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On Oct. 18, 2013, Wake Forest University will officially announce the launching of the largest capital campaign in the institution’s history, with a goal of raising a total of $600 million by 2018.

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After years of planning and weeks of promotions, the administration announces a historic step in the university’s advancement

BY AUSTIN COOK News Editor cookar12@wfu.edu The university will announce the launch of the largest capital campaign in Wake Forest’s history on Oct. 18. The university has an

overall goal of raising a total of $600 million by 2018.

The rollout of the unprecedented campaign will begin on Oct. 18, when students, faculty and administrators will be welcomed to the large tent constructed on Manchester Plaza at noon and 1:30 p.m. for a formal notice of the university’s fundraising plans over the next several years.

“This is a signal event for an entire university,” said President Nathan O. Hatch. “We haven’t done this for more than a decade. In

some ways, while [the campaign’s] goal is to raise money, it has a deeper mission, and that is for the institution to clarify who it is and where it wants to go.”

“It’s a big moment in the life of the university,” Hatch said. “It’s great for students to be a part of this.”

Approved by the Board of Trustees in 2010 — and with roughly $315 million already raised — the announcement comes in the

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Acceptance rate reflects focus on individual Compared to similarly competitive colleges, Wake Forest’s 34 percent acceptance rate is unusually high

BY MORGAN SCHICK Staff Writer schimo13@wfu.edu While the university is certainly composed of students from all different backgrounds, the one thing that every student have in common is the celebrated memory of receiving acceptance letters.

Little can compare to the pride felt while holding a letter that signifies admission to one of the nation’s top-ranked universities.

Although students value going to a school that US News & World Report ranked number 23 in the nation, others still question whether the university’s acceptance rate is reflective of its level of competition.

“We do need to be more selective,” said freshman Stephen Stahl. “We need to realize that going up in rankings further has more implications for our admissions process.”

Wake Forest has the highest acceptance rate of all five schools tied for the 23rd ranking, at 34 percent acceptance. Carnegie Mel-

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Although other top colleges have noticeably lower acceptance rates, Wake Forest has a rigorous application process that may deter potential applicants.

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On Oct. 18, the administration will officially begin an exciting new chapter in the university’s history.

“Wake Will: The Campaign for Wake Forest” is a historic capital campaign that aims to raise a total of $600 million by 2018.

For weeks, advertisements and banners have covered the campus alluding to a significant announcement that will be made, trying to excite students and raise awareness.

The editorial staff of the Old Gold & Black feels that this is an important step towards improving the university’s outdated facilities, expanding much needed scholarship opportunities as well as supporting faculty and new research.

While a capital campaign may not be what many students had expected to learn about, it is still a critical moment in the university’s effort to become a nationally

renowned institution.

The opportunities that increased funding on this level will provide are thrilling. With plans to renovate Reynolds Gymnasium, Scales Fine Arts Center as well as the dorms on Hearn Plaza, this funding will leave a lasting and meaningful impact on our campus.

On an academic level, faculty will have greater resources for enhanced research and study abroad programs.

Funds will also be diverted to expand certain departments to continue to hire some of the best and brightest academic minds in the world.

The Old Gold & Black has published stories this semester involving a lack of funding for academic opportunities during this school year alone. This campaign will significantly help these budgeting issues and give faculty and students more opportunities to conduct meaningful

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The opportunities that increased funding on this level will provide are thrilling. research. This will further Wake Forest’s reputation as a research institution.

Additionally, this campaign will also ensure minimal yearly tuition increases in the future. The campaign will increase the university’s endowment, which will decrease reliance on tuition dollars for operating costs.

A large portion of the funds raised will also be put towards financial aid and other scholarship programs such as Magnolia Scholars.

Supporting the university that we all have the privilege of calling home seems like more than just a choice, but rather a responsibility.

And while many students may not be able to afford to donate to the campaign, being a part of the effort by volunteering is an equally impactful way of contributing to the cause.

This is truly a momentous occasion in the long history of Wake Forest. The results of this campaign will benefit the entire community as well as the university’s national recognition.

This editorial staff hopes that students will play an active role in supporting the university as this new campaign gets underway. We also encourage alumni returning to campus to take part in this endeavor. We look forward to seeing what this campaign will bring and we hope that its public phase brings as much success as the silent phase has thus far.

It is an exciting time to be a Demon Deacon — a time we can all share together as Wake Forest.

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Deacon Profile: Amy Catanzano

BY BROOKE METZ Staff Writer metzba12@wfu.edu Amy Catanzano is a new assistant professor of English and the department’s poet-inresidence, where she teaches poetry and fiction writing.

She also serves as the director of the creative writing program and the Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series.

Her second book of poetry, Multiversal, received the PEN USA Literary Award in Poetry.

Her first book of poetry, iEpiphany (2008), was published by poet Anne Waldman’s independent press, Erudite Fangs Editions.

Her new book combining poetry and fiction entitled Starlight in Two Million: A NeoScientific Novella won the Noemi Press Book Award for Fiction and will be released in late November. She holds an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa.

What drew you to writing?

When I was in third grade I received a writing journal as a gift. My stepsister and I used the journal to write a story about two adventurous princesses. After that, I kept writing.

Growing up, I loved to read, and writing was a direct extension of this passion. In particular, reading Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself ” when I was 16 years old had a major impact on me, drawing me further to my own writing.

Poetry seems to be your favorite genre.

What do you like about it?

The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote that poetry says the unspeakable. Perhaps poetry gives expression to what cannot otherwise be said.

Poetry, like other forms of art, can function as a medium for transmitting and receiving complex feelings, ideas and questions. Poetry can be a profound experience for the reader or listener, inspiring them to feel more alive.

Poems can work self-reflexively as a critique of poetry. Poetry can act as a form of cultural activism. And poetry can serve as an outlet for expression.

Poetry can do, be and advocate for many things; I’m attracted to its diversity and multiplicity as an art form.

As a creative activity, writing poetry can encourage flexible, associational, ambiguous, uncertain and multifaceted states of mind, thus performing a kind of intervention on overly structured, rigid, limited, reactive and uncritical thinking. On a formal level, poetry can bring a heightened attention to the textures and materiality of language.

On a theoretical level, I think that poetry can encourage its readers and writers to more deeply explore the relationship of language, consciousness and consensus reality.

What’s your favorite poem you’ve ever written?

Each poem that I have written was necessary for me to move forward as a poet.

The poems I feel are the strongest are the poems that helped me reach breakthroughs in my thinking and experiments with the craft.

For example, in Multiversal, some of my favorite poems address the relationship between poetry and science, which is an interest of mine.

I think I favor poems that I wrote using new approaches for me. In my poem, “Flowers of Space,” I typed the words “flowers” and “space” into a search engine (this was early 2000s) and wrote a poem using the text from the first search result, an essay by the Zen Buddhist Dögon.

I like my poem, “true,” in iEpiphany because it was the first time I wrote a playpoem, a sort of ricochet conversation between the speakers. I’m excited about my forthcoming book because it was my first attempt to combine prose with poetry in a single volume.

What advice would you give to someone who struggles with writing?

I would say that most people struggle with their writing, even those who have dedicated their life to writing and regularly practice it.

This struggle, I would argue, is a fundamental part of the process of growing as a writer.

While it can be uncomfortable, struggling is also one of a writer’s best allies. We learn from our failed poems and stories as much as from the ones that work.

The key to learning from our struggles as writers is to become more self-aware in order to get beyond our previous limits.

We become more self-aware as writers by building critical and creative vocabularies, reading and writing, and responding to the work of others, which is where a classroom and other communities come into play.

In my writing workshops, I try to give students practical grounding as well as an exploratory space to experiment with writing.

My curriculum is designed so that students learn new strategies for innovation.

You will release another book, Starlight in Two Million: A Neo-Scientific Novella, in November. What is it about?

Starlight in Two Million: A Neo-Scientific Novella is an experimental, cross-genre

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work that combines fiction with poetry. As I mentioned, I’m interested in the intersections of poetry and science, and this book explores the fourth dimension (which, in physics, combines space with time) in relation to “4th person narration,” a concept introduced by the poet Shanxing Wang.

One character in the novella, “Aletheia,” is named for a Greek word that is usually translated into English as “truth” but which has been retranslated by Martin Heidegger as “unconcealedness.”

Another character, “Epoché,” is named for a Greek word that means the suspension of belief in the real world. The two join forces to stop a war.

In addition to the identifiable characters, there is a nameless “she,” an authorial “I,” and what I call “unidentified language” (the poetry), all meta-fictional gestures that collide with the work’s multiple forms in my attempt to amplify the hallucinatory encounters between points of view.

By shape shifting among fiction and poetry, I am striving to cross expectations of

genre in order to make discoveries about what I see as the work’s mutable carrier — inquiry itself.

What do you like to do when you are not writing or teaching?

I love spending time with my new friends here in Winston-Salem, and I enjoy staying in touch with my other friends and family.

I like to make digital collages, which I’m now using in visual poems that I have been creating.

Being from Colorado, I love the outdoors, so I have been exploring the natural landscapes of North Carolina.

I also like going to poetry and fiction readings. If I like the work I hear, I leave feeling inspired to write myself.

I also know how students with opportunities to see visiting writers is an integral part of their growth. I’m looking forward to hosting writers and all of the other ways that I can support creative activities on campus and beyond.

POLICE BEAT Larceny • An unattended wallet was taken from Reynolds Gym while the owner was using the gym. The report was filed at 5:19 p.m. on Oct. 7.

• An unsecured laptop was taken by an unknown individual from the eighth floor of ZSR. The report was filed at 2:08 p.m. on Oct. 8.

• A suspect was caught attempting to steal a bicycle located at Farrell Hall.

The suspect was apprehended and taken to the Forsyth County Jail.

