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111 Women’s fall recruitment is about to undergo a major overhaul. The university Panhellenic Council, the body which governs the operations of most of the sororities on campus, voted on Oct. 14 to end the fall informal recruitment process for sororities.

More than half of the women on this campus will be affected by this change, given that approximately 53 percent Graphic by Sarah Moran/Old Gold & Black of women are members of sororities following formal re- The new women’s fall recruitment process will aim to make the sororities more equal in size by cruitment. decreasing the amount of girls dropping out of women’s spring recruitment.

Traditionally, Panhellenic sorority recruitment has been composed of the formal spring process and a smaller, more sociate director of student leadership and organizations and process as a fallback will cause women to be more openinformal fall process. However, the Panhellenic Council advisor to the Panhellenic Council. “It is hard to visualize minded about the sororities that continue to invite them hopes that the elimination of the fall process will lead to a that one in every four women doesn’t find that [recruit- back throughout the spring process. decrease in withdrawals from the spring process.

“I found that after first semester a lot of freshmen girls ment] works for them. We hope that number goes down “25 percent of women that went through recruitment last quite a bit this year.” spring did not join [a sorority],” said Annie Carlson, asThe council believes that the removal of the informal See Recruitment, Page 7

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Maya Angelou advocates for respect and dignity Concluding the first month of the campaign to encourage dignity and respect, the legendary author addresses the community on campus

BY HILARY BURNS Editor-in-chief burnhs0@wfu.edu A huge crowd of members of the Wake Forest community gathered Nov. 6 to hear renowned poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, Provost Emeritus Ed Wilson and Johnetta B. Cole, director of the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African Art, discuss dignity and re-

spect in the Brendle Recital Hall.

The Office of Inclusion and Diversity hosted the leaders for an event to conclude the first month of the campaign encouraging students to respect others in the community.

Barbee Myers Oakes, assistant provost for diversity and inclusion, spoke first on behalf of President Nathan O. Hatch, saying that he welcomed the discussion on inclusion and acceptance of others and applauded the work of the students and administrators who organized the campaign.

Following the introduction, Provost Rogan Kersh shared stories from his time as a student in Maya Angelou’s class when he was a sophomore at Wake Forest in the 1980s.

“She told us deeply personal stories that made us cry, then

laugh, then cry again,” Kersh said of his class with Angelou.

Just following this introduction, Maya Angelou entered the stage and began her speech with a song, “It looked like the sun wasn’t gon’ shine no more, but God put a rainbow in the sky.”

Angelou captured the audience’s attention by stating that Wake Forest itself is a rainbow in the sky. Angelou loved teaching at Wake Forest and reflected on her time as a teacher fondly.

“I’m a teacher who can write,” Angelou said. “I am blessed to be a teacher and I’m blessed to be at Wake Forest.” She said that although some Wake students bring ignorance

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The OGB has covered sensitive topics including faculty salaries, LGBTQ rights, the “hook-up” culture on campus, and even death in the Wake Forest community. Each story is handled carefully and one way or another, we find sources willing to discuss the details of the story.

However, one topic that is particularly hard to broach on this campus is Greek life. As soon as a potential story arises, finding sources and verifying facts becomes incredibly difficult, as if there is a taboo against speaking about it.

In fact, most of the stories about Greek life that come to our attention don’t end up being published. Potential scandals and issues are brushed away under the rug and never talked about again.

All decisions regarding the discipline of Greek organizations are made behind closed doors and not communicated to other organizations or the rest of the

student body.

As students, we all hear whispers about what fraternity is losing a pledge class or what sorority is on social probation. While many of these allegations are just rumors, once in a while there is truth to these stories.

There is no denying that Greek life plays an integral role in student life on this campus. These organizations contribute philanthropy and vibrant social events to the university. In fact, five people on this editorial staff are in Greek organizations.

Because of this, we understand why some components of Greek life must remain private.

But the fact of the matter is, the activities and standings of Greek organizations are not transparent, and it hurts the Greek community as a whole.

This veil of secrecy causes the rest of the student body to be wary of Greek life, and we are aware that Greek organizations are

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The secrecy that surrounds the activities of Greek organizations [. . .] is not healthy for a community. worried about their reputations around campus.

While Greek leaders seek to improve campus life and the community, the lack of transparency creates tension between Greek and non-Greek students.

The secrecy that surrounds the activities of Greek organizations and their interactions with the administration — for a philanthropy event or for punishment reasons — is not healthy for a community that prides itself on unity and a sense of closeness.

The way in which the administration deals with punishment for Greek organizations is particularly troubling.

The handling of these situations sparks speculation, rumors and unfounded accusations that can cause serious harm to the reputations of certain students and student groups.

Moreover, how are other organizations supposed to learn from the mistakes or successes of others if these leaders and administrators are unwilling to share the classified details of their triumphs and failures?

The editorial staff hopes that in the future, Greek leaders and adminstrators who deal with issues, such as punishments and reasoning for specific decisions, will increase the flow of information to the student body to avoid potentially harmful miscommunications.

It is a necessity that there is a free flow of relevant and non-confidential information to maintain a unified, cohesive and informed student body.

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Deacon Profile: Max Floyd

BY MOLLY DUTMERS Online Managing Editor dutmmk11@wfu.edu Max Floyd is a native of Alaska who has been a commercial fisherman, a professional baseball player, a life coach, an athletics coach and a motivational speaker. Now this father of four serves as the director of campus recreation, a position that he has held for almost 20 years.

During his tenure at Wake Forest, Floyd has increased the size of the campus recreation office from just himself to nine people. He has also added 22 club sports and dramatically improved the quality of the universiy’s recreation programs and facilities.

Here, Floyd discusses his life in Alaska, his career as a professional baseball player in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system, his life philosophies and his goal to inspire others.

How did growing up in Alaska impact you?

It’s a lot of who I am, and I think a lot of who all of us are, our roots and where we came from.

My story started in Alaska. I was born and raised on an island in Alaska called Kodiak Island. My parents moved up there when it was a Territory.

And in 1959 it became the 49th state, so statehood was experienced by my family.

My mom and dad raised four of us up in Alaska.

What was is like for your parents, raising you in Alaska?

On one side of the table was my mother, who eventually became the community college president and was a nine-time mayor in our town.

And then on the other side of the table was Coach Floyd. He was the PE teacher and athletic director.

How did your parents’ interests impact you?

So I would get academics from one side and sports from the other side of the table.

And low and behold, look where I ended up, at an institution of higher education being the recreational sports director, so I got a mesh of both worlds.

What sparked your interest in baseball?

I grew up in the front yard all the way up in Alaska with a grandpa who loved base-

ball. He would pitch to me every day and told me the stories that sparked this interest. I grew up and was able to continue in my skill development and went off and played college baseball.

I was fortunate enough to get drafted by the Phillies.

It was a short cup of coffee in the minor leagues, but a good taste of something I had always dreamed of trying.

Does your baseball experience affect the work you do now?

I played one year in the Phillies organization as a catcher, so I’m used to kind of calling the signals.

I’m the director of campus recreation and I really enjoy putting the fastball sign down and the curveball sign down, but what I found out is really important is those meetings on the mound.

Our staff comes together every week and students come into my office and we have meetings on the mound all the time.

I kind of suggest and lead us down a path, but I’ve got a lot of people on the mound consulting on how we’re going to play this game.

How did you continue your endeavors with commercial fishing?

This journey that I’ve had started on an island and it’s here now. But it has gone through some interesting turns.

For 15 years, even while I was here at Wake Forest, I would spend time in the summer going up to Alaska and fishing on commercial fishing boats.

I actually fished one summer on one of the boats featured on “The Deadliest Catch.” I fished on “The Saga.” That was one of my first years.

How have your experiences as a commercial fisherman shaped your worldview?

A lot of my stories and life illustrations and the lessons I’ve learned, both victories and failures, and I’ve had lots of the latter, have come from those experiences in Alaska, out on those high seas.

I’ve had great opportunities to take those illustrations and craft them in ways that encourage people to be and do all what they were created to do.

I feel like that is why I’m here. I don’t learn things to sit on it.

It’s almost like as soon as I learn something, there is a burning desire to give it away, to share it.

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How do you view the role of campus recreation on campus?

We are the authors of play, the artists of fun and the ambassadors for activity, fitness and sport.

We have a big calling. But I feel like we’re bridge builders to a better youth. We provide opportunity for people to have that work — life/study — life balance. I believe that what goes on outside the classroom can help individuals in the classroom.

Within campus recreation, we provide a conduit in which we can help students become all that they can be in the classroom.

What is one life philosophy that you have and how did you develop it?

My sister, who lives in Alaska, invited me to come and do a clinic for her softball team that was going to the state championship.

I flew over and we went out and it was really pouring. We pulled up to the field and I told my sister we needed to go back. She said no and to just wait there a minute.

One car pulls up, the ladies get out and grab their gloves. Then another car pulls up, and another one, a whole team comes out and they all start playing catch. We played and did the clinic in the pouring rain. And I asked the gals why, and it came down to this, you make your own weather, whether the opportunities are sunshine or rain.

Likewise here, no matter what facilities, budget or staff we have, we make our own weather. We really make our sunshine here.

POLICE BEAT Larceny • An employee at Subway was suspected of stealing money from the cash register. This was later confirmed by surveillance cameras. The report was filed at 11:23 a.m. Oct. 28.

• An unknown subject removed an unsecured Kindle from a classroom in Tribble Hall. The report was filed at 6:26 p.m. Oct 31.

• An unknown subject removed a license plate from a vehicle in Lot A. The report was filed at 11:48 p.m. Nov. 3.

• A offender was upset and removed the victim’s car keys from the ignition and threw them into the woods on Allen Easley Road. The offender was charged with misdemeanor larceny and cited to appear in District Court. The report was filed at 1:14 a.m. Nov. 2.

• An unknown individual removed a handbag from Lawrence Joel Veteran’s Memorial Colliseum. The report was filed at 10:11 a.m. Nov. 1.

Miscellaneous • University Police responded to a call of an unresponsive student. The offender had consumed alcohol at an off campus party. The offender was transported by EMS to WFBMC. The report was filed at 3:27 a.m. Nov. 1.

