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INDEX

Emory Events Calendar, Page 2

Crossword Puzzle, Page 8

Staff Editorial, Page 6

Police Record, Page 2

Student Life, Page 9

On Fire, Page 11

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Friday, April 4, 2014 ELECTIONS

Every Tuesday and Friday

PRESIDENTIAL PEDAL POWER

University Election Results Announced Darby, Tilwa, Chan, Weinstein Win SGA, CC Executive Positions By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor Members of the Elections Board announced the results of student government elections and the referendum on Student Government Association (SGA) constitutional amendments around 12 a.m. on Thursday. More than 2,700 students voted online over a three-day voting period for their representatives for the 2014-2015 school year. The Elections Board provided the following election results to The Emory Wheel. A full list of winners is available on the Wheel’s website. College sophomore and SGA Vice President for Communications Jon Darby bested College sophomore and SGA Speaker of the House Kim Varadi for SGA President. Darby won by a margin of 974 votes. “I look forward to forging a stronger relationship between all Emory students and the Student Government Association, defined by accessibility, efficiency and representation,” Darby wrote in an email to the Wheel. “I am grateful for Emory’s abundance of servant-leaders, people who are consistently willing to go above and beyond for the sake of a better university. I aspire to become the leader you have elected me to be, and I know we will change Emory together.” Darby added that he is thankful for all the people who campaigned for him and encouraged people to vote. College sophomore and SGA Representative-at-Large Raj Tilwa

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will serve as the next SGA Vice President, receiving 1,815 votes, against College junior Andrew Chang College sophomore, receiving 712 votes and College Council (CC) Budget Chair Reuben Lack, who received 492 votes. “I just feel humbled,” Tilwa said. “Knowing that there were a majority of voters who consider me to be a good SGA VP makes me feel empowered, and at the same time, I feel that I have to try my best for those people who believe in me.” He added that he is excited to enact the policies he mentioned during his campaign and to work with Darby, saying they “share a very similar vision for Emory.” In one of the closest presidential races this election season, College junior and CC Vice President Adam Chan was elected CC President with 881 votes against College junior and current CC Treasurer Omair Kazi, who received 823 votes. Chan did not respond for comment by press time. College sophomore and current CC Sophomore Legislator Alyssa Weinstein, who ran unopposed for CC Vice President, received 1,452 votes. “I’m so excited to be CC VP,” Weinstein wrote in a statement to the Wheel. “Even though I was running uncontested, the whole election process was really exciting, and I can’t wait to work with the 59th College Council!”

See BOARD, Page 5

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t the Wonderful Wednesday of Dooley’s Week, President James W. Wagner and Lord Dooley rode a bike from Asbury Circle to the Cox Hall Bridge. Also at the event, students participated on a large, inflatable slide, received free drinks and snacks and stopped by the various booths lining the circle.

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SPC Cancels Friday’s 5 & A Dime Concert By Dustin Slade News Editor The Student Programming Committee (SPC) has rescheduled Dooley’s Ball for Saturday, April 5, merging with Spring Band Party featuring Chance The Rapper and canceling mash-up artist 5 & A Dime’s Friday performance due to anticipated severe weather conditions, according to College senior and SPC Band Party Co-Chair Zach Atlas. Atlas noted that because the events are being combined into one, the extra festivities and giveaways that were planned for Friday will be combined with those planned for Saturday to make for a “much bigger” event.

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As part of the merged event, there will be even more food and shirts for students at the concert, according to Atlas. He added that SPC is currently working to bring food trucks to the event as well. Although the SPC anticipates Saturday’s event to be even better than originally anticipated, many are disappointed with the cancellation of the Friday’s concert, including 5 & A Dime. Greg Kantor, who uses the stage name 5 & A Dime, tweeted yesterday in response to a fan at Emory, “[The show] just got canceled :’( you guys got hail coming your way and thunderstorms I was so looking forward to it.”

SPC confirmed on Facebook to students later in the day that the concert had been cancelled. “We are first and foremost concerned with the safety of Emory students, faculty and staff,” the SPC Facebook post read. “We waited as long as possible to make a decision regarding the Friday night concert, however, given the intensity of the forecasted storms, SPC must follow protocol in order to ensure the safety of all Emory affiliates.” SPC has spent the last few days monitoring the weather forecast leading up to yesterday’s decision to cancel, according to Atlas. Atlas said that when SPC last looked at the weather forecast it cited

a 90 percent chance of thunderstorms in the Atlanta area. “Basically, we realized it could not be thrown on the field ... 5 & A Dime’s manager was actually emailing us with his own concerns about the event and, this late in the game, we really didn’t have another venue, and we had to ultimately come to the decision to postpone the event and merge Dooley’s Ball with Spring Band Party.” Atlas added that SPC considered other indoor venues on campus, including the Woodruff Physical Education Center (WoodPEC), but determined they were not feasible.

See PLANNERS, Page 5

EVENT

Matthew Wagner Joins Other Pesce Wins Presidents in Discussion McMullan Award By Lydia O’Neal Senior Staff Writer

By Stephen Fowler Asst. News Editor College senior Matthew Pesce was awarded the 2014 Lucius Lamar McMullan Award for his involvement and service to both the Emory and Atlanta communities, according to an April 3 University press release. The McMullan Award is one of the major awards Matthew Emory gives out Pesce, at commencement College and comes with a $25,000 prize, senior, wins according to Jason $25,000 Ciejka, associprize ate director of the Honor Council. “The McMullan Award is meant to honor a graduating senior of uncommon stature in the eyes of the Emory community,” Ciejka wrote in an email to the Wheel. “The recipient should demonstrate outstanding citizenship, exceptional leadership and singular qualities of mind and character.” Working with Pesce on the Honor Council, Ciejka vouched for Pesce personally.

See SENIOR, Page 5

Five Atlanta college presidents took their seats in black wooden chairs and discussed issues facing modern higher education before an audience of about 100 students, faculty and Atlanta-area residents on Thursday evening. Held under the spotlights and organ pipes of Emory’s Cannon Chapel, the second annual “Conversation Among Presidents” panel event, a discussion between Agnes Scott College President Elizabeth Kiss, Emory University President James W. Wagner, Georgia State University President Mark Becker, Georgia Institute of Technology President G. P. “Bud” Peterson and Morehouse College President John Wilson Jr., addressed the state of higher educa-

tion in America. Moderated by Emory-Tibet Partnership Research Fellow and Associate Director for Buddhist Studies Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, the discussion focused predominantly on the changes needed to maintain America’s global competitiveness, the financial and political obstacles the institution leaders face and the dual public and private roles of a college education. Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life Lisa Garvin introduced the five presidents and Ozawa-de Silva. Ozawa-de Silva began by asking Georgia State University President Mark Becker what he considered to be the most important changes in American colleges and universities today.

See UNIVERSITY, Page 5

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Chris D’Elia, star of an upcoming NBC show “Undateable” and who has previously appeared on NBC’s “Whitney,” performed a stand-up routine at Glenn Memorial Auditorium as part of Dooley’s Week.

Comedian Chris D’Elia Performs By Naomi Maisel Campus Life Beat Writer

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The presidents of five Atlanta colleges, including Emory’s James W. Wagner, spoke at Wednesday’s “Conversation Among Presidents.”

Students packed Glenn Memorial Auditorium Thursday night to hear comedian Chris D’Elia perform as part of Dooley’s Week. An up-and-coming comedian and actor, D’Elia has appeared in various shows like Comedy Central’s “Workaholics,” has his own Comedy Central stand-up video, is currently producing a movie featuring actress Hilary Duff that is expected to come out in the next year and is the star of an upcoming NBC show “Undateable.” By the time D’Elia began, only standing room was available. More than 750 students, staff and faculty had filled the main floor and balcony

of Glenn, according to College junior and Co-Chair of Emory’s Student Programming Committee’s (SPC) Speaker Committee Michael Fires. Before the show began, SPC threw official Dooley’s Week shirts down from the balcony onto a screaming crowd below. Comedian and actor Michael Lenoci headlined for D’Elia. Sporting a green dinosaur tee and taking a picture of the crowd before he got on stage, Lenoci performed for 20 minutes before D’Elia came on. The crowd cheered for Lenoci as he made jokes about puppies and exgirlfriends. The applause heightened when, following comedian tradition, Lenoci pointed out the fact that the show takes place in a church. According to College senior

Jordan Siegel, the opener actually set the bar high, although D’Elia followed up with a great show in the end. D’Elia began his set immediately poking fun at one of the audience members. The audience applauded for D’Elia’s impressions of girls and guys on first dates and cheered with D’Elia’s literal impressions of different sports teams. According to Fires, he and his Co-Chair Adam Bates, a College junior, planned the event as part of the Speakers Committee. Fires told the Wheel that he first heard of D’Elia from an Emory student who graduated last year and now works for the promotions company

See D’ELIA, Page 5

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HONOR COUNCIL CASES The following reports are real cases adjudicated by the Emory College Honor Council. Any personally identifiable information has been omitted to protect the privacy of all parties involved. • After receiving a grade for an upper level social sciences course, a senior filled in an answer worth two points that she had previously left blank and asked for a re-grade. The professor, however, had made copies of the graded tests before handing them back. The student claimed to have forgotten that she filled in the answer and that she only wanted an explanation, not a re-grade, from the professor. After the Honor Council found the student guilty, she appealed, was granted a rehearing and was once again found guilty, receiving an F in the course as a final sanction. • A professor in a lower level science course who allowed students to use books, notes and laptops — but not the Internet — for an in-class exam accused a senior of drawing information from a Wikipedia page. The student provided the Honor Council with his notes, which were derived from the website. He then explained that he hadn’t attended some recent classes and used Wikipedia to understand the content he had missed, adding that he did not bring his laptop to the exam. The Honor Council found that no misconduct had taken place.

tant (TA) reported to the Honor Council that a sophomore in a lower level social sciences course had looked at her neighbor’s multiple choice answers several times during a test. The student’s exam matched all but two of her neighbor’s, though she insisted that the two of them had studied together and that she had been looking around the room to jog her memory. Due to the improbability of such similar exams and the weight of the eyewitness testimony, the Honor Council recommended an F in the course and a 2-year mark on the student’s record. After hearing the student’s appeal, an appeal panel upheld the verdict and sanction. • A sophomore in a lower level science course received a 2-year mark on his record, a full letter grade deduction and zero credit for providing unauthorized assistance to a classmate. The student sent his homework assignments to a friend having difficulties in the class, who then proceeded to copy the work and submit it as his own.

— Compiled by Honor Council Beat Writer Lydia O’Neal

• A professor and teaching assis-

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This Week In Emory History

POLICE RECORD • On Jan. 1 at 12:00 a.m., a rape occurred in a fraternity house. The rape was anonymously reported to the Respect Program.

ant, his black Dodge Challenger was wrapped with plastic wrap and covered with toilet paper. The case has been turned over to an investigator.

cers arrived at the location, they were unable to locate the boom box. After police spoke with the individuals, they agreed to leave the area.

