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Groves Stadium renamed BB&T Field By Martin Rickman | Staff writer
Wake Forest University and BB&T Corporation reached an agreement last week to change the name of Groves Stadium to BB&T Field. The 10-year deal was announced Sept. 5 and was honored between the first and second quarters of the Nebraska game Sept. 8, with Athletic Director Ron Wellman, President Nathan Hatch and chairman and chief executive of BB&T John Allison present at the ceremony. “This is two leading institutions which are well-respected who are creating a partnership that will be mutually beneficial,” Wellman said. “It sends a strong message about what both institutions want to see and what both organizations believe can happen in this community with this partnership.” The deal is just another in a long line of steps to increase the profile of the Demon Deacon football team, which capped off its 2006 ACC Champion-
Deacon Tower, which began construction in late 2006, will be seven stories tall and will give the stadium a new press box and a club section, as well as box seats. It is reported to cost around $45-million. There is also a seat-licensing program being implemented in the Deacon Club for next season, as Deacon Club season ticket holders will have the option to reserve their seat for 15 years and up to 25 years for a donation of between $500 and $2,500. The stadium, which has already undergone a face-lift on the brick facing as well as an new field surRoger Kirkpatrick/Old Gold & Black face, also hopes to undergo a dramatic Groves Stadium has been renamed BB&T Field. Paraphernalia change in the team’s locker room and the parking lot area, as well as the now covers the stadium showing the new partnership. concession stands, which had a difficult time supplying ice and water ship season with an impressive show- announcements but will not officially needs to overheated fans during the ing at the BCS Orange Bowl against be changed over until the beginning Nebraska game. Louisville last season. of the 2008 season, which coincides The stadium will be known as with the new Deacon Tower, slated See BB&T, page A3 BB&T Field in all publications and to be completed in July.
Wikipedia use ignites academic debate
Evaluations impact future of professors
By Molly Nevola | Senior writer
By Caitlin Kenney | Editor in chief Every class starts with a syllabus and ends with an evaluation, and the latter often influences the former. But professors aren’t the only ones who see evaluations and class content isn’t the only thing affected. In fact, course evaluations can play a huge role in the future of faculty at this university. “Tenure and promotion, as well as raises, are influenced by the quality of teaching,” Deborah Best, dean of the college, said. “Likewise, good teaching leads to good raises, tenure, promotions and recognition via teaching awards.” Department chairs and reviewing bodies use the evaluations when considering whether to renew professor contracts. “For those who are not tenured, they (the evaluations) are used in evaluating performance for reasons of reappointment,” Byron Wells, chair of the romance language department, said. “We really take the student and peer assessments seriously.” Non-tenured faculty include assistant professors, visiting professors and lecturers. “Teaching is their primary responsibility to the department, so evaluations play a very large part in their reappointments,” Wells said. Faculty members who are on tenure tracks, for example associate and some full professors, are under two-year renewable appointments. Evaluations play a role in these appointments as well. According to Wells, while evaluations are still important, there are other considerations involved in their reappointments, including their research and scholarship. “They have to create a balance between effective teaching and a record of research and publication,” Wells said. Perhaps more importantly for students, course evaluations can give faculty suggestions of how to improve classes and modifications are often made if evaluations overwhelmingly suggest changes. “If a chair sees problems with a class, changes would be made by the department and faculty members,” Best said. Department chairs might also suggest struggling professors work with excelling professors in their department to improve and perfect their methods. The Teaching and Learning Center is also a resource for professors working to improve teaching practices. Students aren’t the only ones who evaluate professors. Departments also arrange peer reviews to assess teaching effectiveness and performance. Randall Rogan, chair of the communications department, said that peer evaluations offer an important second angle on professors, since some students could be influenced by their See Course evals, page A2
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“Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit,” greets the Web site. A non-profit venture launched in January 2001, Wikipedia is the largest encyclopedia in the world, and is written and edited by volunteers. With entries in over 250 different languages, not to mention 1,997,619 articles listed in English, it’s no doubt that Wikipedia is today one of the most popular and continuously growing information sources on the Web. But does the service have any accountability or place in the world of serious research? Countless universities have explored the
validity of the Web site only to find that professors across the nation are split on the Wikipedia debate. Reports from Harvard University’s newspaper, The Harvard Crimson indicated this past February that some Harvard professors and teaching fellows incorporated Wikipedia into their syllabi. These professors said that some of the articles were extremely useful for their subjects, and the ease of research on Wikipedia increased the probability that students would complete the assigned reading.But not everyone takes this side of the debate. This past February See Wikipedia, page A6
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Tech problems afflict new ThinkPads World map screen and other errors affect more than just university computers By Elliot Engstrom | Asst. news editor
First-year students and juniors eagerly receive their new laptop computers at the beginning of each fall semester. This program has worked very well since it began in 1998, and the wireless capabilities of the Reynolda Campus make having a laptop very convenient for both academic and leisure activities. However, many students who received new laptops this fall seem to think that the machines are lacking. Information Systems and many Resident Technology Advisers were bombarded with questions on move-in day and problems regarding the new machines. Even now, many students continue to have problems that are more than just annoying errors. “I came to school expecting to get this computer that was going to work great,” freshman Margo Warren said. “It just has more issues than I had imagined. My printer has been broken for over a week, but I just don’t have the means to get over to IS easily, especially with my schedule.” Nick Tetsworth, the Johnson Residence Hall RTA, was right in the thick of the situation on move-in day. However, when asked about his workload that day, Tetsworth did not seem particularly frustrated. “I felt like it was a pretty standard amount of work,” he said. “I do have a dislike for finding problems that are out of my reach, because I like to have the ability to fix whatever problems might arise. “I don’t like having to send things to the Help Desk, because I am here to keep things from having to go there.” One common problem on move-in day was the world map wallpaper error. “The world map is not limited to Wake Forest,” Tetsworth said. “It is actually a global error that has been affecting more than just our computers.” According to the IS Web site, “If you see the (world map) as the background picture on your R60 ThinkPad, you may not be able to access all the functions on the ThinkPad, such as your e-mail.” However, the problems do not include every new computer on campus. The primary difference between this year’s and last year’s computers is that this year’s students received the R-series laptop, and last year’s students received the T-series. “This year, we had a comprehensive, campuswide committee that analyzed various offers and selected the Lenovo R60 as the best overall choice for our students given the typical use patterns at Wake Forest,” said IS Chief Information Officer Jay Dominick on a question and answer page on the Information Systems Web site. “The T-series is an excellent computer that See IS, page A3
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Students paint banners on the Manchester Plaza that reflect school spirit in preparation for Homecoming weekend, Sept. 14-15.
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Sports | B1 Blue Crush No. 5 field hockey takes down highly ranked archrival Duke 4-2 to advance season record to 2-4, giving the Deacs their first ACC win.
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Brieflies Vienna program to hold informational meeting for fall 2008 An informational meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Sept. 17 in Tribble B117 for students interested in studying at the Flow House in Vienna in the fall of 2008. Courses will likely include a survey of Central and East European history, an art history class and German language and literature. For more information, contact Professor Susan Rupp at rupp@wfu.edu or ext. 4396.
Minister to discuss experiences and reformation in Uganda The Rev. Jackson Senyonga, founder and senior pastor of Christian Life Church in Kampala, Uganda will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 in Wait Chapel. His lecture, titled “Uganda 25 Years after Idi Amin” will discuss Senyonga’s achievements in Uganda in helping transform Uganda and East Africa through the foundation of the Christian Life Church. The event is free and open to the public.
Museum of Anthropology opens Papua New Guinea exhibit The Museum of Anthropology will open its new permanent exhibit, “Face to Face: The Arts of Exchange in Mainland Papua New Guinea” Sept. 14 in the University’s Museum of Anthropology. The collection will include items representing many of the diverse groups living in Papua New Guinea including masks, figures, pottery and ceremonial objects.
Music department announces September concerts The university’s department of music will hold two remaining concerts for the month of September. Both concerts will be held in Brendle Recital Hall and are free and open to the public. The first occurs at 3 p.m. Sept. 23 and features three department faculty members who will play chamber music selections. The next will occur at 8 p.m. Sept. 25 and will be a faculty recital with Louis Goldstein.
South African novelist kicks off fall Writers Reading Series South African novelist Sheila Kohler will initiate the fall 2007 Dillion Johnston Writers Reading Series with a reading and book discussion at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in DeTamble Auditorium. The series is sponsored by the English department, and Kohler’s visit to the university is cosponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies program. All series events are free and open to the public.
Reynolds Library commences fall lecture series with banned books Z. Smith Reynolds Library will kick off its fall 2007 lecture series by observing “Banned Books Week,” a nationwide, annual event to promote free expression sponsored by libraries, booksellers, publishers and writers. Professor of English Charles Sligh and associate professor of English Jessica Richard will read passages from books that have been banned at 4 p.m. Sept. 27 in the atrium at the library.
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New campaign promotes sportsmanship By Liza Greenspun | News editor
The university’s first ever “Proud to be a Deacon” Sportsmanship Campaign was launched Sept. 8 at the home football game against Nebraska. While fans may not have realized it at the time, the campaign’s first initiative was a commercial during the first quarter of the football game, featuring athletic coaches and promoting good sportsmanship. According to junior Lauren Hubbard, co-chair of the Traditions Council and member of the campaign, these commercials, which in the future will feature student-athletes as well as the general student body, center on the motto of the campaign: “Wake Forest exemplifies dignity, class and integrity. Our desire to win has never overcome the respect we have for our opponents or their fans. Stand up, get loud and show off that competitive spirit that makes me ‘Proud to be a Deacon.’” This motto may come to be recognized on campus, as the group is planning to hang banners in all of the sports arenas with the motto and the logo in
order to increase visibility of these ideals, Hubbard said. The logo was drawn by senior Will Warren and features the Demon Deacon in the midst of the logos of all the other Atlantic Coast Conference schools. The campaign is a joint collaboration between members of the athletic department and leaders of the student body, including students representing the Traditions Council, Student Government, Student Union,
last year’s football season that created concern within the student body and the athletic department, Hubbard said. “We have a multitude of things we want to accomplish,” she said. The first step includes the commercials to be played during home football games. There were three different commercials, Hubbard said, although that number is subject to change. The next step to the campaign is to hang banners and posters with the motto and logo. Finally, Hubbard said that ideally they would like to provide students with something tangible, such as Tshirts and cups. Another possible step in this multiphase process is to potentially have student greeters who will greet the opposing fans at the beginning of each home game. “It’s not an uncommon thing for schools to have sportsmanship campaigns,” she said, adding that several Graphic by Will Warren of the university’s peer ACC institutions have similar campaigns at their schools.
