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ARC distributes pamphlet to accepted students The brochure details multiple incidents of racism that have occurred onWake Forest’s campus

BY OLIVIA FIELD News Editor fielor17@wfu.edu

we are committed to finding a great addition to complete our coaching staff,” Head Coach Danny Manning said in the press release.

Jones pleaded not guilty to the thirddegree assault charges on Aug. 10. Last week, the Winston-Salem Journal reported that the Queens Criminal Court denied a motion from Jones’ attorney to prevent a New York police detective from identifying Jones in surveillance footage.

Jones’ next court appearance will take on place on May 6 in Queens Criminal Court.

On Aug. 5, Szabo, who may have been intoxicated, was reportedly knocking on car windows searching for his Uber driver before he was confronted by a local resident. Jones was sitting in his parked car at the time and allegedly exited his vehicle to punch Szabo.

By the time they leave Campus Day, accepted students have a wealth of information in the form of fliers, pamphlets, booklets and handouts that they received at every corner. This year, some accepted students left with a new brochure handed out by a student group in order to shed light on Wake Forest’s past and present.

On the second Campus Day on April 12, the Wake Forest University AntiRacism Coalition distributed a twosided brochure that details instances of racism on campus and information surrounding the university’s ties to slavery.

The Anti-Racism Coalition, a student group that formed this semester, has put forth nine demands and is striving to establish a zero-tolerance policy for white supremacy.

Their pamphlet addressed the class of 2023, as “Welcome to WFU” is centered in bold letters above a photo of Wait Chapel on the front cover.

The Anti-Racism Coalition provided the following statement to the Old Gold & Black: “On Friday, students mobilized to distribute the brochures because they felt that Wake Forest’s class of 2023 deserved an authentic overview of Wake [Forest]’s racist past and present as opposed to inevitably finding out when they come here in the fall.

“The Anti-Racism Coalition has called upon the university to hold itself accountable for the ways in which it inflicts trauma on its students of color.

Our demands for reform and accountability remain largely unmet. So long as Wake [Forest] continues to dismiss the demands of students of color, we will continue to resist.”

The back of the pamphlet included contact information for both the Anti-Racism Coalition and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), which they referred to as “the Office of Diversity and Exclusion.”

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Jamill Jones resigned as assistant coach of the men’s basketball team on April 12. He is pictured above (left) with his lawyer on Aug. 9, 2018 at Queens Criminal Court after being charged with third-degree misdemeanor assault.

Asst. basketball coach resigns After fatally punching a man in 2018, Jones has officially left his position as assistant coach

BY REN SCHMITT Print Managing Editor schmwm16@wfu.edu

Assistant Basketball Coach Jamill Jones, who faces assault charges in New York for allegedly fatally punching a man last year, resigned on Friday. Jones had been on leave from the basketball program since Aug. 10.

Jones faces a third-degree assault charge after allegedly punching 35-year-old Sandor Szabo, who was visiting from Boca Raton, Fla., in an Aug. 5 altercation in Queens, New York. Szabo struck his head on the pavement and died on Aug. 7 as a result of the injuries he sustained.

In August, the New York City medical examiner ruled Szabo’s death a homicide,

citing “blunt impact injury of head with brain injury” as his cause of death.

Jones could not immediately be reached for further comment.

“I believe it is in the best interest of both the team and me personally that I resign from my position,” said Jones in a press release from Wake Forest Athletic Communications. “It is my sincerest hope and desire that stepping down now will allow the student-athletes, coaches and administration at Wake Forest to focus fully on their studies and on the season ahead, without distraction, while I focus all of my attention and energy on resolving my legal case.”

Steve Kirkland, Wake Forest director of Athletic Communications, declined to comment beyond the official press release.

“This decision is in the best interest for both our program and Jamill. I appreciate everyone on our staff who took on extra responsibilities during Jamill’s leave, and

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Without local journalism, community-specific issues often fall by the wayside, and communities whose voices are not as well represented on the national stage cannot be heard."

On Monday, the South Florida Sun Sentinel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service, which is considered to be the most prestigious of these awards. The local newspaper was lauded for their coverage of the massacre that killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., last February.

Unlike the stories that most major news sources ran surrounding the tragedy, the paper's articles focused on multiple missteps on the part of the school and local authorities that led to further loss of life.

When it comes to these annual awards, which highlight the best of the best in the world of journalism, the main recipients are almost always national organizations. Several local publications were recognized in addition to the Sun Sentinel, including the Pitts-

burgh Post-Gazette, for breaking news coverage of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in October, and the Capital Gazette, where five employees were killed in a shooting in June.

It is highly out of the ordinary that a regional publication was presented with one of the highest awards in journalism. More so, the awards come at a time when community journalism has been on a decline. As media monopolizes and continues to move towards an online, ad-based model, it has become increasingly difficult for smaller publications to maintain the revenue stream

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The Editorial Board of the Old Gold & Black hopes that these recognitions establishes a greater level of respect for and acknowledgement of the necessity of the work that local journalism produces. Although coverage of national issues is as important as ever, we should place more weight on the meaningful reporting that is being done to cover local issues.

Whether discussing the Flint Journal's coverage of the lack of clean water in the Michigan city or the Sacramento Bee's articles on the devastating California wildfires, local journalists employ high levels of ethical integrity while simultaneously keying into the experience of the community in which they reside.

Without local journalism, community-specific issues often fall by the wayside, and communities whose voices are not as well represented on the national stage cannot be heard.

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Deacon Profile: William Morgan

What’s your favorite Wake Forest tradition or thing about the school?

BY LILLIAN JOHNSON Editor-in-Chief johnlg16@wfu.edu

Oh, gosh. I would say Hit the Bricks. It seems like everyone shows up to that — the whole community. I get to show up and parade around in my tennis shoes, but with my suit, so people see me as a man of the people, you know. I love how it represents Wake Forest in how the groups are spread around in this circuit. Anything involving the Quad, which includes Project Pumpkin, is my favorite tradition by seeing everybody and being part of this community based [in one area].

Also, Pro Humanitate means a lot. To me, it’s an ethical mandate to care about building your own character so that you can better help other people. Serving the community is great, but that’s the step after figuring out how to better yourself.

If you’ve ever seen a student in a suit up on the Quad or in Campus Grounds, there’s a good chance it was senior William Morgan.

While Morgan has made quite a recognizable image for himself on campus, he’s also made quite the name for himself, too.

The history major with a triple minor in politics and international affairs, creative writing and Latin, is involved heavily on campus, particularly in Student Government. Upperclassmen will remember seeing his name on the ballot for Student Government President twice.

Now that graduation is upon him, Morgan, a student with a great deal of school spirit, reflects on his time at Wake Forest and how he’ll eventually return to his soon-to-be alma mater.

I’ve actually seen a photo of you at the Hit the Bricks, running in a suit. You’re known around campus for being very formally dressed. Why? What do you wear on your day off?

What made you want to come to Wake Forest?

To be perfectly honest and transparent, it came down to the fact that Wake Forest was the school that accepted me. It’s always been a school that’s been in the family, we’re old gold and black through and through. It’s funny — my dad works here, but I had never really been on campus before pre-orientation, when my dad had to show me around. I was really attracted to the idea that it would be close to home. I knew people who were going. I knew it was a fantastic school, but I just didn’t know the extent of the quality.

So, you were almost going in blind?

A bit. When people find out I’m from Winston-Salem — — you’re a townie — — yes, exactly, so they’re like, “So, you’ve always known?”

And I was like, “No, I didn’t always know.” I’ve always supported the basketball team, the football team, been to all the bowl games and ACC tournaments, sure, but I had never really seriously considered going here. I had applied, but like, I thought I was going [somewhere else]. Then I totally realized, in a humbling moment, "I’m going to Wake Forest. This is the place for me." I had to discover that; I didn’t know that to begin with.

Tell me about what you’re involved in on campus.

I am Academic Committee Co-Chair on Student Government. I’ve been on Student Government all four years and ran for President twice. I am the President of the Resident Student Association, which I’ve also been involved in for four years.

Aside from that, I am in a bunch of different honors societies. I am President of the Leadership Society, Omicron Delta Kappa.

I am in the Classics Honor Society, History Honor Society and I just got into Phi Beta Kappa. Oh, and I am also a President’s Aide and have been so for the last two years.

That’s a lot of commitments. How do you balance it all?

(Laughs). That’s been my battle for the past four years. I think about my extracurriculars as something I really want to do, and I only do it if I really want to do it and I’m really willing to commit my time. Otherwise, it’s just busy work, and I can’t do that. I love school, but it’s a lot of busy work. I try to think about it as I’m doing things for people I care about as opposed to I’m just doing stuff for school.

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That’s really that Pro Humanitate spirit.

Exactly! I think about it in terms of people, less than in terms of work or padding stats, because that’s no fun.

Can you tell me about what you’ve done in Student Government and what you would like to see in the future?

One thing, during the fall of my sophomore year, I got to be on an academic calendar sub-committee. We changed the calendar based on student feedback, which was really cool. It’s probably one of my favorite moments, working with the faculty and working with student feedback from the year before.

We added a reading day, added a day to fall break and lengthened winter break — things that students wanted. It’s something I’m really proud of.

I encouraged my fellow representatives to think about their job as less in terms of showing up at Senate and instead focusing more on what it means to be a representative. For me, that means going out and being an active delegate. Go out to groups, listen to what they have to say and then bring those concerns back. Otherwise, we talk about getting constituent concerns, but we don’t actually go out and get them. There are a lot of things I’d like them to do, but the biggest thing would be to return to the idea that we have a duty and that we are elected for a reason.

What did you learn from running for Student Government President twice?

I learned that it’s nearly impossible for non-Greeks to win. It’s a lot of fun to campaign, but you have to love it. Most people are not cut out for campaigning — it’s so exhausting, mentally, physically, we have to talk to all these people. The biggest thing I would say I learned was not to devolve to this sort of fake version of yourself, which I feel like a lot of people feel like they have to do in order to win the votes to be seen. For me, I think you really have to be yourself and fight for the things you truly believe in.

(Laughs). It started in high school during AP exams in my junior year. I was taking the exams and I thought one day: I’ll wear a tie today. I decided that it’s part of who I am and it’s how I want to be known; I’m big on self-presentation. I’m not too judgmental about how other people present themselves because obviously, that’s not right. I care about having an intentional image, personality and character. For me, that means dressing up. It’s not just how I want to be recognized, but how I want to portray myself. I’m someone who takes myself seriously, but at the same time it’s fun. I can wear some nice, flashy colors here and there. I like to be a little bit of a showpiece for all the things I want to be. It’s that saying: not just dressing for the job you have but the job you want, and I want to be a professor. I’m not going to wait ten years to dress up. I start now.

I have to ask — do you wear fancy pajamas?

I do have fancy pajamas but I don’t wear them, actually. I’ve always wanted a red silk sort of deal with a nice night cap. I actually just wear a t-shirt and pajamas. Just a normal guy, for the most part.

Do you have any remaining Wake Forest bucket list items to check off before graduation?

I have to talk to all of my professors, and I have to send them notes — personal thank you notes to acknowledge the many years they have dedicated to me and how grateful I am for that.

