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SGA Discusses Raising SAF By Carson Greene and tanika deuskar Contributing Writers

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More than 100 Emory community members gather outside Cannon Chapel on Oct. 29 to support the Jewish community.

Emory Mourns Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims By Matthew Barrett Contributing Writer “Silence in the face of bigotry is acquiescence,” Emory Professor of Holocaust Studies Deborah Lipstadt said at an Oct. 29 gathering to mourn the 11 victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. In wake of one of the deadliest

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attacks on the Jewish community in the United States, more than 100 Emory community members arrived outside Cannon Chapel. Organized by Emory’s InterReligious Council, the gathering consisted of remarks from Acting Dean of the Chapel and Religious Life Lisa Garvin, a candle light remembrance of the victims and a call to support

the Jewish community in Pittsburgh, where the shooting occurred, and Emory. The Office of Spiritual and Religious Life, in collaboration with Hillel, Chabad and Meor organized the event, according to Garvin. On the morning of Oct. 27, Robert Bowers, 46, allegedly entered the Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh and

opened fire on congregants while yelling anti-Semitic slurs, according to The New York Times. Bowers was armed with an AR-15 style rifle and three handguns, killing 11 people and wounding six more before police apprehended him. He has been charged with 29 federal crimes — including hate

Student Government Association (SGA) and Graduate Student Association (GSGA) convened Monday night for their first joint legislative session of the year to discuss chartering shuttles for students on midterm voting day and Student Programing Council (SPC) funding. The SGA Finance Committee spoke on the possibility of raising the Student Activities Fee (SAF). possiBle saF hike SGA Freshman Representative Mo Singhal (22C), who serves on the SGA Finance Committee, said the committee is looking to increase the SAF from

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Cox Hall Food Court to Begin Opening on Saturdays By alisha CoMpton Managing Editor

Cox Hall Food Court is scheduled to open on Saturdays between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. from Nov. 10 to the end of the semester, as a pilot program, according to Director of Campus Dining Chad Sunstein. Cox Convenience Corner, Twisted

Taco, Ray’s New York Pizza, Maru and Freshens will participate in the program, Sunstein said. “We have received feedback from students through various channels that they would like to see Cox Hall open during the weekends, and we thought testing this out during the rest of the Fall semester would be a great start,” Sunstein wrote in an Oct.

30 email to the Wheel. Emory Dining last modified Cox Hall’s hours in August 2017 when it changed the weekday closing time from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Julia Zhong (21C) said Cox Hall’s expanded hours are a positive change because there are limited on-campus dining options for students over the weekend.

She said the option to eat at Cox Hall on Saturdays will be especially beneficial for upperclassmen who often have fewer DUC-ling meal swipes than underclassmen. Charlie Scruton (21C) said he plans to take advantage of the weekend hours. “I ... would definitely use [Cox Hall] on the weekends,” Scruton

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said. “I use [Cox Hall] quite often on the weekdays, and I think there is a shortage of food spots open on the weekends on campus.” Ninad Kulkarni and Albert Zhang contributed reporting.

— Contact Alisha Compton at acompt2@emory.edu

SGA EXEC

Dwight Ma Fires Chief of Staff

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By isaiah poritz Contributing Writer

Student Government Association (SGA) Attorney General Kaia Ordal (17Ox, 19C) said on Friday that she plans to meet with the Constitutional Council in this week regarding College Council’s closed-door legislative sessions. College Council began entering

Student Government Association (SGA) President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C) terminated his Chief of Staff Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C) Tuesday night. Ma said he dismissed Palmer because he felt that Palmer was not supportive of Ma’s initiatives. “We simply disagree on many

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SuSpect A rreSted for Sending BomBS to trump’S opponentS

Georgia gubernatorial candidates stacey Abrams (D) and Brian Kemp (R) faced off on Oct. 23 in the first of two televised debates before the Nov. 6 election. The candidates sparred over issues such as health care, immigration, voting rights and personal finance history. Abrams highlighted how Kemp’s office has allegedly suppressed black voters in the state, which Kemp called a “farce.” Kemp called Abrams’ positions, particularly on health care and immigration, an “extreme agenda” that is out of touch with a conservative Georgia. In response to a question about Abrams’ flag-burning controversy, the Democratic candidate said she was “appalled by the racial divisiveness” of the Confederate symbol in the flag, and she stands by her peaceful protest. Kemp and Abrams disagreed on whether Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients should be allowed to attend Georgia’s top state colleges and be eligible for the HOPE Scholarship. Abrams supports offering scholarship funds to DACA recipients, while Kemp does not. Kemp also accused Abrams of encouraging undocumented immigrants to vote, referring to an Oct. 9 campaign speech in which Abrams described “the blue wave” as including those who are “documented and undocumented.” Abrams denied encouraging illegal voting, saying, “I have never, in my life, asked for anyone who is not legally eligible to vote to cast a ballot.” The next debate will be held on Nov. 4.

The FBI arrested Cesar Sayoc Jr. on Oct. 26 for allegedly mailing 14 explosive devices to critics of President Donald J. Trump. The targets included former U.S. President Barack Obama, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), actor Robert De Niro and former U.s. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and at CNN’s New York offices. None of the bombs detonated, and some were intercepted in mail sorting facilities, including two intended for U.s. Rep. Maxine waters (D-Calif.), according to CNN. sayoc, 56, is from Florida and has a criminal history, including a felony for making a bomb threat to a power company in 2002, according to NPR. sayoc’s social media accounts reveal that he is a Trump supporter, and that he often targeted Democrats who Trump publicly criticized, according to NBC News. sayoc faces up to 48 years in prison on five federal charges, including illegal mailing of explosives, threats against a former president and assaulting federal officers, according to The Washington Post. Trump condemned the attempted attacks while speaking at the White House on Oct. 24, saying “in these times, we have to unify.” In a tweet written on wednesday shortly before sayoc’s arrest, Trump said the news has reduced Republican momentum leading into the midterm elections. In wake of the mail bombs, CNN President Jeff Zucker said “There is a total and complete lack of understanding at the White House about the seriousness of their continued attacks on the media. The president, and especially the White House Press Secretary, should understand their words matter.”

plAne crASheS with 189 on BoArd An Indonesian passenger jet carrying 189 people crashed on Monday into the Java Sea 13 minutes after departing from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia. Flight JT 610 had requested to return to the airport before disappearing

from the radar, according to CNBC. No distress signal was sent and the plane’s main wreckage and black box have yet to be found, according to UsA Today. The reason for the crash is unknown. Indonesian rescuers have found six bodies and other human remains as of Tuesday night, according to CNN. BolSonAro winS preSidentiAl election in BrAzil Brazil elected Jair Bolsonaro, a farright populist, as its next president, according to BBC News. Bolsonaro is a seven-term congressman backed by the military, conservatives and a number of Brazilians who are frustrated with corruption and high crime rates, according to the Times. Bolsonaro said in his victory speech that he would preserve democratic institutions, although he previously declared himself “in favor of a dictatorship,” arguing that Brazil “will never resolve serious national problems with this irresponsible democracy.” merKel A nnounceS She will not run for r e-election German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Monday she will not seek re-election in 2021 in a meeting with leaders of her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), according to The New York Times. The announcement comes days after an election in Hesse, Germany, that drew only 27 percent support for the CDU, continuing a years-long trend of the declining popularity of the party. Merkel has been the chairman of the CDU since 2000. The conservative party will hold a two-day conference starting on Dec. 6 to elect a new executive board and leader, according to the Times.

