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Emory Events Calendar, Page 2
Staff Editorial, Page 6
Police Record, Page 2
Crossword Puzzle, Page 8
Arts & Entertainment, Page 9
On Fire, Page 11
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Volume 95, Issue 12
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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Emory Responds to Government Shutdown Research Funding to Decrease; Fate Of Federal Financial Aid Unknown By Alyssa Posklensky Staff Writer
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mory’s a cappella groups convened at the Dobbs University Center (DUC) terraces to perform covers of songs for their fellow students. Performers like The Gathering, an all-female group; ChaiTunes, who performed a mix of English and Hebrew songs; and No Strings Attached, an all-male group, sang to the crowd.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
New Task Force to Revise Election Codes By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor The Student Government Association (SGA) has commissioned a new Elections Reform Task Force to revamp the elections code to place all University elections under the jurisdiction of a single set of rules. Each of Emory’s undergraduate and graduate schools has a divisional council that oversees its respective affairs. The task force is made up of members from each council. The task force will disband before the next University-wide elections
in the spring, according to SGA President and College senior Raj Patel. College senior Matthew Pesce will serve as the task force’s chair, having also served as the chair of the Elections Board. The task force will have its first meeting Wednesday. The current bylaws have different procedures and election boards for all divisions, according to SGA Vice President of Communications and College sophomore Jon Darby. The goal of the new task force is to unite all elections under one code, Darby said. According to the executive order
written by Patel that explains the function of the force, almost every SGA election in the past decade has yielded confusion about which election code has jurisdiction over the race. BBA Council President and Goizueta Business School senior Patrick McBride, a member of the task force, said that its formation was likely a response to the most recent SGA election, in which the decision of the winner was appealed on the basis of an election code violation. However, he also said he thought a revision to the code was inevitable this year.
“[Patel], [CC president and College senior Jerry Lau] and I have a very good working relationship,” he said. “This year is just the year it’s ripe to happen, and I think we have the competencies with everyone involved to make some common sense reform to this area.” Patel himself was one of the parties involved in the most recent SGA election controversy. Cheating allegations were brought forth by then SGA Chief of Staff, College junior and candidate for the position Matthew Willis against Patel, after
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HEALTH CARE
IMPACTS AT EMORY
The federal government shutdown will reduce research funding at the University as Emory officials also work to determine its potential effects on financial aid. School officials, including Vice President of Government Affairs Charles Harman, have been working with the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to determine the precise effects the shutdown will have on Emory and ways these effects can be mitigated, according to an Oct. 3 University press release. The shutdown will impact Woodruff Health Sciences Center research that receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ medical research agency, according to the NIH website. At both the NIH and its member institutions, the shutdown will slow or stop active research for new treatments and cures for diseases, according to an Oct. 1 AAMC press release. Though the shutdown will immediately impact research funding, federal student financial aid will not be affected as long as the shutdown ends within the next few weeks, said Barry Toiv, vice president for public affairs at the AAU. The possible future impact on financial aid, however, is currently unclear, Harman said. Harman and Emory have been
Woodruff Health Sciences Research from the national level will decrease.
Federal Student Aid Still unclear when larger effects will be felt. working with Toiv and the AAU to determine when larger effects might be felt in regard to financial aid, which should be known later in the week, according to Harman. Harman said Emory has been carefully monitoring the situation in Washington as each day goes by. “Each day, we come nearer to having to deal with the fact that staff in Washington are not available for consultation, and each day as grant application deadlines come and go, [the shutdown] will have its effect,” Harman said. Toiv said problems arise with research because new grants will not be given out as long as the situation persists. Researchers will still have access to existing funds but will not be able to talk to their contacts in federal agencies because they are not working due to the shutdown, according to Toiv. “The larger problem is the concern we all have over the ability of our leaders to govern,” Toiv said. At risk is the certainty of spending on education and research, which
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EMORY AND TIBET
Mental Dalai Lama’s Visit Sheds Light on Tibet Relationship Health A Monk’s Quest for Services Knowledge in Science Win Award By Naomi Maisel Staff Writer
By Harmeet Kaur Health Sciences Beat Writer Emory recently received national recognition for its mental health services and suicide prevention programs, along with 29 other colleges and universities. The award is a seal of approval from the Jed Foundation, which is a nationwide organization that promotes emotional health and suicide prevention on college campuses, according to its website. Other recipients include Yale University, New York University and the University of West Georgia. The Jed Foundation recognizes a school’s commitment to the emotional well-being of its campus, according to the website. The application process also allows university administrators and counselors to identify strengths and weakness in their mental health programs. To qualify, Emory representatives completed the JedCampus online assessment that evaluated the University’s mental health services, according to criteria specified by the Jed Foundation’s website. The website names criteria such as identifying students at risk, educating professionals on campus and
Tibetan Buddhist monk James Lama: an Emory student who is excited to have a schedule consisting of Biology, Chemistry, Math and English. One of six Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholars who started at Emory this fall, James Lama will be attending Emory for the next two years as part of the EmoryTibet Science Initiative. The initiative is a result of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama’s attempt to integrate science into Tibetan Buddhist education and promote the collaboration of science and spirituality, according to the Emory-Tibet Partnership’s website. James will take various courses — with a focus in the sciences — and at the end of his time here, he will return to India to teach science in various monasteries. “I am really excited to teach not only my monastery,” James said, but also to “share with anyone who is interested in my knowledge.” James’s presence is warm and comforting. Dressed in the deepred and gold robes traditional of Tibetan Buddhist monks, James sits patiently and thoughtfully. And unlike most of the other Tibetan Buddhist monks, his head is not shaved.
James Lama, Tibetan Buddhist monk, came to Emory this fall as part of the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative.
Fond of jokes, James’s smile is infectious as he is always looking for a good laugh. “I felt regret not growing up in a modern educational environment,” James said. Although James comes off quite scholarly, his background doesn’t necessarily show it. James’s parents were originally from Tibet and moved to India due to oppression caused by the China-Tibet conflict before James was born, he said. The conflict took root in 1949 when the People’s Liberation Army of China invaded Tibet and established their own rules and regulations, according to a link found on the Partnership’s website. The site adds that since the invasion, many Tibetans have died “through starvation, torture and execution.” James said his parents experienced severe “trauma” when he
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His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama visited Emory’s campus in October of 2010 in his capacity as Presidential Distinguished Professor.
The History of the Tibet Partnership By Vincent Xu Associate Editor
TIBET-EMORY SERIES
His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama’s participation has become the face of the Emory-Tibet Partnership (ETP), an initiative that has far exceeded its modest origins. The senior religious leader of Tibetan Buddhism returns to Atlanta today as part of “The Visit 2013,” a three-day series of public and campus events. This is the Dalai Lama’s third visit to Emory since his appointment as presidential distinguished professor in October 2007. He last visited in October 2010. The Dalai Lama’s campus visits are but one aspect of a partnership that has established course offerings in Tibetan Buddhism, culture and language. The partnership has also provided Emory students the
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These articles are the last in a series focusing on the relationship between Emory University and Tibet.
opportunity to study in Dharamsala at the Buddhist Institute of Dialectics. Every two years, a select number of Tibetan monks study at Emory as part of the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative to train future teachers of modern science within the monastic community. Emory faculty and Tibetan translators are also collaborating on the design and implementation of a comprehensive science program into the monastic cur-
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National, Local and Higher Education News • In the hunt for two alleged terrorists, U.S. forces launched simultaneous raids on the northern and eastern coasts of Africa last weekend. Abu Anas al-Libi, a suspected al-Qaeda operative, was wanted for the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa and apprehended in the Libiyan capital Saturday morning. Al-Shabaab commander Ikrima was allegedly behind several foiled terror conspiracies against targets in Kenya between 2011 and 2013.
— Compiled by Senior Staff Writer Lydia O’Neal
Corrections
• On Oct. 6 at 11:34 p.m., officers responded to a call from Harris Hall regarding an odor of marijuana. Upon arrival, officers located four individuals in a room with a scent of marijuana. One of the individuals in the room admitted to owning the marijuana and was cited for possession of less than an ounce. The marijuana was confiscated. Campus Life was notified. • On Oct. 6 at midnight, the Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call from the Kappa Alpha house located at 14 Eagle Row. According to the complainant, an individual was spotted in the fraternity’s parking lot slashing car tires. The subject was a white male about six feet and two inches tall. The complainant con-
• On page four of the last issue of the Wheel, the photo caption read “...Sexual Assault Peer Advocates (SAPA) also had a booth where they sold shot glasses that promoted consensual sex.” The group was actually the Alliance for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP). • In the last issue of the Wheel, the article in Student Life titled “Coalition Campaigns to Secure Farmworker Rights” stated that Sodexo at Emory uses Fair Food Campaign tomatoes. Sodexo at Emory does not use Fair Food tomatoes. • In the last issue of the Wheel, the article entitled “Annual Emory Crime Report Released” incorrectly stated that there were 144 drug law violations in 2012 and that there was a 213 percent increase in drug law violations in the last three years. There were 114 drug law violations in 2012, which is an increase of 148 percent in the last three years. The following corrections were also made to the article: Lauren Bernstein is the Assistant Director of the Respect Program, not the Respect Program’s coordinator; College junior Abi Averill said Emory should place more emphasis on the group Sexual Assault Peer Advocates, not the Sexual Assault Prevention Association. The Respect Program does not facilitate Creating Emory alone, it helps facilitate Creating Emory. The Wheel reports and corrects all errors published in the newspaper and at emorywheel.com.
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fronted the subject who then ran off. The suspect slashed all tires on three cars and two tires on one. The incident was turned over to an investigator. Campus Life was notified. • On Oct. 5 at 1:00 a.m., officers responded to a call from the Few Residence Hall regarding an underage individual down due to intoxication. The individual said he “pre-gamed” and drank a “fifth of alcohol.” The individual was transported to Emory University Hospital. Campus Life was notified.
was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital. Campus Life was notified.
Oct. 18, 1994 • On Oct. 6 at midnight, EPD received a complaint regarding noise coming from the Sigma Chi house located at 6 Eagle Row. They complied with officers and turned down the music.
— Compiled by News Co-Editor Dustin Slade
• On Oct. 5, EPD responded to a call from the second floor of Turman Residence Hall. Officers located a female student who was under the influence of alcohol. The individual
In October 1994, Emory Village welcomed Starbucks, then one of only 400 nationwide. The new coffee shop competed with Caribou Coffee, which joined the village community in September of the same year, and Cappuccino Joe’s, which opened earlier in October. Starbucks made its debut by offering discount mugs similar to those sold at Caribou Coffee. These mugs, however, could be filled with a coffee of choice for a discounted price. The new Starbucks franchise also offered pastries similar to those at Caribou Coffee and Cappuccino Joe’s, battling for patronage from the Emory community.
EVENTS AT EMORY TUESDAY Event: The Dalai Lama’s Visit 2013 - The Pillars of Responsible Citizenship in the 21st Century Global Village Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Location: The Arena at Gwinnett Center Event: EndNote Introduction Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library 314
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NEWS ROUNDUP • After deadly clashes between Egyptian security forces and gunmen on Sunday, a car bomb struck security headquarters in southern Sinai on Monday, killing five. Gunmen also killed five Egyptian soldiers in a patrol vehicle outside the Suez Canal city of Ismailiya, while a rocket attack hit a satellite station in a Cairo suburb. More than 50 people were killed Sunday when thousands of supporters of the ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi clashed with security.