• University Police received reports of damage to vehicles by cutting tires at Lot G and Lot H. Officers checked lots and located 8 vehicles with flat/cut tires. A student’s visitor was arrested, charged and taken to the Forsyth County Detention Center. The report was filed at 10:50 a.m. Nov. 3.

• University Police accosted an underage subject who had consumed alcohol at a party.

He returned to Collins Hall and was standing on the porch when he fell over the railing onto the sidewalk below striking his head.

The subject was transported by EMS to WFBMC for treatment. The report was filed at 1:38 a.m. Nov. 3.

• University Police received a report from a subject who stated that the offender had made a threat that made him feel uncomfortable. The report was filed at 10:50 p.m. Nov. 3.

• Three students attempted to purchase alcohol at an ABC Store with fake driver’s licenses.

All three were contacted by ABC officials and were cited to District Court based on the offenses. The report was filed at 6 p.m. Nov. 2.

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Wake Debate squad rises to new heights The university debate team continues to rank nationally after bringing in strong new members

BY ISSABELLA BASCO Staff Writer bascil12@wfu.edu

This year, the Wake Debate program has reached new levels of success as the only program in the country with two teams ranked in the top-10 and three teams in the top-25 competing against other toptier schools such as Georgetown University, Harvard University and Northwestern University.The Wake Debate program alone

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A two-person debate team celebrates with their trophy and revels in the “golden era” of their squad’s success.

has taken 15 two-person teams to national competitions at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, Georgia State University, the University of Kentucky, Harvard University, James Madison University and Vanderbilt University.

All of these individual competitions have resulted in great success.

Debaters have made it to the final eight or better at every tournament that they have attended this year, including reaching the final four at three of the six tournaments they participated in.

Jarrod Atchison, the director of the program attributes their success partially to the new members.

“The new members have been essential to our success,” Atchison said. “Not only have they had tremendous competitive success but they have also brought a set of fresh perspectives and work ethics to the team.

There is no doubt that the new members have pushed the older members to work harder and to feel a sense of responsibility to the future generations of Wake Debate.”

Junior Maddie Langr agrees with Atchison.

“Not only are they smart, talented and driven, but they are always willing to help in whatever way they can whether it is wanting to have a practical debate or do research for the team,” Langr said.

However, Atchison believes that the success of the program not only relies on the new members but also on this year’s gradu-

ating seniors, attributing the rising victories of the team to their hard work.

“This is an extremely important senior class,” Atchison said. “These seniors joined the team at one of the most difficult moments of transition in the history of the program.”

“They started Wake Debate with a brand new director and have seen a tremendous amount of change in the coaching staff,” he said. “These seniors helped forge the new era of squad diversity, squad culture, and competitive success.”

But while the debaters’ talent has contributed greatly to the success of the program, senior Melvin Washington credits the program’s success to the coaches.

“I am lucky to be part of a great program with some of the best coaches in the nation in terms of ability,” Washington said.

Senior Alexis Shklar also agrees with Washington about the coaches.

“It’s an extremely supportive and familial group of coaches and debaters,” Shklar said. Ultimately, the squad hopes to continue their success by aiming to win more national championships. Washington hopes the program will continue to grow not just in victories but in quality as well.

“I hope Wake Debate continues to grow in prestige and success,” Washington said.

“It is my desire to see a new dynasty, a golden era of sorts where competitive success is only matched by the level of cohesion, unity and positive culture on the team.”

Healthcare reform has financial implications for univeristy As the healthcare reform law takes effect, administrators expect to see long-term financial savings

BY AUSTIN COOK News Editor cookar12@wfu.edu More than a month after the health insurance “exchanges” of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act opened, technical glitches continue to plague the troubled rollout of the President’s signature legislative accomplishment.

But even in the midst of this bumpy start, it’s becoming clear that the success of the legislation could have huge ramifications for the university and other schools across the country.

“We’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the Affordable Care Act and its implications for campus,” said Provost Rogan Kersh, a health and food policy expert who helped write a provision of the law dealing with calorie labeling in fast-food restaurants.

Yet despite the rocky start to the comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s healthcare market, administration officials at the university are hopeful that the law will drive down insurance costs, something that could save the university millions of dollars in the long run.

“In some states, like New York for example, there are universities that are seeing an enormous financial boon because the cost of insurance has come way down.

Wake Forest pays a lot of money for insurance — student insurance, faculty and staff benefits,” Kersh said.

“We pay an enormous amount of money — tens of millions of dollars — for insuring our community, those who work and study here.”

While the rollout of the law on the federal level has faced serious skepticism in the wake of technological issues, Kersh also pointed out that the state government’s involvement in the process will have the most direct impact on the university.

“Part of [how the ACA affects the university] is less dependent on what Wake Forest does than on what the state of North Carolina does,” Kersh said.

“It could be that there are folks who work for the university who want to go into the North Carolina exchange … but it’s become a federal government exchange — the state refuses to do anything. Those applications are going to take longer.”

According the website for the department of human resources, the insurance that the university offers to its employees “does satisfy the individual mandate requirement.”

Beth Fay, associate director of benefits in the office of human resources, pointed out that both of the university’s insurance plans offered for employees, the Core Plan and the Value Plan, meet the minimum requirements set under the ACA. “There were definitely some changes that had to happen,” Fay said regarding the university’s procedures dealing with health insurance.

Some of these changes included increased benefits without additional cost to the employees as well as the full coverage to all students under age 26, including those who aren’t full-time students.

Regarding the cost of health care for universities across the country, Fay pointed out

that insurance costs are already decreasing.

“We’re really starting to see a medical shift, the trend is starting to go down,” she said.

While there is no way to predict how much money the university will save at this early stage in the law’s history, administrators believe that the resulting savings could be greatly beneficial in the long term.

“It’s too bad that North Carolina has been antagonistic and unable to work this out

on its own,” Kersh said regarding the state government’s refusal to manage its own exchange, forcing the federal government to take jurisdiction. “That will have implications for Wake Forest, but I think down the road.”

“The effect of the ACA on university-paid insurance rates has been pretty dramatic,” Kersh reiterated. “So it’s possible we could see a windfall, but right now we don’t know.”

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President Obama discusses steps his administration will take to fix the technical problems with the rollout of healthcare.gov on Oct. 21.

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Al Hunt: From Wake Forest to Washington

BY AUSTIN COOK News Editor cookar12@wfu.edu

Do you have any advice for students considering entering this field?

from now, but at this stage in your life, you don’t know where you’ll be 10 years from now. So, do it. When I was at Wake Forest, I was a stringer for an old, but now defunct, wire service called the United Press International. One of the legendary journalists, James Westin of The New York Times, came to the college for three days of lectures.

UPI hired me to follow him around, so I covered three or four speeches and I interviewed him a few times. And the last night he was here, he said to me ‘young man, you’ve asked me lots of questions, let me ask you one now. What are you going to do with your life?’ And I said ‘Mr. Westin I’m not sure whether I want to go into law or journalism.’

He said ‘That’s an easy choice.’ He told me about a lunch conversation he had with [then secretary of state] Dean Acheson. He said ‘I noted to [Acheson] that everybody we write about in journalism is interesting.

Some are good and some are bad, but almost by definition if you make news, you are interesting. So if you want to have a life full of dull briefs, go into law. If you want to have a life meeting interesting people, go into journalism.’

There’s still an element of truth to that, so whatever happens to your career, starting in journalism is just a terrific idea, however it evolves.

Do it! I mean that. We don’t know if it will be something you want to do 10 years

What do you think the biggest issue facing Wake Forest is today?

Al Hunt is the former executive editor of Bloomberg News and now hosts a program on Bloomberg Television. He also spent 40 years at the Wall Street Journal as a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor.

Hunt graduated from Wake Forest in ‘65 and now serves on the Board of Trustees. He sat down with the OGB editorial staff on Nov. 1 to discuss journalism, politics and Wake Forest.

Where do you see the field of journalism in 10 years?

I have no idea; I think it’s changing so much. First of all, a far greater portion will be digital and online. I think we’ll still have print newspapers, but we’ll have fewer. I think we’re going to be using mobile devices far more extensively.

Lord knows what we’re going to watch and see on television — you can look at what Netflix and Amazon are doing. I think it’s going to be a world of incredibly rapid change, which will present all sorts of challenges.

I think the biggest issue facing Wake Forest is affordability. The idea that this is a university that has become one of the great treasures of higher education. I don’t think you get a better education anywhere in the country, but you pay a price for that. I think one of our great challenges is to make sure that there are a number of people from working class families who are still able to experience the Wake Forest education.

Reporters have sometimes complained about the inaccessibility of the White House. Do you see growing tension between the Obama administration and reporters?

I lived through the Nixon years, so it’s hard to say that things have gotten worse.

There is always, certainly in political journalism, both an adversarial and a symbiotic relationship between reporters and public officials. It is adversarial because you have different goals and objectives — one is not better than the other, but I’ve never heard a politician complain that a favorable story was unfair. That just doesn’t happen because that’s their perspective. That’s just natural.

So there’s always that tension, but it’s always symbiotic in the sense that politicians need journalists and journalists need politicians.

Is there one specific interview you’ve conducted during your career that makes you cringe to think about?

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When I was a young reporter for The Wall Street Journal I interviewed a man named McGeorge Bundy. He had been President Kennedy and President Johnson’s National Security Advisor. He had been the architect of the Vietnam War. He was a New England blue-blood — incredibly smart and incredibly arrogant. I went in with a list of questions, and when I got to about my second question, he said ‘I have no idea what you mean. That’s banal.’ And I have never felt dumber in all my life.

It was really one of the worst interviews I have ever had and I walked out thinking to myself ‘God, I am never going to make it in this business.’ I remember that interview very well, but there have been so many great interviews.

Angelou: Living legend addresses inequality issues with them when they arrive on campus, there is a hope to do better.

“Each one of you has the promise of being somebody’s rainbow in the cloud,” Angelou said. She sang once again and brought audience members to their feet. The auditorium erupted in applause as she exited the stage.

Following this memorable performance, Provost Emeritus Ed Wilson and Johnnetta B. Cole, Director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art, took the stage for a panel discussion about dignity and respect.

Barbee Myers Oakes, the assistant provost for diversity and inclusion who was largely

responsible for launching the campaign, acted as moderator for the discussion.

