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Five students undertake entrepreneurial ventures Juniors and seniors start social and for-profit businesses with the aid of university resources

By Olivia Boyce | Managing editor

Graduating seniors chosen as fellows

By Samantha Perrotta | Staff writer The new Wake Forest Fellows were announced at a special welcome reception hosted by the President’s Office April 26.

To kick off the start of the Fellows program’s fourth year, the President’s Office hosted the event for both incoming and outgoing fellows, as well as their mentors and selected faculty and administrators.

The Fellows program was designed by the President’s Office in 2008 to further enhance and emphasize the university’s focus on mentoring.

After a competitive application process, fellows are selected from the graduating class of the university to serve in higher administration through a yearlong internship.

In becoming full-time employees at the university, fellows are assigned a particular department and mentor, giving them the opportunity to work directly with key administrators and faculty.

“The chance to work intimately with a designated mentor throughout the entire year provides you with a terrific way to test the waters of postcollegiate life without the fear of sinking,” Marcus Keely, 2010-11 START Gallery Fellow, said.

The Fellows program offers its participants exposure to a myriad of administrative areas while providing them with the tools to develop within the university and Winston-Salem community.

“The most important reason (I chose to be a fellow) was to invest in the cultural life of my alma mater in a tangible and integral way,” Keely said.

“As a student I was a beneficiary of the cultural

capital provided by the faculty and staff of the university.”

The new fellows for the 2011-12 academic year were in attendance at the event for the announcement. Expected to graduate May 16, those fellows are Austin Shrum in the Office of University Advancement, Varian Tunstall in the Office of the Dean of the College, Beth Ann Williams in the Institute for the Humanities, Tyler Pruitt in the Office of Information Systems, Caroline Naughton in the Office of Personal and Career

“Be inquisitive. Be passionate. Be grateful.

You will be granted a lot of wonderful opportunities that you should not take for granted.”

Marcus Keely

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Development, Evan Leadem in the Office of the President, Kendall Hack in the Office of the Provost, Hadley Beier-Green in the START Gallery, Elizabeth Garrett in the Office of Student Life, and Caitlin Brooks in the Office of Sustainability.

This incoming class discussed their future positions with the program’s outgoing members.

Many view the Fellows program as a once in a lifetime opportunity and chance to give back to the university.

“At the end of the day, the opportunity to spend a year working with university administrators in a dynamic and challenging working environment here at the university I have come to love so much was too great an opportunity to resist,” Shrum said.

Over the next year, these fellows will serve as the faces of the university, involved across the campus in relations with undergraduates as well as the execution of events.

The outgoing fellows warned that they would be extraordinarily busy over the next year, but suggested that they do their best to take advantage of the experience.

“Use your time as a fellow for personal and career development and do things that make you feel uncomfortable,” Anthony Williams, 2010-11 Fellow of Multicultural Affairs, said. “(This university) is a place that is ready and willing to help you as long as you ask and are doing your job well.”

And they’re more than ready and willing. Tunstall, incoming Fellow in the Office of the Dean of the College, looks forward to learning how the administrative side of the university operates on a daily basis and making meaningful relationships with the people in the office.

In a time where the university is anticipating significant changes, the incoming fellows will indeed bring fresh faces and ideas to the university.

As he reflects on his past year as a fellow, Keely left behind advice for the incoming class. “Be inquisitive. Be passionate. Be grateful,” Keely said. “You will be granted a lot of wonderful opportunities that you should not take for granted.”

Prominent Yale professor lectures on Islam and Katrina

By Yasmin Bendaas | Staff writer

Presenting a lecture titled “TwoWay Diaspora: Henry James, Colm Toibin, James Joyce, Gish Gen,” Wai Chee Dimock, professor of English and American studies at Yale University, came to campus earlier this week.

“Professor Dimock provides complex, close readings from each author to link Europe to the Americas, East to West, and the web of circumstances that can result,” sophomore Laura Chin, an attendee at the event, said. “In tandem to my singular previous exposure to her work, such examinations can be applied in the pedagogical realm of the humanities, which is where I believe she is able to command the attention of the Wake Forest community.”

Dimock also answered questions at a round table discussion focusing on two of her articles titled “Hemispheric Islam: Continents and Centuries for American Literature” and “World History according to Katrina.”

In the first article, Dimock points to the connection linking Arabs to Native Americans and triumph of Christians in Granada to the discovery of the New World.

Dimock explained how authors including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Washington Irving and Thomas Carlyle turned to German translations of Islamic writings in an attempt to understand Arab culture.

This occured during a period when, according to Dimock, Christians held Islam to be a false religion or a debased form of Christianity.

The translations, however, led the authors to come to their own conclusions about Islam. Carlyle would even title one of his lectures in 1840 “The

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Yale University Professor Wai Chee Dimock speaks before a packed DeTamble Auditorium on “Two-Way Diaspora” April 26.

Hero as Prophet: Mahomet: Islam.”

Dimock explained how German was the foremost language for studies in comparative religion during the first half of the 19th century. It was also, at the time, the leading literary language. Dimock questioned whether this use of German caused anything to get “lost in translation.” This use of German, for Dimock, creates a gap, making it hard to carry direct meaning from one language to another. She further illustrated how certain cultural factors could not be transferred through the translations.

This gap became a hot topic at the round table.

Discussion surrounding Dimock’s article “World History according to Katrina” revolved primarily around the responsibility of a democracy to

its people. She focused specifically on public health, on how countries such as Cuba and the Netherlands dealt successfully with hurricanes, and on the unequal protection of individuals in the aftermath of Katrina.

Other round table topics included copyright laws and the writing market, and issues that arise for professors when teaching classes.

“Every single class is a way of unbundling things about American literature and then re-bundling again,” Dimock said.

Several professors were present for discussion. English Professor Omaar Hena, who worked to invite Dimock to the university as part of the Dean Family Lecture Fund, commented on her visit. “For me and many other scholars across the world, her

work serves as a model for scholars and teachers interested in the global dimensions of literature,” Hena said.

“My trans-historical and comparativist approach to teaching and writing on poetics and ethics owes a great deal to the work of Wai Chee Dimock.”

Dimock’s influence shows in Hena’s work. Hena teaches in a graduate course titled Transnational Geographies of Cosmopolitanism in World Anglophone Literature. Next semester he will teach an class called Poetics, Politics and Ethics. “It is rare, though, to encounter a scholar of her caliber on the page who is also humble, generous and kind in person,” Hena said. “What a delight when the democratic openness of brilliant scholarship matches a democratic openness of spirit in the human being.”

Entrepreneurship: it’s a big word, and it could mean a big risk, but for certain university students, it also means big rewards. The benefits of starting an entrepreneurial venture as a student include personal financial gains, real life experience, possible social benefits, resume building and more. Students interested in entrepreneurship have a plethora of resources available to them at the university. One can pick up a minor in Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise, join the entrepreneurship society, apply for seed grants, use the library to do market research, get a professor or community member mentor, or attend talks through the Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship. As senior Kari Heuer, co-founder of the student entrepreneurial venture Feisty Goat Coffee Roasters, said, “Wake Forest University is a great place to fail without dire consequences, and there are so many resources out there to get your feet wet!”

Because of the many resources available on campus and the enthusiasm of the various entrepreneurialminded faculty and staff, the university boasts a large number of students that have started their own ventures on top of their regular course work.

One such student is junior VJ Cerniglia, who as a result of his courses in entrepreneurship, computer science and the business school, has taken the initiative to start his own venture called CampusConnect. Cerniglia designed and created this Wake Forest-specific mobile smartphone application that is now available on iTunes. The CampusConnect application allows students to see what on-campus dining locations are serving, it provides a campus map and school directory, allows students to quickly access information on Division I sports, and also makes it easy to search important school news updates. Cernilgia, who has received multiple seed grants to develop CampusConnect, plans to market the application to the Office of Admissions and the Office of Alumni and then eventually roll the model out to other universities.

Another student venture that will have a real impact on the university population when it launches next fall is a business called Sweet Pete’s Hoyt Dogs. Sweet Pete’s Hoyt Dogs is a mobile hot dog stand being launched by junior entrepreneurs Reed Perry and Peter Lacerenza. The venture will

serve as an affordable, late night on-campus food option. “Our service will sell hot dogs in addition to nachos, chips and beverages,” Perry said. Sweet Pete’s Hoyt Dogs will operate on Friday, Saturday and Wednesday nights. The stand will be mobile so it can move to different campus locations for various events, but during the week, Lacerenza predicts it will often be by the library. Lacerenza and Perry have received ample support and mentorship from various groups at the university. “By providing a friendly and trustworthy small business, we will obtain, maintain and improve our relationships with our customers,” Lacerenza said.

“We strongly believe it is necessary to work with the Wake Forest administration and ARAMARK to effectively conduct our business practices.”

Another student venture still in its early stages is a social enterprise called The Snap Project started by senior Maddie Brandenburger. Brandenburger, who has an interest in microfinance and international economic development, particularly in east Africa, saw an opportunity to enmesh her desire to empower impoverished African youth while capitalizing on one of her other talents and passions — photography. Brandenburger explained

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Brieflies National Symposium in writing to bring renowned alumni to campus The university will be hosting a National Symposium in writing March 23-24. Sponsors include: The Office of the Provost, Office of the President, Department of English, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, N.C. Writers Network and other campus and external entities.

The event will take place both on campus and in the community.

Prominent alumni already committed to attend include novelist Stephen Amidon (‘81); novelist Laura Elliott (‘79); investigative journalist Shane Harris (‘98); Newsweek book critic and memoirist Malcolm Jones (‘74); poet and novelist Clint McCown (‘74); and Time magazine editor and biographer Doug Waller (‘71).

The symposium will be focused on celebrating university writers past and present.

The program will include a day of workshops led by alumni writers, campus writers and students in public schools, and a retrospection of past writers and inauguration of a Writers Hall of Fame.

A full day of concurrent panels and readings on all aspects of journalism, screenwriting, poetry, creative fiction and non-fiction, and the craft and business of writing is also being planned.

Students, faculty or staff interested in becoming part of the planning and program should contact Tom Phillips at phillito@wfu.edu.

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Robert Ulery devotes four decades to classics

By Gary Pasqualicchio | Sports editor Robert Ulery is the chairman of the department of classical languages. He earned a B.A. in 1966, a Master’s in 1968 and a Ph.D. in 1971, all from Yale University. Ulery has been teaching Latin and Greek at the university since 1971 and will retire after this semester to pursue other activities.

Ulery has a passion for classical languages, especially Latin, and has made an impact on many students throughout his four decades at the university.

What drew you to the university?

I went to graduate school in New England and when we interviewed for jobs and this offer was made, no one at my institution had ever heard of Wake Forest except my dissertation adviser, who was enough of a sports fan to have heard of Wake Forest; its football team was particularly distinguished just before I came here.

Like students, I was charmed with the place when I visited but of course, opportunities for teaching positions were somewhat scarce in those days so there wasn’t much question that I was going to accept the job offer. Once I came, I found a special quality of the place as a liberal arts college. The community was very strong.

Once you meet the great people who are your colleagues at this institution, it was not a difficult decision for me to decide to

University Bookstore announces spring semester textbook buyback As exams quickly approach, the University Bookstore set the dates for its textbook buyback.

The store emphasized that this buyback gives money back to students while also providing used books that will save students money in future semesters.

The buyback will take place in the textbook department of the bookstore located on the store’s lower level.

The store will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

April 29-30 and May 2-5.

Students interested in whether they will be able to sell back their specific books and how much those books will sell for can contact Kim Thore at thorekm@wfu.edu. This information can also be gained from the bookstore itself.

Reynolda House Museum shows The Blob in after hours indoor drive-in The Reyolda House Museum of American Art invites members of the university community to its “Reyolda After Hours” event at 8 p.m. April 29.

The event will first allow guests to compete to make the best handmade car and win prizes from Camel City Skulls for the best entries.

The museum will then feature the 1958 film The Blob starring Steve McQueen.

Billed as an indoor drive-in, this film will be shown in the museum’s auditorium. Refreshments will be offered including blob-like Jell-o shooters and a cash bar for those over 21-years-old.

This event will cost $5 for students or museum members and $8 for the general public.

stay if they wished to keep me. As I’d grown up in Indiana and had all my education in New England, I found that the South was extremely livable and I fit into the community, the church community and the musical community. The combination has been a very happy one for me.

When did you first fall in love with the classics?

I was singled-out by my Latin teacher for special attention (in high school) and eagerly took hold of it. So when I went off to college it was either to be a musician or to be a Latin teacher. When I was accepted at Yale, I decided I ought to follow the Latin side rather than the music side. At the end of my four years in college, there was Vietnam and we actually stayed in school if we could in order to avoid deciding the question about military school.

Many of us decided graduate school for that reason. And once you start graduate school, the notion of being a Latin teacher begins to fade and you begin to think, ‘maybe I can spend my life in libraries and do this research work that I love and teach people Latin and Greek.’

Where did your interest in music begin?

Music has always been in the background as the second thing I love to do. I began playing the piano at the age of six and the organ at the age of 14.

I began to be a church organist while I was in high school.

I began to sing a bit in high school, but it’s when I went to Yale that I really got interested in singing. I sang with the Yale glee club and joined a Renaissance course in graduate school.

When I came here in graduate school, we formed a Chamber Singers locally and I sang with them for 30 years.

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Throughout your time at the university, what will stand out most in your memory as your favorite experiences?

In the early years, I sang with the Madrigal singers and directed them for a few years before the music department took them over. We had a lot of great experiences with students in the Madrigal singers.

I did the Venice semester (abroad) three times.

My research heavily involved work in European libraries and especially Italian libraries.

Between research and graduate school, the ongoing research as a professor and the three semesters of living in Venice really meant a lot to me.

Of course, everybody who does the Venice semester has wonderful memories of the interactions with the students because of living with them, sometimes positive, sometimes negative of course.

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Do you think there is a connection between classical language and music?

I encounter a great deal of Latin in singing music, especially Medieval and Renaissance music. There is a connection between the way in which the brain processes language and music probably. And the business of imitating speech and articulating language is easier for singers in particular. It works both ways.

You teach many different classes but if you had to pick just one, what class do you enjoy teaching the most?

I most enjoy teaching anything in Latin; I like to use the language as much as possible and hear it and speak it and to use that as an outlet to reading and comprehension.

For someone who doesn’t know much about the language, what would you tell them about its uses and meaning in today’s society?

There are no ‘dead languages;’ there are only dead people.

I like to stress that Latin goes back a long way before the first evidence that we have for the language.

We can never know more than a portion of what it was because of the circumstances of its survival.

Everything that’s in it is precious to us because it’s a key to that which is hidden from us.

Latin continued to be used all the way to the 18th and 19th centuries in all kinds of ways.

As I love to say, libraries are full of books that have never been translated into English and which you can only read if you read the language.

The whole idea of connecting with an author by being able to read that author in the original is a very special phenomenon.

That’s true of any language.

It’s especially true when there is such a level of cultural distance between us and the ancients, combined with the continuity that the Latin substratum is below our whole Western culture.

