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Why do students who have it all risk everything?

By Ashton Astbury | Editor-in-chief

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Every Sunday, the hashtag #blackoutdrunk comes alive with tweets that express Twitter users’ blackout experiences from the previous weekend. “do you remember climbing a tree lastnight? ..

Cause I don’t .. #blackoutdrunk,” one tweeter wrote.

“I need someone to help me re-trace my steps from last night... Any takers? #blackoutdrunk,” another user tweeted.

While these tweets may seem funny at first, every other student at Wake Forest has been drunk enough to the point that they have no memory of their actions. And the repercussions can be far greater

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Voices speaks on benefits of service

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Lack of ND tickets stirs up controversy

By Ian Rutledge | Staff writer

On Nov. 5, the Demon Deacon football team has the rare opportunity of playing against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

This is a historic first time matchup between the two teams, which kicks off a home-and-home game series that will be concluded on Nov. 7, 2015 when the Deacons visit Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ill. However, this matchup will not be the only historic first-time event to take place at this game.

For the first time ever, the Athletic Department will be capping the number of available student tickets at 1,000 tickets.

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A few hundred Winston-Salem residents gathered at the corner of Stratford and Knollwood, outside of a Bank of America, in order to protest corporate greed and unfair practices as part of the “Occupy” movement.

By Renee Slawsky | Executive news editor

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Shriver focused on service-learning and benefits of helping others.

By David Inczauskis | Contributing writer

Mark Shriver, vice-president of Save the Children and son of the first director of the Peace Corps, came to campus to inspire Wake Forest students to serve the world community by supporting and participating in the Peace Corps.

Shriver lauded the university’s 200 plus Peace Corps volunteers while challenging students and faculty to aim higher.

Part of the Voices of Our Time speaker series, the event “Mission to Serve” took place at 6 p.m. Oct. 13 in Wait Chapel. The year 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps and the death of its first director, Sargent Shriver, Mark Shriver’s father.

Despite the nostalgic, sentimental comments concerning his father’s death, Shriver maintained a positive and motivational tone that focused on one of his father’s most inspirational quotes, “If they mean to have peace, let it begin here.”

Shriver applauded the continuing efforts of the Peace Corps, calling it “the most enduring legacy of the Kennedy administration.”

Nevertheless, according to Shriver, the Peace Corps faces many challenges in its sixth decade of activity: funding problems, unfaithful political maneuvering and insufficient numbers.

“If we really believe in peace, then why do we spend less on the Peace Corps than on the marching band of the U.S. Army?” Shriver said, questioning the U.S. government’s monetary distribution.

Additionally, Shriver’s speech emphasized the morality of peace and service, calling all Americans to action. He viewed the Peace Corps as a prime example of how pacifistic change is truly a grassroots movement.

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On Oct. 16, Winston-Salem residents gathered outside of the Bank of America branch on Stratford and Knollwood to protest against economic inequality and corporate greed.

“We are here because we are sick and tired of getting the short stick economically while the men in corner offices are crying over the fact that they are getting paid 2 percent less this year,” local Wilner Robbs said.

This “Occupy Winston-Salem” event is part of the larger movement called “Occupy Wall Street,” which began in Zuccotti Park in New York City

Sept. 17. Since then, the movement has spread to over 70 major cities and 600 smaller communities across the nation.

The movement was started by a Canadian activist group called Adbusters that claims to have gotten their inspiration from the Arab Spring, particularly the Egyptian Revolution during which a maintained protest was held in Tahrir Square.

“I am really proud of us Americans all around the country,” local Billy Towner said, “that we are standing up against the corporate powers and getting our voices heard.”

According to the OccupyWinston-Salem website (occupywinstonsalem.org), Bank of America

was chosen as a site for protest because it was the one company that was a repeated source of frustration in the community.

“In addition to standing together against these practices, we are encouraging our neighbors to move their money from large, multinational banks to locally owned financial institutions (credit unions and banks),” a post on the event blog read.

“Taking control of our capital will help end the power these banks wield on a national level.”

“In one of our General Meeting Sessions, which we have had every week since we decided to start

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DKE honors tragic death of Napolitano

By Greta Spangenburg | Staff writer

For current students and returning alumni, Homecoming is a remembrance of the past and an experience of the new. But for the brothers of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, this year’s three-day annual event was all that and more.

On Oct. 14, brothers hosted the First Annual Nick Napolitano President’s Cup at Old Salem Country Club to commemorate the life of alumnus Nicholas Val Napolitano, who passed away in a tragic accident on Aug. 7.

The 14 fraternity brothers who participated in the golf tournament sported matching blue polo shirts with Nick’s initials embroidered over the chest. The honoring of Nick’s legacy did not stop there, however.

“The events we planned were the least we could do to honor Nick as a brother and best friend,” fellow pledge brother William Bissell said. “He was a fearless leader who had the biggest heart, and he loved his time at Wake Forest more than anyone I know.”

Over 30 alumni and undergraduate students gathered at the DKE

house on Polo Road after the golf tournament for the dedication of a Willow Oak tree planted on the property in recognition of Nick’s many contributions to the fraternity.

“Nick was way more than a fraternity brother to all of us, he was our leader before and after his presidency,” the chapter president William Myers said.

“And more than that, he was everyone’s best friend. This tree is dedicated to him so that future Dekes will always remember how much Nick meant to all of us.”

The commemoration continued Saturday morning as around 50 of Nick’s friends gathered in Benson for a catered brunch and slide show presentation created by alumni Andrew Adams and Chris Murray.

“The hardest part of creating the slide show was selecting from the hundreds of pictures on Facebook that were taken of Nick,” Murray said. “It really goes to show just how many people were able to experience Nick’s fun-loving attitude.”

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Photo courtesy of Greta Spangenburg

DKE fraternity brothers held a golf tournament, among many other activities, in honor of Nick Napolitano.

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Robert F. Kennedy Lecture

Brieflies Lecture addresses ethics in business, healthcare and law Marjorie Benbow (JD/MBA ‘99), from WFU, will deliver a talk at 4:00 p.m. Oct. 26 in Worrell 1312.

The talk is sponsored by the BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism. Benbow regularly speaks and consults as an expert in science and research management, health policy, and ethics. The lecture will address the combination of law and business as well as the importance of leading an organization with a primary focus on ethics.

Four women poets read from new WFU Press anthology At 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in the Kulynych Auditorium at the Welcome Center, four female poets will kick off the Wake Forest Women’s Anthology Tour 2011: Voices From Ireland. The four writers featured are Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Leontia Flynn, Rita Ann Higgins and Caitríona O’Reilly. The reading will be followed by a reception featuring music from The Belfast Boys and Irish food. The poets will be available to sign copies of Wake Forest Book of Irish Woman’s Poetry, which will be for sale. They will also be selling signed broadsides (there will be four different kinds- each featuring a poem from each of the poets on tour).

While the tour is launching in Winston-Salem, it will continue in Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York and Berkeley. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Forrest at forrep8@wfu.edu.

Winston-Salem Symphony will perform Queen tribute concert The Winston-Salem Symphony is presenting We Will Rock You! The Music of Queen as part of its Plugged-in Pops Series at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Reynolds Auditorium, 301 N. Hawthorne Road.

The Symphony will be holding a “glam rock” costume contest in conjunction with the concert. Attendees should come dressed in their favorite Queen or other rock star costume. Prizes will be given out at the concert.

Tickets range from $15– $60 and are available in advance by calling the Symphony Box Office at (336)464-0145 or online at www.wssymphony.org.

Rally against Amendment One to be held in Greensboro Oct. 29 A group of university students have organized a rally to be held Oct. 29 in Greensboro against Amendment One, a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. A referendum on the amendment will be occurring next March. For more information, go to rallytounite.weebly.com

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State of the University Address First day of Final Exams

How did you decide to become a teacher in health education?

I did not set out to be a teacher. Growing up my mother was an elementary school teacher and I was always asked if I would follow in her footsteps. ‘Never!’ was my answer. Well, never say never! I am blessed to be in such a rewarding profession. As a graduate student at Wake Forest, I was a graduate instructor for the HES 101 class. Through that experience, as well as others, I discovered how much I enjoyed teaching. When the opportunity arose to return to Wake, I couldn’t turn it down.

You have the distinction of having taught every student at Wake Forest. Does this give you a unique teaching perspective?

The move toward teaching every student at Wake sort of just happened. We were trying to standardize the HES 100 course, and what better way than with one instructor? At the time, first-year enrollment was a few hundred lower and more manageable in the sections offered.

I must say I was better at remembering names earlier on than I am today. The struggle is being able to give personal attention to every student in a large health course. My hope is that each student feels he/she is an important part of the class and that they feel empowered to take control of their health. It is cool to say that I taught Chris Paul, Lee Norris, Josh Howard, Riley Skinner, Bill Haas, Giz Womak, etc.!

How do you try and keep HES classes fresh and exciting, for both you as a teacher and students?

With a new group of students in each section every eight weeks, the class stays fresh for me.

Health information is always evolving, so stay-

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ing current keeps it interesting for me and the better decisions students can make regarding students. I try to be as energetic and engaged in their health. my fifth lecture as I am in my first lecture on the topic — the students deserve it!

Do you think there is a dangerous drinking culture on campus, and has it increased in You tackle topics like drinking, sexual prac- recent years? tices, and drug use. Have you noticed any shifts in student responses to these topics Yes and yes. I have seen changes over the years over the years? since I have been teaching. It was rare to hear of students presenting to Student Health for imStudents seem very interested in learning mediate alcohol concerns, now it seems like an more about these topics. Many come in with every weekend occurrence. the attitude that they are well aware of healthy The Medical Amnesty Policy is important so practices and risks from high school, but they students do not hesitate to access care, howare not in high school anymore. We talk openly ever, I wish they wouldn’t get in the position about these topics. These are real world topics where they need to access it at all. In the classthat they may be dealing with now, some for room, our “clicker” surveys indicate that binge the first time. drinking is a common behavior among those who drink.

Is it ever uncomfortable to teach these topics?

Many students are startled to see that we are higher than the national averages in binge Not uncomfortable for me, though sometimes drinking and the problematic behaviors associI get a “deer in the headlights” expression from ated (blackouts, regretted behavior, etc.) Now the students when we talk about sex. Openly that they are aware, it gives them an opportudiscussing these topics makes them less taboo. I nity to ask ‘why?’ and ‘what can we do to eduencourage questions, however, that can be tricky cate our campus on the issue of alcohol and the in a class of 50 students. It is not uncommon to effect it has on our lives?’ get an email later from a student asking a sensiOn a positive note, we also see in our imtive question — glad to be a resource. The more promptu class surveys that 20-25 percent of information shared and questions answered, the the students choose not to drink.

Nobel-winning biochemist discusses discovery

By Kasha Patel | Contributing writer

Photo courtesy of karymullis.com

Mullis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993 for his invention of PCR.

Some people accidentally spill a cup of coffee or bump into another car. Dr. Kary Mullis accidentally invented polymerase chain reaction, an invention that revolutionized the world.

“The process of coming up with something is not something organized,” Mullis said in his lecture Oct. 12 in the Byrum Welcome Center.

“I was thinking about something totally different and [PCR] just came to me.”

Mullis, sponsored by the Vail Family endowment from the chemistry department and the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine, was part of the annual Vail Lecture series that specifically brings in prominent speakers to campus.

Christa Colyer, chair of the chemistry department, was excited to have Mullis during the Nobel Prize weeks, in which the Nobel Prize winners were announced in the past two weeks.

Mullis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993 for his invention of polymerase chain reaction and has 25 patents.

Mullis, who does not prepare for most of the lectures that he delivers, spoke for about 40 minutes to a nearly full auditorium of about 230 people.

“I appreciated his honest testimony about the discovery,” Dos Santos said.

“I agree with him that a lot of things in science, we are very focused on a specific objective

and don’t pay attention to the surroundings.”

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a common technique used to amplify DNA sequences that allows researchers to produce thousands of copies in a short amount of time. In labs at Wake Forest, professors, research students, and students just taking the biochemistry class lab can produce thousands of DNA copies in less than an hour.

PCR has many real-world applications such as genetic testing, tissue typing and genetic fingerprinting in forensic science.

On Oct. 18, Mullis met a man who had his life changed by PCR. Darryl Hunt, who spent 18 years in prison for a murder case, was exonerated through DNA testing, made possible by PCR. Mullis also took the time to meet with members of the chemistry department and had lunch with a few chemistry students.

“He is a very funny man,” Jessie Querin, a senior chemistry major who attended the lunch, said.

“He cracked a joke within the first few sentences. We were not expecting it all.”

Mullis is currently working on altermune, which may provide an alternative approach to the medical treatment of microbial infections, metabolic disorders or cancer as opposed to surgery.

“Science has been very consistent in producing things for us to play with,” Mullis said.

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Student showcase highlights performances chosen by faculty

Michael Morgan, an organist at Atlanta’s historic Central Presbyterian Church, will deliver “The King James Bible: Its Legend and Legacy” at 3:00 p.m.

Oct. 28 in the Special Collections Reading Room in Z. Smith Reynolds Library. The talk focuses on the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. Morgan will address the examples of all of the English Bibles that led to the 1611 publication of the King James bible. For questions, contact Giz Womack at womack@ wfu.edu.

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Sharon Woodard, senior lecturer in health and exercise science, has the unique distinction of having taught every student at the university. Responsible for teaching the required HES courses, Woodard received her B.S. in health fitness and promotion from Central Michigan University and M.S. in health and exercise science from Wake Forest. Though teaching was never Woodard’s goal, her experiences in the classroom have instilled a deep enjoyment of the field.

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By Meenu Krishnan | News editor

For students interested in working for the government or working internationally, the Office of Professional and Career Development is offering Governmet Career Week, which will feature a number of events starting Oct. 25. Highlights include an INTERPOL information session from at 5:30 Oct. 26 and a Lunch & Learn with State Department Diplomat Steve Kelly from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Oct. 28. Many of these events are limited to a small number of students and require registration on DeaconSource. For more information, contact OPCD.

An honors recital by students chosen by department faculty will take place at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in Brendle Recital Hall in Scales. Soloists include Jacob Eichhorn, clarinet; Mary Beth Freitag, soprano; John Kossler, guitar; Cheng Liu, piano; and Jorge Mandez Estrada, double bass.

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OPCD sponsors government career week from Oct. 25 to 28

“Brother Number One,” a New Zealand documentary co-directed and photographed by Visiting Professor Peter Gilbert, will be shown from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in the Byrum Welcome Center. The story relates the torture and murder of Kerry Hamill by the Khmer Rouge during 1978 and follows his younger brother John Dewhirst on a journey to retrace Hamill’s steps. The film will be followed by a Q & A session with Peter Gilbert and a reception. The event is free and open to the public. For questions, please contact Mary Dalton at dalton@wfu.edu.

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Larceny/Damage to Property • Unknown subject(s) removed a victim’s debit card from an unsecured purse in Martin Residence Hall and made several purchases. The report was filed at 7:50 p.m. Oct. 10.

• Unknown subject(s) forcibly entered a victim’s vehicle on Student Drive and removed property.

The report was filed at 9:39 p.m. Oct. 10.

• Unknown subject(s) entered an unsecured room in Collins Residence Hall and removed several items. The report was filed at 3:14 a.m.

Oct. 15.

• Unknown subject(s) entered a room in Collins Residence Hall and removed a laptop. The report was filed at 2:03 p.m. Oct. 15.

• Unknown subject(s) entered a secured room and removed a laptop. The report was filed at 11:06 a.m. Oct. 16.

• Unknown subject(s) forcibly tore rear windshielf wipers from a victim’s vehicle in Lot J. The report was filed at 9:11 a.m. Oct. 13.

• Unknown subject(s) forcibly entered a victim’s residence on BellaeVista Court and removed several items. The report was filed at 1:12 p.m.

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Miscellaneous • University Police responded at 1:24 a.m. Oct. 11 to a call in reference to a student causing a disturbance in Subway. The offender was asked to leave but continued to cause a disturbance.

