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In Lieu of Debate, Candidates Make Sandwiches for Charity By Valerie SandoVal Contributing Writer
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Protesters gather outside emory University hospital at a candlelit prayer vigil Friday night.
Dozens Protest Transplant Delay By Molly Ball Contributing Writer
“Let the baby live” and “Shame on Emory” rang out next to Emory University Hospital (EUH) Thursday morning on Clifton Road, where about 40 protesters had gathered to protest the hospital’s decision to delay a child’s kidney transplant operation. EUH had rejected a request for Anthony Dickerson to donate his kid-
ney to his 2-year-old son, A.J. Burgess, even though Dickerson is a perfect match. The child was born prematurely without both kidneys, and EUH has delayed the operation from Oct. 3 until January 2018 at the earliest. Friday evening, about 17 people convened in the same place for a prayer vigil. U.S. Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) called another prayer vigil Sunday night that Johnson attended at the request of
Lewis’ office. “When baby A.J.’s daddy was accused of committing a crime, not convicted, the forces-that-be, here at Emory University Hospital, decided to impose almost a death sentence on Baby A.J.,” Johnson said at the Sunday evening vigil. EUH wrote in a letter to the child’s mother, Carmellia Burgess, that
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Excepting Mediation, Univ. Opts to Follow Obama Rules
Emory University will continue to follow the Obama-era rules with the exception of mediation after it reviewed the interim Title IX guidelines, according to University Title IX Coordinator Supria Kuppuswamy. Kuppuswamy, who replaced Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion Lynell Cadray as Emory’s Title IX coordinator Oct. 2, told the Wheel that mediation was an acceptable method to resolve sexual assault cases under the Obama-era Title IX guidelines. “[Mediation] was definitely offered and I’m pretty sure it happened,”
Kuppuswamy said. But the Obama administration disallowed mediation in sexual misconduct cases. Mediation, an informal process with monitored sessions between the accuser and the accused, was not allowed under the Obama-era guidelines for fear that victims would feel pressured to participate and forced to face their offenders in person. Emory’s Sexual Misconduct Policy, which was last revised September 2016, states that “mediation is not appropriate, even on a voluntary basis, for sexual assault allegations.” Cadray, who was the former Title IX
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CENTER FOR ETHICS
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By Molly Ball Contributing Writer
All three Rollins Student Government Association (RSGA) presidential candidates declined an invitation to attend a debate, instead opting to host a public service event Tuesday afternoon. Candidates Nchedo Ezeokoli (19PH), Rosa Abraha (19PH) and Mahnoor Mahmood (19PH) sent an Oct. 26 email to Rollins students outlining their collective decision to not participate in the debate. The candidates wanted to “eliminate the divisiveness surrounding the decision to host a presidential debate,” according to the jointly released statement. About 35 students attended the candidates’ public service event. Candidates and attendees made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to donate to Atlanta Inner-City Ministry and had conversations with other students. Because Ezeokoli said that she would not be able to attend the debate due to scheduling conflicts, the candidates agreed to not participate, so
that one candidate would not have an advantage over another, according to all three candidates. Sana Charania (13Ox, 16C, 18PH) and Christopher DeVore (18PH), the debate organizers, were willing to reschedule the debate because it conflicted with one of Ezeokoli’s classes. Ezeokoli expressed interest in attending a Global Health Institute (GHI) networking event that took place during the rescheduled debate, according to Charania. However, Charania and DeVore did not reschedule the debate again to accommodate for the networking event, as they believe that presidential candidates have to make tough decisions sometimes and prioritize their leadership responsibilities over social or networking events. Ezeokoli and Mahmood said they attended the Emory GHI Practicum Opportunities Fair Monday, the night the debate was scheduled. The fair helps students make connections to potentially find a practicum, a supervised practical field experience that is required for Rollins stu-
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Former CIa Director John Brennan visits emory Oct. 25 to 26 and discusses topics ranging from the current state of national politics to foreign threats with emory students and faculty members.
HALLOWEEN
Tennis Coach Faces Backlash Over Puerto Rican-Themed Costumes By alex KlugerMan News Editor
Head Coach of Emory’s women’s tennis team Amy Bryant and her family’s Halloween costumes, which referenced Puerto Rico’s Whitefish scandal, drew the ire of some Emory community members Tuesday. The caption posted on Bryant’s Facebook page, “Happy Halloween from 2 Puerto Rican boys wanting electricity and the 2 Whitefish Energy employees fixing it. #cashmoney #scam #wejustgotfired,” accompanied a picture of Bryant and her husband
dressed as Whitefish Energy Holdings employees in suits carrying sacks of money and her two sons dressed as Puerto Rican children post-Hurricane Maria. The children carried matches, fishing rods, a net and empty jugs of water labeled “agua.” When asked about Bryant’s costume, Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair told the Wheel that he met with student leaders Tuesday afternoon about a staff member’s costume that he and the students deemed “inappropriate.” “[The students and I] also agreed
that we need to do better as an institution. Unfortunately, these incidents are not isolated,” Nair wrote in an Oct. 31 email to the Wheel. “The cumulative effect of these types of incidents has a devastating impact on marginalized communities.” Bryant said she intended to satire Whitefish, a company that was contracted to repair Puerto Rico’s powergrid after the island was pummeled by Hurricane Maria, leaving 70 percent of its 3.4 million citizens without power. The contract was canceled by Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo A. Rossello Oct. 29 according to The New York Times.
The company has been criticized for having only two full-time employees at the time it was contracted to complete repairs that would require the work of thousands of individuals. In addition, scrutiny was placed on the contract between the small company and the Puerto Rican government due to connections between the company’s CEO Andy Techmanski and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, according to the Times. Bryant said the costumes were supposed to target “greed in government and politics.” “We believe that Puerto Rico should
have a legitimate company restoring their energy,” Bryant said. “There’s someone in Trump’s circle who’s from Whitefish, Mont., and that’s allegedly how they got the bid. Bryant said she and her husband are frustrated with corruption in the federal government. “The intention was to draw attention to the fact that Whitefish energy had two employees when they were hired to restore the entire island’s energy,” Bryant said. “That’s kind of ridiculous”
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‘Shame on Emory,’ Hospital Protesters Chant Continued from Page 1 Dickerson must provide proof that he has complied with the terms of his probation for three months before the operation can occur. Dickerson was arrested Sept. 28 and released from jail Oct. 2, in time to undergo surgery for his son’s transplant, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The child was hurried to the emergency room Sunday morning because of an abdominal infection, known as peritonitis, according to the AJC. The child currently undergoes daily dialysis and is also in need of bladder surgery, according to CBS46 News. The family is unsure whether he will survive until January 2018 to undergo surgery. EUH has not changed its position on the transplant operation. Carmellia Burgess wrote in a Monday post on a GoFundMe page that the family is looking into the possibility of having the operation at another hospital, even if they have to travel across state lines. “We are operating at a level of desperation,” said Mawuli Davis, the family’s attorney, at the vigil Sunday evening. Director of Emory Healthcare Media Relations Janet Christenbury wrote in an Oct. 26 statement to the Wheel that EUH adheres to guidelines issued by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) when making decisions about transplants. EUH cannot provide information about specific patients. According to UNOS guidelines,
donors must be screened for good mental and physical health. A team of doctors, nurses, social workers and other professionals try to maximize the chance of success for organ recipients and minimize risk for living donors, according to the statement. “Decisions regarding transplant or living donation are never made by the CEO or any other administrator not directly involved in the caregiving process; however, these administrators support the care team’s decision process and work to create an environment in which sound, ethical decisions are made in the best interests of our patients,” the statement reads. Two online petitions, one started by the child’s mother to urge EUH to allow the surgery to occur have reached more than 54,000 and 134,000 signatures respectively as of Monday night. The mother’s GoFundMe page to support the medical costs has raised more than $8,200 as of Monday night. “The [Thursday] march was a demonstration,” President of the United Youth/Adult Conference Michael Langford said. “[Friday] was strictly a spiritual warfare.” The Friday prayer vigil, which was organized by the Sankofa United Church of Christ, allowed people to express their frustration toward EUH’s decision and to pray, according to Derrick Rice, pastor of Sankofa United Church of Christ. Rice and Michael Langford led the group into prayer. “What does good behavior have to do with [the child living]?” Rice said.
“We are going to need to come out here and march some more.” Langford prayed that God would “move on the hearts of those who are sitting on the seats of power at Emory Hospital.” The group is organizing a Nov. 1 worship service to support the child. Former Atlanta City Councilman and radio host Derrick Boazman helped organize the Thursday protest in an attempt to reverse Emory’s decision. He promoted it on his radio show “Too Much Truth with Derrick Boazman,” Twitter and Facebook. “This really is a human rights violation,” Boazman told the Wheel. “We fight for other pro-lifers, right? We want to protect the womb, but after the child is born, we don’t want to protect the child. It makes no sense to me.” Boazman added that he would continue to plan more protests until the live-saving surgery occurs. Rice, who was also at the protest, said that he believed the hospital’s decision was partially influenced by race. “[It is] difficult to not argue that if this baby was a white child, the transplant would’ve taken place,” Rice said. Protester Abdullah Jihad called EUH’s decision “sickening.” “If we don’t stand up for the life of a two-year-old that can be saved under these conditions, what do we stand up for?” Jihad said.
— Contact Molly Ball at molly.ball@emory.edu
LEGISLATURE
GSGA Debates Attendance Policy Call for Optional Meetings Met With Skepticism By ChriStina yan Contributing Writer The first legislature of the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) convened Monday evening to discuss its attendance policy and the possibility of developing a partnership between Emory and campus dining delivery app Tapingo. Candler School of Theology Legislator Byron Wratee (18T) proposed making attendance for legislators at GSGA ad hoc meetings optional. The GSGA Legislature shall meet at least once per calendar month during the academic year, according to GSGA’s Constitution, but GSGA has been having weekly meetings since the beginning of the academic year. Wratee said that mandatory weekly meetings with legislators from each graduate school are unsustainable and unnecessary, adding that the meetings were feeling more like responsibilities than opportunities for “joyful service.” GSGA President Mark Neufeld (18B) disagreed with Wratee’s proposal for optional meetings. “To make anything optional, from a government’s perspective, I think is just selling the position short and preventing a rich conversation,” Neufeld said. “At the end of the day, you don’t have to do this.” Wratee responded that his presence was not vital to each meeting. “I’m gum on the bottom of Adolf Hitler’s shoe,” Wratee said. “I don’t have to be here. This thing will keep running whether I’m here or not. But as long as someone from Candler is here … that’s enough.” Wratee said that he felt current
meeting requirements limited diversity in GSGA. “I am the only black man in the room. … I’m bringing my blackness in the door and I’m handing it to y’all, for y’all to see it and believe it,” Wratee said. “If the culture changes, we will have more black people in here. Nobody’s going to sign up — I’m an exception. … This room is going to continue to look like this if you’re checking attendance at 8 [p.m.] and 9 [p.m.] on Mondays, every Monday. We’re not the type of people to do that. We’re a free people.” Vice President of Finance Deepa Raju (18B) said it was important for legislators to attend meetings. “When you’re not here, that’s a voice the student body does not have,” Raju said. Candler School of Theology Legislator Elyse Cooke (20T) echoed Raju’s sentiments, emphasizing the importance of individual legislators in providing a voice for their schools. “I don’t want you to feel like you’re not a voice here,” Cooke said to Wratee. “We are here because we want to share that voice, and I want you to feel like your voice is important. You are offering something. Everyone here is offering something. I value you.” The legislature voted unanimously to refer the attendance policy to the governance committee and send a survey to GSGA members regarding meeting scheduling by next week. Kylee Borger (19PH) presented a bill for GSGA to request that Emory partner with Tapingo, a mobile app that allows students to order food for delivery from campus dining locations. Both undergraduates and graduate students would be able to use the
app to order food from Emory’s dining locations. “It doesn’t cost anything for the University,” Borger said. “It’s a 30 to 40 cent convenience fee, passed on to the students. I think it would be something beneficial for us to pass and have Emory adopt this system in time for spring, so we can all order our food and coffee, and it’ll just be magical.” Tapingo already has contracts with Emory dining vendors Bon Appetit and card processing company Heartland Payment Systems, which means that implementing Tapingo would take only about four weeks, according to Borger. Sydney Kaplan (19L) moved to table the resolution and said that “it needs a little bit of retooling … reword some of this and come back next week.” Legislators unanimously agreed to table the resolution until next week. The Wheel requested Oct. 18 a vote by the GSGA legislature and the executive board to approve that any Wheel reporter could attend legislative meetings regardless of if they are undergraduate or graduate students. Only graduate students are permitted to attend GSGA legislative sessions, per the GSGA bylaws article 2 section 4. Executive Editor Michelle Lou and News Editor Richard Chess presented to the legislature Oct. 23, and Lou and Editor-in-Chief Julia Munslow presented to the GSGA executive board Oct. 25. Neufeld informed Lou Oct. 25 that both groups voted to allow Wheel reporters into weekly legislative sessions for this academic year.