That combination of strangeness and kinship makes for a special attraction that a living language can’t match.

How would you describe your experience at the university?

I’ve always felt challenged by the work. It’s very busy and the university has grown in its demands so that has been a continual challenge. It has been a delight to have close contact with students and not to be lecturing to huge auditoriums.

What future plans do you have?

I’m going to be playing the piano a lot and hiking in the national parks. I have one book project that has to be finished this year. I’m looking forward to unstructured time to finish that first off.

Editor’s Note: OGB staff to transition into new roles for fall semester

In the fall semester, the Old Gold and Black will undergo several staff transitions. Junior Editor-in-Chief Ashton Astbury announced the makeup of her fall staff officially April 26.

Junior Robert O’Connor will replace junior Olivia Boyce in the role of managing editor. With Boyce heading to South Africa to study abroad during the fall, she confidently hands over her duties to O’Connor, who served

this past semester as production manager. “Bobby is an extremely talented and qualified candidate to fulfill the duties of managing editor,” Boyce said. “He has lots of previous experience with the OGB, a great graphic eye, progressive ideas, organizational skills and strong leadership dynamics that will benefit the staff.”

With sophomore News Editor Ken Meyer similarly head-

ing abroad, sophomore Renee Slawsky will step into the new role of executive news editor.

Slawsky served this semester as life editor and has worked previously as both news editor and assistant news editor. “This new position recognizes that she has led that section before and therefore brings expertise to her role.”

Astbury said.

Slawsky is joined by sophomore Meenu Krishnan as news editor.

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The Old Gold & Black editorial staff for fall 2011 poses for a picture a few floors below their office on the fifth floor of Benson University Center.

Krishnan, who was abroad in Spain this semester, held the position of opinion editor during the previous fall. The two are excited to work together in what is often considered the most stressful of sections for its short deadlines.

“Next semester, I really hope to increase student interest in the news section with features on issues that students will want to read and will talk about later on,” Slawsky said.

Replacing Slawsky in the life section will be freshman Hilary Burns, who has been promoted from her current position as assistant life editor. Burns expressed her excitement at continuing in this section, and plans to incorporate a wider range of creative features and story ideas. She is joined by freshman Aaron Colston as her assistant editor. This will be Colston’s first leadership role on the staff. “I hope to bring a fresh perspective to the life section only to further representation of all aspects of the university,” Colston said.

Overseeing the photographers, junior Photo Editor John Turner, who will be continuing in his position next semester, is excited to welcome freshman Clare Stanton to the section. “Clare has been very enthusiastic as a staff photographer, and I am very excited

to have her join as an assistant editor,” Turner said.

The remaining editors will continue in their current positions for next semester. Junior Gary Pasqualicchio and sophomore Matt Poppe will continue as co-sports editors, freshman Jenn Leser as opinion editor, and junior Bronwen Gainsford as web editor. Pasqualicchio and Poppe looked back over a semester of changes to the sports section and

next semester is to recruit more students to become columnists — our campus is extremely opinionated and it would be great to have as many student voices heard as possible,” Leser said.

Gainsford too saw expansions for the website as part of her future plans. “Next semester I would love to get galleries and videos on the website and get multiple blogs running,” she said.

Astbury said, “As a staff, we are invigorated and enthused looking toward next semester.

With new staff appointments “As a staff, we are invigorated and internal staff shiftings, I am and enthused looking toward extremely confident in the skills, dedication and vivacity of our next semester.” editorial board next year.”

Ashton Astbury “Outgoing managing editor Editor-in-chief Olivia Boyce will be extremely missed by the staff next year, for both for capabilities as a leader anticipate even more improve- as well as a personal friend to us ments in the fall. all. She has been instrumental “Matt and I are looking forward this year in energizing the entire to improving our features and editorial board, planning staff having more investigative jour- retreats and so much more. nalism around the university,” “Her commitment to the Pasqualicchio said. “We will be OGB is unrivaled. It has been looking to recruit new writers an utmost pleasure working because we are graduating a few alongside Olivia this semester, very talented seniors.” and I hope she leaves confident As she looked ahead herself, that the dedication and experLeser defined her desire to expand tise of incoming managing editor her section to include more stu- Bobby O’Connor will bountident voices. “My goal for this fully fill her shoes.”

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University readies new ThinkPad model for distribution

By Ken Meyer | News editor

The Office of Information Systems recently announced the laptop to be distributed to returning juniors, incoming freshmen and faculty members during the fall semester.

Next year’s laptop will be the Lenovo T420s.

The Committee on Information Technology voted on the selection earlier this year.

This faculty committee, charged with oversight of issues relating to information technology on campus, makes this selection annually with the aid of Information Systems and Client Architect Patrick Morton.

They believed this machine would best suit the needs of faculty, staff and undergraduate students in the designated price range for the laptop. The university customizes its ThinkPad every year and negotiates with Lenovo on every aspect of the machine in an attempt to maximize the value for the university community.

While this customization makes it hard to compare this model to others on the market, online reviews have been generally favorable for the ThinkPad models chosen over the past several of years.

In the past four years, the university has seen the R60, T61, T400 and T410.

Each subsequent machine has received higher ratings than the previous. The R60 received particularly poor reviews from university students and the public alike.

On the other hand, professional reviewers selected the T400 and T410 for best buy awards for quality and value.

Next year’s model, the T420s, will be the university’s first venture into the “s” realm of Lenovo.

The computer will be the lightest ThinkPad on campus at under four pounds. The integrated webcam will be able to shoot at a display resolution of 720p.

This upgraded resolution is meant to complement the WebEx online collaboration software, a new program to be used on the campus that allows video conferencing and desktop sharing among

other features. The ThinkPad will not have the fingerprint reader, firewire jack and eSATA port the T410 has.

A USB drive will always be powered on, meaning that the laptop will be turned off but can still charge a phone or other device through the USB. This will, however, require that the computer remain plugged in as this feature drains the battery.

The ThinkPad will also feature a USB 3.0 port which will make backing up data on an external hard drive faster, but the port will also work with USB 2.0 devices.

Most of the ports will be moved to the back side of the computer, and the headphone/ microphone jack will still be combined.

The ThinkPad will have a 14” HD+ screen that has a 16:9 aspect ratio.

This means that the screen may appear wider than previous ThinkPads.

Finally, the T420s will return most of the software students have become accustomed to on their ThinkPads.

This includes a partial Adobe suite including Photoshop, Microsoft Office, MAPLE, MATLAB, SPSS and several media players.

VPN will still be installed for students off campus or abroad that still want to use keyed programs or want access to American sites abroad such as ABC. com or Pandora.com.

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Local newspaper salesman reveals military life

By Michael Hoag | Contributing writer 42 degrees and raining is not the ideal work day for most people, especially if their office is outdoors. Jeff Smith sells newspapers, and today it is raining outside.

One kind person has given Smith an umbrella to keep him dry, but there is a problem: Smith only has one arm. He cannot physically hold the umbrella and the newspapers at the same time.

Like so many times since the car wreck took his arm in 2000, he must adapt. Smith figures out that he can tuck the umbrella into his jacket along with a couple newspapers and then go back to business—adaptation at its finest.

Many Winston-Salem residents, especially the university students, have seen this man many times, yet most do not know the name “Jeff Smith.” Smith spends his work week on the corner of Reynolda Road and Fairlawn Drive. He is the newspaper vendor that most people see and rarely think twice about. Little do they know, he is so much more than a nameless face on the corner selling papers for 75 cents. Smith has quite a story to tell.

The 51 year-old Smith grew up in Winston-Salem and graduated from West Forsyth High School.

He has been selling newspapers for the last nine years of his life, but his path to this rainy workday is much different than people would expect.

After graduating from high school, Smith enlisted in the military.

He wanted to be a paratrooper, so he joined the 82nd Airborne Division.

Smith vividly remembers his first jump. “I walked to the edge of the plane and looked down 10,000 feet,” he said. “‘No way, I ain’t goin.’” That was until his drill sergeant had his say.

It was Smith’s turn to jump, and he just stood there. “I somehow got with my back to the open door, and he kicked me square in the chest,” Smith said.

“I went right out the door, and my mouth was wide open.”

After that Smith was hooked and spent virtually every day on the plane.

Smith was in the military for 10 years. “I spent four years in Europe, one in Korea,” he said. “I’ve been to Panama and Beirut. I’ve been just about everywhere in the United States, and to nine other countries. I’ve done seen the world. My MOS (Military Operation Specialty) is 504th 82nd Airborne 11B, 287 jumps, two battle jumps, and I’m damn proud of it.”

After leaving the military, Smith went on to earn a degree in Business Administration from the Kentucky College of Business, as well as certifications in heavy equipment, carpentry, forest fighting and upholstery. “My grandfather always told me, ‘learn all you can learn,’” he said. “That’s less

money you have to spend to get someone else to do it.” Smith worked in the apparel business at Bali and Sara Lee for nine years after receiving his degree and certifications. In 2000, Smith’s life changed forever. Crossing the Yadkin River Bridge heading into WinstonSalem, Smith’s car hydroplaned and flipped three times. Smith sustained the loss of his left arm in the accident, an essential tool in Smith’s line of work. He was forced to adapt. Smith spent another year at Sara Lee driving a forklift, but was soon looking for a new job.

“Everywhere I went to look for jobs they would say, ‘We would hire you, but our insurance won’t cover you,’” Smith said. “I didn’t want to work for a company that wouldn’t cover me.” It was about this time that he noticed the vendors in the area selling newspapers and decided that he would like to do that. He called the Winston-Salem Journal, and the rest is history.

In 2001, Smith started selling newspapers on Akron Drive. Four years later, he moved to sell near U.S. 421. Then one day, Smith called his supervisor and insisted, “Let me have Reynolda Road. I want Reynolda Road.”

“He put me out here, and I love it, I love it,” he said. “I meet a lot of nice people. I meet a lot of students too.

They stop and talk to me, I like that.”

Smith is extremely loyal to his customers; he really enjoys talking with them each and every day. University Religion Professor Earl Crow buys his paper from Smith every day and loves that loyalty. Crow said, “The other day, April Fools Day, I went by and told Jeff I didn’t have any money, and he told me, ‘That’s alright, here’s the paper,’ then I told him ‘April Fools’ and paid him, but he didn’t care if I had money or not. That just amazed me.”

Smith arrives at his corner on Reynolda between 6:20-6:45 a.m. every morning and stays until around 1:00-1:15 p.m. “A lot of people think it is easy to come out here and sell newspapers. It’s not easy selling these newspapers now,” Smith said. “A lot of people in the area, especially (on) Reynolda Road, have already signed up for home delivery.”

Even if they do not buy a paper from him, Smith always remains upbeat and tells jokes with everyone who stops. “If they see me enough, they will cut their home delivery off and come get it from me,” he said.

Crow did just that. “I thought about subscribing

to the p a p e r, but then I thought, I’ll just get it from Jeff,” Crow said. “It’s nice to see him every day on my way to work. He brightens my day.”

Smith remarked on how some of his colleagues get easily frustrated with their lack of sales initially, but he gives every new man the same piece of advice. “When people pull up to that stoplight, they are looking at you whether you know it or not,” he said. “They are watching how you carry yourself, how you’re looking. The expression on your face speaks for a lot.” Smith is like the wise man of the group, he does not speak often, but when he does people stop and listen.

He has two children, nine grandchildren, and will be celebrating his 15th anniversary with his wife, Tina, this year. Smith said, “Heaven ain’t ready for me and the devil sure don’t want me. God’s still got me here for a reason. I’m a positive thinker.”

This summer, Smith plans on detailing cars on his off days and after work. “I’ve worked all my life, ever since I knew what work was, I’ve been working,” he said. And Smith does not plan on giving up his corner anytime soon. He said, “I’ll probably do this until I can’t do it no more, or until the program goes away.” Ray McCartney, a regular customer commented on Smith’s work ethic, “He’s out there rain, sleet, snow. I mean he’s out there day and night selling these papers,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of respect for him out there selling these papers day after day, week after week.”

Despite losing his arm, Smith’s work ethic is tough to top. He never lets anyone tell him what he cannot do. “I hate when people tell me what I can’t do. I really hate that with a passion,” he said.

“Don’t tell me what I can’t do. I can do what I wanna do, I just gotta figure out how I’m gonna do it, and then I go to it.”

After Smith’s car wreck, he had to make adjustments and use his creativity to adapt to living without his left arm. “People look at me like, ‘You can’t do this,’ and I say ‘Who can’t do what?’” Smith said. “When a person tells me what I can’t do, I can show ‘em better than I can tell ‘em.” He said, “I couldn’t tie my shoes at first, then I figured out how to tie my shoes. I still can’t tie my tie yet.

Someone said I can tie a tie with one hand, I wanna know how to do that.”

Despite all of his challenges, Smith maintains a positive outlook and has only one complaint with his life: the weather. “That’s the only thing that bothers me,” Smith said. “Today it’s raining and you look at it like ... golly! Who is gonna roll the window down and buy a newspaper from a dummy?”

POLICE BEAT Larceny • A victim reported that her iPod was stolen from a ground floor kitchen in Bostwick Residence Hall Feb. 26. The victim advised she did not report the stolen iPod until now because she felt someone would return it.

• A victim left his laptop on top of his vehicle in Lot A at 5:07 p.m. April 19. The victim stated that he drove off and forgot it was on top of the vehicle. The victim retuned to the lot and found other items that he left on the vehicle. He could not, however, locate the laptop.

• A victim reported that he left $200 in a bag on his desk in Bostwick at 3 p.m. April 19. He then left his room unlocked. The victim advised that when he returned at 11 p.m., there was $190 missing from the bag.

• A victim reported at 11:59 a.m. April 21 that his bicycle was stolen several days prior. The victim stated that he found his bicycle locked to a bike rack at the Miller Center. The victim showed proof of ownership. The victim was then authorized to cut the lock off of the bicycle. No other police action was requested.

• On Student Drive at 3:37 p.m. April 21, a victim reported that his vehicle had been broken into and that the car stereo had been forcibly removed from the dashboard. There were no obtainable finger prints found. The victim stated he did not know if the vehicle had been locked.

Loud Parties • On University Parkway at 6:33 p.m. April 23, the Winston-Salem Police Department responded

Outside the Bubble Panetta named as Obama’s next Secretary of Defense WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is in the midst of planning an announcement that will name current CIA Director Leon Panetta as the next defense secretary, replacing Robert Gates.

Replacing Panetta in the CIA will be head commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus.

The changes come after talks of reshaping the national security system.

These changes mark the administration’s first movements in restructuring the system.

Talks amongst the new team will focus on withdrawal dates from Afghanistan and Iraq, and relations with Libya.

Panetta is a former California congressman and served as Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton.

He began his work at the CIA under much controversy and accusations from both sides that he was not the right man for the job.

President officially releases Certificate of Live Birth WASHINGTON — After years of questions and controversies from “Birthers” surrounding Obama’s citizenship, the White House and state of Hawaii released the president’s official “Certificate of Live Birth” April 27.

Accusations have flared since the very beginning of his run for the presidency began in 2007.

