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IFC Social Events Policies Revised
College to End FY2013 With Balanced Budget By Stephanie Fang News Editor
By Jordan Friedman Associate Editor The Interfraternity Council (IFC), in collaboration with the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life, has created separate risk-management procedures for mixers and date parties as part of a routine review of its social policies, according to IFC President and Goizueta Business School senior Victor Rudo. Prior to the changes, Rudo wrote in an email to the Wheel, the policies outlined only fell into the category of “registered guest-list policies.” IFC has now established a set of guidelines specifically for both types of events. “We are simply putting on paper what has largely been in practice for years, thereby making it easier for our chapters to understand and enforce policies that best protect their organizations,” Rudo wrote. For example, the new policy states that mixers and date parties “are not subject to walk-through procedures as with invited guest-list parties.” Additionally, wristbands must be distributed to attendees age 21 and over, and a designated member of the chapter’s executive board or the IFC Vice President of Risk Management must pick up these wristbands between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday
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his week’s Wonderful Wednesday featured a petting zoo as part of the 2012 Homecoming theme of “Swoop’s County Fair.” Haystacks, funnel cakes and King of Pops popsicles were also present during Wonderful Wednesday. Homecoming events will continue throughout the week.
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#EmoryCuts Hosts Third Rally By Dustin Slade Contributing Writer Continuing its efforts to protest the University’s departmental and program changes, the #EmoryCuts movement hosted a protest during the Laney Graduate School (LGS) Homecoming Conversation, which administrators held at the Goizueta Business School yesterday. Protesters interrupted the Homecoming Conversation, during which administrators — including Dean of LGS Lisa Tedesco and President Emeritus James Laney
— discussed the state of education and LGS’ goals. The Emory Alumni Association sponsored the event. At #EmoryCuts’ third strategy session on the Quad, students voiced their dissatisfaction with the departmental changes, and students and faculty then marched to the B-School to demonstrate frustrations with College Dean Robin Forman’s plan for academic reallocation. Forman announced his plans, which would gradually “phase out” and suspend several programs, in a Sept. 14 University-wide email. While marching down the Quad,
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the group of protesters chanted a slew of slogans such as, “No ifs, no buts, no education cuts,” as well as “Forman says cut that; we say fight back.” Once the group arrived at the B-School, the protesting students and faculty walked silently into the Conversation. About 40 protesters stood in back of the room and down the side isles holding neon green signs that depicted a snake with the phrase “Join or Die” pictured above it.
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University administrators expect the College to end this fiscal year with a balanced budget, marking the first time since 2008 that it has not emerged with a deficit. In the past, the College used money from its reserve accounts to cover any deficits it incurred in a particular year. The College placed excess funds from any year it had a budget surplus into this account, which held approximately $9 million in 2008. In an interview with the Wheel, Michael Mandl, the executive vice president for finance and administration, remarked that the College has not had a budget surplus for the last three years. As a result, the College no longer holds any money in its reserve accounts. According to Charlotte Johnson, the senior vice provost of administration, the College has depleted these funds by using them to cover recent deficits. In the past, reserve funds were used for faculty recruitment and renovations as well as other operating costs, she wrote in an email to the Wheel. Mandl remarked that each University school and academic subdivision has a reserve account. These accounts are crucial for each school, which uses their reserve monies for “very important, strategic, one-time purposes,” he said. “Traditionally, if a school has a revenue shortfall or unusual expense in any given year, the first task is for them to look to their reserves to keep themselves whole,” explained Mandl, who added that the University has its
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own reserve account. Johnson noted that the University reserves account “has been essentially zero” for the past two to three years. She said that the University was forced to use a significant portion of its “center resources” to help out its individual schools affected by the averse “market conditions” that followed the 2008 financial crisis. The University distributes approx-
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Profs. Say ‘47 %’ Video May Action Plan Damage Romney’s Chances to Quell Stench in election series Holmes By Anusha Ravi Staff Writer
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Comedian Amy Schumer performed a routine for students at the Glenn Memorial Auditorium Thursday evening. The event was part of this year’s Homecoming week.
Comedian Delivers Risque Stand-Up By Elizabeth Howell Multimedia Editor Amy Schumer, a comedian best known for roasting Roseanne and Charlie Sheen on Comedy Central performed at Glenn Memorial Auditorium, on Thursday. Schumer made fun of various religions and races in addition to telling sexual jokes. As soon as Schumer walked on stage, she commented on the venue before delving into her stand-up routine. “Do you all feel awkward because we’re in a church?” asked Schumer. “Well, it’s about to get so much worse, so I won’t be offended if anyone walks out. In fact, I encourage it.” This comment appealed to some
students who said that they appreciated her sense of humor. Schumer was a hit, in particular, with College sophomore Hannah Silverman who said that she found the idea of vulgar comedy in a church very ironic. After introducing herself, Schumer began her routine by making a series of jokes about certain races, explaining that she found out that her grandmother had her vocal chords removed to keep herself from making racist comments. After that quip, Schumer looked around the audience and made the remark that Emory must be a good school because of the variety of ethnicities present at her performance. “If everyone’s white, then you know it’s a bad school,” she joked. However, she explained that,
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humor aside, she respected all races and religions before proceeding to ask someone in the audience, “What are you?” When the audience member answered that she was Hindu, Schumer responded “not my favorite.” At that point, Schumer’s jokes then became very sexual in nature. “I used to sleep with Hispanic guys, but now I just prefer consensual,” she joked. Towards the end of her routine, Schumer said that she thought that there was a grey area in terms of defining rape. “I think we’ve all been a little raped,” she said. “Every girl I know has had that one night in her life
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A controversial video revealing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney describing President Obama’s supporters as “dependent on government” could hurt his chances in the 2012 election, according to several professors in Emory’s department of political science. The video, which has gone viral since its release on Mother Jones magazine’s website last Tuesday, reveals Romney saying Obama’s supporters “believe they are entitled to health care, food and housing.” Romney made these statements during a private, closed-door campaign event for 30 major donors who have contributed significantly to efforts for his election, according to a Sept. 18 Huffington Post article. James Carter IV initially found the video on YouTube before leaking it. He tracked the video’s original source using Twitter and submitted it to Mother Jones, according to recent reports by MSNBC. Carter is a self-proclaimed “partisan Democrat” who has noted that his motivation in leaking the video was to help candidates in the Democratic Party become elected. He admitted to several media sources that he was particularly inspired to publicize the video because of Romney’s frequent criticisms of the his grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter. According to Carter, Romney has publicly expressed his disapproval of certain policy decisions the former president made while in office. The video is blurry and occasionally the scenes become blacked out in order to conceal the location of the fundraiser.
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Profs. discuss how viral video may harm Romney in the election.
Romney’s comments in the video also included what many people have felt to be generalizations about the American population. He discussed the “47 percent of America that will vote for the president no matter what ... 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it — that that’s an entitlement.” Later in the video, Romney added, “These are people who pay no income tax ... [My] job is not to worry about those people.” Since the video’s release, Romney has publicly noted that his remarks were not “elegantly stated” and were made “on the cuff.” He said, however, that they were intended to target independents who had not committed to either candidate. Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science Alan Abramowitz said the video has drawn such great attention because it shows Romney speaking only to a private group of donors rather than to the American public.
In response to numerous complaints about the smell coming from the toilets in the Hamilton Holmes Residence Hall, Vice President for Campus Services Matthew Early announced his creation of an action plan to resolve the issue at a meeting Monday evening. Only the smell of the water in the toilets, not the water’s cleanliness, is currently being affected, according to Early. The plan could cause 15 to 20 Longstreet-Means residents to lose access to water for eight to 10 hours later next week. As of Monday, Hamilton Holmes stopped using the gray water system and is temporarily using the domestic water system until pipes from Longstreet-Means are redirected. Hamilton Holmes and LongstreetMeans are the only two residence halls on campus that use a gray water system in which water from the shower, sink and laundry room of Longstreet-Means pass through a tank and filter. The water is then treated with chlorine and ultraviolet (UV) rays, and the reclaimed water is then used in the toilets of Hamilton Holmes and Longstreet-Means. Mechanics believe the lingering smell is the result of laundry detergent blocking the UV rays and filters used to treat the water, which results in not allowing the odor to dissipate,
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news roundup National, Local and Higher Education News • President Obama announced initiatives to end sex trafficking, including the first-ever federal assessment of the problem in the U.S. as well as a $6 million grant to find solutions. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reports that at least 100,000 children are victims of sex trafficking across the U.S. every year. However, no national statistics exist. • Almost one in five households record currently holding student debt, which is a record amount for the U.S. The percent of households with student debt has doubled since 1989 and increased 15 percent since 2007. This increase is the result of higher tuition costs and rising college enrollment rates. While the burden of student debt does fall on more affluent families who choose to pay for more expensive colleges, the poorest 20 percent of U.S. households bear the most debt.
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Georgia Technical College in Warner Robbins will merge together next year in an attempt by the Technical College System of Georgia to save money. After this merger, the system will have consolidated 33 colleges into 24, saving about $7.5 million a year. • Major League Eating (MLE) announced it would suspend all bacon eating contests due to a global bacon shortage. MLE is also encouraging all contest participators to exclude bacon from their daily meals. However, they will continue to hold a bacon-wrapped-scallop eating contest, justifying it with the fact that bacon-wrapped-scallops are delicious and mostly made of scallops.
– Compiled by Multimedia Editor Elizabeth Howell
• Central Georgia Technical College in Macon and Middle
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• In the last issue of the Wheel, a photo caption accidentally contained a filler credit. The photo was of “Fantastic First Friday” and was taken by Abigail Chambers. The Wheel reports and corrects all errors published in the newspaper and at emorywheel.com. Please contact Editor in Chief Evan Mah at emah@emorywheel.com to report an error.
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This Week in Emory History
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• On Sept. 20 at 11 a.m., a man wearing an apron and jeans was asking people for sour milk at the Woodruff Memorial Building. The man violated a permanent trespassing citation previously given to him. The man was arrested and transported to the DeKalb County Jail.
with his finger on Sept. 12 at 1:27 a.m. Officers spoke with the student who admitted to having five shots of vodka on Eagle Row. He was conscious enough to refuse transport to the hospital and went inside the building.
• A female Emory student was eating at Cox Hall on Sept. 20 and left her wallet on the table. When she returned, it was missing. The situation has been turned over to an investigator.
• A male Emory student said his black Apple iPhone valued at $500 was taken sometime between midnight and 2 a.m. on Sept. 22. The student said he had been attending numerous parties on Eagle Row and thinks his phone was pickpocketed.
• Emory Police Department (EPD) officers responded to a call from the Woodruff Residential Center about an individual who was writing “Gaga” on the cars in the parking lot
• EPD officers arrived to the third floor of the Rollins Research Building on Sept. 22 after an Apple iMac computer valued at $2,500 was taken from the building. There were
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Event: Interdisciplinary Food Studies Discussion Group: Defining Sustainable Food Time: 12 p.m. Location: Food E U Event: Artist Talk: Laine Kline, entertainment lawyer Time: 2 p.m. Location: White Hall 205 Event: Evening For Educators Time: 5 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: 3rd Annual GDBBS Awards Banquet Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Emory Conference Center, Lullwater Ballroom
Event: The Center for Women at Emory’s 20th Anniversary
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• A female Emory student had her Apple MacBook Pro and iPhone stolen from the fourth floor of the business school on Sept. 19 at 4:15 p.m. She was working in a cubicle and left to go to the restroom; upon returning, her electronics, valued at $2,100, were missing. Officers searched the area but could not find any suspects. The situation has been turned over to an investigator.
Police arrested Jack Gregory Ware in Tukwila, Wash. after discovering his graduate degree and teaching certificates in ten states were falsified. Upon his arrest, they found blank Emory transcripts and a copy of the school seal in his possession. He also had fake IDs, false driver’s licenses, a counterfeit Georgia notary seal and fraudulent documents from Georgia States and other universities.
— Compiled by Asst. News Editor Nicholas Sommariva
Events at emory
Event: Homeownership/Debt/Credit: Managing the Depth of your Hole: SmartPath Session III Time: 12 p.m. Location: Harland Cinema
Event: School of Nursing Alumni Dinner & Awards Celebration — Faculty/Staff Registration Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Cox Hall Ballroom
no signs of forced entry and the situation has been turned over to an investigator.
