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STUDENT HEALTH

LEGISLATURE

Hand-Foot-and-Mouth SGA Exec Stops Ma’s Investigation Disease Hits Emory

By Madison BoBer Multimedia Editor

Ten Cases Reported in SAE, ATO, Woodruff Residential

By Matthew Barrett Contributing Writer Several students living in the Sigma AlSeveral students living in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity house, Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity house and Woodruff Residential Center have contracted hand-footand-mouth disease (HFMD).

Emory University Student Health Services (EUSHS) received 10 cases between Aug. 29 and Sept. 5. EUSHS has not received any new cases in the outbreak as of Monday, according to EUSHS Executive Director Sharon Rabinovitz.

Senior Director of Housing Operations Elaine Turner said her office and Building and Residential Services (BRS) have performed “extensive cleaning and disinfection processes” in the affected buildings.

Cleaning efforts have mainly been

focused in the SAE house but also in the ATO house and Woodruff Residential Center, according to Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) Senior Administrator Sam Shartar.

Emory reported the outbreak to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) on Sept. 7, according to DPH Director of Communications Nancy Nydam.

The disease is often contracted in daycare centers because children share utensils, Rabinovitz said.

The presence of the virus on college campuses has increased recently because students engage in similar behaviors, like kissing or sharing drinking cups, she added.

“We don’t know if the strain is changing, we don’t know exactly why this is happening, but this is definitely something we’re seeing more often in

See HFMD, Page 5

Student Government Association (SGA) President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C)’s investigation into College Council (CC) spending was terminated in a “near-unanimous” vote by his executive board over the summer, according to SGA VP of Communications Tiffany Haas (19C).

Ma announced the investigation in a July 22 undergraduate-wide email,

saying two CC “whistle blowers” and other students expressed concern over high administrative expenses and disproportionate club funding appropriation, the Wheel previously reported.

Ma declined to provide the students’ names and refused to provide public CC spending budgets to the Wheel.

Ma did not respond to multiple requests for comment for this story.

Except for SGA VP of Finance Paul Park (17Ox, 19B), Ma’s eight-member executive board was not informed of the investigation until after he sent the

email, according to Haas.

Four days after his announcement to the undergraduate student body, the executive board voted to shut down the probe, Haas said.

“We stopped the investigation because [Ma] essentially wanted an audit of CC’s finances, which we did not believe was the job of SGA — that’s something that CC should be doing internally,” Haas said.

Park declined to comment.

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SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C)’s (center) investigation into College Council for alleged overspending was shut down by his executive board over the summer.

CURRICULUM

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Philosophy Dept. Creates New Major SGA Talks Elections

By Matthew Barrett Contributing Writer The Department of Philosophy has developed a new philosophy, politics and law major that is aimed toward students interested in pursuing careers in law or politics, according to Philosophy Department Chair John Lysaker.

The major requires students to complete 34 credit hours of core and

elective courses.

Required classes including Phil 110: Introduction to Logic, Phil 220: History of Political Philosophy, Phil 300: Metaphysics and Epistemology, Phil: 321: Philosophy of Law and a capstone seminar on philosophy, politics and law. Of the five elective courses, students must take two nonphilosophy electives on politics and law, respectively.

The major was designed with

prospective law school students in mind.

“A lot of philosophy majors already are interested in going to law school ... so we wanted to structure the major somewhat to better prepare them,” Lysaker said.

Undergraduate students who express interest in pursuing a legal career do not have specific majors they are required to pursue to later

See MAjOr, Page 5

UNIVERSITY

Madison BoBer/MultiMedia editor

Top administrators and professors discuss the University’s new strategic framework on Sept.

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By Belicia rodriguez Senior Staff Writer The 52nd legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously confirmed a new Constitutional Council chief justice and three associate justices on Monday night. SGA also discussed a bill to establish an Elections Reform Commission, which was in first readings.

Owen Mattocks (20C) was confirmed as chief justice of the Constitutional Council, the highest judicial body in student government.

Mattocks served as an associate justice during the 2017-2018 school year. The chief justice serves a one-year, nonrenewable term, according to SGA’s website.

Jane Wang (22C), Sam Branson (20C) and Matthew Ribel (19C) were confirmed as associate justices of the Constitutional Council. Associate justices serve for enrollment-long periods, SGA’s website said.

SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C) and legislators did not discuss why they selected and approved the candidates.

SGA Chief of Staff Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C) and College Council (CC) Chief of Staff Jacob Hicks (18Ox, 20C) introduced Bill 52sl27, which establishes an Emory Elections Reform

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Commission.

According to the bill, which is scheduled for a vote next week, the commission would be created in response to alleged procedural problems with the Spring 2018 student government elections.

The committee’s main function would be to review the Elections Code and recommend changes to the SGA legislature by the end of the semester.

The committee would be composed of at least one SGA legislator and one student from each divisional council. Divisional council members would be selected by their respective president, and students could apply via an application.

Hicks said it was not “entirely fair” to blame the problems from the 2018 SGA elections on the Elections Board.

“There are a lot of issues with the Code itself,” Hicks said. “It’s really long. It’s really convoluted, and I think it’s fair to say that most candidates don’t fully understand all the procedures in it, and it’s not necessarily fair to ask them to.”

Hicks added that the Code has some “out-of-date things” and “a number of amendments made to the document that to my understanding never actually [have] been incorporated.”

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Crime Report Compiled by Valerie sandoVal On Aug. 31 at 9:05 a.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call from 6 Eagle Row, the Sigma Chi house, in reference to a theft. The complainant, a Gill Grilling employee, said that she entered the kitchen that morning and noticed missing food, burned potatoes and jalapenos in the sink, and the overhead fan she usually kept on was not running. The complainant said she believes that sometime between 8 p.m. on Aug. 30 and 8 a.m. on Aug. 31, someone entered the kitchen, stole food and cooked before fleeing. The stolen items include five pounds of chicken breast, a gallon bag of cooked potatoes, a few jalapenos, a container of hummus and two cartons of liquid eggs, according to the employee. The total value of the stolen items is $65. The complainant said the door to the kitchen area was locked when she returned and there were no signs of forced entry. The complainant told officers she would attempt to change the lock on the door. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On Sept. 1 at 1:24 a.m., EPD responded to 15 Eagle Row, the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, in reference to an Emory student down due to alcohol. When officers arrived, Emory Emergency Medical Services (EEMS) was providing medical treatment to the subject. The subject told EEMS that he drank about seven shots of liquor and threw up three times prior to their arrival. The subject was coherent while he was receiving treatment but had glossy eyes and smelled of alcohol. An officer asked the subject if he could go through the subject’s wallet in order to identify him, and the subject agreed. The officer found two driver’s licenses, one from California and one from Rhode Island. The officer determined the Rhode Island license was fraudulent and confiscated it. When asked where he obtained the fake license, the subject said “Reddit.” The subject told the officer he obtained the alcohol from another Emory student. After American Medical Response (AMR) responded to the location and transported the subject to Emory University Hospital (EUH), the officers visited the student who allegedly supplied the underage subject with alcohol. The student said he did not provide alcohol to the subject and was confused about why his name was mentioned. The student said the subject came to his room sometime after 10 p.m. and was already intoxicated. Campus Life was notified about the incident.

On Sept. 2 at 2:57 a.m., EPD responded with EEMS to Eagle Row at Peavine Creek Drive in reference to a person lying in the road.

When officers arrived, they made contact with the complainant and subject, both Emory students. The subject was unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and smelled of alcohol.

While EEMS provided the subject with medical attention, the officers spoke to the complainant.

The complainant said she had met the subject that night when they shared an Uber back to campus. She said the subject was at Dark Horse Tavern and Maggie’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill earlier that night, but she did not know how much he had to drink.

When an officer asked the complainant for her ID, she said she did

not have one. The officer then asked for her name, date of birth and state from which her driver’s license was issued. The complainant responded with her real name and state but gave an incorrect date of birth. The officer asked EPD Dispatch to run her name, date of birth and state through the system. Dispatch reported that there was nothing on file, but when they ran her name through OPUS they found her with a different date of birth listed. The complainant was three years younger than she initially reported to EPD. The officer continued to ask the complainant about her date of birth, but the complainant still reported the incorrect date. The officer explained to the complainant that lying to police is a crime, and the complainant ultimately gave her correct date of birth. The complainant also told the officer that she drank alcohol that night and that she has a fake New York driver’s license, but it was not on her at the time. The officer cited the complainant for violation of Atlanta Ordinance 106-90: false representation to police or any city department. The subject refused to be transported to the hospital. A friend of the subject arrived at the location and said he would watch over him that night. Campus Life was notified about the incident.

On Sept. 2 at 10 a.m., EPD responded to the Student Activities and Academic Center (SAAC) on Emory’s Clairmont Campus in reference to a physical altercation on the basketball court.

The officers met with the complainant and a witness who both said they were playing basketball when a man and the subject got into a physical altercation, throwing punches and wrestling.

Other players separated the two men.

The subject then began threatening the other players, saying he was going to “get his 40,” from his car, likely referring to a .40 caliber firearm. The subject then called someone on the phone, telling the person to bring his “s**t” to him. The officers approached the subject and asked for his name.

The subject responded with a fake name and continued to walk up the stairs, becoming confrontational.

The officer asked him to stop and attempted to talk to him about the incident.

When the officer asked for his driver’s license, the subject asked why and said that it was in his vehicle. An acquaintance of the subject walked by and referred to the subject by a different name.

The officer asked the subject why he had given a false name earlier, and he responded he didn’t know why.

After the officer arrested the subject for providing a false name, the subject began complaining of difficulty breathing and chest pain. The subject asked for his asthma inhalers from his book bag, but when the officers tried assisting him with delivering a dose, the subject asked for an ambulance instead.

One of the officers escorted the subject to a bench to wait for EMS to arrive. AMR EMS and DeKalb County Fire Rescue personnel arrived on the scene and checked on the subject.

They advised the officer that the subject’s vital signs were normal, and they would not transport him to the hospital.

The officers cited and released the subject because of his health complaints and because it was Labor Day weekend.

The officers ordered the subject to

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leave the SAAC, but he refused. An officer spoke with the SAAC director of operations, who asked the officer to issue a trespass warning to the subject. The subject finally left the SAAC after his friends pleaded with him to leave.

On Sept. 4 at 8:15 a.m., an EPD officer was monitoring a pedestrian crosswalk on foot at Michael Street and Clifton Road when a traffic accident occurred. The officer saw an Emory student traveling south down Clifton Road on a blue motorcycle at high speeds.

The officer lost sight of the subject as she approached heavy traffic at the intersection of Clifton Road and Eagle Row. Shortly after, the officer heard the motorcycle’s engine rev up and the sound of a collision. As the officer approached the scene, he observed the victim exit his vehicle at the intersection while the motorcycle took a right onto Eagle Row. The officer spoke to the victim, who said a blue motorcycle had struck the rear end of his car and left the scene. The officer advised the victim to pull into the parking lot of the Depot by Kaldi’s Coffee on Eagle Row and wait for him while he tried to catch up to the suspect.

The officer advised dispatch of the hit and run and gave a description of the motorcycle. Another officer located the motorcycle on the second floor of the Lowergate Parking Deck and asked dispatch to run the motorcycle’s tag.

The vehicle was registered to Jenna Meints, an Emory School of Law student. Dispatch advised the officer that Meints was in a class in Gambrell Hall at the time. Officers went to the classroom and spoke to Meints. When asked if Meints knew why they need to speak with her, she responded, “Yeah, the motorcycle accident this morning.”

Meints said that after the accident, she pulled over on Eagle Row near to the Depot by Kaldi’s Coffee and waited for police, but they never came.

The officer asked her how long she waited and she stated she only waited for a short period of time. The officer who was at the scene told her he drove down Eagle Row approximately 90 seconds after the accident and didn’t see her anywhere, and camera footage showed her going down Eagle Row without pulling over anywhere.

When an officer asked why Meints did not call 911, she responded, “I didn’t think of that.” Meints was arrested and charged with hit and run and following too closely. Meints was booked into DeKalb County Jail and her motorcycle was left in the Lowergate Parking Deck.

If found guilty, she could face up to 12 months in prison. Meints did not respond to the Wheel’s request for comment by press time.

On Sept. 4 at 5 p.m., EPD responded to the Woodruff Physical Education Center (WoodPEC) in reference to stolen property. The complainant, an Emory student, stated that at 2:30 p.m., he placed his Gucci Ace shoes in locker 808 in the men’s locker room on the ground floor of the WoodPEC. When he returned at 4:45 p.m., he discovered they were missing. The shoes are valued at $600. There are no cameras in the area surrounding the locker room. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

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

Compiled by chandler sMith ProVost a nnounces l aw school dean search Emory University Provost Dwight A. McBride has announced the search for the next Emory School of Law dean.

Goizueta Business School Dean Erika James is heading the search advisory committee, McBride said. During the search, the search firm consultants and the search advisory committee will host town halls and other meetings to hear from the Emory Law community to identify priorities in finding the next dean. Interim Dean James B. Hughes stepped in after former School of Law Dean Judson Graves’ departure.

Poll: ga. guBernatorial r ace neck-in-neck Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp are nearly tied in their bids for governor, according to an Atlanta JournalConstitution poll conducted last week.

The poll shows Abrams trailing Kemp by half of a percentage point with a margin of error of 3.1 percent. If Abrams is elected, she would be the first black female governor in U.S. history and first Democratic governor of Georgia since 2002. President Donald Trump has endorsed Kemp, while Abrams won the endorsement of former President Barack Obama. atlanta to no longer hold ice detainees Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed a Sept. 6 executive order ending detention of U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) detainees and

mandating all remaining ICE detainees held in city jail to be transferred elsewhere. Bottoms made the decision after Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy on illegal immigration, saying that the policy “intentionally inflicts misery on a vulnerable population.” india strikes down gay sex Ban The Indian Supreme Court unanimously decriminalized consensual gay sex on Sept. 6, according to The New York Times. Homosexual behavior was deemed “unnatural” sexual offences in an 1861 law. A violation of the law carried a maximum sentence of life in prison. The ruling declared that sexual orientation is protected under a person’s right to privacy.

k aVanaugh confirMation hearing concluded The Senate Judiciary Committee concluded Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing on Sept. 7, according to the Associated Press. During the week of Sept. 2, senators questioned Kavanaugh on his view of the Roe v.