Screamin’ Demons and the Interfraternity Council. “Our main goal is to create an environment where we can combine a competitive mood with a welcoming atmosphere for other teams,” she said. Hubbard added that fans should embody the class that the university regularly exudes. The new initiative began in the spring of 2006 because there were several isolated incidents during
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course grades or the demanding nature of the coursework. It is a university-wide practice that course evaluations are not distributed to professors until after final grades have been posted. “No professor is to see the teaching evaluation information before his or her final course grades are turned in,” Best said. According to Wells, this practice is to provide complete privacy for the students and to ensure that evaluations can not affect students’ grades in any way. Course evaluation procedures vary by department, but the dean’s office requires that all departments and professors participate. “Departments determine the best way to evaluate courses,” Best said. “Many use the standard course evaluation form that is online. Others develop their own that they think suits their pedagogy.” The romance language department is one that has put all course evaluations online, however Wells still asks his students to fill out the forms during class time. “I find I get a better response rate if I take time out of class,” said Wells. Rogan agrees, which is why all course evaluations in the communications department are done the old-fashioned way – with pen and paper. The communications department was one of the first to go online, almost eight years ago, but a few years ago the department switched back to written evaluations. “The response rates were lower than what we wanted online,” Rogan said. So, though online
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Stacks of evaluations wait to be read by professors. Evaluations were completed after the spring 2007 semester in order to provide professors with student feedback. evaluations made less work for the department, written evaluations provided a better representation of the students as a whole. “You didn’t get the average student’s response,” Rogan said, explaining that only the two extremes of the student spectrum took time to fill out evaluations – those who loved the class and those who hated it. “We wanted a broader representation of the classes in response rates,” he said. Wells said that in his experience students are
usually fairly generous and kind in their evaluations, so negative reviews usually identify a real problem. Though most students focus on the course, a small percentage can let the evaluations become personal, according to Rogan. “The personal comments can be hurtful – those negative comments can really take a toll on a person,” Rogan said. “Don’t just write something nasty – offer some comments that can improve the course.”
POLICE BEAT Alcohol and Drug Violations •University Police transported to the Student Health Service an underage student Sept. 6 who had apparently been consuming alcohol and was found lying on the side of Deacon Boulevard. •University Police charged a student Sept. 7 with underage possession of alcohol and damage to property after a hall director in Davis House reported the student had locked himself in his room during an ID check. When police arrived, the student broke through the window screen attempting to escape. •University Police responded Sept. 8 to a call from a hall director in Davis House that an underage student was apparently intoxicated and transported her to the Student Health Service. • University Police charged an underage student with consuming alcohol and urinating in public Sept. 8 at Groves Stadium. •University Police observed two underage students staggering on the Quad Sept. 9, and upon questioning them, the students admitted they had been consuming alcohol. Information about all of these incidents was forwarded to dean of student services Harold Holmes.
Thefts •An unsecured futon valued at $90 was reported
stolen from a walkway outside Poteat House between Aug. 24 and Sept. 3. • An unsecured cell phone valued at $50 was reported stolen from a lounge in Babcock Residence Hall on Sept. 5 •An unsecured laptop computer valued at $1,500 was reported stolen from a lounge in Piccolo Residence Hall between 6:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sept. 4.
Miscellaneous • A faculty member reported receiving a threatening e-mail Sept. 4. • An irate student who had received a parking ticket damaged the door Sept. 7 of the University Police communications office in Davis Housel by slamming it. • A student from Winston-Salem State University was issued a trespass warning after University Police responded to a report of a fight Sept. 8 between two female students in Luter Residence Hall. Information about the incident was provided to the dean’s office and forwarded to authorities at Winston-Salem State. • A Cherry Point man was issued a trespass warning Sept. 8 after a female student reported he was harassing her. University Police responded to 45 calls from Sept.
3 to Sept. 9, including 13 incidents and investigations and 32 service calls.
Update: After last week’s summary had been produced and distributed, University Police amended its weekly report Sept. 6 for the period Aug. 27 to Sept. 2.
Alcohol and Drug Violations • Winston-Salem police charged a student Aug. 31 with having an open container of alcohol on city streets at the intersection of Polo Road and Harmon Avenue. •In separate incidents along Polo Road adjacent to campus, Winston-Salem police charged three students Sept. 1 with having open containers of alcohol on city streets and one student with underage possession of alcohol.
Miscellaneous • A student reported being assaulted from behind by an attacker he could not identify as he was leaving a residence on Friendship Circle at 1:15 a.m. Sept. 1. He was later treated at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center for a dislocated shoulder.
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Students enjoy two buffets of food on the Manchester Plaza during a block party this past week. There was also a poetry contest and live DJ for entertainment.
Just four other Division-I football teams currently have sold their stadium naming rights, including Maryland’s Chevy Chase Bank Field, Syracuse’s Carrier Dome (which also is home to the Orangemen basketball team), Texas Tech’s Jones AT&T Stadium and Troy’s Movie Gallery Stadium. “When we began the renovation, we knew that we were going to consider naming the field and that the revenue stream from that consideration would be significant and certainly help us renovate the stadium,” Wellman said. “We talked about what our priorities would be and who we would like to align ourselves with and BB&T was at the top of the list.” The Groves name has been
associated with the Wake Forest permanent BB&T signs throughfootball team since 1940, when out the stadium that will fit in the stadium was dedicated on the nicely. They will be discreet signs old campus in honor of Henry that will send a strong message Groves Sr. about the partnership.” When the “We still new stadium have phases was built for four, five “The stadium will still be Groves $4-million and six to Stadium. We will be playing the r e n o v a t e in 1968, the Groves the stadium games at BB&T Field. ” name was completely Ron Wellman retained. and we need Athletic Director “The stafunding for dium will that beyond, still be but this is a Groves Stadium. We will be play- major step forward for us.” ing the games at BB&T Field,” BB&T Corporation is a comWellman said. mercial and retail banking com“The Groves name will actu- pany and has its headquarters ally be more prominent than it just across the street from the already is. There will be a major Reynolda Road entrance. sign and a brick wall running parThe company is the nation’s allel to Deacon Boulevard, as well 11th largest financial holding as plaques telling the story about company and has financial centhe Groves name.” ters in 11 states, overlapping with Wellman said, “There will be 12 ACC schools.
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hard as they can,” Tetsworth said. “I know the people down at IS have really been working commands a substantially higher price for a slightly hard to resolve these issues. They’re certainly lighter and more rugged form factor,” Dominick working as hard as they can.” said. “While the T61 was an option, the R60 “I am frustrated,” Warren said. “I have to erepresented the best combination of performance mail everything to a friend’s computer, and have and value.” them print things out for me. My roommate’s Some would say this represents a downgrade in printer does not work either so I have to ecomputers from last year’s T-series to this year’s mail it next door. If she’s not there, I’m just R-series. screwed.” “At first my printer didn’t work,” freshman There are some minor problems that students Stephanie Trenkner said. may be able to fix on their own. “So I had to carry the printer and the computer Computer techs gave the advice that if a new all the way over to IS. They hooked up a differ- computer freezes and cannot be turned off, then ent printer, and it ended up being a problem on the student hold the power button down for the computer.” about 10 seconds, and it should turn off. “My computer has worked fine since that day, but If the internet connection is refusing to conit was a long day,” she said. “The IS people were nect to the wireless network, check to make sure helpful, and they did eventually figure it out.” the wireless radio switch is on. It is located on Trenkner did not make the error of using her the bottom left of the computer, next to the CD-ROM to install her printer drivers. speakers. Also, never put the computer into sleep Students should not use the CD-ROM that mode while playing a game. Tetsworth hopes accompanies the printer when installing their that all problems will be taken care of soon. printer drivers. “I feel that we have good hardware,” he said The IS staff members have been helping many of the computers themselves. Sophie Mullinax/Old Gold & Black students since the start of the semester with com“Everyone at IS is doing their best to make puter issues. sure everyone’s experience with their computer A Help Desk worker aids a student with her new laptop at the Information Systems building, “The people at the Help Desk are working as is aPMgood one.” where many students almost immediately took their new computers to be repaired. GAPCOM-WakeForest-AD-8-07.qxp 9/4/07 1:58 Page 1
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e hoped that the Career Fest would be a fruitful endeavor, an event that allowed students to feel out potential career prospects and even better, to come away with the hope of landing a job post-graduation. Unfortunately, many of our hopes were quickly deflated. If not in the business school or majoring in related fields such as economics, you would have been extremely lucky to find just one booth that sparked your interest. Business firms, consulting firms and accounting firms were wildly overrepresented at the Career Fest – which is just right for those interested in pursuing those jobs – but what about the rest of the student body? Lacking were the publishing houses, think tanks, the not-for-profits. The university is defined as a liberal arts institution, and the majority of its students are majoring in one of those
disciplines: philosophy, English, biology. The Career Fest left a glaring hole in terms of opportunities for those majors and thus a large number of students. True, a biology or English major could easily find a job at a bank or a consulting firm and indeed, Career Services vaunts of its ability to find jobs for any major. However, its proper focus, which seems to be absent, should not be to find someone a job, but find him the job that he wants. Students major in biology, chemistry or Spanish to hone skills to apply to jobs in those fields, not to work in public relations for a bank. In planning similar events in the future, Career Services should take extra care to solicit more job opportunities from a wider range of fields to accommodate a greater number of students. By not extending its efforts equally to all majors, it is wasting its time – and our educations.
Lack of water for fans at football game appalling
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he Sept. 8 football game has shown that BB&T Field was unprepared for this season’s crowds and that steps need to be taken to improve the game day experience. We applaud the university’s decision to partner with BB&T in hopes of creating a more modern, inviting and accommodating stadium for the future. But the present atmosphere at the stadium was sadly lacking during the Nebraska game, most notably in the water shortage. Many fans were forced to pay normal drink prices for cups of warm tap water when supplies of ice and bottled water were depleted during the first half of the game. The stadium staff responded as
quickly as possible, bringing in more bottled water for the second half, but many fans felt that they were being extorted as the sweltering heat forced them to accept high prices for water. We believe that during these extremely hot days, water should be provided free of charge by paramedics. It’s a matter of public safety. Plenty of paramedics were on hand to treat the many cases of dehydration, but these episodes could have been avoided if tap water wasn’t $4 a glass. We hope to enjoy a season of great football at BB&T Field, but the fans will require a little more consideration in the small things in order to pay attention to the big things at hand – our football team.
