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Clinton and Angelou to speak in Wait Chapel Kappa Sigma to hold run By Kevin Koehler | Contributing editor
Senator Hillary Clinton, seeking the Democratic nomination for president of the United States, will visit campus April 18. She will appear 6 p.m. in Wait Chapel on stage with Reynolds Professor of American Studies Maya Angelou. “Dr. Angelou has been a ... supporter of Senator Clinton’s for a long time and announced her endorsement many months ago,” Clinton spokeswoman Carly Lindauer said. “We are excited to be able to have the opportunity to have the two of them together at this event.” Angelou was named poet laureate by President Bill Clinton and composed and read the poem “On the Pulse of Morning” for his inauguration. The event is being billed as “A Conversation with Hillary Clinton and Maya Angelou.”
The candidate will answer questions from Angelou and the audience. “It will be a little more informal than some other campaign stops ... I think it will be more of a dialogue between them and the people who come,” Lindauer said. The event will be free and open to the public with no tickets required. Seats will be available on a first-come firstserve basisas they were at Clinton’s visit to Forsyth Technical Community College last month. Doors are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. Somewhere around 2,000 seats should be free. There will be speakers set up outside to accommodate any overflow crowd that may gather on the Quad. Students in Angelou’s class this semester have been invited to attend as special guests, sit in the choir loft and go backstage to meet See Hillary, Page A3
By Molly Nevola | Staff writer
“I spoke to the National Executive Director of Theta Chi and he’s going to be coming down for the tournament. We are also hoping to get Dr. Hatch involved,” Donner said. Donner transferred to the university at the start of his sophomore year. “I went around to several different fraternities but liked that Theta Chi was so well-rounded academically, socially and athletically,” Donner said. “I just kept getting more and more involved.” Mitchell Buder, a junior Kappa Sigma, has invested ample time into planning the
Kappa Sigma fraternity, which has organized its annual Piccolo Run relay race since the early ‘80s, will host the event, a 120 mile run from the university’s old campus in Wake Forest, N.C., to the Reynolda campus, under its new name — the Mark Pruitt Run for the MacKay Foundation. The run will begin April 24 in the afternoon at the original campus and will end April 25 around noon in front of Wait Chapel. Various relay teams of at least 36 Kappa Sigma brothers will run the distance in approximately 24 hours. Junior Mitchell Buder, co-chair of this year’s event, will run in relay himself for his second consecutive year. “It’s a great way to connect with our alumni who ran a similar charity event during the ‘80s and to bond with brothers in a philanthropic way,” Buder said. According to Buder, the fraternity sought to involve more of the community this year, calling on various local businesses to help sponsor the run. And so far there has been a good response: several companies, including Putters, La Caretta and Interfraternity Council, have donated hundreds of dollars in exchange for their logo on the back of the event T-shirt. “We’re hoping that this will get the word out about the run, and it will make it more memorable for the brothers who participate,” Buder said. The fraternity decided this year to support the Mark C. Pruitt Scholarship Fund as well as the MacKay Foundation for Cancer Research due to their relevance to the chapter. The scholarship fund is named after Pruitt, a former brother who died in a water skiing accident in the ‘80s before his senior year at the university. There are two scholarships, both established in 1988, that are awarded to brothers in his name based on leadership and academic merit. The MacKay Foundation for Cancer
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Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will speak in Wait Chapel April 18 as a part of her North Carolina campaign.
Renowned Students defy negative stereotypes poet will visit, read By Haowei Tong | Staff writer
W. S. Merwin, one of the most influential poets of the 20th century, will be reading from his work at 7 p.m. April 22 in Babcock Auditorium at Reynolda House. Merwin is a Pulitzer Prizewinning poet and essayist who has published more than twenty poetry collections. He is also an avid environmentalist and peace activist, initially achieving fame as an anti-war poet in the 1960s. Currently Merwin resides in Hawaii and is dedicated to rainforest restoration. Merwin has served as the playwright-in-residence at the Poet’s Theater in Cambridge, Mass., and the poetry editor at The Nation, and he is a well-respected translator. Merwin’s literary prizes include the Yale Younger Poets Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and a Lannan Lifetime Achievement Award. Merwin began composing hymns at a remarkably young age for his father, a Presbyterian minister. “I started writing hymns for my father as soon as I could write at all,” Merwin said. Additionally, Merwin conveyed a deep interest in Native American culture as a child. “I learned to read because of wanting to learn about Indians, because of the way they lived,” he said. Merwin’s early poetry generally featured mythological themes. Robert Graves’ heavy influence is reflected in these works. He moved to London in 1951 and worked as a translator for several years after studying romance languages at Princeton University. Following his graduation from Princeton, Merwin has not since been formally associated with any writing program or university. In America, Merwin’s first book of poems was selected by W. H. Auden for the Yale Younger Poets Prize in 1952. Later the two clashed regarding Merwin’s outspoken political involvement. Merwin wrote an article, “On being awarded the Pulitzer Prize,” See Poet, Page A3
A few university students are standing out by serving their community, and making others question exactly what is “typical” of Greek organizations.
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Kappa Sigma Mitchell Buder, Kappa Alpha Pete Pryor, and Theta Chi Taylor Donner are just a few university Greeks who defy negative stereotypes about Greek life by serving their community. By Jenn Kimbal | Asst. news editor Negative stereotypes of fraternity members are prevalent not only in the media, but on college campuses across the country. Strong coverage of fraternity hazing and underage drinking perpetuate the idea that fraternities are dangerous institutions that encourage dangerous and illegal activities. Fraternities have been referred to as “exclusive drinking clubs for privileged students”. However, there are several fraternity members on the university’s campus that
are defying these negative stereotypes. Three individuals in particular are using their fraternities as a platform for positive change both on campus and in the community. Taylor Donner, a sophomore in Theta Chi, has worked with his fraternity and the Inter Fraternity Council to plan a campuswide golf tournament to support the Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund. “I’m positive we can make the tournament a success with the help of the IFC and the brothers of our fraternity,” Donner said. The tournament is planned for Oct. 4, but preparations have already begun.
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tion. The concert is titled Petitions and includes “Postponing Descent,” which Four Wake Forest dancers, seniors Sarah was performed at the 2008 American Klyap and Brook Vogel and sophomores College Dance Festival, and “Every Text Katie Miller and Jennifer Reppucci, will Has an Intertext,” which was featured at be performing pieces the North Carolina choreographed by Dance Festival. Assistant Professor The professional of Dance Christina dancers involved “It’s nice to see different Tsoules Soriano along are Katherine types of dance before with professional Keifer Stark, Jennimaking any decisions dancers from North fer McNure, Amy (about my career). Don’t Carolina at 7:30 p.m. Love Beasley and on April 30 in Scales Ashlee Ramsey. ask me, it causes heart Fine Arts Center. The students have palpatations.” Both Soriano and only met the profesKatie Miller all of the student sionals a few times. dancers are excite Performing with the Sophomore about the collaboraprofessional dancers tion is exciting for all of “We are excited and the girls. fortunate to have this opportunity,” Vogel “It is a different level of commitment,” said. Vogel said. Soriano choreographed this performance last fall for eight of her students and has modified it for this collabora- See Purpose, Page A4 By Samantha Cernuto | Senior writer
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Various activities occurred on campus April 16, the one year anniversary of the shootings at Virginia Tech, to remember those lost.
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Jason Mraz hits Wait Chapel
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Hear about the artist’s performance at the university, along with his soon to be released album
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Sports | B1 Cheer goes national The university cheerleading squad recently participated in a national competition in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Opinion | A6 Pit not worth it Merski argues that eating off campus is a better deal than doing so at the Pit.
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Brieflies 2008 student art exhibition closes Hanes Gallery season Wake Forest University’s Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery will close the season with its annual Wake Forest Student Art Exhibition April 17 through May 19. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. The student exhibition will include 80-100 works in various media including digital art, painting, drawing, printmaking, video, photography, sculpture and other mediums that bridge or combine these approaches. Wake Forest senior honor exhibitions will also be featured in the Mezzanine Gallery beginning April 7. The exhibitions will open with works by Billy Brown April 7-11. Other seniors whose works will be featured include: Betsy Rives, April 14-18; Jessie Vogel, April 21-25; and Emily Brooks, April 28-May 2. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Chi Rho Big Concert to be held in Wait Chapel Chi Rho, Wake Forest’s Men’s Christian A Capella Ensemble, has one “big concert” every year. The concert is always on the second to last Saturday in April. This year the concert is at 8 p.m. on April 19 in Wait Chapel. The group performs its current repertoire, shares testimony and engages the audience using videos and other forms of media. Last year, the event attracted over 1,200 people and this year the group hopes to come close to filling Wait Chapel.
LEAD to host first annual Skip Prosses 3-on-3 Classic LEAD, a program at the university designed to promote student leadership development, will be hosting the first annual Skip Prosser 3-on-3 Classic at 12 p.m. on April 19 on the courts outside of Collins. This event, combining Coach Prosser’s love of the university and of basketball, is hosted in his memory to provide an outlet for members of the community to express their gratitude to the beloved coach. At the request of Nancy Prosser, all proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association and any and all donations will be accepted. The Skip Prosser 3-on-3 Classic will kick off, rain or shine, with a speech by Coach Walt Corbean, the Director of Basketball Operations. Coach Corbean played under Prosser at Xavier University. Teams will be divided into a men’s A, men’s B and women’s divisions, and the winning team in each bracket will receive autographed T-shirts.
Cheer and dance teams to hold tryouts The nationally-ranked cheerleading and dance teams have just returned from competition are looking for new members to become part of their teams. Both teams are having tryouts on Sun., April 20 at 5:30 p.m. in Varsity Gym. For more information please contact Drew Jack at jackag4@wfu.edu.
Correction In the article “Vibrant opera captures the spirit of Venice,” in the April 10 issue of the OGB Dan Applegate was listed as a senior. He is a junior.
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annual Mark Pruitt Run for the McKay Foundation. “I am co-chairing this run. It was an event that our fraternity did in the ‘80s where members ran from the old Wake Forest campus to the current campus,” Buder said. The run is 120 miles and takes about 20 hours to complete. Fraternity members are divided into groups and each runs a “leg” of the route. “Everyone’s excited to do this, it’s a big thing,” Buder said. Buder and co-chairs juniors Mark Harbaugh, Ryan Morrison and Mike Zapiec have sought out donations from local businesses, family, alumni and friends of the fraternity. This event is set to take place April 24. Another event that Kappa Sigma sponsored was the St. Baldrick’s event, which was organized by junior TJ Groner. Ten brothers got their heads shaved to recognize the struggle individuals going through chemotherapy endure. As a chemistry major and member of Alpha Epsilon Delta and the pre-med honors society, Buder is able to relate his interest in medicine to his involvement in his fraternity. “It’s a good cause. My interest in medicine contributes to my interest in philanthropy,” Buder said. Buder also addresses the negative stereotyping that many fraternity members face. “A lot has to do with the media,” Buder said. “I would
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Junior Mitchell Buder of Kappa Sigma fraternity is involved in the organization’s annual charity run. like to say that these stereotypes are wrong. Whenever people are talking about fraternity life they stop at the social scene and forget about the brotherhood.” Each fraternity has traditions that range from social to philanthropic. “The social aspect is definitely there. We just had beach weekend in Myrtle Beach. Everyone had a really great time,” Buder said. Buder, like many fraternity members, appreciates the traditions and opportunities a fraternity has to offer. Pete Pryor, a junior in Kappa Alpha, has been involved
in philanthropy with his fraternity since his freshman year. Pryor headed Kappa Alpha’s North Hills, a tutoring program that works with a local elementary school. “I decided that (volunteering for North Hills) would be a great way to get involved and give back to younger children in the community,” Pryor said. Pryor has also served as sergeant at arms, head of risk management and philanthropy chair for his fraternity. “I have set up a philanthropy committee of brothers who are leaders with similar goals,” Pryor said.
Pryor recently co-chaired “KA Sounds at Campus Grounds” to benefit the Gail Perkins Memorial Walk for Ovarian Cancer with junior Scott Chalkley. The fraternity felt very close to this cause as two brothers’ mothers recently passed away from cancer. Pryor is currently working with the local American Red Cross to set up “Operation Crimson Gift,” Kappa Alpha’s annual blood drive. Pryor’s dedication to philanthropy stems from a strong desire to better the campus and community. “I chose to get involved because I wanted to do something to help the community and my fraternity seemed like a great place to get started,” Pryor said. “From there I have done my best to make a difference in my community.” In regards to the negative stereotypes frequently associated with fraternities, “Fraternity life is more about the bonds of brotherhood than it is about partying,” Pryor said. “There is an old saying in my fraternity that these are the friends who will carry your casket when you die — I believe this symbolizes the bond of friendship that is the crux of being in a fraternity.” Despite the negative associations people have with fraternities, these individuals have shown how their involvement in fraternity life has bettered the lives of individuals on campus and in various parts of the community.
Horowitz talks about beliefs and goals
David Horowitz, founder of the David Horowtiz Freedom Center and a controversial conservative writer and activist, spoke at 9 p.m. on April 16 at the university in Pugh Auditorium. His speech concerned Islamo-Fascism awareness week and Islamic relations with other religions. Assistant news editor Natalie Ranck recently spoke over the phone with Horowitz about his goals, ideas and views on radical Islam. What exactly are you going to speak about? This is Islamo-Fascism awareness week and the theme is “Stop the Genocide.” The jihad against the west is genocidal, in that the radical element in Islam, which is responsible for the war against us, and has declared this genocidal war. The al-Quaeda blew up two statues of the Buddha that were 2,500 years old. Why? Because they want to obliterate all other religions. So you want to spread these sentiments among universities? We have asked student groups to sign a declaration against genocide, which is all up on our Web site, terrorismawareness.org. The declaration asks students to condemn the Hezbollah and its leader Hassan Nasrallah, which are sworn to the destruction of the Jewish state and the Jews and to repudiate the Hadith. The book is a collection of sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, in which the Prophet says, “Redemption will only come when Muslims fight Jews and kill them, when the trees and the rocks cry out, ‘all Muslims there is a Jew hiding behind me, come and kill him!’” So you’re saying that radicals are able to take certain Hadith passages out of context and
manipulate them for their advantage. You’re not saying that all Islamic people do that, are you?
No, not all, because we have Muslim groups who have repudiated this Hadith, though it is very hard to get them to do it. This is the only religion that calls for the extermination of an ethnic group. If the late Jerry Falwell or Pat Robinson were calling saying the redemption will only come when the Jews are killed, do you think there would be an outrage? Of course there would. There’s a horrific double standard here and that’s what Islamo-Fascism week is designed to help make students aware of. Have you spoken at other universities about this?
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Well personally, I’ve been to Montana State and University of Michigan and in addition to speaking at Wake Forest. I’m going to speak at Duke, but we have around 30 speakers out there. Has the response been positive overall? Well it’s always the usual. Most students are bright young people who want to learn and are willing to listen even if they disagree. My audience so far has been well-behaved, but there always has to be a campus police present. What is the response of the professors? Are they less open do you think? Professors are divided into two groups. One group hates me and doesn’t want students to hear anything I have to say, and the other group is intimidated
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Writer and activist David Horowitz spoke on April 16 in Pugh Auditorium.
by the first group and they don’t want to be called names. So I don’t get invitations from faculty.
For more information, visit Horowitz’ Web site at www.terrorismawareness.org.
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Drug and Alcohol Violations • University Police responded April 13 to a call from an employee and observed beer cans, a glass smoking pipe and other paraphernalia visible through an open door at Poteat Residence Hall. When the student returned, he refused to give police access to the room. University Police provided information about the incident to Harold Holmes, associate vice president and dean of student services.
Thefts • An unattended bottle of prescription medicine
was reported stolen April 8 from a table in the Pit. • A secured bicycle valued at $150 was reported stolen from a bike rack in front of Z. Smith Reynolds Library. The theft is believed to have occurred between Feb. 24 and April 8. • Several gift cards valued together at $160 were reported stolen April 10 from a room in Collins Residence Hall. The thefts are believed to have occurred between Thanksgiving 2007 and February 2008. • A camera and cash valued together at $320 were reported stolen April 11 from a room in Collins Residence Hall.
The thefts occurred on March 26 and March 27.
University Police responded to 56 calls from April 6 - 13, including 10 incidents and investigations and 46 service calls.