Wade ruling, the landmark 2015 decision on same-sex marriage and on U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Democrats unsuccessfully attempted to postpone the nomination process after 42,000 documents related to Kavanaugh’s records were only released the night before the hearing.

The committee is expected to hold its confirmation vote on Kavanaugh Sept.

20, with the Senate floor expected to vote a week after.

— Contact Chandler Smith at chandler.smith@emory.edu

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Corrections • In last week’s issue, “BBA Council Requests $4K Transfer From CC” misidentified Ashley Daniels as the BBA Council VP of Student Clubs. In fact, she is the BBA Council VP of Finance.

• In last week’s issue, “Kaia Ordal Approved as Attorney General, Elections Board Seats Filled” indicated that SGA Chief of Staff Ben Palmer is in the Business School. In fact, Palmer is a student in the College.

• On page 14 of last week’s issue, a photo of Moustafa Khattab was incorrectly credited to Moustafa Khattab. The photo should be credited to Robert Bunn Photography.

• In last week’s issue, Leigh Schlecht was mislabeled as the author of “Alaharris ‘Flourishes’ at Songfest.” Brian Savino is the author.

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Vote to Shut Down Probe ‘Near-Unanimous’ Continued from Page 1 More than a month after the executive board terminated the investigation, SGA notified students on Monday on its Facebook page.

“After initiating an investigation into the allocation of College Council funds, we as the Student Government Association have decided to end our part in this process,” the post reads.

“At this point, College Council will begin a formal audit into their budget and the allocation of funding to student organizations. We thank College Council for their cooperation.”

CC Vice President Hemal Prasad (20C) said Ma informed him on July 8 of the investigation and called it “unilateral and unfounded.”

“We had a few preliminary meetings with Dwight as to why he believed he had grounds to investigate.

Constitutionally speaking, SGA does have access to our financial records,” Prasad said. “Later the SGA VP of Finance [Paul Park (17Ox, 19B)] finally came in … and then Dwight sent out the University-wide email without informing anyone.”

Prasad said CC Adviser Sarah Beth Potter told the CC executive board that Ma could not launch an investigation without the approval of the SGA executive board.

Potter did not respond to multiple

requests for comment.

Haas said she was surprised by Ma’s summer email announcing the investigation, as she is typically responsible for undergraduate communication.

“It was my understanding that the VP of communication would be handling all types of undergraduate communication, and so it took me by surprise,” Haas said. “After the email was sent, he sent me a screenshot of an email from a student body member expressing concerns over CC. That was all he provided as evidence of CC misattributing funds.”

Haas, who served as a junior legislator on CC last year, said she also believed CC legislators believed Ma’s claims to be unfounded.

“To my knowledge, there were no bureaucratic funds that were being misused in CC … I did not notice a misallocation of funds personally when I was a CC legislator last year when I voted on things.”

The SGA executive board plans to ask for financial reports from the CC vice president of finance in the future and encourage CC to follow the results of a proposed Fall 2018 audit to determine funding allocations, Haas said.

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

INITIATIVES

Univ. Launches Strategic Plan By connor clerkin Contributing Writer

University President Claire E. Sterk and Provost Dwight A. McBride unveiled on Sept. 5 a new strategic framework entitled “One Emory: Engaged for Impact,” goals designed for Emory to gain recognition as a leading research university.

The framework says Emory will work to attract and retain faculty; build an inclusive community for students; be a leader in the sciences and humanities; and increase engagement with Atlanta. Sterk and other administrators have presented similar goals at prior public events but the framework combines the ideas into one plan.

Sterk said the framework is the result of a process that began more than three years ago, when Emory collected input from community members about the University’s next strategic goals through its “Thinking and Acting Strategically” survey in 2015.

Sterk said the feedback indicated a desire for more widespread local and global recognition as an “eminent research university.”

At the event announcing the framework, McBride led a faculty panel to discuss what the implementation of “One Emory” meant for their separate disciplines. Panelists included Dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences Michael A. Elliott, Chair of the Department of History Joseph Crespino, Emory School of Medicine

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

Emory is not taking action in wake of The New York Times report that the U.S. Department of Education is reportedly preparing to revise Title IX guidelines regarding how sexual misconduct cases are handled on college campuses, according to Emory’s Title IX Coordinator Supria Kuppuswamy.

The proposed revisions, which have not yet become official, will increase protection for those accused of sexual misconduct, narrow the definition of sexual harassment and reduce liability for institutions, according to guidelines obtained by the Times. The rules would also decrease the number of sexual misconduct cases handled by educational institutions, according to an analysis by the Department of Education.

Kuppuswamy said Emory is waiting until the rules go into effect to determine next steps.

“We have no indication that the information in the story is accurate, and even if it was, we’ve only been provided with selected portions of the alleged proposed rules,” Kuppuswamy wrote in a Sept. 10 email to the Wheel.

“Once all proposed rules are officially published in the Federal Register, we would be in a position to make a comment.”

The last major revision to these guidelines occurred in 2011 under President Barack Obama. In 2017, the Department of Education announced the guidelines would be changed and issued interim guidelines for colleges, allowing them to use either the Obama-era or interim guidelines.

When the new guidelines are released, all institutions will likely be required to adhere to them. The proposed changes would change the definition of sexual harassment to “unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that is so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it denies a person access to the school’s education program or activity,” the Times reported. The previous

Professor of Otolaryngology Charles Moore and other professors.

“Faculty Excellence,” the first of four “pillars” in the strategic framework, focuses on attracting and supporting top scholars and building an inclusive intellectual community.

Crespino agreed that diversity in race, gender and ideology is key to faculty excellence.

“When you are trying to solve the big problems that Emory is trying to solve, we can’t do that if we don’t have many different people from many different walks of life and perspectives from around the table,” Crespino said.

A report released in January 2018 revealed “significant[ly]” low levels of faculty diversity at Emory.

The second pillar, “Academic Community of Choice,” aims to foster a “compelling student experience” that would ensure schooling is financially accessible for more students. At the panel, Elliott discussed breaking down barriers between undergraduate divisional schools. “[The undergraduate deans] have been working to take down the administrative barriers, align policies and bring resources together to allow all undergraduates full access to the resources of the University,” Elliott said. “No academic resource at the University should be unavailable to an undergraduate because of the particular school to which he or she is enrolled.”

Sterk introduced the third pillar,

“Innovative Scholarship and Creative Expression,” as a call for Emory to “address the 21st century’s challenges through increased discovery and intellectual imagination.”

Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies Daniel Reynolds said he saw the third pillar as a way to spark creativity on campus.

“Any ways in which the University could encourage, support or create frameworks for interdisciplinary research, scholarship and teaching, as well as just in conversation would be extremely productive,” Reynolds said.

The final pillar, titled “Atlanta as a Gateway to the World,” focuses on Emory’s engagement with Atlanta. The University was annexed into Atlanta in January 2018.

“I believe we can engage in … serious issues that surround us, such as alleviating poverty, improving public health, improving primary and secondary education or enabling locally controlled economic development,” Moore said.

A performance by cellist Okorie Johnson and four students from Emory Dance concluded the event.

Emory will produce a strategic framework booklet for Spring 2019 and will continue outreach to campus groups for the rest of the semester, according to a timeline on the One Emory website.

— Contact Connor Clerkin at cclerki@emory.edu

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NYT: Title IX Changes Could Limit Misconduct Cases By ninad kulkarni Contributing Writer

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definition was “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature” including “unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature.”

The proposed guidelines would only require colleges to investigate cases reported to an official who has the authority to institute corrective measures, according to the Times. Since 2001, schools have been required to conduct an investigation whenever a student complains to any employee.

“This is a tremendously consequential change that is being proposed in the absence of actual facts.”

— Gerald Weber, Attorney and Emory Adjunct Professor of Law The new regulations would also allow parties to engage in informal mediation to resolve disputes. Under the previous guidelines, mediation was not allowed because the Obama administration thought it could lead to a woman to feel pressured to participate in mediation. Emory’s Title IX Coordinator Supria Kuppuswamy told the Wheel in November 2017 that she thought mediation is an acceptable method to resolve sexual assault cases.

Also included in the leaked guidelines is that parties involved in a Title IX dispute would be permitted to a discovery process and to cross-examine the other party in a formal hearing.

Gerald Weber, an adjunct professor at Emory’s School of Law and a constitutional lawyer who has represented clients in Title IX cases, said he thought allowing cross-examination in Title IX hearings would be beneficial.

Weber spoke to the Wheel to provide legal context, not as as a representative of the University.

“Under the current system at most schools, the victim’s attorney cannot

ask a single question,” Weber told the Wheel. “Both attorneys should be able to cross-examine witnesses, and they should have access to all the evidence.”

The new proposal would increase the standard of evidence required to find a party responsible. Under the Obama-era guidelines, universities are required to use the “preponderance of evidence” standard, meaning a violation more likely than not occurred. The new guidelines would make it harder to convict someone, because they require “clear and convincing evidence,” meaning it is substantially more likely than not that a violation occurred.

Under the proposed guidelines, institutions may only conduct Title IX investigations for cases that allegedly occurred on the college’s campus.

Investigations for off-campus cases would be handled criminally.

Weber said limiting the obligations of institutions solely to their own campuses was “counterproductive.” “[An] area that is of concern to me is the definition of harassment,” Weber said. “Sometimes persons who are victims are afraid and reluctant to complain through formal channels.”

Weber said he thought the Department of Education is rushing to adopt new rules without properly consulting stakeholders, like universities and rights groups.

“This is a tremendously consequential change that is being proposed in the absence of actual facts,” Weber said.

Department of Education Press Secretary Liz Hill told the Times that the “department is in the midst of a deliberative process,” adding that the information reported in the Times is “premature and speculative.”

The revised guidelines can be enforced without congressional approval, but to be approved, the guidelines must undergo a public comment period.

— Contact Ninad Kulkarni at ninad.purushottam.kulkarni@ emory.edu

Emory Stays No. 21 in U.S. News Rankings

By Molly Ball and nikki horton Staff Writer and Contributing Writer Emory’s spot in U.S. News and World Report’s (USNWR) “Best Colleges” ranking did not budge from last year.

The University was ranked No. 21 among national universities for the second consecutive year.

Emory is no longer tied with the University of Southern California (USC), University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for No. 21.

UCLA moved up to No. 19, and USC and Berkeley are now tied for No. 22.

USNWR ranked Emory No. 20 in 2016. It dropped to No. 21 last year.

The “Best Colleges” ranking, released on Sunday night, evaluates colleges and universities on 16 measures of academic quality every year, according to the USNWR website.

This year, USNWR added to its evaluation a “social mobility” metric, which measures the success of graduating students who received Federal Pell Grants.

The USNWR stopped considering a school’s acceptance rate.

Other metrics include graduation rates and admitted students’ high school performance.

Emory fell to No. 19 from No. 17 in USNWR’s “Best Value Schools” category for national universities.

The ranking is determined by academic quality and average level of need-based financial aid, according to USNWR. Emory’s Goizueta Business School maintained its No. 15 position among undergraduate business schools.

“Emory is consistently acclaimed

as a leading research university and a dynamic creative community,” University President Claire E. Sterk said in a Sept. 10 press release.

“We attract top students and faculty who go on to contribute in farreaching ways, not only through their scholarly discoveries, but also through their leadership and service locally and all over the world.”

In this year’s Wall Street Journal (WSJ)/Times Higher Education College Rankings, released on Wednesday, Emory dropped to No. 20 from No. 19.

Emory received an overall score of 86.3. The University ranked No. 19 in resources “schools deploy on academics” and No. 24 in “the outcomes students can expect from their college education.”

WSJ considers each school “the way parents and prospective students do,” according to its website.

The ranking is based on the scores of 15 different performance indicators, which are grouped into four weighted categories: outcomes, resources, engagement and environment.

The scores are then totaled and divided by the price of attendance to determine the overall value of the school.

To determine “value,” WSJ used the average net price of a school according to the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

This number “reflects the average cost for full-time, first-time undergraduates who received grant or scholarship aid,” according to the WSJ article.

— Contact Molly Ball and Nikki Horton at molly.ball@emory.edu and nikki.horton@emory.edu

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Continued from Page 1 When VP of Diversity and Equity Maya Foster (17Ox, 19C) asked the bill authors if they had any ideas of who specifically should be on the committee, Palmer said that he expected Hicks and himself to become the committee chairs.

“We would just be organizing and facilitating the conversation,” Palmer said. “We don’t have any authority.”

Speaker of the Legislature and Sophomore Representative Lori Steffel (21C) told the bill authors that, constitutionally, all ad-hoc legislative committees must include two SGA legislators on the committee, whereas the bill states there must be “at least one.”

Steffel said she did not foresee any problems with the bill authors including another SGA legislator to the committee. No amendment was made to the bill in order to change the language.

Steffel added that details in the Elections Code did not specify procedures for all undergraduate-wide elections.

“When it talks about how to win an election, it makes references to representatives-at-large and University senators … it doesn’t even include specific terminology about what you do with SGA legislators or College Council legislators or Residence Hall Association,” Steffel said. “It’s majorly open to interpretation.”

When Senior Representative Owen Lynch (17Ox, 19C) asked about the type of relationship the commission expects with the Elections Board, Hicks said he would want the Elections Board to be present during all the commission’s meetings.

“It’s not really fair to ask the Elections Board to also run an election, handle any appeals and rewrite the Elections Code at the same time,” Hicks said.

Palmer said the Elections Board was aware that this bill was being presented.

Sophomore Representative Zion

Kidd (21C) questioned the purpose of the commission, as they have no real power to change the Elections Code.

Palmer said the commission would help the Elections Board understand the Code and give them time to “acclimate” into their new roles. “[It also helps to] be more inclusive and create the space to actually have a conversation to start working on it … the Elections Board themselves might not have as much inclusive understanding as to what went wrong and what goes on in elections,” Palmer said.

Kidd said that he felt that the commission would be “undermining” SGA’s process of selecting officials for the Elections Board.

Hicks said that he does not intend for the commission to take any power from the Elections Board but added that the Elections Board does not have representation from every divisional council.