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Event: Pakistan’s Relations with the U.S., Afghanistan, India, and China Time: 12-1:30 p.m. Location: DUC E338 Event: Meet Me @ Lullwater Time: 12:15-12:45 p.m. Location: Lullwater Preserve Event: Copyright & Your Electronic Thesis or Dissertation Time: 1-2:30 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library 314 Event: The Dalai Lama’s Visit 2013 Secular Ethics in Education Time: 1-3 p.m. Location: The Arena at Gwinnett Center Event: Dr. Hong Qin - Emergence of cellular aging from gene networks
Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m. Location: Mathematics & Science Center E300 Event: Workshop: Grant Writing for Artists Time: 4 p.m. Location: Candler Library 123 Event: Peer –Tutoren (Will Snyder) Time: 4-5 p.m. Location: Modern Languages 128 Event: Woody Tasch: “How Slow Money Principles Adapt Wall Street to Main Street” Time: 5:30-7 p.m. Location: Goizueta Business School 500 Event: Queer Students of Color Discussion Group Time: 6-7 p.m. Location: 232E DUC Event: Digital Learning: Creating a Virtual Tour with Your Smartphone Time: 6 – 7 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library 215
WEDNESDAY Event: Toastmasters@Emory Club Meeting Time: 8-9 a.m. Location: Old Dental Building
Event: The Dalai Lama’s Visit 2013 Secular Ethics 101 Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Location: Glenn Memorial Auditorium Event: Workshop: How to Collect Social and Health Data with Mechanical Turk and Qualtrics Time: 10-11:30 a.m. Location: Woodruff Library 312 Event: The Dalai Lama’s Visit 2013 - Transcending Moral Differences: Can a “Secular Ethic” Unite Us? Time: 2-4 p.m. Location: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: Graduate School Application Orientation Time: 5-6 p.m. Location: Career Center Event: Compassion Meditation Group Time: 5-6 p.m. Location: Cannon Chapel 106 Event: TransForming Gender Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Location: 232E DUC Event: Ethics on Stage Dramatic Reading of: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Center for Ethics Event: Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music, Sacred Dance Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: “It Happened One Night” (1934) film screening Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: White Hall 208
THURSDAY Event: The Dalai Lama’s Visit 2013 Buddhist Teaching Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Location: Glenn Memorial Auditorium Event: Digital Identity: Managing your Digital Assets Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library 215 Event: Bate-Papo- Portuguese Conversation Hour Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Location: Emory Village Starbucks Event: Jazz on the Green Time: 6 p.m. Location: Patterson Green
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SUSTAINABILITY AND SUNSHINE
Yolanda Cooper Appointed To University Librarian By Stephen Fowler Staff Writer Yolanda Cooper has been appointed Emory University Librarian, a recently redefined role heading the Robert W. Woodruff Library and its affiliate branches. She will begin in this position Jan. 15. Cooper is leaving her role as dean and university librarian at the University of Miami to join Emory, where she will handle areas of content, services, scholarly communication, external affairs and library administration, according to an Oct. 3 University press release. The oversight of the Manuscript, Archives and Rare Books Library (MARBL) also falls under her jurisdiction. Rich Mendola, enterprise chief information officer and senior vice provost of library services and digital scholarship, said in the press release that the new role will include working with library governance groups, implementing operational plans for the libraries and articulating ways library services, digital scholarship and informational technology can all come together. Both Mendola and Cooper could not be reached by press time. Cooper brings with her 25 years of library administration experience, according to her staff profile on the University of Miami Libraries website. The website also states that she holds a Bachelor’s in General Studies (B.G.S.) degree and Master of Library Science (M.L.S.) degree from Indiana University. The selection of Cooper for this position was the result of a national search that was headed by Michael Elliott, senior associate dean for faculty in Emory College. Cooper was a standout in the field of candidates, Elliott said in the release. Cooper stood out because of her “experience, leadership qualities and enthusiasm for our new direction,” Mendola said in the press release. “I am very excited she will be joining Emory and my leadership team.” The experience Mendola mentioned spans a wide range of library administration, including research
Yolanda Cooper was recently appointed to the position of University Librarian
COOPER’S TRANSITION University of Miami Served as dean and University Librarian
Emory University Will serve in recently redefined role of University Librarian library systems, programming and operations, according to Cooper’s website. Cooper is affiliated with a number of national library associations, including the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Society of American Archivists (SAA), according to the website. Mendola’s redefinition of the University Librarian role emerges from his vision as the new vice provost of library services of merging library services with technology and information, according to a Jan. 13 University press release. “An increasing proportion of resources is being targeted at innovative applications and process improvements to support excellence in Emory’s core missions,” the press release states. “[The appointment of Mendola] is a move that reflects the increasingly close relationship between digital technologies and research libraries.” Mendola said in the Oct. 3 press release that he is confident in Cooper as well as the future of the Emory libraries system. “I think we have found the ideal candidate to lead the Emory libraries,” Mendola said in the press release. “[Cooper] is well positioned to take on this important role.”
— Contact Stephen Fowler at smfowle@emory.edu
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tudents in the Anthropology class “Fast Food/Slow Food” hosted the Sustainable Food Fair with the Office of Sustainability Initiatives and Emory Dining. The fair featured a farmers’ market and local food vendors. Students advocated for higher wages for tomato farmers and educated others about the sustainable food movement.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
SGA Passes Bill for New Club Chartering Bylaws By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor The 47th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) passed a bill yesterday evening that reforms the chartering bylaw process for student organizations and also voted to require class syllabi to direct students to appropriate resources in the event of bias or discrimination. For bills to be passed, the Legislature must vote on them during two consecutive legislative sessions. The Legislature convened for both its eighth and ninth sessions yesterday in order to expedite the passage of the bills on the agenda. The bill condenses the club chartering process to a two-week period in which the club is first approved by the SGA Attorney General based on SGA requirements, and then by the divisional councils based on their respective requirements.
Full-time MBA Goizueta Business School student David Kaplan and SGA Attorney General and College junior Chris Weeden presented the bill to the Legislature at last week’s meeting. The bill was met with positive reviews from some SGA members last week, but some members, such as SGA Student Life Committee Chair and College senior Shaunesse Jacobs, had concerns about accountability on the part of the divisional councils to approve charters on time. At this week’s meeting, the bill moved straight to a vote without debate and the Legislature passed it unanimously on a 30-0-0 decision. After the Legislature adjourned the eighth legislative session, they began the ninth legislative session. SGA unanimously passed the bill for the second time, officially changing the bylaws. Since the SGA passed a temporary revision of the chartering bylaws last
spring, they passed an amendment that grandfathers the stipulations of the new revisions into the existing bylaws. SGA also voted to pass a bill that requires all academic classes to include a Diversity Statement in the professors’ syllabi by the next academic year. The statement must “demonstrate Emory’s commitment to a welcoming environment” and “directs students to appropriate resources when they feel issues of bias arise in the classroom,” according to the text of the bill. According to SGA Vice President and College senior Ye Ji Kim, the bill author, the syllabi is a way to reach out to the entire student body to address and protect against prejudice in the classroom. Kim said the statement reaffirms Emory’s commitment to the right to freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, gender and sexual ori-
entation, among others. The University Senate — which is made up of students, alumni, staff, deans, faculty and administrators — will formulate the statement. The SGA Student Life Committee said that they unanimously supported the bill. It passed 25-0-4. The Legislature also voted to grant the SGA President up to five executive assistants to be delegated across the Cabinet without the consent of the Legislature. If the President would like to appoint more than five executive assistants, he or she must receive the approval of the Legislature. Kaplan said he thinks the bill made a lot of sense, even though the Governance Committee rejected the bill because they did not quite understand its content. The bill passed on a 23-1-4 decision.
— Contact Rupsha Basu at rupsha.basu@emory.edu
Tibetan Philosophy at Odds With Science, Lama Says Continued from Page 1 was growing up, as they had given up their entire lives in Tibet when they moved to India. Back in Tibet, they were shepherds but transitioned to a nomadic lifestyle in India. James said the China-Tibet conflict makes him “sad”, mostly because he has never been able to see Tibet because of it. His number-one dream and “bucket-list” item is to travel to Tibet someday and hopefully around the world as well, he said. James said his parents didn’t think much about knowledge or education while he was growing up. They were too busy trying to deal with their new lifestyles, James said. This is why, at age six, James was excited to head off to school. He attended school in South India in Karnataka until he transitioned to the monastics at age 12, he said. When his monastery received the letter calling for monks to engage in the Emory-Tibet Partnership, James said he was excited and applied first thing. “I was very ecstatic to hear that I was accepted into the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative program,” James said. James attended the Sarah Institute in Dharamsala, India, for one month each year for five years before finally coming to Emory. James said it was difficult for him to jump into Emory’s new curriculum since “there is a huge gap between English knowledge and science background” that he has, versus what is expected at the University. That being the case, James has a
keen sense for learning and improving. He said he finds “all the classes interesting.” He added that “people are very friendly” and that he feels “free to speak” in all of his classes, making it easier to learn. All six monks live in an apartment together in Highland Lake Apartments and “have many laughs,” teasing one another and causing mischief as they become accustomed to living life in the United States. James shared a story in which he and the other monks were cooking bread and accidentally set off the smoke alarm in their apartment. The monks were very scared because they thought that, like in the movies, a whole squad of police cars would appear at their door. The monks rushed outside but found no police officers. This is now a great joke among them, as James described it. Besides cooking, James and his friends spend time playing basketball, tennis and going swimming, he said. James also said he likes to “hang around Atlanta” and really enjoyed visiting the aquarium for the first time. But with all of these new experiences, James said the monastic lifestyle is very different here. “I was surprised and confused to change my monastic life here,” he said. Though they still practice their meditation, they no longer do so in groups but rather independently when they find time. He added that it is new to him to use all of this technology as in India everything was made or done
by hand. James also said he has found a rift between his scientific and philosophical teachings. He said that in biology class they learn that humans come from bacteria, where in Buddhist philosophy, humans come from Buddhist deities based on Karma. Although there are a lot of differences, James is finding ways to balance out his life in India and his life here. For example, he said that in Buddhist philosophy, they do not simply believe what is told to them but rather they test and analyze and if “the results match,” then you do it. Similarly in biology, James explained, “you make hypotheses and prediction and then you do the process and what you get in the result, that’s the truth.” James is also involved with student organizations such as the China-Tibet Initiative and Students for a Free Tibet on Emory’s campus. These groups allow him to maintain the connection to his home and origins while living in America, he said. Although he has already taken in so much, James said he is excited to learn new things each day. His favorite aspect of Emory, however, is talking to students, especially because it gives him more opportunities to improve his English, he said. “I have only one request: I want to improve my English. I want to talk to everyone,” he said. With a thirst for knowledge and experience, James Lama is living his days out at Emory and enjoying every minute of it.
— Contact Naomi Maisel at namaise@emory.edu
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1991: Sent by Dalai Lama to set up a Tibetan center in Atlanta, current director of the partnership Lobsang Tenzin Negi enrolls in Emory's Institute of Liberal Arts Ph.D. program.
timeline: the emory-tibet partnership 2001: Study abroad in Dharamsala, India launched. MAY 2006: Emory gives two full scholarships to Tibetan students to pursue a degree at any Emory undergraduate or graduate school. First student graduates in May.
SEPTEMBER 1995: Emory committee meets with Dalai Lama to formally discuss proposal of an affilliation. Dalai Lama gives his blessing.
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2005: College Dean Robert Paul signs agreement with Dalai Lama, establishing direct link with the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics.
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FALL 2010: Dalai Lama’s second visit; first six Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholars enroll.
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FALL 2013: Dalai Lama's third visit. After graduation of first group of Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholars in May 2013, another six new monks enroll.
JANUARY 2007: Dalai Lama accepts Presidential Distinguished Professorship, which coincided with launch of Emory-Tibet Science Initiative the same year.
OCTOBER 2007: Dalai Lama’s first multi-day visit to Emory University.