Cole, the first African American female president of Spelman College, discussed the challenges that women continue to face in the 21st century. “Amen, and Awomen!”

Cole exclaimed. “Women do belong in the House…and in the Senate too!”

Wilson, still an active member of the community, proceeded to remind students of the great value of small acts of kindness.

He encouraged Wake Forest students to appreciate all of those who work in the university’s cafeterias and on the grounds as well as the custodial staff.

“They too deserve and should receive our respect,” Wilson said. “They must be thanked and appreciated.” He went on to talk about Wake Forest’s history in tackling the issue of desegration in the 1960’s.

The university accepted its first African American student in 1962. Although many students were opposed to desegregation, the Old Gold & Black and Student Government supported the decision, which was voted on by the university’s faculty. Coincidentally, that same year, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in Wait Chapel.

“I believe in Wake Forest for several reasons,” Wilson said. “Let’s go from this place

not just respecting one another, but whomever we encounter.”

The afternoon culminated with Candi Castleberry-Singleton, Founder of the Dignity & Respect Campaign and former professional football player Charlie Batch, leading the Dignity & Respect Pledge.

Batch, a two-time Superbowl champion while playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, closed the discussion with an uplifting quote for students questioning their own potential, which echoed back to the social progress made by previous generations.

“Dreams are nothing more than plans awaiting action.”

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Provost Emeritus Ed Wilson discusses the social issues still facing Wake Forest Maya Angelou discusses her time at Wake Forest as well as the challenges of sexual and racial discrimination that still loom over the United States. students with Barbee Myers Oakes, assistant provost for diversity and inclusion.

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With the new format of fall recruitment, Panellenic Council hopes to increase bid acceptances and decrease withdrawls of spring recruitment.

Continued from Page 1 had a handful of sororities in their mind that they wanted to join and that was it,” Abi Flynn, vice president of membership of the Panhellenic Council, said. “Then when they would come through recruitment in January things wouldn’t work out, and as a result of their tunnel vision they wouldn’t

realize what sororities would actually suit them. [Then the girls] withdraw themselves as a result, even though there would still be sororities that want them back.”

The new format of the process also intends to equal out the sizes of the sororities by decreasing the number of withdrawals and increasing in bid acceptances.

“We need to change potential new members’ perceptions about having one or two chapters they want [to join] because one or

two chapters can’t take everybody,” Carlson said. “We need everyone to come in with an open mind.”

However, the removal of the fall process does not mean that a woman who does not receive a bid in the spring will be unable to join a sorority until the following spring.

Sororities that have not reached the quota set by the Panhellenic Council will be allowed to participate in continuous open bidding.

“This means that girls that didn’t get a bid, the GPA or transfer will still have the option to join a sorority,” Flynn said. “This will apply to only about half the sororities on campus because the rest will be at the quota level and it will be a very informal process.”

This new system is more similar to the systems at universities such as Vanderbilt, Emory and University of Richmond.

“We are catching Wake Forest up to the national trends for how an informal process should look,” Carlson said.

Some girls feel that the transition is a necessary change to the system.

“I am excited about the changes Panhellenic has made in regards to fall recruitment,” senior Mary Stagmaier, vice president of recruitment for Kappa Delta, said.

“This new system is in fact much simpler than the old system and will actually work much better. Sororities who fall below quota will have the opportunity to participate in continuous open bidding during the fall

semester.”

Many girls, however, have mixed feelings about the change.

“I hate that girls will not have the opportunity to rush in the fall,” junior Emma Templeman said. “But ultimately the resources necessary to put on fall recruitment couldn’t be justified when such a small number of girls receive fall bids.”

Junior Allison Callahan added, “This change will be beneficial for the sororities, especially when it comes to evening out the size of the chapters. However, I hate that many girls won’t really have a second chance to really go for the sorority that they want.”

Other girls feel that this alteration to the system forces girls to rush before they may be ready to determine if they want to join a sorority.

“I personally do not believe that the Panhellenic Council should take away fall recruitment,” sophomore Mary Lindsay said.

“Some people need an extra semester to figure out which organization fits them best, or just to adjust to school in general.”

Yet, those who pushed for the changes defend the new form of the system.

“This system will maintain the size of sororities completely and it will also take away the stigma from sophomores or older girls going through informal recruitment,” Flynn said. “The large majority [of sorority presidents and recruitment chairs] viewed it as a good plan and that’s why it passed in a vote of the Panhellenic Council.”

Local elections result in democrat party victories Wake alumnus, Jeff MacIntosh, wins the election for city council member of the Northwest Ward

BY SARAH MORAN News Editor morase12@wfu.edu Forsyth County held its general elections on Nov. 5. The county voted for mayor of Winston-Salem along with a city coucil members for each of the eight wards of the city.

Allen Joines (D) defeated James Knox (R) in the election for Mayor of Winston-Salem in a landslide. According to the Forsyth County Board of Elections, Joines earned 84 percent of the votes in Forsyth County, while Knox received 15 percent.

This marks the beginning of Joines’ third consecutive term as mayor. Upon Joines reelection, Joines plans to focus on improving

the economy by attracting new businesses and encouraging local businesses to expand.

He will further his plans to improve the economy by focusing on areas of high poverty through the use of social programs like Our Winston-Salem Housing Assistance Program to increase homeownership and decrease homelessness in the area.

Jeff MacIntosh (D) won against Lida Hayes Calvert (R) for city council of the Northwest Ward. MacIntosh won 58 percent of the vote while Calvert only won 42 percent of the vote.

This is MacIntosh’s first election to city council. With MacIntosh’s election, he will focus on making Winston-Salem into a community that will attract small businesses.

He will aim to continue the growth of the industrial and manufacuring economy.

MacIntosh will also focus on raising the pay of public safety positions to make Winston-Salem more competitive and safe.

After MacIntosh’s election, he plans to

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After Jeff MacIntosh was elected as city council member of the Northwest Ward, he and his supporters celebrated at Bull’s Tavern downtown. meet with residents of the Northwest Ward.

“We will have neighborhood association meetings and talk with the neighbors of the northwest ward about how we can help them,” said MacIntosh.

In regards to the results of the election MacIntosh was happy with the results.

“We thought it would be much closer than it was,” MacIntosh said. “Our votes were higher than what we had excpected.

Secrest Artist Series presents Cantus Vocal Ensemble

Student Union hosts Alexis Senior lecturer of the art deOhanian, Co-founder of Redditt partment presents artwork

The Secrest Artist Series is bringing Cantus, a men’s vocal ensemble, to campus at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 in Brendle Recital Hall in Scales Fine Arts Center. The nine members of Cantus will be performing “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914” by Peter Rothstein, with musical arrangements by Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach. “All is Calm” is the retelling of the Christmas truce in WWI. The performance is free to faculty, staff and students.

Student Union is bringing Alexis Ahanian, co-founder of Redditt, to campus at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 13 in Broyhill Auditorium in Farrell Hall.

Redditt is a popular site that allows viewers to rank articles.

Ohanian will be signing his new book after he speaks.

The event is free. For more information email stunionmarketing@gmail.com

Lee Ann Hallberg, senior lecturer in the art deparment, will be discussing her artwork, “Cereal Bags,” from 4 to 5 p.m. Nov. 14 in Auditorium 404 in Z. Smith Reynolds Library. “Cereal Bags” is a compliation of 80 drawings that are ruminations on perception and seeing. The audience will also get involved through making blind contour drawings. For more information contact Carolyn McCallum at mccallcj@wfu.edu.

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Republican policies do not reflect conservative values regarding education in N.C. Chris McCracken Guest Columnist mccrcd13@wfu.edu

Two weeks ago, I granted myself a sabbatical from “Work Forest” to re-live my less stressful undergraduate years at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I had an unforgettable weekend re-connecting with old friends, professors, and Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity brothers who pushed me to excel at things I never thought would be possible as a high school senior in 2009.

The weekend was nearly perfect, save for news from one campus employee that the school continued to be rocked by state

Letter to the Editor

budget cuts. As an active conservative Republican, I am dumbfounded by GOP-led attacks on education in our state.

Budget cuts to the university system were an annual occurrence when I was in college.

When I was a freshman, Chancellor Linda Brady warned our student body that, “UNCG’s divisions continue to plan for budget cuts as high as seven percent. The impact of a cut at this level is devastating.”

Professors would lose their jobs, and students would need to take out more student loans or leave school if they relied on financial aid.

We received a letter like that during each of my four years as an undergraduate, and I watched more and more friends and professors being pushed out of school every single year.

Politically, the situation with our schools is complicated. Headline after headline screams about the “student loan bubble” and high unemployment among recent college graduates.

When Republicans took control of the state’s government in 2010, they sought to solve these problems by slowing down funding to education overall, and by em-

As an active conservative Republican, I am dumbfounded

by GOP-led attacks on education in our state. phasizing the role of community colleges as an alternative to universities.

The problem with this strategy is that it is so short-sighted. If a student at a public university is forced out of school for a semester, it delays their graduation by another semester or more.

North Carolina taxpayers simply subsidize the same tuition the next year, usually at a higher rate. They also lose out on revenue when the same student spends another year not working. If the student does not go back to school, they are twice as likely to be unemployed.

Taxpayers are then on the hook for all of the costs that come with having a huge population of undereducated, underemployed young people.

This issue is especially strange because American universities are one of the few major government functions that are effective. During the grand opening of Far-

rell Hall at Wake Forest, one current CEO who is an alumni of the schools of business lamented over the fact that so many foreign students take advantage of American education, only to be forced to pack up and leave once college is over.

“Our higher education system is the envy of the world” he pointed out, noting the oddity that American companies have to compete with other countries for talent, despite the fact that so much of it is developed on our shores.

That development also creates major economic growth, with the Research Triangle Park being the most obvious example.

When Democrats were in charge of North Carolina, they killed our economy.

Businesses could not handle the deadly combination of high taxes, painful regulations and corruption from so-called leaders like Jim Black, John Edwards and Mike Easley.

They responded by leaving the state. If Republicans continue to harm one of the North Carolina’s biggest draws, and throw a lot of our smartest people off of the bus in the process, what is going to convince them to come back?