• On March 28 at 3:00 a.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call regarding suspicious activity on Eagle Row. According to the complainant, two male individuals were running without any clothes on towards the Peavine Parking Deck. When EPD arrived on the scene the individuals took off running towards Few and Evans Residence Halls. EPD was unable to locate the individuals.

• On March 25 at 1:21 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding an individual who was spray painting on a sidewalk. The individual said she works for Encore Nationwide and she was chalking an advertisement for a movie release. The officer on the scene said that she needed permission to post her advertisement and that she should contact Campus Life.

• On March 26 at 11:53 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding the scent of marijuana at Harris Residence Hall. The residence advisor told officers that he located the smell near the exit of the residence hall. When the officers arrived, they were unable to locate any evidence of marijuana. The case has been turned over to Campus Life.

• On March 29 at 12:56 a.m., EPD responded to a complaint regarding a group of male individuals who were playing loud music on a boom box and kicking a soccer ball. When offi-

— Compiled by Crime Beat Writer Brandon Fuhr

• On March 28 at 2:10 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding suspicious activity at Peavine Parking Deck. According to the complain-

FRIDAY

Apr. 6, 1999 Former United Nations SecretaryGeneral Giandomencio Picco gave a Student Programming Councilsponsored address at the Woodruff Health Sciences Administration Center Auditorium on April 1, 1999. The 50-year-old Italian diplomat was instrumental in negotiating an end to the Iran-Iraq War and convincing the former Soviet Union to pull out of Afghanistan. “Countries go to war for one simple reason — because of their own power and greed,” Picco said, later adding that this perspective stems from his belief that “all of us want, in a different way, one thing.”

EVENTS AT EMORY

Event: Real Estate Essentials — Refinancing Time: 12-1 p.m. Location: Harland Cinema, DUC Event: Conversation With Moya Brennan and Cormac De Barra Time: 2 p.m. Location: Woodruff Library Jones Room Event: Perverse Outcomes of Economic Incentives in Sustainable Development Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Location: PAIS 230 Event: Startup Crunch Time: 5-6 p.m. Location: Eagles Landing Event: Dooley’s Ball Cookout Time: 6-8 p.m. Location: Sorority Lawn Event: Voices and Harps: Moya Brennan, Cormac de Barra Time: 8 p.m. Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

SATURDAY Event: Athletics — Women’s Tennis Time: 9-11:30 a.m. Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Event: Athletics — Men’s Tennis Time: 12-2:30 p.m. Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Event: Garden Greets: Student and Alumnae Women’s Networking Gathering Time: 1-3 p.m. Location: Miller-Ward Alumni House Event: Women’s Water Polo Southeast Championships Time: 1-10 p.m. Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Pool Event: Student Recital: Zhe Maggie Sun Time: 2 p.m. Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: Men’s Lacrosse Game Time: 2 p.m. Location: Kaminsky Field Event: Student Recital: Sunny Yue Time: 5 p.m. Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing

Arts Event: Pancake Breakfast Time: 5-8 p.m. Location: Sorority Lawn Event: Goizueta Business School 2014 Spring Formal Time: 2-4:30 p.m. Location: Chappell Park

SUNDAY

Event: Pre-Health Application Workshops Time: 8-9 p.m. Location: White Hall 205

MONDAY Event: Submitting Your Electronic Dissertation/Thesis Time: 10-11:15 a.m. Location: Woodruff Library 314

Event: Emory University Worship with The Rev. Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel Time: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Location: Cannon Chapel

Event: Elaine Tyler May: Gimme Shelter — The American Security Obsession Time: 4:15-6 p.m. Location: Gambrell Gall

Event: Egyptian Hieroglyphs Workshop for Children Time: 2-4 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Tate Room

Event: Law School Application Orientation Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Location: Career Center Conference Room

Event: Guest Lecture by Lisa C. Kahn Time: 3-4:30 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall

Event: “Call Me Kuchu” Film Screening Time: 6 p.m. Location: Emory Center for Ethics

Event: Student Recital: Rebecca Flank Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: Performing Arts Studio, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Event: Friends of Music Cocktail Party Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Carlos Musuem Reception Hall

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Korea Week Features Artist, Historian By Harmeet Kaur Health Sciences Beat Writer Emory’s Korean Studies Program hosted Korea Week from March 31 to April 5. Korea Week featured events such as guest lectures, a Korean culture fair and an art project and was aimed at raising awareness about Korean culture and contemporary issues, according to Sun-Chul Kim, Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Korea Studies. Sponsored by the Halle Institute, the Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures and various Korean student organizations, the Korea Week events kicked off on Tuesday with a lecture about the Pyongyang Great Revival of 1907 and the relationship between American missionaries and Korean Christians, given by Samford University Assistant Professor Paul Cha. The festivities continued on Wednesday with the Korean Culture Fair in the Dobbs University Center (DUC), which featured Korean games like Yutnori and Tuho, as well as traditional Korean music and food. Thursday featured “Comfort

Women Wanted,” an art project that commemorates women who were systematically exploited as sex slaves by Imperial Japan during World War II. Korean Culture Night, hosted by the Korean Undergraduate Student Association (KUSA) and the Korean International Students at Emory (KISEM), finishes off the week on Saturday. Vice Provost for International Affairs Philip Wainwright wrote in an email to the Wheel that Korea Week indicated the increasing significance of Emory’s global connections. “Emory has a long and unique relationship with Korea,” Wainwright wrote. “Emory’s first international student was from Korea and graduated from Emory College in 1893 and Korea Week allows us to acknowledge the cultural diversity and perspectives that Koreans bring to Emory.” Kim, who was actively involved in organizing Korea Week, wrote in an email to the Wheel that despite the large presence of Koreans and Korean-Americans on campus, communication between them has been limited.

In addition to raising awareness of Korean culture and contemporary issues, Kim wrote that another goal of Korea Week was to bring the various Korean groups on campus together and “build bridges” among academic programs and student organizations, as well as the Atlanta community. Kim wrote that despite the efforts of Korea Week, he acknowledged the need for further outreach to the non-Korean Emory community. He added that the Emory community needed more thoughts about how to promote cross-cultural exchange and understanding. “The Korean community on campus has been relatively isolated from the broader Emory community,” Kim wrote. However, Kim noted that the problem of isolation was not limited to the Korean community. “There is great diversity on Emory campus, but I get an impression that there’s a sense of cultural segregation as well,” Kim wrote. “My personal hope is for many student organizations to work together to mend any divides.”

—Contact Harmeet Kaur at hbhagra@emory.edu

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College sophomore Hwachan Lee, B-school sophomore YoungRo Yoon and College sophomore Catherine Kim played Gongi, Korean jacks, during the Korean Culture Fair in the Dobbs University Center.

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Poet Asia Samson, one half of spoken word act The Asia Project, performed at the end of “Wonka’s Speakeasy” in Cox Hall Ballroom on Tuesday evening.

Spoken Word Poet Draws Tears, Laughs By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor Spoken word act The Asia Project and several students performed for the Student Programming Council’s (SPC) Dooley’s Week event titled “Wonka’s Speakeasy” in Cox Hall Ballroom on Tuesday evening. The Asia Project — the main act of Florida-based poet Asia Samson and his accompanying guitarist Jollan Aurelio — performed at the end of the evening to a group of around 100 Emory students. Samson presented a number of spoken word poems of varying subjects, from personal experiences about death to universal themes around insecurity, weaving short anecdotes and jokes in between them. Aurelio, who is also Samson’s brother-in-law, accompanied the poems with guitar melodies by matching the tone of the poem with varying emotion and volume. Samson told the audience that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2005. One of his poems describes why he decided to quit his job in corporate America and pursue spoken word poetry. He added that the poem was written the day after he underwent surgery for his cancer. The poem describes pain “like tattoos being etched from the inside” and ends with the mantra “you have to lose a part of you to find your whole self.”

Another poem was inspired by the death of Samson’s sister, who died from complications from the surgery removing a benign brain tumor. “That poem is not about death; that poem is about life,” Samson said. Some audience members teared up during the poem. “He definitely pulled at the heartstrings of everyone in the room,” College junior Eddye Golden said. Samson addressed the fact that the poem evoked tears, saying “crying is good.” Other parts of the performance were light-hearted. Between poems, the audience laughed at Samson’s short anecdotes about his strict Filipino parents and the experience of growing up as an Asian American. His opening number about growing up during the ‘90s drew clapping and cheering from the audience, who recognized experiences such as “dubbing [someone] a mixed tape” and using a “phone that had a 30-foot cord.” Samson’s last poem addressed his own insecurities and encouraged the audience to see themselves as beautiful as they are. Throughout his performance, Samson reiterated the importance of living life to the fullest and accepting oneself, especially within a poem that critiqued an appearance-obsessed culture. The evening also included performances from student poets and

musicians. College sophomore Ashley Crooks performed a poem that addressed gun violence against black teenagers. College senior Davion Colbert, a musician under the stage name Zai Air, performed a set of original songs. Singers of the evening included College freshman Ashley Graham, who performed a tribute to Beyoncé with a rendition of the song “Love on Top,” and members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, who did a rendition of Ingrid Michaelson’s “The Way I Am.” College sophomore and SPC member Ami Fields-Meyer said the event was an attempt on the SPC’s part to draw an audience that the organization has not reached in the past. “I think it appealed to a part of Emory that appreciates art as art and would rather be watching performance art rather than [being] enmeshed in a mosh pit on McDonough Field,” he said. The audience was made up of mostly undergraduate students who laughed and cheered throughout the evening. “I really enjoyed it,” College junior Ronika Bhatti said. “The Asia Project was touching but also very entertaining. It was a nice surprise to have some of the Emory students’ talents displayed.”

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

Friday, April 4, 2014

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WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY

Clockwise from top left: A chalk mural inspired by Dooley’s Week drawn by professional artist Dianne Earwood sat by Cox Hall (Andy Ie, Staff). Goizueta Business School senior Faizan Bhatty spoke with University President James W. Wagner at Wonderful Wednesday (Erin Baker, Staff). Residents from the winning residence hall Turman held the Dooley’s Bowl trophy at Wonderful Wednesday (Erin Baker, Staff). Two Oompa Loompas went down the slide at Wonderful Wednesday (Erin Baker, Staff). Students ‘wop’ during the Dooley’s Week Wonderful Wednesday in Asbury Circle (Erin Baker, Staff). College junior Clarice Torres went down the inflatable slide at Wonderful Wednesday (Erin Baker, Staff). Students jumped for Dooley’s Week shirts thrown out during Wonderful Wednesday (Erin Baker, Staff).