— Contact Christina Yan at christina.yan@emory.edu
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rSGa presidential candidate rosa abraha (19Ph) makes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich Oct. 31.
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a result, Charania and DeVore organized a public speaking workshop dents to graduate. “I don’t think our education should with Michael Hussey (18PH) for the ever come secondary to any debate candidates to attend, but none of that’s happening or anything extra,” the candidates attended, according to Charania. Because Charania and Abraha said. In lieu of the debate, Charania and DeVore had organized the debate, they DeVore hosted a “Discourse in Public chose Hussey to serve as a third party Health” forum, which was attended by to work with the candidates. Debates are not required for about 50 people. None of the candidates were elections by the RSGA Constitution. Presidential candidates are required present. Charania and DeVore had worked by the Constitution to write a platform to organize the debate, working which are available for students to independently of RSGA and with view on Google Drive. Forum attendees talked about DeVore acting outside his position as RSGA Department of Health Policy creating a third-party organization and Management Representative. to hold debates or petition to make RSGA holds no official opinion or role debates mandatory. Chrystelle Kiang (19PH) saw in the debate, according to DeVore. Although Charania supports the public forum as an important the public service event hosted by opportunity for Rollins students to candidates, she said she does not see it come together and discuss solutions to as synonymous to public speaking and concerns with RSGA policies. “This event was answering questions exciting for me in front of a crowd. “Part of a debate is “We should be very because it’s nice to see that people care. It being able to articulate concerned about reflects to a national your views well while anyone in any scale election and under pressure, and, leadeship position how all it takes are a as president, there when they are few people who care will be high pressure to raise their voices times where you will unwilling to have and for people to not have to address the their ideas tested.” be complacent in the whole school. How are you going to do that — Ed Lee, system. That’s how if you can’t answer Executive Director of things get changed,” questions about your Barkley Forum Kiang said. Mushtaq Dualeh platform?” Charania (19PH) was glad the said. Executive Director of the Barkley public forum took place despite the Forum Ed Lee spoke at the forum debate being canceled. “I expected our leaders to take the that replaced the debate and said that initiative, to speak up and to tell us debate is fundamental to democracy. “Anyone who considers themselves what it is they plan on doing, so that to be a leader should be willing we can learn from them and hold to hold their ideas up for public them accountable for their actions,” deliberation,” Lee said. “We should Dualeh said. “I know [the candidates] be very concerned about anyone in as people, but I don’t know exactly any leadership position when they are what they plan on doing beyond their written platform. I’m disappointed unwilling to have their ideas tested.” Senior Associate in Biostatistics they weren’t here to share their side.” Charania said she plans to vote no and Bioinformatics Paul Weiss said he was excited when he was asked to confidence in the upcoming RSGA moderate the debate and disappointed election. “I don’t have confidence in any when he found out it was canceled. “How do you trust a leader that of the leaders, because I don’t think won’t step up and say, here’s why I getting a piece of candy or a brownie should be your leader?” Weiss said. or a hug or whatever gives me the “This is the first year I have two adequate information to vote for students that are running, and I can’t someone,” Charania said. Voting opened for Rollins students endorse either of them.” One of the reasons the RSGA Oct. 31 and runs through Nov. 3. president did not want to hold a Results will be announced Nov. 6. debate was to prevent putting stress on candidates from public speaking, — Contact Valerie Sandoval at the Wheel reported last week. As valerie.sandoval@emory.edu
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Crime Report Compiled by monica lefton On Oct. 23 at 1:30 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call regarding a bike theft at the entrance of Clairmont’s Undergraduate Residential Center (URC) parking deck. A student reported that his bike, which he locked to a rack near the URC parking deck Oct. 20 at 7 p.m., was missing. He reported that he had locked his bike with a Kryptonite lock and then left town for a few days. When he returned to the rack Oct. 23 at 1:30 p.m., his bike was gone. The bike, a Specialized Sirrus road bike, is valued at $550 and the bike lock is valued at $50. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Oct. 24 at 5:29 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a theft from Clairmont Tower. Officers spoke with an Emory student who reported $1,430 in cash was stolen off his desk in his room. He said that three of his friends had given him the money to help him to pay for an interpreter course for a club of which they were all members. The student reported placing the money inside a plastic bag and leaving the bag on his desk at 6 p.m. on Oct. 23 before he left to study at Robert W. Woodruff Library. He returned to his room at 3 a.m. on Oct. 24 and discovered the money missing at 10 a.m. He reported that his roommates do not always secure the front door to the apartment. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Oct. 26 at 12:35 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding the electronic transmission of sexually explicit material. Officers met with an Emory student who stated she had received threatening messages. She had recently created an account on an online dating site called “Seeking Arrangement” and had sent a user on the site partially nude photos of herself. She sent the photos Oct. 17 and received responses from two different individuals Oct. 24 and Oct. 26 indicating that the photos had been posted to a Tumblr account, an online trading forum and an unknown third website. The student told EPD that the man she sent the images to is 27 years old, lives in South Carolina and works in technical management. The case has been
assigned to an investigator. On Oct. 28 at 11:45 p.m., EPD responded to an individual intoxication call at the Pi Kappa Alpha house, located at 10 Eagle Row. Offices arrived on the scene and met with Jose Sandoval, the chapter president. Sandoval led officers to an Emory student, an 18-year-old male, who had passed out on a couch in one of the rooms. The student then got up and vomited into a mop bucket. Another Emory student told officers that the intoxicated student had a “shit ton” to drink at the party, which included mainly vodka and mixed drinks, and that he had consumed two acid tablets the night before. American Medical Response (AMR) also arrived on the scene, and the student was transported to Emory University Hospital (EUH). The incident is currently under investigation, according to Campus Life Senior Director for Communications Tomika DePriest. On Oct. 29 at 3:29 a.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a burglary at Clairmont Tower. An Emory student reported his wallet missing from the common area of his apartment on the third floor. The student said that he left his apartment for four minutes, and when he returned the items were missing. The student had left the building with two friends but upon exiting realized that he left his wallet in his apartment. After someone let the student reenter the building, he asked his neighbor if he could use his balcony to climb to his own. The student entered the apartment through the unlocked glass door to find his wallet and keys were no longer on the common room table. The student reported the only other people with access to his room were his roommates. Officers at the scene questioned the roommates, who all reported being in the apartment but asleep or in their rooms at the time. One roommate stated he left the apartment briefly to throw something away. The wallet contained the student’s driver’s license, insurance card, debit card and Emory ID. The case has been assigned to an investigator.
— Contact Monica Lefton at monica.lefton@emory.edu
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Bryant Apologizes for ‘Insensitive’ Costumes Continued from Page 1 Bryant said she was approached by one student who was offended by the content of the costumes. She apologized to the student, stating that she felt “terrible” hearing what the student had to say. “[The student] was very honest with me about how she felt … [and] I really appreciate her coming forward to me because when we picked our Halloween costume we didn’t even think that that was offensive to anyone,” Bryant said. “That’s a regrettable oversight on my part, and that certainly wasn’t my intent at all.” In a later statement to the Wheel, Bryant continued to express remorse for the costume. “The more I reflect on the situation, the more I realize how others were offended by our Halloween costumes,” Bryant said. “I understand the costumes were offensive to many members of the Emory community. It was poor judgement and I apologize.” Nair released a Facebook statement Tuesday evening to express a “message of disappointment” and encourage “self-reflection and self-renewal.” “This message is about intention vs. impact. No Halloween costume, however well-intentioned, can capture the plight of people facing such horrific circumstances,” Nair wrote. “My message also will fall short of capturing the trauma of oppressed peoples’ that we claim to understand through our
Kuppuswamy Contradicts Obama Mediation Policy Continued from Page 1 coordinator, did not respond to multiple requests for clarification about Emory’s use of mediation. Kuppuswamy said that Emory plans to consider mediation as an option in handling cases moving forward. According to the interim guidelines released last month, mediation allows the accused and the accuser in sexual misconduct cases to reach a “voluntary resolution” if both parties consent to the mediation. Cadray will continue to serve as the vice provost for equity and inclusion, and Kuppuswamy is serving as a special assistant to Cadray. The Title IX coordinator is the designated agent responsible for coordinating the University’s Title IX compliance efforts, according to Emory’s website. The role involves monitoring University policy related to Title IX, such as grievance procedures; notifying the University community and impacted individuals; investigating and disposing complaints; and providing educational materials and training for the community. As the new Title IX coordina-
tor, Kuppuswamy said she hopes to increase visibility of Title IX protocols and implement new programs for the Emory community. “It’s our hope to get our community engaged more in trying to prevent sexual harassment and violence on campus,” Kuppuswamy said. Kuppuswamy is currently “working on a strategic plan” to inform students that the Office of Equity and Inclusion is a resource for students to report sexual assault. She declined to provide details on what will be in the strategic plan or when it will be released. Emory announced Sept. 22 that it would continue following Obamaera Title IX guidelines concerning sexual misconduct while reviewing new guidelines implemented by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. The changes, which include the option to use a lower standard of evidence for sexual misconduct cases, were intended to increase the rights of students accused of sexual assault, DeVos said. The Department of Education believed that Obama policies lacked “the most basic elements of fairness and due process,” according
to a statement from acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Candice Jackson. Kuppuswamy said that the Department of Education has a “strong focus on evening the playing field.” Cadray told the Wheel that the role of the Title IX coordinator has “expanded in terms of volume.” “It wasn’t as complex [four years ago] as it is today,” Cadray said. Kuppuswamy worked for Emory School of Law’s Career Center from 2006 to 2009 before moving to New York to work for law firms Chadbourne & Parke and later Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. “She had been at Emory before — that was key for me,” Cadray said when asked why she thought Kuppuswamy was a good fit for the Title IX coordinator role. Kuppuswamy received a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University (Tenn.) and a juris doctor from Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.).
