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Longtime Republican Senator becomes Democrat Pennsylvanian Sen. Arlen Specter announced on April 29 that he has switched from the Republican to the Democratic party. Specter has been in the Senate for five terms. If Al Franken holds his lead in the Minnesota Senate race then Democrats will hold a 60-seat majority in the Senate.

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Teenager goes missing during spring break Brittanee Marie Drexel, a 17-year-old from Rochester, N.Y., disappeared from her spring break trip to Myrtle Beach.

Dawn Drexel, Brittanee’s mother, has said that Brittanee did not have permission to go on the trip. She was last seen on April 25, but there was an unconfirmed sighting of her on April 26.

Swine flu causes deaths in Mexico In the last few days, Mexico has reported 152 fatalities in flu-like cases. Seven of these are confirmed as swine flu.

There have been 64 confirmed cases in the United States, but none have been deadly. Swine flu is typically only found in pigs or people who have direct contact with pigs.

Four deaths and many injuries in tour-bus crash Four people were killed on April 29 when a tour-bus crashed on the Pacific Coast Highway.

Thirty-eight people were injured. The bus belonged to the charter service Orion Pacific and some of the passengers were French. It is unknown what caused the crash.

Obama upset by low flying plane in New York President Obama is upset by, and is ordering a review of, the decision to fly a Boeing 747 close to the lower Manhattan skyline causing panic to New Yorkers.

The decision was made by the director of the White House Military Office, Louis Caldera, who apologized for the incident.

The plane was on a classified governmentsanctioned photo shoot at the time.

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“When I marry, I shall go to Europe on my wedding trip and I shall bring home a wonderful work of art. And then I shall buy a great estate and I shall have a thousand cattle on a hill and flowers all around,” Katherine Smith (eventually Reynolds) said to her college roommate in 1899.

Just minutes outside of the Wake Forest bubble is the highly regarded North Carolina historical landmark that Katherine Smith Reynolds envisioned for herself and others over a century ago.

Added to the National Register for Historic Places in 1967, the Reynolda Estate is teeming with activities that can both distract students from looming exams and also facilitate studying for them whilst enjoying the springtime weather.

There is a lot of history residing by the 58-year old campus, and it begins with the Reynolda House.

Designed by Philadelphian architect Charles Benton Keen, the house was completed in 1917 for Katherine Smith Reynolds and Richard Joshua Reynolds, founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

The house originally occupied the center of a 1,067-acre estate, which now of course includes the university’s campus, Reynolda Village and Reynolda Gardens. In 1935, Mary Reynolds Babcock, the elder daughter of the Reynolds, acquired the estate. She and her husband Charlie Babcock used the house as their vacation home until they moved permanently to Reynolda in 1948.

A myriad of activities, both formally and informally organized, are available to community members of all ages throughout the year. For example, on May 4 and 11 Adjunct Professor of Theatre Patricia Toole will be leading an exploration of Shakespeare’s women and their interactions with fathers, brothers, lovers, friends and foes.

A panel of directors, actors and professors of theatre will also be at the lecture to discuss Shakespeare’s women with attending students. On May 20 and June 3 professor of English Barry Maine will be guiding attendees through a close reading of Edith Wharton’s short stories that contain her insight into New York’s upper class.

Noteworthy of mention is the ongoing exhibit of American Impressionism

that will be in the Reynolda House until June 28. Containing selections from the National Academy Museum in New York, the exhibit features American paintings from the late 19th and into the early 20th century.

Created in coordination with the original French Impressionist movement, the artwork shows early experimentation of American artists with the effects of light and color in their immediate “impression” of a scene. Artists include Walter Shirlaw, Gifford Beal, Robert Spencer, John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase, among others.

The gardens adjacent to the Reynolda House were restored as a gift from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation in 1958 and are to be regarded “as a refuge for relaxation and contemplation and a haven for reflective outdoor leisure.”

Originally designed by Harvard educated landscape architect Thomas Sears, the gardens were once described as “an expression of early 20th century ideals of estate garden design and of Mrs. Reynolds’ love of plants and gardens.”

And for now, the gardens are open to the public for leisurely strolls through the frozen moment in time.

An approximately 2.5 mile loop from Faculty Drive, through Reynolda Village, the Reynolda fields and back provides students, faculty, staff and community members with an outdoor exercise resource incomparable to anything else near campus, not to mention the vast fields available for picnics, athletics games or simply relaxing under the springtime sun.

Studying out on the fields in front of the Reynolda House is another popular venue for those who want to take advantage of what spring weather we have left.

Finally, Reynolda Village provides student and community members alike with unique shopping and/or dining experiences.

With high-end boutiques like Monkees, the newly opened Deacon Shop and the ever faithful Village Tavern, Reynolda Village can surely provide a pleasant experience within the historical edifices that originally served the Reynolds family as a dairy barn, a school, a post office, a carriage house and various cottages for the hired help.

For more information about the Reynolda Estate, please visit www.reynoldahouse.org.

Accountancy grads achieve Jimmy Carter visits university highest national pass rates

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By Samantha Hoback| Staff writer

The graduates of the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy have achieved the highest national passing rates on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam for the fourth year in a row.

The CPA exam is a computer-based assessment required to achieve accountancy certification in all of the 55 United States jurisdictions, including Guam and Puerto Rico. The CPA exam consists of four sections: Auditing and Attestation, Business Environment and Concepts, Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Regulation.

The most recent scores available for the CPA exam report that in 2007, Wake Forest graduates of the Calloway School achieved a passing rate of 82.86 percent, leading all firsttime candidates in the U.S. By comparison, among all candidates taking the 2007 exam, just 9.4 percent of first-time candidates passed all four sections.

On individual sections of the exam, Wake Forest graduates achieve an 89.74 percent passing rate (first place) on the Financial Accounting and Reporting section, an 84.62 percent passing rate (second place) on the Auditing section, an 85.71 percent passing rate (second place) on the Regulation section and an 88.10 percent passing rate (fifth place) on the portion devoted to Business Environment and Concepts.

The CPA exam is written and graded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and administered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy.

Since 2004, the exam has been offered four times throughout the year: January and February, April and May, July and August, and October and November “These results are a tribute to the hardworking students who complete our rigorous accounting course work,” Yvonne Hinson,

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and writer Maya Angelou spoke at the Southeast regional gathering of the New Baptist Covenant April 24 and 25 at Wait Chapel.

Divinity School student Matt Johnson was the winner of the national Next Generation Voices competition, aimed to identify talented upcoming preachers, and he spoke alongside Angelou.

This year’s convention theme was “This is God’s Year to Act: Responding to a Society in Crisis.” It followed the “Unity in Christ” concept featured at a preceding meeting in Atlanta.

“There were many things that could divide us, but we all got together to say that what will unite is the calling we believe we have received from Jesus: To spread the love and justice of God in real and tangible ways to people that are

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hurting, victimized and marginal- But, after hearing what they had to ized,” Johnson said. say, I’m even gladder that I got to “To be able to preach to the NBC go because they both gave uplifting gathering was the pinnacle of my messages. In fact, they sort of comvery short minplimented each isterial career other,” senior … and I was Alex Osteen “(Carter) just came out (of Wait so glad that said.

Chapel) and walked right up Dr. Angelou One student and President who viewed to us. He was very personable, Carter agreed Carter in a prito be there and greeting everybody. Wake is very marily political lucky to have someone to speak.” light reflected People were similarly favorof his caliber.” certainly drawn able thoughts.

Zane Greason by the presence “ Ji m m y Sophomore of the two Carter is one public figures. of my favorite The overpresidents, so arching mesit was a fantassage resonated for both com- tic opportunity to see him speak, munity participants and student albeit in a non-partisan environattendees. ment. His message was universal, as “I was certainly shell shocked ini- he promoted tolerance and respect,” tially by the fact that I was actually junior Will Geiger said. seeing and listening to two important and world-renowned thinkers. See Carter, Page A3

Sports | B1 NFL Draft Aaron Curry, 4th pick overall, goes to Seattle.

Broncos select Alfonso Smith; Chip Vaughn and Stanley Arnoux join the Saints

Opinion | A6 Grad Goodbye OGB editor-in-chief honors senior staff members as graduation approaches

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Brieflies Student art exhibit to showcase 70 works in varied media The university’s Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery will close the season with its annual Wake Forest Student Art Exhibit April 16 to May 5. The student exhibition will include 70 works in various media, including painting, prints, drawings, sculpture, digital media, photography, video and installation art.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, call ext. 5585.

Korean Family Day at the Museum of Anthropology As a culminating event for their exhibit on Korean funerary figures, the Museum of Anthropology will host a Korean Family Day on May 2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

This family-friendly event will feature a poongmul drum group, traditional dancing, Tae kwon do demonstrations, crafts such as kite making, paper folding and calligraphy, traditional games, storytelling and Korean snack foods.

Law professor to participate in United Nations meeting Wake Forest University School of Law Clinical Professor Kate Mewhinney has been invited by the United Nations to participate in an international program regarding older adults.

This will be the U.N.’s first Expert Group Meeting on the subject of aging and human rights. The meeting will take place in Bonn, Germany, in early May. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the General Assembly with expert opinion on issues related to the rights of older persons.

Mewhinney directs the law school’s Elder Law Clinic. She also developed and taught a course on comparative law and aging at the university’s summer program in Venice, Italy.

Student art exhibition opens at the First Friday Gallery Hop University art students will be presenting their exhibition downtown at Artists on Liberty during the First Friday Gallery Hop. The building is located at 521 North Liberty Street.

Featured students are Thaddeus Stephens, Rebecca Bowers, Kevin Crace, Nathan Klein, and Antonina Whaples.

The show opens May 1 from 6-8 p.m. and will run through May 27.

College Senior Survey administered this month The College Senior Survey (CSS), provided by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, is being administered this month to all university seniors scheduled to graduate in May or August. This senior survey will benefit the university greatly as a part of its assessment of institutional effectiveness.

Results from past senior surveys have been used to improve the university and are available at http://www.wfu.edu/ir/facultysurvey/ index.html.

Strong participation is important and all participants will be able to receive a 10 percent off discount card for the purchase of apparel at the Deacon Shop on campus.

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into two categories, the first to be accomplished within five years, the second within 10. The goals of the plan include expansion of the pedestrian network, creation of a variety of open spaces and a connection to Deacon Boulevard and Reynolda Village. Some changes are already underway, including intensive renovations to Benson which will be completed by the fall. Also, ground will be broken on a new freshman residence hall next to Collins this summer. A new upperclassmen dorm will add to North Campus in the coming years.

Joe Biden The university announced on April 17 that U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the 2009 Commencement address and receive an honorary doctor of Law degree May 18. Biden will be the first sitting vice president to deliver a commencement address at Wake Forest. This will be Biden’s second visit to the university in the last year. He spoke last October at an outdoor rally on Hearn Plaza organized by the Obama-Biden campaign.

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Strides for sustainability After receiving a C- on its sustainability report card from the Sustainable Endowments Institute in October, the university began making changes large and small including small steps in existing residence halls and the university’s commitment to build all its new structures according to LEED Silver Standards. The university’s Biodiesel Fuels Initiative also picked up steam as more and more students jumped onboard.

Currently the entire fleet of small facilities vehicles on campus runs on biodiesel.

The university has also made several public strides for the environment. As a part of environmentalist group Reverb’s Campus Consciousness Tour, college favorite O.A.R. visited Wait Chapel on Nov.12 and participated in a series of educational events on environmental topics. On April 18, the 4th Annual Piedmont Earth Day Fair, held on the Magnolia Quad, closed the university’s first ever Sustainability Week. Finally, the university hired a director of sustainability, who will take up her position next fall.

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Bowl champions The football team capped off an up and down season with a 29-19 comeback victory in the inaugural EagleBank Bowl Dec. 20. Junior quarterback Riley Skinner earned MVP honors as he went 11-for-11, erasing from fans’ memory his painful performance against Navy earlier in the season. The Deacs finished with a record of 8-5 and won their second straight bowl game. The NFL draft was icing on the cake for the Deacs this spring as linebacker Aaron Curry went fourth overall to the Seattle Seahawks.

Alphonso Smith was drafted by the Broncos in the second round and Chip Vaughn and Stanley Arnoux were drafted by the New Orleans Saints.

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Ron Paul Months of effort from the university’s fledgling Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) chapter drew 1,300 attendees from the university and the surrounding community to Wait Chapel on April 20 to hear Congressman Ron Paul of Texas address the university.

Paul presented a broad overview of his libertarian platform, which emphasizes the importance of personal liberty and accountability and limited government. The event was a tremendous achievement for YAL which, until February, was not an official student organization on campus.

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Campus expansion, renovation The Campus Master Plan, a supplement to the Strategic Plan, addresses the physical aspect of the university community.

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Basketball plays strong season The men’s basketball team got off to their best start in history winning their first 16 games. As the only unbeaten team in the country, on Jan. 19 the Deacs became the top-ranked team in the country. This stretch included wins over ACC foes Clemson and UNC-Chapel Hill. After losing the number one spot, the Deacs continued to prove they were an elite team by knocking off No. 1 Duke on Jan. 28.

James Johnson hit a layup with 0.8 seconds remaining. The Deacs limped to the finish, losing early in the ACC tournament and then being upset by the No. 13 seeded Cleveland St. Vikings. While the end result was less satisfying, this team instilled a sense of pride and passion back into the fan base and had a historically successful season. Sophomore James Johnson has declared for the draft, and freshman Al-Farouq Aminu has said he is returning to school.

Now Deacon fans can only hope that sophomore Jeff Teague will return to lead the Deacons back to the NCAA tournament in the fall.

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SAT controversy The class of 2013 will be the first incoming class not required to submit SAT or ACT scores as a part of their applications. The university was the first top 30 national university to make the decision.The SAT is no longer universally believed to accurately reflect a student’s academic abilities. University officials see the requirement of the SAT as a part of the application a barrier that keeps highly-qualified students with low standardized test scores from applying to the university.

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Carpe Quad Hundreds of students congregated on Hearn Plaza on March 20 to celebrate the opportunity to “Seize the Quad,” an initiative championed by Student Government in the last year as an attempt to revitalize the university’s campus life. Students of all ages enjoyed the experience of watching the men’s basketball team play in the first round of the NCAA tournament (however devastating the result), and dancing the night away to live music courtesy of local band To the Nines. Greek and independent students alike enjoyed open fraternity lounges surrounding the Quad. The event, considered a success by the majority of the student body, sparked intense debate about the lax drinking policies of the night’s festivities. Regardless, a second Seize the Quad, held April 17, reiterated the success of the first.

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The race for president The university community was fully emerged in the 2008 U.S. presidential election race. Some students dedicated their entire fall semesters to their respective candidates by taking the semester off to follow the long campaign trail. Those students that remained on campus were not left out of the political battlefield. however. Vice President Joe Biden visited the campus in October and Arizona senator John McCain visited the university on May 6, in the midst of finals last year. Additionally, students across the political spectrum showed their political colors with so many signs supporting candidates that university officials had to remind them of political postering policies.

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Losing a Legend On Aug. 18 the university lost one of the most influential leaders of its long history: Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., twelth president of the university, died of brain cancer at the age of 71. He led the university for 22 years, retiring in 2005. Hearn changed this university from the small regional Baptist school he found it as in 1983, the year he first took office, to the nationally-recognized academic powerhouse it is considered today. He was largely responsible for the university’s separation from the Southern Baptist Convention without losing the campus’ religious ties. He saw the university’s applicant pool double in size and the physical structures of the campus expand while retaining the small school feel so integral to the Wake Forest experience.

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POLICE BEAT University Police responded to 76 calls from April 20-26, including 13 incidents and investigations and 63 service calls. The following is a summary of the incidents and investigations.

Drug and Alcohol Violations • During a security check April 23, University Police discovered about 25 students drinking alcohol and listening to music in a suite at Martin Residence Hall and informed them it was an unauthorized party.

Information about the incident was provided to Harold Holmes, associate vice president and dean of student services.

Thefts • Seven empty stainless steel kegs valued at $100 each were reported stolen from the Reynolda Hall loading dock between 11 p.m. April 24 and 5 a.m. April 25.

