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On Fire, Page 11
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Volume 94, Issue 45
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Law Prof. College Faculty Reject Wagner ‘No Confidence’ Motion Admits To False Identity By Jordan Friedman Executive Editor
By Arianna Skibell Editor-in-Chief Emory Professor of Law and Senior Fellow Michael Broyde admitted last Friday to creating a fake online identity, which he used to gain access to a rival professional rabbinic group and tout his own scholarly endeavors, according to an April 12 article in The Jewish Channel. According to The Channel, Rabbi Hershel Goldwasser — Michael Broyde ’s pseud- Broyde, an onym — has been an active and Emory Law respected rabbinic professor, voice for more confesses to than 20 years, frequently publish- creating a ing in scholarly fake online journals and often identity. praising Broyde ’s own work. In addition to using the identity to laud his own work, Broyde used Goldwasser ’s name to become a member of the International Rabbinic Fellowship (IRF) — a rival to the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), of which Broyde is a member. Broyde ’s involvement in the creation of the online identity of Goldwasser was verified through his Emory University Internet Protocol (IP) address. Although the Goldwasser character claimed to be writing from a computer in Israel, his IP address matched that of Broyde ’s Emory University computer. Susan Clark, the associate dean for marketing and communications and chief marketing officer for the Emory University School of Law, wrote in
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After five days of voting via electronic ballot last week, College faculty rejected a motion of “no confidence ” in University President James W. Wagner. The final tally was released Friday night. Stefan Lutz, the chair of the College ’s Governance Committee and an associate professor of chemistry, announced the results via email to College faculty. On the ballot ’s single question — “Should the faculty of Emory College of Arts and Sciences adopt the motion of no-confidence in President James Wagner? ” — 39.8 percent, or 133 faculty members, voted in support, and 60.2 percent, or 201 members, were opposed. Of the 530 eligible College faculty members, 334 voted, marking a 63
percent participation rate. A vote of “no confidence, ” which faculty members decided to hold at a special meeting last month, would not have directly affected Wagner ’s employment position at the University but would have indicated that College faculty feel he is no longer fit to lead. College faculty makes up about 20 percent of the nearly 3,000 faculty members at the University. Wagner ’s employment position ultimately lies in the hands of the Board of Trustees. In a statement released Friday soon after the results were announced, Chair of the Board of Trustees Ben F. Johnson III said on behalf of the Board that Wagner “remains extraordinarily well-suited to maintain Emory University ’s forward momentum. ” Meanwhile, Wagner said in the statement that he will continue to
James W. Wagner, president of the University, released a statement yesterday in response to the ‘no-confidence’ ballot.
work with Emory faculty and administrators “to carry out the mission of this great institution. ” “I respect the views of all of our faculty and their right to express concern about the leadership and direction of our institution, and I take to heart the significance of this vote, ” Wagner said in the statement. “Faculty governance and faculty
responsibility for the future of Emory University are essential. ” Wagner also sent out a Universitywide email yesterday morning, noting that he has heard the Emory community ’s concerns “in more than two-dozen meetings and uncounted telephone and email exchanges. ” He wrote that he is aware that these issues extend beyond his controversial Emory Magazine column, also focusing on issues such as diversity and inclusivity, shared governance and communication, support for the liberal arts and interpersonal and sexual violence on campus. “Last week ’s vote indicates that some would welcome change in the president ’s office, ” he wrote in reference to the 39.8 percent who supported the motion of “no confidence. ”
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Total Votes 63 percent of all 530 College faculty, or 334 members SEE INSIDE Editorial board opinion about the rejection of the ‘No Confidence ’ motion. See Page 6.
Maddix Named RHA President
Masters in Fine Arts. ” Savang said this fellowship is special to him because of its international nature. “The purpose of the fellowship really is to expose students to the different approaches organizations have taken in order to address discrimination and stigma, ” Savang wrote in an email to the Wheel. Savang and Nelson-Daniel will also attend an orientation program organized by the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C. prior to the Europe trip. In this workshop, the American fellows will focus on European security and political issues. HIA also places the fellows in
Residence Hall Association (RHA) Volunteer Chair and College junior Kadean Maddix became the third candidate elected to the position of RHA president in the last two weeks following a series of appeals, disqualifications, general elections and run-offs. RHA Publicity Chair and College sophomore Akshay Goswami and RHA Vice President of Programming and Kadean College sophomore Jessica Maddix, RHA Simon were both disqualified due volunteer to violations of cheating during chair and College the second general election. junior, will Following the be RHA announcement of Simon ’s victory in President. the second general election — Simon garnered 403 votes, Goswami earned 323 votes and Maddix collected 218 votes — Goswami informed the Appeals Committee that he would be presenting evidence that Simon had cheated during the RHA presidential election. In response, Simon decided to present new evidence against Goswami. Both presented multiple pieces of evidence including sending out mass emails in which their platforms were provided. The two met with the Appeals Committee, and it was determined that another hearing would be held Monday night. During the hearing, it was found that the emails that both Goswami and Simon sent out violated the RHA elections code. The RHA elections code states that it is against the rules to provide your platform via electronic mail to individuals with whom you are not acquainted, according to College sophomore and RHA Elections Chair Katherine Joseph. Goswami said he challenged Simon following the second election because he believed she violated some of the campaign policies in the RHA election code. Simon said that
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he Indian Cultural Exchange offered a colorful Holi celebration on McDonough Field on Sunday afternoon. Holi, a holiday that marks the coming of spring, is the festival of color. This holiday is celebrated primarily in India and this year was officially celebrated on March 17.
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Facebook posts as proof for the legislature. One of the posts that Li brought to the meeting was posted on Facebook by Levinson. In the post in question, Levinson endorsed SGA Vice President and College junior Ye Ji Kim, claiming that it did not matter if Guio lost, because he would be appointed chief of staff anyway. In response to Li ’s allegations that he had been promised the position before the election, Guio said, “Hell yeah, that ’s the way we roll. ” Guio later added that the comment was sarcastic. Li also alleged that Guio had posted a response to an inquiry about his results in the vice presidential race which, according to Li, implied that Guio believed he was guaranteed the position of chief of staff even if he was not elected SGA vice president. Newly-elected SGA President and College junior Raj Patel responded to the accusations of favoritism. “It was something [Levinson] assumed from my working relationship with [Guio], which developed into a friendship, ” Patel said. Members of the legislature discussed whether or not it is ethical for the SGA president to appoint his
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60.2 percent, or 201 faculty members
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SGA Approves Exec Student, Alum Named HIA Fellows Board Appointments The 47th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) approved five members to the Executive Board on Monday evening. The legislature appointed College junior Bart Qian and College sophomore Ted Guio as co-chiefs of staff, College sophomore Christopher Weeden as attorney general, College junior Calvin Li as vice president of finance and College freshman Jon Darby as vice president of communications. The decision to appoint co-chiefs of staff to the Executive Board, which has not been done since the 36th Legislature, provoked contentious discussion among former and current SGA members. Former SGA Student Life Chair and College sophomore Calvin Li encouraged the legislature not to approve Guio ’s appointment due to some comments made by Guio himself and by Student Programming Council (SPC) President and College senior Will Levinson on their Facebook pages. Both comments implied that Guio had been guaranteed the chief of staff position in the event that he lost the vice presidential election. Li brought in screenshots of
Opposing ‘No Confidence’
By Dustin Slade Asst. News Editor
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College senior Perrinh Savang and Anna Nelson-Daniel ( ’12C) have been named 2013 Humanity in Action (HIA) fellows, according to a March 25 HIA announcement. According to a March 25 press release, fellows are chosen based on academic standing, active participation in human rights issues and recommendations. The HIA Fellowship accepted 42 recipients from 38 U.S. universities who will join other accepted international students in a one-month summer trip to Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Lyon and Warsaw, according to the Philip Ugelow, the program ’s deputy executive director. HIA has taken more than 1,200 Fellows on international study programs since 1999. The group will focus on human rights issues, including minority and discrimination problems and examples of resistance across different selected countries. The program only accepted 10 percent of more than 550 U.S. applicants, according to Ugelow. He said HIA received 40 percent more applicants this year than last. A member of the program ’s selection committee interviewed all finalists in February. Nelson-Daniel and Savang are the sixth and seventh Emory students accepted to HIA.
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Savang, a double major in interdisciplinary studies and anthropology, said he believes he was selected because of his Emory human rights research, his participation in a Mongolia study-abroad program and a research project regarding the effectiveness of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) non-governmental organizations (NGOs). “I think it ’s really important to understand the role history plays in eliminating discrimination and reducing disparities, because a lot of times we forget how much struggle minorities have faced in the past and how much they still struggle today, ” Savang wrote in an email to the Wheel. Nelson-Daniel — who was a double major in art history and visual arts with a minor in Global Health, Culture and Society — said she felt honored to have received this fellowship. Throughout her undergraduate career, she also participated in social justice work as she created artwork about social problems. “I applied to the Humanity in Action fellowship to build on my understanding of social conflict from a different perspective, learning from European context, ” Nelson-Daniel wrote in an email to the Wheel. “I am excited to meet students and leaders from around the world that share my passion in social advocacy. I hope this experience will inform my artwork as I look toward graduate school for a
Anna NelsonDaniel (’12C) and Perrinh Savang, College senior, were chosen as Humanity in Action Fellows, the University announced last week.
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NEWS ROUNDUP National, Local and Higher Education News • On Sunday, April 14, Hugo Chavez ’s primed successor won Venezuela ’s presidential election with a 1.6 percent margin over the opposing candidate. Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela ’s interim leader since Chavez ’s death, secured 50.7 percent of the vote, while Henrique Capriles Radonski, who contested the legitimacy of the results, scored 49.1 percent. Chavez, who suffered a fatal heart attack on March 5, publically endorsed Maduro in December. Maduro ’s campaign platform was built on the former president ’s socialist policies, with rallies often featuring recordings of Chavez ’s voice. • Louisiana-based Manda Packing Company recalled 468,000 pounds of possibly contaminated meat from 10 southern states — including Georgia — on Saturday. The Baker, La. company expanded an earlier recall of more than 20,000 pounds of roast beef deli meat to include ham, turkey breast, tasso pork, ham shanks, hog head cheese, corned beef and pastrami. The U.S. Department
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of Agriculture ’s Food Safety and Inspection Service cited possible Listeria monocytogene contamination in Manda ’s products. The company posted a list of recalled meats on its website. • Adam Scott won the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Ga. on Sunday, defeating Angel Cabrera in a sudden-death playoff and becoming the first Australian to ever win the title. After rolling a 12-foot birdie to win the tournament, Scott embraced caddie Steve Williams, who was on the bag for 13 of Tiger Woods ’ 14 major titles. Woods, who hasn ’t won the Masters since 2005, or any major championship since the 2008 U.S. Open, finished in a tie for fourth. For Scott, however, this is his first major championship win — he lost last year ’s British Open to Ernie Els by just one stroke.
— Compiled by Staff Writer Lydia O ’Neal
Corrections • The quote attributed to Kelly Landeen in the April 12, 2013 issue of the Wheel was printed in error. The Wheel regrets this error. • In Friday ’s issue of the Wheel, the article in sports titled “Liu, Olsen Earn ‘Ultimate ’ Honor ” incorrectly stated that Emory has 16 varsity teams. Emory has 18.
