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By Albert Zhang And Ninad Kulkarni Asst. News Editor and Staff Writer

By Tanika Deuskar And Ana Kilbourn Staff Writer and Contributing Writer

the Super Bowl halftime show.

Their responsibilities, though not related to singing, ranged from standing in Maroon 5’s fan section to bringing drone-powered paper lanterns onto the field.

Emory University endorsed a comment by the American Association of Universities (AAU) criticizing the recently proposed Title IX regulations for “infringement on universities’ autonomy and expertise,” according to Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion Lynell Cadray.

The Education Department’s public comment period, which ended Jan. 30, called for public input on its revisions to Title IX guidelines such as narrowing the definition of sexual harassment, permitting in-person cross examinations and changing the standard of evidence to use in sexual misconduct hearings.

AAU’s comment suggested the Education Department prohibit crossexaminations in sexual misconduct hearings and allow institutions to choose between a preponderance of evidence burden of proof standard or a higher standard of clear and convincing.

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The 52nd Student Government Association (SGA) convened on Monday night to amend the Elections Code and confirm Katherine Huang (17Ox, 19B) as the permanent replacement for former Vice President of Finance Paul Park (17Ox, 19B).

Electoral R eforms Commission Presents Revisions The Electoral Reform Commission made a total of 151 changes to the Elections Code and codified them in Bill 52sl42, which passed unanimously.

Changes include clarifying several definitions in the Elections Code, involving staff advisers more in the election process and holding an annual rules audit to address any issues with future election cycles.

Additional changes called for Elections Board members to recuse themselves from cases in the event of

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New England Patriots Cornerback Stephon Gilmore intercepts a pass to Los Angeles Rams Wide Receiver Brandin Cooks during Super Bowl LIII at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Students Join Superbowl Festivities

By Nicole Sadek Editor-at-Large In the Pepsi Super Bowl 53 Halftime Show, everything was planned down to a tee.

And then Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine took his shirt off.

That was not supposed to happen, said Anna Glass (19C) and Sam Oppenheim (19B), members of Emory a cappella groups The Gathering and Aural Pleasure, respectively.

The Gathering, Aural Pleasure and Dooley Noted were among several Atlanta groups invited to take part in

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Study Finds Disparities Among Asthma Patients Emory Instructor Linked

By Lauren Balotin Staff Writer

The reason black asthma patients tend to have more severe health outcomes than white asthma patients may be due to socioeconomic and environmental inequalities rather than genetic differences, according to a study conducted by Emory researchers published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Black asthma patients tend to visit the emergency room and have higher mortality rates due to asthma, said Anne Fitzpatrick, first author of the study and director of the Asthma Clinical Research Program in the Emory School of Medicine.

Fitzpatrick added that she has seen exacerbated asthma burden in black patients firsthand through clinical practices at Emory and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA).

“Some of these [patients] have some of the most severe forms of asthma I have ever seen, and they suffer from asthma symptoms almost every day,” Fitzpatrick said.

Senior Biostatistician at Emory’s Pediatric Research Center Scott Gillespie said past studies that compared how frequently different racial

groups visit the emergency department have failed to account for disparities between racial groups, such as unemployment rates, household incomes, insurance, education and environmental exposures.

Gillespie joined the project to examine these differences and their effects using an inverse probability treatment weight (IPTW) statistical model.

“It’s like comparing apples to oranges if you just look at the raw data,” Gillespie said. “We had to find a way to balance out these two groups with regard to all the factors that could affect their use of the emergency department.”

Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, director of the Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Program at Emory, said this study has added more clarity to an “area of controversy.” Some researchers previously believed genetics was the primary reason for disparities in asthma severity.

However, results from this study suggest these disparities could also be a result of socioeconomic and environmental exposures, she said.

Without accounting for confounding variables, the odds of a black participant going to the emergency

department for asthma in a year was 2.19 times higher than that of a white participant, according to Gillespie.

However, when socioeconomic biases were removed, the odds of a black participant visiting the emergency department for asthma treatment was only 0.91 compared to that of a white participant.

In a third model, which also considered environmental factors such as exposure to tobacco smoke and water damage, whites were also more likely than blacks to visit the emergency department.

“After you consider the confounding variables, you realize that new policies and new interventions tailored specifically toward African Americans can really help drive down health disparities and, hopefully, eliminate them in the future,” Gillespie said.

The National Institutes of Health and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute funded the study through the Severe Asthma Research Program, a group of seven U.S. institutions researching factors that lead to worse asthma symptoms in certain populations.

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By Richard Chess Executive Editor Emory University is investigating a blog, likely owned by an Emory Continuing Education (ECE) instructor, that promotes views against some minority groups.

The Wheel connected the minds. com blog, which expresses anti-Islam and anti-immigration views, to Laura Corvino, an ECE Italian instructor.

The minds.com username contains the instructor’s full name and includes references to Georgia and Emory.

The instructor’s Facebook account, which advertises her “Learn Italian for FREE!” group, is an active member of extremist Facebook groups such as “ANTI COMMUNIST” and “TruthSeekers.” Corvino’s Facebook account posted images containing text such as “Racism is a lie that boils down to jealousy & envy for the Beauty, the Intelligence & the Success of the WHITE PEOPLE.” Corvino declined an interview with the Wheel and did not confirm

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she manages the account. However, Corvino defended the blog’s content, saying she “did not find anything wrong with that profile.”

“I firmly believe everyone should be free to express their point of view,” Corvino wrote to the Wheel. “All the civilization is based on this principle, but [it] seem[s] that you and your buddies … don’t know. What are you guys? Some kind of Social Justice Warriors out there to ‘punish’ who has a different opinion? This is not only anti-American but is also dangerous because people like yourself are prone to persecute others for their ideas.

Do you know that this is the seed of tyranny?”

Corvino threatened legal action if the Wheel attempted to “damage [her] in any way.”

“I am going to write a blog about you and your newspaper exposing you for the Fascists that you are,” Corvino added.

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Katherine Huang Replaces Paul Park as VP of Finance sense that she is very critical of what we all do. I think we all need that.”

SGA Senior Representative Owen Lynch (17Ox, 19C) also voiced his support for Huang, having known her when he had served on the Oxford SGA. Huang had been on the Finance Committee at Oxford in 2018.

“She was always very hard working.

She knew what she was doing. She was a good leader in terms of like delegating responsibilities. I’m really confident she will thrive in this role,” Lynch said.

Huang was not present at the meeting.

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Student Government Association (SGA) unanimously confirms Katherine Huang (18Ox, 20B) as vice president of finance.

Continued from Page 1 a conflict of interest and banned live streams of Elections Board hearings.

The Wheel live streamed an Elections Board hearing featuring two SGA presidential candidates during the Spring 2018 election.

The revisions also prohibited students from submitting anonymous complaints to the Elections Board.

The commission also proposed including an incorporation clause

which would allow the Elections Board to respond to any issues of “semantics or violations of the spirit of the rules that are clearly unfair and unethical.”

Commission members told the Wheel after SGA’s meeting that the commission sought to improve electoral transparency.

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Continued from Page 1 “[The Education Department’s proposal] represents an unprecedented infringement on universities’ autonomy and expertise,” AAU’s comment reads. “[Applying] the same rule to all sexual harassment cases will upend existing contractual relationships with students, faculty, and staff.”

Emory’s Offices of the General Counsel, Title IX and Government Relations led the initial review of the proposed changes, Cadray said. Since AAU’s comment covered Emory’s views, the University decided not to provide its own comment, according to Cadray.

“After working on a statement, Emory realized that the AAU had actually submitted [a comment] on the proposed rules,” Cadray said. “[The University] held that [the AAU’s comment] captured Emory’s position, and there was no need for us to do a separate comment at that time.”

The University Senate formed a working group on Nov. 27, 2018, to examine the proposed Title IX guidelines and draft a public comment to submit regarding the governing body’s views but ultimately did not form a consensus on a statement.

Rebecca Barrett, a University Senate representative from Rollins Student Government Association (RSGA), presented the working group’s draft at the University Senate’s Jan. 22 meeting but University Senate representatives voted against endorsing the comment.

Barrett said the comment was rejected in part because members felt they did not have sufficient time to examine it.

Instead, the University Senate voted to appoint a task force to aid the University in the implementation of any amended regulation.

After the University Senate reject-

ed the working group’s draft, Barrett worked with GSGA President Sydney Kaplan (19L) to revise the comment and present it to the GSGA legislature.

GSGA’s executive board and legislature unanimously approved the comment during a Jan. 28 meeting.

GSGA’s comment “strongly opposed” the proposed Title IX changes.

It also urged the Education Department to retain the previous definition of sexual harassment and allow institutions to investigate all incidents of harassment or assault regardless of the location of the encounter.

“Since Emory’s entire graduate and professional community lives off-campus, sexual assault would most likely occur at an off-campus location,” the letter reads.

“While the initial act of sexual assault may have occurred off-campus, the fallout of that situation is brought onto campus when the person who was assaulted has to face their assailant in class and on-campus.”

Barrett said she hoped the University Senate’s task force would not only aid with the new regulations but also look into previous policies that remain in place. She added that the proposed changes would shift the “balance” created by previous Title IX regulations from” 2014.

“There was some Obama-era stuff that passed in 2014, that made the balance a little bit fairer between the accuser and the accused, and these regulations are taking those and stripping them away to how they previously were,” Barrett said. “[The new regulations] dial the clock back.”

— Contact Albert Zhang at aliang6@emory.edu and Ninad Kulkarni at nkulka7@emory.edu

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SGA Freshman Representative and Finance Committee member Mo Singhal (22C) said it was imperative that Huang be confirmed.

“Speaking as part of Finance Committee, if you don’t elect her, the Finance Committee will be in shambles,” Singhal said. “I will say that Katherine being fresh and not having seen most of this before actually helped us quite a bit in the

SGA unanimously confirmed Huang as vice president of finance as it grapples with how to remedy over-allocating funds by $28,019.33 this year.

SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C) fired Park, the former VP, on Jan. 20 after receiving complaints about performance and organization issues, the Wheel previously reported. Huang formerly served as the assistant vice president of

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Vice President of Communications Tiffany Haas (19C) submitted a request for a Hearing of Inquiry for the impeachment of SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C) on Sunday.

However, the legislature unanimously voted to table the hearing for the next meeting on the grounds that Ma was not given sufficient notice. Ma was not present at the SGA meeting.

— Contact Tanika Deuskar at tdeuska7@emory.edu and Ana Kilbourn at ana.marie.kilbourn@emory.edu

Socioeconomic Posts Express Anti-Islam, Factors Impact Anti-Immigrant Sentiments Disparities Continued from Page 1

Continued from Page 1 Fitzpatrick’s study examined data from a national registry with one year of observation time.

“Because the registry was national, it was representative of the country rather than just a pocket of patients here in Atlanta,” Gillespie said.

Fitzpatrick does not currently have any plans for follow-up studies. She said, however, that she is interested in designing studies that use this information for practical purposes.

Fitzpatrick added that she would like to learn how to more effectively deliver care to these underserved groups, such as through mobile healthcare systems.

“The most important take-home message is that there are plenty of intervention strategies for us to look at,” Fitzpatrick said.

“We’re finding that it’s not that disease is biologically different in certain patients, but that we could just do a better job of providing them with care.”

— Contact Lauren Balotin at lauren.balotin@emory.edu

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wrote in a Jan. 31 email to the Wheel that the University is investigating the situation.

“We are aware of the situation and are looking into it,” Seideman wrote.

The bio on the minds.com profile reads that the owner is a “real feminist against child marriage, female genital mutilation, acid attacks and against the mysoginist Islamic religion with its persecution, humiliation and disrespect toward all the women of the world.”

Posts on the blog read, “I hate muslims but I am a healthy person” and “It’s only ridiculous this bs nation of islam even exists in America.

One meme that the owner shared with followers reads, “How do you walk 3000 miles through Mexico ‘without food or support’ and show up at the border 100 lbs overweight with iPhones?”

The profile had more than 3,100 subscribers and 1.1 million views as of Tuesday night.

Corvino teaches Basic Italian Grammar and Italian Opera Appreciation at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), a program located at Emory’s Executive Park campus. The program allows adults

to earn a certificate for “professional development,” instead of a traditional diploma, according to OLLI’s about page. She also teaches classes in Dunwoody and Midtown Atlanta, according to her teaching website.

Corvino has taught Italian at Georgia Perimeter College, International Language Institute and Language Institute of Atlanta, according to her Emory biography.

Keynon Burns, who notified the Wheel about the profile and is unaffiliated with Emory, wrote in a Jan. 24 email that he believes the profile is troubling.

Burns contacted Emory with his concerns about the profile.

“This is appalling and disgusting that a school that has so much to offer all races has disgusting openly racist people ... in their classrooms working with minority children,” Burns wrote.

“This will not be tolerated by people who are tired of this racist rhetoric.”

ECE Program Manager Jeffery Alejandro did not respond to the Wheel’s request for an interview.

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News Roundup

Compiled By Isaiah Poritz C ory

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United States Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) declared his candidacy for the 2020 presidential race on Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month. Booker is the second black candidate to declare in this race after Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.).

Booker’s announcement was highly anticipated after the 2018 midterms, when he visited states across the U.S. in support of fellow Democratic candidates, including former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Booker joins other highprofile primary contenders such as Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Tulsi Gabbard.

Although Booker has only served one term in the Senate, he has been a vocal member of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, namely on issues regarding economic inequality and criminal justice. Booker helped test a federal jobs guarantee program and introduced a bill in the Senate that would decriminalize marijuana nationwide. Prior to his election to the Senate, Booker served two terms as mayor of Newark, N.J., where he supported reforms to prevent gun violence and increase affordable housing.