Miscellaneous • A student in Babcock Residence Hall reported April 21 that an unidentified person sent threatening messages to her while she was online.

• University Police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Wake Forest Road April 21 and determined that the driver, a Winston-Salem man, had been

previously issued a trespass warning. He was issued a state citation for trespassing.

• An unknown person(s) attempted to break into a room in Benson University Center April 22 while a student was in the room studying.

The would-be intruder(s) fled when she made noise, and police later could not locate any suspects.

• A Winston-Salem man left several harassing messages on a phone in Wingate Hall April 23.

The caller has previously been banned from campus through trespass warnings.

• A student in Davis Residence Hall reported April 25 that an unidentified person left a harassing message on her phone.

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Conference examines bioethics, health and society

said. “Feel free to be laid back, get excited and ask questions.

On April 27 and 28, a broad- Go for it.”

Provost Jill Tiefenthaler then ly interdisciplinary public and scholarly audience gathered in took the stage to wish attendees Annenberg Forum of Carswell a day of sharing, debate and disHall to attend a conference covery. “Wake Forest’s new biotitled “Bioethics, Public Moral ethics initiative brings together Argument, and Social Respon- scholars from across disciplines to best further our understandsibility.”

Presented by the Department ing of complex issues,” Tiefenof Communication and the thaler said. “It’s hard to think of Program in Bioethics, Health an area of study that challenges and Society with the goal of our traditional notions of what promoting accessible, lively and it means to be human more meaningful discussion about than biotechnology.”

Following Tiefenthaler’s rebioethics issues of public interest, the conference was designed marks, King introduced the to be the first step in facilitating conference’s keynote speaker ongoing public discourse on a Carl Elliott, who she described broad range of controversial is- as one of “the most original critsues including stem cell research ical thinkers in bioethics today.”

Elliott is a and end of life p ro f e s s o r decisions. of philosoThe con“Wake Forest’s bioethics initiaphy and ference was pediatorganized by tive brings together scholars rics at the professor of from across disciplines to best Center for social sciences further our understanding of Bioethand health ics at the policy Nancy complex issues.”

University King, who is Jill Tiefenthaler of Minthe director of Provost nesota. He the Program is a phiin Bioethics, losopher Health and Society at the Wake Forest Uni- and physician who specializes versity School of Medicine, and in critical examination of mediUniversity Distinguished Pro- cine, bioethics, the pharmafessor of Communication Eth- ceutical industry and related ics Michael Hyde. The event questions about health care in included presentations by na- American culture.

Elliott’s talk, which shared the tionally known scholars in bioethics, communication studies title of the conference, addressed the role of bioethics scholarship and the social sciences.

The conference opened with in promoting public engagewords of welcome from Hyde, ment with issues relating to ethwho emphasized the impor- ics, health and society. Elliott tance of getting knowledge admitted that if he were to have and expertise out to the public, picked the title of his address, he which often proves difficult in would have picked “An Investhe field of biotechnology due tigative Bioethics Manifesto.” to its controversial nature. If Throughout his address, Elliott you do not have an informed discussed why it is that bioethoutlook in a democracy, Hyde ics scholars do not participate in said, then you are not a part of investigative reporting to expose unethical partnerships between that democracy.

Hyde went on to reiterate sev- doctors and drug companies eral times his desire for attend- and physically harmful privaees to feel completely relaxed tized clinical studies. “Why isn’t and partake in active discussion. there more investigative bioeth“You are all invited to be a part ics? What I mean by investigaof this conference so I hope you tive is a willingness to do the take that very seriously,” Hyde old fashion journalist legwork,

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sniffing around for wrongdoing and making it your business,” Elliott said. “Why don’t we ever go after the bad guys?”

Elliott also emphasized his belief that doctors involved in such cases have gotten off extremely easy in comparison to the drug companies who are forced to pay large fines, while none of the doctors who were receiving monetary payments to push the drugs are punished. “These issues have been around for so long and have gotten so little action,” Elliott said. “I think a few shots on the news of doctors being handcuffed would do a lot to change things.”

When questioned whether he feels that the next generation will be more inclined to “stir things up” in regard to exposing conflict of interest cases, Elliott said he believes this will be the case because it is a younger age group that is currently leading the crusade. “At U Minnesota, the medical students are the ones aggressively pushing for stricter conflict of interest policies among administration and faculty,” Elliott said. “Additionally, the student newspaper at Minnesota has done a really good job of leading the debate concerning conflict of interest issues and providing coverage about internal efforts to expose these conflicts.”

Following Elliott’s address, the first conference session titled “Moral Authority in a Democracy” was oriented toward examination and discussion of the role of the public in the democratic process and the role of bioethics in public policy development. Speakers included David Zarefsky, university chaired professor in communication, argumentation and debate at Northwestern University, and Jonathan Moreno, professor of medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania who served on President Barack Obama’s transition team.

From 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., a student-organized lunch presentation was held to introduce the audience to two formal models of moral argument and to promote reflection on how well

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The Bioethics Conference, held on April 27 and 28, included numerous panel discussions and presentations by students. or poorly these forms capture the questions and concerns of greatest public relevance.

In the first presentation, four student members of the debate team argued whether or not development and access to brain enhancement technology should be restricted. The second presentation was in the form of a mini-moot court dealing with the issue of human dignity.

The example in question dealt with a juvenile psychiatric residence who denied employment to a woman applying for employment as a Boys Group Leader, and included participation from Wake Forest School of Law students and faculty “At Wake Forest, we try to keep a very special relationship with our students. The students here are extremely important and we want their voices to be heard loud and clear throughout this conference,” Hyde said.

Day one of the conference closed with two sessions titled “Human Nature and Human Dignity” and “Translational Research, Entrepreneurship and the Responsibility of Science.”

During Session two, insight into the relevance of human

dignity in healthcare was provided by Rebecca Dresser, Professor of Law and Medicine at Washington University St. Louis, who has been a member of the President’s Council on Bioethics since 2002. Day two of the conference opened with sessions titled “The Role of the Media in the Bioethics Debate,” and finally, “The Language of Genetics and Moral Responsibility.”

The conference concluded with a lunch and panel discussion on critical reflection and moral action in healthcare and biotechnology moderated by Hyde and King.

The four panelists from the Triad area were John Bost, Mayor of Clemmons, N.C., Dee Leahman, Director of the Community Partnership for End of Life Care, Nancy Hall, local senior leader in Forsyth Aging Project, and Michael Rakes., Sr. Pastor of the First Assembly of God in Winston-Salem, N.C. Although Hyde and King have not yet reviewed the conference evaluations and therefore do not have systemic feedback to report, they both received many very positive comments from

attendees and the conference faculty.

“The comment I liked best was from someone who told me that every presentation had lots of food for thought both for experienced bioethics scholars and for those not versed in bioethics and that in his experience, this kind of depth and richness accessible to all is rare in conferences,” King said.

“I personally had a wonderful time and learned a lot. I have two hopes: one is that we will be able to use (and improve on) this general conference model in the future, and the other is that, outside of the conference setting, as a community we can go forward and talk together more effectively about important issues of science, medicine, society and ethics.”

The conference was sponsored

by The Fund for Ethics, Leadership, and Civic Responsibility, the Office of the Provost, the Department of Communication, the ARCHIE Fund and the Program for Bioethics, Health and Society.

For further information about Bioethics at the university, visit www.wfu.edu/bioethics.

Lakota speaker shares wisdom

By Caitlin Brooks | News editor

The religion department sponsored a set of lectures on the Lakota creation story by Harry Charger, a prominent Sun Dance Leader and Wisdom Keeper from the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. Charger presented his account of the Lakota creation story on April 27, 28 and 29 in the Balcony Room of Wait Chapel.

The lectures kicked off the university’s first Religion & Public Engagement Elder in Residence Program.

Charger first came to the university nearly a decade ago after befriending Ulrike Wiethaus, professor of Religion and American Ethnic Studies, who was supervising a service trip to help with an after school program on the Cheyenne River Reservation in Eagle Butte, S.D. He serves as a leader of the warrior society, the Foot Soldiers, whose 500 members are dedicated to the preservation of Lakota history and traditions.

The Foot Soldiers formed in reverence to Big Foot, a Lakota leader who was murdered along with his people at the Massacre of Wounded Knee in 1890.

Forced to attend a Catholic boarding school or “prison” as Charger called it, for seven years, he has a broad perspective of both his own culture and that of European-Americans, which proves invaluable as he tries to come to terms with modern and century old struggles between his home and the U.S. government.

Charger now makes an annual circuit of universities across the country, teaching young, non-Lakota students about his people and their rich culture.

“I am the Lakota of old, I speak the old ways, I know the old ways,” the 80-year-old Charger said. “But I also know the new ways, and that is why I’m here, to talk to you.”

He talked at length of the difficulties of life on the reservation.

The Lakota people comprise a legal semi-autonomous “nation” within the U.S., though as Charger pointed out, ancestral lands belong to the Lakota people, but their uses are carefully monitored and dictated by the Department of the Interior. “If you have a piece of land, you can do whatever you want to do with it,” Charger said.

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter visited the university on April 25 to speak to congregated Baptists.

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Harry Charger, a Lakota Sun Dance Leader and Wisdom Keeper, has been visiting the university for almost a decade.

“But I have 200 acres of land and anytime I want to do something with it, I have to ask the government. There’s no freedom.”

It has been that way since the beginning of contact between the European American settlers and the Lakota. The Anglos brought their government, their education and their religion and deemed the Lakota spiritualism that of the devil, even though they did not understand their language and so could not understand their stories, Charger said.

Today, the demonization of their religion has subsided. When most people think of Native American spiritualism, the iconic, highly commercialized idea of an Indian powwow comes to mind.

Though Charger, an expert in many of the spiritual rituals of his people, used to attend these events regularly, he now finds them to be gimmicky and devoid of spiritual meaning. “(The powwows) are beautiful, colorful, but they don’t mean anything.

The Dancers are just performers now,” Charger said.

“The dances are supposed to tell a story, our stories.” Without wisdom keepers like Charger, these stories will vanish from knowledge. Young Lakota today speak fluent English and, according to Charger, there is at least one Lakota in every major job field in the country. The Lakota are on the move.

“There is a spread of young people across the nation, despite the cap that the government has put on our people,” Charger said.

The spread extends overseas as well.

Many young Lakota have served in the U.S. military in the War on Terror.

Charger’s own grandson, a paratrooper, was killed during the beginning of the conflict.

“In every war that this country has ever started, there have been several Native Americans that have paid the supreme consequence. We are supposed to fight for freedom for the U.S., but we don’t have freedom,” Charger said. “One of these days I’m going to go to Washington to tell the Man of Change (Obama), ‘Hey, we want some of that change too.”

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Students who got to meet Carter were likewise impressed, citing his charisma and accessibility.

“He just came out (of Wait Chapel) and walked right up to us. He was very personable, greeting everybody. Wake is very lucky to have someone of his caliber, including Angelou, on campus,” sophomore Zane Greason said.

Two pastors from Charlotte also served as keynote speakers. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church’s Rev. Clifford A. Jones spoke on April 24 and the Rev. Amy Jacks Dean of Park Road Baptist Church spoke on April 25.

A dinner sponsored by Baptists Today magazine honored James Dunn, Resident Professor of Christianity and Public Policy at the School of Divinity, with the annual Judson-Rice Award for his lifetime of achievement.

A former pastor, campus minister and college professor, Dunn currently serves on the boards of the Churches Center for Theology and Public Policy and Religion and Ethics News Weekly.

He also works for the Baptist Joint Committee, an organization which

considers religious liberty and separation between church and state.

Seven workshops were held in Benson University Center. Their focuses varied widely, covering health care, education, the environment and immigration.

“I was really pleased that the people who planned the gathering tried to plan workshops that had a lot of practical application: what you and your church can do to help people in your community. This is particularly important during our current financial crisis when so many people are in need,” Johnson said.

“I was also glad to see that there was a wide cross section of leaders for these workshops.”

Bill J. Leonard, dean of the School of Divinity, co-chaired the gathering.

Prior to its start, he explained the meeting’s purpose: “to deepen those connections by linking grassroots Baptists in learning about and extending common ministries together.”

“It was very inspiring to meet Baptists from different states, different churches, different viewpoints and different ethnicities,” Johnson said.

“I thought the New Baptist Covenant Celebration was a huge success.”

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this year, but the President of the United States thinks we are the future of America and therefore cannot wait to address the university. To all of our friends who failed to recognize the credibility of Wake Forest: what now?

5. Teague decides to stay at the university. Teague cites “better sidewalks” as incentive to remain at Wake. Students participate in an epic rolling of the Quad to celebrate.

4. Deacs become NCAA basketball champs after football bowl victory. With Teague’s return, basketball becomes an actual huge deal on campus, with a sold-out stadium every home game and buses to away games for fans decked out entirely in gold and black. In the fall, Wake Forest will amaze everyone as the Demon Deacs win a bowl that is slightly more prestigious than the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

3. U2 and Kanye vie for spot in Springfest. While we were all very excited to see Third Eye Blind come to campus, we figure it’s time that the university attracted some A-list musicians. Of course, the OGB is going to need a lot of press passes for that event, preferably one for every staff member.

2. Tuition cut to 10 percent of current rate. Parents cry with happiness and forget our less-than-perfect GPAs. Hopefully, we’ll also get a much-needed check in the mail as a “thank you” for attending a suddenlyaffordable school.

1. Meal plan to revert back to the glory days. That’s right; the changes for the campus meal plan have yet to go fully into effect and we already demand a retraction of the plan. We want our Subway, Benson Center and Starbucks to be just one meal swipe away.

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Submissions The Old Gold & Black welcomes

The OGB dreams of Wake perfection s the year comes to a close, the OGB editorial staff dreamed up a list of news stories for next year that we hope we will be able to publish.

10. OGB blows away competition at ACP’s. With an overflowing list of amazing cartoonists, color issues every week and an awesome Web site, we would have the potential to obtain the coveted Pacemaker award.

Maybe we could also get a slight increase in our budget.

Okay, that’s asking a little much, we suppose.

9. Oprah makes appearance at the university.

We suggest having Oprah come and do her favorite things show here because, hey, don’t we all need another car so we can get even more parking tickets?

Really, though, Oprah is the queen of the world and that would basically be the coolest thing to ever happen to the university.

8. Campus becomes pedestrian friendly. What??

Make a campus that isn’t a jungle to navigate with lake-like puddles and mud slides? We know it’s a crazy concept for the university, but maybe the arrival of SATrequirement-free freshman on campus in the fall might make them raise their sidewalk standards. Our rain boots have suffered enough damage.

7. Puppies to look adorable on the Quad daily. With these precious animals warming our hearts on the way to class, it will be easy to forgot about the troubles and hardships of our academic lives. It’s a much cheaper way of getting everyone high on life.

6. Obama insists on giving commencement speech.

Not only will Biden give the commencement speech

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Quick Quotes ” I put their artistic merit as on par with a good, competent amateur.”

- Richard WestwoodBrookes, historical documents expert, who commented on the auction of paintings believed to have been done by the young Adolf Hitler that fetched $143,000 at auction.

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he ideals of liberty are spreading at Wake Forest, and it’s happening faster than I would ever have imagined.

At the start of this semester, I sat down in the back of Starbucks with Jared Fuller, Nathan Fox-Helser, Andrew Butler, Paul Monroe, Amber Worthington and a few other students. We were brainstorming to think of ways to spread the message of liberty on this campus. We didn’t even have a chartered organization, much less funds to conduct any events.

And yet, somehow, we did quite a lot on a budget of essentially zero dollars. It started merely with flyers in Tribble Hall and editorials in the Old Gold & Black.

This grassroots activism transitioned into the establishment of one of the first chapters of Young Americans for Liberty, which now holds weekly meetings to plan campus and regional activism and has an offshoot, the Jefferson Society, which goes out to dinner Saturday nights to discuss the academic side of libertarianism by reading such works as Murray Rothbard’s Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and F.A. Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom.

Before long, and through massive amounts of work, we convinced Congressman Ron Paul, arguably the most well-known advocate of libertarianism and Austrian economics in the world today, to come speak in our very own Wait Chapel.

