November 29, 2017

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MEMORIAL CEREMONY

EMORY HEALTHCARE

Burgess Receives Kidney Transplant

ADMISSIONS

Emory to Admit up to 32 Puerto Rican Students

By riChard Chess News Editor

By BeliCia rodriguez Staff Writer

A.J. Burgess has received a vital kidney transplant about two months after its controversial delay, according to family attorney Mawuli Davis.

The kidney of a recently deceased anonymous organ donor was successfully transplanted into the twoyear-old Burgess’ body, according to Davis. The surgery began at 7:30 a.m.

Wednesday and lasted about three hours, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.

Burgess, who was born without kidneys, is currently in recovery, Davis said.

“Today a family and community’s prayers have been answered,” Davis said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon. “His parents and family are overwhelmed with gratitude.”

Burgess will spend about a week in the hospital to recover, Davis said.

The kidney is currently producing urine, an indication that it is working properly, Davis said. Burgess’ family is excited to spend time with the toddler during Thanksgiving, Davis said at the press conference.

The family received a call Tuesday night informing them that a kidney was available, Davis said. They brought Burgess to the hospital to prepare for the surgery.

Carmellia Burgess, the toddler’s mother, posted a video on Facebook

Emory will accept 32 qualified undergraduate visiting students from Puerto Rico who are unable to continue their studies for the Spring 2018 semester at universities on the island that were devastated by Hurricane Maria. Tuition, board and application fees will be waived for the students.

Emory joins several other universities, such as New York University, Cornell University (N.Y.) and Tulane University (La.), in helping students displaced by the category 4 hurricane, which made landfall on Puerto Rico Sept. 20 and is the 10th most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, according to The Weather Channel. The storm completely disabled the island’s power grid and more than half of the island is still without power or running water, according to The New York Times.

Visiting Puerto Rican students will only be admitted for the Spring 2018 semester, though Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Enrollment and Dean of Admission John Latting said in an interview that the University has yet to discuss the possibility of extending the visiting students’ stay past the Spring semester.

“That’s one of those ‘cross the bridge when we come to it’ points,” Latting said. “We just haven’t had that conversation yet. We would certainly be sym-

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College Dean Michael A. Elliott (Center) helps plant a tree in memory of former Professor of English/Creative Writing Lynna Williams, who died July 29 after fighting gallbladder cancer. Friends and colleagues shared memories of Williams.

CRIME

Burglar Loots Clairmont Apartment

By Valerie sandoVal and riChard Chess Staff Writer and News Editor

Clairmont Campus residents were victims of two burglaries and an attempted burglary on the night of Nov. 17.

Emory Police Department (EPD) was dispatched to Clairmont Residential Center (CRC) Building F Nov. 18 at 12:47 a.m. after a resident reported that someone had attempted to open her bedroom window. The resident, who lives on the ground floor, said that she saw two hands pressed against her window and believed the subject was wearing white gloves.

The subject, who wore dark clothing, ran away before opening the window, according to the resident.

After the EPD officer searched the surrounding area but did not locate the subject, the officer returned to the complainant’s room to help the resident secure her apartment windows.

At 2:30 a.m., a resident located on the same floor of the building contacted EPD after she discovered that her apartment had been burglarized.

The victim said that she noticed that her laptop was missing from her desk.

The victim said that before she had left the apartment, her window blinds had been slightly open and that she had left the lights on.

#STOPTHEGAP DEMONSTRATION

The burglar had entered the apartment by climbing through the unlocked bedroom window, according to the EPD report. The burglar left small pieces of dirt inside the room near the window. At 9:33 p.m. on Nov. 18, her roommate contacted EPD to report a camera missing from her dresser.

EPD Records Manager Ed Shoemaker said there are no updates on the investigation as of Tuesday night. Campus Life has been notified about the incidents.

— Contact Valerie Sandoval at valerie.sandoval@emory.edu and Richard Chess at rchess@emory.edu

SCHOLARSHIP

Jackson Named Emory’s First Black Rhodes Scholar

By MiChelle lou Executive Editor

Chelsea Jackson (18C) has been selected as a 2018 Rhodes Scholar, the 20th Emory student and first AfricanAmerican Emory student to earn the prestigious scholarship.

Chelsea Jackson (18C), Emory Rhodes Scholar Recipient MichEllE l ou/ExEcutivE Editor

Laney Graduate school (LGs) students make signs nov. 20 at the Quadrangle during a #stopTheGap event. The students were protesting the almost two-month gap between when graduate students receive their first paycheck and when they have to start paying for rent, student fees and books.

Jackson, a political science and African American studies double major, will head to Oxford University in England next year to obtain a master’s degree in criminology and crimi-

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nal justice. Granted to 32 American students annually, the Rhodes Scholarship covers all university fees and provides a stipend for necessary expenses and transportation to and from England, according to the Nov. 18 Rhodes Trust release. This year, 866 students nationwide were nominated for consideration by their colleges. The total value of the scholarship averages about $68,000 per year, the release says.

Applicants for the scholarship are evaluated based on academic excellence, commitment to making a difference for bettering the world, concern for the welfare of others and consciousness of inequities, according to the release.

“I was so thankful, excited, over the moon,” Jackson said. “I still feel like I’m in shock.”

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CONSTRUCTION

IECM Facility Expands to Accomodate New Tech

By Madison BoBer Staff Writer

The Robert P. Apkarian Integrated Electron Microscopy Core (IECM) facility at Cherry Logan Emerson Hall is expanding to the O. Wayne Rollins Research Center, according to Assistant Dean of Research at the Emory University School of Medicine Michael E. Zwick.

The expansion is happening as Emory gains a new technology which allows it to perform a new scientific technique known as single-particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM).

The technique allows researchers to examine macromolecules, like proteins and lipids, in their native environment without staining them. The School of Medicine has purchased two new transmission electron microscopes (TEM) to perform the technique.

The expansion is intended to accommodate the two new microscopes, said Zwick, who also serves as the assistant vice president for research at the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC).

The expected project cost is listed at $1,252,000, according to DeKalb County records of a permit application submitted by Hogan Enterprises, the contractor.

Cryo-EM is a Nobel-prize winning technique that fires beams of electrons at proteins that have been frozen in solution to image biomolecules’ structure, creating a 3-D diagram of the molecule, according to The New York Times. The new method, which is being adopted across labs nationwide, can take pictures of proteins that can’t easily be formed into large crystals, according to The Times.

Northwestern University (Ill.), Rice University (Texas) and Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) obtained their cryo-EM “titan krios” microscopes in 2014, 2010 and May 2017, respectively.

Construction of the ICEM facility is expected to be complete by February 2018, with the installation of the microscopes commencing directly thereafter, Zwick said. By April 2018, the facility is expected to be open and operating, according to Zwick.

Zwick also stated that the Emory Division of Animal Resources’ animal research in one of the buildings under construction will be uninterrupted by the construction process.

“We understand the sensitive nature of construction with regards to animal research and want to work together to find the right schedule for accommodating everyone’s needs,” Project Manager Wayne Angel wrote in a Nov. 13 email to the affected Emory employees.

Electrical and steam piping work will continue into 1492 Clifton Road building and the bio-connector, which connects the Rollins building with the

1492 Clifton Road building, according to Angel’s email.

The College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Medicine jointly finance and own the Apkarian facility.

“We need a place to put [the microscopes] and so we need to build a core facility that is widely available for everyone at Emory to use,” Zwick said. “[Cryomicroscopy] is associated with recruitment in the Biochemistry Department. There’s interests for faculty users in the Chemistry Department in the College. … Eventually, [the facility] will be available for anybody to use in the state of Georgia who does this sort of research.”

Zwick said that this technology would help scientists who are “trying to solve three-dimensional structures of macromolecules … so faculty in the Department of Biochemistry for the School of Medicine are users [of this technology], faculty in the Department of Chemistry in the College would also be, since the facility is a shared partnership.”

Zwick commented on the new technology’s many uses, ranging from understanding antibiotic resistance to drug development and interaction.

Associate Professor in Biochemistry Christine Dunham, who conducts research on the structure of ribosomes, said the cryo-EM would directly aid her work.

Zwick said that cryo-EM technology would honor the University’s dedication to research and knowledge.

“This is an exciting opportunity. … The new provost has talked about Emory’s research and building research capacity throughout the entire University, and I think this sort of project aligns with that goal,” Zwick said.

Emory’s Yerkes National Primate Research Center is also attempting to renovate its facilities.

“Yerkes renovating one of our Main Center buildings into flexible animal housing space, which we will use for research studies, animal quarantine and veterinary care,” Yerkes Public Affairs Chief Lisa Newbern wrote in a Nov. 28 email to the Wheel. “We expect the construction to take about four months.”

The construction has not yet started. According to DeKalb County Planning and Sustainability Office Assistant Cheryl Bagby, the plans based on the permit application for the Yerkes construction have “failed,” and the applicant “will need to pick up the failed plans to submit with the revised corrections.”

The expected project cost, according to the DeKalb County records of a permit application submitted by Victoria West, the contractor, is listed at $567,000.

— Contact Madison Bober at madison.bober@emory.edu

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JOURNALISM

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Former anchor for Cnn international Jonathan Mann discusses lying by both the media and politicians nov. 17.

Media Struggles to Keep up With Lies, Mann Says

By Valerie sandoVal Staff Writer “Donald Trump is the best thing that could’ve happened to CNN,” former anchor for CNN International Jonathan Mann said at “The Lying Conference.” “CNN’s profits are up and ratings have gone through the roof.”

Mann discussed lying by both President Donald J. Trump and the media, as well as the role of technology in information dissemination. The event, held at the Emory Conference Center Hotel on Nov. 17, was hosted

by Emory’s Department of Psychology and featured presentations from various scholars and writers on lying.

Attendees came and went throughout the day, and the conference room accommodated a maximum of 135 people.

Trump has been accused of lying more than any other public figure in recent memory, according to Mann.

The Washington Post’s tally of Trump’s lies currently stands at 1,628 false or misleading claims, which averages to about five false claims per day.

The mainstream media is doing its best to keep track of and report on the president’s lies, but outlets are at a constant disadvantage because researching and rebutting a lie is more time-consuming than issuing a lie, Mann said. It also doesn’t help that journalists’ efforts to tell the truth are being pushed back by the most powerful man in the world, who constantly criticizes mainstream media and calls it “fake news,” according to Mann.

“When we do catch up ... there’s a new lie,” Mann said. “Like waves, each one erases the previous one and the media are always behind.”

Mann also argued that, although CNN is guilty of labeling content as “breaking news” when it’s not actually breaking to boost ratings, right-wing media has played a critical role in misinforming viewers and changing the narrative of what the news media does.

Mann said that lying is widespread in the news today, and if people don’t feel outraged that they are not paying attention. A main reason why lying has become widespread is that there is no single group that controls what

news outlets report on or ensures that they are telling the truth, according to Mann. In the past, a small group of wealthy, white men in control of the mainstream media organizations decided which stories to report, but the internet has given a platform to millions of unchecked voices, and wellmeaning amateurs and extremists are on a level playing field with traditional media, Mann said.

Right-wing media outlets, including radio shows and YouTube channels, can push their agendas to more people than before. For example, right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh, whose show is broadcasted to about 650 radio stations, told his listeners that the threat of Hurricane Irma was being exaggerated by meteorologists with a political agenda to convince people of global warming, Mann said.

After Limbaugh had understated the dangers of the storm, he evacuated his Palm Beach mansion. The storm resulted in a death toll of 75 people, according to The Miami Herald. Mann described Limbaugh’s spread of misleading information as a “criminal act.”

Mann also stated that the reach of these right-wing outlets are problematic because they relay false information to audience members and tell viewers that mainstream news sources are intentionally and consistently lying to them. “[Viewers] are being told ... that The Washington Post, The New York Times, CBS and CNN are lying to [them],” Mann said. “Millions of people are listening to this, and they are believing them.”

Mann referenced a Politico poll which found that 46 percent of voters and 76 percent of Republicans think the media fabricates stories about Trump. He also pointed to PolitiFact, a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.

According to the PolitiFact scorecard for Fox News, 60 percent of statements made by pundits on Fox News and Fox Business Network are either “mostly false,” “false” or “pants on fire.”

Mann also spoke about Russia’s role in spreading false information online

before the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He said he was shocked to see how many people Russia reached with their misleading information through social media. He believes this is partly because people don’t view social media websites with the same level of skepticism as they view news outlets.

The full extent of what the Russian government did is still unknown, but Facebook estimated that 126 million Americans saw fraudulent posts on its website by Russian agents, according to the Times. Additionally, Russian agents sent more than 130,000 tweets and posted more than 1,000 videos to YouTube, according to the Times.

Americans had no idea that those posts were created by Russians because they were often attributed to pages with names such as “Heart of Texas” or “Blacktivists,” according to Mann.

Mann encouraged the audience of about 50 people to seek out good journalism.

“This is the best time in human history to find out what’s going on,” Mann said. “There is more journalism, and information is more easily attainable than it ever was before … and most of it is free and available 24 hours a day.”

Jessica Kubert (20C) said she was “pleasantly surprised” that someone who used to be a part of the media wasn’t afraid to criticize and acknowledge the problems with some news outlets.

“I feel both worried and good about the role the internet plays in the spread of news stories now and in the future,” Kubert said. “Hopefully if we end hyperpartisanship people will try harder to find out the truth and not just what fits in their viewpoint.”

Gordon Waldman (18C) expressed concern about the increasing availability of misleading news online.

“It’s interesting how, because of the internet and social media, how much easier it is to access news and get correct information, but there’s also the negative aspect of how easily we can be persuaded into believing something that is false,” Waldman said.

— Contact Valerie Sandoval at valerie.sandoval@emory.edu

UNDERGRADUATE GOVERNMENT

SGA to Formalize Post-Split Charter Appeals Process

By BeliCia rodriguez Staff Writer

The 51st legislature of Student Government Association (SGA) convened Monday night and formalized the charter appeals process, created an Oxford Ad-Hoc Committee and funded card readers for undergraduate divisional councils with the passage of two bills and first passage of one bill.

Speaker of the Legislature William Palmer (18C) and Attorney General Elias Neibart (20C) proposed Bill 51sl34, which would formalize the charter appeals process. The

Governance Committee, which heard appeals from student groups about charters, was dissolved after the SGAGSGA split. Bill 51sl34 outlines the procedure for undergraduate clubs to appeal a divisional council’s decision to revoke a charter or deny a charter application.

An appealing student organization must notify the SGA attorney general of an appeal within two weeks after the petitioner is informed of a charter rejection or revocation, according to the bill. The attorney general would then notify the speaker of the legislature to schedule an appeal hearing

before the legislature and provide a one-week notice to the petitioner and the legislature of the hearing date.

