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Abrams to Speak At 2019 Class Day

By Isaiah Poritz Asst. News Editor

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Former U.S. Rep. John Barrow speaks to Young Democrats of Emory members on Tuesday night, explaining that Democrats must choose between “purity versus pragmatism.”

Barrow Talks 2020 Election

By Carson Greene Staff Writer

In a lecture to student group Young Democrats of Emory, former U.S. Representative John Barrow argued that, in the upcoming presidential election, Democrats must choose between a candidate who will advance

their ideals or a candidate who has the highest chance of defeating President Donald J. Trump.

“I think that’s the number one issue right now that we have to decide, purity versus pragmatism,” Barrow said. “The stakes are just that high.”

The March 20 event, which garnered a crowd of about 20 students

in Harland Cinema, included discussions on the 2020 presidential election, partisan gerrymandering and money in politics.

Barrow ran for Georgia Secretary of State in the 2018 midterm election where neither he nor his oppo-

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Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has been selected to speak at Emory’s Class Day on May 9, according to a March 18 University press release. The student-organized event for graduating seniors will include a presentation of the Boisfeuillet Jones Medals and other senior awards.

The University’s 174th Commencement, scheduled for May 13, will feature civil rights activist and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young as the keynote speaker.

Abrams was thrust into the national spotlight after winning Georgia’s Democratic primary for the governor’s race in May 2018, making her the first black woman in U.S. history nominated to represent a major party in a gubernatorial race.

She lost the general election by a 1.4 percent margin to then-Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Abrams and other Democrats alleged that Kemp used his authority as secretary of state to suppress minority voters. She is cur-

rently considering a 2020 presidential bid.

During her campaign, Abrams pushed a progressive agenda including Medicaid expansion and stricter gun control.

Abrams was also the first black woman and first non-sitting public official to deliver a response to the State of the Union address last month, in which she pushed for electoral reform and criticized President Donald J. Trump for the longest-ever government shutdown.

Prior to her gubernatorial campaign, Abrams served in the Georgia House of Representatives for 11 years and served as the House minority leader from 2011 to 2017.

In 2013, Abrams founded the New Georgia Project which has registered about 250,000 voters since 2014.

Abrams spoke at an Emory Law School Democrats meeting in April 2018 where she expressed disapproval over the University’s annexation into Atlanta, citing problems with school district zoning, the Wheel previously

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University to Launch Cox Hall Food Court Renovation Study

By Carson Greene Staff Writer

Emory is launching a feasibility study to consider renovating Cox Hall Food Court, according to Senior Director of Operations for Campus Life David Furhman.

Furhman, who announced the study at a Food Advisory Committee

at Emory (FACE) meeting on Monday night, said it will examine space availability in Cox Hall and how to improve wait times for food.

The team conducting the study will consider making the renovations within “the next year or two,” Furhman said.

“It’s going to look like a Krog Street Market or a mini Ponce [City Market],” Furhman said.

Cox Hall underwent a “major kitchen renovation” in 2012, according to a University press release. Several students at the FACE meeting expressed their desire for more dining options on campus.

In an interview with the Wheel, Julian Haladus-Henke (21C) said he would like to see Cox Hall improve its wait times for food.

Kaldi’s Flunks Health Inspection

The Depot by Kaldi’s Coffee failed its most recent health inspection from the DeKalb County Board of Health on March 15, receiving 60 points out of 100.

Any score below 70 fails the inspection.

The inspection report notes 17 Georgia food service violations, including improper sanitation methods, storage of expired foods and food

contact with dirty surfaces. Most of the violations were corrected on-site, according to the report.

The inspector found containers of black beans, kale and sliced turkey seven days past expiration.

The inspector also found open containers with lettuce and quiche one day past expiration.

The main cook was observed “constantly pulling up pants while making food” and another employee was

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sibility for disabled students.

“If they wanted to make it more accessible to people in wheelchairs that would be nice because when it is in peak hours [these students don’t] have the option of easily accessing [food],” Parsley said.

— Contact Carson Greene at crgree5@emory.edu

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By Isaiah Poritz Asst. News Editor

“If they’re doing [the study] in response to peak times when it’s very crowded, then I think it would be good,” Haladus-Henke said. “When I walk into Cox and it’s full and I’m really hungry but the lines are too long, I walk out. …

If they could structure the layout better I would be happier.”

Amanda Parsley (21C) said she would like to see Cox improve its acces-

Ayushi Agarwal/Photo Editor

Student Government Association (SGA) hears presentations from TableTalk (A bove), Outdoor Emory and Student Programming Council (SPC) at Monday’s meeting. Executive agencies and University-wide organizations requested additional funding for next fiscal year.

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Former Georgia guberatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks to Emory Law School Democrats on April 4, 2018.

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Student group Young Democrats of Emory campaigned for Abrams in Fall 2018 by canvassing voters and mobilizing students on campus.

Abrams holds a juris doctorate from Yale Law School (Conn.), a master’s degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies from Spelman College (Ga.).

Her parents, Robert (92T) and Carolyn (92T) Abrams, attended Emory’s Candler School of Theology.

Previous Class Day speakers include urban planner Ryan Gravel, actress Jackie Cruz and designer Kenneth Cole (76C).

Young Democrats executive board member Felix Wu (19C), who helped campaign for Abrams in the Fall, said he is excited to hear her speak and hopes she will run for a U.S. Senate seat in 2020.

“Her race showed how all politics is local, and we each can do our part to make an impact by phone banking, canvassing, and spreading the word,” Wu wrote in a March 18 email to the Wheel. “Abrams embodies the changing political landscape of Georgia, and I hope the Emory community continues to ride the crest of the political wave she started.”

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

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GSGA Extends Election Deadline

By Caroline Catherman Contributing Writer

Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) extended the declaration deadline for executive vice president after receiving no candidate declarations in time.

The initial declaration deadline, March 16, was extended to March 18, according to Chief of Staff Alys Brown (19L). Ballots for the graduatewide campus election for GSGA president and vice president will be open between March 26 and March 29.

After the extension, Meghna Ravi (23G) and Taylor Thul (17G, 19N, 22G) declared their candidacies for vice president. Only one student, Student Bar Association (SBA) Vice President of Academic Affairs Cody Long (20L), declared his candidacy for president.

The winners of those races will replace current President Sydney Kaplan (19L) and Executive Vice President Elyse Cooke (20T).

The ballot will include “no confidence” and “write-in” options. In a March 17 email to the GSGA legislature, Brown encouraged those interested in running for president to reach out to her as “write-in” candidates in order to make the election competitive.

Brown speculated that potential candidates might have been worried about the time commitment.

“I think they saw how much Sydney worked this past year and so they thought it would be a little bit too much,” Brown said.

Brown added that several GSGA members are currently in their later years of graduate school, which require more intensive study and would leave them less time to commit to an executive role.

— Contact Caroline Catherman at cecathe@emory.edu

In a March 15 terrorist attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, 50 people were killed, making the event the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history, according to The Washington Post.

The apprehended suspect, 28-year-old Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, shot and killed 41 worshippers in Al Noor Mosque.

Tarrant then drove to Linwood Mosque where he killed nine more people.

Out of the 29 people still in Christchurch Hospital, nine remain in intensive care, according to the Post. Tarrant will remain in police custody until his next court appearance on April 3.

Tarrant, who legally owned five firearms, live streamed the shooting while playing a Serbian nationalist song. He posted a 74-page manifesto advocating for white supremacy on social media and emailed it to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and dozens of lawmakers and news outlets before the attack, according to The New York Times.

More Than 50 People Charged College A dmissions Scandal

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More than 50 people were indicted with financial fraud and bribery on March 12 in the largest college admissions case ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department, according to CNN. Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, athletic coaches, prominent business executives were among those charged with participating in the scandal.

Some of the parents face civil lawsuits in addition to the federal charges, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Students who were admitted through the fraud went on to universities including Georgetown University (D.C.), Northeastern University (Mass.), Stanford University (Calif.), the University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, Wake Forest University (N.C.), Yale University (Conn.) and several University of California schools, according to the Justice Department.

College admission consultant William Singer allegedly arranged bribes for head coaches to accept falsified athletic profiles of applicants and paid SAT and ACT proctors and administrators to gain access for clients to elite colleges.

Singer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to four federal criminal charges, including money laundering and racketeering conspiracy.

filed in 2016 against Emory, 45,000 University workers have paused their case for mediation and are now looking to settle, according to Bloomberg Law. The suit alleges the University failed to consider low-cost, highperforming alternative investment options for retirement, the Wheel previously reported.

The dispute over retirement funds and fees follows similar class action lawsuits between workers and higher-education institutions since 2016.

Duke University (N.C.), Vanderbilt University (Tenn.) and the University of Chicago all brokered milliondollar settlements in the past year, according to Bloomberg Law. Emory Hospitals Face Medicare Payment R eductions Roughly one in four Georgia hospitals, including Emory University Hospital (EUH) and EUH Midtown, will face a 1 percent reduction of Medicare payments, according to WABE. The penalties aim to address the higher rates of infections in these hospitals.

Hospitals facing pay reductions argue that the method of using hospital-acquired conditions to determine penalties is flawed, as it relies on misleading statistics.

American Hospital Association claims the statistics favor hospitals who put less effort into testing for infections and therefore are perceived as having better results.

The penalty program includes 800 American hospitals.

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Vetoes C ongressional Mexican Border Wall Funding

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Last Friday, President Donald J. Trump vetoed Congress’ blockade on his national emergency declaration to secure $8.6 billion in funding for the southern border wall.

On March 14, the Senate voted 59-41 against Trump’s national emergency, with 12 Republican senators voting over partisan lines.

The presidential veto, the first of Trump’s term, is the latest installment in the political dispute between the legislative and executive branches.

Trump’s campaign to appropriate funds from Congress for the wall resulted in a month-long government shutdown earlier this year, the longest in U.S. history.

Prominent Journalist and Author Joins Center for the Study of Human Health

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Maryn McKenna joined Emory’s Center for the Study of Human Health as a senior fellow for 2019, according to a March 6 University press release.

McKenna was a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Boston Herald and the Cincinnati Enquirer and published “Big Chicken,” a best-selling book on the role of consumer activism in global food production.

McKenna is scheduled to teach human health courses for undergraduates in Fall 2019 and will lead two workshops on “The Secret Strategies of TED Talks” and “Writing the Popular Science Book” this Spring.

McKenna won the Byron H. Waksman Award for Excellence in the Public Communication of Life Sciences in 2013 and the Leadership Award from the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics in 2014.

Following a class action lawsuit

— Contact Ana Kilbourn at ana.marie.kilbourn@emory.edu

Nursing, Rollins Schools R anked In U.S. News and World R eport U.S. News and World Report ranked the Woodruff Nell Hodgson School of Nursing No. 4 for master’s degrees in nursing and the Rollins Public School of Health No. 5 for the doctorate of nursing practice program, tied with University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. The Goizueta Business School ranked No. 21 for its fulltime MBA program; Emory’s School of Medicine ranked No. 24 in best medical schools for research; and Emory’s Law School ranked No. 26 in best law schools.

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Former Rep. Condems Gerrymandering Continued from Page 1 nent, then-Georgia House Rep. Brad Raffensperger, received over 50 percent of the vote. This triggered a Dec. 4 runoff election in which Raffensperger won by 57,000 votes, or about 4 percentage points.

Barrow spoke about the electoral system and the competitiveness between candidates in the election.

He noted that, in the United States’ current electoral system, only a few battleground states determine the outcome of the presidential election.

“Winning does matter … but in our winner-take-all system, the rules governing our legislature are unbelievably partisan,” Barrow said. “The winner-take-all elections that dominate our states [creates] an incredible amount of intensity among a small number of voters.”

Reflecting on changes in the political climate during his 10-year tenure

in Congress, Barrow said that partisan gerrymandering and the influence of money in politics have become two of the most pressing issues facing the U.S. Barrow noted that gerrymandering produces ideologically extreme candidates and few moderates.

He said that an increasing partisan divide drives both parties to redraw electoral maps to their advantage.

“The Democrats in Illinois say that if we don’t gerrymander ... the Republicans are going to gerrymander ... us in Ohio, [which] is the same logic as the nuclear arms race,” Barrow said.

Barrow commented that the rise of campaign money in elections has become a major factor in determining a candidate’s electoral success.

This trend has reduced the accountability of elected officials, according to Barrow.

“When I was first elected, it was

a $1.6 million race. My last race, $15 million was spent,” Barrow said.

“That’s what has changed over the past 10 years, that money that was kept out for a very short while has just flooded again.”