“There were a lot of student body members who felt they weren’t having their voices or their votes heard … to my reading of the Elections Code, every single divisional council is supposed to have a representative on the Elections Board, and to my understanding it’s been a long time since that has been fulfilled,” Hicks said.

SGA Executive Vice President John Priddy (19C) said that he felt the committee could be useful, especially given the contentious Spring 2018 elections.

Justin Cohen (20C) was confirmed as SGA Elections Board Chair last week.

His new role follows a chaotic Spring 2018 election season that saw Former Elections Board Chair Betty Zhang (20C) and Former Elections Board Vice Chair Andy Xu (20C) resign immediately after the elections completed.

“I don’t see harm in having a second check [especially with having] the elections we saw in April,” Priddy said.

“There was a lot of confusion.”

Across 3. This depressed, anthropomorphic horse is coming to Comedy Central later this September 4. This Emory women’s soccer team forward scored the first goal of the game against Oglethorpe University, as the team went on to win 9-0 (Back Page) 5. Salted and fermented vegetables 7. The capital of Azerbaijan; Japanese mythological monster that eat dreams 10. The investigative report that arguably lead to impeachment of Bill Clinton; a British drummer that narrated Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends in his home country 11. Ozymandias, Frankenstein 14. Wagner, Dowman, Dickey, Atwood, Cox, Few 15. University organization responsible for Saturday’s Silent Disco (Page 10)

Down 1. 2018 U.S. Open winner; city known for ‘takoyaki,’ fried octopus balls 2. Red,Arabian, Timor, Andaman 3. Lehman, Mario, Coen, Wright, Grimm 6. Brownish-crimson 8. The highest part of a pointed structure 9. University organist and professor (Page 8) 12. Here 13. To conceal oneself

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

HFMD Spread Through Saliva Exchange

Major Crafted With Pre-Law Students in Mind Elliott wrote in a Sept. 10 email to the Wheel.

Schools including the University attend a law program.

Political science was the most of Southern California and Northern popular major for law school appli- Arizona University also offer the cants in the 2017-18 admissions cycle, major.

Taylor Anderson (21C), who plans with 18 percent of students earning to attend law school a degree in the disciafter her undergradpline, according to the Law School Admissions “I think it’s good that uate studies, said she likes the new Council. they’re opening up major offering.

About 3.4 percent more opportunities “I think it’s good of applicants last year for pre-law students.” that they’re openmajored in philosophy. ing up more opporDean of Emory — Taylor Anderson (21C) tunities for pre-law College of Arts and students,” Anderson Sciences Michael A. said. “If I had known Elliott also noted that that that was a thing the major would benefit I probably would have considered it students preparing for legal careers.

“This new major was proposed by more.” the Department of Philosophy — with Michelle Lou contributed the support of other departments — to connect better the faculty strength in reporting. the philosophy of politics and law with the interests of students who might be — Contact Matthew Barrett at considering legal or political careers,” mbarre6@emory.edu

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Some students who reside in the SAe fraternity house have contracted hand-foot-and-mouth disease.

Continued from Page 1 an older population,” Rabinovitz said.

HFMD can cause a fever, sore throat, malaise and a red rash on the hands and feet, according to Rabinovitz.

It can be spread through the exchange of saliva with an infected

individual, respiratory droplets spread by coughing or sneezing and contact with feces. The best methods to prevent contracting the disease include practicing basic hygiene habits, such as washing and sanitizing hands and not sharing drinks or smoking products.

People experiencing related symp-

toms should isolate themselves, and the virus will usually clear in about seven to 10 days, Rabinovitz said.

SAE Chapter President Ross Warshauer (19B) did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

— Contact Matthew Barrett at mbarre6@emory.edu

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | Editorial Page Editor: Madeline Lutwyche (madeline.lutwyche@emory.edu)

DeVos’ Proposed Title IX Changes a Threat To Safety on Emory’s Campus The U.S. Department of Education’s proposed changes to Title IX, the federal civil rights law passed to ensure gender equity in education, would have deleterious effects on student safety here at Emory and universities nationwide. The New York Times reported that the rules would allow schools to require a stricter standard of evidence in handling sexual misconduct cases, narrow the definition of sexual harassment and reduce universities’ liability in sexual misconduct cases.

These reported changes would hinder the investigative process of sexual assault at colleges, as well as bolster the rights of the accused at the expense of their accusers. These supposed “reforms,” proposed by an administration headed by a man who has been repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct, would sabotage Title IX’s goal: to protect students. Emory should do everything in its power to lobby against these potential changes while preparing to preserve safety and inclusivity should the reforms go into effect.

Under the rules set by the Obama administration, universities were required to use the “preponderance of evidence” standard in judging sexual misconduct cases.

Under U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ proposed rules, however, they will now be allowed to use the higher “clear and convincing” standard. This sets an unnecessarily high and intimidating threshold for finding someone responsible.

At a time when nearly 70 percent of sexual assault victims already don’t report their case to law enforcement, weakening Title IX’s protection of victims could further deter them from taking action.

While the proposed rules would ostensibly allow universities to choose between the two standards, they would require them to apply the same standard to all civil rights investigations, ignoring the inherent sensitivity of sexual assault cases.

Should these rules go into effect, Emory must continue to use the preponderance standard and to inform students of this decision as it did last Fall. Schools’ ability to choose which standard to use is also strange — a sexual misconduct case could return opposite outcomes if tried at different schools. Schools should universally prohibit sexual misconduct without variance, but the different standards could confound that.

The proposed rules would also significantly narrow the definition of sexual harassment, changing it from “unwelcome conduct of sexual nature” to sexual conduct “so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive” that it denies access to education. This is a major and concerning change, one which ignores the fact that sexual harassment comes in many forms and would preclude victims from obtaining justice if they are unable to meet this strict definition. Additionally, victims of sexual harassment may be further deterred from even attempting to report their

harassers because of the heightened rigidity.

The actions of DeVos and other Department of Education employees also call into question the methodology and motive used in crafting these proposals. DeVos has sympathized and met with “men’s rights” groups who have pushed discredited theories about the majority of sexual assault cases being false accusations. The department’s Civil Rights Chief, Candice Jackson, apologized after telling the New York Times that 90 percent of such cases fall into the category of “we were both drunk, we broke up, and six months later I found myself under a Title IX investigation because she just decided that our last sleeping together was not quite right.” In reality, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center estimates that false accusations account for only at between two and 10 percent of the total.

DeVos’ administration has also proposed procederal changes that would erase protections for victims. The new rules would encourage the use of mediation, a process previously prohibited by the Obama administration, due to fears that survivors would be pressured into choosing mediation over pursuing a formal investigation. Emory had already adopted the possibility of using mediation in Title IX cases when under the Department of Education’s interim guidelines, but the proposed changes would also allow cross-examination between the accused and the accuser during hearings, unreasonably forcing victims to relive their traumatic experiences while in the same room with their perpetrator.

Further, DeVos has reduced schools’ legal responsibilities to provide safe campuses: investigations would only be required if the alleged assault occurred on a school campus or at a school-sponsored event, instead of merely requiring that the assault involves enrolled students. DeVos’ proposals rework Title IX to shun victims of off-campus assaults even if they are a member of the university, depriving them of a resolution process that is less invasive than criminal proceedings.. This is alarming as 35 percent of Emory undergraduates live off-campus according to the Common Data Set for 2017-18, as do almost all Emory graduate students.

While DeVos’ proposed reforms more closely align Title IX procedures with the criminal justice system, that system is not one to emulate. Current legal procedures dealing with sexual misconduct are inadequate, and there is insufficient justification for such an alignment. Because the criminal justice system requires proof beyond reasonable doubt for a conviction, accusers are forced into long trials where all aspects of their personal history can be examined, resulting in less than 6 percent of rapes even being prosecuted. Title IX presents a less invasive chance for victims to obtain justice — it should not be tinkered with at the expense student safety.

The above editorials represent the majority opinion of the Wheel’s Editorial Board.

The Editorial Board is composed of Andrew Kliewer, Madeline Lutwyche, Boris Niyonzima, Shreya Pabbaraju and Isaiah Sirois.

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Studying English at Emory A Worthwhile Endeavor Madison Stephens As an English major, I often feel overlooked and left out on campus.

I know there are more of us than are immediately apparent, but I can’t help feeling shocked and thrilled when I meet someone else in my department. According to Emory’s 2017-18 Common Data Set, the College awarded 3.12 percent of last year’s graduating class bachelor degrees in English, compared to 16.22 percent who earned bachelors in business or marketing and 13.22 percent who earned bachelors in biological or life sciences. I tried to fit into the pre-business mold, signing up for economics courses and trying to convince myself that QTM 100 wasn’t that bad. But after just a week of those, I realized Goizueta was not for me. If I didn’t enjoy these topics now, why would I enjoy them any more in 30 years?

As I looked through the syllabus for a literature class, I suddenly found myself much more excited for the next four years than I felt in economics.

That’s when I finally understood the Emory mission to inspire a love for lifelong learning, as I finally was looking forward to class in a way I hadn’t experienced before. I declared my major in the English department not long after that.

However, I didn’t fully realize the extent to which the emphasis on these pre-professional-oriented subjects pervades the undergraduate experience until I arrived on campus in 2017. It’s not even about being outnumbered; I am often met with judgement, bordering on hostility, when I reveal that I am studying English and political science — as though I am somehow not on the same academic level as the hordes of pre-med and pre-business students that dominate campus. If I complain about being tired after a long night of studying, I receive dubious looks accompanied by the snarky, “It’s not like you have to study. You’re an English major” as though I am not allowed to struggle academically because of my “easy” major. While I understand that ,now more than ever, liberal arts majors are incredibly valued in the workplace for

their ability to adapt to new situations, these comments from my peers sting nonetheless.

However, I have found solace in the exceptional quality of professors within the comparatively small English and political science departments. Last week, almost a year after I arrived at Emory, I came across a flyer for the Decatur Book Festival. While I am an avid reader and thoroughly enjoy hearing panels about modern literary topics, I didn’t think much of the flyer. Honestly, I thought it was a mistake that it was posted on this campus. Imagine my surprise when I discovered the festival was presented

by Emory University. Emory? A literary event? Then I noticed the number of English faculty on the event schedule. I even recognized a political science professor speaking. Emory’s English department is composed of incredibly accomplished faculty — the Creative Writing Program is nationally recognized. That being said, I’ve felt those accomplishments are often not given the notoriety of similar accomplishments from other fields.

Emory’s impressive showing at the event was reassuring in and of itself, but it was more than just the number of Emory English students and faculty members who were present and discussing their work. When I hear about Emory in the news or around campus, it is often in the form of science research or business accolades.

While I still take pride in that recognition as a member of the Emory community, I often feel as though my own impact can never be as significant, all because of the subjects I study.

Emory’s involvement in the Decatur Book Festival changed that.

That weekend was one of the first times I was able to relate to someone accomplishing things in the name of the University.

It wasn’t just the individual professor or faculty being recognized for their expertise; it validated the entire English department, and me by extension. I have always been proud to study English at such an accomplished university, but the Decatur Book Festival made me feel a little less alone in that endeavor.

Madison Stephens is a College Sophomore from Little Rock, Ark.

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Dear Ivy Rejects: Crimson Can’t Beat Gold and Blue Zach Ball From the time I committed to Emory for my undergraduate education, a prevalent, almost unavoidable sentiment has lurked behind conversations with classmates and prospective friends. I couldn’t begin to recount the number of times I’ve been told by other students that Emory did not top their list of desired colleges. Though not explicitly stated, these discussions carry the implication that Emory is an inferior academic institution; to some, it’s the backup college that they had hoped wouldn’t become their alma mater. This all-too-common attitude disregards (or even undermines) Emory’s esteemed standing and the collective accomplishments of the Emory community.

Looking back several years, my personal journey through the college application process seems out of place among those of my peers. Emory was my first choice of the schools to which I applied. As a Georgian and a low-income student, proximity to home played crucial roles in my application and commitment decisions — plane tickets and frequent lengthy road trips would have been inaccessible. Additionally, Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship, which provides financial assistance to Georgia students who choose to continue their education in-state while maintaining a high GPA, also factored heavily into my thought process. It narrowed the

scope of schools I considered to those in my own home state, as I couldn’t afford to attend any college without the scholarship.

Emory was the only private institution on my list, and the advertised cost of attendance left me unsure that my dream college would be a viable option financially. While I was floored with excitement when I received my acceptance notification from Emory, my ability to attend depended on the financial aid package I had yet to receive. So when I learned that through a combination of grants, scholarships and loans, I could afford to attend my top college choice, I was overjoyed.

This was probably the greatest day of my life up to that point. My gratitude for being able to attend this prestigious university, as well as my fascination with Emory’s impact on the community and region that surround it, have grown exponentially since I stepped on campus last fall.

So for students who feel disappointed after the results of their college application process, it’s imperative to consider not just Emory’s incredible and historic academic environment, but also how privileged we all are to be a part of it. While rejection from the some of the country’s most acclaimed universities is a shame and can hurt, we can’t allow ourselves to forget that Emory is one of the most prestigious and renowned institutions in the United States. I shouldn’t need to wax poetic about Emory’s academic reputation and impact on both Atlanta and the South — the school’s status speaks

for itself. U.S. News and World Report ranks Emory as the 21st best overall university in the country which, despite being the subject of some students’ jokes, still places the school above hundreds of others — a ranking in which our community should take pride. Further, Emory is one of only 62 members of the Association of American Universities, an organization composed of the most economically and scientifically productive universities in the the country.

Emory carries more than mere academic weight, however. In June 2017, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reported that Emory University provided over 60,000 jobs and $200 million in tax revenue for the state of Georgia. Emory Healthcare is the largest healthcare system in the state of Georgia; its doctors and nurses provide a visible, fundamental service that our community depends on, and its researchers are at the forefront of medical research, producing novel results like Mahlon DeLong’s work on Parkinson’s treatments and taking on the difficult task of treating the first Ebola virus patients in the United States in July 2014. It’s safe to say that Emory is reputable and impactful across communities and disciplines.

So to my classmates: before you ponder where you could be, take a moment to consider where you are.

Your heart will be all the wiser for doing so.

Zach Ball is a College sophomore from Griffin, Ga.

