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Friday, February 20, 2015 Student Life

Undocumented Student Activists Meet With Wagner year to ensure the fund’s longevity.

The donor, not the University, designates the purpose of the endowment, Wagner wrote.

The University also must take into consideration other groups ineligible for financial aid, like international students, he added.

In addition to financial aid, the group of students pushed the University to elucidate, through its website, the fact that the University accepts students living in the U.S. without citizenship but currently does not offer them need-based aid.

“We want admissions and financial aid staff to be trained in the intricacies of the process,” Kim said.

The group also emphasized Emory’s potential status as a leader in its home state, where the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia banned undocumented students from applying to Georgia’s top five public schools in 2011 and barred them from applying for instate tuition in the same year.

“It’s going to be a long process, which is a good thing because we have a lot of things to work out,” Kim said. He noted that undocumented students opening acceptance letters and meager financial aid packages this spring represented an “immediate need” for the University to address.

“It’s great that other schools set up these working groups [for aiding undocumented students] and everything, but we can’t let those students fall through the cracks,” Kim said.

Though Wagner wrote that he respects Kim’s eagerness to initiate programs for such students, he cautioned that “time is short, considering where we are in the admissions and financial cycle.” Delgadillo, one of the two Freedom University students present, wrote in an email to the Wheel that, though Wagner appeared to understand the group’s

By Lydia O’Neal Asst. News Editor Advocates for undocumented students met with University President James W. Wagner and Special Assistant to the President Evan Goldberg on Wednesday to discuss financial aid opportunities for incoming Emory students who live in the United States without citizenship.

The advocates included College senior Andy Kim, co-founder of the undocumented student advocacy group Freedom at Emory University, and Valentina Garcia and Sergio Delgadillo, both high school graduates and students at the Georgiabased Freedom University, an organization for undocumented student advocacy offering college-level classes and leadership training. The three had also met with Wagner three weeks earlier.

Rather than give a half-hour presentation, as they did at the previous meeting, the three student advocates, joined this time by College sophomore and Freedom at Emory member Lamija Grbic, presented and discussed the short- and long-term actions the University could take to address the needs of Emory’s incoming undocumented students and future undocumented applicants for about an hour, according to Kim. “We’re asking the University to provide financial aid for undocumented students and trying to think of the ways we can do that,” Kim said. “It’s not that we want to give undocumented students special treatment — it’s more of an idea that we just want undocumented students to be treated like all other students.”

The sort of financial aid fund the group is looking for would require a donor to make an endowment at least 20 times the annual payout, Wagner wrote in an email to the Wheel.

The University would then invest the endowment with the goal of earning five percent interest each

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By Sam Budnyk A&E Editor

Kenneth Cole, an American fashion designer and social activist, will be this year’s speaker at Class Day, a ceremony for the baccalaureate graduates from Emory College, Goizueta Business School, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and the School of Medicine’s Medical Imaging Program. Class Day is a studentorganized ceremony that traditionally takes place the Thursday before Commencement and involves the presentation of the class gift, awards and a keynote speech, according to the Class Day website.

Cole graduated as an undergraduate from Emory College in 1976, and, that summer, he began to work for his father’s Brooklyn shoe factory, according to the Harvard Business Review.

After turning the company into a $100 million corporation, Cole started his own fashion company, Kenneth Cole Productions in 1982.

Since then, the company has developed five brands, creating shoes,

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Salman Rushdie, renowned author and University Distinguished Professor, will deliver the keynote address to Emory University’s Class of 2015 at this year’s Commencement ceremony on May 11.

College Dean Robin Forman made the announcement during Rushdie’s final public lecture as an Emory faculty member at Glenn Memorial Auditorium on Sunday evening. Rushdie was named distinguished writer in residence in the Department of English at Emory in 2006 and will conclude his position with Emory this year before joining the faculty at New York University next year.

Rushdie is regarded as one of the greatest modern writers, achieving literary eminence with his second novel, Midnight’s Children, which won the Booker Prize in 1981.

Rushdie achieved global recognition after the publication of his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses, when former Iranian political and religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini called for Rushdie’s death in 1989.

Maintaining the tradition to award the Commencement speaker with an honorary degree, the University will award Rushdie an honorary Doctor of Letters degree.

This year, the announcement that Rushdie was chosen as Commencement speaker came as

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contractor. (Robertson is also a sales associate at the Wheel.)

Bon Appétit gave its presentation on Monday evening and Sodexo gave its presentation on Tuesday.

At the Bon Appétit presentation, Bon Appétit Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer Fedele Bauccio described his dream for the company.

“We want to be the premier on-site restaurant company,” Bauccio said.

“The word ‘restaurant’ is important, known for its culinary expertise and a commitment to social and responsible practices.”

He added that his goal was to create a chef-driven restaurant company that had healthy but delicious food.

According to Bauccio, Bon Appétit, which cooks everything from scratch, operates at 500 locations and has approximately 17,000 employees.

Bauccio also estimated that Bon

Note: Names of faculty members who spoke during the meeting have been omitted in accordance to the terms that allowed the Wheel to attend the meeting. This article is a continuation of coverage on the faculty meeting that began and was adjourned on Feb. 11.

Faculty members returned to White Hall on Feb. 18 to finish voting on the proposed faculty bylaw revisions, a process that began last week. These bylaw revisions passed by faculty vote and will involve the formation of the inaugural College Senate by election by May 1.

Resuming where discussion had left off the week prior, the meeting started at just after 4 p.m. Most of the issues raised by faculty consisted of clarification or rewording of some proposed language, but there were several topics that generated controversy.

One provision that was held over from the previous version of the bylaws stated that all members of the Grievance Committee shall be tenured faculty members. This provision resulted in lengthy discussion of both the fairness of the provision and confusion over its original purpose.

History Professor Clifton Crais, who led the presentation of the proposed bylaw revision as the Governance Committee (GovCom) Chair, told one speaker that it was difficult to know what it was intended to do.

“The intentions of [this] provision are not clear,” he said, emphasizing

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Todd Schram, resident district manager for Sodexo, answers questions raised from the Emory community at the Sodexo dining presentation in Harland Cinema on Tuesday.

Community Explores Dining Options

By Brandon Fuhr Senior Staff Writer Two dining services finalists, Bon Appétit Management and Sodexo, gave presentations to the Emory community earlier this week as the University prepares to renew its dining contract with Sodexo.

Sodexo currently manages Emory’s dining operations, which include the Dobbs Market, Cox Hall and Peet’s Coffee & Tea, among others.

According to Senior Director of the University Food Service Administration Dave Furhman, Emory is in the final year of a 10-year contract with Sodexo that will expire on May 31.

“Like any campus that outsources their dining, there are choices,” Furhman said. “You could just renew a contract, and we decided not to, not because we are not happy with Sodexo, but we felt it was our respon-

sibility to do that.”

According to Furhman, a committee including students, faculty and staff narrowed the field down to two finalists: Sodexo, the incumbent, and Bon Appétit.

“We looked for students that represented different constituents on campus,” Furhman said. “We have a couple students representing the Food Advisory Committee Emory (FACE), a student representing SGA [Student Government Association], a student representing RHA [Residence Hall Association] and a graduate student.”

According to FACE Co-Chair Molly Talman, students who wanted to increase the student voice in Emory Dining started the committee three years ago.

Talman and her co-chair, Bryce Robertson, work with an executive board of about 10 students to establish working relationships and relay communications between the students, Emory Dining and the dining

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Kenneth Rushdie Chosen as 2015 Cole To Be Commencement Speaker Class Day Speaker

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a surprise to many. Vice President and Deputy to the President Gary Hauk confirmed that Rushdie was not on the original list of choices.

Each spring, Hauk forms a committee of around 20 third-year students to begin the process of choosing the next year’s Commencement speaker. Deans and faculty members that interact with students daily suggest juniors that they feel are actively involved on campus and respected by their peers, according to Hauk.

The committee then develops a list of eight to 10 unranked choices.

According to Hauk, this list typically includes anyone from Supreme Court justices to comedians and musicians, to renowned politicians and world figures. The committee looks for individuals who exemplify Emory’s vision statement, have a bit of name recognition and are known to speak eloquently and interestingly, Hauk said.

“I can say that what we do is start very early, right after Commencement, and right after the list is prepared by the committee and submitted to the President, to reach out to some of the people who are on the list,” Hauk said. “When we run up against certain obstacles or brick walls, we often have to go to this pool of honorary degree candidates.”

According to Goizueta Business School senior and com-

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ollege junior Sasha Cukier jumped in the ball pit which was sponsored by TEDxEmory during Wonderful Wednesday this week. TEDx promoted their annual main event which will take place next Saturday, Feb. 28.

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Shopping Shuttles, Poetry Reading & More

By Lydia O’Neal Asst. News Editor Cliff Shuttle to Walmart and Your DeKalb Farmers Market A Cliff shuttle will take students to an Atlanta Walmart and the Your DeKalb Farmers Market (YDFM) grocery store in Avondale Estates on Sunday, according to an email sent to Emory students from the Office of Residence Life and Housing.

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Student Government Association Sophomore Representative Crystal McBrown wrote the bill, which was approved by the College Council this year, as well as for services on Nov. 15 and Dec. 6.

“A few of my friends complained about how neighboring Emory stores are so expensive and didn’t allow them to buy in bulk,” McBrown said.

The bus, which departs from Woodruff Circle every 30 to 35 minutes between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on

Sunday, Feb. 22, will head to the Walmart Supercenter on Memorial Drive in Atlanta, as well as the nearby 7,500 square-foot farmers market, which includes a massive selection of organic, international and niche foods.

“I included the DeKalb Farmers Market for two reasons — more ridership, and it’s close to the Walmart,” McBrown said.

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news roundup National, Local and Higher Education News • Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Dairi asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to end an arms embargo so the Libyan government can combat terrorist groups like the Islamic State (IS). Egypt supported the move to allow weapons into Libya, where militant groups have been fighting for control since a popular uprising in 2011.

• Russian punk band Pussy Riot, composed of multiple women, two of whom spent nearly two years in jail for a performance protesting the policies of President Vladimir Putin, released a new song in English on Wednesday titled “I Can’t Breathe.”

The track is a tribute to Eric Garner, who was killed last summer in Staten Island after a police officer put him in a chokehold. “I can’t breathe” were his last words, caught on videotape by a bystander.

• At a three-day White House summit on extremism attended by representatives of 60 countries on Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama stressed that Western nations were not at war with Islam, but a perversion of Islam, and that associating leaders of al-Qaeda and IS with Islam would mean buying into those

groups’ propaganda.

• Hundreds of friends, family and admirers of U.S. foreign aid worker Kayla Mueller, who was killed after being taken hostage by IS militants, gathered for a candlelit vigil in Prescott, Arizona to celebrate her life. Though IS militants said Mueller died in a Jordanian airstrike, the Pentagon said it did not know the exact circumstances of her death.

• Georgia will execute a woman for the first time since 1945 on Tuesday. The death row inmate, Kelly Gissendaner, conspired with a lover to murder her husband in 1998 and is set to die of lethal injection.

• Former Atlanta fire chief Kelvin Cochran, who was fired in November for publishing a book on faith-based sexual ethics that called homosexuality a perversion, filed a lawsuit against the City of Atlanta on Wednesday.

Cochran alleged that he was fired for his religious beliefs.

— Compiled by Asst. News Editor Lydia O’Neal

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• Between Feb. 7 at 3 a.m. and Feb 12 at 4 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call regarding a theft at Hamilton Holmes Residence Hall. A resident left their dorm for a period of time, and when she returned, she realized some consumable food items had been removed. The total value of the goods is $12. The case was turned over to Campus Life because it seems to be a roommate dispute. The victim does not want to pursue any criminal charges.

• On Feb. 13, EPD received a call from an Emory graduate student regarding a suspicious phone call he received. According to the student, he received phone calls from some-

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one posing as an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee. The employee said that he owed the IRS money for student loan taxes and that he was in violation of regulations. The caller told the student that if he hung up the phone, he would have criminal charges brought against him. The student transferred $900 to the person posing as an IRS agent. When the agent asked for more money, the student became suspicious and called the police. The case is currently under investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

• On Feb. 13 at 4:45 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a theft at the Starbucks in the Oxford Road Building. An individual was sitting

at a table and left her belongings at a table behind her. An unknown individual with orange sneakers reached behind her and took her bag. The individual fled toward the CVS parking lot. A TUMI computer bag, a computer valued at $1,400, credit cards and keys were stolen. The total value is $2,293. There are no suspects at this time. The case has been turned over to an investigator.

• On Feb. 14 at 11:58 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a noise complaint at Building F on Clairmont Campus. According to the complainant, there was loud noise coming from the hallway. Officers arrived on the scene and asked the individuals to be quiet. The Campus Life profes-

sional on call was notified.