Booker was a proponent of charter schools and school vouchers during his tenure as mayor and supports Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ school choice organization. Critics have accused him of appeasing business interests after receiving $1.87 million from Wall Street corporations in 2014, more than any other member of Congress.

Polar Vortex Sweeps Across Midwest The Midwest faced recordbreaking cold temperatures last week after a mass of frigid air in the arctic traveled south.

In what meteorologists referred to as a “polar vortex,” temperatures plummeted 31 degrees below zero in Fargo, N.D., and 20 degrees below zero in Chicago. The additional windchill brought temperatures even lower.

The cold snap closed schools and businesses, disrupted mail service and caused the deaths of at least 21 people, including a FedEx worker and a University of Iowa student who was found unconscious outside a university building and later died in the hospital.

President Trump Delivers State of the Union President Donald J. Trump delivered his second State of the Union address on Feb. 5, one week after its originally scheduled date.

The address was postponed after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) refused to host Trump for the address during the 35-day government shutdown, arguing that the shutdown posed a security threat because of unpaid Secret Service workers. During the 82-minute speech, Trump began by speaking of bipartisan unity before veering into discussions of his proposed southern border wall.

“Simply put, walls work and walls save lives,” he said. Responding to the Democrats’ commitment to probe into his administration, Trump discouraged “ridiculous partisan investigations.”

Trump also announced plans to hold a second nuclear summit meeting with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un this month in Vietnam.

Stacey Abrams, former Democratic candidate for Georgia’s gubernatorial race, delivered the Democratic response to the address.

Abrams pointed to the significance of voting rights and the importance of continuing a fight against racism.

A tlanta R apper 21 Savage Detained For Overstaying Visa Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage, legally known as Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was detained

by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Feb. 3, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution (AJC).

ICE said 21 Savage is a U.K. citizen who came to the U.S. on a one-year visa in 2005 when he was 13. The rapper could face deportation as a result of overstaying his visa.

Abraham-Joseph was arrested in a “targeted operation,” according to the AJC. He was previously arrested in 2014 on felony drug charges but ICE was unaware of his immigration status at that time.

The 26-year-old rapper partially established his career on his upbringing in Atlanta, which he consistently alludes to in his music.

21 Savage has launched a variety of charity campaigns in the city including “Issa Back 2 School Drive” in which free school supplies were donated to more than 2,500 students in DeKalb County.

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Close Summer 2019 The Eagle Row pedestrian bridge will close for construction during Summer 2019, according to Vice President of Campus Services Matthew Early.

The bridge provides access to the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Rollins School of Public Health, O. Wayne Rollins Research Center and the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library.

“The bridge is due for restoration in order to keep the bridge in top condition,” Early wrote in a Jan. 2 email to the Wheel. “We will be replacing the topping slab (walking surface), replacing the lighting, sandblasting and repainting all the structural steel components.”

The project is estimated to cost $500,000 and is scheduled to be completed by June 2019, according to a December 2018 capital projects update report.

Emory Economics Major Classified STEM Major The Bachelors of Arts Economics Major has been classified as a STEM major due to its quantitative nature, according to Economics Faculty Chair Hashem Dezhbakhsh. All requirements for the degree will remain the same. The Econ/Math major has been classified as a STEM major for a few years.

Emory Fined $10,500 by USDA For A nimal R ights Violations Emory University was fined $10,500 on Jan. 25 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for three animal rights violations that occurred between 2015 and 2017. The first violation occurred in September 2015, when Emory researchers failed to consider alternative experimental procedures which could have avoided using “painful or potentially painful studies using macaques” as required by law. The second and third violations took place in December 2015 and September 2017, respectively, when two macaques became ill and were euthanized after a sterile gauze and gauze sponge were left inside the monkeys’ abdomens following surgeries.

SAEN called the fine a “sham” and claimed that Emory has been given a “pass” by the USDA, noting that other institutions had been fined far more than Emory.

— Contact Isaiah Poritz at isaiah.z.poritz@emory.edu

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Sharpe Receives Medical Amnesty

By Richard Chess Executive Editor

Former Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) President Joel Sharpe (20B), who was arrested for possession of cocaine, received medical amnesty from Emory’s Office of Student Conduct on Feb. 1, according to his attorney Noah Pines.

Sharpe was arrested two weeks ago after an Emory Police Department (EPD) officer, responding to an intoxicated individual at the AEPi house, spotted Sharpe holding a cellophane bag with a “white powdery substance” inside, according to an EPD incident report.

Students who seek medical assistance for another person during an alcohol or drug-related emergency “will not face formal conduct action

by the Office of Student Conduct for the mere possession or use of alcohol or drugs,” according to the office’s website.

Director of the Office of Student Conduct Julia Thompson did not confirm whether Sharpe received medical amnesty, citing federal student privacy guidelines.

Pines said Sharpe called emergency services using another student’s phone but declined to provide that student’s name to the Wheel.

Sharpe could still face criminal prosecution.

Yvette Jones, director of communications at the DeKalb County District Attorney’s office, wrote in a Feb. 6 email to the Wheel, “We are still in the preliminary stages of evaluation and investigation and have not yet made a determination regarding a charging decision.”

Possession of cocaine is a felony in Georgia. Sharpe filed a motion to dismiss the case against him on Jan. 28, according to court records.

According to Georgia law, “Any person who in good faith seeks medical assistance for a person experiencing or believed to be experiencing a drug overdose shall not be arrested, charged, or prosecuted for a drug violation if the evidence for the arrest, charge, or prosecution of such drug violation resulted solely from seeking such medical assistance.”

EPD did not respond to multiple inquiries about whether Sharpe was seeking medical assistance and if he qualifies for medical immunity from prosecution.

— Contact Richard Chess at rchess@emory.edu

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Crime Report Compiled By Valerie Sandoval On Jan. 24 at 10:54 a.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) received a harassing communications report via telephone. The complainant, the Emory Orthopedics office manager, said two of her secretaries received phone calls with recorded messages, warning them of their student loan debt from Emory University, four times a day for the past four days. The calls were from an unknown Emory phone number and directed both secretaries to return the call. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On Jan. 24 at 4:04 p.m., EPD spoke with an Emory student who reported being threatened and blackmailed. The complainant said he received a Facebook friend request from an unknown woman. Although the complainant didn’t know the individual, he accepted the request because they shared a mutual friend.

The subject then began messaging the complainant via Facebook Messenger and later asked to speak with him via WeChat instead of Facebook Messenger. The complainant agreed, and the two began performing sexual acts on camera. The complainant reported that the call then disconnected and he received a text message asking for money. The subject then sent the names of three of the complainant’s friends, threatening to share the sexually explicit video with his friends if he did not pay $1,000 via Western Union. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On Jan. 24 at 5:34 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a car break-in. The complainant, who is unaffiliated with Emory, said he gave his 2003 Kia Sorento to a Winship Cancer Institute valet attendant at about 10:15 a.m. When the valet service returned the vehicle at about 11 a.m., the complainant noticed that someone had gone through his car.

The complainant’s backpack and glove compartment were open, and papers were strewn about the vehicle.

He also discovered that a $100 money order was stolen from his vehicle.

Later, he received an email from his bank stating that someone attempted to use his Capital One Journey card to make a $23.61 purchase. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On Jan. 25 at 3:30 a.m., EPD responded to a person down due to alcohol in Harris Hall. An Emory student directed the officer to the subject’s room. One officer knocked but did not receive an answer.

Because the subject was believed to be intoxicated and had a head injury, based on another report, the officers unlocked the door and entered the room. The subject was asleep in her

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bed and awoke when the officers entered. The subject had a laceration on the left side of her head near her eyebrow and was bleeding. She said she was riding a Lime electric scooter earlier and fell off the scooter on the Cox Hall bridge.

American Medical Response responded to the scene and evaluated the subject, but the subject refused to be transported to the hospital.

While the officers were in the room, they noticed a six-pack of Miller High Life on the floor. Because the subject was under 21 years old, the officers confiscated the beer and poured it down an exterior storm drain.

Campus Life was notified about the incident.

On Jan. 30 at 10:38 a.m., EPD met with an Emory student who reported that he was being extorted for money. The complainant said he was video chatting with a woman via Facebook at about midnight in his apartment. The complainant had never met the woman before, and she said she was from the Philippines.

During the video chat, he and the subject were both naked and touching themselves. The video chat with the woman abruptly ended, and a video of the complainant touching himself began to play back to him.

Three unidentified male subjects began speaking and the complainant immediately ended the video chat.

The complainant began receiving Facebook messages from the subjects threatening to release the video footage if he did not accept their chat request. The subjects sent names of the complainant’s friends and implied that the video would be sent to them if he did not pay.

The complainant accepted the chat request and the subjects said they wanted $2,500 wired directly to their bank account in exchange for the video to remain private. The complainant told the subjects that he only had $200 in his account, and the subjects agreed to accept that amount.

The complainant visited the bank website that the subjects provided and attempted to deposit the money but was unsuccessful. The subjects then instructed him to send the money via Western Union, and the complainant complied. Less than two hours later, the complainant received another Facebook message from the subjects requesting another $1,000.

The complainant told the subject he did not have the money and would need to speak with his parents in order to obtain it. This was the last time he spoke with the subjects before contacting EPD. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

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

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From the Wheel Archives Editorial: Senate Controversy Dec. 5, 1957 installation of the vice-president as president.”

This motion was discussed to some extent and it was brought out by Monday evening’s meeting of the Student senate was the scene of perhaps the most befuddling parliamentary bouts ever witnessed by the chair, which was now occupied by John Thomas Head, that if the anyone anywhere. The resolution of the bouts was even more astound- motion were defeated this in no was negated the understanding that Maxey was no longer president of the senate or gave him the license to ing than seemed the arguments.

By way of background information the president of the senate, Dan maintain that position.

The vote defeated Emerson’s proposal and due to another appointMaxey, officially withdrew from the law school on Dec. 2 “without prejudice,” meaning that he did not receive any grades for his fall ment he left the meeting. His departure signaled the departure of semester work. It is a matter of record and it was brought out in the reason. At this state confusion no doubt reigned supreme and many senate meeting that Maxey did not attend his classes from about the senators understood that the defeat of this motion meant that Maxey middle of September. All this means that he was officially not a student was president. One or two small voices still bravely tried to point out of the University from Dec. 2 until he began his work in the Theology that no matter what the vote indicated the fact remained clear that school this quarter and in reality was not a student from some date in Maxey was not entitled to the presidency and that John Strother, the vice-president, should be installed.

September.

This was all to no avail. Maxey shorty received a vote of confidence When Maxey tool the chair of the senate Monday night he was not president of that body and in our opinion is not today president of that for whatever it was worth and proceeded with the business of the organization in spite of some ideas to the contrary with the senators meeting.

In our opinion, though, the senate cannot negate its own constitution supported with a “unanimous” vote of confidence. Boynton Emerson, representing the law school, realized and state that because Maxey was by a confused vote of confidence and cannot overlook the fact that Mr. not a member of the student body and had dropped out of school he Maxey gave up his office when he withdrew from school over a month could not possibly be president of the student body --- an organization ago. A vote of confidence last Monday night did not make him presiof which he obviously was not a member --- and he could not now be dent again unless our senate has thrown out its constitution, Robert’s reinstated for the somewhat weak reason of becoming a member of the Rules of Order, and every age-old idea of the law. theology school student body some weeks later.

If it is the wish of the senate to have Maxey at its head of the student Emerson, therefore, moved that “since the president of the student body to comply with this then he will have to be reelected in a general body dropped out of school during the fall term, and since the office election.

If not, then John Strother is the president of the Student senate and of president became vacant, moved that we (the senate) at this time discuss making provisions for an appointment, special elections or will continue to be until the next general election.

Emory Files Suit for Desegregation April 5, 1962 Emory University has asked Fulton Superior Court to rule that the admission of a Negro student next fall will not cause the University to lose its tax-exempt status. A hearing has been set April 17 by Presiding Judge Sam P. McKenzie.

The Emory petition said the University plans to accept a Negro, Aaron Rucker, into its dental school in September if the tax problem can be overcome. It maintains that Emory was not established as either a white or a Negro school although it has not admitted Negroes in the past. Therefore Emory is not covered by the proviso.

The petition also states that the proviso violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to the federal constitution.

In addition to asking the court to let Emory keep its tax-exempt status, the petition will ask that the segregation provision in the state constitution law be declared inviolation of the federal constitution.

Georgia’s constitution and statutes exempt from taxation real property used for educational purposes and educational endowment funds not invested in real estate.

But the proviso in question added that: “... all endowment to institutions established for white people shall be limited to white people, and all endowments to institutions established for colored people shall be limited to colored people.”

Emory trustees announced last fall the University had no restrictions as to race in this charter and would admit students without regard to race when the tax matter could be cleared away. They pointed

out that the University could not afford the burden of taxes.

The statement at that time was: “Emory could not continue to operate according to its present standards as an institution of higher education, of true university grade, and meet its financial obligations, without the tax-exemption privileges which are available to it only so long as it conforms to the aforementioned constitutional and statutory provisions.

“When and if we can do so without jeopardizing constitutional and statutory tax-exemption privileges essential to the maintenance of its educational program and facilities, Emory University will consider applications of persons desiring to study or work at the University without regard to race, color, or creed, continuing University policy that all applications shall be considered on the basis of intellectual and moral standards and other criteria designed to assure the orderly and effective conduct of the University and the fulfillment of its mission as an institution of Christian higher education.”

