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Student Leaders to Provide Search Input

By Calen MacDonald and Thomas Kreutz Senior Staff Writer and Staff Writer

Student leaders will be “included” in the finalist interview process in the University’s search for a new president, according to a Jan. 21 email to the Wheel from Emory University Board of Trustees Chair Robert C. Goddard III. In the wake of University President Claire E. Sterk’s announced retirement, the Board of Trustees has formed a presidential selection committee composed of trustees, deans and faculty.

Though the role of students in the selection process has not been clearly defined, Student Government Association (SGA) President Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C) and College Council (CC) President Jacob Hicks (18Ox, 20C) said they are actively working to incorporate student voices in the committee’s selection process.

“We are working really hard to make sure that there is room for student voices,” Hicks said in an interview with the Wheel. “What’s most important for me is … that we make sure the [selection committee] can hear undergraduate priorities.”

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The Board has also extended communication to the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) and Oxford SGA, and are currently meeting regularly with SGA and CC in discussions facilitated by Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Enku Gelaye, according to Palmer.

In addition to regularly scheduled meetings, student leaders submitted various proposals to the selection committee requesting further student engagement.

According to Palmer, the proposal submitted on behalf of CC and SGA advocated for town halls with selection committee members to answer student concerns, one-on-one listening sessions with student leaders and online forums where concerns can be communicated directly to student government.

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Sterk Earns $1.2 Million in 2017

By Ninad Kulkarni Senior Staff Writer

Outgoing University President Claire E. Sterk earned a total of around $1.2 million in the second year of her tenure, according to Emory’s 2017 tax filings. Sterk’s compensation includes $24,300 in deferred compensation and a base salary of around $1 million, the Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2017 executive compensation report found.

Sterk was ranked 45th among paid private college executives that year,

which places her 12 spots higher than the previous year.

Sterk’s compensation is around 23 times the annual tuition at Emory and seven times the average annual faculty salary, according to the Chronicle’s report.

The $24,300 in deferred compensation was not a negotiated payout and was established by the Emory Board of Trustees’ Committee on Executive Compensation and Trustees’ Conflict of Interest as part of a contract agreed upon by Sterk, according a Jan. 21

email from Assistant Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs Laura Diamond.

The Chronicle publishes an annual executive compensation report that includes the salary data of 1,400 chief executives at approximately 600 private colleges from 2008-2017, using the Internal Revenue Service’s Form 990 detailing nonprofit organizations’ tax returns to compile the data.

The University’s tax returns are pub-

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STERK RECIEVES LOCAL HONOR

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Outgoing University President Claire E. Sterk was presented with the DeKalb County Humanitarian Award at a ceremony in Decatur, Ga. on Friday, Jan. 17.

POLS to Change Major in Fall 2020

Concentrations and Intermediate Level Courses to Be Eliminated

By Tanika Deuskar Senior Staff Writer

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Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses the The New York Times’ 1619 Project as a part of King Week in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday.

Hannah-Jones Implores Scrutiny of MLK’s Legacy

By Gabriella Lewis Contributing Writer Paying homage to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the Emory Department of African American Studies and the James Weldon Johnson Institute featured Nikole Hannah-Jones, an award-winning investigative journalist for the New York Times Magazine, as a keynote speaker for King Week on Tuesday afternoon.

The event, which was held in the

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Robert W. Woodruff Library, attracted approximately 200 Emory students, faculty, staff and Atlanta residents.

Hannah-Jones is the winner of a MacArthur “Genius” grant and an investigative journalist specializing in the civil rights era. At the Times Magazine, she developed the 1619 Project to explore the way slavery influences modern-day U.S. race relations. Charles Howard Candler Professor and Chair of the African American Studies Department Carol Anderson and Arianna Murray (20C)

introduced Hannah-Jones.

Hannah-Jones discussed the legacy of King, specifically commenting on the failure of the national holiday in recognizing the complexity of King’s vision and impact.

“This is that time of year where we like to get that homogenized, commodified version of Dr. King. Everyone wants to quote those two paragraphs of the [‘I Have A Dream’ speech],” Hannah-Jones said. “It’s a way for us

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The department will continue to offer introductory classes such as National Politics (POLS 100), Emory’s Political Science International Politics (POLS 110) and Department has announced changes Comparative Politics (POLS 120), but to its undergraduate program that will the completion of all three courses will take effect Fall 2020. The new cur- no longer be necessary.

Most 200-level intermediate classes riculum will focus less on introductory courses and increase elective class will be eliminated.

Currently, political science majors offerings. must choose a conThe curriculum changes will affect all centration in national, “Historically, the students, except curcomparative or interrent seniors, majoring department divides national politics, but and minoring in polit- itself into these many this will be eliminated and majors will be ical science, internasubfields, and we able to take electives tional studies, quantithought we don’t in any field they wish. tative sciences and the Full details on math/political science really see ourselves the transitional and major. divided in these new requirements Students who subfields.” are available on the have declared their department’s website. major before June 1, Students declar2020, will be part of — Political Science Dept. the transition group, Chair Jeffrey Staton ing a political science while all others will major after June 1, fully adhere to the new 2020, will only have requirements. to take one 100-level course, Principles Any political science classes taken of Political Science (POLS 111), a new by students under the current require- course that will be offered beginning ments will still be counted as electives under the new requirements.

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Lime Pulls Scooters From Metro Atlanta

By Ninad Kulkarni Senior Staff Writer

On Jan. 9, Lime announced that it is halting scooter operations in Atlanta and will begin the official process of removing its scooters from the streets, in the wake of a larger exodus from major American cities.

This marks the final departure of Lime, which removed its scooters in September 2019 from Emory’s campus while it examined its deployment patterns in Atlanta, the Wheel previously reported. Lime anticipates that all scooters will be collected by Jan. 23.

The company cited its profit goals as one of its reasons for ceasing its operations in Atlanta.

“As part of our path to profitability, Lime has made the difficult decision to exit Atlanta and focus our resources on markets that allow us to meet our ambitious goals for 2020,” a Lime spokesperson said in a Jan 17. email to the Wheel. “We remain hopeful we can reintroduce Lime back into the community when the time is right.”

In January 2019, the city of Atlanta began impounding improperly parked scooters, according to Lime. The city failed to collect $70,000 in impound and storage fees from Lime, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The fines were incurred after Lime users violated current Atlanta regulations which require all e-scooters to be parked upright on sidewalks in a manner that allows a minimum of 5 feet of pedestrian walking space.

The city also issued a ban on nighttime riding and suspended the issuing of new operating licenses for dockless mobility devices. As of July 2017, Atlanta issued more than 12,000 permits for various e-scooter providers in Atlanta, which will expire in January 2020.

Lime is the latest among e-scooter operators to cease operations in Atlanta, with Lyft and Gotcha removing its scooters in late 2019.

Lime has also pulled out of other American cities including San Diego and Phoenix.

Muskaan Khanna (21C) said that the total removal of Lime scooters will impact her daily commute to campus.

“Since as juniors and seniors we live off campus, you have to budget your time more carefully to make sure you get to and from places on time,” Khanna said. “The shuttles are often full and are not always reliable, and in that sense using Lime would make it easier.”

— Contact Ninad Kulkarni at nkulka7@emory.edu

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Prospectus to be Released Soon, Goddard Says Continued from Page 1 In an interview with the Wheel, GSGA President Cody Long (20L) said that GSGA’s proposal seeks to put students on the selection committee and include students in the finalist interview process.

Within the last month, Goddard, who is also the chair of the presidential selection committee, sent two University-wide emails about the committee’s process for finding a replacement for Sterk: a Dec. 19 email announcing the creation of the committee and a Jan. 15 email about the committee’s decision to hire Isaacson, Miller, an executive search firm, and Ilene Nagel, a consultant specializing in higher education, to help with the search.

The Jan. 15 email also declared the committee’s intention to create and present to the Board of Trustees a presidential prospectus: a comprehensive job description of a prospective president’s values and priorities.

The prospectus will use input collected from “engagement sessions” with students, faculty, alumni, staff, Emory Healthcare professionals, deans and executives.

Though the entire timeline has yet

to be confirmed by the selection committee, Palmer stated that SGA plans to host town halls on Tuesday, Jan. 28, noon to 1 p.m., in the Emory Student Center Multipurpose Room 4 and on Thursday, Jan. 30, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., in the same location.

“We are working really hard to make sure that there is room for student voices.”

— Jacob Hicks (18Ox, 20C), College Council President

Though Goddard declined an in-person interview, he provided the Wheel with a written response to a series of questions in a Jan. 21 email sent by Associate Vice President of University Media Relations and Vice President for Academic Communications Nancy Seideman.

In regard to the role of Isaacson, Miller in the search, Goddard said the firm would “assist with identifying

and screening candidates” and present candidates to the selection committee for consideration.

Goddard referred to community input in the University’s previous presidential search as “enormously valuable” and said that the committee intends to engage with the entire Emory community in its search.

The committee has previously sought input through email and a form on the committee website, though such input is not publicly available to the community.

Whether initiatives such as One Emory that began under Sterk will continue is up to the discretion of the new president, according to Goddard.

The Board of Trustees has not provided the Emory community with information regarding the process to permanently fill the seat of former Provost Dwight McBride, who stepped down at the end of the Fall semester to serve as president of The New School (N.Y.). Dean of the Candler School of Theology Jan Love is serving as acting provost.

—Contact Calen MacDonald at ccmacdo@emory.edu and Thomas Kreutz at tommy.kreutz@emory.edu

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reparations to the possibility of a world without racism. Audience members commented that Hannah-Jones voiced a necessary and often unspoken perspective, one that is particularly applicable on Emory’s campus.

“It was really great having someone here who’s right now talking about the things that are on my mind, but no one ever seems like it’s important enough to talk about,” Neekisia Jackson (14C, 21T) commented.

Doctoral student Aleo Pugh (25G) discussed the importance of HannahJones’ message at a place like Emory.

“There is something just really important about noticing the ways that Emory is situated in a city that is majority black and yet has such a small population of black students,” Pugh stated.

lic, as it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Former University President James W. Wagner received about $750,000 in 2017-2018, which included a $718,391 base salary and $24,300 in retirement and other deferred compensation. In 2015, Wagner received $2.36 million in deferred compensation along with his salary of $991,460, making him the second-highest paid private university executive for that year, the Wheel previously reported.

Former Emory University Vice President of Investments and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Mary Cahill received nearly $3.3 million in compensation, including nearly $2 million in “other reportable compensation.”

Cahill retired from her post in 2017 and was replaced by Srinivas Pulavarti in July 2018, the Wheel previously reported.

Cahill’s compensation included salary, incentive for endowment performance, severance pay and previous deferred incentive amounts, according to the university statement.

Cahill oversaw the Emory Investment Management group, which manages the “asset allocation, investment management and oversight” of Emory’s investment portfolio, according to an Emory press release.

Emory’s lobbying efforts totaled $682,877 for the 2017 fiscal year, with $169,496 listed for “direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials,” the filing reads.

“The office advocates on a wide range of issues, including higher education, healthcare, research and other areas of importance to Emory,” Diamond wrote.

“Emory University does not make political donations.”

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

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Prospective members of Emory’s undergraduate sororites gathered on Sunday, Jan. 19 to receive bids from their new social organizations. As opposed to earlier years, the recruitment process took place before the beginning of the Spring semester rather than a week into classes.

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to pretend that all Dr. King is arguing for is some ‘kumbaya’ moment where we all clasp hands and go into the future together.”

She challenged the audience and society to read the full “I Have a Dream” address, fully understanding its whole meaning as a radical speech that calls out the American government to actually follow through on combating anti-racism.

“His dream was that the country would actually follow through on the promises they made,” Hannah-Jones stated. “That [America] would actually treat black Americans as full citizens in the country of their birth.”

Hannah-Jones went on to discuss the White Lion, the ship that arrived in 1619 in present-day Virginia, which housed the first enslaved African people in the U.S. She noted that this slave ship came to North America before the

Mayflower landed in Plymouth, Mass., but this fact has been completely discarded from our collective American history.

The lack of emphasis in American history classes on the horrors of slavery was the impetus to start the 1619 Project, according to Hannah-Jones.

“The project was my way of answering that question that every black person gets: Slavery was a long time ago.

Why don’t you get over it?” HannahJones said. “So every single essay in this project answers that question.

And the answer is: We can’t get over it until white America gets over it.”

She continued to outline slavery’s overlooked presence in American history, pointing out that the U.S. Constitution was not a document of liberation for black Americans, but rather one of slavery.

The discrepancy lied in claiming to be the first democracy while still con-

tinuing the practice of slavery, according to Hannah-Jones.

“We are raised to believe that America is an exceptional nation. I would agree, just not in the way we are taught,” Hannah-Jones said. “We are exceptional in our hypocrisy. We are exceptional in that we were founded on the most amazing ideas, … but the ugly truth behind that is every time you look around and see a black person in this country, you’re reminded that that Declaration [of Independence] was built on a complete lie.”

Hannah-Jones also challenged misguided, long-held perceptions of black people.

“We contributed a lot more than [being] bent over picking cotton,” Hannah-Jones said.

The end of Hannah-Jones’ presentation was met with raucous applause.

The last part of the event was spent answering questions ranging from

The Emory Wheel

Crime Report Compiled By Phyllis Guo

On Dec. 29 at 5:38 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to Emory Point in reference to a report of property damage. The complainant said that when she exited her apartment at approximately 5:30 p.m., she noticed red spray paint on the apartment number sign outside of the door. The complainant stated that she believes her exboyfriend may have vandalized her door. She said she was in a relationship with him for four years and that they lived together for another year after they broke up. She stated that he was constantly attempting to contact her through different phone numbers and that he had even attempted to pose as a delivery person. The complainant said she and her current boyfriend have temporary protective orders against her ex-boyfriend in Henry County. She stated that the subject drives a silver Infiniti G35 with an unknown vehicle tag number. The case is under active investigation.

On Jan. 3 at 4:27 p.m., EPD received a theft report at Clairmont Residential Center (CRC) via telephone. The complainant, CRC resident, said that she placed her son’s small piano on the roof of Building H when she was cleaning her apartment on Jan. 2 at 5:30 p.m. She stated that she placed the piano on the roof because the door to the roof was close to her apartment and she was better able to clean her apartment by removing the piano. When she attempted to retrieve the piano on Jan. 3 at 11 a.m., it was missing. The complainant stated she checked with the building staff to see if someone had confiscated it and did not receive any information. The case is under active investigation.

On Jan. 6 at 3:39 p.m., EPD responded to Cox Hall in reference to a report of a car being keyed. The com-

plainant, an Emory employee, showed EPD officers several scratches on the driver’s side doors of her black Nissan Altima. The scratches were along both doors and around the door handles as well. She said that she believes one of her coworkers was responsible for the damage, stating that she has previously filed reports of an employee keying her car. She said she noticed the damage to her car on Jan. 1 at approximately 7 a.m. The complainant received a repair estimate from State Farm for the damage totaling more than $700. The case is under active investigation.

On Jan. 9 at 11:55 a.m., EPD received a theft report. The complainant, an employee of an online jewelry shop called Local Eclectic, said that an Emory student processed a $5,520 order from Local Eclectic, which included four necklaces, five rings, one pair of earrings and one velvet box. She stated that the company shipped the order by FedEx on Nov. 30 and that it arrived on Dec. 2 at 10:22 a.m. She stated that the recipient had signed to receive the package.

The complainant said that the student had paid for the package through PayPal but later contacted PayPal and complained that the package she received did not include anything she ordered and that she wanted to return it to the company for a refund.

The complainant stated that PayPal refunded the student once she returned the package to the company, but the package did not include the items that were sent to the student. Moreover, she said the package was also returned under a different name and address than the initial order. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

— Contact Phyllis Guo at xguo68@emory.edu

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News Roundup Compiled By Layla Wofsy

Emory King Week Honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Emory is finishing off its week of events in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. On Wednesday, Charles Howard Candler Professor and Chair of the African American Studies Department Carol Anderson will lecture on voting rights and voter suppression.

On Thursday, the Rollins School of Public Health and the Goizueta Business School will present Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards to members of the Atlanta community who have exemplified courage through social justice.

