Issue 11.10.2016

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OGB interviews Chuck Todd on America’s status post-election Page 6

Opinion: Planned Parenthood helps women’s health Page 9

Soccer headed to ACC Championship Page 11

Taking time off of school can be beneficial Page 16

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Students run in memory of Jordan Bayer

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The “A Mile for a Smile” team ran a marathon for the late Jordan Bayer

BY CAITLIN HERLIHY Editor-in-Chief herlcr13@wfu.edu Jordan Bayer’s brilliant smile stretched to all corners of campus, touching the hearts of friends, faculty and alumni. While Sunday, Nov. 6 marked the one-year anniversary of his passing, Bayer’s generosity and selflessness is echoed in the benevolence of the Wake Forest community.

Through fundraising events and generous donations, the campus continues to remember Bayer, who died after a tragic car accident last fall of his junior year. The Jordan Bayer Fund, a scholarship created in his memory, continues to grow towards its goal of $100,000 in seven years. Currently resting at $32,000, the Jordan Bayer Fund is 32 percent of the way in its first year.

“He embodied everything a Wake Forest student should be,” said Austin Bauersmith, president of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Bayer’s fraternity. “He was very involved with the fraternity, excelled academically and was genuine and generous. You wouldn’t have to ask him for help; he always offered.”

Six current Wake Forest undergraduate students and one recent graduate ran the New York Marathon in honor of Bayer this past Sunday. Their 26.2-mile race celebrated Bayer’s life and raised $24,715 for Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. With every step toward the finish line, the team’s name “A mile for a smile,” reminded the runners of Bayer’s enthusiasm for life.

See Bayer, Page 5

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore

TRIUMPHS In a surprising turn of events, Donald J. Trump won the presidency by slim margins

BY HEATHER HARTEL Asst. News Editor harthf15@wfu.edu After months of partisan divisions, contentious debates and heavy emotions on both sides, Donald J. Trump is the 45th president. The Associated Press announced him the winner at 2:30 a.m. with 279 necessary electoral votes.

Hours before, live music filled the air as students joined at the Pro Humanitate Institute to watch the historic election unravel. Promoted as “One Crazy 2016 Election Night Watch Party,” the evening presented waves of emotions as votes gradually came in.

The event served as a place of gathering for hundreds of students searching for community on election night.

To ease the overwhelming atmosphere of stress, Wake the Vote invested in free food trucks, a live band, games and multiple televisions streaming different political channels.

“I wanted to come because this is a really important election,” said sophomore Maggie Powell. “I needed to be around my peers when the votes came out, so I wasn’t just upset and alone in my room.”

The high turnout at the Wake the Vote party reflected the significance of young voters in this election.

In 2012, President Obama captured 60 percent of the millennial vote, helping pave his way to ultimate victory.

This election, Hillary Clinton received just over half of the millennial vote.

See Trump, Page 4

Wake Forest Football is going bowling The Deacons pulled out a win against the Cavaliers, making them bowl eligible

BY EMILY LEITER Contributing Writer leiter16@wfu.edu

No football player on Wake Forest’s roster or current undergraduate student at the university had felt the feeling of bowl eligibility until Saturday evening.

The Demon Deacons pulled out a loaded, challenging win against the Virginia Cavaliers.

Wake Forest now has a 6-3 record. They

haven’t had a better one going into game 10 since 2006.

“Six is a magic number,” said head coach Dave Clawson. “Now you work like crazy to get seven. This gives us recruiting momentum, this gives us program momentum. We have some kids in there who have really busted their butts and put a lot into this program

for three, four, five years ... The high of moments like that is why you keep coaching.”

Saturday’s game was determined by which team could outlast the other.

The score fluctuated back and forth, and a fourth quarter 20-20 tie proved worrisome for Wake Forest fans.

See Football, Page 11

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OGB interviews Chuck Todd on America’s status post-election Page 6

Opinion: Planned Parenthood helps women’s health Page 9

Soccer headed to ACC Championship Page 11

Taking time off of school can be beneficial Page 16

Old Gold&Black WAKE FOREST’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1916 T H U R S DAY, N OV E M B E R 10 , 2 016

VOL. 100, NO. 28

“Cover s the campus like the magnolias”

Students run in memory of Jordan Bayer

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The “A Mile for a Smile” team ran a marathon for the late Jordan Bayer

BY CAITLIN HERLIHY Editor-in-Chief herlcr13@wfu.edu Jordan Bayer’s brilliant smile stretched to all corners of campus, touching the hearts of friends, faculty and alumni. While Sunday, Nov. 6 marked the one-year anniversary of his passing, Bayer’s generosity and selflessness is echoed in the benevolence of the Wake Forest community.

Through fundraising events and generous donations, the campus continues to remember Bayer, who died after a tragic car accident last fall of his junior year. The Jordan Bayer Fund, a scholarship created in his memory, continues to grow towards its goal of $100,000 in seven years. Currently resting at $32,000, the Jordan Bayer Fund is 32 percent of the way in its first year.

“He embodied everything a Wake Forest student should be,” said Austin Bauersmith, president of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Bayer’s fraternity. “He was very involved with the fraternity, excelled academically and was genuine and generous. You wouldn’t have to ask him for help; he always offered.”

Six current Wake Forest undergraduate students and one recent graduate ran the New York Marathon in honor of Bayer this past Sunday. Their 26.2-mile race celebrated Bayer’s life and raised $24,715 for Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. With every step toward the finish line, the team’s name “A mile for a smile,” reminded the runners of Bayer’s enthusiasm for life.

See Bayer, Page 5

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore

TRIUMPHS In a surprising turn of events, Donald J. Trump won the presidency by slim margins

BY HEATHER HARTEL Asst. News Editor harthf15@wfu.edu After months of partisan divisions, contentious debates and heavy emotions on both sides, Donald J. Trump is the 45th president. The Associated Press announced him the winner at 2:30 a.m. with 279 necessary electoral votes.

Hours before, live music filled the air as students joined at the Pro Humanitate Institute to watch the historic election unravel. Promoted as “One Crazy 2016 Election Night Watch Party,” the evening presented waves of emotions as votes gradually came in.

The event served as a place of gathering for hundreds of students searching for community on election night.

To ease the overwhelming atmosphere of stress, Wake the Vote invested in free food trucks, a live band, games and multiple televisions streaming different political channels.

“I wanted to come because this is a really important election,” said sophomore Maggie Powell. “I needed to be around my peers when the votes came out, so I wasn’t just upset and alone in my room.”

The high turnout at the Wake the Vote party reflected the significance of young voters in this election.

In 2012, President Obama captured 60 percent of the millennial vote, helping pave his way to ultimate victory.

This election, Hillary Clinton received just over half of the millennial vote.

See Trump, Page 4

Wake Forest Football is going bowling The Deacons pulled out a win against the Cavaliers, making them bowl eligible

BY EMILY LEITER Contributing Writer leiter16@wfu.edu

No football player on Wake Forest’s roster or current undergraduate student at the university had felt the feeling of bowl eligibility until Saturday evening.

The Demon Deacons pulled out a loaded, challenging win against the Virginia Cavaliers.

Wake Forest now has a 6-3 record. They

haven’t had a better one going into game 10 since 2006.

“Six is a magic number,” said head coach Dave Clawson. “Now you work like crazy to get seven. This gives us recruiting momentum, this gives us program momentum. We have some kids in there who have really busted their butts and put a lot into this program

for three, four, five years ... The high of moments like that is why you keep coaching.”

Saturday’s game was determined by which team could outlast the other.

The score fluctuated back and forth, and a fourth quarter 20-20 tie proved worrisome for Wake Forest fans.

See Football, Page 11

OGB

“ attitudes should foster respect Post-election This column represents the views of the Old Gold & Black Editorial Board.

Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 was a day that not only the entire country was excited and nervous about, but the entire world.

Election Day is always anxietyfilled, but this year’s election had a different tone to it due to the divisiveness of the American people and political ideals.

As one of the most controversial and intense presidential elections, the country has been torn up these last few months with the media coverage and the campaign strategies executed by both sides.

Now, two days after the election, the country has had time to process what the election results mean and their excitement or disappointment.

We hope that each student, staff and faculty member can feel safe and respected on this campus regardless of political beliefs.”

While this election has been highly controversial and filled with negative rhetoric, it is time to move forward with what will happen Jan. 20, 2017.

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

While the country was ultimately split right down the middle on who to elect, this is a reality that we all face whether we are happy with it or are not.

The editors of the Old Gold & Black

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What this country needs is a uniting front to bring the people from all backgrounds together.

Regardless if you voted for Trump or Hillary Clinton, we hope that each student on this campus and that the general public can respect each other and take the next four years as they come.

Both candidates bring positive and negative qualities to the table and a vote for either does not mean that the person exemplifies the qualities of that candidate and agrees 100 percent.

While many are unhappy and angered by the outcome of the election, we hope that everyone can listen to the views of the other side and not fight, but learn and understand.

This election has divided the country, but moving forward, we need to come together and rebuild what has been lost — respect for one another and for our government.

We hope that each student, staff and faculty member can feel safe and respected on this campus regardless of political beliefs.

Members of the Wake Forest community should not feel unsafe coming to campus so we hope that everyone moves forward with kindness and treats others fairly and respectfully.

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Deacon Profile: Wubetu Shimelash

BY HEATHER HARTEL Asst. News Editor harthf15@wfu.edu

Wubetu Shimelash is a freshman originally from Ethiopia. He moved to the U.S. three years ago after an experience with Blake Mycoskie, the founder of Tom's Shoes, in his hometown.

Beyond his extraordinary schoolwork, he is a photographer, a videographer and enjoys acting. Shimelash hopes to share the lessons he has learned about the importance of education and motivation with children in Ethiopia and beyond.

How did you meet Blake Mycoskie, and how did you build your relationship?

We met seven years ago back in Ethiopia. He was visiting my school with his friend, and our relationship started when we played soccer together there. I wasn’t planning on contacting him when he first gave me his business card because I didn’t know what value a business card had at the time. A friend of mine told me that I could use a business card to contact him. He explained that I could send an e-mail to him and make a connection with him. I had never seen a computer or a phone, so I did not understand what the value of e-mail was. To me, the business card he handed to me was just a piece of paper with random numbers and letters on it.

What did you do after he gave you his business card?

Eventually my friend and I travelled 61 km to the only Internet café, which is still the only one that exists nearby.

When we arrived there, there was no power. My friend said that there was no power, so we couldn’t send the email. I was mad because he never told me this; I didn’t even know what power was. Eventually we tried it again because we had travelled all the way there, and I sent a simple message to Blake reminding him that we met in the mountains and played soccer together, and he responded right away.

He travels a lot and meets a lot of kids, but somehow he was able to respond to the e-mail right away. When I got the e-mail, I thought the kids in the internet café were the ones who had wrote the response because I was still having a hard time understanding how e-mail even works.

To this day has never given out his personal contact information to anyone but me. He told me he saw energy in me, and he thought that I would be a good person to help.

What happened after you contacted Mycoskie?

After Blake and I talked, he helped me contact his friend in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. I lived there with his friend Surafel Sinegeorgis, an amazing man who treated me like family. He married a woman, Kat Davis from Illinois, and she also came to live with us. The three of us were a family together. I was doing well in my schoolwork, and she saw that I was interested in more opportunities in the West, so she helped me with the transition and information on the application to boarding school.

POLICE BEAT Larceny/Damage to Property • Offenders damaged patio furniture on the sundeck of Luter. The report was filed on Nov. 2 at 9:56 a.m.

• Offender attempted to take merchandise from the display rack of Einstein bros in Farrell Hall. The report was filed on Nov. 2 at 10:20 a.m.

• Unknown suspect(s) took an unsecured iPhone and sweatshirt from Water Tower Field. The report was filed on Nov. 2 at 12:29 a.m.

• Offender removed a mattress from an unlocked room in Johnson. It was later discovered that the suite mate had permission to use the mattress, and prosecution has declined. The report was filed on Nov. 5 at 1:56 a.m.

How did you eventually decide on Wake Forest?

I was looking at small colleges that had a small number of students because my high school was small, and I found that very helpful. Having the small classes helped me learn more and develop as a person, so I wanted that aspect in a college. I’m also interested in business, and we have a great program here.

But overall, the most important thing I noticed when I visited here was the people’s welcoming spirit.

How do you stay connected to your roots while at Wake Forest?

When I visited in April, I saw all of the beautiful nature and fell in love it. Where I grew up, there was beautiful nature there. As a nature photographer, I really connected with it.

Since I was young, I usually write a poem or in my journal every night. I want to see the process of how I am growing and why I do what I do and if I’m happy.

I think happiness helps me grow more. I usually sit in quiet, natural places to write in my journal, and here, I go to Reynolda Village for this time.

But my time here has been wonderful. I have friends from different countries and states and great relationships with my professors. What makes this place so special is not the place itself but the people in it. It feels more like a family, or like a home, than just a school.

What was the hardest part about transitioning from Ethiopia to America?

The transition of culture, not the language itself was the challenge. In Ethiopia, I worked as a tour guide in a national park where I had opportunities to communicate with so many people from different places. Then while I was living in Addis Ababa, Surafel created a system where I talked to Kat in English and she would talk to me in Amharic, and when there was misunderstanding Surafel would jump in and help out.

The transition in terms of culture, like how to behave and how to act was the real challenge. Living with Kat and Surafel helped because they would explain what we did in Ethiopia that we couldn’t do in the U.S. What is a lesson you learned from living in Ethiopia that you carry to your life here?

I lived in a cave taking care of animals when I was young. I wasn’t living in a cave because we didn’t have a home — we did. I was living in a cave because I was taking care of 200 sheep, and we were looking for good food for the animals. The communities that people live in run out of food, so the shepherds have to go to the forests to take care of the animals.