Young Democrats of Emory President Brett Kleiman (20C) said he was pleased with the event’s speaker.

“I thought it went really well, there are not many times Emory students get to hear from someone that has been in politics as long as John Barrow,” Kleiman said.

Alex Chanen (21C), political director for Young Democrats, said he was not discouraged by the low turnout.

“It’s a Tuesday night, we’d always love to more people to come but we understand,” Chanen said. “The people here are always really engaged in the event and that’s all we can ask for.”

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Health Inspector Finds Expired Food

— Contact Carson Greene at crgree5@emory.edu

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MLAO, Kappa Sigma to Move Parth Mody/Contributing

After an unsatisfactory inspection last week, Kaldi’s must pass its next inspection or be asked to temporarily close.

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Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi)’s former house is set to become Kappa Sigma’s new home. Kappa Sigma formerly resided at 20 Eagle Row.

By Ninad Kulkarni Staff Writer Next semester, Kappa Sigma will move into Alpha Epsilon Pi’s (AEPi) former house at 17 Eagle Row and Media, Literature and Arts Outreach (MLAO) members will move into Kappa Sigma’s current house at 20 Eagle Row, according to Assistant Director of Sorority and Fraternity Life Joshua Gamse.

The plans follow AEPi’s suspension and subsequent removal from their house after allegedly violating Emory’s anti-hazing policy.

Gamse said that Kappa Sigma is moving to the smaller house to provide a “more reasonable” number of beds to manage and fill.

“We have been working with Kappa Sigma over the last two years to ensure their success with housing,” Gamse said. “It’s an opportunity for Kappa Sigma to focus less on the overwhelming numbers of filling house 20 [Eagle Row] with 49 beds versus the more reasonable 23 [in 17 Eagle Row], and I think the chapter is excited about that.”

Kappa Sigma Chapter President Zack Spickard (20B) did not respond to the Wheel’s request for comment.

The house at 17 Eagle Row will remain vacant for the remainder of the Spring 2019 semester, according

to Campus Life Senior Director for Communications Tomika DePriest.

MLAO was scheduled to move to Clairmont Campus next year as Kappa Alpha Order (KA) is scheduled to return to its “historic” home at 14 Eagle Row in Fall 2019.

The fraternity returned to campus in Spring 2018 after being suspended in 2015, the Wheel previously reported.

MLAO currently houses 37 members, MLAO’s Resident Adviser (RA) Ethan Mock (20C) said, but he is confident that MLAO would be able to fill the remaining 12 beds at 20 Eagle Row. “Our goal and plan is to fill every one of those beds,” Mock said. “In the five years MLAO has existed, it’s never had issues filling up its beds in the Fall semester.”

If MLAO is unable to fill to capacity by the end of the Spring 2019 semester, the remaining spaces will be made available to upperclassmen and transfer students, according to Greg Hollinger, complex director for Eagle Row and themed houses.

“Our greatest concern about moving to Clairmont was how we were going to continue providing those venues to other organizations on campus that we had such a close connection with,” Mock said. “What excites me most about the new house is [that

for] all of those organizations and any projects that our community members will want to initiate, we will have a conducive space for that.”

Mock and MLAO President Raegan Clark (16Ox,19C) said they were both happy to remain on Emory’s main campus next year because it will better allow the organization to continue its arts outreach to the Emory community.

Clark said that MLAO, which is a theme house, is working to become an established on-campus organization.

“Most of this year has been spent trying to establish MLAO as something permanent,” Clark said. “What we’ve been trying to do is get an MLAO constitution, get chartered, just establish the framework to function as a permanent organization.”

Mock said that one of MLAO’s assets was their ability to provide venues for the arts community at Emory, adding that MLAO has hosted more events to promote engagement this year.

“We believe there is an artistic side to everyone that can be brought out,” Mock said. “All you have to do is want to be a part of this community and the community will open its doors to you.”

— Contact Ninad Kulkarni at nkulka7@emory.edu

Marketing Frank McGinty spoke about observed handling a deli sandwich the failed health inspection at a March wrap after picking up a fallen receipt 18 dinner hosted by the Food Advisory from the floor, according to the report. Committee at Emory (FACE).

“We had a health inspection at The The inspector noted raw animal food stored next to cooked foods, Depot that was less than stellar and … including packages of raw bacon we are here to own it,” McGinty said. stored next to cooked potatoes and raw “This is well, well below our stanshelled eggs stored beside ready-to-eat dards as a company … everything has been addressed either immediately or salad dressing.

The report also states that employ- within 24 hours.”

Cox Hall Food ees failed to wash Court received a “C” their hands after grade in October 2018 contamination.

“This is well, well The inspector below our standards with an overall score of 76. found dirty food prepas a company ...

Inspectors cited aration equipment everything has been violations such as raw and dishes stored as if addressed either animal food stored they were clean. near ready-to-eat The coffee shop immediately or meals and improper has received two “A” within 24 hours.” temperature of chickgrades in the past two years, earning 95 in — Frank McGinty, Kaldi’s en and rice.

Kaldi’s Coffee April 2018 and 93 in Coffee Director of Sales operates two other July 2017.

And Marketing locations on campus, DeKalb County in Cox Hall and the Board of Health will conduct a follow-up inspection on School of Medicine.

The Emory Student Center (ESC) March 26, according to the report.

Any restaurant that receives a fail- will also house a Kaldi’s Coffee when ing score must undergo a follow-up completed. inspection and will be requested to close if it fails again.

— Contact Isaiah Poritz at Kaldi’s Coffee Director of Sales and isaiah.z.poritz@emory.edu

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The Wheel’s 2019 Elections Guide The Emory Wheel asked each candidate to provide a 150-word platform. Platforms that exceeded the allotted 150 words were cut off at the word limit.

The complete election guide with videos of candidate platforms is available at www.emorywheel.com/elections-guide-2019.

The voting period for SGA, CC and BBA Council begins Wednesday, March 20 at 8 p.m. and ends Friday, March 22 at 8 p.m.

SGA President Zion Kidd

SGA VP Steele Quinard

Ben Palmer

As I’m sure you can tell, SGA hasn’t been functioning properly this year, plagued by scandals and countless unforced errors. Working clean-up duty week after week, SGA has lost sight of its original duty — improving the student experience. This past year, I served as a sophomore legislator, and I experienced firsthand SGA’s ability to transform the student experience for the better and for the worse.

I’m running for SGA president to put the focus back on students — right where it belongs. As president, I will work to make SGA more accessible to the student body by including the voices of underrepresented groups on campus. Initiatives will be published throughout the legislative process, rather than at the last minute, because students deserve the right to voice their opinions prior to the final vote. I’ll utilize SGA as a vehicle between students’ concerns and the administration, supporting the diverse experiences that define our respective undergraduate careers.

My name is Ben Palmer, and I’m a junior in the College. Throughout my time, among many things, I’ve served as a legislator, president of Oxford College SGA, SGA chief of staff, and VP of student affairs in College Council. My time in student government gives me a thorough understanding of how SGA works, how students interact with it and, most importantly, how to go about changing it. Student government must reorient itself both structurally and culturally, so that representatives are present and engaged with our community — instead of waiting for the community to come to them.

That’s why Lori and I created an actionable platform that seeks to help guide students to the resources that they deserve while reorienting student government to empower the vast talent on this campus and begin to serve as a constructive, forward thinking, body. You can check out the entire platform at palmersteffel.com.

CC President

CC VP

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Jacob Hicks Hi! My name is Jacob Hicks, and I am running to be your College Council president. As president, I will make College Council more professional, more representative, more transparent and more responsive to the student body. We will lead the way in being a voice for every student in Emory College, engaging the entire community to build a better Emory College — together. I plan to launch a website for College Council (before Fall 2019), publish an annual budget report, improve representation for student groups, launch an online initiative and concern tracker for the student body, create representation for pre-professional students and more! More importantly, I want to hear from you! I want to hear your ideas or even if you disagree with me! You can find my full platform and ways to get in touch at jacobhicks.net and on Facebook @jacobforcc.

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Hithardhi Duggireddy My vice presidential platform addresses the issues of equity, efficiency, representation, sustainability and communication. In terms of equity, I have been working on reforming the monetary policy to give student organizations more financial flexibility and plan on developing a method with the University to phase out reimbursements, so students will no longer be burdened with additional costs. My aim in regard to efficiency involves structural reform within College Council to allow student representatives to better connect with the student body. To assure adequate representation amongst the student body, I will be pushing initiatives to empower student organizations’ roles in College Council legislation. I will also be advocating for sustainability on campus, both in regard to our financial practices and programming practices. Lastly, I will be placing an emphasis on communication throughout my term as I am running to represent all Emory students. So please, let me know: How can I help?

Lori Steffel

My platform is built around the belief that in order for Emory’s SGA to best serve its student body, it must first be honest and proactive in addressing the ways it has failed to do so in the past. My platform focuses on implementing fundamental changes in SGA’s operations, modeling the vision of a governing body that shares both a common understanding and a common goal: aiding Emory students. Then, and only then, can SGA effectively empower and support the Emory community. Once SGA has focused on improving its communication, accountability and attentiveness it must then turn to the student body to support the initiatives they care about most by hosting a monthly town hall. It is through this focus on serving Emory students that I believe SGA will not only excel where it has succeeded but also where it has most recently failed.

Hi, my name is Lori Steffel. I currently serve as the speaker of the legislature and sophomore representative in SGA, and I’m running to be vice president. This past year, I dedicated my time to improving SGA, specifically focusing on streamlining our governing documents and institutionalizing student-life focused initiatives. My experiences have taught me that there’s still a lot more that SGA can do for students, and I’m running because I want to implement these very needed changes and move SGA forward. My running mate, Ben, and I have three overarching goals in mind: to increase student accessibility to important resources, enhance collaboration across all facets of the University and create an enduring foundation for future generations of Emory students. We have a lot of ideas on how to accomplish these goals, and I hope you’ll consider reading our platform or reaching out to us to learn more. Thank you.

BBA Council President Trong Bui

Catherine Xu

My name is Trong Bui, and it would be an honor to serve as BBA Council president. My platform focuses on increasing inclusion, student engagement and council transparency. To start, I will work with College Council in bringing the tampon initiative to Goizueta.

Additional events and opportunities will be planned to connect international and minority students with inclusive employers and opportunities. To bridge the gap between College and BBA students, I believe some Kegs can be open to all, promoting networking and collaboration, although company-sponsored Kegs will likely remain exclusive for the benefit of BBAs. Strategies to reduce lines will also be developed accordingly. Lastly, the Council will center on listening to students’ voices and interests, from the creation of polls to vote on food options at Kegs to larger activities and initiatives. I am confident that with small concrete steps we can build a better Goizueta for all.

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My name is Catherine, and I am beyond excited to be running for BBA Council president! My time serving as a junior representative on Council this past year has been both a positive one in defining my Emory experience and an informative one in learning to better that of others. Needless to say, my experience and interactions have inspired me to look toward serving in a greater capacity. I believe that BBA Council holds the utmost responsibility in elevating the voices of our students and creating equal opportunities for all. Thus, my platform revolves around strengthening recent initiatives such as: 1) BBA-MBA Mentorship Program 2) Increase in Club Inclusivity.

And introducing new initiatives such as: 1) Oxford College Student Networking Night 2) International Student Networking Night 3) Monthly Cross-Club Executive Meetings.

Overall, as president, I hope to collaborate with not just other Council members but all members of our community.

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Endorsements Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | Opinion Editor: Madeline Lutwyche (madeline.lutwyche@emory.edu)

SGA PRESIDENT

SGA VICE PRESIDENT

Vote Palmer to Restore Order Steffel Poised to Make Amends

Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C) has been doing his homework.

After witnessing a Student Government Administration (SGA) rocked by scandal and inefficiency, the Editorial Board trusts Palmer to repair a damaged student government.

Opposing candidates Zion Kidd (21B) and Steele Quinard (18Ox, 20B) lack Palmer’s institutional know-how and expertise.

Palmer is the most experienced candidate, having served as Oxford SGA president and on two divisional councils. Palmer is the only candidate to have meaningful executive experience on SGA, which has taught him how to effectively communicate with other student government members.

In an interview with the Wheel, Palmer said he learned the importance of communication when he was fired from SGA’s chief of staff position by then-President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C). He was informed of the firing not by Ma, but by the Wheel. Palmer said he took this as a learning experience in understanding how to better develop both communication and relationships between different SGA officials.

That Palmer is the only candidate in the field with a running mate for vice president proves he has taken this lesson to heart.