The report was filed at 12:31 a.m. on Oct. 9.

• An offender removed a banner from the Women’s Center in Reynolda Hall.

The report was filed at 8:38 a.m. on Oct. 11.

• Offender(s) removed a mo-ped from Parking Lot L. An iPod that was on the mo-ped was also taken. The report was filed 3:26 p.m. on Oct. 11.

• Several University Police officers responded to a call from an employee at Subway who had reported that her keys had

been removed from the store. The report was filed at 6 p.m. on Oct 13.

Miscellaneous • An unknown subject damanged an unattended parked vehicle in Lot C at UCC. The subject scratched the paint with a sharp object. The report was filed at 5:26 p.m. Oct. 10.

• A subject was caught smoking marijuana in his room in Polo Residence Hall. The report was filed 10:53 p.m. on Oct. 10.

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lon University, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Southern California and the University of Virginia each accept between 20 and 30 percent of their applicants.

It is, however, important to note that these four schools received between 17,313 (Carnegie Mellon Univeristy) and 72,697 (University of California at Los Angeles) applications last year. Wake Forest had the smallest pool of applicants by far with just 11,407 individuals applying.

According to Martha Allman, dean of admissions, there are a number of factors which account for the university’s higher acceptance rate.

“The Wake Forest admissions process is one which requires a good bit of writing and also encourages a personal interview, thus we receive very few casual applicants,” explains Allman. “Most students applying to Wake Forest have done their homework to learn about Wake Forest, and understand the competitive nature of our admissions process and are also sincerely interested in the University.”

In recent years, the office of admissions has taken steps to focus on getting to know their applicants as people rather than judging them solely on grade point averages and test scores. For example, the university was the first Top-30 national university to

implement a “test optional” policy, which allows applicants to forego submission of standardized test scores. Many students praise the university’s admissions process despite having higher acceptance rates.

“I think higher acceptance rates are a good thing because they show that we offer acceptance to a different range of people,” says freshman Mara Rodriguez. “If we based admissions off of a score it takes out a lot of the applicant pool. The higher acceptance rate means we just accept a few more people who maybe have different, creative minds.”

In addition, some students acknowledge that the acceptance rate does not reflect the university’s level of competition.

“I think that the acceptance rate as it currently stands is fine, and even good,” says junior Stephanie Campbell. “If we lowered the acceptance rate, we would lose many of these different perspectives and our ability to learn from each other and grow as a community would be lessened. By seeing the sense of community and companionship that Wake students, faculty and staff all share firsthand, students visiting the campus want to be a part of this world, so we can still get competitive applicants.”

Rodriguez also notes, “All the writing we do for our application shows a different side of each person so we can accept people based on the way that the administrators think that each applicant thinks and the different thoughts that they might bring to class.”

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Wake Forest’s higher acceptance rate is, according to admissions officers, reflective of the university’s focus on the individual applicants.

However, many students worry about the admissions rate.

“I have concerns about the ability of the university to retain those admitted students who may not have gotten in previously, without compromising its academic standards,” sophomore James O’Geary said.

But, Allman states, “We have some con-

straints on the number of applications we can review, but we do not seek to inflate our applicant pool simply to deny more students and make ourselves look more selective. We instead work to attract a wide diversity of outstanding applicants who are well prepared for Wake Forest, who would add to our community.”

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In the wake of a recent expansion of gun rights across the state, the university has reiterated its campus-wide ban on firearms.

Following a new N.C. law expanding gun access, questions have emerged regarding emergency preparedness

BY KEVIN CLOSS Contributing Writer closkp13@wfu.edu A new North Carolina state measure that prohibits the restriction of concealed weapons on college campuses went into effect on Oct. 1.

The new legislation allows private universities exemption from the law and Wake Forest administration has maintained a strict no-gun policy on campus.

The Office of Communications and External relations sent out an email to the student body reinforcing the ban on weapons of any kind at the university.

“Weapons are not permitted on the campus or on any property owner, used, or operated by the University,” the email read.

Vice President for Campus Life Penny Rue personally opposes the new law and was glad that the measure allowed for private institutions to continue to enforce their own policy.

“My own thoughts are that guns on campus are a bad idea,” Rue said.

The university’s existing ban on weapons applies “not just to students, but to all of us, except for uniformed officers,” however, the

school now “must be more explicit particularly for visitors.”

Wake Forest Police Department Chief Regina Lawson said that she also disagreed with the law even though she personally is not “anti-gun by any stretch of the imagination.” Lawson states that she believed the new legislation was a response to recent school shootings and has good, but misguided, intentions to allow students to better defend themselves.

“We feel that a weapon is a lethal means to either cause harm to yourself or to take on as some kind of conflict resolution,” Lawson said. “Most law enforcement organizations lobbied against this because more access to handguns on campus doesn’t necessarily mean fewer shootings.”

The Wake Forest Police Department joined with the other college campus police forces in the North Carolina Campus Law Enforcement Association and advocated against the passage of the legislation. Other local, state, federal and international law enforcement organizations also suggested the bill not be passed.

Lawson also expressed concern that having additional people with firearms on campus could pose obstacles to law enforcement if they were to respond to the report of a campus shooting.

“Law enforcement is going to go for the shooter and anybody that pops up and has a gun in their hand will be considered a threat,” Lawson said. “There is a greater risk of innocent bystanders being shot because any act towards us will be considered an act of aggression.”

Some students agreed with Lawson and think the law is not constructive and will create more problems than it will solve.

“Based off of previous occurrences, allowing guns on college campuses just seems foolish,” said freshman Will Ormaund.

However, there were others on campus who agree with the legislation and felt that law was an appropriate expansion of Second Amendment rights.

“If a gun makes a college student feel safer and more secure, they should be allowed to possess it,” freshman Grant VanKirk said.

In the case of a gunman on campus, Rue says that there are well-spelled out responses and that students can sign up for “Wake Alerts” to be notified of a situation through text. All students, regardless of previous sign-ups, will be informed of the situation through email.

Lawson encouraged all students to download the WFUPD cell phone application that could allow students to discreetly communicate with law enforcement.

Sgt. Lesia Finney encouraged students to become involved in their own safety and announced the creation of a new student neighborhood watch program that will begin this year. Tentatively called “Deacon Watch,” the group would spread information and create a safer campus.

“It could help to identify suspicious people in your building,” Finney said. “It’s just a way to be apart of the community and make it a safer community for everybody.”

The program is intended to prevent people who don’t belong on campus to enter into student dormitories. Both Finney and Lawson encouraged residents “to not just let people in because they look like they could be students.”

“It’s just an enhancement of the resident hall to make it safer and make people more aware of what is going on,” Finney said.

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Athletic department completes field resodding The renovated field will feature lights, a scoreboard and electricity as well as an irrigation system

BY MOLLY DUTMERS Online Managing Editor dutmmk11@wfu.edu One of the worst parts of Max Floyd’s job as the director of campus recreation is sending students back to their rooms if there is not enough space for them to play or weather does not allow their match to go on, but with only three athletic fields on campus to accommodate intramurals almost every night and practices and competitions for 37 club sports team, cancellations were becoming common.

Currently club sports and intramurals only have access to Water Tower Field, Poteat Field and Kentner Stadium after 7 p.m., when the field hockey team has finished practicing.

After continual issues with the athletic recreational spaces Floyd, Ken Zick, the former vice president of campus life and Hof Milam, the senior vice president of finance and administration, walked the fields and decided that there was a need to enhance the outdoor recreational athletic areas of this university.

“We need to meet the increased demand for outdoor intramural sports,” said Milam.

“Given our limited open space, we decided to make improvements to existing fields that would maximize the size of the playing areas and improve the playing surfaces rather than clear land for new fields.”

So a plan to update Water Tower Field with a synthetic turf and Water Fall Field with new sod, was devised.

The addition of this new recreational space will also cut down on cancellations.

“By increasing the playing areas of both fields, more sports can be accommodated,” Milam said. “By improving the playing surfaces, there should be fewer cancellations due to unplayable conditions as a result of bad weather.”

The $400,000 renovation of Waterfall Field is underway and the Water Tower Field project will begin immediately after students leave following graduation.

Waterfall Field is the space near the trail to Reynolda Village. The field was scraped down to dirt, then irrigation was added, the field was pitched to give a 1 percent tilt to the corners of the field for drainage and new sod was laid. The field has also been wired for electricity and will hold lights and a scoreboard. The construction of bathrooms are also a possibility in the future.

Floyd views this project as one of the most positive enhancements to campus the university has made in recent years and believes that this new field will be a great addition to the recreational spaces we currently have on campus. “With the venue of the waterfall

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The newly resodded field, located next to Reynolda Village, will provide a space for club and intramural athletic teams to practice. and Reynolda Village and the ambience of Wake Forest,” Floyd said, “this will be one of the nicest and most attractive recreational sports facilities in the nation.”

Floyd hopes that the construction of this new recreational space will encourage students to engage in healthy extracurricular activities. “We need to have healthy alternatives for our students and campus recreation is providing a healthy outlet for students,” Floyd said.

Penny Rue, the current vice president of campus life, shared Floyd’s sentiments.

“Many of our students were competitive athletes in high school and want to stay involved,” Rue said. “Excellent outdoor facilities lead to a longer playing season and more opportunity for students to compete.

The friendships made through intramural and club sports can last a lifetime.”

Floyd promises the Waterfall Field project is just a precursor to the Water Tower Field project. “The upper administration and the people behind the scenes are so pro-student,” Floyd said. “It’s just a sign of what’s to come with the Water Tower Field.”

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midst of an ongoing concerted effort to transform Wake Forest from a regionally renowned institution into a nationally distinguished university.