You bond with other shepherds who share and help you look after the sheep. I learned friendship and how to connect with other people here. You have to be really friendly and trust your friends. Every time I go back, all of my childhood memories come back to me.

Underage Consumption • An underage offender from Salem College became ill after consuming alcohol while visiting a Wake Forest student. The report was filed on Nov. 1 at 12:37 a.m.

• Student called for assistance for a non Wake Forest student under the influence of alcohol in Bostwick.

The report was filed on Nov. 5 at 1:49 a.m.

• Offender had consumed alcohol while underage and injured themselves and was transported to Student Health from Collins. The report was filed on Nov. 5. at 2:17 a.m.

• Underage offender was intoxicated, and was assisted

by EMTs and transported to WFUBMC from South.

The report was filed on Nov. 5 at 11:18 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Wubetu Shimelash

How often do you return to Ethiopia?

I go back every summer to work with different organizations in Ethiopia. This year, I was working with different organizations but also working on a documentary.

Because of Blake’s influence, I go back to apply entrepreneurship in education and try to solve problems. I get calls from different schools to go and share my experiences and to teach English. I have to ask some of the schools what it is that they really need and help them come up with a solution for it.

The need is not always English; it could be math or anything else. Once I find out the need that the school has, I contact different professors, professionals or organizations that can share information with the students in the schools. Seeing feedback from these schools has been really encouraging for me.

How does this encouragement show itself in other aspects of your life?

What helps me move forward is using every opportunity out there. Right now, I’m in 20 clubs. This is a lot of stress, and I’ll have to narrow it down eventually, but I am trying to explore what is the best for me. I look for organizations that help me be creative, ones that give me joy and what skills and experiences I can learn from the activity.

That being said, I use that method in other decisions I make as well. My biggest fear in life is letting an opportunity go without even trying. I try to use every opportunity that is out there. When I first sent the email and found out Blake wanted to support me, I had no idea what was going to happen, but I took the opportunity anyway.

Miscellaneous • Unknown suspect(s) scratched the bumper of a vehicle in Lot Q. The report was filed on Oct. 31 at 11:38 a.m.

• Unknown suspect(s) entered an unsecured room in Johnson and urinated on the floor. The report was filed on Oct 31 at 3:45 p.m.

•Unknown suspect(s) stole a credit card from Taylor and used it several times on campus. The report was filed on Nov. 2 at 1:56 p.m.

• Offenders cut up a confederate flag magnet in Lot W1. The report was filed on Nov. 2 at 3:10 p.m.

• Offenders vandalized a bulletin board and tampered with a fire box pull station in Bostwick. The report was filed on Nov. 6 at 11:10 p.m.

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Trump: Students follow the election together Continued from Page 1

As votes came in, it became more apparent that Trump had a clearer path to victory than was expected. On Monday, Nov. 7, the day before the election, the most well-respected polls gave Clinton an undeniable lead going into election night. She had a 65.5 percent chance of beating Trump for the presidency.

At the beginning of the night, vote totals hinted at a Trump victory as he gradually began to win key battleground states, specifically, North Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

By midnight, Trump was clearly leading Clinton with over half of the necessary electoral votes.

“I feel very confused about what is going on right now,” said sophomore Mariam Syed. “At this point, I realize that I should not look at polls anymore, because they basically guaranteed Clinton was going to win.”

Her confusion reverberated around the country. A Clinton victory was relatively

guaranteed by different polls predicting her success in crucial swing states.

At this point in the evening, when a Trump victory seemed to be a guarantee, students filed out of the Pro Humanitate house, whether in celebration or in remorse to watch him accept his new position. After the Associated Press announced Trump’s victory, Hillary Clinton did the same.

“Donald Trump is going to be our president,” Clinton said. “I hope that he will be a successful president for all Americans. We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead.”

The Wake Forest campus acts as microcosm for the nation as a whole. It is a strong community that, although separated along partisan lines, still joins together to celebrate the victories and mourn the losses of its members. President Nathan Hatch reminded students of this sentiment that reflects on campus the morning after the election.

“Today we have as much of a deci-

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Students gathered at the Pro Humanitate House late Tuesday night to watch the election results come in as a part of Wake the Vote’s watch party. sion as we had yesterday,” Hatch wrote. community that profoundly values intel“Whether you were greeted with joy or lectual discourse and diverse viewpoints. despair this morning, we have a choice Even more important, we are people who in how we treat one another. We are a profoundly value one another.”

SG GENERAL ASSEMBLY from the OGB archives NOVEMBER 10

This week in history

BY AMANDA WILCOX Staff Writer wilcaf16@wfu.edu I. New Business OPCD representative Sarah Hoyle presented about an internship database set to launch in January. A survey was sent out to the student body about their internship experiences, which they could choose to share information about through the database. This database is a Student Government initiative and was part of President Jordan Monaghan’s platform. Students will have the ability to search the database for a preferred city and industry for internships that Wake students have performed in the past. It will include guidelines for networking, tips for cover letters and contact information of students on campus.

Senators suggested modeling it in the style of the Wake on Wall Street site, developing a strategy to incentivize students to write reviews and having students meet with OPCD as an intermediary before receiving students’ contact information in order to avoid name-dropping. Students should use LinkedIn to find alumni who work in industries in their desired career area. Twenty-four career representatives will be coming to the OPCD to advise students. Information can be found on Handshake.

II. Bills Kelly Makepeace/Old Gold & Black

Shorty’s hosted a viewing party for students to watch election results on Nov.4.

The above photo, along with the photo credit and caption, were published by the Old Gold & Black on Nov. 6, 2008, two days after President Barack Obama was announced the first African-American President-elect of the United States. Students may note the tiled floor and 50s diner ambiance of the Shorty’s pictured, as compared to today’s Shorty’s today, which was renovated in August of 2009 to include a stage, better lighting and a bar.

Bill #5: Cosponsoring Bethesda Center’s Sleep Out for the Homeless has passed.

The Campus Life Committee wishes to promote issues intimate with the broader Winston-Salem community and Forsyth County. The Sleep Out for the Homeless is a 12-hour campout that will be held from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2016 at BB&T. It will serve as a fundraiser for unemployed men and women in the city.

There were no constituent concerns.

III. Announcements Wake the Vote hosted an Election Night watch party at the Pro Humanitate Institute on Nov. 8. The theater production Honk, Jr. will run through Nov. 13. The Lilting Banshees will perform on Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Minor Variation will perform Nov. 15.

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Bayer: donations benefit scholarship fund Continued from Page 1 “Whenever I had doubt, I would automatically think of Jordan,” said senior Maisie Noesen of the race’s challenges. “I knew he would be so proud of us, looking down on us with a huge smile like he would.”

The group was first inspired earlier this year when senior Sydney Rivers, who had previously ran the New York marathon in 2014, suggested they train for the marathon together.

“I looked at the date and saw the marathon would be on Nov. 7, 2016. I knew right away that was the one-year anniversary of Jordan’s death,” said senior Grant Wissak. “Jordan loved to run; whenever he was stressed, it was his go-to thing. Could there be a more beautiful way to honor him? I was definitely thinking of him the entire day.”

Several of the “A mile for a smile” team members trained together in the months leading up to the race. They frequented Salem Lake, a seven-mile loop near Winston-Salem State University. The team included junior Christian Parfit, junior Nick Arundel, and senior Jake Moross, along with Rivers, Noeson and Wissak.

“Training was the hardest part of running the marathon, but we truly celebrated Jordan on the day of the race,” Noesen said. “Turning something so tragic and sad into a true celebration was the best feeling. During the

race, whenever one of us was falling behind, we would just give each other a little smile or put out a hand and say a word of encouragement. Friendship is really what pushed us through the tough times.”

Over Homecoming weekend, on Friday, Oct. 28, the brothers of Delta Kappa Epsilon hosted a golf tournament in Bayer’s honor.

Held at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, North Carolina, Birdies for Bayer raised $12,000 for the Jordan Bayer Fund.

“Our goal for this tournament was to make this tragic situation something more hopeful,” Bauersmith says. “This allowed us to make a concrete donation in his name.”

Students, faculty, alumni and the Bayer family were in attendance. An additional 50 guests joined the golfers for a reception after the tournament.

“Jordan was a big golfer,” Wissak says.

“Birdies for Bayer is going to be an annual event, so people will have a chance to donate on the Friday of Homecoming each year.”

Campus organizations also contributed to the Jordan Bayer Fund. Chi Omega sorority raised and donated $1,600 in just 48 hours.

Donations are continuous, and anyone is able to donate to the Jordan Bayer Fund.

“We need to reach our goal of $100,000 so that the scholarship will enter the same

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Friends of Jordan Bayer ran the New York Marathon last week in order to remember their close friend for his endless generosity and joyful attitude. money management our endowment is under,” Wissak said. “Then, the scholarship will last in perpetuity. Jordan’s legacy will truly live on.”

Today, a bench donated in Bayer’s honor is located outside of Farrell Hall. On Sunday, friends, classmates and faculty visited the bench and left flowers in remembrance.

“Whenever you lose someone, it’s important to honor their legacy in a positive way,” said senior Emily Upson. “We’ll all go on from here, and we have so much ahead of

us. Jordan doesn’t have that, so it’s important that people remember his life and channel his character.”

Despite the successful fundraising events, loved ones continue to mourn the loss of a friend and remember “Baby J” fondly.

“Jordan inspired me to be a better version of myself,” Upson said. “[His death] inspired me to be the Jordan-version of myself. It’s thinking about others, committing yourself wholeheartedly to everything you do and doing it with joy and gusto.”

Workshop series promotes creative writing New Writing Center events aim to incorporate creative writing in student culture

BY EMILY EISERT Staff Writer eiseea14@wfu.edu Why do we write? Academic writing, of course, is essential and unavoidable in the “Work Forest” environment. But why else?

Psychiatrist Victor Frankl argues that we write in search of meaning, because without meaning or purpose, life is unbearable. George Orwell believes the motivation is egoism, or “the desire to seem clever, to be talked about, to be remembered after death, to get your own back on the grown-ups who snubbed you in childhood, etc.”

Whether you write to escape, expose, to inspire or express, there is a new opportunity to do so.

The ZSR library, in collaboration with the Writing Center, the Office of Professional Career and Development (OPCD), Library Partners Press (LP Press) and WFU Press, has launched Wake Forest Writing Month, or WaFoWriMo. “This is about developing a community of writers on campus and providing the resources and services that can nurture that culture,” said Meghan Webb, ZSR reference services coordinator and WaFoWriMo’s driving force.

WaFoWriMo — based on National Novel Writing Month’s (NaNoWriMo) 30-day, 50,000-word novel challenge — is a series of workshops aimed to promote and encourage creative writing.

“We are trying to create an excitement around writing — whatever that looks like for students — whether that’s really writing a novel in the month of November or working on a smaller creative piece,” said Laura Denlinger, administrative assistant of the Writing Center.

The project’s first installation was a drop-in workshop on Friday, Nov. 4. Students were fueld by coffee and snacks, online and book resources and writing prompts and games.

Every 15 minutes, Webb and Denlinger led guided writing challenges.

One was the “found objects challenge,” in which Webb and Denlinger displayed objects — like a poker chip, raccoon skin hat and compass — and invited students to craft a story around one.

This challenge paralleled Writers Camp, a 12-hour writing intensive the ZSR, OPCD and LP Press hosted last January. The university’s special collections and archives department provided the students artifacts, including Samuel Wait’s wooden cane, former university president Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr.’s Pro Humanitate Society medal and Bryon L. ‘Pete’ Davis’ basketball shoes, as worn in the first NCAA tournament in May 1939.

According to Webb, it was the success of Writers Camp that incited the conception of WaFoWriMo. “WaFoWriMo is picking up where that program left off,” Webb said. “We realized we have a group of students here on campus that are really engaged in creative writing and looking for opportunities where they can further develop their craft.”

Photo courtesy of The Writing Center

The Writing Center is using WaFoWriMo to encourage both writers and non-writers to challenge themeselves and publish stories they are proud of.

Thirty-four creative works emerged from Writers Camp and were published in a book, “Wake the Artifacts: Student Writing from Wake Forest University’s Special Collections,” available in the collections or online in eBook format (LP Press, May 2016).

WaFoWriMo’s next workshop, which is open to all students, will address the publishing process.

“WaFoWriMo is not just about how to start writing, but how do you keep writing, how do you give and receive feedback and how do you put your work out there and try to get it published,” said Ryan Shirey, the director of the Writing Center.

Representatives from LP Press, a campus partner, will address self-publishing, or independent publishing, with the students.

Several published student authors will also speak, including sophomore Abby Trombley.

Trombley is the author of “Mind the Gap: A

Guide To Gap Years From Someone Who’s Survived One.” “I tell students always to be tenacious when asking for help,” Trombley said.

During orientation her freshman year, Trombley connected with LP Press through the OPCD. She then completed her book, and after several months of suggestions and edits from LP Press’ William Kane, her book was published in January 2016.

“It seems like a big deal, but it’s really just about taking the risk and reaching out to people,” Trombley said.

According to Shirey, students should take a similar approach to creative writing.

“Just do it,” he said. “There’s nothing scarier than the blank page.”

The next WaFoWriMo event is “Drop Write In,” from 3-5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 in ZSR Room 477.

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NBC News Chuck Todd talks post-election Chuck Todd speaks on the current state of politics and the media after this election

BY MELISSA LIBUTTI News Editor libumd13@wfu.edu

Nov. 8, 2016 was a historic day in U.S. history, and it was going to be regardless of the election’s outcome.