Also on Thursday, the “Emory Conversation Project: King’s Riverside Church Speech” will be held in Cox Ballroom and will reflect on King’s Riverside Church speech which had critiqued the Vietnam War. The celebratory week will end on Sunday with a worship service featuring singing from Voices of Inner Strength Gospel Choir.

Rev. Kim Jackson, the first black LGBTQ+ priest ordained in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and a candidate for the Georgia State Senate, will speak at the event.

Kevin K arnes Appointed Vice Provost for the Arts Emory Professor of Music History and Chair of the Emory Department of Music Kevin Karnes was appointed the first vice provost for the arts, according to a Jan. 14 Emory news release. In this newly created position, Karnes will collaborate with students and faculty to energize Emory’s arts culture.

According to the release, the position is tied to the University’s “One

Logistics, Staffing Cited for Course Changes Continued from Page 1 Fall 2020.

In an interview with the Wheel, Department Chair Jeffrey Staton said that POLS 111 “is meant to introduce [students] to the fundamental questions, concerns and debates that animate every subfield in political science.”

There are both intellectual and logistical reasons behind the change in curriculum, according to Staton. He said the department wanted to match the curriculum to faculty areas of expertise.

“Historically, the department divides itself into these many subfields, and we thought we don’t really see ourselves divided in these subfields. We cut across the subfields, and we teach across the subfields,” Staton said.

Requiring students to choose a particular concentration “didn’t make sense,” he said.

One of the logistical issues with the curriculum was that many students didn’t sequence their classes correctly because of the number of introductory-level classes they were required to take.

“We had a very large proportion of our intermediate political science classes made up of juniors and seniors, in some cases graduating seniors,” Staton said. “People graduating in the Spring enrolled in an intermediate course, which could never possibly help them because it [was] the end of

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Emory: Engaged for Impact” initiative, which facilitated the creation of Emory’s Task Force on the Future of the Arts, which Karnes also cochaired. During Karnes’ tenure as department chair, he helped create a new arts curriculum.

Emory to Host New Science Exhibition Emory University has announced a new partnership with Science Gallery International (SGI), which is headquartered at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland.

The partnership will create an immersive exhibition space in Atlanta. This Science Gallery is designed to inspire young adults in both science and art. In creating this space, Emory joins an SGI educational collaboration that includes seven universities around the world.

CDC to Screen for Coronavirus At Hartsfield-Jackson The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will begin an entry health screening this week at the Hartsfield-Jackson and Chicago O’Hare airports for the coronavirus.

The coronavirus can cause respiratory illnesses and symptoms and has caused several deaths in China, according to a CDC report. Last week, the CDC began screening at San Francisco International, John F. Kennedy International and Los Angeles International airports.

The first U.S. case of coronavirus was confirmed by the CDC in Snohomish County, Wash. on Monday.

The subject contracted the disease in Wuhan, China, and returned to the U.S. on Jan. 15, 2020, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The patient is currently being treated at the Providence Regional Medical Center in Rhode Island.

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The first cases of coronavirus were reported late last month and thought to be a result of animal-human transmission. It is not yet known if the virus can transfer between humans.

Amazon to Open Warehouse in Atlanta, Create 500 New Jobs Amazon announced on Saturday that it will open a 1-million-squarefoot warehouse in the metro Atlanta area.

At the warehouse, employees will pack and ship customer orders for Amazon.

This is the second major Amazon project announced in metro Atlanta in the past year.

Trae Westmoreland, head of the Coweta County Development Authority, said the “significant capital investment” will strengthen the area’s economy and help other firms bring in new business, according to the AJC. Majority of Georgia Voters Oppose Removing Trump from Office An AJC poll conducted on Jan. 20 revealed that the majority of Georgia voters oppose removing President Donald Trump from office.

The previous poll, conducted in November, found that 54 percent of registered Georgia voters disapproved of Trump’s record while 44 percent approved.

Approximately 57 percent of respondents said voters should decide Trump’s fate in the 2020 election rather than the ongoing trial.

These respondents included a majority of independents and about a quarter of Democrats.

Half of respondents say Trump has not committed an impeachable offense while 45 percent say he has.

— Contact Layla Wofsy at lwofsy@emory.edu

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The Political Science department is housed in Tarbutton Hall, named after a Georgia railroad magnate Ben J. Tarbutton. their tenure.”

Staffing was another concern that arose because of the concentration requirements.

“It just became impossible to staff the total number of classes that you would need to make sure that every student would get every class they needed to graduate,” Staton said.

While classes in the three respective concentrations will continue to be offered, it will be up to the students whether or not to take them.

Matthew Klein (22C), a political science major and a member of the

Political Science Student Advisory Council, said that he viewed the curriculum changes as “very positive” because they give students more time to take upper-level classes that are geared toward students’ “specific interests.”

“It gets you out of large lecture halls … [and] gets you into small classes where you are dealing with your professors more closely and where you are likely to be a little more interested in [the topic],” Klein said.

— Contact Tanika Deuskar at tdeuska@emory.edu

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Corrections

• The last issue’s article, “Fisher Combats Crowded Animal Shelters,” incorrectly states that leashes are part of over 300,00 pounds of repurposed rope, kept out of landfills, and that Fisher moved from Tucson, Ariz., while his wife pursued her master’s degree. In fact, leashes are part of 3,000 pounds of climbing rope material from landfills, and his wife was pursuing her doctoral degree.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Vendors Compete For Mail Contract

By Thomas Kreutz Staff Writer

Emory Resident Hall Association (RHA) hosted its first focus group on Tuesday to hear student concerns with the current mailing system amid the University’s search for a new mail vendor.

RHA President Aaron Jordan (20C) sent a University-wide email on Jan. 18 detailing Emory’s search for a new mail vendor contract and RHA-led focus groups for students to express their concerns with the current mailing system.

A handful of freshmen and sophomore students discussed ideas of mailroom lockers for students, extending mailroom business hours to the weekends and general inconsistencies with package notifications.

According to Jordan, a series of focus groups targeting each year aims to inform potential mail vendors on what to expect when proposing a new contract.

“We want to make sure that the next vendor we choose … is capable of accommodating for the wants of the students,” Jordan said.

According to Jordan, the idea of including student voices in the contract-making process is novel and is one that was spearheaded by Emory Director of Business Services

Jim Klein, who did not respond to the Wheel’s request for comment by time of publication.

The University generally agrees to a five-year contract with businesses that would oversee all mail delivery to Emory entities including the Student Activity and Academic Center, the Few Mail Center, Emory University Hospital and all offices affiliated with Emory Healthcare, according to Jordan.

Jordan also stated that the contracted business also oversees the staffing and training of employees at these mail distribution centers.

Emory’s current contract with Ricoh, a multinational imaging and electronics company, has been renewed twice and is coming to its 11th and final year, unless Emory agrees to another five-year contract.

According to Jordan, there are five to six other companies that are competing to fulfill that partnership with Emory.

A focus group for juniors will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Emory Student Center Room N210.

A focus group for seniors will be held the same day in the same room from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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

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16 Students Attend Climate Conference

By Phyllis Guo Staff Writer Sixteen Emory graduate and undergraduate students attended the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP25) 25 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Madrid from Dec. 7 to Dec. 15, 2019.

The COP, composed of 197 nations and territories, is the decision-making body that has annually reviewed and monitored the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change since 1995. In 2015, the COP 21 in Paris formed the first international climate agreement, the Paris Agreement, which aims to mobilize the involved countries to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in the second half of the 21st century.

Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences Eri Saikawa applied to the U.N. in 2014 to send Emory students to observe the international negotiation on climate change, and her application was approved the same year.

“We started sending students in 2015 … to observe the creation of the Paris Agreement,” Saikawa said. “When we were approved in 2014, we were thinking of sending students just once.”

In the program’s first two years, the students’ travel and program costs relied on fundraising efforts, and has since has been wholly sponsored through a private donor.

Students who wish to participate must apply to the Climate Change and Society course and have to enroll or have

Mental Health Research at Emory The Mental Health and Development Program at Emory is enrolling participants, between the ages of 12 and 30, for an NIMH project on factors that contribute to risk for mental illness. Individuals who are experiencing a decline in functioning and other symptoms (e g., social isolation, unusual thoughts/ perceptions, suspiciousness) may be eligible for an assessment that includes diagnostic and neuropsychological evaluations, all conducted at Emory.

Participants are compensated for their time and, if requested, test results can be provided to treatment providers.

For further information, contact Elaine Walker, Ph.D. at psyefw@emory.edu.

completed ENVS 326/526 in a previous semester.

After sending a group of Emory students to COP 22 in Morocco in 2016, Saikawa decided to make student attendance an annual effort. She collaborated with two faculty members to create the classes Climate Change and Society (ENVS 326/526) and U.N. Climate Change Conference (ENVS 426), to subsequently send students to the conference every year and allow them to receive academic credit for it.

According to Saikawa, the reasoning behind the creation of the program was not only to facilitate student involvement in climate change conferences but also to provide students the opportunity to meet individuals from business and nongovernmental organization backgrounds who are experts in sustainability.

This year’s COP focused on the regulations of carbon markets and how to create a more feasible system to implement the Paris Agreement. However, after long negotiations, the parties made almost no tangible agreement, according to Saikawa.

“It’s a very disappointing COP,” Saikawa said. There still existed a lesson for student delegates, however, in witnessing the shortcomings of an agreement that is not met with meaningful action on behalf of the signees.

During the COP 25, Emory student delegates were also able to present their own research and answer questions at an event after the conference.

Vanessa Ishimwe (20C) said she applied to the program because she appreciates the importance of international cooperation in addressing the cli-

mate crisis.

“Because the U.S. government refuses to participate in U.N. climate negotiations, it is our responsibility as Americans to be environmental diplomats and show the international community that we really are still in,” Ishimwe said.

During the conference, Ishimwe was impressed by former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech comparing fighting climate change to the same way a country would fight in war.

“He discussed how we should use similar strategies and resources that have won wars to win the fight against climate change,” Ishimwe said.

Julia Glickman (20C), who was able to present her research on policy diffusion of climate change in the U.S. at the event after COP, thought it was an enriching experience.

“The experience opened my eyes to the variety of possible careers in sustainability,” Glickman said. “I plan to include some of what I learned there in my thesis.”

Ambika Natarajan (21C) commented that the negotiations in COP 25 were unsuccessful overall, as some countries such as Brazil and Australia attempted to reduce transparency within the carbon market.

“Throughout the conference, one of the key points was that there are sufficient cost-effective technologies available to meet what is required to stay within a 1.5 degrees Celsius change, but effective policy implementation is very slow,” Natarajan said.

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Emory’s Commitment to DeKalb County Deserves High Praise An institution of Emory’s size and in that, as one of Georgia’s most populous influence has a social mandate to counties, DeKalb’s new school-based health support its surrounding community. centers could serve as a model for other counties With Emory’s 2018 annexation into the city and school districts throughout the state.

It also means that Emory must continue of Atlanta, the University is taking laudable steps to strengthen its connection with DeKalb to support Johnson and DeKalb County to County by leveraging faculty expertise. ensure that local children receive the best possible care into the future.

In partnership with the As Emory works with DeKalb County School DeKalb to open the clinics, District, Emory will open six the University must carefully health clinics in local schools.

After Emory is fully evaluate the impact of the A settlement between DeKalb annexed into the city in-school health centers.

Schools and Atlanta Public of Atlanta, it should In the short term, these Schools (APS) over Emory’s centers will give many annexation into Atlanta means continue to invest children in DeKalb better DeKalb will receive half in the surrounding access to quality health care. of the revenue from the community regardless However, it is unclear how annexed area for five years. the health centers will receive DeKalb will use that tax of county borders. revenue – $1.35 million Through consultation funding after the current arrangement ends in five years. in total – to open the ... Emory should share Sustained funding will proposed health centers.

The county will partner its wealth of knowledge be necessary to ensure the longevity and proper with Veda Johnson, a with DeKalb County function of these facilities.

Marcus Professor in General officials.

Johnson and others Academics and Pediatrics at have channeled the funds Emory School of Medicine, to from the settlement into a build and operate the clinics.

The move by DeKalb and Emory to open meaningful project that draws on Emory’s the clinics with funds won in the settlement unique strengths as a medical powerhouse.

The health centers represent a degree of is a strong step toward improving the University’s relationship with the surrounding connection between Emory and DeKalb County community; it demonstrates one of the financial much more significant than an impersonal check.

After Emory is fully annexed benefits of Atlanta’s annexation of Emory.

In the last decade, the number of in- into the city of Atlanta, it should school health centers in Georgia has soared. continue to invest in the surrounding Before 2013, there were few centers like community regardless of county borders.

Through consultation and vigilant planning, the ones Emory plans to establish in the state.

Now there are dozens, including five Emory should share its wealth of knowledge throughout APS and clinics located with DeKalb County officials in order to at four DeKalb elementary schools. provide generations of DeKalb children with Emory’s partnership with DeKalb is significant the quality health care they desperately need.

The above editorial represents 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 and Kimia Tabatabaei.

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Mayor Pete: Many Faults, Few Answers Zach Ball

There’s no question that Pete Buttigieg has been making waves in the Democratic presidential primary contest over the past year. The openly gay, millennial mayor of South Bend, Ind., currently sits at a solid fourth place in national polling, well above opponents like entrepreneur Andrew Yang and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).

The charismatic, Ivy League-educated newcomer has been swaying voters nationwide with seemingly pragmatic appeals to progressive policy.

However, beneath the veneer of intelligence and engaging speeches of “Mayor Pete” lies a deeply problematic track record, and his history should dissuade Democratic primary voters from choosing him on their ballot this spring.

Buttigieg’s struggle to court voters of color has been the subject of much media attention in recent weeks, as he received no support from black voters in South Carolina in a recent Winthrop University (S.C.) poll. Mayor Pete’s troublesome past on racial issues extends well beyond a mere failure to garner African American support.

Shortly after becoming mayor in 2012, Buttigieg was reportedly coerced into demoting South Bend’s black police chief Darryl Boykins after he allegedly recorded phone calls between white senior police officials. However, a tape was released that caught the officials using racially charged language toward Boykins, who consequently won $50,000 in a suit filed for discrimination.

Black residents of South Bend have also questioned Buttigieg’s concern for their community following a police killing of 54-year-old Eric Logan in June 2019, during which the officer’s body camera was turned off. During a meeting for South Bend community members, Buttigieg answered to one woman that he was “not asking for [her] vote” by returning to South Bend following the shooting. In addition to these incidents, Buttigieg conducted endorsements by black leaders for his Douglass Plan to combat racial

inequality on an “opt-out” basis, and his campaign used a stock photograph of a Kenyan woman for his Douglass Plan website. It’s abundantly clear that Buttigieg is, at best, indifferent to black Americans and their struggles and, at worst, complicit in racist governance.

Though his problems in addressing the concerns of black Americans are numerous, Buttigieg’s issues extend into other important avenues as well.

Notably, many journalists have called into question the nature of his work at global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, where he was employed after graduating from Oxford University in 2007. In December, he released a full list of his clients from his tenure at the firm, which included health insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield. At a time where tens of thousands of American deaths are connected to a lack of basic health care, Buttigieg’s prior business association with the health insurance industry is extremely questionable.

Perhaps Mayor Pete’s prior relationship with Blue Cross Blue Shield would be more permissible if his platform reflected a truly progressive outlook on health care, but this is not the case.The connection raises questions about his lackluster health insurance proposal, a plan that would allow Americans to opt-in to a public, government-sponsored health insurance option, sneakily named “Medicare for All Who Want It.” Buttigieg’s plan would fail to adequately address the underlying conflict-of-interest inherent in for-profit health insurance.

These companies’ financial gains often come at the expense of human suffering and lives. It’s clear that Mayor Pete isn’t up to take on the challenges that working-class Americans face with the intensity necessary to combat them.

As an LGBTQ+ ally, I’m more than happy to see an openly gay candidate with a viable chance of securing the Democratic nomination, but given his many other issues, Mayor Pete’s candidacy is plagued with the very corrupt, narrow-minded status-quo ideology that we as Americans must seek to overcome.

Zach Ball (20C) is from Griffin, Ga.

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Break the ICE about the CAA Emory’s ICE Chapter Response to Government Violence in India Weak Rhea Gupta In the last few months, India has been troubled by political polarization and violence.

Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which grants legislative autonomy to the state of Kashmir, was repealed.