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Sermon of motivation, hope hits Wait Hillary: Candidate to speak in Wait By Alex Osteen | Opinion editor
On April 15, Wait Chapel came alive with the passionate words of renowned Detroit reverend Charles Adams as the last installment of this year’s Worship in Wait series. An estimated 200 people came to hear Adams’ motivational sermon on the great potential that exists in meshing faith and knowledge titled “All Things Are Yours.” The ceremony, which started at 11 a.m., included hymns led by the Divinity School Choir, a call to worship, a scripture reading from the Bible and prayers, all parts of a typical Christian worship service. Adams’ sermon was the main event, however. Adams’ church in Detroit expanded to 10,000 members since he became pastor there in 1969. Recently he was named to a position at Harvard Divinity School. His sermon, chock full of humorous anecdotes and colorful, energetic and almost poetic verses, centered around his belief that humans have the ability and responsibility to seek out truth and knowledge. Adams’ impassioned voice echoed clearly Margot Lamson/Old Gold & Black through Wait. “All things are yours” is a quote Baptist Reverend Charles Adams of Detroit delivered a sermon titled “All Things Are Yours” to about from 1 Corinthians that served as 200 people as the last part of this year’s Worship in Wait speaker series April 15 in Wait Chapel. his inspiration. He urged that having faith is not enough and shouldn’t find themselves with their backs person who worked to organize the by the Baptist Joint Committee for be held as an excuse for not being against the wall in any number social, event, Adams’ sermon, “gave Wake Religious Liberty. Forest students an opportunity to Adams served on this commitpolitical and religious contexts.” ambitious in learning. She went on to say that, “He urged hear one of the most prominent tee, along with university Resident The world isn’t a matter of exclusivity but rather interdependence, he us to resist the schism and com- preachers in the county, a person Professor of Christianity and Public said, and close-minded faith is dan- partmentalization that leads one to long involved in community activi- Policy James Dunn, the man who gerous. Adams concluded his sermon believe that their religious perspec- ties, the Civil Rights Movement and introduced Adams. This sermon was saying that, “We live in one world. tives or understanding of God is the special leadership in African Ameri- the last event of this year’s Worship in Wait series. All things are yours. All people are only right or true perspective, and can church life.” These are all things that have even Although few undergraduate stuacknowledge that while we may posyours. God is your key.” By the end of his sermon, some of sess a particular understanding we special relevance currently, in light dents were in attendance, the crowd of the recent presidential elections that showed up included univerthe audience had jumped to their cannot own God.” Worship in Wait, in its second year season, something that has meaning sity Divinity School students and feet and applauded and shouted in professors, religion professors and agreement and joy. Adams’ ability of existence, is a speaker series simi- to university students, he said. It was because of this and because Baptist and other reverends from and mastery of motivation certainly lar to President Hatch’s initiative of could not be denied by those who “Voices of Our Time,” but it is obvi- of his experience working with issues around Winston-Salem as well as such as religious freedom and separa- other members of the community ously geared towards religion. witnessed the sermon. The Divinity School, Chaplain’s tion of church and state that Adams at large. Shelmer D. Blackburn, instructor Perhaps the lack of undergraduate of homiletics and Christian educa- Office and President’s Office work was chosen as part of the Shurden tion at the Divinity School, described to bring religious leaders of differ- Lectures Series in special conjunction students and professors in the audiAdam’s preaching as being “situated ent fields to the university to discuss with Worship in Wait. The Shurden ence can be attributed to the fact in the black preaching tradition and important issues facing the world Lectures focus on religious liberty that the ceremony took more than thus reflects sensitivity to the ques- today. According to Bill Leonard, that has been touring college cam- an hour and spread over into the 12 tions and concerns of persons who dean of the Divinity School and the puses in the South that is sponsored p.m. class time.
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the former First Lady. A limited number of reserved seats were given to the campus College Democrats and have already been distributed. They briefly took e-mail requests for tickets from undergraduates April 16. “We did fill our allocation within an hour and a half,” said sophomore Zahir Rahman, the organization’s president. There will be extensive security measures in place on the day of the event and some parking will be closed in the morning to make room for the general public, according to Kevin Cox, university assistant vice president for public affairs. The university plans to release full, specific details of arrangements in a campus-wide email before noon April 17, once plans are settled, he said. Attendees will be required to go through metal detectors and bags are subject to search. Backpacks will not be allowed. “Anticipate security on the level of going to the airport to board a plane,” Cox said. “The more you try to bring in the more likely you will be delayed. The less you bring the simpler the process will be.” Wingate Hall, attached to Wait Chapel, will close in advance of the event, according to Cox. Nearby residence halls will be open and occupied. North Carolina’s May 6 primary is expected to be key in the race for the nomination. After Pennsylvania votes on April 22, North Carolina has more delegates up for grabs than any other state left on the calender. “We do expect to have her back in the state again several times in the couple weeks before the primary,” Lindauer said. In recent polling, Sen. Barack Obama leads over Clinton in North Carolina by a wide margin. In Pollster.com’s latest average of polls on April 15, Obama enjoys an approximately 17 percent advantage. Online Extra Be sure to check oldgoldandblack.com for updates and photos in the days ahead and a special live blog during Hillary Clinton’s talk .
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Students, faculty, staff and community members enjoyed the SG Carnival on Davis field April 15. Attractions included rides, prizes and vendors.
Research is an organization that plans activities to support cancer research and education at the university’s School of Medicine’s section on hematology and oncology. The foundation is named in memory of Bob MacKay, a man who died in December 1993 after becoming a champion of the efforts for the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at the School of Medicine. It has no paid staff and little overhead that allows funds raised to be applied directly to ongoing cancer research. Fraternity president junior Mark Harbaugh said that they are expecting to raise over $9,000, which is substantially more than last year’s donations. “It’s a much bigger deal this year than last year, and we are very excited to see how it turns out,” Harbaugh said.
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The Kappa Sigma fraternity will hold their Mark Pruitt Run for the MacKay Foundation April 24-25.
Dance: Students, professionals collaborate For Klyap, it is not a clear answer yet. “Don’t ask me, it causes heart palpitations,” she joked. “It raises the bar for us.” Klyap shared Vogel’s Vogel said that she’ll continue dancing after enthusiasm. graduation; however, it will not be her pri“It is a great opportunity to see different mary career. types of dance in a different capacity,” she All four of the girls agree that this opporsaid. tunity is very important The students will be for the university dance “We have already had a touring with the dancers department as a whole. to perform the concert at The event also will be few rehearsals to teach schools in New England good for the university in them the dance and including Trinity College general. we’ll have five days over and Providence College. Not only will it proSoriano received a grant mote the university’s the summer to practice from the Office of Entrename in the world of before the tour.” preneurship and Liberal dance, but it could also Jennifer Reppucci Arts to take the group encourage the adminisSophomore on tour. tration to make dance a “We have already had major, as it currently is a few rehearsals to teach not offered as one. them the dance and we’ll have five days over If students without a background in dance the summer to practice before the tour,” Rep- are looking for a way to get involved on puccisaid. The students are passionate about campus, multiple elective classes are offered. dance and have thought about it as a possible The dancers recommend for beginning stucareer at one time or another. dents the social dance class and beginners “It is nice to see different types of dance dance class and, for guys, the movement for before making any decisions,” Miller said. men class. Continued from Page A1
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University dancers will collaborate with professional dancers April 30 in Scales Fine Arts Center. The event is a tremendous opportunity for all of the dancers involved.
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New university trustees selected
Students use writing for a good cause
By CeCe Brooks | Life editor
On April 3 the university Board of Trustees elected and re-elected officers and members. The 2008-2009 board is made up of a number of individuals from different occupations and locations. University Professor and former White House Senior Staff member K. Wayne Smith was reelected as chair and attorney James T. Williams Jr. of Greensboro was re-elected as vice chair. Junior Lauren K. Hubbard from Georgia was elected to be the 2008-2009 student trustee. In the past, Hubbard has served on Student Government, LEAD and other university groups. “Sophomore year I served as chief of staff, which is an executive position. Other things I’ve done on campus have included different university committees. I’ve been on the Visual Identity Committee, which just re-evaluates the way we present ourselves graphically … I am co-chair of the Traditions Council,” Hubbard said. These past leadership experiences led her to apply for the Student Trustee position.
By Liza Greenspun | Senior writer
English Instructor Mary Niepold’s Introduction to Professional Writing class is sponsoring a Bingo charity event at 7 p.m. April 22 in Benson University Center room 401. This class chose to hold a Bingo event because they have spent the semester working as a team with Senior Services of Forsyth County. Junior Lauren Hubbard said the class has 15 students and everything they do is team-oriented. At the beginning of the class, Niepold gave the students an introduction to writing. Then, throughout the semester, the class profiled individual senior citizens at the Williams Day Center for Alzheimer’s patients, and wrote copies for the Senior Services Web site and brochures, Hubbard said. The class objective is to work with a non-profit organization, and learn how to write in order to help that organization, which explains why the students affectionately call the class “Writing for a Purpose.” Before actually attending the class, the students did not know which non-profit organization they would be helping. “You saw this kind of scared look across our faces,” Hubbard said of the class’s reaction when they learned they would be helping Senior Services. Hubbard explained that many students did not know if it would be scary working with seniors because it calls to the attention issues of aging and deteriorating health. Hubbard said the first time the class visited Williams Day Center they were timid, but by the end of the day, they were friends with the patients, learning that seniors are “human libraries.” “They’re full of so much wisdom and still full of so much energy, which is what we want to convey to our peers on campus,” Hubbard said. Hence, the bingo event. Several of Senior Service’s participants will be in attendance at the event. The event will cost $5 per bingo card, a capella groups Chi Rho and Minor Variation will perform and “Old People Rock” T-shirts will be sold for $10. Interspersed throughout the bingo games will be facts about Senior Services of Forsyth County, the largest organization of its kind in the Southeast. Bingo winners will receive prizes from the Winston-Salem Warthogs, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Rose’s Deli and Fresh Market or signed university memorabilia. All proceeds will benefit Senior Services. Senior Services provides many services, including Meals on Wheels and more. According to Hubbard, their motto is “Helping Seniors Live with Dignity,” and the organization will provide services regardless of a client’s ability to pay. At the recent Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards, Niepold received the Faculty Excellence Award for Course Development for this course, which doubles as part of the journalism and entrepreneurship minors.
“I was really evaluating all the different leadership opportunities there were for senior year and I think that my past experience has best prepared me to serve as student trustee. I just really love the school and really love contributing a student voice to the administration,” Hubbard said. The Student Trustee was chosen after a lengthy process starting in February when applicants applied to the student life committee. Then a select number of students were chosen to be interviewed by the committees. From these interviews the committee chose three students. These students were judged by a student referendum and from those who passed the referendum (in this case all three) the committee made a final decision to present to the Board of Trustees for a vote. Hubbard sees the duty of student trustee as being a bridge between the student body and the board. “We get to serve as a full member of the board and hear all the different decisions that they are trying to make through the school and through
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for the June 3, 1971 issue of The New York Review of Books. In it he declared his objection to the Vietnam War and his rejection of the prize money. Auden retorted that the Pulitzer Prize jury had no ties to American foreign policy and expressed disdain for Merwin’s ostentatious gesture. His letter, published in the July 1, 1971 issue, was titled “Saying No.” Merwin’s anti-war poetry burgeoned in the 1960s. At this time he also began to experiment with metrical irregularity, indirect narration and an absence of punctuation. In 1969, Merwin published an explanatory essay titled “On Open Form.” His later volumes are significantly less controlled and deliberately untidy. Of these, The Lice and The Carrier of Ladders, published in 1967 and 1970 respectively, remain his most influential works. Included in these collections are highly personal and progressively autobiographical themes. In 1998, Merwin published a bold novel-in-verse titled Folding Cliffs: A Narrative. The book focuses on Hawaiian history and legend. In his latest works, Merwin
revolutionizes his earlier themes with meditative tones. They are satiated with environmental tributes. “When we destroy the forests, we are destroying ourselves, and this is something that we don’t see,” he said. “If we don’t see it, we will be destroyed.” “Writing and life as a whole, not just the human species — it’s all joined. We’re not separate from it at all. This is a very dangerous assumption to make. It’s leading us into a very dangerous world, where our chances for survival are decreasing all the time, though our own doings,” he said in a separate interview. Merwin is a pioneer in the realm of literary environmental activism, and his views on poetry are similarly gallant. “I grew up, (as) almost everybody of my generation did, thinking that people cared about the art or they cared about the natural world — but never both of them,” he said. “The pleasure (in poetry) will carry you through until you understand it. It won’t work the other way around.” “It is a tremendous coup for the department of English to have Merwin as part of our writers’ reading series,” said Conor O’Callaghan, professor and living poetin-residence. He encourages all students to acquire free tickets to the event as soon as possible.
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the student body and my role is going to be to represent the student opinion to the board if they need to know student perspective then communicating back from the board to the student body,” Hubbard said. This year the activities board of trustees has become the center of much more attention than in the past because of their recent decisions regarding change in the university. Because of these changes, Hubbard is setting goals regarding keeping the student body informed. “It’s a huge time of change for the university. The biggest that we’ve seen in awhile. What I really hope to do is to continue to work with Student Government, which started two years ago. So I really want to continue that, to communicate with the student body much better than has been done in the past,” Hubbard said. “I think there’s really interesting ways like forums and a media/trustee Web site, just lots of different ways to use campus media that will help me better communicate with the student body.”
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he spectrum of the dramatic student body growth planned for the next few years is deeply troubling. Often on these pages, various students’ concerns, suggestions or minor complaints are aired — a conversation all well and good as far as it goes. However, this matter of growth trumps all that and matters much more. It involves not just one facet of the campus here or there, but it cuts right to the university’s very identity. Many of us were drawn to the university because of its intimate small size that offered personable student-faculty interaction and a chance to get to know a bunch of our fellow students. The plan for expansion, long anticipated but only definitively laid out by President Hatch last week, sets a goal for admitting 500 additional students over the next five years. That number is more ambitious than it may seem on first blush. Yes, for most large universities, 500 would indeed be considered “modest,” as Hatch characterized it. But considering a school of our size, and factoring in the not insignificant increases of the last four years (284 more students are enrolled this year than in the 2004-2005 school year), to grow any faster seems nearly impossible. Stress from these changes has already begun to show. Classrooms, dorms and parking lots are already overflowing and class registration has turned into a practical nightmare for many students. We’ve noticed not just how our intro classes have grown in size, but what’s more troubling is how our major courses have shown signs of getting larger too. Hatch in fact warned of this potential consequence in his first interview with the OGB in saying that, “the dreams
and ambitions may outstrip the current resources” (“President-elect Hatch looks towards the future,” Feb. 17, 2005). What’s more, faculty compensation remains lower here than at peer institutions. Good progress has been made on that front in the Hatch administration, but not nearly enough. Why do teachers come and stay, despite lower pay? The same reason nearly all the students were drawn here. If their class sizes continue to grow, we wonder, will many have shrinking reasons to stay? How can the admissions department continue to promote this university as a “small private institute” without baiting and switching on all our prospective students? All is evidence that growth without appropriate planned infrastructural support is a bad thing. And there’s the rub. Where will the professors, classes, dorms and buildings come from so quickly? If these issues have arisen with a four year growth of 284 students, what will happen when that growth is nearly doubled in about the same time frame? The above having been said, however, we are not opposed to growth in principle alone. In the long view, independent of other factors, we are not sure a student body of 5,000 feels that much bigger than a student body of 4,000. We also recognize the positive economic incentives involved with such an increase in enrollment; more students will be paying tuition and there will be more alumni in the future who will give back to the university (hopefully). It has also become clear that this is the direction the Board of Trustees wants to go; surely the trustees have the best intentions of the university in their hearts and minds, right?
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not really possible in today’s Pit though, which to me is a downgrade in service. Now, I want to discuss Kelly’s line of “Meal variety and quality is a privilege, not a right.” I vehemently disagree here. For starters, it costs $10 for a dinner at the Pit. I’m not expecting a meal that I would get at the Twin City Chop House for that price, but I feel that I should get a piece of meat that is more than half fat Jeff Merski (and thus, not that edible). I still think Senior columnist I can expect a reasonable meal for that amount – not one in which the quality feel compelled to respond to of the meats is rather low. That doesn’t sophomore Miranda Kelly’s April 10 even mention tuition at this school. It column, “Students should appreciate costs roughly $40,000 a year to attend the Pit.” She makes some claims that this school. That’s a ton of money. For I feel are rather radical against my that amount of money that the school arguments from my column “Pizza Hut is receiving from my family each year, I closing worsens dining options” (Apr. 3), think I have the right to complain about and I feel like I need to defend myself as the quality of the food. Campus dining such. is an important part of any residential First, with going off campus, it’s not campus such as this university; if I relegated to calling up Wing Zone or were the administration, I’d be sure to a pizza place and having them deliver. make sure that all facets of residential There are plenty of good, cheap options life – dining, residence halls and more that are at worst a 10 minute drive from – were quite nice. The administration campus – Arby’s, Bojangles, Rose’s Deli, has already announced plans to improve Cookout and Jersey Mike’s, just to name the residence halls on campus, but the a very small sample. dining facilities in I can have a filling terms of quality still meal at any of these have some ways to I’m not expecting a meal that places for $5-7 and improve. the time it takes to go I would get at the Twin City For the sake of the to these places does Chop House for that price, but I underclassmen, I not take much more feel that I should get a piece of encourage them to time than it would to go back into the Old meat that is more than half fat. Gold & Black’s archives go to the Pit. To me, I’d be paying the same and read articles from amount of money fall 2004-spring 2005 (if not less!) than going to the Pit and I detailing the new meal plan. While the know exactly what I’m going to get – no seniors were still freshmen, everything guessing what’s on the menu that night was a la carte. Yet the administration — not to mention knowing the quality decided to force a meal plan down our of the food will be consistent. throats, which resulted in a large amount I’m not going to lie, I’m a fan of of resentment of the student body at the consistency. I like knowing what I’m time. The current underclassmen did going to get – I’m not that fond of not experience this. I did, and I’m still surprises. With the aforementioned not too happy about it. While the meal places off campus, I’m not going to plan was touted to improve on-campus have any surprises. With the Pit, there dining, I feel (as do many seniors that are surprises. I don’t know what food is I’ve talked to) that it failed in this regard. going to be served unless I want to dig The one positive that has happened up the menu off the Web site. at this university since the meal plan Hence the beauty of the Old Pit. was Subway on the Quad opening up, Unfortunately, only the senior class had which gave us a late-night food option. the joy of experiencing this on a regular However, the food quality of the Pit has basis. Sure, it was not the greatest not improved, Pizza Hut has closed and looking facility. But, in addition to late-night breakfast in Benson has pretty having various stations that rotated daily, much disappeared off the map. you could always count on having a But then again, one step forward, two sub, a burger or roast chicken every day. steps backward is a good thing, right? There were plenty of reliable fall-back options that diners could rely on if they Jeff Merski is a senior political science didn’t like the specials of the day. This is major from North Andover, Mass.