This work involved covering the entire campus by talking to individual students, faculty and staff about Dr. Paul and the philosophy of liberty, in the process collecting almost a thousand signatures with some help from College Republicans. However, the good congressman agreed to come to speak on our campus several months ago, and we were not about to be engaged in nothing but preparation.

So, we participated in several student panels alongside College Republicans and College Democrats to help promote the name of our organization. We sent representatives to CPAC to represent Young Americans for Liberty. We sent students to the University of Georgia to receive training from the Leadership Institute, an organization that trains all brands of conservatives, from neocons to libertarians (that was quite a group mixed in one room), on how to engage

in effective activism. We held a tax day protest in front of the Pit (yes, I was wearing a Gadsden flag as a cape) during which we talked to students about the injustices of the current tax system, particularly the unconstitutional nature of the income tax and ideas for reform, all the while plugging the philosophy of liberty and Austrian economics.

Then, on April 20, we brought more than 1,300 people to Wait Chapel to hear Ron Paul speak on the philosophy of libertarianism. YAL members spent both the evening after the event and the next morning chatting with and getting to know such people as Ron Paul, BJ Lawson of the Wake County GOP, Gary Hardee of the Campaign for Liberty and even the personal translator for Ludwig von Mises himself.

So, one might ask, how was this rag-tag team of libertarians able to do more in a semester than either College Republicans or College Democrats has been able to do at our university in the last several years?

The answer is simple. We’re not playing partisan games. We’re not engaged in a popularity contest. And we’re not about to sacrifice our principles for political power. This is how these two parties play their games, and this is something that we are not about to do.

Political parties are means to an end, not an end in themselves, and unfortunately the goal of both of the parties in power has become all too clear — a state where the people sacrifice their liberty to a government who claims all power unto themselves, for the supposed “good of the people.” Sound like anything you’ve heard from the past 100 years?

Now, I’m not just writing this to sing the praises of our organization. We have a long way to go, and the biggest challenge is not, in fact, the opposing viewpoint.

The biggest challenge is waking our fellow citizens from their apathetic slumber. I’m writing this to urge and implore you to join us.

We are not confined to the box in which both College Democrats and College Republicans find themselves.

We are not subject to their allegiances.

We span the gambit from libertarians to traditional conservatives to classical liberals, but we all hold one thing in common — we believe that liberty of the individual is something our forefathers died for, and we believe that it is something worth preserving. Our government encroaches on our liberties under the pretense of aiding us in a time of crisis, but we’ve seen that script before, and we know how it ends.

The times are hard, the battle is serious, and we are deeply entrenched. And, of course, we would love for you to join us.

Elliot Engstrom is a French major from Matthews, N.C.

“” “There have been a few people who were pretty vitriolic, and I have received some pretty angry letters.”

- Andrea Wachner, Comedy Writer, who hired a stripper to go in her place to her 10 year high school reunion when she decided not to attend.

“” ” She just went wild when she saw me.”

- Dorothy Utley, owner of a six pound Chihuahua, Tinker Bell, who was blown away by a 70 mph wind and was later found with the assistance of a pet psychic who led Utley and her husband to the wooded area where the dog was located almost a mile away.

“” ” If you visit someone, don’t exchange kisses ... Let’s stop the social kissing habit.”

- Mohammad Khalifeh, Lebanon Health Minister, despite the ingrained tradition of greeting others with three kisses on the cheek, the minister encouraged fellow Lebanese to forget their national custom in order to tackle the potential spread of swine flu.

“” ”We, the workers, have nothing to eat. We had to seek some sort of alternative food and I gave them an example ... It hurt like hell.”

- Zoran Bulatovic, a Serbian union official, chopped off his finger with a hacksaw and ate it in protest over wages that were not being paid to workers.

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FMLA Today | Bridging the gender gap

FMLA encourages campus involvement

Organization looks forward to next year’s planned initiatives

Grant Livesay Guest columnist

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he Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance is an all-inclusive group and a safe space for students of all genders, races, ages, cultural backgrounds and most importantly, students of all different opinions.

In the upcoming year, the FMLA will be attempting to bring a number of ideas posed by the involved students this semester into fruition.

Firstly, the Safe Walk Program — a student run and FMLA co-sponsored event that was pioneered and test-run over the mid-term week earlier this spring — will be an ongoing task that the FMLA adopts.

The program involves a number of students available at the library in the late night and

early morning hours during exam weeks to are forced every day to make the up to twelve walk students back to their dorms, student mile round trip perilous trek to the nearest clean apartments, North Campus, their cars or water source where they are often subjected to wherever they need to go on campus in order sexual assault and rape. to feel safe returning from a session of intense By walking on a set path around the studies. university, participants can gain insight onto Students who would like the difficulty of traveling to dedicate portions of their such distances on a daily time next semester to help basis, carrying heavy loads We want to welcome anyone ensure the safety of their fellow of water half the time, and who wants to simply attend students will be welcome to can have time to contemplate sign up for shifts at the library the meetings, that take place the effects of being under to escort individuals from the constant fear of assault. on or off campus, for the dislibrary later next semester.

The money raised from cussions concerning human Under the cover of the event will be donated to darkness, sexual assault and the Nyanya Project to assist rights issues, and we also abuse thrive on and off our in the funding of a pipeline encourage anyone who just campus. Therefore, we to bring the clean water wants to drop by and listen will be organizing a Take sources into the villages so to what others have to say.

Back the Night event where that young women do not students of the FMLA, the have to risk their livelihood university community and the on an everyday necessity for surrounding Winston-Salem survival. community can rally together in a late-night Additionally, the FMLA is currently in the march to raise awareness of and, more literally, early stages of organizing an outreach program take the night back from that lingering fear of for local high schools in the Winston-Salem area sexual abuse that often resides in the back of to educate young women and men about the women’s minds at night. importance of a self-respectable body image.

In conjunction with the Nyanya Project, the One crucial step toward students respecting FMLA will be sponsoring a Walk for Water one another involves students initially event in the coming year. respecting themselves.

This event will double as an awareness and a Due to the fact that much of this project is fundraiser for the young women of Kenya who still being arranged, we are very open and would

be very appreciative of any ideas on how to really have a positive impact on the youth of our generation’s body image.

While the FMLA views activism as a major component of our organization, a large emphasis is applied to the discussions at our bi-weekly meetings, which can be readily categorized as diverse and immersed with new perspectives on feminist issues. We want to refrain from alienating the student who is already involved in other organizations that take up a lot of their time.

We want to welcome anyone who wants to simply attend the meetings, which take place on and off campus, for the discussions concerning human rights issues, and we also encourage anyone who just wants to drop by and listen to what others have to say.

During my time with the FMLA I have experienced firsthand how opposing stances on a particular issue can cause conflict within the group at large, but what we have learned over the past semester is that there are numerous opportunities to reach common ground no matter what an individual believes.

By embracing these commonalities and being open to where opinions vary, a secure learning environment is born where everyone can have an equal input and also gain new knowledge despite their prior position on the topic at hand.

We hope to see you next year!

Grant Livesay is a freshman from Greensboro, N.C.

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Specialization curbs creativity Madeline Eckenrode Guest columnist

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hat is the value of a liberal arts education? Here at Wake, a puckish reply to that query might be “$50,000.” But a failure to address the question is short-sighted. Why did you come to Wake, where you are forced to take classes in many disciplines, rather than go straight to business school at Wharton or an exclusive pre-med program at a state school?

Typical replies include “so I could be a well-rounded person” or “because I didn’t know what I wanted to do” or “I felt I was a little too young to delve into a career path.” All those reasons are fine ones, I suppose, but the problem remains: in an era of globalization and competition, it is difficult to make the argument that reading Faulkner and writing 10-page papers about neomedievalism are worthy enterprises.

Despite criticism about how seemingly arcane and abstruse many subjects covered in humanities courses at a liberal arts school are, a liberal arts education is valuable and would become more so if we began to rethink what such an education is at Wake.

The way the curriculum is structured here, you dabble in a few areas and then go on to take major classes. There tends to be little

connection between the exploration you were forced to undertake in divisional courses and your future studies (not to mention your career path) unless you take the initiative.

Since you can’t create your own major, you can’t pick and choose which classes to take based upon what piques your interest.

So if you take a bunch of divisionals and three or four fascinate you and you want to find a way to connect them, you’re out of luck.

Wouldn’t a cool major combine religion courses, with a focus on Islam, Arabic, some political science classes and Middle Eastern literature classes? Think about how applicable that would be. You formulate your own specialty, one that is important and captivating to you.

This lack of flexibility hampers students — it inhibits creativity and connection-making, both of which are eminently necessary in the (excuse my use of the phrase) real world.

If students were allowed to use college as a way to bridge disciplines and undermine conventional modes of thinking, it would be a much more useful experience. As it is, we are spending our most creative period (when are brains are firing on all cylinders) passively listening to teachers, instead of proposing new ideas.

A liberal arts education should not be focused on the twin “arts” of test-taking and paper-writing (which are the two skills that are most emphasized currently), but on the process of creation (whether what you want to create is a business proposal, a work to be published or a film). We should use what we have

that the American Dream was a lie. They saw a place where wealth was earned by the prosperous at the expense of the destitute. They saw the government as a tool to restrict the free market, and subsequently, personal freedom.

They were espousing baseline equality, at the expense of ingenuity Seth Williford and greatness. I mentioned this to my uncle, a staunch Republican.

Old Gold & Black columnist He smirked ever so slightly, before ulitzer Prize winning poet, proceeding to give me a few books for Archibald MacLeish, once said, my open and impressionable mind to “There are those who will say devour. that the liberation of humanity, the I was soon inundated with facts and freedom of man and mind is nothing philosophies that simply made sense but a dream. They are right. It is the to me, and that were in line with my American Dream.” As products and personal beliefs. believers of the American Dream, my In particular, I devoured the history family steadfastly believes in the rights of the Republican Party, from the days set forth by our founding fathers in of Barry Goldwater to the election of the Constitution of “life, liberty, and Ronald Reagan and the Republican the pursuit of happiness.”

Revolution of Newt Gingrich.

My mom’s father worked hard to I read excitedly as I learned of Barry put five children through college, Goldwater’s noble campaign against oftentimes with more than one in the enormous government expansions school at a time. that Lyndon Johnson eventually My dad’s father used a loan from enacted. the Small Business Administration As George Will wrote, “Barry and built a successful business with Goldwater won … but it took 16 his bare hands. It is because of my years to count the votes.” undying belief in the American Sixteen years after Barry Goldwater’s Dream, in free markets and in free campaign went down in flames, from people, that I am a the ashes arose Republican. the conservative When I was young phoenix, Ronald and impressionable, Reagan.

I believe in a Republican I asked my Dad what The Goldwater Party that is devoted to hard the difference was campaign led to the work and merit. I believe in a between Republicans 1980 election of and Democrats. “Not party that aims to be as neuRonald Reagan, and much,” he told me. I tral as possible when dealing he led our nation asked him about this out of the darkness with the economy. I believe as the 2004 election created by Johnson’s in a party that aims to mainwas just getting mythical Great underway. I had Society, Nixon’s tain freedom for individuals, known in 2000 that deceptions (yes, he while securing the stability my family was for was a Republican), Bush, but I remember of society. and out of the my mom having been miserable malaise a big McCain fan in of Jimmy Carter’s the primaries, but I administration. couldn’t have told you the difference.

I saw these men lead a party devoted And then in 2002, I knew that my to freedom. The freedom to live, the parents had been involved with freedom to succeed, and, yes, the Elizabeth Dole’s original campaign to freedom to fail. Yes, my party has replace Jesse Helms in the U.S. Senate. failed to live up to the ideals of these It wasn’t until the 2004 election that great men.

I finally began to pay attention to Political parties are filled with politics in a constructive and openindividuals who will water down minded way. principles for their own political gain.

John Edwards was running in Despite this, though, I can very clearly the Democratic Primary, so I was say that I believe in the Republican interested to see what North Carolina’s Party. senior senator believed. President Bush I believe in a Republican Party that had no primary challenger, so the is devoted to hard work and merit. debates were all among Democrats. As I believe in a party that aims to be as I watched the Democratic debates, I neutral as possible when dealing with found myself increasingly repelled by the economy. what was being said, and found myself I believe in a party that aims to disagreeing with the way in which maintain freedom for individuals, the Democratic candidates viewed while securing the stability of the world. I view America as a land society. And I will always believe in a of prosperity and opportunity, where Republican Party that stands up and hard work and merit were the keys to defends the American Dream. a happy, prosperous life.

The Democratic contenders stood Seth Williford is a sophomore political before a national audience and said science major from Wilson, N.C.

learned about the past and its great thinkers to do something. Now. Students should not be the only ones who bear the onus of making their time at a liberal arts college fulfilling.

Professors are here for a reason, and should encourage the sort of broad, interdisciplinary thinking that I described above. So many professors specialize so narrowly that they lose sight of the context of their work — they are able to talk at length about a particular lesbian writer in 19th century France, yet they cannot relate the significance of what they do to students. Unless a professor is an extremely gifted orator, he or she risks boring students.

But if a teacher were able to talk about his or her specialty, and then link it with research being done in other fields, and then ask students to think about how, even if the answer is not apparent, a lesbian writer in 19th century France might be important?

That would be great. Instead of having to write a paper exploring said writer’s ideas, you could interview French speakers about how the writer’s works have entered the national consciousness and affected ideas about sexuality which in turn have affected ideas about how the French should treat Muslim women (a very relevant topic).

Solving the big problems of our time, those which many of us hope to conquer, will require people who can think globally and in an interdisciplinary fashion. We should hope and work to be those people.

Madeline Eckenrode is a sophomore history major from Lancaster, Penn.

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Old Gold & Black Opinion

Wake Forest evokes happy memories

Senior writer comments on favorite memories made at the university

Alex Osteen

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remember the first column I wrote for this newspaper was about how amazing yet surreal it was to be at college, at my college, all on my own and away from my parents (“Freshmen face new challenges,” Sept. 28, 2005).

I honestly can’t believe how fast time has flown since then. I guess that some of that initial shock has since worn off, but I still kind of think it’s cool to be a college student; I’m going to miss it.

To put it all into perspective, looking back now, I feel very privileged to have been able to attend Wake Forest and I know that I made the right choice as a senior in high school deciding to come here over UNC-Chapel Hill. The following is a laundry list of all my favorite

things about my four years at this university. I’ll bet they’re probably not too different from the average Wake senior’s.

The first thing that comes to mind is what a wonderful campus we have.

It is both beautiful and functional, everything is in walking distance, and we have a Subway right on our main quad.

Also, the people in charge of keeping it looking great haven’t failed yet.

What else could we need or want? It’s like we’re royalty living in a self-sustaining castle — yes, a castle of learning. Not to mention the fact that, for the most part, the administrators and planners of our educational experience really take care of us. The sheer number of services provided to us, including the ones we probably haven’t heard of before, is really actually quite impressive. Our university spares no expense to keep us educated and happy.

For example, everything the library does is pretty amazing, but few of us actually take full advantage of their services or really know what all they offer. There are a million other opportunities available to us that I’m sure I’m not even aware of. Also, that’s not including the number of famous people that have come to campus in the past four years for one reason or another.

Another attribute that’s pretty unique to Wake Forest, and something that our tour guides love to sell to all those young ones visiting our campus, is the close-knit sense of community we embody.

Not at many other major universities in the

country do you see at least 12 people you know simple and I’m grateful for that. Also, I found on your way to class or the Pit. summer school to be a refreshing experience as The way I see it, we are fellow students of this well. small school that outsiders don’t really know It put a new spin on campus and Wake and much about. skimmed off some of the pressure that tends to Yet Wake is actually a major contender build up during a normal semester. academically and athletically.

