momentum spurred from TBTN and take steps to prevent sexual assault and be there for survivors who are ready to share their stories. It’s time we break the silence. The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s editorial

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College editorials from across the country The Daily Princetonian Princeton University Thursday, October 24, 2013 In its staff editorial, titled “From the Daily: Dismiss stop-and-frisk” The Michigan Daily discusses the new trend of massively open online courses, or “MOOCs,” and some of the problems associated with their implementation. It’s Friday. Midterms are over for all but the unluckiest. For a week we’ve been herding into lecture halls to take exams alongside hundreds of our peers, bonding over horrifying schedules and desperately waiting for break. Now it is upon us, and many leave campus and their friends for the week, knowing that all will still be there come November. Now imagine if it were not still here. After all, what use does a campus serve in the 21st century? We’re in the age of massive open online courses, when knowledge can be gained for free on the Internet. Forget the elitism of Ivy schools — all the college anyone could need is online! Not so fast. Despite the hype, the professors who teach MOOCs, as they are called, are less than enthusiastic about their potential for replacing traditional university education.

A survey this spring in the Chronicle of Higher Education reveals an intriguing level of cynicism regarding the format. More than half of surveyed professors did not find the course they taught as rigorous as a comparable traditional course, and less than 30 percent thought that MOOC students should be given formal credit for their work. Clearly, something besides professors who think they’ve found an educational panacea are behind the enthusiasm. What is it? MOOCs can be seen, in a way, as an extension of what might be called the industrial model of education. When compulsory education began during the industrial revolution, the schools it created were modeled after the same industrial model as contemporary factories — teachers were the manufacturers, pounding out educated students in an assembly line, shifting them from one grade to the next until they’re sufficiently taught, then releasing them. This model has been pervasive in primary and secondary education — as our suite of quality-control standardized tests testify — and has moved into higher education as well, as large lectures replace the tutorstudent relationships which were the standard since Socrates. [...]

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Why Life Online Does Not Compare to Reality

The notion that the Digital Age of social media and text messaging makes people less sociable has largely been belabored, even if it is especially true on this campus. Millennials have heard enough of the cliché, even if we haven’t changed our behavior, in which a group of friends sits in a room and instead of talking, they’re all on their phones or computers. An equally important, yet less-examined consequence of ubiquitous technology, however, is the effect it has on language and how this changes the ways in which people do interact with one another. HE MORY HEEL The “like” button on Facebook is nothing Arianna Skibell EDITOR-IN-CHIEF short of fascinating. It is an effective way to show support or agreement with a status, Jordan Friedman Executive Editor express the poignancy of a picture or abruptly, Volume 95 | Number 16 Lane Billings Managing Editor yet tactfully, end a conversation. Without getNews Editors Asst. Photo Editor ting into the bizarrely agreed-upon etiquette Business and Advertising Dustin Slade Thomas Han Karishma Mehrotra that governs social media, this feature has too Asst. Features Editor Editorials Editor Zoe Mesirow Akeel Williams BUSINESS MANAGER many functions to have much consistency or Priyanka Krishnamurthy Ashley Bianco Blaire Chennault Sales Manager Sports Editor substantial meaning. Copy Chief Ryan Smith Sonam Vashi Maggie Daorai Design Manager It largely removes all humanity, emotion, Student Life Editor Associate Editors Jenna Kingsley and creative expression from communication. Account Executives Justin Groot Arts & Entertainment Editor Vincent Xu Bryce Robertson, Lena Erpaiboon, Salaar Ahmed, Emelia Fredlick While we are so used to seeing it, if one steps Emily Lin Photo Editor Christopher Hwang Przybylski, Annabelle Zhuno, Julia back and takes the “like” button for what it is, James Crissman Nathaniel Ludewig Leonardos Asst. News Editors Nicholas Sommariva Business/Advertising Office Number there is a strange, hollow, robotic-like quality Rupsha Basu Online Editor (404) 727-6178 Features Editor present. Ross Fogg Nick Bradley Instead of commenting on why a particular post is interesting or notable, saying why one likes something, or offering congratulations, The Emory Wheel welcomes letters and op-ed submissions from the Emory community. a simple endorsement is supposed to pass for Letters should be limited to 300 words and op-eds should be limited to 700. Those selected communication or shared perception. may be shortened to fit allotted space or edited for grammar, punctuation and libelous content. And receiving a like often translates into Submissions reflect the opinions of individual writers and not of the Wheel Editorial Board a shallow sort of validation where words of or Emory University. Send e-mail to askibel@emory.edu or postal mail to The Emory Wheel, genuine affirmation would have once done Drawer W, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322. just fine. Sure, not everything is worth a comment, but verbal support from others is

one of the most basic needs a person has. If Facebook is truly about connecting people, why are people so prone to using this feature instead of having a dialogue with others? The character limit of Twitter posts makes honest, substantive communication virtually impossible, which is absolutely fine as long as there is not any pretense that Twitter is bringing people together in much of a meaningful way.

“The Internet phrase, ‘garbage in, garbage out’ epitomizes this medium.” Twitter basically functions to provide the most ephemeral, hasty form of posting. The Internet phrase, “garbage in, garbage out” epitomizes this medium. It is interesting to see what certain people are doing, but such interest is generally exclusive to notable people. There is also something distinctly creepy about the use of the word “followers” on Twitter, which has nothing to do with connecting people. While Facebook “friends” is not the most accurate word choice, it doesn’t have nearly the selfabsorbed connotations that are abound on Twitter. Similar to Facebook’s “like” button, the advent of the hashtag is exceptionally repulsive, and this feature invites unmediated narcissism. Why state a well thought-out opinion

when you can write one or two measly and arrogant sounding words? Hashtags also cater to a distinct “in-group, out-group” dynamic — read anything with a hashtag followed by the words “problems, life.” While this probably sounds curmudgeonly and trivial, the effects that social media have on communication are important, especially as they become a more invasive and integral part of one’s everyday life. The quality of our thoughts can only be as good as the quality of our language, and social media has largely dumbed down or removed both the user’s language and thoughts. Likewise, life can only be as meaningful as the relationships one has with others and when it’s easy to see everything happening in a friend’s life on social media, it removes much of the necessity to communicate faceto-face, especially with those one doesn’t see in person on a consistent basis. There is evident value in social media, whether to share news or to actually communicate with friends. The problem is not inherent in its existence but rather in much of its format. If the “like” button, character limit or the hashtag were taken away, there would certainly be more and better-developed communication. As social media becomes a more important part of contemporary life, one must remember that not all forms of communication are created equally. There is a time and place for communicating on Facebook, writing a tweet or text and talking on the phone, but nothing beats personal interaction. Online Editor Ross Fogg is a College senior from Fayetteville, Ga.

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This month’s debate, “Is the Tea Party Good for America?” was written by Barkley Forum Members Nikhil Bontha (’15C) and Kristen Lowe (’17C).