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Senior Chosen University Presidents Converse About For Community Diversity, Education, Globalism Involvement Continued from Page 1

Continued from Page 1 “All his service has been done without the expectation of praise or accolades but for the benefit of others,” Ciejka wrote. “All in all, it’s a privilege to work with him.” Pesce, an Atlanta native majoring in Political Science and minoring in Development Studies, is a “gentle soul with a brilliant mind” who is “engaging and profound ... with depth of thought and a wonderful sense of humor,” according to the press release. Ciejka wrote that the selection committee felt that Pesce was a perfect fit for all the criteria. “Academically, he shows great depth of thought and intellectual curiosity,” Ciejka wrote. “He has been a model citizen of the University, demonstrating not only breadth in his activities, but real depth in his commitment and dedication to all his endeavors.” As a member of Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa and the Emory 100 Senior Honorary, Pesce has been long involved on Emory’s campus. In addition to serving as vice president of the Barkley Forum, Pesce became an active mentor and instructor in the Atlanta Urban Debate League, an association that teaches debate to students from low-income public schools in Atlanta. According to the press release , Pesce’s efforts at Emory have focused on ways to improve student life through the careful reform of organizations and administrative processes. As chair of the Emory College Honor Council and the Emory Elections Board and a student representative on the Committee on Class & Labor, the Committee on Campus Life and the College Curriculum Committee, Pesce has spent his time at Emory working on initiatives and reforms that have impacted the entire student body. Pesce said the announcement that he was the recipient of the award came as a complete surprise. “I feel exceptionally honored to receive the award, and it’s certainly not something I expected,” Pesce said. “When I met with [College] Dean [Robin] Forman and [Senior Associate] Dean [for Undergraduate Education Joanne] Brzinski I thought we would discuss something entirely different!” When asked about his qualifications for the award and what activities had the biggest impact, Pesce points to his overall Emory experience as a contributing factor to his nomination. “I think it is difficult to pick out a few Emory activities and say they defined me because there are so many different small experiences and interactions with various people that I think have had a really profound impact,” Pesce said. “That being said, debate, honor council, academic research and campus governance are probably things that stand out given the amount of time I have spent on them.” The Emory experience is one that Pesce said he has enjoyed and will fondly remember for the rest of his life. “I came to Emory because of its debate program but quickly found so many other activities that have meant so much to me,” Pesce said. “On one hand, I am excited for what is next, but on the other hand, I know I will miss so many aspects of my time at Emory.” After completing his degree, Pesce will begin a position as a business analyst in the strategy and operations division at Deloitte.

—Contact Stephen Fowler at smfowle@emory.edu

Becker, who became Georgia State’s seventh president in January 2009, stressed the fact that the “bottom half” of American society lives without the opportunity to attend a higher education institution and warned of the economic repercussions of this disparity. “We will not maintain our standard of living if the bottom half of the population is not receiving a proper education,” Becker, a firstgeneration college student, said. “We have to change who we’re educating in America and how we’re educating them.” Agnes Scott College President Elizabeth Kiss (pronounced “quiche,” not “kiss,” as Ozawa-de Silva noted) added that though a lack of representation by minorities in higher education institutions has improved, there remains work to be done. “There was a time when it was controversial for women to be educated and to be leaders — it’s still controversial for women to be educated and to be leaders,” the eighth president of the women’s college said, adding that women are “a slight majority” in American colleges and universities today. Morehouse College President John Wilson, Jr. chimed in, saying that historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) like Morehouse and other liberal arts universities “need to be in ‘change or die’ mode” for the U.S. to remain globally competitive. President Barack Obama appointed Wilson as executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs in 2009. Wilson left this position when he became Morehouse’s 11th president in January 2013. In response to Ozawa-de Silva’s question on the obligation of a college or university to a Jean-Jacques Rousseau-like “social contract,” Wagner responded that though serving the community is a priority for higher education institutions, society has “larger expectations” for such institutions. “There has been a constant drumbeat of ‘access and affordability’ — we mustn’t walk away from other important aspects of education, like creativity,” Emory’s 19th president of nearly 11 years said of the social contract. “People always ask us [presidents], it’s all about the jobs, jobs, jobs — what about the quality of life?” Ozawa-de Silva then inquired whether the interests of market or core values of education seemed to garner more power over modern higher education. Eleventh Georgia Tech President G. P. “Bud” Peterson, elected in April 2009, said he felt that in the last five years, “we’ve seen a shift away” from the more commercial aspects of higher education. Still, the measurement of an institution’s quality, he said, has moved in the opposite direction. “In an effort to justify our existence, we quantify and use dollar figures to measure the values of our universities,” Peterson, a former NASA employee, said. “Ten years ago, you’d never hear the term ‘ROI’ [return on investment].” Becker, however, said a school’s commercial interests would inevitably remain significant. “Let’s be realistic — there have always been market forces,” he said. “There’s never been free education for everyone.” He added that jobs available for non-college-educated workers that existed five to 10 years ago have disappeared and that the U.S. “needs a more educated population to compete.” Still, all five said they believed the personal experience of a liberal arts education to be of great importance. Peterson noted that 46 percent of Georgia Tech students study

abroad, while Kiss emphasized the need for graduates to become “global citizens.” Wagner described the necessity of a liberal arts school’s position as “the last living forum” for people of opposing political and ideological views to collaborate and openly discuss their differences. He cited Emory’s Tibetan program and the University’s large number of Chinese students as an example. Wilson joined in, offering an example of Morehouse’s political diversity. “I just want to say that we have graduated Martin Luther King, Jr. and Herman Cain,” Wilson added. The Chapel roared with laughter as Ozawa-de Silva called for audience members to approach the stage with questions. Students and graduates from Emory, Georgia State and nearby schools asked the presidents to define a “liberal arts education” and explain their take on the state of K-12 education in the city, among other issues. One student at Freedom University in Athens, Ga. told the panel that he was ineligible to become accepted at Georgia State, despite his 3.99 GPA and other positive credentials, due to his undocumented immigrant status. “Because I did not have a ninedigit number, I was not eligible to attend this institution,” he said. “It just hurts when you talk about progress, when you bring up [King] — we are still waiting.” Peterson and Becker both informed him that they had broached the immigration policy with the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, who they said retained control over the policy rather than handing it to the state legislature. Kiss, a daughter of refugees, called the issue “un-American.” “This issue is very difficult in the state of Georgia,” she told the student. “This is going to be a long struggle, but it’s a very important struggle.” She added that one of her students at Agnes Scott had told her about an undocumented immigrant friend with a perfect GPA who worked in landscaping due to her ineligibility to attend any in-state colleges. During the post-discussion reception, Becker mentioned that the five presidents, excluding Wilson, who had been elected last year — had gotten to know each other through biannual meetings over the past five years. Wagner said he was “proud to serve” with his fellow presidents and expressed his overall satisfaction with the event. “Don’t you think nights like this show that we do what we do for a good reason and that there is creativity and enthusiasm for getting over these obstacles, these hurdles?” he asked. Kiss said she thought the panel exhibited a “very real conversation” and succeeded in engaging its audience. Second-year Emory Theology student Christy Oxendine, however, said she thought the discussion merely “scratched the surface” of higher education involvement in surrounding communities, citing the struggles of many high school students to earn their diplomas. Georgia State graduate Kelvina Burrell said she wished one of the presidents had addressed the issue of student debt. College sophomore Nicholas Singletary said he felt that his question on the definition of a liberal arts school had been left unanswered. “The answer is that there are intrinsic benefits [to attending a liberal arts school], but what are these benefits?” Singletary said. “I’m not against it, but we should be able to define what it is — how does a liberal arts education help you find yourself?”

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

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NEWS ROUNDUP • Iraq war veteran and military truck driver Ivan Lopez shot dead three people, injured 16 and killed himself at Fort Hood, Tex., on Wednesday afternoon. Lopez, 34, had self-reported a traumatic brain injury and had been taking anti-depressants prior to the attack. • A government inquiry released by Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov on Thursday revealed that police under the regime of former President Viktor Yanukovych were responsible for killing 76 protestors in February. The report identified 12 members of the Berkut police as snipers, three of whom had been arrested.

• The number of Syrian refugees registered in Lebanon has surpassed one million, the head of the United Nations refugee agency said in a statement on Thursday. About 9.5 million people have fled their homes and 2.5 million have fled the country since the start of the conflict. In Lebanon, the number of Syrian refugees now amounts to a quarter of the country’s population. • On Thursday, The European Parliament voted to end roaming fees within the European Union, making the cost of using a phone in any EU country the same as at home. If approved by EU member governments, the measure, which passed by

534 votes to 25, will take effect on Dec. 15, 2015. • An 8.2-magnitude earthquake triggered landslides, power outages and a tsunami in Chile on Tuesday, killing six people. Nearly 928,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the country, while more than 2,500 homes sustained severe structural damage in one city alone. On Wednesday, a 7.6 magnitude aftershock hit the region; there were no immediate reports of injuries of damage.

— Compiled by Senior Staff Writer Lydia O’Neal

Board Annouces SPC Runoff, Amendments Pass Continued from Page 1 The elections for Student Progamming Council (SPC) President resulted in a run-off between College junior Niyeti Shah and Goizueta Business School junior Michael Nathin, because none of the candidates received a majority of votes. Shah said she was honored. “The past ten days have been an incredible experience, and I am excited to continue my campaign over the next few days,” she said. “I am confident in the merits of my platform and believe that, if given the opportunity, I would see my platform to fruition.”

Nathin also expressed thanks. “I am very thankful for the opportunity to be in a runoff for SPC President,” Nathin wrote in a statement to the Wheel. “Regardless of the outcome, I am confident that SPC will thrive in the future, but I hope everyone can recognize the dedication, passion and pragmatic approach I have continuously shown over my three years within the organization.” B-school junior Caroline Capponi won SPC Vice President with 1,774 votes against Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing junior Michelle Feldman, who received 1,280 votes. “I am elated and grateful for the opportunity to serve Emory as

Student Programming Council Vice President,” Capponi said. “I am incredibly thankful for the support I received from my friends during the elections period and am so excited to continue the legacy of programming excellence.” In addition, all eight of the amendments to the SGA constitution passed. Run-off elections will be held from Monday April 7 at midnight to Wednesday April 9 at 11:59 p.m., according to College sophomore and Elections Board RHA Commissioner Bryce Robertson, who is also a Wheel sales associate.

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

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Continued from Page 1 “We threw Dooley’s Ball in the WoodPEC four years ago, and there were just so many restrictions,” Atlas said, adding that for that option to work, SPC would need a tarp to cover the entire gym floor. “There were also concerns of kids getting sick and passing out behind the bleachers,” Atlas said. “It was just a big safety concern as well as a logistics concern.” 5 & A Dime also expressed similar disappointment with the show’s cancellation. “Yeah, it sucks,” 5 & A Dime said in an interview with the Wheel, “I was actually really excited. Just the fact that I performed the last year with Kendrick Lamar and now I had the opportunity to headline the same stage … would have been phenomenal. Trust me, if it was up to me, I would still be flying down there.” Atlas added that although the performance has been cancelled, SPC plans to reschedule 5 & A Dime for later this year. The artist could be rescheduled for later this semester or for a backto-school event in the fall, according to Atlas. Although frustrated by the cancellation, 5 & A Dime was optimistic that there would be another opportunity for him to perform at Emory. Students are also disappointed with the cancellation but understand that student safety was the deciding factor. “I’m sad that we’re missing out on Dooley’s Ball, but I understand why they canceled it,” College senior Meghan Daly said. “I would rather not go than be covered in mud or be electrocuted.” College freshman Ashraf Patel expressed that although he was disappointed that the concert was cancelled, he’s looking forward to Chance The Rapper on Saturday.