I cannot finish this article without mentioning We sort of share this special understanding how exciting our sports have been. because of it; we get how cool Highlighted in my mind are the we are. euphoric victories over both Duke Some of us can be arrogant and Chapel Hill at the Joel, going Looking back now, I feel and elitist (see last week’s to the Orange Bowl and winning article, “Students have elitist the ACC in football. very privileged to have attitude,” April 23), but some Of course this isn’t to mention been able to attend Wake of us are really smart and all of our other teams that Forest and I know that I humble. dominate year after year. made the right choice as Along the same lines, Wake For being the second smallest professors are great. school in Division I, this is a senior in high school We are tight with them, to unheard of. Go Deacs! deciding to come here over a rare degree. The benefits of All in all, I have had a lot of the small class sizes here is that UNC-Chapel Hill. fun at college. There was a lot of these smart professors who are tough work involved and some leaders in their fields actually all-nighters too, I suppose. learn our names and get to But I’d like to thank all of know us. my friends and professors and staff members I guess that intimacy can be wonderful or who have made my experience here truly awful, depending on what subject we’re talking unforgettable. about.

I’ll stop with the clichés now, I promise. Let Getting to go abroad was undoubtedly one of me finish by saying that I am proud to be a my favorite experiences of my college career.

Demon Deacon and I’ll be graduating with a The Wake Forest Salamanca program was smile on my face, ready to tackle the next phase awesome. of life.

Our group became very close and we had a blast exploring Europe.

Alex Osteen is a senior economics and Spanish Wake Forest makes getting to go abroad so major from Highlands, N.C.

OGB staff bids farewell to senior staff members Mariclaire Hicks

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s the semester winds down and we put the finishing touches on the last issue of the school year, all of us here at the Old Gold & Black just wanted to take the chance to thank all of our hardworking seniors who will be leaving us in a few weeks to go out into the “real world.”

Outgoing editor in chief Kell Wilson spent spring and fall of 2008 at the helm of the Old Gold & Black after working in various capacities for the Life section since her freshman year at the university.

A former Life editor and Sophomore of the Year, Wilson brought the same creativity

and dedication that she showed for her section to the entire publication.

She aided in the recruitment of new staff members and was always a stickler for the rules that may drive section editors crazy, but make the paper look better in the end.

An internship in the summer of 2008 helped her hone her editing skills, and she came back in fall 2008 even more well-equipped to deal with her position. Her love for the paper never wavered, despite many late nights up here in the office and all kinds of crazy staff shenanigans. FTs, Kell. FTs. Alex Osteen held a variety of positions on the staff during his four years at the university.

Whether he was fulfilling duties as News editor or Opinion editor, Osteen was always quick to get the job done or take on a last-minute story.

His recruitment efforts for the OGB will go down in the annals of the publication,

Ryan Caldwell, former always encouraging people graphics editor and Freshman to vent in Opinion. Honor of the Year, spent his time in his legacy and write for this the office making sure the section. No, seriously. pages didn’t look like giant Outgoing photo editor blobs of text by creating eyeSophie Mullinax balanced the catching graphics for all of the needs of all of the sections by sections. His gift for design will consistently taking fantastic be missed. shots around campus at the Former News editor Lizzie request of the section editors.

Rosen was While not an integral taking photos, member of the she spent her (Kell Wilson’s) love for the staff during time policing her time here. the paper paper never wavered, She brought a situation in despite many late nights no-nonsense the office, up here in the office and all mentality making sure kinds of crazy staff shenan- to the news that old proofs section and actually made igans. FTs, Kell. FTs. managed to it into recycling strike a healthy and not the fear in the trash. We will hearts of production assistants. certainly miss our resident tree Listen, the newspaper is serious hugger. business and there is no need Another photo section for proofs to take longer than alum, Alison Cox, will also 10 minutes. Recently, Rosen be graduating in May. Her has written a great deal for the beautiful pictures were a Sports section, conducting wonderful addition to the interesting interviews with newspaper.

athletes for the Spotlight nearly every week.

The Sports section will also miss one of its most talented, dedicated writers, Martin Rickman. He was our go-to guy this school year for covering both the football and basketball seasons, and he traveled over 1,000 miles to write about our Demon Deacons. Even with basketball games ending late Wednesday night, he would still have his articles to us within the hour.

Some of our other sections will also be losing some of the publication’s top writers.

Jacob Bathanti, who wrote for the News, Opinion and Life sections, was a dependable member of the staff whose writing rarely needed very much editing. Often using words well beyond our realm of understanding, our resident wordsmith always gave us something to talk about.

The News and Life sections will feel the absence of Maya Yette next school year. Yette,

who has been writing articles since her freshman year, was also a reliable asset to the newspaper.

Sadly, we will also be losing one of our cartoonists, which (oddly enough) is a position much harder to fill than one might think! Caldwell Tanner drew pieces commenting on current events on campus and the world at large for the Opinion section and humorous strips for his much-loved, longrunning “What You Didn’t Know” comic in the Life section.

While we hate to see all of these fantastic staff members go, we’re so proud of them and all the hard work they have put into the Old Gold & Black during their time at the university. We wish them nothing but the best and thank them again for their dedication over the past four years.

Mariclaire Hicks is a junior psychology major from Huntersville, N.C.

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Opinion Old Gold & Black

Thursday, April 30, 2009 A7

SG leader gives his farewell from office

President reflects on highlights from the past year, expects more changes in the future

Jermyn Davis

Old Gold & Black columnist

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t’s hard to believe this year is coming to a close. When we began our journey, we were criticized primarily for being too young and inexperienced, but we knew we wanted to improve Student Government’s relevance to our campus’ daily functions.

Although undoubtedly we did not accomplish everything we wanted, I truly believe we have made significant progress in improving our university. One of our biggest promises was

better communication. We have done our absolute best to keep you in the loop about everything that has gone on. Between our frequent constituent e-mails, broadcast e-mails, forums, OGB columns, and SG office hours in both the Pit and Benson, we have worked to be as accessible and transparent as possible.

Dining on campus has changed dramatically — the more inclusive meal plan options have provided more flexibility and choice.

I’m especially grateful to Roy Biggers for his dedication to making the meal plan and the Pit in general more conducive to student desires.

We also focused on improving social life for all students by trying to bring it back to campus. Working with various Greek leaders resulted in the first-ever, student-wide, oncampus party.

Seize the Quad was overall phenomenal. I can’t say how excited I am to see the efforts of so many different people — administrators, faculty and students — come together and produce such an inclusive event.

Moreover, the success of Wakin’ Winston is undeniable — by providing shuttles downtown, we’ve encouraged social life to extend beyond campus and traditional parties.

I know I receive credit for the success of

things, but in all honesty, there are so many sweet. The past year has been full of challenges other people who deserve this recognition. and opportunities. And while I love receiving First, the administration has been incredibly angry e-mails demanding action and improvehelpful. And they listen. ment, which I believe to be fundamental to They have listened to the things I have advo- the success of SG, I am confident I leave SG cated for and have worked with in great hands next year me to accomplish so much. with Meghan Haenn and The Student Trustee, Lauren the new executives. Meghan Seize the Quad was overall Hubbard, has been incredis awesome, and she doesn’t phenomenal. I can’t say ible. Although many presidents tolerate foolishness. choose not to include the One thing before I leave how excited I am to see the Student Trustee in the daily — I do want to warn you efforts of so many different workings and efforts of SG, I that as we grow and become people ... come together can honestly say that Lauren a better school, things will has been like a co-president to undoubtedly change. For and produce such an me. SG’s success has absolutely example, next year parking inclusive event. hinged on her dedication and will become a little more experience. hectic with the construction I want to also thank the SG of the new freshman hall. It cabinet, the eyes and ears of our campus. They is simply something that has to happen. are truly the reason why so much has gotFinally, I just want to say thank you for all ten done. Most importantly, I owe much of of your support, and I look forward to serving our success to the other SG executives, Matt, all of you in a different capacity as Student Mary Kat, Saket and Sarah — they have been Trustee. productive, effective and efficient. I do not Have a great summer and I will see, those of have enough good things to say. you returning, next year.

Thank you to everyone for voting them in Jermyn Davis is a junior Chinese and political with me.

So it is time for me to leave, and it is bitterscience major from Riverdale, Ga.

Stay informed about ALE’s various regulations Myles Wood

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or the first year seminar I am currently taking, Gandhi, our class was assigned a community service project.

My group chose to provide information concerning everyone’s favorite organization, ALE. As you well know, ALE (Alcohol Law Enforcement) stalks tailgates, on campus parties or any other venue where fun might take place. ALE is actually the most powerful law enforcement agency in North Carolina, with access to any public area without probable cause (Grove stadium is public property).

Any private property can be accessed if an ALE agent determines

probable cause. According to Wake Forest Police, ALE considers everything from someone simply entering/ exiting a house to spotting a red solo cup through a window as probable cause. No warrant needed, ALE can come into your own house with the flash of a badge and a suspiciously vague reason.

What happens if you are caught by an ALE agent?

According to their Web site, “A person under the age of 21 caught purchasing, attempting to purchase or possessing alcohol will be charged with a class 1 misdemeanor.”

“Sentencing is left to the judge’s discretion.”

“The Division of Motor Vehicles revokes that person’s driver’s license.

A 19 or 20-year-old caught possesscommunity service work. In addition ing beer or wine can be charged with to fines and court costs, those cona Class 3 misdemeanor and if found victed of breaking the state alcohol guilty could be fined laws may have to pay up to $200 and lose attorney’s fees and an his or her driver’s increased insurance No warrant needed, ALE license.” premium of 400 can come into your house “For the first offense, percent or more. It with the flash of a badge a person convicted of is illegal for anyone selling or providing to loan his or her and a suspiciously vague alcohol to someone ID to someone else reason. under the age of 21 to obtain alcohol. must pay a $250 fine Upon conviction, plus $100 in court DMV will revoke costs and do 25 hours of community the loaner’s driver’s license” (www. service.” nccrimecontrol.org/ale).

“A person convicted for aiding and What constitutes receiving a ticket? abetting the sale or provision of alcoObviously, this is dictated by state hol to a minor must pay a $500 fine law but in more applicable terms you plus court costs and do 25 hours of can receive a ticket for blowing any-

thing over a 0.00 if underage. Also, an underage person holding a beer, solo cup with alcohol or just being drunk in public will receive tickets.

The purpose of this group is not to promote drinking, but rather to promote safe drinking.

Drinking is inevitable on every college campus and it would be unrealistic to think that all students will stop.

We felt it was important to inform you about the consequences’ of drinking underage so that the decisions you make now will not affect the opportunities you may receive later in life.

Myles Wood is a freshman from Kill Devil Hills, N.C.

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A8 Thursday, April 30, 2008

D.E.S.K. event helps local kids hit the books

By Maya Yette | Staff writer

Fifty-seven Old Town Elementary School students descended upon the Magnolia Quad Tuesday, April 28 for the fifth annual D.E.S.K. event.

D.E.S.K., which stands for Discovering Education through Student Knowledge, is a program started by two university students in 2004 to provide elementary school students who did not have adequate work space at home with restored desks painted by university student volunteers.

“I wanted to get involved because D.E.S.K. is a combination of many things I am passionate about: kids, service and art,” senior co-chair Mary Ripple said.

“The social divide in Winston-Salem is something that cannot be ignored, and any way in which the Wake Forest community can give back not only enriches our own lives but it also helps the surrounding community.”

Ripple co-chaired this year’s D.E.S.K. event with seniors Will Farmer, Irene Komodikis and Gracie King. The co-chairs have worked with a diverse leadership team of about 30 students to prepare for this event.

When D.E.S.K first began it included only 15 student organizations and resulted in 20 desks for the Old Town students. It has since grown to encompass more than 40 student organizations involved with 57 Old Town students who received desks at this year’s event.

Student organizations range from fraternities and sororities to athletic teams and residence halls. Together, they paint the desk based on a theme chosen by the child.

Themes chosen at this year’s preparty, where teams go and meet the student whose desk they will be painting, included sports, princesses and even Sonic the Hedgehog.

“Our student, Kevin, wanted us to paint a soccer field on the top of his desk and I felt really good when I saw him call his mom over to show her the shield we painted of his favorite soccer team, Las Chivas,” senior Brigette Proctor said.

In addition to the desks students receive, they are also provided with chairs and school supplies to make learning and studying at home easier.

“It is a great cause, and the kids love the desks,” King said. “I think forming community relations with schools like Old Town is what makes D.E.S.K. so great.”

“D.E.S.K. is a wonderful experience, not only because it’s so much fun but there is nothing more rewarding than seeing a child’s face light up when you’ve painted a desk that they love and you know that it will make a difference in their lives and really help them study at home,” senior Ariane Datil said.

While teams paint the desks, entertainment was provided for students including music, games, raffle prizes, balloon animals, an inflatable slide and face painting.

At the conclusion of the event, prizes were awarded to the team that painted the best desk.

“I hope those who volunteer earn a greater appreciation for the importance of the ties between Wake Forest and the Winston-Salem community,” Ripple said.

“I hope they see the impact they can make with just three hours, and I hope they are inspired to continue to work with people outside of the Wake Forest bubble.”

“The best part is delivering the desk at the end because some of these children have never had a place to study at home,” senior Erika Immel said.

“For me, that’s been the most rewarding.”

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D.E.S.K volunteers consult with a local girl about the design of her desk. The program was started in 2004 to provide elementary school students adequate work space at home.

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PriceWaterhouseCoopers Faculty Fellow and associate professor of accountancy said. Hinson directs the Calloway School’s undergraduate and graduate accountancy programs. “Our emphasis on small class sizes, personal instruction and professional internships prepares our graduates to excel in their careers, from the CPA exam to the real-world situations they will face beyond.”

The Calloway School’s accounting program offers preparation classes to help MSA students to prepare

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for the exam. Most students take the Becker CPA review course in the spring, which is taught by Calloway faculty.

“Utilizing most of our faculty gives us the ability to have professors who are experts in a particular subject area teach that section,” Hinson said. The CPA examination is only a part of the requirements for becoming a certified CPA in the U.S., however. The CPA Web site explains that prospective accountants must complete the “Three Es” to become certified: Education, Examination and Experience.

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“I believe that the most effective aspects of the Calloway School are our small class sizes and our dedicated faculty,” Hinson said. “The small class sizes allow for more discussion and keep students involved in the conversation.” Calloway students also benefit from a lot of real-world experience opportunities within their curriculum. Approximately 40 percent of Calloway students have studied abroad, and many students participate in business-related professional internships throughout the year. Within six months of graduation from the Calloway School, over 90 percent of graduates

Latino issues addressed

Spanish students reveal the results of their research

By R. Hunter Bratton Asst. opinion editor

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A newly erected sign next to Collins Residence Hall details plans for the new freshman residence hall, to be completed by Fall 2010.

are permanately placed in accounting or business positions. Since 1997, Calloway graduates have achieved the top national ranking seven times and placed second three times for candidates passing all four sections of the test on their first attempt.

“The results of the CPA exam point to two main things: the outstanding quality of our students and the quality of the education they receive,” Hinson said. “These two things together have led to successful results over a number of years and we are confident that we will continue to see outstanding results into the future.”

University students enrolled in the Spanish for Medical Professions (Spanish 385) course presented their final products, which spanned weeks of conglomeratic student and faculty research focusing on healthcare related challenges posed to the North Carolina Latino community on April 27 in Greene Hall.

The student presentations were given in English to ensure accessibility to all who wished to listen and covered topics such as juvenile obesity in Spanishspeaking populations, alcohol abuse and binge drinking among adolescent Latinos, and hypertension, coronary artery disease, teenage pregnancy and HIV/ AIDS among North Carolina Mexican-Americans.

The presentations were conducted by seniors Claire Wofford, Keith Groach and Bobby Palmer, juniors Margaux Noble and Sydney Thomas and sophomore John Lundeen. Each presentation lasted approximately 15 minutes.

Within each presentation, the student gave background information concerning his or her specific topic, identified stresses the subject brought on Hispanic-Americans and localized the problem of their focus to the state of North Carolina and the Latin Americans who make their home in the Old North State.

As of 2000, Hispanics are numbered as the largest ethnic minority in the United States

with nearly 35.5 million LatinAmericans making up the population of the nation, not including the recent wave of immigrants that has gone uncounted since the last census was taken nine years ago.

Of all 50 states, North Carolina hosts the largest rate of increase in Hispanic domiciles with a growth rate of 394 percent as of 1999-2000, Joseph Skelton, assistant professor of pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, said.

