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Sports: Dave Clawson’s message for Wake Forest fans Page 10

Life: “Mr. Robot “ has a promising premiere Page 17

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Alum develops ‘Tinder for food’ app The brand-new Neighborz app uses swipes and pictures to help students order food in Winston-Salem

BY JORGE FOURNIER RUIZ-CADALSO Contributing Writer fourja14@wfu.edu With so many food options in Winston-Salem, people usually get stuck in the rut of only eating at the popular restaurants, instead of exploring other options. In a community where Takeout Central and Tapingo are sometimes seen as the only options that we have as students for off-campus food, we rarely get to see the dishes offered by restaurants when ordering take-out.

The app startup Neighborz hopes to change this dilemma by helping users find the dishes they want to eat, as opposed to having users scroll through the different text menus from various restaurants, which is what most other services provide. Their free iOS app called Neighborz helps users explore and discover dishes from multiple restaurants in Winston-Salem with no added fee to the user.

“We are trying to gamify mobile food ordering with a UI [User Interface] that helps to explore local food options in a fun and efficient way,” said Carl Turner, founder of Neighborz and Wake Forest alum of the Class of 2017.

The app learns about your personal tastes with a Tinder-like interface and will suggest dishes based on your swiping behavior and previous orders.

Once your account is set-up, you have the option to order food from more than 10 restaurants in Winston-Salem. That number is projected to increase as popularity continues to grow. Current options include, amongst others, Burger Batch, Thai Harmony, 6th and Vine, O’Brien’s Deli and Krankies.

Turner decided to start the venture when he saw that most mobile ordering apps are completely interchangeable and the same.

“People only use these apps when they are hungry and want food right now,” Turner said.

He noticed however, that platforms like Instagram and Facebook have a lot of content around pictures of delicious food. Turner’s idea is “to bring these worlds together by building a platform where people can experience and interact with food in addition to being able to place an order”. After a couple of months thinking about the idea, Turner made the leap towards developing the application right after he graduated this past May. Turner is actively working with other entrepreneurs in the community that have started successful companies.

Despite starting the venture as an alum, Turner has seen a “very supportive local community that has a high interest in start-ups especially coming from the Reynolda Campus.”

With app downloads climbing to 500 in just two weeks after launching in mid-September, Neighborz is seeing numbers as usage times are around four minutes per session.

Guillermo Torres is a junior and is a regular user.

“Neighborz reduces the time you spend ordering, in comparison to other apps, while also helping you decide what you want to have for lunch or dinner that day.”

Turner still comes back to campus to meet with professors to discuss and work on future data analytics applications. Neighborz’s unique UI allows for advanced data analytics as most restaurants today just know their best sellers. Additionally, with Neighborz, “We also know what people actively dislike and can apply methods like A/B testing, sensitivity analysis and even food retargeting thanks to the swiping and Wishlist feature built into the app.”

“Later this year we will expand to other cities in North Carolina and are currently preparing a launch in my hometown in Berlin, Germany,” Turner said. Our long-term goal is to leverage the long user interactions to build a P2P delivery platform in urban spaces that triggers deliveries with instant incentives like free orders or highly discounted dishes.”

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P.E.E.R.S. educators expand outreach program Student-led organization helps others make safe decisions about mental and physical health

BY REESE MARKLAND Contributing Writer markrc17@wfu.edu In recognition of last week’s National Alcohol Awareness Week, Wake Forest’s P.E.E.R.S. (Peers Educating, Engaging, Reaching & Supporting) group offered a host of activities, including a stan-

dard drink challenge, an alcohol Jeopardy game and a trivia night focusing on knowledge of Thrive-related concepts, amongst others. The P.E.E.R.S. group is a student-led outreach organization which focuses on raising awareness on campus about critical aspects of mental and physical health. Last week’s events epitomize the inclusive, active role the P.E.E.R.S. group has come to play on campus as a supportive group devoted to encouraging the health, well-being and smart-decision making of students on

campus, particularly in terms of alcohol and drug use.

However, the P.E.E.R.S. group has expanded its focuses beyond the realm of alcohol and drug awareness over the past couple of years as the program has grown. The group now includes a Nutrition and Mindful Consumption branch, Student Education and Empowerment for Invisible Disabilities branch, Student Mental Health Ambassador branch and Alcohol and Other Drug Misuse Prevention branch, all of which are designed to

provide help and support to students to ensure a healthy lifestyle and decisionmaking process for Wake Forest students.

Vonnie White, who has been involved in the Alcohol and other Drug Misuse Prevention branch since her sophomore year, has seen the development of the program and appreciates the student to student interaction which the program necessitates.

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As this week marks the advising period for students to meet with their faculty adviser and pick their courses for next semester, many students have been evaluating different majors and minors. For sophomores, this time is especially critical, as they will all have to declare their major(s) and minor(s) in the spring. Yet they aren’t the only ones exploring new areas of academics. Seniors who have almost completed their major(s) and minor(s) might also be looking for a class or two outside their disciplines to complete their schedule.

As a campus newspaper full of journalism minors, it might seem obvious that we would recommend that students take journalism courses. However, given our society’s current political climate, the growing sense of interconnectedness facilitated through globalization and the ever-increasing presence of fake news, creating a news-literate society in all fields is as important as ever.

No matter one’s major(s), minor(s) or in-

Learning how this information is collected, reported and delivered is important for someone who is digesting the information." terests, every discipline interacts with the media in some regard. Whether it be following the trends of the stock market and new merging businesses, reading about the newest fashion superstar or learning about a new study that has discovered a cure to a deadly disease, the media serves as a conduit of this information. Learning how this information is collected, reported and delivered is important for someone who is digesting the information. Especially as our world becomes more globalized, knowing the status of the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian crisis, the economic stability of the U.K. and the condition of the U.S.-North Korea relations have the ability to affect the security and wellbeing of Wake Forest students and graduates.

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This is especially important as the digitalization of news has created all sorts of new issues for the media. Now more than ever, the public is bombarded with a plethora of information on a daily basis. According to a study by Jeffrey Gottfried and Elisa Shearer published by Pew Research in 2016, 62 percent of U.S. adults get their news on social media, with the highest reported sites being Reddit, Facebook and Twitter. On the surface, this might look like a positive, since the public is educating themselves on the things going on around them. However, Craig Silverman countered this idea after showing that the most popular fake news stories were more widely shared on Facebook than popular mainstream news stories.

Having the tools and capability to sort through this information effectively and understand the practice of journalism and the media is critical for maintaining a political democracy.

In addition to learning the skills to under-

stand the news, we believe there are many practical, interpersonal and communicative skills that students learn from these courses.

Being forced to engage in interviews with students, faculty and administrators and community members from different economic, political and social backgrounds helps develop one’s capacity to think on the fly and hold a conversation with diverse groups of individuals. Hosting interviews also helps better one’s ability to ask questions — and ask the right questions. But even more important than asking the right questions is developing a knack for truly listening — a skill that journalism courses cultivate expertly.

Lastly, having the ability to synthesize the information into a coherent, fair and unbiased story is an invaluable tool to improve one’s writing portfolio. Overall, no matter one’s interest, the journalistic skills one can learn from even just one class can help one’s future in whatever path they pursue.

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Deacon Profile: Sabin Sidney

BY LILLIAN JOHNSON News Editor johnlg16@wfu.edu

perspectives and students won’t feel discouraged to speak up in class. An ideal political climate is where anyone of any idea can come and speak forward and not just speak their opinion, but defend it.

In the fall of 2016, current senior Sabin Sidney founded a new campus publication, The Wake Forest Review. Known for having a conservative perspective, The Review has garnered a lot of attention both on and off campus.

Taking with him the formative experience of founding and overseeing The Review, Sidney hopes to pursue his interest in politics after graduation by working on Capitol Hill.

The Wake Forest Review has received both support and criticism. How do you use both to better the publication?

I always look for ways to improve the publication. I take the criticism very sincerely because we are a starter publication. If you see how much we’ve changed in the past year and a half, it’s dramatic. We’ve changed a lot of our writing style, our stories, content and what we’re focusing on. I take constructive criticism very sincerely.

With praise, we thank them and we move on because that praise won’t last forever if we’re not improving.

What was the driving force behind founding The Wake Forest Review?

It was to create a body in which like-minded conservatives and libertarians can have their free speech and their medium to write what they want without any animosity that they may face in class from their peers or professors.

The joke I say is it’s our own safe space for libertarian and conservative voices.

The driving force behind it was after seeing the amount of anger towards the entire Republican party and the conservative movement on campus after the election.

From my freshman year to my junior year, nobody really talked about politics. The rise of social justice, and as I call it, the Wake Forest leftward march — that’s what I think was the driving force behind The Review. It was a combination of providing a voice to the silent majority of conservative students, the election because it was so polarizing and finally the leftward march of the university.

Describe the process of founding this publication.

I always tell everyone The Review was born at my coffee shop back in Milwaukee, which is actually kind of true.

It took me the whole summer of 2016 to recruit our main executive staff. Anthony Palumbo, a junior, was the first guy I contacted. We’d talked a few times before, and then I’m telling him, “Hey, do you want to change your life and join The Review?” So the whole summer was a lot of recruiting, writing a business plan and looking for ways to get funding. Throughout the first semester of my junior year, fall of ‘16, we had to go through building a board of directors and becoming a nonprofit. It was a whole process of building the infrastructure for The Review: getting the people and getting the idea out there.

Once it started, we asked how do we grow? And we said, “Let’s get a board of directors, let’s become a nonprofit, let’s go raise money.” And ever since, we’ve raised over 40 thousand dollars. We’re recognized all around North Carolina by various political groups. We’re also recognized in D.C. and are also nationally distributed.

It’s amazing to see how much it has accomplished in just a year and a half.

How did you go about getting support from faculty and staff as well as donations to financially support The Review?

I had a list of faculty that I knew were openly conservative, like Professors Brister and Whaples. I contacted them about joining what was originally an advisory board of faculty. I knew Anthony Palumbo and Ryan Wolfe, another recruit. Ryan knew people, like Professors Louden in the Communications department and Aldhizer in the business school. We got that original network of faculty. We met with a lot of them individually and some said no, some said yes. Same goes with the outside members of the board. We have a lawyer and know some people in D.C., so it was meeting and calling them. The conservative alumni, who agree with us and are happy to see us show a conservative voice, really want to help us and make us last in the long term. With them, it was calling, writing letters, sending copies and meeting with them. Last January we sent out about 50 copies of our print issue. We got some money through that and met people through contacts.

The other part of it was how do we raise money? As a nonprofit, a 501(c)(3), we have the ability to claim tax deductions just like the rest of Wake Forest University.

Can you explain the motto of The Review, “Truth without fear?”

Photo courtesy of Sabin Sidney

The Wake Forest Review is self-described as conservative. What do you believe this publication adds to the dialogue on campus and what was missing before?

What was missing before was definitely a solely conservative magazine. There are actually about 100 of these across the nation. I felt that Wake Forest needed one because we’re a top 25 school and a lot of top 25 schools have one, so we should too. I think that, especially in the classroom, there was a conservative voice missing.

I think The Review permeates through the classrooms when people are discussing. It’s made our writers more confident in class. As a whole, The Review adds more dialogue to the campus. We’re invited to multiple events on campus — we just went to Rethinking Community.

We add a perspective of balance between important free speech and safe spaces. The Review adds an important aspect of dialogue because we are more of the conservative voice. I’ve been noticing during the past year and a half that we have gained some attention and people are talking about us. Examples in which The Review has come up in national dialogue is the Eudaimonia Institute; we’re bringing issues that are maybe not known outside of Wake Forest to a national level.

The mission of The Wake Forest Review states that it’s goal is to provide journalism that is balanced, fair and enlightening. Do you find it difficult to provide that kind of journalism from a conservative standpoint?

We’ve learned a lot last year and we’ll learn a lot this year. We’re trying to write more unbiased for the main journalism, like we wrote an article about the Publications Committee. Then we also add some of our own conservative twist. That’s what differentiates us. We provide the education from a conservative standpoint.

I think it’s important to stay unbiased but at the same time we focus more of our conservative views in editorial pieces. We do have those fluff pieces such as sports which are totally unbiased, but I do think we have a problem sometimes with putting our opinions in everything. At the same time I think that’s kind of why we exist, to give our conservative perspective.

What’s your ideal political climate?

I don’t want just a conservative campus. I don’t want just a liberal campus. I want a campus where everyone can come together and everyone can discuss all issues without the fear of being pervaded or shut down, like at other campuses, such as Berkeley. In the ideal political climate, the university would invite speakers of both

We’ve written stories that have gotten us under fire.

But I think that’s important because if you don’t stand up for what you believe in, you stand for nothing. Have we had issues living up to that motto? Yes; some of our writers face the fear of backlash from their classes or their professors. I always encourage my writers and staff to ask, “Why are we here?” We’re here to write from our own perspective without the fear of being called out in class or bullied. I think our motto stands for what we believe in and the new rise of the conservative movement.

I think the conservative movement on college campuses is constantly growing. We are here and we are going to speak the truth no matter how much it hurts them and no matter how much it hurts us.

What are your hopes for the future of The Wake Forest Review?

My hope right now is to make sure it stays alive. I graduate next year. Anthony is going to take it over for a year, but after that, both of us are gone. Luckily we have a board to keep it going. Hopefully our alumni will still be very engaged with us. When I’m back here in five or 10 years, I want to see The Wake Forest Review.

What do you plan to do after graduation?

