March 22, 2017

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

ELECTIONS

INDIAN DIPLOMAT

Student Elections Lack Competition Top Positions Go Uncontested By seungeun Cho Contributing Writer Five top student government positions are uncontested this election cycle, with a single candidate running for Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) president, Student Government Association (SGA) vice president, College Council (CC) president, CC vice president and RHA president. The SGA president race is a run-off between SGA outsider Nilang Shah (18C) and current SGA Executive Vice President Gurbani Singh (18B). Candidates Jim Kwon (20G) and Vineet Tiruvadi (19M), both of whom have never served on GSGA, are competing head-to-head for GSGA vice president.

The campaign period for SGA, CC, RHA and BBA began March 21 at midnight, and the voting period begins March 28 at 8 p.m. and closes March 31 at 8 p.m. The GSGA campaign period began March 21 at 11:59 p.m., and voting will start March 22 at 8 a.m. and finish March 24 at 8 p.m. sga This election cycle marks the first time candidates for SGA president and SGA executive vice president will campaign together on a party ticket.

SGA amended the Code of Elections in 2015, allowing presidential and vice presidential candidates to share campaign materials and run on the same ticket starting in 2016. The two-yearold provision has not been utilized until this year.

Singh and Natasha Armstrong (18B) are campaigning together for SGA president and SGA executive vice president, respectively. The two have served on SGA since their freshman year. Singh served most recently as SGA executive vice president and Armstrong as representative-at-large.

Singh hopes to establish a “bottomup” student culture to give undergraduate divisional councils and students more autonomy, according to her platform. Armstrong’s platform emphasizes supporting voices of underrepresented students.

Singh said she and Armstrong decided to campaign together after working closely on SGA, especially this past year during the split bill when they would “bounce” ideas off each other.

“I’m confident that we work well together … she really challenges me,” Singh said. “I don’t think it’s good to have a vice president and president that have all the same ideas … because

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Former Indian Ambassador to the United States Arun Singh emphasizes the need for modern diplomats to use media sources to remain informed on international issues March 15 at the Goizueta Business School.

DOOLEY’S WEEK

Migos Choice Sparks Approval By riChard Chess Asst. News Editor/City

Following Emory’s Student Programming Council (SPC)’s announcement that Atlanta-based hip-hop trio Migos will headline Dooley’s Week 2017, the more than 30 students that The Emory Wheel interviewed expressed widespread support for SPC’s selection.

Booking Migos was based in large part from survey results sent to all undergraduate and graduate students,

according to SPC Vice President Aaron Levey (17B).

“The overwhelming majority … of people who filled out the survey said that their preference for music was in rap and hip-hop,” Levey said.

Migos released its most popular song, “Bad and Boujee,” October 2016.

The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in January and February 2017 following Donald Glover’s endorsement of their hit in his Golden Globes acceptance speech.

After their 2015 performance at

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Georgia Southern University, Migos was arrested by the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office for misdemeanor marijuana possession, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, carrying a weapon in a school safety zone and possession of a firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain felonies, according to The George Anne.

Levey said SPC was aware of Migos’ actions at Georgia Southern University

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BARKLEY FORUM

Cuban Restaurant, Yoga Studio Open at Emory Point Debate

By Muriel Konne Staff Writer

Although BurgerFi closed its doors at Emory Point, Empower Yoga and Papi’s Cuban and Caribbean Grill are two of the newest businesses to open this spring. eMpower yoga Empower Yoga opened March 18 after launching its first location in Marietta, Ga., two-and-a-half years ago, according to Anna Kennedy, coowner of Empower Yoga.

Kennedy said that her business focuses on “health and wellness,” and decided to open a location at Emory Point after she noticed local businesses were more successful than national chains.

Each hot yoga class at Empower Yoga is suited for all fitness and experience levels, according to Kennedy.

Point Jan. 30, according to the restaurant’s owner, Ray Regalavo.

Next door to the General Muir, Papi’s offers Cuban cuisine, including plantain, rice, bean and pork dishes as well as some Dominican and Puerto Rican plates like mofongo and chicken fricassee.

Chloe Biren (17C), who visited Papi’s after it opened, said she was pleased about her meal.

“Papi’s has amazing authentic Cuban food, and it’s an amazing addition to Emory Point,” Biren said. “The atmosphere was fun and the food was so outstanding.”

The restaurant currently operates during lunch and dinner, and will begin serving breakfast April 16.

Regalavo said he was excited to open a restaurant near Emory when the opportunity arose and said that Papi’s has done well historically around college campuses.

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papi’s CuBan and CariBBean grill Papi’s Cuban and Caribbean Grill opened its seventh location at Emory

BurgerFi closed two weeks ago, according to a sign posted on the restaurant’s front door. The chain still

Duo Defeats Harvard

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Empower yoga and Papi’s and Caribbean Grill are two new businesses at Emory Point. BurgerFi closed two weeks ago. has more than 100 locations nationwide. The restaurant, which offered burgers, fries, milkshakes and more, opened at Emory Point adjacent to Fresh to Order April 2013, according to an April 2013 Wheel article.

Summer Huey (20C) said she was disappointed when she learned BurgerFi closed.

“I used to be a frequent customer at Lucky’s and then when Lucky’s closed,

that’s when [I] would go to BurgerFi,” Huey said. “It was the next most convenient place.”

BurgerFi did not respond to request for comment by press time.

Richard Chess and Alisha Compton contributed reporting.

— Contact Muriel Konne at muriel.konne@emory.edu

Emory debate pair Kristen Lowe (17C) and Viveth Karthikeyan (17C) defeated top-ranked Harvard University (Mass.) juniors Lev Asimow and Hemanth Sanjeev in the final round of the American Debate Association (ADA) National Championship March 13.

Out of 28 institutions, including Wake Forest University (Mass.) and Vanderbilt University (Tenn.), Emory’s Barkley Forum clinched the national

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GOODRICH C. WHITE LECTURE

An evening with JUNOT DÍAZ Award-winning author Junot Díaz will read from his work and engage the audience in conversation across topics that have impassioned him throughout his career—the immigrant experience, civic sensibility, community, race, justice, equality, and, of course, writing.

The event is free and open to the public, though seating is limited.

A book signing will follow.

Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey, Díaz is the author of the 2007 novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His first collection of short stories, Drown (1996), earned him recognition as one of the foremost contemporary practitioners of the art of the short story. His latest collection of stories, This Is How You Lose Her (2012), was a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the National Book Award.

Díaz has received a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, the PEN/Malamud Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and the PEN/O. Henry Award. A graduate of Rutgers College, he is the fiction editor at Boston Review and the Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 • 7:30 pm Schwartz Center • Emory University

_________________________ The Goodrich C. White Lecture was created and endowed by the DVS Senior Society of Emory University to honor the legacy of Emory’s fourteenth president, who was a member of the society in the Class of 1908 and served as president from 1942 to 1957.

NEWS

The Emory Wheel

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Crime Report Compiled By Monica Lefton On March 13 at 8:21 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call regarding a theft from the second floor of Thomas Hall.

An Emory student reported her purse, which contained her Emory ID, cash, room key and cell phone, missing.

She said she left the purse on her desk in her room and went to sleep around 2:40 p.m.

When she woke up around 7 p.m. the purse was gone. She said that her room was unlocked while she slept.

No other items were disturbed. The missing items are valued at $440 total. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On March 17 at 4:48 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a tote bag containing two small plastic gas containers under a parked car on level four of the Peavine Parking Deck.

The vehicle’s owner told officers that she had placed the containers under the car for storage because their smell was too overwhelming to be

stored inside the vehicle.

The vehicle’s owner placed the containers back in her car.

On March 17 at 11:20 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding the theft of two golf carts from the first level of Peavine Parking Deck.

Officers arrived at the scene and made contact with two standard parking ambassadors, who reported that seven males were racing two golf carts on the first level.

The subjects took the golf carts from the first level, where they are parked and charged.

The ambassador said the individuals returned the golf carts, and fled the scene when he walked toward them.

Upon examination, the EPD officer found black scissors sticking out of the ignition keyholes.

It appeared that the subjects used the scissors to start the golf carts, but there was no apparent damage to the carts.

Officers searched the surrounding area for the subjects but could not find them. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

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On March 18 at 10:23 a.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a bicycle theft at Hamilton Holmes Hall. An Emory student reported his black Kink Launch bike missing.

He left the bike outside his room March 16 at 2 a.m.. When he woke up at 11:05 a.m., the bike was gone. The bike is valued at $309. The case has been assigned to an investigator.

On March 19 at 2:09 a.m., EPD responded to a call regarding an intoxicated student in the third floor women’s restroom of Harris Hall.

Emory Emergency Medical Services (EEMS) and DeKalb County American Medical Response also arrived on the scene. Officers met with a Resident Adviser (RA) attempting to help the student, who was lying in the shower area.

The 19-year-old student had slurred speech, glassy eyes and was unable to stand on her own. She was transported to Emory University Hospital (EUH).

Campus Life was notified.

— Contact Monica Lefton at monica.lefton@emory.edu

Barkley Forum Clinches National Title Continued from Page 1 championship title.

“We have a history of losing to this Harvard team at this tournament,” Lowe said. “It was a good redemption.”

The tournament followed a public policy format, and competitors had to argue both for and against the restriction of greenhouse gas emissions in the private sector, according to Lowe.

The final round of debate was part of a long rivalry between Emory’s Barkley Forum and Harvard Debate.

To prepare for the tournament, Lowe said the team sacrificed its spring break and worked 10 hours per day on debate cases. Lowe and Karthikeyan are the only graduating seniors on Barkley Forum.

They both intend to coach debate at a high school or college level in the future.

The duo’s victory marks the fifth time an Emory team has won an ADA title and comes nine years after its last win in 2008.

“Emory always does a really good job with keeping up with their research

and making sure to innovate tournament after tournament,” Asimow said.

“We knew that Emory was the team to beat if we wanted to have a successful run at [the championship].”

Asimow said Harvard’s strategy throughout the debate season edged toward property non-ownership, while Emory took a market-based approach, such as instituting a carbon tax. “[Our argument is that] we have ownership of public lands in a way that provides the government the responsibility and authority to make economically and environmentally friendly decisions to essentially keep the carbon level below 300 parts per million,” Lowe said.

Barkley Forum also sent another Emory team, Tanner Lewis (19C) and Eric Marcus (18C), who advanced past the preliminaries but lost to Asimow and Sanjeev in the octo-finals. Emory was given the Two-Team Award for earning nine wins, the highest total victories between schools that sent two debate teams.

“It meant a lot because it shows that

Emory is not just about individual success but making sure that all its members have a chance to compete and do well, and we excel at that role,” Lewis said.

Barkley Forum Executive President Ed Lee praised Lowe’s and Karthikeyan’s performances.

“There is a long tradition of success in the Barkley Forum, and one of the things we talk about is how do you fit within the legacy of the Barkley Forum,” Lee said. “These are two students who can be very proud about continuing that tradition, and they should have no concerns about the legacy they are leaving.”

Emory will send three debate pairs to compete in the 71st National Debate Tournament hosted by the University of Kansas March 24 to 27, where they will once again encounter an EmoryHarvard showdown.

Richard reporting.

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

EPD Increases Presence for Concert Continued from Page 1 during the artist selection process, and Sgt. John Harper of the Emory Police Department (EPD) said that EPD is aware of the incident. Harper added that EPD would have “extra police officers that will be working the event” because the department expects a large student turnout for the popular trio.

Of the more than 30 Emory students from all divisional schools with whom the Wheel spoke, one student said she had hoped for a “classic rock” performer instead of hip-hop. Twentythree students voiced satisfaction with Migos, and one expressed indifference.

“I’m ecstatic … because I personally really, really like [Migos] and I think that it’s great that [SPC] got them, especially at their peak right now,” Anisah Rashid (19OX) said.

Ethan Alwaise (17C) and five other students said they had never heard of

the hip-hop group until SPC released the announcement March 16 via a Facebook video.

“I’ll probably wind up going,” Alwaise said. “If my friends go, I’ll go.”

The post garnered about 70,000 views, 792 likes and 720 shares as of

“I’m just going to be in my room, listening to jazz ... [on] the Migos concert night.”

— Rob La Terza (20C)

March 21 at 8:46 p.m.

Guest registration closed 10 hours after it opened Monday around 7 p.m. because the event had reached capacity, according to SPC’s Facebook page.

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include The Chainsmokers and DJ Khaled in 2016, J. Cole in 2015 and Chance the Rapper in 2014.

Migos has close ties to Atlanta. The group originated from Lawrenceville, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, according to XXL. Additionally, the trio gueststarred on an episode of the television show “Atlanta” last year.

“I think it’s cool that they’re local,” Louisa Lee (19C) said.

Despite the overwhelming support from students, not everyone plans to attend the concert.

Rob La Terza (20C) said he will not attend the concert.

“I’m just going to be in my room, listening to jazz,” La Terza said. “That’s how I’m going to spend the Migos concert night.”

Devin Bog contributed reporting.

— Contact Richard Chess at rchess@emory.edu

Compiled By Alex Klugerman ForMer eMory proF. sentenCed EMOry — Former Emory Professor of Epidemiology Kevin Sullivan was sentenced by a United States District Court to six-and-a-half years in prison March 1 for possession of child pornography, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Swiss law enforcement discovered a server hosting the images using login information connected to the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, according to the Georgia Attorney General’s Office. Homeland Security Investigation agents, with cooperation from the Emory University Information Technology department, determined that the images were accessed using Emory’s Wi-Fi. Sullivan confessed in 2016 to the crime after a search of his work laptop and hard drive revealed more than 8,000 files containing child pornography.