—Contact Dustin Slade at dpslade@emory.edu

The Bowery Presents South. According to Fires, he began watching D’Elia’s videos and following his work before deciding to book him, thinking D’Elia would be great for Emory and would do a good job. Coincidentally, about a day after SPC booked D’Elia, his Comedy Central piece was released and then was picked up by NBC, according to Fires. After that, D’Elia seemed to boom, especially with his role as Topher on “Workaholics,” according to Fires. Compared to last semester’s comedy show, which drew a crowd of around 400 people, this show was very successful, especially because the show was unexpected, according to Fires. The deal with D’Elia went through on the last day before the negotiations had to officially end, he said. He added that the comedy show is perfect for Dooley’s Week as it appeals to a lot of factions at Emory and provides entertainment for the people that don’t necessarily want to be out late at a concert.

In an interview with the Wheel after the show, D’Elia said that he had a good time with all of the students. D’Elia began working on comedy when he was 25 in Hollywood and worked his way up through comedy clubs and bars. “I love my life,” D’Elia said, adding that while he likes to make people happy, ultimately he is always having a good time when he is on stage. Lenoci agreed, adding that it is fulfilling to be able to create something from nothing, perform and be successful in the entertainment industry. Lenoci said that his inspiration comes from sitting in the coffee shop Coffee Bean all day and watching people until something happens. His advice to anyone who wishes to pursue the same career is to “get up” and never stop. Although D’Elia and Lenoci are only touring the U.S. at the moment, they hope to expand to more venues and places, D’Elia said. College junior Nate Parker said that overall, the show was very funny, and that his face hurt from all the laughter.

EDITORIALS THE EMORY WHEEL

Friday, April 4, 2014 Editorials Editor: Rhett Henry

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Our Opinion

Spring Elections Mired in Problems

Zachary Elkwood

Zachary Elkwood is a member of the Class of 2015. His cartoons appear in every Friday issue of the Wheel.

Student Engagement Suffers From Obstacles Earlier this week, students across Emory voted in the University-wide elections. There were some welcomed changes this year, specifically the extended time to vote. We believe that having three days to vote and including late-night times helped boost the amount of participation in this year’s election. While these changes made voting more accessible, we at the Wheel believe this year’s elections were flawed due to technology problems, poor wording of the amendments referendum and limited information about the candidates. Last year, when students received ballots corresponding to their credit hour classstanding rather than their graduation year, the Student Government Association (SGA) instituted a new interface to fix the issue. However, the issue persisted for Goizueta Business School students this year, who still received ballots according to the number of credit hours they had taken rather than their year. The Wheel found other students not in the B-school who experienced similar problems. On top of that, the Elections Board did not anticipate the large voter turnout, which led to ballot error messages and slow loading. This year’s problems mark a pattern of technological issues with student ballots. The student body should not have to face technological roadblocks that may decrease their incentive to participate in the voting process. It is time the Elections Board tests these interfaces and ensures that students can easily access the ballot, and the correct one at that. Furthermore, the wording of the amendments on this year’s ballot was extremely vague and confusing. Students need to know what they are voting for, and it is the ballot writer’s duty to guarantee clear and accurate phrasing. The terminology of the amendments was outrageously unclear. Phrases like “modernize basic terminology” and “make administrative changes” have no tangible meanings for the layperson. At most, the ballot could have clarified these phrases at the top of the ballot by explaining what these ambiguous phrases mean and how we would see these changes materialize. Instead of only a few people controlling the wording of the ballot questions, SGA should vote on the wording of these amendments on the ballot before the election process so that the rhetoric of the propositions can be up for debate. Finally, we recognize that students may not have accessed all of the information about the candidates on the ballot prior to voting. We suggest the Elections Board place a link in the ballot that leads to one site where students can view each candidate’s statements and platforms. Then, students could have the chance to make an informed decision rather than struggling to pick a name out of a sea of strangers. We recognize that SGA sent out a University-wide email, however, we hope that in the future the list will be more inclusive of all of the candidates and also be attached to the ballot. This will give students who have not kept up with the candidates’ platforms a convenient place to find all of the information they need to make an informed decision. We at the Wheel recognize the value of representative student government. We hope that the Elections Board will implement these changes in the future to improve voting at Emory University. The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s editorial board.

NOWMEE SHEHAB

Editorial Roundup College editorials from across the country The Cornell Daily Sun Cornell University Friday, March 21, 2014 In its staff editorial, “A Call for More Student Input Surrounding Sexual Health” The Cornell Daily Sun discusses the issue of sexual assault on Cornell’s campus and it’s unfortunate place in American campus culture. They argue for the creation of a student-led program that confronts the problems of sexual assault on college campuses. On Tuesday, The Sun reported that reported cases of sexual assault have risen to a 23-year high at Cornell. We applaud the University’s efforts to create an environment where people feel comfortable reporting sexual assault. However the problem still persists, as enumerated by the statistic from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which estimates that one in five women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. While we laud Cornell for its dedication to facilitating conversation and educating students about sexual assault, we believe the University could be doing more to facilitate peer-to-peer conversation around this topic....We commend the [Cornell] administration for taking positive steps to fight this problem. Cornell has a handful of resources and programs for students including Wingman 101, the Every1 Campaign and the Women’s Resource Center. However, with an issue that affects not only our campus

but all campuses across the country, we question why initiatives like this Council and other programs are not made up of more students. In an effort to curb sexual assault on their campus, Princeton has created a Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising Resources & Education program that is structured differently than the one at Cornell. Princeton’s program provides services to students 24 hours a day. Princeton has also enacted a peer program where students plan activities, programs and events to raise awareness on campus about sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic/ dating violence and stalking. Additionally, these Princeton students act as liaisons between the student body and the SHARE director to convey concerns, needs or issues pertaining to these issues. We call on Cornell to implement a studentto-student program like our Ivy League counterpart. We believe that through a similar SHARE program and other student-based initiatives, the University could provide more resources and still have sexual assault would at the forefront of campus issues. We acknowledge that sexual assault is not a Cornell-specific problem. And while we think Cornell is dedicated to finding a solution and providing support for those who are affected, we believe there are more opportunities for students to be part of the conversation.

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Protecting Student Dissent Northeastern University Silences Organization The United States has a rich history of student and youth-led activism. From the women’s liberation movement to the civil rights movement, college campuses have played an important role in social and political movements. To this day, students at campuses across the nation take part in the political process through student government and student organizations. These engagements should be encouraged, not suppressed! That has been the case for Northeastern University’s student organization Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). The club has been suspended since early March. According to the university, the student group broke several university policies, and two students in the SJP were also charged by their student conduct board for breaking university rules. Though the students were originally threatened with expulsion, pressure from the Northeastern and Boston community lead to national media attention, and the charges were drastically reduced. The students were asked to write an apology letter to the community. SJP still remains suspended. The suspension of the organization occurred after members slipped 600 “mock evictions” notices under students’ dorm. This was done to raise awareness about Israel’s settlement expansion that has been deemed illegal by international courts and the UN Human Rights Council. These settlements often demolish existing buildings and villages and displace Palestinians. In January 2013, the United Nations published its first

report on these settlements, describing them as a “creeping annexation.” According to Northeastern University, this direct action by SJP to make students aware of this was “illegal flyering,” causing students to feel intimidated. Another reason that the university listed SJP for suspension was due to an “event disruption” that they organized. This refers to a walkout that the students partook in last June during a presentation by Israeli soldiers. In a Boston Globe article entitled “Crossed Lines of Protest, Free Speech at Northeastern,” Joan Vennochi describes the walkout as such: “At the start of the event, 35 students stood, small signs taped to their shirts. One member called the soldiers war criminals. One or two chanted slogans. They were gone in a minute.” After this walkout, the university demanded a civility letter from SJP, which they declined to write. This is astonishing considering the fact that walkouts and sit-ins have been an integral part of anti-war protests, and Globe reporter Joan Vennochi understandably asks that we, “Imagine requiring that of anti-war protestors from an earlier era who occupied college buildings for days rather than minutes.” You can keep up with the Northeastern SJP situation by liking their Facebook page. You can also sign a solidarity letter asking Northeastern to reinstate SJP at change.org Suspensions of student organizations is stifling student activism, and threatening student activists with expulsion creates a chilling effect for other students. Northeastern should

seriously reconsider their suspension of SJP. Instead the university should be encouraging student dialogue (and direct action if necessary) about pressing issues of the world. In a statement about the SJP situation entitled “Our Journey to Deeper Understanding,” Northeastern President Joseph Aoun expressed his pleasure at how different perspectives are fostered at the university and how Northeastern has promoted a culture of respecting difference and diversity. The actions of the university against SJP certainly do not line up with the president’s statements. Contrary to the popular belief that students of this generation are apathetic about politics and only limit themselves to internet activism, youth organizing is alive and well in this country. It is youth who are providing a driving force for several political movements; some examples are the LGBTQ rights movement and the undocumented students and workers justice movements. Through organizations such as the Trevor Project and the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network, queer youth are voicing their opinions and organizing for their community. The DREAM Act was brought into national attention largely through the efforts of undocumented youth. We must promote a culture where youth are allowed to have divergent opinions from people and powerful institutions. We must ensure that youth are allowed to protest oppression and be leaders in solving the inequalities of the world. Nowmee Shehab is a College sophomore from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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The Threat of Executive Action Obama Oversteps, Sets Harmful Precedent BEN PERLMUTTER In the 2014 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared, “wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more American families, that’s what I’m going to do.” While Obama is motivated by a noble sentiment, to improve the lives of millions of American families still suffering the economic aftershocks of the recent recession, the means by which he seeks to instigate this improvement, by non-legislative measures, is severely misguided. Because of congressional gridlock, the Obama administration has been and continues to circumvent the congressional legislative process through executive action. The administration is overreaching its constitutional authority, undermining the rule of law and establishing dangerous precedents, despite its noble intents. Obama should cease these actions. The Obama administration has been mired by a polarized and gridlocked Congress. Since Obama took office in 2008, Congress has consistently resorted to obstinate partisan squabbling instead of legislating. The shutdown of the federal government this past October serves as the most recent example of this governmental dysfunction, during which 800,000 federal government employees were furloughed and the American economy lost $24 billion. While it is certainly fair that the Obama administration grows tired of this gridlock, Obama is attempting to remedy it by incorrect means. In recent executive actions, Obama has made executive decisions that have been reserved by the Constitution and judicial precedent for Congress. For example, following the State of the Union address, Obama has announced a series of executive actions to address climate change, including financing solar farms in the Mojave Desert and mandating the State Department to stop funding coal-powered projects overseas. Republican lawmakers