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Dalai Lama Wants to Integrate Eastern and Western Philosophies, Negi Says Continued from Page 1 riculum. Other ETP programs feature research involving Tibetan medicine and the effects of compassion-based meditation. The Emory-Tibet Partnership began in 1998 as an affiliation between Emory and the Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc. Center for Tibetan Studies. Located in Atlanta, Drepung Loseling is the American seat of Drepung Monastery, one of the three main Tibetan Buddhist monasteries. The origin of this partnership, as well as its subsequent development, traces back to two current Emory faculty members, Robert Paul and Lobsang Tenzin Negi. Paul is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies within Emory’s Institute of Liberal Arts and former Dean of the College, while Negi is the ETP Director and Senior Lecturer in the Religion Department. Negi left the Himalayan valley at a young age to begin his monastic training in Dharamsala. In the early 1990s, Negi relocated to Atlanta, and he pursued his graduate studies at Emory with Paul as his advisor. The two discussed Emory’s lack of Tibetan-related academic opportunities. The conversation eventually led to an idea for a partnership. “If [Negi] hadn’t been here this wouldn’t have happened,” Paul said. “Since he had direct access to the Dalai Lama and had been sent here by the Dalai Lama, we have had a direct line of communication.”
Paul recalled receiving a phone call from a colleague, John Fenton, a professor of religion, informing him that a Tibetan monk was in town. Paul, who had worked with Sherpa people in Nepal as an anthropologist, has a “deep affinity” for many aspects of Tibetan culture, and he agreed to a meeting. The monk, Negi, came to Atlanta in 1991 with the assignment to start and develop a teaching center, what would eventually become Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc.
“If [Negi] hadn’t been here, this wouldn’t have happened.” — Robert Paul, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies Paul and Negi met for lunch at Jagger’s Café in Emory Village, where Ink & Elm currently operates. “I was very impressed with him and delighted that there was going to be a Tibetan Center here,” Paul said. In addition to establishing a teaching center, the Dalai Lama had asked Negi to study the western sciences, in particular psychology and cognitive science. According to Negi, the Dalai Lama has long been interested in integrating eastern and western academic traditions, in particular scientifically understanding the various
contemplative aspects of the mind that are represented in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Once Paul learned of Negi’s intention to study while setting up the teaching center, he arranged for Negi to apply to the ILA. Negi was accepted as a graduate student and began his graduate studies at Emory in 1991. Negi studied the interface of Tibetan Buddhism and modern science, with a focus in the field of emotions. Emory offered a single survey course in Buddhism in the early 90s. Advisor and advisee discussed this lack of academic opportunity for students to study Tibetan Buddhism and different meditations. The first ideas of a partnership began to take root. “At the time, the thought I had was we probably would never have a Tibetan Studies program here at Emory, but wouldn’t it be great if some of the people connected at Loseling? If students could go over there and take Tibetan language and study Tibetan philosophy, Buddhist philosophy or something?” Paul said. “I had an idea that maybe we can have a study abroad in town, where you can go and get credit for doing something in Loseling.” In March 1994, Negi presented the idea of some form of Emory-Drepung Loseing affiliation to the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. Negi founded the Drepung Loseling monastery in Atlanta, but he needed the Dalai Lama’s approval before an affiliation or partnership could move forward. The Dalai Lama thought it was a
great idea, according to Negi. He and a fellow monk drafted a letter from the Office of the Dalai Lama voicing support for an affiliation. Despite having the Dalai Lama’s approval, no progress was made until the summer of the next year. It was 1995, and in early September, the Dalai Lama was scheduled to kick off a 12-day U.S. tour in Atlanta. A few months before the Dalai Lama’s visit, Negi received a call from Lodi Gyari, the Dalai Lama’s special envoy in Washington and chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), a D.C.-based advocacy group. ICT was coordinating the Dalai Lama’s visit to Atlanta to meet with former President Jimmy Carter, when Lodi Gyari asked if Emory would be interested in hosting a Dalai Lama visit. Negi, still a graduate student at the time, referred the first request to Vice President and Deputy to the President Gary Hauk, then the Secretary to the University, who said yes. Anticipating that the Dalai Lama would follow up and inquire on the partnership idea, Negi met with Paul, who advised Negi to write a proposal to the University for an affiliation. Hauk spoke with then University President William Chace, who liked the proposal idea. Hauk then organized a committee, comprised of administrators, senior professors (including Paul) and Negi, to meet with the Dalai Lama. The committee’s principal goal was to propose to the Dalai Lama the possibility of exploring ways that Emory may collaborate with Tibetan institutions of learning, Hauk wrote
in an email to the Wheel. According to Negi, the Emory delegation met the Dalai Lama at the Ritz Carlton, where His Holiness was staying. “His Holiness asked the Deans and the committee there: ‘do you really see some value in this kind of partnership relationship?’ And all of them said ‘yes,’” Negi said. “His Holiness said, ‘then, we should do it, but let’s start small. If it’s beneficial, if it’s meaningful, then it will grow.’”
“At the time, the thought I had was we probably would never have a Tibetan Studies program here.” — Robert Paul, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies After this first meeting, the idea of a partnership was again put on the backburner. The idea did not move forward until late 1996, Negi said, when Hauk contacted him for assistance in securing the Dalai Lama for the 1998 Commencement address. “If we were to invite His Holiness to do the Commencement speech, then we have to also have something about this conversation we started with him in ’95,” Negi said. After securing the Dalai Lama for the 1998 Commencement, Emory began formulating an affiliation
with nearby Drepung Loseling. The agreement was broad and made room for the possibility that a number of schools and colleges at Emory could become involved in programs with the Dalai Lama, Hauk wrote in an email to the Wheel. The affiliation between Emory and Drepung Loseling Monastery was formally inaugurated on May 12, 1998. In the presence of the Dalai Lama, Abbot Konchok of Drepung Loseling and Chace were the document signees. Drepung Loseling was ultimately deemed too small to host students for credit courses, Negi said, so Tibetrelated courses were instead offered on campus. Professor Wendy Farley and Negi directed a six-week summer program on Tibetan Buddhism, culture and language that summer. Today, with study abroad and cross-cultural research, ETP broadly aims to integrate the western scientific tradition and its focus on the material universe with Tibetan Buddhism. “The aim was to put those things together and create generations of students and later teachers who would have been exposed to both systems of thought and hopefully come up new and creative ways of putting these things together,” Paul said. While the Dalai Lama’s high profile campus visit will keep Emory abuzz this week, some say the real excitement lies in ETP and its initiatives, which will strive to cross-fertilize future generations of students and future reincarnations alike.
— Contact Vincent Xu at vxu@emory.edu
Revamped Election Code May Address Online Ballots Mental Health Services Include Wagner Says Help Line and Online Outreach He Hopes for Swift Solution
realm of student government elecThe force may also recommend a tions why it makes sense that we say, revision for the online voting system which the Elections Board reviewed ‘oh, you can’t post on Facebook dur- that University Technology Services the case and upheld Patel’s election. ing the day of the election.’” (UTS) provides. Last year, many Similarly, in the Resident Hall The reason the separate codes students received ballots that corAssociation (RHA) presidential exist is because SGA recognizes the responded with the number of credit race last year, the final decision was individual rights of all divisions to hours they have earned, rather than appealed three times. The first time, self-govern, according to Darby. their expected graduation date, meanno candidates received the major“I can’t explain why this prob- ing they may not have recognized the ity and a re-vote lem hasn’t been names on the ballot, Darby said. determined College solved already. I McBride said he does not believe junior Akshay can’t explain why the force will have an impact on the “... I think our Goswami as the no one’s tried to UTS-provided voting system because restrictions that we winner. His oppodeal with it yet, but that is a matter of concern for the currently have in place I think it says a lot Office of the Registrar, whose datanent, College junior Jessica Simon, about this year’s bases would be difficult to change. are arbitrary.” accused him of exec board and this Darby said he feels that if the force cheating, leading year’s legislature succeeds in fixing the ballot problem, — Patrick McBride, to his disqualificathat we’ve identified it will increase voter turnout because BBA Council president and tion. This was also this as a problem students will not have to take the B-school senior that students really extra step of emailing UTS to get the appealed and the subsequent re-vote care about, and problem fixed on an individual basis. named Simon the winner. we’re trying to solve it as quickly as The proceedings and meetings Then, Goswami also accused possible,” Darby said. of the force will be open to the Simon of cheating, after which both The executive order specifies a public, according to the executive candidates were disqualified. Finally, number of rules that the force will order. The expected completion date Simon appealed this decision and was determine, including of the updated code named RHA president. what type of camis Nov. 18. McBride The cheating allegations in both paigning is prohibit- “I can’t explain why this said he doesn’t think the SGA and RHA races pertained ed before campaign the process should problem hasn’t been to using Facebook to campaign and week and whether be too complicated. solved already ...” email violations of existing campaign campaigning is “It’s not somerules. The existing bylaws have dif- allowed on election thing that should ferent procedures and election boards day. — Jon Darby, have to take weeks for all divisions, according to Darby. McBride said SGA vice president of on end,” he said. “If For example, freshmen running for he wants the wordcommunications and College we’re really loose College Council (CC) are subject to ing of the updated sophomore or really strict with different campaign rules than those code to apply to all what we’re putting running for SGA positions because elections regardout — I think either the councils currently operate under less of popular media being used by is fine as long as we’re clear cut about different election codes, Darby said. students. what is acceptable and what is not McBride said some of the existing In a past election, a student argued acceptable.” regulations on campaigns are “stupid, that rules of conduct on Microsoft Patel said this Wednesday’s meetfrankly.” Office 365 were different because ing will focus on changes to the “I think our restrictions that we the election code only specified online voting ballot. — Contact Rupsha Basu at currently have in place are arbitrary,” LearnLink, McBride said. McBride rupsha.basu@emory.edu he said. “I don’t really see in the said he wants to avoid the confusion.