I’m going to probably work on Capitol Hill. I don’t know for who. I’d rather work on the Senate because it’s more interesting. Fun fact: my representative is Paul Ryan.

How will you continue to support The Review as an alumnus?

Hopefully I’ll get a spot on the board. That’s up to them, not me. I’ll only be in Washington D.C., so hopefully I can help out. I want to mentor Anthony and make sure he has a smooth transition. After I leave, it could be donating my scarce salary here or there or coming to meetings here or there. Any way it’s possible for me to help out I want to do. I raised my child. Now I want see my child grow up.

How will you use your experience that you gained from starting The Review in your future endeavors?

The Review has taught me a lot, like how to raise a company. It’s taught me leadership, critical thinking, how to analyze information, how to write clearly and concisely, how to be a journalist and how to communicate, graphic design, and social media. I think all that will help me in politics because politics is communicating your ideas and trying to get elected. The Review is like a candidate. How do we support the candidate? That’s all I’ve been doing the past year and a half — working for the candidate, trying to build it and keeping it going.

Everything I learned is going to help me in politics, from communication to social media to fundraising. It helped me with an internship this summer in the Wisconsin lieutenant governor’s office. I’m excited to see how The Review could help me transition into actual politics.

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National political organizations form chapters on campus Young Democratic Socialists of America and Turning Point USA represent the left and right

BY AMANDA WILCOX News Editor wilcaf16@wfu.edu The country-wide political divisions of the past year and a half have not left the Wake Forest campus alone. Just as students across the political spectrum have differing ideas about how to best move the U.S. forward, ideas about how to respond to the new political era contrast among various caucuses of students.

Two nationwide political groups with opposing worldviews — Young Democratic Socialists of America and Turning Point USA — both have active chapters on the Wake Forest campus. Both have been working this semester to convey their ideological messages and to encourage broader and more inclusive political discussions at Wake Forest and on a larger scale.

The Wake Forest chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), founded by sophomore Rance Orrell, is one of the student groups comprising the left side of the ideological spectrum.

Orrell became interested in starting a chapter last year and the group became active this fall. While the group’s mission includes educating the campus about socialism, Orrell also felt that it could provide a social justice activism space that the campus climate had been missing.

“There were a lot of really good social justice groups on campus, but there was a disconnect between them,” Orrell said.

“Students from different communities would come out for different events, but there wasn’t much solidarity.”

He believed that a socialist message and socialist-oriented activism could provide a rallying point for a wide variety of marginalized groups.

“Capitalism isn’t beneficial for anyone but the extremely wealthy, so if you are a marginalized group, you are being nega-

views. Its mission is to “identify, educate, train and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets and limited government.”

Sophomore Jordan Lancaster, who is now the campus coordinator for the Wake Forest chapter, said that she became involved with Turning Point because it provided her with a community of people with similar ideologies that she hadn’t found at Wake Forest before.

“Although having your views challenged is extremely important in college — I definitely have them challenged a lot — it’s also great to find a group of people who are passionate about the same ideologies as you are,” she said. “Turning Point is unique in that it focuses on young people, particularly those in high school and college. Often times, college campuses can become ideological echo chambers for one side, and challenging the dogma can be difficult, especially since conservative ideas can be met with hostility. Turning Point provides important dialogue and Photo courtesy of Rance Orrell challenges ideas that often aren’t quesJunior Char van Schenck, junior Reagan Lindsay, sophomore Rance Orrell, tioned at all on campus.” and freshman Andrew Azuara representYDSA at “Rethinking Community.” Sophomore Phillip Yurchenko, the founder and president of the Wake Forest tively affected by capitalist institutions,” discussed training members to fix car tail chapter, emphasized the group’s dedicahe said. lights for free, and if that happens, Ortion to free speech.

While the nascent YDSA chapter in- rell said that the YDSA chapter would be “We strongly believe that everyone tends to hold a general education cam- interested in participating. Broken tail needs to have an uncensored voice on paign to correct many misconceptions lights are a common reason why drivers campus,” he said. “One of our most about socialism, Orrell’s focus is on com- are pulled over, which can often lead to munity work and tangible outcomes. dangerous situations for people of color popular events relating to free speech is our annual free speech ball where we get “The best way to get people into so- and undocumented individuals. cialism is by doing things that are soFinally, while the YDSA chapter’s au- a huge beach ball (nine feet in diameter) cialist in nature,” he said. “You want to thority to endorse political candidates [on which] the Wake Forest community help the community, not just hang up may be limited, the group is interested can write whatever they want.”

Like Lancaster, Yurchenko underlined signs.” in helping Democrat Jenny Marshall’s the role he believes Turning Point plays in Some of the initiatives that the group campaign for the U.S. House of Repreameliorating polarized political discourse has discussed taking an active role in in- sentatives. She is currently running in a clude lobbying the campus to sign on primary against Winston-Salem Coun- at Wake Forest.

“College Republicans and College to the Paris Climate Accords, fighting cilwoman DD Adams for the seat curchanges to the Code of Conduct that rently held by Republican Virginia Foxx Democrats never talked to each other,” he said. “Before TPUSA came to Wake could potentially silence marginalized in North Carolina’s fifth district. voices, and finding ways to advocate for In contrast, the Wake Forest chapter of Forest, engaging across difference was better working conditions and living Turning Point USA, a non-profit political missing. At our weekly meetings, we enwages for Aramark employees. outreach organization focused on right- courage students from all over the poIn addition, the Winston-Salem branch wing ideas, has been a source of activism litical spectrum to attend and share their of Democratic Socialists of America has for students with conservative world- perspective on issues.”

POLICE BEAT Larceny • Unknown subject(s) removed a JBL Bluetooth speaker from Efird 109. The report was filed on Oct. 16 at 8:52 a.m.

• Unknown subject(s) removed a comforter from the laundry room in Angelou. The report was filed on Oct. 16 at 10:22 p.m.

• Unknown subject(s) took a bicycle from the bike rack at South. The report was filed on Oct. 17 at 12:30 a.m.

• A victim felt that an unknown subject removed mail from a mail bin at 109 Rosedale Circle. The report was filed on Oct. 17 at 8:53 p.m.

• Unknown subject(s) removed an unsecured black and orange bike from the bike rack at Palmer. The report was filed on Oct. 21 at 10:35 a.m.

• Unknown subject(s) stole $50 from the victim’s unsecured wallet that was left in a lounge in South. The report was filed on Oct. 21 at 1:38 p.m.

Underage Consumption/Possession • Offender was found to be in possession of a water bong in a vehicle in Lot P. The report was filed on Oct. 18 at 10:53 a.m.

• Offender was intoxicated at Last Resort and was transported to Student Health. The report was filed on Oct. 20 at 12:45 a.m.

• Offender had consumed alcohol earlier at a party and was treated at Student Health.

The report was filed on Oct. 20 at 11:14 p.m. from Luter.

• Offender had consumed alcohol and became ill in South. The individual was checked by student EMTs but treatment was refused. The report was filed on Oct. 21 at 1:59 a.m.

• Offender’s mother called requesting WFUPD to check on her son due to intoxication.

Treatment was refused after being evaluated by student ERT. The report was filed on on Oct. 21 at 7:37 p.m. from Johnson.

• Two students were issued state citations for giving alcohol to persons under the age of 21. One student ran from WSPD, jumped out of a third story window, was taken to the hospital and then was arrested. The report was filed on Oct. 21 at 11:37 p.m. at Wake Place Court.

Miscellaneous • Unknown subject(s) cut the chain which was locking the back entry into the Facilities Management area. The report was filed on Oct. 17 at 7:58 a.m.

• Unknown subject(s) scratched a victim’s car hood in Lot Q. The report was filed on Oct. 20 at 3:20 p.m.

• Unknown subject(s) were tampering with a victm’s vehicle in Lot Q. The report was filed on Oct. 20 at 5:44 p.m.

• Possible student broke through the side glass door window and exited the front door of a building on University Parkway. The report was filed on Oct. 21 at 10:34 a.m.

• WSPD responded two times about a loud party on Wakefield Drive and issued a written warning. The report was filed on Oct. 21 at 4:33 p.m.

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P.E.E.R.S. Educators: Program grows Continued from Page 1

“As college students, a lot of the time it feels like we’re being instructed by authority figures about what to do and what not to do. As P.E.E.R.S. we have more respect for one another because we are all college students going through the same thing and making similar choices, especially in terms of alcohol and drugs. We recognize that alcohol and drug use will persist in the college environment, so our role

as P.E.E.R.S. is to advocate for our peers and make sure they are equipped to make decisions that are safe rather than punish or instruct them about what to do,” she said.

Sophomore Brandon Freeman and freshman Allyson Deak reiterated the intentions of the program and their own ambitions to help the program grow as they continue to be involved over the next several years.

“I just got involved with P.E.E.R.S. and this is the second event I’ve done,”

Freeman said. “ I enjoy it and think it’s important that people are aware and can, if they choose, drink alcohol in a safe and responsible way.”

“I’m excited to help grow the program over the next few years, because it is still so new and there’s a lot of opportunity within the program to affect campus trends,” Deak said.

In order to get involved in P.E.E.R.S., one must submit an application online, go through an interview, and finally get nationally certified as a

Peer Educator. To retain membership, P.E.E.R.S. must participate in at least 25 hours of outreach or program activities per semester, including Peer group initiated programs as well as Office of Wellbeing programs. Annual training and workshops also must be attended.

P.E.E.R.S. educators, through their commitment to continued training and passion for engaging with the student body, are gaining an increasing, beneficial influence on campus.

Uneasiness permeates concerts following shooting Security has tightened at outdoor music events in the wake of the tragic mass murder in Las Vegas

This mass murder follows the tragic history of modern-day America. According to CNN, 17 of the 30 deadliest mass shootings in the country have occurred in the past 10 years. In the past two years, many of these shootings involved music events. In the aftermath of this specific shooting, there was talk about how to improve safety in public places and at such events. Concert strategists have looked into how to fix and tighten security problems at concerts, particularly those outdoor. However, no conclusion on this topic has been reached.

The Wake Forest students all seemed to agree that they do not want to let these events influence their everyday lives, including attending concerts.

“I don’t think we should alter our reality to one instance or something that one person did,” said Alyssa Alpino, concert director for Student Union.

When Geffrey Boyer, a sophomore, heard the Las Vegas news he immediately texted his group chat of friends who were planning on going to the country concert and said, “I am buying tickets right now.”

He recalled a memory of a high school history teacher who told him that by changing our lives, we are letting them win. Boyer did not want to let Paddock win.

Neither the concert venue nor the band posted anything regarding extra security on their websites.

They planned to just have the usual metal detector and bag check. Students confirmed this.

“[There was] just a lot of security but nothing over the top,” sophomore Chrysa Livanos said.

Despite the preconcert confidence, as the sun initiated its descent over the stage, crowds of people began to flow onto the lawn surrounding the stage.

This is when nervous thoughts overwhelmed some students and anxious feelings developed.

“I felt uneasy since the crowd was enormous. I found myself thinking of escape routes in the event of a shooting,” said Emily Boylan, a sophomore. “I was having fun but the thought was always in the back of my mind.”

Horsley admitted that she “didn’t feel totally safe.”

However, these thoughts of worry diminished once the music started playing. Horsley shared that Zac Brown Band addressed the shooting.

“We’re lucky to be a part of one of the best countries in the world and we can’t live in fear,” he said.

That statement, according to Horsley, sent a sense of pride through the crowd which was almost visible. From that moment on, the fans seemed to relax and enjoy the music. The country music almost served as a form of therapy to a country trying to heal from yet another mass shooting.

“We’re always told that it won’t happen here, but having it occur at a concert and then attend a similar event a week later, made it seem extra real,” said sophomore Caleb Woody. “This is just the world we live in now, unfortunately, we can’t change it.”

Undergraduate Research Day Time: Oct. 27 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Location: ZSR Atrium/4th Floor The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Center holds its annual event. Students will present their works from the past year through oral presentations and posters.

Journalism Under Attack: Is Democracy Really at Stake?

Time: Nov. 1 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: ZSR Auditorium This symposium will cover journalism, including the behindthe-scenes of how it works. There will be a panel discussion about the recent issues in free speech and democracy.

What Made a Best-Sellter in Early Print Culture?

Time: Oct. 30 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Location: ZSR Auditorium Professor Emily Francomano, of Georgetown University, will give a talk about her book, The Prison of Love: Romance, Translation, and the Book in Sixteenth Century.

The Power of Ethiopian Coffee Time: Oct. 27 from 4:25 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Location: ZSR Room 477 Student Wubetu Shimelash will present about his experience in Ethiopia while working on his film, The Power of Ethiopian Coffee, this past summer.

Tracie Morris Poetry Reading Time: Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m.

Location: Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery Come listen to Tracie Morris, a poet and vocalist, as she performs as a part of the Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series.

Morris’ recent poetry collection was handholding: 5 kinds.

23rd Annual Halloween Orchestra Concert Time: Nov. 1 at 12 a.m.

Location: Brendle Recital Hall Come attend the annual performance of haunting, comedic and triumphant music. Admittance is free, but tickets are required.

Spooky Night in Special Collections & Archives Time: Oct. 30 at 5 p.m.

Location: ZSR Room 625 Special Collections & Archives will host a reading of spooky petry and scary stories. Those who attend will have the chance to read selections as well as make gothic buttons.

Are Electric Cars Good for the Environment?

Time: Oct. 26 at 4 p.m.

Location: Kirby B02 Stephen Holland, an associate professor of economics at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, will give a talk aout the effects of electric cars on the environment.