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Communication on football tickets poor
SG needed to advertise method for non-Screamin’ Demons football tickets
implemented to disseminate the information about the new policy. I happened to come across a semiinformative poster a couple of days before the first online sign-ups. Yes, the only form of communication was a poster. To top it off, the poster Sarah Evans didn’t even convey the fact that only Guest columnist 250 tickets were up for grabs. But even with the lack of key elements in he function of the executive SG’s only form of communication, branch is to initiate, plan the more fundamental problem lies and oversee the operations of in the fact that it was their only form Student Government and act as liaison of communication. I just cannot bring between students and other facets of myself to believe that someone actually the university community. It maintains thought posters were an adequate means the responsibility of responding to of getting the word out. We have echanges in the campus community mail, WIN and The Student all available and considering ways in which these for mass communication. It seems as developments affect student life; though mass communication simply according to the Student Government was not the goal at all. Web site. Compelled to express my For me, the new football ticket dissatisfaction, last week I contacted the distribution process produced president and the athletic director of aggravation and bewilderment. My the university as well as SG. I promptly frustration mounted as I began to heard back from President Nathan O. question why I hadn’t heard about the Hatch and associate athletics director changes before I did. And it continued for marketing and promotions Craig to intensify as I tried to reason how it Keilitz (who took the time to write a was possible to implement such a radical very detailed and thoughtful response), policy, affecting the entire student body, but SG remains mum. No explanation, without involving us in the process. no apology … no response at all. A But, to my dismay, I discovered we follow-up specifically to SG president technically did have a senior Whitney Marshall say in how this year’s apparently wasn’t worthy football tickets were of acknowledgement I just cannot bring myself either. Many thanks to allocated. to believe that someone Every student the administration for indirectly influenced being so responsive; actually thought posters the new policy as however, since SG is were an adequate means elected representatives designed to provide a of getting the word out. directly participated in link between students the decision-making and other university We have e-mail, WIN and process. Learning members, it seems more The Student all available that SG was involved than a little backwards for mass communication. that the administration in the development of these changes and responded while the It seems as though mass didn’t involve or liaison remains MIA. communication simply notify students, was a So while SG continues was not the goal at all. much more disturbing to pat itself on the realization than the back, the truth remains actual changes they have that there are a lot of helped put into practice. unanswered questions Not only has SG failed to meet my and room for serious improvement. I expectations but, according to the above want to know why SG didn’t involve description of responsibilities taken its constituents in this process, why the directly from the SG Web site, it has communication was so poor and why also failed to meet its own. there were hand-written names on those As members of SG, these ticket lists the first week. I want Student representatives’ responsibilities are not Government to recognize it dropped exclusively to themselves or to their the ball on this issue, take responsibility friends, but rather to the student body for the manner in which it handled the as a whole. As they helped decide the situation and apologize to the student process of distributing tickets, whose body. And, most of all, I want the interests did they have in mind? members of the executive branch to lead Certainly not the student body’s since with integrity and challenge themselves they never solicited input nor did to remember: “good enough” to remain they communicate about the potential in office may be good enough to add options – or even the final decision. a line to your resumes, but it is not SG is supposed to ‘act as a liaison ‘“good enough” in the eyes of those who between students and other facets of the elected you. Strive for excellence; the university community’ … not between student body demands it of you. itself and those other facets. As a communication major, I am Sarah Evans is a graduate student in particularly interested in the “plan” communication from Fredricksburg, Va.
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Thursday, September 13, 2007 A5
Moderation deserves respect
Conservatives and liberals all blend together to create a political middle ground
Matt Brumit
Old Gold & Black columnist
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hy do we laugh at moderation? When I look back on the University Theater’s production of Enemy of the People here on campus last year, I remember laughing hysterically at the character that touted moderation. Every time another character would come up with some brilliantly severe idea, he’d chime in, “Moderation, moderation,” and the audience would burst into laughter. Why? I think it’s because this character was so easily taken advantage of. In many cases, moderation makes you a tool that others can utilize to their own advantage. And besides that, at least in Enemy of the People, the moderate was hopelessly alone. In the end, it didn’t really matter what he thought
or did. No one was willing to compromise. But back and forth sway of conservative-liberal, this is a very sad thing because moderation is Republican-Democratic rule. Sometimes one obviously the most rational political stance. party is in power longer than the other, but Not the most heroic or gallant, but definitely they always equal themselves out in the long the most rational, and arguably the most noble. run. Sometimes one party rules the executive Imagine a completely liberal world. while the other rules the legislative. Basically, Nothing is illegal (except for wanting to the moment we make a move in one direction, make something illegal) and everyone just the other party comes into power and limits the does his own thing regardless of how it affects effect of the move. anyone else. If I want to drive 200 miles an That’s why I actually love our twohour down the highway, I do it. If I want to party system. Sure, I hate all the annoying drive the wrong way down the highway, I do it. campaigning and candidate-bashing and angry Everyone’s liberal. Everyone’s free to do what scowls around Election Day. (I even hate the he or she wants and make their stupid Facebook line that asks own choices. (Except for the people what your political views are.) driving in front of me.) So maybe I hate the system, It seems to me that On the other hand, imagine a but I love the effect of it. completely conservative world. We Because ultimately, it seems to the two-party system still cast votes with pottery shards me that the two-party system slows the liberals because that’s the way the Greeks slows the liberals down and down and prods the did it. prods the conservatives along. Everyone and his dog has been a It moderates us. conservatives along. It political servant because that’s the So in the end, it may not moderates us. way the Greeks did it. We all go to matter too much how far left the same church (which long ago or how far right you are. But I lost any real spirituality). We all still find it odd that so few of know our place in society, and only some of us actually embrace moderation before all of us are actually citizens. When we go to other the twisting of arms and underhanded political countries we should learn as much as we can deals finally force compromise. from them (as long as our conclusion is that Even if the end result is the same, it sure our way is better). seems like we could save a lot of time and You get the point. Luckily, we live in a fairly money by making all the compromises in moderate world. Sure, you can count the our own hearts and minds, voting and acting number of individual moderates on one hand, moderately from the get-go. but collectively, America is a moderate place. Ever since 1860, there has been a constant Matt Brumit is a sophomore from Denison, Texas.
National health care a poor idea Hannah Werthan Guest columnist
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uring the 2008 presidential campaign, political candidates such as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been pushing the idea of universal health care for the United States. This is definitely the wrong way to go, because it is un-American and would actually worsen the current state of health care. America was built on capitalist principles, which means individuals are supposed to care for themselves with little intervention from the government. Intervention should only be given when the government feels it must implement reforms to ensure a citizen’s given rights are met as outlined in the Constitution. Public health care is not a citizen’s right; it is a socialist reform that had no place in American society. The United States was founded on the “American dream,” with the idea that, in this country, one is able to have the best life possible. Therefore, people get angry when they see that the United States was ranked 37th overall in terms of health care by the World Health Organization in 2000. This makes the United States appear to be far from the best, and so they conclude that perhaps it would be in Americans’ best interest to have universal health care, even if this would infringe on our country’s history of capitalism. After all, Canada, Britain and other countries with similar economies to the United States all have universal health care and they are ranked much higher on the list. Even countries such as Saudi Arabia and Costa Rica are doing much better off than we, as Americans, are faring. I found that the problem with this argument is that the World Health Organization uses a questionable method to determine how the countries are ranked, so the rankings are essentially meaningless. The organization ranks countries lower if they have private sectors of insurance, because apparently it is not an advocate of competitiveness. Also, the WHO rated the countries based on how they compared to what the organization feels their potential could be in providing health care. This is a purely subjective way of determining which country has the “best” health care. Canada, ranked seven places above the United States in the survey, supposedly offers superior health care. However, its citizens are actually very unsatisfied. In 2000, the Ipsos-Reid Media Release found that eight out of 10 Canadians think that there health care system is in crisis. I think I’d prefer to stick to the American version of non-universal health care. Canadians go to the United States all the time to have surgeries because it does not take as long here as it would in Canada. The Fraser Institute reports that Canadians needing surgeries of any kind have to wait an average of 17.7 weeks before the surgery is performed on them. Also, the United States has much more technology than Canada. In 2004, a Medical Imaging study showed that the United States not only has much better technology but a significantly higher amount of it. This is because universal health care does not allow room for competition, and so everything moves at a slower pace. It is in the best interest of the United States to keep our current system of health care. We need to stop pretending we are a socialist country, when, in fact, we are a capitalist country. This system has worked for centuries; there is no need to change it now. Hannah Werthan is a freshman from Nashville, Tenn.
A life taken away too quickly still memorable, inspiring
Lou Gehrig’s claims a young alumnus yet his estimable personality lives on today
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John Meroney Guest columnist
re there some men who really live their lives, as Ernest Hemingway once put it, “all the way up” – or is that merely a romantic ideal? Drew Squires, ‘94, the young alumnus who passed away in April after waging a valiant battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease – otherwise known as ALS – showed that such aspirations could be brilliantly realized. In the movie Brian’s Song, Coach George Halas says of Brian Piccolo, another Demon Deacon whose life ended all too soon, “When they think of him, it’s not how he died that they remember – but how he lived. How he did live!” Drew carved out a path that would have made Piccolo proud: Counsel in the U.S. Senate, law clerk for the N.C. Supreme Court, practicing attorney, Hollywood comedy writer (albeit briefly) – Drew was also a husband, father and fortunately for me, a friend. We met in 1992 and worked together as campus journalists. Our friendship took us on a rousing journey, from the magnolias of Reynolda to the palm trees of Los Angeles. We even made it to the Playboy Mansion where we visited with Hef. Don’t
worry, Chaplains Christman and Auman – we only talked about the articles. It was in Tribble Hall that Drew found his mentor, the legendary politics professor David Broyles. From him, Drew learned about Shakespeare, Lincoln and the American founders. Drew mastered politics – and gained a healthy skepticism for politicians. Broyles taught for more than 30 years and as this great teacher of noble Greeks and Romans once observed, “Drew Squires is one of the finest students I’ve ever had.” Drew was a trenchant writer, always faithful to a good newspaperman’s code – comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Working in Washington, Drew didn’t see many profiles in courage. But he remained inspired, passionate about fighting for the “lost causes – the only ones worth fighting for.” He believed, as Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington says, “there’s no place out there for graft, or greed, or lies, or compromise with human liberties.” Let me reassure you, Wake Forest gentlemen, that it’s possible to marry the girl of your dreams. As a groomsman in Drew’s wedding, I witnessed him do it. His bride, a captivating redhead from Charlotte, was the love of his life. Elizabeth Squires will probably never forget the anguish she and Drew felt the day he received his doctor’s report, standing in the rain outside Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. But in time, my sense is that another image may become more powerful.
As Drew learned that his life was going to be tougher than he ever imagined, he fell deeper in love. From diagnosis until the very end was barely more than a year. Through that awful illness, Drew never lost heart. But early on, before the onset of ALS, Drew realized the importance of these lines by Frederick Buechner: “The decisions you think are most important turn out not to matter so much after all. But whether you mail the letter, the way you say goodbye or decide not to say it, the afternoon you cancel everything and drive out to the beach to watch the tide come in – these are apt to be the moments when souls are won or lost, including quite possibly your own.” That was Drew’s approach to life, terminal illness or not. One of Drew’s closest friends told me, “He changed my life and helped me grow, he probably saved my life on several occasions. He loved me unconditionally, which is not an easy thing. He had such a caring heart to love.” Brad Collins, another alumnus and now a professor at the Citadel, said he never would have realized his destiny as a teacher had it not been for Drew encouraging him. He impacted so many lives – Drew was George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life. Though separated in life by some three decades, Drew had Gehrig’s spirit about him. “I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth” and “I might have been given a bad break – but I’ve got an awful lot to live for” were sentiments Drew expressed as well. When
Gehrig passed away, there were no eulogies. “We need none,” said the minister. “Because you all knew him.” The same could be said of my fellow Demon Deacon. Churchill wrote that all the virtues flow from courage. By that measure, Drew was a very virtuous man. He wasn’t a summertime soldier or a sunshine patriot. He fought the good fight. He finished the race. And he kept the faith. Samuel Wait would be honored that his school produced such a graduate. On the phone and in e-mail, Drew and I would often exchange movie lines. The Big Lebowski and Old School were among his favorites. Another was The Shawshank Redemption, which now seems especially poignant. “Those of us who knew him best talk about him often,” Red said. “I swear, the stuff he pulled. Sometimes, it makes me sad, though. Andy being gone. I have to remind myself that some birds aren’t meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. When they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. But the place you live is that much more drab and empty that they are gone. I guess I just miss my friend ...” “I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope.”