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have taken the Obama administration to federal court on the matter, with the case heard on Monday, Feb. 22, over the president’s misuse of executive authority. Consider the boggled rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) last fall. Despite administration assurances that such an event would not happen, 6.2 million Americans were poised to lose their health insurance. To stay true to this promise to the American public, the Obama administration moved the onset date of the ACA from Jan. 1, 2014, to Jan. 1, 2015. This move by the administration is unlawful because only Congress can change the effective date of a law’s institution. Moreover, the Obama administration is undermining the rule of law by changing the law in such a manner. When Obama signed the ACA into law in 2010, healthcare companies were told that the new policies would begin on New Year’s Day of 2014. By arbitrarily changing the implementation date by executive mandate, the administration is demonstrating a disregard for the healthcare industry, a massive sector of our economy, spending on which constituted 18 percent of GDP in 2010. This capricious change in policy by the administration sends bad signals to the healthcare industry, which is poised to grow dramatically in coming decades, and American enterprise as whole. Law needs to be consistently executed in accord with the legislative decision in order to facilitate a well-functioning business environment. By so suddenly changing the policy in a manner inconsistent with constitutional precedent, the Obama administration is undermining a sacrosanct value of our liberal, capitalist system — rule of law. The Obama administration is setting a dangerous precedent for executive action, not only in business matters, but also for the entire nature of our governmental structure. While today the Obama administration abuses its executive power for the benevolent purposes of environmental protection and universal affordable health care, decades onward we cannot be so certain that a future administra-

tion will have the same benign intents. What today is executive overreach for the expansion of the right to affordable healthcare could tomorrow be the abridgment of freedom of speech. Obama must cease this misalignment of the separation of powers and stick to the powers reserved to the executive branch, the execution of the law, not the legislation of new policy. The power of legislation belongs to Congress, as mandated in Article I of the Constitution. While the Obama administration has abused its power, Congress is equally guilty of its own misconduct: the failure to responsibly legislate. Congress has repeatedly been unsuccessful in making decisions that are vital to the integrity and prosperity of the United States, as evident during the debtceiling crises of 2011 and federal shutdown of 2013. This is largely the result of an increasing partisan polarization in Congress, where currently the most “liberal” Republican is more conservative than the most “conservative” Democrat. In Obama’s honorable desire to accomplish the “change” that he promised while campaigning for presidential seat in 2008 in spite of the Congressional gridlock, he has had to resort to executive overreach because of Congressional inaction. Such overreaching policies are not the answer though, as they risk the competitiveness of the United States as a business environment and establish a dangerous precedent. While we should sympathize with Obama for the sclerotic Congress that he must attempt to work with, we should not endorse his attempts to remedy the situation with executive overreach. Instead, Obama should cease his policy of executive overreach, and Congress should attempt to once again become an effective legislature. Hopefully the public will acknowledge the paralysis that afflicts the American legislative branch and use the power of the ballot in upcoming congressional elections to help begin the remedy of this federal plight. Ben Perlmutter is a College sophomore from Chappaqua, N.Y.

A Message From Lord Dooley...

Erin Baker | Staff

Mortals, Mortals, Mortals, I creep from my grave, no longer shackled by the cold of winter, to find the blue skies of Atlanta we so love. The icicles have melted and our toes have defrosted, but the memories of Snowpocalypse 2014 stay with us. Oh, how much fun you had sledding down the hills in Lullwater with trays from the DUC (you have better returned those by now). But, O Joy! Spring is here! My dear campus has never been more beautiful, and we have much to be proud of at Emory. It truly has been good to be back. Be sure to take a moment amongst the celebration to revisit why our dear University is such a special place. Look to our community, strong and diverse, for inspiration in your quest to make life at Emory the best it can be. Although my week of frolics must come to an end, I feel it is my duty to thank the tireless leaders of our Student Programming Council who so diligently serve our University. I would also like to recognize the countless other administrators and staff who dedicate their time to make this celebration possible. They make many a sacrifice so that we may

come together for the best week of the year. Indeed, it might also be prudent to thank our Emergency Medical Services in helping those of you who foolishly celebrate Emory a little too enthusiastically this year. I eagerly await next Spring, when I shall return to campus to celebrate the University that I love. In the meantime, young mortals, I charge each of you to unleash your greatest potential for kindness, love and compassion. Bones may break and bodies may whither, but what is truly eternal are the bonds between us. Know that your time on earth is short and should be lived to the fullest. Such as I am now, so soon all shall be. And may you always remember… Presidents may come, and Presidents may go. Professors may come, and professors may go. Students may come, and Students may go. But Dooley lives on forever! Eternally Yours, Lord James W. Dooley

Comedy Is Dead and We Have Killed It! How Memes Revolutionized Humor by Permanently Destroying the Joke HARRISON FARINA Comedy is perfect now. The Internet meme signals the completion of the joke. We are now watching the joke ascend into a new information exchange. Memes, sophisticated and pure, are viral blips — they assert themselves as the end of comedy for two reasons: they invite their industrial reproduction and they invite their death. The meme is the final stage in the evolution of comedy. The birth of a specific meme is always an arbitrary miracle, bordering on epiphany. Even those memes that enter the undercurrent of web notoriety are empty jokes. The meme itself is only a template that acquires humor through its modification and hyperactive duplication. The meme is only funny because we’ve seen it a hundred times. Removed from the context of its reproduction, it is entirely worthless. Memes are also wired for their own annihilation; their very method of humor seals a certain destiny – their death. Memes are always flirting with this line of life and death. Their capacity to be recycled has its ethical limits – when they become too derivative, they are instantly destroyed. Yes, we have developed an ethic of the meme: they are to be repeated as much as possible until we get tired of this repetition. We trust the meme because we trust that, when the virtue of their humor is exhausted, they must go away. Memes have different lifespans, but they all end up in the same digital graveyard. This typically happens long before the meme is defiled by marketing initiatives. The meme resists all economics – those who wish to profit from a meme, to “sell” a meme, invariably sabotage it. Branding memes has always failed simply because the meme has no use other than its death-obsessed reproduction. The meme is not merely the image itself, but the image’s replication. It is the joke that gets funnier the more it is told, its mode of humor is replay and irritation. So as soon as “Success Baby” was plastered on t-shirts and used in a Virgin Mobile commercial, the Internet had long scurried away, as if it were a vivid nightmare that needed to be force-forgotten. Since the ancient Greeks, many thinkers have gravitated towards the theoretical examination of humor. “Laughter,” the collection of essays by philosopher Henri Bergson, is a notable example, wherein he establishes a deep relation between comedy and rigidity. According to Bergson, comedy’s aim is to make us laugh at “inelasticity.” Comedy arises when the movement and change of life is contrasted with a person who seems rigid, mechanical or absentminded. Humor takes up a particular function: it motivates us to be fuller people, more alive, more receptive to

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change – and less like programmed machines. We see a concrete example of this in the banana peel gag. Beyond the specificities of the situation, what we find fundamentally funny is someone who cannot adapt to the world; walking on their normal route, they slip and fall on an unexpected obstacle. This is human inelasticity – an expectation that the world will be the same every day, that we can fall into our habits and continue living per usual. On a basic level, comedy is always playing with the conflict between life and automation. This humor of inelasticity is a crucial element in popular television (currently the most prevalent dissemination of comedy), which has a striking resemblance to commedia dell’arte. Commedia dell’arte is an European form of theater where masked actors perform as stock characters placed into certain generic situations. Most shows, particularly the sitcom, function off their stock characters being placed in semi-different circumstances. The characters are habits, they are caricatures of themselves – the derived humor here is through the predictability of

their actions within an indecisive design. The design itself is what changes, the characters remain relatively fixed within it. Commedia dell’arte has an idiot: Pulcinella, and so does the contemporary comedy: Cosmo Kramer from “Seinfeld,” Charlie Kelly from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” There are also the greedy: Pantalone in commedia, with Mr. Burns from “The Simpsons” and Lucille Bluth from “Arrested Development” as contemporaries. When these stock characters confront a changing world, we have humor. Jokes themselves are formulaic. They fall into a particular pattern of unfolding, usually with minor adjustments. “X walks into a bar,” and so on. From this, we got the anti-joke. The anti-joke plays on this formula, it torments the structure of the joke through two ways: absurdity (ad infinitum), or insane denial of itself (non sequitur). The meme is essentially the anti-joke structure pushed to its maximum capacity. While jokes play on the inelastic, they are machines themselves. The anti-joke is about the joke, or rather, its joke resides in its telling, not its content. The typical joke is a resistance to

inelasticity of life, but it is defeated by its own construction – the anti-joke, then, is a kind of meta-resistance. Memes play out their own tragic parody. In their constant re-creation, they resist all structure and all repetition. Through the very medium of repetition they express this counteraction. The meme destroys the joke through its very mode of joking, and there is self-awareness here: something hilariously catastrophic about a macro image of a dog’s face layered with block text of horribly unethical advice. The meme is not merely self-destructive, but is, in fact, a martyr. Its own process of humor, its profundity, is exactly what leads it to die. It must die, it must always be ready to die, or else it becomes rigid. It is wild and always on the verge of death. We have created the super-joke, the joke that accomplishes what humor, to this point, never could. The meme is a living thing, through its telling it becomes conscious of its own mortality. It operates through supreme and ridiculous imitation of the joke. Memes mass-produce themselves but they are not commodities; they are cemented to an ironic

conveyer belt that leads to nowhere and nothingness – they serve no purpose other than to annoy. But the more annoying they get, the funnier they get. And the funnier they get, the more we resist their rigidity (and all rigidity in general – the whole structure of everything seems annoying now: political frameworks are threatened by the meme). They are designed to be hated – this is the final joke, the dematerialization of the joke’s object. Through editing software, unforgiving wit and the naturally epidemic nature of the Internet, we have ushered comedy into its own zenith. It is now set to undergo an eternal death. Sites like 4chan, reddit, dump and generic meme generators have become the stage for this perfect tragicomedy of resistance and detachment to play out into eternity. Comedy is not gone, but it is done. It has mutated into the most terrifying form to carry out its task. The meme invites us to create, modify and revel in its thousandth rebirth – but most of all, to grin in satisfaction at its death. Harrison Farina is a College sophomore from Alpharetta, Ga.