Obama has reacted publicly to these claims.

“We’re not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers,” Obama said.

He added that he has continually watched the debate with a sense of “bemusment.”

The debate has come to life in recent weeks due to constant pressure from Donald Trump, billionaire and potential Republican presidential candidate.

At a conference April 27, Trump claimed that it was his persistence that allowed for the final release of the documentation.

Hawaii does not typically release the information but did so at the president’s request.

According to the document, Obama was born in Honolulu at 7:24 p.m. Aug. 4, 1961.

Rep. Giffords’ husband launches into outer space ARIZONA — The next to last space shuttle launch is set for take-off April 29.

The launch is of heightened interest across the country as many will watch as Representative Gabrielle Gifford, gravely injured in January’s mass murder shooting in Arizona, sends her husband, commander Mark Kelly, into space.

After the final launch in June, the program will enter a 10-year hiatus to focus on engineering.

Giffords will be in attendance at the April 29 launch but will watch from a private viewing area.

Prince William and Kate Middleton to tie the knot LONDON — Princess Diana’s eldest son, Prince William, will be saying “I Do” April 29 to Kate Middleton of Berkshire. The ceremony will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11:00 a.m. and will be officiated by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.

After the ceremony, the Prince and Princess will follow the traditional processional to Buckingham Palace where they will partake in two receptions.

Queen Elizabeth II will host the first for the royal couple with selected members from the congregation.

Later in the evening, Prince Charles will host a private dinner party followed by dancing.

Old Gold & Black Directory to a noise complaint. Upon arrival, there were approximately 40 to 50 students in the area. Officers stated that all parties were polite and cooperative.

No citations were issued.

• On Polo Road at 2:38 p.m. April 23, WSPD responded to a large party where there were two people drinking on the roof of the house. Both offenders were cited for noise violations.

Miscellaneous • In Luter Residence Hall at 1:37 p.m. April 24, an offender was heavily intoxicated. The offender damaged a window and handrails. The offender also defecated on the floor.

• On Polo Road at 1:35 a.m. April 22, WSPD reported finding an offender walking in the roadway. The offender was under 21-years-old and was cited by WSPD for drinking underage.

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More reading days would make for more efficient studying

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ollowing a hectic last week of classes, in which many professors assign tests and papers to “alleviate” stress for their students, the university only provides one reading day for students to prepare for final exams.

This places a lot of pressure on students to effectively balance this short period of time to prepare for the conclusion of the semester.

Many universities provide students at least two reading days between classes and exams. The students at Duke University and N.C. State University, for example, both receive four days between the last day of class and the first day of exams. This extended period gives students the opportunity to more effectively allocate time between their classes to efficiently prepare for all of their assignments.

While we are not calling for additional reading days to have more free time to slack off, it would be nice to see at least one more day so that students can unwind from a busy end of classes, and take a deep breath before exams. During this hectic week, most students are taking exams, writing papers and moving out of their dorms. Because of their busy schedules, many people leave campus as soon as possible. This

sometimes results in students not seeing some of their friends before leaving for break. Additional reading days would allow students extra time to visit with friends before leaving campus for the ensuing three-month break.

Many students may be found frantically cramming for exams late at night in the library in order to fit all of their studying into this single reading day. Additional reading days would also alleviate some of the heavy packs in the library and other large buildings, like Tribble Hall and Kirby Hall, allowing students to more easily find a seat or electrical outlet to use when studying.

Because Wednesday is always the last day of classes, and Thursday is the reading day, with exams beginning on Friday and continuing until the following Thursday (excluding Sunday), the editoral staff believes that this is too much in a short amount of time. A schedule that makes more sense is to have Wednesday as the last day of class, reading days Thursday through Sunday, and the first day of exams beginning on Monday. Most schools that end classes on a Wednesday follow this schedule, demonstrating the success of this type of schedule.

Dorm closing deadline should be extended

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hile many students find it hard to see past their last exam or term paper, an inconvenient deadline lurks just beyond it: the requirement that students vacate their on-campus residences on the last day of exams, May 6.

We recognize the necessity of the school to maximize revenue by renting and using residence halls for other activities during the summer, yet we feel that this moving-out deadline is unreasonable.

Given the scarce number of reading days, students have a hard enough time preparing for finals.

Add in moving out, cleaning, finding storage for excess items, locating lost keys, and other necessary activities to finals week, and this leads to less sleep and less time to devote to necessary academic purposes. Many students may procrastinate packing

and moving out, which when combined with a lack of sleep from exams, can be extremely dangerous.

With many students driving home after exams, the danger of falling asleep at the wheel following an all-nighter and a day of lifting furniture is very real.

The closing deadline is counterproductive for other reasons as well.

Rushed students are likely to not clean their rooms, students wishing to stay for commencement are denied the opportunity, and students needing to perform closing activities for campus organizations must perform these activities during finals week when other priorities interfere.

We feel the university is not fully considering students’ wellbeing by maintaining this closing deadline.

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Twitter gains newest follower as popularity soars Social media serves as a “mass text” for Internet

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t’s the latest trend in social media, and it’s becoming harder and harder to find someone who doesn’t use it or at least read it.

Everyone from Chad OchoCinco to Total Frat Move to Student Union to Tory Burch, and even the Pit – on two different accounts — has one. In recent weeks, even I have become a victim to the impossibleto-ignore phenomenon.

That’s right. I have a Twitter.

At first, I thought the concept of a Twitter was kind of ridiculous. Do people really need to hear my random thoughts or what I’m doing at the exact moment? I may happen to think that my life is incredibly fascinating but I’m very likely the only one.

So why the switch? I decided that it was finally time to see what appeal was all about. And I absolutely loved it.

Initially I didn’t tweet at all, and only followed some of my favorite athletes and celebrities, the Old Gold and Black ­— which I highly recommend doing — and the best Twitter I’ve ever seen, @WFU_Pit. I would tweet every once in a while, and it would have to be something that I thought was fairly important; I refused to be one of those people who discussed doing their laundry or the weather.

But one day, everything changed.

I’m not quite sure what, but I do know that now I love to tweet; yes, even about pointless things like I promised myself I wouldn’t do.

It all started with live-tweeting the 2011 Masters — which quickly devolved into my cheering on my favorites (Geoff Ogilvy, Jim Furyk, Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald, if you’re curious), and finding ways to insult Tiger Woods through what I thought was the clever use of #hashtags.

From there, I moved onto to tweeting about my beloved San Jose Sharks — #SJSharks #BeatLA and #SJSLAK if they happen to start trending any time soon — as well as funny things my friends said, quotes from movies that I liked, or my thoughts on just about anything that I thought someone else might find interesting, even if that someone else was only me.

My sincerest apologies if you happen to follow me and don’t agree — or if you’re

getting sick of all of the playoff talk.

However, Twitter is much more than just a way for people to express themselves. It was a key tool in the Green Revolution in Iran, and was an incredibly popular means of communication in the early days of the Libyan conflict.

Users are able to instantly reach out to all of their followers, and anything they say with a # in front of it becomes a topic — anything popular enough becomes a trending topic, which shows up on the homepage for every user.

As lame as this may sound, it is my goal to one day create something that becomes a trending topic, even if only for an hour.

Though Facebook may remain the most popular form of online communication by a wide margin, it would appear that Twitter is gaining progress almost every day.

Every time I log on, it seems like I have another follower — thank you to the wonderful 29 of you who have decided to listen to my constant ramblings.

While I may be far from a Twitter superstar, or even all that fascinating, I love to tweet; I once had a dream when I tweeted some very important thought — and woke up to find out that I had “sleep-tweeted.”

A little embarrassing, maybe, but if anything, it shows just how quickly I’ve become addicted to Twitter.

Some quick numbers — I first tweeted April 7, and since then have managed to rack up 124 tweets as of this publication.

This figure will likely become higher if I happen to have another philosophical thought anytime soon.

Or have the spare time to watch another hockey game.

Or do just about anything other than study — although I’m considering livetweeting my paper, and my adventures in trying to navigate my way to the perfect study spot in ZSR, Benson and Tribble.

It’s not that I’m advocating that everyone joins Twitter the second they put down this article — and the rest of this week’s Old Gold & Black of course — but I’m certainly suggesting taking another look at this incredibly popular technology. It can’t hurt to just take a look, and you just might like what you see. With platforms made for almost any mobile smartphone on the market, it’s become even easier to use sort of like a mass text for the internet.

If you take my advice, feel free to follow me @jenniferleser — I can’t promise that I’ll be funny but I can promise that I’ll certainly try to make the Internet a little more interesting.

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

- Akira Kuriyama, president of RC Solution Company, explaining the recent surge in Japanese users downloading the earthquake warning smartphone application after the recent disasters; before the first earthquake March 11, only 100,000 subscribed to the service, but there are now over 1.5 million users. ­

“” “A nightclub does not have to be a place where debauchery, boozing and drug addiction reign.”

- Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, discussing the rise of new “spiritual nightclubs” that combine tea and literature for a completely different nighttime experience.

“” “The Juglar still had a flowery, young citrus aroma, sort of fruit apricots, while the Vevue Cliquot was more mushrooms.”

- Ella Cromwell-Morgan, a Finnish sommelier, explaining the flavors of two bottles of champagne that were recently salvaged from a 19th century shipwreck off an island archipelago in the Baltic Sea.

“” “It should be a source of pride to all Oklahomans that this meaningful song was written in our state.”

- Jabar Shumate, state representative from Tulsa, Okla., referring to a recent bill; the bill, if signed into law by the Governor, will make the song “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” the Sooner State’s official gospel song.

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Changes to Kappa Delta Sorority policies

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appa Delta Sorority has seen enormous growth over the past year. Beginning with outstanding and strong leadership, our chapter has developed into an organization focused strongly on our values to inspire the women of our organization to our full potential.

Since the events of January 2010, we have designed and implemented strong risk management policies to promote healthy actions of the members of our organization.

These policies include the prohibition of alcohol allowed in any Kappa Delta housing facility as per Kappa Delta’s National Housing Policy, and education for sisters about alcohol use.

Additionally, we have had representatives from our organization represent on university committees to abolish not only the Senior Fifth tradition, but also as part of the Pledge Night reform discussions. Our organization as a whole

has realized and responded to the pressing need for the student body to address the culture surrounding the incidents of pledge night.

Kappa Delta Sorority has refocused our chapter on our values of strong sisterhood and philanthropic endeavors.

Through our work with the Girl Scouts of Winston-Salem and participation in campuswide philanthropic events such as Wake ‘N Shake, our organization has continued to remain an active and engaged organization on Wake Forest’s campus.

This experience has challenged our organization to grow into a sustaining, strong sisterhood and we will continue to grow in the learning process.

We look forward to another successful year and our opportunity to be an active participant in bettering the Wake Forest Greek community.

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came to visit this campus for the first time the summer before senior year of high school, as an afterthought. But once I got to campus, I just had a feeling. So I applied and got in. Somewhere around regular decision result time, I began to feel quite nervous. I came to university to figure out what exactly this place was like. And it’s been the best four years of my life.

I immediately signed up to join the Old Gold & Black to maybe write an article. As it turned out, I went from production assistant to assistant opinion editor to opinion editor.

Even though I may have suffered a mental breakdown because of the ridiculous amount of hours I spent there on a weekly basis, I really enjoyed those late-night delirious conversations. To my fellow opinion editors and assistant editors over the years — thanks for putting up with me.

In January of freshman year, I came back to school early to go through recruitment. I joined a sorority, and I found another home.

I would trust my lineage with anything. They

Hannah Werthan is a senior political science major from Nashville, Tenn.

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are there when I make questionable decisions and they are there to drive me to senior events or listen to me rant about people I don’t like.

I have had the opportunity to do some pretty amazing things during my time at the university. I had a summer internship in Boston, I studied abroad in Vienna, and I went to conferences in San Diego and Washington, D.C. I saw John McCain and Joe Biden speak, and Emily Giffin signed my book a few weeks ago. People say that this place is a bubble, and that may be true, but the university gives us plenty of ways to explore and learn.

It’s the little things that I cherish and will remember forever. I enjoy Friday afternoons when everyone is playing music on the fratios or laying out on the quad. I look forward to BOB days at the Pit and wine specials at Shorty’s. I have spent too much time in between classes curling up in a Starbucks chair and reading Glamour, just taking a break from campus.

By senior year, the university becomes an especially small place. You can probably recognize at least 80 percent of the student body. I’ll miss that come June when I try to make it in the congested, crowded city of New York. I will miss the warmth of the campus, the “hellos” that echo throughout this beautiful bubble of a place.

It’s safe to say that my “feeling” about the university was true: this was really where I belonged.

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his Friday, the most important event of our generation will take place. Not since LeBron James aired his plans to “take his talents to South Beach” has there been a “decision” of greater magnitude. If you’ve been living under a rock, let me clear things up for you- this Friday, at roughly 6 a.m.

Eastern Standard Time, an extremely wealthy man named William will marry an extremely attractive woman named Kate. The Royal Wedding is upon us.

Ever since the news broke that Prince William had proposed to Kate Middleton, the world has been abuzz. From the worlds of fashion to politics, someone everywhere has had an opinion they felt was worth sharing. Last week an article broke about the ramifications of what designer Kate planned to wear (according to the most recent articles, Kate has refused to reveal her designer choice).

This week, the world shed tears at the fact that the leader of Bahrain would be unable to attend the festivities due to turmoil in his country. There have also been rumors that President and First Lady Obama were not on the guest list, raising more than a few eyebrows.

According to the blogs, the tabloids and even some of the more reputable news sources across the United States and the world, this week’s wedding is of upmost significance. But, I must ask the question; why? Why should I, a 21-year-old college student from the United States, who has never met anyone involved in the wedding and never will, care about Prince William and Kate?

Don’t get me wrong, I think that weddings are fantastic. I think love is a beautiful thing

and I hope that one day (one day far off) I will be able to walk down an aisle and say “I do.” Yet, I’ve made it tradition to not care about weddings of which I am not involved.

I don’t try to find a video stream of Bill and Melinda’s happy day. Therefore, why should I care about Kate and William? Sure, the argument can be held that Prince William is just that, a prince. He’s royal, meaning he’s loaded, which means that the wedding will be absolutely spectacular. But beyond that, what’s so different about this wedding?

Movie theatres have bought into the wedding mania, planning early morning screenings and tea parties to make Americans feel more connected to the events across the Atlantic. Sadly, it seems as though these are wise business practices more than anything else. People want to see the wedding.

A friend of mine who is passionate about the wedding told me that this is no different than my undying love of athletics and threatened to write a scathing article about how “stupid” sports were. I may be a little too big of a sports junkie, but I’ll make the same argument here that I made to her — I watch sports because the individuals who participate are intriguing, they are able to perform feats that I could never dream of doing and they demonstrate a control of their bodies that should be envied by most.

I can’t say the same about William and Kate. I can do what they do. I can walk down an aisle and I can smile for pictures. I apologize, but I just don’t see the appeal.

