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CC Fails to Endorse SAF Raise

Faderman Honors Activist’s Legacy

By Thomas Kreutz Contributing Writer

By Gabriella Lewis Contributing Writer

College Council (CC) Second-Year Legislator Chandler Smith (22C) proposed a resolution on Wednesday to endorse the Student Government Association’s (SGA) bill to raise the Student Activity Fee (SAF) by $15.

After a debate that spanned roughly 40 minutes, the resolution failed to receive a two-thirds majority, with eight votes in favor, five votes against and three abstentions.

CC hosted SGA President Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C) for a Q&A session before the resolution was presented to provide clarification about SGA’s initiative to increase the SAF to the legislators.

Some legislators expressed concerns with SGA’s Finance Code and argued that the mismanagement of clubs’ money should be addressed before attempting to raise

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at 2:01 p.m., but CampusLabs did not deliver the email until 9:24 p.m., about three-and-a-half hours after the town hall began.

“While we understand that this email-delay prevented members of the student body from being reminded of the town hall in a timely fashion, it is our hope that our social media communication and prior emails notifying students of the town hall were sufficient,” Steffel wrote in a Nov. 18 email to the Wheel. “While we are avoiding any further mass email communication until this problem is resolved,

Lillian Faderman, a historian of LGBTQ and ethnic studies, presented on the life and legacy of gay rights activisit Harvey Milk to about 90 community members on Nov. 18.

The presentation, entitled “Harvey Milk Through a Jewish Lens,” commemorated the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies’ 11th annual Rothschild Lecture.

The Rothschild Lecture is held every year in honor of the late, Atlantabased Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild, who urged Jews to publicly embrace Judaism, civil rights and racial integration.

In his introduction to the lecture, Director of the Tam Institute Eric Goldstein called Rothschild a “powerful voice for change.”

Faderman began the lecture by honoring Milk’s legacy as a prominent gay leader even after his death 41 years

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SGA President Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C, R ight) and Second Year Representative Mo Singhal (22C, Left) discuss the passage of a bill which would increase the Student Activity Fee.

Bill to Raise SAF Passes Second Vote

By Tanika Deuskar & Ana Kilbourn Senior Staff Writer & Staff Writer

The Student Government Association (SGA) voted for the second time on Monday to pass a bill that would increase the Student Activity Fee (SAF) from $95 to $110 for the 2020-2021 academic year. The bill passed with eight votes in favor, three oppositions and one abstention.

Having passed a second time, the bill will move to an undergraduate-wide referendum on Nov. 20, where a majority of votes in favor of the SAF increase

will be required for it to pass. Ballots will be sent to students via email at 8 p.m. and will be accessible for 48 hours, according to SGA President Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C).

Prior to the vote on Nov. 18, SGA held a town hall at 6 p.m. for students to share their thoughts about the bill.

However, no student body members attended. During the town hall, Palmer and SGA Vice President of Finance Ben Wiener (21C) livestreamed a discussion about why they wanted to increase the SAF. According to SGA VP Lori Steffel (21B), SGA sent an undergraduate-wide email to students reminding them about the town hall

Palmer, Steffel Explain SAF Bill Everything You Need to Know About Today’s Ballot Referendum

By Phyllis Guo Staff Writer

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Emory University President Claire E. Sterk holds the torch at her inauguration ceremony on Feb. 8, 2017. Sterk served as the first female University president and the 20th overall.

Pres. Sterk to Leave Office

By Madison Bober Copy Editor

In a University-wide email, University President Claire E. Sterk announced her retirement as president, attributing her decision to a cumbersome seven-day work week and her passion for public health.

“While I long for a little more free time, my passion has always been

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public health,” the University’s 20th president wrote. She informed the Emory Board of Trustees of her decision within the last week, according to a letter to the Emory community.

Sterk will remain president until August 2020 at the request of the Board of Trustees. Upon her retirement, she will take a sabbatical before returning as a Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public

Health at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health, according to an Emory press release. SGA President Ben Palmer (18Ox, 21C) said that he was very impressed with Sterks’ tenure as president. Palmer commended Sterk for creating a cohesive Emory identity and appreciated her push for an equal allocation

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Undergraduate students will receive an email today at 8 p.m. asking them to consider raising the Student Activity Fee (SAF) from $95 to $110.

Student Government Association (SGA) President Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C) and SGA Vice President Lori Steffel (21B) spoke with the Wheel last week about their what the increase would mean for the student body.

They answered common questions about the proposal, which must receive a majority of student votes in an undergraduate-wide referendum to pass.

Here is everything you need to know about the SAF. What is the SAF? The SAF is a certain amount of money used to fund student organizations, clubs and events.

Every student pays the SAF as part of their tuition.

The fee is allocated by SGA to the different divisional councils and executive agencies across Emory University and used for undergraduate campus life.

Why is the SGA trying to increase the SAF by $15?

During their campaign for SGA president and vice president, respectively, Palmer and Steffel promised to reduce the financial burden of clubs and organizations.

With the additional $15, SAF SAF revenue could hypothetically increase by $120,000 for the upcoming year, according to SGA VP of Finance Ben Wiener.

Wiener argued that as inflation rises, the SAF should rise at the same rate so that clubs can maintain the

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Sterk to Resign Effective August 2020

Continued from Page 1 of resources across all of Emory’s campuses through the One Emory initiative. Palmer said that Emory Edge, which provided pre-professional development to students, was another great initiative spearheaded during Sterk’s presidency.

“She had a tremendous tenure as president, and I am very proud of the changes she has prompted with One Emory,” Palmer said. “During her tenure, there was a concerned of effort on every level of the University to have conversations, begin creating traditions, programs and opportunities that are meaningful and specific to Emory.”

Palmer said that though Sterk will be missed as president, he is excited for her future as a professor.

“I am happy that she is coming back to do what she loves, and that she has decided to continue teaching,” Palmer said. “She is doing what she believes is best for her while also continuing to serve students, which I think has always been her focus.”

President of College Council Jacob Hicks (18Ox, 21C) said her success as University President will persist despite her absence.

“It is easy to forget that being Emory’s president means being the head of Georgia’s largest healthcare system. ... The presidency of an R1 school is about so much more than just the undergraduate experience.”

Hicks said, “Her work to connect Emory and to break down the silos between our different schools and divisions to fulfill the One Emory goal will be her longest lasting impact.”

Sterk, who was recently chosen as a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, has served as the University’s first female president since 2016. Prior to her presidency, she served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

Her three years as president have been marked by a student-led movement to designate Emory as a “sanctuary campus,” the annexation of Emory into Atlanta and the construction of the Emory Student Center.

According to Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Goddard, the Board will move swiftly to begin the search for a successor.

“I know we will find great candidates both from our existing leadership team and from across the country,” Goddard said.

Sterk succeeded former University President James W. Wagner who served as president for 12 years.

Thomas Kreutz contributed reporting.

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

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Rothschild Lecture Examines Milk’s Legacy Continued from Page 1 ago.

“His memory has been kept alive more than any other modern gay leader,” Faderman said.

Milk grew up in Long Island, N.Y., and until his death would introduce himself as a “New York Jew,” Faderman said.

Faderman examined how Milk’s upbringing inspired him to become the first openly gay male politician in the United States.

Milk’s family members played an important influence in both his political and personal lives, according to Faderman.

She described how his grandfather’s and mother’s kindness and inclination toward social justice inspired Milk to do the same throughout his own life. His strained relationship with his father led him to advocate for LGBTQ adults to encourage the “it gets better” motto for LGBTQ youth.

Milk worked many jobs during his lifetime, which included serving in the military, teaching in school and working on Wall Street before moving to San Francisco and starting his political career.

During his early years in San Francisco, he opened the camera store Castro Camera in the Castro District, a historically gay neighborhood of San Francisco.

There, Milk established himself as a prominent community member.

Eventually, his exasperation with government corruption led him to run for office.

After three failed runs for San

Francisco supervisor and California State Assembly, he was elected as supervisor in 1977.

Much of his political success may be attributed to his experiences communicating with and advocating for diverse groups, Faderman said. A tenet of both his personality and politics was fighting for all oppressed people, including women, workers, racial minorities and elders.

One of the most influential platforms he had in office was fighting against the 1978 Briggs initiative, which barred all LGBTQ people from working in schools.

“You really have to consider the whole individual when you’re looking at them in terms of their life and what they contribute to different communities.

Nothing really ever exists in isolation.”

— Matthew Pugsley (21C)

If the initiative had passed in California, it would have caused a domino effect across the country, Faderman said.

However, in part due to Milk’s fight against the legislation, the initiative failed.

Faderman noted that Milk contributed to effective gay rights efforts,

advocated against anti-LGBTQ initiatives and solidified himself as one of the nation’s most prominent gay rights activists.

Faderman said that Milk’s election encouraged LGBTQ people nationwide to also run for office.

His time in office was cut short 11 months after his election.

In 1978, fellow San Francisco Supervisor Dan White assassinated him along with then-mayor George Moscone at San Francisco City Hall.

“In terms of what Harvey stood for, it seems to me that he never really stopped being [at] home in his Jewishness,” Faderman said.

Matthew Pugsley (21C) said he appreciated hearing about the intersection of Milk’s LGBTQ and Jewish identities.

“One of the reasons I came to the event tonight is because I’m taking an LGBT culture class,” Pugsley said. “You really have to consider the whole individual when you’re looking at them in terms of their life and what they contribute to different communities. Nothing really ever exists in isolation.”

The Rothschild Lecture series was founded 11 years ago to honor prominent work in social justice and Judaism. Faderman’s lecture was sponsored by the University’s Departments of Religion; Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies; History; and Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies; as well as the Office of LGBT Life.

— Contact Gabriella Lewis at gabriella.lewis@emory.edu

SGA Execs Answer Common SAF Questions Continued from Page 1 same buying power.

The SAF was originally implemented at $86 in 2006 and was to be increased by 3 percent every four years through a vote, which Wiener said did not keep up with inflation rates.

After a semester-long research process, SGA concluded that the SAF should be increased by $15 to make up the difference lost from inflation.

They considered inflation rate data from the Social Security Administration and the SAF levels at peer institutions.

According to the proposal’s website, the SAF “would not only benefit the entire campus, [but also] would put our SAF at where it should have been for years.”

If the bill is passes, the SAF would also automatically increase by 1.5 percent every year, a number based on average U.S. inflation over the past 20 years.

SGA would have the option to suspend the increase any year.

Why is SGA introducing this proposal now?

The increase of the SAF was part of the Palmer administration’s broader effort to revise the entire SGA Finance Code and governing documents, according to Steffel.

SGA chose to propose the SAF increase now because the Emory Board of Trustees, which has the final say on all initiatives that affect

tuition, must receive the outcome of the ballot referendum by Nov. 25 in order to deliberate the tuition hike.

Due to the time constraint, SGA decided to propose it as their first effort toward revising the finance code.

What is the timeline of the proposal?

The bill is categorized as an Issue of Significance, according to Steffel, which requires several rounds of voting to pass.

SGA sent out emails to inform the entire student body of the bill before their first vote on Nov. 11, where it received a two-thirds majority to move on to the second vote.

The second vote occurred on Nov. 18 and also received a two-thirds majority.

Prior to the second vote, the student body had the chance to attend a town hall to express their thoughts and concerns.

Having passed both votes, the proposal will now go to the student body for a Nov. 20 undergraduate-wide referendum.

It will require majority support to pass, afterwhich Palmer will send the bill and the outcome of the referendum to the Board of Trustees.

Ballots will be sent to students via email today at 8 p.m. and voting will be open for 48 hours.

— Contact Phyllis Guo at xguo68@emory.edu

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Compiled By Phyllis Guo

On Nov. 10 at 5:10 a.m., the Emory Police Department (EPD) received a call in reference to a report of a disabled vehicle on Clifton Road.

Upon arrival, the officer noticed that a gray 2013 Nissan Altima with a Georgia tag was parked on a curb.

The vehicle’s registration was suspended. Upon approaching the vehicle, the officer noticed that the front passenger-side tire was deflated with the rubber completely removed from the rim. It appeared that the car had been in an accident. After examining the scene of the accident, the officer said it appeared that the driver had veered off the road without braking, causing the car to hit the curb at a high speed. Upon looking inside the vehicle, the officer noticed a woman in the back seat sleeping. He knocked on the car door window several times to catch her attention. She eventually responded to the brightness of the officer’s flashlight. The officer asked the woman if she was safe and if she needed any medical attention. She confirmed that she was fine and did not need to see a medical professional. When the officer spoke with the subject, she appeared to be confused about where she was, stating that she was close to her home in Austell, Ga. In addition to her confused behavior, the officer noted the smell of alcohol on the subject’s breath. After recognizing the odor, the officer asked the subject if she was inebriated and if she had drank anything before she started driving. She said that she had a couple of drinks before she started driving. The officer requested Emory Emergency Medical Services (EEMS) so that the subject could be examined before transportation to the DeKalb County Jail. EEMS conducted an initial assessment of the subject and said that she was cleared to be transported.

