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Emory Events Calendar, Page 2

Arts & Entertainment, Page 9

Crossword Puzzle, Page 8

Staff Editorial, Page 6

Police Record, Page 2

On Fire, Page 11

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GREEK LIFE

HEALTHCARE

Emory Healthcare Cuts 100 Employees Job Cuts Due to Restructuring

By Rupsha Basu Staff Writer

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With Greek Week underway, Emory fraternities and sororities are preparing for the various competitive events ahead. Some of this year’s events include a trivia competition, a “powder puff” football game and the “Greek God” competition.

Greek Week Returns, Aims to Establish Tradition

By Lydia O’Neal Staff Writer After a one-year hiatus, Greek Week has returned to Emory’s campus.

This week, six teams consisting of one Intersorority Council (ISC) chapter, two Interfraternity Council (IFC) chapters and at least one Multicultural Greek Council (MCG) or National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) chapter will compete for the title of Greek Week Champion in this year’s “Survivor”-themed competitions.

Scheduling conflicts and divisions among the four Greek Life councils prevented Greek Week last year, but event planners hope to make the friendly competition an annual tradition from now on.

“It’s a great way to make friends and make Greek Life visible on campus,” Gamma Phi Beta sister and College sophomore Ashley Stumvoll

said. She added that allowing nonGreeks to come to the events is “a great way to bring the campus together,” as “a lot of people feel isolated from the Greek community.”

Following Monday’s banner contest, in which administrators judge contestants on their artistic renditions of the “Survivor” theme and their creativity in choosing a clever hanging location, each team will send 20 members to a Trivia Quizbowl at BurgerFi Tuesday night.

Greeks will dominate Asbury circle on Wonderful Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each chapter will set up its own table, welcoming anyone with questions or interest. Along with the King of Pops, carnival-style food, a fire blower, a tattoo artist and a bounce house, signups for a Sept.

25 Red Cross Blood Drive will be available.

The women of each team will go head to head at a Powder Puff football tournament Thursday night on

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McDonough Field. The male team members, after coaching and cheering for the girls on Thursday evening, will compete for the title of “Greek God” at a Strongman contest on sorority lawn Friday at 4 p.m.

The fun and games comes to an end on Saturday, Sept. 21 at an Eagle Row Block Party complete with a DJ, games, rides and free food from 2 to 5 p.m. At 3:30 p.m., the Greek Week Champions will be awarded “a huge trophy and bragging rights,” according to ISC president and Goizueta Business School senior Lauren Browning.

Last year, however, Browning and IFC president and College senior Jason Stern planned to hold the week long event during the spring to coincide with underclassmen rush.

“Between recruitment, Spring Break and Dooley’s Ball, we couldn’t find a good time to do it,” Stern said. He added that, though the event wasn’t held during the 2010-11 aca-

GREEK WEEK SCHEDULE Tuesday Trivia Quizbowl at BurgerFi, 7:30-10 p.m.

Thursday Greek Wonderful Wednesday Asbury Circle, 10-4 p.m.

Friday ‘Greek God’ competition Sorority Lawn, 4 p.m.

Saturday Block Party Eagle Row, 2-5 p.m. demic year either, “Greek Week used to be a fun tradition that all the Greek organizations would get excit-

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More than 100 Emory Healthcare employees will lose their jobs, effective Nov. 15, due to a restructuring of the company’s neuropsychology unit at the Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital.

The restructuring includes the renovation of two neuropsychiatry units at Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital, which is located on Clifton Rd., and downsizing the hospital from three to two units, Mark Rapaport, chairman and chief of psychiatric services at Emory University School of Medicine, wrote in an email to the Wheel.

The reason for the restructuring, Rapaport wrote, is to provide a teambased approach for patients, family care and training.

“State of the art care for patients with dementia is best done in the location that the patient is living — nursing home, assisted living, or private residence since relocating them to a hospital is disorienting and frightening and does not usually take care of the environmental stressor causing the initial problem,” he wrote.

The company plans to launch an adult and geriatric psychiatry program for mood disorders, psychosis and other psychiatric disorders in November, according to Vincent Dollard, Emory Healthcare’s vice president of communications.

Emory Healthcare employs over 16,000 people, according to President and CEO of Emory Healthcare John Fox. The company decided the fairest approach was to open up the new positions to only existing employees, and they encouraged those affected to apply for these position, Rapaport wrote.

“We want to keep them as Emory employees, we have invested a great deal of time in ongoing training and competency assessments,” he explained to the Wheel. “They are

very valuable people to have working at Emory, thus we are providing each employee with HR personnel to work with and help guide them through the application process for jobs in psychiatry and in other parts of Emory Healthcare.”

When WSB-TV, an Atlanta news station, reported the story, the news organization said the layoffs were due to the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s health care reform bill.

The Wheel reported last week that Emory Healthcare recently underwent a rebranding, including a new logo, slogan and ad campaign.

Fox said that the rebranding was not in response to the Affordable Care Act. Fox also wrote in an email on Monday afternoon to the staff and physicians of Emory Healthcare denying the link between the displaced employees and the health care bill.

Dollard confirmed that neither the rebranding nor the layoffs are related to the Affordable Care Act. “The most important point here is that we would be making these changes even if the Affordable Care Act had never been passed,” Dollard said.

According to Dollard, the healthcare reform bill had been briefly mentioned at the meeting to discuss the layoffs, but the information was misinterpreted.

Dollard denied that the purpose of the layoffs were to cut costs for Emory Healthcare.

He also said that he did not know whether the layoffs saved Emory Healthcare any money.

“No one is happy about what we have to do — we know we are disrupting people’s lives, and this is very sad, and we want to help everyone that we can find employment within our system,” Rapaport concluded in his email.

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

SERVICE

Emory Study Links Rollins To Receive Testicle Size to Nurturing $500K CDC Grant

By Stephen Fowler Contributing Writer

By Kyle Arbuckle Contributing Writer The Hubert Department of Global Health in Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health received a five-year $500,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a center for complex humanitarian emergencies studies, according to a Sept. 10 University press release.

The center — which will be called the Emory Center for Public Health Training in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies — was part of an initiative led by Carlos Del Rio, Rollins professor and chair of the Hubert Department of Global Health in the Rollins School.

Del Rio said a complex humanitarian crisis refers to a natural or man-made disaster, whether it be the Haitian earthquake, the South Pacific tsunami and sometimes war.

This program, he said, will be an asset to those suffering through these

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Men with smaller testicles are more likely to be involved with the care of their toddlers, according to a recent study conducted by Emory anthropologists.

The study was authored by Postdoctoral Fellow Jennifer Mascaro, Project Coordinator Patrick Hackett and Laboratory for Darwinian Neuroscience Director James Rilling of the University’s Laboratory for Darwinian Neuroscience.

The report added that the data the researchers collected indicated a correlation between larger testes size and decreased paternal involvement in direct caregiving.

The findings support a hypothesis derived from a branch of evolutionary theory known as Life History Theory, which says that the more a male has sex, the less investment is made in parenting, Rilling wrote in an email to the Wheel.

“We use testes size as an indirect measure of mating effort for three reasons,” Rilling wrote. “It is difficult to get accurate information by simply asking them, men with larger testes produce more sperm and data shows those males tend to mate more.”

Rilling added that previous studies had shown that children with

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more involved fathers have better social, psychological and educational outcomes.

The study is not the first of its kind but is unique because it is “the first to investigative whether anatomy and brain function explain parent involvement,” Rilling wrote.

Rilling explained the study included 70 biological fathers who had a child between the ages of one and three and who lived with both the child and the biological mother.

During the course of several sessions, the men participated in the study in multiple ways, including interviews of both parents and providing information about hands-on tasks regarding child care such as changing diapers, feeding and bathing a child, staying home to care for a sick child and taking the child to the doctor.

Researchers took multiple measurements after the interviews, including testosterone levels, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and structural MRI to measure testicular volume, according to Rilling.

The study does acknowledge that many factors — such as economic, social and cultural status — tie into fatherhood as well as their findings

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Students participated in the annual 9/11 Day of Unity this past weekend in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Students attended a candlelight vigil following a social justice dialogue on Tuesday.

Emory Holds 9/11 Day of Service

By Joe Toledano Contributing Writer

Conflict Resolution Event

Emory University held a series of events last week in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The events included a discussion on conflict resolution, a Day of Service and a candlelight vigil.

The memorial events sought to “remember those lost in 9/11 and to reflect on the value of life,” Program Coordinator Rachel Cawkwell wrote in an email to the Wheel.

Titled the Social Justice Dialogues (SJD), the service consisted of six individual student monologues performed by several members of the Emory Issues Troupe. Organized by College sophomore Emilia Truluck, approximately 30 students attended the discussion.

“This year, we decided to have a series of monologues read at the beginning of the dialogue to highlight the diversity of people affected by 9/11 and its repercussions,” Truluck

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wrote in an email to the Wheel. “My goal was to expose the attendees of the event to voices that they might not otherwise hear.”

Among the monologues were a BBC interview with a fire-captain who was in the World Trade Center; a poem by an Arab-American poet, Naomi Shihab Nye, called “Letter to Any Would-Be Terrorist” and a poem called “Albanza: In Praise of the Local 100” by Martin Espada about the undocumented, primar-

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NEWS ROUNDUP National, Local and Higher Education News • South Korean border troops shot dead a man attempting to swim across the Imjin River border into the North after repeated warnings to stop on Sunday afternoon. Though thousands of North Korean defectors live in South Korea, few try to journey the other way. Fewer try to cross the heavily-militarized border between the two countries, which remain technically at war since 1953, in broad daylight. The man has not yet been identified, but his body had been retrieved, according to a military spokesman.

• Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, President Barack Obama’s preferred candidate for Federal Reserve chief, pulled his name from candidacy consideration on Sunday. Summers, who served under President Bill Clinton from 1999 to 2001, concluded that the Senate, which must confirm his appointment, would most likely disapprove. Though White House officials have suggested current Fed Vice

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Chairwoman Janet Yellen for candidacy, Summers’ withdrawal leaves uncertainty around the selection of current Fed chair Ben Bernanke’s successor.

• The world’s oldest man according to the Guinness World Records died at age 112 on Friday. Salustiano “Shorty” Sanchez-Blazquez, born in Spain in June 1901, passed away in a New York nursing home. He is survived by a daughter, seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Blazquez became the world’s oldest man after his predecessor Jiroemon Kimura died on June 12 at the age of 116.

POLICE RECORD • On Sept. 15 at 1:14 a.m., officers responded to an individual located near Cox Hall that appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. Officers arrived and located the individual. He was unable to form coherent responses. The individual was verbally abusive and combative with the officers and medics. The individual was checked into DeKalb County Medical Center and cited with public intoxication.

the individual to Emory Hospital.

is currently under investigation.