— Contact Connor Clerkin at cclerki@emory.edu

CLUB AUDIT

Student Leaders Worried About Audit College Council: ‘One Month Isn’t Enough’ By AlBert zhAng Contributing writer Representatives from three divisional councils have expressed concerns about the student Government Association (sGA)’s club participation audit. With two weeks remaining in the club participation audit, 29 of 248 clubs have submitted membership and attendance data to the club participation audit committee, according to sGA BBA Liaison and audit committee member Geoffrey Tseng (19B). Hugh O’Neil (21C), a non-voting committee member who conducts “statistical support” for the committee, said that for clubs that either their submit information after the deadline or do not collect data at all, the club audit committee would attempt to estimate the club’s attendance by extrapolating from the data available. student Government Association (sGA) approved formation of the committee to measure undergraduate club participation and adjust how the student activities fee (sAF) is allocated to divisional councils. sGA directed the committee to gather data from clubs from sept. 31 to Nov. 19 and then analyze their findings and make recommendations on any adjustments to the sAF split. Clubs have until Nov. 11 to

complete a spreadsheet to report their membership and participation data to the committee, O’Neil said. Clubs that did not take attendance for major events can request a missing data exemption by providing an estimated number of attendees and an explanation as to why attendance was not taken. The committee defines active “membership” in a student organization as attendance at two or more club meetings during the Fall 2018 semester or attendance at least 50 percent of general body meetings (GBMs), whichever is greater, O’Neil said. college council: r eligiouS & mentAl heAlth groupS some clubs chartered under CC have been unwilling or unable to provide membership data for the audit, College Council (CC) Vice President of Finance Teresa wang (20B) said in an Oct. 25 audit committee meeting. some mental health groups, including Emory HelpLine, aren’t willing to disclose their membership, Wang said. In addition, some religious groups cannot record attendance because doing so would violate the rules of their religion, she added. CC sent a representative to assess one club’s attendance but could not obtain an accurate count and only

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reported that she saw “many people are going,” Wang said. CC Freshman Representative and audit committee member Chandler smith (22C) said some clubs contacted CC to express confusion about the auditing process and requested an extension to provide data. “I’m just not sure how confident we are that [clubs] will pull through towards the end,” Smith said. wang agreed with smith, saying that many CC members believe the audit will not have enough data to come to a solid conclusion. “Most of our CC exec board members, and I talked to SGS as well — they don’t think one month is enough,” wang said. CC Vice President Hemal Prasad (19C) presented an amendment at sGA’s Oct. 3 meeting that would have extended the audit’s duration to a full year, but the legislature rejected the proposal with four votes in favor, six against and one abstention. “I think we can make it an unofficial extension,” O’Neil said. “We wouldn’t publically extend the deadline, and for the clubs that didn’t submit then we would individually speak with every one of those clubs.” Tseng agreed with O’Neil, saying the Nov. 11 was not “a hard deadline” and that the committee would account

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Compiled By Valerie Sandoval On Oct. 19 at 2:53 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding someone entering an automobile. The complainant, who is not affiliated with Emory, reported that he parked his 2003 Cadillac escalade in the Lowergate East parking deck on Oct. 19 at 1:20 p.m. when he returned to his car at 3 p.m., he noticed that his lunch bag had been moved from the back seat to the front seat. He checked inside the center console armrest and realized that his friend’s Glock 40 caliber handgun was missing from its holster. There was also damage to the driver’s-side door handle, and it appeared as if someone had jammed a screwdriver under the handle to lift the lock and enter the vehicle, according to the responding officer. The gun is valued at $550. The case has been assigned to an investigator. While EPD was investigating a car theft in Lowergate East parking deck, officers noticed that someone also broke into an adjacent vehicle. Emory Police Dispatch contacted the owner of the car, an emory University Hospital (EUH) employee, who later reported to police that she parked her white 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe at about 8:30 a.m. that morning. At 2:48 p.m., she received a text message regarding fraudulent activity on her credit card. she explained to police that her vehicle was ransacked and that her purse, which contained cash and a pair of glasses, was missing. The EUH employee’s car had body damage similar to the adjacent car’s. The value of the missing items is $1,227. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Oct. 22 at 2:57 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding property damage. The complainant, an emory student, reported that he parked his gray 2017 Honda CR-V at 17 Eagle Row on Oct. 22 at 9:45 a.m. As he was leaving for class, a construction worker parked his pickup truck near the CR-V, blocking the complainant’s exit path, the complainant reported. The complainant asked the pickup driver to move his vehicle several times, but the construction worker

refused and ignored him, according to the complainant. The complainant eventually left his vehicle and walked to class. when he returned at 2:30 p.m., he noticed two new scratches on the front windshield. The complainant believes the construction worker may be responsible and requested that police watch surveillance footage to confirm his suspicion. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Oct. 24 at 8 a.m., EPD received a report of attempted theft by deception. The complainant, an emory employee, reported that he and his coworkers received text messages from someone pretending to be their work supervisor. The first message read, “Are you at work?” and all of the employees who replied “yes” received a second text, asking them to purchase four $1,000 Apple gift cards. The message instructed the employees to scratch the security strip from each card and send the numbers to a man named “John Bernard,” whose phone number was listed in the message. The complainant and the other employees identified the messages as a scam and did not purchase any gift cards. The complainant’s office sent an email to all of its employees warning them of the scam. The case has been assigned to an investigator. On Oct. 24 at 1:59 p.m., EPD responded to the greenhouse on the roof of the Michael Street Parking Deck in reference to a theft. Officers spoke with the Facilities Management supervisor, who reported that an employee went to remove the portable generator from a secured cabinet in the greenhouse for scheduled maintenance earlier that day but found it missing from its usual spot. The cabinet was locked, and there were no signs of forced entry. The last recorded time the generator was taken out of the cabinet for maintenance was in late september 2018, according to the supervisor. The generator is valued at $2,000. The case has been assigned to an investigator. — Contact Valerie Sandoval at valerie.sandoval@emory.edu

The Emory Wheel Volume 100, Number 8 © 2018 The emory wheel Alumni Memorial University Center, Room 401 630 Means Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30322 Business (404) 727-6178 editor-in-Chief Michelle Lou (mlou3@emory.edu) Founded in 1919, The Emory Wheel is the financially and editorially independent, student-run newspaper of emory University in Atlanta. The Wheel is a member publication of Media Council, emory’s organization of student publications. The Wheel reserves the rights to all content as it appears in these pages, and permission to reproduce material must be granted by the editor-in-chief. The Wheel is printed every wednesday during the academic year, except during University holidays and scheduled publication intermissions. A single copy of the Wheel is free of charge. To purchase additional copies, please call (404) 727-6178. The statements and opinions expressed in the Wheel are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Wheel editorial Board or of emory University, its faculty, staff or administration. The Wheel is also available online at www.emorywheel.com.

