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The Minor League

By Lauren Dayton | Staff writer

By R. Hunter Bratton | Staff writer

The Hunger Banquet, a feast that supporters hope will reveal the unwarranted global distribution of food, is scheduled to occur on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Co-sponsored by the Volunteer Service Corps and Amnesty International, the banquet will be open to all students and free of charge.

“The purpose of the Hunger Banquet is to demonstrate the extent of world hunger in today’s society,” senior Jordan Matevich, co-chair of the VSC, said.

Upon arrival attendees will be divided into three income levels: high-income, middle-income and low-income as concluded by the World Bank’s worldwide income indicators.

To keep track of their income level, attendants will be issued a ticket.

Fifty percent of ticket holders will belong to the sector of the world that is considered low-income.

These students will represent the three billion human beings who subsist on less than $2 a day.

Similarly, about 35 percent of students will be assigned to the middleincome group, while 15 percent will be selected to represent the percentage of society’s highincome elite.

Amnesty International and VSC plan on divvying the types and amounts of sustenance among students depending on their designated income level.

Some may be asked to sit in different areas as a symbol of the injustices incurred by global hunger.

Half of the children of five years or less in South Asia are malnourished while one third of children of the same age are malnourished in sub-Sahara Africa.

Furthermore, every 3.6 seconds someone will die because of starvation.

“We hope that the experience of attending the Hunger Banquet and seeing what a large percentage of people are low-income will raise awareness and consciousness of global hunger and poverty issues,” Matevich said.

The Hunger Banquet is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 in the Autumn Room in Reynolda Hall and last for approximately 90 minutes. All food will be provided by Roy Biggers, manager of ARAMARK on campus, who has decided to wave all room setup and other expenses for the event.

Matevich, along with senior Devin Covens, cochair of VSC, and senior Jeff Beck, president of Amnesty International, have requested that those interested in attending the event e-mail the VSC in advance at volunteer@wfu.edu.

Additionally, information concerning the feast may be received via text message.

Simply send “HUNGER” to 39649 to receive information. VSC will be sending out reminders via text message to those interested in attending.

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Pre-med or Calloway? Every year the freshman class arrives with aspirations for one or the other, but these are only two options among 37 major areas of study at the university, many of which are also offered as minor degrees. Lesser known are the 26 other additional degrees that are only offered as minors.

These minor-only programs are inherently smaller than major or major-andminor programs, but this intimacy allows students to connect with the faculty of multiple departments as they fulfill the requirements of an interdisciplinary minor.

Dance, environmental studies, humanities, medieval studies, Middle East and South Asia studies, neuroscience and women’s and gender studies are some of the many minor-only programs that challenge students to consider their chosen subject through the lens of multiple disciplines, keeping with the university’s goal of providing students with a balanced liberal arts education.

The dance program provides opportunitis for students to start or continue their dance training through beginning, intermediate and advanced technique classes in classical ballet, modern dance and jazz dance. The minor requires 18 credit hours including at least one course of each of the three types of dance offered.

The Dance minor combines the artistic, technical and academic components of the curriculum. “We train the whole dancer; developing our students in technical prowess, his/her choreography and performance–based skills, his/her understanding of theatrical production and dance’s many important historical, cultural, social and scholarly” said Nina Lucas, director of dance.

“The dance department at Wake Forest has provided for me a place to explore my strengths as a dancer, to develop a greater love for the arts and to rediscover my joy for dancing,” sophomore and dance minor Sarah Brown said.

The University Dance Company and the department of theatre and dance will present the Fall Faculty/Guest Artist Dance Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 20-22 and at 2:00 p.m. Nov. 23 in the MainStage Theatre of Scales Fine Arts Center.

The concert will feature work by guest artists Heather Maloy of Terpsicorps Dance Theatre in Ashville and Kenneth Green of Spelman College, and dance faculty Branty Shapiro, Christina Soriano and Nina Lucas.

Compared with the dance minor, the humanities minor takes place in a more conventional classroom setting, but its organization and requirements are unique from most other minors.

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Nyanya Project holds fundraiser

By Caitlin Brooks | Asst. news editor

The Nyanya Project, headed by journalism professor Mary Martin Niepold, held a fundraiser and awareness event Oct. 10 at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts campus.

The project works to empower grandmothers caring for their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS in Kenya and Tanzania. This is accomplished by helping them form working cooperatives that generate the income necessary to provide healthcare, education and a loving home for the grandchildren. Grandmothers and grandchildren alike learn trades they can do from home including jewelry making and farming.

After being trained to care for HIV-infected family members and reinvest income, the grandmothers become role models for other women in their communities.

This sustainable model allows the grandmothers to become independent and ensures continued

care for their families according to the organization’sWeb site. In addition to these ongoing actions, members of the organization including Niepold, six undergraduate university students, and students and faculty from School of the Arts traveled to Tanzania to construct a shelter for three grandmothers and their families and coordinated the training of 66 other grandmothers.

The fundraiser was designed to promote awareness and drum up support for the organization by bringing the reality of the situation in Africa home to North Carolina.

Jewelry made by the grandmothers was available for sale at the event as were calendars and note cards made from photos taken on the June 2008 service trip to Tanzania.

The main event of the evening, an exposition of the documentary of the trip that’s currently in the works by School of the Arts students and faculty, was pre-

ceded by live music from Living Rhythms, a local drum troupe dedicated to the preservation of traditional West African music.

Niepold also spoke as a preface to the movie and an introduction to the Nyanya Project. A 10-minute series of clips followed her speech detailing not only the poverty the students encountered, but the hope for the future.

“Despite the poverty, despite the age, (a) human being is still (a) human being. This is a new approach, a new attempt where the old are trying to make a living, I think with help, they can set a new pace,” Frederick Sumaye, former Prime Minister of Tanzania and a member of the Board of Directors of the Nyanya Project, said in the documentary clip.

Images of extreme poverty, people existing on less than a dollar a day, in ripped, dirty clothes, on ramshackle, uneven

Supreme Court denies man’s death row appeal A Georgia man who was convicted of murdering a Savannah policeman in 1989 and sentenced to death was denied in his appeal to have his cases retried. In the original case there was no physical evidence, only nine witnesses who claimed they saw Troy Davis shoot the officer. Seven of the nine have now recanted.

Teen protests dissection by changing name In an effort to protest the dissection of animals in public schools, 19-yearold Jennifer Thornburg of Ashville N.C., legally changed her name to CutOutDissection.com. Her new name is the Web address that discusses the issue.

Harassment leads to possible ‘gay friendly’ school Public school officials in Chicago have noticed that more and more gay students have been skipping class and altogether dropping out of schoolbecause of violence and harassment against them.

This has led to the idea of building a “gay friendly” school. The School for Social Justice Pride Campus will not be exclusive to gay, lesbian and transgender students, but officials say it is meant to be a haven for students who have felt pressures because of their sexual orientation.

There is currently another similar school in New York, the Harvey Milk High School. Unlike the Pride Campus, in order to attend Harvey Milk students must prove that they are in danger of dropping out because of harassment.

Apple reveals new and improved Macbooks Steve Jobs revealed the updatedversion of the Macbooks and Macbook Pros on Oct. 14. The new laptops are said to be sleeker and more cost efficient in light of the new economic issues. The new 13-inch Macbook ($1,299) and 15-inch Macbook Pro ($1,999) boast better graphic performance, an aluminum case and a new trackpad. Apple also announced the drop of the entry-level Macbook to $999 from $1,099.

Study shows web searching is good for the brain Results of a research stud conducted at UCLA suggested that the brain activity of an older person is increased while searching the internet.

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Sorority raises money by auction for cancer research

By Katie Phillips | Staff writer

The annual Chi Omega fundraiser repeated former success this year, raising more than twice as much as they did in 2007.

In total, $30,207 was raised and donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Brian Piccolo Research Fund.

One wish will be granted to a child, and the rest of the proceeds will go towards the Research Fund.

Every year the sorority raises money for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research

Fund, an organization set up in honor of the late university football player who died of cancer in 1970. Chi Omega is proud to be among one of the top student groups who donates to the organization every year.

The majority of the money was raised at a silent and live auction over dinner with members of Chi Omega and their parents.

Over 200 people attended the dinner in downtown Winston-Salem on Sept.

26 at the Piedmont Club.

In addition to the auctions, raffle tickets were sold to university students for

gift certificates to a selection of restaurants and stores around the WinstonSalem area, and one major winner won the Brian Piccolo Parking Spot for the 2008-2009 school year.

The honorary parking spot is located in the parking lot between Tribble Hall and Johnson Residence Hall.

Gift certificates included ones to Zack’s Frozen Yogurt, La Carreta, Twin City Diner, the Village Tavern, Putter’s and Diamondback Grill. Liza Bruno, a senior from Manchester, N.H. Julie Ball, a senior from Wayne, Pa., headed up the charity fund drive and

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have spent the last six months organizing the effort.

“I am thankful for the support of local businesses who contributed,” Bruno said.

“Chi Omega takes pride in the impact our donation will have on cancer research and children with terminal illness.”

Oct. 10 was the revealing date for the winners of the raffle and the Brian Piccolo Parking Spot.

Along with the Chi Omega members, a representative from the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the university’s medical center, Kyle Hanser, was present to receive the donation.

Sports | B1 Scoring a milestone Men’s soccer Head Coach Jay Vidocich gets his 200th career victory over the UNC-Greensboro Spartans.

Accompanying Hanser was a volunteer from the Make-A-Wish Foundation who read a letter from the mother of a child who was granted a wish, explaining the immense difference one granted wish can make not only on the child but on the whole family.

“Each fall Chi Omega looks forward to developing our partnership with the Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Make-A-Wish Foundation,” Ball said.

“This year we were successful in raising the most money thus far and we are so excited to contribute to such an honorable cause.”

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Harvard Law Dean of Admissions to meet with pre-law students Toby Stock, Harvard Law School dean of admissions, will meet with interested pre-law students at 7p.m. on Oct. 22 in Tribble A103.

The event is open to all interested pre-law students. For more information, contact Howell Smith of the Pre-law Advising Program, ext.

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Harry Clifton to perform poetry reading in Scales Irish poet Harry Clifton will read from his newly-released book of poems, Secular Eden: Paris Notebooks 1994-2004, 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 in the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery in Scales Fine Arts Center. Secular Eden was published by the Wake Forest University Press in 2007.

In 2008, the book won the Irish Times Poetry Now Award, the most prestigious poetry award in Ireland. A discussion will follow the reading.

The event is free and open to the public.

Students and faculty collaborate to create educational exhibition Through a unique hands-on, interdisciplinary entrepreneurship project, more than 40 students, faculty and staff members from the university are creating a Cuban bilingual art exhibition and educational outreach program.

The exhibit, titled “Cuban Artists’ Books and Prints: 1985-2008,” is based on more than 100 handmade books by Cuban artists. It will debut at the Grolier Club of New York in May 2009 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.

Communications to discuss implications of presidential rhetoric Communication students will host “Why Presidential Rhetoric Matters” as part of the university’s Great Teacher Lecture Series at 4 p.m. on Oct. 21 in Annenberg Forum, Carswell Hall, Room 111. Vanessa Beasley, professor of public address and presidential rhetoric at Vanderbilt University, will lead the talk and address questions including: what implications does campaign rhetoric have after the president is elected? and Who is the intended audience of the rhetoric? The Great Teachers Lecture Series is an annual series organized by students enrolled in the course Great Teachers taught by Alessandra Beasley Von Burg, assistant professor of communication. In the course, students gain public relations experience.

Students invited to Graduate and Professional School Day The Office of Career Services is sponsoring Graduate and Professional School Day from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. on Oct. 23 in Benson 401. All students are invited to attend.

Over 80 schools from across the country representing a variety of disciplines including law, naturopathic medicine, pharmacy, business, public policy, health and other graduate programs will be in attendance. For more information call the Office of Career Services at ext. 5902.

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The goal of the humanities minor is to give students the opportunity to pursue ideas across disciplinary lines of fields such as history, philosophy, literature, politics, religion and the arts.

The minor requires 20 credit hours, comprised of two core classes, titled Reason and Revelation and Innovation and Inclusivity, plus two other courses tailored to the student’s interests. The remaining three are fulfilled by a semester-long seminar where the students write a term paper of about 30-40 pages. The critique process for this paper mimics the process used by other departments to evaluate honors theses.

Junior and humanities minor Melissa Beckett cites the small class

sizes and lively discussion as some of her favorite aspects of the humanities minor. “Humanities has broadened my scope of understanding, affecting my analysis and performance in other courses as well as improving my ability to critically read and to grasp the formative concepts of our culture,” she said.

On a campus that is becoming aware of its impact on the environment, the environmental studies minor is designed to prepare students for careers in the environmental sciences, law, public health, public policy and public administration through an interdisciplinary study of human-environmental interactions. The minor require 18 credit hours including the prerequisite Environmental Issues.

The minor in environmental studies focuses on the humanities and economic aspects of the environment.

The number of students participating in environmental studies has grown dramatically in the last few years, with a large number of students who are interested in alternative energy, sustainability, habitat loss and threats to biodiversity. The biggest area of concentration for those pursuing environmental studies minors is biology, with many students working closely with professors on projects in Peru, the Galapagos and southern Appalachia.