Place Your Faith in Sustainability Initiatives Sienna Nordquist From walking by the weekly farmer’s market on Cox Bridge to using the new waste disposal system, students are constantly confronted with “sustainability,” the buzzword of Emory’s campus. High-ranking sustainability experts frequently explain their field in terms of sustainable development, which “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs,” according to the precedentsetting 1987 Brundtland Report.

This definition immediately brings to mind issues like climate change, resource availability and foreign development aid; but with the 2015 adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), worldwide leaders have agreed that sustainability extends into all matters of economic, environmental and social consideration.

More specifically, representatives from 193 countries adopted 17 expansive goals that extend from ending poverty to safeguarding gender equality, and also include promoting economic growth and making cities more sustainable. World leaders’ decision to abide by these broad sustainability goals is important, as no discipline should be excluded from the conversation.

A typical sustainability panel may include experts from environmental science, anthropology, sociology, economics and a wide variety of other fields, but often missing are religion and spirituality scholars.

Indeed, the sustainability movement has the potential to accelerate local and global change at an exceptional level by combining the efforts of the public, private and NGO sectors. And yet it may never reach its full potential if religion and spirituality are excluded from the discourse.

Last April, I held a “Spirituality and Sustainability” event to confront this issue head-on and promote the diverse

perspectives of the many religious student organizations on our campus.

The Emory community should not shy away from including religious student organizations in the analysis, planning and implementation of student and faculty-

led solutions.

The event, funded by the IDEAS Fellowship, brought together Chabad at Emory, the Muslim Students Association, Emory Hillel and the Catholic Student Union, along with independent students from other religious backgrounds. Participants shared their faith’s perspective on

sustainability.

Each organization drew inspiration from holy texts and the words of their religious leaders to justify a spiritual obligation to respect the earth, address social failures and become beacons for a world which fundamentally dignifies others. The conversation between participants was intricate and interesting: while different themes, such as religious law and textual symbolism about the earth, were addressed during the event’s community discussion portion, a recurring comment was the urgent desire to dispel the myth that religion and science oppose one another. A false belief that religion and science fundamentally oppose one another harms the sustainability movement, as the sustainable development discipline is rooted in the inclusivity of ideas, which should include religious perspectives.

As a nationally recognized leader in sustainability initiatives, the Emory community should not shy away from including religious student

organizations in the analysis, planning and implementation of student and faculty-led solutions.

The leaders of Emory’s student religious groups agree that they should incorporate more sustainability programming in their mission and work, such as by dedicating resources to a garden for their members or creating sustainability positions on their boards.

Yet the inclusion of both scientific and spiritual principles in the sustainability conversation also depends on the willingness of the Emory student body to engage with those of different faiths. I hope the “Spirituality and Sustainability” event held last spring is only the beginning of reinvigorated efforts for partnership between religious student organizations and marks the start of a campus-wide effort to include spirituality in the ever-important sustainability conversation.

Sienna Nordquist is a College junior from Barrington, Ill.

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University*organist*Timothy*Albrecht*performs*Bach*pieces*on*the*Werner*Worstman* Memorial*Organ,*the*centerpiece*of*Emerson*Concert*Hall,*on*Sept.*9.

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University* organist* and* Music* Professor* Timothy* Albrecht’s* perfor> mance* of* “Bach* Live>Lier!”* on* Sept.* 9* transformed* the* vast* Emerson* Concert* Hall* into* an* intimate* gather> ing* of* friends* and* fans* of* classical* music*alike,*with*each*attendee*visibly* enthralled*until*the*very*last*note.* Music’s* power* is* embedded* in* its* ability* to* transcend* generations,* and* this*performance*was,*without*doubt,* an*inspiring*exhibition*of*the*classical* genre.* The* turnout* was* diverse,* from* toddlers* and* college* students* to* middle>aged* members* of* the* Atlanta* community.* Regardless* of* listeners’* age,* Albrecht’s* passionate* piano,* harpsi> chord* and* organ* playing* cleared* the* mind*and*solidified*a*lovely*start*to*the* week*ahead*for*all*in*attendance.* Albrecht,*a*familiar*face*on*campus,* serves* as* a* professor* in* the* Candler* School*of*Theology*as*well*as*the*Laney* Graduate*School*of*Arts*and*Sciences,* where* he* teaches* music* education.* As* Emory* University’s* chief* organist,* Albrecht* often* takes* center* stage* at* the* Schwartz* Center* for* Performing* Arts,*showcasing*his*remarkable*apti> tude*for*organ*playing*through*classi> cal*compositions*like*those*of*Johann* Sebastian*Bach.* Albrecht*is*no*stranger*to*the*intri> cate* and* demanding* baroque>period* style* that* defines* the* famed* compos> er’s*pieces.* In*the*past,*Albrecht*has*celebrated* Bach* through* recitals* at* Emory* such* as*“Bach*Live,”*“Bach*Bowl”*and*“Bach* Birthday.”* With* “Bach* Live>Lier!,”* Albrecht* aimed* to* add* excitement* by* expand> ing* the* number* of* pieces* played* in* his* original* “Bach* Live”* concert,* thus* setting* this* new* performance* up* to* be* livelier* than* the* last.* The* con> cert* began* promptly* at* 4* p.m.,* with* Albrecht* gracefully* striding* across* the* stage* and* bowing* in* response* to* applause*from*the*audience.* He* swiftly* turned* to* the* porta> tive* organ* in* the* center* of* the* stage,* and* proceeded* to* play* “Bouree* from* English*Suite*Number*2,”*a*piece*that* stood*out*for*its*quick*tempo*requiring* the*meticulous*yet*rapid*movement*of* the*hands.* This*was*a*task*that*posed*no*chal> lenge* to* Albrecht,* whose* ambidexter> ity*certainly*served*as*an*advantage*in*

his*playing.* The* opening* composition* lasted* roughly* three* minutes* and* had* the* audience*eager*for*more.* Upon* the* first* piece’s* comple> tion,* Albrecht* shared* his* thoughts* on* the* power* of* Bach’s* music* with* the* audience.* “In* 1977,* NASA* sent* up* Voyager* 1* with* a* record,”* Albrecht* said* to* the* audience.* “It* included* the* ‘Prelude* and* Fugue*in*C’*from*Book*2*of*‘The*Well> Tempered* Clavier’* [by* Bach]* in* hopes* that*whoever*may*find*it*out*there*will* celebrate* one* of* our* biggest* human* achievements.”

While*the*idea*of*an*alien*discover> ing* a* record* playing* Bach* on* a* loop* incited* laughter,* Albrecht’s* reflection* exemplified* Bach’s* historical* signifi> cance*and*the*wide>ranging*influences* he*has*had*on*music*to*this*day.*

Albrecht*delicately* showcased*synergy* between*chords*as*the* left>hand*bass*notes* mimicked*the*right> hand*soprano*notes* with*the*piece’s*slow* beginning,*which* later*increased*in* tempo.

Albrecht* continued* the* perfor> mance*by*making*his*way*to*the*grand* piano.* With* a* determined* expression* and* straight* posture,* he* began* “The* Art* of* Fugue,* Contrapunctus* IX.”* Albrecht* delicately* showcased* syn> ergy* between* chords* as* the* left>hand* bass* notes* mimicked* the* right>hand* soprano* notes* with* the* piece’s* slow* beginning,* which* later* increased* in* tempo.* Albrecht* wasn’t* afraid* to* fully* immerse*himself*in*the*song,*rhythmi> cally* swaying* his* head* and* occasion> ally*lifting*his*eyebrows.

Moving* on* wvto* the* harpsichord,* Albrecht* introduced* a* new* sound* to* the*concert.* He* established* a* huge* contrast* between*the*piano’s*sweet*sounds*and* the* harpsichord’s* more* strung* out* notes.* However,* the* musician* delivered* a* triumphant* tone* through* the* recur> ring*consonant*chords*in*“O*Eternity,”*

creating* a* similar* feeling* of* satisfac> tion*established*by*the*piano.* It* quickly* became* clear* that* Albrecht* was* telling* a* story* with* his* selected* repertoire,* order* of* the* com> positions* and* varying* sounds,* with* each* instrument* giving* a* new* experi> ence*that*added*to*the*intricacy*of*the* concert*as*a*whole.** Disappearing* from* the* stage* to* begin*his*next*piece,*Albrecht*returned* a*few*moments*later*upstairs*in*front*of* the*prominent*centerpiece*of*Emerson* Concert* Hall,* the* Werner* Wortsman* Memorial*Organ.* Standing* at* over* 30* feet,* the* pipe* organ’s*wooden*towers*and*golden*flo> ral* carvings* immediately* enticed* the* audience,* drawing* each* attendee* to* lean*in*closer*as*anticipation*grew.* *Instantly,*silence*was*replaced*with* reverberating* echoes* of* lively* sound,* as*Albrecht*produced*a*striking*series* of*notes*that*commanded*the*pipes*to* reply* to* his* playing* with* invigorating* noise.* Matching*the*fluidity*of*the*music,* Albrecht* elegantly* swept* his* hands* across* the* organ’s* manuals* and* feet* along* the* pedals,* creating* a* beautiful* array*of*tone*colors.* His* performance* of* “Fantasy* and* Fugue*in*G*Minor”*was*the*most*mem> orable,* as* it* demanded* the* most* of* Albrecht’s* skills* and* showcased* the* rigor*involved*in*mastering*such*a*dif> ficult*piece.* The* song* immediately* set* a* more* serious* ambiance* in* the* concert* hall,* as* the* minor* chords* created* an* over> whelming*yet*captivating*sense*of*sus> pense* with* the* increasing* prevalence* of*dissonance.* Tensions* ignited* by* the* organ’s* clashing*overtones*were*resolved*by*a* melodious*note*at*the*piece’s*powerful* conclusion.* Albrecht* shined* at* the* pipe* organ,* evidenced* by* the* standing* ovation* at* the*end*of*his*hour>long*performance.* “Bach* Live>Lier!”* was* not* only* an* entertaining* show* on* a* Sunday* eve> ning,* but* an* educational* lesson* on* the* exciting* history* of* an* iconic* com> poser.* In* a* world* where* rap* and* pop* have* come* to* dominate* the* modern* music* scene,* the* hidden* gem* of* clas> sical* music* provides* a* peaceful* space* that*anyone*can*enjoy.* At* Emory,* Albrecht’s* performance* of*“Bach*Live>Lier!”*was*successful*in* creating*such*a*space.

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James* Wan’s* “The* Nun,”* the* lat> est* installment* in* “The* Conjuring”* franchise,* delivers* atmosphere* and* dread* in* spades,* but* fails* to* fulfill* its* potential*by*realizing*any*meaningful* scares.* Put*simply,*it*was*buried*by*its*own* ludicrous*and*rushed*narrative.*In*the* past*couple*years,*inspired*filmmakers* have* ushered* in* something* of* a* high> brow* horror* renaissance,* helmed* by* spectacular* and* meticulously* crafted* movies* such* as* Jordan* Peele’s* “Get* Out,”* Andres* Muschietti’s* “It”* and* John* Krasinski’s* “A* Quiet* Place.”* While* “The* Nun”* certainly* displays* remarkable* achievement* in* its* cine> matography* and* accompanying* world* development,*it*hardly*attains*the*cali> ber*of*horror*that*the*aforementioned* films*do.

The* film* begins* by* follow> ing* French>Canadian* delivery* boy* Frenchie* (Jonas* Bloquet)* during* one* of* his* routine* deliveries* to* a* moun> tainside* abbey* in* Romania,* where* he* discovers* the* decomposing* body* of* a* nun* hanging* from* a* noose* below* the* abbey’s*entrance.* Word* of* her* death* reaches* the* Vatican,* and* the* Catholic* Church* commissions* Father* Anthony* Burke* (Demian* Bichir)* and* Sister* Irene* (Taissa* Farmiga)* to* investigate* the* nun’s* apparent* suicide* —* and* deter> mine* whether* the* abbey* has* been* corrupted.* Upon*their*arrival,*it*is*immediately* clear*that*all*is*not*well.* The* remaining* nuns* maintain* an* air* of* secrecy* as* they* practice* their* perpetual* adoration,* holding* their* visitors* at* an* arm’s* length* and* com> manding* them* to* never* stop* praying,* all*in*order*to*keep*the*evil*at*bay.*As* the* sun* sets,* the* gates* seal* and* the* nuns*resume*their*vow*of*silence*until* sunrise. * In* order* to* leave,* Sister* Irene,* Father*Burke*and*Frenchie*must*brave* a* game* of* cat>and>mouse* against* an* elusive* and* malicious* nun* (Bonnie* Aarons)* who* has* long* haunted* the* convent.

For*the*most*part,*“The*Nun”*proj> ects* with* an* authoritative* tone* of* unwavering*terror.* The* cinematography* features* pre> cisely* framed* shots* and* the* composi> tions* are* awe>inspiring* in* their* own* right.* In* conjunction* with* striking* light> ing* contrasts* and* deeply* unsettling* music,* the* film* effectively* creates* a* shadowy* atmosphere* that* drips* with* foreboding,* which* makes* the* film’s* reliance* on* jump* scares* all* the* more* disappointing.* Undoubtedly,* the* movie* is* scary* —* but* only* on* a* superficial* level.* “The* Nun”* is* a* one>trick* pony.* To* make* matters* worse,* nearly* every* startling* lunge*and*scream*is*predictable.*That* being* said,* I* fell* for* nearly* every* one* and* jumped* 12* times* (a* friend* count> ed).* “The* Nun”* does* little* to* vary* its* horror* techniques,* mostly* alternating* between* these* jump* scares* and* stra> tegic*camera*pans*to*reveal*something*

lurking*in*the*shadows.* Scares*are*only*immediate*and*the* movie*never*burrows*into*your*mind*to* create*a*fuller*sense*of*terror.*Without* a* deep,* cerebral* sense* of* fear,* the* entire* movie* becomes* reminiscent* of* watching*a*video*of*someone*else*going* through*an*intense*haunted*house.