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privileged gazes of objectification.” In the post, the dean urged the Emory community to work toward preventing “insensitive acts” and continue to partner with organizations to fundraise for Puerto Rico. He also wrote that the University plans to hold a community-wide conversation on “liberal racism.” Captain of Emory’s women’s tennis team Bridget Harding (18C) said she believes her coach had good intentions. “From my understanding [the costume] was a call to action to help the people of Puerto Rico, but it was clearly not taken that way,” Harding said. “I think it’s a shame that it’s been blown up in this way and is shedding a light on her that’s inaccurate. She’s not the type of person that would ever target or purposely offend anyone.” Harding added that Bryant has been a strong advocate for social justice issues in the past. “[Bryant is] a huge proponent of the Emory Integrity Project, and she really gets Emory Athletics involved in talking about sexual assault,” Harding said. Emory Puerto Rican Student Organization President Josue Rodriguez issued an Oct. 31 statement to the Wheel. “We have been attentive to the recent controversy pertaining to a post from an Emory staff member. We understand that some students have felt hurt, as the situation in Puerto Rico is extremely precarious
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and delicate. Nevertheless, we would like to use this moment to emphasize our ongoing efforts to help our island recover. Nothing will distract us from this goal, and we encourage the supportive community at Emory to keep donating and helping us in any way possible,” the statement reads. Bryant’s costume and Facebook post found its way online, and a tweet with the caption “white SuprEMORY!! twitter do your thing,” coupled with a screenshot of Bryant’s post and her email address and Emory phone number, has garnered 84 retweets and 46 likes by press time. Adama Kamara (20C) said she saw a photo of Bryant’s family’s costumes via a tweet and found the contents to be “incredibly insensitive.” “We all know what’s going on in Puerto Rico right now, and I think it was supposed to be a joke,” Kamara said. “It’s inappropriate to joke about something where people are suffering.” Kamara said she believes Bryant should face repercussions. “There becomes a problem when institutions are indifferent or complacent with people’s actions like this, and it could normalize [similar actions] for the future,” Kamara said. “An Emory employee shouldn’t be doing things like that.” Michelle Lou contributed reporting.
— Contact Alex Klugerman at alex.klugerman@emory.edu
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• In last week’s issue, the editorial “Admin. Responds Unequally to Hurricanes Havey, Maria” misstated where Hurricane Harvey made landfall. Harvey made landfall in Texas, not Florida.
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | Editorial Page Editor: Madeline Lutwyche (madeline.lutwyche@emory.edu)
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Univ. Neglects to Announce EEMS Hiatus When Emory Emergency Medical Service (EEMS) temporarily suspended services this semester to retrain its staff, it disappointingly failed to inform the Emory community about the halt. With its lack of communication about the delay, EEMS and the Department of Public Safety, which oversees the organization, needlessly allowed rumors to spread about the status of emergency services at Emory. Craig T. Watson, assistant vice president of Public Safety, told the Wheel’s editorial board that various parties, including Residence Life and Housing, had been informed the week of Oct. 9, but the information was not disseminated to the broader community. We commend EEMS for its efforts to re-train its volunteer staff in updated technologies and protocols to improve its services, but the University at least owes the community an explanation of the hiatus. “We realize it would have been better to better inform the community,” EEMS Director Rachel Barnhard told the Wheel’s editorial board in an Oct.
20 interview. The Wheel’s editorial board also spoke with several students who were concerned by the lack of communication. Barnhard herself told a Wheel reporter that one of the most common responses from community members who discovered the halt was that they “wish [they] would’ve known ahead of time.” It is essential that all members of the Emory community are provided with updated and accurate information about public safety — especially when it comes to emergency services. The University must always err on the side of transparency when it comes to programs as indispensable as EEMS. Instead of issuing apologies, public safety leaders should simply rectify their mistake by sending a community-wide email. “[This is] a lesson learned,” Barnhard told the Wheel’s editorial board Oct. 20. But as of publication time, 11 days after Barnhard’s interview, a statement has yet to be sent to the Emory community detailing the suspension of EEMS, raising the question of whether any lesson has, in fact, been learned.
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Self-Segregation Defeats Diversity How Students Let Differences Divide Us political conflict may surprise you. Just a year ago, Emory’s campus was consumed with debate about the value of safe spaces. When I realized those safe I grew up in a relatively ho- spaces were to develop on the bamogenous environment, sur- sis of ethnic, racial and religious rounded by people with the identities, I wondered how are same skin tone as me, speak- students supposed to learn from ing the same language as me. one another if they are going to Needless to say, I was excited by be isolated from one another. The controversial topic of safe the prospect of studying at Emory, which I thought would be a truly spaces is too expansive to cover international environment, where in this short op-ed, but I must students from all over the world say that while safe spaces create come together to learn and grow. comfort zones that encourage disI was first exposed to life at cussion among culturally similar Emory through international stu- students, they do little to alleviate dent orientation, which took place the burden of cross-cultural learna few days before standard orien- ing. The whole point of going to tation or, as I and the other inter- a prestigious liberal arts college national students knew it, “orien- like Emory is to foster academic tation for the American students.” and intellectual curiosity, which Four years at Emory would mean shouldn’t buckle under the presthat I would make friends from sure of one’s demographic status. The segregation among Emall over the world, learn about different cultures and maybe even- ory students extends well betually visit friends who lived in yond ethnic and racial idenor language barriers. different countries during school tities It also includes political ideolobreaks. However, that delusional bubble burst fairly quickly. gies and economic factors. Emory For the first two months of col- has often been criticized for not respecting the lege I avoided convoices of its contact with any of the servative minority. other international Academic and Students form students from Inthat india — I wanted my intellectual curiosity clusters dulge their own college experience ... shouldn’t buckle ideological and poto be all about bebeliefs. Furing “international.” under the pressure litical ther, a gap seems I went everywhere from the of one’s demographic to exist between students from highclassroom to frastatus. income and lowerternity row hoping income families. to create a diverse Emory is an exfriend group that pensive private unirepresented what I thought to be the true spirit of Emory, one versity and is composed of many that looked like the smiling stu- financially well-off students who dents in promotional fliers. grew up in homogenous settings. Those students are naturally But I soon realized that American students at Emory didn’t nec- inclined to befriend those who essarily feel the same way. For can afford the same lifestyle they them, moving to a different state have, including which student orin the same nation was enough of ganization they join. One would a culture shock. And as is human hope that club participation would nature, the best coping mechanism allow students to intermingle. However, this is not always the for dealing with any kind of shock is sticking with your own kind. Un- case. Students often choose clubs fortunately for students at Emory, in a manner that reinforces culturthat means clinging to your ethnic, ally based self-segregation, which racial or social identity. American includes economic differences. students didn’t seem to want to go Furthermore, the long-standing out of their way to mingle with in- debate of segregation between ternational students such as myself. Greek and non-Greek students on By my second semester, it campus partly stems from economseemed as though most freshmen ic factors — participation in Greek had receded into friend groups that life requires paying high dues shared similar cultural identities. and occasional additional fines. Though some financial aid is ofIt became crystal clear that Emory wasn’t a melting pot of fered, unofficial fees for clothes, different cultures and perspec- alcohol and food are necessary tives as I’d hoped. Instead, I aspects of being socially aclearned that social life is defined tive and accepted in Greek life. The prospect of interacting by people of similar cultures gravitating toward one another, with, or better yet, befriending unintentionally neglecting inter- students from different cultures action with others in the process. shouldn’t be a daunting process. Students should be excited at While it may be easier to find common ground with students the chance to make a diverse group from your own country, it is also of friends, an opportunity that is easy to find common ground with best granted on college campuses. With 21 percent Asian/Asianthose who’ve shared similar experiences. And those experiences American, 9 percent Latino, 9.5 are not always determined by the percent black and 17.1 percent color of your passport or your skin. international students, Emory Experiences are determined by ex- has a diverse student body that ternalities well out of our control. should be intermingling and learnBut the similarities between the ing together, not self-segregating. experiences of an American who Pranati Kohli is a College segrew up on a dairy farm and an African who grew up surrounded by nior from New Delhi, India.
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Hundred Word Rants On Emory’s Fall Scone Deficiency
On the Utility of the Oxford Comma Madeline Lutwyche
Annie Cohen Now that it’s fall, all I want to do is eat delicious, pumpkin-flavored baked goods. Kaldi’s is one of the only places on campus to get those treats. But their pumpkin scones, which look so promising, are far from appetizing. They are frequently so stale that they could replace the bricks being used to build the new hospital tower. A good scone shouldn’t need icing, yet Kaldi’s scones are covered in crusty, chai-flavored frosting; the word edible shouldn’t be applied to these treats. To add insult to injury, bugs often swarm around the baked goods. Emory, is this the best you’ve got? Annie Cohen is a College sophomore from New Orleans.
On the Inequities of Career Preparedness Pranati Kohli
According to the Associated Press Stylebook, to which The Emory Wheel adheres, the Oxford comma, which appears before the coordinating conjugation in a list, should be omitted. Opponents claim the comma is unnecessary and cite a certain clunkiness, whose offensiveness is apparently more important than ensuring clear and consistent language. The Oxford comma alleviates ambiguity, which is the reason most other style guides — the style guides of the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Medical Association (AMA), as well as the Chicago Manual of Style and most European guides — recommend its use. If ethos doesn’t sway you, consider the example of a Maine dairy company, which earlier this year lost millions because of the absence of a Oxford comma in their overtime pay rules. While use of the Oxford comma may seem pedantic and its proponents supercilious, it is clearly a useful grammatical device. So why would an organization which values accuracy and clarity in its writing abstain from its use? You’ll have to ask my editor. Madeline Lutwyche is a College sophomore from Baltimore, Md.
Fall means the advent of recruitment season for employers seeking to hire new graduates. As a graduating senior, I have first-hand experience with the disparity between opportunities available to College of Arts and Sciences students and Goizueta Business School students. College students cannot access the Career Management Center, which has a stronger outreach than the Career Center, participate in weekly Goizueta quad kegs or attend weekly networking events hosted by employers. College students aren’t pushed to take professional development courses to prepare for jobs — College students don’t have to make a LinkedIn account for credit, nor are they given an email signature. One of the major motivators for joining the Business School is getting a corporate job, but College students shouldn’t be deprived of crucial resources and opportunities simply because they didn’t sell their souls to a pre-professional track.
The DUC-ling serves breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and then promptly begins preparation for 11 a.m. lunch. What is a poor freshman with limited funds going to do if she has class during those hours? Perhaps 24-hour service is an unrealistic expectation, but 10:20 a.m. is a reasonable time to want food. Students should at least have access to the salad bar, which is ready long before 11 a.m. but heavily guarded by staff to prevent pre-lunch snacking. As the primary dining hall for students who rely on meal swipes, the DUC-ling’s hours need to be more comprehensive.
Pranati Kohli is a College senior from New Delhi, India.
Janvi Pamnani is a College freshman from Syosset, N.Y.