POLICE RECORD • On April 4 at 5:00 p.m., officers were contacted by an Emory staff member regarding a stolen coconut cake. According to the individual, the cake was stolen from her desk drawer while she was out of the room. The cake was valued at $3. • Emory police received a call from a student whose bike was stolen sometime between April 3 and April 9 from the Rollins School of Public Health. The red bike along with a helmet and a U-Lock were taken. The incident has been turned over to an investigator. • On April 12, Emory police received four phone calls around 2:22 p.m. regarding individuals trapped in an elevator in the Whitehead
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Event: Athletics — Softball Time: 2 — 6 p.m. Location: Emory Softball Field Event: Turkey as a Manufacturing and Investment Hub for U.S. Companies Time: 2:30 — 4:30 p.m. Location: Goizueta Business School Room E130 Event: EndNote Introduction Time: 2:30 — 3:45 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library Room 314 Event: Athletics — Baseball Time: 3 — 6 p.m. Location: Chappell Park Event: AntiquiTEA Time: 4 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: Linguistics Colloquium: “What counts as language? The dynamic scope of relevant behaviors in communication. ” Time: 4 — 5:15 p.m. Location: Modern Languages Building Room 201 Event: Shuming Nie, PhD, — “Nanotechnology: Rescuing
Research Building. When DeKalb Fire arrived, the individuals were taken out of the top hatch of the elevator.
a short period of time and upon their arrival, a MacBook laptop valued at $1,000 was gone. The incident has been turned over to an investigator.
• On April 11 at 2:52 a.m., officers received a report about an individual who was spending significant amounts of time in a “Porta-Potty ” at the construction site near the Emory Law School. When officers arrived on the scene, the individual had laid a blanket over the toilet and was sleeping in the stall. Officers identified the individual and asked him to leave.
— Compiled by Asst. News Editor Dustin Slade
• On April 9, a group of students at Clairmont Tower contacted Emory police regarding a stolen laptop. According to the individuals, they left the penthouse level of the building for
April 18, 1995 According to Emory tax records from the fiscal year prior to this 1995 issue of the Wheel, Charles Hatcher, vice president for health affairs, was the top wage-earner at Emory with a salary of $339,485. Bill Frye, theninterim president, made $200,000 over the same period and ranked ninth in the top nine highest Emory wage-earners. Following Hatcher were the chair of the gynecology and obstetrics department, a gynecology and obstetrics associate professor, the chair of the department of medicine and the dean of the medical school, among several others. These nine top salaries amounted to about 23 percent of the university ’s expenses.
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Previously Failed Cancer Drugs ” Time: 4:15 — 5:15 p.m. Location: Winship Cancer Institute C-5012 Event: Healthcare Innovation Student Networking Night Time: 6 — 8:30 p.m. Location: Rollins School of Public Health Event: Toastmasters@Emory Club Meeting
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Time: 8 — 9 a.m. Location: Old Dental Building, 1462 Clifton Rd., Room 231 Event: TEDMED Live Time: 8:30 a.m. — 7:30 p.m. Location: WHSCAB Auditorium Event: Student Loan Repayment Options Seminar Time: 11:40 a.m. — 12:40 p.m. Location: Candler School of Theology Room 322 Event: Preparing Your Blackboard Courses for Next Semester Time: 1:30 — 3:30 p.m. Location: ECIT 217 Woodruff Library Event: Athletics — Baseball Time: 3:30 — 6:30 p.m.
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Event: CPLT Undergraduate Colloquium Time: 4 — 6 p.m. Location: Callaway C101 Event: Suparna Choudhury (Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University): “Cognitive Neuroscience: Between Lifeworld and Laboratory ” Time: 4 — 5 p.m. Location: PAIS 290 Event: Compassion Meditation Group Time: 5 — 6 p.m. Location: Cannon Chapel Room 106 Event: DareHablar: Spanish Conversation Club Time: 6 — 7 p.m. Location: White Hall Main Lobby Event: Eyewitness to Extremism: A Conversation with Walter B. Reeves, co-founder of Neighbors Netowrk Time: 6 — 7:30 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library Jones Room Event: Global HEED Networking Night Time: 6:30 — 8 p.m. Location: Math and Science Atrium Event: McDonald Lecture: “The Feast of Language ” by Thomas
Lynch Time: 7 — 8 p.m. Location: Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, the Chapel, 3180 Event: “Apollo 13 ” (1995) Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: White Hall Room 205 Event: (6th Annual Ira Ferguson Lectureship) Surgical Training: A
THURSDAY New Paradigm Time: 7 — 8 a.m. Location: Emory University Hospital Auditorium Event: Data Visualization Workshop Time: 10 a.m. — 3 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library Room 312 Event: Student Loan Repayment Options Seminar Time: 12 — 1 p.m. Location: Rollins School of Public Health, Claudia Nance Rollins Building room 1000 Event: President Carter Speaks on “The Expansion of Democracy ” Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: Winship Ballroom
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Some Ask for Guio to Apologize While Others Voice Support Continued from Page 1 or her friends to the executive board. Legislators like Representativeat-Large and College freshman Raj Tilwa said he wanted Guio to apologize for his Facebook comments. Others voiced their support for Guio ’s appointment. “Is it ethically wrong to look at a bunch of qualified candidates and pick the one that ’s your friend? ” Laney Graduate School Representative Laura Mariani asked. “I honestly think it ’s fine. ” Some legislators asked Guio to explain the Facebook comments. “It was a position that I was going to get because I wanted to be involved, ” he said, explaining why it may have been perceived that he thought he was guaranteed the position. Li said he was also concerned that there was no need for two chiefs of staff. The Governance Committee voted in support of the co-chiefs of staff, stating that both candidates were qualified for the position. Kim and Patel also defended the
dual appointments, explaining that each candidate had a separate sphere of influence on campus — Guio ’s being the Oxford constituency and Qian ’s being international students. Patel also explained that next year ’s co-chiefs of staff will have an expanded role because SGA has plans to revise the monetary policy along with the Elections Board, both of which will be University-wide modifications. Eventually, the topic of discussion returned to the ethics of Guio ’s appointment, at which point legislators expressed frustration at the length of the discussion. “This is starting to feel like ‘gotcha ’ politics, ” Graduate Goizueta Business School Representative David Kaplan said. The hour-long vetting process concluded with the legislature affirming that Guio and Qian were both qualified for the position. The legislature voted 17-0-5 to approve the two chiefs of staff in taking office.
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Honesty Makes Effective Leader, Maddix Says Continued from Page 1 even though she had won the second election, she challenged Goswami back because he challenged her. Maddix, the third place candidate, did not make or receive any allegations during both the first and second general elections and was ultimately awarded the position of RHA president. Following last week ’s run-off election, Goswami was initially disqualified after a victory in the race because he was found guilty of two violations of cheating. However, Goswami filed an appeal, and the Election Council determined that Goswami did not commit one of his two violations. The Election Committee then decided to reverse Goswami ’s disqualification and instead cite him with five community service hours. Through all the controversy, Maddix expressed that he is glad the election is over, and he can focus on serving the students. “It was a mixture of joy and relief that the process is finally over, and we
can finally move forward as an organization, ” Maddix said. “This process has been difficult. It was my third time running for the position, and it just feels good to finally be done. ”
“SGA should have done the same thing with [SGA President and College junior] Raj Patel ... I am responsible for what I did, and I am happy [Maddix] won.” — Akshay Goswami, College sophomore Maddix said that although he knows he may not have earned the most votes, he believes truth is a vital aspect of any leadership position. “My campaign has always been about trying to do good for the community and trying to do good for the residence halls, ” Maddix said. “Part
of that is being truthful and honest and playing by the rules. I think that is the most important thing to be a leader, we need to acknowledge our mistakes and my campaign strived to be honest. ” Following the election, Goswami expressed that he believes RHA made the right decision. “I ’m very happy with the way RHA responded — annoying or not annoying you have to understand that if you break the rules, it should be met with strong action, ” Goswami said. “SGA should have done the same with [SGA President and College junior] Raj Patel. Other organizations should take RHA ’s example and move forward. I am responsible for what I did, and I am happy [Maddix] won. ” Maddix said that though the election was difficult, he believes his honesty kept his campaign alive. “In the end, the better heads prevailed, ” Maddix said. Simon declined to comment.
