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SGA Overspends By More Than $28K Media Council Target of Budget Cuts By Albert Zhang, Isaiah Poritz and Calen MacDonald Asst. News Editor, Staff Writers

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The remodeled Convocation Hall, previously known as the Pitts Theology Library, is now open.

Convocation Hall Opens After $20M Renovations By Calen MacDonald Staff Writer

Walking into Convocation Hall, the former Pitts Theology Library, a restoration of terracotta decorations carved in the entrance archway greets visitors but quickly gives way to a modern, chic atrium. The $20 million renovations and 14 months of construction have revitalized three floors, which include original white marble tile and vaulted wooden ceilings.

The building, located on the Quadrangle and built in 1916, was one of the first buildings constructed on Emory’s Atlanta campus. During renovations, the building’s and campus’ historical roots were kept in mind while adding modern tastes and necessities, according to Vice President for Campus Services Matthew Early. University President Claire E. Sterk’s office, among several other administrative offices, has been relocated to the third floor of the hall, and

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the Board of Trustees plans to meet in the hall. Sterk’s office was previously in the Administration Building on the Quad. According to Early, University administration is still deciding how to best use the president’s previous office space. Office space in Convocation Hall includes central meeting rooms that administrators can reserve in advance. “Touchdown” spaces, as Early calls

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Nearly three months have passed since Student Government Association (SGA) discovered it over-allocated funds by $28,019.33 this year, and student leaders remain unclear about how they plan to correct the issue. The deficit occurred when the 201718 SGA Finance Committee overprojected incoming revenue for the following fiscal year by overestimating the number of students who would enroll at Emory, according to SGA VP of Finance Katherine Huang (18Ox, 20B) and former VP of Finance Paul Park (17Ox, 19B). No one realized the revenue projections mismatched actual revenues until late into the Fall 2018 semester. Park, who SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C) fired on Jan. 11, said 2017-18 VP of Finance Javi Reyes

(18B) disregarded Student Governance Services (SGS) Associate Director VonYetta Hunter’s estimate for 201819 undergraduate student enrollment. Instead, Reyes used a student enrollment projection that was not supported by past trends, Park said. “[Hunter] said historically, the student population rises about two to one percent each year,” Park said. “[Reyes] pulled [percent growth] numbers that even [Hunter] didn’t understand.” Reyes declined to comment and referred the Wheel to Park. Hunter also declined to comment. Ma criticized Park for making plans to solve the deficit without informing others. “Every time I asked [Park] how much I have and how much money I’ve spent, he could never give me a clear answer,” Ma said. “The way [Park] approached this … is unclear,

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SGA Declines to Advance Emory Constructs Ancient DNA Lab Impeachment Process By Julie Vo Contributing Writer

By Tanika Deuskar and Carson Greene Staff Writers The 52nd Student Government Association (SGA) on Monday night voted against proceeding with an impeachment hearing for SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C). Residence Hall Association (RHA) President Aaron Jordan (20C) and Lindsay Gorby (19C) sent letters to SGA formally requesting a hearing of inquiry to impeach Ma in response to Ma firing Chief of Staff Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C), Vice President of Finance Paul Park (17Ox, 19B) and Elections Board Chair Justin Cohen (20C). However, the legislature decided against moving forward with the impeachment process, shutting it down in a vote of 7 against, 3 for and 1 abstention. In his letter, Jordan wrote that Rule 61 of the Rules and Procedures of the Student Legislature states that “the Student Legislature has the sole power to expel its own Members, remove its own officers, impeach and try any member or officer within the SGA.” Because Ma is a member of the executive branch, Jordan argued that he had infringed upon the legislature’s powers. Jordan added that, by firing Cohen, Ma disregarded SGA rules and obstructed elections.

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“Justin [Cohen] was just about to get ready to send out an email to inform everyone when elections were going to be. ... Right now, there is no elections timeline that I know of,” Jordan said. “[Ma] has basically obstructed elections.” Gorby believed that Ma’s dismissal of Cohen, Palmer and Park violated the University Code of Conduct and the SGA Constitution. In her letter, Gorby stated that she believed that Ma’s actions set a dangerous precedent because “any dissent to his own agenda will be met with swift, unforgiving action.” Ma responded to both complaints by saying that he acted entirely within the powers of the president, citing in Article V of the SGA Constitution. “Both myself and the legislature have the power to remove. I agree that the constitution is contradictory,” Ma said. “However, I do not believe that I should be impeached because of the constitution’s fault.” Ma said he fired Park because he believed that Park acted unprofessionally toward the Finance Committee. Ma said he fired Cohen because he believed Cohen had set the timeline for the next SGA elections without properly informing the rest of the Elections Board.

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Editorial After

Emory is constructing a new lab to study ancient DNA and learn more about the evolution and adaptation of early humans, according to Assistant Professor of Anthropology John Lindo. The lab will be the first ancient

DNA lab in Georgia and will be located on the first floor of the Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences (PAIS) building. The lab expected to open in March or April 2019. It cost about $900,000 to construct, Lindo said. The Lindo Lab plans to look into the indigenous people of the Andes

mountains, effects of colonialism in the Americas and behaviors of specific dog breeds, according to its website. Lindo will use two labs for his research: the new ancient DNA lab under construction and an already existing modern DNA lab at Emory. In the ancient DNA lab, researchers will

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Laney Graduate School Dean Lisa Tedesco celebrates the 100th anniversary of the graduate school and speaks about plans for the future.

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Constitutional Council Chief Justice Resigns By Carson Greene Staff Writer

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RHA President Aaron Jordan (20C) and Lindsay Gorby (19C) submitted letters to SGA requesting a hearing of inquiry for the impeachment of SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C).

Jordan, Gorby Claim Ma Overstepped

Continued from Page 1 “The reason I dismissed Justin is not because we disagree on the timeline, but because he did not get consent from all stakeholders,” Ma said. Ma also added that the scheduling of elections did not affect his term in office. Ma justified firing Palmer by saying a chief of staff should work to support all of a president’s initiatives and that Palmer often disagreed with Ma’s initiatives. Sophomore Representative Zion Kidd (21C) defended Ma, arguing that Ma did not act outside the boundaries of the constitution. “I don’t think that he has done something so egregious to the point where he has violated the constitution. And I think that is what we need to set our votes on — whether or not he has violated the constitution,” Kidd said. “He has been within his rights.”

SGA Attorney General Kaia Ordal (19C) told the Wheel she disagreed with the legislature’s vote against an impeachment hearing and is con-

“It’s not the unitary power principle of the Executive branch of the U.S. government. [Ma] is not Dick Cheney. He can’t do these things. This is Emory student government.” — Kaia Ordal (19C), SGA Attorney General cerned with the precedent it set. “The legislative branch showed a blatant disregard for the executive

branch and the welfare of their positions, because we are the ones that are appointed at this job and are thus on the chopping block,” Ordal said. “Other people who have not been fired yet have been threatened, and Dwight [Ma] has even threatened to fire the people that he can’t even fire.” Ordal declined to elaborate on wh0 was being threatened. Ordal also explained that the SGA executive branch did not function like the U.S. executive branch. “It’s not the unitary power principle of the Executive branch of the United States government,” Ordal said. “He is not Dick Cheney. He can’t do these things. This is Emory student government.”

— Contact Tanika Deuskar and Carson Greene at tdeuska7@emory.edu and crgree5@emory.edu

Owen Mattocks (20C), chief justice of the Constitutional Council, resigned on Jan. 9. Mattocks said he resigned because Student Government Association (SGA) has repeatedly broken rules and student leaders lack institutional knowledge. “I saw that the sudden drain of institutional knowledge ended up hurting our student government,” Mattocks said. Mattocks said he realized SGA was not functioning properly after reading the Wheel’s coverage of SGA in Fall 2018. “Reading articles that you all have written and actually being at one of the heads of the Student Government Association, I think we can all tell that the lack of institutional knowledge is hurting the Student Government Association’s image and its ability to function,” Mattocks said. Mattocks said no one pressured him to resign and that he considered resigning for several months. Mattocks said he also resigned because he believes the College is overrepresented in the Constitutional Council. The Constitutional Council is supposed to represent all of Emory’s divisional councils equally, according to the SGA constitution. “The president shall to the best of their ability ensure representation from the various divisions of Emory University. … At no point shall the majority of justices be enrolled in the same division,” Mattocks said, quoting the SGA Constitution. All current justices are enrolled in the College. Mattocks said he believes that this violation prohibits the Council

from acting effectively and hopes that his resignation will help alleviate this issue. “The court can’t be made or entirely composed of justices from the same divisional council, and that’s the way it is right now,” Mattocks said. Mattocks also said that BBA Council President Jay Krishnaswamy (16Ox, 19B) shared his concerns about all of the justices being currently enrolled in the College. “I could just sense an impending challenge to any ruling we passed down,” Mattocks said. Both Mattocks and Associate Justice Matthew Ribel (19C) believe SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C) will promote a current associate justice to chief justice and then appoint a new associate justice to fill the vacancy. Both appointments would need the approval of the SGA legislature. Mattocks said he hopes to continue to “serve the Emory community” by advising the new chief justice and the rest of the court on future rulings. “I would be much better suited to express my opinions and not be constrained by the decorum or the respect that the judiciary demands,” Mattocks said. Mattocks also commented that his resignation from the chief justice position allows him to devote more attention to the ad hoc committee that reviews SGA’s governing documents. “I still plan on serving on the SGA Governing Documents Committee that is overall polishing the Constitution, the Code of the Legislature and solving a lot of the post [Graduate Student Government Association] GSGA-SGA split ambiguities,” Mattocks said.

— Contact Carson Greene at crgree5@emory.edu

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Continued from Page 1 them, were designed to foster employee coordination and are commonly included in new Emory buildings. Early said that students may be able to reserve the spaces for programming in the future. A large circular window adorned with white stucco on the third floor provides an aerial view of the Quad. The windows on the third floor are mounted in their original frames, which, according to Early, are more than a century old. These plentiful, ornate windows flood Convocation Hall with natural light. “When the building was built on the Quad … they really wanted light to come in,” Early said. “That’s why … the offices have glass — so that the light can still penetrate into the center of the building.” Additionally, various windows throughout the building are equipped with privacy glass, which can become opaque with the flip of a switch. Some of these windows are found in what Early called the reading room, a room with multiple tiers of tables and chairs outfitted with microphones and centered around a podium. Other updates modernized the building to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and fire safety code compliance. These included adding an elevator, a secondary staircase and additional bathrooms, including a gender-neutral bathroom with a

shower. The largest room in Convocation Hall has been converted into an event space. Chief of Operations in the Office of the President Anjulet Tucker said Conversations on the Quad will later be held in the event space. Tucker added that Sterk will begin holding her student coffee hours in one of the lounges in Convocation Hall. Sterk expressed approval of the renovations in a Jan. 29 statement that Associate Director of Media Relations Elaine Justice sent to the Wheel. “The restoration of Convocation Hall reflects our past and will provide our community with exciting new opportunities to collaborate, converse and engage with each other, the Atlanta community and visitors from around the world,” Sterk wrote. Convocation Hall is part of the Emory University District under the National Register of Historic Places, a list of historically significant locations worthy of preservation. The Emory University District includes the buildings surrounding the Quad as well as Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church. Convocation Hall previously housed the office of the University chancellor, the position which would later be called president, after the University’s relocation from Oxford to main campus.