President S. Walter Martin issued the following statement on the Emory petition: “This is not a suit attacking segregation in private schools. It is a suit to establish the effect of Georgia law on private schools which admit students regardless of race or creed. The suit may establish freedom of choice on the part of private educational institutions in Georgia to admit qualified students of any race without being penalized by loss of tax-exempt status. We at Emory feel this is an appropriate move toward solution of this problem.”

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Compiled by Aditya Prakash, Isaiah Sirois, Dom Refuerzo and Spencer Moore

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1. Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” program.

4. Acronym for road that spans the Americas.

7. Visual language.

10. Slang word for oxycodone.

12. Serious attention.

13. Red-white-yellow cords.

14. Game to help learn names.

17. Latin for ‘matter’ or ‘thing.’

18. To strongly express disapproval.

19. Kraus, Brie, Collis Greene, Pill.

22. Before (literary).

23. Probably won’t rehire Edward Snowden.

24. NBC intern; something you turn.

25. Never long enough; first two weeks of the semester.

29. Operates the Large Hadron Collider.

32. “_ ____ like to live dangerously.”

33. B-League Lacrosse.

35. Like a fine wine.

36. Zoom zoom.

37. College abbreviation 38. Headphone doctor.

39. Disrespectful person.

40. Kanye’s new name (2x).

41. 12 or less.

45. Spanish Cat 46. Another word for asexual.

47. Internet-famous Japanese dog.

50. Second tab on Google search.

53. Back in Atlanta thanks to anti-vaxxers.

55. Decorative Japanese fish.

56. Shirt, vest, blazer.

58. “Here comes the ___, doo-doo-doo-doo” 59. Two of this makes a North African rice.

60. Stomp, Your Enthusiasm, 61. Consume.

62. Type of party for almost married women.

63. Meat and dairy substitute.

1.Sugar, ___ and everything nice.

2. IKEA industry.

3. Sherlock’s love interest; “Come on ____.”

4. IND vs. ___: major international sports rivalry.

5. Length times width.

6. Used in dressing a fishing fly.

7. Ego. 8. In theater, a _____ is part of a _____.

9. ___ Vegas.

11. Non-THC component of marijuana.

12. Sometimes French.

15. To tear something into pieces.

16. Friends called 911 (on Emory’s campus 20. ____ facto.

21. Horror Film Franchise 25. Conjunction 26. Totally destroys.

27. Past lovers.

28. Important message for the general population.

29. Disregards other people’s feelings and interests.

30. Shockingly bad.

31. To look at again.

34. World-class social sciences school in the south of England.

36. Rock band with “The Everglow” and “Singularity.”

37. Apple of my ___.

39. Sailor’s booze.

42. School org. involving teachers, staff and parents.

43. Like a Slurpee.

44. Most even kind of tide.

47. Intestinal intractability.

48. Relating to a corpse or death.

49. You might find this on dairy products or eggs.

51. ____-a-sketch.

52. If Bush 43 is a dartboard, then this is a dart.

54. Quoted exactly as the original, even if erroneous.

55. Georgia university with an owl mascot.

57. Going fast with your legs.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 | Opinion Editors: Madeline Lutwyche and Isaiah Sirois (madeline.lutwyche@emory.edu and isaiah.sirois@emory.edu)

Constitutional Reform Necessary to Stabilize SGA In light of last week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting during which legisla- of the bodies, with the same document including descriptions of defunct positions such as a tors discussed the contradictions between the Constitution and the Code of Elections, SGA “Vice President of Graduate Affairs.” must revise its constitution.

SGA’s Governing Documents Committee, formed late last If two students examined SGA’s Constitution and Code of Fall, should look to peer institutions’ practices. The SGA Elections, they could each walk away with different interpretashould consolidate their documents to avoid discrepantions that could both be valid. Such inconsistent interpretations cies. Vanderbilt University (Tenn.), for example, has clearly have led to infighting among SGA members which is detrimendefined procedures for vacancies and removal from office tal to their ability to collaborate and work on undergraduate for both elected and appointed officials laid out in its student initiatives. government constitution, while Emory’s procedures are Elections Board members are appointed by the president, found in both the Constitution and Rules and Procedures of according to Section 4 of the Constitution, which states that the Student Legislature. all non-elected members and officials “serve at the pleasure Washington University in St. Louis’ (Mo.) constitution of the President of the SGA.” While SGA President Dwight Ma outlines a much clearer process for how to recall a student (17Ox, 19C) interpreted this phrase to mean he could fire former official. The procedures allow for input from constituents Elections Board chair Justin Cohen, Elections Code Article 9, and demand that petitioners provide ample evidence indicatSection 2 states that Elections Board members can be removed by ing the official acted inappropriately enough to warrant such a vote of the legislature, causing some to question whether Ma’s action. decision was constitutional. In addition, the expulsion procedures Although laying out those removal and impeachment profor members of the legislature are unclear; the Constitution says ceedings might appear tedious, it is imperative that Emory the legislature can expel legislators, but it fails to specify how have formal proceedings outlined to prevent the recent conmany votes this would require. fusion around removals from happening again.

Students should be able to clearly know of the threshold of Rather than debating constitutionality, SGA should removal for elected and appointed members of SGA, as this inforbe focused on addressing issues that affect their student mation is crucial for holding officials accountable. constituents.

SGA has also failed to update some governing documents on To ensure that SGA’s time is spent effectively, their governtheir OrgSync portal, and others, such as the Finance Code and Shreya Pabbaraju/Editorial Board contributor ing documents must be precise. That the student legislature SGA Bylaws, have not been posted online for multiple years. The can be bogged down in debates over the constitutionality of Rules and Procedures of the Student Legislature, adopted in 2014, has only had one revision an executive removal — prompting the constitutional council chief justice to resign — illussince its publication: the addition of Resolution 47sl38, an “Omnibus Rules Revision and trates that SGA must revise its constitution.

Reformatting.” The lack of revision demonstrates the incompetence of the SGA to effectively serve our current student interests. And even two years after the split from Graduate Student Kimia Tabatabaei is a freshman legislator on College Council and recused herself Government Association (GSGA), SGA has yet to adjust its documents to reflect the distinction from this piece.

To Prevent Election Meddling, Use Paper Ballots Georgia Republicans are taking actions that will undermine the state’s voting system — and in a gerrymandered state government, they might just get away with it.

When U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg upheld Georgia’s current voting system in October, she criticized the state’s machines for their vulnerability to “malicious intrusion.” Her decision was limited by the fact that the midterm elections were too close for the government to completely overhaul its existing system. After, lawmakers of both parties expressed interest in a new method of voting. This presented Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger an opportunity to restore voters’ confidence in their voting systems by investing in paper ballots, but his response has been lackluster.

Instead of choosing the cheaper and more reliable paper option, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Raffesberger want to spend $150 million on ballot marking machines, which are vulnerable to the same issues as Georgia’s current touchscreen system. Ballot marking machines produce paper records containing only barcodes, making it impossible for voters to verify that their votes were accurately recorded. Rather than selecting this unverifiable and expensive method of counting ballots, Georgia should employ a paper ballot system, the only voting method that leaves an incontrovertible paper record.

Paper ballots would also solve a serious issue with Georgia’s current system: the lack of a physical receipt. That lack of a paper trail makes it impossible to accurately verify votes in a

recount. This problem is exacerbated by readily accessible online videos that show how to easily hack Georgia’s voting machines and change votes. The National Academy of Sciences has established that these insecurities warrant the solitary use of paper ballots by the 2020 elections.

The machines that Republicans want to purchase are made by Election Systems & Software (E.S. & S.), a company with a troubling history of unethical practices. Lobbying by E.S. & S. played a key part in the killing of a 2006 bill in the Georgia legislature that would have required a verifiable paper trail for each ballot. Additionally, E.S. & S. offered Georgia election officials expense-paid trips to locations such as New York and Las Vegas and other perks, likely a contributing factor in their recent decision to favor the expensive ballot-marking machines.

Georgian Republicans have long paid lip service to the idea of protecting election integrity via purging inactive voters from the rolls and passing restrictive voter ID laws, policies that are largely ineffective at preventing voter fraud.

However, when presented with the opportunity to make a meaningful change by switching to a simpler and more secure ballot system, these same officials equivocate, calling into question their true motivations.

Georgia voters deserve a secure, easily-verifiable voting system; Raffensperger’s current plan for ballot-marking machines does not accomplish that goal. If Republicans actually want to protect elections from external influence, paper ballots are the only option.

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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SGA’s Attack on Northam’s Past Inexcusable Arts at Emory GOP, Dems Must Stamp Out Party Racism Shannon Anderson Recent proposals by Student Government Association (SGA) to slash Media Council’s budget are short-sighted and regrettable. Emory’s arts programs are at risk.

Since Emory eliminated the Department of Visual Arts in 2012, Media Council is one of the last remaining well-funded bastions for student-run artistic and literary expression on campus.

Its clubs are diverse in purpose and form, and while extreme cuts to specific funding areas (such as print publications) may not heavily impact some clubs, they may mean the end of others.

While SGA officials are understandably looking for ways to get themselves out of an overspending mess, asking Media Council to compensate for the entire amount in addition to another $17,000 based on unfounded claims of lax spending, as was suggested at a Jan. 18 meeting led by Freshman Representative Mo Singhal (22C), is unthinkable.

Cutting such an egregious amount of funding from the only divisional council under SGA dedicated to the arts shows SGA is out of touch with student interests.

Concerns of a desolate future where Student Programming Council (SPC) would have to cut programming seem to underpin this decision.

Personally, I would not be too upset by the absence of a few Wonderful Wednesday bouncy houses next

year. In the initial proposal to cut the budgets of print publications like The Survivor Anthology by 90 percent, Singhal explained that SGA had a vision for Media Council publications: to become online resources.

Even on a relatively small university campus, what right does any government have to dictate how students showcase their work?

I’d love to know what these out-oftouch bureaucrats think they know about arts marketing.

Many of the organizations under Media Council, including WRME and The Lullwater Review, already publish online and use their print publication to feature student work that lends itself best to print.

SGA needs to rethink how it views student-generated media, if not for their own sake, for the sake of Emory’s reputation as a liberal arts institution.

Reducing funding to student media groups will negatively impact students’ ability to explore their interests in fields outside the classroom.

Emory continues to receive recognition for its outstanding programs and research in the sciences but more must be done by SGA and by the University administration to ensure student-generated media gets what it deserves — a fighting chance.

The Emory community cannot allow SGA to decide how and where student media should be presented.

In a year characterized by a lack of transparency in student government, this attack on free expression must not go unchallenged.

Shannon Anderson (20C) is the treasurer of WMRE.

Zach Ball Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s association with a racist yearbook image and his dismal response to its discovery demonstrate that he is unfit to be governor.

Northam, a Democrat, refused to resign after a photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook surfaced, featuring him in either blackface or a Ku Klux Klan outfit.

While Northam initially confirmed his appearance in the image and issued an apology, he later changed his story.

Despite claiming that he had sported blackface on at least one occasion, he then insisted that neither of the people in the yearbook picture was him.

Additionally, CBS later uncovered a yearbook page from the Virginia Military Institute in which Northam’s photograph is captioned with a racial slur; he downplayed this connection by assuring that only a small number of people referred to him by this racist nickname, hardly an acceptable justification.

Northam’s statements regarding the controversy, whether true or not, seem more like attempts to gaslight the public about his past than truthful denials or nuanced explanations.

His disorganized handling of the situation does not bode well for his management abilities and calls into question his effectiveness as the head of a state government.

In the aftermath of the photo’s surfacing, virtually the entire political establishment, including House

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Donald J. Trump and both of Virginia’s Democratic U.S. Senators have called for Northam to step down.

With each passing day that Northam remains in office, his public perception deteriorates as he appears increasingly stubborn, insolent and unapologetic.

With what little support remains for the governor quickly fading, resignation seems to be not only a moral imperative, but also a public relations necessity.

Republicans are now presented with the opportunity to oust a Democratic governor of a swing state ...

Frankly, the notion that Republican lawmakers support Northam’s resignation out of principled disdain for racism is laughable.

It goes without saying that people can change their views on sensitive issues of race and gender; we’re all human and no one’s ideology is forever static.

However, Virginians were not aware of Northam’s racist past when they elected him to be the head of their state government just 15 months ago.

They were thus unable to accurately

gauge his character in the Democratic primary or the general election.

Furthermore, Northam’s confusing and inconsistent handling of the situation has shown him to be untruthful and uncaring, clearly more interested in keeping his office than making a genuine effort towards righting his wrongs.

Democrats must make it abundantly clear that this type of behavior will not be tolerated within their party.

By the same token, Republicans disgusted by Northam must more seriously address concerns of racism within their own party, including allegations of racist housing discrimination

by Trump and his father in the 1970s.

Republicans are now presented with the opportunity to oust a Democratic governor of a swing state; this is merely a political calculation on their part. Southern GOP politicians with a newfound commitment to racial justice will have to answer for 40 years of Nixon’s Southern Strategy, which pitted poor Southern whites against black people for electoral gain.

Frankly, the notion that Republican lawmakers support Northam’s resignation out of principled disdain for racism is laughable.

The preservation of a public servant’s career, regardless of their political affiliation, should always take a backseat to the protection of equality and diversity.

Northam should resign from his position and mend the divisions of trust that these events opened up. We as a country must continue to seriously address issues that plague our tense racial climate, whenever necessary.

Zach Ball (21C) is from Griffin, Ga.

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After Super Bowl LIII, NFL Cannot Shy Away from Protest Grace Yang On Sunday night, Atlanta welcomed the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots at the recently opened Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

However, the Super Bowl festivities were underlined by controversy over issues much larger than unfair referees or deflated footballs.