I don’t see [graduation] as a finality, because these relationships will be kept for the rest of our lives. I want to continually invest in that right now, so I don’t forget later.

What are your post-graduation plans?

I’m in-between teaching high school at my high school, R.J. Reynolds, or another high school in the area, in either history or Latin, and doing research. I’m trying to do teaching and research simultaneously, here with a professor or somewhere else.

I’ve heard you want to come back and be a professor here someday. Is that true?

It’s totally true. I would like to be a professor here in the history department. I’d like to be chair. Hopefully provost or maybe president someday.

You’re already gunning for [President] Hatch’s job?

Yeah, absolutely. But you can only hope for so much.

POLICE BEAT Underage Consumption/Intoxication • Offender drank alcohol earlier in the night and started to feel sick and was vomiting at South. They were transported to Student Health. The report was filed on April 13 at 4:48 a.m.

• One offender was intoxicated and cited for underage drinking and Resist, Obstruct & Delay in Collins. The other offender had consumed alcohol underage and will be referred to the Dean's Office. The report was filed on April 13 at 3:40 p.m.

• Offender was intoxicated and transported to Forsyth Hospital from the front of Babcock.

The report was filed on April 13 at 11:07 p.m.

Miscellaneous • Unknown subjects vandalized a utility box at Deacon Place. The report was filed on April 8 at 11:59 a.m.

• Subject was reportedly masturbating near the walking trail by Fourth Street. The report was filed on April 10 at 7:46 p.m.

• Neighbor of Campus Gas called to report loud music and voices. The report was filed on April 13 at 12:01 a.m.

• Emotionally disturbed student was transported to WFUMBC with self-inflicted lacerations from Long Drive. The report was filed on April 13 at 3:42 a.m.

• Vehicle found near where it was reported stolen from the sophomore lot. The report was filed on April 13 at 11:57 a.m.

• A loud party was reported at Branch Drive. No citations were issued. The report was filed on April 13 at 5:20 p.m.

• A loud party was reported at Macon Drive. No citations were issued. The report was filed on April 13 at 3:36 p.m.

Larceny • Unknown subjects removed victims clothes from laundry in Luter. The report was filed on April 10 at 5:28 p.m.

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ARC: Pamphlet distributed on Campus Day Continued from Page 1

“The Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the three identity centers under this administrative structure, is committed to supporting and advocating all members of our campus community,” said José Villalba, vice president for Diversity & Inclusion. “And though our work may sometimes not be seen or acknowledged by every student, staff or faculty member, it doesn’t diminish the positive impact we have on our campus.”

On April 15, the Anti-Racism Coalition shared a tweet in which they stated regret for “mistakenly” referring to ODI as the Office of Diversity & Exclusion.

However, in an email to the Old Gold & Black, the group stated that several members had been apprehensive about the way in which the brochure referenced the ODI. “We have since stated our regret for the way ODI was targeted on our brochure,” said the Anti-Racism Coalition in an email to the Old Gold & Black. “Several [AntiRacism Coalition] members expressed their concern about the implications of misnaming ODI and its impact on the office’s hard-working faculty members, many of whom are people of color.”

The inside of the brochure is divided into two sections, the first titled “You’ve been Lied To!” and the second “A Racist History ... ” Under the first header, it states that

the university “is not ‘Pro Humanitate’ towards people of color” and that it “consistently ignores the demands of its students of color, especially black students.”

“In some regards I know our university can do more and be more intentional around inclusion and equity efforts, particularly as it relates to underrepresented members of our community,” Villalba said.

The second section of the pamphlet, which ran across two-thirds of the inside, describes a variety of information surrounding the university’s history and more recent incidents of racism on campus.

Introduced as the “real story of Wake Forest,” the second section discusses the university’s relationship with slavery. First, they note that university buildings such as Wait Chapel,Taylor and Poteat are named after “slave-owners, Confederates, and racial eugenics.”

According to the 1840 U.S. Census, Samuel Wait, who served as president of Wake Forest from 1833 to 1846, owned four slaves. The ages and gender of the slaves are not listed in the census. Serving as president of the university from 1884 to 1905, Charles Taylor is also documented as having served for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. As chronicled in a collection on Taylor from the University of Virginia’s Special Collection Department, he served under both General Robert E. Lee and General Stonewall Jackson.

The final individual listed, William Poteat, who was university president from 1905 to 1927, was extensively involved in the movement supporting eugenics. His specific activities surrounding the topic are documented in William Louis Poteat: A Leader of the Progressive-Era South and include holding seminars and serving on committees focused on eugenics.

“Our ultimate aim was to share a brief overview of racism at Wake [Forest] with the prospective Class of 2023, especially its students of color, who will be most impacted by these incidents and the continued failure of the university to respond accordingly,” said the Anti-Racism Coalition in an email to the Old Gold & Black.

“Prospective students deserve to have all the facts before making a four-year commitment to a university that has continually left its commitments to protecting students of color unfulfilled.”

The next section detailed that “the Reynolds Family, who donated the land you are standing on now, started their first tobacco company with the profits they received from slave labor.”

The tobacco company itself was not the product of slave labor, as it was founded

by R.J. Reynolds in 1875, 10 years after slavery was abolished. However, R.J. Reynold’s father Hardin Reynolds owned a plantation in Virginia beginning in 1840 that benefited heavily from slavery. Virginia Tech’s archival materials document that,

by 1863, there were 88 enslaved laborers on the plantation.

In 1946, the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, which is directly tied to the tobacco company, offered Wake Forest College $330,000 annually in perpetuity under the stipulation that the college move to Winston-Salem and build a new campus in the foundation’s city.

Referencing the Howler, the pamphlet also mentioned the photos of blackface and the inclusion of other racial slurs, as well as the photo of Dean of Admissions Martha Allman standing in front of a Confederate flag in 1982.

The final paragraph transitions to more current issues, which the Anti-Racism Coalition say “continue to haunt students of color who attend Wake Forest.” These include the video of a freshman calling her resident advisor a racial slur, a bucket of urine being left outside the associate chaplain for Muslim life’s office in 2014 and Kappa Alpha Order’s former hosting of an annual Robert. E. Lee party.

“After the brochures were distributed, students of color were overheard expressing legitimate concerns about attending Wake Forest,” said the Anti-Racism Coalition in an email to the Old Gold & Black.

“However, they deserved to know how racism affects the lived experiences of current students of color and understand the realities of campus climate before coming to Wake [Forest].”

OUTSIDE THE BUBBLE Parts of Notre Dame Cathedral Buttigieg announces he will Lori Loughlin pleads not guilty in Paris engulfed in massive fire run for President in 2020 in college admissions scandal Parisians stood on the streets of Paris on Monday and watched as fire raged on the historic Notre Dame cathedral.

The first fire alarm went off at 6:20 p.m. local time, only 20 minutes before the cathedral was set to close to visitors for the day. The cathedral was evacuated and the fire raged on well into the night, eventually leading to the collapse of the iconic spire and roof.

According to the New York Times, the fire is believed to have been extinguished around 10 a.m. after burning for more than 12 hours.

The iconic 69-meter bell towers remain intact, as does the main structure of the church. Rebuilding the church is a priority for the people of Paris and for Emmanuel Macron, the French president who gave a televised address Monday night.

The incident was tragic in many ways as Catholics, Parisians, art historians and people of the world watched the iconic monument burn.

Notre Dame is famous for its flying buttresses and has become a symbol of French strength, surviving more than 850 years. It is said to house thorns from the crown Jesus supposedly wore as well as other relics. It is not yet known if these relics survived.

Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., announced on Sunday that he will be entering the race for president. He joins 17 other hopeful candidates seeking the Democratic Party nomination.

Buttigieg is recieving a fair amount of attention in the media, partially because of his interesting background. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and a graduate of Harvard University before serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Reserve in Afghanistan. He was elected as mayor of South Bend in 2011 at 29 years old and re-elected in 2015 with 80 percent of the vote, despite coming out as gay before the election.

The announcement took place inside an old Studebaker car factory in South Bend, Ind. The factory itself, currently experiencing a revitalization, was meant to be a representation of Buttigieg’s success in improving a city previously headed toward decay.

Americans contributed more than $1 million to Buttigieg’s campaign in the four hours following his speech on Sunday. He is the fastest-rising Democratic candidate, now polling with top contenders after having less than one percent of public support just a few months ago.

Lori Loughlin announced on Monday that she will plead not guilty to charges that she and her husband, Mossimo Giannuli, allegedly participated in a wide-ranging college admissions scam by paying bribes to get her two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California.

The couple is among 50 people accused of participating in what federal prosecutors have named “Operation Varsity Blues.”

William “Rick” Singer from Newport Beach, Cali., is considered the mastermind behind this scheme and announced in March that he will plead guilty. Felicity Huffman, also charged in the scandal, announced earlier this month that she will plead guilty on May 21. In all, 13 of the 33 parents have agreed to plead guilty. At this point, three other parents submitted not guilty pleas.

Loughlin and Giannuli are accused of paying $500,000 in bribes in attempts to secure spots for their daughters at USC by having them designated as rowing team recruits. . Both daughters are supposedly still enrolled at the university.

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Student Union hosts Shag on the Mag Melissa Cooney/Old Gold & Black

On April 12, Shag on the Mag rounded out Springfest 2019 with the theme of Fire and Ice. Hosted on Manchester Plaza, the event included food, live music and an open bar for those 21 and older. This Wake Forest tradition consistently draws a crowd of students across all years.

As the name of the event suggests, the main attraction of the night is the live band and large dance floor. From 10 p.m. until late in the night, students gathered under the tent to dance with friends and enjoy a much-needed change of pace.

Despite the threats of a thunderstorm, Shag on the Mag still attracted a large crowd of students. The event rounded out Student Union’s Springfest, which was held April 8-12.

Senior Kathleen Burns poses with sophomores Riley Blair and Burke Preston.

Sophomores Megan Harty and Emmy Harman pose The event included food and drinks, as well as a station to make for a photo at the annual Shag on the Mag event. s’mores. Students were welcomed to toast their own marshmallows.

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Jones: Coach resigns following assault charge

Continued from Page 1

Jones left the scene of the incident but reportedly learned of the severity of Szabo’s injuries and that police were searching for him in the following days. He, through his attorney Alain Massena, arranged to turn himself in on Aug. 9.

Szabo was a vice president of sales for What If Media Group, a digital marketing company. In an Aug. 8 Facebook post, the company recalled “his bright smile, his positive attitude, his passion for our company. . . and his love of family.”

The Charlotte News & Observer reported that the attorneys of Donna Kent, Szabo’s mother, argued to the Queens County District Attorney’s of-

fice that Jones should be charged with criminally negligent homicide, but no new charges have been raised to date.

Jones joined the Wake Forest basketball program as an assistant coach in May 2017 after serving as a coach at University of Central Florida, Virginia Commonwealth University and Florida Gulf Coast University. Manning praised Jones as a “well-respected bright mind in our profession” at the time of his hire.

The Wake Forest basketball program has not announced a corresponding hire to replace Jones’ on the coaching staff.