The environmental studies program has expanded beyond the department with the university adding the director of sustainability position. In the fall of 2009 the university will host a conference focused on energy and energy policy. The development of a Center for Energy and Sustainability will also be discussed.

Middle East and South Asia studies, only in its third year, is becoming

an increasingly relevant for students.

Since its inception, the program has grown to around 15 minors annually. Former and current minors have participated in research in several countries including Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and India.

The minor requires 18 hours from a variety of disciplines and students can earn credit towards the minor at the university’s summer program in Fez, Morocco.

The six-week program is based out of the Arab Language Institute and allows students to take six credit hours of either Arabic or French in addition to a course taught in English by a university professor on a topic relevant to Moroccan culture and that professor’s area of expertise.

Check back next week for part two of this two-part series on minors.

Ranking examines Professor researches school’s sustainibility democracy in Israel

By Walker Kalan | Staff writer

Fall has arrived and so have the tour groups. There’s the dad, sporting his new Deacon polo (the last check he writes to the university with a smile on his face); the mom, asking all the important questions (“Are the laundry rooms stocked with detergent?”); the kid, keeping his distance; and of course, the student tour guide, making the pitch.

Statistically speaking, the university has many selling points.

Our 15:1 student/teacher ratio is one of the lowest in the country.

Our endowment ($1.25 billion) is substantial and we rank 28th on the U.S .News & World Report list of America’s best colleges.

Despite the ability of the public relations department to rattle off more figures than an auctioneer, prospective students and their families won’t be made privy to the university’s environmental report card grade.

Why not? The obvious explanation would be that the university scored a C-. The de facto reason may be that few people at the university actually know about the environmental report card.

“This is the first I’ve heard of an environmental report card,” senior J.J. Colao said. “You’d think it’d be a relevant topic, considering all the talk about global warming and carbon footprints.”

The Sustainable Endowments Institute, a Rockefeller-funded environmental study group out of Cambridge, Mass., recently issued its 2009 sustainability report card. The group evaluated the nation’s 300 most prominent universities. The university scored in the bottom third and was given a lower grade than any school with an endowment greater than $1 billion. When asked about the university’s sus-

tainability report card, personnel in the News Service department — the office in charge of PR, and that issues press releases when the newest U.S. News rankings come out — was only vaguely familiar with the study.

“I can’t speak on the subject since I’m not really familiar with it,” Kevin Cox, the news service manager, said.

The majority of students have no idea that a green campus ranking exists.

Administrators in charge of Residence Life and Housing, a department overseeing much of the university’s energy use, were not well-versed on the report card either.

“I have never heard of this before,” Bill Yost, coordinator of ousing, said. “Although, I have only been at Wake for a year and a half.”

To be fair, the Sustainable Endowment Institute’s report card should be considered within context.

Environmental rankings don’t receive nearly as much press as academic and athletic rankings, although this particular report has garnered recognition in a number of prominent publications.

The New York Times Magazine referred to the study in this year’s Green Issue and Forbes.com published a feature titled “America’s Greenest Colleges,” tapping the Institute as its main source.

As of October last year, the study had been covered by over 200 news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal and PBS. The Old Gold & Black has reported on the university’s sustainability report card a handful of times over the past two years, but the school doesn’t appear to have much interest invested in

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Professor Luis Roniger plans to study trends in Latin American democracy as in the spring semester of 2009.

By Stephanie Papes | Contributing writer Luis Roniger, professor of political science and Latin American studies at the university, will co-direct a research venture at the Institute of Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem during the spring semester of 2009.

Scholars from all over the world will attend to analyze concepts pertaining to democracy. The Institute of Advanced Studies is an international research institution composed of scholars from numerous disciplines, including physics, chemistry, social sciences and the humanities.

Open meetings will be held weekly to stimulate discussion, debate and exchange of information among experts in their fields.

Roniger and his colleague, Professor Mario Sznajder, with whom he has published multiple political works, organized a diverse group from the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Mexico and Singapore. Roniger’s studies will mainly focus on trends in democracy in Latin America, but they will certainly have global implications. Latin America is

composed of 20 independent countries with assorted political conditions and thus is an ideal location to conduct research. Through systematic analyses of history as well as current trends, it is their goal to assess the patterns and challenges of a democratic government.

For instance, nations are beginning to see presidents of indigenous backgrounds such as Hugo Chávez in Venezuela and Evo Morales in Bolivia. Female presidents have been elected in Chile and Argentina.

People in the streets of some countries are mobilizing and attempting to change their government from within.

While societies typically have been hierarchical in structure, they have begun to branch into new and “neo-liberal” models, while facing a multitude of new challenges.

“We know a strong democracy requires a strong civil society, but equally important is a strong state, Roniger said.

“There needs to be balance, with each mutually reinforcing the other. Are new policies undermining or reinforcing this

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POLICE BEAT University Police responded to 71 calls from Oct. 6-12, including 10 incidents and investigations and 61 service calls. The following is a summary of the incidents and investigations.

Drug and Alcohol Violations • University Police observed three students who appeared to be intoxicated walking on Wingate Road Oct. 11 and determined that they had consumed alcohol and were underage.

They were taken to the Student Health Service for observation. Information about the incident was provided to Harold Holmes, associate vice president and dean of student services.

Thefts • An unattended wallet, its contents and keys valued together at $426 were reported stolen from a table in the Pit between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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• An unattended book bag containing a laptop computer and other items valued together at $2,170 was reported stolen from a table in the Pit between Oct. 1 and Oct. 3.

• A secured bicycle valued at $50 was reported stolen from a bike rack at Kitchin Residence Hall between 4 a.m. Oct. 10 and 2 a.m. Oct. 11.

• An unattended Apple iPhone valued at $400 was reported stolen from a table in the Benson

Food Court between 10 p.m. Oct. 11 and 7:27 p.m. Oct. 12

Property Damage • The windshield of a vehicle parked at BB&T Field during a football game Oct. 9 was shattered by an unknown person, causing damage estimated at $300.

Miscellaneous • A counterfeit $10 bill was discovered Oct. 6 at Campus Grounds coffee shop in Taylor Residence Hall.

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Porn symposium to address sex and violence Activists and authors discuss controversial issue of erotic films and their role in society

By Claire O’Brien | Staff writer “Pornography is a violence against women issue,” Patricia Willis, activist in residency of women’s and gender studies, said.

As sex and violence become increasingly mainstream in today’s culture, pornography has developed a disturbingly strong presence in American society.

The university will host The Porn Wars Symposium Oct. 25 to address the role of pornography and its rising influence in our society.

The comprehensive event will examine the pornography industry’s strategies for expansion and acceptance. The symposium will also

address the existence of pornographic images in Violence against women, Willis says, is Americans’ daily lives. increasing at individual and societal levels.

Matt Ezzell of the Stop Porn Culture The pornography industry generates $50 billion Organization will discuss masculinity and pop per year ($20 billion of which is from the United culture, and law professor Ann Scales from the States).

UNC-Chapel Hill will discuss new legal strategies It uses its revenue to “advertise and to convince for combating pornography. people that is this either just Women’s and gender studies professor Jane harmless sex fun, fantasy or Caputi from Florida Atlantic University will show liberating for women,” Willis her film, The Pornography of Everyday Life, and said. discuss aspects of pornography present in attacks Recognizing the against prominent female political figures. widespread negative effects of The symposium will also address the pornography is an important normalization of pornography in our culture and step toward decreasing the resulting risks for women. violence against women.

“We are inundated with what used to be called The Porn Wars Symposium soft porn as today’s pop culture,” Willis said. is part of the women’s and Dines “And what used to be considered hardcore porn gender studies department’s is today mainstream pornography. continuing dedication to “We hardly even recognize pornography as feminist activism. pornography any more. One of the problems Willis describes this as “organizing events that with that is that sex becomes violent and violence educate our community here at the university becomes sexy.” and in the larger Winston-Salem community

about the struggles that women still face here and globally.”

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 25 in Carswell Hall’s Annenberg Forum (Room 111).

The following weekend Gail Dines, founder of the Stop Porn Culture Organization and recipient of the Myers Center Award for the Study of Human Rights, will present a lecture on a related topic called “Sex(ism), Identity, and Intimacy in a Pornographic Culture.”

The multimedia presentation on pornography’s effects on the individual and modern relationships will take place at 7 p.m. on Oct. 30 in Brendle Recital Hall.

Dines’ discussion will address how commitment to free speech can coexist with a commitment to equality, diversity and multiculturalism.

The symposium will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Worrell Professional Center in Room 1309.

Admittance to The Porn Wars Symposium and Dines’ presentation will be limited to those 18 and older.

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streets haunted the screen, but even more startling were the smiles on almost all of the faces, especially those of the children.

“We got (to Tanzania) and I was expecting these people to be furious, to give up, but that’s not at all what you see,” NCSA senior Jordan Kerner, the director of the documentary, said.

“I don’t think I saw a person there that I didn’t see smile at some point before we left. They have this hope and internal optimism. They love life so much. I’ve never seen people who love life so much. They understand that this thing that they’re living is so precious and shouldn’t be squandered.

It’s mind-blowing.”

White text across a black screen with the reminder, “We can all make a difference,” closed the documentary. Niepold stood speechless at the microphone, it was the first time she or any of the audience had seen the documentary.

After the viewing, Julius Okach, a native of Kenya and head of the ground team there who Niepold described as the organization’s “feet, heart, arms and legs in Africa,” spoke on his role in the Nyanya Project.

To wrap up the evening, student representatives from the trip spoke of their experiences after Okach finished. All of them had difficulty expressing their feelings in words, saying that it was still difficult to talk about the profound impact that the experience had had on each of their lives.

“The people – they just need a change, an opportunity. We just want to give them that hope and life,” senior Kevin Patterson said of his experience on the service trip.

“When I was on the trip, I saw the poverty like it was (Tanzanians’) problem, but when I got home, it made me realize it’s not their problem. It’s not an African problem or a black problem. It’s something we all have to deal with, all over the earth,” senior Chantz McClinic said.

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Professor Mary Martin Niepold and Julius Okater were honored by Dwight Lewis, the associate athletic director, at the Oct. 9 football game versus Clemson.

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s students of this, our Pro Humanitate alma mater, we should all aspire to display better sportsmanship than was exhibited by more fans than usual at the Wake-Clemson game of Oct. 9.

Okay, unquestionably it was a big game: It was highly anticipated as one of, if not the, most important games of our season; it was picked up by ESPN; according to reports we’ve received, lots of NFL recruiters and other sports VIPs were in attendance and our victory contributed to Bowden’s “resignation.”

Needless to say, this one school event carried a lot of clout, earning us real national attention.

We understand that students are going to get excited about a game like this, especially since it was a night game on a weekday.

Some will tailgate and some will choose to drink beforehand.

But there is absolutely no excuse to be disrespectful, rude, violent, lewd or poor sports to other fans, like we’ve heard and witnessed some students were this time around. This is common sense.

We are students at a smart school and we should act that way, just as we expect our players and coaches and away fans to act. We all know how obnoxious it is when away fans are disrespectful.

Surely that empathy alone is reason enough to control our behavior.

What’s even more is that it should be obvious that bad behavior and poor choices on game day make us look bad.

To all of the fans who kept their heads, enjoyed the game and, most importantly, were respectful Demon Deacons, we applaud you.

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ot all university students are poor sports or contribute to Juicy Campus or steal things.

In fact, the university has maintained a strong reputation for an emphasis among its students on community service and volunteering. In fact, in recent news, there’s the Nyanya fundraiser, Chi O’s huge raffle, VSC and AI’s upcoming event, Hit the Bricks, the library’s 5-K run, Phi Mu’s Charity Denim and Project Pumpkin among many, many others.

Volunteering for the community and raising money for great causes are wonderful ways to not just give a little bit back (for we

all are lucky to be going to the university) and to truly embody Pro Humanitate.

We’ve got to say, however, that often times negative perceptions of what we do overshadow the positive.

People may judge us more for the bad stuff (poor behavior at football games, for example) than for what’s probably closer to reality, our innovation and service.

This should work as incentive for all of us to control our behavior and be good citizens and students.

Finally, we would like the positive initiative of creating the Pro Humanitate Center to continue with its further development.

It should take a bigger role in students’ lives.

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Ec-O-pinions | Greener Thinking

Environment needs our continued efforts support from our friends, classmates and the community at large.

The green movement really begins with a change in the mindset of an individual.

As the campus begins the changes set forth by the Master Plan, we as a student body have the power to lead this campus in the direction that so many other schools have already gone: the direction of a sustainable future.

You may believe that sustainability isn’t a part of the career path that you have embarked upon, but, believe me, it is.

The green movement has no boundaries as it is a way of thinking that can span all subjects, all majors and all people.

We as a university have a responsibility to set a standard for other universities.

I think that it’s about time that we develop this mindset and set that standard.

We need to show the country why Wake Forest is the best at what it does and what it does is prepare the brightest minds in the world to become successful leaders of the future.

The future no doubt will hold many sustainable characteristics and it’s our role as students of the university to lead the change and meet the challenge.

We’ve already made a lot of progress by changing our mindset to that of a sustainable one. We no doubt deserve a big pat on the back, but we can’t lose focus. We need to realize that sustainability is changing the way that we as humans see and use the resources that are provided to us.