On Nov. 10 at 10:28 p.m., EPD responded to a report of marijuana possession at Few Hall. The complainant, a Resident Adviser (RA) at Few Hall, said she was conduct-

ing a walkthrough at approximately 10:20 p.m. and smelled what what she thought to be a marijuana coming from a room. She said that she, along with another RA, went into the room and saw a small trash bag on a desk. The student was not in the room. The RA then contacted EPD to confiscate the contraband.

The student to whom the room was assigned did not permit the officer to enter his room. However, the officer was able to clearly see the small bag with green substance inside the room and subsequently removed the drugs from the room.

Campus Life was notified about the incident.

On Nov. 11 at 6 p.m., EPD responded to the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration Building in reference to a narcotics violation. The complainant said that he observed an unknown male smoking what appeared as marijuana while sitting outside of the building on the steps facing the parking lot. Upon arrival, the officer observed two subjects, later identified as Emory students, sitting in the incident area. The officer approached the subjects and explained the purpose of his interaction. As the officer spoke to the subjects, he observed a green canister that he recognized to be a grinder next to one of the subjects. In addition, he observed two packs of rolling papers, two lighters and suspected marijuana on top of white printer paper between the subjects. After explaining the purpose of the interaction to the subjects, the officer asked both the individuals to stand and empty their pockets. One complied without incident. The other appeared to hesitate upon being asked to stand up. However, he eventually complied and removed a clear plastic bag containing suspected marijuana from his right pocket. As the second student stood up to empty his pockets, the officer observed a rolled blunt containing suspected marijuana behind his left side. Both

subjects eventually admitted to their reason for being present at the location and expressed remorse regarding the incident. Both subjects stated that they were current international students, and that they had never held an identification card issued in the United States. Campus Life was notified about the incident.

On Nov. 11 at 6:38 p.m., EPD received a theft report via telephone. The complainant, an Emory student, said that she was at the Dobbs Common Table (DCT) in the Emory Student Center between 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and had left her Apple AirPods and a pink case unattended with other items on the table while she went to get her food. She stated that at approximately 2:05 p.m., she noticed she was missing both the AirPods and the pink case. The complainant said that she tracked the AirPods to the dining hall but was unable to track them again later. The complainant stated that she contacted the DCT staff to see if they could check the cameras in the area. She stated that after she checked with the staff throughout the evening, the AirPods had not been returned or found. The complainant valued the Apple AirPods at $174 and the pink case at $8.

On Nov. 11 at 10:22 p.m., EPD responded to a report of narcotics violation at Thomas Hall. The complainant, an RA, said that she had found two individuals smoking suspected marijuana outside of Thomas Hall. The officer made contact with the two subjects, later identified as Emory students. One of them handed the officer a clear Tupperware container containing marijuana, two lighters, rolling papers and a filter.

The two subjects were both upfront and honest about being in possession of marijuana. Campus Life was notified about the incident.

— Contact Phyllis Guo at xguo68@emory.edu

GSGA Votes to Increase SAF

By Franklin Nossiter Contributing Writer

The Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) voted to accept a $4 increase to the Student Activity Fee (SAF) in lieu of the proposed $8 hike. They also voted on a 1 percent annual increase to the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The changes will affect all graduate students, and must be approved by the Emory Board of Trustees in order to take effect by Fall 2020.

The SAF is used to fund events put on by student organizations. Its increase from $92 to $96 was endorsed by the representatives of the Emory University School of Law and the Goizueta Business School. The schools’ respective endorsements relied on claims that their student organizations receive chronic underfunding.

The SAF increase was originally intended to be $8, but GSGA rejected the proposal due to a concern about overburdening students with fees. If approved by GSGA, the $8 increase would have entered a graduate student-wide referendum. However, GSGA voted to retain ultimate authority for approval of these measures, without the referendum.

According to the GSGA finance code, a request to increase the SAF could only be submitted once every four years, and could only increase by annual increments of 3 percent at

most.

The COLA refers to the amount by which the SAF must increase to keep pace with Atlanta’s rising cost of living. The process of increasing the COLA was last implemented in 2006.

The 1 percent annual increase at the time was to calculate a process for keeping pace with inflation in Atlanta.

Currently, the SAF lies $15 behind the current level of inflation, said GSGA President Cody Long (20L).

The SAF is divided between the GSGA and the University’s various graduate school councils, with GSGA receiving 20 percent of fees and distributing the remainder among the divisions. Long said none of the additional revenue generated by the SAF increase would go to GSGA. “GSGA doesn’t need the $4, but we’ve heard many concerns from the business school, the law school and other schools about the need for this fee increase,” Long said. “So this $4 won’t go to GSGA, but will go directly to the divisions.”

The SAF increase had originally been proposed and approved by the presidents of the various graduate school councils. Although the proposal was popular with the representatives of the law, business and medical schools, a representative of the Laney Graduate School said that the Laney general student body had voted against the measure.

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repurposing the GSGA contingency fund for use in funding student organizations.

However, this idea ran up against official University policy, which states that the contingency fund should be reserved for last resort usage, Long said.

Students from the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Rollins School of Public Health, Laney Graduate School and Candler School of Theology have all expressed concerns about the fee increase according to Long. GSGA is currently investigating the possibility of a line-item veto to strike these schools from the fee increase.

However, Long said that such a possibility is contingent on “whether the administration can divide the fee.”

“So there would be a Graduate Student Government Association Student Activities Fee, and then a Law School Student Activities Fee,” Long said. “If the University administration is able to do that, that’s what we want to see them do.”

GSGA also approved $2,100 in funding for the Black Graduate Student Association to host their annual Holiday Noir event. The event will be held Nov. 22, from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. This will leave GSGA with $12,500 of funding to distribute for the remainder of the year.

— Contact Franklin Nossiter at fnossit@emory.edu

By Calen MacDonald & Gabriella Lewis Senior Staff Writer & Contributing Writer Lyft Pulls Scooters From Atlanta On Nov. 14, Lyft officials announced that the company would pull its electric scooters out of Atlanta, Nashville (Tenn.), San Antonio, Phoenix, Dallas and Columbus (Ohio), according to TechCrunch.

Gotcha, another e-scooter company, left Atlanta in August, according to Curbed Atlanta. Uber’s Jump bikes and China-based Ofo have also pulled out of the city. The companies leave the city just as Atlanta is set to reform the dockless vehicle regulations enacted in January.

Bird, Lime, Bolt and Uber’s Jump scooters are still active in the city.

Emory Hospital Employees Win Hospital Hero Award Twin sisters and Emory University Hospital employees Dora Richter and Fania Szlam received the 2019 Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) Hospital Hero Award earlier this month.

Richter is a registered pharmacist and manager of inpatient pharmacies at Emory University Hospital. Szlam is a research lab manager in Emory’s Department of Anaesthesiology.

The GHA Hospital Hero Awards were established in 2005 to recognize “the amazing hospital workers in our state,” according to the GHA website.

Award-winners are honored at the annual luncheon in November, where a video is presented celebrating their achievements.

Brookhaven, DeK alb County Plan to Spend $1.35 Million on New Park The city of Brookhaven is spending almost $1 million, with an additional $400,000 contributed by DeKalb County, on a residential property that is planned to become a park and Vietnam War memorial. The property was appraised at $340,100 in 2019,

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according to the Atlanta JournalConstitution (AJC). The city plans to demolish the existing structure on the property while leaving the foundation which will become the Vietnam War memorial.

Atlanta City Council Forms Reproductive Justice Commission On Monday, the Atlanta City Council unanimously approved the creation of a commission to study possible improvements to reproductive health care access, according to the AJC. The commission will meet for three years and report to the city whenever it chooses to do so.

The committee is a direct response to Georgia’s fetal heartbeat abortion law, which was blocked by a federal judge in October. The bill, which remains the focus of a court battle, would prohibit abortion of fetuses with detectable hearbeats.

Atlanta Hosts Democratic Debate On Wednesday at 9 p.m., Tyler Perry Studios will host 10 presidential candidates for the year’s fifth Democratic primary debate. The debate will be hosted by The Washington Post and MSNBC and feature the first all-women panel of the election season.

Associate Professor of Finance Tom Smith said the debate has the potential to positively affect Atlanta’s film industry due to its location at the Tyler Perry Studios.

“It does support the city from a reputation perspective, which is always good for business long-term,” Smith told the AJC. “It will support the strong and growing film industry in Georgia. That’s likely to have more long-term than short-term economic impact.”

The debate will be broadcast on MSNBC and can be livestreamed for free on MSNBC.com and washingtonpost.com.

— Contact Calen MacDonald at ccmacdo@emory.edu and Gabriella Lewis at gabriella.lewis@emory.edu

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Corrections

• In last week’s issue, “Student Director, Angela Yang, Discusses ‘Peerless,’” Eythen Anthony incorrectly calls ‘Pillowman’ an Oxford College production.

In fact, ‘Pillowman’ was produced by student-run non-musical theatre organization Dooley’s Players at the Emory University main campus.

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Receives Fellowship Klingenstein-Simons Grant To Fund Kelly’s Research

By Isabel Coyle Contributing Writer

involved in modulating certain types of behavior,” Kelly said.

The spiny mice are optimal for such research because of their social abilities.

Emory University Assistant Professor of Psychology Aubrey Kelly received the KlingensteinAubrey Simons Fellowship Award in the Kelly, Neurosciences for her research on the Emory brain’s modulation of social behavior, University according to a Nov. 12 University press Assistant release.

Professor Kelly is the first Emory professor to of Psychology receive the award.

The $225,000 grant gives Kelly C A K funding to study social behavior of the However, African spiny mice African spiny mouse.

According to Kelly, the mice will are precocial, meaning that they be the first mammals to demonstrate are born mostly able to care for extremely cooperative behaviors. themselves.

They are also easy to maintain in Humans and most lab mice are a lab environment, and using them altricial, or dependent on their parents will allow her to study the parts of the after birth. mammalian brain that activate during The precocity of spiny mice cooperative activity. denotes a longer gestation period, “I can’t exactly have a meerkat colo- which increases the time needed for a researcher to breed a new generation ny on campus,” Kelly said.

Previously, Kelly has studied social of mice for experimentation.

“Whereas a [regubehavior in prairie voles, a species that lar] mouse is going to is monogamous and be born 21 days after “I can’t exactly biparental, much like the mother gets preghave a meerkat humans. nant, the spiny mouse colony on The African spiny takes around 45 to 50 mouse also displays days,” Kelly said. “So it campus.” social tendencies just makes everything and cooperates with — Emory University longer.” strangers in larger Kelly mentioned Assistant Professor groups, a behavior she hopes that the of Psychology new grant will help that Kelly hopes to Aubrey Kelly by allowing the lab to learn more about.

Kelly’s research increase mouse colony will focus on a network of regions in sizes more efficiently. the brain known as the “social behavThis would allow researchers to study one group while another breeds. ior network.”

The network is involved in different The Klingenstein-Simons grant will types of behavior, such as childcare also allow Kelly and her team to betand mating. ter understand social behavior in lab The grant will allow Kelly and her mice. team to use viral vectors to control In the future, additional grants certain parts of the brain by program- would introduce the possibility of the ming a virus that can be injected into team studying wild mice in Africa or Israel, according to Kelly. the brain.

Doing so would allow her to further These vectors can affect gene expression, such as stopping transcrip- study interactions between the spiny tion of a specific protein. Scientists can mouse and other species to see what then observe behaviors among mice parts of the brain promote this higher level of cooperation. carrying the affected genes.

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the SAF. “I don’t think that an entire organization should be endorsing something this vague when we have no data of our organizations using this money properly,” Fourth-Year Legislator Madhumitha Kumar (20C) said.

In response, Palmer said that working to prevent financial mismanagement and raising the SAF are not mutually exclusive.

“I hear the finance concerns … but that does not make the SAF issue go away,” Palmer said. “Yes, we can get better at financing … but no matter how well we move money around, inflation is making SAF uncompetitive.”

Fourth-Year Legislator Radhika Kadakia (20C) questioned SGA’s publicity campaign for the bill and expressed concern that information about the initiative has reached too few students.

“From my knowledge, there were no [students] who showed up to the SGA meeting,” Kadakia said. “If people don’t show up to the town hall because they are busy … how can we say that we took into account [the wants of the student body]?”

Palmer responded by emphasizing SGA’s timeline for the bill’s implementation.

“I wish we could have gotten in front of every single person affected by this … but we are trying to do that outreach as much as possible,” Palmer said.

Kadakia questioned SGA’s lack of information regarding potential accommodations for financially vulnerable students in the case of an SAF increase. Palmer said that any federal aid a student receives will cover the increase of the SAF. “[The] Emory Financial Aid office adds up all parts of tuition as a total cost of attendance. ... This means that when tuition increases next year, your financial aid is guaranteed to cover that difference,” Palmer wrote in a Nov. 14 email to the Wheel. “The SAF adjustment, if passed, will be considered as a part of that annual raise and will be a net neutral. This will not have any negative effects on students.”

Palmer was dismissed after roughly 30 minutes of the Q&A session, and CC went into parliamentary procedure to vote on the resolution.

Members of CC motioned the bill into debate and questioned the importance of CC’s endorsement of the SAF increase.

Third-Year Legislator Cameron Hedden (19Ox, 21C) questioned the validity of a CC-wide resolution and said that he didn’t feel it was the right of legislators to advise students on this matter.