Time: 7 p.m. Location: Miller-Ward Alumni House
Event: Comic Mysteries (Mistero Buffo), by Dario Fo, Translation by Ed Emery Time: 7 p.m. Location: Theater Lab, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
SATURDAY Event: 9th Annual J Willis Hurst History of Medicine Symposium Time: 8 a.m. Location: School of Medicine Building Event: Athletics — Women’s Soccer Time: 11 a.m. Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Event: Polar Opposites: Has Ideological Rigidity Paralyzed Congress? Time: 11 a.m. Location: Tull Auditorium, Gambrell Hall, Emory University School of Law Event: GALA Blue Jean Brunch Time: 12 p.m. Location: Faculty Dining Room, Dobbs University Center Event: Athletics—Men’s Soccer Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Woodruff P.E. Center
Event: Comic Mysteries (Mistero Buffo), by Dario Fo, Translation by Ed Emery Time: 7 p.m. Location: Theater Lab, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
SUNDAY Event: University Worship with Ms. Pamela Green Time: 11 a.m. Location: Cannon Chapel Event: Children’s Black Jaguar Ceramics Workshop Time: 2 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Tate Room Event: Comic Mysteries (Mistero Buffo), by Dario Fo, Translation by Ed Emery Time: 2 p.m. Location: Theater Lab, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: Defiant Chamber Music Time: 5 p.m. Location: Marcus Hillel Center
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Event: Grant Writing for Artists Workshop Time: 3 p.m. Location: Ginden Arts Commons, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: Dateline Pyongyang: The Associated Press and the Opening of North Korea Time: 4 p.m. Location: Robert W. Woodruff Library, Jones Room Event: Study/Work/Research in Germany Time: 6 p.m. Location: Modern Languages 201 Event: Carlos Reads Book Club Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Board Room Event: “Re-Generation 2008/2012: Portraits of (Dis)Engagement” Time: 8 p.m. Location: Theater Lab, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
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Report Reveals Country’s Most Expensive Colleges By Kelly Price Independent Florida Alligator, U. Florida Students who gripe about rising tuition costs across the county may have a valid concern, according to findings from a study released this month. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s annual “Education at a Glance” report, which studies the education systems of countries across the world, showed it costs a U.S. student between $116,000 and $117,000 to pursue a college degree, including direct costs and a calculation of possible wages lost while in school. The U.S. is the second highest among the surveyed countries in terms of overall cost, behind the United Kingdom at about $122,000. The study also showed 29 percent of Americans will get a higher level of education than their parents. The U.S. is third to last among the 26 countries surveyed for the category. The report said 17 percent of parents in the U.S. haven’t received a secondary degree, such as a bachelor’s degree, as compared to the international average of 33 percent. However, the report said that payoff for a college degree is higher in the U.S. than in most countries. Pilar Mendoza, an assistant professor in the U. Florida College of Education, said she wasn’t surprised by the study’s findings. She called the study a “reality check” for the government.
“Unless the government does something to eliminate poverty, we will see an increase in the gap between the haves and have-nots,” she said. “It is true that the United States is ahead in terms of educated people, but if this trend continues, I think the United States will start losing that.” Mendoza said rising tuition costs and uncertain postgraduation job opportunities are primary reasons young people don’t go to college today. McKinley Carden, a UF junior, agreed. She said she tutored students at low-income schools and saw the effects of a failed education system firsthand. Once, she said, a third grader couldn’t read to her a Dr. Seuss book. “Tuition goes up each year, and it’s not like education is stressed enough in this country,” she said. “The government needs to be more involved in the education system.” UF spokesman Steve Orlando said UF is trying to correct these problems through access and affordability for students. More than $500 million in financial aid is disbursed at UF annually, Orlando said. “Yes, we’ve had to increase tuition, but we’re still very affordable compared to our peers,” he said. Orlando said $17,000 is the average amount UF students pay back in loans after graduation, compared to the $25,000 national average. He said about 66 percent of graduates leave UF with no loan debt.
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Science Research Roundup Study Suggests Inflammation Medicines Treat Depression A recent Emory study has shown that certain medications meant to prevent inflammation may also help treat patients suffering from severe clinical depression. The purpose of the study — conducted in the School of Medicine and published in the online version of the Archives of General Psychiatry on Sept. 3 — was to find out if blocking inflammation could help relieve symptoms of depression, specifically in people who have not responded well to other antidepressant treatments, according to Andrew Miller, the senior author of the study and professor at the School of Medicine. Infliximab, the drug used in the study, is a new biologic drug used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Biologic drugs are unique in that they target just one molecule in the body — in contrast to other drugs that treat overall symptoms — so they have a very specific purpose, Miller said. Miller said the study used a double-blind design, meaning that neither patient nor doctor knew who received the actual medication or a placebo, a fake drug that neither treats nor causes harm. The subjects were given either the medication or the placebo every two weeks for a total of six weeks and attended three clinic visits. Every one to two weeks, the researchers interviewed the subjects to determine the extent of their depression, Miller explained. Miller and the other researchers found that only the patients with high levels of inflammation responded to the drug. The researchers measured inflammation using a simple blood test available at any clinic or hospital that checks for certain protein levels associated with inflammation. “If our theory is right, and people
with depression and high inflammation respond to drugs that block inflammation, then we will be able to easily identify those people before they are put on a bunch of drugs that probably won’t help,” Miller said. After replicating the study with a larger group of subjects, the researchers hoped to confirm that one molecule — an inflammation-causing cytokine called tumor necrosis factor — that the drug targets is in fact the cause of severe depression, according to Miller. Biologic drugs such as infliximab allow researchers to discover which molecules are responsible for causing a disease in a selected group of people, which is a huge advancement in treating depression, Miller noted.
Emory, Ga. Tech Develop App To Diagnose Ear Infections The Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have collaborated to develop a new medical clip-on device that can be attached onto the iPhone, along with a new software application, to diagnose ear infections in children. Wilbur Lam, an assistant professor in the joint department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory, developed the device called Remotoscope. The Remotoscope device allows parents to take photographs or video footage of the eardrum using the iPhone. With the device, parents can then send the images to a physician for review and a diagnostic confirmation. The Remotoscope is a clip-on attachment with a software application that turns an iPhone into an otoscope, an instrument that pediatricians currently use to diagnose ear infections in doctors’ offices and hospitals. The clip-on attachment will use the iPhone camera and the flash as the light source, according to a Sept.
20 University press release. The software will provide magnification in order to record the images and videos on the phone. According to Lam, the device could help to prevent many latenight trips to the emergency room by allowing frantic parents to receive diagnoses of ear infections at home. Lam said he believes the device could save a significant amount of money for families and health-care systems, since ear infections cause more than 15 million office visits per year in the United States. Ear infections affect 75 percent of children by age six, making it the most common diagnosis for preschoolers. Lam explained that children who acquire ear infections at a young age have a higher chance of recurrent ear infections. According to the press release, a clinical trial at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory School of Medicine will test the quality and effectiveness of the Remotoscope compared to the traditional otoscope. Lam said he aims to commercialize the Remotoscope and future pediatric devices as a part of CellScope Inc., the company he co-founded.
Researchers Study Reciprocity in Monkeys University researchers have examined the roles of reciprocity, or giving favors, in monkeys to better explain the human behaviors of sociality, sharing and other prosocial acts of kindness. The recent study examining capuchin monkeys has shown that monkeys act similarly to humans when helping others, despite benefits and costs to oneself, explained Malini Suchak, an Emory graduate student in the psychology department and the lead investigator of the study. Suchak defined prosocial behav-
ior, or the act of helping others, as a motivation to help somebody for selfless reasons. The study tested whether “direct reciprocity could promote generosity” among capuchin monkeys, according to Suchak in a Sept. 12 University press release. The researchers tested 12 capuchin monkeys in pairs on a prosocial task in which the monkeys chose between a selfish act that benefited only themselves and a prosocial act that benefited themselves and a partner. In the press release, Suchak said the study suggests that monkeys were more willing to do favors for others if they could alternate and help each other, regardless of what prosocial act they were doing. This is similar to human behavior in that, like humans, the capuchin monkeys may have understood the benefits of helping each other and used this knowledge to maximize the returns of helping others, according to the press release. The researchers then examined the influence of each monkey’s relationship outside the experiment. They found that there was no difference between helping a familiar partner or a complete stranger, according to Suchak. Suchak explained that this research will advance information on the beginnings and biologic understanding of cooperation and reciprocity in humans with strangers as well as familiar people, since monkey biology and behavior is comparable to humans. The study was conducted at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. Suchak collaborated with Director of the Living Links Center at Yerkes and Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology Frans de Waal. The study has appeared in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. — Compiled by Staff Writer Mallika Manyapu
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New Financial Model Allows College to Invest in Priorities, Admins Say Endowment & Trust Funds $5.3 billion
Emory College Endowment $406 million
Emory University
Interest from endowment
Central Funding $32 million
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Central Funding drawn from the University endowment that is distributed to various schools (mostly Laney Graduate School & Emory College).
Operating Budget
Fiscal Year 2012: $203 Million
Consists of interest from College Endowment, student tuition (80%) and grants.
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University gives College $12 million to cover remaining debt.
executive vice president for academic affairs, in a separate interview with imately $32 million in central funding the Wheel. “The College can’t be takto its various schools — the majority ing funds from the central University of which goes to the Laney Graduate on a continuous basis. They had to School (LGS) and the figure out some College, according to kind of way to Johnson. not keep having “The College can’t be These funds come a deficit.” taking funds from the from the annual total According central University on a University endowment to Mandl, and trusts, which is continuous basis. They had administrators currently about $5.3 to figure out some kind of expect that the billion. way to not keep having a College’s new In particular, the financial model, deficit.” College, whose current which mandates endowment totals $406 that it “invest — Earl Lewis, in the highmillion, has received a total of $12 million Emory University provost est priorities,” since 2008 from the will allow for University to help it it to have a balcover its recent deficits because it anced budget at the end of each has not had sufficient funds to do so fiscal year. Robin Forman, dean of it on its own. the College, announced his plan for However, after the College academic reorganization in a Sept. 14 received central support for its deficit University-wide email. at the end of the last fiscal year, the This plan, which goes into effect University collaborated with College at the end of this academic year, will administrators in order to develop a gradually phase out certain undermore sustainable financial model for graduate programs and departments. the school. In addition, the plan will enact a “The basic terms [to this central moratorium on admissions to gradusupport] were these are one-time dol- ate programs in economics, Spanish lars and not to be the solution to the and in the University’s Institute of deficit problem in the College,” said Liberal Arts. Earl Lewis, the University provost and The College supplements the
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Operating Budget Deficit Fiscal Year 2012: —$18 million The College had depletes its Reserve Fund to help cover the deficit. In 2008, the Reserve Fund held $9 million.
College estimates $4.5 million gained from planned cuts By Ginny Chae, Layout Editor
College becomes debt-free; predicts balanced budget for fiscal year 2013.