We need to make it happen so we can be remembered by future generations as the generation that changed the way we live and interact with the planet.

Wesley Johnson

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Guest columnist

t the beginning of the semester as I started my third year here at the university, I noticed a change on campus. Being a resident advisor gives me the advantage of being on the front lines as new arrivals are welcomed to their home and place of education for the next four years.

The knowledge that they get here will guide them through the rest of their lives.

When I first arrived at the university, I noticed a less than enthusiastic feeling on campus towards sustainability.

Upperclassmen laughed at the idea of recycling and most couldn’t have told you what the “green movement” was either.

But as my college career has matured I have noticed a surprising change in the minds of students on campus.

The freshmen actually seem to care about the sustainability movement.

They’re proactive and engaged in the ideas of sustainability.

This isn’t to say that the previous years haven’t had their environmental heroes but the numbers of supporters is growing.

I don’t believe that this is a phenomenon that is occurring only here at Wake Forest. I see the change everywhere I go.

Businesses are now buying into the green wave and even churches are putting forth a foot in the right direction.

For those of us who have been battling for the idea of sustainability for a majority of our lives, it is a relief to finally see such

Wesley Johnson is a junior biology major from Dunn, N.C. Ec-O-pinions is a bi-weekly column expressing all things environmental.

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Sportsmanship should be embodied by all Demon Deacons fans

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, sportsmanship (n.) is “conduct and attitude appropriate to sports, especially fair play and courtesy.” As Wake Forest students and alumni, this concept should be pretty easy to understand considering we are nationally recognized for our academic excellence. We should understand that sportsmanship is not limited to field play; fans are also responsible for appropriate behavior in the stands.

While a student at the university, I was always proud of the sportsmanship in our student section. We cheered on Wake Forest in a way that was not overly demeaning to the other team.

Negative comments are always said about the opposing team, in

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moderation. However, at the Clemson game on Oct. 9, the Wake Forest University School of Law students who, unfortunately, sat beside the alumni section, did not exhibit any sort of understanding of the sportsmanship concept.

Before the game even began, two law students were taunting two Clemson fans by throwing the f-bomb, calling them f****ts and making derogatory comments about “doing it on the rock.”

What did the Clemson fans do? They sat there. They never turned around and they never fired a comment back; they endured their outlandish behavior ... before the game even started. During the first quarter, the population in the law student section grew exponentially, along with their foul language. A young alumni couple and their two-year-old daughter actually left the game due to their erratic behavior. The behavior of the Law School section made all

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Wake Forest supporters look terrible.

When a team comes to our stadium to experience a good game and they leave because Wake Forest supporters use foul language and unsportsmanlike behavior; this leaves a bad taste in their mouths for our community of fans. I’m not supporting a decision to stop saying negative things about the other team; however this can be done without using foul language, without tarnishing the character of the university.

If you’re going to have this negative behavior, just stay at home. The university does not need you or your foul mouths rooting on our team.

Let’s keep the comments clean, the behavior under control, and consideration for the opposing spectators high. See you at the game on Nov. 1. Go Deacs!

Erica Lunsford Goodnight Alumna, class of 2008

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Next president needs fiscal conservatism Josh Binney

Old Gold & Black columnist

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t seems like Caesar was right: the people truly are willing to believe what they wish.

Its less than three weeks to Election Day and Barack Obama — the Democratic Party’s nominee for the presidency — is leading in every national poll. The junior Senator from Illinois appears to be winning the hearts and minds of average Americans with his message of “change.” He’s promising the moon – an endless list of social programs and handouts to help the American Dream become a reality for every family.

The Obama-Biden ticket proposes on its Web site massive increases of government involvement in, and expenditure on, almost every social program — Social Security,

healthcare, public education and energy would at least cover the cost of his proposed tax efficiency to name a few. On top of this cuts, which he claims will benefit 95 percent of expansion of the role of the federal government, American families.

Senator Obama promises to lower taxes and Ignoring the clearly undemocratic trade off create a budget surplus that will help pay off our Obama has decided to make between equity burgeoning national debt. and equality, the numbers still don’t add up.

I like to think of myself as a How does he plan to pay for the nice guy, so I’m not immediately massive spending increases he John McCain can going to dismiss a plan that has proposed across the board, promises to help millions of and, further, how does he think provide the experience Americans just because it is that he will be able to sustain this and judgment to make proposed by an inexperienced increased spending while also the tough calls and liberal civil rights attorney who lowering the deficit? The answer probably wouldn’t have even is simple: he can’t. You cannot acknowledge that even shown up in the Senate to vote government has its limits. increase spending and decrease the for it in the first place. I’m going deficit without raising taxes. to give it due consideration. My Senator McCain, on the other first reservation is nonetheless hand, has acknowledged the need crystal clear — we can’t afford it. for tough choices with respect to the nation’s Obama promises to increase taxes on America’s budget position. He has proposed massive wealthiest citizens and most profitable businesses tax cuts for the American middle class, small — which are already hit with heavy capital business owners and corporations that are gains taxes that are forcing them overseas and moving their operations overseas, taking with damaging our nation’s economic infrastructure them tens of thousands of American jobs.

— in order to pay for his programs. Though In order to pay for these tax cuts, McCain it is more likely than not that the initiative is has proposed an ambitious plan to reform the not revenue neutral, we can optimistically say way the government does business and hold that Obama’s tax hike on the upper one percent Washington politicians accountable for their

Notable Quotes | The candidates on the $700 billion financial rescue plan “We’ve got to fix the system. We’ve got fundamental problems in the system.

Main Street is paying a penalty for the excesses and greed in Washington, D.C., and in Wall Street there is no doubt that we have a long way to go.”

John McCain, Republican candidate Oxford, Miss.

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“It’s hard to anticipate right now what the budget’s going to look like next year. But there’s no doubt that we’re not going to be able to do everything that, I think, needs to be done. There are some things that, I think, have to be done. There is no doubt that it’s going to affect our budgets. There is no doubt about it.”

Barack Obama, Democratic candidate Oxford, Miss.

Sept. 26

Rap and hip-hop promote change Sean Farrell

Guest columnist

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hen people say “rap” or “hip-hop,” many Americans think of African Americans males rhyming about the next set of drugs they need to sell, the gang member they have to kill or the woman they have to pimp. This is a very sad mindset. Many believe that rap and hip-hop have bad moral values. This is a biased approach to one of the most popular genres of music in our current culture.

Hip-hop music is the combination of electronically created beats and rhythm typically accompanied by rhymed verse, or rapping. Hip-hop and rap celebrate urban life and frequently delve into the hardships of racial, economic and social challenges.

To classify all hip-hop as focusing solely on violence, drugs and female degradation is only focusing on one subgroup of rap. Gangsta rap typically discusses these themes and may even glorify this lifestyle. Interestingly enough, many of these same “gangsta rappers” have many songs on their albums that focus on their wives, children and family. Examples include “Dear Momma” by Tupac Shakur, “Driving my Momma Crazy” by Plies, “Hey Momma” by Kanye West and “Hallie’s Song” and “Mocking Bird”

by Eminem. These songs project the importance of family and love in an urban setting.

Rappers also support the progress of the neglected population of urban areas, especially the young black

youths. Nasir Jones, or Nas, wrote a song called “I Can” supporting kids to stay away from drugs and chase their dreams. Talib Kweli, former member in a rap group called Blackstar with Mos Def and Common, attacks the gangsta rap ideology by portraying the life of a “gangsta” and ending the song by looking past the “disguise” and seeing the “evil inside.” The display of how people must “get by” shows the continuing socioeconomic issues in our cities.

Many rap groups face the injustice of black Americans, especially in light of the Rodney King L.A.P.D. assault and the Civil Rights Movement.

Rappers Common and Will.I.AM actually use Martin Luther King’s March on Washington speech in their song “I Have a Dream,” which promotes racial understanding. The song mirrors M.L.K.’s theme when they state “my dream is to be free.”

A political movement with popular music behind it is a strong thing.

Rap is also a political force that helps youths gain a different perspective. During the 2004 election, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, C.E.O. of Bad Boy Records and hip-hop artist, supported the Vote or Die campaign that focused on increasing the voting turnout of young Americans. During that same election year, Eminem dropped a song and music video entitled “Mosh” which caused youths to question our government and to be politically active. Recently, many hip-hop artists have supported Senator Barack Obama’s quest for the presidency in songs such as Nas’ “Black President,” Jadakiss’ “Why

Remix” and Common’s “The People.”

If the most politically inactive group mobilized, we could make a huge change. This is what these artists illustrate in their musical poetry.

African Americans are the majority of rappers, but examples of diversity are Eminem (white), Bubba Sparxx (white), Paul Wall (white) and Fat Joe (Cuban and Puerto Rican). The newly created Reggaeton genre is a blend of classical Latino music and American hip-hop and includes popular Latino artist such as Pitbull and Daddy Yankee. To call rap and hip-hop “black music” is really demeaning and breeds a subtle racism that links the acts of a small percentage of African Americans to the larger percentage.

The criticism of new and “strange” music genres is typical. Elvis Presley mixed country music with “black” rhythm and blues to make rock and roll. The older generation, which now despises rap and hip-hop, were the kids swinging to the new music of Elvis, and it was their parents that thought Elvis was too sexual and wrong. Alternative, death metal, punk and various other genres have received criticism, but not to the extent of that given to rap. Maybe rap is scary because Caucasian parents don’t want their kids to act like “hoodlums?” Or maybe it is because the music of “blacks” and urban city kids is the forefront of the upcoming fashions, styles, media and literature?

Regardless, make room for rap and hip-hop, because it is here to stay.

Sean Farrell is a freshman from Churchville, Pa.

Word on the Quad | Your voice on what’s going on Do you do any volunteering? If so, what?

“Yes, I am a Bible study leader at First Presbyterian.”

John DeWitt Sophomore Sioux Falls, S.D.

“Yeah, I watch over kids at my local recreation center. ” Matt Rix Freshman Rye, N.Y.

“Not yet, but I’ve signed up for Project Pumpkin.”

“Yeah, this summer I spent some time in Ghana, Africa.”

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reckless spending. For every dollar he adds to the federal budget, McCain promises to cut even more. Slashing pork barrel spending, decreasing government bureaucracy and allowing the American people to decide how to spend their dollars is the only way to bring our budget deficit under control and keep the economy strong.

The election is a choice between a massive and expensive government bureaucracy that increases the deficit or a rollback of tax cuts that leave the people no worse off than before. The American people are smart enough to know how to make that decision.

Fiscal responsibility was once a bedrock principle of American politics and it should be again. John McCain can provide the experience and judgment to make the tough calls and acknowledge that even government has its limits.

Our economic situation calls for an understanding of these limits, not status quo spending. Barack Obama’s economic plan makes it clear that he does not appreciate the severity of the economic crisis or the idea of fiscal responsibility. After a few more years in the Senate, he just might be able to spell it.

Josh Binney is a sophomore from Hampden, Mass.

Seeking Middle Ground | Right Says

McCain’s straight talk wins debate

Obama’s answers lacked substance, clarity by comparison

taxes to feed bureaucrats through a trough.

However, when one steps outside this ethereal realm and enters into the real world, McCain is the only one of the two who has offered pragmatic solutions to these fundamental problems.

His answer to the American people was to attain energy independence via offshore drilling and reduced foreign entanglements, and to have the Secretary of Treasury buy foreclosed homes in order to readjust the value for those who truly cannot Andrew Butler afford it.

Guest columnist He even acknowledged that it espite what appears to would indeed be expensive, but that be the general consensus the long-term benefits would greatly among America’s outweigh the costs. increasingly left-wing media This apologetic is something that Senator Barack Obama has Obama has never had the courage, repeatedly emerged triumphant in or the sensibility, to do. the 2008 presidential debates, there This was, of course, just the is little question that Senator John beginning of the slew of empty McCain was the victor on Oct. 7. rhetoric spewed forth by Obama, The dichotomy between the two which was markedly profound when candidates, which the mainstream the candidates were questioned media has continuously failed to about their policies on health care. acknowledge, is one of substance McCain answered this question with versus theory. immense stoicism, calmly offering On Oct. 7, this dichotomy was his solutions to drive down health manifest as each of the candidates care costs via tax credits, and to were, as always, asked a vast make it more portable by providing array of questions ranging from citizens with health care that follows foreign policy to domestic energy them from job to job, and allowing platforms, and, as always, McCain them to cross state lines for their answered each of these questions health insurance. forthrightly, while Obama pandered Obama, on the contrary, chose to to the audience and dodged several incite a vacant emotional response paramount issues with cathartic to his audience by asserting that ramblings about every American corporate corruption citizen should have and a failed Bush the right to free ... Each of the candidates administration. healthcare. Such a were, as always, asked a Such a distinction claim is, of course, vast array of questions between the two not mentioned candidates was whatsoever in the ranging from foreign evident from the U.S. Constitution, policy to domestic energy beginning. a document that platforms, and, as always, When the debate Obama appears commenced on the McCain answered each to regard as little topic of the economy, of these questions forthmore than an Obama was the first anachronism in rightly ... Obama pandered modern politics. to take the floor, and immediately one to the audience and dodged When confronted thing became certain: several paramount issues ... on the cost of behind Obama’s cool, such a policy by stately bearing and McCain, Obama rich, smooth voice deftly skirted the was a man with a very troubling issue. naiveté about modern politics.