Just weeks after US News & World Report ranked the university as the 23rd best national school in the U.S. (its highest ranking ever), the announcement of the campaign, known as Wake Will: The Campaign for Wake Forest, will be part of a series of festivities on campus over homecoming weekend.

With thousands of alumni expected to return to campus over the next several days, the administration hopes to raise awareness of the new effort and engage all aspects of the Wake Forest community including students, faculty, parents and graduates.

Plans for the funds raised over the next several years have already been devised. The administration plans to apply the money to increase scholarship opportunities for students, expand research opportunities for faculty and graduate students, as well as to renovate outdated facilities in the coming years.

Over $190 million will go towards student debt relief and scholarships, more than $130 million will support faculty ventures, and an additional $280 million will be used to improve the university’s facilities on campus and around the world.

“There’s a plan to renovate Scales Fine Arts Center.

There are active discussions, but no direct plan, about serious renovation to the dorms around Hearn Plaza, which are the oldest and need work,” Hatch said.

Rogan Kersh, university provost, expressed his excitement and optimism about the university’s future because of the opportunities that the fundraising effort will provide students.

“Facing a challenging backdrop for higher education generally,” Kersh said, “Wake Forest is poised to enhance its academic programs and student experience, and therefore its national reputation in a way that promises a more visible, more impactful university.”

“This campaign helps us realize that vision,” he noted. “I’ve been around Wake Forest for many years, and this feels like an incredibly ambitious moment.”

Kersh, now in his second year as provost, believes that as the aspects of student life that distinguish Wake Forest are improved with greater funding, the national recognition, which the university is attempting to achieve, will follow.

“We’re interested in how we can enhance our national visibility, but we want to be known for our distinctive approach to a relatively traditional liberal arts, residential, face-to-face education,” he said. “By doing that unusually well, I think we can stand out.”

Students will also benefit from a financial standpoint, as increased funding will lessen budget constraints and

$600 million Total amount the university plans to raise by 2018

lead to less annual tuition growth, Kersh said.

Brett Eaton, associate vice president for communications and external relations, also pointed out that with a larger endowment, tuition will not need to account for such a large portion of the university’s operating budget (roughly $310 million annually).

“The stronger our endowment is, the less dependent on tuition the university will need to be in the future,” he said. Regarding the official announcement and the tent on Manchester Plaza, Eaton emphasized the interactive, personalized way in which the university hopes to present the news.

“There will be a very short program where people will be introduced to the campaign theme. It’s going to be fun, it’s going to be exciting,” Eaton said.

“Then there’s also a series of interactive displays — faculty and students showing off their work and celebrating what is happening here today and what can be made possible by the campaign.”

Senior Taylor Anne Adams, who was chosen to serve as student chair of Wake Will, believes that the campaign will be greatly beneficial to the student experience as well as student career opportunities.

“This enhances a sense of pride in our university,” Adams said. “It makes our degree a lot more valuable, and it enhances what the university can do for us.”

“I think it’s important for students to give back to a university that has given so much to us.”

$315 million Amount raised before the campaign announcement

Taylor Anne Adams, student chair of Wake Will: The Campaign for Wake Forest

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SG GENERAL ASSEMBLY

BY MORGAN SCHICK SG Beat Reporter schimo13@wfu.edu I. Committee Reports The Academics Committee announced that they will be organizing information sessions for freshman with advanced placement credit.

The committee has also been speaking with professors from the majors and minors

fair to host more fairs throughout the year.

The Appropriations and Charter Committee also introduced two proposals this week to grant charters to Active Minds and Wake Saturdays, in addition to proposing emergency funding for the university’s club squash team.

The Buzzocracy Committee announced that they have been speaking to the creator of the site about recent updates, and urged students to sign up.

The Campus Life Committee again discussed improving the relationship between the university and the Reynolda Village by installing lighting along the walkway and hosting more student events.

The Judiciary Committee announced that they have been working on an amendment to the Student Budget Advisory Committee. They also plan to change the name in

the constitution from “legislature” to “congress.”

The Physical Planning Committee will soon send students a brief survey about the prospects of revising the downtown shuttle.

II. New Business Bill 6 – Wake Forest squash club appropriation: The assembly voted to grant $408 in emergency funding to the Wake Forest squash club to pay for uniforms. The bill was passed.

Bill 7 – Charter of Active Minds: The legislature recommended that a charter be granted to the Wake Forest chapter of Active Minds. The organization raises awareness of mental health issues on college campuses, and partners with the Counseling Center to organize events. This bill was passed.

III. Announcements Treasurer Will Readhead announced that the Student Budget Advisory Committee has officially been appointed, and that they are considering a credit card system for student organizations.

In addition, Readhead plans to propose an amendment to increase the number of SBAC members from nine to 11, but needs presidential approval.

SG Executive Board 2012-13 Jacqueline Sutherland, President Lydia Sandy, Speaker of the House Will Readhead, Treasurer Javar Jones, Secretary Reid Nickle, Chief of Staff

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Obama’s first-term tactics are now working against his relationship with Congress Chris McCracken Guest Columnist mccrcd13@wfu.edu

Over the past few weeks, the media has mercilessly attacked Congressional Republicans for “shutting down the government.”

On Friday, an article in the Washington Post gleefully exclaimed that Republicans were, “losing the blame game.” “The answer is simple,” authors Chris Cillizza and Sean Sullivan wrote. “The American public views the Republican party’s motives in the shutdown as overwhelmingly political. And looking political is the absolute worst thing that can happen to a political party.”

Another article from the liberal Think Progress pointed out that ObamaCare has grown more “popular” since Sen. Ted Cruz’ filibuster. Now, only 62 percent of Americans do not endorse the law — down from 69 percent.

The images from the shutdown have been tragic. One photo circulating the internet shows a small child standing outside the gates of a closed zoo, teddy bear in tow.

Other human interest pieces have documented the struggles that furloughed federal employees have been forced to deal with.

One news website from Philadelphia shows a picture of a federal worker holding a sign that says, “I can’t do my job because Congress won’t do theirs!”

In Washington, rhetoric about the partial shutdown could easily be mistaken for a hostage situation.

“I won’t negotiate with a gun to my head,” the President told reporters. Using another analogy, he proclaimed that, “The American people do not get to demand a ransom for doing their jobs.”

The situation channels another time in the Obama presidency. In 2010, President Obama used his State of the Union ad-

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dress as an opportunity to attack the other branch of the federal government.

In a fiery speech, he looked the stonefaced Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court in the eye and accused them of “opening the floodgates” for foreign companies to take over American elections. The awkwardness of the spectacle was broken by Justice Samuel Alito, who helplessly mouthed back, “not true.”

At the time, Barack Obama appeared to be unstoppable. He was only a year out from running one of the most innovative campaigns in history, and he could lead Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi to pass nearly any piece of legislation through Congress.

In his impressive first year, he even managed to succeed where seven other presidents had failed when he signed Obamacare.

His “slash and burn” strategy for dealing with other branches of the government had

been pretty effective when most of the people in those branches agreed with his policy decisions.

The 2010 State of the Union was a notable exception. Instead of spurring Congress to take action, it only managed to spur another round of bickering.

Conservatives called it “inappropriate,” while those on the left generally agreed that the President should use his “bully pulpit.”

Whatever the case, the law never changed, and the Justices continued to stay out of politics. Three Justices flat-out avoided the next year’s speech.

“I am not sure why we are there,” Chief Justice John Roberts later told a law school, calling it a “political pep rally” and dismissing it as “hollering.”

In 2013, Obama’s most powerful days as President are behind him.

Instead of having Nancy Pelosi, he has John Boehner. Instead of wondering what piece of legislation he can pass, he is now stuck wondering whether the government will default on its debt next week.

With those problems, why does he keep channeling the Barack Obama of three years ago?

Word on the Quad

The “true” origin of Lilting Banshees OGB, last week you wrote an article on the Lilting Banshees, in which you chronicled the troupe’s modest beginnings as a small comedy club established by then-Wake student Ben Tomlin.

This is outright false.

In the interests of truth and transparency — two core journalistic principles — I would like to tell the actual history of the troupe. Here is our story: The Lilting Banshees were founded in 1748 by a Hudson Bay fur-trader named Tilley Crackstone as a way of using jokes to seduce his customers into paying exorbitantly high prices for less-than-stellar game products.

His go-to bits were “These fur prices are UnBEARable,” and also “Prices so low you’ll WOLF you were dead.”

After his fur business went under due to the rise in popularity of pleggings (pleather leggings), Tilley moved South where he landed in what would later become North Carolina.

Here, he kept the Lilting Banshee Comedy Troupe alive by being the opening act for criminals placed in the public humilia-

In Washington, rhetoric about the partial shutdown could easily be mistaken for a hostage situation.

tion stockade. It was then that he invented his next entrepreneurial venture: Stock-Ade, a sports drink for the publicly-shamed social pariahs.

Unfortunately, the market for Stock-Ade proved to be unsustainable, and Tilley once again was left penniless and adrift.

That’s when he focused his efforts fully on the Banshees, where he vowed to make them the “Best College Comedy Troupe in America,” an interesting goal since colleges did not yet exist.

Reinvigorated by a new sense of purpose, Tilley created some of the most beloved sketch comedy characters in American history, including “Prospector Gadget” and “Chester the Chesapeake Cheesecake.”

Although Tilley tragically passed in a pieto-the-face gag gone wrong, his influence is still evident in the comedy we do today, which you can observe by coming to our show on November 6th in Brendle Recital Hall.

Respectfully yours, Bret Raybould raybbw0@wfu.edu

What’s under the tent?

“Keg party on the Mag Quad!”

Zak Columber (‘14)

“My first thought was they’re moving President’s Ball.”

Martha Schull (‘17)

“Maybe some kind of musical performance?”

Maddie Langr (‘15)

“Macklemore is coming back!”