Students Silently Protest, Pass Out Fliers at Admin. Discussion Continued from Page 1 The snake image and its accompanying slogan originated during the Revolutionary War, during which colonists rebelling against the British adopted the same design. Neither Tedesco nor Laney acknowledged the group of protesters. The protestors stood in silence and held up their signs for about 10 minutes before the meeting concluded. After the meeting ended, the protestors handed out fliers with the “Join or Die” image printed on their signs to attendees. Most of the student protesters said that they were pleased with their demonstration. “I think today’s protest got us attention,” College sophomore Elizabeth Hennig said. “It was a great way to spice up how we’ve been doing things because so far, we have just been having rallies. This is a
great way to raise more awareness.” However, not all students who participated in the protest agree that the protest was effective. “I’m not sure if the protest was successful, but there are a lot of plans underway,” said Bree Beal, who is currently a first-year graduate student in the Institute of Liberal Arts (ILA). “There are several different fronts on which this is being discussed and battled.” Before the protest at the B-School, students and faculty of the #EmoryCuts movement gathered on the Quad in front of the administration building. “The University is betting that our passion will die down, the dust will settle and they can move on, but we’re not going to let the dust settle on this one,” Katherine Bryant, a fourth-year neuroscience graduate student, said. This strategy session followed the same format of the previous two,
whereby students stood on the steps of the administration building and voiced their concerns with the departmental changes as well as their frustration that the administration had not yet addressed the issues they have had
“...[These cuts] were inherently an undemocratic, totalitarian and tyrannical process ...” — Kevin Corrigan, ILA director with them. “It seems to me that [these cuts] were inherently an undemocratic, totalitarian and tyrannical process, which on behalf of you all, I reject,”
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Survey Explores Value of Law Rankings By Karishma Mehrotra Staff Writer Kaplan Test Preparation, a company that helps students prepare for various standardized exams, found through a recent series of surveys that many pre-law undergraduates value a law school’s ranking significantly more than its job placement rating or affordability. These views contrast sharply with the opinions of many recent law school graduates. The survey’s new findings may encourage some pre-law students at Emory to think differently about the law schools where they choose to apply. Emory currently houses one of the largest numbers of pre-law students in the nation and is home to more than 250 students who apply to law school every year, according to the Law School Admission Council. The surveys, which Kaplan emails to students across the nation, asked 705 current law school students to choose what they felt were the most important factors that prospective law students should consider when choosing where to apply. At the time of the surveys, these students were in the process of studying for their bar exams through Kaplan. About one fourth of the respondents recommended primarily considering a law school’s job placement rate, while another quarter mentioned that the affordability of a particular law school would influence their decision whether or not to apply. Only 17 percent selected law school rankings as the most important factor when deciding where to apply. In a second survey, 34 percent of another group of 645 students — who were studying for their LSAT exams through Kaplan — selected law school ratings as the determining factor that influenced where they wanted to apply. Only 13 percent of those studying for their LSAT chose affordability while even fewer — 8 percent — picked a law school’s job placement ratings. Despite the fact that this is the first time Kaplan administered these specific surveys, Kaplan’s Director of Pre-Law Jeff Thomas said he believes the takeaway is clear: pre-law stu-
dents should adjust their priorities in accordance with these findings. “[This is] a lesson to undergraduates students looking to apply to law school,” Thomas said. “It is really simple to utilize the law school ratings as the number one determinant as to which law school to attend.” Thomas said he feels this consistent emphasis on rankings amongst undergraduate pre-law students places far too much weight on those numbers, especially in a lawyer’s job market that, according to Thomas, is the most competitive it has been in years. U.S. News and Report states in a Sept. 11 article regarding the “Best Colleges” rankings that their lists are important for the college-decision making process. “To find the right college, you need a source of reliable and consistent data — information that lets you compare one college with another and find the differences that matter to you,” the article said. “That’s what we do with our rankings.” At the same time, they recommend that students should use the law school ratings as a factor, but not the only factor, in their decision making. “Yes, many factors other than those spotlighted in the rankings will figure in your decision, but if you combine the information in the rankings with college visits, interviews and your own intuition, our rankings can be a powerful tool in your quest for the right college,” the article noted. Thomas suggested that undergraduate students take their long-term goals regarding where they want to practice law, what field they want to practice it in and other critical goal-oriented questions to narrow down potential schools into more consideration. “And so the lesson for the prospective law school students today is really simply to just do your homework and to understand that although law school rankings are easy to access and utilize as decision factors, they absolutely should not be exclusive,” Thomas said. College senior and pre-law student Sunny Porterfield echoed a similar opinion. For Porterfield, job placement and affordability are the most important considerations in her upcoming deci-
sion. After working 20 to 30 hours per week during her undergraduate experience, finances are especially significant in her decision-making process. “Way more emphasis needs to be placed on job placement and affordability,” Porterfield wrote in an email to the Wheel. “You’re working to an end goal here; status shouldn’t matter. But unfortunately to society — and employers — it does.” She said she believes that the undergraduates and graduates differed in their results because while undergraduate students usually still have external support to offset financial stress, graduate students begin to understand the effects of student loans and debt. For College freshman Rebecca Olderman who is currently interested in pre-law, a school’s job placement rating has more value than its nationwide ranking or affordability. “I do agree with Kaplan ... In the long run, a law degree is a law degree, no matter what institution it is from,” Olderman wrote in an email to the Wheel. “People can practice law coming from any legitimate law school ... so spending unnecessary money on a highly ranked and expensive school is not truly in a student’s best interest.” Still, Thomas said he understands why so much value is placed on rankings. “While it may seem counterintuitive that pre-law students aren’t placing greater importance on a school’s job placement stats, most applicants know that there is a direct correlation between where a student graduates from, their starting salary and [their] career prospects, which is likely why rankings are consistently the most important consideration by far,” Thomas said in a statement released by Kaplan. Olderman commented that the key to paying her undergraduate and law school debts in a timely manner will be to quickly attain a well-paying job. “An elite reputation won’t always lead to jobs,” Olderman wrote in an email to the Wheel. “But a law school with a solid, wide-spread and supportive alumni [and] job network will lead to a more reliable and rewarding career.” — Contact Karishma Mehrotra at kmehrot@emory.edu
said Kevin Corrigan, director of the ILA. Students were adamant in their requests for a response from the administration. “The administration needs to work with us to plan the future of the ILA,” Beal said. “They need to actually have a conversation with us. It was deliberately hidden from us. There were all kinds of opportunities for them to indicate what there plans were, and they didn’t take those opportunities on purpose.” College senior Jonathan Demar, founder of the #EmoryCuts Facebook page, summarized the day’s meeting through stating, “My final message is this: now is not the time for us to stand divided; it is time for us to stand together. Who knows if another program will be cut? We must stand together.”
— Contact Dustin Slade at dustin.slade@emory.edu
funding from LGS that goes towards fellowships for graduate students who do not receive external grants. However, College faculty members who also teach graduate courses receive their salaries entirely from the College. This is because these “graduate students [support] the faculty” often with research assistance, according
“You can’t really separate [the graduate experience] from the undergraduate experience because graduate students interact with undergraduate members [of the University].” — Michael Mandl Executive V.P. of Finance and Administration to Mandl. “There’s a mutual benefit — a symbiotic relationship,” said Mandl. “You can’t really separate that totally from the undergraduate experience because graduate students interact with undergraduate members [of the
University].” Johnson explained that the University has allocated $12.1 million to the College “in support for the restructuring plan at the end of 2012” and had earmarked an additional $11.7 million in support for the next three fiscal years. Administrators in the College expect to reallocate funds towards other academic areas — such as establishing committees and additional classes on neuroscience, digital media and contemporary Chinese studies, Forman remarked during a presentation given to the Wheel editorial board. “The College looks to its future, and there are some areas in which it knows it needs to invest,” Lewis commented. “You can’t imagine a liberal arts college in the 21st century that doesn’t have a collection of scholars working on China, and we have a growing number of faculty in the College working on neuroscience, and that number will continue to grow.” According to Lewis, the College — which derives approximately 80 percent of its revenues from tuition — also expects to control its expenses by reducing the amount that it spends in certain administrative areas.
— Contact Stephanie Fang at fang.fang@emory.edu
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Video May Influence How Students Vote in the November Election Continued from Page 1 “It shows what he really thinks,” Abramowitz said. “The fact that he was discussing this with a group of ‘fat cats’ plays into the idea that he is an elitist.” According to Abramowitz, much of this 47 percent to whom he is referring typically votes Republican, making Romney’s statements even more controversial and possibly detrimental to his campaign. Forty-seven percent of Americans do not, in fact, pay income taxes according to current figures from Reuters. However, more than half of the people in that group have an income of under $16,812 a year, while 44 percent include the elderly who receive certain tax benefits. Another 30 percent of this population group consist of families who receive tax credits for children or because their incomes are considered inadequate. Many of these low-income families spend the majority of their income on items such as food and housing. A third of this “47 percent” are
middle-class families with incomes between $33,542 and $59,486, and a “small, but significant number” are upper-class families earning between $211,000 and $2.2 million a year. Andra Gillespie, an associate professor in the political science department, predicted that the video could dampen Romney’s support from independents and undecided voters. Gillespie said that while these groups may not necessarily vote for Obama during the election, they will now be far less enthusiastic about voting for Romney or may simply not vote at all. “Romney’s statement looked bad to voters who consider food and housing necessities,” she said. “He now looks like a combination of Marie Antoinette and Scrooge.” Abramowitz agreed, adding that some voters seem angry at being categorized as what she described to be “freeloaders” — people who ask for something without giving back in return — and will now be more motivated to vote for Obama, lessening Romney’s chances of winning the presidency. Many Emory students have also expressed anger with Romney’s
statements. A College junior who wished to remain anonymous said that he is undecided as to who he is voting for in November. Although the video didn’t completely convince him to vote for Obama, it has lessened the chances of him voting for Romney. “I think it says a lot that he would announce at a closed event for wealthier people that probably agree with him,” the Colleg junior commented. “I think less of him as a candidate, but it’s hard to tell how much of this scandal is real and how much is just typical politics.” College freshman Julia Howard, who was not planning on voting in November because of her dislike for both candidates, said she finds Romney’s statements “ridiculous.” “I don’t think that the number 47 percent makes a lot of sense in context,” she said. “Saying he isn’t representative for 47 percent of the country who don’t pay income taxes and that he can’t help them seems a little unrealistic and rude.” Romney released his own 2010 tax returns — which some opponents have asked him to publicize during
the past few weeks of the presidential race — two days after the video began to circulate. He may have chosen to do so due to a slight drop in election polls following the video’s release, analysts say. While his tax returns proved that he does indeed pay taxes, the returns also indicate that Romney has paid a lower tax rate than the average American and that he took advantage of certain tax loopholes, according to Gillespie. “His tax returns reinforce the idea that he is out of touch with the average American and extremely elite,” she said. During this week, both candidates will be campaigning in Ohio, a battleground state whose electoral votes could influence the outcome of the election. Romney plans to focus the remainder of his campaign efforts on criticizing Obama’s failure to create jobs, according to Reuters. Romney currently stands six percentage points behind Obama in Ohio.
— Contact Anusha Ravi at aravi7@emory.edu
Early Says Water Problems Were Impossible to Predict Policies Altered; Upperclassman Rush Numbers Rise for Fall Continued from Page 1
Early said. Once these issues were discovered two weeks ago, the tanks went from being cleaned once a week to every day, but the smell remained. Early said the problem was been impossible to anticipate before residents moved into the resident halls. The first step to help fix the smell is to redirect the water from the largest laundry room in LongstreetMeans, Early said at the meeting. This step would, in turn, decrease the amount of detergent flowing though the main sewage system and thus address the situation. If the smell still persists, Campus Services will transfer the depositation of an entire wing of LongstreetMeans water from the gray water system to the regular sewage system, Early explained. And if none of these options satisfy residents, Hamilton Holmes will permanently switch to a domestic water system. “At the end of the day, it’s about making the residents happy,” Early said during the meeting.
Most other facilities around campus use the domestic system, which includes clean water that comes from a DeKalb County facility. According to Early, the gray water
“We could permanently switch to domestic water right now, but we would prefer to do everything we can to reduce our demand on the environment.”
— Matthew Early, vice president for Campus Services system is better for the environment and helps combat Atlanta’s drought situation, which is why the University would prefer to find a solution as opposed to switching the domestic water system. However, he said, he is not opposed to switching perma-
nently to the domestic water system if residents remain displeased with the odor. “We could permanently switch to domestic water right now, but we would prefer to do everything we can to reduce our demand on the environment,” Early said. Hamilton Holmes has temporarily been placed on the domestic water system until the laundry room pipes from Longstreet are redirected. When maintenance placed Hamilton Holmes on domestic water, they accidentally put Longstreet on the system as well because the two residence halls’ systems are connected. Water pipes at Hamilton Holmes had to be manually shut off, and Longstreet-Means is now back on the gray water system. The sink and shower water of Longstreet and Hamilton Holmes are in no way connected to the gray water system and have always used domestic water.
— Contact Melissa Fenchel at melissa.fenchel@emory.edu
Schumer Delivers Racy Jokes About Sex, Vegas when she’s like, ‘I think that was rape.’” Schumer told the audience that she was 31 and informed guys who were present that if they had been wondering if they could have sex with her, the answer was yes. Some male students in the audience noted that her invitation had been tempting. For example, College junior Jake Aronson said, “I’m single, and I thought I might be able to talk to her after the show and see what she was up to.” After joking about her sex life, Schumer transitioned to stories about living in Vegas. She described what she considered to be a frequent sight: girls who go out on Saturday night in tube dresses and high heels, in which they cannot walk. They look like “a chain gang, ‘Wizard of Oz’ type walk, and if one of them falls, they leave her,” she said. She also warned audience members about the dangers of blacking out. “Blacking out is not good. I
blacked out my first two years of college,” she said. “Your brain goes to sleep while your body goes ‘tonight is my night.’” Before the show ended, Schumer asked the audience if they had any questions. One audience member asked her what was the weirdest thing anyone had ever tweeted at her. She picked up her phone and read a text from earlier that day which asked, “If you could pick any way to die, would it be drowning in a bag of dicks?” which she felt was a fair question to which she answered, “yes.” SPC Speakers Chair Corey Teich said he chose to bring Schumer because Emory has never had a female comedian before, and Schumer’s hilarious reputation preceded her. He said he wished more people had showed up, but the show was ultimately a success due to Schumer’s content. — Contact Elizabeth Howell at ehowel5@emory.edu
Continued from Page 1 through Friday or at a convenient time. Two chapter members must be sober during these events, and these members will distribute beer to those with wristbands. The policy also establishes a checklist for on-campus mixers and date party events. In addition to submitting event registration forms to the Sorority and Fraternity Office seven days prior to the event and ensuring that guests have these wristbands, a house director must be present, fraternities must clean up the premises by noon the next day and hosts must ensure that “non-alcoholic beverages and nonsalty foods are readily available,” according to the policy. Moreover, just as during on-campus guest-list parties, members at or above the age of 21 may bring a maximum of one six-pack of canned beer. Rudo wrote that the changes will “more accurately reflect the type of events hosted by fraternities, without changing the nature of the events themselves.” IFC representatives from each chapter voted to pass these amendments at the IFC General Body meeting last week, according to Rudo.
Fraternity Upperclassman Rush Numbers Rise Upperclassman fraternity rush also saw a rise in the number of participants this year, to 146 students this year from about 120 last year. According to IFC Vice President of Recruitment and College junior Jason Stern, 66 students accepted bids. A total of 97 bids were given. The Greek community welcomed those who accepted bids into their respective fraternities’ houses during Run the Row, which took place just prior to the Block Party — an annual event on Eagle Row — on Saturday, Sept. 15.