“Our heartfelt condolences remain with Sandor Photo courtesy of Facebook page of What If Holdings Szabo’s family and friends,” Manning said via press Sandor Szabo, 35, died after Jones allegedly assaulted him in New York City in August 2018. release.

Tribute concert held for James Dodding Students hosted a concert honoring former theatre director and professor James Dodding

BY JACLYN CHILDRESS Contributing Writer chiljm17@wfu.edu

On Saturday, April 13, families and students gathered in Brendle Recital Hall to watch Wake Forest voice students and orchestra pay tribute to James Dodding, a former director and visiting lecturer for the Department of Theatre and Dance. Dodding passed on March 25, 2018.

As the audience entered, the sounds of strings, woodwinds, trumpets and more filled the hall as the full orches-

tra warmed up. However, the quick trills of clarinets and loud chatter of the audience quickly silenced as the lights began to dim, signaling the beginning of the concert.

As conductor David Hagy lifted his baton, the orchestra began with The Pirates of Penzance (1879).

“It is very honoring because they are performing pieces that Dodding produced and directed, and I think it is incredibly touching to honor him in that way,” said Salem College sophomore attendee Molly Palmer.

The performance consisted of pieces from The Pirates of Penzance (1879), Guys and Dolls (1950), West Side Story (1957), and The Man of La Mancha (1965). As the music went on, friends

of Dodding spoke between pieces.

Department of Music Professor David Levy, Theatre Adjunct Instructor Michael Huie, Department of Theatre and Dance Chair Nina Marie Lucas and alumnus Christopher Young spoke throughout the performance.

Through their speeches, the audience was able to get a grasp on who Dodding was, why he was so special and how he left a mark on everyone that he came in contact with. Attendees also got a chance to experience the performances Dodding put on while he was at Wake Forest.

“Not a day goes by where I don’t think about something he said,” said Huie.

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The event was held on Saturday April 13 and included musical performances from West Side Story, The Man of La Mancha, Guys and Dolls and The Pirates of Penzance. Dodding directed these musicals during his time at Wake Forest.

The emotion that was put into this performance did not go unnoticed.

From the slow and lovely pieces to the upbeat funny ones, this event encapsulated it all. This showed the range that Dodding had as a director during his time.

Throughout this event, the audience was able to experience a glimpse of what it would have been like to work with such an adored man.

“He believed in me before I knew I was capable of putting on this show,” said Lucas, who was asked by Dodding to put on West Side Story.

As the muted trumpets began to fade, Young took the stage. Young was a theatre major at Wake Forest from 1987 to 1990 and concluded the show with a captivating performance of The Man of La Mancha. He said it was Dodding’s gift to set the stage and embrace the madness of life.

As the lights came back on, the crowd erupted in applause and a standing ovation. Sophomore attendee Hannah Betfort was overwhelmed by the powerful emotions that came out during this performance, especially from Young.

“This was my favorite event I have been to. I have attended probably around five or six performances since I’ve been at Wake Forest and this one was just the most emotional. I really enjoyed it,” Betfort said.

There was a reception that followed the event in the lobby of Brendle Hall.

The performers and speakers gathered with family and friends as they celebrated the concert and the memory of Dodding.

“I think events like this are important because I personally believe in telling people how much they mean to me. I enjoyed how we were able to celebrate the impact Professor Dodding had on so many people in such a beautiful way,” said senior voice student Keighley Nemickas.

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Scientists capture first picture of black hole Learn more about the science behind black holes and why this picture is important

BY CAROLINE WALKER Assistant News Editor walkct18@wfu.edu

Recently, scientists captured the first image of a supermassive black hole, marking the successful culmination of a global scientific project referred to as the Event Horizon Telescope. This has far-reaching implications for the scientific world, especially in the field of astronomy.

Within the Wake Forest Department of Physics, professors Paul Anderson and Eric Carlson commented on the groundbreaking nature of this particular astrological achievement.

“Astronomers have had very strong evidence for a long time that black holes exist, but this is our first direct observation of the region close to the event horizon, which is the boundary between where light can and cannot get out,” said the professors. “They will soon also have images of the supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy."

A black hole is a region in space that has such a high density and strong enough gravitational pull that light is incapable of escaping it. Black holes typically form when supernova explosions occur, forcing a large star to collapse.

Scientists have long supported the existence of black holes with strong evidence, which consists of orbiting stars and gas clouds around the black hole, matter progressing in motion toward the event horizon and emittance of gravitational waves from the collision and subsequent unification of two previously separate black holes.

To uncover more about the captivating natural phenomenon of black holes, astronomers have focused their research and the efforts of the Event Horizon Telescope on two notable black holes.

These are Sagittarius A*, which is located inside the Milky Way and has approximately the mass of four million suns and a width of 15 million miles, and a supermassive black hole located inside the galaxy of Messier 87 (M87) that has approximately the mass of seven billion suns.

Scientists were unable to capture a clear picture of the first black hole, Sagittarius A*, which has a thick and hazy layer of dust and superheated gases that envelops and obscures this black hole.

However, the latter black hole was recently captured through advanced imagery technology, decades after its initial identification by scientists in 1918 through the discovery of a streaming jet of particles that the black hole emits from within M87.

This particular black hole is unique because it is a supermassive black hole that is seven billion times more massive than the sun.

A supermassive black hole forms through a similar process as the black hole, although it transpires on a grander scale. When stars collide within a compact star cluster, this catalyzes a chain reaction of large stars collapsing inward into intermediate-mass black holes. As a result, these intermediate-mass black holes subsequently amalgamate as one supermassive black hole positioned at the center of a galaxy.

In order to photographically capture the first-ever image of a supermassive black hole, astronomers and scientists developed the Event Horizon Telescope, a comprehensive system of telescopes strategically positioned at locations across the globe that worked collaboratively in order to provide a cohesive image of the supermassive black hole.

Eight radio telescopes operated by a group of astronomers were situated in six different locations, including Spain, Arizona, Hawaii, Mexico, Chile and Antarctica. These radio telescopes, which had enough sensitivity to record daily variations in M87, observed the black holes during a period of 10 days in April of 2017.

Physics professor Jack Dostal explained the applications of innovative technology, like the millimeter-wavelength telescopes that contributed to the success of the Event Horizon Telescopes’ goal to capture an image of the M87 supermassive black hole.

“The image observed by the EHT was consistent with the predictions for a rotating black hole, otherwise known as a Kerr black hole,” Dostal said. “This is an impressive result showing how millimeter-wavelength astronomy can test general relativity.

Millimeter-wavelength telescopes observe at the very edge of the infrared spectrum, often referred to as farinfrared.”

As each telescope observed the black hole with the improved technology providing the capability for detailed observations, the collective data and observations from the individual radio telescopes were then synchronized in order to produce a complete image of the black hole.

Dostal commented on the importance of forming an international consortium that collaboratively progressed toward this remarkable scientific achievement.

“The observation of the black hole highlights the critical nature of international collaboration in science,” Dostal said. “The Event Horizon Telescope, which observed it, is actually a consortium of observatories in several countries, among them Chile, Mexico, Spain, France and the United States. Without a cooperative effort, this science isn't possible.”

Through this global initiative to photograph the supermassive black hole, scientists aimed to answer two questions of whether the photography would be possible and if Albert Einstein accurately predicted the behavior and existence of black holes and their respective event horizons nearly 100 years ago.

The first question was answered in the affirmative with this image, as it showed that the synchronization of data collected from across the globe can help make it possible.

The results of the Event Horizon Telescope also supported Einstein’s

theory about the existence of black holes that contain an event horizon, or the point beyond which nothing can escape, and his theory of general relativity, or the prediction that gravitational waves will be generated by massive objects in space.

Carlson and Anderson explained the impact that this discovery has on the scientific community.

“This is the first direct evidence we have that, as predicted, light cannot escape from inside the event horizon,” Carlson and Anderson said.

“There will likely be more detailed observations of this black hole and others in the future, and these can help to distinguish between Einstein's theory of gravity and competing theories, which predict that black holes do not exist.”

Although this supermassive black hole resides nearly 55 million lightyears from Earth at the heart of another galaxy, the successful imagery of what appears to be merely a black blot surrounded by an illuminated halo has extensive implications for human comprehension of the universe and theories regarding its operation.

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Astronomers were able to take this picture using a comprehensive system of telescopes strategically positioned around the globe, which is called the Event Horizon Telescope.

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“ Social reform takes more than an election Individual Responsibility

We must refine our daily discourse to reflect the broader values we wish to see in society

Jack Portman

Staff Columnist porttjt17@wfu.edu

Politics often shape the ebb and flow of social change, but frequently the inverse is true as well. Shifting cultural values have defined and redefined the composition of governments historically, such that it is sometimes difficult to disentangle whether policy affects social change, or vice versa.

However, it is seemingly true that many social issues can’t be voted out of office.

The acts of discrimination that occur between private citizens in the streets and on social media will continue well beyond the Trump presidency, and fighting to mitigate biases and phobias in the American cultural mainstream is paramount to achieving social justice. Unseating Trump is a means toward achieving a culture that celebrates

That our president presently spews vulgarities about immigrants and works to undermine abortion protections does not preclude grassroots social change.” non-normative and diverse identities, but it is not itself an end.

Heinous acts of social injustice occurred under the Obama Administration just as they have since Trump’s inauguration. Trayvon Martin, Freddie Gray and Michael Brown were killed between 2008 and 2016 while the nation’s first black president inspired hope for a bright American future.

Electing a progressive government is clearly not sufficient action in addressing systemic social justice issues. Likewise, few will be immediately inspired to lower their Confederate flags upon the election of a progressive president, and fewer will spontaneously interrogate their role in systematically perpetuating white supremacy. Unseating Trump won’t admonish the Islamophobic threats aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), nor will it rectify violence against trans people or the underrepresentation of women in business. A fundamental cultural shift is necessary if social justice is to prevail, and

electing a progressive president is only complimentary to this broader effort.

These implications are two-fold. Importantly, unseating (or outlasting) Trump will not indicate success in combating discrimination. When civil, respectable, anti-racist rhetoric once again proliferates from the White House, it is imperative that we not be assuaged by the return to normalcy. Combatting the discrimination and inequality which permeates American culture can never cease.

But just as the arrival of post-Trump America is not an end towards which social justice works, neither is it a beginning for reform and healing. While strong Democratic presidential candidates consolidate support, refine their platforms and expand their name recognition in hopes of a shot at the presidency in 2020, much can be done meanwhile to to precipitate the social changes which will enable a successful progressive candidate to govern effectively. That our president presently spews vulgarities about immigrants and works to undermine abortion protections does not preclude grassroots social change.

I am disheartened by the inanity of Trump’s rhetoric, but what most disturbs me is the rapturous support with which it is received by Americans. Without a sweeping

cultural shift which sees the introduction of minority, feminist and LGBTQ+ interests into serious and thoughtful mainstream discourse, the election of a progressive president will be doomed to inefficacy by obstinate conservative opponents.