The new SGA president must be financially adept in order to address SGA’s $28,000 overallocation and the subsequent debates about raising the Student Activities Fee (SAF).

Palmer and Kidd suggest drawing from the contingency fund to ensure that organizations like Media Council do not become the victim of unjustified cuts.

But while Kidd suggests that SGA’s primary focus should be to ensure that the fund-allocation projection model is adjusted to be more accurate in the future, Palmer recommends making short-term adjustments to preserve club programming. Palmer rightly con-

demns SGA’s rash plan to make unilateral cuts to executive agencies’ funding because such action unjustly punishes those who are not at fault for the overallocation.

However, Palmer could incorporate Kidd’s proactive thinking in his proposals to fortify his efforts in preventing future budget mishaps.

While Quinard also mentions listening to concerns from student groups affected by the cut, his poor understanding of SGA as a whole hinders his ability to fully address the cuts.

Palmer’s approach to the SAF also places him above the field.

During The Wheel Debates, Palmer said that he believes SGA has rushed the auditing process and needs to reconsider its own financial procedures before charging students more money. Meanwhile, Quinard has already supported raising the fee.

Although Kidd has suggested a more reasonable approach of redoing the audit by increasing card readers at student events before deciding to raise the SAF, Palmer’s plan is more comprehensive; he plans to create opportunities for academic committees, arts committees and even the Residence Hall Association (RHA) to voice their concerns about the fee’s allocation.

In an interview with the Wheel, Palmer said that SGA should not “take [funds] from really important executive agencies,” like Media Council, in order to increase the SAF. Palmer’s level-headed approach is a necessary counterbalance to the hasty decisions made by SGA last year.

While Palmer has demonstrated he has the capabilities to serve the role, we hope he can live up to his lofty assurances of transparency.

Palmer told the Wheel that he aims to increase SGA’s campus presence by setting up tables at Wonderful Wednesday as a site for office hours for students to voice their concerns.

Palmer also advocates for Ma’s idea of live-streaming SGA meetings. Although Palmer’s claim that

“such feeds are difficult to set up” is questionable, he nonetheless acknowledges that they are important to the transparency of student government.

If elected, Palmer must ensure his post-Ma administration follows through on increasing SGA’s transparency.

Importantly, Palmer’s initiatives stand out from Kidd’s and Quinard’s by serving overlooked portions of the student body. Palmer intends to improve equality of opportunity on campus by funding scholarships for low-income students burdened

by Greek life dues and the relocation costs of unpaid internships.

Palmer is unsure if this program will be an extension of the Emory Civic Scholars Program or if it will be independently operated. He still needs to flesh out the specifics of the program, but his intentions are in the right place.

While Quinard wants to increase transparency through constitutional revision and OrgSync updates, it’s questionable whether he has enough experience to get this done. And although Kidd’s goal to foster campus community by increasing turnout to athletic and arts events is laudable, his lack of a running mate makes him an inferior candidate to Palmer. Last November, Kidd said that electing presidents and vice presidents with different priorities risked a “power dynamic struggle,” and SGA cannot afford risking more drama after the Ma administration.

What’s more is that Kidd’s platform, while broad in scope, lacks the detail necessary to make us confident that he can achieve his goals.

In light of last year’s administrative failures, students should prioritize reform efforts when evaluating candidates. If Ma represented a radical change to SGA’s status quo, then Palmer represents a return to stability. Given his experience and promises for a more transparent student government, we hope that Palmer will restore order to SGA.

Plagued by firings and scandals, this year’s Student Government Association (SGA) floundered.

Now, an SGA executive board with experience and concrete vision is more crucial than ever. The Wheel’s Editorial Board endorses SGA Speaker of the Legislature Lori Steffel (21B) for SGA executive vice president.

Steffel’s two years in student government should qualify her for the job, and her joint candidacy with Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C) also promises a more focused and united SGA. Their working relationship is necessary to rebuild trust in SGA after a year of internal conflict.

A return to normalcy will be vital for next year’s SGA. Over the past year, then-SGA Executive Vice President John Priddy (19C) and then-SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C) shared a tumultuous relationship as the pair disagreed about the firings of three separate executive board members. Steffel’s joint candidacy with Palmer shows that the pair likely won’t run into similar issues if both are elected. In an interview with the Wheel, Steffel emphasized that their platform is a team effort and highlighted her proposals to increase meeting requirements and add structure to SGA’s executive board. If elected, Steffel and Palmer should follow through on these proposals to increase SGA’s capacity to serve the student body.

The pair promises to post regular updates to their revamped SGA website, rather than the current OrgSync page. Steffel says she plans to do this by creating a position for the page’s maintenance.

If Steffel and Palmer’s online platform is any indication, developing a user-friendly and functional SGA site is more than possible.

Because her predecessors failed to rework SGA’s website and ulti-

mately deleted it last year, we urge Steffel to make the redesign a top priority if elected.

Steffel’s active role on SGA proves that she is qualified to be vice president.

As speaker of the legislature, Steffel worked on successful projects, including the expansion of the Tampon Initiative, which provided free menstrual products across campus bathrooms, and the Electoral Reform Commission that made 151 adjustments to the Elections Code.

During her interview and at The Wheel Debates, Steffel demonstrated her grasp of issues currently facing SGA, including its over-allocation of $28,000 and the potential increase of the Student Activities Fee (SAF).

While the Editorial Board endorses the majority of Steffel’s record, we have concerns about her promises of transparency. In The Wheel Debates, Steffel claimed that she ran Ma’s impeachment hearing “by the book.” While the SGA Rules and Procedures of the Legislature state that impeachment hearings are private, Steffel did not make the information from the meeting immediately available and refused to commit to publicizing information from such hearings in the future.

We believe that students deserve to hear the facts of the case if their elected leaders are removed from office. If elected, Steffel must be transparent to student body so that we can hold her and other SGA leaders accountable.

As long as she acknowledges the necessity of transparency, Steffel is an excellent candidate for vice president.

Given that the race is uncontested, we suggest Emory students cast their ballots for Lori Steffel on Wednesday, March 20.

Student Government endorsements 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, Madison Stephens and Kimia Tabatabaei. Kimia Tabatabaei is a freshman legislator on College Council and recused herself from these pieces.

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SGA Presidential Candidates Zion Kidd (21B, Left), Steele Quinard (18Ox, 20B, Center) and Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C, R ight) defend their platforms and answer questions from students at the 2019 Wheel Debates on March 7.

COLLEGE COUNCIL PRESIDENT

COLLEGE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT

Elect Hicks for an Duggireddy a Transparent, Conscientious Candidate Accountable CC

In the uncontested race for College Council (CC) president, the Wheel’s Editorial Board endorses Jacob Hicks (18Ox, 20C). His experience in CC as chief of staff and as the Oxford Student Government Association (SGA) speaker of the senate has prepared him well for presidential responsibilities.

He understands that transparency and communication are necessary for an effective student government, is committed to improving student representation and has shown a commitment to adhering to and improving governing documents.Hicks has demonstrated his dedication to Emory students during his time in student government. He was deeply involved in a committee that formally amended the outdated CC Constitution and chaired the Electoral Reform Commission that reviewed and amended the Code of Elections. These actions were especially important to ameliorate a chaotic 2018 SGA election cycle. And while serving on Oxford SGA, he overhauled its constitution and created its first Code of Elections.

Hicks’ platform includes several necessary initiatives to improve CC’s infrastructure by addressing the organization’s lack of transparency. He plans to end “executive sessions,” private meetings where CC members can discuss and vote on club funding bills. Executive sessions were first employed by the previous CC administration once the Wheel started sending a reporter to cover meetings. While CC has justified these sessions for the protection of clubs’ budgetary information, these sessions come at the expense of transparency, keeping Emory students uninformed about how their $92 Student Activities Fee (SAF) is being spent. This type of unilateral action is harmful because it fosters distrust among students. Going forward, we need a president like Hicks who values

communication.

Hicks also plans to establish a secretary position and a document review committee to ensure that CC’s bills comply with its constitution. This is necessary considering CC passed three bills in February that violated the CC Constitution, and the body was unaware of the violations until questioned by the Wheel.

Hicks actively involved himself in the situation by communicating with the Wheel, so we can trust that he will be as transparent as possible when future mishaps occur. More importantly, we value that Hicks is taking preemptive action to mitigate the likelihood that such violations occur again. During The Wheel Debates and in an interview with the Wheel, Hicks demonstrated a commitment to improving student representation within CC. For example, he vows to create a Student Advocacy Center within CC to address students’ rights. Students often do not know what resources are available to them, and assistance at an in-person center could direct them to the right offices. The program would be helpful to students who don’t know their rights in vulnerable situations, such as Honor Code and conduct violations. Hicks also wants to ensure all students can submit their own bills to be considered by CC to make CC a more student-focused, bottom-up organization.

The Editorial Board has reservations about the fact that Hicks presided over non-transparent actions and policies in the first place, but we believe that Hicks’ experience and proposals will make him a superb CC president. He has shown a willingness to lead initiatives to reform outdated governing documents as well as a promise to improving CC’s transparency and accessibility. Hicks will make a safe and solid choice for CC president.

In the uncontested race for College Council (CC) vice president, the Wheel’s Editorial Board endorses Hithardhi Duggireddy (20C). Duggireddy has demonstrated the vision and the necessary administrative skills to serve the Emory community well in this position.Duggireddy has served on CC’s Finance Committee for nearly two years and as vice president of budget for the 2018-2019 academic year. In these capacities, he has overseen the regular allocation of funds to CC-chartered student organizations. His platform centers around improving CC’s financial relationship with student organizations, which will be important as SGA determines how to handle budgetary distribution and the Student Activities Fee (SAF).

In his platform, Duggireddy prioritizes financial equity among all Emory students involved in campus organizations. He plans to implement a direct deposit program in place of the current reimbursement system that student organizations use to pay for events. This change would simplify event funding and reduce financial strain on students who may not be able to put up the necessary funds to cover their activities before being reimbursed.

To increase civic engagement among the Emory community, Duggireddy also plans to implement a “One Emory Initiative,” a series of regular town hall events in which students will be able to speak directly to leaders from CC-chartered student

organizations. While increased communication could help CC gain a more accurate perception of each club’s finances, Duggireddy must develop a formal system that ensures student organization leaders will actually attend his planned town hall events.

As CC vice president, Duggireddy also plans to overhaul the financial education that student organizations receive. He promises to develop a new “College Council Finance 101” curriculum to be taught during treasurers’ training sessions that will help organizations better manage their finances and make more effective use of the current spending platforms. In his interview and performance at The Wheel Debates, Duggireddy reiterated his plans to conduct a new and improved audit of student organizations by using new technology services like Engage to collect more accurate attendance data. Engage would allow students to sign in to events using a mobile app rather than card readers.

Duggireddy takes a nuanced, careful approach toward the growing controversy over a potential increase in the SAF. He proposes that an increase would more accurately reflect inflation and cost-of-living adjustments in low-income students’ financial aid packages.

Additionally, Duggireddy has suggested consulting campus organizations, Emory accountants and school officials with backgrounds in finance more frequently to gauge the most

effective path toward raising the fee, providing an essential level of due diligence for such consequential financial decisions. Duggireddy will need to clearly demonstrate his goals for a more equitable distribution of the SAF if it is increased to prevent disparities in funding to organizations, like the drastic decrease in funding for Media Council during the last SGA session.

Duggireddy plans to make CC more cost-effective by reducing wasteful spending.

He has recommended keeping an inventory closet to more efficiently distribute commonly requested items like paper plates and plastic silverware to student organizations; he has also suggested providing a financial incentive for student organizations to donate to this storage.

This is a welcome measure in the wake of overspending scandals by student government organizations in recent months, during which Duggireddy was not informed until funds had been disbursed. He must take care to monitor the clubs and incentivize them to participate in this process in order for it to have a significant impact on reducing unnecessary spending.

Though Duggireddy is running unopposed, the Editorial Board feels confident that he is well-qualified for this office.

With two years of experience under his belt and clear, sensible goals on his agenda, he will be an effective CC vice president.

BBA COUNCIL PRESIDENT

In Under-Contested Election, Xu the Better Choice

The Editorial Board endorses Catherine Xu (18Ox, 20B) for BBA Council president. With a year of experience under her belt, Xu has the necessary expertise to run the Council.

While some of her initiatives are underdeveloped, her platform demonstrates a dedication to helping BBA students succeed academically and professionally by growing the BBA-MBA Mentorship Program, creating new rules to keep clubs inclusive and better supporting Oxford continuees.

With only one opponent running against her for the position, Xu is the best, if not the ideal, choice.