— Contact Jordan Friedman at jordan.m.friedman@emory.edu
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Free Online Courses Offered To The Public In the upcoming semester, Emory University will become one of 33 universities worldwide to offer massive open online courses (MOOCs) through a partnership with the company Coursera. The aim of the company is to provide free quality education to people around the globe, especially those who do not have the resources necessary to get a college education. We at the Wheel feel that this is a positive step for not only those who will take advantage of this service, but also for the Emory community at large. In various academic areas, Emory has some of the most accomplished and well-respected professors in the world. Allowing the general public to access this valuable pool of knowledge at virtually no cost is consistent with Emory’s mission of striving to be an ethically-driven global institution. This movement also provides new opportunities to a subset of the world’s population that has traditionally not had access to them. We, as Emory students, should be proud that our institution has decided to become part of this noble cause. With our membership, we join a list of well-reputed schools such as Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University and Princeton University. The three courses that Emory professors will offer via Coursera will focus on the issues of AIDS, immigration and digital music. The course titled “Immigration and US citizenship”, for example, is one that is only offered to Emory Law school students. This spring, however, it will be available worldwide to potentially hundreds of thousands of students. While the primary beneficiary will be the public, Emory has a lot to gain from these changes as well. Coursera will allow Emory to showcase its top-notch education to unreached audiences, many of who may not be familiar with the caliber of education offered within our campus. An increased awareness of the Emory brand and what it has to offer will certainly help the university continue to attract the best and the brightest students and professors from around the world. While we are overall pleased with this recent announcement, we are also aware of the fact that the value of an in-classroom education cannot be matched by online courses. Some colleges have recently transitioned into a more online-based education system, often offering courses to their students exclusively through the web. We at the Wheel would certainly advise against such a transition. While online courses may be an effective way to reach people from the around the world, Emory should always remain committed to offering the most engaging and personal educational experience to its students. Transitioning away from the in-classroom educational model and moving to a more online-based model would hinder in these efforts.
The above staff editorials represent the majority opinion of the Wheel’s editorial board.
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College editorials from across the country The Harvard Crimson Harvard University September 25, 2012 In its staff editorial titled “Don’t Throw It, Mr. Romney”, the newspaper editorial board wrote a humorous piece about the recent gaffes by Mitt Romney, even asserting that he is trying to purposefully throw the election. They point to his recent comments about the poor, elderly and disabled people as attempts to disenfranchise a significant subset of the population. In 1919, Baseball was tarnished by eight players on the Chicago White Sox who threw the World Series for a minor profit. The 1919 World Series remained the most high profile case of a thrown competition for almost a century. At least, until 2012. Lately, presidential candidate Mitt Romney has turned deliberate self-destruction into an art form, delivering a performance comparable in both cruelty and creativity to the proverbial performance artist who tied a starving dog to the wall of an art gallery to die. He is making a mockery of our democracy, and The Harvard Crimson will not stand for it. Our form of government depends on the good-faith participation of both major parties. When one candidate chooses to throw an election instead of trying to win, the sanctity of our republic is diminished, the quality of our leadership is reduced, and the financial contributions of our wealthiest citizens are wasted. As political scientists can attest, the perpetual tug-of-war between pitchforkwielding, Apocalypse-awaiting reactionaries and latte-sipping gay supremacists is one of the few things keeping us from the terrifying descent into tyranny. By effectively removing Republican participation from the 2012 presidential race, Mitt Romney has pushed us one step closer to Beijing-style autocracy. Although Romney’s political suicide is, at this point, a matter of doubt only among the delusional, it may be worth running through a few instances to outline just how egregious is his delivery. For starters, he spent a solid two minutes insulting poor, elderly, and disabled people,
suggesting that they do not have “personal responsibility and care for their lives.” He made these comments at a fundraiser hosted by a hedge-fund manager. Unsatisfied by merely offending the disadvantaged, he openly stated that he would not make any attempt to seek their votes. While he claimed not to know that he was being filmed, his monologue sounded too much like it was written by Democratic strategists—or at least someone hell-bent on making sure Romney never gets elected. One is forced to speculate that it was deliberate. As if the heartless plutocrat routine wasn’t sufficient to cost him the election, Romney also publically disavowed any attempt to seek a resolution in the Mideast conflict, opting instead to “kick the ball down the field.” And Monday, in effort to come across as unintelligent (despite evidence to the contrary), he stated that he “do[esn’t] know why [airplane windows] don’t [open].” All indications suggest that Romney’s cynical attempt to lose the election is working. Recent polls show Romney trailing in every swing state. The New York Times’ expert statistician Nate R. Silver gives him a less than 25 percent chance of winning on November 6. He still has three debates left to drive that down to maybe 10 or 15 percent. Our guess is that he’ll jump at the opportunity. No one can say with any certainty why Romney is bothering to run at all if he’s just going to throw the race. Running for president is supposed to be immensely stressful and financially costly. Perhaps he’s looking to short his stocks on InTrade or is secretly the liberal many conservatives fear he is, and he is trying to deliver a death blow to the Republican party. No matter how you slice it, shame on you, Mr. Romney.
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Journalism Cuts Hurt Our Future Fiza Pirani How ironic is it that you’re about to read yet another piece on the Emory University journalism program cuts from a school newspaper? In this age of media domination, creating well-informed, ethical, and skilled journalists should be a top priority. In 2010, I started college with the plan of becoming a doctor and took nearly all of the pre-medicine pre-requisites until I realized that the path of a doctor is not for me. My real passion? Writing. Always has been and always will be. Unfortunately, it took me nearly two years to finally realize that I have the ability to change direction, and to pursue a career in my field of interest. I entered junior year as a creative writing & journalism co-major and for the first time in my college career, I feel like I belong. Noted as the best college for writers in 2011 among schools such as MIT, Columbia, NYU, Johns Hopkins, etc. from the website collegedegree.com, Emory University is recognized for producing exceptionally skilled writers. Located near the heart of Atlanta, it’s no surprise that the university’s journalism program, specifically, has established a very fruitful reputation for itself. However, only a few weeks into this school year, Dean Forman delivered a message to
the university enlightening us with new budget cuts, including the elimination of the Emory University’s renowned journalism department. Hank Klibanoff, director of the journalism program, states in his letter to all journalism students that “this is an unwise decision. The journalism program, since it was created in 1996, has consistently produced some of the nation’s most respected journalists and citizens of the world, who continue to bring great
With recent cuts, Emory will stop producing exceptionallyskilled writers. honor to Emory University.” Klibanoff informs the J-students that current co-majors and minors will be able to complete their courses and internship requirements if they have already taken the introductory journalism 201 course or are currently enrolled in it. All of the declared co-majors and minors made the cut, with the exception of myself. As a recently declared journalism comajor, I have not yet taken the journalism 201 class. With this introductory course being cut from the class catalog after this semester, my future as I had finally secured it, appeared to
be in complete jeopardy. Had Dean Forman’s announcement been released before the add/drop/swap period, students like myself, who need a particular course to complete their co-major, minor, or major, would have had the common sense to enroll in the required course without a problem. As an Oxford transfer student, I also sympathize with students at the Oxford campus, as journalism 201 was not even a course option this semester. Outraged, as anyone in my position would be, I sent several e-mails back and forth to Hank Klibanoff and to my advisors, determined to find a solution. After all, how can I be punished for a slight delay in finally understanding where I saw myself in the future? Isn’t this what college is all about? Making mistakes, taking a few wrong turns, and ultimately finding yourself? Cliché, but true. My fight to not only save Emory journalism, but to essentially graduate as journalism co-major continues. With the help of the outstanding J-faculty here, including Mr. Klibanoff and Professor David Armstrong, I am learning that Emory’s educators will do anything and everything to assist their students in pursuing their dreams. My individual despairs aside, I personally believe that Emory University’s plan to eliminate the celebrated journalism program from generating the messengers of the world, journalists, is simply the wrong move. Fiza Pirani is a College junior from Marietta, Ga.
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Dean Forman’s Budget Decisions Represent “Foreclosure” of Our Freedom To the Editor: The press has the capacity to relativize power through dissenting narratives and histories. The visual arts are necessarily subversive to the logics of production and consumption as written by neoliberal corporatism and globalized capitalism. By its existence alone, the ILA critiqued the prevailing organization of the academy and called into question attendant hierarchical politics. In closing or downsizing the journalism major, visual arts department, and the ILA, the Emory administration has preemptively attacked potential zones of dissent on campus. Students, faculty and staff of these disciplines: the Dean’s decision was a statement of value, which put your institutional homes in foreclosure by the Emory-Forman Bank. Resist and obstruct your own evictions and the evictions of your neighbors and colleagues. You should
know, better than many on campus, the practice of dissent. Without a department of educational studies, learn the history of liberation schools. Teach one another courses in guerrilla art and
The cuts “ put your institutional homes in foreclosure by the Emory-Forman bank.” the practice of an independent press. Learn from the interdisciplinarians how to write a new economics, complex enough for the PhD, which imagines interconnected, riotous, loving humans in place of rational utility
maximizers. Learn the languages that fueled revolutions, not just market expansion. Call on physical education students, faculty and staff for their embodied knowledge, since our bodies know well the ruthless colonialism of corporate power. If realized, Dean Forman’s decision will institutionally absent voices and practices that threaten hegemony on campus. These decisions are calculated to ensure that the Emory brand appears seamless. We must create autonomous zones to dislodge and disrupt that monolithic branding. Well disciplined in our disciplines of dissent, we must reject the values by which we are devalued. Egan Short Undergraduate Student Class of 2014
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Follow Up On the Evolution Debate: “God or Darwin” Seminar. To the Editor: “God or Darwin”? It is a question that all too regularly features at the core of controversial debates. As many readers of the Emory Wheel may remember, some of us wrote a letter in the spring following the selection of Dr. Benjamin Carson as Emory’s commencement speaker. Although many readers misinterpreted our letter as a protest against Dr. Carson as a commencement speaker or honorary degree recipient, our stated goal was to educate the Emory community about Dr. Carson’s dismissal of evolution based on his religious beliefs – a dismissal that opposes Emory’s principles of inquiry and ethical commitment. The authors of this letter were - and still
are - worried about the perception that evolution and faith are not compatible, and that people feel justified to dismiss the strongly supported foundation of biological science on the basis of their religious beliefs. The letter, which was signed by more than 400 members of the Emory community, and which sparked controversy both within and outside our campus, also led to the realization that our community should have opportunities to engage in respectful dialogue on systems of knowledge and belief. In August, we met with President Wagner to organize a seminar series on “The Nature of Knowledge”, and we are happy to announce the first seminar by Dr. Joel Martin on October 2nd at 3 p.m. in the Harland Cinema.
Dr. Martin, who is an evolutionary biologist and ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church USA, will speak on the compatibility of faith and evolution. Dr. Martin will address whether one has to make a choice between God or Darwin or if one can consider or embrace both. We hope that the Emory community will join us in this important conversation at the seminar and at the reception that will follow. Jaap de Roode (Biology) Ilya Nemenman (Biology and Physics) David Lynn (Chemistry) Arri Eisen (Biology, ILA, and Center for Ethics)
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In Response: Emory’s Department Changes Rhett Henry
With Each Cut, Emory Loses Something Unique Have you heard about the cuts? They’re sort of a big deal. Student groups have organized on social media platforms and, in the case of #EmoryCuts, in front of the Administration Building to protest the work of Dean Forman and his committee. I was worried that there would not be much of a response from the student body. I’m glad to have been proven wrong. What now troubles me is the nature of the reaction. It is a blend of evocative populism and calls for greater transparency in administrative decision-making. On these points I agree. What concerns me is that, in reaching for a solution to the long-term issue of student-administration communication, the immediate problems facing the student body over the next few years have fallen to the wayside. But, rather than critique the rhetorical strategies of groups that I, at heart, agree with, I will provide arguments (simple though they may be) for the worth of those departments and programs that I can recollect as endangered. If I should miss something, I extend my apologies and ask for your education. Ending the Visual Arts Department undermines Emory as a center for artistic work. Art is a fundamentally collaborative affair. For example, a school with an excellent Creative Writing program but a glut of untrained visual artists is damaged as a result. It harms organizations that depend on visual artists for everything from design to displays. It is the exposure to other artistic works that spur artists in different fields towards new ideas. There are too few well-educated people who would know how to communicate their knowledge to others. Educational Studies instructs those students who do understand the value of knowing not just the subject they want to teach but also how to actually do that. From kindergartens to academia, the well-qualified often lack the awareness to teach well. Re: the Graduate Programs. At a university, the vitality of the undergraduate programs are related directly to the vitality of the graduate programs. Whether it is graduate students exposing undergraduates to sub-fields of the subject or professors who depend on the work of graduate students, graduate programs are critical on all levels of any given department at a university. The several language programs that are expected to be cut damage one of Emory’s biggest “wow” factors to potential students: the variety of study abroad experiences offered. More important than
that, though, is that Emory College is distinct for the breadth of the languages offered. It is a feather in the cap, as it were. Atlanta is one of the nation’s major hubs of journalistic work. The Journalism program is a tight-knit community of individuals dedicated to training its students in what is an often overlooked craft in the Internet era: good reporting. Depriving students of that option in the home of CNN and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is absurd. Emory may be accurately described as a fit campus. Slashing the Physical Education depart-
Giles’ Quotes Unbelievable Conrad Honicker
It’s unlike me to wait so long before I say what’s on my mind. However, with the Emory departmental cuts, I wanted to see my school pull through with a convincing and sound argument. When I read Evan Mah’s article quoting professor Micheal Giles though, I literally couldn’t take it anymore: “Who is this person, and how is this real?” Did anyone else think that for a minute? I felt like I was reading Fox News-worthy logic — a Twitter parody, maybe (although, not as good as Dean Forman’s). We read the quotes aloud in class, and I couldn’t stop laughing: “This is a joke, right?” I kept repeating, thinking my professor accidentally picked up The Spoke. What struck me enough to say something, then, was when I started thinking about why Giles’ quotes are so ludicrous. I mean, truly, who admits to intentionally hiding critical information and then justifies it by saying, “you should have seen it coming?” These statements are meant to jar us in
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ment would go a long way towards undoing its students’ health! And so on. And these are only immediate issues. The long-term ramifications are far greater. In listing these things out, I want to help groups like #EmoryCuts to talk about the issues in a way that goes for the gut, as it were. Keep up the good work. Rhett Henry is a College junior from Lawrenceville, Ga.