— Contact Calen MacDonald at calen.macdonald@emory.edu

not transparent and unprofessional.” Huang, the current VP of finance, said Park should have “taken extra steps” to examine SGA finances with SGS when the issue was discovered but reiterated that the actual deficit “had nothing to do with [Park].” Leaders Seek 83.5 Percent Cut Media Council

At a Nov. 7 Finance Committee meeting, Park proposed a plan to pay back the deficit by requesting that most divisional councils and executive agencies (EAs) cut their 2019-20 budgets proportionally to the amount of SAF they each receive. However, Park singled out Media Council, an EA that charters some student publications at Emory, and proposed additional cuts to the council’s budget. Media Council President Alex Zhang (19C) agreed to cut $45,418.30, or 83.5 percent, from Media Council’s budget, including a 90 percent cut to printing funds. However, in a meeting between individual Media Council clubs and SGA representatives, clubs voiced concerns about cuts to their printing funds, which often make up the majority of club spending. “For a lot of these clubs that have an allocated printing budget, taking away their printing completely decimates the club,” General Manager of WMRE

Austyn Wohlers (19C) said during the meeting. “Their main and really only function is to produce printed material.” Park said he and Finance Committee members Mo Singhal (22C) and Linda Zhang (17Ox, 20B) agreed to cut more than the $28,019.33 needed to cover the overallocation because they felt Media Council had been fiscally irresponsible. Park told the Wheel that he would have wanted to give that surplus to groups such as College Council and Student Programming Council (SPC), both of which have experienced financial struggles in recent years. “If there isn’t a change in the SAF … College Council will no longer have any money in their savings account within a year and a half,” Park said. “[In the 2020-21 academic year] SPC’s gonna substantially have to cut their programming because they don’t have enough money. Right now they’re floating because of a [contract] with Campus Life and SPC.” Huang and Ma, however, have taken a different philosophy on resolving the overallocation. Although they have not yet announced a concrete plan, Huang and Ma agreed that any solution would only involve cuts to EA budgets and would not divisional councils. Park’s previous proposal will be abandoned, according to Ma. “We are not cutting divisional council budgets for sure,” Ma said. “In terms of the executive agencies, we

have to reexamine the numbers … we will not take action for now.” Student Leaders ‘Out of the Loop’ Park said he did not inform SGA legislators or the general student body after the Nov. 7 Finance Committee meeting because “there [was] nothing we could do for this [fiscal] year.” Wang and BBA Council VP of Finance Ashley Daniels (19B) confirmed that Park announced the overspending at a Nov. 7 SGA Finance Committee meeting. The meeting was not open to the public. Wang said that although the Finance Committee informed her and CC Vice President of Budget Hithardhi Duggireddy (20C), neither Wang nor Duggireddy briefed the full CC executive board, CC legislators, or any CC clubs. “From our standpoint, this is not public information so we’re trying to keep it [within] a smaller group,” Wang said. “Also for some exec members they’re not particularly involved and won’t be affected so we don’t see the necessity to tell them right away before we make a plan.” Tanika reporting.

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— Contact Albert Zhang, Isaiah Poritz and Calen MacDonald at aliang6@emory.edu, isaiah.z.poritz@emory.edu and calen.macdonald@emory.edu

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Crime Report By Valerie Sandoval Senior Staff Writer On Jan. 19 at 1:41 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) received a solicitation report via telephone. The complainant, who lives in Chicago, said he saw a tweet from an Emory student offering to pay someone to beat up the daughter and wife of Jason Van Dyke, a police officer who was sentenced to six years in prison on Jan. 18 for fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014. The tweet read, “$500 to the first person who beats Jason Van Dyke’s daughter up and I’m not joking in the slightest … $600 for the mother and the daughter combo. Final offer.” The Twitter account owner removed the Emory student identification from her profile after another Twitter user informed her that her tweets were inconsistent with Emory policy, according to the complainant. EPD found insufficient grounds for criminal solicitation because “beating someone up” is not a felony in Georgia, according to EPD Records Manager Ed Shoemaker. Campus Life was notified about the incident. On Jan. 20 at 12:09 a.m., EPD responded to the Lowergate East employee parking deck in reference to someone entering an automobile. The complainant, an Emory Healthcare employee, said she parked her white Lexus SUV at about 3 p.m. on Jan. 19 and returned around midnight to

find her rear passenger side window broken and purse missing. The total value of the missing items is $586. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Jan. 20 at 12:25 a.m., EPD responded to 11-D Eagle Row, the Kappa Alpha Theta lodge, in reference to an intoxicated Emory student. When the officers arrived, the subject was lying on a bench in front of the lodge and vomiting. She received medical treatment from Emory Emergency Medical Services (EEMS) and American Medical Response (AMR). The complainant, another Emory student, told EPD that although she knew the subject was drinking earlier at Maggie’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill, she did not know whom the subject was with or how much alcohol she had consumed. An unidentified student told AMR that the subject drank “hard liquor” at the bar. AMR transported the subject to Emory University Hospital (EUH). Campus Life was notified about the incident. On Jan. 21 at 4:56 p.m., EPD received a theft report via telephone. The complainant said his film company, Olive Avenue Productions, was working inside the Candler Mansion on Dec. 14, 2018, when one of their portable lights was stolen. The complainant said small tools and equipment are often misplaced during work, so he did not immediately report the light as stolen. The exact

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time frame of the theft is unknown. The light is valued at $2,500. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Jan. 22 at 4:11 p.m., EPD met with an Emory student in reference to a stolen bicycle. The complainant said he left his bicycle unsecured in front of the Student Activity and Academic Center (SAAC) on Jan. 18 at about 5 p.m. He entered the building for a few minutes and discovered his bicycle missing when he returned. The bicycle is valued at $150. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Jan. 24 at 5:49 a.m., EPD responded to the Raoul Hall kitchen regarding a theft from the vending machine. The complainant, an Old Fashion Foods employee, said he arrived to restock the machine at about 5:30 a.m. when he discovered the vending machine door ajar with all the merchandise inside gone. The complainant said the last time a coworker restocked it was either Jan. 18 or Jan. 21. An estimated $400$500 worth of merchandise was missing in addition to an unknown amount of cash. The complainant said the locking mechanism on the vending machine was tampered with because he was unable to lock and unlock the door with a key. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

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

By Emma Simpson Staff Writer The Honor Council found that a junior in a science course was not responsible for seeking unauthorized assistance on an exam. In a hearing, the course’s teaching assistants said they saw the student looking at neighboring exams, but, upon examination, it was unclear whether the student had copied others’ work onto his own exam. The Honor Council suspended the hearing pending a review of more evidence, including an analysis of other students’ exams. When the Honor Council reconvened, it found the student not responsible for cheating. The Honor Council found a sophomore in a social science course responsible for unauthorized assistance on a weekly assignment. In an expedited hearing, the student said he collaborated with another student to prepare for a component of the course in which students teach the rest of the class. Although the Honor Council

recognized the student wanted to better his content for the enrichment of students’ learning, collaboration was prohibited. The Honor Council considered the student’s intentions when deciding the penalty. The student was found responsible but received a mitigated sanction of a zero on the assignment and a verbal warning. The Honor Council found a senior in a science course responsible for plagiarism on a final paper. The student failed to properly cite sources, and the paper appeared to include information from another student’s paper. The student admitted to meeting with another student to discuss ideas but said the other student did not give details used in their paper. In a full hearing, the Honor Council found that the student used other means to find her classmate’s work online. The Honor Council recommended the standard sanction of an F in the course and a two-year mark on her record.

— Contact Emma Simpson at emma.simpson@emory.edu

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Emory Closed Tuesday Due to Forecasted Inclement Weather By Julie Vo Contributing Writer Emory University, including Oxford College, closed on Tuesday due to forecasted inclement weather, though severe weather conditions failed to materialize. On Monday, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for Atlanta from 3 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday due to an expected one-and-a-half inch of snow. By 1 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service canceled the advisory due to warmer temperatures than anticipated and instead put out a hazardous weather outlook and wind chill advisory for portions of North and Central Georgia.

All Atlanta government offices and Atlanta Public Schools closed Tuesday and resumed normal business hours Wednesday, according to the city’s Twitter. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) started pretreating roads for icy conditions in mid- to North Georgia on Monday morning, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said at a press conference Monday. GDOT salted bridges and overpasses in the metro Atlanta area and treated the downtown Atlanta area near the Mercedes Benz Stadium, Kemp said. Special attention was given to treating the sidewalks and popular routes around heavily populated tourist areas in preparation for the Super Bowl, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance

Bottoms said. Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency Director Homer Bryson (GEMHSA) said he was confident in Atlanta and the GDOT’s ability to prepare for the weather during the Super Bowl, as it was a “contingency that we have planned for over the past two years.” Athletic events, such as Oxford College’s men’s basketball game against Southern Wesleyan University (S.C.), and all recreation and wellness programs at the Woodruff Physical Education Center (WoodPEC) were canceled. The Emory Transportation and Parking Services (TPS) winter weather information web page listed limited shuttle services for Tuesday,

New Lab to Open in PAIS Continued from Page 1 extract DNA from ancient samples. In the modern DNA lab, extracted DNA is then amplified and undergoes sequencing, according to Lindo. Prior to the construction of the Lindo Lab, Emory did not have the means to conduct research with ancient DNA, due to the high risk of cross-contamination in standard facilities. Ancient DNA research requires a clean-room facility that better controls environmental conditions to limit pollutants. Planning for the lab began in January 2018 and construction started in December 2018, according to Lindo. The PAIS building suited the lab’s operations because there is a low risk of amplified DNA traveling

through the vents and inadvertently contaminating the lab, Lindo said.

“Having the opportunity to study genomics and computational population genetics ... right here on Emory’s campus is truly surreal.” — Giveth Rocha (19C), Undergraduate Researcher Lindo’s lab is open to postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and undergraduate students who are interested in understanding the

molecular aspects of ancient DNA or computational analysis. His current research team is primarily composed of undergraduate students. Undergraduate researcher Giveth Rocha (19C) said she is excited to work in the new lab in a Jan. 26 email to the Wheel. “Having the opportunity to study genomics and computational population genetics ... right here on Emory’s campus is truly surreal,” Rocha wrote. “This lab and this study in general will answer very intricate and intriguing social and adaptive questions.” Albert reporting.

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but by the afternoon, some routes were upgraded to full service due to ridership demand. TPS will update their services as road surfaces are expected to ice Wednesday night and in shaded areas Thursday. For students who experienced Georgia’s past snow events such as Mariam Akbar (20C), the University’s cancelation came as a warranted precaution. “Atlanta has a reputation for being not too well-equipped at dealing with snow, so the fact that most schools closed probably made the roads safer,” Akbar said. Emory students from colder regions of the United States felt that the University’s “snow” day came as a joke. Soye Han (20C) said her home

state of Colorado would require “at least several inches of snow and below freezing degrees” for schools to cancel. “This is definitely my first snow day with zero snow, but I’m not complaining,” Han added. Students such as Stephen Wu (21C) were also appreciative of the University’s closing, although one of his professors still held class. “We have a test coming up soon so I understand why he didn’t want to change the schedule,” Wu said. “We knew it wasn’t going to snow anyways.”

— Contact Julie Vo at julie.vo@emory.edu

The Emory Wheel Volume 100, Number 14 © 2019 The Emory Wheel Alumni Memorial University Center, Room 401 630 Means Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30322 Business (404) 727-6178 Editor-in-Chief Michelle Lou (mlou3@emory.edu) Founded in 1919, The Emory Wheel is the financially and editorially independent, student-run newspaper of Emory University in Atlanta. The Wheel is a member publication of Media Council, Emory’s organization of student publications. The Wheel reserves the rights to all content as it appears in these pages, and permission to reproduce material must be granted by the editor-in-chief. The Wheel is printed every Wednesday during the academic year, except during University holidays and scheduled publication intermissions. A single copy of the Wheel is free of charge. To purchase additional copies, please call (404) 727-6178. The statements and opinions expressed in the Wheel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Wheel Editorial Board or of Emory University, its faculty, staff or administration. The Wheel is also available online at www.emorywheel.com.

Corrections

• In last week’s issue, headshots of Robert E. Chappell Jr. and Ken Ono on page 3 were incorrectly identified. • In last week’s issue, the photo on page 11 was incorrectly credited to Ayushi Agarwal. In fact, the photo was taken by Sarah Taha.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 | Opinion Editors: Madeline Lutwyche and Isaiah Sirois (madeline.lutwyche@emory.edu and isaiah.sirois@emory.edu)

SGA’s 28K Mistake Gives New Meaning to Student Debt Student Government Association (SGA) handles more than $1 million in Student Activities Fees (SAF) each year. However, recent events suggest they may be incapable of shouldering that responsibility. More than three months ago, former Vice President of Finance Paul Park (17Ox, 19B) discovered that SGA was in debt after over-allocating funds to the divisional councils by $28,019.33. SGA overestimated the revenue it would have from SAF money for this year, according to Park. Park knew about the over-allocation and failed to alert student government officials outside the limited few at a Nov. 7, 2018, Finance Committee meeting until shortly before he was fired on Jan. 11. Ever since, the abject failure of SGA to communicate the SAF situation to the student body is appalling, and student government leaders have yet to present an acceptable solution. To address the issue, SGA first proposed to quietly cut approximately $45,000 from Media Council alone, supposedly to increase club sustainability by forcing publications to produce only online content, according to Freshman Representative and Finance Committee member Mo Singhal (22C). The $45,000 amounts to almost 83.5 percent of the 2017-18 Media Council budget, and is significantly more than the $28,000 deficit. SGA failed to adequately account for the additional $17,000 it would have gained from the ploy, and has since revealed that it wanted to use the money to pad the budgets of College Council and Student Programming Council.