The government of India suspended internet services in Kashmir, effectively leaving it in the dark. The government passed the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which unfairly targets persecuted Muslims and refugees while also complicating the existing resource burden on indigenous Northeastern Indian communities.

The unrelenting students of India continue to die while protesting those issues, as the police use pepper spray and beat them.

Although India has been embroiled in serious human rights abuses the past couple of months, Emory’s chapter of the Indian Cultural Exchange (ICE) has remained largely silent on these issues until just a few weeks ago.

ICE’s radio silence is concerning because it’s indicative of their priorities, or lack thereof. Emory’s ICE chapter has a real opportunity to impact the students of Emory positively and to make each unique voice heard.

Students at this university, given its large Indian population, need to see ICE show more initiative in addressing India’s political issues as advocates of the nation’s welfare on Emory’s campus.

Taking a stand against injustice is important, and it sets a precedent for the rest of the student body.

The organization posted a statement on its Facebook page on Jan. 6, 2020, only after weeks of inaction and

silence. The response was not comprehensive and failed to mention both the trouble in Kashmir and the student deaths in the CAA protests.

Though they intend to follow up with a meeting, the least students could have expected on paper was a basic overview of some of India’s most pressing and violent issues.

India’s recent events have amassed global critique, and Indians all over the globe are starting to speak up.

Educated, prominent individuals and groups such as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, ex-RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and the United Nations have spoken out against what’s happening.

India’s democratic fabric is under threat, and it needs its people to be outraged, to be informed and to stand up for what they believe in.

Several cultural groups from U.S universities have, in addition to organizing events and protest, signed and sent a statement to U.S Congress, condemning several new developments in India. ICE, as an organization that aims to represent Indians on campus, should be at the helm of our local conversation, leading students to advocate or creating platforms instead of doing the bare minimum required to stay afloat.

College students all across the world, including those at Harvard University (Mass.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University and Yale University (Conn.), have taken a stand long before Emory’s ICE by having these discussions and doing their part to enable change through protests, open letters and by creating avenues for discussion.

Emory’s ICE has been lagging behind in not only their response time, but in the level of action they have decided to take.

Organizations at some of those

other schools have started sister protests in solidarity with students experiencing police violence in India, but ICE has settled for a mere Q&A that, given the Facebook statement, seems incomprehensive to the nuances of the CAA and its effect on various ethnic and religious minority groups in and outside of India.

The timing and the type of action that ICE has decided to take on these issues is, to say the least, disappointing.

In the month that ICE has stayed silent, Muslims all over India have stated that they feel alienated and unwelcome under India’s Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) administration and there have been several claims of caste and religion based violence.

If ICE charges itself with making students feel connected to their culture, they have a responsibility to affirm a sense of belonging for Muslim students and others who have become targets of government abuse and violence abroad.

Undoubtedly, many of ICE’s members are well-meaning, inclusive and amazingly energetic.

I hope to see ICE work actively toward making a positive impact in the future, especially because the audience to whom they cater cares deeply about social issues in their country and want to see their culture be represented holistically.

By waiting to respond to the dangerous reality that many students with Indian ties face, the organization risks alienating students by failing to challenge the gradual erosion of freedom in India.

Their silence shows the Indian community where they stand, and it truly is deafening.

Rhea Gupta (23C) is from Mumbai, India.

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Billionaires Should Not Exist and improve thousands of lives, but many instead choose to keep Brammhi Balarajan money they will never use.

Some may counter my arguWhen 26 billionaires pos- ment with the notion that bilsess the same wealth as half the lionaires earned their money and world’s population, something should be entitled to keep it.

However, billionaires made isn’t right.

A wealth tax should be imposed their fortunes with aid from their on billionaires to diminish social employees, who did not necessarily get paid the full economic inequality.

Candidates like Sen. Elizabeth value of their work.

Amazon is known for exploitWarren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have pro- ing its workers through technolposed tax plans that would bring ogy that monitors workers’ time in trillions of revenue for the off and expecting employees to be government and still leave bil- as productive as robots.

All the while, Amazon founder lionaires with hefty salaries and Jeff Bezos could bank accounts. spend $100 milTa xes on lion a year withthe extremely Billionaires have out his fortune wealthy would immense power running out for not only be effec1,140 years. tive in redistribwith their fortunes: A dd it ion a l l y, uting immense they could end this argument amounts of homelessness in the does not acknowlmoney, but would also incentivize United States if each edge that many billionaires inherbillionaires not billionaire donated ited their money to hoard their wealth in the first only 14 percent of their rather than earned it, such as the place. net worth. three descendants Left on their of Walmart foundown, billionaires are unlikely to give away the er Sam Walton who possess three majority of their wealth to philan- top-20 spots on Forbes’ world bilthropy — fewer than 200 of the lionaires list.

Billionaires should not exist, 2,200 billionaires in the world have signed the Giving Pledge, and a wealth tax is imperacreated by Bill and Melinda tive to end the extreme disparGates, to donate the majority of ity between the affluent and the poor. their money to charity.

Billionaires are enabling social Billionaires have immense power with their fortunes: they inequality by hoarding their could end homelessness in the money.

But if they genuinely want to United States if each billionaire donated only 14 percent of their do good in the world, they too will net worth, and they could solve support a wealth tax. world hunger several times over.

Billionaires have the power Brammhi Balarajan (23C) is to solve development problems from Las Vegas.

To Improve Classroom Productivity, Ban Laptops in Lectures Ben Thomas It’s syllabus day. You’re sitting in a cavernous lecture classroom in White Hall, cramped and uncomfortable but at least moderately excited for the semester ahead. But then, the brilliant lecture takes a turn and your heart drops: the professor doesn’t allow laptops in the room. The loss of your lifeline to the outside world likely isn’t appealing, but in appropriating a scrap of your freedom, your professor has gifted you a powerful advantage.

In the last half-century but particularly since the new millennium began, technology has revolutionized classrooms for students of all ages. The internet allows educators to adapt, inform and complement their teaching dynamically; cell phones enable students to help one another study more effectively than ever before.

Laptops, too, have transformed learning in the 21st century — but not necessarily for the better.

Given their detrimental effects on students’ learning, Emory professors must move to ban laptop use in lecture-style courses.

The view that laptops can distract college students from learning is neither new nor hard to believe.

Access to near-limitless entertainment, media and social networks, for many students, is often an irresistible temptation.

For others saddled with crushing workloads by extracurriculars, academics, research, jobs and more, the opportunity to complete other work often proves still more alluring. In a Michigan State University study conducted by Susan Ravizza, Mitchell Uitvlugt and Kimberly Fenn, students spent a median of about 37 percent of any given lecture using their laptops to browse the internet for non-classrelated purposes.

Such distraction can be catastrophic for students’ academic performance.

Greater time spent on non-academic internet use during class strongly correlates with lower exam scores, even when controlling for students’ intelligence, interest in the course and work ethic. In other words, no matter how gifted or motivated a student may be, the internet-based distractions enabled by laptops will harm their grades.

The problems with laptops extend beyond even social media and internet distractions. Laptops’ most common use in college classrooms, as reported by students themselves, is notetaking. At first glance, they would seem to be a boon in that department, allowing those with bad penmanship to take legible notes and enabling all students to record more information from lectures than ever before.

But even when laptops are used solely for taking notes, a growing body of research suggests that they impair learning in lecture settings. By handwriting notes, students devote more

time to processing the information they receive, parse it for key concepts and unfamiliar ideas and summarize the results. Laptops, on the other hand, enable students to merely transcribe professors’ words verbatim with minimal processing or dissection involved. When they take written notes, students become learners.

When they use laptops, they become secretaries.

But even when laptops are used solely for taking notes, a growing body of research suggests that they impair learning in lecture settings.

Many proponents of laptop use argue, however, that banning them would hurt many students who use them to supplement their understanding of the lecture. The idea that students rely on laptops to access syllabi, presentations and texts is at first glance a reasonable one, but the data doesn’t back this up. The Michigan State researchers in fact found that students spent less than 5 percent of any given lecture using their laptops for course-related purposes.

To be sure, laptops are not without their academic benefits. In some lec-

ture settings, they often prove effective in administering quizzes and exams, and labs and programming-based courses would of course become nearly impossible without them. Laptops may also greatly enhance small, discussion-based classes, in that they can facilitate discourse by providing nearlimitless access to background information and contextual knowledge.

Such seminar-style courses depend on electronic texts, whether online or offline, in ways that lectures don’t. In all of those scenarios, laptops’ crucial roles in students learning justify their continued use.

Most importantly, as Emory Wheel opinion writer Naomi Keusch Baker (20C) highlighted in a 2019 op-ed, some students with disabilities require laptops to take notes. While accommodations arranged with professors in such cases may make one or both parties temporarily uncomfortable, educators’ duty, first and foremost, is to foster classroom environments conducive to all students’ learning. Being the only laptop users in sight could out such students as disabled and result in a regrettable degree of discomfort, but resolving those murky drawbacks would impose an unjustifiable negative externality on their classmates’ academic experience. By allowing students for whom laptops are a necessity to use them and prohibiting them otherwise, professors would rightly prioritize superior learning outcomes for the entire class.

But at the end of the day, we are

adults. We have both the power and the responsibility to make our own choices and learn from the results.

Coming to grips with that reality is an integral part of the college experience, so removing students’ opportunity to do so by banning laptops in classrooms would seem to be a detriment to their growth and thus an unfair denial of freedom.

One exceptional student may not need to pay attention in a particular lecture, and another may have pressing work to complete for another class, and in a vacuum, for them to hinder their learning in that lecture by using their laptops is their prerogative.

But college is not such a vacuum. A great deal of scholarship suggests that laptop use in lectures, for whatever purpose, harms not only their users, but also their peers nearby. We, as mature students, have the right to make poor choices of our own, but not to make such choices for our peers.

When our mistakes harm others as well as ourselves, our hard-learned lessons don’t just become unethical.

They become parasitic.

Neither the data nor the ethics lie: laptops in most lecture courses harm both their users and many others.

Our professors, as facilitators of our learning, have a duty to make the hard choice and, in that specific context, ban them. It’s time to close the lids and open our eyes.

Ben Thomas (23C) is from Dayton, Ohio.

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‘Know My Name’: A Courageous Memoir

By Joel Lerner Senior Staff Writer

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The Michael C. Carlos Museum artist-in-residence, Abhishek Singh, paints the Hindu deity Ganesha.

Singh Connects Nature and Hinduism

By Angela Tang Contributing Writer With a brush and a bottle of ink, Abhishek Singh, artist-in-residence at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, bridges Hindu deities with the natural world. As part of his residency, Singh painted the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha, known as the remover of obstacles, in the Emory Student Center (ESC) on Jan. 14 and Jan. 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The work is titled “The Rainmaker” because elephants are associated with rain in Hindu lore.

Singh has said that the painting acts as a prayer for communities devastated by fires. Branches, draped with vines and flowers, protrude from Ganesha’s head. Elephants surround the deity, thriving in their natural habitat. The

painting is black and white with hues of grey and spans three connected canvases. Singh paints with simple materials — a single brush and a bottle of black ink.

He improvises most of his paintings on the spot, though he keeps in mind a structural intent to ensure an aesthetically pleasing comparison.

Nevertheless, each element contains intricate details that fill up the

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canvases. In an interview with the Wheel, Singh described his mind as a “complex layered Photoshop file.” He improvises most of his paintings on the spot, though he keeps in mind a structural intent to ensure an aesthetically pleasing composition. However, he believes the importance of the emotional impact outweighs the technical aspects. “The most important thing is that whatever you’re drawing and whatever thoughts are coming, you let them breathe,” Singh said, “You align your own self and the brush and the ink and the canvas and the subject matter.” Singh provided his book, “Namaha - Stories From The Land Of Gods And Goddesses,” and several sketchbooks for audience members to

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The name Chanel Miller might be an unfamiliar one, but Emily Doe’s Impact Statement from the Stanford University (Calif.) sexual assault case of 2016 has made waves online, in print and on-air.

Miller, a survivor of sexual assault, first stepped into the spotlight in 2016 when Buzzfeed News published her statement which revealed to the world that she is Emily Doe. Through her memoir “Know My Name,” she narrates her journey not only recovering from sexual assault but also reliving her trauma throughout the judiciary process.

“Know My Name” is graphic at times.

The memoir challenges the audience’s understanding of society and its tolerance for violence by giving a voice to a perspective that is often reduced to the label of “victim.”

It highlights the “madness of the system” faced by Miller and other survivors of sexual assault as they demand justice.

In “Know My Name,” Miller eloquently shares her experience with the broken legal system and works to mend and reshape it; she brings awareness to the barriers she faced during her experience in the trial and onward while also shaping her own journey in healing.

The description of the assault occurring early in the memoir might seem off-putting at first, but Miller’s illustrative storytelling throughout the entirety of the book draws the

audience in and gives an air of familiarity to the writing. After a brief introduction, “Know My Name” begins with Miller describing her values of loyalty and family.

It then follows the immediate aftermath of Miller’s assault, which leaves no facet of her life unaffected.

It shows how she works through her daily routine while maintaining her separate, court-bound life as Emily Doe. Miller depicts how she moves across the country to Rhode Island to regain a sense of control, awaiting the call that she has to rush back to California for court.

Throughout her memoir, Miller includes expository tangents that help establish her feelings; she continually develops her voice by giving compounding context to her emotions.

For example, she goes into the great expectations that permeated her high school and the resultant string of tragic suicides that caused desensitization to trauma.

This connects back to the detachment Miller felt immediately after her assault, and how Miller tended to rush to the aid of her family, especially her younger sister, instead of leaning on others to help herself By relating the emotions she feels in the moment to events from her past, Miller effectively adds depth to each individual moment.

What stands out about this memoir is the literary artistry involved in

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Animated film Review

New Shinkai Film Falls Short of ‘Your Name’

Watch from 2019

By Saru Garg Senior Staff Writer “Parasite” Director Bong Joon-Ho’s latest film is, without a doubt, the best of 2019.

Defying genre and audience expectations at every turn, “Parasite” is a wildly entertaining look at class disparities and social tension that crawls under viewers’ skin and lingers in their minds. The talented actors land every beat, and through his direction, Joon-Ho fully realizes his audacious and daring vision of class warfare (previously explored in his film “Snowpiercer”), portraying with the perfect amount of humor and tragedy the reciprocal and parasitic relationship between the rich and the poor.

“The Farewell” Tackling the issues faced by the immigrant diaspora in the United States, director Lulu Wang’s “The Farewell” is an authentic and honest depiction of the artifice of family life. The film paints a poignant picture of a woman who must reconcile her dual identities in the face of looming tragedy and explores the struggles of those caught between a sense of home in two different countries. Awkwafina, best known for her

comedic roles, stuns in an emotional, dramatic performance as Billi, and Wang’s emerging directorial voice is boldly on display.

“Little Women” Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women,” an adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel of the same name, is an essential retelling. Gerwig emphasizes the conflict women face between ambition and economics in the film’s time period, but which still resonates today. Despite the disheartenment viewers may feel watching young women forced to compromise their dreams in the face of adulthood and reality, “Little Women” bursts with so much love, life and vitality that it will leave those who watch smiling through their tears.

“Uncut Gems” An urban crime odyssey set in New York’s Diamond District, “Uncut Gems” is the most thrilling and anxiety-inducing film of the year.

The film fires on all cylinders; its actors, from Adam Sandler to Julia Fox, bring their A-game, its screenplay is clever without sacrificing realism and its score enhances the

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By Rhett Hipp Senior Staff Writer

Grade: B+

Following the massive success of his 2016 anime film “Your Name,” director Makoto Shinkai brought his newest animated film, “Weathering with You,” to Japan’s big screen, and, as of Jan. 15, it has finally graced U.S. theaters.

The new project is as bright and crisp as ever for Shinkai’s standards, and the story is an altogether heartfelt and energetic adventure.

But while the film is overall solid on a technical and narrative level, it doesn’t quite reach the emotional highs of its predecessor.

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The film finds a 16-year-old runaway, Hodaka (Kotaro Daigo), wandering the streets of Tokyo, looking for a job and a place to stay. After finding shelter working for a paranormal tabloid magazine, he is sent on a search for a “sunshine girl” who can pray to bring an end to the relentless rain blanketing the Tokyo skyline. Hodaka’s quest leads him to Hina (Nana Mori), the supposed sunshine girl, and her younger brother Nagi (Sakura Kiryu). Together the three start a business to bring good weather to those who need it. But as the police try to bring Hodaka home and we witness the consequences of Hina’s powers, it seems they can’t make the

sunshine stay forever.