First BlaCK eiC heads law Journal EMOry — Janiel Myers (18L) was named the first black editor-in-chief of Emory Law Journal. Myers is currently the Emory Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Academic and Professionalism Success chair, according to her LinkedIn. Myers plans to be a bankruptcy lawyer and law professor following graduation, according to Emory News Center. eMory aluMna naMed luCe sCholar EMOry — Emory alumna Kadiata Sy (15C) was named to the 2017-2018 class of Luce scholars, a national fellowship created by the Henry Luce Foundation and administered through the Asia Foundation designed to promote Asian-American relations. As a scholar, Sy will receive a stipend

and language training to continue her studies and work experience, building on her bachelor’s degree in Politics and Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. Sy was one of four seniors to receive the Robert T. Jones Jr. Scholarship in 2015 and received a master’s degree in Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies from St. Andrews University in December 2016.

FBi inVestigates truMp CaMpaign WASHInGtOn, D.C. — F.B.I. Director James Comey confirmed that the agency is currently investigating whether members of President Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election, according to The New York Times. Comey testified before the House Intelligence Committee with Director of the N.S.A. Michael Rogers in the first public acknowledgement that an investigation of the Trump campaign’s Russia connections is underway, NYT reported. proF. wins national BooK award EMOry — Carol Anderson, Emory Charles Howard Candler professor of African American Studies, won the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) award for criticism, according to NBCC. Anderson’s book, White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Nation’s Divide, was both a New York Times (NYT) bestseller and a NYT editor’s pick for Summer 2016. “[White Rage] is an extraordinarily timely and urgent call to confront the legacy of structural racism bequeathed by white anger and resentment, and to show its continuing threat to the promise of American democracy,” the NYT review read.

— Contact Alex Klugerman at alex.klugerman@emory.edu

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RESEARCH

Prof. Scans Animal Brains for ‘Ark’ By natalia Brody Contributing Writer

Noah collected animals for his ark two by two but Emory Neuroeconomics Professor and Center for Neuropolicy Director Gregory Berns wants their brains by the thousands.

Sixty-seven percent of animal species are estimated to go extinct by 2020 due to climate change, according to a 2016 World Wildlife Fund report.

Propelled by the chance that opportunities to study animals could be lost forever, Berns is collaborating with scientists from across the globe to collect and scan animal brains for a new database called Brain Ark. The database, still in its infancy, is

available to the public and will contain images of brain scans of animals, some of which have never been studied in a neuroscientific context before, according to Berns.

In the past, Berns has scanned the brains of a rare Tasmanian tiger and an extinct marsupial.

The brain scans will primarily contain structural information on each animal brain.

Berns and Brain Ark collaborator and Assistant Professor of Psychology at the New College of Florida Peter Cook said Brain Ark will primarily be used by the scientific community to bridge gaps in current understanding

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NEWS

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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EAGLE ROW

Five Greek Organizations to Return After Hazing Suspensions By alex KlugerMan Asst. News Editor/Campus

Five Greek organizations suspended for hazing violations will return to Emory’s campus by Spring 2019, according to Director of Sorority and Fraternity Life Marlon Gibson.

Sorority Delta Sigma Theta will return Fall 2017 and fraternities Phi Delta Theta Fall 2017, Kappa Alpha Order (KA) Spring 2018, Sigma Nu Fall 2018 and Chi Phi Spring 2019, Gibson said.

All chapters will recruit new members, with field consultants from national organization headquarters responsible for the first pledge class recruitment, according to Associate Director of Sorority and Fraternity Life Arthur Doctor. return proCess The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life (OSFL) had initiated conversations with Delta Sigma’s national headquarters about the sorority’s return to Emory following the end of its suspension in 2014 due to a high level of interest from Emory alumni and students.

Talks were also underway between OSFL and Phi Delta Theta, which was handed a four-year suspension in 2013, according to a July 2013 Wheel article. Sigma Nu was similarly given a five-year suspension in 2013 for hazing violations, according to a May 2014 Wheel article and has also been in communication with OSFL about its return to campus.

There was a strong desire within the Emory community, including alumni members and the Board of Trustees, for KA and Chi Phi to return to campus in time for the 150th anniversary of the organizations at Emory. The two organizations’ founding in 1869

serve as the establishment of Greek life at Oxford campus, according to University Historian Gary Hauk.

“It’s important [the chapters] are back and active by their 150th,” Doctor said. “It’s probably the oldest tradition that Emory has.”

Both national organizations have remained in contact with OSFL throughout their suspensions, with alumni members and headquarters advocating for their eventual return.

Ka to return early KA will return one year prior to the end of their three-year suspension, which they received for hazing in 2015. Per the terms of their original suspension, KA was not supposed to be allowed to apply for re-colonization on campus until the 2017-18 academic year for the following year, according to a July 2015 Wheel article.

When a fraternity attempts to return early, Emory’s Interfraternity Council (IFC) votes on and recommends to Emory administration and Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life (OSFL) whether the organization should be allowed to return early. The final decision regarding any returns rests with Gibson, Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair and Assistant Vice President of Community Suzanne Onorato.

Following a Fall 2016 presentation from KA, IFC voted against an early return for the fraternity, according to Alex Van Gorp (17B), who was IFC president Fall 2016.

“In the opinion of the IFC, there wasn’t [any reason to allow KA to return early],” Van Gorp said. “We preferred that they come back at their regular schedule, just like any other organization that is seeking to return to campus.”

University officials decided to go against IFC’s recommendation and allow the fraternity to return a year early.

“KA had asked to come back Fall of 2016 and we came to an agreement that the best time for them [to return] would be Spring of 2018,” Gibson said, adding that administration wanted all members of KA who were active prior to the suspension period to have graduated before their return. housing The future residential location of each organization on campus is currently unknown, with the exception of Delta Sigma, which is set to move into its former Lodge B residence in Sorority Village in the fall, according to Doctor.

Lodge B is currently student housing and is unaffiliated with any Greek organization. Delta Sigma national representatives began recruitment this semester, Doctor said. The sorority will return to campus after a six-year absence, following a four-year suspension for hazing in 2011.

OSFL hired consulting firm PLAID to help modify the Greek housing system as a number of returning organizations vie for the houses they previously occupied.

“We are in constant communication with Residence Life and Housing partners to discuss future housing,” Doctor said regarding chapters’ return to campus. “We are still in the process of developing how chapters will return to their former spaces.”

In efforts to bring chapters back to their original living spaces, OSFL hopes to have KA move back to their original Eagle Row home.

“It is public knowledge that our goal is that KA would return to their house

for the Fall of 2019,” Gibson said.

PLAID surveyed more than 7,000 Emory community members. The firm will provide an official recommendation to the University this summer regarding management of providing housing for both current organizations and former organizations returning to campus that desire their old living quarters. Additionally, PLAID will advise Emory on its Greek Life alumni engagement.

Future reCruitMent By 2019, the campus will support 35 Greek organizations, the highest number in the University’s history, according to Gibson. He anticipates an increase in student participation in Greek life due to the increased options available as well as different methods of recruitment.

“The chapters that are coming back are extremely strong [in the recruitment process],” Gibson said. When asked what would happen should a chapter only recruit a few new members, Gibson said: “That won’t happen at Emory.”

According to IFC Bylaws, each fraternity chapter must recruit at least 30 members.

Gibson and IFC declined to release recruitment numbers for the past two years of rush.

Both Doctor and Gibson said they don’t expect the addition of new and returning organizations to hurt Greek life recruitment, but instead force chapters to change their recruitment methods in the face of increased competition. Gibson cited various recruitment events that fraternities could organize, like laser tag, that would take them out of the traditional “event at the house from seven to nine” model.

“Some students are sick of what

they see on Eagle Row and are looking for something different, and new chapters can provide that,” Gibson said.

He also advised chapters to think about ways they could recruit students not interested in the traditional Greek life party scene.

“The Rhodes Scholar is not going to walk into your party on Eagle Row,” Gibson said he tells chapters. “What are you doing to go out and meet the best and brightest of Emory?”

Overall, Doctor and Gibson expressed hope that the growth of Greek life will dispel myths that the University is attempting to get rid of it.

“The perception that we’re trying to get rid of Greek life is not the case at all,” Doctor said. “If we were, chapters would not be returning.” new, returning greeK orgs.

In addition to the five Greek organizations returning from suspensions, sorority Sigma Gamma Rho is returning to campus after a 17-year absence following a petering out of interest, according to Doctor.

Fraternity Beta Theta Pi initiated 30 new members February 2017, after a period of reorganization following a sexual assault allegation, according to a Sept. 7 article by the Wheel. All members of the former chapter have been granted early alumni status by the organization’s national headquarters.

Emory’s first Latino fraternity, Lambda Sigma Upsilon, became a member of Emory’s Multicultural Greek Council in fall 2016.

Sorority Pi Beta Phi established an Emory chapter Spring 2016 and is initiating its second member class this spring.

— Contact Alex Klugerman at alex.klugerman@emory.edu

Students Unaware of Election, Candidates Scans Track Evolution

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no one’s challenging you, no one’s asking you to think.”

With no previous experience with Emory’s student government, SGA presidential candidate Shah is running as an outsider. Shah said he was inspired to run despite his lack of SGA experience because he wanted to create legislation that would directly address students’ needs.

His platform aims to support campus diversity by pushing for the formal declaration of Emory as a “sanctuary campus,” an increased number of shuttle routes and greater cooperation between SGA and other student-run organizations.

Contending in the GSGA vice presidential arena: Tiruvadi, who was elected Laney Graduate Student Council senator for the University Senate since 2015, and Kwon, who has no Emory student government experience but was elected undergraduate student government president at Randolph College (Va.) in 2013.

Tiruvadi proposed increasing GSGA’s role “in fostering a sense of social community across the University.”

His opponent, Kwon, is pushing for increased GSGA involvement in school events, extended shuttle hours and addressing graduate student child care and housing.

CC CaMpaigns

gsga CoMpetition Only two of GSGA’s officials are elected: the president and vice president. Although GSGA presidential candidate Mark Neufeld (18B) was originally running against Christopher DeVore (19R), DeVore dropped out of the race March 21.

DeVore is a Rollins School of Public Health representative on GSGA. He did not respond to request for comment on why he decided to withdraw by press time.

Currently a Goizueta Business School Representative on GSGA, Neufeld said he hopes to create more cross-divisional GSGA facilitated events, lengthen shuttle hours and “embed Emory students into the fabric of the Atlanta experience.”

CC Vice President Cassidy Schwartz (18C) is running unopposed for CC president. Similarly, Naman Jain (18C), the current CC budget chair, faces no competition for the position of CC vice president.

Schwartz plans to amend CC’s monetary policy by making funding more accessible for student organizations, unify the Oxford and Atlanta campuses and financially support low-income students, according to her platform.

With a background in student government financing after previously serving as assistant vice president of finance and his current position as CC budget chair, Jain plans on amending monetary policies and “piecing Emory’s diverse and cultural puzzle together.”

students Call For Funding

The Wheel interviewed 30 random students from across all divisional schools and years on their voting preferences for the upcoming elections.

Of those interviewed, 10 students planned to vote, 11 said they did not plan to vote and nine said they would vote if they had more information about the elections and the candidates.

A few students expressed concerns that the upcoming elections’ results would affect club funding.

Max McCreary (18C) articulated his worries about the split affecting monetary policies for arts groups.

“The SGA split and monetary policy are the two facets of SGA and College Council that I’m most invested in, and they’re the only ones that I actually keep track of,” McCreary said.

Similarly, Ravi Doshi (18C) wanted the student government to increase accessibility to funding for student organizations.

“Honestly, [I want] nothing more than [SGA] just making it easier for students to get funding for clubs,” Doshi said.

Eric Yang (20C) said that he did not know when the elections were, and blamed SGA’s lack of communication for his disinterest regarding the votes.

“I feel like [SGA] should do a better job of informing people of what they do and how the elections work,” Yang said.

— Contact Seungeun Cho at seungeun.cho@emory.edu

Of Mammal Brains

Continued from Page 3 of the mammalian brain.

“Knowing the structure of these brains could shed light on the evolutionary history of the mammal brain,” Cook said.

The initiative, which launched December 2016, uses a functional magnetic resonance machine (fMRI) to record the brain structures of previously unstudied, deceased animals from places like zoos and animal sanctuaries.

To date, Berns has scanned the brains of seals from off the coast of California, multiple dolphin brains and is now focusing on carnivore brains.

Ultimately, Berns sees Brain Ark as an ongoing effort that will continue to grow as long as current species are going extinct and new species are developing.

The brains are most often obtained from a country-wide alert network that recovers bodies of deceased animals and harvests their organs for scientific research.

While neuroscience research previously uncovered information on rat, mice and primate brains, Berns said little work has been done to understand the brains of 5,000 other mammals that exist within the animal kingdom.

Collecting data for Brain Ark will help close that gap in knowledge, he said.

“A lot of [animal] brains are sitting on shelves around the world doing nothing,” Berns said.

Beyond acquiring more resources, increasing public awareness will help Brain Ark get more funding.

Currently, Berns says financial support surrounding Brain Ark is nonexistent.

Since there is practically no funding, Berns and other contributors scan brains in their spare time and use fMRI machines at night when they are not in use.

While Berns has applied for federal funding, he is “not very optimistic given recent proposed cuts in science funding.”

In addition to growing the database, Berns is also in talks with several museums about installing Brain Ark exhibits.

After creating public awareness, he hopes to create a consortium of scientists, zoos and animal sanctuaries who will contribute to the growing project.