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Student Life Friday, April 4, 2014 Student Life Editor: Jenna Kingsley (jdkings@emory.edu)

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Rathskellar’s Stellar Humor Amuses Audiences By Loli Lucaciu Asst. Student Life Editor It’s the Sunday night before April Fools’ Day, and loud laughter is coming from the Harland Cinema. A peek inside will unveil the image of a room filled with amused spectators. The joy is caused by none other than the only improvisation (improv) comedy group at Emory, Rathskellar. Rathskellar is the oldest college comedy troupe in the nation, dating back to 1974. The troupe’s name is German for “basement” and refers to the place where the old group used to practice. The group started out with sketch comedy and then progressively made the transition to improv. “It’s a wonderful, nerve-wracking performing act,” said College junior and Rathskellar “Emperor” Josh “I Want My Mommy” Jacobs. “It’s all about support and trust. You are not alone on the stage because you have your scene partner. It is great group work.” The number one rule of improv is “Yes, and.” Whatever one member does, the paramount responsibility of the partner is to follow up with the concept of “Yes, and.” The partner is supposed to support and then build on what he has been given. The group rehearses two hours a week, very late at night. “I think we’re funnier when we’re tired and delirious,” Jacobs said. However, Rathskellar is completely dependent on the audience. They practice the elements of improv, but they cannot control the audience, who represents the element of surprise. The audience responses range from words like “tuna” to “ballerina” and “celery.” Even more, the group also engages the audience by inviting people on the stage. “The audience loves one of their own; they want them to succeed,”

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College junior Josh Jacobs (left) and college super senior Jake Krakovsky (right) act out the beginning scene of Rathskellar’s April Fools’ Day show last Sunday in Harland Cinema. Jacobs said. “We also have singing, musical games and a musical improviser. We try to make it interesting.” Although improv seems to be born at the mercy of creative, comical inspiration, this style has an underlying structure. The show always starts with an opening gag. For their Valentine’s Day show, for example, the members were sitting down, dispersed in the audience. Suddenly, the melodramatic song “All By Myself” started playing, and they dramatically got up and went on the scene. The group usually

comes up with an idea for the gag about an hour before the show, thus displaying true spontaneity. The show comes in two main formats: the short form scenes and the long form scenes. The short form is based on the show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” During the group’s April Fools’ show, the members played New Choice and Death Box, the latter featuring four different members of the team with four different scenes and four different public suggestions. Jacobs calls the Death Box game a “play of

attention.” The long form, on the other hand, is an improvised play without a script which tends to last 10 to 15 minutes. It features the same elements found in the short form, but it is lengthier and requires more skill. “I like it because it’s harder and it represents the final level that we always strive to reach,” Jacobs said. Rathskellar is featured at different events in and out of campus. The members performed for kindergartens and also for Toastmasters, a nonprofit group that teaches communica-

tion and public speaking skills. They also went to the Children’s Hospital and participated in the Make-A-Wish program, in which a child with a lifethreatening disease is granted a wish. One of the children pointed to his desire for comic relief, so the group gladly helped out and endowed him with hearty entertainment. Improv seems to tie to life intimately since its rules are part of life etiquette. The secret lies in listening, according to Jacobs.

Dear Doolina, I cannot stop myself from playing video games even though I’m failing at school. I skip my classes more times than not. I have no motivation to do any of my work; I just play video games all day and all night. I don’t even hang out with my friends anymore, just my online ones. What should I do to break this habit?

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Dear Doolina: Maximizing Motivation

Sincerely, WoW, this problem doesn’t make me LoL Dear WoW,

The Springtime Manifesto By Casey Horowitz Staff Writer Cherry blossoms are in bloom, temperatures are rising and the polar vortex has subsided, bringing in a much welcomed pollen vortex to Emory University. The pressure of midterms lingers apprehensively over many hardworking students, while the pressure of Greek formal season approaches, inspiring a wave of diet and exercise for one-third of Emory’s student community. Emory students need a guideline for relaxing their minds and bodies, and for this reason, I have devised yet another manifesto that I intend to live my life by. In celebration of winter’s end, I give you, The Springtime Manifesto: 1. The quad offers to the Emory community a geographically and quadrilaterally desirable location to read, work and laze during sunny, springtime afternoons. I will budget time into my schedule to ensure that I spend some quality time napping atop mud and woodchips beneath some of the many trees on the quad. 2. My post-winter hibernation body feels feeble after spending too many hours binge watching DVDs that I obtained from the Woodruff Library and gorging myself with food from the Farmer’s Market. That being said, I intend to utilize the spring weather by walking as much as I can. I will walk to class. I will walk from class. I will walk to Emory Village. I will walk to Emory Point. I will walk without purpose. I will walk for the sake of walking. 3. In addition to strengthening my core, I intend to obtain my beach body tan by frequenting the Clairmont Pool, Emory University’s underutilized alternative to a five-star luxury resort. 4. Cool mornings and breezy afternoons mean one thing: it is time to start substituting some library time for outside study time. I will begin to work outside at the metal tables on Cox Hall Bridge, or on the balcony of the Carlos Museum, or on Highland Bakery’s patio. And if I cannot manage studying outside, I will at least schedule some rendezvouses to catch up with old and new friends at these outdoor locations. 5. I will stock up on an aggressive supply of allergy medication. 6. I will tap into my inner transcendentalist by paying a visit to Lullwater Park, the ideal on campus location for wandering, daydreaming and meditating. I will complement my visit to Lullwater Park with a copy of the Lullwater Review, Emory University’s nationally recognized student-run literary review. 7. While McDonough Field serves as the venue for both Homecoming and Dooley’s Ball, the field also offers to the university community an optimal location for students to dabble in sport and watch occasional outdoor film screenings. At some point before finals, I will partake in an aggressive game of ultimate Frisbee and I will attend one of these outdoor film screenings. 8. Dooley’s Ball has arrived in tandem with the spring weather. I will pay a visit to McDonough Field tonight and on Saturday I will go back and view performing artist Chance the Rapper. What have I got to lose? In fulfilling the items listed above, I will maximize my Emory experience by utilizing the campus’s springtime resources to the best of my ability. This is how I have decided to live my Emory experience. How will you live yours?

— Contact Casey Horowitz at cdhorow@emory.edu

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RespectCon Unites Students, Activists By Jayme Smith Staff Writer

violence prevention. On Friday, professionals from universities across the country led On March 28, Emory held its sec- discussions and presentations from ond RespectCon, a convention dedi- 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on topics ranging cated to help rid campuses of sexual from “Addressing Rape Culture with violence. RespectCon brings together a More Inclusive Lens” to “Saying students, activists and profession- Yes for all the Right Reasons” als to discuss sexual violence and to “Engaging Men: No Shave the different ways people are work- November.” ing to change views on rape culture These programs were primarily and engage students in active sexual focused on teaching attendees how assault prevention. to find and use their voice in the “Sexual violence is a pervasive dialogue against sexual violence. To public health issue on college campus- end the day, a closing ceremony was es, including at Emory,” said Lauren held that asked attendees to imagine (LB) Bernstein, Assistant Director of a campus free of sexual violence the Respect and to think Program. of ways in Bernstein, which each along with person could H e a l t h help achieve Promotion that goal. Specialist for Though the Respect this year’s Program RespectCon Drew Rizzo, was a sup e r v i s e d success, the event. Bernstein RespectCon hopes that S e n i o r next year’s Coordinator convention S a m i r a will see Courtesy of the Respect Program Chowdhur y more attend(‘15PH) and RespectCon ees. She hopes that the connections Co-Coordinators Nowmee Shebab forged at the convention create a (‘16C), Siqi Huang (‘16C) and community dedicated to cultivating Jennifer Hallaman (‘14C) also aided strategies to prevent sexual violence in the planning and execution of the on college campuses. event. Many believe that Bernstein’s This year, an inaugural national goals have already started to be summit was hosted the day before accomplished, according to College RespectCon for directors of sexu- junior and President of Sexual Assault al violence preventions programs Peer Advocates (SAPA) Elizabeth on college campuses. During this Neyman, who attended the event. summit, 45 professionals from 26 In SAPA, Neyman works with different campuses gathered before other students who are trained in the main conference the following what to say and how to help sexual day. During the main summit, over assault survivors. The collabora100 attendees from 29 institutions tion between SAPA and the Respect or organizations and 16 states came Program—and the mutual support of together for a series of presentations See RESPECTCON, Page 10 and discussions centered on sexual

The first step to breaking any addiction is to recognize you have a problem. By writing to me, you have shown that you’re ready to move forward with your life. Different kinds of people work best with different kinds of quitting. Some people, for instance, can gradually reduce their usage and then eventually cut it completely. I’ve never worked that way — I can only quit if I quit cold turkey and don’t look back. Figure out what method works best for you, and get started on playing the game called Life. Delightfully, Doolina _____________________ Dear Doolina, Every weekend, I go to the grocery store and buy three bananas. I eat two of these bananas sometime during the week and then usually end up putting the third in my backpack to eat as a nutritional snack during the day. However, I always forget about the third banana! I end up re-discovering the banana days later in a rotten, mushy state. How can I stop forgetting about my precious banana?! Sincerely, Going Bananas Dear Going Bananas, What an oddly specific habit. I try not to cast judgement in my role as skeletal adviser, and yet, I can’t help myself this time around. All I can say is stop putting the damn bananas in your backpack, and you’ll be set. Or, learn how to make a good banana bread. Delightfully, Doolina _____________________ Dear Doolina, I’m a senior pre-med student with Hikikomori, a disorder that prevents me from wanting to leave my house.

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Improv Troupe Creates Cheeky Chuckles

Aries (3/21-4/19)

This week you are feeling creative, original and a little unpredictable. The Sun and Uranus are lined up at the perfect angle to help you make plans and come up with unique solutions.

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Taurus (4/20-5/20)

You will be feeling like a perfectionist this week, Taurus, but in a good way! Take the time to polish off projects that you have been working on for a long time, and someone may notice your expertise.

Gemini (5/21-6/21)

Your routine has you feeling a little “over it.” Don’t be shy trying to shake up your activities and hang out with some new friends. Do something fun and you will get more done!

Cancer (6/22-7/22)

Try to take things one step at a time this week, Cancer. You have a lot of projects that need finishing, but you can’t tackle them all at once. Completing little tasks will help you feel more productive.

Leo (7/23-8/22)

Change is coming your way, Leo! It may be a change of scenery, career or a social change, but either way you should be prepared for a fun new adventure. Embrace the new opportunities.

Virgo (8/23-9/22)

With the Sun and Uranus both lined up in Aries, your house of extremes is fired up. This means that you will find moments of extreme happiness, but also be prepared for some potentially unpleasant emotions.

Libra (9/23-10/22)

Your love life has been a bit confusing lately, but a new attraction is on its way. Not only will a love interest be looking for you, but you will have a burst of confidence to take advantage of the opportunity.

Scorpio (10/23-11/21)

This is a good week to be thinking about humanitarian endeavors. Whether you have a friend in need or a community project to participate in, you will feel especially fulfilled by helping others.

Sagittarius (11/22-12/21)

Your sense of humor should be in full gear this week, Sagittarius. You have some large projects ahead of you, so try not to take things too seriously or you will get overwhelmed.

Capricorn (12/22-1/19)

With the Sun and Uranus in perfect alignment, luck is coming your way, Capricorn. Don’t be surprised if you find success where you often struggled, or if projects start falling into place.

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nown for her catchphrase, “Wanna pickle, baby?” Mamma Angela is truly like everyone’s mom away from home. “I don’t have kids of my own, so that’s why I claim y’all. I love my children, and I’d do anything for y’all.”

“A scene cannot be good if you do not listen to your partner and instead you plan what you will say next,” he said. The rules of improv are also rules of friendship. “You have to be positive and contribute to ideas,” Jacobs said. “You have to listen. You have to support and trust one another and yourself, and it is always about making your partner, rather than yourself, look good.” What is next for Rathskellar? On April 19 in Harland Cinema, the group will team up with Dad’s Garage, a professional Atlanta-based improv group. They will also have their final senior show on Monday, April 28 in the same location. Aspiring to make people laugh is what Rathskellar strives for. However, the group is interested in expensive, qualitative humor. “We avoid dirty humor because it’s risky, risqué and also easy. It’s harder to make people laugh with something that’s clean and more challenging. I think it makes what we do a bit more noble,” Jacobs said. Rathskellar is a group of hilarious, smart and dedicated people, according to Jacobs. “We aspire to make our audience laugh, but we’re always trying to crack each other up, too,” he said. “It’s comedy with a heart, and I think that’s very important,” Jacobs said.