During her year as a junior representative on the Council, Xu helped establish the BBA-MBA Mentorship Program along with BBA Council Vice President of Finance Ashley Daniels (19B), coordinating interviews and choosing a keynote speaker for the kickoff event. She also co-led the annual Sophomore-Senior Networking Night, which aims to

give incoming Goizueta Business School students networking experience by connecting them with current seniors.

The event also serves BBA Council by giving sophomores an opportunity to learn more about the Council and get involved early on in their Goizueta careers. Xu views increasing sophomore interest in BBA Council as paramount to its ongoing success.

Where the platform of her opponent Trong Bui (20B) falls short, Xu’s is strong. In his platform, Bui discusses plans to expand the Tampon Initiative pursued by the Student Government Association (SGA) to the Business School and open up unsponsored Kegs to College students. Although well-intentioned, neither initiative caters to the precise needs of BBA students, whom the president is supposed to represent.

The Tampon Initiative, while clearly beneficial, already has strong support from SGA, and opening Kegs to college students is more geared

toward improving the experience of non-BBA students.

In comparison, Xu’s initiatives target particular problems faced by business students. Xu plans to improve the BBA-MBA Mentorship Program and make it easier for BBAMBA pairs to meet by organizing team-building activities early in the semester and implementing a midsemester check-in for pairs.

While strengthening this initiative would benefit business students, we hope Xu will fine-tune the program to address the real needs of undergraduates, rather than dedicating time a program which only sounds effective. Considering several BBAs already take part in an alumni mentorship program, Xu will have to convince BBAs the program will offer significant benefit to them.

Xu also plans to implement a system which would require clubs with acceptance rates below 30 percent to host events for the greater BBA community. These requirements will help prevent BBA clubs from turning into

insular, self-serving groups that offer little to the student-funded organization that subsidizes them and will help increase club inclusivity.

Additionally, Xu plans to host two networking nights — one for Oxford students and one for international students. As an Oxford alumna, Xu is poised to address problems facing continuees who transfer into the Business School.

However, his adjustment process cannot be solved with just one networking event. We hope this event will allow BBA Council to determine specific challenges facing Oxford students and address them in a meaningful manner.

Similar to Xu’s plans for the BBAMBA Mentorship Program, it is unclear how an international student networking night will aid international students in ways different than what current resources, like the Career Center, already offer. We encourage Xu to actively address students’ needs with new and creative initiatives.

While Xu is the stronger candidate for BBA president, her platform does not address issues regarding the BBA budget and the Student Activities Fee (SAF) split, both of which have caused problems this year. During The Wheel Debates, Xu assured students that a funding transfer from College Council (CC), like the one that occurred in November 2018, should not be necessary next year.

We hope Xu will be more prudent and embrace the sentiment of her opponent in making BBA Council transparent and accountable to all students by publicizing documents, budgets, legislation and representatives’ votes.

Xu’s experience and platform demonstrate her commitment to the undergraduate business community. While we would like to see Xu provide more specific initiatives to address problems faced by students already within and seeking entrance to the Business School, we feel she is well-qualified to serve as BBA Council president.

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James Bay Has Fans ‘Craving’ More Artist’s Powerful Voice Rocks the Roxy

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Dorothea Fields (Annette Bening, Left) comforts her 15-year-old son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann, R ight) in 2016’s ‘20th Century Woman.’

Films for Women’s History Month

By Adesola Thomas Asst. A&E Editor

March is Women’s History Month.

While you may not have celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with the ladies in your life or made time to read up on powerful female historical figures these past two weeks, it is not too late to honor and commemorate the experiences of women.

Here are five excellent films about some of the world’s amazing women.

I recommend them hoping that they inspire the same strength and tenderness in you that they have inspired in me.

“20th Century Women” (2016) This semi-autobiographical Mike Mills film follows the relationship between middle-aged divorcee Dorothea Fields (Annette Bening), her 15-year-old, skater-boy son, Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) and the residents of Dorothea’s Southern California boarding home.

When Dorothea becomes attuned to her son’s growing angst, she invokes the help of her tenant Abbie (Greta Gerwig), a crimson-haired punk photographer, and Jamie’s friend, Julie (Elle Fanning), a sage and sexually avaricious teenage girl, to help raise Jamie.

Set in the 1970s, “20th Century Women” excels not only because of Mills’ keen ability to capture the challenges of caring for someone, but also because of his ability to represent his relationship with his own mother onscreen through Dorothea and Jamie (and classic Talking Head songs).

The film effectively highlights the inextricability of healthy masculinity from respecting women and answers the question: Do you need a man to raise a man? Hint: The answer is no, you don’t.

“Whale Rider” (2002) “Whale Rider” is an Oscarnominated, New Zealand-German drama about Kahu Paikea “Pai” Apirana (Keisha Castle-Hughes), a young Maori girl who aspires to be the chief of her tribe. Pai is named after the legendary Maori ancestor, Paikea, who famously rode and received help from whales in times of peril.

After the untimely death of Pai’s mother and twin brother during her birth, Pai’s father temporarily departs

to Germany.

She is then raised by her grandparents Koro (Rawiri Paratene) and Nanny Flowers (Vicky Haughton).

While Pai stands out within her community as an intellectually curious and kind person, her life is complicated by lingering grief and self-doubt spurred by her grandfather’s belief that only men should be chiefs and that Pai is to blame for the deaths in their family.

Pai’s ability to triumph over personal strife, cherish her familial naysayers and positively impact her environment is inspiring. “Whale Rider” is a gorgeous film that celebrates the Maori women of New Zealand.

Hughe’s Oscar-nominated performance is sure to bring tears to your eyes and joy to your heart.

“A Fantastic Woman” (2017) “Una Mujer Fantastica,” or “A Fantastic Woman,” is a Chilean drama about Mariana (Daniela Vega), a young transgender waitress and singer.

Mariana and her boyfriend Orlando (Francisco Reyes) share an apartment, dog and life.

However, after Orlando’s sudden death, Mariana is forced to confront his transphobic ex-wife, participate in an ongoing investigation about his death and traverse the initial stages of her grief.

The film is a triumph of cinematography, screenwriting and performance.

Above all, “A Fantastic Woman” is especially important because of its honest, holistic representation of a trans person’s experience.

When representing the lives of LGBTQ+ people, films often make the mistake of portraying intense violence and discrimination as plot devices rather than as representations of authentic lived experiences.

Consequently, stories about LGBTQ+ people become tragic and colorless by default. While Mariana faces significant challenges because of her identity, “A Fantastic Woman” also highlights the love and support she receives from the people in her life and displays the agency she possesses to be the heroine of her own story.

Additionally, the film’s impact has transcended cinema — its 2017 Oscar win for Best Foreign Language Film helped expedite the passing of Chile’s transgender rights bill in November 2018.

“Faat Kine” (2001) Most people are unfamiliar with African cinema outside of the few Nigerian film scenes popularized by Vine. While African stories may live in the popular imagination as being few and far between, there are a wealth of rich narratives to experience.

Ousmane Sembene’s “Faat Kine” is a marvel of Senegalese cinema.

The film follows the journey of Faat Kine (Venus Seye), a single parent and successful businesswoman who raises her two teenage children in modernday Dakar, Senegal. In a patriarchal, post-colonial Senegal, Faat Kine lives comfortably as a self-sufficient, middle-class woman. However, her life is complicated by the presence of her past flames, the pain of past abandonment and the pressure her children force upon her to find a husband.

The film succeeds in representing multiple facets of Senegalese life and in challenging the rigid idealization of the long-suffering, chaste and therefore worthwhile African woman. “Faat Kine” is an outrageous, sometimes kinky and altogether fun story about a Senegalese matriarch and her life at the top of the heap.

“Dangal” (2016) Sports films with female leads rule — not only because they provide important commentary on the boundaries placed on women but also because they give audiences the opportunity to watch women defy those boundaries.

“Dangal” is a 2016 Bollywood family sports drama about Geeta (Fatima Sana Shaikh) and Babita (Sanya Malhotra), two young girls who become international wrestling champions through the guidance of their father, Mahavir (Aamir Khan).

Khan gives an impactful performance as a strict, compassionate coach and father.The film, a semiautobiography based on the real-life Phogat family, has gone on to become one of the highest-grossing sports films worldwide and highest-grossing Indian film of all time.

Aside from its box-office success and uplifting true story, “Dangal’s” choreographed wrestling sequences, father-daughter story and critique of gender stereotypes make it a must-see.

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Audience members nearly drowned out Bay’s voice as they sang along, waving their phones in the air as After six long months of they belted out the lyrics — a truly anticipation from fans, James Bay mesmerizing and unforgettable finally made it to the Coca-Cola Roxy moment.

Bay noticed as well, halting theater in Atlanta on March 6.

Bay had initially been scheduled his singing at one point to listen to to kick off his Electric Light Tour in the collective voices in the September, but the tour, much to the audience.

Bay has garnered numerous dismay of fans, was delayed until the musical accolades, including three spring.

When Bay arrived at The Battery Grammy nominations and the 2016 Atlanta, he was greeted by hundreds Brit Award for “British Male Solo of fans swarming the venue, each Artist.”

His single “Hold Back the River” donning heavy winter coats as they was certified double platinum in awaited entry to the theater.

A 28-year-old native of the United Kingdom and gold in the Hertfordshire, England, Bay is best- United States.

Although Bay did not perform this known for “Hold Back the River,” “Let It Go” and a distinct sound highly-renowned hit, he did throw in other notable that seamlessly songs for true combines indie fans, like “When rock, soul and We Were on Fire” pop.

Bay did Bay did not disappoint and “Scars.” not disappoint in concert, performing At the end of in concer t, the show, Bay performing both both old favorites and assured the old favorites new hits and dazzling audience he would and new hits the audience with his be coming back to and dazzling the audience with his extraordinary guitar skills Atlanta, much to the elation of fans. extraordinary and contagious energy.

Noah Kahan, guitar skills and best known for contagious energy. his 2018 hit “Hurt Bay took to Somebody” also the stage with a performance of “Pink Lemonade,” his featuring Julia Michaels, performed second single off of “Electric Light,” the opening set at the concert.

Kahan was quick to charm the his latest album, released in May audience with his humble disposition, 2018.

With only a few lyrics, the rest of commenting that the crowd was twice the audience and I were immediately the size of his hometown.

His set was riveting, heightening captivated by Bay’s incredible guitar the energy in the room prior to Bay’s playing.

Everyone sang along and held their performance.

Bay’s performance in Atlanta phones high as he performed older songs, such as “Craving” and “If You was invigorating and entertaining, Ever Want to be in Love,” eager to filled with endless excitement and capture photos and videos of Bay, who enthusiasm.

His voice live sounded nearly was dressed casually in jeans and a identical to that of his studioT-shirt.

Bay interacted with the audience recorded albums, yet Bay has a knack throughout his set, encouraging for adding his own artistic spin on everyone to sing and clap as he played songs when performing live — his voice is powerful and authentic, a guitar.

“I thank you all eternally for being testament to his incredible musical here,” he said, acknowledging his ability.

Bay’s voice and songs may not be earlier postponement of the tour and his excitement at finally being able to “mainstream,” but they are powerful and memorable, and his musical perform in Atlanta.

Bay continued his set with “Peer abilities are a far stretch ahead of Pressure,” his single featuring Julia many of today’s artists, whose sets Michaels that was released just a few are filled with autotune and artificial flair. weeks ago.

With an exhilarating and While Michaels did not make performance, Bay an appearance at the concert, Bay memorable carried out the song flawlessly before warmed up the Atlanta audience on performing an emotional rendition of an otherwise cold March evening and proved that pure, unadulterated “Move Together.”

Bay followed up with “Let It talent will always remain a hit.

Go,” his hit single that peaked at No. 16 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” in — Contact Becca Moszka at 2016. becca.moszka@emory.edu

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Stella Grant (Haley Lu Richardson, Left) falls for Will Newman (Cole Sprouse, R ight) in ‘Five Feet Apart.’

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Santiago Garcia (Oscar Isaac) unites his retired friends from the U.S. Special Forces to conduct a heist in the Colombian jungle in Netflix’s ‘Triple Frontier.’

‘Triple Frontier’ Three Times the Bore

By Noah Whitfield Contributing Writer

Grade: C+ Despite landing a critical success in “Roma” at the Academy Awards this year, Netflix original films are mostly unwatchable or simply forgettable.

Although “Triple Frontier,” the latest off of the streaming service’s assembly line, is possible to sit through, it does not possess an impactful message.