SGA has not been sufficiently transparent regarding the deficit, leaving numerous questions unanswered about the timeline of the misallocation and their subsequent failure to correct the error. We urge SGA to keep students informed; ultimately we are the ones who will be affected most by their mistake. First, we ask that SGS and SGA confirm a plan to compensate for the allocated funds and justify that plan to students — without unjustifiably plundering Media Council’s budget. Second, we urge the Constitutional Council and University administrators to advise SGA in this matter, and ensure that the SAF students are required to pay each year is handled responsibly. Finally, we ask that the mechanism responsible for the incorrect student population information is investigated and corrected for future years; the University must provide SGA with accurate enrollment numbers so that SGA can adjust its budget accordingly. This situation illustrates clear gaps in communication not only within student government but also between student government and University officials. Additionally, it has revealed the astounding ease with which student government officials are able to shift vast sums of money around with almost no oversight. We need our student and administrative leaders to do better: address the over-allocation equitably and take measures to make sure it never happens again. Kimia Tabatabaei is a freshman legislator on College Council and recused herself from this piece.

Georgia’s House Bill 6 Presents a Rare Chance to Restore Public Faith in Government After the targeted voter purges in the 2018 midterm election, Georgia’s Republican- public oversight, according to a report from the Brennan Center. They are also insufficiently controlled legislature should seriously consider passing House Bill 6 to restore public faith communicated, as purged voters are not always informed after being removed, which risks in the electoral process. Proposed by Georgia House Minority Leader Robert Trammell, the disenfranchising people simply for not showing up. bill would repeal provisions of the Georgia Code that allow for Georgia’s Secretary of State While Republicans have defended these provisions as promoting electoral security, only office to remove inactive voters from the rolls. Gov. Brian Kemp’s successor, eight other states have the “use it or lose it” policy challenged by HB 6. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, claimed in a pre-election Additionally, the number of voters Georgia has purged since Kemp took office interview with Atlanta Magazine that a failure to “clean” Georgia’s voter rolls in 2010 — 1.4 million disproportionately low-income and minority individuPurging voter rolls can als — seems unnecessarily large compared to the 32 individuals penalized for would be a “disaster for the state.” Georgia’s high numbers of voter purges, be an effective way however, is the real disaster. voter fraud in Georgia since 1997. President Donald J. Trump even convened H.B. 6 would amend Provision 21-2-234 in Chapter 2 of Title 21 by repealto maintain electoral a voter integrity commission to find evidence of widespread voter fraud after ing the state’s “use it or lose it” voter registration policy, which has been critithe 2016 election only to find no evidence of such illicit activity. The 1.4 millegitimacy, but the cized for creating an unnecessary constraint on voting rights that primarily lion figure is also concerning given that Kemp beat Stacey Abrams by 70,000 practice has devolved votes. affects minorities and low-income citizens. Currently, Georgia voters who have failed to vote, confirm their home address with local and state officials, If Republicans were genuinely concerned about electoral security, they into an undemocratic file for voter certification or sign a state-verified petition within the last three would have made sure Georgia used hand-marked paper ballots. Such action cancer. years are assigned “no contact” status. On odd-numbered years, those with was recommended by the cybersecurity expert serving on Georgia’s Secure, “no contact” status are to be sent confirmation notices intended for voters to Accessible and Fair Elections (SAFE) Commission, Georgia Tech professor update their information, but if the confirmation notices are not returned to Wenke Lee. Instead, Raffensperger and his fellow Republicans chose costlier the government within 30 days, voters’ names will be placed on an inactive voters list. Once and less secure ballot-marking devices, which Lee noted are vulnerable to cyber attacks and voters are marked inactive and do not vote in two subsequent general elections, they are lack an easily audited paper trail. effectively purged from the rolls. Unfortunately, HB 6 is unlikely to pass the House due to heavy Republican opposition. But Purging voter rolls can be an effective way to maintain electoral legitimacy, but it has if the party wants to restore public confidence in the rule of law, a small concession on elecdevolved into an undemocratic cancer. Purges rely on error-ridden lists and lack sufficient tions reform could go a long way. The above editorials represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is composed of Zach Ball, Jacob Busch, Ryan Fan, Andrew Kliewer, Madeline Lutwyche, Boris Niyonzima, Omar Obregon-Cuebas, Shreya Pabbaraju, Isaiah Sirois, Madison Stephens and Kimia Tabatabaei.

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Democrats Must Unite to Beat Republicans in 2020 Sun Woo Park When asked what the difference between Democrats and Republicans is, former President Bill Clinton said, “In every presidential election, Democrats want to fall in love. Republicans just fall in line.” And as the fog surrounding the 2019 primary clears, this distinction whispers doom for Democrats. The Democratic Party has repeatedly failed to unite around their nominee, enabling the rise of despicable men including former President Richard Nixon, incompetent men like former President George W. Bush or a mix of both, such as President Donald J. Trump. In 1968, a divided Democratic Party failed to support Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey. Conservative party members opposed his liberal civil rights

record while more liberal legislators were angered by his hawkish stance on Vietnam. Nixon eventually defeated Humphrey, and his authoritarianism was later exposed at Watergate, eroding American trust in their government. In 2000, conservative Southern Democrats abandoned the party yet again when a challenge from Green Party nominee Ralph Nader weakened Al Gore’s prospects. Bush further entangled the nation in two grueling wars in the Middle East, which even its architects admit were both terrible errors. Most recently, rous liberals and progressives who supported thenDemocratic candidate Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) were disillusioned by the rigged Democratic primary and failed to turn out for midterms. We cannot be sure of the consequences of Trump’s presidency, but it’s not particularly inspiring to see the president accused of sexual assault and harassment, claiming his predeces-

sor is not American-born and stoking anti-immigrant sentiments by alleging that “Criminals and unknown Middle Easterners” are mixed in the migrant caravan traveling from Honduras. Moving forward, Democrats shouldn’t be confident of victory. Less than a month into 2019, many presidential candidates are already marred by controversy. One of the major front-runners, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) fell flat on her face with her Native American heritage DNA Test. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is under scrutiny for calling members of the LGBT community “homosexual extremists.” Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is haunted by her career as a prosecutor, alienating both progressives and conservatives. Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro has been accused of incompetence while helping Dallas overcome its racial segregation problems.

Meanwhile, other contenders, who have not yet declared their candidacy, are viewed unfavorably by large wings of the party. Former Vice President Biden’s mishandling of the Anita Hill hearings in the 1980s and his support for Fred Upton (R-Mich.) during the 2018 midterms angered many progressives. Establishment party figures in the party fear Sanders’ populism. As such, whether the Democratic nominee is a moderate liberal or a populist progressive, some faction is bound to lose. After the 2016 Democratic primary, I volunteered for the Clinton campaign. The entire campaign was marred by the bitterness of Sanders’ supporters and the condescension of Clinton supporters. Current events remind me of these phenomena. I sincerely hope that moving forward, we can have real conversations and muchneeded debate about candidates and policies — we shouldn’t let perfect be

the enemy of the good. We cannot sit out on this upcoming election and let members of the LGBTQ community suffer blatant discrimination. We cannot abandon a nominee for supporting progressive stances such as Medicarefor-all while millions of Americans go without health care. We cannot let ourselves be consumed by hate and despise our nominee for reaching across the aisle when our opponents, as much as we may disagree with them, represent tens of millions of our fellow countrymen. I’m not asking you to love whomever the winner is, be it a moderate like Biden or a progressive like Sanders, but do not let the brutal primaries cloud your judgment. We have to unite. If the Democrats are defeated again, we have only ourselves, not Russia, to blame. Sun Woo Park (19Ox, 21C) is from San Jose, Calif.

FIGHTING OVER FEDERALISM

Upholding Same-Sex Marriage Was Constitutional

ing her religious beliefs. Certainly, there are those holding genuine religious values opposAndrew Kliewer ing same-sex marriage; however, as repeatedly established in previous jurisprudence, the govThrough marriage, the state wields the ernment must show a legitimate societal interpower to join two people in a bond capable est when establishing laws that infringe upon of lasting a lifetime and leaving an enduring fundamental rights. legacy. The institution of marriage bestows the By lacking any such basis, bans on same-sex authority to make life or death decisions for marriage violate this tenet. Religious beliefs a dying spouse, to gain access to significant may serve as justification for law in theocrafinancial benefits and most importantly serves cies, but they should not in a country with a as a symbol that the government has legiti- separation between church and state. mized a union. With such significance, it is no Therefore, while those who oppose same-sex surprise that marriage has been the subject marriage have the right to espouse their own of an ongoing national debate, most recently beliefs, they should not have the right to deny exhibited in the 2015 Supreme Court decision same-sex couples access to the institution of Obergefell v. Hodges. Obergefell overturned marriage. Same-sex couples must be affordcenturies of antiquated, unjust ed the same protection as and unconstitutional state opposite-sex couples to marry bans on gay marriage, finally who they choose, whether Therefore, while devolving the right to marriage they reside in socially liberal to same-sex couples. In grantCalifornia or deeply conservathose who oppose ing those couples access to tive Alabama. same-sex marriage one of society’s most profound Ultimately, the failure of have the right to institutions, the Court upheld some states to provide constia core constitutional guarantutionally guaranteed equal espouse their own tee: equal protection under the under the law beliefs, they should protection law. meant that the Supreme Court not have the right Obergefell continued a legwas justified in striking down acy of Supreme Court cases bans on same-sex marriage. to deny same-sex within the past century that We must continually reevalcouples access to extended the due process and uate and reinterpret our laws to the institution of equal protection clauses of the ensure that all Americans are 14th Amendment. For decades, treated equitably as our society marriage. the 14th Amendment’s groundcontinues to progress, recogbreaking language, “nor shall nizing where we have applied any State … deprive any person faulty logic to justify laws that within its jurisdiction the equal protection of undermine constitutional protections, as was the laws,” represented a promise made by the the case in same-sex marriage bans. government but not kept. The amendment was As Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony ratified into law after the Civil War but was Kennedy stated in the majority opinion for ignored by a Congress and judiciary unsympa- Obergefell, “it would misunderstand these men thetic to civil rights. and women to say they disrespect the idea of This changed in the landmark 1954 Brown marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, v. Board of Education case, which found that respect it so deeply that they seek to find its “separate but equal is inherently unequal,” fulfillment for themselves.” striking down segregation in public schools To allow state legislatures to deny these and recognizing for the first time that the same-sex couples access to a core institution 14th Amendment prevented state-sanctioned would be a violation of our Constitution and discrimination. The Court further applied this system of government. While this country’s logic in the 1967 case Loving v. Virginia, which laws are subject to majority rule, the constitustruck down state bans on interracial marriage tional rights of its citizens are not. Just as the and the 2003 Lawrence v. Texas, which over- Supreme Court justly recognized its previous turned state sodomy bans. Thus Obergefell was errors and struck down laws legitimizing white not an outlier, but a much-needed continuance supremacy in the 1950s, it made the correct of our nation’s progress towards equality, as decision in striking down irrational and diswe slowly extend the constitutional promise of criminatory laws banning same-sex marriage equal protection to those of all races, religions 65 years later. and sexual orientations. To call the Court’s decision in this case Just as Brown v. Board was met by a cam- undemocratic would be a fundamental mispaign of “massive resistance” in the South half characterization as Obergefell reaffirmed the a century ago, Obergefell was greeted harshly essence of what the United States is and always by opponents, such as when Kentucky county has been: a constitutional democracy. clerk Kim Davis infamously refused to grant Andrew Kliewer (20C) is from Dallas. marriage licenses to same-sex couples, cit-