As the chief organizer of the presentations, Skelton noted that, of these Hispanic immigrants, over 60 percent have not earned a high school diploma and over 50 percent lack United States citizenship.

The research performed by university students suggests that many of the problems identified by the investigations are rooted in education, both academically and culturally, and the difficulties that are imposed by language barriers and social trends.

The bridge connecting traditional Hispanic culture and 21st century American culture is riddled with contrasting philosophies and customs and can prove challenging for many immigrants to pass over without enduring physical or psychological challenges.

Studies showing the median age of foreign born HispanicAmericans as 27 while the median age of native-born Hispanic-Americans as 15, Groach said, suggest that the original wave of immigrants is being surpassed and outnumbered by a boom in second generation immigrants who will face many acculturating factors to which their parents were never introduced.

One notable divergence in views between primary and

second generation immigrants, Thomas noted, is seen in alcoholic consumption.

Where Traditional Latino culture views alcohol as a “right of passage” — El Machismo to be earned by teenage boys with age — and American pop-cultural trends encourage excessive underage drinking earlier in life as a social lubricant.

Additionally, traditional Hispanic and newfound American culture archetypes differ concerning teenage or unplanned pregnancies.

These unexpected births are three times more likely to occur in families with Hispanic backgrounds compared to Caucasian households, Noble said.

Even then, Hispanic culture views pregnancies as the benchmark for womanhood and Hispanic teenage girls are more likely to raise their child than other ethic groups.

Sectors of life where American culture has already rooted itself into Hispanic tradition include teenage obesity, Wofford said The presence of meat, beans and cheese in traditional dishes has made it easy for Hispanic youth to adopt excessive habits of eating nutritionally poor meals.

Students and faculty alike voiced their desires, saying hopefully their hard work and final presentations will inspire future query into the underrepresented field of research dedicated to meeting the specific healthcare needs to Hispanic-Americans.

Undoubtedly, research of this topic is applicable to social functioning in the modern era.

As the United States’ population evolves, it will become even more important for American citizens to understand the healthcare needs of all people, Skelton said.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Parr: Senior tennis player Cory Parr talks about winning the university’s first-ever national title, playing with partner junior Steve Forman and his future plans.

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By Alex Botoman | Staff writer In the fall of 2004, 19 football players arrived at Wake Forest determined to achieve success at what had been a floundering program. They called themselves the “Fresh Deacs” in reference to their desire to forget history and start their own legacy. The weekend of April 25, 2009 marked the end of the Wake Forest journey for four of these players, as they accomplished their lifelong dreams of being drafted in the NFL. In what was the most heralded draft class in Wake Forest history, linebacker Aaron Curry, cornerback Alphonso Smith, safety Chip Vaughn and linebacker Stanley Arnoux were all selected in the first four rounds. Not too shabby for a group that Rivals.com had ranked as the 95th best recruiting class in 2004.

The centerpiece of the Deacon contingent was Curry, who was selected with the No. 4 overall pick by the Seattle Seahawks. Curry was considered by many, including ESPN analyst Mel Kiper, to be the top overall prospect in the draft, and was also considered the safest pick in the draft – that is, the player who was almost assured to have a successful NFL career.

In the weeks leading up

to the draft, there was some speculation that Curry might even be drafted first overall, but the Detroit Lions, the holders of the pick, elected to go with a quarterback instead, selecting Matthew Stafford out of Georgia. There was some debate about whether the Chiefs would take Curry at No. 3, but there was no possibility that he would slip past No. 4.

As Seahawks head coach Jim Mora,

Jr., said while calling Curry to tell him that they were going to take him, “When the Chiefs took (defensive end) Tyson Jackson, our draft room erupted in celebration.”

Linebackers traditionally are not selected with top five draft picks, and Curry is the highest drafted linebacker since the Washington Redskins took LaVar Arrington with the No. 2 pick in 2000, a testament to how highly he was viewed by NFL scouts. It is clear that he has come a long way from the 190 pound boy whose only Division I scholarship offers came from Wake and East Carolina. Curry wasn’t the only Deac drafted on the first day, as Smith, the ACC record holder for career interceptions, was selected

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time for senior Michael Bingham in the ACC championship, giving him the fourth fastest time in the world years the women’s golf team has participated in the NCAA regionals consecutive seasons the Women’s tennis team will play in the NCAA regionals the ranking in the ITA poll for the men’s tennis team seed for the women’s golf team in the Central Regional NCAA

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{ DEAC OF THE WEEK } Junior Thomas Sensing of the track and field team wins Deac of the Week after placing 11th in the shut put category of the college division. At the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Sensing threw a 51-5.75, a season-best mark for him in the shot put. In men’s javelin, Sensing took 14th place by completing a 189-01.

At the April 16-18 ACC championships, Sensing posted a 50-7.25 in the shot put. Sensing contributed to the men’s eighth place finish in the ACC with a 170-07 discus toss placing sixth in Sensing the overall event.

He also won second place in the men’s javelin with a seasonbest of 222-10 which gave big points to the men’s overall score.

The Tennessee native also competed in the Auburn Tiger Classic. Sensing took first in the men’s javelin competition with a throw of 208-07 and 13th in the discus category and 17th in shot put.

{ SPORTS WORDS } “Am I supposed to come up here and talk about the game or am I supposed to come up here and lobby for the calls I want the next game? Let’s just play the games.” ~ Stan Van Gundy

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Deacs still struggling The NBA draft looms just around the corner

By John Harrison | Staff writer

After what seemed like years of hype, speculation and plate-smashing antics, the NFL Draft finally came and went. All the prediction analysts can now go back into hibernation.

Draft boards can be put back in storage. And finally, fans can get back to watching actual sporting events.

Oh wait, scratch that. We wouldn’t want to deny the men on the hardwood the same respect we give to those on the gridiron, now would we? Heaven forbid we fail to endlessly dramatize and totally overhype the upcoming NBA draft just as much as we did for the NFL. Now I know David Stern won’t officially announce Blake Griffin’s name with the first pick until June 25. But let’s be honest, we were already discussing the Detroit Lions’ first selection possibilities when they hit 0-8 last November – six months ago.

I’m just trying to keep things fair.

So in order to avoid any sense of injustice, here are a few musings to ponder as the NBA draft approaches…

One: Griffin, Rubio and then what? Barring any major discoveries or significant injuries in the next few months, Oklahoma center and

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The Mexican Football Federation has banned fans from attending the 176 professional matches played across the nation the first weekend in May. The weekend prior, only three first division games were banned but it now has increased to 12 first division games.

To pacify the fans, six of the top division games will be aired on free television channels versus only the pay-forview channels. Mexican officials believe that over $2 million will be lost by the clubs in ticket sales alone. The losses that will be incurred by other vendors within the stadiums could amount to the same.

Soccer is not the only sport affected by the fan ban. A Central American youth basketball tournement was cancelled and the FIBA Americas moved another basketball tournament to Central America.

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Senior Tyler Smith runs out a pop fly in the Deacs’ 11-3 victory over the Davidson Wildcats on April 28.

By Steven Johns | Staff writer

Wake Forest 5 Coastal Carolina 18 In an April 29 showdown with Costal Carolina the Deacon pitchers struggled, giving up 18 runs on 20 hits. The Deacs were only able to produce five runs on nine hits.

The Deacs ended their previous eight game losing streak with a out of conference win against Davidson April 28.

The 11-3 blowout victory came behind a great pitching performance from freshman Michael Dimock. Dimock pitched eight great innings while allowing only one run on five hits. Dimock also fanned seven Wildcats in the process to give him his fourth win on the season.

Nine of the Deacons’ 11 runs came in the first four innings of the game. Senior Mike Murray got the offensive barrage started with a two run home run in the bottom of the first inning. In the top of the second, sophomore Steven Brooks provided some cushioning with a two run home run of his own, making the score 4-0.

Sophomore Ian Tomkins also helped the offense with his three hits and two RBIs and a run of his own.

This win was the second game in a row where the Deacons scored double digit runs. Unfortunately, their 10 run effort against the Florida State Seminoles came to no avail, as they lost 14-10. Seniors Tyler Smith and Evan Ocheltree both provided home runs for the Deacons, but the pitching staff could not hold off the powerful Florida State offense.

The middle game of the three game series in Tallahassee was a pitching duel compared to the finale. The 6-4 Wake Forest loss was a competitive game from beginning to end. The Seminoles got off to a quick start with three runs in the bottom of the second inning. Regaining some momentum, Tomkins hit a home run to get the Deacs back within two in the top of the third. A wild pitch in the fourth got the Deacons back within one, but the Seminoles pulled away with a run of their own in the fourth, and three more by the end of the seventh.

The first game of the series netted the Demon Deacons with another ACC loss, 15-6.

While the results are not favorable for the Diamond Deacs, the offense seems to be coming around. After scoring only three runs in three games against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the runs scored against Florida State and Davidson are a good sign. Players like Tomkins, Murray and Brooks are hitting the ball well and giving Wake Forest fans a reason to keep watching the Deacs.

Good pitching from young players like Dimock is also a good sign for next year. Many of this year’s freshmen have shown moments of greatness, giving Wake Forest fans hope for the future.

If all of the young pitching can come together at the same time, the Deacons can rebound from yet another disappointing season.

This season, however, is not yet over and the Deacs have a chance for the young players to gain some experience and get the seniors a couple more games before their careers come to a close.

national player of the year Blake Griffin will go first in the draft, and Spanish sensation Ricky Rubio will go second. The number three pick is where the discussion truly begins.

And in what is generally considered a weak class, general managers and coaches with lottery picks will likely have a difficult time deciding which players are worth the big bucks. Thus, after the second selection, don’t be surprised to see some unexpected, potentially controversial picks in the first round.

Two: Don’t count on the current list of prospects being the final list. A significant number of underclassmen who have declared for the draft have yet to hire an agent, thus reserving the right to return to the college game next season. Among them are top prospects Gerald Henderson of Duke, Tyreke Evans of Memphis and Jeff Teague of Wake Forest. If a number of these guys opt to return to school, an already weak class of candidates could become even weaker as June approaches.

Three: As is the growing trend, expect to hear few seniors’ names called in round one. The first senior selected this year will probably be Eric Maynor, the versatile point guard from VCU, somewhere in the middle of the first round. After that, there really aren’t any guarantees. Terrence

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Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity teamed up with the football team April 23 to raise money for the Brian Piccolo Fund.

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By CeCe Brooks | Contributing editor Star Trek (May 8) – William Shatner may not be excited about it but a lot of other people are.

If you’re parents are Trekkies like mine, you can bring them along, but this latest stab at the Star Trek franchise seems like it is going to be a fresh new look, not just rehashing the same thing that’s been done before.

What also seems good about it is it’s going back to the origins of the characters, that way those who have never seen an episode of Star Trek or any of the TV shows or movies (unfortunately I cannot put myself in this category) can really enjoy it as well.

Terminator Salvation (May 21) – Christian Bale’s tirade on the set of the film made headlines a few months ago, but as they have asked him to return for two more Terminator movies, I’m assuming it’s good.

Set in 2018, Terminator Salvation takes place after Judgment Day and John Connor is moving up in the ranks in the resistance against Skynet. Connor is not sure what to think of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Anton Yelchin also appears as a teenage version of Connor’s father, Kyle Reese.

Up (May 29) – Following the animated 3D craze is Pixar’s Up, the first film through Disney Digital 3D. Carl Fredricksen (Edward Asner) is a retired 78-year-old balloon salesman. His wife, Ellie, died before she got to fulfill her dream of going to South America.

After he is threatened with being moved into an assisted living home, he does what any logical person would do; he attaches a ton of balloons to make the house fly so he can go to South America. Unfortunately for him, an 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell (Jordan Nagai) sneaks into the house before takeoff. They encounter many problems and adventures as they venture through the Venezuelan jungle.

The Hangover (June 5) – Who hasn’t woken up in Vegas with a tiger in your room, your best friend missing and a random baby in the closet?

The title of this movie is no overstatement. Doug (Justin Bartha) goes on a road trip with three of his buddies to Las Vegas for his bachelor party.

The next morning Phil (Bradley Cooper), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Stu (Ed Helms) wake up with no idea where Doug is and no idea what the hell they did the night before. Think of it as an older Dude, Where’s My Car. The Proposal (June 19) – Wait, I think they’ve done the “We have to get married or else I’m going to get deported” and then they fall in love plot! Yes, like many romcom movies, the plot has been done before, but who cares? Nobody goes to romantic comedies expecting them to be groundbreaking. Plus, it will be nice to see Sandra Bullock back in the genre and Ryan Reynolds isn’t too bad on the eyes.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (June 24) – As the title would imply, this installment of the Transformers franchise is about the Decepticons who need information from Sam Witwicky (Shia LeBouf ).

Like the Hoover Dam was the key location in the first film, the Egyptian Pyramids are the focus in this one. Michael Bay looks like he’s delivering another box office hit with lots of promised action and special effects.

My Sister's Keeper (June 26) – Based on the bestselling novel, this drama isn’t exactly an upper, but it’s a socially relevant topic with several famous cast members including Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin and its kid star, Abigail Breslin, as Anna, the “harvest” child created to save her older sister who has acute promyelocytic leukemia.

Brüno (July 10) – You have to be 17 or over just to watch the trailer, enough said. Although this is coming from someone whose (gasp) never seen Borat, Bruno looks like it could be even funnier. This time around he is Bruno, flamboyant Austrian fashion expert. We have heard the antics Sacha Baron Cohen has been up to since Borat and here’s the chance to see the results of those antics including seeing Cohen pull down his pants in front of former presidential candidate and recent university visitor Ron Paul.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (July 15) – For those of us shamelessly obsessed with Harry Potter, the eight-month delay in releasing the latest installment was not exactly pleasant, but now it’s finally here … again. As the war against Voldermort moves out into the open, Harry assists Dumbledore on a mission.

There’s also some major dating drama going on.

It looks dark and extremely well-made.

The Ugly Truth (July 24) – Her problem: she prints out guys’ profiles from dating Web sites and their background checks and brings them to the date. His problem: he’s a male chauvinist whose theories are only proven right when she falls for another guy right after he falls for her.

Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) makes a deal with Mike Chadway (Gerard Butler) to prove his “romantic” theories false if he agrees to quit their morning TV show if she succeeds.

Funny People (July 31) – Judd Apatow has his hands in everything these days, but he doesn’t direct too often. Funny People is the first film Apatow’s directed since 2007’s Knocked Up. In addition to the usual Apatow Gang of Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and Leslie Mann, Adam Sandler plays something unusual for him, a comedian.

George Simmons (Sandler) is told he is dying and he hires Ira Wright (Rogen) to be his assistant and basically be with him as he is dying since he has no close friends. Eventually, George finds out he is not dying, but he uses his experience to take control of his life, part of which is winning back “the one that got away,” Laura (Mann), from her husband (Eric Bana). You’ve got Apatow, Rogen and Sandler, why wouldn’t you see this?

Inglorious Bastards (August 21) – After multiple rewrites, complete story overhauls and years of setbacks, Quentin Tarentino has finally completed Inglorious Bastards. It is said that this is supposedly his best movie ever, and with cult favorites like Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill that is a lofty statement. The film stars Brad Pitt as southern Lt. Aldo Raine, whose sole mission is to get as many Nazi “scalps” as possible. He gathers a group of eight Jewish-American soldiers to accomplish this. Their story also merges with that of Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent), who is seeking revenge after Nazis executed her family.

If nothing else, you should go watch it to see if it was worth it for Brad Pitt to grow that awful mustache.

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Cory Parr Senior tennis player Cory Parr has had quite the career, earning the university’s first-ever national title with a doubles championship win at the ITA’s National Indoors competition in the fall of ’08. Looking to go professional, this New York native took some time out to reflect on his time here.

By Lizzie Rosen | Senior writer How did you decide to come to Wake?

I’m from New York and it’s pretty weird I came here. I was looking at schools like North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio State and Maryland, and Wake obviously. I really didn’t think I was coming here; actually, I thought I was going to go to North Carolina. I felt more comfortable here. I felt there was more of a family environment here with the athletic department and the school in general.

I really liked the coaches and the team and I definitely liked the whole smaller school thing.

