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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

ELECTION

TRUMP WINS PRESIDENCY IN DEVASTATING UPSET; REPUBLICANS RETAIN SENATE, HOUSE

By Jacob Durst

Special Projects Editor Republican Donald J. Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States in an election that will reverberate through the annals of American history. Additionally, Republicans maintained control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in yesterday’s vote.

Trump led Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by an Electoral College count of 276 to 218 and by roughly one million votes at 2:39 a.m., according to Politico. While uncounted electoral votes remained, Trump crossed the threshold of 270 to seal his victory.

However, Clinton had not publicly conceded by time of print. Emory students were quick to react to Trump’s victory.

“If I were to wrap this up in one word, it’d be ‘unbelieveable,’ ” College senior and Emory College Republicans Vice President Christian Zimm said. “I thought he was going to lose by about 50 votes today.”

However, others expressed fear of what a Trump presidency could bring.

College sophomore Daniel Etim, a member of Emory’s Black Student Alliance (BSA), said he was uncertain about his safety and that of his friends.

“To see a man like Trump saying things that he did about people of color, women, Muslims, immigrants, this race has been neck-and-neck throughout the entire country,” Etim

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republican donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States last night. said. “Half the country will stand behind a man who says things like that, which is scary for me as a black person and … all of my friends of color and gay friends and Muslim friends.

What [will] a Trump presidency mean for us? How safe [will] we be?”

Trump won the Electoral College

by claiming most swing states, including Ohio, North Carolina and Florida.

In addition, Trump broke Clinton’s firewall of Democrat-leaning states by defeating the former secretary of state in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which pushed him over the top.

As a Trump presidency became

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more likely over the course of the night, markets dropped substantially. The Mexican peso depreciated to a record low Tuesday night, down nearly 10 percent since the market closed. Dow Jones futures fell over 700 points, or 4 percent, as well. Global markets were generally down, indicating uncertainty

about the future of the American economy under Trump.

Clinton led Trump by more than seven points nationally as late as Oct. 18, according to the RealClearPolitics moving poll average. However, by elec-

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SGA

First Folio Arrives at Emory SGA Proposes Grad., Undergrad Split

By Richard Chess Contributing Writer

William Shakespeare’s First Folio, the first published collection of his plays, has joined the Second, Third and Fourth Folios at Emory.

The Michael C. Carlos Museum opened the exhibition “The First Folio: The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare,” which displays all four folios, Saturday, Nov. 5. The Second, Third and Fourth Folios, which were exhibited in the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library from Aug. 29 to Oct. 28, moved to Carlos Museum once the First Folio arrived.

The Folger Shakespeare Library, the lender of the First Folio, selected only one site per U.S. state.

Presenting any one of the folios is a rare opportunity — presenting all four folios simultaneously is even rarer, according to Sheila Cavanagh, professor of English.

On display, the First Folio is turned to Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be” soliloquy. About 750 First Folios were printed in the 17th century, but only about 235 have survived. Carlos’s First Folio copy is on loan from the Folger Shakespeare Library, which holds 82 copies. The Second and Third Folios are on loan from Rose Library

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Shakespeare’s Third Folio shows Shakespeare’s portrait at the Carlos Museum’s opening of ‘The First Folio: The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare’ Nov. 5. benefactor Stuart Rose, and the Rose Library owns The Fourth Folio.

Although the First Folio is Shakespeare’s first major publication, the Third Folio is rarer because copies were lost in the 1666 Great Fire of London.

The Second, Third and Fourth Folios contain more plays, include

corrections to the First Folio and demonstrate Shakespeare’s progress as a playwright, according to Rose Library Director Rosemary Magee.

Cavanagh and Magee both acknowledged that this exhibit will help visitors understand Shakespeare’s

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The 50th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) convened Monday and discussed two separate proposals for constitutional changes to address graduate student concerns in SGA. One proposal would change the structure of SGA, and the other would change SGA’s policies.

The two proposals outlined solutions to the lack of a representative graduate student voice in SGA. Presenters of both proposals encouraged legislators to consider the plans as starting points for discussion and drafting of compromise bills.

Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA) President and Goizueta Business School graduate student Jared Greenbaum proposed splitting GSGA from SGA and establishing it as an autonomous body that would control funding for graduate division events. A Graduate Programming Council (GPC) would be established and work with Student Programming Council (SPC). The proposed structure would allow SGA and

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GSGA to collaborate on Universitywide issues via an eight-seat joint governing committee consisting of a president, executive vice president, divisional treasurer and a legislative representative from SGA and GSGA. “This restructuring will create two distinct and equal voices that can represent the very different needs of undergraduates and graduate students,” Greenbaum said.

Alternatively, SGA President and College senior Max Zoberman and SGA Executive Vice President and Business School junior Gurbani Singh proposed a series of constitutional changes, including SPC refunding half of the $89,090 graduate contribution to SPC this year, which would amount to 10.24 percent, or $44,545, of SPC’s total operating budget this year. Zoberman and Singh’s proposal would also allow graduate legislators to amend their divisions’ financial contributions when voting on future funding requests. The proposal would establish an Undergraduate SGA (USGA), which would coordinate the

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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

News Roundup Compiled By Joshua Lee Staff Writer Commission Talks BsE DEmanDs eMOrY — The Commission on Racial and Social Justice met Monday to discuss demands two and 11 from the list of demands that the group Black Students at Emory (BSE) presented after their Fall 2015 protest against racism at Emory. No conclusion was reached about the second demand, which called for personalized emails to those filing bias incident reports. In addition, the commission decided not to implement the Yik Yak geofence demand 11 described, which would have prevented the app’s use on the Atlanta campus. The commission was established at Emory’s first racial justice retreat February 2016 and plans to meet for a February 2017 retreat, during which it will discuss updates on the BSE demands and solicit feedback from the Emory community.

Hossain RECEivEs JusTiCE awaRD MUMBai, india — Late Goizueta Business School student Faraaz Hossain, who was killed in the July 1 terrorist attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was posthumously awarded this year’s Mother Teresa Memorial International

Award for Social Justice by the Harmony Foundation Monday, according to The Daily Star. The foundation, which honors “individuals or organizations who aim to promote peace, harmony and social justice,” according to its website, recognized Hossain for standing up against the terrorists in the Dhaka attack. This is the first time the honor was awarded posthumously, and Hossain’s parents will accept the award on his behalf in Mumbai Nov. 20, the Star reported.

The Emory Wheel

Crime Report Compiled By Monica Lefton Staff Writer

HaRvaRD CanCEls soCCER sEason

On Oct. 31 at 5:19 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call regarding a multiple burglary of keys and wallets on Psychology Building’s fifth floor. An Emory staff member reported that when she returned to her office at 4:40 p.m., a woman said she was looking for her keys and wallet. After the woman left, the staff member realized her own wallet was missing. The case has been assigned to a detective.

CaMBridGe, Mass. — Harvard University announced Thursday that the rest of the men’s soccer team’s 2016-2017 season was cancelled, according to The New York Times. The University began an investigation into the team after The Harvard Crimson released an article detailing the team’s 2012 “scouting report,” which contained photos of the women’s soccer team members and rated each member based on physical attractiveness.

According to Harvard President Drew Faust, the scouting reports continued annually since 2012, including this year, the Times reported.

On Oct. 31 at 8:30 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding an altercation between two suitemates at Clairmont Undergraduate Residential Center (URC) Building B. When officers arrived on the scene and met with the students, one student said she was in her room writing a paper while her suitemate was in the common area with her boyfriend watching TV. When the first student asked her suitemate to lower the volume, the suitemate ignored her, so the first student closed her suitemate’s computer.

The two then began hitting and kicking each other, according to the

— Contact Joshua Lee at josh.lee@emory.edu

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Corrections •Last week, “A Guide to Emory’s Farmers Market” misidentified a vendor as Hidden Springs. The vendor is Castle Rock Honey.

first student’s statement. The officers observed no injuries. Campus Life responded to the scene while EPD was present and spoke with the students.

On Nov. 1 at 11:37 a.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a vehicle collision in the Fishburne Visitor Parking Deck. Officers arrived on the scene and spoke with a parking ambassador who reportedly witnessed a black Lexus back into a black BMW before proceeding to the exit. The ambassador stopped the Lexus driver at the gate and asked if she planned to leave her contact information. She said yes but never returned. The ambassador took down the license plate number of the black Lexus and gave the information to the officers. The case has been assigned to a detective.

On Nov. 3 at 2:45 p.m., EPD responded to a second call regarding suspicious activity on the Quadrangle.

An Emory student reported that a male approached her, spoke with her, walked behind her and then offered her a meditation book, saying he was with a group that distributes the books. She returned the book and then walked away. The subject walked in

the opposite direction. Officers arrived on the scene but could not locate the subject.

On Nov. 3 at 3:15 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a theft from a safe at the Pediatric Clinic of the Emory Children’s Center. The caller said that $1,715 was missing from a safe at the clinic. The money had been allocated for two current studies and was last seen June 2016. The caller said the money could have been taken but was most likely misplaced. The case has been assigned to a detective.

On Nov. 5 at 2:03 a.m., EPD responded to a call regarding underage alcohol consumption at Evans Hall. Officers made contact with the underge student sitting on a bench outside the residence hall. He was intoxicated and having trouble communicating. Emory Emergency Medical Services (EEMS) and DeKalb American Medical Response (AMR) also arrived on the scene. The student was transported to Emory University Hospital (EUH).

Campus Life was notified.

— Contact Monica Lefton at monica.lefton@emory.edu

Legislature Votes Against HackATL Funding Continued from Page 1 four undergraduate divisions.

“If [Greenbaum’s proposed] restructuring goes through, we start competing for resources from the administration, and the job of student advocacy will become much more difficult,” Zoberman said. “We will start competing against one another within our own student community.”

Discussion of the proposals, both of which entail constitutional amendments, will continue in the next legislative session Monday. If legislators draft and propose a bill entailing a constitutional amendment, it will be called to vote within SGA. If the bill is passed by majority vote in SGA, it will proceed to referendum, or general vote, by the student body.

Legislators also voted against granting Emory Entrepreneurship and Venture Management’s (EEVM) $1,000 in funding for HackATL 2016.

In a vote of 28 against and two abstaining, legislators voted not to grant the funding request due to its exclusion of Emory graduate students.

In HackATL’s previous three hackathons, participation was open to both graduate and undergraduate students.

However, EEVM barred Emory graduate students from participating in the Nov. 4 to 6 competition to protect opportunities for undergraduate participants, according to EEVM’s Director of Finance and Business School junior Rohan Ugale.

Ugale said the policy was instituted due to Emory graduate students’ dominance in past competitions, adding that graduate students were still welcome to attend.

“Graduate students from two other universities [Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University] were allowed to [compete] … and they didn’t contribute money, their student governments didn’t con-

tribute,” Emory School of Law student Stephen Lang said.

Emory School of Law students Victoria Bartlett and Allen Kowalczyk, College junior Tiffany Ahn and College freshman Owen Mattocks were confirmed and sworn in as members of SGA’s Constitutional Council. The Constitutional Council, the supreme council of SGA’s three judicial bodies gives members the authority to hear and decide, based on SGA’s constitution, questions about the constitutionality of any University action that affects the rights of students or student groups.

Candler School of Theology student Leea Allen was also unanimously confirmed as vice president of SGA’s newest joint standing committee, the Committee for Diversity and Equity (CDE).

— Contact Haley Gast at haley.brynhild.gast@emory.edu

Students Express Fear, Uncertainty in Trump Presidency Continued from Page 1 tion day, Trump had closed that gap to around three points. It appears that he outperformed the recent polls due, in part, to a greater-than-expected turnout from non-college educated white voters, in addition to his better-thanexpected performance with women voters.

In addition, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey may have helped Trump when he brought Clinton’s email scandal back into the news cycle last week by reopening the investigation. In addition to reopening the investigation into her private email server, news organizations reported that four different FBI field offices were investigating the Clinton Foundation for corruption.

Although Clinton was cleared again for her emails Sunday, Democrats could look back at Comey’s letter as the final nail in Clinton’s coffin.

Trump is the one of the least politically experienced president-elects, as he has never held public office.

However, that hasn’t stopped him from claiming his lack of experience as a strength. Trump campaigned on the idea that as an outsider, he could inject a breath of fresh air into Washington.

Many view Clinton as the ultimate Washington insider, and Trump worked to contrast himself with that image.

He often cited congressional gridlock as a sign that Washington insiders did not have the public’s best interests at heart.

According to FiveThirtyEight, Trump’s sub-20 percent favorability rating is the lowest ever recorded for a president-elect.

Going forward, Trump faces the task of trying to gain support not only from Democrats, but also from his own party. Trump has faced an unusual level of scrutiny and criticism from Republicans, most notably from Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.

Even though he faces the challenge of uniting his party, it is likely that a Republican-controlled Congress will help him accomplish his legislative

goals.

While many Republicans do not support Trump, some Emory Republicans were quick to rally around the president-elect.

College senior Josh Goodman said.

“It clearly shows that the policies of the last eight years [weren’t] helping a majority of Americans,” College senior Josh Goodman said on Trump’s victory. “There are a lot of people struggling with the economy not improving and the failures of Obamacare. That’s pretty obvious.”

Throughout his presidential campaign, opponents criticized Trump for making racist and misogynistic remarks and inciting violence at his rallies. Some of his more objectionable remarks include calling Mexicans “rapists,” mocking veteran and former Republican presidential nominee John McCain and belittling a reporter who is disabled.

Trump’s brash rhetoric has drawn concern from some students.

“In all honesty, even with friends and other people, it’s a terrifying

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The above map shows the states that were won by Clinton (BluE) and Trump (RED) as of print time. thought to see that someone like tallied for a few days, several news Trump could become president,” agencies including The New York College junior and President of Times, CNN and Associated Press, Emory’s Muslim Student Association have called the election for Trump.

Sundus Tameez said. “Thinking about Josh Lee, Brian Savino, Alisha the implications, socially speaking, Islamophobia is already on the rise, Compton, Richard Chess and Alex and Trump becoming president sets Klugerman contributed reporting. the precedent that [Islamophobia] is okay.”

— Contact Jacob Durst at While the votes won’t be officially jacob.j.durst@emory.edu

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Chris Carlos Pledges $3 Million to Museum By lauREn BaloTin Staff Writer

led to his request to name the education center after his mother. Hornor added that Carlos’ mother and father Chris Carlos, son of Michael C. were also long-time supporters of chilCarlos and an Atlanta businessman, dren’s education.This donation comes committed to donate $3 million to after entrepreneur and businessman Emory’s Michael C. Carlos Museum, Charles S. Ackerman’s $1 million gift named after his father, according to the museum last month.

The museum’s namesake, Chris to Jennifer Long, Carlos Museum’s assistant director of development. Carlos’ father, donated more than The museum’s education center will $20 million to the museum over two be named after Chris Carlos’ mother, decades starting in 1981,allowing it to expand its square footage in 1993, Thalia N. Carlos, at his request.

The incoming funds will begin Hornor said.