Obergefell Sidestepped Democratic Process Grant Osborn

Though I have no strong opinion on samesex marriage, I do have a strong opinion on how it ought to be legalized: by the states, by the American people and by democratic methods — not by federal courts. Whether or not you support the legalization of same-sex marriage, it is among the most important issues of our time. The family is the bedrock of society, and whenever we decide to tamper with cultural issues, for better or worse, such a decision concerns everyone. If ever there were an issue appropriate for democracy, it is same-sex marriage. The legally codified structure of society must be determined by the individual members of that society, not by the majority of nine unelected, demographically unrepresentative officials serving life terms with no accountability to constituents. We have an independent judiciary for a reason: that they should not be political. Think about the result this way: Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark 2015 Supreme Court case that decided the issue, did not by virtue codify same-sex marriage, but instead by tyranny removed the decision-making power of individual states, and of citizens therein, to shape society for themselves. The institution of same-sex marriage is more fit to be debated in the public square and decided by the people than nearly any other issue imaginable. Marriage is in fact an ancient institution, upon the back of which, we have organized our societies for three millenia. Messing with the social structure has real consequences; while these things can be either good or bad, they are certainly important. While precedent is not sufficient to defend same-sex marriage’s prohibition, its status quo as the scaffolding of civilization for 150 generations is, standing alone, a compelling enough argument to me that its importance is magnificent and that the choice of whether to legalize same-sex marriage should be decided by every single citizen of the country, from Birmingham to Portland. Serious advocacy for same-sex marriage didn’t pick up until well into the 20th century, and only gained majority support in the United States in 2011. In 1968, it had only fringe support; among liberals at Emory now, its virtue is so vacuously obvious that I will likely be called a bigot — not even for expressing an antagonistic opinion towards the subject — but for expressing my distaste for how it was codified. For all of history up until half a century ago, few would find the issue even worth debating — the first major LBGT event in our collective consciousness is the Stonewall Inn Riot of 1969. Is it really unreasonable, then, to ask that we let individuals decide on this massive social

change with their ballots? For a long time, for example, there were legitimate sociological questions regarding the outcomes for children raised in same-sex versus traditional families. As it turns out, the consensus (not universal, but clear) among sociologists seems to be that there is little difference, though there is still a minority who doubt these findings. Nevertheless, it should be the people who decide the significance of such concerns. The people of this country, not nine out-oftouch judges, ought to be the ones deciding whether those hypothetical sociological concerns, real or imaginary, should outweigh the value of the freedom to marry. Democracy is often its own end. To be sure, the nation has come around to one side anyway, with about two-thirds agreeing that same-sex marriage ought to be legal, and only Alabama having a majority (of 51 percent) who think it should be illegal. It’s only inevitable that this would have led to same-sex marriage’s legalization state-by-state in due time. As the late Antonin Scalia wrote in his dissenting opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, “to allow the policy question of same-sex marriage to be considered and resolved by a select, patrician, highly unrepresentative panel of nine is to violate a principle even more fundamental than no taxation without representation: no social transformation without representation.” To argue that the legalization of same-sex marriage be brought about in this way is tantamount to arguing that instead of trusting people to come to a clear majority opinion over time (which they already have in virtually every state), we ought to trust in five mostly-white lawyers from two law schools, from but a handful of states and of only two creeds (Catholic and Jewish). In effect, these are your social dictators; the majority opinion of this small group of nine, not that of the public, is the one that determines what the institution of marriage ought to entail; these, not your elected representatives, are the ones who are deciding what marriage is. For the staunch advocate of same-sex marriage, it may seem irrelevant whether it be legalized at the ballot box or at the high courts. But it is of great consequence, no matter your political persuasion. If there should be one right that is preserved at all costs, it is the right to cast your vote however you choose, to shape your society thereby and to be the agent who is creating a more perfect union. It’s easy not to care about the democratic process when your side is winning — you can call it progress and celebrate its consequences. But such a celebration lasts only as long as your side is winning; when your side is losing, it becomes tyranny. Grant Osborn (19C) is from Springfield, Ill.

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Michael C. Carlos Museum

concert review

Noname Doesn’t Need Theatrics

Chicago Rapper Brings Warmth to Atlanta By Sindoos Awel Contributing Writer

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Emory alumnus Fahamu Pecou (18G) brings his traveling art exhibit, ‘Do or Die,’ to the Carlos Museum, which will run through April 28. The painting above is one of the works.

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2018 A Golden Year for Games By Brian Savino Senior Staff Writer

In the past year, the gaming community experienced unprecedented growth and popularity — Drake and Scooter Braun invested in and now co-own the 100 Thieves esports organization; Ninja became the first esports player to be featured on ESPN magazine’s cover; and Twitch streamers garnered hundreds of millions of watch hours. With this growth came video games that shattered records and combined mainstream and gaming cultures. Here are the top five games of 2018. 5. “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” After the letdown that was “WWII” (2017), which failed to successfully revive classic boots-on-the-ground gameplay, developer Treyarch’s “Black Ops 4” takes a different route than any other game in the franchise. Treyarch ditched a traditional campaign and instead put their efforts into their own battle royale mode, Blackout. The game mode is addicting, balanced and competitive — all signs of a good battle royale. Multiplayer is fast-paced and, in the new health system, players have increased health, which they can regenerate by pressing a button. This addition changes gameplay flow and rewards good accuracy and smart play. With 2018 being the 10th anniversary of Treyarch’s f.amed zombies mode, “Black Ops 4” zombie mode is more in-depth than ever and contains its own challenges, weapon camos and story. And Treyarch stays on top of all three modes — the developer consistently updates “Black Ops 4” and listens to its community, posting patch notes on its Reddit page. “Black Ops 4” is the most enjoyable and replayable installation since “Black Ops 2” (2012) and sets the bar high for future installations. 4. “Spyro Reignited Trilogy” The original Spyro trilogy for PlayStation is my all-time favor-

ite, so when developer Toys for Bob announced it would remaster it, I was simultaneously ecstatic and scared. I wanted the remaster, but I wanted it done correctly. Once I delved into the game, I was happily surprised. The artistic design represents characters and environments in modern graphics while maintaining the look and feel of the original games — the new designs improve the original settings. Beast Makers feels creepier and darker, while Summer Forest feels brighter and more magical. Stewart Copeland’s remastered soundtrack adds more depth to the original with extra beats and greater mood-changes, and the option to revert to the PlayStation soundtrack maximizes the nostalgia. “Spyro Reignited Trilogy” represents exactly what a remastered game should be: an update that improves upon graphics and refines gameplay mechanics while reproducing the underlying sentiments of the original game. 3. “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” “Super Smash Bros.” has been a Nintendo staple since 1999, pitching gamers’ favorite characters against each other in two-dimensional battles. Featuring every character from every Super Smash Bros. game, as well as new ones such as Inkling and King K. Rool, “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” is, by far, the biggest game in the franchise. Additionally, the game includes some hidden gem features. For example, spamming the same move repeatedly will render it less effective, making those Sonic spin dash spammers a little less annoying. Every character is viable, if the player knows how to use them correctly, making for a wider range of usable characters per player and more enjoyable and varied competitive tournaments. “Ultimate” innovates past installations while maintaining the classic feeling that “Super Smash Bros.” has always had. Nintendo has made a phenomenal party game that caters to young and old players, as well as gaming novices

and veterans. 2. “Red Dead Redemption 2” Set in a fictional Wild West, “Red Dead Redemption 2” offers the best that an open-world action-adventure game can. An in-depth and intriguing story about the Wild West’s downfall presents characters that are easy for players to become attached to and a consistently thrilling story. Accompanied by refined gameplay mechanics, accurate physics and beautiful graphics, every gamer should play through this exemplary game. “Red Dead Redemption 2” is unmatched — nowhere else will you find a bear battle so intense or landscapes so breathtaking. Its developer, Rockstar Games, has taken every aspect that gamers love about “Red Dead Redemption” and improved upon each one in this nearperfect game. 1. “Fortnite Battle Royale” Since last January, I can’t go anywhere without hearing adults, kids or newborns talking about “Fortnite” — and for good reason. Fortnite hopped on the booming battle royale genre at the perfect time, releasing a free-to-play game that anyone could enjoy and incorporating a game-changing building element that sets gameplay apart from any other shooter. “Fortnite” developer Epic Games has consistently responded to community feedback and released updates that make the game more fun and competitive while maintaining balanced, skill-based gameplay. By incorporating popular culture in emotes and outfits, such as the floss dance and hamster back-bling, Epic Games has ensured that there are always new items and unlockables for players to strive toward. Additionally, the game’s balance of silliness and competition makes it perfect for Twitch streamers such as Tyler “Ninja” Blevins and Turner “Tfue” Tenney, giving viewers endless reasons to both laugh and sit at the edge of their seats.

— Contact Brian Savino at brian.savino@emory.edu

she had only performed the song live a few times, but the crowd remained enthusiastic. Moments like this exemplified Noname’s Jan. 16 Atlanta concert showcased her ability to break down Noname’s boldness and authenticity. She restarted the song a few times, barriers between her and the crowd, while expressing a soothing poetic rap. but the crowd continuously cheered Chicago native Fatima Nyeema her on while the background vocalWarner began her career by perform- ists added gospel-like runs and riffs ing slam poetry and rap under the between verses. A variety of vocals, harmonic styles stage name Noname Gypsy. Today, we and jazz instrumentals made for a conknow her as Noname. During her recent stop in Atlanta tinuously engaging set. Prior to Noname’s performance, for her “Room 25” tour, Noname’s live renditions imbued her tracks with a another Chicago native, Elton Aura, performed most of the tracks from his light and fresh energy. Noname has gained significant latest EP “Elevated,” including “Midas attention and high acclaim in recent Touch,” “Callin’’ and “Rewind.” His high energy and stage presence years after the release of her debut mixtape “Telefone” and her debut had the crowd swaying to his neo-soul ballads. album “Room 25.” His songs reflected a variety of The venue was completely filled genres, with him before the show startrapping intermited, indicating the tently and then growth of her fanbase crooning out the since the release of “Room 25.” She had a fairly modest choruses. His commentary The crowd erupted stage presence as she between songs also in cheers of anticipasimply performed her provided concerttion as the simple set goers with a little design, with the letsongs without any more background ters “Room 25,” began added theatrics, and on the development to flicker softly in red. her fans maintained of and inspirations Noname stood on for his latest project. stage, gleeful yet a buoyant energy by The two artists’ little reserved, and rapping the lyrics with style of rap complejumped right into great gusto. mented each other her set with “Self,” a well, since Elton short interlude that Aura performed introduces the album with an intensiand the motivations ty that energized the crowd. Then, behind it. “Maybe this the album you listen Noname’s performance softened the to in your car when you driving home audience. Noname’s style is sometimes late at night,” Noname rapped in a described as “lullaby rap” because mellow tone. A trio of background vocalists pro- her verses intermittently feel like vided a warm harmony that comple- spoken word over slightly muted instrumentals. mented Noname’s seamless flow. Her voice and lyrics made for an She had a fairly modest stage presence as she simply performed her almost spiritual experience as she melsongs without any added theatrics, and lowed out the crowd and dove into her her fans maintained buoyant energy introspective lyricism. As she rapped about growing up by rapping the lyrics with great gusto. Noname appealed to old fans by in a religious household and the comthrowing in a few tracks from 2016’s plexities of being black in the United “Telefone,” with songs like “Forever,” States, she reflected on how those core “Diddy Bop” and the crowd-favorite, aspects of her identity impact her trajectory as an artist. “Shadow Man.” Noname’s humble stage presence However, the audience was most dialed up when she performed tracks and kind vocals made for a comforting concert experience. from “Room 25.” Her ability to cover delicate topics Although the audience had the potential to be rowdy, Noname’s while maintaining the same energy soothing vocals created a relaxed she exhibited when she rapped about lighter ones allowed for a bit of selfenvironment. Most of her lyricism is contempla- reflection that wasn’t daunting, but tive and raw, but the rapper shifted the therapeutic. This level of intimacy is hard to mood with a few light-hearted songs like “Montego Bae,” which has more attain when going to a concert venue as big as the Masquerade, but Noname playful lyrics. Noname also performed her newly successfully did so and left the adoring released single, “Song 31,” which came crowd wishing for a longer set. out two weeks prior. She warned the audience that she — Contact Sindoos Awel might trip over a few verses because at sindoos.awel@emory.edu

A&E

The Emory Wheel Film and Food event

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Album review

Screening Highlights Food Waste Blake Gets Intimate In ‘Assume Form’ By Claire Dakhlia Contributing Writer

Amid the startling statistics and images that have become the hallmark of the eco-doc, “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste” offers elegant, constructive solutions to the worldwide issue. A free screening of this 2017 documentary, produced by Anthony Bourdain, attracted 250 viewers to White Hall on Jan. 24. The screening was preceded by a restaurant showcase and followed by a panel discussion. The film was informative and entertaining, featuring some largerthan-life personalities recognizable to a frequent viewer of Netflix’s “Chef’s Table.” It provided solutions on individual, local and global levels, and delivered engaging graphics to contrast the intermittently dark discussion of the effects of food waste on our climate. Bourdain, who narrated the film, appears on screen as the first and last images. “I don’t even know if we deserve to live,” he expresses within the first minute. His fatalistic approach to the issue presents a challenge: Do we give up on humanity or take tangible action? The affirmative sounds of “mm-hm” and “uh-huh” from community members indicated that they were up for the challenge. While the film scrutinized the outrageous scale of food waste in the United States, renowned chefs, growers and consumers alike offered solutions from an international perspective. Tax and economic incentives are among the most commonly implemented and effective modern methods of eliminating landfill waste, from South Korea’s food scrap pay-by-weight system to France’s grocery store waste fines. The film explained how some environmental, economic and social concerns could be alleviated through education and action on food waste, by teaching kids to grow and compost their own foods and by demanding better landfill diversion from grocery stores and restaurants. Ultimately, the film proposed capitalist solutions to incentivize or deter rather than attempting to dismantle a whole economy of waste. Select restaurants leading the Atlanta sustainable food movement were invited to showcase tastings of their signature dishes before the film. Miller Union, Double Zero, Montane Sparkling Spring Water and Wrecking Bar Brewpub provided tastes of some of their signature dishes before the film. The portion sizes were small,

