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had already canceled classes for Thursday and Friday.

While students on campus avoided the worst, many people who live along the coast had their lives dramatically altered by this devastating storm, including friends and family of Wake Forest.

However, Marshall was not afraid of Florence despite its predicted route to hit her hometown of Charleston, SC. According to Marshall, Charleston has a yearly struggle with hurricanes, so Florence was nothing new for her.

“My parents are staying at home and they’re on the water,” Marshall said.

She explained that her family in Charleston “was not concerned in the slightest,” as she felt that similar storms happen so frequently and usually die down by the time they reach the coast.

She spent her hurricane weekend catching up on homework and said that her family weathered the storm just fine.

While some telemarketers might gripe that ‘no one answers phone calls anymore,’ many Demon Deacons have answered the Call to Conversation over the past year through the Wake Forest Call to Conversation program, an initiative launched by the university last year to encourage a more open culture of conversation in our community.

At Call to Conversation, or C2C, events, groups of roughly 10-15 people sit down over dinner to discuss intentionally vague topics such as Leadership & Character, Home, Community, Discovery and Pro Humanitate in a Polarized Society.

Since the initiative’s first conversation event in February of 2017, the large majority of dinners have been held between adults — alumni, faculty and staff members — across the country. However, there is now an effort to give current undergraduate students the opportunity to participate, beginning with the official campus rollout this semester.

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, students, faculty and staff members from the university attended the program’s official campus kickoff event over dinner at the Graylyn Estate. The preceding weekend, there was a C2C event hosted for students as a part of the President’s Leadership Conference (PLC).

“We hope that the Call to Conversation movement reminds people of how meaningful a good conversation can be,” Melody Miller, Director of a Call to Conversation, said. “The beauty of Call to Conversation is that regardless of age or background we all seem to desire deeper relationships and a stronger community. [Tuesday] night, participants seemed fulfilled by the opportunity to engage with each other on a meaningful level.”

Tuesday’s topic was Discovery, and participants were asked to come with a salient memory from grade school in mind and to have reflected on what made that memory stand out.

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Last weekend, Tropical Depression Florence made landfall as a Category 1 Hurricane on North Carolina. While the Winston-Salem area was majorly unaffected, there was scattered flooding, power outages and downed trees.

Florence batters Carolinas ThoughWake Forest mostly dodged the hurricane’s effects, the coast faced its full force

BY MELISSA COONEY Staff Writer coonme17@wfu.edu Florence bombarded the Carolinas this past weekend in a deadly storm that killed 36 people. In preparation for the storm, Wake Forest canceled classes last Friday, Sept. 14, and many area schools cancelled Thursday as well.

First announced on Wednesday, Sept.

5 by the National Weather Service as a “major hurricane,” it quickly became clear that this storm should be taken seriously, especially on the coast. Over the course of a week, Florence grew from a tropical storm to a Category 4 hurricane. By the time it made landfall on Friday, Sept. 14, Florence had been downgraded back to a Category 1 hur-

ricane. Florence moved slowly from the coast to inland North Carolina, proving to be especially destructive on the coast. On Saturday night, before the storm had reached the Triad area, Florence had been further downgraded to a tropical depression. Nonetheless, the Winston-Salem area still braced for strong winds, rain, potential flooding and power outages.

To prepare for the worst in WinstonSalem, sophomore Reilly Grace Marshall, like many other students, stocked up on snacks at Target, noticing that water and flashlights were all sold out.

On Tuesday, Sept. 11, the Office of Communications and External Relations sent the first broadcast email to campus, providing answers to common questions and alerting the community that decisions about possible class cancellations were forthcoming. By this point, many other colleges in North Carolina, including all public schools,

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Last week, the focus of many on campus and in the surrounding community was on Hurricane Florence.

The Carolinas were preparing for what was expected to be the worst storm to hit in approximately three decades, and many schools in the state opted to close or evacuate.

Wake Forest, on the other hand, decided to keep a close eye on the storm, working with the National Weather Service in order to make a proper decision regarding the safety of the Wake Forest community.

While many students were upset that the university took extra time in making the decision and ultimately opted to hold classes on Thursday, the focus

The staff of the Old Gold & class rather than on what was happenBlack is hopeful that our com- ing outside of the Wake Forest bubble. munity will continue to be a re- In Winston-Salem, there was minisource of safety and support..." mal damage, with most effects of the should not have been on whether or not classes were held, but on safety, both for the Wake Forest community and for those who needed to evacuate to Winston-Salem and other areas in the state.

The staff of the Old Gold & Black commends the seriousness with which the university administration treated the storm and is thankful for the safety of its students, faculty and staff. Much of the talk from the student body, however, emphasized not wanting

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storm hitting on Sunday, while Hurricane Florence caused destruction to the entire coastal region.

Even though the impact on WinstonSalem was thankfully minimal, we live in an inland city where it is easy to lose sight of areas that were more severely impacted.

Indeed, the death toll from Florence has risen to 36, with 26 deaths in North Carolina alone. One victim included one-year-old Kaiden LeeWelch, who was swept from his mother's arms by rushing floodwaters. It is

important to maintain the perspective that the storm system which caused a few days of heavy rain in WinstonSalem was downright deadly for many of our fellow North Carolinians.

As a city lucky to be spared from the worst of the damage, Winston-Salem has admirably stepped up to the plate to give our displaced neighbors a safe refuge. Winston-Salem was and still is a Red Cross Evacuation site. The LJVM Coliseum holds 1,000 people when operating as an evacuation site.

The staff of the Old Gold & Black is hopeful that our community will continue to be a resource of safety and support for those whose lives were forever changed by the storm.

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Deacon Profile: Katie Sprague

BY KIANA POURTEYMOUR Staff Writer pourk17@wfu.edu

Katie Sprague is a sophomore communications major and studio art and psychology double minor from Augusta, ME. Sprague owns a photography business based in both Maine and North Carolina in which she specializes in wedding and senior portraits, family photos, newborn photos, self portraits and landscapes. Discovering her passion for photography at age 11, Sprague has turned it into a business that has become popular among her peers at Wake Forest and people across both states.

How long have you been doing photography, and what inspired you to start it?

I started taking pictures in the sixth grade. There was a girl who I really wanted to be friends with that had a nice camera. So, I convinced my dad to take me to Best Buy, and I spent pretty much all the money that I had from birthdays and Christmas on buying a new camera. The girl gave it up within two weeks, but I didn’t; I kept it up and began working on my school’s yearbook.

I took my first set of senior portraits when I was going into the eighth grade, did my first wedding shoot at fifteen (which my parents had to drive me to, because I wasn’t old enough to drive) and started my own photography business at sixteen.

Is there anyone who inspires your passion for photography?

When I was going into eighth grade, I started going to these workshops at Maine Media Workshops, which, on top of being a college, run workshops for young artists and adults during summers. I was introduced to a photographer named Cig Harvey, who, like me, does a lot of portrait work. We have very similar styles, and so she has always been a big inspiration to me.

What made you realize that photography was more than just a hobby but was something that you really wanted to pursue?

Once I entered high school, I started to take my work a lot more seriously; I worked in the marketing and communications department at my high school doing photography for different events on campus, like sports photography for the athletic department.

I realized that there were so many jobs that used photography; not just

marketing and communications but also outreach for various organizations. With social media and the Internet, pretty much every job now needs photography, and for me, it’s more than just taking photos; it’s telling and sharing stories with brands and organizations.

Do you find it difficult to carry a camera around campus with you and to find times to take photos?

Freshman year, it was really hard to find time to take pictures because I didn’t really know anyone at first, and it’s hard to just ask someone, “Can I take your picture?” It’s a very personal thing for a lot of people; some of my friends were very into it and some of them were not at all.

But for a lot of the organizations that I am involved with on campus, I work as a photographer. I’m a part of WFU Style as a photographer; I’m a part of their media team and I do photography and videography for them. I’ve also been involved in Student Union as a photographer, and I recently was hired by Campus Rec as a photographer. So, it’s pretty much in everything I do.

How do you hope your business will progress in the future? Do you want to keep taking photos, or do you think you will eventually move on to something else?

So far, I have been extremely lucky to be very successful in my business.

I think that I started at a good time because I started in my senior year and I did mostly senior portraits, so I knew a lot of people my age who I worked with.

As I’ve gotten older, through wordof-mouth and through social media, my business has spread. I don’t think I will keep photography as my main source of income, but I hope to always keep it on the side, and I hope to always have creative endeavours in whatever I do.

What advice would you give to someone hoping to start a business of his or her own out of a hobby?

I think my biggest piece of advice is to give it your all. People tend to think that it’s easy, especially with a business like photography. They think, “Oh, you’re just taking pictures,” but most people don’t understand that when you own a business, you are your own marketing director, PR manager, writer, photographer, and you even have to do your own accounting. You just have to be welleducated and give it your all in every aspect in order to succeed.

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“Some may be thinking that these types of discussions are nothing more than a sea of bloviating that will lead nowhere; I thought this at first too. But honestly, that couldn’t be further from the truth,” said junior Walter Jackson, who attended both PLC and Tuesday’s dinners. “The purpose of the conversation was not to feel the pressure of having to solve any community or world problems, but more of encouraging the exchange of ideas and experiences amongst each other, as well as spurring a sense of self reflection and questioning, which is necessary for any of us to mentally and spiritually grow.”

Topics are chosen by the C2C committee, and are sometimes suggested by conversation hosts, moderators and past participants.

“The topic that seems to generate the most meaningful conversation has been Leadership and Character,” Miller said. “We test new topics and prompts periodically.”

The committee seems to take feedback from participants very seriously, asking each person to write a card at the end of the dinner expressing their thoughts on the experience.

When the idea was still very new, students took

part in the first five C2C events on campus, and their feedback was used to shape the program from the very start.

“We have a committee comprised of faculty, staff, and students that span from A to Z, literally from Athletics to ZSR, as well as partners from departments such as English, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Provost’s Office, Residence Life & Housing and more,” said Andrea Ellis, who is the Assistant Vice President for Innovation and has largely led the campus rollout of C2C. “The student voice at the table has been critical as they help envision the possibilities and anticipate roadblocks from their perspectives.”

In August the Wall Street Journal mentioned Wake Forest’s C2C program in an article titled “New Topic on Campus: Civil Discourse 101” which focused on the importance of open dialogue on college campuses.

Although many of the events have not included students so far, the undergraduate response to the campus rollout has put pressure on the C2C coordinators to host many more events throughout the rest of this academic year, with the hope that they will get over 1,000 undergraduate students to participate by the end of the spring semester.

“The biggest challenge we are having right now

is most of the conversations leave people wanting more,” Ellis said. “That is an exciting challenge that will take students to help solve. If it is working well and students are enjoying it, how can we grow the program for an even bigger impact?”

Although the campaign hoped to use the week of Sept. 10 to largely market itself around campus, they decided to hold off because of Hurricane Florence, and plan to advertise the campus launch next week with laptop stickers, emails, banners, social media and yard signs.

“We live in an age marked by polarization, technological isolation and social fragmentation,” Miller said. “These issues can only be solved if we trust each other, and to trust each other requires us to understand each other. Understanding issues and points of a debate is much easier than understanding each other at a human level.”

When asked what the future of the program looked like, Miller said, “Whether this particular program is around in a few years is less important than reinvigorating the art of conversation on campus as well as among alumni and parents.”

However, she expressed that the biggest challenge has been “accommodating everyone who wants to participate” and looks forward to planning more events over the next year.

Wake Forest ranked No. 27 by U.S. News For the 23rd consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report ranked Wake Forest on its list of top-30 American universities

BY ETHAN HARRISON Contributing Writer

harrem18@wfu.edu U.S. News and World Report has ranked Wake Forest in the list of top-30 overall schools for the past 23 years, and this year is no exception. Their 2019 Best Colleges guide placed Wake Forest in the 27th overall spot against 312 other American universities.

In U.S. News’ rankings, the school was rated as 13th for “Strong Commitment to Undergraduate Teaching,” 24th for “Best Values,” 40th among national universities for “High School Counselors’ Top Picks” and 45th for the “Most Innovative Schools.”

The 2019 guide even went a step further and commended the university’s average class sizes. Wake Forest continues to have the lowest class size out of any of the other top 30 colleges. Amanda Mosher, a freshman, has also already recognized and appreciated this fact.

“I only have one class above 30 students, even at the intro-level classes,” Mosher said.

Several students are very excited about the school’s recognition. The assurance of attending a distinguished university is flattering for many.

“I wanted to go to a good school, and now I know I really do go to a good school,” said sophomore Sean Freed.

“I am proud to go to a school that is so well regarded and highly ranked,” said senior Victoria Varah. “I am ex-

cited to graduate from Wake Forest and proud of the work my peers and I have done to get to graduation.”