Instead, he attempted to invoke His response was, simply enough, anti-Bush sentiment among the to provide tax cuts to the middle audience and criticize McCain’s class while still allocating money economic policies for being to the poor for healthcare, working ineffective without any substantive with state and local governments reasons given for such a bold claim. to provide jobs and pumping more So it continued on Oct. 7. and more money into failing welfare Obama’s youthful voice and face, programs such as Social Security and brimming with vivacity, seemed to Medicare/Medicaid. caricature McCain’s age and cracked, One need not search far to see the feeble voice. paradox of this policy, one which Yet amidst this aesthetic adversity, seeks to provide tax cuts for 95 Senator John McCain, devoid of percent of a population of which 30 fear or weakness, showed that he percent do not pay taxes whatsoever. alone out of the two presidential However, Obama assured us that candidates will offer actual, real he did not approve of government solutions to the American people. money funding “gold parachutes” for It is time that the public and the executives, and that the economic media become aware of this fact, and policies of the Bush administration begin to see Senator Barack Obama had failed. for what he really is — a whimsical What an epiphany. idealist in the guise of a prophetic The point? Obama is living in a politician. world of abstracts.

His policies of course make sense Andrew Butler is a freshman from in theory — nobody wants to pay Bedminster, N.J.

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Rating: Survey highlights green statistics Continued from Page A2

keeping up with the top green campuses across the country.

Jim Alty, the associate vice president for Facilities and Campus Services, said the “schools that have earned higher (sustainability) grades not only have strong sustainability programs. They also are more successful at advertising and promoting their successes.”

Select groups on campus, like the Student Environmental Action Coalition, have put forth multiple efforts in improving the university’s environmental responsibility.

SEAC hosted a sustainability week last spring and has helped improve the university’s environmental policies over the last few years, most noticeably through the placement of recycling stations in every building on campus.

Facilities and Campus Services has teamed up with professors in the biology and chemistry departments to convert old cooking oil in the Pit into biodiesel for university vehicles.

Although these may be a start, the university does not hype environmental progress as aggressively as other fields. Referring to the university’s attention to the U.S. News and World Report’s ranking versus the Sustainability Institute’s report, Cassie Freund, the president of SEAC, said, “I

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Sustainability has recently become an important campus issue. think the interest is skewed, but it’s understandable. Realistically, more students are interested in going to a school with strong academics than strong environmental policy. It’s no secret that the university’s commitment to the environment could be stronger.

“However, I think our improvement this year is a great sign for the future.”

The university is moving slowly in the right direction, but appears to be lagging in overall environmental consciousness and

proactivy. “Although we have made good progress in some areas,” Alty said, “we are no where near as successful with sustainability across-the-board as those schools that earned As and Bs (including Duke and UNC Chapel Hill),” Freund said.

“If the university expects to get an A grade, we will also have to become much better at marketing sustainability on campus in everything we do — teaching, dining, research, student life, athletics and more.”

balance?” Roniger said. The research group intends to evaluate challenges to democracy and question whether they reinforce or curtail the progress of a strong civil society.

It is evident that studies of Latin American governments can, in some ways, be applied to Western democracies, including the United States.

One such example is the development of a socio-economic gap between the classes and the subsequent disappearance of the middle class. Perhaps knowledge of certain qualities of other democracies could be beneficial to our own.

As previously mentioned, female presidents have already been elected in some countries, while the United States has yet to do this.

The candidates of the 2008 election seem to demonstrate that the U.S. is moving toward such diver-

sification. In Brazil, a country with millions of people, there is an efficient system of counting ballots that allows the generation of election results in only 24 hours.

Brazil has also begun utilization of ethanol as an alternative energy source. When asked his opinion on current efforts to bring about democracy in Iraq, Roniger is skeptical about the transition. “You can’t export democracy,” he said. “The most you can do is improve your own system so that others will strive to emulate you.”

Roniger says he looks forward to engaging in intellectual debate and bringing scholars together to contemplate the future of democracy.

Ultimately, international studies analyzing the components that create a resilient democracy will be conducive to improving governments worldwide.

Roniger also hopes articles and collective publications will be generated from the research group.

Bradbury biographer discusses the author’s most famous novel

By Wasif Huda | Staff writer

On Oct. 12, the university and the Big Read Project hosted a lecture by Sam Weller at Annenberg Forum in Carswell Hall.

Weller is the author of The Bradbury Chronicles and the official biographer of Ray Bradbury.

Bradbury is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.

One of his most famous works is Fahrenheit 451.

The topic of the lecture was Bradbury’s inspiration for writing Fahrenheit 451.

“It was a tremendous honor to write about someone who lived 80 rich years,” Weller said. “There is no author in the past 100 years who has influenced literature and pop culture (more) than Ray Bradbury, and here I was, blessed with the opportunity to write about him.”

“My endeavor was to write about his life. I wanted to capture the true essence that marked his life... and, in doing so, I wrote a biography of an imagination.

A book that tells... how a great imagination was born from an impoverished setting.”

Reading is a rare activity for today’s generation of youth. According to a 2007 National Endowment for the Arts study, less than one-third of 13 year olds are daily readers and 38 percent of employers find high school graduates inadequate in reading comprehension.

Situations like these have initiated such

projects as the Forsyth County Public events when Fahrenheit 451 is the book, Library’s Big Read Project. and we had been told he was an excellent “The Big Read is a program funded by speaker,” Tedford said. the National Endowment for the Arts At the event, Weller maneuvered his and its main purpose is to encourage subject creatively to cover different subreading by granting money to communi- jects. ties for a community reading program,” “This book transcends science ficsaid Rosalind Tedtion; it provides a ford, the organizer social commentary for this event and regarding ideas that “I wanted to capture the true a member of the are very prevalent essence that marked his life to Big Read steering today,” Weller said. be extraordinary” committee. The “We immediately Sam Weller ZSR Library was a see ourselves in the Author partner this year and society he describes,” contributed matchTedford said. “There ing funds to the Big are so many paralRead Project. As part of our matching lels.” grant, we offered to host the Sam Weller “I also think that (literature) about the lecture.” end of books makes people stop and “As Ray Bradbury’s biographer, he think – the only reason we can read and speaks all across the country at Big Read enjoy a book like Fahrenheit 451 is that

our society has not banned books. It raises such great questions in the minds of readers of all ages that it is also a book that can be read at different stages of life and still be relevant. It gets dismissed as simply a science fiction book, which it is, but it also appeals to so many people that are not traditionally fans of science fiction.”

Despite the publicity for the event, it failed to draw a young audience on a busy Sunday.

“I was pleased at the turnout,” Tedford said. “I think any time you plan an event in the fall on a college campus it’s hard to get people to come because of so many things competing for time and attention.”

“The people who came seemed really engaged in the discussion and stayed afterwards to buy books and to talk with Mr. Weller one-on-one.”

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With scouts from nearly every NFL team watching him from the pressbox, fifth-year senior Stanley Arnoux delivered.

Arnoux had six total tackles, three of which were solo. One of those tackles was a sack of Clemson quarterback Cullen Harper for a nine yard loss.

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Perhaps Arnoux’s most significant contribution came on a fourth down with only minutes remaining. He batted down Harper’s pass to effectively end Clemson’s chances to win.

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Wake Forest 6 UNC-Greensboro 0

For the No. 1-ranked Wake Forest men’s soccer team it wasn’t just another week with two more wins to advance their unblemished record to 13-0-0 and 4-0 in the ACC. The second victory, a 6-0 defeat of UNC-Greensboro, marked Head Coach Jay Vidovich’s 200th career victory.

Fifty of Vidovich’s wins are with this year’s senior class and while he humbly gives credit to them, they are thankful for the opportunity to play for him.

“All credit to him,” junior Austin da Luz said.

“Coach Vidovich is in my opinion the best college coach in the country right now, no doubt about it.

And it’s an honor to play here under him, and I think all the players feel the same way.”

Vidovich is the winningest coach in Wake Forest men’s soccer history. His career record is 200-81-27 winning 69 percent of his games as the Demon Deacon head coach over a 15 year period.

In the game against Greensboro, Oct. 14, the Deacons dominated the Spartans out-shooting them 28-7.

The Deacs also had nine corner kicks compared to three for the Spartans despite an altered lineup.

Several of the starters only played one of the two halves.

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Junior Austin da Luz battles a UNC-Greensboro Spartan for the ball in the first half of the Deacons victory, which was Head Coach Jay Vidovich’s 200th.

“A lot of people have been playing a lot of minutes, so coach was just giving some other people a chance that have been playing well in practice and trying to keep other people fresh,” da Luz said.

The Deacons got on the board when sophomore Ike Opara skied the Spartan offense to head a corner kick from senior Jamie Franks into the back of the net. The goal was Opara’s fifth of the season.

Junior Cody Arnoux put the Deacons up 2-0 just when da Luz fed him a pass at the edge of the 16 yard box.

Arnoux took the ball and lobbed it over the Spartan keeper and notched his ninth goal of the season.

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{ NATIONAL STAGE } John Madden, the 72-year-old Sunday Night Football analyst for NBC, will miss his first weekend after working 476 in a row.

Madden travels via bus because he has a fear for flying and instead of traveling across the country will spend a weekend with his family.

He went from Jacksonville, Fla., to San Diego, Ca., last week and would have to return to Florida for the Oct. 19 game. The following weekend there is no Sunday Night Football game so Madden would have headed back to his home in the Bay Area.

NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol approached Madden in the spring with the idea of a week off.

Chris Collinsworth, who is usually in the studio for the Sunday Night Football broadcast will fill in for Madden and join Al Michaels and Andrea Kremer as Tampa Bay hosts Seattle.

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By Martin Rickman | Staff writer Last Thursday, Oct. 9, Clemson quarterback Cullen Harper was running for his life. Close behind him on almost every play were the Deacon linebackers and the defensive linemen.

The front four is often unheralded on football teams. When they do their jobs well in the trenches, their work goes largely unnoticed — holes are plugged and the offense cannot run the football, while the linebackers and defensive backs rack up the stats. When they screw up and the holes open up, their mistakes are magnified.

In a really dominant game though, the defensive line can lead the charge and get their names called play after play. Against Clemson, seniors John Russell and Boo Robinson, sixthyear senior Matt Robinson, fifth-year senior Anthony Davis and sophomore Kyle Wilber were everywhere.

“What the front four did tonight?” fifthyear senior cornerback Alphonso Smith, who recorded his 17th career interception against Clemson, said. “Do I really have to answer that?

They made it really easy for us out there.”

The Deacon defense sacked Harper four times.

What doesn’t go down in the stats is just how uncomfortable Harper was the whole game. He was constantly scrambling and was forced out of the pocket and his throws were frequently offline.

“Our kids were really tuned in mentally, they recognized formations and key players,” Head Coach jim Grobe said. “The defensive guys communicated and talked to each other. What helped us as much as anything was when we got pressure.”

Harper completed just 15 of his 35 passes and the vaunted Clemson rushing attack, led by the 1-2 punch of James Davis and C.J. Spiller was completely negated as the Tigers rushed for just 21 yards on 23 carries.

“We are kind of known as a gap-oriented defensive front,” Russell, who is tied for the team lead in sacks with 2.5, said. “But Coach Lambert let us loose to make plays and use our athleticism.”

The Deacon defense was blitzing to perfection, picking their spots, shooting the gaps and completely blowing the Clemson linemen off the ball. Robinson, who has 3.5 tackles for a loss this year, had one of his best games in his career and Robinson, who is tied with Russell with 2.5 sacks this year, appeared faster than he ever has in uniform.

“Boo is a monster,” Russell said. “He’s lost some weight — he’s fast out there, and man he’s strong.”

Stopping Clemson, which has a relatively inexperienced offensive line and has had their share of problems this year, recently capped off by the firing Head Coach Tommy Bowden, is one thing, but this week provides a very difficult challenge.

In the last three years against the Deacs – although Wake Forest has won the last two games – Maryland has rushed for an average of 188 yards per game.

“Coach Lambert had us all together on Friday and showed us the Maryland rushing yards in the Grobe era—200 yards, 200 yards, 150 yards,” Smith said. “They’re going to run the football.”

Despite being shut out against Virginia, Maryland has 991 yards rushing so far this season, good for 4.9 yards per carry and 165 yards per game. Leading the Terrapins is Da’Rel Scott, who has 482 yards this season.

The Deacs have held opponents to 107 or less rushing yards in four of their five games this season, but against Navy, another run-oriented football team, they gave up 292 rushing yards.

“It’s going to be a really tough game,” senior Anthony Davis said. “They’re coming off a bye week and a tough loss against Virginia, and I’m pretty sure they remember the last two years when they’ve played the Deacs. They’re going to come in with the mentality that they’re going to try to beat us down. So we have to come in and be physical with them, do our assignments and, hopefully, we can get a win.”

The Deacs face Maryland Saturday, Oct. 18 in College Park. Kickoff at Byrd Stadium is set for 12 p.m. and the game will be televised by Raycom Sports.

As the leaves start to change colors and the weather becomes cooler, some seasons are beginning, some are continuing and some are ending. Baseball is determining a winner after a long summer, and football is heating up.