It was just more of me being comfortable here.

Once I got here, I really felt I could see myself here playing tennis and going to school.

How did you get involved in tennis?

My mom used to own a professional tennis tournament in New York, so when I was really young, I would watch all the top professionals play right before the U.S. Open and, through watching that, I got really involved in tennis, meeting the players and stuff. It was a really cool experience when I was younger, and from there I started playing competitively.

If you could play in any Open, which would it be and why? Would you play doubles or singles?

Definitely the U.S. Open because it’s close to home, 20 minutes away. It would be really cool because all of my friends could come out and

watch. Also, if me and Steve Forman win the doubles, we can get a wildcard into the U.S. Open. For sure I’d rather play singles, but I’ll take whatever I can get in to.

What do you think the biggest difference is between singles and doubles play in tennis?

Chemistry between you and your partner. Me and Steve have done pretty well. We have played together for a while and feel comfortable playing with each other, where in singles it’s more just you, your desire to win and play. In doubles, it’s more of teamwork and chemistry; there’s a lot more that is involved. I mean you can have two good players play together and they might not necessarily be good together, but if you have two guys who complement each other well and have chemistry together, they will be more successful.

Describe your relationship with your doubles partner Steve Forman.

We have known each other for a while. We played juniors together for so long. He was going to go to Duke, but I made him come here to go to school so we could play doubles together. We have done really well together in juniors, we play this big juniors tournament called Kalamazoo.

It’s the biggest juniors tournament of the year, and me and Steve actually got to the semifinals of that so we were pretty close to getting to the U.S. Open if we had won that tournament. I’ve known Steve for a while, he’s from California, but I always remember seeing this tall, goofy guy.

Basketball coach to leave Wake staff and join his alma-mater Assistant basketball coach Pat Kelsey has announced that he will join Xavier University coaching staff under new Head Coach Chris Mack as associate head coach. Kelsey’s return to his almamater to coach with Mack creates the pair’s second time coaching together, as both served on Wake’s staff from 2002-04.

Starting as Director of Basketball Operations for Skip Prosser in 2001, under whom he played while at Xavier from 1996-98, Kelsey has been with Wake for eight years, the last five as an assistant coach.

During his time at Wake, Kelsey can boast more than 20 wins per season, four postseason berths and the No. 1 national ranking in two seasons.

What has been your proudest achievement while at Wake Forest?

Tennis-wise, when we got to the Sweet 16 my sophomore year. That was pretty exciting. The way we clinched the match at the end, you know, finishing the match at 11:30 at night, being down match points and you know we were just a point away from losing and it was just incredible. We’ve never done that in program history before.

What did it feel like to win the program’s firstever national title this fall?

It was great. Me and Steve knew that we would be one of the best teams this year. There was a lot of pressure going into the tournament and a lot of pressure starting off; I thought it was a good way to set the tone. It was really exciting to see that our hard work paid off and we realized that we are right there and we have a good chance of doing well at Nationals this year also.

If you weren’t playing tennis right now, what do you think you would be doing?

I would probably be going to University of Michigan with all of my friends.

Who do you model your game after and why?

I have a pretty unique game; I don’t know if I really model it by anybody, but I really like Roger Federer. He is my favorite player.

Obviously when you play you try to act as professionally as possible, try to use what some of

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the top players do to try and better your game and he’s the best.

How do you keep yourself focused in competition when you get down?

You have to kind of forget what has happened and go with the task at hand.

There’s a lot that goes on in the match, things can be going so well and all of a sudden things can go pretty bad. You have to stay focused and just relax and remember that you have control over what’s about to happen rather than what just happened already.

What is one sport you have never tried that you would like to?

Ice hockey. I love hockey but I’ve never played.

Do you have any personal rituals before a match?

We just try and have very similar warm-up patterns before matches; we’ll do the same things.

And every match, we’ll always call tails.

Do you have any post-graduation plans? If so, what are they?

I’m going to try to play professionally; give it a shot and see how that goes, especially now. I’m not really sure where I am going to live yet. I plan on definitely coming back here a lot and training with the team and possibly using this as a base for me to travel from, or move to Florida.

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Grobe to golf in Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge with Packer

Women’s golfer Cheyenne Woods featured on the NBC Today Show

Head football coach Jim Grobe, along with college basketball announcer Billy Packer, will represent the Deacs in the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge golf tournament as they compete for a share of the $350,000 scholarship purse, including a $120,000 first prize.

In addition to the purse, $130,000 will be given to charities, as the Chick-fil-A Bowl leads all bowls in charitable giving, offering more than $1.2 million in 2008 alone.

Teams consist of a head coach paired with a celebrity or former athlete. Currently, 11 teams are entered in the tournament.

Women’s golf freshman Cheyenne Woods appeared live on the NBC Today Show on Sunday, April 26.

In preparation for the show, an NBC film crew and correspondent Peter Alexander took footage of Woods around campus in the morning, at Old Town Club in the afternoon and in a one-on-one interview in the evening.

Commenting on her reason for choosing Wake, her relationship with her uncle, Tiger Woods, the experience of winning an ACC Championship and her earliest memories of golf, the footage aired a short segment, as well as a live interview, on the 8 a.m.

Morning Show, while the full segment aired Sunday evening on the NBC Nightly News.

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Deacs set school record in the 4 x 200 relay

By Gary Pasqualicchio | Staff writer

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A member of the men’s field team throws the discus at the Wake Forest Open March 20-21.

On April 23, the Wake Forest track and field team headed north to Philadelphia, Pa., to participate in the 115th annual Penn Relays. National powers such as Tennessee, Georgetown, Duke, South Carolina, TCU and Washington gathered at Penn’s Franklin Field for this event, one of the oldest and most historic in the nation. After three days of competition, several Deacs had strong results and a school record fell.

Junior Thomas Sensing finished 14th out of 30 in the javelin throw with a distance of 189-01.

Sensing then set a season-high in the shot put with a mark of 51-

5.75, good for 11th. His previous season-high was 50-7.25 at the ACC Championships.

Along with Sensing, women’s runners stole the show in the City of Brotherly Love. The women’s 4x200m relay team set a school record in the prelims even though they did not advance to the finals. Juniors Alex Grove and Nicole Castronuova, freshman Erin Brooks and sophomore Katelyn Wohlford finished the race in 1:39.08, beating the previous record by almost a full half-second.

The women’s 4x800m relay team finished in 9:05.17, which put them in 14th place, and the women’s 4x1,500m relay team finished sixth with a time of

18:18.84. They finished behind the Tennessee 4x1,500m team, who broke Australia’s world record.

Women runners continued their solid placements when the sprint medley team and distance medley teams each finished seventh with times of 3:56.73 and 11:38.28, respectively.

Junior Caroline Vaughn, called a “fierce competitor” by Coach Annie Bennett, won her first heat in the 400m hurdles and finished third with a time of 58.92, her second best mark of the season.

Freshman Erin Brooks narrowly missed a school record in the triple jump with a leap of 3910.50. The mark placed her sev-

enth among the field, two inches short of the Wake Forest record.

Senior John Compton ran the Olympic Development 5,000m race in 14:49.33, which was four seconds off his personal best and placed him 26th.

The Demon Deacons will ice up sore muscles and joints for a couple weeks and exercise their brains instead of their bodies in preparation for finals.

The teams will sprint onto the track back home in the Carolinas on May 8 and 9 for the North Carolina Fast Times and Clemson’s Orange and Purple Classic. The season will continue through the second week of June at the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.

For the Amateur Club Fishing

By Zachary Halpern | Staff writer This year, freshman Ryan Casey found himself at a Wake Forest without a competitive fishing team. But as a semiprofessional competitor, Casey sought to change that.

His hard work started in October 2008 when he began chartering the club and advertising at the activities fair. Casey’s efforts have been very successful thus far, as the club was officially recognized, receiving school funding, in February. He has built the club to over 20 members in just one year.

March 28, 2009 was a milestone for the club. On that day, the team fished in their first tournament, competing against established programs such as Virginia Tech and N.C. State.

On April 25, the team set out for the Tobacco Road Tournament, which takes place every

year on University Lake at Chapel Hill and attracts ACC rivals such as UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke.

Casey says they hope to fish competitively about once a month in the future.

The team will continue to compete in the summer months. On June 27, the team will travel to the Potomac River for the FLW college series event that features schools such as Cornell, Penn State and West Point.

But Casey’s hard work did not stop after registering for FLW tournaments; he has been able to accumulate six sponsors for the club.

JB Custom Rods, Kaenon Polarized Sunglasses, Foothills Marine Center, Tackle Warehouse, Deep Creek Lures and Fishhead Gear are all sponsors of the Wake Forest Fishing Demon Deacons.

Casey says that specifically Deep Creek Lures has been a huge supporter of the team, catching the majority of their fish using Deep Creek’s lures.

“So far, this year has been a success,” Casey said. “As a first year club, your main focus always has to just be to get out, fish, contact sponsors and network. The rankings in tournaments aren’t always that important as a first year club; however, we have finished about middle of the pack in every event we have fished this year. That is a true accomplishment.”

Next year the team hopes to become even more prominent.

Their goals for next season include hosting a charity tournament and getting even more sponsors.

Because the team does not yet have a boat, it is difficult for them to practice. But the club has no limitations on skill level.

Not every member has to compete and their primary goal is to have fun.

If interested, please contact Casey at casers8@wfu.edu or join the Facebook group “Wake Forest Fishing Demon Deacons” for further information.

Photo courtesy of Ryan Casey

Two members of Club Fishing, freshmen Ryan Casey and Andrew Jacobs, sport their catches from the team’s first tournament on March 28.

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in the second round with the No. 37 overall pick by the Denver Broncos. It was apparent that the Broncos viewed Smith as a top talent as they traded their first round pick in next year’s draft in order to move up and select him.

One member of the Broncos organization said that the team had rated him as the top cornerback in the draft.

Smith, the diminutive 5-foot-9-inch cornerback, had undeniable football talent, but his short stature caused his draft stock to suffer. He was disappointed at falling out of the first round, but the opportunity to share a backfield with Pro Bowlers Champ Bailey and Brian Dawkins changed his outlook.

“I’m going to learn everything I can from them. They are guys I’ve always admired,” Smith said.

Despite the change in uniforms, Alphonso is still the same confident player who became a fan favorite at Wake. Reacting to the unrest among Broncos fans that the club traded a first round pick to draft an undersized cornerback Smith said, “They gave up a first round pick for first round talent.

Hopefully it won’t be so controversial after this season.”

Rounding out the Deacon draftees were Vaughn and Arnoux who both went to the New Orleans Saints within two picks of each other in the fourth round.

It was an added bonus for two friends to be able to remain teammates.

“We’re going to be going through the same things both being rookies and trying to come

in and contribute. It’s definitely going to make it a little easier,” Arnoux said.

“I had a feeling it was going to happen with either me and AC or me and Stan on a team,” Vaughn said. “It just feels great.”

While Arnoux may have been overshadowed by Curry at Wake Forest, it is clear that he’s no slouch, and at one point in the 2008 season Curry labeled him as the best linebacker on the team.

Vaughn agreed saying, “He’s always in the right spot, always knows what’s going on. The Saints got a steal with Stan.”

The Saints are projecting Vaughn as a free safety, after he regularly played strong safety in college, but he says that he’s not uncomfortable with the role.

“I feel that I’m just a safety. I’m not a free safety or a strong safety,”

Vaughn said. Perhaps the two can have fellow Deacon and basketball great Chris Paul show them around their new home.

Paul currently plays with the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. Three other Deacs missed out on getting drafted but signed on with NFL teams as undrafted free agents.

Kicker Sam Swank signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, safety Kevin Patterson is headed to the Jacksonville Jaguars and wide receiver D.J. Boldin will be catching passes from the No. 1 pick in Detroit.

None of the Deacs, even the ones drafted, are assured of a roster spot when the season starts, so they will have to work hard during training camp to prove that they deserve to be on the team.

These seven Deacs have the opportunity to join 14 fellow Deacs currently playing in the NFL. This group has the talent and experience to remain an important presence in the league for many years to come.

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Williams and Darren Collison will probably slip into the first round, too. The underclassmen and foreign players continue to dominate the top of the draft boards again this year. That being said…

Four: Far less international talent in ‘09 than in recent years. Other than Ricky Rubio, a breakout star for Spain in the Beijing Olympics, there isn’t much to write home about. Rubio will certainly go in the first few selections, but it’s hard to see any other international players emerging as lottery picks. Israel’s Omri Casspi and Sweden’s Jonas Jerebko are the only others even worth mentioning on opening round boards.

Five: Keep an eye out for Brandon Jennings.

While we’re talking international, it’s important to note Jenning’s decision to skip college and play professionally in Italy for the past year. Since the league banned kids making the straight from high school to the pros, the lottery prospect out of Los Angeles is the first big-name player to play overseas for a year before becoming eligible for the NBA – but he won’t be the last. It will be interesting to see how coaches and GMs treat his decision when it comes time to make selections. Will they value the professional experience he gained in Italy, or will they

pass him over for proven NCAA talent? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Six: It was the Big East’s Year, but it’ll be the ACC’s draft. Duke’s Henderson, UNC’s Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington, and Wake Forest’s James Johnson are all projected to fall in the lottery. When you add potential first round picks Teague and Tyler Hansbrough (though it’s a long shot for a Psycho T), this is shaping up to be one of the ACC’s most impressive draft classes. Don’t sleep on the PAC-10 either, with players like Arizona State’s James Harden and Arizona’s Jordan Hill climbing up many mock draft boards.

Seven: Where are the big men? Hasheem Thabeet … and … well? There really isn’t much talent at the center position this year, so expect a struggle at the top to nab the Tanzanian shot-blocking machine from UConn (note that Griffin will be playing much more of a power forward role, so we’re not including him here). After Thabeet, B.J. Mullins from Ohio State and Hill from Arizona are the only guys who might be able to hang with the likes of Yao, Garnett and Howard in the years to come.

Eight: In what order will the point guards be selected? Whereas the crop of big guys is rather pitiful, GMs are drooling over the class of point guards in the draft. With talent like Rubio, Lawson, Jennings and Stephen Curry

from Davidson, it will be interesting to see what teams will value more when selecting the man they want to run the show. Will they opt for superior talent and overlook the inexperience of young players like Rubio and Jennings? Or will they gamble on young unproven talent with enourmous upside?

Again, only time will tell.

Nine: Will Griffin be an Oden-like bust or Rose-like star? The top picks in the past two drafts have had drastically different opening campaigns in the NBA. By most accounts, big man Greg Oden has been a total bust thus far, to the point where folks in Portland are simply excited about the fact that he’s moderately healthy again and coming off the bench.

On the other hand, Derek Rose has emerged as one of the top young guards in the game and has been the perfect sidekick for Ben Gordon in Chicago, Ill. Ten: Way, way too early lottery predictions.

And finally, my incredibly presumptuous, shot-in-the-dark forecast for the lottery picks on draft day. Here goes nothing…

1. Blake Griffin, 2. Ricky Rubio, 3.

Hasheem Thabeet, 4. Jordan Hill, 5. Brandon Jennings, 6. James Harden, 7. James Johnson, 8. DeMar DeRozan, 9. Tyreke Evans, 10. Gerald Henderson, 11. Ty Lawson, 12. Earl Clark, 13. Stephen Curry, 14. Eric Maynor.

you be my guy ?

By Sam Cernuto | Asst. sports editor

Former Wake Forest soccer star, Evan Brown, has become a YouTube superstar thanks to a bold fan named Mandy. Titled “Evan Brown by Mandy,” the YouTube video has generated over 6,000 views in the past two months and a special blog on the Seattle Sounders FC’s Web site.

Selected 16 overall in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft by the Seattle Sounders Football Club, Brown’s new fame has led to Mandy’s crush.

The Seattle Sounders visited Argentina in February where they met Mandy, an American student abroad. She told them about the song she had written for Evan but was too embarrassed to play it in front of him. Instead, she posted a YouTube video.

The video portrays Mandy playing a guitar and crooning her love for Brown. The catchy tune includes lyrics such as “He makes my heart pound” and

“Evan Brown, I never want to see you frown.” She also mentions that she gave the lyrics to Brown and thinks she might have scared him.