Perhaps*the*film’s*greatest*flaw*lies* within*its*convoluted*and*nonsensical* plot,* which* stems* from* the* movie’s* indecision* regarding* a* fundamen> tal* question:* Should* “The* Nun”* be* a* stand>alone* film* or* simply* a* piece* of* “The*Conjuring”*universe?* Much*of*the*movie*contains*out>of> place* scenes* that* reference* preceding* films* without* furthering* “The* Nun”’s* plot.* Various* characters* are* given* explained* or* implied* backstories,* yet* this*information*is*distracting*because* the*film*never*revisits*it.* The*pacing*also*feels*off*—*although* it*features*an*epic*battle*between*good* and* evil,* there’s* really* no* sense* of* urgency,* flow* or* scale* to* any* of* its* scenes.* To* hammer* one* final* nail* into* the* coffin,*there’s*a*truly*unnecessary*plot* twist* at* the* end* that* may* make* audi> ences* wonder* why* this* film* was* ever* made.

For* a* movie* with* only* four* cen> tral*characters,*there*is*a*conspicuous* lack* of* character* development,* which* undermines* some* of* the* film’s* most* dramatic*moments.* Farmiga*executes*a*wonderful*por> trayal* of* Sister* Irene* as* she* conveys* an* innocence* and* vulnerability* that* provides*a*startling*juxtaposition*with* terrifying*events.* Long>time* fans* of* Farmiga* will* find* her* performance* reminiscent* of* (though*far*less*cynical*than)*her*work* as*Violet*Harmon*in*the*first*season*of* “American*Horror*Story.”* Bichir* hardly* gets* a* chance* to* shine* as* Father* Burke,* who* is* dealt* the*unfortunate*hand*of*having*mini> mal*screen*time*and*too*much*exposi> tion.* Similarly,* Bloquet’s* portrayal* of* Frenchie* is* thwarted* by* an* incoher> ent* vision* for* his* character,* one* who* provides*comic*relief*that*simply*feels* unnatural*in*such*a*dark*movie.* While* the* actors* generally* meet* expectations* and* add* personality* to* their*characters,*much*of*the*dialogue* feels*cliched*and*stiff*due*to*the*script’s* inherent*awkwardness.

All*factors*considered,*“The*Nun”*is* a*visually*stunning*film*that*immerses* its* audience* in* an* entertaining* and* macabre*narrative,*even*if*that*narra> tive*feels*hollow*and*erratic.*In*striving* to* be* both* a* stand>alone* feature* and* part*of*a*cinematic*universe,*it*dilutes* its* own* potential* and* snuffs* out* its* own*flame.* Solid* performances,* consistent* (albeit* cheap)* scares* and* a* gripping* mythology*make*“The*Nun”*an*enjoy> able*96*minutes,*even*though*it*pales* in* comparison* to* its* predecessors* in* the*franchise.*If*you*hoped*this*movie* would* surpass* “The* Conjuring”* in* terms* of* scare* factor* and* narrative,* I’m* sorry* to* say* your* prayers* went* unanswered.

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Poetry)in)Performance)at)Poetic)Justice BY#WENDY#ZHU Contributing*Writer Seven* poets* shared* stories* filled* with* emotion,* metaphor* and* creativ> ity*in*their*slam*poetry*performances* at* Poetic* Justice* V* on* Sept.* 6.* The* event*was*the*fifth*in*a*series*of*slam* poetry*competitions*held*every*semes> ter*by*creative*writing*student*Jordyn* Crayton*(19C).* Crayton* opened* the* event* with* the* performance* of* “Just* Do* It,”* inspired* by* the* controversy* surrounding* Nike’s* advertisement* featuring* Colin* Kaepernick.* The* poem* criticized* the* company’s* moral* hypocrisies,* includ> ing* its* privileged* exploitation* of* child* labor* and* black* suffering:* “So* when* you* just* do* it* —* just* make* money,* just* exploit* blackness,* just* pimp* out* injustice*—*what*is*it*that*you*are*sac> rificing,* Nike?”* Crayton’s* slam* kicked* off* the* powerful* poetry* delivered* at* Poetic*Justice.

“Just* Do* It”* was* delivered* during* the* open* mic* portion* of* the* event,* which* welcomed* anyone* in* the* room* to*stand*up*and*perform.* In*addition*to*Crayton’s*poem,*Jard* Lerebours* (19C)* delivered* a* bopping* freestyle* rap* that* introduced* himself* and* started* the* competition* portion* of*the*night.* Seven*poets*competed*for*prizes*of* $100,*$75*and*$50*for*first,*second*and* third*places,*respectively.* Five* judges* were* appointed* from* audience* volunteersq* they* rated* each* poem* on* a* scale* from* one* to* 10.* The* judges*were*not*required*to*have*prior* knowledge*of*poetry.*“You*do*not*have* to* be* good* at* poetry* to* be* a* judge,”* Crayton*said.*“It’s*just*innately*part*of* who*we*are.”

Seven* poets* slammed* in* the* first* round,* six* made* it* to* the* second* and* three*became*finalists.* Because* poems* were* limited* to* a* maximum*of*three*minutes*and*point* penalties* were* given* to* performanc> es* that* exceeded* the* limit,* the* poets* needed*to*craft*both*concise*and*com> pelling*poems.* “It*is*not*nothing*to*be*worth*some> thing.* It* is* everything,”* first>place* winner* and* former* Kennesaw* State* University* student* Rebekah* Mez* said* at* the* conclusion* of* her* final* round* performance.* Mez’s* were* just* a* few* of* the* words* presented* on* Thursday* that*the*audience*met*with*impressed* murmurs,* astonished* eyes* and* com>

Misses!the!Mark BY#BECCA#MOSZKA Contributing*Writer

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Rebekah*Mez*(TOP#LEFT),*Maddie*Fay*(TOP#R IGHT),*Jard* Lerebours*(19C,*BOTTOM#LEFT)*and*Mary*Mangual*(20C,*BOTTOM# R IGHT)*perform*at*Poetic*Justic*V*on*Sept.*6.* Despite* the* event’s* competitive* mending*snaps.* Although* performers* presented* nature,* Poetic* Justice* V* was* more* profound*subjects*such*as*racial*iden> than*a*chance*at*prize*money.*Crayton* tity,* sexuality* and* love,* Mez* said* the* noted*that*poetry*slams*are*about*hav> inspiration*for*a*slam*poem*can*stem* ing*fun.* “People* are* getting* up* here,* bar> from* any* thought* or* experience* that* ing* their* souls,* sometimes* doing* the*writer*wants*to*explore*further.

“I*usually*am*feeling*so*much*I*have* really* funny* poems,* sometimes* doing* to*write,”*Mez*said.*“I*write*it*down*on* really* personal* poems,”* Crayton* said.* my* notepad* and* then* I* start* talking* “People*deal*a*lot*in*tragedy,*but*ulti> mately,*we*are*here*to*have*fun.” out*loud.”* Mary* Mangual* (20C),* who* made* Competitor* Hannah>Grace* Gruebmeyer* (20C),* who* began* per> it* to* the* second* round* of* the* com> forming*slam*poetry*when*she*was*14,* petition,* said* she* attended* the* event* said*inspiration*can*also*stem*from*the* because* poetry* makes* people* strong* and*vulnerable*at*the*same*time.* ideas*of*other*writers.* “I*really*enjoy*getting*to*see*people* “I* love* the* community* of* poetry* because*we*are*riffing*off*of*each*other* in* that* way,* and* there’s* this* atmo> sphere* of* trust,”* Mangual* said.* “Even* all*the*time,”*Gruebmeyer*said.* Points*assigned*by*the*judges*were* though* it’s* competitive,* they’re* doing* totaled* to* score* each* performance,* it*for*the*joy*of*it,*which*I*really*enjoy.”* Gruebmeyer,* who* finished* third,* with* the* highest* and* lowest* points* said*it*was*interesting*to*see*the*differ> dropped.* Competitors*with*the*highest*num> ent*perspectives*that*were*represented* ber* of* points* after* each* round* con> within*the*performances.

“It’s*so*crazy*how*much*sheer*talent* tinued,* and* the* final* standings* were* determined*using*the*total*points*from* we*have*in*the*Emory*community*and* finalists’* combined* performances.* Atlanta*in*general,”*Gruebmeyer*said.* Ultimately,*Poetic*Justice*V*ended*in*a* “There* are* groups* here* that* I* don’t* very*close*result,*with*only*0.2*points* belong*to*and*groups*that*I*do*belong* separating* first>place* winner* Mez* to.* There’s* so* much* representation* in* (80.2* points)* and* runner>up* Maddie* poetry*and*that*was*my*favorite*thing* Fay* (80.0* points),* both* of* whom* are* [about*the*competition].” former* Kennesaw* State* University* (Ga.)* students* who* heard* about* the* —"Contact"Wendy"Zhu"at" event*on*Facebook. wendy.zhu@emory.edu

attempt*at*originality.* Even* Purser,* a* fan* favorite* in* “Stranger*Things,”*and*Centineo,*who* skyrocketed* to* fame* for* his* portrayal* Grade:*C of* Peter* Kavinsky* in* Susan* Johnson’s* Mean* cheerleaders,* a* sweet* but* Netflix>released*film,*“To*All*the*Boys* oblivious*quarterback*and*friendships* I’ve*Loved*Before,”*cannot*save*“Sierra* shattered* over* silly* misunderstand> Burgess”* from* ruin.* The* film* paral> ings:* smells* like* typical* high* school* lels*other*high*school*movies*—*think* “A* Cinderella* Story”* or* “A* Walk* to* drama.* And* as* far* as* high* school* dramas* Remember,”* where* the* popular* male* go,* Ian* Samuels’* “Sierra* Burgess* is* a* protagonist* falls* for* the* “wrong”* girl.* Loser,”*released*on*Netflix*on*Sept.*7,* The* only* original* aspect* of* this* film* is* certainly* not* the* worst.* However,* is*its*nod*to*the*current*era*of*smart> the*film*is*severely*lacking*in*imagina> phones*and*texting.* Every* scene* is* more* predictable* tion* and* charm,* two* staples* of* high* than* the* next,* from* the* discovery* of* school*romance*films.* The* modern* take* on* Edmond* Veronica’s*rather*disastrous*home*life* (it’s* no* surprise,* Rostand’s* “Cyrano* then,* that* she* is* de* Bergerac”* so* cruel* towards* proves* predictable,* Sierra*is*supposed*to* Sierra)* to* the* ces> sloppy* and* rather* be*the*hero,*the*gifted* sation*of*Sierra*and* disturbing. teenage*protagonist* Veronica’s* friend> “Sierra* Burgess* is* a* Loser”* imme> deserving*of*romance,* ship* as* a* result* of* simple* miscommu> diately* strays* from* but*“Sierra*Burgess* nication.* Jamey,* originality* with* its* meanwhile,* is* typical* line>up* of* very* much* a* Peter* high* school* stereo> conveying*this.

Kavinsky* 2.0* —* types:* the* geeky* Centineo,* it* seems,* heroine,* the* hand> some* jock* and* the* gorgeous* cheer> has* a* knack* for* playing* the* sensitive* leader.* The* titular* character,* Sierra* jock* with* a* heart* of* gold.* However,* Burgess* (Shannon* Purser)* is* an* whereas* Peter* Kavinsky’s* love* story* unpopular* girl* with* her* heart* set* on* was* innocent* and* endearing,* Jamey’s* attending* Stanford* University* (Calif.).* relationship* with* Sierra* is* a* jumbled* Ridiculed* for* her* intellect,* looks* and* mess*of*lies*and*deceit.* There*is*also*something*profoundly* love* of* all* things* literary,* Sierra* does* not*fit*the*traditional*mold*of*teenage* disturbing*about*Sierra’s*false*interac> beauty.*In*a*case*of*mistaken*identity,* tions*with*Jamey*—*simply*put,*Sierra* high*school*quarterback*Jamey*(Noah* is* deceiving* Jamey* and* allowing* him* Centineo)* begins* a* text* message* cor> to*believe*she*is*someone*else.*This*in* and* of* itself* is* rather* creepy.* Sierra’s* respondence*with*Sierra.* Sierra*and*Jamey*fall*for*one*anoth> quirky>but>lovable* best* friend,* Dan* er* amid* evenings* spent* exchanging* (RJ*Cyler),*puts*it*best:*“There’s*a*word* awkward* flirtations* and* photos* of* for*that.*Catfishing.*I’m*pretty*sure*it’s* zebras*and*elephants.*However,*there’s* illegal.”* And* Dan’s* words* ring* true.* a*problem:*Jamey*thinks*he*is*texting* Sierra*is*supposed*to*be*the*hero,*the* popular*cheerleader*Veronica*(Kristine* gifted* teenage* protagonist* deserving* Froseth),*and*Sierra*is*hesitant*to*tell* of* romance,* but* “Sierra* Burgess* is* a* Jamey* otherwise.* The* film’s* premise* is*sweet,*but*falls*woefully*short*in*its* See*CENTINEO,*Page*10

ART EXHIBIT

Rose!Library!Honors!Curator!Randall!Burkett’s!Career BY#CARSON#GREENE Contributing*Writer The* Stuart* A.* Rose* Manuscript,* Archives* and* Rare* Book* (Rose)* Library* plans* to* open* its* exhibit,* “Building* Emory’s* African* American* Collections:* Highlights* from* the* Curatorial* Career* of* Randall* K.* Burkett,”* on* Sept.* 13,* drawing* from* more*than*230*manuscript*collections* and*15,000*publications.** The* exhibit* will* both* showcase* Emory’s*extensive*collection*of*African* American*artifacts*and*honor*Randall* Burkett,* the* first* curator* of* Emory’s* African* American* Collections.* Before* he* began* working* on* the* exhibit* for* Emory,* Burkett,* who* has* collected* African* American* artifacts* both* pri> vately*and*for*Emory,*already*amassed* a*personal*library*of*6,000*books*and* other*publications*relating*to*his*field.* After* a* 21>year* tenure* at* the* Rose* Library,*he*retired*Sept.*2.** The*exhibit*is*not*limited*to*African* American* books* and* manuscripts.*

It* will* also* feature* other* items* from* other*collections*in*which*Burkett*was* involved,* such* as* paintings,* posters* and*a*sword*from*the*Civil*War. “I*just*tried*to*think*of*the*things*I* was* most* interested* in* —* that* people* would*enjoy,”*Burkett*said.* Kevin* Young,* director* of* the* Schomburg* Center* for* Research* in* Black* Culture* and* former* curator* of* literary* collections* at* Emory’s* Rose* Library,*praised*Burkett’s*work.