Call me a cynic against royal love, but this wedding just isn’t important. It’s great that William found someone with which to spend the rest of his life. I’m happy for Kate as she undoubtedly will be happy for years to come. I just wish that the world could realize the insignificance of just another wedding. Until then, I guess there is nothing to do but to let the happy couple have their moment in the sun. However, I look forward to the day when I can bid “cheerio” to this whole fiasco.

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

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Administration’s recent decisions ignore major campus issues

Seth Williford

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have enjoyed every moment of my time as a member of Student Government. If students want to work on improving student life on campus, then SG is usually the best way to do this. However, much of the work SG does acts merely as a band-aid to fix the decisions of the administration. When it comes to big campus decisions, SG may be consulted, but is far often incapable of changing a decision made by President Nathan O. Hatch.

I speak for myself, and numerous seniors, when I say that this school is not the same one I enrolled in four years ago. My more recalcitrant friends claim they would not attend the university if they were high school seniors, and that their wallets will

remain closed to future fundraising appeals from the university.

While I disagree with their conclusions, this sentiment has been expressed to me by a wide range of students who feel like they have been ill-served by the administration.

And who is to blame them?

The administration has to make many difficult decisions that students may not be happy with.

But there is a difference between tough, but necessary decisions by the administration, and decisions made that are meant to fit in with an irrational, illogical and ill-advised ideology aimed at radically changing the nature of this university.

While there are a number of things in the Master Plan that I find objectionable, I find it more objectionable that this plan is flatly ignored in order to pursue a policy of mass enrollment that will inevitably lead to the watering down of our campus culture and the cheapening of our classroom experience.

This university did not have, does not have, and appears will not have, the resources to handle the explosion we are seeing in the student population, nor does it even appear the administration has considered how to handle this population boom.

For example, freshmen entering next year have a three-year residency requirement. While a new dorm may be in consideration, without a dorm, how does the school expect to house students when we scarcely have enough rooms as it is? How can they possibly guarantee student housing (as is done now) for all four years if they can’t even guarantee you will have a parking space or a seat at any of the dining rooms on campus, much less a dorm room?

No greater example exists of administrative ignorance than the multi-million dollar professional tennis facility currently under construction. Without any student input, President Hatch determined that the most effective use our tuition dollars was to invest in courts that will decimate the student lot for a series of tennis stadiums that in no uncertain terms fails to improve student life.

Did they think this through at all? Do they expect all students to take shuttles to football games? Are they willing to put up the money to supply these shuttles each game?

Have they considered that many students will simply choose to walk instead? Why does it seem that the administration is oblivious to the risks of significant game day

traffic and a serious risk of crime for students who choose to walk? And why in the world are we spending that money on tennis stadiums when our campus needs many structural repairs? That is not to mention the serious need of a recreation center that would alleviate what is already chaotic overcrowding in our gym, or a new dorm to accommodate the burgeoning enrollment and threeyear residency requirement.

This is not just about the loss of the Wake Forest tradition (though it is); it is about the serious mismanagement of our university.

Time and again, it seems that Hatch has forgotten that the purpose of an undergraduate university is, wait for it, STUDENTS! Instead, the administration’s time, and our money, is spent chasing windmills, like the Holy Grail of the U.S. News rankings.

While chasing the rankings may have long term benefits, the administration ignores that short term changes will have lasting consequences we can scarcely anticipate, and consequences that will drastically alter the character of our university.

Hatch no doubt sees fundraising as more important than students on this campus.

Last semester, SG organized the President’s Leadership Conference, an

annual gathering of student leaders and administrators to discuss campus issues.

Despite being informed months in advance of the conference, Hatch determined that a conference deserved not even a full hour of his time, before he hit the road to attend a fundraising function.

Instead of spending time learning and working with student leaders, Hatch left it to Student Life administrators (who I genuinely cannot speak more highly about) to understand and address student concerns. Maybe I am delusional, but I find this to be incredibly troubling.

As a senior, it is appropriate to consider regrets, and I certainly have mine.

In this context though, I regret that I did not speak my mind sooner.

I regret that we did not work to combat this idleness and ignorance by the administration.

But most importantly, I regret that our school continues to be led by an individual who is so out of touch with students, and who fails to balance our need for fundraising with what is best for students.

Seth Williford is a senior political science major from Wilson, N.C.

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The Snap Project as being threefold. “First I sell my photos on large canvas prints online and in various galleries and coffee shops,” Brandenburger said.

“10 percent of those proceeds are donated to the Nyanya Project (run by Journalism Professor Mary Martin Niepold). Then, 30 percent of proceeds from each of my photos sold go toward providing photography training for young students in East Africa,” she said.

“The last part of the venture is a website showcasing the children’s photography so they can feel proud about their work being published for essentially an international audience. The whole project is also connected to raising awareness of the

socioeconomic issues and unique cultures of east Africa.” The Snap Project launched as an official 401(C)3 non-profit just last month and cameras for the first class of young photography students in Kenya have been purchased with The Snap Project’s first few sales.

A launch party reception will be held in the Scales Fine Arts Center lobby from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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Another student social venture was started by senior Emily Taylor.

Taylor got the idea for this social venture, Ecopeful, last fall while taking two entrepreneurship courses. Ecopeful is a website and business that

sells socially conscious clothing, jewelry, accessories and personal items produced by struggling artisans and craftspeople from different countries around the world.

Ecopeful targets college students for connecting small businesses, individual entrepreneurs and cooperatives around the globe that have encountered structural difficulties reaching a viable market in which to sell their Taylor goods.

“Ecopeful also strives to become part of the discourse concerning the fair trade movement," Taylor

said. “We sell items that are fair trade certified and items from producers that don’t have access or the resources for official fair trade certification but are still produced fairly and achieve the same social goals.”

By structuring the product lines in this way, Ecopeful provides aid to those who are ignored by the fair trade movement, while also raising awareness.

So far, Taylor sells products from a few organizations with university connections including the Nyanya Project and cooperatives in Chiapias, Mexico, where anthropology and entrepreneurship students, including Taylor, visited with university Anthropology Professor Jeanne Simonelli over spring break.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Martina Pavelec The senior tennis player discusses her final season at the university and her adjustment from Germany to the United States.

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{ NATIONAL STAGE } Ball boys use delay tactics in Spanish League games In a Spanish La Liga soccer game, Sevilla defeated Villareal, 3-2, April 24, but lack of sportsmanship overshadowed the great win for Sevilla.

A video replay clearly showed a ball boy tossing another ball onto the field as Villarreal pushed upfield late in the game.

Another ball was thrown onto the field from the stands above Villarreal’s goal.

Both incidents forced a stoppage of play.

The Spanish League fined Sevilla just $877 for the offence.

“It’s shameful. It’s a question of sportsmanship,” Villareal goalkeeper Diego Lopez said.

Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi was also displeased by the disgraceful showing. “Futbol is played with one ball ... some people should learn before coming to stadiums and ruining a nice, exciting game,” he posted via Twitter after the hardfought match.

Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be an isolated incident for the Spanish League.

Levante goalkeeper Gustavo Munua experienced similar problems in a match at Atletico Madria.

Munua complained that ball boys wasted time and often let the balls land short when he asked for them.

In January, Madrid lost 1-0 at the Reyno de Navarro Stadium. Balls sent onto the field as Madrid attacked forced play to stop.

Last month, Zaragoza was leading Getafe 2-1 with minutes to go when an extra ball — apparently from the Zaragoza dugout — rolled onto the field as Getafe attacked.

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Freshman John Varol had his best round of golf for the Demon Deacons at the 2011 ACC Championship held April 22-24.

The Waxhaw, N.C., native held the lead at one point on both the first and second day of the event at Old North State Club.

He also shot nine birdies in the first two rounds.

Varol shot Varol a final round 3-over 75. He finished the tournament at 2-under-par and tied for 10th with three other players.

The 2-under-par was the lowest score for Varol this season and also marked the first top-10 finish of his career.

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Men’s tennis falls 4-1 to Tar Heels in ACC quarterfinals Deacs defeat Clemson 4-0 in ACC first round

By Gary Pasqualicchio | Sports editor In the past for the Wake Forest men’s tennis program, a 13-11 record, ACC quarterfinal appearance and Top 35 national ranking would have made for a solid season. That is not the case for this year’s team or their head coach, Jeff Zinn.

“If I didn’t have a very talented team, I would be ecstatic,” Zinn said.

“That’s not the case. I think we’ve underachieved. I think we’re better than we’ve shown. We need to do better.

“We are one of the elite teams (in the nation) so we should play like an elite team. That’s the way I talk

to my players. I’m not satisfied and hopefully they aren’t satisfied.”

The seventh-seeded Demon Deacons played like an elite team in the opening round of the ACC Tournament against 10th-seeded Clemson. Powered by a sweep of the doubles point, the Deacs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead.

The Deacs extended their lead to a commanding 3-0 after straight set singles wins by senior Iain Atkinson at third singles and junior David Hopkins at the fifth position. The fourth and deciding point, however, was a bit harder to come by.

“I thought we played well in doubles again,” Zinn said. “We won two quick matches and were looking for that third singles win and fourth point.”

Sophomore Danny Kreyman and freshman Adam Lee won their first

sets but were struggling to close out their matches at fourth and sixth singles, respectively. Sophomore Tripper Carleton was dominated in his first set at second singles, 6-1, but responded by winning 10 of the next 12 games.

It took the Demon Deacons a little longer than expected but they finally broke through and clinched the match 4-0.

Senior Jonathan Wolff, ranked 84th in the ITA singles poll, closed out a tough second set.

Wolff had a 4-2 lead in the second set, lost it, and finished his opponent off in a tiebreaker, 6-1, 7-6 (86). With four points secured, the final three singles matches were abandoned. “Jon is so clutch,” Zinn said. “If he can get his teeth into the

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Senior Jon Wolff will lead the Deacs into the NCAAs.

The state of Wake Forest athletics is grim

By Bart Johnston | Staff writer

at No. 1. The Cincinnati Bengals pick at No. 4.

With Chad Ochocinco being a free agent and Terrell Owens aging, they will likely go with a wide receiver here. The top wide receiver prospect is A.J. Green, who declared for the draft after his junior year at Georgia; Cincinnati will snag him.

Teams are not allowed to trade players as part of the current NFL lockout system, and this leaves teams like the Philadelphia Eagles at a disadvantage.

Philly is trying to trade their backup quarterback, Kevin Kolb, and the Arizona Cardinals are one good quarterback away from returning to the playoffs.

However, since the Cardinals cannot trade for Kolb, they will

In the competitive world of high-level Division I collegiate athletics, it is difficult to consistently produce high-caliber results across the slate of sports offered by a university. For a school like Wake Forest, this challenge is compounded by the high tuition costs, selective admissions criteria and available revenue for the Athletics Department.

Larger state schools are often recipients of legislative assistance granting in-state tuition for out-of-state athletes when recruiting for non-revenue sports (those outside the financial cash flow of football, and to a lesser extent basketball).

For instance, both North Carolina and N.C. State are allowed to grant tuition breaks for incoming athletes from other states, on the North Carolina taxpayers’ dime.

In a sport like baseball, where the number of players required to fill out a team greatly exceeds the number of scholarships allowed by the NCAA, this provides an ability to spread scholarships around to more players at a lower cost.

This makes North Carolina a better alternative for student-athletes who must foot part of the bill for college when they do not receive full scholarships.

Since private schools such as Wake Forest are exempt from this legislative procedure, it is more difficult to recruit players as they will, in many cases, be paying three and four times more per year than if they were to play at North Carolina. Despite these economic setbacks, the university’s

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By Evan Quinn | Staff writer It looks like the Carolina Panthers will take another quarterback early in the draft — this time with the No. 1 overall pick.

After a dismal season with a 2-14 record, the Panthers face multiple team needs. Quarterback Jimmy Clausen had a disappointing rookie campaign after being drafted in the second round in 2010, so Carolina will certainly be looking for a potential replacement this offseason.

Having the first pick in a quarterback-rich draft, they will likely take Cam Newton, the Heisman Trophy winner and national champion.

The former Auburn Tiger is a physical specimen at 6-foot-6, 250 lbs. and is a tremendous athlete.

Newton became just the second

player in NCAA history to both run and pass for 20 touchdowns in the same season (Tim Tebow, 2007), and led Auburn to an undefeated season and a victory over Oregon in the 2011 BCS National Championship game.

Most analysts, including Mel Kiper Jr., think Newton should be the first pick, but I disagree.

Newton looked terrible at The Combine in passing drills and is still a raw talent with many offthe-field issues.

They also should give Clausen another year to progress and improve and see where that takes them.

I feel the Panthers should address another need — defensive line.

This draft is stacked with solid defensive linemen, and Alabama defensive tackle Marcell Dareus would be a very solid and safe pick

Four former Deacons compete for NBA Championship

Duncan, Paul, Teague and Smith’s teams alive for crown

By Matt Poppe | Sports editor

With the NBA playoffs in full swing, four former Wake Forest basketball players are active members of teams that are in championship contention.

Former All-American Chris Paul leads the New Orleans Hornets into their third consecutive playoff appearance in three years.

Paul, who played two season at Wake Forest from 2003-05, is the obvious leader of the team and has already posted incredible numbers through the first five games of the series.

Paul is averaging 24.4 points, 11.6 assists and 6.4 rebounds per game through the first five games.

Paul and the Hornets have no easy task in taking on the defending champion L.A. Lakers.

The Lakers lead the series 3-2 and will look to close out the best-of-seven series as they return to New Orleans April 28.

Tim Duncan, a 1997 Naismith Award winner for the Deacs, remains a pivotal member of the San Antonio Spurs in his 14th season with the team.

Despite only averaging 13.4 points per game this season, the lowest of his career, Duncan played a key role as the Spurs entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.

Duncan also became the Spurs’ all-time leader in points scored and games played this season.

Duncan and the Spurs, however, have faltered in the playoffs and have fallen behind 3-1 as of print to the No. 8 seed Memphis Grizzlies.

On the other side of the court in that series is former Deac Ish Smith.

Smith is the only Wake Forest player to score 1,000 points and 600 assists. A threeyear team captain, Smith graduated last season and began the 2010-11 season with the Houston Rockets.

Smith was traded, however, back in February to Memphis.

Since being traded, the 6-foot point guard had embraced a reserve role, averaging 1.8 points per game. Smith has seen limited action in the first-round matchup against the Spurs, but did score four points in just three minutes in Game 4.

Guard Jeff Teague is the last former Wake Forest player to be a part of the 2011 playoffs.

Teague, who forewent his final two seasons at the university, was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round in 2009 and this playoff run will be the second for him with the team.

The Hawks, which are taking on the Orlando Magic, currently have a 3-2 series lead on the Magic and will look to eliminate Orlando in Atlanta April 28.

Teague has also embraced a backup role for the Hawks seeing playing time in just two games, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 assists per game.

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Chris Paul, who played for the Deacs from 200305, averaged 15.8 points per game this season.

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Martina Pavelec

By Maggie Cancelosi | Staff writer Picking up her first racket at age four, all of Martina Pavelec’s time spent on the court or conditioning has guaranteed her success. This senior standout tennis player has earned her No. 1 singles spot in every match this season.