• On Feb. 15 at 3:20 a.m., EPD responded to a call regarding an underage individual under the influence at Raoul Residence Hall. The complainant explained that an 18 year-old visitor to the campus was intoxicated. The individual said that he had consumed eight shots of vodka at Maggie’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill. The individual was transported to Emory University Hospital for treatment. Campus Life was notified.

— Compiled by Crime Beat Writer Brandon Fuhr

Events at emory SATURDAY

Event: Career Workshop Day 1: Job Search Bootcamp for Advanced Grad Students Time: 9 a.m.

Location: DUC E338

Event: “Activism in a Post-Racial Society” Conference Time: 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Location: Mathematics and Science Center

Event: Bate-Papo: Portuguese Conversation Hour Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Longstreet-Means Great Room

Event: Poetry reading with British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Glenn Auditorium

Event: The Emory Arts Showcase | Emory Underground Time: 7 p.m.

Location: The Cox Hall Ballroom

Event: Global Voices: “Barton Field”

by John Ammerman Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Dance Studio, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

SUNDAY

Event: Emory University Worship With The Rev. Dr. Gregory Ellison II Time: 11 a.m.

Location: Cannon Chapel Event: From Moon to the Milky Way: An African Cosmos Program Time: 2 p.m.

Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: Shuttles to Walmart, Your DeKalb County Farmer’s Market Time: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Location: Woodruff Circle Event: Iveta Apkalna: Bach Meets Glass Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: The Gathering @ 5:05 Worship Time: 5:05 p.m.

Location: Ward Fellowship Hall at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church

MONDAY

Event: Creativity Conversation: Emory Dance Alumni Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Dance Studio, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: Ebola and the Law in the US and West Africa / Treatment, Vaccine Development and Ethics Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Goizueta Business School W525 Event: Disability Studies Initiative Speaker Series: “Normalcy and A Good Life” Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Center for Ethics 102 Event: Queer Men’s Discussion Group Time: 5:30 p.m.

Location: Office of LGBT Life, DUC 232E Event: Concert: The Vega Quartet Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Williams Hall, Oxford College Event: “What’s Eating Katie” Musical Time: 8 p.m.

Location: Harland Cinema, DUC

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Senior Director of the University Food Service Administration Dave Furhman moderated the Bon Appetit and Sodexo dining presentations held on Monday and Tuesday.

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his Tuesday at Cox Hall Bridge students enjoyed the weekly Emory Farmers Market, which offers fresh, local produce, organic and sustainably produced meat, bread, cheese, honey and other artisan products.

Appétit will reach $1 billion in revenue this year and operates at numerous locations including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis (Wash. U), Google, Amazon and Yahoo.

According to Alyse Festenstein, a Wash. U graduate and Midwest Fellow for Bon Appétit, the company purchases a minimum of 20 percent of its products from small owneroperated farms and ranches within a 150 mile radius.

“Buying local is in our DNA,” Festenstein said.

College sophomore Annie Caplan wrote in a message to the Wheel that she generally enjoyed the presentation.

“Bon Appétit seems committed to great customer service, getting involved at the community level and engaging with students and faculty with regards to eating healthy,” Caplan wrote.

Caplan, a vegan, wrote that she has a hard time finding suitable dining options on campus.

“Although I appreciate the efforts made at the current [Dobbs Market] vegan station, options are often limited,” Caplan wrote. “Bon Appétit realizes this problem and their commitment to satisfy vegans, vegetarians and those with food allergies seems promising.”

Tyler Friedman, a sophomore at Wash U.’s Olin Business School, which is served by Bon Appétit, wrote in a message to the Wheel that he is satisfied with the food but he claims that it gets tiring after a while.

“I really enjoyed the meals and was pleasantly surprised by the quality and taste of meals, as well as the options,” Friedman wrote. “After a couple semesters, I started to get tired of the food, but I still think it’s good in moderation.”

While there has been public concern at Emory for how Sodexo treats its dining employees, “nearly everyone who works for Dining Services at Wash. U is in a good mood and is very friendly,” Friedman wrote.

He added that he had heard of “numerous occasions where an employee has made a student feel better on a down day, whether it is just being friendly or giving them an extra chicken tender.”

At the Sodexo presentation on Tuesday, Sodexo Resident District Manager Todd Schram discussed Emory University’s sustainable food initiative to reach 75 percent local and sustainable purchasing.

“This is a big challenge, and we love to be a part of it,” Schram said.

“We believe that we have provided a roadmap to get there.”

Schram also discussed Sodexo’s sustainable product changes on campus, including grass-fed beef at the Dobbs Market and chicken from Springer Farms.

All the products offered are compostable and recyclable, he added.

“This is really the just the tip of the iceberg,” Schram said. “There are so many things that we have done and want to continue to do.”

At the presentation, Schram proposed changes to current dining retail space including a makeover of Dooley’s Depot and a second floor of dining space at Cox Hall.

According to Furhman, these are only proposed concepts.

“It’s important to remember we have submitted a proposal — if we are selected as the preferred partner, we’ll have further discussions with Emory to finalize the plans for the venues,” Schram wrote in an email to the Wheel.

The company’s goal is to have one of the best dining operations in the country, according to Schram.

“With the leadership of [Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay] Nair and the Campus Life

mission, along with the Dining vision created by Dave Furhman and FACE, we feel we have the foundation in place to make this a reality,” Schram wrote.

According to College sophomore Jake Lerner, the food options Sodexo offers are good, but he’d like to see some changes to the dining options so that students who live on campus don’t get bored of what is being offered.

During their presentation, Sodexo staff members stressed their ability to work with the 27 to 32 students at Emory University who have specialty diets. College sophomore Melissa Engel has a specialty diet with allergies to milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish. As a result, it is very hard for her to find places that accommodate her needs.

“Sodexo has gone above and beyond what I ever could have imagined,” Engel wrote in an email to the Wheel. “I established relationships with the Sodexo team while I was in high school, and the staff now feel like family to me.”

According to Engel, she receives special ordered products including safe bread, cereal and salad dressing, all of which are prepared separately to ensure there is no contact with other foods.

“I could not ask for more and cannot imagine my life at Emory with a different dining services contractor,” Engel wrote.

She added that she hopes the University “acknowledges Sodexo’s compassionate care, especially in accommodating students with special diets.”

At the end of the presentation, multiple community members raised questions regarding the Sodexo’s treatment of workers and Sodexo’s involvement in private prisons.

In 2011, a public campaign by international labor union Service Employees International Union (SEIU) targeted Sodexo, according to Schram.

“In September 2011, Sodexo and SEIU announced a settlement agreement under which SEIU ended the campaign against Sodexo,” Schram wrote. “The agreement resolved a civil lawsuit filed by Sodexo in March 2011 in response to the campaign.”

According to Schram, 15.2 percent of Sodexo employees at Emory work part-time. At Sodexo’s presentation, a member of the audience asserted that part-time employees do not receive company benefits and are not eligible for medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, family care, accidental death and health care benefits.

According to an Emory Dining fact sheet on Sodexo, the company provides all of those benefits, in addition to paid sick leave, paid vacation, educational assistance and domestic partner benefits, to its full-time employees.

The fact sheet did not list such benefits for part-time employees but said those workers “receive company-provided uniforms, including one pair of slip-resistant shoes per year and free meals.”

According to a 2010 report released by Human Rights Watch, a New York based non-governmental organization, Sodexo took actions contrary to its international commitments, specifically the food services operation of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania by thwarting trade union formation.

Ultimately, Sodexo entered into a settlement agreement with the National Labor Relations Board in 2011.

The Human Rights report also said that in 2011, the 120,000-member University of London Student Union passed a motion to boycott Sodexo in solidarity with “workers around the world who are denied their basic human rights.”

Emory student group Students and Workers in Solidarity (SWS), which

formed in 2010, protested on the Quadrangle in April 2011 in response to reports of mistreatment of food service workers at Emory.

Seven students were arrested for trespassing on the Quad at the time.

Part of the SWS initiative stems from a 2010 Human Rights Watch report that found Sodexo violated human rights standards in the multiple countries around the world.

According to College freshman Michael Demers, who is involved with SWS, Sodexo’s contract was originally set for termination in 2011, and student members of Emory SWS engaged in dialogue with the administration.

“The University did not fulfill its commitment to create regulatory standards for Sodexo,” Demers said.

He added that “Emory rubberstamped the Sodexo extension,” and consequently, “students took direct action.”

According to Demers, the protest not only criticized the way Emory handled the process regarding forcible contracts, but also critiqued Sodexo.

“The Sodexo presentation on Tuesday was a bunch of rhetoric that sort of touched upon a number of talking points, which are part of a checklist for a liberal university,” Demers said. “They talked in vague terms, and their historical record has only showed a tremendous amount of injustice.”

Ross Gordon (‘12C) said he was involved in the 2011 protests because he was unhappy with Sodexo’s presence on campus as well as Emory’s ability to create meaningful contracts.

According to Gordon, Emory implemented policies to subdue the issues revolving around the protests in 2011, including the formation of the Committee on Class and Labor and Task Force on Dissent, Protest and Community.

In contrast to SWS’s opinions, College sophomore and FACE member Michael Frank said that “anyone can see around campus that the Sodexo employees dance, they are happy around here and they are always very nice to talk to.”

“Whatever happened in the past happened is the past but since I have been at Emory, I haven’t noticed any ill treatment of laborers,” Frank said.

According to Talman, Bon Appétit and Sodexo had great presentations that included ideas to improve the Emory community.

“Both Sodexo and Bon Appétit have demonstrated in their presentations and in practice that their employees are their family,” Talman wrote.

He added that “the Emory community feels the same way; therefore, both finalists chosen met or exceeded Emory’s standards of fair and just treatment of employees.”

According to Furhman, whoever wins the contract will be charged with moving Emory closer to its goal of providing 75 percent local and sustainable food.

Furhman stressed that if there is a change of management, no current hourly staff will lose their jobs.

Overall, Furhman was satisfied with the presentations.

“They both provided a good, solid overview of their proposal while also giving our community a strong sense of their company culture and how it fits with Emory,” Furhman wrote in an email to the Wheel. “I think the Emory community had a terrific opportunity to be involved in the process and ask important questions.”

According to Furhman, the committee will make a recommendation to the University in March.

“We are fortunate to have two extraordinarily strong candidates, each with a long list of terrific qualities and proven capabilities,” Furhman wrote.

— Contact Brandon Fuhr at bfuhr@emory.edu

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Cole Reached Out To Emory Last Summer About Prospect of Being Class Day Speaker Continued from Page 1 accessories and men and women’s clothing.

Additionally famous for his social activism, Cole was one of the first members of the fashion community to take a stance in the fight against AIDS in 1985.

“AIDS was a problem nobody was speaking about,” Cole told the Harvard Business Review in a 2011 interview. “We didn’t know how to cure it, but we knew how to contain it.

The biggest obstacle was the stigma.

So, I did a campaign showing most of the big models in our industry at the time and children. The message was ‘For the future of our children, support AIDS research’.”

Cole’s charity has extended to Emory as well.

Over the years he has given numerous gifts that have helped establish a community-building training program to give students skills to aid numerous community issues such as poverty, infrastructure, local businesses and education, according to the Emory Commencement website.

In 1999, Cole was also awarded the Emory Medal, an award given by the Emory Alumni Boards’ Nominating and Leadership Committee.

The award recognizes either distinguished service to Emory, distinguished community or public service or distinguished achievement in a profession, according to the Alumni Association website.

“He meets so many of the criteria for a good Class Day speaker,” Executive Director at the Office of University Events Michael Kloss wrote in an email to the Wheel. “[He

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urgency, he “was very upfront about his expectations for this application cycle” and said that “he did not see it happening.”

“Valentina [Garcia] and I really just emphasized the importance of taking immediate action, from the point of view of two qualified undocumented students who have applied to Emory,” Delgadillo wrote. “Time is not on our side, and while we continue to wait, that’s time gone to waste.”

For their next meeting, which has not yet been scheduled, the group plans to include Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Claire Sterk. A later meeting will include Senior Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations Susan Cruse, according to Wagner.

The upcoming meeting will focus on helping undocumented students get their footing once they enroll at Emory, according to Kim.

is a] well known name who will attract interest and excitement about the event, [he has] proven leadership in a professional field, [has a] multifaced role [and] business and community engagement and [has] the shared experience of an Emory degree.”

Because Cole reached out to Emory last summer about coming back to speak, Kloss noted that this year’s Class Day speaker selection process proceeded differently than in the past.

“I spoke with the student committee right when they were beginning

to compile names about this opportunity, since Mr. Cole’s name consistently appeared on the student annual speaker wish list,” Kloss said. “They decided that now was indeed the perfect time to extend the invitation.”

Class Committee Chair and College senior Breanna McElroy explained that Cole stood out to the committee in particular because he was an Emory alumni who was famous for both business and activism.