Two days before the hearing date, divisional representatives must send an “overview of the rationale” behind their decision to SGA. During the appeal hearing, the speaker of the legislature presides and the attorney general ensures that the bylaws are being followed throughout and that the petitioner is given a fair trial, according to the bill. The appellant would present first, after which divisional representatives would present their rationale for rejection

or revocation to the legislature. The petitioner would then respond to the divisional representative’s statements.

The legislature can question both parties, and divisional representatives may only speak when clarifying chartering bylaws or when directly asked a question by legislators, the bill said.

Hearings are to last no longer than 30 minutes, but the speaker can recommend to extend the time, a motion that must be passed by the majority of the legislators present.

Once the hearing ends, the petitioner must leave the room while the legislature votes. The divisional rep-

resentatives stay in the room but cannot speak unless they are questioned about chartering rules, the bill said.

At least two-thirds of the present legislators must vote in favor to reverse a chartering decision. The bill does not specify how many legislators must be present at the hearing. The petitioner is informed 48 hours after the hearing of the decision.

The bill was passed unanimously in its first round of voting with 12 votes.

Amendments to the Chartering Bylaws require a two-thirds vote of legislators

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Crime Report Compiled by MoniCa lefton On Nov. 13 at 10:31 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call regarding a theft at Candler Library. An officer met with an Emory student who reported accidentally leaving her Fender electric guitar in the building after she had studied there. She left the building when it closed at 2 a.m., but when she returned later that day to retrieve the guitar, it was gone. The item was not in the lost and found, and library security could not to locate it. The guitar was valued at $1,700. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On Nov. 17 at 1:45 a.m., an officer patrolling Eagle Row observed a male student urinating on the sidewalk in front of 15 Eagle Row, the Delta Tau Delta (DTD) and Sigma Phi Epsilon (SigEp) house. The subject, later identified as a 22-year-old Emory student who is not a member of either fraternity, saw the officer, pulled up his pants and began running to the back of the house. The officer chased the student on foot and told him to stop running.

The subject complied and was issued a citation for defecating or urinating on public property. A court date was set for Jan. 5, 2018 at the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County. Campus Life was notified.

On Nov. 18 at 10:25 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a fight on the ground floor basketball court at the Student Activity and Academic Center (SAAC). Officers arrived on scene to find the fight had already been broken up. They spoke with the involved parties, all visitors to the University, who stated the fight began during a game of pickup basketball when one player performed a “screen” that was viewed as aggressive by the recipient. A verbal dispute ensued and became physical.

Other players in the same game broke up the fight, but another verbal fight

began. A University employee then entered the gym, noticed the altercation and called police. The employee closed the gym for the next hour and asked all players to leave. They were given free vouchers to return at a later date. There were no reported injuries.

On Nov. 19 at 12:06 a.m., EPD responded to a call regarding an intoxicated individual at Clairmont Tower.

Officers arrived on scene and met with the subject, a 19-year-old Emory student. A friend of the student told the officer that she went with the subject to a party on Eagle Row and then to an off-campus party. The friend said the subject had consumed five alcoholic drinks and two shots between the two parties. After returning to Clairmont Campus in an Uber, the subject needed assistance stepping out of the vehicle and walking to the building. The subject then reportedly lay down on the ground. The friend attempted to help the subject off the ground but could not get her up. DeKalb County Fire and Rescue and American Medical Response (AMR) arrived on the scene and transported the subject to Emory University Hospital (EUH). Campus Life was notified.

On Nov. 20 at 11:36 a.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) met with an Emory student regarding a theft from Atwood Hall. The student reported that his Apple Beats headphones fell off the top of his backpack while he was in the building lobby around 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 9. He went to lab and then back to his residence hall, where he realized the headphones were not on his backpack. He returned to the Atwood lobby at 8:30 p.m. and could not find the headphones. The headphones are valued at $300. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On Nov. 20 at 3 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding suspicious activity at the Starbucks in the Oxford Road

News Roundup

Building. An Emory student reported an older man staring at her in the Starbucks and then following her across campus Nov. 14 beginning at 10 a.m. When she neared Dobbs Hall, she called a friend who lived there, and the friend came outside to talk with her.

The man following her walked away.

The student went back to Starbucks Nov. 20, where she saw the man again and proceeded to call EPD. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On Nov. 20 at 6:45 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a theft from Lodge B at 11 Eagle Row. An Emory student and resident of the lodge reported $100 in cash missing from her wallet, which she had left in a bag in the common room from Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. until Nov. 20 at 10:30 a.m.

The student found the wallet behind a printer in the back common room with five $20 bills missing. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On Nov. 21 at 1 a.m., EPD responded to a call from the resident adviser (RA) on call regarding an intoxicated individual at Turman Hall. Officers arrived on scene and met with American Medical Response (AMR) and DeKalb County Fire Rescue personnel, who were treating a 17-year-old male student. AMR reported that the student had consumed 13 vodka shots while alone and was completely unresponsive. The student was transported to Emory University Hospital (EUH) On Nov. 21 at 1:35 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding harassment at Asbury Circle. An anonymous caller stated that a construction worker was yelling obscenities at female students as they passed and may have been holding drug paraphernalia. Officers arrived on the scene but found no one shouting or holding drug paraphernalia.

— Contact Monica Lefton at monica.lefton@emory.edu

Univ. Offers to Waive Students’ Tuition, Board Continued from Page 1 pathetic if their home institution is not ready for their return. Hopefully that won’t be the case, but … it’s possible.”

President of the Puerto Rican Student Association (PRSA) Josue Rodriguez (20C) said that the group appreciates Emory’s efforts to help those in need.

“We also hope the administration can contact the right people in [Puerto Rico] to inform students about this possibility,” Rodriguez said.

Latting credits Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Dwight McBride as one of the people who pushed for this initiative. “[He] felt very clearly that … it’s a responsibility that we have. He expected the Emory offices [Residence Life and Housing Operations, Campus Life and the Emory Registrar] ... to get together and work on a plan. So we did that,” Latting said.

After Emory released the initial call for applications Nov. 17, Latting said the University received a number of inquiries about accepting students affected by the hurricane, but he was unable to provide an exact number of inquiries received, and it is still unclear whether Emory will reach the capacity of 32 students or not.

Emory is not providing students from the U.S. Virgin Islands who were also affected by the storm with the same opportunity. Many of the universities in the Virgin Islands are projected to open Spring 2018, whereas the University of Puerto Rico has stated that it will be unable to open

in the Spring, according to the Nov. 21 email from Latting. The Virgin Islands is undergoing recovery after back-to-back Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the territory.

Associate Dean of Admission Giselle Martin will oversee the admissions process for the Puerto Rican students and, according to Latting, “mak[e] sure that the visiting students are really ready to jump right into a set of Emory classes.”

Latting told the Wheel that visiting students do not have to submit a complete application. Rather, the Office of Undergraduate Admission will mainly be looking at students’ transcripts.

Prospective students must have been enrolled in an accredited Puerto Rican university to be considered for admission. Students who are applying as freshmen must still submit SAT or ACT test scores.

The cap of 32 students was determined by Residence Life and Housing Operations, Campus Life and the Emory Registrar, which deals with classroom capacity, and will allow the University to fully accommodate the students, according to a Nov. 21 email Latting sent to the Wheel.

“It truly is the maximum we can accommodate while maintaining the quality — both inside and outside the classroom,” Latting wrote. “We are committed to keeping this quality for both our current students and any admitted visiting/transient students who choose to enroll here.”

Latting emphasized that the University is not trying to recruit stu-

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dents but to make Puerto Rican students aware of the opportunity if they require it.

“We’re stepping in to provide assistance where that’s requested,” Latting said. “We’re not trying to recruit students away from their home universities.”

The decision to help Puerto Rican students aligns with the University’s mission, McBride said in the University press release.

“We are compelled to step up and offer an academic home to students as they continue their studies in our supportive and diverse community,” McBride said.

Emory has made similar accommodations for students who attended universities that were shut down due to natural disasters in the past.

Students who were affected by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and who attended schools such as Tulane University and the University of New Orleans were able to apply as visiting students. Some of those students transferred to and graduated from Emory.

The Office of Undergraduate Admission committed to accepting Puerto Rican students Oct. 27, according to a Nov. 21 email from Latting.

Applications for visiting students are due Dec. 10.

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— Contact Belicia Rodriguez at belicia.rodriguez@emory.edu

uniV. senate ConCerned With tax aCt The Emory University Senate voted Tuesday to send letters to U.S. representatives and senators for Georgia to express concerns for the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In particular, the letters mention that the House bill repeals U.S. Code sections 117(d), which allows individuals to deduct qualified tuition expenses from gross income, and section 127, which excludes employer assistance with tuition payments from gross income.

“Taxing the scholarships and educational assistance described in these sections would put higher education out of reach for many of our employees and their families,” the letters read.

University Senate President Henry Bayerle said at the meeting that he was told by high-ranking University officials that Emory might pursue legal action if the bill is passed as is.

The House passed its version of the bill Nov. 16 and the Senate Budget Committee passed the Senate’s version of the bill Tuesday. — Richard Chess eMory’s first ProVost dies at 84 Emory University’s first provost and former interim president and chancellor, Billy Frye (54G 56G), died Nov. 14 at the age of 84. Frye died from complications related to a previously diagnosed lung disease called bronchiectasis, which also affected his heart, according to his wife Elisa Frye.

Billy Frye was regarded in the Emory community as a leader who served as an impetus for the University’s campus development, according to a Nov. 21 University press release. He arrived at Emory a few years after brothers Robert W. Woodruff and George Woodruff gave Emory a thenrecord donation of $105 million, and helped expand the University during his 15-year tenure. Billy Frye received Emory’s Thomas Jefferson Award in 1997 for his service to Emory and the Emory Medal, the highest alumni honor, in 2011. “[Billy] was always my hero and I marveled at my good fortune at finding someone who was such fun to be with who was also so dedicated to the mission of the University,”

Elisa Frye said. A memorial on campus is planned for Spring 2018. — Madison Bober ClC CoMMenCes ConCrete Pour The second major concrete pour for the new Campus Life Center (CLC) was postponed to this morning, Nov. 29, according to the CLC newsletter. Finishing the concrete takes approximately six to eight hours. Upon the CLC’s completion in summer 2019, Student Involvement, Leadership and Transitions (SILT); Belonging and Community Justice; Civic and Community Engagement; Social Justice Education; Sorority and Fraternity Life; University Center; and Student Government Finance will move to the CLC, according to the newsletter. — Anwesha Guha sCaraMuCCi threatens tufts PaPer Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci resigned Tuesday from the Board of Advisors to the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (Mass.) after threatening to sue Tufts law student Camilo Caballero and the editor-in-chief of the university’s student newspaper, The Tufts Daily, Gil Jacobson, according to the Post. Caballero wrote two opinion pieces critical of Scaramucci for The Tufts Daily, according to the Post.

Scaramucci told The New York Times that he stepped down so the university would not face unnecessary scrutiny.

He also said in the interview that he stood by his threat to file a defamation suit against Caballero and Jacobson if Caballero did not apologize and The Tufts Daily did not retract the two op-eds. A petition asking Scaramucci to be removed from the board has received more than 300 signatures as of Nov. 28, according to the Post.

Scaramucci was invited to speak at Tufts Monday, but the university canceled its invitation, according to the Post. Scaramucci, who attended Tufts University as an undergraduate student, worked as the White House communications director last summer for less than two weeks. — Molly Ball

The Emory Wheel Volume 99, Number 12 © 2017 The Emory Wheel

Alumni Memorial University Center, Room 401 630 Means Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30322 Business wheelbusinessmanager@gmail.com Editor-in-Chief Julia Munslow julia.munslow@emory.edu Founded in 1919, The Emory Wheel is the financially and editorially independent, student-run newspaper of Emory University in Atlanta. The Wheel is a member publication of Media Council, Emory’s organization of student publications. The Wheel reserves the rights to all content as it appears in these pages, and permission to reproduce material must be granted by the editor-in-chief.

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Corrections • In the Nov. 8 issue, “Life of Pai: From Accountant to Academic” incorrectly stated that Nischinth Pai is studying mechanical engineering. He actually studies commerce. A quote by Pai describing an incident in which HLB Mann Judd made a purchase that lost money and inaccurately represented the situation to a client has been removed.

The company represented accurately the purchase to the client, who did not lose money, according to the company.

• In the Nov. 8 issue, the author of op-ed “For Fulfilling Human Connection, Put Down Your Phone,” Charles King, was misidentified as a junior. King is a senior.

• In last week’s issue, the photo accompanying “FedEx, Goizueta Partner to Advance MSBA Program” was incorrectly attributed to Parth Mody. The photo was from Wikimedia Commons.

• In last week’s issue, the author of “Student Arrested on Drug Charges,” Monica Lefton, was incorrectly identified as a staff writer. Lefton is a senior staff writer.

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GSGA Rallies Against Proposed Republican Tax Plan

By Christina yan Staff Writer

The Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) and Student Government Association (SGA) convened Monday evening for their second joint legislative session to discuss collective action about the GOP tax plan.

After the joint session, GSGA approved funding for the “#MeTooEmory” luncheon.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Nov. 2, which would remove tax exemptions on qualified tuition reductions, meaning that the tuition waivers for graduate students working as teaching or research assistants would be taxed as income.

The bill passed the Senate Budget Committee in a 12-11 vote Nov. 28.

Some graduate students argue that the tax plan reduces graduate student incomes and negatively impacts higher education “Long story short, this is very bad for higher education,” GSGA Executive Vice President Vineet Tiruvadi (18G, 21M) said.

The GSGA Executive Board sent a statement to all graduate students about the GOP tax plan.

Executive Board members jointly drafted the statement, Tiruvadi wrote in a Nov. 28 email to the Wheel.

SGA Vice President of Communications Konya Badsa (15Ox, 18C) sent a statement from the GSGA Executive Board regarding the GOP tax plan to all undergraduate students in a Nov. 27 email. No one on GSGA objected to the release of the statement to the student body, Tiruvadi wrote to the Wheel in a Nov. 28 email.

“With passage of H.R. 1 in the House, consideration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs act moves to the U.S. Senate,” the statement reads. “The Senate draft is more favorable to graduate students, but the conditions have not been finalized and could change. It is more important than ever for you to voice your thoughts and concerns on this bill.”

GSGA has been “actively reaching out to administrators, congressional delegations and universities around Georgia,” and encouraged graduate students to make their voices heard

by doing the same, according to the statement.

Emory is slightly more protected than state schools, wrote Tiruvadi, who also serves on the Georgia Institute of Technology’s graduate student government as the graduate student body executive vice president.

If the Senate passes its version of the tax plan, Tiruvadi told the Wheel that Emory’s GSGA will coordinate with other schools’ student governments to respond to push Congress members to vote against the plan.