Alex Klugerman reporting.

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— Contact Natalia Brody at natalia.brody@emory.edu

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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The Wheel’s 2017 Election 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/election-guide-2017.

The campaign period for SGA, CC, RHA and BBA began March 21 at midnight, and the voting period begins March 28 at 8 p.m. and closes March 31 at 8 p.m. The GSGA campaign period began March 21 at 11:59 p.m., and voting will start March 22 at 8 a.m. and finish March 24 at 8 p.m.

GSGA President

SGA President

Mark Neufeld

Nilang Shah

Prior to graduate school, I was a teacher, entrepreneur and community organizer. I have started organizations and represented hundreds of marginalized individuals. I would love to help take graduate students into a strong 2018 by: (1) Strengthening the graduate unity on campus through the creation of more frequent cross-divisional, GSGA-facilitated events; (2) working with administration to improve the efficacy of off-campus transportation to make campus more accessible for graduate students during off hours; (3) establishing a development organization to enhance the GSGA governance structure, thus better preparing future graduate leaders to positively influence institutional decisions; (4) formalizing relationships with local social, professional and academic opportunities to better embed Emory students into the fabric of the Atlanta experience; and (5) better leveraging graduate talent by establishing a program to connect graduate research with business and law students to potentially monetize it, spin off businesses or launch other entrepreneurial ventures and improve Emory graduate return on investment.

Gurbani Singh

Central to my platform as SGA president is the idea of honesty. I believe in a student government that understands the constituent population and, above all, is able to deliver the promises it has made.

As a candidate, it is my goal to promote and preserve the breadth of diversity that Emory University has.

I wish to promote the student voice and push toward the formal declaration of Emory as a “sanctuary campus.”

This declaration beyond noncompliance is crucial for the physical and mental safety of the student population.

I want to encourage and facilitate the passage of legislation that helps every student: more weekend C routes, a formal bus stop at the bottom of Starvine Way for the Publix shuttles, greater foundational assistance to student-run organizations and weekly messages from the government to the student body.

GSGA Vice President Vineet Tiruvadi The Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) at Emory serves to tie the major graduate and professional schools together in order to advance the larger graduate community.

I’m running for executive vice president of GSGA because I believe we’re at a critical point in our history where we can define a stronger, more active role for GSGA in fostering a sense of social community across the University, building up an advocacy structure to directly help the administration address graduate student issues and promoting direct action on the part of busy graduate students that can make a real impact in our diverse Atlanta community. As the VP of GSGA, I’ll bring my enthusiasm and vision to advocate for the graduate student body I’ve had the fortune of being a part of for six years. I look forward to working with all of you to improve our community and to help a new chapter in ...

VS

My name is Gurbani Singh, and I am a junior at Emory University currently serving as the executive vice president of the Student Government Association (SGA).

Having served on SGA since my first year at Emory in various positions, I am well-prepared, determined and excited to run for president. Over the past year, our government experienced a multitude of unexpected challenges and changes to our structure. I am confident that by working together we will experience a positive transition and have an efficiently run and fully functioning student government.

As the president of the 51st Student Government Association, I want to collaboratively and consistently work with our four undergraduate divisions and eight graduate divisions to ensure a smooth transition into our new government structure, improve transparency and communication between students and our administration and, ultimately, foster a “bottom-up” student culture, giving undergraduate divisional councils and student voices more autonomy.

SGA Vice President Jim Kwon

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CC President

My name is Jim Kwon and I am a third-year neuroscience graduate student. I am running for executive vice president of GSGA because I want to represent the needs and concerns of graduate students. My skills include listening to the voices of students and creating momentum to address the proposed changes.

I have extensive experience in student government and have served as elected student body president at my undergraduate institution.

I want to promote a cohesive graduate culture and will do so by increasing GSGA involvement and providing more campus-wide events. Furthermore, I will work with the administration to address current concerns such as childcare for graduate students, graduate student housing and extended shuttle hours.With the recent referendum, GSGA leadership will decide how we represent ourselves at the University level, and I am excited to take on that task.

Natasha Armstrong My name is Natasha Armstrong, and I am a junior who has served as both current representative-at-large and former sophomore legislator.

I am a huge proponent for the use of my voice as a platform for the benefit of the community and as a tool to speak out against the injustices faced by many.

Having served on SGA for two years, I have learned to blend my altruism, passion for people and concern for students with diligence, preparation and hard work to create true tangible change on our campus.

As the executive vice president of the 51st Student Government Association, I will continue to strive toward the improvement of the Emory community through initiatives targeted toward the execution of a smooth transition into our new structure as the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA), an increase in student autonomy and empowerment and support for the voices and concerns of diverse students.

RHA President

Cassidy Schwartz

Aaina Pahwa

My name is Cassidy Schwartz and I am running for president of College Council.

I have dedicated my three years at Emory to improving the experience of students in the College of Arts and Sciences.

If elected, I will continue to advocate for the diverse needs of my peers, develop inclusionary policies and programs that strengthen our community and proactively communicate the actions of student government.

I plan to amend our monetary policy to increase funding accessibility for all student organizations.

I will work to unify Oxford and Atlanta through my ONE Emory Initiative. I will launch the Student Experience Fund to provide financial support for low-income students to participate in campus events.

I look forward to implementing programs that promote health, safety and equity for all students.

Find a more detailed platform on CassidyForCC.com and email me with any questions on how we can maximize individual students’ potentials together.

BBA President Grace Cleland My name is Grace Cleland, and I am a junior at Emory hoping to serve as the next president of BBA Council.

Having served on the Council throughout my time at the Goizueta Business School as an SGA representative, I feel prepared and motivated to improve the BBA program both internally and externally in the context of the Emory community and beyond it.

I have an enthusiastic interest in promoting stronger programming, greater transition support for new admits and alumni and a more significant emphasis on inclusion with regard to student clubs, career management and community engagement.

After serving as president of fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi and in other leadership positions at Goizueta, I am able to hear and understand the need for tangible change within the BBA program and believe that I am well equipped to carry it out in a way that will foster the BBA student experience at Emory.

I believe that students are unaware of the role of RHA on our campus.

As the third-biggest organization at Emory, I want to incorporate RHA with parts of orientation and within the residence halls.

As students are moving into Emory, I hope to provide knowledge of RHA and their potential to get involved.

My second goal is to increase programming through collecting responses from students about what they would like to see at our campus.

With a budget transparency within the board, I want to utilize more of our funding to give back to Emory students in the form of free events and merchandise.

My third goal for RHA is to increase partnerships with other student organizations on our campus.

Knowing that RHA has a large network and access to resources, collaborations with student-led organizations will increase awareness of both RHA and other student organizations at Emory.

CC Vice President Naman Jain My name is Naman Jain, and I am currently running for College Council vice president. After serving as the assistant vice president of finance during my sophomore year and as the current budget committee chair, I have developed a thorough understanding of the inner workings of the student government and campus administration.

Through the implementation of my initiatives — amending the fiscal policy, improving accessibility and representation and piecing Emory’s diverse and cultural puzzle together — I hope to collect feedback and address our students’ concerns. Policies and legislations are often designed to appeal to the majority of students.

However, through this process the interests of marginalized and minority communities slip through the cracks. In creating open and responsive channels of communication, I will foster an environment in which students’ suggestions are easily heard and seriously considered. If you have any questions or concerns about my platform please email me at naman. jain@emory.edu.

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Editorials

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | Editorials Editor: Annie Cohen (annie.cohen@emory.edu)

Editorial

GSGA’s Troubling Obstruction of Free Press Three weeks ago, The Emory Wheel’s thennews editor reached out to the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) President Jared Greenbaum (17M.B.A.) about the location of that week’s GSGA meeting. Greenbaum did not respond to multiple requests for comment, but later revealed the location and said that the Wheel could not send undergraduate reporters to cover GSGA meetings because only graduate students are constituents of GSGA. Greenbaum said that the GSGA Constitution currently grants them the power to close meetings at any time to attendees — including graduate students — who are not legislators. The GSGA Constitution states that its meetings “shall be conducted as described in the GSGA bylaws.” Those same bylaws are still being debated and discussed, according to Greenbaum, who said that only graduate reporters will be allowed to cover GSGA meetings.

But without independent news coverage of and guaranteed open meetings for student government, student leaders in positions of power cannot be held accountable.

The Emory Wheel is not bound to any divisional school within the University, but rather has a responsibility to report on the entirety of Emory and its community, including the graduate and professional schools. To deny any Wheel reporter

— including undergraduates — access to GSGA meetings not only prevents the Wheel from fulfilling its elemental obligation, one that no other organization pledges to provide to the University; it also betrays a surprising arrogance on the part of GSGA. A newly formed democratic government should be doing all it can to establish itself as a legitimate and transparent organization. As former U.S. President Obama said, “A democracy requires accountability and accountability requires transparency.”

That lack of accountability and transparency is not simply a small detail that went overlooked in the construction of the GSGA Constitution — it is an insult to democracy.

As members of Emory’s student body, we cannot risk the possibility of our leaders acting without students’ knowledge. The current $92 Student Activities Fee (SAF) contribution from the about 7,102 graduate students alone constitutes a budget of approximately $650,000 for the GSGA budget.

Blind trust in elected leaders to implement the vision of student government that we voted for is not enough. Concrete checks, including free press access, are necessary to hold GSGA accountable.

The Wheel will continue to do its job and seek and report the truth, but it is now up to GSGA to prove they are a government that values accountability and transparency in the first place.

GSGA’s Constitution Stripped of Necessary Protections In light of the student government split, the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) now autonomously governs Emory graduate students, but it is doing so under a constitution that lacks crucial checks and balances.

As it stands, the GSGA Constitution does not mandate student referendums to pass legislation on issues of importance — such as changing the financial code or its constitution — and no external judicial branch exists to adjudicate cases for organizations that have violated regulations. The omission of such vital anchors of democracy, which existed prior to the split, forces the question: are those decisions indicative of incompetence, or corruption?

The former Student Government Association (SGA) “Emory votes yes” campaign centered on the promise of “strengthening student voices.”

Without referendums, GSGA has the power to change its governing documents at any time without the consent of the students they govern.

The exclusion of referendums threatens to undermine the legitimacy of any such changes made, and demonstrates GSGA’s failure to follow through on a central campaign promise.

Without a judicial branch it becomes difficult to

ensure that GSGA follows its own laws, and nearly impossible to impose disciplinary measures if it does not. In contrast, the current SGA has both a Constitutional Council and a judiciary whose roles are fully outlined in its Constitution.

Even if legislators claim to value the input of graduate student organizations, this new constitution was constructed to shut graduate constituents out of the governing process and grant a shocking amount of autonomy to legislators.

After months of advocacy and deliberation, GSGA representatives successfully won equal representation for graduate students in student government.

The challenge was to handle the launch of a new government that instilled trust and confidence in constituents.

However, in their new Constitution, GSGA managed to cut out not only undergraduate voices, but the voices of their own constituents.

Their deficient constitution proves they can not be trusted with such a momentous task.

By reneging on the promises they were founded on, GSGA does a vast disservice to the students who elected them, and sets themselves up for unreliable and ineffective governance.

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Ban Wrongfully Struck Down Judge Errs By Looking at Intent over Text criticize his motives, but have no legal dispute with the order itself.

Grant Osborn Conversely, if that was not Trump’s intention but had that efPresident Donald J. Trump’s sec- fect coincidentally, I would rejoice ond executive order, which barred his motives but support the blockentry to the country from several ing of the order.

Muslim-majority countries, was Secondly, the Court’s decision blocked by the United States Dis- does not enumerate how the order trict Court for the District of Ha- will serve a non-secular end, only waii. District Court Judge Derrick K. that the order disproportionately Watson’s decision to strike down the impacts Muslims. legislation is an egregious judicial But such laws can still be legitioverreach. mate — in fact, countless laws do so, I have no intention of defending and are. For instance, affirmative the orders of Trump; his executive action is an example of constitutionorders on the travel ban are igno- ally valid discrimination, which disrant, but we simply cannot waste proportionately disadvantages white our finite power enforcing legisla- and Asian students in college admistion that is so ineffectual. sions.

Political disputes, This is a side effect however, cannot jusof initiatives intendtify an abdication of ed to promote diverduty. The judiciary sity, which is a leTrump’s character is not intended to be gitimate goal, per the may be open to the arbiter of moralSupreme Court. If ity. whether or not a law attack due to his In its decision, disproportionately the U.S. District own motives, but the impacts a subset of Court abdicated the order itself is not if it the population deresponsibility we entermined its constidoes not inhibit the tutional legitimacy, trust in them to preserve our Constitupractice of religion. few laws — certainly tion and our country none of any magniby blocking the order tude — could be ever on the grounds that be ruled legitimate.

Trump’s rhetoric disqualified its leOf course, there is a legitimate gitimacy. incentive to curtail radical Islamic As Watson explained, our govern- terrorism. ment is confined to passing only legUnfortunately, that initiative, by islation that “[has] a primary secular definition, disproportionately impurpose,” that being the first prong pacts Muslims. That, however, does of what is called the “Lemon test.” not mean that Muslims were targetSince the Court blocked the or- ed by the order, only that Muslims der, one would expect the Court to are disproportionately affected by it cite how the text of Trump’s execu- — this is the fundamental distinction tive order serves non-secular or dis- between a law “having a non-secular criminatory motives. Unfortunately, purpose” and having a non-secular in the entire explanation of how impact.