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cific mental health programs, such as training the operators of Emory’s providing mental health services and student-run help line. Another initiative is an online outreach system for crisis management, among others. Mark McLeod, the direc- students, developed by the American tor of Emory’s Counseling and Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Psychological Services (CAPS), said The CAPS staff describes this as Emory’s services are based on the an anonymous way for students to public-health model of care, which converse with a counselor, “with the emphasizes the importance of pre- hope that it might be a way for someone in trouble to find the courage to ventive care. “When you’re looking at the seek needed help.” While McLeod acknowledged that Emory community, you want to focus as much on prevention and outreach Emory’s program did not meet all the as you do on providing services relat- criteria listed on the Jed Foundation’s website, he said that ed to mental health,” Emory was “way McLeod said. of the game.” A report com“... you want to focus as ahead Linda Gross piled by Emory Student Health and much on prevention and (‘84C), an Emory Counseling Services outreach as you do on alumnus and a volshows that 79.9 providing services ...” unteer for the Jed Foundation, said percent of Emory she initially encourstudents — under— Mark McLeod, aged the University graduate and graduate — would con- director of Emory’s Counseling to apply for the and Psychological Services JedCampus seal. sider seeking menGross said that tal health services compared to when if faced with such she was a student, Emory’s menpersonal issues. In a survey conducted in 2011, tal health services are now more 20.4 percent of Emory respondents extensive. She also cited the presence of sevreported having utilized University health and counseling services, com- eral student organizations that explore pared to a national survey in which mental health issues. One such group 13.3 percent of students reported is Emory’s chapter of Active Minds, using their respective university’s a national organization that works to reduce stigma associated with accesshealth and counseling services. Emory students currently pay a ing mental health care. Gross attrib$58 mental health counseling fee, uted these developments to a broader which was instituted in 2008. In an recognition of mental health issues in email to the Wheel, McLeod, CAPS the community at large. Suicide Prevention Coordinator “The whole culture has changed,” Mahlet Endale and CAPS Assistant Gross said. — Contact Harmeet Kaur at Director of Outreach Jane Yang, hbhagra@emory.edu identified some of the center’s spe-
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“Each day, we come nearer to having to deal with the fact that staff in Washington are not available...” —Charles Harman, vice president of government affairs The AAU would like to see a solution in which sustained funding for science and education programs increases due to their crucial nature for the future of the country, Toiv said. University President James W. Wagner said in the Emory press release that he hopes for a “swift resolution to this situation and will keep the Emory community informed regarding significant developments.” Emory’s Office of Research Administration has created a blog to provide a central location for research updates during the shutdown. — Contact Alyssa Posklensky at alyssa.posklensky@emory.edu
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Greek Board Proves Necessary Self-Governance in Conduct Review Overdue As of the start of this year, Emory’s Office of Student Conduct will now include a Greek Conduct Review Board (GCRB) comprised of 16 student representatives from Emory’s four Greek life councils, the Interfraternity Council (IFC), Intersorority Council (ISC), Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC). This is the first time in six years that the Office of Student Conduct has included such a board. Half of the GCRB will focus on outreach, seeking to educate the Greek community about hazing prevention, sexual assault prevention and risk management, while the other half handles conduct hearings. Greek organizations that are deemed to have breached Emory’s code of conduct will be issued a warning, assigned an organizational improvement plan or, in the case of more severe infractions, placed on social probation. More severe cases, such as those involving incidences of sexual assault, will be passed to the Conduct Council. The University has taken steps to ensure that codes of conduct are enforced with more regularity. Greek organizations with houses on Eagle Row are subject to scheduled walkthroughs during the weekend and school week. Guidelines governing how fraternities can register and conduct parties have also been updated. Discussed additions include the enforcement of a guest list for parties, to be verified by the swipe of an EmoryCard, and the controlled dispensation of alcohol. For example, administrators hosted a mock party at the Kappa Sigma house at the beginning of the year to demonstrate the proper execution of such guidelines. Although more strict enforcement of University policy and the creation of a dedicated Greek conduct board may present a new set of challenges for those Greek organizations that wish to continue operating as they have in the past, we at the Wheel believe that these steps represent a concerted effort by the University to foster a healthy, productive and reputable Greek system at Emory. There are plenty of incentives for the University to do so. As in the case of Phi Delta Theta’s recent removal from campus, Emory suffers a great deal of negative press when it must expel a Greek organization. We believe that Emory’s Greek life will benefit from the opportunity to govern itself and, in doing so, promote good practices among their peers. This, of course, is beneficial to both Emory’s Greek system and the University as a whole. Furthermore, we hope that the University’s increased effort to hold Greek organizations accountable will prove a productive first step in combating dangerous drinking throughout the Emory community. Although Greek organizations are not the only student groups on campus that engage in high-risk drinking, they are indeed the most public and we hope that they can set a good example for the rest of the Emory community. However, we are also aware that dangerous initiative practices and heavy drinking do not only take place in the Greek community. We encourage the University to also take an active role in combating these issues in other social and academic communities on campus. The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s edito-
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College editorials from across the country The Harvard Crimson Harvard University Monday, October 7, 2013 In its staff editorial, “No College Left Behind” The Harvard Crimson discusses the coercive nature of Obama’s proposal for trying federal student financial aid to metrics such as college rankings . Higher education reform has long been one of President Obama’s major priorities and it is one in which there is much work to be done, in particular to address the issue of rapidly rising costs. As part of an effort to deliver on his promises, Obama has proposed, among other things, to tie federal student financial aid to metrics such as colleges’ graduation rates, net tuition levels, and graduate debt and income. However, while Obama’s intentions may be good, his proposal would restrict choices for students who need federal aid and exacerbate their financial difficulties. Tying financial aid to college ratings would coerce many students to choose colleges based on government-determined ratings. Using money as leverage, the federal government would reward students at highly-ranked schools and effectively penalize students for attending a lower-ranked institution instead. This would make it harder for students to attend institutions where, for instance, a large proportion of graduates enter into lowerpaying fields like education or public service compared to schools focused on engineering or business. As University President Drew G. Faust argued, such a narrow approach to reform is “misguided.” This program also threatens to devolve into a vicious cycle of funding reductions, reminiscent of the highly controversial No Child Left Behind Act. Colleges that perform well in the considered criteria would receive more federal grants and more affordable
loans. In essence, schools that are already doing well would become even better off. As Vice President Joe Biden said regarding this policy, “You’re safe at Harvard.” Meanwhile, colleges that rank poorly would lose funding, making it even harder for them to finance their educational mission, leading in turn to even worse outcomes. Instead of helping to improve lagging schools and increase the value they provide to their students, Obama’s proposal would simply reinforce existing disparities. Moreover, the burden of this policy would only fall on students who need financial aid. Wealthy families in essence would not be affected—their children would still be able to make college decisions freely regardless of how the government distributes federal aid. On the other hand, students who rely on such aid to attend college would be pressured even more to make decisions between schools because of financial concerns. These students may find that colleges they want to attend are now unaffordable because of a lack of federal aid for those colleges under this policy. Students receiving aid who already attend such colleges may face even more difficult financial circumstances as the money dries up. Certainly, millions of families care about information such as college costs, debt, and future earnings. By itself, a publicly available resource like Obama’s online “college scorecard” with such comparative data is highly beneficial, allowing families to make more informed decisions about their children’s educations. However, forcing students’ financial aid to depend on this data is not. Such a policy is fraught with inequities and unwelcome coercion, harming the very people it is meant to help.
Fiction (Still) Stands Strong Contemporary Authors and Novels To Consider
How often do we hear the complaint “there just isn’t any good fiction written these days.” Usually this comes from old, boring people and is (rightfully) followed by lamenting the popularity of titles such as Fifty Shades of Grey, The Hunger Games and Twilight. There are two faults with this approach. The first is that people have complained about a lack of good, contemporary fiction for basically as long as fiction has been around. When authors like Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and John Steinbeck were writing at the same time, people pined for HE MORY HEEL the days of Twain and Dickens. If one looked Arianna Skibell EDITOR-IN-CHIEF at the year’s best-selling novels when any of these authors were at their peak, there would Jordan Friedman Executive Editor be a surprising amount of mass-produced Volume 95 | Number 12 Lane Billings Managing Editor pulp fiction at the top. The second problem with the idea that News Editors Features Editor Business and Advertising Dustin Slade Nick Bradley there are not any good books of our time is Karishma Mehrotra Copy Chief Akeel Williams BUSINESS MANAGER that, well, there is a lot of great fiction being Editorials Editor Sonam Vashi Priyanka Krishnamurthy Blaire Chennault Sales Manager Associate Editors written right now. Sports Editor Justin Groot Maggie Daorai Design Manager Ryan Smith Junot Díaz, whose The Brief Wondrous Vincent Xu Student Life Editor Emily Lin Life of Oscar Wao won the 2008 Pulitzer Account Executives Jenna Kingsley Nathaniel Ludewig Arts & Entertainment Editor Bryce Robertson, Lena Erpaiboon, Salaar Ahmed, Prize for Fiction, is arguably the most talented Nicholas Sommariva Emelia Fredlick Christopher Hwang Przybylski, Annabelle Zhuno, Julia Online Editor Photo Editor and important writer currently publishing. Leonardos James Crissman Ross Fogg Business/Advertising Office Number His short stories are distinctly American with Asst. News Editors (404) 727-6178 Rupsha Basu their approach to immigrant life in the United States. Díaz has perhaps the most recognizable style of any contemporary author with frequent second person narration, swearing, The Emory Wheel welcomes letters and op-ed submissions from the Emory community. humor and examination of failed romantic Letters should be limited to 300 words and op-eds should be limited to 700. Those selected relationships. may be shortened to fit allotted space or edited for grammar, punctuation and libelous content. Likewise Philipp Meyer’s 2009 debut Submissions reflect the opinions of individual writers and not of the Wheel Editorial Board novel American Rust takes place in an old or Emory University. Send e-mail to askibel@emory.edu or postal mail to The Emory Wheel, steel town in Pennsylvania and is perhaps Drawer W, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322. the best look into contemporary American life since the novels of John Updike. Meyer’s
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second novel The Son was published this past summer and is considered a contender for the Pulitzer. And for fans of Ernest Hemingway’s war novels or Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, Kevin Powers’ novel The Yellow Birds offers a powerful account of the lasting physical and psychological brutalities of war. Powers, who served in Iraq, also addresses both the American public’s lack of shared sacrifice in the war as well as its overly romanticized and less-than-genuine support of the troops. The Yellow Birds has been considered by many to be the best novel to come out of the Iraq War. As the American populace has become more diverse, the literature has followed suit and identity-based fiction has increased. Sherman Alexie, whose first book was published in 1993, has consistently written novels, short fiction and poetry about Native American life since then. While his fiction is at times devastatingly sorrowful, it also frequently makes the reader laugh out loud and celebrates immense triumph with regard to Native American identity and culture. Nathan Englander’s fiction, primarily concerned with Jewish identity, is among the forefront of current American literature. With particular regard to the title story of his latest collection of short fiction, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, Englander has proven himself a master of the form. Likewise, ZZ Packer’s short story collection Drinking Coffee Elsewhere is told from the point-of-view of African American characters who are generally female. One
would struggle to find a writer whose style is more dynamic and whose subject matter is more relevant and memorable than Packer’s. The list goes on. A shortage of good, current fiction is clearly not an issue, but its diminished relevance in everyday life is a very real problem. In past decades, other mediums of entertainment like cable television, fantasy football leagues, video games, etc. have taken part of the place where fiction used to reign. These days, venues like The New York Times’s 100 Most Notable Books of the Year, the short fiction of The New Yorker and the Best American Short Stories series have a near monopoly of which books receive critical acclaim and high sales. Contemporary fiction has been demoted to the exclusionary moniker of a “literary community.” This distinction is tragic considering that one of literature’s primary functions is to shape public life and force a wide variety of readers to question the events of their time. So what are some small ways for literature to have a more visible role in society? Simply support young authors by buying their books, and don’t wait to read preeminent authors who have already written their best fiction like Thomas Pynchon, Toni Morrison or Don DeLillo. Also, always being on the lookout for good, new fiction is necessary as well sharing titles with others. After all, the other primary function of fiction is, as David Foster Wallace said, to show “what it is to be a f--king human being.” Online Editor Ross Fogg is a College senior from Fayetteville, Ga.
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Citizens United Will Increase Spending in 2016 Elections ALEX NATHANSON Amidst all of the talk about the government shutdown recently, there has been one story that has largely escaped the press corps’ radar. Last week, CNN and NBC announced that they would no longer be producing programs focusing on Hillary Clinton. While Republicans and the Clintons might be happy about the development, the rest of us should be more wary for what this means for the 2016 elections and beyond, especially as it relates to campaign finance. Back in August, the Republican National Committee voted to ban CNN and NBC from broadcasting 2016 primary debates in retaliation for the networks’ plans to highlight the life of the former Secretary of State and First Lady. Many suspected that the networks backed out because of pressure from Republicans concerned about potential bias, but the reality is more complex. In a Huffington Post blog post last Monday, Charles Ferguson, the director of the CNN documentary on Clinton, wrote that he was pulling out of the project because of stonewalling from Clinton confidants and difficulties obtaining archival footage. While Clinton might be the best presidential candidate for the Democrats in 2016, underlying this news is an unpleasant reminder of her potential liabilities. In his blog post, Ferguson certainly insinuates this by pointing to potential problem spots such as Clinton’s past work with Walmart and the Saudi government’s extensive donations to the newly renamed Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation. Between the momentum surrounding her candidacy and the fact that there are few potential candidates with a comparable résumé, Clinton might be able to mitigate the impact of these potential controversies if she runs. However, as the 2008 primaries keenly demonstrate, the narrative surrounding her candidacy on its own will not be enough to counter potential criticism. In order to avoid being plagued by controversies, Clinton will inevitably need to spend hundreds of millions dollars on advertising in
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order to deflect attacks from Democrats and Republicans alike. But by attempting to spend her way out of potential image problems, it begs the question, what impact will her candidacy have on the future of campaign finance? In the time since her last run for office, the financial realities of running for president have changed significantly due, in no small part, to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. The outcome opened the floodgates to seemingly unlimited political spending.