By Kamryn Olds Contributing Writer

Assume Form

James Blake (2019)

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Jasmine Crowe, David Paull, Michelle Wiseman, Robert del Bueno and Steven Satterfield (Left to R ight) discuss the film. which felt appropriate considering the event’s focus. Some highlights included a grain salad — bright from its acidity — and fresh vegetables (which included the stems of the greens). Montane Sparkling Spring Water showcased their delightful lemon honeysuckle flavor, among others, which were decidedly more flavorful than your average LaCroix. Miller Union served one-bite portions of raw swordfish with blood orange, microgreens and herb crema. The pre-film tasting provided an opportunity to mingle with other attendees, which mainly included Emory graduate students, Emory employees and members of Slow Food Atlanta. What connected attendees the most was a shared interest in the film’s subject of decreasing food waste. Rather than feeling drained by difficult subject matter or unfamiliarity, the like-minded viewers engaged in lively, passionate conversations. During and after the film, viewers vocally objected to portions of the film and its framing. “The concept of needy people wasn’t fleshed out,” said Armaan Malde, a Georgia Institute of Technology student. While the film leads viewers to believe that food insecurity is oceans away, Malde emphasized, “it could affect the person sitting next to you on the shuttle.” The panel discussion after the screening brought together five Atlanta-based waste diversion advocates: Steven Satterfield, executive chef and co-owner of Miller Union; Robert del Bueno, managing partner of Southern Green Industries; Jasmine Crowe, founder of Goodr, Inc.; David Paull, co-founder of CompostNow; and Michelle Wiseman, director of waste diversion and outreach for Atlanta’s Office of Resilience.

Jonathan Crane, the Raymond F. Schinazi scholar in bioethics and Jewish thought at the Emory Center for Ethics, moderated the discussion. The panelists commented on decreasing food waste and diverting that waste from landfills. Crowe discussed her app, Goodr, which works directly with businesses to identify how to donate their food to those who need it most. Goodr recently signed a contract with the Super Bowl to divert the organization’s food waste. Jay Bassett, U.S. EPA principal adviser for Sustainable Materials Management, tidily summed up the discussion by remarking, “It’s not food waste, it’s wasted food, so we really need to change the language on that.” Paull asked the audience for a show of hands of who composts. More than half of the attendees raised their hands. This crowd was already taking action to curb food waste on an individual level, and the conversation shifted to action on the level of community infrastructure. Wiseman, when prompted, said there is nothing in the works for a public compost service in Atlanta, but that she supports the work of CompostNow. While informative, the panel lacked the voices of growers, farmers or gardeners, leaving an important perspective unrepresented. This event served to motivate a group of sustainably minded Atlanta citizens to action. Bright flavors and graphics broke the monotony of a Thursday evening, and guests left White Hall 208 with tangible solutions to food waste, which masked, even for a night, pessimism that is often rooted in conversations about climate change.

— Contact Claire Dakhlia at claire.dakhlia@emory.edu

James Blake’s style permeates the zeitgeist of today’s popular music. Beyonce’s “Lemonade,” Jay-Z’s “4:44” and the “Black Panther” soundtrack are just a few albums to which the British singer, songwriter and producer has contributed his talents in the past few years. Blake’s blend of hiphop, electronic and R&B elements may not be easily summarized with mere words, yet it is almost unmistakable — it both inspires and represents the currently favored type of radio hit that bends and defies genre. “Assume Form,” Blake’s latest album release, demonstrates a slight departure from his earlier work. A little bit warmer and much happier, this album is, at its core, a celebratory affirmation of love, a shift in tone from the isolation and numbness that define the sound and subject matter of his previous releases. “When you touch me I wonder what you would want with me,” Blake softly lilts on the new record’s eponymous opening track. It is a surprising beginning compared to the abrasive “I can’t believe that you don’t want to see me” line repeated in “Radio Silence,” the opener to his 2016 album, “The Colour in Anything.” Ditching his self-consciousness while maintaining humility, Blake’s ongoing metamorphosis is perhaps most evident on this new opener, a helpful primer for the LP’s central area of exploration — that jumbling of beauty and fear that comes with being so utterly bound with another. Blake tweeted that his girlfriend, “The Good Place”’s Jameela Jamil, is the reason this album exists. But the real power in “Assume Form” comes from the artist’s ability to capture the myriad feelings one often experiences when they find a partner with whom they feel comfortable sharing their whole selves. From the sexy “Mile High,” featuring Travis Scott and Metro Boomin, in which Blake praises the virtues of an intimate evening at home, to “Are You In Love?,” in which he implores his partner to confirm a mutual, hardearned affection, Blake covers a spec-

trum of romantic emotion throughout the record. One of the standout songs is “Where’s The Catch?,” which features an incredible André 3000 verse and has Blake playfully questioning the perfection of his relationship. Despite these successes, however, this record is not quite as cohesive as some of his other work. Compared to “Colour,” “Assume Form” does not have the same easy and fluid progression that allows for repetitive listens. And, unlike his sophomore effort, the Mercury Prize-winning “Overgrown,” Blake does not put forth any songs with a cutting-edge feel. Also, not every song on the album is equally strong. While some are undeniable head-banging jams or moving ballads, others such as “Into the Red,” while not necessarily stodgy, are still unable to compete with their associated tracks. But, even if this album does not reach the high bar and tastemaker status that has defined Blake’s career thus far, “Assume Form” is still a heartwarming listen that promotes a relatively healthy depiction of love. It is a welcome sign of progression for Blake, who described 2016’s “Colour” as his “coming-of-age” record in an interview with The Guardian. When contemplating the reason for the isolation that so greatly defined who he was in and outside of his work, Blake said he realized the importance of first evaluating himself before seeking a connection with anyone else. This earlier self-evaluation not only pays off, but continues on this album. Able to move somewhat away from his inner turmoil while still maintaining a personal and intimate quality in his lyrics, here, Blake provides us with what may be the most open version of himself yet. And on the cover of the album, for the first time, we see his face unobscured. What may be the crowning jewel of “Assume Form” is its closing, “Lullaby For My Insomniac,” a haunting and beautiful musical offering in which Blake seeks to rock his lover to sleep with his gentle, quavering melody. This selflessness and dedication to feeling is one that Blake has yet truly to explore. Yet, it seems evidence of his new maturity and provides an abundance of hope for future releases.

— Contact Kamryn Olds at kamryn.sierra.olds@emory.edu

Comedy Review

‘Stan and Ollie’ Pays Tribute to Comedic Legends By Rhett Hipp Contributing Writer

Grade: A Some of the simplest joys in life come from a person’s willingness to act a little silly; sharing fun and laughter with others can make even the worst of days better. “Stan and Ollie” is a charming story that celebrates this whimsical attitude by following the lives of two middleage comedians who stay true to their jovial nature, even into older age. “Stan and Ollie” follows the titular duo of Stan Laurel (Steve Coogan) and Oliver Hardy (John C. Reilly), famous mid 20th-century Hollywood comedians, as they tour the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1953. As the two age, their time in the spotlight seems to be waning. When they arrive overseas, the duo is greeted with small hotels, small theaters and small audiences, with many empty seats in the house.

Stan and Ollie continue to perform and hope to can impress a Twentieth Century Fox studio executive in London and secure funding for their new Robin Hood movie. However, meager box office returns, threat of tour cancellation and executives ignoring the two, the future of their movie seems grim. With some old resentments over past disagreements and Ollie’s ill health compounding their troubles, the duo is set up for a difficult journey.But the two are better prepared to take that trip in stride than almost anyone, with their playful demeanors brought lovingly to life by the fabulous on-screen chemistry between Coogan and Reilly. There is rarely a moment where Stan and Ollie are not creating or playing out some funny bit that allows the two actors to exude charm. From ringing a hotel bell to resolving their disputes, Stan and Ollie shine as true comedians, down to their last funnybone.

However, both characters are not invincible in the face of strife, especially when the time comes for the duo to face their box office issues and their personal disputes. Coogan and Reilly find the perfect balance between their anxieties and the warmth at the heart of their friendship. Their grounded performance is well-backed by supporting cast members: their wives Ida Kitaeva Laurel (Nina Arianda) and Lucille Hardy (Shirley Henderson), who have humorous back-and-forths of their own, and the energetic Bernard Delfont (Rufus Jones). Together, the cast all bounce off one another like a classical Hollywood sketch; simultaneously, they give a strong portrayal of the effort, struggle and wonder in these comics’ lives. The performances invite the audience to connect and empathize with Stan and Ollie. Most other elements in the film effectively support this relationship, but few aspects stand out independently.

Cinematography in the film, while occasionally eye-catching, is best at allowing the viewer to feel close to Stan and Ollie, offering little distinguishing style. The soundtrack immerses the audience in the wonder of the old-school Hollywood narrative, but rarely draws attention on its own merit, mostly existing as background, tone-setting music. The film as a whole works mostly in service of its excellent performances and brings the audience back in time to the earlier days of the movie business. When all elements are brought together, they create an experience that is altogether cohesive and calls attention to the film’s most important characteristics. The numerous thematic elements that “Stan and Ollie” manages to incorporate effectively are marvelous: celebrating the lives of two beloved comedians, fear of disability in old age, the nature of friendship in Hollywood

and more. Yet what makes the film so moving and Reilly’s and Coogan’s characters so endearing is its ode to laughter. Stan and Ollie share a comedic brotherhood that is tested again and again, yet they stick with each other. Their dedication to their work, and their endless playfulness, make the two lifelong friends. When the duo performs on stage, the audience’s laughter on-screen hardly felt different between the few people in the empty theaters to the large crowds in the full houses. Stan and Ollie’s everyday silliness feels no less valuable than their movie plan, because it brings smiles to the faces of both the people around them and viewers in the onscreen audience. Watching Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy take one final bow is sure to warm audiences’ hearts and brighten their days.

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

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Doolino Â Knows Â Best: Â Help Â With Â A Â Broad Â Abroad

Dear Â Doolino, My Â roommate Â has Â finally Â returned Â after Â a Â semester Â abroad Â in Â Canada. Â As Â if Â it Â werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â already Â bad Â enough Â that Â the Â incessant Â smell Â of Â poutine Â fills Â our Â apartment Â and Â a Â decorative Â Quebec Â flag Â covers Â the Â wall, Â now Â she Â wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â stop Â talking Â about Â how Â much Â her Â brief Â stint Â in Â Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â hat Â has Â changed Â her. Â What Â should Â I Â do? Sincerely, Canadonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

FORREST Â MARTIN/SENIOR Â STAFF

Lime Â electric Â scooters Â are Â charged Â each Â night Â by Â â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;juicersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Â like Â Thomas Â Odlum Â (21C), Â who Â then Â return Â them Â to Â specified Â locations Â each Â morning. Â