John Meroney is an alumnus of the class of 1994 residing in Los Angeles.
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Wikipedia: Web site’s credibility debated, defended
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Wikipedia increased the probability that students would complete the assigned reading. But not everyone takes this side of the debate. This past February, after multiple errors on a Japanese history test, Professor Neil Waters of Middlebury College prompted the history department at the college to ban all use of Wikipedia in citations. The ban did not include the basic usage of the Web site, but simply prohibited the students from using the source for research purposes. Some students responded to the ban by writing opinion articles in the college newspaper, calling it “the beginning of censorship.” According to a Feb. 21, 2007 article in The New York Times, Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia, said that he agreed with the ruling made by Middlebury College. “Students shouldn’t be citing encyclopedias. I would hope they wouldn’t be citing Encyclopaedia Britannica, either,” he said. At this university, assistant professor of political science Peter Furia agreed that students should not be using general encyclopedia entries in a bibliography. “While those entries may well contain
information that extends beyond what we refer to as ‘common knowledge,’ they’ll always cite the original source of that information when they do,” Furia said. However, Furia also said that Wikipedia can be particularly useful in his discipline of politics and current events. “I’m personally fine with the use of Wikipedia as a substitute for traditional encyclopedias – particularly in reference to rapidly-changing political events” he said. Brian Kell, lecturer in computer science, agreed, and even said that he allows students to cite Wikipedia. “I do allow students to use Wikipedia as a source in research papers, but only in the same sense that they would use an encyclopedia, dictionary or advice from a friend or professor,” he said. However, as the Web site has become more popular, Kell said he has to remind students about credible sources. “I have had to implement a policy that specifically indicates that Wikipedia is not to be used as a credible, authoritative source,” he said. But Wikipedia dwarfs traditional encyclopedias in size and scope. One reason for this may be the fact that contributors can edit entries freely at any time, which has
led to entries that are less factual and may be altered to suit personal interests and opinions. Still, this drawback may in fact be Wikipedia’s greatest asset. Factual errors and vandalism on the Web site are hastily cleaned up by the site’s editors, while entries are constantly updated, providing the public with up-to-date news. David Coates, professor of political science, said that Wikipedia is like many other sources on the Web, in which one must find other, more scholarly sites to confirm the facts of in the entry. “I think you do have to be very careful about Wikipedia, because its material is, as I understand it, in no way peer-reviewed,” Coates said. There have been many steps taken to protect the online encyclopedia. Recently CNN reported on computer science professor Luca de Alfaro at the University of California-Santa Cruz, who has developed software that colors text orange on the Web site. The deeper the orange, the more reason to believe it is erroneous. The color system is based on analysis of the reputations of those who edited the information. Additionally, Wales called for a system that checks into certain contributors who claim to have advanced degrees, such as PhDs and MDs.
Finally, just last year, Wikipedia established a protection system for certain entries. The New York Times reported that 82 entries are now under a “protected” status, forbidding all editing because of repeated vandalism or disputes about the matters. The protected entries include Albert Einstein, human rights in China, mail-order brides and Christina Aguilera. Others, 172 in number, are semi-protected, open to editing only by those who have been registered with the site for more than four days. Examples of semi-protected entries include George W. Bush, Tony Blair, sex, Islam, Adolf Hitler and Opus Dei. Some argue that these measures take away from Wikipedia’s democratic nature, but Wales argues that the protection can be temporary and affects only a small percentage of the 1.2 million entries. “Protection is a tool for quality control, but it hardly defines Wikipedia. What does define Wikipedia is the volunteer community and the open participation,” he said in an article in The New York Times, June 17, 2006. The Bowman Gray Campus professors have yet to comment on the Facebook group “Wikipedia is helping me get through med school!”
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No. 16 Nebraska holds off Deacs 20-17
By James Burnett | Contributing writer
Seriously, you should watch the Chase for the Nextel Cup. For those Deacons unaware that this “chase” is Nascar’s version of the World Series, Super Bowl and the Olympics, allow me to enlighten you. The top 12 cars from the regular season (26 races) are entered into a 10-race Chase. The winner of each race receives 185 points, while five bonus points are given for most laps leading as well as for leading at least one lap. Translation: points for winners, all others need not apply. Imagine if college football could do something similar to the Chase (cough playoffs cough), it would be the end of confusion and the beginning of heartbreaking reality (sorry Deacs, it may not be our year). However, I recognize that it may be difficult to convert even the casual Nascar fan into a Sunday ticket holder. The allure of cars going 180 miles per hour around a large oval isn’t exactly the same as watching your alma mater take to the gridiron. In fact, it is quite a small niche. This niche, however, is filled with some of the angriest, die hard and downright insane fans in all of professional sports. Yes, racing is a sport. Can you drive a sweltering hot car for four hours while performing complicated gear shifts and making split-second decisions that are the difference between you and a glorified fireball? I cannot, and if you can you may already be driving in the Busch Series. These fans don’t see the situation as either you like or dislike Nascar, but instead as either you like Nascar or you hate America. No sport but Nascar guarantees a national anthem, a pledge of allegiance and a flyover by fighter planes at every event, and no fans but Nascar’s appreciate it as much. The same can be said for fan’s loyalty to their favorite drivers. Choosing between Jeff Gordan and Dale Jr. is analogous to choosing a spouse, except that whereas some friends may accept your choice in fiancé, some may not be so lenient if one decides to support the Rainbow Warrior (Gordon). If drivers could hear what people yell at their cars each time they pass (once every 30-45 seconds) they would probably quit driving, go home and lay in bed listening to “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues”. No other fan base cheers for its rivals to get into fiery crashes. Pure vitriol, plain and simple. Some Deacons may still be reluctant to attend a race based on these revelations, but this does not prevent one from watching on TV, a quieter, calmer and generally less jarring experience. Besides being in the safety of ones home, you can also enjoy the amenities inherent in watching one of the lowest commitment sports on television. Want to go to the fridge and grab a cold beverage, or 10?
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Redshirt senior running back Micah Andrews misses a pass after being hit by Eagle linebacker Jolonn Dunbar in the 38-28 loss. By Ryan Durham | Sports editor The Demon Deacons returned home Sept. 8 for the first time since they fell to Virginia Tech last season to play the No. 16 Nebraska Cornhuskers. Fresh off a close lost to Boston College a week before, the Deacs came out looking to prevent themselves from falling to 0-2. After forcing Nebraska to a four-andout on the first drive of the game, the
Deacons hoped to grab an early lead, but an interception gave the Cornhuskers a possession deep in Deacons territory. The defense buckled down though and held its opponent to only a field goal, putting Nebraska up 3-0. The teams traded punts for much of what remained of the first half, but a fumble gave Wake Forest the ball on the Nebraska 42-yard line. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hodges
helped lead the Deacons down to the 2-yard line, but was unable to help the Deacs into the endzone. This left Wake Forest with a field goal, tying the score at 3-3. Nebraska quickly came back and drove 62-yards to the Deacon’s 5-yard line. Once again the Deacon defense buckled down and held the Cornhuskers to only three points, making the score 6-6 with 7:41 left in the second half.
Hodges returned to the field with his offensive unit intent on scoring before the half. A 61-yard pass to redshirt senior Kevin Marion set the Deacs up on the 1-yard line. Hodges then carried the ball in to put the Deacs up 10-6 with 5:13 left in the half. The defense held the Cornhuskers to a four-and-out on their next possession, but was unable to capitalize See Football, Page B4
Field hockey takes down rival Duke By Lindsey Binder | Staff writer
No. 5 Wake Forest women’s field hockey team played a challenging game against 8th ranked Duke Sept. 8 at William’s Field. The Demon Deacons came out victorious 4-2, each goal scored by a different player. The win pushed the Deacons’ overall record to 2-2 and their ACC record to 1-0. At the two-minute mark, junior Liz Fries scored the first goal of the game and her first of the year. Sophomore Melissa Martin and junior Michelle Kasold gave Fries the assist. Martin then scored her own goal two minutes later to put the Deacs up 2-0. In the next 20 minutes, Duke stepped up its defense and held Wake Forest to two shots. The Blue Devils’ Laura Suchoski found her teammate Amie Survilla, who scored cutting Wake’s lead to one goal. But Wake’s senior Chelsea Cipriani scored with under five minutes left in the first period, increasing their lead 3-1. Martin gave Cipriani the assist. During the second half, Duke controlled the possession but was not able to score on any of its 10 shots. However, the Deac’s still had one big
score left. Freshman Emily Cummings scored her second consecutive goal in a game to give Wake Forest a 4-1 lead. However, in the 68th minute of the game, Duke scored once more to make the final score 4-2 with Wake on top. Even though Wake was outshot by Duke 18-12, the Deacons shots were more precise and accurate. The two goalkeepers for the games, Wake’s junior Crystal Duffield and Duke’s Caitlin William’s both had four saves. The Deacons next made their first home appearance Cipriani of the season playing host to Radford Sept. 13. Wake Forest managed to defeat the Highlanders 6-1 and outshot them 28-4. The win moves the Deacs to 3-2 on the season and gives the team positive momentum heading into the weekend. Wake Forest next travels to Bloomington, Ind. Sept 15 and 16 to face off against Ohio and Indiana.
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Sophomore Aileen Davis goes after the ball during the game against Ohio Sept. 12.
Men’s soccer maintains No. 1 ranking Women’s soccer
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By Jimmy McQuilkin | Staff writer
The No. 1 Demon Deacons captured the Wake Forest University tournament title this weekend, defeating No. 16 Akron 3-1 and Bradley 3-0 on their way to a tournament victory for the second weekend in a row. Four Deacs were named to the all-tournament team for their play over the weekend — freshman midfielder Corben Bone, sophomore midfielder Sam Cronin, redshirt sophomore defender Justin Lichtfuss and junior defender Michael Lahoud. In the final game of the tournament Sept. 9, the Bradley Braves held the Deacons scoreless for the first half before surrendering three second-half goals to the top-ranked Deacs. The Braves’ staunch defense held strong in the first half, limiting the Deacs to only one shot on goal in nine attempts. “They definitely played to kill the game,” Head Coach Jay Vidovich said. “They had two sweepers in the back, which made their defense difficult to break down.” In the second half, though, the Deacons’ strength began to show. Sophomore defender Nick Courtney tallied his first goal of the season in the 66th minute off a pass from Lahoud. Junior forward Marcus Tracy found the net with a goal in the 74th minute, and Bone followed one minute later with the Deacs’ final goal of the game. Friday night’s contest with Akron marked the Deacons’ first Top-20 matchup of the season. See Soccer, Page B4
By Chris D’Auria | Staff writer
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Junior midfielder Amy Smerdzinski attempts to move the ball past a Long Beach State defender Sept. 5.