“ democracy in Cairo Secretary of State urges Taylor Tells All | International Relations

John Kerry’s stop in Cairo is the first in a tour to promote democracy in the region Taylor Ibelli

Staff Columnist ibeltj12@wfu.edu

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry went to Cairo recently with hopes to end violence in Egypt and install a fully democratic government during his six-hour visit, since the expulsion of former President Mohamed Morsi.

Going on trial Monday, President Morsi faces charges that include“inciting the killing of protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012” and was removed from his presidential position in a military coup.

Yet since the ousting of former President Morsi, the United States suspended the delivery of “big-ticket items” in its military to aid to Egypt.

The Obama administration was deciding as to whether the U.S. should condemn the ouster as a coup and cut $1.3 billion in United States assistance however finally decided on suspending military aid in tanks, helicopters and fighter jets.

The U.S. is also currently withholding an estimate of $260 million in budget support to the government.

In addition, Egypt is also receiving billions of dollars in aid from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and “other wealthy Gulf Arab states.”

Yet the reactions to the United States aid suspension by Egyptian authorities were extremely angry and declared a “new low point in ties” that have been strained since February 2011 after the ousting of unseated authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak.

Foreign Minister of Egypt Nabil Fahmy also stated that last month “the U.S.-Egyptian relations were in turmoil” and also warned that the strain could affect “the entire Middle East.”

Although Kerry insisted that this was just merely a “reflection of U.S. law” on Sunday, he also attempted to defend his point by stating that assistance that did go directly to the Egyptian people had been continuously maintained.

Subsequently, an increase in Anti-American resentment has risen to “an all time

Yet the reactions to the United States aid suspension by Egyptian authorities was extremely angry. high with people on both sides of the political divide angry with the United States.”

On Kerry’s six-hour trip, he met with interim leaders in current control of Egypt after the removal of Morsi in July — President Adly Mahmud Mansour, Prime Minister Hazem el Beblawi, Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy and army chief general Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

“The United States believes that the U.S.Egypt partnership is going to be stronger when Egypt is represented by an inclusive, democratically elected civilian government based on rule of law, fundamental freedoms and an open and competitive economy,” Kerry said to BBC news.

Interesting enough, for the first time in history of the alliance of Egypt, Kerry’s visit was not disclosed until landing in Egypt for unannounced security reasons.

However Kim Ghattas, the BBC state department correspondent, cited that “it is the kind of precaution that characterizes trips by United States officials to countries like Afghanistan and Iraq,” pointing to an

obvious sign about the continued instability in Egypt as viewed by the U.S. On the Secretary of State’s recent trip, Kerry’s Egyptian correspondent and counter part Fahmy now supported Kerry’s comment indicating that “we are all pursuing a resumption of normal relations” as he noted General Sisi’s “roadmap” after the coup setting out for constitutional reform and elections by Spring 2014.

This is the first stage of a tour that will take place over a time span of nine days and will include countries Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria and Poland.

During the tour, Kerry is expected to discuss “defense and trade issues” with leaders in these regions, Syria being a hot spot discussion as well as the on going peace process in Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

There has also been recent expression of disappointment by the Saudi Arabia government on the United State’s hesitant approach in Syria and lack of support “for the new Egyptian government.”

Kerry is also expected to defend the recent allegations brought up by the United States spying scandals, despite the fact that last week he appeared to support these accusations by stating, “that spying by the United States National Security Agency may have gone too far.”

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“ about whales Doc film reveals truth Popped a Molly| Free Willy (Tilikum)

The truth about SeaWorld is not as pleasant as some might like to think Molly Dutmers Online Managing Editor dutmk11@wfu.edu

I remember watching Free Willy when I was little and being shocked by the horrors that took place at the fictional aquatic park in the film.

But when I watched Blackfish this past weekend, the severe disregard for the animals’ well-being and exploitation of their skills for profit, as portrayed in Free Willy, seemed all too real.

Blackfish, a documentary by CNN Films, demonstrates the negative effects of keeping orcas, more commonly referred to as killer whales, in captivity.

The film mainly focuses on an orca named Tilikum, a whale that has lived in captivity for nearly his entire life and who is thought to be responsible for the deaths of three people.

Tilikum, who is the largest orca in captivity and resides in Seaworld’s Orlando park, made national headlines in 2010 after causing the death of experienced Seaworld trainer Dawn Brancheau. But Blackfish claims that the tragic death of Brancheau is not necessarily Tilikum’s fault.

They blame SeaWorld for capturing these majestic animals from their natural habitat and then forcing them to live a life in captivity.

Orcas simply are not meant to live in captivity. They are pack animals, who are meant to live in the wild with their pods, or families.

The strong familial bonds of orcas are demonstrated in Blackfish during a heartbreaking scene in which baby orcas are violently captured after being chased and cornered by a team of speedboats, from their natural habitat while their mothers shriek as their children are dragged away from them.

These animals are much closer to us than it seems. They are highly intelligent, emo-

We rarely notice man’s inhumanity to the other species that we share our planet with. tionally superior animals that deserve respect.

These mammals seem to seriously suffer when they are forced to live outside of their natural habitat, but many people still support the types of businesses that cause this suffering.

In 2012, SeaWorld’s profits jumped 300 percent from 2011 profits to $74 million.

How is a company that relies on the exploitation and the mistreatment of a highly evolved species flourishing?

Doesn’t this reveal a fundamental error in our nature?

We are outraged by man’s inhumanity to man, but we rarely notice man’s inhumanity to the other species that we share our planet with.

And when we do notice it, there is little we do to stop it and then prevent it in the future. This is something that we must change moving forward.

We do not want future generations to look back on us, like we look back on our predecessors who tolerated unspeakable acts of unkindness to others.

Wouldn’t you rather be part of a generation that doesn’t further the exploitation of animals, but instead encourages respect for all species?

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Word on the Quad

Who do you believe is the highest paid employee at the university?

“The President, of course.”

“Maybe Jim Grobe?”

“I would guess President Hatch.”

“Hatch or the athletic director.”

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Andre Antunes (‘17)

Lindsey Slavin (‘17)

Moe Hashem (‘17)

Correct Answer: Jim Grobe ($2.2 Million+ Contract) Have an Opinion?

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Letter to the Editor

Planned ZSR improvements necessary A number of Wake Forest community members have asked why our University should invest $12 million in a capital fund for the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Many argue that libraries are becoming irrelevant, obsolete and unnecessary for the Gen-Y student of today. I disagree with these sentiments. It is true that our world, specifically in academic domains, is becoming increasingly globalized and digitized.

However, when asked why we desire to invest in ZSR, we must circle back to the mission of our library: The mission of the Z. Smith Reynolds Library is to help our students, faculty, and staff succeed.

Where is the excess in investing in the success of our students, faculty, and staff?

ZSR has taken a number of measures to stay on the leading edge of academic libraries across the country. Their efforts paid off in 2011 with the winning of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Excellence in Academic Libraries Award.

Under the leadership of Dean Lynn Sutton, the ZSR has refocused on impacting students, faculty and staff in positive and meaningful ways. An 84 percent increase in eBook usage has occurred over the past year. Over 7,500 reference questions were

answered just last year and nearly one million articles were downloaded.

The vast amount of resources, expertise and information that the ZSR provides is constantly changing to meet the dynamic needs of the Wake Forest community.

As it stands, the ZSR, perhaps the most widely used academic building on campus, is truly showing its age. Through the combined creativity of ZSR leadership and Durham-based architecture firm Freelon, an incredible concept vision for ZSR has been borne.

This vision involves tremendous updates to academic technology, collaborative spaces and rare-book showcases in our library.

With the traffic of ZSR surpassing 3,000 visitors per day, the structures built in 1956 and 1991 are no longer suitable for the needs and ongoing success of our students, faculty, and staff.

As we enter the public phase of Wake Will — The Campaign for Wake Forest, it is important to consider the ultimate beneficiaries of our efforts.

Wake Will is a promise to prepare students to lead lives that matter. Of course, there are a number of avenues to serve students. Improvements to the Hearn Plaza residence halls, Scales Fine Arts Center and

Reynolds Gymnasium would all greatly benefit our community.

My argument is not that the ZSR is more important than these initiatives. Rather, I hope to convey to the community that the ZSR also matters and should not be ignored.

Moving forward, the ZSR can and should be a hub for digital innovation, academic success, and a strengthened community on our campus.

Rather than decrying the missions of our

campaign, we should champion the efforts being made in promoting the central commitment of our university: to create opportunity, to educate the whole person and to inspire excellence.I can say quite confidently that the ZSR has been integral in helping me do all three.

Respectfully yours, Jay Sehgal Student Trustee sehgjg0@wfu.edu

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Where are all of America’s gay athletes?

After Jason Collins came out publicly last May, the sports world is still waiting for athletes to follow suit

BY MAURA CONNOLLY Contributing Writer connmc0@wfu.edu

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Jason Collins, who came out in April of 2013, remains an unsigned free agent in the NBA.

Within professional sports teams in America you can find African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and various other ethnicities. Leagues have been established just for women, and even intellectually disabled and physically disabled athletes can compete in designated Olympics.

With all these acceptances and developments, there remains one athlete who has yet to establish his or her presence: an open homosexual.

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has made many strides in recent years and gained significant ground in politics. However, none of this ground includes fields, courts or rinks.

Of all the professional players on all the teams in all the divisions of all the leagues in all of football, baseball, basketball and hockey, only one has publically labelled himself as gay.

When NBA star Jason Collins came out this past April, his story fast became a media sensation. Facebook statuses, tweets and blogs all referenced the Sports Illustrated cover story, complemented by a personal opinion.

Many applauded Collins for his courage and touted him as an inspiration and role model. His fans, the LGBT community and numerous other athletes sent him their congratulations and spoke of their own pride and happiness with his decision. It seemed the NBA was headed in a promising direction.

In a Sports Illustrated article written four days after Collins’s revelation, back on May 3, Michael Rosenberg wrote, “Collins won’t play his next NBA game until this fall. By then, other athletes will probably announce they are gay.”

Less than a week remains before the NBA season opens, Collins remains unsigned.

He is still the only openly gay male athlete in a major sport.