Pascal Dangtran (‘16)

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“ up for migrants Italian patrol steps Taylor Tells All | Immigration in Europe

Shipwrecks kill hundreds traveling between Africa and the European coast Taylor Ibelli

Guest Columnist ibeltj12@wfu.edu

After increasing worry of Italian officials caused by the migration of hundreds of African refugees from destabilized regions including Syria, Libya, Egypt and elsewhere, military patrol in the Southern Mediterranean was increased this month in order to prevent shipwrecks that have drowned hundreds this month. Prime Minister Enrico Letta said Saturday “an air and naval

package would be in place south of Sicily” where tens of thousands of migrants in overcrowded boats have made “the crossing” from Africa so far this year. Letta also states that they would start on Monday, south of Sicily.

“We intend to triple our presence, in terms of both men and means in the southern Mediterranean, for a military-humanitarian mission that has been made necessary in part by the fact that Libya is currently a ‘non-state,’” Defense Minister Mario Mauro stated to the Avvenire newspaper.

On Friday, 33 refugees perished when their boat was capsized in between islands Malta and Lampedusa, geographically near the coast of Tunisia and Libya.

Another ship carrying 12 refugees died in another shipwreck off of Lampedusa the same day.

For tens of thousands of refugees seeking to enter European Union countries, Lampedusa has become the aspiring destination, being closest to Africa. Lampedusa has welcomed more than 200,000 refugees

Surprisingly, the flow of African refugees launched from Africa apparently remains uninterrupted. and migrants who have passed through the island since 1999.

Migrants that survived Friday’s shipwrecks report to BBC news that one boat was shot at as they left Libya.

One migrant reported that some were shot at on board and that bullet holes “caused the boat to sink” during their departure to Libya.

Some accounts suggested rival trafficking gangs were the cause of these shots, or Libyan militiamen.

Others suggest that the Libyan coast guard may have been to blame for the shooting incident.

Since the ending of Muammar Gaddafi back in 2011, armed militias still hold power in part of Libya. Surprisingly, the flow of African refugees launched from Africa ap-

parently remains uninterrupted regardless of the three deadly shipwrecks, the last killing 358 migrants.

“This year 33,823 migrants have arrived in Italy via boat. This figure already exceeds the number of migrants who arrived by boat in 2012, but is much smaller than the number who arrived in 2011,” reported CNN news.

The majority — 9,322 — of migrants fleeing for asylum-seeking sanctions from civil unrest and violence are Syrians who have arrived in Italy by sea.

“There is something fundamentally inhumane in a world where Syrians are forced to risk their lives in the hands of ruthless smugglers in attempt to reach safety in Europe,” said U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. “They escaped bullets and bombs only to perish before they could ever claim asylum.”

Guterres also called for “an international process” to consider refugees medical assistance, asylum requests and help refugees settle in Europe or elsewhere.

“ Off the record means off the record. Period.

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Trust between reporters and sports organizations relies on boundaries Jenn Leser

Senior Columnist leseje0@wfu.edu

Hockey is back — and with it comes a whole new controversy.

It’s rare for a west coast (best coast) team to make national headlines but the San Jose Sharks did just that this week when rookie sensation Tomas Hertl — who at press time had more goals as an individual than a number of teams did — scored a hat trick against the New York Rangers and then went for one more.

The early pick for rookie of the year notched his fourth goal on the game on a nasty between-the-legs shot that put his team up 8-2 (they’d go on to add one more before the clock ran out).

Naturally, Hertl celebrated — especially because his mom and girlfriend had come all the way from the Czech Republic to see him play.

Most of the hockey world was pleased for Hertl and the way the 19-year-old was breathing life back into a sport that’s only a year removed from a painful lockout.

There were some, though, that were less than happy — Hertl was disrespecting the other team and the league, they said, by going for that shot.

Just remember the forward’s been in America for a little over a month now, barely speaks English and is just trying to do his job, which includes scoring as many goals as possible.

So days later when the Sharks were in Vancouver training for an upcoming match, reporters took the time to ask a few of Hertl’s teammates about their thoughts on his controversial goal.

Some chimed in, mostly off the record because they had already moved on. Captain Joe Thornton’s response? “I’d have my cock out if I scored four goals. I’d have my cock out, stroking it.” Good to know.

It’s not Thornton’s comment that’s the problem; it’s not the graphic nature, it’s not why he said it and it’s certainly not the fact that he did say it.

The problem is that in a locker room of 40 journalists, most heard the off-the-cuff comment, laughed and continued to put together their stories.

Only one chose to publish Thornton’s remarks. A line was definitely crossed, and it wasn’t by Thornton. His comments weren’t on the record and weren’t mean for public

Hockey’s not a sport for the faint of heart — so be prepared for just about anything. consumption — and yet they made front page (well, at least in Canada) news for days.

In a society that is so heavily reliant on social media, nothing is ever off the record for long.

Gone are the days when if something wasn’t said on tape or scribbled down, it didn’t exist in an official capacity.

Now all it takes is paraphrasing something and sending it out on Twitter to cause a firestorm.

Fortunately, a number of the reporters present took to their accounts and showed support for Thornton and his ability to speak freely in his own locker room — and called out the reporter who did cross that line.

Off the record is off the record, simple as that. Locker room culture is something that remains private for a big reason.

We expect our athletes to be on at all times — these days, there are live interviews before, during and after the games, and some players are actually mic’d up in the middle of the game.

The only safe space left where an athlete can speak freely, without fear of media scrutiny, is the locker room.

But now even that’s not a guarantee.

The best journalists are good at what they do because of how they manage their relationships with their subjects.

Covering a team, organization, group or beat means building connections and developing bonds — bonds that usually are as strong as they are because of a certain level of trust.

That trust comes from the subject knowing that off the record means just that.

Thornton spoke his mind because he had the confidence in the reporters to know that his private remarks would remain private.

That trust was betrayed; yes, by a beat writer for a relatively obscure Vancouver hockey blog, but that doesn’t affect how things will change going forward.

It’s not surprising that in the days following the incident, hockey players got a little quieter in the locker room — their sacred space, by the way.

We can’t have it both ways.

We want our athletes to be role models?

Fine.

Then anything they say in the heat of the moment, or outside of an official interview should be considered off-limits.

We want to know everything they’re saying?

Fine.

Then don’t be surprised with what you may hear. Hockey’s not a sport for the faint of heart — so be prepared for just about anything.

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An evaluation of the Demon Deacon football team based on its performance through the season’s halfway point

BY EMMA LINGAN Asst. Sports Editor lingej12@wfu.edu Since the halfway points of both the academic semester and the football season happen to fall during the same week, it seems only fitting that the football team should receive midterm grades.

As the Deacs head into the second half of their season with six chances to get the three wins needed for bowl eligibil-

ity, the following midseason report card sheds light on their strengths, weaknesses and chances for future success.

Quarterback: BSenior quarterback Tanner Price has received a lot of criticism from Wake Forest fans over the course of the season, some deserved and some undeserved (See ‘Coaching,’ Page 12). However, Price is going to end his collegiate career second in school history in nearly every single passing category, behind only Riley Skinner, so credit should be given where it is due. So far this season, he has thrown for nine touchdowns and only three interceptions. He may have posted his highest numbers of the season against N.C. State Oct. 5, but this should be taken with a grain of salt. His 24 completions, three touchdown passes, one touchdown and career-high 82 rush-

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for the Demon Deacons in confer0 Wins ence games winning goals for senior forward/ 3 Game midfielder Taylor Rhea ranking on the NFHCA Poll as 15 Current of Oct. 14 scores for junior Anna Kozniuk 2 Penalty on two opportunities

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Birdsey

The hypocrisy of toughness

Our modern culture often pushes players to be tough but punishes actions that result from toughness

BY CARR CODY Staff Writer codycc12@wfu.edu We live in an era that glorifies toughness while simultaneously punishing the situations that allow for it. And most importantly, we don’t know what middle ground looks like.

Truly, there is more documentation on sports injuries than I have in word count, so my focus will be on football — the main poster child for this understanding. As I grew up in Houston, my hometown Rockets had a history of injury that staggers logic in some cases. But I am ill-equipped to cover it all, so here are my three steps.

The first step is pressure. Why does every football movie from Friday Night Lights to Remember the Titans

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Press Box | Finding middle ground

Thomas Birdsey, a senior from Trophy Club, Texas, didn’t even flirt with par as he shot a 67, 70 and 68 in the three-day Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in Jonesborough, Tenn.

Birdsey’s 11-under-par finish is his best as a Demon Deacon as he led his teammates to a fifth-place result at the BTI. Next, the men’s golf team will head to the U.S. Collegiate Championship in Alpharetta, Ga.

{ DEACON QUOTE } “[Maryland] has multiple offenses — their quarterback can run [and] they have some dynamic receivers. They can do a little bit of everything.“ — Junior cornerback, Kevin Johnson, discussing the challenge he and his teammates will be up for against Maryland this Saturday, Oct. 19.

The best kept secret in professional sports Even with increased viewership, the NHL still sits far behind the NBA

BY ALEX SPEAR Sports Editor speaar11@wfu.edu

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The Chicago Blackhawks celebrate their 2013 Stanley Cup win as the world celebrated Miami Heat’s victory.

When sports fans turn on the television in the morning, they immediately turn to SportsCenter, the most-watched sports program in the history of multimedia. Why? Because SportsCenter offers 24/7 coverage of all sports everyday.

But not in June. In the sixth month of the year, two historic, traditionfilled championships took place — but, according to SportsCenter, it

appeared only one of these championships was going on.