Corrections • In last week’s issue, the cross country photo on the back page incorrectly stated that the team raced in the Bobcat Invitational. In fact, the photo featured runners in the NCAA PreNationals in winneconne, wis. on Oct. 13. • In last week’s issue, “North Carolina Must Rectify Education Disparity” states that WestEd was commissioned by Gov. Roy Cooper to investigate education disparity. It was instead commissioned by the state superior Court. • In last week’s issue, “New Seminar May Give College Students an ‘Edge’” identified the seminar as ECS 120. In fact, it is ECS 102.

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Students, faculty and staff members come out to support the Jewish community.

Flags Fly at Half-Staff to Honor 11 Dead Continued from Page 1 crimes, the Times reported. some students and staff at the gathering compared the shooting to the 2015 Charleston church shooting and said that people must come together as both a country and community. Garvin said the Monday night gathering was “important to have a space in which the Jewish community could be together and surrounded by the support and the encouragement of the larger University community.” Emory University President Claire E. Sterk condemned the shooting in an Oct. 28 University-wide email, saying “acts of violence have no place in our society.” “Hate speech creates the conditions within which hateful acts can occur,” Sterk wrote. “We can and must speak out against anti-semitism, wherever it appears. I encourage us to stand together, rejecting violence and modeling its opposite: non-violence, compassion, and the love that goes hand-inhand with justice.” Flags at the Atlanta and Oxford campuses will be flown at half-staff until Oct. 31, Sterk said. About 17 percent of emory’s undergraduate student population and 10 percent of the graduate population is Jewish, according to Hillel. student Government Association (sGA) joined calls for unity and justice in an Oct. 29 email to undergraduate students. “As a community, we must continue to promote an environment of zero tolerance concerning hatred and violence

of any kind,” the email reads. “Emory is home to many diverse groups of students and we must continue to treat each other with compassion regarding our differences.” President Donald J. Trump criticized the shooting in an Oct. 27 tweet, calling the attack an “assault on humanity.” “It will take all of us working together to extract the poison of AntiSemitism from our world,” Trump wrote. “We must unite to conquer hate.”

“The fact that people on-campus of other faiths stood up and vocalized support for the Jewish community was one of the most touching things I have ever experienced.” — Sam Galloway (21B) Trump critics, including some Jewish leaders in Pittsburgh, have pointed to the president’s divisive rhetoric as empowering to white nationalists. Trump later told reporters that the attacker could have been stopped if there was an armed guard inside the temple. David Kulp (20C), who helped organize the gathering, told the wheel he is glad that different on-campus Jewish

groups organized the event. “The most important thing is that we all came together to try to make this happen for the students who were affected on campus whether that’s because they’re from Pittsburgh or because they’re Jewish,” Kulp said. Yehuda sarao (21C), who attended the Monday night gathering, said he was moved by how much of the community unified against the shooting. “[That] isn’t always the case in Jewish history,” Saraoi said. sam Galloway (21B) said he appreciated that people of non-Jewish backgrounds attended. “The fact that people on-campus of other faiths stood up and vocalized support for the Jewish community was one of the most touching things I have ever experienced,” Galloway said. susanah Lara-Gresty (21C) said the shooting was not only a tragedy, but also a sign of growing gun violence problem. “This is a really scary mass shooting and I hate how often we see this in the news because it’s hardly shocking anymore,” Lara-Gresty said. “While I want to truly recognize how heinous this act of terror was, I also think we cannot forget that this is another horrible act of gun violence and it should not be this easy to mobilize hate of any form into physical violence. The gathering this afternoon was incredibly touching … but people need to know that that is not enough.

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O’Neil wrote in an Oct. 30 email to the wheel that the committee unanimously voted to approve Oxford sGA’s request to conduct a separate audit parallel to the one conducted by the sGA audit committee. Because there are not enough student ID readers at the Oxford campus and cross-participation between Oxford and Atlanta clubs is negligible, the Oxford audit will ask different questions and operate on a different timeline from the Atlanta campus’ audit, O’Neil said. O’Neil cited the text of the audit bill as justification for allowing the change. “The parallel audit is a function of methodology of the audit, given that Oxford is still participating in this audit, with their own data collection techniques,” he wrote. The audit bill passed by sGA says that, “Whereas, each committee member will be able to cast one vote for decisions such as audit methodology and potential penalties, with a majority required to make any change.” nurSing A SSociAtion: trouBle Soliciting reSponSeS

emory student Nurses Association (esNA) Audit Representative Gigi Rusnak (19N) said she also had trouble collecting responses from nursing clubs despite repeated requests via email. Rusnak said she was told ESNA charters four clubs. “I emailed those four clubs. I didn’t get a single response,” Rusnak said. “I didn’t know we had clubs until this was a thing. I’m not in any of them.” Tseng said he was not concerned about the current low submission rate, explaining that clubs are probably waiting to submit data because they have events closer to the deadline. “It’s understandable, since it’s so early on. If you had an event coming up in November, you wouldn’t submit it now — you’d wait,” Tseng said. O’Neil said the audit committee would defer to divisional councils on requiring clubs to submit their membership data. “In the event that a club doesn’t respond, that’s up to the divisional council — they have authority,” O’Neil said. Editor’s Note: Smith is a contributing writer for the Wheel. He was not involved in the composition of this article.

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semesterly fee of $92 to $103 to better finance student clubs. “We found that we don’t have that much money for clubs,” Singhal said. SGA Vice President of Finance Paul Park (17Ox, 19B) was not present at the meeting to comment on the potential increase. SGA Speaker of the Legislature Lori steffel (21C) said that the increase would be “controversial” because of Emory’s already “big price tag,” but the extra money would help bring the University on par with other peer institutions. singhal echoed steffel’s sentiments. “Tufts, Wash U, they have a total of four times what we’re doing … we are at a humongous disparity with other universities that are the same size as ours and we need to catch up,” Singhal said. singhal said that both Tufts and washington University have $4 million

dollars in student activities fees. “We get a total of $1.7 million over an entire year, they have upwards of four,” Singhal said. “We take $182 per year. If you add both semesters, Tufts takes $368 … per year.” singhal said a formal bill proposing the increase has yet to be drafted and that the committee is still at least one year away from any possible sAF increase. The sGA Constitution considers any changes to the sAF a matter of significance, which would require a public town hall and a University-wide referendum. A ⅔ majority would have to approve the change. Changes to the sAF also require approval by the Board of Trustees. SGA Executive Vice President John Priddy that he and Vice President of the Diversity and equity Committee Maya Foster (17Ox, 19C) would look at the effects that the increase would bring to various communities on

campus. “Maya as well as I would definitely plan to speaking with communities across the college campus addressing how that may affect … low-income communities, because obviously that is one of the most important parts of the conversation,” Priddy said. “That’s definitely a plan if the Finance Committee decided to take something like that forward.” ShuttleS on election dAy sGA and GsGA discussed arranging shuttles between the University and polling booths on Nov. 6 for the midterm elections. They are tentatively planning to arrange shuttles that will stop at woodruff Circle and Clairmont campus and take students to Druid Hills High School and the Emory Presbyterian Church, the two places where most undergraduates are

registered to vote. The student governments said they aim to run the shuttles between 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Spc funding SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C) discussed SPC budget concerns because the organization lost 20 percent of its funding due to the 2017 referendum that split student government into independent graduate and undergraduate bodies. “After the referendum happened two years ago, GsGA is no longer providing funds to SPC, and this caused concern for SPC because their budget has dramatically decreased,” Ma said. GSGA President Sydney Kaplan (19L) justified GsGA’s decision to limit their contributions to SPC, saying that most of the events organized by the SPC are attended overwhelmingly by

undergraduate students. “This is actually a big reason why we split. … Graduate students were paying a lot of money for SPC and … 1 percent of the attendees of these events were graduate students,” she said. Priddy said the issue required greater discussion between sGA leadership, suggesting that a private meeting should be convened before the issue is brought up before the entire legislature. “The budget is very complicated with SPC — more than what was mentioned now,” Priddy said. SPC President Abbey Kelly (19B) and SPC Vice President Brett weingart (19B) were unable to attend the meeting.