Hailing from Stuttgart, Germany, Pavelec speaks English, Czech and Russian in addition to her native language of German.

For the second consecutive season, Pavelec has received All-ACC honors and currently stands at No. 37, according to the ITA Singles Rankings.

Pavelec will find out May 3 if she has been selected to play in the NCAA Individual Championships.

As a senior in your final year at the university, do you find that you’ve put more pressure on yourself to excel?

I think I’ve put a lot of pressure on myself because it was my first, and only, full season. I had to sit out on 12 matches last year so basically I only played for half of the season. Because it was my last season, I really wanted to do well and support the team as much as I could.

How does it feel to be almost 24-years-old? Do you feel much older than everyone else?

It’s kind of weird to be honest, because when I came here I was a 21-year-old freshman.

Being older than the traditional senior is a little weird. The gap between me and the freshmen on the squad is six years. Sometimes it’s a lot.

Have you ever had to miss out on a season or a series of important matches because of an injury? If so, what did that feel like?

I tore my ACL before Wake, which was so weird because I suddenly had nothing to do and so much free time.

Just sitting there was the worst because I had been used to spending four hours a day on the court.

I don’t necessarily feel like I always have to be playing tennis, but I feel like I should be working out instead of sitting around and being lazy.

If you could play in one big-time professional tournament, which one would you pick?

I’ve always wanted to play in the US Open.

How would you describe the team’s dynamic?

I think our team gets along really well. It’s been really fun, and we make sure to do things off the court like eat and go out together.

Are you upset that you won’t be able to play on the new tennis courts?

I’m absolutely jealous because it’s going to be amazing.

Are your parents or friends from Germany able to come over to America to watch you play? If so, how many times have then seen you in action?

No actually, not at all. My parents work so they’ve never been able to come to my matches, but they’ll be able to come to my graduation, which is nice.

Everytime they’re off from work, I’m off from tennis so I just go home to see them.

What was the biggest culture shock coming from Germany to America?

I guess the college party scene. It was kind of a shocker.

What’s your go-to tennis outfit?

Our captain decides our uniform and I like our outfits. Usually I wear the same white Nike visor when we play outside.

What has been the most disappointing and exciting match or tournament of your tennis career?

This season’s match against Virginia Tech when we lost 4-3 and I lost my singles (match) 7-5 in the third set was really close and disappointing, especially because I beat that girl last year.

I felt like that was a match that I should have won, and if I had won my match, the team would have won, which was the worst and really frustrating. I’ve had some great moments against ranked players at Wake, but I would say that winning the Under-16 Germany Championship was probably my most exciting moment in my career.

Who is your favorite tennis player?

I like Roger Federer, of course. In general I like to watch guys’ tennis because it’s better.

If you weren’t a Division I tennis player, what sport would you play at the collegiate level?

I don’t know. I guess swimming.

Who is your biggest inspiration?

My dad, because he’s a tennis coach and has taught me everything that I know.

How many rackets have you used or owned?

Wow, a lot. I used to go through six or eight a year. I still have my first racquet, and my dad has every model that I’ve ever played with. Plus, because he’s a coach, we have tons of rackets in our basement.

Do you have any desire of playing at the professional level?

I think I’m a little too old to go into professional tennis. I tried for a year after high school, but I think now it’s just a little too late. I don’t really know what I want to do with my life, but I’d like to be a pilot.

If you could offer words of wisdom to the incoming student-athletes, what would you tell them?

Take advantage of everything that Wake Forest has to offer because it’s a really amazing place with so many opportunities.

Personal Profile Birthdate: 06/05/1987 Year: Senior Hometown: Stuttgart, Germany Major: Economics Awards and Titles: 2010 and 2011 All-ACC selection; 2010 All-ACC Academic Team; ITA Player to Watch Award for the Carolina Region; won German Championship Under-16 singles

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Press Box: Another season like 2010-11 will leave fans questioning Continued from Page B1

2010-11 athletic performance was in the most optimistic light characterized as poor, and in the most realistic perspective, downright abysmal.

Wake Forest competes in 16 varsity sports, eight for both men and women.

Of these 16 sports, Wake finished in the top half of only five of these sports.

On the other end, Wake finished in last in three sports (basketball, women’s track and field, and women’s tennis), and second-to-last in two sports (field hockey and football). Even more disappointing, however, lies within the fact that in the major revenue sports of football and basketball, Wake combined for two conference wins, and a meager 11 wins overall.

Wake’s football team suffered a tough slide in the middle of the season after a promising 2-0 start, dropping their next nine games in a row before capturing the season finale against Vanderbilt to avoid a double-digit loss season.

Basketball was perhaps even more pitiful, as the team set an ACC record

for the most losses ever in a basketball season, going 8-24.

Among these 24 losses were a shocking 15 conference losses (another conference record), a loss in the season opener to Stetson, and other losses to low-majors including Presbyterian, UNC-Wilmington and Winthrop.

The basketball team also dropped a surprising 12 games at home and managed to win a total of one game outside the comforts of Joel Coliseum, an early season game at Greensboro Coliseum against Elon.

Bzdelik This was not encouraging for a team with a firstyear head coach in Jeff Bzdelik, a team one year removed from an NCAA Tournament berth, and a team just two years prior ranked the No. 1 team in the nation (Jan. 2009).

Despite the disappointment of the basketball and football teams, the

non-revenue sports hardly fared better.

Traditional powers at Wake Forest, men’s soccer and field hockey, both had hard years.

Men’s soccer failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, despite finishing third in the conference, due to a slate of non-conference losses including William & Mary, UNCCharlotte and College of Charleston.

Soccer was certainly in a rebuilding mode, however, having lost several key contributors from a three-year run in the College Cup. Field hockey finished fifth of six teams in the conference, garnering only one conference win on the year against Duke, a team that failed to win a single conference game.

Golf featured a similar result as the men’s golf team stumbled to a ninth place finish in the recent ACC Tournament, despite being ranked fifth in the conference entering the tournament. Led by freshman John Varol, sophomore Evan Beck, and junior Lee Bedford, the Deacs were unable to get things going. Varol did, however, hold the individual lead

after the first day of the competition following a first round 3-under 75 at Old North State.

On a more positive note, the Deacs will almost certainly qualify for the NCAA Regionals taking place in May. With a solid incoming recruiting class, headlined by Toronto-native Brandon Ng, the university will enter 2011-12 with high expectations and likely a Top-15 national ranking.

Women’s golf finished fourth in the conference, with junior Cheyenne Woods claiming the individual title.

This marked the third year in a row that the Deacons hosted the individual winner, with senior Natalie Sheary grabbing the championship in 2009 and sophomore Michelle Shin winning the honors last year. The Deacs are ranked 14th in the country and will also be participating in the NCAA Regionals coming up in May. The 2010-11 athletic season was certainly one of the worst in recent memory, if not in the history of the program. Over the past few years, Wake Forest has won regional titles in golf, reached No. 1 in the nation in

basketball, made the Orange Bowl in football, won a national championship in soccer and won three consecutive field hockey titles.

This is an impressive resume for a school hosting fewer than 5,000 undergraduates, yet that does not make this season any easier to swallow.

There is reason for concern moving forward as basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik has been under fire from the fan base, offensive coordinator Steed Lobotzke has been the center of criticism for several years, and defensive coordinator Brad Lambert departed this recent offseason to take over the head coaching job at UNC-Charlotte.

This season simply was not an acceptable performance across the board on the athletic front. While it is true that this was just one poor season, it is disappointing for fans of the university.

Fans should not be questioning the prowess of Athletic Director Ron Wellman based on one season, but with another season like this one, a whole new can of worms may be opened and reasonably so.

Deac Notes Two Demon Deacons to play for Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers

Stewart officially transfers to Southern California

Women’s golf earns No. 5 seed in NCAA Central Regional

Junior Carlos Lopez and freshman John McLeod have signed to play with the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers.

The Lunkers, nicknamed after a large game fish, are members of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league, and play their home games in Brainerd, Minn.

Lopez has started in 39 games for the Deacs this season at third base. McLeod is in the midst of his first season with Wake Forest and has pitched 21 inning for the Deacs, posting a 5.14 ERA. The duo will make their first appearance for the Lunkers June 1 in their home opener against the Alexandria Beetles.

Sophomore Ari Stewart will officially transfer to Southern California next season.

The 6-foot-7 forward will have to sit out the 201112 season by NCAA rule; however, he will be eligible to play in the 2012-13 season.

Stewart was the fifth leading scorer on the team last season, averaging 8.5 points per game. He was also second on the team with 4.4 rebounds per game.

The Marietta, Ga., native played in all 31 games his freshman season, averaging 7.3 points per game and leading all ACC freshmen in 3-point shooting.

Stewart becomes the fourth transfer signed by Southern California Head Coach Kevin O’Neill in less than two years.

The women’s golf team has been selected as a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Central Regional.

The Deacs, who are ranked No. 14, will play at The Warren Golf Course at the University of Notre Dame beginning May 5.

The 54-hole event will last three days and consist of 23 other teams. The Deacons are paired to play with Arkansas and Texas.

The top eight teams along with two individuals not on those eight teams will be selected at the end of the tournament to advance to the 2011 NCAA Championships.

Wake Forest will be looking to qualify for their 10th NCAA Championship in the last 14 years.

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Seminoles cruise past Deacs in first round of ACC Championships

By Meredith Johe | Staff writer

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The ACC is arguably the toughest conference for intercollegiate women’s tennis. It provides vicious competition for its participants; every team is ranked amongst the top 60 teams in the nation according to the ITA. You have to work and train hard, or else you’re going to get blown away.

“It is definitely tough playing in the ACC,” Head Coach Jeff Wyshner said.

“Every single inter-conference match, we know that we will be facing a ranked opponent.”

This past year, the Wake Forest women’s tennis team finished last in the ACC and went 0-11 for conference play. This is the worst ACC finish in the history of Duncan the program; no team has ever gone 0-11 in ACC. This last place finish earned them a No.12 seed at the ACC Championships.

In the first round of the ACC Championships, the 12th-seeded Deacs faced the fifth-seeded Florida State Seminoles. In the regular season, the Deacs lost to the Seminoles 6-1.

Junior Kayla Duncan was the only member of the squad to earn a win for the Deacs. She defeated Ruth Seaborne in a close match, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5).

The No. 18 Seminoles came out firing at the ACC Championships.

They started out strong, clinching the

doubles point and getting an early lead. But seniors Emilee Malvehy and Martina Pavelec managed to stay strong at first doubles and defeat Noemie Scharle and Federica Suess, 8-4. Malvehy and Pavelec have proved to be an unstoppable duo, finishing the season 11-4 and 8-4 at first doubles.

“Florida State is playing amazing right now, but we put up a good fight,” Duncan said. “Our team has been struggling with injuries. We are working as hard as we can. But things just aren’t going our way.”

However, no member of the women’s tennis team was able to pull through with a win on the single courts. No. 35 Katie Rybakova defeated No. 37 Martina Pavelec, 6-3, 6-2, at first “We are all going to miss Tina and Emilee so much. They are great leaders, tennis players and people.”

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singles. Malvehy and Duncan both lost in unfinished matches. However, the outcome of these matches may have been different if the third set was played entirely.

The Deacs concluded the season with a 6-16 record (0-11 ACC). Although this is the worst finish for the Deacs since 2003, injury and lack of depth have skewed the record. If the Deacs had been entirely healthy, there is no doubt that the outcome of the season would have been much different.

“Our record is not an accurate reflection of our talent,” Duncan said. “We are much better than what

our record shows. There were some lingering issues which prevented us from playing at our full potential.”

The Deacs started out this season strong, defeating a couple of teams that were ranked above them. But sophomore Kathryn Talbert retired from the team toward the beginning of April due to shin splints. Talbert was one of the best players on the team, playing second singles and first singles along with partner Kayla Duncan.

With her absence, every member of the tennis team has been forced to play singles, despite injuries.

“This season was just a lot of bad luck,” Duncan said. “There was a time there in March when we were beating teams ranked in front of us.

After spring break the injuries started to happen, and that’s when we started to lose.”

The Deacs will hopefully take the summer to recover from any lingering injuries.

Injuries have held the team back from reaching their true potential.

And with three new recruits, hopefully the team will be able to compete in the ACC next season.

As of now, three freshmen have committed to the university.

“Next year is going to be an interesting year,” Duncan said. “We have three committed freshman and possibly more.

“We will be a young team. It’ll be a struggle to teach them the ins and outs of college tennis. It’s much different than juniors. But we are excited for next year. We hope to improve our record.”

Although the new recruits will add depth to the team, Pavelec and Malvehy will be greatly missed by their teammates. They both appear high in

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Senior Emilee Malvehy lunges for a backhand. The Deacons’ season ended in the first round of the ACC Tournament. the lineup and are great leaders, serving as role models for the underclassman.

“We are all going to miss Tina and Emilee so much,” Duncan said. “They are great leaders, tennis players and people.”

Pavelec, Duncan and Talbert will likely continue their seasons in the ACC Individual Championship Tournament.

Pavelec, ranked 37th in the nation, will likely be asked to participate in singles and the dominant duo of

Talbert and Duncan would participate in doubles, ranked 22nd by the ITA. Hopefully, Pavelec will be able to continue her success at the ACC Individual Championship.

Pavelec was named to the 2011 AllACC singles team.

The honor comes in the second consecutive year for Pavelec. This season, Pavelec has earned nine victories over ranked opponents.

The official brackets will be released May 11.

Varol has career performance as Demon Deacons finish eighth in ACC’s

By Riley Johnston | Staff writer

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Freshman John Varol had his best overall score of the season finishing at 2-under par and tying for 10th place.

Freshman John Varol led the Wake Forest men’s golf team this weekend at the Old North State golf club in Uwharrie Point, N.C., with a 10th place finish at 2-underpar. The team finished in a tie for eighth place at 15-over-par for the ACC Championship.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets dominated the tournament for the third straight year, shooting an ACC record 33-under-par.

Duke finished a distant second at 13-under-par.

In addition to winning the team tournament by an astonishing 20 shots, the Yellow Jackets also had the winner, runner-up, and third place finisher individually in seniors Paul Haley, Kyle Scott and J.T. Griffith. Haley won the individual tournament by one shot at 10-under-par with a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole.

“Old North State is not an easy golf course at all,” Varol said.

“For Georgia Tech to shoot 33-under-par out there is borderline ridiculous.”

The Deacons opened up the tournament April 22 with a 5-over 293, good enough for fourth place.

Varol shot a 3-under-par 69 to lead the Deacs and place in a tie for third headed into the final two days of the event. Junior Lee Bedford carded an even-par 72 to keep the Deacs under-par,

but the lack of a consistent third and fourth place score took any chance of going low on the day away.

“A lot of golf is psychology,” Head Coach Jerry Haas said.

“If we finish the first round better, then we are in second place and we have that momentum moving into the weekend.”

Saturday started the same way that it did the previous day for Varol, with a birdie on the par-five first hole.