• On Sept. 15 at 2:19 a.m., Emory police responded to a call from Clairmont Tower of an individual who was under the influence of alcohol and needed medical attention.

Upon Emergency Medical Services’ arrival, the individual was combative with officers. The individual was transported to DeKalb County jail for public intoxication.

• On Sept. 11 at 9:00 p.m., Emory police received a call from a student who noticed that a group of students in Building B on the Clairmont campus were using a laser pointer to shine it in the eyes of passersby. The student’s resident advisor and officers were able to identify the four students using the laser pointer and contacted the individuals. The incident has been turned over to Student Conduct.

• On Sept. 14 at 5:32 a.m., Emory police located an individual who was under the influence of alcohol outside of the Woodruff P.E. Center.

According to officers, the individual had slurred speech and claimed that he had taken 12 shots of vodka.

DeKalb Fire and Rescue transported

•Sometime on Sept. 14 between midnight and 12:58 a.m., an individual broke into the Sigma Chi house located at 6 Eagle Row. The suspect broke the house’s microwave, damaged a coffee maker, knocked over a refrigerator, turned over a table and knocked over trash cans. The incident

— Compiled by Staff Writer Lydia O’Neal

Corrections • In the last issue of the Wheel, the article “‘CNN Dialogues’ Presents Social Activists” misstated the name of the James Weldon Johnson Institute as the John Weldon Johnson Institute.

The Wheel reports and corrects all errors published in the newspaper and at emorywheel.com.

Please contact Editor-in-Chief Arianna Skibell at arianna.skibell@emory.edu.

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This Week In Emory History

— Compiled by Asst. News Editor Dustin Slade

Sept. 20, 1994 Emory’s status on the U.S. News & World Report rankings of colleges and universities jumped nine spots to No. 16 in the magazine’s 1994 issue.

After a tie with Notre Dame for 25th in 1993, the 1994 shift marked the largest jump in Emory’s three years of recognition by the U.S. News poll. In both 1990 and 1991, the magazine simply labeled Emory an “Up-and-Coming” university, while in 1992, Emory scored 21st on the poll derived from statistical data on 229 universities. The nine-spot jump in 1994 was attributed to increased faculty resources, graduation rate and student selectivity.

EVENTS AT EMORY TUESDAY Event: Meet Me @ Lullwater Time: 12:15–12:45 p.m.

Location: 1463 Clifton Rd. NE Event: Germany’s September 22nd Election: Domestic Decision in an International Arena Time: 4–5:30 p.m.

Location: Modern Languages 201 Event: Peer–Tutoring (Will Snyder) Time: 4–5 p.m.

Location: Modern Languages 128 Event: Reading and Writing Practices in Early Medieval China Time: 4–5 p.m.

Location: White Hall 205 Event: Queer Students of Color Discussion Group Time: 6–7 p.m.

Location: Office of LGBT Life, 232E DUC Event: Open SAPA Training Time: 6–8 p.m.

Location: DUC Alumni Room Event: Latino Americans Time: 6 p.m.

Location: EBSU room (DUC E206) Event: Justice in the Fields & the Food We Eat: Farmworkers, Students

and the Fight for Fair Food Time: 7–9 p.m.

Location: Food EU, DUC Event: Ancient Goldwork of Gran Colombia: Interpreting Pre-Hispanic Indigenous Jewelry of Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica Lecture Time: 7:30–8:30 p.m.

Location: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: A Century of Rites: The Making of an Avant-Garde Tradition Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Oxford Road Building, Presentation Room Event: Flannery O’Connor, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Christ Pantocrator Time: 7:30–9 p.m.

Location: Rollins School of Public Health Auditorium

WEDNESDAY Event: Toastmasters@Emory Club Meeting — “Orion” Time: 8–9 a.m.

Location: Old Dental Building 231 Event: Writer-Musician; WordsMusic: a Conversation with Dwight Andrews, Kevin Young and Rosemary Magee on Poetry and Music Time: 12 p.m.

Location: Jones Room, Woodruff Library

Time: 7–8:30 p.m.

Location: White Hall 101

Event: “Rough on the Outside, Soft on the Inside – Novel Roles of Ceramide in Exosome-Induced Apoptosis and Hub Formation in Ciliogenesis” Time: 4–5:30 p.m.

Location: Whitehead Biomedical Research Building 400

Event: Dalai Lama Film Series Time: 7–9:30 p.m.

Location: White Hall 208

Event: Compassion Meditation Group Time: 5–6 p.m.

Location: Cannon Chapel 106 Event: TransForming Gender Time: 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Location: Office of LGBT Life, 232E DUC Event: Slavic Club Blini Night Time: 5:30–7:30 p.m.

Location: Modern Languages 201 Event: Artist Talk with Charmaine Minniefield: “New Freedom and Other Images” Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Center for Ethics Event: Creativity Conversation with Donald Sosin, piano Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: White Hall 205 Event: Industry Focus Night

Event: “I’ve Got Some People in Me,” African American Music and Culture, a talk by Dwight Andrews Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Michael C. Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: “The Gold Rush” (1925) with “The Immigrant” (1917) film screening Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: White Hall 205

THURSDAY Event: Understanding Long Term Care Insurance Time: 12–1:30 p.m.

Location: Goizueta Business School, Boynton Auditorium Event: Laquita Mitchell and the Atlanta Music Festival Conservatory Time: 5 p.m.

Location: Cannon Chapel 515

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SGA Votes to Renovate McDonough Stage

By Rupsha Basu Staff Writer The Student Government Association (SGA) voted unanimously on Monday evening to fund a full renovation of the McDonough field stage as well as events during Swoop’s Week, formerly known as Homecoming Week.

Student Programming Council (SPC) President and Goizueta Business School senior Raghvi Anand, Vice President and College senior Graham Brooks and B-School junior Matt Willis had presented the bill to the legislature at the last meeting, but the bill was tabled for a week.

Last week, Anand and Willis said that damages had begun appearing on the stage since it was built because it is currently composed of regular plywood, which is not suited to Atlanta weather.

A full renovation, which costs $15,000, would replace the regular plywood to marine-grade plywood.

Originally, SPC asked SGA for $7,500, as the Division of Campus Life had agreed to provide the other half.

Since last week, however, SPC members met with Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair, who agreed to fund another $3,750.

At this week’s meeting, Brooks and Willis presented an updated version of the bill, which asked SGA for the remaining $3,750.

SGA Finance Committee Chair and College senior Calvin Lee was reluctant to fund the repairs because he said he believed it was not SGA’s responsibility to repair campus

structures.

For these types of bills, SGA pulls from the Fee Interest Account (FIC).

According to Willis, the FIC is composed of the interest accumulated yearly from the student activities fee account.

The FIC account can only be used for permanent structures or events that last three or more years.

Brooks said that marine grade plywood would last eight to 10 years.

“Let’s think about big picture: there’s $77,000 in this account, there’s no plan to use this money, and it’s been sitting there for years. It’s meant for these projects. It’s less than five percent of the FIC.” Kyle Finegan, SGA vice president for graduate affairs and graduate student in the Business School, said. According to him, SGA has the responsibility to fund the repairs.

Ultimately, members of SGA said the bill was SGA’s responsibility because it would help a number of performing arts groups on campus that frequently use the stage.

“I think it’s absurd that we’re still talking about this,” SGA Sophomore Representative and College sophomore Ami Fields-Meyer said. “We should do it to help the students.”

SGA Representative-at-Large and College sophomore Raj Tilwa said that, having performed on the stage before, it was uncomfortable and was also in support of the bill.

Other SGA legislators said that they were concerned that if SGA funds this bill, other campus organizations will be more inclined to come to SGA for structural repairs.

Assistant Dean for Campus Life Matt Garrett said in response that

SGA has teamed up with the Division of Campus Life before to fund the Eagles’ Landing renovations.

Despite these concerns, the bill passed unanimously.

Brooks also presented a bill that asked SGA for $5,000 to fund events during Swoop’s Week.

The first event is a kickoff event, which would occur from 5-7 p.m. on Sept. 23 at Asbury Circle. SPC asked SGA to help fund food and interactive attractions for the event. This would require $3,000.

The second event is Swoop’s Ball, which will take place on McDonough Field on Sept. 27. SPC asked SGA for $2,000 to provide food and drinks.

Brooks said that a goal of Swoop’s Week is to maximize risk reduction, which means there will not be alcohol at any of the events and SPC will encourage other campus organizations to contribute to risk reduction.

Lee informed the legislature that SGA funded around $5,000 to SPC last year for Homecoming Week as well.

SGA also passed this bill unanimously, which means it will be featured as a co-sponsor to the kick-off event and Swoop’s Ball.

Additionally, SGA unanimously confirmed B-School junior Nikhil Sharma and College sophomore and Wheel Sales Associate Bryce Robertson as associate justices for the Constitutional Council, a body of students that oversee hearings and questions of constitutionality.

SGA unanimously confirmed College junior Lindsay Hurley as secretary for the SGA as well.

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

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The Centers for Disease Control recently awarded the Rollins School for Public Health $500,000 to help establish the Emory Center for Public Health Training in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies.

Emory to Benefit From Expanded Relationship with CDC Continued from Page 1 crises.

“Students from places like Somalia, Sudan and even Syria now can come to Rollins in greater numbers and educate themselves on how to handle these emergencies back in their home countries,” Del Rio said.

Del Rio is describing the center’s international fellowship program for students from countries affected by humanitarian emergencies, which he said will be one of the most important programs in the center. Along with that program, the center will focus on graduate certificates in humanitarian emergencies and an international practicum for U.S. graduate students, according to the press release.

“The development of the Center

coupled with our partnership with the CDC and our existing work in this area, will help further enhance the opportunities for our trainees”, said Del Rio in the press release.

In 2009, Rollins established a graduate certificate program in Global Complex Humanitarian Emergencies and since then has conferred 75 certificates in the program, according to the press release. Del Rio added that this center can benefit Emory’s ties with the CDC. “The CDC could have gone anywhere else,” he said.

Rollins students have expressed similar sentiment with the decision.

“I think the program is great and definitely deserving of the grant,” Public Health Masters candidate Alyx Groth said. “Too often we see

developing countries struggle with the aftermath of natural disasters.

This program will provide students with a foundation in emergency response and reconstruction, while concurrently fostering a stronger relationship between the CDC and the Rollins School.”

College junior and Global Health minor Brett Lake shared similar sentiments.

“That’s great,” Lake said.

“Disasters can be unavoidable, and people can never plan and prepare enough, so this grant will serve to be very beneficial in the near future.

Many times countries affected by disasters lack the infrastructure to handle the aftermath.”