Another equally exciting season is beginning, almost unnoticed by the sports world, especially in the U.S. This season lives on ice and demonstrates the raw power and quickness of some of the best athletes in the world; it is hockey season.

Yes, hockey. To some it may come as a surprise that hockey still exists.

Perhaps the most under appreciated sport in the world has begun and is sure to promise yet another exciting season.

Some may say that hockey is boring, but I beg to differ. Hockey combines the best attributes of all of the most popular sports, baseball, basketball and football, into one fast-paced, hard-hitting sport.

Take football. What do people like about football? Is it the hard hitting safeties? The acrobatic catches made by the talented receivers?

Or is it the unique ability of the quarterback to evade the oncoming rush and throw a perfect spiral between two defenders for the touchdown?

If you said yes to any of these, then you should love hockey.

If hard hits are your thing, then watch hockey. Every trip up and down the ice there is an enormous collision between two large human beings. Many of these collisions are hard enough to cause serious injury.

If you like the acrobatic catches, just watch as the goalie slides to his right to make a fantastic glove save, or when he stacks his pads in a last ditch effort to stop an incoming slap shot.

In the last of the football analogies – the majestic throws made by the quarterbacks – just pay attention as players like Joe Thornton squeeze a pass between two sets of legs and under three sticks to the forward sitting in front of the net to score a goal.

Still think hockey is a terrible sport that is not worth watching? Still think hockey doesn’t compare to other sports, like baseball?

Well next time you sit down to watch the Rays play a baseball game pay attention to what you admire about the game.

You admire the strength it takes to hit a ball out of the park, the uncanny ability for a pitcher to spot the ball wherever he wants, and the pure speed of Carl Crawford as he steals second.

After admiring these amazing qualities of a baseball game, sit down and watch a NHL game. You will be amazed by how quickly the players skate as they chase after a puck in the corner.

You will be shocked by the accuracy of the shots as a goal squeaks past the goalie’s shoulder into the back corner of the net. And you will be amazed by the strength of the athletes as they give all of their effort on every shot and every check.

I’m not saying people should abandon baseball or football, but the sporting world should realize that hockey is just as entertaining as any other professional sport. It has all of the qualities of the most popular sports in the world.

NHL players are the best of the best and are some of the most athletic individuals in the world.

So next time you are sitting on your couch, flip over to your local Fox network to watch the local team play and you will be astonished by the adrenaline rush you get when watching one of the best sports in the world: hockey.

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Aileen Davis

Aileen Davis is an athlete in every form of the word. She loves the competitive aspect of sports. Davis is a star field hockey player as well as a member of the women’s tennis team at Wake. Her impressive athletic résumé consists of playing with the U18 Scotland and U17 West England teams.

By Allison Lange | Sports editor On her favorite class at Wake: My favorite class that I’ve taken at Wake so far has to be the 20th century modern dance history class that I took with Professor (Tsoules) Soriano.

It was such a crazy, funny, vibrant yet interesting class which I never expected it would be. Our group dance pieces were definitely the highlight.

On the postseason team goals: Our postseason goal is to play and win on Sundays as the ACC Championship and NCAA Championship matches are always on Sunday.

On playing two varsity sports at Wake: I love being able to play Field hockey and tennis sports, and through playing anced. I am definitely kept

two sports at Wake. are very different both I feel very balbusy all year round.

On how she decided to play at Wake: I looked up the results of the NCAA field hockey tournament online and then got some advice from a teacher at my school as to which universities to pursue, one of them being Wake Forest.

On when she started playing field hockey: I started playing field hockey once we moved to Edinburgh, Scotland when I was 11. We had to choose to either play hockey or lacrosse at school and I picked hockey. From my first practice, outside on the frozen grass field, I loved the game and the competition.

On the toughest team on the schedule: This year, unlike the past couple of years, there is not one particular team that stands out as being the most challenging on our schedule. Every team in the ACC this year will give us a very tough, demanding match as well as the top-ranked nonconference opponents we are scheduled to play.

On playing on the U18 Scotland team: I think playing on the U18 Scotland team helped me adjust to a faster, more intense game of field hockey.

The level of competition was higher and pushed my hockey skills that bit farther. It was an amazing experience being able to represent and play for my country.

Men’s Basketball holds preseason Media Day The Wake Forest men’s basketball team held its annual Basketball Media Day Oct. 13 in the Budd Gym in the Miller Center.

Head Coach Dino Gaudio and all of the players were available to the local and national media to talk about the upcoming season.

The majority of the questions were about the teams ‘expectations for the season and the performance thus far of the highly-anticipated freshman class and what their role would be during the season.

Official practice begins Oct. 17 and the Deacons open the regular season Nov. 14 against N.C. Central.

The Deacons return almost all of last year’s roster and are picked to finish near the top of the ACC.

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Mullikin sets school record for career total blocks

Wake Forest vs. Miami football game time set for Oct. 25

In the volleyball team’s last away game against Georgia Tech, graduate student Natalie Mullikin set the school record for career total blocks with 473.

She reached the record after recording five blocks in the match against the Yellow Jackets. Mullikin now has a total of 75 blocks this season, with 14 solo and 61 assisted blocks.Although Mullikin had a night to remember, the team lost 3-0 against Georgia Tech.

Mullikin is also only 29 block assists away from setting that school record as well. There are 13 games remaining.

The No. 19 Deacons will travel to the University of Miami Oct. 25 to play at 12 p.m.

Wake Forest comes into this game at 4-1 over the entire season and 2-0 in the ACC. The Deacons are currently in first place in the Atlantic Division of the ACC. Wake’s only loss this season was to Navy on Sept. 25.

Miami will come into the game with a record of 3-3 and an ACC record of 0-2. Miami is currently last in the standings of the Coastal Division.

Miami’s three losses this season are to Florida, UNC and Florida State.

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By Alex Botoman | Staff writer

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It was a disappointing trip all around for senior Cory Parr and junior Steve Forman as they suffered early losses in singles and doubles while representing the men’s tennis team at the D’Novo All-American Championship in Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 9-12.

The doubles team of Parr and Forman entered the event ranked No. 4 in the country and were the No. 2 seed in the draw of 32.

The Deacons cruised to a win in their first round match, defeating Alabama’s Daniel Buikema and Mathieu Thibaudeau 8-1.

However, they were upset in the next round, falling to Raony Carvalho and Christian Rojmar of Texas Tech, 6-8.

Forman The Wake players had little more success in the singles draw.

Due to their relatively high national rankings, both were placed directly into the main draw of 64 without having to qualify.

In his first round match, No. 24-ranked Parr scored a solid 6-2, 6-2 victory over No. 29 Holden Seguso of UCLA. However, his luck ran out in the second round, as he fell to No. 17 Conor Pollock of Texas A&M in a tight match, 6-4, 7-6(6).

No. 38 Forman lost in the first round to No. 47 Clint Bowles of Florida State 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

In the consolation draw for players losing in the first round, Forman again lost his first match, this time to UCLA’s No. 37 Matt Brooklyn, 7-5, 6-4.

The All-American Championships brings together the top collegiate players from around the country for a single elimination tournament.

It is one of three opportunities for players to win an individual national title, the others being the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships in November and the NCAA Championships in May. The Demon Deacons will be back in action on Oct. 16 when they travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., for the ITA Mideast Regional Championships.

The Deacons will then head to Charlottesville, Va., where they will compete in the ITA Indoors.

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Sophomore wide receiver Devon Brown carries the ball during the Wake Forest-Clemson game on Oct. 9. The Deacons beat the Tigers 12 to 7 in front of a national television audience. The Deacs will travel to Maryland next.

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Under the national spotlight, the Deacons ground out a 12-7 victory with a sound defense and a turnover-free offense. The win came in front of 33,988 fans at BB&T Field.

Wake is 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 1987. In their two ACC victories, the Deacs held the Seminoles and Tigers to a total of 10 points.

The defense, headed by fifth-year seniors Aaron Curry and Alphonso Smith as well as senior John Russell, excelled against the talented Clemson offense.

“There was a really good feeling on the sideline,” Head Coach Jim Grobe said in a postgame interview. “There were situations where the defense could really get down on the offense and the kicker.

I just thought it was a really good example tonight of a team being close and picking each other up and not getting down on each other.”

Riley Skinner proved the Navy game was an anomaly as he went 22-34 for 186 yards and one touchdown.

“Riley was really sharp tonight,” Grobe said.

“Whenever we asked him why he did something, he had the right answer for it. He was really in control of the game plan; he didn’t panic, he played four solid quarters, he made good decisions without turning the ball over.

“We got our Riley Skinner back tonight.”

Skinner also did an excellent job running the ball when he could not find an open receiver. He led the team with 73 rushing yards on 11 attempts.

Instead of forcing the ball as he did against sevearl times against Navy, Skinner remained patient in the

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pocket and took his time and what the Clemson defense dictated.

“We told Riley one of the reasons we can’t run the football is we’ve got a quarterback that no one expects to run. We told him ‘here we go, buckle up big boy’,” Grobe said.

“He did a much better job staying inside and staying in the pocket. I thought against Navy he flushed too easily. Tonight, when he didn’t find people, he got north and made something out of nothing. I really thought he grew up a lot after the Navy game.”

The offense’s defining drive came with 12:57 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Deacs were down 7-6 facing a long third down conversion.

Twenty-four yards were needed to convert the ominous play. Fifth-year senior DJ Boldin got 28. “(Skinner) threw it to the right guy,” Grobe said about the play. “DJ, I just can’t tell you how proud I am of that guy. He’s our leader right now offensively. When it gets to be crunch time, he knows if he can get it to DJ Boldin we have a chance.”

The drive continued with two more crucial thirddown conversions, coming on completed passes to fifth-year Chip Brinkman (9 yards) and senior Kevin Harris (11 yards).

The 15-play drive was capped by Boldin. His seven-yard touchdown reception, the first of his career, put the Deacs on top 12-7.

Wake’s defense made sure the lead would stay.

The defensive unit held the Clemson rushing attack, led by CJ Spiller and James Davis, to only 21 yards.The unit also held Clemson to 2-of-14 on third down conversions.

Wake’s defensive line set the tone by aggressively pursuing Harper and stuffing the inside runs.

Russell had two sacks, including one for a sevenyard loss on Clemson’s final drive.

“We’re known as being a gap-sound, techniqueoriented defensive front, but I was really glad when

For the Amateur

By Phillip Brame | Staff writer Take a walk on almost any college campus in America and you are bound to find ultimate Frisbee being played in some form or another.

At Wake Forest, ultimate Frisbee is one of the numerous club sports on campus.

The team goes by W.O.M.B, which stands for Well Oiled Machined Baby.

The men’s Frisbee team recently placed fourth in a tournament at Elon University. The team’s upcoming schedule includes tournaments in Raleigh at N.C. State as well as a trip to Boone for a tournament hosted by Appalachian State University.

During the spring season the team plans to compete in about five or six tournaments at various locations in the southeast.

The team president is senior Mick Gier and seniors Christopher Cosgrove and Jake Wright are the team’s co-captains.

Sophomore John Malloy says W.O.M.B. is heavily reliant on its upperclassmen.

“Our biggest strength this year is returning almost every player from last year. Only one senior graduated,” Malloy said. “The core of the team consists of about nine or 10 current seniors who have had a large amount of playing time the past three years.”

“In addition to this, we have a good group of sophomores and juniors as well as a couple quite good freshmen who have joined the team which helps with our depth.”

For those unfamiliar with ultimate Frisbee, the sport relies on a mixture of football, soccer and of course Frisbee elements.

The standard ultimate Frisbee field is 120 yards by 40 yards with end zones 25 yards deep.

Each team fields seven players, and the Frisbee is advanced down the field by only the passing of the Frisbee.

Once a player catches the Frisbee he or she cannot take steps, only pivot as in basketball.

Similar to soccer, the changes of possession, no matter where they occur on the field, are crucial to a team’s success.

The game at first appears simple but, as Malloy explains, has evolved to the point where teams

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Senior co-captain Christopher Cosgrove prepares to throw the disc in a recent round robin at Duke in where W.O.M.B played four games. employ set defenses and offensive schemes that are tailored to fit personnel as in most team sports.

Any student is welcome to join the Frisbee team and Malloy encourages anyone who has not done so, to do so quickly.

“If someone would like to get involved still, I suggest they do so soon because as the year progresses, the new members learn the offenses and defenses and by late fall and early spring for sure, any new additions would be behind,” Malloy said.

Last year the Deacons fell in sectionals and have a goal of making it to regionals this year.

“It would be a really big step for our program to make it to regionals and I definitely think we have the talent to do it,” Malloy said.

“With rigorous practice I think we can put together a team that can compete with bigger, more intense programs than ours that traditionally advance further.”

Last year the women’s ultimate Frisbee team, RUCKUS, made it all the way to Nationals in Denver, Co.

Coach Lambert told us earlier this week he was going to let us loose and let us make plays,” Russell said.

Curry led the defense with nine tackles. He had several huge tackles and he continues to excel as the leader of the Wake Forest defense.

Curry’s strength and work ethic are evident on the field as he relentlessly pursues whoever has the ball.

In the secondary, Smith had a key interception that led to a field goal. Smith’s instincts and ball skills are top-notch. The secondary did an exceptional job containing the Clemson playmakers of Aaron Kelly and Jacoby Ford.