Hence, combatting the status quo in our daily lives and engaging in discussions about race, gender and immigration in America may be more important than who we elect as president. While I’m thrilled by the prospects of a President Pete Buttigieg, a President Kamala Harris or a President Bernie Sanders, as long as climate change, trans rights and anti-racism are considered too divisive for mainstream discourse, future progressive presidents will be limited in their efficacy.

I look forward to casting a vote for a strong, principled, progressive candidate in 2020, but meanwhile, it is important that we work towards fostering cultural narratives which normalize discussions of social justice issues. No matter which candidates rise to prominence, any Democratic successor to Trump will face impassioned opposition from his supporters. In order to ensure that our next president succeeds in advancing a progressive social justice agenda, we as citizens must do our part to redefine our political and cultural narratives.

making historical figures exemplars of the human condition. They were meditations on everything from the nature of art and genius to the antagonism of a domineering patriarch to the personal abdication sometimes required of celebrity.

Now, there seems to be a cascade of tawdry biopics, cloaked in the intrinsic musical appeal of their subject. Uninterested in noncommercial complexity, films like Bohemian Rhapsody, the upcoming Elton John biopic Rocketman, or flashy ephemera like The Dirt (a gloss of stock hedonism about Mötley Crue) rely almost solely on their ability to conjure popular nostalgia. Audiences come away from these films yodeling about their greatness without realizing they are simply under the spell of the soundtrack. A simple series of images overlaying a greatest hits album becomes a feted film. Realizing that they don’t need to make great films if they have great music, the studios have produced (and will likely capitalize on) trifling baubles, knowing audiences will be sated with boilerplate montages just as long as they are set to the tune of their favorite artist. The images are secondary, a flipbook of forgettable and flimsy exposition built to ornament a rollicking soundtrack. These films are yet another example of the pervasive reorientation of popular consciousness, away from

art, this time towards briefly-embodied sound. Of course, there is no problem with listening to 1, the Beatles compilation of hits, but the upcoming film Yesterday seems like a cheap re-packaging made to suit audiences who need a new sound booth. The musical biopic has devolved into fodder for feverish, musical fandom, forgoing aesthetics to pleasure fidelitous fans.

The difference between this burgeoning field of vapid biopics and the established superhero genre is the distinct understanding that 125-minutes of CGI doesn’t convince anyone of much, or even warp most people’s idea of an artistic experience. The threat films like Bohemian Rhapsody (and others) pose is they convince audiences they just saw something great, when they only heard something great. These musical biopics not only taint precedent, but also create a new and dangerous one: that enjoyable music only needs a thin veneer of imagistic drivel to become viable. Perhaps the best “musical biopic” of late was Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born, which was not a “biopic” at all, but a serious reckoning with the seesaw of celebrity twined with the personal progression of two intensely lived-in characters. What seems to be spilling out of studios manifests in theaters as a kaleidoscopic concert, filmic nonsense punctuated by notes of potent nostalgia. In other words, biopic blather.

“ slipped us a new form of nothingness Hollywood has Undercurrents

Hollywood’s new cash cow warps the potential aesthetic achievements of an entire genre

Kyle Ferrer

Staff Columnist ferrka16@wfu.edu

Hollywood is always in search of new and dependable genres. It needs formulaic pictures to crank out and count on, like noirs in the ‘40s and romantic comedies in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Even those, though, produced intricate, skillful films that injected formula with idiosyncratic achievement.

Now, the obvious cash cow of Hollywood is the endlessly multiplying superhero universe. These franchises have been, and will continue to be, a reliable cash machine as fervent fans gleefully sop up explosions and Robert Downey, Jr. But it is easy to condescend toward superhero franchises. They are the transparent breadwinners of the film industry. As a manifestation of the popular taste, these films are readily understood as after-work escapism, bound by a child’s compulsion to recall comic-book facts. The

Audiences comes away from these films yodeling about their greatness without realizing they are simply under the spell of the soundtrack.” thought endemic to Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films is not critical, but objective, an experience that allows viewers to debate empty nuggets of trivia with a heroism akin to their subjects.

There is, though, an emergent archetype, cleverer and more insidious than the superhero film, that drugs the mind in a similar way. This genre is that of the musical biopic.

Obviously, this type of film, by itself, is not a novel concept, but the apparent hollowing out of the genre has become a bastardization that tricks viewers into thinking aural pleasure amounts to cinematic achievement.

In the past, biopics, although occasionally yielding trite paeans or shallow lifestylebrags, could be more than just a soundtrack.

Films like Walk the Line, Love & Mercy, 24 Hour Party People and myriad others, although about their ostensible subject, beat out larger themes. Not only did these films incorporate great performances, they created prismatic experiences, projected through the eyes of the protagonist. History and aesthetics converged into a unique art object,

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Notre Dame“ Cathedral represents resiliency Notre Dame

The historical narrative surrounding the cathedral should be one of continuity and consistency

Olivia Field

Staff Columnist fielor17@wfu.edu When I opened up my phone to a photo of Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral billowing with smoke, I immediately developed a pit in my stomach. At first, I attributed the unsettling feeling to the fact that my grandparents live only a few blocks away from the monument. The more I think about it, however, there is a deeper sense of discomfort that I think everyone is experiencing surrounding this devastation.

Of course, my personal connection to the building and neighborhood is part of why I feel so emotional. I’ve been lucky enough to have spent many afternoons walking around the grounds of the cathedral, taking in the view of its shining exterior at night from across the Seine or arguing with my brother about which gargoyle was our favorite — but that’s not really the reason why the video of the spire falling keeps replaying over and over again in my head.

Although generations continue to pass with time, these buildings situate themselves among other things we hold as permanent."

Notre Dame, like many other globally notable monuments, was supposed to be permanent. From the human perspective, buildings like these can’t just burn, as they represent everything from religious denominations to an entire nation’s identity. Although generations continue to pass with time, these buildings situate themselves among other things we hold as permanent (literature, paintings and movies come to mind). Watching the fire erupt from its roof does not fit into our schema surrounding such seemingly stable objects, despite its existence within the chaos that is the human experience.

The deep sorrow that we are all feeling, whether as citizens, visitors or foreigners to France, is born out of the incomprehensible. It doesn’t make sense for a building that embodies so much history to be so vulnerable. The last time it was majorly damaged was during the French Revolution, and the cathedral existed through two world wars and came out in one piece on the other end. The building is 856 years old and filled with priceless art. How is it possible that it simply burst into flames?

I personally can’t make sense of it, and as I talk about it with others it seems that we probably will never be able to.

The loss of the original roof ’s structure, withholding the north and south towers, is something that can never be changed or undone. This prompts the question, what does it mean to rebuild something? Can it ever be the same as it once was? Will it hold the same value? If it doesn’t at the time of its reconception, will it ever?

To begin answering these questions, I think it's important to remember that we are so devastated with its de-

struction because of the choice we (humanity) made to place importance on it in the first place. We can make that choice again and include this tragedy into its visual history. We should not reject what we remake of it because it is not the same as it once was. Rather, we need to keep constructing the narrative that Notre Dame represents — one of legendary resilience in ever changing times.

Although the bells that once rang from the cathedral may be temporarily silenced, I have no doubt that they will come back even louder.

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“ permeate national media conversation Left-wing biases Media Bias

Partisan influence undermines objectivity in mainstream and local media outlets

John Manos

Staff Columnist manojd18@wfu.edu What are you reading? What do you want to read? Why do you read? I can guarantee, whatever it is you read, it’s biased — unless it’s Pew Research or a Physics 113 lab report. Seeing a correlation? Works without bias are simply … boring. Here’s my insight as to why this is.

I like politics, so I’m going to give you two paragraphs about President Trump.

Think to yourself which is more "entertaining."

1) “Donald J. Trump is from New York and has a long paper trail of business endeavors, primarily in the realm of real estate. This micro-fiscal background acts as a qualifying feature for his presidency and has garnered much of the support from his constituency. Aggressively rhetorical and simple-minded, Trump is considered by many to be a revolutionary figurehead.”

2) “Trump? Do I like Trump? NO. Of course not. I’m not a southern, redneck,

Don’t want to provoke any hard feelings of illegal immigrants? Go to the left. Want to switch your gender up a bit, keep us on our toes? Go to the left." antisemitic, uneducated bigot. I grew up in diverse township in New York. I have money, and I’m not a jerk. Why does he have to be? Depose that misogynist now! Impeach him. Erase that bigot from history!”

The first piece is something you’d see as a TV description for a segment on C-SPAN, and the second one is something like a Snapchat article from Viceland (the biggest joke known to media). The second one is far more entertaining, however, because it’s dramatic. CNN is dramatic, quite liberal too, but mostly dramatic (and yes, Fox is conservative, you’re welcome). This drama is why people watch it. If you list out all of the world’s most popular news sites, you could assign each and everyone of them to a “side” of the political spectrum. For instance — Left: CNN, MSNBC, Viceland, BuzzFeed, BBC, CBS, The New York Times, The Washington Post. Right: Fox, The Washington Times, InfoWars.

For the past three elections, somewhere around 97 percent of all media donations have gone to the Democratic candidate.

Why is mainstream media so liberal? It’s pretty simple; leftism is fun. You can be

whatever gender you want; you can be empowered for almost anything. You can identify as literally any object, you can feel like a humanitarian, most of the constituency is young and hip; I could go on forever. Don’t want to provoke any hard feelings of illegal immigrants? Go to the left. Want to switch your gender up a bit, keep us on our toes? Go to the left. Pretty much every good athlete, actor and musician is a liberal. Honestly, it looks like a hell of a time.

Especially when your average Republican is a 50-year-old white man who watches Rush Limbaugh and listens to Bob Seger on repeat.

The left is indeed a lot more fun than the right. But is it the better side? Well, that’s a matter of opinion. But the fact that liberalism is so entertaining is part of the reason that it dominates the media. If you refuse to believe me, just look at the articles around me. By writing the phrase “Trump is good,” I would set myself has an immediate outlier among my fellow columnists. By the way, I do think Trump is good. I don’t think that a paper with a liberal bias is a bad thing. It comes to effect simply due to the majority of opinions in the paper’s staff.

However, it is slightly concerning that the national media is so liberal. So leftist. So anti-right. Of course, any source that isn’t liberal is probably vehemently conserva-

tive. However, anything praising our current president could be accused as being "hate speech," a radically overused phrase.

I’m sure there will be some hate comments saying, “there’s conservative and liberal media sources, you closed-minded dilettante.” But they’re wrong. Proportionally, for every conservative news outlet, there’s probably three liberal ones. That’s why I don’t feel bad about any of my conservative articles. They’re nothing but a diamond in the rough. Sure, I enjoy writing moderate and even some liberal arguments, but conservative takes are monumentally more divergent in this day and age.

Simply put, media is an argument. It strictly adheres to one side or the other, and if you quest for a truly middle-of-theroad news site, I wish you the best of luck.

You’re better off trying to finish the Theory of Everything. Even when you wander out of this beloved opinion section, you will only find other opinions entitled “News” or “Sports.” It’s all opinions. We writers are no more than just bored college students with a point of view, a fancy computer and an inclination to publish. We all try to camouflage our polarizing opinions as moderate stats and feed them to you readers as centrist information and I really hate to say it. But I’m just as guilty as the next person.