“Randall*Burkett*is*the*consummate* curator—not* only* in* his* own* collect> ing,*but*also*in*amassing*Emory’s*cap> stone*collection*of*Black*Print*Culture,* a*field*he*helped*pioneer,”*Young*said* in* a* Aug.* 22* Emory* Libraries* press* release.

During* his* time* at* Emory,* Burkett* was* instrumental* in* helping* the* University* acquire* the* papers* of* American* authors* Alice* Walker* and* Pearl* Cleage* and* historian* Carter* G.* Woodson.* Most* notably,* he* helped* obtain* artists* and* activists* Camille* Billops*and*James*Hatch’s*collection*of*

rare* regarding* the* African* American* experience.* Billops* and* Hatch’s* collection* will* be*on*display*in*the*exhibit,*as*well*as*a* signed*Phillis*Wheatley*manuscript*of* her*poem*“An*Hymn*to*Humanity”*and* handwritten* page* of* spells* from* the* papers*of*Savannah,*Ga.,*fortune*teller* Mamie* Wade* Avant.Other* interesting* pieces*from*the*exhibit*include*a*por> trait*depicting*a*utopian*America*after* the* Civil* War* as* well* as* an* almanac* from* Benjamin* Banneker,* who* com> posed*the*street*layout*for*Washington,* D.C.* One* of* Burkett’s* collecting* areas* was* expatriate* African* American* lit> erature* and* cultural* figures,* and* he* traveled* throughout* Europe* to* obtain* much*of*the*collection.* Burkett*said*he*wanted*to*focus*the* exhibit*on*an*area*of*African*American* history* that* is* not* already* covered* by* the* Auburn* Avenue* Research* Library* or*the*Atlanta*History*Center.* “There* is* so* much* material* in* pri> vate*hands*in*Atlanta*and*around*the* country* that* there* is* no* reason* to*

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Phillis*Wheatley’s*work*will*be*displayed*in*the*Stuart*A.* Rose*Manuscript,*Archives*and*Rare*Book*(Rose)*Library. compete* with* the* local* institutions,”* Burkett* said.* Burkett* also* said* he* hopes*the*exhibit*will*be*used*by*both* Emory* students* and* other* scholars* from*across*the*nation.** “It’s*really*important*for*students*to* understand*that*we’re*collecting*these* rare*materials*for*our*students*to*use*

them* …* undergraduate,* graduate* stu> dents,* faculty* from* all* over* the* coun> try* and* just* independent* researchers* who*are*interested.*Our*collections*are* open*to*them,”*Burkett*said.

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Continued"from"Page"9 Loser”* falls* flat* in* conveying* this.* The* only* message* the* movie* seems* to* send* is* that* the* only* way* to* get* a* boy* to* notice* you* is* to* deceive* him.* Sure,* Jamey* does* like* Sierra* eventu> ally,* as* we* discover* right* before* the* oh>so>cliche* homecoming* dance,* but* the* convoluted* plan* Sierra* devises* in* order*to*capture*Jamey’s*attention*sug> gests*that*girls*who*don’t*fit*traditional* standards*of*beauty*(read:*skinny)*may* find*it*a*great*deal*harder*to*forge*rela> tionships*than*the*pretty>and>popular* Veronicas*of*the*world.* So,* while* the* bookish,* unpopu> lar* female* lead* seems* to* be* headed* towards* a* satisfactory,* predictable* ending,* she* has* to* do* some* devious* things* in* order* to* get* there.* When* it* comes* down* to* it,* Sierra’s* moral’s* are* just*as*askew*as*Veronica’s.*Her*inter> actions* with* Jamey,* which* are* creepy* at*best,*do*Sierra*no*favors.* Sure,*we*want*to*root*for*the*under> dog,* the* “nice”* girl,* the* “smart”* girl,* but*do*we*want*to*root*for*the*liar,*the* deceiver?*If*“Sierra*Burgess*is*a*Loser”* is*trying*to*prove*that*even*unconven> tionally* beautiful* girls* deserve* love* and* happiness,* it* fails* miserably* by* practically* twisting* Sierra* into* the* antagonist.* If* Sierra,* who* is* not* con> ventionally* beautiful,* cannot* have* an* honest,* open* relationship,* what* does* this*say*for*viewers*facing*similar*body* struggles?

There*is*one*thing*“Sierra*Burgess*is* a*Loser”*does*right:*Sierra*could*have* grown* out* her* hair* and* worn* it* stick> straight,*put*on*a*bit*more*makeup*and* lost*some*weight,*transforming*herself* from* ugly* duckling* into* Disney* prin> cess*in*a*two>hour*time*slot.*However,* Sierra*does*not*do*any*of*these*things:* she* remains* herself* throughout* the* movie,* only* growing* more* comfort> able* in* her* own* body.* Perhaps,* then,* a* person* need* not* change* themselves* in*order*to*be*accepted*or*liked*by*oth> ers*—*a*rather*refreshing*sentiment*in* an*otherwise*cringeworthy*love*story.

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Students*dance*to*one*of*three*stations*at*the*Silent*Disco,*which*took*place*at*the*Campus*Life*Pavillion*on*Sept.*8.*According* to*University*Center*Board*(UCB)*Chair*Claire*Dakhlia*(20C),*51*students*attended*the*event.*

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | Emory Life Editor: Seungeun Cho (seungeun.cho@emory.edu)

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SUSHI

Emory Prof. Calls for Bishops to Resign Miso Ko Rolls Into

By JanVi pamnani Staff Writer

In the wake of widespread allegations of sexual abuse and alleged cover-up by high-ranking Catholic officials in Pennsylvania, one Emory professor proposed for the resignation of all United States bishops, the potential effects of which could shake the church in the United States.

On Aug. 14, the Pennsylvania attorney general released an 884-page grand jury report revealing how top Catholic officials covered up decades of sexual abuse in the Church by 301 identified priests against more than 1,000 children.

While the grand jury offered solutions to prevent such widespread crime in the Catholic Church in the future, Susan Reynolds, Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies in the Candler School of Theology, penned her own solution in an open letter to all Catholic bishops of the United States, titled “Statement of Catholic Theologians, Educators, Parishioners, and Lay Leaders on Clergy Sexual Abuse in the United States.”

Inspired by the mass resignation in May of Chilean bishops who had committed sexual abuse, Reynolds called for the collective resignation of U.S. bishops as a symbolic relinquishment of power within the Catholic Church.

The letter has collected more than

5,000 signatures via Google Forms as of press time.

Reynolds’ scholarship focuses on racial and cultural diversity in Catholic parishes.

She told the Wheel she identifies as Catholic and raises her two daughters as Catholic.

She taught at a Catholic middle school and has roughly a decade of experience in ministry as both a clerical children’s choir director and in college campus ministry.

“I consider myself a devout Catholic,” she said. “Someone who understands my [own] life within the context of the body of Christ in the Catholic Church.”

Reynolds said she wrote the letter over the course of about four days in response to the release of the Pennsylvania grand jury report.

Editors of the Daily Theology blog contributed to the statement, which was published on Aug. 17.

“It was inspired first of all as a statement of solidarity with the victims,” Reynolds said, “and secondarily as a call to action on the part of the U.S. bishops, which was inspired by the actions of the Chilean bishops.”

Reynolds said she found the Chilean bishops’ resignations to be particularly impactful because it represented a collective recognition of the systemic nature of the sexual abuse.

While Pope Francis accepted only four of the 34 resignations, Reynolds

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said it was the unity of a gesture from powerful men that resonated with her as a symbolic first step toward criminal reform.

“It wasn’t just a couple of bad guys,” she said about the U.S. scandal. “It was clearly a systemic crime.”

In 2002, the Catholic Church passed procedural reforms in the form of a policy package known as the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

The charter aimed to prevent further cases of abuse through measures such as extensive trainings for Church members who work with children.

However, the 2002 reforms lacked provisions to discipline or hold bishops accountable.

“The wounds are still so deep, in part because, coupled with those reforms, there was never really an apology,” said Reynolds. “Nobody really ever said, ‘This is our fault. We’re sorry. We screwed up.’ ” Reynolds added that she believes

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Ponce City Market

By Whitney ForBis Contributing Writer

Between artisanal tacos and farmto-table cuisine, the dining options in Ponce City Market (PCM) offer cuisines from myriad countries. But before September, PCM lacked a culinary staple: sushi.

Enter Miso Ko: Guy Wong’s Sushi Bar that officially opened at PCM on Sept. 8.

The sushi bar sits next to ramen shop Ton Ton. Miso Ko is small and simple: with nothing more than an L-shaped island, it’s set up for both dine-in and grab-and-go sushi orders.

Both are available on the same expansive menu.

Between by-the-piece sashimi, nigiri and gunkan to the 12 specialty rolls, the hardest part of the meal was deciding what to order. Overwhelmed by options that included sea urchin and eel, my friends and I asked the chefs about their personal favorites.

Following their advice, we ordered three specialty rolls: Oshi Sushi, Super Crunch and Spicy Mix Maki. Miso Ko also offers dishes such as tuna tartare and a spicy sashimi salad.

All rolls are made to order. The chefs pulled strips of bright tuna and salmon from the case before us, and

miso Ko sushi Ponce city Market

although we watched the chefs prepare each roll, it was impossible not to be wowed by the final presentation.

Piles of colorful tobiko and strips of crunchy tempura created a perfectly Instagrammable plate.

The rolls themselves were fresh, the fish almost melting in our mouths. The Super Crunch was a definite favorite, living up to its name with pops of flavor. The Spicy Mix Maki was hot enough for more than a few water refills, but the spice did not overpower the asparagus and salmon flavors. The Oshi Sushi, though not as flavorful as the other rolls, came with two colorful sauces that balanced its initial blandness.

Miso Ko held a soft opening the week before, but Sept. 8 marked their official first day. Although I arrived at 6 p.m. on Miso Ko’s opening day, there was no wait at the sushi bar.

Accustomed to waiting in the never-ending lines at other PCM dining stalls, I was surprised to be seated immediately at Miso Ko.

See sushi, Page 12

ALUMNUS

El Super Pan Scores DeMuro Accelerates to YouTube Stardom At SunTrust Park By seunGeun Cho Emory Life Editor

By Varun Gupta Senior Staff Writer Within walking distance of the Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park, the newly opened El Super Pan at The Battery could look the part of any other casual sports bar.

Step inside, however, and the Latino sandwich diner begins to narrate its own story, set to the sensual vocals of Enrique Iglesias, urging me to chase after the smell of freshly baked pastries and the Cuban-themed relics for sale.

Not long after my friend and I placed our orders — we chose carry-out for convenience — we wandered around to the bar to retrieve our brown-paper bagged sandwiches.

Offering vegetarian and meat options from Puerto Rican Chef Hector Santiago, El Super Pan packs a punch of freshness and refinement in its preparation of grilled and cold sandwiches.

For my main course, I placed a half order of the Media Noche: pan de huevo, adobo-roasted pork (adobo is a dry spice rub common in Latin American cuisine), ham, chicharron, Swiss cheese, pickles and yellow mustard.

El Super Pan bakes all of its breads, buns and sweets in-house, and offers tostones, or twice-fried slices of green plantain, as a gluten-free substitute for an extra 50 cents.

As I ripped into my Media Noche, the succulence of the slowly roas-

el super pan

suntrust Park (the Battery)

ted pork immediately coated my mouth.

The chunks of well-done meat were soaked in a spice marinade that highlighted the nutty Swiss cheese, sweet cured ham and sharp, tangy mustard.

The sturdy sugar-crusted pan de huevo, similar to a French briochestyle bread, kept the meat and cheese package intact.

With the spongy texture of a wedding cake and the robustness of a dark stout, Media Noche’s buns were the kind of guilty pleasure for a late-night treat — hence the name.

However, due to the lack of any nutritional greens, the Media Noche was a little too heavy for my liking.

With most of my sandwich downed, I focused my attention on another Cuban delicacy: maduros, or roasted sweet ripened plantains.

I hoped the starchy vegetable would provide some nutrition to accompany my carnivorous meal.

My friend and I agreed that the savory plantains nicely complemented our sandwiches.

They melted in our mouths like a Bananas Foster.

My friend, a vegetarian, ordered the Farm Cubano: Spanish focaccia,

See sandwich, Page 12

When Doug DeMuro (10C) speaks, his down-to-earth demeanor, casual amiability and lack of pretension seem counterintuitive from a YouTuber with over 2 million subscribers.

DeMuro’s optimistic character shines through when the Emory alumnus reminisces on his unconventional path from college to cubicle to YouTube car guru.

Initially, DeMuro recalls, he was “content working in an office,” and spent much of his time during his office job at Porsche Cars North America creating spreadsheets. At the time, DeMuro was fresh out of college with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

His time in a cubicle would not last long. A few years into his job, DeMuro began to contemplate whether he truly wanted to continue his office career.

His current job — writing for an Autotrader blog called Oversteer while cultivating his car review YouTube channel — exemplifies DeMuro’s versatility and continued pursuit of his passion for cars.

Though YouTube stars today can make millions from their videos, DeMuro never considered turning to the platform to make a living when he was a college freshman.

“When I was at Emory, YouTube was just sort of in its infancy, and I never, at any point, ever, once, considered that this would be something that I would do as a job,” DeMuro said.

“When I was a freshman, the first viral videos were starting to come out — this was in 2006 — but you would have to go to your friend’s room and watch

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doug demuro (10c), who has over 2 million followers on youTube, reviews an aston martin lagonda in a June 21, 2018 video. it with them. It never once occurred to me that this could be a platform for a career.”

Now, DeMuro credits much of his current fame to his audience from when he first began his foray into automotive journalism.

“When I quit my job at Porsche, I started writing for Jalopnik, which is the biggest car blog, so I had kind of a built-in audience,” DeMuro said.

“When I started releasing videos, they started to get popular pretty quickly because the people who would read my articles would transition to watch[ing] my videos.”

If DeMuro’s YouTube subscriber count is a testament to his fame, then his Instagram account is close runnerup, with over 82,000 followers and counting.