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Commencement speakers have been disappointing
I’m not sure if anything has been mentioned about this, but how is it that we get two mediocre commencement speakers two years in a row? I know these people are respected in their profession, but for a major
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university this is highly disappointing. I’m a graduating senior and I’m sad to say I’m not excited to hear this guy speak. I just don’t understand how we can get someone as prestigious as Colin Powell my freshman year and famous as Arnold Palmer my sophomore year and then we get two newspaper writers (or whatever their titles are) two years in a
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Registration woes cause undue stress Hannah Werthan Asst. opinion editor
As I enter the final weeks of the school year, I feel as though I already have enough to worry about with papers, projects and, eventually, finals all on the horizon. After all, we aren’t called Work Forest for nothing. I didn’t expect that my main concern would be that my schedule for next semester is quite possibly the most upsetting thing that I’ve seen in awhile. I know I should be grateful that one of the biggest of my worries in my life right now is that I currently have four classes in a row on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays — a sequence that begins at 9 a.m. might I add — but I can’t help but be bitter. I have three classes
back-to-back this semester and by the third class, I’m stuck staring at the clock begging for mercy. I have yet to be let out of class even a minute early. I am — okay, my family is — paying an extremely high tuition for me to come here, so I feel as though I should be able to have at least a slightly better schedule. I have not had a good sign up time anytime I have had to register, and all I can do is wonder why the registrar’s office hates me so much. Last semester, I came up in near hysterics because there were literally no classes left for me to take. I sat with someone going through every single department, including departments I did not know existed on this campus, trying to find enough hours for me to take. Eventually, I was told to sign up for an 8 a.m. Spanish class, when I was already signed up for a 9 a.m. German class. I couldn’t even imagine how difficult it would be to take two languages in a row, especially that early in the morning. Luckily, a spot in a history class randomly opened, so I was able to switch into that class. Still, the entire experience was not pleasant in the slightest.
I am one of those people who is anxious about you have to go through the torture of registering everything, which is why registration seems (and then dealing with complete failure, at least to consistently put me over the edge. In class, in my case) twice. My body can only handle I would just visualize WIN in my head in an so much chocolate in a two-week period. attempt to predict whether wait lists in the My homework can also only handle so much classes that I wanted were completely full or just neglect. about to become completely Another annoyance of full. Instead of doing mine is that some classes In class, I would just visualize homework, I would find have space held for the myself mindlessly clicking incoming freshmen. Are WIN in my head in an attempt “refresh” over and over again you kidding me? I want to predict whether wait lists in until my eyes no longer had to take this class but some the classes that I wanted were the ability to focus. random person who at completely full or just about to At times, I would ponder, this point may not have “Should I go out now or even decided to attend become completely full. should I first torture myself this school is going to get by checking that my dreams priority over me in August. of taking decent classes Also, Wake Forest should with good professors are being crushed by not accept 80 more freshmen next year in the upperclassmen?” first place. Of course, I believe that the upperclassmen Before I came to college, I thought that should get to pick their classes before me, a registration was going to be a fun process. Now I lowly freshman. However, I still felt betrayed by know the truth. the system. One of the problems, in my opinion, is that Hannah Werthan is a freshman from Nashville, you only pick eight hours at once. So basically, Tenn.
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would not be simple raises or cuts on taxes at a whim, or follow the Republican perception of Democrats policies as tax and spend. Instead, the tax reforms discussed and promoted by both Obama and Clinton involve a thoughtful redistribution of James Griffin funding to most effectively Guest columnist benefit the common good. Referring to it as the “Paris oshua Binney, in his Hilton” tax break in 2006 piece, “U.S. needs fiscal by Senator Obama, the now responsibility” (April 3), infamous Bush post-9/11 tax paints a bleak yet appropriate cuts have become a central picture of today’s U.S. economy. target for both Democratic He is correct when he claims candidates. Signed into action “we are confronted with a in 2003, these tax cuts seemed burgeoning national debt to widen economic inequality … and the threat of a major within America, as the top 1 economic downturn.” With percent received an after-tax today’s rising gas prices, sub income increase from 12.2 prime mortgage crisis and shaky percent in 2003 to 14 percent in Wall Street performances, times 2004. Heeding to the over 450 are tough for the American economists (including 10 Nobel economy and Americans. laureates) who felt the tax cuts Nevertheless, his solution to would “worsen the long-term the problem, 2008 Republican budget outlook,” both Senators presidential candidate John Obama and Clinton look to McCain, leaves much to be bolster the fledging U.S. Social desired as to Security and experience in Medicare systems Instead of returning the economic by repealing these money to the already field. Just a few cuts. Staples of months ago in a the American wealthy, both Demomeeting with the government, cratic presidential editors of The Wall these social candidates ... advoStreet Journal, the programs could presidential hopeful cate a restructuring of be supported was cited admitting for up to 75 the taxation process. that he “doesn’t additional years really understand as a result of the economics.” reversal of these Arizona Senator McCain plans ill-thought, disproportionate tax to instill fiscal responsibility cuts. from within by cutting back While reversing unnecessary on pork barrel initiatives and tax cuts for the wealthy, both earmarks. Yet to do so, Senator Senators Obama and Clinton McCain needs to look no look to also create tax cuts for further than his own party. the lower and middle classes. According to the annual report Both candidates are looking on government spending by to combat the household Citizens Against Government economic dilemma created Waste, Republicans in both since 2000, as college costs the House and the Senate lead have gone up 40 percent, gas the field with frivolous special prices and health care premiums interest projects. In the House, have doubled and the income Kingston of Georgia, Wamp of for the bottom 90 percent has Tennessee and Wolf of Virginia gone down on a whole. As for spent the most on pork barrel the ever ballooning national appropriations. In the Senate, debt, Senator Obama promises Cochran of Mississippi, Shelby to restore the PAYGO policy, of Alabama and Stevens of a procedure that requires any Alaska have garnered over $1.8 increases in federal spending billion for state projects. to be justified with sources Furthermore, according to of compensation for any lost “U.S. needs fiscal responsibility,” revenue. Meanwhile, Senator the solution to the current Clinton plans to reinstate many economic crisis is not of the economic efforts of her “maintenance of the status quo husband, who was the only or the imposition of yet higher president to experience a budget taxes.” By process of elimination surplus during his tenure. then, the Republican Party must Having seen him speak and be suggesting tax cuts to stabilize having read a number of his and revitalize the economy. books, I like Senator John Still, if this is the case, then why McCain as a person. Yet, when did they mount such a counter it comes to plotting the course against the Economic Stimulus of our economic future, John Act, an act aimed at returning McCain is not our leader. dollars to the American people. Senators Obama and Clinton And, by American people, the have the active economic plans Democrats mean more than just to reverse our unbalanced the top tax brackets. taxation code, rejuvenate our Instead of returning money national economy and return to the already wealthy, both our nation and its citizens to Democratic presidential fiscal prominence. candidates, Senator Barack Obama and Senator James Griffin is a freshman from Hillary Clinton, advocate a Annapolis, Md. Seeking Middle restructuring of the taxation Ground is a weekly face off process. This reform, however, between College Dems and Reps.
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SBAC does fair, objective allotment Sarah Walker
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n April 8, Student Government passed the 2008-2009 Student Budget Advisory Committee’s (SBAC) budget recommendations. The SBAC is a group of eight elected and appointed students who are in charge of annually allocating funding to student run organizations. This year the university did not increase student activity funding. However, after working with Mary Gerardy in Student Life, we were able to restructure the financing of The Howler to garner an extra $40,000 for redistribution to student groups. The budget allocation process began officially in the early February. Chartered student groups interested in receiving funding for the following year had the opportunity to sign up for a hearing throughout the month. Student group leaders then attended a hearing where they presented their 2008-2009 budgets, answered questions about their plans for next year and clarified their on-campus activities as reflected in their completion of their monthly program
reports. After each individual hearing, the budget committee discussed cuts and adjustments to each budget and e-mailed groups additional questions if clarification was needed. After the completion of all 162 meetings, each one lasting approximately 20 minutes, the SBAC convened for one marathon session and revisited each group’s budget until a total — fitting the amount allotted by the university — was reached. This year, $591,284 in student funding was provided to student groups. Club Sports received $140,192.67 and the other student organizations totaled $451,091.33. Significant increases were given to club field hockey, cycling club, women’s and men’s rugby, WAKE TV, HOPE, Student Environmental Action Coalition, College Republicans and College Democrats among others. All student groups had the opportunity to appeal the SBAC’s decision and were able to see a break down of the cuts/ adjustments made to their budget. All budgets were considered individually, without reference to counterpart groups. The differences in funding between male and female sports, political parties,
and other peer groups have often been points of contention. However, the SBAC does not compare groups when determining funding. Instead, we look at the individual requested amount, the appropriate cuts and adjustments that need to be made to the individual request, the past activity and campus involvement, and the concrete plans presented for the following year. As the SG treasurer for the past two years and as an elected member of the SBAC for three years, I can attest to the dedication of the SBAC members in objectively supporting student groups and the activities they provide for our campus. Student leaders, please note that the current budgets do not roll over to next year, so please plan your spending accordingly. New budgets will be available in student accounts on July 1 and any other concerns or emergency funding requests should be e-mailed to me, Sarah Walker, before the end of the semester or to the Treasurer-elect, Saket Munshaw, starting this summer. Sarah Walker is a junior Spanish major from London.
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Sports fans across the country often dread these days. It is hard to top the excitement of watching NCAA Basketball Tournament games. The excitement comes from watching underdogs like Davidson and Stephen Curry rise from out of nowhere to national stardom. The intriguing match-ups are unpredictable and keep us coming back to watch more. This year’s intriguing matchups came in the Final Four, as this was the first year four oneseeds advanced. We as sports fans get wrapped up in March Madness, yet once it is over, our attention goes away from sports and onto other activities. Sure, there’s baseball to watch, but we’re far from the October excitement provided by the playoffs. Excitement only comes from fans of the Orioles and Marlins, savoring the short-lived taste of division superiority in the spring. Looking to fill the sports void left by March Madness? Turn on the Versus Network (Channel 56 on campus) and check out the NHL hockey playoffs. The hockey regular season is long and semiinteresting, but the playoffs are a whole new animal. In the playoffs, the intensity is turned up and the game is played a lot sharper on both ends of the ice. Players deliver more hits and get into more scraps and fights in the playoffs. Hockey players are known for getting into fights (think Happy Gilmore), and this display of high intensity adds a new level of interest for fans. Hopefully fans will have the opportunity to witness an epic goalie fight this postseason. In many sports, players must hold back their levels of intensity at the risk of receiving a technical foul or ejection. This is not the case in hockey. Of course, there are limitations, but you can get away with a lot more in hockey compared to most other sports. Aside from the intensity, the NHL playoffs offers top-level hockey and top-level performers. This year’s playoffs feature stars like Alexander Ovechkin of the Capitals and Sidney Crosby of the Penguins. Ovechkin had 65 goals in the regular season and he scored the game-winner in his playoff debut with an exciting three-goal comeback against the Flyers, 5-4. Stars like Ovechkin and Crosby deservedly earn credit from the media, but goalies hold a large amount of team responsibility. A team must rely on solid goaltending in order to advance in the playoffs. The play of San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov has been exceptional all season and some of his playoff saves have been worthy of making Sportscenter’s top 10 Plays. The playoffs feature some of the top goalies in the world, including Brodeur (Devils), Hasek (Red Wings) and Lundqvist (Rangers), among others. Great individual play from stars and goaltenders can only go so far without teamwork. In hockey there is more of an emphasis on team rather than individual. Players rotate in and out of shifts roughly every minute, so a star (other than a goalie) cannot remain on the ice the entire game. Thus other players on the second and third lines must step up and contribute in order to advance in the playoffs. The set-up of the NHL Playoffs is unique yet extremely effective. Often poorly designed playoff systems tarnish entertaining regular seasons; such is the case with NCAA Football. In the NHL, games ending regulation in a tie are determined in multiple overtime
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of senior Brett Linnenkohl to the starting lineup; The offense was able to jump out to a 2-0 lead Linnenkohl went one-for-four while batting as in the first inning behind a Woodall RBI single the designated hitter. that brought home Fox and a Dykstra RBI double The Deacons continued their slide on April 12, that drove in Terry. falling to the Hokies with a score of 13-4. Senior However, the Hokies responded with two runs starter Charlie Mellies took the loss, giving up six in the seventh inning to tie the game at two runs runs in six innings. Relief pitchers sophomore apiece. Alex Wiesner and redshirt freshman Ryan Bouton In the ninth inning, Dykstra led off with a double struggled against the Hokies as well before senior to left field, putting the Deacons in a strong posiMatt Hammond was able to settle down Virginia tion. Tech, as he went 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief Freshman Steven Brooks pinch-ran for Dykto finish the game. stra and advanced to third base on a ground-out Redshirt junior Nathan Frazier led the offense by junior second baseman Dustin Hood. Senior on the day, collecting his first career multi-hit shortstop Andy Goff was then intentionally walked game, finishing two-for-four with a double and an to bring up redshirt freshman Ryan Semeniuk; RBI. Junior first baseman Allan Dykstra, senior however, Hokies pitcher Jesse Hahn threw a pitch outfielder Ben Terry and Woodall also collected into the backstop, allowing Brooks to get a good RBIs in the loss. jump from third base and to slide into home plate The Deacons broke through on April 13, led just ahead of Virginia Tech catcher Anthony Sosby senior starting pitcher Ben Hunter’s strong noskie to give the Deacons only their second win seven inning, two run effort. Hunter recording in 17 games. 10 strikeouts while scattering seven hits to stymie See Baseball, Page B5 the Hokie offense.
The baseball team was able to snap its nine-game losing streak on April 13, but continued to slide further down the ACC standings after dropping their weekend series to Virginia Tech. The Deacons dropped the first game of their series against the Hokies on April 11 by a score of 7-3, with the Hokies breaking open a scoreless game in the fifth inning against starting pitcher junior Garrett Bullock who gave up five runs in 6 1/3 innings of work. Bullock gave up all five runs charged to him in the fifth inning; other than that inning Bullock pitched well, and kept the Hokies at bay. Sophomore relief pitcher Phil Negus came in to escape a jam in the seventh inning and pitched a scoreless eighth inning, providing 1 2/3 innings of hitless, scoreless relief. The Deacon offense was lead by sophomore catcher Mike Murray, who hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning. Redshirt junior pinch hitter Weldon Woodall added a solo home run in the ninth inning. This contest marked the return
The tougher Cinderella: rugby’s story The Wake Forest rugby team advances farther than ever before in a new division. By Danny Mullins | Staff writer
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The Deacon cheerleading squad performs at NCA collegiate competition April 10 in Daytona Beach, Fla. They Deacs finished sixth out of 16 teams.
On the national stage By Connor Swarbrick | Asst. sports editor
Typically the seasons for the Deacon cheerleading and dance teams end when the basketball team loses their final game. But this year, that was not the case. The cheerleading and dance teams competed at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) / National Dance Association (NDA) Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship April 9-13 in Daytona Beach, Fla. This is the first time the teams competed at a NCA event, which is a competition geared towards a more entertaining style of performance and it is their first time on the national stage in four years. “We decided to compete this year because we have a very talented team,” said junior Matt Greene, a member of the Wake cheerleading team. “In the eyes of many people on the team and the coaches, this is the best team that Wake has had in a very long time.”
The teams have been practicing for months in addition to regularly scheduled football, basketball and community appearances. After a dress rehearsal April 6 in front of family and friends and a final practice April 8 the Deacons boarded a bus at midnight to make the long drive down to Daytona Beach. On April 10 at 9:15 a.m., the Deacon cheerleaders were on stage competing with 16 other teams in the Intermediate Coed division. While admitting there were a few bobbles and a missed stunt, they were pleased with their performance. The judges placed the Deacons in sixth place, and docked them for showmanship and dance. “The majority of the routine went perfect and only a few slight errors were made,” Greene said. “However, the scores we received from the judges did not reflect my feelings and since it was our first time competing in this type of competition we had to add a few things to match up with the style of the NCA.”