However, what happens next — the response to Donald J. Trump’s presidential election — may be even more important for the American people.

In an Old Gold & Black interview with Chuck Todd last week, NBC News political director and moderator of “Meet the Press,” Todd discussed the current state of the race, as well as the parts of our democracy that will need to be addressed after the turmoil of this election has passed.

During election coverage, Todd co-anchored NBC’s “Decision Night in America” on Nov. 8.

“Nov. 9 in some ways will be more important than Nov. 8,” Todd said. “The damage is done; now let’s get to work.”

For some people, the question of who to vote for had gone beyond party principles.

It is not as easy as saying you are a Republican or you are a Democrat, because morality, trust, honesty Bill Plowman/NBC News and fear have all been brought into the picture, and many do not like what they see.

Chuck Todd, NBC News political director and moderator of “Meet the This election has brought to light the fragility of our Press,” discussed the future of the nation after the elections are over. democracy that we had not quite realized as well as Along with racist and sexist issues that have been many of the weaknesses within our political struc- There is more diverse opinion than every before and everyone silos themselves.” brought to national attention, issues of anti-Semitism tures. Many blame the media for creating a lot of the Todd continued to express his opinion that unwill- on a personal level for Todd have been prevalent: tensions and polarizing forces. ingness to compromise has seeped its way through all hateful comments he is unable to even share, com“I don’t think we have as big an influence as people realms of democracy. ments he wished that for his Jewish mother, would think we do,” Todd said. “We just have the largest From Congress, to media outlets all the way down have been long removed from the discourse of present platform.” to the masses, a resistance to find common ground on day humanity.

These ideas are continuously spread at the lower the basis of political discourse has only been enhanced Now that the results are in, the true test will come level through platforms like social media. Anger and by this election in which, for many, there seems to be with the resulting actions of the American people, frustration with those that do not share in the same too much at stake to budge from their bubble. and the ability to come together as one regardless of political values lead to cyber fights and further isola“We have allowed our political identities to become political identities. tion of those who do not feel their ideals are part of our personal identities,” Todd said.

“Let’s not pretend this was a healthy election,” Todd the majority.

As a public figure, Todd is not immune nor is he unfa- said. “We have to treat this as if it were a natural di“We seek out information we already agree with,” miliar with critics. However, this election has brought saster and, when it’s over, we are all going to need to help with the clean up.”

Todd said. “It’s an epidemic disease in this country. out a side that he didn’t even know still existed.

WAKE IN A WEEK Time: Nov. 10, 3 p.m.

Location: Brendle Recital Hall Join campus presient Nathan Hatch in his annual address to the community. He will reflect on the events from the past year and will look forward to events in the coming year.

Rolling Stones Keyboardist Chuck Leavell Time: Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

Location: Brendle Recital Hall One of the most well-respected keyboardists of the past 25 years, Chuck Leavell will host a night of songs and stories followed by a panel discussion.

Rake Forest Time: Nov. 12, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Location: Farrell fire pit The annual Residence Life & Housing event allows students to give back to the local community by raking leaves in surorunding neighborhoods.

Wake Refugee Day Time: Nov. 12, 1:30 p.m.-6 p.m.

Location: Brendle Recital Hall This event is open to anyone in the Winston-Salem community to support local refugees. International food, a panel and a movie screening included.

Turkeypalooza Time: Nov. 13 - Nov. 18 Location: Campus Kitchen Lounge Turkeypalooza unites Wake Forest students, faculty, and staff the by bringing over 450 Thanksgiving meals to working families in the Winston-Salem community each year.

Sources, Citations & Cocoa Time: Nov. 15, 2 p.m.-6 p.m.

Location: ZSR 476 ZSR librarians will be available at workshops to help students with any aspect of their research projects. Free treats will also be offered to fuel students.

Collegium Musicum Concert Time: Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m.

Location: Brendle Recital Hall This program will feature both sacred and secular works from leading German composers of the 16th and 17th centuries, and it is open and free to the public.

Discovery Forum Time: Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m -8:30 p.m.

Location: Porter Byrum Welcome Center Local social entrepreneurs ages 18-30 are welcome to register and present five-minute pitches of their ideas regarding how to improve the Triad area.

President Hatch’s State of the University Address

Wake for Warriors Pizza Bake-off Time: Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Location: Manchester Plaza This event will celebrate Veteran’s Day and help raise funds for 22Kill, a veteran’s organization that raises awareness about mentall illness and suicide prevention.

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Sustainability initiative includes UpDog Campus Grounds supports sustainability through offering local goods

BY JULIA SAWCHAK Contributing Writer sawcjw15@wfu.edu

While students’ taste buds are happy about upgrades to the Campus Grounds menu, our stomachs aren’t the only ones benefitting from these menu additions.

Campus Grounds initiative to include more local products heavily reduces their carbon footprint and boosts the Winston-Salem economy.

Conventional food distribution is responsible for five to 17 times more carbon dioxide than local and regionally produced food, meaning local purchases drastically reduce our carbon emissions through shorter drives to purchasers, according to research from Columbia University.

Many individuals are now choosing to purchase local as a part of their personal sustainability practices.

One of the most successful vendors at Campus Grounds is UpDog Kombucha, a local brand of fermented, enzyme-producing teas, that “support strong digestive and immune health,” according to their website.

Olivia Wolff, co-founder of the brand and Wake Forest alumna, said their partnership began when she wanted to test a new model of renting kegs to their vendors. In the first three weeks, they have sold 14 kegs of Kombucha — over 2,000 cups — in addition to hundreds of glass bottles in Campus Grounds.

“This has made UpDog a lot more accessible to students who can’t get off campus,” Wolff said. “It’s being received really well.”

Many students would be surprised

to know how environmentally impactful their decision is to support local vendors and farmers.

According to Columbia University, most consumers could reduce their total carbon emissions by four-tofive percent by buying local food.

“Our facility is off Robinhood Road, about eight to 10 minutes from campus,” Wolff said. “Me and Lauren make everything ourselves.”

Supporting businesses right around the corner, like UpDog, makes a big difference, especially at a large campus like Wake Forest.

Cameron Waters, a peer mentor of Wellness and Mindful Consumption in the Thrive office, feels that students are largely unaware of the impact of their diet choices.

“At Wake Forest particularly, in terms of mindful consumption, people don’t know where their food comes from at all,” Waters said.

“People will just blindfully take what they are given.”

In an effort to help students increase the sustainability of their habits, the school has increased its green efforts, especially in food services.

Ally Hellenga, the communication and events coordinator in the Sustainability Office, takes pride in the school’s sustainability efforts.

“Aramark has and continues to take strides to incorporate fresh, whole foods that are raised, grown, harvested and produced locally and/ or sustainably wherever possible,” Hellenga said.

According to their website, Aramark has implemented initiatives such as local purchasing, recycling and trayless dining to limit waste on campus. With nearly 8,000 graduate and undergraduate students, plus thousands of faculty and staff, small

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Campus Grounds has partnerships with local businesses such as Camino Bakery and UpDog Kombucha. changes like trayless dining halls make a big impact.

Similarly, UpDog believes it is their prerogative to reduce waste as much as possible in their manufacturing process.

“We have recyclable kegs, which are pretty revolutionary,” Wolff said.

“As opposed to steel kegs, which you have to clean with chemicals and tons of water … you can just put it in the recycling.”

Many consumers appreciate the difference.

Kate Shapiro, a sophomore from San Diego, noted that for her personally the health benefits from their locally sourced and organically

grown ingredients make the difference for her.

“I enjoy it and it’s healthy,” Shapiro said. “I also like being able to help out local eating establishments.”

Shapiro said she was willing to pay the added price to buy local whenever possible.

Despite the recent success of UpDog, it is hard to tell if students will be willing to pay these premiums in the long run.

“We all need to be asking where the food we eat comes from and make dining decisions based on the values that are important to us,” Hellenga said.

OUTSIDE THE BUBBLE

Voters passed a soda tax in India’s government declares Warm fall weather sets records, four major cities this election currency pieces invalid indications of climate change After Philadelphia became the first big American city to pass a tax on sugar-added drinks earlier this year in June, three major cities in California — San Francisco, Oakland and Albany — as well as Boulder, Colorado, followed the trend, as election results from indicate as of Wednesday.

A month ago, the World Health Organization released the recommendation that local governments take steps such as these to curb growing rates of obesity and diabetes.

Within a few years, the soda industry may face the same taxation measures as the tobacco industry currently does. These taxes are often supported by citizens hoping to encourage consumers to make healthier decisions and by governments hoping to profit off of those who do indulge.

On Wednesday, the government of India announced that all currency notes worth 500 or 1,000 rupees would soon become worthless. The decision to withdraw large notes from circulation came in an effort to combat forgery and corruption in the country, as well as encourage wealthy individuals to bring their money into the economy.

Recently, it was estimated that almost 20 percent of India’s GDP came from the “black economy,” where business happens off the books and hidden from taxes.

This reform aims to bring that business further into the economy.

Members of the cash-driven economy have since rushed to ATMs to exchange their money. However, banks have shut down their ATMs in reaction to the announcement.

The National Weather Service recently reported that this fall season has broken over 7,000 warm records throughout the month of October, as compared to 508 cold records.

Meteorologists are paying careful attention to the “first freeze” date for several major cities, as the date of a location’s first freeze is indicative of many other factors, such as the changing length of the growing season, which is typically measured as the period of time between the last freeze of spring and the first of fall.

As of Wednesday, the only cities which had belowfreezing temperatures so far this season were in New England. Minneapolis; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Detroit; Des Moines, Iowa; Madison, Wisconsin; Chicago and Cleveland are all expected to break records.

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“Greatness” “needs to be redefined post-election Tried and Drew| Definition of Greatness

The conflict on the definition of greatness causes issues when assessing the U.S. as a nation Drew Finley

Staff Columnist finlag15@wfu.edu

Americans in today’s society cannot agree in any significant way on a definition of the word “greatness” as it relates to our politics.

The president-elect has sought almost singlehandedly to marshal the word into his rhetorical arsenal, and he asserts that America was once great. Yet, while it is true that he has never fully articulated just exactly what this greatness is, he surely believes that it is real and attainable.

But in his victory speech, Donald Trump spoke in a way that he never had during his entire campaign.

If someone who knew nothing of the election at all were to only hear the speech he gave early Wednesday morning, they would think that Trump ran a campaign that spoke to all Americans, that included those of all different types of backgrounds and beliefs and lifestyles, but that was absolutely not the campaign that Trump ran.

The morning of the election, “The Economist” remarked that no matter what the result would be, roughly half of the country would completely write the other half off and say that it has nothing to say to it. As I write this on the morning of Nov. 9, it seems the magazine very well could be right.

There are voices on the left who proclaim that American greatness, at least in the way that our popular culture conceptualizes it, has never established itself in this country at all.

Jelani Cobb, a contributor for the “New Yorker” whose views are known to be liberal, wrote last

If we decide that we are not a great nation, then we must move on and figure out how we can work towards being one.” week that Trump’s candidacy itself represented a complete refutation of the notion that America has ever been an exceptional nation.

An exceptional nation, Cobb writes, would never have let Trump get anywhere near as far as he did. An exceptional nation would have rallied its “immune defense” more efficiently than the U.S. and would have dealt a decisive blow to Trumpism by electing Hillary Clinton in a landslide.

The choice for Cobb, therefore, was an easy one: elect Clinton, or guarantee the death of American exceptionalism and vote for Trump.

But for Robert Curry, a conservative author, this election served as an opportunity to take a side in what he considered the the all-out war on reason that is political correctness, and he implied that voting for Trump was “plain common sense.”

According to Curry, the U.S. exists today essentially as a “post-constitutional” nation. Whether it is the courts, Congress or the President, he contends that all possess the common flaw of taking action which violates the spirit of the Constitution and the letter of the law.

Curry clearly rejected Clinton’s platform, and while he did not explicitly state it in his piece, he likely viewed a vote for Trump as the only defense against political correctness and the only hope to lead America towards a future that comports with its founding principles.

How can two political commentators offer assessments that are diametrically opposed to one another in nearly every way?

Part of it, of course, is the tired explanation of an increasingly polarized political climate and a deficiency among liberals and conservatives alike to see the other side of any given argument. But in reality, the divide runs much deeper than that.

Not only do both sides talk past each other as

they always have, they now — thanks to this election — fundamentally disagree on what greatness is.

Many liberals see, among many other things, a long history of slavery, Jim Crow, de jure segregation and racist housing policy that has left our nation with what Ta-Nehisi Coates has called “compounding moral debts” with which we are unable or unwilling to reckon.

Many conservatives see a rich tradition of freedom enshrined by the framers at the Constitutional Convention that political correctness, big government and freewheeling executive power have now done away with, and they also call attention to a poor white population in Appalachia and other regions that is almost ignored altogether and suffering without so much as the raise of an eyebrow.

These two narratives — which admittedly do not encapsulate either side’s platform entirely but rather serve as archetypal descriptions — are interpreted to be necessarily incompatible with one another.

If we live in a nation that refuses to acknowledge its horrific history, that incarcerates well over two million people in the supposed “land of the free,” the left says, we cannot be labeled an exceptional nation, much less a great one.

If we live in a nation that extinguishes free speech under the guise of political correctness, that no longer stays true to its founding principles of freedom and limited government, the right says we can no longer call ourselves a great country.

The tragic error of these arguments is that both selectively ignore key parts of American history.

The left’s argument frequently glosses over the true genius and brilliance of our founding fathers. Dismissing them as incorrigible racists who only wanted to secure the blessings of liberty to a very small group of people, many forget that the drafting of the Constitution was nonetheless a miraculous feat and a defining moment in human history.