— Contact Carson Greene and Tanika Deuskar at crgree5@emory.edu and tdeuska@emory.edu

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Carter’s Letter Urges Kemp To Resisgn By molly BAll senior staff writer

Kemp Campaign Communications Director Ryan Mahoney responded to Carter’s letter by suggesting that Former U.S. President and Carter and Democratic gubernatorial University Distinguished Professor candidate coordinated the attack, Jimmy Carter urged in a letter to according to the National Public Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Republican Radio (NPR). “It’s sad that she’s using the former gubernatorial candidate, to resign from his post as Georgia secretary president to do her dirty work,” of state, according to the Associated Mahoney said. Kemp has refused to step down Press (AP). Kemp has been accused of delaying as Georgia secretary of state despite at least 53,000 predominantly black repeated calls to do so. “While outside agitators disparage voter applications, because his office this office and uses an “exact match” policy to verify the “I urge you [Kemp] falsely attack us, we have kept our head applications, according to step aside and down and remained to AP. A federal judge hand over to a focused on ensuring on Thursday issued an secure, accessible, injunction to prevent neutral authority fair elections Georgia from rejecting the responsibility of and for all voters,” Kemp absentee ballots because of mismatched seeing the governor’s said in a statement to CNN. “The fact signatures after several election.” is that it has never civil rights groups sued. The 39th president, — Jimmy Carter, been easier to register to vote and who served as Georgia Former U.S. President get engaged in the governor from 1971 to electoral process in 1975, wrote on Oct. 22 that Kemp should relinquish his Georgia, and we are incredibly proud position to ensure a fair race, as to report this new record.” Abrams tweeted about Kemp’s the secretary of state oversees the controversy and assured her voters election. “In Georgia’s upcoming that his alleged effort will not impede gubernatorial election, popular her campaign. “Feels like deja vu: 4 years ago, confidence is threatened not only by the undeniable racial discrimination Kemp tried to keep 40k new voters of the past and the serious questions off the rolls. It took a few years, but that the federal courts have raised we beat him,” Abrams wrote. “A few about the security of Georgia’s voting months ago, he tried to close polling machines, but also because you are places, but we beat him there too. now overseeing the election in which Now he’s at it again, and we’ll beat you are a candidate,” Carter wrote. “I him — again.” urge you to step aside and hand over to a neutral authority the responsibility — Contact Molly Ball at of overseeing the governor’s election. molly.ball@emory.edu

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Left to right: former SGA Chief of Staff Ben Palmer (18Ox, 20C), CC Co-Chief of Staff Jacob Hicks (18Ox, 20C), CC President radhika Kadakia (20C), CC Vice President Hemal Prasad (19C)

Attorney General May File Formal Challenge Continued from Page 1 “executive sessions” to privately discuss and vote on club funding bills after the wheel began regularly sending a reporter to cover its meetings. Information discussed in executive session is closed to the public, including the contents of bills that College Council discusses and votes on. College Council leadership said the closed executive sessions are intended to “protect clubs.” While Ordal acknowledged that sometimes budgetary information can be sensitive, the attorney general called for an open student government. “It’s important that College Council tries to uphold the highest level of transparency they can while still protecting the sensitive nature of budgetary information,” Ordal wrote in an Oct. 26 email to the wheel. Ordal left open the possibility that she would file a formal challenge to the Constitutional Council against College Council. “I cannot say for certain,” Ordal wrote when asked if she was considering bringing a case to the Constitutional Council, which hears and decides questions of

constitutionality. College Council President Radhika Kadakia (20C) and Vice President Hemal Prasad (19C) did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but they previously defended their use of closed-door legislative sessions by citing Robert’s Rules of Order, which allows for private executive sessions. Co-Chief of Staff Jacob Hicks (18Ox, 20C) said College Council passed Robert’s Rules of Order as parliamentary procedure in spring 1971, but when the wheel requested College Council’s governing documents, Hicks emailed a “Rules of Procedure” passed in March 2014 that makes no mention of Robert’s Rules of Order or executive sessions. Instead, on the first page, it states that “any student … shall be admitted to the legislature galley.”Ordal did not respond to the wheel’s email on Tuesday morning asking whether she has met with the Constitutional Council. Jane Wang (22C), who serves as one of four justices on the Constitutional Council and also as a College Council freshman legislator, wrote in an Oct. 26 email to the wheel that she

would recuse herself from next week’s conversations with Ordal. “When I took the position on Constitutional Council, I said that I would gladly recuse myself if a conflict of interest came up,” Wang wrote. “I regard the complaint against College Council as exactly that, so yes, I will be recusing myself.” Ordal said she “wholeheartedly agree[s]” with Jonathan Lung (20C)’s statement in wednesday’s wheel article that detailed College Council’s restriction of public access. “I encourage them to find another way to be more transparent while in the interest of protecting the integrity of the budgets of the clubs,” Lung told the Wheel. “I want them to be honest.” SGA President Dwight Ma (17Ox, 19C) told the Wheel earlier this week that he planned to continue allowing College Council to decide whether its meetings are public. Ma said any student who feels “uncomfortable” with College Council’s practices can file a challenge with the Constitutional Council on their own.

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By iSAiAh poritz Contributing writer Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Princeton University (N.J.) William S. Todd professor of religion and African American studies, spoke about race, democracy and coping with the rise of “Trumpism” in an Oct. 25 lecture at White Hall. The event, attended by about 70 people, was the first of three in Emory’s “Provost Lecture Series.” Glaude, who heads Princeton’s African American studies Department, detailed his commitment to reading literature that helps him better understand democracy under President Donald J. Trump. “I find myself these days, more so than usual, reaching for books … anything to distract from … this country’s politics,” Glaude said. “I want to hear a voice other than my own, so I read.” Glaude said he briefly found refuge while reading walt whitman’s “Democratic Vistas.” The book describes a form of American democracy that “wasn’t just about laws and elections” but also values and culture. “Whitman, for me, offers an unflinching criticism of the nation and of its culture,” Glaude said. “He yearned for a kind of consensus rooted in a spiritualized democratic individuality that bound one to another.” However, Glaude noted that whitman failed to address America’s history of slavery and racism. “[Whitman’s] journalism and letters are filled with noxious views about black people,” Glaude said. “[Whitman’s] failure to interrogate the looming presence of race and its