Badsa’s email included a note stating that SGA supports graduate students in opposing the tax proposal.

“SGA stands with and supports the graduate and professional students in allowing our voices to be heard in the outcome of this legislation,” the SGA statement reads.

SGA also urged undergraduate and graduate students alike to contact their representatives and senators “in our commitment to accessible higher education.”

In addition to continued efforts to have students contact representatives and senators, Tiruvadi asked SGA to

act collectively with GSGA on the issue during the joint legislative session.

“Reach out to me, so we can do a joint collaborative thing between GSGA and SGA to really tackle this and put statements out, reach out to our senators, reach out to our representatives together, run some numbers to figure out how much this affects undergrads, how much this affects grads,” Tiruvadi said.

Tiruvadi said that although the Senate’s version of the bill specified that tax exemptions for tuition waivers would be preserved, the conference committee which will follow the Senate’s passing of the bill could still remove the exemption.

Regarding the GOP tax plan and its consequences, Tiruvadi said that “it’s a big black box that we’re really trying to understand a lot more. … Nothing like this has really ever happened before.”

In a separate meeting after the joint session, GSGA voted unanimously to approve $191.85 in funding for “#MeTooEmory,” a luncheon organized by the Center for Women to discuss issues and share stories around sexual harassment.

Vice President of Student Concerns and Inclusion Tiffania Willetts (18T) focused on rechartering the Alliance for Sexual Assault Prevention (ASAP) as a University-wide Organization (UWO) under GSGA. ASAP is currently working to recharter under SGA. “The goal would be for this to be a starting point, this Friday, just to start the conversation, to then have a larger event in the spring, and then to, along with that, to recharter ASAP” in order to “react to [the pervasive sexual assault accusations in the media or in Emory’s community in the future] in a timely manner and there would already be a student group ready to do that,” Willetts said.

The luncheon received $100 in funding from Goizueta Women in Business (GWIB) and Emory Women in Neuroscience, $50 from each organization, prior to its request to GSGA. The event is expected to draw 25 people.

Michelle Lou contributed reporting.

— Contact Christina Yan at christina.yan@emory.edu

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Focus Group by Emory Bashes Trump

By Christina yan Staff Writer

“Incompetent,” “despicable” and “immature narcissist” were some of the words Wilmington, N.C., voters used to describe President Donald J. Trump in an Emory-sponsored focus group Nov. 15.

The session, moderated by NBC and Wall Street Journal pollster Peter D. Hart, is the second focus group session of Emory’s “Conversations with America” series, which aims to “advance and promote conversation and civil discourse on the most pressing issues facing [the] nation,” according to a Nov. 13 press release.

Registered voters from Wilmington, including three Democrats, four Republicans and five independents, comprised the focus group.

Seven voted for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and five voted for Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

Only Cynthia Layton, an independent who leans Republican and voted for Trump, described the president positively, reasoning that he “fights back.”

When Hart asked the group for three words to describe Trump’s first year in office, responses were critical, with six people mentioning the word “chaotic.” Others characterized Trump’s first year in office as a “failure,” “antagonistic” and a “nightmare.”

Annie Anthony, who voted for Trump and identified herself as a “notso-strong Republican,” expressed disappointment with Trump’s presidency.

“My words [to describe his first year in office] were chaotic, stressful and an uphill battle,” Anthony said. “I thought his ideas appealed to me, but since he’s been in there he’s embarrassed me by his behavior.”

Melissa Hight, who also voted for Trump and identified herself as a “strong Republican,” said that her “high hopes” for the president were unfulfilled. “[Trump] doesn’t facilitate working together. He comes out with these grandiose ideas and there’s no followthrough,” Hight said. “It’s a lot of talk and I just had such hopes that maybe things would be repaired, the whole country would be better off with him as president but he hasn’t acted very presidential at all.”

Four of five disagreed with the manner in which Trump speaks and

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north Carolina voters criticized Trump’s job performance so far in Emory’s second ‘Conversations with America’ session. conducts himself, saying that he has disappointed them with “diplomacy,” “tweeting” and “just basic decency.”

The voters were especially disappointed with Trump’s behavior on Twitter, with four calling him a “bully.”

“I think every day he lowers the bar of what it means to be president with every tweet,” Democrat Terry Reilly said.

Independent Katrina Harrell echoed Reilly’s sentiments.

“He’s showing, to me, mental incompetence when he’s tweeting. And that’s the last thing we need to see from our president,” Harrell said. “If you’re going to be there, try your best to be professional.”

But Layton said that she was thankful for Twitter because it is a direct channel of communication.

“I like him because he talks like my neighbor talks to me. I don’t need an elitist person talking down to me,” Layton said. “The media does not give, I think, an honest opinion. That’s why I turned off cable 10 years ago. I read my sites, I listen to his tweets.”

Most people were disappointed in Trump’s handling of racial issues.

“I just think his rhetoric encourages hate,” Independent Sean Bynum said.

Others agreed with Bynum, pointing to Trump’s response to the deadly protests in Charlottesville, Va..

“I think he’s perpetuating and revealing the white supremacist mentality that a lot of elitists have in this country,” Harrell said.

After the Charlottesville incident, Trump said, “I think there’s blame on both sides.” Congressional Republicans and Democrats con-

demned Trump’s words.

According to Gallup, Trump’s job approval rating is 38 percent, with 57 percent disapproving, as of Nov. 19.

The focus group also discussed the opioid epidemic in the United States.

When asked to give a numerical rating on a scale of zero to 10, on how problematic opioids were in Wilmington, six rated the issue a 10, with the lowest rating being a seven.

A 2016 Castlight Health report ranked Wilmington the No. 1 city in the U.S. for opioid abuse.

Some people recounted the deaths of friends and family as a result of opioid addiction. Independent James Rabon said that eight of his friends had died in the past six weeks due to heroin addictions.

Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency in October, calling it the “worst drug crisis in American history.”

When asked to identify the two groups that they felt were most responsible for the opioid epidemic, nine participants pointed to pharmaceutical companies and doctors.

“It’s the money,” Independent Jacob Eubank said. “I don’t think they’re necessarily looking out for the good of the patient anymore because they’re getting all of these kickbacks from whatever their whatever prescription they’re putting them on.”

Others in the focus group agreed that the earnings of pharmaceutical companies have taken precedence over people’s lives.

— Contact Christina Yan at christina.yan@emory.edu

Legislators Allocate $500 for Card Readers

Continued from Page 2 present at two consecutive legislative sessions, according to Title III of SGA’s Chartering Bylaws.

Emory Chinese Student Association and Southern Poverty Law Center are currently awaiting appeals.

SGA Executive Vice President Natasha Armstrong (18B) and Oxford Continuee Representative Muhammad Naveed (17Ox, 19C) proposed Bill 51sl33 to form the Oxford Ad-Hoc Committee to improve communication between the Oxford and Atlanta campuses as well as Oxford continuees’ transition to the Atlanta campus.

The SGA executive vice president and the Oxford continuee representative(s) would co-chair the committee. The ad-hoc committee would meet weekly to discuss initiatives to improve the greater Emory community, and the committee’s sub-committees that represent each undergraduate division would meet weekly to discuss initiatives for their individual school.

The Oxford Ad-Hoc Committee would be composed of representatives from the four undergraduate divisional councils, who will be selected by the committee co-chairs. Each divisional council must decide whether to have a sub-committee or liaison position, which would create initiatives in the ad-hoc committee to better facilitate the transition of Oxford continuees to their respective schools. Applications for representatives would be released every fall to undergraduate students.

The committee members have no legislative voting power.

Armstrong and Naveed said they have already begun working on initiatives that would increase collaboration between Atlanta and Oxford students during freshman orientation and increase the number and frequency of shuttles between the Oxford and Atlanta campuses. The bill passed with 11 votes and Naveed, one of the bill authors, abstained from voting.

“At Oxford SGA, whenever you would present something, you would abstain from it,” Naveed said. “I wanted to make sure that I was minimally part of the debate, and that my vote wouldn’t influence the decision.”

SGA President Gurbani Singh (18B), Armstrong and SGA Vice President of Finance Javi Reyes (18C) proposed Bill 51sl35, which would allocate $500 to the purchase of card readers for the undergraduate divisional councils.

The legislators said that the divisional councils were frustrated that the card readers seemed to always be unavailable. Membership and attendance at club events have not been consistently recorded, according to the bill. The data from card readers is “useful in programming, communication, outreach and planning for all clubs and organizations,” the bill said. Currently, SGA offers about eight to 10 card readers that can be checked out by organizations via OrgSync.

After SGA’s meeting, GSGA and SGA had their second joint session to discuss the GOP tax plan.

— Contact Belicia Rodriguez at belicia.rodriguez@emory.edu

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Profs. Praise Rhodes Scholar’s Service, Intelligence

Continued from Page 1 At Emory, Jackson has been a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority and Black Pre-Law Society, musical director of a cappella group AHANA and a committee chair for Emory’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

She is also a communications intern for the Commission on Racial and Social Justice in Campus Life and a diversity initiatives fellow for the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

Jackson said that she became interested in pursuing criminology and criminal justice post-graduation through her on-campus and Atlanta activism, as well as courses such as Politics and Punishment and The Ferguson Movement that she took at Emory.

Of the eight applications submitted to Emory’s nomination committee for the Rhodes Scholarship, the committee chose to endorse five candidates, Director of the National Scholarships and Fellowships Program in the Office for Undergraduate Education Megan Friddle said.

The nomination committee was composed of eight faculty members and senior administrators, according to Friddle.

The last Emory student to win the prestigious scholarship was Leah Michalove (16C) two years ago.

Friddle added that Jackson boasted an impressive combination of service, research and academics in her resume.

Charles Howard Candler Professor and Chair of African American Studies Carol Anderson first met Jackson as a guest lecturer for The Ferguson Movement course and said she was immediately impressed by Jackson’s tenacity.

“She was amazing — there was an incisiveness about her questioning, about her analysis,” Anderson said.

Jackson later took Anderson’s course on the civil rights movement.

Anderson also commended Jackson’s dedication to the community, pointing to her work with social justice at Emory. “[She has] a commitment to making a place better for others, better than what it was than when she came in,” Anderson said. “That’s saying a lot because it’s really easy to be all about me: I’ve got to get my grades, I’ve got to do my work, I’ve got to get into my top school. Chelsea thinks in terms of ‘we.’”

Associate Professor of Political Science Michael Owens, who met Jackson during her sophomore year and is co-directing her thesis, echoed Anderson’s sentiments about Jackson’s academic excellence.

“I’ve had her in at least three courses, and she was always a standout in

the eyes of faculty members and in the eyes of her peers,” Owens said. “She’s truly among one of the absolute best students I’ve ever taught at Emory.”

Owens said that Jackson’s selection for the scholarship increases the value of an Emory degree and reminds people that Emory produces “amazing students and future leaders.”

“We like to get into, ‘Is Emory a top-20 school or not?’” Owens said.

“This reminds us that it really doesn’t matter. What matters is the investments that we make in our students, and what matters is the investments students make in themselves, allowing themselves to compete against anybody.”

Associate Professor of Political Science Andra Gillespie, Jackson’s major adviser, first met Jackson when Jackson tried to take Gillespie’s upperlevel political science course during her freshman year.

Although Gillespie talked Jackson out of taking that class, Gillespie said that Jackson’s intellectual curiosity made her a great student to have in courses later in her academic career.

“She’s not satisfied with just obtaining a shallow understanding of what she studies,” Gillespie said. “She pushes her classmates also to dig deeper and be more excellent.”

— Contact Michelle Lou at michelle.lou@emory.edu

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Baby’s Transplant ‘A Thanksgiving Miracle’ Continued from Page 1 documenting the moments before her son’s transplant operation.

Surgeons from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) at Egleston Hospital performed the surgery, Davis said, and Emory’s transplant team performed the operation, according to a Nov. 23 Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC) statement.

“In this season of giving thanks, all of Atlanta can be grateful that A.J. was the successful recipient of a kidney transplant,” the WHSC statement reads. “His parents were passionate and courageous advocates and they showed all of us the true meaning of unconditional love.”

Information about the identity of the donor will not be available for at least one year, Davis said.

Actor Tyler Perry gave the family a car to help them transport Burgess to his regular dialysis appointments, according to a Facebook post by Carmellia Burgess.

The child’s controversial transplant delay was the topic of several protests and vigils over the past month against Emory University Hospital (EUH) after the hospital denied

Burgess’ father, Anthony Dickerson, the ability to donate a kidney to his son because he had violated the terms of his probation.

Dickerson had been arrested Sept.

28 and released from jail Oct. 2. EUH had informed the family in a letter that Dickerson could not donate his organ until he showed proof of compliance with the terms of his probation for three months.

Burgess was diagnosed Oct. 29 with peritonitis, an inflammation of the abdominal tissue often caused by an infection. He received antibiotics to treat the aftereffects of the infection, according to another family attorney, Harold Spence. The condition delayed Burgess’ ability to be physically ready to receive a transplant.

The family encouraged community members to become organ donors so that other families can “be blessed with the gift of life,” said Davis, calling the transplant “a Thanksgiving miracle.”

Burgess, who Davis said “no one expected to live,” will turn three in January 2018.dignissim.

— Contact Richard Chess at richard.chess@emory.edu

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | Editorial Page Editor: Madeline Lutwyche (madeline.lutwyche@emory.edu)

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GSGA: To Ensure Transparency, Make Press Coverage Standard At long last, the Graduate Student Government (SGA), the current undergraduate government.

The Wheel has reported in the past on a trouAssociation (GSGA) voted Oct. 25 to grant our reporters access to legislative meetings for the bling lack of checks and balances in the former remainder of the current legislature’s incumbency. Student Government Association, which acted as the This is a much-needed change. Allowing The University-wide student government and included undergraduate and graduate student Emory Wheel, Emory’s only inde-w representatives, such as breaches pendent newspaper, to cover GSGA While permitting of SGA’s constitution last year and meetings, permits students to hold significant SGA budgeting errors in GSGA accountable for its actions access to Wheel and GSGA to maintain transparency. reporters is a step in 2014.

While permitting access to Wheel GSGA primarily exists to serve the right direction, reporters is a step in the right direcgraduate students, who elect the legthis arrangement tion, this arrangement will expire, islature to represent them and pay will expire. as GSGA only voted to to make the $92 per semester for the graduate change effective for the current student activities fund, money that administration’s term. It is essential GSGA manages. Though most graduate students cannot attend all GSGA meetings, they that the legislature grant Wheel reporters to access deserve coverage of GSGA’s actions, and undergradu- their meetings permanently — with a constitutional ates should have coverage of issues which involve its amendment — to ensure fair and comprehensive covjoint work with the Student Government Association erage of all Emory student government.