The family asked that half of the the Thalia N. Carlos Memorial Fund, which will provide unrestricted $20 million fund ancient art at the endowment to the museum for various museum, including exhibits for Greek and Roman uses, including educational pro- “I think [Carlos’ choice to rename art, Hornor grams and exhithe education center] reflects not added.

Since then, bitions, Long only his, but also his family’s, Chris Carlos said.

Emory has already legacy of support of education and has continued arts in the city of Atlanta.” to “carry the received almost family torch,” one-sixth of the — Elizabeth Hornor, Long said, grant funds, Michael C. Carlos Museum explaining that which have not director of education he serves on yet been used, the museum’s and will receive advisory board four additional payments over the next five years, she and has maintained a “consistent presadded. The Thalia N. Carlos Education ence” with the museum. Chris Carlos Center is the area on the museum’s was named Atlanta’s Philanthropist of the Year for 2016. The Carlos Museum plaza level.

About 18,000 school children visit contributed a letter of support for his the museum each year for tours and nomination for the award, according to Long. special programs, Long said.

Long added that when Carlos “It’s a lively and dynamic space where people can study what they accepted the award Nov. 1, he emphasee in the galleries,” said Elizabeth sized that his upbringing taught him Hornor, Marguerite Colville Ingram to value giving back to the community, director of education at the Carlos a practice he hopes to carry forward.

“I think [Carlos’ choice to rename Museum.

Emory classes from departments the education center] reflects not only such as art history and classics also his, but also his family’s, legacy of supmeet in the education center to exam- port of education and arts in the city of Atlanta,” Hornor said. ine museum objects.

Long added that Carlos and his family support a range of organizations in — Contact Lauren Balotin at Atlanta that work with children, which lbalotin@emory.edu

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Museum Displays All Four Folios Continued from Page 1 impact on modern society.

For example, some common expressions are derived from Shakespeare’s plays, including the phrase “heart of gold” and knockknock jokes.

University President Claire E. Sterk spoke at the Nov. 4 preview for the exhibit, and Theater Emory performed a scene from The Boys from Syracuse, an adaptation from Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, for Emory alumni guests.

“Those of you [who] know academia realize how special [hosting the First Folio] is,” Sterk said. “Those of who don’t live in academia, believe me, it’s really special.”

Preserving the documents requires special care. Ann Frellsen, collections conservator for the Robert W. Woodruff Library, explained to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the First Folio remained dormant for 24 hours after arriving at Emory to acclimate the document to the new environment. The Fourth Folio underwent weekly maintenance: the pages would be turned to ensure that sunlight does not damage the folios.

The museum will also hold several Shakespeare-related events, including theater performances and a poetry reading.

“It would be selfish if we would keep all those wonderful activities to ourselves,” Sterk said. “So we have invited the broader community to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime moment.”

The exhibit will be on display until Dec. 11.

— Contact Richard Chess at richard.chess@emory.edu

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University President Claire e. Sterk speaks about the museum’s unique opportunity to host Shakespeare’s works (Top).

Faculty and guests convene for the opening of the First Folio exhibit (BoTTom).

POLICY

Emory Doctors Oppose Proposal to Reallocate Livers By alEx klugERman Contributing Writer

Low socioeconomic and rural patients in need of liver transplants in Georgia could be at greater risk under an Aug. 15 proposal by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) that would reallocate nationwide distribution of donated organs.

Emory University Hospital (EUH) has partnered with other organizations throughout the Southeast that offer liver transplants to create “A Collaboration for Donor Fairness,” a consortium that opposes the proposal on the grounds that it will limit access to donated livers for patients living in the Southeast.

UNOS, a nonprofit commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to assign donated organs nationwide, demanded changes to the current distribution system. Rather than dividing donated organs among 11 regions in the country, the proposal will split the country into eight districts, moving Georgia from a group containing the Southeastern states and Puerto Rico to one that consists of states along the East Coast from Georgia to Maine.

Access to fewer livers could hinder the Emory Transplant Center’s ability to sustain the number of liver transplants that it completes each year — a number which currently exceeds 150, according to the Emory Transplant Center.

The proposed system would cause

Wakefield responded to an organs to travel across more state based on sound medical judgement, lines, increasing the amount of time seek to achieve the best use of donated open letter with one of her own, it takes for a patient to receive the organs and …. promote patient access writing that any policy passed by UNOS would do so with the goal of organ — thereby increasing the risk to transplantation.”

Georgia Rep. Lynn Westmoreland decreasing the disparity in access of complication during surgery, as organs that are preserved outside of wrote an open letter to U.S. to livers among different geographic a body for long periods of time are Department of Health and Human regions in the country and comply Administrator Mary with the 1984 act. associated with a greater increase Services Doctors across America prioritize in complications during transplant K. Wakefield in opposition of the procedures, according to TransWeb, proposal, citing the fact that more patients on the liver waiting list by a transplantation information than 90 percent of livers donated designating a Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score organization. for the patient which indicates According to Ray Lynch, their risk of dying from liver assistant professor of surgery disease. in the Emory University School A higher score means a of Medicine’s Division of Transplantation, the proposal “Just the mere fact that a patient is on higher rate of mortality and a would create a disparity the list shows the fact that they had the greater priority on the list, but between rural underprivileged good fortune to get recognized .... Not according to Lynch, there are aspects of patient conditions and lower socioeconomic everyone can do that.” and access to medical care that patients in the Southeast, and can’t be quantified in MELD’s those in the Northeast with — Ray Lynch, numerical value. whom they would be lumped if While the MELD score the proposal passes. assistant professor of surgery in the School of The two-month public Medicine’s Division of Transplantation reveals a patient’s mortality rate, it fails to account for the comment period on the fact that citizens of rural areas proposal ended Oct. 15, and in Georgia and the rest of the The Liver and Intestinal Organ Southeast are less likely to be Transplantation Committee is

by Georgia residents were used for diagnosed with a liver problem and currently reviewing the feedback.

UNOS members, which consists transplants within the designated recommended to a specialist because of doctors and medical professionals Southeast region, and therefore they have less access to healthcare.

“Having the same MELD score in representing the 11 regions, will vote opposes a proposal that would see on the proposal at an undisclosed those livers spread out among a wider rural Georgia and New York City can indicate a large difference in risk of portion of the country. date.

“Our state’s success in realizing dying,” Lynch said.

Any policy reallocating the use of The problem persists along donated organs must comply with the benefit of liver transplant is a the National Organ Transplant Act testament to the cooperation and racial lines, as well. While Africantrust we have built within our Americans remain the largest group of 1984. of minorities in need of donated The act requires policies to “be community,” Westmoreland wrote.

organs, a 2011 study found that they are disproportionately less likely to be recommended to a transplantation center.

“There’s a large rural, underprivileged population [that may not have easy access to treatment]” Lynch said. “Just the mere fact that a patient is on the list shows the fact that they had the good fortune to get recognized and visit a specialist who placed them on the waiting list. Not everyone can do that.”

The proposal could have additional unforeseen consequences on youth patients in need of a liver transplant, Westmoreland said.

The collaborative liver transplant program between EUH and The Children’s Hospital of Atlanta is the only agency completing pediatric liver transplants in the state of Georgia for a population consisting of more low-income minorities than the national average of transplant recipients, Westmoreland said.

According to Lynch, the debate among physicians, patients and organ donors is indicative of a need to re-examine the system used to allocate donated organs.

Across the country, the need for donated livers continues to grow.

According to the American Liver Foundation, more than 17,000 adults and children are waiting for livers to become available.

— Contact Alex Klugerman at alex.klugerman@emory.edu

The Emory Wheel

Editorials

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 | Editorials Editors: Brian Taggett (brian.andrew.taggett@emory.edu), Pranati C. Kohli (pranati.kohli@emory.edu) tHE EditoRial BoaRd

Editorial

Adapting to America’s New Reality Donald Trump’s triumph over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election represents a doomsday-esque scenario to many Clinton supporters.

His victory follows an excessively contentious election cycle, in which sensationalism overtook any real substantive discussion on policy.

From his political origins in the birtherism movement, Trump’s bigoted rhetoric has caused both his allies and his adversaries concern.

Whether his supporters truly agreed with his message or were simply willing to overlook a campaign of undisguised prejudice, Trump’s victory is alarming to us.

With that being said, the president has a unique ability to shape national discourse during his tenure. The nation desperately needs a leader who will put aside partisan differences and work to unite the country. Instead of building walls, Trump must focus on building bridges with those outside of his constituency in the coming weeks.

Trump should work to initiate a new political discourse. The time for fear-mongering is over, and Trump must replace his vague proposals with substantive policy. An important part of this is stating publicly that Clinton will not be prosecuted by his administration.

Contrary to Trump’s persistent accusations, the system was not rigged against him; he will be sworn in as president Jan. 20 and will become this country’s 45th commander-in-chief. The Clinton campaign has relentlessly cast Trump as an authoritarian unbound by the rule of law, and many of his opponents view his presidency as the potential end of the republic. Nonetheless, our democracy can withstand any individual, even Trump.

Though the president is the chief executive, both Congress and the Supreme Court serve as checks on his domestic power. Trump will not be fully able to implement his agenda without Congress’ approval.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan endorsed Trump, but openly opposed several of his policies. “I would sue any president that exceeds his or her powers,” Ryan said, regarding Trump’s proposed Muslim ban. The next speaker of the House must transcend the partisan politics that have come to define Washington over the last eight years, and instead harness the actions of a president of their own party.

It is essential that voters remain engaged even after the election is over. The public must be watchful of Trump’s actions once he has taken office to ensure that he does not overstep his constitutionally mandated role. It’s time to face the reality of a Trump presidency.

The above editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s Editorial Board.

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Presidential Debates and Election Outcome PRO

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Changes in the political climate and the ever-growing presence of digital media have drastically expanded the value of presidential debates with regard to election outcomes. This year’s election demonstrates the great degree to which debate outcomes can affect the election. According to RealClearPolitics, past elections generally indicated that debates rarely affected election results other than presenting the illusion of changes in the polls. However, according to Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University (N.J.), this year’s presidential debates will have a much more lasting effect. Before the first debate, general election polling was fairly close, Clinton was only ahead by about 2.1 points leading up to the first debate. However, now that the three debates have finished, Clinton is ahead of Trump by 5 points. While other ruinous information about Trump’s treatment of women or business practices emerged between the first debate and now, data demonstrates that after each debate, Clinton received a lasting bump in the polls.

The observable impact in the polls is significant for two key reasons. In past elections, people couldn’t stream debates online and social media didn’t provide voters with the ability to watch infinite reruns of the debates.

Now, however, the debates reach a much broader audience than their initial viewing due to online streaming. The primary reason jumps in polls immediately after debates were fleeting was the rapid collective amnesia people experienced. Now, the internet forces people to recall the events of the debate, so the jumps in the polls have a lasting effect. This rampant spreading of the events in debates also allows voters to gain a clearer representation of who their candidate really is.

Secondly, Zelizer argues that candidates are now taking on more of a celebrity role than in years past. Trump has hosted his own reality TV show and Clinton is a member of a well-established political family; both clash on almost every issue possible, so people are more likely to watch debates than in previous elections. Since both candidates maintain celebrity-like statuses, the debates are crucial in evaluating the candidates’ characters, which are normally manicured by their campaign managers.

Although presidential debates historically had minimal lasting impact on the outcomes of an election, this election demonstrates their increasing importance. As the power of the internet continues to grow, the effect of presidential debates on the election outcomes seems to grow with it.

Despite the high entertainment value and ample material for Saturday Night Live skits, the presidential debates this election cycle were unproductive, unimportant and should not have occurred.

The purpose of a debate between candidates for public office is to allow voters to compare their options side-by-side while they discuss policy issues and solutions. In this election cycle, the presidential debates often spiraled into ad hominem attacks and discussion of controversies that, while important, weren’t new and therefore would not have swayed voters.

When policy issues were discussed, they were often one-sided or riddled with dubious “facts.”

In addition, the debates had little impact on an increasingly polarized public. Political scientists (including Emory’s own professor, Alan Abramowitz) have noticed a decrease in truly independent voters, as changing demographics, culture and ideology impact the American public and its political views.

This means nearly everyone has some sort of partisan leaning.

Particularly in this election, partisan leaning has flourished as both candidates have extremely low favorability ratings: Trump received a 60.4 percent unfavorability rating and Clinton a 52.9 percent unfavorability rating, indicating that voters are more likely to vote to prevent the other party’s candidate from winning.

This reveals that presidential debates were unlikely to help any undecided voters make up their minds.

The majority of the debates’ viewership were politically minded voters, who watched the debates to mock and ridicule the opponent of their candidate of choice.

Furthermore, shifts in the polls are not a result of the debates unmasking previously unknown issues. Rather, the 24hour news cycle and constant election coverage ensures that any controversies surrounding the candidates are immediately published and scrutinized.

Confronting Trump about his comments toward women or Clinton regarding her email scandal weren’t necessary on a debate stage when both controversies could’ve been addressed by their respective campaign teams.

Overall, this election cycle’s presidential debates provided ample material for absurd bingo games or a mid-week comedic relief, but didn’t provide the electorate with their intended purpose: information to cast an informed vote for the next leader of the United States.

Harry Stone is a College junior from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Tiffany Haas is sophomore from Minnesota.

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The Environmental Politics of 2016 ANDREW KLIEWER To nobody’s surprise, the three presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were relatively light on policy ideas and substantive dialogue.

While myriad issues face our country that deserve serious discussion, the two most unpopular presidential candidates in recent history seemed content to drag the discourse down to the lowest common denominator, hurling zingers about everything from allegations of sexual misconduct to foreign interference in the election. Between all the shouting, interruptions and “gotcha” moments, one important issue escaped mention almost entirely during the debates. A total of zero questions were asked about climate change, and the entire topic received only a passing mention by each candidate over the course of three debates.

Any viewer could be forgiven for believing that Trump’s tax returns were a much larger issue than climate change, as they were discussed multiple times at length in every debate.

Unfortunately, American media and politicians have chosen to ignore the issue of climate change at precisely the wrong time. This past September, carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere failed to fall below 400 parts per million (ppm) at their typical annual low for the

first time since recordings began in 1958. By looking at data from ice cores, scientists have determined that carbon dioxide levels have in fact never been this high in the past 800,000 years, and have increased an astounding 43 percent from pre-industrial levels.

While this data point has escaped attention thus far from the presidential candidates and American people, it has serious consequences for the future of our country and planet.

Since the beginning of human civilization, carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere have ranged from approximately 180 to 280 ppm, only spiking to 400 ppm in the past century.

While this means carbon dioxide is only around .04 percent of our atmosphere, small changes in its concentration are incredibly important. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, with every small increase in atmospheric concentration trapping a large amount of additional heat. Since the humanemitted carbon dioxide has few natural mechanisms for removal, it can linger for hundreds of thousands of years, preventing more heat from escaping and continually raising Earth’s temperature.

We are already beginning to see the effects of this.