• Offender brought wine into an event being held at the LJVM at 10:40 p.m. Oct 14. Officers confiscated the wine and destroyed it.

• University Police assisted ABC officers in locating student who attempted to purchase alcohol

in Stanleyville, N.C. The report was filed at 2:24 p.m. Oct. 10.

Alcohol Incidents • University Police responded to a call in reference to an intoxicated female who had locked herself in the bathroom of Village Tavern and who would not communicate. Offender finally opened the door. The report was filed at 9:51 p.m. Oct. 15.

• A victim was found passed out in the grass at the East Gate. The offender was intoxicated and transported to WFUBMC at 9:58 p.m. Oct. 15.

• A victim was found passed out in the grass near the Worrell Professional Center at 2:34 a.m. Oct. 16.

The offender was intoxicated and disoriented and was transported to Student Health.

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Tickets: Students express mixed views Continued from Page A1

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“We, as a student body, should have shown athletics that we deserved those seats, instead we feel as if we are entitled to them, and that is something that needs to change,” Student Government president Nilam Patel said. “We should be supporting our team regardless of our winning record.”

For years, students have been provided with free tickets to Demon Deacon football games, and although students have not been outright guaranteed tickets to football games in the past, very few, if any have been denied entry to the games.

“There has actually been a limit on all the games, so it is not specifically a Notre Dame cap or limit,” Mike Odom, assistant athletic director for marketing and special projects, said.

Yet the Athletic Department was stuck in a difficult position because there was an opportunity, particularly with Notre Dame’s large travelling fan base, to completely fill Groves stadium for this game and sell more tickets than usual.

“What we’ve done with our student tickets, our student section, is we’ve basically studied the last six years of supply and demand — of student attendance — what years we had pass outs what years we didn’t,” Odom said. “We want as many students to come to the game as they can, but at the same time we don’t want empty pockets here and there. We don’t want to go too much and we don’t want too go to little so it’s a delicate balance that we certainly think we’ve got the right make-up of the student section.”

There are those who agree with the Athletic Department’s decision and believe if students want seats

reserved for them at the high profile and high-energy games, they should be equally enthusiastic for games against schools of lower notoriety such as GardnerWebb, for example.

“We, as a student body, should not be fair-weather fans,” Patel said.

“We need to be out there supporting our football team at every single home game because they are not

“We, as a student body, should have shown athletics that we deserved those seats, instead we feel as if we are entitled to them, and that is something that needs to change.”

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just our football team, they are our friends, classmates and peers.”

Other students share Patel’s sentiment that the ticket cap is justified. For example, opinion columnist Hamlin Wade spoke to the fairness of reduced tickets in last week’s issue of the Old Gold & Black.

However, there are also students who believe that with the sizeable tuition students pay to attend Wake Forest and the typical ability of students to attain football tickets, the Athletic Department should not be allowed to cut down on the number of student tickets available.

“As students, we should have the first priority to all sporting events,” senior Danny Gallagher said.

“If a student wants to go to a football game and

support his or her team, there should be nothing to prevent that student from doing so, least of all his or her own athletic department.”

Some students who are members of the group ‘Screamin’ Demons’ have also expressed concern about their ability to get into the game despite their membership in this booster organization, regardless that the majority of the tickets for this game have been set aside for Screamin’ Demons.

It is also important to note that Deacon Cup members are parts of the Screamin Demons organization as well, so they have an equally fair shot at entry to the game as any other student at the university.

“The main pull of the tickets are for Screamin Demons,” Odom said.

“It is based up to reward those who support our teams with a higher frequency.”

However, those students should be aware that Screamin’ Demons members were not guaranteed seats this year, but rather were given the opportunity to accumulate minutes, which ranks the members and allows some members to get their entry wristband early.

“Screamin’ Demons has a certain number of seats and we know that the demand will be high for this game,” senior Robert Chin, head of Screamin’ Demons, said “so we give the seats to those that go to other games and earn minutes first and this will show people the importance of coming to other games and then that demand will increase which is what we want.”

So students should know that if they really want to be sitting in BB&T Field cheering on the Deacs, they should plan on arriving extra early to this high-energy event to ensure themselves one of the wristbands.

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Obama makes visit to North Carolina to push “Jobs” bill President Barack Obama visited Guilford Technical Community College as part of a two-day bus tour through North Carolina to promote his jobs bill. His stop at Guilford Technical College was his last in the state that strayed from its Republican voting streak to put him in the Oval Office.

His jobs bill is set to appear in Congress on its initial attempt at passage.

“There are things we can do right now to help our economy, and that’s why I sent Congress the American Jobs Act. Independent economists have said this bill would create two million jobs. But some folks in Washington don’t seem to be listening,” Obama said.

Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli soldier On Oct. 18, 477 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli custody in exchange for Israeli Sergeant First Class Gilad Shalit. Sgt. Shalit was captured in June 2006 by a border raid by Hamas militants.

Following the release many Palestinians called for the capture of as many Israeli soldiers as possible to facilitate the release of the remaining 5,000 prisoners.

Congress committee lags behind on budget cuts As the congressional deficit reduction committee, which was formed as a part of the August deficit reduction plan, passes the halfway mark until its Nov. 23 deadline for its final report, congressional leaders are expressing concern over the progress the committee is making toward completing its report.

Sources inside the Capitol say the committee has yet to even reach a decision concerning how the savings will be measured, much less made any progress concerning what spending will be cut.

The committee has 35 days left to determine where the $1.2 trillion in spending cuts will come from in the government’s budget.

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Nick was a prominent member of the on-campus community and is remembered well.

Following the brunch, the group headed over to the football tailgate where fraternity member Ryan Cain sold approximately 200 navy blue wristbands engraved with the words “No Greater Love.”

All proceeds will benefit the Nicholas Val Napolitano Memorial Fund that was created

by Nick’s parents, Val and Regis Napolitano, as part of the family’s efforts to honor the life he lived.

An academic scholarship was also established in Nick’s name to be given to the fraternity brother who embodies his integrity, strong work ethic, positive attitude and love for life. The criteria awarded for the scholarship will be recommendations received from educational, athletic and community service disciplines.

“Everything we are trying to accomplish was built upon the premise of the university’s motto, Pro Humanitate,” Nick’s father Val Napolitano said.

“We want to ensure others are rewarded for their good deeds. That’s what Nick was

all about. According to Mr. Napolitano, the response from the DKE fraternity has been enormous on a local and national level.

“My wife and I want Nicholas’ memory to be seen through his eyes, not ours,” Mr. Napolitano said.

“I am forever indebted to each and every one of the boys who put this weekend together in “I am forever indebted to each and every one of the boys who put this weekend together in remembrance of my son.”

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remembrance of my son. It turned out better than I could have ever hoped for.”

Visit www.nicholasvalnapolitanomemorialfund.org to learn more about Nick’s story at the university and how you can order a wristband or make any type of donation to help keep his memory alive and honor his legacy and his friends.

Wilson Wing celebrates 20 years on campus

By Lindey Campagne | Staff writer

Have you ever thought of viewing a theater production on the seventh floor of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library instead of Scales Fine Arts Center? Or how about calling Starbucks “The Zoo”?

Perhaps you thought of Starbucks as a zoo with its congregation of students in line for their daily java, but at one point, ZSR’s construction was quite different.

What is now Starbucks was a quite different student space.

And in commemoration of the Wilson Wing’s 20th Anniversary, ZSR organized a panel discussion Oct. 14 addressing the library’s history of construction and change.

At one point, the seventh floor of the Reynold’s Wing did house theater productions.

The story of ZSR’s theater days was explained

by Harold Tedford, one of four panelists at the “ZSR: Then and Now” discussion and Professor Emeritus of theatre from 1965 to 1998.

He was joined in the talk by Charles Getchell, former assistant director of ZSR from 1986 to 1995, Ellen Knott, librarian and head of reference from 1982 to 2002, and Larry Robbs, architect.

Over the years, parts of ZSR have remained static while others have changed significantly.

As recent examples, lights in the atrium and class rooms have been new additions made to accommodate growing student needs.

And with the constant expansion of the number of volumes being held in the library, in 1990, it was decided that a new wing to the building must be added.

And in February 1992, the Wilson Wing had its first celebration — a dedication ceremony.

It was not an easy road, however, to add such a wing to an established building like ZSR’s Reynolds. As chief architect of the Wilson Wing, Robbs said in the panel discussion that

the wing was developed to accommodate for the “layers of needs on campus.”

In planning the Wilson Wing, many problems rose such as how to bridge the addition with the existing building, how to create a place where students can be social and still get work done, and how to meet the structural and functional needs of the library like making room for new volumes.

With much deliberation and discussion between library staff, university faculty housed in ZSR, and the architectural team led by Robbs, a floor plan was developed. And after months of construction, it now stands south to the Reynolds Wing with areas for study, periodicals, journals and a reference area, among other features.

Robbs explained that the Wilson Wing acted, and still does, as a complimentary building to the Reynolds Wing with a look that is modern and unique.

The atrium was also born as a result of the new addition which has, from its beginning, allowed students to mingle with others while still working in an open academic environment.

Successful was the general consensus among panelists regarding the Wilson Wing’s addition.

“The Wilson Wing is functional and beautiful and is beyond what we could have hoped for,” Knott said.

Among those in the audience listening to panelists were various members of library staff and university faculty, Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Ken Zick, and Ed Wilson, Provost Emeritus, for whom the wing was named.

ZSR is still looking for ways to make the library even more inviting for students. As a result, students can submit feedback and comments to library staff, and they will take it into consideration when making changes in the coming years.

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The Oct. 14 lecture featured four panelists who discussed the evolution of ZSR Library.

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Editorial staff discusses Homecoming 2011

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omecoming at Wake Forest is always a wonderful experience, and a great chance for students, faculty and alumni alike to reunite and celebrate our alma mater.

Student Union orchestrated a jam-packed schedule for the week, starting with Breakfast on the Quad and culminating in the football game against Virginia Tech. However, the editorial staff would be remiss if we failed to mention other noteworthy events like President’s Ball and a Homecoming bonfire for the enjoyment of the entire university community.

This year’s President’s Ball was by and large a success. What began six years ago as a celebration of President Nation O. Hatch’s inauguration has further evolved into a much-anticipated, campuswide biennial tradition.

To begin, the editorial staff would like to commend the student organizers of the ball for their excellent marketing and promotional campaign.

The event was well advertised on campus, online and through direct mailings. The President’s Ball team even created quippy promotional videos ala Dos Equis’ “The Most Interesting Man in the World” that were prevalent on social media sites.

Furthermore, we feel that the schedule, attire and methods of transportation were reiterated to students multiple times leading up to the event, and there appeared to be little confusion by students on these fronts.

The ambiance of the actual event was truly remarkable.

The Joel was transformed from the familiar basketball and concert venue, and was largely unrecognizable as such.

There was comfortable seating, ample space in front of the stage to dance, and never a long wait for food or at any of the five bars. We could only find fault in two areas regarding the venue: the quality of the food, and the lack of cleanup during the event.

The food, while acceptable for an event of this type, was a clear downgrade from the chocolate fountains and crab cakes of past balls. In addition, there was no place to dispose of used plates or empty bottles or cups, leading to almost every horizontal space being filled with trash.

The entertainment — the band and DJ in the main area as well as

the swing band in the Jazz Room ­— were all excellent and provided students a good variety. The Old Gold & Black staff in particular enjoyed the style, vibe and melodies of the Jazz Room.

The only really major fault that we could find with the ball was in regard to shuttles. On the whole, the number of shuttles seemed to be too low, especially during peak times such as 10 to 11 p.m. and 1 to 2 a.m., which was attributable to an unanticipated miscommunication between the shuttle company and the ball organizers.

Regardless of the decrease in shuttle availability, we were appalled by student behavior when boarding shuttles. Both on the way to the event and returning, students were running to approaching buses and crowding around the door acting as if it was the last lifeboat on the Titanic.

Students needed to calm down, follow directions from the event coordinators and board in a respectful fashion. This would have made the process much smoother overall.

Following the general success of the President’s Ball, the campus community prepared to take on the Hokies for the Homecoming football game. While the editorial staff was delighted to see an influx of alumni frequent both the campus and tailgating festivities, we thought that this increased crowd could have been better planned for, especially in relation to the football game.

With a largely unsupervised means of checking whether students were Screamin’ Demons, and thus eligible for wristbands to enter the stadium for the game, many returning alumni who lacked tickets abused this system to get wristbands. This left many Screamin’ Demons and current Wake students without the ability to enter the game.

In all, the editorial staff commends the spirit of Homecoming Weekend as a timehonored tradition. We think that this spirit would have been even more ignited if Homecoming had not fallen in the midst of midterm week and a thus increased academic workload.

We hope this was a consideration when the calendar was assembled for the academic year, and if not, we hope that it will play a factor in the organization of next year’s Homecoming.

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Honor Code plays huge role in campus life Growing up gets easier with university respect

Jenn Leser

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ne of the core tenants of Wake Forest, whether or not we even realize it, is the Honor Code.

As we’re getting in to the middle of midterms and all around craziness, it might be a good idea to examine just what makes our community a successful and cohesive place to live and learn.

To be honest, I didn’t really think much of this mythical Honor Code until recently. I’ve never been directly confronted by it, and it just never seemed that important. My high school had one, and to be honest, it wasn’t exactly followed to a T. So it shouldn’t be all that surprising that I didn’t have much faith in our Honor Code.

That was, until I took a sociology exam earlier this week. Almost immediately after the tests were handed out — in those neat little blue books with the Honor Code printed on them, no less — the professor left to his office, instructing us to come speak to him if we had questions, and that he’d be checking in on us from time to time.

Would you trust 4,000-plus college students who are making mistakes just to figure out who they are?

Then, he just left us to take the test in peace.

To my surprise, the entire class just sat there quietly and started to work.

No pulling out notes, no discussing the essay prompts, no checking our phones, no anything but simply starting to write.

It’s not that I doubted the integrity of my classmates, because I certainly didn’t, but it’s nice to see when the high level of trust placed in us is actually respected.

It’s midterms week, everyone has a million things going on at once, and it wouldn’t be surprising if some student just decided to take the easy way out. Instead, my entire class of 20-something people decided to do the

honorable thing and take the exam the fair way. Way to go Wake Forest.

One of the problems that I personally feel like we face on a regular basis is that we as students are stuck somewhere between teenagers and adults. We’re entrusted with a ton of responsibility and are living on our own, in some cases, thousands of miles away from home, but the majority of us don’t have the slightest idea about where our lives are headed.

We’re young, we’re here to learn — but we’re also having a lot of fun while we’re here. Would you trust 4,000plus college students who are making mistakes just to figure out who they are?

Because no offense, I’m not so sure that I would.

Maybe this is just because I’m refusing to grow up if I don’t have to, but it felt weird to just sit there and take my exam without supervision. Don’t get me wrong, it was a great feeling, but did we really deserve all the trust?

Apparently we did. And that’s pretty exciting.

Granted, the only other example I have to compare to is my high school, which was just high school. Despite our Honor Code in high school, I on several occasions saw people blatantly cheating, and it was kind of uncomfortable. It’s kind of nice to see that things are at least different on the surface here at the university.

I’m not naive and trying to say that Wake Forest is some sort of ideal utopia and that not a single person disrespects the Honor Code ever, but it’s certainly not that blatantly obvious. When someone does break the Honor Code, they are punished appropriately, and that’s more than fair.

This is again not to say that the Honor Code is perfect either. Some things, like not being allowed to swipe people into the Pit on your card, are kind of ridiculous. I already paid for the meals; if I’m not going to use them all, can’t I at least share them with upperclassmen who didn’t buy huge meal plans? Similarly, it frustrates me when I can’t get into a football game because other students have swiped in alumni or friends who go to other schools — that doesn’t sound fair to me.

Still, the Honor Code works well enough in its purpose: to keep the student body honest and living within easily maintainable social boundaries.

If we can handle the stress of college, I think we can all handle the Honor Code.