“Our kids were really tuned in mentally on defense,” Grobe said. “They recognized formations and key players. The defensive guys were communicating back and forth really well.”

With the kicking game, fifth-year senior Sam Swank was forced to miss the game with a strained quad. Sophomore Shane Popham filled in and converted two field goals.

Popham did well punting the ball, landing four of his five punts inside the 20. The question remains whether Grobe will make Popham the permanent punter this season.

“That’s something Mitch and I have been talking about for awhile now,” Grobe said. “Shane’s been punting really well in practice. With this experience (against Clemson), it might be good for us to take a little bit of pressure off Sam and let Shane punt.”

Next up for Wake Forest is Maryland. The game will be played Oct. 18 at Chevy Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium. Kickoff is set for noon, and the game will be televised by Raycom.

Maryland boasts an impressive offensive line and playmakers in wide receiver Darius Heyward-Bey and running back Da’Rel Scott.

The Terrapins enter the game 1-1 in conference play, with a win over Clemson and a loss to Virginia.

Intramurals Flag football playoffs continue on Watertower Field all week leading up to fall break, and the intensity has been picking up with each game played. There have been several overtime games, players ejected and countless final scores with less than a touchdown separating the two teams.

The semi-final games will be the last games played at Watertower Field because championship flag football games will be held at BB&T Stadium.

Championship games will be played Tuesday, Oct. 21, weather permitting. This is the first time that the championships will be held at the stadium, and it is imperative that all participants realize that intramurals would like this to become a new tradition.

That said, no food or drinks will be allowed at the field. This is the most important rule for the championship games, and it will be enforced strictly by all intramural officials and supervisors.

With the intensity picking up on the field, it is important to remember that sportsmanship is not only a virtue, but that it is expected from all participants.

Even if your team is losing and it seems the season is over, that gives you no excuse to perform an unsportsmanlike act against the opposing team. Consequences will inevitably follow you into the next session of sports, so don’t be a sore loser!

Sign-up sheets for volleyball, dodgeball and soccer officially ended Oct. 15, and information regarding captains meetings will be taking place upon everyone’s return from fall break.

Any students interested in refereeing soccer or volleyball can now sign up. The pay is tremendous and hours are flexible. Have fun and get paid while doing something that is great for the resume!

Official of the Week: Kyle Rate

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Volleyball drops two in ACC to halt four-match streak

By Donovan Carberry | Staff writer

Wake Forest 19 23 20 Georgia Tech 25 26 25 The volleyball team struggled on the road against Clemson and Georgia Tech. The Deacons lost to both ACC opponents in straight sets Oct. 10-11.

The Lady Deacons were 13-4 going into the weekend. Had they made it 14-4 they would have been the only team in school history to have won 14 out of the first 18 games.

Instead, for the fourth time in Wake Forest history the team went from 13-4 to 13-5.

The team faced Clemson first, playing in Jervey Gym on Oct. 10.

In the first set, the team fell into a cut the score to two before a kill by hole they could not climb out of, going Clemson sophomore Lia Procter ended down 7-1. Despite a Deacon run that the game with a final score 25-22. brought them within one, the Tigers Oct. 11 Wake remained strong. They went on to win faced off against 25-19.

Georgia Tech who The Tigers ran out ahead again in the entered the match second set, leading by as much as 9-0.

4-3 in ACC play.

Thirteen errors and only seven kills In the first set, committed by the Deacons prevented Georgia Tech came them from making any real run. The out strong, quickly Tigers won the set 25-10. pushing the lead The Deacons regained composure. to 22-12. Kills They led the third set 8-6 behind McIntyre from Mullikin kills from sophomore Kristen White, and sophomore graduate student Natalie Mullikin and Lauren McIntyre two from freshman Kadija Fornah. brought the Deacons closer but not Despite a 7-0 run from Clemson close enough. The Deacons lost the to make the score 19-9 Tigers, the set 25-19. Georgia Tech opened up Deacons hung in it. The Deacons the second set strong as well, leading

11-7. Mullikin stole the Yellow Jacket momentum with a kill and then two consecutive blocks. The effort turned into an 11-1 run for the Deacons who then led 18-12.

Despite strong play by Tech it looked like Wake, who had a 23-18 advantage, was poised to win.

However, two straight kills by the Yellow Jackets followed by two straight attack errors from White let Georgia Tech back in.

Another kill by the Jackets and another error by Wake finished off the Deacons. Georgia Tech won 26-23.

The close play that closed the second set continued into the third. After several minutes Georgia Tech was up 20-18 with as great a lead as either team had managed in the set so far.

After a kill by Mullikin closed the gap to one the Jackets pulled away.

They won 25-20.

It was not all for naught as the team’s blocking, a point of emphasis through out the year, continued to improve.

Mullikin alone had five blocks.

Mullikin set the Wake Forest record for total blocks in a career in the loss to Georgia Tech. She has 473 blocks on the year with 13 contests still remaining in the regular season.

She is also only 29 block assists away from setting that record as well.

The Deacons see action again when they travel to Virginia Tech on Oct. 17 and then finish their four game road stand at Virginia the following day.

The Deacons will then return home to play ACC rival Boston College.

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With one minute to go in the half junior Zack Schilawski drove a ball past the Spartan keeper from 15 yards out to extend the Deacon lead to 3-0.

In the 62nd minute senior captain Sam Cronin put the Deacons up by four when he took a pass from Arnoux and beat the keeper from 17 yards out. Arnoux notched his second goal of the game, and eighth goal in the past five games.

Senior Evan Brown dribbled the ball up the right side and turned the corner on a Spartan defender and hooked a bass into a sliding Arnoux who found the back of the net from five yards out.

Freshman Alfredo Rodriguez-Allen scored his first collegiate goal to make the final margin of victory 6-0. Freshman Danny Wenzel headed the ball forward to Brown who crossed the ball to Rodriguez-Allen who scored from inside the sixyard box.

“I think right now our team is on a different level than they are, playing in the ACC,” da Luz said. “We got three goals in the first half and we were able to coast a little bit for the rest of the game, but there were definitely things we could have done better and we’re going to work on for some big games coming up.”

The win extends the Deacons’ home unbeaten streak to 29, which is the seventh longest in NCAA history.

Earlier in the week, Oct. 11, the Deacons defeated N.C. State 4-1.

Wake Forest out-shot N.C. State 20-6 in the contest and had 9 more shots on goal.

Sophomore Corben Bone played a cross from the right side of the field and senior Marcus Tracy found the back of the net to put the Deacs up 1-0 in the 14th minute.

With 24:41 remaining in the first half da Luz took a free kick that was deflected by the Wolfpack keeper. Bone controled the rebound and put the Deacs up 2-0.

Da Luz played a pass to the center of the field where Cody Arnoux fired from 18 yards out to put the Deacons up 3-0 with 36 minutes remaining in the contest.

Tracy scored his 10th goal of the season when Brown played a corner kick high into the box.

Tracy was able to head the ball into the net near the left post for his second goal of the contest.

The Wolfpack added a goal with eight minutes remaining to make the final score 4-1.

The Deacons will host ACC rival Duke Oct. 19 at Spry Stadium. The Blue Devils are 6-5-1 on the season.

“Right now it’s the little things, we’ve had a few lopsided games in the past few games but coach keeps us grounded and encourages us to get the little things right that we are going to need down the road when we play more talented teams,” da Luz said.

The Deacs finish the regular seasons with games against Davidson and three ACC opponents

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Senior midfielder Amanda Lebo heads a ball against Cal State Fullerton earlier this season. The Deacons lost to Duke Oct. 9 by a score of 3-1 but bounced back against Clemson capturing a 2-0 victory.

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The No. 15-ranked women’s soccer team lost 3-1 in a hard-fought battle against No. 11 Duke (10-2-1, 2-1-1 ACC) at Koskinen Stadium on Oct. 9.

The defeat marked the third straight conference loss for the Deacs and placed them in the bottom half of the ACC standings.

Junior defender Kaley Fountain scored the only goal for the Deacs, her second of the season, in the 74th minute of play. Fountain’s goal was not enough to overcome the three goal deficit.

The Deacons out-shot Duke 9-6 and had seven more corner kick opportunities than the Blue Devils, yet Wake could not capitalize on the advantages Duke jumped ahead first in the 37th minute and again in the 54th and 66th minutes of play to build a 3-0 lead that was ultimately insurmountable.

The Deacons attempted to rally back in the final 15 minutes with three shots on goal, but

Duke goalkeeper Cassidy Powers held strong to secure victory.

Despite the frustrating loss to Duke, the team showed life once again, decisively earning a 2-0 conference victory over Clemson (5-6-1, 1-3-1 ACC) on Oct. 12.

On a day when the squad honored its six seniors, all of which were in the starting lineup, it was clear from the start that the experience carried the Deacons in a game in which they dominated on offense and defense.

The Deacs wasted no time at all, scoring in the fourth minute on a beautiful cross by senior Whitney Berry and a resolute finish by junior Jill Hutchinson. Berry crossed the ball in from the right side of the field into the six-yard box where Hutchinson was able to bury it just inside the left post for her team-leading seventh goal of the season.

Wake Forest dominated the possession of the ball for the remainder of the game, out-shooting Clemson 18-3.

Clemson goalkeeper Paula Pritzen was peppered with shots for an entire 90 minutes of play, as the Deacs recorded eight total shots on goal, all of which had Pritzen scrambling with urgency.

The Deacs delivered an insurance goal in the 82nd minute on a 22-yard shot from senior Amy Smerdzinski.

“Sarah Winslow got the ball right outside the 18-yard box and, with great composure, was able to find my feet at the top of the box,” Smerdzinski said. “I took a touch and shot it.”

The shot scraped the back netting of the topleft corner of the goal.

The goal was certainly a crucial one at a late moment of a game in which the Deacs had plenty of opportunities to score.

“When I saw it hit the back of the net it was a great feeling and a sense of relief because being up 2-0 is much more relaxing than 1-0,” Smerdzinski said.

“It definitely took the wind out of Clemson with only about eight minutes left and with the way we possessed the ball, we felt sure of the victory.”

Wake Forest junior goalkeeper Laura Morse secured victory by saving Clemson’s single shot on goal and recorded her fifth shutout of the year.

Next up for the 9-4 Deacs is a trip to Tallahassee, Fla., Oct. 16 to take on the Florida State Seminoles

Men’s golf finishes 10th at Brickyard Collegiate

By Joe Maugeri | Staff Writer

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Led by freshman Daniel Meggs, the men’s golf team shot a three day score of 883 en route to a 10th place finish at the Brickyard Collegiate Championship at The Brickyard at Riverside Oct. 11-13.

The Deacons got off to a slow start at the Brickyard. After the first 12 holes of play, the men’s golf team found itself at 13 strokes over par and in last place, but the Deacons would rally behind five birdies on the last six holes of the day to finish the first day tied for sixth place.

Meggs led the Deacons on the first day of play by shooting a season best

score of 70, which included three birdies.

Junior Brendan Gielow, who won the VCU Shootout on Sept. 30, started the Brickyard by posting a 4-over par score of 74.

Junior Travis Wadkins shot a first round score of 76. After making the turn at 2-over par, Wadkins shot four straight bogies and later added a birdie to close his first round at the Brickyard.

Senior Dustin Groves got off to a rough start by shooting a 41 on the front nine. Groves rebounded on the back nine holes by shooting a 36 and carding a first round score of 77.

Freshman Lee Bedford added a score of 78 to close out the first day of the Brickyard, which saw the Deacons shoot a team score of 297. On day two of the Brickyard, the Deacons posted a

second consecutive team score of 297 to finish the day positioned in 10th place.

Like the first round of the Brickyard, the Deacons got off to a rocky start on the front nine, but the play of Gielow and Bedford was able to hold the round together for the men’s golf team.

Gielow shot an even-par 70, which included two birdies, two bogies and 14 pars.

Bedford’s second round of the outing saw him shoot four birdies on his way to carding a score of 75.

Meggs, who led the Deacons on the first day of play, met some trouble in the second round when he shot four bogies and two double bogies to finish the day with a score of 76.

Wadkins shot a 77 and Groves added a 76 to close out the second day of the Brickyard for the Deacons.

The third day of play saw the Deacons post a team score of 289, which was their best showing at the Brickyard.

Meggs was able to rebound after a rough day two to shoot another evenpar 70, which led the men’s golf team.

Meggs set the tone on the first nine holes by shooting a 1-under par 34 and he would round out his score by adding a 36 on the back nine holes.

Meggs finished the event tied for ninth place.

Gielow added to the Deacons’ best showing at the Brickyard by shooting a third day score of 73. He would finish the Brickyard tied for 13th place.

Wadkins, Bedford and Groves all shot their best scores of the event on the last day of play. Groves and Bedford each posted scores of 74, while Wadkins finished his trip to the Brickyard by shooting a score 72. Wadkins finished

tied for 46th place and Bedford and Groves each finished tied for 54th place.

The Brickyard at Riverside caused trouble for all of the teams playing in the event. No team was able to post a sub-par round and only 12 players in the 81 player field were able to card sub-70 rounds. No individual broke par for the tournament.

Georgia won the team title at the Brickyard by posting a final day score of 282 to edge out Georgia Tech.