While Collins refuses to speculate as to whether or not his sexuality is now influencing his career, the fact remains that in the wake of his announcement, locker rooms remain entirely heterosexual (at face value), and many athletes prefer it that way.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver gave his opinion on homosexuals at Super Bowl media day last February: “I don’t do the gay guys, man. I don’t do that.

Ain’t got no gay people on the team. They gotta get up outta here if they do. Can’t be with that sweet stuff.”

Culliver’s rejection of any teammate who might have a different sexual preference from his own is not heartening progress in the NFL, coming 10 years after now-retired

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No. 4 Fighting Irish dampens senior day at Spry Notre Dame Fighting Irish upends the Demon Deacons, 3-1

BY JENN LESER Staff Writer leseje0@wfu.edu It was far from the welcome party that the Wake Forest men’s soccer team had hoped to give to conference newcomer Notre Dame when the Deacs hosted the Fighting Irish on Saturday, Nov. 2.

Before the game kicked off, Chris Duvall, Luca Gimenez, Tolani Ibikunle, Kovi Konowiecki, Andy Lubahn, Ross Tomaselli and Jared Watts were all honored for their

efforts for the program — but as the game played on, the mood in the packed Spry Stadium wasn’t quite as celebratory.

Despite controlling the flow of the game, the Deacs fell 3-1 to Notre Dame, picking up their first ACC loss of the 2013 season.

Both teams had a number of chances in the first half, but it was Notre Dame who broke through first, as sophomore midfielder Evan Panken sent one home to put the Irish up 1-0 in the 35th.

Senior forward Luca Gimenez pulled the Deacs even when he scored off a penalty kick in the 39th minute, giving him his seventh goal of the season which put him in a tie for first on the team with junior forward Sean Okoli. Just seconds later,

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though, Notre Dame would counter as junior forward Vince Cicciarelli took advantage of a through ball from senior forward Harrison Shipp to push the Irish further ahead.

From there, the Deacs kept taking chances as the clock ran down on the first 45, and continued to push through in hopes of sending one into the box, but they went into the locker room at halftime with a lot of ground to make up against a stalwart Irish squad.

Coming back in the second half, Wake looked to continue controlling the game, and they did just that, outshooting the Irish 13-6.

But it was Notre Dame who would score next, when sophomore mid-

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{ DEAC OF THE WEEK } FIELD HOCKEY

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Luca Gimenez, one of the seniors honored before the games against the Irish, has a team-leading 18 points.

In her final home game in Winston-Salem, senior Taylor Rhea registered five shots on goal and notched a hat-trick as part of a 3-1 victory over No. 10 Boston College.

The Virginia Beach, Va., native currently leads the team with 15 goals and a 29.4 shooting percentage.

Rhea has almost doubled her scoring total of eight from last season and will look to continue her success against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament.

{ DEACON QUOTE } “Campanaro is probably our best — he is our best. He’s our weapon. He’s the guy we go to all the time. ” — Senior nose tackle Nikita Whitlock on the loss of senior wide receiver Michael Campanaro

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Anna Kozniuk Junior

BY MAEGAN OLMSTEAD Staff Writer olmsme11@wfu.edu Anna Kozniuk comes from a strong background of field hockey players. Growing up around her siblings, one going on to play at Boston College, and coached by her mother throughout high school who was also a collegiate field hockey player, you could say field hockey runs in Anna’s blood.

She took a gap year before coming to Wake to play with the National Team in the Commonwealth games in India and finished the year playing in Germany, but as soon as she donned the black and gold her freshman year she became a strong component for the Deacs and has been starting for the team since.

How did you start playing field hockey?

My mom and my sister actually played and actually my older brother played as well so I would go and watch their games and practices and play with a ball on the side. And when I was four I got to play as a goalkeeper and when I was five I got to play in the club systems.

What was it like playing with your mom as your coach?

It was um … she definitely was allowed to … I mean it was fun and she would lay into me when I needed to and I think that’s why I am where I am today because she was hard on me when she needed to be.

She knew what I was capable of and pushed me to attain those goals.

How did you become a midfielder?

Well I started as a goalkeeper because I wanted to be on the field and I was tired of watching on the sideline. I guess, I don’t know how I got to midfield. I like running around. I like to be involved in the play all over the field so that enables me to play free like that.

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Personal Profile Hometown: North Vancouver, Canada High School: Argyle Secondary Position: Midfield Birthdate: Aug. 12, 1992

Wake Forest graduates remain some of NBA’s best players In light of the onset of the 2013-2014 basketball season, it’s important not to forget the most prolific basketball graduates that call Wake Forest home.

Tim Duncan, entering his 17th NBA season, graduated from Wake Forest in 1997 before being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs, first overall, in the summer of 1997.

More recently, Chris Paul currently leads the Los Angeles Clippers as he enters his eighth season in the NBA. Last year, Wake Forest honored Chris Paul in the Joel, which included the retirement of his jersey.

What made you come to Wake Forest from Canada?

Um…I always wanted to come down south and I was deciding between Wake and Boston College and Wake has a better field hockey program and I came down to visit and just loved it. I loved the weather, the team, and the coaching staff for sure.

What is your favorite part of being on the team?

I think just because it’s like a family away from

home. Some of these girls I’ve grown closer to than my sister or brothers at home. I think that’s really neat to have 18 best friends to go through everything with, the ups and downs, you can go through it together.

Do you have a nickname on the team?

Some people call me A-Koz, my coach Rich calls me Captain Canada and that’s about it. Everyone just calls me Anna usually.

What is your favorite drill in field hockey?

I like it … it’s called Honey Pot. It’s a give and go at the top of the circle and you just get to take rip shots at the goalie. We usually do it as a pre-game and you just get to crank shots at the goalie.

What made you decide to be a communication major?

I wanna do something with marketing and PR so I thought that the communication had more fun classes and on the entrepreneurial side. So, hopefully down the road I can do something with sports marketing and media.

What do you hope to do once you graduate?

It’s kind of up in the air. I’d ideally like to stay down here and get a job here in either New York City or San Francisco because those are big places for sports marketing.

If not, then maybe go home and play in the Pan-American games. It’s all the Pan-American countries and it’s the first qualifier for the Olympic games.

What has been your best memory at Wake so far?

Hmmm … I’d have to say freshman year when we went into overtime against UNC in the ACC tournament and that was in the semi-finals.

Yeah, that was really cool freshman year because UNC is normally really dominant.

I’ve never seen our team compete that hard, and I mean unfortunately it sucks to lose, but that was cool to take them into overtime.

What do you play for?

I think I play because I love the game. That’s a hard question. I play because I love the game and I love to play.

It’s been such a big part of me growing up and it’s been a great outlet where I can just go out on the field and be free and play.

Deac Notes Men’s baseball begins annual Black & Gold Fall World Series Each year, the men’s baseball team holds the Black & Gold World Series, an inter-squad series of nineinning games to cap off the fall season.

In the first game of the series, the Black team stole the win in the 10th inning as sophomore outfielder Joey Rodriguez got on base, allowing freshman Ben Breazeale to knock him in on a base hit up the middle. In game two, a slugfest insued as the two teams combined for 21 runs in the first seven innings. Notably, senior Evan Stephens and freshman Nate Mondou had three hits apiece.

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Deacons suffer in shutout to Syracuse Wake Forest’s hopes of a bowl game have all but disappeared with a 13-0 loss and injury to star Michael Campanaro

throws, drops and missed catches for touchdowns. Price threw 22-for-54 and only 173 yards. He was intercepted once, sacked twice and called for intentional grounding.

“If you’ve got a guy who is pretty much your best player on one side of the ball, and you lose him, it’s going to have an impact,” head coach Jim Grobe said.

“But at the same time I just thought we had so many self-inflicted wounds today. Especially in the first half, we had penalties, dropped balls and missed throws and missed protections — all those kinds of things that really had nothing to do with Mike Campanaro.”

In a valiant attempt to fill the void left by Campanaro — as well as freshman Tyree Harris and junior Orville Reynolds, two receivers who were sidelined with injuries of their own

The Deacon defense took a beating as well. Undoubtedly worn down from being out on the field for so long, the defense lost senior defensive ends Zach Thompson and Kristopher Redding as well as freshman cornerback Deonte Davis to injuries.

Despite all of this, however, the Deacons still put on a solid defensive performance that was in large part overshadowed

BY EMMA LINGAN by the loss.

Sophomore linebacker Brandon Chubb led the Asst. Sports Editor defense with 11 tackles, and senior linebacker Justin Jacklingej12@wfu.edu son made eight stops and a sack. Senior nose tackle Nikita Whitlock finished with eight tackles, including one for loss, Little did they know that when they said goodbye to Winas well as a blocked kick. ston-Salem last week, the Demon Deacons would also be Whether the defense could have done more remains to be saying goodbye to a number of key players and the likelihood seen. The bottom line, however, is that holding an opponent to of bowl eligibility.

13 points doesn’t leave too much room for criticism.

In a battle of the defenses under the roof of The first of Syracuse’s 13 points came at the Syracuse’s Carrier Dome on Nov. 1, the Deacs beginning of the second half, when the Orange ultimately came up short and suffered a 13-0 capped off a 75-yard, 14-play opening drive with loss to the Orange. a touchdown run to take a 7-0 lead.

Penalties abounded in the first half of the Shortly after, an interception gave the Orange game, making it nearly impossible for either the ball at the Wake Forest 25-yardline, allowing team to make substantial offensive gains. them to score on the next play to make the score The Deacons were called for six first-half 13-0. The block from Whitlock denied them the penalties for 50 yards, and the Orange were extra point. called for five penalties for 40 yards. As a result, The Demon Deacons may have ultimately lost the game was still scoreless at halftime. on the scoreboard, but the greater loss was that of Although the first half was scoreless for both their star receiver, who is projected to be out for teams, it was especially cruel to the Demon four to six weeks.

Deacons.

Unless the Deacs make a bowl game — which Less than six minutes into the first quarter, is looking less and less likely each week — Camsenior flanker Michael Campanaro left the panaro may have played his last game in a Wake game with a shoulder injury that was later Forest uniform. confirmed to be a broken collarbone. After This would be an inauspicious end to the colleits star receiver went down, the Deacon offense giate career of the all-time receiving leader in school was simply unable to recover. history, but if there is any justice in the world, he “Offensively we just couldn’t put anything will have a full recovery and a professional career.