effects on character … haunts his radical democratic vision.” Glaude said he then examined the book “No Name in the Street” by author and social critic James Baldwin, whom he said provided a more accurate depiction of racism in America. “Unlike Whitman, Baldwin required a reckoning with the darker history of this country,” Glaude said. “He required us to excavate and recreate history.” Glaude added that whitman’s color-blind theory of democratic culture would be enhanced if read through the lens of Baldwin’s depiction of racism. “Whitman, in Baldwin’s hands, is transformed,” Glaude said. Whitman understood the importance of fighting for democracy, but his work can only be useful when his ideas confront a history of racism, Glaude said. Glaude noted that Baldwin’s perspective is key in working toward a racially conscious democracy, especially when “we confront the moral callousness of Donald Trump.” When asked if the Confederacy won the U.s. Civil war, Glaude explained that white supremacy remains present because the war was only a fight over slavery. “Whitman is very clear about the evil of slavery, just as Abraham Lincoln was, but he is deeply suspicious of black freedom,” Glaude said. “Even after the abolition of slavery and the end of the war, whitman expressed his opposition to allowing black men the right to vote.” When asked about how one can avoid becoming disillusioned by current events and “Trumpism,” Glaude

said it is important to believe in “achieving the impossible.” “My ability to hold off cynicism is rooted in my unshakable faith in the capacity of human beings to empathize,” Glaude said. “I’m a country boy from Mississippi and in the face of the blood stained soil of that state, here I am at Emory. I embody the impossible.” In reference to pipe bomb mailings to prominent Trump critics, Glaude said he has received death threats because of his beliefs. “I had to call my wife yesterday and say, ‘If you don’t recognize the package, do not open it,’” Glaude said. Tassia Drame (20PH) said she appreciated that Glaude recognized the racial diversity of the audience and spoke to both white and black audience members directly. “He spoke the truth,” Drame said. “He was not afraid to say the ‘N-word’ ... but he also wasn’t afraid to call out white people.” Mark McGovern (22C) said he enjoyed the poetic nature of Glaude’s speech. “I think the performative aspect really helped [the speech],” McGovern said. “It seemed almost literary at times, and I think that made it much better … the audience definitely loved that as well.” Founder of the Algorithmic Justice League Joy Buolamwini and photographer Carrie Mae Weems will speak at Emory as part of the Provost Lecture series on Feb. 7, 2019, and April 8, 2019, respectively.

— Contact Isaiah Poritz at isaiah.z.poritz@emory.edu

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | Opinion Editors: Madeline Lutwyche and Isaiah Sirois (madeline.lutwyche@emory.edu and isaiah.sirois@emory.edu)

Ga. Voter Suppression: Kemp Revives a Racist Past The United States already has one of the lowest voter turnout rates among developed countries. Georgia Secretary of State and Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp is exacerbating the problem by curtailing access to the state’s ballot boxes. Kemp’s state department purged 1.5 million Georgians from the voter rolls ahead of the 2016 election, according to the Brennan Center, twice as many as the state purged between 2008 and 2012. The state also shuttered 214 voting precincts, or 8 percent, since the 2012 election. And earlier this month, Kemp’s “exact match” voter registration law placed 53,000 voters on hold, a majority of them African-American. 47,000 voters are still pending, and although these individuals can still vote with proper identification, it’s yet another unnecessary burden placed disproportionately upon minority voters. Fortunately, Kemp’s “exact match” law was effectively overruled for the midterms on Oct. 24, when a federal judge ordered Georgia officials to stop rejecting absentee ballots without letting voters fix them first. Similar “exact match” laws have already been struck down in New Hampshire; there is little reason for their imposition in the first place. Voter fraud, the justification floated by the Kemp campaign, has been repeatedly proven to be a myth. Even if voter fraud were a legitimate problem, Kemp should not be in charge of election oversight. Both former secretaries of state and gubernatorial candidates Karen Handel and Max Cleland resigned during their bids for office. Even though Democrats Cathy Cox and

Lewis Massey did not resign, they also lost their party’s primary and did not end up running. Kemp’s candidacy demands that he at least temporarily vacate his secretary of state position, and his failure to do so is a stain on his candidacy. This is a simple case of a conflict of interest. Even former President and Emory University Distinguished Professor Jimmy Carter has called on Kemp to relinquish his position out of concern for “voter confidence in the upcoming election.” Carter also calls into question Georgia’s troubled history of voting, noting the “undeniable racial discrimination of the past.” The resurgence in voter suppression since Shelby County v. Holder is not historical happenstance. When the Supreme Court overturned section five of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that forced certain states to have proposed voting restrictions pre-cleared by the federal government, it opened the floodgates for a revival of the discrimination America supposedly left behind. Without this check on state governments, the United States has entered “Jim Crow 2.0,” as Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies Carol Anderson wrote in an Oct. 19 op-ed for HuffPost. In this neck-and-neck election, people should be more concerned with who they vote for, not if they can vote. Editor’s Note: The Wheel’s Editorial Board endorsed Stacey Abrams in September.

Editorial Board members Andrew Kliewer and Shreya Pabbaraju recused themselves from writing this editorial because they have worked on the Abrams campaign.

Anti-Transgender Plan Would Violate Human Rights President Donald J. Trump promised to support the LGBT community during his 2016 signed religious liberty legislation as Indiana governor that permits discrimination against presidential campaign. Since his election, however, his administration has worked to con- LGBT individuals and helped draft the administration’s ban on transgender individuals from sistently undermine transgender rights. A memo obtained by The New York Times details open military service. the latest move: Trump’s administration is considering redefining gender as a “biological, Trump’s anti-transgender agenda is not a vague possibility blown out of proportion by libimmutable condition determined by genitalia at birth” that is either male or eral fearmongers. It is a real and tangible shift toward the dehumanization of female. This constitutes an imminent threat to the security of transgender transgender individuals in the U.S. and across the world. Trump’s antipeople and would violate the civil rights of at least 1.4 million transgender The U.S. Departments of Education; Labor; and Health and Human transgender agenda Services under President Barack Obama offered protections to transgender Americans. The U.S.’s withdrawal from the United Nations (UN) Human ... is a real and Rights Council in January was not symbolic; Trump’s proposed legal redefipeople in education and employment practices and ensured access to health nition of gender is just one of many actions in the administration’s dismissal tangible shift toward care for transgender individuals — signs that the administration recognized of human rights and minority groups. that individuals who don’t conform to the gender-binary were vulnerable to the dehumanization discrimination. The proposed narrower definition of gender described in the This year alone, the Trump administration banned transgender people of transgender from participating in military service, decided that transgender people memo would mean health insurers that currently cover procedures related to must be placed with people of their assigned sex at birth in federal prisons gender-affirmation would be less likely to cover the cost of transition services; individuals in the and allowed businesses to discriminate against the LGBT community based discrimination against transgender individuals could become legal U.S. and across the hiring on religious exemption, allowing for further discrimination against transand the decision would likely be deeply felt in school and college locker rooms world. gender individuals. U.S. officials are even attempting to rewrite gendered and bathrooms. If the Trump administration successfully redefines gender to language in UN human rights documents — mainly by exchanging phrases exclude transgender individuals from Title IX protections, the ramifications like “gender-based violence” with “violence against women” — in ways that would allow for for college students could be even more extensive. legal discrimination against transgender individuals. The Trump administration’s failure to recognize the legitimacy of transgender existence Trump’s reversal on his promise to support the LGBT community is unsurprising given is ignorant and its pursuit of an exclusionary redefinition of gender is a legal codification of that his second-in-command, Mike Pence, has a significant anti-LGBT track record; Pence discrimination.