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Voters Discuss Reasoning for Support, Opposition Continued from Page 1 “I pledge to do my best to lead that change and to grow along with you, in order to help Emory change and grow, while making best use of our resources to serve and lead in our challenging times. ” Controversy arose earlier this semester when Wagner published an article, titled “As American as ... Compromise, ” in the winter edition of Emory Magazine citing the ThreeFifths Compromise as an example of political compromise for the greater good. The column received local and national attention, and Wagner issued an apology soon after. Ninety percent of the apology was later removed from the magazine ’s website. In addition to the column, some College faculty members cited Wagner ’s role in the department changes announced last semester as a reason for their disapproval of his leadership during a special meeting last month, during which College faculty voted to hold the “no confidence ” vote via electronic ballot. Some faculty members in attendance, however, felt that such a vote would place Emory in a negative light and send the wrong message to the student body. While faculty governance bylaws prohibit a vote to be held via electronic ballot, those in attendance voted to suspend the rules due to the limited representation of the entire faculty present. “This is an important vote for the president, ” Lutz said after the results were announced Friday. “I think it shows that there are a number of faculty that are happy or satisfied with the current system, and I hope that we all as a community can come together now and try to work out our differences and move forward together. ”
The Emory Community Reacts Jim Grimsley, a senior resident fellow in creative writing, said he was not surprised by the 60-40 split. “The debate leading up to it indicated we were pretty divided on the issue, ” he said. That being said, faculty supported and opposed Wagner for various reasons. Harvey Klehr, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Politics and History, said he voted against the “no confidence ” motion because Wagner “acknowledged that he made a mistake and apologized for it. ” “I think there were some people on the faculty who were determined for other reasons to embarrass him or discredit him and the College administration, and those reasons were related largely to the [department] cuts that took place in the fall, ” Klehr said. Like Klehr, David Lynn, the chair of the chemistry department and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Chemistry and Biology, opposed the “no confidence ” motion. He said he feels the vote itself was without merit. “I was frankly quite disappointed in the division and the divisiveness that I saw in the faculty, and I felt like that issue of ‘no confidence, ’ in my opinion, was unjustified, ” Lynn said. Jason Francisco, an associate professor in the visual arts department, said in an interview with the Wheel that the department changes were a
key reason in his supporting the “no confidence ” motion. “That President Wagner endorsed and has defended a program of curricular cuts that, in my judgment, violated Emory ’s bylaws in multiple ways — this is enough to warrant a vote of no-confidence, ” Francisco wrote. Furthermore, an associate professor in the College who requested anonymity to protect his or her vote in fear of retribution from the administration said the decision to support the motion of “no confidence ” stemmed from more than just Wagner ’s column. “I think what was ... difficult to articulate in the discussions about the president ’s column was that the column was not just the problem, ” the professor said. “It really, for many faculty, has been the past five, six, seven years of President Wagner ’s leadership. The problem focused it or brought things to a head — that many faculty have been very unhappy with his leadership for many years. ” The professor also cited Wagner ’s “dog-and-pony shows ” as a reason for concern, “in which questions were deflected or not answered honestly. ” Students, too, had mixed responses to the result of the vote. Last week, a “Keep Wagner ” petition surfaced and had garnered about 870 signatures by Monday night. Goizueta Business School junior Patrick McBride, one of the signers of the petition, said he was “excited there was a possibility that we could move on from this. ” But the Student Re-Visioning Committee (SRC), a group that has protested the controversial department changes since the fall, also gathered on the Quadrangle Wednesday afternoon to urge faculty to vote in support of the “no confidence ” motion, wearing T-shirts with an upside-down Emory logo and the words, “Wagner, Resign / No Confidence ” and handing out flyers. While Patrick Blanchfield — an SRC member and sixth-year Ph.D. candidate who helped plan the event — said he is disappointed by the final result, he added that 40 percent is still a “decent amount of people ” who disagree with his leadership. “His credibility hinges on the claim of ethical leadership and critical engagement, ” Blanchfield said. “That credibility has taken an irreparable body blow. ... Wherever he goes, this will hang over him. He has lost legitimacy. ”
The Ballot Lutz said that he and the Governance Committee, with the help of Emory technology officials, created the ballot using Blackboard, which contains a survey tool. GovCom, he said, worked with the Emory College office to ensure that all eligible faculty members were included on the voting roster. In interviews with the Wheel, many faculty members said they felt that overall, the voting process went smoothly. Laura Otis, a professor in the English department and the director of English Graduate Studies, described the system as “very easy. ” “From my perspective it was simple to do, ” she said. “It didn ’t take much time, and I felt like I had participated in an important process. ” Klehr also said he felt that voting
went well. The fact that voting lasted a week, he noted, gave everybody an opportunity to vote and ensured a larger turnout. The associate professor who requested anonymity, though, said she and a few colleagues had some trouble submitting their votes because the links on Blackboard did not appear on the screen the way they had been told they were going to. A few faculty members also expressed some concern in interviews with the Wheel over the wording of the ballot. Lutz specified that the ballot was worded in this way because of Robert ’s Rules of Order, a set of guidelines used for parliamentary procedure. The motion brought before the faculty, he said, was one specifically regarding “no confidence ” in Wagner. “When you put these questions on the ballot, you have to word it in such a way that if people vote yes, that it would be in the affirmative of the motion in the question, ” Lutz said. “It was a bit of an awkward thing, but that ’s just how Robert ’s Rules works. ” He also noted that he first developed different versions of the question and consulted with a number of faculty representatives on GovCom from all three branches — humanities, social sciences and natural sciences — for feedback. “[They] relatively agreed that the current wording of the vote that we ended up using was the most evenly understandable, ” he said, adding that he sent out the question to faculty before voting started but did receive a few emails asking for clarification. In addition, unlike the ballot that Laney Graduate School students will vote on today, the College faculty ballot offered no option to “abstain, ” including only the choices of “yes ” and “no. ” While Lutz said an “abstain ” option on the ballot was discussed, he noted that abstaining is essentially the equivalent of not voting. “It just didn ’t seem to make sense because it would ’ve created more ambiguity in the process, ” Lutz said. “Ultimately, we felt it was a cleaner message that we could send if we gave people the option of ‘yes ’ and ‘no. ’ ” Wagner wrote in his email yesterday morning that he sees this time as an opportunity to move forward and improve. “We must move toward [the] future while holding fast to what is good about the present, ” Wagner wrote. “We must reaffirm our long-standing commitment to diversity, inclusivity, justice and respect. ” Francisco wrote that he maintains there still is an enormous amount of work that needs to be done. “That fully 40 percent of the voting faculty were willing to take that difficult path [of supporting ‘no confidence ’] signals to me that the crisis is far from over, ” he wrote. In addition to the faculty vote, Laney Graduate students will cast their own votes today online from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Graduate Student Council voted to pass a bill at a meeting last week that allowed this ballot to take place. — Contact Jordan Friedman at jordan.m.friedman@emory.edu
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HIA Offers ‘Once in a Lifetime Opportunity,’ McGraw Says Continued from Page 1 one of the five chosen European cities. Savang ’s placement is in Lyon, France. “I was overjoyed at the prospect of spending an entire month talking about human rights with students just as passionate as I was, ” Savang wrote. “I really couldn ’t believe it. ” Dee McGraw, the director of Emory ’s National Scholarships and Fellowships Program, said her office supports HIA “because the experience for our students selected for the award is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity and because Humanity in Action ’s goals and values align so perfectly with ours at Emory. ” “First, [they] participate in a concentrated, intense, exhausting and exhilarating summer of research and study about topics of profound importance, ” McGraw said. “Second, because of Emory ... our students are well prepared to compete for the fellowship and then to perform with distinction once selected. ” The other winners in the group
are from universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine, according to the HIA website. “This unusually high level of diversity makes this international program unique, dynamic and challenging, ” Judith Goldstein, HIA ’s executive director and founder, said in the press release. Last year, HIA accepted alumni Dignant Kapoor ( ‘12C) and William Eye ( ‘12C). McGraw said she is grateful for the Emory faculty and administrators who direct programming and mentor College students. “It ’s their efforts — and the support of the University — that produce the kinds of students who are so accomplished and who can step up to opportunities like HIA, for their own enrichment and for the university, ” McGraw wrote in an email to the Wheel. “These students bring recognition and honor to all of us. It ’s a joy to work with them. ” — Contact Karishma Mehrotra
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mory’s Dance Marathon, a student-run philanthropy event at Emory, took place Saturday in the Woodruff Physical Education Center. The four-hour marathon, which benefitted the Children’s Miracle Network, was an event filled with giveaways, free food, prizes and dancing.
Emory Law Professor Receives Leave of Absence from Beth Din of America, Apologizes for Actions Continued from Page 1 an email to the Wheel in conjunction with Emory School of Law Dean Robert Schapiro that an inquiry will be conducted regarding this matter. “The allegations regarding the conduct of Professor Michael Broyde are concerning to the Law School, ” they wrote. “We are currently reviewing the matter and plan to issue a statement once our inquiry is complete. ” Broyde initially denied the accusation that he had created the fake identity, claiming that the pseudonym of Goldwasser was not his invention. In a phone interview with The Channel, he claimed that Goldwasser was a teacher of his. “Not my character ... He ’s a [teacher] of mine from many years ago who ’s deceased [and moved to Israel] 10 years ago, or something like that, maybe more, I don ’t remember, ” he said. Broyde wrote in an email to the Wheel that he is unavailable for comment about the allegations at this time. After denying his involvement in
the creation of Goldwasser, Broyde later admitted to inventing the character and apologized for having done so in an email to Barry Gelman, the former president of the IRF — the organization Broyde gained access to through the Goldwasser name. The
“It is clear to me that my conduct was inappropriate, and I have regretted it for a while.” — Michael Broyde, law professor and senior fellow email was published in The Channel. In the email, Broyde stated that he realized becoming a member of the IRF through a fake character was an error in judgment. “It is clear to me that my conduct was inappropriate, and I have regretted it for a while, ” Broyde wrote. Paul Wolpe, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Bioethics and Director of
the Center for Ethics, said the specific circumstances surrounding Broyde ’s use of the pseudonym violate standards of academic ethics. “The Law School will have to determine the facts of the case and the proper response, ” he wrote in an email to the Wheel. “In general, though, while the use of a pseudonym is not in and of itself wrong, submitting a piece to a professional journal under a [pseudonym] that is not disclosed at least to the editors, and using that opportunity to cite one ’s own work, are clearly breaches of academic ethics. ” The RCA granted Broyde an indefinite leave of absence yesterday from the Beth Din of America — the leading rabbinic court in America — due to his actions, according to an April 15 article in Tablet Magazine. The president of RCA, Shmuel Goldin, expressed disapproval of Broyde ’s actions in an interview with the Tablet. “Broyde has admitted to behavior that the Rabbinical Council finds extremely disturbing, ” he said. “We have determined and announced
[through] the Beth Din of America ... that he has ceased to serve as a [judge] immediately and indefinitely. ” Broyde ’s biography can no longer be found on the Beth Din of America ’s website. In addition to writing a letter to Goldin, Broyde posted on The Hirhurim-Musings blog on Friday to explain his actions and apologize for his missteps. He wrote that initially he felt he had to lie and deny his association with Goldwasser in order to protect his friend who joined him in using the pseudonym to write about Jewish law and policy. “I felt that I had no choice but to temporarily deny any involvement until I consulted with my writing partner, ” Broyde wrote. “...It was both silly and a mistake for me to lie to the reporter, and I hope I have learned from that. ” Broyde continued to apologize in the blog for his error in judgment. “It was an error of judgment on our part to join any professional organization, ” he wrote. “We did so in an era in which membership was not verified at all and no fee was charged,
but it was still something that my own [teachers] would not approve of and thus I regret. I am truly and genuinely sorry for this. ”
“I would hope that those mistakes would not completely overshadow the good work he has done over many years.” — Deborah Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies Deborah Lipstadt, the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies, said she hopes this error in judgment will not detract from all the good Broyde has done. “All I would say is that, based on what Professor Broyde has already acknowledged, I think he made some serious mistakes, ” she wrote in an email to the Wheel. “But I would
hope that those mistakes would not completely overshadow the good work he has done over many years. ” Michael Berger, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in religion, acknowledged in an interview with the Wheel that “what [Broyde] did is certainly not how professional academics behave. ” However, he said he is confident Broyde will take the necessary steps to move forward. “It starts with recognizing one ’s errors, acknowledging them and apologizing to those affected, which I know Professor Broyde has begun doing, ” he said. “Next will be trying to make it up to those same individuals and organizations, and resolving to behave properly in the future, which I am confident Professor Broyde will do in the coming weeks and months. I hope that a time will come that he will be able to contribute once again to the fields of Jewish law and academic law in the ways he has in the past, having learned from his mistakes. ”
— Contact Arianna Skibell at askibel@emory.edu
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 Editorials Editor: Priyanka Krishnamurthy (pkrish4@emory.edu)
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‘No Confidence’ Rejection Does Not Equal Confidence
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Students, Faculty Still Require Productive Steps Forward for University Faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have rejected a motion of a “no confidence ” against University President James W. Wagner. The vote was 201 to 133, with 60.2 percent of the faculty voting against the motion of “no confidence. ” We at the Wheel believe that this process deserves a nuanced analysis of small but important semantical distinctions. The 39.8 percent who supported the “no confidence ” motion may not be a majority, but it does reveal a very large number of faculty who feel Wagner is no longer fit to lead. The 60.2 percent of those who chose to vote against the motion of “no confidence ” still may not be completely pleased with the current direction of the University. It is an important distinction to note that these faculty do not have full confidence, but rather, do not have “no confidence. ” The ballots themselves were phrased in this way, depicting slight ambiguity in what is meant by a vote for or against “no confidence. ” Due to the phrasing of the ballots we cannot be 100 percent sure to what degree the 60.2 percent have confidence in Wagner. We at the Wheel recognize that Wagner is proposing ways in which the University can productively move forward through his email, which was sent out yesterday. However, we urge Wagner to start making more active movements to try and fix the problems of those who voted “no confidence. ” We also hope that the results will not be interpreted as a comprehensive statement on faculty sentiment, seeing as a third of the faculty chose to abstain. The vote should just be used as a way to figure out how to progress and change the things that are concerning to all faculty and members of the University, students included. Further, the vote should be used as an impetus to confront a range of issues that concern all community members, both students and faculty. So, how do we move forward? Just because Wagner did not get a majority “no confidence ” vote does not mean the root-cause of all issues are solved. We at the Wheel need Wagner to address all of the problems at the University through pragmatic action. We feel that his email is a very positive start. Votes are used to show ideological stances, especially in this context, and it ’s time we start seeing concrete initiatives so the University can move forward. Any solutions proposed should continue through the fall semester. We would like to see legitimate progress by the administration to address and fix the multiple issues that have risen at our University. These issues should not be forgotten but rather used as a way to learn from our mistakes and make this University a better place for all people.