Global temperatures have risen over 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit from their 1951-1980 baseline, the most rapid increase in recorded history. This is most pronounced in polar regions, which have seen

This Election Season Reflects Our Culture JUSTIN JANUARY Watching this election cycle unfold was like watching a boxing match. No, seriously. Did you pay close attention to the CNN debate advertisements? They were like promotions for a title fight. The debates themselves, moreover, were like actual boxing matches; a well-worded insult yielded just as many “Ooooh”s as a knockout blow. As an added bonus, both fighters exchanged some more nasty comments before and after the match via Twitter, just to highlight the omnipresent gleaming professionalism in modern American political discourse.

Wait, just kidding. Gleaming professionalism? In American politics? Showcased on a network like CNN? Ha! The more I watch Hillary Clinton utter rehearsed soundbites at debates with a hint of manufactured passion in her voice and the more I cringe as I watch Donald Trump gleefully eviscerate the GOP’s repute, the more I fear for what this election season says about American culture.

Think about it. For the past year and a half, we’ve tuned in to election coverage eager to hear about the flippant, foolish things that our candidates do.

Why? Because watching election coverage is like watching reality television: it’s plastic, it’s sensationalized and it often leaves a bad aftertaste. At same time, though, it has an ensnaring effect; a record-breaking 84 million viewers tuned in to the first presidential debate on CNN. It’s a marvel that the two candidates with whom we had ended up were — according to a Gallup poll — the most unfavorable in history.

On one hand, we had Clinton, the champion for corporate interest with almost as much trustworthiness as a snake, and on the other hand, we had the buffoon, Trump. Whether it’s her winsome deceitfulness or his flagrant sex-

ism, both found ways to make us cringe, scream or share political BuzzFeed videos on Facebook.

Has this become the norm?

Within the next century, will it have become commonplace for our nation’s representatives to coolly insult identity groups, lie to the American people and detach themselves from any notion of prudence?

Will it be normal for political candidates to fight on Twitter like schoolchildren do at recess? We shouldn’t make excuses for our leaders when they act stupidly or speak obscenely; we should hold them to the same standards to which we hold everyone else, if not higher.

This travesty of an election season illustrates many negative things about American culture: here in the U.S., a racist, sexist white guy can still vie for the presidency, and a lying, irresponsible Secretary of State can continue to have so many constituencies in fervent support of her.

The election season underscored the beginning of America’s departure from the Judeo-Christian values that are woven into its historical fabric. In a country where ad hominem attacks earn more retweets than a policy plan, where sensationalism in the media runs rampant and where candidates too depraved to hold office taint the American political sphere, virtuous political discourse — that is, debate and conversation free from personal attacks, sensationalism and the like — cannot take place.

I hope that our communities can steer away from this moral netherworld, and that our future leaders learn from the mistakes of Trump and Clinton.

In the midst of America’s growing state of social unrest and unhappiness, however, it appears that — from sexism and racism to duplicity and intransparency — our presidential candidates represented everything morally wrong with this country.

Justin January is a College freshman from Atlanta, Georgia.

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warming up to 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit. As ice melts from landmasses such as Greenland and Antarctica, the sea level has already risen four to eight inches.

The real trouble, however, will come in the future.

In 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an organization convened by the United Nations to aggregate scientific research on the subject, released its fifth report. The study identified four potential future pathways, with projected future temperatures based on different levels of carbon dioxide emissions. The most optimistic pathway assumes an emissions decrease beginning in 2020 and a net-zero emissions planet by 2100. This would lead to a temperature increase of 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, which would “only” cause sea levels to rise two meters.

The worst-case scenario, involving a business-as usual-approach with no emissions cuts, could cause a temperature increase of up to eight degrees Fahrenheit by 2100. This would commit the world to a seven-meter sea level rise, a level that would flood most coastal cities. As stated in the IPCC report, this would mean “severe and widespread impacts on unique and threatened systems, substantial species extinction [and] large risks to global and regional food security.”

With these widespread negative impacts predicted, action is needed to avoid the most severe

consequences of climate change.

World leaders last attempted to address the problem in 2015, when 192 countries at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference signed the Paris Agreement, agreeing to emissions cuts to keep temperatures from rising more than four degrees Fahrenheit.

In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Clean Power Plan, which requires states to cut emissions from coal power plants, one of the largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions.

However, 24 states are suing to block implementation, throwing the U.S.’s commitment to meeting its climate obligations into doubt.

Despite the seriousness of the issue and large policy debates currently taking place, climate change has been notably absent from the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump’s website contains no mention of the subject and calls for an increase in oil drilling, perhaps not surprising for a candidate who once dismissed global warming as a Chinese hoax. Clinton’s plan mostly consists of a continuation of the current Obama administration’s policy, which is currently mired in court battles and relies on individual states to take action.

Neither approach is sufficient for combating what is likely the greatest threat to our country and planet. Actions such as a carbon tax or cap-and-trade plan, which would pass on the true cost of car-

bon emissions to the biggest polluters, are necessary to prevent the worst consequences of climate change. Bold actions such as these require bold leadership capable of overcoming political obstacles and demonstrating the U.S.’s commitment and resolve to protecting our environment to the world.

Thus far, both Clinton and Trump have fallen short. The two top candidates for our nation’s highest office have shown the American public that reviving past controversies and slinging personal attacks are more compelling topics than putting forward a genuine plan to fight rising temperatures. This country deserves better. The next four years will be a critical time for climate policy, both in working to mitigate the consequences and adapt to the impacts of rising temperatures. America needs a president who is willing to stand up to energy interests, bought-off politicians and most of all, public apathy. Actions we take now can prevent catastrophic impacts, from economic and environmental to social. We, as American voters, must demand answers from our candidates on their ideas and solutions to one of the country’s most pressing problems. The arguably most important issue to the future of our world should not be allowed to become the least discussed one on the campaign trail.

Andrew Kliewer is a College freshman from Dallas, Texas.

The Need for Originalist Justices ELIAS NEIBART Reading a previously published Wheel editorial excoriating the estimable Justice Scalia and his judicial philosophy, I realized that some Emory students might not entirely understand the legacy of former Justice Antonin Scalia and his “originalist” approach. To view the late, great Scalia as an atavistic, benighted fool is to not appreciate the justice’s judicial philosophy and its intrinsic and undeniable merits. This conversation is necessary because our next president may have the opportunity to appoint up to four new justices to the Supreme Court. Although the Court is meant to be fundamentally detached from electoral politics, it seems as though this particular issue was on the ballot in this year’s election. Yet what the Court needs is not a liberal or conservative judge, but an “Originalist” justice — that is, one who reads and interprets the Constitution by examining its literal intent and the motivations and historic discourse behind its framing.

As executive power increases and Congress becomes more and more impotent, the Court should act as a reliable safeguard against gross overreaches of presidential power.

The Constitution grants the executive specific and limited duties within Article II, and the Supreme Court must act as the country’s metaphorical stop sign that protects the citizenry from executive usurpations.

Congress makes laws, not the president. Any action by the president that changes federal statutes must be met with unequivocal disapproval by the nation’s highest court.

Perhaps equally as precious as the separation of powers within our constitutional system are our fundamental rights outlined in the Bill of Rights and the Reconstruction amendments. It should be noted that the Bill of Rights does not grant us rights; rather, it outlines that government may not infringe on the rights we possess innately. In the wake of an expanding “war on terror,” both at home and abroad, citizens face a growing National Security Agency (NSA) with the ca-

pability to spy and collect metadata on millions of law-abiding citizens.

It is incredibly apparent that we need thoughtful justices who will strike the delicate balance between our fourth amendment guarantees of being free from unreasonable and unwarranted search and seizure with the compelling and necessary governmental interest in protecting the country from domestic and foreign terrorist threats.

With respect to the second amendment, it is necessary to have justices who understand the rationale and history of our right to bear arms. Justice Scalia affirmed this right in his Heller decision, but both major party candidates, particularly former Secretary Clinton, have shown a proclivity and desire to restrict the rights of lawful gun owners. Many Americans agree that some regulation on firearms and gun sales should be permitted.

Yet a law like the one overturned in D.C. Heller, where the District of Columbia effectively outlawed possession of any firearm, is incompatible with our second amendment guarantees and with the Founding Fathers’ vision of gun ownership.

Additionally, the Roberts Court has made meaningful strides in protecting religious liberty, specifically in their Hobby Lobby decision, which affirmed the right of businesses to operate within their faith and abstain from providing certain types of contraceptives to their employees. However, multiple states have seen their Religious Freedom Restoration Acts under attack, setting the stage for an impending legal battle at the Supreme Court. It is necessary to have justices who will allow individuals, in and outside of their houses of worship, to live according to their faiths and consciences. Our country also needs a justice who understands that the right of citizens to support candidates and causes they believe in is protected by the First Amendment.

Lastly, our country must have justices who respect each state’s power and prerogative to make law. The 10th Amendment clearly reserves all powers not delegated to the federal government to the states, and being that Congress’ Article I power is extremely lim-

ited, every state possesses extraordinary autonomy to legislate. This concept of federalism effectively allows for fifty “experiments” within our country, wherein smaller bodies of people can implement policies and proposals that reflect their communal desires and values. A one-size-fits-all centralized, federal approach to governance stifles the creativity of state legislatures around the country and strips the people and their communities of any meaningful influence in governmental happenings.

It is important to note that the Supreme Court, though intended to be removed from partisan squabbles, has become essentially yet another political branch of the government.

Certain justices have exploited the concept of “substantive due process” to arbitrarily confer rights not explicitly enumerated in the Constitution. This practice of “legislating” from the bench can be alluring to justices who wish to make an indelible impact on American life, but, at the same time, it is entirely outside of their constitutionally outlined role.

Former Chief Justice John Marshall boldly identified the proper role of the Supreme Court: “It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” Notice that Justice Marshall did not declare that the Court’s duty is to say that the law ought to be or what rights ought to be protected. As Americans, we should demand that Supreme Court Justices constrain their own preferences, passions and proclivities when assessing cases before the Court, and instead judge soberly and dispassionately.

Considering the potential influence the next Court will have on nearly every facet of American political life, the United States Senate should hold substantive hearings on judicial nominees and thoroughly inquire into their fidelity and approach to our founding document, and only confirm justices who will read the Constitution for what it is — a brilliant safeguard to tyranny and a revolutionary codification of those fundamental, natural rights into which we are born.

Elias Neibart is a College freshman from Morristown, New Jersey.

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Campaign Lacks Quality of Debate, Comes America Faces a To Resemble Hollywood Movie By dEniS a. BroSnan Oct. 25, 1988 Volume 70, Issue 15 In a short time now the 1988 presidential campaign will come to an end, but not without altering the face of campaigns for years to come.

Television has now become the basis of presidential campaigns rather than just the advertising tool used in campaigns of the past. As a result of this, we are faced with a choice between two highly-packaged technocrats who have resorted to bouts of mudslinging because their stances on the issues are intentionally too vague to warrant discussion. Through the use of staged events such as the presidential debates, the personalities of the candidates have become clouded because they are only seen in such controlled “studio” environments. All of this has led to the predictions by analysts of increased voter apathy toward a campaign that has little to do with the everyday citizen and a lot to do with the image and glitz.

George Bush and Michael Dukakis

have both been campaigning for president for almost two years now. They won the nomination of their parties through their intense organization and meticulous planning and have since followed the “script” on until the final “act” of the general election. Their platforms were watered down to the point of a competition between them as to who can be the most moderate and their images were cultivated for television through intense exposure during their campaigns for nomination. As a result the campaign has come more to resemble a Hollywood movie than a debate over who should lead our country in the next decade.

For the first time we now must choose between candidates who were made for television.

In this melodramatic campaign a great reliance has been placed on staged events such as the presidential debates. In this year’s debates, the format was chosen by the parties and was deliberately controlled to prevent mistakes by the candidates. Nothing could be resolved in such an environment and the League of Women Voters

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Students Give Preferences For President

By Shaky ranEw Oct. 30, 1952 Volume 34, Issue 7 Who is your choice for president and why?

Mary Floyd of Ft. Thomas, Ky. “Eisenhower. I think it’s time for a Republican president.”

Jack Lilly of Atlanta, Ga. “I’m for Stevenson for two reasons. I wouldn’t vote for anybody that supports Sen. McCarthy, and I think the Democrats have accumulated so much money they won’t have to steal much more.”

Dick Minchew of Waycross, Ga. “I’ve listened to both candidates speak and have observed the stand they have taken on major issues. Therefore, in view of the history and achievements of both parties, I am constrained to support the Democratic candidate.”

Bill Johns of Atlanta, Ga. “I’ll have to stick with Ike. It seems that we are headed for a war-like era and I think that Ike is better qualified to handle it.”

James Barnes of Albany, Ga. “Stevenson. The trend seems to be shifting to Eisenhower for a ‘change,’ but I say, ‘A change to what?’”

August 29, 2008 Volume 90 Issue 2 This election should be easy for Barack Obama.

George W. Bush is one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. The Republican Party is in trouble, poised to lose big in both chambers of Congress. And John McCain voted with his president and along party lines an estimated 95 percent of the time.

In contrast, Barack Obama has generated more excitement than any presidential candidate since John F. Kennedy in 1960. He has shown the ability to draw tens of thousands of people to his rallies when McCain has struggled to fill the places where he speaks. And while Obama has an incredible fundraising ability and a most impressive campaign team, the McCain outfit has often seemed amateurish and struggled to match the Obama campaign’s unprecedented fundraising numbers.

There’s just one thing stopping him: Hillary Clinton. Not racism, nor lack of experience or perceived “elitism.”

It’s the continuing specter of the junior New York Sen. that will, in all likelihood, cost Obama the election that should be his.

The wide divide that undermines the Democratic Party is completely Hillary’s fault.

She stayed in the race two months

refused to sponsor it in protest of the format. It is obvious that campaign planners would want to avoid such statements as Walter Mondale’s “I will raise taxes” in 1984, but this avoidance has gone too far. The candidates seem to have little say over the words that come out of their mouths and even less about where and when they can say them. Such a theatrical campaign has no place in the real world when we are supposedly making such an important decision with our votes.

The stage shows have inevitably led to a loss of identity with the candidates. As predictions of low voter turnout mount, the unexciting campaign put on by the candidates is partially to blame. The candidates have deliberately put themselves in environments where they can’t make mistakes but at the same time they have also made it impossible for the public to gain any feeling of their true personalities. Both men are academically qualified for the job, but whether they can lead or not remains a question.

The 1988 campaign has been criticized by former Presidents Nixon and

too long, two months that destroyed the Democratic Party. After Obama won 11 primary victories in a row, the math made it nearly impossible for Hillary to win.

Sure, if enough uncommitted superdelegates had endorsed her, she may have had a chance. But that was not happening. In fact, she saw her once-formidable superdelegate lead disintegrate completely following Super Tuesday.

If Hillary cared about her party or her country, she would have quit in mid-March. She had split Texas with Obama and won Ohio, but the math was still not on her side. She was broke. Everyone — pundits, political insiders, people on the street — pointed out that it was out of reach. But Clinton soldiered on, because if there is one thing we know about her and her husband, it is that they always put their own interests first — even when the entire future welfare of their party, to make no mention of the country, is at stake.