She hopes that Cole will share experiences from his time at Emory

and will also give tips and pointers, that were beneficial to his success, to the graduating class. “[Cole’s] business acumen and support of progressive social causes, along with a passion for Emory, makes him an exceptional choice for speaker,” McElroy said. “We couldn’t be happier that his desire to come back to speak to the students corresponded with an opportunity to extend a Class Day speaking invitation.”

— Contact Sarah Husain at shusai5@emory.edu

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“If we really want this to be a comprehensive plan, we need to address undocumented student needs while they’re on campus,” Kim said. This plan, he added, would include health care, the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services and campus employment assistance.

“It’s important to understand what it actually means to be undocumented,” Kim said Grbic, the other Freedom at Emory student, who joined the organization after volunteering as a writing tutor at Freedom University last fall, wrote in an email to the Wheel that the group hopes to meet next time with administrators who could help iron out plans for financial aid funding.

“We want to better acquaint ourselves with how the University functions in regard to financial aid,” she wrote. “President Wagner was very excited to meet with us again, and we hope to use the next meeting to discuss our findings and ways to move forward.”

— Contact Lydia O’Neal at lmoneal@emory.edu

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he Woodruff Library’s Schatten Gallery opened its exhibit “Bobby Jones: The Game of Life” on the legendary golfer Robert “Bobby” Tyre Jones on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Emory’s Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library (MARBL) supplied the materials, including photographs, quotes from Jones and artifacts from tournaments in which he competed during the 1930s.

Social Justice Week Ends This Weekend With Blacktivism Conference Continued from Page 1 McBrown added that she hoped the number of riders would be large enough for her to get a bill approved by the College Council next year establishing the Walmart and YDFM trips as a weekly service.

Social Justice Week: Networking Night, ‘Blacktivism’ Emory’s annual Social Justice Week, sponsored by the College Council, will wrap up today (Friday, Feb. 20) and Saturday with two events: Social Justice Networking Night, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Winship Ballroom, and a conference titled BLACKtivism in a “PostRacial” Society from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Mathematics and

Science Center.

The Friday networking event will allow students to meet with alumni involved in social justice and will include a panel discussion, roundtable discussions and free dinner catered

by Flying Biscuit, according to the event’s Facebook page.

The Saturday event, which is hosted by the student organization Black at Emory, will focus on “black bodies that occupy white spaces.”

It will also delve into national events like the shooting of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, by a white police officer in August; the death of the black man Eric Garner by a white police officer in July and the “I, Too, Am Harvard” photo campaign at Harvard College last March, according to a University press release.

The student-organized conference will also include a panel featuring Nsenga Burton, founder and editor-in-chief of alternative news blog TheBurtonWire.com, as well as Associate Director of Emory Center for Women Chanel Craft Tanner, according to the release.

Conference attendees can also participate in 90-minute workshops, theoretical table talks and a Black Lives Matter photo shoot.

The event was sponsored by the Office of Student Leadership and Service, the Black Student Alliance and the Center for Women, according to the release.

British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy to Give Reading For the final event of the 2014

to 2015 season of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series, award-winning Scottish poet Carol Ann Duffy will give a free reading on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. in the Glenn Auditorium, according to a University press release.

Duffy, who lives in Manchester, U.K. and is the creative director at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Writing School, was the first woman and first openly gay poet appointed British Poet Laureate in 2009.

The poet will sign limited editions of several of her seven books, which will be for sale at the event, immediately after the reading, according to the release.

No tickets are required for entry.

Doors open at 3 p.m.

— Contact Lydia O’Neal at lmoneal@emory.edu

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Committee Not Consulted on Salman Rushdie as 2015 Commencement Speaker Continued from Page 1 mittee member Jessica Simon, the Commencement committee had not been consulted on the decision to choose Rushdie.

Simon said she is curious to know when the decision to ask Rushdie was made and wishes the committee had been informed of the decision or that a student body vote had been held before the announcement was made.

“We had talked to people and taken down ideas and interest on who the possible speaker could be,” Simon said. “With that being said, Salman Rushdie is a very eloquent speaker. I know people really enjoy his events.

I would not say I am upset about it; I was just very genuinely surprised.”

Hauk said that while the administration tries to take the committee’s preferences into account, a lot of the time conflicts due to scheduling prohibit the University from obtaining these speakers.

“I honestly have to say we have tried diligently to recruit [the committee’s] choices; we have not always been successful,” Hauk said. “In fact, we have only been successful probably two times in the last eight or nine years.”

Committee members also commented on the difficult nature of scheduling.

“Having to conform to the volatile nature of the schedules of people who are that stature in society is difficult,” Simon said. “You have to go through the list and realize they may be available later, but you can’t wait until the last minute to secure someone.

Timing is really important so while it may seem easy, it is a way more arduous process than people expect it to be.”

College senior Joy Annette Atsegbua said she was also surprised to learn about the selection after serving on the committee. However, Atsegbua said she thought the selec-

tion is fitting.

“I think one of the reasons he was chosen was ... they announced this was his last year as a faculty member, and he is getting an honorary degree,” Atsegbua said. “It’s timely and makes sense with what has been happening around the world in the last few months.”

Hauk said he is looking forward to Rushdie’s keynote address, adding that the eloquence and articulateness with which Rushdie presents compelling ideas makes him an appropriate choice.

“I have no doubt, having heard him speak many times, that he will be a passionate, humorous and very articulate keynote speaker for our graduates,” Hauk said. “He has a commanding intelligence, but full of wit, full of modern observations and very engaging on every level.”

With the goal of reaching out to more students in mind, Hauk said the process for choosing a speaker is

honor council • Before the start of a lower level science course exam, a junior claimed he had overheard a group of nearby students, whose identities he could not provide, discussing the answers to one of the test problems. When the test began, he struggled with the question and jotted down what he had overheard. The student was not aware of the fact that his exam version was not the same as those of the nearby students and, consequently, his test answers were incorrect for his version of the test but correct for the other version. Because he gained an academic advantage when he listened in on the other students, the Honor Council found the student guilty of seeking unauthorized assistance and gave him

a zero on the exam and a one-year mark on his record.

• Prior to an exam, a lower level humanities course professor warned students not to pen notes on their hands and encouraged them to use the bathroom to wash off such notes. During the test, a proctor asked a senior to let her see his palm, where he kept notes that he claimed to have used solely for studying throughout the day. The Honor Council did not find this likely, found him guilty of seeking unauthorized assistance and gave him an F in the class and a twoyear mark on his record.

• Two sophomores collaborated for a lower level science course

paper. Though they were allowed to discuss the assignment and share data, they were not permitted to copy one another’s work. The Honor Council found that, while there was no evidence that the students had copied one another, the structure, content and phrasing of the papers were so similar that they could not be considered independently written. They were both found guilty of seeking unauthorized assistance and received zero credit for the papers, as well as a verbal warning.

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going to change in the coming years.

He said he has been working with the Division of Campus Life’s Interactive Communications Developer Matt Cone to develop a pitch through Emory Bubble. This would create a kind of social media opportunity for this year’s junior class, according to Hauk.

“My hunch is that I am actually hearing the opinions of about 30 or 40 people, maybe 50, maybe 100, but there are 1,350 students in the class,” Hauk said. “This is a way for all 1,350, presumably, to have at least some voice.”

College senior Christopher Rolling agreed that the decision made sense based on current events.

“I do think his speech will be memorable,” Rolling said. “Rushdie is timely given our world’s ongoing discussion about free speech.”

Both Atsegbua and Simon said that they wanted a speaker who would be memorable.

“As much as everyone is eager to be done, Commencement is still that time that people do slow down and just take in the moment,” Atsegbua said. “You want someone who can give a speech that lasts in your memory. Not just because it is your graduation, but also because it was something important that had to be said or encouraging.”

Simon said she wanted a speaker that was not polarizing so that the choice would not upset anybody.

“I was way into the Tina Fey, Amy Poehler route,” Simon said.

College senior Ellen Chiang agreed with this sentiment. Chiang said that Ellen DeGeneres is her ideal speaker.

“It would be great to increase the proportion of female Commencement speakers,” Chiang said. “I looked online, and there have only been a few in over a decade, which is really disappointing and not what I expected.”

During his nine-year tenure at Emory, Rushdie has given various public lectures and classroom discussions. Emory’s Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library (MARBL) also houses the author’s archives.

This year marks the University’s 170th Commencement. More than 150,000 attendees are expected to attend the ceremony on May 11 on the Quadrangle.In addition to Rushdie, Emory’s first Provost, Chancellor and Dean of what became the Laney Graduate School Billy Frye will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters degree; former Atlanta Mayor Chair of the Board of Directors for the Center for Civil and Human Rights Shirley Franklin will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and R. Randall Rollins, chairman of the Board of Directors for Rollins, Inc., will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane letters degree.

— Contact Wendy Becker at wendy.becker@emory.edu

Amendment Reversed, Senators Can Be Members of Committees Continued from Page 1 that the clause had been present for at least several decades.

Even the nature of the Grievance Committee was open to discussion.

“It’s kind of a catch-all [and its function is] not quite clear,” College Dean Robin Forman said in response to questions of the scope of the committee, which is intended to field all grievances that do not fall under the purview of another standing committee.

Several amendments to this provision were proposed, including attempts to include lecture-track faculty members, changing the language to include both tenured faculty and Professors of Pedagogy, Performance or Practice (the highest rank that a lecture-track faculty member might hold) and finally mandating a minimum number of Professors of Pedagogy, Performance or Practice in the provision.

All amendments failed.

As discussion moved to the Tenure and Promotion Committee, several

common practices were codified and passed by the faculty as amendments, including the formal disallowance of two members of the same department sitting on the Tenure and Promotion Committee. The reasoning for not allowing one department to seat two committee members is that the bylaws forbid any committee member from serving on the committee at the times when it considers a potential promotion for a member of their own department; the committee is made up of nine members and two is a relatively large number.

Also changed were references to a timetable detailing staggered elections for members of this committee, as this table has been out of use for a number of years.

After the final presentation of the proposed bylaw revisions and their appendices finished, full open debate over the entire proposed document commenced.

Notably, an amendment to the initial proposed bylaws passed in the first session last week was repealed at this meeting. This amendment,

which prohibited senators from being elected to committees, was removed from the bylaws by an overwhelming majority.

The final major discussion of the evening was over the definition of quorum for full faculty meetings, which, in the proposed bylaws, consisted of 25 percent of faculty while allowing for up to 20 percent on leave. One speaker raised the concern that this number was not feasible because of apathy amongst the faculty towards attending these meetings.

Crais answered these concerns by pointing out that faculty meetings were to be reduced to only two per academic year and, based on his research, that a quorum of 25 percent encouraged involvement and that any lower would encourage nonattendance because it would appear less vital.

After debate had finished, Forman called the proposed bylaw revisions to vote.

The final vote passed 100 to four.

— Contact Sam Budnyk at sam.ross.budnyk@emory.edu

Editorials The Emory Wheel

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Proposed Engineering Degree Not “Eminent”

The College Curriculum Committee approved the proposal for a Bachelors of Science Degree in Engineering Sciences for undergraduate students on Feb. 9. The program, if approved by the University Substantive Change Review Committee, would allow students to choose from three concentrations designed to be interdisciplinary by nature.

We at the Wheel feel that the establishment of a major in a field which Emory University has no history of eminence strays from the vision used to justify the fall 2012 departmental changes enacted by Dean Robin Forman, including the closing of the Journalism Department, the Division of Educational Studies and the Visual Arts Department, among others. While the proposal has yet to receive final approval, we don’t understand how this program contributes to the goal of preserving and strengthening the University’s most eminent departments and parting from more “pre-professional” degrees in favor of the liberal arts experience.

We support Emory’s attempt to improve its reputation and competitiveness among peer institutions by establishing new degree programs. However, we are concerned that this proposal, which seeks to add only one new class, Fundamentals of Engineering (PHYS 222), and a combination of already existing courses to what was previously an Applied Physics major, does not establish a program of considerable academic eminence.

In our view, it merely slaps the buzzword “engineering” onto a physics program already in place and will fail to provide the skills necessary to merit its new label. We realize that this program was not intended to compete with the dual-degree program with Georgia Tech, but we feel that the word “engineering” in a graduate’s field of study is less valuable than experience in drafting, design and software like AutoCAD, among other specific subject areas. If the motivation for creating this major is to make it easier for students to be accepted to graduate engineering programs, a benefit emphasized by some proponents of the program, we do not understand how this is compatible with Forman’s labeling several of the programs discontinued in 2012 as “too pre-professional.”

We believe that the current dual-degree program offers a highly valuable academic opportunity, as it allows students to graduate with degrees from both liberal arts and an engineeringfocused institution and, most often, get a well-paying job immediately after graduation. The fact that students in the College had in part suggested the Engineering Sciences major proposal demonstrates a clear desire for these skill sets that is not satisfied by the dual-degree program, and may help students who are not accepted to the dual-degree program and wish to study engineering in graduate school.