Cameron Tringale of Georgia Tech took individual medalist honors at 1-over par. Virginia Tech’s Drew Weaver finished at 2-over.

The Deacons will be in action again on Oct. 24-26 as they close out the fall portion of their schedule at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in Johnson City, Tenn.

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Lovers and childhood favorite take the stage

By Julia Dimaio | Staff writer

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Actors in The Lover directed by senior Rebecca Cannon rehearse for the second installment of this year’s Studio Series productions.

“Lights down, curtain up and action!” These are words that any student of the theatre aspires to say one day.

For two theatre majors that day is here. Seniors Rebecca Cannon, president of the Anthony Aston players, the university’s theatrical service, and Gaby Ortiz will each be directing a play of their choice as part of the second Studio Series presented by the university’s theatre department.

Cannon will be directing Harold Pinter’s The Lover while Ortiz will be directing The Little Prince written by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar.

The Lover is one of Pinter’s most famous plays about a husband who, from the opening line, tells his wife that he knows about the affair she is having.

This one-act play follows the extended conversations of the husband and wife where shocking truths are revealed including the husband having a mistress of his own. In the end, there is a surprising twist that makes the audience question all they have seen.

The Little Prince is a French children’s story originally written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and was recently adapted into a play and musical by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar.

In this fairy tale, a disenchanted aviator whose sputtering plane strands him in the Sahara Desert meets the tiny prince whose first request is, “Please, sir, draw me a sheep.”

They spend two weeks together in the desert, during which the little prince tells the aviator about his adventures through the galaxy.

Ortiz has been reading and loving this classic ever since she was a child herself.

She has read it numerous times in French and in English. “To this day, each time I read his book I greet it with a different perspective and I gain new insights,” she said.

“It is a fable for adults related in the simple, profound language of a child.”

By directing this play Ortiz hopes to inspire others to do as the little prince does: “to act out of love, to appreciate others and to live life to the fullest.”

Cannon and Ortiz are directing these one acts not just out of love for the plays.

The theatre major requires students to choose a short show to direct.

Not only do they have to take on all the duties of a director, but they only have a mere two weeks for rehearsal.

These stressful circumstances are designed to simulate the time crunch of a major production so that the students may gain experience and skills to work under pressure.

Each show produced by a major is usually a half an hour in length. Due to the brevity of these plays they are coupled together.

It is important to note that each Studio Series is entirely student produced. The director, stage managers, production manager, designers, everyone is a student.

These Studio Series are rare opportunities to see just how much talent the students of the university truly have.

The second installment of this year’s series promises to be one full of surprises, laughs and intense thought.

You can catch these two plays at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 and at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 21.

Tickets are just $2 and will be available at the door of the Ring Theatre in Scales.

The Long Distance Deac | A student’s semester abroad

Making spicy food in Italy proves challenging Gretchen Edwards Staff columnist

There is no cheddar cheese in Italy. At all. Like they just don’t have it. I know this because I have looked for it — quite a lot — and consulted natives on the issue.

It doesn’t exist here. Therefore, it is pretty much impossible to properly make nachos.

The copious amounts of pizza and pasta I’ve been consuming, and more specifically the lack of spicy food, is getting to me.

So last week after class I decided I’d make nachos for lunch.

After an intense scavenger hunt in the local grocery store, I found some tortilla chips buried behind the potato chips and knock-off Doritos.

Also, fortunately, jalapenos and hot sauce exist in Italy, as do avocados! (This almost makes up for cheddar’s absence, but not really). Those finds

lifted my spirits, though I still didn’t really know which type of cheese I’d like on nachos.

Forget the fact I’m in a country known around the world for producing exceptional cheese.

My professor had told me that “Emmetal” cheese was similar to cheddar, so I went with that.

For insurance I bought some mozzarella too.

I would later find out her recommendation was completely mistaken.

Emmental tastes nothing like cheddar, and for that matter, actually tastes quite bad. Thank goodness I’d gotten the mozzarella. Anyway, the nachos turned out well.

The peppers were hot, the avocado ripe and the mozzarella worked just fine. My host brother thought they were great.

Quesadillas are my next project. Italians eat this thing called a piadino, which is essentially ham and cheese (or whatever) melted in a thick tortilla. I’m assuming those shouldn’t be difficult to find at the store.

Unfortunately, there isn’t any bean dip in Italy, so my quesadillas will also be missing a somewhat essential ingredient.

To be honest, the nachos were needed to help me recover from the previously spent weekend in Rome. Italian transportation just doesn’t seem to like me very much.

There have most definitely been a few more biking fiascos; a month ago I ripped my favorite pair of jeans beyond repair while getting on my bike a little too quickly.

However, I’ve most recently been so fortunate as to find out what happens when your Trenitalia train breaks. You take the train coming tomorrow, obviously.

But of course it took a while to figure that out.

Apparently, two of the train carriages on the train I was originally supposed to take broke before arriving in Rome.

It didn’t pick up replacements; therefore, it didn’t have enough seats for all those who had purchased tickets.

Trenitalia doesn’t care to tell anyone that though; she prefers confused and frustrated (and thus quite comical) Italians. Trenitalia also doesn’t see the need to provide another train for the evening.

Again, remember, you’re supposed to figure this out on your own.

Unless you’d like to be at the train station during that sketchy period between late night and early morning, you take tomorrow’s train.

So after realizing I couldn’t get home that Sunday night, I just took it as a sign that I must’ve been

CD Review | Home This Year

Fall concert opener creates great live album

By Grace Beehler | Contributing writer

Virginia Coalition takes a break from its high-energy and frenetic style to focus its creativity in a more cohesive album, Home This Year.

It blends all of Virginia Coalition’s musical styles into a subdued album.

This album achieves a new level of consistency for the band and points them in a new direction.

If this album is any indication, the direction Virginia Coalition is heading is toward the radio.

Released in March 2008, the 10 track album is lyrically and vocally centered while successfully combining soul, blues, rock and folk influences.

At first listen, Home This Year seems to have cleanly broken from the group’s jam, go-go style.

However, the band harnesses its passion and channels it into introspective, mellow anthems and ballads that stay true to its roots.

The album’s single, “Sing Along,” is the band’s first and only track with a string section

and feels like a vain attempt to be more radio-friendly.

Of the song, lead vocalist and guitarist Andy Poliakoff said, “It was written with a conscious desire to connect with the audience.”

Virginia Coalition, or VACO as its fans endearingly call them, never seemed to have a problem with connecting with its audience.

The tour-centered band is known for its energetic live shows and for its spectacular ability to play a multitude of genres.

This liveliness was captured on the group’s album, Live at the 9:30 Club, which pulled from studio material on its 2000 album Townbug, 2003’s Rock and Roll Party and 2004’s OK to Go. These albums were happily impulsive, full of life and clearly created for live performances.

While this liveliness may have been toned down a few notches, Home This Year focuses on reigning in VACO’s vigor while maintaining its signature sound of fusing genres.

The track “Santa Fe” illustrates the preservation of VACO’s optimistic and folksy style of past albums but converts it into a gentler form.

The banjo and mandolin peacefully play while Poliakoff sings, “Don’t care what you look like, I wanna be your friend, the world is a mystery of sweetness.”

The band took a concerted effort to improve their songwriting.

The group enlisted the help of songwriters Ari Hest, Anders Osborne, Maia Sharp, David Ryan Harris and Marshall Altman, all of whom have worked with well known artists such as the Dixie Chicks, John Mayer and Matt Nathanson, to name a few.

The new songwriting directs the band’s emotions into vibrant tracks. “Stars Align” is a glittering memory of VACO’s “Meteor,” off of OK to Go. The trio sings, “Our time is here, our path is clear for once in our lives, and this may be one small moment we don’t have to say, we don’t have say.”

The title track, “Home This Year,” tells the lonesome story

of life on the road. Virginia Coalition temporarily moved to California to crank out new material and, as Poliakoff said, “We wanted to look outside ourselves and find something more reflective, more truthful, more universal, to open a new chapter in the band’s history.”

The somber title track demonstrates a departure from the group’s previous work but maintains its quirkiness, singing, “A bad mood from some bad food, no California salad.”

Virginia Coalition hail from Alexandria, Va., and formed while in high school.

The core trio consists of Andy Poliakoff (vocals and guitar), Paul Ottinger (keyboard, guitar, vocals, and percussion) and Jarrett Nicolay (bass, guitar and vocals).

VACO will join O.A.R. here at the university in November for their Campus Consciousness Tour. While its new album displays VACO’s departure from their care-free style and highlights its songwriting ability, hopefully its live shows will feature the old and lively material.

destined to enjoy yet another night in Rome. I’ve been told that my experience was an anomaly. However, I’m thinking it’s the equivalent of a cancelled flight.

In other news, I tried eel this past Saturday. A nearby town, Comacchio, has a famous eel festival.

(Who would’ve thought?)

It’s really quite the cute little place, known as “a little Venice” due to the canals that run through the center of town.

Comacchio doesn’t have gondolas, but another similar kind of boat.

Besides the festival, and perhaps a boat ride, there’s absolutely nothing to do there, so no wonder the event’s so popular.

Anyway, eel isn’t bad, though it’s nothing special.

It reminded me of your standard white fish.

The polenta served with it was better though, and I’d have to say that the free wine was the best.

Actually, free wine is not that hard to find in Italy.

During my Monday night cooking classes the restaurant definitely makes sure that all the students receive their fair share.

Between relatively successful nachos, transportation adventures and interesting new food, Ferrara continues to be very satisfying.

If I ever find some cheddar cheese, I might not even need to come back home.

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She Said | Sex & the Campus

Agreeing to disagree makes a maverick Hannah Werthan

What Time Is It?

Elton John’s self-chosen middle name is Hercules.

Get ready High School Musical fans, the soundtrack to High School Musical 3: Senior Year will be released Oct. 21. The Premiere Edition features a two disc set that includes the third installment’s original soundtrack, a DVD of behind the scenes footage, move trailer, exclusive music videos, ringtones and mobile phone downloads. The Premiere Edition is a must have for fans of the first two High School Musicals and features songs by Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale. Go Wildcats!

Top 10 Worst Halloween Candies While dressing up is one of the best parts of Halloween, crappy candy isn’t as fun. This list will tell you which treats to send to the trash or trade with your unsuspecting roommate. Maybe they like candy corn.

1. Mounds 2. Raisins 3. Candy Corn 4. Smarties 5. Dum Dum Lollipops 6. Apples 7. Tootsie Rolls 8. Random Hard Candies 9. Laffy Taffy 10. Dots

Student Union Spotlight

Staff columnist

I grew up as the token Republican child in the liberal haven that is the San Francisco Bay Area. I knew I was different.

While other parents were former hippies and took their children to peace rallies, my parents were newcomers to the land of liberals and took me to such Republican pleasers as car shows and an Arnold Swarzenegger rally.

When I moved to the South right before my junior year of high school, I was very disappointed to be leaving my friends behind, even if they were very left leaning.

On the only bright side, however, I expected to be embraced and more loved for my politics by my new conservative peers.

I was highly mistaken. First off, Nashville has more Democrats than

Republicans. While unexpected and shocking (come on, it’s the South), it didn’t really matter. I’ve learned that I just can’t get enough of liberals.

I don’t know what it is. I look around the lunch table and almost feel ambushed by the sheer amount of liberalism spewing at me.

At the university, surely I could find plenty of people who would fall under the conservative category. But I guess I just have a thing for people I don’t agree with politically.

I am even dating a liberal. This, of course, is hard for me to admit. It’s hard to announce that my Southern boyfriend who is majoring in economics – perhaps the most conservative major of them all – is a Democrat through and through.

Neither of us are apathetic in the slightest when it comes to, well, pretty much any political topic. I guess I could say that we always keep things interesting.

With the election quickly approaching, we have both done everything in our power to cancel each other’s efforts out.

I spent the summer interning at the GOP in blue-crazed Massachusetts and helping out the Republican cause in the more-neutral New Hampshire.

My boyfriend phone banks here in North Carolina. You also might have seen him registering people to vote in the Pit at the start of the year on behalf of the College Democrats.

Is it difficult to be dating a liberal?

Sometimes. But, for those of you considering crossing party lines, I highly recommend being a (romantic) maverick. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

Sure, my boyfriend and I may not be able to be in the same room when John McCain is elected president on Nov. 4, but I think he just might be able to get over it.

My boyfriend and I do agree on a couple of things. We are both prochoice and think the drinking age should be 18.

My boyfriend crosses over and agrees with me that universal health care is a bad idea.

Hey, we’re even better than politicians are (though I suppose that’s not saying much).

I must admit that the sphere of politics isn’t the only place where we find material to fuel our arguments.

We don’t agree on movies, music, books, the Greek system and, oh yeah, religion. We don’t have the same hobbies and I’m definitely not about to declare a major in economics.

The thought of declaring a major with even a hint of math or science gives me anxious nightmares.

So I guess we have the advantage of knowing that we’re going to disagree on topics across all spectrums, somewhat belittling our political arguments.

Also, even though I’d say that we’re both quite stubborn, we usually agree to disagree and then move on.

In conclusion, don’t let political beliefs get in the way of who you pursue. I remember when I was first introduced to my future boyfriend; our different political beliefs were brought up.