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U.S. rolls in Davis Cup quarterfinals By Jeff Merski | Senior writer
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Andy Roddick prepares to return a ball during a match at the Davis Cup April 11-13 at the Joel Coliseum.
The Davis Cup returned to Winston-Salem April 11-13 with the defending champion United States taking on France in a quarterfinal matchup at the Joel Coliseum. Representing the United States were Captain Patrick McEnroe, singles players Andy Roddick (No. 6 in the world), James Black (No. 8 in the world) and doubles players Bob and Mike Bryan (No. 1 in the world in doubles), while France was represented by Captain Guy Forget, Michael Llodra, PaulHenri Mathieu, Arnaud Clement and Richard Gasquet. In Davis Cup play, there are five matches, formally known as “rub-
bers.” On the first day, each country’s No. 1-rated singles player plays against the opposing country’s No. 2-rated singles player. On the second day, there is one doubles match, and on the third day, the country’s No. 1-rated and No. 2-rated players face off in singles against each other if one side has not reached the three games needed to clinch the tie. The first rubber of the tie was between Roddick and Llodra, with Roddick winning in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5). Llodra was unable to break Roddick’s powerful serve on what was a very fast court, enabling Roddick to win in straight sets.
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There are probably only a handful of people at this university who have ever played in, or even seen a rugby match. Of those people, almost all of them are likely affiliated with the Wake Forest Rugby Football Club, who recently finished one of their best seasons ever. There is no doubt that rugby is physical. Players wear no pads or protective gear in this sport, which is quite popular in Australia. In one frequently shown highlight, there is a collision between opposing players where one guys tooth was left imbedded in the skull of the other person. Not only did both players continue playing, but the guy with the tooth in his head never realized he had something wrong with him until one of his teammates pointed it out. That, my friends, is rugby. Despite the lack of attention they receive, this winter and spring the rugby team had a year the players will not soon forget. This team, consisting of 40 players ranging in size from the 5-foot, 4-inch junior Jeff Beck to 6-foot, 4-inch sophomore Ross Hilton, all put their hearts and their bodies on the line. This spring season, the club opened play in late January playing in Division II for the first time. Last year, they played Division III rugby and this season, moved up to a higher and more difficult level and they embraced the challenge. The team started off with a loss at Georgia, losing 6-3. However, they rebounded by handily beating UNC-Wilmington less than a week later. The next week, they beat Appalachian State and then lost dropped a match against Eastern Carolina University a few days later. The defining moment of the season came when they beat N.C. State at Raleigh to earn a playoff spot in the USA Rugby South Division II quarterfinals. Their were some injuries to overcome after beating N.C. State because senior co-captain Andrew Jessiman tore his ACL and would not be able to play for the remainder of the year. Despite the injury, the team beat their South quarterfinal opponent Middle Tennessee State. When they played the 16th-ranked team in the country, Middle Tennessee State, in early March in Murfreesboro, Tenn., the Cinderella story we associate with college basketball should have been associated with the Wake Forest Rugby. The Deacs won 20-14 to advance to the South Final Four where they beat Georgia Tech to advance to the South Final. The run ended with a loss to ECU, who advanced to the national quarterfinal. In their inaugural season in Division II, the club rugby team advanced farther than any other rugby team had gone in any of the divisions. Rugby is not easier than it looks, in fact, it is probably harder. Every time they play the game they put their bodies on the line, but the game is about toughness and the 40-man club rugby team exuded it this year as they exceeded even their own expectations. Broadcaster Vin Scully said, after Kirk Gibson hit the dramatic homerun off Dennis Eckersley in the bottom of the 9th of game one of the 1988 World Series, “In the year of the improbable, the impossible has happened.” It was improbable for the rugby team to make the playoffs, but advancing as far as they did seemed impossible. They are looking to improve on this season and are encouraging more participation.
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enior women’s golfer Laura Crawford has had quite the career in her four years at Wake Forest. She has been an integral member of the team since she arrived as a freshman, playing all four years and being competitive both on the team and in events. Only two of her finishes this spring were outside of the top 50 and two of her finishes were in the top 10. Crawford is a team leader
On her favorite class at Wake Forest: My favorite class that I have taken at Wake is Basic Athletic Training with Greg Collins. It was very interesting to learn about all of the injuries that can happen in different sports and how to treat them. On her team and individual post-season goals: Obviously the goal for ACC’s is to win. We have been working very hard over the course of the season in preparation for ACC’s. It will also be a good test for us before the NCAA Championship.
On playing a round with anyone: If I could play a round of golf with anyone, it would probably be Lorena Ochoa. She is an outstanding player and person. She has done so much to promote women’s golf and I really admire her for her hard work and dedication to the game. On her favorite accomplishment: My favorite accomplishment was when I was named a 2007 Academic All-ACC recipient. This recognition shows that I not only work hard on the golf course, but also in the classroom.
" (The ACC's) will be a good test for us." both on and off the course and her contributions to the team will be missed by the team next year. The Old Gold & Black’s Sports editor Allison Lange caught up with Crawford to talk about her post-graduation plans, playing a round of golf with anyone, her favorite course to play and her favorite class that she’s taken at Wake Forest.
DEAC OF THE WEEK Senior Ben Hunter helped the Deacon baseball squad end a nine game losing streak. Hunter pitched seven strong innings but received a no-decision when Virginia Tech tied the game on a two-run homerun in the top of the seventh. The righthander was stifling over the first six innings, scattering five Hunter hits and allowing just one Hokie to reach third base. On the day, Hunter allowed two runs on seven hits with 10 strikeouts and two walks. The performance was his fourth career game with double digit strikeouts. Hunter entered in relief against High Point April 9 and held the Panthers scoreless over 4 2/3 innings, allowing just two hits while striking out four and walking two. He came on with the bases loaded and one out in the second and got out of the jam with a double play. On the day, Hunter only allowed one runner to reach scoring position. The Deacs lost despite his effort. Hunter was an All-American closer in 2006, but he made the transition to starting role in 2007. He is 1-5 with a 6.34 ERA this season in 11 appearances. He leads the team in innings pitched and has started eight games.
On playing another sport: If I could play any other sport at Wake, it would be volleyball. I played volleyball in middle school and high school and loved it. I think playing volleyball in college would be fun because the games are so exciting and intense. On her post-graduation plans: After graduation, I plan to play a lot of amateur golf tournaments during the summer and then go to Q-School in the fall to play professionally.
On her favorite course to play: Pinehurst No. 2 is by far my favorite golf course. It is a classic design that tests a player on every shot. You have to be able to hit very precise shots, especially around the greens. On the funniest person on the team: Jessica Boney is the funniest person on the team. She always makes me laugh, even when I am having a bad day. Her humor brings such a positive vibe to the team and she has some really good one-liners!
DEACON NOTES Deacs to host Indiana in 2008 ACC/Big Ten Challenge Wake Forest will host Indiana University in the 10th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Dec. 3. The Demon Deacons and Hoosiers have met just once previously in a 2003 Challenge matchup that saw Wake defeat IU, 100-67, in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest is 7-1 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The mark is the second-best among the schools in the two conferences. Last season, the Deacons picked up a 56-47 win over Iowa on Nov. 26 in Iowa City. Indiana is 3-4 all-time in the Challenge and lost four of its last five in the event, including an 83-79 loss at Georgia Tech in 2007. IU will be under the direction of new head coach Tom Crean in 2008-2009. Last season, Indiana went 25-8 and 14-4 in the Big Ten under Kelvin Sampson and Interim Head Coach Dan Dakich. The Hoosiers, who finished third in the conference, were defeated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by Arkansas.
Wake Forest ended the 2007-2008 campaign with a 17-13 overall record and a 7-9 mark in the ACC. The Deacs will return all five starters from last season whereas the Hoosiers are losing, among others, D.J. White and Eric Gordon to the NBA. The ACC has won the Commissioner’s Cup each of the previous nine years, going a combined 56-30 in the annual event. Times and networks for each of the 11 games are to be determined.
Former Deac wins first professional golf event Former Wake Forest golfer Sean Moore shot a two-under 214 to comeback from five strokes down and win the Eagle Chase, a National Golf Association Carolina Series event in Moore’s hometown of Marshville, N.C. Moore birdied the last hole of the final round to tie Dustin Wetherup and defeated the University of Hartford product in a playoff to pocket a $5,000 first-place payout. Moore posted a one-over 73 in the first round and a three-under 69 in the second round on the par-72, 6,653-yards Eagle Chase Golf Course and
entered the final round tied for second. Moore, who graduated from Wake Forest in the spring of 2007, won the ACC Championship in his freshman season of 2004 after carding a 70-67-68=205 (-11).
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey receives inaugural Prosser award After leading Notre Dame to another outstanding campaign, Fighting Irish Head Coach Mike Brey has been selected as the recipient of the inaugural Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. The award, which is named in memory of former Wake Forest Head Coach Skip Prosser, will be given annually to the Division I head coach who best represents the high standards of the coaching profession and wins with integrity. The Skip Prosser Award is voted on by a 21-member selection panel, which includes current and former head coaches, athletic administrators and media members. Picked ninth in the Big East, Brey led Notre Dame to a second place finish with a 14-4 conference record.
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Tennis loses last two regular season matches
The Lady Deacons now look to the ACC Tournament By Andrew LeRay | Staff writer
The Deacs wrapped up their regular season schedule with losses at Florida State on April 11 and Miami on April 13. Wake Forest enters the ACC Tournament on a seven match losing streak, turning in an overall record of 8-12 and an ACC record of 4-7. “Right now, the team is focused on the first round of ACC’s against N.C. State,” said senior Alexandra Hirsch. “At this point, it is important for us to take it day-by-day and match-by-match.” The No. 19 Florida State Seminoles defeated the Deacs at Leighton Tennis Stadium by a score of 6-1. With Wake still mired by a number of injuries, the team was forced to forfeit a singles and Reveche doubles match, immediately putting them at a disadvantage for the rest of the afternoon. The clinching match was won by Seminole senior Carolin Walter over Deacon freshman Emilee Malvehy in three sets. The only victory of the day for the Deacons came from freshman Katarina Reveche, as she defeated Florida State sophomore Jessica Wente in straight sets at No. 4 singles.
The losing streak continued for Wake Forest on April 13, as they lost their final match of the regular season to the No. 11 Miami Hurricanes. With the win, Miami improved their record to 8-2 in the conference and 15-4 overall. Miami earned a first round bye in the upcoming ACC tournament and brings a seven match win streak into the postseason play. The Deacons again began the day down 1-0 before the matches began, due to injuries on the team. The Deacons forfeited the No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles positions. Deacon sophomore Sasha Kulikova earned the only singles victory of the day for Wake, as she downed No. 20 Laura Vallverdu in straight sets at No. 1 singles. The win by Kulikova snapped Vallverdu’s seven match win streak. Reveche and sophomore Aileen Davis paired up to record the Deacons’ only doubles victory of the weekend, defeating the Hurricane pair of freshman Bianca Eickhorn and senior Caren Seenauth, 8-4. The ACC Tournament is set to start April 17 in Altamonte Springs, Fla. The Deacons will take on N.C. State in the first round. “The fact that we have been able to compete with top-ranked opponents with only five players should give the team confidence going into the postseason since we will have a full line-up for the first match of the ACC’s,” said Hirsch. “Everyone just needs to focus on their Kelly Makepeace/Old Gold & Black match and I think they will do great.” Wake Forest dropped their only match Sophomore Sasha Kulikova stretches for a ball in a recent match. Kulikova earned the only singles victory against the Wolfpack this season, 5-2. for the Deacs April 13, defeating Miami’s No. 20 Laura Vallverdu.
Game of the Week Football Scrimmage April 19, Doc Martin Football Practice Complex
Winston-Salem, N.C. The Wake Forest football team will hold its annual Spring Scrimmage April 19 and it is free and open to the public. Fans will be able to hear and see the team and the coaches. This will be a personal and unique experience. It will be an entire afternoon of fun with inflatable games, food and meeting up with friends. Fans are encouraged to bring the kids out and enjoy all the festivities. At 11:30 a.m., tours of Wake Forest’s academic services will be held at the Miller Center and, simultaneously, a strength and conditioning exhibition will be led by Ethan Reeve, Wake Forest football’s strength and conditioning coach. At 12 p.m. there will be concession options for fans provided by Mountain Fried Chicken and Papa John’s. The scrimmage will begin at 1 p.m. Limited seating is available on temporary bleachers. The Deacs have been practicing and scrimmaging for the past several weeks.
Scoreboard Wake in the Ranks Women’s tennis standings
Men’s tennis standings 1. Virginia 2. North Carolina 3. Florida State 4. Wake Forest 5. Virginia Tech 6. Duke 7. Miami 8. N.C. State 9. Georgia Tech 10. Maryland 11. Boston College 12. Clemson
ACC 11-0 9-1 9-2 7-4 6-5 6-5 6-4 4-7 3-8 2-9 1-10 0-10
All 25-0 19-4 18-4 16-9 14-7 9-12 13-6 11-13 13-11 10-10 8-16 15-19
1. Georgia Tech 2. Duke 3. Miami 4. Clemson 5. North Carolina 6. Florida State 7. Virginia 8. N.C. State 9. Wake Forest 10. Virginia Tech 11. Boston College 12. Maryland
ACC 10-1 9-2 8-2 8-3 7-3 6-5 5-6 5-6 4-7 2-9 1-10 0-11
Baseball standings All 18-4 16-3 15-4 12-9 16-7 16-6 9-12 12-9 8-12 14-12 9-12 3-17
Atlantic 1. Florida State 2. N.C. State 3. Wake Forest 4. Clemson 5. Maryland 6. Boston College Coastal 1. Miami 2. North Carolina 3. Virginia 4. Georgia Tech 5. Duke 6. Virginia Tech
ACC 17-1 10-7 6-11 6-12 5-13 5-13
All 31-3 23-11 13-21 18-17 20-17 18-17
15-1 13-4 11-7 9-9 5-12 3-15
30-3 29-7 29-9 26-10 23-12 15-21
ACC Leaderboard Men’s golf National Rank
1. Rickie Fowler (Oklahoma State) 2. Michael Thompson (Alabama) 3. Jamie Lovemark (USC) 4. Kevin Chappell (UCLA) 5. Joel Sjoholm (Georgia St.)
Fowler
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1. Ani Mijacika (Clemson) 2. Aurelija Miseviciute (Arkansas-Fayetteville) 3. Maria Mosolova (Northwestern) 4. Amanda McDowell (Georgia Tech) 5. Kristi Miller (Georgia Tech)
Mijacika
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Stolen Bases
1. Greg Miclat (Virginia) 2. Blake Tekotte (Miami) 3. Brett Linnenkohl (Wake Forest) 4. Gabe Saade (Duke) 5. Dustin Ackley (UNC)
Miclat
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It has been a quick transition from basketball to softball, but the playoffs have begun at Watertower Field.