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From the Archives: Academic Freedom Thank you, Wheel. The Emory chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) appreciates being given the opportunity to present our views in The Emory Wheel. “The AAUP Beat” will be a monthly column written by an individual faculty member in constitution with a committee of the local chapter. The AAUP is dedicated above all else to the preservation of academic freedom in the United States. Essential to that concept is the free and open exchange of ideas. This column seeks to be a part of that process, a sharing of information and views with our primary constituency, the students of Emory University. Academic freedom is not a remote abstraction, but a real, powerful force of immediate concern to those who value liberty. It is not coincidence that academics are usually the first targets of tyrants. The control of knowledge is at the core of all forms of repression, as George Orwell clearly understood. The tragic events in China this year underscore the threat intellectual freedom poses to tyranny. When the students of China took to the streets to demand democracy, a concept with which they had little personal experience but valued in its absence, they shook the confidence and hegemony of their government. The government responded to the students’ demands in the traditional language of tyranny, with brutal force, and then attempted frantically to rewrite history. Today, students or professors who question the new party line are sent for “re-education” to peasant co-operatives far from the classroom. It is far too easy for us to dismiss such crack downs on knowledge as the excesses of foreign countries. Such a view fails to consider our own history. Many of you recall the public controversy earlier this year over the Ayatol-
lah Khomeini’s death threat against the writer Salman Rushdie. Most Muslim countries have banned any scholarship which question a literal reading of the Koran. There were efforts to extend this censorship into the United States itself, arguing that any work which insults a particular group disrupts our “social harmony.” In that instance it seemed obvious to many that our Constitution’s protection of free speech must take precedence, and a great number of professors shared that view. A few Emory professors made the pointed argument that the U.S. should limit the circulation of Rushdie’s work just as we would anti-Semitic or racist literature. This debate highlights the uncomfortable truth that is not always easy to live with an unlimited freedom of speech. We are often confronted by messages we would rather not hear and dilemmas we would just as soon ignore. Are to allow Nazis to speak in public, or to march through a Jewish neighborhood in Skokie, Illinois? Is pornography protected, and how are we to define it, if we seek to place constraints on its free circulation? Do we really know if when we see it, as Justice White insisted? Last fall many people at Emory contested a fraternity’s right to sell tasteless teeshirts – is that a free speech issue? Are we allowed to burn such T-shirts? Lest anyone think such issues are trivial, let us recall that there have been American Rushdies. Before the Civil War, Southern state legislatures banned free speech, the right of petition, and the use of the U.S. mail to any who opposed the institution of slavery, and offered bounties for the murder of abolitionist leaders such as William Lloyd Garrison. Angry mobs killed several abolitionists in those years, while other crowds murdered religious
leaders like Joseph Smith, socialists and labor organizers, and civil rights workers and others who held unpopular political or social views. The caste often endorsed such violent efforts; police and government troops have been known to open fire on American citizens exercising their constitutional rights. Public attitudes towards permissible and inappropriate areas of discourse have a way of entering and affecting academia. The AAUP combats such excesses by drawing on a different part of America’s heritage, that represented by the First Amendment. The United States enjoys an unlimited guarantee, and the AAUP works to extend that understanding to intellectual pursuits, believing that there is just no such thing as a little censorship. As James Madison states in the Federalist papers, ours is a nation of sharply competing interests, and its is that competition which keeps freedom alive. Thomas Jefferson best summarized American standards of free speech in his first inaugural address: “If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.” The AAUP believes firmly that attacks on academic freedom affects the quality of educations. We remain committed to both, seeing the two issues as inseparable. We write this column is in an effort to break through the impersonal, to exchange view on our shared mission in the university, what we like to things of as the pursuit of truth in the company of friends. For these reasons we invite your comments, questions, and suggestions. Dr. Myron Kaufman, Sept. 22, 1989
On the DUC-ling’s Insufficient Hours Janvi Pamnani
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Under APD’s Thumb: Norwood’s Concerning Priorities Isaiah Sirois Atlanta Councilwoman and Emory alumna Mary Norwood (74C) may be the current frontrunner in Atlanta’s upcoming mayoral race, but her past and proposed handling of the Atlanta Police Department (APD) is far too soft, and should concern voters. APD is featured prominently on Norwood’s list of “Legislative Success” as a councilwoman on her website, which also lists her mayoral platform. Specifically, she supports both an increase in officer pay and the establishment of a task force to prevent gang violence. She also lists supporting the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 as another key piece of her public safety record.
That is an interesting choice, considering she only signed a City Council resolution in support of the federal bill but she could not vote for the federal bill itself. How its passage constitutes a legislative success for her is unclear, but its inclusion reads like lip service to criminal justice reform. Norwood isn’t a genuine advocate of fixing the broken criminal justice system, and that is made clearer by her close ties to police. She has earned the endorsements of Atlanta’s most prominent police unions, the Southern States Police Benevolent Association and the International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO). IBPO President Lt. Stephen Zygaj called Norwood a “consistent advocate for Atlanta police” in a May 2017 Norwood press release published on her website.
Her actions on the campaign trail certainly support that statement, as she initially refused to raise a “yes” sign when candidates were asked if police “target or racially profile black and brown males in the community.”
The conspicuous consistency of [Norwood’s] propolice stance casts severe doubt on this claim. Norwood later conceded to raise the “yes” sign and claimed that her hesitation was to “[show] deference and support for our APD officers.”
Prioritization of the police over Atlanta’s citizens is a concerning trend in Norwood’s campaign. Her website features 11 “solutions” pages dedicated to specific issues, including public safety. But her first solution to issues of public safety is increased police officer pay to maintain “an experienced 2,000 sworn force.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution estimates that the current force amounts to around 1,400, a number that hit a peak at 2,000 in 2013, after a low of 1,300 in 2009. Despite the fluctuating size of the police force, overall crime, including burglaries, robberies and aggravated assaults, has been consistently down since 2009 compared to previous years. This raises the question of why public safety is such a priority for Norwood despite the downward tick in
crime, as public safety earns a webpage but issues such as education do not. A Norwood mayorship would be a regression from the Reed administration. Her proposals to bolster APD read like an attempt to gain cops’ support under the guise of public safety. That disincentivizes Norwood from enacting necessary regulations on the department, and although she says that during her term she would not tolerate “discriminatory or prejudicial practices or acts” from APD, the conspicuous consistency of her pro-police stance casts severe doubt on this claim. With Emory’s annexation into Atlanta looming, hopefully one of Emory’s first contributions as part of Atlanta is not a mayor incapable of pushing back against the APD and racial profiling. Isaiah Sirois is a College sophomore from Nashua, N.H.
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EMORY WIND ENSEMBLE
INDIE FILM REVIEW
‘Lucky’ a Lovely Swan Song By evAn AmArAl Contributing Writer
Grade: B+
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Members of the Emory Wind Ensemble deliver their debut performance Oct. 20, which included a score for alumnus Nikoloz Kevkhisvili’s (13C) short film, ‘In Her Image.’
Ensemble’s Debut Delights By Annie UichAnco Contributing Writer
In 2009, a 17-year-old emigrated from the country of Georgia to the state of Georgia, enrolling at Emory to escape military conflict. That 17-year-old is now Emory alumnus Nikoloz Kevkhisvili (13C), who wrote
and directed a film that the Emory Wind Ensemble accompanied live for its debut concert of the 2017-18 season. The Ensemble debuted its 2017-18 season Oct. 20, serving up a ravishing performance of works from musical masterminds Andrea Gabrieli, Leonard Bernstein and Emory’s Director of Performance Studies
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Richard Prior, who composed the score for Kevkhisvili’s short film, “In Her Image.” The film, directed and written by Kevkhisvili, premiered last Friday at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts with live accompaniment by the Ensemble.
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In September, we lost one of America’s greatest actors. Harry Dean Stanton was a man forever eluding time, his road-map face and cigarettescruffed voice instantly recognizable since his rise to a niche brand of prominence in the 1970s. Thankfully, he left behind a final performance in the aptly-titled “Lucky.” The directorial debut of fellow actor John Carroll Lynch, the film almost exclusively functions as a platform for Stanton to thrive in his first major leading role since 1984’s “Paris Texas” and creates the best swan song he could have asked for. The film doesn’t exactly have a plot. Instead, it tells the story of a 90-year-old World War II veteran, Lucky (Stanton), who lives in a small, unnamed Western town and spends his days doing the same collection of tasks. He wakes up, drinks a glass of milk, does some exercises and goes for a walk around town. When he visits a convenience store, he picks up some more milk and says hello in his wonky Spanish to the cashier Bibi (Bertila Damas), who invites him to her son’s birthday party. He heads home to watch game shows and do a crossword, he hits the local diner and goes to the bar for a drink at night. The bar is where he encounters most of the town’s colorful characters, including Howard (David Lynch) and his lawyer Bobby (Ron Livingston), who
discuss leaving Howard’s belongings to his missing pet tortoise, President Roosevelt.There’s an ingenious symbol of Lucky’s mortality in his living room clock, which is perpetually broken, frozen on 12 o’clock. When he tries to fix it, he passes out and goes to the doctor, who says that he is miraculously healthy for his age — even admitting that quitting his smoking habit would damage his health further. That incident provides a catalyst for Lucky’s spiritual journey, making a cantankerously existential, atheistic old man examine at the meaning of his life. The entire cast is razor sharp in this slice of deserted Americana, even down to the smallest characters in the town. David Lynch is his enjoyably deadpan, weird self as Howard, perhaps the most memorable of the supporting cast. But the film belongs to Stanton. In essence, he plays himself as Lucky: a worn-down, cynical, but eternally cool and genuine man, always smoking a cigarette and musing on life’s inherent meaninglessness. It’s such a remarkable final role because it forces Stanton to reevaluate the image he had so carefully curated of himself through his choice of roles, big and small, throughout the years. He even has his own theme: a little harmonica ditty on the soundtrack that follows him around. John Carroll Lynch uses a non-narrative structure with “Lucky,” similar to the one Jim Jarmusch employed with “Paterson” last year, focusing on a
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THRILLER REVIEW
‘Babysitter’ Just ‘Sacred Deer’ Strange, Shocking Makes the Mark By evAn AmArAl Contributing Writer
Grade: A-
By vikrAnt nAllApArAjU Film Critic
Grade: BThe horror movie scene just isn’t as much fun these days. Sure, viewers get a “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” or “The Final Girls” every now and then, but films like those are few and far between. Even though the film industry has thankfully moved on from the post-“Saw” gore flicks of the early 2000s, the majority of horror films released in theaters still take themselves too seriously, evidenced by the completely dour ghost movie of the month audiences are usually subjected to. Leave it to film industry pariah Netflix to offer something fun this Halloween season in its latest original film, “The Babysitter,” which mixes horror and comedy to varying degrees of success but remains somewhat enjoyable. The film’s protagonist is Cole (Judah Lewis), a dweeby middle-schooler who is constantly coddled by his parents and is afraid of pretty much everything. His only friend is his neighbor and babysitter Bee (Samara Weaving), who protects him from the local bully,
Jeremy (Miles J. Harvey), and keeps him company. When his parents decide to go on vacation, Bee is left in charge of Cole for the weekend. What starts as a weekend of fun and games quickly turns dark when Cole stays up past his bedtime and discovers Bee’s secret: She’s a Satan-worshipping murderer. Now Cole must try to escape Bee and her Satanist friends before they kill him for witnessing their dark deed. With such a silly premise, being able to transition and balance tone is absolutely crucial. While the first 20 or so minutes feel like a simple buddy comedy between Bee and Cole, the shift that occurs once Bee kills is jarring. But that’s not to say that that change throws the film off. It actually works in the film’s favor, reflecting the radical shift in Cole’s view of Bee and how serious the situation has become at the drop of a hat. The scene in which he learns Bee’s dark secret is one of the only scenes of actual horror in the film. The rest of the film goes full on absurdist comedy, mixing slapstick and snarky dialogue to counter the dark proceedings of the actual story. It’s not reinventing the horror comedy
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The scariest film of the year isn’t about killer clowns or possessed dolls or a baby-faced murderer. It’s a film about a man with the perfect life. A man whose past comes back to torment him. Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos (“Dogtooth,” “The Lobster”) has one of the most instantly recognizable styles of any modern auteur — symmetrical framing, the deadest of deadpan dialogue and a disturbing look at social constructs — so it was only a matter of time before he tried his hand at a horror film. Thankfully, he did with “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” which is easily his best and most unsettling film to date, as well as the year’s most viscerally shocking experience to be had at the cinema. Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell) is a successful heart surgeon with a tidy suburban life. He lives in a massive house with his ophthalmologist wife Anna Murphy (Nicole Kidman) and his two children, Kim (Raffey Cassidy) and Bob (Sunny Suljic). Their family life is harmonious, with the only source of conflict being Bob’s refusal to cut his hair. But that harmony is disrupted by Martin (Barry Keoghan),
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Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell, left) talks with Martin (Barry Keoghan, r ight), his soon-to-be tormentor. a teenager who has an unusual friendship with Steven. Martin’s father died for unknown reasons on Steven’s operating table years ago. After Martin comes to the Murphys’ home for
dinner, he infiltrates their carefully ordered life over time, becoming a friend to Bob and love interest to Kim.