The compromises that the Founders brokered

during that summer in Philadelphia provided the foundation for the most successful country that this world has ever seen, and some on the left must recognize this accomplishment as a truly great component of American history.

However, the right’s argument too often exalts this part of the American tradition and overlooks the untold damage and destruction that our forbearers caused to make this country as successful as it is.

The U.S. pushed Native Americans down the Trail of Tears, enslaved African-Americans, forced the Japanese into internment camps, ostracized those of different sexual orientations and gender identities and police officers at present continue to kill and injure unarmed black Americans in our towns and cities all across the country — and that is not even close to an exhaustive list.

But now the American people have elected Trump, which to about half the country represents nothing short of an American tragedy.

But to the other half, the half who voted for him because they believed in what he does or because they hated Clinton or whatever it may be, the forthcoming Trump presidency is something that they helped ensure.

Many in the coming days will surely say, if they have not already, that American greatness no longer exists.

So does it exist? Was the U.S. (or can it ever be) a great nation?

That is the question that liberals and conservatives and everyone in between must come together to answer, and the only way to do that is to define what greatness is.

If we decide that we are not a great nation, then we must move on and figure out how we can work towards being one.

If we choose to say that America is in fact great, we have to know exactly what we mean when we say that, because as of now, this nation as a whole has no idea what the word “great” means.

But irrespective of our ultimate decision, we must at the very least undertake the task of trying to define what greatness is.

This election has“created a lack of integrity in the general public With All Due Res-Beck-t| Integrity and Respect

The election has shown that the general public does not respect opposing views

If both sides fight to the death, then no middle-ground will ever be found, and the polarization of our country will continue to get worse.”

Becky Swig

tion during the past year, and the general public is ready to move on from it.

For me, this has been an exhausting election cycle. Not because it is my first time voting and learning about both candidates, but because of the rhetoric surrounding the election and the candidates.

What I have been reading and watching on the news has been focused on political scandal and on opposing the other side for their lack of humanity and for being unfit to hold the presidency. My Facebook and Twitter feeds have been filled with people ranting about the election and the mishaps of both candidates.

Opinion Editor swigrr15@wfu.edu

The 2016 presidential election is officially over, and the event that has been at the forefront of our attention on campus and in the media can finally shift from this to other important events locally, nationally and internationally.

The election has been at the center of atten-

There has not been a day where I see a post that disregards Donald Trump supporters for being inhumane and question how they can support such a person or a post saying that Hillary Clinton is a liar and has a lot to hide from the U.S. Both sides constantly nag on the other in hopes to shatter their campaign.

One thing that I think we lost in this election is integrity and respect. The way that people on and off campus have been treating each other shows a lack of respect for those who have different views and oppose the policy and beliefs of another.

While I disagree with many about their political views, it is not my place to judge others so harshly. What I can do is listen to why they believe what they do and hope that they do the same for me.

Listening to one another as opposed to fighting is a more productive way to share views and even influence others and help them understand your own view. Engaging in conversa-

tion that allows you to articulate your views and express why you think your right is more beneficial than going on a rant about it.

The only way we can understand one another and even shape another’s views is by listening and respecting each other.

What I have seen during this election is a multitude of people yelling, fighting, ranting and disrespecting those who have a different view as opposed to taking the time to listen.

If both sides fight to the death, then no middle-ground will ever be found, and the polarization of our country will continue to get worse.

With this election finished and the next president elected, it is time for the general public to listen to one another, so we can avoid another election as polarized and controversial as this.

Moving forward, we need to aim to recapture our integrity and respect for one another in an effort to better ourselves and the country.

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“ should be more nationalized The voting process Nothing Better (E)-Than This| Voting Process

The national voting process should homogenize to increase voter participation in elections Ethan Bahar

Staff Columnist bahaea15@wfu.edu

I am from California, but since I go to school in one of the most significant counties in one of the nation’s most significant states of the 2016 election, I opted to register to vote here in North Carolina. Doing so has made me realize a critical fault in the American registration process: it is so different in every state. We see all of these campaigns to “get out the vote.” Yet, we never see any universal change in the way people go about voting. All 50 states have a unique process. This

If early voting times were presented to folks early and often ... the likelihood that they vote is certain to increase.” variation shows itself in weak voter turnout; only 57.5 percent of eligible voters performed their civic duty in 2012. The best way to get higher voter percentages is to nationalize the registration process and install universal early voting in all 50 states.

The most significant reason why a more nationalized voting process will lead to higher voter turnout is because the “get out the vote” campaigns could be run on a national scale instead of at the state level. This change would benefit presidential campaigns because they could focus their messages nationally instead of only on swing states that may matter from an Electoral College standpoint but fail to capture the zeitgeist of the entire nation.

A nationalized registration process would also lead to higher voter turnout because it would be easier to educate the voters on how to register if it could be done on the national stage. Imagine, for example, that during the halftime of an NFL game, a celebrity appeared on the TV screen to explain how to register. It would be a universal process for every American. People could no longer use registration-confusion as an excuse not to vote.

Another key issue with our voting process is that early voting works differently in each state where it exists. If the early voting times were nationalized, they too could be advertised on a national scale. I personally had to seek out the early voting times in North Carolina. This was not an issue for me because I am politically inclined and actively want to vote. However, many Americans cannot say the same. Thus, they do not vote when information about voting is not spoon-fed to them. If early voting times were presented to folks early and often, on social media, television and newspapers, the likelihood that they vote is certain to increase.

I think it is foolish to advocate for voting to be a legal requirement like it is in countries like Australia. Doing so goes against the American principles of liberty and free speech. Yet making it as easy as possible for people to perform one of the most basic civic duties ought to be an American priority.

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“ and ideals that founded America Preserve the systems No Weak Link| Political Conformity

People often do not develop their own stances but follow what their party believes Robert Link

Guest Columnist linkrs15@wfu.edu

In a letter to Abigail Adams, John Adams wrote that “[he] must study Politics and War that [his] sons may have liberty to study Mathematics and Philosophy” on May 12, 1780. I feel as though we seldom understand what a privilege it is to have been born, if not in America, in a postThomas Paine and Jeffersonian era. And I feel as though we are taking less and less advantage of the ideas crucial to American liberty. In our founding documents, we decided that no authority could govern upon what might be apt or

It is clear to me how these precepts, aside many of our other personal rights, mean to guarantee our continued philosophy.” inapt to say. We were also the first country ever to declare a secular state in its constitution: that there should forever be erected a wall between religion and politics. These decisions, radical in their own time, are extraordinarily civilizational, sane and forward-looking. It is clear to me how these precepts, aside many of our other personal rights, mean to guarantee our continued philosophy. That our investigation and understanding of nature, our debate upon morality, nobility, authority, truth and beauty should stretch on for as long as we can let it in our material world.

We must resist viscerally truth with a capital “T,” absolute morality and complete authority.

All professionals are but human primates — just like yourself — and are still subject to fallacy and fatuous argument. Especially in our public po-

litical sphere, with candidates so often treading on eggshells to avoid a single public mishap or unsafe answer that might end their career — a process of deceit that obscures American voters of that authority’s true intention. This is the illusion by which we arrive at someone so uncharismatic and anti-intellectual as Donald Trump and someone as unethical as Hillary Clinton after a long campaigning cycle and every opportunity to choose a pair of human primates better suited for the presidency.

It is further obvious to me how much we all have been trained to take arguments from authority with their origins in people no more qualified or better versed to answer these questions than ourselves. I feel as though in contexts unrelated to science, we have forgotten the use of evidence and valid argument. Isn’t it a shame that given someone’s view on abortion or some social issue, you can usually guess what tax system or economic reform they think would better the economy? We do not treat each issue as its own, but as one of many whose solution is inherited from one ideology or political head. Let

us not presuppose the answers to serious moral or academic questions, because you might be a Democrat or a Republican, or because it says what you should think in a holy book.

I also say this in critique of our social world.

Our idea of social should not only be intoxicating ourselves in darkened rooms, repeatedly jumping to repetitive music. Let us each take joy from deliberation, finding a large social circle within which we may follow evidence and take the risk of disagreement and thinking for ourselves. I find this to be a wonderful fusion of one’s social and academic life, as light is only brought by heat, and we have more to learn from each other than is realized.

I’ve noticed myself, however, how socially difficult this has become in a modern America. I’m a registered Democrat and have major liberal leanings, but I reserve the right to vote Republican or independent or to take a heretical view upon the issue of Islamophobia, cultural appropriation or certain economic regulations. It shouldn’t be the heretic’s job to conform. It is the job of those around him to either reveal his ineptitude or find themselves mistaken.

Word on the Quad | Wake Forest Football

Since Wake Forest is Bowl eligible, would you consider going to the game?

“Yes, if it is in the Southeast.”

Lilly Sheppard (‘20)

“Is this about sports? I’m not sure what “If it is free I would you’re talking about.” go.”

Katie Super (‘18) Kingsley Bustamante (‘19)

“Absolutely! I’m a senior and would love to celebrate.”

Preston Hill (‘17)

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“ Planned Parenthood should be funded Wil(cox) Be Right| Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood is a valuable, beneficial resource that offers services that many depend on Amanda Wilcox Staff Columnist wilcaf16@wfu.edu

As the newly elected Congress goes into session this January, a hotly debated topic is likely to be re-litigated: whether or not to defund Planned Parenthood.

In the recent past, anti-abortion Republicans have sought to deny the organization federal funding due to its provision of abortions.

The right to an abortion and to make one’s own medical decisions is important and should not be denied, but the argument in favor of Planned Parenthood is, in reality, about so much more.

Many anti-abortion politicians grossly overestimate the number of abortions that are performed in Planned Parenthood clinics. In reality, abortions only comprise approximately three percent of clinics’ services. The vast majority of Planned Parenthood’s care includes STD testing, contraception, cancer screenings and prevention, pregnancy tests and prenatal care. In addition, clinics administer HPV testing and the Gardasil vaccine, which is an essential precautionary measure against cervical cancer.

These services benefit women, men and unborn children alike, and if Congress votes to

The last thing that Congress should do is deprive low-income Americans ... of reliable, affordable, and accessible health care.” defund Planned Parenthood, it will endanger the health of the five million people who receive care, counseling and education from Planned Parenthood each year.

In addition, Planned Parenthood serves a largely low-income clientele, many of whom also rely on clinics for general health care such as flu vaccines and cholesterol screenings.

If Planned Parenthood is defunded, many people simply would have nowhere else to turn for those services. The fact that Medicaid reimbursement accounts for 80 percent of Planned Parenthood’s revenue speaks to how many of its patients are impoverished. The last thing that Congress should do is deprive low-income Americans, who may already be at higher risk for certain health conditions, of reliable, affordable, and accessible health care.

Without the sex education and family planning that Planned Parenthood provides to 1.5 million people in person and 52 million people online each year, more people, particularly adolescents, would engage in risky behavior that would lead to more unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

Congress must recognize that defunding Planned Parenthood will not reduce the number of abortions performed in the U.S. nor the demand for them. Rather, both will likely increase substantially: Planned Parenthood averts an estimated 515,000 unwanted pregnancies and 216,000 abortions each year.

Without access to free contraception, more women will become pregnant who are not physically, emotionally or economically prepared to be mothers.

Without access to safe and reliable abortions in the hands of reputable physicians, these women may turn to unsafe or even self-administered abortions, which could result in severe injury or even death. Politicians who claim that their beliefs are driven by the sanctity of life should not place women’s health and lives in danger by cutting off their access to this crucial resource.

Speaker Paul Ryan, who said that Planned Parenthood “should not get one red cent from the taxpayer” must reconcile his staunch antiabortion stance with the truth: Planned Parent-

hood plays an instrumental role in preventing abortions by providing contraception and sex education.

Politicians in Congress, who are overwhelmingly male, are tasked with representing women but do not have the right to take control of women’s most personal and intimate health care decisions. The family planning services that Planned Parenthood provides ensure that children are born into families that are ready to care for them.

Women’s and men’s sexual health is just as important as any other aspect of health. Our legislators must wake up to the facts about the societal benefits that Planned Parenthood provides and stand up for the millions of Americans who rely on its services.

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Response to“abortions being a women’s issue Don’t Be Rash| Abortion Debate

While the decision to have an abortion is painful, those decisions should not be made at all Caleb Rash

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I am glad that my recent article sparked a robust discussion on abortion. I am disheartened, however, to learn that advocating for the protection of unborn human life would incite such vitriol from ardent abortion supporters.

Furthermore, I appreciate the recent rebuttal in the Old Gold & Black, which presents an opportunity to expound on the subject.

Before I begin, let me quickly dispel two easily refutable assertions so that I can return to the merits of abortion.

First, whether or not abortion is “a women’s issue” is utterly irrelevant to a debate on the morality of the practice. If something is immoral, it doesn’t matter who is doing it.

Second, the idea that my arguments would be more valid if I had a uterus is logically fallacious. Truth is a domain ac-

When considering these implications, it is obvious that equality, tolerance and morality have no place in abortion clinics.” cessible to individuals of all identities, whether or not a particular action affects them.

There is a single fundamental issue in the abortion debate: either a fetus has intrinsic value or it does not.

There is no middle ground, and there is no room for capricious determinations.

Abortion is impossible to defend because there is no limiting principle on its reasoning. Please identify the point at which this useless clump of cells magically transforms into an actual human life worth protecting.

Is it when the baby comes out of the womb? Well, partial-birth abortions require the baby’s legs to be pulled out so that the doctor can reach the skull.

The only logical line that can be drawn between life and non-life is at the point of conception. From that point onwards, infancy progresses at a gradual pace that cannot be demarcated into arbitrary divisions.

The sperm and egg join to create a third organism distinct from its parents.