WILLIAM HUPP
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Cheating in RHA Pres. Elections is Disappointing Preventing the Cyclical Nature of Re-Votes, Accusations and Appeals We at the Wheel are glad that Kadean Maddix was named the Residence Hall Association (RHA) president due to many unfortunate, yet preventable, events that unfolded over the course of a long election process between candidates Akshay Goswami and Jessica Simon. Following a general election in which neither Akshay Goswami nor Jessica Simon achieved a majority of the vote, a run-off election occurred between Goswami and Simon, where Goswami ended up winning the revote. After this happened, Simon accused Goswami of cheating, and he was disqualified. However, Goswami appealed the disqualification and was granted another re-vote, where Kadean Maddix was allowed to re-enter the race as a candidate. Simon won this vote. The vicious cycle did not end there. Goswami proceeded to accuse Simon of cheating, and both candidates were disqualified. Simon then appealed the accusations. We at the Wheel are concerned about the ramifications of cheating. We feel that not only should cheating as a whole be outright rejected and result in a total disqualification, but we also wonder if the penalty for cheating (in this case, community service) is even enforced. This goes back to previous points made in our staff editorials regarding cheating. We are well aware that social media presents many gray-area challenges that make it difficult to determine what is illegal campaigning and what is not, however, we feel that guidelines concerning the use of social media should still be clearly outlined and adhered to. Complicating the matter even further, SGA and RGA have enforced different punishments for cheating. Though we understand that they are different organizations with different functions, we feel that their guidelines for cheating should be the same. Therefore, the RHA board should have immediately defaulted the presidency to Kadean Maddix, the only candidate who stands clear of cheating charges. We hope that in the future, to maintain the credibility of the democratic process, RHA and SGA will clear up the ambiguity in their rules and stress that cheating cannot and will not be tolerated.
The above staff editorials represent the majority opinion of the Wheel ’s editorial board.
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Sustainability Starts with Local Farmers It ’s something we do daily, often without thinking about it. Everybody likes it, but some people do it better than others. Humans have done it as long as we have been around, and without it, we would all surely die. Of course, I ’m talking about eating food. In the modern United States, however, food production and consumption have become increasingly linked to corporatism and consumerism — with implications that may be huge. For the better part of our existence, the primary concern of humans was either finding or growing enough food to survive. Historically, we live in a unique age: most people (in the U.S., at least) are not concerned with food production. This has had some very positive consequences. It has allowed humans to organize a society based on something beyond mere survival. Division of labor is perhaps the single most important contributing factor to the progress of humanity, and it would not have been possible were it not for the advent of large-scale farming. But large-scale farming is child ’s play compared to modern industrial farming. Today, farmers control huge areas of land and sell their products to multinational corporations, who in turn mass-produce and process chemically-infused food to market on a global scale to consumers. For instance, today I ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast. My lunch consisted of chicken tenders, fries and a Coke. My dinner was hotdogs and an egg (an odd combination, I
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acids. When the two are in balance there are no problems, but the current proliferation of omega-6 in our diets can lead to heart disease and even cancer. Yes, that very same staple of the “healthy ” diet can lead to the number-one killer in the United States. The solution to this corporate hijacking of our plates and our minds is one we already know, and we have been told it over and over again: Support local farmers. The budding “locavore ” movement reflects the cognizance that today ’s industrial farming practices are neither beneficial nor sustainable. The argument for local farming can even be made without reference to health at all, taking into account environmental and economic concerns such as sustainable farming techniques and support of small businesses. While industrial farms benefit from economies of scale, costs of shipping, marketing and advertising are inevitably built in to their products as well. While expecting everyone to revert to feudal days of peasant farms is ludicrous, supporting local business is anything but. After all, it is unlikely that the industrial food giants will end their stranglehold on the most basic activity everyone participates in — eating food — unless we, the eaters of food, take collective action against these corporations to improve our health, our environment and our lives.
William Hupp is a College sophomore from Little Rock, Ark.
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know). It is unlikely that anything I ate today came from anywhere near Atlanta or even Georgia. Furthermore, most of these foods probably had some kind of chemical additives to enhance the taste or preservatives to ensure that they did not spoil during their long journey from wherever they originated to my plate. Clearly we are growing more and more distant from our food, geographically as well as mentally. This is not inherently bad, but with increased distance comes decreased knowledge: where did our last meal come from? What was in it? Who profited from it? These are not questions for which we usually have the answer to, and it is certainly a long haul from Joe the farmer selling grain to Bob the baker who makes bread for Tom the common laborer. Without the answers to these types of questions, we, as consumers, may be easily manipulated and misled by major corporate industries. This is not the conspiratorial babbling of a cynical skeptic either. Take the example of soy. Tofu, soy milk and soy burgers all evoke images of healthconscious, au naturale hippies. This is the careful work of the soy industry, which would have you believe that its product is good for you. This perception is not necessarily the case, however. Soybean oil, used extensively in fast food, contains an unhealthily high amount of omega-6 fatty acids in proportion to its relatively low amount of omega-3 fatty
“Continuing the Conversation on ‘White Privilege,’” 4.11.13
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Voting for Courageous Inquiry Moving Forward With KATHERINE BRYANT If you ’ve spent any time here at Emory, you ’ve probably had a few phrases hammered into your head by their endless repetition - phrases like “courageous inquiry ” and “ethical engagement ” are presented as cornerstones of Emory ’s “mission. ” Our own Vice President Gary Hauk even co-edited a book in 2010 titled Where Courageous
Inquiry Leads: The Emerging Life of Emory University. More recently, President Wagner authored a column in Emory Magazine titled “Is Teaching Ethics a Waste of Time? ” that appears coupled with a large photo of a jocular James Wagner. The article begins with the rather surprising question, “Can a university even hope to teach people to be ethical? ” He says he feels that “[a] lot of people would say no —that the level of ethical engagement students leave with is not much different than what they arrive with. ” He then takes a stance on the issue by saying, “I respond to these questions by going out on a limb and saying —maybe. Maybe a university can teach ethical engagement. ” As expected, by the end the reader learns that those of us who are courageous enough can stand up and teach a subject as obscure and elusive as ethics. Never mind that ethics is a central course offering of many a philosophy department around the country. Obviously, the column strains credibility when it asks whether ethics can be taught. So this got me thinking: why ask this question in the first place? Why would President Wagner feel the need to communicate this message to alumni, donors and whomever else might be leafing through the latest issue of Emory Magazine? The two core platitudes above – courageous inquiry and ethical engagement – each offer a point of departure for your typical piece of Emory boilerplate. Here, I think Wagner did something novel: he attempted to apply one onto the other. It probably went something like this: “Let ’s see, for my upcoming column, should I talk about Emory ’s incredible ethical engagement, or our commitment to courageous inquiry? I know! I ’ll engage in my OWN courageous inquiry – why should we, Emory, even be ethically engaged? ” It ’s definitely a creative twist, even if it created bizarre results. But let ’s take his question at face value. Perhaps courageous inquiry doesn ’t always lead us where we might expect it to go. Perhaps we should applaud the President for asking the question - that ’s what being an academic is all about, right? Asking questions, and seeing them through to their answers, no matter what they may be. And isn ’t that what courageous inquiry is – taking
the brave risk of asking questions without knowing the answers? Doesn ’t the courageousness precisely lie in the uncertainty, the unknowing? In order for President Wagner ’s Winter 2011 column to qualify as scholarly inquiry, the answer would have to be uncertain, at least at the outset. However, the question “Is teaching ethics a waste of time? ” has a laughably obvious answer. No serious academic would advocate the abandonment of ethics in a college curriculum, either as a dedicated subject or as a part of a course in medicine, science, pedagogy, etc. And although the president ’s doctoral degree is in an applied sciences field that is somewhat detached from the liberal arts, I find it hard to believe that he might be oblivious to the answer, either. Wagner is not asking a provocative question in order to spark a lively and creative discussion. Instead, he knew the answer to his question before the column was written, but posed it anyway, as a kind of self-congratulatory exercise. And this isn ’t simply a flaw in President Wagner ’s personal philosophy. Let ’s examine how Vice President Gary Hauk described his book Courageous Inquiry (emphasis mine): “Emory has endured because of the virtue and stamina of individual men and women who knew where this courageous inquiry should lead ”. If the virtuous men and women of Emory knew where their courageous inquiries should lead before they even began the journey, how is their inquiry courageous? How is it even honest? President Wagner, Vice President Hauk, and, in all likelihood, other top Emory administrators do know where they want their “inquiries ” to lead, where they want their conversations to go. As we ’ve seen over the last several years, they make decisions that impact members of the Emory community without serious engagement with those members. And once decisions are made, they are never re-negotiated. They have avoided responsibility for poverty wages and denial of health care benefits for contracted workers at Emory. Their financial aid office has manipulated student income data, resulting in the denial of aid to deserving students. They presided over program cuts that deny educational opportunities promised to students, fire staff and nontenured faculty, shut down graduate programs around graduate students, and throw into uncertainty the future careers of tenured faculty – all without clear assessment of the affected departments. To use the final example, what kind of courageous inquiry is this, where the answer - programs will be cut – is known with such
certainty that no one asks why, or how? The answer is that it is not courageous inquiry. It is not courageous to shut people out of decisions that affect them. It is not courageous to engage in top-down, unilateral management practices and it is not courageous to rhapsodize about the decisions ex post facto by romantically turning to antebellum politicians. By deploying the phrase “courageous inquiry ”, the Emory administration misappropriates the language of scholars to obscure the pre-determined nature of their decisionmaking process, to justify their management decisions, and to shut out members of the Emory community, including the very scholars they are ventriloquizing. Let us not allow administrators to define the terms of the debate with their own staged questions and co-opt our voices in columns in Emory Magazine, or in press releases or in PDFs attached to emails sent out on Friday afternoons. It ’s time for academics to use their scholarly abilities to conduct our own courageous inquiry. Ask administrators how they manage faculty, students and staff, and why they make the decisions that they do. Ask how financial decisions were made, a n d w h y . Staff members, ask for accountability from your employers. Students, ask how your
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NATHANIEL MEYERSOHN The contention over President Wagner ’s comments praising the Three-Fifths Compromise in the winter 2013 edition of Emory Magazine has partially subsided. We can all agree that his statement was insensitive, misguided and detrimental to the Emory community. President Wagner ’s comments also lacked historical perspective. As a United States history major with a particular interest in the civil rights movement and the struggle for African-American equality, I was stunned that President Wagner would reference the infamous Three-Fifths Compromise, a stain on the nation and the cause of the bloodiest war in American history, to advocate for compromise and inclusiveness. President Wagner ’s comments brought national shame to the University at a time in which the spotlight should have been on the opening of the archives of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Emory ’s commitment to advancing social justice. I was there on that moving evening of the opening of the SCLC exhibit and heard veteran civil rights leaders like John Lewis, Bernard LaFayette and Dorothy Cotton recount their experiences during the watershed 1950s and 1960s years and the continued struggle for African-American equality
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tuition investment is being used. And, as you conduct courageous inquiries of your own, ask yourself – do I deserve better? Does Emory deserve better? Whatever the answer to this question, if you are a graduate student, please VOTE on Tuesday.