— Contact Kyle Arbuckle at karbuck@emory.edu

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reshman defender Darion Morgan challenges a Centre College (Ky.) opponent. Morgan played significant minutes in the Eagles’ 2-1 loss to Centre, which dropped the team to 4-2-0 on the season. The 25th-ranked squad has now lost two in a row but will try to buck the trend when they take on Maryville College (Tenn.) on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

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Rilling and the Darwinian Neuroscience Lab remain curious regarding testes. about other connections to parenting “It is important to emphasize that behavior, he wrote. although testes size explains sig“My suspicion is that by actunificant variation in paternal care- ally measuring fathers’ parenting giving, the correlation is far from behavior, rather than using questionperfect,” Rilling naires as we did, wrote. “Some men we might identify with large testes stronger correla“[Rilling] is not reinare highly-involved between testes venting the wheel by any tions parents, and this is size and parental means.” because there are behaviors,” Rilling many other influwrote. “We must ask ences on paternal — Ben Sollenberger, questions to idencaregiving.”

College senior tify variables that Rilling is conhelp explain why cerned about this some men are more potential misrepresentation in press involved fathers than others.” coverage of the study and said that College senior Ben Sollenberger the lab does not endorse certain state- said he was unimpressed with the ments, such as “men with large testes study. are bad fathers,” that he has seen as “[This study] is not reinventing the summaries of the study. wheel by any means,” Sollenberger For those worried about sizing up said, adding that less testosterone to the competition, “Manhood should marks a shift toward maternal not be measured by the size of one’s instincts.

— Contact Stephen Fowler at testes,” Rilling wrote. “It is not somesmfowler@emory.edu thing to feel bad about.”

held Emory tradition back in full force” and make Greek Week an ed about. We’re hoping to bring back annual event. that same energy this year.”

On top of permanently bringing According to Browning, the 2012- Greek Week back to Emory, Stern 13 academic year posed a challenge said he hopes the week’s events, all for Greek Life when the depart- of which except Trivia Night are ment split into four open to non-Greeks, “very independent” will foster freshman councils. interest.

“This year, all four “This year all councils are determined Though the four councils are “freshman social to strengthen our com- freeze,” in which determined to munity.” strengthen our comfreshmen students munity,” she said.

— Lauren Browning, were banned from Brown helped ISC president and Goizueta parties on Eagle assemble a 10-memofficially Business School senior Row, ber Greek Week ended on Sept. planning board last 11, one of Greek year to better unify the four councils. Week’s purposes is to attract a large “We all learned so much about recruitment crowd as Novemberfest each others’ purposes on campus and and spring rush approach, he said. goals and realized that a lot of them Stumvoll said she thinks Greek align,” she said. “We hope to set a Week will invite a large group for precedent that all four councils con- underclassmen rush this spring. tinue to work together, learn more “We’re hoping to have about as big about each other and treat each other a group as last year,” she said.

— Contact Lydia O’Neal at as resources and allies.” lmoneal@emory.edu Browning plans to “bring the long-

Interreligious Council Lead Prayer to Honor 9/11 Victims Continued from Page 1 Candlelight Vigil ily Hispanic kitchen workers who worked in the Trade Center.

The discussions focused on the common experiences of tragedy and how shared grief can be turned to healing initiatives.

Moderated by Associate Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life, the Rev. Lisa Garvin, they were based on the attending students’ responses to the various monologues as well as their own reflections of the Sept.

11 attacks.

The vigil included a walk of silence to the flagpole on the Quadrangle, where candles were lit in remembrance of all the people harmed by Sept. 11.

The Interreligious Council (IRC) led prayers from five major religions on campus: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam.

“The vigil was not for only those who lost someone,” Cawkwell wrote.

“It was open to the entire campus, and we also encouraged students to

think not just about those who passed away on 9/11 but all those who have died afterwards in related or nonrelated large scale conflict.”

Day of Service More than 180 student volunteers attended the Day of Service, which included service activities at seven different locations.

The service activities ranged from painting the nails of homeless women at Gateway Center to working on the trails at Kittredge Park.

After a brief orientation at the site,

they served for approximately three hours. Afterwards, Volunteer Emory staff members led the students in reflection.

“Reflection is a staple of all Volunteer Emory events which precludes mindless volunteering by allowing students to share their experiences and personal connections to their work,” Cawkwell wrote.

For students unable to attend on Saturday for religious reasons, there was a smaller service and project held at Lullwater Park.

— Contact Joe Toledano at gtoleda@emory.ed

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LDS Church on the Social Media Front

By Kurt Hanson The Digital Universe, Brigham Young University Social media has exploded across the world and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is taking an active role to stay at the front.

Fernando V. Camilo has been presenting a series of addresses during Education Week, which deal generally with social media and the LDS Church’s role in it. Camilo related this by sharing a quote from Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles “At all times of the day across the world, the LDS Church and its teachings are being discussed on the Internet, on blogs and social networks, by people who have never written for a newspaper or magazine,” Camilo said.

The issue facing social media, as is facing the rest of the world, is the degradation of moral standards and virtue. Camilo shared a quote from Sis. Elaine S. Dalton, former Young Women’s general president, which related morality to how we present ourselves on the web.

“Being a guardian of virtue means you will always be modest not only in your dress but also in your speech, your actions and your use of social media.”

Another interesting thing about the increase of social media usage is that of the 1.3 billion unique users on Facebook, the quickest demographic to adopt are those ages 50 and older, the core audience at Camilo’s address.

Because of this, Camilo directed

most of his later discussion towards what each unique medium on the internet does for the LDS Church.

The LDS Church has more than a dozen official Facebook pages, which people can subscribe to such as the LDS Church’s official page, the Mormon.org page and more. But even wards and stakes can make their own pages.

“An area can create their own Facebook page for the Church,” Camilo said.

The Church is reaching out through social media by also creating crowd-sourcing campaigns. This year’s Especially for Youth slogan, “Stand ye in holy places,” has turned into a very successful Facebook campaign. Social media representatives used this slogan to encourage Church youth to take pictures of themselves.

“We’ve received quite a few pictures of youth standing in holy places,” Camilo said.

Camilo showed a Studio C skit entitled “Facebook Friends Song,” to not only provide a little humor, but to really bring the message home that everyone has many friends that may be ready to receive the gospel.

Recently, General Authorities got their own Facebook and Google+ accounts. Camilo said this was a great missionary tool, but the first priority for the LDS Church was to help alleviate confusion. Many fake accounts were created using the names of General Authorities, and some weren’t tasteful.

“I’m sure President Monson wouldn’t approve of some of the things ‘he said,’” Camilo said.

With authorized accounts man-

aged by the LDS Church, it’s much easier to discern real messages and false accounts.

Twitter is a unique emerging form of social media the LDS Church is actively involved with. There are more than 500 million twitter users and more than 7,000 tweets per second.

Tweeting about inspirational messages or involving the gospel in social media helps to spread the word.

In April, the Church backed “#ldsconf” during general conference. During each session, #ldsconf trended nationally.

Twitter wasn’t well understood by the general audience, but Camilo made a good case for his participants to start tweeting.

The Church doesn’t have an authorized Pinterest account, but that doesn’t mean gospel messages don’t reach this medium.

“Pinterest is the Utah of social media,” Camilo said. A bulk of messages on Pinterest involve scriptures and often pictures of temples to spread the gospel.

In the near future, Camilo hopes the LDS Church has an official Pinterest to fill boards with more than garlic cheese bread recipes.

Mormons are well known for their blogging prowess. Though there aren’t any blogs officially authorized by the LDS Church, Camilo showed many blogs such as sugardoodle.net to demonstrate what the web can do for missionary work.”

“The reason why I want to show you these blogs is it shows you these kinds of people who are sharing the gospel,” Camilo said.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Editorials Editor: Priyanka Krishnamurthy (pkrish4@emory.edu)

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This is Max Cohen’s fourth cartoon published in the Emory Wheel. He is a second-year medical school student from Brooklyn, N.Y.

Open Expression Good for Students Committee Creates Necessary Policies The Committee for Open Expression, newly-created by the Task Force on Dissent, Protest and Community, acts as a mediator between protesters and dissenters and the administration.

The Task Force on Dissent was originally commissioned by University President James W. Wagner as a reaction to the arrest of seven students, including four Emory graduate students, two students from Georgia State University and one student from Georgia Tech, during a protest on the Quadrangle in April of 2011.

We at the Wheel commend the formation of this Committee and find that the tasks they have been entrusted with as necessary. We also feel the goals of the Committee are concrete enough to be effective.

One of the Committee’s main goals is to “protect the rights and responsibilities of community members,” as stated in the Task Force’s Respect for Freedom of Expression Policy, released in April. The Committee seeks to clarify its regulations for protests, a concern that has come up frequently in recent years, as enforcement of the University’s policies surrounding protest prompted controversy — and, in one case, arrests.

As part of the Students and Workers in Solidarity-led Sodexo protests, seven people were forcibly removed and arrested by police on the Quad. They were held in DeKalb County Jail on April 25, 2011. The group was holding a camp-out protest on the lawn for five days when the arrests occurred. This happened partly because of University regulations that require students to reserve the Quad two weeks in advance for activities. There was confusion over whether the space had been reserved or not.

The Committee seems to be an effort to encourage fruitful and successful protests and to guard community members from extreme outcomes like those that dramatically ended the Sodexo protests.

The protests that occurred last March during the opening of the Woodruff Library’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) archive exhibits — which saw students and faculty members holding dissent signs and passing out flyers during speeches from Wagner and SCLC leaders — occurred peacefully and without any prohibitory action from the Administration.

Such a protest would not have been in violation of the new Freedom of Expression policy.

Enforcement of these policies falls under the authority of Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair — not the police, except in emergency situations. The forcible ending of a protest event is listed as a “most serious step.”

The Committee for Open Expression seeks to educate and train protesters about University policies, which we feel is an essential preventative measure that may lessen the likelihood of a future protest ending similarly to the 2011 Sodexo protests.

While there are a number of bureaucratic limitations on the ways in which Emory community members can protest, we feel that these limitations aren’t there to infringe on freedom of speech; they work to protect the rights of others. Policies that limit protests on roads and sidewalks allow others to get to class or work, and control of protests that violate noise levels at night help others get a good night’s sleep.

Even so, the policy goes on to say that the Committee understands the often spontaneous nature of protests and ensures that protests will continue unless they “unreasonably interfer[e] with prior scheduled meetings, events, or essential operations of the University.”

We support the decision to have a plurality of five students on the Committee, as well as four faculty members, three staff members and a representative from Campus Life. Protests can happen at any level in the community, and we believe that the composition of the Committee accurately reflects that.

The Committee serves as a kind of judicial body for whether a protest is in violation of University policy or not. While the Freedom of Expression Policy cannot guarantee that all protests will be successful and does not cover all potential scenarios — especially those dealing with punishment of protesters that violate the policy — we feel that it serves as an effective framework to create a more defined and clear policy over time. We support the Committee’s formation and hope it will help foster successful protests and effective expressions of dissent in the Emory community.