similar ways that someone like Ann Coulter might — Giles, the hateable character full of quips that seem hypocritical to his background in the judicial process. Isn’t this a trope we’re more than used to? It didn’t quite set in until a group of my friends and I were talking about the rally on Friday. One of my friends had a previously-scheduled appointment that day with Michael Elliott, the senior associate dean of faculty, and mentioned having trouble entering the Administrative building. That is, the elevator wouldn’t take him to the top floor. It wasn’t until the administrative assistant, Lynette Lee, spotted him having
trouble and mentioned the building was on “lock down” that he was let in through a gated and locked stairway next to the elevator. Elliott then explained upon my friend bringing it up that the administration wasn’t sure what the students would do and was “worried.” Perhaps the view from the fourth floor is distorted, but the only rallying call I heard was for dialogue. Did the administration really lock their doors and cower under their desks under the pressure of peaceful protestors? The rally really did rattle them, but my question, again, is why? Why are they so scared? Thinking about why the administration might be so scared and thinking about why they allowed Giles to spout off like he did makes me wonder if Giles is a scapegoat and whether that’s more strategic than not. If we’re thinking, “He’s so outrageous!” we might not ask some more serious questions about the implications of what he and Dean Forman have been saying. For instance, what other departments were considered leading up to the cuts? That is, if this committee has been meeting since 2007 and evaluating multiple departments, who else would have been cut if NBB needed eight million instead of six million reallocated dollars? Philosophy? Anthropology? Women’s Studies? How many more people would be out on the Quad demanding dialogue if we knew where our own (safe for now) departments stood in the rankings of “eminence” at Emory? Another question we might be too stunned to consider is, what does the administration really mean when it says they’ll keep supporting tenured faculty? If someone is tenured and has built an entire program that requires adjunct professors to support it, will the administration retain that support or ask the professor to abandon the curriculum they’ve developed to dabble in a variety of subjects semester by semester? If that’s the case, then that’s really more of an invitation to leave than anything else. I wonder how much bigger of a reaction we would witness if all the potential departmental cuts as well as tenured faculty were asking these sort of questions. I admit that I wasn’t as concerned with the cuts at first, but when I reflect on this administrative decision, I see wider implications that might affect my department, and I love and care for the people who work in it. It makes me think of Wislawa Szymborska’s poem titled “Here” that describes the sensation that at any moment, we could blow through the cracks. With that in mind, it’s hard not to stand up and say what you notice when what you notice might threaten what you love and care for. Thinking about these departments and programs as loved and cared for is important. It brings me to my final questions. Does Emory know what it’s cutting? I’d like to read the evaluations that delivered these departmental cuts and understand where Emory understood value. Does it account for the ways in which visual arts expands and complicates dialogues in the sciences? Does it figure how studying a language can unlock new philosophical ideas? Or perhaps because journalism isn’t funded to have a graduate program, its undergraduates’ experiences aren’t enriched by applying investigation and critical analysis outside of an essay. I don’t know if these cuts are reversible, but I can imagine the University has time to engage its students in a fair and honest dialogue about how to move forward. My chief complaint about Emory is always and forever whether it lives up to its tried motto of “Access. Equity. Unity.” However, I hope that I was right in the beginning in thinking that we can pull through on this one. Conrad Honicker is a College student from the Class of 2014.
Vijay Reddy
Cuts Disproportionately Electoral System Alienates Voters Hurt Faculty of Color Direct Popular Vote Would Be More Fair
The problem with “one man, one vote” as we call it in the United States is that it is not true. This is the case for a multitude of reasons, and is exemplified in our collective demeanor with respect to the presidential election. Namely, it is exemplified by our Electoral College system, and how it is not something that should still exist in our democracy as it stands today. Anyone who wants to defend the Electoral College system points out that it has only resulted in a president who did not win the popular vote in three cases: 1876, 1888, and 2000. Well, if the popular vote was taken into consideration rather than the electoral vote then, even in these three cases, the will of the people would have reigned supreme. Isn’t that more important than defending a system that is largely outdated by saying that it has worked a significant portion of the time? I came to this conclusion after talking to a friend of mine who just registered to vote in Texas and then expressed pride in the ability to vote for Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. I looked at this first-time voter almost in pity, as I thought “I’m so sorry, but that won’t really matter.” I felt angry that that is the reality of our electoral process, but it is. Obama voters in Texas are about as influential on this election as Romney voters in New York. That brings me to my first point: the Electoral College disenfranchises the minority of voters in each state in the national arena. No matter who wins Florida and its 25 electoral votes in this election, it’s set to be a relatively close race. The winner will likely win by a small margin. All 25 of Florida’s electoral votes will go to whomever the majority votes for, and the minority’s votes are essentially cast aside. In the 2000 election, the final (albeit controversial) tally was 2,912,790 votes for George W. Bush and 2,912,253 votes for Al Gore. Even if we are to step aside from the controversy of this election, is it fair that Bush received all 25 of Florida’s electoral votes, given that Gore won essentially half of the state? I wouldn’t think so, and I would fur-
ther argue that this leads to over 2.9 million people whose votes essentially were deemed irrelevant in the overall election. Also, majority voters become largely irrelevant in the broad scheme of voting in the Electoral College system. A Romney supporter in Alabama essentially doesn’t matter, since Romney doesn’t gain any additional votes for having won by a 40 point or 1 point margin. It’s all the same. Governor Romney gains nothing by trying to convince an Alabama undecided voter to vote for him, whereas he might if he tries to convince an Ohio or Florida undecided voter to vote for him. This leads to a focus on the swing states. In the upcoming election, the focus is on a very small number of states. That is where money is being sent and where candidates are spending most of their time. This carries into office as well. Incumbent presidents want to do the best for the people of swing states so that they may get re-elected. What impetus has President Obama had to improve New York, where he will likely get re-elected anyway? Or even Georgia, where he will likely never win? Not to say that he has ignored those states as president, but he doesn’t necessarily need to impress those states to get re-elected. A smaller issue is faithless electors. When a state votes for a candidate, it is voting for an elector pledged to vote for that candidate. Georgia will likely vote for Mitt Romney for president, so 16 Romney-pledged electors will be sent to the Electoral College to cast their votes for him. Although, sometimes, electors can vote for a candidate that is not theirs. There are state laws that criminalize this, but that does not mean it cannot happen. It has not been a problem as of yet, but it could very easily be one day. So, I argue that the Electoral College system should be replaced. But if one needs more evidence of this, I point again to the 2000 election. Would it have mattered that Florida had controversy in the broad scheme of things if the popular vote had counted rather than the electoral vote? Gore won the popular vote by over 500,000 votes nationally. No amount
of vote changes in Florida would realistically have put a dent in this. Furthermore, would anyone be tempted to cheat in a swing state if swing states didn’t decide elections anymore? If we moved to a truly one-man-one-vote system? I would say no. If a vote in Florida is just one vote, rather than a potential deciding factor for 25 electoral votes, the benefits of election-rigging and controversial actions are null. Two states recognize this. Nebraska and Maine divide their electoral vote by congressional district. This allowed President Obama to get one of Nebraska’s electoral votes in 2008. It’s still not very equitable, but it is slightly better, because it allows for different demographics in geographical areas to matter a little more than just the whole state’s tally mattering. However, to allow for a fair, equitable, one-man-one-vote electoral system, I argue in favor of a constitutional amendment abolishing the Electoral College system and allowing the president to be elected by direct popular vote. Failing this, however, I advocate for another avenue toward a national popular vote: the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC). It is essentially a compact between states that their electoral votes will go toward whoever wins the national popular vote, even if that person loses their state. Once a number of states carrying a total of 270 electoral votes sign this compact, it will become law in all of those states, and a national popular vote will be established indirectly (as the winner of the national popular vote would win 270 electoral votes, and thus the presidency). Currently, 132 electoral votes worth of states have signed it into law, and I hope that it will be made law in the rest that it requires to pass. A national popular vote is not only something that would make elections more fair, but it would also fix many of the problems inherent in our electoral system, such as the lack of focus on non-swing states, the potential for faithless electors, and the potential of rigging in swing states. Vijay Reddy is a College senior from Fayetteville, Ga.
Mairead Sullivan The past two weeks have presented a maelstrom of criticism as the Emory community has reeled from the unexpected cuts to various departments. It has become clear that the effects of these cuts will be felt across the campus and not solely in the departments which are named in Dean Forman’s plan. One of the greatest effects, however—the removal and/or redistribution of departments and programs with the greatest numbers of faculty and graduate students of color and with some of the most demonstrable commitments to and engagements with critical race scholarship—has barely been touched upon. According to Emory’s 2009 Diversity profile report, only 7 departments reported over 25% faculty of color. Of these 7 departments, 4 are up for cuts. These include The Department of Education Studies (45.5% faculty of color), Physical Education (25% faculty of color), Russian and East Asian Languages (40% faculty of color), and Spanish and Portuguese (46% faculty of color). What is even more shocking is that, in this 2009 report, a whopping 25% of all faculty of color come from the four departments named above. Of these 21 faculty of color, only 5 had tenure in 2009. Which means a solid 75% of the faculty of color in the above mentioned departments are likely to lose their jobs. Even tenured faculty, all nationally and internationally renowned scholars, are unlikely to stay. Which is to say that these cuts, in addition to terminating departments, are essentially terminating roughly 25% of the faculty of color. What’s more, these numbers say nothing of the graduate students in the effected departments. Although the demographic numbers for graduate students in individual departments are not readily available, a quick perusal of student profiles in the ILA and
the DES, for example, makes clear that these departments have a strong commitment to and support of not only of engagements with scholarly projects on race and racism but also of graduate students of color, regardless of their interest. To be sure, Emory has made clear commitments to diversity within the college. In recent years, Emory has stepped up recruitment of African American and Latino undergraduate students. Emory continues to reach out to high school students of color through programs such as Éxito Emory and The Essence of Emory Program. And just last year Emory boasted over 51% non-white students in its first year class. Similarly, Emory has endeavored to build a more diverse faculty in its hiring practices. This year Philosophy hired its first African American scholar who works directly on philosophies and politics of race. My own department, WGSS, has recently announced that we will be hiring a scholar of Black Feminist Thought to fill the recent gap in our program. While these are all important commitments, what do they mean when departments such as the ILA or DES, with such a strong and prominent commitment to critical race studies and to scholars of color, can so quickly be deemed inessential? A central theme in the justifications of these cuts has been an investment in a vision of Emory’s future. But we must ask: where is “diversity” in this vision? What is this future when programs in which diversity is not a goal for tomorrow but a well achieved practice of today are no longer deemed essential? The disproportionate effect these cuts will have on faculty and graduate students of color and on critical race scholarship at Emory is not only disappointing, it is downright deplorable. Mairead Sullivan is a Graduate Fellow in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
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Friday, September 28, 2012 Student Life Editor: Justin Groot (jgroot@emory.edu)
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Enforcing Honor Among Plagiarizers The Emory Wheel and the Honor Council would like to note that no information regarding specific cases or students was divulged in the process of writing these stories. Several students, council members and professors, some of whom wish to remain anonymous, have willfully volunteered non-identifying information.
*** “Upon every individual who is a part of Emory University falls the responsibility for maintaining in the life of Emory a standard of unimpeachable honor in all academic work” begins the preamble to the University’s honor code, eight pages of laws and bylaws detailing the stan-
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It’s getting late on a Tuesday night, and you’re staring at an empty screen. It should be full, crisscrossed with rows upon rows of enlightening analysis on the Republican primary. But it’s not, and now it’s due in 10 hours. The digital clock in the corner of your screen ticks away, seemingly accelerating at a speed inverse to your declining words per minute. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. You’ve been working hard, and you’ve been doing well in the class. The professor likes you, and you’re thinking about asking him to be your advisor. He’s a kind old man, but you imagine him standing over your shoulder, saying in a disappointed wheeze, “why did you wait so long to start? You’ve had all week.” But of course, that’s the same question you’re asking yourself. Your watch beeps; it’s one o’clock, then two, and the words still won’t come. Darkness closes around your eyes — can’t I just go to bed? No, of course not. Frustration turns to despair. He just looks them over, right? He’d never notice if I ... you know ... just a sentence or two ... Command-C, Command-V. And just like that, you’re a hundred words closer. It’s just so easy.
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Aries Someone special from your past will call you later in the week saying they’re in town. Don’t answer it…unless you want some extra drama added to your already complicated love life.
Taurus Everyone knows you’re a social butterfly, but your friends are getting especially annoyed with you acting like the center of attention. Bring it down a notch this week or things might get ugly.