Katherine Bryant is fourth year Neuroscience graduate student from Highland, Ma.
across the nation. It was an emotional night and one that I ’ll remember for a long time. I also heard President Wagner ’s speech that evening. He entered the exhibit with Congressman Lewis and proceeded to stand up and address the audience amid student and faculty demonstration calling for his resignation. His remarks were brief, but I saw a man who was deeply remorseful and humbled by the humiliation that he had brought on his university.
I saw a man who was deeply remorseful and humbled ... He commemorated the civil rights heroes who dedicated their lives to the cause of social justice. Pledging to learn and grow from his mistakes, President Wagner apologized to the audience for his divisive comments. Although I may not always agree with President Wagner and have been critical of the cuts to the journalism program and the economics department under his tenure, I signed the online petition to keep him. I was also encouraged by the Emory faculty ’s recent decision to reject the “no confidence ” motion. We must take a step back and remember that all of us, students, faculty and even presidents of universities, make mistakes. One ill-advised comment should not overshadow the success President Wagner has enjoyed at Emory and the strides the university has made under his leadership. I believe President Wagner has shown genuine contrition, and I have been impressed by his response to make amends for his blunder and to help the Emory community heal and move forward. During this tumultuous time at Emory, the student body and the faculty need to come together to reaffirm the values that make Emory such a wonderful institution. Meaningful discussion and debate is required, but pointing the blame at one individual causes division within the community and fails to lead to effective solutions. We can only move forward by acknowledging our mistakes and striving to learn from them. President Wagner deserves the chance to be a part of the effort.
Nathaniel Meyersohn is a College sophomore from New York City.
We Must Bring Back Diversifying the Word ‘Diversity’ LearnLink Conferences ROSS FOGG
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Keeping Up With Changes in Demographics There is no denying that demographics are rapidly changing in the United States. It is common knowledge that by 2050, America will be a majority-minority nation. Globalization has made the notion of Mayberry a relic of the mid twentieth century and this shift is irrevocable. But with the benefits of a “melting pot ” society come certain issues which demand serious consideration. “Diversity ” is a word often thrown around by politicians and in the media. Along with the word “community, ” it is ubiquitous on college campuses and the idea of diversity is institutionalized in campus organizations and offices. Emory is certainly not an exception. As often as the word is used, it is rarely given proper examination — it is often either blindly embraced or shortsightedly ignored. Diversity too often is limited to an immediate, visual definition of a person or group. Race is the first thing one associates with diversity, followed by gender, religion, sexual orientation, nationality and languages spoken. But these simple criteria predominate the conception of what diversity means. Such a simplistic definition of diversity also diminishes the possibility of many backgrounds and points of view strengthening society. Socioeconomic status, political affiliation and regional differences, among other factors, also provide notable differences among people and are commonly omitted from what defines diversity. And even these differences
don ’t come close to giving a concrete portrayal of diversity. Diversity is more than many homogenous groups existing alongside one another. Though not always the case, the idea of diversity on a college campus often represents a group of people celebrating shared heritage among one another while largely limiting themselves to the group. Instead, real diversity requires consistent interaction and the exchange of ideas among different groups of people. Neither individuals nor groups of people can be defined by a simple check-box just like people cannot be defined by physical appearance. There are too many factors that form who and what an individual or group is. Simply put, people have more value beyond such simplistic thinking. Family upbringing, values, beliefs, interests, personal experience, among countless other characteristics create just as much diversity among people as do ethnic, religious or national backgrounds. If a society truly wishes to achieve a variety of backgrounds, it must focus beyond the most obvious differences among people and look at the individual. The Millennial generation is the most diverse generation in American history in terms of different ethnic and national heritage, languages spoken, among other factors. As a generation, we are more multiracial, come from more countries and have more
complex backgrounds than any generation before us. As a whole, we are globally minded and culturally aware. But we have failed to gain a concrete understanding of what diversity is and what it can be. When it comes to diversity, people often ask: “What makes us different? ” While important to ask, this question misses the bigger picture. An equally valuable question to ask is: “what makes us similar despite our perceived differences? ” There is enormous strength in diversity, whether it exists in a university, organization, business or society. Shared and opposing backgrounds alike add to any group. Different backgrounds and perspectives help solve problems as well as create collaboration and a better understanding of the world. Though at times flawed, the idea of many people from different backgrounds sharing a common bond is a distinctly American ideal and an undeniable part of what has made this country thrive for generations. Understanding and benefitting from diversity is a great challenge for our generation and will continue to become more necessary with globalization and changing demographics. It is imperative for our generation to move beyond a casual idea of a commonlyused word and embrace the potential of its application.
Online Editor Ross Fogg is a College junior from Fayetteville, Ga.
In fall 2012, Emory began phasing out LearnLink. As a current freshman, I never used LearnLink when it was at its prime. However, I still have a few classes that use it. From my limited use, I have concluded that while many people are right in calling LearnLink outdated, it performs a necessary function that no replacement has managed to do. It may be old, but it ’s easy to use, and it gets information across quickly. I understand that the University was in need of a new email client. Office 365 is okay, but the switch to it has caused students to stop checking LearnLink often. In addition, rather than keeping LearnLink for non-email uses, the Emory administration decided that LearnLink should be completely phased out and new programs should be used for distributing information about campus events. Now, to make sure one is covered on all things going on at Emory, one needs to check the following: Office 365, LearnLink, Community and Blackboard. There are probably a few other places used by single clubs/organizations, too. The spreading of communications across multiple platforms has decreased the efficacy of all of them; students do not want to log into four different things daily. Not only have we unnecessarily spread communications, but the new venues for communications are simply not as good as LearnLink was. Community is a horrible replacement for LearnLink. It fails at its main purpose: to easily convey information about organizations and events to the Emory community. Making an announcement on LearnLink is much simpler than doing it on Community. You hit “New, ” type in the conference name, type your message, and hit send. It ’s quick, and everyone in the conference can now see your messages. They get a red flag notifying them of the message, too. It ’s also really easy to reply to others ’ messages on LearnLink, facilitating group discussion. Community and Blackboard have this ability, but they are much slower and harder to use. On Community, “Messages, ” “Events, ” “Documents, ” “Links ” and “Editable Documents ” are all separate pages. So, for one club you must wait for at least 5 different pages to load, and you must remem-
ber to check all of these every time you wish to get all of the most recent updates. On LearnLink, all of these features could be placed on the main conference. For one club I am in, we currently have group discussions by “replying all ” to e-mails. It ’s disorganized, but we have no other choice, given that everyone has abandoned LearnLink and the replacement programs do not work well. Above all, I think the worst problem caused by the phasing out of LearnLink is the fact that no one uses Class Comments anymore. Emory undergraduates no longer have a method of getting feedback about the classes they are interested in taking. Some of the old reviews are there, but information on new professors is nonexistent. Students must now rely on word of mouth, which can be limited. The administration needs to develop a class/professor rating system that is easily accessible to students. Ratemyprofessors.com is one option, but it too is lacking in the quantity and quality of reviews. I think fewer people post on it because it is public, and it is more time-consuming. Class Comments, being on LearnLink, is quicker and nearly effortless. Students used to always be on LearnLink anyway, so they found it easy to ask and give advice. The Emory community has to work to develop an effective system for students to communicate with each other and for the administration and faculty to communicate with students. Specifically, organizations need to have a way to communicate with their members and the community at large, and we students need to have a good professor review system as we did previously. Facebook and social media have become part of the solution, but these platforms will never capture the entire Emory community. LearnLink may not have the latest user interface with cool graphics, but it ’s incredibly simple to use and it did its purpose. We must eschew fancy features that do not actually help us achieve our goal and may even be counterproductive. If we do choose to upgrade our technology, we must make sure to educate everyone about the new technology. We must look to other institutions and to the market for better alternatives to ensure a connected campus.
Ross Schulman is a College freshman from Bellmore, N.Y.
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EMORY MUSIC
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Jazz on The Green Adds Color By Emily Jackson Contributing Writer Last Thursday at 6 p.m. on the Dobbs University Center (DUC) terraces, April showers gave way to the melodic powers of the Emory Jazz Combos. Originally planned as an outdoor jazz event for the Patterson Pavilion between the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts and the Goizueta Business School, the so-called “Jazz on the Green ” had to relocate due to wetter weather conditions. Fortunately, the change in locale did nothing to diminish the resolve of the musicians whose superior performances proved that improvisation is more than just a musical skill. The concert was divided into two parts, the first part featuring the Emory Jazz Band and the second part showcasing the Emory Jazz Combos. Promptly at 6 p.m., the silky smooth sounds of jazz began flowing from instruments sans verbal introduction. Throughout the show, the musicians quickly transitioned from one song to another, providing themselves only the briefest of pauses to accept applause. It seems that the Emory Jazz groups would rather let their instruments speak for themselves when it comes to music. Director of Jazz Studies Gary Motley and Emory Jazz Artist Affiliates Chris Riggenbach and Justin Chesarek — on keyboard, double bass and drums, respectively — provided the backbone of the band ’s music, leaving the trumpet, trombone and trio of saxophones to administer most of the complex compositional flourishes. Almost every member of the band became a soloist at some point during the introductory songs. Polished solos were met with smatterings of applause and an occasional cheer from enthusiastic onlookers.
See JAZZ, Page 10
Courtesy of Erin Baker
College sophomore Tom Cassaro as Trekkie Monster in AdHoc Productions’ Avenue Q. The musical opened this weekend at the Black Box Theater in the Burlington Road Building and runs through April 21.
Sesame Street Grows Up in Avenue Q By Emelia Fredlick Asst. A&E Editor
Racism, closeted homosexuality, porn and broken dreams — it ’s all grounds for some seriously hard-hitting commentary. But it ’s surprisingly lighthearted. And there are puppets. That ’s the context for AdHoc Productions ’ Avenue Q, which opened on Thursday, April 11, and runs through April 21 at the Black Box Theater in the Burlington Road Building. Once called a “combination of ‘The Real World ’ and ‘Sesame Street ’ ” by The New Yorker, Avenue Q tells the tale of the residents of
the fictitious Avenue Q, a rundown New York City neighborhood where everyone ’s looking for their purpose in life but having trouble facing reality along the way. Each actor carries their respective puppet character throughout the course of the show, manipulating the puppet through its various activities. The show opens with the arrival of Princeton (Oxford College freshman Tyler Moon), a recent college graduate who moves to New York City set on finding meaning in his life. But en route to finding meaning, Princeton has to deal with a few other obstacles: during the first 15 minutes of the show, he gets laid off
before even starting his new job and ends up in a dilapidated apartment supervised by a washed-up Gary Coleman. Princeton ’s neighborhood is composed of a hodgepodge of eccentric characters, including pornobsessed Trekkie Monster, closeted homosexual Republican banker Rod and Princeton ’s love interest, endearing misfit Kate Monster (played by the charming College senior Erica Morris). But Princeton doesn ’t give up on finding his “purpose. ” In fact, he ’s so fixated on finding purpose that he perceives opportunity where there is none. At one point, he looks whimsically at the ground, before exclaim-
ing, “Oh look, here ’s a penny! It ’s from the year I was born ... it ’s a sign! ” Avenue Q ’s wide-eyed determination (plus its use of puppets) resembles the conviction of the Muppets or Sesame Street, the kind of nurturing, positive television shows that our generation grew up on. But these puppets aren ’t quite as wholesome as Big Bird: they curse, they ’re blatantly racist, angst-ridden and egocentric, and they have raucous puppet sex. But the shock factor of an R-rated Kermit the Frog isn ’t all Avenue Q has to offer. It ’s about facing the real world. It ’s about realizing that dreams
don ’t always come true but still finding a way to look on the bright side of life. It pokes fun at adolescent pains, like the way everyone ’s convinced their problems are the worst (the entire casts complains together, “It sucks to be me! ”) and the inevitable over-analysis of wondering if someone likes you (Kate Monster inquisitively reads off the songs on a mixtape Princeton has made her: “ ‘That ’s What Friends Are For ’? ‘Kiss the Girl ’? ‘Fat Bottomed Girls ’? What does this mean?! ”). Still, the best parts of Avenue Q are
See AVENUE, Page 10
ALBUM REVIEW
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Blake Grows With Overgrown By Logan Lockner Staff Writer
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Concert-goers wait for a program to begin at Terminal West, an up-and-coming concert venue in West Atlanta. Terminal West is part of the King Plow Arts Center, which also hosts the theatre company Actor’s Express.