Embryos are human beings at the earli-

est stage of development, and all humans possess natural rights irrespective of development.

The embryo may be inside the mother’s body, but it is not the mother’s body.

It is also evident that the viability argument is insincere. The exact point of viability for a fetus cannot be determined, and pro-choice advocates do not apply their viability reasoning to other scenarios like individuals in comas. Therefore, proponents must support abortion up until the moment before delivery in order to remain logically consistent.

Even under this assumption, abortion fails to muster any coherent rationale.

There is no distinction between a baby shortly before delivery and a baby shortly after delivery. The pro-choice position is predicated on assuming the fetus is utterly worthless ten seconds before delivery and invaluable ten seconds after delivery.

Why does the act of coming out of the womb alter the moral quality of a baby?

The only logical position is to assume a human receives full moral status at conception and retains it until death.

If you believe a fetus is merely a clump of cells that has no moral worth, then you must defend the abortion rights of the most bigoted citizens.

Pro-choice advocates must allow a racist white mother to abort her baby for the sole purpose that it was fathered by

a black man. You must support parents who would rather kill their mentally handicapped infants than bother with the extra trouble. You must defend the rights of parents to abort female fetuses simply because they prefer boys.

When considering these implications, it is obvious that equality, tolerance and morality have no place in abortion clinics. Abortion allows the vilest humans to subject future humans to their wicked schemes. This is precisely the reason why Margaret Sanger saw the “cure” for blacks and the poor in reproductive eugenics.

I understand that abortion is a terribly painful decision for women to make. It is a heart-wrenching choice precisely, because the mother knows innately that she is terminating her future child before birth. I cannot imagine the emotional turmoil endured by women who reach that decision.

The response to my original article revealed how accepting the leftist champions of tolerance truly are. It is always telling when one side clamors for censorship and resorts to ad hominem attacks.

To all of you readers, I urge you to weigh the substance of the arguments in this debate. The pro-choice stance is plagued by exceptions and inconsistencies.

We must begin to treat abortion as the moral atrocity it is and protect unborn human life.

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Twumasi's goal sends Deacs past Cardinals Wins over Notre Dame and Louisville propel Wake Forest into the ACC Championship game against Clemson

BY MELINA JORIZZO Staff Writer jorimm15@wfu.edu The Wake Forest men’s soccer team earned a spot in the ACC championship game this Sunday, Nov. 13 for a chance to win the tournament for the first time in 27 years.

The Deacs came away with a victory over Notre Dame and Louisville this week. They beat the Irish 1-0 and defeated Louisville 2-1 in overtime.

“The ACC championship trophy is the hardest to win in college soccer,” said head coach Bobby Muuss who is excited for the opportunity to fight for this trophy on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m against Clemson.

“We got to play free and loose on Sunday. This is a game that the guys will remember for the rest of their lives, and a game I will remember for the rest of my life.”

On this past Sunday, Nov. 6, senior Jacori Hayes scored the game’s only goal against the Irish in the 75th minute of play. This was his sixth goal of the season.

He fired a shot from inside the box that curved just inside the upper right hand side of the net. His shot was well out of the reach of Notre Dame keeper Chris Hubbard.

Wake Forest dominated possession from the opening whistle and finished the game with a 14-4 shot advantage.

Redshirt senior Alec Ferrell was asked to make just three saves during the game, which was his eighth shutout of the season. It also marked his 22nd career shutout.

The game against Louisville on Nov. 9th required more action from Ferrell and the defensive line.

Head coach Bobby Muuss described Louisville as “an incredible attacking team.” They had possession for a majority of the game, starting from the beginning, and the ball remained on their attacking half of the field throughout. They had an advantage in shots taken 11

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to five.

Though Louisville maintained possession, Senior Hayden Partain was able to find the back of the net in the 29th minute. He had just come off the bench as the first substitution of the game. He shot the ball from inside the box into the lower left-hand corner of the goal.

“I just opened up and trapped it,” Partain said. “It was a pretty surreal feeling because it was one of my first touches of the game.”

While the crowd in Spry Stadium thought the Deacs had won the game, Louisville was able to answer back in the 90th minute of play off of a shot from inside the box that they slotted past goalkeeper Alec Ferrell.

Head Coach Bobby Muuss viewed this goal as “a real wake up call.” This play forced the Deacs into overtime.

Freshman forward Ema Twumasi relieved the team and the crowd with his goal in the first minute and a half of overtime play. Junior Jon Bakero tapped the ball with the back of his heel to Twumasi running towards the goal. He took a touch to get ahead of the defender and dribbled past the goalie to find an open net.

“It really felt great,” Twumasi said. “I really just wanted to end the game and make the team and fans proud.”

The seniors led the team throughout this game both from the bench and on the field. The win was a true team effort that showed resiliency, belief, and composure.

“I am so excited for this team to create memories that are going to last a lifetime, and to continue creating our own history,” Muuss said.

The Deacs will face Clemson this Sunday at 2 p.m. for the ACC championship in Charleston, S.C. This is their first ACC final since 2007.

Wolford. “I continued to turn the ball over and I can't do that. There was bad communication out there.”

Wolford overthrew a number of passes, racked up three interceptions, and recorded one of his worst career passing records: 23 completions for 43 attempts. They maintained this unsuccessful passing strategy throughout the game, focussing less on rushing.

Against Army, the Deacs recorded their shortest time of possession of the 2016 season, only managing to control the ball for 24 minutes and three seconds.

“Obviously, really disappointed. I give all the credit to Army,” said Clawson. “I thought Coach Monken had all his guys ready to go. They got after us. They had a great plan.”

The Black Knights scored two rushing touchdowns on consecutive drives in the fourth quarter.

Wake’s most promising opportunity for a touchdown came in their last drive. A few passes to Alex Bachman and Cortez Lewis got the Deacs just inside the red zone, but overthrown first, second, and third down passes eliminated the any chance to score.

“Offensively, we had made improvements through the middle of the season and we’re starting to regress. We’re not making plays,” said Clawson.

Fortunately, Weaver was able to make a 34 yard field goal, resulting in the final score of 13-21.

“I feel like we got kind of lazy throughout the week,” said defensive back Jessie Bates. “It's just the bye week, and some people got kind of bored with it. That showed up tonight.”

After an intense week of practice, the Deacs will move forward on Saturday to take on University of Virginia at 3:00 at BB&T field.

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All-ACC Freshmen team forward Ema Twumasi celebrates after his game-winning goal against Louisville in the ACC Semifinal, which sends Wake Forest to their first ACC Championship game in 27 years.

Football: Bates and Glenn awarded ACC Honors Continued from Page 1

The game truly could have gone either way, but a pick six by Wake Forest linebacker Jessie Bates III with 6:47 remaining put the Deacons up 27-20, where the defense effectively held the score.

This was the fifth interception for Bates this season, which is the second most in the ACC. He was awarded the honor of ACC Rookie of the Week after his four tackles (3 solos), a pass break-up, a quarterback hurry and the crucial pick six in the win.

Wake Forest had a strong defensive game all around, with three turnovers and five sacks. Redshirt sophomore safety Cameron Glenn was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Defensive Back.

With Virginia trying to convert a 4th-and-1 from the Wake Forest 38 yard-line in the second quarter, Glenn recovered a fumble, and the Deacons were able to convert it into a touchdown just before the half. In the fourth quarter with Wake Forest trailing 20-17, Glenn inter-

cepted a pass and returned it 41 yards, setting up a 36-yard field goal to tie the game.

“We always go out with a ‘nothing bothers us’ mentality,” Glenn said. “Not every game is going to be the perfect game. It’s up to us to keep our heads up and play well.”

Junior quarterback John Wolford’s improvement from last week’s game against Army was as crucial to the success of the Deacs as the strong defense was.

When Virginia took an early lead, Wolford answered with a 64-yard rushing touchdown. The pocket closed in around him but he was able to find space to charge forward. He outran the five Virginia defenders chasing him into the end zone for Wake Forest’s second longest play of the season.

In addition to the touchdown, Wolford rushed for 94 yards which tied his career-high.

Freshman running back Cade Carney added 87 yards to Wake Forest's running game, and tight end senior Cam Serigne had two catches for 24 yards.

Serigne continued to extend his lead as the all-time touchdown leader for tight ends in school history. Serigne now has 10 touchdown receptions in his career.

“After last week we said, ‘Let’s not lose the game on offense. Let’s run the football. Let’s get it to Cade. Let’s get it to Matt Colburn. Let’s try to control the line of scrimmage, and we’ll take our shots when we have them.’ We ran the ball really well. We ran for over 200 yards and controlled the clock most of the game,” Clawson said.

The Deacons looked shakier than expected against Virginia, but they pulled themselves together midway through the fourth quarter and secured the win.

“Our whole football team was disappointed in ourselves with how we played a week ago,” said Clawson. “If anything this week, we wanted to play with energy, play with passion and play hard for four quarters.”

After a much needed and deserved win, the Deacs will travel to Louisville to take on the Cardinals this Saturday.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

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Deacons must establish a winning culture Wake Forest men’s basketball’s freshmen class is expected to play a significant role

BY KYLE TATICH Staff Writer tatika14@wfu.edu The 2016-2017 men’s basketball season is upon us as head coach Danny Manning is poised to begin his third season with Wake Forest as the Deacs host Radford on Friday, Nov. 11 at Lawrence Joel Coliseum.

With each new season, there is optimism for the opportunity to improve from the previous year. While this was the hope and expectations in year two of the Manning era, the final record of 11-20 in the 2015-2016 season was worse than that of year one when the Deacs finished 13-19.

But in many ways, the slide in record fails to demonstrate that progress indeed took place.

In the 2015-2016 season Wake Forest concluded the month of December with a 9-3 record and after defeating Ben Simmons and LSU on the road and nearly beating a No. 6 Xavier team. The team was considered by many prepared to make a run in the ACC and contend for a spot in the NCAA Tournament. This however, failed to come to fruition.

The Deacs suffered a heart-breaking loss on the road to No. 18 Louisville to begin its ACC campaign and then hosted No. 14 Duke in an underwhelming performance that arguably set the tone for the rest of the season. Wake Forest finished with just two conference wins and said goodbye to its leaders Codi MillerMcIntyre and Devin Thomas, who despite having excellent individual careers, never reached the NCAA Tournament

and could only win one ACC Tournament game in four years.

While last season was surely a disappointment in many ways, the Deacs should feel confident about the future due to the play of its freshmen (now sophomores), including point-guard Bryant Crawford, power-forward John Collins and center Doral Moore. This trio improved significantly as the season progressed and Crawford finished the season as the ACC’s leader in assists (127) and steals (46) among other freshmen, designating him as a member of the All-ACC Freshman Team.

This trio joins three returning juniors in Mitchell Wilbekin, Dinos Mitoglou and Greg McClinton who compliment graduate transfer Austin Arians from Milwaukee and redshirt sophomore Keyshawn Woods who played his freshman year at UNC Charlotte.

Arians and Woods will allow the Deacs to spread the floor on offense posing an outside threat beyond the perimeter.

In his freshman year at UNC Charlotte Woods led all of Conference USA in three-point percentage at 46.6 percent and last season Arians connected on 79 three-pointers with Milwaukee, 23 more than any Demon Deacon made last season. Moreover, Arians is an excellent freethrow shooter — an area that has been one Wake Forest’s weaknesses over the past few seasons — shooting 85 percent last season for the Panthers.

Needless to say, Arians and Woods should provide the Deacs with better overall perimeter shooting, which can hopefully take pressure off players such as Crawford, Mitoglou or Wilbekin who have seemingly been the only options beyond the arc.

Four freshmen, forwards Donovan Mitchell and Rich Washington, center Sam Japhet-Mathias and guard Brandon

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Brandon Childress is eager to make an impact in his first year.

Childress, also have the opportunity to contribute this season, adding depth to the Demon Deacon roster. While the Deacs lost out in the Harry Giles sweepstakes of the 2016 class, they should be optimistic of the prospect of Giles’ former teammate and friend, Brandon Childress.

Childress was a guard that was initially not highly recruited but is one with an

incredible work ethic, not to mention a well-known father, Randolph Childress, who is one of the greatest basketball players in Wake Forest history and now serves as the associate head coach alongside Manning.

Brandon Childress has proved impressive in the limited action Demon Deacon fans have witnessed thus far, including his play over the summer in the Bahamas, as well as his performance in the exhibition victory over Piedmont International in which he recorded 13 points and eight assists in just 20 minutes of action.

Deacon fans should expect to see limited minutes from the other three freshmen, although Washington seems to have the most upside as he could step in and play for Arians, Woods or McClinton in the event of injury or foul trouble.

It seems inevitable that steps forward will be made this season. And if coach Dave Clawson’s third season as a Demon Deacon is any a indication of what is to come in Manning’s third season, Wake Forest may advance a few more steps than expected.

More than anything, the 2016-2017 season will be about changing a losing culture that has suffocated Wake Forest basketball for a number of years.

This team, with a strong core of underclassmen, has the opportunity to change this culture and take Wake Forest basketball back to where it once was: a true contender each year in the ACC. Such a transformation will not happen immediately, but it seems likely that this season could be the one that establishes a sustainable winning culture for years to come.

Brandon Childress claims his primary objective in becoming a Demon Deacon was “to put Wake Forest back on the map.”

Wake Forest fans will anxiously watch to see if that dream begins here in 2016.

NBA Recap: Russell Westbrook versus the world TheGoldenStateWarriorshave displayedflashesofbrilliance,butthe Cavaliersareinsynctobegintheseason

BY DANIEL PACHINO Contributing Writer pachdb15@wfu.edu This NBA season is off to a pretty exciting start so far.