WaFoWriMo: Wake Forest Writing Month Time: Oct. 30 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: ZSR 476 Inspired by NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), there will be workshops throughout November to encourage people to attempt to complete a 50,000 word novel.

BY NICOLE LOFFREDO Staff Writer loffn16@wfu.edu

Zac Brown Band held an outdoor concert in Raleigh, less than a week after the Las Vegas concert massacre. Did anyone show up?

“I was a little apprehensive about going to the concert so soon after the shooting but I love the band and still wanted to go,” said Margaret Horsley, a sophomore, who attended the concert Friday night.

Many students enjoyed the outdoor Zac Brown Band Welcome Home concert tour this weekend as a fun getaway before the stress of midterms kicked in. Students had mixed reviews regarding the status of their safety in the wake of the previous event that occurred in Las Vegas. Despite these worries, many students still decided to attend the event.

On Sunday Oct. 1, Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of fans attending the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas. He killed 58 people and injured approximately 490, the largest mass shooting committed by an individual in American history.

The shots were fired from his suite on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel on the Las Vegs Strip.

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Biology majors dive deep into research requirement Student projects explore diverse topics such as neurology, animal biology and botany

will help scientists find a solution that still supports agricultural needs, but also does not harm the bees, according to Marrow.

Exploring Serengeti with Megi

BY JULIANA MARINO Staff Writer marijt16@wfu.edu

Behind the closed doors of Winston Hall’s labs, biology students are busy at work studying honey bees, identifying species and examining fungi in magnolia leaves.

Students pursuing a Biological Sciences degree are required to conduct at least one semester of research during their undergraduate career. The goal of Wake Forest’s research requirement is to provide students with the opportunity to understand the how and why behind any scientific result.

“What you learn in the classroom is the conclusion,” said biology professor Ke Zhang, “but the process, why we get there, is more important than what is there.”

The complex, and often frustrating, process Zhang describes is research.

At larger universities, joining a lab is often more competitive, and lab groups tend to have more than 10 students, according to biology professor Clifford Zeyl. This makes it challenging for students to initially find research opportunities and then have one-on-one interactions with professors once they do join a lab.

On campus at Wake Forest, however, lab groups tend to be about six students or fewer, allowing students individual time with professors. Additionally, with 4,955 undergraduates, Wake Forest is bigger than most liberal arts schools, and therefore has the resources and the funding for a variety of research projects, according to senior biology major Brianne Marrow.

“How accessible professors are and how accessible it is to join a lab at Wake Forest is something really unique and special,” Marrow said. “That’s really confirmed my choice to choose Wake Forest.”

While some students simply view the biology research requirement as another item to check off their list towards satisfying the major, other students have become truly passionate and excited about their research projects.

Seniors Brianne Marrow and Lexie Wang and sophomore Megi Gjini are examples of students who have deeply invested their time and energy into their projects and are now making a difference with their research.

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Marrow, who studies bee brains, holds a container of baby honey bees. as learning impairment and memory reduction, “no one has ever actually looked in the brain to see what structural changes are happening to perhaps cause these behavioral changes,” said Marrow.

After exposing both adult and larval bees to three different types of pesticides, imidacloprid, coumaphos and fipronil, Marrow dissects each bee’s brain, which is about the size of half a grain of rice, and then slices the brains using a machine called a compresstome.

Once sliced, parts of neurons in these brain pieces are illuminated to measure the density of microglomeruli, or sensory integration centers in the brain.

Pesticide exposure can cause a decrease in the density of these sensory integration centers, reducing learning and memory connections in the bee’s brain.

Persistent use of pesticides will continue to damage the honey bee’s microglomeruli, preventing bees from pollinating plants. Not only will this cause repercussions to the ecosystem, but also to the agricultural industry. With bees pollinating 80 percent of agricultural crops, a decrease in pollination can cause an estimated $15 million in damage to farmers across the United States, according to The Nature Conservancy. Less pollination leads to less crops, causing the prices of produce to increase.

Understanding the structural impact pesticides have on honey bees’ brains

Around the corner from Dr. Fahrbach’s honey bee lab, Gjini has been expertly identifying species for Snapshot Serengeti in professor Michael Anderson’s lab.

Throughout Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park are 225 motion-censored cameras that capture pictures of the diverse species roaming the park. These pictures are then posted on the public domain, Snapshot Serengeti, where anyone can identify the photographed animals.

“Usually what ends up happening is you have anywhere from 15 to 20 different people classifying these images, but these people aren’t experts, they’re everyday people,” Gjini said. “So you need someone to go in and check to see if these images have been classified correctly, and that’s where I come in.”

After spending two months familiarizing herself with the animals posted on Snapshot Serengeti, Gjini has been labeled an expert and can now review and revise labels of species on the site.

Gjini’s classification work helps researchers better understand the complexities surrounding biodiversity and how competing species are able to coexist. For example, determining the number of gazelle species in Serengeti can help researchers learn how herbivores compete for the same resources in a single ecosystem.

As a student researcher in high school for two summers, Gjini began conducting research before arriving on campus and has viewed research as a vital step in the learning process since then.

“You can sit in a class and learn about animals all you want, but you’re not going to get the most out of doing that,” Gjini said. “I think it’s important for students to get involved in research because you see the real-world applications of learning.”

On Magnolia Quad with Lexie One floor above Marrow and Gjini, Wang studies endophytes in magnolia leaves with professor Brian Tague.

While most fungi cause diseases in plants, endophytes are a unique type

Inside the hive with Brianne Marrow’s research in professor Susan Fahrbach’s lab is focused on understanding how pesticides impact the honey bee’s synaptic organization, or learning and memory in bee brains.

While scientists know the behavioral side effects pesticides have on bees, such

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Gjini is currently identifying species for Snapshot Serengeti based on images of animals taken by motion-sensing cameras in the park.

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Wang examines different samples of endophyte growths in petri dishes. of fungi that are actually beneficial to a plant’s growth and physiology, according to Wang. What is interesting about these endophytes is that scientists are still trying to determine where they come from.

One aspect of magnolia leaves Wang examined was through fall, the process by which leaves remove excess water.

After studying endophytes in magnolia leaves for over two years, Wang has found that endophytes cannot only come from the air or water, but can also come from the soil.

“When you’re doing research, at some point you can be the first person in this universe to discover some new knowledge or witness the emergence of some new phenomenon,” Wang said. “Even if that phenomenon or knowledge is insignificant to others, it is important to you because you will never forget the deep sense of completion that experience brings to you.”

Wang’s discovery has beneficial implications for magnolia trees, as it provides a better understanding of how endophytes can be used to help protect magnolia trees. Chemicals in magnolia leaves and flowers are often extracted to produce essential oil products, according to Wang. However, this extraction process is harmful to the magnolia tree.

Learning more about endophytes can help scientists determine a way for endophytes to produce the same chemicals found in magnolia leaves and flowers.

Instead of harming magnolia trees in order to extract these chemicals, scientists could use endophytes as a source to make and sell essential oils.

Using endophytes as a source for extraction would also have economic benefits, according to Wang, as endophytes are not only quicker but also cheaper to grow than harvesting magnolia trees.

Due to the biology department’s research requirement, Marrow, Gjini and Wang have been able to discover new data in a field they enjoy.

“I think that people think research is something only genius do, they figure out these big theories and things we talk about in actual classes,” said senior biology major Emily Miller, “but having research be part of the biology curriculum makes it seems more human.”

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Wake Forest students give thanks for financial aid Student beneficiaries of need-based scholarships wrote messages of thanks to donors

BY KATHERINE LAWS Staff Writer lawskm16@wfu.edu In a postbellum North Carolina in 1875, war veteran and Wake Forest student James Denmark deeply valued education but was concerned with the cost by which so many around him were burdened. He established the oldest college loan fund program in the U.S. by gathering faculty, townspeople of Wake Forest and other students to provide scholarship for those in need.

The same spirit was present in Porter B. Byrum, a proud Demon Deacon and self-proclaimed “Wake Forest man,” whose lifetime giving to Wake Forest totaled over $120 million after his passing earlier this year.

Today, of the 30 percent of students on Wake Forest’s campus who receive need-based scholarships and grants from the University, it is difficult to see a greater blessing than the gift they have received. The past few weeks, these students have been taking part in various thank you note writing sessions.

Sitting in Farrell Hall with the afternoon sun warming the room, students write on clean, white notecards addressed to the individuals who have donated money to their scholarships. Many have faces of thought, many have faces of resolution and many have faces of sheer gratitude. The difficult thing of writing these thank you notes is that it is hard to write on such a small card how much something so big means.

Photo courtesy of Katherine Laws

Thirty percent of Wake Forest students are beneficiaries of need-based financial aid.

“I’m most grateful for my scholarship because I can get a world-class education here without having any kind of burden on my family or myself,” said freshman Riyan Deria, a Gordon Scholar. “I feel really lucky because I can go through my four years here without having to worry about that.”

Deria was on a bus to New York City when she got the email. She squealed, attracting the attention of the friends around her. They congratulated her on the scholarship, knowing that she had wanted it badly. Deria called her mom and dad, who were obviously excited and proud.

“I was always interested in Wake Forest, and I knew the only way I’d be able to come here is if I got a really significant amount of money,” Deria said. “So [the scholarship] was the deciding factor between Wake Forest and another school. It was so hard to believe.”

For many receiving need-based scholarship, the financial aid package was what made the difference.

“Without need-based scholarships I would not be able to attend Wake Forest due to the cost,” said Andy Killebrew after filling out his thank you note.

The magnitude of this gift is realized by many students simply in the way they treat their experience at Wake Forest. Abi Udaiyar, a Reynolds Scholar, is humbled that Wake Forest saw something in him that other colleges didn’t.

“Every time I walk on this campus, I’m grateful to be here,” Udaiyar said. “This is an opportunity.”

Some see it as a responsibility to respect the aid they have been given.

“Someone’s paying it forward for me,” Killebrew said. “I feel sort of indebted to do the best I can in my schoolwork and live up to that.”

Pinned up on the wall of Scholarship Coordinator Elizabeth Sandy’s office is a postcard of Wake Forest — a beautiful golden-hour photograph of campus. On the back of this postcard is a note from a Wake Forest alumna. In the note, she thanks Sandy for her financial guidance throughout her four years at Wake Forest.

Most notably, the alumna was writing on behalf of a special occasion. She, after graduating from Wake Forest and securing a job with her degree, was able to make her first donation to the university.

So, it comes full circle.

Giving is more blessed than receiving, as Byrum said.

And, right now, students give all they can, hand-writing notes to give thanks to the donors who have radically altered their life’s path.

It is not about the numbers or the forms. And it is not about the recognition. It is about giving — giving an education, giving an experience and giving thanks.

Professors address the complexities of immigration Panel emphasized that it can be difficult to separate political views from moral beliefs

BY MELISSA COONEY Contributing Writer coonme17@wfu.edu Pi Sigma Alpha, Wake Forest’s Politics Honor Society, hosted a panel discussion on Oct. 19, examining current issues about immigration in U.S. politics. The discussion featured professors Betina Wilkinson and Peter Siavelis.

Siavelis explained that as a country, U.S. citizens have lost touch with the purpose of public policy. There is constant debate over different issues, but the debate has gradu-

ally become detached from an actual issue at hand. Siavelis elucidated that many immigrants, especially those from Mexico, come because of incentives seen in the U.S. These include higher wages, political freedom, family connections, policies and opportunities for advancement. All of these things make this country desirable. These incentives are the reasons why a wall, such as the one proposed by the Trump administration, will not stop immigration.

Wilkinson began by identifying the root of all immigration issues: Sept. 11, 2001.

This terrorist attack opened our nation’s leaders eyes to the potential dangers in not having more security. Some acts that came out of this tragedy included the Patriot Act and the Department of Homeland Security.

Over time, our policies have gotten tight-

er, and as a result, immigration has slowly turned more into a racial profiling problem more than anything else.

As the panelists discussed, “hysteria comes from ignorance.” It’s common to see two people start arguing about politics and question the emotions and morals of the other party. This is because we are living in a time where emotions are running high, and oftentimes we have trouble separating our views from morals because of the extreme gap between political parties and ideologies today. However, despite the struggles that arise when discussing political views, there are so many important conversations to be had, especially among young people.

“It affects everyone in some way,” said freshman Krista Bradley. “[Immigration] has an influence on our economy, how peo-

ple interact with each other, stereotypes and representation.”

Freshman Savarni Sanka, who is the child of immigrant parents, echoed the importance of focusing on immigration: “[Immigrants] are people who live among us and live with us. Discussion is the first step to understanding their situations and why they’re here, and there’s so much misunderstanding about it in this toxic political climate.”

The panel and student reactions emphasized that change will not come if not for conversations and debate, no matter how hard they may be and that it is up to the new generation voters to try their best to be educated, tolerant, and open to learning more about our nation’s politics and our neighbor’s views.

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Sen. Jeff Flake joins Sen. Bob Corker Japanese Liberal Democratic Undocumented teen at center of in declining to seek re-election in 2018 party prevails in snap election court case receives abortion Sen. Jeff Flake, a the junior Republican senator from Arizona, announced in a 17-minute speech on the Senate floor on Oct. 24 that he will not seek re-election in 2018. Flake has been a tough critic of President Trump over the past year. He criticized the “casual undermining of democratic ideals” and “the personal attacks, the threats against principles, freedoms and institutions, and the flagrant disregard for truth and decency” that he said had become prevalent in the Trump era.

Trump continued attacks of Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who will also not seek re-election, saying that he “couldn’t get elected dog catcher in Tennessee.” Corker responded that the president is “debasing our country.”

Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) achieved a combined 312-seat supermajority in the House of Representatives in a snap election on Oct. 22. Because the LDP is prime minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition, the win increases the chances that he will become the longestserving prime minister in Japanese history and that his push to revise the pacifist post-World War II constitution will be energized. It also means that his economic growth policy centered on hyper-easy monetary policy will likely continue. However, the win does not mean that Abe is overwhelmingly popular in Japan. Polls suggest that the majority of Japanese voters don’t want him to stay in power but opposition parties lack formidable opponents.

An undocumented teenage girl who was formerly blocked by the Trump administration from ending her pregnancy has received an abortion following a ruling from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The 17-year-old entered the United States from Central America but was detained at the U.S.-Mexico border and told she was pregnant following a medical examination.

While the abortion ended the girl’s individual court challenge, a broader court challenge about whether the federal government may continue to block undocumented teens in custody from having abortions is still pending in the U.S. District Court in Washington. The Trump administration stated in court that it has a new policy of refusing to “facilitate” abortions for undocumented unaccompanied minors in custody.

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“ “ Two best friends reflect on their friendship Reflection| Friendship

Friendships come at unexpected times, but they will lead you to the best times

I know our friendship ... is here to stay. It sounds like a cliché, but I know I can be my most authentic self with you.”

Loving and unconditional acceptance of difference creates a strong friendship

I must’ve felt a kinship with Amanda...because I started texting her every week to see if she was up at the office.”

Amanda Wilcox

Also, it’s important to find friends who share something in common with you, but diverging interests can bring a lot more variety to a relationship. You always have much to learn from someone else. Lillian and I have bonded over the most minute commonalities — our loves for Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno and the New York Times’ “Modern Love” column and a great liking for cinnamon toast, for instance. We must have something in common because multiple Wake Forest food workers have asked us if we’re twins, even though we look nothing alike. (Hopefully Laura, my real-life identical twin, doesn’t take exception to that).

But because Lillian is an English major and I am an economics major, our academic interests differ widely. Lillian will often look over my shoulder at my economics assignments and shake her head in disbelief, and I will often look at her thousand-page English anthology and shake my own head in disbelief. Friendships with people who live and breathe the same passions that you do can be great, but sometimes they can be an echo chamber.

Best friends can make life better in the most unexpected of ways; without Lillian, I wouldn’t have known the gift to humanity that is Parks & Recreation, the best way to sneak pudding out of the Pit, or about a thousand relatable memes.

Lillian, I love the many ways in which we are always on each other’s teams, whether that means transcribing each other’s newspaper interviews so we don’t have to listen to recordings of ourselves, me curling your already-curly hair or just making each other laugh until our sides split. Even though you tease me relentlessly about my salad and bagel preferences and we fall on opposite sides of philosophical questions such as whether one de-cobs the corn or de-corns the cob, I know our friendship—and Snapchat streak—is here to stay. It sounds like a cliché, but I know I can be my most authentic self with you—how many times have we said, “Why are we like this?!”

Before our friendship grew into the loving and mutually fulfilling relationship that it is today, I was unhappy, depressed and unsure about whether or not Wake Forest was the right place for me. More than anything else, your friendship kept me here and makes me better. I love ya, Lillian. When you need me I promise I will never let you down.

Lillian Johnson

mark workers always ask us if we’re sisters because we sort of look alike and rarely eat a meal without each other. I could continue on with the ways in which Amanda and I are similar (love of memes, hatred of President Trump and menstruation, parents who graduated from Wake Forest back in 1985, etc.). But that’s not what friendship is about, now is it?

Friendship is about complementing another person with your differences.

The other day, Amanda said to me: “Lillian, you judge me for so many things that I’m surprised we’re still friends.” It’s true; I won’t deny it. There are many things about Amanda that I judge her for. For one thing: her ambivalent of acceptance of croc clogs as acceptable footwear for college boys. For another thing: she has a big, fancy vocabulary as if she read a thesaurus as a child.

Amanda also makes a lot of decisions that I just cannot support — and 99 percent of them have to do with food.

I fully support her vegetarianism and do not make fun of her for it. But can I really support the fact that she got a chocolate chip bagel from Bagel Station? You read that right, folks, a chocolate chip bagel.

I, a native New Jerseyan and bagel expert, was physically hurt by this order.

It didn’t help that she got it with regular cream cheese. Now, maybe had she gotten it with a sweeter schmear, like cinnamon butter, I could have maybe turned a blind eye. She also thinks pit pizza is acceptable, which again is hurtful to my inner Jersey girl; and Amanda has mispronounced Reese’s Cups, my favorite chocolate candy.

To clarify: she said “ree-sees” when in fact it is “ree-sis.”

But in true complementary fashion, Amanda also thinks strange of some of my actions. She definitely thinks I’m a crazy person when I walk out of the pit, my hands full of desserts and fruit. Or when I steal a piece of cutlery or a dish, saying “I live for the thrill.” I also don’t think she fully understands my obsession with finding out if Kylie Jenner will ever confirm if she’s pregnant. To be honest, I don’t either.

In our loving judgements of each other (but mostly mine of her) lies a crucial lesson about friendship: To celebrate the ways in which your friends are fundamentally different from you. That’s why it’s important to keep making friends, even halfway into second semester of freshman year and beyond: new friends will expand your horizons and open you up to a whole new world (unless that world is filled with chocolate chip bagels).

Staff Columnist wilcaf16@wfu.edu

At the beginning of freshman year of college, it often seemed like everyone else found their best friends immediately.

There was a lot of pressure to find your friend group early on, but for me, a lot of those initial friendships didn’t stand the test of time and faded out as the months went on. I certainly didn’t meet my “day one” on day one of freshman orientation or even during all of fall semester. To be sure, one certain Old Gold & Black production assistant named Lillian didn’t come into my life until February, and

by May, I might as well have moved into her dorm in Collins. If you haven’t met your Lillian yet, that’s okay — trust me, she was totally worth the wait. I certainly didn’t expect that the girl I helped with InDesign and one seminal politics paper on Ruth Bader Ginsburg would become my co-editor, closest confidant and best friend.

Given the stress and intensity of college life, friendships here can be more difficult to maintain than they were in high school, yet they are arguably much more important to your mental well-being.

When you’re overwhelmed, stressed and sad, it can be easy to draw inward and away from your friendships. I’m definitely guilty of that at times. However, doing so can make you feel even more distressed. No matter how busy you are, you can make time for what and who are most important to you, and friends worth keeping close will make time for you. That’s one of the best parts of my friendship with Lillian. We both have busy and hectic lives — I am on the swim team, Lillian is in the Color Guard of the marching band and we’re now co-editors of the news section — but we keep our friendship close and supportive by taking the time to be together even if that means merely studying side by side. Fiddling with line spacing and picas on InDesign together for hours on end doesn’t hurt, either. Lillian and I often take a few seconds to tag each other in funny memes that remind us of each other, and while it might not sound meaningful, letting your friends know you care in the smallest ways can make them smile even when life is pretty hard.

Staff Columnist johnlg16@wfu.edu

As a second semester freshman in college, it’s easy to feel hopeless about your social situation. For me, I had not made a lot of friends at that point and it seemed like everyone around me had. Second semester, I was looking to improve my happiness so I decided to do one of things I wished I had first semester and joined the Old Gold & Black.

Best decision ever.

Being a part of the Old Gold & Black has not only brought me new opportunities and new experiences, but also new friends.

When I joined as a production assistant, I was very socially timid. The only two people who I was really familiar with were Erin Stephens and Natalie Wilson, the news editors. Before going up to the office on production nights, I would experience a surge of panic. What if neither of them was there?

One day, I ran into Erin, Natalie and their assistant editor, Amanda. I hadn’t been able to make it to production night that week and they told me that they missed me and hoped I was coming back.

I assured them I was. They could probably tell that I was scared, so they all gave me their numbers and told me to text any one of them when I was coming up to see if they were in the office.

I must’ve felt a kinship with Amanda, who was also a freshman, because I started texting her every week to see if she was up at the office (which I still totally do every week).

At some point in the semester, as we slowly started talking on production nights, I told Amanda about my American government class. I had failed my midterm and had an upcoming paper on a political figure. Amanda, who is outwardly a political-knowledge powerhouse, offered to help. As I was legitimately failing the class, I had to pull through on the essay somehow. So, I took Amanda up on her offer. We bonded over my choice of political figure, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And the rest is history.

Although we only became friends halfway through second semester, we became friends fast and hard. Amanda and I are so alike in many ways. We both have an affinity for romantic comedies, the oxford comma and the pit. Even the Ara-

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The U.S. News and World Reports ranking system should be trashed Jack Laughlin

Guest Columnist laugjh14@wfu.edu

Dear Wake Forest, I write to you as an exceptionally grateful senior, who is currently strongly ambivalent — heartfelt feelings in both directions — about graduating this fall.

Over the past three and a half years, I have learned what it means to live a pro humanitate life. To me, that means withholding judgment on new ideas before coming to a decision, respecting the different experiences of others and continuing to voraciously learn on and off campus. After finals in December, I will pack up my room in the Sustainability house on Polo Road for the last time, change my mailing address and begin a life without the comfort and structure of syllabi and semesters. It is now, of all times, that the hope to leave a legacy becomes most pressing, and I hope that you and the administration consider what I propose.

When I examine the issues our society faces — authoritarianism against liberalism; rising levels of inequality, atmospheric carbon equivalents and political

I hope that our administration forward the survey to where it truly belongs: the recycling bin. polarization; a purported collapse of civil engagement — I ask myself what our alma mater can do to benefit society. I imagine a bright spring day on the Reynolda Campus in 1962, when Wake Forest demonstrated its moral audacity by becoming the first private school in the South to integrate. Shortly thereafter, other institutions followed our lead. Decades later, Wake Forest, again, boldly declared that hopeful Demon Deacons would no longer be defined by a test score, and other comparable schools — Bowdoin, Bates, Smith and Bryn Mawr — followed suit.

Both of these decisions necessitated a rejection of ingrained precedent and a courageous response to the status quo.

While the outcome was uncertain on the outset, the results have created a university that I am incredibly proud to be part of. I am proposing another brave rebuttal of the status quo in favor of a more moral future.

Next spring, U.S. News and World Reports will send its peer assessment survey to Wake Forest, as it always has done.

When that survey arrives on a crisp morning, likely a similar day as that fateful day in 1962, I hope that our administration — President Hatch, Pro-

vost Kersh and other faculty members — forward the survey to where it truly belongs: the recycling bin.

From Harvard to smaller regional colleges, the fundamental problems of the USNWR college rankings are selfevident. For the institutions that benefit, the rankings remain a source of permanent prestige, yet for those that suffer, they are a constant source of despair. My experience here is not defined by the quality of food or the proximity to good airports; rather, the classmates and professors are what constitute my education and lifelong love for Wake Forest. Yes, Wake Forest has a lovely campus, a brand new gym and a burgeoning downtown research center, but those things are not what make Wake Forest my alma mater, nor do I think they do for you.

Just as Wake Forest trusted in its intellectual and moral character when it said no to Jim Crow and biased entrance exams, so too must it respond to the rankings arms race on campuses across the nation. While some smaller schools have opted out of the rankings, Wake Forest has the opportunity to capitalize on its nationally recognized academic stature to serve humanity. The recent surge of spending for higher rankings on campuses has to end: the question is whether it will end in the bankruptcy of schools trying to keep up or with a powerful school taking an intrepid step towards a more just academic landscape.

On that spring day in 2018, when

I am reading the news on my subway commute in New York City, I hope that I see an op-ed from Wake Forest’s administration in the New York Times stating that from this year forward, Wake Forest University will no longer take part in USNWR ranking and that interested students are welcome, as always, to visit campus, speak with students and read about our legacy of leadership in higher education. If this were to happen, I believe that the application inbox would overflow with stories of students searching for an institution that truly adheres to its principles and is confident enough in the quality of its education to lead rather than follow.

Wake Forest will never overtake Stanford or Yale in the USNWR ranking, but if we opt out, we will be forever ranked as No. 1 in unranked national universities, just as we are among private colleges in the South with respect to integration and among test-optional major universities in the U.S. I humbly ask you to reflect on what makes Wake Forest a special place, and if you think of the heated debates in class, office hours with professors, and lifelong friendships with peers, I will expect to read from you in the Times this spring.

From what I was told, higher-ups at Benson caught wind of the mistake and they informed Moe’s that someone spilled the queso on the news. They were informed to immediately stop charging an Old Gold for the burrito bowl. With this news, the campus more or less fell apart in my eyes.

I have had to break the bad news to my closest comrades and I have seen the pain in their eyes. What about the students with no food dollars I ask? How are they supposed to get their Moe’s craving subdued? Must they now get an only a

burrito? And then ask for a physically raft that resembles a bowl to put their burrito in? Oh wait, since it’s now in a bowl, it’s not an Old Gold anymore.

Why change it though? Why put students through the stress of change and the Moe’s employees through a change that will go against what they have been doing for so long? I assume its for money, I understand that this is just a assumption so don’t hold me on it but why else? Why else not just keep it an Old Gold?

Why does Benson want us to go through such pain? Why not just make the burrito bowl an Old Gold? Why does it even matter, I ask? Benson’s betrayal and lack of caring is obvious with this decision. So, I urge students to not boycott the wonderful establish Moe’s, for they have done nothing wrong. But to remember what Benson has done to us all. The pain I feel for the seniors who have been raised on the Old Gold Bowl is beyond imagination. But we must think beyond ourselves, think of the future classes of Wake Forest that won’t have the luxury of an Old Gold Bowl. All because of Bensons greed. We will not forget Benson. The golden age of Moe’s will come back one day, we must hope at least.