Trump’s order does so, the text of Watson at no point describes the order itself was only lightly ana- how the order once enacted disprolyzed. The Court did not consider the portionately impacts Muslims in erasure of the word “religion” from an illegal or illegitimate fashion, or the first draft at all. Watson relied violates the Constitution. Given that on Trump’s campaign rhetoric, not the Court surmised Trump’s motives the text of the order itself, to surmise from his campaign rhetoric, not the that the order serves some non-secu- order itself, everything in that decilar end. (Though the standing of the sion indicates that if former U.S. plaintiff was tenuous as well, that is President Barack Obama issued the outside the scope of this opinion.) exact same executive order just three Ultimately, Trump’s campaign months ago, the Court would render rhetoric and motivations should it legal. never matter to any Court. All judges Running a democracy this way should consider is the language of could not even not even possible. the executive order, and thereby, its Politicians would be forced to mince effect in practice. their every word, rendering their As no party is arguing that the or- speeches incoherent. Ultimately, the der is ambiguous, the Court should District Court blocked the executive be bound to a purely textual reading. order for reasons divorced from the Trump’s character may be open to text. The U.S. District Court’s flipattack due to his own motives, but pancy towards Trump’s order came the order itself is not if it does not at the expense of shirking its duty to inhibit the practice of religion. preserve our Constitution.

If the president attempted to pass a law for non-secular reasons, but it Grant Osborn is a College sophostill had no effect on religion, I could more from Springfield, Ohio.

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The Intentional Degradation of the Presidency Tyler Zelinger

In a democratic state, it is more prudent to analyze the intended effects of what a leader says to his constituents than to analyze the actions of that leader directly.

Admittedly, this has been difficult when considering President Donald J. Trump and his advisers, as the general message coming out of his White House is not confined by any apparent train of thought or guiding vision.

Instead, this message has taken the form of a series of gaffes with little in common insofar as subject matter or policy are concerned.

At this point, simply examining one of Trump’s statements and calling him a liar is hardly analysis as much as it is the continuation of an existing pattern.

It’s more important to ask why the man behaves this way, and what effect this behavior is supposed to elicit from his constituents.

An easily contrived, commonly cited and plainly incorrect explanation would be that Trump and all of his advisers are idiots.

Per this line of thinking, the message being sent by the White House seems uninformed because “stupid is as stupid does” and Trump’s administration is simply inept. In this view, we elected a clown and produced a four-year Republican circus of a White House with a dancing elephant at the center of the ring.

In my opinion, nobody who wins a presidential election in the United States is stupid.

To become president is an incredibly impressive feat, demanding an astounding amount of planning; either the President is a capable man or he has at least surrounded himself with capable people.

Thus, I will take the fact that Trump is president to serve as evidence that he is not an idiot. That brings us to the much more impor-

tant question: Why would someone who is not an idiot willingly portray themselves as such by making ignorant and easily discountable statements?

Even with some of the world’s most prominent speech writers at his disposal, Trump’s addresses lack grammatical coherence or even a semblance of flow.

With access to the entire American intelligence and military-industrial complex, I believe he must have known that his reports of both a fake Swedish terrorist attack and a supposed wiretapping of his campaign were completely unfounded.

Those actions are not expressions of idiocy, but the intentional rejection of resources that would help Trump appear more respectable.

In this view, we elected a clown and produced a four-year Republican circus of a White House with a dancing elephant at the center of the ring.

Manipulation generally implies a specific goal or desired outcome, and is rarely done aimlessly. What, then, is Trump’s intention in portraying himself as a systematically irrational person? What is the reaction Trump intends to elicit from his constituents, and how does this relate to his stated goal of remaining in power after the 2020 elections?

I believe that Trump acts the way he does because it is polarizing, and each episodic absurdity widens the information gap between both individuals and news outlets of varying political orientations.

The divergence in material reported as fact by different media organizations over the past two months has not been accidental, but the seemingly intended result of the way in which Trump behaves as President.

In a capitalist society, news companies must either publish what sells or perish.

This makes their responses to

many events relatively predictable.

When Trump or one of his advisers tells an easily discreditable lie, each of the major news networks (save our friends at Fox) immediately pounce, and the late night comedians lampoon the unfortunate harbinger of that day’s gaffe.

These stories debunking Trump sell to the left, and the stories debunking those stories as “fake news” sell to the right.

Trump has created a situation in which economic incentives drive the media to polarize the American people.

In a democracy, the government is a reflection of the people, and Trump has reverse-engineered that relationship.

In my opinion, by intentionally portraying himself as an uninformed and dogmatic president, he has managed to elicit an uninformed and dogmatic base of supporters.

In the end, this deliberate debasement of the presidency is my biggest issue with Trump.

As a political science major, my own education has been defined largely in terms of the legacies of many of this country’s great presidents.

Invoking former presidents such as Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln or even Ronald Reagan brings to mind an image of a poised leader, capable of serving as a source of inspiration. For this reason, the way Trump portrays himself is unforgivable.

While economic and diplomatic wounds that might arise from a Trump presidency will heal in time, his actions will be forever enshrined in American history textbooks.

Ultimately, both future historians and laymen will judge the present, and I fear that they will do so harshly.

The way Donald Trump is intentionally tarnishing the perception of the presidency will completely alter the way Americans will interpret our societal legacy, and possibly forever devalue the position of Commander-in-Chief.

Precedent is a sneaky thing: subtle as it takes hold, yet strengthened with each second, reinforced with each of the man’s debasements.

Look to the present as compared to the past, and demand better.

Demand truth, and eloquence and diplomacy.

Look to the future and demand a President.

Tyler Zelinger is a College senior from Commack, N.Y.

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

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Leave Me Alone, Please in the culture that arises from it.

The internet is a wonderful tool, but it’s not an excuse to get rid of the self-isolation that allows us to You are sitting alone in your room focus and be creative. enjoying a moment of solitude when In professional settings, we are a friend barges in unannounced expected to be available at any time and begins monologuing about to quickly edit a Google doc or reply their overwhelming workload. to a group message.

Or worse, they tell you about the Likewise, instead of planning hilarious Buzzfeed quiz they just times to meet up with friends, we took. are expected to be prepared to For most, this scenario is not only reply to a friendly message or video undesirable — it’s unacceptable. chat with little warning.

So why does that kind of And in case we don’t feel anxious intrusion suddenly become O.K. enough already, there are always when it’s happening on your “Read receipts.” phone?

When physical space is invaded, In the digital world, our mental the body has a visceral response: space is constantly threatened fight or flight. by excessive Even the most communication. extroverted people Continuous need mental and streams of email emotional space to and working late What we rarely admit function, and when hours outside we are socially is that notifications the office can overwhelmed, on our smartphones anxiety triggers a lead to mental health issues such similar mechanism often feel like as anxiety and — the desire to just invaders, marching internet addiction. turn the phone Any college off completely, or into our realities student can attest better yet, throw and demanding our that frequent it out the window stimulation from and never reply to attention. smartphones a group message is unhelpful again. and makes for Physical distance used to be a unproductive and inefficient work. valid excuse for cutting off social But now, the pressure of interaction, but when the threat maintaining constant connection is coming from the device in your online is no longer limited to back pocket, the personal space we professional relationships. all need is much harder to defend.

Online culture normalizes So how do we redraw the the erasure of personal space in boundaries without ostracizing personal relationships too, and that ourselves? needs to stop.

As is often true, the best defense What we rarely admit is that is a good offense. notifications on our smartphones Start by asking “is this a good often feel like invaders, marching time to talk?” before delving into into our realities and demanding a heavy conversation. If you really our attention. need an immediate response, just A text from a friend feels rude say please. when we are obligated to reply And for all of our sanity, take instantly with the right emojis. the time to think before imposing Even a useful email becomes the trivial details of your life onto counterproductive when we feel everyone you know. obligated to drop what we’re doing Just stop, breathe and send it to and reply immediately. your mother instead.

The problem lies not in the ease of communicating with smartphones, Madeline Lutwyche is a College which is central to modern freshman from Baltimore, Md. workplaces and relationships, but

Madeline Lutwyche

It’s Good to Go With Gorsuch Brandon Wood

Georgia Clark/Contributing

The confirmation process for the open seat in the U.S. Supreme Court has finally arrived. The popular discussion quickly moved beyond Neil Gorsuch, the judge, to Neil Gorsuch, the president’s nomination.

Gorsuch’s nomination should not be a political controversy. Unlike Trump’s cabinet members, there are no questions about Gorsuch’s conflicts of interest or basic competence; he is easily the most qualified person Trump has nominated for any position.

As such, Gorsuch is going to be confirmed. Either the GOP will use the “nuclear option” of changing the confirmation rules to simple majority, as Trump suggested, or Gorsuch will receive the necessary bipartisan support to overcome filibuster.

However, it should not come to the “nuclear option,” as there are several reasons why Gorsuch deserves get bipartisan support.Take his unanimous appointment to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2006: not a single Democrat — including thenU.S. Senators Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry and Joe Biden — spoke out against him during his confirmation. During that confirmation, not a single objection was raised about his ability to serve as a federal appeals judge. While the position on the Circuit does not garner

national attention like the SCOTUS seat, the lack of a single objection to his nomination indicates little concern over his judgment to rule on the Constitution fairly and intelligently.

Both major parties viewed him as an individual with the temperament, qualifications and ability to hold the position and succeed in carrying out his duties as prescribed by law.

That support can be partially attributed to his background, which boasts degrees from Columbia University (N.Y.), Harvard Law School (Mass.) and a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oxford (England) — a more impressive academic pedigree than that of any current member of the Court. His legal career includes a stint as an federal appellate court law clerk, a Supreme Court clerkship under Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy, a distinguished career at a prestigious private practice firm and a stint as a deputy associate attorney general.

The American Bar Association recognized his distinguished career by giving him their highest qualification rating for his nomination.

Armed with his education, his experience as a trial lawyer and his career as an appellate court judge, Gorsuch comes before the Senate Judiciary Committee as an eminently qualified individual for the position.

Questions on Gorsuch’s views on issues such as same-sex marriage, Roe v. Wade and the Chevron doc-

trine have already been posed in these hearings. Thus far, Gorsuch, like nearly every other modern nominee before him, eloquently avoided answering those questions — as he is ethically and professionally bound to do. He stated classic and simplistic legal platitudes, such as confirming his unyielding support of the First Amendment. Those platitudes, like those of many SCOTUS nominees before him, are completely unobjectionable.

When asked how he will approach pressing legal issues like Trump’s travel ban, Gorsuch stated the impropriety for him as a judge and nominee for the Supreme Court to speak on cases that are currently being litigated, as he may hear the case argued in court and must maintain impartiality. He will continue to get those important details of the hearings right, because he is the right person for the job.

You may not like Trump, and you may not like the idea of having another conservative majority on the Supreme Court, yet there are no known substantive issues that could block Gorsuch’s nomination. Previous bipartisan support and unquestionable qualifications make a clear case that he will be confirmed as the 113th Justice of the Supreme Court and the late former Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat will finally be filled.

Brandon Wood is a College junior from Northridge, Mass.

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Arts Entertainment Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | Asst. A&E Editor: Devin Bog (devin.bog@emory.edu)

ALBUM

Kozelek’s Devil is In the Details

WORLD TOUR

DRAMA

‘Before I Fall’ Yields Lasting Impact

By Katherine Mcclure Contributing Writer

By Devin Bog Asst. A&E Editor

Grade: A-

Sun Kil Moon

Cleopatra is the band’s divorce — it is far more somber and reflective. Schultz exudes a weighty deliberateness as he sings about desire and mortality.

However, it became clear early in the evening that Schultz would handle the dissonance in styles well. The Lumineers dispensed of their more whimsical and popular songs in quick succession at the top of the show, following “Submarine” with the effervescent “Flowers in Your Hair,” the ubiquitous “Ho Hey” and the obliquely existential “Cleopatra.” Though it felt strange to watch the band burn

A girl lives the same day over and over again until she gets it right. Sound familiar? That’s not surprising. The recently released film Before I Fall essentially follows the same plot as the 1993 classic Groundhog Day. But while Groundhog Day is a light comedy, Before I Fall takes the plot in a dark and dramatic direction.

Before I Fall is based on the 2010 bestselling novel of the same name

by Lauren Oliver and centers around high school senior Samantha Kingston (Zoey Deutch), who has a seemingly perfect life.

She and her friends are the most popular girls in school, she is dating an attractive boy and she has a relatively normal, loving family. Although Samantha is seemingly a good person, her clique’s queen bee, Lindsay Edgecombe (Halston Sage), is cruel to less popular students, which leads Samantha to act in a similar manner.

After getting caught up in a vicious fight between Lindsay and an unpopular girl, she endures a horrible car

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Common as light and love are red valleys of blood

Singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek could be described in a lot of very different ways: sober, maudlin, wise, rambling, talented, asshole, outof-touch, sexist. He’s been deeply involved in his craft for the past 20 years, directly confronting, challenging critics and fans alike. He’s even the type of guy to curse out a writer during a show just for requesting interviews from his peers for a piece about him .

But above all, he takes how people experience his music very seriously.

And with his latest release, none of that’s changed. Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood is Kozelek’s newest album under the moniker Sun Kil Moon, his primary project since the breakup of his famed slowcore band Red House Painters in the early 2000s.

While Kozelek’s always been a confessional songwriter, he generated

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Singer-songwriter Wesley Schultz fervently strums his guitar, singing hit song “Flowers in Your Hair” to an energetic crowd at Infinity Energy Arena in Duluth, Ga.