The story follows Santiago “Pope” Garcia (Oscar Isaac), a government agent that brings his retired friends from the U.S. Special Forces back into the field for an unauthorized, rogue heist in the Colombian jungle.

When things turn sour for the band of veterans, they fight for survival in the remote border zone where Colombia, Peru and Brazil intersect.

The film’s ensemble cast includes Pedro Pascal as Francisco “Catfish” Morales, Ben Affleck as Tom “Redfly” Davis, Garrett Hedlund as Ben Miller, Charlie Hunnam as William “Ironhead” Miller and Adria Arjona as Yovanna.

If you’re looking for engaging action or drama, you’ll walk away from this film only partially satisfied.

The story borrows elements from heist, drug bust and military movies, but fails to make them work together in a believable way, leaving an unfocused and uncommitted final product.

The film may have worked better had it fully commanded one genre; instead, it feels like an odd mesh of three movies in one. It is a jumble of gunfight sequences with no sense of structure.

For a drug bust movie set in Colombia, the country’s infamous drug war acts more as a set piece than a legitimate plot point. The film fails to bring a new perspective to the conflict and the correlation between money and corruption. Pope is an agent who seeks to take down a major drug lord.

However, his fellow policemen use cruelty to acquire information, proving they can be just as ruthless as their enemies. Later on, little is said about the morality surrounding the thieving and murdering done by Pope’s crew.

Between them and the drug lords, it becomes hard to pinpoint the good from the bad. Director J.C. Chandor shows the dark sides of our heroes but fails to equally show their redeemable traits.

The buildup to the heist is a bit fast, given that the team is assembled with little delay and few setbacks. Any artificially created conflict shortly resolves itself and appears to exist only

to drag out the film’s runtime.

If the men do not agree to join Pope on his mission, there would be no movie, hence there are no real stakes leading up to the heist.

Pope, the central character, is easily the least interesting of the bunch. He is overshadowed by the more eccentric personalities, like Redfly, the violent loose cannon.

Pope is probably the character audience members are supposed to relate to the most, but Isaac’s lifeless performance makes forming any connection challenging.

Something must also be said about the film’s excessive use of ’70s music.

Too often, filmmakers try to score extra points with the audience by throwing in old hits for the nostalgia factor.

I found it hard to relate to Pope’s team, who seemed to be purely motivated by money. They commit several questionable acts, including killing civilians and bribing locals.

When done lazily, however, the result is almost laughable. Usually, an epic tune like “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac would pair with an emotionally charged scene — not a bland exchange when a father drops his daughter off at school.

In another example, the film takes the predictable route in playing Creedence Clearwater’s “Run Through the Jungle” as the characters arrive in the jungle for the first time.

Like other Netflix originals, including “Birdbox” and “Bright,” “Triple Frontier” feels rushed and generic, despite boasting a star-studded cast.

One of the reasons these films fall short could be the sheer number of movies Netflix releases within a short amount of time.

In 2018, Netflix released 80 original films while some of Hollywood’s biggest studios — Warner Bros., Universal and Sony — put out 82 projects combined. It seems, then, that an increase in quantity leads to a decrease in quality.

My worry is that Netflix will continue its success with its current

strategy: flooding the movie market with mediocre films, which will only encourage more second-rate projects in the future.

For the most part, the film’s characters are two dimensional and poorly designed.

Ironhead stands out due to an odd quirk where he has to keep count of everything he does, such as how many times he kills someone.

He is a breath of fresh air from the rest of the cookie-cutter crew but not very relatable. Likewise, Hunnam’s Australian accent is strong at times and breaks the illusion that his character is American.

This awkward detail makes it seem like the film was rushed in the production process and did not give the actors enough time to prepare for their roles.

I found it hard to relate to Pope’s team, who seemed to be purely motivated by money. They commit several questionable acts, including killing civilians and bribing locals.

One by one, I ran out of people to root for and, by the end, felt totally detached from the struggle of the movie’s “heroes.” For the most part, they are greedy and guiltless about their misdeeds.

The film might have been stronger had the characters actually grappled with their actions, but their lack of remorse makes them seem inhuman.

The only voice of reason comes from Ironhead, who keeps the others on track in carrying out their mission.

While I had gripes with the film’s character development and genre blending, the movie’s saving grace came with its cinematography and sound design. In particular, one mountain scene used beautiful wide angles and long shots to capture the excitement of a shootout in the Andes. I found myself instinctively flinching at the echoey gunshots that ricocheted off the boulders.

At the film’s conclusion, certain side plots still felt unresolved. The relationship between Pope and Yovanna, for example, is never fully fleshed out and could’ve been left out altogether.

“Triple Frontier” is a mediocre action-heist film that is messy, soulless and tasteless. It had the potential to be a standout film in the vain of “Narcos” and “Sicario” but missed its mark.

It’s a shame to see talents like Isaac and Affleck go to waste. Yet again, Netflix adds another stinker to the pile.

— Contact Noah Whitfield at noah.christopher. whitfield@emory.edu

‘Five Feet Apart’ More Than a Teen Romance

By Joel Lerner Contributing Writer

Grade: AFor fans of young-adult romance movies, two terminally ill teens falling in love may not seem like an original concept. While “Five Feet Apart” initially invokes the same feelings as blockbuster movies like “Everything, Everything” and “The Fault in Our Stars,” it later attempts to create its own space in the genre by developing intense, on-screen connections between characters aside from the two teens in love.

Directed by Justin Baldoni, “Five Feet Apart” follows a romance between Will Newman (Cole Sprouse) and Stella Grant (Haley Lu Richardson) as they both seek treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF) at Saint Grace Regional Hospital. Initially, their relationship is guided heavily by hospital policy mandating 6 feet of space between all CF patients.

Will and Stella are joined by Poe (Moises Arias), a long-term patient receiving treatment for another terminal illness, and Nurse Barb (Kimberly Hebert Gregory). The four characters develop a tight-knit bond that charms audiences.

As the plot develops with Will’s and Stella’s efforts to win each other over, Poe provides comic relief that later gives way to wisdom, while the seasoned and motherly Nurse Barb peppers in caring yet witty remarks.

Nurse Barb and Poe add texture and depth to the love story that unfolds between Will and Stella. Poe fills the void that is left by Stella’s friends as she is confined to the hospital, while Barb acts as a voice of reason when the two lovers act illogically.

The interactions between Poe and Stella convey their ease with one another, and their naturally flowing dialogue explains important background information.The film picks up pace after Will and Stella overcome their initial awkwardness with one another. Each scene thereafter consists of tender displays of emotion from characters bound by a haunting terminal illness that could prove fatal any day.

This narrative, of a girl closely following the manic pixie dream girl trope who works to motivate a rebellious fellow patient, effectively builds upon itself to avoid feeling stagnant.

The romance grows, with ups and downs leading to moments of both joy and sorrow, more completely than expected during the two hours and fifteen minute runtime of the film.

Building again on the film’s similarities to other young-adult romance films, the theme of living each moment to the fullest pervades every scene.

Will and Stella’s eagerness makes the

plot move at a remarkably quick pace but also authenticate the characters’ development.

Despite living with terminal diseases, characters act on their emotions in explosive displays of affection followed by tragic consequences.

Although the film does a tremendous job in developing the characters who live at the hospital, other characters, such as Stella’s sister Abby (Sophia Bernard), come across as one-dimensional plot devices that add unnecessary tension to Will and Stella’s relationship. Although Abby is obviously important to Stella, her underdeveloped nature causes her presence to feel forced.

In an attempt to set itself up as a unique, teen romance movie, the film fully explores only a portion of the cast, decreasing the potential for audience connection to the movie. Instead of bridging the gap and setting itself apart, these half-baked side characters are sporadically included throughout the movie in less meaningful ways than the other characters on screen.

In addition to powerful primary characters, “Five Feet Apart” employs refreshing cinematography that branches out from typical methods of filmmaking. Stella’s YouTube vlogs about living with CF are shot in a home video style, complete with shaky second-person perspectives of her hospitalization. These moments contextualize Stella’s experience with CF and allow the film to focus on the budding relationship between Will and Stella rather than getting bogged down in medical details while still keeping them relevant.

“Five Feet Apart” clearly depicts how CF affects the lives of the characters; the audience has the opportunity to take in Will and Stella’s emotional exchanges as they pause to cough explosively or recover from even the slightest physical activity.

Silence extends to many of the film’s transitional moments; music and muted dialogue detach the audience from what’s happening on screen and allow for the actors to build their connections with one another in more intimate ways.

This adds texture to the overall product and maintains audience connection through slower parts of the film.

For a movie that, at its core, is another rendition of the tired formula of teen romance dramas, “Five Feet Apart” offers enough variability to set it apart from other entries in the genre.

The film is an emotional journey that proves to be a worthwhile investment for those who enjoy teen romance movies but seek moments of innovation within the genre.

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

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | Emory Life Editor: Alex Klugerman (alex.klugerman@emory.edu)

DRIVE-THRU

ADVICE

On Cloud 9: Starbucks Macchiato Impresses

By AdityA PrAkAsh Associate Editor With the average cup of coffee at Kaldi’s now at risk of contamination, the Emory population is left in desperate search for a more sanitary means of caffeination.

Starbucks Coffee’s new caramel cloud macchiato delivered all my caffeination needs.

The combination of espresso, cold foam and a pump of Starbucks’ crack cocaine-esque caramel syrup allows the cloud macchiato to succeed as a textural and gustatory symphony, the different clashing parts uniting to form a whole drink.

At first sip, you get a swig of the rich and milky cloud foam. From there, the cloud macchiato serves an undiluted hit of vanilla and caramel in all its saccharine glory, unlike its evil cousin, the frappuccino, which is often tainted by melted ice. The mild sweetness of the foam and syrup is quickly juxtaposed by the sharp flavor of espresso, a bittersweet poetry reminiscent of an affogato — vanilla ice cream bathed in espresso.

Not obfuscated by an overly generous amount of syrup and sweetener

like past Frankensteinian abominations like the unicorn frappuccino, the cloud macchiato contains a prominent taste of coffee.

The drink’s distinct layers have been a prominent feature of Starbucks’ marketing for good reason, as the structure allows the strong taste of espresso to neatly balance the palate-cleansing foam and sweet syrup.

“But Aditya, how does the drink last?” — a question you may pose as a keen coffee enthusiast.

My personal main gripe with Starbucks iced drinks is that, after the initial marvel and pleasure, they quickly turn watery and tasteless as the ice melts (see my previous issue with the frappuccino). This is especially problematic if you are searching for a drink to last you a whole 75-minute lecture.

What surprised me was the quality of the cloud macchiato even an hour after I bought it. Rather than melting into a bitter former shell of itself, the melted mixture of foam and espresso was still pleasantly bittersweet and relatively creamy. The presence of the egg white-based foam is critical to the foam’s longevity, as it adds an airy thickness, similar to a

stArBucks coffee Cloud MaCChiato

meringue. Unfortunately, the inclusion of egg whites prevents any variant of the cloud macchiato from being truly vegan, as Ariana Grande fans, who tried the drink on her endorsement, have recently complained.

With Dooley Dollars, students pay $4.65 for a grande drink — no pun intended for a plentiful amount of milk foam and ice, not coffee.

If you are thinking purely economically as you gauge the best way to stay up through your 8:30 a.m., you would be hard-pressed to find anything cheaper than a plain black coffee. Though definitely a bit pricey, the cloud macchiato justifies itself as both a dessert drink and a solid daily driver for those in need of a morning pick-me-up.

It is one of Starbucks’ most exciting new offerings, and I would hope it merits a place on the permanent menu.

Crossword

Across 1. You’re it!

4. Along with Goyle, goon of Draco Malfoy.

10. Japanese Prime Minister.

11. Low-pitch, high-pitch singer.

12. BMW parent company.

14. Caribbean island chain and tax haven.

15. To have delayed a schedule.

19. __ __ to win it.

20. New York preparatory school, recently admitted just 7 black students into next year’s class.

22. Indian Nobel laureate in economics lauded for his work on social welfare theory.

23. Gulf ruled by Somali pirates.

24. The land down under, abbreviated.

26. California school involved in admission scandal; Bruins.

30. Prefix meaning earth.

31. Sci-fi TV show with iconic, spooky opening theme.

35. Married partner. doWN 37. Everybody’s favorite 1. _____ Tuva, former USSR skeleton. region on Mongol-Russian border.

38. To break with teeth.

2. What Juno has in “Juno.”, with 39. Greek Hosts of the an article Symposium.

3. Site of 1940s human rights 41. Crime Serial with Los conventions.

Angeles and New Orleans 4. ___, wouldn’t want to be ya. spinoffs.