Second-Year Legislator Tate Stevenson (22B) responded by putting the duty of CC legislators into perspective.

“The adjustment will make Emory a better place for everyone by enabling our student government branches to more adequately fulfill the funding

promises made by the University to perspective and admitted students,” Stevenson wrote in a Nov. 13 email to the Wheel. “I think voting and passing this resolution will make it clear to other students ... that as their student leaders, we encourage the vote.”

After the resolution failed to pass, Smith expressed surprise in a Nov. 14 email to the Wheel regarding the outcome.

“I have met with ten student organization presidents of diverse backgrounds so far and asked them what their opinion on the SAF proposal was,” Smith wrote. “Those with RF (recommended for funding) charters said it would be incredibly helpful to have an extra cushion of funding, given this semester’s budget fiasco.”

Smith attributed the bill’s failure to selfishness and a lack of foresight on the part of CC legislators.

“The legislators who voted against the resolution selfishly used their personal opinions to make their decisions, as opposed to that of the student body,” Smith said. “The legislators who voted against or abstained have either been worryingly absent from GBMs and committee meetings or plainly naive.”

CC’s failed endorsement does not affect the requirements needed for the SAF bill to pass. SGA hosted a town hall for students on Nov. 18 at 6 p.m., after which SGA voted on and passed the bill a second time.

of SAF increase first, rather than having the discussion of looking into how the divisions are managing their budgets?” Xu asked. “Why does this macro change happen before we go and spend time and effort on an individual basis to evaluate micro-level changes?”

BBA Council VP of Finance Aditya Govindraj (21B) told the Wheel in a Nov. 18 email that BBA Council members generally disapproved of the bill, noting SGA’s failure to address the SAF split as a major reason.

“We run a very tight ship here, and don’t see the immediate need to ask our constituents for any more money,” Govindraj said. “With that being said, an injustice exists in how the SAF split is decided.”

Oxford College SGA VP Nick Paschetto (20Ox), who served as the Oxford representative, abstained. In an interview with the Wheel, Paschetto said that he decided to abstain because

a number of students expressed opposition to the bill based on an Oxfordwide student feedback form.

“I think the biggest issue with Oxford students is the information gap,” Paschetto said. “I think a lot of the information about the positives to the increase haven’t quite made it out to Oxford yet. Our goal this week is to make sure that people are informed about the issue so that they can make the right decision come time for the referendum.”

SGA Second Year Legislator Mo Singhal (22C), who, as ranking member, served as Speaker in Ferguson’s absence, cast the deciding vote to form the two-thirds majority needed to pass the bill.

— Contact Thomas Kreutz at tommy.kreutz@emory.edu

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we’ve asked students via social media to reach out if they have concerns about missing the town hall.”

BBA Council President Catherine Xu (18Ox, 20B), who served as a proxy for Speaker of the SGA Legislature Emily Ferguson (21B), and BBA representatives Ned McLean (21B) and Vicky Wang (21B), opposed the bill. In an interview with the Wheel, Xu said that the economic reasoning behind the bill was “sound,” but that she questioned the necessity of raising the SAF. “We understand what inflation is,” Xu said. “Our question is — was the $86 really needed in 2006, and is the $110 really needed right now?”

She added that she believed that the allocation of club funding should be reevaluated before deciding to increase the SAF. “Why are we having the discussion

— Contact Tanika Deuskar at tdeuska@emory.edu and Ana Kilbourn at akilbou@emory.edu

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Opinion Editor: Zach Ball (zach.ball@emory.edu)

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Reckless SGA To Sustain Emory Clubs, Musn’t Hike SAF Editorial

Vote Yes on SAF Increase On Wednesday, Nov. 20, Emory students must division will receive and the methodology driving decide whether to raise Emory’s Student Activity Fee these allocations.

SGA’s current website explaining the issue is a (SAF) by $15. We urge students to vote “yes” on this referendum to ensure Emory’s student organizations welcome change from the dysfunction of last year’s administration. That being said, more details would remain fully funded.

Given the high tuition costs that Emory students help students make informed decisions in referenpay, reluctance to support a raise in Emory’s SAF dums and elections.

SGA must also complete a comprehensive, fullin next Friday’s Student Government Association year audit to obtain attendance and (SGA) referendum would be underspending data for clubs across all standable. However, in this case, a divisions. small increase in the SAF is justiWhile the SAF College Council legislators were fied. Over the past several years, increase may be right to raise this concern when they inflation has eroded the already failed to endorse the SAF on Nov. weak purchasing power of Emory’s justified based 13. Given its recent history of misSAF funding. on inflation, SGA handling student funds, SGA clearly If we don’t vote to raise the SAF, should release has internal problems that must be previously underfunded organizations like those under Media further information addressed.

To prevent future mishaps, SGA Council could be in jeopardy, and regarding exactly should release these numbers and students will struggle to create new how the money levels of funding each club receives organizations. will be allocated to every year so that students can see SGA first set the SAF in 2006, and its purchasing power has been divisional councils. for themselves that their money isn’t going to waste. significantly reduced since then due The increase will be fully covered to inflation. for all students receiving financial The proposed $15 raise will aid, according to SGA President Ben almost exactly offset that reduction, giving the SAF the same buying power it had in Palmer (18Ox, 20C).

For all others, $15 is a small change compared to 2006. Additionally, the bill changes the structure of the SAF, ensuring that it is raised 1.5 percent every the University’s nearly $2,000 tuition increase last year. While college attendance costs are increasing at year to keep pace with inflation.

These common-sense changes would ensure an alarming rate, the SAF is not the cause.

On Wednesday, Emory students should vote to that students receive the same level of services raise the SAF, a small price to pay to keep our year-to-year.

While the SAF increase may be justified based on beloved and impactful campus organizations going inflation, SGA should release further information strong.

But without significant financial reform, it’s regarding exactly how the money will be allocated to unlikely much will change. divisional councils.

Especially following last year’s contentious club Voting for the undergraduate-wide referendum audit and misallocation of funding, SGA must be transparent concerning how much funding each to increase the SAF will take place on Nov. 20.

Kimia Tabatabaei serves as a sophomore legislator on College Council and has recused herself from this article.

The above editorials represent the majority opinion of the Wheel’s Editorial Board The Editorial Board is composed of Zach Ball, Devin Bog, Jake Busch, Meredith McKelvey, Andrew Kliewer, Boris Niyonzima, Nick Pernas, Kimia Tabatabaei and Grace Yang.

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Nick Pernas The Emory Student Government Association (SGA) is attempting to raise the Student Activity Fee (SAF) from $95 to $110 for the next academic year.

Although well intentioned, I strongly oppose these efforts. Instead of raising the SAF, SGA should be finding ways to spend what funds they have effectively or advocate for the school to subsidize all proposed budget increases without levying the cost on students.

Firstly, I think most Emory’s students would agree that college tuition is already far too expensive. SGA representatives advocating to raise the price of tuition on their peers (even if it is only $15) is in contradiction with their duty to represent student interests.

How can SGA advocate for more affordability and student rights on campus while simultaneously asking students to pay a higher cost?

Consistent inflation adjustments by university administrations have led to skyrocketing tuition rates including at University of Chicago where annual tuition is projected to exceed $100,000 within five years.

Adjusting for inflation is necessary but the level that college administrations across the United States have taken it to is unacceptable. Rather than accept Emory’s constant tuition increases and advocate for an increased SAF, SGA should should actually be lobbying the administration to lower costs and spend more cost-effectively.

Secondly, the main reason the student government finds itself in its financial predicament is because of irresponsible spending habits. Last year, projection errors by SGA resulted in a $28,000 overallocation. The financial problems SGA currently faces in budgeting monetary resources to clubs are self-inflicted wounds.

Although I trust the current SGA administration and leadership, who knows who the successors will be?

Who knows what will happen to all this newly collected money next year?

There are currently no substantial institutional protocols in place to make sure that prior mistakes are not repeated.

If safe spending habits were guaranteed, I would be much more inclined to support the increase.

For instance, SGA could restructure its budgeting system and make the allocation process more transparent.

It seems bizarre to give the SGA more money without recognizing that the predicament stems from SGA’s history of irresponsible spending.

Additionally, I oppose the increased SAF because of my own prior experience on SGA. Last year, I was part of the Oxford SGA and, through stricter financial policies, we were able to stay in the green and actually had a surplus.

If Oxford can manage its budget responsibly under the current SAF, so can the Atlanta campus. Why should the irresponsible spending habits of Emory SGA warrant a tuition increase on the student body?

Some would argue that by attempting to raise the SAF, SGA is trying to give more back to the student body in the form of increased funding for student organizations.

While this may be the result of the increase, there has been neither a passage of institutional protocol necessary to ensure a fair allocation process nor an adequate effort at financial reform.

The purpose of the SAF is to fund student activities but agreeing to increase the SAF without these financial safeguards ensures nothing. Reasonable funding is still accessible at the current rate of $95. By attempting to raise the SAF, Emory SGA is choosing to solve its financial woes with expediency instead of substance and prudence. SGA should focus on fixing its problems from within (institutional reform) rather than push costs onto Emory students. This Wednesday, hold SGA accountable and vote no on the SAF referendum.

Nick Pernas (19Ox, 20C) is from Portland, Ore. and previously served as a member of Oxford College SGA. He is a member of the Wheel’s Editorial Board.

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organizational spaces. Like Flayton, they are outspoken advocates for human rights in the United Ben Levitt States and globally (including in Israel-Palestine), yet they have been called “white supremacists” In light of a recent op-ed in The New York and “supporters of ethnic-cleansing.”

I am the co-president of Emory’s Climate Times, it is important to reflect on comments made last week on our campus. In the Times Reality Project and a staff member on Volunteer op-ed, Blake Flayton, a progressive, Jewish stu- Emory’s Social Justice Education team. dent at George Washington University (D.C.), Oftentimes, I fear my identity as a Zionist Jew discusses the ways in which he finds himself will hinder my participation in these spaces. I “pushed to the fringes of a [progressive] move- live in perpetual fear that someone will label me ment ... marginalized as someone suspicious at a “baby killer” or “colonial apologist,” as Flayton best and oppressive at worst,” due solely to his writes in his op-ed.

So, allow me to offer a very brief definition of identification as a Zionist.

Let’s accept the facts: a significant percentage my own Zionism: being a Zionist doesn’t mean denying Israel’s wrongdoings of the attendees at Thursday’s both historically and presently.

Narratives Dinner were Jewish I am fully aware that Israel is Emory students. As the recent All minority far from perfect. I believe that Times op-ed states, 95 percent groups deserve changes to the Israeli governof American Jews support Israel ment are necessary to ensure and its right to exist in peace and an opportunity to security. Refusing to engage with express themselves human rights for the Palestinian people. My Zionism is rooted in people who support Israel is a freely. my own family’s experience of thinly veiled attempt at silencNazi genocide. My opinions are ing Jewish students’ voices. This nuanced and deeply rooted in leads to isolation of Jewish students from participation in other conversations empathy for the human experience of all people. taking place in progressive spaces on campus I support Palestinians’ legitimate desires for free— solely because they support the right of their dom, and I support Israelis’ legitimate desires for safety. I believe in peace. people to self-determination.

I am not alone: most American Jews support Making Israel a litmus test for progressive spaces is intellectually dishonest and alarming. a two-state solution that will see the establishIt presupposes the hegemony of a specific view- ment of an independent Palestinian state. To point and refuses to acknowledge that there are claim that one’s identity as a Zionist makes him a plurality of perspectives on this topic for legiti- or her unworthy of discourse in progressive spacmate reasons, one of which is deeply rooted in the es is a clever way of mischaracterizing Jewish history of Jewish suffering, especially in the 19th Americans, twisting our words and framing us as and 20th centuries. Elevating voices of historical- monsters unworthy of good-faith dialogue.

There is good news in all of this: Emory ly marginalized groups is an important role of the academy. This should include the voices of Jews, University remains a firm supporter of free speech. Our institution believes that people are who have a centuries-long history of oppression.

Let me be clear: all minority groups deserve entitled to express all viewpoints. I can only hope an opportunity to express themselves freely, that my fellow progressive students will maintain even when their truth may be unpopular. The the same steadfast commitment to include the inclusion of Jewish voices in progressive spaces voices of all people — including Jews — in difshould not be at the expense of other marginal- ficult conversations.

Until then, I will keep hiding my feelings of ized groups on campus including other religious minorities and people of color. But this also uneasiness whenever I enter a progressive space. means that Jewish students have the right to Ben Levitt (22C) is from Toronto. express their views on Israel without feeling as if Zionism is a disqualifier from their acceptance into progressive circles.

Opinion Editor Zach Ball (21C) previI have Jewish friends both at Emory and on ously served as president of Emory Stumany other campuses who feel that their Zionist dents for Justice in Palestine and was not beliefs have excluded them from academic and involved in editing this op-ed.

Sean Klein The Student Government Association (SGA) recently voted to advance a bill that would increase the Student Activity Fee (SAF) from $95 to $110, a jump of 16 percent, for the next academic year. While there is certainly merit to increasing the SAF, the arbitrary apportionment of the SAF must be addressed before additional student funds are wasted.