In the info box beside the video, Mandy has some special shout outs. She thanks the Seattle Times, The Offside and GOALSeattle for the blogs they posted about her video.

Even Taylor Graham, Brown’s teammate, posted a blog on the team’s official Web site encouraging fans to generate at least 20,000 views. His desire to increase the video’s popularity is to promote Mandy’s talent, not to embarrass Brown.

Mandy ends her song with a simple request, “Evan Brown, won’t you be my guy?”

The video about the Wake alum has been seen internationally and you can watch it on YouTube under “Evan Brown by Mandy.” Taylor Graham’s blog is on the Sounders’ web site, www. soundersfc.com.

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Choral gathering brings guests and applause

By Caroline Edgeton | Life editor

The university’s Collegium Musicum vocal ensemble, Wake Forest Chorale and concert choir sent audience members home with a lovely close to a long school year. The Spring Choral Concert, conducted by university choral director and associate professor of music Brian Gorelick, was unquestionably well-done and a pleasure for everybody’s ears.

“A concert with three ensembles takes a lot of preparation,” Gorelick said. “Each group has been practicing their music since late March and the community choir, the Wake Forest Chorale, began practicing their movements from Elijah in February … but ultimately success comes from our giving the audience an artistic experience in hearing classical choral music.”

The concert was focused on not only bringing the beauty of spring into everyone’s evenings, but also a celebration of the year 1809. Sound a little random? Not quite.

The evening featured pieces from classical composer Joseph Haydn and Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn. What ties these musicians together is the years of their birth and death – the year of Mendelssohn’s birth and the year of Haydn’s death both occurred in 1809, making this year the 200th anniversary for both composers, respectively. In addition, the concert also included works from Professor of Music Dan Locklair and civil war composer William Steffe.

Opening the night was the campus’ medieval/Renaissance/baroque vocal ensemble group, Collegium Musicum.

Beginning with the first movement from Frühlingsahnung, “Op. 48” by Mendelssohn, the small choir created a beautiful, fluid sound that embodied the awakening of a fresh, spring day.

The lyrics to this were also in German; however, the group was able to maintain clean diction that did not sound like it was “mudding together” – it was very impressive. The highlight work that Collegium performed was cer-

tainly Haydn’s “Maker of All, Be Thou My Guard.” It was a beautiful, almost whimsical sounding piece that still maintained a very rich tone.

Following Collegium was the Wake Forest Chorale. Performing from only one composition, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the group began with singing “The Priests of Baal,” part I, then moved into selected choruses from part II of the work. With the use of guest artists, the incredible piano playing of Mikael Darmanie and the thundering voice of John Williams giving the solo of a passionate Elijah trying to convince his people to follow the word of Jehova pushed the power of Mendelssohn’s creation to a new level.

The choir itself produced a very pretty, well-blended sound; however, their diction was not a strong suit. Regardless of their annunciation, the group was able to maintain the difficulty associated with polyphonic pieces very well.

The university’s concert choir followed the Chorale and highlighted

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the night with an absolutely beautiful world-premiere from Locklair based off of Walt Whitman’s “When Lilacs in the Dooryard Bloom’d,” a poem written in 1865 in mourning of Abraham Lincoln. Making this the fifth piece from Locklair that the concert choir has performed, it appropriately used the clashes of dissonance, sudden crescendos and decrescendos and an epic closing section.

“The audience’s reaction made us feel good about all the work we put in to bring the music to life for the first time,” Gorelick said.

The last piece performed during the evening was a joint collaboration between all three choirs. Singing Peter Wilhousky’s arrangement of Steffe’s renowned Battle Hymn of the Republic, all three choral societies sang the popular tune together in a joyful, bright manner. The best part about this was the option of allowing audience participation. Gorelick requested that audience members chime in on the very last repeat of the chorus in the song,

making him actually conduct sideways in the end!

In response to how the pieces were selected, Gorelick certainly did not do it quickly.

“Choosing repertoire for choral concerts is complex, because there are tens of thousands of pieces to choose from in a repertoire that spans over five centuries,” Gorelick said. “…I wanted to share with the audience the best music by Mendelssohn and Haydn, which comes from their famous oratorios, Elijah and The Creation.

“Then, for variety and something unexpected, I chose music to honor the memory of Abraham Lincoln, which gave me the opportunity to conduct the famous arrangement of The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” Gorelick said.

With a well-deserved standing ovation, the Spring Choral Concert was an absolute success that sent all who heard it home with a springs in their steps and a smiles on their faces.

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Students debut choreography Embrace your own summer style this year

By Lauren O’Keefe | Staff writer

On April 23-26, the university community was privileged enough to have the opportunity to see the student-choreographed dance concert in the Mainstage Theatre.

The Wake Forest University Dance Company put on this wonderful concert, which featured a variety of pieces choreographed by different students.

The concert was directed by Christina Tsoules Soriano, assistant professor of dance and theater.

The first piece was choreographed and performed by nine students together and featured music from Meredith’s Monk’s compiled works: Alias, Dolmen Music and Book of Days.

This was a really great way to start the concert since it featured the choreography of so many different dancers together.

It was quite clear that the dancers were able to put their ideas together and create a really wonderful ensemble piece.

The next piece, choreographed by senior Julianne Scarpino, featured music from the movie Across the Universe, which was a really remarkable piece that was centered around the idea of love.

Junior James Blair choreographed the next piece, “An Afternoon Affair,” in which he danced with another dancer. In addition, there was a saxophonist and pianist who played the music for this piece.

This created a really wonderful atmosphere for this piece, and the story that they told with the dance of two people meeting by chance was quite enjoyable for the audience.

The piece, choreographed by junior Stephany Rayburn, was set to the song “Just for Now” by Imogen Heap and had a lot of unique elements that were a part of it.

The beginning of the piece featured all the dancers lying on their backs on

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The Wake Forest University Dance Company performs “Exhale” choreographed by senior Jenna Stento. the stage and then each lifting their legs one at a time, on extraordinary technique.

“Know,” the piece choreographed by junior Katie Miller, featured the song “I Know” by Jude.

The choreography complimented the song very well and portrayed the ideas of individuality, comfort and strength that the choreographer sought to illustrate in her piece.

The final piece before the intermission, “Exhale,” was set to the song that many people knew from the end of the movie Slumdog Millionaire, “Jai Ho” by A.R. Rahman. This piece was choreographed by senior Jenna Stento and featured many more dancers.

This was a truly extraordinary piece due to the complexity of the dancing and the fact that so many dancers came together to perform it.

After intermission we were presented with a different style, a piece that was set to music from the movie Boondock Saints.

It was choreographed by Senior Lizzie Cain and tied together the dance and the ideas that are present in the music very well. The next piece, choreographed by junior Allison Hag-

aman, featured music that was incredibly well reflected in the movements of the dancers.

The song was “How He Loves” by Kim Walker and the cast was able to very well present the powerful message of this song.

“Genesis,” the piece choreographed by senior Gaby Ortiz, used sheets of fabric to show this idea.

It was very well choreographed, and it was quite clear that there was a deeper meaning in this piece that came across to the audience.

The final piece of the concert, “Split,” choreographed by senior Ashlin Smith, featured the song “Mr. Roboto” by Styx and was an upbeat and energetic piece that featured a lot of really unique dance movements.

This piece was the perfect ending to the concert because of its high number of dancers in the piece and its interactive nature.

On the whole, the dance concert this year was a really wonderful experience.

It was definitely something that members of the university community should try their hardest to take advantage of each year.

Caroline Hallemann Staff columnist

My last column of the semester will have to get you through the next few months, so I figured I’d lay out some fashion rules in black and white.

Do: Wear a swimsuit you’re comfortable in. There is no need to bear it all just because the sun is out. If your stomach is your problem area, and you don’t want to flaunt it to the world, just wear a one piece! Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters both have cute retro-style one pieces. Looking good is about more than skimpy bikinis. It’s about being confident and showing off your best assets while covering up those that might not be perfect.

Don’t: Forget the sunscreen. Trust me, when you have skin cancer and need a piece of your nose removed, the tan you had when you were 20 will not be worth it. So slather on some SPF. Not to mention, it is hard to find clothes that flatter sun burnt skin.

Do: Wear white pants with pride.

The excuses for not wearing white pants are endless; they get dirty too quickly, they make me look bottom heavy, etc. However, if you wear them well they can be a versatile addition to your summer wardrobe.

When picking out a new pair, focus on fit. Keep them fitted; loose cloth-

ing will only make you look bigger than you are. Also, keep pockets to a minimum, without much embellishment. As far as keeping them clean, wash them after every wear and hem them to the appropriate length so they don't drag on the ground. If all else fails, keep a Tide-to-go pen with you at all times in case of spills.

Don’t: Give a free show walking down the street. While I understand summer is the season of shortened hemlines, if I can see one of your cheeks, your dress is too short.

Okay, I may have exaggerated a bit, but it’s never fun to wear an outfit when you are constantly worried about exposing your lady bits. That extra inch of fabric tacked onto your skirt isn’t going to ruin an outfit, and it will probably make adults around you feel more comfortable.

Do: Branch out of your normal shopping realm. Summer is the perfect time to explore thrift stores and local boutiques. Not to mention, yard sales and flea markets increase exponentially as the temperature rises. You can get some really great deals on unique pieces by shopping outside the mainstream circuit.

Don’t: Become stuck in a style rut.

Summer is the perfect time to experiment with new trends and see what really works for you.

Throw a pair of gladiator sandals or a flowered headband into the mix. You could surprise yourself with how good you look!

And finally do have an incredible fashion-filled summer. We work too hard at this school, so take a break and relax in your best sundress by the pool.

Book review | Fieldwork

Genre-blending novel offers historical and cultural lessons

By Ally Landuyt | Contributing writer

The novel Fieldwork by Mischa Berlinski is a great mix of suspense, history and fiction. Set in Thailand, the novel opens with an anthropologist/reporter, Mischa himself, receiving news from a friend about a mysterious woman who was in prison for the murder of a prominent Christian missionary. Martiya van der Leun, an American anthropologist, was serving 50 years in a Thai prison when Berlinski’s friend goes to talk to her about an inheritance. Instead of learning about the inheritance however, Berlinski’s acquaintance receives a package from Martiya that includes an unpublished, handwritten ethnography about a tribe in Thailand and their way of living. That

same day, Mischa learns that Ms. Van der Leun has committed suicide in the prison. Driven by curiosity, Mischa attempts to unravel the past of Martiya van der Leun, and gets into a complicated web of lies and customs that could overtake his life and that of his live-in girlfriend who teaches school in northern Thailand.

Berlinski begins his search for answers with the family of the deceased in order to comprehend Martiya’s motive to kill. This family turns out to be a tight-knit high power Christian group that has successfully become a part of the Thai culture.

From this family, Berlinski begins to piece together Martiya’s life and he then attempts to contact former professors, lovers, students and friends in an attempt to get to know Martiya through the eyes of those who had been around her before she left for Thailand.

As the novel continues, Berlinski uses a series of interviews and flashbacks to recreate Martiya’s

life up to the point of her incarceration. Berlinski begins to weave stories from Thailand with other stories from California (UC Berkeley) in order to give the reader some idea of who Martiya was as a person, an anthropologist and a scholar. As the novel continues, the reader gets a strong sense of the events leading up to the murder and eventually comes to know the story in its entirety.

Though the novel, at times, can be confusing, the overall pull of the book is strong and keeps the reader wanting to know what happens at the conclusion.

There are many twists and turns used by Berlinksi throughout the book and several red herrings are used to keep the audience engrossed.

However, by the end of the novel, the eventual revelation of the truth is rich with cultural depth and tribal customs. The most important aspect of the book, and Berlinski’s true reason for writing it, is to expose the audience to a different way

of thinking and being. The culture of the Thai people comes through in every page and the native tendencies of the population are depicted with rich validity.

At the heart of the novel, there is a very clear commentary on the power that those around us hold, and the danger of using it. The reader never feels alienated from the processes of the narrator, but rather completely in sync with Berlinski as he grapples his way towards the true motives of Martiya van der Leun.

Overall, the novel is a success. Berlinski uses an array of literary techniques that allows his novel to flow and mesmerize the reader. I would recommend this book to any person who is interested in anthropology or looking for a detailed thriller. I believe that the book was a good attempt at mystery, but it was more of a journey into another culture and the people that make the culture what it is.

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He Said | Sex for the opposite sex, same sex and every sex in-between

It’s okay to talk about sex these days Jay Lowrey Staff columnist

Battling Bridezillas

Manhattan cocktails were originally garnished with a drop of blood.

The bridal chick-flick starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway was released on DVD April 28. The film tells the story of two lifelong best friends who get engaged around the same time and end up battling for the perfect wedding when a clerk mistakingly double books their weddings.

This fun film will leave you and your friends smiling and your boyfriend shaking his head.

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When I was first asked to write “He Said,” I was a little apprehensive.

I had some sexual experience back then but I wondered, was I really qualified to write a sex column?

Did I really have what it takes? I’m still not so sure whether I do (I will let you guys be the judge of that), but either way I think this column has had a very positive impact on the university community.

Like I said in my first column, many students at this university aren’t comfortable with talking about their sexuality, but I say why not? Sex is something all of us do. It’s programmed

into our very DNA. Sex is a biological probably has to do with my sexuality. need just like eating or breathing, and I won’t lie and say that being gay at I’ve never heard of anyone going to this university is the easiest thing in hell because they ate a pop tart. the world.

My main goal in writing this column There are times when I certainly feel was to encourage a more honest and like an outsider in this community, open discussion of sex, and based but rather than transfer and throw on some of the my hands up in responses I have defeat I have stayed received I think I My main goal in writing this at the school I love have succeeded. so much, and I think column was to encourage There are so many I am a better person a more honest and open more people out for it. there like me and I have learned that discussion of sex. you who are totally being a minority on okay with talking this campus can at about sex. times be an isolating experience, but I’m not saying you have to be crazy I have also learned that (for the most about sex. part) this community embraces all of Heck, you don’t even have to think those differences with grace. sex is moral, but for God’s sake, just We are a very diverse community talk about it! with students from every corner of Another big part of this column the country and almost every corner was the fact that I am the first gay of the globe. sex columnist here at this university, We are certainly different from one and while I try not to make too big another, but the major thing I have of a deal out of it, a large part of the learned being gay at this university controversy and success of my column is that there is nothing wrong with

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Cops in Omaha, Neb., busted an underage drinking party after being alerted to the event on Facebook. The title of the event was “A History Making House Party” and it had well over 300 guests who had confirmed attendance on the Facebook page. In the description of the event the teen host had ironically written “Don’t worry about the cops. I have a police scanner so I will have a heads up if they are coming.” Well, apparently that heads up was not enough for the 15 people arrested at the party after it was busted just 30 minutes after its start.

Drink of the Week The Final Exam

Just a few more days before it’s all over.

Celebrate the final push through with this appropriately named beverage.

Make sure it’s after your final exam though!

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He Said” is a bi-weekly column that presents one guy’s perspective on the college sex scene. You may contact him with your feedback or ideas at lowrjs7@ wfu.edu.

Surrender to Sudoku

Some may be good, some bad, but who were the most influential and powerful leaders of all time? They may not have ruled the world, but they definitely changed it.

1. Abraham Lincoln 2. Napoleon 3. Charlemagne 4. Queen Elizabeth I 5. Genghis Khan 6. Joseph II 7. Alexander the Great 8. Caesar 9. Odysseys 10. Hitler

being different. In fact, there is something very liberating about being your own person, an individual with your own hopes, dreams and ideals.

Even if it’s cheesy, like Dr. Hatch, I believe in Wake Forest. I’m not sure if this column could have been written five or even 10 years ago.

Wake Forest is not the same school my parents knew. In such a short time, it has become a prominent national university, with all the respect and honor that comes with this status.

I believe in the university’s future, I believe in its potential and I believe in the growth I have seen in my two short years at this school.

This column’s very existence is a written testament to that.

Check back next week for the solution to this week’s problem. If you hadn’t noticed, we like to keep people waiting in suspense.