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The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s editorial board.

Editorial Roundup College editorials from across the country The Harvard Crimson Harvard University Wednesday, September 15, 2013 In its staff editorial, “Apocalypse Later?

Putin Asaad Our Differences (Syria-sly)” The Harvard Crimson discusses the importance of a peace deal in Syria, regardless of tensions.

They argue for diplomacy over military intervention for they fear a start of another unnecessary war. They further discuss the roles of the Kerry. Putin and Asaad.

In the realm of international diplomacy, off-the-cuff comments usually start wars, not end them. Last week, a seemingly offhand remark by Secretary of State John Kerry might have halted the United States’ half-hearted limp toward another imbroglio in the Middle East.

In response to a horrific chemical weapons attack last month, President Obama set out to enforce his “red line” ultimatum and sell another war to the war-weary public. Lacking the support of both the American people and the British parliament, Obama sought con-

gressional authorization for a limited strike— and even that wasn’t guaranteed.

But during contentious negotiations in Geneva between the U.S. and Russia—Assad’s principal backer and main military supplier— Kerry, in an apparent moment of frustration, said, “He could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week…without delay and allow the full and total accounting.”

The Russians saw an olive branch, and issued a deal that would do just that: Syria would sign chemical weapons treaties, allow inspectors access to facilities, and agree to destroy all its chemical weapons stockpiles by 2014.

While we applaud the peaceful overtures from Moscow and prefer diplomacy over military intervention, the deal requires the continued cooperation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who may view diplomacy as a stalling tactic for more time to crush the losing rebellion. [...]

Escape From the Mouse The Movie That Subverted Disney Must Be Released ROBERT WEISBLATT

In 2012, amateur filmmaker Randy Moore and a crew of cameramen and actors ventured into the dark world of Disney theme parks. They spent 10 days at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. and two weeks at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.

After the conclusion of their visits, they boarded a plane to South Korea. Why did the crew polish off their Disney vacation with a flight out of the country? Because while visiting the Disney parks, Moore and his crew shot HE MORY HEEL a full-length feature film on location.

Arianna Skibell EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Moore’s film, “Escape from Tomorrow,” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in Jordan Friedman Executive Editor January 2013 and was subsequently screened Volume 95 | Number 6 Lane Billings Managing Editor at Roger Ebert’s film festival in April 2013.

The film instantly became the rage of the two News Editor Asst. Sports Editor Business and Advertising Nicholas Sommariva Ryan Smith festivals, generating dramatic responses to the Editorials Editor Features Editor Akeel Williams BUSINESS MANAGER film’s abstract visual style, originality and — Priyanka Krishnamurthy Nick Bradley Sports Editor Blaire Chennault Sales Manager Copy Chief most of all — its undeniable subversion of Nathaniel Ludewig Sonam Vashi Maggie Daorai Design Manager Student Life Editor legal protection over Disney properties. The Associate Editors Jenna Kingsley Justin Groot production team released a trailer on Sept. 11, Account Executives Arts & Entertainment Editor Vincent Xu Emelia Fredlick Bryce Robertson, Lena Erpaiboon, Salaar Ahmed, 2013, garnering a massive surge of Internet Annelise Alexander Photo Editor Christopher Hwang Przybylski, Annabelle Zhuno, Julia Emily Lin James Crissman attention.

Leonardos Online Editor Asst. News Editors Business/Advertising Office Number The crew also announced a planned theatRoss Fogg Karishma Mehrotra (404) 727-6178 Dustin Slade rical and digital release date of Oct. 11, 2013.

Thus far, Disney hasn’t released any official statement regarding the film, although there seems to be confident speculation that the The Emory Wheel welcomes letters and op-ed submissions from the Emory community. corporation is distinctly aware of the film.

Letters should be limited to 300 words and op-eds should be limited to 700. Those selected The film doesn’t appear to paint Disney in may be shortened to fit allotted space or edited for grammar, punctuation and libelous content. the best light, and there is no telling what will Submissions reflect the opinions of individual writers and not of the Wheel Editorial Board happen in the next month as the release date or Emory University. Send e-mail to askibel@emory.edu or postal mail to The Emory Wheel, approaches.

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This film has to be released.

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Hollywood filmmakers. They seem to have limited interest in profitability and a strong predilection towards subversive and innovative filmmaking. We live during a time when heightened corporate control seems commonplace. Propelled by concept alone, this film charges through the multi-faceted barriers of corporate America.

The reason I support this film is because it has the potential to stand as a benchmark in film innovation.

The crew has civilly disobeyed copyright statutes in order to make a social statement about one of the most household corporate names in the world.

Furthermore, the recent state of technological progress has erred towards introverted improvements of convenience rather than outof-the box innovation.

These augmentations to widespread items like cell phones and computers match the current corporate culture geared towards shortterm profitability. These “improvements” have been manifested cinematically through increases in visual and audio technology in order to increase the “realism” of profitable cinema.

However, this film is set to stand on an entirely different platform. Most recent progress in cinema works on building a nicerlooking box, whereas this film appears to be

an opportunity to destroy the box and build something entirely different.

There is no denying that the production of this film subverted the law by illegally filming at Disney parks. Whether you agree with it or not, breaking the law is breaking the law.

I do not support this film or consider this film “creative” because it broke the law.

I think that if anything, the fact that it did this is an unfortunate inconvenience. The reason I support this film is because it has the potential to stand as a benchmark in film innovation.

Whereas most benchmark films of the 20th century are based on technical and narrative innovations, this film transcends those apparent confines.

The idea of filming with complete discretion is not necessarily new, but it has never been done as such an audacious infiltration of a corporate source of entertainment. The film represents the right for Americans to qualify and criticize a carefully-calculated image; an image that is aimed directly at producing profit.

If Disney Corporation does not want the world to see this film, and they block its release, they are only providing further evidence as to why it needs to be seen.

Americans need to know that they do not have to contemplate the way businesses present themselves on their own.

People need to be exposed to or at least given the opportunity to engage in public distortion of American entertainment, even through fiction.

Robert Weisblatt is a College junior from Belle Mead, N.J.

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Gerrymandering Will Hurt GOP In the Long-Run Republicans Must Reach Outside Of Their Comfort Zone and Move to the Middle DOO LEE If you are hoping for a Democratic (re) takeover of the House of Representatives in 2014, then dream on.

Democrats may have to deal with a divided federal legislature for a long, long time. A GOP-controlled House is likely for 2014, 2016 and 2018.

First, a little background: when Republicans made their stunning sweep in the 2010 midterm election, it provided them the once-ina-decade opportunity to build and fortify an intrinsic electoral advantage when the 2010 U.S. Census required that districts be redrawn and updated.

Republican-controlled state legislatures and governors carved out safe GOP Congressional seats, crowding in minorityheavy municipalities into single minoritymajority districts.

The consequence of this gerrymandering was the disappearance of competitive House races. In 1998, there were 124 pure swing seats, nearly a third of the House.

Today, there are only 47 toss-ups left. The numbers of House seats needed to keep the majority will most likely stay in Republican hands, guaranteeing the GOP control of at least one chamber in Congress for the next eight years.

For future Democrats, however, the Republican ligature may actually be a blessing in disguise. Gerrymandering has so far prevented the Republican Party from going through the necessary party reform and revival. The Party has instead taken sanctuary in the South, particularly in overwhelmingly white, ethnically-homogeneous districts. What was the Republican launchpad for national victories in 2000 and 2004 has

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become the safety bunker for those in an embattled party.

Yet underneath all those bright red House seats lie trends that could undo the party’s current advantage.

A gerrymandered House is becoming one of the biggest deterrents to a new and revitalized GOP. Many Republicans want to make

the necessary party changes, but the comfort and guarantee of a safe House and a hung Congress is sapping the party of the kind of urgency and incentive it needs to make those improvements.

Gerrymandering has essentially anchored the party to a single spectrum of ideology and is tugging the party further towards the right.

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This behavior is not all that uncommon.

When a political party fails to deliver on its promises, its base has a bad tendency to respond by recoiling to the fringe. Every American party has run to the right or to the left at one point in its lifetime. It is a marathon every partisan knows too well. The most recent occurred in 1968 when liberals

within the Democratic Party, frustrated by the conservative mood of the country, angrily lurched to the left. The consequence was a badly divided Democratic Party that only accelerated a national realignment in favor of Republicans.

Conservatives today may well be tempted to do the same — to just vote with their gut and let all else be damned. Yet, if current demographic trends hold, such action could potentially usher a Democratic deluge. Compounding eight years of President Obama is the possibility of eight years of President Hillary Clinton. The Republican Party must tread lightly.

As a purist, arch-conservative mandate spreads its root in an identity troubled GOP, it will become ever harder for Republicans to win over the growing Hispanic and Asian electorate.

It will only become more difficult to change the rhetoric as time goes on. Voting patterns become habits which can then evolve into party affiliations. To stave off a national atrophy, Republican leaders must act while there is still political plasticity.

The writing on the wall is clear. Though gerrymandering will benefit Republicans in the short run, safe below the Mason-Dixon Line, in 10 years, it could cost the party an entire generation of voters.

A myopic view of future political reality and a decision to put short-term gratification over long-term growth has so far trumped the party’s necessity to reform.

At a time when the GOP must move to the middle on some issues, the party is instead dancing to a surreal and stubborn shuffle: to the right, to the right and further to the right.

Doo Lee is a College sophomore from Suwanee, Ga.

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In Response to Editorial: ‘Cliques Should Be Cancelled’

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Income Inequality Persists A Look Into the 99 Percent of America Last week, BBC News announced that the top one percent of U.S. earners collected 19.3 percent of household income, breaking a record previously set in 1927.

Since the late 1970s, income inequality has surged. Compared to the current rate, the richest one percent of Americans in 1970 enjoyed nine percent of total national pre-tax income.

We are living in a New Gilded Age, which has only accelerated since the financial crisis a few years ago.

Let that sink in for a minute. Now brace yourself.

Since 2009, the pre-tax incomes of the top one percent of households rose 19.6 percent compared to a one percent increase for the rest of Americans. Likewise, the richest 10 percent of households own about 90 percent of stocks in this country, ensuring that the divide will continue to widen.

Income inequality is not only a gross evasion of the supposed American ideal of being a place of opportunity — it’s bad news for everyone.

As President Obama said at Knox College (Ill.) this summer, “This growing inequality — it’s not just morally wrong. It’s bad economics. Because when middle-class families have less to spend, guess what? Businesses have fewer consumers.

When wealth concentrates at the very top, it can inflate unstable bubbles that threaten the economy. When the rungs on the ladder of opportunity grow farther and farther apart, it undermines the very essence of America, that idea that if you work hard, you can make it here.”