The sheer amount of followers that DeMuro amassed across multiple plat-

forms has made him something of a public figure, but the fame has come with its own set of growing pains. It’s not uncommon for fans to recognize him in public — DeMuro that estimates every one in 50 passersby stops him on the street.

Even simple errands, DeMuro said, present challenges.

“You’re a little bit under a microscope. You have to be nice to everybody,” DeMuro said, chuckling.

“When I’m sick, I’m at home; I’ve got a 100-degree fever and I’ve got sweatpants on when the Postmates guy comes to the door, I have to think, ‘Is this guy [going to] know me? Is he going to ask to take a picture with me?’”

Still, DeMuro stands by his belief that “people always seem to be a little

See alum, Page 12

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Reynolds Proposes Reform Sandwich Joint Debuts Second Location For U.S. Catholic Church Continued from Page 11

Continued from Page 11 deeply rooted, authentic reform cannot take place without repentance.

She said that accountability is necessary, not only in the Church, but also in every sector of life.

“I see the resignation of bishops as a precursor to real structural reform and prosecutions that have to take place,” Reynolds said. “It’s one piece of that symbolic recognition that this wasn’t just something that happened by accident. This was someone’s fault. This was a crime. A lot of different people are complicit in that.”

The letter, according to Reynolds, is a peaceful call to prayer rather than a radical call for blood.

She said she found the most remarkable writing not to be her actual letter, but instead the signatures that followed, which represent diverse backgrounds from all sectors of the church.

A mix of theology departments chairs, university presidents, priests, nuns, sisters, educators and laypeople have signed the statement.

“James Joyce described the Catholic Church as, ‘Here Comes Everybody,’ ” Reynolds said. “The signers of this letter are kind of the ‘Everybody.’ It demonstrates that the call to prayer was one of sincerity and love and deep

care for the church.”

The Catholic Church has not addressed the primary goal of the letter, which was to invite U.S. bishops to collectively submit resignations to Pope Francis.

Reynolds attributes the unresponsiveness to the lack of accountability among bishops.

“Independent investigations need to take place in every state and in every diocese across the country,” Reynolds said. “No more bishops investigating other bishops.”

Since the release of the Pennsylvania grand jury report, the attorneys general of Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska and New Mexico have announced they will also investigate sexual abuse in Catholic dioceses within their states.

However, Reynolds said that responses to the statement have been unexpectedly positive.

She said priests nationwide have preached approvingly about the content of the letter during mass.

Due to the blog’s geographical tracking capabilities, Reynolds knows that the letter has been read in the Vatican.

She believes that the letter that Pope Francis wrote to bishops on Aug. 20 addresses the one she wrote.

— Contact Janvi Pamnani at janvi.pamnani@emory.edu

adobo-roasted veggies, pickled chayote (a green, pear-shaped squash), Thomasville Tomme cheese, herbs and Dijon mustard.

He said his entrée was well-seasoned, but that the focaccia could have used more toasting.

He compared the bizarre mix of vegetables to sambar, a South-Indian vegetable stew from his childhood, and added that the Farm Cubano’s spinach balanced the smokiness of the roasted eggplant.

The adobo-roasted veggies and pickled chayote reminded him of comfort food, while the subtle, starchy sweetness of the spinach focaccia kept him coming back for more.

Considering the steady stream of college students and families walking by, I expected El Super Pan at The Battery to be densely packed.

Instead, the establishment did not have a line and less than 10 people were scattered among the different seating areas.

Casual lunch and dinner customers can choose between sitting in the main room, with a large projector screen for viewing sports games, and lounging on the barstools at either the indoor bar or outdoor patio.

Additionally, a private dining room and bar, called El Salon Tropical, can be reserved for special occasions.

El Super Pan provides an authentically Latin American, made-to-order dining experience for those seeking an alternative to Emory Point’s

Varun guPta/senior staff Writer

el super Pan serves cuban sandwiches, including the media noche (leFt) and Farm cubano (top), and sides, including maduros (r iGht).

Papi’s Cuban and Caribbean Grill and Emory Village’s Dave’s Cosmic Subs.

Overall, dining at El Super Pan was nearly a “super” experience.

Despite the establishment’s fine attention to detail — meticulously crafted sandwiches and well-thoughtout decor — I find it difficult to justify the overall price of roughly $35 — meal and round-trip ride fare — on a college student budget.

For a more convenient and inexpensive option, I would order a lunch combo between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, for $9.50 from the El Super Pan location at

Ponce City Market.

Even as a carnivore, I can safely recommend the Farm Cubano’s adobo-roasted veggies on Spanish focaccia.

Also, do not underestimate the portion sizes — half a sandwich and a side of maduros provided the perfect amount of food.

With its bold attempt to remain rooted in Central American cuisine, El Super Pan may become my first choice the next time I’m craving a grilled sandwich.

— Contact Varun Gupta at varun.gupta@emory.edu

Alum Recounts Path to YouTube Fame Continued from Page 11 nicer when they’re actually face to face with you,” and does his best to interact with his followers on Twitter, Facebook and Reddit, where the comments are less numerous than the thousands he receives on his YouTube videos.

Melissa Winkler (10C), DeMuro’s friend since his Emory days six years ago, considers DeMuro’s genuineness one of his most positive traits.

“It’s weird watching his YouTube videos as a close friend because it doesn’t feel any different than when he and I are hanging out, the two of us,” Winkler said. “He’s intelligent and funny and silly in real life the same way that he is in his videos [and] I think that’s part of the reason people relate to him.”

Even with YouTube, DeMuro does his best to craft his videos “to flow like a river to where the audience is.” For example, after realizing that car enthusiasts and buyers had started to view more videos of SUVs — “almost half the car market is now SUVs,” according to DeMuro — DeMuro began to put out more SUV-centric videos.

“I try to have … a finger on the pulse of what my audience is looking for,” DeMuro said. “I do enjoy making the videos, but I wouldn’t be able to keep doing it if I didn’t make videos of what people wanted to see.”

DeMuro’s friend Filippo Bulgarelli, who attended the University of Pennsylvania, met DeMuro as part of an open invitation meetup that DeMuro arranged with his followers after moving from the Ansley Park neighborhood of Atlanta to Philadelphia.

Bulgarelli voiced respect for DeMuro’s careful consideration of his followers’ comments and suggestions.

“One of the things I really appreci-

ate about Doug is how deliberate and thoughtful he is, whether in interactions with fans and with friends, or with just how he goes about making his decisions,” Bulgarelli said. “His YouTube channel is, in a way, a business, and he’s very deliberate about the decisions that he makes.”

Bulgarelli would go on to serve as DeMuro’s cameraman for a few years while DeMuro resided in Philadelphia.

DeMuro himself still occasionally struggles with the technological aspects of his job, and he laughs when he talks about his lack of videographic skill.

“When I was at Emory, YouTube was just sort of in its infancy. ... It never once occurred to me that this could be a platform for a career.”

— Doug DeMuro (10C), YouTuber and journalist

“I never grew up knowing anything about video,” DeMuro says. “If you watch my videos, they’re kind of rudimentary. All these [car YouTubers] have drones — I never got into that.”

Despite his self-proclaimed technological deficiencies, DeMuro remains a highly watched car YouTuber with a fan base that has only showed signs of increasing.

Originally from Denver, DeMuro now resides in San Diego with his wife, whose job took the couple to Southern California. The two met when DeMuro

was a Resident Advisor (RA) at Dobbs Hall and she, a resident. DeMuro was quick to clarify that he “did not date her while [he] was an RA.” Alongside his wife, many of DeMuro’s residents from his stint at Dobbs Hall remain his closest friends, with “about six or seven” in attendance at the couple’s wedding.

The friendships that he forged with his residents while at Emory, along with his newfound autonomy — which he cited as “probably the biggest and maybe the only major lesson I learned at Emory” — became some of DeMuro’s greatest teachers throughout his academic career.

“In college I realized I’m an adult.

I gotta do stuff,” DeMuro said. “[I started] learning how to kind of live on my own and excel and thrive in the things that I wanted. You can choose to spend your time however you want.”

Still, DeMuro recalled grappling with anxieties about the future for a large portion of his academic career.

All the worrying, he said, made it hard for him to stop and smell the roses.

“I would probably tell myself and people who are [at Emory] now: slow down, enjoy it, enjoy the time you get to spend with your friends,” DeMuro said. “You’ll rarely have this sort of freedom in the rest of your life when you get a job.”

For now, DeMuro remains optimistic about his future prospects.

“I believe, for [myself] anyway, I have one of the coolest jobs in the world, and the thing that keeps me going is [that] I want to continue it, I want to preserve it,” DeMuro said. “I want to make this my life forever if I can.”

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

Whitney forBis/contriButing Writer

at miso Ko, chefs prepare sashimi, nigiri and gunkan on the spot. The spicy mix maki (Front) is one of 13 specialty rolls.

Sushi Spot Settles in At Ponce City Market unnecessary to repeat our orders since the chefs were so accessible.

Overall, our meal leaned toward the Unlike its neighbors on the first floor of the food hall, Miso Ko does not expensive, with a majority of the spehave a private restaurant space. The cialty rolls costing $13. While not outrageously overpriced, eight-seater sushi bar I found the rolls to stands amid the busbe smaller than other tle of the open food It was impossible not restaurants’ specialty hall. Yet, despite its to be wowed by the rolls. lack of walls, Miso Ko final presentation.

Overall, Miso Ko: maintains an atmoGuy Wong’s Sushi sphere of a designatPiles of colorful Bar is a quick and ed space. tobiko and strips of fresh stop for sushi.

The logistics of the crunchy tempura While the restaurant restaurant were a bit created a perfectly could address a few awkward. Patrons face the sushi chefs, Instagrammable plate. logistical matters to increase efficiency, separated by a colorthe helpful chefs and ful display case filled with raw fish. The chefs asked if my expansive menu made for a delicious friends and I were ready to order; and Snapchat-worthy dinner. after we did, a waitress came up from behind and had us repeat our orders.

— Contact Whitney Forbis at While the wait staff was kind, it seemed whitney.forbis@emory.edu

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Mental Health Research at Emory University Project Director: Dr. Elaine Walker The Mental Health & Development Program is now accepting participants for an NIMH research project concerned with identifying factors that contribute to mental health problems.

Volunteers may be eligible if they are 13 to 30 years of age, and are experiencing unusual thoughts or perceptions, or increased suspiciousness.

Participation includes diagnostic and cognitive evaluations, MRI scans, EEG, and blood work. There is no charge for the assessments, and participants are compensated for their time.

For more information, contact the Mental Health & Development Program: (404) 727-7547

mentalhealth.research@emory.edu

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On

Fire It’s September. the first winds of fall are in the air, and college students across the nation awaken every Saturday with dreams of victory in their hearts. they leave their dorms and run across campus in a beautiful mass of school spirit until they reach their campus’ football stadium, where they will join their peers at tailgates, forming lifelong friendships and memories as the smell of burgers and hot dogs fill the air.

Meanwhile, your pioneering on Fire correspondent is joining his fellow Emory students in making a similar coming-of-age trek across campus: the Saturday evening stroll from Harris Hall to the legendary “KoLLEGE” party. It’s esteemed traditions like these, formed across centuries, that make Emory a bastion for collegiate tradition and pride.

“But you’ve never experienced a gorgeous early-autumn afternoon in Michigan’s ‘Big House!’” you cry.

Your sagacious on Fire correspondent smiles and responds: “Ah, but have you ever strolled from the hallowed halls of Emory’s Sigma Chi to the stunning green lawns of Alpha tau omega, watching 150-pound white dudes in Chubbies throw a frisbee to the soaring melodies of post Malone’s “Beerbongs and Bentleys,” while they repeatedly glance across the street towards the sorority lodges?”

Yes, friends and disciples of on Fire, college football season has returned.

And with it, students across the nation are teaming up to cheer on their comrades on the gridiron, and Emory students are doing the exact same things that they were doing last week, with slightly cooler weather.

Alas, 2018 marks the 182nd straight football-less year at Emory. But Emory, believe it or not, is home to some incredibly qualified footballers.

Contrary to popular sentiment, your stunningly athletic on Fire correspondent is not referring to himself or herself, though it has been rumored that he or she throws a mean spiral.

No, your cannon-armed on Fire correspondent refers instead to a number of promising players scattered throughout the Emory campus.

After all, who better to play quarterback than Dooley herself? the undead skeletal demon already has a built-in offensive line in her security guards.

Some scouts have expressed concern about Dooley’s brittle bones not being able to stand up to hits in the pocket, but the whole “immortality” thing should help her withstand the rigors of a full college football season.

How about a head coach to lead the newly-minted Emory football team? the best coaches are people who can make tough decisions — people who can evaluate the numbers in front of them and not be bogged down by any emotional connections — aka the entire Emory administration.

Emory infamously cut their journalism, education and visual arts programs in 2012, which left a sea of students alone and rudderless and sounded the death knell on a few of Emory’s finest programs. But your economically-savvy on Fire correspondent applauds the administration for its foresight and inability to let things like “the interest of its students” and “campus-wide protests” stop them from ensuring that more money is funneled into the Goizueta Business School. the proof is in the numbers, after all. Since the school-wide cuts in 2012, Goizueta has skyrocketed from 19th in the U.S. News and World report rankings all the way to … 201thst.

When reached for comment, Emory’s head football coach reportedly blamed SEC bias.

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two receiving touchdowns alongside a 91-yard punt return touchdown.

Sept. 10 was a day of smooth victories for the New York Jets and the Los Angeles rams. the Jets blew out the Detroit Lions 48-17. the Jets defense caught five interceptions, humbling Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, who had an unmemorable game in which he threw just one touchdown and four interceptions.

Despite head coach Jon Gruden’s long-awaited return to the NFL, the oakland raiders lost 33-13 to the rams. the rams looked in every way a Super Bowl contender with an impressive defense that had several sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown to finish off the raiders.

Week one brings out overreactions from fans and pundits alike. No, the Buccaneers are not going to be Super Bowl contenders.

Yes, the Steelers and Saints are going to be fine even with disappointing starts. However, there are some things from Week one that will likely

hold. the Buffalo Bills looked abysmal. they have no weapons on offense and are probably going to be the doormat of the AFC East. Mahomes looks like the real deal for the Kansas City Chiefs, and head coach Andy reid once again has positioned the Chiefs in prime playoff contention.