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Emory Director Prior Composes Alumnus’ Film Score Continued from Page 7 At Emory, Kevkhisvili found a place to cultivate his love of movies, graduating with a bachelor’s in film studies with a concentration in film and media management. After spending his years at Emory gaining experience in the film industry and writing a short film, “Saerto Ena,” he decided to return to his roots and make a sci-fi thriller that explores virtual reality and artificial intelligence against the backdrop of his home country. Although “In Her Image” takes place in Tbilisi, Georgia, Kevkhishvili turned to Prior to compose the film score and Ensemble Conductor Paul Bhasin, to conduct the Ensemble for the score’s recording, which made its debut at the concert. And then, for the much-anticipated part of the spectacle: the grand premiere of Kevkhishvili’s film, “In Her Image.” The stage lights dimmed and the Ensemble’s music stands’ lights brightened as the 20-minute film began to run on a screen hovering over the musicians. As the conductor, Bhasin had a personal monitor screen that displayed film cues alongside the on-screen visuals to help him guide the Ensemble during the performance. The film itself focuses on the journey of a Georgian mother determined to find her son, who is trapped within the confines of virtual reality. Subsequently, the film’s score capitalized on the film’s recurring themes of maternal love in the face of adversity and authenticity versus artificiality by using instruments in innovative ways. For instance, a foreboding, enigmatic harp trickled into the opening titles, dispensing an air of disorienta-
tion and mystery among the audience. In another scene, the audience both saw and heard the unnerving scrape of someone plucking the strings inside a piano, which added to the ethereal elements that frequented the film. Later in the film, I could’ve sworn I detected a bit of cowbell, a rustic touch that appropriately conveyed feelings of entrapment and coercion, given the nature of the scene. As the film weaved in and out of the “real world,” subtle cues from the score helped to determine the goings-on in a film so complex, otherworldly and reminiscent of other sci-fi films like “Inception” or “The Matrix.” Yet, “In Her Image” truly captured my attention with its plot twists and fantastic visuals which, when coupled with the music, measured up to a refined, well-made film that garnered much applause and incited my desire for a second viewing. Earlier in the evening, the Ensemble started with Malcolm Arnold’s “Four Scottish Dances (1957).” Composed of four dance movements, the piece offered the audience a taste of different musical flavors, varying from a heavy, ceremonious march to a heavenly, lilting tune. Much of the music appropriately evoked impressions of Scotland and its cultural landscape, incorporating hauntingly beautiful solos from instruments such as the harp and the bassoon. The fourth and final movement wrapped up the piece with a vigorous performance of the ensemble at full force and another literal bang that left my ears waiting, ready for more. After a brief maneuvering of musicians, Bhasin introduced the next piece, Gabrieli’s “Aria Della Battaglia (1567),” as the “progenitor of all polyphonic music as we hear it today,” not-
Actors Save Movie With Solid Efforts Continued from Page 7 paradigm, but the film follows the beats well enough. While the story progression is relatively standard, the actors elevate the material. Weaving knocks it out of the park as Bee, with a terrifying gaze that feels like it’s burning a hole in your soul. She is adept at quickly transitioning between playing the role dramatically and comedically, preventing the film from ever feeling like it’s being too meta. Lewis gives a solid enough performance for a child actor as the archetypal underdog protagonist in a horror film. His turn from nebbish to impromptu man of the house feels a bit sudden and not entirely earned, but it fits the theme of the film and is par for the course. Bella Thorne shows up playing the vapid cheerleader Allison and does it so well that I’m not entirely sure she’s acting. Robbie Amell is also entertaining as the equally innocuous star quarterback Max, and the film takes an interesting turn with his character’s motivations and personality that I didn’t expect, so props there. The biggest thing holding the film back is the choice of direction. Director Joseph McGinty Nichol, known professionally as McG (“Charlie’s Angels,” “This Means War”), isn’t exactly known for churning out high-brow
fare, and his direction in the film doesn’t always fit. During some of the more tense chase sequences, he uses wonky point-of-view shots that look like they’re filmed with a GoPro, yet rather than making it add to a feeling of tension, it comes across as distracting and unnecessary. While most of the comedy works, the referential humor largely doesn’t. The script is too keen to dip into the pop culture well for jokey references, shouting out everything from “E.T.” to “Aliens.” Referential humor can work, but it has to be subtler and more embedded within the dialogue, and “The Babysitter” doesn’t quite hit that mark. On the surface, “The Babysitter” feels right at home with your average “Goosebumps” episode, reminiscent of something eerie that you may have rented from the video store to watch with your friends when you were younger. However, its inclusion of violence and sexuality makes the film an interesting hybrid of a PG premise guised under an R-rated aesthetic. It’s an interesting experiment in style that I have to commend. There’s just enough entertainment to be found in “The Babysitter” to justify adding it to your Netflix list this Halloween season.
— Contact Vikrant Nallaparaju at vnallap@emory.edu
ing its revolutionary use of independent melodies played simultaneously. The gorgeous interweaving lines of complicated harmonies bounced off the echo-friendly walls of Emerson Concert Hall. Any true lover and aficionado of 16th century Venetian music would’ve appreciated the Ensemble’s dignified yet delicate rendition of Gabrieli’s opus. Next on the program came my personal favorite, Bernstein’s heralded and musically diverse Suite from “Mass (1971).” Five brass soloists from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra graced the stage with heartwarming performances in front of the Ensemble. The eclectic array of instruments, sheer grandiosity and heavy use of percussion awakened the audience from their comfortable stupor. The emotional journey that the audience embarked on was moving to the point that the final chord elicited two emphatic “bravo”s from somewhere to the left of me. After the film, the Ensemble wrapped up the concert with Dan Welcher’s “Zion,” a movement inspired by Zion National Park in Utah. A slideshow of breathtaking photos of the Utah landscape throughout the seasons accompanied the music, matching perfectly the beauty and majesty of the mountains, canyons and rivers with the adventurous, earth-shaking melodies of the Ensemble. Filled with tremendous musical talents, radical pieces and an out-of-thisworld film, the Wind Ensemble concert blew me away and justly received a standing ovation.
— Contact Annie Uichanco annie.uichanco@emory.edu
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Harry Dean Stanton’s last role as the titular character in ‘Lucky’ is a quiet one in a film that finds beauty in unexpected places.
Lynch Finds Warmth In Facing Death
Continued from Page 7 repetitive day-to-day narrative flow that allows the viewer to savor the slight details in a routine and find meaning in them. In this sense, the experience of watching “Lucky” itself parallels the journey of its main character, a thoughtful decision that only fosters greater empathy for the main character’s Sisyphean quest. Even though the film has its fair share of beautifully written, monosyllabic observations on philosophy and human existence, told as if they were campfire stories out on the dusty frontier, so much of its supposed message is left for viewers to interpret themselves. At 88 minutes, the film never overstays its welcome but can admittedly feel a bit slight at times. It’s rare that a film should ever be a bit longer, but this is one of those cases. Another day in Lucky’s life would have even been sufficient to flesh out his character
more thoroughly. The editing also has a few issues, such as a scene in a pet shop where there’s a jarringly abrupt cut that appears to be more of a mistake than a conscious artistic decision. Despite the minor faults, “Lucky” is a life-affirming film. The film culminates in a show-stopping scene in which Stanton surprises a crowd of onlookers when he gorgeously sings along with a mariachi band in his sweetly imperfect Spanish. In the case of films that deal with aging, it’s easy to travel the route of bleak, crushing ruminations on one’s impending death, “Lucky” is downright subversive, with its warm, sensitive and often funny approach toward such a morbid subject. It’s as much a film about stumbling upon the meaning of life as it is about the simple joy of lighting one up when the bartender tells you not to.
— Contact Evan Amaral at evan.amaral@emory.edu
Film Disturbs With Clinical, Sterlized Aesthetics Continued from Page 7 Martin then attempts to set Steven up with his mother (played by Alicia Silverstone in a return to big screen roles), and Steven’s rejection angers him. One day, Bob wakes up and cannot move. Steven and Kim take him to the hospital, where they find nothing wrong and send him home. The parents brush it off as a lie to skip school, but then Bob collapses again, paralyzed, and starts deteriorating quickly. As his parents and medical staff struggle to understand why this is occurring, hiding their panic at being unable to find a logical cause, Martin offers Steven a clear answer. One by one, Steven’s wife and children will suffer. First, they will lose the ability to walk. Second, they will refuse all food. Third, they will bleed from the eyes. Last, they will die. Steven only has one way to stop it: choose to kill one of them in retribution for Martin’s father’s death, with limited time to spare before they all perish. Permeating the entire film is the aesthetic of the hospital — a cold, antiseptic environment robbed of human emotion. It’s a natural fit for Lanthimos’ unmistakable style, along with a contrast to cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis’ beautifully grainy 35mm images. There’s even a strangely clinical touch to Steven and Anna’s favorite
erotic game, in which she pretends to be under anesthesia while they have sex. Lanthimos also adopts a distinctly Kubrickian flair here with his menacing tracking shots, slow zooms and cacophonous bursts of classical music. His approach would not work nearly as well without the tremendous work of the cast who are perfectly attuned to his idiosyncratic wavelength. Farrell and Kidman have rarely been better, while newcomer Keogan (spotted earlier this year in “Dunkirk”) is terrifying as the mysteriously villainous Martin.
It’s an unforgettable experience on a psychological level that horror films simply do not offer anymore.
All of those aesthetic decisions only make the viewer feel more uncomfortable as the film slowly builds, with the main narrative only shifting into gear nearly halfway through its runtime. The tension becomes unbearable while Steven faces his impossible decision — Lanthimos loves a uniquely absurd “what would you do” dilemma in his sociological observations. He twists a knife in the viewer’s gut, making some, like myself, feel physically ill as the high stress builds to a climax of explosive violence and
release. Even if there are times when the ambitious package doesn’t entirely come together in balancing the narrative and thematic weights, it’s an unforgettable experience on a psychological level that horror films simply do not offer anymore. “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” is also Lanthimos’ first film set in the United States, and fittingly tackles the subject of American suburban life. His style of stilted dialogue and the emotionless, medical tone brilliantly skewer the cookie-cutter lives of the suburban elite. Adding even more class commentary, like layers on a deliciously bitter cake, Martin and his mother live in an older, ramshackle home away from the surburbs. Lanthimos also clearly explores some Biblical notions of the battle between God and devil figures, the supernatural versus the scientific and the moral implications of a cycle of vengeance. However, the most potent allusion is to the Greek myth Iphigenia, on which Kim composes an essay in the film. In the myth, Agamemnon is asked to sacrifice his daughter by the goddess Artemis. In several of ways, the film itself is, structurally and intertextually, a Greek tragedy with injections of pitch-black humor — all of these rich elements making it one of the most thoughtful, complex genre films in recent memory.