During the following two months, Clinton made the gap between her supporters and Obama’s supporters grow and fester by viciously attacking Obama on nearly every issue. These attacks, which really weren’t necessary considering the writing already on the wall, now help McCain attack Obama through television commercials that feature them prominently and explicitly. And by stretching the

Carter and scores of political analysts.

The campaign has focused primarily on name-calling rather than issues and at times seemed to have little meaning whatsoever. This was caused by a lack of real issues to debate at all because the candidates have so few concrete policies in their platforms. The television images of the technocratic presidential candidates and the charismatic-but-otherwiseuseless Dan Quayle have fit well into staged events such as the debates but they have distanced themselves from appearing even remotely human. The predicted voter turnout is disgraceful and it has to be partially attributed to this lack of reality expressed by the candidates. In any case, this kind of campaign does not belong in presidential politics.

We now must go into the polls blind of the issue stances and leadership qualities possessed by the two candidates. In reality, we are therefore blind of our country’s future, choosing between television images rather than human beings and insults rather than issues.

primary battle out even longer, she continued to kill the Democratic Party.

Fast forward to this week. On Tuesday night she gave a rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention. She made it clear that Obama was her candidate and that her many disgruntled supporters should get behind Obama.

But they aren’t getting behind Obama. A recent poll showed that only 52 percent of those who voted for her will be voting for Obama and 27 percent of her supporters will vote for McCain.

Many supporters of Hillary Clinton aren’t supporting Obama because Hillary herself through months of needless campaigning convinced them that Obama was unqualified. She also brainwashed her flock into thinking that the Democratic Party treated her unfairly and gave the nomination to Obama.

This is nonsense. Hillary Clinton lost to Barack Obama in the Democratic primary. By any objective count, he got more votes and delegates.

But Clinton and her followers refuse to realize that she lost fair and square.

Instead they continue to claim that Obama hasn’t done enough to win them over.

Obama has made many attempts to win Hillary and her supporters over.

But they demand to be treated like royalty, taking after the selfishness of their leader — selfishness that will put McCain in the White House.

Clear-Cut Choice Staff Editorial Oct. 22, 1964 Volume 46, Issue 5

The time has come. Tuesday, America will make known her choice for the next President of the United States as a predicted record number of voters go to the polls.

For the first time in many election years, the voters have a choice between two pairs of candidates who differ widely on many issues vital to the welfare of the nation.

As we have stated on the editorial pages of the Wheel during the past five weeks, we feel that Sen. Barry Goldwater is by far the better man for the presidency.

The liberal cause, of which Humphrey is a sworn disciple, has leaned farther and farther to the left until it is now almost completely within the Socialist camp.

We have told you why — because of his views on domestic issues, because of his stand against Communist aggression, because of his unified program which would, we believe, bring a greater America out of the chaotic situation into which the current Democratic Administration has fumbled us.

In order that you might understand more fully the choice which exists, we have invited guests columnists representing the Lyndon Johnson side of the campaign to present their pleas for their candidate.

We have run such contrasting material each of the last three weeks.

What have they told you about their candidate? Nothing. Lacking salient points with which to make the Johnson-Humphrey ticket more palatable, they have attacked Sen. Goldwater from all sides.

They have attempted to snatch victory for LBJ by claiming he is the “lesser of two evils” — thus conceding even they look upon his administration as an evil one for the country.

The Wheel agrees completely — Johnson-Humphrey would be very evil for the United States. The liberal cause, of which Humphrey is a sworn disciple, has leaned farther and farther to the left until it is now almost completely within the Socialist camp.

We do not want America turned into a welfare state. We do want a return to reason in government, by which we mean constitutional government. Hence, we must have Barry

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This photo series is a collection of images of some of the structures at Emory University in order to highlight the beauty of the campus and provide an alternative framing of what one sees every day. Each week I will photograph a different building on campus, with an emphasis on the strong, geometric shapes present. My inspiration for this style of architectural photography is Piet Mondrian, an early 20th-century Dutch paper. He is well-known for using clear geometric shapes and lines and primary colors in his works.

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Arts Entertainment Wednesday, November 9, 2016 | A&E Editor: Brian Savino (brian.savino@emory.edu)

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‘Doctor Strange’ Challenges Marvel Studios Formula

Not since Guardians of the Galaxy has a Marvel Studios film felt so unique and cohesive. Like James Gunn before him, director Scott Derrickson Grade: A(Sinister, The Exorcism of Emily Rose) By this point, Marvel Studios is brings his experience from working on a well-oiled blockbuster machine, supernatural horror films to Doctor capable of producing commercial hits Strange.

Make no mistake: while this film without batting an eye. Yet film critics routinely pan their overreliance is very much a superhero action flick, on a formula, resulting in predictable there are moments of genuine tension plot structures and undeveloped vil- and terror that break from the convenlains, which is reflected in their lat- tions of the genre.

However, the violence and grueest film, Doctor Strange. However, while Doctor Strange embraces much some visuals don’t feel out of place, of what made the studio’s prior films and in fact enhance the indescribsucceed, it opts to carve its own path able fantasy world that the audience, with a bold vision, making the formula like Stephen Strange himself, grows to both admire and fear. On a visual level, seem fresh and new.

Based on the eponymous charac- this is less a film as it is an LSD-fueled ter from Steve Ditko’s graphic nov- trip into the pages of an early 1960s els, the film follows the highly-skilled Marvel comic book.

True to the charyet arrogant neuroacter’s psychedelic surgeon Dr. Stephen roots, Derrickson is Strange (Benedict ‘Doctor Strange’ is keen to milk his masCumberbatch). After sive budget ($165 mila car accident impairs visual blockbuster lion) and every cent is his ability to use his filmmaking at its shown on-screen. The hands, he searches peak, continuously Inception-like foldfor the means to heal ing skyscrapers and them. His quest leads evoking a sense of him to Kathmandu, childlike wonder in city streets seen in the trailer are just the tip Nepal, where he the audience. of the iceberg for what becomes the pupil of the film has in store. the powerful Ancient Taking visual cues One (Tilda Swinton).

Strange soon learns of powers and from 2001: A Space Odyssey and dimensions beyond our world and of Logan’s Run, Doctor Strange embracthe man who seeks to destroy the es the potential of its high-concept 60s world, in the form of the Ancient source material and delivers someOne’s former pupil, Kaecilius (Mads thing truly beautiful and authentic.

Doctor Strange is a Marvel Studios Mikkelsen). Strange is forced to embrace his potential as a sorcerer film through and through, which is to fight back against Kaecilius and where its flaws unfortunately become his followers before they can unleash evident. the dark entity Dormammu on the multiverse.

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Romeo (College junior Cameron Frostbaum) (R ight) gestures for Juliet (College sophomore Toni Gentry) (Left) to come down to him in ‘Romeo & Juliet.’

‘Romeo & Juliet’ Revives a Classic

By Anthony ChAu Staff Writer Grade: AWhen Artistic Director of Theater Emory Jan Akers told my THEA 120 class that Theater Emory had never produced Romeo & Juliet in its 34-year history, I was surprised — but shouldn’t have been.

After all, a lesson I learned as a figure skating fan was not to mess with classics — that when a piece of music has reached iconic status, you do not touch it, unless you can bring genuine freshness to make it your own.

Any attempt to portray a tragedy can quickly become one if execution is

even slightly lacking.

Imagine my delight to find that Theater Emory’s adaptation, which runs Nov. 3 to 13 in the Mary Gray Munroe Theater under Associate Professor of Theater Studies John Ammerman’s nuanced direction, avoided these pitfalls with stunning dexterity.

An intentional aesthetic thoughtfulness is evident before the first line is even uttered: the set is modeled after an enormous marble chessboard, portending two warring factions, and the gorgeous opening tableau — a ghostly, ethereal vision of the young lovers entwined together behind sheer white curtains — is later recomposed at the play’s dénouement. And clad-

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ding the Capulets in fiery shades of reds and oranges and the Montagues in cool blues invokes the subtle, lovely image of College junior Cameron Frostbaum’s Romeo and College sophomore Toni Gentry’s Juliet existing as yin and yang when they exchange handkerchiefs.

Indeed, no small detail is overlooked in bringing Renaissance Verona to life — from effective period music and sound effects accenting transitions between scenes to the whimsical, charming choreography at the masquerade ball.

Romeo & Juliet, I realized, is the original romantic comedy; just as

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OPERA

Minkoff welcomes women to STEM By jennA gRACe CoopeR Contributing Writer The “Unleash your Creativity Through Technology” tour brought a multitude of women from diverse fields of study to discuss their issues with current gender inequity and how to progress towards higher education for women.

On Tuesday evening, stiletto-clad women of Atlanta gathered at the Historic Academy of Medicine at the Georgia Institute of Technology for the “Unleash your Creativity Through Technology” Tour hosted by the companies Rebecca Minkoff and Intel (RM X Intel). The partnership aims to give female students the opportunity to explore career opportunities available with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) degrees and

network.

Rebecca Minkoff is currently one of the industrial leaders in high-end, wearable technology with handbags and wallets equipped with phonecharging gadgets, bracelets that link to smartphone notifications and various other tech accessories integrated into jewelry items. Forecasted to be worth $34 billion by the year 2020, the wearable technology market is trending in luxury fashion, especially among millennials.

Behind an open microphone, young women lined up to speak to a panel of thought-leaders, entrepreneurs and activators including Forbes “30 Under 30” media mogul Tiffany Pham; President of the Intel Foundation Rosalind Hudnell; and American

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Ben Bliss takes on the role of Belmonte in ‘The Abduction from the Seraglio.’

Modern Audience Relates to ‘Abduction’ By nAomi KeusCh BAKeR Contributing Writer The Abduction from the Seraglio explores a multitude of social issues from hundreds of years ago, yet succeeds in tying the topics to modern day ideologies.

There are layers upon layers of rich

meaning in The Abduction from the Seraglio, Mozart’s first singspiel, a comedic, German opera with spoken word.

The Atlanta Opera brought the 1782 opera to life this past weekend in their first production of the 2016-2017 season.

Written by Mozart at 25 years old,

Abduction originated as a fantastical tale that simultaneously fetishized and barbarianized Islam, portraying ruler Pasha Selim (Tom Key) and his assistant Osmin (Kevin Burdette) as sexual predators. Abduction romanticizes a western Asian harem as a

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place from which Europeans struggle to escape. Two European women, Konstanze (Sarah Coburn) and her servant Blonde (Katrina Galka) are victims of the slave trade, awaiting the rescue of Belmonte (Ben Bliss) and his servant Pedrillo (Matthew Grills).

Abduction explores religion, gender roles and justice, and The Atlanta Opera provokes criticism of how Western civilization previously viewed the East.

Slavery, cultural stereotypes and sexual assault are reduced to jokes in the classical story, but The Atlanta Opera understands that the contemporary audience is more enlightened than that of the 18th century.

Emphasizing the importance of female leads, Coburn and Galka brilliantly demonstrate different reactions to similar situations. When Selim attempts to seduce Konstanze, Coburn’s voice is cautious yet determined as she pleads for him to let her go.

She asks for more time, kneeling and shaking her fists. When he gives one more day to overcome her grief from being separated from Belmonte, her love, she genuinely thanks him. In contrast, Galka is aggressive in proclaiming she would never love Osmin, by standing on a chair, challenging

his abilities and mocking him. When Osmin sings lower notes, she mimics him, rolls her eyes and shakes her head.

Her voice is assertive as she throws pillows at him, forcing him off the stage. Galka is the model leader women hope to encompass, while Coburn is the persona into which too many women are shamed.

In Mozart’s time, these characters were probably viewed as typical “damsels in distress,” but a contemporary audience has a feminist interpretation of Mozart’s work to the audience.

While the plot hasn’t changed, people understand that Konstanze and Blonde rescue themselves — to an extent. Galka especially embodies her character’s power in her acting: Her frustration with Osmin builds up until she hits him. She begrudgingly folds laundry until Pedrillo tells her they are escaping, upon which she scatters the laundry all over the stage, a silly symbol of freedom.

Toward the end of the third and final act, Belmonte and Pedrillo question Konstanze and Blonde’s loyalty. The women are shocked that their beloveds accuse them of literally sleeping with the enemy. Galka brings Blonde’s outrage to life in gradually understanding that the person she trusts most does not trust her, but she fiercely defends herself. As a modern audience, we

drew parallels to victim-blaming and generalizations of women as deceiving, problems which have gained attention over time. Coburn and Galka master each archetype of a strong woman whose abilities are questioned.

Another social issue at the heart of Abduction is that of cultural stereotypes, which Key and Burdette explore as Selim and Osmin, respectively. Osmin is a caricature of how Europeans viewed Ottomans at the time.

In this production, Burdette wears loose, colorful clothes, a turban that he sometimes takes off his bald head and eye makeup that Westerners generalized as worn by all Asians. Burdette’s actions demonstrate the general mocking attitude toward Ottomans. He casually twirls and jumps rope with a whip and dances with exaggerated gestures. European ethnocentrism caused this diminished view of Middle Eastern people.

Osmin and Selim are slave owners who try to seduce the European women. The audience laughed when Burdette, as Osmin, declares to Blonde, “You are my slave; you must obey me!”

She brushes off his commands, responding that European men have more manners and that Osmin should be more polite. The issues of racism and sexism combine. We feel bad for

Blonde for enduring Osmin’s abuse but uncomfortable that the Ottoman character is the barbaric enemy. We disdain that the non-European characters are malicious fools.

This production of Abduction features chic embellishments that welcome newcomers. During the overture, a black-and-white, faux-vintage silent film provides the backstory of how the Spanish women become stranded in the seraglio.

Bliss’s pastel purple and Coburn’s pastel pink wigs and costumes amusingly contribute to the exaggerated story.

Stage director Chris Alexander incorporates minimal choreography, performed by Bliss, Grills and Burdette, which includes modern moves like bending knees and shaking behinds, which made the crowd roar.

While the production mostly remained true to Mozart’s intentions, these modern adjustments helped engage with the audience of 2016.

Opera aficionados should pay close attention to how ensembles appeal to 21st century concerns and anyone interested in how the meaning of a work of art changes over time should indulge in a masterpiece like The Atlanta Opera’s Abduction.

beaten out of him” shtick isn’t new, Cumberbatch’s delivery of the film’s dry sense of humor makes it feel more natural.

Swinton, despite legitimate criticisms of whitewashing in Hollywood, makes the role her own. Her androgynous appearance and restrained British theater sensibilities give her version of the Ancient One an ethereal presence and regality befitting the title “Sorcerer Supreme.”

Doctor Strange is visual blockbuster filmmaking at its peak, continuously evoking a sense of childlike wonder in the audience.

What it lacks in plot originality is more than made up for in pure filmmaking creativity and ingenuity.

Doctor Strange is truly movie magic.

fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff.