In Â Gig Â Economy, Â Students Â Find Â Side Â Hustles BY Â NICOLE Â SADEK Editor-Âat-ÂLarge What Â do Â dog Â memes, Â $38 Â coconut Â oil Â and Â high Â school Â students Â have Â in Â common? Â For Â most Â of Â us, Â virtually Â nothing. Â But Â for Â Jasmine Â Cui Â (20C), Â they Â are Â all Â part Â of Â her Â side-Âhustle Â portfolio. Â With Â increasing Â frequency, Â students Â like Â Cui Â are Â rejecting Â traditional Â part-Â time Â work Â in Â retail Â or Â restaurants Â for Â freelance Â gigs Â or Â contracted Â employment. Â For Â Cui, Â these Â side Â hustles Â amount Â to Â the Â same Â workload Â as Â a Â full-Âtime Â job. Â A Â political Â science Â and Â economics Â double Â major, Â Cui Â freelances Â for Â websites Â such Â as Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pizza Â Bottle,â&#x20AC;? Â an Â entertainment Â blog; Â reviews Â products Â for Â health Â and Â wellness Â websites; Â and Â edits Â college Â application Â essays. Â Her Â breadth Â of Â work Â ranges Â from Â writing Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;15 Â Dog Â Memes Â That Â Are Â Too Â Pure Â for Â this Â Worldâ&#x20AC;? Â to Â coaching Â high Â school Â students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Definitely Â donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â undersell Â yourself,â&#x20AC;? Â Cui Â said. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Â you Â want Â a Â job Â as Â a Â college Â student, Â do Â something Â thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â high-Âvalue Â but Â also Â worthwhile.â&#x20AC;? Â Although Â she Â hopes Â to Â become Â an Â agricultural Â lawyer, Â Cui Â always Â sets Â aside Â time Â to Â pursue Â fulfilling Â projects Â like Â writing Â quirky Â online Â articles Â and Â mentoring Â high Â school Â students Â for Â a Â college Â preparation Â company, Â which Â pays Â her Â about Â $1,000 Â a Â month. Â Her Â proudest Â memory Â as Â a Â mentor Â came Â last Â year Â after Â she Â encouraged Â one Â of Â her Â students Â to Â apply Â to Â the Â national Â YoungArts Â competition. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;She Â called Â me Â earlier Â last Â semester Â and Â [said], Â â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jasmine, Â Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Â a Â finalist!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Â â&#x20AC;? Â Cui Â said, Â adding Â that Â the Â student Â hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â even Â told Â her Â parents Â yet. While Â Cuiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â multiple Â side Â jobs Â consume Â a Â significant Â portion Â of Â her Â time, Â BBA Â Council Â President Â Jay Â Krishnaswamy Â (16Ox, Â 19B) Â works Â a Â more Â flexible Â part-Âtime Â job. Â If Â a Â Ford Â Focus Â playing Â Spotifyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â Top Â Hitsâ&#x20AC;? Â rolls Â up Â confirming Â your Â name, Â Krishnaswamy Â could Â be Â your Â Uber Â driver. Although Â most Â Emory Â students Â recognize Â Krishnaswamy Â as Â a Â campus Â leader, Â few Â know Â that Â he Â also Â boasts Â an Â

impressive Â 4.98 Â Uber Â rating. Â With Â 135 Â trips Â under Â his Â belt Â in Â the Â past Â eight Â months, Â he Â has Â learned Â a Â thing Â or Â two Â about Â ride Â sharing. Krishnaswamy Â said Â driving Â Uber Â isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â always Â worth Â it, Â but Â during Â surges, Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;there Â are Â times Â when Â I Â can Â honestly Â make Â $70 Â an Â hour.â&#x20AC;? Depending Â on Â the Â hours, Â Krishnaswamy Â can Â make Â $50 Â to Â $1,000 Â per Â month. His Â side Â hustle Â has Â even Â helped Â him Â expand Â his Â Atlanta Â bucket Â list. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Â get Â to Â learn Â about Â so Â many Â different Â restaurants Â and Â bars,â&#x20AC;? Â Krishnaswamy Â said. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Â have Â a Â list Â on Â my Â phone Â of Â different Â restaurants Â and Â bars Â or Â speakeasies.â&#x20AC;? More Â than Â anything, Â driving Â for Â Uber Â has Â forced Â Krishnaswamy Â to Â keep Â his Â car Â clean, Â and Â he Â never Â drives Â a Â trip Â without Â gloves, Â Febreze Â and Â a Â roll Â of Â paper Â towels Â in Â his Â trunk Â for Â the Â occasional Â queasy Â passenger. Â Â

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Â like Â the Â freedom Â of Â [juicing]. Â You Â can Â do Â it Â when Â you Â want Â and Â itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â not Â as Â strict Â as Â a Â normal Â job.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Â Thomas Â Odlum Â (21C)

To Â be Â fair, Â his Â trips Â donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â always Â go Â according Â to Â plan. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Â time Â I Â actually Â picked Â up Â these Â passengers Â from Â â&#x20AC;Ś Â Little Â Five Â Points,â&#x20AC;? Â Krishnaswamy Â said. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Â didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â realize Â until Â probably Â 75 Â percent Â of Â the Â way Â of Â the Â ride Â that Â they Â werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â the Â right Â passengers. Â â&#x20AC;Ś Â I Â didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â get Â paid Â for Â the Â trip, Â but Â thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â OK. Â It Â was Â definitely Â my Â fault.â&#x20AC;? Similar Â to Â Krishnaswamy, Â Thomas Â Odlum Â (21C) Â has Â tapped Â into Â the Â micro-Âmobility Â revolution Â to Â make Â some Â extra Â cash. Odlum Â is Â what Â Lime Â scooter Â enthusiasts Â call Â a Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;juicerâ&#x20AC;? Â as Â well Â as Â a Â Bird Â scooter Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;charger.â&#x20AC;? Â Juicers Â and Â chargers Â pick Â up Â the Â electric Â scooters Â at Â night, Â charge Â them Â in Â their Â homes Â and Â drop Â them Â off Â at Â

specified Â locations Â in Â the Â morning. Â Odlum, Â who Â started Â charging Â scooters Â in Â Washington, Â D.C., Â calls Â his Â side Â hustle Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;a Â competitive Â game,â&#x20AC;? Â as Â other Â chargers Â rush Â against Â each Â other Â to Â pick Â up Â the Â scooters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There Â is Â a Â big Â scooter Â presence Â in Â the Â D.C. Â metro Â area,â&#x20AC;? Â Odlum Â said. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;There Â was Â one Â night Â during Â break Â where Â there Â was Â this Â red Â pickup Â truck, Â and Â every Â single Â time Â I Â went Â to Â a Â different Â location Â where Â â&#x20AC;Ś Â there Â was Â a Â Bird Â I Â could Â pick Â up, Â that Â truck Â was Â there. Â â&#x20AC;Ś Â They Â beat Â me Â to Â it Â every Â single Â time.â&#x20AC;? Odlum Â is Â not Â the Â only Â one Â who Â has Â taken Â advantage Â of Â this Â electric Â scooter Â movement. Â During Â the Â government Â shutdown, Â Odlum Â noticed Â that Â the Â number Â of Â chargers Â and Â juicers Â in Â the Â D.C. Â area Â had Â increased, Â as Â many Â government Â employees Â had Â resorted Â to Â charging Â scooters Â to Â make Â some Â money. Â Although Â Odlum Â has Â been Â unable Â to Â charge Â scooters Â on Â a Â regular Â basis Â at Â Emory, Â he Â recommends Â this Â side Â hustle Â to Â students Â who Â have Â cars. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Â like Â the Â freedom Â of Â it,â&#x20AC;? Â he Â said. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Â can Â do Â it Â when Â you Â want Â and Â itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â not Â as Â strict Â as Â a Â normal Â job.â&#x20AC;? Generally, Â the Â base Â pay Â to Â charge Â a Â scooter Â is Â $5, Â according Â to Â Odlum, Â though Â it Â varies Â based Â on Â how Â far Â away Â the Â scooter Â is. Â During Â school Â breaks, Â he Â makes Â an Â average Â of Â $50 Â per Â night, Â but Â at Â Emory, Â he Â earns Â about Â $5 Â to Â $10 Â per Â night Â charging Â scooters Â at Â Woodruff Â Residential Â Center. Emory Â students Â have Â long Â juggled Â school Â work Â with Â traditional Â hourly Â jobs, Â but Â with Â the Â gig-Âeconomyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â arrival Â in Â Druid Â Hills Â offering Â a Â flexible, Â low-Âstakes Â way Â to Â make Â some Â quick Â cash, Â side Â hustles Â are Â becoming Â increasingly Â attractive. Â Seniors Â with Â extra Â time Â on Â their Â hands Â need Â only Â check Â the Â app Â store Â for Â their Â next Â lucrative Â job Â prospect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Â think Â for Â students Â who Â are Â trying Â to Â make Â a Â little Â bit Â of Â extra Â money, Â itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â a Â fairly Â easy Â way Â to Â do Â it,â&#x20AC;? Â Odlum Â said Â of Â charging Â scooters. Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Â know Â for Â me Â itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â better Â than Â working Â an Â actual Â job.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Â Contact Â Nicole Â Sadek Â at Â nicole.sadek@emory.edu

Dear Â Canadonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, Post-Âabroad Â ignorance Â is Â always Â a Â problem, Â but Â hopefully Â it Â works Â itself Â out. Â On Â the Â off Â chance Â that Â it Â doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, Â you Â can Â always Â arm Â yourself Â with Â quips Â about Â the Â dark Â spots Â in Â Canadian Â history: Â For Â every Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;trip Â motorcycling Â through Â Saskatchewanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â fertile Â plains Â was Â so Â liberating!,â&#x20AC;? Â thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â a Â Quebec Â Biker Â War Â that Â caused Â 160 Â fatalities. Â For Â every Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;nationwide Â marijuana Â legalization Â is Â so Â progressive,â&#x20AC;? Â thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â the Â culturally Â genocidal Â Canadian Â Indian Â residential Â school Â system. When Â your Â roommate Â is Â sufficiently Â disillusioned Â by Â the Â knowledge Â of Â our Â seemingly Â polite Â northern Â neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â neglected Â history, Â and Â it Â seems Â that Â theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Â spiralling Â into Â an Â existential Â crisis, Â then Â you Â can Â remind Â them Â that Â Justin Â Trudeau Â is Â handsome, Â and Â your Â pal Â should Â be Â sufficiently Â voided Â of Â their Â foreign Â fetish. Sincerely, Â Doolino Dear Â Doolino, To Â put Â things Â in Â context, Â I Â just Â took Â a Â part Â time Â job Â waiting Â tables Â at Â Goldbergs Â Fine Â Foods Â in Â Toco Â Hills. Â I Â was Â standing Â outside Â Cox Â Hall Â telling Â my Â friends Â about Â my Â job, Â and Â I Â think Â the Â loud Â construction Â made Â their Â B-Âschool Â brains Â hear Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goldman Â (Sachs)â&#x20AC;? Â instead Â of Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;Goldbergs.â&#x20AC;? Â Now Â my Â friends Â keep Â asking Â me Â to Â help Â them Â network Â and Â write Â their Â cover Â letters. Â Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Â an Â art Â history Â major. Â I Â donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â know Â anything Â about Â networking! Sincerely, Deli Â Deceiver Dear Â Deli Â Deceiver, I Â am Â impressed Â by Â the Â number Â of Â things Â that Â I Â have Â no Â particular Â taste Â for Â in Â your Â question. Â With Â the Â General Â Muir Â offering Â better Â pay Â and Â better Â food, Â Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Â not Â sure Â why Â you Â settled Â for Â a Â lackluster Â job Â in Â Toco Â Hills. Â Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Â likely Â have Â to Â pay Â for Â transport Â to Â and Â from Â the Â shopping Â center. Â That Â was Â your Â first Â mistake.On Â the Â other Â hand, Â it Â doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â seem Â like Â your Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;buddiesâ&#x20AC;? Â are Â good Â company Â either. Â If Â your Â friends Â only Â want Â you Â for Â career Â advice, Â Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Â wondering Â if Â they Â even Â enjoy Â your Â presence. Â I Â would Â ditch Â the Â suits Â and Â find Â some Â art Â junkies Â like Â yourself. Â These Â people Â will Â share Â your Â interests Â and Â wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â monopolize Â your Â conversations Â with Â their Â mundane Â professional Â prospects. One Â more Â thing: Â anyone Â who Â willingly Â hangs Â out Â near Â the Â construction Â needs Â to Â seriously Â reconsider Â their Â life Â decisions. Â Stay Â away Â from Â Asbury Â Circle, Â hopeless Â one. Sincerely, Â Doolino