5. 2 characters in “Super Smash 42. Spanish uncle.

Bros. Ultimate.”

43. To have travelled on a 6. College enrollment pre-requisite. vehicle.

7. Country-singer known for 45. Graduate neuroscience; to “Promise to Love Her.” apprehend.

8. West African country bordering 47. D.C.-based univerNigeria and Togo. sity involved in admission 9. Long ago. scandal.

12. Many MDs. 53. Pagan Christmas.

13. Psychological research method 54. Crucial moment in film. to track implicit bias.

55. Antiquated arithmetician. 14. Alternate initialism of America’s 58. Enthusiastic consent. hat.

59. Send me a URL. 16. Sonic; niche pet.

60. Bank-Owned Property 17. Formal name of international after unsuccessful foreclosure orientation. auction.

18. Really small.

61. Easy come, ____ __.

21. To hide from the IRS. 62. Emory email ending.

25. Flying saucer.

26. California school Trojans.

— Contact Aditya Prakash at aditya.prakash@emory.edu

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27. Emergency resuscitation method 28. ___ Gehrig’s disease.

29. Lori Loughin on Full House.

32. Business structure similar to proprietorship, partnership.

33. Represents all electrical companies in the country.

34. Prefix for computer-managing admin.

36. Genre, ___-fi.

39. Richard Nixon’s Futurama catchphrase.

40. Ripped.

44. Sad donkey, friend to Christopher Robin.

45. African river rival to Ancient Egypt.

46. Rickman, Turing, Scott, Krueger, Sugar 48. Medical first-responder.

49. To reprimand, past tense.

50. Good reaction to a bad joke.

51. ___ is me.

52. Atomic bomb testing location.

53. Only Ivy League school involved in admission scandal.

56. Image.

57. Process to improve content’s rank on Google.

Doolino Knows Best: Don’t Sleep on Spring

Spring is springing and campus is abuzz with excitement and events.

From the long-awaited dismantling of the blue construction fences to the cultural excitement of Tibet week, spring is a time like no other at Emory. To help you make sense of it all, Doolino’s sage advice will come in handy.

Dear Doolino, I can’t contain my excitement for the opening of the Emory Student Center (ESC). My roommate tells me that spending hours every day staring at that gorgeous new building from our dorm window is unhealthy, and I think he might be right.

Once the ESC opens, we can finally say goodbye to the DUC-ling tent and to being awakened at 8 a.m. by loud construction noise. Not to mention, campus will look and feel a whole lot nicer. I don’t think I can wait until next year for the doors to open! What can I do to get rid of my infatuation with this building?

Sincerely, Building Lover Dear Building Lover, Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us. I can still remember when they were building Candler Library, 400 years ago.

Everyone was bursting with excitement, but what helped us calm down was remembering all of life’s biggest horrors. It works wonders! Think the refugee crisis was bad in 2015? Wait 10 years, global warming-induced drought and famine will triple those numbers. Or, on a similar scale of suffering, there’s also the fact that DUCling food is often mediocre. Just sit in your room alone, reflecting on the world around you, and you’re sure to turn that smile upside down and forget about the new building in no time.

Happiness is fleeting, Doolino Dear Doolino, I think SGA elections might be coming up, like sometime in the near future, maybe. But the thing is, I don’t care. Dwight Ma was the most exciting thing to ever happen to our student government, and now that his reign of hilarity has been brought to an end, I’m struggling to pay any attention. There were just so many juicy stories this year. Firings, impeachments, abuse of power, oh my!

Unless we get a repeat this year, I’ll be back to yawning at any headline with the letters S,G and A in it.

I know voting is the responsible thing to do, and I know SGA controls a lot of tuition dollars, so tell me Doolino, how do I summon any ounce of interest?

Sincerely, The Eventual Undoing of American Democracy Dear Eventual Undoing,

You’re a disgrace to your campus, but your feelings are unfortunately not uncommon. You’re probably thinking that there’s so many acronyms to keep track of: CC, SGA, even BBA Council. It’s like the New Deal all over again. There’s no easy way around this: you need to do your homework. Keep your eyes peeled for Wheel articles, press releases and Dwight Ma Facebook posts about SGA and, eventually, you’ll get the hang of it. Your Student Activity Fee hangs in the balance.

Once you finally dig into SGA’s shenanigans and discover the grim reality, I recommend you stage a revolution.

I would suggest a Bernie Sandersstyle revolt in which you depict SGA as a group of elite bureaucrats who run up the deficit without thinking about the needs of regular proletariat Emorians.

The people will rise up around you and demand justice.

Sure, you’ll alienate the one Republican on campus, but bringing about justice for working class Emory students will be well worth it.

My suggestion is that you run for office yourself. SGA doesn’t seem to know much about its own rules, so you’ll fit in just fine.

Warm Regards, Doolino Dear Doolino, With Tibet Week coming up, I want to know how to get zen. I’m always so stressed about courses, and even when I don’t think I have any homework, I constantly feel like I’m forgetting about some massive test or paper. I took AP Yoga in high school, but I don’t think any of the concepts really sunk in.

Could you share with me the path to enlightenment?

Yours truly, Nirvana, the Band, not the Concept Dear Nirvana, Health 100 is all you need. There’s a whole page about meditating in that $45 pamphlet that all the freshmen are forced to purchase. With that by your side, you’ll be able go toe-to-toe with the Dalai Lama any day.

To help get in the groove, I recommend burning some incense. They’ve got some at Kaldi’s, but the good stuff is at CVS. I would also recommend some of the Teavana drinks at Starbucks. Nothing screams zen like $6 for a drink full of artificial food coloring.

Your next step is to loudly proselytize meditation. Feel free to staple posters about your meditation training club around campus, since we don’t have enough of those yet.

Namaste, Doolino

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

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ACADEMICS

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

The Major With Nine Students Jacobson Combines

By GreG kimmerer Staff Writer

Ancient Mediterranean Studies is one of Emory’s smallest programs. Six years ago, only two students chose it as a major; today, that number has risen to nine. But the topics and fields touched upon by courses in the major are vast and interconnected, according to program director and Professor of History Cynthia Burchell Patterson.

Despite its small size, there’s major rapport and camaraderie among its members.

Among the strengths of the program, Patterson highlighted the familiarity among students and faculty as setting the major apart.

“We get to know everybody,” Patterson said. “It’s like a family; we do things together. We just have a way of making sure that each student is completely part of the program. For students [in other majors], often there isn’t much of a chance to get to know faculty in a very small scale setting.”

Patterson said the program will likely stay small because it allows students to determine the classes taken to fulfill major requirements.

“It’s never going to be a huge program because it [requires] too much independence,” Patterson said. “It requires people [to] kind of make up their own program. You aren’t given a list saying take this, take this, check this off. It’s, ‘What language would you like to study? How would you like to build the major? Who would you like to work with?’”

Students can become more deeply involved with the program through the Dig It! Emory Archaeology Festival, which is held on March 2 and directed by a four-member student board of Ancient Mediterranean Studies majors. Lectures included “History of the Carlos Museum” from Emory University Historian and Senior Adviser to the President Gary Hauk and “Emory’s Indiana Jones,” a talk given by Andrew Hoover (20C) based on his summer research program on a 20th century Emory collector of Egyptian artifacts.

In addition to Dig It!, the program sponsors a series of seminars designed to foster student-faculty interaction, which include a Q&A session.

“We have a colloquium series which now is in its seventh year ... [consisting of] talks by faculty and some graduate students,” Patterson said. “It’s another way in which we try to bring what the faculty are doing to engage students at the undergraduate level. We essentially treat them as members of our community.”

Patterson traced the origin of the Ancient Mediterranean Studies program back to Robert W. Woodruff’s (12C) 1980 gift of $105 million to Emory, which led to the hiring of William Arrowsmith, a professor of classics and comparative literature at Emory from 1982 to 1986. Patterson described Arrowsmith as a renowned translator of both ancient and modern European literature who took initiative to create a greater presence for the study of classics at Emory.

The resulting classical studies program served as the origin for what would become the Ancient Mediterranean Studies program.

When Arrowsmith left Emory in 1986, Patterson and her colleagues thought about how the program could evolve and expand.

“We began to look more at our own engagement across departments [including] history, art history, religion, Middle Eastern and South Asian studies,” Patterson said. “We didn’t lose the interest in the classical tradition, but we began to be much more interested in the interconnectedness of

Ancient Mediterranean societies and [in looking] across disciplines.”

What resulted is a program that Patterson describes as both interdepartmental and interdisciplinar y.

A ncient Mediterranean Studies is not a formal department at Emory but draws on faculty from a diverse array of departments, including political science, classics, philosophy, art history and religion. Patterson believes that this designation has benefits and drawbacks.

“It’s always a challenge,” Patterson said. “We have to rely on the interest, time and generosity of the faculty who also have their own departmental responsibility.”

Noting that their interest spanned from ancient Egypt to early Christianity, the founding faculty members realized that their program needed a new name, and in January 2005, changed the name from Classical Studies to Ancient Mediterranean Studies, officially incorporating the program as an official major.

“It’s like a family; we do things together.

We just have a way of making sure that each student is completely part of the program.”

— Cynthia Burchell

Patterson, Ancient Mediterranean Studies Program Director Patterson said that the Michael C. Carlos Museum’s collection of Greek, Roman, near Eastern and Egyptian art is of great use to the program, as it underscores the idea that Mediterranean societies influenced one another. Carlos, an Atlanta businessman, contributed to the collection during the 1980s and ‘90s, the same era during which the Ancient Mediterranean Studies program was taking shape.

“The collection is such a wonderful way to introduce students to ancient societies in an interconnected way, “ Patterson said. “[We don’t] separate Greece and Rome as one unit that is influential to Europe. Rather, [we emphasize] that there’s back-andforth, influence and connectedness in Egypt, in the Near East, in Greece, in the Roman Empire. Think of it as Mediterranean, not European, Asian or African, but Mediterranean history.”

This philosophy is reflected in the curricular requirements of Ancient Mediterranean Studies majors. The major begins with ANCMED 101: Introduction to Ancient Mediterranean Societies, a class that changes its content depending on the instructor.

When Patterson taught it, she focused on kings and queens in the Mediterranean. She said other professors have focused on religious exchange in the region or the development of empires and cities.

Following this introductory course, majors choose between ANCMED 201 or 202, which emphasize either archaeology or literature, respectively.

Patterson said these courses tend to be cross-listed, allowing courses from different departments to contribute towards the major. From there, majors have to take the equivalent of two semesters of an ancient Mediterranean language. Students can choose classical languages like Greek or Latin, or can opt to independently study ancient languages from regions including Sumeria, Egypt and Syria.

Ancient Mediterranean Studies majors then choose six or seven electives from multiple departments across the university. Students are advised by faculty as they develop a coherent course of study delving into a specific area of interest.

The program is capped off with a required senior thesis, which is only made possible by the major’s small size.

Patterson said other departments with more undergraduates are limited by the number of faculty who can supervise senior theses.

“The other requirement at the end of the program is a senior thesis, which a lot of departments don’t have,” Patterson said. “They have honors programs but not a senior thesis for all majors. But since we’re small we can do this.”

Patterson gave Max Faas’ (19C) senior thesis as an example of the topics available to majors. Fass, a Chemistry and Ancient Mediterranean Studies double-major, is conducting a chemical analysis of residues left in ancient fragrance vessels at the Carlos Museum, aiming to determine their original contents.

Current Ancient Mediterranean studies major Jonathan Tao (20C), who is completing his senior thesis on the cultural legacy of Alexander the Great in the East, wrote in a March 13 email to the Wheel that he was drawn to the program because of his interest in the origins of human culture.

“I am interested in learning about the inner workings of how human society (and our species) developed, whether that be in regards to knowledge, culture, religion, or philosophy,” Tao said. “The ancient Mediterranean provides one of the best sources of knowledge for these answers.”

Patterson said that the Ancient Mediterranean could serve as a “distant mirror” to the present and said that Emory was unique in its ability to study the region because of its diverse faculty offerings.

“One of the things that makes Emory a really good place to study Ancient Mediterranean is that, within each department, the people who do Ancient Mediterranean studies are usually in minority, [but] if you add up everyone in all the 10 departments and the Candler School of Theology, you have a really strong ancient Mediterranean faculty, [which makes] Emory a great place to study it,” Patterson said.

Next year, Patterson is taking a research position at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, Greece, where she will teach a class on Hippocratic medicine and work on a book about Plato.