Atlanta’s Hidden Gem: Terminal West By Sonam Vashi Copy Chief “Is this it? ” It took Harmeet Kaur about 20 minutes to find Terminal West when she visited to see her favorite band play. She and some fellow Emory students drove right past the new
concert venue, even with their GPS devices out. “It ’s a really deserted area, ” Kaur said, noting all the alleys and lonely buildings surrounding Terminal West. “We were really surprised when we finally found it. ” The abandoned warehouses and long stretches of empty roads rail-
ways in the area make it difficult to find one of the most promising, hippest music venues in Atlanta — especially at night. “We ’re off the grid a little bit, ” said Alan Sher, founder of Terminal West. The venue is part of the King Plow Arts Center, located west of the Georgia Institute of Technology
in what is now called the Marietta Street Artery, a long strip of land that follows old railroads. Today, this unique center hosts a variety of spaces, including small theatre company Actor ’s Express and Terminal West, which has become
See TERMINAL, Page 10
British electronic music wunderkind James Blake first drew deserved praise on both sides of the Atlantic with the release of his self-titled debut album in the spring of 2011. Having already drawn significant accolades in the U.K. for his work as a producer, Blake ’s ethereal and evocative vocals finally gained more praise than his beats upon the release of James Blake ’s first single, a cover of the track “Limit to Your Love ” from the 2007 Feist album The Reminder. Blake was hailed as a genius for the feat of taking a piano-driven, popinfluenced dirge and transforming it into a sparse post-dubstep pastiche of voice, keys, silence and beats. Even this early in his career, Blake was treated as a sort of barometer for the current state of the relationship between electronic and pop music, a role he seems to continue to inhabit on Overgrown. Another remarkable cover came later in 2011 on Blake ’s EP Enough Thunder, this time a version of the track “A Case of You ” from the legendary 1971 Joni Mitchell album Blue. As is sometimes typical of Blake ’s intimate but otherworldly style, the song seems both foreign and hauntingly familiar. His imitations of Mitchell ’s distinctive vocals pay tribute without ever verging on unintended mockery. The most refreshing aspect of the song, especially in contrast with his previous work on James Blake, is its instrumental simplicity: instead of competing with electronic beats (which, granted, prove to be
much less gimmicky in the hands of Blake than most performers and producers), Blake ’s voice shimmers and occasionally soars over a simple piano melody. Blake ’s voice has always been stark and uncompromisingly unique; in fact, those attributes are some of his biggest strengths as an artist. From his debut album to Overgrown, however, there has been a significant change in the way his voice is showcased. Even on the best tracks on James Blake — “The Wilhelm Scream ” and even “Limit to Your Love ” come to mind — there is an almost combative distance between Blake ’s voice and the music it is laid over. The music provides a sonic landscape over which Blake explores the limits of his considerable vocal range, sometimes in a whisper, sometimes in falsetto. On Overgrown, however, the tendency is much more towards a sense of sonic unity: the music is less prominent and certainly less distant, giving Blake ’s voice more space to flourish and spread. Sometimes, like in the chorus of the album ’s first single, “Retrograde, ” it is nearly impossible for the listener to discern the difference between the music and an additional layer of Blake ’s voice, and the effect is enchanting. “Retrograde ” is beyond doubt the best track on Overgrown. It ’s the album ’s catchiest, most memorable song, and it also serves as the best example of the changes Blake has been making as an artist. Musically its orientation is as much towards
See BLAKE, Page 10
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Jazz Engages An Array of Listeners Continued from Page 9 They followed the opening number with an upbeat, toe-tap-inducing ditty that piqued the curiosity of passersby. Many pedestrians aimed impressed facial expressions toward the band and a number of intrigued students stopped to appreciate the live music for a minute or two before resuming their walk through the balmy spring night. Once the full band had finished their fourth or fifth song (and more than a few audience-members had snapped a photograph of the striking ensemble), it was the smaller combinations ’ turn to practice their art. As it states on the Emory music department website, “the primary focus of these groups is on gaining experience in improvising and soloing for each participant. ” The website goes on to cite “individual expression as well as group interaction and cohesiveness ” as key facets of the Emory Jazz Combos ’ mission. What the online description fails to mention, however, is the pure joy with which each artist plays his or her particular instrument.
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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Erica Morris, Chelsea Walton, Billy Tisano and Devin Porter with their respective puppets in AdHoc Productions’ Avenue Q. The musical made its Broadway debut in 2003, running for over 2,000 performances. It has since been staged on companies across the U.S. and Europe.
Avenue Q Blends Humor and Poignancy, Caricatures and Reality Continued from Page 9 indubitably the songs. Simultaneously upbeat and philosophical, the characters sing their way through life crises, alarming revelations and unsettling self-discoveries. Especially noteworthy are the selfexplanatory “Everyone ’s a Little Bit Racist ” and the absurdly awkward “You Can Be As Loud As the Hell You Want (When You ’re Making Love). ” But the most poignant song from Avenue Q, at least for us college students, is “I Wish I Could Go Back
to College, ” a change-of-pace ballad that finds the characters nostalgic for dorm rooms, meal plans and time spent hanging out on the Quad. The characters long for the days of college, when “you know who you are. ” That ’s obviously not the case. But as the song insightfully points out, that ’s the whole point of college. In college, you ’re expected to be changing your mind and discovering who you are, and all the resources around you are there to help you settle those concerns. And in a moment presented as honestly as this scene, where Kate,
Princeton and Nicky (College freshman Devin Porter) lament that the real world isn ’t as simple as dropping a class or talking to an advisor, the realization rings incredibly true. Throughout the entire production, Avenue Q never explained or even hinted at the meaning behind the puppets. But whatever the reason for this choice, each human/puppet pair gradually morphed into one entity throughout the course of the production. The characters are no more human and no more puppet — they are synthesized into one living, breathing,
thinking, pondering, searching unit. The puppets are caricatures of themselves, singing out their every problem and making decisions under the influence of the literal “Bad Idea Bears. ” But when you get down to it, these puppets are really no more ridiculous than the rest of us. They follow the same basic line of thinking, like the way they make up elaborate lies on the spot and use the idea of morals to guilt other people into helping them. So at the end of the day, maybe we ’re all caricatures of ourselves. On that note, for a show about pup-
pets, Avenue Q is surprisingly deep. The puppets go through the same problems that we do, and they never find a simple solution to puppet or human dilemmas. Rather, Avenue Q ends on the equally optimistic and terrifying note that, “Everything in Life is Only for Now. ” And that means everything: the good ( “Life! Love! Work! Happiness! ”) just as much as the bad ( “Sex! The DUC! The cuts! ”). As Princeton remarks, “Life may be scary, but it ’s only temporary. ” — Contact Emelia Fredlick at emelia.j.fredlick@emory.edu
Terminal West Brings Historical Venue to Life Continued from Page 9 extremely popular since its doors opened a year ago. The rest of the King Plow Center began construction in 1990 and used to be the home of a company that manufactured agricultural plows from 1902 to 1986. It is located in a neighborhood of Industrial-era warehouses and steel mills, most of which are no longer in use today. The neighborhood itself was a thriving metropolis after the Civil War, due to its proximity along the Western and Atlantic railroad, which in the 1800s helped bring business and create Atlanta as a city. It ’s one of the oldest parts of town. However, as the world began to modernize, the area ’s facilities and commodities began to fall out of use — including the King Plow factory. “Nobody knew what to do with it, ” said Frances Hamilton, a designer with the Marietta Street ARTery Association, a neighborhood group that aims to revitalize the area through the arts. “It was deserted. ” In the early 1990s, after failing to sell the building, the owner, King Shaw, came up with the idea to turn parts of the space into cheap lofts that would be rented to artists and other creative types — including Sher, who thought up the idea to create a concert venue after having played and hosted live shows in the King Plow Center. “We ’ve preserved a lot of the history of the space, ” Sher said, noting that he made a point to keep the broad, dark steel columns intact with Terminal West to give it an old factory feel. “It ’s really cool to build stuff in a 100-year-old building. ” Part of the development of Terminal West included creating a top deck that exists both inside and outside the venue. Inside, you have a birds-eye view of the acoustic action, but outside, the deck overlooks the railroad, providing an interesting, profound contrast between the old and new. “Old buildings tend to have so many more layers of meaning than newer ones, ” Hamilton said, agreeing with Sher. “It fosters a creative spirit. ” Today, the King Plow Center and Terminal West have blazed the path for other warehouses to be transformed into creative venues, like the
Goat Farm, a visual and performing arts center near King Plow that also came from 19th century industrial buildings. The Marietta Street Artery today is similar to the early days of New York City ’s Greenwich Village, according to Hamilton, who is also a longtime resident of the area. “The west side of town is just booming right now — it ’s getting a young, cool, hip vibe, ” Sher said. “When King Plow opened, we were kind of the only thing over here, so it ’s cool to see, 15 years later, that we ’re in the middle of all this crazy development. I wouldn ’t want to be anywhere else. ” In the last year, Terminal West has gained a lot of popularity through word-of-mouth and especially through social media, where it has gained over 14,000 “likes ” on its Facebook page. “We ’re definitely a grass-roots operation, ” Sher laughed. “It ’s really rewarding to see all that feedback [on social media]. ” Terminal West ’s high, vaulted ceilings and wooden warehouse quality evokes its industrial past, and it ’s certainly uncommon in today ’s ultra-sleek and modern designs. This makes the space all the more enticing, especially to younger demographics. “It ’s a really cool, intimate place, ” Kaur said, referring to Terminal West ’s 600-person capacity, a much smaller figure than many Atlanta venues. “It definitely has an edgier vibe. ” Terminal West ’s edginess comes mostly from its surroundings — the brick-and-mortar frameworks, the winding alleyways, the flat, desolate landscape punctuated by empty roads and vacant railroads. It looks as if it ’s from another time, but the venue itself is home to some of the most high-tech lighting and production equipment in the city, according to Sher. Terminal West seems like a true fusion of Atlanta ’s industrial past and technologyinfused present. “It ’s a really creative area, ” Kaur mentioned. “It ’s not just some random building in downtown Atlanta. Its history adds character to it. I like that it ’s part of that. ” — Contact Sonam Vashi at svashi2@emory.edu
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British electronic music superstar James Blake released his second album Overgrown on April 8. The 10-track album features his hit “Retrograde.”