So to the students of Wake Forest — congratulations. We’ve made it this far into the year by being good people; let’s keep this up and become students that everyone around us can be proud of.

Jenn Leser is a sophomore political science major from Alamo, Calif.

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“Maybe they just couldn’t understand the whole thing at once, so we’re going to break it up into bite-sized pieces.”

- President Barack Obama, commenting on Senate Republicans’ failure to recognize the entire $447 billon jobs plan legistlation that his administration had proposed recently.

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“This language would have been spoken by a small East African population who seemingly invented fully modern language and then spread around the world, replacing everyone else.”

- Merrit Ruhlen, co-director of the Santa Fe Institute Program on the Evolution of Human Languages, explaining developments in understanding how the first human language would have sounded.

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“They stepped on me. They slammed my hands into the van . They charged me with resisting arrest.”

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Top 10 Things I Learned at My 35th Class Reunion

1. Modern American Literature is now Classic American Literature.

2. Class of ’76 still brings bad luck to football team (Virginia Tech 38; Wake Forest 17).

3. Fun to laugh at old geezers in the “Half Century Club.” Until you remember that’s only 15 years away.

4. Class of ’91 should stop laughing and see what they look like in 15 years.

5. Favorite mixed drink: Geritol.

6. When campus party “officially” ends at 11:00 p.m., it’s time to go to bed.

7. Feelings of déjà vu mysteriously vanish during library tour.

8. Today’s college women respond poorly to yesterday’s pick up lines.

9. “Reunion” was convenient excuse for defective product “recall.”

10. You can go home again. But they’ll ask for money.

Richard Carlson (Class of 1976) is a Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law in Houston.

How Does Wake Stack Up | Facts and Figures

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By the Numbers | Facts and Figures

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Words “gay” and “retarded” abused in society

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Breaking the Wake Forest Bubble | Hamlin’s Ramblins

Hamlin Wade

Wake Forest University

Letting go

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he words “gay” and “retarded” are used frequently in everyday vernacular in our culture. It has become commonplace for our generation to use these terms interchangeably with other more mundane words. Gay is used to describe something or someone that is odd, dumb, stupid or feminine. Retarded is applied when saying that something or someone is dumb or inferior. Our society has come to use these terms almost without thought, applying them whenever we feel it may be necessary.

Unfortunately, we have forgotten the actual meaning and impact of using these terms. It is time to realize our mistake and realize the harm that we may be inflicting upon others.

Last Saturday evening, I was riding in my car when a radio station described a company as having a “gay-ass name.”

This company, to the best of my knowledge, is not run by homosexuals, nor does it have a homosexually-driven product. Yet, a radio

Right now, our words are causing pain and anguish within our society. host with the ability to contact thousands of individuals, felt as though it was acceptable to describe something as “gay-ass.”

Walking around any public venue, you consistently can hear our peers describing others as “retarded.”

If someone makes a mistake, they aren’t doing something stupid, they are doing something retarded.

We have made retarded interchangeable with any term that insinuates inferiority.

So what? What’s the harm in using gay and retarded in a different light than they are intended to be used? To most, there is very little harm in using these terms.

However, to the communities that are impacted, using these words as derogatory

explanations for behavior has monumental and detrimental effects.

Imagine, for a moment, if every mistake that your friends and family made were defined by one of your important attributes. Our society has suggested that others are inferior and are worthy of being mocked. Because we use these terms so frequently, we often fail to see the harm in using them.

However, how do you think a homosexual individual feels when mistakes are labeled as “gay?” If applied to their lifestyle choices, we are indirectly implying that everything they do and the decisions they’ve made are idiotic and inferior. We are suggesting that somehow they are less successful and that they are odd or stupid.

When we use the term “retarded” to describe something that is dumb or a mistake someone has made, we are insulting a community that already must face immeasurable challenges day in and day out. We are insulting individuals who have absolutely no control over their mental disabilities.

Luckily, some people in society have taken notice and have decided to stand up against the use of these words as derogatory comments.

The show Glee has started an ad campaign to fight the use of the R word. The idea of the movement is to “spread the word to end the word.”

Glee is attempting to raise awareness of the negative impact of using the word retarded to describe other individuals.

Pledges are being made and thousands of individuals around the word are uniting to end the abuse of the word.

It is important to realize the impact our words have on others. If we are not careful, we can seriously hurt and offend others without intending to do so.

We must be cognizant of our use of the terms gay and retarded and must use them only when we are in fact describing someone that is homosexual or mentally disabled.

But, simply thinking about it is not enough.

It has always been said that actions speak louder than words.

Right now, our words are causing pain and anguish within society. It is time for our actions to be more prevalent and more impactful.

It is time to stand up to others and stop the viciously perpetuated cycle of abuse. It is truly time to spread the word and hopefully, with enough support, we can finally erase the words from our society.

Hamlin Wade is a senior political major from Charlotte, N.C.

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Nyanya Project holds fundraiser at local bakery

By Reynolds Hutchins | Staff writer

One local bakery, thousands of African children.

On Oct. 18, Winston-Salem’s Camino Bakery hosted a fundraiser to support African grandmothers and their orphaned by AIDS grandchildren.

Partnered with the Nyanya Project, the 4th Street bakery committed 10 percent of each purchase to the program and its growing pursuits.

The money earned will be used by the Nyanya project to expand their current preschool in Kenya, as well as fund a new school in Rwanda.

From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. bakery patrons made their way pass flier upon flier, poster upon poster, displaying the faces of the grandmothers and grandchildren that the Nyanya Project supports in Africa.

For those that cared to help, their only obligation was to say “nyanya,” the Swahili word for grandmother, when making their order.

Mary Niepold, the founder of the Nyanya Project and journalism professor at the university, was thrilled

by the turnout. After setting up the project’s fliers and posters early that morning, she paid witness to a steady stream of students, faculty and community members all day.

“The Nyanya Project was just an idea in 2007 when I went to Kenya to see if it was an idea that could work.

We began training grandmothers in various skills — for their small businesses as well as in crafts,” Niepold said. “Now we have about 225 grandmothers in three countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.”

Although the grandmothers who were trained in their crafts are still functioning throughout the three countries, the Nyanya Project has moved its focus to other endeavors.

The program opened its first preschool in the slums of Nairobi and it is there that grandmothers continue to care and provide for their grandchildren and the children of the community by preparing hot porridge and lunches.

And the grandchildren aren’t the only ones learning at school. “Maybe the best part of all,” Niepold said, “the children in our preschool are teaching

the grandmothers how to read and how to speak English. It is absolutely beautiful!”

Niepold is proud of her school, and with good reason. Due to the success of the Nairobi school, the Nyanya Project was asked by the Kenyan government to open a new school in the western part of the country, where hundreds of thousands of AIDS orphans need support.

Grandmothers will naturally be included in the project’s expansion into Kenya. “[They] were the strong ones,” Rwandan TV entrepreneur Eugene Nyagahene said. “They always showed us the way. If grandmothers had been remembered, the genocide would not have happened.”

The Nyanya Project hopes to work with Nyagahene through its Kenyan chapter, but before this can be achieved, the necessary funds must be raised for the new school and supplies.

Those interested in donating or getting involved with the Nyanya Project can do so through their website at nyanyaproject.org.

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The Nyanya Project, founded by journalism professor Mary Niepold, assists grandmothers in impoverished African nations.

Blackout: Does“Work Forest” drive dangerous drinking?

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than forgetting you climbed a tree or needing to retrace your steps.

They can be life-threatening.

As reported in the 10/6/11 issue of the Old Gold & Black, the 50 percent of Wake Forest students who have admitted to blacking out in a spring 2010 survey issued by Student Health aligns with the 51 percent of college students across the nation that have admitted to experiencing an alcohol-induced blackout.

It’s a huge problem.

The question then becomes: why have students at Wake taken to drinking so much they don’t remember their actions?

Two weeks ago, the Old Gold & Black Police Beat alone included two terrifying scenarios: one in which a student was found passed out at a university gate, and one in which a student was found unconscious, bleeding on the side of a highway.

“I believe that blacking out is life-threatening,” senior Emily Spurlin said, “because you take so many more risks while blackout.

“You may unknowingly drink to the point of getting alcohol poisoning or you may wander the streets alone.”

In an environment like Wake Forest, where the majority of students boast comfortable socioeconomic statuses, one has to ask if blacking out is a source of thrill-seeking for a group that has stability in all other aspects of their lives.

“I think the fact that Wake is comprised of upper middle class students,” senior Victoria* said, “defi-

nitely contributes to blacking out on campus. The reality is that a good portion of the student body will never have to face the repercussions of irresponsible decision-making.”

“Wake is full of very smart students,” she added, “but I think because we have had very stable upbringings; we have the expectation that everything will work out with limited consequences.”

However, many students expressed that it is not the demographics of Wake students that drive half of the campus to black out.

Rather, they say, it is the environment of which they as students are a part — a high-stress environ“The reality is that a good portion of the student body will never have to face the repercussions of irresponsible decision-making.”

Victoria* Senior

ment that students have come to dub “Work Forest.”

“I think that with the high level of stress at Wake,” senior Grant Forstall said, “people use drinking as a way to blow off a lot of steam at the end of the week and really try to forget about their work.”

Is it possible that students choose to drink to the point of blacking out to “escape” the numerous pressures and demands of Work Forest?

Could the dangers associated with blacking out derive from an overload of academic work and the inability to handle this pressure? Other students said it is not just so much the “work hard” men-

Blacking Out Fast Facts

What is it?

The pet terminology used to describe the common outcome of losing portions of one’s memory due to excessive drinking.

What happens when you blackout?

“The part of the brain that encodes memory can be significantly impaired by alcohol,” Cecil Price, director of Student Health Services, said.

Who is affected?

“The younger you are in the adulthood spectrum, the more you are affected by this,” Price said.

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tality at the university that drives blacking out on campus, but rather the “play harder” part of the students’ mindset.

With nearly half of the student body affiliated with Greek Life and even a greater percentage attending their social events, the Greek scene could very well contribute to the prevalent blackout culture at Wake Forest.

“I think blacking out is often properly aligned with Greek culture,” senior John Turner said, “as most of the stories you hear from students of their blackout experience coincide with Greek events, whether people blacked out before going to a Greek event, while at a Greek event, because of a Greek event, etc.”

Victoria, however, disagreed with Turner, saying that many of her friends that black out the “hardest” are unaffiliated students who infrequently attend Greek social events.

Maybe one single explanation is elusive. Maybe all of the factors mentioned play a role.

Yet with the advent of school reforms and policies seeming to have little affect on this broad and dangerous blackout culture at Wake, maybe it is only through graduation that students can escape the cycle of blacking out that has found its niche among college students.

“Blacking out is seen as acceptable at Wake,” senior Gretchen* said, “because it is acceptable behavior for the Wake ‘bubble.’ When you leave the bubble, when the bubble breaks, the situation is different and it is not seen as acceptable anymore.” *Some names have been changed to preserve anonymity of certain sources.

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“The [Peace Corps] works its magic from below,” Shriver said. Similarly, college students and faculty should do their best to engage in small acts of service whether or not they plan on joining the Peace Corps.

A number of university students attended the event. Freshman Hannah Breden agreed with Shriver’s comments on the importance of the human connection.

“We can all individually work towards [the human connection], whether it be by sending a letter to a senator or actually joining the Peace Corps,” Breden said.

Aside from his statements concerning the human connection, Shriver enumerated the

five basic points upon which foreign service should be founded. All of these points aim to incorporate the Peace Corps volunteer into the local community through language skills, personal sacrifice, customs and traditions training, decreased standard of living, and a call to human integrity and kindness.

Shriver finished his discourse questioning modern America’s value system. “Peace Corps workers learn that that there is more to life than money and the latest styles in clothes, cars and cosmetics,” said Shriver He suggested that the United States revamp its political position by concentrating on the billions of people with whom Americans need to live peacefully. Thus, Americans are called to serve, for, according to Shriver’s father, “It will be the servants who save us all.”

Photo courtesy of Jackie Mountcastle

The annual Homecoming Bonfire took place Oct. 13 on Davis Field, where students came out to support the Deacs and enjoy various student group performances.

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Magnolia Scholars Program helps first-generation students assimilate to college life

By Ellen Dicus | Contributing writer

demonstrated need.

“Nobody who comes to Wake Forest is dumb,” Bennett said. “It’s just that life hits you fast and you need someone to help you put the pieces together and send you on your way. I know that if there’s anything that needs fixed, more than likely, [Dr. French] will be able to help me, or tell me who to contact in order to fix it.

“Things like I didn’t have enough money to buy my books, so I contacted him and he contacted somebody else in order to get me an extra book scholarship.”

About 450 Wake Forest undergraduates, or one in 10, is a first-generation college student, and the Magnolia Scholars program was created to act as a support system to ensure that these students have access to the resources that will allow them to realize their full potential in college.

“Generally, college is more foreign to them,” Cami Fife, administrative assistant for the program, said.

According to Fife, the program puts on workshops in conjunction with International Studies, Financial Aid,

and Career Services, and other offices on campus to bring resources to the scholars before they would have to go seek it out.

Junior Magnolia Scholar Chakayla Taylor acknowledged the benefits of the programming in that it provides first-generation students with background knowledge that they may have been lacking before they have the opportunity to attend “It’s just that life hits you fast and you need someone to help you put the pieces together and send you on your way.”

Jasmine Bennett

Junior Magnolia Scholar

campus-wide information sessions, like those put on by Career Services or International Studies.

As one of the first in her family to go to college along with her brother, Taylor realizes that she may be at a disadvantage in her knowledge of how to navigate the college environment.

“Nine times out of 10 some of our parents wouldn’t really know how to

tell us what to do for an interview besides look nice,” Taylor said, “so we need that extra oomph to really know what to do and how to interact with somebody in an interview.

“In my situation, my parents really didn’t know how to help me acclimate to the campus or how to help me get an interview.”

Taylor noticed that first-generation is an ambiguous term and can have a negative connotation for some, bringing questions to mind like “are they in poverty?” or “are their parents not educated at all?”

If outsiders have a stigma associated with the idea of a first-generation student, this program is helping to erase it.“It’s starting to become more shaped on who we are and what kind of impact we make on campus,” Taylor said. “It’s not just AfricanAmerican students, it’s students from the Middle East, Hispanics, it’s a lot broader, there are white Magnolia Scholars too.”

In the few years since its inception, the program has only had one student decline her offer to become a Magnolia Scholar. And moreover, that is because she was worried about how others would perceive her.

“I told her, ‘I respect your decision, but when you graduate and you

look back over your time here, you’ll know that Wake Forest is not a pitybased institution,’” French said.

As a facilitator of the program, French is seeking to level the playing field and to remove any disadvantage that his students may face as firstgeneration students.

Before the Magnolia Scholars program, he said, many of the firstgeneration students thought they were the only one on campus or possibly one of two.

The program puts a face on the firstgeneration student for the rest of the population on campus and brings attention to their unique situation while also providing support.

“We want our students to go out and be proud of the fact that they’re first-generation,” French said, “and, we point out, so was Samuel Wait, so was William G. Starling, so was Ed Wilson.”

In other words, these students share something in common with one of the founders of Wake Forest College and its first president, one of the longest serving admissions directors in the country, and a former provost now known as “Mr. Wake Forest.”

To be mentioned alongside those Wake Forest legends is certainly something to be proud of.

Photos courtesy of the Magnolia Scholars website

Imagine arriving for your first semester in college, only to realize that you do not have enough money to cover the costs of your textbooks.

Or imagine your parents are driving you to school for the first time, and they can’t afford to stay overnight in a hotel.

These two scenarios were a frustrating reality for now junior Jasmine Bennett and are likely a difficulty for more undergraduates than many university students would assume.

Fortunately, Bennett is a Magnolia Scholar, the scholarship program geared toward first-generation college students.

In its third year, the program is designed to help these students acclimate to campus through its assistance and the leadership of director Nate French.