Opposed With the most successful third party presidential candidate in US history, Ross Perot, winning a whopping 18 percent of the popular vote in 1992, it goes without saying that outsiders have struggled on America’s bipartisan political battlefield. From the Greens to the Socialists, outsiders have often failed to gain much traction in US politics. That is, until the Tea Party burst on the political scene demanding a reduction in the debt, spending and taxes. The events of the last month highlight an unprecedented phenomenon in American politics in which a small group of radicals have managed to hold hostage not only House and Senate Democrats, but moderate Republicans who reasonably thought it unwise to make the government’s daily functions contingent on the Tea Party’s radical agenda. On Sept. 20, Republicans in Congress voted 228 to 1 to prevent the nation from paying its bills until the Affordable Care Act (ACA, often referred to as Obamacare) was defunded. Instead of going through normal channels of drafting a bill to repeal the ACA and calling a vote, the Tea Party Caucus conditioned the functioning of the federal government on President Obama capitulating to their demands to roll back Obamacare. There was nothing democratic about the process or its outcome. A small group of legislature held the country hostage in pursuit of their own ideological and parochial agenda. While third-party movements play an indispensable role in American politics, the Tea Party’s disproportionate influence has become a dangerous political force. Using state-level gerrymandering, the redrawing district lines to give one political party a distinct advantage, the Tea Party has guaranteed that they will have a tremendous amount of influence with few Representatives who have no fear of losing their seat to a Democrat. The fear of attacks from the Right encourages Republican candidates and lawmakers to avoid moderation and compromise. Cooperation is a sign of weakness. Obstinacy is a badge of honor. In a recent Gallup Poll, only 11 percent of Americans were willing to identify as strong supporters of the Tea Party, yet their agenda became America’s only choice during the shutdown deal. A group of legislators representing this small faction were running the country without the support of the vast majority of the citizenry. The bigger issue is that polarization and confrontation can’t be the foundation for politics. Politics in a country as diverse as the United States demands negotiation and compromise for the government to function and be responsive to the needs of its citizenry. The tea party’s confrontational politics will make government shutdowns the new normal. We acknowledge that, since their emergence in 2009, the Tea Party has been a great catalyst for discussion and political activism. However, activism is not valuable when it is practiced through scare tactics and crisis politics which preclude compromise. Even the usually conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board has chastised the Tea Party for their confrontational tactics. They argue that it is one thing to adamantly forward political issues in congress for the betterment of the nation, but “it’s something else entirely to sabotage any

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plan with a chance of succeeding and pretend to have leverage that exists only in the world of townhall applause lines and fundraising letters.” According to the economists, the result of that sabotage is a loss of $3.1 billion in GDP, and that’s not accounting for the effects of decreased investor confidence, which economists are even more pessimistic about. The notion that the Tea Party is good for the economy seems down right ludicrous when one understands just how destructive their confrontational politics are.

The United States is truly an exceptional country. Political parties are free to pursue any ideological or policy agenda they desires without fear of banishment or violence. The Tea Party demonstrates this point. While it developed as a response to profligate government spending, many see the Tea Party as a radical fringe organization fueled by the hatred of those who are different. This is largely an inaccurate description. The Tea Party has a dedicated and loyal base with an uncompromising commitment to the protection of our civil liberties by restrict-

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Moreover, the use of racial slurs, bullying tactics and belligerence is no longer just taking place at Tea Party rallies. These tactics are being used on the floor in Congress, where ad hominem attacks and ruthless threats set the stage for what reasoned civic discourse now looks like. A simple glance at the Tea Party’s website can provide insights into their strategy for creating change. With bolded fonts encouraging visitors to “IMPEACH OBAMA” and “BLITZ WASHINGTON,” the Tea Party’s intent is clear. They’re not in Washington to make friends, and they’re not there to find compromise. The Tea Party’s only objective is to “break down the system,” and as last month’s budget debates prove, they are doing just that.

ing the unfettered power of the government. These principles are enshrined in our Constitution and supported by many, as proven by the Tea Party’s electoral success. Many see the political polarization created by the Tea Party as a threat to our democratic values and are demanding civility and compromise. They believe the political polarization created by the Tea Party is a threat to our democratic values. The appeal for civility ignores that democracy is about more than dialogue and deliberation. Eric Liu, President Clinton’s speechwriter and policy adviser, argues that it is about “blood and guts.” He concludes that it is about our fears, love, hate and desire to belong. Democracy is emotional and visceral. The Tea Party understands that politics separated from anger is

denatured and unresponsive. The Tea Party provides Democrats with a blueprint for making politics more functional and responsive to the needs of their constituents. Anger and vitriolic hate for inequality can provide a foundation for a more effective Progressive movement. The recent debate about the government shutdown proves that politicians will quickly respond to a dedicated group that is willing to make their demands with an uncompromising emotional zeal. Instead of castigating the Tea Party for their dedication, progressives should see them as means to their more progressive ends. The rise of the Tea Party has forced the Democrats to strengthen their coalitions and more aggressively defend their positions on the deficit and health care. The Tea Party’s unflinching attacks on President Obama’s agenda have forced Democrats to engage in a far more principled defense of leftist politics. While Obama is a pragmatist at heart, the lofty demands of the Tea Party make it impossible for him to make programmatic compromises without simultaneously compromising his core values and risking the backlash of his base. The rise of the Tea Party has energized the Democratic base. They have found their will to fight. Democrats now more than ever are willing to actively defend their core principles and programmatic success. The Tea Party serves an extremely important function in our democratic system by encouraging both the left and right to get politically engaged. Additionally, some aspects of the Tea Party’s platform have the potential to substantially benefit the country. They have brought much needed attention to America’s ever expanding deficit. A trillion-dollar deficit has become the norm and even the most devout Democrat candidates can’t deny that it poses one of the gravest long-term risks to the country. The United States borrows one of every three dollars it spends and the interest rates on those borrowed funds are getting worse. The United States’ ability to educate its citizenry, economically innovate and fund a defense is in jeopardy. Tea Party-affiliated politicians campaign on a platform of cutting the federal deficit. They are willing to touch the third rail of American politics — entitlement spending. Even if they are unsuccessful in forcing a reduction in entitlement spending, they have forced Democrats to concede that something must be done. The importance of dealing with the deficit is one of the few areas of bipartisan agreement and long-term spending is now on a more sustainable trajectory after the budget sequestration. The Tea Party is forcing a political conversation that will save us from a political catastrophe. It is easy to dismiss the Tea Party as a collection of racist bigots who are out to destroy American politics. This fear ignores that every Tea Party rally plants the seeds for a countermovement that will be a sufficient check for the few rogue legislators that managed to maintain their seats in gerrymandered districts in the South and Midwest. The Tea Party is a testament to the resiliency of our democracy and should be celebrated as such.