The new-look, super team Golden State Warriors are off to a somewhat shaky start, the reigning champion Cavaliers look great, and many of the new look teams are off to better starts than expected. In this article, I will discuss a few of my biggest takeaways from the first couple weeks of the season.

1. The Warriors are going to need some time to figure this out.

Don’t get me wrong, I still think that Golden State will be fantastic this year, and they are absolutely the team to beat. They have a lot of work to do if they want to live up to their hype and be the ‘super team’ that everyone predicted they would be. First and foremost, adding Kevin Durant to this team has really sacrificed the Warriors’ depth, especially in terms of size in the front court. In their two losses, Golden State looked awful defensively, and their lack of size led to them getting dominated on the

glass. To become the great team everyone expects them to be, the Warriors probably need to add a big man who can add some defensive and rebounding value.

2. The Cavaliers, to no one’s surprise, look great.

LeBron James looks as good as ever. Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love and the rest of the Cavs’ supporting cast look great and Cleveland is still undefeated. With the lack of talent and depth in the East, the regular season should be a cakewalk for the Cavs. I assume the Cavaliers will get the first seed in the East by simply showing up to their games.

We’ll see who, if anyone other than the Warriors, can present any sort of challenge to Cleveland this season.

4. The new-look Bulls look a lot better than expected.

This offseason, the Bulls loaded up on players that are poor three-point shooters to complement Jimmy Butler in a league dominated by the three-pointer. Most people projected the Bulls to be a cellar dweller in the East this year, but they look like they could be poised for a surprisingly strong season.

Obviously it is a small sample size, but Jimmy Butler and new addition Dwyane Wade have shot the ball great from deep and this deep team with appears a lot better than expected. We will see if it is sustainable over the course of the season though.

3. Russell Westbrook is a man on a mission, but we’ll see about the rest of his team.

Russell Westbrook wants everyone to see why he is the most talented all-around player in the NBA (other than LeBron) and why many people, including myself, picked him to be this year’s MVP. After the first week of the season, Westbrook was averaging a triple-double. While averaging a triple-double is not particularly sustainable, I suspect he will continue to pad the stat sheet and put up ridiculous numbers all year. The rest of his team, however, has left a lot to be desired. Outside of Stephen Adams, Westbrook has no supporting cast, especially offensively. If the Thunder want to compete in the West, they are going to need to add some shooters to complement Westbrook.

5. The young Lakers might be ahead of schedule.

The young core they have accumulated through the past few drafts appears to have an extremely bright future.

With Julius Randle, Jordan Clarkson, D’Angelo Russell and Brandon Ingram on the roster, this young team appears poised for success over the long term. It is safe to say that no one expected the Lakers to beat the Warriors, especially the way they did in a twenty point blowout at home.

If the Lakers can add another quality young player in the draft and then make a big splash in free agency next year, I bet the Lakers will compete in the West much sooner than originally expected.

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to five. Though Louisville maintained possession, Senior Hayden Partain was able to find the back of the net in the the 29th minute. He had just come off the bench as the first substitution of the game. He shot the ball from inside the box into the lower left-hand corner of the goal.

“I just opened up and trapped it,” Partain said. “It was a pretty surreal feeling because it was one of my first touches of the game.”

While the crowd in Spry Stadium thought the Deacs had won the game, Louisville was able to answer back in the 90th minute of play off of a shot from inside the box that they slotted past goalkeeper Alec Ferrell.

Head coach Bobby Muuss viewed this goal as “a real wake up call.” This play forced the Deacs into overtime.

Freshman forward Ema Twumasi relieved the team and the crowd with his goal in the first minute and a half of overtime play. Junior Jon Bakero tapped the ball with the back of his heel to Twumasi running towards the goal. He took a touch to get ahead of the defender and dribbled past the goalie to find an open net.

“It really felt great,” Twumasi said. “I really just wanted to end the game and make the team and fans proud.”

The seniors led the team throughout this game both from the bench and on the field. The win was a true

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Redshirt senior goalkeeper Alec Ferrell has been a standout in the net for Wake Forest for four years and will need to have a great performance against Clemson. team effort that showed resiliency, belief and composure.

“I am so excited for this team to create memories that are going to last a lifetime and to continue creat-

ing our own history,” Muuss said. The Deacs will face Clemson this Sunday at 2 p.m. for the ACC championship in Charleston, S.C. This is their first ACC final since 2007.

Demon Deacons fall to Virginia in ACC Semifinals Despite victory over No. 2 Syracuse in Quarterfinals, Wake Forest can’t get past Cavaliers

BY RYAN JOHNSTON Sports Editor johnrc14@wfu.edu The No. 19 Wake Forest women’s field hockey team played their final game of the season on Friday, Nov. 4, a 3-2 overtime loss to eventual ACC Champion Virginia that saw Wake Forest hold, and subsequently lose, two separate leads throughout regulation.

They ultimately conceded just 2 minutes into overtime, a heartbreakingly abrupt end to a season that saw Wake Forest exceed expectations and overcome adversity at every turn.

Not many players represent the fighting spirit and character of their team as well as Wake Forest redshirt senior forward Madi Julius.

“To come out here and beat the No. 2 team and then turn around again and take another great opponent into overtime after being up the entire game, I think that just shows that we peaked at the right time and unfortunately didn’t get the result,” Julius said after the game.

“I would say that with Wake Forest field hockey, the culture remains, and we fight no matter what. This is a great weekend, and though my career here has probably come to an end. I’m leaving very, very proud and fulfilled.”

The loss came just a day after the Deacons took down the No. 2 ranked Syracuse Orange in the ACC Quarterfinals, an upset that solidified Wake Forest’s confidence that the team was peaking at the right time. With the sheer number of quality teams and players in the ACC, however, every game presents a unique challenge, and every player has the ability to turn a game in a matter of seconds.

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The Deacs have a promising young offense that will only continue to improve in the future.

“Unfortunately, we let two Virginia players really hurt us, but for the majority of the game plan outside of that scenario, we executed brilliantly, and I couldn’t be more proud.” said Wake Forest head coach Jen Averill after the loss against Virginia.

Wake Forest took an early and vital lead against the Virginia Cavaliers with a 10th minute goal from sophomore forward Jule Grashoff, who paced the offensive effort for the Deacons throughout the game with her five shots and two goals.

After a Cavalier goal in the 25th minute to equalize the score at 1-1, Grashoff once again put Wake Forest on top in the 37th minute off of a penalty corner assisted by Megan Anderson and Jessy Silfer. That lead wouldn’t last, however, with Virginia’s Tara Vittese knocking in a second

goal for the Cavaliers in the 56th minute that would send the game into overtime.

Vittese’s goal in overtime sent Virginia into the championship game, where they would take their first ACC Championship in a 4-2 victory over North Carolina.

The goal also knocked Wake Forest out of the tournament and greatly diminished their chances of an NCAA Tournament berth, effectively ending their season.

Averill had nothing but praise for the leadership that her senior class displayed throughout the trying season, which saw Wake Forest lose multiple players to injury and other reasons, requiring reserves to play starter’s minutes and starters to play different positions.

“This senior class definitely embodies our acronym, which is CPR — your Character drives the Process which will get you your Results.”

Averill said. “They didn’t get the results that they wanted today, but long term, in life, the way they’ve lead this team and the way they’ve carried themselves as student athletes and ambassadors for this university, I couldn’t be more proud.”

There is a bright future for the Wake Forest field hockey program.

Grashoff scored three times in the two ACC Tournament games and will be a force to reckoned with in the ACC for the next two years.

“If you give Julius an opportunity to go oneon-one and you give her open space, and you set her up, she’s going to be unbelievably successful,” Averill said. “We’ve got great youth on this team.”

Freshman forward Nicole Pluta is another bright spot on the Deacons.

Recently named ACC Freshman of the year and to the All-ACC First Team, the Deacs hope Pluta will continue her dominance at Kentner Stadium for the next three years.

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Spotlight: John Wolford BYRYANJOHNSTON Sports Editor johnrc14@wfu.edu Junior quarterback John Wolford has been a pivotal force in ushering in a new era of Wake Forest football along with head coach Dave Clawson.

Wolford is the first Demon Deacon to have thrown two back-to-back 300 yard games since 2009. He ranks among the Top 10 in school history with a 59.3 percent completion percentage and a 113.6 pass efficiency rating.

Furthermore, he has been named to the ACC Football All American Honors Team every year at Wake Forest, embodying both athletic and academic excellence, two factors essential to our community.

What does it mean for the Wake Forest program to be back in a bowl game for the first time since 2011?

guys how to prepare each week and how much attention to detail it takes to win football games.

We talk about the process, and I think guys see it. We see it in the weight room, in the way we’re practicing and in the fall camp. As we start to play better, it builds confidence and momentum.

I think we’ve done a good job from the offseason to now buliding that.

How much does getting to a bowl mean to you personally?

It means a lot, but it means a lot more for the guys that have been here for a while.

I’m in my third year, and there’s some guys who have been here for five years, so to see

I think it’s extremely important.

Going into the season, that was one of the first goals we set out to accomplish, and I think we’ve done a good job preparing for teams week by week.

The fact that we’re at six wins is good, but I don’t think we’re satisfied there. We have to continue to work to get more wins.

that locker room after the game, to see those guys who have put in so much work finally pay off, is really great to see. We’re not satisfied, though. I don’t want to give the impression that six wins is the whole goal for the season. So it’s exciting to see, but we’re continuing to work to get better.

What has the attitude during practice this week been?

I think we’ve had a really good attitude. You can get caught in a lull after a big win or a big loss during the following week of practice, but the experience of the team has helped, and we know we have good leadership and good captains. This week has been very good; we’re confident and looking forward to playing Louisville.

How have you evolved as a player and a leader throughout your time at Wake Forest?

The quarterback position requires a lot of leadership, and I’m used to that. I’ve played a lot, and I kind of got thrown into the mix my freshman year, which gave me some experience. I know what’s going on, which helps me in terms of leadership and the knowledge of the game. I think I’ve done a good job progressing physically as well, because we have a great strength staff and a great quarterback coach who’s helped me throughout my three years.

Has this season been different from past seasons in terms of weekly preparation?

The team culture is a bit different. First and foremost, we have guys with more experience, and we’ve recruited guys with more talent, which helps across the board. Our preparation in general and the team culture has really changed. The older guys are showing the younger

How has Coach Clawson transformed this

program throughout his three years here so far?

He has done a bunch for the program.

When you look at the amount of facilities that we’re adding, that is very beneficial in terms of attracting recruits, and we have a much better weight room and much more field space.

All that stuff is helpful physically, and he’s really changed the culture too. Across the board, we have guys that have bought in, care about football and really love it, and you’re starting to see that on the field.

What areas of the offense are working well right now, and where is there room for improvement?

I think we ran the ball really well last week, and we’re controlling the ball with our great defense.

We have to limit turnovers, which is something I didn’t do against Army. We’re an inch here from an explosive play that really helps an offense, and we have to get some big plays throwing the football.

I think we’re doing a good job, and we just have to continue to be smart with the football and continue to run it too.

How does preparation change against a strong ACC opponent like Louisville?

We know how good they are, but we try to prepare for each game the same way. Obviously, gameplans change depending on the opponent and how they want to attack you, but we’re confident in what we’re doing.

It’s not like we have to do anything drastically different, so in that regard, there isn’t a huge change.

Do you have a message for the fans after clinching the bowl game?

I appreciate the support and looking forward to seeing you guys at games.

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Deac Notes Men’s soccer coach and players awarded for remarkable season

Josh Okonye and Ryan Janvion have been named to All-District III team

Men’s soccer head coach Bobby Muuss has been awarded 2016 ACC Coach of the Year.

Several of his players have earned achievements of their own as well.

Senior Ian Harkes won Midfielder of the Year while seniors Alec Ferrell and Jacori Hayes also joined him on the 2016 All- Photo courtesy of Wake Forest ACC Men’s Soccer First Team.

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Defensive backs red-shirt junior Josh Okonye and redshirt senior Ryan Janvion have both received the honor of becoming members of the Academic All-District III team.

Okonye, having played both corner and safety holds a 3.33 GPA in health and exercise science. Janvion is a four-year starter with 324 career tackles and a 3.53 GPA in business and enterprise management.

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Old Gold & Black | Sports

Defense dominates as Panthers secure win Panthers defensive line limited the Rams offense as they win second game in a row

BY ELIZABETH HARVELL Staff Writer harvea13@wfu.edu

Carolina Panthers at the Los Angeles Rams On Sunday afternoon, the Carolina Panthers secured a defensive win against the Los Angeles Rams in their inaugural season. In the first half, quarterback Cam Newton made a completion to tight end Greg Olson in the first half for the Panthers first touchdown.

In the fourth quarter kicker Graham Gano added two field goals to secure the Panthers 13-10 victory. In a defensivelydominated game the Panthers shut down the Rams offense, keeping the Rams scoreless for 102 minutes. Rams WR Kenny Britt competed a 10-yard touchdown with 34 seconds left in the game.

As he has throughout the entirety of the season, Cam Newton continued to take tough hits. Newton was sacked four times during Sunday’s game.

The star quarterback suffered a violent sack from Mark Barron in the third quarter, despite the NFL’s commitment to player safety which headlined the news last week. After a four-game losing streak, the Panthers have now won their second game in a row. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams have lost four straight games in their opening season.

Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers After an impressive victory over Tampa Bay, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week. Ryan remained nearly perfect on Thursday night, throwing for 344 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions. On the season, Matt Ryan leads the NFL with 2,980 yards and 23 touchdowns with a mere four interceptions.

Falcons coach Dan Quinn said, “He had a real locked-in look about him. Matt’s really been on point with where to go with the ball.”