What began as a simple question and answer session on the second stop of the “Unleash Creativity” college tour quickly turned into an expert advice session.

Female students across a diverse range of majors and colleges in Atlanta shared their personal struggles in achieving their career goals. From female students facing gender inequity in research labs to being told they can’t balance a career with a family, women across all disciplines expressed their experiences with discrimination or inequality.

On confronting those who do not support equality, Minkoff said, “[You have to] strengthen the conversation.

Don’t delete men from the conversation. They have to learn to recast the system. They have to start to understand what it’s like.”

With the evening’s theme of #StayWithIt, which encourages women to continue to work in STEM fields, panelists discussed the importance of finding mentors, working at passions and being unafraid to fail.

Minkoff and fellow panelists’ advice comes at a crucial time for female development in college and higher education in the STEM fields.

According to the National Science Foundation, “Rates of science and engineering course taking for girls/women shift at the undergraduate level and gender disparities begin to emerge, especially for minority women.”

The foundation concluded that once girls succumb to social pressures such as gender discrimination in college, many drop their pursuits of STEM degrees.

Trisha Roy, CEO and founder of Barn & Willow, a company that manufactures custom drapery and Roman shades, stressed the importance of going after your own opportunities “Half the battle is showing up,” she said. “The fact that you showed up here makes you 50 percent better than the people outside this door.”

Allowing college women to identify with and be inspired by an influential, powerful and diverse set of women is the goal that the RM X Intel partnership is working towards.

As the discussion came to a close, the attendees were invited to take part in breakout discussion sessions with each panelist under topics ranging from “Promoting Your Personal Brand” to “Women in Corporate America.”

A millennial herself, Minkoff’s discussion about her brand’s strength through innovation and technology before her technology was mainstream made her message more authentic and inspiring to an audience of future industry professionals.

With the range of gender issues, from equal pay to maternal leave, debated in today’s atmosphere, empowering women to “stay with it” in STEM fields is a trend that will continue to increase with the expansion of education and equality.

— Contact Vikrant Nallaparaju at vnallap@emory.edu

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Theater Emory Succeeds In Return to Basics Continued from Page 8 modern society (okay, fine, or a certain very single Wheel reviewer) nurses a romanticized fantasy of beautiful, witty boys approaching us in coffeeshops and bookstores, I am confident this scene, centuries ago, must have made viewers long to meet an anonymous suitor at a masked dance.

Though carried by an undoubtedly talented cast — the endearing, multifaceted performances of equity actress Deadra Moore as Nurse and Atlanta-based actor Dan Reichard as Friar Laurence were highlights — Ammerman did well to coax strong acting out of difficult scenes. Yet another week or two of rehearsal would have allowed these performances to coalesce and develop further; too often actions felt scripted and disjointed, like the jarringly forced laughter during the Montague boys’ “locker room talk” that appears from nowhere then abruptly vanishes, as though the actors were reminding themselves to exhibit mirth.

Ultimately, it is the eponymous lovers to whom the show belongs.

Frostbaum looks and acts every part the gallant Romeo, constantly clutching at his breast in his perennial heartsickness and displaying feral masculinity during combat scenes; indeed, I wholly empathized with Juliet’s unshakeable infatuation with him over four days after experiencing it myself in a mere three hours. But it is Gentry who is an addictive delight to watch.

She brings a lush interpretation of charm, humor, intelligence, curiosity and lust to her role, never squandering an opportunity to tell a story with her eyes, as though divulging a deeply personal secret with the audience.

The scene in which she momentarily believes Romeo has died offers a for-

midable tour de force of expressing despair and sorrow.

Yet for how often the word “love” is declared, I found myself wanting more intimacy from history’s most passionate love story, rather than simply mischievous flirtation.

The proclamatory nature of their delivery, in lieu of a quieter, more introspective approach, borders on exhibitionism and stifles the genuine chemistry the two had begun to kindle. Moreover, the blocking was often spread too far apart physically for actors to convey believable connections with one another.

There is inherent danger in tackling a piece in which juxtaposing the first and second acts emphasizes such a stark dichotomy.

The cast expresses grief more convincingly than they do comedy, and the dazzlingly sunny backdrop feels inappropriate as the play’s events begin to grow somber. Nevertheless, the production’s pacing does an exquisite job of building up tension and hope; although we know how the story will inexorably end, we still find ourselves desperately hoping for a different outcome.

Theater Emory creates its strongest work when it strays from the approach of being avant garde for being avant garde’s sake, and instead returns to the same fundamentals of great theater — direction, acting, costuming and set design — that made the 1968 film so successful.

In taking on a classic which, counterintuitively, has become a risk in and of itself, Romeo & Juliet comes tantalizingly close to brilliance. And with its second week to come, it may well reach it.

— Contact Anthony Chau at anthony.chau@emory.edu

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Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) conducts his newly found magic in ‘Doctor Strange.’

Marvel Takes New Approach with Film Continued from Page 8 For all the film’s posturing, Kaecilius isn’t a particularly interesting villain, having only a cursory mention of a semi-tragic backstory.

Dormammu, a far more interesting character, doesn’t even appear until the film’s final moments, which feels like the character has been squandered in favor of a generic powerhungry “fallen student” villain (think Syndrome from The Incredibles) seen in countless films before.Fortunately, the actors sell the hell out of their roles, especially Cumberbatch and Swinton.

Cumberbatch seems completely game for the film’s goofier moments, such as when his cape literally comes to life and beats up bad guys, which perfectly contrasts his usual steely demeanor and cold features.

While the “hero gets his arrogance

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Whatever Sticks: Peeling Apart the Meaning of Laptop Stickers An Insight into Everyone’s Favorite Decorative Trend

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The Modern Languages Building is home to the pinnacle of private bathroom comfort.

The Best and Worst Ways to Go at Emory

By Niraj Naik Contributing Writer Every time a student at Emory University enters a public bathroom, they enter battle mode.

From the unknown liquids splattered on the toilet seat to the pungent smell that hangs in the air, it takes a certain kind of tenacity to relieve yourself while acutely uncomfortable.

Here at Emory, the spectrum of bathrooms is quite polar, but if you follow my advice, you can avoid having to go in the worst possible way.

The most important rule to follow in your quest for the best bathroom ultimately relies on location.

Bathrooms situated in busy areas have a lot of foot traffic and subsequently host subpar conditions.

These kinds of bathrooms often have sticky floors and clogged toilets in addition to absolutely no privacy.

Thus, if you ever need to catch up on some reading, you’ll have to face other bathroom-goers and bear the shame of creating a toxic cloud.

This overuse means students should avoid bathrooms in both the DUC and Cox Computing Center.

Although the DUC bathroom boasts a nifty Dyson hand dryer, you’ll quickly discover it’s out-of-order, which comes as quite the disappointment.

In addition, the bathroom’s sticky floors are so loud, each step sounds like a loud quack following your every move.

Although Cox Computing Center might contain comfy couches, its bathroom has barely any space.

When you step into a stall, you can practically hear people grunting in the stall next door.

You’ll want to get out of there as soon as you enter.

Whatever you do, never use a bathroom on Eagle Row. While your night’s various activities might have you itching to take a leak, as soon as you set foot inside such a death trap you’ll immediately regret your decision.

Not only will the line run out the door, but once inside you’ll find a freshman or two sitting next to a toilet in the midst of learning their bodies’ limits.

Belligerent partygoers will shoo

you out as quickly as possible in order to use the bathroom themselves.

All in all, the experience will haunt the rest of your Emory career.

While these bathrooms are definitively terrible, it should be noted that bathrooms can differ from gender to gender.

In the Atwood Chemistry Center, the men’s bathroom feels like a dream.

With bright orange walls and a spacious area surrounding the highwater pressure sinks, you’ll walk out having experienced the highlight of your day.

However, female students report that the women’s stalls are not as welcoming and that the feminine waste bins are rarely cleaned and often go unemptied, ruining the day of anyone who happens to look inside.

If you are seeking a luxurious bathroom escapade, check out the Oxford Road Building.

The most important rule to follow in your quest for the best bathroom ultimately relies on location.

After taking the first step inside, your nostrils will fill with the smell of freshness and your eyes will be treated to beautiful blue walls.

The toilets are kept pristine for prospective students, and glowing lights surround each mirror, making you feel like a celebrity.

Another great restroom hides inside the Modern Languages Building.

Few people know of its existence, so if you ever need a quiet place to do your business; this place is a safe haven. All in all, no bathroom compares to the one at home.

The fuzzy carpet that envelops your feet and the warm, cushy toilet seat underneath you will always outshine any bathroom at Emory.

Next time you visit the parents, take some time to cherish the small things that make a bathroom special.

— Contact Niraj Naik at niraj.naik@emory.edu

By aNmol mahtaNi Contributing Writer Emory University students, whether they’re typing away in their dorms or the library, share one commonality: laptops.

Laptops are a medium for doing homework, watching Netflix and saving selfies, not to mention an avenue of self-expression through laptop stickers.

Often, students paste laptop stickers, otherwise called “decals,” to display their interests, passions and organizations to which they belong or endorse.

Sorority or fraternity decals indicate membership in a Greek organization; students may display stickers representing their home state; wanderlusters may collage stickers from globetrotting destinations; outdoorsy types are likely to pageant their latest adventure or reveal favorite rock climbing or fitness centers.

The list goes on.

College senior Isabella O’Neill adorned her laptop with several decorative pieces, such as “got coffee,” “ciao Bella,” Kappa Kappa Gamma stickers and some of her favorite quotes.

“My blank laptop felt empty and boring, and the stickers made me happy by adding personality, although the stickers only give a surface level insight to my personality.

The stickers just show who [I am] on the surface, rather than reveal everything about who [I am],” O’Neill said.

College senior Sam Meinert’s laptop is barely visible underneath the 16 laptop stickers it sports.

Each sticker reveals special memories and experiences of her college career.

“I did not have any stickers on my laptop in high school, so when I am in college I want to show that I’m involved in Gamma Phi, the Emory Integrity Project and how I am a psychology major [who] wants to go into nursing,” Meinert said.

For others, college marks a transient point in life, when students’ tastes evolve with new encounters.

The opinions that students have expressed with zeal as freshmen may not be relevant three years later, and with the peel of a sticker, students can strip themselves of a particular label and begin anew.

Additionally, stickers may serve as potential conversation starters between strangers who share mutual interests or have stories beyond the stickers.

College junior Robert Cash exhibits two identical Facebook thumbs up stickers on his laptop; one sticker is upright, the other downright.

When asked, Cash divulges the

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Many laptops of Emory students display favorite brands, travel destinations and colors (top). Some students use their laptops to spread messages and images of social justice (Bottom). story behind his strategically placed stickers. When his laptop fell off the bed and became dented, Cash placed one Facebook sticker over it as a quick fix and later, in order to balance the symmetry, added the second sticker.

“I did not have any stickers on my laptop in high school, so when I am in college I want to show that I’m involved in Gamma Phi, the Emory Integrity Project and how I am a psychology major [who] wants to go into nursing.”

— Sam Meinert, College senior Cash is a huge Facebook advocate and received the stickers from Facebook’s headquarters.

He aspires to work with an information technology branch in the future and regards his Facebook endorsement a proud parade of his investment within the tech field.

However, some say laptop stickers are frowned upon in the business world, as they create a cluttered appearance.

Until recently, Goizueta Business School junior Gaurav Thakur had a blank laptop.

Now, a She’s the First (STF) Emory decal is proudly pasted on the left corner of his laptop.

“My laptop sticker speaks to a cause that I care about: STF Emory raises money for girls to receive education,” Thakur said. “Although it may be important to showcase what’s important to you while you’re in school, I know that when I start interning or enter the business field that I am definitely going to get rid of them because [the stickers] are not as professional.”

A laptop owner can illustrate their identity and selectively display personal details, revealing bits about themselves through laptop stickers.

In accordance to the laptop owner’s desires, the purpose of laptop stickers could easily range from expressing a perfunctory opinion to taking a strong stance on an important issue.

— Contact Anmol Mahtani at anmol.mahtani@emory.edu

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Doolino Knows Best: Novemberfestivities Life is governed by uncertainty, but of all the uncertainties that exist, there is but one that stands out so ostentatiously to those who are not blessed with the enlightenment of an American education: why are they called “midterms” when there are three of them and most of them are not actually in the middle of the term? Nevertheless, face these brand new foes, unveil the shaft of your sword of erudition and continuously thrust into the challenges put in your path.

Dear Doolino, What courses do I sign up for next semester? I’m stuck between an upper-level finance class and a lower-level music class that is outside of my major. As an economics major, I guess finance could help me later, but I really miss music and I want to give my now-dusty trombone another chance. What do you recommend?

Yours truly, Tromboner Dear Tromboner, Ah, the classic decision: do I do what I love or what I need? In my opinion, what develops an academic soul is not the rigor of classes but rather exploring different disciplines and gathering a transdisciplinary view on the world. The greatest minds in history were interdisciplinary thinkers.

Edwin Hubble, who established Hubble’s law, was originally a budding lawyer, an outstanding boxer and a linguist with a passing interest in physics. It is difficult to say if Hubble could have been as successful without his diverse perspective on the world. Claire S. Dooley, from Biology Department model to secret crime syndicate Shamanistic God Father at Oxford College, also embodies this diverse way of thinking.

Think long and hard about what you want to become of course, but at the end of the day, you need to have the balls to harden and expand, my dear Tromboner.

Yours sincerely, Doolino Dear Doolino, Hi! I’m a freshman, and I signed up for Novemberfest this weekend.

I’ve dreamed about being in a sorority since I was in my mother’s womb. I want to make a good impression on the sisters, because this is something I care so much about, but I don’t even know what to expect or what I should talk about with the girls. My Pi Chis advised me to maintain an open mind and be myself, but how do I do that when all

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DUC worker Brandon Walker serves students at the deli station in the Dobbs Market. He takes the time to talk to students who come up to the station while he makes there snadwiches and wraps.

my friends won’t stop talking about recruitment and I’ve already spent hours stalking all of the sorority tumblrs? Any advice would be much appreciated.

Sincerely, Aspiring Srat Star Dear Aspiring Srat Star, The Pi Chi is the leader, the teacher and the friend. Pi Chis know what you should do; they know that you must seek the equilibrium between what you need and what you want.

On the other hand, your (likely freshman) friends are comparatively idiotic. Would you really listen to someone who decided to forego dinner in order to go to Georgia Tech?

The gaggle of oversized handbags branded with Greek symbols may be appealing, but at the end of the day, you are more than three triangles on a tote.

Have meaningful discussions with each of the sorority representatives and decide which house most closely represents who you are as a person. You may be limited in terms of conversation without the five D’s (Donald, Dudes, Dranks, Deities, Dollars). Nevertheless, the generic “what are you studying?” question that should be a throwback to orientation never fails to break the ice.

Don’t pretend to be overly interested (e.g., “OMG, my roommate is also pre-med!”), and if you can muster something other than where you’re from, you’re sure to stand out.

Be your genuine self and just know that this event is more for you than it is for them.