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The Rich Pay Their Fair Share Grant Osborn

With the U.S. House of Representatives’ and the U.S. Senate Budget Committee’s passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the debates from the early Obama years surrounding a fair tax rate that have laid somewhat dormant in recent years have been rekindled.

The phrase “the rich should pay their fair share” evokes some dystopian image in which middle- and lower-class citizens foot the bill for our infrastructure and defense, while the rich exploit loopholes known only by Wharton Schooleducated accountants to avoid paying taxes altogether. But the problem with this powerful tagline is that, at least in terms of the income tax, it contains little truth.

I’m not arguing that the rich should pay less in tax, but that the accusatory rhetoric directed toward top earners in this country is absurd.

In fact, not only do the top few percent of income earners pay the vast majority of income tax in this country, but significant swathes of that money — at least half — go directly to social programs, which disproportionately benefit the lower classes of income. For instance, 9 percent of all federal spending goes directly to safety net programs — and that’s only one example.

Warren Buffett is the classic case of a rich man who pays little tax, and, as such, became something of a hero to fiscal Democrats after disclosing that he pays a lower percentage of his yearly earnings to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) than does his secretary.

Buffett’s 2015 tax returns prove this case, and it is a gross injustice, even according to Buffet himself, who wrote a New York Times oped in 2011 criticizing the lower tax rate for the mega rich. But without context, these figures are misleading. Buffett doesn’t exploit some elusive loophole by funnelling all his money through Swiss banks and princesses in Monaco; he pays such little income tax because he doesn’t have significant income.

Buffett’s primary source of wealth is not income, but capital gains, which are taxed differently.

Capital gains tax — and more specifically, long-term capital gains tax (opposed to short-term, the difference being whether the asset was held for more than a year) is tax paid upon the sale of real estate, market assets or other investments. The highest tax rate for gains on investments of this type is only 20 percent.

Thus, people like Buffett, whose income is negligible in the face of his capital gains, pay a lower tax rate on this source of money than someone making $50,000 in income would. This is absurd and unfair.

Money is money, whether it comes from capital gains or from income, and this loophole in particular disproportionately benefits the rich.

As such, even Ronald Reagan, patron saint of the Republican Party, pegged the capital gains tax rate to match the income tax rate exactly.

Income tax, on the other hand, does not provide those same loopholes, and the data support this.

What would be a fair share for the rich to pay?

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

and former President Barack Obama speak ad nauseum about how the rich don’t pay their fair share, but never actually describe what that would constitute.

In 2015, the top 1 percent of income earners in this country earned 19 percent of all U.S. income. How much income tax revenue should they be responsible for generating? In a perfect world, the fairest amount is 19 percent, but that’s not the reality in this one. A flat tax rate can result only in a great tax hike on those with lower income or significant cuts to all programs funded by the U.S. government.

The bottom 10 percent shouldn’t pay more than the 10 percent of their income they already pay, and this needs to be accounted for somewhere. There simply isn’t any another way to fund the vast appendages of our government than through a higher tax rate on higher income earners without significant cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, which would be disastrous to millions of Americans.

So, is the ideal percent of the income tax revenue that the top 19 percent of income earners should contribute 22 percent? Maybe 27 percent? How about 30 percent? Actually, the top 1 percent of income earners (those who earn over $480,000) fund 39 percent of all federal income tax revenue.

Put another way, the top 1 percent of income earners — despite constituting only 19 percent of the wealth — in the United States contribute more in tax than the bottom 90 percent of taxpayers. On the other end of the spectrum, the bottom 50 percent pay only 3 percent of all income tax.

The important follow-up question: Who are the beneficiaries of income tax? If those contributing significant portions of their tax actually reaped its benefits, then this would be a different conversation. But as it stands, a whopping 59 percent of all federal spending goes to social programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and miscellaneous safety-net programs, and 67 percent if we include veterans’ and federal employees’ programs such as retirement pensions. This data, though from the total federal budget, is representative of the distribution of income tax revenue as well.

Someone earning $40,000 annually — the national average for individuals assuming full-time employment per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — pays below 15 percent of their income in federal tax, well below the 39.6 percent peak. This bracket from 25th to 50th percentiles of income, despite constituting 21 percent of the wealth, contributes only 11 percent of federal income tax revenue.

Someone earning $20,000 a year has a federal income tax rate slightly more than 12.5 percent. In the upper echelons of the income totem pole, an individual pays up to three times the share of his income. On what leg can someone in this bracket stand to say that the rich don’t pay their fair share?

A significant portion of income tax is, de facto, forced charity.

Though a raise in taxes for top income earners is probably necessary to combat our rising deficit, to criticize the top 1 percent, let alone the top 10 percent — to accuse them of not paying their fair share despite being the source, indeed a disproportionately large source, of the overwhelming majority of all income tax revenue — is simply ridiculous.

Grant Osborn is a College junior from Springfield, Ohio.

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Nuclear Posturing Endangers US Bijia Wang “They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”

With provocative rhetoric that evoked the horror of a nuclear exchange, president Donald J. Trump promised at an Aug. 3 press conference to unleash offensives “the likes of which no one has seen” if North Korea continued to threaten the United States with nuclear weapons tests.

It is difficult for most people to understand what it’s like to be in the shoes of someone who holds, arguably, the most power in the world.

But someone like Daenerys Targaryen from “Game of Thrones” can.

Targaryen became the heir of the Targaryen dynasty after her older brother’s death and has steadily gained power throughout the latest episodes of the series.

Targaryen has a powerful weapon: her dragons.

In Westeros, the blast of dragon fire parallels the might of nuclear bombs in modern warfare. Both Targaryen and Trump face similar circumstances — pressure to use their weapons against continuous threats from powerful enemies.

Trump’s inflammatory language is understandably terrifying for many people, as the only nuclear exchange in history, the U.S.’s atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, came at a great price. More than 200,000 people were killed directly or indirectly by the bomb’s effects, including burns, radiation sickness and cancer.

Under such a volatile president, there is growing apprehension for the future of society and diplomacy. It seems almost impossible that anyone would be willing to work under a boss who diminishes his subordinates, demands flattery and acts out in unpredictable ways.

And yet, there is someone who is eager to work for Trump — former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, a Democrat.

Carter, the Tyrion Lannister of the U.S., has an approach to international relations different than

Trump and his “fire and fury” tactics.

Carter has volunteered to spearhead a peace mission to North Korea despite the Trump administration’s failure to endorse the mission.

Although Carter’s politics differ extensively from Trump’s, Carter is willing to help Trump for the sake of preventing a possible nuclear exchange — just as Lannister is willing to be Targaryen’ advisor because he knows Targaryen would be a better ruler than his sister. Lannister proves to be a moderating influence and helps Targaryen understand the bigger picture.

Carter knows that restoring a semblance of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea is vital.

In an Oct. 4 Washington Post op-ed, Carter wrote that the face-off between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is “the most serious existing threat to world peace, and it is imperative that Pyongyang and Washington find some way to ease the escalating tension and reach a lasting, peaceful agreement.”

It is important to note how imperative Carter’s statement is here. It shines a jarringly clear light on how the world will be affected if Trump’s statements fly too close to the sun.

Carter seems to believe that North Korea, if provoked, would respond to the challenge by attacking the U.S..

But here’s the even scarier part: Although North Korea cannot currently hit the majority of the U.S. with its nukes, it can improve its technology over time — and it will. Imagine the devastating effects were nuclear weapons volleyed back and forth between the U.S. and North Korea.

The U.S. must extend an olive branch, if only to ensure its own survival.

Not only is Carter right in attempting to negotiate peace, but he is also the ideal candidate to carry out those negotiations. Carter has successfully deescalated similar situations before. He orchestrated the Camp David Accords, which led to the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty; carried out a peace mission to North Korea in 1994 under former President Bill Clinton; and in 2010 obtained the release of an American citizen who had been sentenced to years of hard labor in North Korea.

As Trump’s strategy is hands-on and aggressive, the saying “cut off the head of a hydra and it grows back two more” hits a little too close to home. If Trump orders an attack on North Korea, he will establish a nuclear arms precedent that can only hurt us in the long run.

Even if North Korea’s military was forced into submission, there is no guarantee that lasting peace would follow. As history shows us, many newly instated governments in overtaken countries usually lead to dissent by the people that are used to something far different. From 1864 to 1914, the British government consolidated its hold over Nigeria, governing the country through local Nigerian leaders, which ended in factions protesting for independence and an instability that still exists today. The 1953 Iranian coup d’etat deposed the government of Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq and his cabinet, driven by the British and the U.S. governments to propel Gen. Fazlollah Zahedi to power.

The replacement of Mossadegh with a handpicked prime minister opened the way for Iran’s relatively weak shah to gain nearly absolute power within Iran’s constitutional monarchy. With strong military and economic backing from Washington, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi took on the role of autocrat until the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

Similarly, an overthrow of North Korea’s government would likely prompt mass levels of civil unrest and would not necessarily lead to a peaceful future for the North Korean people. Additionally, other countries may be pulled into the conflict. Then the world would really be a George R. R. Martin-esque mess.

Carter’s proposal for peace could be the first step toward a longterm solution to the U.S. and North Korea’s unstable relationship. But with a president that dabbles dangerously in threats and ultimatums and has repeatedly refused Carter’s suggestions, how safe are we? Trump must learn to temper his rhetoric, else this face-off could quickly become a war of more than just words.

Bijia Wang is a College freshman from Syosset, N.Y.

But he has also expressed measured support for deregulation.

Andrew Kliewer Powell’s nomination was supported

by Treasury Secretary Steven Buried in the early November news Mnuchin, a large proponent of was the fact that president Donald J. deregulation, according to Politico.

Trump nominated Jerome Powell as Mnuchin believes he can “exert some the new chair of the Federal Reserve. measure of influence” over Powell.

This has troubling implications Trump broke decades of precedent the autonomy of the by refusing to renominate the current for chair, Janet Yellen, for a second traditionally independent central term despite widespread acclaim bank, especially considering the for her tenure, during which the Trump administration’s previous United States recovered from the disregard for institutional norms.

Beyond appointing Powell, worst recession in a generation to today’s record stock market highs. Trump has taken other actions Only weeks prior to the nomination, to undercut financial regulation.

In February, Trump signed Trump had praised Yellen as “terrific.”

It’s difficult to understand Trump’s an executive order that called reason for replacing Yellen with for a review of Dodd-Frank.

The main implication will likely Powell, who currently sits on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. be lessened regulation on “too Powell, for the most part, is a big to fail” financial institutions consensus candidate, voting with that could bring down the U.S. Yellen most of the time on monetary economy if they went bankrupt.

Other changes could have more policies that helped the U.S. emerge from the great recession. immediate impacts on the public, such as a repeal of However, he a rule that requires is decidedly less brokers to act in the qualified for the job, In the end, Trump financial interest holding a law degree is far more willing of their clients and instead of the ph.D. another that lets in economics held to listen to the big

by Yellen and most banks and billionaires consumers file class action lawsuits of her predecessors. he has stacked his against banks.

Part of Trump’s Our usually vocal decision likely administration with stemmed from than the views of the president has had little to say about his seemingly American people, these actions, and insatiable desire to who overwhelmingly for good reason. erase the legacy of They expose former President support increased the emptiness in Barack Obama, regulation.

Trump’s supposed who appointed populist message.

Yellen in 2010.

In the end, Some have also noted the inherent sexism and Trump is far more willing to listen classism in replacing America’s to the big banks and billionaires he arguably most powerful woman with has stacked his administration with a far wealthier man. However, the than the views of the American who overwhelmingly biggest factor in Powell’s nomination people, increased regulation. is the Trump administration’s desire support The 2008 recession made to erase financial regulations put in place after the great recession. abundantly clear the risk of Republicans have made clear their rolling back financial regulation.

While the U.S. economy saw shortdisdain for those regulations, primarily the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street term gains, they came as a result of Reform and Consumer Protection Act. banks bundling and selling worthless Dodd-Frank was designed to mortgages at highly inflated prices.

When the charade collapsed, prevent the worst abuses by the financial industry that led to the ordinary Americans were left with great recession, primarily lending foreclosed homes and lost jobs practices that enabled highly while many CEOs made off with leveraged banks to sell mortgages to millions of dollars in bonuses.

While his base is distracted by the consumers with poor credit history.

While there were warning prospects of a wall that will likely signs that this model was never be completed or a travel ban unsustainable, the lending that will do little to nothing to improve continued with short-term profits our safety, Trump has shown his true valued above long-term planning. colors by approving actions which In 2008, enough borrowers will disproportionately benefit the defaulted that the largest banks wealthiest Americans while harming crashed, forcing the government to many of those who supported him bail them out to avoid a complete because of his so-called populism.

The onus now falls on Powell and failure of the nation’s economy.

As a part of the nation’s financial career officials in the government. regulatory system, the Federal Powell and his colleagues must Reserve has been charged with continue to advocate for and enforcing certain regulations enforce the remaining regulations addressed by Dodd-Frank to that separate the U.S. economy prevent another similar collapse. from another Great Recession.

Standing up to Trump and wealthy Under Yellen, the Federal Reserve was vigorous in this, subjecting lobbyists will be difficult, but the the largest banks to annual “stress costs of cowardice are far greater. tests” to determine their stability.

Powell has defended Andrew Kliewer is a College some aspects of the law. sophomore from Austin, Texas.

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ANIMATED FILM REVIEW

‘Coco’ Sweet, Only Slightly Satisfying

By JEssE WEinEr Staff Writer

Grade: B

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Eitan Barokas (17B, a BovE) hard at work creating art at a studio. He plans to host his first show in New York City Jan. 18 to 28.

Barokas: B-School to SoHo By naomi KEusch BaKEr Staff Writer

For Eitan Barokas (17B), becoming a professional artist was far from his obvious postgraduate path. A student in Goizueta Business School with a double major in interdisciplinary (IDS) studies, Barokas began creating art in his spare time during his collegiate career. As his love for painting, digital drawing and photography developed throughout his time at Emory,

he shifted his focus from business to visual art.

In pursuit of fulfillment, Barokas decided to carve out his own future as an aspiring artist in New York City, where he is self-employed as a studio artist. Facing the reality of life after graduation, he continues to adjust to his new career. His story of straying from expectations to act on his passions serves as a reminder that success comes in many forms.

The Emory Wheel interviewed

Barokas in person about his experiences in artistic communities, his passion for creating and his self-motivation on Nov. 6. The following transcript has been edited for clarity and length.

The Emory Wheel: How long have you known that you wanted to be a professional artist?

Eitan Barokas: Even though I wasn’t steadily creating as a kid, art

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Pixar Animation Studios has set a high bar for itself. From 1997 to 2010, the globally acclaimed studio released a series of Oscar-nominated films that pioneered animation, including “Toy Story,” “Finding Nemo,” and “Ratatouille.” Children and adults alike wanted to soar to infinity and beyond with Buzz Lightyear; they wanted to have never-ending conversations with Dory, the forgetful blue tang fish; they wanted Remy, the rat to serve them food at Gusteau’s five-star restaurant.