Each class is limited to 30 participants, and they are invited to the program based on outstanding qualities exhibited in their application to Wake as well as proof that they are first-generation college students. They are also given financial

assistance based upon

Food diversity increases with Pit keeping kosher

By Yasmin Bendaas | Staff writer

ARAMARK has taken steps to making minority students more welcome in their dining facilities by by serving religiously conscious foods.

Due to the growing Jewish and Muslim student populations on campus, ARAMARK is bringing kosher, halal and other religion-conscious prepared foods to the Pit, especially during religious holidays.

The word kosher stems from the Hebrew word kosher,meaning right or proper. Kosher and halal foods denote foods prepared according to religious and dietary laws. For meats to be declared kosher or halal, the animals must be killed in a humane manner that does not cause suffering.

“We are valuing people by valuing their traditions,” Chaplain Tim Auman said, regarding this recent movement by ARAMARK to incorporate Muslim and Jewish-friendly food options.

For many students, the impact reaches their families as well. Freshman Shoshanna Goldin explained that

her mother used the web-site “College Confidential” to learn more about the activity of Hillel, the Jewish student organization on campus, and Jewish life in general at Wake.

After ARAMARK’s inclusion of Jewish foods, the word is out to possible incoming students. “[My mother] now leaves feedback so that other students can see what we’re doing,” Goldin said.

According to the WFU Factbook, in 2010 Muslims accounted for 0.6 percent of the undergraduate student population and Jews accounted for 2.6 percent.

However, the number of Muslim and Jewish students has barely increased since 2000, with the population of Muslim students increasing by only 0.3 percent in the past 10 years and the number of Jewish students increasing by 1.5 percent.

Despite remaining a very small minority population, the recent push for considerations of religion in cafeteria meals has not gone unheeded.

One week after the first meeting between the Office of the Chaplain,

Hilell, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) and ARAMARK, the food service company on campus, a table was set in the Pit to recognize Shabbat.

The traditional Jewish Friday night festive meal was represented with two cups of grape juice in place of wine, “I keep halal. It is a challenge to go to the Pit and have fewer options.

[This program] helps me not feel as restricted.”

Muhammad Siddiqui MASA president Challah (a traditional, sweet braided bread), and candlesticks.

After a mishap last year, in which many Jewish students were offended to find out the serving of Motzah ball soup on Passover was actually not kosher, ARAMARK has been paying much closer attention to the dietary needs of their religious minorities.

“It was really about a lack of education,” said Goldin, student representative of Hillel in meetings with ARAMARK. One step that ARAMARK has taken to better collaborate with Hillel include accepting written menus assembled, which Goldin composed by asking Jewish students about their favorite foods often prepared at home.

Several menus have already been submitted pertaining to holiday meal choices.

For example, the traditional apples and honey were displayed and offered at the Pit for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

For Muslim students, ARAMARK has discussed bringing goat in commemoration of Eid Al-Adha.

One day per month after this “kickoff” event, ARAMARK is planning on also bringing halal meat for students.

Yet, MSA plans on proposing the representation of halal meats to be once a week.

“It’s a huge deal,” sophomore Muhammad Siddiqui, MSA president, said. “I keep halal. It is a challenge to

go to the Pit and have fewer options.

It helps me not feel as restricted — I can look forward to that one day I get to eat meat.”

Muslim and Jewish students alike have expressed in their talks to ARMARK that having religiously conscious foods available would make a big difference to their university experience.

“It’s a good gesture from ARAMARK and the school,” Siddiqui said.

Having foods pertaining to religious groups available is not only evident to the Muslim and Jewish students, but to the student population as a whole, which was an important factor.

With religious foods presented in such a central campus location as the Pit, intercultural understanding is promoted among the student population by expanding culinary tastes and exposing others to the traditions of fellow students who comprise religious minorities.

“I think the future of our planet is dependent on how we understand people that are different from us,” Chaplain Auman said.

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Though protesters did not occupy a park or any private property Oct. 16, they plan to continue the movement in the future, through creating a publication and conducting forums.

protesting, a bunch of members said that Bank of America was where they wanted to protest because they had the most complaints against them there,” acting press secretary Catalina Stewart said.

The event was set up on the corner of the busy intersection and lined the sidewalks to either side.

There was estimated to be a total of about 200 people protesting throughout the day.

Everyone from retirees to college students to families with young children held pickets reading such slogans as “We are the 99%” and “Stop Corporate Greed!”

Many members made their own clever slogans and held American flags as well.

Throughout the day, protesters would sing chants together such as “Hey! Ho! Stop Corporate Greed!” and “United Americans never fail.” Along with the sounds of the protesters’ chants was the constant sound of horns honking in support for the pro-

test, responding the signs of the picketers.

“I am really glad that we picked this spot because a lot of people can see us here and we get them to honk at us which is a lot of fun,” local Samuel Hawthorne said. “I am really happy to be here and hold this sign and protest these corporate guys.”

University students were also present at the protests, but not to a large degree.

“It is hard for students here to go to something like that since a lot of us come from really rich backgrounds,” freshman Kelly Mayner said.

“This is a pretty conservative campus, and that is why I think a lot of students didn’t want to go the protest. They would probably be judged pretty harshly and be a little isolated,” said , junior Mary Garren.

Many local residents who were present at the protest commented on the lack of student representation.

“I’d really like to see more younger people, especially smart college students, out here and taking the issues head on,” Hawthorne said.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Aubrey Bledsoe The sophomore goalkeeper discusses challenges of being in goal, her academic interests and winning the ACC Championship.

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{ UPCOMING EVENTS } FOOTBALL: 10/22 @ Duke 10/29 @ North Carolina 11/05 v. Notre Dame MEN’S SOCCER: 10/22 @ N.C. State 10/25 v. William & Mary 10/29 @ Akron CROSS COUNTRY: 10/29 ACC Champs.

11/12 NCAA Regionals MEN’S GOLF: 10/23 U.S. Coll Champ.

WOMEN’S SOCCER: 10/20 v. Duke 10/23 @ Clemson 10/27 @ Boston College VOLLEYBALL: 10/21 v. North Carolina 10/28 @ Georgia Tech 10/29 @ Clemson FIELD HOCKEY: 10/22 v. Virginia 10/29 v. Boston College 11/03 ACC First Round WOMEN’S GOLF: 10/28 Landfall Tradition

{ NATIONAL STAGE } IRL Tragedy: Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon dies in crash The Indy Racing League experienced a tragedy over the weekend as two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and defending champion Dan Wheldon died in a fiery collision just minutes into the race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Wheldon, 33, got caught up in a 15-car pileup that began when JR Hildebrand got loose coming into the corner, spinning out into the path of oncoming traffic.

There was concern from drivers earlier in the week about the speed of the Indy cars, which had peaked at 225 MPH during practice. The speed, combined with the limited banking of Las Vegas’ oval track, contributed to the crash sending two other drivers to the hospital with injuries.

It is the first death in the IRL in over five years and only the fourth death in the two-decade history of the racing league. Wheldon is survived by his wife and two young children.

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{ DEAC OF THE WEEK } Sophomore Nicole Irving won her second consecutive race of the season, capturing the Blue Ridge Open in a time of 17:43.4. Irving’s strong performance helped the Lady Deacs take second in the competition with a score of 77 points. The tournament featured 21 teams from across the nation.

Irving has been named the ACC Irving Cross Country Performer of the week twice so far this season and with her victory Oct. 14, has a good opportunity to claim the weekly award again. The Deacs return to action on Oct. 29 in Clemson, S.C., for the ACC Championships.

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Deacs blank UNC in Top 10 matchup First result earned at UNC in 15 years

By Gary Pasqualicchio | Sports editor No. 4 Wake Forest 0 No. 10 North Carolina 0

WF 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 UNC 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 Wake Forest (11-1-3), UNC (12-2-1)

Good luck trying to score a goal on the Wake Forest women’s soccer team. The No. 3 Demon Deacons (11-1-3) have posted 10 shutouts in 15 games this season, allowing just three goals in their last 11 matches.

However, the problem of late for the team has been scoring goals of their own.

The team’s last game, on the road Oct. 16 against No. 8 North Carolina, ended a 0-0 draw, the Deacs’ third scoreless tie in four games.

“We’re playing some tough teams,” head coach Tony da Luz said about his team’s recent schedule. “You just don’t get that many quality chances when you play there (at Chapel Hill).”

“We definitely were going there to win the game somehow, some way. I’m not disappointed.

I thought given the circumstances it was a pretty solid performance.”

Da Luz recognizes that getting a result of any kind against the NCAA’s premier program is always a good result. The tie was the Deacs’ first non-loss at Fetzer Field in 15 tries.

“It was at their field so to come away with the tie was good, get

the point in the ACC standings,” Luz said. “It’s always hard against Carolina; they’re a great team.”

Wake got off eight shots in the tie, including some quality chances from sophomore forward Rachel Nuzzolese.

Nuzzolese fired a free kick on goal in the 14th minute but it was saved by Tar Heel goalie Adelaide Gay. The Upper Bookville, N.Y., native would go on to put two more shots on goal later in the game, but both were stopped by Gay. UNC had one of the best chances of the contest in the 77th minute, striking the right post off a long attempt into the box.

By the end of regulation, the two teams had combined for

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Junior defender Alisha Woodson has helped Wake record 10 shutouts.

Theo Epstein Simpson stars in PGA leaves Red Sox for Chicago Deacs in the PGA | Part Two

By Scott Siegler | Contributing writer

Local golfer follows in Bill Haas’ shoes

By Bart Johnston Staff writer When Bill Haas departed Wake Forest in the spring of 2004, he left as one of the best golfers in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Haas’ remarkable collegiate career had left an indelible mark on men’s golf program, but coach and uncle Jerry Haas was determined to avoid a down year and sought to replace Haas with a young man from Raleigh, N.C., named Webb Simpson.

Simpson, although a highly touted recruit coming out of high school, would go on to exceed even the most optimistic expectations of Wake golf fans.

Entering the final event of the 2011 PGA Tour season to be hosted in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Simpson currently sits atop the money list with a relatively sizeable lead over European Tour money winner Luke Donald.

Donald attempts to make history and become the first player in golf history to win both the European and American money titles.

Simpson has quietly recorded one of the best seasons on tour this year with two wins and

three second-place finishes.

Simpson claimed his first PGA Tour win this season in Greensboro at the Wyndham Championship, just an hour away from his childhood home in Raleigh.

He won the tournament by three strokes with a dominant bogey-free 67 Sunday performance.

“After Bill then came along Webb and I went over and watched him win at the Wyndham this year,” Coach Haas said.

“What a different player he’s become since he played here in college. He has just gotten better and better every year.”

North Carolina was indeed an appropriate place for Simpson to win his first career PGA tournament.

He played in front of a large crowd primarily interested in seeing the hometown favorite seal the deal after claiming the lead through 54 holes.

“I really couldn’t think of a better place to win than here in Greensboro,” Simpson told reporters after the victory.

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When Theo Epstein was hired by the Boston Red Sox in 2002, he made history as the youngest general manager in Major League Baseball history.

Within a couple of years he earned a reputation as the “Boy Wonder.” Epstein was responsible for the crucial transactions before the 2004 season that turned out to pay dividends in the playoffs.

The result was a World Series ring for the first time in 86 years. Adding designated hitter David Ortiz, starting pitcher Curt Schilling, closer Keith Foulke and first baseman Kevin Millar proved to be prophetic as they all were vital pieces to the team’s first World Series title in 86 years.

Later on, as a result of more adventurous moves by Epstein, Boston won another World Series title in 2007.

The losing mentality that irked Boston for so many years had disappeared and Theo Epstein was the man to thank.

Four years later however, he is as good as gone.

While it is all but official that the young general manager is walking away from the Boston program with one year remaining on his contract, many question arise.

The guy grew up a Red Sox fan, being their GM was his dream job, why would he want to leave?

While Epstein had plenty of success in the early going of his tenure with the Sox, it has been three years since his team has won a playoff game and two years since it has been in

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Demon Deacons drop first ACC game to Hokies 10-point lead erased

by Va. Tech offense

By Evan Quinn | Staff writer No. 19 Virginia Tech 38 Wake Forest 17

VT 3 - 21 - 7 - 10 - 38 WF 10 - 0 - 7 - 0 - 17 Wake Forest (4-2), Virginia Tech (6-1)

For the first time since Sept. 1, the Wake Forest football team came up on the losing end of a game. This loss came at the hands of the 19th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies. It was the Deacs’ first ACC loss of the season.

The Deacs led 10-0 at the end of the first quarter after a 28-yard field goal by junior Jimmy Newman and a 79-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Tanner Price to redshirt junior Chris Givens. From there, however, the Hokies dominated.

“After we got up 10-0,” Givens said after the game, “you could feel the attention level fall a little bit.”

Virginia Tech scored 28 unanswered points in an 11-minute span that lasted until the third quarter.

During this span, they scored a touchdown with just one second remaining in the first half following a Price interception.

“I got hit in the arm and it caused the ball to kind of float in the air,” Price said after the game, “and they were able to make a play on the ball.”

“That was my fault,” said head coach Jim Grobe said in a post-game interview.

“Tanner does a really good job taking care of the football, and we really thought if we could hit a seam or hit Chris Givens underneath that we could at least chip our way into field goal range.

“We had three timeouts left, but Tanner got hit in the arm and it got picked. There wasn’t a lot of time left, but that decision was just me not taking care of our team,” Grobe said.

It was Wake’s only turnover of the game, but it proved to be a costly one.

“That’s what wins the game - turnovers,” said redshirt sophomore nose tackle Nikita Whitlock said after the game. “That turnover was really critical right before the half, and honestly it just crushed us.”

Late in the third quarter, the Deacs cut the deficit to 11 as Price connected with redshirt senior tight end Cameron Ford on a 4-yard pass on fourth down.

However, on Virginia Tech’s ensuing drive, quarterback Logan Thomas threw a 30-yard touchdown pass on a crucial third down to pretty much seal the deal for the Hokies.

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Redshirt junior Chris Givens leads the ACC in receiving yards with 739. He led the team with 140 vs. Va. Tech.

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Aubrey Bledsoe Sophomore

By Rob Sawyer | Staff writer Sophomore goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe is a standout force for the Wake Forest women’s soccer team. Her goals allowed per game average of 0.413 ranks ninth in the nation, and her 10 shutouts on the season are the university’s all-time record.

She has led the Demon Deacons to their best start in team history, pushing the Deacs to a No. 3 national ranking.

The Cincinnati, Ohio, native is used to winning, having led her high school team to two state championships.

She was named ACC Tournament MVP after her three saves in penalty kicks against Maryland led the team to their first ACC Championship ever.

Her talent is also widely recognized, as she was recently invited to the under-23 national team camp with U.S. national coach Pia Sundhage.

Bledsoe hopes to pursue her studies farther by attending medical school after graduating from Wake Forest.

Personal Profile Birthdate: 11/20/1991 Position: Goalkeeper Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Awards and Titles: Wake Forest singleseason record for shutouts (2011); 2010 ACC Tournament MVP; 2010 ACC AllTournament Team; 2009 Ohio All-State honors; 2009 southwest Ohio district All-Star.

How did you first get into soccer?

I pretty much tried every sport when I was younger and started soccer when I was four. I played basketball and soccer all throughout high school and I stuck with soccer.

I had always wanted to play basketball in college, but around junior or senior year in high school I realized I was just better in soccer.

Were you recruited by any other schools other than Wake Forest?

I looked at a lot of schools back in my hometown near Cincinnati, but I really wanted to play in the ACC. Wake Forest was my number one choice but I also looked at Memphis and UNC-Charlotte.

Wake Forest offers a great combination of academics and athletics.

What was the highlight of your freshman season?

Definitely winning the ACC Championship. It was so exciting and it was great to get the first ACC Championship in school history.

I like the pressure, when it comes down to overtime and PKs. The close games make winning feel even more exciting.

What are some of the challenges of being a goalie?

It takes a lot to stay focused through the entire game.

You have to make sure the defense is organized and you can’t give up anything easy.

Being a goalie doesn’t require a lot of endurance, but it involves a lot of jumping and concentration so you’ve got to be quick and explosive.