Blake Finds Success in Simplicity
Continued from Page 9 soul — at moments, even towards doo-wop — as it is towards electronica, and Blake could not have made a more appropriate choice. Both in terms of his vocal capacities and what is timely in British (and slowly but surely, American) pop music, a movement towards soul serves Blake generously. Laid over an enticing handclap beat and Blake ’s own humming, the singer ’s voice smolders coolly. By the time the chorus arrives, signaled by electronic sirens and Blake ’s crooning of the line, “Suddenly I ’m hit, ” “Retrograde ” has built to the climax it has achingly, longingly been building towards. It ’s difficult to note the sensibilities that govern “Retrograde ” (and much of Overgrown) without draw-
ing connections to another notable British release of this spring, the debut album Woman by the band Rhye. Both albums feature instrumental variety but still largely depend on an underlying beat, and both beautifully showcase unique vocal talent. But perhaps most significantly, both show a reinvigoration (if such controlled performances can be called that) of the long-standing tradition of blue-eyed soul in British pop music. Unfortunately for someone as talented as James Blake, Overgrown isn ’t without its missteps, which is especially sad given how close it gets to tapping into the present musical moment. The lack of lyrical strength on the album is troubling and can hardly be excused because of Blake ’s vocal range or skillful production. Certain moments on the album simply don ’t make sense: Wu-Tang Clan
producer RZA ’s contributions to the track “Take A Fall For Me ” are interesting but not particularly compelling — which, in Blake ’s defense, is probably more due to RZA ’s questionable skill as a rapper than Blake ’s choice to include a rapper on the track. The album ’s shortest track, “DLM, ” is also one of its loveliest, and this is due once again to the sort of instrumental simplicity that makes Blake ’s cover of “A Case of You ” so heart-wrenching. Sometimes Blake ’s skill as a producer allows him to make a remarkable track like “Retrograde, ” but one wonders if an album of carefully crafted, simpler pieces of music like “DLM ” would ultimately be more enjoyable for listeners than the occasionally sublime, occasionally mystifying Overgrown. — Contact Logan Lockner at llockne@emory.edu
“The unassuming nature of the music in the latter half of the show encouraged the audience to let loose.”
The brass instruments were traded out for the softer jazz guitar in this second, more mellow section of the hour. The guitarist picked out unpredictable melodies on the steely strings of his instrument while saxophone, double bass and keyboard filled in harmonies underneath. A gentle rain shower and a faint rumble of thunder accompanied this particular set, sending the audience scooting farther under the DUC ’s awnings and somehow adding to the peaceful ambience of the event. The last and smallest jazz combo closed the event with a relaxing, keyboard-heavy lineup that naturally dissolved into the cloudy Atlanta twilight. Throughout the event, as the hour grew later, more and more people joined the crowd, confirming the infectious power of the art form. What began as a gathering of perhaps a dozen more musically-inclined individuals swelled to include a respectable group of students, faculty and community members of all ages. While some braved the pollencoated chairs and benches, others opted to stand or meander around the terrace, mingling with fellow spectators. The unassuming nature of the music in the latter half of the show encouraged the audience to let loose, leaving people free to chit-chat and enjoy each other ’s company. One well-equipped group brought along refreshments in coolers and Tupperware containers, contributing to the pleasant casual quality of the evening. There will be a second Jazz on the Green at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. Weather permitting, it will take place in the open air of the Patterson Pavilion. The two-part concert series is intended as a celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month (aptly abbreviated JAM), an annual festival in honor of jazz as an extraordinary American art form. The festival, which first began in 2001, is the brainchild of musical historian John Edward Hasse. The informal vibe of the Jazz on the Green concerts allows for an earnest, unostentatious celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month. Last week ’s Jazz on the Green at the DUC demonstrated that jazz need not be the stuff of department stores, elevators and waiting rooms. It ’s a playful, energetic genre, filled with all the rising, falling, snaking and looping of an acoustic rollercoaster. It commands the ears ’ attention without disturbing the mind and, as the highly diverse crowd of last week ’s performance can attest to, it brings different sectors of the Emory community together. And that ’s surely something to be appreciated.
— Contact Emily Jackson at eajack2@emory.edu
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On Fire
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MEN’S TENNIS SOFTBALL
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GOLF
Navy Spring Invitational Naval Academy Golf Club Annapolis, Md.
TRACK & FIELD
War Eagle Invitational All Day Auburn, Ala.
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Senior Theresa Ford runs in an early-season meet at the WoodPEC. Ford competed in the Bulldog Heptathlon this weekend in Athens, Ga. She placed third.
War Eagle Invitational All Day Auburn, Ala.
Adjibaba Sets Record in 200
Sports Genie: Experience on Streets Will Pay Off as Agent Continued from The Back Page not God, but I work god damn hard, ” and he founded a clothing line, he opened a club and he started investing. And he did them well. I could tell you how good he was, but I would rather let the man tell you himself: “I sell ice in the winter, I sell fire in hell, I am a hustler baby, I ’ll sell water to a well. ” And now Jay-Z is turning his talent, work ethic and swag to being an MLB agent. He knows that “men lie, women lie, numbers don ’t. ” He shot his brother when he was 12 and
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sold 50 million albums by the age of 43. He makes “the Yankees hat more famous than a Yankee can. ” In short, everything he touches becomes cool. If you cannot tell, he has recently touched me through his music. Here is hoping I become cool. He is about to touch the MLB through his negotiating. A word of advice to all the GMs out there: this is a guy who shot his brother when he was 12 for stealing his jewelry; do not f-ck with him. A word of advice to all the players out there: sign with him.
Jay-Z is turning his talent, work ethic and swag to being an MLB agent.
— Contact Bennett Ostdiek at bostdie@emory.edu
in record setting fashion made it all the better. ” At the Furman Blue Shoes Invitational, sophomore Debora Adjibaba broke her own school record in the 200-meter dash, posting a time of 24.64 and placing fourth in the event. “Debora is really locked in right now in the 200, ” Curtin said. “She seems to knock the record down a little every week and has positioned herself solidly near the top of the national rankings. Our sprint group as a whole is running really well right now. ” Senior Kaele Leonard ran in the same event and finished fifth, posting a time of 25.39. Leonard went on to place first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.71 seconds, while Adjibaba finished third in the 100-meter dash, posting a time of 12.26 seconds. Adjibaba and Leonard also joined seniors Pollara Cobb and Morgan Monroe to run on the 4x100-
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Sullivan reached on an error, scoring Sendel and Bailey scored on a fielder ’s choice. Sullivan scored on a double from freshman center fielder Cortney Sugihara, who came home on a wild pitch. Two RBI singles from Scharff and Kocoloski later and the inninglong assault had finally ended with the Eagles on top, 11-0. Emory added one more run on a Schultz homer in the fourth. Junior right-handed pitcher Lena Brottman came in for Lowery in the fourth inning and kept the Highlanders at bay, surrendering two
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honored its two seniors, Schultz and Kocoloski, before the game. Both players had big games, with Schultz hitting two home runs and Kocoloski going three for four from the plate. The team ’s Tuesday doubleheader against Berry College was postponed, so the Eagles will next travel to LaGrange College for a seasonending doubleheader on Saturday, April 20 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. After the double header, Emory will begin postseason play where they will compete in the NCAA Tournament in hopes of earning their first-ever national title. — Contact Ryan Smith at ryan.smith@emory.edu
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meter relay team, posting a time of 47.68 seconds and finishing second in the event. Sophomore Electra Korn broke her career best time in the 400-meter hurdles, posting a time of 1:05.26 and placing second in the event. Sophomore Stephanie Crane ran a 4:41.90 and placed first in the 1500 meter, and second place in the 800-meter with a time of 2:24.21. Freshman Janay Harris participated in three events for the Eagles, throwing for a season-best 10.44 meters in the shot put and placing second in the event. Harris also finished second in the hammer throw with a distance of 28.57 meters, and seventh in the discus throw with a distance of 22.50 meters. Sophomore Anja Matthes finished fourth in the high jump with 1.55 meters and sixth in the long jump with a distance of 4.79 meters. For the men ’s team, freshman Adam Rabushka placed third in the 400meter hurdles with a time of 55.85, the lowest time by a UAA runner this season.
Freshman Max Hoberman also finished third in his 400-yard dash with a time of 50.26, while senior Isaac chambers finished sixth in the same event with a time of 50.53. Sophomore Ankush Mohile finhed first in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.81 seconds, while sophomore James Bassen finished first in the javelin throw with a distance of 49.02 meters. At the Johnson C. Smith University Invitational in Charlotte, N.C., sophomore Tyler Cooke finished in third place in the steeplechase with a time of 10:39.22, and sophomore Louis Mennel finished in second place in the pole vault with a distance of 3.95 meters. The Emory men ’s and women ’s track and field teams will return next weekend when they take part in the Auburn War Eagle Invitational and the Mount Laurel Invitational, as they continue to prepare for the UAA Championships.
— Contact Brian Chavkin at bchavs@emory.edu
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said. Emory stands at 17-14 this season after the double-header. Georgia Gwinnett currently has a record of 26-19. The Eagles have come out with splits in all of the four scheduled doubleheaders they have played this season. Next, the Eagles will be hosting Oglethorpe University on Tuesday, April 16 at 3:00 PM at Chappell Park. This will mark the beginning of a four-game home stand for the men. — Contact Nicola Braginsky at nbrags@emory.edu
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1. The Weatherman LeBron James is many things — an all-star, a MVP, a champion, a high school star. There are also many things which he is not — a college graduate, better in the clutch than Kobe Bryant, the possessor of a full head of hair. Add amateur meteorologist and social-media expert to the list of the things he is. Last Saturday, LeBron uploaded some pictures to Instagram with the caption “Miami ain ’t always sunshine! Mother nature ain ’t nothing to mess with. Rain rain go away, come back another day. ” The pictures depicted the flooded streets of Miami, which James was driving through in what your car-loving On Fire correspondent can only assume to be an all-black Cadillac Escalade with tinted windows. The water seems to be at least a foot deep, and cars lesser than James ’ Escalade were struggling to get through the water. Following LeBron ’s photos, the National Weather Service issued an alert of flooding in the Coral Gables area of Miami. They went on to note, “LeBron James, number 6 of the Miami Heat, reported significant street flooding in the Coral Gables area. Report relayed through social media. ” We at On Fire feel that we have no other option than to salute LeBron. First of all, imagine the presence of mind it took to take photographic evidence of the devastating situation in which he found himself. Doubters and haters have accused LeBron before of not being cool in the clutch, of losing his calm when he comes under fire, of being unable to pull the trigger with the game on the line. We at On Fire even did so earlier in the article, snidely pointing out that he is not as good in the clutch as Kobe. But imagine finding yourself driving your Escalade through the flooded streets of Miami. That is the ultimate pressure situation. And LeBron handled it terrifically. He could have turned around and gone home. He could have gotten out of his car and tried to help people. He could have found a canoe and gone for a paddle. But LeBron did none of those things. Channeling his inner hero, he pulled his iPhone right out, snapped some pictures and immediately uploaded them to Instagram, not even pausing to put any effects on them. And how fortunate was it that the National Weather Service follows LeBron on Instagram? Your creative On Fire correspondent can just imagine some intern, bored of playing Tetris but not yet ready to go back to alphabetizing hurricanes, killing some time on Instagram and coming across this meteorological disaster. Or, more likely, Dr. Louis W. Uccellini, the head of the National Weather Service, according to weather.gov, was doing a little background research for his fantasy basketball team and came across LeBron ’s photos in so doing. Either way, this just goes to show that wasting time has benefits and that LeBron is a hero. 2. Interns Unfortunately, On Fire does not have an intern. But, speaking of interns, we at On Fire are big fans of April from “Parks and Recreation. ” Similar to our imaginary intern at the National Weather Service, she spends quite a bit of time on her computer, mostly doing nothing and occasionally saving the world. She is also a person in real life, and that person is named Aubrey Plaza. And she attended this year ’s MTV Movie Awards. Will Ferrell was awarded the Comedic Genius award, and halfway through his acceptance speech, Ms. Plaza runs on stage. She was carrying a drink in her hand, and the title of her new movie (we at On Fire do not believe in free advertising, so we will not tell you what that movie is) written on her décolletage (we at On Fire did not know what a décolletage was until we Googled it — turns out that it refers to a women ’s neckline which emphasizes her cleavage). For a few silent moments, which Yahoo! described as “awkward, ” she wrestled with Mr. Ferrell, trying to take the trophy from him. She failed. She returned to her seat, spilled her drink and listened to the rest of the speech. During the next commercial break, she was escorted from the ceremony. Reports say that she was cooperative. Much like LeBron James, Ms. Plaza knows what she wants and is willing to go out and get it. LeBron wanted to be a weatherman/hero and succeeded in both of those goals. Ms. Plaza wanted to steal an award and failed miserably. But we at On Fire commend them both for trying.