Lumineers Light Up Duluth By tarreK ShaBan Editorial Board Member

In a near-perfect display of the power of The Lumineers’ sophomore album Cleopatra, the band played at the Infinity Energy Center March 8 for their Cleopatra World Tour. The concert was a culmination of mellow, bashful lighting, a reserved set design and a genuine but demure headlining performance. From its start, it was clear that the performance was a show that aimed to make its audience members feel as equally at home in the Infinite Energy Arena as it would in quaint cafe — no small feat in an

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The Head and the Heart Enchants at Tabernacle By nicole SaDeK Social Media Editor

Grade: A After spending four years on the road, Seattle-based band The Head and the Heart separated for a welldeserved break. When they reunited in 2016, they wrote their most ambitious album to date, an album they’ve performed on their “Signs of Light” tour.

The Head and the Heart gave an intimate performance Sunday night at the Tabernacle, the same venue that has hosted Adele, Eminem and Prince.

Although The Head and the Heart does not hold the same name recognition, the band has perfected its art, seamlessly blending campfire melodies and soulful ballads.

For the better part of the past six months, I have been consumed by the poignant storylines and threepart harmonies of their third fulllength album. Signs of Light, released September 2016, garnered criticism for its inflated production aspects, unlike previous albums that showcased the band’s indie-folk voice. Such flaws were hardly noticeable Sunday night, however, as they performed under the star-painted ceiling at the Tabernacle.

Three of the six musicians led the

band vocally — Jonathan Russell, Charity Rose Thielen and Matt Gervais — with Russell and Gervais switching off on guitar. Along with Chris Zasche on bass, Kenny Hensley on piano and Tyler Williams on drums, they took to the stage.

The Head and the Heart began their night with the single “All We Ever Knew,” one of their few songs that relies more on instruments than voice.

But the crowd began singing along as the band shifted to older melodies, including fan favorite, “Down in the Valley.” Here, Russell exposed his melancholy side, then stepped away from the microphone as the audience belted, “Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways.”

Thielen was undoubtedly the standout performer. Her cult-like followers know her as the female powerhouse of the group thanks to her surprisingly unhinged vocals. With messy hair and a shy awkwardness, she mastered a memorable vulnerability on stage, dragging notes out until breathless and filling the Tabernacle with her unholy, stripped voice. Armed with a violin and her trademark unorthodox sound, she put the audience in a trance, singing, “I’ll be back again to

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arena that seats 10,600. Yet from the band’s opening number, the upbeat “Submarine,” to their final farewells, The Lumineers met their large audience’s expectations.

The Lumineers, composed of vocalist and guitarist Wesley Schultz, drummer and pianist Jeremiah Fraites and cellist and backing vocalist Neyla Pekarek, began their journey in Denver in 2002, later rising to stardom with their hit “Ho Hey” in 2012.

Despite the success, The Lumineers faced a daunting challenge: performing music from two contrasting albums. If their self-titled first album is a flirtatious first date with the world,

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Astronaut Rory ‘Roy’ Adams (Ryan Reynolds) floats in zero gravity, awaiting the unknown extraterrestrial horror hunting his crew down.

Gyllenhaal Loses His Footing for ‘Life’ By raShiKa verMa Contributing Writer

For centuries, the human race has looked to the stars, questioning whether or not we are truly alone. But an encounter with the first piece of evidence of life on Mars that initially appears innocuous soon turns into a battle for the future of humanity as the crew finds themselves in a deadly game of cat and mouse aboard the International Space Station.

Thus the scene is set for Life, direc-

tor Daniel Espinosa’s (famous for his work on Safe House) first foray into the genre of science fiction horror.

Featuring Jake Gyllenhaal as David Jordan, an astronaut aboard the illfated research vessel, as well as Ryan Reynolds as Rory Adams, Rebecca Ferguson as Miranda North and Hiroyuki Sanada as Sho Kendo, the film seems to be on track to provide a claustrophobically intense experience.

The Emory Wheel and other collegiate newspapers spoke to Gyllenhaal over the phone about Life, which will

be released March 24.

This is an edited transcript.

Rashika Verma, The Emory Wheel: Over the past few years we’ve seen several projects, from Gravity to recent films like Arrival, that show humans in space or extraterrestrial life — what makes Life different from those projects?

Jake Gyllenhaal: Well, obviously, they all take place in space. But, ulti-

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left to r ight: lindsay Edgecomb (Halston Sage), Samantha Kingston (zoey Deutch), Ally Harris (cynthy Wu) and Elody (medalion Rahimi) enjoy a high school party together.

Film is a Fresh, Modern Take on Old Tale Continued from Page 9 crash but wakes up in her bed as if it never happened. Samantha learns that she will relive the same day until she gets it right.

Although Before I Fall’s general plot is extremely similar to that of Groundhog Day, the two films take the same idea in two completely different directions. The films deal with the same dilemma: having to live the same day over and over again.

However, Before I Fall truly makes the plot its own through a darker, more meaningful lens. The best movies are the ones that make you think about your own reality. Before I Fall is one of those movies. Like many actresses, Deutch started her career on the Disney Channel, guest-starring as Maya in The Suite Life on Deck.

She then moved to the big screen, starring in Beautiful Creatures, Dirty Grandpa and Why Him? Deutch’s rise to fame is merited; she consistently gives strong, believable performances of characters that range from the goofy to the dramatic. Her performance in

Before I Fall is no different. She gives life and depth to Samantha. Viewers see the panic in her eyes when she wakes up after the crash and get a sense of her growth, both morally and emotionally, throughout the course of the reoccurring day.

The best movies are the ones that make you think about your own reality. ‘Before I Fall’ is one of those movies.

A unique presence in Before I Fall is 21-year-old Kian Lawley, who rose to fame as a YouTube vlogger and plays Samantha’s disrespectful boyfriend Rob Cokran.

Although he only has a small role in Before I Fall, Lawley gives a decently believable performance as the classic pretty-boy boyfriend, a rendition that shows promise for his future success in the movie industry.

The cinematography adds a dark element to the film. A dull filter coupled with a dark, analogous color scheme gives the film an ominous feel and a sense of impending doom.The cool-toned cinematic filter reminded me of a higher quality Twilight, giving off a feeling of teenage angst and an eerie mysticality.

Like the cinematography, the soundtrack matches the film’s tone.

Just like the film’s plot, the score gradually becomes darker as the narrative progresses.

The music is edgy — techno songs give the film a modern vibe. And the soundtrack is more than just background noise — I would listen to the songs casually.

Before I Fall’s message about living life to the fullest is cheesy and simple, but it resonated with me. I came out of the story sharing Samantha’s realization that “what you do today matters, in the moment, and maybe even until infinity.”

— Contact Katherine McClure at katherine.mcclure@emory.edu

through their most anticipated hits up front, it was their only strong option.

Unlike other stars such as Billy Joel or Bob Dylan, The Lumineers are still too young to fill a concert with hits.

By deflating the anticipation for songs like “Cleopatra,” The Lumineers could relax and refocus the audience on the band’s lesser known songs.

Openers Susto and Kaleo both played excellent sets, though neither provoked the same exuberant response from the audience as The Lumineers.

Kaleo, an Icelandic band that is more rock than folk, energized the audience with dramatic, pulsating lighting to compliment the band’s simpler lyrics.

The choice to tour with Kaleo was a smart decision on The Lumineers’ part. Kaleo’s straightforward and electrified performance provided a nice contrast to the more mellow, lyricobsessed headliner band.

Much of The Lumineers’ music seems as though it would be out of place in an arena setting — “Classy Girls” and “Gun Song” scream to be played in the basement of a bar.

Schultz seemed to be awestruck that the group was fortunate to be playing such a venue on their third trip through Atlanta.

In a clever solution to a longstanding mismatch between large venues and the folk genre, The Lumineers moved to a small, raised platform in the middle of the audience about 25 minutes into the show. Their renditions of “Classy Girls” felt far more intimate from the platform.

It was clear throughout the show that The Lumineers wanted to connect with their audience. Moving to the platform helped with this, as did a jaunt by Schultz into the bleachers during the radio-hit “Ophelia.” Though he was singing to an audience of thousands, Schultz’s habit of preceding songs with short vignettes gave an

intimate touch to the show, as if those stories were being told at a kitchen table over dinner.

And like what might occur at any kitchen table, The Lumineers also found themselves making frequent political references.

Before “Charlie Boy,” after telling a moving personal story about his deceased uncle, Schultz told a hushed crowd that he “thinks it’s important what our leaders say, their words are important” in what was his first of multiple jibes at President Donald J. Trump that evening.

Later, when they played “Big Parade,” a protest song of sorts, Schultz changed the lyrics to “blue eye boy in real estate/I didn’t vote for him, the candidate,” another knock at Trump, which drew thunderous applause from the audience.

At their Music Midtown performance this past fall the band changed the same song to: “blue eyed girl, United States/please vote for her, the candidate.”

As the show came to a close, The Lumineers performed some of their unpublished work and covers. They covered “Walls” by Tom Petty and “Subterranean Homesick Blues” by Bob Dylan. Schultz also treated the audience to a unreleased intro to “Long Way From Home.” The lackluster tribute to “heartbreaking” artist was more than made up for by the superb rendition of Dylan’s song.

Yes, The Lumineers’ would probably be better enjoyed in a smaller venue, but the band’s apparent care for their music was admirable and compelling, as was Schultz’s desire to connect with the band’s fans.

Unlike many artists today, The Lumineers’ care for each of their wellcrafted lyrics is luminescent, something that shines through all else in the Cleopatra World Tour.

— Contact Tarrek Shaban at tarrek.shaban@emory.edu

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Williams, one of the underappreciated members of the band, brought the stage to life with his enthusiasm.

Williams played the drums exuberantly, standing up at some points as he brought his sticks down powerfully.

Before leaving the stage, he threw his sticks to the audience, a stereotypical drummer hairdo covering his eyes and a genuine smile stretching across his face.

The band also faced some challenges this past year. Original member Josiah Johnson (vocals and guitar) announced in 2016 that he was dealing with a drug addiction and took a hiatus from the tour. Gervais, Thielen’s husband, replaced Johnson and, although his loss made the band’s future uncertain, his passionate performance last weekend proved his commitment to those long nights of touring. To anyone who went to the Tabernacle last weekend, I hope you stayed until the end. The show closed with “Rivers and Roads,” a song with a story to which every college student

can relate. With lyrics like “my family lives in a different state” and “I miss your face like hell,” it’s hard to not identify with “Rivers and Roads.”

Softly strumming, Russell led off with the first verse. Gervais and Thielen joined in slowly, building their famed three-part harmony. At the chorus, their vocals culminated into a loud cry, singing, “rivers ‘til I reach you,” as Williams carried a steady beat behind them. By the last line, the audience fell silent as the singers crooned their heart-wrenching chorus for the last time that night.

Despite the changes since their founding, The Head and the Heart is in many ways the same band today as they were when they met on Seattle’s open mic circuit, the same band that self-released their first album and the same band that booked renowned music festivals like Lollapalooza and Coachella.

But when the live performance is better than the record, you know you have something surreal.

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

large amounts of acclaim for his work on his last album, Benji. He let go of any emotional inhibition and created an album defined by detail, ranging from the inane (“And we ate at Perry’s and I ordered crab cakes”) to the intensely personal (“She reached down my pants and discovered I was bald”). It provides you with a clear, intimate sense of who Kozelek was at the time — it’s apparent throughout the album that Kozelek’s only trying to build on top of this and go further.

And that’s a mission that completely consumes Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood. Fittingly, “God Bless Ohio” is the opening track, a link between his newest work and the main backdrop of Benji, Kozelek’s childhood home of Massillon, Ohio.

The first minutes are dedicated to a walk through the streets of that home, with Kozelek painting vivid images of childhood memories over a wistful melody on steel guitar. He questions why he’s still alive, asking exactly what saved him from the “dark clouds hanging over” his childhood home. The chorus comes in before he can find an answer, with words that sound like praise when taken alone but in context assume an eerie ring: “God bless O,

God bless O, God bless Ohio.”

The majority of the tracks on this album are structured differently — many feel more like unabridged diary entries than anything else, accounting for its daunting two hour and nine minute runtime, more than twice the length of Benji. But it’s an intentional step taken toward creating something genuine, and Kozelek is in no way interested in sacrificing content for brevity’s sake.

... being human is an inherently messy affair full of contradiction, and we’re prone to screw it up — but that’s O.K.

He’s righteous in the long-winded, prosaic nature of his own lyrics, even making fun of writing any other way.

On “Vague Rock Song,” tongue firmly in cheek, he begins by singing about his desire to make a fun, likeable track of the title’s persuasion. He spends about a minute singing some weird harmonies over what sounds like a

xylophone, narrating what they sound like in real time, before returning to talking about his day.

Kozelek is equally unafraid to face politics: multiple verses on “Lone Star” find him pleading with North Carolina regarding their “bathroom bills” and criticizing President Donald J. Trump’s divisive rhetoric.

Kozelek’s is a very polarizing style, and it’s one that’s only compounded by his controversial public figure. If you take the composite of the various people whom Kozelek’s been painted as by critics, you end up with something blurry, an image skewed too far toward both the good and bad.

Yet if this album, or the rest of his musical output with Sun Kil Moon, has a central message, it’s that being human is an inherently messy affair full of contradiction, and we’re prone to screw it up — but that’s O.K. As much as that pain is real and pervasive, joy and love do exist and are worth living for. Just like its predecessor, Common as Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood is another resoundingly personal meditation on that message.

— Contact Devin Bog at devin.bog@emory.edu

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Actor Discusses Discovering New Center of Gravity Continued from Page 9 mately, what makes this one individual is that it’s all in zero gravity.

And I also think [Life] leans more toward horror. It’s a bit like Jaws in that you have a group of people trying to survive in a space that has to do with your classic, fun, horror genre type of storytelling.