Intramural softball playoffs began on Watertower Field, and they started with a bang. Teams were still a bit rusty from so many game cancellations and forfeits in the regular season, especially in the B league, as the early games battled the setting sun and the night games found players struggling to find the ball in the bright lights. The playoffs will continue for the next two weeks, with all championship games scheduled for Wed., April 30. Teams and captains are all reminded that metal cleats are not allowed, and that a sportsmanship of B or better is a requirement for advancing to the next round of the playoffs. That being said, please do not get on the officials’ cases about calls, as they are unlikely to stop the game to hear your complaint and change the call. The same request for appropriate sportsmanship extends to both team tennis and racquetball, whose playoffs have also begun on the outdoor varsity
tennis courts and inside Reynolds Gym on the racquetball courts. For those of you interested in golf, the Intramural department will be sponsoring its annual Spring Golf Tournament at Meadowlands Golf Course on April 27. The format of the tournament will be a four-person scramble. You may sign up for the tournament in Reynolds Gym 204. The deadline for the event is April 25, and the cost per team is $144. Also, prizes will be provided to the winners and runners-up by the Wake Forest golf team. Official of the Week: Michael Gillmore
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Men’s tennis seeded fourth in ACC tournament By Alex Botoman | Staff writer
The No. 30 ranked men’s tennis team split their final matches of the regular season in Virginia as they took down No. 29 Virginia Tech but was defeated by No.1 ranked Virginia. The Deacons finished the regular season in fourth place in the ACC with a record of 16-9 (7-4). Wake began the road trip with a narrow 4-3 victory over Virginia Tech on April 11. Head Coach Jeff Zinn split up his top doubles team of sophomore Steve Forman and junior Cory Parr, but the strategy did not pay off as the Hokies swept the doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead. Parr paired with freshman Jonathan Wolff at No. 2 doubles, but the duo was defeated 8-3 by Nicolas Delgado de Robles and Albert Larregola. Virginia Tech clinched the doubles point with an 8-6 victory at No. 1 by Brandon Corace and Pedro Graber over Forman and senior Mariusz Adamski. The Hokies also picked up the win at No. 3 doubles, as Wake sophomore Andrew Brasseaux and junior Carlos Salmon went down to Sebasties Jacques and Yoann Re. The Deacs came out inspired in the singles matches and were quickly back in the lead. At No. 1 singles No. 86 ranked Forman easily upset No. 40 ranked Larregola 6-2, 6-3. No. 58 Parr notched a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Delgado de Robles at No. 2 to put the Deacons ahead. Adamski stretched Wake’s lead out to 3-1 by making short work of Re at No. 3 singles, winning 6-3, 6-1. However, the match was far from in the bag for the Demon Deacons. The Hokies’ Jacques picked up a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win over Wolff at No. 5 to narrow Wake’s lead. Corace pulled Virginia Tech even at 3-3 by virtue of his hard fought 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Brasseaux at No. 6 singles. This left the match to be decided by the No. 4
singles match between Deacon sophomore Jason Morgenstern and the Hokies’ Graber. The two played three tight sets, but in the end Morgenstern prevailed 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch the match for Wake Forest. The Deacons continued their road trip at Virginia April 13. The Cavaliers entered the match as the No. 1-ranked team in the country and boasted the four ranked singles players including the No. 1 overall player in the country in Somdev Devvarman, as well as the No. 1 doubles team in the country in Devvarman and Treat Huey. Wake could not capture the energy of their match against Virginia Tech as they couldn’t manage to win a set against the Cavaliers. The Deacs put up a good fight in the doubles matches. At No. 1 doubles, Devvarman and Huey took down Wake’s No. 11 pair of Parr and Forman 8-6. Virginia clinched the doubles point when Ted Angelinos and Lee Singer defeated Wolff and Morgenstern 8-4 at the No. 3 position. The Cavaliers tacked on another win at No. 2 as Dominic Inglot and Michael Shabaz knocked off Salmon and Adamski 9-7. Virginia stormed through the singles matches to easily win the match 7-0. At No. 2 singles No. 31 Huey dominated No. 58 Parr 6-0, 6-3. No. 102-ranked Houston Barrick swept past Brasseaux 6-1, 6-1 to put the Cavaliers up 3-0. Shabaz clinched the match for Virginia with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Morgenstern at No. 4. Virginia also picked up straight set wins at No. 1, 3 and 5, with Forman, Adamski and Wolff, respectively, losing for Wake. The Deacons will head to Florida April 18-20 for the ACC Tournament, which is being held in Altamonte Springs. Wake enters as the No. 4 seed and will have a bye in the first round. The Deacs will begin play on April 18 against the winner of No. 5 seed Virginia Tech vs. No. 12 seed Clemson.
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The men’s tennis team will prepare for the ACC Tournament, held in Altamonte Springs, Fla., April 18-20, where the team has a bye the first round.
Several Deacs record Golf team finishes fourth personal bests at invite Simpson misses birdie put in playoff for tournament win
By Hailey Robbins | Staff writer
The Deacon men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Spec Towns Invitational, held in Athens, Ga., April 11-12. Early rains did not inhibit the team from performing well. Several team members set new personal bests in their respective events, and the team overall had a successful showing. The men’s team was led by sophomore Thomas Sensing. He placed fourth and set a new personal best in the discus throw. His throw came just short of the regional cutoff, posting a 169-04m throw. In the hammer throw, Sensing posted a Demon Deacon season best with a 142-10m effort. Junior Oderah Nwaeze attained a 22-09.75m mark in the long jump. He bettered his personal best, which he set at the Wake Forest Open earlier on in the season. Junior Phillip Warsaw attained a 52.41 in the 400m hurdles, which was just under the regional mark of 52.51. He will join fellow hurdles runner senior Michelle Loyd in regional competition. Personal bests were also set by freshman Joel Fletcher, who ran the 100m dash in a mere 11.59, as well as the 200m dash in 23.12. “I was pleased with the way I ran. It was a fast track and I felt like I took advantage of the
opportunity and the tough SEC competition spurred me on as well,” Fletcher said. Senior Aaron Russell finished 15th in the 200m dash, with a time of 22.70. A back-to-back Deacon finish occurred in the 400m dash, with freshman Alan Lunkenheimer and sophomore Jon Reid. Their times were 48.07 and 48.19, respectively. The men’s 4x400m relay team also had a good showing. Russell, Reid, Lunkenheimer and Warsaw teamed up to post a 3:14.39 relay time, improving their previous best relay time of 3:35.79. Sophomore Marcus Dillon placed 11th in the 1500m run, his first 1500m entry of the year. The women’s team also had a strong showing in Athens. Freshman Katelyn Wohlford had a weekend full of personal bests, setting them in the 200m and the 400m dashes. She ran a 26.00 and 59.97, respectively. Sophomore Nicole Castronuova tied her own personal record in the 200m dash, placing seventh with a time of 24.40. Senior Michelle Loyd placed sixth in the 400m dash with a 56.54 effort. Freshmen Molly Fresher and Chelsea Bolton led their Demon Deacon teammates in the 800m and 1500m races, respectively. The Deacs will look to continue their recent successes in Atlanta, Ga., when they head to the ACC Outdoor Tournament April 17-19.
By Connor Swarbrick | Asst. sports editor
The Deacon golf team headed to Wallace, N.C., to play in the N.C. State Intercollegiate at River Landing Golf Club April 11-13. After the first round Wake Forest was in fourth place and senior Webb Simpson was tied for the individual lead after he posted a five-under 67. That is his best round since he shot a 64 in the third round of the Western Refining All-American Classic, an event which he won. The Deacs as a team shot 287 and trailed by three strokes behind co-leaders Duke and Florida State. Wake’s first round was the ninth best round as a team this season. Tee times were delayed 90 minutes April 12 due to heavy fog in the Wallace area. The Deacs teed-off at 9:30 a.m. instead of the originally scheduled 8 a.m. tee time. The Deacons rose to third place in the standings after carding a sixover 294 in the second round.
This put them seven strokes behind tournament co-leaders N.C. State and Duke entering the final round. Simpson again excelled and held sole possession of first place heading into the final round after posting an even-par 72. Simpson recorded two birdies in the second round at the par-72, 7,112-yard River Landing Golf Course. In the final round the Deacs matched their first round total of 287 but fell back into fourth spot. The Deacs finished four-over par (868) for the tournament. Simpson and Duke’s Michael Schachner were tied at the end of 54 holes in the race for individual honors, but Schachner’s birdie on the first playoff hole denied Simpson the win. Simpson, a Raleigh, N.C., native missed a 13-foot birdie putt to continue the playoff. He was seeking his first individual victory in a team event on the season. He shot a two-under 70 and finished the tournament with a three-day total of 215 (-7). Simpson’s seven-under on the tournament ties for second-best 54-hole score to par for the Deacs on the year.
Simpson was seven-under for the Bank of Tennessee at the Ridges in October. Freshman Justin Bryant posted his second consecutive three-under 69 and finished the tournament tied for 20th competing as an individual. Sophomore Travis Wadkins recorded his first top 20 finish of the year for the Deacs and the second of his career. He carded a two-under 70 in the final round, one off his career best. Junior Dustin Groves ended tied for 45th after a one-over 73. He posted a three-round total of 223 to finish seven-over par. Senior Chris McCartin joined Groves in 45th after shooting a two-over 74 in the final round. He began the final round tied for 33rd. Sopomore Brendan Gielow posted a five-over 77 to finish tied for 52nd. The Deacs departed April 16 for the ACC Championship at the Old North State Golf Course. Wake will have a practice round April 17 before trying for its 19th conference title. The Deacs, ranked 25th in the nation, will then participate in the NCAA regional.
Volleyball wraps up spring season with victories By Hailey Robbins | Staff writer
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Junior defensive specialist Sally Fischer receives a serve at one of the home tournaments this spring. The team went an impressive 8-0 in its last spring tournament of the season.
The Demon Deacons volleyball team concluded their season 22-4, finishing with an 8-0 record at the close of their third home invitational meet April 12-14. Wake set the tone for the day with decisive two game sweeps against Radford, UNC-Wilmington, William & Mary and High Point University. Junior Sally Fischer led the team defensively with an average of 4.63 digs per game, with junior Abby Miller and sophomore Megan Thornberry closely behind with an average of 3.75 digs. Freshman Kelsey Jones averaged 3.25 digs per game and set the team with a .319 hitting efficiency, the highest all season. The recipients of Jones’ sets, senior Ashley Hormitz and redshirt senior Natalie Mullikin, averaged 2.63 and 4.88 kills per game, respectively. Hormitz concluded the day with a .364 hitting percentage, and Mullikin with a .524 hitting percentage, averaging 1.19 blocks per game. Following their final match until the fall season, Head Coach Heather Kahl Holmes hosted a banquet for the team, naming recipients of Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Best Offensive Player, Best Defensive Player, the Deacon Award, the Dedication Award and the Academic Award. Mullikin was named MVP and Best Offensive for the 2007-2008 season with her record breaking performance over the season. Mullikin, named first team All-ACC and selected to the ACC All-Academic Team, was one of
only seven athletes in the ACC to be chosen for both teams. She concluded the season as the Demon Deacon leader and top 10 ranked in the ACC in kills, blocks and hitting percentage. She broke a 21-year standing record of 35 block solos, while being on the top five for several other volleyball school records. Jones received the Rookie of the Year award, starting in all 26 matches, with an average of just under 11 assists per game. Jones is ranked second on the team in digs per game, with 2.77 and a hitting percentage of .236. Jones led the team with 14 double-doubles, and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team and ACC All-Academic team. She was one of only two ACC players to be named to both. Miller and Thornberry shared the award for Best Defensive player. Thornberry started in all matches of the season and is ranked 10th in the ACC with 4.18 digs per game. Thornberry concluded the season with a .945 reception percentage, including nine matches sans reception error. Miller finished the season third on the team with 2.68 digs per game, 13 games without reception error and a .940 reception percentage. Hormitz received the Dedication Award, given by Strength and Conditioning Coach Todd Hedrick. Miller and Mullikan received the Deacon Award, with Mullikan also receiving the Academic Award for having the highest GPA on the team.
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After supporting the cheerleading team the Deacon Dancers competed and qualified for the Challenge Cup competition later that afternoon. When performing in the Challenge Cup their competition included several other ACC schools including Virginia Tech and Clemson. The Deacons placed 11th in the Challenge Cup. “Our first performance was not our best. We didn’t dance like one unified team which led to a few bobbles, likely a result of nerves,” senior Laura Waggoner, a dance team member, said. “Our second performance, however, was outstanding. We had so much fun dancing together and we all felt great about how we performed.” The cheerleaders held a practice after their first performance to change the end of their routine in order to appease some of the judge’s comments. “To improve our score we worked on the dance and ideas to improve our showmanship,” Greene said. “We changed half of the dance and added a few showy things into the routine which brought our score up tremendously.” Despite increasing their overall score, they were unable to increase their standing. They finished sixth out of 16 teams. “I think attending the NDA collegiate competition will be a wonderful thing for the team. I believe that it will entice more talented dancers to try out for the team,” Waggoner said. “Also, attending a competition gives the team more drive. The football and basketball games are fun, but competing gives each dancer the chance to perform at a high level.” This year’s cheerleading team is the first team in Wake Forest history to place in the top 10 at a national competition. “I hope that by getting our name into the ranks it may heighten the interest of other students and possibly build an even stronger team in the future,” Greene said.
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Senior outfielder Ben Terry takes a swing in the April 16 game against Winthrop. Terry went 1-for-4 against the Tigers with a RBI bunt in the second inning. Continued from Page B1 “It was a big hit at a big time,” Dykstra said. “We needed that runner.” On April 16, the Deacons traveled to Davidson, where they fell to the Wildcats 9-3. The Deacs jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning behind a Dykstra double, but Davidson managed to tie the game in the third inning against starter Mark Adzick and took the lead with a three-run fourth inning. Murray lead the Wake Forest offense, going 2-for-4 on the day with a run and 2 RBIs. One of his hits was a solo home run in the fifth inning, his fourth homer of the season. Junior third baseman Tyler Smith also collected two hits against the Wildcats. The Deacons returned home on April 16 to face Winthrop, where they defeated the Eagles by a score of 10-8. Freshman pitcher Ryan McGrath made his first career start, going four innings while allowing three runs. Wiesner picked up his third win of the season, pitching out of jam in the seventh inning where he inherited two runners on base. Wiesner went 1 2/3 innings while allowing only allowing one hit. Sophomore reliever Phil Negus came
in during the ninth to earn his first career save. Wake Forest broke through in the second inning to take a 4-0 lead, with Dykstra hitting his ninth home run of the year. The offense didn’t back down, with Smith picking up an RBI single and Terry laying down an RBI bunt with two outs. “I needed one of those,” Dykstra said of his home run. “We probably hit more home runs today than we did in the past three weeks.” Fox and Woodall also homered for the Deacs. The Eagles chipped away to tie the game at seven runs apiece before breaking it open in the seventh inning with junior second baseman Dustin Hood and junior outfielder Evan Ocheltree each having a triple to give the Deacons the lead for good. “We had very good at-bats and they were quality at-bats, taking good pitches,” Head Coach Rick Rembielak said. “That’s a good sign.” “We took a lead, we lost it, our guys came back, we didn’t get down. The guys stayed together and didn’t fold. That’s one of the better ones I’ve seen in three weeks.“ The Deacons travel to Charlottesville, Va., this weekend to play the University of Virginia, which enters the weekend with a record of 29-10 (11-7 in the ACC) and is ranked No. 16 in the country.
determined in multiple overtime periods until a winner is crowned. Shootouts exist in the regular season but not in the playoffs. This differs from soccer where shootouts (penalty kicks) exist in the regular season and playoffs. I feel hockey made the better decision because while shootouts and penalty kicks provide excitement, continuous overtimes provide the true winner. I still feel bitter when I think about the Wake Forest soccer team losing to UC Santa Barbara on penalty kicks two years ago in the College Cup. It did not feel like the better team won, and it did not feel like UCSB deserved to win. The method of continuous overtimes is more effective in determining a better team and a more deserving victor. Also unique to the NHL playoff system is the seeding method. The seeding system is not rigid; rather, it fluctuates each round to match the lowest seed with the highest one. For instance, assume there are no first-round upsets in a conference other than an eight seed upsetting a one seed. In this scenario, the eight seed would play the two seed (rather than the four seed) because of the system of continuously pairing the lowest seed with the highest. This system rewards teams who excelled in the regular season and hurts teams who squeaked into the playoffs. The NHL feels that after an eight seed defeats a one seed, it should not be rewarded with playing a four seed but rather punished with playing a two seed. This punishment is fair, as it results from their substandard regular season play in comparison to other playoff teams. By implementing unique continuous overtimes and seeding methods, it is clear the NHL wants to determine the most deserving winner. Sports fans should commend the NHL for adhering to this philosophy. In short, tune into the NHL playoffs because of the intensity, the crisp play and because the effective playoff system crowns a deserving winner. And keep your fingers crossed for a goalie fight.
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The second rubber was between Blake and Mathieu and was an epic battle, lasting nearly four hours before Blake prevailed in five sets, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. The first two sets were very even, with neither player able to break their opponent. Blake was able to break Mathieu in the third set while Mathieu overcame Blake’s serve in one game in the fourth set to set up the fifth set.
Mathieu broke Blake very early in the fifth set, causing the crowd to become a bit nervous over whether or not Blake would be able to come back. It stayed that way for a while, as Mathieu lead 5-4, meaning Blake would need a break in that game in order to stay alive. Down two match points to Mathieu, Blake rallied back and was able to break Mathieu to tie the match up at 5-5. “I did my best to put the pressure back on him and make sure he knew he wasn’t going to get a
free game out of it; he was going to have to earn it,” Blake said. Blake held serve to take a 6-5 lead before successfully being able to break Mathieu for the second straight time to clinch the rubber, giving the United States a 2-0 lead after the first day. The doubles match on April 12 was a bit of a stumbling block for the Bryan brothers, as they fell 6-7 (7-9), 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to Clement and Llodra. The Bryans won the first set, celebrating with doing one of their chest bumps,
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before the French came back to take the final three sets to hand the Bryans’ their second doubles loss in their Davis Cup career. The third day of the tie started out with Roddick facing Mathieu, and Mathieu faced the same difficulty that Llodra faced, as Roddick cruised 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to clinch the tie for the Americans. Roddick had 17 aces while only dropping 13 points to clinch the victory, which was followed by a celebration lap by the team around the court on the Joel.
“Obviously it’s been fun, you know, having won the last, I think, six tie,” Roddick said. The final rubber was between Blake and Gasquet, who had been battling injuries in the days leading up to the tournament – so much so that Gasquet would only play the second rubber on April 13, as he felt that he had little chance of beating Roddick. Blake defeated Gasquet in the dead rubber 6-7 (7-4), 6-4, 6-4 to give the Americans a 4-1 record in the tie.