Ziniu Chen/The Daily Orange together,” senior quarterback Tanner Price said.

Wake Forest, the ACC and college football will “I think it really hurt us losing Camp. That Although Tanner Price temporarily evaded the Syracuse defense miss Campanaro greatly, but while he is their loss, above, the Orangemen refused the Demon Deacons of any points. he will hopefully be the NFL’s gain. probably had a lot to do with it.”

While the loss of Campanaro was unquesCampanaro will watch from the sidelines next tionably a blow to the offense, it certainly does not forgive — sophomore wide receiver Sherman Ragland III finished week as the Deacons return home to BB&T Field to take on the utterly dreadful performance that ensued. the day with an impressive 10 catches for 91 yards. Senior BCS Championship contender No. 2 Florida State.

Kickoff is scheduled for noon Nov. 9, and the game will The Deacs just barely accumulated 200 yards and were running back Josh Harris accounted for most of the rushing be televised on ABC. 4-18 on third down, not to mention a turnover, several bad game, carrying nine times for 47 yards.

Men’s Soccer: Irish prove too much for Deacons Continued from Page 11

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Midfielder Jared Watts, one of seven seniors honored on Senior Night, was ejected from the game against Notre Dame Nov. 2.

fielder Connor Klekota sent one in from outside the box in the 67th to make it 3-1 Irish.

The situation didn’t get much better for Wake when just minutes later, senior midfielder Jared Watts was given an automatic red card and sent off the field, leaving the Deacs with 10 men for the final 15 minutes.

“When you’re down goals and down men, it’s not a good thing,” Coach Jay Vidovich said.

The Deacs continued to battle but just couldn’t make enough good chances in the box to get another goal, as they fell 3-1 to Notre Dame at the end of 90 minutes.

Their first loss in ACC play this season wasn’t something positive for the Deacs — but the team was focused on taking their good play and making it even sharper for their next match.

“They just managed the game a little better than we did,” Gimenez said. “It’s just details. We’re happy with our performance. We just know we can get better.”

Though angry, Vidovich agreed with Gimenez about the strength of the Deacs’ play throughout the game.

“I see in all aspects of the game, especially managing the game, we dominated,” Vidovich said.

“Less fouls, which shows discipline that way.

“

We had seven more corner kicks, more shots on them, more possession on them. That’s the way it is. They were quality in the final minutes going to goal, they managed the game very well. They’re a veteran team and you can see why they’re at the top in the country.”

When you’re down goals and down men, it’s not a good thing.

- Jay Vidovich, Head coach The Deacs will have the next week to prepare for their final game of the regular season, when they’ll host Syracuse on Friday, Nov. 8 at Spry Stadium. The Orange have a 3-6-1 record in conference play and sit in ninth in the ACC, while the Deacs are alone in third.

A win over Syracuse isn’t enough to get back into first place, though, as Wake is no longer in control of its conference destiny.

Still, three points would be a big confidence booster as the Deacs look to head into ACC tournament play.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. for the final regular season home game of the season.

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Old Gold & Black | Sports

Press Box: Beards in the world of sports While some reserve facial hair for the month of November, many athletes feature beards all year round

BY TY KRANIAK Staff Writer krantr11@wfu.edu

Brace yourselves. November has come, and with the turning of the calendars to this new and festive month, an annual masculine tradition continues to shine. “No-shave November” is celebrated by people of all different backgrounds, shapes and sizes.

Some people get creative with their facial hair (Abraham Lincoln beards, soul patches and interesting moustaches, among others) and others stick to the more traditional beard to celebrate the festivity.

In the world of sports, the Boston Red Sox have been making a splash recently with their team-wide endorsement of facial hair.

Unlike their arch rivals, the New York Yankees, who don’t allow facial hair, many Boston players have been showcasing their scraggly beards as a sign of good luck and superstition.

Matt Carp, Johnny Gomes and Mike Napoli are among the most famous “fear the beard” gallery, and apparently it has been working.

In celebration of this feat as well as the unofficial holiday, it is necessary to look at some of the wackiest and most ridiculous facial hair in sports.

Let’s continue with the baseball theme, and it is only fitting that the Boston Red Sox just completed the World

Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, which brings us to our first case: Scott Spiezio. Spiezio was infamous for rocking his soul patch goatee that extended to the bottom of his chin.

But, just a goatee in this style would be relatively boring, so Spiezio took it up a notch by dying it bright red and sporting it in the World Series.

This next one splits of the line of whether or not this person is really an athlete or a celebrity, but it deserves attention: Hulk Hogan. The WWE wrestler is infamous for repping his blondish/white “handlebar” moustache to his wrestling events.

This moustache, which is commonly associated with people who ride motorcycles, starts as a typical mustache but then extends straight-down to the jaw line of Hogan.

It has become part of his persona.

We will conclude with James Harden. The legendary NBA player for the Houston Rockets, who also had a stint with the Oklahoma City Thunder, sports a very extensive beard.

While his beards is nicely trimmed near the sideburns, it bushes out to a scraggly and un-groomed “birds nest” as it enters the goatee area.

This beard may not seem fashionable to some, but it has become a source of pride for Harden and for his devoted fans.

These facial hair examples are not seen every day. They are special, and they can be considered comical. However, apart from the comical relief derived from these facial hair examples, these players deserve props for going out on a limb and being unique.

These athletes define part of their being through their gutsy facial hair, and that deserves respect. Happy NoShave November, y’all.

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The legend of the beards in Boston will forever reign in Red Sox, World Series and sports lore.

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Former 49ers running back Garrison Hearst openly denounced homosexuals in the NFL.

49ers running back Garrison Hearst told a reporter: “I don’t want any faggots on my team. I know this might not be what people want to hear, but that’s a punk. I don’t want any faggots in this locker room.”

Some argue that homophobes can easily avoid homosexual couples, but a gay man in a locker room cannot so easily be overlooked. Especially when he is your teammate, when your job relies on trust and camaraderie with said homosexual.

Former MLB pitcher Mark Knudson wrote an editorial on the benefits of gay athletes staying in the closet, and out of the showers.

“Internal strife and locker room drama is bad for ANY team,” Knudson said. “Personal agendas are not welcome.

Nothing that infringes on the cohesiveness of the locker room can be tolerated. If a player who is not an irreplace-

able superstar becomes any sort of distraction, he’s going to get released. We’ve seen countless examples of that.”

However, after an athlete has retired, it is perfectly acceptable to admit he has been hiding his true personality, lying to everyone, and pretending to be a different person throughout his entire career and likely, his life.

As Knudson puts it, “There will be plenty of time for pronouncements and getting that nice book deal after the playing days are over.”

We don’t need another gay athlete to come out. We need 20. And we need them now.

We need players to start admitting who they are to their teammates and coaches, while they are still on a team. We need professional athletes to be in a position where they are not speaking about hypothetically having a gay teammate, but living the reality.

Then we shall see who the true homophobes are, and who the innocent beholders of inaccurate expectations were.

I think the truth might just surprise us all.

Notes for the 2013-14 Basketball Season Preseason The Demon Deacons beat Brevard, 93-66, in a preseason exhibition game Nov. 1. Redshirt senior guard Coron Williams led the team in scoring with 24 points.

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Non-Conference Schedule The Deacs will open the 2013-14 season at home against Colgate at 7 p.m. Nov. 8. Wake Forest will host five non-conference games in November beginning with the season opener vs.

Colgate. The Deacons will also host VMI (Nov. 12), Presbyterian (Nov. 15), Jacksonville (Nov. 18) and The Citadel (Nov. 21).

Major ACC Matchups Wake Forest will open ACC play at home against North Carolina Jan. 5 in primetime at 8 p.m. on ESPNU. The other games to be televised this season include the Feb. 4 game at Duke and Feb. 11 game at NC State, which will be broadcast at ESPNU, and the March 5 home finale against Duke, which will be shown on ESPN2.

The Deacs will face three new ACC opponents this season as part of the new-look conference. They will host Notre Dame (Jan. 25) and Syracuse (Jan. 29) in Winston-Salem and travel to Pittsburgh (Jan. 11).

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Once a Wildcat, now a Demon Deacon

With the stars of women’s soccer soon departing, freshman Kendall Fischlein could become the face of the team

BY MIKE ZAVAGNO Staff Writer zavamd11@wfu.edu

The Wake Forest women’s soccer team is on the brink of graduating the most successful senior class in program history. Led

by All-Americans Katie Stengel and Aubrey Bledsoe, the Class of 2013 transformed Demon Deacons soccer from a fringe contender to a national powerhouse.

Faced with the task of reloading, head coach Tony da Luz reached into his own backyard, assembling this year’s sevenplayer freshman class with Lake Norman Wildcat Kendall Fischlein as its centerpiece.

As expected, Fischlein has made an immediate impact on the field, starting all 15 games to date and notching two goals.

More importantly, she has played many roles, beginning the season at defense before moving up to forward following the loss of Stengel to injury.

When did you first fall in love with soccer?

As a kid you try different sports and find the one that you like the most. I tried soccer when I was about five. Gymnastics was my other sport. I did gymnastics and soccer until I could, but soccer ultimately just completely took over.

That’s when I decided soccer was my passion.

At what point did soccer become something you wanted to pursue in the future?

It was around the sixth grade when soccer took over.

You just start traveling and it becomes really competitive.

[Laughs] It helps that I was better at it as well.

What drives you when you are on the field?

Myself. I am really hard on myself and I want to be the

best I can possibly be. I am so motivated to play my best every game. For example, this season flew by and there’s not really time to not do your best in every game. I really strive to have no regrets after each game.

What made Wake Forest different even though it is in your backyard?

What I didn’t realize is that maybe three percent of kids from my high school come to Wake Forest. It was a new setting, but I was already comfortable with it. I was familiar with Winston [Salem,] but not enough to be tired of it.

Did high school teammate Taylor Waters coming here the previous year influence your decision?

That was funny because people would always be like ‘Oh, so you and Taylor are going to Wake together!’ But it was actually really comforting because usually going into college you don’t really know anyone. I was glad that I was able to be with Taylor and felt comfortable playing with her because I have played with her for so long.

Were you expecting to play defense when you arrived on campus?