If it is the College’s intent to provide students with the opportunity to further their intents in engineering without narrowing their options down to the dual-degree program, we hope that this proposal is the first in a series of steps to establish the goal of “eminence” used to justify the 2012 changes. Though we believe University funds could be more usefully allocated to a multitude of other purposes, such as need-based financial aid awards, the program should be further developed if it is indeed “eminence” that we are working toward.

If aggrandizing the program is not a long term goal, we believe the University should hesitate at the very least to create a major that is essentially a crossword puzzle of other programs under the coveted brand of “engineering.” It could threaten the Emory’s target of pursuing eminence in a set of specific but prestigious areas, such as Business and Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, and detract from the goal of avoiding “pre-professional” degrees.

The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s editorial board.

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Luis Blanco is a member of the Class of 2017. His cartoons appear in every Friday issue of the Wheel.

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College editorials from across the country The Harvard Crimson Harvard University Thursday, February 12, 2015 President Obama has received quite a bit of criticism recently over his handling of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the terrorist group that has taken over broad swathes of Syria and Iraq since the middle of last year. Most recently, he has seemingly compared the actions of ISIS to the Crusades. Further, a former national security official has declared that the President lacks a clear strategy for dealing with ISIS, though the administration earlier this month released its 2015 National Security Strategy.

Despite their frequency and volume, these criticisms are largely baseless.

Though the Obama administration was slow in taking up the fight against ISIS, it has since correctly determined that that battle is a vital one for the future of a strategically important region. Moreover, the administration’s decision to make broad attempts at cautiously building a coalition is wise.

In particular, the administration has consistently pursued a strategy of lending air power and logistical aid in support of regional partners ranging from the Iraqi government and Kurdish forces to states like Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.

As some analysts have pointed out, ensuring that local partners take the lead is the only way of winning a sustainable victory against ISIS and countering extremism in the region more generally. Only regional governments can forge the political solutions that will prevent the emergence of groups like ISIS in the future.

While the strategy of supporting regional partners has already seen success, it is not without flaws. One concern has been the reliance of the Iraqi government on Shiite militias—the same kind of sectarian favoritism that produced ISIS [...].

Another strategic issue is that of Syria.

The United States has largely given up on trying to oust the regime of Bashar alAssad, but needs to pursue a clearer strategy geared towards ending the humanitarian disaster of that country’s civil war [...].

In short, though the Obama administration’s efforts to build coalitions are worthwhile, it cannot rely solely on vague goals.

All these areas of murkiness mean that the U.S. must develop a more comprehensive strategic framework, one which clearly communicates its expectations to its allies and which backs up those expectations with tangible actions.

Beyond developing a coherent plan in Syria, the administration must not allow the Iraqi government to see U.S. support as endless and must incentivize Baghdad towards reigning in Shiite militias and continuing to build a stronger relationship with the Kurds.

The Obama administration is moving in the right direction in some of these areas.

Perhaps most significantly, the President’s recent request for a three-year Congressional authorization for the campaign against ISIS could signal to American allies its unwillingness to provide endless military support in that region. On all fronts, however, the administration must take clearer stances and more decisive action. Anything less would risk further confusion in a region that has long needed less of it.

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Mike Demers Ross Gordon With Emory’s food service contract with the French multinational corporation Sodexo set to expire at the end of this academic year, the two finalists for the next contract — Sodexo and the California food service company Bon Appetit — each presented their case to the Emory community on Monday and Tuesday at Harland Cinema. Both presentations emphasized the respective companies’ commitments to environmental sustainability and quality food.

On the question of food service workers, however, both Sodexo and Bon Appetit were largely silent. The food service workers, who are a crucial part of our community at Emory and whose work makes possible everything else that happens at our university.

We find this omission troubling given the scrutiny that Sodexo’s labor policies have received in recent years and especially in the context of Emory’s stated mission “to create, preserve, teach and apply knowledge in the service of humanity.”

Fulfilling this ambitious and laudable mission requires more than just talk. It requires action. In the best case, the renewal of the food service contract represents an opportunity for Emory to renew its commitment to justice and responsibility. In the worst case, it represents a betrayal of that same commitment, reducing Emory’s mission to little more than words on a page.

Demands for strong worker protections — including living wages, guaranteed benefits and the right to freedom of association — are sometimes portrayed as little more than naive, youthful idealism. In our view, the opposite is the case. In light of a large and publicly available body of evidence on Sodexo’s labor practices, the real idealism would be to assume that Sodexo’s self-congratulatory claims to ethical conduct reflect what is actually happening.

In 2010, Human Rights Watch, in 19 pages of extensive documentation drawing on examples from three states, concluded that “despite claims of adherence to international standards on workers’ freedom of association,” Sodexo policies include “threatening workers that they can be permanently

replaced if they exercise the right to strike for improved wages and conditions” and that “in some instances, Sodexo has crossed the line to anti-union behavior unlawful under both U.S. law and international standards.” A year later, a TransAfrica Forum report found that “Around the world, its workers argue that Sodexo’s employment practices violate their workers’ human right to their own livelihood.” Citing examples from Colombia, Guinea, the Dominican Republic, Morocco and the United States, the report concludes that Sodexo’s business model “keeps workers poor and locks their communities into seemingly endless cycles of poverty.”

Many of these claims have been further documented as realities on Emory’s campus.

Echoing Human Rights Watch’s findings, a 2010 Wheel article investigated a series of mandatory “union-related” meetings held by Sodexo on Emory’s campus. One Sodexo employee, who asked to remain anonymous due to fear of retribution, suggested that “Sodexo workers at Emory are largely in favor of unionizing, but many fear retaliation and therefore remain mum.” The employee added, “We don’t even know how many hours we’re going to work every week. We all go to work not knowing whether we will go home early or [if] our schedule might change.” At a public Worker’s Forum held at Emory in 2011, another Sodexo employee testified that “There are several pregnant women that I work with who have to stand all day long ...

It’s like whatever they can get away with, they do it.” According to the Wheel, the panel’s consensus was that “Sodexo offers neither a secure job environment nor a compassionate one.”

In response to student pressure, Emory commissioned a Committee on Class and Labor to investigate labor practices on campus. Its conclusions, released in Jan. 2013, warrant close scrutiny in the context of the ongoing contract negotiations: “Officials from the six [major Emory contractors, including Sodexo] expressed varying but substantial discomfort with the very idea of our engaging directly with their employees ... We could not ascertain how Emory’s contracted employees experience their situations on our campus... The University therefore cannot claim that it knows the status of the contracted workers’ experience. And this lack of direct knowledge, in turn, is a key indica-

tor of the difficulties encountered by a university striving both to implement ethically responsible oversight and to rely on outside businesses.”

Disturbingly, this finding suggests that Sodexo employees who wish to raise concerns about their employment status have few options beyond speaking anonymously, to the Wheel, under fear of retribution.

Over the past several months, Emory representatives have made vague statements regarding the “institutional values and practices” that will guide the contract selection process. The presence of Sodexo in the final round of this process, however, raises serious concerns about whether these values have materially influenced Emory’s decision making.

To this point, Emory has failed to follow through on its 2013 commitments to “Make the rationale and process for choosing major contractors more transparent” and develop “measurable ethical standards” and “a minimally acceptable score” on labor and ethical issues.

In order to make possible a policy that provides meaningful protections to subcontracted workers on our campus, it is crucial that the Committee on Class and Labor be held accountable to these commitments during their presentation at the University Senate meeting on Feb. 24.​ Concerned members of the Emory community should demand what any Goizueta or Emory Law student would demand: we want a concrete policy, in writing, and we want to see it before we sign it.

The contractual provisions protecting campus worker’s rights, and ensuring that their treatment by contractors meets the high moral and ethical standards of our community, must be specific, measurable, enforceable and open to extended clarification, discussion and debate by all members of the community, including and especially the workers themselves.

The necessity of such action — and the unacceptability of Sodexo’s presence on our campus — should go without saying for a university that aspires to ethical leadership and service to humanity.

Mike Demers is a College freshman from Merrimack, New Hampshire. Ross Gordon (‘12C) is an alumnus of the College from Chicago, Illinois.

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Erik Alexander

Unexpected Death, UMass Incident Result of Iran Sanctions And I Miss You

It’s hard to say goodbye.

Well, it’s hard for me.

I’ve never experienced a death in my family. I’ve pontificated the idea, recognizing that death is both imminent and unexpected, and that even someone so young like myself can disappear in the blink of an eye, but I’ve had the great fortune of never having to deal with those sorts of emotions that I’ve stored away; those emotions that are hidden within, the ones I know exist but fear the day they erupt inside of my heart and inevitably come out.

Unfortunately, that eruption happened to me two nights ago when I received a phone call from my dad that my dog of 15 years, Lucky, passed away.

Considering I received this call while I was in the basement of Woodruff library, I obviously wasn’t in Dallas witnessing this happen.

I didn’t get to hold my baby brother in my arms as he closed his eyes into eternal sleep. I didn’t get to stand by his side while he experienced the inevitable transition of life to death.

I didn’t get to kiss his furry face and cry with him. I didn’t get to say goodbye.

So now I am in a state of grief, melancholia and mourning. I find myself day dreaming in class, trying to find distractions that will help me not think about this indescribable and damning loss. But sometimes, my mind forces me to think about Lucky, to think about all of the times we had, and I just start to cry.

I probably look like an idiot, but I can’t help it. These are the same emotions that I prayed I would never have to feel, though I knew one day the eruption would happen. Here’s the eruption, and it’s happening at the most inconvenient times.

But who cares.

Because grief is personal, and losing a loved one hurts. It hurts a lot. It hurts more than I’ve ever thought possible — both physically and mentally, I feel impaired. All of these thoughts of wishing I were there back home in Dallas one last time to see him go won’t leave me be. But it’s okay to feel this way. It’s okay to feel destroyed, immobile, lost.

Maybe I want to talk about it — maybe I don’t. Maybe I want to cry under a table — maybe I don’t. I clearly want to write about it. And I want to write about it because I want everyone to know that it’s okay to let yourself

feel, regardless of how those feelings and emotions are manifested.

How do you cope with suffering? I don’t know, that sounds personal. I cope by not coping - by crying, and turning into myself; by writing poems to Lucky, trying to converse with death; by talking to my friends about trivial matters so maybe for a second his beautiful face doesn’t appear in my head.

Does this sound crazy? Like I am obsessed with an animal? I hope so. Because we are all animals; Lucky was an animal. But like us, he was much more than an animal, much more than just a pet I owned. He was my best friend He watched me grow up, and I watched him, too. We spent countless hours together; we felt, together. Pets are more than objects we humans play with and care for — they are subjects who have personalities, emotions, fears. Many people, I fear, allow their anthropocentric tendencies to guide their treatment towards animals. We see this in the consumption of meat, the commodification of animals vis-a-vi beauty pageants, dog fights and cross-breeding and the way we objectify living beings. We do this with humans, too — we take advantage of our relationships, and look at some solely as means to​ a personal end. We even take for granted those we love most. We should instead remember that all of these beings have souls. Very stunning and intricate souls that as mere humans we try and penetrate. And with that in mind, the loss of any being hould be treated with the same magnitude as the way we discuss and grieve over human loved ones.

For all those who have family outside of the human specimen: hold them tight, and tell them you love them every chance you get. It’s not my place to tell you how to feel when you experience loss, but just know that it’s okay to let all of the snot and tears fall from your face, to fall into a state of isolated depression, to try and punch holes in your walls. It’s okay to figure it out one day at a time.

And today, I may have figured it out a little bit more. Maybe this editorial is my form of coping — my own way of getting a little bit more closure. I’m trying to feel it out. Do you feel me?

Rest in Pleasure, Lucky. I miss you already.

Editor-in-Chief Priyanka Krishnamurthy is a College senior from Coppell, Texas.

Last week, the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) issued a policy banning Iranian nationals from attending some of its graduate programs in science and engineering. After receiving a week’s worth of public backlash and consulting with the State Department, the University decided to reverse its new policy.

In August 2012, Congress passed the “Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act.” One provision of the law reads, “The Secretary of State shall deny a visa to, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall exclude from the United States, any alien who is a citizen of Iran that the Secretary of State determines seeks to enter the United States to participate in coursework at an institution of higher education ... to prepare the alien for a career in the energy sector of Iran or in nuclear science or nuclear engineering or a related field in Iran.”

In essence the provision is a safeguard measure against Iranians who might use the knowledge they gain as students here in the United States toward assisting the Iranian government in its nuclear program.

It was solely on the basis of this provision that UMass issued its ban on Iranian nationals, finding it within its power to take on the role of John Kerry who, as Secretary of State, is the only person that this law grants the ability to determine the intentions of Iranians studying in the United States.