Yours sincerely, Doolino

Since Sliced Bread: The Life of a DUC Worker Brandon Carter

By NoyoNa mukherji Contributing Writer

It’s Friday. Finally free of the week’s stresses, you decide to treat yourself with a sandwich at the DUC. The man behind the counter works with patience and care, striking up a conversation with you and giving a glimpse into his life — not only as an employee, but also as an intern and a father. Brandon Carter has been working at the DUC for the past 19 months. During this time, he said that he has had the opportunity to interact with a variety of students and gained skills he believes will better his children’s lives.Carter said that he most enjoys working at the deli, where he can interact with students — his favorite part about working at the DUC. “[I] just enjoy that students come from all walks of life … different nationalities, different ethnic backgrounds [and] different [economic backgrounds],” Carter said. “Usually the students who come from wealthy backgrounds treat us employees like crap. Students who come from [other socioeconomic] backgrounds treat

you on the same level. [It’s interesting] to see some of the racial things they grew up with: to see how they address and approach you.”

Born and raised in Atlanta, Carter said that he loves the city’s Southern hospitality, love and respect that other cities lack.

“[It’s interesting] to see some of the racial things they grew up with: to see how they address and approach you.”

— Brandon Carter DUC worker

“Southern people have come a long way,” Carter said. “We’re just a lot more appreciative of the things that we have because there used to be a time when we didn’t have anything. That’s where a lot of the Southern hospitality comes from.”

An avid Atlanta Falcons support-

er and fantasy football participant, Carter is also an Emory sports fan, attending soccer and lacrosse matches, as well as Emory-hosted special events, such as the Special Olympics this past summer.Carter juggles working at the DUC with heating and air internships on weekends. “[Heating and air control] is something that I can teach my kids.

[If my kids and I] go to someone’s house and [that family] needs something fixed, I [can] say, ‘Hey, I work in heating and air,’ ” Carter said. “I’m learning something that I can teach my kids for them to be successful and keep.”

Carter expressed excitement that his work at the DUC and his internships recently allowed him to purchase his first house and better support his three children: Alisha, Ariel and Brandon, whom he affectionately calls BJ. “First house, first home,” Carter said. “I got three kids. I want to show them that [their] father has come a long way.”

— Contact Noyona Mukherji at noyona.mukherji@emory.edu

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John Tyson: The Experience After Emory University

By Niraj Naik Contributing Writer

John Tyson is the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. He received his Ph.D. in modern and contemporary art history from Emory University in 2015.

Tyson spoke with the Wheel about his work at the National Gallery and what he learned at Emory.

I thought it was a real disappointment and quite an embarrassment, really, that James Wagner eliminated our fine arts program at Emory… I would encourage [President Claire E. Sterk] to reconsider what has happened to the path of arts on campus.

We want to encourage creativity and encourage new forms of thinking.

Studio artists are great people from

other disciplines to have in classes … you need to creatively solve problems in labs as well.

But I think having that freedom that art can provide is a really positive thing.

I took some [art history classes] my senior year and then decided, “Oh, actually maybe this combines all of my interests.” … I liked doing these very naturalistic and very realistic types of images in mostly prints.

But I’m glad I did do all the printmaking, because I’m now in a department of prints and drawing at the National Gallery, so having that knowledge as a maker of things has subsequently come in quite handy.

[At Emory], I really learned to do academic research ... as a result of seminar courses, with great faculty members like Walter Melion [and C.] Jean Campbell, [who] were all really important [in] showing method-

ological models [and] working closely with students through their thinking in seminars.

“Studio artists are great people from other disciplines to have in classes... you need to creatively solve problems in labs as well.

— John Tyson, postdoctoral curatorial fellow at the National Gallery

That, I think, was probably the most important thing from my Emory coursework. It really showed me how research could be done.

I think it’s definitely important to get as much practical experience as possible. On campus, as an undergraduate, certainly there are opportunities in the Carlos Museum but Atlanta also has other great institutions. The Atlanta Contemporary would be an interesting place for students to try and do an internship.

The High Museum, of course, is a very important Southern institution.

I would recommend students try as much as possible to have contact or do internships in those types of places.

You need to think about a well-educated generalist as your audience.

I think it’s important to make sure that the idea behind the exhibition is not too esoteric and that it’s not too caught up in particular art-world debates, or if it is caught up in those, at least you should think about how

you can communicate that to an average person.

I think art can provide people with information that they otherwise wouldn’t encounter and maybe new ways of thinking about the world.

[Artists] produce objects that are different to normal things or approach normal things from a different viewpoint… so I think about the value of art as kind of an engagement with those problems.

What exactly is this person wanting to communicate with me? … Maybe seeing the numbers [on global warming] in an academic paper might convince you of one thing, but approaching it or even getting ambushed with it when you go to an art institution might prompt you to think about it differently.

— Contact Niraj Naik at niraj.naik@emory.edu

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We hope this final request that you consider carefully your choices will cause you to ponder for a moment the consequences of your vote.

A vote for a Democratic administration is a vote for a Big Brother nation — one in which the government hovers “protectively” over its citizens exclaiming placatingly, “Here, let me do that for you,” until there is nothing which is left to the citizens.

A vote for Big Brother is a hope for a promised heaven on earth — a hallowed Great Society in which man need do nothing for himself but accept what the government generously expends on him, or so he is told.

A vote for a Republican administration is, on the other hand, a vote for a “double dose of freedom — freedom of government and freedom from government,” as the Savannah Morning News put it in that paper’s endorsement of Goldwater.

Think it over, then vote. What will it be for you — welfare state or constitutional government? We need Barry Goldwater.

Staff Editorial November 1, 1996 Volume 78, Issue 17 Emory’s last direct foray into presidential politics came in the spring of 1995.

President Clinton selected Emory as the site of a regional economic conference, and Emory students selected the date of his visit as the ideal time to lobby against the cuts in student aid that were being proposed by Congress.

Whether or not the well-attended rally on the Dobbs University Center terraces had an impact on Clinton is debatable, but it is clear Clinton took the view of college students on this issue — he saved a broad scale-back in student loan access. He established — and fought to save — the AmeriCorps program, which helps students pay back loans in return for work in America’s communities.

These two efforts, coupled with forward-looking programs in primary education, make Clinton the most college-friendly candidate. While the need to cut spending is clear, it undermines the entire generation of future

Even if the opportunities of college are secured, the planet’s fragile health is also in jeopardy, and Clinton, while not an eco-crusader on the level of Vice President Al Gore, has a stronger environmental record than his

main opponent, Republican Bob Dole.

Clinton fought against a Congress set on weakening environmental programs. He worked against offshore oil drilling and has stood to keep the Environmental Protection Agency strong, even amid cries that the EPA should be abolished.

Though Clinton can make even more dramatic steps to strengthen education and the environment, he has shown a respect for the absolutely vital place that education plays in America’s future, as well as an understanding of the complex dangers of weakening the regulations that protect our natural resources.

The safest route to the 21st century lies along a path that emphasizes the future.

The United States cannot sacrifice education on the altar of budget cuts without weakening on the country’s greatest assets — its youth — for years to come. Moreover, environmental protection must not be ignored in the name of business profitability.

For these reasons, the Wheel endorses Clinton’s re-election to the presidency of the United States.

was 1962 and the segregated South.

She never let on that no kid with African ancestry has ever become president of the United States. She didn’t dash dreams or forestall hope by talking about probability, race, class, religion or any of the factors the child would learn about over the next fourand-a-half decades. On that morning, she embraced the “I can” in American and let the child imagine that hard work, determination, smarts and perhaps a little luck could produce a new chapter in the country’s long history of democratic promise.

Across the country and around the world, many will celebrate Barack Obama’s election as the 44th president of the United States as the completion of the aforementioned child’s dreams. That’s certainly the case for

those Americans -- black and otherwise - - old enough to remember when their elders would say, “If only in my lifetime,” which was another way of saying, “I may not see it happen but if you live long enough you may.”

On Tuesday night, many, tethered to that long history of hope, shed a tear and rejoiced. It had happened in their lifetimes: An African American had aspired and earned election as the next president of the United States.

Unless we are careful, however, in the moments of post-election euphoria we will miss one exceptionally salient point: Obama didn’t accidentally walk onto the world’s stage and become president.

His ability to inspire and to encourage cannot be overemphasized. Charisma wihout leadership

is a story about promise rather than accomplishment.

So as we prepare successive generations for their embrace of the “I can” in American, we should lead with the point that much can be accomplished in your lifetime.

Here the civil rights-era historiography stands as a stark reminder and a cautionary note. In much of the writings about the end of segregation, we have underemphasized the organizational genius of the civil rights activists. Instead we focus on icons and forget that each came of age in a movement culture that was intentional, experimental, focused and strategic.

The Obama victory is not only the fulfillment of that child’s dream, it is about strategically mobilizing others to alter the course of history.

“If the nation goes as most college students go on Nov. 4, Dwight D. Eisenhower is a cinch for President,” reports the Associated Collegiate Press National Poll of Student Opinion for 1953.

The official results showed that 57 percent of those interviewed support Eisenhower; 33 percent, Stevenson; 9 percent, undecided, and 1 percent for other candidates.

Despite Eisenhower’s popularity, there are almost as many Democrats as there are Republicans. Thirty-two percent of those polled claimed to be Democrats, 36 percent, Republicans and 30 percent, Independents.

Only on some of the Southern campuses does Stevenson have a majority. Texas students call themselves Democrats, but favor Ike. This same tendency is apparent in Oklahoma, says the report.

Fifty-six percent of the students interviewed said they agree with their parents in choice of candidates.

Nineteen percent say they disagree, and 23 percent are not sure.

Although seniors and graduate students favor Ike, they give him a much smaller majority than do other students.

A freshman coed at Oklahoma State Teachers’ college said, “I’m a Democrat, but in this election I’m for Ike.” Many other students, however, say they “don’t want a military man in the White House.”

A music student of Augsburg College (Minn.) chooses Ike over Stevenson, but adds that “neither is good presidential timber.”

Perhaps the dilemma of those students still undecided is best summed up by a sophomore at Northeast Missouri State Teachers’ college. He said he’s a Democrat, Republican and Independent.

And he adds, “Either candidate will probably send my friends and myself to the Army.”

topics in the 1976 campaign. These include Carter’s “playboy” interview, Ford’s clumsiness, the immorality of the Democratic Congress and Ford’s golfing vacations. It seems that these things should have nothing to do with the decision about who should lead the country.

And yet, on Sunday, television reporters announced that a Polish neighborhood in a northern city had switched its support from Ford to Carter because of the Eastern Europe remark. On the same day, in Texas, the minister of the “world’s largest” Baptist Church announced from the pulpit that he would not support his co-religionist Jimmy Carter because of the “Playboy” interview.

There is something embarrassing about the American Presidential selection process when a man who has been running for the office of Chief Executive for almost two years, as Carter has, must depend on a last-minute effort to appear less stupid than his opponent to get elected.

Many have pointed out that there

is precious little difference between the positions of the Democratic and Republican parties on the issues. The tone of this year’s campaigns proves this. There should be little wonder that many citizens feel no need to vote or even register to vote. A voter in this year’s election must feel like Mont Hall who, on “Let’s Make A Deal,” must choose between a contestant dressed as a peanut and another dressed as a turkey. This campaigning hoopla can do nothing but diminish respect for the two men running and for the office they are seeking. By appearing on television and campaigning in public, both men seek to “get closer to the people.”

However, they may or may not realize that by trying to sell themselves through mass media and by following the advice of slick public relations men, they represent themselves not as distinguished leaders, but rather as plastic, often ludicrous figures.

Successful advertising seems to depend on banality. Have you ever wondered why Charmin’ bathroom tissue is one of the largest selling brands

in America? Have you ever wondered why presidential candidates often seem to have all the personal charm and poise of Mr. Whipple?

There does not seem to be much that can be done to dampen their blabber of hype in modern politics. Mass media is becoming an even greater force in our lives and shrewd political men know how to take advantage of it.

But by participating in this whole business, politicians reveal themselves to be quite ordinary, often revealing the ugliest of traits of greed and hypocrisy. One wondered whether any man in public office is worthy of respect or even deserves to be taken seriously.

Or, rather, does mass media in the political sphere once and for all destroy the myth of the extraordinary man? It seems that the most cynical views of humanity have become reality. The 1970s may go down as the time when the curtain was pulled away completely and finally from our institutions to reveal them filled with mediocre men abusing their power and only posing as people worthy of respect.

Witness the revelations about John Kennedy, Wayne Hays, Richard Nixon’s lies, etc., etc. Witness also the delight the public seems to take in digging up these revelations and broadcasting them.

Will we ultimately lose all our selfrespect? Perhaps a retrenchment is in order; perhaps we should realize our limitations, throw hypocrisy out the window and try to solve our problems openly and honestly. Only then can we restore our dignity as political beings.

This retrenchment in attitudes would involve citizens assuming more responsibility for their own actions and for the future of their country. It would mean that politicians would no longer have to sell themselves as saints and saviors. Politicians would be no different from ourselves; when tested, they would be ordinary people rising to extraordinary levels. I hope we still have it in us to rise to extraordinary deeds and not have to abdicate that responsibility and abandon it to charlatans wallowing in petty insults and recriminations.

leaders to strip from them the means to receive post-secondary school education.

The safest route to the 21st century lies along a path that emphasizes the future.

The United States cannot sacrifice education on the altar of budget cuts without weakening on the country’s greatest assets — its youth — for years to come.

2008

By Earl lEwiS November 7, 2008 Volume 90, Issue 21 John F. Kennedy has been president of the United States for almost two years when a teacher asked her first-graders what they wanted to be when they grew up. The answers reflected the times and their ages: fireman, teacher, doctor, longshoreman, soldier, preacher and “I don’t know,” they replied in turn. Before the list was completed and without hesitating one youngster volunteered, “president of the United States.” The teacher, the young man would recall decades later, smiled and said, “OK, you can become anything you want in America.”

She didn’t launch into a lecture about American history or that this

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1976

By winSton kitchin October 12, 1976 Volume 58, Issue 4 In the past few days, the presidential campaign seems to have taken on a circus atmosphere of mudslinging and trivialities. The immediate cause of this was Ford’s blunder in last week’s debate concerning Soviet “non-domination” of Eastern Europe.

Although Carter made a brief criticism of the remark during the debate, it was not until after his campaign staff realized that the remark could be made into a goldmine of insults that Carter began harping on it. Now, no newscast goes by that does not have a report about Carter’s or Mondale’s ridicule of Ford’s ineptitude in foreign policy. In return, Ford’s staff spent the weekend compiling a list of Carter’s errors in the debate and we witnessed Ford and Dole charging Carter with lies and distortions.

A whole slew of even more trivial items have become loudly discussed

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VOLLEYBALL

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Volleyball Prevails In UAA Championship By alliSon GelMan Contributing Writer “We showed no mercy,” senior outside hitter Kathryn Trinka said of her team’s performance,in which the No. 5 Emory volleyball team left St. Louis, Missouri, this weekend as University Athletic Association (UAA) champions.