He then b i rd i e d t h e second hole to get to 5-under a n d briefly take the overall Beck lead.

Va r o l finished even over the rest of his round and shot a 2-under-par 70.

This put him within three shots of the lead headed into the final round.

“I played really well the first two days,” Varol said.

“I hit the ball really well and I felt the most comfortable on the course on Friday and Saturday.”

Sophomore Evan Beck bounced back well from his first round score to card a 3-under-par 69 to get back to even-par for the tournament.

Consistency was a problem again, however, as the other three scores were over-par.

This led to an even-par round of 288 for the second consecutive day. On a day where nearly every team around the Deacs moved up, their title hopes slipped away.

With most of the team’s championship hopes dashed, most of the attention turned to Varol, who was attempting to become Wake Forest’s second ACC Champion in two weeks, (following Cheyenne Woods’ win last week).

Varol did not get off to the start that he wanted due to bogies on the third and sixth holes, and by the time he made the turn, it would have required a fantastic back nine to contend for the title, especially with the way that the Georgia Tech golfers were playing.

Despite a 3-over-par 75 on Sunday, Varol still paced the Deacs for the weekend, providing him with a big confidence boost heading into the NCAA Regionals and next year.

“The last round I was loading my luggage and I pulled a muscle in my shoulder,” Varol said.

“I played the last round in a lot of pain, and that was clearly pretty unfortunate. I thought I fought through it pretty well and was still able to post a decent score despite not hitting a lot of fairways and greens.”

The rest of the Deacs did not fare much better on the final day, with every golfer shooting over-par.

Beck led the team at 1-overpar. Sophomore Charlie Harrison, along with junior Justin Bryant fired three-over par 75’s to round out the final day scoring.

As a team, the Deacs shot a final round 10-over-par, and that dropped them into a tie for eighth for the tournament.

Wake Forest will now wait until May 2 to see if they will get a bid to the NCAA Regionals. If they do get the bid, the Deacs will try to finish in the top eight “A lot of golf is psychology.”

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and advance to the NCAA Championships.

They will be held at the Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Ok. — Oklahoma State’s home course.

Both Haas and Varol thought that the break would be good for the team. It has always helped the team in the past.

They also thought that if the team can take care of business in Regionals and get to match play, anything can happen.

“If we can make it to match-play then we are the type of team that can make a lot of birdies, and make a run at the whole thing,” Varol said.

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most likely take Missouri Tiger Blaine Gabbert with the fifth overall pick in the draft.

Like the Panthers, the Tennessee Titans need a quarterback and they need help along the defensive line.

The Titans pick seventh in the second round (39th overall), and there will likely be a solid quarterback, such as Andy Dalton from TCU, still available.

Therefore, they will fulfill the need of defensive line and take Nick Fairley with the eighth pick.

However, if Fairley is taken earlier, they will take the best remaining player who is Da’Quan Bowers of Clemson.

Rounding out the top 10 is the Washington Redskins. The Redskins are looking to trade quarterback Donovan McNabb, so they will take Cam Newton if he is still available at the No. 10 spot.

If he is not, they could go in multiple other directions. They could take a wide receiver or a defensive end. Possibly the most out-of-theordinary aspect of this year’s draft is the fact that

the New England Patriots, who went 14-2 in the regular season in 2010 and are arguably the most successful team of the past decade, own three of the top 33 picks (17, 28, 33).

Their options are limitless entering the draft, but they will most likely address their need for a defensive end and an offensive lineman.

Possible players that could be wearing a Patriots uniform in their future are Purdue defensive end Ryan Kerrigan, Boston College offensive tackle Anthony Castonzo, and Georgia defensive end/outside linebacker Justin Houston.

The Patriots are currently the only team with multiple first-round draft picks.

Williams They acquired the 17th overall pick from Oakland in a trade that sent Richard Seymour to the Raiders.

This means the Raiders are the only team that will not have a first-round pick.

Going into the draft, the San Francisco 49ers have the most total picks with 12. The Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, New

Orleans Saints and New York Jets all have six total picks, the lowest amounts of any other teams.

Unfortunately, this year’s draft will most likely be a quiet one for graduating Wake Forest players.

In the previous three years, Wake Forest produced a draft prospect that was picked in at least the fourth round of the draft. This year, however, Marshall Williams stands as the lone NFL draft prospect. The 6-foot1, 190-pound wide receiver is projected to be a sixth to seventh round pick, at best. Williams started in every game as a senior, catching 24 passes for a total of 272 yards

and two touchdowns. He also passed for two touchdowns.

Williams finished his four-year career at the Wake Forest with 110 receptions, 1,529 yards and nine receiving touchdowns.

His junior season, he had 867 receiving yards, the sixth highest season-receiving total in school history.

Williams has had an extremely impressive college career and many hope that, if drafted, he has similar success at the next level.

It will definitely be an interesting 2011 NFL draft, especially since a record 25 prospects will be in attendance at the Radio City Music Hall in New York.

The first round begins at 8 p.m. April 28.

The second and third rounds will begin at 6 p.m. April 29.

The draft will finish April 30 at noon.

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Men’s and women’s javelin soars at ACC Track and Field

By Scott Frankel | Production assistant

The ACC Track and Field Championships got underway at Duke University’s Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham April 21.

The men’s team ended the first day of competition in fifth place with 11 points, all of which were from a strong javelin performance.

Sophomore Ben Lincoln placed third in the javelin with a throw of 226-4 (68.99m), his second best of the season.

Lincoln claimed All-ACC honors for the second straight year.

Sophomore Luke Hadden finished fifth with a throw of 197-0 (60.05m), while junior Trey Blanton placed eighth with a personal-best throw of 184-0 (56.08m).

Like the men’s team, the women’s team had a top-10 finish in the javelin. Junior Sarah Brobeck threw 130-2 (39.67m) to crush her previous best of 123-0 (37.49m).

Freshman Erika Martin placed seventh in the high jump with a personal best 5-4.25 (1.63m).

Sophomore Gwen Ricco also had a personal best in the high jump.

Her jump of 4-10.25 (1.48m) was good enough for 12th place.

Martin also finished eighth in the hurdles with a time of 15.13 seconds.

Closely behind her, Ricco had a season-best time of 15.26 seconds.

The men’s team continued where they had left off in the second day of competition April 22.

Sophomore Sean Lunkenheimer finished second overall in the preliminary round of the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.14 seconds.

Freshman Malcolm Nunley placed eighth with a personal best of 53.95 seconds.

Senior Tyler Dodds ran the preliminary 400-meter in 48.19 seconds, finishing second overall. Freshman Alexander

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Junior Alex Hill finished fourth in the 110-meter hurdles April 22 with a time of 15.35 seconds.

Rose placed fourth in the 1500-meter with a time of 4:44.21.

Senior Marcus Dillon ran the 3000-meter steeplechase

in 8:58.02 and also placed fourth. Junior Paul Loeser ran the race in 8:58.53, shattering his previous best by more than 16 seconds. The men ended day

two tied for sixth place with 23 points. The second day for the women was highlighted by Ricco’s fourth-place finish in the javelin throw.

Her 107-8 (32.82m) throw was a personal record.

Ricco also did well in the preliminary 800-meter. Her season’s best time of 2:23.10 secured her fifth overall, while Martin finished ninth with a time of 2:31.90.

The duo both finished in the top 10 for the heptathlon.

Ricco racked up 4,646 points and finished eighth overall.

Martin placed 10th with 4,376 points.

Junior Casey Fowler had a season-best 4:38.57 in the 1500-meter. She finished 16th overall.

The men finished strong on the final day of the ACC Championships April 23.

Dodds, Lunkenheimer and Nunley placed fifth, sixth and seventh overall in the 400-meter hurdles with times of 47.76, 53.16 and 56.72 seconds,

respectively. Rose was one of only three freshmen to compete in the 1500-meter finals. He ran it in 3:50.35 and placed eighth overall.

Senior Allan Lunkenheimer, junior Kevin Smith, Dodds and Sean Lunkenheimer teamed up for the 4x400-meter relay.

A strong finish by Sean Lunkenheimer allowed the Deacs to hold onto a fourthplace finish with a time of 3:13.32.

Sophomore Allison Homer competed in her first 5000-meter race April 23. She ran the race in 17:02.26 to finish 12th out of 33.

Sophomores Myesha Barr and Anneve Waithe joined freshman Mytoia Gathings and junior Erin Brooks in the 4x400-meter relay.

The women ran a season-best 47.21 and placed 11th overall.

The Demon Deacons will compete next in the Carolina Qualifier May 6 and May 7 at Chapel Hill, N.C. as they prepare for the NCAAs.

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match and get a set or stay on top of a player he is a tough guy to beat, he really is,” Zinn said.

“It got a little close there he pulled it out. That’s the mark of a good player.

“I thought we played real well,” Zinn said. We knew that Clemson needed that match to help their resume to get into the NCAAs. They came out fired up.”

The Deacons didn’t fare as well the following day against the second-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels.

The match was delayed for a few hours and moved indoors due to rain, throwing a curveball at all of the teams. Zinn doesn’t believe that playing indoors should have affected his team, but admitted it may have.

“After the match, I think all the guys were a little disappointed we had to play inside, so did all of the other seven teams,” Zinn said.

“We haven’t done as well this year (with handling adversity) as we have in years in the past. Maybe it’s because a young team, I don’t know. I wish we had handled it a little better.”

Looking to avenge an earlier 4-3 loss in Chapel Hill, the Deacs came out flat in the doubles point, losing at the first and second positions.

No. 39 Atkinson and Hopkins fell to No. 41 Joey Burkhardt and Stefan Hardy 8-5 in a matchup of ranked teams.

The Wake duo had beaten the Heels’ top team earlier this season.

Even without winning the doubles point, Zinn believed at the time that his team was still in the match.

“I don’t think they can beat us four singles matches,” Zinn said.

He never got a chance to find out.

The Deacs’ top three singles players, Wolff, Carleton and Atkinson, dropped their first sets rather quickly, putting the team in a do-or-die situation.

Kreyman, the team’s most consistent performer all season, defeated No. 125 Burkhardt in an impressive match at No. 4 singles, 7-5, 6-3, to tie the match; however, the Deacs could not get another point. The top three of the lineup all lost their second sets in heartbreaking tiebreakers and North Carolina advanced to the semifinals to face third-seeded Duke, 4-1.

“I think we let the school down a little bit and the athletic program down a little bit,” Zinn said. “ We should have done better. Bottom line.”

With no singles players or doubles teams likely to qualify for the NCAA Tournament, the Deacs will focus their attention on the team competition in May. “I think any good coach looks at it as the season’s not over yet,” Zinn said. “We’re ecstatic that we made it but we’re not pleased with how the season went, some of the losses we’ve had. A lot of things haven’t gone our way.

“A lot of things can change if we go deep in the tournament,” he said.

“This is what you play for in the NCAAs. Now let’s see how well can we do.”

Zinn expects the NCAA to play his team somewhere in the Southeast, but admits he is tired of playing the same teams repeatedly.

“From a true NCAA experience perspective for the student-athletes I think it would be wonderful to play a team we haven’t played this year,” Zinn said. “We hope the NCAA sends us to a decent place, not to a team in your conference.

That would be amazing. It almost would be like a redemption of the season a little bit.”

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It was the summer of '11 Maybe you don't have a six-string but you can still jam out to some great artists with these festivals of love and music

By Grace Beehler | Staff writer It all started in ‘69 with the Summer of Love.

“Woodstock: An Aquarian Exposition, Three Days of Peace and Music” was the first music festival that began the phenomena that is the summer music festival. Held during mid-August in upstate New York, Woodstock was an organizational mess: the creators only expected 50,000 attendees; instead, half a million appeared with and without tickets.

Mud, bad acid and not enough food and water were some of the issues that the creators of Woodstock faced, but the music was what brought everyone together. Now, there are dozens of music festivals each summer that are better organized, boast diverse lineups and, attract thousands of people, both young and old.

The summer music festival is an event that all music lovers should experience at least once during their youth. Remember to bring lots of energy and a tolerant attitude to these events. Here are some of the summer’s most anticipated festivals.

Manchester, Tennessee June 9-11 Sample Lineup: Eminem, Arcade Fire, Widespread Panic, The Black Keys, Buffalo Springfield, My Morning Jacket, Bassnectar, Lil Wayne, String Cheese Incident, Robert Plant and the Band of Joy, Mumford & Sons, Pretty Lights Derived from New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John’s album released in 1974 Desitively Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo is a Cajun slang term meaning “a really good time.” And that’s how 80,000 people feel about this festival in Manchester, Tenn. Run

by Superfly Presents, the organizers have perfected this massive festival to a science. 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of Bonnaroo, and this year will certainly be one for the books.

The lineup includes their standard jam-band acts as well as hip-hop, pop and indie artists, which attracts an incredibly diverse crowd. Recent years have featured comedians in addition to the musicians.

Comedian Conan O’Brien was featured in 2010. O’Brien’s act was one of the most sought after sets of the weekend, with people lining up to get into the comedy tent at the early hours of the morning.

There are so many amazing musicians at Bonnaroo that it is difficult to decide who you should see, since there are several stages with music always going on. That is a good problem to have, however. One of the drawbacks of Bonnaroo: the heat. I have never been hotter than I was at Bonnaroo, and I had the privilege of staying in a hotel rather than camping.

The heat makes it impossible to sleep: your tent will turn into an oven as soon as the sun comes up. So Bonnaroo-goers need to be prepared for the weather: bring light clothes and lots of water.

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Rothbury, Michigan June 30-July 3 Sample Lineup: String Cheese Incident, Tiesto, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Stephen Marley, Galactic, Railroad Earth, The New Deal, EOTO

Gulf Shores, Alabama May 20-22 Sample Lineup: Widespread Panic, My Morning Jacket, Foo Fighters, Flaming Lips, Paul Simon, The Black Keys, The Avett Brothers, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Cee-Lo Green, Girl Talk Only in its second year, the Hangout has become one of the biggest festivals of the summer with one of the best lineups. What is even better is that it takes place on the beautiful beaches of Alabama.

While there is no on-site camping (and no, you can’t sleep on the beach), there are cheap condos that make this a classy festival. With showers and running water aplenty, festival-goers can enjoy the music without being miserably hot and dirty.

There are even morning yoga classes on the beach.

Marvin’s Mountaintop, West Virginia July 14-17 Sample Lineup: Furthur, Primus, Pretty Lights, moe., Umphrey’s McGee, STS9, John Butler Trio, Warren Haynes Band, Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, SOJA Hands down, All Good is one of my favorite festivals of the summer.

Relatively small compared to other major festivals, All Good attracts around 25,000 hippies who are drawn to the jam-band lineup. Set in the rolling mountains of West Virginia, All Good has only two stages with no overlapping music, allowing you to see every band you want.

It lacks the amenities of Bonnaroo, but that is why many people love it. It hasn’t become a corporate business venture, once you’re on Marvin’s Mountaintop, you’re stuck.

Make sure you have everything you need (e.g. plenty of beer and water) before you get on the mountain.