Goals are also generally blamed on the goalkeeper so while it is a team sport, I have to take more responsibility for the goals allowed.

Do you care about your personal statistics and records?

No, I would definitely rather have the win over a shutout.

For the most part they reflect your in-game performance but there are times when you play well and only record one save.

What are your goals for the rest of the season?

We hope to win an ACC regular season championship, tournament championship and ultimately an NCAA championship.

Who would you say is better, you or your twin sister Amber who plays goalkeeper at Brown?

Well we both have our strengths and weaknesses.

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Chocolate chip cookie dough, definitely.

What are your academic interests here at Wake?

I am going to major in Health and Exercise science.

I hope to take some pre-med courses and potentially attend medical school after graduation.

What was it like to take part in the U-23 National Team camp?

It was a great learning experience. I had a good time playing with all the best players in college. I also played with some professionals and the full team staff there made it a really intense training environment.

The goalies had two-a-days where we worked on technique then combined with the field players for scrimmages. I learned a lot about technique and it was great to get some training experience at such a high level.

I worked more with the goalkeeper coach Paul Rodgers.

Paul was very helpful and we talked about set position a lot and we watched some video of our training.

We got to break down the video and look at the little things.

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the playoffs. It is unreasonable to expect a World Series championship every season.

However, a team with the third-highest payroll in the majors should be much more competitive than that.

Epstein uncharacteristically opened his wallet during the offseason last winter and brought in two all-star caliber players in the speedy Carl Crawford and the gold-glove slugger Adrian Gonzalez.

These signings in tandem with a mass bullpen reconstruction were supposed to guarantee that Boston would be the team to beat this season.

In the end, it was just another disappointing season. The Sox had a nine game lead in the Wild Card standings heading into September. They then pro-

ceeded to go 7-20, get passed by the Tampa Bay Rays, and make history as the team with the biggest collapse in baseball, and arguably sports, history.

At that point it was obvious to Epstein: the magic and excitement of the “dream job” was gone and it was time to move on.

Epstein’s next project is the Chicago Cubs, a team that has not won a World Series in over one hundred years and is poisoned with bad contracts and overpaid players. Signing with them was certainly an ambitious move.

The question is whether or not he will be able to win Chicago a World Series like he did for Boston. If he did, he would go down in baseball history as the man who could win a World Series anywhere he wanted to.

However, such an accomplishment will not be done any time soon. When Epstein took over as GM in Boston in

2003, he inherited a ball club that was ready to win games. The 2002 Red Sox managed a 93-69 season and had consistently been finishing with one of the best records in the American League East division.

To put it simply, one of the top teams in the majors was passed down to him and after a little roster tweaking, a championship was the result.

Unfortunately for Epstein, it’s going to take a Epstein little more than some roster tweaking to get the Cubs back into baseball relevance.

Over the past two seasons, the Cubs have limped to an overall record of 146-

178 led by a bunch of veterans in decline, who are making more money than they should.

Their three highest paid hitters in Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena combined earned, and I use that term loosely, $43,559,997 last season. That same trio had a collective batting average of .261.

While the Cubs are only four seasons removed from going 97-64, the main contributors on that team are either gone or not the same players they were then.

Murmurs of a curse on the franchise and a mixed bag of volatile personalities have plagued the team over the past few years, and it is going to take a heroic transformation to turn it into a winner.

However, Epstein is a man up for a challenge and there is plenty of hope for the future. Starlin Castro is rapidly emerging as one of the games’ top short-

stops. He led the team in batting average and total bases while collecting 207 hits and stealing 22 bases.

At the ripe age of 21, without a doubt this is the type of guy Epstein can build a franchise around.

I also see starting pitcher Matt Garza as a sign of hope for Epstein. This guy has quietly built up a Cy Young-caliber record and is already an established leader on the Cubs pitching rotation. At only 27-years-old, Garza is a safe bet to anchor a pitching staff.

While the club has potential, there is so much about it that needs to be fixed.

I see Epstein’s upcoming tenure with the Chicago Cubs as the defining point of his career.

He will either be added to the long list of failures in Chicago or he will make the step from “Boy Wonder” to Baseball Legend.

Deac Notes Two Deacs advances to singles quarters at ITA Regionals

Deacons earn Mid-Season AllAmerican and All-ACC awards

Former Deac Simpson continues strong play on PGA Tour

Wake Forest junior Danny Kreyman and sophomore Adam Lee reached the singles quarterfinals of the ITA Regional Oct. 16 in Chapel Hill, before falling to opponents from Duke.

Kreyman defeated No. 108 Dominc Hodgson of N.C. State, but fell to the No. 4 player in the country, Duke’s Henrique Cunha, in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Kreyman’s win against Hodgson was his second over a nationally ranked player this fall.

Lee won in three sets against South Carolina’s Ivan Machado 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

The Deacs’ final event of the fall season will be the Alabama Invitational Oct. 28-30.

Senior offensive guard Joe Looney was named a Mid-Season All-American by ESPN.com analyst Mark Schlabach. Looney, the team’s highest touted lineman, leads the team in knockdown blocks. The Lake Worth, Fla., native was named mid-season first team All-ACC by sportswriter Phil Steele.

Steele also named redshirt junior wideout Chris Givens and redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Nikita Whitlock.

Sophomore quarterback Tanner Price, redshirt sophomore tailback Josh Harris and redshirt freshman cornerback Merrill Noel also received Mid-Season All-ACC Third Team honors.

In an attempt to get a leg up on Luke Donald and capture the PGA Tour money title, Webb Simpson (‘08) played in this past weekend’s McGladrey Classic. The move turned out to be a great one, as Simpson garnered a second-place finish, just missing out on the title in a playoff loss to Ben Crane.

The second-place finish catapulted him to $6,200,243 in winnings and gave him a $400,000 lead over Donald with one event left.

The money title will now come down to this weekend at the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic, where both Donald and Simpson have committed to play.

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Deacs come up victorious against No. 25 Virginia

By Brandon Nguyen | Contributing writer Wake Forest 4 No. 25 Virginia 3

WF 2 - 2 - 4 UVA 0 - 3 - 3 Wake Forest (6-6-2), Virginia (9-5-0)

On Oct. 14, the men’s soccer team defeated rival No. 25 University of Virginia Cavaliers by a score of 4-3 in a thrilling match at Spry Stadium.

Freshman Sam Fink and sophomore Ross Tomaselli both scored their first career goals to help the Deacons avenge last year’s season-ending loss to Virginia and claim its third victory in ACC play.

Head coach Jay Vidovich was encouraged by the Virginia victory and believed that the team dug deep for the win.

“Our guys have been very resilient all year,” Vidovich said.

“Things have not gone our way, and it has not been easy.

They are young and they are trying to find their way.

They found a result; Tomaselli I am very happy for them. Hopefully it gives them more belief and now the key is if we sustain it.”

The game started off with the Cavaliers possessing the ball and forcing the Deacons to defend early.

Virginia nearly took the lead in the 17th minute as senior forward Brian Ownby kicked a bending shot that rebounded off the back post.

In the 31st minute, Wake junior Andy Lubahn played freshman Sean Okoli

with his back against the goal. As Okoli tried to turn, he was clipped in the box and the Deacs received a penalty kick.

Redshirt junior Danny Wenzel stepped up and confidently put the ball in the lower left corner to give the Deacons a 1-0 lead.

In the waning seconds of the first half, Wake Forest doubled its tally with Tomaselli’s first career goal.

Freshman Teddy Mullin crossed the ball to a wide open Tomaselli at the back post and he did not waste the opportunity.

Tomaselli scored short side with his right foot after the Cavaliers had a defense lapse and fell asleep with four seconds left in the first half.

“It was a great ball by Teddy [Mullin] and I tried to stay relaxed,” Tomaselli said.

“I brought it down and hit it, and it went in.”

In the 52nd minute, Mullin found Fink from a free kick cross to the back post for a goal.

Fink scored off a volley to the bottom left and gave Virginia goalkeeper freshman Spencer LaCivita no chance of making the save.

With a 3-0 lead, the Deacs played as if they had more confidence and controlled the game more.

Virginia lost composure as they gave up the ball easily, made reckless challenges, and took long shots that sailed over the net.

Wake Forest junior goalkeeper Michael Lisch made his presence felt in the game by making a couple solid saves as well as picking off many dangerous crosses.

Virginia showed a fight for the comeback in the 67th minute when junior Will Bates scored a goal from the corner.

Just 29 seconds later, Bates scored from

the penalty spot to the low left corner to cut the deficit to one goal.

The Deacons clinched the game with a goal from Lubahn in the 88th minute.

Okoli played it to Lubahn, who then raced past the Cavaliers’ last defender and calmly slotted the ball left footed past LaCivita.

With 2:31 left in the game, Wake Forest redshirt junior goalkeeper Doug Ryan entered the game as he celebrated Senior Day. The crowd gave Ryan a warm welcome and got even louder as he made his first save and punted the ball to his teammates.

With six seconds left in the game, Bates got on the end of a desperation cross that found the net and got through Ryan.

Bates completed his hat trick and currently has 13 goals for the season.

The Deacons almost gave away a threegoal lead in the second half. Wake Forest failed to slow down the game and take Virginia out of the game down three goals.

It was more of how we managed the game and gave it away,” Vidovich said.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do. That’s the bottom line. It’s just focus and concentration and maturity.”

Four days later, the Deacons fell to the Elon Phoenix by a score of 2-0 on a rainy night at Spry Stadium. Wake Forest now stands at 6-6-2 (3-3 ACC) with the loss to Elon.

Wake fell behind in the 13th minute as Elon sophomore Matt Wescoe headed in a cross from senior James Carroll.

Elon doubled its lead in the 37th minute when junior midfielder Gabe Latigue found himself at the end of a through ball, made a couple moves and then put the ball past Lisch in goal.

Even though Wake Forest outshot Elon

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Junior midfielder Luciano Delbono dribbles through two Elon defenders in the Deacons 2-0 loss at Spry Stadium Oct. 18. by a total of 17-13, the Demon Deacons could not find the back of the net.

The Phoenix defense was stout through all 90 minutes with sophomore goalkeeper Reed Dillard making four saves in the match. Dillard stopped Okoli twice in the first half with impressive saves.

The loss for Wake Forest ended a fourgame winning streak for the Deacs.

This was also Elon’s first victory over Wake Forest in 10 meetings. This result

was not what Wake Forest was hoping for after scoring four goals against Virginia and getting the victory.

Wake Forest will now travel to play N.C. State Oct. 22. Wake Forest has the chance to improve its ACC record to over .500 and bolster seeding for the ACC Tournament.

The Deacons host its regular season finale against William and Mary at 7:00 p.m. Oct. 25.

Back-to-back shutouts gives Deacons fifth straight win

By Ty Kraniak | Staff writer Wake Forest 5 Radford 0

WF 3 - 2 - 5 RAD 0 - 0 - 0 Wake Forest (7-8), Radford (7-9)

When the field hockey team started 1-7, hope was everything but lost in Winston-Salem. Since that point, however, the Deacons have won their last five games, and six out of their last seven.

Most recently, the Deacons squared off against Liberty and Radford and were able to claim victories in both matches.

On Oct. 14 in Lynchburg, Va., the team blew past Liberty 5-0. With the win, Wake Forest improved to 6-8 (before win over Radford), while the Liberty Flames fell to 5-7 on the year.

The game marks the first time since 2009 that Wake Forest has shut out an opponent, the last time being a 6-0 victory over Appalachian State Oct. 4, 2009.

This shutout comes at the hands of a stingy performance by the Wake Forest defense that allowed only one shot, which left senior goalkeeper Bronwen Gainsford with little work in net.

“We played like a full team with everyone helping each Gainsford other out,” Gainsford said.

“Our patterns seemed to really connect, and they looked the best that they have all season.”

Overall, the Demon Deacons put on a show offensively through tallying a total of 31 shots throughout the night as compared to a lonesome one shot by Liberty.

In the first half alone, Wake racked up 21 shots with only one finding the back of the net. The Deacs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead just seven minutes before the end of the first half when sophomore Jess McFadyen was finally able to score off an un-assisted

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Sophomore Jess McFadyen makes a pass in the Deacs 5-0 shutout of Radford.

The New Zealand native is tied for third on the team with four goals this season. rebound. This goal marks the fourth consecutive game that McFadyen has scored.

In the second half, a host of Deacs were able to pad the Wake Forest lead to ensure a Demon Deacon victory.

Just minutes into the second half, junior Lizzie Rae provided a spark to the Wake offense by maneuvering through the defense and blasting an un-assisted shot past the Liberty goalie and into the cage.

Later, during the 51st minute of the game, Rae scored again by tipping in a deflected shot stemming from freshman defender Anna Kozniuk.

Sophomore Kari Walkley added to the cause by

scoring a goal with 21 minutes remaining in the game. This score came at the hands of freshman Christine Conroe, who assisted the play. The goal was Walkey’s ninth of the season.

If four goals weren’t enough, junior Jillian Anzalone pushed the score to 5-0 in the 56th minute of the contest. The score was Anzalone’s first goal of the 2011 campaign, while sophomore Taylor Rhea collected the assist.

In total, Wake dominated the number of penalty corners 14-1, which presented the team with a number of scoring chances. Overall, the Deacs’ blow-out win over Liberty was a team effort as all

but three Demon Deacons were able to rack up shots on the night.

Building off its victory over Liberty, Wake Forest stormed past a now 7-9 Radford team Oct. 18, which now puts Wake Forest at 7-8 overall, just one game shy of .500.

In the 5-0 victory, four Deacons were able to record goals, while the team combined for 20 shots on the night. Radford, on the other hand, was only able to muster up six shots.

Walkley continued her goal-scoring capabilities by leading the offensive effort for the Deacs — by registering two goals against Radford, both of which were un-assisted. Her first goal of the night came 15 minutes into the game when she collected a rebound and blasted it into the net.

Only 15 minutes later, as time expired in the first half, Walkley gathered another rebound and ripped a shot from close range that found the back of the cage.

“We came out and stuck to the game plan,” Walkley said, “We were able to get a couple goals, and all around we played great.”

Also contributing to the Wake Forest scoring attack were seniors Emily Cummings and Adelaide Knott, as well as Rae, which helped ensure another Deacon victory.

Junior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Ruhf got the nod in net over Gainsford, after Gainsford recorded a shutout against Liberty. Ruhf collected two saves on the night, and was later replaced by Gainsford with just 12 minutes remaining in the game.

With the win, Jennifer Averill moves to 307-158-6 as head coach of the Demon Deacons.

“I think that our goal for the evening was to beat our opponent with ball speed and our play and not our legs,” Averill said.

“In the first half, there were some brilliant showings of our execution, and hats off to the girls. When we play that way, we can beat anyone.”

Wake Forest now heads into two ACC battles against Virginia Oct. 22, and Boston College one week later.

The two games will conclude a three-game homestand that closes out the regular season before the ACC and NCAA Tournaments.

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leading the Demon Deacons to the NCAA Championships all four years in college. Simpson was also named a three-time national All-American as well as winning the 2008 ACC Player of the Year award his senior year.

“Webb won the ACC once and he won one other tournament, so he didn’t win a ton here but he just kept getting better and better,” Haas said.

“I think his development at Wake and his love of Wake was so important, he met his wife here and just loved everything about it.”

After graduating in the spring of 2008, Simpson transitioned to the rigors of professional golf, playing on both the Nationwide and PGA Tour on sponsor’s exemptions. He caught a big break in the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament (“Q-school”) later that year when he was able to snag a seventh-place finish to earn his PGA card for the 2009 season.

The 2009 season started off with a bang for Simpson as he finished fifth at the Bob Hope Classic, followed by a ninth-place finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii, he hasn’t looked back since.

Entering the 2011 season, Simpson had six top 10 finishes in his two-year career; however, the most important moment of his young career did not happen on the golf course but off it.

Two months before the season started, Simpson’s caddie and childhood friend William Kane decided to pursue a career in the church, leaving Simpson in need of a caddie for the upcoming 2011 year.