For many, it seems as if the American dream is a remnant of the past or an elusive

myth. In fact, the United States ranks among the bottom of developed countries in economic mobility.

If there is even the slightest chance of reversing this trend, the ways in which Americans think about wealth must fundamentally change. We must stop talking about classes in simplistic and false terms of “job creators” and “welfare queens.”

If we truly believe that income inequality is wrong, we must also recognize that tax cuts do not always lead to economic growth.

In fact, they are quite susceptible to raising deficits which force the most vulnerable of Americans to bear the brunt.

Cuts in education and welfare and reductions in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid take money out of the pockets of people who depend on them and stifle social mobility.

If we want to live up to our supposed values, these latter three programs should not have the label of “entitlement programs” but be seen for what they are — a very basic social safety net. Americans should likewise focus on the Affordable Care Act’s reduction of the national debt by $200 billion in its first 10 years and $1 trillion after its second decade, instead of labeling it as socialism.

If there is to be any reaction to the rampant divide between the two Americas, there ought to also be a continued effort to raise taxes and eliminate loopholes on the wealthiest Americans — an idea which has widespread support.

If we want to be a country of equal opportunity, we must solve the dire problem of a tax code that allows Warren Buffett to pay a lower tax rate than his secretary. Correcting

this inequality is not socialism, as many seem hell-bent on labeling the Obama administration, it is fairness and sound economics. And compared to the top marginal rates of around 70 percent from the 1940s to the 1980s — a time of great economic prosperity — today’s top marginal rate of around 40 percent does not seem so bad.

If there is to be a reversal of this disturbing trend, immigration reform must be one of our highest priorities, and undocumented immigrants should be recognized as citizens rather than amnesty–seekers or a drain of society’s resources.

The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that such reform would reduce deficits by $158 billion in 10 years and $685 in the following decade. In fact, if undocumented workers make at least minimum wage, the wages of everyone will rise, as employers would no longer have the leverage they enjoy now to pay citizens lower wages.

If we want to do anything about the single-most important issue of our time, we must first be willing to have the difficult discussions.

This requires acknowledging that the problem exists and that with the proper policies, its severity can be reduced. We must also admit, however uncomfortable or disappointing it may be, that as Americans, we are nowhere near living up to one of our sacred national values.

Though popular opinion and the facts are on the side of what is right, it does not seem that these problems will be solved anytime soon.

Online Editor Ross Fogg is a College senior from Fayetteville, Ga.

I’ve always been aware of the nasty stereotypes that surround Greek life. Fraternities are supposed to be full of hard-drinking, woman-objectifying, heteronormative brodudes, right?

That’s not my style, and it was because of these stereotypes that I almost didn’t rush in the spring of my freshman year. But in the name of keeping an open mind and verifying these stereotypes for myself, I rushed, well aware of the possibility that I might not find a fraternity that I liked.

You can imagine my delight when I found and pledged a fraternity that actively defied these stereotypes.

You can also imagine my frustration when I read College junior Priyanka Krishnamurthy’s editorial, “Cliques Should be Cancelled,” in last Friday’s Wheel. Krishnamurthy’s editorial is a reaction to an article titled “50 Ways to be the Perfect College Girlfriend,” which was published on the popular Greek life satire website, Total Frat Move (TFM).

Krishnamurthy uses the article to accuse Greek life and, more specifically, fraternities for “subordinating women,” “promoting rape culture,” “slut-shaming” and “heteronormative generalizations.”

These accusations run counter to my own Greek experience at Emory and demonstrate a severe lack of understanding of the nature and purpose of Greek life as a whole. I find that this editorial is rife with inappropriate generalizations and perpetuates common misconceptions. In order to dispel these misconceptions and clarify these generalizations, I’d like to break down the editorial piece-by-piece.

Let’s start at the very beginning.

Krishnamurthy begins her editorial by citing some of the examples of a “perfect college girlfriend” listed in the article, including “there’s nothing less sexy than insecurity.

Except maybe love handles,” “Have an attractive mother. Trust me it’s important” and “It should go without saying, but be in a sorority,” among other things.

While I acknowledge the offensive nature of these suggestions, I must object to the author’s assertion that “this [article] was 100 percent serious.” No, Krishnamurthy, it wasn’t serious.

There is very little, if anything, that is published on TFM with the intention of being construed seriously. TFM deals in a very specific brand of offensive comedy, one that

makes statements so absurdly false that the reader cannot help but interpret them as satire.

I do not oppose Krishnamurthy’s suggestion that there is still much progress to be made in the realm of gender equality and that lists such as the one published to TFM can be harmful to such progress.

However, I find it hard to take seriously an editorial that uses an article as its foundation that has been construed entirely out of context.

If Krishnamurthy were to spend a little more time perusing TFM, rather than merely hunting for an article to serve as her soapbox, she would understand that the point of the website is to offend people. It seems to have worked.

Although Krishnamurthy claims that she is “not trying to generalize ‘frat bros’ or ‘sorority girls,’” she loses credence when she makes assertions such as one that the purpose of Greek life is for men to throw boozy and inherently sexist parties so that women can “come into their homes and drink said booze.” Not only does this assertion ignore the fact that Greek life is comprised of both men and women, but it paints fraternity men as an unruly pack of alcoholic misogynists.

I present the men of my own fraternity as a counterpoint to the author’s misguided assertions.

Although Krishnamurthy would have the reader believe that any woman that enters a fraternity house stands in grave danger of sexual misconduct, several of the men in my fraternity have undergone Sexual Assault Peer Advocate (SAPA) training, and we as an organization place a high priority on making everyone feel comfortable in our house.

While I would not go so far as to generalize and imply that this is the case at Emory’s other fraternities, I would very much like to believe that it is.

Although I wholeheartedly support Krishnamurthy’s message of tolerance and equality, her assertions that Greek life is comprised entirely of misogynistic “bros” who objectify women does little to support such a message.

Believe it or not, there are fraternities and sororities at Emory who support gender equality and the prevention of sexual assault.

I suggest that Krishnamurthy not make enemies of those who might otherwise be allies.

Features Editor Nicholas Bradley is a College junior from Skillman, N.J.

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How to Do Music Midtown the Right Way

By Jordie Davies Staff Writer

The Best Moments THE BLACK KEYS Ah yes, the rock duo that’s bound to be legendary graced the Music Midtown festival in 2011. I hadn’t previously listened to much of their music, but I quickly became a fan after hearing the soulful sounds of lead singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. Their passion for rock and roll was evident as they played in the late summer sun and brought the blues to Piedmont Park with hits like “Tighten Up” and “Howlin’ for You.”

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GIRL TALK Girl Talk was an awesome chance to rave with thousands of friends in the park last year. Girl Talk’s nonsensical pop mash-ups had the entire park dancing and bobbing and jumping around to the electrified beat.

The DJ invited the most, er, enthusiastic concert-goers to dance it out on stage for everyone to watch and enjoy.

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Florence + the Machine was among the bands to grace the stages of Music Midtown last year. This year’s lineup includes the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Journey, Kendrick Lamar and Weezer.

Get Ready for Music Midtown Music festivals have become synonymous with summer. Chicago has Lollapalooza, Tennessee has Bonnaroo and right at the tail end of September, Atlanta has its own gem: Music Midtown. This two-day festival is the perfect way to end an awesome summer with a head-bangin’ good time.

Since its revitalization in 2011, thousands of pop, rock and rap devotees now descend upon Piedmont Park to attend Music Midtown.

Because I have attended the festival for the past two years, I shall offer you, dear reader, a bit of advice about how to navigate the bands, the fans and the food.

Music Midtown is offering a wide variety of options this year, from indie rock bands like the Black Lips to major rap artists like Kendrick Lamar. The festival is peppered with outstanding and obscure bands (anyone heard of Cake?), as well as musical giants, like this year’s headliner, Journey (!). No matter what kind of music you’re into at the moment, something is sure to pique your interest.

Now, you may be tempted to see all of the bands, but alas, you must plan to pick and choose as some shows will overlap. The gates will open around 4 p.m. on Friday, giving concert-goers plenty of time to peruse the indie rock selection, as well as the rows and rows of food trucks and concert-swag tents. Seriously, the food trucks go on forever. It is quite similar to heaven, I imagine.

That is, if heaven were a park full of food trucks serving an amazing selection of food, including Southern barbeque, Mediterranean and Asian-fusion.

Eat your fill, and take a listen to the North Mississippi Allstars or Drivin’ N Cryin’. Festival-goers will certainly get their party on with 2 Chainz’s performance, so be sure to eat dinner and then get a good spot near the stage to be a part of the action.

In addition to planning ahead, good Music Midtown strategy includes downloading the free Music Midtown app, which lets you create your own schedule and alerts you when and where your favorite bands are per-

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forming. There are three stages this year and more than one occurrence of simultaneous performances. Yes, this news is concerning, but do not fret: as a seasoned Music Midtown pro, I accomplished the impossible by navigating a sea of Florence + The Machine fans in order to get to Girl Talk’s performance.

Utilize your elbows and a polite but firm “excuse me, sir/ma’am/hipster” to wade your way from one stage to the other. High-priority bands fill up the area fast, so ditch Jane’s Addiction and go wait by the stage for Journey. You’ll have a great view while everyone else pours in for the main attraction.

Music Midtown brings together the absolute best parts of Atlanta to Piedmont Park.

This is one awesome event that every Emory student should attend and enjoy.

MARTA on over with your friends, and enjoy these sweet last weeks of summer with great food, great music and great people.

— Contact Jordie Davies at elizabeth.davies@emory.edu

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LUDACRIS At Music Midtown 2012, Atlanta’s own brought hip-hop to Piedmont Park with his legendary in-your-face songs and verses.

Everyone in the audience was warning their neighbor to “Get Back” and then telling them about their first love with Justin Bieber’s “Baby.” Luda’s presence and style brought back an old Atlanta rap star and created a party vibe.

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COLDPLAY In 2011, when I was but a freshman, Music Midtown made a glorious return to Atlanta after a six-year hiatus. British pop-rock gods Coldplay headlined the concert and turned Piedmont Park into “para-para-paradise.” Their powerful music and stadium rock anthems bonded the audience in an amazing way. Atlanta shook as every person in a 10-mile radius sang the chorus to “Viva la Vida.” Frontman Chris Martin still managed to keep the concert personal as he beautifully-transitioned “Georgia on My Mind” into his sweet love song “Yellow.” This is the best concert I have ever attended — and it all started with a ticket to Music Midtown.

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Blood, Family And More Blood

Arctic Monkeys Are Back With AM

By Malika Gumpangkum Contributing Writer How do I write a review of a film that I’m tragically apathetic about? One ought to start at its premise, which, in this case, was highly promising.

Director Luc Besson — renowned for stylish action cult classics like “Leon: The Professional” (1994), “La Femme Nikita” (1990) and “The Fifth Element” (1997) — directs “The Family,” a dark comedy mobster film based on the novel Malavita

by Tonino Benacquista.