During the last election cycle, the Center for Responsive Politics found that approximately $6.29 billion was spent on federal elections. Of that $6.29 billion, close to $2.62 billion was spent on the presidential election alone. That number represents a slight decrease from the $2.8 billion spent in 2008, however, the devil is in the details. Whereas the last election featured a candidate running against an incumbent, the 2008 election featured two candidates vying for an open-seat. Political scientists generally view open-seat
elections as more attractive to donors than those involving incumbents since incumbents are viewed as having an inherent electoral advantage. Between Clinton’s potential liabilities and the fact that 2016 will be the first open-seat election in eight years, it is easy to see how 2016 could be the most expensive presidential election ever. But it is not right to pin blame on Clinton for expected rises in campaign spending since there is a way of dealing with the issue before
the election begins in earnest. With the conservative composition of Congress and the Supreme Court not being likely to change any time soon, it is understandable to be pessimistic about a renewed discussion about Citizens United before 2016. However, hope may lie elsewhere within the federal government. Back in 2011, the White House floated the idea of issuing an executive order requiring companies to disclose political contributions made in excess of $5,000 in the two years prior to any bids on government contracts. The order would have applied to contributions made by the companies themselves as well as those made by officers and directors affiliated with the companies. Why the White House never followed through and issued this executive order remains a mystery. Indeed, disclosure may not appear to be the most effective way of dealing with the issue of campaign finance reform in contrast to expenditure limits or taxes on contributions. But it has to be recognized that Citizens United is here to stay for the time being and whether or not we agree with the decision, we must work within its limits. With the likely flood of money in 2016, even a marginal attempt to tackle the repercussions of the decision is better than nothing. With Clinton’s recent spate of speeches and her positioning on issues like Syria and gay marriage, many think that it is all but certain that Clinton is going to run in 2016. However, what goes for certainty in D.C. changes from day to day. Some may argue then that engaging in hypotheticals about Clinton’s impact on campaign finance is a pointless endeavor. Inevitably though, in a post-Citizens United environment, if Clinton does not precipitate a rise in campaign spending, some other candidate with similar liabilities will. To wait for political conditions to be ripe enough to revisit campaign finance reform neglects the realities of presidential politics as well as the tools at liberals’ disposal for mitigating the impact of Citizens United. Alex Nathanson is a College senior from Coral Springs, Fla. He is Co-President of Young Democrats at Emory.
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Journalism Minor Is Long Overdue Chris Morris is an Emory College alumnus and was Editor-in-Chief of The Emory Wheel in 1987. He wrote this article entitled Journalism Minor Is Long Overdue, arguing that the English department does not suffice to provide journalism experience. At this time, Emory did not offer a journalism program. After the department changes take effect, the current journalism program will cease to exist. Publications are something that touch almost everyone on the Emory campus. If one is not actively involved in either The Wheel, The Voice, The Spoke, The Campus, etc., then he or she at least picks up one of these publications and flips through it. Of these, two are strictly dedicated to journalism. The job of the The Wheel and The Voice is to bring you, the Emory community, up to date on campus, local and national events to the best of your ability. I have worked on this paper for going on three years now. With the exception of the sole journalism class offered by the English department, all my experience has come through working on The Wheel. This is basically the case with most of the editors, although some have not even had the chance to take the class due to its limited enrollment. Though we have heard many compliments throughout the year, a constant complaint is that some of the writing is sloppy and unprofessional. With the addition of a journalism minor at Emory, many of these mistakes could be avoided. The English department has made advances in [the] right direction by offering the Emory community two courses in journalism this year. Currently, Jonathan Schell, formerly of The New Yorker is teaching a course specializing in investigative reporting and next semester Robert Coram will return to teach a basic course in the reporting. Although these
two courses, taught by award winning jouranlists, are superd, they are not enough. Now don’t get me wrong, I realize that the English department cannot begin the minor themselves, but their influence can at least persuade the administration to consider such a proposition. Journalism and Emory may seem to be an unlikely pair, but in actuality, several students have gone on to successful careers in both television and newspaper reporting, despite a lack of formal education in the field. Brenda Mooney, Wheel editor in 1975, has held the position of City Editor at The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution and currently serves as Managing Editor of The Fulton County Daily Report, a legal publication. After graduating Emory, Mooney went to the University of Michigan for one semester of graduate work in journalism, before returning to Atlanta to work for the Associated Press. Steve Johnson, another former Wheel editor, is Editor of the publication Mooney currently works for. Before taking this job, Johnson worked as a reporter for the Jounal/ Constitution and as a producer for WAGETV in Atlanta. The list goes on; Karim Serrie, Wheel editor in 1985 current;y works for WWSBTV in Sarasota, Florida. Joshua Roberts, Photography editor for The Wheel. last year is currently a stringer for United Press International.
What may seem like chest beating is perhaps the best way of getting across the point that Emory has its share of talent when it comes to reporting. However, just as many have failed as have succeeded. Too often, practical experience is not enough. Many professional papers consider it a strike against you if you do not have a proper classroom education in such touchy subjects as libel and the like. In a school so diverse as Emory, it is a shame to see so much talent wasted. While the English department does teach the potential journalist how to write, it lacks the professionalism that is needed to teach the student what it is to be a journalist. The unwritten code of ethics. How to dig for a story. When to accept information off the record. These are things that cannot be simply taught from a book, but they can be taught by someone who has gone through the thrills and agonies a reporter experiences. Unfortunately, experience cannot be trusted to teach them either, since editors sometimes do not have the knowledge themselves. Rather, this school should look for competent teachers who have had significant experience in the field. If Emory wants to produce a larger crop of fine reporters, not to mention more professional and better looking publications, a minor in journalism is the most sensible solution.
In 1976, Sidney Lumet directed a film advertisers for funding, ratings too, became penned by Paddy Chayefsky entitled increasingly important. If advertisers saw “Network.” that news programming wasn’t pulling numwThe film was both a critical and financial bers as well as entertainment programming, success, earning four Academy Awards and they would seek to pull their ads from their a positive box office return. The film centers respected time slots. around a suicidal anchor who experiences a Rather than fighting for the defense of rapid rise and fall in popularity, all based on news programming, networks reacted by fluctuating ratings. making efforts to draw more viewers to Although the story is framed as an over- the news, thus raising ratings and attracting stated satire, the film seems to have accu- advertisers. rately predicted the course of television news Now, in the wake of this transition, news since its release. programming has blossomed into an entire We now live in an age where news divisions industry. Basic cable packages include a mulhave become news networks and where ideals titude of news networks, all with their own like honesty and integrange of programming rity have been trumped and advertisers comby the need for viewpeting to reach a maxiership and advertising. Now, in the wake of this transition, mum number of viewThe changes have been ers. While devoting 24 news programming has so dramatic that it’s hours of programming hard to believe a once to public information overblown caricature blossomed into an entire industry. seems like a great idea, has become an accuthe truth is that the conrate depiction of a grim sumers lose because of reality. a massive drop in quality. In the first decades after television’s incepTelevision news is no longer about the tion (1940s-1960s), the news was a special integrity of an agreement, but rather the lucrasection of programming run by larger net- tive importance of consumer culture. News works. News programs, like today’s prime- anchors have devolved from journalists into time programming, would run on a daily carefully calculated presenters of informaor weekly basis at scheduled times. The tion, who are sculpted and coached into being news was delivered by anchors who quickly performers. became well known “guests” in the houses These performers lack the investment that of Americans from coast to coast. Famous news anchors once had because they are chonewsmen like Edward R. Murrow and Walter sen with the singular goal of reaching viewers Cronkite are still remembered for their aura of that advertisers want to engage. Basic news honest and unbiased reporting that character- stories are sensationalized to increase viewized their broadcasts. ership and frivolous material is paraded as The determining factor is that these strong- breaking news in order to meet the demands ly revered anchors and the news divisions they of a round-the-clock audience. worked with were intent on delivering news The most dangerous effect of this new with accuracy and urgency. Pieces that were regime is that it influences consumers to perceived as sensational existed in order to think that they are winning. People relish in accurately represent the pressing nature of the comfort of being “constantly informed,” the story. News programming was focused on but have given up on the importance of being the importance of knowledge and on uphold- “properly informed.” The only way that we ing the tacit belief that the American people will see a change in the trajectory of televiare entitled to be socially and politically sion news is if we demonstrate a reinvigorated informed. demand for quality. In Lumet’s film, the plot is catalyzed by We need to point out the mendacities of a character who progresses from producing news programming and show that we are entertainment programming to news pro- interested in being informed with integrity gramming. When she takes the reigns of and not just dragged along from commercial the news division and begins to run it like to commercial. an entertainment division, things turn into a If the film “Network” is a satirical joke, complete circus. then modern consumers are the punch line. As scary as it seems, what transpires in the The only problem is that no one should be film is not entirely different from the transi- laughing. tion that took place in real life. As television Robert Weisblatt is a College junior from networks became increasingly dependent on Belle Mead, N.J.
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ALBUM REVIEW
‘Days’ Are Just Beginning For HAIM By Alana Pockros Contributing Writer For fans of SoCal-bred trio HAIM, it certainly doesn’t feel like this group of sisters only just released their debut album. The piece of work collectively known as Days Are Gone, which HAIM has been working on for sixsome odd years, is a compilation of tracks that anyone in the age range of early teens to the baby boomer generation is sure to enjoy. Like many great albums, what makes this new album such a marvel is its ability to be nostalgic for the past yet fresh in its sound and ideas. However, this record seems to have executed that idea better than almost any other in the music world right now, and its current spotlight in the music media is most definitely serving it well. Be that as it may, this group of young sisters didn’t create a topcharting record in both the U.K. and the U.S. out of the blue. Danielle, Este and Alana Haim
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THEATER REVIEW
‘9 Parts of Desire’ Explores History of Iraqi Women By Emelia Fredlick Arts & Entertainment Editor When you think of feminism, your first thought probably isn’t of women in Iraq. But that’s precisely why 9 Parts of Desire needs to be shared with the world. The nine-woman show, written by Heather Raffo, is based on a series of real-life interviews conducted with Iraqi women about their experiences with war and oppression. Produced by student theater groups Starving Artists Productions (SAP) and AHANA Theater, 9 Parts of Desire runs through Oct. 12 at the Burlington Road Building. The production follows eight Iraqi women — and one American — as they relate their individual tales of triumph, tragedy and powerful humanity. By and large comprised of monologues, the women of 9 Parts had a Courtesy of Mark Spicer grand task set before them: how to confront issues as serious as war, rape College junior Natalia Via (front) performs in Starving Artists Productions and AHANA Theater’s 9 Parts of Desire, a series of monologues based on real-life interviews with Iraqi women. The performance runs through Oct. 12 at the Burlington Road Building. and death, all on their own. Our first hint of what to expect came theater. in the play’s prologue, which revealed the hisThe men searching the home found dozens encounter every day. In one monologue, a woman named Amal Yet, when she detailed a man she once loved tory behind the painting on the program’s cover. of paintings alongside it — similar nature-based The image depicts a dark forest with a nude images and portraits of Saddam Hussein. — played by College freshman Tracy Li — told telling her, “No — I don’t love you anymore,” woman in the center, facing away and reaching This contrast between the subjects of her art- her life’s story, detailing how she provided for the lights turned cold, she faced straight forher arms around a tree. work inadvertently set the stage for a recurring her children and her experiences with men. She ward, stopped moving and spoke with unforeThe introduction then explains that this theme of the performance: the juxtaposition of recalled childhood memories of her mother seen severity. She continuously switched back and forth painting was found in a destroyed Iraqi home these women’s cheerfulness, splendor and love singing to her and spoke of her children with after American bombs killed the young woman of life, and the harsh conditions, horrors of war unrestrained exuberance. Li’s energy was palpable throughout the living inside. and life-or-death situations they were forced to See 9 PARTS, Page 10
MUSIC COLUMN
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
FILM REVIEW
The State That I Am In
A Cappella Groups Shine At First Friday
Director Propels Discovery Of ‘Gravity’
By Jordan Francis Staff Writer For better or worse, Ty Segall lacks a filter. The San Francisco garage rocker has released a headspinning five albums in the last two years, some under his own name and others as one-off side projects or collaborations, all while touring nonstop. To call Segall prolific would be a comic understatement. Even so, none of the albums can be described as high stakes — Segall’s oeuvre ranges from shaggy psych-rock to Black Sabbathindebted punk, two poles not exactly known for technical proficiency or world-conquering statements. Segall is part of a larger trend of endlessly touring, constantly recording garage acts, many of which are tangentially connected to Segall himself. Frequent tour-mates Thee Oh Sees have released at least one record a year since 2007, and onetime studio-mate White Fence has put out four albums in the past three years. Burger Records, an Orange County-based label who recently released Segall’s entire discography on cassette, specializes in cheaply produced tapes of a seemingly end-
less stable of catchy, but mostly interchangeable, garage bands. I could continue — all I’d need to do is open my iTunes. It’s easy to frame this can’t-sitstill career path as an economic necessity. Touring has become an act’s main source of income, and niche musicians are choosing to avoid day jobs by avoiding going home. However, frequently gigging in the same cities requires an unceasing stream of new material, and as a result, studio experimentation and complex songwriting have fallen to the wayside. Long gestation periods between albums are a thing of the past, thus hampering entire careers with the dangers of the sophomore slump (i.e. acts have their whole lives to write a debut and a year to follow it up). Yet, trends are typically coupled with reactionary trends, and today’s quick and dirty approach to songwriting and production has coincided with the seemingly inexplicable cult resurgence of legacy act Fleetwood Mac. Starting in 2011, three separate record labels have slowly reissued the seminal soft rock band’s ‘70s work, followed by a world tour this year.