The Wake Forest women’s soccer team rolled into Blacksburg, Va., for the Virginia Tech Classic this past weekend looking for some wins, but dropped both of its matches in heartbreaking fashion, the first to Loyola (Md.) and the second to Tennessee. The first match started off quickly after the Greyhounds scored their only two goals of the match in the fourth and ninth minutes of play. Although the Deacons were able to out shoot their opponents 19-6, only one of their shots actually made it beyond the goal line. This last-ditch effort was constructed by the goal-assist team of sophomores Sarah Winslow and Kaley Fountain and occurred in the 82nd minute of play. However, eight minutes was not enough time to tie the score, and the Greyhounds got the victory. To say that the Sept. 9 contest between the Deacs and the Tennessee Volunteers was a nail-biter is an understatement. The score at the end of regulation was 0-0. The Vols were finally able to break
the tie and get the win in the 8th minute of overtime play. The Deacs did not go down without a fight, as they outshot Tennessee 25-17, with nine shots on goal over the Vols’ five. The Deacons returned to action Sept. 13 when they played host to Louisville in Spry Stadium. The Deacs got Hutchinson off to a quick start when sophomore forward Jill Hutchinson found the back of the net only 11 minutes into the game. The Deacs and Cardinals traded shots back and forth for the rest of the first half, but neither were able to score. The second half started off much like the first with Wake Forest’s Winslow scoring less than a minute into the half. This seemed to break the Cardinals spirit and helped propel the Deacs to a 2-0 win. Wake Forest returns to action Sept. 15 at UNC-Greensboro.
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enior Chelsea Cipriani has played in some amazing games and experienced some wonderful times in her past three years on the Wake Forest field hockey team. Now, Cipriani is one of two seniors that lead the team as captains. The dynamic forward played in 23 games last year and totaled 13 goals and 3 assists for 29 points. She already has six
On being a senior this year: You have to be more aware of things you’re doing and being more mature. I think a lot of the leadership still comes from everyone else on the team. Being a captain and a senior though, I just add to what everybody else brings. On preparing for the postseason: We’re just trying to take it game by game right now. We don’t really look to the postseason yet, but it is
On her plans for after college: I’m not quite sure yet. I hope to coach somewhere. I’d like to start out somewhere as an assistant coach in college and eventually work my way up. On her favorite moment playing at Wake: Last year we played an away game at UNC. We were down 2-0 with about 10 minutes left in the game. We tied it up and went into overtime and wewon.
" We just try to improve every game. " shots on goal in only four games so far this year, helping the team to a 2-2 start. The Old Gold & Black’s assistant sports editor Allison Lange sat down with Cipriani to talk about her plans after college, the new freshmen on the team, her favorite moment while playing at Wake Forest and her pregame rituals.
DEAC OF THE WEEK
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Sophomore field hockey player Melissa Martin helped the team to a 4-2 victory over No. 8 Duke on Sept. 8 in Durham. In the first ACC conference match-up of the season, Martin scored four points. The midfielder had a goal and two assists in the winning effort. Martin received the honor of ACC player of the week for her performance. This is her first time
winning the honor. Only senior forward Chelsea Cipriani with five points has more points than Martin. Freshman Emily Cummings also has four points through four games. Martin, who hails from Lancaster, Pa., played 20 games as a freshman and has played in all four this year. The win moved the fifth-ranked Demon Deacons to 2-2. The team hosted Radford at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 in its home opener and will travel to Bloomington, Ind., this weekend. They will face Ohio State Sept. 16 and Indiana Sept. 17.
one of our goals. Right now we just try to improve every game.
That is definitely one of my favorite moments playing at Wake.
On playing in a tough conference: It’s very exciting and really fun.
On the new freshman class: The freshmen are a spark for our team. They’ve added a lot of leadership and also a lot of heart to the team.
On her favorite class at Wake Forest: I’m actually in it right now. It’s a specific topic class, Media and Babies. Dr. Krcmar teaches it and it’s about the effect of media on babies.
On pregame rituals: I cut my nails before every game. That’s about it though.
DEACON NOTES Kick-off set for football game against Maryland The Deacons’ Sept. 22 showdown with the Maryland Terrapins is set for 3:30 p.m. at BB&T field. The game will be telecast on ESPNU. The Deacons host Army Sept. 16 for Homecoming and the Terrapins play West Virginia Sept. 13 on ESPN. The Terrapins won their first two games of the season against Villanova and Florida International while the Deacons dropped their first two to Boston College and Nebraska.
Men’s tennis players to compete at All-American Championships During the upcoming Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Tennis Championships in Tulsa, Okla., three players from the men’s tennis team will be participating, including senior Mariusz Adamski, junior Cory Parr and sophomore Steven Forman. Adamski and Parr will be pairing up to com-
pete in doubles and Forman will be competing in singles during the prequalifying draw. Adamski and Parr are both scheduled to compete in the singles qualifying draw, with Parr being the first seed to enter the singles main draw. The competition begins Sept. 29-30 with the prequalifying round followed by the qualifying round Oct. 1-3 and the main draw for singles and doubles Oct. 4-7.
Wake Forest baseball team opens fall workouts The week of Sept. 10 the men’s baseball team opened fall workouts. After making it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five seasons, the team returns plenty of talent to this year’s team. The team that finished as the runner-up at the ACC Tournament last year returns all 24 of its players. The team’s workouts will end in the annual Black & Gold World Series in mid-October. The final game of the Black & Gold Series is scheduled Oct. 19.
Senior fuels U.S. victory in overseas golf tournament Senior golfer Webb Simpson helped the United States win the 41st Walker Cup. The event was held this weekend at the Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle, North Ireland. The match pits the best U.S. amateurs against the best amateurs from Great Britain and Ireland. The 12.5 to 11.5 win marked the first for the US away from home in 18 years. During the first two days of the competition Simpson played singles matches, each of which he lost with David Horsey one up. Simpson played a doubles match with Jonathan Moore on the first day of competition in which he sunk a 110-foot putt. The duo halved the match against Great Britain and Ireland’s Jamie Moul and Daniel Willett. In the final singles match of the competition, Moore eagled the final hole to finalize the victory for the US. The golf team will travel to Gerogia this weekend to play in the Carpet Capital Collegiate at The Farm Golf Club.
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Deacs finish weekend 2-1 despite rocky start By Ryan Durham | Sports editor
The Wake Forest women’s volleyball team headed into its first home match Sept. 7 and 8, still recovering from an 0-3 start in the Best Western/Sycamore Inn Classic. Playing host for the Black & Gold Challenge, the Deacs opened up the weekend with a match against No. 23 Dayton Sept. 7. Wake Forest got off to a rough start in the first game, going down 11-4 after a 8-1 run by the Flyers. Strong play helped tie the score at 24, but Wake Forest errors allowed Dayton to pull away and win the first game. The Deacs started out game two in similar fashion, trailing until a 25-25 tie. This time however the Deacs used their positive momentum to overtake the Flyers and take game two. Dayton started out the third game trading points with the Deacs, but a 5-1 run helped the Flyers take the lead and gave them enough to top Wake Forest 30-21 in the game. Unlike the first three games, the Deacons could not seem to find their attack in game four, and the Flyers quickly pulled away because of this. Two strong runs helped Dayton to a 30-20 win, with the Flyers taking the overall match 3-1. “We gave them (Dayton) 27 points, on our service errors, blocking errors and serve-receive errors alone . . . that is three points away from giving them a full game,” Head Coach Heather Kahl Holmes said. “You can’t give away points like that to a team like Dayton.” The loss to Dayton did not discourage the Deacs from finishing the weekend strong. The next day Wake Forest started off on the right foot. Playing Radford, the Deacs got off to a quick start with a 30-25 win in the first game. Wake Forest continued its dominance once again in game two, using a 10-5 start to help propel them to a 30-20 win. The third, and what would prove to be final game of the match, played out almost exactly like the second, with the Deacs
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Senior Kelsey Jones sets a ball during a recent game. The volleyball team will play Sept. 14 and 15 at the University of Houston Tournament.
Game of the Week
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Football vs. Army 3:30 p.m. Sept. 15 Groves Stadium
The Deacon football team will try for its first win of the season, after losing 38-28 to Boston College and 20-17 to Nebraska. The team will play host to the Army’s Black Knights Sept. 15 in their first meeting since 1999. This will be the 10th meeting of the two teams, with the Demon Deacons holding a 6-4 advantage. The Army has never won in WinstonSalem (0-3). Army comes into the game with a 1-1 record. Compared to just 2 yards rushing at Boston, the Deacs had 236 yards against Nebraska with redshirt senior Kenneth Moore rushing 115 yards and a touchdown. Starting for the Deacs, redshirt sophomore quarterback Brett Hodges was 12 for 24 for 140 yards. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Riley Skinner and redshirt senior defensive end Matt Robinson will most likely be unable to play in the Army game. The Black Knights fell to Akron 22-14 in their season opener Sept. 1, but defeated Rhode Island 14-7 in overtime Sept. 8. The game against Army also marks this year’s Homecoming celebrations. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.
jumping out to a quick lead and never letting it go. The Deacs took the game 30-20 and the match 3-0. The match against Radford was not the last of the day for Wake Forest. The Deacs had to quickly regroup and rest before facing Jacksonville in the afternoon of Sept. 8. Wake Forest and the Dolphins traded points back and forth for most of game one, but a late Deacon run helped propel Wake Forest to a 3026 win. Jacksonville was determined not to allow the Deacs to sweep them and came out hard in the second game. Staying close to Wake Forest throughout the game, it was the Dolphins, turn to have a late run to take the game 30-27. Jacksonville’s momentum would not stay for long. The Deacs quickly jumped into the lead in game three and refused to give it up, winning the third and forth games 30-25, 30-17 and the match 3-1. “The way we played against Radford and the last game against Jacksonville (30-17) is how we are capable of playing all the time,” Kahl Holmes said. Leading the Deacs over the weekend were redshirt juniors Jessica Furlong and Natalie Mullikin, who both were named to the all-tournament team. Furlong had two double-doubles out of the three games and amassed 51 kills and 31 digs for the weekend. Mullikin had 33 kills of her own to go along with 12 blocks. The Deacs next travel to the University of Houston Tournament Sept. 14 and 15, where they will face Rice, Stephen F. Austin University and Houston. “The team needs to be focused before they play, and that begins with the mental preparation before the match,” Kahl Holmes said. “If we can take care of our side of the court, and limit our unforced errors, we will do just fine.”