He said, “That’s okay. We can still be friends.” As it turns out, we did even better.

“She Said” is a bi-weekly column that presents one girl’s perspective on the college sex scene. You may contact her with your feedback or ideas at werthr7@ wfu.edu.

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Movie Review | The Duchess

British cast shines in juicy costume drama

By Aubrey Sitler | Staff writer

Check back each week to see what events Student Union is hosting at the university.

When Music Mattered Tuesday, Oct. 21 7 p.m.

Pugh Auditorium Pumpkin Carving Short Course Wednesday, Oct. 29 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Location TBA O.A.R. Concert Wednesday, Nov. 12 7:30 p.m.

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Drink of the Week Voodoo Doll

Ghosts and goblins agree: this fruity drink is perfect preparation for Halloween festivities. Boo! .5 oz. raspberry liqueur .5 oz. vodka 2 oz. cranberry juice 2 oz. orange juice Shake all of the ingredients with ice. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice and enjoy this devilish drink.

I never thought that I could feasibly watch another movie starring Ralph Fiennes without associating him with his portrayal of Voldemort in the Harry Potter series, but I was (kind of ) pleasantly surprised upon seeing The Duchess.

Although Fiennes is by no means the protagonist of this story, it was definitely a huge step away from the role that many probably automatically associate him.

Based on a true story, the film depicts the life of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, beginning with her engagement to the Duke of Devonshire and ending nearly 20 years later.

Before her 18th birthday, Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley) is married off to the much older, not to mention emotionally distant, William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes). Even before her marriage night is up, Georgiana finds that all of her girlish perceptions and expectations about marriage were really nothing The Duchess more than just that: foolStarring | Keira Knightley, Ralph ish fantasies Fiennes and Hayley Atwell never to be Director | Saul Dibb realized.

Who’s it for? | British costume As the days drama fans wear on, she Running Time | 1 hr. 40 min. and William coexist Rating | (out of 5) silently and awkwardly, her only tasks entailing the entertainment of his political friends, the production of an heir and her feigned ignorance to his various affairs with other women.

But as time goes on, Georgiana comes into her own, becoming a fashion icon, a loving mother to three daughters and a son (including one daughter belonging only to her husband), and a great political influence.

The relationship between the Duke and Duchess, although never truly great, seems to wax and wane, and there is a definite power struggle between the two of them throughout the nearly 20 years of marriage depicted in the film.

At the core of this story, however, as tends to be the case with most romances, is Georgiana’s struggle to find and hold on to true love in a world where such complete happiness cannot possibly exist.

In addition to her constant endurance of the pressure exerted on her by both her husband and

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Keira Knightley stars as the scandalous Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, the relative of Princess Diana and Fergie. her mother in regards to her giving birth to an heir as well as the fact that she is involved in a creepy love triangle between her husband and his mistress (Hayley Atwell) who takes residence in their house, Georgiana must also come to terms with her place and role as a woman in the late 18th century society where she is simply not permitted to behave like her husband.

That is, until she falls in love with Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper), her childhood friend who happens to be high up in the Whig party. She, unlike her husband, must make a choice between pursing an extramarital relationship and sustaining her own family.

The question then becomes: how much are you willing to sacrifice for love, or can happiness be achieved without love?

Overall, the film was very well made. As has become a trend of late in historical films, the scenery

and cinematography were phenomenal, and the costumes, spectacular.

The plot was cohesive, coherent and complete with enough twists and changes of perspective throughout to constitute a story quality beyond the realm of most movies of this genre.

Knightley and Fiennes deliver some of their best performances and work shockingly well opposite each other.

The development of their relationship could not have been clearer, and its progression throughout the film was natural yet unforeseen all the same.

Although The Duchess depicts a story not often heard throughout the course of a British history lesson, and, despite its apparent distance in time from reality today, it is definitely a tale filled with enough compassion, heartbreak and scandal to please even the most selective of moviegoers this fall.

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Restaurant Review | Mary’s of Course

Unique café serves up delicious healthy dishes

By Lauren Mahomes Contributing writer

home to many art shows that filter through during the year.

The kitchen is set to be center Recently voted best breakfast, stage with the cooks visible to the best brunch and second runner patrons, like actors, while they up for best health food and best prepare the food and occasionvegetarian food in Winston- ally dance to the easy listening Salem as announced in the Best music that plays throughout the of Winston Salem Polls, Mary’s filled café.

Of Course Cafe is the perfect The servers are uniform-less spot for breakfast on a quiet except for the grandma style frilly weekend morning. aprons that they all don, a fashThe atmosphere is eclectic with ion accessory that complements a garage sale’s their familiar worth of artiand laid back Mary’s of Course facts lining attitude. the walls, Location | 301 Brookstown Ave. It’s as if they one of many Hours | 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Tues. - Fri. already know vibrant techyour name and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. niques used your “usual” 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun. to attract even though it’s the youthful Serving | Breakfast and brunch your first time crowd that Dress | Casual visiting. populates Not only are the cozy Price Range | Under $10 they friendly little café. and extremely Rating | (out of 5) Ma r y’s well-dressed, resembles but the service an antique is fast, coming furniture shop more than a in literally minutes after you popular place for brunch with order, regardless of the number of its mismatched chair and table people in the café, something that sets. many restaurants tend to lack.

Large windows that make Menu items are fairly stanup three-fourths of the already dard – eggs with some form of canary yellow walls flood light meat – however, the taste is not into the café on especially sunny as cliché. days.

The eggs taste fresh and homeDespite the small, cozy size, made, unlike other breakfast there’s never a wait longer than places that tend to make them five minutes, if that. taste over-processed. The eggs The main entertainment is over-easy can be a little watery the conversations between the though. Overall the taste of the patrons, but Mary’s is also the breakfast is a bit on the sweeter

side. Eggs have light seasoning so as not to overpower the meat that has a hint of a smoked taste.

Omelet lovers can rejoice with their extensive list of ingredients for their omelets, ranging from goat cheese to tofu mushroom.

The additional toast is on the harder side but easily softened by the various jellies they offer.

Although they do not serve white bread, croissants are available for patrons looking to splurge.

Dessert options are made fresh daily and are updated on the chalkboard, along with a complete list of beverages.

The menu features options for vegetarian eaters such as vegetarian sausage, tofu burritos and tofu scramble.

The real gem is for tea-lovers as Mary’s offers an extensive menu of hot teas ranging from several types of green, black, black infusions, all decaf herbal tisanes, scented, white, chrysanthemum, tulsi and oolong teas.

For those who enjoy natural sweeteners, they also stock plenty of honey in adorable glass honey combs.

Although the menu extends to brunch and lunch, breakfast is the most emphasized, and it can be ordered all day. More than likely, if you’re going there in the afternoon, you’ll end up ordering some type of breakfast item, anyway.

The portions are slightly larger, especially on the breakfast omelets, so be mindful of that

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Mary’s of Course is a popular local café that offers scrumptious homemade breakfast and lunch items at very affordable prices. when ordering. Though the portions are a bit big, it is all made with your health in mind.

Similarly to the omelets, vegetarian friendly grilled cheese sandwiches can be filled with accents and you can even choose to have jalapeno-pimento cheese.

Weekend brunches feature a build your own benedict and have many different options.

Easy on the wallet, Mary’s is a pleasant home style breakfast/

brunch café a few paces up from the Pit and at least a mile from the International House of Pancakes.

Let’s just say, if its taste, health, price, atmosphere or a brief geta-way from the university scene or a relaxing cup of tea and a freshly baked, delicious pastry or cake item, Mary’s Of Course has it all.

The best times to arrive are at some point in the afternoon

during the weekend to beat the early morning rush.

Even if there is a massive line, more than likely, you will want to keep your spot in it.

Well, for a little while, at least.

The many options makes Mary’s Of Course a great destination for even the pickiest of eaters.

It’s a haven to all those who enjoy art and music ... or just really enjoy a breakfast that tastes like their mother’s.

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Old Gold & Black Sports

W.Tennis Lady Deacons top three opponents goes 16-7 in USTA Invite

By Gary Pasqualicchio | Staff writer

The Wake Forest Lady Deacons competed in the USTA Team Invitational.

Sophomore Emilee Malvehy, senior Sierra Poske, freshman Ryann Cutillo and sophomore Katarina Reveche represented Wake Forest in New York from Oct.12-14.

This national event featured opponents from top tennis programs who the Lady Deacs faced in four singles and two doubles flights.

The team finished a combined 10-6 in singles play, led by Reveche and Cutillo who had three wins each.

The Deacs finished 6-1 with Cutillo and Reveche winning their flight.

“I think the team performed really well this weekend,” Reveche said. “Only having four players, we all moved up a flight which was good practice for next year.”

Malvehy got the only ranked win over an opponent for the Deacs on the weekend, beating No.166 Morgan Frank from Texas A&M 6-2, 6-3. She also topped Natalia Christenson of Columbia 6-1, 6-2.

In Flight II, Poske lost her first two matches as well, including a tough three-setter to Brown’s Cassie Herzberg. But, like Malvehy, she rebounded strong with a pair of wins including a thrilling three-setter over Jennifer Holzberg of Rutgers 6-0, 6-7(5-7), 1-0 (10-6). To complete her singles draw, Poske took out Stephanie Davidson from Texas A&M a little easier, 6-4, 6-1.

Reveche and Cutillo, in Flights III and IV respectively, won six out of their eight matches holding up the back end for the Deacs.

Reveche won her first two matches in dominating fashion defeating Katherine Ariak from Rutgers 6-1, 6-4 and topping Columbia’s Nicole Stanziola 6-0, 6-4. After falling to Sheri Oliver from Texas A&M, Reveche bounced back with a comeback win over the Oliver’s teammate Ashley Turpin 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8).

Cutillo also got off to a quick start by easily dispatching Shelly Carpeni from Dartmouth and Yulia Smirnova from Binghampton 6-3, 6-2 and 6-4, 6-4.

After dropping her third match to Cornell’s Stephanie Kent, she came up with a comeback win over A&M’s Ashley Turpin. After losing the first set 6-2, she won the second 6-4 and a 10-point tiebreaker in substitute of a third set 119.

The Lady Deacs followed up a solid couple days of singles with an outstanding doubles record of 6-1.

Poske and Malvehy got things started for Wake Forest by steamrolling their first two opposing teams from Harvard and Columbia 8-5 and 8-0.

They then gutted out a tough 9-7 win over Lynne Poggensee-Wei and Jessica Young from Iowa before dropping the championship match 8-4 to Davidson and Frank from the Aggies.

On their way to the Flight Championship, Reveche and Cutillo won close matches including a 9-8 (7-3) win over Emily Wolf and Lauren PCorps_K7x10_SER_Change.pdf Sadaka from the University of Pennsylvania and an 8-6 finals victory over Boston College’s Alina Sullivan and Katarina Gajic.

The Deacs finished the tournament with an overall record of 16-7. The team will now prepare for the upcoming ITA Regionals.

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Junior Raisa Schiller fires a shot against James Madison Sept. 7. The Deacons won three games Oct. 11, 12 and 15 over Michigan State, Northwestern and Radford. Next the Deacons will face the California Bears Oct. 19.

By Hailey Robbins | Staff writer

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The No. 3-ranked Demon Deacon field hockey team advanced to 13 wins, two losses with three wins Oct. 11, 12 and 15. Downing Michigan State, Northwestern and Radford, the Lady Deacs outscored their opponents 22 to 3.

In their first of three games, the Lady Deacs entered halftime of the Michigan State game scoreless before two back-to-back goals ended the Michigan State Spartans’ nine game winning streak.

With the Spartans setting the tone with a cross 10 minutes into the second half, junior Aileen Davis met the challenge with a return goal of her own off a penalty corner shot from senior Minou Gimbrere. Barely a minute later, senior Michelle Kasold scored as the clock expired.

With one victory under their belt and two games to go, the Lady Deacs took on Northwestern.

They handled the Wildcats by a score of 8-2.

Before a minute had elapsed, junior Melissa Martin scored off a pass from freshman Faith Adams. Over the next 19 minutes, Adams, Davis and junior Raisa Schiller advanced the Deacs to a four-goal shutout lead.

Junior Regina Shannon added two more goals to the Deacons’ accumulation before assisting Gimbrere on her first goal of the game.

Northwestern added a lone goal to the score as the first Gimbrere half expired, bringing the tally to 6-1 at the half.

Kasold edged past the Wildcat defense in two back-to-back goals, expanding the Deacon lead to seven goals, ending the game with a final score of Demon Deacons 8, Wildcats 2.

In their third and final match up of the weekend, the Demon Deacons beat Radford, shutting out the Highlanders 11-0. This game marked the first time in over five years the Deacons had scored more than 10 goals in a single game, with two players scoring their first career goals in the process.

Less than 45 seconds apart, Romansky and Schiller gave the Deacons a two point advantage, both assisted by Kasold before Kasold added a goal of her own to the board. Davis added back-to-back goals before Schiller added two more goals.

Freshman Adelaide Knott scored twice, stealing her first career goal. Fellow freshman Alex Wolfgang-Price also added her first career goal before Adams closed the game with a final goal.

The Lady Deacs next take on California on Oct. 19 at Kentner Stadium before traveling to Virginia.

They will then return home for two ACC games against Boston College and Maryland.

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