After game four of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks were tied at two games a piece in their series after the two powerhouses battled through a 6-5 overtime road victory for the Blackhawks. The next morning, SportsCenter devoted approximately two minutes — of their 60-minute broadcast — to the game. Following this coverage, SportsCenter spent the next 45 minutes previewing game seven of the NBA Finals as they interviewed what seemed like every player on the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs with a special focus on who else but Miami star LeBron James.

It’s understandable that game seven of any series is of the utmost impor-

tance. But to overshadow one championship over another by devoting 75 percent of your program to one and 3.33 percent to another is excessive.

And that’s not all.

According to nbcsports.com, the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup was the most-viewed Stanley Cup in the history of professional hockey, racking in an average of 5.76 million viewers per game throughout the six-game series. On the other hand, the average viewership of the 2013 NBA Finals was 26.3 million viewers, according to bleacherreport.com. As if that’s enough, the 2010 NBA Finals, where the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in seven games, boasts the highest average viewership in the

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Tolani Ibikunle Senior

BY MAEGAN OLMSTEAD Staff Writer olmsme11@wfu.edu Tolani Ibikunle, a senior defender and No. 4 for the Wake Forest men’s soccer team, is excited about where their season is going.

Ranked No. 15, the men’s soccer team has been a fierce opponent in the ACC. Originally from Philadelphia, Ibikunle has started for the Deacs since his freshman year when he made his first assist against Virginia Tech. He scored his first collegiate goal his sophomore year against Clemson. Ibikunle has a love for his sport and for his teammates.

When did you start playing soccer?

I think it was about when I was four back in Montclair, N.J., for the Kinder Kickers. That was the soccer league for kids that were very young. My dad got me involved and I had an older brother that played soccer so I just sort of followed after him.

Why did you choose Wake Forest?

In 2007 they won the national championship and I was at that game with my club team. I just loved the way they played and just sort of told myself I wanted to play for them.

I played pretty well down there and after that Wake contacted me and it was kind of like a dream come true. Then I visited and met former captain Danny Wenzel and current professional soccer player Corben Bone. When I was hanging out with them it was like I was already a part of the team. I also was hanging out with Ike Opara and you would think these guys would be intimidating, but they were some of the friendliest people I’ve met.

What are your hobbies?

I love my sneakers. I have a lot of sneakers. I wear all of them but I’d say I collect a decent amount of sneakers too. And I love playing FIFA. Adrian Martino/Old Gold & Black

Personal Profile Hometown: Wynnewood, Pa. High School: St. Joseph’s Prep Position: Defender Birthdate: May 2, 1992

What is your favorite part of being on the Wake Forest men’s soccer team?

I’d say it’s probably the family aspect. Of course it’s to win — I came here to win — but all those guys are like brothers to me and I would do anything for them. That was a big reason I actually came, the family aspect.

How do you think this season is going so far?

It’s going well. Right now we’re tied for first in the ACC with Maryland and we’re still undefeated in

the ACC and we hope to keep that going. We have a big week coming up, we’re headed to Akron and Maryland, two very big games and we’ve got to get results.

Is there a certain responsibility that comes with being a senior on the team?

Yeah, leadership. It’s almost like being a senior you know what Coach [Vidovich] expects and you’ve been through a lot of situations, so if something happens he expects us to be able to step up and play our part. Also, seniors are supposed to represent philosophies and models.

Do you have any pregame rituals?

After the team meal, I head straight to the training room and then I kind of just go on one of the benches and lay down on there, put my headphones on and I always play the song “Million Voices” and then some African jams come on.

After like 50 minutes of chilling, I get up, polish my boots, take a shower, then I get ready, walk on to the field and it’s almost game time.

What is the dynamic like between the defenders and the goalie?

We practice together, we figure out each other’s tendencies, we know each other’s tendencies. We trust each other and believe in each other and that’s very important for defenders and goalies to succeed.

Is it tough balancing soccer with school?

It’s tough and it’s challenging, but that’s not an excuse. We have morning practices before class but at the end of the day that’s what we signed up for so you just have to get it done.

What do you love most about soccer?

What do I love most about soccer … that’s a very tough question. I just love the game, how it all fits together.

It’s awesome from my perspective as a defender, to block a shot or tackle but it’s also great to watch a forward score a beautiful goal. It’s just really beautiful how it all comes together.

What do you hope to do after you graduate from Wake? Is soccer still in your future?

I hope to be playing pro soccer. That’s the goal, but I’m not really worried about that. Just focused on the team and winning and the rest will work itself out.

Deac Notes Statue of Arnold Palmer will be unveiled on Friday, Oct. 18

Women’s tennis with dominating showing at Wake Forest Invitational

This Friday, Oct. 18, the Wake Forest athletic community will unveil a new statue of Arnold Palmer, one of the most successful golfers to ever play the game.

Palmer, a former Wake Forest golfer, has shaped the face of Wake Forest Golf through his devotion to the university and the development of the golfers. ­Most importantly, Palmer was instrumental in the construction and design of the new golf center on campus. The statue will live at the Arnold Palmer Golf Complex on the university’s campus.

In late September, the women’s tennis team cruised to convincing victories at the Wake Forest Invitational. Sophomore Kasey Gardiner, junior Karen Forman, freshman Kimmy Guerin, sophomore Andrea Retolaza Andrade and senior Brigita Bercyte all won their singles matches while Guerin and Andrade teamed up to win their doubles match over their competitors from East Tennessee University.

To continue their fall schedule, women’s tennis will compete in the ITA Carolina Regional and the Illinois Invitational.

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back Merrill Noel, the latter of whom also forced a fumble to give the Deacs the ball in the fourth quarter. The opportunistic defense paved the way for the offense to display its dominance as well, and two players in particular made the most of the opportunity.

Senior quarterback Tanner Price had a turnover-free game and was sacked only once, but the real highlight of his performance on Saturday was the number of times — and ways — he reached the end zone. His four-yard touchdown run in the second quarter gave the Deacons a 17-3 lead; his four-yard touchdown reception from senior flanker Michael Campanaro with 1:21 left in the first half expanded the lead to 24-3; and his 10-yard touchdown pass to Campanaro in the third quarter made the lead 31-10.

This made Price the first ACC player to run, pass, and catch for a touchdown since Clemson’s C.J. Spiller in 2009, and the first player ever to do it for Wake Forest.

“I thought that was pretty neat,” Price said of the hat trick.

“I don’t think a lot of people have done that, so it was kind of a once in a lifetime thing.”

Price’s trifecta, however, was not the only historic event that occurred on Saturday. With a 12-yard catch late in the fourth quarter, Campanaro became Wake Forest’s all-time record holder for career receptions.

“That last catch, they really made me work for it,” Campanaro said. “But I’m just thankful Coach Grobe was trying to get me that last catch. I have to thank Tanner Price. He’s been with me since we started playing ball. So I thank him for all the catches. It was tough, but I wouldn’t want to have it any other way.”

Price, who passed to Campanaro for the record-breaking catch, was honored to be a part of the momentous occasion.

“That was really exciting,” Price said. “We had to work pretty hard at the end to get him the ball. I was really happy

that he made that catch. It’s exciting for him and he’s a great kid and he really deserves that, so I’m really proud of him and happy for him.”

With his 217th career reception, Campanaro broke Desmond Clark’s school record of 216 receptions from 199598.

“I remember playing as Desmond Clark in Madden growing up as a middle schooler,” Campanaro said. “It’s just an honor to break someone like Desmond Clark’s record. He had a great NFL career. That’s just special.”

While tremendous credit obviously goes to the players for their execution, the Wake Forest coaching staff also had its best game of the season on Saturday. With plays in the empty backfield, continued short passes in place of a running game, and two clutch trick plays, the offensive play calling was the best it has been all season.

“I think more than anything else it’s about trying to find Tanner’s comfort zone,” Grobe said. “I think he is more comfortable sitting in the pocket throwing the football. He runs well enough to be an option quarterback, but we had issues on the perimeter pitching the ball and some issues getting out of the mesh and pulling the ball when he should keep it. I think the offensive coaches have really done a good job of putting together an offense that Tanner is getting comfortable with.”

The Deacs have their work cut out for them as they head to Coral Gables, Fla., this week to face No. 12 Miami. But their momentum from the past and optimism about the future have given them more drive and determination than they’ve had all season.

“I think the biggest thing was we just kept our momentum from the NC State game,” Whitlock said. “We struggled in the beginning of the season just playing with intensity and I just think the biggest thing was we got the juice back…

It’s really good to be able to come out against Maryland and just show the world, show the nation, and show the ACC that we’re not down yet.”

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NHL: Culture leaves hockey on the fringe Continued from Page 10

history of sports — an average of 35.9 million viewers watched that NBA final. Keep in mind, these averages represent per game averages.

In summary, the ratio of the 2013 Stanley Cup viewers (the most-watched Stanley Cup of all time) to the 2013 NBA Finals (the second-most-watched NBA Final of all time) is 0.219, or 21.9 percent. The ratio of the Bruins and Blackhawks Stanley Cup viewers to the Celtics and Lakers NBA Final (2010) is 0.161, or 16.1 percent. Both significantly favor the NBA. These numbers tell us something. They tell us that there’s something more attractive about the NBA than the NHL. In a sense, the culture of the NBA reflects our modern-day culture. We love to focus on individual talent and individual results and, more significantly, we devote our attention to top-tier cliques and groups. The NBA most certainly has this and the NHL most certainly does not.

First and foremost, today’s NBA revolves around the game’s best player, LeBron James. Whether or not James attempts to live somewhat privately, the media harasses him constantly and follows his every move.

If anyone watches an NBA game, it’s easy and frankly uncomfortable to hear Jeff Van Gundy, the lead NBA Finals commentator, favor James and always credit him with aiding his team no matter what happens. Mike Miller could drain an unassisted three and Van Gundy would somehow find a way to credit James.