E-Cigarettes: Smokers’ Savior or False Prophet? Electronic Cigarettes Are Not the Smoking Aid They Are Advertised to Be ABHI KAPURIA A square-jawed, attractive man wearing a fitted suit and sporting a brilliant, pearly smile leans away from floating text that reads, “Rise from the Ashes ... I’ve made the switch, will you?” An attractive female model in jean shorts squats to the left of the word “Healthier” suspended in the air. The vapors around him are subtle, and the smoke from the girl’s mouth is animated into flowers. The cigarette he’s holding blends into the dark suit, and the one in the model’s mouth is a part of the artistry. But wait a minute, isn’t there a ban on the advertisement of cigarettes? They look like, taste like and even release vapors like real cigarettes, but these are electronic versions. E-cigs for short, are part of a whole new generation. They contain no tobacco but can still provide the user with a burst of nicotine. In terms of looks, the major difference is that they have an indicator light at the tip that activates when the user inhales. On the whole, E-cigs tend to resemble cigarettes or cigars in that they are long and cylindrical. Some are even styled to look nearly identical to a typical cigarette. These cigarettes function by atomizing the liquid within reloadable cartridges to create the classic smoke vapor aesthetic. According to USA Today, the sale of E-cigs has increased by a factor of 100, going from 50,000 units to over five million units since 2008. The drop in cost during the same time period from over $200 initially to only $20 for a starter kit has also drawn many eager customers. There is no doubt as to why the popularity of E-cigs has led to a nearly $2 billion per year industry, but there’s a more sinister side to this story that needs to be considered. Unlike traditional cigarettes, there is no federal law banning or even regulating the advertisement of E-cigs or necessitating warning labels regarding the cigarettes addictive properties of nicotine. While most states

have put an age restriction on purchasing E-cigarettes matching that of their policy on tobacco, access to E-cigs is relatively simple, given there is no age verification on online orders or retail through third-party websites. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report, between 2011 and 2012, the number of middle school and high school-aged children using E-cigarettes doubled to 6.8 percent. Here is where the problem lies. Although E-cigs may not contain any of the harmful effects of tobacco and carcinogens, the dosage of nicotine parallels that of traditional cigarettes. Traditional cigarette companies have recognized the potential market and have created an influx of new flavors and styles targeted to younger consumers, ranging from cotton candy to root beer. The danger here is that we are essentially normalizing the sale of a product that is physically identical to carcinogenic cigarettes while at the same time trying to inform our future generation of the dangers of smoking cigarettes. I am intentionally obscure with the use of “cigarette” because we could be in the midst of facilitating a regeneration of the use of traditional cigarettes in minors when the rate of new users 18 or younger is on a major decline. The repercussions of having cigarettes popularized in the media, as they were in the 50s and 60s, hold a two-fold danger. First, although non-nicotine-containing cartridges exist, the vast majority of units contain as much nicotine as a cigarette. E-cigs have created an avenue for experimenting with a highly-addictive chemical that may have lifelong impacts. Secondly, by blurring the lines on what is advertised as “healthy” versus what causes cancer, adolescents at highest risk for smoking may be negatively influenced into using cigarettes. All of the work of the past 20 years in terms of educating minors can be reversed by creating an option that provides the same addictive draw as cigarettes but misinforms users about any

Priyanka Pai | Staff

long-term harm. Harm from addiction and dependence prevention for the next generation of children provides sufficient argument for media regulations. By allowing advertisements to make smoking “sexy” again, we are condemning future generations to a life of dependence they may have otherwise avoided. Next month, the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is scheduled to give their recommendations for E-cigs to state legislatures. Because E-cigs are a relatively new development, there has not been sufficient time to run long-term clinical trials on what may be the new face of cigarette smok-

ing for the 21st century. The major argument presented to the FDA for E-cigs is that current smokers now have a cancer-free way of smoking. The concern is that while E-cigs may help some switch over, there is no reason to believe that E-cigs will free people of their addiction to cigarettes overall. E-cigs are not part of a program that slowly tapers the nicotine contained in the vast majority of cartridge types. E-cigs may simply be used as a nicotine tie over in areas where smoking may currently be banned. More importantly, with unrestricted advertisement, the unintentional social changes in the perception of smoking have the potential

to carry a total reversal of the decline in the number of minors who choose to smoke. It is easy to imagine a world where cigarette advertising becomes unrestricted again. If E-cigs are given free license, maybe smoking becomes the future of peer pressure as opposed to the past, and we’re left with a society that condones addiction while touting moderation. In the midst of a battle over health care reform, it is sometimes these seemingly smaller battles that get pushed to the wayside, and in the end, it is ultimately the next generation that is going to pay. Abhi Kapuria is a second-year medical student from St. Louis, Mo.

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Bugg Creates Music From Angst By Alana Pockros Contributing Writer

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English electronic music duo Disclosure performed at Terminal West on Saturday, Oct. 26. The band is best known for their singles “Latch,” “White Noise” and “F for You.”

Disclosure Rocks Terminal West By Matt Gallub Contributing Writer Deep House outfit Disclosure sold out Terminal West Saturday night, dropping deep tracks and getting the crowd on their feet.

Formed in 2010, the electronic duo, consisting of brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence, has had an incredible rise to success over the past two years. They also significantly contributed to bringing Deep House — a subgenre of electronic dance music

— to American popularity. Deep House consists of minimal drum beats, jazzy, chromatic melodies and chord progressions, and more ambient, soulful vocals than the popular Electro House subgenre. In 2012, the duo released “Latch,” a single which

peaked at 11 on the UK Singles Chart. With the release of two more singles, “White Noise” and “You & Me,” and the release of their debut album Settle, Disclosure moved on to

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At last year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival, one of the most highly distinguished festivals in the world, solo artist Jake Bugg stood meekly on a side stage. He performed during a short daytime slot and garnered a very small crowd of fans (which happened to include myself). But since then, this just-barelyadult British artist has performed for enormous crowds, opening for bigger names including Oasis’ Noel Gallagher and the Stone Roses within the past year. It’s been about two years since the recording of his first album, but Bugg is on the move with his career and is slowly growing up and forming an identity. On the surface, he seems to be the epitome of your average young British indie teen: beginning his career in a garage, dropping out of school at age 16, publicly condemning current pop music. When compared to similarly folky Mumford & Sons, Bugg (born Jacob Kennedy) rebuked the group as some “posh farmers with banjos.” Bugg taught himself to play guitar

at age 12 while living a lower-class life with a single working mother. He grew up unglamorously and, in his music, sheds light on some rough childhood stories, making for some notably vivid lyrics. In the song entitled “Seen It All,” he admits to having taken “a pill or maybe two,” crashing a party at “a local house belonging to a gangster’s crew” and even getting warned by a friend that “everyone here has a knife.” In another number aptly titled “Trouble Town,” Bugg opens and closes with “stuck in speed bump city / where the only thing that’s pretty / is the thought of getting out” and explicates further with “kick the bottom make troubles flee / smoke until our eyes would bleed.” Nonetheless, what makes Bugg seemingly different than his underprivileged garage-band counterparts is that he actually got out of that “trouble town” and is making a name for himself. With his first full-length work topping UK charts and another album in the making — this time in Def Jam founder Rick Rubin’s studio with a number of seasoned musicians —

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HALLOWEEN FEATURE

The Ultimate Halloween List Movies

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By Emelia Fredlick Arts & Entertainment Editor

“Ghostbusters” (and “Ghostbusters 2”) When there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters, obviously. That’s what we learned from this timeless film about four New York men who establish a paranormal exterminator service known as “Ghostbusters” to fulfill “supernatural elimination needs.” At first, they find themselves stuck with no customers and shrinking funds, but they are eventually hired to investigate a haunting at a hotel. As paranormal activity increases in the city, the guys become celebrities and enjoy their success — until they get trapped in an apartment with a demonic spirit. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd. 1984. PG-13.