“Weathering with You” is an excellent showcase of Shinkai’s sharp and pristine animation style. Though the film’s rainy background may have been a challenge in terms of technical animation, Shinkai and his team were more than happy to meet it.

Each drop that skips off a puddle or slides down an umbrella receives almost as much attention as any other aspect of the film. The artwork for the film’s backdrop feels particularly striking, with landscapes that capture Tokyo’s vibe while adding a unique touch that constructs Shinkai’s social

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Nai Nai (Zhao Shuzen) and her grandaughter, Billi Wang (Awkwafina), share a tender moment during a family dinner in Lulu Wang’s ‘The Farewell.’

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Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler), a gambling-addicted jewler, shows a diamond encrusted furby to Kevin Garnett in ‘Uncut Gems.’

2020 Oscar Nominations Are Unexciting, Exclusionary

By Saru Garg and Eythen Anthony Senior Staff Writer and Contributing Writer

It is undeniable that the Motion Picture Association of America, in refusing to recognize the merits of these actors, is continuing their pattern of discrimination. The Oscars Despite past controversies, the ignored another Asian feature, Lulu Academy’s nominations this year con- Wang’s “The Farewell,” for more than tinue to reflect a disenchanting lack of its performances. Its original screendiversity, especially within the acting play, written by Wang and based on her personal experiences, negotiates a categories.

Among the 19 performers nomi- loving balance between two countries, nated for an acting award, only one, two cultures and two value systems.

The feelings Wang’s script commuCynthia Erivo, is a person of color.

Her nomination comes for her role as nicates reflect the unease and fears of the titular character Harriet Tubman countless first-generation immigrants, in the film “Harriet,” reflecting the but also of anyone who has experiOscars’ long track record of predomi- enced a severe disagreement with their nantly nominating and rewarding family. Wang’s direction is also worthy black actors for playing slaves and of praise.

Though “The Farewell” is only her servants.

The whitewashing of all the act- second film, Wang is clearly coming ing nominees is a massive issue, but into her own as an auteur, and her especially one in a year with such voice is fully discernible in the feature, stand-out performances by minori- such as in her effective use of slow ties. Lupita Nyong’o’s scream queen motion in unexpected places.

Wang did not receive a Best Director double-role in director Jordan Peele’s nomination, but nei“Us” is no doubt ther did any woman; worthy of a Best Actress nomina- “Wang is clearly coming this underscores a compounding distion. Awkwafina’s into her own as an crimination that cuts Golden Globewinning turn auteur, and her voice is across both gender as Billi in Lulu fully discernable in the and racial cleaveages.

Shockingly, the Best Wang’s “The feature...Wang did not Director category was Farewell,” where receive a Best Director composed of five male she deftly communicates the nomination but neither nominees and only one of them — Bong struggles of being did any woman. ” Joon-Ho — was noncaught between white. The Academy two homes an — Saru Garg (21C) wholly disregarded ocean apart is the direction of such similarly worthy. incredible filmmakS c a r l e t t Johansson’s vulnerable and heart- ers as Wang, Alma Har’el, Lorene rending performance in “Marriage Scafaria, Marielle Heller and Céline Story” is deserving of the Best Actress Sciamma. Even Greta Gerwig, whose nomination it received, but her second film “Little Women” is nominated for, nomination for “Jojo Rabbit” should among other things, Best Adapted have gone to Zhao Shuzhen of “The Screenplay and Best Picture, failed Farewell” or one of the incredible sup- to secure a directing nomination. It porting actresses of director Bong seems the Oscars failed to see that it takes a great director to translate a Joon-Ho’s “Parasite.”

The six nominations received by the well-written screenplay into a wellglobal hit and Palme d’Or winning film made film.

It doesn’t make sense to commend “Parasite,” including Best Picture, are Gerwig’s script and overall film withof incredible note.

However, “Parasite’s” lack of rec- out acknowledging the important role ognition for acting-related awards she played in translating the former remains a critical oversight. The into the latter.

In both avenues of race and genOscars have often overlooked Asian actors, and this trend unfortunately der, the Oscars have disappointed once seems to have continued in the case of again.

Their nominations continue rein“Parasite.”

The film’s audacious plot is abso- forcing harmful ideas about whose lutely anchored and sold by the actors stories are important, and whose are and actresses at work in the film. The not. Beyond the exclusionary nature complexity of emotions each and every of these nominations, they were also one of the cast members had to con- unoriginal and repetitive.

The nominees in nearly every catvey, ranging from mirth to guilt, often simultaneously, makes them essential egory echoed those of previous awards shows, and the Academy overlooked to the success of “Parasite.”

the works of talented filmmakers in the process. While most of the director nominees have established themselves as being talented filmmakers, “Joker” director Todd Phillips is the newcomer and odd addition to this category. Known for directing “The Hangover” franchise, Phillips seems to be following a similar path of “Green Book” director Peter Farrelly as he shifts from comedies to more dramatic works.

Nominee for Best Director is only one of 11 nominations for the comic book based film, the most in this year’s award ceremony. While it is nice to see films that originated from graphic novels recognized for their importance, especially after the success from “Black Panther,” these 11 nominations do beg the question if this acknowledgement is too much.

Joaquin Phoenix does give a thoughtprovoking performance as Arthur Fleck, but the only other special thing about the film is the score composed

by Hildur Guðnadóttir.

The plot follows a storyline similar to that of “Taxi Driver” and “King of Comedy,” where a protagonist finds comfort in chaos. This is a storyline too familiar in writing that only seems to work in this film given it’s plastered on a Batman villain beloved by fans.

“Joker” may have been a box office success, but that does not mean it deserves to overshadow the creative stories produced by people such as Joe Talbot, Craig Brewer, and Josh and Benny Safdie. Though the Safdie brothers’ latest film, “Uncut Gems,” received widespread acclaim and box-office success, the Academy shut it out entirely. And unfortunately, Adam Sandler’s work as Howard Ratner, where his comedic sensibilities informed and enhanced his dramatic work, resulting in a career-best performance, did not garner him a Best Actor nomination. Julia Fox, who matched Sandler’s energy and delivery in a fiery first performance, also deserved recognition.

The Safdie brothers’ direction and screenplay, Daniel Lopatin’s synthheavy score and Ronald Bronstein’s editing all worked in perfect harmony to craft a film that moves at a breakneck pace, a whirlwind of color and noise and high stakes that is impressive in its ability to disorient and entice viewers. All these aspects of the film are stellar and deserved the Academy’s recognition.

The Academy has had a long tradition of ignoring the artistic merit of horror films, and this year was no exception given only one person from a horror movie was nominated: Jarin Blaschke for Best Cinematography in “The Lighthouse.”

One would think after the main-

stream success of Peele’s “Get Out,” other four given the only iconic outfit people would be more open to explor- is the red suit worn by Phoenix.

There were plenty of other films ing the ideas that horror can express.

While Blaschke definitely deserves a that had creative and accurate wardnomination for his work, the oppor- robes that did not get the attention tunities lost due to this disrespect they deserved. Julian Day, costume toward horror in cinema is saddening. designer for the Elton John biopic “The Lighthouse” could easily have “Rocketman,” created all the costumes been nominated for Best Supporting for Taron Egerton. This included homActor, with Willem Dafoe as light- ages to classic Elton John looks, such house keeper Thomas Wake, or for as the crystal baseball uniform, which Best Original Score by Mark Korven. John wore during his Dodgers Stadium performance, as well Korven does wonas newer looks that ders with his mixcapture the familture of boat horns, “Though ... ‘Uncut iar energy of the ocean sounds and Gems’ received performer. ominous noises widespread acclaim “Hustlers” that exemplify the isolation of the and box-office success, designer Mitchell Travers did an excelprotagonists. the Academy shut lent job in providing Another horror it out entirely. And outfits that defined that seemed to be unfortunately, Adam the confident enerignored for Academy award nomina- Sandler’s work...did not gy of the protagonists, with his most tions this year was garner him a Best Actor notable one being Ari Aster’s film nomination. ” Jennifer Lopez’s “Midsommar.” Set costume in her in the backdrop of a small Swedish com— Saru Garg (21C) introduction performance. Finally, munity, viewers folRuth E. Carter from low Dani (Florence Pugh), her psychologically abusive “Dolemite is my Name” captured the boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor) and ’70s fashion style of African Americans friends as they explore the traditions and had an emphasis on turning Eddie of the midsummer festival and find Murphy into the over-the-top actor the dark secrets that are held within Rudy Ray Moore.

She succeeds on this journey as this colony.

While it is fantastic that Pugh every suit worn by Murphy visually received a Best Supporting Actress exemplifies the attitude of the blaxnomination for her portrayal of ploitation character Dolemite.

This again proves the lack of diverAmy in “Little Women,” her work in “Midsommar” is enough to argue sity found within the Academy as a nomination for Best Actress in a the window of talent in all categories seems to be narrowed down to white Leading Role.

She plays a raw character who people. Even though most of the nomihas been surrounded by sadness and nees for Best Costume Design display lacks a proper person to release her serious talent in their craft, it is disemotions upon, producing a person heartening to know that these creators in desperate need of self-love. Every were ignored.

While every Academy Awards cerscene with Pugh is emotionally visceral from start to finish and proves emony is sure to include snubs, it does the prowess of her acting exper- feel as if this year’s nominees are like tise. “Midsommar” should also have a broken record. The 2020 nominabeen considered for Best Original tions constantly repeat the same five Screenplay for Aster’s well-com- or six films and do not acknowledge posed writing, Best Cinematography the other talented actors, directors, for Pawel Pogorzelski’s haunting writers and masters of their craft. One shots, Best Original Score for Bobby can hope that next year’s nominees Krlic’s pagan compositions and Best will include more diversity toward Costume Design for Andrea Flesch’s gender, race and genre. Maybe the floral-and-white clothing. Along with 2021 Academy Awards will have a Best “Midsommar,” many other films were Picture selection not dominated by snubbed when it comes to the Best white men fighting each other to figCostume Design nomination. ure out who’s the most masculine.The The category is a difficult one 92nd Academy Awards ceremony will to judge, especially when one must be held on Feb. 9, 2020 at 8 p.m. compare the Civil War era dresses of “Little Women” to the late ’60s attire of — Contact Saru Garg at “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.” saru.garg@emory.edu and However, “Joker’s” nomination is one Eythen Anthony at that does not seem to fit as well as the eythen.anthony@emory.edu

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and spiritual vision of this world.

The film pays close attention to the details of the characters’ homes that help build their personalities without wasting time with dialogue. While a feast for the eyes, the animation and character movement itself hardly adds any depth to the movie; it’s gorgeous and energetic but it feels as though there is some untapped potential in terms of emotional expression.

Japanese rock band Radwimps’ score for the film was surprisingly notable especially when compared to their previous work with Shinkai. The band’s pop-rock songs from “Your Name,” suited the central teenage love story of that film, but it seems they took a different approach to “Weathering with You.” Radwimps’ instrumental and electronic compositions for more ambient scenes in “Weathering with You” display a diversity of style that creates a distinctive sonic backdrop to the story.

There are a few vocal tracks featured in the film to highlight some of the emotional high points toward the bookends of the film, and while they capture the youthful spirit of the film, they do not feel as well-meshed with the central tones of chaos that

the plot explores. While it feels unfair to hold this film in comparison to the anime titan that was “Your Name,” it’s hard to ignore the legacy Shinkai’s previous film left. The director himself does little to make this film feel distinct from his previous.

They’re both supernatural love stories centered on misunderstood teens. While “Weathering with You” does manage to explore some of its own themes such as seeking a family or accepting the chaos of our world, tonally the plot shares many beats with its predecessor. The protagonists of “Your Name” even make less-than-subtle cameos at different points in the film. The reason Shinkai’s new film might not feel as striking may simply be the format of the films; while “Weathering with You” takes on a more traditional action-adventure structure that feels scattered, “Your Name” focuses on gaining a better understanding of the protagonists’ lives, their backgrounds and their homes. Shinkai’s newest work still brings to life a charming, youthful adventure but doesn’t quite feel as profound and nuanced as his works have been before.

— Contact Rhett Hipp at rhett.hipp@emory.edu

communicating Miller’s remarkable courage.

When she is pelted with questions by the defense attorney, she jumps from a first-person to a third-person point of view to describe how she was treated in court.

She does this by occasionally referring to the court transcript instead of her own testament, offering an alternate perspective of the overwhelming moment; Miller herself utilizes these documents as she prepares to testify in order to clarify moments in court she didn’t quite remember or was overwhelmed by.

Miller makes it perfectly clear that while the trial, at face value, focused on giving her justice, it takes its toll on her mental health. Other times, she represents the downward spiral of momentary anxiety by repeating phrases.

Miller grounds herself as she prepares for her testimony in court by reading court papers on the bedroom floor of her childhood home.

She is anchored by the familiar carpet, and as Miller becomes increasingly nervous about her testimony, she repeats the word “carpet” to remind herself that she

is tethered to that feeling of safety.

These moments solicited the strongest response from me, as I was drawn in by Miller’s heightened emotional storytelling. “Know My Name” uncovers much of the trial that would have otherwise remained unknown, and Miller’s descriptions of her recovery process are especially resonant.

The memoir is a window into a community that is affected by and recovering from its selfhood being stolen.

Miller frequently discusses her image in the media as well as the supportive notes she received after her statement was published.These messages, positive and negative, had a significant impact on Miller because for much of her journey she felt as if she walked alone.

The memoir shows how members of Miller’s community shared with her that they, too, have survived sexual assault but were dissuaded from taking action.

Miller was emboldened by the

nurses working at the clinic she wakes up in the morning after her assault, as well as the solidarity she felt with other survivors of sexual assault. Most notably Miller states that she felt supported by cyclists that tackled her assaulter despite not knowing who she was.

Miller teaches us how to open our eyes to the countless people who support us in our daily lives and to embrace the instinct to help others; Miller writes how even the smallest actions toward kindness had a long lasting impact on her life.

“Know My Name” is not just Chanel Miller’s memoir or an account of Emily Doe’s experience as a survior of rape.

The memoir is a window into a community that is affected by and recovering from its selfhood being stolen.

It illuminates the ways a system that was made to serve a survivor instead has harmed her.

Most importantly, however, Chanel Miller’s graceful and inspiring writing in “Know My Name” represents hope and shows that it is within the audience’s power to implement kindness into their own daily battles.

— Contact Joel Lerner at joel.lerner@emory.edu

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“Booksmart” “Booksmart” delivers on many of the conventions of the high-school comedy: crazy parties, raging hormones and zany side characters.

But by focusing on two girls, Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever), who have chosen schoolwork over fun and thus never experienced the world occupied by the rest of their peers, Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut spins the tried-and-true formula of such films in a new way. Rather than relegating the two protagonists to the status of “nerd” and employing its classic stereotypes, Wilde grants the two young women an unprecedented level of interiority. The resulting film is a refreshing reimagining of the high school movie.

admire alongside the live painting.

The book is a collection of short stories inspired by ancient Hindu literature coupled with Singh’s vivid illustrations. Throughout the process, Singh would often pause to speak with audience members that gathered. In particular, he noted cultural differences between India and the United States.

He explained that, in Western countries, it is considered more sanitary to dispose a banana peel in a trash can rather than next to a tree. However, the natural cycle of life means a tree would benefit from the banana decomposing. “A lot of first-world countries are overly sanitized,” Singh said. The normal bustle of the ESC meant Emory students, professors and more filled the commons as Singh worked. Some observers choose to simply admire the work from afar. “It looks like the elephant is the source of life,” Youngsun Kim (23G) said, admiring how the deity was so entwined with nature elements.

Elizabeth Hornor, director of education at the Carlos Museum, planned Singh’s residency. She admires his thorough knowledge of and love for the Hindu deities along with his technical artistic abilities. “He doesn’t want people to just think about Ganesha,” Hornor told the Wheel. “He wants people to think about the actual elephants that are struggling in India because their habitats are being destroyed.”The Carlos Museum will showcase Singh’s work in the exhibit “Transcendent Deities of India: The Everyday Occurrence of the Divine,” which runs from Jan. 18 through May 17. Admission is free for students.