While the bill faces multiple hurdles before officially passing, including an undergraduatewide referendum and submission to the Emory Board of Trustees, the lack of accountability and transparency throughout the first stage of this process should not be ignored. If SGA isn’t able to pass the initiative by Nov. 25, they will not be able to enact this increase until the class of 2025 arrives at Emory, but SGA representatives should not be attempting to force an increase to our tuition with barely two weeks of consideration for the undergraduate population. Before considering an increase to tuition, SGA first and foremost must ensure equitable distribution of the SAF. Only then should the SGA allow ample time for discussion and an undergraduate referendum on the issue, not a last-minute attempt to solve budgetary shortfalls.

One of the glaring issues with the SAF currently is how it is apportioned to BBA Council. BBA Council, the governing body for all undergraduate business school clubs and activities, currently receives 34 percent from represented students’ SAF. This is far too low; College Council (CC) receives 40 percent and Nursing Council receives 68 percent. Throughout an Emory BBA’s undergraduate career, only 17 percent of their SAF will go to BBA Council, regardless of how Pre-BBAs and double majors are accounted for. In fact, the entire BBA Council receives less funding than some individual clubs chartered under CC. Goizueta’s clubs not only cater to BBA students but individuals from all backgrounds and academic trajectories. In fact, the BBA Council constitution mandates that BBA clubs must hold four events per year open to all Emory undergraduate students in order to maintain their charters. Clubs chartered under BBA Council do not just include investing and consulting clubs, but clubs like Goizueta Women in Finance, Emory Business Ethics and Emory Impact Investing Group. Each of these clubs is

financed completely by BBA Council, but includes members from all undergraduate divisions without discrimination, just like every single organization chartered under BBA Council.

As a member of a BBA club who has reviewed applications for five semesters in a row, BBA clubs go out of their way to ensure equal opportunities for all students. All clubs within the BBA program serve different purposes, whether it be tackling the problems of underrepresented groups or addressing problems that professionals face every single day.

However, the one ideal they all have in common is their commitment to fairness an equity, a characteristic that SGA’s budget bill does not reflect due to the inequitable distribution. SGA expects to allocate $68,200 of the additional $120,000 it will receive from the SAF increase to CC (57 percent), compared to $4,335 to BBA Council (3.6 percent). Especially since BBA Council receives less funding per represented student than CC receives from all students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, this split of the increased SAF is also inequitable. Offering disproportionate funding to CC to the detriment of BBA Council should be condemned.

Before the SGA taps the student body for additional funds, the apportionment of the SAF must be fixed. Only then should an increase be considered. Instead of sprinting to the finish line and shoving the bill through with hours to spare, SGA should use next semester to run an impartial audit of clubs chartered under all of the governing organizations.

With attendance records, SGA can have accurate data in order to distribute the SAF equitably and ensure the division of the SAF is no longer arbitrary, but driven solely by facts.

BBA students should not pay more and receive next to nothing due to SGA’s arbitrary apportionment of funds, simply because the Business School has fewer students. Instead, BBA Council should simply receive the same relative apportionment of funds (40 percent of represented students’ SAF) as CC does. SGA should not discriminate based on undergraduate affiliation. Any additional funding until this is fixed is inequitable for BBA students. On Wednesday, BBAs should vote no to the increase.

Sean Klein (20B) is from Short Hills, N.J. and is the BBA Council Vice President of Alumni and Corporate Relations.

Israel-Palestine Dialogue Should Be the Beginning Brett Kleiman & Max Rotenberg Emory Students for Justice In Palestine (ESJP) claims that people having honest conversations with people of different perspectives is actually “a guise to control and silence those speaking the truth about the state of Israel.” We believe that people meeting in good faith to share their different views in order to find common ground is virtuous. We find ESJP’s belief to be alarming, ahistorical and antithetical to academic values.

First, we acknowledge that ESJP has previously been the target of smears, mischaracterization and bullying, including by Islamophobic blogger Pamela Gellar. We as Jews reject this attack on ESJP, as well as hateful attempts by people and organizations outside Emory to use occurrences on our campus for their own gain.

However, we also acknowledge that ESJP has proven incapable of having difficult conversations about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict without employing stereotypes.

They’ve shared cartoons from an artist who participated in an Iranian Holocaust cartoon competition; accused their fellow students and the Emory administration of being under the spell of an Israeli “program” and notably said the quiet part out loud: they do not believe Israel has a right to exist.

They don’t believe that the Jewish people deserve the right to self-

determination. This is literally textbook anti-Semitism. Part of the State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism is “making allegations about the power of Jews as collective — such as, especially but not exclusively, the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy” and “denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination.”

These views should be beyond the pale and viewed as extremist, but the opposite has happened. The Wheel has awarded them credibility, and a portion of the student population undoubtedly believes this is all fine.

Although saddening, tolerance of these views makes sense in the context of what Jews are facing: rising antiSemitism. According to FBI statistics, hate crimes against Jews rose by more than one-third in 2017 and accounted for 58 percent of all religion-based hate crimes in the United States.

In New York City, anti-Semitic hate crimes have risen by more than 63 percent in 2019 and make up more than half of all reported hate crimes within the city.

Earlier this month, a bomb plot on a Colorado synagogue was foiled.

Jews in America are facing threats that years ago we would have thought unimaginable. And while anti-Semitism may be more deadly on the right, it still rears its ugly head on the left.

So when we Jews overwhelmingly say that anti-Semitism is occurring, please believe us like you’d believe any other group that’s facing bigotry and assaults upon its core beliefs.

ESJP cited Sen. Bernie Sanders’

(I-Vt.) belief that “the struggle against anti-Semitism is also the struggle for Palestinian freedom.” It is true that many right-wing anti-Semites wish to deny Palestinians their freedom.

But ESJP failed to learn the other lessons that the unwavering liberal, self-proclaimed democratic socialist and Jewish senator argued: “criticism of Israel can cross the line into antiSemitism, especially when it denies the right of self-determination to Jews, or when it plays into conspiracy theories about outsized Jewish power.”

ESJP denies Israel’s right to exist and accused Israel of masterminding a conspiracy, aligning with Sanders’ warnings.

ESJP has remained skeptical of dialogue by calling it “a means of violence.” This position is antithetical to the values of higher education. The cornerstone of the college experience is conversation in which your beliefs may be challenged.

It is through honest discussion of multiple divergent perspectives and the interaction of conflicting ideas that students become stronger critical and analytical thinkers.

Diversity of thought sharpens our ideas by making us see the world more holistically.

The Narratives Dinner was an attempt to achieve that noble goal. Far from being a violent event, it epitomized our shared educational values.

ESJP’s hostility toward peaceful dialogue is ahistorical and laughable to most Israelis and Palestinians alike.

The very foundation of the landmark

1993 Oslo Accords was mutual understanding and dialogue.

As Uri Savir, Israel’s chief negotiator for the Oslo process notes in “Israel A Nation is Born: On the Brink of Peace,” when reminiscing about his relationship with Palestinian diplomat Aba Ala, “We told each other our personal histories … and slowly we developed a common language. … Creating Palestinian-Israeli chemistry is not only the essence of negotiations, it’s also the essence of the agreements that were born out of these negotiations.”

The documentary continues with the narrator stating that “as trust grew, both sides comprised towards reconciliation and mutual recognition.”

While ESJP shudders at the possibility of dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians, these conversations have occurred not only in Oslo, but also on college campuses. At Cornell University (N.Y), Yossi Klein Halevi, author of “Letters to my Palestinian Neighbor,” and Mohammad Darawshe, a leading expert on Jewish-Arab relations, appeared before a large group of students on October 30, to deliver a clear message of mutual understanding.

Darawshe stated we must all “have the courage to talk to each other and not to ... indulge in self-righteousness.”

He added that we “need to take the harder route; the route of dialogue is harder than speaking to yourself and among your own.” Emory could learn from Halevi and Darawshe’s joint event.

The day after ESJP declared that they’d refuse to be a part of any dia-

logue, the Narratives Dinner, arranged by a Jewish student and a Muslim student, took place — with some ESJP members present. The event’s stated aim to “bring together the Emory community to engage in dialogue on personal experiences with the IsraeliPalestinian Conflict” was realized.

People of vastly different backgrounds with different perspectives came together in good faith and respectfully discussed the very personal stories and connections to the conflict.

It was a big win for the students present, and a bigger win for our democracy.

We believe that dialogue should be the beginning of a process on college campuses that can bring diverse sides together in considering issues of peace in the Middle East. As exemplified at Oslo in 1993, sometimes real change can only happen far from the land between the river and the sea.

We are 6,000 miles away. We might not be change makers yet, but we should all be willing to acknowledge the privilege of that distance, to breathe and engage in honest and difficult conversation with those who disagree.

Brett L. Kleiman (20C) is from Houston. Max Rotenberg (21C) is from Washington, D.C. and the former Hillel Israel chair.

Opinion Editor Zach Ball (21C) previously served as president of Emory Students for Justice in Palestine and was not involved in editing this op-ed.

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Arts Entertainment Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Arts & Entertainment Editor: Adesola Thomas (adesola.thomas@emory.edu)

Emory Theater

‘Peerless’ Dramatizes College Admissions

By John Cai Contributing Writer

Courtesy of A shton Gartner

Virgil Abloh, member of DJ group Been Trill and curator of “Figures of Speech,” mixes a set.

Abloh Collection Highlights Capitalism

By Elizabeth Greene & Stephen Altobelli Contributing Writers

If there is one thing that Virgil Abloh knows how to build, it’s hype.

The modern-day Renaissance man, fashion designer and artist has built his career off of his clout, gaining massive notoriety for his designs that tend to sell out in minutes and resell for impressively marked-up prices.

The High Museum of Art’s new exhibition “Figures of Speech” serves as a kind of sanctification of the 39-yearold Abloh at the peak of his career.

On its second stop after debuting at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the exhibit offers a glimpse into Abloh’s creative process and features notable works from his career, though it raises questions about his artistic sincerity. Raised in alternative

skater culture, trained in architecture and well-known as a DJ, Abloh doesn’t break conventions so much as ignore them.

As the title of the exhibition suggests, he remains in constant conversation with different mediums and subject matter, using everything from foam to paint to tackle topics as diverse as gun violence and good design. This tendency for subversion helped Abloh break out in the early 2010s with his brand Pyrex Vision, where he screen printed Champion tees and resold them at massive markups in a nowcharacteristic transformation of the mundane into the highly coveted.

The exhibit begins at this initial breakout point, continuing on to delve into Abloh’s work in fashion and streetwear, the music industry, architecture and design.

The exhibit showcases some of

Abloh’s most hyped works: a largerthan-life model of Kanye West’s minimalist “Yeezus” album cover, a Supreme T-shirt and a platform displaying rows of Off-White x Nike collaboration sneakers. The exhibition highlights Abloh’s affinity for collaboration, showcasing projects with musicians like West, as well a recent collaboration with Swedish furniture powerhouse Ikea.

Throughout all of his works, there is a distinct sense of irony. In his work with Ikea, printed rugs boast tongueand-cheek messages like “Keep Off” or “Wet Grass.”

As artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear, Abloh added a neon orange chain link to a classic duffel bag, a playful critique of luxury consumerism. Across the board, Abloh’s use

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All Emory students have had to complete a college application. While we’ve all experienced the inevitable stress and competitiveness of the process, most of us haven’t considered murder as a means to secure a spot at Emory. But that’s exactly what “Peerless,” Dooley’s Players latest show, imagines. Written by Jiehae Park and directed by Angela Yang (20C), “Peerless” transports audiences to a quirky, funny world that explores the hectic college application process.

The show debuted on Nov. 14 at the black box theater inside the Burlington Road Building. About 40 people filled the small theater’s seats. Bad weather did not stop Yang, chair of the Theater Studies program, students and faculty from attending the performance. The play is a high school adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” The Asian American twins M (June Kwon(20C)) and L (Anna Ree (21C)) find out that D (Chris Lowery (20C)), a white man with 1/16th Native American heritage got accepted to their dream school in the “affirmative action spot,” so they decide to murder him. The college then admits BF (Matthew Nails (22C)), a black student and former boyfriend of M instead, so the twins have to conduct a scheme against him as well.

Because of this series of crimes, the conscience of M and L is called into question, and their relationship gets

complicated by their nefarious deeds.

The play’s structure is fairly close to that of “Macbeth” with M and L as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, respectively, D as King Duncan, BF as Lord Banquo and Dirty Girl (Julia Byrne (20C)) as the Three Witches.

The most impressive parts of the production were the set and costume designs which were innovative and authentic in every detail. Three walls, which were made of Scantron sheets, acted as the backdrop, creating a stressful and intense atmosphere.

Then, the acceptance letters from the college fell from a tub on the ceiling which suggested that these letters were viewed by the characters as divine messages from God. Another surprising choice was the casting of M and L as the original play features identical twins. Kwon and Ree in this production, however, looked very different, if not the opposite. M was portrayed as a nerd, whereas L was much skinnier, taller and more social. These lead characters also had contrasting color schemes — M wearing red and L wearing yellow. This contrast made the claim that other characters cannot tell them apart harder to believe and the critique of Asian stereotypes stronger.