Since then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem in 2016 to protest the unjust killings of innocent people and racial inequality in general, the NFL has been tied to the police brutality faced by the African-American community.

Further, Kaepernick spurred a debate over the intersection of politics and sports by saying, “I am not going to

stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.”

Ironically enough, it is this flag that represents Kaepernick’s right to express his beliefs.

The flag may symbolize different things for different people, yet one of the foundational elements of both the United States and its flag is the notion of democracy.

But without freedom of expression, there can be no democracy. There is supposed to be constant conversation between the government and its people, and without a safe environment in which everyone can share their beliefs without persecution, that conversation cannot exist.

A citizen, in this case, Kaepernick, has spoken up — albeit not in the most respectful way. The flag is a symbolic representation of what our nation

stands for; refusing to even simply stand up for the same beliefs that veterans have sacrificed their lives for, is not exactly the best way to express gratitude for the freedom of expression we have today.

However, just because protest is disrespectful does not mean it is not valid. Yet, President Donald J. Trump has been actively trying to shut down the conversation.

In September 2017, Trump tweeted, “If a player wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL, or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect … our Great American Flag.”

“Should not be allowed.” People are allowed to disrespect what they do not believe is worthy of respect — that’s freedom of expression. It doesn’t matter where you work or how much money you make.

As long as you are in the U.S., you are protected by your First Amendment rights.

Granted, the NFL is its own private organization also well-protected under the First Amendment right. Each team can decide to sign or refrain from signing players who decide to take their political beliefs onto the field. Spectators also have the right to change the channel if they don’t want to watch someone else’s opinions.

However, politics is not just about government. It’s about real life issues, which are not separated into boxes that fit neatly within lines — or TV channels. They bleed into one another, and if someone has the opportunity to raise awareness about an issue, they will inevitably seize it.

Not signing a player onto a team (if he has the skill), changing the channel or even boycotting the NFL because

someone else’s concerns seem offensive prevents productive conversations. Regardless of the reason for boycotting, stepping out of the picture entirely provides no contribution to the conversation.

While tensions grow between those who use the NFL as an outlet for political activism and those who want sports to be strictly about sports, the Super Bowl will no longer remain solely the culmination of mere athletic competition; it will become the peak of political dissidence as well.

The NFL should not shy away from important conversations we as a society need to have; it should take pride in kicking off an era where race relations and issues are addressed instead of swept under the rug.

Grace Yang (22C) is from Vancouver, Wash.

REACTING TO THE COVINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL INCIDENT

White Supremacy Alive and Well Boris Niyonzima On May 28, 1963, a group of black college students staged a sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Jackson, Miss., during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. The students sat in silence until noon, when Central High School broke for lunch. A crowd of white teenage boys then descended upon the protesters, taunting them with racial slurs and becoming violent.

Sitting in peace, the demonstrators endured as teenage boys poured salt, ketchup and mustard on their heads.

On Jan. 18, 2019, a video went viral depicting a group of predominantly white students intimidating Nathan Phillips, a Native American elder and Vietnam War veteran. The students donned “Make America Great Again” hats and seemed to surround Phillips.

In return, he played his ceremonial drum and responded with the “AIM Song,” a Native American protest song.

One white male student stood directly in front of Phillips, smirking and blocking his path.

These two events are inextricably linked. The racism that courses through the nation’s veins has been reinvigorated by President Donald J. Trump’s term. For instance, the phrase “build the wall!” didn’t start as a proper policy proposal; it only manifested as a goal when Trump’s supporters responded enthusiastically.

The phrase first became a slogan when Trump’s political advisers needed the presidential candidate to signal that he was tough on immigration. This catchphrase has now evolved into a symbol of white supremacy.

Phillips’ initial response to the incident was, “This is indigenous land!

We’re not supposed to have any walls here; we never did.” He uttered this while wiping away tears.

But a genocide, the systematic wiping out of millions of indigenous peoples, was also committed on this land. And on top of that, a country was built upon the supremacy of the white European male over wives and daughters; over men, women and children brought over in bondage; and over Phillips’ ancestors. “Build the wall!” harkens back to this history and, unbeknownst to those white teenage boys from Covington Catholic High School, they were expressing their heritage — just as teenagers from Central High School did when they attacked another peaceful protest in 1963.

Further reporting has shown that the confrontation between Phillips and these students started at least an hour

before the events in the initial video. A group of Black Hebrew Israelites were harassing the Covington Catholic boys, hurling homophobic slurs at them and disturbing their protest at the “March for Life” rally, an annual pro-life event held in Washington, D.C. The behavior of the Black Hebrew Israelites (who are notorious for harassing everyone who walks past them) does not excuse the boys’ actions toward Phillips, but it puts the situation in context.

The teenage boys elected to reply with school chants, standing their ground against adults who verbally harassed them. The group of boys are still young; their minds are not fully developed and they have a lot to learn about the world that has abruptly thrown them into the spotlight. This general criticism should not be taken as a dismissal of their potential to grow and learn. But that does not excuse the behavior of the adults on the trip.

These students ... need to rid themselves of whiteness, and society as a whole needs to follow suit.

The Covington Catholic students were chaperoned; parents and teachers laughed or stood quietly as their children or students taunted an elderly man. They seemingly saw no issue with their children’s behavior. Their silence emboldened the boys’ verbal harassment.

Covington Catholic High School released a statement promising direct action and condemning their students’ behavior. Nick Sandmann, the student who confronted Phillips, also issued a statement, but it did not include an apology.

Either way, an apology would not be enough; neither will a class field trip to a Native American reservation, as some have suggested. These Covington students require a complete restructuring of their worldview. They need to rid themselves of whiteness, and society as a whole needs to follow suit.

In the first semester of my sophomore year, I remember having a conversation on the floor of a sorority living room. My black friend and I were explaining to a white woman, our dear friend, that race is socially constructed.

“There’s nothing genetic about being white!”

“Really?”

“Of course! It’s only a construct. A DNA test would only tell you what part of the world your genome originated — it could never tell you that I was black or that you were white.”

“I didn’t know that.”

At first, I was amused by her ignorance, but then quickly remembered that I did not know this until my freshman year of college. The centrality of race in American society has led some to believe that whiteness exists and is biologically based. Skin color is obviously genetically determined, but whiteness is a lie that relates characteristics with the amount of melanin in your body. A person can be genetically traced back to sub-Saharan Africa or the Americas, but biologically they are not “white” or “black,” and those labels should not determine how they are treated.

But even though race and whiteness are fiction, they are still a scourge worth fearing.

This particular social construction created the world order that we live in today. Whiteness helped justify the transatlantic slave trade, perpetuate the Trail of Tears, motivate Jim Crow laws and transform “Make America Great Again” into a winning political statement. Race reminds everyone, the oppressor and the oppressed, that there is a hierarchy that needs to be upheld.

But we no longer need this construction. The annals of history have proven that racial divides cause immense damage, and in 2019, just as in 1963, race is still being used as a powerful cudgel to divide and conquer: to build walls.

There is no immediate solution to this issue. But the primary lesson from this viral video is that we finally have reached a broader consensus — this malicious behavior is no longer tolerable.

Four days before the sit-in in Jackson, Miss., there was a famous meeting between James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, their peers and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. During that meeting, Hansberry told Kennedy, “I am very worried about the state of the civilization which produced that photograph of the white cop standing on that Negro woman’s neck in Birmingham.”

She then smiled, turned and walked out of the room.

The events of this past weekend prove that this civilization remains intact; it is up to us to dismantle its deadly core.

Boris Niyonzima (20C) is from New Milford, N.J.

Channel Anger Into Political Fuel Ryan Fan

As a political entity, the U.S. is often motivated by anger and rage: look no further than the readiness to judge and condemn Covington High School students in what initially appeared to be a hateful and discriminatory behavior toward Native American elder and veteran Nathan Phillips. I, like some, was guilty of jumping to premature conclusions about the students’ privilege and ignorance. So it came as a moment of personal reckoning when I judged those students before having the full story; videos surrounding the event provided a more complete and complicated picture.

The reaction to the Covington High School confrontation conveys a sharp and impulsive readiness for anger and rage, not only in myself, but also in the collective mind of my fellow liberal classmates. We will never know the complete story of that day in Washington: a situation is always more complicated than we would like to accept. But let’s reframe the situation, analyze the liberal reaction to the confrontation and determine how we can harness, instead of suppress, our collective political rage.

“Anger is one of the densest forms of communication,” Professor Emeritus of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst James Averill said in an interview with The Atlantic. “It conveys more information, more quickly, than almost any other type of emotion,” According to Averil, anger is cognitively similar to happiness: it makes us feel in control.The political leader who perhaps best understands America’s political rage is President Donald J. Trump. Through outlandish and sometimes discriminatory comments, he brings attention to issues at his whim. For example, when Trump tweets about illegal voters, he uses the press to convert the rage of both supporters and opposers into marketers for his ideas.

Trump repeats extremist, fringe ideas enough for them to enter the political consciousness; even when those ideas are loudly disproven with evidence, they still draw attention and give those ideas a platform.

To harness a sub-group’s collective rage, we must follow a basic Cesar Chavez theory on community organizing: moral outrage can inspire wide-

spread change. The anger that Chavez believed in was the opportunity to “right an injustice, to feel like part of a meaningful fight.”

We must channel our anger at moral offense, and we must persuade the discontented to see their struggle as part of a larger story on what is right and what is wrong.

Progressives have successfully harnessed anger to be seen as the fighters of injustice. The anger that we had, whatever evaluation we made, about the Covington High School students’ confrontation with Phillips, often cannot be suppressed.

This moral indignation is how we become a more just and equitable society.

The answer is, however, to focus that anger at society’s institutions and rule-makers, instead of reducing complicated individuals into symbolic scapegoats. Organize people against the institutions that have failed our country, from our national politics to our education system.

Look no further than the teacher strikes spreading around our country to see an example of rage that can be used to further our society. Few would argue that teachers — the mentors and bastions of future generations — don’t theoretically deserve better pay. But when they strike and organize, we realize how integral they are to the success of our society.

So instead of decrying rage politics and our rush to premature judgment, let’s cultivate our rage to support causes and friends who are afflicted, to right injustices for meaningful causes. I would love to see a world where this did not mean condemning those we believe to be wrong, like how many of us at Emory point fingers at Trump and the Covington High School students.

News outlets like the New York Times, who pride themselves on capturing truth and nuance, should have given a less sensationalist initial headline than “Boys in ‘Make America Great Again’ Hats Mob Native Elder at Indigenous Peoples March..” I would love to believe that justice can do without scapegoats. At some point, the rage has to stop, or prosocial behavior will give way to revenge and retaliation.

The Emory student body has the tools and the passion to affect change.

Now it’s time to ask yourself: how will you use your rage?

Ryan Fan (19C) is from Stonybrook, N.Y.

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This Super Bowl Has Taken Its Toll on Me

BY NICOLE SADEK Editor-­at-­Large

The only surprise during this year’s lackluster Super Bowl was when Adam Levine transformed from People mag-­ azine’s Sexiest Man Alive into that weird white uncle awkwardly gyrating next to his much hipper, but equally underwhelming partner, Travis Scott.

Even Levine’s shirtless performance couldn’t even save the catastrophe that was the Pepsi Super Bowl 53 halftime show.With the New England Patriots leading the Los Angeles Rams 3-­0, the halftime show was a much-­needed break from one of the most monoto-­ nous games in recent history. But only one note into his set and Levine accom-­ plished something no one ever antici-­ pated: He made Justin Timberlake look good. Levine came out of the gate with an off-­key rendition of “Harder to Breathe,” and it didn’t get much better from there. Although Maroon 5 per-­ formed a mix of both their classic and more recent hits, including “Sugar” and “Girls Like You,” Levine’s breath-­ lessness and discordant falsettos made for an unimpressive evening.

Maroon 5 failed to find their foot-­ ing during their second song, “This Love.” As Levine belted out “this love has taken its toll,” viewers could only sigh in agreement;; the show had taken its toll on all of us.The band did not take to the stage without controversy.

Rihanna, P!nk and Cardi B all declined invitations to perform at the halftime show to stand behind NFL free-­agent Colin Kaepernick. This means that Maroon 5 was the fourth choice, at best, to headline the biggest sporting event in the United States, and from their shoddy performance, you could tell why that was the case.Prior to their performance, Maroon 5 teased a “SpongeBob SquarePants” cameo from the episode “Band Geeks,” in which the characters perform at the

fictional Bubble Bowl. But Maroon 5’s halftime concert featured only a few seconds of the Nickelodeon hit, send-­ ing “SpongeBob” fans into fury. The awkward tribute included a computer-­ generated image of an asteroid plum-­ meting toward the stage to introduce Travis Scott, who emerged from a ring of fire to perform his single “Sicko Mode.” While his performance was far livelier than that of Maroon 5, his limited screen time and awkward entrance made for a bizarre sight.

After Travis Scott’s short-­lived appearance, Maroon 5 transitioned into “Girls Like You,” welcoming an Atlanta-­based gospel choir to finish out the song. The choir’s Herculean lead vocalist Carmen Carter was the show’s stand-­out as she stole the stage from Levine.In another confusing entrance, Atlanta rapper Big Boi inter-­ rupted Maroon 5’s set as he emerged from a Cadillac in an impressive fur coat (which may have been more fit-­ ting at last year’s frigid Minneapolis venue). The Maroon 5-­Scott-­Big Boi mashup was more than enough to con-­ found and stultify viewers and audi-­ ence members alike. Aside from a meager display of drone-­powered fly-­ ing lanterns, the uninspired halftime production was ultimately disappoint-­ ing, especially compared to the per-­ formances by previous headliners. In 2015, Katy Perry entered the stadium in regal fashion on a giant, golden lion, and in 2016, Coldplay tastefully blend-­ ed their style with the voices of Bruno Mars and Beyonce. But Maroon 5 is, at its soul, a soft rock and pop band, and they stayed true to their low-­key style, despite the magnitude of the event.