“Superstition” — Stevie Wonder “Superstition” is beyond a fun Halloween track; it’s No. 74 on Rolling Stone’s list of the greatest songs of all time. And back in 1975, it topped the U.S. charts and reached No. 11 across the pond in the United Kingdom. So, Wonder has pretty successfully made this song a legend in its own right. Still, nothing says Halloween better than the creepiness of the devil, the promise of bad luck and doing all you can to protect yourself from a curse, whether it’s by refusing to walk under a ladder or avoiding black cats. Will it still work? Not sure. But with the prominent saxophone solos, the captivating sounds of Wonder’s smooth-as-silk pipes and one of the catchiest beats of all time, it sure is fun hearing this soul icon ponder the question.

“Young Frankenstein” Directed by Mel Brooks (“Blazing Saddles”) and starring Gene Wilder (“Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”) as a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, this immortal comedy is a nonstop laugh riot complete with hilarious spoofs of the timeless creatures who haunt Halloween. Monster? Check. Haunted castle? Check. A loving parody of the classic horror film genre, this critical favorite ranks on countless lists of must-see movies, including the American Film Institute’s “100 Laughs” and ABC’s “Greatest Movies of Our Time,” to name a few. The film follows Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, an American physician and lecturer who inherits his family’s Transylvanian estate — and a bit more than that. Buckle up for the wacky hijinks that ensue as Frankenstein travels to Europe to inspect the property and learns more about his grandfather’s work. Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle. 1974. PG-13.

“Monster Mash” — Bobby Pickett It’s an ageless tale of Halloween night gone wrong. Our heroic but misguided protagonist is working on a lab project late at night (never a good move), when something suddenly comes to life ... and subsequently, so does the monster mash. But it doesn’t stop at one monster. There are vampires. Ghouls. Zombies. Werewolves. Basically all the necessary guests for a fullon, elaborate Halloween shindig. The good news is that in the end, Pickett extends the party invitation to the listener, however mortal we may be. “For you, the living, this mash was meant too / When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you.” Thanks. We will.

“Thriller” — Michael Jackson I know, I know, it’s the ultimate cliché. But a cliché is really just something that got loved too much, and there’s a reason why “Thriller” got loved too much. Is it the fabulously ‘80s zombie costumes? Is it the eternally epic MJ dance moves, melding with the red jacket and sneakers for a perfect visual experience? Is it his weirdly high-pitched voice, interspersed with random “whoo!” and “ow!” sounds? Is it simply the fact that it was once the most expensive music video ever made, and we had to love it to justify spending that much money? I won’t pretend to know the answer, but one thing’s for sure — no Halloween party is complete without at least one room-wide moonwalk attempt.

“Hocus Pocus” American family fantasy film “Hocus Pocus” stars Bette Midler (“The Rose”), Sarah Jessica Parker (“Sex and the City”) and Kathy Najimy (“Sister Act”) as the Sanderson sister witches from none other than Salem, Mass. Back in the 17th century, the trio was executed for witchcraft. But in present day, teen Max (Omri Katz of cult shows like “Eerie, Indiana”), who moves to Salem from California and hates Halloween, inadvertently, uh, resurrects the Sanderson sisters on Halloween Eve. It will take all of Max’s 20th-century know-how to bring down the witches who try to regain their youth by absorbing the life force of children. The film has a die-hard cult following and is constantly rerun on channels like Disney throughout the month of October. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker. 1993. PG. “Scream” (and “Scream 2”) This jokey yet scary series of Wes Craven (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”) slasher films is a slew of movies you can’t miss. Starring Courtney Cox (“Friends”), David Arquette (“Never Been Kissed”) and Drew Barrymore (“Charlie’s Angels”), the film focuses on teenager Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell, “Party of Five”) who is attacked by the mysterious killer Ghostface on the anniversary of her mother’s murder. Credited with revitalizing the horror genre in the ‘90s by combining traditional horror with humor, clichés and a crafty plot, “Scream” remains the highest-grossing slasher film ever. Neve Campbell, Drew Barrymore. 1996. R.

“Psycho Killer” — Talking Heads Warning: once you listen to this, you will not be able to stop yourself from singing “Run run run run run run run awaaaaaay” for a very long time. From the randomly-injected French lyrics (“C’est que j’ai fait, ce soir la!”) to the irritatingly catchy “fa-fa-fa-fa,” what’s not to love about this ‘70s classic? Though not Halloween per se, there’s the whole, you know, killer element of it. Nothing’s scarier than hearing David Byrne belt out some lyrics about his killing mentality. Except maybe his trademark dance moves. He kills because “I hate people when they’re not polite.” As long as it’s a good reason, Dave.

“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” And number one on the countdown is (drumroll please) the Halloween classic, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” If you haven’t watched this one in a while, add it to your list of frightful flicks. Based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, this animated special follows the adventures of Linus as he sits in the pumpkin patch on Halloween night, waiting for the legendary Great Pumpkin to arrive. Nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Children’s Program, this charming movie is the perfect way to round out your sugary film fest. 1966. Not Rated.

“Halloween” — Dead Kennedys It’s not just about Halloween, it’s about conformity, man. Halloween is the one time of year when we get to step out of our everyday workplace (er, school-place?) attire and be whoever we want to be. Whether you think that’s kind of beautiful that we have that day of liberation or kind of depressing that the rest of year isn’t like that, the Dead Kennedys are here to sing all about it. “You’re still hiding in a mask / You take your fun seriously / No, don’t blow this year’s chance / Tomorrow your mold goes back on.” Not quite the same kind of spookiness as vampires or werewolves, but it’s still haunting in its own way. — Contact Emelia Fredlick at emelia.j.fredlick@emory.edu

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mory musicians took to the lawn outside Goizueta Business School on Thursday, Oct. 24 for the College’s Jazz on the Green series, where concert-goers enjoyed classical jazz tunes while spending time outside. This was the second of two Jazz on the Greens to be held this fall. The first took place on Thursday, Oct. 10.