Throughout the season, Ryan has hit 11 different target receivers outside in addition to his dynamic receiver Julio Jones. Ryan made a completion to Jones in the third quarter for a three-yard scoring pass. With 970 yards already through only week nine, Jones is closing in on a 1,000-yard receiving season. Ryan also made touchdown passes to Levine Toilolo, Patrick DiMarco and Austin Hooper during Thursday night’s game. With an outstanding offensive performance, the Falcons widened their first place gap in the NFC South with a 43-28 victory.

New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers Returning back into the race in the NFC South, the New Orleans Saints won for the fourth time in five games against the San Francisco 49ers. Before he was benched for sportsmanship measures, quarterback Drew Brees made touchdown passes to Michael Thomas and another to Mark Ingram to put the Saints up 14-3 by the end of the first quarter. Ingram scored another touchdown on his

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Panthers quick passes ensured enough points as they beat the Rams 13-10 in a close game. career-long run and the second-longest run in Saints history.

Although New Orleans went into halftime with a 31-20 lead, 49ers quarterback Collin Kaepernick attempted to give an offensive boost to his team’s performance by completing a 65-yard touchdown pass to Vance McDonald.

A poor offensive second half proved that the 49ers would not be able to pull off the upset. With the win, the New Orleans Saints secured the second place spot in the NFC South conference.

Mansouri and Seraphim continue solid play Men’s tennis continues to exceed expectations with athletes advancing to final rounds

BY TOMMASO MONETA Asst. Sports Editor monet14@wfu.edu

A complete triumph. Juniors Skander Mansouri and Christian Seraphim beat No. 55-ranked Jeffrey Schorsch and Charlie Emhardt (Valparaiso), earning the Indoor Intercollegiate Tennis Association Championship (ITAs) for the first time. This victory arrived after a semifinal finish at the ITAs less than a month ago.

More impressively, they defeated ranked opponents all the way to the first place prize, confirming their impressive reputation at a collegiate level.

As the only tournament on the ITA calendar to showcase elite players from every level of college tennis, the United States Tennis Association National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships serves as the culmination of the fall season.

Without a doubt, the current state of form of the Mansouri/Seraphim duo is incredible, and particular attention should be paid to the pin point accurate serves of the Deacon big hitting duo.

They have been annihilating opponents with serves both powerful and accurate; they are playing ideal tennis ensuring that whatever returns come their way (due to their serves, not many tennis balls come back), they hit back for easy points.

This was a difference maker in the second set of the final, which they won 7-5 in a nail-biter ensuring the win.

Skander Mansouri, from Tunisia, reflects upon the factors that have influenced the forming of our strong doubles team: How do you stay competitive with a roster that continues to grow in depth?

I think self-esteem is very important. We all love each other on the team, but we are also very competitive and every one of us wants to be the best. Having a roster that continues to grow in depth can only push us even more and I embrace that.

When you are tired and just want to rest, seeing your teammate going the extra mile makes you want to continue to practice; you never want to be the one who quits first. We keep lifting each other up.

What advice would you give your freshman teammates? What advice would you have liked to hear when you were a first year student and athlete?

I think it is very important to realize and believe that you get out of it what you put in it.

Despite from what many people think, for me, school and tennis go hand in hand. Doing well at school helps me take some pressure off and do well at my sport.

Have you always been a doubles tennis player?

What is the key to finding a good playing partner?

I have always loved playing doubles; I think it’s a great feeling to share the same emotions with a partner.

The most important thing is to find a partner that you get along with, that comes way before the game style.

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Christian Seraphim and Skander Mansouri celebrate after a victorious point during the final set.

What aspects of your game would you define as the weakest? In other words, does playing with Chris make up for these “not as developed” skills?

I would say the return games is probably the area where I can improve the most.

Since Chris and I are both big servers, we do not give many chances to our opponents on our service games.

As a consequence, we try to put as much pressure as we can on their service games, and we can see that it worked last week.

This last aspect is ironic, isn’t it? Opponents simply have to return the ball, in order to have a better chance at beating our Demon Deacon doubles team.

All they have to do is to catch up and attempt to return that three digit serve.

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Taking a gap year

Time off can be a bridge, rather than a hinderance, to success spotlight forever to a choir of tabloid “meltdown” accusations, washing up a decade later on the “Celebrity Apprentice.”

Yet amidst the prevailing frenzy of ceaseless When we hear the phrase “taking a break” strivers traversing competitive American — especially within the framework of a society, the voice of a Turkish proverb speaks distinctly American culture that exalts the tranquilly and evenly: “No matter how far self-made man who tirelessly climbs the you have gone on the wrong road, turn ladder until his callused fingers grasp the back.” This proposition — so fundamentally very last wrung — a flurry of negative opposed to the way we restless pioneers are connotations fills the air. “Taking a break” bespeaks a lack of willpower, a shortage of the programmed to be constantly moving toward perseverance necessary to triumph, a faltering the next conquerable frontier — imbues the phrase “taking a break” with new legitimacy. inner resolve, If a break allows us the time we need to resymptomatic of evaluate, regroup and ultimately set off down weak character. the right path, stopping can be the first, and Couples that only, step to restarting. “take breaks” At 18, I had just emerged from the high never see the intensity environment of Millburn High aisle. Olympic School in suburban New Jersey, which athletes that revered its past rankings as the number “take breaks” one public school in the state and operated stand to the somewhat like an Olympic training camp side as their for college admissions. I prepared myself to competitors follow the herd of my motivated, hopeful, dart past in a yet unquestioning peers off to college that flash of movfall, promising myself I would simply ing muscle to cope with the burnout and lack of the finish line. direction I felt along the way. “AcStars that tive recovery,” my coaches called it “take breaks” at track practice. I had been trained risk relinto achieve for others — teachers, quishing the parents, college admissions officers — for so long, that the concept of personal fulfillment, and how to find it, had become alien to me. Two weeks into my second semester at UVA, I booked a ticket home. It was then that I first typed “Gap Semester Programs” into my Google search box.

The possibilities immediately overwhelmed me; I could spend my spring coaching soccer in South

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Africa, as a business intern in Barcelona or teaching English at a primary school in Cambodia, among the multifarious choices, but there was one program’s website in particular I kept returning to, perhaps for its name.

The Leap, the company called itself.

It was a British-based organization headed by gap-year gurus Guy and Milly Whitehead that has sent more than 2,400 post-high school students on service-based expeditions to locations around the world, from Tanzania to Borneo since its start in 2002. With footholds in 12 different countries across four continents, the Leap puts once unimaginably distant environments tantalizingly within students’ reach: volunteering at an orphanage before a trek to Everest base camp in Nepal, helping to rebuild Old Havana in Cuba and working to plan and organize safaris at a local tour agency in South Africa are all among the dozens of locally connected, personal growth oriented “project placements” the company offers students in the “in between” to choose from.

On the Leap’s Ecuador program, our group of 12 students would move from three different locations — the settlement of the indigenous Chilcapamba people in the Andes mountains, the volunteer commune of “Hacienda Tranquila” on the island of San Cristobal in the Galapagos and the hutsprinkled village of the lowland Tsachila tribe in the western jungle — working on myriad community improvement objectives, from building infrastructure to introducing fresh water to remote areas to assisting in local day care centers.

The Leap was exactly the kind of radical change in environment I craved.

And I forged bonds, deep bonds, with my 10 other group members, who, just like me, were navigating that treacherous, obfuscated strait of time separating childhood from adulthood.

Frequently, we spoke of the reactions of our friends and families when we told them

our plans to venture to South America before continuing to college. For the English kids, feedback was typically expectant delight.

With some of their graduating classes seeing as many as 60 percent of its students take a year off before attending university, they were seizing a culturally celebrated opportunity to travel, explore and experience before delving back into the world of academia. My friend Evan, the American boy on the trip, was told, “Just make sure your gap year doesn’t turn into a gap life.”

My life became a “gap life” in the sense that the lessons I learned and perspective I gained during my time away provided me with a new blueprint for my future course, centered on an entirely different definition of success than the one I clung to predeparture.

Living with a group of teenagers from such disparate upbringings, I swam in a pool of collective knowledge that stretched far wider than the one at my schools in America, where my peers and I all lived within a similar cultural context. Everyone in my Leap group had read different books, followed different curriculums in school, swore allegiance to different bands and lived in entirely different places, providing daily reminders of just how infinitely much there is to know.

Yet perhaps most importantly, taking a leap forced me to let go of the notion that there exists a one-way track to success.

So next time you find yourself believing life is simply a ritual of going through the motions, turn off your GPS. Pack a bag.

Go somewhere new, somewhere certainly not listed in your original itinerary. There are too many paths across our world to feel trapped on the wrong one. Sometimes you simply have to get lost before you can find yourself.

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Humor Column | Random Thoughts

Class induces the strangest passing thoughts Class is a time for learning, but it’s also good for daydreaming and asking yourself important questions

BY RAVEN MCCORKLE Staff Writer mccorc16@wfu.edu Have you ever been in a lecture class that felt like it dragged on for 17 years? If so, I’m sure you can relate to these common thoughts that we’ve all had during a lecture.

“I wonder, what is the world record for most times yawned in a five minute time frame? I think I may have just broken that record.”

“Okay so… Approximately one hour, nine minutes and 37 seconds until I can leave...35...34...”

“I deserve a nap after this. I wonder if I can squeeze one in during my 15-minute break.”

“Wait a minute… where am I right now?”

“Can the professor see me texting? Maybe I’ll just send a quick one.”

“Is this going to be on the exam? I totally wasn’t listening.”

“Wait… When is the exam?”

“Remember that one time in middle school… Yikes. Never mind.”

“I wonder what Michelle Obama is doing right now. Probably being an independent woman somewhere.”

“I’m totally about to start eating healthy.”

“My leg hurts, a little. I think I’m dying…

I wonder if Student Health does amputations.”

“What if I had a million dollars? That would get me so much chocolate milk. I’d be a milk-ionaire.”

“What if I just stood up and screamed?

What would happen? Oh God, I’m about to do it… Control yourself.”

“I wish I had a puppy right now. Do you know what would make class better? A puppy.”

“What did he just say? I was thinking about puppies.”

“Bill Nye the Science Guy should be a professor. Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!”

“That was a weird thought. What if someone in this room can read minds? Oh no.”

“Focus, focus, focus.”

“Rockin’ around the Christmas tree…

Wait, it’s totally not even Thanksgiving yet.”

“I think I’m starving. I haven’t eaten in…

17 minutes.”

“Remember that one Spongebob episode? The sash-ringing...flash-singing... bash-pinging… THE HASH-SLINGING SLASHER!” “What am I going to eat for dinner? Not Pit pasta again. My body says ‘no,’ but my heart says ‘yes.’”

“I wonder if I did the webassign.”

“I definitely didn’t do the webassign.”

“Can people see me going to sleep?”

“I wonder if anyone has ever been more bored than I am at this very minute.”

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“Gravity is like, so weird. Hey all you people, I’m just gonna hold you onto earth.”

“Is it pronounced ‘Pee-Can’ or ‘Pehcahn?’” “‘Sahl-mon’ or ‘Saem-men?’”

“Time is moving so slow… Is this slow motion? 525,600 minutes…”

“Okay, so class must be about over now.

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Book Review | “End of Watch”

King’s Bill Hodges trilogy comes to a close Stephen King wraps up the trilogy with the thrilling and engaging “End of Watch”

BY CHRIS CASWELL Print Managing Editor caswck14@wfu.edu Stephen King’s “End of Watch,” his 55th novel and the third book of his Bill Hodges trilogy, came out this summer and did not disappoint.

The trilogy follows retired detective Bill Hodges and his friends Jerome, a college student who used to mow Bill’s lawn and happens to be one of his closest friends, and Holly, a middle-aged woman with the mind of a child, a computer expert.

This third installment builds off of the first book, “Mr. Mercedes.” In the first book, Brady — nicknamed Mr. Mercedes because of the car he used — drove into a crowd of people, killing and injuring dozens of people. About a decade later, after Bill has retired, Brady has not been caught and sends Bill a letter taunting him. Bill, without his detective’s badge embarks on a mission to catch the infamous killer.

King tells the story in a unique way, using both Bill and Brady as narrators of different chapters; though, for much of the book, Bill does not know his identity.

At the end of the first book, Bill, Holly

and Jerome foil Brady’s plan to blow up a concert. Holly stops Brady by hitting him in the head, landing him in a coma.

“End of Watch” picks up where the first book leaves off; though he is mentioned briefly in the second book, it mostly follows a different story arc.

I did not find the second book as engaging as the first, so I did not have high expectations for the third one; however, I was pleasantly surprised.

While the first book was mostly a classic detective novel with the addition of King’s skillfully molded suspense, the third one adds in elements of the paranormal that King is also known for.

After coming out of a coma, Brady discovers that after his head injury, he has the ability to move items with his mind and even hypnotize and control people from his hospital bed. Using King’s style of alternating between the points of view of Brady and Bill, King builds up suspense by letting the reader into details of Brady’s plan that Bill does not know, keeping the reader on edge.

Though from the first two novels in the series, the reader learns to some extent to predict twists in the story, the added element of the paranormal leads the story to new heights.

While Bill and his friends fight to defeat an evil, mystical power, they also struggle with more mundane challenges. Early on,

it is clear that Bill is seriously ill, and he must balance his own health with putting an end to the hurt that follows Brady.

King expertly combines supernatural elements with the realistic ones from the first novel to create a believable modern horror story.

Though I have found some of King’s books to be slightly long-winded in the way he often uses several hundred pages to set the scene before slowly building up to the climax, I found myself engaged the whole way through.