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“ insufficent mental health resources Wake Forest offers Mental Health

Wake Forest should offer abundant resources to support mental health Becky Swig

Staff Columnist swigrr15@wfu.edu It is no secret that mental health is a concern on Wake Forest’s campus and on college campuses nationwide. According to the American Psychological Association, anxiety is the top presenting concern among college students (61 percent) followed by depression (36.4 percent) and relationship problems (35.8 percent). Nearly 80 percent of college students experience stress on a daily basis. This is an issue all too prevalent at Wake Forest.

Students may joke about “Work Forest,” but it is true — studying until late in the night (or early in the morning), a lack of sleep and stress relief by way of alcohol and drug consumption do not lead to a healthy academic and social environment.

Last month, Student Government hosted “Mental Health Awareness Week” including events from an oncampus petting zoo to a talk by Michelle Williams on mental health. The week featured a sign reading #NotAlone on the lower quad. Bringing awareness to mental health is important, and destigmatizing it is an important step.

Mental health is not just something to be talked about one week in the year and is not fixed by petting zoos and puppies on the Quad."

However, mental health is not just something to be talked about one week in the year and is not fixed by petting zoos and puppies on the Quad. College campuses, especially Wake Forest, foster environments that leave students under extreme amounts of stress regarding not only school, but their social lives. Wake Forest not only should provide more resources for students to turn to on campus, but also should take a look at the campus culture and pinpoint issues with it.

On paper, Wake Forest has great resources for students — the University Counseling Center, the Care Team, Title IX, a 24/7 crisis hotline, etc. However, these resources are not always easily accessible to students, especially those who are not “in crisis.” At times, getting an appointment in the University Counseling Center can take weeks, and after a certain date in the spring semester, no appointments can be made (only walk-ins allowed). For students who need immediate, emergency aid, the 24/7 hotline and University Police are available. However, students who are in need of support on a consistent basis and are not in crisis mode are at a disadvantage.

We attend a top university in the country, a university that is aware of mental health concerns nationwide for

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college students and consistently discusses the importance of taking care of yourself, yet students do not have the means to always take care of their mental health. Getting an appointment to talk to an on-campus counselor should never take weeks. Having a conversation with a case manager at the CARE Team shouldn’t take months to work out. Students should have access to these resources as needed.

Resources on campus like Thrive have a strong educational component

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and sponsor various events, yet most of the events sponsored on campus are not preventative, nor target a systemic issue. Mental health is an on-going, structural problem that needs to be addressed constantly.

Wake Forest should be taking steps to combat mental health crises, like adding more counselors to the University Counseling Center and reexamining the “Work Forest” culture — not just academically, but socially.

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Wake Forest Baseball heating up at the right time With a record of six wins to two losses in April, the Diamond Deacons are trending up

BY JOSEPH RAFSHOON Staff Writer rafsjm17@wfu.edu

Wake Forest Baseball is heating up as the home stretch of the season arises. After being swept by Louisville, the Deacs are putting together a solid month of April. They are 6-2 in April pulling their record to a respectable 21-16 and 9-9 in conference play. This includes two ACC series wins and two lone non-conference wins against North Carolina foes Appalachian State and High Point.

Last week opened with a single Tuesday game against High Point. The game was a test of Wake Forest’s will, as they had to come back from two deficits.

Wake Forest was down 3-0 in the bottom of the third when they put up seven runs to blow the game open. The clutch moment was freshman catcher Brendan Tinsman's grand slam. However, the Deacons gave up that lead after four unanswered runs. The answer was Wake Forest’s six runs in the seventh. Home runs from sophomore Chris Lanzilli and sophomore Michael Ludowig extendes the lead and finished off High Point hopes of a comeback. The game ended with a big Demon Deacon win, 14-9.

The weekend series was against conference opponent Pittsburgh. Wake Forest lost the first game of the series by a score of 8-3. In the loss, a positive was again the bullpen, which pitched four innings of one run ball.

The series schedule was altered because of upcoming bad weather, so Pitt and Wake Forest played a double-header Saturday to finish out the series. In the morning game, Wake Forest had to face another 3-0 deficit. That did not stop the Deacons, as they ended up putting up 20 runs with 11 coming in the last three innings. Ludowig continued his power surge with his second home run of the season and week. He ended his game a triple shy of the cycle. RBI menace sophomore Bobby Seymour had seven RBIs to extend the lead as the ACC RBI leader. Because of the blowout, Head Coach Tom Walter played some players who saw needed action. This resulted in junior Chase Mascolo's first career home run.

The rubber match of the series saw Wake Forest hold off Pitt’s charge to cement the series win. The Deacs put up six runs in the second inning, but the bats stopped there. Fortunately, the Deacs bullpen did just enough to hold off Pitt in the 7-6 win.

The key to the recent success is the three-headed monster of sluggers at the top of the lineup. Junior Patrick Frick and sophomores Lanzilli and Seymour are stabilizing the batting order, all with

batting averages over .340. Frick leads week, welcoming Liberty for a Tuesday the team with an astonishing .391 aver- game and NC State for a weekend seage, and Seymour and Lanzili lead the ries. The NC State series will be a test ACC in RBIs. While no other Deacs as they are ranked No. 3 in the nation. have 40 hits or more, these three slug- Wake Forest cannot repeat history by beger’s have plus 50 hits. The trio goes ing swept by another ranked opponent back-to-back-to-back in the lineup, and like Louisville and feel confident about it's becoming a real problem for oppos- their NCAA tournament hopes. We will ing pitchers. Even if a pitch gets past wait to see if they change their fate and one, they still must face another top put together a big series win against their slugger in the nation. The three leaders North Carolina rival. all balance each other out too. Frick is the contact hitter who consistently gets on base, while Lanzilli and Seymour are the power hitters that drive Frick home.

Frick, Seymour and Lanzilli are anchoring the lineup, but other hitters constantly are having quality weeks.

This week was Ludowig's week where he displayed his surprise power with two home runs. In addition to Ludowig, we have seen unbelievable hitting weeks by sophomore Shane Muntz and freshman Tinsman, who co-leads the team in home runs with nine.

The problem the team must address is starting pitching. In the last six wins and eight games, the starting pitching has only recorded the win twice. This means the Deacs are having to come from behind after subpar performances from their starters. It's lucky for the starting rotation that the bullpen has been lights out, giving the offense time to come Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletic Communications back.

Next week will be huge for the Deacs. Strong pitching is essential for Wake Forest is at the Couch the whole the Deacons' winning formula.

Totems of Miami and Dallas no more: Legends retire Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki retired, leaving in their wake many championships and fond memories

BY RENTING CAI Staff Writer cair17@wfu.edu

One feeling was shared in two stadiums last Wednesday, as the curtain of a long show descended for two NBA legends.

Dirk Nowitzki made a fade-away shot from midrange, like he had always done for the past 21 years in Dallas; Dwyane Wade contributed a triple-double performance, like he always has for Miami.

48 minutes had never seemed so short for players like Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade. Before the start of the regular season, Wade announced on social media that this season would be the “last dance” for him; Nowitzki remained uncertain about retirement until he announced it in the last game of the season against the Spurs.

Despite the fact that Wade could not lead the team to victory at his last game against the Nets, his last home game went well against 76ers back on April 9. Miami was at the edge of making the playoff at that time, and Wade had one of his best performances.

In the first quarter, Wade drove into the paint a couple of times and made his signature midrange jumper, scoring eight points in total. He led the team to be up by 20 points at halftime, and the whole second half was his farewell showcase. In the last quarter, he made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points to end his last home game.

After the game, Wade jumped on the table of American Airlines Arena for the last time, just like he did 10 years ago when he made the buzzer beater against the Bulls. In the mix of emotional cheering from the crowds, Wade retired from his NBA career.

In the last home game for Nowitzki, he took 31 attempts, but the fans still wanted more from him. Nowitzki was Dallas; he had been there for 21 years and brought the city a championship back in 2011. He was the player who played for a single team for the longest time in NBA history.

Dallas fans were not ready to say goodbye neither to him nor his signature one-legged fade-aways. When he reached 30,000 career points, he was using his signature move; when he was in his last game, he was using it as well.

In the opening quarter of his last home game, Nowitzki scored the first 10 points for the team, making two midrange shots and two 3-pointers in a row. His hot hand remained in the latter quarters as well, helping the team lead by 30 points at the half time. The deficits were not cut in the second half, and fans were able to fully appreciate Nowitzki’s moves on court again and again.

The retirement of Wade and Nowitzki marked the end of an era. Together they won four championships, scored a combination of over 50,000 points and led the player statistics in their franchise histories. Undoubtedly, they both will be Hall of Fame candidates in the near future.

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Dwayne Wade's presence will be missed both on and off the court for fans of the Miami Heat.

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MLB: Rookies show pitfalls of service time manipulation Pete Alonso and Fernando Tatis Jr. have played brilliantly to start the season, illustrating the benefits of letting rookies play

BY REN SCHMITT Print Managing Editor schmwm16@wfu.edu

Heading into 2019, an especially high-profile iteration of a familiar practice loomed over the offseason.

Uber-talented prospects with a skillset worthy of an Opening Day roster spot would be kept in the minors until the second half of April, allowing teams to keep an extra year of contractual control over their promising young stars.

Heading into this season, it looked like the Padres’ Fernando Tatis, Jr., the Mets’ Pete Alonso, the White Sox’ Eloy Jimenez and the Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., would all spend Opening Day watching from Triple-A. Meanwhile, MLB ironically continued to push its “Let the Kids Play” ad campaign.

The way the rules are currently set up, players only earn a year of service time if they spend 172 days of the 182-day season on the big league roster. Teams have no problem “letting the kids play,” so long as they only play for 171 days. If a player spends even one day fewer than 172 on the major league roster, then the player’s free agency countdown clock does not begin to tick until his next season.

From the team’s perspective, an extra year of control over a player like Ronald Acuña Jr. or Kris Bryant — who each fell victim to this practice — could mean an additional year of a superstar on a cheaper, prefree agency contract.

For a variety of reasons, though, none of these highprofile prospects saw their service time get manipulated this year, and for the Padres and Mets, their choice has paid off.

Jimenez signed a 6-year, $43 million with two club options before even stepping into an MLB batter’s box, eliminating an incentive for keeping him in the minors. Guerrero, Jr., suffered an oblique injury during spring training, keeping him off the field during the usual manipulation period and helping the Blue Jays avoid the annual service time manipulation press.

The Mets and Padres, however, adopted a novel approach to roster construction: they put their best 25 players on the team. Unfortunately, it’s an uncommon choice in today’s environment, but the performances of Alonso and Tatis, Jr., potentially could cause teams in the future to reevaluate their service time practices.

At the conclusion of Tuesday’s games, Alonso ranked eighth in baseball with a 204 wRC+ and six homers, and Tatis, Jr., was slashing .283/.353/.583 with five home runs of his own. It’s too early for fWAR to be too predictive of the rest of the season, Alonso and Tatis Jr. rank 10th and 26th on the position player fWAR leaderboard, respectively.

The Mets intend to compete this season in an extremely competitive NL East division, and for them, it made no sense to leave wins on the table by keeping Alonso down.