Very truly yours, Jack Laughlin Wake Forest University, Class of 2017 (December) Economics Major

The removal of“the Old Gold Bowl will shake this campus Ajam-packed full of ideas| Moe’s Southwest Grill

While the Old Gold Bowl is gone, the love for Moes stays strong David Ajamy II

Staff Columnist ajamdg15@wfu.edu Considering how fast paced and routine based millennials are, it surprises me how Moe’s Southwest Grill would change something as sacred as their menu. But not just a name or an ingredient but a price. When a business changes the cost of something, they change everything. And for college students, money is a big deal. So when I first heard that the “burrito bowl” was no longer an Old Gold, I was shaking in anger.

How could Moe’s do this to us? While I don’t care for the burrito bowl, I know my friends and fellow Deacons do. Moe’s has betrayed us, or so I thought. After some in-depth research, I found out some info that shook my world. While I was thinking Moe’s has decided to play us, it turns out they were looking out for us all along.

The media is incapable of ignoring him when he makes such incendiary claims ... [and] he has faced no consequences. ” After talking to staff who wanted to keep their names unknown, I found out the true story. It turns out the burrito bowl was actually never an Old Gold.

“Somewhere in the past, there was some confusion and the bowl started being charged as an Old Gold.”

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Student body“president advocates for disaster relief Letter to the Editor| Hurricane Maria

A few weeks ago, after Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Harvey, the Las Vegas Shooting, extreme monsoons in India and all sorts of man-made and natural disasters wrought international havoc, often affecting our own Demon Deacons, Wake Forest Student Government’s executive board decided to act. Parth Vaidya our Chief of Staff and myself, the President, found ourselves in a position where students were not only directly impacted by these disaster’s effects, but were ready to take part in an initiative to combat them.

Through several meetings with student leaders like senior Halle Butler and freshman Maddie Ouzts, a week-long fundraiser benefitting both the American Red Cross and Tim Duncan’s Virgin Islands Hurricane Relief Fund was formulated.

Students from Student Government, Traditions Council, Student Union, and

Wake Forest students, alumni, and friends and family would be able to provide emergency relief through the mindset of pro humanitate.”

OLAS came together forming this idea that came to be known as the Deacon Disaster Relief Fund, or DDRF for short.

Here, Wake Forest students, alumni, friends and family would be able to provide emergency relief through the mindset of pro humanitate. This initiative will take place from Thursday Oct. 26 to Friday Nov. 3 kicking off with a dinner at Putters, a local Winston-Salem restaurant known for great ambience, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday. On Friday, and throughout the rest of the week, students will be selling ribbons with customizable messages on them to be tied around the

railings of Reynolda outside of the pit for two dollars as a sign of solidarity. We also wanted to recognize junior Sydney Packard and the ladies of Kappa Delta for their help with creating fantastic shirt designs to be sold in front of the pit every weekday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. along with these ribbons and 9:00 a.m. - 11 a.m. on the third floor of Benson this Friday.

There are both long-sleeved shirts ($25) and short-sleeved shirts ($20) whose proceeds will go fully to the Deacon Disaster Relief Fund. As a final exciting reward, the Wake Forest Traditions Council has received a basketball signed by all members of Wake Forest University’s Mens ACC Division 1 Basketball team as a reward to be given to the entity that donates the most amount of money to the Deacon Disaster Relief Fund.

We wanted to give a special thank you to Jorge Fournier (OLAS), Ben Weekley (Traditions Council), Jack Garvey

(Student Union), Kate Hubbs (Student Union) and Kiya Khalil (Student Government) for all of their fantastic work as a cohesive team and group of leaders that made our vision come to life in just a few weeks.

Attached are links to Student Government’s Venmo account and the DDRF’s online fundraising page: Link to venmo donations: @wake_sg Link to Paypal donation platform can be found on the online pubication of this piece.

We can’t wait for your participation and support of this worthy cause! All donations will go 100 percent to the Deacon Disaster Relief Fund, Go Deacs!

We will be sending a brief broadcast email about this initiative to all students Thursday night.

seen as more bitchy than a leader, even if our male counterparts do or say the exact same thing. For a man to think it’s okay to put his genitals on a woman in a professional setting (or any setting for that matter) is bad enough, but it’s disgusting when people find it funny.

The United States Department of Justice defines sexual assault as, “any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient.” This woman did not want her co- worker’s penis on her shoulder, and yet he did it knowing that. That is an incident of sexual assault, and people found it to be so damn funny.

I don’t think that woman found the incident to be funny like my classmates did, not then and more than likely not now.

This is not an isolated incident. Hollywood has been on a roll of exposing movie and television giants such as Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein and most recently, James Toback for taking advantage of women who just want to do their jobs. These are not isolated incidents.

Our own president thinks it’s okay and

takes pride in grabbing women by the pussy and was accused of several women during his campaign of his unwanted sexual behavior. He was still elected. I don’t give a damn if the video was over 10 years ago. He never apologized. He brushed it off as locker room talk. He felt no remorse for the traumas he induced. He. Was. Still.

Elected. He’d probably think the incident we were told about in class was funny too.

There’s absolutely nothing funny about unwanted sexual behavior. There’s no justification for it. Do not automatically dismiss women who finally come forward of lying just because the person they’re accusing may have been your childhood hero on television, or is your celebrity crush, or is your brother, father, cousin, uncle or any other relation to you where you will be tempted to produce some sort of excuse for them committing such a trashy crime.

Enough is enough. I’m tired of women not only being disrespected, but laughed at when they’re disrespected. As always, my email is open for those who need clarification; I think many of you need it.

Sincerely, Spencer Schiller

Sexual assault is“a not a matter that should be laughed at Bringing the Heat(h)| Sexual assault

People need to understand and respect the gravity that is associated with sexual assault Kasy Heath

Staff Columnist heatka15@wfu.edu

On this episode of not enough is being done about misogyny and our society is too advanced to be stuck in patriarchal control, my classmates exhibited a fundamental misunderstanding of what sexual assault is.

Our class has a guest every week that either comes into our class or joins us via Skype. This past week, our guest was a radio host who owned her own show on ESPN and has spent quite a few years in

There’s absolutely nothing funny about unwanted sexual behavior. There’s no justification for it.” the media business. One of the things that I loved the most about her was her candidness when talking about the sexist side of the industry.

She shared with us an incident in which a colleague of hers was working the late night slots and it was only her and a male coworker. Her co-worker not only thought it was appropriate to expose himself to her, but also took it upon himself to place his man part on her shoulder. For whatever disturbing reason, a good chunk of my class thought that was hysterical. It wasn’t.

Being a career-oriented woman is already hard enough because we have to work twice as hard to have half of what a man has. We also have to work twice as hard just to be taken seriously — which still isn’t enough most of the time — and many times we’re

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“I am enjoying this semester.”

Chandler Averette (‘20)

“I am in the clear for a while.”

Liam DeStefano (‘20)

“I am excited to graduate soon!”

Hannah Hulshult (‘18)

“Being a junior is hard.”

Dalia Namak (‘19)

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Wake Forest soccer earns No. 1 ranking Wake Forest men's soccer claims the ACC Atlantic title, will face Syracuse in finale

BY RAFAEL LIMA Staff Writer limara17@wfu.edu

Since the beginning of the season, everyone has had high expectations for the Wake Forest men’s soccer team.

After a strong season that ended just short of the national title, this year’s team has big shoes to fill if they want to replicate the success of last season and finally bring the national title back home.

So far, this year’s team has been living up to the hype and more. Leading up to the Boston College game last Friday, the Demon Deacons only needed a win or a tie to clinch the Atlantic division title and home-field advantage through the ACC championship as the No. 1 seed in the ACC. The Deacons started out hot and kept putting pressure on the Eagles defense. Boston College held up well against the Wake Forest high-octane offense, and the game seemed destined to go tied into the half. However, with six seconds left to halftime, Omir Fernandez netted his fourth

goal of the season assisted by Logan Gdula and Steven Echevarria. And this wasn't Fernandez’s only contribution during the match. The midfielder scored again in the 67th minute after an assist by Jon Bakero, to increase the lead to 2-0. This was Bakero’s 13th assist of the season, tying his previous mark for third all-time regular season

record in the program’s history.

Justin McMaster also scored after a rebound off a Fernandez attempt.

After Boston College’s Henry Balf exited the match due to a red card, the Deacs took advantage of the numerical edge and subsequently Ema Twumasi scored after an assist by Brandon Servania.

Twumasi scored his ninth goal of the season only trailing Bakero’s 11 goals for the team lead. Brandon Servania also got his ninth assist of the season on that play, moving him into a tie for the third-best mark by a freshman in the program’s history.

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The Wake Forest fan base loves watching their team play. As of late, the Wake Forest men's soccer team has acheived the number one ranking in the nation, usurping the Indiana Hoosiers. The soccer fans enjoy making themselves heard.

Yellow Jackets sting Deacs in second half Wake Forest entered the half with a 21-13 lead but a Georgia Tech dominated second half lift the Jackets

BY KYLE TATICH Production Manager tatika14@wfu.edu After missing both the Florida State and Clemson games, Cade Carney returned to action for the Demon Deacons as Wake Forest traveled to Atlanta’s Bobby Dodd Stadium to face Georgia Tech on Saturday, Oct. 21.

Carney finished the game with 19 carries for 92 yards, a season high, although his production, like Wake Forest’s success on Saturday, was juxtaposed by a tale of two halves.

Seventy of Carney’s 92 yards came in the first half as the sophomore averaged seven yards on 10 carries in the game’s first 30 minutes.

The Demon Deacon offense, with credit to Carney’s effort, was exceptional in the first half as quarterback John Wolford returned from his one-game absence to account for three touchdowns, two through the air and one on the ground.

Wake Forest led by as much as 11 after Wolford took his third touchdown of the day in from one yard out

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with 1:02 left in the half. The Deacs, however, shifted some of the momentum heading into the locker room as the defense committed a personal foul that allowed the Jackets to kick a field goal as the second quarter expired.

In the third and fourth quarters Carney took nine carries and was held to just 22 yards, or 2.4 yards per carry. The overall success of the Demon Deacon offense mirrored this loss in production as Wolford could only lead his team to three second half points.

Wake Forest’s defense also struggled in the second half as first half runs of 15 yards turned into 49, 42 and 70-yard touchdown runs.

“The margin for error is very small. If one of is not on our gaps or in the right place, they are going to take advantage,” said Duke Ejofor, who had three sacks on the day for the Deacs.

Fatigue of defending the triple option set in for the Wake Forest defense and the Yellow Jackets took advantage of the exhausted unit to extend drives and put the game out of reach.

Georgia Tech outscored the Deacs 25-3 in the second half and pulled away with a 38-24 victory in its homecoming matchup.

“This game boiled down to three things,” said coach Clawson after the game.

“We made some really foolish penalties. We gave

them 10 points off of personal fouls. Our offense’s inability to convert third and short … and at times [we] did not execute the defense.”

Clawson’s frustration was evident, but it was Wolford who seemed to take the loss the hardest.

“We just got to come back harder. I’m just sick right now,” said Wolford.

“We just need to keep pushing. The guys can’t get discouraged.”

Wake Forest will host Louisville on Saturday in what will be the first meeting between the two programs since the Wakeyleak scandal last November. The Demon Deacons will need to prepare for the reigning Heisman winner Lamar Jackson and find a way to keep its defense off the field, especially in the first half.

The Georgia Tech offense was on the field for nearly twice the amount of time the Wake Forest offense was on the field in the first half, which could be reason for the Deacs becoming fatigued in the third and fourth quarters.

If Wake Forest can balance the time of possession and find a way to win to limit big plays from Jackson, the Deacs could walk away with a revenge that goes beyond the loss last season, but rather transcends the boundary of ethics that was crossed by members of the Cardinals a year ago.

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Wake Forest fell to Georgia Tech 38-24 after the Yellow Jackets exploded on offense in the second half, scoring on touchdown runs of 42, 49 and 70 yards. The Deacs drop to 4-3 on the season with five games remaining.

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Deacons seek vengeance against Cardinals Wake Forest will not relinquish an opportunity to redeem themselves against Louisville Cardinals

BY RYAN JOHNSTON Online Managing Editor johnrc14@wfu.edu It’s not often that the Wake Forest football team, representing the smallest school in the Power-5 conferences, makes national headlines for its play on the field.

It’s even less likely that the Demon Deacons find themselves the subjects of superfluous off-the-field controversies in major media outlets, like conference rivals North Carolina or Florida State.

As a result, when a Wake Forest offensive assistant stumbled upon a Wake Forest playbook containing previously-unused plays in Louisville’s Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on Friday, November 11, 24 hours prior to the then 6-3 Demon Deacons matchup with the then No. 6 ranked Louisville Cardinals, nobody could predict the impending scope of the scandal that was to be revealed.

Wake Forest lost that game, 44-12, kicking off a streak of three straight losses to end their season and cementing their place in the mid-level Military Bowl.

The box score would show an unsuspecting observer that Wake Forest was simply another victim of Heisman-to-be quarterback Lamar Jackson’s offense, but following the news of the found playbook on Nov. 16, a seemingly predictable and innocuous Cardinal victory became mired in controversy. Wake Forest launched an investigation into the “confidential and proprietary infomation” stolen from them in the form of the playbook that spanned the remainder of the Demon Deacon’s season, resulting in the firing of former assistant coach and then-team radio

announcer Tommy Elrod. Elrod’s gift of Wake Forest football plays to opposing teams spanned from 2014 to 2017, and the investigation concluded that Elrod, since fired and banned from campus facilities, worked alone in delivering stolen information to opponents for seemingly no personal gain.