Another one of the rankings of the excellence came from the Wake Forest School of Business. For the past 12 years, the business school placed within the top 10 percent of all undergraduate business programs. The school achieved a rank of 35th place, a substantial improvement compared to last year’s 40th place.

“I am trying to go the business school, so seeing the improvement is a good sign for me,” Freed said.

World Report’s acknowledgement of undergraduate teaching hit home to a handful of students.

Many students seem to appreciate the amount of effort that the professors put into teaching classes and ensuring student learning.

“I am in an anthropology class, and the level at which we are learning and the retention rate that I have due to the teacher’s care for the students is astounding,” Mosher said.

Not only do students enjoy a low student-to-faculty ratio and the general high rank of the school, but the official rank of Wake Forest has sparked a newfound appreciation for other facets of the university among students.

“The opportunities that we have for clubs or classes are amazing,” Mosher said. “For example, I can go to the Chemistry Center at times to get tutored, and that is something that I did not see in many other places.”

While the rank is thrilling for students to hear about, it did not come as a surprise.

“It is common knowledge that our nickname is Work Forest,” Varah said.

“From the four weeks that I have been here, I have seen how and why we were are ranked so high,” Overall, the rankings seem to have increased school

spirit and students have demonstrated their enthusiasm for attending a well-rounded university.

“One of the reasons that I decided [to attend] here was that it was so prestigious,” Mosher said. “I am happy that I am here.”

Wake Forest’s reputation is also embraced by the student body, because it seems to demonstrate that their phenomenal work ethic has not gone unnoticed.

“It shows students that all the work we put in is recognized not just by the faculty but also the academic community,” Varah said.

‘me too.’ Movement: An Evening with Tarana Burke Time: Tuesday, Sep. 25 at 6:00 p.m.

Location: Wait Chapel Tarana Burke, who started the ‘me too.’ movement, will speak on her story of creating the international movement. The event is open to the public, but a ticket is required.

Writer John Crowley Time: Wednesday, Sep. 26 at 6:30 p.m.

Location: Hanes Art Gallery An evening with John Crowley, author of Little, Big, and Ka, for the Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series. Crowley’s reading will be followed by a Q&A, reception, and book signing. All are welcome to come attend this event in Scales Fine Arts Center.

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Wake Forest was recently lauded for its small class sizes by U.S. News and World Report.

WAKE IN A WEEK Ancient Olympics Time: Friday, Sep. 21 at 5:00 p.m.

Location: Davis Field Come participate in the third-annual Wake Forest Ancient Olympics, organized by Professor T. H. M. Gellar-Goad. Participants will be able to throw a javelin or a discus, race in ancient Greek armor or wrestle your way to the top.

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Hurricane: Effects of Florence noticed on campus

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While junior Nikko Martins from Boston, MA had never experienced a hurricane, he felt fairly prepared due to experience with nor’easters and snow storms, and did not consider leaving campus.

“We definitely have our fair share of tough weather when it comes to nor’easters, so I think I am used to staying calm during bad weather,” Martins said.

Like Marshall, Martins also had a productive long weekend.

“Friday was awesome because it let me get ahead on work to go into the weekend to enjoy myself,” Martins said. Once he finished his work for the weekend, Martins was happy to report that he spent quality time with friends and watched The Office.

Paige Michels, a freshman from Long Island, NY, unfortunately knows what it’s like to be devastated by a hurricane.

In 2012, Michels lost power and had to evacuate due to a tree falling on her garage during Hurricane Sandy. Despite her hurricane experiences, Michels was not worried about Florence.

“I wasn’t nervous because the people who live in North Carolina said it wasn’t a big deal,” she said. In addition to doing homework, Michels attended her extra Dance Team practices over the weekend.

While most Wake Forest students had relaxing and productive weekends, many people from eastern North Carolina came to Winston-Salem to seek refuge from the storm.

The LJVM Coliseum worked with the American Red Cross and served as a refuge center for those who needed to evacuate their coastal homes.

The women’s soccer team originally had a game scheduled against Boston College, but it was canceled due to the storm. Instead of playing, the team volunteered at LJVM Coliseum, with half the team serving food and half the team hanging out and playing with the children.

Senior Bri Carney was able to play with the children during her time volunteering. “[The kids] were so excited to have people to play with and give them attention and the parents were relieved to get some time to figure out the logistical aspects of getting back home,” Carney said.

While Florence was not as devastating to the Winston-Salem area as anticipated, Wake Forest students were able to enjoy a rare day off.

Many who were affected by the storm were right in Wake Forest’s backyard, so the women’s soccer team exemplified the meaning of “Pro Humanitate” by helping those seeking refuge from the storm.

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Rain, power loss and minor flooding were the extent of Hurricane Florence’s effects in Winston-Salem, but other areas were not as fortunate.

Changes made to Student Code of Conduct After a two-year review by the Office of Student Engagement, a revised handbook was released

BY KATE FEDERER Contributing Writer fedekm18@wfu.edu A revised version of the Student Code of Conduct was released for the 2018-2019 school year by the Office of Student Engagement after a two-year review process.

The former code had not been adjusted in twenty years. According to Associate Dean of Students Matthew Clifford, “It certainly needed to be updated because times have changed.”

The Code of Conduct now appears in the newly-released Student Handbook, which serves as a guideline of what is and is not allowed on campus.

Although it is meant to provide rules and express the parameters of disciplinary action, its primary function, according to the committee involved in the revision process, is to serve as “the minimum expectations for students inside and outside the classroom.” The committee that deliberated the changes was made up of administration, faculty and students in order to take different perspectives into account for the most updated version.

A prominent addition has been the Statement of Expression within the Honor

Code, which states that Wake Forest supports that students have the right to their own beliefs and values and deserve respect and dignity.

“I like that Wake Forest added that first statement to the Honor Code, since I feel like many students will often only check it after an incident. It’s there to say that the school is still respecting you and would like to hear your perspective,” said freshman Mia Dolan.

Beyond Wake Forest’s address toward student expression, according to the committee, the most important focuses were issues regarding disruption, disorderly conduct and harassment.

Clifford expressed that one of the main concerns was to keep the code responsive to the current atmosphere on college campuses, especially the conversation around free speech. For example, harmful speech and action directed toward political affiliation, socio-economic standing and immigration statuses are just a few additions to the category of harassment.

Before this change, only federally-protected classes, such as race or gender, were targets in the code. Students have agreed with this alteration.

“I think that putting limitations on people’s freedom of expression through their personal political affiliations or ethnic backgrounds is something that violates

what it means to maintain and prosper a respectful, diverse community as well as the divine American liberties,” said sophomore Lydia Millhon.

In regards to student activism and whether it would be disturbing the peace of the university, the definition of disruption has been altered from “intentional disruption or obstruction of teaching, study, research, administration, disciplinary procedures, or other University activity” to “substantial disruption or obstruction of any University activity and/or other authorized nonUniversity activities which occur on or off campus.” This is in response to student feedback pointing out that disruption is often intentional and for a particular cause.

This “substantial” disruption would have to be directly offending or disturbing student life.

“If certain political beliefs exploit or dehumanize others then there should be consequences and limitations put on these forms of expression,” Millhon said.

With the handbook having gone two decades without update, some of the elements also needed to be changed to fit into the modern technology era. For example, the definition of cyberbullying under the old code was “Using the Internet, mobile phones or other digital technologies to harm others.” Now with greater capabilities to harm, the description is far more

explicit through including sending mean text messages, posting embarrassing content for others to see, and starting or perpetrating rumors.

New policies were put into place to clarify what involvement in wrongful conduct actually entails. For example, complicity, defined as “helping or encouraging another person to engage in violations of University policy” has been added to remind students that even if they are not doing the action themselves, they can still be punished for encouraging it to happen. This ties into one of the adjustments to the antihazing rule, which has made it a violation if someone is a bystander to it.

Many of the rules regarding the Honor Code, copyright violations, fire safety, and failure to comply with school officials, and more have remained the same, but will always be up for further consideration in the future by later committees.

While many of the adjustments have been agreed upon by the committee, another idea has also been unanimous: alterations to the Code should be made on a regular basis to keep up with the everchanging school climate.

“I’m really hoping that we will be in a regular review process that mimics the one that we have just finished, so we’re not only getting ready to revise another twenty years from now,” Clifford said.

CORRECTION Last week the Police Beat reported that an offender had consumed vodka punch at the Sigma Pi lounge and was subsequently transported to WFUBMC on Sept.

9. This was an error. Sigma Pi does not have a lounge on campus nor did they host an official party that night. Sigma Pi was not involved with the incident.

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Global Climate Action Summit marks change Leaders from all around the world met in San Francisco, CA to discuss climate change

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Associate Science & Technology Editor

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On Sept. 12­‑14, political leaders, busi‑ ness executives and activists from all over the world gathered in San Francisco, CA for the Global Climate Action Sum‑ mit (GCAS). The goal of the conference was to highlight the accomplishments of global leaders in fighting climate change, as well as to urge each country to take more aggressive action in reducing carbon emissions.

With an expansive international audi‑ ence, GCAS was used as a platform to address five key environmental initiatives: healthy energy systems, inclusive eco‑ nomic growth, sustainable communities, land and ocean stewardship and lastly transformative climate investments.

Each category of focus included com‑ prehensive action plans to reaching goals in areas such as generating clean energy jobs, forming science-based targets that will help keep down the world’s tempera‑ ture and managing climate risks in largescale companies and factories.

In 2016, 175 parties from all over the world signed a document called the Par‑ is Climate Agreement, which outlines each country’s pledge to combat climate change keeping temperature change be‑ low two degrees Celsius.

Since then, 194 states and the European Union have signed the agreement; howev‑ er, one of the world’s highest greenhouse gas emitters is now attempting to pull out: the U.S. As the Trump administration works to remove the U.S. from this agreement and

continues supporting policies that would boost methane emissions, other state lead‑ ers from around the country are working just as hard to push policies that promote more sustainable energy and an increase in green jobs.

The conference put a clear emphasis on bottom-up pressure throughout the government, with governors, mayors and indigenous leaders from across the globe acting as key players in the movement.

Speakers ranged from Lord Mayor of Co‑ penhagen Frank Jensen to U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. While some leaders plan to inte‑ grate more bike paths or install solar ener‑ gy panels, Mayor of Milan Giuseppe Sala is focusing his efforts on reducing waste throughout his city.

“I’m very, very proud of waste manage‑ ment,” Sala said. “I know it is not a sexy issue, but we commit to a future without waste.”

California Governor Jerry Brown helped organize this massive summit and is just as interested in implementing environmentally-conscious laws into his own state. On Sept. 10, Governor Brown signed legislation that will shift Califor‑ nia’s electricity to completely emissionfree by 2045.

Politics is only one side of the environ‑ mental movement, though. Support from businesses is just as important in main‑ taining long-term solutions to fighting climate change. Some businesses have been more obvious to the general public in their commitment to environmentallyfriendly practices, such as Starbucks phas‑ ing out straws from their cafes.

Others, like Mahindra & Mahindra, one of the most lucrative corporations in India, are pledging that all of their opera‑ tions will be carbon neutral by 2040.

One of the most outspoken business‑

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California Governor Jerrry Brown urged global leaders to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainability at the Global Climate Action Summit men in climate change, potential 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloom‑ berg, stressed the importance and poten‑ tial economic benefits of companies and consumers remaining committed to envi‑ ronmental protection during his speech at the conference. Bloomberg is the former mayor of New York and CEO of Bloom‑ berg LP but runs a philanthropic unit which has supported coral reef scientists and contributed $4.5 million to support the UN Climate Change Secretariat.

It was not only business executives and politics who attended the conference; ac‑ tivists, heads of NGOs, media represen‑ tatives and celebrities were among the crowd listening to how states and coun‑ tries planned to help realize the goals of the Paris Agreement. Also in the crowd

was Wake Forest journalism professor Jus‑ tin Catanoso, who was reporting on the conference for environmental news outlet Mongabay.

“This California summit was a breath of fresh air in hearing what all these vari‑ ous governmental entities below the na‑ tional level were doing to combat climate change,” Catanoso said. “It felt more op‑ timistic, but it is going to be really dif‑ ficult to meet the goal of the Paris Agree‑ ment. There is a lot at stake and I don’t think that people can grasp that.”

With definitive pledges from govern‑ mental leaders and support from both businesses and environmental activists, GCAS provided a catalyst for conversa‑ tions, and action, in the ongoing fight against climate change.

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Crowdsourcing aids data collection Visiting speaker Dr. Garneau uses interactive science to engage the community and assist

BY STEPHANIE BILODEAU Contributing Writer bilosm13@wfu.edu Scientist and keynote speaker Dr. Nicole Garneau delivered her seminar “Crowdsourcing: Bigger Data and Broader Impact” to a room of over 50 students and faculty in Winston Hall on Sept. 17.