— Contact Saru Garg at saru.garg@emory.edu

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Kim Ki-Jeong (Park So-dam) and Kim Ki-woo (Choi Woo-shik) search for cell reception in Bong-Joon Ho’s hit film ‘Parasite.’

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“Uncut Gems” is sure to leave viewers overwhelmed, out-of-breath and undoubtedly entertained.

“The Irishman” It is not surprising that a dream team as perfect as director Martin Scorsese, editor Thelma Schoonmaker and actors Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci united to make one of the best films of the year. Though Scorsese has always worked in his films to deconstruct the glamour associated with lives of crime, nowhere does he achieve this goal to greater effect than in “The Irishman,” where an ex-mob enforcer (De Niro) must reflect on the choices and sacrifices he has made, and where, at the end of his life, those choices have left him.

“I A m Easy To Find” Although “I Am Easy To Find” is not a feature-length movie, it packs just as much of a punch in its trun-

cated runtime. A short film set to the songs of The National’s new album of the same name, “I Am Easy To Find” follows one woman, played by Alicia Vikander, from birth to death.

Vikander’s performance is phenomenal. Though she does not have dialogue, through movement she effectively embodies her character at every age. Despite its short length, the film tells the sprawling story of a lifetime, illustrating with love and gentleness the ways in which all our lives are so different, and yet very much the same.

“Marriage Story” In his newest film, Noah Baumbach finds love in the most unexpected place: in the midst of a divorce between a theater director, Charlie (Adam Driver), and his muse, Nicole (Scarlett Johansson). Both lead actors convey emotion that feels so raw and real that it is difficult to watch as they break down and realize their own faults in the demise of their marriage.

Ultimately, however, the film seems to assert that a romantic rela-

tionship can still be celebrated and appreciated, even at its end.

“Midsommar” Ari Aster’s sophomore feature, “Midsommar,” is a horror film, but also the ultimate break-up revenge story. Though its extreme moments of gore and unsettling atmosphere are sure to frighten viewers, the film is also a cathartic and exhilarating look at a young woman who, devastated after a recent familial loss, emancipates herself from a broken relationship and from a society that does not know how to share and empathize in the grief of others.

“Honey Boy” Written by Shia Labeouf while in rehab, “Honey Boy” is a vulnerable and moving examination of the actor’s relationship with his abusive father when he was a child, and its consequent lingering pain and trauma. It is truly heartbreaking to watch a young boy practically beg his dad for affection, and watch his dad, struggling in his own ways, fail to deliver

it. Labeouf plays the character based on his own father and it is clear that in the process he comes to understand, empathize and forgive his greatest tormentor.

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Decade in Review Wednesday, January 22, 2020 | Special Sections Editor: Annie Uichanco (tuichan@emory.edu)

DINING THROUGH THE DECADE

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The Dobbs University Center (DUC) built in 1985 hosted many First Fridays up until May 2017.

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The DUC-ling temporarily replaced the DUC during the Emory Student Center (ESC)’s construction.

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In August 2019, the ESC officially opened to students for dining, studying and other activities.

Eagles Spring Annexation, Stadium Mark 2010s Preview

SPORTS

HISTORY

By Angela Choksi Contributing Writer

semester, the team aims to get back in shape.

“We’ve been pretty healthy across the board,” Howell said. “[The team has] worked extremely hard. This is a group that doesn’t shy away from any challenge you throw at them. We Men’s Tennis just came back from our training trip Head Coach John Browning down in Florida, so [the team is] a little According to Browning, this season tired right now transitioning back into will present the challenge of managing school.”

Some challenges this season include a young team.

“Fall [season] was amazing,” injuries from last semester, but Howell Browning said. “We graduated three admires the team’s ability to look past amazing players who did amazing them.

“With [75 people], there are always things the last four years. [The current team’s] work, energy and commitment challenges,” Howell said. “Most of those are things we can’t control like a conwas off the charts in our practices.”

This season, the cussion here or there, team looks forward or a sickness here or to the Intercollegiate there. We’ll always “We want to be seen have something going Tennis Association (ITA) Division III on, but that’s just part as the bad boys of National Men’s Team of the process ... But I D-III baseball this Indoor Championship don’t think our season year.” on Feb. 21, as well has been defined by as a road trip to Los those things. It’s been — Jacob Greene, defined by the positive Angeles from March 20-22 to play against Baseball senior things that have been some Division III utility player happening. Those peoschools in the Stagple that have had those Hen Invitational, setbacks have done a hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps’ great job of managing them and have and Pomona-Pitzer’s (Calif.) men’s ten- a lot of support to come back and still be great.” nis teams.

The Emory Wheel interviewed members of Emory’s spring sports teams for a more in-depth look at the coming season’s challenges and potential for progress.

Women’s Tennis Asst. Coach Barbora Krtickova

Baseball Senior Utility Player Jacob Greene

Krtickova noted that the women’s team, also without senior players, similarly anticipates the ITA Division III National Women’s Team Indoor Championship and UAA conference play.

“If the juniors can step up and lead the team like they [did] in the fall, I think we are going to be good,” Krtickova said.

With 12 home matches this season and a tournament to host at the end of March, the team looks forward to student support and a home advantage.

“I just think big things are coming,” Greene said. “We’re right on the edge.

We’re going to win a national championship. We want to be seen as the bad boys of D-III baseball this year.”

Greene observed that Head Coach Mike Twardoski has been attempting to foster a high-energy, productive practice atmosphere for the players.

“I’m more focused on this year and senior dynamics right now,” Greene said. “We have a great core leadership, and these seniors have been playing together since freshman year. We have a lot of young guys helping us out this year too, and we have one of the best coaching staffs we’ve had for a while.”

Swimming & Diving Head Coach Jon Howell Howell has faith in his team’s strong work ethic for the spring season. After training over break and the start of the

Michael Mariam (23C), Jessica Solomon (23C) and Lynden Fausey (21C) contributed reporting.

Headlines and lives are collectively defined by new or unique beginnings: your first word, the start of the #MeToo era, the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize. As we enter a new decade, here are some of the new beginnings that shaped Emory University and Georgia in the 2010s and empowered them to be a force of nature in the 2020s.

2009: Rebranding of Emory Midtown Hospital

Emory Crawford Long Hospital changed its name to Emory University Hospital Midtown in 2009. But Emory has a commitment to honoring the original name’s nearly century-long history, and “Crawford W. Long Memorial Hospital” is retained on exterior monuments. This was the first of many steps in the major redevelopment and expansion of Emory’s clinical presence in Atlanta.

2011: Transforming Community Project Transforms Communities Emory’s Transforming Community Project from 2005 to 2011 culminated in the University issuing an apology for Emory’s antebellum “entwinement with slavery.” The project’s name recognizes the fact that all communities are constantly changing. It will persevere as a revolutionary, courageous and remarkable initiative that, according to Emory University, “seeks to mobilize individuals in every sector of Emory University in a reflective, fact-driven engagement with the University’s history and current experiences of race, gender, sexuality and other forms of human difference at Emory and beyond.”

2012: Emory Alumnus Gingrich Seeks Republican Nomination Newt Gingrich (65C), who served as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999, sought the Republican nomination for the 2012 presidential election. Although Gingrich did not make the ballot, Gingrich now dedicates his time to leading Gingrich Productions, a consulting and media production group, with his wife, Callista. The production company specializes in

producing historical documentaries, multimedia projects and books to “inspire audiences, solve challenges, and develop opportunities,” according to its website.

2012: NYSE Relocates to the Empire State of the South

In an $8.2 billion deal, the Atlantabased Intercontinental Exchange acquired the hallmark of free-market capitalism, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in 2012. It is safe to say that the NYSE has (partially) moved to the Peach State from the Big Apple, and from the Empire State Building to the Empire State of the South. This acquisition marks the first time in a 200-year history that the world’s largest stock exchange rests in the hands of another company.

2013: Campaign Emory Fundraises $1.7 Billion Campaign Emory, launched in September 2008 during the Great Recession, ended successfully in 2013 after raising nearly $1.7 billion in scholarships, professorships, research support and capital funds for new buildings. The success of Campaign Emory, the most ambitious fundraising effort in the history of the university, was a result of nearly 150,000 donors. Of the total $1.69 billion raised during this campaign, Emory alumni contributed more than $349 million.

2013: Dr. Martin Luther King’s 50-Year Legacy Honored In 2013, the U.S. celebrated the 50th anniversary of the revolutionary March on Washington, during which Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Dr. King’s family members and friends, a plethora of Georgians, and the 39th President of the United States and Emory University’s Professor Emeritus Jimmy Carter attended the ceremony at The King Center.

2016: University of Georgia Athletes Win Gold at Olympics University of Georgia (UGA) swimmers Allison Schmitt and Melanie Margalis won gold medals as part of the United States’ women’s 4x200 freestyle relay Olympic team at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio

de Janeiro, Brazil. UGA track star Shaunae Miller-Uibo, running for her native country of the Bahamas, won a gold medal in the 400-meter final.

Fayette County, Ga. native Christian Taylor won a gold medal in the triple jump in 2012 and 2016.

2017: Emory University Annexed into City of Atlanta

The 2017 annexation of Emory’s Druid Hills campus into the City of Atlanta spurred the extension of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail to the campus. It also ensured that Emory would formally be a part of the City of Atlanta, rather than just DeKalb County, Ga. The ‘Clifton Corridor Transit Initiative,’ a light rail line, would provide commuting options to Emory, Atlanta’s largest employer with an $11.4 billion economic impact, decrease traffic congestion and improve environmental sustainability in the Emory area.

2017: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Praised as ‘Best Venue in the NFL’ Luxury vehicle mammoth, Mercedes-Benz, announced that it was moving its U.S. corporate headquarters to Atlanta in 2015. In August 2017, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home to the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC, opened as a replacement for the Georgia Dome. Since then, the stadium has persevered as a venue for headliners such as Ariana Grande and the Super Bowl LIII, and touts itself as “The Best Venue in the NFL.” 2019: Ga. Governor Passes Controversial ‘Heartbeat Bill’ Governor Brian Kemp, R-Ga., signed the “heartbeat bill,” one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the nation, on May 7, 2019. The bill, which has temporarily been blocked by federal judge Steve C. Jones, effectively bans abortion when doctors can detect a fetal heartbeat, typically after six weeks of pregnancy. The precursory Georgia law allowed abortions up to the 20th week of pregnancy.

Georgia was one of seven states, along with Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio to pass similar abortion bans in 2019.

— Contact Angela Choksi at angela.kevin.choksi@emory.edu

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ENTERTAINMENT

Your 2020 Cinema Forecast From Sci-Fi to Sequels

By Caleb Jones Contributing Writer

Another year and more panic over the state of cinema. The past few years have seen the advent of Netflix and other streaming platforms as a source of good cinema, leaving traditional movie-lovers worried that the movie theater will soon be rendered obsolete. Others have also begun to worry about the oversaturation of superhero movies and big-budget blockbusters that exist only as spectacle. Concerns about diversity have also become more evident in the industry in recent years, with critics pointing out the lack of people of color in the industry and awards ceremonies.

And yet, the cinema is doing just fine, if not thriving. In 2019, we saw “Parasite,” a South Korean film, gross over $100 million at the worldwide box office. Original studio efforts such as “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” “Knives Out” and “Uncut Gems” also proved to be financial successes as well as auteur-driven efforts. Netflix eased concerns over non-franchise films receiving funding without artistic compromise by giving films such as “The Irishman” and “Marriage Story” tens of millions of dollars and complete creative control. If the success of 2019 is a harbinger of the future, then 2020 should be filled with exquisite cinematic offerings.

Blockbusters Two of the most anticipated blockbuster movies are Christopher Nolan’s

“Tenet” and Denis Villaneuve’s “Dune.”

Both are high-budget, well-cast films that should prove to be two of the most entertaining and interesting films of the year. “Dune” will be a new adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name, which is often cited as one of the best science-fiction novels ever written. And “Tenet” will follow spies on a mission to stop World War III using time travel. Both will be strong sci-fi spectacles that hopefully prove to be exciting cinema as well.

Arthouse On the arthouse front, one of the most interesting titles to look out for is Apichatpong “Joe” Weerasethakul’s newest film “Memoria,” starring Tilda Swinton. This is his first feature film produced outside of his native Thailand. The film revolves around a woman suffering from exploding head syndrome, a condition when one experiences loud bursts of noise in waking hours, in the area of a century-long construction project to tunnel through the Andes.

This year could also see the longawaited premiere of Zhang Yimou’s “One Second,” a film that was set to debut at the Berlin International Film Festival last year before China censored it for its depiction of the Cultural Revolution. The film is about a man who has escaped from a farm prison camp and a young woman who are both in pursuit of a film roll of propaganda footage, which may contain a singular, one-second-long clip of the man’s deceased daughter.

Notable Follow-Ups

Familiar Faces

In 2019, director Joanna Hogg released her breakthrough feature, “The Souvenir.”

In 2020, she will release a sequel, “The Souvenir Part II,” which will follow the continued artistic development of protagonist Julie as a film director following the events of the first film.

Spike Lee will follow up 2018’s “BlacKkKlansman” with a new film, “Da 5 Bloods,” which will follow a group of black soldiers returning to Vietnam to find the remains of their fallen squad leader and buried treasure.

Elsewhere, film buffs should expect new films from Wes Anderson, whose film “The French Dispatch” will be an ode to journalism set in the 20th century. Joel Coen will direct a new adaptation of “Macbeth,” starring Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington.

Sofia Coppola will team back up with Bill Murray for her new film “On the Rocks,” a thematic companion to “Lost in Translation.” Promising that it will be one of the best films ever made, Andrew Dominik will deliver a fictional version of the life of Marilyn Monroe in his new film “Blonde,” starring Ana de Armas. This will be an adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oates novel from 2000. Ever controversial, Paul Verhoeven will deliver a new controversy in his film “Benedetta,” following a nun in the 17th century who begins an affair with another woman. It will be his first feature since his awardwinning film “Elle.”

If the success of 2019 is a harbinger of the future, then 2020 should be filled with exquisite cinematic offerings.

Unknown Release Dates

David Fincher will return to feature filmmaking for the first time since 2014’s “Gone Girl” to direct “Mank.”

The film will be a biopic about screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz and the process of writing “Citizen Kane.”

Overseas, Edgar Wright will turn to horror and direct “Last Night in Soho,” a film that, through the use of a timetravel plot device, will take place both in modern day and in the Swinging Sixties of London.

Crossword

There are some notable projects that could possibly debut in 2020, including “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the next film from esteemed director Martin Scorsese and actors Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. The film will focus around the Osage serial murders of the 1920s and its investigation. Filming is expected to begin in the spring, so it is unclear whether the film will be ready for release late into the year. The next Paul Thomas Anderson film, which is as of now unti-

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16 Primal pig 17 British makeout 18 Florida mascot 19 “Superfood” found in bowls 20 3, 2, 1: Happy ___ ____!

22 Carbonyl, but not on the end 24 British nobleman; Grey tea; of Sandwich 25 Residence Life term for sophomore year 26 Ideal trajectory for 20 across 29 To have chosen 34 Cordelia, Goneril, Regan, King 35 Bluefin, yellowfin, mackerel, skipjack 36 56 in Roman numerals 37 Immersive character experience games 38 Pertaining to the moon 39 Acquire 40 Stock market launch 41 Working outs, short form 42 Bathe in saltwater 43 Antiquated cuddle 45 Co-founder of the Black Panther Party 46 “Sitting on the dock of the ___, wasting time” 47 To many, chicken or pork but not dog 48 “The Witcher” lead actor 51 Possessing Shrek-esque qualities 55 The life of spiked seltzer 56 Ayers Rock 59 ____ gras; duck liver 60 Several pelvic bones 61 Close, but no ______ 62 Largest Mormon population 63 This Lindsey is an American alpine

tled but will chronicle the life of a child actor in high school during the 1970s, will begin production this year as well.

The latest from Terrence Malick, a genre take of the life of Jesus entitled “The Last Planet,” has finished shooting. But it often takes Malick over a year to edit his films, so whether “The Last Planet” will be a 2020 or a 2021 release is still up in the air. Acclaimed Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien only released one film in the 2010s, “The Assassin.” But Hou’s latest feature, “Shulan River,” will follow a waterway enthusiast who happens upon a river goddess while exploring a city’s waterway system in modern day Taipei, and the film could come out this year.