— Contact Loli Lucaciu at florina.lucaciu@emory.edu

Doolina says: Put Yourself Out There! Continued from Page 9 Over the past three years, I’ve never been to any Dooley’s Week events. Since this is my last year, I really want to try and go and experience Dooley’s Week for the first time. Do you have any advice for a person who usually likes staying in but is forcing herself to go out, hopefully with a bang? Sincerely, Hangs around the house with Hikikomori Dear Hangs around the house, They say college is the time of your life. As a skeleton who has more than her fair share of years under her belt, I can safely tell you that you still have time to grow, develop and enjoy the ups and downs of life. That being said, college is a good time to kickstart that growth process, as you’re in a transitional period of your life. I applaud you for addressing your problem head-on. Dooley’s Ball is the highlight of every Dooley’s Week, but if you’ve never been to anything like it before, it might be a tad overwhelming. I suggest setting a goal of how long you want to stay, but don’t be disappointed if you want to leave early. Progress is progress! Delightfully, Doolina PS: It really should be called Doolina’s Week.

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Dean Nair addresses RespectCon attendees in Winship Ballroom. The convention included discussion on topics ranging from “Addressing Rape Culture With a More Inclusive Lens” to “Saying Yes for All the Right Reasons” to “Engaging Men: No Shave November.”

RespectCon Discusses Sexual Assault on College Campuses Continued from Page 9 such functions as RespectCon— is something she hopes will help bring awareness to students about sexual violence on college campuses.

“Friday’s RespectCon left me with contacts from whom I will receive sources and presentations in addition to promises to share best practices amongst students and campus professionals,” she said.

If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, you have support at Emory. Please contact Lauren (LB) Bernstein, Assistant Director for the Respect Program at 404.727.1514 or respect@emory.edu

for confidential support. You can also learn more about the Respect Program at http://respect. emory.edu.

— Contact Jayme Smith at jsmi225@emory.edu

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Aquarius (1/20-2/18)

Take some time to broaden your social scene this week, Aquarius. Try a new activity, grab lunch with a different friend, or go out to a restaurant. New scenery will excite your free spirit.

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Pisces (2/19-3/20)

This will be a week of multitasking for you. Fortunately, with the Sun and Uranus in line, your house of efficiency will be ready to back up even your most exhausting tasks. This week’s stars interpreted by Celia Greenlaw

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Troyetsky: With Kinsler, Tigers Can Reach World Series Continued from the Back Page Seattle Mariners: On opening day, the Seattle Mariners proved that Robinson Cano was well worth the $240 million dollars they paid him. Though he didn’t have any runs batted in (RBI), Cano went two for four and scored one run in the Mariners’ 10-3 win over the Angels. King Felix Hernandez once again proved that he is among the best pitchers in all of baseball after allowing only four hits on six innings pitched while striking out 11 batters. Who knows ... maybe this year is the year for the Mariners? Jimmy Rollins: What happened to Jimmy Rollins this offseason? During the Phillies’ opening day game in Arlington against the Rangers, Rollins recorded five RBIs including a grand slam. Yes, Jimmy Rollins — the man who hit only six home runs in the entire 2013 season — hit a grand slam on opening day. However, the grand slam was Rollins’ only hit of the evening so we’ll have to see if he keeps up the slugging percentage this year.

after combining for all six of the Red Sox’ RBIs in their 6-2 win over Baltimore Wednesday night. Ian Kinsler: The Ian Kinsler for Prince Fielder trade was one of the more interesting moves made during the off-season, as two great baseball players with extremely different playing styles simply swapped teams. Yet, it looks like the Tigers may have made the better deal. While Fielder is an extremely talented and powerful hitter, Kinsler is a dynamic player, both at the plate and in the field, that gives the Tigers more balance. The Tigers are certainly not lacking in the power department with two-time AL MVP Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez and Torii Hunter. The Tigers’ pitching staff didn’t really change all that much either with Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer as the one-two punch in Detroit. While the Tigers have been a threat in the American League in the past few years, look for Kinsler to be the extra spark that the team needs to make it to the World Series.

The Red Sox have all the tools to win the World Series this year.

Boston Red Sox: Though the Red Sox made only small moves this off-season, including the signing of veteran outfielder Grady Sizemore, it’s important to look at the bigger picture in that the Red Sox aren’t going anywhere. Despite being a year older, the Red Sox still have all the tools to win the World Series this year. Hitting, defense, pitching ... the Sox have it all. Ortiz and Napoli are still generating the runs that they did last year

Pittsburgh Pirates: There is not a lot to say thus far about the Pirates this season, but hey, they are 2-0. Teams have learned to pitch around Andrew McCutchen, and McCutchen is looking at a Barry Bonds-esque year in walks after he drew three walks in four at-bats in Wednesday’s 16 innings game against the Cubs. Hopefully the Pirates can make as magnificent a run as they did last season, as it would certainly lead to another exciting year of baseball. — Contact Adam Troyetsky at adam.troyetsky@emory.edu

Sophomore Beatrice Rosen returns a serve. Rosen is the number two player on the women’s tennis team, which is currently ranked third in the nation.

Talking Tennis With Beatrice Rosen By Ethan Morris Staff Writer The Wheel caught up with the women’s tennis team’s number two player Beatrice Rosen to ask a few questions about her season. Wheel: When did you first start playing tennis? Rosen: I first started playing tennis when I was about five years old. I just took the generic, weekly tennis lessons growing up and went to tennis camps here and there, while also playing a ton of other sports. I became very serious about tennis in middle and high school, while also playing club soccer until my junior year of high school. W: When did you realize that you wanted to play at a higher level in college? R: I decided that I wanted to play at a high collegiate level when I was a sophomore in high school. I went to boarding school (Hotchkiss) in Connecticut at the time and withdrew for my junior year, when I flew back home to Southern California. For that year, I went to school online and boarded full-time at a tennis academy. I went back to Hotchkiss for my senior year of high school. I didn’t realize how much I loved tennis and competing until I went to Hotchkiss, where I did not play as much as I did growing up in Manhattan Beach. The slight break from it, which I really needed, made me truly miss it. W: What are a couple of your favorite things about the sport? R: Oh man, now that’s a tough question. Well, the first thing that comes to mind is how challenging tennis really is. There are so many different types of shots you can hit, techniques to use and strategies to

employ... there’s always something new to learn, and I love the challenge. I also love the mental and physical challenge. You can’t let any point, line call or bad shot get to you, or else you may lose control of your emotions and therefore, the match. It’s a great, pump-up feeling to watch your opponent lose control of her emotions and get angry. As for the physical challenge, there is nothing I enjoy more than grinding my opponent down hour after hour, running them side-to-side on the baseline, in a long and close match, while also pushing myself. And then, of course, there’s that amazing feeling of winning, both individually and as a team. Nothing can beat that! W: Who is your tennis idol? R: My tennis idol is [Novak] Djokovic, for many reasons. But basically, he’s simply a boss both on and off the court. His impersonations of other professional tennis players are also hilarious — you should YouTube it. Also, watch the “60 Minutes” episode on him. It’ll turn you into a true fan. W: What do you think the strongest part of your game is? R: The strongest part of my game is my consistency and ability to hit deep in the court, while grinding my opponents down moving them from side to side along the baseline. W: What is it like playing tennis for a school like Emory? Is it hard to balance with academics? R: I love playing tennis for a top D-III school like Emory. We have the opportunity to win a national championship while still getting a great education. The practice and travel schedule is similar to a D-I school, which makes the program both rigorous and competitive. It is not too hard to balance with

academics if you are organized and manage time well. It really depends on the person. The only thing I wish Emory Athletics had is ... more fans! It pumps us up! W: What have been a few of the challenges in your career so far? R: So far in my collegiate career, one of the challenges I faced was coming in as a freshman and adjusting to a team mentality versus individual sport mentality. As a teammate, it’s now all about giving and not taking. W: You had one of the most successful freshman seasons in Emory’s history for women’s tennis. Which one of your accomplishments have meant the most to you so far? R: I grew a lot, both as a player, teammate and person during my freshman year on the team. I didn’t have a great fall season; it took a while to adjust to a team mentality. But in the spring, I really hit my stride, and I would definitely say the accomplishment that has meant the most to me so far was making it to the NCAA finals. Although we lost, competing for the national championship was absolutely exhilarating, and our team is so fired up to take the title this year. W: Your sophomore season is still young: what are a few of your individual goals for this season? R: Individually, I would like to make the NCAA Individual Championships again and gain AllAmerica honors for this 2014 season. But honestly, I would give up any individual accomplishment or goal of mine to win NCAA’s as a team. That’s all I really want, and we work towards it each and every hour we spend out on the courts. — Contact Ethan Morris at ethan.morris@emory.edu

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On the left, University of Kentucky freshman forward Julius Randle finishes a dunk. On the right, Ohio State University guard Aaron Craft defends a pass. Randle has helped his NBA draft stock in the NCAA tournament, while Craft has hurt his.

Patel: Wiggins May Fall From Number One Pick Due to Tourney Performance Continued from the Back Page Shabazz Napier has been a revelation for the Huskies. He has clearly had help from his teammates, but Napier has orchestrated this offense and has been a true leader. Coming into this tournament, I would have said that he would have fallen anywhere between the end of the first to early second round. Now, I peg him going as high as 15 and no lower than 25. FALLERS: Aaron Craft (Ohio State)

I was really pulling for him. With the odds stacked heavily against his favor, Aaron Craft kept improving his craft year after year at Ohio State. He might go down as one of the best defensive guards in college basketball, one of the best leaders in college sports and one of the most clutch performers in Ohio State basketball history. Time after time, Aaron Craft gave everything he had, including a circus shot with five seconds left to put Ohio State up against Dayton. But unfortunately, it wasn’t enough. Craft needed to make a run this tournament, to prove to his detractors that he didn’t need to be a scorer to be an

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effective point guard at the next level. But losing in the first round will be enough to potentially put a nail in his coffin. Could I see Craft carving out a long career as a backup point guard, followed by stints as a broadcaster or even a head coach? Absolutely. I could even see him pursuing medical school with his 3.9 GPA. He certainly has options. However, I always believed in Aaron Craft, and unfortunately, there is a high probability that he will not be able to showcase his skills at the next level due to a dud performance at March Madness. Andrew Wiggins (Kansas)

Perspective is so important during this time of analyzing draft prospects. Putting Andrew Wiggins in a fallers list is almost an oxymoron; he most certainly will be a top-three draft pick. However, coming into the season, Wiggins was enshrined as the next basketball messiah. He had potential pouring out of his ears, superstardom emblazoned on his chest and a shrine at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, waiting to be filled with the accolades he most certainly would accumulate throughout a prosperous NBA career. And this tournament has no bearing

on what I think of him as a player because I do believe that he will have a great career. What I saw was a young player who seemed to get lost in the game, fail to take control and disappear for long stretches at a time. I’m not asking him to shoot the ball 30 times, but what I am asking is for the best player on the court to act like it. Having a draft class so stacked at the top, his performance might have instilled a shred of doubt among NBA GMs. And that might be enough to push Joel Embiid, Jabari Parker (who also played poorly), Dante Exum or even Julius Randle to the top.