Unfortunately, “Coco,” Pixar’s latest film, doesn’t live up to the greatness of the studio’s past.

“Coco” follows the story of Miguel Rivera (voiced by Anthony Gonzalez), a 12-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a musician like his idol, the mariachi singer Ernesto de la Cruz (voiced by Benjamin Bratt). Sadly for Miguel, he grows up in a family that has banned music for generations. But on Dia de los Muertos, Miguel defies his family and finds himself transported to the Land of the Dead, where he comes face to face with his skeleton ancestors.

With the help of the friendly Hector (voiced by Gael Garcia Bernal), Miguel

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goes on an adventure to find Ernesto and return to the Land of the Living before Miguel turns into a skeleton himself.

Right off the bat, “Coco” flies at a mile a minute, giving the audience only a few moments to breathe.

We meet Miguel’s extended family (including his great-grandmother, the titular character) but barely spend any time with them before Miguel is whisked off on his adventure with his dog Dante.

Once in the Land of the Dead, the film slows down and improves. Not only does it feature an unexpected twist, but the conflict is resolved in a heartfelt and emotional way — don’t be surprised if the waterworks begin in the final 10 minutes.

Unfortunately, the overlying plot of “Coco” feels generic and predictable. The idea of following a forbidden passion has been portrayed in everything from “Romeo and Juliet” to “Footloose,” and “Coco” doesn’t do enough to differentiate itself from that cliche. While “Coco” also brings new characters, worlds and culture to the table, the plot feels a little too formulaic.

“Coco” is not unprecedented in its unoriginality. It seems that, recently,

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HISTORICAL DRAMA REVIEW

‘League’ A Nearly Heroic Effort

Rees’ Latest A Sober Reflection

By JEssE WEinEr Staff Writer

By Evan amaral Staff Writer

Grade: B

Grade: A

After more than a decade of anticipation, it was time. Proudly sporting my Flash t-shirt, I entered the theater to see DC Comics’ latest film. Admittedly, I was skeptical. After all, I had slogged through 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and was disappointed by the mess that was “Suicide Squad.”

While not flawless, director Zack Snyder’s “Justice League” surpasses those films. It is a clunky but enjoyable flick, featuring some great character moments and promising better things to come in the DC Universe.

“Justice League” comes on the heels of Superman’s (Henry Cavill) tragic death in the hands of villain Doomsday at the end of “Dawn of Justice.” With that beacon of hope gone, the world is in despair.

Not only is crime on the rise, but a new threat also emerges in Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds), a god intent on world

she’s embarrassed of with her mother Marion (Laurie Metcalf), her father Larry (Tracy Letts) and her older brother Miguel (Jordan Rodrigues).

The McPherson family is always on the edge of economic collapse, exacerbated by the loss of Larry’s job.

However, Lady Bird attends a private Catholic school and looks to apply to Northeastern colleges, much to her mother’s worry.

Gerwig follows Lady Bird’s life

Every so often, a filmmaker comes along who proves himself or herself as a master of their craft. In 2017, that filmmaker is Dee Rees. Her breakout first feature, 2011’s “Pariah,” is a low-budget independent film about the adolescence of a black lesbian teenager. Jump forward a few years and some television work later, and Rees has produced an earth-shattering period epic the likes of which American cinema has not seen for nearly 20 years. Based on the novel of the same name by Hillary Jordan, starring a tremendous cast and risking it all on a new distribution model, Rees’ film “Mudbound” feels as though it is the start of a medium’s new era reflecting on its old ways.

Mostly set in the period immediately after World War II, “Mudbound” follows the intersecting lives of two families in the Mississippi Delta. The

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Danny O’Neill (Lucas Hedges, lEft) and Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson (Saoirse Ronan, r ight) stand outside Danny’s house as they prepare to join his family for Thanksgiving dinner.

Gerwig Soars With ‘Lady Bird’

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Grade: A+ The places and times in which we grow up often become inextricable from our future selves, whether we like it or not. Some films attempt to capture that sentiment, but few achieve it as perfectly as Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird,” a film that feels like a nostalgic haze of memory. Gerwig, perhaps the greatest actress of her generation, joins

the pantheon of great American filmmakers with her solo directorial debut, earning it by giving audiences one of the best coming-of-age and motherdaughter films ever made.

It’s 2002: People are just starting to buy cell phones, 9/11 is still a fresh wound and Dave Matthews Band is playing on the radio. Christine McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a senior in high school, goes by the name Lady Bird, a pseudonym that she gives herself and insists on being called at all times. She lives in a house that

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Artist Alum Talks Dabbling in Multiple Mediums, Exploration Continued from Page 9 was always something that I was around.

My mom is an awesome ceramics potter. I’m from New Jersey, not too far out from [New York City], so art was always there in museums, galleries [and] studios. At 17, I downloaded an app on my phone for doodling. I started playing around and getting these characters, faces and expressions. That’s where it all started. I came to Emory to study business.

Then I found IDS, and I was like, “this needs to be what I do.”

I kept IDS, but I decided that I want to do business school. My junior year came along, [and] I was deciding between taking an internship and doing my own thing. I had been creating for a few years. I started with digital, began painting around 18, and I really fell in love with it.

Down in SoHo, [N.Y.], on Prince Street, I grew up around that culture.

I was friends with all the artists. I always loved what they were up to.

Ultimately, the summer after junior year, summer 2016, I decided to turn down the internships and open up a stand on Prince Street and Broadway.

I ran [it] for 40 days between June 10 and Aug. 10. Every day I would show original paintings, digital prints and photography and I would sell my work.

EW: What feedback did you receive in the beginning?

EB: From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., how many people do you think walked by? You have an unlimited amount of exposure, but you’re in the busiest city in the world, everybody has some-

where to be, nobody is looking side to side. The first day was a giant grab for me. I sold a canvas to a young girl for a few hundred dollars. She convinced her mom to buy it. That first sale was a defining moment, and I thought, “I can really do this.”

EW: Were you part of an artistic community? How did you figure out how to set up a table and all the logistics?

EB: I had a big creative community at school. I was putting events on in [Atlanta], working in music and managing an artist.

When I came home, it was me, myself and I. I knew I had to apply for a permit and that was it. Artists can set up where they want. Even though it’s first come, first serve, there is an order on the street. The same people hold the same corners — there’s respect. I was fortunate that artists I knew moved people from a spot to make room for me. People are genuinely willing to help.

EW: What do you love about art?

EB: The ability to express freely.

Painting is my most raw, emotional medium. I put something out there in my paintings, but it’s read a completely different way. On the digital end, faces and writing come in, some more cryptic than others.

Photography is almost exclusively on the street, catching people in real moments. I love that I can express so many messages to people. To make people feel is one of my biggest goals.

People are always trying to understand art. How can you know you fully understood someone’s abstract creation?

EW: What advice do you have for students who want to pursue a career in art?

EB: Go do it. I started this art popup and I was working on a start-up my junior year. I tried to zoom out and look ahead. In my heart, art is what I want to be doing for the rest of my life.

A common thing with outside-ofthe-box career aspirations is you go to work, make some money and work on your art at night. Ultimately, I said let’s chase the dream. If I don’t do it now, I’m forever going to be looking back.

EW: It sounds like you didn’t want to wonder what would have happened or regret not doing it.

EB: I have a strong skill set in the business world, and I could see myself jumping into a full-time business job, but that’s not what fulfills me. It came down to what was right for me in that moment.

You have to be willing to step out and lead by example. People said, “You’re crazy, you have to get a job.”

I have to trust my gut and be what I want to be, not what anyone else wants me to be.

EW: It’s hard when there’s so much pressure, from parents, money …

EB: There’s a laundry list of reasons why you shouldn’t do something. I had to find that one reason it was right. It’s not easy. I’m a very happy-go-lucky guy, but I’m very private in my head.

It’s a lot of work to be positive. Every day I talk to myself in the mirror saying, “You can do this, you have to stick to your vision.” Even when it gets tough, you have to be positive.

EW: Are you still in contact with

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‘Portrayal’ by Eitan Barokas’ (17B). His work is on display on his instagram account and website, Artbyeitan.com other artists, so that you know you’re not the only one struggling?

EB: There’s a whole world of emerging artists. I don’t feel alone at all. I’m lucky to have talented friends, and we learn from each other. If we don’t support each other, who’s going to support us? I’d still like to meet more people.

I had a stronger creative community in Atlanta than I do back home, and that’s a challenge.

I’d like to be entering, building plans for the future, which city I want to be represented in. Keeping a full-time schedule on your own as an emerging artist is tough. There are days when I’m pushing through and doing things, thinking, “I should be further than where I am.” In between two milestones there are a million little steps, and it’s hard to stay on it as you’re inching toward your goal.

EW: Do you feel like you’ve gotten into a regular rhythm or schedule?

What do your weeks look like now?

EB: I have a studio space. Almost every day I’m there for hours creating new concepts. Another chunk of my day goes to researching galleries

Barokas will host his first show Jan. 18 to 28 in New York City. The location of the show has not yet been determined.

— Contact Naomi K.B. at nkeusch23@emory.edu

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Drama is a Nuanced Look Into American History Continued from Page 9 McAllans, a white landowning family, relocate to the Delta on the whim of their patriarch Henry (Jason Clarke), who dreams of owning a farm. Henry’s wife Laura (Carey Mulligan) is an intellectual held back by her husband and the land they live on. Also boarding with them is Henry’s racist Pappy (Jonathan Banks). Rounding out the clan is the family’s younger brother Jamie (Garrett Hedlund), a charming Air Force hero who returns from serving in Europe.

Living as share tenants on the McAllans’ land are the Jacksons, a family of black farmers who dream of owning their own land one day. Hap (Rob Morgan) takes on the brunt of the labor during the week, moonlighting as a preacher on Sundays. Sharing his dream is his wife Florence (Mary J. Blige). The couple’s eldest son Ronsel (Jason Mitchell), a veteran of a tank battalion, leaves behind his love in Germany to return home and work the farm with his father. When Ronsel and Jamie quickly become close friends — bonding over their shared experiences in the war — their challenge to the strictly enforced social order creates chasms in the families’ volatile relationship and the community at large.

Even though it may sound densely plotted at first, “Mudbound” is far from story heavy. There are flashbacks to Jamie’s and Ronsel’s time in combat throughout, but Rees and co-writer Virgil Williams spend most of the film’s hefty 134-minute runtime exploring each character as deeply

as possible in both major and minor moments. They achieve that exploration through overlapping voice-overs, which are a tough sell at first, going against some viewers’ instincts to categorize the format as lazy. However, the voice-overs welcome the audience into each character’s inner thoughts, painting a multifaceted portrait of the entire cast of characters in the way that a novel would.

This achievement takes the collective work of an entire cast of dedicated performers. Luckily, Rees has just that. No member of the ensemble outshines another, and there are no huge moments for anyone that scream an obvious Oscar clip. Non-traditionally, even for such an ensemble piece, the focus is on the body of characters and the ways in which they interact with one another. Special attention can be paid to certain performers, however, as both Hedlund and Mitchell prove themselves as some of the most gifted and undervalued actors of their generation, while Blige is simply extraordinary as Florence — a rare case of a famous musician completely disappearing into her role.

Despite the intimate focus on the characters, “Mudbound” is breathtaking in its epic production values. The film sweeps you up, with cinematographer Rachel Morrison’s immaculate images enveloping the beauty and brutality of the deep, brown Southern landscape. The period details are perfectly designed, while the sounds of nature and singer-songwriter Tamarkali’s score punctuate the historical world.

Film is Stunningly Relatable, Empathetic Continued from Page 9 through the crucial, life-altering year before college. She has one boyfriend after another — the impossibly sweet Danny O’Neill (Lucas Hedges) and the comically artsy Kyle Scheible (Timothee Chalamet) — and struggles with popularity, prom, college applications and figuring out where exactly her life is going. But the dramatic crux of the film is her tempestuous relationship with her mother, as the two struggle to understand each other during such a stressful time in both of their lives.

“Lady Bird” is largely an episodic film in structure but is composed thoughtfully and economically, exploring an entire cast of character arcs with the utmost brevity, empathy and depth over a brisk 93 minutes. The film brims with youthful narrative energy, reflective power and wisdom.

The credit here belongs to Gerwig, whose skill with characters is unparalleled. Her writing, which balances a variety of comedic and dramatic tones with breathtaking ease, and direction are extraordinarily generous and loving toward the entire ensemble.

Ronan has never been better, a cosmically fiery ball of adolescent angst with appropriately reddish hair. Metcalf and Letts are both devastatingly understated, turning in the work of two towering thespians at the heights of their craft. There isn’t a single weak link in the film.

Music is a key part of the film’s landscape, and Jon Brion’s score propels the film — along with a pitchperfect needle drop of Dave Matthews

Band’s much-maligned “Crash Into Me.” Nick Houy’s editing is flawlessly tight in its portrayal of the passage of time, with even the large gaps flowing naturalistically.

Cinematographer Sam Levy’s images are stunning, having the grainy and faded look of old photographs, with the whole film awash in the power of memory.

Despite these meticulous detailings of the early-aughts period, “Lady Bird” feels like it could be taking place during anyone’s senior year. Gerwig truly excels at crafting a story based so deeply on her own experiences, a story that explores one of cinema’s most enduring genres through a female perspective — something that has been unfortunately rare.

Something I rarely do in my criticism is use the word “I.” It’s a choice to save that word for when I so deeply connect to a film on a personal level that it’s impossible to separate my emotions from it. “Lady Bird” is one such case. I love — no, adore this film.

It made me laugh and cry like I haven’t in ages. Most importantly, it is a film about someone.

I was that someone who grew up pretentious and rebellious, hating his sleepy hometown. I grew up being the poor kid at a private school who didn’t understand that his parents were just trying their best to get by. It’s a film about a lesson I learned once moving to college, just like Lady Bird — that we never know what we had until we fly away.

— Contact Evan Amaral at evan.amaral@emory.edu

Perhaps the film’s most unsung hero is editor Mako Kamitsuna, whose work with disjointed time is nothing short of stunning. Thrilling combat sequences interrupt the quiet terror of country life, while the logical flow of time is upended in favor of a more emotionally centered narrative structure.

All in all, it comes back to Rees, whose sprawling, dioramic vision of America’s dark past is one to behold.

Her timeless interrogations of race, class, gender, family and social power are equally masterful, leaving the viewer with an endless amount of material to chew on upon leaving the theater — though many won’t be seeing it in that setting. It’s a film that deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible, but Netflix acquired the film out of the Sundance Film Festival for a lofty sum. The company is rolling it out in select theaters at the same time as its streaming debut, along with an attempted awards campaign on Nov. 17.