— Contact Evan Amaral at evan.amaral@emory.edu
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SOCIAL JUSTICE
Trafficked Alumna Recounts Traumatic Past By alisha CompToN aND izzy UllmaNN Managing Editor and Contributing Writer
In 2005, Rachel Thomas (06C) walked Emory’s campus living in “a secret hell” for months. Putting up a front to her parents and friends, pretending to be a flourishing student, she spent her nights at Magic City, an Atlanta strip club, coerced into “modern-day slavery” as a victim of human trafficking. She faced sexual coercion and various forms of manipulation including intimidation, threats and psychological manipulation. “I … became more reserved, showed up at events a lot less, may have looked tired in the mornings, missed classes or not gone to the parties that I would normally have been going to,” Thomas said. Thomas said that she was one of three Emory students, among other women who Jimmie Lee Jones, also known as “Mike Spade,” had attempted to traffick in Atlanta. She said that after police arrested Jones, his name and face were broadcast on Atlanta news, and viewers were encouraged to call in if Jones had ever approached them or worked with them. Within an hour of the broadcast, the police received 75 calls. Thomas met Jones the Fall semester of her junior year in 2004. Thomas was trafficked from Spring 2005 to Fall 2005, when another individual who had been trafficked went to the police. Thomas spoke about her experience to more than 140 students at Emory Oct. 30. At the invitation of student
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Thomas speaks in the Business School Courtyard Oct. 30. group Red Light Emory and Emory’s Respect Program, Thomas addressed attendees at a lunch and learn, a student organization panel and the annual “Take Back the Night” event. Thomas grew up in Pasadena, Calif., before coming to Emory in 2002. During her junior year, she was out at an Atlanta club with friends when Jones approached her and offered her a modeling contract. She said that she was initially hesitant to accept Jones’ offer, but felt “silly” for being cautious about Jones after he had booked her modeling shoots and secured her a spot in rapper Lil Jon’s music video. Jones collected her personal information and had her fill out a W-2 form, telling her that he needed the information so that she could be reimbursed for her work. Eventually, Jones convinced Thomas to try stripping to pay for the expenses such as travel and management fees related to her modeling career. After Thomas signed a contract with Jones agreeing to allow Jones to manage her for a year, she saw him hit another model and tried to back out. At that point, Jones said,
Al Forno’s Pizza Performs Poorly From Presentation to Pie, Restaurant Falters By Kiera XaNThos Contributing Writer
As a busy college student, when meal swipes and Dooley Dollars are running low, the first easy, cheap meal is pizza. It’s a simple carb load before any exam. But the next time a pizza order is brought up, skip Al Forno’s. A new restaurant located in Midtown Atlanta, the pizzeria is a carry-out and delivery-only start up. The restaurant promises fresh, piping hot, artisanal pizzas to your door. But the the trade-off for that freshness is that the customer has to finish cooking the pizza themselves. Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, and pop the pizza in for 5 minutes for a complete restaurant experience. Not only is having a fully functioning kitchen at your disposal an integral part of the ordering process, but customers living near Emory should also expect the pizza to take up to an hour to arrive (since the restaurant is located in Midtown) and then to wait another few minutes for the pizza to finish baking.
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After the agonizing wait for delivery — and an additional 5 minutes to finish baking — my steaming margherita pizza was ready. It smelled heavenly, but I was turned off immediately after the first bite. What seemed to be a promising cheesy, tomato sauce-filled bite was overpowered by the olive oil used on the crust. The tomato and cheese flavors of a regular pizza were not present, as the artisanal olive oil took over the whole show. The pizza crust, however, was delicious, even though it lacked the satisfying crunch of a typical thin crust. Overall, the pizza was doughy and smothered in oil.To order the pizza, I used a website called “ChowNow.” The website is simple to use, which is a positive aspect of the ordering experience. But the delivery fee alone was more than $5 without tip. The other downside? There was a mini-
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“B***h, I own you. You’re going to do what I tell you to do or somebody is going to get hurt” and read off her and her parents’ addresses. Later that night, Thomas did as Jones said and went to work at the strip club. After work, Jones told her, “you’re going to take care of my friend tonight,” threatening to harm her if she refused. That was the first night Thomas was human trafficked. “It was an overwhelming feeling that I had forfeited any chance at a meaningful future, that I was now a prostitute,” Thomas said. “I didn’t understand my own victimization, and I took a lot of shame and blame and guilt on myself.” Now the co-founder and director of the Sowers Education Group, Thomas tries to take advantage of the opportunity to be the first person to change people’s minds about prostitutes. “A lot of human trafficking victims are mislabeled as prostitutes,” Thomas said, noting that she doesn’t believe that prostitution exists. What
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ADVICE
Doolino Knows Best: ‘Dodging’ Trouble
Dear Doolino, Emory Residence Life and Housing Operations has been relatively kind to me. I was given a spacious room in Alabama Hall (with my own bathtub), my resident adviser (RA) is helpful and, on most days, my roommate and I get along. But my roommate is from Los Angeles, and I’m from Houston. With the World Series in full swing, tensions in our room have been at an all-time high. I can tell that my roommate is just a front-runner fan because when we watched Game 2 together, I mentioned the terms “barn burner” and “full count,” and she asked me to explain what they were. Additionally, for the past two weeks, she has been wearing her ratty Dodgers T-shirt every night to bed just to piss me off. As for me, my step godfather owns the Houston Astros, and I have been on the sidelines of games since before I can remember. No matter who wins the World Series, someone is going to feel the loss. There will be resentment. How do I navigate this tension? Most importantly, how do I ensure that the Astros will win? Best, Sportsmanship is a Scam
Dear Sportsmanship is a Scam, I’ve been around the bases quite a few times, and it seems to me that considering you and your roommate are a couple of Emory students, you are taking sports way too seriously. Have fun
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AUDIO
This Season’s Best Podcast Picks By Boris NiyoNzima Editorial Board Member
The way I became a podcast expert is simple: I developed an addiction. In the Nov. 1, 2017 issue of The Emory Wheel, I admit to the world that I listen to more than 30 podcasts regularly (I have a problem). I listen to podcasts about the tech industry, soccer, video games, Americana and U.S. politics. For the past four years, instead of cultivating my personal relationships and getting ahead in school, I chose to consume hours of NPR’s “This American Life.” There are podcasts for everyone from the naive listener who has never listened to a 2-hour program about the Mason-Dixon Line to the person who only consumes media through their favorite podcast app (read: Boris Niyonzima). The Daily Aptly named, “The Daily” is a daily podcast by The New York Times hosted by Times journalist Michael Barbaro. In this show, Barbaro synthesizes the day’s news into an informative, and often eye-opening, 20 minutes. Times reporters are regular guests on the show and deliver news directly to audience members even as stories are developing. “The Daily” is at its strongest when it showcases a particular news story
and spends a whole episode focusing on the nuances surrounding said story, differentiating the podcast from competing daily news podcasts that just rattle off the day’s headlines. For example, one of their latest episodes started as an explanation of President Donald J. Trump’s decision to call the opioid crisis a public health emergency and then revealed itself to be a deep dive into one recovering addict’s heart-wrenching story. It is clear that the Times’ immense resources are being put to good use on Barbaro’s new hit show, which only started in January 2017 — everyone should listen to “The Daily.” my BroTher, my BroTher aND me Here’s a familiar scenario: You’re riffing and joking with your siblings and closest friends, and one person in the group declares, “someone should record our conversations — we’re pretty funny.” The truth is, no one would listen to you and your closest friends joke about mundane topics because you’re not that funny, yet thousands of listeners tune in weekly to hear brothers Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy do just that. “My Brother, My Brother and Me” is billed as an “advice show for the modern era.” This podcast’s odd humor will have you laughing and quickly emailing into the show to hear your questions
answered by the brothers, who give quality advice. Recurring segments on the show include “Munch Squad,” where they discuss ridiculous press releases from fast food restaurants about their new dining options. (Taco Bell’s Naked Crispy Chicken Taco inspired the creation of this segment.) The reaD In gay black culture, a “read” is the act of roasting someone by pointing out a specific flaw in someone, exaggerating it and using it as insult. That is the premise behind the titular segment of Crissle West and Kid Fury’s (Gregory Smith) popular show where they spend a considerable amount of time making fun of things and people who have wronged them, ranging from New York’s subway system to Trump. While the majority of the show is a discussion of the week’s news in celebrity culture and current events, the main draws of “The Read” are West and Kid Fury, two dynamic hosts, whose close friendship quickly becomes apparent as you listen to them joke about the latest episode of “Love and Hip Hop.” They are also both unapologetically black and queer which, for me, a young black male, turned the show from a regular podcast into a respite to talk about issues affecting my community
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Continued from Page 9 with it. Rag on each other with loads of humor. Tell her your deepest, darkest desires involving Andre Ethier and Clayton Kershaw, and maybe she will open up to you about the dreams she’s been having about Justin Verlander. Perhaps channel all the passion you both feel for baseball and attend an Emory sports game. In the end, we’re all on the same mortal team. Love, Doolino PArth Mody/Photo editor
Members of the Emory community and Druid Hills neighborhood join together Oct. 29 to celebrate Halloween with the ‘Canine Costume Contest.’
Midtown Pizza Fails to Compete With Local Staples Continued from Page 9 mum order balance of $15. The website lacked a delivery tracking feature, which I’ve come to expect after being pampered by Domino’s. This would be frustrating for any latenight Uber-eats fanatic. My medium margherita pizza came to $10. Given the pizza’s price, its size was acceptable and fed two people. The pizza arrived underbaked as expected, and the instructions for completing the cooking stuck to the inside of the pizza box, outlining the process clearly for the consumer.While the ordering and cooking procedure was plainly spelled out, I still would have preferred a less interactive experience. When I order pizza, I am typically swayed by the idea of not having to do dishes or cook anything. I want to place the order and find a fully-cooked meal at my doorstep within minutes.
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Al forno’s, located in Midtown, requires customers to warm up their pizzas for five minutes upon delivery. Overall, ordering from Al Forno’s was a negative experience for me, though if you like cooking it may be more positive for you. The food was subpar, and the delivery service was frustrating. The only positive aspect was the promise of
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with two hilarious people who feel like my closest friends. You’ll come for good conversation about celebrity gossip but stay for the inclusive conversations about race, politics, culture and sex. r evisioNisT hisTory
proceeds to answer that question while taking unexpected detours that reveal more about the subject at hand. My favorite episode, “A Good Walk Spoiled,” is an expose on golf clubs in which Gladwell makes a convincing argument that golf courses represent an unequal society. It’s an episode that will have you believing that all country clubs should be turned into national parks.
Malcolm Gladwell is one of those names that you hear and realize that you’re sure you’re supposed to know CoNClUsioN who he is, but can’t quite grasp why. After years of pod“He’s the guy that cast listening, I feel This podcast’s odd wrote ‘Outliers,’” humor will have you comfortable listing is how I choose to laughing and quickly four shows that I recreduce Gladwell’s long ommend to everyone. emailing into the resume when describUnfortunately, I show to hear your ing him to friends. could not list every For those who questions answered show that I love, so didn’t get the memo, honorable mentions by the brothers. Gladwell is an accomgo to “The Truth,” “2 plished journalist Dope Queens,” “More turned public intellectual who writes Perfect” and “Giant Beastcast.” about social psychology and attempts I hope this list will turn more peoto answer questions regarding how ple into podcast addicts. and why our society looks the way it So, before finals season starts, kick does. back, relax and distract yourself with “Revisionist History” is equally as a good episode of one of these captiincisive, personal and revealing as his vating podcasts. books. Each episode starts with a ques— Contact Boris Niyonzima at tion about a person, event or idea and boris.niyonzima@emory.edu
fresh ingredients, and even then, what I perceived as fresh could have just been undercooked.