Why is this excessively long, drawn-out backstory necessary in this game preview?

This Saturday, Oct. 28, many of the Wake Forest players and coaching staff will participate in the second-most emotionally charged game of their lives, second to only last season’s Military Bowl victory

over Temple. In many ways, this contest is an opportunity for the Deacs to both avenge last season’s injustices and move forward as a program.

Wake Forest, who has dropped their last three matchups to perennial ACC powerhouses, will need to limit the always-explosive Lamar Jackson on defense and maintain a respectable time of possession on offense in order to defeat the Cardinals, who are much more reliant on Jackson this year than last.

Thus, expect the normally tame Wake Forest crowd to be raucous, and the Demon Deacons to leave it all on the field.

Photo courtesy of Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Wake Forest Head coach Dave Clawson has revamped his practices following the scandal known as ‘Wakeyleaks’, as security has become a primary concern.

Men’s Soccer: Freshmen have stepped up Continued from Page 11

This year’s freshman class has definitely stepped up and helped fill the void left by the departure of big names like Harkes and Hayes to the MLS last season. The continuous development of veteran players into more prominent roles has been an amazing story to keep an eye on during this year’s regular season too.

Guys like Steven Echevarria and Luis Argudo (Senior) have been major contributors to the overall team success.

Argudo has been consistently playing better, but his biggest jump was on the scoring chart. Before this season Argudo had only scored two goals as a college player, however this year Argudo already scored eight goals and made five assists only trailing Jon Bakero (35) and Ema Twumasi (23) for most total points on the team this season with 21. Echevarria can be most recognized by his late-game heroics against Clemson in overtime that gave the Deacons the 3x2 win over a very good top 10 Clemson squad. After being benched early on in the season, nobody outside of the Wake Forest coaching staff expected Echevarria to come up big in this game.

Which lead me to my first point in this article: Expectations. So far, this Wake Forest team has certainly been one of the most fun to watch in recent history. From a coaching staff standpoint, there is always room for improvement. This team is no different, as sometimes throughout the season the Old Gold and Black squad struggled to defend dead ball situations. Nevertheless, the Demon Deacons’ regular season has been as good as anyone could ever hope for. Leading up to their last regular season matchup this Friday 7 p.m. at Spry Stadium against Syracuse, Wake Forest is on a 12-game winning streak with eight out of those 12 games being shutout wins. The Demon Deacons also are sitting atop

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Wake Forest’s Men’s Soccer team has big shoes to fill as they shoot for the NCAA championship that they came so close to clenching last year. Their season,so far, is on the right track. the United Soccer Coaches ranking as the No. 1 team in the country for the first time this season.

From this point on, the stakes are only going to get higher as the Wake Forest team is headed to another ACC Championship and eventually the College Cup. But, this year’s Demon Deacons have more momentum

than ever to make a long postseason run. The expectations are high regarding this team’s potential to make it back to the title game.

If the regular season is any indication of things to come, this team is not shying away from the bright lights and big expectations.

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Player Profile: Vicky Krug

BY YASH DESHPANDE Contributing Writer deshys17@wfu.edu

When Coach Tony Da Luz signed Vicky Krug to the 2017 class, he had little idea he had found a gem. He discovered someone who could anchor the defense for years to come.

Krug, a prodigy from Drebkau, Germany and former member of German club FFC Turbine Potsdam, has been turning heads since she stepped foot on campus.

The appeal of Krug’s play comes from her versatility, as she is both athletic and very technical.

Despite being 5’5,’’ Krug’s strength is off the charts, allowing her to take on any body type or skill set.

What is most remarkable though is the unselfishness she has while playing as a freshman. Rather than looking to one v. one to beat her opponent, Krug’s incredible vision, awareness, and soccer I.Q. allow her to scan the pitch, as she is always looking to push the counterattack with a pass.

Not only is Krug a physical, athletic and technical defender, she is also highly versatile.

Despite being a freshman, Krug is also known for her presence verbally and has taken a leadership role during practices

and games.

The outstanding start to the season has also caught the attention back home of the German national team who very recently decided to promote the young star from the U19 to U20 team.

Krug described that playing on the national stage “is the best thing

that can happen to a player.”

Not only is there the honor of representing a country, but also everyone is playing at an extremely high level which makes the environment intense.

Growing-up, Krug followed the games of forward and former Bayern Munich and German national legend Miroslav Klose, as well as FFC Turbine Potsdam star and midfielder Tabea Kemme, who has now became one of Krug’s training partners.

When asked about the future, Krug mentioned that she sees herself back at her old club and hopes that she return home as a better player.

She is in love with the city and the people.

However, right now her main focus in on winning the NCAA championship for Wake Forest, and to do so she believes that the entire team, including herself, need to take each game one at a time while also taking more risks.

The team has proven itself capable of competing against top opponents, and they have high hopes moving forward.

Since Krug already played such a polished game within her first few weeks of her freshman career, there is no doubt she will see a larger role both with her club team back in Germany as well as on the international stage.

Personal Profile Hometown: Drebkau, Germany Position: Defender Height: 5-5 Year: Freshman Major: Undecided Accolades: -U-19 German National Team Member -Scored game-winning goal in upset of Notre Dame -Member of FFC Turbine Potsdam

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Deac Notes Senior field hockey player Shannon Eby named ACC’s Defensive Player of the week

Wake Forest men’s golf finishes third at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate

After suffering a devastating injury in the second game of her 2016 season, senior Shannon Eby has returned with a vengeance in 2017. After scoring a goal and leading the Demon Deacons to a shutout against Davidson, Eby was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week. Eby has already accumulated 11 points this season, and the veteran has played a crucial role throughout the team’s 2017 campaign.

The No. 11 ranked Demon Deacons traveled to Alpharetta, GA for the “Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate” and put together a solid performance en route to a third-place finish. Will Zalatoris continued his impressive season and finished fourth overall after a total score of 10-under. Marco Steyn also had a tournament to remember, as he shot a 69 and a 65 in his first two rounds before falling down the leaderboard at the end of the tournament.

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Football: Wolford, Carney return in loss Continued from Page 11

“We just need to keep pushing. The guys can’t get discouraged.”

Wake Forest will host Louisville on Saturday in what will be the first meeting between the two programs since the Wakeyleak scandal last November.

The Demon Deacons will need to prepare for the reigning Heisman winner Lamar Jackson and find a way to keep its defense off the field, especially in the first half.

The Georgia Tech offense was on the field for near-

ly twice the amount of time the Wake Forest offense was on the field in the first half, which could be reason for the Deacs becoming fatigued in the third and fourth quarters.

If Wake Forest can balance the time of possession and find a way to win to limit big plays from Jackson, the Deacs could walk away with a revenge that goes beyond the loss last season, but rather transcends the boundary of ethics that was crossed by members of the Cardinals a year ago.

with 1:02 left in the half. The Deacs, however, shifted some of the momentum heading into the locker room as the defense committed a personal foul that allowed the Jackets to kick a field goal as the second quarter expired.

In the third and fourth quarters Carney took nine carries and was held to just 22 yards, or 2.4 yards per carry. The overall success of the Demon Deacon offense mirrored this loss in production as Wolford could only lead his team to three second half points.

Wake Forest’s defense also struggled in the second half as first half runs of 15 yards turned into 49, 42 and 70-yard touchdown runs.

The margin for error is very small. If one of is not on our gaps or in the right place, they are going to take advantage,” said Duke Ejofor, who had three sacks that evening for the Deacs.

Fatigue of defending the triple option set in for the Wake Forest defense and the Yellow Jackets took advantage of the exhausted unit to extend drives and put the game out of reach.

Georgia Tech outscored the Deacs 25-3 in the second half and pulled away with a 38-24 victory in its homecoming matchup.

“This game boiled down to three things,” said coach Clawson after the game.

“We made some really foolish penalties. We gave them 10 points off of personal fouls. Our offense’s inability to convert third and short … and at times [we] did not execute the defense.”

Clawson’s frustration was evident, but it was WolHyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS ford who seemed to take the loss the hardest.

“We just got to come back harder,” said Wolford. Wake Forest wil face the reigning Heisman winner and the Lousiville Cardinals on Saturday, Oct. 28. This matchup will be the Deacs’ first game against the Cardinals since the Wakeyleak scandal last November.

“I’m just sick right now.”

Coach Clawson has a message for the students Demon Deacon Students, Happy Family Weekend to you, I hope you all get to enjoy time with your families and part of that time includes the football game Saturday at 12:20pm against Louisville at BB&T Field. As I tweeted out after the Florida State game, your energy for all four quarters was huge, and our players and coaches noticed how vibrant the student section was a few Saturdays ago. I am calling for your help once again.

From start to finish I hope you will be there yelling and screaming for your Deacs. Our players love football and are hungry to get back out on the field and make you proud to be a Deacon.

Thank you again for your support and see you on Saturday.

Go Deacs!

Dave Clawson Photo courtesy of Wake Forest Athletic Communications

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John Collins returns to NC to face Hornets The NBA’s newest Demon Deacon shows the league he can compete with the best

BY KYLE TATICH Production Manager tatika14@wfu.edu Two quick fouls on Atlanta’s Dewayne Dedmon sent Hawks rookie John Collins off the bench just three minutes into the game to battle Charlotte big man and eight-time all-star Dwight Howard under the basket.

After nearly dunking on future hall of famer Dirk Nowitzki in his first career game, Collins embraced a new challenge in Howard and took it in stride. For eight minutes in the first quarter, Collins got the better of the NBA’s superman, scoring four points, grabbing two rebounds, recording one steal and delivering two blocks — one of which went flying into the stands.

Despite getting into foul trouble late into the game, Collins showed he was capable of playing in this league, embracing competition with some of the league’s best big men.

Howard did not take it easy on Collins, who was playing in front of a number of Wake Forest coaches, teammates and friends in his North Carolina homecoming at the Spectrum Center.

Howard was able to get away with pushing the rookie out of the way each time

the ball bounced off the glass nearly all evening.

When asked after the game about his physicality with Collins, Howard laughed and said, “We were just having fun.”

When asked the same question, Collins said, “Dwight is a big body guy, strong as hell and athletic.”

“He’s a guy I’ll face four times this year so he’s someone I’ll need to scout and get used to. I enjoy watching him,” Howard said of Collins. “I didn’t really know who he was until the draft and have enjoyed watching tape on him. His athleticism and energy is great. If he keeps that up he’ll be a really good player in this league.”

Howard isn’t the only one to recognize Collins’ potential as the rookie’s two double-doubles in four career games has caught the attention of many throughout the league. The Hawks feel as though they got a steal when picking him with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.

“I want to see him continue to take steps defensively and play the pick and roll and get to the rim on offensively,” said Mike Budenholzer of Collins, “We just want him to continue to make progress. He has a strong will to keep moving forward.”

Friday, Oct. 20 was not only an opportunity for Collins to play in North Carolina again, but it was also a chance for many of his Demon Deacon coaches, teammates and friends to support him in this new chapter in his career.

“It was pretty cool. I saw a lot of familiar eyes out in the crowd,” Collins said.

As the NBA’s newest Demon Deacon prepares for his home opener on Friday, Oct. 27 against the Denver Nuggets, Wake Forest fans will continue to follow

his progress and will eagerly anticipate his second homecoming to North Carolina when the Hawks return to take on the Hornets on Jan. 26.

Until then expect Collins to improve and dunk the basketball … a lot.

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Former Wake Forest basketball star John Collins has already flashed his playmaking ability around the rim at the next level with the Atlanta Hawks

Clayton Kershaw deserves postseason respect The Dodgers are back in the World Series for the first time since 1988, and Clayton Kershaw is finally on baseball’s biggest stage

BY REN SCHMITT Sports Editor schmwm16@wfu.edu Since his first full season in 2009, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has inarguably been the most dominant pitcher on the planet. Among pitchers who have pitched at least 1000 innings since 2009, Kershaw ranks first in ERA (2.25), first in WAR (56.5) and fourth in K/9 (9.94). These numbers do not just point to his being the greatest pitcher of the current era, they also squarely place him among the greatest pitchers of all time.

Despite his nearly decade-long streak of dominance, one black mark still stains his otherwise immaculate slate of achievements: Clayton Kershaw has been average in the postseason. The 4.55 ERA he carried into the 2017 postseason was approximately double his career ERA, and the narrative surrounding his October mediocrity saw pundits questioning his makeup, as he has seemed utterly incapable replicating his regular season form in crucial postseason games.

Mainstream sports media is very clear on the idea that to truly be considered one of the greatest to ever play the game — no matter the sport — athletes must perform in high-pressure situations.

The reality is, despite the narratives that swirl whenever Kershaw steps in the mound in October, he has performed in high-pressure situations. The totality of his postseason performances creates a somewhat false representation of the way that he usually pitches in October.

For example, Kershaw allowed two or fewer runs in seven of his postseason starts prior to 2017, and across 89 postseason innings from 2008-16, Kershaw struck

out 106 batters. Kershaw’s “stuff” has obviously not suffered in the postseason; instead, his numbers have been slightly inflated due to his pitching on short rest and pitching through injuries. When these factors are considered, his actual postseason numbers do not fall as far below his expected numbers, so the notion that Kershaw is a terrible postseason pitcher has always been false.