The film chronicles the lives of the Manzonis, an ex-mafia family under the FBI’s witness protection program. The family takes refuge in France masquerading as a normal American family. Robert De Niro plays Giovanni Manzoni, an aged version of the many wise guys making up the majority of his career. In an effort to get his family out of the mob and into a normal life, he snitched his boss to the FBI and is now on the run from soldiers controlled by the imprisoned highly-influential boss.

Michelle Pfeiffer, in the role of Gio’s

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ernment offices but also in the Gaines household, vivaciously inhabited by Cecil’s wife Gloria (Oprah Winfrey) and his sons Louis (David Oyelowo, “Jack Reacher”) and Charlie (Elijah Kelley, “Hairspray”).

As the turbulent second half of the 20th century passes, Cecil and Louis

The year was 2006, and a little British boy band had just released its debut album. Upon first impression, it seemed Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not would be just another bundle of songs about teen angst.

But when this album became the fastest-selling debut album in British music history, it became clear that this band would prove to be much more than a superficial group of naïve teenagers.

The Arctic Monkeys defied the odds and went on to release three more top-charting albums consecutively.

But the Arctic Monkeys of today are definitely not the same group of scrawny teens who made it big in the previous decade.

This band has evolved tremendously since their years as a young, wide-eyed, sneaker-wearing garage band. Now they wear expensive leather jackets, gel their hair down and rock to a completely different sound.

This new vibe we hear throughout

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Robin Williams (left) plays President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Forest Whitaker (right) stars as the titular butler Cecil Gaines in Lee Daniels’ “The Butler,” which was released worldwide on Aug. 16.

A History Lesson With ‘The Butler’

By Logan Lockner Staff Writer On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of 1965’s Voting Rights Act, the law largely recognized as the most substantial legislative product of the Civil Rights Movement.

Nearly a month later, on July 19,

President Obama made headlines after claiming that “Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago.”

And on Aug. 16, “The Butler,” the latest star-studded production from director Lee Daniels, opened in American theaters, nearly eclipsing its $30 million budget in a single weekend.

“The Butler” tells the story of

Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”) as he completes the odyssey from the sharecropping fields of Georgia to the domestic quarters of the White House, where he serves as head butler under seven American presidents from Eisenhower to Reagan.

Audiences see the effect of decades’ passage not only within gov-

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Frontman Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys performed last year. The Arctic Monkeys released their latest effort, AM, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, which includes the band’s singles “Do I Wanna Know?” and “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”

Arctic Monkeys Gain Momentum with AM Continued from Page 9 their recently-released fifth studio album, AM, has a crisp, hot and eclectic feel to say the least. Since their first album, the Arctic Monkeys have grown together and gathered inspiration, which they seem to have poured out and mixed together to create their newest album. There are traces of a little bit of everything, from OutKast and Dr. Dre to John Lennon and Black Sabbath, making it easy to understand why the band has dubbed this as the album they’ve always wanted to make.

This inspiration trickles throughout in many different ways. As lead singer Alex Turner admitted to British magazine NME, even the title AM was ripped off the Velvet Underground’s 1985 album, VU. In order to reconcile all their inspirations, the Arctic Monkeys wrote much of the album far away from Sheffield in the wilderness of Joshua

Tree National Park.

They recorded the album only a few blocks away from the worldrenowned Amoeba Music record store in a little town called Los Angeles.

The creation of this young, heterogeneous record began about a year ago when the group spontaneously released the upbeat, falsetto-happy single, “R U Mine?” which set the tone for the remainder of the album.

This track is the band’s first experimentation with some harder, Ozzy Osbourne, metal-type rock.

The next track the band dropped was the similarly confident and sexy “Do I Wanna Know?” (or “DIWK” as fans call it), which ends in an electric guitar strum that flows easily into “R U Mine?”

That track opens with a harsh strum similar to the one before it.

In both of these tracks, Turner’s voice is much lower, more mysterious, stark and more sophisticated

than anything he’s done before. This new, intense sound is the sensation the band wants us to feel, and thus these two tracks in conjunction with one another make a perfect opening to the LP. A few songs later we come across another acronym-provoking track entitled “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” This song fits right into the album with yet another foot-tapping beat, this time reminiscent of “Still D.R.E” by the doctor himself.

This is one of those tracks that when plugged into headphones would make any average Joe feel like a badto-the-bone biker.

The band slyly laced this song into the record via its music video, in which “Do I Wanna Know” is playing in a street corner bar that Turner finds himself in when under the influence of some mind-altering substances.

Right now, the four monkeys are

all high riding on cloud nine at a fast pace, and they don’t seem to be slowing down any time soon.

The titles of the aforementioned tracks and many of the others on the album, which portray blunt questions and bold statements, perfectly encompass the current state of this band.

They’re poised, unabashed and a little bit sassy, but for a totally good reason. This album has once again become number one on the UK Albums Chart and is currently the second fastest-selling album of the year, just behind Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories.

I’m not sure if anyone knows where this band is headed next, but all we know is they’re back in action, sexier than ever and ready to grace hundreds of Emory students with their presence at Music Midtown this upcoming weekend.

— Contact Alana Pockros at alana.pockros@emory.edu

On Sept. 18, Apple will launch their first new music product in years: iTunes Radio.

The free, ad-supported service will function similarly to the alreadypopular Pandora. Pandora allows users to create stations based on artists or specific songs and then tweak Apple’s recommendations by approving or disapproving the songs chosen by the Cupertino firm’s algorithms.

While Internet radio is new territory for Tim Cook and company, Apple’s plan to use free content to sell music is distinctly old school.

Yet where terrestrial radio unified listeners’ tastes, Internet radio seeks to serve hyper-personalized preferences, fracturing our collective listening habits even further.

The death of the so-called “monoculture” creates a seeminglyinsurmountable problem: how can less immediately-accessible but successful acts hold our attention long enough to sell us an album?

If 2013 is any indication, flawlessly-executed stunt marketing is the panacea for our ever-increasing musical fragmentation.

The rise of “Get Lucky” this summer wasn’t achieved by typical brute force radio ubiquity but instead was founded on months of zeitgeist-baiting, promotional trickery.

Daft Punk’s siege of pop culture existed entirely independent of its actual music, building hype though an iTunes leak, SNL commercial, Coachella teaser, Creators Project YouTube Series and Vine track list announcement.

The robots were everywhere, and we hadn’t even heard a single Nile Rodgers strum yet.

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money behind them have crafted similar campaigns totally separate from the music, albeit on a smaller scale.

Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada drummed up excitement for their first album in seven years through what is known as an ARG, or Alternate Reality Game.

ARGs are gamified narratives told over various forms of media — a specialized agency creates a series of interconnected websites, videos and planted real-world objects for fans to uncover collectively.

While Nine Inch Nails famously centered the release of their 2007 album Year Zero around an ARG, the Boards of Canada game is set apart by the band’s relative popularity, or lack thereof.

ARGs typically need a large number of participants in order to make their nebulous problems solvable.

The Boards of Canada ARG instead leveraged a niche but rabid fan base, focusing the game around two hidden vinyl records in New York and London.

What better way to incite recordcollecting nerds to buy music than by giving the records themselves transcendent meaning?

More recently, indie rock darlings Arcade Fire used guerrilla marketing tactics to promote their upcoming album Reflektor. A combination of street art, Instagram, a fake band website and an inexplicable ad-hoc performance at a Montreal salsa club led to the release of Arcade Fire’s latest single last week.

For bands that fly under the radar of the mainstream press, subtle marketing tactics create the kind of fodder perfect for think pieces such as the one you are reading currently.

— Contact Jordan Francis at jordan.francis@emory.edu

‘The Butler’ Captures Racial, Family Issues Continued from Page 9 are separated by their beliefs about race relations in America, at first with typical generational disagreement but eventually in bitter estrangement.

In a film flawed by a certain degree of blockbuster contrivance, the Gaines family, in both its tragic and triumphant moments, remains remarkably believable.

Cohesively capturing over 50 years of political and personal history is no small feat, one audiences probably haven’t seen done this well since 1994’s “Forrest Gump.”

Guided by a similar spirit of cinematic populism, the audience may be doubled over in laughter at one moment and choking back tears the next.

Daniels usually accomplishes his narrative goals, even if this requires he resort to comfortable predictability.

The soundtrack and costumes, for example, are precisely what one would expect: when Cecil’s son Louis becomes involved in the Black Panther party, it’s no surprise his girlfriend sports an afro like Angela Davis or that Louis wears a beret.

Painted in such broad strokes, characters in “The Butler” (but especially Louis) often become caricatures of the political ideas and images of the decades in which they live.

This predictability is also partially true of the film’s dramatic performances. Winfrey is a delight: effortlessly intimate, vulnerable and truly funny — in effect, she is herself, which is both the strength and weakness of her performance.

Whitaker is a dramatic juggernaut as the film’s title character, the solid and unwavering emotional center of the film. In some ways Daniels’ direction underserves the brilliance of Whitaker’s performance.

Why heavy-handedly employ music or voice-over narration (which Daniels frequently does) when Whitaker’s subtlest gesture, a flicker in his eyes or indication of bodily discomfort, more than suffices to convey what it feels like to be Cecil Gaines?

The scene in which Daniels is best served by his directorial heavyhandedness is when he juxtaposes images of Louis participating in a sit-in while at college in Nashville, Tenn. in the early 1960s with a state dinner Cecil is serving at during the Kennedy administration.

As Louis and his fellow non-violent resistors are beaten, mocked and eventually jailed, Cecil participates in the pageantry and glamour of an American Camelot.

The contrasts drawn in this scene are over the top, but they are also largely historically accurate, not to mention artfully executed and genuinely moving.

American movies about race have sold tickets and, not unimportantly, won Oscars for the past half century.

The question that must be answered in this situation — which will indubitably persist this year with readily predicted (and not undeserved) nominations for Whitaker and Winfrey — is who is really being rewarded by this process, and why?

When Octavia Butler won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of the irresistible Minny Jackson in “The Help,” she won it for playing a domestic worker in a film with a white female protagonist — a case not so different from the first time a black actress won that award, in 1939, when Hattie McDaniels won for her role as Mammy in “Gone with the Wind.”

One of the most refreshing aspects of “The Butler” is that it openly acknowledges its confrontation of racial issues without inserting a white protagonist as a comfortable proxy for mainstream American audiences.

Yes, this is progress, but how much?

As the events of the past summer have shown, the cinema offers only the briefest respite from the realities of the streets and ballot boxes of America.

No matter how entertained they are, audiences should remember that equality cannot be purchased at the box office or rewarded as a statuette.

In some ways Daniels’ direction underserves the brilliance of Whitaker’s performance.