The Eagles emerged undefeated from all three of its UAA championship games, winning against unranked New York University 3-0, No. 16 Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) 3-1, and No. 21 Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) 3-0. This past weekend’s success marked the seventh UAA championship title in the program’s history.

This championship win also represents Head Coach Jenny McDowell’s seventh championship, and her mark on Emory’s volleyball program is palpable.

“We have made multiple lineup changes, switched positions, altered the line up, but [the players] have completely bought in and completely trusted [the coaching staff],” McDowell said. “It’s been an unbelievable pleasure to coach this group, because we’re all on the same page, and it’s just clear how much love and trust there is in this program right now.”

Despite the overwhelming 3-0 result of the championship game against Carnegie Mellon, the match was not devoid of drama. Although the first set began neck-and-neck, the Eagles won 25-18.

It was back-and-forth between the Eagles and Tartans until the eighth point when Emory began to take a strong lead. In the first set, Emory hit .186 and achieved a side-out percentage of 61 percent, versus Carnegie Mellon’s 43 percent.

The second set of the match proved more one-sided: the Eagles maintained a lead of between two and seven points at all times. The Tartans revitalized their energy in the middle of the set, going from 16-9 to 17-15. However, their effort was insufficient, as the Eagles regained momentum and finished the set 25-17.

The final set against Carnegie Mellon started off much like the first.

After being tied 9-9, Emory pulled ahead and won the next nine out of 11 points to take a 18-11 lead. The Eagles secured the championship with a 25-17 set victory.

Senior middle hitter Jessica Holler acknowledged that the team’s high spirits contributed to bringing home the wins.

“I think as a team we kept our energy high,” said senior middle hitter Jessica Holler.

That high energy complemented the effective play that came from the Eagles this weekend.

Holler and Trinka agreed that both setters and sophomore libero Becky Breuer excelled in their positions.

“I don’t think [Breuer] gets enough recognition,” Trinka said. “She just gets every ball hit at her and makes a

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College junior Shelby Fruge demonstrates a swimming technique to a swimmer of the local Metro Ducks team. Emory’s swimming and diving team helps out the local Special Olympics team for an hour every Tuesday.

Swimming Takes Time for Community By proSper FieldS Contributing Writer A day in the life of a student athlete consists of extensive training on top of managing classes and balancing schoolwork.

In short: it’s a demanding lifestyle.

And on Tuesday nights, when many students are doing homework, participating in extracurriculars or attending labs, the athletes of Emory’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving team are in the pool, not practicing but coaching members of the local Special Olympics program.

SWIMMING AND DIVING

The origin of Emory’s partnership with the Special Olympics program can be traced back 18 years, when Emory alumni Erik Johnson (98C) and Andrew Dober (99C) coached Special Olympic teams at the local YMCA. After they graduated, the Special Olympic team lost their pool time at the YMCA, so the program was undertaken by Emory’s swimming and diving team. Since then, special needs adult swimmers from throughout metro Atlanta and DeKalb County, collectively called the Metro Ducks, gather every Tuesday night at the WoodPEC pool to receive coaching

from Emory swimmers.

“We’ll all do some stretching together and then get in the water, and the Emory swimmers will coach and help out the Special Olympic swimmers with their strokes,” program coordinator and College junior Shelby Fruge said. “We always talk to them, as well, and ask them how their days are going, so it’s important that we all have good relationships with them.”

Prior to arriving at Emory, Fruge had experience with special needs children through her mother’s work

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Eagles Dominate SCAD at Home Basketball Season

To Resume Tues.

By proSper FieldS Contributing Writer

Emory’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving team continued to dominate the pool as they advanced 2-0 on the season after prevailing against Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD) (Ga.) last Saturday in the WoodPEC. The Eagles showcased their speed in the 32-event meet by stealing 12 event victories apiece for the men’s and women’s side.

“Overall, we went out there and applied what we’ve been learning in practice and just did really well,” Head Coach Jon Howell said. “We have a really good team and a really motivated group, so they’re definity making progress.”

On the women’s side, the Eagles took down last year’s National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA) champions, SCAD, with an end score of 146-97. Junior Ming Ong was among the individual event victors, taking first in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 10:26.21 and racing 4:31.22 for a NCAA B cut qualifying time, as well as placing first in the 400 IM. Junior Cindy Cheng also triumphed in the 400 freestyle (5:01.76) and earned a NCAA B cut time in the 200 freestyle (1:51.59). Sophomore Fiona Muir pulled off two individual event wins Saturday, swimming 24.12 in the 50 freestyle and 57.87

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Emory competes in a race Saturday against Savannah School of Art and Design (Ga.).

in the 100 butterfly. Muir and Cheng joined teammates senior Claire Liu and freshman Nadia Riverso as they took home the win in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:36.31.

The women’s team has been training vigorously since early on in the season, and their hard work seems to have paid off in the recent meet.

“Because of all our hard training, our team is really strong this year,” Ong said. “We’ve been able to race some really impressive times like in the 200 free relay. It’s exciting to see people getting so fast so early on in the season.”

Other notable first-place finishers included junior Sia Beasley, who acquired the third and final NCAA B cut time of the meet of of 58.20 in the 100 backstroke; senior Annelise Kowalsky, who swam the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.32; senior Marissa Bergh, who raced a time of 53.18 in the 100 freestyle; and freshman Caroline Olson, who accomplished a time of 2:07.68 in the 200 backstroke. The last event victory of the meet went to Bergh, Liu, Kowalsky and freshman Maria Kyle in the 200 medley relay

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Emory’s women’s basketball team will return to the court for the first time next weekend since recording a 13-12 overall record during their 2015-16 season. The Eagles struggled in University Athletic Association (UAA) play last season, with four wins and 10 losses in conference play, ultimately finishing in seventh place.

With seven freshmen, Emory adds several new faces to the squad.

Head Coach Christy Thomaskutty acknowledges the team’s youth, but sees a lot of potential and signs of improvement.

“Going into the season, I’m hoping that we have players [who] have a broader skill set than what we’ve had in recent years,” Thomaskutty said.

The Eagles also have three seniors returning, including Shellie Kaniut, a team captain since her sophomore year.

“I think then if you look [at] who has exerted themselves [as a leader], it’s Shellie,” Thomaskutty said.

Kaniut is looking forward to her final year of leading the team in play.

“I think I’m bringing some experience from working with [last year’s seniors] and the two new captains alongside me who are also seniors,” Kaniut said. “I think we can balance each other out really well; we all have a different leadership style.”

This year, Thomaskutty hopes to see the team improve in their post game.

“We need to be a better rebounding team than what we’ve been the last two years,” Thomaskutty said. “[Sophomore center Ashley] Oldshue has improved her game. I hope we can have low post scoring.”

The Eagles are looking to build around their biggest strength, their “versatility around the perimeter,” according to Thomaskutty. She hopes to see a balance between the team’s speed and their game in the post including post scoring and rebounding.

Despite the challenges Emory may face in the down low, the team still aims to be near the top of the UAA. However, this may prove challenging, as Thomaskutty said the UAA

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SPORTS

NHL

Rangers, Penguins, Capitals Impress

By Stephen MatteS Contributing Writer During the past week in the NHL, three teams in the Metropolitan Division — the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals — dominated their opposition. The all-around talent of these three teams indicate a future battle between the best in the NHL for the Metropolitan Division crown.

As the season progresses, we can more easily observe which teams are poised to compete and which are likely to be closer to the bottom of the standings in their respective divisions.

For instance, the Vancouver Canucks, despite a 4-0-0 start, dropped eight games straight before picking up an upset win against the Rangers. In contrast, the Chicago Blackhawks emerged from an underwhelming start to the season to win eight of their last 10 games. Other results are more puzzling, such as the struggles of the New York Islanders and the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference and the Nashville Predators in the Western Conference. All three teams had high hopes coming into the season, but failed to achieve starts that would label them as serious contenders. For now, the league seems to be dominated by a trio of Metropolitan Division teams that all possess the depth and star power necessary to carry their momentum through the rest of the regular season and into the playoffs. The following rankings are based off play to date.

1. new york r anGerS The Rangers have amassed a set of offensive statistics that make them stand out from the rest of the league.

They have scored five or more goals in five of their last six games, acquiring wins against teams such as the Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues. The Rangers have averaged 4.14 goals per game, with the next closest team, the Chicago Blackhawks, only averaging 3.54 goals per game. Finally, the Rangers have a positive goal differential, outscoring

opponents by 24 goals; the next closest team is only outscoring opponents by 14 goals. By receiving contributions from players on all four lines of forwards, the Rangers have been able to find a recipe for success. Led by forward J.T. Miller with 13 points, the Rangers boast six total players who have 10 or more points early on in the season.

2. pittSburGh penGuinS Since returning from his injury, center Sidney Crosby has made the Penguins look as dangerous as they did when they won the Stanley Cup last season. In just 11 games, Crosby has amassed 10 points, eight of which are goals. Crosby’s eight tallies gives him a tie for the league lead in goals with Chicago forward Artem Anisimov, Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine and Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak. Goaltender Matt Murray, also coming back from an injury, notched 32 saves in his season debut against the Anaheim Ducks.

By firing pucks at the net to distribute the puck to Crosby, defenseman Kris Letang has successfully put together a strong set of games. During the Penguins’ trip to the West Coast, they acquired five points, winning against Anaheim and the San Jose Sharks, but losing in overtime against the Los Angeles Kings.

3. waShinGton CapitalS The third team from the Metropolitan division to place in the top five, the Washington Capitals tallied two wins against the Winnipeg Jets and bested the Florida Panthers in a strong showing this past week.

With an 8-3-1 record, the Capitals seemed to have picked up where they left off last season with their dominant play. Two of the Capitals’ key scorers, forwards Alexander Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie, both scored three goals in their last four games. In overtime against the Winnipeg Jets Thursday, Nov. 3, Ovechkin scored the key goal as he fired from his favorite spot on the ice, the left face-off circle, overcoming Winnipeg goalie Michael Hutchinson

in dramatic fashion. Oshie flashed his skill as he scored his three goals on three snapshots that sniped through the opposing goaltenders.

4. ChiCaGo blaCkhawkS The Blackhawks put together a string of victories, and are currently enjoying a six-game winning streak.

Anisimov had a big week, prolonging his point streak to 11 games and earning the league lead in points scored. Not far behind Anisimov, winger Patrick Kane helped the Blackhawks put three goals on the scoreboard. Other strong performances include those by center Jonathan Toews and forward Marian Hossa. Notably, Hossa scored the game-winning goal against the Dallas Stars as the Blackhawks beat Dallas in two consecutive nights. Goalie Corey Crawford, who was named one of the NHL’s three stars of the week, accompanied the Blackhawks forwards’ stellar performances put together by the Blackhawks forwards was goalie Corey Crawford. Crawford put together a 38-save shutout against the Colorado Avalanche Nov. 3.

5. montreal CanadienS The Canadiens fell from No. 1 in last week’s rankings despite only having one regulation loss to date. Concerns arise about their true ability, as they lost 10-0 Friday, Nov. 4, against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Goalie Carey Price’s absence in this game displayed their vulnerability when backup goaltender Al Montoya replaced Price in the net. One night after what was the worst loss the Canadiens have had in over 20 years, Price led the Canadiens as they bounced back to beat the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 5-4 and the Boston Bruins 3-2. The Canadiens, who have been nearly perfect to date, are definitely deserving of a top-five ranking, but the loss to the Blue Jackets points to a potential issue for the Canadiens moving forward. Without Price in the net, the Canadiens’ ability to be a top team may be seriously weakened.

— Contact Stephen Mattes at stephen.mattes@emory.edu

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Divison Battles Dominate Halfway Point Falcons on Top of Division By noah ZedeCk Contributing Writer

feated team this season. They looked promising in the early season, and a spot in the playoffs was surely on the Entering the second half of the sea- minds of Vikings fans going into their son, things are as heated as ever, as bye week. That is, until things took a teams fight to stay on top of their turn. Minnesota has been on a losing respective conferences. The Dallas streak since returning from their bye Cowboys and the New England Patriots in week six, including losses to the lead the NFC and AFC East divisions, Philadelphia Eagles, the Chicago Bears and, most recently, the Detroit Lions… but most teams are not as lucky.

Perhaps the most intense confer- at home. These results do not bode well ence struggle so far has been unfold- for the future of the Vikings this seaing in the AFC West. Just last week, son, though they do still sit at the top the Oakland Raiders and the Denver of their division. The Lions, however, Broncos were tied at the top of this are quickly approaching the number division, with the Kansas City Chiefs one spot in the NFC North. The rankings in this conference following not far are sure to see some behind.

However, changes next week Sunday night saw ... one team that as the race is already quarterback Derek is currently sitting close, and about to Carr play the biggest get closer. Given their game of his career in comfortably in recent performance prime time against their conference is on the field, it is likeDenver. In the end, Atlanta’s very own ly that Detroit takes the Raiders outplayed the top spot, with the the Broncos and triFalcons Green Bay Packers umphed with a score continuing to fight for of 30-20, clinching the a wildcard. first place position in Conversely, one team that is curthe AFC West. Things only got worse for Denver as both the Chiefs and rently sitting comfortably in their conthe San Diego Chargers, their two ference is Atlanta’s very own Falcons. other division rivals, pulled off big After suffering a devastating loss to the wins on Sunday. The reigning Super Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their first Bowl champions currently sit in third game of the season, the Falcons got place behind Kansas and Oakland, and back on their feet and quickly rose to with San Diego falling short in fourth the top of their conference. However, place. While by no means is their sea- a win against Tampa Bay this past son over, it has been years since the weekend was key in maintaining their Broncos have had such challenging position within the NFC South. Not opponents in their division to keep only did they win, but they completely them from a position in the playoffs. obliterated the Buccaneers in Tampa Should they start getting the ball mov- Bay with a final score of 43-28. With ing early in the game and re-establish their win and stellar performance in their incredible defense rather than this game, the Falcons sent a clear giving up 30 points, Denver should see message to their conference, division major improvement in their record and and the entire league: we are just getting started. division standing.

The NFC North is another conference where stakes are high. The — Contact Noah Zedeck at Minnesota Vikings were the last undenoah.zedeck@emory.edu

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Squad Looks Toward NCAA Tournament Continued from Back Page perfect pass and is always super consistent.”

Holler also praised setters sophomore Mady Arles and junior Hannah Billings who “had a lot of energy and showed a lot of leadership.”

Along with Trinka and Holler’s more personal remarks, statistics from the weekend also reflect how well both the setters and Breuer played.

In the semi-final game against WashU, Breuer attained 17 digs. In the championship game, Billings and Arles had 18 and 17 assists, respectively.

For their final UAA visit, the team’s seniors — Holler, Trinka and right side hitter Sarah Maher — delivered.

In the championship game, Holler ended with 12 kills total, Maher received eight digs and Trinka execut-

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ed 24 attacks overall.

“I think in the past few weeks we’ve noticed that we play a lot better when our energy is high, when we start strong,” Holler said. “That’s one thing we’re going to carry with us and try to keep in mind as we go into regionals and nationals.”