Killing someone to get into college clearly seems like an exaggeration, but the play is still relevant and inspiring, especially at the end when L gets accepted into Emory and the

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k-pop

SuperM at Infinite Energy Center: Cosmopolitan in Color

By Channelle Russell Contributing Writer

SuperM, the seven-member brainchild of Capitol Music Group and Korean media juggernaut SM Entertainment, entered the world with a muted flash. SM CEO Lee Soo-man announced the supergroup debut in early August, marketing the members

as the “Avengers of K-pop” — and it wasn’t hard to see why, with their blustery percussion and high expectations.

SuperM boasts notable veterans in the Korean music industry — including Taemin, Baekhyun and Kai. Along with experienced stars, the group also sports newer faces — Taeyong, Mark, Ten, and Lucas are from 21-member boy group Neo Culture Technology

Animated film

(NCT), known for their endlessly expanding membership The group’s contrasting styles and musical prowess were on full display as the group performed a mix of solo and group songs to an at-capacity crowd in the Infinite Energy Arena on Nov. 15.

Buoyed along by piercing screams, SuperM opened the concert with instrumental-heavy R&B track “I Can’t

Stand The Rain,” a heavy-handed reference to the similar-named “Can You Stand The Rain” by 1980s black boy band New Edition.

After this track, the group split off, leaving Taemin on stage for his solo.

Though Taemin is not the eldest, he is the most experienced; he made his debut in 2008 with his group Shinee, often dubbed the “Princes of K-pop.”

Taemin is constantly called the “Michael Jackson of K-pop,” and it’s not hard to see why with his pin-sharp turns and dancer’s build. Taemin’s legendary status in the industry shone through as he performed his solo track “Danger” to resounding praise and applause. From Taemin, the concert

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pop concert

‘Frozen 2’ Updates ‘Clarity’ Showcases Petras’ Power Disney Staple

By Devin Bog Associate Editor

By Urvi Agarwal Contributing Writer

Grade: B+ From the film’s music to its lead female characters, 2013’s “Frozen” was a magical and mesmerizing hit.

Idina Menzel’s “Let it Go” became a popular viral sing-along song and the film became Disney’s shining star. In the form of Halloween costumes and princess dolls, everyone was smitten by the characters of the movie. Six years later, the beloved sisters, Elsa (Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell) are back for the sequel, “Frozen 2,” directed by its original directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck. Even though it doesn’t deliver the same excitement as “Frozen,” “Frozen 2” provides plenty of opportunities to be amazed by the

magic of Disney.

To say I was eager for this sequel would be an understatement. As baby Anna says in the beginning of the movie, “You know I don’t have that kind of patience.” The movie’s plot is driven by Elsa’s search for a voice that she thinks is a call from somewhere beyond, drawing her “Into the Unknown.” (Song by Idina Menzel) This voice eventually leads the characters to an enchanted forest, the same one they’d heard about as children.

The kingdom, Arendelle, is in danger and the sisters must find the voice and free Arendelle from the spirits of the past. In order to save their home, the sisters, Olaf (Josh Gad), Kristoff (Jonathan Groff) and reindeer Sven embark on an adventure. There are

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At 7:38 p.m. on Nov. 12, the power in the Tabernacle went out. There is no doubt in my mind that Kim Petras’ electrifying presence was what turned it back on.

Petras performed in Atlanta as part of The Clarity Tour, in support of her album of the same name. Petras is an electropop powerhouse whose popularity skyrocketed in 2017 with the release of her debut single “I Don’t Want It at All.” But she first gained international media attention for the coverage of her fight to receive early gender reassignment surgery at 16 years old.

With more than 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, she is easily one of pop’s most visible LGBTQ icons and one of its hottest rising stars.

After about an hour, Petras arrived on stage. Wearing a black dress with tight

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Petras performs for an enthusiastic crowd at the Tabernacle. white frills under her skirt, a black and blonde wig and thigh-high latex boots, she waved at the crowd and launched directly into “Clarity,” the title track of her debut album.

“Clarity” is a song about possessing the drip and ignoring every detractor, but the magic of the song is how its

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transitioned to rapper Taeyong’s solo song “GTA,” a hip-hop heavy track which references popular video game Grand Theft Auto. Taeyong is NCT’s leader, main rapper and main dancer — and it showed as he led dancers up and down across the stage, filling the arena with the charisma and energy he’s known for as one of SM Entertainment’s newer stars. The automobile song trend continued as five of the seven SuperM group members rejoined the stage for an electric rendition of “Super Car.” As Ten prepared for his solo, the members gathered at the front of the stage to talk with fans. Mark, a native English speaker, led the conversation,

sharing with fans that Taemin wasn’t feeling well but because of his professionalism was able to execute to the best of his ability. Taemin, bashful, smiled and waved off the cheers of the supportive crowd.

After a five-minute interlude, the other members retreated and Ten returned to the stage, decked out in a flowy white outfit and surrounded by backup dancers. Emboldened by the positive response of the crowd, Ten delivered a performance imbued with traditional Thai instruments with all-English lyrics. It was in the performance of Ten, a Thai-born Korean idol singing in fluent English, that the central theme of this piece came to me — SuperM is, rather boldly, a musical blend of different cultures, languag-

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Continued from Page 7 confidence is graceful and swaggering at the same time. Smooth, airy synth chords and a crisp kick play under Petras’ rolling vocals; the little ascending melodic line that plays during every chorus becomes the trumpeting of horns that announce to the world that she’s made it.

Petras delivers every moment of that song anew while in concert — the faux surprise of her announcement that she’s “the b***h with the sauce, apparently,” the paradoxically understated and melodramatic elegance of the outfit she’s wearing.

If every pop song is a story, then a live concert should be the musical adaptation — Petras’ show absolutely was.

And that was in no small part due to her supporting cast. DJ Alex Chapman kicked off the night with a bouncy dance-pop set.

Chapman is renown on the internet for his pride-themed mixes. He kept his tracklist energetic and light-hearted.

Standout moments included a mashup of rapper Blueface’s “Thotiana” and singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles.”

Aaron Joseph, Petras’ longtime producer, also joined her on stage, standing in front of some sort of turntable with dubious function while singing along to songs and playing the guitar for a cover of “Human” by The Killers in the latter half of the concert.

Every few songs or so, Petras would change outfits during an intermission.

After “Blow It All,” Petras took off her dress to reveal a black-and-white striped bodysuit that perfectly captured the sun-kissed vibes of “Hillside

Boys” and “I Don’t Want It at All,” even in the freezing Atlanta weather.

After that, she changed into a costume meant to look like a suit of armor to play songs off of her newest Halloween-themed album, “Turn Off The Light.”

It was a concert in acts. For each, there was a new outfit, new wig, some new fog and lighting — but never too much.

It was a simple formula that, with Petras’ wonderful stage presence, helped capture all of her dramatics on high.

Spartan simplicity, pop star realness. Petras is an absolutely gifted performer.

She only had a few real dance breaks throughout the show, but she killed them. There were no backup dancers or singers; it was just her and Joseph performing on the Tabernacle stage. And they completely owned it — if anything, one stage didn’t feel big enough for her energy.

Petras’ vocal talent was even more impressive in person as harmonies over her own vocal backing tracks soared across the hall. Her delivery of her features on Charli XCX’s “Unlock It” and “Click,” in all of their bubblegum bass and future-pop glory, was also a wonderful counterpoint to her more retro dance-pop styled songs.

Petras needs to start working with A.G. Cook way more. Petras’ show captured the essence of what a pop concert should be with as few (figurative) frills and clutter as possible. Take note, fellow stars — the woo-ah queen has cracked the code.

es and backgrounds that have come together to create something unforeseen in the K-pop world. This again was obvious in the transition from Lucas’ high-energy pop-rap solo to the more sensual, piercing performance of Baekhyun, a newly minted soloist known for his powerhouse vocals and stunning range, who performed two songs from his summer release “City Lights.”

In a video projected on a screen behind him during a short break, Ten said, “I think I can see something new from us,” and that novelty showed, particularly in the somewhat disjointed but highly energetic mix of solo and group songs. The group’s strength — their differences — also made for a head-spinning collection of styles

and songs, from Taemin’s Michael Jackson-inspired performances to Taeyong’s rap-heavy delivery to Kai’s sexy, R&B-imbued performances. The concert’s running time was noticeably short: a mere hour and a half, give or take. Cheered along by an audience with seemingly infinite energy, the seven-member outfit made that hour and a half feel like a movie.

As the curtain fell, the group joined the stage one last time to perform their lead single, “Jopping,” an explosive Marvel-inspired anthem, the energy of the song highlighting the group’s cosmopolitan mix of truly epic proportions.

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Continued from Page 7 school’s alma mater rings throughout the theater space. It makes the audience members question themselves after the show — whether this toxic competitiveness is really over after they get into college or if college is simply another round of competition along their long and bloody journey to success.

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casual,” are fascinating. Unfortunately, the clothes are shoved in a glorified closet, instead of on more appropriate mannequins.

Despite these issues, the exhibit remains exciting, welcoming a new population into the High Museum.

Visitors to the exhibit were diverse in age and race, hinting toward the fact that Abloh creates spaces for belonging in spheres that are typically exclusive.

“Figures of Speech” simultaneously welcomes and critiques, reflecting on some of Abloh’s best and most provocative works over the first part of his career. Despite Abloh’s current reverence, he still has room to grow as an artist. It’s now only a matter of time before Abloh forays into a different medium or finds something new to skewer with biting critique. We can only hope that he’ll one day turn his keen eye to his own commercialization.

“Figures of Speech” will be on display at the High Museum through March 8, 2020.

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of irony, his diverse array of inspirations and sources, and his attempts at subverting consumer culture show a burning desire to capture the attention of the cultural zeitgeist. But is he truly successful in his attempt to do so? Much of Abloh’s work concerns belonging, and his critiques stem from his time in the highly exclusionary, overwhelmingly white worlds of architecture and high fashion.

Works like the flashing yellow neon sign reading “You’re obviously in the wrong place,” a quote from the film “Pretty Woman,” comment on Abloh’s place as a black designer in a predominantly white field. Immortalized forever in the lyrics of Kendrick Lamar’s “King’s Dead,” the dichotomy of “tourists” versus “purists” runs through much of Abloh’s work. Unlike Lamar in “King’s Dead,” Abloh doesn’t view purists as any more authentic than tourists.

While the purist may bring an extensive knowledge of art and design history, the tourist brings something arguably more important: enthusiasm.

Abloh sees himself as both tourist and

purist, but he may be something else entirely: a salesman. He’s certainly done his reading; his work is strewn with references to everything from the Old Masters to Bauhaus, from influencer culture to slavery.

However, something’s off. It’s difficult to praise Abloh as a critic of commercialization when the exhibit concludes with a gift shop selling socks for nearly $100 and T-shirts for over $300. But, it’s just ironic.

Abloh is subverting the consumerism-saturated modern art world by leaning into it. Maybe. One of the first major pieces of the exhibit, featuring some of Abloh’s most highly regarded works, is also the most frustrating.

A blue wire rack filled with Abloh’s clothes, from Pyrex Vision to OffWhite, is both beguiling and inscrutable. These clothes showcase a wide variety of Abloh’s styles through the years, but they’re arranged as if in a store. Is this the point?

Is Abloh highlighting the commercialization of high fashion? Perhaps, but either way the clothes are still difficult to fully view. Some of the pieces, such as a suit that riffs on the rapidly changing concept of “business

lifelong lack of social interaction becomes visible. She awkwardly tries to demonstrate her moves during charades while Anna desperately tries to guess what she is acting out. Despite this new transition for Elsa, it is obvious that the two sisters are trying their hardest to bond and make things right.

It is also refreshing to see a revamped character design, as the sisters don new clothing and hairstyles. Anna sports a look with her hair lightly braided across the back, while Elsa changes mid-movie to a ponytail and eventually lets her hair loose.

In most Disney movies, the look of a character usually remains unchanged throughout the film and the costume becomes the identifier of the character.

“Frozen 2” flips this tradition, allowing audiences to see the characters develop both inwardly and outwardly.

In addition to the blossoming relationship between Anna and Elsa, it was especially heartwarming to see Anna and Olaf’s friendship grow. This value is carried out throughout the film as characters go to lengths to save one another and constantly emphasize how much they support and care for each other, even when times get hard.

While the film introduces many new characters in this adventure, it doesn’t linger on any of these new elements long enough for the audience to get familiar with them. The buildup of “Frozen 2” is comprised of too many plot points, which causes

the resolution to seem rushed. I felt less amazed by the outcome than I had with the original “Frozen.” “Frozen 2” doesn’t live up to the high standards set by “Frozen,” but the movie is certainly enjoyable. The songs are catchy and impactful. Kristoff’s love song is a humorous imitation of dramatic lovestruck ballads often seen in music videos.

The movie, however, fails to address Elsa’s love interest, despite rumors that she might be Disney’s first lesbian princess. While that is disappointing, as someone eagerly waiting to see Disney take this step forward, I do also understand that if Disney were to give Elsa a female love interest, a lot of the audience’s perception of the

movie would become about this new addition. The important message of the “Frozen” franchise has been about how the sisters support each other. The movie is more about the inner journeys of the sisters and the plot doesn’t need to be driven by a love interest.