— Contact Kiera Xanthos at kiera.xanthos@emory.edu
Dear Doolino, Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about life. In particular, every morning I wake up, walk to the bathroom to wash my face and end up staring down at my tube of Colgate Total Toothpaste Advanced Whitening for five minutes before having the will to actually get around to brushing my teeth. You see, I feel like I’ve been led astray by oral care manufacturers who made a product called “toothpaste” that should actually be called “teethpaste.” I have more than one tooth! As a linguistics major on the pre-dental track, I feel this to be a grave mistake and injustice. Please provide some clarity. Best, Loyal to Listerine Dear Loyal to Listerine, Please don’t tell me you take five minutes to stare down your hairbrush before you brush your hair. Please don’t tell me you wait an extra five minutes after that to put on your legwarmers. Do you pause before tying your footwear? What about your earphones? How absurd to let this thought process get in the way of your completions of
such rudimentary tasks. Look up the definition of a compound noun. Love, Doolino Dear Doolino, Halloweekend really got the best of me, and after one too many gin and tonics I accidently posted a picture on my Instagram that I thought I posted on my Finsta. I was at Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Emporium and ran into my graduate student TA. Together, we took a selfie with a sacrilegious mural of Jesus. Doolino, I went to Catholic school K-12 and my dad is a priest. Subsequently, a lot of my childhood friends took a screenshot of the photo I posted, and it got passed around my hometown community. What do I do? Sincerely, Repenting Outside Raoul Dear Repenting Outside Raoul, The best thing about to going to college is that you get to live out your religious truth on your own terms, free from whatever institutions controlled your childhood. It sounds like you have some work to do in regard to figuring out the truth that belongs to you. When coming to terms with certain aspects of our childhood, desecration is a dark road. Take a long walk through Lullwater. Love, Doolino For your day-to-day qualms and minor life crises, send anonymous questions to doolino.emory@gmail. com.
Rachel Thomas Discusses Nightmare Past at Emory Continued from Page 9 some consider prostitution is “always a result of disadvantage and forced coercion,” she said. Thomas said that she suffered for a long time but was silenced by fear. When she first met Jones, she considered his modeling offer because she was ahead in her requirements for school and had planned to take off the next semester of that year. By her first semester senior year, she said that she had re-enrolled but wasn’t attending classes. About a month into that semester when the other model reported the trafficking to the police, Thomas was placed in a witness protection program and dropped out of Emory. She was only allowed outside of the house on Wednesdays to attend a nearby church. Her faith and the love from her family helped her through her recovery, she said. “I was so fearful and so defeated and kind of hopeless that I wasn’t even cooperative [with the police] at first because I still felt that my trafficker was more powerful than the police and that they weren’t gonna do enough to protect my parents or me,” Thomas said.According to Thomas, Emory allowed Thomas to complete her senior year remotely when she was in witness protection and then to attend University of Southern California to take her final classes, because she couldn’t return to Atlanta due to witness protection.
After finishing her credits for Emory, Thomas attended University of California, Los Angeles for graduate school and taught English to high school students from 2007 to 2009. As a teacher, she noticed that some of her students seemed as though they were being recruited for trafficking and started Sowers Education Group in 2012. Thomas said that if she was informed about typical pimp tactics, that she may have avoided her own trafficking. She didn’t know a pimp could come in a three-piece business suit with business cards for a modeling agency. “I noticed how much of an epidemic it was, and it was like lambs to the slaughter for people who have never heard of trafficking,” Thomas said. “When I started seeing my students getting recruited, and when I started meeting other survivors, we were like, ‘Yeah, I’ve never told anyone’ because we were all still wrapped in the shame and silence of it.” Sowers Education Group works to spread awareness on human trafficking and empower survivors. The organization trains a diverse group of women who have been trafficked to speak at schools and universities. The organization has also developed a curriculum for therapists to use when working with survivors of trafficking. “[Speaking out] takes a lot of courage, and what I found at first was a lot of shock,” Thomas said.
Thomas said that education about signs of human trafficking need to be a part of freshman orientation at Emory. Furthermore, she said, it is the University’s responsibility to educate students about trafficking and how people, regardless of their demographic, can be lured into it because “no one is immune to becoming a victim.” “College is a time for exploration, independence, to move out of your parents’ watchful eyes … and kind of come into your own identity and person, but I also think that if you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything,” Thomas said. According to Maya Lakshman (17C, 19PH), cofounder of Red Light Emory, Thomas’ presence as an alumna brought the issue closer to students’ lives at Emory. Monica Schweizer (18C) said she attended “Take Back the Night” with “The Survivor Anthology,” an Emory publication that publishes the work of domestic violence and sexual abuse victims, to support survivors. “The speaker was really powerful; it’s not something you would expect at Emory, so just hearing her story was really powerful in that it can truly happen to anyone, and kind of just hearing the signs and what to look out for is important,” Schweizer said.
— Contact Alisha Compton at acompt2@emory.edu and Izzy Ullmann at iullmann@emory.edu
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On the men’s side, Emory slated in at No. 3 with a total 8K time of 2:14:21, about three minutes slower than No. 1 WashU’s pace. Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) finished No. 2. Headlining the men’s performance, senior Shane Sullivan crossed the finish line No. 3 overall with a time of 26:09, a fraction of a second behind the No. 2 finisher. Sullivan turned in his best performance of the season and his second consecutive competition as Emory’s top runner. Curtin praised the strong performances of the team’s more experienced runners.
Club Gives Students Chance at Uncommon Sport Continued from Back Page years later. “They start with knowing nothing to excelling,” Liston said. “Some of the Emory graduates have gone on to polo elsewhere, and I’m excited for them because it’s an awesome sport for people who are competitive and who love horses. I really like to watch them progress.” The team’s 14 members include three varsity, three junior varsity and eight beginner players. All eight beginner players are new to the club this year. Most players have little, if any, experience with horseback riding or polo before joining the team, according to Club President Monica Schweizer (18C). The team practices twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays. Practices are a full evening commitment usually taking at least 5 hours, due to commuting to and from ARPC, caring for the horses and actually practicing polo. Head Coach Frankie Questel, whose father was a professional polo player in San Diego, has played polo most of his life. He played polo in California, Minnesota and Florida before settling in Georgia. He has worked at ARPC and coached Emory’s polo team for almost four years. This year, Questel is excited about the players’ dedication, the new additions and returning members. “This group of players, beside last
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year, is probably one of the best it has [been] in a long time,” Questel said. “Their attitudes are 100 percent right.” Although several of VT players playing on Friday have more experience, Emory didn’t hold back. Within the first two minutes of the game, junior Rebecca Leussing shot and scored. VT scored twice more before Schweizer completed a shot in the final 30 seconds of the first chukker (that’s polotalk for “quarter”). Twelve horses were tacked (dressed in full gear) for Friday’s match, with each horse playing two, non-consecutive chukkers. Teams also swap horses each chukker to make sure no team has an advantage with a single horse. By halftime, Emory and VT were tied 3-3. Junior Kimberly Eckles scored Emory’s third goal in the second chukker. However, a tough second half left Emory trailing the rest of the match. Several straight runs to goal as well as a “pony goal” (when a horse accidentally hits the ball in with its feet) pushed VT ahead to a 10-3 victory. Schweizer said that she was satisfied with the team’s performance despite the loss but hopes their ability to communicate and work together in the arena improves. “I think we did pretty well for us, but I think the one thing that we kind of struggle with is playing as a team,” Schweizer said. “In theory we have most of the ideas and everything
down. [The problem is] just in execution. It’s missing a little bit.” Despite the score, VT and Emory are often at similar levels of play. In the 2017 preliminaries, Emory took the second spot over VT and behind University of Kentucky (UK). UK advanced to play University of Virginia. Questel hopes the team can slide through to playing in regionals this year, because they came within one point of it last year. “I’d really like these girls to win the prelims, at least, because we came really close last year,” he said. “I’d really like them to get to that level again, and I think we’ve got a little bit of a shot here.” Schweizer agreed, noting progress between the scores in their two VT games, from 6-16 on Oct. 20, to 3-10 on Oct. 27. “Just within the week we’ve improved a lot,” Schweizer said. “With time and more practicing together we’ll be at a good place. We are similarly matched to Virginia Tech and other teams in our region, but we just have to be more cohesive.” The team will play at VT against the VT junior varsity team Nov. 11. A date for regionals has not been released, but preliminary rounds often begin mid-March.
— Contact Monica Lefton at monica.lefton@emory.edu
“Our veterans came through in a big way, especially [Sullivan], who ran a brilliant race,” Curtin said. “He was a little bit beat up early in the season, but we knew he’d be ready when it was time for the championship season, and he showed up in a big way.” Senior Max Brown, junior Bennett Shaw, sophomore Luis Torres and freshman Matt Dillon rounded out Emory’s top five athletes. Each had a top 35 finish out of a field of 77 runners. According to Sullivan, Saturday’s performance was a good indicator that the team is poised for a successful championship season. “Our team is on the come up and is ready for a solid end to the season,” Sullivan said. “More focus on the little
things have allowed us to perform well.” Curtin noted that the men’s Saturday finish was their best showing at the UAA Championships in several years. “The men had been stuck in fifth place at UAA [Championships] for the past four years,” Curtin said. “[Saturday] was the guy’s best finish at UAA [Championships] since their No. 2 finish in 2009.” The cross country teams will compete again Nov. 11 when they travel to Newport News, Va., to participate in the NCAA Division III South/ Southeast Regional Championship.
— Contact Stephen Mattes at stephen.mattes@emory.edu
Volleyball Caps Season With 6 Straight Wins “I just can’t believe we’re already here,” Carr said. “This is what we’ve Dzurik typically plays as an outside been talking about all season, ever hitter for the Eagles but played right since the summer, and now it’s crazy side this past weekend as part of the that we’re actually at this point.” Last weekend’s results determined Eagles’ rearrangement due to various the Emory National Invitational team members’ injuries. Carr said that she is excited about Tournament team, which includes Dzurik’s return, particularly given three Emory players: Carr, Thompson and McKnight. Carr was named MVP Dzurik’s versatility and talent. of the Invitational “It’s awesome to team. have [Dzurik] back,” The Eagles will host Carr said. “She’s a “This is what we’ve the University Athletic good hitter, and her playing right side is been talking about all Association (UAA) Championships at really helping us.” season.” home Nov. 3 and 4. For the Eagles’ final Emory will play Case game of the weekend, Reserve Emory managed to — Sara Carr, Western University (Ohio) at hold Webster to below Sophomore Hitter 2 p.m. and Carnegie 20 points in each set. Mellon University Dzurik maintained a (Pa.) at 4 p.m. Friday, .571 kill percentage, and the team as a whole hit .396. Nov. 3. Emory will host the championship Thompson’s 16 digs increased her seagame Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. son total to 521. The Webster win concluded the regKarissa Dzurik is a staff writer for ular season for the Eagles. Reflecting on the successful finish and all her the Wheel. team’s accomplishments, Carr said she looks forward to the postseason to — Contact Allison Gelman at finish what the team has started. allison.gelman@emory.edu
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By Alec WoodArd Contributing Writer
Continued from Back Page 54th minute when Emory freshman goalkeeper Cole Gallagher mishandled what appeared to be a routine save, allowing CWRU sophomore midfielder Zachary Senft to tap in an easy goal for a 2-1 lead. Emory responded once more in the 77th minute when Khattab sent a 30-yard rocket to the upper right corner for the 2-2 equalizer. Like the game against Carnegie Mellon, this one wasn’t decided in regulation but in double overtime, where Emory came up just short. Weber sent a corner kick over the outstretched arm of Gallagher and found the head of CWRU senior forward Michael Balog for the golden goal. “Today was really unlucky,” Datene said. “It was our third double overtime loss of the season, which is really annoying. It puts us into a do or die situation where we need to win this
weekend to make the [NCAA DIII] Tournament.” Last year, Emory also closed out the season against Rochester with a birth in the NCAA DIII Tournament on the line. The Eagles lost 1-0. However, Datene believes that this year’s rematch will end with a different result. “Most of the guys know the feeling of what we are about to go through, so they should be ready,” Datene said. “We have seven or eight seniors starting which I think will help us this year. We only had one senior starting last year, so we know the importance [of this game]. ... We aren’t going to let this opportunity pass again.” The Eagles’ senior day matchup against the University of Rochester will take place Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. on the WoodPEC Soccer Field.