Due to the nature of the dead rubber, the environment at the Joel was a bit more relaxed, including Roddick tossing a ball at Blake after a game and Blake blasting the ball into the upper deck. This was the Davis Cup’s third appearance in Winston-Salem, with the other matches occurring against India in 2001 and against Spain in 2007. With the victory over France, the United States will travel to Spain in September.
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By Caroline Edgeton | Staff writer As the semester is coming to an end, final projects and exams are looming around the corner and bring mountains (and mountains) of stress upon all of our shoulders. Though the university’s student body is under ridiculous amounts of pressure at the moment, we were all given the chance to unwind with a beyond energetic performance. To tie up our “rescheduled” Springfest festivities, Jason Mraz took the stage at Wait Chapel on April 16 with magician Justin Kredible, indie-folk groupThe Makepeace Brothers and rapper Bushwalla as a part of his “Music, Magic, and Make Peace” tour. Let’s just say this concert was absolutely worth waiting for. Bringing the audience immediately to their feet upon his initial stage appearance, Jason Mraz performed an upbeat and harmonious concert for everyone to enjoy and remember. Filling the room with insane amounts of energy, you really did not see anybody standing still. To be honest, I don’t think it was humanly possible to do so. Performing mostly new music, Mraz did not fail to satisfy everyone’s desire for him to sing a few older tunes that many know from his two studio released albums Waiting for My Rocket to Come and Mr. A-Z. I will say, the new music is definitely worth checking out. Some songs are about love while others are free-styled stories about a friend who smoked it up while attending college in “Cannabis Country.” Receiving much acclaim for his 2002 debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come “skyrocketed” him to fame and car stereos rapidly. With his smooth and impressive falsetto voice, “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry)” became Mraz’s first single. Interestingly enough, this song never gets old for anybody. Though he performed it in a different manner than what we’re used to from the album, everybody was in all smiles when he sang the first
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lyrics. Also performing “There’s No Stopping Us” and “You and I Both” from Rocket in the encore, all of his old listeners (myself included) were very happy. He also sang the fairly popular song “Geek in the Pink” from Mr. A-Z, which certainly kept audience members in tune with the older Mraz melodies. His new studio album, though, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things is set to come out on May 13. This multi-instrumental musician and songwriter hailing from Mechanicsville, Va., began his career in New York at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy during a brief study in musical theatre. Not attending for very long, Mraz moved to San Diego to begin a music career and, indeed, received what he wanted. He was quickly picked up by Elektra Records and began recording his first album. Not long after, he was the opening act for many famous musicians such as The Rolling Stones, Alanis Morissette and the Dave Matthews Band. Though Jason Mraz was clearly the star of the evening’s performance, the opening acts were just as praise worthy. Justin Kredible, a magician who introduced and emceed the show, fully entertained the audience with his youthful humor ranging from “that’s what she said” jokes to corny puns that we all love to make when given the right opportunity (admit it, they’re fun!). Receiving popularity from his appearances on The Rachel Ray Show, The Today Show, The Dennis Miller Show and MTV’s Room 401, his mix of comedy and skilled magic tricks definitely keep audiences amused to the utmost degree. Even though many from the university may not have heard of this very funny magic man, he has obtained plenty of attention from other universities all around the country. In 2007, Campus Activities Magazine named him “Entertainer of the Year,” which certainly boosted his well-deserved public recognition even more. After watching magical illusions and laughing hysterically, the audience was prepared for a fun-filled evening. The first opening musical act
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was band from Ithaca, N.Y., known as The Makepeace Brothers. Their music provided an interesting contrast to the Mraz music we were all expecting to hear. Performing a more folk style type of music, it opposed the pop/folk/jazz/hip-hop style that Mraz’s music entails. The mellow songs were enjoyable to watch and listen to; I recommend downloading the song “Caroline” not because I’m being biased, but because it is a very good song. This talented group should certainly be well noted. Not to mention, they are all fairly attractive. The group has been touring with Mraz since the beginning of the month, making their name appear in all sorts of venues. In addition to the musical talents of The Makepeace Brothers, singer/rapper Bushwalla brought a whole new level of energy to the stage. This quirky but extremely gifted musician has a presence that is unlike any other. Once more, we were given with a subtle contrast to the music we all paid to go see. Before singing anything, he opened his portion of the evening with beat boxing that quickly turned into a dance-worthy number. The rest of his songs were all rhythmically and lyrically entertaining. His style and humor made his contribution to the night undoubtedly a highlight. Bushwalla known Mraz since his time at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. There, the two immediately became friends and roommates while also collaborating their similar interests in music and performing. One can definitely see the bond between the two of them while on stage for they seem to truly be in tune with each other’s music styles to a T. While Bushwalla was performing, Mraz played the tambourine, ukulele and other various instruments while sporting a fake mustache, sunglasses and referring to himself as Enrique. They are both very funny together, as well. What made this concert different from many shows I have gone to in the past is the fact that all three musical performers would sing songs together. “It was so cool how they all united to make this show work,” Freshman Cara Phillips said. “It wasn’t like we came to watch two separate acts then Jason Mraz. We actually came to watch a concert where all the musical acts came together to give us a really good show.” Hopefully, we will be seeing more Springfest performances of similarly high qualilty in the future. The entire evening from start to finish was full of energy, humor, amusement and unquestionable talent. This was definitely not your typical study break.
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Jason Mraz performed in Wait Chapel on April 16 along with Justin Kredible, The Makepeace Brothers and Bushwalla.
Music Review | Get Awkward
Band finally lives up to its hype and praise in new CD By Erik Forseth | Staff writer
When I first picked up Be Your Own Pet’s self-titled debut in the summer of 2006, it didn’t take long for that record to somehow become representative of that whole summer. I heard a lot of comparisons to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and while it was clear where those were coming from, I never thought they should have gone that far. For one, BYOP didn’t have a shred of artistic pretension, and they didn’t seem to have the sort of control that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have even at their most chaotic moments. Those qualities are good things at the hands of a band like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. With BYOP, though, their absence made the music utterly charming and natural. And so, raucous and enthusiastic as it was, it was the perfect summer record. Get Awkward is not the same album. The band on this new outing is a much heavier and tighter unit. Lead singer Jemina Pearl sings, shouts, growls and hisses with more self-assurance than ever. And yet, the band hasn’t grown up musically so much as grown into its influences. These friends of Sonic Youth
(literally — Thurston Moore was one of their first fans and signed the band in 2006) echo all kinds of classic punk on the new LP. In fact, Jemina Pearl does a pretty good job at channeling X’s Exene Cervenka, albeit with a little more shrieking. X was a much artier affair, though, and so, as always, it’s tough to do a very good job at characterizing the group using comparisons. Much of Get Awkward recalls bands like .45 Grave but without any of the morbidity. Comparisons to Black Flag don’t seem too far off, except for the fact that listening to Pearl makes it hard to imagine Henry Rollins bellowing about being “Thirsty and Miserable.” Either way, it’s no surprise that the lyric sheet isn’t the most emotionally intricate affair — Pearl sings about food fights and zombies. When she gets to relationships, she’s hardly at her most compelling. And yet, she saves things from turning trite by being, well, hilarious: “You’re a Waste,” which starts out sounding like a pretty serious tune, sports the funniest line of the album: “Well go ahead and tell your sob story / All I have to say about it is b**w me.” And how sweet is “Bummer
Time”? This might be the most strictly classicist punk rock song on the album. Its syncopated, shout-along choruses — think of the Chili Peppers’ “Catholic School Girls Rule” — surround passionate verses from Pearl. “Zombie Graveyard Party” is just as good. The band locks into an intensely rhythmic and infectious groove as Pearl implores the listener to “let me eat your brain.” By the time they launch into “We could party, party in the graveyard tonight,” it’s hard not to suspect that BYOP wanted to rewrite Black Flag’s “TV Party” for a new generation and with a healthy dose of camp. While BYOP’s first album was hardly deep, there were definite touches of maturity. “October, First Account” stood out. The song was dynamic and intense, and while it wasn’t quite great, it was a pretty stunning attempt at greatness. It was the only song of its kind on the album, and I’m a bit disappointed that there’s nothing of the sort on Get Awkward. That’s not such a bad thing — after all, Photo courtesy of www.thefutureofthemusicindustry.blogspot.com I’m not sure where a song like that would fit in. For now, BYOP prefer simply to Bring Your Own Pet’s debut album had a lot of hype surrounding it, but Get Awkward finally fulfills listeners’ expectations. rock, and that’s fine by me.
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Charlie Wilson’s War
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Based on a true story and the 2003 novel Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History by George Crile, Charlie Wilson’s War illustrates the efforts of Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) to end the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. He does this with encouragement from his conservative friend, Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts) and help from CIA agent Gust Avrakotos (Phillip Seymour Hoffman). This politically charged and Golden Globe nominated film comes out on DVD April 22.
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The anti-couple: a look into all that composes the good, the bad and the ugly when dealing with relational standards. And by the term anti-couple, I am referring to the unique interaction between two lovebirds whose combined behavior parallels the mutually spiteful attitude between the perpetually conflicting Mario and Bowser, on a good day at that. But don’t mistake my feelings as negative towards the subject. In fact, I think it might be one possible solution to many overwhelming problems today in the romantic world. However, in the face of these issues, I am merely whelmed, no, under whelmed, for I have such faith in this new concept I would like to dub the anti-couple. Eat your heart out, Nietzsche. The anti-couple will surpass the Übermensch in all its potential, a true
to form proverbial taking candy from a baby. Let’s just hope there are no misinterpretations this time around. That would be pretty bad. Take a couple with standout personalities, who relentlessly engage in die-hard teasing, battering, jovial arguing and the like. The pair who stands out above the rest of the crowd, who isn’t afraid to yell random obscenities at one another or play some ridiculously over-the-top practical joke for far too long, the type that involves meddling with something very important to the point that the consequences are almost always borderline irreparable. But, in an ironic twist, the couple feeds off these antics, enforcing the strong aspects of their dynamic and making them even stronger. But does it ever get old? Do the inconsistencies and spontaneities ever grow dull and obsolete? You will be gifted with the knowledge of that standard when you smack your significant other straight in the face with a large, unforgiving pillow and the result is not shock or contempt, but rather laughter and reactive attempts at blithe retribution. A pillow to the face is nice, but these types do all sorts to invoke the best
in another. A vehement shove into a bush or tree is always a great go-to. The classic routine of the behindthe-doorway scaring is priceless, also. The anti-couples don’t restrict themselves to physical tribulation, either. A good verbal assault plays an important role in defying normalcy in relationships. Keep the embarrassment to a tolerable level of cruelty, but don’t hold back too much. Boldly revealing snippets are vicious yet lovable. I will caution that this procedure is unfortunately not for all, therefore be forewarned. You wouldn’t want a dazzling black eye reminding the one you hit of your misguided crack at stirring things up a little. The vindictive response will most likely cause harm to you and your relationship in the short and long run, what you could call a pretty miserable combination. So what makes it work? Why are these unfavorable conditions so favorable for these individuals? The anti-couple, as it were, denies the title of a “relationship” and accepts the standards acceptable by most best friends. They deny the status quo and ignore what is expected of them and rather
act solely on spontaneous feeling and emotion. In this way, the bond of best friends that forms the foundation puts rivaling pressure upon the traditional bond of any, and I use this term loosely, stereotypical couple. Because, let’s face it, I would take a bullet for my best friend, but would I ever really for the one I loved? Okay, of course I would. But, along those lines, obviously there are some interesting differences between the anti-couple and the traditional couple which resonate insight into the common relationship today. What makes these couples so strong is that they use these untraditional aspects to reinforce a complete understanding. The understanding that the little problems aren’t worth a second of their time, that the big problems really aren’t big at all and that their problems in general are what make them a unique and powerful force of a couple with which no one dare reckon.
“He Said” is a bi-weekly column that presents one guy’s perspective on the college sex scene. You may contact him with your feedback or ideas at arontt7@ wfu.edu.
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Movie Review | Diary of the Dead
Romero’s latest entertains, but doesn’t impress By Rachel Kowal | Staff writer
Exactly 40 years after the release of Night of the Living Dead and a host of zombie flicks over the years, George Romero is back with his latest, Diary of the Dead, which explores the implications of living in an increasingly technology-driven and influenced society. The film is shot mostly with hand cams since it is told from the perspective of Jason (Joshua Close), a budding film student who was in the process of shooting his own horror film in the woods with his friends when they hear news of a strange and unsettling event on the news. He decides to abandon his current efforts and begin filming an account of the chaos in an attempt to spread the truth. Diary of the Dead What we Starring | Joshua Close, Scott see for the majority of Wentworth and Michelle Morgan the film is Director | George Romero therefore Who’s it for? | Those who can the unravelignore the little things and just ing of events enjoy the movie. through the Running Time | 1 hr 35 min lens of Jason’s Rating | (out of 5) camera, which many complain is a rip-off of the recent film Cloverfield. Like several other zombie movies, Diary of the Dead poses an ethical quandary and presents an appraisal of society. The basis of this critique is our dependence on technology and the effects of a culture faced with millions of takes on the truth through the proliferation of things like blogs, MySpace and YouTube. While the media, the official source for news, attempts to cover up and downplay the cases of the dead coming back to life (a critique on the coverage of the Iraq War, perhaps?), the internet is a hotbed for information from people all over the world. As one character states, “I think that’s what started the panic — not knowing the truth.” No doubt, Diary of the Dead is rarely groundbreaking. Its ideas have been more effectively tackled by other films, the special effects are lacking and the script is horrendous and predictable. Lower your expectations, however, and your viewing will certainly prove to be entertaining. Just don’t expect brilliant — or even remotely intelligent — dialogue or clever indictments of pop culture. Don’t even expect realistically gruesome scenes. Even I was able to stomach most of the gore in the film, and I am usually quite squeamish. Though the film was certainly full of blood and guts as any zombie movie should be, it is obviously over-the-top and hardly natural-looking.
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Diary of the Dead, shot with hand cams, tries to make itself a new Zombie classic, but in reality all it does is provide comedy to its viewers instead of fright. Over all, my experience seeing Diary of the Dead with my friends was highly entertaining, but only because we knew not to take the movie seriously and were able to laugh throughout the painful attempts to deliver a moral and the obvious clichés in both the plot and dialogue. Listen in particular for the voiceovers by Jason’s distraught girlfriend, Deborah (Michelle Morgan) ,who never fails to state the obvious. All complaints aside, some of my favorite scenes included an encounter with a deaf, old Amish man with a mean scythe and the scene with the zombie dressed as a mummy. The scene with the zombified hospital staff and the ironic death-by-defibrillator is also quite entertaining. Unfortunately, though the zombie flick is at its finest on the big screen, you may have to wait to catch this one on film since it left Winston after only a brief run. In the mean time, brush up on your zombie knowledge with earlier Romero flicks or
check out 28 Days Later or its recent sequel, which provide a searing critique of our culture and put an interesting spin on the conventional zombie movie with the introduction of the Rage virus. Compared to ghosts and vampires, zombies may not be the first horror movie villain that spring to mind, but they have become a more formidable foe in recent years This is as a result of with the outburst of zombie films and the increased underground support among college students especially. On March 29, Greensboro held its first ZombieCon festival, which included a zombie walk through the streets and an after party and many other similar events have worked their way into popular culture. Plans are already in the works for a Zombie 2 Festival, which will take place on October 25 in Chapel Hill. This festival is promised to be even bigger and better than Greensboro’s ZombieCon.
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Q&A | Lee Norris
Alum talks about life and his current acting role
Lee Norris is a familiar face for many as a result of his roles on NBC’s The Torkelsons, ABC’s Boy Meets World, and most recently The CW’s One Tree Hill as Marvin “Mouth” McFadden. Some of you may also know that he is a university alum. Life editor CeCe Brooks recently talked with Norris about his career, his time at the university and his current role on One Tree Hill.
withdrawing and then coming back and finishing, but I was so close, I only had a year, I was a senior at that point, and I wanted to finish. It just took these really great professors that understood what a wonderful opportunity this was for me . It was really hectic for awhile, but it was all worth it in the end because I was able to graduate on time and complete my first season of the show. So I wouldn’t trade it for the world. It was one of the hardest years of my life, but it was also one of the best.”