It’s a huge risk on Rees’ part to wager such an important film’s success on a troublesome distributor, but there is hope to be found in her rationale.

“Pariah” would have never been the success it was without the exposure of the streaming giant, and perhaps the same will be true of “Mudbound,” the newest classic of American cinema.

If there’s anyone who can make it work, though, it’s Rees, and the possibilities are endless as to what part of America’s legacy she’ll explore next.

— Contact Evan Amaral at evan.amaral@emory.edu

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Pixar has run out of original ideas. The studio has been reliant on sequels that have been inferior to their predecessors like “Cars 2” and “Finding Dory.”

Even its attempts at originality have been lackluster, such as the forgettable “Brave” and “The Good Dinosaur.”

This is not to say that directors Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina do a poor job chronicling Miguel’s journey. The film features a trio of memorable characters, Miguel, Hector and Ernesto.

Miguel is a memorable and relatable protagonist; after all, many have had a dream that their elders have denied.

Gonzalez voices him with gusto and gives him a youthful excitement and enthusiasm. Hector, a lovable trickster, serves as Miguel’s guide in the Land of the Dead.

The two build a strong emotional connection as they set off to find Ernesto, and we learn about Hector’s tragic past. One of the film’s most delightful scenes features Hector and Miguel performing a duet in a singing competition.

Ernesto, an adored mariachi superstar, oozes charm and confidence thanks to Bratt’s vocal performance, which especially shines as Miguel meets his idol and discovers Ernesto’s true colors.

As per Pixar’s usual, the animation in “Coco” is breathtaking. Its vibrant colors pop, especially in the Land of

the Dead, a vast world with neon creatures and amusing skeleton people.

The scene when Miguel first crosses the marigold bridge into the sprawling Land of the Dead is stunning. The film honors the colorful culture and lore of Mexico, with beautiful ofrendas (shrines to the dead) and alebrijes (fantastical spirit creatures).

“Coco” is Pixar’s first endeavor into the animated musical. But unlike the films of sister studio Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Coco” does not have its own “Let It Go” or “How Far I’ll Go.” The closest it gets is “Remember Me” (Miguel’s favorite song by Ernesto), but it is not quite as catchy as the tunes from “Frozen” or “Moana.”

Played multiple times throughout the film and in the credits, “Remember Me” will likely stay in the viewer’s head when exiting the theatre, but it likely will not become the karaoke sensation that the some Disney songs have become.

While solid animated fare, “Coco” doesn’t stack up to Pixar’s best. The film has brilliant animation, some intriguing characters and an emotional ending, but “Coco” is brought down by its breakneck speed and predictable plot. Its title track may be “Remember Me,” but “Coco” shouldn’t be remembered as a Pixar great.

— Contact Jesse Weiner at jesse.drew.weiner@emory.edu

Newest DC Comics Flick Has its Flashes in the Pan Continued from Page 9 domination who lands on Earth. Bruce Wayne/Batman (Ben Affleck) and Diana Prince/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) must assemble a team of superheroes to fight Steppenwolf and his army of locust-like parademons. The pair recruits Arthur Curry/Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Barry Allen/The Flash (Ezra Miller) and Victor Stone/Cyborg (Ray Fisher), to help stop Steppenwolf and save the world.

The film clocks in at a relatively brief two hours, ensuring that it doesn’t drag on like the three hour “Dawn of Justice.” The first act of “Justice League” flies, with Snyder traveling to several areas to check in on our heroes and their loved ones. In Metropolis, Lois Lane (Amy Adams) and Martha Kent (Diane Lane) grieve over their lost hero, Superman. On the island of Themyscira, Queen Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen) and the Amazons must deal with an attack from Steppenwolf.

In Central City, Barry pays a visit to his imprisoned father Henry (Billy Crudup). In the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, Arthur has an argument with Queen Mera (Amber Heard). In Gotham, Victor is furious at his father Silas (Joe Morton) for giving him his new robotic abilities.

These scenes seem abrupt, especially since they each last only a couple minutes. No clear tone is established, and it seems more like the viewer is watching clips from five different films rather than one. Nonetheless, the new worlds and characters prove intriguing enough to excite audience members for these characters’ future movies.

“Justice League” is also much lighter than “Dawn of Justice.”

It has a brighter color scheme and more humor. Unfortunately, trailers revealed many of the film’s best jokes

(an ongoing issue with recent superhero films), but more importantly, the film doesn’t take itself too seriously. It has enough humor to avoid solemnity, but it doesn’t get to the point of parodying itself (like “Thor: Ragnarok” did a couple weeks ago). A scene involving Aquaman and Wonder Woman’s lasso of truth is hilarious. Whether this humor is due to “The Avengers” director Joss Whedon’s involvement is unknown, but it’s an improvement on its overly serious predecessors.

As Aquaman, Momoa is a screenstealing delight.

He’s a loose cannon who enjoys bashing bad guys, and watching him do so with his trident is a treat.

Momoa’s reckless, casual persona makes him more compelling and different from the grim, no-nonsense DC superheroes we’ve seen before. After all, audience members can relate to his carefree attitude and slang. His interactions with the rest of the League are often hilarious.

As The Flash, Miller brings a distinctive take on the character, separating him from Grant Gustin’s version on The CW television series. Miller’s Flash is young, inexperienced and wisecracking, which is refreshing in a film filled with older, world-weary heroes and gods.

Unfortunately, some of his action sequences are a little too similar to those of Evan Peters’ Quicksilver in the X-Men franchise. (Both involve the characters comedically pushing things out of the way at superspeed.)

But Miller’s witty performance left me wanting more.

In contrast, Fisher doesn’t leave a lasting impression as Cyborg. The idea that Victor detests his father for giving him his powers is novel and interesting, but viewers aren’t given enough about his background to become invested in

him. He looks neat and is fun to watch in battle, but that’s about it. We don’t know if he has other friends or experiences that have shaped him.

That one dimensionality is actually present in all of the Justice League members.

It’s hard to give due diligence to every member of a large cast and even harder when the audience hasn’t been introduced to many of the characters before.

We don’t know about the characters’ backgrounds or relationships, and it’s difficult to invest in each one when we only know their superpowers and personality.

Meanwhile, Steppenwolf is easily the worst character in the film, epitomizing the worst qualities of every superhero villain. He has a generic plot to destroy the universe with his CGI minions, he is barely given any background story and he is superbly boring. The talented Hinds is given nothing to work with, and his face is indistinguishable under the mediocre CGI anyway. At the end of the day, Steppenwolf’s fights with the Justice League are only exciting because of the heroes.

“Justice League” certainly has thrilling moments — moments which brought me back to my excited younger self. A couple of these feature the return of Superman, but saying more would veer into spoiler territory. The film includes brilliant fan service and nods to the future, which will thrill and excite fans. While the film is messy, it is ridiculously entertaining.

In the words of Cyborg, “Ride ain’t over yet!”

Indeed, for these characters, the ride has just begun.

— Contact Jesse Weiner at jesse.drew.weiner@emory.edu

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Deep End, a taco bar, opened about three weeks ago across from Ponce City Market.

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Adriana Mendez (18C, Left) and Jordana Mancini (18C, R ight) play with a dog named Psychology (CenteR), who was found by a member of the Psychology department. The department will allow students to take the dog on walks until an owner comes forward.

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By Seungeun Cho Staff Writer Spoken word can lack the precision and premeditation of written word, which is why Rachel Kolb (23G) balked when her alma mater Stanford University (Calif.) presented her with the opportunity to conduct a TEDxStanford Talk in 2013, the last semester of her master’s program. The talk would require Kolb, who was born with bilateral hearing loss, to speak scriptless for 20 minutes to an audience of about 1,000 people. Though initially reluctant, Kolb eventually accepted the offer.

“It’s something that comes by so rarely that if someone is asking you to do it, why not?” Kolb said. “I eventually said you know what, I should just try it.

I should just see what happens.”

The talk, Kolb said, planted seeds for later skills and opportunities.

“It’s made me more confident talking to people or being in front of an audience, because that is the most pressure that I feel like I’ve ever had in a public speaking situation,” Kolb said.

“I’m happy that [my] perspective has been able to help start ... conversations about how commuication works.”

— Rachel Kolb (23G) Kolb, a Ph.D. student in English literature at Emory, primarily studies representations of disability in 19thand 20th-century American literature, and is also completing a certificate in bioethics.

Writing, she says, provides her a medium through which she can synthesize information from various disciplines.

“Writing was a way for me to really feel like I really had control,” said Kolb.

“The words turn out the way that I

wanted them to.”

Her other accomplishments include the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, which she received in 2012 while completing her master’s in English literature at Stanford University.

While studying English and higher education at the University of Oxford, Kolb traveled with several graduate students to Albania.None of them knew the local spoken or sign languages.

One day, Kolb accompanied a friend to the store to purchase sunscreen.

Kolb’s friend repeatedly asked the cashier, in English, where she might find sunscreen in the store.

Only when Kolb made a few imitative gestures did the cashier understand.

Kolb believes that the interaction demonstrates how the hearing people might benefit from incorporating deaf perspectives into its own. “[Deaf people] know so much about the hearing world that there’s not really a need for me to bring that into the deaf space,” Kolb said. “It’s more important, I think, for me to try to say things that make hearing people aware of the alternative possibilities that exist for communication.”

Fellow Ph.D. student Lindsey Grubbs (19L), who first met Kolb at the airport for Kolb’s entry interview into Emory’s Ph.D. program, praised Kolb’s insight.

“She can be anywhere and can be thinking about the dynamics of the situation, and thinking really deeply about how people talk to one another,” Grubbs said.

“Conversations with her typically leave me thinking harder.”

Because spoken language so often lacks deaf perspectives, it tends to associate sensory experience with knowledge in a way that implicitly devalues the deaf experience, Kolb said.

The logic implies that the more we sense, the more we know. It’s the sort of rationale that Kolb witnesses among partygoers who use vocal volume to dominate conversations.

“You would not be shouting above each other if you could just sign to each

other,” Kolb said. “We are in this space communicating in a way that a lot of us think is normal, but this is not productive. It’s not efficient. Why don’t we do something else instead?””

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In early November, Kolb wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times titled “Sensations of Sound.”

Producers at the Times’ virtual reality department worked with Kolb to produce a complementary virtual reality video.

“I’m happy that [my] perspective has been able to help start … conversations about how communication works … or possibly about how deafness can contribute something to the world that hearing people might not have for themselves,” Kolb said.

Kolb was profoundly deaf before she received a cochlear implant at age 20.

With the implant, she is considered hearing-impaired.

Still, she continues to enjoy musical experiences that integrate bodily sensations.

“There are some days where I really do enjoy music in my own way, turning up the car radio when I’m driving, so loud, that the whole car will shake and vibrate with the beat,” Kolb said. “I listen to music more loudly than hearing people usually can tolerate.”

In the future, Kolb hopes to continue her studies in literature and writing.

Teaching, she thinks, will allow her to explore new methods of engagement and writing.

Kolb will have a Q&A session at the Computing Center at Cox Hall Dec. 4 after a screening of the virtual reality video that complements her Times piece.

— Contact Seungeun Cho at seungeun.cho@emory.edu

By niRaj naik Emory Life Editor Everyone loves a good taco. But like some catfishers on Tinder, taco places often leave you with a haphazard, loosely constructed meal — a meal that forces you to find another restaurant and splurge on a second dinner.

After experiencing such trauma many times, I was apprehensive about Deep End, located in Old Fourth Ward, which serves equal parts late night grub and casual cocktails. Much to my relief, Deep End rekindled my love for tacos once again.

Unlike some new taco spots, Deep End doesn’t attempt to push unconventional and sometimes offbeat flavors onto hungry patrons.

Instead, the menu is focused on simple food that pairs well with a couple drinks.

I was eager to try both the tacos and their specialty items. I ordered both a Veggie Taco and a Rolled Ranchero Omelette.

My friend ordered the Mahi Mahi Taco along with a Taco Bowl. As I said, I have been burned by bad tacos in the past, so I wanted to be critical, not letting my taco addiction affect my judgement.

Both tacos came out pretty quickly along with the taco bowl, but the specialty plate took a bit longer to prepare.

The tacos were standard in size.

I felt like I’d need at least three, possibly four, if I wanted to be completely sated.

But once I saw the omelette, I was glad I had ordered only one taco.

I couldn’t finish the monstrous egg mammoth and had to box up the rest to take home.

The Veggie Taco had few ingredients (brussel sprouts, potato, onion and lime sauce) but still felt hefty. The sprouts and potato gave the taco its weight, and the tangy, sour flavor of the onion and lime practically made me inhale my plate.

After a few large bites that went all too quickly, I had finished my taco.

Yet the same size bites barely made a dent in my omelette.

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The egg was pretty standard, but when combined with the queso blanco, black beans and pico de gallo, it created a smooth and savory harmony.

Although the flavors worked well, the omelette itself was quite runny.

After I quickly consumed the two flour tortillas accompanying the dish, I felt like I was eating baby food.

If I returned again, I’d probably stick to tacos simply because the portions felt easier to manage.

My friend agreed that his Mahi Mahi Taco seemed more cohesive than his taco bowl, which felt a little unmixed and wasn’t constructed as artfully as the taco.

With a blend of tables, bar seating and booths inside, customers can come to eat, drink or simply hang out for a while.

The dim lighting and exposed wires give Deep End the kind of ambience ideal for college students who are eager to explore Atlanta.

On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the stage in the corner of the open restaurant hosts jam bands, DJs and other live music.

There were only a couple customers when we dined in on a Sunday evening, but considering the restaurant is just shy of three weeks old, I wasn’t too surprised.

Monday through Saturday, Deep End is open until 3 a.m. — the perfect alternative to Steak ’n Shake or Domino’s Pizza for those who need a place to regroup after a night out.

While they weren’t the best tacos I’ve ever had, I was content with my meal.

While Deep End tries hard to distinguish itself from other hipster bars, its casual, laid back attitude makes me think it’ll probably become exactly that — a place for the cool kids to hang out.

— Contact Niraj Naik at niraj.naik@emory.edu

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The Emory Wheel STUDYING

HOLIDAYS

Tuning Out Finals Week Stress Smart Spending For Secret Santa By aDitya pRakaSh Senior Staff Writer

Whatever genre people choose to listen to while studying — be it Mozart or Mongolian throat singing — some college students depend on music to enhance their productivity, whether writing essays or memorizing the countless mechanisms for an organic chemistry exam.

To capture the diversity of musical interests of the studying population and pick out some recommendations for musical fodder for late-night library grinds during finals season, The Emory Wheel asked four Emory students for their study music recommendations. These transcripts have been edited for length and clarity.