The above editorials represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s Editorial Board. The Editorial Board is composed of Zach Ball, Jacob Busch, Ryan Fan, Andrew Kliewer, Madeline Lutwyche, Boris Niyonzima, Omar Obregon-Cuebas, Shreya Pabbaraju, Isaiah Sirois, Madison Stephens and Kimia Tabatabaei.

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Abrams’ Medicaid Plan Will Help Students Midterm Matthew Ribel There’s little doubt that this school is home to scores of profoundly wealthy students. Admittedly, I’m one of the many on this campus who find themselves habitually decrying Emory as a bastion of Northeastern privilege; however, these blind generalizations obscure the economic realities of our student body, and they erase the everyday struggles that thousands of our peers face. Food insecurity persists among our classmates, largely unacknowledged by students and administrators alike. Friends regularly forgo social opportunities, which too often revolve around restaurants, pricy cross-town Ubers and $10 drinks. Roughly 20 percent of Emory undergraduates receive federal Pell Grants — an exceptionally high proportion for a private institution. It suffices to say, not everyone is having an easy go. We can do more for these students, and that starts with voting in the midterm elections on Nov. 6. Control of the U.S. House and Senate hang in the balance, and here in Georgia we have a deadlocked gubernatorial race between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp. Every poll released since February has pegged this race as a statistical tie, which means a Democrat could be poised to win the governor’s mansion for the first time since 1998. Plenty is at stake, from marijuana decriminalization to tuition-free public college, but perhaps most importantly, Abrams has vowed to expand Medicaid — that matters to Emory students. Medicaid is the country’s singlelargest insurer, covering 76 million low-income families, children and people with disabilities through a government-run program. Medicaid

is funded almost entirely by federal load, to pay for procedures as routine dollars, but it is administered at the as wisdom tooth extraction. I witness state level, giving governors wide lati- others turn to GoFundMe to pay down tude to determine eligibility. Georgia catastrophic medical expenses, leavhas some of the most austere eligibil- ing their fate up the benevolence of ity standards in the country, refusing strangers. In our perverse health care coverage to the vast majority of those system, where the promise of profit living under the poverty line. The state prompts decision-makers to turn a fell even further behind the curve blind eye to human dignity, cases like when the Republican-controlled state these aren’t a bug — they’re a feature. house refused federal It doesn’t have to be money to expand the that way. program after the None of us can preFor our friends 2010 passage of the dict when catastrophe and peers who Affordable Care Act. will strike. But we do live financially Abrams has been have the power to colexplicit: standing idly lectively ensure that independent from by while poverty per- their family, Medicaid when it does, nobody sists is immoral, and is left to pick up the expansion could doing so abrogates the pieces on their own, be the difference fundamental duties of or is forced to sacria public servant. She’s fice necessities to pay between scraping made clear that her down their medical by and living first priority will be bills. For students, comfortably as a to expand Medicaid, the Emory plan does extending comprelittle to protect against student. hensive health covercrushing medical age to an additional debt, which too often 500,000 Georgians and drawing down compounds upon already massive stu$3 billion in annual federal funding. dent loans. For our friends and peers who live Medicaid would. financially independent from their Medicaid ensures that no one family, Medicaid expansion could be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy the difference between scraping by gets pushed over by an unexpected and living comfortably as a student. illness. Additionally, the Georgia The Emory Student Health Insurance Budget and Policy Institute projects Plan simply doesn’t cut it. Not only that expansion would create an addidoes it bear a $3,500 per year pre- tional 56,000 in-state health care mium, but 10 percent co-pays add up jobs, reverse Georgia’s ongoing rural quickly when the plan carries an out- hospital closure crisis and give more of-pocket maximum of $6,850 for in- people access to essential addiction network care. For out-of-network care, and mental health services. Every day there is no cap. I’ve met far too many that we delay expansion, we relinquish people who have avoided seeking men- $8 million in free federal cash. tal health care, even in their darkest Abrams is the only candidate in this hours, because they knew they’d strug- race that supports Medicaid expangle to shoulder the cost. I’ve watched sion. On the contrary, Kemp has touted in horror as friends take on multiple a health care plan aimed at “lowering part-time jobs, on top of a full course insurance costs, ensuring access to

quality care … and covering Georgians with pre-existing conditions.” It would do none of these things, and would only take us backward in the fight for health justice. This “plan” is little more than a list of vague and meaningless bullet points; though in Kemp’s defense, it does offer a handful of moreconcrete proposals to spike premiums for the sickest patients, expand access to junk insurance, and gut consumer protections. Kemp has tossed around the same anemic talking points that Congressional Republicans parroted during their failed crusade to repeal the Affordable Care Act, pledging to expand association health plans and obtain a federal 1332 “State Innovation Waiver” for Georgia. These platitudes about “expanding consumer choice” and “incentivizing innovation” are worth their weight in manure. They are nothing but thin veneers obscuring the craven reality of mainstream conservative health care proposals: if you have a pre-existing condition, you’re getting left behind. This election is a test of our character as a state, and as a people. The best summation I’ve seen thus far came from a union bricklayer in Wisconsin, interviewed for a piece in The Atlantic: “If we can’t help each other, what are we, a pack of wolves — we eat the weakest one?” This election is about basic empathy. We can choose to follow our most fundamental human impulse — the instinct to care for our most vulnerable — or we can choose to be wolves. A more humane future is well within reach, but only if we rouse righteous indignation from injustice, bring that passion to the voting booth and to our neighborhoods and elect Stacey Yvonne Abrams to be the next governor of Georgia. Matthew Ribel (19C) is from Chantilly, Va.

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Hate Speech Gun Control Needed Breeds Hate Crime To Protect Innocents Alexander Escobar I’m sitting here stunned, reading about the mass shooting that claimed 11 lives at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and hearing President Donald J. Trump comment, “It’s a terrible, terrible thing that is going on with hate in our country.” Also, didn’t Trump recently proudly claim to be a nationalist? Doesn’t he know that the term Nazi comes from the word nationalist? What message does he think he is sending to America when he declared himself a nationalist? This is what David Duke, ex-Ku Klux Klan leader, had to say on Twitter in response to Trump’s bold assertion: “Trump IS a Nationalist and he does believe in the rights of all Americans — But the difference in Trump is that he ALSO Defends the Rights and Heritage of White People & White people love him for it!” Trump’s implicitly hateful rhetoric follows the unprecedented attempted bombings by Cesar Sayoc of two exU.S. presidents and many others who Trump has verbally assailed. A coincidence you say, but look at all the posters on Sayoc’s van with crosshairs on images of people like Hillary Clinton. Proud images of Trump and Pence displayed for everyone to see demonstrate where Sayoc’s loyalties lie. Trump has been calling for violence from the early

days of his presidential campaign. Google it; you will find plenty of videos with him saying he would like to personally “smack” so and so. It doesn’t take much detective work to connect the dots. Trump’s loaded and often hostile rhetoric is not falling on deaf ears. People with an inclination to do harm to others are hearing the dogwhistles in his speeches and they are acting on those evil urges. It is perversely hypocritical for Trump to now say that this is a “terrible, terrible thing.” If you have not done so already, it is time to speak out. Colleagues, staff and students, it is time to step up to plate and start voicing what you can clearly see. Write your own letters, march, vote and let people know what you think of this. In this time and place, it seems like the poem by German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemoller is apropos: “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me.” Alexander Escobar is a senior lecturer in biology.