Electric Forest is a quasi-replacement for one of the best — yet short-lived — festivals ever, Rothbury. The stunning festival site coupled with the temperate Michigan weather makes for perfect festival conditions.

The String Cheese Incident is both headlining and organizing this festival, so, like the band itself, it is bound to be a interesting mix of bluegrass and techno. Crazy art and light installations in the Sherwood Forest, the forest you must travel through to get to the stages, is one of the biggest attractions to this festival.

There might even be secret stages hidden in the forest again, but you’ll have to explore the forest to find out.

Govenor's Island, New York, New York June 18 Sample Lineup: Girl Talk, Pretty Lights, Big Boi, Neon Indian, Passion Pit

Summer Camp Chilicothe, Illinois May 27-29

Sample Lineup: moe., Umphrey’s McGee, Widespread Panic, STS9, Bassnectar, the Avett Brothers, Girl Talk, Slightly Stoopid, Lotus, EOTO Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Wiz Khalifa

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Hunter Mountain, New York June 2-5 Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois August 5-7 Sample Lineup: Eminem, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, Cee Lo Green, Beirut, Cage the Elephant, Ok Go, Damien Marley It is the 20th anniversary of the festival so it will surely be legendary. In past years, the festival featured popular metal, alternative and indie bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, The Cure, Primus, Jane’s Addiction, the Smashing Pumpkins and more.

There is no on-site camping at Lolla, since it takes place in downtown Chicago.

Some things to remember for any festival: an air mattress makes your life much more comfortable.

Bring standard camping gear like a sleeping bag, pillow, tent, tarp (in case of rain) and an E-Z Up for shade and a place to chill at your campsite.

Lawn chairs, a fold-out table, a propane grill and basic cooking supplies are also essential.

Bring a raincoat and rain boots, just in case. Always bring more beer than you think you’ll drink because you then won’t have to buy $8 beer from vendors. Also, bring enough cash to buy Bloody Marys from random people in the morning and for those delicious late-night grilled cheeses.

Furthermore, you should seriously consider who is going to the festival with you. In the best situation, you’ll be with a good group of independent friends who are down for anything and won’t complain if they’re tired, dirty, etc.

But most importantly, just bring a good attitude: soak up the music, sun and good times with friends.

Sample Lineup: Gov’t Mule, Warren Haynes Band, My Morning Jacket, Bela Fleck & the Original Flecktones, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, the Avett Brothers, Dawes, Soulive

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Mariaville, New York July 7-9 Sample Lineup: Disco Biscuits, Cut Copy, Wiz Khalifa, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, MSTRKRFT, Yeasayer, Ghostland Observatory, Lotus, Neon Indian

Gathering of the Vibes Bridgeport, Connecticut July 21-24

Sample Lineup: Furthur, Jane’s Addiction, Elvis Costello, John Butler Trio, moe., the Levon Helm Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Rhythm Devils, Perpetual Groove, Big Gigantic, McLovins

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Humor Column | Reverand Robert Hooke

Changes in youth culture expose reasons for drinking William Daly Staff columnist

After last weekend, I can officially say that there is no occasion that does not call for alcohol. Technically, we can all add “Funeral for Public Figures” to our list of drinking occasions. How did we get this way?

I’m sure we can all agree that this drinking process began earlier than our first day of college. In our drinking infancy (some would say an oxymoron) we took whatever we could get. The classical rules of supply and demand were certainly in place.

Older brothers could call for ridiculous compensation for their liquor outing efforts. We also used terms that dated our young age. Never since high school has it been acceptable to refer to anything as Jungle Juice.

In every way we showed our inexperience with liquid luck, commonly sharing each other’s experiences at lunch tables and contrasting them against what Mr. Jones said in health class. In the latter years of high school, the early drinker does develop a level of understanding, which should not be mistaken for sophistication.

The senior in high school can merely estimate the appropriate volumes needed for their pubescent bodies and potentially have one or two favorite light beers.

Upon arriving at college, the collective knowledge of alcohol increases on an exponential scale. Stories, here referred to as legends, are propagated

through a vast network of “he said, she saids.” In the first few months of college there are the standard Herculean stories, the epic Odysseus tales, and the rather uncommon Oedipus sagas.

Unlike in the earlier years where alcohol was more of an experiment in adulthood, alcohol has become the recreation of the young adult. Substituting out plain and boring outdoor activities for indulgence behind closed doors, freshmen develop a new sense of “fun.”

Of course none of the old is lost.

Hybrid activities such as playing video games, sports and going to class all become richer with the inclusion of alcohol.

As one ages through the college years, a charmed day comes along when one is no longer afraid of society’s scorn for their newfound relationship with alcohol. I am talking about the birthday of one and one score. This marks the

turning point of the alcohol indulger in their lifetime interaction with the potion.

Groups no longer become necessary for one to enjoy a drink, drastically changing the dynamic of alcohol. Until now, personalization was never an issue for the drinker, but with their newfound freedom, one can decide what suits them best rather than what 18 of their relatively closest friends and the girls in Babcock B-wing second floor want.

However, with great power comes great responsibility. Three lives exist for the drinker: one of abstinence, one of moderation and a third of overindulgence.

Of those three, we are concerned with two, and in those two lies the answer to our original question.

Overindulgence, although sometimes enjoyable, leads to a short race.

Much like the race scene from the first

Fast and the Furious where Paul Walker overuses his boost, the over indulger in alcohol will find themselves giving up their cars to Vin Diesel.

This, therefore, is a fate worse than death that any drinker would hope to avoid, leaving one only with the choice of moderation.

Yet, every moderate drinker aspires to steal cars and live life as a double agent, so how does one solve this dilemma?

The solution is quite simple: Drink on Easter. Drink on the Fourth of July.

Drink on Boxing Day. Drinking occasions call for the drinker to indulge, not in the name of overindulgence, but in the name of holiday. Thus, a moderate drinker can circumvent the name of overindulgence, and portray themselves as festive.

What is justice anyway but the appearance of being just?

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• Jersey Shore pessimist Angelina Pivarnick recently confirmed allegations of pregnancy.

Pivarnick confirmed her pregnancy to news sources April 27. The father-to-be is her fiance, Dave Kavacs.

• Katie Couric has announced that she will be leaving the CBS Evening News. Couric’s future plans are still undecided, but she is talking with CBS about a possible daytime syndicated show as well as a position with 60 Minutes.

• After weeks of silence, the Aflac Duck has finally found a new voice. More than 12,500 people entered the competition to be the new voice. 36-yearold Daniel McKeague from Minnesota was chosen.

McKeague debuted his “new voice” as Aflac April 26.

• Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal wedding will be held April 29. The extended guest list has officially been released with 1,900 guests.

Bizarre Happenings Runaway alligator Earlier this month, a large aligator escaped from Governor Mike Huckabee’s Delta Rivers Nature Center in Arkansas Weeks later it was captured and returned to the nature center, as a star attraction, April 24.

Doctor Imposters Turkish police donned white coats and stethoscopes to disguise themselves as doctors, then knocked on people’s doors to see how easily they would fall for a confidence scam. They were wary to find that 86 out of 100 households took the placebo pills.

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By Jessie Ammons | Staff writer When I went to Hutch & Harris two years ago with my parents after freshman move-in I’ll admit that my first impression was mediocre at best.

Lackluster memories aside, I recently gave it another go in a desperate attempt to escape the “Fourth Street, Noma, Foothills” loop that is far too common amongst students.

My hopes were low and my first (well, okay, second) impression exceeded my expectation.

There’s something not quite pulled together about the décor; the tablecloths are a little out of date, the western-ish rope accents a little too contrived. The music is fine but not great: top country hits with a little bit of mellowed alternative rock.

Then, I looked down at the menu.

Now, I don’t think my tastes have changed significantly in two years, but maybe I was still suffering from Freshman Shock Syndrome last time or something. While the restaurant describes itself as having “diverse” and “delicious” food, I somehow assumed that meant American in nature (maybe

it’s the cowboy-evocative rope in their logo). I was only half-correct in that assumption: the food hails from everywhere, at least in inspiration.

I ordered a ‘Bayaldi’ vegetarian sandwich with roasted eggplant, mushrooms, sundried tomato and

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zucchini all sautéed in olive oil and topped with red pepper coulis, kalamata olive tapenade and chevre cheese in a grilled pita; as a side, I had spinach sautéed in olive oil with garlic, olives, tomato and shaved parmesan.

Meanwhile, one of my friends ordered a ‘Tasmanian’ tuna steak sandwich with mustard and vinaigrette greens, with a side of mac and

cheese, which was made with three cheeses. Another friend ordered ‘Arturo’s’ chicken pasta: chicken breast with artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes and pesto sauce over pasta. However, she wasn’t in a pasta mood, so they offered to substitute spinach for it instead.

Our meals were inspired, respectively, by Turkey, Australia and Italy.

What’s more, they were good. They were actually great, even encroaching upon divine. We all agreed our dishes were flavorful, fresh and generously portioned without being exorbitant.

A downside was the nearly $15 price tag that came with that chicken pasta dish. Hutch & Harris’ other pasta, seafood and larger entrées are all similarly close to the “expensive” range, in college budget terms.

Ordering a sandwich is definitely the way to go. This was no Subway sandwich, and my side of spinach was probably a small salad in and of itself.

My meal was under $10 for a filling amount of wonderfully prepared food.

While the food was decidedly delicious, it did take almost 20 minutes to come out, and this was on an un-

crowded weeknight. Our waitress was attentive but not particularly friendly.

My water glass was never empty, however — a true mark of good service.

I had the good fortune of dining on one of spring’s first warm evenings and sitting outside with my friends. As a humid breeze rustled our napkins and cars drove by on Fourth Street, I realized that although nothing jumped out to impress me — besides the food, which could be all that matters, anyway — nothing bothered me, either.

My fellow diners were diverse: a man in his 30’s with a laptop, enjoying a dinner alone; a younger couple drinking Bud Lights; a table of flat-out average Joes that looked quite content; a trio of 20-something trendy girls. It is so evident that Hutch & Harris is a place to kick back and take it easy, if only for a little while.

It took me a little bit, but I’ve come to completely appreciate the effortless appeal of a quirky, homespun little corner of downtown Winston-Salem.

The food is among the best I’ve had in the Dash and the vibe refreshingly unpretentious. It’s worth a try, for sure.

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CD Review | Smoke Ring for My Halo

Vile’s intricate guitar-work reveals bluegrass influence

By Grace Beehler | Staff writer

Philadelphia’s Kurt Vile has carved out a place for himself in the folk rock/psychedelica genre of music, and his inspirations are obvious: Townes van Zandt, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and, at times, even the Grateful Dead and Neil Young.

His fourth album, Smoke Ring for My Halo, develops and perfects the hazy, lo-fi sound heard on earlier albums, but this time with a higher level of production.

Vile pushes his delicate guitar playing, similar to the guitar playing of blues legends Robert Johnson and John Fahey, and melodious songscapes to the forefront.

But it is Vile’s “I couldn’t care less what you think” attitude and Bob Dylan-esque insights that capture the listener at the first measure with his lazy, selfaware aesthetic.

“Baby’s Arms” is the first track off Smoke Ring for My Halo, opening the album with soft with simple guitar picking.

Vile’s country and bluegrass influences are apparent here, though the laconic and humid vocals point more toward Lou Reed’s introverted murmurings as Vile sings, “I get sick of just about everyone / And I hide in my baby’s arms.”

“Jesus Fever” is more upbeat and energetic, with bright electric guitar licks driving the song’s melodic and witty verses.

“Puppet to the Man” has a darker edge and heavier sound, full of aggresSmoke Ring for My Halo punk sion — an appropriate Who’s it for? | Fans of Lou Reed, rebellion in a Townes van Zandt, Real Estate song dealing with issues of Best tracks | “Runner Ups,” authority.

“Smoke Ring for My Halo” “On Tour” slows things Grade | Adown a few notches, with a light acoustic guitar and keyboard lulling the listener into what feels like a mid-afternoon nap on a California beach.

The song picks up with a tambourine and a soaring ocean-like sound that drives the track to a close, with Vile singing to us that he isn’t trying to impress anyone; he just wants to play his music for fun.

“Society is my Friend” continues in the same vein as “On Tour,” but with more focus on the lyrics.

“Runner Ups” has some of the most beautiful, delicate and sunny guitar playing on the album, full of bluesy twang layered with Vile’s hazy vocals and simple storytelling.

“In My Time” adds searing and heavy guitar licks to the equation, with Vile singing, in standard growing-up angsty form, “In my day I was young and crazy / Sure I didn’t know nothing but now I’m lazy.” The finger-picked “Peeping Tomboy”

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Kurt Vile’s new album has folk/rock and psychedelica influences that create a calculatedly slow and melodious feel. highlights not only Vile’s strong guitar playing but also his Hamlet-like melancholia and indecision, singing, “I don’t want to change but I don’t want to stay the same / I don’t want to go but I’m running / I don’t want to work but I don’t want to sit around all day frowning.”

The folksy title track, “Smoke Ring for My Halo,” has similar psychedelic swirling patterns and cosmic contemplations as the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty.

There are minor issues with the album, the sometimes trite logic to Vile’s lyrics, the “I don’t care what anyone thinks” attitude most of the songs give off for instance, but it is clear that Smoke Ring for

My Halo is a take-it-or-leave-it album. Vile seems to have written it as an expression of himself, for himself, not his listeners.

But that doesn’t change the quality of his music, a beautiful synthesis of intricate guitar work and introspective vocals.

Winding melodies coupled with the insights of a stoner make this album calculatedly slow.

Just like a stoner’s thoughts and movements are glacial, Smoke Ring for My Halo takes its time working through the music in the best possible way.

This album creates a relaxing feel by combining bluegrass, folk/rock, psychedelica and even country influences.

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Event Preview | Hispanic Film Project

Spanish class reaches out to local Hispanic community

ilies in the community face the same challenges as others, along with the added burden of cultural gaps, a language barrier and sometimes a lack of education and parental role models.

A group of university students recently decided to take action and comBy Katie Mahone | Staff writer bat the social and economic disparities between the local Hispanic community Every year, students spend thousands and Winston-Salem residents. of dollars and travel thousands of miles On April 30, they will screen the film to volunteer in impoverished countries Despicable Me with Spanish subtitles at and underprivileged communities. nearby Hill Middle School.

These selfless efforts to contribute to The project originated as part of the those less fortunate are certainly not in students’ Spanish 379 class: an entrevain, but they are also not the only op- preneurship course taught in Spanish tion for those seeking to serve. with a Latin American focus.

One need not look any further than Three girls in the class in particular Winston-Salem in order to find a mul- ­—­ Mariah Jaffe, Sharonna Taylor­titude of social ills needing improve- Howard and Sara Frantz ­— teamed up ment. to organize and facilitate this event.

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since October. The center, which is about a 20-minute drive from campus, is conveniently located just down the street from Hill Middle School.

From her ties at the center, she was able to form a connection with the

Waughtown, and the students and “We’ve sent home flyers to their parfamilies of Hill Middle School, with a ents in Spanish, and we’ve promoted positive recreational activity,” she said. ourselves at a few restaurants nearby.”