With a research background in genetics and microbiology, Garneau is the Curator of Human Health at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where she directs the Genetics of Taste Lab. Appearing friendly and engaging, it’s easy to see why Garneau has been invited to speak at numerous venues, such as TEDxMileHigh, NPR and now Wake Forest. Throughout the presentation, she interacted with the audience, pulling examples from local research and calling on audience members by name. This seminar was part of a weekly series in the Department of Biology, bringing presenters with a range of expertise to speak on campus every Monday.

Garneau’s work focuses on public engagement and community science, applying these to the study of taste. She has investigated the

role of genetics in people’s beer preferences and the pairing of savory (umami) and sour tastes, a common combination in food from around the world. Both Garneau’s lab and her research methods are unconventional, and this unusual approach was the focus of her presentation.

Creative destruction and disruptive innovation, Garneau explained, are two related concepts from economics that describe how a new technology or system can be so much better than its predecessor that it makes the old system becomes obsolete. The new market or “value chain,” disrupting the status quo. Garneau pointed out that most of the “value” that scientists produce today — data, publications, research training — is for the benefit of other scientists, not the gen-

eral public. This, coupled with the traditional image of researchers as mostly old, white men, makes science feel inaccessible and leads to mistrust of scientists.

“People think science is boring and unrewarding,” Garneau said, to a mixture of laughter and groans from the room.

Garneau wants that to change. In order to disrupt the status quo and create a better system of research and better relationships with the public, scientists need to recognize the problem, observe the weaknesses of the current system, and act to change it. One way that Garneau is working toward disruptive innovation is through nontraditional research methods like crowdsourcing.

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Guest Speaker Dr. Nicole Garneau, who was at Wake this week, is the Curator of Human Health at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science where she conducts her research.

Crowdsourcing is a term first defined in 2006

by Jeff Howe on Wired.com. It involves taking a job typically performed by a trained professional (a research scientist, for example) and outsourcing that work to a large network of people, often amateurs or members of the general public.

For Garneau, crowdsourcing is a way to disrupt the status quo of scientific research. It allows her to collect valuable, large-scale datasets from visitors to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, engaging the public in her research.

She relies on trained community volunteers to collect data, instead of graduate students or postdoctoral researchers, who comprise the primary workforce in most academic research settings.

“If we’re going to use community science the right way, I have to know that I can compete,” Garneau said about the quality of the crowdsourced data she collects. She described the training for her community science team as “very intense.”

During her post-seminar question-and-answer session, Garneau acknowledged that there are still some limitations to her crowdsourcing method. Not everyone can afford admission to the museum where she conducts her experiments, and crowdsourced data is easier to apply to human-driven research questions than some other fields, such as molecular signaling in plants.

Nonetheless, Garneau insists that amateur scientists are eager to participate in many different research initiatives. “You just have to tap into that energy.”

Review: Apple releases new products Apple launched three new iPhones next generation neural engines dedicate learning to everything from and a new Apple Watch last week. machine augmented reality to photography.

Lastly, one interesting feature for interHere's what you missed

BY JONATHAN TRATTNER Associate Science and Technology Editor tratjd17@wfu.edu

It’s a wonderful time in the technology world. New gadgets and gizmos are being announced left and right, and I, for one, am very excited. Last Wednesday was one of the most anticipated techreleases of the season. Apple unveiled its latest series of products in the Steve Jobs Theater at their headquarters in Cupertino, CA. The list of upgraded products includes the flagship iPhone XS Max, its little brother the iPhone XS and the iPhone XR — a more affordable alternative to the flagship devices. The Apple Watch also received an upgrade, now called the Series 4, which includes a larger screen in a slimmer body. Here’s my review: iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max: Nearly identical devices, the more immediate successors to last year’s iPhone X come with surgical-grade stainless steel in three finishes: Gold, Space Gray and Silver.

The XS, which comes with a 5.8” Super Retina OLED display, boasts a 30-minute longer battery life than its predecessor. The XS Max, which comes with a 6.5” Super Retina OLED display, boasts an hour and a half longer batter life.

They both have faster Face ID unlocking and their dual 12-MP rear cameras record in 4K video with up to 2x optical zoom, playing it back with a wider-thanever stereo sound field.

Another notable feature is the newly upgraded processor chip: the A12 Bionic. It is the first 7 nanometer processor which promises to launch apps up to 30 percent faster than 2017 devices. Their

national travelers or business men and women is the dual SIM cards, which will let people have two phone numbers on the same device. For instance, one can be a local or a personal number, and, the other an international or business number; the primary service can be changed in the settings app depending on your preference. iPhone XR: iPhone XR is Apple’s more cost-effective alternative to the XS and XS Max. Powered by the same A12 Bionic chip, this device is by no means less powerful.

One main difference is its LCD display, which some argue is less crisp and energy efficient than an OLED screen. Still impressive, though, even if it lacks 3D Touch, this 6.1” display is described as the most advanced and color accurate in the industry.

Another salient difference between the XR and this year’s flagship devices is in the camera. Instead of the dual-12MP cameras that were introduced on the iPhone X last year, the XR only includes one rear camera. Don’t fret, though, the XR cameras still have an all new depthcontrol for stunning portraits, as well as 4K video recording.

higher quality sound up to 50 percent louder than before, and the microphone has been relocated to reduce echo for clearer communications.

Perhaps the most intriguing feature, however, is the ability to take an accurate electrocardiogram — a test that can show abnormalities in heart functionality — and share it with your doctor at any time. One more health-related feature unique to the Series 4 is the fall detector. With the new accelerometer and gyroscope, Apple Watch can detect when you’ve fallen and will automatically call emergency services if you are unresponsive after 60 seconds.

Prices: Apple products have long been known to have steep price tags, and unfortunately this year is no different. The Apple Watch Series 4 starts at $399 for the 40mm display, and $429 for the 44mm display. Both have cellular capabilities for an additional $100.

The iPhones come in different storage sizes: The XR starts at $749 for 64GB, $799 for 128GB, and $899 for 256GB.

The XS starts at $999 for 64GB, $1,149 for 256GB, and $1,349 for 512GB. The XS Max starts at $1,099 for 64GB, $1,249 for 256GB, and $1,449 for 512GB. Recommendation: iPhone: My ultimate recommendation for someone looking to upgrade is the iPhone XS. It’s beautifully designed and manufactured well. The XS is perfect for someone who wants a powerful smartphone that will last the test of time ... at least for a year or two. The XS Max just feels too big for the average user, and the XR, though powerful and well put together, is not as durable as the iPhone XS. Apple Watch: With the release of the new Series 4, last year's watch has come down in price substantially (starting at $279). For anyone who doesn’t mind a slightly smaller screen or skipping out on the built-in echocardiogram feature, the Series 3 is an excellent device. That said, I pre-ordered the Series 4, so my advice might be taken with a grain of salt.

Apple Watch Series 4: With the largest display yet, the new 40mm and 44mm displays, with narrower borders, enable a viewing area over 30 percent larger.

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“ Courtaffectsusall,sopayattention The Supreme Supreme Court

With an open seat, the nation’s highest court should be on everyone’s mind Nishtah Thomas Guest Columnist thomn216@wfu.edu

Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to fill the open position in the Supreme Court has been a controversial one. Kavanaugh is currently undergoing much scrutiny, and rightly so, as recent news of a sexual misconduct allegation is currently circulating about him. However, it still seems that none of this negative information about him is impending his appointment to the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court is meant to be the most bipartisan, balanced part of our governmental system, the highest, most esteemed tier of our judicial system. And yet, we are watching it move farther and farther to the right, becoming more and more imbalanced. For me, in these frustrating political times, I look back to

The Supreme Court is meant to be the most bipartisan, balanced part of our governmental system.” those in power, like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, still fighting for what is right.

My family and I were lucky enough to witness this amazing role of our government in action this past March as we were able to witness an oral argument on gerrymandering.

On Wednesday, March 28, my family and I woke up at 5:30 a.m. to leave the warm comfort of our beds and drive through the rain into D.C. Getting there around 6:30 in the morning, my younger sister and I ran out to get a spot in the already long line.

As we watched the cloudy sunrise over Capitol Hill, we excitedly chatted about the case and wondered if we were in line early enough to get a seat. We knew there were only about 100 spots.

This case was going to be an interesting one because it was against the Democrats of Maryland and how their voting districts had been gerrymandered. In keeping with the Supreme Court’s practice of balance and equality, this was the second gerrymandering case that they

had accepted. The first one was against the Republicans in Wisconsin.

The line started to slowly move forward at 8:00 a.m. and as we got closer and closer to the enormous white pillars of the front doors we could see a man in the front handing those in line in front of us bright green slips of paper with large black numbers on them. At 9:40, the man handed us four of the very last admission slips he had left.

As we walked up to the building, we were let in via a side door on the left to a locker room, where we were told we needed to deposit all devices that took pictures or videos or could record sound. We walked through metal detectors in a large marble room that led to two giant oak doors. The arguments had just started at 10:00 and as a lady directed us to four empty seats, no one made a sound. All that could be heard was the lawyer for Maryland addressing the eight robed justices. We sat on the left side of the courtroom right next to the section for the press, who were furiously writing away on their pads of paper. The room was so much smaller than I had ever imagined it with only four normal rows of seating behind the gated area where the team arguing their case sat. Right in front of them, on a raised platform, all in large, soft-looking swivel chairs, sat the eight Supreme Court justices.

It was so odd to be in such a formal setting where the respect for these justices could be felt throughout the room. As my mother would later post on Facebook, “Watching the justices in action (or inaction as the case was for Clarence Thomas, who didn’t even look like he was awake) was fascinating, with Justices Kagan and Sotomayor leaning forward asking many questions, Justice Ginsburg taking notes and then asking a poignant question poking a hole in the defendant’s logic and Justice Roberts cracking a joke. Mutual respect was inspiring and sitting in that courtroom thinking about its history was overwhelming.”

This experience thoroughly revitalized my hope for our government and my trust that at least a few of those on the Supreme Court were levelheaded enough to ensure justice could still be served in these crazy political times.

On June 18, the verdict for the Supreme Court’s two separate gerrymandering cases was left for the states’ lower courts to decide.

We shall see what the future holds for the Supreme Court and its justices. I have hope that Justice Ginsburg and her like-minded colleagues will continue to fight for what is fair and right as long as possible.

schedule and had a temper greater than that of Xerxes. On a very micro level, this represents our population perfectly — a population who thinks they deserve government welfare and a population who refuses to let words roll off of their back.

As an American today, you must be accepting of everyone, you must use the proper pronouns, adjectives and verbs and you must not assume anything based on physical appearance, not even based on the biological evidence of gender. You must not hurt anybody’s feelings and you must not be a devout Christian or show any signs of traditional behavior for that matter.

Let’s now imagine a scenario where this isn’t the case. Imagine a population that minds their own business. Imagine a population that takes insults and rude gestures with a grain of salt. Imagine a population that is more tough than pretty. I saw a glimpse of this growing up in the deep South, and honestly, it’s kind of nice.

Coming from a place where every morning during the winter we would trudge through the swamp in hip boots with a chains of dead ducks hanging from our guns, it was definitely a culture shock to be surrounded by people who panic when they get mud on their white Vans. Especial-

ly when they’re men. But as I was saying, imagine a culture that is, in general, tougher. A culture where somebody can take criticism, pick themself up and get back at it.

A culture this rugged and conditioned isn’t that far-fetched, either. In fact, this is what America looked like when we had pride.

When we were great. Granted, we have made significant progress with legislation like the 19th Amendment and movements like in the 1960s, when civil rights were at the forefront of the nation.

However, just because we have made so much social progress doesn’t mean we should lose our dignity and structure. Men can be masculine, women can be feminine and we can all still be tougher than we are.

We can all be kind and still be tougher than we are because in all honesty, we aren’t tough. Not one bit.

At the end of the day, we are a nation of soft people. There are some people left, however, that are blue-collar, rough-riding Americans and I pray that they lead the way for our future.

So in the meantime, if you’re reading this, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and next time someone offends you, look them in the eyes and laugh. Toughen up America, the world needs us.

“ to go back and toughen up Americans need American Culture

Americans have become too soft and turned our once tough country into a fragile one John Manos

Guest Columnist manojd18@wfu.edu

Lewis and Clark, with the company of Sacagawea, scaled the U.S. from east to west on foot, Francis Marion navigated through the South by swamps in the Revolutionary War and Confederate and Union soldiers ate their boots in the 1860s when they were short on food. Whether we’re talking about Theodore Roosevelt and his volunteer Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War or the American women who took to the factories during WWII and saved domestic industry in a time of conflict, we can draw one common conclusion: Americans are tough. Or at least we were.