There has been no news on the project’s development, but if a 2020 release date were to be confirmed, “Shulan River” would instantly become one of the most anticipated foreign titles of the year. Another film whose release date is uncertain is Jonathan Glazer’s follow-up to 2013’s “Under the Skin,” an adaptation of the novel “The Zone of Interest.” The novel is an examination of the Holocaust through the eyes of the bystanders to the atrocities.

Shooting will start in early 2020, suggesting a late 2020 or 2021 release date.

In 2020, we are sure to be blessed with an abundance of cinematic offerings, and we can hope for the decade to kick off with a great year for film.

— Contact Caleb Jones at caleb.emrys.jones@emory.edu

Associate Editor ski racer 64 Eucalyptus predator 65 Not gnarly

Down 1 Short form for association 2 Throw me a ____ 3 Online guide repository 4 Pooch metric 5 Thor’s land 6 Clam’s spoils 7 Straight 8 “What do you think?” in text talk 9 1974 John Carpenter sci-fi flick 10 To have reduced tension 11 Day of the Dead Pixar film 12 Indian bread 13 Great lake, borders Canada 21 Units of corn 23 Cones and rods 26 _____ Neisser; father of cognitive psychology and ex-Emory faculty 27 British pig, Chinese meme 28 Four-wheeled cart, generally pulled 29 1/16 of a pound 30 Distinguished scientific journal 31 To swing around aimlessly 32 Pertaining to sheep 33 To concern 35 Jethro ____ 38 Personified chance 39 Expressive of thanks 41 Santa’s consolation prize 42 Grizzly, polar, black 44 Anakin’s mentor 45 Phillies shortstop 47 Pertaining to goodness 48 204 in Roman numerals 49 Google’s failed private messaging service 50 Narcissistic 52 Small amount; Greek letter 53 Old name for Thailand 54 Laughing onomatopoeia 57 Messi’s nickname 58 Go Dawgs!

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020 | Emory Life Editor: Caroline Silva (ccsilva@emory.edu)

ADVICE

Doolino Knows Best: Textbook Trauma

We hear the question “How was your break?” at least 10 times a day.

The echoes of this question remind us of the utter loneliness of our winters just as much as they foreshadow the weary stretch of all-nighters that lies ahead.

Everybody is starting 2020 by searching — Emory for a new president, you and I for an end to our suffering. As always, Doolino is here to guide you through the semester, whether it be for “Beesiness” school applications or massive textbook bills, we are all in this together.

Dear Doolino, After I got off the plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, officially marking the end of my stay at the desert oasis known as winter break, I was greeted by a rather unsettling prospect. I was planning on settling into this new semester with grace and confidence, but my course textbook list has other plans for me. Apparently I have an extra $350 in textbook costs breathing down my neck this semester.

Instead of catching up with friends and admiring the overcast Atlanta sky, I’ll be spending the first several days of the semester staring at the gaping hole that has just opened up in my bank account.

I’m taking a light load this semester — just physical chemistry, human physiology, differential equations and three labs — but it’s still going to take me all semester to earn back the money wasted on textbooks that I probably won’t even open.

On top of these textbooks, I’m sure several of my professors will graciously demand we sign up for some newfangled online assessment systems that costs at least $40.

I’m sure the good people at McGraw-Hill are barely getting by on their billion dollar revenue. Please, Doolino, help me out. And please, don’t recommend pirating textbooks online — my good, clean heart just couldn’t bear to commit such a sinful act.

Please help, Overbooked and Underfunded Dear Overbooked, I understand your situation completely. How do you think I became a skeleton? I had to pawn off most of my organs during my undergraduate years to pay for my textbooks. Prices in the 1560s were absolutely criminal.

Anyway, here’s my advice. Since you said piracy isn’t something you can morally stomach, your next best bet is a pot of gold. I recommend searching nearby rainbows, ideally somewhere on Emory’s campus. Once you spot a rainbow and travel to the end of it, with any luck, you’ll find both a pot of gold and a leprechaun.

The next step is to use that gold to finance your complete takeover of the Emory administration. After you’ve bought the loyalty of the entire Board of Trustees, you’ll want to install the leprechaun as the next president of Emory, following University President Claire E. Sterk’s official retirement. Of course, this leprechaun will be nothing more than a figurehead. You’ll be the mastermind in the shadows. And the first priority of the leprechaun’s administration will be to greatly reduce textbook costs. Trust me, I’ve considered every possible solution,

THEATER

Oursler Dances in “Mamma Mia” Student Juggles Full Schedule & Show

By Zoe Friedman Contributing Writer

and this is the one with the lowest risk and highest reward.

Best of luck, Doolino Dear Doolino, I have always known I wanted to apply to the Goizueta Bee School.

Since middle school, I’ve studied the intricacies of honey finance, distribution and marketing. Each morning, I wake up to my alarm clock’s soothing bee-swarm noises and look up to see the Elon Buzz poster taped to my dorm-room wall.

He reminds me that, with hard work and talent, I too can, one day, be the queen bee of a Fortune 500 company.

But I have to get into Emory’s prestigious Bee School to get there, and I just don’t know if I have what it takes.

I frequent all the right hives, I’ve eaten so much royal jelly I could puke, I know what flowers give the best recommendation letters and I’ve taken the infamous bee-con class and all the other prerequisites.

But I just can’t shake the feeling that I won’t get in, and that my ultimate destiny is to be just another drone in the hive. I’m at my wit’s end.

Help a bee out.

Sincerely, Bugged Out Dear Bugged Out, Nerves are normal.

I was in a similar situation when I applied to Emory Collage, Emory’s preeminent arts-and-craft institute. I spent so much time worrying about what type of googly eyes to buy and whether I should get magazine clippings from National Geographic or Time Magazine that I forgot the point of it all.

Arts and crafts should be fun, and so should honey manufacturing.

I recommend you leave your anxiety behind by reflecting on why honey really matters to you. Your passion for honey is obvious, and you should let that guide you rather than fretting over your resume.

With conviction, Doolino

— For your day-to-day qualms, send anonymous questions to doolino.emory@gmail.com

By night, 19-year-old Carolyn Oursler (22C) sings and dances onstage in the ensemble of “Mamma Mia,” a production by The Legacy Theater in Tyrone, Ga. But, Oursler is more than just the youngest cast member in the production. By day, she is a full-time student at Emory University.

Oursler proves that balancing student life with a time-intensive passion like theater is possible. Besides pursuing a theater major, Spanish minor and arts management concentration in the Goizueta Business School, she commits a large portion of her time to “Mamma Mia.” Oursler maintains that her theater professors’ support, as well as effective time management, are essential to managing both areas of her life.

“At Emory, being a theater major, my professors understand and encourage [performing],” Oursler said. “All of our professors are actively working in the Atlanta theater community … They are happy to accommodate.”

Tara Myers, a teaching specialist in Emory’s Dance Program and Oursler’s jazz dance instructor, remarked that Oursler never asks for accommodations due to her hectic schedule. “[Oursler] is an exceptional student in many ways,” Myers said.

“She works super hard all the time and comes to class happy and excited to be there, and ready to work.”

Oursler finds that her time management ability heightens when she’s involved in a production, despite rehearsing according to various schedules. Some rehearsals span 10 hours a day for six days in a row.

“I love it so much that I’m getting my homework done, going to sleep on time, going to the gym and eating healthy because I have such a big goal to focus on,” Oursler said.

“I don’t have any time to waste.”

Unlike Oursler’s high school productions, which afforded the cast two months to memorize lines and choreography, “Mamma Mia” requires a much quicker turnaround. Actors are expected to learn all lines, song lyrics and choreography within three 10-hour rehearsals and three weeks prior to opening night on Jan. 24. Although Oursler did not have to memorize any lines, she was expected to master the “Mamma Mia” ensemble choreography and lyrics before the first show. The cast will perform for six weeks, with a total of six productions per week.

At Emory, Oursler concentrates on jazz dance, which is the most applicable style to theater. Myers helped Oursler focus on technicalities and polishing the performance aspect of her dancing.

“Technical aspects would allow her to progress and make it through auditions, so those are the things we started to work on first,” Myers said.

After investing much time into dance and singing classes and rehearsals, Oursler has become impervious to stage fright. Auditions, however, still invoke some nerves.

“You only have 60 seconds to sell yourself,” Oursler said. “It’s a completely different mindset and process than working on a whole project, because then it’s about getting into the character and embodiment, where-

Courtesy of Carolyn Oursler

Carolyn Oursler (22C) starred as Columbia in “The Rocky Horror Show” in October 2017 at the Lincoln Cultural Center in Lincolnton, N.C. as an audition is a marketing plea.”

While the fast-paced theater world may seem daunting, Oursler has had over eight years of experience with dancing, acting and singing — more than enough experience to help her master her ensemble role in “Mamma Mia.” According to Executive Director of Hickory Ballet and Performing Arts and Oursler’s longtime voice coach Leanna Bodnar, Oursler’s success lies partly in her strong sense of pitch and openness to critique.

Carolyn Oursler (22C), Ensemble in The Legacy Theater’s Production of “Mamma Mia” Courtesy of Carolyn Oursler

“She was very determined and very intentional with her lessons,” Bodnar said. “She was good at thinking and applying the corrections I would give her. It can take years to develop these skills, but I think she learned really fast.”

Myers also commented on Oursler’s eagerness for feedback and noteworthy willingness to work.

“It’s hard to find people who are receptive to corrections,” Myers mentioned. “You have to be willing to hear it.”

Bodnar, who performed professionally for over 20 years, attributed Oursler’s ability to secure roles in professional productions such as “Mamma Mia” to her knack for quick learning and her persistence.

“She holds herself to a high standard, but doesn’t beat herself up if it doesn’t go well,” Bodnar said. “She just keeps trying and putting forth [a] good effort. That, mixed with her talent, puts her on a fast track to be successful.”

Oursler’s interest in theater began to manifest as early as elementary school. Her K-8 school required every student to perform in a play as a part of the curriculum. Her passion grew soon after that. By 13, Oursler was craving larger roles and enrolled in voice and dance lessons to hone her skills. She also became more involved in community theater — not only acting, dancing and singing in musicals, but also learning about the industry’s educational and administrative sides. Oursler interned at a community theater office

during her junior year of high school, and began teaching dance and theater to young children at the Green River Preserve summer camp in 2018.

Her background in theater administration and education, combined with her recognition of job instability in the arts, led her to Emory.

“I knew that I wanted to study theater, but I didn’t want a strictly theater program,” Ousler said. “It’s a really unreliable field, but I know that Emory is great at showing us other careers in the industry so that [we] can pay [our] bills and have the freedom to pursue the artistic fulfilling side of things.”

Her conversations with older cast members of “Mamma Mia” have helped her determine a sustainable career plan following graduation.

“The great thing about being in a show with more experienced people is that I’m able to talk to them about how they create stability,” Oursler explained.

Oursler will be involved in the production of “Mamma Mia” until March 1. After the show comes to an end, she hopes to continue her studies in Spanish and arts administration at Emory, with the ultimate goal of eventually landing a theater job with flexible hours that allow her to perform by night.

Oursler’s parents also advised her to study theater at Emory. Oursler stated that she has always felt pressure from herself to pursue the most traditional academic career, but that it was her parents who supported her decision to stray from that Oursler also finds support and community within her theater fraternity, Alpha Psi Omega, and her sorority, Pi Beta Phi. On top of her theater and academic commitments, she finds time to serve as a S.A.F.E. Greeks liaison.

“I work with organizations on campus to talk about how to have respectful relations in college hookup culture,” she noted.

After the curtain closes on the current academic year, Oursler plans to pursue more opportunities in the arts.

“I’m hoping to stay in Atlanta this summer and keep performing, and then teach theater,” Oursler said. “I really want to teach at the Alliance Theater.”

“Mamma Mia,” runs from Jan. 24 to March 1 at The Legacy Theater.

— Contact Zoe Friedman at zifried@emory.edu

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ECMSA BEETHOVAN 2020: STRING QUARTET CYCLE I

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

FOOD

Silom Serves Elegant Thai & Sushi Fusion

By Sammy John Staff Writer

Forrest Martin/Photo Editor

The Vega Quartet performed Beethoven’s Razumovksy Quartet, Quartet Op. 18 No. 6 and Op. 18 No. 1 on Jan. 18 to kick off the ECMSA “Beethoven 2020” series.

SPOTLIGHT

Alum Spearheads First Aid Initiative

By Angela Tang Contributing Writer

Retired cardiologist turned bestselling author Dr. Terry Gordon (72C) has spent his fruitful and diverse career healing hearts, both physically and spiritually. The self-described “conscious cardiologist” and “wounded healer” uses adversity as a catalyst for progress and growth.

Gordon said he first aspired to become a cardiologist at 7 years old after watching WHAS-TV’s documentary “Operation Open Heart.” The patient in the documentary, a boy about the same age as Gordon, could barely walk due to a large hole in his heart.

“The methodical process of working up cardiac malady captivated me,” Gordon said. “As complicated as it seemed, there was a beautiful simplicity to the way the heart worked.”

With dreams of becoming a cardiologist, Gordon came to Emory as a pre-medical student majoring in psychology.

Outside of his rigorous course load, Gordon also participated in theater, starring in an Emory production of Mary Rodger’s musical “Once Upon a Mattress” as Prince Dauntless.

“It was great fun and I loved the creativity of performing!” Gordon said.

After graduating from Emory, Gordon attended medical school at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (M0.) and began his cardiology fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in 1984. Three years later, he began practicing at the Cleveland Clinic Akron General in Ohio.

Outside of his practice, Gordon was also president of American Heart Association (AHA) Akron, a mentor to inner-city children in the Youth Motivational Task Force and a co-host of United Way’s annual fundraiser, “Docs Who Rock.”

In 2000, Gordon watched a video of a football game that inspired his career for the next decade.

In the video, 15 year-old player Josh Miller unexpectedly entered cardiac arrest in the nearby town of Barberton, Ohio. First responders were unable to arrive on time, and Miller passed away.

“In this normally boisterous stadium, you could hear a pin drop, except for the wail of his mother,” said Gordon, recalling the incident. “It’s a sound that reverberates through my soul as we speak.”

Shaken by the premise of Miller’s death, Gordon vowed to never let such an incident happen again again. He set out to supply all nearby junior high and high schools with free auto-

mated external defibrillators (AEDs) — devices which restore halted heartbeats through transmission of electric shocks to the heart.

“For every 60 seconds that someone is in cardiac arrest, his or her chance of survival drops by 10 percent,” Gordon said.

In other words, every second matters, and waiting for first response treatment wastes precious seconds in the patient’s revival.

Gordon’s distribution of AEDs aimed to eliminate this barrier and allow any trained individual to immediately begin the procedure of resuscitation. But Gordon said there was only one problem — the devices cost $3,000 apiece.

Gordon vividly remembered Josh Miller’s father, Ken Miller, with a single tear trickling down his cheek, responding to a reporter regarding the cost of AEDs, “It doesn’t seem like a lot of money to me.” With that mantra in mind, Gordon set out to do the seemingly impossible.

Terry Gordon (72C), Retired Cardiologist & Author

Courtesy of terry gordon

Through fundraising events and talks at local schools and corporations, Gordon began raising awareness on the importance of AEDs in sudden cardiac arrest. Akron General and the AHA brought logistics and manpower, aiding with planning and executing events.

Vice President of Community Health Alice Luse, who worked closely with Gordon on the project, recounted that his passion for the project ultimately convinced the AHA to distribute the AEDs. In addition to supplying free AEDs, Gordon’s plan included the creation of an emergency plan and training five people in AED usage and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at every school in the county. He also strove to make sure the local 911 were able to locate AEDs and inform anyone on how to use them.

In 2002, Gordon’s residence, Summit County, became the first to have an AED placed in every junior high and high school. The AHA consequently named him their “National Physician of the Year,” an annual honor given to a physician with outstanding accomplishments.

“I don’t look at [the honor] as an acclimate to me, but [as] a testament to the mission,” Gordon said.

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In 2005 and 2006, Gordon spearheaded the expansion of his plan across the state of Ohio. To amass the necessary funding, Gordon approached David Brennan, an Akron industrialist and philanthropist, with his plan. The approach was a success, as Brennan provided Gordon with the entire $5 million needed.