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The State That I Am In By Jordan Francis Staff Writer Much ink has spilled in the midst of dissecting the cult popularity of lo-fi alternative band Neutral Milk Hotel. Their 1998 album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea attracts a certain type of voluble, obsessive fan: the kind both appreciative of primary songwriter Jeff Mangum’s abstract lyrics and willing to dive into the frequently uncanny ‘60s pop homage of the Elephant 6 Collective. This Sunday, the Athens band concluded their reunion tour here in Atlanta to throngs of adoring acolytes, and in the process, they sold out two dates at Downtown’s Tabernacle. Over the last few years, Mangum has slowly crept back into the public eye after remaining silent for most of the preceding decade. Every scrap of news leading up to the acoustic solo shows he played in 2011 was treated as revelatory by both fans and press, in turn reinforcing the archetypal story of a recluse artist living in the shadow of a single, defining work. Yet at the Tabernacle, between the shouts of thousands of devoted

followers, Mangum seemed at ease with his music and legacy but still wary of the present. On multiple occasions, Mangum asked those in the crowd to refrain from using their cell phones to snap pictures.

[Jeff Mangum’s] greatest strength is his disarming vulnerability. From behind a green cap pulled down over his eyes, he expressed his desire to give his love directly to the audience but then acknowledged that documenting concerts is “part of our culture. I’m the weird one.” Mangum’s guardedness is unsurprising to those who have listened to his music, as Neutral Milk Hotel’s greatest strength is his disarming vulnerability. In an interview released around the time of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Mangum discussed his influence: Anne Frank. “I spent about three days crying and just was completely flipped-out. While I was reading

the book, she was alive to me [...] that’s the thing: You love people because you know their story.” Ironically, this sentiment illustrates the obsession with Mangum as a public figure. Those who grew up with In the Aeroplane Over the Sea want to learn his story, but the album itself is devoid of personal details. Before I saw Mangum on his solo tour a few years ago, I sought out those personal details. Bloomsbury publishes a series of books called 33 1/3, where each pocket-sized volume discusses a single album. Eighty-six have been released to date. The Neutral Milk Hotel edition explores the genesis of Elephant 6 and the principals’ path from Louisiana to Denver and finally to Athens. Still, those biographical details only marginally enhanced my understanding of the album. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea has been endlessly scrutinized over the last 10 years. But maybe we should stop scrutinizing. Maybe we should all just take Mangum’s advice and turn off our cameras. — Contact Jordan Francis at jordan.francis@emory.edu

Bugg Experiments With Blues, Folk and Growing Up in New Album Continued from Page 9 Bugg is slowly but surely squeezing his way into the independent and folk rock scene. In Bugg’s self-titled debut album, this 19-year-old singer-songwriter channels an early Bob Dylan and Neil Young, with especially folky acoustic tracks such as “Two Fingers” and “Lighting Bolt.” All of his songs sound sincere and unaffected, almost as if they were recorded on an old, rusty microphone in a backyard barn somewhere. In “Two Fingers” (his first release), Bugg presents his unruly teenage Brit persona while acknowledging his escape from his Nottingham home. He addresses that he has “some things to be proud of” and “some stuff to regret” but ultimately states, in an explosive and positively blissful chorus, that he’s “alive but here to stay.” On his soon-to-be-released album, titled Shangri La after Rubin’s Malibu studio, Bugg appears to explore some faster and heftier blues sounds and experimentation with the electric guitar. Bugg told Rolling Stone that he feels like he’s coming back with a more proficient and experienced singing voice on this next album. Despite Bugg’s poor grammar and almost cockney-sounding accent, he’s an extremely talented songwriter. And Bugg has managed to produce so much work in so little time that critics have even questioned whether it’s too soon for the release of a new album. He still has the vibe of a rather

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Indie music maven Jake Bugg released his eponymous debut album in 2012 and is set to release his follow-up, Shangri La, in November. “low-key” artist here in the States, but back in the United Kingdom he has already played large shows — not to mention dating international supermodel Cara Delevigne. To boot, none of this seems to be provoking him to acknowledge his rising status.

Jake Bugg has been named one of the best new singer-songwriters of our era, yet he continues to live the simpleton life of shaggy hair and Marlboro cigarettes, while manifesting the “striving musician” character. — Contact Alana Pockros at alana.pockros@emory.edu

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Brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence, who are partly responsible for bringing the “Deep House” subgenre of electronic music to the U.S., perform at Terminal West. T. Williams, an up-and-coming DJ also from the U.K., opened for Disclosure to a smaller but equally energized audience.

House Act Disclosure Energizes, Captivates Crowd Continued from Page 9 gain global recognition. The show started off with a small but respectable crowd as T. Williams, an upcoming DJ from London, got the night started off right. Williams warmed up the crowd nicely, playing some well-known deep house songs and getting the crowd moving to his groovy, uptempo, four-on-the-floor style. The energy of the crowd was building and one thing was certain: T. Williams was an extremely talented DJ. As more people packed into the venue, T. Williams finished up his

set while making sure the crowd was “ready for Disclosure.” Everyone was waiting in anticipation as the lights finally went down and the Lawrence brothers could be seen on either side of the stage, centered by a giant diamond shaped screen. The duo instantly began the music, starting off with a popular track, “F For You.” The crowd instantly got into it, dancing to the rhythms of the hypnotic beats and repetitive lyrics about getting “infected.” This soon segued into another of their extremely popular songs, “When A Fire Starts to Burn.” This song

pushes the tempo forward, with motivational lyric samples taken from an audio recording of an overly enthusiastic preacher, as images of fire blazed across the diamond screen. During this song, the crowd was introduced to the real talent of the Lawrence brothers. Both brothers are not only talented DJ’s, but also talented singers and instrumentalists. On the left, Guy was constantly singing backup vocals, triggering effects on his percussion pad, and playing drum fills on his half drum kit. On the right, Howard was going back and forth between playing key-

boards, singing backup vocals, and picking up his bass. The duo quickly proved that they transcend the modern stereotype of untalented, sell-out DJ’s. As the night went on, the duo played more of their hits to the everyone’s intense enjoyment. After a drum solo and another song, the show seemed over. The DJ’s then announced that they would play two more songs, and that the crowd should “pretend [they] walked off and came back on.” With the crowd extremely hyped, they began to play “Help Me Lose My Mind,” a slower, more mesmeric

groove. This was enjoyable, but couldn’t match the energy that ensued when the duo segued this song into their most popular hit, “Latch.” As this song ended, Disclosure thanked the crowd and went off, with everyone begging for more. Ultimately, this was an amazing show and there was not one person who wasn’t smiling the entire time. Disclosure and T. Williams got the crowd grooving and everyone danced the night away, not caring about anything else in the world. — Contact Matt Gallub at mgallub@emory.edu