I have always been that transitional player and I knew coming into college that I wouldn’t play my [high school] position. But at the same time, I don’t really feel as if I have a main position. As long as I was on the field, I knew I was going to be happy. At this level, playing the game is so much fun and I honestly didn’t care where I was going to play.

Katie Stengel’s injury has obviously been a turning point this season. What was the team’s initial reaction to the injury and how are you moving forward?

As soon as we heard about Katie’s [injury,] everyone was just like, ‘Oh my God, what are we going to do?’ But then we got together as a team and we knew that everyone was going to have to step up, put their butterflies aside — any type of confidence issues — and it was just time to play. We had to step up and this is the ACC and we cannot afford to

be timid. At the same time, Katie is such a large part of the team and her presence on the field is such an impact. It has definitely hurt us.

What has been your biggest takeaway from this season so far?

To have people from all over the United States come together as a team and become best friends, I thought that was the best experience. They are not only teammates, they are my best friends and I love that relationship I have with them. And it shows on the field — the team chemistry shows on the field — and that’s how you win games, as a team.

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Fischlein has served multiple roles as a freshman, moving up to forward to replace Stengel.

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Lights, camera, North Carolina action!

Many popularTV shows and movies were filmed right here in North Carolina

BY AISHWARYA NAGAR Contributing Writer nagaa12@wfu.edu The picturesque state of North Carolina is being increasingly regarded as a prime location for the filming of big-budget movies and TV shows.

Filming in North Carolina offers many incentives such as a considerably large tax credit on instate spending for goods, services and labor. It also provides for easy accessibility to locations that are regulated by the Piedmont Triad Film Commission, which represents a 12-county region in the northern foothills of North Carolina including the three major cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point.

Perhaps one of the most popular movies to be filmed in North Carolina is The Hunger Games, which was filmed in a myriad of locations such as Black Mountain, Hildebran, DuPont State Forest, North Fork Reservoir, and Shelby as District 12 settings. Pisgah National Forest, Cedar Mountain, Barnardsville and Asheville served as Arena scenes and Charlotte and Concord served as the Capitol.

Many scenes from Iron Man 3 were filmed in locations like Wilmington, Kenansville, Oak Island, Rose Hill, Cary and Currie. Fans of Safe Haven, the movie adaptation of Nicholas Sparks book, would know that almost the entire movie was filmed in Southport, N.C. But what is it that makes North Carolina so attractive to directors and producers?

According to Mary Dalton, professor of film

studies and co-director of the documentary film program, tax incentives play a huge role.

“The popularity of locations is cyclical and is often tied to the tax incentives that a state (or country) put in place to attract production,” said Dalton. “Right now, North Carolina offers a tax credit of 25 percent for certain types of spending up to $20 million.”

Dalton explained that the incentive makes it possible for productions to actually end up with more credit than spent in taxes, which earns the company a refund. The reason that states adopt policies like this is because of the “economic development benefits of productions shot on location in terms of the crew members hired, companies hired for support services, hotel rooms booked, spending in restaurants and local stores,” Dalton said.

The Piedmont Triad Film Commission has a bank of photos of all types of locations in the area and, if a producer is seeking something not in the bank, the director of the commission can find those locations and try to persuade producers to come to the Triad. The same is true for the state film commission and several regional commissions that determine which TV shows or movies can be shot in the state.

When asked about her favorite shot TV shows and movies in North Carolina, Dalton said, “without a doubt, my favorite television series is ‘Homeland,’ and I hope we don’t lose it if the tax credit expires.”

In fact, the second episode of season three of “Homeland” was shot in sophomore Alex Hoover’s

neighborhood.

“Watching ‘Homeland’ being filmed in my neighborhood was very cool and entertaining to watch, but it definitely made me realize that I could never be an actor,” said Hoover. “I would watch Claire Danes do the same scene over and over and over again. Even for a scene that was only a couple minutes long, they would have to shoot it several times in order to get the perfect take.”

“They chose my neighborhood specifically because they needed a new house for Saul — one of the main characters of the show,” Hoover said.

“They put a flyer through the mail slots of lots of houses about the opportunity to be on ‘Homeland,’ and narrowed them down from there. Lots of houses were in the running and they ended up settling on the one in my neighborhood because they thought that it most closely resembled Saul’s old house.”

Film companies’ eagerness to reach out to communities also allows the opportunity for locals to be cast as extras or as certain characters.

“My friends were added in as a senator and his wife in one episode,” Hoover said. “They also got to go out to dinner with the cast and crew.”

Fortunately, the Piedmont Triad Film Commission is extremely accessible and not only reaches out to directors and producers, but provides tips for those who would like to become extras or would like to offer their property as a filming location. The Piedmont Triad Film Commission’s Facebook page and official website offer ways to become an extra on the set of a movie.

Other notable films and shows shot in North Carolina

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The blockbuster film The Hunger Games, starring Jennifer Lawrence, was largely filmed in multiple areas in North Carolina.

The Conjuring Dirty Dancing The Exorcist III Forrest Gump Hannibal I Know What You Did Last Summer Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events Lolita The Secret Life of Bees Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I & II A Walk to Remember “Dawson’s Creek” “One Tree Hill”

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Tech Column | BBM

RevivalofBBMmaybeshortlived The rebirth of the popular messenger app hinges on trend, not communication needs

BY LIZ KUEHN Staff Writer kuehea12@wfu.edu PING! Those four letters encompassed my junior year of high school. BlackBerrys, widely known as “CrackBerrys,” were addicting, with BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) and the unbeatable Brick Breaker game. They had a short-lived reign over technology until the iPhone usurped their throne. Everything we once loved about our “Crackberrys” vanished forever without a trace.

Well, apparently not everything.

BlackBerry’s BBM is now an app available on iPhones and Androids. People have been sharing their PINs like it’s 2011 again. According to The Guardian, BBM gained 20 million new users last week alone. But it begs the question, is the revival of BBM actually necessary?

BBM has the capabilties for group chats, easy picture messaging and overall fast receive time for messages.

However, other than the ability to make BBM statuses, what does it have that our other communication apps don’t?

We already can send group messages

between smartphones and share pictures conveniently. We already have the option for read receipts with iMessage.

Does BBM actually offer new benefits or is it simply the idea of bringing back our favorite trendy app that makes people download it?

According to the BBM description in the app store, a major plus is more privacy through the use of PIN numbers rather than phone numbers, as well as the ability to accept or deny PINs. Although privacy is nothing to complain about, I highly doubt that’s what comes to mind when people download it.

In a world so obsessed with social media, it is simply the need to follow what’s new and trendy that makes the BBM app so popular. There’s nothing wrong with wanting the hottest new app out there, but BBM just doesn’t offer enough bells and whistles for its popularity to last. I predict people will see BBM in the app store, download it and use it for a week, tops.

Pop culture expert Lilawati Kurnia of the University of Indonesia emphasizes this point. She stated in a Jakarta Post piece entitled “BBM nation paging all messengers,” “Android phone and iPhone users already have messenger applications on their communication devices. It is less about fulfilling communication needs and more about keeping up with lifestyle trends.”

Indonesia has had more time than the rest of the world to take in the BBM app when they temporarily got their hands on it when it leaked in September.

Kurnia’s perspective gives insight into the foreseeably shaky future for the app.

I know Blackberry is trying hard to stay on its feet, but they need to do something more than resurfacing BBM when other smartphones already have solid communicating abilities. The name is what’s carrying the popularity; it’s nothing about the app itself that is impressive. An app that relies on a name above function is likely to fail as quickly as it started.

BY LAUREN FRIEZO Staff Writer friele11@wfu.edu We have all heard the phrase “use it or lose it.” While this motif may apply to some things, it certainly is not relevant to eyesight.

In fact, the more we Wake students strain our eyes slaving over hot Macbooks and Thinkpads, the worse our eyesight becomes. And while contacts or glasses can be an easy (and even trendy) fix, they are certainly not perfect.

Putting in contacts can be time consuming and irritating. If you are like me and wear glasses, you probably forget them in your desk a lot, leaving you helpless when you cannot see the whiteboard in class. Perhaps some of us are just downright fed up, tired of being constrained by our poor eyesight. If that is the case, then LASIK eye surgery may be the solution.

LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. During LASIK surgery, an excimer laser is used to cut a small flap in the cornea, permanently changing its shape. Through this flap, the stroma is stimulated by the laser, which manipulates sight restoration.

Quick Bites

No time for a sit down meal? Here are our picks for the best, quick spots around campus.

1. The Carving Board This fan favorite has tons of salads sandwiches that can be mixed and matched for a small meal.

3. Newk’s Eatery With a huge menu, every selection is fast and fresh.

4. The Olive Tree A convienent spot for authentic Greek food. Try the gyros.

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BBM for Android only adds the benefit of privacy via PIN number.

Popular eye surgery worth the price tag The result? Reduced dependence on glasses or contacts in less than 30 minutes.

Since the eyes are numbed with solution, the surgery is both fast and virtually painless for the patient.

Like with any surgery, a LASIK patient has to weigh the benefits and the risks.

According to the FDA, most patients are “very pleased with the results of their refractive surgery” but some suffer serious side effects of lost vision, extreme eye dryness or diminished results with aging.

Senior Laura Hutchins underwent LASIK surgery last year, a gift from her parents for her 21st birthday. Since the surgery, Hutchins has been happy to no longer have to carry glasses and contact solution around with her constantly. She

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has nothing but positive things to say about the surgical procedure.

“The best thing about the surgery is that it is immediate,” Hutchins said. “You sit up and can see, which is such a blessing.”

Would Hutchins recommend LASIK to other Deacs with deteriorating eyesight?

“I would, 100 percent,” Hutchins said.

“To be able to see again is worth every penny.”

Though Hutchins urges that LASIK is worth every penny, the surgery is not exactly cheap. AllAboutVision.com estimates that the average cost for LASIK surgery in 2012 ranged from $1,947 to $2,159. Is a couple of grand worth it to have 20/20 vision again? Only your eyes can decide that!

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Tech Life Hacks A few hints to help you get by

1. iPhone + Solo cup Need speakers in a pinch? Put your phone in a cup or plastic bottle for better sound.

2.iPad + 3M wall hooks A set of three wall hooks will hold up your iPad for everyone to see.