Men’s soccer standings
ACC All 1-0 3-1 1. Virginia Tech 0-0 4-0 2. Wake Forest 0-0 3-1 3. Duke 0-0 3-1 4. Virginia 0-0 2-1 5. Boston College 0-0 2-1 6. Maryland 0-0 2-1-1 7. N.C. State 0-0 1-1-2 8. North Carolina 0-1 2-2 9. Clemson
Field hockey standings
Men’s football standings Atlantic ACC All 2-0 2-0 1. Boston College 1-0 2-0 2. Clemson 0-0 2-0 3. Maryland 0-1 1-1 4. Florida State 0-1 0-2 5. N.C. State 0-1 0-2 6. Wake Forest Coastal 1-0 1-1 1. Virginia 0-0 2-0 2. Georgia Tech 0-0 1-1 3. Miami 0-0 1-1 4. North Carolina 0-0 1-1 5. Virginia Tech 0-1 0-2 6. Duke
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1. North Carolina 2. Wake Forest 3. Maryland 4. Boston College 5. Virginia 6. Duke
ACC Leaderboard
Men’s soccer
1. Corben Bone (Wake Forest) 2. Mike Grella (Duke) 2. Chris Tierney (Virginia) 4. Paul Dudley (Duke) 4. Cody Arnoux (Wake Forest)
Bone
Grella
Pts. 10 8 8 7 7
Men’s football Yards
1. Darrell Blackman (N.C. State) 414 2. Brandon Tate (North Carolina) 371 3. Tashard Choice (Georgia Tech) 345 4. Andre Callender (Boston College) 340 5. Kenneth Moore (Wake Forest) 337
Blackman
Tate
Field hockey
Saves
1. Caitlin Williams (Duke) 2. Julia Berkowitz (Boston College) 3. Kathryn Masson (Maryland) 4. Crystal Duffield (Wake Forest) 4. Amy Desjadon (Virginia)
Williams
31 24 17 12 12
Berkowitz
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A player shoots the ball in an Intramural basketball game last year. The start of the Intramural flag football, water polo, table tennis and individual tennis seasons starts Sept. 18.
Intramural teams, start your engines! The hype around campus is building as Sept. 18 marks the start of the season for flag football, water polo, table tennis and individual tennis. Schedules will be sent out Sept. 15 so that teams can have time to scout opponents and prepare for upcoming games. Just as a reminder, sportsmanship counts more than any on-field accomplishments. When it comes down to it, your team could destroy the opposing team but if you taunt, disrespect the referees or commit any atrocious acts of unsportsmanlike conduct resulting in your team getting a bad grade, it will be your team that suffers the harshest consequences. Teams that have a sub-par sportsmanship grade average could be withheld from the playoffs, so remember to keep your cool and play fair.
Finally, for the frat stars on campus chomping at the bit for the season to start, you are also playing for another, bigger trophy to hoist above your heads: the Frat Cup. Fraternities and sororities will all earn points based on participation in all Intramural events, winning games and winning championships. Forfeits will count against your final score, while more points will be awarded for major championship games (flag football) and later-round playoff games. Flag football costs $45 per team, table tennis is $10 for singles and $15 for doubles. Individual tennis is also $10 for single and $15 for doubles. Water polo is $45 per team. If you have any questions regarding the Frat Cup, contact T.J. Peele or Brad Matthews in the Intramural department. Complied by Brett Noble
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Freshmen tested in meet Soccer: Men’s team By Allison Lange | Asst. sports editor
The men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Virginia Sept. 8 to run in the Lou Onesty Invitational, hosted by the University of Virginia At the race, sophomore Marcus Dillion led the men’s team with a third place finish individually, with a time of 24:53.40. Junior Jeremy Fisico also ran well, placing 13th with a time of 25:35.60. Redshirt freshman Patrick Russell also placed at the meet, finishing 43rd with a time of 26:47.50. “On the men’s side, we were just looking for our men to run in the top 10 and see if we could have two finish in there,” Head Coach Annie Bennet said. “Marcus Dillion did a great job, placing third, and Jeremy Fisico did a great job moving up during the race.” The women placed sixth out of eight
teams at the meet with a strong showing from the freshmen class. “On the women’s side we went in there with the goal of just teaching some of our young kids how to run a 5K,” Bennett said. “A lot of them don’t have much experience, but these are our future runners and we foresee them helping us more in maybe the next year. They did a great job and we were really pleased with how they executed our race plan.” Freshman Anne-Marie Duncan finished first for the Lady Deacs, placing 44th in 20:33.00. Duncan’s classmate, Christine Richards, finished 50th with a time of 20:5.00. “Merry Placer has really stepped up on her running for the women,”Bennett said. “She’s been on the cusp of being a scorer. We’ll race our first true race
this coming weekend in Boston, but she seems ready to be a factor in the ACC.” The men will run at N.C. State in the Wolfpack Invitational Sept. 15. “On the men’s side, pretty much all of them have stepped up,” Bennett said. “They all want to get back to the day when the men’s team won ACC titles, so they’re committed to seeing how far they can go and live up to the history of our program.” The women will travel to Boston, Mass., for the Boston College Eagles Invitational Sept. 14. “At Boston College with the women we’re going in there to win,” Bennett said. “We’re going to see where our top seven are and what kind of times they’re running a 5K in on a grass course.”
remains unbeaten Continued from Page B1
Despite falling behind in only the second minute, the Deacs rallied to a 3-1 victory in the season’s home opener against Akron. Without two of their regular starters, the Deacs started off slowly, surrendering a goal to Ben Zemanski of the Zips in the game’s second minute. The Deacons responded quickly with freshman Bone scoring back-to-back goals. In the 73rd minute, Arnoux put the game out of the Zips’ reach when he scored off of Bone’s corner kick.
Football: Deacs still looking for win Continued from Page B1
on the opportunity. After returning the ball to Nebraska, Wake Forest attempted to stop the last offensive drive before the end of the half. The defense was unable to stop a well-orchestrated passing attack that helped the Cornhuskers to go into the half with a 13-10 lead. The Deacs regrouped during halftime and entered the second half intent on retaking the lead. Receiving the kickoff, Wake Forest did just that. Driving 87-yards on seven plays, the Deacs found the endzone to go up 17-13. Nebraska answered with a 74-yard drive of its own, regaining the lead 20-17.
The teams traded punts back and forth for the rest of the third quarter, with neither team able to come close to the endzone. T h e W a k e Forest defense gave the team one last Grobe chance to regain the lead when redshirt sophomore defensive tackle John Russel intercepted a pass on the Cornhusker 10-yard line. The Deacons looked sure to score after a rush by redshirt senior running back Micah Andrews brought the Deacs to within 4 yards of the goal line, but a loss
of six put Wake Forest back to its original position. On a pass by Hodges on third down, a Nebraska cornerback jumped into the fray and picked off the ball, denying the Deacs six points. This would not be the last opportunity for Wake Forest to score. Regaining the ball with 1:54 left on the clock, the Deacs attempted to drive down the field. Hodges could not find his receivers though and the Deacs failed to capitalize on their last opportunity, leaving the score at 20-17. The silver lining for the Deacs was the output of senior wide receiver Kenneth Moore. Moore recorded 116-yards rushing and 35-yards receiving.
Moore proved to be a formidable weapon on the ground for the Deacs. He averaged 14.5-yards per carry and had a touchdown. “We like him playing at running back and receiver so we have to find a way to get him the ball,” Head Coach Jim Grobe said. “He’s been very impressive the first few games.” “We knew going into the start of season that we’d play two good teams and as it turns out we’ve played two Top 25 teams,” Grobe said. “We came up short, but we had chances against both of them.” The Deacs will return to the field Sept. 15 to face Army for the annual Homecoming game.
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In the victory, the Deacons displayed their ability to respond to injuries. With regular starters seniors Pat Phelan and Julian Valentin out with minor injuries, Lichtfuss and freshman defender Ike Opara started the game and performed well. When Lichtfuss and Opara left the game due to injuries of their own, the Deacons again responded with help from teammates. Other players, like Lahoud, showed their versatility by seamlessly filling the holes left by injury. The Deacons will return to action Sept. 15, when they take on Louisville in Spry Stadium.
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By Kell Wilson | Life editor As the autumn season rolls around, a very important time for today’s society comes with it: the new fall TV line-up. The average American watches over four hours of TV a day, so cable channel execs have their jobs cut out for them to fill this time with quality shows that will keep people tuning into their network. Each year, millions of people watch almost two dozen new shows that premiere in the fall and only a few actually survive the whole seven-month season. Here are the series that are premiering this year that have drawn the most attention.
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K-Ville – It’s a wellknown fact that crime in New Orleans has severely escalated since Hurricane Katrina wiped out the city two years ago. K-Ville, short for Katrinaville, follows two police officers as they try to bring peace back to the once vibrant Louisiana city. They have to deal with several post-Katrina problems, such as a lack of jails, not enough officers and inadequate crime labs. It’s a different take on a crime show and because it’s about a national tragedy, it will probably draw many viewers in. The interesting fact about this show is that it’s actually filmed on location in New Orleans, which pumps millions of dollars into its economy. So whether it makes it or not, K-Ville has already helped New Orleans. The show premieres at 9 p.m. Sept. 17. What else to watch: Back to You features Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton in a new sitcom about relationships between news anchors and Nashville, a docu-soap about a new recording artist and his friends in the country music capital of the world.
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Preview Bionic Woman – Based off the TV show of 30 years ago with the same name, Bionic Woman is the chronicle of Jamie Sommers who gets in a terrible accident and has to have a cutting edge operation
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in order to survive. One catch is that it leaves her with immense strength and other artificial talents that she has to figure out how to use for the greater good, while still providing for herself and her teenage sister. It sounds like a plot for a superhero movie and that’s exactly what it is, just on TV. Whether this kind of story will be able to last for long on the small screen is still highly debatable, but Bionic Woman does give us a strong female hero that viewers haven’t seen for awhile. The show premieres at 9 p.m. Sept. 26. Chuck – Geeks of the world unite! It’s time to make your move up in the world and this new comedy from the creators of The O.C. can show you how to do it. When Buy More Electronics employee, Chuck, accidentally gets an encoded e-mail full of government secrets he is thrown into a life battling terrorists and assassins. It is hard to see how the writers can realistically pull off the dramatic switch from store clerk to secret agent, but humor potential in this kind of plot is incredibly high. Plus, people always like to root for the underdog. Chuck premieres at 8 p.m. Sept. 24. Journeyman – There seem to be many shows with supernatural elements in this year’s fall line-up and this new show is no different. Journeyman follows the life of newspaper reporter Dan Vasser as he gets swept back in time at randomly. When he visits the past he changes the lives of people around him, an effect he notices when he’s thrust back into present day. Problems occur when he’s reunited with his longlost fiancé Livia in the past while still married to his wife Katie in the present. The show has many features that could make it a hit, and it definitely has room to grow and expand on different themes. It helps that it airs right after Heroes, another NBC fantasy hit show. Journeyman premieres at 10 p.m. Sept. 24. What else to watch: Life is about a detective who returns to the force after spending years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
Gossip Girl – The O.C. meets New York City in this new show based on the popular book series Gossip Girl. When Serena van der Woodsen returns to the prep schools in Upper East Side after a self-induced exile, she’s surprised to find out that she’s not as welcome as before. In a society filled with betrayal, scandal and just plain bitchiness, Serena has to find a way to deal with the situations at hand. Gossip Girl will most likely be the new O.C. Not only does it have the drama that people crave, but the fans of the book will also become avid viewers. The show premieres at 9 p.m. Sept. 19. What else to watch: Aliens in America has the guts to talk about how an Islam student adapts to an American high school and Reaper follows a 21-year-old who collects souls for the devil.