— Contact Logan Lockner at llockne@emory.edu

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Robert De Niro stars as Giovanni Manzoni in Luc Besson’s dark comedy “The Family,” which was released in theaters on Friday, Sept. 13. The film also features Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones and Dianna Agron.

Most Dysfunctional ‘Family’ Explodes Continued from Page 9 wife Maggie, is also no stranger to the mafia film genre, with previous work in “Married to the Mob” (1988) and “Scarface” (1983).

The film opens inside a homey Brooklyn apartment. A scene establishes the centerpiece of the film: a tight-knit Sicilian-American family gathered at their dinner table.

Their baritone Cosa Nostra mumbles are suddenly interrupted by a polite knock at the door. The SicilianAmerican father answers to a hit man who has come to slaughter the entire family. Before the smiling killer leaves the butchery, he hacks off the patriarch’s finger as proof of a job well done.

The scene cuts to the Hollywood analogue of the perished SicilianAmerican family in a car, driving as if going on a reluctant camping trip.

The mother is doe-eyed and anxious.

The father assures his brood that everything will be okay. The kids (Dianna Agron, “Glee,” and John D’Leo, “The Wrestler”) are bored and complain about the noxious stink in the car — the dog is blamed.

After the family settles into their temporary French abode, the father ducks outside and opens the car trunk, revealing the real culprit behind the

offending odors in the car: a man’s rotten corpse packed in a clear, juicy plastic bag like a bad lunch.

It is understood that the hit man exterminated the wrong family in the previous sequence. It’s Robert De Niro’s finger that should’ve been harvested.

Why did the family choose to relocate to France? Because the Manzonis presumably traveled through the United States blowing their cover by, well, literally blowing buildings up, much to the despair of their handler, Tommy Lee Jones’s FBI Agent Stansfield (who is perhaps a wink to the psychopathic DEA Agent Stansfied of Besson’s more superior film “Leon”).

Besson also probably thought it would be a great comedic (and again metafilmic) gesture to make a movie satirizing the snobbishness of his own French people. Those jokes, however, don’t go beyond the French disdain for America’s obesity problem, “pornographic food” and the Americans’ ignorance of their own political history.

But they do lead to Maggie blowing up a French grocery store in retaliation to a clerk’s harsh, misfired prejudices and bashing the French’s unhealthy obsession with cream and butter.

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The film depicts mafia amorality as a genetic disorder. It’s not just the parents, either; the kids are homicidal psychopaths too. D’Leo’s performance as Warren Manzoni deserves praise and all the laughter in the theatre as he manipulates the social order of the French lycee through corruption, dealing pills and extortion, all with a suaveness and cunning beyond his years. Audiences will cheer when Agron’s drop-dead gorgeous Belle Manzoni mercilessly bashes misogyny and a lecherous French boy’s face in with a tennis racket. But suddenly, her compelling character arc is betrayed by a weird and annoyingly-sudden shift into melodrama.

The film is knotted with jarring, uncanny tonal shifts: from unfunny inside jokes and unlikely plot devices, to senseless acts of violence and disturbing situations of danger.

And how the family even came to

be on the run and all so violent isn’t clearly explained. The only insights into Giovanni’s background are nostalgic stock black-and-white films of Brooklyn and a bizarre montage of De Niro in stereotypical mafia settings, set to a self-narrated memoir he randomly decides to bang out on an old typewriter — much to the dismay of Agent Stansfield.

Still, De Niro is fun to watch, playing the ill-adjusting ex-gangster and loving husband beating the crap out of innocent plumbers and rude French bureaucrats. Audiences will appreciate Pfeiffer’s return to the big screen. She is earnest, compelling and very likeable as the film’s warrior mother.

After all this, you’d think the Manzonis would’ve gone to jail for their heinous dysfunctions before the Feds would even consider shipping them off to picturesque France. But we’re asked to suspend our belief and just go with the once-promising comedic premise: in-yer-face mob violence blended with equal parts family sitcom and “fish-out-of-water” tropes. I wanted to love this film for its brilliant creative team and intriguing take on the Mafia genre, but it ultimately falls short of its potential.

— Contact Malika Gumpangkum at malika.gumpangkum@emory.edu

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The men also be noted that senior amazingly well.” performed very Craig Melissas ran a well, coming in personal best 26:47 — Michael McBane, placing 35th overall. second with 107 College freshman points, even with The Eagles will some of their vetlook to continue their erans sitting out. strong start this seaCurtin was very son Sept. 28 at the impressed with the freshmen class Charlotte Cross Country Invitational as a whole, singling out freshman (N.C.).

Michael McBane. McBane led the McBane said to expect big things Eagles in the 8K run with a time of from the Eagles going forward.

25:27. He placed eighth overall in the “We are excited and are running 142-runner field. for a purpose this year,” he said. “We McBane was proud of his team’s want to win.” performance. “Overall, as a team, — Contact Michael Scheck at we ran amazingly well,” he said. “He michael.scheck@emory.edu

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The volleyball team huddles before taking the court. The team posted a 3-1 record last weekend at the Emory Invitational.

Team Drops First Game of Season at Tournament Continued from the Back Page an unbelievably low .000. The Eagles had 12 blocks to the Majors’ five, a 39-25 advantage in digs and a 6-0 edge in aces, very much justifying their No. 2 national ranking.

Junior Cat McGrath continued her strong play, leading the team with eight kills and a .545 hitting percentage. Freshman Maggie Collins led with five blocks, while sophomore Taylor Erwin contributed 13 digs.

It wasn’t much harder for the Eagles against the No.12-ranked Christopher Newport University (Va.) Captains. CNU held strong early, winning the second set and forcing a 1-1 tie, but the Eagles swept the final two for a 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-14, 25-18) victory.

Emory once again held a significant advantage in hitting percentage, attacking at a .272 rate while the Captains hit at .097.

Junior Kate Bowman posted her fourth double-double of the season with a team-high 16 kills, while McGrath led with seven blocks and posted another solid hitting percentage of .407. Erwin almost doubled her dig total from the opening match, topping out at 23.

Saturday’s matches proved a bit tougher for the Eagles. They opened against the Southwestern University (Texas) Pirates, once again splitting

the first two sets to make the score 1-1. Emory appeared to be in trouble in the third set, falling behind 15-5.

They staged an impressive rally but still trailed 24-20 on the verge of losing the match lead. After notching four straight points, the Eagles outscored the Pirates 4-1 to clinch the set.

They carried that momentum into the game’s fourth set, cruising to a 10-point victory and winning the match 3-1 (28-26, 15-25, 28-26, 25-17). Freshman Jessica Holler came up big for the Eagles, leading the team with 15 kills, including a key pair in the decisive third set. McGrath led with six blocks, while Erwin posted a tournament-high 28 digs.

The stat sheet reflected the even battle between the two teams, but Emory still held a .147 to .064 advantage in hitting percentage. The Eagles had 11 blocks to the Pirates’ 10, but did trail 85-80 in digs.

The Eagles finally met their match against the Cal Lutheran Regals in a battle of top 10 squads, but the match’s 3-0 final score doesn’t accurately reflect the closeness of the battle. The first set went back and forth before being deadlocked at 23-23, but the Regals managed to win the last two points and squeaked out a 1-0 lead.

The second set played out much like the first. The Eagles held a 23-22

lead, but the Regals continued their clutch play and scored the final three points of the set. CLU led 18-15 and pulled away to 25-15 final and the match victory.

It was the only game of the tournament in which the Eagles were outhit by their opponent. Emory hit at a .144 rate, while the Regals posted a .271 hitting percentage.

The Eagles did manage a 5-3 edge in blocks. Bowman once again led the team in kills, while Erwin finished a strong tournament, contributing 13 digs.

Emory narrowly missed out on an 11-0 record, which would have been the best start in program history.

Now, both the Regals and the Eagles are 10-1 on the season.

The win also completed an undefeated run through the Classic for the Regals. Emory’s 3-1 record was good for second place, while the remaining teams all finished 1-3.

McGrath and sophomore Sydney Miles were both named to the Emory Classic All-Tournament team, while the MVP award went to CLU’s Hayley Tamagni.

The Classic was the first of a series of home tournaments for the Eagles.

They’ll host the Emory Invitational this weekend, followed by the Emory Tournament the weekend after.

— Contact Ryan Smith at ryan.smith@emory.edu

Here at On Fire, we try not to hyperbolize too much, but real talk: we are on the verge of death over here. Between the three of us in this room, we have had two muffins and a bacon, egg and cheese from Dunkin’ Donuts. It’s 5 p.m. We are pretty sure that there are people in the world who have eaten more and literally died.

The worst part? None of us have Dooley Dollars.

We’re not going to cross the line too intensely and awkwardly compare this to a horrible atrocity like some types of people, but this is bad.

We honestly have two legitimate options right now: DUC or suicide.

We just had a 2-1 vote in favor of the DUC, so we are probably going to end up DUC-ing it, but we’ll keep you updated.

2. Some Teams are Good, Others are Bad This weekend we learned a lot in college football. We learned that Alabama and Oregon are without a doubt the two best teams in the NCAA, and the University of South Florida (USF) is definitely the worst team in the NCAA. Even though one of our own, Ryan Smith, is a turncoat and wrote a column praising Johnny Manziel, we here at On Fire were ecstatic to see him beaten at his own house. Yes, we hate Alabama too. But if there is one team that we would want to see Alabama win against, it is the Texas A&M Johnny Manziels.

Yes, Manziel played a great game.

But he was also really sloppy [insert tirade about how he is so immature and has no respect for the game of football]. Alabama’s defense made mistakes, like all young defenses do, but at the end of the day, Alabama showed us that they have the best running game and offensive line in the country. Their defense remains top-five, and A.J. McCarron is a lot more than “just” a game manager.

We also learned that USF is the worst team maybe in the history of Division I football. Seriously. So far they are 0-3 with losses to McNeese State (La.), Michigan State and Florida Atlantic. That is absolutely absurd when you consider McNeese state is not a D-1 team, and Florida Atlantic was 0-2 going into the game.

Michigan State is meh at best.

Gotta love that new American Conference. Can’t wait to see Louisville awkwardly pull a Notre Dame and slip into the National Title this year and get their asses handed to them by a superior Bama/Oregon team. A fitting end to the BCS.

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The men’s soccer team trots onto the field to take on Centre College (Ky.). They fell 2-1.

Late Goal Dooms 25th-ranked Eagles, Maryville Up Next Continued from the Back Page skilled saves in the match. Centre’s sophomore Ohan Missirian-Dill made one save, picking up the win to improve to 3-1-2 on the year.

Ragazzo recognized specific aspects that the Eagles have to improve.

“We have potential to be great, but we have lost the rhythm we had at the beginning of the year,” he said.

“Today there were just a few things we needed to improve — cleaner touches, better decision making — that will greatly benefit us in the future games.”