“We hope to inspire the community to Taylor-Howard hopes that students come together.” will get more involved in the HispanJaffe, a psychology major and Span- ic community.“I personally feel that ish minor, explained how the project there needs to be a stronger connecdeveloped. tion between the university’s student “The school hasn’t had an event like body and the Hispanic community,” “We hope that events such as this before, and they loved the idea,” she said. “So we hope that events such this will be the beginning of a she said. as this will be the beginning of a lasting lasting relationship.”

“They recommended using Despi- relationship.”

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They also applied for a grant through Taylor-Howard reflected on the projTaylor-Howard is passionate about the Wake Forest Institute for Public ect’s main purpose. helping the Hispanic community. She Engagement, which, if received, will “I want the Hispanic students at hopes to eliminate barriers and is opti- cover the rest of their costs.

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Summer Movie Preview

By Kat Rohlwing | Staff writer

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Chill out in theaters this summer with cool classics such as Harry Potter and Pirates

This summer movie season is guaranteed to be one of the biggest in recent years. From the release of the final Harry Potter to the sequel to The Hangover, moviegoers have a lot to look forward to this vacation. The season kicks off with Water for Elephants, a visually striking adaptation of the bestselling book.

This will be one of a series of films based off of popular novels, also including Something Borrowed, adapted from the story by university alumna Emily Giffin, who recently visited the university to discuss her career as an author.

Following shortly after Water for Elephants is Thor, one of three superhero films to be released, looking to score success similar to that of the Iron Man and Batman franchises.

Banking on the popularity of their predecessors are films like Transformers: Dark Moon, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and The Hangover Part II. Through all of the releases of this summer, I predict Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, The Hangover Part II, Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger Tides and Water for Elephants will be among the most popular movies to hit theaters.

The second installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is sure to be the highest grossing film of the summer. Everyone who grew up with Harry, and who, like me, is still waiting for their owl and Hogwarts invitation, will not miss the chance to pull out their robes and wands to stand in line one last time.

The first installment of The Deathly Hallows was arguably the truest to the books and managed to capture the dark atmosphere and slowly building tension of the first half of the last novel.

I had been disappointed with the earlier Harry Potter movies because they never were able to recreate the ambiance of the books. The acting was cheesy and the plot was cut down to show only the highlights.

I had almost given up on the films, thinking that some things were better left to imagination, but when I saw the seventh one, I was actually impressed.

Even though the choice to split the final book into two movies left the ending of the first far from uplifting, the plot is so complicated that it has been a wise decision.

Many beloved characters die in the final book of the series and spreading the story out into two movies gives the audience time to prepare for and then process the deaths.

Given the success of the first movie, I do not think that the second installment will disappoint; instead, it will be the best of the series.

The biggest hit of summer 2009 was easily The Hangover. Ridiculous, funny and wildly inappropriate, it became an instant classic. Now “the wolfpack” is back, this time celebrating Stu’s upcoming wedding in Bangkok.

All the old favorites return, including the profane Mr. Chow, but this time Stu’s future brother-in-law is missing and instead of ripping out a tooth, Stu has tattooed the side of his face. No doubt The Hangover

Part II will attract a wide audience looking to recapture the hilarity of the first film, but the question is whether or not the sequel will hold up.

Director Todd Phillips followed The Hangover with Due Date, a road trip story starring Robert Downy Jr. and Zach Galifianakis that flopped in theaters as Phillips wasted the ample talent of the actors.

With Due Date, he was either trying to market off Galifianakis’ Hangover-made popularity by pumping out a quick story or The Hangover was an once-in-alifetime occurrence that cannot be recaptured. Either way, it does not bode well for the upcoming sequel, which will either be a sloppy script designed for pulling in a profit or will, despite all of Phillips’ efforts, fall short because nothing can beat the original.

I am guessing that it will be the second of those and though I predict this film will rake in a huge profit, I think it can only disappoint.

Johnny Depp is back as Captain Jack Sparrow in the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean, scheduled to come out May 20. Though Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush return in their popular roles, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom have left the series, and not without the reason.

The latest film, Pirates of the Carribbean: At World’s End, was over-the-top, epitomized up by the painfully tacky wedding scene during the final fight. After the disappointment of the second and third films, it is questionable where this fourth one will fall.

I think that it will be better than the third movie, but not as good as the original, probably on par with the second one.

It will be cheesy fun, full of beautiful scenery and throwbacks to the original.

Captain Jack will still be swaying on his feet, wondering why the rum is gone while getting slapped by various women.

Though probably a disappointment in comparison to the first one, it will offer a mindless adventure perfect for the summer and, backed by nostalgia for the original, I predict it will do well in theaters.

As aforementioned,Water for Elephants, released April 22, is the first movie of the summer season.

This film, based on the bestselling book of the same title, tells the story of a Depression-era veterinary student, played by the beautiful Robert Pattison, who abandons his education after the death of his parents and becomes a vet for a traveling circus.

The novel offered a grim look at life in the ‘30s and was criticized for its graphic scenes of abuse.

The film, however, has received kinder reviews. The abuse scenes have been toned down and through its beautiful imagery, the film captures the atmosphere of ‘30s America.

Water for Elephants is sure to attract a wide audience, from those who read the book to those who fell in love with Robert Patinson in the Twilight films, and overall I think it will be well-received.

With Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, The Hangover Part II, Pirates of the Carribbean: on Stranger Tides and Water for Elephants, this summer offers magic, comedy and adventure and is sure to be one of the most exciting in recent years.

Wake Abroad | No, I don’t speak the language

End of semester sparks self-reflection, thoughts of home

By Mat Payne | Staff columnist

The days turned into weeks, the weeks into months and the months into a semester. My life of academically endorsed European exploration is drawing to a close and the reality of returning to my beloved North Carolina is setting in. With my days numbered in a country that once seemed so estranged, so brutally isolating, but now as familiar as my mother’s embrace and my father’s hands, my reflections of the past four months are beginning to take on the rosy hue of altered memories.

Though my travels haven’t been as numerous as my co-columnist’s, I’ve journeyed to nine different countries covering nearly 500,000 square miles spanning the entire continent.

I’ve seen St. Stephens in Budapest by moonlight, the Windmills of Holland in the spring and hundreds of other things that would sound self-glorifying if written.

Remarkable as they have all been, there’s a question that lingers in the back of my mind as to why I chose to leave the life I had created in Carolina on the shelf for four months and force myself into an unknown world.

Why? Because you never know exactly who you are until you take yourself out of your comfort zone and look more introspectively than before.

During my time abroad, I’ve looked in the metaphorical mirror and seen the flaws and tried to make the changes in myself as a person that I wouldn’t have noticed had I not been removed from campus and everything that was familiar.

In these past few months, I’ve been forced by circumstance to become more independent in all aspects of daily life. I’ve had to develop new study habits conducive to the European style of teaching (think hands-off instruction with high expectations for individual out-of-class research), create concrete budgets, and learn how to cook — just to name a few developments that stand out.

Being separated from the luxury of campus life by thousands of miles of foreign soil and the vastness of the Atlantic, my time outside of America has made me more emotionally independent than I had expected.

Without the immediate support system that we tend to rely on when things become too stressful, you’re forced to learn how to deal with issues

alone and decisively, like you would in the “real world.”

Though I’ve discovered a new sense of independence and self-determination, I must admit, the only place I want to travel right now is North Carolina.

For those of you who haven’t spent time outside of the country, you find yourself missing things that you wouldn’t ever imagine yourself missing, and the more random, the more poignant. For me it’s been a three-way tie between Pizza Hut pizza, hearing country music blaring from the pickup truck beside you at a stoplight, and seeing people who have a “limited” sense of style.

Those of you who know me well know that these things (barring the first) aren’t typically me; however, it’s these aspects of daily life in America that I’ve subconsciously chosen to embody everything about home.

Though I know this will change within the first week of being home, once I’ve been overwhelmed by the culture shock I will undoubtedly experience, it’s a nice thought that for now, home can be found in the stuffed crust of a pizza or in the fibers of poorly constructed clothing.

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In the midst of taking finals, abroad students also say goodbye to the cities that they have called home for the past semester.

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Deacs’ offense off and on against Clemson and Elon

By Matt Hayes | Staff writer

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Wake Forest’s pitching provided strong performances over their weekend series with Clemson, while their offense came alive against Elon.

With three games against the Tigers and two against the Phoenix, the Demon Deacons were looking to boost their 15-23 record as they move closer to the tail-end of the season.

The Deacs also saw success off the field, as Head Coach Tom Walter was honored by the local minor league baseball team, the Winston-Salem Dash. Walter received the Honorary Coaches Award, which is given to a local whose participation in athletics has greatly impacted the Winston-Salem c o m m u n i t y.

Earlier this year, Walter gave his kidney to freshman player Kevin Jordan, who was suffering from kidney White disease.

“I got a call from the president of the Dash, and they told me they wanted to make it a tradition to have an honorary coach every year,” Walter said. “I could throw out the first pitch, but my son Chase was able to do it since he has a better arm than me. Sharing it with him was the best part.”

On the field, Wake saw opposite extremes against Elon. April 27 saw them get shut out by the Phoenix by a score of 5-0. Facing inclement weather all day, the Deacs never seemed to truly have their heads in the game, managing only three hits on the day.

After the fifth inning, the Demon Deacons struggled to even reach base, as they were set down in order from the sixth through the ninth. The greatest Deac threat came in the first, when freshman Conor Keniry doubled, but was unable to advance any farther.

The Deacs were solid, but not spectacular on the mound, as six pitchers combined to give up only three earned runs, highlighted by freshman John McLeod’s two innings of hitless baseball to open the game.

The struggling offense impeded a victory once again, but had a more successful game April 26.

Wake Forest put up their highest run total of the season against Elon while also receiving a quality start on the mound.

Junior Zach White gave his best performance of the season, going six innings and giving up only one run. White also struck out four while limiting the Phoenix to only four hits.

Junior Carlos Lopez continued his offensive onslaught, as he led Wake Forest on the day, going 3-5 with a pair of three-run home runs, a single and six RBI. His first home run came in the second and gave the Deacs an early 3-0 lead, while his second was part of a six-run eighth inning that put the game out of reach. Lopez is now tied with sophomore Mac Williamson for third in the ACC and the team lead with eight home runs on the season.

Senior Steven Brooks also connected for a three-run shot of his own in the eighth, giving him four on the season.

Freshman James Harris and sophomores Brett Armour, Pat Blair and Matt Conway would also collect an RBI each on the day to give Wake Forest a 13-4 victory.

The Clemson series displayed continued improvement from the Demon Deacon pitching staff, delivering a complete game and a seven-inning performance in the first two games of the series. However, Clemson found their stroke in the final game of the series as junior Austin Stadler struggled.

The Deacs looked to continue their momentum from the previous day’s game when Blair doubled in the first and was brought home by Williamson’s eighth home run of the season.

Wake Forest was up 2-0 and looked to be in a position to win their first ACC series since they took two of three against UNC-Chapel Hill March 11-13.

Clemson would get a run back in the bottom of the first inning when Clemson DH Phil Pohl doubled down the right field line with two outs. The Tigers then grabbed a 3-2 lead in the second off catcher Spencer Kieboom’s two-run home run.

Wake Forest would battle back in the fifth, manufacturing a run to tie the game.

Harris and Armour started the inning with a single each and advanced to second and third courtesy of sophomore Mark Rhine’s sacrifice bunt.

Brooks would follow with a fly to right that was deep enough to score Armour, making it a whole new ballgame.

The tie would be short lived, as Clemson would put five runs on the board, despite only collecting two hits in the inning.

Conway committed two errors, (one fielding and one throwing), to keep the Tigers alive.

The Deacs were in an 8-3 hole that they could not climb out of.

Rhine would hit a sacrifice fly to score Harris, but Clemson would come back with two runs to win by a final of 10-4.

The Demon Deacons were able to pick up a win the previous day behind a stellar performance from their starter, sophomore Tim Cooney. Cooney was masterful on the mound, pitching all nine innings to collect his first career complete game and his fifth win of the season.

The Tigers struggled to figure him out, striking out seven times on the game and giving up only two earned runs.

“It was really cool to (go nine innings) at a place like Clemson,” Cooney said.

“You have to try and not let the fans affect you because they’re pretty brutal.

It’s a tough place to play.”

Wake Forest had a strong showing at the plate as well, headlined by Lopez’s 3-4 day and Williamson’s two RBI. The Deacs opened the scoring in the first, when Brooks singled in Keniry, and took the lead for good in the third.

Williamson would bring home Blair and Keniry on a single and move into scoring position when the ball was

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Freshman reliever Nate Jones winds up in the bullpen in preparation for his two innings of work against Elon April 27. mishandled by Clemson leftfielder Jeff Schaus. The error would prove consequential, as Williamson hustled to the plate on a single by freshman Charlie Morgan to give the Deacs a 4-1 lead.

Errors were detrimental to Clemson in the fifth as well when, after a Conway double, Williamson laid a sacrifice bunt to move him to third.

Tiger catcher Phil Pohl would throw the ball away, allowing Conway to score and move Williamson to second.

Williamson would later score on a Lopez sacrifice fly.

The lead was more than enough for Cooney, who continued to baffle hitters until the last out, when he struck out Clemson second baseman Steve Wilkerson to clinch the 9-3 Wake Forest victory.

Sophomore Brian Holmes had set the tone for Cooney the night before, but it was not enough to pick up the win, as the offense was held scoreless for all nine innings. Holmes appeared to be in for a long game when he walked Clemson leadoff man John Hinson, who was quickly brought home by a double by Pohl before Holmes retired a batter.

“I just take it pitch by pitch,” Holmes said. “I don’t let adversity affect me as much as I have in the past.”

He was bent but not broken, finally settling down and shutting the Tigers out for the rest of his seven innings of work.

The Wake Forest offense was stagnant, collecting only three hits on the day and never advancing a runner past second. The ineffective batting would result in a 2-0 and end Holmes’ day on a sour note.

Moving forward, Wake Forest looks to continue their strong play at Wake Forest Baseball Park, as they host Boston College for their last home ACC series of the season.

The series has big implications for the Demon Deacons, as they currently stand at 7-14 in the conference, one game ahead of the Eagles.

A win in the series could potentially give Wake Forest the boost they need to solidify their place in the conference tournament.

Following the series with Boston College, the Diamond Deacs will travel to Raleigh for a neutral site game against East Carolina, hoping to improve their 17-25 record.

You suffer through tests. But they shouldn’t have to.

In June 2010, Wake Forest University was cited for violations of the Animal Welfare Act that led to animal suffering and death. It’s time for this school to make a commitment to the welfare of the more than 11,000 animals used in campus labs. Please urge Wake Forest University to adopt a policy ensuring that these animals will not endure severe suffering.

Write to President Nathan O. Hatch, Wake Forest University, 211 Reynolda Hall, P.O. Box 7226, Winston-Salem, NC 27109; call 336.758.5212; or email hatch@wfu.edu.

For more information and other ways you can help, visit humanesociety.org/campuspolicy.

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