Fortunately for Webb, Sean O’Hair and his caddie Paul Tesori had just parted ways and Simpson decided to give Tesori a phone call.

“I’m teaching Webb how to golf better, and he’s teaching me how to live better,” Tesori said earlier in the year after an event.

No one could have foreseen how effective the Simpson-Tesori relationship would prove to be as Simpson exploded

for his first two career wins and an astonishing 11 top-10 finishes in 25 events.

Simpson led the season-long FedEx Cup standings heading into the fourweek playoff to determine the $10 million winner of the Cup. Going into the final tournament of the year, Simpson still stood alone atop the standings but saw his hopes of a title disappear when fellow Wake graduate Bill Haas eclipsed him on the final day of the season with a playoff win in the Tour Championship.

“The first text I got after Billy won was from Webb and it said ‘how about your boy Bill?’ and I replied to him ‘hey how about my boy Webb,” coach Haas said of Bill’s dramatic Sunday FedEx Cup victory.

“I think even Bill would admit that Webb has had a better season.”

Webb is not only an impeccable member of the Wake Forest community on the golf course, but his good will and charismatic nature continues off the course where he is a devout Christian

and huge supporter of his alma mater.

On Oct. 18 of this year, just a day after losing a heartbreaking playoff in the McGladrey Classic to Ben Crane when he missed a three-foot putt to extend the match t o another hole, Simpson was back in Winston-Salem playing at Old Town Country Club in the Wake Forest Pro-Am. The star-studded event was headlined by the new golf center’s dedication to Wake Forest legend Arnold Palmer and featured NBA star Chris Paul in addition to former Wake stars Bill Haas, Billy Andrade, Scott Hoch, Jay Haas, Coach

Jerry Haas, Kyle Reifers and short-game expert Stan Utley.

There was not much surprise when the winners were announced at the reception: Webb Simpson’s team with a convincing 16-under 55 to grab the title.

“I like to say it is the greatest golf fraternity in the world. I just think that if you look at the individual and what the university does for you Wake is a great opportunity for anyone,” coach Haas said.

As the final event of the season kicks off Oct. 20, Simpson will be paired with Luke Donald for the first two rounds in an attempt to hold him off and win the PGA money title.

Regardless of the outcome on Sunday, however, anyone who has ever had the opportunity to meet or spend time with Webb knows who the real winner is. *Graphic by Matt Poppe

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Old Gold & Black Sports

Men’s and women’s XC finish 2nd at Blue Ridge

By Mike Zavagno | Contributing writer

In their fourth and final meet of the regular season, the men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed second Friday afternoon at the Blue Ridge Open in Boone, N.C., hosted by Appalachian State.

Sophomore Nicole Irving captured the women’s individual title with a time of 17:43.4 on the 5k course, her third victory in as many tries at Appalachian State’s course. She has also won back- toback individual titles at the Covered Bridge Open, held at the same course Sept. 2. Irving now has two individual titles to go along with two secondplace finishes in the Deacons’ four meets this season.

In her two losses, Irving finished just a combined five seconds behind the overall champion.

“My performance helped boost my confidence moving forward and progressing this season,” Irving said.

Joining Irving in the top 10 Irving was fellow sophomore Melanie Powers, who completed the race in 18:17.2. Junior Allison Homer crossed the finish line just outside the top 10 in 11th place. Homer came within nine seconds of her season-best time, running the 5k course in 18:30.6.

Freshman Kaitlyn Oliver posted her highest team finish of the season, coming in fourth place on the team and 31st overall. The Ontario native’s 19:06.5 shaved an entire minute off her fist run on the course at the Covered Bridge Open.

Rounding out the scoring for the women were junior Casey Fowler, freshman Aubrey Waggoner and freshman Madeline DiNardo. Fowler placed

40th overall with a time of 19:15.9 and was followed shortly thereafter by Waggoner who placed 55th.

In her collegiate debut, DiNardo clocked in a time of 20:58.4, placing her 135th out of 177 runners.

As a team, the Demon Deacons’ second-place finish out of 21 teams tied their best result of the season, which also came at Appalachian State’s home course in the Covered Bridge Open.

Wake scored 77 points, falling short of the 56 scored by Furman, the team champion.

“I thought our team performed well and it gave us an idea of what we have to work on before the conference meet,” Irving said.

The men also used a strong individual performance to carry them to a second-place finish out of 23 participants. Junior Garret Drogosch posted a time of 24:54.5, good for fourth overall on the 8k course. This is the third consecutive time Drogosch has led the Deacons individually and is also his third straight top 10 finish.

“I was really happy with the result of the race,” Drogosch said. “It was nice to finally close out a race strong and finish in the top five.”

Sophomore Alexander Rose continues to show promise in his first season. Rose improved his individual finish in each of the first three meets and this one was no exception. His time of 25:26.3 placed him eighth overall, his first career top 10 finish.

After not competing in the Charlotte Invitational Sept. 30, senior Tom Morrison came back to finish third on the team and 13th overall with a time of 25:30.6. Wake placed four runners in the top 20 overall, with junior Tom Finneran claiming 18th place in 25:37.4. It was Finneran’s third consecutive fourth-place finish on the squad.

Junior Anthony Marios followed Finneran across the line in 29th place with a time of 25:49.9. For Marios, it was his highest overall finish of the year,

Photo courtesy of Media Relations

The men’s cross country team posted their best result of the season at the Blue Ridge Open in Boone, N.C., which was hosted by Appalachian State. improving upon his previous best result of 40th place at the Charlotte Invitational. Another Deacon turning in a solid performance was freshman Jake Dearmon, whose time of 26:10.6 was good for a 46th place finish and a career-best time. The freshman’s previous best time was 26:38.4.

Wake’s scoring runners all finished in the top 70 out of 200 total participants.

The final three runners for the men were junior Jake Graham in 49th place, senior Paul Loeser in 59th place and freshman Connor Crowley in 70th place.

Fueled by strong performances all around, the Deacons scored 57 points as a team, 17 points

behind the winning team, George Mason. The Deacons’ second-place finish is their best overall result of the season, improving upon their third place at the Charlotte Invitational.

“I think we were content with the team result, we had a lot of guys running together and that is always the goal,” Drogosch said. “I think we have some work to do for the ACC Championships, but if we all really get after it I think we will surprise a lot of teams.”

The Blue Ridge Open was the last of four regular season meets for both the men’s and women’s teams.

Postseason action begins Oct. 29 with the ACC Championships in Clemson, S.C.

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just four shots on goal. Both overtimes proved to be more of the same with few chances for either team. The Deacs got a good look on a header from freshman Jackie McSally. However, her attempt sailed harmlessly over the goal.

Sophomore goalie Aubrey Bledsoe preserved the tie in the 98th minute when she cut off an angle from UNC’s Amber Brooks and made a sliding stop.

Bledsoe has been one of the big stories for the Demon Deacons thus far this season.

Her 10 shutouts are already a school single-season record, and include four straight against ACC opponents. The Deacs haven’t given up a goal in 443:46

and are second in the ACC with 0.40 goals against average.

“I think it’s a reflection on how far this program has come,” Bledsoe said about the shutout mark.

“We’ve made a commitment to team defending. Our defensive line has been great this year. They’ve stepped up and blocked a lot of shots, made my job easier.”

Against North Carolina that defensive backfield consisted of freshmen Kim Marshall and Jessica Mandarich, and juniors Caralee Keppler and Alisha Woodson.

Senior Amanda Howell and sophomore Kelsey Zalimeni have also contributed to the team’s defensive success.

Junior Jackie Logue, a key part of that backline, missed the UNC game

with an injury. She, along with ACCleading goal scorer Katie Stengel, are questionable to play in the team’s next game, key matchup against No. 3 Duke Oct. 20.

“We have to weigh the risk of losing them for a long time and try to get a result in the game,” da Luz said.

“As of this week, the preparation is going to be without them.”

The absence of Stengel, who has scored a mindboggling 13 goals this season, will force the Deacs’ struggling offense to look for another spark.

Da Luz recognizes that everyone needs to step up in her absence.

“All of the attacking players need to put in a little bit more,” da Luz said.

“I think our set pieces are something we have to capitalize on.

We worked on them a little more before the UNC game and we’ll work on them more (before) Duke.

Maybe there are some goals there for us.”

With the offense scuffling, da Luz and Bledsoe both believe that the defense isn’t going to be something the Deacs have to worry about moving forward.

“We’ve become da Luz pretty reliable defensively so I thought we’d be able to create enough chances to score and we had some chances to win it,” da Luz said after the UNC game.

Bledsoe agreed, “As long as we keep making it hard for them to score it gives us a good chance to get one (goal) and get a win.”

Despite the recent slew of draws, the Deacs still have a chance to win the ACC regular season title, the first of their many lofty goals.

The team currently finds themselves in fourth place, but sits just one point behind Duke, UNC and Virginia, who are in a three-way tie for first. Wake will have a chance to knockoff Duke at Spry Stadium and vault to the top of that elite leaderboard.

“Against Duke there will be more of the same,” da Luz said. “(We are) two of the best defensive teams in the league so there’s not gonna be a lot of opportunities for either team.”

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Home is where the heart is International student explores her personal experiences and the sentiments of her peers relating to homesickness

By Susan Ichugu | Staff writer Being homesick is not one of those feelings a student wants to have when he or she is in college.

Unfortunately, however, college is one of the places where homesickness is most prevalent.

In a CNN Health article called “Homesickness Isn’t Really About Home,” writer Derrick Ho said, “Homesickness is defined as ‘distress and functional impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from home and attachment objects such as parents.’”

Through the course of research on campus, I realized that a number of students have experienced homesickness — but for very different reasons.

“I miss the comfort of home and home-cooked meals,” senior Shirley Yu said.

Some students are used to food being prepared by their parents and find it a struggle to adapt to food at college.

In addition, there are students at Wake who may have parents who are foreigners, like myself, who cook food from their native countries.

When you come to Wake Forest, it becomes a culture shock because the places available to eat are often dominated by fast food.

“Homesickness mostly for me has to do with missing out o n cultural events that are not

available in the Wiston-Salem/Greensboro, which includes family and food,” junior Ariella Akeza said. I can relate to Akeza because I know how it feels to miss out on Kenyan events at home.

Meanwhile, there are people who come to Wake and struggle to find their niche or right group of friends.

This lack of strong and stable friendships may cause someone to feel homesick.

I didn’t find my real group of friends until my junior year of college and it was quite a struggle.

At home, you don’t have to worry about fitting in with your family.

However, making genuine friendships in a college atmosphere is not an easy process and can be very tedious.

An additional issue related to homesickness that was brought up by students was the social environment at Wake Forest.

Some students said that they appreciate Wake for it’s academic rigor and for having the opportunity to attend an institution of high ranking.

On the other hand, they admitted that the social scene at Wake is rather homogeneous.

Diversity is also thought to be a prominent problem among students.

“There is not a lot of diversity at Wake and I come from an area where diversity is prevalent,” senior Chelsea Privette said.

Akeza said, “I miss seeing people who look and dress differently.”

There are many reasons why students at Wake become homesick, whether it be missing the food, family and diversity from their hometowns, but there are just as many ways to prevent this.

“I just look at pictures of my family on my laptop,” senior Asena Levent said. “It makes me feel like they are nearby.”

Levent said she also communicates with her family on Facebook, a great form of long-distance communication.

Whenever I miss my cousins in Kenya, I Facebook chat with them and comment on their pictures. Facebook has allowed people from all corners of the world to communicate and connect with one another.

My word of advice is that if you miss certain individuals at home like your mom or dad, Skype or call them on a regular basis.

Skyping with family members may feel much better than calling them because you can actually see their faces.

Most students who have family outside the states use Skype to talk to their parents or siblings. Even bringing pictures from home or stuffed animals that remind you of certain family members can help alleviate homesickness.

If this also means covering up the bare walls of your dorm room with posters from your room at home, then do it!

Blogger Michelle N wrote an article for the eHow Family website called “Cure of Homesickness” in which she gives excellent tips on how to prevent feeling homesick, such as emerging yourself in a captivating read. “If you start to feel homesick, read a good book,” she said.

“If the book is interesting to you, you will get pulled into the story and forget about home for a while.”

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Susan Ichugu’s Tips for Preventing Homesickness Cook dishes that remind you of home Communicate on Facebook with familes Skyping family on a regular basis Make your room feel like your home Posting pictures on your wall Reading a good book Consult a counselor Talk to a religious leaders on campus Listening to familiar music Keep busy

Another thing you can also try is talking to someone about your feelings, whether it be good friends, a counselor at Wake or a religious leader.

Take advantage of the resources offered by the university such as the Counseling Center.

When I get homesick, I like to listen to music that reminds me of people back at home. I also have a journal that I write in religiously.

“The best way to prevent homesickness is too keep busy as possible." Michelle also said in her article.

“If you’re away from home, make sure you’re taking full advantage of the entertainment and activities available to you.”

For Wake students this would mean concentrating more on academics and joining extracurricular activities. These feelings of homesickness will disappear once you focus your energy on something else.

Wake Radio has been a safe haven for me because I get the opportunity to play music and give others advice.

Involvement in extracurricular activities is a great way to prevent homesickness and to find out more about yourself.

In addition, through extracurricular activities, you can find a good number of friends who have similar interests.

Don’t let the obstacles at Wake Forest tie you down!

“Remember you are at a great institution like Wake Forest University,” my mom has always told me.

“Just focus on doing well in your academics and establishing a great group of friends who are a good influence.”

Graphic by Bobby O’Connor /Old Gold & Black

Humor Column | Adding edge to your image

Standing out in a space full of Ralph Lauren and Jack Rogers

By Shahani Samarasekera | Contributing writer

A lot of people find it difficult to live in the bubble that is Wake Forest.

Where is the culture, where is the diversity, how can I be my antiestablishment, edgy self while surrounded by the frat boys wearing pastel shorts with octopi on them? I don’t even like calamari!

I write to all of these people today, hoping to help and provide all the answers on how to be edgy at Wake Forest University.

This advice comes based off my real life observations at this school and not my own experience. The closest I have ever come to being antiestablishment here is stashing packages of cream cheese in my backpack at the pit.

Basically, if you want to be a hipster, all you have to do is the opposite of what everyone here does.

Is there anything more edgy than rolling up to your afternoon class on a skateboard? Your first instinct is probably to say hell no.

You would be wrong. Riddle me this, Sherlock: walking to class while carrying a skateboard … now that is what I call hardcore.

Not only are you displaying the brute strength it takes to carry the skateboard, but you are also displaying your true antiestablishment tendencies.

You see it would be too conformist to skate on a skateboard; that would just be giving “the man” what he wants.

But why sell yourself short? You pull out that skateboard at your standard lounge party and unlike David Guetta, you won’t be asking, “Where them girls at?”

Once you have arrived at the party, your choice in drinks is even more important than what you were carrying when you showed up.

At the average party you can drink the punch or beer. But what are you, just an average kid trying to get shwastey? No. You are edgy.

BYOBW, am I right? (Translation for all the followers out there: bring your own boxed wine.)

Those less than obliging are never prepared so unfortunately it becomes BYOWG (wine glasses) and BYOC (class).

I guess sometimes it really does take effort to be edgy, but nothing worth having (wine from a box) ever comes easy.

The only thing left to do is throw around edgy pop culture and news references.

It won’t be that hard to show people how much more aware than them you are mostly because the Wake Bubble ensures that the only news outlet most students will ever check with any frequency is PerezHilton.com. If students do decide to branch out they can visit Perez’s other websites: TeddyHilton.com for all those pets of the stars

lovers out there, Perezitos.com for the ones who love famous people’s children, and CocoPerez. com for all those who love the things famous people wear.

It seems like the only thing you would have to do to show your superior intellect is SparkNote a few Russian classics and you are good to go.

Oh and don’t forget about that wardrobe. It turns out the Hanes Mall has a Birkenstock store where you can load up on all the gear that really shows that you like trees more than your average sorority girl does.