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Hudak: Game 3 Shows the Significance of the Sport been called out at home, the game would have gone into extra innings. And, it’s only a matter of time before someone writes about the real winning record of the Red Sox (10-6) and the Cardinals (6-6) this season. I was in fourth grade when the 2003 postseason took place and Josh Beckett led a young Marlins team to a World Series win over the only slightly post-dynasty Yankees. From that postseason, I recall only two things: Beckett’s complete game shutout in Game 6 of the Series and the “Steve Bartman incident.” Going into the eighth inning of Game 6 of the National League Championship series, the Cubs were beating the Marlins 3-0. The Cubs had won three games in the series and were going to the World Series if they could hold the Marlins off two more innings. Marlins second baseman Louis Castillo hit a pop up in left field foul territory and Moisés Alou tracked it down. Just as the ball was falling to Alou’s glove, a fan, Bartman, reached out of the stands trying to catch the ball and deflected it from Alou’s glove. The Marlins scored eight runs that inning, won Game 7 and beat the Yankees in six. Something about this case seems worse than that of the ‘03 Marlins. Baseball is so frequently used as a metaphor for life that we often don’t even realize it. But keep in mind that when you’re “thrown a curveball” on a test, when you’re told that “you don’t have to hit it out of the park every time” or when you do “hit it out” — you’re hearing baseball metaphors. But why don’t we say you “threw a Hail Mary pass for a touchdown?” Football is more popular in America in this century. Life is so frequently thought of in terms of baseball because we want life to be similar to baseball. Chuck Klosterman commended baseball in an Esquire article for having the best scoring system of all sports, because it “doesn’t have a concept of time” and because it “distributes runs in unorthodox increments.” In the immortal words of Yogi Berra, “It ain’t over ‘till it’s over.” The legend was right. Until the last strike is thrown, ball is caught or base or runner is tagged if the home team is winning, anything can happen. Likewise, until the go-ahead run is driven in or walked in, a guy on third steals home or an error is made, either team could win within the realms of reality. Time is never something you have to worry about running out. A baseball game has the potential to be immortal. When we see a game end like Game 3 of the World Series, baseball comes that much closer to life. In life, we don’t always get our last at bat for reasons that seem unfair — for reasons that seem to be flukes — and that’s frightening. The Red Sox struck out nine times in that game. A fluke kept them from a final three at bats. But the truth is that sometimes happens in baseball and in life. And it’s a jolt of reality to witness how much each at bat means in both. — Contact Zak Hudak at zachary.j.hudak@emory.edu

When we see a game end like Game 3 of the World Series, baseball comes that much closer to life.

Your On Fire correspondent is refusing to talk about his LSAT score. 1. Actual Sports Jesus

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ball, he took off for home but tripped over Middlebrooks, who dove for the wild throw and lay completely flat on the dirt, genuinely unable to get out of Craig’s base path. Craig was thrown out at home but called safe due to Middlebrooks’ unintentional obstruction. In an article titled “Call of the Century: Cardinals Win on Obstruction,” USA Today writer Bob Nightengale said that the “St. Louis Cardinals, still seething over the blown umpire’s call that cost them a championship 28 years ago, now may be forever indebted to those men in blue if they win this World Series.” I disagree. Joyce made the correct call, as confirmed by Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations and former Yankees and Dodgers manager, Joe Torre, and top Sports Illustrated writer Tom Verducci. But, I don’t consider the Cardinals lucky. The have been cheated of the opportunity to win the World Series with the glory of true victory. Every Major League ballplayer has the ability to accomplish incredible athletic feats. For that very reason, they balance one another out. It is through mistakes made on the mound and in the field that runs are scored — assuming the opposing players use their talents to capitalize on those mistakes. A clean-up hitter sees a curveball the pitcher has left hanging, makes contact high and in and takes it 40 feet into the left field stands. A quick base runner sees that a pitcher has gotten into a grove of taking exactly “three Mississippi” in-between the stretch and the pitch, and the base runner leaves early and steals second, knowing a pickoff throw isn’t coming. The contact hitter sees that the shortstop is playing close to second to take a pickoff throw, thus leaving a hole in-between himself and third base, and the hitter hits a blooper right in that gap. It’s true that Saltalamacchia made a mistake with his low, to-the-right throw, but had obstruction not been called, Craig may have been thrown out at home. It isn’t quite fair to blame Saltalamacchia, because his wild throw would not have reaped the same consequences under normal circumstances. In fact, the throw was not ruled an error because it was not the direct reason the run scored. But still, it’s only one game. The Series is the best of seven, right? According to Sports Illustrated writer Cliff Corcoran, “Of the previous 104 best-of-seven World Series (four early Series were best-of-nine), 53 were tied heading into Game 3. The winner of that game has won the championship 38 times, good for a .717 winning percentage.” Since the start of division play in 1969, the winning percentage increases to .889. Corcoran notes that, when pitching a four-man rotation, the same pitchers often pitch both the third and seventh games. That means that those winning percentages aren’t particularly valuable, but they are nonetheless being talked about. The weight of the lucky win is already being estimated. Had Craig

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Junior Eric Halpern returns a serve. Halpern is off to a hot start in the men’s tennis team’s fall season. He prefers Swoop to Dooley.

Sports, Dooley and ‘Forrest Gump’ with Emory Athletes Continued from the Back Page time, we shall crush the competition. We are living the D-III Dream and don’t plan on waking up anytime soon. Gonna be number one yet again. They might as well ask for our ring sizes now...” On Which Teammate Would Back Him Up in a Fight: “I’d have to choose Tricky Nicky to back me up in my first fight of the night. He’s got some experience, he’s pretty crafty and I’ve heard he’s quick in a fight. After we’d won that fight and made quite the scene, someone would probably want to challenge us for round two. In this case, I’d sub out Tricky Nicky for someone different. I think Bigtime Bayer could do some damage in the later rounds of combat.”

possibly can. Every time I step on the field, I’m working hard for our senior class because they’ve worked so hard for four years and deserve one last shot at the title.” On the Team’s Ceiling: “Literally there is no ‘ceiling.’ I hate to be cliché, but the limit does NOT exist for the women’s soccer team.“ On a Theoretical Match vs. the Men’s Soccer Team: “We’re in such good shape from all the suicides we do at practice that we could run circles around the guys’ team and beat them at least 2-0. I just hope they wouldn’t cry like little girls after we beat them...”

On Swoop vs. Dooley: “Swoop > Dooley because A-squared plus B-squared equals C-squared. And Swoop can fly. I think.”

On Her Go-to Goal Celebration: “After I score a goal, I jump up and down like five times. In fact, once I almost hit myself in the face with my knees. I don’t even know why, but it’s by far the most emotion I ever show on the field.“

Jordan Morell, Sophomore, Women’s Soccer

Emily Caesar, Senior, Women’s Cross Country

Morell has provided strong midfield play for the Eagles, who are primed to make a run at a UAA title. Morell scored two goals in the team’s 8-0 trouncing of Agnes Scott College. The Eagles are traveling to Rochester next.

Caesar is helping to lead the Eagles as they approach the UAA Championship meet, having recently turned in 23:13 6K that was good for second on the squad and 66th overall at Oberlin.