In the NFC, the Falcons underwent many of the same issues that plagued the team last year. offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian has yet to fix the red zone problems. this could spell the Falcons’ demise if they make it to the playoffs again. the Bears’ blown lead might either set up a rallying cry to become a playoff contender, or they might not be able to recover. Meanwhile, the rams and the Minnesota Vikings look like the prime Super Bowl favorites with very impressive opening weekends.

Week two of the season starts on Sept. 13 with an AFC North rivalry matchup between the Baltimore ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals.

— Contact Anirudh Pidugu at anirudh.pidugu@emory.edu

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Volleyball

Juniata

7:45 p.m.

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Furman Classic

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Lynchburg

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Maritime

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goal courtesy of freshman midfielder Arielle Williamson. on an unassisted goal, she beat the goalie to a loose ball. the barrage continued into the second half with a trio of goals from Beall, sophomore midfielder Kelly Walsh and freshman forward Molly Miller. Beall’s second goal of the game landed in the top corner of the net from a far cross delivered by senior midfielder Jordan Doak in the 53rd minute. the final two goals to seal the astounding 9-0 victory came within five minutes of each other in the 75th and 80th minutes, respectively. Walsh knocked in another loose ball inside the six-yard box on an assist from junior midfielder Morgan Brandewie for her second of the outing. With victory simply a formality at that point in the game, Miller converted a one-time finish from close range off of a cross. the Eagles finished with nine goals and a sense of cohesion moving forward that seems to be an encouraging sign this early in the season. “one of the biggest things we talked about was not thinking about scoring goals or how many we wanted to score, but just focus on the process of moving the ball and possessing the ball,” Head Coach Sue patberg said.

Emory followed their shocking victory with a nail-biting 1-0 loss to rowan on Sept. 9 in a neutral contest at pfeiffer University (N.C.). the Eagles recorded more shots overall (10) and on goal (6) than rowan (6 and 3, respectively), but unfortunately were not able to equalize a 40th minute goal from rowan’s sophomore forward Abby Daigle.

“We knew it was going to be a difficult game,” said Coach patberg. “We just weren’t as sharp taking care of the ball as we had been in our previous three games.” the Eagles continue their nonconference slate with games on Sept.

15 and 16 against Lynchburg College (Va.) and thomas More College (Ke.), respectively, at Sewanee: the University of the South (tenn.).

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“For this past week, [the goal] was keeping our shape, making sure guys were spacing, communicating effectively and getting some of the reads down a little bit earlier so that we could snuff out issues before they became dangerous chances against us,” Greiner said.

Against rutgers-Camden, Emory fought for a scrappy 2-1 win. rutgersCamden had nearly double the shots on target than Emory (7-4), but Gallagher made five crucial saves (notching his 12th save of the season) to build Emory’s winning streak to four games. Sophomore forward Nate Sampson credits the team’s defensive solidity as a key factor to their success. “[Gallagher] has been playing incredible,” Sampson said. “our whole defense played unbelievable this weekend. We would not have been in the games without them.”

Greiner was also impressed with Gallagher’s performances.

“I still feel comfortable and confident with [Gallagher] as a starting role in the goalkeeping position,” Greiner said. “As of now, he’s locked it down.”

Emory started positively against rowan, getting on the scoreboard first through Sampson, assisted by tsuru.

Sampson drilled in his first Emory career goal in style, blasting the ball off the crossbar from the top of the 18-yard box. Despite rowan leveling the score five minutes later, a late header courtesy of senior midfielder tyler Santee snatched the win for Emory. tsuru affirmed his role as a creator and delivered another game-changing assist. His pair of assists from both games earned him the offensive MVp award, while Santee was awarded the Defensive MVp award. the Eagles will look to keep their undefeated season alive when they host Millsaps College (Miss.) on Sept. 15 at 5 p.m.

leyball program over the past three years and have only matured since beginning to play for McDowell, she said. Looking forward to over a month on the road, the team hopes to accomplish a series of goals. one of the most important is to find a sense of team culture and personality.

“I think we’re really working to find what this team’s identity is,” McDowell said. the Eagles will make their way to Claremont, Calif., for the East-West Challenge where they will play Juniata College (pa.) and Claremont McKenna College (Calif.) on Sept. 14 and the University of texas at Dallas on Sept.

15.

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we can really help that program really take a step forward.”

Division III schools, Baggetta noted that both environments had a similar emphasis on academics.

“It’s still the same mindset,” Baggetta said. “We’re still here to be champions in the classroom and on the field.”

Last year, the Eagles clinched their 11th UAA Championship title after a 7-1, 6-3 doubleheader victory against New York University on April 27. their season ended during the NCAA DIII tournament, eliminated only after a 5-2 loss to Maryville College (tenn.) on May 12. Baggetta hopes to build off the momentum from the team’s success.

“I appreciate and put a lot of value on what has already been built as a softball program,” Baggetta said. “I’m looking forward to moving this program to where it’s a national contender year in and year out.”

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has already set high goals with this year’s diving squad. the past two seasons saw top marks from individual divers. Junior trevor Burke earned third and second place in the three-meter and onemeter competitions, respectively, at the 2017 UAA Swimming and Diving Championships. Sophomore Katie Kushner earned second place at the 2018 UAA Championships for the onemeter diving competition and finished eighth in the three-meter.

“We want to continue the high performance in the conference championships and the NCAAs and have the success that we’ve enjoyed in previous years,” Haun said. “We want to continue that championship tradition.”

Howell expressed his desire to see the diving team succeed nationally alongside the swimming team and affirmed his belief in Haun’s abilities to reach that goal. “[our goal is] to get [the diving program] to a national stage that’s on par with the swimming program,” Howell said. “We’ve had divers as individuals who’ve done that, but I think with Mike’s leadership and his enthusiasm,

Softball CoaCh adrianna baggetta Formerly the associate head coach of the University of Iowa softball team, Baggetta touts Division I national recruiting experience and a solid understanding of the Emory student athlete in her new role as Emory’s head softball coach, replacing former Head Coach penny Siqueiros.

Baggetta spent the past 16 years as a Division I coach, split equally between the University of Iowa and the University of South Carolina where she was also a team member from 1999 to 2002. “[We were looking for] somebody who … can help people grow and who also understands the importance of academics,” Clyde partin Senior Director of Athletics Michael Vienna said. “We want success certainly in terms of wins and losses, but first and foremost, [someone who] understands that the athletics program is part and parcel of a larger Emory education.”

Coming from Division I and

Editor’s Note: Editorial Page Editor Madeline Lutwyche (20C) is a member of the Emory Swimming and Diving team.

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Diving, Softball Add New Coaches

VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S SOCCER

Defense Secures Two-Week Streak

By Annie UichAnco Sports Editor The 2018-19 school year has introduced new faces to the Emory Athletics coaching staff, adding Head Diving Coach Michael “Mike” Haun and Head Softball Coach Adrianna Baggetta to the roster.

Diving coAch MichAel hAUn After the departure of former Head Diving Coach Alexandre Kossenkov over the summer, Haun brings his collegiate diving experience and enthusiasm for the sport to his new role.

A former diver at North Carolina State University, Haun currently works as a safety coordinator at the Atlanta Community Food Bank and has coached at Henry W. Grady High School and North Atlanta High School for the past two years.

“Mike really stood out just because he’s so enthusiastic and really committed to the student athletes we have here and the community we’ve built,” Swimming and Diving Head Coach Jon Howell said. “He really is excited to dive in and to see what he can do with the program.”

Although the season will not officially start until late September, Haun

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senior middle hitter sydney leimbach faces off against two Berry College (Ga.) blockers in a 3-0 victory at the emory national Tournament on sept. 7.

Women Set Up Road to Success

By Allison gelMAn Senior Staff Writer

The Emory women’s volleyball team swept the competition this weekend at the Emory National Tournament. The Eagles won 3-0 against Transylvania University (Ky.), Otterbein University (Ohio), Berry College (Ga.) and Tufts University (Mass.) and 3-1 against Whitworth University (Wash.).

The weekend puts the Eagles in a six-game win streak and a 7-1 overall season status. In the first match against the Transylvania Pioneers, junior outside hitter Morgan McKnight posted an impressive 27 attacks and eight kills. The Eagles’ long-serving streaks throughout each of the three sets established their clear lead over the Pioneers.

McKnight gave the Eagles a solid four-point lead with a series of strong serves in the first set. Senior setter

Mady Arles’ consistent serves helped the team reach 22 points later in the set.

Only in the third set did Transylvania’s final score reach 20 points.

Head Coach Jenny McDowell praised the team’s overall prowess.

“Our strength of the team is the team,” McDowell said.

Emphasizing the contributions of each member in a 29-player team is critical to the overall mentality going into each game.

“It’s always a good sign when you feel like we’ve been together for a few seasons already,” junior outside hitter Sara Carr said. “We’re molding so well together and feeling like we’ve been playing together longer than we have.”

McKnight has been a major asset for the Eagles, and continued to help Emory shine in game two against Berry, making 30 attacks and 12 kills.

Junior libero Elyse Thompson kept the defense strong with 22 digs in the

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Eagles Soar Past Petrels 9-0 By crAig sUPcoff Contributing Writer

The Emory women’s soccer team pulled off a rare 9-0 victory against Oglethorpe University (Ga.) on Sept.

6 but slipped 1-0 to Rowan University (N.J.) on Sept. 9.

Against Oglethorpe, the Eagles maintained control from the outset and set themselves up for a resounding victory. The offensive explosion in the game was evident through the nine goals from eight different goalscorers.

Emory totaled an incredible 44 shots in the game, with 27 of them on goal.

The Eagles scored six goals before the first-half whistle blew. The floodgates were opened for the offense when junior forward Caroline Kolski scored in the sixth minute, faking out a defender and lobbing a shot over the keeper.

“I started the scoring, but the team really came along with me and it was a great way to start the season,” Kolski said.

The goal was followed by a successful unassisted effort in the 13th minute from senior midfielder Madison Phaneuf — a shot fired from outside of the 18-yard box and over the keeper.

The team made a conscious effort to start out strong against Oglethorpethis type of opponent.

“In previous years, we have had a history of struggling with less com-

three sets.

Carr said the Berry game was the most memorable of the weekend.

“This was a game of energy,” Carr said. “We did a great job of [keeping] our energy high on our side of the net.”

The even bigger challenge of the weekend came on Saturday afternoon against Whitworth, the only opponent of the five schools to take a set from the Eagles. While Emory began strong with a 25-17 win in the first set, Whitworth took the second 25-22.

Emory battled back to win the third set 25-20 and the fourth 26-24.

McDowell said she is proud of the senior class, a squad of six this year.

Seniors such as setter and right side Carly Saitman, defensive specialist Mila Barzdukas and defensive specialist and libero Becky Breuer have served as crucial members of the vol-

After last week’s mesmerizing 5-4 overtime victory against Washington and Lee University (Va.), the Emory men’s soccer team maintained their early season momentum in the Ciallella Classic in New Jersey during Sept. 8 and 9. The Eagles edged past Rowan University (N.J.) 1-0 and Rutgers University-Camden (N.J.) 2-1 to preserve a perfect start to the season.

Against Rowan, junior midfielder Jun Tsuru supplied an assist for the game-winning goal scored by junior midfielder Keegan McCombie.

McCombie delivered the lone goal of the game with a shot that rifled off the crossbar.

In a game dominated by first-class defensive quality, sophomore goalkeeper Cole Gallagher notched his second shutout of the season to record his eighth career shutout between the posts for Emory. Gallagher made two saves to keep the Eagle’s winning streak alive.

Head Coach Corey Greiner said he was pleased with how his defense responded after conceding four goals to Washington and Lee.

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Season Openers Bring Mixed Results

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sophomore forward shivani Beall lunges for the ball in a matchup against oglethorpe university (Ga.) on sept. 6. petitive teams,” Phaneuf said. “We had a goal of coming out strong from the start because we have a tendency to play down to these teams.”

Phaneuf followed up her first goal with a knocked-in loose ball from a free kick delivered by sophomore midfielder Lily Dresner in the 19th minute, making the score 3-0 in the first 20 minutes. Junior forward Shivani Beall once again put her name on the scoresheet in the 24th minute, this time with a goal of her own. She

put together a noteworthy individual display in which she beat five players dribbling across the box, and slotted home the ball in the back of the net for the Eagles’ fourth goal of the evening.

The scoring continued in the first half with a goal from freshman defender Melika Mohammadi, who beat the goalie to the far post in the 37th minute. The Eagles still managed to slot in a sixth goal before halftime with a

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The roads were noticeably quieter on Sunday, and the smell of face paint and burgers tinted the air. We all know what that means. Football is back.

The 2018 NFL season started off with a bang this week with several comeback victories and close games. Here is a recap of some of this season’s most intense victories and letdowns so far.

Heading off the weekend, the defending champions Philadelphia Eagles faced off against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 6. The Eagles squeaked by with an 18-12 victory.

Both offenses struggled, but the Eagles prevailed through a magical trick play, two goal-line stands and inefficient red zone offense from the Falcons.

Of the slate of games on Sept. 9, the highlight came toward the end of the night when quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers to a come-from-behind 24-23 victory over the Chicago Bears. Despite suffering an injury in the second quarter, Rodgers returned to the game in the second half and finished with 301 total yards and three touchdowns. Bears defensive star Khalil Mack made an impressive debut, wreaking havoc all

over the Packers’ offensive line, finishing with one strip sack and one interception in limited playing time.

The Cleveland Browns ended their 17-game losing streak with their opening-day game against the Pittsburgh Steelers — albeit with a 21-21 tie. The Steelers struggled throughout the game without their star running back Le’veon Bell, who is still holding out for a new contract.

In a surprising game, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dropped 48 points over the New Orleans Saints’ 40. The Saints’ horrendous defense suffered under Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s total of five touchdowns.

The Saints showed several signs of weaknesses on defense against what many considered the worst team in the league.

Among the shootouts on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs impressed with their 38-28 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. New Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and offensive star Tyreek Hill dominated the Chargers’ defense. Mahomes threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns showing off his cannon of an arm, while Hill had 169 receiving yards and

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