The Padres have an outside shot at a wild card, and they just signed Manny Machado to a 10-year, $300 million contract. For San Diego, continuing to drum up momentum and fan interest in their organization

is more important than having an extra year of Tatis, Jr., six years from now.

For once, fans did not have to sit through the lies about superstar prospects “needing to work on their defense” at Triple-A while a below-average placeholder player started in the majors for two weeks.

Perhaps the league will take note of what Alonso and Tatis Jr. have done this season, as wins in early April do not have any less value than wins in September. The unfortunate reality, though, may be that as long as teams have something to gain from manipulating service time, they will continue to do so.

Maybe players will attempt to eliminate the practice when negotiating the next CBA, but for now, teams maintain the power to do as they please.

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San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis, Jr., is one player who has started his first season well.

Race for the Premier League crown intensifies of the Chelsea miscue and crossed to a wide- ing the lead, Arsenal seemed happy to sit back and Wins by Liverpool and Manchester City vantage open Mané who headed it home for a 1-0 lead. let Watford take the offensive initiative, which ultikeep them separated by only two points in The Blues still tried to recompose and mount a mately panned out for the visiting team. comeback in the game. However, minutes later, Now, Tottenham sits at the third spot with 67 title race

BY RAFAEL LIMA Asst. Sports Editor limara17@wfu.edu

With five fixtures left before the end of the season, the race at the top of the Premier League table was in full swing this weekend. Manchester City and Liverpool continued their personal two-team race to the title with Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United jockeying for the last two Champions League spots.

The biggest matchup of the weekend was the clash between the leader Liverpool and then fourth place Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday. The Reds came into the match unbeaten at Anfield with 14 wins and only two draws at home.

Despite their formidable run, Liverpool needed the win to remain atop the table, after Manchester City easily handled business with a 3-1 away win against Crystal Palace. Chelsea also badly needed a win to remain in a qualifying position for next year’s Champions League group stage. Both clubs had their moments during the first half, but neither side was able to break the deadlock.

Liverpool came out firing on all cylinders during the second half with quick passes involving their attacking trio of Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah. In one of those passing exchanges, Salah played a one-two with Firmino that was cut by the Chelsea defense. However, the ball spilled over to the Red’s captain Jordan Henderson. He took ad-

Salah shot a stunner from way behind the right side of the box that had Chelsea’s keeper looking back to the net unable to reach the ball. Salah’s score was enough for Liverpool to secure the 2-0 win and go up to 85 points, two ahead of City.

Chelsea now has a tough stretch to secure a Champions League spot moving forward. After the loss, the Blues fell to fifth place. To makes matters worse, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United all have a game in hand in comparison to Chelsea.

Tottenham took care of business at home in what became a 4-0 blowout win at their new stadium.

Winger Lucas Moura had a great outing, scoring the first hat-trick in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium’s history and the second of his career (both playing for Spurs).

The Red Devils also secured a win, albeit not as easily, against West Ham. United opened the scoring with a Paul Pogba penalty kick. Their lead did not last long, as West Ham leveled with a Felipe Anderson shot down the right post. Manchester winger Anthony Martial was knocked down inside the box in a one-on-one situation, which gave the Red Devils their second PK attempt of the afternoon. Pogba once again converted, giving Manchester United a much-needed 2-1 win.

Arsenal traveled to Watford and mustered a 1-0 win in a defensive struggle. The Gunners found a goal early in the game after a bad backward pass to the goalkeeper left striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang face-to-face with the goalie, who did not stand a chance against the Gabonese attacker. After tak-

points, one ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal who round out the top five. Manchester United is right behind, sitting at sixth place with 64 points.

The matchup to watch this week will be the clash between Tottenham and Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. City has had only one loss at home this whole season, and Spurs have lost four out of their last five matchups as the visiting team. The game is schedule to kick-off at 7:30 a.m. and will be broadcast by NBC Sports.

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Manchester City triumphed with a 3-1 win against Crystal Palace to stay in the title race.

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Spotlight: John Currie

BY SAMANTHA WEXLER Sports Editor wexlsn17@wfu.edu

An alumnus of the Wake Forest class of 1993 and Deacon Club intern that same year, John Currie’s whole life has been outlined in old gold and black. Currie rose up the ranks to Deacon Club assistant director the following year, a position he held until 1994.

In 2000, Currie left Wake Forest for Knoxville, Tenn. where he joined the Athletic Department at University if Tennessee. He started as the assistant athletic director for development and rose as high as executive associate athletic director. He was there until 2009, when he was hired as the athletic director at Kansas State.

Currie held that position for eight years until being hired as the athletic director at Tennessee in February of 2017. His tenure there was short-lived following a bizarre coaching search, and he served as a faculty member at Columbia and consultant for the University of Texas at Austin in his break between Knoxville and Winston-Salem.

Currie was one of the first people outgoing Athletic Director Ron Wellman met upon arrival in Winston Salem in 1992 and will leave as his mentee. Currie looks to build on the successes of his predecessor university and contribute to the ongoing victories in facilities, athletic performance and academic achievements.

[Wellman] is still the athletic director.

Ron’s been terrific about enabling me to have full access to the staff; he has encouraged the staff to visit with me. I think that shows his leadership. Transition and succession planning is the ultimate test and sign of great leadership, and I think Ron and President Hatch and the board have shown that in how thoughtfully they’ve gone about this process. Right now, what I’ve been able to do is spend as much time as I can getting to know our people. I’ve had individual meetings with almost all of our head coaches according to their schedules. I do a SWOT — strength, weakness, opportunities and threats — worksheet analysis that I ask those coaches and staff to fill out. I’m working my way through all of our assistant and associate athletic directors in individ-

Samantha Wexler: What are you most excited for as you enter your tenure here at Wake Forest?

John Currie: I am very excited to be around great people — the people of Wake Forest and the Winston Salem community, our student athletes, our students. President [Nathan] Hatch has a terrific leadership team, and it has been really fun to engage with our vice presidents, Dean [Michele] Gillespie, Penny Rue and other folks on campus.

SW: What are you doing right now in your transition?

JC: Currently, I’m advisor to the President, I’m not the Athletic Director. Ron

ual meetings. Really just getting to know our people. We are always going to strive to have great facilities and all, but the most important thing for an athletic program and an institution’s success is having great people.

SW: You have deep ties to Wake Forest. Did you always think you could end up back here?

JC: Well, when I first started as Deacon Club intern on August 16, 1993, I would say that I didn’t really think about someday being the athletic director at Wake Forest. I mean, the idea of me being Ron, who was the new athletic director at that point, was not even in my realm of comprehension. I wanted to be Deacon Club assistant director. The way you get to that step is by being great at what you are doing in that particular job. Even though, as an intern, you might not be doing the most important thing for the institution, it is the most important thing that you’re doing. You have to focus on what you’re doing and doing that as best as you possibly can. That was really what I was focused on, but of course, as my career progressed, Wake Forest has always been very special to both my wife and me. She’s a double grad; she was in the first cohort of Master’s in accounting students who did the five-year program in 1996 and 1997. Her grandparents lived here for 50 years, she kind of grew up here, coming here to see them. This has always been a very special place for us — an aspirational goal.

B u t also, Ron is such a pillar of my life, that I c o u l d n ’t have that d r e a m w i t h out thinking about him not being in that job, and I didn’t want to think about him not being the athletic director at Wake Forest.

Personal Profile Alma Mater: Wake Forest University, class of 1993 Past Roles: - Assistant Director of the Deacon Club at Wake Forest University - Executive Associate Athletic Director at the University of Tennessee - Athletic Director at Kansas State University - Athletic Director at the University of Tennessee

Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletic Communications

Photo Courtesy of Wake Forest Athletic Communications

Deac Notes Men’s Tennis finishes ACC play undefeated on Senior Day

Men’s Golf wins the title at the Stitch Intercollegiate

The No. 4-ranked Men’s Tennis team capped a perfect ACC season on April 14, defeating No. 25 Miami on Senior Day. The senior class of Petros Chrysochos, Julian Zlobinsky and redshirt junior Alan Gadjiev is the winningest class in program history. They helped Wake Forest to an undefeated ACC season at 12-0. It is only the second undefeated ACC season in program history, with the other having been in 2017.

The Deacs shot 8-under over the final eight holes of the second round at MacGregor Downs Country Club to erase a five-shot deficit and grab victory at the event, which was shortened to 36 holes by weather. Senior Cameron Young finished at 8-under for the tournament after completing his second-straight round of 68. He tied for the top spot but lost the title in a playoff. It was his fourth consecutive top-5 finish.

Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletic Communications

Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletic Communications

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Tiger roars back: A Masters miracle After years of surgeries and personal drama, Tiger Woods found himself back on top

BY BEN REMIS Staff Writer remibm18@wfu.edu

12th hole, Molinari hit his tee shot into the water for a doublebogey. Tiger capitalized. Woods birdied the 13th and the 15th, and the leader was once again the man in the red turtleneck. Tiger took control at the par-three 16th, where he hit a beautiful tee shot to set up a birdie. He had a two-shot lead going into the last two holes.

The 17th hole is tricky, but Tiger made it look easy with a huge drive and a par. As Tiger walked to the 18th tee, only Koepka had a chance to make things interesting. At last year’s PGA Championship it was Koepka who won by holding off a late push from Tiger, and it looked like now Tiger would get his chance to flip the script. Koepka had a short putt for birdie that would have forced Woods to make par to win, but he pushed it left. The large group of patrons chanted Tiger’s name as

he approached the green, needing to make a bogey in two putts to win the Masters.

The putt for par just missed, but a short tap-in made it official. A triumphant Tiger Woods raised both arms in the air as the win was completed. The crowd at Augusta went wild, and Woods celebrated with his family. His two children had never seen him at the top of his game before, and now they were in attendance to witness the historic victory. It truly was a storybook ending to the weekend.

“I just wanted to be able to walk again … low and behold here I am winning another major championship,” Tiger said in an interview Sunday on ESPN, “A lot has transpired — the body, the game, life, it’s just all evolved, it all moves forward.”

The fans loved it, but so too did Tiger’s peers. The golfers he’s competing against grew up idol-

izing him, and now they can all say that they’ve gotten the chance to lose to him.

“It’s incredible,” remarked Koepka after the tournament. “I mean the atmosphere around Tiger is mind-blowing. To be inside the ropes and to just kinda see it as another player is pretty cool and unique.”

Tiger’s victory put him ahead of Arnold Palmer and just behind Jack Nicklaus for the secondmost Masters wins of all-time, and moved him to only three behind Nicklaus’ record of 18 major championships. It’s only been two days since the Masters ended, but Tiger is already the favorite to win the PGA Championship next month, as well as defend his title at August next season. It’s been quite a long time, but once again, Tiger Woods is the best in the world.

In what will go down as one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of sports, Tiger Woods won the Masters 22 years after his first victory in 1999. After four back surgeries, a series of problems in his personal life and multiple failed attempts at a comeback, the question most people had asked about Tiger for the last decade was whether he would ever be able to golf again.

Now, 11 years after his last major championship, he has won his fifth green jacket.