“Look at the setup by LeBron,” he’ll scream. “You have to recognize the play, once again, by LeBron James!”

Meanwhile, James is on the other side of the floor jabbing with the man defending him.

And, collectively, we love this! We’re all about the individual and the best players in the game. It’s all about LeBron, it’s all about Kobe Bryant, it’s all about him and him and him.

Not them, him, in case you didn’t follow.

Perhaps this explains why the NHL suffers in competition with the NBA when it comes to television viewership.

No one wants to see the fast-paced play of the puck moving from stick to stick or the sound of skates slashing through the ice.

No one wants to talk about how it takes four full lines, a solid defensive core of six skaters and a brick wall of a goalie to win a championship.

No one embraces the culture of hockey, where a blue-collar effort, big hits and sticking up for teammates by dropping the gloves not only produces winning organizations but solidifies reputations on and off the ice.

The NHL’s best commentator, Mike “Doc” Emerick, is a wonderful play-by-play man because he’s perfected the art of announcing the game the way the culture of the game dictates it should be announced. He never singles out players or credits particular players where credit is due elsewhere.

He doesn’t have Van Gundy syndrome.

And it’s fact that the NHL has players who are up to the same caliber as LeBron James (Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, Patrick Kane, Evgeni Malkin, Claude Giroux, Jonathon Toews, Jonathon Quick) with respect to their own sport. But no one would ever know due to the selfless, teamoriented, team-before-man mentality that echoes throughout the players, coaches, front offices, commentators, endorsers and viewers of hockey.

Steven A. Smith would probably have an argument and Skip Bayless would probably go nuts and say something stupid.

But that’s just our culture today. We love what the NBA exudes. Maybe it’s just easier to keep an eye on a basketball

than a hockey puck. Maybe it’s cooler to see a slam-dunk by someone who’s 6’8” than follow a well-orchestrated power play goal that derives from one-touch passes that lead to a slapper from the hash marks that bangs the crossbar down into the goal.

Or maybe it’s best to keep this whole thing quiet and allow hockey to remain the best-kept secret in sports.

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Heavy travel demands create unique routine

Women’s soccer adapts to unusual study habits as they embark on extensive road trips

BY MIKE ZAVAGNO Staff Writer zavamd11@wfu.edu

For the Wake Forest women’s soccer team, Fall Break was a different kind of holiday.

As students eagerly put Winston-Salem in the rearview mirror, the squad welcomed the sight of campus with open arms. They relaxed in their rooms, loitered in the library, and settled inside Spry Stadium.

They were home. Finally.

After returning from Clemson, S.C., this Sunday, the Wake Forest women’s soccer team will have traveled nearly 10,000 miles across three different time zones for a mere eight road games.

The distance traveled is the most in the regular season since the 2005-06 campaign, which included trips to Washington State, Oregon State, Miami, Boston College, and Ohio State.

The Deacs’ grueling travel schedule has taken a toll, but none greater than denying them access from the place most vital to any college education—the classroom.

“You can find us studying anywhere,” said senior Aubrey Bledsoe, who has made the All-ACC Academic Team in each of her three seasons as a Demon Deacon. “We take over the [hotel] lobbies and hallways. We are pretty studious and we make our own study halls.”

Although the rigors of attending a top-25 institution are only intensified by the demanding travel schedule, the team cites Wake Forest’s communal atmosphere as the main factor in their continued academic success.

“Other students have been very helpful giving us notes for the classes we miss,” said freshman forward Caroline Wootten.

Furthermore, in an effort to bridge the gap between athletes and professors, the women’s soccer program has employed Wake Forest faculty members as guest coaches

for individual home games. Although they are not logging the miles, these professors get an inside look at the timeintensive schedule of game day.

“Teachers are willing to work with us,” said Bledsoe. “I have a lot of professors who record the lectures and send me the notes. They are definitely very accommodating and helpful in making sure we don’t get behind.”

However, a recorded class played through headphones in a noisy hotel lobby or scribbled notes read on a crowded plane cannot replicate the experience of the classroom.

“It is really a challenging task to negotiate the rigors of Wake and be a dedicated athlete,” said Associate Professor of Sociology Dr. Ana-Maria Wahl.

“The athletes’ success in the classroom depends on their dedication to their goals and having faculty take these goals seriously.”

The women of the Wake soccer team have learned to address and adapt to this truth over time.

This past week, after a school-record four-game conference road-trip, the athletes finally had the chance to become students once again, attending class for an entire week without interruption.

“It had been hard because I had to miss my WednesdayFriday class two weeks in a row,” said Wootten. “It was nice to have that last full week, especially with Fall Break, to catch up on all of our work.”

Yet, as the sun began to set Wednesday evening, a long shadow fell over the practice fields at Spry Stadium.

Assistant coach Mike Calabretta called out set pieces as midfielder Riley Ridgik fired cross after cross into the box.

Bledsoe’s voice rang loud across the grass field, screaming “Wake” or “Forest” as directions to her defensive backfield.

Many of them did not even notice the origin of the shadow, the white bus, arrive outside the fenced wall at Spry Stadium.

The white bus that had become as much of a home this season as Collins Hall and as much of a classroom as Tribble.

For the first time in nearly two weeks, the Wake Forest women’s soccer team would take to the road again, the welcome sight of Winston-Salem a distant memory.

“Traveling is just what I know,” said Wootten.

“It’s part of my routine now.”

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President Hatch: college athletics on the right path Continued from Page 10 Here our standards are high on academics and character. There are just a lot of players that Jim Grobe won’t bring here because it’s not a good fit. I could see why if you’re an NFL prospect, going to a place like Clemson could be more attractive than going here.

Do you look to schools like Stanford and Northwestern as quality examples?

I think it’s wonderful that a number of privates are doing well. I think it can be done, but we have to be creative. That is certainly Ron Wellman’s philosophy.

Are you concerned about the future of college athletics, given all of the controversy that curremtly surrounds it?

College sports are more popular than ever. The total college sports market is greater than the NFL. College sports were a galvanizing force in places that didn’t have professional sports, like basketball in North Carolina or Kentucky or the growth of football in places like Alabama or South Carolina. So on the one hand, it’s never been stronger.

On the other, there are excesses. Baseball works well because you can go to the minor leagues or college. There is a problem when college becomes the substitute for minor leagues and people who really don’t have any interest are shoehorned into it.

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President Hatch was elected to lead the NCAA Division One board in August of 2012.

What do you think about the one-and-done model in basketball?

I think it’s a bad thing. It makes it easier for the NBA if they don’t have to recruit high school players. It’s one of the big goals of the board and NCAA President Mark Emmert to try to get that changed. But it’s very complicated and usually it’s financial

issues that take front and center with the NBA. I would even go so far, and this is just a crazy idea, but if they’re never going to change it then just do away with freshman eligibility for college basketball.

By the time your tenure ends, what do you hope to have accomplished?

Simplifying the governance. The biggest danger for the NCAA is that the five major conferences become so hamstrung by the smaller ones that they eventually say we need a new organization and leave the NCAA. Now, none of them want to do that.

But I think that would only happen if we don’t move to a more confederation-style model that gives them more control in things like football. I’m fully confident that the NCAA will hang together.

Do you think the NCAA needs to maintain its regulatory standards?

The NCAA, a year ago, passed some legislation to deregulate some things. For instance, they thought they shouldn’t limit the number of people who can do recruiting. Suddenly, schools from the Big Ten and SEC came back and said, “No, we need to be regulated.” It was rumored that Alabama was going to hire 10 full-time recruiters. So, basically, schools want to be regulated but then the rub comes when the NCAA has to crack down.

Do you still plan to maintain an administrative level of involvement in college athletics in the future?

I don’t know, but I doubt if I’ll have any formally. One thing I can’t afford is the time. I mean it’s interesting but my first job is with Wake Forest. I’ve always been a big college fan, I grew up in Columbia, S.C., and went to high school on the campus of USC. I was privileged to work at places like Notre Dame and Wake Forest, places that have great traditions in sports.

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President’s Ball

BY ANNIE JOHNSON Life Editor johnae0@wfu.edu The semiannual President’s Ball is the more formal time to welcome back alumni and see your fellow classmates in a nicer setting than a frat basement. It only happens once every two years so it’s not to be missed.

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Prez Ball is like the college-version of prom, except you don’t need a date or corsage.

Girls, break our your short semi-formal dresses that are too nice for a tailgate. Guys, stick to a shirt, tie and jacket. Black and gold is recommended, but not required.

Transportation is provided by the University. Buses shuttle students from Benson to the Joel so there’s no hassle and you can leave at any time you like.

Free food is provided. In addition to your standard hors d’oeuvres, there is usually a cheese smorgasboard and a fondue fountain. There’s a cash bar available for those 21 and over.

Live band Hot Sauce, will be headlining for entertainment. Hit the dance floor and practice your shagging skills.

If swing dancing isn’t really your thing, DJ Spurge Carter will also be throwing down fresh beats to keep the partying going until 1 a.m.

Students, alumni, faculty, staff and administration are all invited to Prez Ball, so take the time to get to know those faces you see on campus but never get to talk to.

Best of all, the entire event is free. Be sure to bring your student ID and/or a state ID if you are consuming alcohol or bringing a non-WFU guest.

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BY NICK WELDON Sports Editor weldnr11@wfu.edu

It can be extremely intimidating trying to navigate an alumni tailgate, like the one before the Homecoming game.

Here are some tips to help you feel more comfortable tailgating amidst the Homecoming hullabaloo.

The Demon Deacons take on the Maryland Terrapins this weekend at BB&T field. The Demon Deacons have won three in a row at home against Maryland and four of the last seven in the series.

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Try to connect with the younger alumni. Many of the alumni will probably be recent Wake Forest graduates that you might have seen in your classes, and some may be ones you have heard of before.