On the Team’s Goals: “Our biggest goal is to win a national championship. We came so close last year, and now we’re looking to finish what we started. So far we’re in a good position to make the NCAA Tournament, but we do have two tough weekends of UAA competition ahead of us.” On Her Individual Goals: “I just want to help the team as much as I

On the Team’s Goals: “We wanted to have as few injuries and illnesses throughout the season as possible because usually that’s what holds our team back from reaching our full potential in past seasons. So far, we’ve done a great job with weight training to help with strength and injury prevention.” On the End of the Season: “We have our two (hopefully three) big championship meets left and are

looking to be a strong team within the UAA this year, despite how competitive the conference is compared to others in DIII. We’ve had some great performances so far, some not so great, but we’ve learned from each race and are prepared and psyched for some successful championship races this season. All of us have been training since June and are ready to see the results of all of this mileage and hard work from the past five months.“ On the Team’s Ceiling: “We’re a relatively young team, and in fast workouts we’ve seen how well we can run together. Honestly, there is no ceiling in terms of how well we can perform. Every year you see some pretty crazy things come UAA’s and Regionals, so who knows what to expect. We easily have potential to be one of the top 20 teams in the nation, if not better.“ On Which Two Teammates She Would Take to a Desert Island: “Well definitely not Elise ... she’s a Cards fan. This is a tough one; someone’s feelings are going to get hurt. Probably Mackenzie since she’d entertain me with her beautiful voice bank filled with Disney classics that I could listen to for days on end. I feel like for some weird reason Shannon and Marissa would want to stay on the island, so not them. Lydia would just keep running laps around the island, so not her either. Ehh, I’d probably choose Aileen as my second since she could aqua jog me back to safety.” On the Victor of a CrossCountry Race With Forrest Gump: “Hmm, probably him. His training trumps mine by a few miles, you know.” — Contact Ryan Smith at ryan.smith@emory.edu

OVERHEARD AT THE WOODPEC A compilation of the words of wisdom spoken by those who venture into the Woodruff P.E. Center.

guy in the gym:

“I wanna get swole. Not cut, but kind of jacked.”

another guy at the gym:

“That guy in the backwards hat looks kind of like an a-----e. He can’t even touch his elbows together.”

person #1: “I’m pretending this bar is my calc

test.” person #2: “You like lifting your calc test over your head repeatedly?”

RANDOM GUY: “You’re not gonna get jacked if you keep lifting like an idiot.”

ANOTHER RANDOM GUY: “I feel like a seven today.”

Last week your On Fire correspondent gave LeBron James a slew of nicknames. One of those names was “Sports Jesus.” Your On Fire correspondent spoke too soon. King James is not Sports Jesus. Calvin Johnson is Sports Jesus. Calvin racked up 329 receiving yards this weekend against the Dallas Cowboys, and anyone who watched will tell you he played even better than the statistics showed. His massive fourth quarter performance led the Lions to the most impressive comeback of this NFL season, topped off by a crazy Matthew Stafford fake spike. Calvin’s performance was particularly satisfying for us at On Fire because of the misguided media hype leading up to the game. Outlets like ESPN and Fox Sports 1 focused their coverage on the battle between the league’s two best receivers, Calvin Johnson and Dez Bryant. “Who’s better?” they asked. It would have been very easy for us over here at On Fire to stoop down to the level of our lower-level sister publications, but we held strong. Dez Bryant had a great game. Still, Calvin Johnson made it pretty clear that not only is he the best receiver in the NFL, but it isn’t even worth the conversation. You do you, Sports Jesus. 2. Sad On Saturday, we were all witnesses to one of the saddest plays that we at On Fire have ever seen. Missouri has been one of the surprise teams in college football this year. One of the new additions to the SEC, Missouri was one of two undefeated teams in the conference this year. With a pretty easy schedule going forward, Missouri just had to beat South Carolina and it would’ve been smooth sailing. South Carolina had just lost at Tennessee the week before. The game was at home for Missouri. Long story short, Missouri lost. It’s how they lost that made it so sad though. The Tigers were down by three points in double overtime. They lined up for a 24-yard field goal. The kick went up and in the boink heard ‘round the world, it bounced off the uprights. Complete silence in Columbia. So. Much. Sadness. 3. Nick Saban is a Robot If there wasn’t already enough evidence to support the theory that University of Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban is an inhuman robot incapable of any emotion apart from “win,” his midweek comments before a game with Tennessee pretty much confirmed it. Saban complained that his fans — the hat-wearin’, Roll Tide-shoutin’ college education-lackin’ crowd, who, mind you, would rather attend an Alabama football game than their own wedding — weren’t dedicated enough and often left the stadium before the game was through because the Crimson Tide was winning by too much. We at On Fire aren’t Bama fans, but we can’t really see the logic in complaining about the best — and most prone to violence — fan base in college football. Heck, we’d write a lot faster if 100,000-plus people showed up to cheer us on every Monday and Friday. For the record, Bama beat Tennessee 42-10 on Saturday. And you bet your a-- that every single fan stayed in their seat in entire time. Rooooooll Tide, y’all. 4. How Many Touchdowns Has the University of South Florida Football Team Scored This Season? Six. Six touchdowns. In seven games. You and 10 of your friends could probably score six touchdowns in seven games against the average college defense. In the words of the immortal Spencer Hall, “bad football has its own grandeur, and USF’s 2013 season is a Taj Mahal of it, built of only the sturdiest shanks, interceptions, turnovers and blown assignments.” Yes it is, and it is beautiful. 5. Iced Tea Ranked 1. Unsweetened 2. Sweet 3. Every other beverage in the universe 3. That gross half-and-half s--t they serve up North when you ask for sweetened ice tea

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Sports Editor: Ryan Smith (ryan.smith@emory.edu)

SWIMMING & DIVING

Women’s Tennis The women’s tennis team ended its fall season with a bang over the weekend at the Georgia Southern Fall Invitational. The Eagles turned in strong performances against several Division I opponents. “I’m excited about how we’re looking,” Head Coach Amy Bryant said. “We have great players.” There were impressive singles performances all across the board during the three-day invitational. Perhaps the most impressive player was freshman Katarina Su, who swept her draw and defeated a Florida Atlantic University player in the final. “Katarina Su has definitely improved since she came to the court on the first day,” Bryant said. “That’s exciting to see.” Junior Danielle Truitt and freshman Bruna Correa also went undefeated on the weekend. Bryant also cited junior Rebecca Siegler and freshman Michelle Satterfield as Eagles who have stood out thus far. Siegler, who went 2-1, transferred from Wake Forest University after last season and is currently recovering from hip surgery. Satterfield won the ITA Small College Nationals two weekends ago and was described by Bryant as “probably the number one player in the nation.” The Eagles were strong in doubles play as well. Satterfield and sophomore Madison Gordon triumphed over a pair of Division I teams before falling in the finals, while senior Gabrielle Clark and freshman Melissa Goodman also made it to the final round. While the team ended their fall season on a high note, Bryant acknowledges that there is still work to be done if the Eagles want to improve on their secondplace national finish last season. “I just expect that we take every practice one at a time and focus on improving every day,” Bryant said. “If we do that, the sky is the limit.” The Eagles won’t play again until Feb. 20 of next year.