So, what on Earth happened? How did we, as a nation, go from threatening the British with a revolt if they continue to tax

Just because we have made so much social progress doesn’t mean we should lose our dignity and structure.” us without representing us to whining to each other about “micro aggressions”? How did we go from the “Join or Die” country to the politically correct country? Many people think that we’ve improved in this sense. Those same people are probably already offended 160 words into this article.

But back to the question. How did we get so ... wimpy?

In my opinion, it’s because we’re spoiled.

Our Founding Fathers established an impeccable government with the longest-lasting current and active constitution in the world. The U.S. is the most free, powerful and legitimate nation on earth.

If you live here, you’re already wealthier than a vast amount of people. In fact, this is the only country on the planet where somebody can own a car, have running water and a house and still call themselves ‘poor.’

We’re spoiled. Growing up, nobody liked the spoiled kid who got everything that he or she wanted. They pitched fits on a daily

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“ Surviving Florence with family in Wilmington Storm Watch

Remaining on campus while family and friends cope with the damage is stressful

Maggie Powell

Guest Columnist powemr15@wfu.edu I am from Wilmington, NC and my family did not evacuate for Hurricane Florence. I heard from my family the evening of Sunday, Sept. 16, and they are safe and everything is fine. I thought it would be interesting to share my personal experience with Hurricane Florence as someone local to an affected area.

I first heard about Hurricane Florence the Sunday morning before the storm hit from an article in the Winston-Salem Journal entitled “Wilmington, NC, is in the center of Hurricane Florence’s latest path. Storm will be ‘extremely dangerous,’ NOAA warns.” The title of the article alone gave me goosebumps, but I quickly shook away any feeling of impending doom by reassuring myself that hurricanes hit Wilmington all the time and that it was too early to project the effects of a hurricane that wasn’t going to make landfall for several days.

Later that same day I talked to my mom on the phone and she mentioned Hurricane Florence and that my family was trying to decide whether or not to evacuate. I honestly still didn’t think much of it. I trusted my family and respected that they will make the best deci-

The texts ... claimed that the news was exaggerating the extremity of the damage ... I didn't get any more updates until Sunday evening." sions for their own safety. Plus, hurricanes happen all the time. Nothing was new, exciting or particularly stress-producing.

On Monday my friends started talking about the potential of class being canceled later in the week, making the storm seem much more real. If class would be cancelled as far inland as Winston-Salem for a hurricane, the damage in Wilmington would have to be devastating.

Tuesday morning I started having friends reach out to ask if my family was evacuating and whether I thought they would be okay. I still wasn’t that concerned. I figured that, if this was a horrible storm, my family would surely leave.

They’ve lived in Wilmington all my life and my mother even grew up there. They know how to deal with storms and when to evacuate. Honestly, there was so much buzz about the storm that I thought there was no way my family wouldn’t evacuate.

If everyone else was, they would too.

However, by Wednesday I hadn’t heard anything from my family about their plans to evacuate and was getting pretty stressed. So, I texted my mom Wednesday morning to ask “Are you leaving Wilmington?” to which she replied that my family would decide whether they would leave Wilmington on Thursday, the same day that Florence was meant to make landfall. I knew of friends who had already evacuated by Wednesday morning. The idea of waiting

until the last minute to decide to evacuate was shocking and honestly sounded incredibly irresponsible to me, especially because my family has no reason not to be able to afford to evacuate. I called my mom Wednesday night and she reassured me that the house was safe and it would be okay if my family did not evacuate. I trusted her and had faith that everything would be okay.

The texts that I got from my mom on Thursday evening as Florence was approaching Wilmington claimed that the news was exaggerating the extremity of damage and the storm wasn’t that bad in Wilmington. I didn’t get any more updates until Sunday evening.

Now I am seeing pictures on Facebook of the damage and, yes, as far as I can tell, this storm caused worse damage than the usual hurricane, which makes me incredibly worried for the state of my hometown.

On the phone today my mom told me about sinkholes, fallen trees, branches and heavy flooding. It is strange knowing that my family is in the situation they are in without me truly knowing how bad the storm was and how bad flooding that is still coming will be.

I am living in a lot of unknowns right now, but am sustaining optimism as it is better to assume things will be good than worry about something I cannot control.

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“ take on Danish bike culture An American's Notes from Abroad

American bike culture is an annoyance, yet in Denmark, riding is mainstream.

Kyle Ferrer

Staff Columnist ferrka16@wfu.edu

Every American, at one point or another, has been pissed off at a biker.

They may have just edged onto the highway, out of their sliver of afterthought on the side of the road, or in fact taken up an entire motor vehicle lane with what seems like unjustifiable aplomb.

Serious bikers in the U.S., no matter the city or suburb, are just that: people who take themselves very seriously. They are usually in their aerodynamic, second-skin gear with paraphernalia that ranges from racing shades to Camelbaks to clip-on shoes.

There is no dissonance between mainstream transportation and biking. Biking is mainstream transportation [in Denmark]."

They look like insects or some slippery proto-alien that won’t make it to final cut.

The animosity toward the American biker community is, in a way, a reaction to their own capitalist re-tooling. The American biker has modelled himself after the Tour de France champ, but in an embarrassing, vaudevillian way. The biker has become a mere hanger for all his trappings, a mobile hook, biking at an either alarmingly slow and tedious rate, or else a reckless bob and weave that leaves vehicle operators jerky at the wheel.

The attitude of American freedom, of movement and choice and opportunity, seems to be epitomized, or

rather hyperbolized, by the American biker. They exude a certain smugness specific to them, some sort of superiority of intent that allows them to drift into traffic either as to nearly shear the chassis of a moving car, or outright overtake its spot in the vehicle lane. And even though this may be the biker’s legal right, it remains nothing but a practical annoyance.

In Denmark, biking is no practical annoyance. It is just practical. The smaller country affords a much bigger allowance to bikers, giving them a spacious lane that nearly equals that of a car. This serious incorporation has constructed an etiquette of parity. Cars in Denmark, albeit the smaller Peugeot or Citroën-types, cede to bikers a right of way that in the U.S. would be preposterous and uneconomical.

There is no “biking culture” that I’ve noticed in Denmark. Biking is actually part of the dominant transportation, and therefore woven into culture-at-

large. There is no dissonance between mainstream transportation and biking. Biking is mainstream transportation.

In the U.S., biking culture consists of the eccentrics who tend towards the fanatical in regard to an irrelevancy. It is not their fault that the U.S.’s geographical sprawl is not conducive to biking; it is their fault that they choose to regard this fact as an affront and proceed to mist vitriol on those whose paths they blatantly deter.

Most biking in the U.S. is of the stationary kind, at your local gym, unobtrusive and accepted as cardiovascular banality. To bike outside, in nature, on a road, no less, is tantamount to an act of cultural insurgence. It is a kind of nonsensical self-importance that actively undermines and scoffs at the public right to maneuver.

Next time you catch a sideways glance from a vexed biker, just know he’s the problem, not you.

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Day of reckoning for Kavanaugh is approaching Senate Judiciary Committee must take sexual assault allegations with the utmost seriousness

Amanda Wilcox Staff Columnist wilcaf16@wfu.edu

Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) made a surprisingly sensible decision this week. Under mounting pressure from senators of both parties, he will call U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh before the committee for a public hearing on Monday to testify on a sexual assault he allegedly committed 36 years ago. This delays Thursday’s planned vote within the Judiciary Committee to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination.

The White House’s bid to confirm Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court seemed all but certain to succeed just a week ago, until the confirmation process was thrown into turmoil by California professor Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations that a “stumbling drunk” teenage Kavanaugh forced himself upon her at a party more than three and a half decades ago. Ford has requested a FBI investigation of the incident before she testifies.

Some Republicans have already bleated about the “unfair” nature of the supposedly “eleventh-hour character assassination” and dismissed allegations out of hand that are decades old. This is far from surprising from the all-male Republican majority on the Judiciary Committee. Sure, they may dearly love and be intimately connected to the women in their lives, but I can hear the narrative that is likely running through the heads of those

There is no urgency to confirm a lifetime appointment ... urgency must be reserved for the pursuit of justice.” who have called to push full steam ahead with Kavanaugh’s confirmation: “If it happened at all, it was 36 years ago and he was just a high school kid.

He was drunk and grabbed a girl — who among us hasn’t done that? Really, you’re going to wreck his career over him behaving like a typical teenage boy?” Maybe. Now that there are more specifics and a public accuser, advancing the nomination proceedings with undue haste would be a grave mistake.

Ford first shared her account of the assault in early July via a secret letter to her Congresswoman, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA). In late July, she sent the letter via Eshoo’s office to Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who showed the letter to federal investigators.

A paucity of forensic evidence complicates the state of affairs, but certain facts add credibility to Ford’s report — for example, she told her husband of the incident during therapy in 2012 and passed a polygraph test in August of this year. Her description of the event is specific, detailed and (if true) damning.

According to Ford’s originally-anonymous letter, Kavanaugh physically pushed Ford into a bedroom and attempted to pull off her one-piece swimsuit and the clothing she wore over it while a male friend watched.

“They locked the door and played loud music, precluding any successful attempt to yell for help,” she claimed.

“With Kavanaugh’s hand over my mouth I feared he may inadvertently kill me.”

Kavanaugh has already denied the

accusation unconditionally. “This is a completely false allegation,” he said in a statement. “I have never done anything like what the accuser describes — to her or to anyone.”

According to Sen. Orrin Hatch (RUT), he later doubled down on his denial by claiming that he had not attended the party in the first place — a party wherein not even Ford recalled the precise date or location. It is remarkable how Kavanaugh could recall so little of his years as a George W. Bush administration official in hearings but can so clearly conjure up a party he didn’t attend sometime in high school.

It will not be easy to ascertain what exactly happened those many years ago. It will be even more difficult to judge the relevance of those events, whatever they were, to a confirmation vote 36 years later. But no matter what, Kavanaugh must respond to questions about the assault under oath. If Ford’s account is true, Kavanaugh dare not commit perjury and imperil his place on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

As for Ford, her decision not to testify until the FBI reopens its background check on Kavanaugh is entirely sensible. She has already faced death threats and her family has been forced to relocate from their home, so concern for her family’s safety naturally precludes the extensive preparation that her testimony will eventually require. Furthermore, it’s unreasonable to expect Ford to testify in public in front of two dozen senators and the man who once tried to rape her. Ford and her lawyers have already asserted that they plan to cooperate with the Judiciary Committee and with law enforcement.

There is no reason why the same senators who stonewalled President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Su-

preme Court for 293 days and denied him even the dignity of a hearing should be in any particular rush to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s empty spot on the bench before any artificial deadline.

The absence of biological or other additional corroborating evidence more than 30 years later will make “proving” whether the incident occurred extremely difficult, however.

It’s also quite possible that the hearings won’t prevent Kavanaugh from being confirmed, even though all it would take to stop him would be one brave Republican along the lines of Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) or Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Who knows? Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who sits on the Judiciary Committee, has nothing to lose on the eve of his retirement and may even back up courageous words with courageous action. However, the low likelihood of any of the three of them realistically defecting doesn’t diminish the importance of conducting the most thorough investigation possible of these serious and credible allegations.

If Kavanaugh’s flat-out denial is not truthful, there is no way that someone who lied to the American people about sexual assault should serve on the second most senior court in the United States, much less reach the U.S. Supreme Court — a court where the principles and discretion of nine people determine momentous cases that change all of our lives.

As a die-hard Democrat, there are a litany of reasons why I don’t support Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Partisanship aside, all that matters now is stringent adherence to truth. The fullness of time does not in any way allay Kavanaugh’s culpability. There is no urgency to confirm a lifetime appointment — instead, urgency must be reserved for the dogged pursuit of justice.

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Men's Soccer maintains undefeated status The Wake Forest men's soccer team clinched another 2-1 win last Friday against the Hokies

BY MELINA JORIZZO Staff Writer jorimm15@wfu.edu On Friday, Sept. 14, the No.16 Virgina Tech Hokies gave the No.1 Wake Forest men’s soccer team a brief taste of what it feels like to fall behind for the first time this season. How did the Demon Deacons react? By scoring two goals in the final 25 minutes to come back from behind and preserve their undefeated record, winning the match 2-1.

Wake Forest fans thought the Deacs had the game in the bag after Hokies defender Silvert Haugli was given a red card in the 30th minute of play, but were fooled when the Hokies responded seven minutes later by putting the ball in the back of the net on a corner kick to lead 1-0.

Wake Forest’s offense, notorious for be-

ing unstoppable in the second half, came out of the locker room hungry to get ahead. In the 66th minute, Bruno Lapa tied the game by finishing a pass from freshman Aristotle Zarris into the far post. This was his sixth goal of the season.