On how he got into acting: “When I was younger I used to watch The Cosby Show … I used watch the kids on that show and I would say to my mom and dad that I wanted to be like those kids … around the age of 8 or 9 (an agent) signed me on and sent me on my first couple of auditions down in Wilmington to the studios, and one of those first auditions was a national search that NBC was doing for the sitcom called The Torkelsons, which is the first show I ever did.” On why he decided to go to college: “It’s a very volatile business and so it really made me take note of the fact that it’s good to have an education and to have something to fall back on … when I did finish work on the series, I came back to North Carolina, graduated from high school and there was no question for me about going on to college and so that’s what I did.” On why he chose Wake Forest: “During high school, I actually was attendee of Boys State … and it took place at Wake Forest … I think almost every Wake Forest student, I fell in love with the campus almost immediately. When it came time to look at schools, I definitely included Wake in my search. There was just such a sense of welcome and such a sense of small community at Wake Forest that I just fell in love with. “And with some of the other schools it almost felt more like a competition between the students and at Wake it felt more like everybody there was just as bright as everyone else, but it was more of a helping environment instead of a cutthroat environment and I really loved that … it really impressed me that Wake valued not only academics, but that they had scholarships that recognized the arts. The arts are very important to me and not all schools have scholarships like that.” On the experience of starting One Tree Hill while still a student at the university: “It was so hard, but it really says so much about the school and the professors and the deans. When it became a series, I had a very tough decision to make, and for a split second I thought about
On if he feels like he missed out on any college experiences because of his career: “I was in Innuendo, and I missed a couple of our performances and I missed a couple of games here and there, which of course I was a huge football and basketball fan, so I had to suck it up on a couple of those, but for the most part I felt like I made the most of it. It was really fun for my friends at Wake because they just knew me as this regular student like anybody else and then on Tuesday nights we got to get together and watch the show.” On his fondest memory of Wake: “I have to say, one of my fondest memories … is when ... we beat Duke at basketball. Of course anytime you beat Duke it’s a big deal and we rushed the court… I actually got trampled in all the madness, and I lost a shoe and I ended up walking back from Joel to the Quad with one shoe. I never found my other shoe… I just got together with everybody on the Quad and rolled it and Coach Prosser, who was such a special guy. (He) came out and spoke to us, and I just looked around at my friends and just realized that that was going to be one of those really great moments.” On his favorite class at Wake: “I really enjoyed the Shakespeare class that I took and also the Com(munication) classes; I had a class with Professor (Allan) Louden that I really enjoyed and ... it was a political communications class. So I would say it was a tie between those two.” On the positives and negatives of filming in Wilmington, N.C. rather than Los Angeles: “It’s almost all positives … especially because I’m from North Carolina. I’m really close to my home … I think most of the cast would agree with me; we love being able to film a show in such a small community that’s so removed from Los Angeles because we’re away from the paparazzi and all of the pressures that come with that business in LA. When we get off work we’re able to just go
out and relax and not have to worry about that. “The only disadvantage I can really think of is that ... it makes things a little bit harder for when you’re looking for other work because you’re not right in the center of all of it
On the similarities between himself and his character, “Mouth” McFadden: “He is essentially a good guy at heart, and I would hope that I’m a good guy. I try to be. Mouth is a character in essentially a teen show. Things are a little bit more outrageous, and some of the things he does are certainly a little more outlandish than I would ever do. He’s a little more adventuresome than I am. I wish I could take a little more chances like he does, but you know for him, there’s really no consequence because he’s just a character on a TV show and at the end of the day things tend to always work out for him and if I was that much of chance-taker in real life, I’m not so sure I would get away so easy.” On how Mouth has changed over the seasons: “He’s certainly become more in-depth; we’ve found out more about him as its gone on. The biggest thing for Mouth is his search for a soul mate. My character’s actually had more girlfriends than either Lucas or Nathan, which is pretty ironic since they’re really the two heartthrobs of the show. I think he’s started to realize more that happiness is going to come from being himself and being comfortable in his own skin instead of relying on finding a girl that can make him happy. I think he’s finally realized that he has to be happy with himself and in the workplace, that the love stuff, the relationship stuff, will fall into place on its own.” On how he and the cast felt about the decision to skip four years on the show: “When we heard about it, there was a little bit of nervousness because it was a new concept ... but also as actors in our mid-twenties it was very appealing to us because it enabled us to play closer to our own ages and I think a lot of us felt like it was hard for people to watch the show and take us seriously as high school students when a lot of us were so much older. “Then this year it premiered and our ratings shot up and people everywhere have been coming up to us and saying how much they’ve enjoyed the show this year, and I think it just breathes new life into the show. We didn’t do the Saved by the Bell: The College Years ... where it just becomes unrealistic. I think it
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was an innovative concept and so far it’s really worked well.” On the merger between The WB and UPN to become The CW: “It was a surprise to everyone when it happened and essentially the idea was to pick a couple of shows from each network and join them together and so that meant that some shows were going to get left out. “We were a show that had done well, but we weren’t the leading show on the network by any means ... but at the end it came down to the hard work of our producers and also the passionate voice of our fans. We have a small fan base, but they’re very loud and passionate and they made their presence known. It’s actually been a good thing for One Tree Hill.” On his favorite episode of One Tree Hill:
“Back in season three we did a school shooting episode, and it was absolutely one of my favorite episodes. It was obviously a much more serious subject matter than what we normally deal with on a weekly basis, but it particularly affected my character because it was my best friend who was the one that ended up bringing the gun to school. “It ended tragically, unfortunately, but the episode was crafted in such a way to give people hope. It wasn’t intending to scare anyone and it certainly wasn’t crafted to encourage anyone to do that. It was crafted to show that there’s hope for people and that there are other ways out. “It’s a very timely issue; it’s something that, as a nation, we’re still struggling with and so it was very important to me to do that episode. We know what See Norris, Page B11
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While at the university, Norris (middle) was an active participant in the theatre department. He starred in School for Scandal in 2001.
Norris’ latest role is as Marvin “Mouth” McFadden on the CW drama One Tree Hill. Norris started on the show as a recurring guest star, but he was promoted to a season regular by season three.
Event Preview | Praying for Rain
Student drama troupe prepares a time-sensitive play By Jillian King | Staff writer
For those not privy to the college scene theater, the idea of a theatrical production conjures up high school images of semester-long preparation and weeks of lengthy auditions come to mind. Not so much for The Anthony Aston players and their upcoming production of Praying for Rain. Praying for Rain, directed by graduate student Adam Humenansky, held auditions just before spring break and have been rehearsing for a mere four weeks. And this production, written by playwright Robert Lewis
Vaughan, doesn’t have the lightest subject matter. The Colorado Springs Independent says, “The play deals with high school students, violence, family discord and the struggle for respect, acceptance, sanity and survival in contemporary American society.” Vaughan, a Colorado Springs native, tackles these hefty problems plaguing modern society in a manner both sensitive and relevant. In response to a Colorado production of the work, the Denver Westword called it “a probing look at the root causes of youth violence (that) would awaken post-
Columbine feelings.” Without giving too much away, suffice it to say that Vaughan’s poignant play highlights gun culture and violence and its effects on young people. “I had to stop working on it because some of these things just got to me,” Vaughan told the Colorado Springs Independent about writing Praying for Rain in the midst of school shootings over the past couple of years. “It was frustrating,” he added. “It was disturbing.” As for the specifics of the plot, it centers on Marc, played by sophomore Drew Haverly. Marc had been riding high as a high
school jock in Colorado. This merry path of his life was abruptly ended by a motorcycle accident that left him crippled. Since the accident, Marc, is on a “spiraling journey into self-destruction,” Humenansky said. This behavior lands Marc in a lengthy detention with a teacher, simply named Miss K. Miss K, played by sophomore Aleshia Price, desperately tries to reach out to Marc to “make Marc realize he can have a second chance,” Humenansky said. Humenansky describes Miss K as “a generous but firmly principled teacher.”
Miss K attempts to counterbalance the negative pull Marc’s old friends exert over him through her positive, tough love approach. The question that remains, however, is if Marc can pull himself out in time or if he already made “the choice that will yield surprisingly tragic results” Humenanasky said. If the play is beginning to sound a bit preachy about modern culture, current events and general coming of age, fear not. Vaughan specifically says his intent is the opposite. “I hate theater of the sledgehammer. I don’t want to go and have everything spoon-fed to
me,” he said. Rather, Praying for Rain attempts to reach the audience through its subtle use of different perspectives and human emotion. This play is produced entirely by students, which is enough of a reason to go. Students coordinated everything from lights to set to sound. In addition to its sophomore-filled cast and graduate student director, it also boasts junior Wes Calkin as its stage manager. Praying for Rain will begin its run 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17 and have its final performance 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19. Student tickets are $5. Adults are otherwise $12.
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Restaurant Review | Ichiban
Ichiban gives alternative to other sushi staples By Katie Breidenbach | Contributing writer
You would be perfectly fine eating in jeans and a T-shirt. For those seeking a different and We were seated promptly and our healthier dining option, Ichiban Japa- waitress brought menus and water nese Restaurant and Sushi Bar will fit immediately. your desire for good food that isn’t bad Patrons can also sit at the bar and the for you. lack of background Claiming to serve music allowed for Ichiban food with low chopleasant conversalesterol, low fat and Location | 270 S. Stratford Rd. tion as the restaurant low salt, you’ll find Hours | 11 a.m..-2:30 p.m. Mon. - Sun. was not overwhelmed the restaurant tucked with noise. 5 p.m..-9:30 p.m. Sun. - Thur. between Borders and The menu features 5 p.m. -10:30 p.m. Fri. - Sat. Baskin Robbins in the a range of salads, Thruway Shopping Serving | Sushi soups, appetizCenter on Stratford Dress | Casual ers, udon-noodles, Road. yaki soba, tempura, I took my sushi Price Range | $10 - $20 sashimi and sushi connoisseur with me Rating | (nigiri, nori maki and (out of 5) on this adventure temaki). and found that while For those whose Ichiban will still be a knowledge of exotic second or third to nearby Sakura and food extends about as far as the Pit’s Ishi, I enjoyed the food and was very “international station,” I’ll give you a satisfied overall. rundown of what these entrees entail. It is easy enough to find and has a Udon-noodles are wheat-based noocomfortable and clean atmosphere. dles served in a soup with a soy-based
broth, vegetables and meat. Yaki Soba is basically your favorite ramen noodles but ten times better! They are also wheatbased noodles and stir fried with vegetables and chicken or shrimp. Tempura refers to deep fried vegetables or seafood. Sashimi is a simple raw fish dish accompanied with rice on the side, while nigiri comes with the raw fish served on rice. On the other hand, nori is the type of seaweed used to make rolls while maki means that the sushi is rolled and then cut. Temaki is hand rolled. Despite the fact that we couldn’t get sweet tea (I know this is a great disappointment to many), we were pleased with our tasty appetizers and sushi. The seaweed salad is excellent; it’s served with a vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil dressing. The house soup, Ichiban soup, was very light but not very flavorful. The chicken in the soup was also dry. However, the gyoza (dumplings) were not your average dumplings.
These were much smaller and more manageable, lightly fried and served with the special soy and vinegar sauce. We also ordered a Fuji maki toll and a snow mountain Roll. The Fuji maki had shrimp, salmon, tuna and crab and was served with the special house sauce – orange in color and with a spicy bite to it. The snow mountain roll consisted of shrimp tempura, cucumber and Alaskan king crab and masago (a type of caviar) on top. The food was all fresh and the portions were very generous. Each order comes with about eight pieces of sushi per order and is very filling. Well, if you saved room for dessert after all of this, there is green tea or red bean ice cream. For those who can enjoy sake, beer or wine, there is a range of Japanese beers available in twelve ounce or twentytwo ounce, sakes and wines (coming in whites, cabernets, merlots, shirazes and pinots).
For the vegetarians, it is possible to eat here, although you are pretty much limited to the vegetable sushi, vegetable yayki soba, vegetable tempura and the salads. Salads run from $1.50–$5.95 and soups from $1.50–$4.95 for the Ichiban soup. Appetizers range from the spring rolls at $1.50 to the seared tuna at $8.50. Noodles and tempura range in price from $5.95–$7.95. Nigiri is all under $5 while nori maki reaches $6.95. The chef ’s special nori maki rolls are more expensive, around $10.95. The most expensive item on the menu is the chef ’s choice which consists of assorted sushi or sashimi at $15. Reservations are not needed and the service is quick and efficient. You pay at the front on your way out, and they accept cash and credit cards. I suggest that even if Sakura or Ishi are your regulars, you give Ichiban a try and enjoy a less known place that also has good food at reasonable prices.
Concert Review | Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
One-man band gives humble, but unique performance By Rachel Kowal | Staff writer
Though we at the university perhaps like to picture the campus of Duke in a disparaging light, one thing is for sure – they certainly get more exciting musical acts than we do. Just this year, The Duke Coffee House has had the privilege of hosting The Spinto Band, Kimya Dawson (who was a big hit with several songs on the Juno soundtrack), Bowerbirds and Elf Power in addition to hosting regular dance parties. On April 11, the bill belonged to bands Clue to Kalo and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, (which easily makes my list of top five band names ever). With the help of outer-space themed walls (complete with a myriad of different aliens — some cute and others downright hostile), once inside the coffee house, all dislike for Duke — and even an awareness of being on campus — quickly melts away. In addition to the hand painted oddities lining the walls, in the coffee shop there was a BYOB rule in effect since the cafe didn’t sell alcohol.
Students brought six-packs and sat Indian-style on the floor in clusters, peacefully enjoying their brews. Clue to Kalo, the opening band, was cute in that “I’m from Australia” kind of way. They kept trading off the responsibility of lead vocals, and with two keyboards playing during some songs, they were a fitting opening for Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Though Clue to Kalo was comprised of four times as many members as the main act and had a more complex instrumentation, the accompanying surreal aspects of the venue made this work. After they were done the headliner band come onstage. With the unassuming introduction: “I’m going to play some songs now. I hope you like them,” Owen Ashworth, the one-man-band under the moniker of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, kicked off his show with what he called the “white trilogy.” While some musicians plow through their set list without acknowledging the audience, Ashworth often took requests for songs and told many anecdotes
between songs to the delight of the audience. In one particularly long voice break, Ashworth asked the audience to try to refrain from any crimes or misdemeanors for the sake of the poor Australians of Clue to Kalo who had apparently already been questioned by police about a suspicious individual on the loose in Atlanta and had seen an episode of COPS being filmed in the parking lot of their diner in Austin — all within the past few days. The show was tame for the most part save the spontaneous dancing for the song “Scattered Pearls.” I can only describe his style as some sort of bouncing swing dancing since a couple of people were literally jumping in time to the music for the duration of the song. At times, Ashworth’s lyrics are controversial, scandalous, simple or pedestrian, but they never cease to be entertaining and authentic. He sings about awkward New Year’s Eve kisses, writing home to ask Mom and Dad for more money, mice in the kitchen and
even his grandmother’s lost pearls. The narrative flow of the songs combined well with Owen’s monotone voice and gave the music a confessional sort of feel. Owen Ashworth is certainly no Jason Mraz. He is slightly overweight, awkward, and his voice — although deep and mostly monotone — has a slight trace of that adolescent uncertainty and nervousness to it. Despite this, his music is sincere, endearing and easy to relate to. Ashworth’s music — which all comes from (you guessed it) his keyboard — is minimalist and rarely complex but catchy and fun. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone will probably not be entering into the mainstream consciousness any time soon, but the drive to Durham was well worth it. It is only a shame that there were no more than 50-65 people in attendance to witness the unique, melodic events of the peaceful evening.
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Owen Ashworth, who goes by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, accompanies himself with keyboard.
Music Gadget | Guitar Hero
Music Trend | Religious themes
Music scene stages religious revival Air-guitar gets an upgrade By Elizabeth Perkins | Contributing writer
Religion is a major theme and is even apparent in the titles of several recent A voice desperately rises above a flat releases such as Cursive’s Happy Hollow, organ background wailing “I love you, Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible, Brand New’s Jesus Christ! Jesus Christ, I love you; The Devil and God are Raging Inside yes I do.” of Me and It’s not a sound Of Monbite from a Sunday treal’s HissCheck out the following playlist for examples morning church ing Fauna, of indie songs with religious themes: service; it’s the Are You the “King of Carrot Flowers Part 2&3”opening line of Destroyer ? Neutral Milk Hotel “The King of (probably a “Intervention”- Arcade Fire Carrot Flowers reference to “God Takes Care of the Little Things”Part 2&3” from the snake in Boy Least Likely To Neutral Milk the Genesis Hotel’s eclectic account of “Golden Boy”- The Mountain Goats masterpiece In the the fall of “The Nun’s Litany”- The Magnetic Fields Aeroplane Over the man). “Hard On For Jesus”- The Dandy Warhols Sea. Even the “Gronlandic Edit”- Of Montreal Independent names of “The Weight of the World”- Her Space Holiday music is perhaps recent bands “Jesus”- Brand New one of the last such as the “Rapture” – Pedro the Lion places that one Evangelicals would expect to show the “Opening the Hymnal/ Babies”- Cursive hear open reliinfluence of “B is for Bethlehem”- The Promise Ring gious dialogue. religion on “At the Bottom of Everything”- Bright Eyes But the recent indepen“Traveler’s Song”- Fruit Bats explosion of relident music. “Jesus is Good”- The 88 giously-themed Different “Freedom Hangs Like Heaven”- Iron & Wine albums being artists seem “God’ll Ne’er Let You Down”- Sufjan Stevens released under to reach independent different labels shows that conclusions God, or at least about the discussions about God, Jesus and faith, Church. Arcade Fire laments the hopeare alive and well-versed in the indie lessness of a church that claims it is the world. only answer but fails to fill the needs
of its followers saying that there’s “not much chance for survival if the Neon Bible is right” and criticizing Christians for “working for the church while your life falls apart singing halleluiah with the fear in your heart.” Cursive cites similar fears about the authenticity of the Church saying that “inside each house you’ll find the guilt the fables and folly” and centering each song of the album Happy Hollow around a different hypocrisy. In “Gronlandic Edit” Of Montreal expresses similar concerns saying that “All the churches fill with losers, psycho or confused.” Despite the pessimism of some artists others are optimistic or playful in their exploration of spiritual themes. Sufjan Stevens says that “God will ne’er let you down,” Boy Least Likely To reminds its listeners that “God takes care of the little things.” The Dandy Warhols say that they “gotta believe that the lord of lords and the king of kings come and set me free” in their song “Hard on for Jesus.” The second coming of Christ is even used as an unexpected metaphor for an adulterous orgasm in “Rapture” by Pedro the Lion. While it may not be the most expected platform for religious dialogue, recent album releases, whether serious or silly, show that independent music can colorfully and creatively articulate a variety of viewpoints.