For all “Frozen” fans, the movie is a must-watch. Audiences will enjoy seeing the sisters embark on yet another adventure together, filled with wholesome magic and heartwarming relationships. Though it doesn’t create the same mark that “Frozen” does, “Frozen 2” provides plenty of room for squeals of delight and excitement.

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Continued from Page 7 plenty of instances of nostalgia in the movie. From small references to the prequel to seeing the sisters as children again, the film transports you to your favorite parts of “Frozen.” A flashback kicks off the movie, with Anna and Elsa as their young, bubbly selves again.

In “Frozen 2,” the characters experience significant growth and development. Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven bond as a family. We see them all play a game of charades together, and the sisters furiously watch as Olaf, the snowman, rearranges himself to form all sorts of shapes.

As Elsa interacts with others, her

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Insta-Famous ‘New Fork City’ Founded by Foodie Alumna

By Caleigh Leyton Contributing Writer

As you scroll through the “Search & Explore” section on Instagram, you come across a picture of buttery mac and cheese slowly forked out of a bowl, with strings of gooey cheese filling the picture’s frame. Your mouth waters, and you quickly click on the page to indulge in other scrumptious dishes.

Lo and behold, you’ve discovered @ new_fork_city, an account started by recent alumna Emily Morse (18C) to showcase New York City cuisine. To date, the account has garnered over

976,000 followers.

Growing up in New York City, Morse and her two high school friends Natalie Landsberg and Gillian Presto started the account in their senior year of high school in 2013.

Ever since, the three have shared the responsibilities of running the Instagram page. Morse and her friends regularly took pictures of their delectable dinners around New York City and wanted to create a platform to share their photos with close friends and family.

“The whole concept of posting food photos on Instagram was not nearly as

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big as it is now,” Morse recalled. “We had the organic idea of ‘Why don’t we create an Instagram account where we can post all of the food we have been eating around the city?’”

Within six months of creating the

account, Morse, Landsberg and Presto started to see the follower count rise.

She said she noticed that followers were drawn to photos of calorie-dense meals. The pictures that receive the most likes usually featured an abundance of gooey cheese or an indulgent dessert.

When the account reached 10,000 followers, Morse’s dad, Doug Morse, suggested that they trademark the name, setting it up as a limited liability company.

Around a year after their first post on the page, the trio knew that their account was going to be a hit when

they reached over 50K followers.

Morse attributes the account’s success to word of mouth. After numerous followers began tagging their friends and family on the page’s pictures, advertising their content as original, the trio’s brand motto became “Sharing our Love of Food with the World.”

“We really focus on [the] authenticity of the photos … [and] we didn’t set out to make this something big,” Morse said. “We never expected it to be. It kinda just did organically.”

The rise of their Instagram page

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Emory Indian Cultural Exchange hosted their annual Diwali celebration, most commonly known as India’s festival of lights, on Nov. 16 at the Omni Hotel Grand Ballroom. The event offered Indian cuisine, live performances by student dance groups and an open dance floor.

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Doolino Knows Best: Fill Your Thanksgiving With These Pies Hobbling Through Finals

By Angela Choksi Contributing Writer

As the fall heat fades into a distant past and the fall semester comes to a close, the spirits of students wither away like autumn leaves as exams approach.

Dwindling temperatures force the Southerners among us to seek shelter, school spirit disappears as the days get shorter and students spend their nights cramming at the library. None other than Doolino herself has tips for weathering out this winter.

Dear Doolino, I’m in deep. 12 midterms. A 20-page research paper. Two weeks. The only Christmas song I want to hear right now is “Christmas Makes Me Cry”

by Kacey Musgraves. Or better yet, “Midterms Make Me Cry,” self-reflective lyrics written by every student

on this campus. Each class demands more attention than the last. Just when I think I’ll be able to sit down one night and crank out a study guide or two, five other busy-work assignments crop up and absorb all my time. I’m not sure I can make it to the end of this week — this might be my Waterloo. On my way back home for Thanksgiving, I’ll probably have to be wheeled through Hartsfield-Jackson on a gurney because this midterm season has broken me. Like all things in life, I know exams are fleeting. But what do I do to overcome this stress and make these exams fleet faster?

Sincerely, Hobbling to Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving celebrates a season of gratitude, and what better way to feel grateful than while sampling a selection of grocery store pies? Grocery chains are the premier innovators of baked goods that keep your cravings at bay on a budget. Although some of these quick-fix substitutes to homemade foods score touchdowns, others are an absolute waste of ingredients.

After sampling six grocery store pies, I am here to dispel the truth about which stores are actually worth shunning your mother’s cooking for.

K roger Bakery Fresh Goodness Cherry Pie (5/5) Aromatic and luscious cherries marry a buttery crumb topping to present an excellent pairing for a delectable

pie that will occupy your thoughts for the entirety of Thanksgiving break.

The suave smoothness and velvety goodness of the cherry filling will make resisting your temptation to savor and relish the entire pie in a single sitting a nearly impossible feat. With a fragrant and nostalgic scent of Midwestern cherry orchards, this $3.99 piquant pie is appetizing enough to replace an entire Thanksgiving feast.

K roger Bakery Fresh Goodness Sweet Potato Pie (4/5)

A crisp crust, a homely and wholesome filling, and a diet-friendly pie that won’t make you question whether you should have another piece — what more can you ask for at Thanksgiving?

I tasted the decadent sweet potato, I felt the fragile dough crumble in my mouth and I heard melodious bells chiming in my ears as I bit into this

delicious delicacy. At $3.99, this pie checked all my boxes in terms of its texture and flavor profile, and is a flawless choice for a low-calorie yet highly satisfactory Thanksgiving treat.

Publix Lemon Meringue Pie (4/5) You will find yourself being whisked away to the citrus groves of the Mediterranean with this tangy, rich and pungent pie that certainly packs a punch. The fluffy and fresh marshmallow meringue melted upon immediate contact with my lips and was like an orchestra serenading my taste buds with a delicate yet lavish taste of lemon. At $5.99, this handsome pie is a splendid accompaniment for a date with your Netflix account while rejuvenating in bed over Thanksgiving break.

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WEEKEND

Discover Atlanta Through Food, Fashion, Fluffy Friends

By Caroline Silva & Nassem Yousef Emory Life Editor & Contributing Writer

spots in Atlanta, so you can get the most out of the city before the semester wraps up.

Truly Southern Fare

As your first semester comes to a close, and sleepless nights under the bright lights of the Woodruff Library plague the campus, you may have realized that you have not yet enjoyed Atlanta to its fullest this semester.

Don’t panic. There is still plenty of time to discover the wonders of Atlanta, known for its Southern hospitality, upcoming artists, diverse culinary scene and original coffee shops.

We have narrowed down our favorite

If you’re looking for a combination of Georgia history and Southern comfort food, take a 15-minute drive to Ponce de Leon Avenue and visit one of the last 16 tea rooms that once inhabited intown Atlanta. Mary Mac’s Tea Room opened in 1945 after housewife Mary McKenzie decided to put her Southern cooking to use and make some money during the difficult postWorld War II days. After 74 years,

Mary Mac’s continues to cook up made-from-scratch Southern dishes with a side of Southern hospitality, well-known among locals and tourists alike. The interior of the restaurant now carries the homely smell of sweet tea, creamy macaroni and cheese, and crispy Southern fried chicken.

Photographs of numerous celebrities who made Mary Mac’s part of their Atlanta visit adorn the walls. If you truly want a taste of the South, order the chicken and dumplings, crispy fried chicken or the tender barbeque pork sandwiches with sides such as the creamy sweet potato soufflé, warm cornbread or buttery macaroni and

cheese. Pair every dish with the housemade sweet tea, dubbed “the table wine of the South,” and finish off your foodie adventure with a dessert such as the cozy Georgia peach cobbler, homemade crunchy pecan pie and fluffy bread pudding with wine sauce.

Drag With a Side of Dinner If you’ve gotten yourself a little too attached to “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and want to delve into the world of drag, Lips, a 15-minute drive from campus on Buford Highway, offers Broadway-, celebrity- and Sunday Gospel-themed drag shows. Famous for their intri-

cate shows and skilled divas, Lips has racked up over 1,000 reviews and a 4.5-star rating on Google and was featured on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”

The venue features a strikingly flashy stage, tables draped with red tablecloths and six diamond chandeliers alongside several sparkly disco balls dropping down from the ceiling.

The night offers an interactive experience with the drag queens as they strut across the stage and in between tables. While taking in the show, enjoy one of their tasty dishes named after

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Continued from Page 9 Dear Hobbling, This is the albatross around the neck of every college student. Every once in a while, you suddenly realize that the entire Emory institution is conspiring to compress you into as dense of a ball of stress as possible.

But rest assured, everyone feels like that. Wait. Now that I’m writing this, maybe that shouldn’t be so reassuring.

Maybe this isn’t the best way to educate our nation’s young people. Ordinarily, I would’ve vomited up the typical selfcare spiel. Try yoga, remember to get plenty of sleep and water, take a walk outside once in a while, blah blah blah.

But now, I’m beginning to see that those are all temporary fixes. Why should we accept an educational system that pushes us so far that we have to rely on such flimsy de-stressing techniques? It’s the system that needs fixing, not you.We already have plenty of office hours, coffee and flashcards.

What we need is to revolutionize this corrupt school system! Students of the world, unite! So, Hobbling, cast aside the chains of midterm season. Instead of studying, start an ineffectual protest against studying itself. Even if it doesn’t result in any change, at the very least, it will feed your ego.

Go get ‘em tiger.

Doolino Dear Doolino, Florida man here, reporting live from the frozen North.

I’m freezing my giblets off out here!

Holy honkers Doolino, it got down to

below 50 degrees last week. Not once in all my sunny South Florida days have I seen such temperature tomfoolery. Winter, for me, means the daily five-minute tropical storms come to an end, I no longer get heat strokes when I leave my house and I can finally put on my sole hoodie. I mean, I never even owned a pair of pants before I came to this icy institution.

Have you got any tips for keeping a Floridian from frosting?

Looking forward to heading home and hitting the beach this winter, Frosty Fred Dear Fred, First off, invest in one of those puffy jackets that make you look like the Michelin Man. One of those will leave you looking fresh and keep you from losing your nips to frostbite. Second, find a cuddle buddy. The oldest trick in the book for staying warm — taking advantage of someone else’s warmth.

Nothing builds a brotherly bond like you and your fraternity brothers sharing a platonic embrace. The third and most important way to keep warm — bust a move. Walking to class while freezing your face off? Try moonwalking to class instead (Just watch out for students). Bussdown to Bowden. Wine all the way to White Hall. If you can’t feel your body warming up and emanating flames, then you aren’t feeling the music enough. Dance dangerously, Doolino

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Morse Garners 976K Followers on Instagram Page Continued from Page 9 came as the partners headed off to different colleges: Emily to Emory, Gillian to Lafayette College and Natalie to Syracuse University. The three women used their age to their advantage.

Morse recounted how many large corporations and brands were intrigued by their sprightly, fresh approach to social media and began reaching out to strike up deals. S ome of the larger partners featured on their account include Delta, Postmates, Visa and Oreo. New Fork City had also collaborated with New York City restaurants Do and Gnoccheria to make their own limited edition signature dishes to be served at the restaurants.

Beyond partnerships, New Fork City has also bolstered engagement through celebrity backing. Morse said that some of the most exciting moments have been when celebrities have followed or mentioned their account. Morse noted that the three were ecstatic when Harry Styles followed the account in 2013.

Since then, the trio has had a promotional dinner with “Pretty Little Liars” star Ashley Benson, a regular reposter of their content. Recently, model Hailey Bieber reposted one of their pictures of the popular Van Leeuwen’s rich and creamy ice cream.

Before going to college, the three took pictures using iPhones.

In college, they began posting photos from other users who tagged their dish to their trending hashtag “#newforkcity,” giving credit to the photographer and restaurant featured in the post. Unless one of the women goes on vacation, they exclusively post pictures from restaurants in New York City and

Insiders’ Scoops on Atlanta Locales Continued from Page 9 famous drag queens and sip on original cocktails. The joint makes for a perfect birthday party locale, a memorable night out with friends or an exciting family outing that will add some change to the fast-paced college schedule of exams and essays.

Shopping on a Budget Money can be tight as a college student, but with the numerous thrift stores in Atlanta, shopping does not have to be depressing. Rag-O-Rama, the popular resale clothing store in Little Five Points about a 15-minute drive from campus, offers a wide array of styles, cheap prices and just about anything you might need in your closet. Do not miss out on the opportunity to put some neglected clothing to good use.

Funky and upbeat music fills the atmosphere as shoppers scale up and down the tight aisles between racks filled with more clothing than they can hold. Rag-O-Rama is constantly updated with vintage and modern styles as both Atlanta residents and stores sell their clothing to the thrift chain on a daily basis. During the holidays, LGBT Pride Month and several other celebrations, Rag-O-Rama spices up its store with themed clothing, offering low-priced Halloween costumes, sweaters for all your ugly Christmas sweater party needs, rainbow T-shirts, fanny packs and more.