Try to make connections and talk to them about their post-Wake Forest experience. But don’t overstay your welcome, they’re probably there to reunite with their friends.

Chat up the older alumni. Parents of legacies and other alumni love to reminisce about their time at Wake. You will be amazed by some of their stories.

Plus, it’s a good opportunity to network and solicit career advice.

If the above doesn’t quite work out, go with a group of friends. There is comfort in numbers, and there’s a good chance one of your friends may know some alumni present at the tailgate.

Enjoy the music and performances. Various Greek organizations tend to go all out with live bands and musical performances, so there will doubtlessly be a lot of entertainment for you and your friends.

Eat, drink and make merry. Food and drinks will be provided at the tailgate — an excellent accompaniment to the musical performances and ambience of the tailgate.

Wear black and gold.

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Kick off is at 3:30 p.m. Be sure to make it into the stadium a little earlier than usual. As much fun as the tailgates are, the seats for the Homecoming game fill up fast.

The Homecoming Court is presented at halftime.

The 20 nominees will be introduced and the peer-elected King and Queen will be crowned.

Be active on social media. Snap a picture of you and your friends at the game or anywhere else celebrating Homecoming. The best Instagrams, Vines and Facebook cover photos with the tag #wfuhc will be entered in a contest to win prizes.

If you want to impress your fellow Deacs with your immense football knowledge, be sure to know these facts heading into the game. Head coach Jim Grobe is just one win shy of tying the university record for career victories with 77.

On a similar note, senior wide receiver Michael Campanaro is just 11 receptions short of passing Desmond Clark for the school record of 216 receptions. Through the Deacons’ first six contests, Campanaro currently leads the entire Atlantic Coast Conference with an average of 8.8 catches per game. A win against the Terrapins would push the Deacons to 4-3 on the year and give them their second win in the ACC. Graphic by Annie Johnson/ Old Gold & Black

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Event Review | NASCAR

NASCAR is a unique experience for first-timers

A NASCAR newbie heads to the Sprint Cup Series in Charlotte to see what all the fuss is about

BY HILARY BURNS Editor-in-chief burnhs0@wfu.edu Being from Boston, the extent of my NASCAR knowledge stems from Will Ferrell’s comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Or at least that was the case before last weekend.

On Saturday, Oct. 12, my friends and I headed south to Charlotte for the Sprint Cup Series, which is apparently a pretty big deal. The one other girl in the group and I were optimistic about this cultural experience. In other words, we had no idea what we were in for.

And an experience it was. We arrived at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on a bus from Charlotte. We were ready to go, donning our most American attire — Harley Davidson and Cookout T-shirts.

As we approached the Speedway we passed thousands of RVs parked in what appeared to be the largest tailgate of all time.

Seriously, this thing put Carolina Cup to shame.

We hopped off the bus and dragged our classy, Styrofoam coolers along with us. We walked through a parking lot filled with

vendors from Papa Johns, Krispy Kreme and of course, Bojangles. Then after a few hours of tailgating and eating all-American foods we headed into the event to watch the Goo Goo Dolls perform before the race.

As we walked through security one of the guards stopped my friend and checked in his cooler and asked him, “Why are you so lame, where is the rest of your beer?” The NFL should seriously take a few pointers from NASCAR’s “12-inch cooler of beer encouraged” policy.

We shuffled to our seats and enjoyed a view of the racetrack. We all sang along as The Goo Goo Dolls performed their hit songs from the 90s: “Iris,” “Broadway” and “Slide.”

And then to my horror they announced an impromptu tight-wire act, hundreds of feet above the racetrack.

A brother and sister duo crossed the tightrope before climbing over one another to make it to the other side. This unexpected intro was just as random as it seems here. Finally the opening ceremonies of fireworks, a military flyover and the National Anthem began.

And then it was game time. Now of course I imagined a NASCAR race would be loud but no one could have prepared me for this noise. My friend elbowed me and asked why every other person around us had headsets on when I realized we made a grave mistake. The cars zipped around that left turn over and over again and for

some reason I never got used to the noise.

My friends and I could only communicate by typing messages into our phones and passing them around for everyone to see.

Soon, after about 36 laps around the track out of a total of 334, I started to wonder about the purpose of this sport. Nothing happened. Cars rarely passed each other, no one crashed and you couldn’t hear anyone cheer if you tried. I looked around and

wondered how every other person in the stadium seemed so engaged and unaffected by the noise.

After about 10 more minutes I realized my friends felt the same way so we called it a day and headed back to Charlotte.

I’m glad I have this authentic, Southern experience under my belt but I’m not so sure I’ll be running back to a speedway anytime soon.

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Fans look on as cars race around the track of the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

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Humor Column | Multitasking

Caution: Texting while walking may cause physical harm Our need to be constantly tied to our phones makes us less attentive and puts one in harm’s way from life’s little obstacles

BY ERIN PATTERSON Social Media Editor pattee12@wfu.edu When I was 13, I spent my life savings on a Sidekick — that phone with a swivel screen from T-Mobile. That was when I first started texting while walking, because I had finally achieved that level of coolness.

We could also interpret this moment as the demise of any future pretense of gracefulness. I’ve always been clumsy, and after a childhood of running through Florida swamps I have the battle scars to prove it. Granted, I’ve never actually been physically scarred by walking and texting, but I do tend to develop bumps and bruises all over my body from running into things.

For example, I once walked into the back of a staircase while texting. It was kind of like a fire escape, in that it was on the outside of a cabin and came down in the middle of the front porch. I tried to pretend like it didn’t happen, but the massive welt on my forehead didn’t really let me, or anybody else, ignore it.

I once fell down the narrow flight of stairs in the library because I was trying to tweet something witty while walking downstairs. I don’t mean to say that I missed a step and stumbled a bit. I mean that I missed a step near the top and fell down the entire flight, landing at the feet of a frightened but concerned stranger. Good news though, my phone survived the fall better than I did.

My most embarrassing instance of walking and texting happened at the beginning of this year. I was texting as I rushed through the Pit with a bowl of cereal, frantic and overwhelmed by the influx of work that I had. I plopped down into my booth and accidentally threw my phone into my cereal bowl. Of course I panicked and snatched it out of my Cheerios, only to fling it across the Pit and underneath a table full of athletes. If you thought I was ungraceful before, just picture me crawling between the muscular legs of track stars trying to salvage my milky phone.

Here at college, I’ve learned the value of pretending to look distracted by your phone as you walk past somebody you don’t want to talk to. It’s great, because messing around on your phone while you’re walking implies some sort of pressing situation that needs your immediate attention and can’t wait until you’re stationary.

Of course you can’t make awkward eye contact with your ex-boyfriend if you’re dealing with something so serious on your phone.

Realistically though, few things in life are so dire. So why do we see so many people walking around campus with their noses glued to their phones?

Personally, I think it’s just a habit. Our generation is so accustomed to having the entire world at our fingertips, literally. We enjoy being needed, receiving texts, emails and Tweets from people who want to talk to us. Whenever we aren’t actually receiving any notifications, we still have our thumbs glued to our keyboards simply because we’re used to it.

A few weeks ago, I left my phone in my room for the day, almost like a self-imposed psychology experiment to see how well I could function without my phone. As it turns out, life is good here in North Carolina. The leaves are

turning and campus is beautiful. Friends and professors wave to you more often if you’re not making constant eye contact with your phone. Besides, you’ll end up with a lot less bumps and bruises.

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Students enjoy free food, beer, champagne and wine on Hearn Plaza before a screening of The Great Gatsby. The movie on the Upper Quad was one of Student Union’s events to celebrate Homecoming week.

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Health Column | Fall Foods

Fresh foods help you stay fit for fall

Try these seasonal vegetables to keep you healthy before the holiday stress sets in

BY EMILY STRACHAN Contributing Writer straeg13@wfu.edu The fall season is one for the palette; hearty comfort stews, warm pecan pie with whipped cream, apple cider and, of course, Halloween candy. These are just some of the delicious foods that make us say “adios” to our beach bodies. With the holidays fast approaching, most people accept the leaf changing season as the beginning of the end for healthy habits.

If that’s you, think again! Don’t wait for your New Years resolution to get back into shape. Nutrition writer Joan Salge Blake points out five foods that are not only available in excess during the fall, but are also healthy.

Pears Pears, a cousin to the apple, are often forgotten. At 100 calories per serving, pears are a delicious way to spice up a fall-inspired salad. Or have a pear with a little honey for an after dinner treat.

Occasionally available at the Pit, pears are a tasty way to add fiber to your diet and lower your cholesterol all while enjoying the flavors of fall.

Spaghetti squash Variations of squash always appear on fall menus. This year, try spaghetti squash. This pasta-looking veggie is high in fiber and only 40 calories per cup. On campus, spaghetti squash may be hard to come by, but health markets such as nearby Whole Foods and Trader Joes are bound to carry spaghetti squash this time of year. Try substituting potatoes with grilled spaghetti squash and zucchini for a healthier side dish.

Mushrooms Most of us become Vitamin D deficient during the fall as the days get shorter and sunlight becomes more scarce.

Portobello mushrooms contain Vitamin D, and many are fortified with additional Vitamin D content (check grocery store labels to confirm the brand’s fortification).

Eat mushrooms to help make up for Vitamin D deficiency. Mushrooms are available at the Pit at the salad bar and at the Mongolian station. If you are ordering a burger at Shorty’s, order it on multigrain bread and with mushrooms on top.

Cauliflower Cauliflower is perhaps one of the most underestimated vegetables. Don’t let the cream color and wrinkled texture freak you out. It’s actually delicious … and nutritious. Cauliflower is only 90 calories per serving and contains glucosinolates (which help prevent cancer). The Pit often has steamed cauliflower in the Southern Kitchen or as an addition at the Mongolian Grill. The Pit also serves cauliflower au gratin, but beware of this high calorie take on a healthy vegetable.