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Movie Review | 17 Again

Efron graduates from High School Musical

By Nilam Patel | Asst. opinion editor

Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a movie with Zac Efron? I know I do, and I won’t deny it. I will sadly say that I saw all the High School Musicals just for him, and then I saw 17 Again. Three times.

Not for all the fabulous Oscar-winning screenplays or the amazing costumes, but simply for the pure, simple pleasure of watching Efron charm his way through the movie and not to mention, he is easy on the eyes. Efron plays a charming young man who doesn’t know why he’s transformed into his 17-year-old body.

The plot is a little too Disney, but it still manages to keep you interested. It’s predictable in some ways, but the humor keeps things interesting. Matthew Perry plays Mike O’Donnell, a 30-something man who is disappointed with his life after marrying his high school sweetheart and is now in the middle of a divorce. He goes back to his high school and reminisces of the old days while trying to keep up with his kids. Then he is magically transformed into his 17-year-old body (Efron) after a creepy thunder storm/whirlpool in the river deal (I told you it’s too Disney).

17 Again E f r o n plays the Starring | Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, 17-yearLeslie Mann andThomas Lennon old Mike Director | Burr Steers O’Donnell Who’s it for? | People who want and goes to see Zac Efron doing Chandler back to his Bing mannerisms old high Running Time | 1 hr. 42 min. school Rating | (out of 5) where his son and daughter now go. He discovers that he’s been missing out on his kids’ lives and makes a plan to get their lives on the right path.

The storyline may be predictable, but the supporting actors truly make the movie. Thomas Lennon plays Ned Gold, best friend to Mike since grade school. He’s the funniest character in the movie.

He was a nerd in high school who got his head pushed into a toilet but now he’s rich, but still a nerd at heart. His mannerisms keep you laughing, and he easily turns into your favorite character.

Michelle Trachtenberg plays Maggie O’Donnell, Mike’s daughter, and does a good job with the “emo-I’m-too-cool-to-admit-I’m-smart” type of teenager, far from her roles on Gossip Girl and Lifetime movies. Melora Hardin plays Principal Jane Masterson, the love interest of Ned. She adds

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The teenage Mike O’Donnell (Efron) has a serious talk with his daughter, Maggie (Mann) while in his 17-year-old body. her wit to the film and, come on, who doesn’t love Jan from The Office?

The cars, clothes and music in the movie are phenomenal. Ned makes over present day teenage Efron and not only does Efron have an amazing car and great clothes, he makes them work for him. A particular scene that is sure to win over everyone is when he first pulls up to the high school in his new car and he puts on his jacket. It’s the suave move that wins over girls.

The soundtrack to this movie is great. It’s a mix of oldies, new songs and a bunch of under the radar artists. The music adds to the scenes and it evicts a sense of emotion the actors cannot provide. The director cleverly used music to help Efron slowly transition over to non-musicals. Efron dances in

the very beginning of the movie as the 1989 version of Mike and then later as the 2009 version of Mike when dancing with his wife. Clearly Efron has the dance moves and I’m glad we got to see some of them in this movie.

Efron’s acting has improved and we as an audience can appreciate his mature performance. His best scenes would have to be his “awkward” scenes.

Efron can not only play happy roles, he can also act really well in sad scenes.

He evoked tears in my friend’s eyes three times during the same scene. He plays them off perfectly and has natural talent. His High School Musical days are over, and while I’m sad to see those dance numbers go, I’m happy that Efron is moving on to bigger and better movies.

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Nuclear Cookie Crisp | Not for the faint of heart

Final exams create issues Austin H. Jones Staff columnist

It’s going to take a lot out of me to make this article funny.

Keep in mind that I, too, go to Wake Forest. I, too, have four papers, two projects, a presentation and five cumulative finals.

Obviously, there aren’t many funny things about exam week. It’s the week that the average student is most likely to just flip out on an innocent passerby.

Note how tour groups of been phased out; the reason for this is simple. The chances of a student completely losing their mind in public are outrageously high right now. Stress hangs thick like vaporized molasses mixed with blood. Best friends are at each others’ throats.

Exams have pounced upon us like a tiger who has spent weeks lurking in the darkness of entire classtimes devoted to review, piercing through the jungle of last minute study guides to puncture our jugular and move on, leaving us writhing on the [Wake] forest floor.

Tensions are running exactly twice as high as during midterms. The approach of exam week means more people are cutting in line at the salad bar in the Pit – and more people are getting outrageously mad about it. Even more, students are looking down at their note cards and bustling through crowded halls even more quickly than usual.

They’re all bumping into one another and not even bothering to look at anything besides each other’s shoes, the soon-to-be victims of expletives, shouted with utmost cholera.

Chances are, you are so busy studying that you aren’t reading my article.

By you I mean, of course, the average student; not you, the reader. It would be innately false of me to say that you, the reader, were not reading. Although, I think over the course of my writing

career I have said falser things. Yes, falser is a word.

Anyway, my third order of business (first order was describing exam week; second order was over-clarifying a possibly confusing sentence instead of changing it): I want to apologize for my last article, on finding your power animal.

It was a little over the top. I’m not sure what got into me.

Oh, wait. I remember; I was trying to put off writing my column for that week, and I got online to distract myself and magically (or some might say fatedly (yes, that’s a word (cf. Word), too) found Denise Linn’s oh-so-inspirational video which guided me into a deeper connection to nature.

I kind of get depressed when I think about writing as a job. I think it emphasizes the very real problem that nearly everyone in the working world is going to have with the economy like it is these days. It’s going to be such a necessity to work. And I thought I was going to be able to go to school my whole life.

Maybe I really could figure out a way. Oh yeah, I could teach. Any real job seems like such a bore to me these days. Think about all the time we’re going to have to spend away from our computers.

Just while putting off writing this article, I have found five new ways to Facebook-stalk people whose profiles I’m not actually supposed to see and read 15 Wikipedia articles from top to bottom (“Astronaut” was my favorite from this afternoon).

Luckily, in the real world there isn’t anything quite so demanding of procrastination as exam week is. At least, I can’t think of one off the top of my head. Maybe finding a real job, or having children. All I know is, there’s time like the present to waste it. And that’s what I feel like I’m doing right now. You should probably feel that way, too. Just writing this article has made me feel extremely pessimistic about spending time in general on anything. My word count just hit 666 – great.

I think I should wind things up, but I’m not sure what I should say. Bye? See you later? Take care? Farewell? Oh! I know.

I think I’ll end with this one: Don’t lose consciousness in the library because nobody will have time to care.

Restaurant Review | Billy Bob’s Silver Diner

Diner serves cheap, tasty food

By Katherine Marshall | Contributing writer

When not one person I asked had heard anything about Billy Bob’s Silver Diner, I was admittedly more than a little skeptical.

You would think that an inexpensive diner with extensive hours that is relatively close to campus would have been turning hungry college students away.

Since I went on at around 8p.m. o’clock on a Friday night, I expected at the very least a crowd of local dinnerand-a-movie goers, but this was not the case.

The lacking volume of customers may be due in part to the somewhat isolated location of the diner.

Although it is on Hanes Mall Boulevard, the diner is set off by itself, with few neighboring businesses that might lure customers not specifically Katherine Marshall/Old Gold & Black seeking them out.

The flashy, towering neon sign and difficult to miss aluminum exterior Diner’s friendly, speedy service compensates for the good, apparently fail in their efforts to but somewhat typical, diner-quality food. attract clientele.

We reaped the benefits of this, how- menu is extremely varied with no appar- fries with a nice Greek salad, but was not too impressed with the freshness, quality ever, as the service was never neglect- ent theme and very wallet-friendly.

The breakfast menu is offered all day, or amount of ingredients. ing — our waitress was incredibly My friend found the chicken tenders eager to take our order almost as soon and includes everything from “MileHigh Omelets” to Belgian waffles, break- to be pretty standard and nothing speas we sat down.

Despite the in-and-out attitude of fast sandwiches to homemade biscuits cial. and corned beef We ordered an appetizer, two entrees, the diner, the atmohash. Meatloaf, three sides, two drinks and a desert all sphere was surprisBilly Bob’s veggie burgers, for just under $40. ingly nice — although Location | 1650 Hanes Mall Blvd. spaghetti, SirThe most expensive item on the entire not what you’re lookloin steak and menu is the Sirloin steak at only $10.99, ing for if you seek an Hours | 7 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sun. - Thurs. an assortment of a welcome distinction in the current ecoelegant, classy dining 7 a.m. - 12 a.m. Fri. - Sat. sandwiches are nomic state. experience. There are Serving | Traditional diner food offered among Overall, Billy Bob’s Silver Diner seems smoking and nonother relatively to be perfectly aligned with student smoking sections, as Dress | Casual simple dishes. dining favorites such as Ishi or Chipotle well as a counter seat- Price Range | $5 - $12 The only cate- in terms of price, selection and speedy ing option complete (out of 5) gory that appears service. with bar stools that Rating | to be left off of However, the quality of the food and is very reminiscent of Billy Bob’s menu somewhat isolated location seem to have “Soda Shoppes.”

It is ‘50s themed, complete with is the healthy options — they make no prevented it from enjoying frequent unidecorative juke-boxes, comfy, red attempt to diverge from stereotypical versity student traffic.

If you are willing to overlook the very patent-leather booths, framed vintage diner food.

The menu adheres very much to the standard diner food and enjoy an undemagazine covers and a soundtrack loaded with The Beatles and The southern style of lots of sugar, butter niably endearing atmosphere at very ecoBeach Boys. Food-wise, Billy Bob’s and batter. I tried to balance out my nomical fare, then I would recommend is very much your typical diner. Their appetizer of delicious but deadly cheese heading to Billy Bob’s Silver Diner.

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Event Review | Sister Hazel

Classic American rock band delivers solid performance

By Connor Swarbrick | Sports editor

A combination of the perfect band, Sister Hazel, and a spectacular night made the Student Union benefit concert a memorable one for those in attendance. The Kyle Bridges Band kicked off the April 24 event, which benefited Crisis Control Ministries. Student Union suggested a $7 donation for admittance and food or $10 for entrance to the beer garden.

Student Union, who did a similar concert two years ago, was able to donate $3,000 to a worthy cause. Crisis Control Ministry is a Christian-based ministry whose mission is to assist people in crisis to meet essential life needs and to become selfsufficient.

“Obviously it’s a pretty difficult time right now, so we wanted to find where our money was going to be of best use and chose the most wide reaching one,” event co-chair senior John McGowan said.

The feature band, Sister Hazel, was just right for the gig. After all, the Gainesville, Fla., alternative rock band was named for Sister Hazel Williams, a local nun who ran a homeless shelter. Giving back to their fans and the community has always been a part of who they are. Over the course of their career, they have raised over a half a million dollars through charity concerts and silent auctions.

“We have always, as a group, felt like if our vehicle can call attention to worthy causes it’s always the right thing to do,” lead singer Ken Block, founder of the Lyrics for Life Charity that benefits children

and adults battling cancer, said. “It really sort of scratched an itch for us. We always feel good about doing it; we have been a part of countless charity events over the years, and it’s just part of our puzzle.

Without it, I think we’d feel incomplete.”

The band has coupled their charity work with successful endeavors in the studio and on stage, and they didn’t disappoint the crowd on the Mag Quad. Block kicked off the evening with “Thank You,” a song of the group’s third album; Fortress.

It was followed by “Change your mind,” another song from the same album.

The set continued with “Come Around” and “Swan Dive.” Trying to get a tranquil crowd to stand up, Block joked about the band’s popularity saying, “We’re kind of a big deal” and joking about the success, or lack thereof, of the band’s songs in movies. He then went on to play “Your Winter,” which was featured in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. Block, along with bassist Jett Beres, guitarist and vocalist Andrew Copeland, lead guitarist Ryan Newell and drummer Mark Trojanowski, continued to entertain the crowd with “Beautiful Thing,” “Your Mistake” and “Champagne High.”

Block then joked the group was going to play ‘Stairway to Free Bird’, it’s like four days long.”

During “Superman” the group intervened with Van Halen’s “You Really Got Me,” the summer classic “Sweet Home Alabama” and Block rapping.

The group finished the 15 song set with crowd favorites “All For You” and “Happy.” “All For You,”

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Sister Hazel gives a free concert to benefit charity, leaving university students with a memorable performance of their famous hits. off the group’s second album, Somewhere More Familiar, hit No. 11 on the Billboard Top 100.

The crowd demanded more and the band delivered.

The encore included “Give In” and “Mandolin Moon.”

“We have a great time,” Block said. “We’ve been at this for a while and we never can say enough how fortunate we are to be able to do what we do for a living for as long as we have been able to do it.”

The band’s passion for their trade and appreciation of their fans is evident.

Not only did they deliver a high-energy, funny performance, but they stuck around afterwards to talk to their fans and thank them for coming. Sister Hazel has never been far form the road, and it is

this sense of community that has lead the group to have an extremely loyal following of fans, who call themselves the Hazelnuts.

Sister Hazel delivered a complete performance.

They interacted with the crowd, had fun and most importantly sounded great and played the fan favorites.

Never have I heard a band that sounds as good live as they do on their CDs. While the crowd was not as big as it should have been for a band of their caliber, the members of Sister Hazel were not bothered a bit.

Over the course of 12 years the band has produced nine albums, and fans can look forward to another, coming out this August.

Album Review | Lotusflow3r

Purple master releases diverse, expansive three-disc album

By Paul Szurek | Staff writer

With the semester winding down, your money supply might be all but gone.

But, if you’ve got 12 bucks to spare, take a quick trip over to Target and treat yourself to a fresh taste of timeless, inimitable style, delivered by one of music’s greatest proven innovators: Prince’s most recent bargainpriced bundle of brand-new albums is a satisfying surprise of really fun listening.

The Purple One’s latest seminar in musi-

cology (LotusFlow3r Special Edition) is exclusively available for purchase at the bull’s-eye, where this three-disc assortment has already sold enough copies to reach number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, despite not being distributed by any major record label – you won’t even find it on iTunes.

Taking full advantage of his creative liberty, Prince invites us on a trip to his contrived world of sound where saucy and aggressive pop funk lives in harmony with electronic soul, silky R&B, synthesized new age beats and the shredded guitars of classic rock.

It takes quite a talent to unify and synchronize such a mixed bag, and, as he’s done so many times in the past, this quirky little Minnesotan genius pulls it

off – well, for the most part.When you first open up the slim, three disc pack, you’ll notice the piercing blue eyes of a striking Latin beauty staring back at you. This is Prince’s newest “protégé,” Bria Valente, whose debut album, Elixer, has somehow found its way into this collection.

Despite her exotic name, Valente’s songs are just about as dull as they come – her album will soon make the rotation in an elevator or furniture store near you.

In stark contrast, the second CD in this collection, LotusFlow3r, is quite simply a tour de force of ingenious guitar mastery.

Always a somewhat underrated and overlooked component of Prince’s musical arsenal, the artist essentially baptizes this

album as an homage to his own prowess with the six-stringed orchestra.

This record is a jambalaya of sorts. At times it feels like a trip back to Jimi Hendrix, and then the mood will suddenly switch to a funky George Clintonesque flash of psychedelic gibberish or to a bubblegum pop track reminiscent of young Michael.

Lotusflow3r is the big winner of the three albums, boasting the best instrumentation as well as the best singles (“Dreamer” and “Crimson and Clover”) and even Prince’s best soapbox crazy talk: an emotional tirade against the illusion of individualism in our society and its tyrannical employment as a method of mind control (“Colonized Mind”).

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Sound), the last of the trio, is a delectable tribute to Prince’s heyday of pop funk, pirate blouses and irresistible lyrical salaciousness. If Lotusflow3r is the showcase for Prince’s axe, MPLSound is the bawdy forum for his odd and erratic senses of humor and sexuality.

It’s unclear whether the extra fat on these albums is the result of an overlyambitious project vision or just a lazy refusal to trim out the lowlights. However, in this day and age, there’s really something charming about Prince’s unapologetic flow of unfiltered creative juice.

It’s raw, it’s honest, and it’s still pretty damn good. As Prince himself told the LA Times, “a whole lot of people are gonna get pregnant off of this.”