With AEDs finally distributed across Ohio, Gordon aimed to draft a bill for the national implementation of his plan. The bill became known as the Josh Miller HEARTS Act, with HEARTS standing for Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools.

In 2009 and 2012, respectively, U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio)and Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) sponsored the HEARTS Act, which passed through the House of Representatives twice, but never passed the Senate.

Gordon hopes to have it pass through the Senate, so that the AED Initiative may launch in states other than Ohio. According to Gordon, the AED Initiative has now saved over 30 lives in Ohio alone.

“There may be obstacles on the way, but you can’t let yourself get focused on the obstacles,” Gordon said. “You have to learn to look beyond. It’s called the power of intention.”

Although Gordon retired as a cardiologist in 2007, he remains deeply committed to his mission. Two years after his retirement, in June 2009, his son Tyler was involved in a car accident that paralyzed him. The tragedy that faced Gordon this time was deeply personal.

To process his grief, Gordon began to journal his thoughts. He decided not to treat adversity as tragedy, but instead to embrace it as an opportunity for growth and enlightenment.

“If we are to grow, if we are to progress, we have to face greater and greater obstacles,” Gordon said.

His friends and family convinced him he had to share his journal entries with others, which became the first drafts of Gordon’s book, “No Storm Lasts Forever,” which was published in 2012.

Now, as an accomplished author and speaker, Gordon shares his pathway towards peace through motivational speaking events and his daily affirmations newsletter, “Whispers of the Heart.”

For Gordon, his mission to heal hearts and save lives is nothing if not sacred.

“Saving the life, especially of a child, I felt so honored to be able to be a participant,” Gordon said.”

— Contact Angela Tang at ytan258@emory.edu

Silom Thai & Sushi Atlanta Buckhead

While some food connoisseurs would never fathom eating pad thai and sushi together, Chef Nithidol curry was one of the best I have “Terry” Nithithanawut did not think tasted, if not the best. twice about the pairing when openThe curry was remarkably decaing Silom Thai and Sushi bar in Nov. dent and rich with creamy coconut 11, 2019 in Buckhead. milk. The spices gave the curry an Across from JW Marriott Atlanta orange tint and added a noticeable, Buckhead and near Lenox Square yet bearable spiciness. mall, Silom is Chef Terry’s secFor $14.95, it was well worth it ond restaurant following his 2015 and could comfortably feed two peoopening of Bangkok Station in ple along with a starter. Considering Buckhead. quality and price, it was the best dish The fusion eatery’s tasteful inte- of the afternoon. rior matches the theme of Thailand’s While we enjoyed curry, the Night Silom district, which is renowned for in Bangkok sushi roll, which the its nightlife. menu listed as one of Silom’s most The restaurant takes pride in its popular dishes, arrived at our table. artistic atmosphere, authentic street The presentation was aesthetically Thai and sushi cuisine, and mastery pleasing and impressively colorful, of signature cocktails. like a cake so well-designed that eatUpon first walking into the res- ing it feels shameful. taurant, I was impressed by the aesThe eight large pieces were topped thetics of the interior design — the with grilled eel, crab salad and Thai walls were lined with classy wood chilies, and filled with shrimp tempaneling interspersed with Thai and pura, avocado and cucumber. The Japanese artwork of traditional cul- crispy fried shrimp was completural symbols. mented by the fresh avocado and Our waitress guided my friend and cucumber. me to a table in the smaller dining The chilies were a nice touch, addarea beneath an ornate and multi- ing a moderate spice level to the colored tile mosaic of a Japanese sushi beyond wasabi. samurai in the midst of drawing Like many specialty rolls, the her sword. The mosaic provided pieces were quite bulky, which made enthralling and beautiful ambience it difficult to eat in one bite. The topas we began rumping fell onto my maging the menu. plate after a single The menu feabite, yet, I was As someone who tured about 10 content to eat the frequents Thai Thai dishes to topping separately go with a dozen restaurants and Emory’s from the sushi. appetizers includ- Thai Student Association The combinaing mussels and tion of the sweetfood events, I can safely ness from the crab edamame. say that this curry was Also, the menu salad, the spiciboasted a wide ness of the chilies one of the best I have sushi selection, and the freshness tasted, if not the best. featuring over of the vegetables 30 sushi rolls gave the roll a from traditional unique flavor.

California rolls to signature fusion A 20-minute drive from campus, rolls.

Silom offers shoppers a great option I was delightfully surprised by to grab a meal. the diverse array of craft cocktails The service was prompt, friendly included in the alcohol menu, which and warm. The lighting provides offered both classic drinks and Thai- a classy dimmed effect that still inspired creations. affords enough light to see your Although I was tempted to order meal, and the instrumental pop the Silom Mule with homemade jas- music softly plays relaxing music mine syrup, I decided against day over the audio system to match the drinking on an empty stomach, so I tranquil interior. instead opted for the starters section The restaurant has two dining to quell my hunger pangs. areas, a smaller area enclosed by My friends and I began lunch the bar and sushi bar, and a larger with chicken satay skewers, and our area behind the bar. The sushi bar food arrived promptly within 10 is adorned with a statue of Buddha, minutes. a decorative Japanese banner and The five skewers were served atop some pottery. The large bar features a bed of crispy rice noodles, along a massive glass display case with a with a traditional satay peanut sauce variety of liquor, wine and beer. and a sweet and sour sauce containBeyond the bar, the restaurant ing diced vegetables. The chicken opens up with a larger dining area was tender and succulent, and the including about 20 tables for larger saltiness of the seasoning added a groups and features more eye-catchsavory flavor. ing artworks of Thai elephants and The satay peanut sauce was a Buddhist religious symbols. perfect harmony of creamy, sweet Claiming to serve over 80 of the and salty, while the sweet and sour most authentic Thai street food sauce offered a fresh alternative with and sushi dishes in a single menu, its vegetable blend of onions and Silom offered quality, a wide range of cucumbers. food options and incredible Following another brief 15-min- ambiance. ute wait, the Panang curry with Overall, Silom is a valuable addichicken was served in a wide, flat tion to the Buckhead neighborhood bowl with a deceptively large por- and plates flavorsome dishes at a tion of curry, chicken and grilled respectable price given the classy vegetables. The plating was visually interior. appealing, with a drizzle of white Silom provides a great venue for creamy sauce atop the generous pile special occasions, dates, an outing of meat and vegetables. with friends or a much-needed study As someone who frequents break.

Thai restaurants and Emory’s Thai Student Association food — Contact Sammy John at events, I can safely say that this sammy.john@emory.edu

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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MLK FROM THE ARCHIVES, SPRING 1986/1987 600 Students Join March Emory Joins In King Rally

By Karim Serrie Staff Writer

CUMMING, Ga. — The biggest civil rights demonstration the South has seen in over 20 years attracted the most activism Emory Students have ever displayed.

Over 600 students embittered over racial intolerance in Forsyth County joined 25,000 protesters from Atlanta, the state and other parts of the nation as far as Idaho in Saturday’s brotherhood march through the heart of Cumming, the County’s main town.

Early Saturday morning, Dobbs University Center took on the appearance of Grand Central Station as over 400 students waited to board eight chartered busses. The surprisingly high turnout came in the wake of freezing temperatures and snow which halved class attendance late last week and Fraternity Pledge Night the evening before.

The Emory busses drove to the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and took on additional passengers, many of whom had to stand in the aisles for the duration of a trip hampered by delays.

Turnout at the center was so high, the 175 busses waiting there were not enough and several thousand protesters were left behind.

The caravan of busses, extending several miles, meandered through dense traffic on a congested Georgia

400. On one of the Emory busses, a veteran political activist attempted to move her fellow passengers by leading protest songs. She gave up after the first verse of Peter Paul and Mary’s “If I Had a Hammer.” The students simply did not know the words.

The students were part of a generation unfamiliar with protests. For most of them, this was their first demonstration.

Nevertheless, turnout at the march was reminiscent of the civil rights marches of the 60s and the demonstration’s organizers got what they had emphasized repeatedly — nonviolence.

Most students at the march said they had been inspired to come after seeing news footage of the ill-fated brotherhood rally in Forsyth the previous week. That march in commemoration of Martin Luther King’s “dream” turned into a living nightmare when several of 400 angry counter-demonstrators began hurling rocks and bottles at 90 marchers.

Saturday’s demonstration went peacefully. But with helicopters patrolling the skies and the National Guard dressed in combat fatigues on the ground the quiet rural town looked more like a scene from a war film. Over 3,000 local, state and national law enforcement officers clad in riot gear formed a barrier as impenetrable as the Mason-Dixon line between 1,000 white supremacists and enough civil rights marchers to dwarf Cumming’s

population of 2,100 over 10 times.

Not all residents in Forsyth County opposed the march. Several families living in houses along the mile-long procession route down Georgia 9 stood in their snow covered front lawns, cautiously waving at the marchers. A man from Cumming stood on a wall with his mouth taped shut and held a sign which read, “I live here.”

The Emory contingent of the march was organized in a matter of days. A small group of students passed out fliers, collected signatures to obtain MARTA busses and attended a training session for demonstration marshals at Hunter St. Baptist Church.

Their initial efforts met with some skepticism because of Emory’s apparent reputation as having one of Atlanta’s least politically active student bodies. Such was the case when Tim Tyson, one of the Emory contingent’s principal organizers and a senior in the college, told Hosea Williams, Jr., son of the Atlanta City Councilman, that 500 students would be present at the march. “He looked at me as if I was an idiot,” Tyson said.

Individual student contributions ranging from $1 to $50 funded the busses which cost a total of $450 to charter. According to Tyson, $688 was raised. Tyson said he will donate the surplus to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a prominent civil rights group instrumental in organizing Saturday’s march.

By Yasho Lahiri It is true that only two counties in metro Atlanta find the occasion worthy of a country-wide holiday, but the man whom Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young described as “certainly the city’s most glorious son” had a birthday celebration last week.

The speakers who gathered at Morehouse College’s Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel last Wednesday made it clear that Dr. King’s nonviolent struggle for justice was far from over. State Representative Mable Thomas, musing over Dr. King’s statement that “justice everywhere is threatened by injustice anywhere,” decried what she called the “illegal, unjust” government of South Africa.

The crowd, representing Atlanta-area schools and universities, roared its approval.

Emory was well-represented, both in terms of speakers and listeners.

Emory College student Susannah Troner, along with Morehouse College’s Emmanuel McGirt, presided over the program. Emory College student Jackie Casanova presented the international perspective on Dr. King’s life, and the significance of the celebration.

(The Emory Chamber Singers presented two pieces.) For the third world,

she said, Dr. King represents freedom and hope.

Auburn University student Mark Long stirred the crowd by asking if we, as Americans, can say that we are living in a time of peace.

He stated that “corporate greed is taking precedence over human need.”

He illustrated his statement by pointing out that the black infant mortality rate in the U.S. is rising, while Humana Medical Corp. (artificialheart pioneers) made a $200 million profit last year.

Mayor Young, a follower and coworker of Dr. Young, was originally scheduled to address the rally, but was unable to do so. King’s wife, Coretta Scott King, did speak.

Mrs. Zenani Mandela Damiani, daughter of jailed black South African leader Nelson Mandela, also made a speech.

The rally was but a part of a weeklong celebration marking the 57th anniversary of Dr. King’s birth. Other activities included a parade yesterday, and the Circle of Freedom.

The Circle of Freedom, organized

by Emory College freshman Jill Kessler, had upwards of a hundred participants. The crowd, which gathered largely on the urging of a small nucleus group, held hands at noon last Wednesday.

FROM THE ARCHIVES, SPRING 1999 Dr. King’s Modern Image Distorted, Says Williams

By Ben Klehr News Editor Presenting the keynote address for Martin Luther King Jr. week, Emmy Award-winning broadcast and print journalist Juan Williams emphasized that King’s beliefs are distorted by modern interpretations of his character.

“None of you ever knew the reality, the flesh and blood, that made the life of Martin Luther King a reality,” he told a crowd of approximately 50 students, faculty, staff and community members Saturday evening in Cannon

Chapel. People are being told King was “milquetoast” Williams said, claiming that the slain civil rights leader is widely seen as a docile figure today.

He faulted the commercialization of King for this misperception, saying it reflected an image of him inconsistent with his life.

“Not being seen is the passionate advocate of social change,” Williams said, adding that King challenged the status quo incessantly, making many people, even erstwhile civil rights supporters like President Lyndon B. Johnson uncomfortable with some of his stands that no one wanted to

tackle in the 1960s. He opposed the Vietnam War, to the puzzlement of many civil rights leaders, and was a participant in marches against poverty held in Chicago. If he had not died in Memphis, Williams said, King planned to organize homeless people to sit in across the street from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. “That was the reality of this man — to make people uncomfortable,” Williams said.

Williams said if King had lived to the present day, his persona would contrast the somewhat weak image.

“I think today he would still be

a confrontational figure in American life,” Williams said.

Williams acknowledged protesters of United States have undergone sharp changes since King’s time 35 years ago.

“This is a different America than the one Dr. King was active in,” he said.

Williams said people who protest affirmative action in college admissions are exaggerating the issue. He said admissions are influenced by other factors besides race that are independent of qualifications, such as legacies and a desire to see a wide range of regions represented in a college class. People don’t complain about

decisions based on state, he said, but they raise their voices over race.

He advised the students in his audience to remember that they are roughly the same age as King was when he became involved in the civil rights movement, and while he said he would not presume to tell them what course they should follow, they should find an issue they feel passionate about and become involved with it.

Williams is author of the renowned account of the civil rights era, Eyes on the Prize, as well as a biography of Supreme Court justice and civil rights figure Thurgood Marshall.

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her through the college recruitment process. He made constant efforts to reach out to different schools and put Maki on their radar.

Now at Emory, Maki is overwhelmed by the support her new team provides. Although she enjoyed her time with her small team of eight in high school, Emory’s team of 80 has been the perfect fit.

“The team is so encouraging in practice,” Maki said. “That’s something I never got to experience in high school.”

Head Coach Jon Howell also feels that Maki has settled into the team well. “She’s someone who immediately connected with our team,” Howell said. “She learns from those around her, and she’s made such an impact on our team in such a short period of time.”

With the team’s support, Maki says she has also found a home and family. On the swim team, there are family “pods” where seniors are deemed as the “parents” and the freshmen,

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sophomores and juniors are their “children.” “[The pods] really helped us connect to the upperclassmen,” Maki said.

“We do all sorts of pod contests, and mine won pod pumpkin carving.”

Even though Maki has a designated family within the swim team, she has found role models and idols throughout the program.

After having a limited team environment in high school, Maki feels grateful to have such an impressive team both athletically and academically, she said.

“All of the upperclassmen on the team are so inspiring,” Maki said.

“They perform so well in the pool and in the classroom, and they set such a great model for us underclassmen.”

Maki’s sentiments are mutual.

Fellow freshman swimmer Julia Colizzo said that Maki brings a positive attitude to everything she does and motivates those around her.

“Caroline is always looking out for and supporting her teammates,” Colizzo said. “When she’s not racing,

she’s constantly cheering on the rest of the team.”

While Maki has been an exceptional teammate, she has also made her strides as an individual. For the week of Dec. 9, Maki received University Athletic Association Athlete of the Week after winning the 100-yard freestyle (50.47 seconds) at the Denison University Invitational (Ohio).

“She has a very strong desire to get better,” Howell said. “She’s just beginning to understand what she’s capable of doing, and [us coaches] really want to explore that and see how far she can take it.”

Still, without her teammates, Maki would not be the swimmer or person she is today.

“I can’t even put into words how much I love every single person on the team,” Maki said. “Getting up so early doesn’t seem like such a chore because I’m just going to see 80 of my best friends.”

sion, junior guard Matthew Schner blocked a shot, but Judges’ senior forward and guard Eric D’Aguanno grabbed the offensive rebound making a jump shot with eight-tenths of a second remaining in the game. Junior forward Lawrence Rowley and Schner each finished with 19 points and nine rebounds for the Eagles. Brandeis’ sophomore forward Nolan Hagerty had a 21 point, 14 rebound doubledouble in his team’s victory. The No. 3 nationally-ranked Eagles are now 12-2 overall and 2-1 in UAA conference play. The Eagles return to the floor on Jan. 24 when they host Carnegie Mellon University.

defeated the University of West Florida (UWF) and Delta State University (Miss.) in a home meet on Jan. 18.