After winning its first four games of the season, they Eagles have now lost two in a row. Coach Travis shares the same mindset as his player.

“Things are all fixable through hard work, and our season is far from over,” Travis said. “[Maryville] becomes an important game for us.

We have to have the mentality to take the game to [Maryville]. Keep the pressure on for 90 minutes and never let down.”

“Things are all fixable through hard work, and our season is far from over.”

—Sonny Travis, Head Coach

Emory will look to turn it around later in the week when the team travels to Maryville College (Tenn.) for a 7 p.m. game this Wednesday, Sept. 18.

— Contact Alexander Del Re at alexander.del.re@emory.edu

that set up a one-on-one scoring opportunity. Romero’s initial shot on goal was saved, but after recovering her own rebound, she was able to sink her shot to put the Eagles up one goal to zero.

Towards the middle of the first half, the Eagles were able to secure another goal when Romero crossed the ball to senior midfielder Kelly Costopoulos to double the lead to 2-0.

In the second half of play, the Hornets answered back when Lynchburg forward Dessi Dupuy headed a ball into the net, receiving a pass from midfielder Jessie Gonzalez, making the score 2-1.

Only three minutes later, Eagles senior defender Lauren Drosick would assist Costopoulos to score the final goal for the Eagles to fasten a two-goal lead that would last for the rest of the match.

Sophomore goalkeeper Liz Arnold played her second straight game in net for the Eagles, once again posting a total of four saves.

With the win under their belt, the Eagles extended their undefeated streak at home to a remarkable 25 wins. For the Lynchburg Hornets, this was their first of the season.

Emory will hit the road once again on Sept. 20 to face off against Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) at 8 p.m.

— Contact Zoe Elfenbein at zoe.elfenbein@emory.edu

SPORTS THE EMORY WHEEL

Friday, September ,  Sports Editor: Nathaniel Ludewig (nludewi@emory.edu)

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Featured Athlete: Credle

Carl

Carl Credle, junior midfielder scored his first goal for the season during Sunday’s game. The Eagles played Centre College and lost 2-1. Credle’s goal was the only shot of the game and the Eagles now stand at 4-2-0, ranked 25th in Division III. Featured Athlete: Michael McBane Michael McBane, freshman cross country runner, helped Emory place second out of 16 teams at the Furman Classic (S.C.). McBane was eighth out of 142 runners and the first Eagle to cross the finish line with an 8K time of 25:27. Emory’s total was 107 points, finishing behind Mount Olive’s score of 24 points.

Featured Athlete: Kelly Costopoulos During the 12th-ranked Eagles upset win over fourthranked Lynchburg College (Va.), senior midfielder and captain Kelly Costopoulos scored two goals, leading Emory to victory.

In the 18th minute of the game, Costopoulos scored her first goal after a conversion from Veronica Romero to have the Eagles lead at 2-0. In the second half of the contest, the Hornets scored in the 70th minute followed by Costopoulos boosting the Eagles to 3-1. Costopoulos led her team with six shots, including four on goal. In the previous game against Division II Lee University (Tenn.), Costopoulos had a shot during the 1-0 loss. She stands at team-high with three-goals this season and eighth-most in Emory history at 23 career goals.

She has 10 career game-winning goals and is tied for third-most in the program. Women’s soccer now stands at 3-2-1 and in their past 25 home games they’ve been undefeated. This is the 19th-longest streak in NCAA Division III history.

CROSS COUNTRY

Surtees, McBane Excel at Furman

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Senior midfielder Kelly Costopoulos dribbles past a defender. Costopoulos scored a pair of goals against Lynchburg College (Va.). The Eagles beat Lynchburg, but lost to Lee College (Tenn.) over the weekend.

Eagles Split Pair of Weekend Games

By Zoe Elfenbein Contributing Writer The women’s soccer team came up just short in their road match against Lee University (Tenn.) on Friday night, falling 2-1 before earning a decisive 3-1 win in their home opener over No. 4-ranked Lynchburg College (Va.). The Eagles are now 3-2-1 on the season.

Lee’s NCAA Division II Lady Flames were able to earn their first ever win over the Eagles, although it was not an easy one. Early on, junior forward Charlotte Butker pursued a scoring opportunity with a shot on goal for the Eagles that the Flames’ goalkeeper Haley Gribler was able to snatch. Right from the start, the Eagles peppered the opposition’s goal

with shots.

As both teams went back and forth, freshman forward Emily Matis came off the bench to inspire a momentum shift for the Eagles.

Matis took three shots on goal over an 11-minute time span, but the goalkeeper stopped each shot, maintaining the game’s 0-0 tie.

Starting for the first time in her career as goalkeeper, Emory sophomore Liz Arnold matched the Lady Flames with three saves in the first half as well.

The Eagles outshot the Lady Flames 10-6 as the first half came to a close, including a 6-3 lead in shots on goal.

As the second half was underway, the Eagles’ defense proved once again impenetrable, as they were able

to clear away a corner kick taken by the Lady Flames. The corner kick resulted from a shot on net that was deflected off of an Emory teammate.

Arnold kept up her impressive performance as she continued to make saves in the second half for the Eagles, one of them being a crucial diving save to keep the game tied and scoreless.

The Lady Flames finally saw a scoring opportunity when they were given another corner kick after the Eagles were called for a foul inside the box.

Junior midfielder Chloe Rader would convert the corner kick into a goal for the Lady Flames, scoring her third goal for the season and putting her team up 1-0 with 39 minutes left in the match.

VOLLEYBALL

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Arnold played the entire game in goal, the first player to do since former Eagles’ goalkeeper Kaele Leonard three years prior. Arnold finished with four saves for the Eagles.

The Eagles came out with 12 fouls at the end of the game, one of them setting up the only scoring opportunity for the Lady Flames, who totaled six fouls.

After the close loss, the team was determined to clinch a win in their home opener game against the No. 4-ranked Hornets.

The Eagles started off their lead within the first seven minutes of play when senior forward Veronica Romero received a pass from Butker

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MEN’S SOCCER

Team Drops Second In a Row to Centre

By Alexander Del Re Staff Writer

By Michael Scheck Contributing Writer Expectations rose for the cross country team after last week’s strong performance at the Sewanee Invitational (Tenn.), and both the Emory men and women rose to the challenge, continuing their strong seasons last Saturday at the Furman Invitational (S.C.).

“The conditions for the race were amazing,” said Head Coach John Curtin. “I can’t recall a better day to race this early in the season than we had Saturday. I think the conditions played a major role in the very fast times as well.” The women and men performed very well at Furman, running along with Division 1 teams.

The women, currently ranked No. 33 nationally in Division III, came in first out of an 18-team field, scoring 50 points.

Leading their strong outing was junior Tamara Surtees, who ran a personal-best 6K of 22:07 while coming in second place out of 137 runners. Junior Marissa Gogniat also performed well, placing eighth overall. Elise Viox placed third among the Eagles and came 10th overall.

In fact, almost everybody on the women’s team ran their personal best time. Curtin was very impressed with the women, especially with Kelsey Abbott.

The goal ended the Eagles’ scoreless streak that had been maintained during their preceding two games, as well as Arnold’s impressive scoreless streak in goal that had lasted for 256 minutes over the span of three games.

Although the Eagles outshot the Lady Flames 14-12, including an advantage in shots on goal 8-5, the home team was able to triumph in a close game that ended 1-0 in favor of Lee University. With the win, the Lady Flames improved their season record to 1-2-0.

Matis led the Eagles with three shots on goal, followed by Butker, who contributed two. Senior midfielder Clare Mullins, senior defender Lauren Gorodetsky and freshman defender Hannah Meyer had one apiece.

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The volleyball team suffered their first loss of the season over the weekend at the Emory Invitational, falling to Cal Lutheran (Calif.). They are 10-1 on the season.

Squad Wins Three at Home

By Ryan Smith Asst. Sports Editor The volleyball team has been the story of Emory’s 2013 fall season so far, winning their first seven matches — all on the road — to soar up the national rankings from No. 8 to No. 2. Fans got their first chance to watch the Eagles play last weekend at the Emory Classic, which featured four

matches against top-tier competition over two days.

The Eagles lost their undefeated season with a loss in the final match against Cal Lutheran University (Calif.) but still emerged from the weekend with an impressive 3-1 record in the tourney and a 10-1 mark for the season.

The 6-3 Millsaps College (Miss.)

Majors were the Eagles’ first oppo-

nents, opening up the tournament on Friday at 3 p.m. Emory had never lost to the Majors before and were hardly threatened in the series’ latest installment, cruising to a 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-18) victory.

Emory dominated all aspects of the match, posting a .277 hitting percentage and limiting Millsaps to

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The men’s soccer team played a close match with the Centre College (Ky.) Colonels this past weekend at the Woodruff Physical Education Center (WoodPEC). The No.25ranked Eagles fell to 4-2-0 on the season, suffering a tough loss to Centre after falling victim to a late goal.

Head Coach Sonny Travis was still satisfied with his team’s effort.

“We played hard, possessed and moved the ball, but [we] need to play better in the attacking third,” Travis said. “Centre deserves credit for finishing a very good goal late in the game to come away with the win.”

The Colonels’ defense shut down the Eagles’ offense for most of the game, limiting the Eagles to a season low of five shots with only just a pair on goal. Centre totaled 11 shots with five on the goal.

“I think we are still gelling as a team,” Travis said. “I like the way our backs and goalkeeper Abe Hannigan are playing. We will build off that and get our attack going.”

Centre took the early advantage in the game when their sophomore forward Cameron Miller scored his fourth goal of the season in the 11th minute of play after the Eagles had trouble clearing a corner kick.

Sophomore defender Leo Ragazzo said the Eagles must work on avoiding similar mistakes in the future.

“I think it is important we, as a team, go over our mistakes from the game and see how we can rectify them; we are certainly capable of doing so,” Ragazzo said. “It is important to go over our mistakes but not to dwell on them.”

Emory would later answer back later in the half when junior Carl Credle scored his first goal of the season. Credle volleyed a shot into the net after a long throw in from Ragazzo. It was Ragazzo’s first assist of the season.

“Our coach has repeatedly said how deep our team is, and I think today it really held true,” Ragazzo said. “For every position, we have a great player from the bench to fill in if needed. This is something not many teams have, and I think today they really helped the team out.”

For the remainder of the game, the next best opportunity for the Eagles came off a shot by senior Andrew Jones outside the 18-yard box. The shot rocketed past the keeper but ricocheted off the right post.

The game stayed at 1-1 until the 76th minute where Centre’s freshman forward Jacob Trumbull scored the eventual game-winning goal. It was Trumbull’s first goal of the season.

Sophomore Abe Hannigan played all 90 minutes in goal for Emory.

He took the loss to fall to 4-2-0 for the year, despite recording a pair of

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