Patterson will continue to be a part of the Ancient Mediterranean Studies program, but a permanent new director will come on board as she teaches in Athens for a year.

According to Patterson, the program has changed as faculty interests have changed. In recent years, as faculty with expertise in Egyptology have come aboard, that region has become a focus. Because the program is flexible, this process will likely continue, and as the faculty and student composition of the program changes, the emphases and options available to majors could shift as well. What likely will not change is the small size of the major, and the freedom it offers students to follow their specific interests.

“That’s what makes it really exciting and imaginative,” Patterson said.

“We talk across these traditional boundaries.”

— Contact Greg Kimmerer at gpkimme@emory.edu

Data and Dance

By cAroliNe silvA Contributing Writer Kara Jacobson (89Ox, 91C, 93PH) has danced for over 30 years. From performing as an undergraduate to opening her own studio to choreographing a performance at the 2019 Super Bowl, Jacobson has always incorporated dance into her life.

What’s more is that her experience doesn’t stop there.

She has coached the U.S. Special Olympics Team and even championed accessibility within her studio. On top of all of this, Jacobson is a faculty member at Emory.

A member in the department of health policy and management at the Rollins School of Public Health, Jacobson merged her expertise in dance with her career in public health in 2016 by opening The American Dance Academy (TADA), in Lavista Park, Ga. and establishing the TADA Foundation.

Although she said the studio does not exclusively focus on dancers with disability, Jacobson has demonstrated efforts to include those with disabilities in dance and delivers financial aid for dance education and provided over $35,000 in financial aid to dancers in need since 2016.

A dance studio geared towards inclusion, TADA allows students to define their movement based on their physical ability. Since she opened the studio in October 2016, Jacobson and her team have made an effort to incorporate dancers with disabilities into traditional classroom settings, even offering a class specifically for those with disabilities, called Positive Movement.

Jacobson said the studio prides itself on incorporating various types of dance, such as ballet, contemporary, salsa and bachata, in order to allow anyone to take classes. “[TADA] specialize[s] in excellence [in] dance education for all,” Jacobson said. “I make an active decision to [recruit teaching assistants] to work hands-on with students who may need a little extra assistance.”

During her time at Oxford College, Jacobson danced and was a member of the varsity diving team at Emory College.

Although one would expect that she primarily uses skills from her dance career to manage her studio, she credited the Rollins School of Public Health with teaching her the skills that she now uses to run her business. Jacobson explained that her “appreciation for data” comes from her public health background and has assisted her in determining what types of dance the studio should offer.

Aside from offering a wide array of dance programs and focusing on community inclusion, the studio has given members the opportunity to perform at special events, including those surrounding the 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta. “[Opening TADA] is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life; I’m married, I have children, I’ve been to graduate school,” Jacobson said. “I’m very accomplished professionally, and it’s just like, wow.”

Jacobson’s contribution to those in need has extended beyond the walls of TADA. She works alongside Chattooga School of Gymnastics and Dance Director and Gymnastic Management Team for Special Olympics Georgia Cindy Bickman, her trainer since she was 6 years old, in coaching the U.S.

Kara Jacobson, Rollins School of Public Health Faculty Member and TADA Founder Courtesy of K ara JaCobson

Special Olympics Gymnastic Team after Bickman asked Jacobson to become a volunteer coach. “[Jacobson] has an empathy for people with disabilities and she also is a very good teacher,” Bickman said. “She’s very creative in how she teaches … she treats them like she treats [any other] student and doesn’t cater to their disabilities. She has the same expectation of the people with disabilities to those without disabilities.”

As a child, Jacobson also helped Bickman coach students with disabilities.

Around the time she opened TADA in 2016, Jacobson began choreographing routines for Bickman’s ballet group and helped coach Special Olympics athletes at national and international events.

To further her volunteering with the U.S. Special Olympics Team, Jacobson is now training the team for the 16th World Gymnaestrada, which take place in Austria in July 2019. The team is composed of about 60 athletes, 30 of whom are disabled.

Jacobson hopes to examine dance as possible movement therapy for patients with Parkinson’s disease and plans to propose a research grant to work with Emory Brain Health Center and Emory Physical Therapy.

Professor of Medicine at the Emory School of Medicine Ruth Parker, who has collaborated with Jacobson in her research of health literacy, the ability of individuals to clearly understand and apply medical instructions.

Parker said that Jacobson’s interdisciplinary approach presented an exciting opportunity in research. “[Jacobson’s] expertise as a health educator — she is marrying that with her passion [for] dance to bring dance as a form of community engagement and physical fitness and the arts together in a really exciting and novel way,” Parker said.

Jacobson currently works to redesign pharmaceuticals and medical labeling to improve patient comprehension. She has also developed a training program for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, called “Health Literacy for Public Health Professionals,” that requires full-time employees to become certified in health literacy.

“If [the] directions [for the medication are in] 8.5 font and it all looks the same, then [it’s] not a very digestible way for somebody to receive medication instructions,” Jacobson said. “So we have redesigned medication instructions that [have] been scientifically documented to improve patient comprehension and adherence to medication regimes.”

Much like she has taken advantage of the resources that Emory has offered her to create her own dance studio, she advises students to reach out and do the same.

“Be humble, be kind and take advantage of the resources at your fingertips,” Jacobson said. “Make the most out of the wonderful opportunity it is to receive your education from Emory.”

— Contact Caroline Silva at ccsilva@emory.edu

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Sports

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | Assistant Sports Editor: Ryan Callahan (ryan.joseph.callahan@emory.edu)

softball

Emory Extends Win Streak To Five

baseball

march madness

Guide to Picking an Unbustable Bracket

By Charlie Scruton Contributing Writer

By Isaiah Sirois Managing Editor

The Emory women’s softball team took advantage of an action-packed schedule last week, winning all four games at the Emory Invitational and picking up an additional victory against Maryville College (Tenn.). Now roughly a quarter of the way through the season, Emory boasts a strong 7-3 record and is currently on a five-game winning streak.

The week began with a trip up to Maryville for a doubleheader on March 10. The Eagles struggled to find offense in the first game, a problem rarely encountered by a team averaging over six runs a game. Despite senior pitcher Toko Miller and junior pitcher Sami Feller giving up just two total runs to Maryville, Emory could muster only a single run from sophomore infielder Natalie Arreguin’s solo home-run in the second inning and lost the game 2-1.

Determined to prove that their lackluster offense in the first game was an anomaly, the Eagles stormed back in the second game. The Eagles scored eight runs, highlighted by junior catcher and third baseman Greta Wilker’s three-run shot in the sixth inning.

Emory won 8-3.

The following day, the Eagles returned home to kick off the Emory Invitational against the University of Rochester (N.Y.). A three-run fifth

If you’re a normal person, today is significant because it’s the first day of spring. But if you’re a college hoops fan, you know today’s really just the day before the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Here are a couple of quick tips to keep you from bombing your March Madness bracket this year:

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Sophomore Jack Rubenstein slides past the outstretch glove of the Middlebury College (Vt.) catcher on March 17. The Eagles won the game 8-2, snapping their six-game losing streak.

Team Breaks Through Losing Skid

By Lynden Fausey Contributing Writer

While students spent spring break relaxing, Emory’s baseball team traveled to Oglethorpe University (Ga.), Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) and LaGrange College (Ga.) and lost all three games, extending their losing streak to four. They then returned home to face Middlebury College (Vt.) in a doubleheader on March 16, in which they lost both games. The Eagles turned it around when they played Middlebury again on March 17 and dominated by 8-2.

The Eagles were 6-3 heading into this stretch of six games, but the losing streak cost them their winning record.

The team now sits at 7-8.

Emory faced off against Oglethorpe heading into spring break on March 6. Oglethorpe struck first with a run in the bottom of the first inning. Both teams failed to score again until the top of the fifth, when Emory junior infielder Ryan Adelman scored the Eagles’ first run off of an RBI single.

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However, Oglethorpe quickly responded in the bottom of the fifth by putting up four runs to make the score 5-1.

Although the Eagles cut the deficit down to two in the top of the sixth inning thanks to back-to-back RBI hits from Adelman and freshman infielder Zeke Diamond, Oglethorpe scored one more run in the seventh inning to win the game 6-3. Adelman and Diamond combined for six of Emory’s seven hits, with Adelman going four-for-four at the plate. Although these two put in stellar performances, the Eagles could not pull off the win. Junior catcher Jacob Greene, despite the loss, is ready to face Oglethorpe again.

“At the end of the day Oglethorpe came out ready to play and they beat us,” Greene said. “I can tell you we definitely look forward to having them come to Chappell park in April.”

After the loss, the Eagles traveled to Alabama to play No. 23-ranked Birmingham-Southern, a game they lost 8-4. Emory took the lead in the top of the second after an RBI single by senior catcher Eric Terry, which

got senior infielder Bubby Terp to home plate. This was the only lead Emory would have in the game as Birmingham-Southern then scored four runs in the bottom of the second.

Although Birmingham-Southern led the entire game, Emory threatened a comeback in the top of the ninth.

Trailing 8-3, the Eagles managed to load the bases. Sophomore outfielder Jack Rubenstein — who hit his first career home run earlier in the game — scored Adelman after being hit by a pitch. With the bases loaded and the tying run at bat, senior infielder Thomas Baumgartner grounded into a fielder’s choice for the final out of the game.

The Eagles completed their road trip on March 13 with a lengthy 15-inning, 1-0 loss to LaGrange. The pitchers of both teams controlled the game with impressive performances. Junior pitcher James Robertson totaled a season-high nine strikeouts, and allowed only five hits and three walks in 7.2

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Fortune favors the bold Don’t be afraid to pick some underdogs. The tournament averages 12.2 upsets every year, not counting those between teams ranked only one seed apart. Your job is to identify which teams are most likely to pull them off.

Statistically, No. 10 and No. 11 seeds win their first-round matchups roughly 38 percent of the time. Those odds are slightly worse than a coin flip, so blindly taking favorites in those matchups can be risky. While No. 12 seeds win slightly less frequently at 35 percent, there’s a sharp cutoff at No. 13 seeds, which win just 20 percent of the time. No. 14 and No. 15 seeds rarely win, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s toppling of the University of Virginia last year made history as the first-ever win in the tournament by a No. 16 seed over a No. 1 seed.So if No. 10, No. 11 and No. 12 seeds are averaging firstround victories at a clip just below 50

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Eagles Win Jekyll Island Tournament No. 1 Ranked Tennis Dominates Over Break

By Varun Gupta Senior Staff Writer

By Richard Wang Contributing Writer The top-ranked NCAA DivisionIII Emory women’s tennis team had a memorable spring break. The Eagles secured three victories against Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.), Amherst College (Mass.) and Wesleyan University (Conn.).

On March 10, the Eagles traveled to Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Fla., where they gained an 8-1 victory against University Athletic Association (UAA) foe Carnegie Mellon. The Eagles began the match with a 2-1 doubles win: sophomore Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico and sophomore Defne Olcay earned an 8-7 victory. Sophomore Stephanie Taylor and freshman Christina Watson won six straight games and recorded an 8-2 victory. The Eagles won all of their singles matches. Gonzalez-Rico won 6-2, 6-3 in first singles. Senior Daniela Lopez secured a 6-3, 6-2 win and freshman Jessica Fatemi soundly defeated her opponent 6-1, 6-3. Facing strong opponents, freshman Lauren

Yoon, freshman Emma Cartledge and Olcay all had strong performances and emerged victorious. Yoon rebounded after losing the first set 2-6 and won the second and third set 6-2, 10-5, respectively. Cartledge played tenaciously after yielding the first set and bounced back with a 4-6, 6-0, 10-7 victory. Olcay narrowly lost her first set in the tiebreaker 6-7, but she triumphed by topping her opponent with 6-0, 10-7 in the next two sets.

Assistant Coach Barbora Krtickova praised the Eagles’ performance during a tough match against No. 11-ranked Carnegie Mellon.

“Carnegie had a good team,” Krtickova said. “We were performing under pressure, and we were able to overcome the tough moment.”

On March 14, the Eagles traveled to Rollins College (Fla.) for a match against No. 3-ranked Amherst, which Emory defeated with an 8-1 victory. The Eagles won all three doubles matches. In the first doubles matchup, Gonzalez-Rico and Olcay won 8-4.

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The No. 1-ranked NCAA DivisionIII Emory men’s golf team carded a strong final-round finish to capture first-place honors out of 30 teams at the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational held from March 15 to 17. The Eagles posted a team score of two-under par 288 to finish three shots better than runner-up Huntingdon College (Ala.).