Still, once-popular musicians regularly stage comebacks to take advantage of their now-grown-up fans’ spending power, but Fleetwood Mac’s reappearance was not thought up in a Warner Bros. boardroom. Rather, indie rock acts appear to have led this latest wave of popularity. Garage girl group revivalists Best Coast have frequently cited the act as an influence, and last year, a tribute album featuring trendy acts such as Tame Impala, MGMT and Washed Out could be found on Starbucks counters across the country. Strangely enough, that tribute focused on Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 commercial disappointment Tusk. Tusk is an album legendary for the band’s work in the studio. Following the unparalleled success of 1977’s Rumours, still one of the bestselling albums of all time, Warner Bros. essentially handed Fleetwood Mac a blank check and wound up spending more than $1 million. From this lens, the appeal to a modern musician is obvious — Segall could get off the road and craft the album he hears in his head. That album I would buy. — Contact Jordan Francis at jordan.francis@emory.edu
By Liza Atillasoy Staff Writer Last weekend’s First Friday on the Dobbs University Center (DUC) Terrace featured performances from Emory’s six a cappella groups: AHANA A Cappella, Aural Pleasure, ChaiTunes, Dooley Noted, The Gathering and No Strings Attached. A highly anticipated event by all, many students and faculty gathered around the DUC’s awning for the performance, even flooding into makeshift seats on the DUC Terrace steps. The warm weather and informal setting made for a pleasant evening for all. For the event, each group showcased one or two songs that reflected their individual styles. The Gathering, an all-female group, did renditions of Alicia Keys’ “Karma” and Switchfoot’s “Dare You to Move.” Clad in blue jeans and white shirts with brightly colored scarves, the group blended nicely together but at times overpowered the lead vocalists, College sophomore Lauren Frances Gandle and College freshman Skyy McGeachy-Campbell. While all the girls had pretty voices, they needed to listen to each other to create a morewell rounded sound. ChaiTunes, Emory’s Jewish a cappella group, followed The Gathering and opened their portion of the show with Ingrid Michaelson’s “The Chain.” Dressed in red and orange outfits, the highlighted artists — College junior Katy Heath, College
junior Becky Morris and College senior Rachel Minogue — all sang well but quietly, and the background vocals didn’t add much to the overall sound. Their second song, “Hafacta,” with solos by College junior Katie Fishbein and College freshman Molly Behan, was more upbeat and the performers possessed significantly more dynamism. Third in line was Emory’s oldest co-ed a cappella group, Aural Pleasure. Wearing matching green and black tanks that said “I <3 Aural”, the group opened with VV Brown’s popular “Shark in the Water.” College junior Jovonna Jones was the soloist and, judging by the cheers that filled the space, definitely a crowd favorite. The group finished with Jordin Sparks’ and Chris Brown’s “No Air” sung by Jones once again, which also garnered a good reaction from the crowd. Emory’s service-oriented group, Dooley Noted, mixed things up with their first ever whole-group solo, “Woods,” arranged by Tim Harland (’13C). Each group member had his or her own solo because of the intricacies of the arrangement. College sophomore Ryan Croom, a longtime attendee of First Friday, thought the song was an interesting choice. “They definitely took a risk with their song selection, but I thought it sounded fantastic,” Croom said. The ensemble’s resonance was enjoy-
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By Joey Birchansky Contributing Writer In his first feature film in seven years, writer-director Alfonso Cuarón (“Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”) creates a lost-in-space survival story that is exciting and tense, yet deeply personal. “Gravity” tells the story of Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock, “The Blind Side”), an engineer on a space shuttle expedition for her first time with experienced astronaut Matt Kowalski (George Clooney, “Up in the Air”). When debris from a Russian satellite hits the shuttle and breaks off communication with NASA, the two become the sole survivors of the crash and must travel to the International Space Station before their oxygen supply runs out. While the plot would otherwise seem to imitate countless sci-fi survival horror films that came before it, its masterful pacing and breathtaking cinematography make “Gravity” surprisingly original. Cuarón’s signature long takes, in which the camera lingers on the characters for extended periods of time (including one which lasts over 15 minutes), distinguish “Gravity” from a generic fast-paced thriller. The hovering, slow-moving camera makes the viewer feel like drifting through space alongside the protagonists. At the beginning of the film, the panoramic view creates an aura of uneasy calm. The camera’s graceful movement makes the viewer’s anticipation of the impending catastrophe all the more excruciating. The 3D visual effects further immerse viewers into this hostile yet intriguing world. By avoiding overpowering, inyour-face shots, the filmmakers make 3D such a natural component of the film that the viewer easily forgets he or she is even wearing glasses. “Gravity” is, in fact, one of those rare films that must be seen in 3D, since the special effects make some of the striking, artistic shots even more impressive. The layer of devastating wreckage, superimposed against the iconic backdrop of Earth, imparts an unparalleled sense of terror and wonder that could not otherwise be accomplished without the spatial perception achieved by 3D technology.
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ALBUM REVIEW
Album to Throw Earth Off Its Axis By Justin Groot Associate Editor
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College junior Kelly Spicer plays “The American” in 9 Parts of Desire, a play written by Heather Raffo. The production explores nine women’s experiences in wartime Iraq.
‘9 Parts of Desire’ Examines Meaning, Responsibilities Continued from Page 9 between this joy and roughness. To Amal, that dichotomy was just part of life — she found happiness when she could,but accepted the harshness when necessary. Li’s portrayal was chilling and poignant, but more than anything, it displayed the disconnect between Western and Eastern ways of thinking. That said, 9 Parts of Desire is far from a pity party. Rather than simply making the audience feel sorry for these women, the play serves as a testament to their strength — to how they managed to rise up in the face of adversity. And it deliberately acknowledges these aren’t straightforward issues. For the women of 9 Parts, it’s not as simple as “Get out of Iraq at all
costs.” They have their own interpretation of freedom and understanding of what they need to be happy, even if it does not align with Western notions. On that note, one particularly evocative scene followed “The American” (College junior Kelly Spicer) as she became increasingly frustrated with a woman who told her, “I don’t watch the war; it’s depressing,” while getting a pedicure. She struggles to find the right way to convey her sorrow for her Iraqi relatives, even from New York. Meanwhile, in one of only a few out-and-out dialogues in the entire performance, the free-spirited Iraqi Layal (College junior Natalia Via) tells The American not to feel sorry for her. “What are you creating with your
freedom?!” Layal demands of The American. And that’s something that 9 Parts of Desire begs the audience to consider: What does it mean to be free? And even though Westerners consider themselves to be free, do they really do anything with that status? One of the most tragic moments of the show arises when Layal, the painter, takes a call in which she is commissioned to create the mosaic for a new hotel in Dubai. She’s produced portraits of Saddam Hussein for years, but this project is the ultimate low — crafting a portrait of Bush. Layal bursts into tears, ashamed that she’s taken the job. “I will make it!” she cries desperately. “And I will walk across his face!” Oppression comes in a variety of
forms, and to Layal, succumbing to beautify the face of the American who has been dropping bombs on her village is the worst kind. Still, she needs the money and gives up her right to resist for that reason. Director and College senior India Duranthon writes in the program notes: “9 Parts of Desire sings the song of women, specific and universal and shares what oppressions urge women to say, what they are afraid to and what they never knew how.” Perhaps the most haunting — and beautiful — thing about 9 Parts of Desire wasn’t the acting, or the visuals or the effects. It’s that these women finally got the chance to talk. — Contact Emelia Fredlick at emelia.j.fredlick@emory.edu
As a seasoned and grizzled album reviewer, I am not prone to hyperbole. That being said, the new FenechSoler album Rituals is the greatest piece of art ever produced on planet Earth. We can stop making music now, guys — the pinnacle has been reached. It’s all downhill from here. There has never been, and will never be, an album that is better than Rituals. Some day, thousands of years from now, when sentient apes rule the planet, they will look back at this album’s release and bow their shaggy heads in shame, knowing that they will never accomplish anything equally great. To be honest, we should have seen this coming. When Fenech-Soler released their eponymous debut album in 2010, it sent waves across the world of electropop, combining bumping synth beats with jangly guitar and glittering falsetto vocals. With Rituals, the groove continues but on a more epic scale. These are songs with ambition. Take the mid-album track “Magnetic,” which builds from a simple, groovy synth pattern into a drum-pounding cacophony. Good synthpop brings explosive dance club energy right into your living room, and “Magnetic” will have you checking your surroundings to make sure you haven’t been teleported across the Atlantic to the basement floor of a London club. If there is one thing that characterizes Fenech-Soler’s brand of electropop, it is the fact that, even in relatively subdued tracks like “Maiyu,” the beat is never out of sight. The intensity may rise and fall, but the foot-tapping backbone remains. And while the British band is not afraid to slow down from time to time — “Two Cities” and “Rituals II” in particular abandon frenetic intensity for
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a soulful, measured groove — their affection for bustling rhythm always resurfaces. It occurs to me that, like statistics about the number of obese people in the United States, the greatness of this album can be hard to wrap your mind around. Therefore, I have prepared some helpful facts. If everyone on Earth listened to this album at the same time, the combined force of seven billion feet tapping would knock the planet off its orbit and send it crashing into the sun. If we could somehow convince all the members of Congress to listen to this album, it would put them in such a great mood that they would all decide to compromise and figure out the government shutdown and debt ceiling debates overnight. “[Rituals is] like everything I expected from M83,” said my friend Taylor “The Dusa” Poppell, describing the album better in a single sentence than I could in an entire review. If you have ears and you do not purchase Rituals for $7.99 on iTunes immediately, you are doing yourself a tremendous disservice. For aweinspiring beats and a smooth, groovy aftertaste, I give Rituals six stars out of five. — Contact Justin Groot at jgroot@emory.edu
Performances By Bullock, Clooney Give ‘Gravity’ Its Weight Continued from Page 9 “Gravity” is, above all, stylistically daring. From the effortless shift between third- and first-person perspectives to the dizzying twirl of the camera during a moment of helplessness, the cinematography boldly enables viewers to experience the full range of the heroine’s complex emotions. Overall, the hauntingly beautiful visuals, coupled with a gripping, eerie score, make for an effective, taut thriller that will surely keep viewers at the edge of their seats for an intense hour and a half. A scene depicting the jaw-dropping disintegration of a space shuttle in slow motion lacks the expected heart-pounding soundtrack and is instead only accompanied by barely audible sound effects, making the spectacle all the more enthralling and terrifying. What makes the film especially unique, however, is that it does not prioritize style over substance. It manages to tell a profound and heartfelt story about Stone’s psychologically complex character, thanks to Cuarón’s intelligent writing and Bullock’s phenomenal acting. Bullock and Clooney display great chemistry on screen, particularly in
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George Clooney (left) and Sandra Bullock star in Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity,” which was released worldwide on Oct. 4. The film tells the tale of two astronauts who find themselves literally lost in space. the way that Bullock’s character’s anxiety and desperation complement Clooney’s cool demeanor and muchappreciated deadpan humor. While Stone is explored as the plot progresses, Kowalski remains more of a figure than a person, providing a reassuring voice of reason.