UMass misinterpreted the law and then took it into its own hands at a tremendous cost to its own credibility. In a statement, the University acknowledged that the ban “directly conflicts with our institutional values and principles.” Nonetheless, “as with any college or university, we have no choice but to institute policies and procedure to ensure that we are in full compliance with all applicable laws.”

In fact, UMass ensured the exact opposite.

Despite Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement Michael Malone’s assurance that “there is no violation of U.S. discrimination laws,” the ban stood in direct violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits public universities from discriminating against individuals based on national origin.

Further, the idea that UMass had “no choice” in the matter is outrageous. “Iran Threat Reduction” was passed three years ago, and nothing has happened since except for continued stagnation of nuclear nego-

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tiation efforts between Iran and the United States. Further, the State Department has never encouraged universities to do anything along the lines of banning Iranian nationals from certain academic programs.

In fact, its view toward the whole incident is one of confusion. In an interview on Wednesday, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki made clear to the public that “U.S. law does not prohibit qualified Iranian nationals coming to the United States for education in science and engineering.”

UMass ... took [the law] into its own hands at a tremendous cost to its own credibility.

Malone’s response to the ban’s reversal is one of denial. Instead of giving a tail-betweenlegs apology on behalf of the University, Malone simply said, “This approach reflects the University’s longstanding commitment to wide access to educational opportunities,” which gives the chilling implication that UMass should actually be applauded for its reversal of the ban.

While the incident at UMass may have

been resolved, it cannot be brushed off as isolated. In February 2014, the Bank of Hawaii froze Iranian nationals’ bank accounts, and in June 2012 an employee at an Apple store in Alpharetta refused to sell to an IranianAmerican woman, a U.S. citizen, because he heard her speaking Farsi.

The egregious actions of UMass, the Bank of Hawaii and Apple are all grounded in the unfortunate reality that the United States and Iran are at war with each other.

In an effort to prevent the country from adopting a nuclear program, which has largely been interpreted as a direct threat to Israel’s existence, severe sanctions have been placed on Iran by both the United States and the United Nations. Among these include economic and trade sanctions, which the Bank of Hawaii and Apple referenced to justify their discriminatory policies, and scientific sanctions which provided the basis for UMass’ short-lived ban.

Hopefully, Psaki’s statement deters such bad policy making in the future, but so long as the United States continues to impose sanctions on Iran it is only a matter of time before another American company takes a stab at justifying the discrimination against Iranians on the grounds of war sanctions.

Assistant Editorials Editor Erik Alexander is a College junior from Alpharetta, Georgia.

The Barkley Forum Debates: Freedom University This month’s debate, courtesy of the Barkley Forum, is on whether or not Emory should move forward on financial aid for undocumented students and was written

by Barkley Forum Members Nate Sawyer (‘17C) and Katie Deval (‘18C).

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Emory University Policy 1.3.1, The Equal Opportunities and Non-Discrimination Policy: “Emory University is dedicated to providing equal opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status or any factor that is prohibited consideration under applicable law.”

This policy stands as a hallmark of inclusion and accessibility to some, but conditional, lip service to others. Does Emory’s policy truly promote “equal opportunity” and “non-discrimination”?

Our current response to the plight of undocumented youth attempting to farther their education calls into question this commitment.

The conversation regarding the rights of undocumented students seeking higher education is one that takes place on multiple college campuses nation-wide.

New York University is the most recent addition to a list of peer institutions working to increase educational access for undocumented students that already includes Amherst, Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale. Others like Berea, Tougaloo and Hampshire have gone even farther and offered full scholarships for academically promising students.

Can Emory be a truly commit itself to developing a just and equitable world while failing to support some of the more vulnerable members of our communities — undocumented youth?

Freedom at Emory, a student initiative formed this year in partnership with Freedom University, answers this question with a resounding no.

Freedom University is a free volunteer-run underground university providing college-level classes for undocumented students prohibited from attending public schools in Georgia by the Georgia Board of Regents.

Laura Emiko Soltis, an Emory graduate and executive director at Freedom University, argues that the University is playing a key role in combatting the “modern era of educational segregation in the South.”

Freedom at Emory has been aiding this effort with student volunteers helping to facilitate classes on college preparation, including SAT preparation and navigating the college application process, as well as public speaking and debate.

While both initiatives are crucial steps in the right direction, neither can replace the importance of educational access to institutions like Emory.

However, admission at Emory is only half the battle.

While undocumented students can be

admitted to Emory, as students are typically coming from low-income backgrounds, Emory’s failure to provide students with financial support in addition to acceptance effectively bars access to qualified students.

Worse, Emory admits undocumented students as international students and requires proof of ones ability to pay full tuition. This system magnifies problems of financial access that already impacts undocumented students because of their inability to access federal loans and scholarships because of a lack of documentation.

Our failure to provide financial support is as effective as an overt ban in keeping undocumented students off our campus and out of our classrooms.

Private universities like Emory, not subject to the draconian restrictions of Georgia’s Board of Regents’ Policy 4.1.6, are uniquely situated at the front lines of hope for undocumented youth.

Stripped of access to the top public universities and mandated out-of-state tuition for the other institutions, undocumented youth are institutionally deprived of social and economic mobility.

... failure to provide financial support is as effective as an overt ban ...

Emory has the ethical responsibility to circumvent this systematic deprivation of rights and opportunity.

Arguments justifying the offer, or denial, of aid for undocumented students because of their contributions to business, engineering and the overall American economy and society are almost entirely beside the point: this is first and foremost an issue of human rights. Undocumented students have already likely faced a lifetime of fear of deportation, accompanying emotional turmoil and the hardships of a struggling family, the challenges of relative poverty and assimilation into a new culture and language, restricted access to health care, and more, all on top of the often-accompanied suite of challenges part and parcel to living in America as an ethnic minority.

As such, Emory’s policies, or lack thereof, are not neutral reflections of a sympathetic, but hand-tied administration without the resources necessary to create change.

Instead, how we use our endowment, how we structure our scholarship policies and programs, are decisions that either do or do not reflect complicity in longstanding his-

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tories of discrimination and still-pervasive systems of racist-nativism, as Lindsay Pérez Huber, postdoctoral scholar at the University of California All Campus Consortium On Research for Diversity, argues.

Such systems of oppression cannot be separated from questions of how Emory ought to respond, particularly if we are to tout ourselves as an “ethically engaged and diverse community.”

Emory’s community stands to benefit enormously from inclusion of undocumented students as well. Conversations in the classroom and out become enriched, calcified notions of privilege become challenge and the demand to understand our ethical responsibility to others becomes a far more pressing, and immediate, concern.

Thus while recent discussion between Freedom at Emory students and President James W. Wagner is an important start, progress is sometimes too slow. As Andy Kim, cofounder of Freedom at Emory, pointed out in his interview with The Emory Wheel, “What didn’t come up in the meeting were immediate things Emory could do as undocumented students open their financial aid packages in April. There are kids right now who will find out that they cannot attend college for another year or so.”

Opinions of the University alumni base seem to be shifting in response to recent demands for change with the GALA Steering Committee and Emory’s LGBT Alumni supporting Freedom at Emory’s initiative. But even if there are remaining concerns about backlash from the Georgia community, the alumni base, and others, then that is precisely why Emory University should take a stand by increasing its financial assistance and easing access to scholarships for undocumented students.

The administration should not hold itself hostage to conservative opinions that promote, as Soltis put it, a “modern era of educational segregation in the South.”

Taking a stand would allow Emory to serve as a model for other universities, both state and nation wide, and would provide a crucial counter-narrative to the logic of the Board of Regents’ policy.

As previously demanded by students and faculty alike, Emory should add “documentation status” to Emory’s Equal Opportunities and Non-Discrimination Policy, while also restructuring undocumented students’ financial aid and scholarship opportunities so as to more accurately reflect the inequality of both opportunity and condition that these students have faced their entire lives. Until then, Emory’s self-proclaimed role as an “ethical leader” will remain a façade: true in some cases but a mere illusion in others.

Freedom University is an organization dedicated to challenging the systematic exclusion of undocumented youth from higher education in Georgia. It is responding to a set of unjust policies established by the Georgia Board of Regents that prevent undocumented immigrants from applying to the top five public universities in the state. Emory has already made efforts to distance itself from the policies of the BOR by allowing undocumented youth to be admitted. Our next step should be to find the best way to support Freedom University without simultaneously damaging their and our long-term cause. A rash move to provide full tuition to a few individuals will do very little for the vast majority impacted by the BOR’s decisions. However, its risks could result in a virulent anti-immigrant backlash on our campus producing policies similar to those created by the Board of Regents. The political and economic climate surrounding immigration demands that we approach any immediate and substantial response with a great deal of caution. We must not ignore that Emory’s offering financial aid to undocumented immigrants requires the support of numerous important stakeholders with various political beliefs, economic interests and expectations.

Providing financial assistance while Georgia’s Board of Regents’ Policy 4.1.6 is still law will turn our efforts into a political firestorm. Jack Stripling, writing for Inside Higher Ed news, indicates that the question of undocumented students within university systems is a “very polarizing issue about which reasonable people can disagree” and that “even a local case involving a single undocumented student has caused impassioned debate.” One only has to look at the tremendous support for the Georgia University System Board of Regents’ policy 4.1.6 to understand just how unremarkable these statements are. The opposition argued that “illegal immigrants were overrunning the system, draining taxpayer dollars and squeezing out qualified Georgians who might otherwise have been admitted to the state’s most competitive colleges” and were often too stubborn to consider the facts of the matter.

Joshua Jones, writing for Athens’ Flagpole Magazine, notes that many politicians, state and university alike, have found cracking down on immigrants a way to “score political points.” One would not be shocked to see a similar line of argument forwarded on our campus when we consider the racial politics that already exist on the campus. When the economic climate is perceived to be zero sum, it would be naïve for us to believe that a sizeable number of students would perceive Emory’s support for undocumented youth as coming at their expense.

While it seems like our school should be insulated from the politics of the state public university system, this is obviously not the case. Given that a large percentage of money for the University comes from donations and research grants, public image is of the utmost importance to the administration.

According to Emory’s website, “In 2013-14, $430,197,650 in financial aid was awarded to Emory students” and 40 percent of that aid was made possible through donations.

Without the favor of major interest groups, it is possible that Emory will not be able to follow through with its commitment to provide financial support for students.

While the administration shouldn’t make drastic changes in response to Freedom University, the current gradual approach is appropriate and historically effective.

Although it is true that there are no undocumented students receiving aid today, the steady and gradual acceptance of Freedom University and its mission will inevitably bear fruit and give us time to lay the groundwork for sustainable change. Recently, representatives from Freedom University met with President Wagner and received a commitment to form a “working group” that will explore how the University can adequately work with the organization. All present deemed the meeting a success. Additionally, representatives of the Barkley Forum Center for Debate Education are operating in partnership with Freedom University to provide a public speaking and debate course on Sundays.

The Barkley Forum will host a series of public debates later this year to highlight the importance of changing the national dialogue on undocumented youth and educational access. The notion that Emory is doing nothing on this issue ignores the outstanding work being done by Freedom at Emory and the Barkley Forum to support Freedom University and create a sustainable policy change on our campus. This gradual approach is far superior to funding one or two students and jeopardizing our ability to transform the political climate in the long-term.

If people really want undocumented immigrants to have a chance to attend Emory, they should be supporting the progress that has been made, not calling for radical policy shifts. If the administration were to blanket accept what Freedom University is requesting, it runs the risk of ostracizing our main donors and members of board who functionally control the funding of the aid system. Not only is the financial aid for undocumented immigrants infeasible, it is likely that others who need aid would be negatively affected. In regards to Freedom University, the administration must continue their current approach: treading lightly and adjusting gradually.

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Student Life The Emory Wheel

Friday, February 20. 2015 Student Life Editor: Stephen Fowler (smfowle@emory.edu)

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Major Spotlight

Visual Arts Co-Major Spotlight

By Emily Lim Staff Writer

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Several Emory students came together at the home of College seniors Teresa Morrissey (center) and Danielle Pelletier (second from right) for a “Pull Up a Chair” dinner in early February.

‘Pull Up a Chair’ Cooks Up Friendship

By Samantha Goodman Staff Writer

Is there anything better than a warm, home-cooked meal shared with new friends?

“Pull Up a Chair: Food for Thought,” the brainchild of College senior Orli Berman, sought to give Emory student to opportunity to gather together around the dinner table with peers of all backgrounds.

Hosted at the homes of students, the first wave of group potluck meals were shared on Feb. 6, 7 and 8.

Berman sent out invitations beginning in mid-January, and about 100

students signed up. Everybody who signed up was able to attend a dinner, but that was only possible “with the help of a group of really courteous individuals who were more than excited to have people over in their homes at the last minute,” explained Berman.

Berman bounced around ideas and considered sending out questions or establishing themes, but eventually decided to do it completely adlib for the first go around and see what kinds of organic connections could come out of it.