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Senior Matt O’Brien comes up for air. O’Brien is part of a talented group of seniors on the men’s swimming team looking to take home a national championship this season. The Eagles topped Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) last weekend.

Eagles Beat BSC On Parents’ Weekend By Shawn Farshchi Staff Writer This past Saturday, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams team both hosted BirminghamSouthern College at the Woodruff P.E. Center. The teams won comfortably by a combined score of 285 to 197. Coming off a close 152-146 loss at University of North Carolina Wilmington a week prior, the women’s team bounced back well, defeating Birmingham-Southern 150-93. The Eagles dominated each of the 15 events, besides the 100-yard freestyle, the 200-yard backstroke and the 500yard freestyle. The team often had the

top three or four places in the earlier events, claiming crucial points and establishing an early lead. Coming off a blowout loss at UNC Wilmington 193-95, the men’s team also bounced back against Birmingham-Southern with a 135106 victory. The men’s team also dominated the early events, giving themselves an early advantage. Similar to the women’s team, the men’s team often had the top three or four finishes in the early events, which helped them claim 16 of 19 available points for each event. The women’s diving team also followed suit with the other events, claiming all three places in both

the one-meter and three-meter dives. Senior Sarah Greene placed first in both events, claiming 18 crucial points for Emory. The men’s team wasn’t as successful, losing both the onemeter and three-meter dives to Birmingham-Southern. Junior McKenna NewsumSchoenberg stepped up for the women’s team. She placed first in the 100yard butterfly, 200-yard butterfly and the 200-yard freestyle. This brought 27 of the team’s 150 points for the day. Also, Newsum-Schoenberg went three for three, placing first in all of her three events. For the men’s team, Hayden Baker won two of his three events, winning

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the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly events. This gave the team 18 of their 135 points for the day and set up the team with a nice early lead. Coming up, the men and the women both have three meets before the anticipated Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio starting Dec. 5. They host Savannah A&D this Friday, Nov. 8 before going on the road to face University of Georgia the following Friday, Nov. 15. Then, they host the Emory Diving Invitational on Nov. 23 before having two weeks before the Miami Invitational. The team will look to do well in the early meets to prepare themselves for the Miami Invitational. The younger swimmers and divers will

continue to gain experience competing at the Division III level. The team still has ample time to get acclimated to the season. The University Athletic Assocation (UAA) championships and the Division III tournament aren’t for a long time, so we have not seen the best from the Emory team yet. The men’s team finished second in the nation as recent as 2009, so a run at the title isn’t out of question. The women’s team has finished in the top four in the nation for 13 consecutive years and is a four-time defending champion, and they are looking to continue their dynasty. — Contact Shawn Farshchi at sfarshc@emory.edu

FEATURE

Reviewing Game 3 of the World Series

Spotlight On Emory Athletes By Ryan Smith Sports Editor With October coming to a close, most of Emory’s fall sports are wrapping up their regular seasons and are looking forward to postseason play. The Wheel caught up with four athletes who have stood out so far this season and asked them all the hardhitting questions.

Zak Hudak When Bobby Thomson hit his “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” to win the 1951 National League pennant for the New York Giants, legendary Washington Post sports columnist Shirley Povich wrote that “Hollywood’s most imaginative writers on an opium jag could not have scripted a more improbable windup of the season.” Were he still at his typewriter, Mr. Povich might have said of this year’s World Series Game 3, “The nerdiest of all of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library’s rule book geeks could never have drained the glory out of a World Series game victory more completely than did umpiring crew chief John Hirschbeck, third base umpire Jim Joyce, and home plate umpire Dana DeMuth Saturday night.” In the 1946 World Series between the Cardinals and the Red Sox, St. Louis manager Eddie Dyer tried to contain the bat of Ted Williams by radically realigning his infielders to blanket the first base side of the field with what became known as the “Williams shift.” Known for his nearly superhuman control of the bat, Williams could easily have hit to the opposite field. Believing that this would degrade the legitimacy of his hits, Williams chose instead not to

Alex Fleischhacker, Men’s Cross Country

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Fleischhacker has crossed the finish line first for the Eagles twice this season. His most recent performance was at Oberlin, where he finished 22nd in a 283-man field with a 26:01 8K. He and the Eagles will race next at the UAA Championships on Nov. 2nd.

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The St. Louis Cardinals celebrating a win. The Cardinals benefitted from a controversial call that gave them a 2-1 lead in the World Series over the Boston Red Sox. adjust his swing. That same year in boxing, Billy Conn gave away a sure victory on points and the heavyweight title because, to him, the only victory over Joe Louis could be by knockout. By disappointing contrast, the Cardinals won Game 3 of this year’s World Series not on a dramatic home run, not a brilliant pitching performance and not a play in the field that defied belief. They won instead by the umpiring team awarding them the walk-off, game-winning run on a

technical call that Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks obstructed the base path as the Cardinals’ Allen Craig ran for home after a wild throw. A postseason game had never ended on a technical call. Within five minutes, 110,238 tweets were sent, more than for any other event of postseason baseball this year, according to an article in Forbes Magazine by Maury Brown. Since then, the baseball community hasn’t rested. Fans have argued.

Officials and writers have defended the call. Statisticians, or more accurately, stat-obsessed fans, have analyzed the call’s impact in the grand scheme of the Series. The play was a fluke. Craig knocked over Middlebrooks as he slid into third base on a steal. Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s throw was wild. When Craig saw that Middlebrooks didn’t have the

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On the Team’s Goals: “Our primary goal is to win the South region. We will definitely have a battle on our hands, but recapturing the title is undoubtedly achievable with a solid team performance.” On His Individual Goals: “My goal for this weekend is to make the All-UAA team at our conference meet and place in the top seven at the regional championships.” On the Team’s Ceiling: “Even though the team is in a rebuilding process this year and we are relying on multiple freshman, we are still the best team I have been a part of in my

time here. We have the opportunity to post our best finish at the UAA conference meet in years, and we should make our first trip to NCAA nationals since 2010.“ On His Mid-Race Motivation: “Good performances are often rewarded with a post-race trip to Red Robin. Rumor has it Emory Men’s XC single-handedly caused Red Robin to revoke their free root beer float refill policy.” On His Policy on Throwing Elbows vs. Wash U: “No elbowing, just ‘sweep the leg.’” Eric Halpern, Junior, Men’s Tennis Halpern and the Eagles are off to a hot start in the fall portion of their 2013-14 season. He most recently won the ITA South Region Singles Championship, beating teammates in the semifinals and finals en route to the title. On the Team’s Goals: “My individual goals are consistent with my team goals. I want to win another national championship for Emory Tennis. We are going to make sure that the rings return to Atlanta this spring.” On the Team’s Ceiling: “We have no limits this year. We are going to work hard so that come the spring-

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