Bullock delivers a powerful, accolade-worthy performance. She seamlessly transitions between emotions, from astonishment and fear to the horrifying recognition of her own mortality. Though she is mostly entrenched in perilous situations, there are sev-
A Cappella Takes First Friday Continued from Page 9 able and their vibrant outfits of red, orange and yellow definitely caught the crowd’s attention. No Strings Attached, Emory’s allmale a cappella group, featured an array of guys dressed in their own personal style choices. They started off strong with Stevie Wonder’s “For Once in My Life” and Ray Charles’ “Georgia On My Mind” and didn’t miss a single beat. Standout soloists included College senior Yedoye Travis, College senior Benito Thompson, College junior Fei Gao and College junior CJ Shepard, and the group’s backup vocals all helped create a full and rich sound. Finishing off the event was AHANA A Cappella, known for their R&B focus. The group sang Boyz II Men’s “Thank You” and John Legend’s “It Don’t Have To Change” with soloists College senior Ben Ryu, College senior Donae Fourth, College junior Sammie Scott, College senior Andres Vega and College senior Shaheen Kurani. While their blue and black outfits looked professional, they
lacked the confidence that some of the other groups displayed. They appeared to be unprepared and didn’t look entirely comfortable with the music. It was clear they aimed to deliver a spiritual sound and perhaps with a little more practice, this can be achieved. Overall, the event was a great success for taking place so early in the semester. “I loved going to First Friday and hearing all the a cappella groups,” College freshman Marisa Hann said. “My favorite group was probably No Strings Attached because their song selection was really great, and their voices were amazing.” “I find that First Fridays get progressively better throughout the year. But I just think it’s really cool that Emory tradition allows the school’s a cappella groups to showcase their hard work,” Croom also said. Emory’s next First Friday will be held on Nov. 1 on the DUC Terraces at 5:30 p.m. If this month’s performance was a good indication, arrive early — space fills up fast. — Contact Liza Atillasoy at latilla@emory.edu
eral calmer moments in the film that give her an opportunity to reflect on her life. Her internal monologues and conversations with Kowalski give the viewer a brief glimpse of her past, which provides more depth to her character.
As a lone astronaut floating through space, Stone is both literally and figuratively rootless. She does not appear to have any family and painfully admits to Kowalski that she lost her only daughter in an “unnecessary” accident. Stone’s confident persona grad-
ually unravels, and we instead see a woman who is dispirited, alone and therefore more human. As Stone’s principles and will to survive are challenged, she acknowledges that space signifies a form of escape from her earthly woes. “You have to let go,” Kowalski tells her, suggesting that she must come to terms with her troubled past. Stone feels resigned at her inability to save her daughter’s life due to circumstances beyond her control, a situation that seems to parallel her own predicament in space. However, she must choose if she should try to save herself against overwhelming odds, even if it means entering an uncertain future. Thus, Stone’s internal crisis addresses the question of predestination versus free will. It is the final scene evoking baptismal imagery that tackles this question and fully establishes “Gravity” as an incredible testament to the resilience of the human spirit. In short, audacious cinematography and talented performances make “Gravity” more than just a space odyssey but rather a journey of selfdiscovery that is resonant, inspiring and deeply moving. — Contact Joey Birchansky at joseph.birchansky@emory.edu
HAIM Makes Its Mark With Soul and Eclectic Choices
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Days Are Gone Continued from Page 9 have been creating music together since they were little girls in their family band called Rockinhaim. They later performed with a shortlived all-female group called The Valli Girls. But as they grew up and slowly detached themselves from both those acts, these sisters began to stake their claim in the alternative and independent music scene.
They’ve crossed paths and worked with prominent bands such as Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes. But these relationships appear to have done much more for HAIM than just attract attention. When listening to Days Are Gone, a little dabble of influence from each of these aforementioned bands can be heard in any given track, from the pop tempos to the crisp lyrics to the high-pitched guitar riffs. It’s hard to find a “chick band” today quite like HAIM. Most critics claim that Stevie Nicks is the best comparison to each of these sisters, and in my opinion, they are not far off from the truth. The album’s opening track, “Falling,” is composed of confident and deep, yet feminine voices reminiscent of the young Nicks in Fleetwood Mac tracks like “Gypsy.” A few tracks later is “Honey & I,” a slower-paced, breathy song that is light on the drums, similar to Fleetwood Mac’s “Never Going Back Again,” from the Mac’s most famous album, Rumours.
Not to mention, one of HAIM’s first songs in the music atmosphere was a cover of “Hold Me,” recorded for the Fleetwood Mac tribute album, Just Tell Me That You Want Me. So although “vintage” may seem like a good adjective to describe this band, I think “eclectic” does it better. The hippie aura of Stevie Nicks is definitely the most salient likeness to the work that this band has created. Tracks such as “The Wire,” which rivals Lana Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness” for best current melancholypop song, combine a heavy voice of lead singer Este channeling an inner Diana Ross alongside her sister Danielle’s daintier, Sheryl Crow-like voice. Meanwhile, their track “Don’t Save Me,” in the same album, sounds nothing like any of the previously mentioned tracks — and that’s the beauty of this band. Not many artists can create a song that sounds like Leona Lewis vocals over the instrumentals of a Duran Duran song and really make it work. The chorus of the song, which welds track overlays with quick, con-
fident lyrical repetitions, can surely send goose bumps over any sane person’s body. And though this number seems dissimilar to the others on the album, it shares a noteworthy feature with many of its neighboring tracks. This unity comes from the presence of harmonies and counterpoints between all three girls’ very different voices that creates the enrapturing feminine reverberation most notorious to this group. Having said that, it is true that HAIM as a band has still yet to become as “notorious” as their musical counterparts. But after playing in the UK’s premier Glastonbury Festival this year, they received multiple spreads in magazines like Rolling Stone. They also topped BBC’s “Sound of 2013” poll and created an album that The Huffington Post has dubbed “endlessly, impossibly and intoxicatingly listenable.” They surely have a glistening future ahead of them. — Contact Alana Pockros at alana.pockros@emory.edu
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“Who is Mike Jones” is THE existential question of the 21st century. 1. Back From the Dead You’re not even five words into the latest episode of On Fire, and it already feels different. This is because your favorite On Fire correspondent has come out of a one-anda-half to two-week retirement also known as a Taco Bell/Waffle House/ McDonald’s/”Parks & Recreation” binge. Said correspondent is back though to re-establish this column as a top-10 column within a top-100 student publication.
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Senior midfielder Clare Mullins dribbles the ball upfield. Mullins started in her 77th game for the Eagles, tying a program record.
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Cooke, Surtees Lead Way at Louisville By Ryan Smith Sports Editor The men’s cross country team finished fourth out of 26 teams at the Greater Louisville Classic with 225 total points. Junior Tyler Cooke led the way for the Eagles with a personal record 8K of 26:36. He placed 41st in the 289man field. Senior Alex Fleischhacker followed closely in 42nd, just a second behind Cooke at 26:37. Senior Eddie Mulder was the third Eagle to cross, chalking in with a time of 26:50 that was good for 57th place. Two freshmen, Austin Hunt and Michael McBane, rounded out the top five with times of 27:15 and 27:18, respectively.
The women’s team finished in seventh place in their Blue meet, finishing with 213 points. Junior Tamara Surtees finished in a strong 22nd place for the Eagles with a 19:16 5K time. Senior Emily Caesar was close behind, finishing 25th, while junior Marissa Gogniat crossed the finish line in 40th place. Christian Johnson turned in another strong performance for the male freshmen, leading the Eagles in the Silver meet with a time of 27:42. Johnson earned 39th place out of 320 runners. Sophomore Lydia O’Neal led the way for the women in the Silver meet, finishing 31st out of a field of 281. — Contact Ryan Smith at ryan.smith@emory.edu
By Ryan Smith Sports Editor The women’s soccer team had a five-game winning streak snapped on Sunday afternoon when they fell to the Washington University (Mo.) Bears, 1-0. The Eagles fell to 7-3-1 on the season, while Wash. U improved to 9-1-0. It was the University Athletic Association (UAA) opener for both squads as well as a match-up between two top-ten teams, with the Eagles ranked seventh in the latest Division III and the Bears chalking in at third. Head Coach Sue Patberg noted that the matchup was the first of many tough in-conference games to come. “The games are more intense now,” Patberg said. “You’re playing at 100 percent effort 100 percent of the time.” The game lived up to its billing. Both teams were able to break through the defense early, with three shots on goal in the first twelve minutes of play, but were thwarted by saves from goalkeepers Amy French (Wash. U) and Liz Arnold (Emory). The Bears struck first in the fifteenth minute off a corner kick from senior forward Becky Berels, who centered the ball to senior midfielder Kate Doyle, who headed it in.
That was all the scoring on the day. The two teams battled back and forth, but French and her nine saves kept the Eagles at bay. Patberg was still impressed by her team’s performance on defense. “I thought we played really well defensively,” she said. “Their one goal was on a set play off a corner kick.”
“The games are more intense now. You’re playing at 100 percent effort 100 percent of the time.” — Sue Patberg, head coach
Patberg lauded her players’ performance running a “3-back” defense that required defenders to cover more of the field than normal. Emory took the 1-0 loss despite reaching the goal much more frequently than Wash. U. The Eagles took 15 shots to Wash. U’s 10, and had nine shots on goal to just five for the Bears. Arnold turned in another solid effort in goal with three saves, while sophomore midfielder Jordan Morell
led the team with two shots on goal. Junior midfielder Meredith Doherty had three shots for the Eagles. Arnold, who has split time with junior Gabrielle Pelura in goal this season, dropped to 6-2-1. Senior Clare Mullins was a bright spot in the loss, moving herself into a tie for first place all-time in program history with 77 games started. Mullins has started every Eagles soccer game since she arrived on campus. The midfielder had two shots on the day, including one on goal. It was a tough start to UAA play for the Eagles, who saw their school record-tying 27-game home win streak snapped by their conference rivals. Patberg remained optimistic about the rest of the season. “There’s still a lot of UAA games left,” she said. “Wash. U could lose a game, and we could win out.” The team will take the road next weekend to face their second UAA foe of the season, the University of Chicago, on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. “It’s always a battle,” Patberg said of playing Chicago. “Their grass is thick, so the game moves a little slower. They’ve got a lot of good attackers.” — Contact Ryan Smith at ryan.smith@emory.edu
Scheck: Paying College Athletes Would Destroy Integrity of the Game Continued from the Back Page The principal problem would concern how to manage payouts. It would be nearly impossible to have individual colleges pay athletes without decimating the entire system. It would destroy the recruiting process and eliminate fairness in the game, giving unfair advantages to teams that can write the biggest checks. The second approach states that college players are given enough.