— Contact Max Rotenberg at max.rotenberg@emory.edu
Atlanta United FC ended its inaugural season Oct. 26 with a 3-1 loss on penalties to Columbus Crew SC in the knockout round of the Audi 2017 Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup. Atlanta’s foundational season far exceeded their fellow expansion team Minnesota United FC, who finished third to last in the MLS Western Conference. Colombus, though competing in the conference semifinals, faces a blurry future as rumors swirl of a move to Austin. The game at Atlanta’s MercedesBenz Stadium ended 0-0 after extra time. However, with 41 total shots and 13 total shots on target, the game entertained throughout. Following the second overtime, defender Leandro Pirez and midfielders Julian Gressel and Jeff Larentowicz failed to convert penalties for Atlanta, ending the team’s strong first season with a loss that can at best be described as painful. Atlanta Head Coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino led the team to a No. 4 finish in the Eastern Conference. The team set a new MLS single-game attendance
record of 70,425 against Orlando City SC Sept.16 and a season attendance record of 48,200 along the way. Atlanta’s inaugural season was the third strongest of an expansion team in MLS history, after the 1998 Chicago Fire, who won the MLS Cup that year, and the 2009 Seattle Sounders FC, who made it to the semi-finals. Strong fan support and good management off the field have set Atlanta United on a different trajectory than the Crew, who face possible relocation to Austin, Texas, before the 2019 season. Columbus’ Mapfre Stadium was the first soccer-specific stadium in the United States, but has fallen behind newer stadiums in capacity and amenities — the Mapfre Stadium offers 19,968 seats to Atlanta’s 71,000. Atlanta United owner Arthur Blank is responsible for much of the team’s early success. Blank, who also owns the Atlanta Falcons, has invested millions of dollars in community development in the quickly gentrifying Atlanta Westside near the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Blank’s approach contrasts that of Columbus Crew owner Anthony Precourt. Precourt recently disputed claims made by local business leaders
that they offered to buy half the club to keep it in Columbus. The Crew had the third worst attendance in the league at a season average of 15,429. Meanwhile, Atlanta United was built for long-term success. Blank brought in Darren Eales, the former Director of Football Administration for Tottenham Hotspur FC, as president. Former U.S. national team captain Carlos Bocanegra came in as technical director. Elite coach Martino was hired to coach a young team to play fast, exciting soccer. Blank invested in United’s academy and the future of soccer in Atlanta with a $60 million training facility in Marietta, Ga. Martino and Bocanegra face tough decisions ahead of next season, with young players like Josef Martinez tempting other clubs and an opportunity to offload underperforming highearners like Kenwyne Jones. Columbus leads New York City FC 4-1 on aggregate following the first leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The second leg of the semifinals will take place in New York Nov. 5.
— Contact Alec Woodard at alec.woodard@emory.edu
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | Sports Editor: Kevin Kilgour (kkilgou@emory.edu)
MEN’S SOCCER
Northern Foes Deny UAA Title Dreams By mAx rotenBerG Contributing Writer
The Emory men’s soccer team must be seeing ghosts this Halloween. The Eagles traveled north and played their final two road games only to wind up with a 2-2 draw against Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) (Pa.) Friday, Oct. 27, before losing an emotional 3-2 game against Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) (Ohio) in double overtime Oct. 29. The weekend’s results leave the Eagles in fourth place in the UAA at 3-2-1 in conference play (11-5-1 overall) with only one game remaining. They will likely need to pull out a win Nov. 4 against No. 2 University of Rochester (N.Y.) Yellowjackets (4-1-1 in conference, 11-2-3 overall) to make the NCAA tournament. The Eagles’ weekend got off to a rocky start after allowing two quick goals to the CMU Tartans in the 16th and 18th minutes. However, Head Coach Cory Greiner’s calm halftime speech and tactical adjustments got Emory right back into the game, according to junior defender Aidan Datene. To start the second half, the Eagles changed their formation from their standard 4-1-4-1 to a 3-5-2 to help generate some offense and pressure the Tartans. The amped-up pressure caught CMU off guard, and Emory senior forward Christian Meyer took advantage. He sent a cross into the penalty box, where junior midfielder Moustafa Khattab hit a one-timer to the lower right corner for his fifth goal
of the season and put Emory on the board in the 48th minute. In the 56th minute, Datene got a head on senior midfielder Adam Ferguson’s far post corner kick to tie the game with his third goal of the season. “We don’t have too many set plays on corner kicks,” Datene said. “You just have to beat your man. So I put myself back post and … the ball looked like it was going short post but came through clean. I got a clean head on it; it ricocheted off one of their guys and rolled in. It was an incredible feeling.” The game settled down from that point. CMU’s defense tightened, and the Eagles misfired on their final three shots of the game, including two corner-kick opportunities in the second overtime. Nevertheless, the Eagles left Pittsburgh proud. “Carnegie is always a tough opponent,” Datene said. “It was really good to see how the team came together to pull out that result on the road. Against CWRU, Emory again found itself trailing early after surrendering an 18th-minute goal to CMRU junior midfielder Paul Darmstadter. The CWRU midfielder was able to gain positioning and headed the ball into the net off of freshman midfielder Connor Weber’s corner kick. This game, however, was much more of a back-and-forth affair. Emory junior defender Tyler Santee responded with a 15-yard goal in the 34th minute to knot the game up at 1-1. The score remained even until the
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VOLLEYBALL
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Freshman right side hitter leah Saunders (center) aims for a kill at the Emory Invitational Oct. 27 to 28. The Eagles swept all four matches at home.
Eagles Finish Regular Season 25-5 By Allison GelmAn Senior Staff Writer
With a six-game win streak spurring their record to 25-5 on the season, another regular season is officially in the books for the Emory volleyball team. The Eagles concluded the month with four wins at the Emory Invitational. The Eagles dispatched Washington and Lee University (Va.) 3-0 and Randolph-Macon College (Va.) 3-2 Oct. 27 before retiring Berry College (Ga.) 3-0 and Webster University (Mo.) 3-0 Oct. 28. The wins contributed to the Eagles’ home record for the season, which stands at 13-0. Despite a seemingly swift victory over Washington and Lee, the Eagles fought hard for 25 wins. Net work from junior outside hitter Karissa Dzurik and freshman right side Leah
CLUB POLO
Saunders helped the Eagles push past the Generals. Saunders and Dzurik each had 20 attacks in the match. While the scoreboard came dangerously close to a tie during some of the weekend’s matches, Head Coach Jenny McDowell said that she wouldn’t change a thing regarding her team’s performance. “Randolph-Macon — they’re really good,” McDowell said. “But I thought we just kept on getting better.” The Eagles lost 24-20 against Randolph-Macon, losing the final point of the set on a service error. Emory won the second set 25-18 and the third 25-21, but Randolph-Macon came back in the fourth to win 25-17. The Eagles crushed their opponent 15-6 in the final set. Sophomore defensive specialist Elyse Thompson had 33 digs and junior defensive specialist Mila Barzdukas had 13.
XC Finishes No. 3 At UAA Champs
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Emory and Virginia Tech compete at the Atlanta Regional Polo Center in Tyrone, Ga. Virginia Tech Prevailed 10-3 in the Oct. 27 contest.
Marco, Meet Emory Club Polo
At the end of a long, dirt road flanked by a forest of trees and farms, the Emory University Polo Club competed at the Atlanta Regional Polo Center (ARPC) in Tyrone, Ga., Oct. 27 with hopes of a regional birth. Riding under the radar is the norm for Emory’s polo club, which celebrates its 10th year at Emory this season. The 14-member team may not be among the elite teams of club polo just yet, but Emory’s polo culture grows as the team attracts more talent and reaches for the sport’s next level.
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CROSS COUNTRY
By stephen mAttes Senior Staff Writer
By monicA lefton Senior Staff Writer
McDowell said it was also important for the team to beat Berry 3-0 after they had suffered a tough loss to the Vikings earlier this month. The Eagles took advantage of the third game to exact their revenge. Emory swiftly took the first two sets from Berry, winning 25-21 and 26-19, respectively. Sophomore outside hitter Sara Carr had 48 total attacks and 14 kills. Sophomore outside hitter Morgan McKnight posted a .429 kill percentage. Dzurik stepped back onto the court this past weekend after staying on the sidelines for the majority of the season due to a calf injury. “We got [Dzurik] back and that was huge for us,” McDowell said. “She had been working so hard in rehab, and she is finally back to being herself.”
The Oct. 27 match against Virginia Tech (VT) was the team’s second of the season and counted as one of two games required to enter the preliminary tournament for the U.S. Polo Association (USPA) Intercollegiate Southeastern Regionals. Score sheets for each match are sent to the USPA and, regardless of the outcomes, playing in the two matches has qualified the team for Regionals. Emory currently holds a 0-2 record. The sand-floored arena at the ARPC is a wide oval with two tall, black walls on either end, marking the goals. The area is mostly forest, apart from a small seating section and gravel lot,
which is often filled with cars and horse trailers. Owned by Emory alumna Jolie Liston (90C), ARPC opened in 2006. Emory polo didn’t exist when Liston was a student, but through her father’s horse farm, she came to learn and love the sport. After she opened the center, Liston reached out to the Emory community to see if there were any polo programs at Emory that needed support, knowing the University already had an equestrian team. Emory’s polo club team was founded in 2007, and Liston began working with them a few
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The Emory men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished No. 3 out of eight teams Oct. 28 at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships at Garret Mountain Reservation in Woodland Park, N.J. Saturday marked the first time since 2009 that Emory’s men had finished within the top five at the UAA Championships. Falling behind No. 1 Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) (Mo.) and No. 2 University of Chicago (UChicago), the women’s team’s top five runners put up a total 6K time of 2:03.18. Senior captain Gabrielle Stravach continued her incredible season, recording an outstanding No. 2 overall finish. With her 23:14 time, Stravach fell just behind UChicago junior Khia Kurtenbach, who crossed the finish line seven seconds ahead of Stravach. With prior appearances at the UAA Championships, Stravach noted that her prior experience was valuable not only Saturday but throughout the season. “The fact that this was my fourth
time racing at cross country [UAA Championships] gave me a lot of experience that has taught me a lot,” Stravach said. “Experience from being part of many races and increasing my mileage has prepared to have the season that I’ve been having so far.” Head Coach John Curtin emphasized the importance of Stravach’s No. 2 finish, noting her performance key for the team’s top three finish. “[Stravach] ran lights out, and without that we would have been in big trouble,” Curtin said. “It helps to have a national caliber runner like her. It’s fair to say that she should be considered one of the top dozen runners in the country.” Juniors Kayla O’Shea and Kaylee Slade and freshmen Susie Martin and Abby Durfee were also among Emory’s top five finishers, all of whom finished in the top 30 runners in a field of 76 runners. Stravach said that the long length and uneven footing of the course made for poor race conditions. “Although the course wasn’t ideal, it was really good for us to have a competing mentality rather than following a specific race plan,” Stravach said.
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