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Tuesday, April , Sports Editor: Nathaniel Ludewig (nludewi@emory.edu)
TRACK AND FIELD
Senior Ford Sets Emory Record By Brian Chavkin Staff Writer
The Emory men ’s and women ’s track and field teams participated in two meets over the weekend and set 14 season-best marks. Led by Head Coach John Curtin, the teams sent athletes to the Furman Blue Shoes Invitational and the Johnson C. Smith University Invitational on Saturday afternoon. “It was another crazy weekend with kids competing in three different meets trying to get the competition they need leading into our UAA [University Athletic Association] Championships, ” Curtin said. “The extra effort paid off with a large number of personal bests and a couple Emory all-time records. I think the meet put us in good position going into the Championship season. ” Emory also sent senior Theresa Ford to the Bulldog Heptathlon in Athens, Georgia. Ford placed third with a score of 4729, the highest score ever recorded by an Eagle. “Scoring 4729 points in your heptathlon debut is unheard of particularly setting 6 personal bests along the way, ” Curtin said. “Theresa is a gifted kid and we have known for a long time she had great potential as a multi- event athlete. I ’m just glad that she decided to take on the challenge before her career ends and to do it
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SOFTBALL
Eagles Keep On Rolling, Sweep GSU By Ryan Smith Asst. Sports Editor
The No. 2-ranked softball team continued their winning ways with a weekend sweep of the Gordon State College (Ga.) Highlanders on April 13 Saturday, winning EMORY 7, the opener 7-0 and GORDON 0 the second game 12-2. The Eagles April 13 are 38-2 on the EMORY 12, season and have GORDON 2 won 21 of their last 22 games. Freshman right-handed pitcher Sydney Carpenter started the first game for Emory and had a dominant outing, going six innings and surrendering just three hits and no runs. Carpenter struck out nine and walked five. Both pitchers breezed through the first inning, as neither team could muster up a hit. The Eagles drew first blood in the bottom of the second when senior first baseman Ellyn Kocoloski drew a bases-loaded walk to give Emory an early 1-0 lead. After a scoreless third, the Eagles managed to get another run home in the bottom of the fourth without even earning a hit. Sophomore shortstop Brianna Berceau led off with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from freshman left fielder Katelyn Gibson. Freshman catcher Melody Carter reached on an error, scoring Berceau and increasing the Eagles ’ lead. The Eagles finally pulled away in the bottom of the sixth inning. Berceau followed a leadoff single from freshman second baseman Katie Stout with a double. Both players were knocked in on a Gibson double that ran the score to 4-0. A two-out single from junior
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Freshman right-handed pitcher Madeleine Lowery delivers a pitch for the Eagles. The Eagles won both their games this weekend. They have now won 21 of their last 22 games, and their record is 38-2 this season. designated hitter Megan Light scored Gibson, followed by a two-run homer from senior third baseman Meaghan Schultz to create the final 7-0 margin. Freshman right-handed pitcher Madeleine Lowery came in in relief of Carpenter and put the Highlanders away to secure the win.
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Featured Athlete: Debora Adjibaba Sophomore Debora Adjibaba broke her own school record in the 200-meter dash last weekend at the Furman Blue Shoes Invitational. Her time, 24.64, was the best this season in the University Athletic Association (UAA) and the third fastest in all of Division III. Adjibaba also finished in the top four in two other events. With Adjibaba ’s help, the Eagles have risen to the number 19-ranked team in the nation.
Featured Athletes: Meaghan Schultz and Ellyn Kocoloski Seniors Megan Schultz and Ellyn Kocoloski turned in big performances on their Senior Day, as Schultz hit two home runs and Kocoloski batted .750. The Eagles won both games over Gordon State University, 7-0 and 12-2. The No. 2 ranked Eagles are now 38-2 on the season.
more catcher Micah Scharff and an RBI single from junior second baseman Claire Bailey. The Eagles added another run in the second, extending the lead to 4-0, after Gibson singled, stole second and was knocked home on a two-out single from Scharff.
The game was finally put out of reach in the bottom of the third, where the Eagles scored seven runs. Freshman designated hitter Hannah Sendel led off with a walk, followed by a Bailey double. Sophomore shortstop Moira
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SPORTS GENIE
Jay-Z Takes His Swag to MLB
Baseball The baseball team will return home to Chappell Park this week for a pair of rematches: a game against the Oglethorpe University Stormy Petrels on Tuesday at 3 p.m. followed by a game against Maryville College (Tenn.) Scots on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Oglethorpe has a record of 12-22 on the season. Emory faced the Stormy Petrels this season on Feb. 20 and came away victorious, 18-8. The Eagles have an all-time record of 43-15 against the Petrels. Maryville stands at 16-22 in 2013, including 4-11 on the road. On Feb. 26, the Eagles defeated the Scots in a close 8-5 decision, breaking a seven-game losing streak. Emory now stands at 30-26 against the Scots. The Eagles will look to improve on their 17-14 record in one of their final series before postseason play.
The Eagles would breeze through the second game as well. Lowery pitched the first three innings and did not surrender a run. Emory jumped out to a quick lead this team around, following a scoreless inning from the Highlanders with a two-run homer from sopho-
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Senior second baseman Mark Lindemann steps up to the plate in a game at Chapell Park.
Team Splits Road Doubleheader By Nicola Braginsky Staff Writer
The baseball team competed in a double-header at Georgia Gwinnett College on Saturday. April 13 The men fell 4-3 in EMORY 3, the early game but GWINNETT 4 bounced back with a 4-1 victory in the April 13 late game, earn- EMORY 4, ing a split with the GWINNETT 1 Grizzlies. In the early game, the Eagles fell behind 2-0 after two innings until junior Daniel Iturrey made a two-RBI double to even the score in the fourth. In the sixth inning, things were looking up and the Eagles were ahead. Junior Jared Kahn led the charge when he scored the go-ahead run
on a second error. Emory was at a 3-2 advantage. The bottom of the sixth brought Emory back down when Georgia Gwinnett scored a pair of runs and maintained their lead through a scoreless top of the seventh. In the later contest, freshman pitcher Paul Merolla left Georgia Gwinnett with six scoreless innings, scattered seven hits and a walk while striking out four and improved to 4-1 this year while lowering his ERA to 3.78. The game was largely keyed by his contribution. Freshman second baseman Dylan Eisner pushed Emory to a 1-0 lead on a two-out RBI in the second inning. Two more runs were added in the fifth, one on an RBI single from freshman Chris Slivka and the other
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My philosophy professor feels very strongly about two things: first, it is essential to always be making an argument in any piece of writing that you do; second, one should always be upfront about what they are arguing and how they are trying to argue it — it is better to impress the reader with the quality of your discourse than to save a big surprise for the end. My philosophy teacher is a very smart man (or at the least, he has read a lot of books), so in his honor, I will write a column in which I clearly argue a point and am 100 percent upfront about the way in which I will argue it. I have not been doing extremely well on his papers lately, so I will take this column as a chance to practice. Dr. Mitchell also does not like rambling introductions, so without further ado I will begin arguing that Jay-Z ’s background as a hustler, rapper and “business, man, ” will prove incredibly useful to him as an agent in the MLB. Now I will explain the background for this column. It works off three very simple premises: 1) I am trying to better understand and identify with 21st century popular culture; 2) Besides perhaps Will Smith, no man more epitomizes 21st century popular culture than Jay-Z; 3) Everything printed in this section must somehow relate to sports. Now, I will expand briefly on each of these three points. 1) The starting point of my effort to identify with 21st century popular culture began (and ended, unless you count watching NBC sitcoms) with listening to more new music. It was for this reason that I recently bought Jay-Z ’s most famous album, The Blueprint. The album has impressed me thus far, and I will be using selected lyrics from it (and other albums, and verses he Jay-Z did for other people) throughout this column to illustrate specific points. 2) If you can name it, Jay-Z has
done it. Described by Wikipedia as an “American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur and occasional actor, ” Jay-Z is American popular culture. Born in the projects as Shawn Carter, he hustled his way out of poverty to a current net worth of $50,000,000. Married to Beyonce, who is easily the hottest woman in the world, Jay-Z may have “99 problems, but a b-tch ain ’t one. ” Money, sex and fame — the big three. 3) I did promise to relate this to sports. Jay-Z is becoming a MLB agent. His company, Roc Nation, has opened a sports division and is partnering with Creative A r t i s t ’ s Agency to get into the agent business. Jay-Z is now the official representation of Robinson Cano. Now, here is the body of the argument. According to Yahoo!, which has done much more extensive research than I had time for this weekend, Jay-Z has “mastered the music world, marriage, fatherhood, clothing lines and custom booze. ” Like the mythical King M id a s, everything he touches seems to turn to gold. But as referenced above, this is not because Jay-Z is an exceptional businessman. Rather, it is because he himself is a business, and the good he has to sell is his cool. And, once again according to the thorough researchers at Yahoo!, “JayZ ... makes people cooler strictly by his association. ”
But where did this cool come from? He was born in the hood (the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, a hot-bed of gang warfare in Jay-Z ’s day, now gentrified). The first high school he attended was closed down, and he did not manage to graduate from the second one. According t o
Wikipedia ’s interpretation of his lyrics, he shot his older brother when he was 12 because he stole his jewelry and himself was shot at three times as a kid. But, as he rapped, “I ’m not afraid of dying, I ’m afraid of not trying. ” So try he did. Deciding that he would “rather die enormous than live dormant, ” he started selling crack cocaine and getting involved in rap battles. And so began his transformation from a man into a legend. Do not think for a second that this was accomplished through luck, because “Nobody built like you, you design yourself. ” He knew that “I am
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