Sweet potatoes The last, but certainly not the least, food to look out for this fall is a fan favorite — the sweet potato. It can be eaten sweet or savory and is served daily at the Pit and in the Mag Room. One sweet potato will supply you 20 percent of your daily potassium needs and can help lower blood pressure. This filling, seasonal vegetable is a must eat for your taste buds and for your health.

Whether you’re looking to maintain your current weight or trying to slim down before the holidays, pears, spaghetti squash, mushrooms, cauliflower and sweet potatoes, will keep your taste buds satisfied and your pant size in check.

Music Review | Bangerz

Miley’s newest album lacks cohesion Bangerz falls short between battling power ballads and wannabe party anthems

BY KRISTOPHER KOLB Opinion Editor kolbkl11@wfu.edu Miley Cyrus came into 2013 like a wrecking ball, leaving behind foam fingers, giant teddy bears and a much publicized tongue.

But now, the dust has settled and Cyrus’ reintroduction as a defiant pop starlet has culminated in the release of her newest studio album, Bangerz.

The album opens with the languid “Adore You,” a departure from much of the imagery Cyrus has made synonymous with her latest musical era.

At four minutes and 38 seconds, it clocks in as the album’s longest song, although it only overstays its welcome when one realizes how misleading its gentle piano medley is.

The album then segues into “We Can’t Stop,” the Mike Will Made-It produced party anthem that debuted this summer.

In the context of the album, “We Can’t Stop” feels at home with its dripping beat and proven infectiousness.

“SMS (Bangerz),” which stands for “struttin’ my stuff,” is a clunky song that, if anything, highlights the superiority of “We Can’t Stop.” Although rebellious in nature, the song never reaches its potential and criminally wastes a cameo by the legendary Miss Britney Spears.

“4x4,” while sure to be another notch in Pharrell William’s hot-streak of hit singles, is a weird urban-country hybrid that features Nelly, whose contribution sounds dated.

“My Darlin” is a drowsy song that features rapper Future, whose words provide a nice contrast to Cyrus in a surprisingly pleasant duet. Unfortunately, it feels familiar following similar collaborations with acts like Rihanna and Ciara.

The album then transitions into the chart-topping “Wrecking Ball,” a dominating ballad that demands attention away from the cacophony that surrounds it. Its placement between two extremely contemporary urban-influence songs illustrates its lack of cohesion with the rest of the album and Cyrus’ current image, despite what the uncomfortably sexual music video would lead one to believe.

“Love Money Party” and “#GETITRIGHT” offer two very different sides to Cyrus, echoing the dichotomy present in the entirety of the album. The former offers a trippy beat and a serviceable guest spot from rapper Big Sean. The latter breezes along at a light to mid tempo, demonstrating its potential as a future spring break anthem.

“Drive” acts as the antithesis to “Wrecking Ball,” allowing Miley to deconstruct the end of a relationship in one of the album’s better songs.

By “FU,” the album ventures into selfparodying territory with incomprehensible lyrics that fall apart early on and never quite recover. The song’s big reveal is not particularly clever and is delivered without the confidence needed for its screamalong chorus.

“Do My Thang,” the boldest declaration of rebellion on the album acts as perhaps the most accurate descriptor of Cyrus’ current antics. will.i.am helps to create a surprisingly catchy song that offers the most innocent fun on the album.

“Maybe You’re Right” sees Cyrus attempting to atone for her actions in a ballad that calls for forgiveness from a lover, although her admission of “You might think I’m crazy/Maybe you’re right!” can also serve as an olive branch to her listening audience.

“Someone Else” closes the album, and the story of a doomed relationship.

Unfortunately, its density prevents the listener from truly relating to it.

This all adds up to a middling album that doesn’t take full advantage of a bevy of famous producers and one admittedly talented vocalist. We are left with a dearth of real, club-friendly #bangerz and a series of ballads that offer nothing unique .

While 2013 may be Miley’s year, it certainly isn’t because of her music.

And that’s a shame.

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Post-Midterm Celebrations

Here are some ideas on how to celebrate the end of midterms before the next set of exams roll around: 1. Go shopping Head over to Hanes Mall with friends and spend an entire day shopping or treat yourself to some online browsing.

2. Catch up with all of your TV shows You finally have time to get up to date with your favorite TV shows and watch all the episodes you’ve missed.

3. Cook something complicated Make an apple pie or lasagna by yourself or with friends off campus. The best part is eating it all up afterwards.

4. Go downtown Hang out in Camino Bakery or get some dinner downtown — it’s a great place to people-watch 5. Sleep Catch up on all the zZz’s you lost pulling those all-nighters this week.

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Fall drink guide

An exploration of seasonal brews from Foothills Brewery and DIY cocktails

BY SYDNEY LETO Staff Writer letosb0@wfu.edu There is something special about fall drinks, especially when it comes to beer.

Some people routinely buy the same sixpack for football games, but on a night where the cold pinches your cheeks and the sky gets dark before dinner, a good craft beer can offer something different but equally as satisfying.

“It’s not just drinking in particular,” said Diana Robson, manager of Foothills Brewery. “It’s about certain seasonal flavors that bring back memories of Thanksgiving, family togetherness and the pumpkin pie your mom makes.“ According to Robson, these flavors include cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and pumpkin. These autumnal flavors are found in many of Foothills’ seasonal brews.

With its high ceilings, live music, friendly servers and bi-weekly trivia night, Foothills is one of several fun places downtown to grab drinks with friends. At this time of the year, the brewery features its Cottonwood Pumpkin Spiced Ale that uses real pumpkin puree and smells strongly of cinnamon and clove.

But just like certain tastes and smells tie in with the holidays and colder weather, the color is also a notable feature.

Foothills offers several darker beers all year long, but their greater body makes them more fit for the fall.

“Some people confuse darker beers as stronger,” Robson said, “but it’s actually that the grain is roasted longer.”

The People’s Porter is a dark brown color, commonly described as smelling of chocolate and sweet toffee, and is actually quite smooth.

Next is the Seeing Double IPA. Sure, it’s twice as alcoholic as any other beer you will find on tap (9.5 percent ABV), but its bitter, full bodied taste is guaranteed to blur your vision, if that’s what you’re going for.

Luckily for me, I met plenty of helpful mentors at Winston-Salem’s local brewery. If you’re looking to grab a few bottles at the grocery store, however, be prepared to weed through a vast and growing pumpkin patch of fall brews.

Craft beer makers have certainly noticed the demand for seasonal specials like pumpkin. Outside of the candy aisle your eyes can still be properly assaulted by the color orange or the image of the winter squash as you skim over the refrigerators.

Of course, not all pumpkin beers are equal, but through

trial and error I have documented several success stories.

New Belgian Brewing Company’s Pumpkick came as a pleasant surprise to me as I stared at the wall of artfully designed bottles in Whole Foods. I was feeling overwhelmed when an employee came by to grab a few bottles for himself. He seemed enthusiastic about the newest arrival, mainly for its higher alcohol content of about 6 percent, so I figured I should be too.

This pumpkin beer truly had a kick due to the clever addition of cranberry juice. Though slightly tart, the taste turned out to be shockingly good.

Other seasonal stars found at the pricey organic grocer include Uinta’s Punk’n Harvest Ale (4 percent ABV) from Utah and Southern Tier’s Pumking (8.6 percent ABV) made in New York.

Common beers such as Blue Moon or Dogfish Head also make a pumpkin beer, but there are far too many craft experiences waiting to be had and plenty of local watering holes in which you can find them.

Beer not your thing? Check out our do-it-yourself guide to fall cocktail recipes below and visit our website for a video on how to make an Omaha Sour, courtesy of Tate’s Cocktails.

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Ingredients: 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 cinnamon stick 2 cups apple cider, chilled 1/4 cup cinnamon spice simple syrup 4-6 scoops vanilla ice cream 1 cup Crabbie’s Ginger Beer (optional) 2 ounces bourbon (optional)

Ingredients: 2 ounces orange juice 12 ounces apple cider 2 ounces Grand Marnier (optional) 2 ounces of your favorite gold tequila (optional) 3 tablespoons cinnamon 3 tablespoons sugar orange segments for rimming glass apple slices (cut width-wise) cinnamon sticks

Directions: To make the syrup, combine the water, pumpkin spice, granulated sugar and cinnamon stick in a small saucepan. Place it over medium-high heat and allow the mixture to cook until the sugar is dissolved, stirring frequently about 2-3 minutes. Once the sugar is completely dissolved, turn off the heat and allow the syrup to cool to room temperature.

After it’s cool, strain it through a fine mesh strainer into a clean container. Cover the container and store it in the fridge until you’re ready to use it.

For the floats, place 2-3 scoops of vanilla ice cream in each mug.

Combine the apple cider, cinnamon spice simple syrup, ginger beer and bourbon in a pitcher and stir. Pour the apple cider mixture over the ice cream in the mugs. Serve with a straw and a spoon. Yields two drinks.

Directions: On a small plate, stir together 6 tablespoons of sugar and 3 tablespoons of cinnamon.

Run an orange slice around the edge of each glass and press the rim into the cinnamon sugar mixture (the juice from the orange is what makes the sugar stick to the rim — you can use a lemon or lime in the same fashion). Fill the glasses with ice and set them aside.

In a cocktail shaker, combine 1 cup of ice with the orange juice, apple cider, Grand Marnier and tequila, and shake. Pour the drink through a strainer into the ice filled glasses (using fresh ice in your drink keeps it extra cold — the ice from the shaker may have cracked and will melt faster). Garnish with apple slices and cinnamon sticks.

Yields two drinks.

Recipes courtesy of cardstore.com