She explained that there did not need to be an objective, because the

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Students React to Future DUC Changes

objective was to meet new people.

“Having people sit down around a home-cooked meal is enough to gain,” Berman said.

I was lucky to dine with seven others at the home of College seniors Teresa Morrissey and Danielle Pelletier.

I knew Teresa from my sorority, but not very well because she spent all of last year abroad in Australia.

I was so glad I had the chance to spend the evening with her and finally learn for myself the different aspects of her life that make her who she is.

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The Integrated Visual Arts Co-Major (IVAC), announced in spring 2014, will open its doors to College students in the fall 2015 semester.

Up until the March 16 deadline, students may apply to enroll for the co-major, to begin next fall, according to the Center for Creativity and Arts’ (CCA) website.

The IVAC program, offered by the CCA, includes classes in theater design, dance choreography, calligraphy and screenwriting, among others, according to CCA Executive Director Leslie Taylor.

As a co-major, IVAC requires students to complete a major in another academic department and allows students to develop their creative skills “in connection with a general program of humanistic education,” according to the CCA website.

“IVAC allows students from a variety of disciplines to explore the intersections of their primary major with their interests in the visual arts,” Taylor wrote in an email to the Wheel. She noted that current IVAC students have primary majors such as neuroscience and behavioral biology (NBB), business and biology.

This principle of “humanistic education” translates to allowing students to further explore their primary major in conjunction with the co-major, as well as how their primary majors relate to the visual arts, Taylor wrote.

In an email to the Wheel, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Art History Walter Melion, who helped to create the IVAC program, noted the importance of the visual arts in enhancing the experience of undergraduate education.

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Deadline for entry into the 2015-2016 co-major “The hands-on exploration of such practices [as image-making] is one of the ways in which we endeavor to better understand the various cultures we choose to study,” Melion wrote. “It transforms us from mere consumers of the image-culture we inhabit into active participants.”

According to Taylor, the IVAC program was conceptualized and created by herself along with the executive committee for the CCA and Melion. The creation of the major followed fall 2012 department changes that resulted in the closure of the Visual Arts department last spring, Taylor wrote.

“It was inspired by our collective belief that an opportunity to pursue visual practice in an academic setting was essential to an undergraduate education,” Taylor wrote. “The new co-major folds in the offerings of the previous visual arts program and expands upon it by offering a wider range of classes.”

Six junior students enrolled in the IVAC program last fall, Taylor wrote. According to Taylor, the CCA aims to enroll 12 to 15 students per graduating class in the IVAC program.

Tanisha Raj is a Goizueta Business School student who is currently enrolled in the IVAC program.

According to Raj, a co-major in business and IVAC was appealing not

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Showcase Helps Emory Arts Talent Shine

The Dobbs University Center (DUC) is in for some exciting changes. We already know that the DUC is going to be replaced by a brand new Campus Life Center. It was last renovated 29 years ago and has since provided Emory students and faculty with a spot to dine, socialize, study and even just relax.

However, after nearly three decades, the University will renovate and replace the DUC, building a new, larger student center.

By Sumera Dang Staff Writer

The Wheel asked students at Emory about their feelings and hopes of renovating one of Emory’s most important buildings, the DUC, and this is what they had to say:

“I hope to see it be more accessible, and have a lot more lounge space to hangout in. The only problem is that it’s going to come in like four years, and [at] that point, I won’t get to enjoy it.” – Delphine Wilder-Uriburu, College freshman “More seating! During peak hours it’s really hard to find a seat.” – Ayushi Sharma, College freshman “Better food! It’s a hope… I don’t think I’ll miss anything about this place unless Dunkin’ Donuts goes. They should put a Starbucks in — that would be fun.” – Nana Yaw Ohemeng, College freshman “I felt hope for new food. I just hope they keep the standard they’re at right now.” – David Prina, College freshman.

“At first I was like, “oh cool!”, and I didn’t think too much about it. But I’m going to miss this view that we have, of the theatre… It’s kind of nice. But I think it’ll be nice if we don’t [have] these weird levels of dining. Also, from the inside I think the DUC is really pretty, and I like all the flags, so I hope they keep that. I hope to see a new seating arrangement and maybe a better way to have everyone swipe their cards. Because people just seem to go by and it’s kind of unorganized the way there’s three entrances.” – Keila Ashkenasi, College freshman “I hope to see, maybe, a more convenient entrance way, you have to walk all these stairs, it’s kind of annoying.” – Daniel Hanfelt, College sophomore.

— Contact Tanya Agrawal at tanya.agrawal@emory.edu

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By Tanya Agrawal Contributing Writer

“I think it’s bitter-sweet, I mean it’s great that they’re going to replace the DUC, and the campus is going to look amazing... but the thing is that I’m not going to be able to take advantage of it or experience it. I won’t be a student when they finish it, it kind of sucks. I would have loved to seen the new DUC if I was here. I hope to see the DUC as more of a place for socializing. Right now, I think it’s underutilized. I think it would be cool to just have some hangout spaces. We have Coca-Cola commons, but I don’t think people really use that.” - Tony Crosby, College junior

only because of the wide range of artistic fields, but also the manageable course load.

“The co-major encompasses more artistic fields, such as theater studies, dance and media studies,” Raj said.

“The major is great for pre-med and pre-business majors because of the manageable course load, which gives students a creative outlet while they are managing their rigorous classes.”

Because the IVAC is a co-major, Taylor explained, it has fewer course requirements than a typical major.

However, she wrote that it is not possible to minor in the program.

According to the CCA website, ideal candidates are sophomores in the College who have completed at least one class from the list of integrated visual arts courses. Students who are interested, the website states, must declare their primary majors either beforehand or simultaneously.

“Students with a background in creating and thinking visually and who want to continue their visual arts education at Emory are encouraged to apply to the IVAC program,” Taylor wrote.

According to the CCA website, IVAC is available to all undergraduate students in Emory College and the Goizueta Business School, the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of

Courtesy of Indian Cultural Exchange

College senior Randy Ahluwalia (above) serves as the master of ceremonies for the Indian Cultural Exchange and Relay for Life date auction on Feb. 11.

ICE, Relay for Life Host Fundraiser

By Vikrant Nallaparaju Contributing Writer Were you worried about being alone last Valentine’s Day? Have no fear! Relay for Life and the Indian Cultural Exchange (ICE) were there to save the day.

On Wednesday, Feb. 11, the two organizations partnered up to host a charity date auction. Each round of the auction started with a humorous introduction of the student who up for bidding. After that, the bidding commenced with a minimum price of five dollars. While most dates were eventually closed in the range of $3050, some went into the $100s, with some even reaching over $200.

While students stood upon the steps of the Mary Gray Munroe theater in the Dobbs University Center and looked out over a crowd eagerly trying to outbid each other, they were also helping to make a difference in the world. Both organizations are donating the proceeds generated by the auction to two organizations: Ekal Vidyalaya and Kinspire.

Ekal Vidyalaya is a non-profit organization that seeks to bring out about social and educational reform in rural India.

Since the organization is largely a grassroots organization, they rely heavily on outside donations to fund their programs, such as providing workshops for local adults to become teachers for their village.

Kinspire was founded in January 2013 as a non-profit organization that seeks to promote education for orphans in India and prepare them for future careers. They have also partnered with Literacy for Love and Sammamish Youth Writing Club to promote reading and writing as essential tools for learning for younger kids.

ICE freshman representative and College freshman, Rahul Nair, said he was proud to be working for such a good cause.

“Having been part of Kinspire as a curriculum coordinator when I was in high school, it’s really cool to stay active in the organization even in college,” Nair said. “The date auction

is a really fun way to get the campus involved in what we’re trying to do while they’re having a great time bidding on their friends”.

College junior Fuad Haddad was initially nervous about being auctioned.

“When I was asked to be a part of the date auction I was initially a little hesitant,” Haddad said. “I understood the premise but I worried that having a girlfriend would conflict instrumentally with the process.”

Haddad also said he enjoyed the ambiance of having the event in the DUC at Coke Commons and had a wonderful time bonding with the other participants, all of whom he said were outstanding individuals.

“In the end, my lovely residents of my floor paid way too much money to win my heart,” Haddad, who is a Resident Advisor (RA) in LongstreetMeans residence hall, said. “They are a wonderful group of individuals and are the best residents an RA could ask for!”

— Contact Vikrant Nallaparaju at vikrant.nallaparaju@emory.edu

The Emory Arts Showcase began in 2013 when various members of the Emory arts community joined forces with the Center for Creativity and Arts (CCA) and first-year students living in the “Creativity and Innovation” themed Living-Learning Community of Hamilton Holmes Hall with the aim of providing a platform to individuals of the Emory community to showcase their artistic talents.

After the former iteration of the showcase took a break in 2012, the 2013 showcase emerged with the theme of “re-imagining” the idea of years past.

The first showcase, titled “re.

Imagine: re.Invent re.Create re.Present” saw 53 visual arts submissions and nearly 20 performing arts submissions from diverse and talented artists across the Emory community, with a final selection of 10 visual arts submissions and with performing arts finalists.

The initial showcase began as a formal affair, which was more of a competition than a showcase.

This event was open to all of Emory, professors and students alike, where each could arrive at a common area to display their skills and compete.

However, as of 2015, the Emory Arts Showcase has been transformed into a talent show where art forms are displayed with the sole purpose of showcasing the talented individuals on campus.

The 2015 Emory Arts Showcase, titled “Emory Underground,” aims to depict the students at Emory whose talents have been hidden ‘underground,’ under the veils of their academic lives and personalities.

See emory, Page 10

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The Cold Weather Manifesto

By Hayley Silverstein Asst. Student Life Editor

By now everyone has experienced the bipolar weather of Atlanta in winter. The Katy Perry song “Hot and Cold” was really referring to the temperature here.

While it was relatively nice and warm for parts of the earlier winter days, and students could be seen lounging outside on the Quad, now it is nearly impossible to walk around campus without hearing someone comment on how they went to a school in the South because it was supposed to be warm.

Also, now would be a good time for everyone to stop using the word “Hotlanta” unironically because, clearly, that it is not the case.

Those who come from somewhere more south than Atlanta think they are in the Arctic, those from the North are trying to act cool by wearing t-shirts as if the 30-degree weather is warm for them and those from Atlanta are unfazed.

No matter where you fall on the spectrum, here are three ways to make the cold a bit more bearable: Dress for the Weather Yes, Atlanta is in the South of the United States, but it really isn’t all that close to the equator.

Therefore, it actually gets cold here, so dress accordingly. We all know you use the temperature filter on Snapchat, so put that information to good use!

Wear coats, hats, gloves, scarves, boots and whatever else you need to keep warm as you walk to and from classes.If you wear flip-flops, shorts and/or a t-shirt at all, you aren’t cool, you’re just crazy.

Ladies, we all know it is important to look cute when going out to parties, but your blue lips and ice-cold skin aren’t that attractive, so please put on a coat or pants (beer sweaters don’t count).

While you may not look cool or cute bundled up in winter clothes, it

food column

is better to fall asleep at your desk because of boredom or fatigue than hypothermia.

Stop Getting Your Hopes Up The snow day we are longing for probably won’t happen this year. If you lived through Snowpocalypse 2k14 last year or have heard about what Atlanta is like when white flakes of terror fall from the sky, you are probably desperate for snow so you can pretend that you are in an episode of “The Walking Dead.”

While it may get cold or rain, it rarely ever does so simultaneously, and if it does, the snow almost never sticks.

It is likely that we could get ice, but not enough to cancel school for a week.

Next time you see the little snowflake icon on your weather app, unless there is a 100 percent next to it and/or large torrents of snow are currently falling from the sky, don’t expect a snow day.

After 19 Atlanta winters, snow days are harder to come by than Emory students that aren’t NBB or business majors.

Keep Warmth Around You Clothes may not be enough to warm your reptilian body, so make sure you have some ways to warm up.

Coffee, tea and hot chocolate are the perfect ways to warm yourself up after a long walk from Woodruff to the Math and Science building as well as keep you caffeinated or on a sugar high.

If you have a special someone (by special someone, I mean Netflix), the weather is the perfect excuse to curl up together under a blanket.

Also, don’t be scared to use people as your own personal space heater by asking for hugs. Everyone will think you are just showing how much you care about them when in reality you are stealing their thermal energy.

— Contact Hayley Silverstein at hsilve3@emory.edu

Stephen Fowler /Student Life Editor

Peanut butter and bananas lie gratuitously on top of fresh homemade challah French Toast at Folk Art, a southern-inspired brunch spot in Inman Park, nestled between Little Five Points and The Carter Center.

By Stephen Fowler Student Life Editor When talking about food, ‘medium rare’ refers to cooking meat so the outside is browned with just a hint of red in the middle, striving to provide the perfect combination of tenderness and flavor. This column, much like its namesake, strives to provide the perfect combination of epicurean insight and Atlanta-area atmosphere.