Perhaps next time Maroon 5 is asked to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, they should follow Kaepernick’s lead and take a knee.

— Contact Nicole Sadek at nicole.sadek@emory.edu

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The Vega String Quartet performs musical bedtime stories as audience members donning pajamas sip on hot chocolate on Friday, Feb. 1.

ACTION REVIEW

‘Alita’ Beats Expectations

BY KALIA FLANERY Contributing Writer Grade: B

In a world where metal replaces skin, action-­adventure film “Alita: Battle Angel” brings new meaning to “tiny is mighty” through its female heroine. The film takes place in a ste-­ ampunk future, featuring a mix of cyborgs and humans in the Iron City, a teeming concrete jungle that serves as a dumping ground for the elites in the floating elysium above. Among the scrapyard, the film finds its cyborg protagonist, Alita (Rosa Salazar), with amnesia and the will of a tenacious hero who fights to protect her loved ones. Alita’s passion entranced me, and the graphics shocked me. The pacing was unparalleled, setting up an enthralling introduction to a new world.

The film follows Alita on her quest to uncover her pasts. After Dr. Ido

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(Christoph Waltz) finds her broken, cyborg body in the scrap yard and repairs her, Alita starts life with little knowledge of who she was. In perilous situations, Alita begins to remember her past in fragments. As she explores the Iron City, she meets her love inter-­ est Hugo (Keean Johnson) and learns that she has incredible battle instincts when she recklessly dives under a colossal, robot policing monitor to save a dog. Soon after, despite her petite size, she saves Ido from a towering group of criminal cyborgs in a stun-­ ning show of long-­lost martial arts techniques. In the hopes of triggering more memories, she enlists as a hunt-­ er-­warrior, a bounty hunter who kills criminals for a quick payout, alongside others like Ido and Zapan (Ed Skrein).

But a corrupt businessman, Vector (Mahershala Ali), and Ido’s estranged wife, Chiren (Jennifer Connelly), who work for a mysterious master in the utopia above Iron City, send crimi-­ nals to stop her. As Alita battles these

criminals, she pieces together who she was and wants to be now.

Salazar’s and Skrein’s emotional performances really stood out. Skrein plays a villainous, hunter-­warrior cyborg whose only human skin was on his face. From Zapan’s nefarious side-­eyes to his appalled look when Alita smashes his nose, Skrein did a phenomenal job at maintaining a despicable atmosphere in all of his interactions. Often villains can seem repetitive and unoriginal, but Skrein’s charisma makes the character shine.

On the other hand, Salazar’s perfor-­ mance was also exceptional, since her emotion had to be conveyed through digital editing. Every scar, facial tic and yearning look was shown digitally on the screen. However, a scene earlier in the movie where Alita looks with self-­introspection and wonder at her newfound body holds so much emo-­ tion that the audience feels like they

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ATLANTA THEATER

͜͝ ͥ͜͞͝ ‘Vulgar History’ Earns Laughs With Improv

BY AIDAN VICK Staff Writer

Album announcements and release dates are rarely concrete in the music industry, but 2019 is shaping up to be a strong end to one of popular music’s most stylistically dynamic and boundary-­pushing decades. Here are 10 albums I’m most excited to hear this year.

“American Football [LP3]”-­ American Football March 22, 2019 The third album from Midwest emo icons, American Football, is only a few months away, and it looks like the band is heading in a new direction.

The album’s two singles, “Silhouettes” and “Uncomfortably Numb,” featured more dream pop and post-­rock influ-­ ences than the group’s past music.

Hopefully, this will result in a more satisfying LP than the band’s under-­ whelming last release, which was also self-­titled. Another deviation from pre-­ vious projects is the addition of vocals from female artists other than lead

singer Mike Kinsella. It’ll be interest-­ ing to see what these features will add to the album’s narrative, and hopefully help American Football deliver a better project.

“Thank U, Next”-­ Ariana Grande Feb. 8, 2019 Grande had quite a rollercoaster year in 2018: she dropped her sur-­ prisingly consistent and catchy fourth album “Sweetener” in August, her ex-­boyfriend Mac Miller died in September, she got engaged to and broke up with Pete Davidson and, to finish the year off, she broke the YouTube record for the most watched music video within 24 hours of release with her single “Thank U, Next.”

Needless to say, there’s a lot of anticipation for her new album of the same name. Given her status as one of the biggest names in the industry, Grande’s album will likely be a massive commercial success. Whether it will be on par with the quality of “Sweetener” remains to be seen.

Untitled -­ Chance The Rapper

TBD It’s quite impressive that Chance, despite releasing few projects and not a single full-­length studio album this decade, is one of the biggest names in the rap game. His 2013 mixtape “Acid Rap” took the world by storm and his follow-­up 2016 project, “Coloring Book,” was equally impressive.

Although he teased his new album in July of last year, we have yet to hear anything concrete about its release.

Hopefully, Chance pulls through and finally puts out his official debut album this year.

“Yandhi”-­ Kanye West TBD The ever-­elusive “Yandhi” was orig-­ inally supposed to drop in September 2018 as a sequel to West’s 2013 album “Yeezus.” However, after its ini-­ tial release date of Sept. 29 passed, West announced that he was push-­ ing the album back to a November 2018 release. Once November rolled around, West tweeted again that the

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BY ISAIAH SIROIS Opinion Editor Village Theatre comedian Lauren Schmuck was not supposed to be wear-­ ing a hot dog outfit at the end of Jan. 31’s “The Vulgar History of Atlanta.” In fact, she was not supposed to appear in the comedy at all.

But writer-­director Jim Hodgson needed her to be a substitute, and so his show went on.

The play followed two businessmen-­ turned-­spirits, Beauregard (Schmuck) and Nathaniel (Kevin Goreham) as they meandered through Atlanta’s his-­ tory from its foundation as a rail-­ way terminus through Brian Kemp’s tumultuous 2018 election.

Hodgson came out before the show to warn the audience about the last-­ minute change.

Lead actress Dina Karl had come down with laryngitis, so Schmuck, armed with a script, would take her

place.

When Atlanta confronted the Civil War, Hodgson’s villains emerged: Greed (Kirsten Krehbiel) and Racism (Courtney Overcash), who could keep Beauregard and Nathaniel trapped on Earth until their namesake vices were purged from the city.

But if the play’s protagonists were to defeat the evil duo, Beauregard and Nathaniel could make their peace and become anything that they wanted to be.

Beauregard wanted to be a cat, but that only further complicated the substitution.

Karl had taken the cat costume home after the last production — or maybe someone else had.

“I don’t know where the cat costume has got to,” Hodgson said.

Before the show, all a backstage search yielded was a hot dog costume.

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ǯ Ǧ Continued from Page 11 could be in the room with her. Alita showed her growth as a character and her intense emotions in her perfor-­ mance;; it was stunning.

Alita’s soft side is revealed through interactions with her love interest, Hugo, which spurs ethical questions regarding the social etiquette between cyborgs falling in love with humans.

The movie brushes over the topic, missing a great opportunity to develop the potentially taboo societal expecta-­ tions and fulfill the common forbidden love trope.

Answering the ethical expectations on these relationships in the Iron City could have given Alita and Hugo a reason to stay together for love, despite expectations, making their short romance more believable.

Their love connection felt manufac-­ tured and forced at times, since Hugo was the first boy Alita met and the movie failed to develop much of a rea-­ son for their relationship other than to further the plot.

Alita always shows emotion and passion in her looks at Hugo, but his performance lacks the devotion need-­ ed and makes the audience question if he actually loves Alita or has ulterior motives.

With stunning graphics and CGI, “Alita: Battle Angel” does the impos-­ sible by making the viewer forget that the main character is a CG creation.

Reminiscent of the styling of char-­ acters from “Ready Player One,” the film makes the animated main charac-­ ter appear like flesh and blood.

After the credits of the film, the cast and crew discussed the difficulty in portraying this story through a live action film. They discussed the fact that Salazar had to wear a full body

But Hodgson rolled with the punches, and the plan became for Schmuck to just wear that outfit instead.

The play thrived in its vulgarity.

Midway through the first act, Union General William T. Sherman (Jaymi Curley) walked onstage, deliberat-­ ing which parts of Atlanta to burn down over Beauregard and Nathaniel’s protests.

All of them, he concluded, except the football stadium — that was to be torn down and rebuilt with a “roof that opens like a giant mechanical anus.”

Hodgson did not confine crudity to dialogue, as Racism set the plans of the spirits back rather lewdly.

Adorned in a Washington Redskins shirt, a backward-­facing snapback and some baggy camouflage shorts, Racism already stood out from the rest of the cast’s generally professional getup. Pantomiming masturbation to manifest Georgia’s 1956 “Stars and Bars” flag only set her further apart.

The comedy wound down as Beauregard and Nathaniel proved unable to best Racism without the help of Greed.

The script framed Georgia’s 2004 flag referendum, which was completed without offering voters the choice of any Confederate symbols, as Greed’s doing, and not the spirits’.

The villain had brokered a deal between Gov. Sonny Perdue and

‘Miss Bala’ Bores With Stale Script Grade: D

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Alita (Rosa Salazar) prepares for battle in director Robert Rodriguez’ ‘Alita: Battle Angel.’ suit and two cameras over her face to document all of her bodily and facial movements.

The film crew worked hard to per-­ fect what they called “performance capture,” not just motion capture, by documenting the details of Rosa’s facial movements using the two cameras.

The details in Alita’s face or even the beauty in the cinematography and background in the opening scene are all dazzlingly intricate.

The film opens on a orange-­hued, disheveled scrap-­yard, filled with used gadgets, reminiscent of “Mad Max”’s setting.

Making use of panning shots when Ido finds Alita in the scraps allowed the graphics to manifest into a realistic setting.

The film isn’t without its flaws, however. The cast of villians was far too crowded and, past a certain point, detracted from the overall story.

New villians are introduced in numerous scenes, yet the plot pro-­ gressed rapidly without providing clo-­

state Sen. Kasim Reed: Perdue would remove the Confederate symbols and Reed would support Perdue’s proposed tobacco tax.

While Racism had been defeated, the protagonists were forced to make peace with Greed’s continued presence in Atlanta.

Hodgson said he enjoyed the impro-­ visational experience. He likened it to “being suspended over a chasm,” explaining that constraints are what produce good art.

“These are the moments,” he said, “that you sort of romanticize and tell each other.”

But no one told Hodgson on produc-­ tion night that another cat costume had been found backstage.

So when Schmuck emerged wear-­ ing a cat mask with the hot dog suit, the writer-­director got to enjoy a new twist in the absurdist play along with his audience.

Despite Karl’s unplanned absence, Hodgson and the cast put on an enter-­ taining performance, and Schmuck did an excellent job filling in on short notice.

While future shows may differ wild-­ ly from the Jan. 31 performance, “The Vulgar History of Atlanta” is worth a watch. It’s showing at the Village Theatre twice more, on Feb. 15 and March 1.

— Contact Isaiah Sirois at isaiah.sirois@emory.edu

sure for each one.

The only real closure regarding the many antagonists occurs in the last 15 minutes of the film, culminating in a slough of fight scenes.

Likely due to the adaptation of a long manga, the story left the audience questioning where those characters went.

The pacing and cast performances sometimes compensated for the con-­ fusing line of villains, but the film often left you questioning who the main antagonist really was.

Overall, the film developed the sto-­ ryline between plenty of violent action scenes that were neatly spread out to keep the audience entertained.

The strong performances by Salazar and Waltz, and the astonishing graph-­ ics, make “Alita: Battle Angel” an audi-­ ence-­pleaser for those looking for a fast-­paced new take on the dystopian film genre.

— Contact Kalia Flanery at kalia.flanery@emory.edu

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THRILLER REVIEW

BY JAMES PATRIGNANI Contributing Writer

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

“Miss Bala” is a frustratingly monot-­ onous action film about an American, Gloria Fuentes (Gina Rodriguez), whose world is turned upside down when she is caught in the middle of a war between a Mexican cartel group, led by Lino (played by Ismael Cruz Córdova), and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The end product is as bland, unoriginal and uninspired as this premise would imply.

The film follows Gloria and her friend Suzu (Cristina Rodlo) in Tijuana, Mexico, where Suzu has entered a beauty pageant. When they are kidnapped by Las Estrellas, a Mexican gang, Gloria must act as a double agent for Las Estrellas and the D.E.A. to find Suzu and escape.

“Miss Bala”’s poorly strung-­together plot drags the film down. The film con-­ sists of individual, unrelated scenes, with only the first and last 30 minutes of the film related to the plot. The middle hour consists of Rodriguez’s kidnapped character working along-­ side her captors. These scenes become increasingly random and do not con-­ tribute to the plot whatsoever. Every 10 minutes, the screen cuts to black and the characters wake up the next morning with another small, random mission to complete.

Exacerbated by these cuts, the movie is littered with massive, frus-­ trating plot holes. There were mul-­ tiple easy ways that Gloria could have escaped Las Estrellas but, frustrat-­ ingly enough, she keeps running back

to her captors, which is complexing because she never tolerates or willingly works with them. Her entire motiva-­ tion is confusing, which dooms the film.