By Ryan Coons | Staff writer
Remember those nights you and your friends spent together at your house playing Mario Party and how much fun you had? Of course you don’t, because it was an awful game and playing it for more than five minutes made you want to kill everyone in the room with you. Thankfully party games have since gotten their act together and have given us a reason to spend Friday night inside glued to the television … aside from not having a girlfriend. The two titles that have heralded in this new era of gaming are the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises. Both combine elements from previously-released musically-themed games (Dance Dance Revolution and Karaoke Revolution) without making you look as silly in front of your friends and loved ones. There is no doubt that these games are hugely popular, seeing as one cannot walk down a freshman hall without tripping over several brightly colored plastic guitars. But what has made them so much more in vogue than their predecessors? Why is there no Parappa the Rappa Rocks the ‘80s? One reason is the music selected for these games.
Spanning genres and decades, both franchises went to painstaking lengths to gather the rights for hundreds of popular songs for us to play along with. However the other, more important reason for their huge success is every human being’s ingrained dream to be a rock star. According to a study I made up for this article, the number one instrument played in America is the air-guitar. Playing either of these games allows all those dreamers to continue airbanding to their heart’s content, but now they get to do it accompanied by an incessant clicking noise! Through all its fun, however, there is a deeper draw toward these games. With the younger users especially, these games foster an interest in moving beyond the game and picking up an actual instrument. And even though MySpace and YouTube have shown us that most idiots should not be allowed anywhere near an acoustic guitar, there is a chance that a few kids playing together on Rock Band decide to try it for real and end up discovering actual talent. Who knows, maybe a few years down the road we’ll be reading an interview with the next R.E.M or Pearl Jam and how they weren’t interested in playing music until they got Rock Band for Christmas one year. I think that’d be a pretty cool thing.
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Nuclear Cooooookie Crisp | Not for the faint of heart
Few can resist the temptations of spring Austin H. Jones Staff columnist
As the semester comes to a close these last two or three weeks, the average student is swamped by final papers, lastminute studying and, of course, the pervasive epidemic of spring fever. The spring fever I’m talking about is not the kind of long-lived crush fellow pipe-smokers might have on one another – for example, I hear the members of the university chapter of the Grand Old Pipers are in it for the long haul; this will be serious someday. The spring fever that hits the majority of us this time of year is along the lines of those ephemeral semi-crushes you get on that really quirky kid in your history class who awakens in you that primordial urge (that you subsequently suppress) to get jiggy wid it. Local amateur wrestler and Ninja-inResidence Thomas P. Sherbakoff recently told me, “The best thing about spring fever is that you get your daily dose of taurine, vitalizing body and mind – which, might I add, gives you wings.” Whether you’re flying high on energy drinks or on puppy love, you are nevertheless destined to crash at some point in time. For this reason, I recommend that we all just take a chill pill. It is all too easy to slip into that abhorred slump of irritability, irrationality and rash comments. Too often, I find myself accidentally unearthing the hidden temper of a random girl who doesn’t feel like waiting 15 seconds for me to get my granola before she can get her meager portions of
cantaloupe and honeydew. I hear the huff and puff of her impatient sighing long after she has served her book-bound, over-worked self. This little exchange pisses me off so much that I realize I’m quickly turning into an easily annoyed, super-tense worker almost identical to this girl who I blame for forcing me into that state. I suggest that during finals week we transform all of the ever-controversial student-run businesses into Turkish Baths, complete with student masseuses, steam baths and full skin care. I am positive this would alleviate (at least a bit) the hold our overwhelming lists of obligations have over us. I’ll even volunteer to be the first masseuse. Also, I have a nomination for another of my buddies to be there right by me, rubbing you down with oils and perfume. We call this fellow “Mike Archie” – he has the hands of a warrior-angel, and his name comes from Michael the Archangel. We used to call him Gabe after the angel Gabriel, but then we realized that Gabriel was just a messenger – this man does so much more than give a message: His fingers float rapidly over muscle and fat alike, pressing down precisely where tension needs to be applied and lifting with the knowing touch possessed only by a masseuse who is spiritually connected with the lucky individual receiving the sensual massage. Even if the Turkish Bath idea bellyflops painfully into the pool of bureaucracy surrounding every “important” decision made at the university, ask me for the true identity of Mike Archie and you might be lucky enough to get an appointment with him. Otherwise, you’ll just have to settle for me walking on your back until it pops. Until your massage, just take it easy, folks.
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Book Review | The Mayor’s Tongue
Event Review | ZSR Live
Author’s debut shows ambition Nathaniel Rich shows his unique talent with his first novel By Jacob Bathanti | Staff writer The Mayor’s Tongue is the debut novel of Nathaniel Rich, the 27-year old prodigy editor at The Paris Review. It is palpably a first novel. The sweeping ambition of the story declares this to be so: intertwining a host of allegorical meditations on the creative role of the author with multiple examinations of people communicating with one another in the space of 310 pages is an archetypal example of authorial overreaching. That the novel succeeds at all is a tribute to Rich’s talent. The novel follows two separate but conjoined stories about New Yorkers. One is that of Eugene Brentani, the son of an emotionally distant Italian widower who takes a job with a moving company. While at work one day, he meets Abe Chisholm, the biographer of his literary idol, the debauched and brilliant Constance Eakins. Eugene takes a new job as Chisholm’s assistant, and promptly falls for his daughter, Sonia. But when Sonia disappears on a trip to Italy, Eugene travels to Trieste to look for her. At roughly the same time, the aging Mr. Schmitz is confronted with twin crises: his wife is dying, and his best friend Rutherford has also disappeared in Italy. Schmitz gropes his way through this nightmare world, fumbling to construct a coherent narrative from his life. This quest eventually takes him to the mountains near Trieste, where he and Rutherford were stationed during World War II This theme of writing as creation is infused through the book, and virtually everybody in
it writes, although whether they and silent. It’s as if even the sparactually communicate anything rows are afraid to fly so high,” in their writing is another matter take on an almost axiomatic altogether. potency, conveying the aridity Eugene is translating his house- of loneliness without ever using mate’s novel from a rare Domini- the word. can dialect to English. None of this should be taken to Abe is writing Eakins’ biogra- validate the silly cliché that first phy, forming from school report novels are by definition doomed cards a portrait of a man he idol- to failure; nor should it be misizes. construed to imply that Rich is Schmitz is writing his memoirs, a bad writer. starting with just before he was The Mayor’s Tongue succeeds in born; his wife expresses herself spite of certain flaws because of only when she writes in her jour- Rich’s tremendous affection and nal; and the towering figure of sympathy for his characters and Eakins is, of course, a writer. because of his skill in imparting This tea is a heady brew – Rich this to his readers. is setting up his proto-authors He creates portraits of impresalmost as little gods, writing sive acuity and tenderness. themselves into their own creThe interactions of Schmitz ation stories. and his wife, dysfunctional as The elaboration of this theme they may be, are also incredibly leading up to a morally ambigu- moving. ous ending that gave me chills, Rich’s great strength in this but is not clearly necessary to the book is that he seems to really care story. about his characters, and so he While the book contains sec- makes us care about them too. tions of incredible beauty – a pair In a novel with so much of the of seahorses waltzing in their tank allegory to it, this is not to be by night is a new favorite passage underestimated — such books of mine – the occasionally choppy are never more irritating than writing also declares this novel to when their characters are cookies be Rich’s first. stamped out to make a point His word Reading choice is this, it actusometimes ally mat“The vein of talent that makes inexplicably tered to me The Mayor’s Tongue a valuable inapprothat Schmitz priate, and book, and portends good things would wake some pasup with his for Rich’s literary future.” sages feel dying wife’s skewed or hand on his could have shoulder or been excised altogether. And he that Eugene would yearn to is prone to tell the readers, rather reunite with Sonia. than show them, the internal I wanted these characters to end states of his characters. up happy, to thrive. Calling the act of biting into a This is the vein of talent that rotting crab apple “a mock heroic makes The Mayor’s Tongue a valugesture” is better than merely able book and portends good using “heroically” to modify the things for Rich’s literary future. verb, but it would be better still He seems to want the best for to let the reader infer the facetious his characters. gallantry of Eugene’s act, which is That he wants this is a tribute intended to impress Sonia. to his empathy; that he does not The last section feels the surest, necessarily give this to them is and assuming that Rich wrote in keeping with his idea of the The Mayor’s Tongue more or less author as god. chronologically over the five years What it means that he does for which he worked on it, this not make a clear moral judgmakes sense — the novel seems ment on this thought is entirely to have improved as its author up for grabs. found his feet. Despite its shortcomings, it’s Towards the end of the book, worth reading The Mayor’s Tongue such spare sentences as “Night to delve into this question for up here in the mountain is long oneself.
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Thomas Kozak (center), along with the help of other musicians, played to an intrigued crowd on April 11 in the first ZSR Live concert.
ZSR starts new concert series By Kristen Guth | Staff writer
Listening intently, the audience waited in rapture for song lyrics to cascade over their ears in a pleasant wave of original composition early evening on April 11. Acoustic guitar strokes and quiet piano melodies reverberated in the voluminous space of Rhoda’s Cafe as sophomore Thomas Kozak strummed the first notes of the Friday Night Live performance series at ZSR Library. Close to 50 people attended the inaugural performance to listen to Kozak’s indie-folk music. Kozak incorporated fellow musicians to help perform some songs with instruments that included acoustic guitar, mandolin, drums and piano, as well as vocal backups. In addition to his original compositions, Kozak performed other well known songs, such as “Falling” from the movie Once and a Johnny Cash cover. “I like the acoustics in here and the crowd was really listening and polite,” Kozak said following his performance. “It was a larger crowd than I was expecting, which is good for the future of the program, but it also meant a lot to me as an artist.” “I’ve never heard him sing before and this venue just fit so well,” sophomore Danika Sorensen said. “I would come to more of these.” The space’s construction, namely the high ceiling and long hall, allows music to carry through its depth without echo, making its acoustics perfect for intimate performances. When rear-
ranged, the tables and couch chairs used for studying convert easily to a casual sitting area, similar to a music lounge. The relaxed atmosphere, enhanced with natural window lighting, encouraged the same response from the audience. “Rhoda’s is easy to find and has enough space for the music without being overwhelming to listen to,” freshman Amelia Swan said. “It’s better than Shorty’s because when people play there, all of Benson gets rocked, especially the food court.” Audience members were appreciative and willing to be entertained at the conclusion of a week of classes. Listeners trickled in and out during the concert. Although successful, more attention to the series from the outside of the library may alert people to a performance in the future. “I think it’s a good way to showcase different talent, and it’s early enough in the evening that it doesn’t conflict with other activities on a Friday night,” freshman Alex Hummel said. Kozak’s music was engaging because of his narrative style. He provided a background story for each of his songs, even dedicating one about the Outer Banks beaches to Peter Romanov, organizer of the performance series. “I am pleased with how well the performance was received,” said Romanov. He mentioned that Wanda Brown, associate director of ZSR Library, is confident that the series will return in the fall semester as a regular event each month.
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Event Preview | RiverRun Film Festival
Stars come to town for annual film extravaganza By Kevin Koehler | Contributing editor
Winston-Salem’s RiverRun Film Festival returns for its 10th year next week, bringing to town a big buffet of film for the area’s curious movie lovers. The festival kicks off on April 23 and will screen over 90 diverse works before wrapping up five days later. “I hope people go see things they wouldn’t normally see. That’s what’s most exciting about a film festival for me at least,” RiverRun Program Coordinator Mary Dossinger said. “Just show up and go to a movie, not even looking to see what’s playing. It’s always really fun and it might be bad, but you never know, you might find next favorite film ... Go out on a limb; try something new.”
There will be plenty of opportunity for such cinematic exploration, as most of the selections are off-the-beaten path films that are hard to see outside the festival. The wide variety of movies playing include short and feature lengths, of nearly every genre from drama to comedy to documentary, both foreign and domestic in origin. RiverRun will begin with a special screening of Phoebe in Wonderland, which is fresh from the Sundance Film Festival. The film revolves around a troubled 9-year-old girl who has a new world opened to her through a school production of Alice in Wonderland. It stars, among others, Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson and Bill Pullman, who will attend
the festival for a public conversation April 24 and receive a 2008 Master of Cinema award. Pullman is an accomplished actor, but you may know him best for his role as President Whitmore in the alieninvasion blockbuster Independence Day (“We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day!”). Also appearing for a conversation and Master of Cinema award
will be Pam Grier, a WinstonSalem native who starred as Foxy Brown in the iconic 1972 blaxploitation flick of the same name and can be seen on television’s The L-Word today. “Her influential career broke new ground for black women in the film i n d u s t r y, and her roles showed w o m e n around the world that they could be both fiercely independent and beautiful,” RiverRun Executive Director Andrew Rodgers said. The festival will additionally
host talks with renowned septuagenarian documentarian Les Blank (Burden of Dreams) and director John Dahl (Rounders). Among the more unique screenings will be the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland, a rare archival print never released for home video, and the silent 1925 Phantom of the Opera, which will be accompanied live by the Alloy Orchestra of Cambridge, Mass. As the key May 6 North Carolina primary election approaches, two politically relevant documentaries will be screened. I.O.U.S.A. takes a plain-spoken look at the national debt. Secrecy examines critically the government practice of classifying political documents. The RiverRun staff looked at over 1,000 films, in conjunction
with a review board comprised of various community members, to find the best titles for the 2008 festival. “It’s tough having this massive list of films and trying to see them all,” Dossinger said. “We try to pick just really great films that people from Winston and throughout the area would really like.” The process takes nearly an entire year. “We’ve already had people e-mail us asking about submissions for next year,” she said. Tickets to screenings can be bought online, by phone, at the Stevens Center on Fourth Street or the campus of North Carolina School of the Arts. VIP Passes to all festival events are available for $300.
Norris: Former child actor discusses school and TV career Continued from Page B9
we are, we’re there to provide entertainment for people, but once in awhile it’s nice to feel like you make a difference. “So many people wrote into the network after that show and said what a positive message that was for them. There were a lot of high schools around the nation where kids actually watched the shows in class; the teachers actually showed it in classes, and they watched the episode. That was really encouraging to hear.”
On his character’s nickname, “Mouth”: “I’ve always said it’s because I have big sexy lips, but I don’t think that’s really it. Apparently it comes from the fact that Mouth has always wanted to be a sports announcer and even in the early episodes, he was always on the side of the River court giving his own fake playby-plays and he had a microphone with him. So that’s where the name Mouth comes from, but I still like to think it’s my nice lips.”
On where he sees himself in the blessed because I’ve been able to work as future: actor for so long and there’s no question One Tree Hill has been a really terrific in my mind about ‘should I have done ride. Before it started, I had thought this or should I have done that.’ about going to graduate school and when “I’ve gone with my gut every time and if the opportunity came up I felt like it was I decide to get out of this business ever I’ll just too good to pass up and I have no be a happy guy because I’ll already have regrets. I’m so glad that I did it because had so much success and if I stick with it’s enabled me it and I find more to do travel and success then that’ll “We’re there to provide entertain- be a great thing too. meet so many people and do ment ... but once in awhile it’s nice It’s sort of out of my so many things I hands, but we’ll see to feel like you make a difference” what happens. I’m never thought I Lee Norris would get to do, excited.” Actor & university alum but over the next couple of years, Norris is an actor I’m not sure. who is thankful for “I’m certainly going to see what’s out the opportunities he’s been given in there in terms of work opportunity in the acting and in his education. He has had a acting field whenever we finish. I’ll prob- lot of success, but he still has a nostalgic ably give myself a little bit of time and spot for the university. audition and see if I can pick something “I really miss being out there, this else up and if I don’t, the good news is world’s a lot of fun, but I really treasure that I have that invaluable degree from those years that I had there. I love to talk Photo courtesy of www.ulitmatedisney.com Wake Forest and I can go to graduate to Wake people as much as I can. We school and do something else or look for a (university alumni) are a small group, Norris achieved real fame in the first seasons of Boy Meets World as Stuart Minkus, the class nerd in love with Topanga. job, just a regular old job, but I feel really but we’re very loyal,” he said.