and peace, needed to be shot off the face of this Earth. And he got to make this decision because he got to buy a gun. “All Jews must die.” That is what It is hard for me to feel optimistic Robert Bowers told police after enter- right now. I want to be with the people ing the Tree of Life synagogue and and I love. opening fire on families united in joy I want to breathe and to appreciate and prayer. that I am alive to take that breath. The phrase claws its way through I know that the solution is not for us me and breaks my to have to go through heart. The phrase is on airport-level security repeat as I imagine my just to get into our I know that the grandparents’’ congresynagogue or mosque solution is not for us or church. gation bloodied on the floor. But I also know to have to go through Will they have to get that we are not airport-level security helpless. a new carpet? just to get into our For some reason, If we had differthat question is what synagogue or mosque ent gun control laws, cracked it for me — this never would have or church. what made it go from happened. just a part of the daily What I know more dredge of shootings to than anything in this real people lying bloody and dead on devastatingly confusing time is that floors I have walked. And it is not we have to vote. Vote always, but espeabout me. Or my grandparents. It is cially vote in the upcoming midterm about all of us: “All Jews must die.” A election. whole community riddled with bullets Changing our representation in govbecause a man got his hands on guns ernment to leaders who believe in gun and got to make this decision. control will help prevent massacres He decided that the people who like this from happening. raised me, the communities that It will ensure that guns do not end sprung from a people who suffered up in the hands of those who intend to an indescribable genocide, the fami- point them at innocent people. It will lies that come together to pray every save lives. Saturday morning and who welcome Maya Rubin-Wish (21C) is from refugees, the congregations nationwider that preach love and acceptance Montclaire, N.J.

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Elections: Vote for The Earth Ryan Callahan

A recent United Nations climate change report stated that the irreversible effects of climate change will arrive much earlier than one might expect: as soon as 2040. For too long, the world has swept the issue under the rug. The ramifications of climate change are pressing — we are already seeing higher sea levels, stronger hurricanes and rising temperatures. Climate scientists found that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current rate, the global average temperature could rise by 2.7 degrees above pre-industrial temperatures by 2040, which would devastate coastlines, bring about food shortages and cause the demise of most of the world’s coral reefs. The report was written by 91 scientists from 40 different countries after examining over 6,000 scientific studies. It states that the use of coal for energy would have to drop from the 40 percent of the total world energy usage that it is today to 1-7 percent by 2050. Renewable energy would also have to increase to 67 percent from today’s 6.3 percent to avoid the 2.7-degree rise. The United States and China are ranked one and two, respectively, in global total coal consumption. If we want to delay the effects of climate change, the two countries must make drastic changes to their energy consumption, and soon. Despite this pressing issue, the discussion of climate change and how to reduce its impact has been largely neglected during midterm elections in favor of partisan issues. We need to stop debating whether or not climate change is “real,” and focus on what we can do to slow it down. We face a future in which nature may be our biggest threat; we must start treating climate change as a serious problem and not as a hypothetical. Scientists and politicians have been aware of the potential effects of climate change for decades, and very little has been done to slow down its effects — even the existing Paris agreement isn’t enough to slow down global warming. I have personally given up hope that our current leaders will fix this global issue. Besides some legislation here and there, a majority of our representatives have not treated climate change as an immediate threat. We, the young leaders of the world, need to take charge and we have to act. Fast. This can come in the form of petitions, peaceful protests and living a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. Without taking action to slow down climate change, we will be doomed to an unforgiving Earth of our making that will not play favorites. Regardless of socioeconomic status, political leanings or home country, people will experience the destructive impacts of climate change. We must begin pressuring our leaders to do something — by any means necessary. Vote for candidates who will do something about climate change, like Beto O’Rourke in Texas, Bill Nelson in Florida and Ben Cardin in Maryland, because they support efforts to combat climate change. Vote people out who will not make this a priority. It’s our future that we’re facing; let’s begin taking control of it. Ryan Callahan (22C) is from Richboro, Pa.

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the* stage* in* unison,* facing* the* audiJ ence.*An*actress*clears*her*throat,*and* we*are*thrown*into*an*introduction*to* the* play,* one* to* which* the* other* five* characters*quickly*protest.* Still,*our*narrator*(Jeanette*Illidge),* who* dubs* herself* Black* Woman,* and* the*five*others*with*similar*monikers,* launch*us*into*a*PowerPoint*presentaJ tion* about* the* history* of* Namibia* —* specifically,* its* history* under* colonial* rule.*

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Julia*Holter’s*“Aviary”*is*one*of*the* most* grandiose* and* densely* packed* pop*albums*in*recent*memory,*with*the* instrumental*power*of*a*full*orchestra* lending* to* its* sprawling* soundscapes.* Holter* rejects* any* and* all* conceivable* pop* cliches* on* this* album,* choosing* instead*to*focus*on*loosely*structured* compositions* featuring* richly* layered* instrumentations* and* emphasizing* harmony* rather* than* melody.* It* is* undoubtedly* a* challenging* listen,* but* also*a*rewarding*one.*There’s*an*astonJ ishing* amount* of* detail* wrapped* into* each*song,*but*Holter*never*loses*focus.* Every* note* feels* like* it* was* painstakJ ingly*labored*over*as*a*result.* Drawing* influence* from* legendary* female* artists* like* Joni* Mitchell* and* Cocteau* Twins,* Holter* broke* into* the* music* scene* in* 2011* with* her* atmoJ spheric* but* inconsistent* debut* album* “Tragedy,”* which* she* followed* with* the* equally* beautiful* but* unfocused* “Ekstasis”*in*2012.*There*was*no*doubt* that* Holter* had* a* lot* of* potential* as* a* songwriter,* but* her* writing* needed* refinement.* She* fully* capitalized* on* this*potential*when*she*returned*with* 2013’s* “Loud* City* Song,”* which* feaJ tured* much* more* theatrical* producJ tion* and* songs* that* were* designed* to*

The* play* was* written* in* 2012* by* NewJYork* based* playwright* Jackie* Sibblies*Drury.* It* tells* the* story* of* six* actors* attempting*to*put*on*a*play*about*the* German* genocide* of* the* Herero* peoJ ple,* as* documented* by* a* German* solJ dier*in*letters*to*his*wife.* Directed* by* Emory* faculty* memJ ber*Eric*J.*Little,*the*production*took*