And a lot of times in space movies, it’s about the survival of mankind in one particular way or another. I think space movies lend themselves to that idea. But [Life] is more terrifying in the classic sense that you’re used to in other atmospheres. latifa obaid, Verge Campus: As an actor, what were some of the challenges you faced while working on this film?

JG: I’m not used to having as much fun as I had on this movie. I tend to, for lack of a better phrase, beat myself up and play characters that have recently been in pretty trying circumstances and environments. In this case, this was a really fun one to make. This entire film takes place in zero gravity, like I said. So we were on wires the entire time, and we’re doing dramatic scenes, literally floating around on wires.

You know, as an actor you’re taught in the early stages [to find] your foundation, and knowing where you are in a space with your feet on the ground is a big part of it.

“... as an actor you’re taught in the early stages [to find] your foundation, and knowing where you are in a space with your feet on the ground is a big part of it.”

— Jake Gyllenhaal, actor It was a surprise to me [to figure out] how to [act] without that, and really fun. owen Baldner, State Press: What training or preparation [did] you and

your cast mates go through in order to emulate the space station and the dangers as accurately as possible?

JG: We worked with doctors who had been in space, doctors who worked with astronauts — well, everyone specific to what [their character] did. I happen to play a doctor.

And we had a movement coach studying the movement of the people on the International Space Station and then going back to our [characters’] backstories so that we didn’t all move the same way.

We had a preparation period — I really had the shortest amount, about two weeks of physical prep on wires before we got there, because I was sort of the last one in. But I also liked that too. For me, not being as confident and also feeling like an outsider is also how the character feels.

Particularly Rebecca [Ferguson] and Olga [Dihovichnaya] — the women in this movie … are truly the leaders.

Olga [Dihovichnaya] is the leader of our ship and Rebecca [Ferguson] is really the bravest of all of us in the midst of all of this. And when people ask me why I chose to do this movie, that’s a big reason too. I’m not only concerned with myself and the character I play in the film.

I’m also interested in what it’s saying. I love the fact that there were really good roles for women in this film, and that’s a very important aspect of all filmmaking.

[We live in a] world where that is necessary and should be a standard we take for granted, but unfortunately [is] not.

Kendrah Villiese, Columbia Chronicle: Watching the trailer, there are a bunch of [horrific moments], and you just mentioned a couple of moments where you had some laughs.

So how did you balance the two?

JG: Well, I think the thing about this film [and] about a lot of other space films I’ve seen [is that] they’re very serious.

I think this one takes itself seriously because it’s beautifully made.

But at the same time, we have someone like Ryan Reynolds whom I’ve never laughed so much on set with before.

But, honestly, whenever you have a movie with Ryan Reynolds in it, it’s going to be funny. He is an extraordinarily funny comedian.

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Rory Adams (Ryan Reynolds, left) looks at David Jordan (Jake Gyllenhaal, r ight) through a layer of glass plating as the alien lifeform roams the ship.

Sarah nam, The Villanovan: What drew you to this part, and how did you come to be involved in this production?

JG: It was honestly the elements involved. The crew was already assembled, and they were incredible. And the script was just enthralling. It was terrifying when I read it. [Director] Daniel [Espinosa] came to me, and we were talking about the character and how he wanted to make the movie. Ryan [Reynolds] was already involved, and I adored the cast already and I thought it was such an interesting thing, and we’re shooting in London, and I love London. So there were just a lot of elements that worked. But ultimately it was Daniel. Daniel Espinosa has a way with commercial materials, but also really loves his actors. He understands the type of actor I am and really gave

me my space. I have a much different technique than Rebecca Ferguson, for instance, or even Ryan. I need a longer runway when I’m doing a scene. I’m not one who can just deliver in a space immediately, so he would roll camera for me for long periods of time, and there would be a lot of improvisation and discovery of a moment without having to worry about an “Action” or a “Cut.” Robert Gabe, The Quad: There have been a lot of sci-fi movies lately that run with the idea of [a] crew [finding] an alien, which leads to a breakout [and, eventually,] a lot of mayhem. So was there something different about this movie, maybe thematically, that drew you to the project?

JG: I mean, there are some times when the subject matter is so similar

that I’m like “Nah,” but [recently] I’ve tried not to pay attention to what else is happening, and tried to go with my own instincts. And truthfully, a lot of actors talk about choice and what people are going to see — appeasing an audience with the subject matter — but I feel like you can only give to people what you love, and then if you try to appease people all the time, you’re gonna be miserable.

So I am thankfully blessed to be able to make those choices. I was drawn to the group of people and that’s what you have as an actor.

And it was just such a wonderful group of people, and I consider them all to be so talented that I wanted to do it, and I knew it would be original as a result.

— Contact Rashika Verma at rashika.verma@emory.edu

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By AdityA PrAkAsh Senior Staff Writer Some deans provide academic advice, others assist with career and professional endeavors, but Emory students can now proudly say that we have been given the rather unorthodox opportunity to receive dating advice from Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair.

Hosted by Indian Cultural Exchange (ICE), the “Dean Talks Dating” event featured Nair and his wife, DeKalb County school psychologist Paayal Nair, who told their personal love story and gave students advice about how to approach conversations about dating with particularly conservative parents.

Approximately 40 people attended the India Week event at the Goizueta Business School on March 20.

“We are a campus that is almost 30 percent Asian in general, … and [Asian] parents would never tend to talk about [dating] with us,” ICE Cultural Chair Tj Subramanian (17B) said. “It’s important to talk about [dating] as college is a time [when] people explore themselves through other people.”

The Nairs said that they hoped to address that lack of communication, and each discussed how their parents got married and immigrated to the United States. “[My parents] had a love marriage but were very much opposed to [me and my wife’s] love marriage,” Ajay Nair told to the audience. The term “love marriage,” a common phrase used by people from South Asia, refers specifically to marriages in which a couple meets through their own accord rather than through an arrangement via their parents.

Paayal Nair’s and Ajay Nair’s paths converged when they both started college at Pennsylvania State University the same year. Paayal Nair first encountered her now-husband at an Indian cultural event at which Ajay Nair spoke.

“This is not my personality at all, but I leaned over [to my friend] and I said, ‘I’m marrying that guy one day,’” she said.

That fairy tale moment, which Ajay Nair likened to a Bollywood film, set the foundation for what seemed to be an ideal relationship.

But the couple revealed that not everything in their relationship has turned out perfectly.

For instance, Ajay Nair’s family speaks Malayalam, and Paayal Nair’s

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Cafe Sunflower offers an all-vegan menu at their locations in Buckhead and Sandy Springs.

Vegan Dishes Shine At Cafe Sunflower

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Senior V.P. and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair (r ight) and his wife Paayal Nair (left) discuss their love story March 20. family speaks Gujarati, creating a language barrier.

Paayal Nair also discussed the occupational discrimination that some conservative Asian parents harbor when it comes to their child’s partner.

“This is not my personality at all, but I leaned over [to my friend] and I said, ‘I’m marrying that guy one day.’”

— Paayal Nair, Dekalb County school psychologist

“[Ajay Nair] is not even a doctor,” her mother once said to her.

The Nairs, however, intentionally integrated themselves into the lives of their future in-laws to ensure eventual acceptance from each other’s families.

For instance, Paayal Nair asked her sister to tag along whenever she was going to meet Ajay Nair. Additionally, she tutored her now-husband’s brother to help facilitate a smooth transition into the family.

And those tutoring sessions paid off. Ajay Nair recalled that his father, upon seeing Paayal Nair’s tutoring sessions, said, “I never thought of her in this way,” a testament to her successful integration into his family.

Through this constant presence within each other’s lives, the families finally approved of their relationship by the time the Nairs were in their early twenties, and they married when each was 23.

“Through our story and transparency, it opened up the floor for everyone to share their ideas with each other,” the dean said in an interview with the Wheel.

After the Nairs’ discussion ended, the talk again turned into an open conversation between the audience and the Nairs, regarding the key topics of the couple’s anecdotes.

“The talk ... offered a different perspective [on dating],” Anjali Patel (18B) said. “My parents had a kind of similar situation [to Ajay Nair and Paayal Nair’s marriage]. They made it more relevant when they touched on race issues and expectations. I had never thought about [dating and love] in an intellectual way.”

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

Artists from the likes of Vincent van Gogh to William Blake have attempted to capture the essence of the sunflower, but it’s the creators behind Cafe Sunflower, a restaurant that offers sublime, all-vegan food, who have captured the essence of this flower the best.

The Buckhead location, which I opted for, not only serves a slightly different menu than the Sandy Springs location, but also offers Sunday brunch, in addition to the lunch and dinner served at both locations.

The atmosphere is modern, yet welcoming, as a large slate wall contrasts with the flowers on each table. The dim lights and soft background noise from the murmurs of other customers, make Cafe Sunflower the perfect setting for a first date or even a birthday dinner, for which I was originally enticed to attend.As a lover of chicken and shrimp, I was apprehensive about the completely vegan menu, but I approached the meal with an open mind and empty belly.

I ordered the sesame soy chicken, which came as a stir-fry with vegetables over brown rice, for a whopping $19. The soy tasted like chicken and had just the right texture and density to mimic the meat. Its crispy outside made the soy feel like a guilty pleasure, but the meal was hearty and full of nutrients. The vegetables adequately soaked up the sauce and, yet were crispy enough to crunch ever so

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slightly.

The portion sizes may seem small at first, but because the food itself is so filling, I had to take half home to save room for dessert.For dessert, my group ordered a slice of chocolate cake and carrot cake. Each “slice,” however, was large and dense enough to satisfy three ravenous college students.

Being a carrot cake kind of girl, I dove for that slice first. The cake was well spiced with hints of cinnamon and a perfectly creamy frosting. The chocolate cake, on the other hand, was decadent, almost a little too rich for my taste. The cakes proved, like the chicken, to taste the same, if not better, than the non-vegan versions I’ve tried in the past. The service was as wonderful as the food. When it came time for dessert, the staff took the care to explain each cake to the birthday girl so she could choose the slices that were just right for out group. Our waiter and the hostesses were consistently warm and caring.

Overall, Sunflower Cafe earns four and a half stars. The restaurant is a little pricy for a college-student budget, but delicious whether you love meat and are up for something new or you’re vegan and looking for the perfect meal to satisfy any craving.

— Contact Alisha Compton at acompt2@emory.edu

FASHION

Season’s New Trends Put Spring in Online Shoppers’ Step By hAllie Bedol Contributing Writer

Now that winter has ended and spring has finally begun, it’s time to exchange your heavy coat for fresh clothes.

Those looking to stay on trend this spring and not break the bank should look no further than this article. As a self-proclaimed online shopping expert, I find myself endlessly adding items to online shopping baskets and trying to find the best deals.

My eyes are bigger than my wallet, yet I still enjoy the idea of having a constant clothing wishlist. Not to mention, if you shop online you can stay in bed and explore without the hassle of

seeing other humans.

The majority of trends this spring align with a late 70s to early 80s theme.

My closet is already stocked with outfit replicas from Stranger Things (I’m a huge fan of Barb’s style). Trends for spring include bright colors, paisley prints, ruffles, loungewear and, last but certainly not least, jumpsuits.

The first online store to check out is Zara, with its on-trend tops, pants and skirts costing at most $70. The Zara store only carries about half of what is offered online.

My favorites from Zara’s collection include the “frilled gingham shirt” with a ruffle around the collar and three-quarter puff sleeves ending with a simple cuff: rephrased, a stylish pic-

nic blanket for your torso. For loungewear, Zara carries a variety of on-trend sweatshirts, for example the “fringed sweatshirt.”

It’s the sweatshirt for those days when you wake up five minutes before class, but still want to walk in looking like Stevie Nicks.

Try Topshop next, where the clothes are just as trendy but for a prettier penny. Shirts can reach $55 and jeans around $70. And without further ado, let’s dive into some denim. Currently, Topshop is spotlighting embroidered jeans, jean skirts and jean jackets.

The pink and red embroidered flowers blossoming on the variety of washed jeans are a great spring option.

Topshop also sells iron-on patches to

customize your denim, and there is nothing I love more than customization. Slap “Hallie” on a T-shirt, and I’m yours. Long, bright sweatshirts are also all the rage this season.

From what Yeezy taught me, I’d wear one of those sweatshirts reaching down to my ankles over pants. But if you prefer no pants at all, don’t let me hold you back.

The last and most expensive store is Stylewe.com. some pieces are investments, and the clothes are created by independent designers from around the world made with high quality materials. One of the first items that caught my eye — because of the color and my passion for all things lace-up — is a lace-up sweater in a chocolaty pump-

kin color with the catchy name “casual high low long sleeve knitted lace up sweater.” If you’re looking for a stunner of an outfit, check out the “Coffee Plain Pockets Vintage Jumpsuit.” Not only will it flatter all body types, but this jumpsuit also looks surprisingly similar to the beloved United Postal Service (UPS) uniform. It will have people saying “hubba hubba” and “do they work for UPS?” at the same time.

Go and find a frilly shirt that makes your heart sing. Once you do, meet Kelso, Donna and me in the basement of the library, because we’ve kicked Forman out, and you’re in.

— Contact Hallie Bedol at hallie.bedol@emory.edu

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need,” Daniel said. “I try to make every day the best I can, [because] I think this is my calling in life, to be here.”

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introductory philosophy class and knowing the name of an existen-­ tialist philosopher. What did you do, Sparknotes Fear and Trem-­ bling or something?