The film’s cinematography could also have been more innovative. Its lack of overall creativity makes the film not even visually appealing. On only a couple occasions was the cam-­ erawork decent enough to be consid-­ ered creative. There was a moment where Cordova’s character was silhou-­ etted so just his outline was shown.

The film also featured some landscape and bird’s eye views of Tijuana, the primary setting of the film.

The actors seemed to deliver their lines with little enthusiasm. The film features Anthony Mackie (best known for playing Marvel’s Falcon), but his character is criminally underutilized.

Rodriguez did the best she could with the stale and poorly written script. Her character arc required her to display a large range of emotion, which she pulled off successfully. Admittedly, her performance was intriguing, making her easily the highlight of the entire movie. However, it was not near-­ ly enough to make the overall film entertaining.

“Miss Bala” is a remake of a 2011 Mexican film, which was much more critically acclaimed.

Rodriguez tries in vain to carry the entire production on her back — the only entertaining aspect of the film. If anything, this film is only for fans of Rodriguez willing to shell out $10 for little else.

— Contact James Patrignani at james.patrignani@emory.edu

This Year Continued from Page 11 album wasn’t finished, and refused to give any new release date for it;; no news of the album has come up since.

Some are still expecting a 2019 release, but given West’s erratic behavior, it’s impossible to know if the album will come out this year or if it will even still be called “Yandhi.” Either way, it remains a highly anticipated project;; West’s releases are always creative, even if his music has been pretty hit-­ or-­miss lately.

Untitled -­ My Bloody Valentine TBD My Bloody Valentine has never been the type of band to push out music.

The pioneering shoegaze and dream pop group has only released three studio albums over the last 31 years.

However, frontman Kevin Shields recently announced that the band has been working on two full-­length LPs, at least one of which fans expect to drop in 2019. Considering we haven’t heard new music from them since 2013’s “m b v,” it’s exciting news for fans of the highly influential Irish band.

“Run The Jewels 4”-­ Run The Jewels Summer 2019 Hip-­hop duo Killer Mike and El-­P’s trilogy of “Run The Jewels” albums is one of the best series of consecutive releases this decade, so “RTJ4” has a lot to live up to. If they maintain the quality that was present on their previous albums, we can expect heavy-­ hitting and creative beats, clever lyrics and blistering flows from both MCs. All we know about the album so far is the title and that it’s slated to be

Untitled -­ Sleater-­Kinney TBD The currently nameless ninth album from the legendary all-­female indie rock band, Sleater-­Kinney, has already garnered a lot of hype online since the band revealed that fellow indie eccen-­ tric, St. Vincent, would be handling the production. It’s their second release since the band got back together in 2014 following an eight-­year hiatus, releasing the widely acclaimed “No Cities To Love” in 2015. The band has been one of the leading female voices in indie rock for decades.

The massively successful psyche-­ delic rock band has been teasing a new album since last summer, but no title or release information has been given other than frontman Kevin Parker insisting that the album will be out by this summer. It’ll be interesting to see if the band continues heading in a more pop-­oriented and radio-­friendly direction as they did with “Currents,” or if they choose to return to the noisy and psychedelic sound that defined their first album, “Innerspeaker.”

Either way, it’s bound to be one of the year’s biggest rock albums. The group will also be having an enormous year touring, headlining Coachella in April and Shaky Knees in May, along with other festivals.

Untitled -­ Solange TBD For a long time, Solange Knowles lived in the shadow of her sister, Beyonce. She performed as a backup dancer for Destiny’s Child and never reached the same level of commer-­ cial success as her sister in her solo career. This changed in 2016 with the release of her third LP, “A Seat At The Table,” which topped the Billboard 200 albums chart and was ranked highly on various year-­end best albums lists.

She originally planned to drop her fourth album last fall, but it never came to fruition. Given that she’s co-­ headlining Coachella alongside Tame Impala this year, however, it seems likely that she’ll release her album sometime before then.

“Father of the Bride”-­ Vampire Weekend Spring 2019 After six years with no new material from the band as a collective, fans of the New York-­based indie rock band have been itching to hear from Vampire Weekend since they began explor-­ ing new avenues in 2014. Luckily the group delivered, dropping the album’s ornate lead single “Harmony Hall,” as well as its instrumental B-­side “2021,” on Jan. 24 and announcing that their new LP would be out sometime this spring. The band came out with their self-­titled debut album in 2008 after graduating from Columbia University (N.Y.), and have released two critically-­ acclaimed and commercially success-­ ful albums since: 2010’s “Contra” and 2013’s “Modern Vampires of the City.”

released sometime this summer, but hopefully fans will get more informa-­ tion in the coming months.

Untitled -­ Tame Impala TBD

— Contact Aidan Vick at aidan.vick@emory.edu

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Emory Life

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 | Emory Life Editor: Alex Klugerman (alex.klugerman@emory.edu)

Students Illuminate Sky at Halftime

Lunar New Year

Emory Students Participate in Super Bowl Performance Continued from Page 1

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Students celebrate the Lunar New Year with staff at the DUC-ling on Tuesday, Feb. 5, with dumplings and other traditional asian cuisine.

Alumni Profile

From Emory to ‘America’s Got Talent’ Alumni Triumphs With Water Spouting Talent

By Caroline Silva Contributing Writer

Spouting water, eggs, juice and other substances into his friends’ mouth in synchronization to music landed Sam Kaufman (14B) on America’s Got Talent (AGT). Since then, Kaufman and the rest of the Human Fountains are currently filming for a Romania-based comedy show based called iUmor.

Kaufman graduated from the Goizueta Business School with marketing and film and media management concentrations. He was also a

member of Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT) fraternity and Emory’s student radio WMRE. Although the Human Fountains was inactive while Kaufman attended Emory, the acting techniques he learned in undergraduate acting classes have applied to his performances with the Human Fountains.

“I took an intro to acting class once, but it had nothing to do with [water spouting],” Kaufman said.

“It wasn’t until some years later that [the acting techniques] fell in my lap.”

Kaufman discovered his talent

Advice

Doolino Knows Best: Citrus in the Air

Doolino, From the moment I step outside each morning to the moment I arrive home, I spend as much time as I can feeling the sun on my face, fresh air on my skin and wind beneath my feet.

Every day I spend at least six hours on Lime scooters. I’ve always hated walking across campus from Emory Village to Emory Point and then back to Emory Village.

The scooters have endowed me with hours of free time. To ensure I always have access to a scooter, I bring the scooter into my lectures and sometimes give it its own seat. When the charge gets low, I’ll simply use my phone to locate the nearest scooter and switch them out.

This plan worked well, as I was able to pop between campus buildings in minutes. But when my credit card bill came this week, I realized I racked up over $1.150 on scooters. I don’t have this kind of money lying around and I’m not sure how to pay off this bill before it starts accumulating mountains of interest. What should I do?

Best, Limehead

Dear Limehead, Environmental concerns aside, I’m shocked at the feasibility of using these scooters on a daily basis. With my anatomical structure, I can barely get above 5 MPH before my appendages start to fall off. Though if I were seriously strapped for cash, I would probably start selling my textbooks to the highest bidder. Those antiquated study materials can be sold for hundreds of dollars and are often much more valuable than any other college student’s possessions. Most of the time, you can probably find a PDF online for free. If you absolutely cannot go without the feel glossy paper between your fingers, check out the books from the library.

To be frank, you could probably eke out a C- by simply not buying a textbook and winging it on the midterm.

Lord (Dooley) knows I’ve done it in the past.

Once you sell your textbooks, you can use the profits to pay off your debts and buy your own scooter, although you’d probably be trading out one lame problem for another.

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for water spouting in high school.

Fountain shows were popular at the time, he said, but there were no human fountain shows. Thinking it would be amusing to form a group based on fountain shows, Kaufman shared the idea to his childhood best friends, Ben Tillis, Joel Lowinger, Elan Lefton and Cameron Poter. “[Kaufman] proposed the idea to our group, and I will admit I was hesitant at first … but once he brought us outside and showed us [his] vision, we couldn’t stop

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To ensure the whole performance would go smoothly, The Gathering and Aural Pleasure attended roughly 35 hours of mandatory rehearsal in the week leading up to the event.

There they watched Levine and rappers Travis Scott and Big Boi perform their sets multiple times. Not once during rehearsal did Levine take his shirt off.

Aural Pleasure’s involvement in the Super Bowl all began with a cryptic message.

“We got an email at the turn of the new year,” Oppenheim said. “[It was] very vague. It [said], ‘Would you be interested in performing in the Super Bowl?’ And I thought it was spam.”

After following up, Oppenheim, along with eight other members of Aural Pleasure, decided to seize the opportunity.

They joined groups like the University of Georgia fencing team to make up the 1,000-person ensemble.

Aural Pleasure was assigned to carry the drones onto the field; they released them to spell out the words “One Love” in the sky while Levine sang “She Will Be Loved.”

“If there’s anything I learned, it’s just that everything moves so slowly,” Oppenheim said. “You need to have so much patience just because there’s so many bodies doing a million things at once.”

As part of the “fan cast,” members of The Gathering were required

to stand by the stage and cheer on Sunday’s performers. They were stationed in front of Travis Scott when he dramatically emerged from a ring of fire.

Glass’ favorite part, however, was not watching Maroon 5, Travis Scott or Big Boi perform; it was her 15 minutes of fame during the ride to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Gathering and other halftime performers waited at Atlanta Technical College (Ga.) until they were shuttled over to the stadium in school buses.

“We were in a police escorted motorcade of … yellow school buses,” Glass said. “They blocked off every intersection on our way down to the game so that we didn’t have any traffic. … And all these people [were] filming us from the sidewalk. And we are nobody. We are not a famous cohort or anything, so it was pretty funny.”

Once The Gathering and Aural Pleasure filed onto the field, everything went according to plan, although Glass said she could not hear the headliner well.

“It was fine,” Oppenheim said of the halftime performance. “With the choice of Maroon 5 you’re not going to get the spectacle of … Beyonce or Katy Perry.”

For The Gathering and Aural Pleasure, this year’s Super Bowl buzz began and ended in the span of a few weeks.

But some Emory students have

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Life Hacks

Jason Oh/Staff

The Goizueta Business Library in the Robert W. Woodruff Library often displays a bowl of candy by the printers.

Night at the Libs: A Beginner’s Guide

By Nicole Sadek, Alisha Compton & Niraj Naik Editor-at-Large & Managing Editors

piled some tips and tricks for camping out in the of the Robert W. Woodruff Library this semester.

If you can believe it, some students have already taken their first midterms of the semester. The nonexistent workload of syllabus week unfortunately did not extend across the spring months, and missed reading assignments and slept-through morning classes will slowly add an additional burden to students’ cramming schedules. In preparation for the first major wave of midterms, the Wheel has com-

Business Library Candy Why steal candy from a baby when you can steal it from Goizueta Business School? The Goizueta Business Library, located on the second floor of the library, frequently stocks a bowl of candy by the printer. Take one, or a few, but beware the butterscotch sweets that can induce an upset stomach. If Peet’s Coffee and Tea closes and you have more than 10 pages of

writing left on your essay, the B-school candy bowl can provide you with the necessary energy to power through the final stretch. Or, if scarfing down candy isn’t your thing, you can curb that kleptomania and stock up on the pencils and paper clips near printers throughout the library.

Find Your Zen All-nighters are a rite of passage in the college experience. After your lonely night of studying, you’ll prob-

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Student Groups Selected As Super Bowl Extras Continued from Page 13 been involved in the massive production for far longer.

Megan Johnston’s (21C) Super Bowl experience began last summer, when she and around 30,000 others applied to become volunteers for the biggest sporting event in the United States.

Several months and an interview later, Johnston was chosen as one of 10,000 volunteers to help put on the colossal game and halftime show.

Her work began last week as she greeted and signed in other volunteers at Volunteer Headquarters, located in AmericasMart Atlanta Building 1 near Centennial Olympic Park.

“I was just chatting with the volunteers the whole time,” Johnston said.

“Everyone was just so happy, jumping around. There was music inside the headquarters. It was just a really positive environment.”

Although Johnston said she is not a diehard football fan, she appreciates the spirit that comes with the sport — and the free swag didn’t hurt.

“We got these nice jackets and shirts and socks and a hat and a scarf,” Johnston said. “Every time we checked in, we’d get new swag. That was just kind of a bonus.”

Like Johnston, Daniel Weinberg (19C) knew early on that he wanted to take advantage of Super Bowl 53’s Atlanta location.

A former summer intern for the NFL’s New York offices, Weinberg’s summer experience included running into NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on an elevator.

It only made sense for him to apply to be a spring intern during the NFL’s biggest event of the year.

A quantitative sciences (QSS) major and one of the only undergraduate NFL interns, Weinberg played an integral role in setting up much of the technology used in the weeks leading

up to and during the game.

He served as an IT intern and was responsible for ensuring that all of the venues housing Super Bowl events were properly equipped.

“There were over 10 different venues that we had to set up,” Weinberg said. “The headquarters was in a hotel, and then they also had a bunch of different satellite locations.”

Weinberg learned on the fly for the majority of his internship, he said, but never felt stressed.

“It was a lot of setting up phones, printers, internet, TVs … all of their infrastructure so that when everyone from the New York and L.A. offices come to Atlanta the week before the Super Bowl, they all have their offices there and up and running,” Weinberg said.

Since most of his internship involved preparing for the game, Weinberg was finally able to sit back and enjoy the game’s first half in person and the second half from the press box. He called the experience “very loud” and “surreal.”