3. Keyboard + PostIt notes The sticky side of the note can fit in between keys to clean out all gunk.

4. Laptop + drink holder Reuse the tray that held your fast food cups as a lap desk to keep your laptop from overheating.

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Tired of wearing contacts and glasses? LASIK eye surgery could solve all of your eye problems in less than 30 minutes.

5. AC unit + dryer sheet Dorm room smell bad? Tape a dryer sheet (or three) over your AC unit and turn it on.

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Humor Column | Mountain Weekend

So you got invited to Mountain Weekend, now what?

Advice on how to prepare for the big weekend in the mountains from a seasoned veteran

BY COURTNEY ANDREWS Staff Writer andrcl0@wfu.edu The air is crisp, the trees on the Quad have burst into gorgeous shades of orange, yellow and red, and the smell of pumpkin spice latte is in the air. This can only mean one thing for students at the Forest — Mountain Weekend season is upon us yet again.

For those of you who don’t know about this highly esteemed event, Mountain Weekend is a time when the fraternities on campus whisk away a select few lucky ladies for a weekend of mountain merriment in the hills of Tennessee, West Virginia or western North Carolina.

Although most mountain weekends don’t occur until mid-November, rumblings about this much anticipated event begin much earlier.

As soon as that first, over-eager frat star extends the very first invitation, the whole female population on campus seems to erupt into a frenzy of anxiety and excitement.

A panic can be heard in most conversations whispered among groups of girls all across campus.

“Have you been invited yet?” “Who can I get to take me?” “What if no one asks me!?”

And for those girls fortunate enough to have scored an invite, there are even more questions involved.

“What do I bring?” “Where will I sleep?”

“Is my date trying to hook up with me?!”

Well, ladies, although I can’t help you out in actually receiving an invite, I can help answer these latter questions.

As a senior and veteran of the mountain weekend experience, I have found that taking the bare minimum is the best option in terms of personal items. Mandatory attire for each day consists of a flannel shirt, leggings and boots. It also never hurts to bring makeup and toiletries, although the chances that you actually get to shower are distressingly slim.

Lots of food, on the other hand, is encouraged. There probably will not be a convenient place to buy food in the mountains, so make sure to bring all you want for the weekend. And, because of the inevitable drunk munchies, I’d suggest bringing about twice as much food as you actually think you’ll need — I guarantee you, it will get eaten.

As for the sleeping arrangements, it varies from house to house, but beds are typically hard to come by and extremely sought after. It highly likely that you will lose your chosen sleeping spot to a couple hooking up. I would suggest bringing a pillow and a blanket, as you may very well end up sleeping on the floor.

And finally, the question of a date’s intention is always a puzzling debacle. But just to be safe, I would assume that, unless otherwise specified, if a boy has invited you, he probably is interested in you as more than a friend.

Although I wish it wasn’t necessary to clarify this, it sadly is worth mentioning that, just because a boy invites you to Mountain Weekend, this doesn’t mean that

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Comfortable flannel shirts and picturesque mountain scenery make for the perfect setting for a fall weekend getaway to the mountains. you are somehow obligated to hook up with him.

The above statement is for you, girl who I just overheard freaking out to her friend in Benson, FOR GOD’S SAKE, NO, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HOOKUP WITH HIM JUST BECAUSE HE INVITED YOU! So, my fellow Deacons, I hope I have helped to answer a few of the many questions you might have regarding the highly anticipated Mountain Weekend.

Just remember, girls, if you don’t score an invite to Mountain Weekend, life will in

fact go on. You will have been spared from spending money and effort on painting a cooler that will inevitably end up filled with punch in a frat basement. You also will have saved yourself a significant amount of calories from drinking and drunk eating, as well as the inevitable post-Mountain Weekend cold.

Also, just in case anyone was wondering, this writer is actually still available for the weekend, and wouldn’t be opposed to concluding her last Mountain Weekend season by returning one last time to good ol’ Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Arts Column | Hairspray

Characters and sets shine in production of Hairspray WFU Theatre’s production of the beloved musical Hairspray will delight audiences with solid musical talent and clever technical skills

Other standouts include veteran performer senior Celia Quillan, who strikes a superb balance of humor and contempt in her portrayal of the bigoted Velma von Tussle, and Taylor Hagley, whose crossdressing portrayal of Edna Turnblad brought the audience to their feet. (One female

BY KRISTOPHER KOLB Opinion Editor kolbkl11@wfu.edu Fans of the Broadway musical will be happy to learn that Wake Forest Theatre’s interpretation of the delightfully subversive Hairspray is a huge success. The production is one of the university’s most grandiose, with over 30 performers and the live university orchestra. A surprisingly contemporary show, the cast takes on a serious issue, postJim Crow civil rights, with appropriate light-heartedness and nostalgia.

The play stars senior Elizabeth Patterson as Tracy Turnblad, a loveable high school girl in 1960s Baltimore with big aspirations. She finds herself as a rising star on a local variety show where she competes with Amber Von Tussle (junior Natalie Michael) in order to desegregate the show and win the affections of Link Larkin (graduate student Andrew Newton).

Although not every singing performance was pitch perfect, the sheer spectacle of every number is marvelous. Some singers commanded the entire stage, including audiencefavorite junior Susie Webster playing Motormouth Maybelle, who had to contend with her schedule as a member of the women’s basketball team while working on her first college production.

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Webster, Patterson and Hagley play women struggling with self-image and acceptance.

audience member commented that he could dance better in high heels than she ever could.)

Newcomer freshman Branden Cook shines as Seaweed Stubbs, a character who provides the catalyst for Tracy and her friend Penny’s (Hope Peterson) rise as revolutionaries.

The set design is clever and colorful, especially in the smartly-staged opening number “Good Morning Baltimore.” Transitions are quick and made clear by the vibrant and unique set pieces that characterize every scene.

Costume design is on point, and the audience will smile along with the characters as they get make-overs, especially the self-conscious Edna, who is radiant after becoming a spokesmodel for a plus-size women’s store.

Despite taking place in the 1960s, many of the underlying themes of the musical hold true today. The production’s pudgy heroine demonstrates that big change can come in the mostly unlikely of packages.

The show’s nostalgic take on a different time serves as an important reminder that while we have become an increasingly integrated society and that while the comical bigotry of the play is not as outwardly expressed in our community, we are still fighting for diversity, acceptance and equality.

To invoke director J.K. Curry, the play serves as a message to the Wake Forest community that “dancing together” is a goal that we must continue to strive for, despite the great strides we have made thus far.

The approximate runtime is two hours and 30 minutes with one 12-minute intermission. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students. The play will run from Nov. 7 through Nov. 10, performances are nightly at 7:30 p.m., except for Sundays at 2 p.m.

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Art department tests possibilities of

3D Printing

The cutting edge technology of three dimensional printing is making an impact in artistic fields

BY ERIN PATTERSON Social Media Editor pattee12@wfu.edu

After being a crucial aspect of the School of Medicine’s research for 10 years, 3D printing has come to the WFU art department.

Junior Morgan Burt collaborated with professors David Finn and Jennifer Gentry to help the art department borrow a desktop 3D printer from the Nanotech Center for a digitally integrated sculpture class. The printer is currently being used to develop architecture models for the art class.

But for the past 10 years university researchers in the medical field have used

such printers to create organs and tissues.

“3D printing is rapidly becoming a huge force, not only in the market but also in the design world,” said Burt.

These printers are similar to inkjet printers, but use different materials for the “ink.”

Users create a 3D model on a computer program such as SketchUp that is then sent to the printer. An interface between the computer and printer interprets the model and translates it into code so that the printer can understand and translate it. The printer then splits the model into thin, horizontal slices that it can print out in layers and stack up on top of each other.

The Wake Forest School of Medicine has truly been a trailblazer in the medical field using 3D printers. Instead of printing with ink or molten plastic to print solid objects, university researchers working with Director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Anthony Atala have print-

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This cube was the first successful print for Jennifer Gentry. Despite intricate details, it measures only 1.5 inches.

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Jennifer Gentry displays her cube creation next to the desktop 3D printer known as The Replicator.

ed cartilage and even live organs.

According to the School of Medicine’s website, they are currently working on printing live skin cells onto burn wounds to decrease the chances of infection and shorten recovery times. Other researchers are working on creating prosthetics, jaws and more from 3D printers.

Outside of the medical field, 3D printing is extremely useful for quickly and efficiently creating prototypes for cars and other machinery.

In fact, engineer Jim Kor has collaborated with engineers to create the body of a car by 3D printing. They are currently working on creating a car entirely made from 3D printing. According to Forbes, even NASA has created rocket engines from 3D printers that have upheld intense heat testing.

So what is the art department doing with this technology?

“We are involved with trying to make creative projects in sculpture fabrication with a 3D printer,” Finn said.

The seven students in the digitally integrated sculpture class are each working on individual small print-sculptures, says Gentry. This is the first time the class has attempted 3D printing in the class, and although they haven’t had any success yet, they are extremely close.

“There’s so much freedom, you can make anything you want,” Burt said. “But there are realistic constraints. You can’t print something out of thin air.”

Sometimes, artists aren’t able to simply print the entire object because they need to first print supporting materials. If the print-

er has nthing to build the successive layers of molten plastic upon in a certain section, then the entire model fails.

Also, a lot of work must go into making sure that the computer models in the design program have valid and physically plausible geometry so that it’s architecturally sound in real life.

When the art department first received the printer, Burt and the professors had to familiarize themselves with these nuances of the computer software and the constraints of the printer.

Gentry’s first trial print was a small box with a “G” inside, a simple idea that was easy to execute. Burt’s first and favorite print she has completed successfully was a bacteriophage model, or a virus — a nod to her biology major.

Now that Gentry and Finn have seen the kinds of things that can be done with a 3D printer, they’re looking for a more permanent solution to a temporary loan.

Establishing this technology as a permanent part of the art department’s resources and integrating it into the curriculum would revitalize the department by bringing in more digital aspects of art and relieve the focus on traditional studio classes.

Although traditional studies certainly play a crucial role, this kind of modern technology could make an already strong department even stronger. “[It] would make the art department and everyone who uses it so much more versatile,” said Burt. “This technology is on the cutting edge. You could do a lot of things with it.”