Michelle Kim (18C)

the [Emory University Symphony Orchestra and] sometimes my homework is to listen to the music we’re playing so I can understand how my part fits in with the rest of the orchestra. When I’m listening to that, I’m really listening to the details of the music and how parts fit together and intertwine. It’s actually kind of hard for me to listen to straight classical music or Baroque music [when I study].

Actually my favorite study album right now is “The Life of Pablo” by Kanye West. I actually really enjoy the album, but I’m rarely listening to the lyrics, [whereas] someone who sings or who is in the Concert Choir, they’ll say the opposite because they’re always listening to lyrics, so they won’t actually hear the underlying chord changes underneath.

It really depends on who you are and what you are doing.

Pooja Mukund (19C)

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MozaRt I just type in YouTube “Classic Music for Studying” and ... listen to the music while I am studying. I’m actually an international studies and Chinese double major, so most of my homework is papers and essays.

Classical music has no lyrics; if you listen to new music and there’s lyrics to it, eventually you’ll focus on the lyrics and deviate from your work. It kind of disturbs the mind unless it’s music you really know.

[Since] there’s no lyrics [in classical music], it’s just really instrumental stuff, and so I think it keeps the mind focused a lot. I like Beethoven and Mozart. I play the violin, and so I have been in orchestra before. It’s probably why I’m more close to [orchestral] music.

Jacob Germany (20C)

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k anye WeSt As a musician, it’s probably more interesting for me how I listen to music because … I play trumpet in

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the LuMineeRS I have a playlist that I listen to when I study, and it’s all instrumental.

Depending on the type of studying I have to do, I listen to different types of music.

Half my major is [quantitative sciences] so a lot of my classes are just rote practicing of math problems. That way I can zone out a little bit and so I don’t have to concentrate as hard to study that.

When I’m studying I don’t listen to anything too hype because I’ll get distracted for sure. I don’t listen to pop music; in fact, I hate pop music.

Lately, what I’ve been listening to … [is] a lot of indie folk when I’m studying like The Lumineers. I can play [The Lumineers’ first album] and repeat it without realizing because it has words in it, but it’s slow enough that I’m not just paying attention to the music. The Lumineers is one of those bands that all of their songs sound the same, [so] when you’re listening to it front to back it’s not like I’m stopping.

It’s kind of just like it all transitions into each other … even with my playlists when I’m not just listening to albums they’re all a similar sound, the same type of music.

Christian Blount (20C)

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nonaMe Just coming from a disposition of being black, growing up I learned that the way [people] learn is through rhythm and song for a lot of the things we do.

If you look at how people are raised and when they’re taught young, a lot of the times [it’s through] songs and music and rhythm and dances.

There has to be a connection between [music] and being able to learn, even at this level of education.

I’ve created playlists on Spotify that’s just beats. I’ll have like an instrumental playing or a beat playing in my ear while I’m studying or in a lecture.

And for some reason, it makes it easier for me to retain the information. I would say find an instrumental [of your favorite song] and play it while [you’re studying]. For some reason the information retains [itself] better.

As for what I listen to while studying. I found a couple of artists that are so dope. One [artist], her name is Noname. My roommate put me onto her like three days ago, and I have not stopped listening to her. She’s like alternative, [rhythm and blues], but at the same time she raps.

It kind of has its own sound — you know how Chance the Rapper sounds?

Trippy beats and chill. Her voice is almost like a beat, but at the same time keeps so much synth and has so much flavor to it. Listen to “Telefone”

by Noname … it’s good to listen to for everything.

ConCLuSion While recommendations have ranged from indie rock to R&B, the critical theme behind all the music mentioned is that it does not detract too much from the focus on studying.

As finals start to plague your life, keep these opinions in mind, and perhaps switch off the power ballads from the soundtrack to the Tonyaward winning musical Hamilton and turn to the likes of Noname instead.

— Contact Aditya Prakash at aditya.prakash@emory.edu

The holiday season: a time for turkey and ham, a time for gifts and giving and exams. While things may be busy on the academic front, the end of the Fall semester marks the beginning of a few too many Secret Santas and White Elephants that have the student body frantically buying gifts on a budget.

Whether you are buying gifts for friends or for family back home, knowing what to buy can be difficult.

Luckily The Emory Wheel is here to help with your festive season gift buying, which will hopefully alleviate the burden. feStive eDiBLe tReatS No Kappa Sigma, not that kind of edible.

Nothing says thought more than a gift that you didn’t mindlessly purchase by entering Daddy’s credit card number on Amazon. The beauty of the holiday season is that you don’t even need to make anything particularly different.

You can just bake some cookies and put in some green food coloring and presto — christmas cookies. Some icing work — be it a smiling snowman or a reindeer — can add a lot of character to the final product. Just make sure to give yourself enough time to bake, as you’ll likely have to vie for space in residence hall ovens around this time of year. viDeo gaMeS If your gift recipient owns even a weak PC, certain games on Steam can be cheap and fun ways for them to procrastinate studying for their finals.

Standouts include The Jackbox Party Pack, which is currently on sale for $13.74.

The series is a bundle of party games that can make a chilled hangout session at Clairmont far more lively. As for single-player games, you can buy every single game made by Valve for 89 percent off at a mere $22.34 this week, including the Portal and Half-Life series, which include some of the finest games ever made. For a more vintage, indie type of game for the hipster gift-receiver, the cathartic “Rakuen” is one of 2017’s sleeper hits and a steal at just $6.99 as of press time.

potato in the MaiL Don’t know what to get your high school friend who is miles away in California or New York? Let Potato Parcel remedy your problems. The company will send a single potato with a message inscribed on it to a person of your choice. Other than the sheer meme value, the potato can be representative of how “organic” your bond is if you really, really squint hard and force yourself to wring something out of nothing.

SMaRt SpeakeR The smart buyer purchases a gift they know the recipient will use. The smarter buyer purchases a gift that both the recipient and the buyer will use. Enter the Google Home Mini, Google’s latest addition to its lineup of smart speakers and a solid Christmas present for a suitemate. Cyber Monday has passed, so the speaker bargain won’t retain its bargain price of $29 for long, but it still sits at a reasonably priced $49 without any discounts. The speaker’s uses range from checking on the temperamental Atlanta winter weather to buying groceries using nothing but your voice — on one hand useful, and on the other hand just really cool. The biggest criticism with the Home Mini is its relatively weak audio quality, which means that you probably won’t want it to double as a daily driver for your tunes. If you are willing to dish out a little extra cash, the larger Google Home was $79 on Cyber Monday and may still see a lowered price until the holiday season ends. While the sound quality still won’t appease the audiophile, it is a more than sufficient speaker for the casual listener.

If Google doesn’t catch your fancy for some reason, Amazon’s Echo ($99.99) and Echo Dot ($49.99) make for just as good — if not better — alternatives.

ConCLuSion No matter person you are buying for, at the least consider all of your options before just spending $15 on CVS chocolates. Remember, it’s the thought that counts, but please do not cite me if your boyfriend or girlfriend don’t appreciate the potato you got them for Christmas.

— Contact Aditya Prakash at aditya.prakash@emory.edu

ADVICE

Doolino Knows Best: From Internships to Internal Pain

And as the sun has soared high in the sky, it now descends and reaches its cool conclusion in this final stretch of the semester. The semester has forced the student body to adapt and evolve, as current seniors slowly but surely start their integrations into the adult world and new freshmen recalibrate their work ethics to match a college lifestyle. But like a cake in an oven after an extended period of exposure to a harsh environment, once runny batter becomes a solid layered product far better than its primitive form. As final exams and papers crush souls and break morale, keep in mind that from the ashes you will rise, stronger than you were before. Probably.

Dear Doolino, My name is John Wise, and I am currently a junior at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, where I am concentrating in finance and consulting. The Goizueta Business School is a top-20 undergraduate

business school, and I have made full use of its prestige by taking a plethora of exhilarating classes such as corporate finance.

I am writing to you today because I would like to see if you have any openings available for a summer finance intern. I am armed with a boatload of experience due to my role as the director of Clubroom Hygiene for the Goizueta Meteorology Club, for which I single-handedly lead a team of two people to maintain the company cleanliness in order to boost morale and thus productivity. My role contributed to a 2.4 percent increase in profits between the Spring and Fall semesters of this past academic year.

Additionally, I was awarded the “Best Director of Clubroom Hygiene for the Goizueta Meteorology Club Award,” a coveted prize awarded to just one director of Clubroom Hygiene whenever the president remembers to put it in his car in the morning. I believe this award speaks volumes for my drive

and determination to do a good job, and it is for this reason that I request you read my application carefully.

Sincerely, John Wise Goizueta Business School Class of 2019 (248) 434-5508

Dear Mr. Wise, Thank you so much for taking the time to apply for the Finance Intern Summer 2018 opportunity and for pursuing Doolino as a next step in your career. With an applicant pool reaching an all-time high of one person, we have unfortunately decided to not move forward with your application.

We appreciate your interest, and we wish you all the best!

From Doolino P.S. I take it Goldman Sachs said no and late-winter desperation is kicking in.

Dear Doolino, I have a severe heart condition, but cannot get the medical support I need.

It all started in Havana, Cuba. I was at an underground casino at a high-rollers table when a billionaire decided to go all-in. Calling what I suspected to be a bluff, I went all-in and agreed that if I lost I would give the winner “anything they wanted.”

This proved to be a near-fatal mistake. The billionaire won the round and requested my left atrium and left ventricle, referring to those critical components of my heart as “adequate trophies.” He flew me back to Atlanta post-op on his private jet, since I was too physically weak to board a commercial flight.

Doolino, help me. Half of my heart is in Havana, and he took me back to East Atlanta.

I told some doctors, but instead of seriously considering my plight, they started humming along to my account of what happened. Suddenly,

my recording studio appeared at the scene and recorded my description of my ailment, and now I’m No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

How can I get my condition treated seriously?

Sincerely, Camila Cabello Dear Camila, This is the absurd content that I crave so dearly.

They say that you need to give your heart and soul in order to be a successful musician, so consider yourself halfway there and be happy with your circumstance. Otherwise, I would first address what is a rather serious gambling issue before seeking further medical help.

From Doolino For your day-to-day qualms and minor life crises, send anonymous questions to doolino.emory@gmail. com.

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Left: Junior defender Aidan Datene (Center r ight) prepares for a long cross in the Eagles’ quarterfinal match against the University of Chicago. r ight: Senior center midfielder Adam Ferguson (r ight) carries the ball ahead of UChicago freshman midfielder Ben Brandt.

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to achieving.”

Emory’s tournament run began Nov. 11 in Lynchburg, Va. Wins over unranked Dickinson College (pa.) and No. 14 Lynchburg College (Va.) in the first two rounds propelled Emory into the tournament’s Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008 and tied for the furthest tournament run in program history. this Eagles squad tore through the Sweet 16 barrier Nov. 17 with a 2-1 victory over No. 18 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (texas). First half goals from senior forward Michael Carragher and senior midfielder Christian Meyer proved just enough to secure a matchup with Chicago in the quarterfinals. Emory and Chicago had met on Stagg Field a little more than a month prior, and the Eagles ran away with a big win. this match was fated to be a much tighter contest.

“It’s tough to beat any team two times in one year, especially one of the best teams in the country,” Meyer

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said. “We know each other very well because we played this year, we play the same teams in the conference, and we have a lot of information and scouting on each other.”

Chicago pulled the first punch early, striking Emory in the 10th minute off a header from junior forward Max Lopez.

“We have some experience coming from behind, so we were still pretty calm,” Meyer said. “overall, I think they were the more dangerous team in the first half, and I think the scoreline reflected that.” though Emory conceded the early goal, the team continued to apply pressure on the Maroons.

“It’s 20 degrees … we are down 1-0 after 5 minutes. It would have been really easy for us to just give up,” Meyer said. “that’s indicative of the character and the strength of the people on our team.” the score held 1-0 into halftime, but Emory broke through the Chicago defense just three minutes into the second half. A corner kick from senior

center midfielder Adam Ferguson found the head of Carragher, who finished to tie the game at one goal apiece. “[Carragher] made a front post run. … [Chicago was] zonally marking, and he just beat whoever it was right there to the ball and hit it near post, kind of in the upright corner,” Meyer said.

“We fulfilled the potential that we knew the program and our class ... has.”

— Christian Meyer, Senior midfielder through the remainder of the second half and the two 10-minute overtime periods, neither team could find the back of the net. In the 20 minutes of overtime, the two sides allowed only two shots, both for Chicago. In total, Chicago outshot Emory 13-5. Emory freshman goalkeeper Cole Gallagher

came up big time and time again, with six saves on the day. Chicago freshman goalkeeper Aaron Katsimpalis tallied two saves. At the conclusion of double overtime, the teams prepared for penalty kicks. Chicago shot first, with senior midfielder Andre Abedian connecting on the first shot to give the Maroons a 1-0 lead. Senior forward Jason McCartney responded in kind to tie the score. In the second round, Lopez delivered Chicago a 2-1 lead, which held after a save from Katsimpalis against Emory junior midfielder Moustafa Khattab.

After another Chicago goal, Carragher stepped to the penalty spot and scored to keep the Eagles within reach, 3-2.

But Chicago just wouldn’t miss, scoring yet again in the fourth round.

Down 4-2, junior defender tyler Santee approached the penalty spot with the game hanging in the balance. A blast to the upper right 90 kept Emory alive, the score now 4-3 in favor of Chicago. Sophomore forward Dayo Adeosun took the fifth and final shot for Chicago. Just a goal away from

victory, Adeosun snuck a shot past Gallagher, delivering the Maroons a 5-3 victory with a perfect five-for-five performance in penalty kicks.

“For the older guys ending on this note, definitely we would prefer to be still playing in greensboro this weekend for the final four, but I think, going out, making it to the elite eight, finally we fulfilled the potential that we knew the program and our class and the classes below us has,” Meyer said. “It’s kind of bittersweet, but I think we will look back on it over the next few months, the next few years, and be proud of what we accomplished.” the win improved Chicago’s season record to 19-2-1. they will face North park in the semifinals Dec. 1. on the opposite side of the bracket, yet another UAA foe, No. 19 Brandeis University (Mass.), will battle No. 9 Messiah College (pa.) the same day. the winners will compete Dec. 2 in the NCAA DIII tournament Final.

— Contact Kevin Kilgour at kkilgou@emory.edu

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Final Sets Decided in Extra Points in NCAA’s excellence,” McDowell said. the team will now jump straight into strengthening and conditioning tournament is about surviving.”

McDowell said it was difficult to and have a short five-week spring pinpoint a single problem that the season. the team will Eagles faced while on return next fall with the court. a freshman class that “It’s interesting because I think that “[Ithaca] played their McDowell says she is first set went so well, best while we didn’t excited about.