“In my mind I was sure that we would be able to create chances to score,” Lapa said. “We kept being patient and were able to find ourselves a tough win on the road.”

Lapa’s goal really sparked the team’s momentum. Sophomore Omir Fernandez responded less than 20 minutes later, in the 84th minute, by netting his third game winning goal of the season.

Fernandez received a lofted through ball from Justin McMaster and took a touch past the keeper to give himself a look at a wide open net. This was Fernandez’s sixth goal of the season, and his fifth goal in the last four games. He was named ACC Athlete of the Week for the second week in a row.

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Junior Bruno Lapa and Sophomore Omir Fernandez both rallied in the second half to score the two game-winning goals.

Wake Forest falls short to Boston College The Demon Deacons broke their streak at last Thursday's game when they lost to the Boston College Eagles 41-34

BY RAFAEL LIMA Staff Writer limara17@wfu.edu In a game marked by lots of miscues by both teams and the potential arrival of Florence, the Demon Deacons lost a down-to-the-wire affair against the Eagles by a final score of 41-34.

Both teams traded punches throughout most of the match as they tied at seven, 14 and 21 points apiece over the first half.

The Wake Forest offense showed once again it can move the ball well with its third consecutive game above 500 yards of total offense. However, the huge number of yards gained did not necessarily translate into points. In six red zone trips against Boston College, Wake Forest managed to score a touchdown in only half of them.

Also, two of the Demon Deacon’s four touchdowns in the game originated from special team miscues by Boston College, one dropped punt and another one blocked.

This lack of red zone efficiency is especially alarming when comparing it with last season's numbers. In 2017, the Deacs scored on 53 out of 56 red zone trips, good for 94.64 percent of the times and the best mark in the ACC. So far, in 2018, they scored in 16 of their 20 red zone trips, already one empty red zone trip above their mark (three) for the entire 2017 season.

“I think part of [the red zone problem] is that we haven’t made as many big plays this year. Last year we made a lot of big plays. A lot of times we have these seven, nine, and 12-play drives for us to get to the red zone and now it’s [a matter of ] executing plays 11, 12 and 13,” said Coach Dave Clawson during Tuesday’s press conference.

If on offense what killed was the lack of big plays, on the other side of the ball the huge amount of explosive plays by Boston College was ultimately what cost them the game. Wake Forest’s defense surrendered a total of 524 yards in 69 averaging 7.6 yards per play.

However, the problem itself was not in the fact that they allowed 524 total yards; rather, it was in how they allowed those yards. For most of the game, the Demon Deacons were able to keep the Eagles’ offense in check, which included a solid job containing preseason AllAmerican RB A.J Dillon. Yet, on a few plays, Boston College was able to exploit the play-action against a completely lost Wake Forest secondary.

On 59 of the 69 defensive snaps, the Deacs allowed only 180 yards, a pretty good job for an ACC team.

However, on the other 10 plays, Wake Forest gave up a total of 344 yards, including long touchdown passes of 27, 35, 29, 71 and 41 yards.

“We definitely let one get away tonight. All the times they scored was just mental mistakes, mental breakdowns, like the one I gave up. I should’ve kept my eyes on my man, but I was too busy looking back for the quarterback,” said redshirt senior Cameron Glenn. “The only thing that really killed us today was our eyes. [Eyediscipline] is something that the secondary has to get better at, and we’re going to get it done.”

One clear example of this lack of eye-discipline came on the defining play of the game. On third and nine, CB Ja’Sir Taylor had a pretty good one-on-one coverage against WR Ben Glines on a go route. Yet, on the last second, Taylor looked back to the QB and lost track of his receiver resulting on a 40-yard touchdown that gave the Eagles a 14-point lead midway through the fourth quarter. After the win at BB&T Field, Boston College jumped to No. 23 in the nation, their first time in the AP top 25 since 2008.

However, not everything was bad news for Wake Forest against the Eagles. On offense, WR Greg Dortch once again showed why he’s the nation’s leader in all-

purpose yards. Dortch finished with 164 all-purpose yards, out of which 93 were receiving yards. Wake Forest also had its running backs duo running for 100+ yards, as Matt Colburn II (117) and Cade Carney (116) combined for 233 yards in 41 rushing attempts. On defense, DTs Zeek Rodney and Willie Yarbary played really good games both holding their gaps against the run and bringing pressure up the middle.

Now, the Demon Deacons will turn their attention to a huge home matchup against No. 8 ranked Notre Dame.

“This is a top 10 team coming to Winston-Salem. It’s a [nationally televised] game and we are excited to bounce back,” Clawson said. “This is a great opportunity for our program. But, like any week, our [preparation] focus has to be on us and making sure that we get better to give ourselves the best chances to win this weekend.”

The Demon Deacons will face the No. 8 Fighting Irish on Saturday, Sept. 22 at noon at BB&T Field. The expectation is of a huge crowd on Saturday. The game will also be nationally broadcast on ABC.

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The Demon Deacons played down to the wire but were eventually surpassed, giving up a total of 524 yards.

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Four NHL storylines to watch this season Dynasties, dynamic players and more are in store for the 2018 season

BY SAMANTHA WEXLER Staff Writer wexlsn17@wfu.edu

1. What will the Golden Knights do next?

The Golden Knights were by far the most shocking situation in the National Hockey League last season, seemingly coming out of nowhere to get to the Stanley Cup Final. The question now is where they go from here. It will be hard to go anywhere but down, unless they manage to take the Cup in their second year of existence. Was it just beginners’ luck and a sophomore slump is to follow? A sophomore slump is expected for most star rookies, so with a team that’s all new to one another, does the same apply? I am expecting success, but not the same amount of glory that they tasted last year.

2. How does Alex Ovechkin proceed from here?

After a lifetime of a Stanley Cup drought, Alex Ovechkin finally got a taste of glory at age 32, so how does he progress from here? Evidently, he will want to return to the top, but will he still have that same fire fueled by years without the top trophy? He has already hinted he may be looking to leave the NHL after the 2020-21 season. If that ends up being true, how will Ovech-

kin close out his final couple years in the NHL, and will he ever reach that level of success? I think he has some wear-and-tear given the longer season and his age combined with a summer of celebrating, but he will still be at the top of the league offensively.

3. It’s an era of change atop the Central Division; who’s on top?

The years of the Blackhawks owning the Central seem to be a distant memory, as you can read more about in the next storyline to watch, but it is still arguably the best division in the entire league. This year’s heavy hitters look to be the new rivalry of the Winnipeg Jets and the Nashville Predators. The Jets took the Central by storm in the playoffs, beating the Preds given their strong offensive capabilities. The team has always been offensively-minded, but their additions on the back-end look to strengthen them even more this year. The Predators made noise in the regular season, yet fell silent in the playoffs, as the Lightning did in the Atlantic Division. They look to challenge in the Central, bringing back most of their roster, and hoping to improve on some of their defensive challenges that arose in the playoffs. These two teams will battle the whole season as they did in the playoffs, and it should be fun to watch.

4. Have the Blackhawks officially fallen?

As a Chicagoan by birth, this one hurts me a little, but it just may be true. With a core group that is aging

every year, the window of success is no longer shining as bright. Patrick Sharp retired, Marian Hossa can’t play, and the rest of the core, led by Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, are all 30 or turning 30 this year. Toews just wasn’t himself and Duncan Keith didn’t pick up a single vote for the

Norris Trophy, something that last happened in 2007. The saving grace would be if Corey Crawford can be back to his normal self, but that’s a big “if.” It’s looking pretty bleak given the salary cap and current plays, but maybe Stan Bowman has a star up his sleeve.

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The Washington Capitals’ captain Alexander Ovechkin seeks to rekindle the glory of the team’s Stanley Cup win last season.

MLB free agency falls short of expectations The once highly-touted 2018 free agent class will not live up to the hype

BY REN SCHMITT News Editor schmwm16@wfu.edu In 2015, baseball writers and executives agreed that the 2018 free agent class appeared poised to be one of the greatest in history. Some of the names available at the end of 2018 season seemed like generational talents, and the rest of the class

featured well-established veterans who would historically be top targets in free agency.

As the end of the regular season looms, the offseason inches closer and closer, and the list of players prepping to ink new contracts this winter has lost much of its shine.

At the top of the free agent class are Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper and trade deadline darling infielder Manny Machado, whom the Orioles sent to the Dodgers in July. In fairness, both of these players will still seek, and perhaps deserve,

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Nationals’ Outfielder Bryce Harper is one of several soon-to-be free agents to sport lackluster numbers following a breakout season.

outrageous contracts this offseason, but each of their resumes feature more blemishes than one would have expected three years ago.

Machado, though undeniably talented, slumped badly in 2017. His 2017 slashline of .259/.310/.471 left much to be desired, and league-average players do not usually get or deserve the $400 million contract Machado will be seeking.

His 2018 performance will be a tremendous boon to his bank account, as his 142 wRC+ tops any of his previous marks, so regardless of his 2017 showing, some team will be willing to sacrifice a chunk of their payroll to acquire Machado.

Harper’s future outlook feels even more uncertain, and his 2018 season will likely cost him once free agency begins. Though he has hit 34 home runs this year, his disappointing .247 batting average and career-high 160 strikeouts have done little in the way of proving that his 2015 season, when he accumulated 9.3 fWAR and won the NL MVP award, was not a fluke.

Harper and his agent, the notoriously difficult Scott Boras, will insist that 2015 represents the level of play Harper will provide in the future, but they will have to fight hard to get the mega-deal that Harper expected just a few years ago.

In 2015, the pitching side of 2018’s free agent class featured two then-aces in Jose Fernandez and Matt Harvey. Fernandez, who would have been a perennial Cy

Young contender, died in a boating accident in 2016. Harvey fell off hard after posting an ERA of 2.71 in 2015 and helping the Mets to an NL pennant, allowing an ERA of 4.86 in 2016 and an ERA of 6.70 in 2017.

The Mets traded Harvey to the Reds this year, and when his contract expires at the end of the season, he will probably sign a cheap, short-term deal with a team willing to take a risk on him.

Perhaps most importantly, the leaguewide approach to free agency changed dramatically after the 2017 season, as teams now use much more caution when committing tremendous sums of money to aging players than they did in years prior. The new spending philosophy could influence this offseason as well, and it may culminate in a battle between owners and the MLBPA (Major League Baseball Players Organization).

Just like last season, several former stars who are years removed from their last prolific season will be available in the offseason, and they will likely be forced to wait and accept smaller, shorter contracts again.

There will be plenty of players who sign lucrative deals this offseason, but perhaps the universal expectation for a historic free agency was premature. Baseball players can collapse suddenly and quickly, and the amount of players who have dropped from the list of 2018’s top targets prove the folly in making broad assumptions about future production.

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Spotlight: Phil Haynes

BY LIZZIE SNYDER Digital Media Editor snydem15@wfu.edu As a fifth-year senior and captain, Phil Haynes is an essential part of Wake Forest’s offensive line, but he is also a notable presence on campus — not just because of his size.

Hailing from Raleigh, NC, Haynes has been instrumental in helping transform the Wake Forest offensive line into the 17thranked offensive line in the country last season. Haynes started his redshirt freshman season as right tackle, but quickly found his place at left guard in 2016 and started every game. Last season, he was named to the All-ACC Third Team and played 108 snaps in the Belk Bowl last December against Texas A&M. Lizzie Snyder: The offensive line is complete with four redshirt seniors and a redshirt junior this season. Last season, you were ranked 17th in the country. Can you speak to what it took to develop the team chemistry and power to improve so drastically over your time here?

Phil Haynes: It honestly took work day in and day out. We all weren’t ranked very high coming out of high school.

So we had to work together not only to make ourselves better but each other better. It was and has been a daily decision.

LS: What are your main takeaways from the game against BC last weekend?

PH: The main takeaway that I can really speak of is the improvement of Sam Hartman. He has been really impressive as a freshman. Also I would give a lot of credit to our front seven. I was very pleased with their effort versus a good group.

LS: What are your thoughts on the game against ND this weekend?

PH: As always, our goal is to go 1-0 every week and I think this weekend we have a great opportunity for that.

LS: Do you think you would have benefitted from the new redshirt rule?

PH: Personally, I don’t think I would have. I was not ready to play my first fall and I needed that full fall to watch and get better.

LS: What is the team and especially the offensive line doing to prepare for ACC play in the coming weeks to ultimately secure enough wins to make a third bowl appearance in a row?

PH: We go out to practice and make sure we put in the work in order to get there. We also watch all the extra film that is required to win a game each week.

You really can’t look past any game in our league so we take it week by week.

LS: So you’re in the 1,500 club for weight lifting between power clean, squat max and one rep max on bench press, but you’re not only in it, you ARE it. Do you have another strength goal you’re trying to accomplish?