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of pre-­meds do you think have cried their eyes for It has been justout twostudying weeks since organic break, chemistry? spring and likeHow the many cockpre-­business students have banged roaches in the Dobbs University Center (DUC), the student body’s heads against a wall to remind feelings of hopelessness themselves that they and are depresliving sion still live on without any signs of when faced with the monotony of going away.With midterms fired at a faster rate than Sachs emexamples from Goldman other subjects, be-­ ployees and paper due dates as ubiqcause let’s be honest, this is Emory uitous as pseudo-political analysts — nobody does anything else. on The issue with your angst is that Facebook, the people of Emory are rightfully under a lot of pressure. there is no clear, decisive solution.

The skills you learn in these bor-­ Dear Doolino, ing requirements are crucial to ad-­ I got screwed by housing. My vancement in the to career path 15you time was supposed be March at have chosen.

6 p.m., so here I was thinking that I The treasures could atmost least bountiful get Harrisof Hall if Few is at the end of the most treacher-­ Hall or Evans Hall is out. Yeah, that ous of roads and your B.S. in biol-­ didn’t happen. Not only were all the ogy is no different.

You will despise Harris rooms gone, but the only moments of it without a doubt, but room that was available was a double on the floor at the end sixth of the day ofit the will Woodmaxi-­ ruff Residential Center (WoodREC).

Two words: kill me. The WoodREC Cafe is awful,is the sixth floor is going Freedom not autonomy over to be horrible onyou move-in and every decision have day — it is all of my friends in Evans. What choosing what are constraints you do I do to make this situation even want to put into your life. Like it or remotely bearable? hate it, that is how you maximize Sincerely, WoodREC’d Dear WoodrEC’d, It must be hard for you to “deTurman” what to do in this “Complex” situation. You must be thinking “what do I ‘Evan’ do now?” If it “Means” anything to you, I have a “Few” solutions that I “Wood” like to “Point” out.

Firstly, the community and spirit of the people within your “Holme(s)” determines the tolerability of the living space. With its diverse cast of people, Woodruff will provide you with a range of fun and exciting people to befriend, all bonded over your shared sense of isolation from the rest of the school.

You may be away from your friends but they are not gone forever. Surely, you’ll build a new circle of buddies at Woody, so don’t “raoul” over and die just yet.

You may have to walk a lot and your room might be old, but the vibrant Woodruff community and presence of the useful (albeit slightly worse) WoodrEC Cafe gives you a living experience that will definitely make your sophomore year unique.

Every res hall has flaws (be it Harris’s puny rooms or Clairmont Tower’s everything) so rather than focusing on the bad, think of the multiple good things that can come as a result of your life at Woody.

Sincerely, Doolino Dear Doolino, OK, so the course atlas is out and class selection is right around the corner. I am a neuroscience major but the only slot for NBB 201 is at 8:30 a.m. Either, I take NBB 201 this year or the year after, which is unappealing for a variety of reasons. How do I take this class at the crack of dawn and not fail?

From Brain On My Parade Dear Brain On My Parade, The Gods of the Course Atlas believe in perpetual zen and balance.

While they are sometimes benevolent and grant undeserving freshmen free Fridays and such, at other times they curse poor souls like yourselves with a schedule that reminds me of my short stint in hell (it was a phase).

My advice to you? Drink espresso.

Drink a lot of espresso. You need this class and you would be dumb to delay it since it may prove useful for your future endeavors in NBB. It’s a tough pill to swallow but you’ll thank yourself in a year.

Sincerely, Doolino Dear Doolino, This is a little awkward. In order to immerse myself in the upcoming

your worth in any given livelihood.

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

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tudents celebrate Indian Cultural Exchange’s (ICE) annual Holi Festival on McDonough Field March 19. The club served hot chai to keep festival-goers warm in the slightly frigid temperature at the end of Emory’s India Week.

RESTAURANT

The Cuban Scene is ‘Papi’ng

“Dooley’s Galaxy” theme of Dooley’s Week, I engineered my roommate’s alarm clock and a bathroom door hinge to become a fully functioning space shuttle. When my roommate woke up one morning for his early morning QTM class, he impulsively smacked my masterpiece out of muscle memory and was promptly blasted off into orbit. How do I get him back?

From A Clockwork Door Hinge Dear Clockwork, You honestly think I would believe this ridiculous story? Seriously, engineering at Emory? Get real.

Sincerely, Doolino Dear Doolino, I’ve gotten myself in a bit of a mess. After chemistry class, I decided to stand and admire the eagle statue outside of Cannon Chapel. I liked it so much that I decided to inspect the wings. Unfortunately, earlier I’d accidentally taken a bottle of concentrated hydrochloric acid from the Atwood Chemistry Center, and it slipped out of my bag and spilled on the statue, corroding the beautiful bronze into nothing more than a moist powder and effervescing hydrogen gas. In fear of being apprehended for my unintentional vandalism, I painted myself in copper orange paint and glued some feathers to my arms, standing in place of the fallen eagle. At this time, Emory officials have not yet caught me. How do I get myself out of this mess?

Sincerely, Copper Orange is the New Black Dear Copper Orange, They say fate works in mysterious ways. Perhaps your entire life has been leading up to this moment, where you will grace the Emory campus with your sterling performance as that Eagle statue.

You are fated to stay here forever but do not fear, because you have finally found a purpose in life. Consider yourself lucky and embrace your experience.

It may seem unimportant, but it could be worse! You could have been fated to become an investment banker, a generic account or a guy who pretends to be a skeleton since that is the only way he can ever get anything published by the Wheel.

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

Point’s Newest Restaurant Offers Fresh Food, Subpar Service By liwen Xu Contributing Writer Buena Vista Social Club’s “Candela” — a traditional salsa track — played in the background and filled the otherwise modern, casual ambience of Papi’s Cuban and Caribbean Grill, the newest Emory Point restaurant.

The chain, which provides affordable and savory meals, also has locations in Midtown, Kennesaw, Lawrenceville, Tucker and the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Papi’s prides itself on its authentic Cuban sandwiches and entrees, ranging from sliced ham and roast pork on soft Cuban bread to ropa vieja beef over beans and rice.

The establishment offers a few vegetarian options as well. Their tostones (savory plantains) and maduros (sweet plantains) are a good option for nonmeat eaters, Netra Anand (19C) said.

The Thursday I walked through the doors, I happened upon Ladies’ Night’s — $5 mojitos and goodie bags strewn all over the restaurant.

As the waitress walked my friend and me to our table, I took in the rustred and maize-yellow walls. Hispanic paintings hung every few feet — a close-up of someone’s face, or a narrow street corner of Havana — creating the sense that we were immersed in Cuban culture.

Our waitress brought out our appetizer, the empanada sampler. For $8 ($5 on Ladies’ Night), a quartet of chicken and beef empanadas were delivered neatly lined up, with salsa verde and garlic mayonnaise dipping sauces. The empanadas were piping hot and fried to irresistibly indulgent perfection.

I savored the crumbly and crisp texture of the outer crust, as well as a softer interior pastry.

The fried crust complemented the ground beef filling, with the onions’ and bell peppers’ spices balancing out the salted flavor of the beef.

The beef itself melts in your mouth, leaving a lingering flavor and a craving for more.

To top it off, I dipped the beef empanada in the salsa verde, giving the fried treat a spicy kick without

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Papi’s serves their empanada sampler with salsa verde and garlic mayonnaise. masking the taste of the beef.

The chicken empanadas were juicier, but had a milder flavor.

The crust was similarly crispy and soft, and the chicken was shredded, leaving a tender taste in my mouth.

These chicken empanadas pair well with the garlic mayonnaise dipping sauce, which enhances their relatively mild flavor.

For my entree, I ordered the Papi’s Sandwich: a roast pork and ham sandwich paired with mustard, Swiss cheese, and pickles.

All of their sandwiches are served on Cuban bread — a slightly sweet bun.

I ordered mine with lettuce and tomato. The dish finally arrived loaded with a generous portion of fries.

When I picked up the sandwich, I was disappointed that it was lukewarm.

But as soon as I took a bite, I could only focus on the flavor.

The Cuban bread was incredibly flaky on the outside and airy on the inside.

Its slightly sweet tinge complemented the savory mix of pork and ham.

The roast pork itself was wellshredded and tender, and the mustard added a slightly tart flavor to the overall sandwich.

The sandwich itself, however, did not seem like anything special, with the exception of the Cuban bread.

Additionally, my sandwich did not come with lettuce or tomatoes, as I’d requested. The fries were not satisfac-

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tory either.

They were also lukewarm and not cooked all the way.

Though crisp on the outside, the fries were relatively flavorless. In the future, I would substitute another side, such as rice and beans.

My friend ordered the maduros and the tostones with a cup of black bean soup.

We did not order dessert, but Papi’s offers a few cheesecakes (guava cheesecake, anyone?), as well as flan and a Tres Leches Cake.

The restaurant also offers coffee and smoothies. Overall, dining at Papi’s was a positive experience.

I definitely recommend the empanada sampler (4.5/5 stars) and a rice plate entree over the the sandwich (3/5 stars), but would skip the fries. The service could be more efficient, especially since there weren’t many tables being served, but the food makes up for it.

With a fresh selection of authentic Cuban food, Papi’s is a novel and affordable culinary experience that should be on every Emory foodie’s list.

— Contact Liwen Xu at liwen.xu@emory.edu

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fourth win in six starts.

Dimlow spoke about his ability to throw his slider for strikes and how it has helped him to dominate his opponents.

“The slider is a pitch that I can throw in any count and feel confident,” Dimlow said. “I have been able to throw different types of sliders and have relied on them almost like a crutch.”

Emory looked to build a winning streak against Covenant in a doubleheader March 18 in Lookout Mountain, Ga. In an offensive battle, the Eagles fell short in a 12-10 defeat.

The Scots battered senior pitcher Luke Emmett, who gave up seven runs on five hits and seven walks in the two

Community Keeps Oars Turning Continued from Back Page “[rusiecki] preaches ‘one team,’” House said. “We do get in [separate] boats but collectively we are one team … we practice at the same time, we race at the same races [and] this makes the team culture a lot stronger.”

Culture is frequently mentioned among members of Emory Crew. rowing is hard work, but it’s that culture of hard work that keeps the oars turning.

“The culture is everything,” rusiecki said. “You go harder because of everyone around you or you push yourself to another level because of the teammate sitting in front of you.”

Emory Crew’s list of alumni includes former Olympians. Cyrus Beasley (95C) competed in the 1996 Olympics, finishing No. 10 in the Men’s Single Sculls event. Sarah Hirst (99C) was Emory’s first female Olympian, an alternate for the Lightweight Double Sculls event at the 2004 Olympics.

Given their rich history and the foundation that the team now has, Emory Crew hopes to make more

Team Thrives at Home Meet Continued from Back Page seniors Brandon Cromer and Michael McBane demolished the competition by more than two seconds, finishing with a time of 10:23.10 and breaking the school record in the process.

“The whole team was really excited for the men’s distance medley relay team,” senior Kyle Veator said. “Seeing them put in the hard work not only made a lot of our athletes proud but really inspires us to work hard for the rest of the season.”

Veator, along with freshman Aria Mohseni and juniors Benjamin rogin and Max Helfman, led the 4x100m relay team to seventh place with a time of 43.14. rogin clinched fourth place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.00 seconds, the sixth fastest DIII time in the country.

The Eagles will compete at home for the second and final time this season at the Emory Classic, March 24 to 25, before travelling to the Vertklasse Meeting in High point, N.C., March 31.

— Contact Prosper Fields at prosperity.fields@emory.edu

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than just a splash among the rowing community.

The team’s alumni board plays a vital role in supporting current rowers.

Between coordinating regattas and programs like rent-a-rower, which helps rowers cover the approximately $400 cost of club dues per semester, alumni are a key part of Emory Crew’s success.

“We are really trying to make a name for ourselves.”

— Joely House, Emory Crew secretary and junior rower Current students have tremendous power to decide where the club will go and what the club becomes, but it’s the alumni whom enable the team to make those goals reality.

“One of the Olympians coming from Emory was a rower, so there is no way you can say well, you are just a club sport,” rusiecki said. “Knowing

that there is a tradition, that year-in, year-out we are one of the top teams — that’s something I would like more of Emory to know.”

Talk to an Emory Crew member and you may find yourself in the midst of a pitch to become the next coxswain (seriously, the team is looking for coxswains), because recruiting is a full-team effort. Set on medaling at the championship level, Emory Crew is eager to take the next step towards national recognition. That effort begins with recruiting, an unofficial process by which current members hope to attract Emory students to the team.

But even in those recruitment conversations, members won’t hide the fact that the long, repetitive practices can be rough. For Emory Crew members, those practices are simply part of what bonds the team. Thanks to the camaraderie of Emory Crew, the physical and mental demands of rowing simply become afterthoughts.

— Contact Kevin Kilgour at kkilgou@emory.edu

and one third innings that he pitched.

Following Emmett’s rough start, freshman pitcher John ross sought to cool off the Covenant bats.

Despite the pitching change, Covenant continued their prolific offensive display, knocking three more runs in ross’s two and twothirds innings pitched. Covenant built a 9-0 lead in the first four innings.

Emory battled back in innings five through six, bringing home 10 runs of their own, but after allowing Covenant to pick up in the fifth and sixth innings, the Eagles remained unable to claim a lead.

Despite the loss, Head Coach Mike Twardoski said that his team fought hard to get back into the game.

“Coming back is what we have done all year,” Twardoski said. “We had some really good energy, and some

guys had some great at-bats, but we gave up a two-run home run, and if we hadn’t we probably would have tied.”