Dear Â Doolino, Last Â year, Â I Â started Â hooking Â up Â with Â Brad, Â this Â guy Â I Â met Â on Â Bumble Â who Â went Â abroad Â last Â semester. Â It Â was Â honestly Â just Â a Â dumb Â fling, Â but Â it Â was Â fun Â and Â I Â had Â no Â regrets. Â Then Â last Â semester, Â I Â met Â Ryan Â in Â my Â linguistics Â class. Â Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ve Â been Â dating Â for Â about Â four Â months, Â but Â things Â have Â been Â kind Â of Â rocky Â with Â us Â ever Â since Â finals Â last Â month. Â So Â last Â weekend, Â I Â was Â planning Â to Â spend Â the Â night Â in, Â and Â Brad Â showed Â up Â at Â my Â door. Â We Â spent Â the Â whole Â night Â talking Â and Â kissed Â at Â the Â end Â of Â the Â night. Â I Â think Â I Â might Â really Â like Â him Â but Â I Â donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â know Â if Â I Â should Â abandon Â Ryan Â for Â Brad, Â especially Â since Â Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Â unsure Â of Â his Â intentions. Â Now Â I Â know Â this Â predicament Â sounds Â super Â cliche, Â but Â the Â thing Â is, Â I Â just Â found Â out Â that Â Ryan Â and Â Brad Â live Â in Â the Â same Â suite Â at Â Clairmont. Â I Â donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â think Â either Â has Â caught Â on Â to Â the Â situation. Â How Â do Â I Â fix Â this? Sincerely, Restless Â in Â URC Dear Â Restless Â in Â URC, It Â does Â seem Â like Â you Â are Â too Â far Â into Â this Â predicament Â for Â any Â advice Â I Â give Â to Â prevent Â you Â from Â taking Â any Â collateral Â when Â this Â situation Â falls Â apart. Â When Â they Â do Â find Â out Â that Â theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Â been Â seeing Â the Â same Â person, Â they Â likely Â wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Â be Â jumping Â for Â joy. Â That Â being Â said, Â you Â might Â as Â well Â milk Â this Â as Â long Â as Â you Â can. Â Â Â These Â love Â stories Â will Â likely Â not Â be Â the Â ones Â youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Â remember Â on Â your Â deathbed. Â Have Â fun Â with Â both Â of Â them Â until Â itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â absolutely Â not Â possible Â to Â carry Â on Â anymore. Â Then Â when Â you Â need Â to, Â you Â can Â break Â up Â with Â the Â one Â who Â carries Â less Â of Â your Â heart. Â There Â will Â always Â be Â an Â endless Â stream Â of Â mismatched Â love Â interests Â available Â through Â dating Â apps. Â When Â this Â thing Â goes Â up Â in Â flames, Â you Â can Â find Â refuge Â in Â one Â of Â Hinge, Â Bumble Â or Â even Â eHarmony.And Â if Â the Â situation Â is Â too Â rich Â for Â your Â blood, Â just Â remember Â that Â the Â affection Â of Â two Â boys Â is Â always Â less Â valuable Â than Â three Â credit-Âhours. Â Emoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â course Â catalog Â is Â probably Â more Â attractive Â than Â a Â guy. Â Â Â Sincerely,Doolino For Â your Â day-Âto-Âday Â qualms Â and Â minor Â life Â crises, Â send Â anonymous Â questions Â to Â doolino.emory@gmail. com.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

RUN THE ROW

AYUSHI AGARWAL/PHOTO EDITOR

Future members of fraternities sprint down Eagle Row toward the home of their chosen organization as part of the annual ‘Run the Row’ event held Jan. 26. The run symbolizes the acceptance of previously extended fraternity bids. NIRAJ NAIK/MANAGING EDITOR

Chicharra en salpicon (TOP) and adobo chicken served at Gato Nights, a pop up by Gato owner Nicholas Stinson.

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Ǧ How Emory Shaped Haslam’s Perspective BY NIRAJ NAIK Managing Editor

Although often outshined by the Flying Biscuit Cafe across the street, Tex-Mex cafe Gato in Candler Park has slowly earned a solid reputation for affordable morning grub with a Latin twist. Moreover, the restaurant’s history of inviting chefs to host prolific pop-ups over the years, including Talat Market and BATON Supper, made me confident that Gato owner Nicholas Stinson’s own attempt would meet that standard. So imagine my surprise when the restaurant’s weekend pop-up “Gato Nights” felt like a pretty medio- cre evening of dining. The pop-up does not work hard to create a carefree, leisurely environment in the restaurant. The limited menu, slow service and small portions seem to indicate to customers that they are not the most important component of the night. This apathy for the patron ultimately created my group’s distaste for both the meal and the mood. The Latin-inspired menu is no bigger than a wedding invitation and offers only a handful of dishes that rotate weekly. Some are small and others more robust. Our group of five ordered a plate of the adobo chicken quarter and seca soup rice, chicharra en salpicon (pork belly salad), mole coloradito with fall vegetables and two red corn tamales. I ordered a hot cup of winter tamarind, a confusing concoction that tasted like hot cider and tamarind chutney. This was partially so I could claim I reviewed all the components of the restaurant, but also because the restaurant is BYOB and offers no other drinks, save for a salty limeade which didn’t sound particularly appetizing either. For the most part, my fellow diners and I agreed that none of the dishes we tried, except for the adobo chicken, truly merited strong praise. No food was poorly constructed or under- cooked, but even so, no flavors popped out. Let’s start with the bad. The chicharra, mole and tamales didn’t impress the majority of the group. We expected the chicharra to focus more on the

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pork, but the meal seemed imbalanced by the overbearing amount of cab- bage which effectively made the dish an exorbitant lettuce bowl. The mole was adequate, but was served with so few vegetables and tortillas that it resembled slop on a plate. It was clear that the tamale (along with the tortillas) contained fresh, prepared corn, but the lack of flavor to accom- pany it made the dish feel incomplete. And speaking of incomplete, halfway through my spiced tamarind drink, pretty unsavory chunks of tamarind started to become lodged in the back of my throat. The beverage could’ve used some blending, and the menu could’ve used some work. There were some redeeming parts of the meal.We fawned over the adobo chicken and rice, which was moist and flavorful. By the end of the meal, we had scraped the plate clean. The ingre- dients may not have been combined perfectly, but their quality was appar- ent. The vegetables were fresh and clean. The restaurant, though cramped for five, was intimate. Sparse lighting combined with candles on each table made the space calm and peaceful. Beyond this, I’m hard-pressed to find anythng else to celebrate. I walked away from the meal about $19 lighter, but if I were to go again, I’d order more. After dinner, we stopped at Taco Bell to fill the void Gato Nights left in our stomachs. It was clear by the end of the night that Gato was probably not aiming to cater to undergraduates students — most of the clientele inside the restaurant appeared well into their 40s, if not older, and you’ll need a little bit of spending latitude to drop up to $17 on microscopic portion sizes. I probably won’t be returning to Gato anytime soon, but I have a feeling my parents might like it. If you’re looking for light dishes to share, Gato is your best bet for dissatisfying Latin food.

— Contact Niraj Naik at niraj.naik@emory.edu

BY GREG KIMMERER Contributing Writer

From dreams of becoming a teacher to transforming state education programs, former Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (80C) credits his time at Emory as formative in shaping his career path. Haslam (80C) officially moved out of the Tennessee governor’s mansion on Jan. 19, capping off two terms in office. His accomplishments as governor include establishing a tuition-free community college program, boosting K-12 education funding by $1.5 billion dollars and cutting more than $580 million dollars in taxes, according to the Tennessean. Before his time as governor, Haslam served two terms as mayor of Knoxville, where he spent his childhood. Prior to his political career, Haslam majored in history at Emory, and at the time was planning on becoming a teacher. Personal tragedy and a lack of experience looking at colleges outside Knoxville meant that he invested little effort in choosing a school, so he ended up at Emory largely due to practical considerations. “My family wasn’t really used to doing the college search process,” Haslam said. “My mom died my junior year of high school, and we just didn’t spend a lot of time talking and thinking about [college options].” Though he was president of his fraternity Sigma Chi, Haslam didn’t participate in student government during his time at Emory. “When I was at Emory, if you’d asked me, will I serve in office, I would have laughed,” Haslam said. “I would actually have said my wife Crissy [Haslam] (80B) probably will, because she was involved in a lot more things on campus.” When the idea was first floated that Haslam could run for mayor, his first reaction was amusement. But after talking to people around Knoxville and realizing that his talents would fit well with the demands of holding office, Haslam ran his first political campaign in

2003. For Haslam, campaigning for office came with a certain vulnerability. It was difficult not to take criticism personally when on the campaign trail. Bill Haslam (80C), Former Republican Governor of Tennessee COURTESY OF HOUSE OF THE OIREACHTAS

Though he described the democratic process as an occasional “pain in the rear,” Haslam admitted that he agreed with the idea, and that campaigning required him to learn about his city and state in a deeper way. When looking back on his record as governor, Haslam said he hopes he’s remembered as a pragmatist. He believes that his role as governor was to solve problems, even if that meant differing from the politically favorable solution.

“Those were really helpful conversation[s] for me as a[n] 18, 19, 20 year old.” — Bill Haslam (80C), Former Republican Governor of Tennessee The values that guided Haslam as mayor and governor come from his belief that the purpose of government is to provide people the services that they can’t provide themselves. “Nobody can build their own interstate system,” Haslam said. “Nobody can have their own national defense. ... There are certain things that we have decided [are] going to be a public function, and our job is to provide the very best service at that at the very lowest cost. That’s our fundamental job.” Haslam pointed to former William

Rand Kenan Jr. Professor of History Dan Carter as influential on his career. He said majoring in history taught him to be thoughtful about the ramifications of what’s happening beyond any present moment. “I can remember a class on southern politics that [Carter] taught, talking about how [in the late 1970s] the South was changing politically, with a heavy focus on the civil rights movement,” Haslam said. Beyond the classroom, Haslam cited the diversity of his classmates as a factor that helped guide his attitude towards differing opinions. “One of the chief ways [Emory impacted me] was that, even then, Emory had a pretty diverse student body, and that was helpful for me in learning how to think through what I believe, whether it be personally or politically,” Haslam said. “I can think of a lot of discussions in Means Hall when I was a freshman or in McTyeire [Hall] ... Those were really helpful conversation[s] for me as a[n] 18,19, 20 year old.” Haslam said he hopes Emory students get involved in politics in whatever way they can, and underscored the broader importance of political engagement today. “Do get involved, [ but] I don’t k now what that looks like,” Haslam said. “It might just be helping people that you care about and believe in to be elected. But my concern today is that folks are paying less and less attention to politics because they’re turned off by the current environment. I’m afraid it’s chasing some of our really good people away.” The former governor isn’t quite sure where the next few years will lead him, though staying in politics is a possibility. “I’m either going to go back to Knoxville and f ind some businesses to be involved [with] and then probably serve on some nonprofit boards, particularly around education issues,” he said. “Or I’m considering running for the U.S. Senate in 2020. [I] just really haven’t made up my mind yet.”

— Contact Greg Kimmerer at greg.kimmerer@emory.edu

Sports

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

The Emory Wheel

Eagles Look Forward to UGA Meet Continued from Back Page weekend at the University of Georgia (UGA), which beat both Emory’s men’s and women’s teams when they met last February. A formidable meet on the road will test Emory’s persistence in the pool, just a week after their dominating performance at home.

“We take it as an opportunity to push ourselves and really get after it. We have nothing to lose.” — Senior Julia Durmer

“In terms of UGA, it has always been a really productive meet for us,” Durmer said of the upcoming meet. “We don’t really stand a chance point wise so we take it as an opportunity to push ourselves and really get after it. We have nothing to lose.” The Eagles will splash down again versus UGA on Feb. 2 at 11 a.m. in Athens, Ga.

— Contact Daniel Huff at daniel.huff@emory.edu

Harry Zhang/Contributing

Sophomore guard Nick Stuck drives to the hoop in a game against Brandeis University (Mass.) on Jan. 25. Sophomore guard Matthew Schner also scored 16 points during the game, helping the Eagles handily defeat Brandeis by a score of 92-59.

Players Excel on the Court, in Classroom

Continued from Back Page winning 97-75 and bringing their record to 14-4 overall. While the Eagle’s offense is off to a hot start, Zimmerman believes that the team’s defense isn’t far behind. “We allowed a guy from NYU to have 37 [points], but I believe he had to work for those,” Zimmerman said. “Defensively, the attention to detail is getting better, [and] the scouting report is getting better.” Against NYU, Williams led the

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team in scoring with 23 points, along with Schner’s eight rebounds and sophomore guard Nick Stuck’s eight assists. Schner was not to be outdone in scoring either, putting up 17 points to match fellow sophomore Lawrence Rowley’s point total. Sophomore forward Clay Washburn and Davet joined the double-digit scoring club that night, putting up 11 and 16 points, respectively. Zimmerman said that while he is proud of the team’s success so far, his immediate focus is on the next game.

“More importantly than [the NCAA tournament] is Friday night,” Zimmerman said. “How are we gonna beat Brandeis on Friday night [Feb. 1]? We played very well [last] Friday here, [but] … we need to continue to grow and get better.” The student athletes’ workload will also increase now that spring classes are beginning to pick up. The team faces the challenge of staying focused on basketball while also keeping themselves academically successful.

“Our guys take real pride in being committed to what we’re doing and they care about Emory basketball,” Zimmerman said. “There’s that narrative we create of getting better every practice [and] every game, but it really comes from them … Everyone on the team is striving for excellence.” The Eagles return to action on Feb. 1 when they travel to Brandeis for a rematch of their Jan. 25 matchup.