The men’s team defeated Delta State 190-97, winning 11 of their 16 races.

Freshman Nicholas Goudie won two freestyle events and sophomore Lucas Bumgarner won two events in diving.

Goudie also helped lead his team to victory in two team races.

The women’s team defeated UWF 167-127 and Delta State 167124. Sophomore Clio Hancock won two individual races and three other women picked up individual wins, including freshman Savannah Sowards, freshman Allie Dixon, and junior Lucy Daro.

The next meet for the men’s and women’s teams will be on Feb. 1 at the

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the second half. Emory responded by going on a 19-2 run that peaked at a 19-point lead.

Junior guard Romin Williams scored a game-high 25 points and shot 5-10 from three-point range.

The bench provided a lot of support, as three Eagles finished with at least nine points. Senior forward and guard Jimmy Martinelli grabbed eight rebounds and scored 21 points for NYU in a losing effort.

Sunday’s game against Brandeis ended in a 75-73 loss. The teams were neck-and-neck all game, and no team led by double digits at any point.

Williams tied the game up with two free throws with 22 seconds remaining. During Brandeis’ final posses-

Swimming and Diving Emory’s swimming and diving team

Bryant’s 81 Barely Enough for Lakers Continued from Back Page incredible throughout the game, his second-half performance was even more so. He posted 55 points, a figure that once again put him second only to Chamberlain, who scored 59 points in the second half of his 100-point game.

Bryant was unstoppable. When asked how many different Raptors players had guarded him during the game, he responded with “All, yet none.”

Even Hall of Famer Phil Jackson, the head coach of the Lakers at the time, was blown away. Jackson, after coaching Michael Jordan throughout his entire career, maintained that Bryant’s 81-point performance was the most mystifying he had seen.

“It was another level,” Jackson said.

“I’ve seen some remarkable games, but I’ve never seen one like that before.”

Bryant finished with a remarkable stat line of 81 points, six rebounds and two assists to accompany three steals and a block in 42 minutes of play.

Compared to Chamberlain’s 100-point game, Bryant was much more efficient.

Chamberlain took 63 shots and shot 57 percent from the field, while Bryant shot 61 percent on 46 shots. Though Bryant was never a stranger to taking his fair share of shots, one can only wonder what 18 more shots could have done to the history books.

While Bryant is known to be one of the most competitive and clutch performers in NBA history, this performance was deeper than the game of basketball.

That night was the first time that Bryant’s grandmother attended one of his NBA games and his late grandfather’s birthday. With his grandparents in mind, Bryant put his “Mamba Mentality” on full display and posted one of the greatest performances in NBA history.

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

University of Georgia in Athens.

Track and Field On Sunday, Emory’s men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Emory Crossplex Showdown in Birmingham, Ala. The women’s team finished at No. 5 out of 16 teams with a total of 55 points, and the men’s team finished at No. 6 out of 14 teams with 38 points.

Junior thrower Laura Sheckter broke Emory’s women’s shot put record with a 13.51-meter throw.

Junior sprinter and jumper Rebekah Bondi and freshman sprinter Abigail Baisley both finished at No. 2 in their races.

Freshman sprinter Claire Evans advanced to the finals of the 60-meter

hurdles, finishing at No. 8. Lee University (Tenn.) finished ahead of all 16 teams with 133.5 points.

On the men’s side, junior sprinter Liam Fost won the 400-meter dash and picked up 10 points for the team.

The Eagles finished the 800-meter run with three of their runners in the top eight for a total of 11 points in one race. The University of Alabama in Huntsville finished with 146 points and claimed the No. 1 title in the men’s division.

The men’s and women’s track and field teams will next compete at the two-day JDL Flat is Fast Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C.

— Contact Michael Mariam at mmariam@emory.edu

MLB’s Punishment Fails to Send Message and sent text from messages to managers Continued Back Page in the dugout, notifying the bench of the upcoming pitch type. A player would then bang on a trash can to indicate to the batter that an off-speed pitch was on its way. No such bang would occur if fastball were incoming. The Astros wrongfully used technological resources to gain an unfair and unethical advantage over the rest of the league. They deserved their punishment. And then some.

The fine is the largest amount leviable according to the MLB Constitution, and the Astros forfeited their first- and second-round picks for the 2020 and 2021 drafts. But, this was a crime in which every member of the organization was complicit, and one that affected countless persons who are not on the team.

Firstly, the fine does not affect the Astros’ abilities to sign or trade for players, as it does not count against the organization’s cap room. Secondly, while high-round picks are valuable, they are by no means a guarantee of a high-impact player. Only 66 percent

of first-round picks make the Major Leagues, and less than half of all second-round picks make the show.

The Astros weren’t tied down to Luhnow or Hinch, either. The team fired each shortly after they were suspended.

Those most affected by the Astros’ offenses are not in the organization.

Instead, most affected are the opposing pitchers whose earned run averages suffered as a result of sign-stealing.

The same pitchers had to carry those numbers into free agency meetings, potentially lowering their salaries. It also affected managers like Joe Girardi, who was let go by the New York Yankees after losing in Game 7 of the 2017 American League Championship Series.

If the Astros were not stealing signs, perhaps the Yankees would have won and kept Girardi.

How should have the MLB have handled this situation, then? The answer is simple: suspend the entire organization and strip them of the 2017 World Series title. This was a

crime committed by the team, but only two Astros — Luhnow and Hinch — were punished. The entire organization, which is fully complicit, should pay the price.

In the Black Sox Scandal, the MLB suspended eight members of the Chicago White Sox for life for fixing the 1919 World Series. As a result, game-fixing is mostly unheard of in the MLB. In the case of the Astros, no player should see the field for at least a year, nor should they be paid.

Involved coaches and executives should not be able to manage or preside over a major league organization ever again.

They cheated their way into a World Series, too, and should have had any record of their title expunged.

Unfortunately, none of this happened.

If the MLB wanted to send a message about cheating, they should have made an example of the Astros.

— Contact Ryan Callahan at rjcalla@emory.edu

Players, Zimmerman Inspire Each Other On and Off the Court Continued from Back Page that help us grow.

Those are the ones that we can learn from. All of those are special to us, and I think the guys would tell you that too.

That’s why we play this sport. That’s why we compete.

There’s always a chance you can lose, so when you win, it makes you

feel like you accomplished something and when you lose, you feel really insignificant.

That’s athletics. It’s really hard sometimes, but it’s exciting and it’s a great passion for my guys.

TEW: What do you appreciate most about your athletes?

JZ: I appreciate the trust that they

give me, the care that they put in and the commitment that they make. It’s hard to do what they do. At Emory, at an elite academic institution, to want to do the work, to be elite athletically takes a lot.

The thing I appreciate the most is that they go at it with a great passion, and they trust and they commit

to it, and they care about each other.

Obviously, we have times when we’re frustrated, but you know that we’re going to get through because they care about each other.

TEW: What are your hopes for this year?

JZ: Well, we are hoping we could win it all because we have a very good

team. I think we have a strong chance too.

I still hope to continue to grow individually and as a team, continue to add value to Emory Basketball, and continue to add value to each other.

— Contact Lynden Fausey at lynden.fausey@emory.edu

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020 | Sports Editor: Ryan Callahan (rjcalla@emory.edu)

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Astros Get Off ScottFree

By Ryan callahan Sports Editor

On Jan. 13, Major League Baseball (MLB) handed down one of the fiercest punishments in its history. The organization fined the Houston Astros $5 million and stripped the team of future draft picks. General Manager Jeff Luhnow and Manager A. J. Hinch also received one-year suspensions.

But it wasn’t enough.

The punishment came after an investigation by the MLB corroborated allegations that the Astros had illegally stolen signs using video cameras beginning in 2017 — the season they won their first World Series.

Sign-stealing is as much a part of baseball as the peanuts and Cracker Jacks. Teams often analyze pitchers and catchers for “gives,” or physical signals of the incoming pitch. Gives are often revealed by the way the pitcher grips the ball before he throws, or, more obviously, when the catcher fails to conceal the sign.

But the Astros crossed the line. They used video cameras to record signs

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Junior Liam Fost races in the Emory Crossplex Showdown in Birmingham, Ala., on Jan. 19.

Fost won the 400-meter dash and helped the men’s team finish in 6th place out of 14 teams.

Scheckter Breaks Shotput Record By michael Mariam Contributing Writer

Emory’s basketball, swimming and diving, and track and field teams competed in the first matchups of the semester over the past week. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams traveled to New York University (NYU) and Brandeis University (Mass.) where the men won one game and the women were victorious in both. The swimming and diving team won their meet, but the track and field team failed to place in the top three in both men and women.

Women’s Basketball The Emory women’s basketball team extended their winning streak to seven games after picking up wins at NYU and Brandeis. The Eagles played the NYU Violets on Jan. 17. The teams played evenly throughout the match

and with about five minutes left to play in the fourth quarter, the teams were tied at 59-59.

The Eagles played top-notch defense for the remainder of the game, forcing NYU to miss their final seven shots. Emory went on a 15-0 run to close out the game led by senior guard Allison Chernow, who scored 12 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter.

Sophomore forward Tori Huggins posted a 14 point, 11 rebound double-double in addition to senior forward Erin Lindahl scoring 20 points.

NYU freshman forward Jenny Walker added 21 points for the Violets in a 74-59 loss.

On Jan. 19, the Eagles traveled to face the Brandeis Judges. The Eagles found themselves down three points entering the fourth quarter, but that quickly changed after the team went on a 10-0 run in the middle of the quarter. Chernow posted 13 of her 20

COACH CONVERSATION

Zimmerman Talks Career Growth

By Lynden Fausey Staff Writer

Jason Zimmerman has constructed one of the nation’s best basketball programs since he became the Head Coach of Emory men’s basketball team in 2007. Zimmerman boasts a 214103 record over his 12 season career, which includes a 197-70 record since the 2009-2010 season, a .737 winning percent.

His team has made an appearance in every NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament since 2013. In 2014, the team went as far as the Elite Eight, and made it to the Sweet 16 in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018. Over the years, Zimmerman has been named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Coaching Staff of the Year four times, with the most recent being in 2019. The mark Zimmerman has left on the basketball program is undeniable, and the connection he has to his players is palpable. The Emory Wheel sat down with him to see how he views his last 12 seasons.

The transcript has been edited for clarity and length.

Lynden Fausey, The Emory Wheel: So, over your time here, how have you seen Emory change?

Jason Zimmerman: I don’t know if change is necessarily the right word — I would say grow. I think it’s really difficult to grow and improve when you’re already very good. When I came in for the men’s basketball program, my first year we won 10 or seven games. Then we won 15, and then we won 20 the next year, the fourth year.

And we haven’t been below 19 since.

I mean, why do you guys — students and student-athletes — come here?

Because it’s an unbelievable place. It’s already really, really successful. When you come into a situation like that, to make that better, you have to be the elite-level student-athlete. You have to be the elite-level worker. You have to be the elite-level person who has that care and has that commitment to doing that. So the Emory changes are tiny because we’re already at a level that’s very good. The determination of the students and student-athletes to make it grow even more impresses me.

TEW: Now that we’re talking about growth, how would you say you’ve grown?

JZ: Oh, man. I’ve grown a lot. In the coaching profession, you have to grow. I still consider myself a little old-school, but I’m not old yet. Being on campus keeps you young. Being around student-athletes who are driven inspires me. Our student-athletes inspire me as much as I would ever inspire them with what they do here.

I’ve probably changed a little bit more because of our student-athletes.

I guess my former student-athletes would say I’ve probably mellowed a little bit. I don’t think that’s the case.

I’m a little bit more aware of what our student-athletes are going through here.

After 13 years at Emory, you find what works and what doesn’t work.

If you are constantly aware and if you’re constantly evaluating yourself, you will have a wealth of knowledge to build on. I actually tell my guys from

13 years ago, “Man, I wish I could coach you now because I just have more.”

TEW: Has there been a season that stuck out to you or that you consider your favorite?

JZ: Wow, that’s a tough one. I have pictures of all our teams in my office.

It’s getting pretty full, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep doing that, but I do it for a reason — because every team has its own story. My first team as head coach, my first winning-season and my first NCAA tournament team were all valuable to me. Even the seasons where we didn’t make the NCAA tournament are so instrumental to us and to the success that we have now. I don’t know if I would say there is a favorite team, but there are a lot of favorite moments.

I don’t think about [a] shot, or favorite games. I think about the locker room after we won a big game or a UAA Championship. The joy you can see on the faces of those 14 guys and the five staff members because you worked so hard for something and have seen it come through are some of my favorite moments — but also the sorrow that you have in that same locker room. I remember one of the first years, when we thought we were going to the NCAA tournament because we were 20-5, but we didn’t get in. Being in the locker room and finding out that we didn’t get in, seeing the tears of sorrow and hurt, was also a great experience for me that will never go away. Those memories are the ones

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By Scott Miller Contributing Writer

Men’s Basketball The Emory men’s basketball team split their two games this past weekend during their trip to the Northeast.

Emory defeated NYU 83-69, shooting 52.5 percent from the floor. Emory led by five points at halftime, but the Violets tied the game in the middle of

14 years ago on this day, Kobe Bryant made NBA history.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ legend scored 81 points in a game against the Toronto Raptors, landing him No. 2 all-time on the single-game scoring list. Bryant put himself right behind Wilt Chamberlain, the man infamous for setting the single-game scoring record against the New York Knicks in 1962 with a whopping 100 points.

Scoring 81 points in a single game is an astonishing feat, but without Bryant’s miraculous efforts, the Lakers would have likely fallen to the Raptors.

With his team down 18 points in the third quarter, Bryant took matters into his own hands and scored 27 points in that quarter, followed by 28 points in the fourth quarter.

To cap off his already masterful performance, Bryant finished the game by scoring 20 points in the final six minutes of play. As he left the court, the entire Staples Center erupted into cheers of “MVP!” Though Bryant was

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points in the fourth quarter to lead the Eagles to a 75-67 win. Huggins and junior center Blair Ripley each scored 12 points and Judges’ senior forward Hannah Nicholson recorded an 18 point, 11 rebound double-double.

Emory is now 12-2 overall and tied with Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) atop of the University Athletic Association (UAA) standings at 3-0.

The Eagles next play against Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) at home on Jan. 24.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Maki In a Lane Of Her Own

By Jessica Solomon Staff Writer

“You have a gift for swimming.

Don’t stop here.”

When freshman swimmer Caroline Maki was just 6 years old, her coach expressed these words of encouragement and gave her a participation ribbon after she had just competed in her first swim meet.

Since then, Maki has competed in state championships, returned her relay team from last place to first in events, and has now won competitive, collegiate events.

Still, for the majority of her swim career, Maki has had to make sacrifices in pursuit of her passion. Like most swimmers, Maki had to wake up early for practice before school and often stayed after to do the same. As her high school did not offer athletic programs, she would commute to a different high school to swim on their team.

“We had to go back to our public schools in our area,” Maki said. “That was also challenging because I didn’t have a lot of close friends on the team that were from my school.”

When Maki’s club coach, Andrew Beggs, decided to leave the team after a 12-year stint, Maki shortly followed.

She suddenly found herself searching for a better fitting program and a coach with whom she connected. As she left her childhood swim-friends

behind, she found herself without the stable leadership or camaraderie that usually accompanies organized athletics, a lack that presented unprecedented challenges for her.

“Finding a new team, having to make new friends, getting a new coach and adjusting to that was very difficult for me,” Maki said.

While the turbulent transition was a pivotal moment in her life, Maki was fortunate enough to have a strong support system in her family throughout her entire career, she said. Maki’s two sisters have always encouraged her, and she has also enjoyed the time she’s spent with her two dogs, one cat and Waffles, her hedgehog. But above all, her mom was her biggest fan.

“My mom has always worked so hard for me and my sisters,” Maki said.

“She’s sacrificing everything for me to be able to be here, and I’m really grateful for that.”

From placing at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association State Championships in 2016, 2017, and 2019, to being honored AllAmerican in the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, and 50 Freestyle, Maki has had her family right beside her.

However, Maki’s most recent club coach, Jason Brennan, also supported Maki in the later years of her high school career, particularly in helping

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