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The Emory Honor Council, a body composed of both students and faculty, is responsible for the enforcement of academic integrity at Emory. The real Honor Council (which remains anonymous) meets in a conference room much like this one. dard of academic integrity to which every student must adhere. It is the backbone of our ethical inquiry, the standard to which we must hold ourselves, and when we fail to uphold this standard, the code shows us how far we have fallen from our ideals. It is a living document, updated as the demands of our times describe, and it acknowledges that we live in a culture of competing ideals. We at Emory value excellence in all things at all times. We value the drive that pushes us to knowledge unknown and questions unasked. And yet, even as we are urged to perfection at every turn, we may not cross certain lines. The council hears anywhere between 60 and 90 cases each year, with cases drawn from a veritable host of infractions. Plagiarism, copying other students’ exams, fraudulent registration, fabricated deaths in the
family — the Honor Council has heard it all. But whatever the case, it is the Council’s job to both administer the proper punishment and somehow turn it into a learning experience, even if it is an unwanted one. The entire process, from accusation to resolution, is surprisingly speedy. “A case comes in the office, I assign it to an investigator within 24 hours,” says a current member of the council, who wished to remain anonymous. “Then the investigator has to contact the student and the accusing professor within two days.” She continued, “this year, we’ve done it so that you’ll hear your sanctions and, if necessary, your verdict within three business days.” The Honor Code specifies an entire spectrum of punishments, from an informal verbal reprimand all the
way up to expulsion from the university. It does not, however, prescribe a general punishment for each offense, instead allowing the Honor Council a certain amount of flexibility in determining a penalty appropriate for the offense. “The most common sanction is an F in the course and a two-year mark on the student’s record,” says Cahoon Family Professor of American History Dr. Patrick Allitt, who was recently appointed faculty director of the Honor Council. “But if it’s a minor infraction, sometimes we simply give an F for that piece of work.” But no matter where a case ends, it almost always starts the same way. *** It’s been about a week since you turned in your reflection, and your
professor is handing back assignments, stepping between desks as he sets one before each student. Everyone except you. As your classmates file out, you step up to the front, where the professor is packing his notes back into his leather satchel. “Uh, professor? I didn’t get my essay back.” He looks at you and then reaches into his satchel to produce your paper. You grab it and flip to the second page. You see that your professor has highlighted the lines you pasted from Wikipedia. “I know you plagiarized, and I’m submitting this to the honor council.” The words hit you like a blow to the chest. You think you might be sick, and you have an urge to sprint out of the room or maybe out the
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As our pre-dawn train glided silently into the station, I found Josh outside his dingy compartment, staring out the window at the soft sunlight breaking over the horizon and filtering through the steel framework of the Munich Hauptbahnhof. Like me, he hadn’t slept much either due to troublesome compartment-mates – Serbian newlyweds with no concept of privatizing their mutual affection. We gathered our packs and navigated the platform, which even at the break of dawn presented a myriad crowd of commuters, locals, tourists and other backpackers. Somewhere near the local rail, Josh and I reconvened with William, our longtime friend and third member of our party, who grumbled through a cloud of self-produced smoke his list of complaints: after an uncomfortable night of intermittent sleep, he had been charged two Euros to use the public toilets. On lowbudget travel, a toilet toll presents an inconvenient, albeit necessary, expense. We would be spending only the first part of the day in Munich before moving on to Erfurt and decided that within our short time in the cultural capital of Bavaria
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we would need to visit a bierhaus or outdoor marketplace to enjoy a Müncher weisse. With not much else on our agenda, we hastily agreed that a half-liter beer at 8:00 a.m. would be the travel experience required of a morning in Bavaria as well as the necessary antidote for our afflicting sleep-deprivation. Oftentimes, it seems the quality of a reached decision directly correlates with the lethargy of the decisionmakers. In other words, it didn’t take much deliberation to convince ourselves that replacing the most important meal of the day with a glass (or two) of Bavarian weisse was the absolute right thing to do in the spirit of fastpaced travel. At a marketplace around the corner from the Frauenkirche, our request for three half-liter glasses of beer was met with condescending laughter and reproach. “Too early in the morning for Müncher weisse,” the vendor scoffed, looking at his watch. “We start serving in one hour. Come back then.” An hour-long blink later, I was tipping glasses – Prost! – with Josh, Will, and a number of other Bavarian regulars managing one more half-liter before another day at the office.
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Your lazy habits will start getting to you this week when you get hit with your first exam. Let someone change your Facebook password so you can’t distract yourself, and don’t let Scoreboards tempt you the night before.
Cancer Have no fear! This week’s sickness will be relatively tame compared to what you’ve been experiencing this month (I see a common cold in your near future). The only problem is your roommates will start to get annoyed with you. Try washing your hands more.
Leo Pick out a mental health day this week because it’s going to be a bumpy ride. Why not try treating yourself to a movie and baking a batch of cookies? Then bring them on over to your favorite horoscope writers.
Virgo You and that special someone always have fun together, so why not try to make it official this weekend while you’re dancing to some Cazzette?
Libra You and a friend are going to have a major blow out this week. Do your best to avoid losing control if you want to preserve your friendship. Spending some time apart could help you cool off.
Scorpio Uranus is tilted in your favor this whole month. Why not try something adventurous this weekend— like skydiving, paintball, bungee jumping or eating the “Meat Dish” at the DUC?
Sagittarius Fed up with your unsatisfying love life? Try slipping that hot bartender your number this weekend. You never know. They might actually call you this time.
Capricorn Saturn’s rings are not aligned in your favor. Don’t even think about stepping outside this week, unless you never want to come back inside again.
Aquarius Somewhat improbably, all the moons in the universe are aligned this week. This obviously means there is a good chance you will be mooned. Stay away from those who might pull a prank like that on you—unless you want to be scarred for life.
Pisces Hungry? Well, you’re in luck. The Sustainable Food Fair today from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. will totally be worth checking out! Graphic by Mimi Hacking
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Student Activities Calendar Friday, September 28 — Thursday, October 4 their hips don’t lie
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homecoming
Emory Karma Bhangra
Sustainable Food Fair
The Ball featuring CAZZETTE
Karma will be hosting open sessions for all interested student body members who would look to come out and learn some of dances. We will be teaching a routine we have previously performed.
Speaker: Economist from the Federal Reserve of Atlanta Monday, Oct. 1, 5:30 p.m. White Hall 112
Open Information Session Saturday, Oct. 6, 2-4 p.m. Woodruff P.E. Center Dance Studio
Friday, Sept. 28, 10:30-1 p.m. Cox Bridge
Economics Student Society
Friday, Sept. 28, Doors Open at 8:30 p.m. McDonough Field
Tailgate
Saturday, Sept. 29, 12:30 p.m.
Soccer Game vs. U. Chicago Saturday, Sept. 29, 1 p.m.
Students of all majors are invited to attend.
religious life
GlobeMed
Weekly General Body Meeting Monday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. Anthropology 303
Hillel at Emory
Homecoming & Alumni Shabbat Friday, Sept. 28, Services at 6:30 p.m., Dinner at 7:30 p.m.
Oxford Continuee Association “Sundae Monday” Monday, Oct. 1, 8-10 p.m. H-Space on Clairmont Campus
Braves Game vs. Mets Sunday, Sept. 30
Open to all Emory students.
Time and Meeting Place will be emailed to participants. Shakes in the Sukkah Tuesday, Oct. 2, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sukkah Outside of White Hall Come join Hillel at Emory and MSA as we drink milkshakes in the Sukkah and learn about the holiday including the significance of shaking the Lulav and Etrog.
Free Foot Clinic
Open Door Foot Clinic Trip Wednesday Oct. 3, 5:30 p.m. Meet Behind the WoodPEC, Traveling to the Open Door Community on Ponce De Leon Ave.
Outdoor Emory
Weekly General Body Meeting Wednesday, Oct. 3, 7:00 p.m. Harland Cinema
Harvestfest Wednesday, Oct. 3, 8-10 p.m. Sukkah Outside of White Hall
Emory Pride
An evening of performance and cultural exchange for the Emory community. Everyone is encouraged to attend!
Meeting Wednesday, Oct. 3, 7 p.m. Callaway C101
Brothers and Sisters in Christ
Lullwater Review Weekly Meeting Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m. DUC 5th Floor
Weekly Meeting: Bible Study—Misconceptions: “What The Bible Really Says” Monday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. Candler Library 114
Emory Anime Club
Emory Christian Fellowship
Weekly Meeting Thursday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m. White Hall 101
“Thursdays at 7” Thursday, Oct. 4, 7:00 p.m. Candler Library 114
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Thursdays at 7 is a social gathering, but there is also a time of musical worship and teaching from the Bible.
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International Style By Priyanka Krishnamurthy Staff Writer
Emory University represents over really stood out to me when I first met 3,000 students and scholars from 120 her was how she combined some fashdifferent countries. This impressive ion norms of the states with her own statistic depicts the diverse nature of tastes that originated in Bangalore. our college. It’s interesting to notice Her sense of style reminded me of the different languages, religions the progressive nature of fashion as and cultural norms, and I think the a whole. Shifra’s pink shaded, skinny infiltration of interpants were very national fashion impressive. Not trends often goes only was she “pullunnoticed and are ing them off,” but somewhat taken for she also reshaped granted. Different a very common cultures bring in fall trend (colored different kinds of pants) and made it fashion trends that her own. She defied are fascinating to the mainstream see and we are forAmerican trend of tunate enough to pastel-colored pants experience these (i.e. mint green and various trends soft pink) and added throughout our a kind of brightness campus. to it. This is Shifra F u r t h e r m o r e, Samuel, an ecoher brightly colored nomics major pants worked well and junior in the with her interestCollege. Shifra is ingly patterned coincidently from black and white the same place my tank. Normally I Courtesy of Priyanka Krishnamurthy parents were raised, see tribal prints and Bangalore, India. Before delving into vertical stripes, but her shirt embodthe heart of this article, I’d like to ied Indian culture through its combiquickly discuss my previous knowl- nation of different shapes. She comedge of fashion in Bangalore. pleted her outfit with a dark-grey carFrom what I remember when I went digan and lightly colored bow flats. to India seven years ago, fashion was Adding a different shaded cardigan not really something that was deemed really made her outfit come together important. I saw a lot of stagnation (and obviously kept her warm in the in trends and just a general carefree cold library). attitude towards style. I’m not saying Considering the weather change, this is a bad thing, but rather insinu- it seems as if sandals are no longer ating that times have changed and practical, especially during late nights fashion has finally become an impor- at the Woodruff Library. Rather than tant facet to South Indian culture and going for the generic slippers, Shifra festivities. It wasn’t until 2009 that chose these cute flats to complete Bangalore really got their act together her outfit. in the fashion world. They created The infiltration of international “Bangalore Fashion Week,” an exclu- fashion surrounds us. It’s important sive, international event which allows that we appreciate these students’ designers to broadcast their styles ability to bring their culture into to buyers, the press and the general the states. Without an appreciation fashion industry that extends beyond of contrasting cultures we only see India. This allowed Indians to finally the trends that are given to us in make their mark in global fashion. American magazines like Vogue and Shifra may not be able to speak Elle. We must expand our minds my native language, Kannada, but her and not take for granted the various sense of style makes up for it. What beauty that surrounds us.
Email Elizabeth Howell at ehowel5@emory. edu. Include the name of your event, the name of your organization, date and time, location and a one-sentence description of the event.
Parade
Saturday, Sept. 29, 2:30 p.m.
Alumni Concert featuring Slightly Stoopid Saturday, Sept. 29, 3:30 p.m. McDonough Field
be cultural Indian Cultural Exchange
Release of Freshman Representative Applications Sunday, Sept. 30 Applications are due on Thursday, Oct. 4. Interviews will be Saturday, Sept. 6.
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Spring Roll Night Sunday, Sept. 30, 6:30 p.m. Clairmont Penthouse
Hispanic Heritage Month 2012
Georgia Latino Film Festival Thursday, Oct. 4 and Friday, Oct. 5, 9 a.m. Georgia Public Broadcasting, 260 14th Street NW Atlanta, Ga 30318 Faculty Meet and Greet Monday, Oct. 1, 4 p.m. DUC E332/E334
Taiwanese American Student Organization Moon Cake Festival Thursday, Oct. 4, All Day White Hall 208
Please RSVP to PR Head Emily Lin.