Folk Art Have you ever fallen in love with an idea or a concept that’s so good, it doesn’t matter if it’s real or not? If not, the weekend brunch at Inman Park’s Folk Art is enough to make you contemplate neverending nuptials with its comfortable atmosphere, sinfully good food and an overall experience that all the money and planning could not replicate.

Situated cozily in the sleepy Inman Park neighborhood between

Little Five Points and The Carter Center, at first glance Folk Art seems like a hipster enclave where cool, young Millennial Atlantans seek refuge from the hustle and bustle of the week over a nice, homey meal.

Step inside and you’re greeted by a cornucopia of small-town dinermeets-grandma’s-kitchen-meets”American Pickers” episode.

The walls are adorned with various local artwork, ranging from a “Fresh Fruits and Vegetables” sign straight from the side of the interstate to more abstract homages to Atlanta and Southern culture.

Beyond the bric-a-brac littered along the brick walls, the restaurant is small enough that you’re tempted to ask your neighbor for a bite of whatever they’re having, but also intimate enough that your conversations take place in their own world.

While conversation is great, the main attraction is the food. For those of you who may know, pimento cheese holds a special place in my heart.

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member of the Office of Financial Aid, decked out in festive Mardi Gras gear, talk to Emory students in Asbury Circle during Wonderful Wednesday. The financial aid team has been giving out King Cake, beads and more to raise awareness for upcoming financial aid deadlines.

Hosting Dinner With Strangers a Joy, Morrissey Says

We plan to spend a lot more time together before she graduates in May. This would not have been possible without the catalyst of Pull Up a Chair.

“It was truly a joy hosting six strangers,” Morrissey said. “Everyone was able to exist outside their comfort zones, and it seemed as if we had all

been friends for years.”

Another host, Goizueta Business School Junior Elana Benedikt echoed this, speaking of her group’s friendliness and openness.

“It was nice to get to know people with whom you wouldn’t normally have classes or extracurriculars,” Benedikt said.

My group spent the evening talking about middle school crushes,

Folk Art made that special place even happier with their Redneck Cheese Dip, a combination of homemade pimento cheese and giant saltine crackers.

As a bit of a side note, after experiencing much difficulty keeping the dip on the cracker, I learned a valuable culinary (and life) lesson from my friend: you have to have support in order to balance everything that you want on your cracker.

By keeping one cracker stationary and scooping with the other cracker, you ensure maximum cracker coverage with little chance of the dip falling off.

My inability to be a functional eater aside, I would be remiss to not recommend the French Toast (made with fresh challah bread).

With the choice of banana nut fosters, cinnamon pecan sticky bun or peanut butter and banana to top the warm, fresh bread, the enticement of options ensure there must be return trips in the future.

For the more meat inclined,

Southern staples such as chicken and waffles (aptly named Foul Play), shrimp and grits and fried chicken and biscuits are sure to please any palate.

Thankfully, Folk Art is not quite on the mainstream brunch circuit in Atlanta so the wait time is never too long.

Although nothing on the menu particularly stands out as superior above anything else in the Atlanta food scene, it’s the entire package that makes Folk Art a must-eat.

I could very easily spend hours upon hours eating cheese dip and talking the day away with anyone and everyone around and hardly notice the time pass.

For a tasty meal that’s augmented by an irreparable atmosphere of familiarity, Southern comfort and connectedness, Folk Art is handsdown the place for brunch in Atlanta.

4 out of 5.

— Contact Stephen Fowler at smfowle@emory.edu

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sharing embarrassing stories, and playing “would you rather.” Before we knew it, three hours had passed, and nobody wanted to leave. The eight of us decided to make it a monthly habit.

As Berman said, “ It’s just a constant reminder of how generous and charitable Emory students can be.”.

— Contact Samantha Goodman at sgoodm3@emory.edu

It is a platform and a stage to present them in a form that they are not usually associated with. This is another reason why the Emory Arts Showcase stands out in the realm of the rest of the arts scene on Emory campus. Much of the integration of art into the campus is executed by the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. While open for all to view, the Schwartz Center provides a pitch to professional artists as well as art forms to inspire and target the students who are academically interested in the arts.

Conversely, the Emory Arts Showcase is a student-run organization, which caters to all majors and provides an opportunity to all students regardless of their academic background or standing.

Submissions such as dance, poetry, visual arts, a cappella groups, comedy, spoken word and even rap are more than welcome. It is merely a celebration of the world of creativity.

“While last year has been quite successful, I’m excited to see the response of the people this time around. I believe it is crucial for people to take this platform seriously and make the most of this opportunity,” Publicity Chair and College

freshman Ayushi Ashar said.

Funded by Late Night @ Emory, Campus Life and the CCA, the Emory Arts Showcase has attempted to provide a more fun and interactive ambience this year by decorating the walls of the Cox Hall Ballroom in a rustic manner using waste, ropes, lights and cardboard, which was spray painted by various students that passed by their stall on Wonderful Wednesday. Along with a section for catered food, the Ballroom will also be segmented into sections for the arts, some of which would include the performing arts, the visual arts and poetry, among others.

The audience will be allowed to stroll through different galleries, while also remaining seated until the completion of certain acts to avoid disrespect to the skills of an artist.

The Emory Arts Showcase aims to provide a comforting yet eye-opening experience where the artists are free to demonstrate their creativity and students are able to explore the art created by fellow Emory students.

This Friday, “Emory Underground” looks forward to celebrating vibrant talents from our campus, which have long been hidden.

— Contact Sumera Dang at sumera.dang@emory.edu

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For non-IVAC majors, the program’s course offerings are available if students apply with special permission, according to Taylor.

“Almost all of the classes listed on the IVAC site are open to Emory students who are not co-majoring; however, priority placement is given to IVAC students,” Taylor said. “The only class not open to the general student body is the required senior seminar.”

College freshman Hilary Druckman said she is considering the IVAC program. Druckman, who has taken the course Foundations in Art Practices, said the IVAC offers the opportunity for her to express herself creatively.

“My art class in high school provided a much needed creative outlet,” Druckman said. “If I continued with art, it would allow me to explore a creative part of my mind and allow me to better analyze art in relation to the other subjects I study.”

— Contact Emily Lim at emily.lim@emory.edu

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Senior pitcher Connor Dillman hurdles the ball to the home plate. Dillman and the Eagles continue their season this weekend at Milsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.

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vs. Millsaps & Agnes Scott & Oglethorpe 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. & 4 pm.

Sunday, the Eagles faced off with a team they frequently see in the Regional Championships, the Rhodes College (Tenn.) Lynx, with sophomore righty Hans Hansen on the mound. In his six and two thirds innings, Hansen would only surrender two hits and one earned run, while striking out five.

After three and a half scoreless innings, Lake had his eyes on home plate. He singled, stole second and third and scored off a wild pickoff throw from Rhodes freshman pitcher Chip Capper.

The Eagles added another run from a Slivka double, which knocked in Maldari, who had been walked.

That momentum continued into the fifth inning, as Selbach drove Coble in with a double, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored off a Lake ground out.

In the sixth Karras knocked Eisner in to cap off the Eagles’ scoring at five.After retiring 11-straight batters, Hansen was replaced by sophomore lefty Luke Emmett in the seventh with two outs and Rhodes runners on second and third.

A pinch hit single from Rhodes and an Emory error cleared the bases,

and Emmett finished the inning with a six-to-three ground outs.

In the top of the eight, righty Kyle Monk took Emmett’s place on the mound.

Monk allowed only one hit and escaped a ninth inning bases-loaded situation en route to his first save on the season. The game came to a close with a 5-2 Emory lead.

“All three teams are really good,” Peacock said. “Rhodes is one we assume we’ll see in regionals again.

We’re excited to back out on the field.”

On Monday, the Eagles took on the St. Joseph’s College of Maine Monks.

Sophomore righty Jackson Weeg started off on the mound, notching seven strikeouts and allowing only one earned run over six innings.

The Eagles’ bats again shined, putting up two runs in the third, four in the fourth, and six in the seventh.

Coble led the team in RBIs with three, followed by Maldari and sophomore catcher Chris Young with two a piece. Lake had three hits and Carras rounded the bases three times.

Freshmen Matt Randolph and Danny Kerning relieved Monk in the seventh and eight, Kerning striking out two of three. Senior righty Graham Bloomsmith allowed three

hits and an earned run in the ninth, but closed the game with a 12-3, Emory score.

“We saw some things to work on,” Lake said. “In terms of hitting, we weren’t very consistent, but we kind of relied on having big innings. If you look at the box score, there are a lot of zeroes on the board too. We need to focus on consistently hitting well.”

The team will take on Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, where they will then face Webster Colelge (Mo.) and re-match Rhodes over the weekend.

“We know what we’re going to get with Rhodes because we’ve played them many times,” Peacock said.

“We’re not going to take them lightly because they’re a very good team.”

The Eagles finished second in the country last season, and the team’s captains want their teammates to keep that in mind as the season progresses, Dillman said.

“The success we had last year is bringing an attitude of expecting to win,” he said. “Our program really expects to win. All three games this weekend are going to be pretty good, but as captains, we’re just trying to foster that attitude.”

— Contact Zak Hudak at zachary.j.hudak@emory.edu

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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant runs the ball. With his offensive skills, he has proven to be an asset to the Cowboys.

Most Likely Candidates For Franchising Tag

Continued from the Back Page at any point on the field. There is no guarantee that Manning will be back next season.

However, no matter who is quarterback for the Broncos, it is necessary that the number one wide out be retained for years to come.

I expect Denver to immediately tag Demaryius, with the hopes of reaching a long-term deal in the weeks to come.

Justin Houston, OLB, Kansas City Chiefs There are a multitude of statistics easily available on Google that illustrate Houston’s importance to the Chiefs’ defense.

Whether it is quarterback knockdowns, hurries or plain old sacks, Houston has proven over the past two seasons that he is able to be a

disruptive force along the defensive front seven.

Looking at the Chiefs’ roster, the biggest issues are on offense, specifically at the wide receiver position.

These issues can easily be clarified, with the help of a strong 2015 class at wide receiver.

What is difficult to predict or create is a bona fide pass-rushing superstar. That is what Houston can bring to the table.

With Manning injured, the Chiefs have the ability to take over the division and make a run towards the conference crown.

Expect them to lock up their defensive superstar, and then turn their attention to fixing what was one of the most anemic offenses in NFL history.​ — Contact Jayson Patel at jayson.patel@emory.edu

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McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg Senior McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg impressed during the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship last weekend, leading the Emory women’s team to its 17th consecutive UAA win. She added 110 of the team’s 2,076.5 points, after winning the 500yard freestyle, the 1,650-yard freestyle, claiming third in the 200-yard butterfly and ninth place finishes in both the 200 and 400-yard freestyle relays. At the conclusion of the competition, Newsum-Schoenberg was named UAA Women’s Swimmer of the Year.

Emory Wheel: You’ve had a lot of accomplishments in the past couple of weeks, which is the most special to you?

McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg: The team conference win was the best, especially for both the men and women to go in and come out on top was really special.

EW: As captain, what have been your responsibilities during the UAAs and going into the NCAAs? MNS: Captain is just a formal title, it’s really all of the senior class that keeps the team together and all of us moving forward.

EW: What songs are on your pre-competition playlist?

MNS: “Cheerleader” by Omi and “Mo Money Mo Problems” by Notorious B.I.G. EW: What do you eat before a big race?

MNS: The breakfast at the hotel is always big. We bulk up on a lot of protein with peanut butter and bananas and definitely power bars right before a race.

EW: Any other pre-game rituals?

MNS: If my parents are at a meet, we always do a secret handshake behind the starting block. Seeing them up in the stands is always really great.

EW: Favorite event to swim?

MNS: 200-yard butterfly.

EW: Relays or individual events?

MNS: Relays. Swimming is usually seen as an individual sport, and every race does go towards the team total but it still feels like it’s for yourself. So, to be in a relay brings a lot of enthusiasm and gives the race a team feel.

EW: Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte?

MNS: This is so hard, but I’m going to have to go with Phelps. He’d be more interesting to talk to considering all the legal stuff.

EW: Do you like the smell of chlorine or hate it?

MNS: By this time, it has kind of started to blend in, I’m so used to it now.

EW: With graduation coming up, when you look back what is your favorite memory of Emory swimming?

MNS: Our training trip down to Florida. We go down there together, have grueling practice, but after get to hang out together on the beach and have a ton of fun. It really makes me remember why I do the sport.

EW: What are you planning on doing after graduation?

MNS: I’m planning on, hopefully, working at a law firm either here in Atlanta or back in Colorado where I’m from. And during this gap year I’ll be applying to law schools.