— Contact Matthew Barrett at mbarre6@emory.edu

Sports

The Emory Wheel

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

super bowl LIII

Ayushi Agarwal and Jesse Weiner/Photo Editor and A rts & Entertainment Editor

The Rams’ Todd Gurley (Bottom R ight), Ndamukong Suh (Top R ight) and Aaron Donald (Top Left), as well as Patriots’ Tom Brady (Bottom Left), answer questions at Super Bowl Opening Night at State Farm Arena ahead of Super Bowl 53, which will take place on Feb. 3.

McVay, Gronk Offer Advice, Talk College Continued from Back Page He brought myself over and [offensive lineman Andrew] Whitworth, then added [wide receiver Brandin] Cooks, [cornerback] Marcus Peters and [cornerback Aqib] Talib. You just see this huge change in transition of football with the coaches and players, and that’s the reason we’re here today. TEW: How has the vibe of the team changed over the course of this season? Ndamukong Suh, Rams Defensive Tackle: The vibe of the

team has been very consistent: loose and fun. We all enjoy each other [and] we like to spend time with each other outside of the field as well as on the field and in the locker room. We’ve had a lot of fun and enjoyed this ride, and we want to cap it off the right way and always be tied together by Super Bowl 53. TEW: You’re used to dealing with rowdy guys in their 20s. Do you have any advice for Emory professors who also face this problem? Sean McVay, Rams Head Coach: Like anything else, everything

starts with building and developing a relationship. My dad said that people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. If you demonstrate that you care about people and you can help them in whatever area it is, then that’s where you can get that buy-in. Investing in people is what it’s all about. TEW: If you had advice for your college self, what would it be? Brandin Cooks, Rams Wide Receiver: Continue to stay focused. Know where you want to go and don’t let anything distract you from that. Enjoy it, but at the end of the day know

Oldshue Sets School Record in Blocks Continued from Back Page to 35 percent shooting from the field and 26.7 percent from the three point line. Additionally, Emory converted 25 points off of the Judges’ 12 turnovers. The Eagles recorded another home win against New York University, 70-49 on Jan. 27. During the game, Oldshue and senior guard Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod combined for 29 point to lead the Eagles and bring their stellar record to 13-5. Initially, Emory struggled to score in the first 10 minutes of the game, converting just 27.8 percent of their shots. After trailing 14-10 in the opening quarter, the Eagles regrouped, dropping 19 points while limiting the Violets to only eight. During the third quarter, the Eagles went on a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 40-27 lead with

5:11 remaining in the third. NYU went on a 7-0 run to cut Emory’s deficit to 46-40 heading into the fourth quarter. While the Violets had momentum entering the final frame, the Eagles began the quarter with their own 7-0 run. Emory continued to scorch the Violets, holding NYU scoreless for almost five minutes. The dominant performance in the fourth quarter led to a comfortable 70-49 win. Although the Eagles only shot 23.5 percent from the three point line, Emory still had an impressive offensive outing. While scoring 70 points in the game, the Eagles shot 44.1 percent from the field, converted 22 points in the paint and scored 10 bench points. Oldshue and Jackson-Sherrod highlighted the Eagles’ performance as they totaled 15 points and 14 points,

respectively. Additionally, JacksonSherrod grabbed a season-high nine rebounds while Oldshue collected 10 rebounds of her own and recorded her fifth double-double of the season. Emory displayed terrific defensive energy against the Violets. During the game, NYU only shot 33.9 percent from the field, converted 23.8 percent from three and committed 10 turnovers. Additionally, Oldshue blocked two shots to become Emory’s all-time leader in blocked shots. She surpassed Alicia Moore’s (98C) 104 career blocks. The Eagles return to action on Feb. 1 when they travel to Brandeis University. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.

— Contact Harrison Goldfein at harrison.goldfein@emory.edu

there’s something bigger after, so don’t do anything that’s going to cost your future. TEW: If you had to choose a superhero that best reflects you, who would it be and why? Aaron Donald, Rams Defensive Tackle: The Hulk, because he’s big and strong, and I’m strong and big. TEW: What do you miss most about your college days at the University of Arizona? Rob Gronkowski, Patriots Tight End: The house we had. We lived in a house, my brother and two

other friends, and it was just always mayhem. It was awesome. TEW: What is it like representing the Jewish community in the Super Bowl and in the NFL in general? Julian Edelman, Patriots Wide Receiver: There’s a lot of representation here, a lot more than people think. It’s an honor; we’re kind of like the underdog people. I appreciate that, and the support that we get from that community is unbelievable and I like being a part of it.

— Contact Jesse Weiner at jweine8@emory.edu

Swoop’s Scoop Sport

Friday Feb. 1

Saturday Feb. 2

Opponent

Time

W Track & Field

@ Carolina Challenge

All Day

M Track & Field

@ Carolina Challenge

All Day

W Basketball

@ Brandeis

6 p.m.

M Basketball

@ Brandeis

8 p.m.

W Track and Field M Track and Field W Swim and Dive M Swim and Dive

@ Tiger Indoor Invitational

All Day

@ Tiger Indoor Invitational

All Day

@ UGA

11 a.m.

@ UGA

11 a.m.

Sunday

Men’s Basketball

@ NYU

12 p.m.

Feb. 3

Women’s Basketball

@ NYU

2 p.m. *Home Games in Bold

The Emory Wheel

Sports

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 | Assistant Sports Editor: Ryan Callahan (ryan.joseph.callahan@emory.edu)

men’s basketball

Eagles Hold Scoring Clinic

swimming & Diving

super bowl

Teams Talk Evolution, Prep

By Matthew Barrett Contributing Writer

By Jesse Weiner Arts & Entertainment Editor

The Emory men’s basketball team came into their Jan. 25 matchup against the visiting Brandeis University (Mass.) Judges touting a 13-2 record overall following a 116-100 win against Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) on Jan. 20. The Eagles are currently the University Athletic Association’s (UAA) top scoring team and showcased that against Brandeis, scoring 92 points. It was the 12th time the Eagles scored 90 or more points in a game this season. The final tally of the men’s Friday night win was 92-59. Head Coach Jason Zimmerman’s balanced offensive attack dictated the pace of the game. Sophomore guard Matthew Shner and sophomore forward Matt Davet led the game with 16 points apiece. Sophomore guard Romin Williams also got in on the scoring action, shooting four of 10 from the field, and contributing 12 points total to go along with the team’s 13 of 29 shooting from beyond the three-point arc. The Eagles would carry that momentum into their game on Jan. 27 against New York University (NYU),

Other Emory seniors with winning times included Ashley Daniels in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.76), and Anya Kone, Hannah Baratz and Meg Taylor in relay events. “There was a lot of love on the pool deck,” Durmer said. “The atmosphere was just unbeatable. You could tell even before the meet started [that] everyone was super excited to get out there and have a great time at the last home meet as seniors.” The diving portion of the meet was also uncontested by Centre. Freshman Lucas Bumgarner came in first in both the 3-meter and 1-meter dives with scores of 366.68 and 309.85, respectively. A strong showing at home will be the perfect way for Emory to prepare for the difficult trip 70 miles east next

It was six nights before the 2019 Super Bowl, one of the largest sporting events of the year, and the host city of Atlanta was amped up and ready to go. On Jan. 28, the newly renovated and rowdy State Farm Arena served as the venue for Super Bowl Opening Night, a massive annual media event which precedes the main attraction, set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The 53rd Super Bowl will pit the New England Patriots against the Los Angeles Rams, and each team’s biggest fans and stars rallied at the opening event. The Wheel interviewed several players and coaches from both teams at the event. This transcript has been edited for clarity and length. Jesse Weiner, The Emory Wheel: How have you seen the Rams change in the two seasons you’ve been on the team? Robert Woods, Rams Wide Receiver: Seeing the Rams come to Los Angeles, [coming] off a 4-12 [record in 2016], then just going through a full circle with [Head Coach Sean] McVay coming over really turned this whole program around.

See Eagles, Page 10

See McVay, Page 11

See players, Page 10

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Freshman diver Lucas Bumgarner attempts a dive during the Jan. 26 meet against Centre College (Ky.). The Eagles won every event at the meet and went uncontested in diving events.

Stellar Showing for Senior Swimmers By Daniel Huff Contributing Writer

An Eagle recorded a first-place finish in every single event at Emory’s home-turf meet on Jan. 26. Both the Emory men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams emerged with powerful victories, with final scores for the meet against the Centre College Colonels (Ky.) adding to 188-95 and 156-95 for the men and women, respectively. On their celebratory Senior Day, 11 seniors put up first-place times in solo or relay events. Although Emory couldn’t bring home all the points available because some events were won by exhibition swimmers, the Eagles accumulated 28 wins for the home team in swimming, as well as two high marks in uncon-

Track & Field

Emory Prepares for Indoor Nationals

tested diving. The star from the men’s senior class was Zachary Chen, who placed first in the 100-yard backstroke (51.89) and the 200-yard breaststroke (2:10.07). Seniors Trey Kolleck, Matt Rogers and Thomas Gordon also claimed gold medals in solo events, and Patrick Leonard earned one in a relay event. Sophomore Kellen Stillman represented the underclassmen with two individual wins. On the women’s side, the leading seniors were Julia Durmer and Fiona Muir. Durmer alone brought in three first-place times in the 1,000-yard freestyle (10:25.62), 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.79) and 200-yard individual medley (2:09.69, exhibition). Muir claimed victories in the 50-yard freestyle (24.40) and 100yard butterfly (58.49, exhibition).

Women’s basketball

By Anirudh Pidugu Senior Staff Writer

Sophomore Angela Cao said the team is preparing as usual for the upcoming indoor invitationals and The Emory track and field teams UAA Championships. “We have two workouts for this set several season records at the Jan. 27 KMS Indoor Invitational at the week,” Cao said. “We are treating it Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala., though like a normal race even though the races are bigger than the meet did not score what we normally parany of the individual ticipate in.” teams competing. “We are treating For the men’s On the women’s side, senior Dani [our workouts] like a team, freshman Brett Henshey matched Bland led the Eagles normal race.” his personal best in setting several in the high jump season-best marks, (2.00m). Sophomore including in the 200m dash (25.38) and the — Sophomore Angela Cao Liam Fost logged a personal best in the 60m dash (7.84, 7.86). 200m with a time of Bland’s 200m dash time was sixth in the Division III rank- 22.99. Freshmen Jon Marcus and Yuri Brunner reached their season-best ings this season. She also competed in the 4x400m marks as well in the 800m (1:57.57) and relay alongside freshmen Hannah the pole vault (3.80m), respectively. The Eagles will continue their busy Lansberry and Belle Brown and sophomore Michelle Rosenblum, and they schedule this week at the University of recorded a season-best performance South Carolina’s Carolina Challenge on Feb. 1 and the Tiger Indoor Invitational of 4:08.13. The Eagles also broke other team at Sewanee: The University of the seasonal records, including senior South (Tenn.) on Feb. 2. Jordan Small’s 1.6m in the high jump and sophomore Carrie McIntyre’s — Contact Anirudh Pidugu at 5:12.17 in the mile run. anirudh.pidugu@emory.edu

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Senior guard Azzairia Jackson-Sherrod takes a jump shot over a New York University defender on Jan. 27. The Eagles won by a convincing score of 70-49.

Women Dominate Weekend Games By Harrison Goldfein Contributing Writer

The Emory women’s basketball team secured two home wins against Brandeis University Judgesy (Mass.), 70-57, on Jan. 25 and against New York University Violets (N.Y.), 70-49, on Jan. 27. In the win over Brandeis, senior center Ashley Oldshue scored a careerhigh 30 points, and the Eagles boosted their record to 12-5, 3-3 in the University Athletic Association (UAA). Although Brandeis took a 35-28

lead at the half, Emory erased the seven point deficit in the third quarter by dropping 19 points and holding the Judges to only nine points. After trading baskets in the fourth quarter, the Eagles obtained a 54-46 lead after junior forward Erin Lindahl led a 7-0 spurt. While Brandeis retaliated with a basket, the Eagles went on another 7-0 run that extend their lead to 61-48 with 4:21 left on the clock. The Judges battled back, closing the lead to nine points with 1:09 left, but the Eagles prevailed, winning 70-57. Offensively, the Eagles shot an

impressive 41.7 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from beyond the arc. Additionally, Emory scored 26 points in the paint, eight fastbreak points, and 10 bench points. Oldshue notched her fourth double-double or the year, scoring 30 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Her teammate Lindahl also had an impressive game, scoring 15 points and dishing out a career-high seven assists. The Eagles defensive intensity was on full display as they held the Judges

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