The day after the game, Weinberg and the rest of the IT team took down the tech infrastructure at each Super Bowl venue.

As Atlanta’s Super Bowl furor starts to wind down, some students who participated are glad the big day is over.

“It was a lot of time for a little bit of work,” Oppenheim said. Glass echoed his sentiments.

Standing on the biggest sports stage in the country, however, is an experience you can never replicate.

“I went in there saying, why is this such a big deal?” Oppenheim said.

“But it’s so much more than football.

It’s just inherently an American thing that everyone can get involved in.”

— Contact Nicole Sadek at nicole.sadek@emory.edu

Kaufman Storms World With Spitting Talent Continued from Page 13 laughing,” Tillis said. “He’s always had the best idea of what it is that makes it funny and captivating.”

After getting over the act’s initial disgust factor, the group did not hold back, as they got numb to firing water into each other’s mouths the more they practiced.

The members are all close friends, having attended high school together in Denver. Although Kaufman’s friends needed some convincing to take up the talent, they were more than ready to perform at their senior talent show in 2010, which they won.

“We wanted to leave [high school] with a splash,” said Kaufman. Their AGT performance in 2018 was based off of their high school talent show.

“People loved it, so we taped a nicer version of it ... and put it online,” Kaufman said.

That video earned them some publicity within the Reddit community, but it was not until eight years later when they personally posted a video on Reddit that the group went viral. From the video on Reddit, the group was asked to audition for the 13th season of AGT. “We didn’t really know what the reaction would be,” Kaufman said. “[We thought we would be] one of those goofy acts that gets put on there to quickly get an ‘X’, but we were completely fine with that. We got a standing ovation … and made it through the quarter finals.”

Their endeavor has allowed Kaufman to share his unconventional creativity.

“We’re a group that spits water into each other’s mouths,” said Lowinger, a friend of Kaufman since kindergarten and a member of the Human Fountains. “Can’t get more unified than that. [Kaufman] has always been an incredibly creative person and the success of the group has allowed him to take his creativity to a whole new level.”

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You can also check out the Wheel article from last week about side hustles that other Emory students pursue to make money.

Sincerely, Doolino Hi Doolino, I’m a junior. For a long time, I was pre-med, but after a discussion with my parents, I’ve decided it will probably be better for me to pursue a different career path.

My heart is not set on medical school and my application is probably not competitive enough for the admissions process, anyways. Although we fought a lot, I think my parents accepted my decision. Now that I’m back on campus, I’m realizing that all of my friends are still pre-med and slowly disappearing as they begin studying for the MCAT. I figured they would talk my ear off telling me how the Chem/Phys section was harder than DUC chicken.

Instead, no one will hang out with me anymore. I asked my friend if he wanted to grab lunch and he asked me to the library instead. Doolino, how do I maintain friendships with people who care more about their scores than their relationships?

Yours Truly, Post-Pre-Med

Dear Post-Pre-Med, If I could cast a spell and lift one curse from Emory’s campus, it would be the MCAT. The horrid exam has tortured thousands of undergraduates at Emory. Don’t judge your friends too much for prioritizing their exam.

In their minds, their lives will only be monopolized by this test for a few months. While they will likely be this busy until they retire, they have yet to be clued into their own delusions. Stay persistent and keep offering to spend time with these old friends. As I’m sure you can guess, many of these pre-med students need emotional support now more than ever. Be a good friend and you will soon find a reward in your own generosity.

Sincerely, Doolino Dear Doolino, I live on the ground floor of Harris Hall and my roommate and I got along all semester. We matched with each other via random roommate selection and although I was worried we would clash, we slowly settled into harmony.

Then everything changed when Marie Kondo attacked. My roommate has slowly been throwing out all of the stuff in our room under the pretense that it does not “spark joy.” It began with a few old shirts but slowly spiraled into things like our Brtta filter, some of my posters and half of my

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underwear! I even had to go to class in my bathing suit yesterday. I’m worried that if I don’t intervene, my roommate will start working through my textbooks, or worse, my birth control.

How do I tell my roommate that some things might not spark joy, but still serve a purpose in my life?

Best, Marie Kond-no Dear Marie Kond-no, Your roommate is misunderstanding the gospel of Marie Kondo. Rule two of her method clearly dictates that you must imagine your ideal lifestyle before beginning the cleaning process.

Now if, for some reason, your roommate’s ideal lifestyle involves you being pregnant and without access to purified water, I would advise you to find a different place to live — under the pretense that this roommate does not spark joy in your life, for some just desserts. In the more likely circumstance that she is just overdoing it with her cleaning, consider setting strict boundaries. Write a roommate agreement in order to fully explicate what you don’t want them touching.

Sincerely, Doolino For your day-to-day qualms and minor life crises, send anonymous questions to doolino.emory@gmail. com

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Sam Kaufman (14B) performs his human fountain act on ‘America’s Got Talent.’

Their social media platform has grown immensely since their season of AGT aired, with about 10,000 followers on Instagram.

This has not only allowed them to reach a variety of people of different backgrounds and ages, but they have received a lot of positive feedback from the public expressing how much their videos have impacted their lives.

“We have received … a lot of heart-warming messages from people that are sick or having a very bad day and …. they would be shown the video and they would be laughing in pure joy.” Kaufman said. “There is a lot of serious stuff going on in the world and … getting people to see something ridiculous and fun and make them laugh [is our goal].”

Their popularity on AGT has allowed to travel to places like Germany, Japan and Italy to both perform and appear on television shows. Before Kaufman began this journey, he did not expect to receive so much publicity. Tillis notes that although this experience has created an incredible platform for all of the members, it has also helped Kaufman grow throughout the years. “[Kaufman] was definitely more introverted in high school,” Tillis

said. “ Since the group has been publicized his focus has [changed].

He recognized the opportunity we had once our video went viral. It is because of him we worked so hard on AGT. Because of his motivation, we were able to progress on the show and perform all around the world.”

Kaufman is the chief creative officer and founder of the advertising agency DigiHear, where he works with a variety of clients in increasing their online presence.

In the future, he hopes to continue with the Human Fountains and potentially create a television show to showcase their unorthodox talent.

He mentioned potential for a show coming together later this year that features several synchronized spouting performances that tell a narrative.

As the Human Fountains become more of a full time job, Kaufman advises students to “enjoy [their] time at Emory because it goes by fast and there is no reason you should not be taking advantage of whatever makes you most happy … and don’t worry about how it is all going to come together.”

— Contact Caroline Silva at caroline.silva@emory.edu

Tips to Survive Woodruff Library All Night Long Continued from Page 13 ably feel like a zombie. If and when you feel drowsy during the day, take a break from the books and spend some time meditating in the library’s prayer room, tucked away near the back wall of the first floor.

Release your anxieties and find your zen without wasting time going all the way home. Schedule your meditation time and never feel burned out again.

Clean Yo Self The enigmatic Woodruff Library showers are like God: You know they’re there, but you’ve never seen them.

Taking a shower in the library has long been a senior bucket list special.

Try out the third floor showers next to the exhibits the next time you spend a long night sweating over your physical chemistry problem sets and don’t have a chance to go home and refresh yourself before your next class.

Don’t worry about shampoo, conditioner or even mouthwash.

Peet’s sells all your toiletry needs — with a special Dooley Dollar discount.

Rent Headphones and Chargers There is no feeling worse than walking all the way to libs and realizing you’ve forgotten your headphones or charger. You can rent either from the Music and Media Library on the fourth floor. Although the walk up to the fourth floor is excruciating, at least you can stay indoors. Students can also rent cameras and other equipment free of charge from the Music and Media Library.

Conclusion With these trade secrets in hand, one can spend hours upon hours in the library. Whether holed away in the stacks or commandeering a large wooden table in the Matheson Reading Room, you can survive even the worse all-nighter with these tips.

Who knows? Maybe next time you spend the night in the library with your head in the books you’ll discover a new grade-saving hack.

— Contact Nicole Sadek at nicole.sadek@emory.edu, Alisha Compton at alisha.compton@ emory.edu and Niraj Naik at niraj. naik@emory.edu

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Defense Earns Pats’ Sixth Championship

Continued from Back Page drive by the Patriots, the Rams started to actually look like the team that averaged the second most points per game in the NFL this season. With a series of smooth passes from Goff, the Rams put themselves on the board after a 53-yard field goal from kicker Greg “The Leg” Zuerlein. By the end of the third quarter, the score was tied 3-3 and neither team had found their way to the end zone.

Several more uneventful drives later, the Patriots had possession of the ball with seven minutes remaining in the game. A tied score with only minutes remaining in a big game? For Brady, this was familiar territory.

After connection with different receivers for several long receptions, the Patriots found themselves within striking distance. Brady lobbed a 29-yard throw to tight end Rob Gronkowski, which Gronkowski caught at the Rams 2-yard line. Finally, after 53 minutes, rookie running back Sony Michel found the end zone, putting the Patriots up 10-3.

On the ensuing drive by the Rams, they too marched up the field and looked ready to tie the game when Goff launched a 27-yard pass to wide receiver Brandin Cooks, who was wide open in the end zone. Cooks dropped the pass when Patriots safety Duron Harmon came suddenly to break it up. On the next play, the Patriots’ pass rush pressured Goff quickly, who ended up throwing a bad pass right into the hands of Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore with only 4:17 remaining in the game.

This effectively ended the game, as the Patriots tacked on 3 more points with 1:12 remaining thanks to Gostkowski’s 41-yard field goal. Goff completed 3 passes to get within field goal range with 8 seconds left, but Zuerlein shanked the ball wide left.

After a disappointing offensive showing, Goff, who finished with 229 yards and a 57.9 passer rating, put the blame on himself.

“It was me,” Goff said in a postgame interview. “It was our offense.

And we — well, I — couldn’t do my

Eagles Continue Scoring Barrage Continued from Back Page outscore the Judges.

Head Coach Jason Zimmerman thought the Eagles’ work on the glass helped them stay in front of Brandeis.

He also attributed the game’s quick pace to Emory’s offensive success.

“Offensive rebounds are key for second-chance points,” Zimmerman said.

Although Brandeis shot a remarkable 49 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from beyond the arc, the Eagles held the Judges to only 49 shots, compared to the Eagles’ 70 shots. Emory accomplished this by only giving up 23 rebounds, eight turnovers and seven points off of turnovers.

After the win against Brandeis, Emory traveled to New York and notched another win against NYU, 75-67.Sophomore guard Matthew Schner scored a team-high 17 points and helped the Eagles improve to a 16-4 record.

Although Emory only shot 18.2 percent from the three-point line, the Eagles still played well offensively.

The team shot 44.1 percent from the

field and 95 percent from the freethrow line. Additionally, Emory had 36 points in the paint and 15 bench points. Zimmerman cited the Eagles’ diverse roster as a major reason why they were able to pull out the win despite the poor shooting.

“We have a lot of different weapons offensively,” Zimmerman said. “Our team is very versatile this year.”

On the defensive end, the Eagles held the Violets to 38.8 percent shooting from the field and 26.3 percent from the the three-point line.

“Protecting the ball and controlling the glass was a vital part of pulling out that win,” Schner said. “This game was a great test for us heading into a very big weekend home game.”

The Eagles return to action on Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. against rivals Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.). This game is expected to be the game of the year.

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

part.”

Edelman, who finished the game with 10 catches for 141 yards and the Super Bowl MVP trophy, was content with the way the game played out, despite its slow nature.

“I’ll take an ugly loss over a pretty win any day,” Edelman said in his postgame press conference.

The Patriots now find themselves tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl wins, six, which have all been won with Brady under center and Belichick on the sidelines over the past 18 years. With this victory, Brady set another NFL record as the only player to win six Super Bowls.

While many speculate that this could be the end of the Patriots dynasty, everyone should know by now not to bet against them. With Brady saying that Super Bowl 53 would not be his final NFL game, it seems more than likely that the Patriots are going to be back next season defending their title.

— Contact Ryan Callahan at rjcalla@emory.edu

Women Dominate Competition Continued from Back Page 4x400m relay B team consisting of sophomore Zion Kidd and freshmen Anderson Shew, Graham Scott and Jason Berger clocked in at 3:38.69 and also took bronze.

Reflecting on the weekend, Kidd stated that going forward, the team’s priority is their physical well-being.

“We need to focus on staying healthy so that we can be competitive once championship season comes around,” Kidd said.

Nelson noted that the next two weeks will be the most crucial for the team’s performance at the University Athletic Association (UAA) conference.

The Eagles return to action on Feb. 9 for the Samford Open at the Birmingham Crossplex in Alabama.

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

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breaststroke with a time of 58.47.

Other top finishes included a thirdplace in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:10.63) by freshman Zach Lorson, a third-place in the 200-yard individual medley (1:55.97) by senior Zachary Chen and a joint effort second-place by Kolleck, LaFave, senior Matt Rogers and junior Sage Ono in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:23.16).

Junior Trevor Burke and freshmen Lucas Bumgarner and Colin Stelmach all recorded NCAA qualifying marks in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events.

In the women’s events, senior Meg Taylor placed third in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.20.

Taylor also teamed up with senior Fiona Muir, sophomore Lucy Daro and junior Caroline Olson for a secondplace finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay, touching the wall at 1:36.56.

Finally, freshman Clio Hancock finished third and turned in a nationalqualifying mark in the 200-yard butterfly (2:05.62).

“We had a great meet at UGA,”

Hancock said. “I was really excited by the times and races that everyone had this weekend. … I am super excited to see what the team can do in the next couple of weekends with [the UAA] conference coming up.”

Head Coach Jon Howell knew the meet was going to be challenging, but he recognized that facing a tough opponent such as UGA would be valuable experience.