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Cavemen – Already the most talked about and controversial show, Cavemen is based off the popular GEICO commercials featuring angry cavemen who are sick of people thinking they’re stupid. The show builds on the commercial and focuses on three cavemen who have recently moved to San Diego to try and acclimate themselves with homo sapiens. Most people have already written this show off as a failure and unless it does something to really surprise, it will most likely end up a flop. Cavemen premieres at 8 p.m. Oct. 2. Private Practice – For all those Grey’s Anatomy fans out there, you probably already know about this highly anticipated spin-off. The show follows Grey’s character Dr. Addison Montgomery as she leaves behind the drama of Seattle Grace Hospital and reunites with her medical school friends in sunny California to open a co-op. With a different cast and a whole new set of problems, Private Practice has the opportunity to separate itself from Grey’s, yet the plot line seems similar enough that it still runs the risk of falling
into that vast pit of unsuccessful spin-offs that aren’t quite as good as the predecessors. The show premieres at 9 p.m. Sept. 26. Pushing Daisies – Ever wished you could bring someone back to life? Well, the star of this new show has that supernatural gift, along with a few others. If Ned touches a dead person, he brings them instantly back to life. The catch? If he touches anyone alive, he kills them forever. Not even he can reverse it. He uses this power to raise murder victims from the dead, learn who killed them and then collect the reward. The twist comes when one of the cases turns out to be his first love and Ned decides to keep her alive even though he can never touch her again. Pushing Daisies may have too many fantasy elements some people, but then again, it seems that viewers like a certain amount of supernatural in shows, taking Lost and Heroes for examples. It premieres at 8 p.m. Oct. 3. What else to watch: ABC definitely has the most intriguing line-up this year. Besides the previous three, you should also tune into Dirty Sexy Money which exploits the secrets of the rich and powerful and Big Shots, which seems to be the male version of Desperate Housewives.
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Event Review | Jason Vieaux
Guitarist’s technical prowess wows crowd By Lauren O’Keefe | Staff writer
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Two rapping rivals, Kanye West and 50 Cent, both dropped new albums Sept. 11. The competition for record sales is intense, with 50 Cent promising to stop making solo albums if Kanye outsells him. Kanye is joined by other big name celebs, including T-Pain and Mos Def, in his album, Graduation, but 50 Cent is also joined by big names like Justin Timberlake and Akon in his newest album titled Curtis.
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Love shoes? So do the retailers at Harrods in London, who recently brought in a live Egyptian cobra to guard a pair of ruby, sapphire and diamond-encrusted Rene Caovilla sandals, valued at $120,000. The cobra made its debut Sept. 10 during the launch of the shoe collection. The cobra did its job well, as no burglary took place, and has since been returned to its owner.
The music of Jason Vieaux that floated over the audience Sept. 6 in Brendle Recital Hall was truly incredible. This guitarist provided the audience with an experience to remember. Vieaux has broadened the traditional definition of a classical guitarist and continues to get recognition for his unique style and impressive technical abilities. At the pre-performance talk, lecturer of music Pat Dixon said of Vieaux, “he represents the new age of classical guitarist.” Vieaux’s accomplishments of include eight recordings, many concert dates both domestic and international, winning countless awards and a featured solo in orchestras across the country. Clearly the university community was in for a treat at the first Secrest Series performance of the season. The program featured a variety of remarkable music, from classical Bach to Vieaux’s own arrangements of jazz pieces, to a Mexican piece. The first piece of the evening was Sonatina Meridional composed by Manuel Ponce. Ponce was a native Mexican and mixed ethnic tunes with classical pieces. This piece was his last and features three movements. When Vieaux began the first piece it became clear to the audience just how incredible the night would be. He played the slow, melodic tune of the first movement with both passion and technical skill. As the piece continued, the tempo sped up at points and Vieaux’s fingers moved faster and faster to provide a tremendous sound. El Decameron Negro by Leo Brouwer, the second piece of the night, told the story of a warrior and his exile from his tribe in his attempt to become musician. In the end, he returns to the tribe because they needed his help in battle and they let him play music and be with his love. This piece was brilliant because it truly told a story, and the varying musical themes each represented the different parts of the journey of the warrior. Parts of the piece featured Vieaux playing the guitar to sound like a harp, which sounded magnificent. The final piece of the first half was by Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro BMV 998. This piece was in fact written for the lute, but
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Jason Vieaux awes the crowd with his passionate playing of the classical guitar. Vieaux’s technical skill combined with original music has contributed to his growing popularity. could be easily translated so as to be performed with a guitar. The piece is based on three central notes that are prevalent throughout. These notes unify the piece and Vieaux mastered this unification making each one sound better than the rest. After intermission Vieaux performed two songs that illustrated not only his ability to play the guitar magnificently but also to arrange music. Vieaux has taken the music of Pat Metheny, a famous jazz composer, and changed the rhythm to be like Baroque dance suites. The first of these pieces, Five Songs in Baroque Style, truly portray the full range of the guitar as well as the full range of Vieaux’s abilities. The piece begins as a lyrical composition and the tempo increases at the end. The second of these pieces, The Bat, is a combination of two different recordings of Methney. One is more traditional in sound and the other is much more contemporary.
In addition, Vieaux wrote a “solo” that plays over the chord changes and reflects the original version of the piece. The music of this piece floated over the audience and the enjoyment of these two different sounds coming together was quite evident. The final piece of the evening was “Cuba” by Isaac Albeniz, a Spanish native. He wrote this at a time when Cuba was still an important part of the Spanish empire. The piece is written about The Torre Bermeja, towers in Cuba that are the remains of a medieval fort. The speed and agility of Vieaux’s fingers were even more incredible than they had been in the rest. It was a piece of many different tunes that Vieaux played fantastically. At the end of the performance Vieaux received a well-deserved standing ovation. The audience’s appreciation of this remarkable artist was apparent and it is quite clear why this man is gaining so much attention.
What You Didn’t Know | By Caldwell Tanner
Need a Ride? Do you feel the need ... the need for speed? Evidently Paul Stender did when he rigged up a jet engine powered port-a-potty. This former pit mechanic calls his new ride the “Port-O-Jet,” which can reach speeds up to 46 mph. This “PortO-Jet” is powered by a 50-yearold, 750-pound Boeing jet turbine, and is Stender’s latest invention in a line of over-the-top jet powered innovations, including a jet pickup truck and a jet school bus.
Drink of the Week Snakebite Jack
Had a hard week studying? Sit back with some friends and try out this drink to relax. Ingredients: .5 pint cider 1.5 oz Jack Daniels .5 oz blackcurrant cordial 1 lager Fill a pint glass half way with cider. Put in the blackcurrant cordial, top it up with lager, and drink it down a bit before adding the Jack Daniels. It’s the same drink as Diesel, but with Jack Daniels added for a little extra kick.
Movie Review | Shoot ‘Em Up
Constant violence and little plot doom action flick By Lukia Kliossis | Staff writer
The title alone made me go into seeing this movie with very low expectations. Let’s just say that the movie failed to even meet those expectations. After the bizarre first five minutes of the movie, which opened with a woman giving birth in the midst of a shooting, I wanted to walk out of the theater. However, I decided to endure this 87-minute movie, thinking it may get better. Don’t let the cast of this movie fool you. Despite having big names such as Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti, Shoot ‘Em Up proves to be an action movie full of implausible events that at times reach the level of absurdity. O w e n plays a man Shoot’Em Up named Mr. Smith, who Starring | Clive Owen, Paul witnesses the Giamatti and Monica Bellucci murder of Director | Michael Davis a pregnant Who’s it for? | Fans of unrealiswoman and tic action movies devotes himself to saving Running Time | 1 hrs 27 min. the life of Rating | (out of 5) the newborn child from the evil Hertz (Giamatti) and his henchmen. Smith recruits a prostitute, who is known as Dairy Queen, to help him take care of the baby. Played by Monica Belluci, DQ accompanies Smith as he traipses around the city. The love story between Smith and DQ is overshadowed by the constant violence. Furthermore, even though Smith is trying to be the hero and save this newborn child, he is still not a very likable character, as he seems cold and distanced from society. The details of the plot are secondary to the fastpaced action scenes. If you like over-the-top action movies, you may enjoy this. One positive thing
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Paul Giamatti shows his dark side as the evil Hertz in Shoot ‘Em Up, an over-the-top action movie. He seeks to kill the heroic Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) by any means necessary. about this movie was that it didn’t drag at all. However, the movie is so unrealistic that I found myself just laughing at its ridiculousness. At one point, Smith killed a guy by stabbing him in the eye with a carrot. The movie also featured an aerial shootout in which Smith managed to kill about a dozen men and land on the ground unscathed. I do admit that Giamatti was very convincing as the sadistic criminal mastermind Hertz. His perfor-
mance is one of the highlights of the movie. However, I cannot help but wonder why any respected actor, especially Clive Owen, would have chosen to add this movie to his resume. Overall, this is the type of movie that will end up for sale for $5.50 at Target. Of course, if you like unrealistic action movies, you may leave with different feelings. My favorite part was its brevity.
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Restaurant Review | Caribbean Restaurant
Simple name typifies simple fare and prices By Jordan Brewster | Staff writer
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The Caribbean Restaurant provides a change of scenery while keeping within students’ price range. Quick service combined with a variety of styles of food make it worth going to.
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Alligator watching a newfound passion Austin H. Jones Staff columnist
The beginning of the school year brings about a prodigious wave of new work and an equally prodigious wave of new reasons not to do said work. Most of these reasons are poorly put together; they are only an embodiment of a scared young adult’s reluctance to work. One of my friends – for anonymity’s sake, I’ll call her “Corinne” – has mastered the art of wasting time. She has even experimented with the form of the knock-knock joke. My alltime favorite of her mutated punch-lines goes like this: Knock, knock. Who’s there? Subar. SubarWho? Silence. There isn’t anything to get. You just got tricked into saying Subaru. But there are other, equally unproductive ways of wasting time. For example, the people living above me find it pressing to move their furniture at least once every two days and never in any manner less torturous than in tiny, repetitive, ear-splitting increments. I’ve been trying to think of a purpose or any justification for these obnoxious renovations. Maybe they need exercise but don’t want to leave the room. Or perhaps they are dabbling in feng shui. Either way, they’ve got a problem. Anyway, every once in a while even the least creative of students will stumble upon a valid excuse that yields a life-changing experience infinitely more valuable than receiving an A- over a B+ in your Intro to (insert department name here) class. Right from the start, I knew hunting the renegade alligator that had eluded those hardworkin’ folks down at Tar-Heel Reptile Rescue for over five days would be a worthy escapade. I went to the Green Room late Tuesday night to get some serious work done. There’s something about the Green Room which has recently brought out in me the ability to work for hours in one sitting. This was not one of those times. My mission was momentarily postponed by a hello from a friend who was already in the reptile-colored room. For anonymity’s sake, I will call this person “Ellen.” She was sitting with “Susan,” and neither of the girls looked like they wanted
to work. So when “Ellen” told me she had unreleased information about an alligator that had been spotted in Reynolda Gardens and then went on to propose a hunt for the savage creature, I couldn’t have been more prepared to drop my books and grab my keys. I grabbed my camera – because I wouldn’t forgive myself for not documenting this momentous occasion – walked with “Ellen” and “Susan” to my car, and drove to the last known location of our target: Lake Katherine. Upon our arrival, we realized, staring down the trail into a shapeless black void, that it was far too dark to wander around Reynolda Gardens without a flashlight and that if we did somehow manage to find the alligator, we weren’t sufficiently equipped to battle it. Since nobody wanted to lose a leg (we only later found out through the report sent out by the WFU News Service the next day that the reptilian threat was a whopping two-feet long), the three of us hopped back into my SubarWho and returned to campus empty-handed. The e-mail the following afternoon whetted my appetite for gator-searching. But “Susan” and “Ellen” had apparently already filled up their respective planners and therefore had no room to pencil in “Alligator Hunt.” So we settled on Thursday afternoon for our second expedition into the leviathan’s lair. Once again, however, the WFU News Service came out with an invigorating report, and we regrettably accepted the fact that the reptile recovery service had beat us in the race to get the gator. To be honest, I still don’t know what we would have done if we had found it. But I’m sure it would have made a great story – maybe even better than a story concerning the recent ninja appearances in Wait Chapel. So our plans were foiled once more and we are now left with nothing to do but hope that Mr. and Mrs. Gator have a nest nearby and are sending their minions to distract us from our work. Like the old saying goes, “Where there is one baby alligator, there are many baby alligators; and where there are many baby alligators, there are Mama and Papa alligators.” OK. Maybe the saying deals with smoke and fire or something – whatever. The point is that I’m confident there will be more sightings. And the longer those baby gators are out there, the faster, stronger, thicker they grow, like Steven Tyler’s lips. They will be vicious, invincible, unconquerable. They will wreak their havoc with unsurpassed magnificence. And I don’t wanna miss a thing.