Whether you’re looking for the perfect party dress, a comfortable everyday outfit, a business casual suit or funky sneakers, Rag-O-Rama is an Atlanta staple for all your thrifting needs.

Coffee and Cuddles Take a break from the stress of school at Happy Tabby Cat Café with warm coffee, cuddles and fluffy cats in Atlanta’s historic Old Fourth Ward District about a 20-minute drive from campus. The cafe offers guests the opportunity to play with cats and kittens alike for $8 an hour while sipping a cozy cup from their wide selection of coffees and teas. Each cat comes from Furkids, Atlanta’s largest no-kill animal shelter, and is adoptable with the exception of the house cats, Binky and Butterbean.

The bright and airy cafe occupies two commercial spaces, providing plenty of room for the cats to roam and mingle with guests. You can even bring your homework and study while a cat cozily sleeps in your lap. If Happy Tabby is a little too expensive, you can volunteer at the cafe by doing some light cleaning, grooming and giving tons of love to the cats, and get free access to all the cats. With a surplus of cat toys, there is plenty to do with the cats in addition to petting and loving them.

Home Away From Home Stretching from Buckhead all the way to Buford, international students don’t have to feel so far from home with the culinary diversity that Buford Highway has to offer. The range of restaurants, bakeries and grocery stores on the strip connecting Fulton, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties covers tons of different Asian cuisines, including Japanese, Bangladeshi, Indian, Korean, South American and Central American, to name a few.Buford

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Highway, dubbed “Atlanta’s corridor of international culture,” is home to chain restaurant Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, where small quantities of sushi on a conveyor belt glide throughout the restaurant for patrons to pick themselves. At $2.35 a sushi plate, it’s quite easy to grab a few too many dishes of fresh-tasting sushi and end up splurging all your money. After enjoying a meal at Kura, you can head over to any one of the many dessert shops and bakeries on Buford Highway.

My personal favorite is Sweet Hut Bakery & Cafe, which boasts over 75 dessert options ranging from sweet Irish cream donuts to sweet buns filled with Mexican milk cream to Japanese hokkaido cupcakes. The bakery also offers savory baked goods such as Portuguese egg tart and curry chicken pastry, and even has a cafe menu with choices like Taro bubble tea and matcha red bean frappé to quench your thirst.

Conclusion If you catch yourself with a free night sometime between these upcoming finals and the end of the semester, we highly recommend relaxing at these superb locales that will introduce you to both Atlanta and diverse cultures.

From drag shows to cat cafes, there’s something in Atlanta for everyone to enjoy while staying close to campus and without spending too much money.

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look for photos that make it look as though you’re at the restaurant eating the food. Morse recalled that it was difficult to run the account away from Landsberg and Presto in addition to being so young. However, she noted that this experience and her time at Emory, majoring in psychology and as a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority, taught her a lot about what it means to be a business owner.

She specifically referenced the Introduction to Media Studies class she took during her freshman year that introduced her to the “all-encompassing idea of media in our day and age.”

Interested in communications, business and social media marketing since a young age, Morse said she learned skills that have helped her run the page now, such as reading media trends and identifying overall effects on society.

Since graduation, Morse, Landsberg and Presto have learned to effectively balance two jobs simultaneously. For a year after school, Morse and Presto worked on the account full time, handling the partnerships and business elements of the operation, while Landsberg was employed full-time elsewhere and took care of posting pictures. Presto is now the only one who works for the account full-time.

Morse has since taken a job at the Child Mind Institute in New York City as a staff associate supporting five clinical psychologists in the disorder center.

Presto noted that although very different from her work on Instagram, Morse’s work as a psychologist has helped her become a better business leader.

“Something that [Morse has] taken out from her [psychology] major is that

she’s always able to identify the pattern — as in what performs well and what doesn’t,” Presto said. “What she learned from psychology is a big help — how to put out great content and not sacrifice quality over quantity.”

Morse is currently applying to graduate schools to become a clinical psychologist as well as trying to expand New Fork City.The trio is currently working on creating a map of restaurants around New York City accompanied with descriptions and reviews to make eating out in the area more accessible. Overall, Morse hopes to continue to grow the account and provide followers reliable content related to eating in New York City.

When thinking about what lies ahead for the account, Morse and her friends tend to look to the immense amount of progress they have made in terms of follower count and broad range of partnerships since they started the account in 2013. In the future, they hope to diversify their partnerships and featured restaurants to include the outer boroughs and other cities in the United States.

Morse’s dad noted that the reason for the page’s success is their authenticity and ability to make it big on their own.

“For having started it in their senior year of high school and developed it without any missteps, [the trio] really have built a great brand all on their own,” he said. “From the beginning, they knew exactly what they wanted it to turn into and develop this brand, and I think that is the reason that all these Fortune 500 companies want to connect [with New Fork City].”

— Contact Caleigh Leyton at cleyton@emory.edu

Kroger, Publix Crowned Pie Kings Continued from Page 9

Walmart The Bakery Mini Lemon Pie (2/5)

Publix Small Guava Pie (5/5) This guava treat is an invigorating way to spice things up during your Thanksgiving festivities, especially if you are bored with the traditional pumpkin and pecan pie options.

With a peppery and poignant guava jam filling and a tender crust, this pie will tingle your taste buds and stimulate your senses. Perfect when paired with some creamy vanilla ice cream, this pie is a surprising twist on a traditional Thanksgiving. As a hidden gem amidst a sea of conventional and ordinary flavors, this $1.59 pie offers a gratifying end to a refreshing and indulgent fiesta.

Walmart The Bakery Mini Peach Pie (1/5) Biting into this pie, the only thing that I felt thankful for, was its mini size. The crust was a stubborn piece of dough that refused to travel down my throat while the amount of peach filling reminded me of the level of generosity of the miniature desserts at Dobbs Common Table.

Like a piece of clay covering a flavorless sludge of brown paste, this “pie” does not represent the savory and sensual flavor of peaches in the slightest. Purchasing this pie even at the nominal $0.50 price point will be a bigger mistake than actually sinking your teeth into it.

Zesty lemon, heavenly cream and a succulent, flaky crust are merely three hallmark features of a quintessential Thanksgiving lemon pie that are missing from this purchase, which at first seemed full of promise. With an overload of sugar and a chewy crust, this pie took me back to the repulsive days of eating the desserts offered at my high school cafeteria instead of the sun-splashed tropics. Although this individually sized pie at $0.50 is terrific to satisfy a late-night craving right before bed, it will certainly not leave you lusting for seconds.

Conclusion Thanksgiving is synonymous with pie: a ubiquitous presence in most households commemorating the period of gratitude. The halls of grocery stores are decked with fall-themed paraphernalia, scarce remnants of the spooky season, and of course, pies.

However, some of these pies should be left on the shelves to be forgotten forever, and should never touch anyone’s lips. Ultimately, this Thanksgiving, keep your hearts happy and your stomachs full with plenty of pie, but be wary of those disappointing pastries which will empty your desire for a hearty and robust meal.

— Contact Angela Choksi at achoks4@emory.edu

Martin, Whetstone Lead Eagles to Victory Continued from Back Page Region honors.

Out of the 239 competing runners, junior Jack Whetstone took first place overall in the event (24:49).

The next Eagle to finish was sophomore Spencer Moore (25:11), placing him fourth overall, and junior John Cox followed with a personalbest (25:17) to take seventh place.

Sophomore Brett Lucas (25:27), who finished in 11th place, as well as junior Egan Kattenberg (25:45), who placed 18th, also set personal-bests.

Junior Matt Dillon (25:55) finished sixth out of the Eagles and 25th overall, while sophomore Jon Marcus (25:59) rounded out the group with a 28th-place finish and a personal-best time.

For the women’s 6K event, Emory finished in second place with a total of 85 points, behind only Washington and Lee’s 36-point performance.

Centre College (Ky.) followed Emory with 101 points, Trinity University (Texas) with 160 points and Christopher Newport University (Va.) with 217 points to round out the top

five.

Like the men’s team, all five of Emory’s female scoring runners finished within the top 35 with each runner earning All-Region honors.

Leading the scoring for the Eagles was junior Susie Martin, who set a personal best (21:43) and finished fifth overall out of 239 total runners.

Finishing just behind Martin and also setting a personal record was junior Carrie McIntyre in seventh place (22:17).

Freshman Leah Clark (22:34) and junior Ana Morris (22:49) also set personal bests, finishing in 17th and 25th places, respectively.

The final All-Region honoree for Emory was junior Abby Durfee, who took 34th (23:01).

Freshmen Shana Fitzmaurice (23:27) and Annika Urban (24:04) also had strong showings, finishing in 46th and 79th, respectively.

Martin, the top scorer for the Eagles, was incredibly proud of both teams’ performances and commended each team’s qualification for the National Championship on Nov. 23.

Despite Wins, Jackson Sees Room for Improvement Continued from Back Page pared to Lynchburg’s 12 points.

The Hornets brought Emory’s lead back to single digits by the end of the third quarter, trailing by nine points.

Lynchburg made it as close as a fivepoint game in the beginning of the fourth quarter, but Emory senior guard Allison Chernow scored seven points in the final quarter, ending the game 52-39 in the Eagles’ favor.

Freshman forward Lexi Hall was Lynchburg’s high scorer with 10 points, while Lindahl was Emory’s top scorer with 11 points in a well-balanced offensive game for the Eagles.

The Eagles continued their play in the Classic on Sunday against the Colorado Tigers.

The Eagles finished the first quarter on an 8-0 run, up by 15 points entering the second quarter.

Junior guard Molly Weiss and Ripley were Emory’s only secondquarter scorers and combined for 14 points to keep Emory’s lead at 14 at halftime.

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The third quarter went back and forth again between the Eagles and Tigers, but Emory went on a 17-6 streak in the fourth quarter to secure a 77-49 win.

The Eagles shot 58.2 percent from the field and a whopping 54.5 percent from the three-point line.

Five Eagles finished with double-digit point totals, including Weiss, who hit three three-pointers, and Ripley, who added 16 points and eight rebounds to the stats sheet.

Head Coach Misha Jackson aims to improve on rebounding in the next few games.

“We can still clean it up a little bit better,” Jackson said. “We did well with that Sunday, but I think we can get better at keeping others off the glass.”

The Eagles will head to California to play against Claremont Mudd Scripps on Nov. 22 and Pomona-Pitzer on Nov. 23.

— Contact Michael Mariam at mmariam@emory.edu

“The men’s team came through with a hugely dominant win which really gave [the women’s team] momentum going into our race,” Martin said.

“We knew making Nationals would be tough going into [the race], but everyone really stepped up and brought their best efforts for the team.”

Head Coach Linh Nguyen was also proud of his teams’ performances and anticipates the ultimate goal next week: the National Championship.

“I’m very excited for the National Championship on Saturday and having the opportunity to test ourselves against the best in the country,” Nguyen said. “It’s been a lot of hard work this season, and it’s great to see it pay off.”

The Eagles will look to build on their incredibly strong performances at the National Championship in Louisville, Ky. on Nov. 23.

The meet will take place at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park, a course that the Eagles ran on Oct. 5 at the Louisville Classic.

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Opponent

Time

Wednesday Nov. 20

M Basketball

Sewanee

7 p.m.

Thursday Nov. 21

Volleyball

@ NCAA Champs

1:30 p.m.

Friday Nov. 22

W Basketball

@ CMS

10 p.m.

Saturday Nov. 23

Cross Country M Basketball W Basketball

Tuesday Nov. 26

W Basketball M Basketball

— Contact Scott Miller at scott.miller@emory.edu

@ NCAA Champs 11:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m.

4 p.m.

Oglethorpe 6 p.m. @ Pomona-Pitzer

@ Sewanee Covenant

6 p.m.

7 p.m.

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‘Dig or Die’ Mindset Proves Valuable in Playoffs Continued from Back Page or die’ is what fires us up to keep every ball off the ground.”

Thompson, senior outside hitter Sara Carr and junior right side hitter Leah Saunders all recorded doubledigit digs, while junior middle hitter Maggie Rimmel led the team with six total blocks. Offensively, senior outside hitter Morgan McKnight had a gamehigh 21 kills.

In a rematch of last year’s regional semifinal, Emory took on No. 8 Colorado College for their final game.

The Eagles, in a match fully deserving of its Sweet 16 status, struck first with a narrow 25-20 first-set win. The second set was agonizingly tense for each teams’ supporters but an enthralling match for all volleyball fans. The score was within two points for the last 31 points in a back and forth showdown that saw both teams, on several occasions, win do-or-die points to keep the set alive. Finally, with Emory leading 28-27, a McKnight kill gave the Eagles the second set, 29-27. Emory continued their momentum into the third set and completed the sweep with a 25-21 win. Coach McDowell said the second set win was a defining moment in the regional championships.

“Our team never stopped fighting and we kept an aggressive mentality that catapulted us to the win,” McDowell said. “[The second set] definitely was the turning point of the regional championship.”

McKnight was the Eagles’ top

“Our mindset of ‘dig or die’ is what fires us up to keep every ball off the ground.”