PH: Anyone can always get stronger! I do not have any more strength goals to accomplish at Wake Forest since I won’t ever max out here ever again. I will always work to stay as strong as I can.

LS: Where do you see the future of professional football going with all of the concussion research being released?

PH: I think players will have to make a choice to play or not.

I think they will be given all the information and people will chose to play. I don’t think the love of the game will leave people. There are risks for everything we do in life. People will risk everything to do something they love.

LS: Outside of the team, do you have any people who have influenced your experience here?

PH: A ton of people. Honestly Wake Forest does a great job of integrating athletes into the student body. Some of my best friends were pre-med or sorority girls and frat guys. Wake Forest is a very close, tight-knit family.

was revenge on a group of guys who got us our red shirts freshman year.

LS: What will you miss about Wake Forest?

PH: I will miss all the relationships I’ve made over the past going on five years.

I’ve met some great guys who were teammates but also great people who were a part of the student body. I can’t forget about the coaches as well. They started off everything with me and have guided me throughout the entire process.

LS: As a fifth-year senior and captain, what would you tell your freshman self?

PH: Everything is going to be okay. Keep working hard and things will turn out okay.

LS: What are your plans after the season if you don’t end up joining the league?

PH: I h a ve n’t r e a l l y thought of what is next. I am trying to soak up all the time I have left.

Personal Profile Hometown: Raleigh, NC High School: Enloe Class: Redshirt Senior Accolades: - Named to the third team AllACC in 2017 - Nominated for ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week in the win over Syracuse in 2017 - Named a team captain for the 2018 season - Looking to record his fourth consecutive year with over 12 starts

LS: What is the greatest lesson football has taught you?

PH: Hard work can take you anywhere in life.

LS: What’s your favorite Wake Forest Football memory?

PH: My favorite football memory is torn between two. The win last year against NC State and the win two years ago at Duke. Both those games proved a lot not only to me but the O Line. With Duke we learned that we actually could be a strength of the team. The NC State win

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Deac Notes Men’s Soccer Captain, Brad Dunwell, named as a candidate for the senior CLASS award

Kendall Hinton, the presumed starting quarterback prior to suspension, returns to action

Dunwell, a senior hailing from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has started in 77 games as a four-year starter. Each of his first three years included a trip to the NCAA quarterfinals, as well as back-to-back ACC championships. He was selected as one of 30 candidates on the basis of success in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition. Demon Deacons have won the award three times overall, and in back-to-back years.

Hinton, a redshirt junior from Durham NC, was the starting quarterback during spring football and the summer prior to a suspension. He returns to the field this week against Notre Dame, in a heated game airing on ABC. Look for Hinton to potentially be played in a role other than quarterback in an attempt to utilize his speed and elusiveness. This week, Hinton was bumped up to second on the depth chart at QB in front of Jamie Newman.

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NFL Recap: Contentious match-ups in week two Examining the major games, plays and players in the second week of the NFL

BY DANIEL PACHINO Senior Writer pachdb15@wfu.edu Week two of the 2018-2019 NFL season will forever be remembered as the weekend of the kicker. Or maybe a better way to put it would be the lack of the kicker. Browns kicker Zane Gonzalez was 2/4 on field goal attempts and also missed a pair of extra points, one of which would have given the Browns a 19-18 lead over the Saints in the final minutes of the game. The second field goal he missed was a 52-yard attempt that would have sent the game to overtime at the buzzer. The Vikings’ rookie kicker Daniel Carlson, who has since been cut in exchange for former Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey, was 0/3, including two missed field goals in overtime (one of which was from just 35 yards as time expired to end the game in a 29-29 tie). Because of Carlson’s kicking woes, the Vikings wound up tying their NFC North division rivals, the Packers. The week was not entirely defined by kickers, however, as a number of exciting games were the product of some great play.

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers The Chiefs’ new quarterback Patrick Mahomes continues to be the story of the NFL thus far, as he became the first quarterback to ever throw 10 touchdowns in the first two games of a season.

On Sunday’s 42-37 road win in Pitts- New England Patriots vs. Jacksonville and limiting them to just 20 points. This burgh, Mahomes was an almost perfect Jaguars 31-20 victory by the Jaguars, who keep 23 of 28 for 326 yards and six touch- This was the most hyped up game of the in mind were without Leonard Fourdown passes to five different receivers. weekend, and for good reason. The Patri- nette, showed they’re going to be matchThrough two weeks, the Chiefs are the ots and Jaguars should be the class of the up for each team to circle on its calendar most exciting show on turf and all of it AFC throughout this season and many as a scary game. starts with Mahomes. While their of- believed this match-up in Jacksonville Week two in the NFL had no shortage fense has been the story of the league, would be a prequel to the AFC Champi- of excitement, and week three should oftheir defense is very porous, as they gave onship Game in January. In this match- fer more of the same. Some of the marup 37 points to Ben Roethlisberger and up, the Jaguars showed why they are the quee match-ups of the week include a company. Even though many have often argued the best offense is a great defense, team to beat in the AFC. Blake Bortles divisional match-up between the Saints Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid clearly was simply awesome, outplaying Tom and Falcons in Atlanta, a crosstown batbegs to differ as the Chiefs have put up Brady and throwing for 376 yards and tle in Los Angeles between the Chargers a combined 80 points in their first two four touchdowns to go along with 35 and Rams and a big Monday night game rushing yards. The vaunted Jags defense between the surprisingly 2-0 Buccaneers games and are 2-0.

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay proved they’re the class of the league by and the equally surprisingly 0-1-1 Steelholding the Patriots in check all game ers.

Buccaneers Entering the season, the Buccaneers were supposed to be among the league’s worst. Ryan “Fitzmagic” Fitzpatrick and company, however, had something else to say about that as they are 2-0 and among the hottest teams in football after knocking off the Saints in week one and then the Eagles in week two. Fitzpatrick wasn’t even supposed to be Tampa Bay’s starter entering the season, but has been among the league’s best quarterbacks during his time filling in for the suspended Jameis Winston. If Fitzpatrick keeps his magic up, it wouldn’t be wrong to assume that Tampa will stick with the hot hand in favor of the erratic Winston.

Throughout the contest, Fitzpatrick continued to air the ball out deep to receivers Desean Jackson and Mike Evans as well as tight end OJ Howard. The Eagles and Nick Foles, however, were unable to keep up with the Buc’s shockBrian Westerholt/Sports On Film ingly potent offensive attack. Even with their late game surge, the Bucs came out Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick displayed a considon top 27-21. erable level of prowess while filling in for the suspended Jameis Winston.

Field Hockey prevails over William and Mary In a rescheduled game as a result of Hurricane Florence, Field Hockey beat William and Mary 4-1 on Wednesday

BY REN SCHMITT News Editor schmwm16@wfu.edu After postponing the game due to Florence, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-4) and William & Mary Tribe (3-2) finally faced off under sunny skies in what was a back-and-forth contest on Wednesday … for about two minutes.

The Demon Deacons burst out of the gate, scoring early and often, keeping their foot on the gas and never looking back en route to 4-1 victory over the Tribe.

Wake Forest opened the scoring on a penalty corner with a rocket off the stick of defender Anne Van Hoof just two and a half minutes into the game, and Van Hoof followed up less than two minutes later on another penalty corner with a weak, looping shot that froze the goalie and bounced into the net.

“I can either defend goals, or I can score them, so that is great,” Van Hoof said, laughing. “You cannot do better than both, right?”

Not only did the Demon Deacons find the net twice in the first half, they also dominated possession. The ball stayed on Wake Forest’s offensive half for most of the first period, and the Demon Deacons consistently made incisive passes and created offensive openings in transition.

In the second half, the Demon Deacons again perfectly executed a penalty corner for their third goal off the game, when Megan Anderson found the back of the net with

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Sophomore Anne Van Hoof faces off against a player from William and Mary during their match last Wednesday. a hip-height shot that easily beat Tribe goalkeeper Kimi Jones.

“I think that is one of our fortes this season,” said Head Coach Jen Averill, about her team’s penalty corners. “We have really quality players around the circle edge and veteran players, and quite honestly, this season, I am letting them call [penalty corner plays]. You have to love kids who say, ‘If I score, great, and if I don’t, I’ll own it.’”

Midfielder Elisha Evans delivered Wake Forest’s flashiest goal of the game when she received a pass in an awkward position at the top of the circle edge from veteran midfielder Laia Vancells. Evans collected herself and fired a backhanded shot across her body that sneaked into the top corner, just below the crossbar, to give the Demon Deacons a 4-0 lead.

The Tribe adjusted at halftime, and in the second period, managed to maintain more possession, find their shape and force Wake Forest back into its defensive half. Their offensive pressure eventually resulted in a goal from Tribe

midfielder Christie van de Kamp, who slapped the ball in from close range after it trickled away from a scrum of players.

“We gave up two pretty quick goals, and we knew the corner options, but knowing them and stopping them are two very different things,” said Tess Ellis, William & Mary’s head coach. “We were always used to beating the so-called big teams by coming from behind and sneaking a win, so it’s just about changing the culture of the team and knowing that we can lead and go for it.”

Wake Forest can now look ahead to a pivotal ACC matchup against the No. 7 Louisville Cardinals, who will travel to Kentner Stadium on Friday, Sept. 23. The Demon Deacons opened ACC play with a loss against No. 13 Boston College, who came from behind for a 4-3 victory over Wake Forest in double overtime.

Their decisive victory over the Tribe could galvanize the Demon Deacons into flirting with an upset and a bounceback conference victory when Louisville comes to town.

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Teams advance as Premier League continues Liverpool, West Ham, Chelsea, Wolves and Manchester United pull ahead to start the season

BY CAMERON LIZZA Contributing Writer lizzcd17@wfu.edu Although we are only five weeks into the Premier League, important matches have already created gaps in the table. Arguably the most important match of this past weekend was Liverpool vs. Tottenham. Liverpool was my pick to win the league this year because of their incredible performance last year with breakout seasons from Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. They also brought in Allison Becker from Roma, Naby Keita from RB Leipzig, Fabinho from Monaco and Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City. With all of these players, their squad has enough talent to win the EPL and possibly the Champions League.

They scored 11 goals and conceded two in their first five games. When they played Tottenham, I knew that it would be an important game because both teams are fighting for Champions League spots. Liverpool dominated the entire game, leading in shots, but at times they left themselves open for counter attacks. Georginio Wijnaldum scored a header that barely crossed the line and then Roberto Firmino tapped in the second goal, giving them a 2-0 lead. Then, Erik Lamela scored a beautiful volley to put the Spurs within one, but they couldn’t score again. The Reds took all three points and are in second on the table behind Chelsea on goal differential.

Everton versus West Ham United was one of the most exciting games this weekend. West Ham has a disappointing start to the season because they lost their first four games, but the Everton squad was filled with injuries which eventually lead to their defeat. West Ham, on the other hand, finally had a game where they looked like the team that spent over £100 million. Andriy Yarmolenko celebrated his first Premier League game by scoring two goals. His first goal was a tap in after a beautiful Marko Arnautović pass, and his second goal was a left footed curler that was just out of the reach of Jordan Pickford.

Gylfi Sigurðsson brought Everton within one before halftime with a header but Arnautović sealed the game by getting a goal of his own.

This may be the game that sparks West Ham’s season, in hopes that they may be the Europa League.

Wolves played Burnley which had a result that everyone expected. Wolves’ offense dominated the entire game. They released a barrage of shots that made the Burnley keeper, Joe Hart, responsible for saving three to four shots within twenty second periods. Wolves had beautiful passing which allowed them to cut through the Burnley defense, but Joe Hart bailed out the Clarets which allowed them to stay in the game. Eventually, Raul Jimenez scored in the second half which gave Wolves the win that they rightfully deserved.

Another one of the most important games this weekend was Watford vs. Manchester United. Before this game, Watford was undefeated which had the entire football community shocked. They have beaten Brighton, Burnley, Crystal Palace and after surprising Tottenham, they were looking to shock the world and beat Manchester United. Watford

looked dominant early on but David De Gea kept the Manchester squad in the game. The momentum switched when Romelu Lukaku scored in the 35th minute and three minutes later Chris Smalling scored an excellent volley that put them up 2-0.

David De Gea continued to play a perfect game until Andre Gray scored in the 65th minute. Watford could not get past De Gea

again which lead to the Red Devils taking all three points.

Next weekend, the Wolves look to continue their winning streak while they take on Manchester United. Chelsea will try to keep their spot at the top of the tale when they take on West Ham. Finally, Everton will attempt to get back on their feet when they play Arsenal.

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Liverpool, predicted to win the league this year, dominated their game against Tottenham on Saturday. The team will play Southampton Saturday morning.

Deacons: Men’s soccer clinches the win Continued from Page 11

“We all understand the importance of these away games in the hardest conference in college soccer,” Fernandez said.