Blurring the line between homeless and hipster: the decision between combat boots and Jack Rogers is all it really comes down to.

You see, it’s only morally reprehensible to invest in some name brands. Even if you are edgy, all that really matters is image. I guess in the end it’s not that hard to be edgy; all you really need is a good pair of skinny jeans. Or five.

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Old Gold & Black Life

Event Review | Luke Bryan

Concert ignites youthful take on classic country

By Renne Slawsky | Executive news editor

It can easily be argued that all country music concerts are alike.

There is an abundance of cutoff jeans, cowboy boots, trucker hats and mullets at pretty much every one of them.

The Luke Bryan concert Oct. 14 at the Greensboro Coliseum was no exception. The thing that made this concert unique was the youthful and carefree Southern expression that permeated the arena.

Bryan released his first album I’ll Stay Me, in 2007 leading to his first big hit “All My Friends Say.” The whole concert was high-energy and classic country. Throughout the concert, Bryan’s dazzlingly white smile could be seen from every seat and the sound of everyone singing along could be heard.

Since then, he has released two more albums and nine singles, five of which have been on the Billboard Hot 100.

This concert was a stop on Bryan’s “CMT Tanlines and Tailgates Tour” which has been to over 100 destinations already.

But it was evident that the energy hadn’t waned a single bit.

The two opening acts were Josh Kelley and Josh Thompson.

Kelley is known for his hit singles “Amazing” and “Only You,” and Thompson for “Beer on the Table” and “Way Out Here.”

The opening acts played their most popular pieces and covered a few popular country songs like “She’s Country” and “Dust on the Bottle.”

Kelley even did a quick cover of “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” theme song, which (of course) everyone knew.

After both the acts cleared off and a brief stage check had finished, the lights went back out while a single spotlight shone on Luke Bryan with his back to the audience.

The opening “Hello, Greensboro!” started and the hootin’ and hollerin’ on full blast.

Then the lights went up and the rest of the band began to play, which included the typical set: a bass, electric guitar, drum and keyboard.

The members of Bryan’s band recently changed entirely, with the original crew leaving to return to studio work.

Bryan said that it was an amiable split and he “really loved jamming with these new guys.”

Playing with a new band did not prevent Bryan from giving a thrilling performance.

The first song Bryan played was the hit “Someone Else Calling You Baby.”

He then moved straight into some of his oldies but goodies with “Country Man” and “What Country Is.” All the while, he was clearly channeling classic Elvis Presley with his sensual hip gyrations and pelvic thrusts, all of which set the female audience members on edge.

After some jamming and a switch over to the piano, Bryan took a little walk down Memory Lane; he talked about growing up in Leesburg, Ga., and the idyllic Southern life of going to football games and hanging out around bonfires.

He then launched into “We Rode in Trucks,” a sentimental number that got the crowd swaying.

He continued with more of his better known songs like “Drinkin’ Beer Wastin’ Bullets” and “All My Friends Say” as well as some fantastic covers.

One of his best covers was “The Joker” by Steve Miller Band as well as what seemed like a live mix tape of everything from Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” to Alabama’s “Song of the South.”

Before the next song, the lights went out and peels of thunder and rain hitting a roof was heard. Those familiar with Bryan knew that this meant the beginning of one of his biggest hits “Rain is a Good Thing” was up next.

After that, the big finale of the show was his number 1 hit, “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” during which every member of the crowd was shakin’ it to.

The whole concert was youthful high-energy mixed with classic country.

Throughout the concert, Bryan’s dazzlingly white smile could be seen from every seat and the sound of everyone singing along as loudly as they were able could be heard.

Renee Slawsky /Old Gold & Black

Bryan’s many original and cover performances in addition to his Elvis Presley dance moves kept his audience movin’ and shakin’ throughout the entire concert.

Photo courtesy of blogs.wvgazette.com

Bryan stayed smiling and still gave an excellent performance despite his recent split from his old bandmates. This was one of the first times they all played together.

Health Column | aWAKEn Your Health

Debunking diet fads: The facts and fictions of trendy diets of some common food myths and debunked them below.

I hope this article finds you well before you choose to purchase the Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet (you can look that one up too).

Kelsey Korey Staff columnist

In the world of nutrition, diet and exercise, it may seem that you are completely bogged down with contradictory information.

Well, I hate to break it to you, but you absolutely are. Much of this information is 100 percent valid and can help in achieving an overall healthy lifestyle; however, some information is just plain absurd, (e.g., the cabbage soup diet or the tapeworm diet; it exists; look it up!)

To help you sort through these so called “facts,” I have compiled a list

are essential for optimal health as your body cannot function without them.

I also find that when I include a bit of fat with every meal like salad dressing, sun flower seeds, cheese or hummus, I feel satisfied for a longer period of time.

1. Eating fat makes you fat.

Eating too much of anything will Weight gain is attributed to several cause weight gain, be it carbs, protein things; however, this is not one of or fat, which is why eating a balanced them. diet is so important to maintaining a Eating more calories than your body healthy diet. requires will lead to weight gain, but that does not mean some of your re- 2. Carbs make you fat and are therequired calories shouldn’t come from fore the devil. fat.

I’ve been there and completely unEstimated daily requirements for fat derstand the thought process that vary from person to person (22 to 34 carbs equal weight gain. Carbs get reppercent of the daily caloric intake). resented poorly in the media and when Also, monounsaturated fats (those we consistently read about carbs leadfound in olive oil, nuts and seeds) pro- ing to all sorts of health issues, who vide substantial health benefits. There would want to eat them? are many different types of fat and Like fat, there are certain types of while some should be avoided, others carbs that should be limited. Simple carbs, also known as simple sugars, are not necessarily the healthiest choice; however, this doesn’t mean that all carbs should be avoided.

The nutrients found in whole grain pasta, whole wheat bread, oats and some high fiber cereals are needed by the human body, especially if you

exercise frequently. It helps to think of carbs as required energy that your body will use.

When dietitians are faced with this common fear from patients, they will most likely compare your body to a car that needs fuel to make it move. Your body works the same way and, again, weight gain is consuming too many calories.

Period. It doesn’t matter if more of these calories come from carbs.

3. If the food label says “0g trans fat,” then it has absolutely no trans fat.

The food label is LYING TO YOU. This one is my favorite because I am often shocked that food producers can get away with this one.

Unfortunately, this myth is actually fact.

Even if you’re being diligent and reading the nutrition facts panel on your food, you can easily be fooled.

Even if the label says 0 grams trans fat per serving, it may actually contain 0.4 grams.

This may not seem like much, but remember that it is one serving.

How many servings are you planning on eating?

The FDA only requires food manufacturers to mention trans fat if the food contains more than 0.5 grams per serving.

Fortunately, there is a way to know when the food label is deceiving you.

Read the ingredients list and scan for “partially hydrogenated,” “hydrogenated,” or “shortening.”

If you find any of these words, be aware that your food contains some trans fat.

Although this is a start, there are definitely more myths out there. If you read about something or hear of the latest dieting trend, I encourage you to do research before taking drastic steps and changing your whole diet.

Choosemyplate.gov is a great resource for reliable health information so you can outsmart the myths.

Thursday, October 20, 2011 B7

Life Old Gold & Black

Remake of musical exceeds original

By Erica Oates | Contributing writer

Footloose, a remake of Herbert Ross’s 1984 classic film starring Kevin Bacon, is a fun, heartfelt musical comedy that puts a new spin on the original while still maintaining many of the memorable scenes.

The story centers on city slicker Ren MacCormack, who moves to the small town of Bomont and finds a community that has outlawed public dancing.

After a tragedy in which five teenagers were killed in a car accident while listening to loud music after returning from a dance, Bomont is unwilling to budge on the dancing ban despite the rampant disregard for the law by the teenagers of the community wishing to enjoy their youth.

Director Craig Brewer, who also directed Hustle & Flow, chose to update the classic with a new soundtrack, more extensive focus on choreography

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a violent yet powerful dance is present in both movies; however the remake will never quite live up to Kevin Bacon’s version in the original. While the dancing and choreography are very strong in the remake, the acting falters when it comes to the relationship between the two romantic leads.

Other than their physical dancing connection, there seems to be no real spark felt between the two because of their less than stellar acting and poor portrayal of emotions.

Hough’s acting is saved by a clever script and pairings with both Andie MacDowell and Dennis Quaid as her parents.

Dennis Quaid does a particularly phenomenal job in his role of grieving father and town preacher who struggles to control his teenage daughter.

Another new actor, Miles Teller, steps onto the scene and steals the show as Willard, Ren’s hysterical sidekick in his endeavor to get the ban on dancing lifted.

His dance lessons and comedic quips had me laughing for the entire movie in a way that Chris-

topher Penn couldn’t achieve in the original. The most remarkable difference between the classic and the remake is the way in which the remake draws us in with both depictions and emotions of tragedy.

The original movie never portrayed the car accident scene; it only talked about it and showed the repercussions of it.

The new Footloose not only displayed the car accident in the very first scene of the movie to set the tone, but also used Quaid’s emotional speeches as Reverend Moore to show the town’s suffering.

As I watched the movie, I genuinely felt upset for the characters in a way I had never felt in the original.

Overall, the new Footloose stays true to the original and succeeds even better than the original at reaching out and playing to the emotions of the viewers.

While the acting may not be as dominant in the remake, the themes and script are far more relevant to our time.

This well-written movie with a great soundtrack and dancing is an entertaining hit that makes you want to really cut loose.

Book Review | Consider the Lobster

Analytical essays provide psychological insights

By Carlos Anderson | Contributing writer

If you do not know who David Foster Wallace is, he is the current rock star of the literary world.

The equivalent of a Jimmy Hendrix or Elvis in the lonely, bracketed genre of literary fiction.

What a lot of smart, well-read critics will tell you is that he is maybe the greatest writer to appear in the last 20 years, or at least ranked on a very short list.

His most public claim to fame is the novel Infinite Jest, but this collection of essays titled Consider the Lobster is equally replete with the same Wallaceisms for which his fiction has been so loved.

What becomes apparent at the outset of reading Wallace is that he is an extremely educated man, but not in the way we imagine scholars in oxford

Consider the Lobster Author | David Foster Wallace Genre | Non-fiction Essay Who’s it for | Literary, critical and highbrow humor fans Length | 384 pages Grade | B +

shirts buttoned to the throat with that plummy, Ivy League drawl.

No, Wallace’s intelligence is delivered with a sexy, cool sense of wit that somehow gives off the impression that he owns a leather jacket and smokes in a brooding manner (which, for all we know, he does).

His first essay, Big Red Son, is an account of his experience at the Adult Video News Awards, the title of which is a formal stand-in for what is actually an awards show for porn.

The knee-jerk association is to think of the Emmy’s or SAG, which it pretty much is despite award titles like “Best Threesome” or “Best Girl-on-Girl”.

Wallace’s account is part hysterical commentary, part psychological speculation, with an aura of tragedy

culled by indirect observations of the seedy side of the industry.

At the end of what seems like a series of drawn out, highbrow comedy, your consciousness becomes increasingly pervaded by the sense of being disturbed or off kilter.

It is a mixture of emotion that is not common in the collection, but each essay leaves you with a more profound understanding of the subject matter.

Works like The View from Mrs. Thompson’s, a recollection of his experience of Sept. 11 that is infused with a small discourse on modern culture, or How Tracy Austin Broke my Heart, which is a review of the tennis player Tracy Austin’s biography that becomes an exploration of our fascination with sports heroes, are all entertainingly insightful.

An important note to the reader is to not skip over the footnotes.

They are rich with interesting tidbits and satisfying digressions.

If you are a fan of literature, you will be especially pleased with Wallace’s attention to authors like John Updike, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Franz Kafka.

It is akin to what you might find in the esoteric knowledge of a literary journal, except interpreted with a more relaxed language so that people without PhDs can actually derive some meaning from it.

What you may not be pleased about is the more intellectually intensive works, which when I speak of I am specifically referencing his lengthy (60 odd pages) treatment of American dictionaries and what Wallace calls “the seamy underbelly of lexicography.”

Even in the midst of comparative reviews of dictionaries and the dry, competing theories behind them, you can drag yourself along by his headnodding observations and digressions into stories about his personal life, but after 20 pages you find yourself praying for the end.

I myself quit after getting about halfway.

Another work, maybe equally long, that I found myself struggling through was an extended print of a previous article he had published with Rolling Stone that is a detailed account of his road experience on the McCain 2000 presidential election campaign.

At times it can seem directed to a more politically conscious audience (of which I do not belong) that often includes a political vocabulary neces-

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While the original featured popular acting leads such as Kevin Bacon and Sarah Jessica Parker, the new Footloose chose lesser known leads whose experience was based more on dancing.

Kenny Wormald, who plays Ren MacCormack, comes from a true dancing background, performing mostly as a back-up dancer for numerous productions and holding only one lead before Footloose.

Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Julianne Hough portrayed the lead opposite Wormald as the rebellious preacher’s daughter, Ariel Moore.

In the original, Kevin Bacon displays his commanding acting and dancing talents, backed by popular ‘80s music of the time.

The remake employs a completely new soundtrack, with some of the hits from the 1984 movie redone by new country artists, such as Blake Shelton, Zac Brown and Hunter Hayes.

The sweaty frustration dance scene in which Ren vents his anger at the community through

This movie’s extensive choreography and powerful sound track gives way to emotion that the original Footloose lacked.

• Has Jennifer Lopez finally moved on from her ex-hubby?

Lopez and Bradley Cooper are suspected to now be casually dating. The two have been sighted twice, enjoying dinner and taking a ride in Cooper’s car over the past two months.

• Usher ripped his pants while performing at the William J. Clinton Decade of Difference Concert in Hollywood Oct. 15.

Lucky for him, it was only a tear on the front of his left pant leg.

• Some may remember Brenda Song as the Disney star from The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Now all grown up, she has announced her engagement to Trace Cyrus, brother of Miley Cyrus. They have not yet set a date for the wedding.

• Giuliana Rancic of E! News announced her diagnosis with breast cancer on air of the Today show Oct 17. The cancer was found in the early stages during her preparation for In Vitro Fertilization.

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This series of essays fuses comedy and modern culture but requires some analysis to grasp Wallace’s larger message. sary to glean what you’re supposed to be gleaning.

My big, sweeping pronouncement about Consider the Lobster is that if you are a fan of Wallace you will find yourself, for the most part, pleased with the work.

Outside of that, if you are the type of person who enjoys being analytical

then Wallace’s writing has a sharpness and authorial flavor that keeps normally dry material palatable to laymen.

However, if you want to be thoroughly swayed, I would point you in the direction of Infinite Jest first.

This book in my opinion is not my favorite but it is a great literary work nonetheless.

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Abroad Column | TravOlivia: Study Abroad Adventures in South Africa

Vibing in the African sun with melodic tunes

By Olivia Boyce | Senior columnist

It’s Friday evening and the sun is setting gently over the South African hills. With music playing, windows down and spirits eager, our van winds through endless vineyards.

We traverse one last vine-covered hill and suddenly our destination appears — a sea of tents and the thud of low bass welcomes my six friends and I. It’s Rocking the Daisies 2011 and we have arrived.

Rocking the Daisies, one of the most highly anticipated events of the year, is a weekend music festival held just outside of Cape Town.

Though similar to music fests in the states, Rocking the Daisies exclusively features South African artists, making it an awesome cultural experience and, well, just really fun.

The venue hosts five stages of music, a huge selection of vendors and 10,000 or so of my new, closest South African friends.

My favorite feature of the Boyce locale is the huge dam located right next to the main stage. T he water was a chilly, but refreshing retreat from the hot African sun, and most people spent the bulk of their Saturday afternoon in or near the water as bands played nearby.

I was particularly jealous of the innovative few who brought air mattresses out to use as floaties on the water, which allowed them to tan, drink, relax and listen to what was playing on the main stage.

That’s a damn good life.

The festival was amazingly organized and well run, which was quite the feat given the abundance of not so sober young people.