— Elyse Thompson, Senior libero

hitter with 19 kills, and Thompson anchored the defense with 17 digs.

The win marks the second year in a row wherein a very strong Colorado team has had their season ended by Emory and has left Georgia without a set to their name despite scoring at least 20 points in all six sets. The victory also concludes the Eagles’ season at home, as the final three rounds of the tournament will take place at a neutral site in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The Eagles successfully defended their nest with a perfect 20-0 home record

and produced a great spectacle for the home fans all season long.

Thompson and the Eagles are excited for the opportunity to prove once again they are the best team in the country no matter where they play.

“We are definitely on a mission and have a point to prove,” Thompson said.

“In the wise words of [U.S Women’s National Team forward] Carli Lloyd, ‘It’s not about defending our title, it’s about going out there and winning another.’”

Up next for the Eagles is their trip to Iowa for the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals against Clarkson University (N.Y.) on Nov. 21. If the Eagles progress, they will play in the semifinal game on Nov. 22 and the national championship game on Nov. 23. With every match being an elimination game, Thompson ensures all the seniors will do everything in their power to keep their collegiate careers alive.

“We waited all season for November and we play with such a desire to win,” Thompson said. “Fellow senior captain McKnight and I fist bump every match and say ‘Not our last [match]!’.”

— Contact Charlie Scruton at charlie.scruton@emory.edu

‘The Fab Five’ Say Goodbye After 4 Years in Eagles’ Nest Continued from Back Page goal of the season.

Breskow remembered slotting the final goal of the 2019 season for the Eagles.

“Leading up to it, I saw [senior forward Shivani Beall] dribbling into three defenders and knew she would need help,” Breskow said.

“I saw an opening to make a run up the field, and when she passed [the ball] to me, I was able to take a touch around my defender. I had a moment to look up and saw the goalie at the near post.

I knew I needed to shoot far post right away, and that’s exactly what I did.”

The half ended with the score tied at 1-1, but both teams came close to taking the lead before the whistle. For the Eagles, freshman forward and team scoring leader Natalie Klar shot just past the far post at the 38th minute.

For the Athenas, freshman midfielder Mia Duranczyk drilled the middle of the crossbar at the 45th minute from just outside the 18-yard box.

In the 64th minute, the Athenas drew a penalty kick from a one-onone takedown by Pratt inside the box.

With a goal under her belt, Toucher stepped up to take the kick, but Pratt guessed right and saved what would have been her second goal with an incredible dive. But the rebound fell perfectly at the foot of CMS sophomore midfielder Nicole Oberlag, who finished the go-ahead goal.

The Eagles put up a valiant effort attempting to move on to the second round, releasing four shots with two on target in the final 26 minutes of the game. But at the final whistle, the Athenas were still ahead by one and ultimately moved onto the second round.

The Eagles conclude the 2019 season with a lot to celebrate. Pratt, Beall and freshman defender Peyton Robertson all received All-University Athletic Association (UAA) First Team mentions.

“[Emory soccer] brough us seniors together, and it will remain central to our friendship for the rest of our lives.”

— Paige Santee, Senior defender Junior midfielder Samantha Hilsee received a UAA Second Team mention, while senior forward Caroline Kolski received a UAA Honorable Mention.

Robertson was also named Rookie of the Year of the UAA. The Eagles’ coaching staff, made up of Head Coach Sue Patberg and assistant coaches Valorie O’Brien, Mike Wentzler and Catherine Whitehall, were named UAA Coaching Staff of the Year after leading the team to a 5-2 conference record.

The Eagles will graduate five accomplished players in Pratt, Beall, Kolski, defender Paige Santee and midfielder Morgan Brandewie, nicknamed “The Fab Five” by the team.

Santee, who has anchored the defense in her four years as an Eagle, believes that her time at Emory working alongside the other seniors has impacted her life tremendously.

“Being a part of this team and this program has been one of the most fulfilling and rewarding experiences I have ever had,” Santee said.

“As a class, we have seen this team

change and grow in such a positive and powerful way over our four years.

This team taught me how meaningful something can be if you invest in something greater than yourself.”

Santee added that being an Eagle changed her and her teammates’ lives.

“There is no doubt that Emory soccer has made all of us [seniors] who we are today,” Santee continued.

“It’s what brought us seniors together, and it will remain central to our friendship for the rest of our lives.”

Indeed, the Emory women’s soccer program has inspired its players and will continue to do so for seasons to come. As we say goodbye to the “Fab Five,” we look forward to seeing the growth of younger players in the 2020 season.

— Contact Ava Villalba at ava.villalba@emory.edu

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Seniors Propel Team to 3-0 Start Lindahl Leads Emory in Scoring with 39 Points

By Michael Mariam Contributing Writer

The Emory women’s basketball team tipped off their season on Nov. 13 against Piedmont College (Ga.) and finished the weekend undefeated against the University of Lynchburg (Va.) on Nov. 15 and Colorado College on Nov. 17, winning each game by at least 13 points.

The Eagles won their season opener on Wednesday against the Piedmont College Lions by a score of 84-67.

Emory came out firing in the first quarter. Led by senior forward Erin Lindahl who finished the quarter with 10 points, the Eagles finished the quarter on a 14-2 run, up 28-15. In the second quarter, the Lions picked up their defensive intensity, forcing turnovers and holding the Eagles to only 14 shots.

But the Eagles went to the locker room still leading by eight points at 48-40.

In the third quarter, Emory went on a 15-1 run, extending their lead to 22 points entering the fourth quarter. Piedmont freshman forward Nakiyah Washington scored seven of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles’ lead was never seriously threatened as they secured their

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first win of the season. Lindahl finished the game with 16 points and three three-pointers, while sophomore forward Tori Huggins recorded a 13-point, 14-rebound double-double off the bench.

Junior center Blair Ripley expressed admiration toward the large impact the seniors made on the team in the first games of the season.

“We have a lot of experience with our seniors,” Ripley said. “Especially with [Lindahl], [senior guard Allison Chernow] and [senior point guard] Lindsey [Tse] that start. Just relying on them and a lot of other people who have gotten significant minutes to really set the tone has been good.”

Friday evening, Emory played their first game in the Emory Holiday Inn Tip Off Classic against the Lynchburg Hornets.

The Woodruff Athletic Complex at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga. hosted the weekend’s games since the Emory volleyball team was hosting the 2019 NCAA Division III South Regional Tournament.

The Eagles started out strong once again and yielded just four points to Lynchburg in the first quarter. Emory was up by 18 points at halftime, com-

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The Emory volleyball team and its fans celebrate after winning a point against Transylvania University (Ky.) during the NCAA Division III South Regional Tournament Final on Nov. 17.

Eagles Advance to Elite 8

By Charlie Scruton Senior Staff Writer

The Emory volleyball team is heading to the 2019 NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Tournament quarterfinals after three consecutive victories in front of a lively home crowd of roughly 300 during the NCAA Division III South Regional Tournament between Nov. 15 and 17. The Eagles have now claimed their fourth straight regional championship and have not lost a single match in November.

Head Coach Jenny McDowell said the team is peaking at just the right time once again this year.

“Thankfully we have played our best volleyball in November for the past four years,” McDowell said. “So much of that credit goes to [Head Strength

and Conditioning Coach] Ben Reynolds and his staff for preparing us to be at our strongest at the end of the season.”

Emory began their postseason defense of their NCAA championship title with a first-round matchup against Notre Dame of Maryland University.

The No. 1 Eagles erased any hope of a first-round, fairytale upset and dispatched Notre Dame in three straight sets. Emory hit a remarkable .560 hitting percentage and limited Notre Dame to below 11 points in each set.

The Eagles’ second-round match against Transylvania University (Ky.) was a more difficult task. With a 5-0 lead to start the first set, Transylvania looked like a credible threat to the Eagles’ title hopes. But Emory regained composure quickly — as they’ve done all season in tough situations — and

CALLAHAN’S CORNER

NFL-Kaepernick Saga Takes New Turn Men, Women Qualify For NCAAs

By Ryan Callahan Sports Editor

By Scott Miller Contributing Writer The NCAA Division III South/ Southeast Regional Championship, hosted by Rhodes College (Tenn.) at Shelby Farms Park on Nov. 16, was a resounding success for the Emory cross country team. The men’s and women’s teams took first and second places, respectively, and qualified for next week’s Division III National Championship.

Marked by personal-best times for multiple Emory runners, the event was especially impressive given footing issues and the tough course, according to team captain Jordan Burgess.

For the men’s team, the Eagles tallied only 41 points in the 8K to handily take first place above runnerup Berea College’s (Ky.) 94 points, Washington and Lee University’s (Va.) 116 points, Lynchburg College’s (Va.) 139 points and Rhodes’ 189 points.

All seven of Emory’s male participants ranked within the top 35 overall finishers and earned All-

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Colin Kaepernick is an American.

Through and through.

In the midst of a solid NFL career, in which he brought the San Francisco 49ers to Super Bowl XLVII, he took a knee. The free agent quarterback knelt for the national anthem in 2016 to protest racial injustice and police brutality in the United States. He dissented from the masses, and in the face of relentless public scrutiny, he has continued to kneel.

So, the NFL kicked him out of the league.

But now, Kaepernick may have a chance to get back on an NFL roster. On Nov. 16, Kaepernick participated in an NFL-organized tryout in front of representatives of 25 teams in Atlanta. The NFL set the time, date and location, and gave Kaepernick four days’ notice of the tryout.

Worse, they gave him just two hours to decide whether to attend and didn’t allow media access.

Around 30 minutes prior to the start of the tryout, Kaepernick announced that he was moving the tryout to another Atlanta location that allowed media access since the NFL denied Kaepernick’s request for media transparency at the original location.

The move was predictably denounced by the NFL. The tryout debacle is an unexpected installation of the Kaepernick saga,

especially when you consider that the NFL essentially admitted to blackballing Kaepernick when they settled a grievance lawsuit in March 2019 with the quarterback.

This tryout never needed to happen, though if the NFL wasn’t at fault for Kaepernick’s professional downfall.

Kaepernick did not disrespect the U.S. by kneeling for the anthem.

In fact, his protests were the embodiment of several fundamental American values: dissent, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.

You are gravely misguided if you think that not standing for the anthem is disrespectful.

American soldiers did not lay down their lives for you to stand; they laid down their lives for your decision not to. Kneeling is an exercise of our fundamental and inalienable right to free speech. It is more American to kneel than to criticize others for not standing.

It’s not a matter of Kaepernick’s talent that is keeping him out of the league: it’s the league itself.

The NFL does not cherish American principles. Rather, it is more concerned with ratings and profits than a player’s individuality and safety.

The dichotomy between the league (and its franchises) and its players is akin to a dictatorship.

The all-powerful league quells dissenting voices by blackballing players and will even void a contract if a player speaks out against a team’s

gross incompetence.

This tryout was a setup, plain and simple. It is a PR move that hides the NFL’s intolerance behind a veil of reconciliation. Malcolm Jenkins, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles and fellow anthem protester, sees it the same.

“I have my doubts about the league,” Jenkins said in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Now the league can say, ‘Look, we gave you a chance.’

I’d be naive to not be leery.”

The tryout, its parameters set by the league, was hastily organized, and the invitation was not sent in good faith. In week 11 of the NFL season, no team is looking to sign Kaepernick and attract a media hellstorm, especially if they are in the middle of a playoff push.

This dilemma should never have gotten to this point in the first place.

Now, we are questioning the sincerity of the NFL, which could have been avoided.

Rather than stand (or in this case, kneel) with Kaepernick and reinforce their commitment to player independence and their right to speak freely, they opted to blackball Kaepernick and expose their anti-Americanism.

Kaepernick risked everything and lost everything by standing up for gross injustices committed in the U.S. every day. Kaepernick is uniquely American, and the NFL hates him for it.

— Contact Ryan Callahan at rjcalla@emory.edu

went on to take the first set 25-20.

Transylvania responded in kind with an offensive flurry sparked by a .405 hitting percentage.

The Eagles, who hadn’t allowed a hitting percentage that high in any set the last nine games, tightened up defensively and reduced Transylvania to a .111 hitting percentage the rest of the match. On the back of their stifling defense, Emory took the third set 25-21 and the fourth set 25-20 to move on to the regional final. Senior libero Elyse Thompson believes these types of defensive performances will go a long way for their title aspirations.

“As a libero, I am definitely inclined to say defense wins championships,” Thompson said. “Our mindset of ‘dig

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Season Ends Versus CMS

By Ava Villalba Senior Staff Writer

After a strong 2019 regular season with a winning record of 13-4, the Emory women’s soccer team saw their season end in the first round of the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship on Nov. 16.

The team lost to the Claremont Mudd Scripps (CMS) (Calif.) Athenas 2-1 at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

At the start of the match, both sides played fiercely, each scoring a goal within the first six minutes.

The Athenas struck first in the second minute when senior forward Sarah Toucher volleyed a loose ball off the Eagles’ failed clearing attempt over senior goalkeeper Haley Pratt.

Just three minutes later, the Eagles answered with an equalizer. Sophomore midfielder Lindsey Breskow dribbled around a pair of Athenas and netted a shot to the lower right corner of the goal for her third

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