We at On Fire have just witnessed the greatest basketball shot of all time. In the closing minutes of the Pacers-Pistons basketball game last night, Paul George displayed the quiet confidence, graceful elegance and cool-under-fire that we all know are necessary for a shot to be a great shot. Coincidentally, these are the same elements that go into making a great GIF. And the GIF of this shot is probably the coolest thing your internetvideo-loving On Fire correspondent has ever seen. With the Pacers holding a 91-90 lead over the Pistons and 3:36 remaining in the game, the Pacers missed a lay-up, collected the offensive rebound and cleared the ball out to 23-year-old small forward Paul George. George was standing perhaps 20 feet from the top of the three-point line and only six feet from the halfcourt line, with no defenders or teammates within 15 feet of him. A teammate, whom your eagleeyed On Fire correspondent has tentatively identified as George Hill (based on the fact that the number on his jersey kind of looks like a three, Wikipedia says #3 on the Pacers in George Hill and the name on the back of his jersey looks like it has four letters in it) began to creep toward George to offer him his assistance. But George is not a man who needs help. He holds up a calm and reassuring hand, instructing Hill to halt. Then he rears back, and from what must be almost 40 feet away and with 22 seconds left on the shot clock, shoots the ball. The ball travels through the air in a perfect parabola and hits nothing but net. Having just sunk the greatest shot of all time, George does not react at all. He simply watches as the net snaps up and makes a satisfying swooshing sound. Let us break down for a second why this shot was so amazing. First of all, it was so unnecessary. After all, there were 22 seconds left on the shot clock. It is one thing to take an almost half-court shot as the shot clock ticks down to 0. But it is a whole other thing to do so when you have over 20 seconds left to figure out something better to do. It was completely gratuitous. And that is why it was awesome. Second, the game was extremely close. We at On Fire routinely applaud those who take gratuitous actions in situations that mean little or nothing. But George took his crazy shot at the end of the fourth quarter in a one-point game! Furthermore, the Pacers are the second seed in the Eastern Conference and within striking distance of becoming the first seed. These final games of the season are crucial in their quest to secure home field advantage throughout the playoffs. The fact that, in such an urgent situation, George was willing to take this shot displays his supreme confidence in himself. He was not taking this shot just for shits and giggles. He was taking this shot because he truly believed that him doing so was in the best interest of his team — he was doing what he thought it took to win. And he knew that he was the only man for this job. He did not need or want any help. When Mr. Hill came in to assist him, George held up a hand, instructing Hill to halt. This is the kind of quiet confidence that we at On Fire like to see. This is swag. This is grace. This is cool-under-fire. And finally, his reaction! Or lack thereof, actually. He does not pump his fist in triumph, does not jump up and down and does not pull his shirt up above his head and run around screaming. He just stands there calmly, knowing full well that he has done something awesome. Closer inspection of video (and unmuting the computer, so your keen On Fire correspondent could hear the commentary of the announcers) revealed that the shot clock had been improperly reset after the Pacers’ missed lay-up. Though there were a full 22 seconds left on it when George took his shot, the clock showed only two seconds left. If anything, this makes George’s shot all the greater. He was not showing off. He was putting the team on his back. We at On Fire like to put the team on our back as well. We also enjoy playing paper basketball when we are supposed to be working. Anyone who is also interested in playing basketball should apply for the On Fire internship this summer!

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Friday, April 4, 2014 Sports Editors: Bennett Ostdiek (bostdie@emory.edu) and Ryan Smith (ryan.smith@emory.edu)

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Featured Athlete: Megan Light Senior first baseman Megan Light was named National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division III National Player of the Week on Wednesday. Light had a remarkable threegame stretch for the Eagles, particularly at the plate. In three games against Lynchburg College (Va.) and Roanoke College (Va.), she batted .700, earning seven hits in 10 at-bats. On the season, Light is batting .465 with 11 home runs, 42 runs and 44 runs batted in. The team will take on Covenant College at home next on Tuesday. Featured Athlete: Jordan Selbach In the third inning of Tuesday’s game against Berry College, junior utility player Jordan Selbach started the Eagles’ scoring rally. After hitting a single, he stole second, reached third on a fielder’s choice, and scored on a balk. The squad went on to drive in 14 more runs. Golf The golf team will be hosting the Emory Invitational this coming Monday and Tuesday at the Druid Hills Golf Club. The Eagles will be facing off against a strong field of 14 teams, including eight Top 25 squads. Emory will be splitting into two teams for the invitational, a gold team and a blue team. Track and Field The men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the season with two meets at home, but will be taking to the road on Friday and Saturday. The meet will be hosted by High Point University in High Point, N.C. Men’s Tennis The men’s tennis team hosted undefeated NAIA squad Georgia Gwinnett College on Thursday. The Eagles lost 8-1.

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Senior catcher Jared Welch swings at a pitch. He is hitting .294 with 23 RBIs this season. After beating Berry College Tuesday, the Eagles are now 21-9. That game was the 13th in which Emory has scored a double-digit number of runs this season.

Eagles Slug Past Berry College, 15-9 By Nicola Braginsky Staff Writer The 30th-ranked baseball team walked off of the diamond with a 15-9 win at Berry College on Tuesday night. The leading factor behind the win was the Eagles’ offense, which earned 15 runs on 13 hits. With the win, Emory improved to 21-9 overall. The Emory men took the lead in the third inning of the game. Junior Jordan Selbach led the frame off with a base hit, stole second and eventually advanced to third on a fielder’s choice. He then scored on a balk. The example was set, and on a

second balk, sophomore shortstop Jack Karras advanced to third and later scored on an RBI groundout by senior right fielder Brandon Hannon. At that point, the Eagles maintained a lead of 2-0. Hannon finished the game fourfor-six with three runs scored and three RBIs. He is now just one hit shy of becoming the 11th Eagle all-time with 200 career hits. Emory came back into the lead in the fifth inning when senior Jared Kahn doubled with one out, which was followed by a bunt single from Hannon. Junior left fielder Brett Lake brought in his 45th run of the season

with a sacrifice fly. Shortly after, senior Daniel Iturrey drew a walk and stole second, which allowed senior Wes Peacock to drive in a pair of runs and extend the lead to 5-2. Lake finished two-for-three with four RBIs. He has driven in 48 runs this season, 15 shy of the school single-season record. The Vikings scored a run off Eagles’ starter Ben Hinojosa in the bottom of the inning, but freshman Kyle Monk entered at the opportune moment and got the team out of the inning with a 5-4 lead. In the top of the sixth, Emory continued to hit the ball well, scoring

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five more runs to get to a 10-4 lead. Coming up to bat with loaded bases and one out, Hannon singled to right field to drive in a run. Lake followed with a two-RBI single. Peacock capped off the scoring in the sixth with a sacrifice fly. The bottom of the sixth was scoreless, thanks to Monk, and the Eagles were able to add another run in the seventh, with Lake driving in a run on a bases-loaded walk. Iturrey contributed another RBI, and Peacock upped the margin once again with an RBI hit up the middle. The Eagles were sitting on a 14-4 cushion. In the top of the ninth, Hannon

collected his fourth hit and third RBI of the game with a single that drove in Kahn. Senior Matt McMahon closed out the game in the ninth. Monk was awarded the victory. “After coming off a big weekend win, it’s easy to get comfortable and take weekday games for granted,” Welch said. “We came out and took care of business early, never giving them a chance to get into the game.” The Eagles will be back in the game on Friday, April 11, beginning a three-game home series against Southwestern University (Texas). — Contact Nicola Braginsky at nbragn@emory.edu

NCAA BASKETBALL

Takeaways From Baseball’s Opening Week The Beej Knows Best: Draft Risers & Fallers Adam Troyetsky As April begins, not only is it the countdown to finals week but it is also the start to a new Major League Baseball season. This year’s opening day (and opening week for that matter) have brought the fans a lot of excitement and a lot of hope. Though a lot has changed during the off-season, some things still remain the same. Let’s take a look at some important takeaways from this years opening week. CC Sabathia: CC Sabathia is getting old and is no longer the freewheeling, young gun that he once was in Cleveland and Milwaukee. Though CC has served as a great ace for the Yankees in past years, his struggles have developed in recent years and don’t seem to be improving. Sabathia let up six earned runs in his first two innings pitched this season. Though it’s only the first game of the season, that’s certainly not the way any pitcher would like to start their season. Sabathia did end up calming down and allowing only eight total hits through six innings, despite five in the first two. New York Mets: As a New Yorker, it’s unfortunate that the Mets

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Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins jogs back to the dugout. Rollins had a trying off-season, but hit a grand slam in his first regular season game.

After a brief hiatus, welcome back to another edition of the Beej Knows Best. I know you guys missed me as much as I missed you. After a thrilling, unpredictable and maddening beginning to March Madness, we have reached the epic finale, the Final Four. Although we as fans have had so much fun cheering for underdogs and against Duke, this tournament can significantly impact a player’s draft stock. From Stephen Curry’s magical performance at Davidson to Austin Rivers laying belly-up for Duke, the NCAA tournament has, as the old saying goes, “giveth and taketh away.” Having momentum heading into team interviews, workouts and the draft process is essential, and here are a few players who have helped themselves, along with a few that have hurt their stock. RISERS:

have been unable to put together a successful team since the 2006 or arguably even the 2000 season. Certainly the Mets have something to be excited for this year as they’ve made a big off-season move by signing of former Yankee outfielder Curtis Granderson.

However, Granderson has yet to complete his first hit in a Mets jersey through the team’s first two games. On opening day, the Mets left fans with hope as they led the Nationals by one going into the ninth inning. In classic Mets fashion, the Nationals scored a run in the top of the ninth

inning before scoring four runs in the top of the 10th inning to put the game out of reach for the Mets. In essence, it looks like another disappointing season for high-hoped Mets fans.

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Julius Randle (Kentucky) Although technically he probably won’t be rising as many slots as some other players, Julius Randle has probably made the biggest impact to the NBA draft by forcing teams to throw

him into discussion for the top overall pick. He has propelled Kentucky to the Final Four by being an absolutely unstoppable beast in the paint. He has averaged 15.8 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and about a steal and a block per game. His ability as a leader of a freshman-dominated team has been vital and a major reason of their success thus far. He is their anchor, and the NBA has certainly noticed. His skills in the post, as well as his overall strength, will definitely translate to the NBA. I see him becoming similar to Zach Randolph, but instead of being numbers-obsessed, Randle will be a team player from day one. Randle had always been considered to be a Top Eight pick. Now, it wouldn’t surprise me if he followed up this performance with great workouts and made a push for a Top Three spot, maybe even No. 1 as well. Shabazz Napier (UConn) What a comparison. What UConn point guard in recent memory took on the role of captain and led his team to a storybook Final Four appearance and eventual championship victory? Who raised his draft stock and proved to scouts that he was not only talented and seasoned as a basketball player but also as a leader both on and off the court? Kemba Walker. And Shabazz Napier is essentially Kemba 2.0. Between clutch shots, expert decision-making and a shooting range that spans a country mile,

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