One of their most unique and appreciated features was a special women’s only tent complete with showers, real toilets, vanity mirrors, hair straighteners, nail polish, free drinks and a lounge area.

The festival also successfully committed to a low carbon footprint. All the signs were made out of recycled materials, trash was segregated and there were ticket discounts for people who had walked or biked to the venue.

Their marketing endeavors seemed to work well too — as we packed up to leave Sunday afternoon, I was amazed at just how clean people had left the

campsites. Since music festivals are one of the few places where it’s totally acceptable to dress ridiculously, I took full advantage of that opportunity to don my hippie clothes and braided headband and compete in the peace sign challenge (throw a peace sign in every picture you are in. Check my facebook — I dominated).

Much to my dismay, one of the straps on my second day’s hippie dress popped leaving me in my second tier awesome hippie pants, but I was probably due for a little bad luck. To complete my weekend look, my friends and I also rocked a variety of face paint designs and, at nighttime we all covered ourselves in glow sticks which made it extremely easy to find each other in the crowd and allowed us to meet all sorts of glow stick stealing friends.

Anyway, live music played all night on the main stage and in one of the more club-like tents.

When it was finally time to retreat from the musical festivities, the beautiful southern hemisphere stars and a not quite full moon lit our detour-filled walk back to our campsite — all of the tents looked the same, so it was really easy to get turned around.

I was particularly jealous of the innovative few who brough air mattresses out to use as floaties on the water ... to tan ... and listen to what was playing on the main stage.

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This South African music festival was a unique experience for an American student. This cultural event even offered the opportunity to dress in 70’s attire.

On Sunday morning, after just a few hours of not-so-restful sleep on my paper towel roll pillow (my real one somehow went missing, what a shame), our group woke up bright and early to see the sunrise and then join the huge crown up to cheer on the Springboks in a Rugby World Cup match.

South Africans are extremely passionate about their sports teams and it was awesome to share in the national spirit.

Unfortunately our boys lost to the New Zealand All Blacks in the heartbreaking final few minutes — lets not talk about it.

After the game the music started up again and it was time to enjoy our final few hours of the festival.

All in all it was one of those rare but supremely wonderful weekends that remind you just how great it is to be young and really living.

I’m a lucky girl.

Olivia’s South African Music Recommendations : Band: Civil Twilight Who will like it: fans of Cage the Elephant, Cold War Kids and Manchester Orchestra

Band: Shadowclub Who will like it: fans of The Black Keys, the White Stripes

Band: Prime Circle Who will like it: fans of Three Doors Down, Theory of a Deadman

Band: Just Jinjer Who will like it: fans of Counting Crows, Dave Matthews

DJ: Sibot Who will like it: The Real Estate Agents, Wadkin Tudor Jones

Band: Lark Who will like it: fans of The Narrow and Paramore

Band: Jon Savage and the Nomads Who will like it: fans of Edward Sharpe

DJ: Haezer Similar to Noize Generation and Drive Pilot

Event Review | President’s Ball

Campus community “stays classy” at biennial event Homecoming ball unites the university community in full swing

By Melissa Boice | Staff writer

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The ambiance of the main event room was full of elegance and class with the centerpiece of a grand chandelier.

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Students, alumni and faculty rage to the tunes of a live band, celebrating this grand biennial event.

“Pro Humanitate” may be our school motto, but “Stay Classy” is a close second.

The university’s fourth biennial President’s Ball was a chance for the student body to flash their most ritzy attire, appetites and dance moves.

The President’s Ball began as a celebration of Nathan O. Hatch’s inauguration and continues today.

Students, professors, friends, family and alumni gathered to mingle over hors d’oeuvres and a live band.

It is not only a first-time experience for freshmen and sophomores, but also for some upperclassmen who didn’t attend the previous ball.

There were shuttles running every 15 minutes from campus directly to the Joel.

But, for those who wanted to drive parking was free.

“I was stunned by how beautiful everything was, from the sparkling chandelier to the waiters who offered hors d’oeuvres,” sophomore Cynthia Huang said.

The elegant ambiance really embraces Hatch’s idea of “staying classy.”

Because high school homecoming and prom are a thing of the past, the President’s Ball becomes a more exquisite alternative to a high school dance (but with a shuttle instead of an obnoxious hummer limo).

The refreshing switch from college to cocktail was one of the most remarkable aspects of the ball.

“I enjoyed being able to dress up and wear my nice ‘snazzy’ clothes,” freshman Justin Cinkala said.

“The event was much bigger and grander than I expected.”

The sea of suits and dresses made for some sophisticated party-goers.

Some ladies rocked a slinky one shoulder number while others in floaty fulllength gowns.

The gentlemen looked sharp in their pressed suits and bow ties.

Hatch’s wife, Julie, definitely took the cake for best ensemble.

She sported a vintage shift dress complete with gloves and a pillbox hat.

Her look fit seamlessly into the nautical theme of the ball.

The refreshing switch from college to cocktail was one of the most memorable aspects of the ball.

A gigantic chandelier and blue fabric panels encompassed the room with an inviting glow.

Scattered tables allowed for casual conversation.

A grouping of couches in the center of the room (with anchor end tables) provided a place to transition into the dance floor or laugh about so-and-so’s drunken stupor on the dance floor.

No one can resist free food, especially when it doesn’t hail from the Pit. A spread of hummus, cheese and pesto; alongside pita chips, and hand cut potato chips was a major (and delicious) distraction.

Waiters sifted through the crowds with platters of shrimp and other finger foods.

At around a midnight, the shift between salty and sweet commenced.

Students flocked to the array of petite desserts that ranged from white chocolate macadamia nut cookies to mini pecan pie squares and fresh fruit.

If you wanted to dodge an offer to dance or small talk, you could always help yourself to some ample snackage.

The combination of live music and a DJ presented a happy medium for the students, professors and alumni.

The energy of the band set the mood for the whole affair.

However, at times I found the students (including myself ) wondering when the rendition of the Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” was going to end.

Don’t get me wrong, live music is great until it attracts crotch grabs and other ‘80s dance moves.

My favorite aspect of the ball was the Jazz Room.

A whimsical nostalgia was captured through a jazz band (think Will Ferrel’s jazz flute from Anchorman) and swing dancing.

There was an upbeat charm about the dips and twirls of the couples.

Students revealed their dance steps and put on their classiest acts for the jazz room.

If a picture could have been taken in black and white, it would have screamed ‘50s.

I dare say the classiest bunch resided there.

The President’s Ball proved to be sophisticated soiree that not only celebrates the success of our president, but our student body of dashing Deacs.

Whether it be an evening to enjoy with new friends or catch up with fellow alumni, the President’s Ball will be a tradition that always stays classy.

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Wake ends losing streak with 3-0 win over Terps

By Jenn Leser | Opinion editor Wake Forest 3 Maryland 0

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Following a tough few weeks on the road, the Wake Forest volleyball team finally returned home Oct. 14 to take on the ACC rival Maryland Terrapins in Reynolds Gym. The Demon Deacons put up one of their strongest performances of the season so far, defeating the Terrapins in three close sets and putting an end to a seven-game losing streak.

Getting off to a quick start in the first set, the Deacs never looked back and kept the pressure on Maryland through all three sets.

Leading the team with 15 kills was juBeck nior middle blocker Andrea Beck, who tied a season-high.

Contributing to a strong offensive performance were senior outside hitter Kadija Fornah and senior middle blocker Carlin Salmon, who each had nine kills, with Fornah chiming in with 11 digs and Salmon adding four blocks.

Freshman setter Danae Rosendall had a huge performance with 42 assists, the most she has had in a three-set match this season. “(She) did a great job running our offense,” assistant coach Chad

Willis said. “She moved the ball around quite a bit and got our goto hitters involved.”

Rosendall wasn’t the only freshman who contributed to the Deacs’ big win; freshman libero Dani Thompson played a huge role defensively. “[Thompson] put up 17 digs and that anchored our defense tonight, so that was huge,” Willis said.

“Everyone who needed to step up stepped up, so it was good.”

After being away from their home court for so long, the Deacs were hungry to come and defend their territory.

“It was really nice [being home], especially since we’ve been struggling away,” Beck said. “It’s just a lot more comfortable and the fans obviously make a huge difference.

We love getting big crowds out here; it just helps up get momentum.”

They then faced another ACC rival Boston College Oct. 15, and despite putting up a .327 hitting percentage, a season-high, the Deacs fell in three sets.

They finished the match with only 11 errors and 46 kills, which is only the third time this season that the team has ended with a hitting percentage over .300.

Rosendall added 38 assists, finding key hitters in a high-offense game that saw Fornah lead the team with 15 kills, and Beck and Salmon joined in with 10 apiece.

The back row was once again solid with Thompson adding another 18 digs to lead the team.

Despite a tough loss, the Deacs showed marked improvement from the beginning of the season and are playing much more cohesively.

“I just felt like we all played together, stayed focused the whole

time, which is something that we’ve struggled with a little bit,” Beck said.

While the team wasn’t able to carry the momentum over for a win against B.C., they improved to 2-7 in the ACC. “Every match is important, since there’s so much parity in the league this year,” Willis said.

The Deacs have shown a marked improvement at the net, however, and are currently fifth in the ACC in blocks, averaging 2.29 per set.

“Our blocking as a team has improved greatly from the last two weekends, so I thought that was good,” Willis said.

“The focus is on coming in and controlling what we’re doing on our side, not worrying so much about what the other team’s doing, but taking care of business on our side, and trying to be as low error as we can be.”

Taking on yet another ACC rival in N.C. State Oct. 19, the Deacs lost in three tough sets, losing two of the games by less than three points. Beck led the team with 10 kills, with Fornah not far behind with eight. However, the team committed 27 errors on the attack.

Rosendall continued a strong performance with 29 assists, and Thompson added 25 digs to try and support the back row.

After the loss, the Deacs now stand at 2-8 in the ACC and 5-14 overall, as they prepare to host North Carolina Oct. 21 in the Sixth Annual Susan G. Komen Dig for the Cure Match. Each dig made by the team will donate money to breast cancer research.

The Deacs play again Oct. 28 on the road, and then return home to Reynolds Gym Nov. 1 against VCU. They play Virginia Tech Nov. 4 in another ACC match.

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Freshman Danae Rosendall sets the ball for a hitter while senior Cambrey Oehler watches the action. The Deacs swept Maryland 3-0.

Demon Deacons finish third at Bank of Tennessee Lee Bedford and Evan Beck lead Wake Forest’s solid outing

By Riley Johnston | Staff writer

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Assistant coach Dan Walters instructs junior Charlie Harrison during a round. Harrison has been a big part of the Deacs’ success this fall.

The Wake Forest men’s golf team rebounded from a poor first round to grab a third-place team finish at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate this past weekend.

Junior Evan Beck fired a +2 (218) over the three rounds to tie for sixth place individually.

The Deacs got off to a slow start on Friday, struggling to score around the greens, en route to a first round 304 (16-over-par). Beck and fellow junior Lee Bedford led the team with 75s, and were closely followed by sophomore transfer Thomas Birdsey and junior Charlie Harrison, who both wound up with 77s.

Raleigh freshman Cyrus Stewart made his Demon Deacon debut with a 79.

“We have dug a hole for ourselves in the first round every tournament,” Beck said.

“This is the first week that we have actually come back and shot a respectable score the next two days.

If we can play the first day like we did the last two days here then we can be a pretty good team.”

As badly as the first day went for the Deacs, they fought back well on Saturday.

The squad shot a 2-under (286) and jumped from a tie for ninthplace after the first round, to fourth-place heading into the third

and final round of the event. The Deacs were led by Harrison, who shot a 2-under (70). Beck put himself into a tie for sixth individually with a 71, and Bedford shot a 72 to tie for 14th.

An improved short game was the difference on Saturday, as the Deacs were able to convert on the greens and score very well.

Despite the wind and the firmness of the greens, the team put themselves in a great position to attack the leaders on Sunday and go for the title.

“I putted a lot better on Saturday and Sunday, and that was the biggest difference for me, and I think everybody else as well,” Beck said.

That is exactly what Wake Forest did on Sunday, firing a final round 289 to grab an impressive thirdplace finish.

For the second consecutive day, the Deacons carded the second lowest score.

Only the Kent State Golden Flashes undercut them in the final round, with a phenomenal 10-under-par (278), to grab the team title by seven strokes over the Virginia Cavaliers.

This time it was Birdsey that led the team in scoring, with a 71 to catapult into a tie for 18th place.

Beck continued his consistent play with a final round 72, to grab a sixth place finish.

Harrison and Bedford both came in four shots worse than Saturday with 74 and 76 respectively, but that was enough to grab sole possession of the third -place team finish.

The big surprise on Sunday was Stewart, who carded a 72 to give the team a huge boost.

“It’s great that we have everybody chipping in so far this year,” Beck said.

“When you have all five guys playing well in a tournament it takes a lot of the pressure off of you individually. Although college golf isn’t really a team sport, Coach Haas does a great job of making it feel that way, and I think that has really been beneficial to us this year.”

Although it was Bedford’s highest round of the year, he still tied for 25th. It is also very promising that the team can post a good finish without heavily relying on Bedford for every round.

The Deacs return to action Oct. 23-25, in their final event of the fall, in The U.S. Collegiate Championship. The Beck Championship takes place in Alpharetta, Ga. Last year, the Deacs finished in sixth place overall in the U.S. Collegiate Championship, and were led

by Bedford, who tied for seventh individually with a 1-under-par (215).

“The Golf Club of Georgia is definitely one of the best courses that we play all year,” Beck said.

“They treat us great down there and I think it really fits the eyes of the team that we have this year.

If we can play to our strengths and get everybody clicking at the right time then I think we have a great chance to win the tournament.”

Football: Wake’s offense overwhelmed by Hokie pass rush Continued from Page B1

Redshirt sophomore Josh Harris, who ran for 241 yards on the road against the Hokies last season, did not play in this game, as he sustained a hamstring injury during the Florida State victory. Redshirt senior Brandon Pendergrass got the start and gained 90 total yards on 21 carries and a reception.

Tanner Price threw for 254 yards, two scores and his third interception of the season. Chris Givens had 140 receiving yards and a touchdown on seven receptions. “[Virginia Tech] was throwing together a combination of blitzes and things we hadn’t seen before and it was very, very tricky,” Pendergrass said after the game. “That kind of threw us off, especially with pass protection, and that’s what we need to give Tanner. We need to give him time

to make plays and we just didn’t give him enough time tonight.”

Defensively, the Deacs were simply outmatched. They gave up 473 total yards to the Hokies, including 223 on the ground.

Redshirt senior safety Cyhl Quarles made 12 tackles and broke up a pass. Nikita Whitlock and redshirt sophomore linebacker Mike Olson recorded seven tackles each.

Redshirt sophomore linebacker Justin Jackson rePendergrass corded the lone sack for the Deacs, and redshirt freshman cornerback Merrill Noel had four pass breakups.

While their defense forced five straight punts to open the game, Wake’s offense had trouble

making plays as well, and in due time the Hokies found their stride on offense. Wake was bad on third downs, converting just one of 13 attempts.

“I think a big part of being successful on third down is what you do on first and second down,” Grobe said in a post-game interview.

“It’s the type of third downs that you’re facing that are important. Tonight, Virginia Tech made some great plays to convert third downs on our defense and our offense wasn’t really clicking. I’ve got to give a lot of credit to them. They’re a very good football team with some very good coaching. Once it started to go their way, we never responded. Our defense couldn’t get off the field and we were giving up too many big plays.”

The Deacs fall to 4-2 on the season, and they now have two straight road games against local teams. They will face the Duke Blue Devils at 12:30 on Oct. 22, followed by the UNC Tar Heels on Oct. 29.

ACC Standings Atlantic Division Clemson

4-0 (7-0 overall)*

Wake Forest

3-1 (4-2 overall)

Florida State

1-2 (3-3 overall)

Maryland

1-2 (2-4 overall)

Duke

0-2 (3-3 overall)

Boston College 0-3 (1-5 overall) *Bowl eligible