As college students, we are constantly looking for delicious food that also fits our (usually small) budget. And while the food at The Caribbean Restaurant certainly will not put a dent in your pocket, it may not exactly be worth the trip to the Peters Creek area. T h e Caribbean Caribbean Restaurant Restaurant, Location | 1345 Lockland Ave. located on Hours | 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Mon.-Thur. Lockland 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Fri. Avenue, offers a wide 2 p.m. - 10 p.m. Sat. range of 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Sun. Caribbean Serving | Cajun, Caribbean, seafood dishes in a Dress | Casual relaxed setting with a Price Range | $7 - $25 welcoming and pleasRating | (out of 5) ant staff. The menu is full of genuine cuisine from the islands of the Caribbean, including Puerto Rica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. Prices are generally very reasonable with entrees ranging from $7 to $25 and with the most expensive appetizer costing $8. The friendly waitress recommended the pipeado chicken as well as the filet at grill, a pehuga chicken breast grilled with onions and peppers.
The boldest eaters can try the goat or ox tail a la criolla (criolla meaning to cook with tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, garlic, cilantro and a touch of oil). If you do not think Caribbean cooking is right for you, the menu also lists quesadillas, hamburgers and chicken wings. All meals are served with a side, such as white rice, red or black beans, fried green plantains, steamed vegetables or french fries. While the food was certainly not amazing, it was tasty enough that my eating mates and I were certainly more satisfied than we would have been if we had stayed on campus and had dinner at the Pit. The Caribbean Restaurant also boasts a full bar with many specialty drinks, a long wine list and large beer selection. The atmosphere is laid-back with Cuban music playing in the background and with a television airing the football game. The service was hospitable and quick, while the food was decently priced and enjoyable to eat. But the restaurant is difficult to find, especially if you do not know the Peters Creek area of Winston-Salem very well. Although The Caribbean Restaurant falls just short of outstanding, it’s still a good place to fill up your stomach, while not emptying out your wallet. So if you want to get away from campus and you do not mind the hassle of driving over to The Caribbean Restaurant, you will not leave disappointed.
Music Review | Mika
Original sounds, deep lyrics make a wonderful Life By Kristen Guth | Staff writer
Mika duly encapsulates a youthful, energetic vibe and a sedated maturity in his premiere album, Life in Cartoon Motion, with a sound that borrows from jazz, rock, pop and classical. The artist’s catchy beats and insinuating lyrics went platinum twice in the UK shortly after the album was released in February 2007. Mika also earned a position on Europe’s Top 100 chart-toppers with six songs released as singles. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, to American parents, Mika has an interesting past over international territory to draw from for his music. He spent a brief time living in Paris to escape ongoing warfare in Lebanon. His father, a millionaire businessman, was captured as a hostage in Kuwait, and after his subsequent release, Mika’s family finally settled down in London. Formal British education in neither the sciences nor the humanities struck Mika’s interest quite as soundly as music caught his ear. After years of musical training, Mika started his career singing as a boy soprano with a five-octave range in the Royal Opera House at age 15. In recent interviews, reporters have commented on Mika’s fun personality, marked by eccentricities and oddball characteristics. Despite his flamboyant performance style, he remains coy about his sexuality – but that hasn’t stopped the gay press from claiming him as one of their own. Life in Cartoon Motion offers a blend of genre styles, with a vocal concentration on Mika’s pure tone and falsetto reach. His creative approach to pop music has led him to infuse bits of conversation, movie scenes and everyday sounds, such as dishes clanking or slurping of a drink, into songs throughout the album. The use of media clips and stage sounds allude to his strong interest in theater and his past stage presence, often as a starring role, in school musicals. The ultimate manifestation of Mika’s throwback to school days is found in “Lollipop,” which evokes the thought of a school choral group as the song evolves spontaneously from children singing backup vocals and clapping, and the sound of basic piano chords. Mika’s lyrics, however, are anything but elementary as he describes an edginess to
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Pop artist Mika’s new album Life in Cartoon Motion shows off his unique sound by adding conversations and everyday sounds into his music. love: “Take a look at the girl next door / she’s a player and a downright whore / Jesus slows up, she wants more / oh bad girls get you down.” The fun beats and innocence of the children’s voices hide the darker undertone of Mika’s sentiments. The positive beats on Mika’s album have resonated widely with the listening audience. Radio stations across the US aired his song “Grace Kelly” for a brief period during summer 2007, and even big business couldn’t avoid Mika’s seductive nature. Verizon chose to use “Love Today” on an advertisement for the Chocolate phone model. The interlude to “Grace Kelly” is composed of clips from the actress’s movies, and the song’s melody wanders over Mika’s impressive vocal range, juxtaposing a hushed, excited mood with an explosive and colorful sound. Strong, repetitive beats with acoustic guitar and sexual innuendo make “Love Today” the liveliest on the album. Mika chooses interesting subjects for songs. The track “Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)” encourages exactly what its title implies, while “Billy Brown” plays out as a ballad without resolution. Billy Brown, a “victim of the times,” abandons his ordinary life with a nuclear family in pursuit of romantic happiness, but remains unsure of whether his desires lie with men, women or both.
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These songs are fantastical with choir and piano and emanate a sense of Broadway showiness. Powerful, slower songs on the topics of regret or broken love include “Any Other World,” “Erase” and “Happy Ending.” These melodies make use of longer sustained notes, and culminate with a layering of choral backup, orchestral quartet parts, piano and power chords on electric guitar. Solo piano and solo singing illuminate the fragility of Mika’s tone, and the repetition of themes allow his messages to be fully absorbed. Major chords in “Erase” evoke a finality that fights with the unresolved emotional tension created by the lyrics, emphasizing the singer’s own struggle with the end of a relationship. Mika ponders the vulnerabilities of romance as he espouses, “This the way that we love / like it’s forever / then live the rest of our lives / but not together / This is the way you left me / I’m not pretending.” The hidden track, “Over My Shoulder,” stands out as the most disturbing and stripped song of the whole album to emulate loneliness with a simple duet and a cautious piano melody. Mika’s ascent into international stardom at age 24 seems premature for a healthy career, but his artistic ingenuity and classical training provide a fortified foundation for future hits.
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Your Mother Should Know | Snap, Crackle, Etc.
Columnist answers existential dilemmas Rob McFeeley Staff columnist
Given the asinine new ticket distribution scheme, I’m sure that many of you watched the Nebraska game at home. Don’t worry – you didn’t miss much of anything. You saw our boys get husked without having to suffer thirddegree burns from the molten bleachers at The Stadium Formerly Known as Groves. I need your help, virtuous reader, on whether you were able to secure a seat for this weekend or not. It’s probably the latter, unless you’re a Screamin’ Demon or chose to subject yourself to 20 minutes of mind-numbing mouse-clicking on the Student Government Web site. Anyway, here’s where you come in. A campus-wide rain dance is in order. That’s right – a rain dance. If the Homecoming game is as hot as last Saturday’s fiasco, elderly alumni are going to drop quicker than a freshman’s knickers.
Relax with the skepticism, I’m still trying to wrap my head Descartes. I’ve been doing some around the network’s new draresearch – a Native American matic series, Tell Me You Love tribe that hails from right here Me. in the Southeast knows how to The writers somehow managed make it rain with only a few to squeeze full-frontal nudity, simple steps. ejaculating prosthetics and an I consulted my roomie, a old woman performing oral sex member of the Cherokee Nation, into the very first episode. Very about the moves needed to effect impressive. the most precipitation. In theaters, don’t miss director He reported that a proper rain Julie Taymor’s Across the Universe, dance is “almost identical to the a movie musical based on the Soulja Boy routine that’s so hot Beatles’ catalog. right now.” Set in New York in the 1960s, He recommends YouTub- the film explores the themes and ing “Crank That” to help with characters of some of the Fab honing your technique. Four’s greatest songs. Aural: By the time this column Also check out Into the Wild, drops, Kanye West and 50 Cent an adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s will both have a new album in best-selling non-fiction book of stores. the same name about the Alaskan In case you haven’t heard, the wilderness. two artists have been trading The film, directed by Sean verbal barbs over the past few Penn, follows one young man weeks. (Emile Hirsch) on a journey to 50 went so far as to say that free himself from the bonds of he’ll give up rapping forever if civilization. Both features will be his album sells fewer copies than released Sept. 21. Mr. West’s. Potable: Southampton’s PumpI must say that I prefer Kanye, kin Ale. Any beer that tastes primarily because his lyrics are like pumpkin pie is alright with ridiculous. me. On the opening track of his new Even though it still feels like album Graduation, he boasts that summer here in North Carolina, “like a fly Malcolm X,” he’ll “buy breweries have started to release any jeans necessary.” Genius. their fall seasonals. Visual: This past Sunday was Make your way down to City in a big night for HBO premieres.T:6.5 Beverage on Burke Street to check
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out their brilliant selection of tastes for every palate. Tabloid fodder: I’ve grown a bit weary of celebrity gossip lately. Shocking, right? However, there are definitely a couple of snippets worth mentioning. Britney made her “big return” at MTV’s Video Music Awards on Sunday night. Much to the chagrin of her two remaining fans, Brit both looked and acted like a methaddled stripper. Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, recently said that crazy ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak should be “admired” for her ingenuity. In the event that you’re not familiar with her case, I’ll fill you in. Last February, Nowak drove nearly 1,000 miles straight while wearing a diaper in order to confront another woman with a BB gun. After reassuring stalkers everywhere, Aldrin revealed that “Astronauts are not superhuman,” thereby crushing the dreams of countless first-graders across the nation. Alas, the time has come; I must bid you adieu. Remember to crank that rain dance, say “no” to hard drugs and most importantly, check out BananaGuard.com.
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