The victory marks the first time the Eagles have won the invitational in their 20 years competing in the tournament. Although the Eagles didn’t play as well as they would have liked during the first round, they began building momentum in the second round on March 16. “[In] the second round, we were really good,” senior Connor Yabukov said. “We didn’t make a single double [bogey], which is incredible. I am not sure we have ever done that before.”

The Eagles sat atop the leaderboard following the first two days of competition. Coming off back-to-back wins in their last tournament outings, the Eagles have developed strong team chemistry and unbelievable depth, according to Head Coach John Sjoberg.

“In the third round, we knew we were playing well and if we played well, nobody could catch us,” Yabukov said.

“Whenever we would see someone on another hole, we would go over to them and fist-bump. Every time someone made a birdie, we would wave our hat to the guy behind us.”

The Eagles dominated the last round of competition on March 17, closing out the tournament on the back of freshman Logan Ryan’s five consecutive birdies. Ryan tied for fourth out of 150 players with a five-under score of 211 (73-69-69).

Sjoberg monitored golfers throughout the tournament, peppering in positive comments to motivate Ryan inon his final stretch on Sunday. With six holes left in the tournament, Ryan said he knew that the Eagles were two shots back from Methodist University (N.C.).

With a narrow miss on hole 13, Ryan said he remained unfazed by the challenge ahead.

“I told Coach [Sjoberg], ‘Don’t worry about it. I got this,’ and I rattled five off from there,” Ryan said. “I got a birdie on 14, which was a long and hard par three, and then said that I needed to get one more to be safe. It just flipped a switch.”

Despite their strong start, the

Eagles were faced with the task of overcoming severe weather conditions – a one-hour rain delay that held up play on Sunday.

“Everyone knows that we have the best team in the country when the conditions are perfect,” Yakubov said.

“But when the course gets muddied up, when it gets harder, everyone thinks they can beat us. We have to go out there and prove that we can still play, which I feel like we did.”

Ryan was not the only player who impressed at Jekyll Island. Yakubov tied for sixth on the leaderboard with a four-under 212 (74-67-71), while junior Matt Organisak tied for 22nd position after shooting one-under 215 (70-7471). Ryan and Yakubov brought home all-tournament recognition.

“I’ve been wanting to win this event all four years,” Yakubov said. “It’s really great that we won, and that I am going out on a high note. I’m taking it one event at a time and to build to nationals because that is the ultimate goal.”

Emory returns to action on April 1 to 2 at the Huntingdon Spring Intercollegiate in Montgomery, Ala.

— Contact Varun Gupta at varun.gupta@emory.edu

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Emory Hosts, Wins Softball Invitational Continued from Page 14 inning by the Eagles broke open a previously tied game and propelled Emory to a 5-3 win.

Sophomore pitcher Madison Schaefer kept the Yellowjackets at bay with a solid outing, allowing three runs in five innings.

In their second game against Rochester, Emory once again displayed their offensive prowess. The team scored 10 runs in just four innings to force the mercy rule in the fifth.

Freshman outfielder Baylee Walls had a career day at the plate, driving in four runs, including a three-run triple in the first inning.

On the mound, senior pitcher Madeline Maday picked up her first win of the season, allowing only one run in a dominant five innings of work.

Head Coach Adrianna Baggetta was pleased with the pitching throughout the week. “[The pitching] has improved every day,” Baggetta said. “[Good pitching] puts not as much pressure on the

offense.”

The invitational continued with a doubleheader against Emory and Henry College (Va.) on March 13. In the first game, Emory only needed two innings of work to produce all the damage required to win.

A four-run first inning and a three-run fourth gave Miller more than enough run support, as she only allowed four runs in a complete game performance. Sophomore utility player Meghan Murphy impressed at the plate with five RBIs and went on to be named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Co-Hitter of the Week for her performances throughout the invitational.

The second game proved to be a classic pitchers’ duel between the Wasps’ sophomore pitcher Alex Braun and the Eagles’ Schaefer.

Even though Emory and Henry broke the deadlock in the fourth inning, Schaefer kept her composure and kept the Wasps scoreless the rest of the game.

“My job is to shut them down and

Gonzales-Rico Wins Athlete of the Week Continued from Page 14 At the second doubles, Lopez and Cartledge won their 16th match by a score of 8-3. Lastly, Taylor and Watson won 8-2 and moved to 7-0 on the season.

The Eagles continued their momentum during the singles matches.

Gonzalez-Rico won her match as she blanked her opponent in the first set and won the match 6-0, 6-2. Lopez and Olcay both recorded their seventh consecutive singles win. After winning the first set and losing the second in a close tiebreaker, Lopez fought relentlessly in the third set and emerged as the winner with an astonishing 6-3, 6-7, 14-12 victory. Olcay won with 6-4, 6-2. Yoon earned the Eagles yet another singles victory 6-3, 7-5. On the last court, Fatemi fought hard in the tiebreaker of the first set and won her team-best 10th straight singles match, registering 7-6, 6-2.

With no rest, the Eagles carried their excellent performances into the March 15 match against No. 7-ranked Wesleyan.

The Eagles notched victories in seven of nine games, and the team took two of the three doubles matches.

Gonzalez-Rico and Olcay gained their fourth consecutive victory by a score

of 8-6. Taylor and Watson continued their unbeaten spring, moving to 8-0 with an 8-7 at third doubles.

In singles, the Eagles grabbed three straight wins. Gonzalez-Rico won two sets 6-3, 6-3. Cartledge rebounded after dropping the first set to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. Fatemi never looked back and gained her 11th-straight win, blanking her opponent 6-0, 6-0. Lopez lost the first set but claimed the second and third set 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, and Olcay won 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Krtickova praised the team’s efforts over the break and credited their success to their energy.

“We compete as a team, and everyone is involved in single and doubles,” Krtickova said. “They all played really well.”

For her performance, GonzalesRico was named the UAA Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week.

After their impressive trip, the Eagles will play two matches against DePauw University (Ind.) and Washington and Lee University (Va.) on March 30. The team will be holding their Senior Day, and Lopez, the lone senior, will be thanked for her contributions during her four years at Emory.

— Contact Richard Wang at xuetao.wang@emory.edu

trust that my team can produce on offense,” Schaefer said.

Her trust was rewarded in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Eagles were able to give her a 2-1 lead.

In the seventh, Schaefer retired the Wasps in order, giving her a complete game win, allowing just one run on four hits.

The Eagles have one more week of non-conference play before they look to defend their UAA crown.

Heading into conference play, Baggetta insists they won’t look to approach UAA games any differently. “[We will] continue to worry about one pitch, one inning at a time,” Baggetta said. “We like [our] constant fight and never give up mentality.”

Emory split a home doubleheader against Piedmont College (Ga.) on Mar. 19, losing the first game 7-0 and winning the second game 9-2.

The Eagles return for a doubleheader at Covenant College (Ga.) on March 21.

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

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Bracketology 101: Picking Freaks and Streaks Continued from Page 14 percent, how do you pick the ones most likely to steal a win? By picking streaks and freaks.

Pick streaks Find out what teams are riding consecutive victories into the tournament.

Every tournament, some teams come in hot off conference championships, while others ride better early-season performances to high seeds. Injuries are often responsible for these end-ofseason collapses, so it’s important to monitor the health of the teams you’re betting on.

This year, Michigan State University’s end-of-season hot streak and Big Ten Conference championship should propel the team deep into the tournament. Unfortunately, their placement in Duke University’s (N.C.) division of the bracket will probably keep them out of the Final Four.

Florida State University also went on a late-season tear, winning six games until their loss to Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. The team has only lost one other game since February, which was to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), a No. 1 seed like Duke.

On the other hand, No. 1 seed Gonzaga University’s (Wash.) collapse in the West Coast Conference tournament should set off a red flag.

The school lost its semifinal matchup and two regular season games to a Brigham Young University (Utah)

team that did not even qualify for the NCAA tournament, so Gonzaga looks beatable on paper. But March Madness is about a bit more than just statistical confidence. It’s also about statistical miracles.

Pick freaks “Freaks” are teams with statistical outliers: game-breaking players or extraordinary coaches. In theory, teams with these individuals carry the highest statistical upside, and they’re more likely to go on a bracket-busting tear than just your average underdog.

Villanova University’s (Pa.) championship win last year supports this approach. The school’s victory can best be explained by the standout performances of three players who earned first-round selections in the NBA draft the following year: Mikal Bridges, Donte DiVincenzo and Omari Spellman. Skeptics may argue that Villanova’s championship run propelled them to their early selections, but that devalues Bridges’ and DiVincenzo’s award-netting regular seasons and Spellman’s all-around skill set.Some could point to the University of Arizona’s embarrassing collapse in last year’s tournament as a counterexample, since the team lost despite superstar center Deandre Ayton’s presence on the court. Even though Ayton was still selected first overall in the following NBA draft, the example does speak to the limits of individual player performances.

Yet it also says something about

the impact that freakish coaches can have on a game, as Arizona lost to an upstart team from the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) led by first-time NCAA Head Coach Nate Oats. Sports media has been ablaze with glowing coverage of Oats, whose passion for the game and blue-collar coaching philosophy has turned the program around.

Other high-upside freak picks include No. 1 seed Duke, whose star forward Zion Williamson should lead the squad on a deep tournament run, and No. 12 seed Murray State University (Ky.), whose guard Ja Morant is projected to be taken second overall in this year’s NBA draft.

Conclusion No bracket is going to be perfect, and no one will get all the upsets correct. So while you might be tempted to go for broke by putting Murray State in the Sweet Sixteen, playing it safe in the bracket’s later rounds can provide solid insurance. By the same token, don’t let your bracket anxiety keep you from enjoying some top-notch college hoops. Just play the numbers well, and pay attention to who’s hot, who’s not and who’s weird. That’ll put you in a great position to make a run in your March Madness pool this year.

Oh, and if you don’t have the Duke Blue Devils winning it all, you should just give up before you embarrass yourself any further.

— Contact Isaiah Sirois at isirois@emory.edu

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scoreless innings. Freshman pitcher Joey Bock followed Robertson, striking out two batters and allowing only two hits in three innings. Finally, freshman pitcher Jack Brodsky stepped up to the mound, striking out a career-high six batters in 3.2 innings. In the 13th inning, Brodsky impressively outpitched a bases-loaded, no-outs situation to keep the score tied 0-0. Unfortunately, he collected his first loss of the season after giving up the only run of the game in the 15th inning.

Rubenstein was frustrated by the outcome of the games but said he still has confidence in his team.

“Our performance over spring

break was extremely disappointing as a whole,” Rubenstein said. “But we know that we are one of the most talented teams in the country. In order to turn things around, we simply need to play like it and show more confidence on the field.”

The Eagles returned home on March 16 for a doubleheader against Middlebury. Middlebury dominated both games, winning the first 10-5 and the second 16-5. The first game did not heat up until the eighth inning, when Middlebury scored three runs to put the game out of reach. Emory attempted to rally during the ninth inning when sophomore outfielder Drew Bartholow pinch hit two-run triple, but Middlebury’s lead was too

large to overcome.

In the second game against Middlebury, Emory started off strong when Adelman hit a two-run single to bring home senior outfielder Jackson Grayson and Terry in the first inning.

Greene followed up with a home run to left center to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead. Middlebury responded by scoring seven unanswered runs, four in the third inning and three in the fifth.

The Eagles answered when senior outfielder Michael Wilson hit a sacrifice fly that brought in sophomore infielder Jacob Singer. However, Emory continued to fall apart on defense, allowing five runs in the sixth inning and four runs in the seventh inning, before they answered with their final run of

the game — a double from freshman infielder Danny Terp to bring in senior infielder NJ Kim. Emory faced Middlebury again on March 17, and this time, the slumping team came out with a vengeance. The Eagles hit hard in the bottom of the first, scoring three runs. Rubenstein plated in the first run with an RBI single. Greene followed with a bases-loaded walk, and junior pitcher Richard Brereton brought in the last run of the inning with an RBI groundout. The Eagles took complete control of the game in the fourth with RBIs from junior catcher David Shore, Bubby Terp, Grayson and Diamond.

Emory’s final run came from Greene, who belted a home run in the seventh

inning. The win went to sophomore pitcher Jack Moore, who pitched eight innings — six of which were scoreless.

Greene knows his team has work to do, but said he takes pride in what they accomplished in the final game of their series against Middlebury.

“It was a tough weekend that highlighted some things that we need to work on, like situational hitting and damage control,” Greene said. “We were happy to end the weekend with a win.”

The Eagles’ next game is scheduled for March 27 against Piedmont College (Ga.) at Chappell Park.

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

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