In the second half of the doubleheader, Emory’s pitching gave up eight runs in a seven inning game.

The Eagles finished the day with an 8-2 defeat.

Dimlow emphasized that pitching is the key factor in determining Emory’s success.

“When our pitching has started well we have been able to win games,” Dimlow said. “Ever since we lost our first game, we have struggled somewhat on the mound.”

Emory will begin UAA play March 24, hosting Case Western reserve University (Ohio).

— Contact Stephen Mattes at stephen.mattes@emory.edu

Men Capture First-Ever NCAA Division III Title Continued from Back Page down in the 200-yard IM at a time of 1:44.18, breaking his own record of 1:45.57.

Wilson, along with juniors Oliver Smith and Cooper Tollen and freshman Sage Ono, set a D-III record in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:26.14.

The 200-yard freestyle relay featured sophomore Trey Kolleck and juniors Alexander Hardwick, Aaron Schwartz and Smith, touching with a time of 1:19.03. Ono, Smith and Wilson joined senior Christian Baker in the 400-yard medley relay, crushing their previous preliminary time of 3:12.96 with a time of 3:10.51, smashing the previous D-III record by 2.52 seconds.

“This season, we really focused on developing a brotherhood and competing as a team, not just individuals,” Smith said. “Also, [the team] had been talking about this win for a while. We knew it would be hard but we showed

up with the mindset that we really could win and we saw the results.”

For the second time in his career, Wilson received the NCAA D-III Male Swimmer of the Year award.

“Having Andrew back was definitely a contributor to what we pulled off this weekend,” Smith said. “He’s a really influential motivator and powerful team leader.”

Head Coach Jon Howell was also honored with the Collegiate Swimmers Coaches Association of America Women’s and Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year.

“I look at these awards as more of a reflection of the team than of myself,” Howell said. “We did what we always do, which is focus on how we can get better and continue to work hard. The team did a good job at stepping up into leadership roles and bringing new ideas this season, which was a primary contributor to their success.”

— Contact Prosper Fields at prosperity.fields@emory.edu

LASER TAG

Shaban, Janick Show Laser Tag Prowess

By Annie Cohen Editorial page Editor

Editorial Board member Tarrek Shaban (17C) and Business Manager Nathan Janick (17B) claimed the firstand second-round victories, respectively, in laser tag played in the Wheel’s March 2 tournament at Laser Quest in Duluth, Ga. prior to the start of the game, nine Wheel staff members raised their laser guns and promised to not run, yell, cheat or otherwise dishonor the sacred sport of laser tag. The intense competition, however, forced the players to go to great lengths to secure a victory — including breaking the rules, repeatedly.

Before the first round began, the suspicion of one another could be seen in the players’ eyes thanks to the glow of former Editor-in-Chief Zak Hudak’s (17C) white shirt, which shined under the arena lights, rendering him an easy target. Copy Editor Leigh Schlecht (19C), code-named “Emdash,” also wore a white shirt, but her short stature allowed her to conceal her presence from other players in the arena.

Several minutes after the first round’s start, Editorial page Editor Annie Cohen (20C), code-named “Darkness,” caught Editorial Board

member Duncan Cock Foster (17C), code-named “Fake News,” covering his sensors, an act that he later denied fervently.

“I did not cover my sensors at any point during laser tag,” Cock Foster said. “I would like to point out that the allegations were about the first round, and I got ninth in the first round, so if I did cover my sensors it was a really bad strategy. But I did not. Fake news.”

Hudak, code-named “Broadsheet,” and newly elected Editor-in-Chief Julia Munslow (18C), code-named “Sunlight” formed an alliance, while the majority of other players created one large alliance.

Hudak and Munslow quickly claimed one of the second-floor bases and picked off players on the ground floor with assassin-like precision.

Cohen later joined them, and told her allies after the first round that she had become lost in the arena.

Shaban, code-named “Tabloid” for the first round, ruthlessly shot everyone in sight, betraying his allies — Cohen, Schlecht, Cock Foster, Social Media Editor Nicole Sadek (20C) and Senior Editor Alisha Compton (19C) — as he sought victory.

“I pursued an alliance with Tarrek,” Cock Foster said. “I quickly found out that he just shot me a lot. In fact, he

shot me four times when we were supposedly in an alliance.”

In response to Shaban’s laser tag finesse, a few players, including Hudak, claimed that Shaban takes private laser tag lessons.

“Laser tag is a tense sport of wit, skill and endurance,” Shaban said. “I am not surprised that the lesser men and women at the Wheel [would] try to slander my reputation with such rumors.”

Shaban refused to disclose whether he actually took private lessons.

“No comment,” he said.

After the first round, the players’ scorecards revealed that Shaban had won. Exhausted and triumphant, Shaban retreated to a couch to rest until round two. Munslow captured second place, and Hudak placed third. round two brought higher stakes and dirtier play. Cohen tagged Schlecht and Sadek, blaming the shots on Janick, code-named “robberb.”

After Schlecht and Sadek discovered Cohen’s double-agent status and alliance with Hudak and Munslow, the copy editor and the social media editor embarked on a manhunt for Cohen.

She fled from them and relied on superior players such as Hudak, Janick and Shaban, code-named “russia” for the second round, to help her evade the

duo for the remainder of the game.

Janick captured first place in the second round, dethroning Shaban, who placed second.

“There were accusations that [Janick] was doing an infamous [former Editor-in-Chief] Dustin Slade [(16B)] and covering his sensors,” Hudak said, referencing a Fall 2014 Wheel laser tag game. “There is speculation about that, but either way he proved to be something that all of us underestimated. He was a rookie [who] was ready to go.”

Hudak, who placed last in the second round, expressed his disappointment in his performance.

“I believe that my gun was not functioning properly, but then again maybe my gun in the first game was better than the average gun,” Hudak said.

Cock Foster finished third in the second round. Despite the betrayals and allegations of cheating, players’ spirits were high after the second round. The Wheel staff will face off in the laser tag arena again before the end of the spring semester.

Injury report: Munslow and Compton received blisters on the middle finger of their right hands.

— Contact Annie Cohen at annie.cohen@emory.edu

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | Asst. Sports Editor: Kevin Kilgour (kkilgou@emory.edu)

SWIMMING & DIVING

CREW

Camaraderie Steers Crew Team

By Kevin Kilgour Asst. Sports Editor

Courtesy of Paul smith

The men’s swimming team celebrates its first NCAA D-iii title in program history March 18.

No team has dethroned Denison university (ohio) or Kenyon College (ohio) since 1979.

Swimmers Sweep NCAAs

By ProsPer Fields Senior Staff Writer

In a fairytale ending to the season, Emory’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams came away with NCAA Division III Championship titles, the first time both Emory teams have won. The Championship meet came to a close in Shenandoah, Texas, March 18, when the women secured their eighth consecutive NCAA Division III Championship title, while the men made history with the first title in program history.

The men ended the four-day meet with 438 points. Second place went to Denison University (Ohio) with 384 and third to Kenyon College (Ohio) with 371. The women’s team blew out their competition with 645.5 points.

Williams College (Mass.) took second with 445 and Kenyon third with 381.

On the women’s side, the Eagles broke four D-III records across the four days of competition. The first record was broken by 200-yard freestyle relay team of sophomores Fiona Muir and Meg Taylor, and seniors Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe and Marissa Bergh, who swam a time of 1:30.52. Sanchez-Aizcorbe and Muir later teamed up with junior Cindy Cheng and senior Annelise Kowalsky to win the 400-yard medley relay and set another D-III record of 3:39.57, beating Kenyon College’s old record by 0.56 seconds. The third D-III record was set by the 800-yard freestyle relay team composed of Muir, Bergh and juniors Cindy Cheng and Julia Wawer, closing out the event with a

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time of 7:14.98. The final record went to Muir, Sanchez-Aizcorbe, Bergh and freshman Caroline Olson in the 400yard freestyle relay, hitting the wall at 3:19.56. The women also earned 28 All-American finishes and 15 Honorable Mentions.

The men’s team has consistently placed No. 2 and No. 3 at Nationals for 13 consecutive seasons. This year marks the first time that a school other than Kenyon or Denison has won the title since 1979. The Eagles ended the weekend with eight event national titles, five D-III records, 16 AllAmerican finishes and four Honorable Mentions.

Senior Andrew Wilson captured the first D-III record of the meet, touching

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Ask any club sports athlete why he or she participates on a team and you’re likely to hear something about why the experience is positive and, above all, fun. When that sport is crew, however, it can be difficult to see where the fun fits in with the stress of the exhaustive training crew demands.

Yet for Emory’s Club Crew team, that stress seems to strengthen the bonds of those who stick through more than one practice.

At the club’s core is the will to win, but community is what holds the team together.

“The group of people that choose to do [crew] is one of the most competitive groups of people you could possibly find,” Emory Crew president and junior rower Mara Goeckner said. “It’s not regattas that [make] people want to stay, but the combination of the competitiveness and the community.”

The team is currently gearing up for its first race, the John Hunter regatta at Lake Lanier, Ga., March 25. With destinations ranging from Sarasota, Fla. to philadelphia, the team’s spring regatta schedule presents multiple opportunities for upper-level competition nationwide. At the Head of the South regatta in Augusta, Ga., the team’s last meet of the Fall 2016 season, the women finished first in the collegiate and club 4+ category and the men claimed first in the championship 4+ category. With five regattas scheduled for the spring, the team hopes to build on that success.

“Once you go into a regatta, you realize that there is no division [amongst the teams] in club rowing,” Head Coach Eric rusiecki said. “We go compete against Ohio State, Florida, FSU, Vanderbilt — there is really no school that we don’t compete against.”

According to rusiecki, the chance to go head to head with some of the fastest competition is one of the team’s greatest motivators. With five regattas scheduled for the spring, Emory Crew has plenty of opportunities to prove just how fast they can really go.

“We are trying to make a name for ourselves,” Emory Crew Secretary and junior rower Joely House said. “This year [the goal] is not just making it to ‘A’ finals [the final heat] but medaling at these championship regattas.”

Though she’s now team president, Goeckner had little crew experience prior to her time at Emory. She had learned about the sport while looking to fill the gap left from her days as a high school volleyball player. Her path to crew speaks to the attitude necessary to thrive in the highly competitive environment.

“Everybody on my freshman floor bet me and this other guy (who is no longer on the team) how long we could make it because everyone talks about how hard it is,” Goeckner said. “I went to practice — and out of stubbornness and wanting to prove them wrong — I kept going and here I am.”

The team’s camaraderie is such that, though newcomers may not initially plan to stick through the entirety of what often becomes a grueling season, the practices mold lasting relationships. House recalled how senior members of the team took her under their wing when she was a freshman.

“I finally felt like I had found my place here,” House said. “They were such a welcoming squad. I hadn’t felt that sense of connection with any other club on campus.”

The men’s and women’s crew teams are separate entities within the same club, but it’s a division that exists more on paper than in reality.

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TRACK & FIELD

Emory Pitchers Eagles Hit Stride at Home Falter in Series Loss

By ProsPer Fields Senior Staff Writer

By stePhen MAttes Senior Staff Writer Emory baseball dropped its first three-game series of the season, losing two of three against the Covenant College (Ga.) Scots. Despite the weekend losses, the Eagles’ record remains 17-5.

The Eagles flew out of the dugout, jumping to a 2-0 lead in the first game. Junior first baseman Bubby Terp knocked in two runs on a double along the right field line.

Sophomore starting pitcher Billy Dimlow held Covenant scoreless for the first four innings before yielding two runs to the Scots in the top of the fifth.

With the game tied at two, Emory regained the lead in the bottom of the inning after a Covenant fielding error allowing two runs to cross home plate.

Yielding one more run in his start, Dimlow completed a strong afternoon

on the mound, allowing three earned runs on six hits and two walks in seven innings.

With Dimlow out of the game, senior pitcher Kyle Monk came in looking for his fifth save this season in the eighth.

With scoreless eighth and ninth innings, Monk struck out three Covenant batters. In the meantime, Emory added three more runs in the seventh and eighth innings to win the game 7-3.

Dimlow attributed part of his strong start to the dynamic between himself and his catcher, junior Mitch Kerner. “part of my success has come because I’ve had great chemistry with my catcher,” Dimlow said. “He’s been calling pitches that have allowed me to stay consistent and to execute.”

Dimlow continues to build a strong resume this season, recording his

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Emory’s men’s and women’s track and field team opened the outdoor portion of their season at home this past weekend, March 17 and 18, at the WoodpEC. Out of 33 teams, the men placed seventh with 45 points, while the women placed fourth out of 35 schools.

“I told the team before they left for spring break that there was no reason to not go all in to [the] outdoor season,” Head Coach John Curtin said. “[The athletes] responded and I was thrilled to see 31 personal bests this weekend, which usually doesn’t happen.”

The women’s 4x800m relay team kicked off the event by crossing the finish line first with a time of 9:46.10.

The team consisted of freshmen Jordan Burgess, Meredith Hughes and Nicole Steiner and sophomore Maeve Andrews.

Sophomore Ariana Newhouse finished first in the 400m dash with a time of 56.76, the fastest Division III 400m time in the country this year.

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Junior Benjamin Rogin (Center) runs a blistering time of 15.00 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles for a No. 4 finish.

Sophomore Dani Bland’s secondplace finish in the 100m dash made her the second female athlete in Emory history to break 12 seconds with a time of 11.99.

“For this to be the first meet of the [outdoor] season makes it even more

amazing,” Curtin said. “We had some truly mind-blowing performances.”

On the men’s side, the distance medley relay team of freshman Samuel Branson, junior Shane Sullivan and

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