Cheating Doesn’t Pay, at Least Not When They’re Involved Continued from Page 9 window. “I’m sorry, but it’s out of my hands now,” your professor says. “I’m sorry, too,” you manage to say. The walk to the door is the longest you’ve ever made. *** In general, it falls upon the professor to catch cheaters in all forms. Amoßng the most common methods for identifying plagiarism is SafeAssign, a web-based program that analyzes a student’s work against published works on the Internet and other essays. “The reason you want to use it is to find out what percentage of a student’s is actually in their own words and how much they’ve borrowed, even unwittingly,” said Dr. David Pacini, a professor of historical theology in the Candler School. “A lot of the cases I’ve faced have been caught in SafeAssign.” The program has proven popular among many professors, and according to an anonymous council member, it is being considered for mandatory adoption. Still, SafeAssign is not perfect, and many professors, especially more traditional ones, often rely on more tried and true methods like identifying abrupt changes in style. “When the Emory College hires
faculty, it trusts them to write the lectures, lead the seminars, choose the books, grade the papers and give the grades. Yet it says, ‘If the student cheats, the professor can’t resolve it,’” says another University professor who wished to remain anonymous. That resolution ultimately falls to those present in an Honor Council hearing, typically the accusing professor, the department head, an investigator and three student Council members. The hearings come in one of two varieties: expedited, in which a student admits his or her guilt, and normal, in which the evidence against the student must be presented by the investigator and debated by the Council. Though the expedited option greatly streamlines the process, it has no effect on the ultimate punishment. When the time comes for sentencing, Council members frequently find themselves trying to reconstruct the factors that drove a student to cheat. “Every [case] has an element of the human experience,” said Dean Arp in 2011. “Obviously no one just says, ‘Okay, today I am going to cheat,’ so there has to be an extenuating circumstance.” “We take experience in college into consideration,” said Dr. Allitt of some of the factors that might mitigate a sentence. “The less time they have been here, the more likely we are to respond to circumstances. And if we feel the students are under extraordinary stress, we’ll take that
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as anyone noticed the bee party on campus? The swarming to our sushi boxed from Cox and Styrofoams full of concoctions from that new salad bar thing. Sitting on the fat chalked steps or leaning against the thicker quad trees, I notice how many of us are displaced by the stripes of black and yellow that linger too long on our chopsticks. It doesn’t matter how well you know that not moving might make them abandon their sushi-contaminating malice, chances are you won’t stay put. If you have been staying outside long enough, bees and all, you might have noticed the hay bales that were so puzzling before the Homecoming advertisements popped up. Now, with the straw and gingham and burgundy red Emory t-shirts, you either know about Homecoming or you’re still wondering what I’m talking about. More “Still Undefeated” Emory football tees might explain why you wouldn’t know or care, but the fried Oreos and chili chili chili might have brought you around to the SPC side.
into account.” “I think a lot of cases that we see for the Honor Council are not students who are bad students,” said Dr. Allitt. “They’re just students who are placed in a position of desperation.” *** You are sitting in a conference room in White Hall, listening to the accusations leveled against you. Though you have already admitted your guilt in an email to the investigator, you twinge with discomfort as your transgressions are recounted to the impassive students and faculty seated around you. You sit at one end of the table, while the department head sits at the other. To your right are three students you do not recognize; to your left, your professor and the investigator. “Is there anything you’d like to say?” You want to scream. “I know what I did was wrong, and I’m sorry. I was under so much pressure, from my teachers, from my parents, and ... I just gave in. I never meant to do it, and I’ll never do it again. Maybe everyone says that, but it’s true. I know I’ve learned something here.” They’ve heard something like this before, and they will hear it again. Even as they stare, you feel no more judgment than you do understanding.
*** Why do students cheat? For the same reasons anyone else would — to get ahead or, sometimes, to catch up. They cheat because they are stressed, they cheat because they feel hopeless. Maybe they think they can slip past the professor’s gaze. “Students are growing up in a world where they are constantly hearing about all types of cheating all the time — moral, financial, sexual, academic and everything else. Some of them do, unfortunately, think, ‘Ah, I could get away with that!’” When the risk-to-reward ratio is high enough, there is no one — students, parents, professors and even admissions deans — who won’t cheat when the stakes are right. The Honor Code and those who enforce it understand this better than anyone, and they empathize deeply with the demands placed upon students. Be that as it may, the students of the Honor Council must administer punishment for those who violate the code. It is a difficult balancing act, but one that, by all accounts, they achieved admirably. “The students who join the Honor Council, I praise them for their willingness to do it and for their willingness to take seriously academic integrity,” says Dr. Allitt.
— Contact William Partin III at wcparti@emory.edu
A blood drive followed by a female comedian and a concert on McDonough with a DJ your mom has never heard of and a disconcerting quantity of EMS volunteers standing by, I suppose we stay true to our dichotomous reputation this week. Slightly Stoopid, still slightly sloshed at tomorrow’s field day events, there will be lots of Emory love. During this Homecoming week, the fourth of my Emory career, I will wonder one more time whether when I am graduated and gone, I will be returning to celebrate the spirit of Emory with members of my graduating class that I have never met, JWag, professors who will surely remain (if they survive departmental cuts,) and the bands of my youth… who will they have for us? This week Fall has officially fallen, calendrically, as I’d hoped, and we’re beginning to bundle again against the brisk morning air that burns off into what’s left of a summer sun for afternoons napping on the quad. Maybe I’m like the bees, how I linger anywhere outside while the sun still setting shines. Bothering people, hoping they’ll want to play, bouncing around to soak up what’s left of this Emory kickoff glow. My midterm period has started, has yours? Are you one of those library-goers stuck studying since day one? Maybe you’re getting used to college, still? Maybe you have an honors thesis to write and you are doing significantly less than you think you should be in the academic category. It seems we each bumble along at our own pace this week, buzzing like the bees, snacking, tasting. Lingering. Partying, enjoying… Happy Homecoming.
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Natalino’s position change, and each has put up eight goals this season. This game against Sewanee marked the fifth time this season that the Eagles offense has scored three or more goals in a match. Much of this change in scoring can also be credited to the team’s strategic change with regards to pace of the game. “We have put a greater emphasis on re-starts and attacking in the final third in practice,” Travis noted. “Scoring is the hardest part in soccer, and it does take time to develop.” Despite the team’s slow 2-4-1 start, the team’s defense has strengthened significantly and has allowed zero goals over the course of the past three wins as compared to the nine goals allowed during their four losses. During this three game winning span, the defense has allowed a combined 19 shots (the majority of which were not on goal). Starting defenders for the Sewanee game included sophomore Noah Rosen, Scott, sophomore Jeffrey Cochran and freshman Matt Sherr. The four combined to allow for only one shot allowed on goal. “We’ve been playing with more focus and have increased our communication,” Rosen said. “Our team is really starting to click and work together as a unit.” Freshman goalkeeper Abe Hannigan has also been an important part of the Eagles’ winning streak. Though Hannigan hasn’t been tested much in this span, he has maintained a save percentage of .857 on the season, with a personal record of 3-1. With the season more than halfway through, the team hopes that its high scoring and defensive strength will take them into the playoffs. “We hope to be in the NCAA national tournament and win the University Athletic Association (UAA) Conference,” Rosen said. “We definitely have the ability to do both this season.” The Eagles will next take the field this weekend in their UAA opener, facing the University of Chicago (Ill.) Maroons for homecoming Saturday afternoon. — Contact Adam Troyetsky at adam.troyetsky@emory.edu
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Heading into Conference Play, Squad Looks to Play Their Best Continued from The Back Page kills respectively. Sophomore setter Dana Holt contributed 41 sets. Erwin again led in digs with 23, followed by Holt with 16 and Silverman with 14. “This was a difficult match for us because it was back-to-back with a five game match,” McDowell said. “We were able to change things up with our lineup, and some people really stepped up and played well.” McDowell refused to let the second game’s disappointing outcome dampen her team’s spirit. “I thought we played well enough to win, but we allowed Lee to get runs of points with strings of unforced errors on our side,” she said. “We will learn from this match and be better for it.” The game against Lee ended the sixth consecutive match held on the Eagles’ home court, the first of which started with a doubleheader on Friday. The ability to consistently perform on the court while juggling classes and extracurricular activities says a lot about the strength and endurance of McDowell’s team. “Although it can be a lot to juggle, it is important to just focus on what is
happening right then and not worry about external things,” Miles said. “Basically, once we step on the court, it’s all about volleyball, and that helps a lot.” McDowell remarked that communication is key in order to keep her team healthy and in shape. “We try to keep a pulse on how they are feeling physically and mentally,” she said. “That’s why we gave them [Wednesday] off of practice; they needed the rest and time to focus on their schoolwork. We also talk with our captains daily, and they let us know how the team is feeling.” The small break from volleyball will give the team time to relax and regroup before they continue training for their University Athletic Association (UAA) Conference games that start on Saturday. “This is a very special part of the season,” McDowell said. “We will be ready.” The Eagle’s next games begin on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 10:30 a.m. The weekend will start with a match against New York University and will be hosted by University of Chicago (Ill.). — Contact Jenna Kingsley at jdkings@emory.edu
Storylines Worth Buying Into... 1. We dedicate this week’s storylines to the one and only Geoff Gilbert. The former contributing writer, staff writer, Asstistant Sports Editor, Sports Editor, Editor-at-Large and Senior Editor was the visionary who first created Storylines. Geoff, we salute you.
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Q&A Volleyball Middle Hitter On Fire
After being named MVP of the Emory invitational of UAA Volleyball Player of the Week, senior co-captain and middle hitter Breanah Bourque had a minute to talk with Sports Editor Elizabeth Weinstein about her home state, Dooley and volleyball.
Elizabeth Weinstein: Do you read about yourself in the Wheel? Breanah Bourque: Yeah, I read the Wheel.
EW: What is the most difficult thing to do in volleyball?
BB: Mentally, staying focused when you are not having a good game.
EW: Describe the process of delivering a kill.
BB: I’m really competitive, so the whole time I am thinking about how I’m going to make the other team feel bad, and then once I get the kill I’m extremely excited.
EW: You are a Texan — what’s your favorite thing about your home state? BB: It’s the best state in the world.
EW: Who is your sports hero and why?
BB: Kerri Walsh — she was five weeks pregnant and won a gold medal in London.
EW: What gets you out of bed in the morning? BB: My alarm clock. I wake up when it goes off.
EW: What could we find you doing if you’re not studying of playing volleyball? BB: Probably watching TV or baking. I like to bake cookies.
EW: What is your favorite thing about Emory? BB: The volleyball team
EW: Ten years down the road, what do you see yourself doing? BB: I really don’t know. I just want to be happy.
EW: You go up for the spike as Dooley goes up for the block — who wins this one? BB: Me! Always.
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Senior co-captain middle hitter Breanah Bourque goes up for a spike. Bourque leads Emory in career hitting percentage (.386).
Patel: Look to See the Falcons Continue Their Winning Ways
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keeping their players out of jail. First it was Michael Turner being TDTC (too drunk to care), and now its John Abraham obstructing police and firefighters, because, you know, that’s probably the right thing to do in any situation. Mike Smith needs to get his players under control. Unfortunately for the Panthers, all is not well in their camp either. After an emotional win against New Orleans, the Panthers got whipped by the Giants, and Cam Newton was caught sulking on the sideline as if his mom had taken away his video games. Teammates, including veteran Steve Smith, have called him out on that behavior, and only time will tell if this situation rectifies itself. Regardless, the Falcons are coming out with the W. With the probable loss of John Abraham for this game, I will have to go against my number one rule and say look at the Panthers’ running backs. They will be racking up the points. ATLANTA FALCONS 24 Carolina Panthers 13
New Orleans Saints at GREEN BAY PACKERS So there is a conspiracy theory circulating around which says Sean Payton is having no contact with his team, and the Saints are planning on throwing the season. Then, they will capitalize on their first high draft pick in recent memory and ride the tide to the playoffs once again. I am a firm believer in that theory. The NFL is way to intricate for a team to be run by an interim coach for the previous interim coach. Sean Payton is a great coach, and it has been shown by the poor product that New Orleans has put on the field. However, it seems as though Aaron Rodgers has been figured out. Teams have been playing a two-deep zone, meaning both safeties roam over the top as the cornerbacks play man-to-man defense. Rodgers, for some reason, has proven to be oblivious to the safeties, and this has led to his regression this season. Another
reason? His offensive line is as difficult to get through at the bouncer at “Maggies.” Every week I have called for the Saints to come out energized; I’m hoping this is the week they back me up. Fantasy-wise, look at Marques Colston. He has zero touchdowns this season; I think that will change this week. New Orleans Saints 38 GREEN BAY PACKERS 34
New York Giants at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES What an amazing Sunday night match-up. These two teams absolutely hate each other, which will make for a very interesting game after the whistle. The Giants have been offensively unstoppable, averaging over 30 points and 420 yards per game. However, their defense has given up a lot of yards, creating shootouts that are fun for fans, not for coaches. The Eagles have scored the second-least points per game, with a measly 15.7. However, their pass defense has been phenomenal, and this has kept their games close with Michael Vick fumbling and bumbling his way around the field. This will be an interesting game because of the rivalry; however in reality, I do not believe that the Eagles stand much of a chance. With Desean Jackson questionable, look at Damaris Johnson to potentially have a big impact against the weak New York Giants secondary. New York Giants 31 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 20 I am aware that in my introduction I noted how the home team has been successful, then I went on to pick three road teams to win out of the four games I picked. But it is my gut feeling, and I’m sticking to it. As usual, stay safe and enjoy the weekend. Last week: 3-2 Overall 7-5 — Contact Jayson Patel at jayson.patel@emory.edu Editor’s note: These decisions were picked before the paper went to press.