The idea that a mysterious mental block inhibits his success has now been thoroughly disproven, as in the 2017 postseason, Clayton Kershaw has looked like, well … Clayton Kershaw.

He boasts an ERA of 2.96 and has held opposing hitters to a paltry batting average of .174. In Game 1 of the World Series against the Houston Astros, Kershaw scattered three hits and one run across seven impressive innings. Houston struck out the least of any team in the

regular season, but Kershaw managed to sit down 11 Astros via strikeout.

After his World Series debut, Kershaw, always seeking perfection, stated, “I made a few mistakes, obviously Bregman got me, then threw one down the middle to Correa that he popped up; that could’ve gone a long way, too. So for the most part, though, I’ll take it.”

One reason for Kershaw’s dominance in 2017 could be the Dodgers’ bullpen. Relief pitchers Brandon Morrow and Kenley Jansen each have a sub-one ERA this postseason, and Kershaw’s knowledge that he can comfortably hand the game over to his bullpen likely helps give him some peace of mind on the mound.

If the Dodgers win the 2017 World Series, Clayton Kershaw will have cemented his place among the greatest starters in baseball history.

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Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has dominated opposing batters across every month but one each year. In 2017, however, baseball’s best pitcher has found success in October too.

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horror movie highlights for halloween Classic horror movies are a must-have during the halloween season.

Celebrate the spooky day with films like The Shining and Aliens.

BY MADISON ZEHMER Staff Writer zehmml16@wfu.edu

As Halloween quickly approaches, it’s a great time to revist some horror movie classics. Horror is often hit-or-miss, but when it’s done well, horror can have a profound impact on the audience and provide insightful cultural commentary while still entertaining and frightening the audience.

The Shining (1980) is arguably one of the most influential films of the 20th century. Images such as the snowy maze, blood pouring out of the elevator and unmoving twin girls holding hands have proliferated popular culture and inspired various tributes, analyses and satires. Stanley Kubrick’s attention to detail, use of symmetry, color and surrealism, and effective cultivation of dread and suspense, in addition to Jack Nicholson’s electrifying performance, has solidified The Shining’s status as one of the most iconic films of any genre. Many of Stephen King’s works have also been adapted into films, including the standouts Carrie (1976), Misery (1990) and It (2017).

Jaws (1975), much like The Shining, has had a tremendous influence on popular culture. Its wide-reaching legacy demonstrates its lasting ability to impact audiences. From the iconic opening scene, Steven Spielberg creates a sense of tension that sustains the film until the shark is finally shown in the second half. The famous two-note shark theme composed

by John Williams ties the film together and intensifies its potency and impact.

Other worthwhile monster/scary creature movies include Alien (1976), Aliens (1986), The Descent (2005), The Host (2006), Cloverfield (2008), and The Babadook (2014).

When The Blair Witch Project (1999) was released in theatres, many audience members believed that they were witnessing real events.

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The genius of the film lies in its use of found-footage filming techniques that allow the viewer to experience the film in a personal and realistic way. Although The Blair Witch Project isn’t the first found footage horror film, it’s often credited for popularizing the technique.

One of the most interesting and subversive aspects of the film is that the witch is never shown, leaving the observer to wonder whether or not the events that the characters experience are supernatural or psychological in origin. Unfortunately, there haven’t been many quality found footage horror films since the release of The Blair Witch Project.

The Conjuring (2013) is one of the strongest entries in the haunted house horror sub-genre. Whether or not the viewer believes that it’s actually based on real events, the film is able to entertain and scare audiences by skillfully arranging genre tropes to construct a familiar but effectively creepy tribute to old-school horror films. Other haunted house films worth a watch are the classics Poltergeist (1982) and Beetlejuice (1988) and the newer films The Orphanage (2010), Insidious (2010) and Sinister (2012).

The Witch (2015) is complex, challenging, and intensely disturbing. Set in 1600s Puritan New England, the film follows a family that has been expelled from the neighboring town for being too religious. The bleak atmosphere plays as significant a role as any of the characters, as it infuses a sense of primal desires and unrestrained passion into the film. Through use of subverted religious imagery,

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attention to historical detail and carefully cultivated tone, The Witch tackles topics such as religious fundamentalism, purity, feminism and sexuality. Rosemary’s Baby (1968), The Devil’s Backbone (2001), Black Swan (2012), It Comes at Night (2017) and The Beguiled (2017) are other atmospheric horror/thriller films that tackle weighty subject matter.

The Exorcist (1973) is the ultimate creepy-kid horror film. The use of cinematography and religious imagery is particularly effective, giving the film a sense of profound gravity. Although the special effects seem outdated when compared to those utilized in modern cinema, the visual accomplishments of the filmmakers cannot be understated. Like The Shining and Jaws, The Exorcist has earned its place in popular culture as one of the scariest and familiar horror films. Since creepy kids are a staple of the horror genre, other films with disturbing pint-sized leads include The Omen (1976), Children of the Corn (1984), The Sixth Sense (1999), The Ring (2002) and Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) in addition to many of the films listed above.

For every cringy, poorly made horror film, there’s an interesting, truly frightening, and entertaining horror movie worth a watch. Other films not listed above that deserve recognition include Psycho (1960), Repulsion (1965), The Wickerman (1973), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Eraserhead (1977), Halloween (1978), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Cabin in the Woods (2011), It Follows (2014), A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Don’t Breathe (2016) and Get Out (2017).

Happy Halloween and happy viewing!

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Television Review| Mr. Robot

Mr. Robot starts off with promising premiere The season three premiere of Mr. Robot continued themes of social commentary

BY OLIVIA FIELD Asst. Life Editor fielor17@wfu.edu Mr. Robot’s third season began in total darkness, literally. The entirety of New York City (NYC) is still experiencing the blackout that Mr. Robot, Elliot’s dual personality, created when he and Tyrell Wellicks corrupted E Corp’s, also known as “Evil Corp,” entire data bank and Elliot, who was surprisingly shot by Tyrell in the season two finale, has been in a coma for over a week. Despite the literal darkness of the premiere, Creator Sam Esmail quickly moved the plot into action and finished answering a lot of the questions introduced during season two.

One of the most significant things we learn more about is Angela’s role in Stage two, the plan to blow up E Corp’s data bank in NYC. Specifically, she is working with Mr. Robot and Tyrell to keep the plan in motion and to stop Elliot from compromising it, all under the guise of avenging her mother’s death that occurred while working for E Corp.

Interestingly, the viewers learn more

about Angela, and eventually other characters, through her relationship with Mr. Robot, not Elliot. This is a captivating distinction that shows the ever progressing nature of Mr. Robot’s character. During the first season, he only interacted with Elliot. Now, Mr. Robot is a known entity among Elliot’s “companions,” and they seek him out specifically.

With Mr. Robot finally being a completely separate entity in the real world, Elliot is given a false sense of power to try and stop stage two from happening. This is one of the most enthralling, and stressful, aspects of being a viewer: watching Elliot and Mr. Robot grapple with the darkness of not knowing what is happening when the other personality has control.

Season three’s premiere also delivered on other trademark aspects of the show, such as social commentary and artistic cinematography. One of my favorite scenes blended both of these elements.

As Elliot walked the streets of NYC, he proclaimed E Corp and capitalism a necessary evil to keep society from falling to shambles. Juxtaposed with snapshots of protest, anarchy and the subtle inclusion of President Trump’s inauguration, Elliot blamed himself for letting society fall to pieces.

Filled with new characters, a pressing conflict and palpable emotion, Mr. Ro-

bot’s premiere episode set the stage for the rest of the season.

If you’re in need of a quick halloween costume, grab a friend for these easy outfits 1. Jim and Pam from The Office 2. Tequila and Salt 3. Merman and Mermaid

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Elliot is pictured unconcious after Tyrell shot him at the end of season two.

Leaves become crisper, air becomes cooler and clothes become heavier. As the colors change from green to red, your clothes shift from white to black.

The weather cools from 80 degrees and sunny, to mid-50 degree weather, and we are stuck in the inevitable awkward transition time. Mornings get as low as highs of 40 degrees, and by 3 p.m. you might find yourself sweating in pants and a long-sleeved shirt. So how do you find the ideal transition outfit for this awkward in-between time?

Search for the perfect jacket. If channeling your inner-2000’s is more your style, go for a jean jacket and a blouse.

For those who vibe with vintage, find an oversized jean jacket that looks straight out of the 80’s. Extra points for those trendy sew-on patches that look all too similar to a girl scout’s vest badges (but hey, gauchos were once in, so I guess nothing is off limits). If throwbacks aren’t your style, an army jacket might be more for you. Oversized army green jackets paired with layered necklaces

7. Leslie and Ann from Parks and

Recreations

8. Thing 1 and Thing 2

9. Milk and Cookies

Combatting the awkward weather

BY KATHERINE GRABOWSKY Staff Writer grabkw16@wfu.edu

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Creative couple’s costumes for Halloween

Fashion Column | Fall Clothing

Follow these tips for an effortless transition from steamy summer to breezy winter

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can bring your classic black t-shirt and jeans to sophisticated yet feminine streetstyle. Finally, if you’re feeling particularly fierce, throw on a leather jacket. All black is never a bad idea, so don’t be afraid to pair it with black jeans and a loosely tucked white shirt. You could also pair it with ripped jeans to channel your inner rocker. Then, when the weather gets warmer towards mid-afternoon, throw your jacket in your bag and transform your outfit into summer-weather appropriate.

If jackets aren’t really your thing, pair a winter sweater with a summertime skirt.

Don’t be confused, skirts and shorts are not interchangeable. While skirts can be worn in any season, shorts should be left in September, regardless of the 70-de-

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Throw on a sweater over your tank top or dress for an easy transitonal fall outfit.

gree weather. Try a baggy white sweater loosely tucked with a black jean skirt.

Not only does this leave some room to breathe for when the sun decides to shine, it also keeps you warm on your early morning walks across campus.

Finally, if you’ve been waiting to dust off your boots since August, but you’re not quite ready to give up your t-shirt dress, combine them for the perfect pair.

Throw a sweater over a casual t-shirt dress and pair it with riding boots to dress up your typical “just rolled out of bed” 9 a.m. class look. Contrary to popular belief, throwing on a dress and boots takes only about 30 seconds longer than putting on leggings and a sweatshirt.

Unless you are already five minutes late to your attendance-based language class, time is not an excuse for neglecting your fashion-forward clothes that have been pushed to the back of the closet. If you want to pretend that your walk across Manchester Plaza is actually a strut down 5th Avenue, throw on a simple black dress and bring out your knee-high boots. Don’t let the changing weather wipe out your inner Blake Lively.

The tricky weather changes might force some extra thought when picking out an outfit, but that does not mean you have to wear workout clothes to be comfortable. Follow these tips for an effortless transition from the steamy sun of summer, to the cool breezes of winter.

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Drink of the Week

Apple Cider Sangria

• 1 Bottle of Pinot Grigio

• 2 1/2 Cups Apple Cider • 1 Cup Club Soda • 1/2 Cup Ginger Brandy • 3 Honey Crisp Apples, chopped • 3 Pears, chopped Combine all ingredients, stir and chill for at least an hour.

Enjoy Responsibly!

Recipe courtesy of How Sweet Eats

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Abroad Column | Copenhagen Bikes

Bikes dominate the streets of Copenhagen The best way to see the capital of Denmark is to do what the locals do and ride a bike around all the destinations

BY HEATHER HARTEL Staff Writer harthf15@wfu.edu

Paris is known for the Eiffel Tower, London for Big Ben, Barcelona for Parque Guell and Berlin for the Berlin Wall. For study abroad students, traveling from city to city and checking off the most well-known sites on every tour is exciting, as the places you have always seen pictures of finally materialize into reality. However, for a student in Copenhagen, the city is not one that can simply be photographed; while there are stunning sites that tourists travel around the world to see, the only way to truly experience it is from the seat of a bike.

According to the Danish government, over 50 percent of Danish people commute to work via bicycles everyday.

While an efficient, quick way to get around, it is also important to recall Copenhagen’s location as a Nordic capital city in Scandinavia. Rain, shine, snow or sleet, half of the city wakes up every morning, throws on their helmets and bikes to work — in fact, the bike lanes are cleared of snow as soon as it begins, long before the car lanes.

Further, regarded as one of the most egalitarian cities in the world, it is worth noting that there is no income gap among bicyclers. Service workers, middle class parents and even politicians — 63 percent of the members of parliament — all use bikes as their main form of transportation.

Every morning around 7 a.m. while the sun is still rising, the streets begin to teem with businessmen in suits, children in school clothes, women in heels or students in backpacks. Yet, traffic isn’t an issue for anyone looking to get to their end destination on time, as the city was literally built for bicycles. Every street in Copenhagen is lined with wide lanes running parallel to the car lanes for bicyclers, about two bikes wide. In the past the roads were built for cars, but the past few decades switched that system and instead initiated “green waves,” allowing bicyclers to ride through green lights without having to stop every few minutes.

Compared to American metropolitan areas like Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago or Los Angeles, traffic is significantly less of an issue. People from the suburbs either bike or take the train in, so red taillights don’t plague the streets and honk at each other as early as 6 a.m. While this bicycle-based transportation system is clearly efficient, the more noteworthy part is the effect on the environment. Scandinavian countries are global leaders in sustainability and recognition of worldwide climate change. As one of the biggest cities in Northern Europe, citizens in and around Copenhagen are always conscious of how their decisions impact the climate.