Ithaca fell the folso, to be honest, I’m play ours.” lowing day 3-1 against not sure what went Claremont McKenna wrong,” McDowell College (Calif.) in the said. “None of our — Jenny McDowell, tournament semiplayers were on their Head coach finals.

Claremont A games, including McKenna went on the coaches, so I think to claim the DIII it was a combination National Championship title with a of one error leading to another.”

While Emory did not play its best 3-0 win against Wittenberg College in the final game, McDowell saw the (ohio) Nov. 18 in the finals. glass as half full.

“Experience is invaluable, and we’re — Contact Allison Gelman at going to build off that and strive for allison.gelman@emory.edu

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under eight minutes left.

Williams scored from beyond the three-point line less than a minute another layup soon after, prompting a timeout from piedmont. the score later. the Eagles maintained composure was 22-17. piedmont fought their way back to and relaxed into their lead as the game 24-25 with six minutes left, but it was neared its end. rowley was fouled in the last minall Emory from that point onward.

Freshman guard Nick Stuck and junior ute and made both free throws to bring forward Beau Bommarito made strong the final score to 83-64. Zimmerman praised the all-around defensive rebounds effort of the team. and stuck scored two “I think there are layups with four minutes left, while Gigax “our big word for the going to be a lot of scored another threeday of the Maryville people who contribute this year,” pointer in between, game was ‘juice.’”

Zimmerman said. bringing Emory’s lead “We had five guys in to 34-24.

Baitey drove over — Gebereal Baitey, double figures.”

Alongside Gigax the piedmont defense Junior guard and Williams, to score a layup and Bommarito, Baitey was fouled in the process with just less than two minutes and Avant all scored in double digits.

Avant also led Emory in rebounds left in the half. Baitey missed his free throw but extended Emory’s lead to with 11.

Emory continued their season with 38-27.

Freshman forward Lawrence an away win against the Berry College rowley made a free throw, and Baitey (Ga.) Vikings, 109-103, Nov. 21 before a scored another layup to end the half tight loss, 84-78, at LaGrange College (Ga.) Nov. 25.

41-28. the Eagles won at home again Baitey credited his teammates for Nov. 26 against the Maryville College his strong first half performance.

“I think we all work really well (tenn.) Scots, 102-92.

Baitey said the team’s attitude together,” Baitey said. “I just happened to be the main benefactor in the first allowed the Eagles to turn the loss to LaGrange around the next day. half.” “our big word for the day of the the Eagles maintained a solid lead throughout the second half. the Maryville game was ‘juice,’” Baitey piedmont defense looked disorganized said. “When we lost to LaGrange we as the half progressed, and senior came out really flat whereas they had guard Whitt rapp and senior forward a lot of energy to build upon. So before Christopher Avant took full advantage. the Maryville game we had to make a With 12 minutes remaining, rapp conscious effort to bring our own juice bypassed the entire piedmont defense and supply us with some energy so we with a deep pass to Avant for a lay-in could deliver the first blow.”

Emory’s record stands at 3-1 headthat built Emory’s lead to 14. rapp finished the game with ing into their home game against nine assists, leading both teams. Birmingham Southern College (Ala.) Bommarito extended Emory’s lead in at 7 p.m., Nov. 29. impressive style as the game wound down, skipping around a piedmont — Contact Alec Woodard at defender to sink a layup with just alec.woodard@emory.edu

CROSS COUNTRY

Teams Place 25th at NCAA Championships

By Stephen MatteS Senior Staff Writer

the Emory men’s and women’s cross country teams both finished No. 25 out of a field of 32 schools to wrap up the 2017 season at the NCAA Division III National Championships in principia, Ill., Nov. 18. representing Emory for the last time in her illustrious collegiate career, senior captain Gabrielle Stravach led the women with a 21:06 6k time, placing her No. 10 out of 279 runners.

Stravach’s top-10 finish at Nationals earned her All-American honors, one of many accolades she has accumulated over her years running for Emory, such as posting an Emory record at the regional Championships Nov. 11 with a sub-21 minute 6k. “[Stravach] had the highest finish at Nationals since Vista Beasley in the 90s,” Head Coach John Curtin said. “to be top 10 is a big deal, considering the very best distance runners from all over the country race at the same time.”

Stravach put together a monumental Emory career, earning several national, regional and conference honors along the way and adding her name to the list of Emory cross coun-

try greats. “this team means a lot to me and I wanted to finish out my last season as strongly as possible,” Stravach said. “I wanted to do everything I could to help the team, so I’m really excited with how I did and I’m glad I did it when it counted.”

Freshmen Susie Martin and Abby Durfee, junior Kayla o’Shea and senior tru powell rounded out Emory’s top five runners. together they put together an average time of 22:31. Johns Hopkins University (Md.) led the field with an average time of 21:24.

“I’m really proud of our team, the rookies especially, who laid it all out on the line and did everything they could do,” Stravach said. “Although the [placement] wasn’t what we were hoping for, as a team we went out there and gave everything we had left.” on the men’s side, senior Shane Sullivan spearheaded Emory’s efforts with a 25:26 8k. Sullivan’s performance landed him at No. 88 out of 279 runners. For a fourth consecutive competition, Sullivan recorded the top time for the men’s team.

“It was a real privilege to be able to lead the guys to a good race at Nationals,” Sullivan said. “It meant a lot, and at the cool down afterwards

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it was emotional to know that was the last time I’d be out there with those guys.”

Junior Bennett Shaw, sophomores Marty pimentel and Sam Branson and senior Max Brown were also among Emory’s top five, averaging a 25:50 8k time. North Central College (Ill.) put together the championship’s best time with an average time of 24:33.

Despite difficult conditions, Sullivan was proud of his teammates’ ability to battle to the finish line. “the weather wasn’t great. It was rainy, windy and cold,” Sullivan said.

“Everyone still had a great race, even with all the negative factors on race day.” recapping Emory’s day at Nationals, Curtin was somewhat disappointed with Emory’s placement. “[Nationals] was not a great performance by our team, but it was not a total failure either,” Curtin said. “We had some good performances mixed in with some less than outstanding [finishes], that said it’s hard to have everyone at their peak at the same time.”

Looking back at the 2017 season, Emory had some of their most successful meets on a large stage. the Eagles impressed with a No. 3 finish in the highly competitive University Athletic

Association (UAA) Championships oct. 28 in both the male and female divisions. on the tails of a strong showing at UAAs, Emory’s cross country teams returned two weeks later to finish No. 3 and No. 2, respectively, at the Nov. 11 regional Championships. Both squads proved themselves worthy and claimed a spot to compete for the National Championships. one of Emory’s largest assets during the season was its youth. the men’s and women’s teams combined introduced a total of 26 freshmen to the squad.

“We got a lot of young [runners] involved, for instance on the women’s side we had five runners compete at Nationals who had never been there before,” Curtin said. “on the guy’s side we had a lot of freshmen and firsttimers as well, so that bodes well for the future.”

After an exciting season highlighted by the successes of Stravach and Sullivan, the Eagles will transition to the next era of cross country at Emory and look to build upon the results of 2017.

— Contact Stephen Mattes at stephen.mattes@emory.edu

“You are the kindest country in the world. You are like a really nice apartment over a meth lab.”

— Robin Williams on Canada

Disclaimer: Your on Fire correspondent once spent some significant time up North. No, not like tennessee North, but a magical land known as Michigan North, a strange place where sunlight is forgotten and life goes on when it snows more than a quarter of an inch. thus, when your on Fire correspondent was asked by a Southern student whether or not there was such a thing as professional hockey league, it took immense strength and poise not to gag in horror.

At a school in the South where many students cannot differentiate between a Kaldi’s line and a blue line and think icing is what you put on a cupcake, your on Fire correspondent should not have been surprised at such ignorance.

Nonetheless, hockey is the greatest gift from our Canadian neighbors that isn’t named robin Scherbatsky, and it deserves more respect. the truth is, hockey is the least Canada could do after the long list of painful exports it’s forced across the border. Nickelback, Sarah McLachlan’s voice over commercials of abused dogs, old Justin Bieber and an odysseyesque siren allure of universal health care are all serious crimes against the World’s Greatest Country we all know and blindly adore like sheep led to the slaughter. And it’s not as if Canada really has anything else to offer. perhaps Drake, but, in times like these, Meek Mill needs all the support he can get. Maybe the maple syrup supply is nice to keep in reach, but really that’s what we have Vermont for, so honestly Canada better be on its best behavior. otherwise, the Mexico border won’t be the only one with today’s most advanced border technology — walls — right after we finish the walls around the Atlantic and pacific coasts, of course, because Fox News is bound to show “Sharknado” sooner or later. Hockey combines grace and grit, and puts it on ice. Imagine the Nutcracker on ice but with body checks and goals. Name a sport that wouldn’t be better on ice — oh wait, there isn’t one. Hockey is a fast-paced, full-contact sport that allows each Stanley Cup-winning player to spend a day with the championship trophy to do whatever their heart pleases: like Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Desjardins, who ate Lucky Charms out of the goblet. Can you imagine what would happen if the National Basketball Association (NBA) just let J.r. Smith roam around with the Larry o’Brien trophy for a few days?

Let’s be clear: the United States is objectively superior when it comes to assertiveness, gross domestic product and sheer world domination, but the U.S. can learn a lesson or two from Canada’s national sport.

Maybe most critical to hockey’s status as an elite sport is its stance on fighting. Instead of spending $100 to stream Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, save your money and watch a hockey game, where the fighters actually land punches and simultaneously balance on ice skates.

Although Atlanta has been the failed host of two separate National Hockey League (NHL) franchises (moment of silence for the thrashers and the Flames), one should not turn an eye to the glorious sport of the North.

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017 | Sports Editor: Kevin Kilgour (kkilgou@emory.edu)

MEN’S SOCCER

Courtesy of MiChael Cetta

Junior midfielder Moustafa Khattab (a Bove) fights for the ball in the Eagles’ 2-1 victory over University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) in the third round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on a rainy field in Chicago. The win placed Emory in the tournament quarterfinals for the first time in school history.

UChicago Ends Eagles’ Historic Run in Elite 8

By Kevin KiLgour Sports Editor

A total of 110 minutes of regulation play were not enough to determine a victor in this season’s second battle between the unranked Emory Eagles and the No. 11 University of Chicago Maroons Nov. 18. A 1-1 draw at the close of the second overtime period forced these all-too familiar rivals into a penalty shootout with a spot in the NCAA Division III tournament semi-

finals on the line. Chicago proved the beneficiary, edging out a narrow 5-3 win at Chicago’s Stagg Field.

With the win, Chicago advances to the tournament’s semifinals for the second time in program history, their only other appearance in 1996 when the Maroons fell 3-2 to Kenyon College (ohio). they will meet with hometown rival No. 5 North park University (Il.) in Greensboro, N.C. this will be yet another rematch for Chicago, who dropped a 1-0 home match to visiting

North park oct. 18. North park has not lost since Sept. 4. the quarterfinal pairing with Chicago was nothing short of poetic, as the Maroons have been the catalyst to the Eagles’ rise and final fall this season. In an oct. 7 UAA conference game, Emory crushed then-No. 1 Chicago to the tune of a 3-0 win on the Maroons’ home pitch. this was Emory’s first ever win against a No. 1-ranked opponent and legitimized Emory’s place among this season’s soccer elite.

VOLLEYBALL

“[Chicago has] a great system and each player knows their role very well,” senior midfielder Christian Meyer said. “Defensively, they are really organized. they aren’t going to foul you for a [penalty kick] or give you any dangerous opportunities. You have to create whatever you are getting.” though Chicago returned the favor in penalty kicks Nov. 18, Emory’s quarterfinal loss is, at worst, bittersweet. the defeat caps what has arguably been Emory’s best season in program

history. Along with a 15-5-2 season record, the Eagles secured program firsts in the form of a win over a No. 1-ranked opponent and a birth into the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament.

“For the younger guys it has instilled in them that a national championship is a reachable thing,” Meyer said. “It’s not just something you talk about. It’s something that we are definitely close

See MArooNS, page 14

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Ithaca Stomps NCAA Title Hopes Emory Victorious in

Home Opener

By aLLiSon geLMan Senior Staff Writer

After an impressive 30-7 run, the Emory volleyball team ended their season with a 3-1 loss to Ithaca College (N.Y.) Nov. 16 in the NCAA Division III Championship quarterfinals.

Emory started off strong with a strong 25-13 win in the first set, only to lose the following three sets. Ithaca rebounded strongly in the second set with a 25-17 win.

In the third and fourth sets, the two teams battled into extra points, but it was Ithaca coming out on top each time. Ithaca won 26-24 and 28-26, respectively, in the third and fourth sets.

“If we had told people in September that we were going to make it this far, I’m not sure anyone would have believed us,” Head Coach Jenny McDowell said. “It was a disappointing match, and they played their best while we didn’t play ours.” the Eagles have made appearances at 21 NCAA tournaments in the past 22 years, so, unlike Ithaca, the team knew how to deal with the pressure in the first match, according to sophomore defensive specialist Elyse thompson.

“We know how to handle the pressure, and you can’t come out jittery,” thompson said. “they clearly were

5 Eagles Score in Double Digits By aLeC Woodard Contributing Writer

Courtesy of JereMy Crawford

Junior right side hitter Carly Saitman prepares for a serve in the NCAA quarterfinals hosted at Calvin College (Mich.). nervous and couldn’t get on their feet.”

But as the Eagles lost momentum, Ithaca seemed only to grow more confident.

“In the next two sets, we weren’t as victorious, but we still lost by only two

points in the third and fourth sets,” thompson said. “Had we had a few more dug balls, a few better serves, we could have survived. And a lot of this

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Emory men’s basketball triumphed over the piedmont College (Ga.) Lions 83-64 at home Nov. 15 to open their regular season, with five players scoring in double digits.

Senior forward Adam Gigax led the team in scoring with 15 points, trailed by freshman guard romin Williams with 14 points.

It took more than two minutes of play before piedmont forward Justin Vallejo opened the scoring with a layup. the game’s slow start continued through the first six minutes, with both teams trading baskets but failing to convert opportunities from the three-point line and in the paint. the slow start was no cause for alarm, Head Coach Jason Zimmerman

said.

“We had great looks, just missed them,” Zimmerman said. “We only shot 40 percent from the field.”

Scoring picked up after the sixth minute despite coordinated defense from Emory. Vallejo nabbed an offensive rebound and a bucket to keep his team close at 13-12 with 12:33 left on the clock. Williams made both of his free throws after a foul by piedmont guard Landry Assinesi with 12 minutes remaining to take the score to 15-14.

Gigax and piedmont guard taylor Mills scored three-point jump shots, maintaining the single point separation until junior guard Gebereal Baitey converted a steal into a layup with nine minutes left.

Gigax extended Emory’s lead with

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