The value of receiving a scholarship in order to finance education is priceless. The truth is that less than two percent of college athletes go pro (baseball is the exception with 11 percent). The NCAA is used to achieve an affordable higher education for most athletes. That is the primary goal. Nonetheless, it is clear that some players deserve compensation for their enormous contributions to their university. The question is how to
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give it to them without corrupting the system. The compromise would be to allow players to legally sign with agents and make money separate from the university. This would keep the pressure off the various colleges while giving a way for players to benefit from their own name. Players who are worth more will make more. This maintains an Olympic style of amateurism, where athletes make money from endorsements and sign-
ings, and not from the programs themselves. Could the answer be this simple? Probably not. Once again many issues would arise, the biggest being taking the emphasis away from education. The NCAA wants to be known for giving college athletes a chance to compete and allowing them to achieve a higher education at the same time. Allowing players to make money on the side distorts both this viewpoint and the goal of emphasizing
education. Is there a right answer when it comes to paying amateur athletes? Undoubtedly, many people are not happy with the current situation, but it would be really hard to replace the current system without jeopardizing college sports as a whole. The NCAA has some serious decisions to make; hopefully they’ll end up being the right ones. — Contact Michael Scheck at michael.scheck@emory.edu
This will most likely be an unpopular opinion amongst our massive readership, but we are kind of getting sick of Deadspin. Let us explain. Deadspin’s main reader base is intensely casual sports fans. Intensely casual sports fans being fans who are really in your face about how intensely they follow sports but really watch no more than 50 percent of any given sports season. And it makes sense too. When you’re an intensely casual sports fan, a website like Deadspin is perfect. The site runs through every sporting event and every sports-related broadcast and takes out idiosyncracies that intense sports fans enjoy. This helps intensely casual sports fans who don’t have lives/other things to worry about pick up on every minute detail he/she would have picked up without having to watch it. Our problem with Deadspin right now is their insistence on mainstream-bashing to the point that they hate on every thing that they think might be even the least bit mainstream. They even tend to go and straight-up change their opinions when the opinions begin to be seen as “too mainstream.” Two cases in point, Tim Tebow and Grantland. Deadspin was one of the first vocal Tim Tebow haters and did it early and often. When Tebow was picked up by the Patriots and later released, Tebowhating had hit its peak. Even mainstream publications like On Fire and ESPN jumped on board. This was just too much for Deadspin. Suddenly we see “a defense of Tim Tebow” and other such articles. Do they have a point? Yes, Tebow bashing was getting out of control. But when you are the very publication that made Tebow bashing a “thing” and continued to bash on him. If Deadspin has slowly tapered off with its Tebow bashing, fine. But be less hypocritical plz. Thanks. Grantland is less of a case in point because we haven’t really followed the whole Grantland bashing movement that they just started. But for all the sharing of Grantland articles/opinions they do, their sudden decision that Grantland is responsible for the over-trivialization of sports is a tad annoying. With all of this said though, Deadspin, if you’re reading this, please allow us to continue using your storylines for our On Fire columns. Not that we plagiarize or anything but sometimes we have it up as like a minimized tab or whatever.
Emory Best Buddies Basketball Tournament Best Buddies is a program that pairs autistic individuals of all ages with Emory students. On Oct. 6, the program held an event with the Emory basketball team in the Woodruff P.E. Center.
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Featured Athlete: Carl Credle Junior center midfielder Carl Credle scored the Eagles’ only goal in a Sunday afternoon game against Washington University (Mo.). In the 62nd minute of the game, off a deflected cross from junior Jeffrey Cochran, Dylan Price passed to Credle, who shot the ball off the bottom of the crossbar and into the goal. Featured Athlete: Tyler Cooke Junior Tyler Cooke finished first among Emory runners and 41st out of 289 runners at the Greater Louisville Classic. He set a new personal record with a 26:36 8K. Featured Athlete: Clare Mullins Senior center midfielder Clare Mullins started in her 77th match Sunday against Washington University (Mo.), tying the record for Emory women’s soccer career starts. The program record she tied has been in place since 1997. Mullins has started every Eagles game since her freshman year. Featured Athlete: Tamara Surtees Surtees finished first among Eagles runners and 22nd out of 211 total runners at the Greater Louisville Classic. She ran a 19:16 5k and the Eagles finished seventh out of 26 teams. Featured Athlete: Michelle Satterfield Freshman Michelle Satterfield won the singles and doubles titles at the 2013 USTA/ITA South Regional Championships in Sewanee, Tenn. She is the third Emory freshman to win the singles draw and the fourth to be part of the winning doubles pairing.
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Junior Kate Bowman (right) spikes the ball over the net. Bowman starred at the University Athletic Association Round Robin over the weekend, leading the Eagles to a sweep of their conference competitors. The team is 21-1 on the season.
Eagles Off to Strong Start in Conference By Ethan Morris Contributing Writer The volleyball team continued its winning ways at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Round Robin I this weekend, defeating all three teams it faced. The No. 4 ranked Eagles have steamrolled all of their opponents lately, earning an 11-game win streak that has them at an impressive record of 21-1. The Round Robin was hosted by Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) and featured all of the UAA member squads. The Eagles played Carnegie Mellon University (Penn.) and New York University on
Saturday, and battled Case Western on Sunday. Head Coach Jenny McDowell commented that all three teams provided a worthy challenge for the highflying Eagles. “The UAA conference is improving every year,” McDowell said. “One of our three goals is to win the UAA championship and this was a small step in that direction.” The Eagles began the Round Robin facing the 15-4 Carnegie Mellon Tartans. Behind a potent offensive attack, Emory defeated the Tartans in straight sets (25-15, 25-20, 25-13). Junior Kate Bowman paced the Eagles’ .459 hitting percentage
with a team-high 17 kills, while fellow junior Leah Jacobs finished with 10 kills. The team’s efforts defensively were equally strong, as the Eagles held the Tartans to a .127 hitting percentage. Also performing well in the match were sophomores Taylor Erwin, who finished with 11 digs, and Sydney Miles, who had 33 assists. Emory continued its round robin play against the 17-1 New York University Violets. The Eagles rode a balanced attack to another straightset victory (25-17, 25-13, 25-13), as both the offense and defense dominated the match. Jacobs and freshman Jessica Holler each finished with
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a team-high 10 kills, while Holler almost completed a double-double with nine blocks, a season-high for the squad. The Eagles’ defense held the Violets’ offense to a paltry hitting percentage of .057, while out-digging NYU 37-24. Emory’s final match was against their host, the Case Western Spartans, who entered the match 0-2 in conference play. The Eagles won again in straight-sets (25-18, 25-9, 25-21), as Emory won their tenth straight game. Junior Cat McGrath led the team with 10 kills, while Miles had seven kills to go along with her 31 assists. The Eagles outhit the Spartans .368 to .168, while barely carrying a 47-45
advantage in digs. Coach McDowell was very happy with her team’s performance. “It was a fantastic weekend for our team,” she said. “I thought we played our best volleyball of the season.” She continued: “What’s even more exciting is that we still can get so much better and I know the team is committed to doing so.” The Eagles return home tonight to face Lee University (Tenn.) at 7 p.m., as the squad looks to extend its impressive win streak and move further up in the national Division III rankings. — Contact Ethan Morris at ethan.morris@emory.edu
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The NCAA’s War to Preserve Amateurism Squad Earns Tie With Rival Wash. U By Liza Atillasoy Staff Writer
Michael Scheck The NCAA has always prided itself on fostering the highest level of competitive play while maintaining amateurism to ensure education as a top priority. But in light of recent scandals, the concept of amateurism — athletes playing without pay — is being put under fire. The NCAA has been hitting athletes and programs with sanctions in order to maintain amateurism but has been recently met with backlash. The prime example was the organization’s attempt to suspend Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel for allegedly giving his autograph away for money. ESPN analyst Jay Bilas noticed that the NCAA was selling Manziel’s jersey online and tweeted about the NCAA being hypocritical by profiting on players’ names while they can’t do so themselves. The NCAA defines itself as a non-profit organization competitive play while maintaining education and human growth. How non-profit are they really though? The NCAA generates hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and donates all but four percent, which they use for investments. The issue is not about the NCAA being non-profit. It is rather an ideological debate about their stance on amateurism in college sports. The NCAA takes the stance that in order to be eligible to play, athletes must maintain amateur status. This means
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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel speaks to the media. Manziel is one of many athletes that has been investigated by the NCAA for receiving money. that college students cannot receive any additional money for their services. This seems simple when you think about it, but it isn’t. The issue turns into an amateurism vs. capitalism debate. America believes in the free market system, a system that is characterized by a competitive market and motivated by profit. This is the key problem: should the NCAA benefit from players’ names while they themselves cannot? The problem lies not with the average athlete who uses the NCAA in order to receive an education but with that extremely small percentage
that goes pro. These players are necessary for the success of their institutions and are more valuable than the average athlete. Is it fair that Johnny Manziel, a player who brings millions of dollars in merchandise sales alone to his university, is not allowed to profit from his own name? These high-caliber players are worth more than the general room and board. The worth of the prominent football teams proves this point. Prominent players bring up attendance and merchandise sales. Look at the University of Georgia (UGA) Bulldogs football program for example. Forbes magazine currently
values the “Dawgs” at 99 million dollars and states that they generated 52 million dollars in profit from last season. The team’s athletes are working 60-hour weeks to stay above of the competition. Without them, UGA wouldn’t generate millions of dollars to fund other teams and academic programs. What can the NCAA do to promote justice? The potential solutions are controversial. The first solution is to begin paying players, but this would cause more problems than it would solve.
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In their University Athletic Association (UAA) season opener, the men’s soccer team hosted 15thranked rival Washington University in St. Louis on Sunday. The Eagles earned a 1-1 tie. Emory and Wash. U now stand at fourth place in the conference with identical 0-0-1 records. For the overall season, the Eagles stand at 7-3-1 and the Bears dropped to 6-2-1. The first half was mainly a defensive battle, despite Emory finishing with an 8-3 shot advantage over Wash. U and a 2-1 advantage in shots on goal. The Bears’ senior goalkeeper Jonathan Jebson kept the match scoreless in the early stages by deflecting freshman Max Gomas’ shot on goal. The game was kept scoreless until the 62nd minute when Emory junior center midfielder Carl Credle scored his second goal of the season. The goal was a team effort. Junior defender Jeffery Cochran captured the ball after the Bears cleared an Emory corner kick, but a Wash. U defender quickly recaptured it. Junior co-captain and forward Dylan Price redirected the ball to Credle, who scored off the bottom of the crossbar and gave the Eagles a 1-0 advantage. Cochran was credited with the assist, giving him his fifth assist of the year, while Price earned his fourth assist of the season. The cocaptain led the Eagles this season with 16 points. The Bears struck back quickly.
Five minutes later, Wash. U tied the score with a corner kick from senior midfielder Michael Flowers to sophomore midfielder Ike Witte, who headed the ball into the net for his first goal of the season. The Eagles almost broke the tie. In the 80th minute of play, Price had a chance to score again during a oneon-one with Jebson; however, Jebson dove to block the shot and kept the score tied. The score remained 1-1, sending the match into sudden-death overtime, where a single goal would end the game. Each team registered a shot during the first overtime period but couldn’t score, keeping the score tied at 1-1. A second overtime ensued, during which Emory registered five shots on goal but was still unable to score. The game ended in a tie, the Eagles’ first of the season. Emory had a decisive advantage in the statsheet, out-shooting the Bears 25-15, including a 9-5 edge in shots on goal. Emory goalkeeper Abe Hannigan played the entire game and both overtimes, all 110 minutes in net, with three saves. This lowers his goals-against average to 1.18 for the year. “We came out strong against Wash. U for the first UAA conference game,” said freshman defender Sean Holly. “We are looking to keep working hard and get a win next game.” Emory will play next on the road against the University of Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 12, looking for their first UAA win of the season. —Contact Liza Atillasoy at liza.atillasoy@emory.edu