Streets are lined with bicycles, as are sidewalks, doors around stores and fences in front of homes. Seeing hundreds of bikes a day, or waiting for cyclers to pass before crossing the street is a phenomenon that can only be experienced in Copenhagen, a city built upon encouraging this green form of transportation. Even more exciting, however, is taking part in the experience.

When I first came to Copenhagen, I was advised by previous study abroad students and other Danish friends that I had to get a bike. Not understanding the hype,

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Bikes line the sides of the streets and canals of Copenhagen, decreasing cars and traffic noise. given I’d ridden bikes for leisure since the age of five, I decided to rent one for the semester. At first, it was terrifying; biking on a busy street in a line of dozens of people is intimidating, especially with bells ringing and people passing my slow pace on the left. But after a few days of my short commute to class, I finally realized the hype.

Now, pulling away from my apartment on a cold school morning is a moment of tranquility. Listening to a podcast on the way to class, while leisurely biking alongside fellow Danes brings me peace and acceptance of happily assimilating into this culture. Something that used to terrify and intimidate me now so quickly became one of my favorite, yet unexpected, parts of living in Copenhagen.

Biking culture in this city isn’t something that can easily be visited and photographed in an hour of a tour; it can only truly be experienced from mustering the courage to finally start pedaling.

Wake Radio | Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters put on great show in Greensboro Dave Grohl, the band’s iconic frontman, inspired the crowd with amazing energy and a Springsteen-esque 27-song setlist

BY LIAM DESTEFANO Contributing Writer destlp16@wfu.edu

In an era where hip-hop and EDM have a commanding presence on the iPhones of the American youth, alt-rock has struggled to maintain the mainstream relevance that it had in the ‘90s and early 2000s. Many of the bands that owned the airwaves during that time are still releasing new music, but much of it seems either mundane, unexceptional or both, especially in comparison to their work of yesteryear.

A prime example of a band that is dealing with this dilemma is The Foo Fighters, whose new record, Concrete and Gold, was deleted from my phone after only two cringe-inducing listens. Despite this, I went to go see them perform in Greensboro, and my expectations were exceeded completely. Instead of sounding like a group of suburban dads that play subpar covers of old hit songs at local bars, Dave Grohl and company dominated the night with a performance that was tempestuous, invigorating and sentimental, sometimes simultaneously. When the band took their trademarked final bow to close out their epic 27-song setlist, I was convinced that rock and roll is alive and well.

What I was pleasantly surprised with was just how much energy a 47-year old Grohl possessed. He pranced across the stage in a manner that was reminiscent of a young Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future, and ripped into his guitar with such acute intensity

that I would not have been shocked if it had burst into flames. In between songs he entertained the rapturous crowd with ebullient, profanity-laced interludes, which gave the concert a much more organic feeling than others I have attended. More impressive than Grohl, however, was the bands’ song selection.

They introduced themselves to the tune of “Run,” the lead single from their new album and the only song that I will continue to listen to from the project aside from Sunday Rain. Then, they rocketed into a glorious 10-song stretch that was highlighted by the likes of “All My Life,” which demonstrates the bands’ mastery of the soft-loud phenomenon that was ubiquitous in ‘90s rock, the infectious, radio-friendly “Learn to Fly,” and the poignant ballad “These Days,” which is Grohl’s beautiful tribute to his fallen iconic bandmate Kurt Cobain. One of the most memorable moments of the night occurred near the tail end of the first set, when the group engaged in the most unique round of introductions I have seen. Rather than quickly cycling through their names, each member exhibited their talent by playing a short segment of a famous non-Foo Fighters song with their respective instrument. Afterwards, they concluded their first set with the lethal combination of “Monkey Wrench” and “Best of You,” the latter of which is so emotionally powerful that it compelled the late legend Prince to perform a cover version of it during his acclaimed Super Bowl performance.

Though Grohl ultimately did not live up to his promise of delivering a Springsteen-esque four-hourlong set, the band more than made up for it by finishing their encore off with the resonant masterpiece that shot them into superstardom, “Everlong.” Live concerts, if done correctly, can present one with some truly unforgettable moments, and the chorus of

“Everlong” reverberating throughout the Greensboro Coliseum as 20,000 people bellowed it out in unison was certainly one of those moments for me. So, to put it succinctly, if you’re a rock fan and have a chance to go see The Foo Fighters, I would highly recommend doing so. Their new music may be mediocre, but their new concerts are anything but that.

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Grohl, at 47-years old, still shreds the guitar and dances around stage like a younger performer.

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Bar Review | bar piña

Rooftop bar serves handcrafted cocktails Local bar co-owned by Wake Forest alum Michael Barton celebrates great bartending

BY KARLY BALL Staff Writer ballkb14@wfu.edu

Bars can be found on nearly every corner in Winston-Salem, but bar piña is stepping up the game. It’s easy to set up a bar and throw together some decent seating, but every part of bar piña is well thought out from the paths to navigate the building to the elegant bathroom designs. Bar piña recently opened on top of Famous Toastery. The bar is co-owned by Beau Tate, known for Tate’s Custom Cocktails and Michael Barton, a Wake Forest alum. The views at bar piña are worth going for alone, as you can see most of WinstonSalem from the towering location.

The scene is spectacular indeed, but the drinks might be even better. The facility features two bars, one inside that offers a full bar selection and one on the roof that serves mostly frozen drinks. Between beer, wine, on-tap drinks, frozen features and a variety of custom cocktails, everyone is sure to find something to suit their tastes.

The décor is tasteful throughout the

bar, and there’s a terrace area near the indoor bar where you can still sit outside if you prefer to avoid the rooftop. I recommend this location since you still get the views with less of a crowd, plus the indoor bar is more easily accessible from that area and the drink selection is superior there.

Aside from the rooftop, the bar also stands out for its friendly, talented staff. Much like Tate’s, the bartenders at bar piña treat their drinks as a carefully constructed art form. The cocktails are innovative and make your taste buds tingle, plus the presentation deserves a solid A+ complete with fun straws.

The menu offers a vast selection for every taste, but I recommend telling the bartender your favorite type of alcohol and asking for a surprise. These bartenders love what they do, and they’re extremely good at it. When you give them free reign, you’re sure to end up with something delicious. Even on a busy Saturday night, they were having fun interacting with the customers and each other. The prices for these drinks are comparable to menu features, so it’s worth venturing out of your comfort zone.

Many Wake Forest students have recently turned 21 and consequently may not know what to ask for at a bar outside of the standard menu. As a

bartender at my summer job, I noted how the employees at bar piña were eager to tell patrons about the drinks and flavors they put together, and they didn’t judge people who didn’t know their alcohol well. After just one visit, I’ve declared bar piña to be my favorite bar in town, and I suspect others will

feel the same way. Bar piña will almost certainly become Winston-Salem’s go-to spot, so do yourself a favor and check it out while you can still enjoy the warm rooftop evenings.

Most of bar piña’s cocktails range from about $8-12.

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Bartenders create beverages to order at bar piña, including this take on the “blue motorcyle,” a Long Island Iced Tea with Blue Curaçao.

Concert Review | The Chainsmokers

The Chainsmokers show off their popularity abroad American pop group gains fame abroad as their tour lands in Sydney, Australia

BY JOHN NAGELL Contributing Writer nagejs15@wfu.edu

A year and a half ago, I was sprinting into the LJVM Coliseum, down the bleacher steps and onto the floor towards a throng of students, who had begun to amass themselves in front of the stage. I snuck my way through the crowd and easily secured front row seats for The Chainsmokers, who surprised Wake Forest and played the Spring Concert in April of 2016. Their set that night was full of nonstop energy, as Alex Pall and Drew Taggart hyped up the crowd of 5,000 with their original hits and remixes that made them famous within the last three years.

Recently, I had the chance to see The Chainsmokers again, except this time in Sydney, Australia. The doors to the dome of the Sydney Showground had opened at 6 p.m. and I was late.

Already, swarms of Australian kids, clad in festival attire, moved like a wave towards our final destination. I closed in

Photo courtesy of Zach Searle

In just a year and a half, The Chainsmokers went from performing at Wake Forest’s Spring Concert to selling out their concert at the Sydney Showground. on the entrance to the dome, that clos- selves for a chaos of color, the crowd was er resembled an airplane hangar than a primed and ready. And then, finally, the music venue and entered into the abyss. lights shut off.

There were already hundreds of people in The dome went dark, except for a few front of the stage, like an impenetrable golden beams that shot straight down wall. I tried to use the same tactic I did over the DJ booth. A pulsing, fuzzy notin Winston-Salem, but it only got me a ed beamed its way through the expanse few feet closer. of the room and was soon accompanied The Sydney crowd was already in full with the slow, simple beat of “The One,” party mood, as Gil Glaze, a budding the opening track from the duo’s debut Swiss DJ, opened with a triumphant set, album, “Memories ... Do Not Open.” brimming with house music and recog- Then, all the synths and wonderful dinizable remixes. Yet, each transition and mensions of the song began to play, courbass drop was enjoyed with the subcon- tesy of Pall, whose silhouette of a raised scious hope for the moment the lights hand was black against the smoke and would go down. Just as the LED screens white light. Taggart’s voice echoed from blinked and glitched, as if priming them- somewhere in the dark, and the beams of

light began to sputter and flash. Then, Taggart’s silhouette appeared out of the darkness and onto the stage, and the duo was complete, met with electrifying cheers from the crowd.

In an instant, the mystery of the slow opener was shattered as the full production of lights, lasers and visuals showed themselves to an escalating BPM of a new track.

Pall and Taggart abandoned their posts on the elevated stage deck and jumped behind the deck of the DJ booth, both putting their headphones to begin a wild mix of bass, trap and classic Chainsmokers remixes.

The whirlwind opening slowed when Taggart flung his headphones off and jumped back onto the elevated stage with the mic, as Matt McGuire rose up from below the stage on his drumset. In a show that involved Taggart chugging a beer out of his shoe, pyro tricks and other twists and turns, the duo brought the house down. Even though they now felt like celebrities and well rounded artists, their energy was exactly the same as a year and a half before. The Chainsmokers effortlessly took an empty warehouse halfway across the world and filled it with life, proving why they are the hottest act in the world.

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Things to Do During Family Weekend Make your family’s arrival a special occasion by spending some quality time with your parents and siblings, enjoying the local fall festivities

BY NICHOLAS DEMAYO Life Editor demanj14@wfu.edu

My parents ask me the dreaded question every time they come down to visit: “What do you want to do with us this weekend?” As much as I love entertaining my family, I just do not know what to say when they ask this. Sleep? Catch up on schoolwork? Binge watch the new season of Stranger Things? All of these are things I would like to have time to do, but not things one does when their parents come to town. Thus, ahead of this Wake Forest Family Weekend, here are some suggestions of things to do with your parents and siblings, so that you may be able to answer the dreaded question.

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Go to the Pit Okay, so it doesn’t make much sense to take your parents out to eat when they should be the ones taking you out to eat. If you think about it, though, all the changes to the Pit over the last year might not be only a meal but also an activity. What we take as ordinary will undoubtedly surprise your parents and siblings. Do not be surprised if they get a make-your-own pasta, flatbread, deli sandwich, Mongolian grill, cheeseburger and ice cream sundae all in one meal. I know my little brother has in the past, at least. And once they’ve eaten all of that food, they might just want to take a nap, leaving you to catch up on the sleep you need so badly.

Go to the football game This is probably the most common thing one does with their family during this weekend, but it’s for a good reason. For your parents and siblings, seeing a Division I football game is a big deal, as all of the players are super-talented and some are even bound for professional football. I think we take having a good football team for granted, and it shows when we leave the tailgate without ever stepping foot into the stadium. Go to the game with your family this weekend and watch their eyes light up as the Deacon rides out on his motorcycle followed by a spirited football squad. I think you will see just how proud they are that you go to Wake Forest.

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Go to a nearby pumpkin patch One of the things my mother tells me she misses most since I have gone away for school is that I’m not around for family traditions as much as I once was. Going to a pumpkin patch is one of those traditions — and no one dare say that they’re too old to do so! A nearby school and children’s home called the Crossnore has a farm with animals and a patch where you can pick gourds and pumpkins for cheap. Don’t forget to dress in flannel and drink some hot apple cider, or at least hold a cider for the Instagram photo.

Go on a hike at Hanging Rock An outdoorsy-type family might enjoy a little drive and a long hike through the beautiful landscape of Hanging Rock. With its elevated views, you get to see all of the leaves in their autumnal colors in the trees below you. Plus, you get the benefit of good exercise and fresh air. Sometimes, just being away from campus and in a different element can stir up conversations with your family. Despite how much you seem to enjoy doing it, I know you are tired of complaining about Work Forest. Do not bore your family by talking about your work all the time. Go take a hike.

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Go on a walk around Reynolda trails If it’s a nice, mild fall day at Wake Forest, it’s hard to find a better walk so close to campus. I can typically walk the trail around Reynolda Village in about one hour. But that’s because I refrain from stopping to pet every cute dog I see. Your family will not show as much restraint, I know, so expect lots of stops along the way. With all the stopping and dog petting, your walk might take a good couple of hours, making them hungry enough to take you to dinner at Village Tavern.

Go stay with your family for a night Although this column has talked about things you should do with your parents and siblings for Family Weekend, perhaps the best thing you can do is just spend time with them. You do not have to be doing anything at all; just be in their presence and your parents will feel better about you being away. I would bet that it would make you feel better as well, because if you read this column this far it probably means that you miss your family and want to share a special memory with them. I sincerely hope that you do share a special memory this weekend, and that by doing something simple like staying at their hotel with them for a night, I believe that you will.