“It was a game we needed to win and we believed in our abilities and stuck with our game plan. I am so happy it was able to work out in the end.”

Lapa and Fernandez are both tied for the ACC’s leading goal scorer, along with Simon Enstrom from Boston College.

The Demon Deacons have a week to recover and reset before they play Clemson this Friday on the road.

“Winning on the road in the ACC isn’t easy,” Lapa said. “We have to continue to get better and understand that other teams will give their best to beat us. Our organization defensively is one of our focuses going into Clemson, as well as limiting turnovers that can lead to transition opportunities for the other team.”

The Clemson Tigers are currently (32-1) in the season and (0-1) in ACC play.

When Wake Forest played the Tigers for the first time last fall, they walked away with a thrilling 3-2 victory in double over time at home. The Tigers are certainly going to be hungry for revenge in this matchup on Friday on their home field.

The second time the Deacs met the Tigers last fall was in the ACC tournament semi-final match where Wake Forest came out with a 2-1 victory. This

was yet another close game that was tied up until the 79th minute of play.

“What we want to take away from the Virginia Tech game is that we can grind out tough games on the road, and Clemson will be another test,” Fernandez

said. The overall experience of playing an ACC opponent away and winning is something we will take and use to our advantage on Friday which is a mustwin game.”

When the Demon Deacons return

from Clemson, they will have three consecutive home games against in-state opponents and little time to prepare.

They will take on Davidson on Tuesday, Sept. 25, Duke on Saturday, Sept.

29, and UNCG on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

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Wake Forest gets a run for their money in the men’s soccer game against Virginia Tech. The Demon Deacons just barely clinch the win, and look ahead to their game against the Clemson Tigers.

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Online Discounts for the average college student Here are four online student discounts that every college student should take advantage of, as it could help you save an extra dollar on your next necessary purchase

BY EMILY BEAUCHAMP Life Editor beauea17@wfu.edu

We’ve all heard the stereotype and most of us live by it — college students are broke. It makes sense; only a few of us have jobs with a steady income and tuition costs a lot of money, so here are a few online discounts to help you save an extra dollar on your next purchase.

Nike No matter how you feel about Nike, they have some pretty awesome products; however, they can get very pricey very fast. Luckily, they provide a 10 percent online student discount on their merchandise, and it’s easy to redeem.

First open your favorite web browser and search ‘Nike Student Discount,’ then click on the result title ‘Nike Student Discount. Nike. com.’ Scroll down and click the ‘verify your details link.’ This will take you to a separate site where you can enter some basic information.

They will then give you a code that can be redeemed at checkout and if you lose the code, they send a copy to your email as well.

The only downside to this discount is that your code only has a one-time use. If you wanted to redeem the discount again, you have to go through the entire process again. Overall, it’s a beneficial resource to keep in the back of your mind the next time you’re shopping for workout gear.

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Hulu/Spotify The student discount that Hulu and Spotify offer is unmistakably one of the better promotions offered to college students. Spotify has paired with Hulu and Showtime to offer a bundle of Spotify Premium, Hulu with limited commercials and Showtime streaming for $0.99 for the first three months and $4.99 a month after.

Normally the Spotify Premium and Hulu Limited Commercial bundle costs $12.99 a

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month and Showtime streaming is not included. method of payment. This particular discount is a With the student discount, you will save $8.00 a cheaper way to stay in the know of what is hapmonth, which can add up quickly. pening in the world.

It’s fairly easy to sign up — you can use your pre-existing account or create a new one. They will then ask to confirm that you are a student by putting in some basic information about the school and yourself. After that, you are able to redeem this bundle every 12 months for up to four years.

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Amazon Prime Student Everyone uses Amazon, so everyone should take advantage of this student discount. Amazon offers a discounted Amazon Prime account for students. For those who don’t know what perks Amazon Prime includes, you will have access to free two-day shipping on most products sold on the site, streaming capabilities on thousands of movies and TV shows and exclusive Prime only deals on various electronics.

Typically an Amazon Prime membership costs $12.99 a month or $119.00 a year, however, as a student, an Amazon Prime membership only costs $6.49 a month with a six month free trial period. This is a discount every student should take advantage of because it can be difficult to get off campus to buy groceries or necessities and Amazon will deliver it to your P.O. box within two days.

The New York Times It can be difficult to stay in the loop about current events while living in the Wake Forest bubble; however, it does not have to be that way.

The New York Times offers student discounts on their subscriptions.

The newspaper offers three different student subscription plans. The first is the Basic Plan for $30 a year or $4 a month and it provides unlimited article access on their website or in their There are many more discounts out there, inapp, access to all of their archives from 1851 to cluding discounts on cellular plans and clothing the present and various other exclusives. The sec- stores; however, these four stood out to me as ond plan is the All Access plan for $50 a year being beneficial to the average college student. or $6 a month. It provides the same features as the Basic Plan; however, it adds the crossword and cooking features. Finally there is a third plan called the All Access + Print plan and it costs $4 a week to subscribe, totaling to approximately $208 a year. It includes all of the aspects of the All Access plan, home delivery, the Times experiences feature and exclusive print features.

The discount is approximately 15 percent off of the original subscription prices for the same plans if you are a student. And it doesn’t take much time to sign up and you have the student subscription prices until you cancel. First go to The New York Times student subscription site and choose your plan. After that create an account, if you do not already have one and add your Photo Courtesy of Amazon

Q: Who plays Sierra in A: Shannon Sierra Burgess is a Loser?

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Movie Review| Sierra Burgess is a Loser

THE HOT Film reinvents high school comedy LIST The new Netflix movie explores ideas of self love, beauty and confidence

BY MACKENZIE NOE Contributing Writer noemj18@wfu.edu For those familiar with the tale Cyrano de Bergerac, they may recognize some distinctly similar connections in Ian Samuels’ Sierra Burgess is a Loser — and they are right. Although the death toll is not as high (What kind of a modern romance movie would have so many deaths? What do you think this is, Shakespeare?), the film explores a similar struggle of self-confidence.

A recent Netflix release, the movie also works to capture the experience of being a “loser” in high school. In the beginning, the story appeared to follow the typical “unpopular girl meets jock, falls in love with jock, and gets with jock in spite of the popular girl” plot. However, the film took its own path by recognizing the true power of beauty that lies within and the importance of forming unlikely friendships.

Sierra, played by Shannon Purser, does a good job capturing the confident, clever and witty teen who’s working to live up to the same quality of her parents’ achievements.

On top of that, she also lives as a “loser” and “band nerd” at high school. In my opinion, as a band nerd, having Sierra be in choir or drama would have gotten the point across

exceptionally better. While she appears to have courage and audacity at times, she also believes that she’s not the most beautiful girl on the outside. This prevents Sierra from revealing the truth to Jamey (Noah Centineo), who accidentally forms a relationship with her thinking she is Veronica (Kristine Froseth), the resident popular girl.

As the texts and phone calls turn into Skyping and going on a date, Sierra approaches Veronica to help keep up the appearance that Jamey has been texting Veronica all along. In return, Sierra helps teach Veronica philosophy so she can sound more intelligent to her college ex-boyfriend. During the process, Sierra and Veronica learn of each other’s inner beauty and end up forming a strong bond that endures the test of time.

Through all of this, Sierra’s friend Dan (RJ Cyler) remains loyal yet honest. Cyler’s flair and own personality shine through as Dan’s good humor and support of Sierra are a stable thread woven throughout the piece. While Sierra’s world changes, Dan remains her rock and pushes her to overcome the fear of being comfortable with herself, both inside and out. Every scene containing Cyler elevated the moments captured and added pizzazz. This also occurs during more serious scenes, in which screenwriter Lindsey Beer cleverly and wittily showcases Cyler telling Sierra the truth. Along the same lines, Samuels is able to portray Beer’s own connection to Sierra through the script.

Beer, a fellow band nerd, would be the only one to write a music rehearsal like that; no

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The new Netflix movie stars Shannon Purser and Noah Centineo. one else would know to always stop and yell during a fight song.

With dark and serious cinematography and camera shots that put you in the moment, Samuels developed a film that is a level up from the other low budget and poorly executed high school films, excluding of course the John Hughes films. It is definitely worth the watch.

Album Review | Sweetener

New album brings positive vibes Ariana Grande’s new album Sweetener is filled with a mix of somber and upbeat music

BY KARRINGTAN HARRIS Contributing Writer harrka15@wfu.edu After her Manchester concert ended with a bombing that killed 23 people (including the attacker), Ariana Grande contemplated returning to music. With the release of Sweetener, she created an album that addresses the aftermath of the bombing along with other issues such as mental health and self-care. However, Grande makes sure to include her signature pop love songs, making Sweetener overall an album of good vibes and positivity.

Beginning with the interlude of “Raindrops (An Angel Cried),” Grande sets a somber mood that encompasses the turmoil and despair of experiencing loss. She then takes the listeners on a euphoric journey filled with an interwoven mix of upbeat love songs and songs of self-care.

Keeping the cheerful love songs that made her a forerunner in pop music, Grande moves into focusing on positive self-care in the songs “No Tears Left to Cry” and “Sweetener.” In “No Tears Left to Cry,” Grande has an up-tempo song that encourages an attitude of loving life despite the curve balls it throws at you. While “Sweet-

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Ariana Grande’s new album Sweetener was released on Aug. 17. ener” has a subtler melodic tone as Grande sings about a person that makes life better.

In “Sweetener,” Grande uses clever references to baking that sprinkle a little more sugar to make the album more optimistic and appreciative of life. Other songs that continue the theme of self-care are “Light is Coming,” “Breathin” and “Get Well Soon.”

The song “Get Well Soon” encourages listeners to pay attention to their physical and mental state: “This is for everybody / Babe you gotta take care of your body / Ain’t no time to deny it / That is why we’re talkin’ about it (Get better, get better).” In these lines, Grande sends out a direct call to ac-

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tion about the importance of taking time to take care of yourself and not let the worries of the world bring you down. At the end of “Get Well Soon” she also pays tribute to the victims of the Manchester bombing by giving 40 seconds of silence to make the song five minutes and 22 seconds for each of the victims who lost their lives, according to her interview with Michael Strahan on ABC News.

As Grande takes the time to promote selfcare with upbeat and melodious tunes, she stays true to her fans and still gives us pop love songs with a touch of R&B. Songs such as “R.E.M” and “Goodnight n Go” have dream-like cadences with playful imaginative lyrics. In “R.E.M,” Grande confesses her love for a man she encounters in a dream through a serenade: “Last night, boy I met you / When I was sleep / You’re such a dream to me.” Grande also serenades her fiancé Pete Davidson with a track titled after him. Through the song “Pete Davidson,” Grande talks to him about how they were destined for each other: “Universe must have my back, fell from the sky into my lap / And I know that you’re my soulmate and all that.” “Pete Davidson” is heavily influenced with harmonies that create a soothing tone. The song ends with the lines “I’m a be happy, happy,” almost as a declaration to the world that despite life’s ups and downs she will be content. Through Sweetener, Grande gives us an album of motivational self-care vibes and candy-coated love songs.

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1/2 banana 1/2 cup fresh pineapple 1/2 cup strawberries 1/2 cup vanilla Greek yogurt • 1 cup ice Add all of the ingredients into a blender and mix it together.

Serve with a pineapple slice garnish on the rim.

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Movie Review| We the Animals

Beautiful film falls short with complex plot Jeremiah Zagar uses the aesthetics of movie making to highlight the unique coming of age of protagonist Jonah

BY OLIVIA FIELD Life Editor fielor17@wfu.edu For the first few minutes of Jeremiah Zagar’s We the Animals, it is almost possible to believe that this film will be an idyllic foray into the bliss and beauty of childhood.

Jonah (Evan Rosado) and his brothers Manny and Joel (Isaiah Kristian and Josiah Gabriel) frolic with youthful vibrancy through the sun-drenched fields and meadows of upstate New York. The movie is an aesthetic delight, with cinematographer Zak Mulligan using mostly 16-millimeter film to lend a hazy charm to the visuals of the venture.

However, Paps (played by Raul Castillo) soon offers his disruptive hand to the previously languid tone of the film; he forces Jonah to fend for himself in a river and provides the first real conflict of the movie. We see this dynamic further played out in Paps’ destructive relationship with his wife (dubbed ‘Ma’ by Jonah and played by Sheila Vand). The two struggle to make ends meet both in terms of finance and love — the two work blue-collar jobs that keep them away from the children for lengthy stretches. We only get glimpses of the couple’s tumultuous cycles through the mind of Jonah, who is unable to fully comprehend the abuse present between his parents.

Photo Courtesy of imdb.com While too young to critically analyze the masculinity that his father portrays, Jonah does negatively respond to A winner of the Sundance film festival, We the Anithe paternal behaviors that his brothers begin to assume. mals focuses on an intimate family experience.