The leaderboard was dominated by big names all weekend. After the first two rounds, five players who had previously won a major championship shared the lead — including former Masters champion Adam Scott. This had never happened after any round at any major before. Tiger was only one shot back, but other big names like Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler were all within striking distance as well.

Despite the intimidating leaderboard, plenty of golfers made big moves in the third round. Tony Finau, Patrick Cantlay and former Demon Deacon Webb Simpson were all one shot off of the course record, shooting an 8-under-par 64. It was the first time that more than one person had shot a 64 or better in the same round at Augusta National. At the end of the day, however, it was reigning US Open champion Francesco Molinari who held a two-shot lead over Tiger and Finau, with threetime major championship winner Brooks Koepka hot on their heels.

The threat of bad weather changed the format for the last round on Sunday. Instead of the traditional pairings and a finish at twilight, the tournament would end with groups of three and start early in the morning. Tiger had never won when he didn’t hold the lead going into the last round, but there was a feeling that something was magical was about to happen when he teed off in the last grouping alongside Finau and Molinari.

Molinari was unflappable for the first two-thirds of the day, and Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS no one was playing well enough 22 years after winning his first major championship, Tiger Woods accomplished the impossible and to catch up to him. Then, on the found himself back on top of the golf world. He added a fifth green jacket to his collection after the win.

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Just like that: Aristotle Zarris’ story Rising sophomore soccer star thought his career could be over before it ever started

BY REN SCHMITT Print Managing Editor schmwm16@wfu.edu

It’s November 2018. Wake Forest is the top-seeded team in the nation, and they have no intentions of losing a third-round tournament game. Not after three straight playoff losses to Stanford. Not after another ACC regular season title. Not against Akron.

But nonetheless, there is just over one minute to play, and Wake Forest is down 1-0. The Akron Zips are getting ready to celebrate, but Wake Forest is the best attacking team in the country.

They are not done yet.

Omir Fernandez, one of the offense’s leaders, dribbles aggressively into Akron’s box and drops a perfect pass to Machop Chol, who is all alone by the right post.

Freshman midfielder Aristotle Zarris knows what to do. He’s been here before. The entire defense is scrambling toward Chol, and Zarris sneaks behind them to the far post.

Chol collects himself and delivers a perfect pass across the goal to the foot of Zarris, who easily sends the ball into the net.

It’s 1-1. Zarris is the hero.

Except . . . he’s not. The linesman’s flag is up. He was called offside. The goal is disallowed.

Zarris sprints towards the linesman in disbelief, wagging his finger back and forth, but it doesn’t matter. The game ends 1-0. Wake Forest sees its season cut short, again.

“Usually, I don’t let my emotions get the best of me,” Zarris said. “But in that time, in that place, I saw our whole season go away. . . just like that.”

Soccer did not always dominate Zarris’ life in the way it does now.

Neither of his parents played soccer, and neither of his parents played sports beyond high school.

Growing up in Indiana, he played baseball, flag football, basketball and soccer.

“My parents wanted to expose me to every sport,” Zarris said. “I remember I played soccer during the fall, but during the summer, it was all baseball.

Around age 12, I realized I needed to pick one.”

Once Zarris picked soccer, he quickly saw that he had made the right choice.

By his freshman year of high school, Zarris was a member of an Major League Soccer (MLS) academy with Real Salt Lake. To accommodate the schedule that his new club demanded, his whole family moved to the west coast with him.

Shortly after that, he got some of the best news of his life.

“During my freshman year of high school, I was playing with RSL, and

after a tournament my coach got a call from the United States U-16 team,” Zarris said. “They wanted me to come to Holland to play in a tournament.”

After he joined the national team’s ranks, college scouts took notice.

Zarris was contacted by numerous schools, including top programs like UCLA, Stanford and Wake Forest. At the same time, the constant travel and never-ending season began to take a toll on him.

“It has been different for him,” said Zarris’ father, Olympus. “He grew up quickly being on planes and going to different countries. He’s been on his own more or less since his junior year.”

But Zarris kept pushing, and he kept getting more recognition. Halfway through high school, Zarris joined the academy of the MLS club LA Galaxy, and during his time there he trained with first team players like soccer legend Zlatan Ibrahimović.

Everything was falling into place for Zarris to cruise to a college scholarship with a top program.

In January of 2017, Zarris traveled to Florida with the US U-18 team to scrimmage against the U-17 squad.

For the first time, his father would have the opportunity to watch him play with the national team.

During the last five minutes of the match, Zarris tracked back to defend a break, and a teammate pushed an opposing player off the ball, causing him to fall onto Zarris’ leg.

“It was brutal,” Olympus Zarris said. “When he went down, he took his hand and was pounding the ground, and he was a kid who would ride any tackle and just pop back up.”

The team’s trainer examined Zarris and did not have the heart to break the news to him, telling him that it could have just been a hyperextension. When Zarris went to the doctor, he heard the truth.

Torn ACL. Torn MCL. One year of recovery ahead.

“I started to panic, and I completely broke down,” Zarris said. “I was like, why is this happening?”

For the first time, Zarris slowed down. For years, everything moved forward. For years, soccer was more than a game. It was everything.

“It helped him put some perspective on everything,” Olympus Zarris said.

“You’re young, you’re invincible, and then something like that happens, and it threatens everything you have been working for.”

The potential ephemerality of his career began to sink in. Throughout all the hours on the field, the hours in the gym, the hours watching film, Zarris never imagined everything coming to an end.

During his rehab, Zarris got to spend a full year with his family for the first time in a long, long time and recognized that he had been taking soccer for granted.

“I almost don’t want to say this, but it was a good thing,” Zarris said. “I think I was a little burned out, since out of 12 months every year I had a one-month break. There was not time for anything else in my life.”

Academics, family and normal high school experiences fell by the wayside for a long time, and during his time off the field, Zarris reevaluated. He would choose soccer again, but with a drastically evolved outlook.

“It’s still the number one thing in my life, but I definitely look at it differently,” he said. “I look at it like something that can be taken away from me. . . just like that.”

Zarris thought he would stay on the west coast for college soccer, but Wake Forest Head Coach Bobby Muuss called one day and asked him to visit before his final decision.

When Zarris walked around campus and saw the fans at Spry Stadium during an ACC match, he reconsidered and eventually committed to Wake Forest.

Just a few months after he finished recovering from his knee injury, Zarris started training with the Wake Forest team, and over the course of his 2018 season, he had no problem adjusting to college soccer.

Zarris fit like a glove in the Wake Forest system, collecting five goals, five assists and more than 1,200 minutes in his freshman season.

“He’s a really funny kid, and he loves to joke around,” said Sam Raben, a four-year starter at Wake Forest. “He wants to help the team no matter what the cost, which is great to see from a freshman.”

While he’s kept soccer at the top of his personal hierarchy, Zarris feels the demands put on student-athletes. He tries to get eight hours of sleep every night, but between class and practice, it can be hard to find time for himself.

“There are things that I miss out on in college, since soccer plays this huge role in my life,” Zarris said. “Being an athlete is not for everyone, but it’s crazy, stressful and fun.”

After the team’s loss to Akron, Zarris found himself in a familiar place.

During his first season, he grew accustomed to the cycle of practice, class and games, but with the playoff loss came the sluggish liminal space between seasons.

“For some of us, the main reason we came here is athletics,” Zarris said.

“If that gets taken away from us, we think, what are we doing here?”

But Zarris knows how to stop and reflect, and he knows that this game he plays will not last forever. At the drop of hat, it could all slip away.

Just like that.

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In his first season as a Demon Deacon, Aristotle Zarris made a large impact. Zarris faced a long road before coming to Wake Forest, almost having faced the end of his soccer career due to an injury in high school.

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Exploration of culture as a means of resilience In light of the tragic fire that struck Notre Dame Cathedral, here are some other wonderful activities in Paris

BY CATHERINE REGEN Asst. Life Editor regecl17@wfu.edu

When I lived in Paris, Notre Dame was a reliable landmark. When winding through the streets of the Quartier Latin in search of a bookstore, I could gauge my location by looking for the spire of the cathedral. With the tragic fire that started on Monday, that spire, as well as much more, including the roof, the main organ and the relics of St. Denis and St. Geneviève, are now damaged or simply gone.

The damage to such an important historical, cultural and religious monument that stood as a symbol of French identity and faith comes at a tumultuous time for France. With the recent “Yellow Vest” protests, the communal uneasiness was exacerbated by the fire. However, Paris, and France at large, is still standing, a little worse for wear, but still holding many treasures for any visitor to behold. In the truly French spirit of resilience in the face of tragedy, here are other magnificent stops to visit the next time you find yourself in the City of Light.

Musée Marmottan Monet A traditional empire-style townhouse tucked away in the Passy area of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, this museum is home to the world’s leading collection of works by impressionist artist Claude Monet. In fact, after walking through whatever is currently in the leading exhibit space (until September it will be host to “The Unexpected Dialogues Monet/Fromanger”) visitors can follow a staircase into a basement full of floor-to-ceiling Monet works. There is also a curved room filled with an evolution of his water lilies.

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Musée Picasso The newly opened Musée Picasso is nestled in its own private courtyard in the Jewish Quartier, a perfect location to be paired with a hot falafel sandwich (toujours avec des frites) and a little boutique shopping. The museum is the magnificent Hôtel Salé, one of the last great Parisian houses. It is five stories of grandeur with Picasso sculptures and paintings on every floor and wall. If you find yourself in Paris this summer, be sure to see the CalderPicasso exhibit and make a point to check out the gift shop — it’s one of the best in Paris.

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Sacré Couer Another important church in Paris is Le Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre, which sits high above the city on its periphery.

In fact, the basilica is the highest point in the city. If you want to reenact some scenes from Amélie, be sure to run up and downthe paths of the butte Montmartre and pay a euro or two to take in the whole city from a viewfinder stand. The area surrounding Sacré Coeur is also home to local artists, many of whom do portraits.

Salons One of the most underrated, and quintessentially French, activities in Paris would have to be the many salons held each year. Pay an entry fee and join locals as they explore different stalls and exhibits. Some favorites include Salon du Vin, Salon du Chocolat and Salon du Livre. Be sure to check the official salon website for a more comprehensive list and to buy tickets in advance.

Cooking class At the center of French culture is an impressive history of culinary arts. Paris boasts the best pâtisserie in the world, and fresh-baked goodies can be found at every corner boulangerie (bakery). If you not only want to eat like the French, be sure to sign up for the croissant class at Le Cordon Bleu. Or, if cooking is more your speed, take the market class at the English-speaking culinary school, Cook’n With Class. This is a unique activity that serves a double function — fun and a meal!

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Event Review | Coachella

Coachella had many heartfelt moments Coachella’s first weekend was marked with multiple technical difficulties

BY EMILY BEAUCHAMP Life Editor beauea17@wfu.edu

Weekend one of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Coachella for short) came to a close this past Sunday and fans are starting to anticipate the beginning of weekend two. From the killer line-up, with names like Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish, to the varying technical difficulties many artists faced, the kick off was quite eventful.