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1. Lingerie Football Though, for the sake of the purity of the great game of football, we at On Fire are relieved that the real referees in the NFL are finally returning, it is not without regret that we will see the replacements go. After all, they provided us with so much material to write about. However, all good things must come to an end. Before this one does, however, we have one final shout-out. There is a pecking order of professional football leagues. The NFL, obviously, stands at the top. Jostling for second place are the Arena Football League and the Canadian Football League. Then you go down through European Leagues, semiprofessional American Leagues and at some point, you hit the bottom. There lies the Lingerie Football League. Do you want to know how bad these replacement referees were? One of them, Craig Ochoa, was fired from the LFL. How bad do you have to be to get fired from the LFL? Do they even play football? Your MTV-watching On Fire correspondent can honestly say that he (or she) has no idea what lingerie football is. If it is anything like he (or she) imagines it to be, however, then it might be the one exception to the rule of a women never ever being allowed anywhere near a football field. So girls playing football in their underwear (this is what your creative On Fire correspondent is choosing to imagine, whether or not it is actually what the LFL is). That sounds awesome. Only in America. But it does not sound like something which would require a high level of officiating prowess from its referees. How low did the NFL have to stoop? 2. The Yankee Clipper This guy. In case you have not heard, a beast with two backs was found in a men’s room stall at a Yankees game recently. It did not take long for people to notice two sets of legs in the stall where there should only have been one. This was in about the second or third inning. After a few minutes, a crowd began to gather, including a number of stadium employees holding walkie-talkies. But no one did anything. Except take pictures that is. While the happy couple was oblivious, those outside the stall were fighting for position to get pictures from either under the stall door or on top of an adjacent toilet. Those pictures and videos are on the Internet. You can find them. Your innocent On Fire correspondent does not recommend it. This went on for several innings. Impressive, right? Eventually, the lovebirds were alerted to the presence of their company. And then they kept going for several more minutes. They left the stall to a slow clap. From all of us at On Fire, a salute to this guy. 3. IM Glory We love professional football. We love college football. We love lingerie football. But it is safe to say that the play we love the most this year has come from the IM football fields of Purdue University. It is almost impossible to describe. The quarterback receives the snap around the 35-yard line. Without missing a beat, he proceeds to spin around and release the football from behind his back. It then lands perfectly into the outstretched arms of his wide receiver who is standing in the end zone. Touchdown. This play is simply an incredible display of athleticism. But what makes it so great is the fact that it is totally and completely unnecessary. What possible advantage can one gain from throwing a football behind one’s back? Gaining the element of surprise? If the cornerback is doing his job (and let’s face it: this is IM football, so he’s probably super hardcore), then it should not even phase him. Does it allow him to throw it at a special, super-secret angle? No, just really high and rainbow-like. Does it even look cool? Well, to be honest, the twirl just looks kind of dumb. But in spite of all this, our valiant Purdue IM quarterback threw the 360 behind-the-back pass, and it worked. Ladies and gentleman, that is courage. That is change. That is awesome. So what’s next for our intrepid hero? Your YouTube-loving On Fire correspondent has always liked sports videos where cute animals somehow get involved. Either that, or boats. From all of us here at On Fire, keep on shining big man.
Sports The Emory Wheel
Friday, September 28, 2012 Sports Editor: Elizabeth Weinstein (eweins2@emory.edu)
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Women’s Soccer
For the first time in the program’s history, the women’s soccer team is the topranked NCAA Division III team. Emory moved into the top spot following a pair of dominating victories over the weekend combined with a loss from previously top-ranked Wheaton College.
Men’s Soccer
By Jenna Kingsley Contributing Writer
The men’s soccer team ran its winning streak to three games on Wednesday with a 3-0 road victory over Sewanee. Emory now stands at 5-4-1 on the season. Emory has outscored opposing teams 19-1 in its five wins this year.
Featured Athletes
Emory University had six different players earn UAA Athlete of the Week honors this week. Junior Gabrielle Clark of the women’s tennis team, senior Breanah Bourque of the volleyball team, sophomores Dylan Price (offense) and Noah Rosen (defense) of the men’s soccer team, and sophomore Charlotte Butker (offense) and junior Lauren Gorodetsky (defense) of the women’s soccer team all earned the award.
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Sophomore forward Dylan Price dribbles the ball down the field. Price has scored the game-winning goal in each of the Eagles’ five victories this season, and he’s tied for the team lead with eight goals and 17 points on the year.
At Emory, the ‘Price’ Is Right
Men’s Soccer
Team Extends Streak To Three By Adam Troyetsky Contributing Writer The men’s soccer team improved their record to 5-4-1 this past Wednesday night with a 3-0 win at Sewanee: The University of the South (Tenn.). This win marks the team’s third consecutive win and improves their record to above .500 for the first time this season. The Eagles opened the game with a quick goal in the 12th minute as sophomore forward Dylan Price scored off a rebound from junior forward Andrew Jones’ shot. That goal marked Price’s fifth goal in the past three games and his eighth goal on the season. “He’s playing with more confidence than he did last season,” Head Coach Sonny Travis said. “He’s reading the game better and he will get better and better because of his incredible work habits.” The Eagles continued to show their strength in the second half, bombarding Sewanee with 14 shots, two of which led to goals. Senior Alex Scott scored an unassisted goal in the 54th minute which was immediately followed up eight minutes later by a goal from sophomore Carl Credle in the 62nd minute. The offensive talent of the men’s team was on full display in the win, as they shot the ball a total 24 times, 12 of which were on goal, in addition to 10 corner kicks, seven of which were in the second half. The team’s offense has been on a roll over their three game winning streak,, scoring a total of 12 over that stretch. “Senior Andrew Natalino and Price have been working very well together to give us two dynamic forwards,” noted Travis. Travis continued to explain how Natalino’s shift from attacking midfielder to forward strengthens the team’s offensive ability and allows them to create a greater threat to opposing defenses. Natalino and Price have been working off of each other since
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By Ryan Smith Contributing Writer One of the most valuable traits an athlete can possess is the ability to perform in the clutch. That what turns the Michael Jordans of the world from stars into superstars, thrusts the Christian Laettners and Adam Vinatieris into the spotlight and, most notably, makes Emory men’s soccer star Dylan Price a force to be reckoned with on the field. After scoring the first goal in both of the Eagles’ last two wins — shutouts over Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) and Millsaps College (Miss.) — Price has run his career total of game-winning goals to seven, good for sixth-place in program history. The sophomore forward has already knocked in the game-winner in each of the Eagles’ five victories this season, placing himself in a tie for the third-most in a season, even with United Athletic Association (UAA) play yet to begin. “I definitely always want to be someone that can get the job done when it matters,” Price said. Price’s knack for putting the ball in the net isn’t limited to crunch time. He scored his first collegiate goal in a 2011 loss to Roanoke College (Va.) and never looked back, leading
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the Eagles with seven goals in his freshman campaign while finishing second on the team with 15 points. The two most dramatic of these were both “golden goals,” coming in the overtime periods of deadlocked games against Covenant College (Ga.) and New York University on Oct. 5 and Oct. 30, respectively. Price was only the fourth Emory player of all time to record multiple golden goals in one season. For his efforts, Price was named Honorable Mention All-UAA and got placed on the Roanoke Invitational All-Tournament Team. He has started off this season hot as well. After notching his first career hat trick against BirminghamSouthern and adding goals against Millsaps and Sewanee (Tenn.), Price has already topped his freshman year totals with 17 points and eight goals with more than half the season yet to play. Price also leads the Eagles with 41 shots, 20 of which were on goal. He is tied for the team lead in both points and goals. Price believes that his improvements as a sophomore are mainly a result of added confidence and increased time on the field. “Just having more confidence and experience helps a lot,” he said.
“Freshman year is always tough. You don’t necessarily realize what you can do until you have a year under your belt.” Price’s success at Emory was preceded by a four-year run on the Langley High School (Va.) soccer team, where he served as a captain from his sophomore year onward. He earned all-district and all-region honors in 2010 before being named region and district Player of the Year as a senior, along with being named to the all-state team in recognition of a dominant campaign in which he tallied 18 goals and 10 assists. His soccer career started at the age of five, though it took him a while to recognize his passion for the game. “I wasn’t very good when I was younger,” Price said. “I realized in middle school that this was something I wanted to do in college.” Soccer, it turns out, would play a large role in his decision to become an Eagle. “Soccer was what led me here,” Price said. “I was looking at schools to play soccer at, and I realized [Emory] was my favorite. It’s a great school.” Price excels off the field as well as on. He plans to enter the Goizueta Business School for his junior year and pursue a co-major in Business
and Russian. In his spare time, he enjoys relaxing and playing sports with his friends, but as he notes, “soccer takes up a lot of time.” Price’s peers and teammates are quick to describe him as a role model on the team, even as a sophomore. “He says what he wants to when he wants to and really gets the team pumped up,” senior defender and cocaptain David Garofalo said. Garofalo also cited Price’s consistent effort. “He’s an incredibly hard worker,” he said. “Off the field, he’s just a great kid.” Having already topped his numbers from last season, Price has his eyes set on a much different prize in 2012 — a UAA title. “As a team, we definitely want to win the UAA,” Price said. “We’ve got a great team. I’m good friends with a lot of them. There’s a real team attitude towards everything we do. Individually, I just want to keep being effective, keep scoring goals and do what I can to help the team win.” With UAA play fast approaching, the Eagles host the University of Chicago (Ill.) this Saturday in their conference opener. The team will be looking to Price for his clutch play and leadership more than ever. — Contact Ryan Smith at
The sixth-ranked volleyball team played two games Tuesday, defeating Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) 3-2 before losing to Lee University (Tenn.) 3-1. The team’s record now stands at 16-3 on the season. “I continue to be impressed with our team,” Head Coach Jenny McDowell said. The Eagles’ first game of the night was a well-fought match against the Birmingham-Southern Panthers. The Eagles prevailed 3-2 (25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 15-6). The Eagles started off the game in a dominant fashion, winning the first two sets. The Panthers came back with determination to take the next two, however. The outcome of the tense match ultimately came down to the final set, in which the Eagles bested the Panthers 15-6 to claim victory. Senior co-captain and middle hitter Breanah Bourque led the team to victory with 17 kills, followed by sophomore middle hitter and outside hitter Kate Bowman with 14. Freshman setter Sydney Miles contributed to the win with 41 assists. Freshman libero Taylor Erwin led defense with 25 digs; sophomore Cami Silverman added 16 digs. McDowell had mixed feelings about the game. “We played well enough to win, but it definitely was not one of our better matches,” McDowell said. Without much rest, the team headed into its second game of the night against the Lee University Flames. The match ended with of the Eagles losing 3-1 (24-26, 25-16, 20-25, 22-25). The first set was extremely close, with the lead going back and forth between the Eagles and the Flames until at the score was tied at 24. The Flames then scored the next two points to take the first set. The Eagles won the next set, finishing ahead of the Flames by nine points. Lee, besting Emory by five points, took the third set. The fourth set determined the game, and Lee, winning by three points, took the match. Sophomore outside hitter Leah Jacobs led the way with 13 kills, followed by Silverman, senior cocaptain and middle hitter Alex Duhl and sophomore right side hitter Hannah Everett with 12, 12 and 10
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The ‘Beej’ Knows Best: NFL Predictions Jayson Patel
I wrote and submitted to my editors an entire introduction paragraph where I ranted on about how awful a human being Roger Goodell is, how he was just holding out to get revenue, etcetera. But I did mention how I believed that there was a chance that the lockout could end if the owners decided that it was too risky to jeopardize the success of their team for some couch change, and get the referees back. Which they did, wisely so if I may add. Now, I wonder if people will have any respect for the actual referees. I would like to remind people about Ed Hochuli and how he was legitimately crucified a few years ago. But that is irrelevant. I personally am very happy that the referees are back, because this means that my Jets will have the opportunity to lose due to their inability to play football, and
without the assistance of inadequate referee-work. By the way did anyone notice the article about the lingerie league commissioner cutting a referee who ended up being part of the replacement crew [editor’s note: see On Fire]? He tried to make it seem as though the NFL hired someone who couldn’t even cut it in his joke league. Please. Let’s be honest for two seconds. I would invite any teenage male to go out on the field with a whistle and try to referee a lingerie league game. You tell me whether you are focused on illegal contact down field or not. And now, we go to the picks.
New England Patriots at BUFFALO BILLS If anyone could have been able to predict that the Patriots would be worse in terms of their respective records than the Bills, I would have probably called EMS. But here we are today, and the Patriots are coming off of two crushing losses, whereas the Bills have rebounded from an opening-day shellacking by the New York Jets. The problem is not the New England offense, as people would
probably assume after the recent loss of Aaron Hernandez. It is their young defense. Last week against Baltimore, Joe Flacco, who by the way is one of the most overrated, absolutely atrocious quarterbacks in the league, carved up their defense like Peyton Manning against a Pop Warner team. Conversely, the Buffalo Bills, although 2-0 have gone through every running back in the greater Erie County area. The Patriots will probably be sitting on the pass all day long, and I do not believe that Tom Brady will start off the season 1-3. Unfortunately, I am picking the New England Patriots for this one. Fantasy-wise, do not sleep on Buffalo’s Tashard Choice. The Bills’ run offense has been pretty spectacular this year, and I could see him thriving. New England Patriots 34 BUFFALO BILLS 17
Carolina Panthers at ATLANTA FALCONS How about them Falcons? It seems like each week we look for them the regress, and they just never do. Matt Ryan is clicking with his wide receivers, the running game has gotten the
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Expect to see the Atlanta Falcons continue their success when they face the Carolina Panthers this weekend at home. job done in terms of red zone efficiency, and the defense has been solid in keeping the points off the board. It
seems as if their biggest problem is
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