I enjoyed King’s finale to the Bill Hodges trilogy and blew through it within a couple days. Overall, I give it a 4.5/5 stars.

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Old Gold & Black | Life

Trend Alert | Fashion Future

Fashion companies must adapt to digital age Style magazines like “Teen Vogue” are leaving print behind and going digital to bring in more millennial readers

Magazines and fashion news forums need to recognize this cultural shift and reflect the influencer obsession of the millennial audience.

They would be wise to follow in the footsteps

BY KATIE DICKENS Staff Writer dickkp14@wfu.edu This Monday, “Teen Vogue” announced it would be next in the long line of magazines restructuring while struggling to cope with shifting consumer preferences. The publication issued a statement that it would scale back on printed content, investing in digital and social media platforms rather than monthly editions.

While the magazine will still publish four print editions per year, it will largely focus on fostering an influential online presence.

This is yet another example of a reputable magazine having to deal with consumers that are incredibly different than those of the past.

Fashionable millennials are constantly looking to social media influencers on their Instagram feeds to inform them of the latest styles and trends instead of reading a monthly magazine. They would rather see their favorite celebrities and bloggers living out trends in real time than read a dry forecast of popular styles.

Bloggers like Chiara Ferragni of “The Blonde Salad” and Tash Oakley of “A Bikini A Day” have amassed millions of followers that immediately want to know every designer they’re wearing, learn about every workout they adPhoto courtesy of Teen Vogue vertise and eat the same picture-perfect meal at the same restaurant that wisely paid them Print copies of “Teen Vogue” have long been a staple of fashion, but now readers will have to go online to read. to Instagram.

of many of the designer success stories they have covered in the past, like Alexander Wang and Olivier Rousteing, who amassed pop culture fame through close friendships with celebrities idolized by fashion-focused millennials.

If these lifestyle-obsessed style mavens do subscribe to a magazine, they want an immersive literary experience full of beautiful photographs that they will tear out of the magazine and pin to their walls. They want to flip through a thick, aesthetically pleasing Harper’s Bazaar; an artistic, oversized W; or a culturally relevant Vogue.

If they’re looking for quick trend alerts, they’re clicking on Snapchat Discover bubbles.

Many of my friends have admitted that the Discover bubbles for DailyMail, Cosmo, Refinery29 and — when it’s available — Vogue, are the first things they check when they wake up in the morning. They aren’t pulling up their favorite magazine’s website on their phones, as many companies might wish.

For publishing companies to survive the cutthroat shift to the digitally driven business model, they need to identify the fundamental changes in their consumer. They need to hire or consult with young people who can tell them exactly how they prefer to hear about fashion. The chic millennial wants to be kept up to date in an accessible way, whether it be through social media or e-mail subscriptions.

The strongest media brands will embrace the challenges these trends present and generate innovative, creative solutions that mold the beautiful conundrum that is the ever changing landscape of fashion.

Health Column | Fit Desks

ZSR brings in FitDesks to help students study and exercise The new additions to the library are aimed at keeping students active while doing homework and studying

BY SYNDEY CALKINS Contributing Writer calksm15@wfu.edu

A day in the life of a college student is, well, a very busy day. From classes and meetings to studying and homework, too often we are forced to pick and choose what we will accomplish in a day, and many times exercise gets booted off of that list.

But, new studies are beginning to show that exercise could benefit your studying more than you might think.

Exercise tends to decrease stress and improve sleep, which can indirectly benefit your studies, but now there are also early studies showing direct benefits of actually exercising while you are studying.

So how exactly is it possible to study and exercise all at the same time? Well, you could attempt to balance your textbook on the elliptical in the gym, or you could try out one of the FitDesks in the ZSR library.

FitDesk carries a variety of different desks that encourage exercise while doing your work, but in the ZSR you will find the Bike Desks. These desks combine a stationary bicycle with a desk, making it possible to read a book or even type on your laptop while bicycling.

Sophomore Ansley Edwards gave the FitDesk a try while reading for a class.

“It’s so easy to lose focus or get distracted while sitting at a table, especially after being in class all day,” said Edwards. “I really noticed that the FitDesk helped me concentrate on my work while also burning calories.”

According to the FitDesk website, this unique approach to studying not only promotes weight loss but can also improve your focus, boost your energy and can even help you retain information better.

As college students, it is common to walk into the library as the sun is coming up and to stay sitting at your proclaimed table until it is absolutely impossible to study any longer. After those long hours sitting in the ZSR, it can be hard to motivate yourself to make it to the gym.

Devoting some of that time to being active while studying could solve this problem, and you could begin to see these beneficial results.

Although the FitDesk may not measure up to your full workout in the gym, it can be a good

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compromise if you are too overwhelmed by homework to make it to the gym.

With finals quickly approaching, days will begin to seem shorter and work will begin piling up, but studying while exercising could be a beneficial way to save time.

So, next time you feel like you may have to skip the gym to finish writing a paper, consider trying to integrate exercise into your studying process, and you may be surprised by the positive effects you see.

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Movie Review | Doctor Strange

“Doctor Strange” is a magical kind of strange With its star-studded cast and breathtaking visual effects, Marvel’s newest film is a delightful watch

BY GRACEYOUNG Life Editor youngc13@wfu.edu The premise of Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” is simple enough to understand.

Famed neurosurgeon Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) saves lives and performs operations that no one else can until he loses the use of his hands in a terrible car wreck on his way to speak at an event.

Strange undergoes seven different surgeries — some experimental — before breaking down following a fight with close friend, colleague and former lover Dr. Christine Palmer (Rachel McAdams).

Having spent all of his money on the surgeries, and with nowhere else to go, Strange makes his way to Kathmandu, Nepal, where he is eventually taken in by a group of sorcerers.

While Strange trains under the tutelage of the “Sorcerer Supreme,” who calls herself the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton), an evil sorcerer named Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen) develops a plan to bring the dark being Dormmamu to lord over the earth.

After an unknown span of time, Strange has proven himself a capable — if still a little skep-

tical — sorcerer. His skills are put to the test when Kaecilius and his disciples attack two of the three sorcerer safe houses.

Tensions arise, though, when Strange and his fellow sorcerer Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) realize the Ancient One has been using some of Dormmamu’s dark power to lengthen her own life, and a major division between the two erupts following their teacher’s death at Kaecilius’s hands.

Overall, I was thoroughly impressed with “Doctor Strange.”

The film’s casting director deserves at least a five percent raise, if not more. Of course, it’s hard to go wrong with Cumberbatch, Swinton and McAdams, and Ejiofor is a strong addition.

All of the actors did a wonderful job of conveying their character’s emotions and thoughts through body language and facial expression — to say nothing of how well they delivered their lines.

This was arguably the most logical plot in a Marvel movie I’ve seen since “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and I’d say it’s mainly due to the fact that the writers didn’t try to jam too much information into a single movie.

However, the most memorable part was definitely the visual effects. This is a movie about sorcerers, so good visual effects are a must.

There were only a few times when I felt like they were cheesy, as opposed to films like “The

Avengers” in which I started wondering what’s real and what’s CGI. I do wish that they’d given a bit more background to the overarching community of sorcrers, and spent a little less time looking through a kaleidoscope. I give “Doctor Strange” nine out of 10 stars.

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Old Gold & Black | Life

Young talent dominates Cash Cash concert Wake Forest students DJ Gio Alexiz and Coleman Greene of Fordson Labs are among those who opened for the exclusive performance.

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BY NATALIE WILSON Life Editor wilsnh15@wfu.edu

Cash Cash, a popular electronic dance music group, performed for students at the education building of the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 10 p.m. on an exclusive tour stop earned through the crowdfunding website, Tilt. Cash Cash is touring with “Monster Energy Outbreak Presents: The Up & Up Festival,” one of six annual tours designed to showcase the next big artists in many genres, including Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore, Iggy Azalea, The Chainsmokers, Cole Swindell, Bullet For My Valentine, Logic, Issues and Fetty Wap in previous years.

While Cash Cash headlined the performance and proved to be the show’s main draw, Gio Alexiz, Fordson Labs, DJ HEK YEH,and other students opened with a unique set that entertained and energized the crowd as it grew in anticipation of the group.

Gio Alexiz The opening set began with student DJ Gio Alexiz, better known off-stage as freshman Giovanni Continanza, whose performance marked the first time he took his talent from fraternity parties to the stage. Gio Alexiz’s set was widely anticipated and promoted by Wake Forest students via social media. His music selection was pulled from several different genres, providing an unexpected sound that encouraged the audience to dance and sing along.

Gio Alexiz — who has been writing his own songs and producing his own tracks since he was 12 years old but has just begun to explore the skills of live performance like beatmixing and reading the mood of a crowd — gets much of his inspiration from EDM festivals and their loving, fun and supportive atmosphere.

“All in all, the connection you can establish with people though music is what really inspires me to keep working hard at what I love,” Gio Alexiz said.

Gio Alexiz plans to release his first official EP in January. He typically shares his music through his YouTube channel, but he plans on having his mixes available for streaming on Soundcloud, Spotify and Apple Music in order to build his following.

The student DJ, who has received advice from the Chainsmokers and who has been mentored and supported by NGHTMRE, Adam Foster, DJ HEK YEH, ILLRACE, DSOUNDZ, DJ Shift and Cash Cash, suggests that other aspiring musicians stay patient as they grow and reach out to established talent for advice.

“I would say to start small, and do not rush the process.”

Fordson Labs Performing next was Fordson Labs, a student hip-hop duo from Richmond, Virginia, that formed in May 2012. Their raw, high energy performance stood out among the EDM sets that dominated the rest of the night, and their vocals shined, resonat-

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ing with audience members as both memorable and able hold their own within the mainstream hip hop scene.

Consisting of long-time friends Paul Cartier “The Cartier” Ward, a student at Virginia Tech who goes by Carter among friends, and Coleman “King Cole” Greene, a Wake Forest student, who met playing little league baseball, Fordson Labs began as DJ duo Access Denied. Both members were both experimenting individually with making hip-hop music and began collaborating under the new name, chosen for the location where the duo records its music, Fordson Road in Henrico, Virginia, in the summer of 2015.

“It has been really cool to see how Carter and I have evolved as both artists and part of a team,” Coleman said. “Carter is a very talented producer and really a student of the art. His work ethic is incredible and he is able to focus in ways that I cannot. I pride myself in handling a lot the artistic direction of our album covers, shows, posters and branding. It has been exciting to see many facets of art come together to create Fordson Labs.”

Although it has been challenging for the duo to be separated while attending different colleges, they have doubled their fan base.

Fordson Labs is unique in the ways in which it incorporates others into its sound, including many students providing instrumentals and vocals. While the duo has collaborated with producers like IAMNOBODI, J1K and Felly for past EPs, Ward plans to produce the entirety of their next project, Dove Season, coming this fall.

The concept for the upcoming “Dove Season EP” stemmed from the duo’s reflection on their transition to college.

“My name, Coleman, means ‘Keeper of the Doves,’” Greene said. “When I began to make music, I began to infuse the dove theme into my songs. I have had two projects in the past, ‘Keeper of the Doves’ and ‘Ode to a Dove,’ that focused heavily on this subject. To me, the dove is a perfect example of majesty, peace, and new beginnings. As Fordson Labs grew, the dove became one of the symbols that we reference and you will see on our shirts.”

The duo’s music is influenced by innovative and lyrically-gifted artists like Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, Felly, Frank Ocean,

J. Cole, Chance the Rapper and Sam Cooke, but hip-hop is not the only genre from which Ward and Greene draw inspiration.

“I draw a lot of my inspiration from old hymns as well as folk music,” Greene said. “I believe that hymns, folk music and rap music are all have a goal to tell a story, make a connection and display emotion.

While the duo has performed at a variety of venues, they still agree that their favorite performance is the one that kicked off their journey, a 500-person show in Ward’s backyard during Halloween of 2016.

Although opening for Cash Cash marked the first time the duo performed where they were not the headliners, they felt as though the show provided the opportunity to introduce a new audience to the sound and ability of Fordson Labs.

DJ HEK YEH Bryan Short, known on stage as DJ HEK YEH, was the last performance before Cash Cash took the stage. His performance, which was fast paced and energized the audience with popular hip hop tracks, was the perfect transition from the Fordson Labs set back into a dance party atmosphere.

DJ HEK YEH, who is from Kentucky but currently resides in North Carolina, was Ziggy’s first resident DJ and has been a touring DJ since 2012, playing shows with Steve Aoki, Waka Flocka, 2 Chainz, Snoop Dogg, Travis Porter and more. He has also provided services for high-profile athletes, including Chris Paul.

“Opening for Snoop Dogg in front of 4,000 will always be the most memorable performance of my career up to this point,” DJ HEK YEH said.

While primarily a performance DJ, DJ HEK YEH also produces remixes, bootlegs and edits, available on his audiomack page. The successful performer emphasizes professionalism and business savvy in succeeding as a resident and performance DJ. “Being unique and professional will go along way in gaining a network and fans,” DJ HEK YEH said.

“All young DJ’s and musicians should want to learn how to be a good business person because nobody will believe in you more than you will believe in you. Always be friendly and professional with everyone you meet; you never know how their day is going, let alone who they may be or know.”

Cash Cash The dance music trio is currently promoting thier debut album, “Blood, Sweat & 3 Years,” which landed the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Dance Chart the week of its release. It includes the group’s 2014 worldwide platinum hit, “Take Me Home” and features from Busta Rhymes, Christina Perri, B.o.B, Jacquie Lee, Trinidad James, John Rzeznik and more. Their set drew a large crowd.

Cash Cash was the main act of the night, drawing a large crowd and creating a fun atmosphere for students; however, it was truly the opening acts that stole the show.