While this weekend was one to celebrate, Trinka said, “we’re also ready to get back to work.”

The winner of the UAA championship wins an automatic bid for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division-III tournament. McDowell’s squad will vie for a national championship Friday, Nov. 11, against the College of New Rochelle (N.Y.) in Brockport, N.Y.

— Contact Allison Gelman at allison.gelman@emory.edu

Continued from Back Page with them. Fruge also helped out with the Special Olympics team at her high school. Her involvement in helping the Special Olympics team at Emory started her freshman year and has evolved into an extracurricular about which she is truly passionate.

“I was lucky to be given the coordinator position, and I’m loving it so far,” Fruge said. “I’m really excited to be able to take the team to new levels this year and next year.”

While the Emory swimmers only volunteer with the program for an hour a week, the eye-opening elements they gain from the program are monumental.

“You realize how easy it is to get caught up in your own life, so just having that hour a week to give back is a humbling experience,” College senior Annelise Kowalsky said.

For the swimming and diving team, participation in the program is not mandatory. However, this has not reduced athletes’ enthusiasm for coaching the Metro Ducks. In addition to having Monday team meetings that cover the Metro Ducks program agenda for the following Tuesday, the Emory swimmers consistently emanate support for the Special Olympic athletes. “[The Emory swimming and diving team] is a large group, so the numbers that come out and help Tuesday nights are unreal,” Fruge said. “A lot of us have been swimming for years

and some of us our whole lives, so being able to combine a sport that’s so instrumental in our lives with this type of volunteer work really takes it to a higher level for us.”

In addition to the student athletes, Emory alumni who have been extensively involved with the program since their Emory days also regularly attend and coach the Special Olympics practices.

“I’ve swam my entire life, so doing something like this really helps me reconnect with the sport,” former program coordinator and alumna Carolyn Bonfield (16C) said. “I just want people to understand that it’s okay to be around people who are different from yourself and to try something you’ve never done before, because it may even become a passion, like it has for me.”

Head Coach Jon Howell is a primary team advocate for the Special Olympics program and volunteers at the pool Tuesday nights, as well.

“Athletes take away from this program a certain gratitude in which they are able to share their experience and love for the sport with somebody who has special needs,” Howell said. “They really get to know [the Special Olympic swimmers] and be apart of their lives, so I really think we make a difference in their lives overall.”

The Metro Ducks will compete at the Georgia Summer Special Olympic Games hosted at Emory May 19 to 21.

— Contact Prosper Fields at prosperity.fields@emory.edu

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Continued from Back Page teams are all excellent competitors.

“I can go down every team ... and whoever wins [the UAA] I won’t be surprised, [because of] the depth [and coaching] in our league,” Thomaskutty said. “I think the most important thing when it comes to UAA play is who is the most consistent team.”

Thomaskutty sees the University of Rochester (N.Y.) and Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.) as some of Emory’s toughest competition.

Furthermore, she praises New York University’s and Carnegie Mellon University’s (Pa.) individual talent.

Regardless, the Eagle’s mixture of experienced players and fresh faces are ample reason to be optimistic about the upcoming season.

Kaniut believes Emory can compete with any team in the conference. With a fresh slate to start the season, she is excited about the team’s potential, and believes that it can pull through. The co-captain hopes to “surprise other teams and make a run for the tournament.”

The women’s basketball team will begin their 2016-2017 campaign Tuesday, Nov. 15, as they take on Oglethorpe College (Ga.) at the WoodPEC. — Contact Stephen Mattes at stephen.mattes@emory.edu

In what turned out to be their final game of the season, the Emory men’s soccer team fell short in a close match against the Yellowjackets of the University of Rochester (N.Y.), losing 1-0. The loss ended the Eagles’ season, who finished with a 10-5-1 record on the year, placing No. 4 in University Athletic Association (UAA) standings.

Playing in their fourth consecutive road match, the Eagles came into Saturday’s game knowing that their season could have very well been on the line. Both Emory and Rochester found themselves on the cusp of an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, and both knew that a win on Saturday would likely put them into the tournament field. Unfortunately for the Eagles, for much of Saturday’s game, the ball seemed to be bouncing in favor of the Yellowjackets. The match’s first and only goal came in the 29th minute, when Rochester freshman defender Cristian Baltier’s long throw-in found it’s way through a scrum and into the Emory goal, giving Rochester the early 1-0 lead.

“There was a lot of commotion in the box, and it went through into the goal,” junior center defender Cody Gardiner said. “We had been moving the ball really well up until that point, but it was just an unlucky goal, and there wasn’t much we could do about it.”

Not 10 minutes later, Gardiner managed to score a spectacular bicycle kick into the left corner. However, the play was called offside, stripping away what would have been the tying goal

for the Eagles.

The Eagles continued to apply pressure on the Yellowjackets, including a shot from senior midfielder Scott Haley, who was able to play in the final couple games of the season despite an early season knee injury that was expected to sideline him for the rest of his senior year.

“We weren’t expecting to get [Haley] back, given how serious the knee injury was, so being able to play on the field with him for the last few games meant a lot,” Gardiner said.

With the clock dwindling down on the season, the Eagles put together one final push, with two shots on goal coming in the final 10 seconds. Both were saved by Rochester sophomore goalkeeper Patrick Conway, who finished the game with five saves and a clean sheet. Conway’s efforts helped preserve the Yellowjackets’ 1-0 victory.

While the game’s result was disappointing, Head Coach Sonny Travis was pleased with his team’s effort and performance.

“As a coach, I’ve probably been [to Rochester] four or five times, and we have won a couple times, but this was the best I’ve seen us play at Rochester,” Travis said. “Our guys came ready to play Saturday night and really left it all on the field.”

NCAA tournament selection took place Monday. As many players suspected, the game against Rochester turned out to be a tournament play-in game, with Rochester managing to secure themselves a bid in the tournament and the Eagles finding themselves one of the first teams left out of the tournament field.

“We were definitely a bubble team,”

Travis said. “We were still highly considered, but we needed a [win] in that last game.”

While their exclusion from the national tournament will sting for some time to come, the Eagles have a lot to be proud of this season. Ten wins is no small feat, and a few players contributed tremendous individual performances, including the likes of junior forward Jason McCartney and sophomore forward Moustafa Khattab. McCartney finished the year with seven goals and seven assists, while Khattab tallied five goals and four assists.

“Everyone is a little disappointed right now,” Gardiner said. “With the talent that we have, we were hoping to make the tournament and make a good run, but we had a lot of opportunities to give the young guys on our team some good experience this year, which will hopefully prepare us for next year.”

The Eagles will surely miss seniors Jason Andrejchak and Haley, but the team has a lot to look forward to next year when they will return almost the entirety of their current roster.

“The chemistry on our team and the hardworking mentality of our players really came through this year,” Travis said. “With the young group that we had, we had some growing pains, but other than the Brandeis [University] (Mass.) game [a 2-0 loss], we truly had a chance to win [every game].

We expect to bounce back from this setback, and I hope this lights a fire for our guys coming into 2017.”

— Contact Kevin Kilgour at kevin.kilgour@emory.edu

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On

Fire apparently eMory StudentS are BiG CuBS FanS Your On Fire correspondent is slightly surprised that a school in Druid Hills is strong in their support of Chicago’s once-loveable losers. But the Emory contingent of Cubs fans made their voices heard Nov. 2, as they cheered on the Cubs to their first World Series victory in 108 years.

Lobbies across campus were packed with fans sporting red, white and blue sitting anxiously in anticipation of a Cubs victory.

You can tell how painful the wait for these fans must have been. By their substantial knowledge of the game of baseball, it is quite clear that their lives were empty without a Cubs World Series.

During game seven of the World Series, the Cubs bandwagon over the course of the night grew larger and larger, as people claimed to care about the outcome.

What would have been considered “just another game” a night before became an atmosphere of fervor just 24 hours later around the Emory community.

These fans are the epitome of dedication. Nothing was more important to these individuals than a Cubs win.

The excitement the moment the Cubs threw their gloves in rejoice was met with a slurry of cheers from those who acted like they had been lifelong Cubs fans.

Years of disappointment by the Cubs was met with 108 years of faux fandom by Emory’s baseball fanatics. odell BeCkhaM Jr. There may not be a flashier player in the NFL than New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. When your hair has been compared to that of the penguin Z from Surf’s Up, you are an individual worth talking about regardless of your athletic ability.

For those who watch Beckham, you might think he is a little loopy. If launching himself headfirst into former Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman is not crazy enough, your On Fire correspondent would like you to consider his recent relationship with a kicking net. Needless to say, it’s complicated.

Beckham and the kicking net is not your everyday romance. It has not always been pretty between the two.

In a display of anger, Beckham once rammed himself into the net in sideline insanity. However, the sweet side of Beckham prevailed. Making it up to the net, Beckham embraced it, turning it into his touchdown companion.

Treating the net to hugs and affection, Beckham might have caught something more than a football this season.

Johnny Cueto’S inStaGraM San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto has one of the most entertaining Instagrams in the MLB. While his collage of his dead horse Popeye cannot and will not ever be outdone, Cueto is always looking to spice up his Insta with selfies and food pictures.

A scroll through his feed will treat you to a mosaic of a man sporting comfortable clothing, seafood, bubblegum and his embrace with a porpoise.

Cueto also has displayed his silly side when hanging in a swimming pool with his friends. Naturally, he and his buddies decided to make noises that could only be compared to a dying macau.

Cueto’s unpredictability on social media has made for a fascinating follow. You never quite know what you’re going to see every time you scroll past a Cueto post.

15 Wednesday, November 9, 2016

SPORTS

The Emory Wheel

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Women Tie Season Finale By toMi idowu Contributing Writer The Emory women’s soccer team hit the road for their final regular season game Saturday night, and racked up yet another draw — their third in a row — against University of Rochester (N.Y.) in what was billed to be a must-win game to ensure playoff qualification The Eagles started off on a bad note: in the sixth minute, an Emory player headed the ball over sophomore goalie Danielle Staffin.

Within four minutes, however, the equalizer came when sophomore forward Grace Edgarton located the back of the net with a beautiful chip from just around the penalty spot.

Edgarton’s success was thanks to freshman forward Shivani Beall, who fed Edgarton the ball and recorded her team-leading eighth assist on the night.

Throughout the first half, the Eagles looked in control as they registered more shots on goal, forcing Rochester’s sophomore goalie Samantha Hlavac into action on three occasions while Staffin was tested only once.

A goal to put the Eagles ahead and take full control of the game nonetheless remained evasive.

Not long into the second half, the Eagles yet again found themselves trailing when Yellowjackets sophomore forward McKenzie Runyan scored her fifth goal of the season.

Assisted by freshman forward Jorie Freitag, who was delivered the ball on the sidelines by senior midfielder Jean Chakmakas, Runyan converted with a one-touch finish from inside the penalty box in the 53rd minute.

Following a moment of excellent ball movement, Freitag dribbled and then crossed the ball past three Emory defenders and into the path of an oncoming Runyan, who grabbed the opportunity by its horns.

The Yellowjackets enjoyed another short-lived period in the lead as 10

minutes later, junior forward Kaitlyn Dorka earned the Eagles their second equalizer.

Dorka received the ball from a throw-in, took one step and buried the ball in the far corner to propel her team back into the game.

The Eagles were obtained a chance to seal the game from the penalty spot for the second time in two games eight minutes from the end, but senior defender Hannah Meyer’s shot flew high and wide.

Overtime was a fierce contest, and both teams had their fair share of chances, but both failed to convert.

However, Hlavac blocked the Eagle’s best post-regulation chance: Dorka’s insufficient shot from 18 yards out.

Speaking on the game, Head Coach Sue Patberg said, “We were pretty thin in terms of squad depth as we were missing two starters, who got injured last weekend but we still played well and fought back on two occasions to tie the game.”

With the draw, the Eagles severely dashed their chances of going to the playoffs and received confirmation that they will not be competing at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division-III Women’s Soccer Championship Monday afternoon.

“I am definitely upset we didn’t make it to the NCAA tournament, but I think that as a team we grew a lot and I know that the girls are going to have a great season next year,” senior forward Cristina Ramirez said.

It was a disappointing end to the year for the Emory women’s soccer team, which concluded the season with a record of 9-5-3 (2-2-3 UAA) and missed out on the NCAA tournament; however, with a team of mostly underclassmen and juniors, the future looks bright, as the players gained valuable experience under their belts for next season.

— Contact Tomi Idowu at tomi.idowu.idowu@emory.edu

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Sophomore Zachary Chen competes in the 400 IM last Saturday, but did not place in the event with a time of 4:10.43.

Team Garners Eight B Cut Times Continued from Back Page with a time of 1:45.92.

Despite Emory’s history of beating SCAD, the women’s team always views dual meets as an opportunity to challenge themselves.

“We try to never get too comfortable racing anybody regardless of whether we’ve beaten them in the past,” Kowalsky said. “No matter who the competition is, we try to continually race at our highest level to prepare us for qualifying for nationals.”

The men’s team edged out the competition, earning a score of 142-109 and 31 top finishes. Senior Andrew Wilson swam first place in the 100 breaststroke (55.88) and the 200 breaststroke (2:07.71), earning NCAA B cut times in both events. Freshman Sage Ono claimed a victory in the 100 backstroke with a time of 50.39, and senior Mitchell Cooper placed first in the 400 IM with a time of 4:05.76, both garnering NCAA B cut times. Swimming 20.34 in the 50 freestyle, junior Oliver Smith also earned a NCAA B cut time.

Smith, senior Hayes Burdette-Sapp,

junior Alexander Hardwick and sophomore Trey Kolleck pulled off the last NCAA B cut time of the meet on the men’s side in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:22.75.

Smith, recently coming off of a shoulder injury, was especially happy with the swim team’s times this week.

“Everyone is throwing out their best times, so it’s exciting to see where the season is going ...”

— Oliver Smith, swimming team junior “I think mine was probably the fastest I’ve ever swam in season,” Smith said. “All the good races we’ve gotten in sets us up nicely for the rest of the season.”

With a time of 9:30.86 in the 1,000 freestyle and 1:54.38 in the 200 butterfly, senior Christian Baker contrib-

uted two individual victories to the Eagles. Other individual event victors included Cooper in the 100 butterfly with a time of 51.42, Kolleck in the 100 freestyle at 45.98 and junior Chandler Vandiford in the 200 backstroke at 1:54.56. Freshman Evan Brock joined Cooper, Smith and Wilson to place first in the 200 medley relay.

After this past weekend’s performance, the team feels optimistic toward the rest of the season.

“Everyone is throwing out their best times, so it’s exciting to see where the season is going,” Smith said. “We’ve got some very strong athletes, so the NCAA championship is definitely on our radar this year.”

The athletes will return to the pool after Thanksgiving, competing at both the Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) Invitational and the Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio, Dec. 1 to 3. The Eagles will compete in Oxford to qualify for the NCAA nationals.

— Contact Prosper Fields at prosperity.fields@emory.edu