“The meet this weekend is the third in a series of very different meets,” Howell said. “Each is challenging in unique ways, and our objective is to be able to compete at our best, in any environment and under any set of circumstances… We always look forward to racing UGA.” Although Emory did not come out on top, they certainly had an impressive showing. The Eagles will return to the pool on Friday against Auburn University (Ala.).

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

Atlanta United Loses Key Contributor Miguel Almiron

By Sammy John Contributing Writer After Atlanta hoisted the 2018 MLS Cup, rumors surrounding midfielder Miguel Almiron and forward Josef Martinez immediately surfaced. The two Designated Players (MLS teams can only have three) seemed to have outgrown the league, with an instinct for scoring that only certain elite players possess.

Josef Martinez put the gossip to rest by signing a five-year contract extension with United on Jan. 16. Later that month, the team signed midfielder Gonzalo “Pity” Martinez as another Designated Player (having one more than the allotted three), and Almiron’s future was further put into question.

Finally, on Jan. 31, Almiron signed with Premier League team Newcastle United for a record fee for an MLS player: around $26 million.

Almiron leaves Atlanta as a club hero after tallying 13 goals and playing a pivotal role in its MLS cup success.

Since joining United from Lanus in 2017, Almiron registered 21 goals and

28 assists in 62 games with Atlanta.

While Almiron’s replacement is well-equipped to take over the reins, Almiron had an indescribable connection with Josef Martinez and the duo’s ability to pass and score was invaluable to United.

Despite the bittersweet departure from Atlanta, Almiron is determined to prove his worth with Newcastle in a more competitive atmosphere.

“I’m very happy and eager to start and to meet my new teammates,” Almiron said. “I think it is a great responsibility, something beautiful for me, and I will try to offer the best I can to repay the trust the club put in me.”

While some fans will be proud to see Almiron’s development progress, United has sold arguably the best player in the MLS and an undoubtedly popular player on their roster. The fans and team alike must be patient and readjust to the major loss.

To soften the blow, Pity Martinez was signed to be Almiron’s replacement. Yet, the player nicknamed after an Argentinian bird is arguably more qualified than Almiron.

Pity Martinez is the reigning South American Footballer of the Year, an honor previously awarded to legends like Brazilian forward Pele and Argentinian forward Diego Maradona.

He also played a crucial role in River Plate’s 2018 Copa Libertadores triumph, helping them win the most prestigious club trophy in South American soccer.

Like Almiron, Pity Martinez is known for his dribbling skills and speed with the ball. Pity Martinez seems determined to make his mark on United and support Josef Martinez in continuing his impressive goal scoring.

When asked about joining Atlanta over other teams, Pity Martinez had a simple answer: “I’m someone who likes a challenge ... I know that Atlanta’s a club that’s winning titles, and I’m someone who likes to compete for titles.”

His statement is indicative of Atlanta’s rapidly growing reputation as a premier soccer team in the MLS. Pity Martinez added that he aspires to play soccer in Europe, and he knows that

Atlanta’s reputation will help attract the attention of top teams.

“Atlanta is a club that’s doing things well, so I know that if I perform well, there will be opportunities ... to go to Europe,” he said.

While Atlanta is ready to succeed without Almiron, some argue that Newcastle gambled on Almiron, buying him before he fully developed.

Almiron excelled in the MLS, but the physical rigors of the Premier League (widely regarded as the most competitive soccer league) are on a different level. Regardless, Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez has faith in Almiron’s talent.

“We know that MLS is a different challenge to the Premier League but he has the potential to do what we are expecting and what we need,” Benitez said.

Speaking on Almiron’s effect in the MLS, Benitez did not hold back on compliments.

“His impact in MLS had been really good, Benitez said. “He has been one of the best players this year ... and hopefully he can give us more competition

and more quality in the final third,” Benitez said.

Some view this as a positive sign for the reputation of the MLS. A Premier League team rarely signs MLS players for the amount of money splashed on Almiron.

In fact, United only paid $8 million for Almiron and made a substantial profit from his sale.

Almiron follows a trend of young players developed by MLS teams and sold to European teams, like former New York Red Bulls midfielder Tyler Adams, who was sold to Red Bull Leipzig in the German Bundesliga.

Showing that there is life beyond Almiron, Atlanta United crushed the Seattle Sounders 7-1 in the first game of the pre-season on Feb. 2.

Pity Martinez scored his first goal for United in a scrimmage match in California.

If Atlanta can carry this momentum into the regular season, Almiron’s loss may soon be forgotten.

— Contact Sammy John at sammy.john@emory.edu

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Pre-game on the field before Super Bowl 53, held in Mercedez Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3, for their sixth title.

Patriots Return to Top of NFL

By Ryan Callahan Assistant Sports Editor

In what was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl of all time, and one of the dullest, the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Ram, 13-3 in Super Bowl 53 at Mercedes Benz Stadium.

After a one-year hiatus, 41-year old quarterback Tom Brady, legendary Head Coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots are once again on top of the football world and have made their mark in the NFL history books. While the Patriots are certainly celebrating their most recent victory, for fans, the Super Bowl wasn’t anything to write home about.

Midway through the first quarter, Rams linebacker Cory Littleton intercepted a throw from Brady at the 27-yard line, though it ultimately yielded an unsuccessful series. The Patriots followed by again driving downfield into field goal range. After

two timeouts in quick succession, the Patriots opted to attempt a 46-yard field goal. Stephen Gostkowski, the third most accurate kicker in NFL history, promptly shanked his attempt.

These series of plays constituted some of the only exciting gameplay.

Despite good field position, the Rams, led by quarterback Jared Goff and 33-year-old Head Coach Sean McVay, could not seem to find their footing on offense, a trend that continued throughout the game.

What seemed like an exciting start to the highly anticipated championship game turned out to be anything but, as the two teams found themselves tied at zero by the end of the first quarter.

The first score came with 10:29 left in the second quarter, when Gostkowski redeemed himself and squeaked a 42-yard field goal attempt through the uprights. The Rams again stalled on offense and found themselves down by only three heading into

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the halftime show. Despite 93 receiving yards from wide receiver Julian Edelman and dominating in time of possession, the Patriots only managed to muster one field goal. It was an uneventful first half of Super Bowl 53, which was projected to be a highscoring affair.

The defensive battle continued well into the third quarter as no team could put together any substantial drives. After a 27-yard reception with 10:06 remaining, Edelman had 120 yards receiving for the game, which was more yards than the entire Rams offense was able to acquire.

Arguably the most exhilarating play of the game came from an unlikely source: Rams punter Johnny Hekker. Punting from his own endzone, Hekker punted 65 yards to the Patriots’ 29-yard line — the longest punt in Super Bowl history.

After yet another unsuccessful

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The Emory women’s and men’s track and field teams finished No. 1 and No. 3 out of eight teams, respectively, at the Tiger Indoor Invitational at Sewanee: The University of the South (Tenn.) on Feb. 2.

The women’s squad dominated the competition and finished with 149 total points and four event wins.

In the field events, junior Isabel Saridakis took first place in the pole vault with a season-best height of 3.50m, while senior Jordan Small tied her career best at 1.60m in the high jump. Additionally, junior Kemdi Okafor posted a personal record at 13.39m in the weight throw.

Junior Amy Hunter placed second in the triple jump with a distance of 10.73 while senior Gracie Potokar and sophomore Andi Breitowich finished third in shot put and pole vault with scores of 10.63m and 3.20m, respectively.

In the track events, the team posted five more top-three finishes with sophomore Ana Sofia Beltran and freshman Brittney Haney finishing second and third in the 55m hurdles with times of 9.70 and 9.97 each. Freshman Bella Racette took third in the mile with a time of 5:45:11, while sophomore Amanda Li clocked in at 11:49:42 in the 3,000m run, good for a third-place finish.

To close out the meet, both the A and B 4x400 relay teams placed within the top three positions. The A group of Beltran, Haney, sophomore Michelle Rosenblum and freshman Belle Brown took home silver with a time of 4:28.73.

Breitowich said the meet was suc-

cessful all-around for the team.

“Overall as a team we had a lot of great performances and had a lot of new personal records, event wins and great competition,” Breitowich said.

Assistant Coach Derek Nelson highlighted Rosenblum’s performance: “[she] ran three great races, which brought her up to the 10th ranked runner in the conference.”

On the men’s side, the team garnered 107 points and four event victories, closing out the meet in third place behind Mississippi College (164 points) and Reinhardt University (Ga.) (131 points). In the field events, freshmen Brett Henshey and Yuri Brunner posted first and second place finishes in the high jump and pole vault with scores of 2.00m and 3.65m, respectively. To add to the top finishes, senior Zachary Lembersky placed third in the weight throw at 13.10m. On the track, the Eagles earned three more first-place finishes. Sophomore Matthew Dillon took first in the mile with a time of 4:30:94, freshman Matthew White took gold in the 800m run with a time of 2:05.15 and Matthew Burke clocked in first at 9:10.47 in the 3000m run.

The Eagles claimed two more second place finishes and three additional third place finishes with sophomore Egan Kattenberg and freshman Spencer Moore taking silver in the 3000m run and mile. Freshman Lucas Werner and Jacob Solomon sprinted their way to bronze in the 55m hurdles and 55m dash with times of 8.40 and 6.64, respectively. To close out the meet, the

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Swimmers Emory Grabs Key Wins in N.Y. UAA Wins Fall to D-I Extend Competitor Streak

By Charlie Scruton Contributing Writer

By Lynden Fausey Contributing Writer The Emory men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams failed to rise to the challenge against the University of Georgia Bulldogs in a Feb. 2 dual meet.

The Bulldogs defeated the men’s team 166.5-117.5 and the women’s team 167-93. Despite the losses, the Eagle’s weekend was still marked with some stellar performances.

On the men’s side, senior Thomas Gordon swam a season-best time of 15:29.49 in the 1,650-meter freestyle.

Senior Trey Kolleck finished third in both the 50-yard freestyle (20.60) and the 100-yard freestyle (45.30).

Kolleck also led freshmen Colin LaFave, Tyler Russell and Hwa Min Sim to a third-place finish in the 200yard medley relay (1:31.67). Russell also placed second in the 100-yard

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The Emory women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to five games after picking up a pair of wins against Brandeis University (Mass.) and New York University (NYU) in University Athletic Association (UAA) conference play this past weekend.

Stifling defense set the tone for the Eagles in their first contest at Brandeis on Feb. 1 as they limited the Judges to 23.6 percent from the field and a mere 15 points in the second half, which resulted in a decisive 72-42 victory.

Emory’s interior defense was especially effective as they recorded a season-high of nine blocks and allowed hardly any easy baskets inside the paint. Sophomore center Blair Ripley led the way defensively with four blocks of her own to go along with nine points offensively, all within 17 minutes of action.

Ripley credits the defensive performance to the team’s preparation beforehand.

“We focused on staying locked in and paying close attention to [the individual] tendencies [of the Brandeis players],” Ripley said. “If we execute defensively, offense comes easily.”

The stellar defense was comple-

mented by consistent offensive production from junior forward Erin Lindahl and junior guard Allison Chernow, who each scored 15 points and combined for five three-pointers.

Senior guard Azzaria Jackson-Sherrod rounded off the double-digit scorers with 10 points of her own on an efficient five-of-eight from the field.

Other notable contributions included junior guard Lindsey Tse’s six assists and senior Ashley Oldshue’s eight points and 11 boards.

The Eagles’ trip down to NYU on Feb. 3 proved a tougher test. Despite Emory securing a 21-point lead midway through the second quarter, NYU refused to go down without a fight and responded with a 13-0 run to shorten Emory’s lead to just eight at the half.

The second half was similar to the first as the Eagles’ 19-point lead in the third quarter was once again reduced to single digits midway through the fourth.

However, timely plays by the Eagles down the stretch prevented a miraculous NYU comeback and Emory was able to secure a 78-70 win.

Head Coach Misha Jackson said multiple scoring threats were vital for Emory to prevail, as the Eagles had five different double-digit scorers.

“What makes us dangerous is that

someone different is showing up every night,” Jackson said.

Against NYU, “that someone” was Tse as Emory’s career leader in assists per game showed off a different dimension to her game with a team-high of 15 points to go along with eight assists.

Despite limited minutes due to foul trouble, Chernow and Oldshue added a combined 23 points on seven-of-10 shooting. Lindahl and Ripley also contributed with 12 and 10 points, respectively.

The victories brought Emory’s record to an impressive 15-5 overall and 6-3 in conference play, and gave the Eagles some momentum heading into key UAA matchups.

Despite earlier struggles against their next two opponents, Jackson remains confident. “[We’re a] totally different team than the first time [we played them],” Jackson said. “We have improved tremendously throughout UAA play.”

Next weekend, the Eagles return home, looking to avenge earlier regular-season losses in heavyweight UAA clashes against Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) on Feb. 8 and the University of Chicago (Ill.) on Feb. 10.

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

By Harrison Goldfein Contributing Writer The Emory men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to six games after defeating the Brandeis University (Mass.) Judges on Feb. 1 and the New York University (NYU) Violets on Feb. 3.

In an 88-64 win over Brandeis, sophomore forward Matt Davet and sophomore guard Nick Stuck led Emory with 20 points and 18 points, respectively. With the win, the Eagles improved their record to a stellar 15-4.

Offensively, the Eagles shot an impressive 50 percent from the field and 34.6 percent from the three-point line. Emory also scored 28 points on turnovers, 31 bench points and 40 points in the paint.

Although Brandeis shot 47.4 percent from beyond the arc, the Eagles had 21 more shots and were able to

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