As a refuge from the insanity and neglect of his household, Jonah holes up with the grandson of his neighbor in their basement. Here, Jonah is exposed to Iron Maiden and his friend’s pornographic videos. This experience forces Jonah to consider his burgeoning sexuality outside of the oddities that he witnesses from his parents at home. It is noticeable that this exposure runs in such a contradicting manner to what he is directly observing in his family.

In order to grapple with all that is running through his young mind, Jonah turns to furious scribbles and illustrations in his secret journal. In the movie, these are visualized through abstract and abrasive animations of his musings. Here, crayoned stick figures fornicate and fight as Jonah attempts to make sense of what he is seeing. These moments are simultaneously exhilarating and confusing, as many of these images delve into some sort of dream world that Jonah has made up as the film goes along.

While the movie is visually stunning, the latter parts of the effort began to feel a little underwhelming as the runtime moves along. Zagar seems to rely too much on aesthetic and less on substance while much of the film’s imagery goes largely unexplained.

Reality and the universe that Jonah is imagining seem to be merging, but it is mostly unclear when this is happening and to what extent the illusion goes. Coupled with a lapse in character development, the final minutes of the movie seem to cram in as many awe-inspiring vistas as possible without reinforcing them with the weight of plausibility.

Gripes aside, this film is still a wonderful exploration of what it means to come into questions of identity when the odds are not stacked in one’s favor.

Television Show Review | BoJack Horseman

Cartoon show explores the human struggle BoJack Horseman, though comical, addresses dark and existential themes through its entertaining plot

BY HARRISON MCCAMY Staff Writer mccajh14@wfu.edu

Season five of BoJack Horseman was released on Netflix on Sept. 14 and it has proven itself to be both the most hilarious and depressing season. Socially, BoJack Horseman has taken strides in satirizing Hollywood power dynamics, gratuitous sexualization and public reactions to celebrity faults. From animal-based puns, alliterations and quick rhyming schemes to dark humor and a glimpse into the life of a self-medicating depressive, this remarkably self-aware show promises to have viewers waver between laughter and self-reflection.

BoJack’s departure from sanity begins with a vodka bottle divided into sevenths and ends with a harrowing journey to rehab, but his journey throughout the season is one that any addict would find all-too-familiar. It begins with selfmedicating and the belief that one is still in control and only comes to a turning point after a realization that things are far from ‘in control.’ The notion of “just one more” and the rationalization of destructive behavior are not unique to drug addiction; these are universal urges, and BoJack’s selfanalysis throughout the show forces viewers to take a sobering look at their own lives. BoJack consistently confronts harsh truths from his past, and this guilt is what motivates his current actions.

BoJack isn’t the only character with a riveting arc this season. Princess Carolyn deals with the competing desires to continue a successful career and embark on single motherhood, as well the corresponding insecurities of any parent-

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Dually hilarious and thoughtful, BoJack Horseman chronicles the life of a television star navigating his life post-fame. Season five continues the timeline of BoJack’s life as a self-medicating depressive. to-be. Todd confronts his asexuality and life direction, albeit through a secondary motivator. Diane struggles with personal identity, travelling across the world in an attempt to reconnect with family history she finds absent at home, but only to feel like another tourist in the end.

Comedically, the show is packed with puns, niche references (“Quack DeMarco”, “…while a Leonard Cohen song plays”), misdirection, witty one-liners (“I’m as deep in contractions as apostrophes”) and slapstick humor. Todd’s character provides levity from the graveness of BoJack’s scenes, being inept and gullible. Mr. Peanutbutter offers continu-

ous popculture digs, with a persistent format that reinforces his annoyingly optimistic persona. One notably comedic addition to season five was the deconstruction of television tropes via a television show, revealing their hollowness, and allowing viewers to laugh at their folly.

At its core, BoJack Horseman is a show that addresses humanity, in an entertaining fashion, but it offers something distinct from other television shows. It offers something raw and gritty — something that isn’t just a half hour break from day-to-day life. BoJack creates a seriousness that lingers with the viewer far longer than the duration of the episode.

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Podcast Review | WTF

Marc Maron has valuable perspective Marc Maron’s vulnerable and sarcastic voice often pervades the mind

BY KYLE FERRER Staff Writer ferrka16@wfu.edu Some people have a voice that blooms into portraiture. Their bellow, twitter or growl fills up the empty, imaginary husk of their being, and pushes a sort of synesthesia that forms from their sound an embodied human. The voice becomes the epicenter that spawns a greater anatomy within the imagination.

This is the case for Marc Maron, the host of the popular podcast WTF. Although Maron cut his teeth in comedy, bringing to the stage an irascible, honest and intellectual voice, his podcast launched his life into much wider celebrity. Starting out interviewing friends and low-level comedians, the podcast eventually became popular enough the attract bigger names. (Robin Williams’ interview, which was hard to wrangle, helped establish Maron early on.) The longer one listens to Maron interview his guests (actors, directors, screenwriters, authors, comics, et al., from the most celebrated to the least known), the more one feels as if he is an avuncular figure, the consummate conversationalist entwined with the

family member you never mind seeing. In short, a relatable person. This sprawling intellect and sarcastic manner makes Maron a volatile admixture, always in flux, always engaging, never packaged.

But it is, specifically, the voice of Marc Maron that is unable to be copied. The equivalent of aural gravel, it has a reassuring texture, a low-hum, emotional snarl that is cutting and incisive. You know the voice, in an abstract sense; it is a voice that comes across as backed by experiences, as having a somewhat weary compulsion to kvetch, to ask, to talk and to narrate. It is as if Don LaFontaine, the force of 2000s movie trailer voice overs, has been up for hours combating teenage tragedy around the kitchen table, if “Thriller’s” Vincent Price had to be rehabilitated from a briefly-crippling vice. Maron’s voice has the power of a committed humanist. It is unflinchingly honest and jagged, multifarious and built upon an architecture of experience that is easily detectable.

This voice, as I have described it, allows Maron’s podcast to bellow beyond just its recorded session. Maron’s voice begins to exist in your head, in your instincts, as an impetus towards deeper conversation and as an example of cultural individuation: how cultural components, as well as specific life experiences, collect to construct the self. The texture of Maron’s voice incites one’s memory, to enjoy and relive moments of both happiness and despair.

The voice is a buzzing, phoneless and disconnected, brainy and impulsive. It reminds us that we are embodied humans wading through experience, not virtual approximations or greeting card emotions. Maron transforms the inarticulate beasts we have become back into archaeologists of the self, sifting the grains of cultural experience.

The voice of Maron, or even Maron himself, as he streams through our car speakers, our headphones, our lives, be-

comes a sneaky recidivist who works to convert us. The crime? Thinking about our experiences, living in a fresher world of active discernment in an unscripted, meaningless universe. Of course, this is an uncomfortable notion. But just as Maron, perhaps unconsciously, works to bring us to this great, unconscious realization in his biweekly podcast, he himself wrestles with its reality, with reality itself. He is, undoubtedly, stirring a lost generation.

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In addition to his podcast WTF, Marc Maron also stars in the television show Glow. He plays one of the main characters, Sam Sylvia, a B-movie director.

Abroad Column | Copenhagen

Make an adventure out of your time abroad While studying in Barcelona, a student takes advantage of her long weekends in Europe

BY NICOLE LOFFREDO Staff Writer loffn16@wfu.edu Copenhagen, Denmark. The first stop on my semester-long adventure through Europe. Why Copenhagen as my first stop? Well, I picked this northern European city for two reasons: 1. To visit friends studying there and 2. To see Denmark before the frigid winter sets in.

And judging by the 50-degree temperatures in the middle of September, I am very thankful that I followed the second reason.

I am currently studying abroad in Barcelona for a semester, where the temperature has not dropped below 70 degrees. I show up to class drenched in sweat while my friends in Copenhagen have already broken out their coats and scarves. The discrepancy of weather is just a small glimpse into what these next four months are going to look like. This semester is going to be a balancing act between exploring my backyard in Barcelona while also taking advantage of traveling through Europe while I have the chance.

About 500,000 out of the approxi-

mately five million Danes call Copenhagen home. It is a city large enough to be considered metropolitan, filled with culture but small enough to feel safe and to navigate easily with its simple metro system. Bikers control the city and outnumber any other form of transportation, which adds to and creates the culture.

Every street I turned and every building I saw was beautiful, the entire city was completely picturesque.

My time was mainly spent in Christianshavn and Norrebro, two out of the 10 districts of Copenhagen. Our first stop was to rent a GoBoat on the canal.

A group of seven of my friends and I rented a boat (the boats hold up to eight people) and we had two hours to explore Copenhagen by water. Seeing Copenhagen from this angle gave us a unique perspective and laid a good framework before we started our official sight-seeing tour of the city.

Saturday morning, we got breakfast at the Saint Petersburg Bakery, the oldest pastry shop in Copenhagen, located in the Latin Quarter. It is a Denmark staple known for their pastries, specifically their homemade cinnamon rolls, which are sold exclusively on Wednesdays. After a delicious breakfast, we walked to Kings Castle and walked around the Rosenborg Castle Gardens. It is a scenic castle where the Queen lives two days a week.

The next stop was to see arguably the

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Copenhagen’s skyline is marked by the unique architecture, vibrant colors of the buildings and proximity to the waters of the Baltic Sea. most famous and well-known part of the city, Nyhavn. This is the picture of Copenhagen everyone sees and posts pictures of. Colorful houses line the canal with cafés on the bottom floor and outdoor seating. People fill the streets but do not crowd them, which shows the quaint nature of the city. The true energy of Copenhagen is extremely vivid and impossible to ignore while walking along the canal.

Sunday, we saw a more unique part of Copenhagen, or any city for that matter: Freetown Christiania (Christiania).

Christiania is a “free state,” individual from the city, where there are no laws.

It is inhabited by 700 adults and 200 children, pictures are not allowed and it is like no place I’ve ever been before.

The buildings are painted vibrant colors and there is an art shop on every corner.

All the citizens are free-spirited and have such passion for their unique home.

A wonderful start to my four month European tour, Copenhagen exceeded my expectations. The cozy environment, or hygge as the Dane’s call it, matches the city’s layout and personality exactly.

HOW TO: THE PERFECT PICNIC

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Even though most students have already spent a decent amount of time on Hearn Plaza relaxing with their friends or playing a game, make the most of the grassy space and warm weather a with a well-curated picnic.

BY OLIVIA FIELD Life Editor fielor17@wfu.edu

With classes picking up and extracurricular commitments filling students' schedules, there have become fewer and fewer ways to savor the last days of summer weather. However, an easy way to take advantage of the sunny forecast is with an on-campus picnic. Follow these simple steps to enjoy a satisfying outside meal with friends.

The first step to creating an enjoyable picnic is having a good set-up, starting with the blanket. Rather than sitting on the grass, bringing a sheet or blanket that you don’t normally use on your bed is key.

Alternatively, you can purchase a lined picnic blanket online for as cheap as $10.

The material won’t get stained from grass and dirt and the blanket securely folds up into a compact size.

Another important element to a picnic is the music. Bring out your Bluetooth speaker to play songs from your favorite playlists; the “Have a Great Day!” and “Coffeehouse Blend” playlists from Spo-

tify are recommended, but not required.

Final touches to any good picnic experience include, but are not limited to, a trusty pair of sunglasses and a frisbee or spikeball set.

Now, the most important aspect of a picnic: the food. If you are able to head off campus, make a trip to your favorite grocery store for supplies. The ideal combination for an outdoor meal includes a refreshing beverage, something crunchy, something sweet and something you can eat without utensils.

This can best be achieved by stopping at Publix, which is located on 34 Miller Street. For the main element of the meal, pick up a “pub sub” from the deli section of the store. A level up from Subway, the sandwiches can be made with Publix’s signature popcorn chicken and all of the usual toppings. Located next to the deli is the beverage section, which is home to a variety of sweet teas ranging from green tea to raspberry-flavored black tea. To finish off

the meal, pick up a bag of chips and some pre-sliced watermelon.

If you aren’t lucky enough to have a car on campus, there are a few ways to innovate with the food available on campus.

Rather than just bringing your sandwich from Forest Greens onto the quad, stop at Starbucks for one of the Creminelli charcuterie packages. Comprised of a blend of quality meats and cheeses, it’s not the usual on-campus snack. Pair this product with your choice of crackers from the 336 Market in Benson. While there, you can also load up on berries from the yogurt station and chocolate-covered pretzels. Finally, stop at Campus Grounds for an iced coffee before settling down on the quad.

Although the food and set-up are important to enjoying a picnic, the most important factor is spending some quality time with friends. After classes end for the day, take a blanket outside and make the most of the weather with those you hold dearest.

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