For those who don’t know, Coachella is the most popular music festival in the world. It is hosted annually over the course of three consecutive weekends in California. This year, the festival was filled with various technical difficulties, several tributes to Mac Miller and Nipsey Hussle and a couple of record breaking firsts.

Many artists, including the previously-mentioned Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish, experienced technical difficulties during their sets. During Ari and Nicki Minaj’s duet, Minaj’s ear piece stopped working, resulting in both of the singers yelling over each other.

Ariana experienced several other technical difficulties as well. During her performance of “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems,” rappers Mase and Diddy had microphone malfunctions. No one in the audience could hear them.

During Billie Eilish’s set, her guest rapper, Vince Staples, also had a mic malfunction, making it impossible to hear him. On top of this, during Lizzo’s set, the music completely stopped playing. However, this didn’t stop her and her back-up dancers from continuing to perform.

Despite the technical difficulties for many artists, the festival had a col-

lection of heartfelt moments. There were several tributes to the late Mac Miller and Nipsey Hussle.

Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) delivered a speech highlighting the lives of his recently deceased father and his two fellow performers Miller and Nipsey. Anderson .Paak performed Miller’s song “Dang!” in honor of the late singer. “Dang!” featured both .Paak and Nipsey, so it was a fitting song for the mood.

On top of everything, Coachella was marked with several firsts. I know I’ve mentioned her a lot, but Ariana Grande was crowned the youngest headlining artist at the festival in its history at 25 years old.

There were also two bands in the lineup that made festival history.

Blackpink became the first female Kpop group to perform at Coachella.

Perfume also became the first J-pop group to perform at the festival.

Finally, Calypso Rose became the oldest person to ever perform at the festival in Coachella history. The 78-year-old woman even fell in the middle of her set, but with some help she got right back up to finish out the song.

The kick-off weekend was nothing Photo courtesy of Marco Sagliocco/Sipa USA/TNS short of exciting for the annual music Singer Ariana Grande, is the young- festival. I’m excited to see what hapest woman to headline at the festival. pens going into the second week.

Advice Column | Spring Activities

Spring is a great time to explore North Carolina With forecasts set for beautiful weather, here are a few NC activities

BY ANDY KILLEBREW Asst. Life Editor killae17@wfu.edu

With spring officially sprang (or, having been sprung if you’re a fan of the awkward participial construction) and the strange bouts of April snow gone, it’s a perfect time to explore the outdoors in North Carolina. While I’m sure the people over at Outdoor Pursuits (OP) could provide more concrete guidance than me, as a North Carolina native, I’ve decided to compile a list of things to do outdoors that are enjoyable and cheap. Though it’s far from an exhaustive list, hopefully there’s something for everyone.

1. Take a short trip to Pilot Mountain or Hanging Rock.

There are trails of varying difficulty and intensity throughout the parks, so whether you’re a seasoned veteran or tentative novice, the two destinations have something to suit every skill level.

If you can wait through the crushing lines of traffic to get to the summits (my favorite part of nature), then you’re only a short stroll away from some of the best views the Piedmont has to offer. Besides, there are great photo opportunities at both peaks and plenty of clever Instagram captions available such as,

“trying to hold on for the end of the semester!” It’d be a quirky deviation from four darty pictures in a row, and it’ll make your aunt feel better about how you’re spending your time at school.

2. Check out the shopping that Winston-Salem has to offer.

Aside from Thruway and Reynolda Village, there’s a second Target off of Hanes Mall Boulevard that’s often neglected. I can’t tell you anything about this Target that makes it any different from every other one in the country, but at least it’s different from the one off of University Parkway. The layout is flipped (men’s clothing straight ahead, but everything else to the right from there), so it’ll add some nice variety to your next shopping excursion. The slightly longer drive lends extra time to riding with the windows down, and there’s all of scenic Winston-Salem right outside of the window to enjoy.

3. Visit Quarry Park.

As the name suggests, it’s situated on an old rock quarry that offers gorgeous vistas of the Winston-Salem skyline, Quarry Park Lake and surrounding trees. It’s only about a 20-minute drive from campus (or two-and-a-half-hour walk if that’s more your speed), making it the perfect spontaneous excursion for any night.

4. Take a stroll through Reynolda With their American Modernism exhibition on display until May 12, it’s high time to take a stroll through the Reynolda Trail and visit the Reynolda

House Museum. Aside from the formidable house and art, Reynolda Gardens are also a brief walk away from the museum. The plants are in full bloom and are a must-see spectacle for this time of the year. There’s plenty in the area to help whittle away an afternoon.

5. Visit the mountain or the beach.

If you’re feeling particularly adventurous, the state also has plenty to offer outside of the 336. There are the Appalachian Mountains, the beach and a plethora of quirky towns scattered around to explore. There’s a whole world right outside of Wake Forest to traverse, and the only impediment to doing so is finding an available friend with a car.

THE HOT LIST Top 10 Moments from the Game of Thrones Premiere

By Catherine Regen Nearly two years after the last episode, the first episode of the final season premiered.

WARNING: SPOILERS!

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Jon Snow finding out he’s related to his girlfriend Jon Snow riding the dragon named after his REAL father Any and all reunions The Bran-Jamie stare down Cersei and the elephants

The shrimp cocktail of human body parts and Umber Boy

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“What do dragons eat anyways?” “Whatever they want.”

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Rob McElhenny’s cameo

“I used to think you were the cleverest man alive.”

Gendry and Arya’s moment

DRINK OF THE WEEK

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Movie Review | To The Stars

To The Stars is a must-see film this fall To The Stars explores the themes of loneliness, insecurity, sexuality and growing up

BY MADISON ZEHMER Staff Writer zehmml16@wfu.edu

Both she and Hayward are artists to watch, and it’s worth going to the film just to see their performances.

The cinematography is gorgeous, and the choice to put the final cut in black and white gives the film a timeless quality. When I see it again, I’ll have the opportunity to pay closer attention to the interesting and unique movements of the camera. In particular, the scenes in the pond, at Iris’ farm house and at Hazel’s in-house salon transport the viewer to Wakita.

In regard to the story, there are clichés in To The Stars, but a film doesn’t have to be groundbreaking to be good. My one drawback is that the events that lead up to the reveal of Maggie’s big secret seem a little bit rushed. However, in a time when film has become more

and more cynical, the story and Stephens’ directing is refreshingly sincere. It’s obvious that Stephens and the actors legitimately care about the story and its characters, which makes the film even more endearing.

To The Stars is about loneliness, insecurity, budding sexuality, friendship, family relations and growing up. In short, it’s a really good coming-of-age film and may go down as a staple of indie queer cinema as well. It’s exciting to see a film that was written by a woman, directed by a woman and starring women in general; it’s especially exciting when the film lives up to the hype. When To The Stars hits theaters in the fall, I’d encourage you to see it. I definitely can’t wait until I have the opportunity to see it again.

One of the highlights of this year’s 11-day RiverRun International Film Festival was the screening of To The Stars, which premiered at Sundance in January. Directed

by UNSCA alumnus Martha Stephens, the comingof-age drama follows Iris Deerborne (Kara Hayward, known for Moonrise Kingdom), a teenager in small town Wakita, Okla. unfortunately nicknamed “Stinky Drawers” because of her weak bladder.

Although Iris suffers from chronically-low self-esteem, Maggie Richmond (Liana Liberato of 2010’s Trust), the tough new girl from the city with a secret, takes a liking to her. They forge a friendship that ultimately impacts both of them in profound and meaningful ways.

Since there is no trailer yet, that’s about all that I knew going into the film. I’m thankful that the plot wasn’t spoiled for me; although some of my suspicions were true, I enjoyed getting to know the characters as the story progressed. Almost all of the characters, and certainly the female characters, are rich and layered, bringing a feeling of realness to the film. Jordana Spiro is particularly excellent as Iris’ mom, one of the least sympathetic characters on the page. Spiro is able to transform her into a character that is both cruel and pitiful.

The performances as a whole were outstanding, but the film really belongs to Liberato. Maggie is at turns Photo courtesy of imdb.com compassionate and cold, edgy and insecure, tough and The deeply moving performances of both Spiro and Liberato transform the film comvulnerable. Liberato infuses her beautiful, deeply moving performance with warmth, earnestness and complexity. pletely. Liberato in particular brings warmth and complexity to her character, Maggie.

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This past Sunday evening, Wake Forest students rallied together while being threatened by a tornado. Luckily, Wake Alert notified everyone about the weather threat through excessive phone calls, texts and emails. Thankfully, students have a reliable system in place so they can remain safe on campus.

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YouTube channels to check out while bored Somehow the golden age of YouTube seems to have faded, with fan favorites like Ryan Higa and Jenna Marbles having grown out of their followers and podcasts becoming our generation’s new favorite pastime. However, there are still active channels which are worth following, especially when you don’t want to commit to a 40-minute episode or take a chance on a Netflix Original.

BY JULIA HAINES Senior Writer hainjm15@wfu.edu

Comedy: CollegeHumor This channel was actually started at Wake Forest by alumnus Ricky Van Veen in 1999 with his friend Josh Abramson. One of their recent comedy videos is, “This Monster Doesn’t Clean Her Inbox,” if you needed further proof that one of the founders went to Wake Forest. Go Deacs, delete that email! In addition to comedy videos, they have a few edu-comedy series as well, including “Um, Actually” in which nerds argue about things and “Adam Ruins Everything,” which inspired a full-blown television series on TruTV. Plus, it seems that they keep around their actors and actresses for a lot longer than BuzzFeed, with familiar faces sticking around for years.

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Food: Epicurious

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Here, you can get videos that teach you how to cook while simultaneously making you feel better about your lack of cooking skills. In many of their videos, they have four levels of people making a dish from “Amateur” to “Food Scientist.” This way, you can choose who to identify with depending on whether you’re feeling more “grilled cheese” or “toasted Wisconsin cheddar on crispy, flattened gluten squares.” They also have videos where “experts” test foods, and you realize that there is such a thing as a vinegar expert, a salt expert and a tea expert. I would highly recommend “50 People Try to Slice a Pepper” for a confidence boost.

Educational: Life Noggin Finally, a cure to all of the questions you ask yourself in the shower, in the middle of the night and on hour 10 of your cross-country roadtrip.

What would happen if you only ever drank milk? If you only ever drank coffee? What if you didn’t sleep for a week? (cough finals cough). What if the sun were green? On this channel, they dive into the science behind all the strange questions you could possibly think of in short, animated videos, giving you enough material to convince your friends that you’re a genius who’s really thought these things through.

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Travel: Vagabrothers If you want to travel but you’re not sure where to go, what to do and whether you can afford it, start watching the Vagabrothers channel.

Brothers Alex and Marco have a whole host of playlists on their channel, including “Urban Exploration,” “Outdoor Adventure,” “Cultural Discovery” and “Food & Drink.” They have traveled across the globe to give viewers a taste of what each trip could look like or to brag about how they literally travel for a living. You can even categorize their videos by continent or watch multiple-episode series about their road trips across California and Ireland. If you didn’t go abroad, watching enough of these videos might give you that “once-in-a-lifetime, life-changing” experience you’ll bring up in every conversation for the rest of your life.

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