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Your On Fire correspondent is a traditionalist. He (or she) misses the tight fitting, Chubbies-length shorts of the Larry Bird and earlier NBA eras. A few years back, your On Fire correspondent sipped on a nice, cold Arnold Palmer as he (or she) watched the 2013 U.S. Open. For you loyal readers who do not know what an Arnold Palmer is, it is a perfect mixture of iced tea and lemonade — and, for those more adventurous among you, vodka. Arnold Palmer was also one of the greatest golfers of all time. He was classy, handsome and a fucking boss, traits to which your On Fire correspondent can relate. And your On Fire correspondent couldn’t help but wonder what the great, 85 year old Paler’s reaction would be to Ricky Fowler’s orange Puma clown suit. Moreover, your On Fire correspondent is certain that Arnold Palmer would have a conniption fit if he saw the Norwegian Olympic curling team’s gauche and audacious pants they trot out during their icy matches.

But today, your On Fire correspondent isn’t particularly concerned with basketball or golf or any other lesser sport. He (or she) is concerned with the greatest sport ever player.

That is, America’s pastime, a sport in which pants styles have changed with the frequency of Katy Perry’s hair, also known as baseball.

Baseball was originally played in dress trousers and small belts were later added to their cuffs as to prevent them from restricting motion. In Babe Ruth’s time, pants were baggy and high, reveling classy stirrups.

In Roberto Clemente’s time, they were more tapered, and the higher they were, the cooler the player was.

In the 1970s, they were tight and went to Reggie Jackson’s mid calfs.

Then came the steroid era, when Mark McGwire showed his juiced thighs through spandex-fitted pants tucked into his shoes. In the mid 2000s, guys like C.C. Sabathia hid their far rolls behind baggy pants that covered the tops of their shoes.

Now, Bryce Harper rocks high socks with stirrups and boot-height Under Armour cleats.

Naturally, this style evolution has spawned a constant debate among fans over what the best style is.

But your On Fire correspondent is through, so he (or she) took it upon his (or her) self to look into the history of pants.

In ancient Greece, nobody wore pants. Their horse-riding neighbors to the east, the Persians, Bactrians and Armenians were fond of pants, but the Greeks thought that pants were ridiculous and derisively called them thulakoi, meaning "sacks." In its early years, Rome considered the draped clothing of ancient Greece to be a mark of civilization. Pants, on the other hand, were for barbarians. However, as the Roman Empire grew beyond the Mediterranean and into colder climes, Roman soldiers needed the extra warmth afforded by pants. The military adopted pants as part of the uniform, and the style spread to the people.

During the French Revolution, knee-length, form-fitting breeches, worn with hose, were seen as a sign of the aristocracy. Revolutionaries replaced these breeches with loose, ankle-length pantaloons as a way to distinguish themselves from the old regime. Not long after, the trend spread to England and to the rest of the world as European sailors brought their denim jeans and baggy "galligaskins" to foreign locales. By the end of the 19th century, blue jeans had exploded in popularity in the American West for their durability (especially while riding horses).

Throughout this time, however, it was very commonly taboo for women to wear pants. The Bible forbade this in Deuteronomy 22:5, decreeing that "the woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man," a rationale that is still used in some modern orthodox religious communities. Yet, women doing dirty work in industrial sectors, such as coal mining, continued to wear pants, often hidden under their skirts.​ But then again, can athletes really be held to the historic standards of lay people? If they could, Dennis Rodman could not have been the innovator he was when he sported his chic dresses. After all, swag plays a far greater role in sports, especially baseball, than in real life.

So, you know what, Bryce Harper?

If you’re going to put up 22 home runs at age 19, you go ahead and wear your ridiculous UA boots. Big Mac, if you’re going to pound 70 dingers into the grandstands, show off your masculinity with some tight ass pants. Ricky Fowler, though, you look like an asshole.

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Friday, February 20, 2015 Sports Editor: Zak Hudak (zachary.j.hudak@emory.edu)

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Beej Knows Best: Who Is Getting Franchised

Jayson Patel Hello, and welcome to the first off-season edition of the Beej Knows Best. In this edition, we will touch upon the first order of business, which is the franchise tag.

As teams prepare scouting reports as the combine goes on, they are evaluating their roster and determining which players will get the franchise tag, a way for a team to retain a player with whom it cannot agree to a contract.

Each team only has one free agent to franchise tag, and this team gets to designate it to whomever it wants.

A franchise tagged player receives the average salary of the top five players at that position.

Last season, Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers, Alex Mack of the Cleveland Browns, Nick Folk of the New York Jets, Jason Worilds of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Brian Orakpo of the Washington Redskins and Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints received the franchise tag.

Some of them were able to receive a multi-year offer, whereas others were unable to receive them and instead accepted their one-year salary level and prepped for the upcoming off-season.

In this edition of the Beej Knows Best, I will identify the most likely candidates to receive the tag.

Without further ado, here is the list of the top candidates to receive the franchise tag.

Dez Bryant, WR, Dallas Cowboys Jerry Jones has done a good job with extending those who have a

serious impact on the team’s success. Tony Romo, and Tyron Smith have locked up to $100 million-plus contracts.

Additionally, Jones has been extremely efficient with his draft picks, and after the Morris Claiborne disaster has focused on addressing the holes as opposed to moving up for the “superstar potential.”

However, the Dallas offense is predicated on Romo being able to drop back and fling it to Bryant at will. This not only opens up the passing game to other targets, but also opens up the running game.

If Dallas were to lose Bryant in the off-season, their offense would suffer a massive blow that could eventually cost the team a playoff appearance.

Although Dallas is in a precarious position financially, I assume they will be ready and able to extend Bryant.

Demaryius Thomas, WR, Denver Broncos Thomas is another wide receiver who has been one of the best in the league and is also up for free agency.

However, several pundits have argued that Thomas has been such a success because of stellar quarterback play from Peyton Manning.

I disagree. Thomas has the perfect combination of size and catching ability to be an on-paper match-up disaster for defenses.

On the field, after watching the film, it becomes apparent that Thomas understands how to use this size to posture up against a smaller, weaker defensive back to gain position and not only make the catch, but gain yards after that make the difference in games.

Denver has two stars on offense up for free agency with Demaryius and Julius Thomas.

I believe that Julius’ offensive ability in the red-zone will be viewed as a commodity and not as a necessity.

Meanwhile, Demaryius has been able to be a safety blanket for Manning

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Freshman Charlie Hu leaps into the air during the Samford Invitational long jump competition at the Birmingham Crossplex in Alabama. This past weekend, the track and field team split, some traveling to Alabama and others traveling to Tennessee to compete in the Tiger Indoor Invitational.

Track and Field Splits for Alabama, Tennessee

By Jacob Spitzer Staff Writer The Emory track and field teams had strong meets at both the Samford Invitational last Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama and the Tiger Indoor Invitational in Sewanee, Tennessee with several athletes gaining new personal bests and a few achieving school records.

At the Samford Invitational, freshman Shane Sullivan ran the 3000-meter run in a time of 8:35.99, finishing 11th overall in the event.

Sullivan’s time was the fastest in Emory’s history, beating out Edward Mulder’s time of 8:37.77 set in 2013, and the second fastest by a University Athletic Association (UAA) athlete this season.

“Shane’s performance continues

to get better and better,” Head Coach John Curtin said.

Continuing a strong meet in Alabama, freshman Max Brown set an Emory program record. He ran the 1000-meter run with a time of 2:29.73 finishing fourth in the event, beating William Matheson’s 2011 record of 2:40.72. Curtin gave high praise to junior Alexandra Aiello who shined in the triple and long jump competitions.

“Alexandra had a heck of a day,” Curtin said. “She had a personal best in the triple jump the second best in the UAA and the long jump. She had a great performance.”

Aiello competed in the triple jump with a mark of 10.80 meters, finishing fifth. In the long jump she had a jump of 5.01 meters, finishing sixth.

On the women’s team several

other athletes had strong performances. Junior Julie Williamson had a time of 2:15.36 in the 800-meter run, the second fastest time in Emory’s history. Senior Stephanie Crane ran the mile event with a time of 5:09.47, finishing 16th.

Senior Hannah Smith came in first place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:25.15. Senior Electra Korn won the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.56 seconds, the second best in the UAA this season. Senior Hannah Parra had a time of 9.34 seconds in the same event.

“Hannah Parra had excellent hurdle races,” said Curtin. “This was her best hurdle day she’s ever had.”

The Emory men also had solid showing with junior Maxwell Hoberman winning the triple jump with a mark of 13.66 meters — the

best jump in the UAA this season.

He also finished third in the long jump with a mark of 6.38 meters and second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.19 seconds. Senior James Bassen had a toss of 14.48 meters in the weight throw competition.

Freshman Benjamin Rogin finished first in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.90 seconds.

Looking towards the rest of the reason, Curtin has high expectations.

“We’re going to have a good rest of the season,” he said. “The important thing is that we remain healthy.”

Emory competes this weekend at the DePauw Indoor Classic in Greencastle, Indiana, Sunday, Feb. 22, the team’s final scheduled meet before the 2015 UAA Championships.

— Contact Jacob Spitzer at

jacob.alexander.spitzer@emory.edu

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Baseball

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Junior Jack Karras loads his hands as he waits for the pitch. Karras and the Eagles hosted the Emory Tournament this past weekend, matching up against Lynchburg College (Va.) on Saturday, Rhodes College (Tenn.) on Sunday and Saint Joseph’s College (Maine) on Monday.

Baseball Snags Three Wins at Home Over Weekend

By Zak Hudak Sports Editor The Emory University baseball team kicked off the 2015 season last weekend with three home wins. The outings came as part of the Emory Tournament, a competition in which the Eagles took first place.

The tournament’s first game began Saturday, against the Lynchburg College (Va.) Hornets, and ended after only seven innings in Emory’s favor due to the mercy rule.

Ace and captain, senior lefty

Connor Dillman started the game off on the bump, held the Hornets to two earned runs and struck our four over five innings.

The Eagles offense took charge early on, leadoff hitter and outfielder junior David Coble walking his first at bat. He stole second and then reached third on a throw to first after a captain and outfielder senior Brett Lake strikeout.

Captain and outfielder Wes Peacock was then hit by a pitch, bringing sophomore third baseman Phil Maldari to the plate.

Maldari singled, knocking in Coble, but the inning came to an end one at bat later.

After an offensively unsuccessful second and third innings, the Eagles’ bats lit up.

Junior outfielder Chris Slivka led off the fourth with a hard-hit single down the left side. He stole second, and a single from sophomore second baseman Dylan Eisner bumped him to third.

Junior shortstop Jack Karras knocked Slivka in with a single, and the Eagles went on to add another three runs.

With a 9-3 lead going into the top of the sixth, senior Michael Byman came in to relieve Dillman on the mound. Byman kept the ball low, retiring three of the four batters he faced that inning on ground outs.

In the bottom of the inning, Karras knocked in Eisner and Slivka, then scored himself, along with sophomore catcher Austen Maggin off an error.

Byman again only allowed one hit in the top of the seventh, the half inning – and the game – coming to an end with an Eisner to Karras to

captain and senior infielder Jordan Selbach double play.

“When you’re just playing intersquads and practicing, you don’t really have the same adrenaline [as in an official game],” Dillman said.

“For me it was about saying under control and not letting that adrenaline take hold of me. Once we got the couple innings under us, that’s when we started to really play well and that carried us into the west of the weekend.”

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Baseball Junior shortstop Jack Karras help lead the Eagles to three wins this past weekend at the Emory Tournament, recording four RBIs. During the first game against Lynchburg College (Va.), Karras was two-for-four and snagged a pair of runs. On Sunday, against Rhodes College (Tenn.), Karras was one-for-four and ran in a run with a base hit in the sixth inning.

The Eagles’ overall record now stands at 3-0, and their season continues this weekend.

Track and Field This past Saturday, Feb. 14, sophomore Grant Murphy recorded the second-fastest mile time in Emory’s history at the Samford Open in Birmingham, Alabama. Murphy ran the fastest of any Eagle this season, recording a 4:14.84 time, which beat his personal best by 11.26 seconds. Murphy also recorded the 34thfastest time in NCAA Division III this season, and the third-fastest in the University Athletic Association (UAA).

On the women’s side, Alexandra Aiello impressed at the Tiger Indoor Invitational in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Aiello placed fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 10.80 meters, the second-best jump by a UAA athlete this season so far. She also finished sixth in the long jump with a mark of 5.01 meters, the sixth-best jump in the UAA this season. Aiello moved to the track to record a season-best time of 7.53 seconds in the preliminaries of the 55-meter dash that won her a third-place finish, and 27.87 seconds in the 200-meter dash, good for a 10th-place finish.

Softball Freshman first baseman Ashley Powers hit .385 after going 5-for-13 with eight runs batted in and four scored this past weekend at the 3n2 Elite Event. Powers led the Eagles to their overall record of 4-0, pushing them to the No. 16 spot in the NCAA Division III rankings. The 3n2 Invite continues this weekend.