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While* other* films* about* the* ‘90s* might* be* nostalgiaJfueled* trips* full* of* punkJrock,* popular* TV* and* clasJ sic*video*games,*“Mid90s”*doesn’t*shy* away* from* the* characteristics* of* the* decade*that*are*often*lost*among*“the* good*old*days.”*The*film,*a*promising* screenwriting* and* directorial* debut* for* Jonah* Hill,* finds* a* humble* and* honest*voice*that*realistically*portrays* its*characters. The* movie* begins* with* the* main* character,* 13JyearJold* Stevie* (Sunny* Suljic),*being*thrown*against*the*walls* of*his*home*in*a*brutal*fist*fight*with* his* brother.* The* scene* introduces* us* to*Stevie’s*dismal*home*life,*and*what* follows*is*his*journey*to*find*someplace* where* he* is* accepted.* Stevie* joins* a* group* of* skaters* that* he* looks* up* to,* made*up*of*unintelligent*but*aspirationJ al* Fourth* Grade* (Ryder* McLaughlin)a* selfJconscious* and* uncertain* Ruben* (Gio* Galicia)a* unmotivated* but* freeJ spirited* Fuckshit* (Olan* Prenatt)a* and* kindhearted* and* hopeful* Ray* (NaJkel* Smith).*As*Stevie*and*the*group*spend* the*summer*together,*he*learns*how*to* be* “cool”* like* them,* but* he’s* also* sent* on* a* downward* spiral* as* he* encounJ ters*the*dramas*of*real*life*(substance*

abuse,* toxic* friendships* and* poverty),* for*which*he*may*not*be*ready. The* cast’s* excellent* performances* provide* a* strong* backbone* for* this* emotional* journey.* The* acting* rarely* feels* dramatic* —* it’s* downJtoJearth,* like* the* characters* are* people* any* viewer* could* know.* Comedic* parts* of* the*movie*play*off*this*tone.*The*scenes* don’t* really* derive* any* humor* from* gags* or* ironic* situations,* but* rather* idle*conversation*that*just*sounds*like* something*friends*would*talk*about*on* a*lazy*afternoon.* Stevie’s*perspective*is*the*center*of* the* film.* Other* characters* are* hardly* present* unless* Stevie* is* in* the* scene* with*them.*Consequently,*the*audience* builds* a* relationship* with* the* group* of*skaters*much*like*Stevie*does.*This* technique* makes* the* characters* feel* grounded* and* relatable,* because* the* audience*is*just*as*much*a*part*of*the* group*as*Stevie. The* 3:4* aspect* ratio* used* for* the* film* (making* it* look* like* an* old* CRT* TV)*could*have*come*off*as*cheesy,*but* the* smaller* screen* space,* combined* with* the* way* characters* are* framed,* makes* the* performances* feel* more* personal.*However,*the*shots*are*often* static.* And* while* the* editing* is* excelJ lent* at* times,* it* more* often* feels* like* it’s*just*getting*the*job*done.*This*isn’t* much* of* an* issue* because* the* best*

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embody* all* the* aspects* of* city* life.* Holter’s*writing*continued*to*grow*on* the* lavish,* catchy* and* dreamy* “Have* You* In* My* Wilderness,”* which* stood* strong* as* one* of* my* favorite* albums* of*2015.* Singles*“I*Shall*Love*2”*and*“Words* I* Heard,”* as* well* as* Holter’s* revelaJ tion* that* the* album* would* be* nearly* 90* minutes* in* length,* suggested* that* “Aviary”*would*be*an*entirely*different* experience.*

There’s*an* astonishing*amount* of*detail*wrapped* into*each*song*...* every*note*feels*like* it*was*painstakingly* labored*over.* Indeed,*the*catchy*hooks*and*bright* sound* that* made* “Have* You* In* My* Wilderness”* so* enjoyable* are* gone,* replaced* by* oddlyJstructured* meloJ dies* that* follow* the* conventions* of* chamber*music*more*than*pop.*There’s* a* strangely* potent* sadness* prevalent* throughout* a* majority* of* the* songs.* Even*though*Holter*mostly*stays*in*her* upper* register* (which* suits* her* best),* her* vocals* are* so* evocative* that* they* still*carry*a*lot*of*emotional*weight.* Save*some*occasional*reverb,*there’s* no* production* trickery* to* be* found* here.* Any* studio* alterations* would* be* counterJintuitive* to* the* raw,* natural*

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aesthetic*of*“Aviary.”* The* timbres* of* the* instruments* on* this* album* are* amazing,* from* “Les* Jeux* to* You”’s* robust* piano* to* the* trumpets*that*hang*in*the*background* of*“Colligere”’s*intro.*The*acoustic*bass* featured*throughout*the*album*sounds* phenomenal* as* well,* producing* an* organic* sound* that* contributes* to* the* album’s* theme* of* nature.* Bagpipes,* timpanis,* chimes* and* organs* appear* as*well,*amounting*to*one*of*the*most* dynamic*orchestral*palettes*in*modern* music. There* really* are* no* low* points* in* the* album’s* 89Jminute* run* time,* but* some* passages* do* feel* longJwinded* and* unnecessary.* The* most* signifiJ cant*example*of*this*is*the*fifth*track,* “Everyday*Is*an*Emergency.”*The*fourJ minute* long* bagpipe* solo* is* pretty* patienceJtesting,* especially* given* how* sour*some*of*the*notes*are.*It*isn’t*the* only*time*Holter*toys*with*elements*of* experimental*music*on*the*album,*but* it*is*one*of*the*less*successful*attempts.* A* better* example* would* be* the* track* “Chaitius,”* whose* hornJheavy* intro* fades* into* a* remarkably* strange* vocal* harmony.* Other* highlights* include* the* surJ prisingly*upbeat*“Les*Jeux*to*You”*and* the*beautiful*piano*ballad*“In*Gardens’* Muteness.”*“I*Shall*Love*2”*seemingly* crescendos* into* infinity,* with* disemJ bodied* voices* bouncing* the* refrain* “I* shall* love”* off* of* each* other* —* until* it* abruptly* ends* and* the* next* track*

Since* 2012,* Atlanta’s* Fox* Theater* has* hosted* “ghost* tours,”* where* patrons* can* explore* parts* of* the* theJ ater*usually*inaccessible*to*the*general* public,* and* receive* extra* information* about* the* theater’s* past* —* told* by* the* people* who* lived* it.* The* Fox* Theater* has*long*been*a*pivotal*part*of*Atlanta’s* history,* and* over* time* it* has* become* one* of* Atlanta’s* iconic* landmarks.* Those*interested*in*theater*or*Georgia* history* should* take* a* tour* of* the* Fox* Theater.*Even*as*an*Atlanta*native*who* has* visited* the* theater* many* times,* almost*all*the*information*on*the*tour* was* novel* to* me.* Additionally,* if* you* (like* myself)* get* extra* excited* about* everything* Halloween* or* fallJrelated,* the*theater’s*ghost*tour*provides*some* added*fun*to*the*already*dramatic*hisJ tory*of*the*venue.** The*tour*started*in*the*lavish*lobby,* past*the*marquee.*The*theater*recently*

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Continued"from"Page"9 moments* of* the* film* are,* undeniably,* when*characters*are*just*talking*to*one* another,* but* it* leaves* the* feeling* that* there* was* an* opportunity* to* do* more* visually.* The* soundtrack* suits* the* film* and* is* delightfully* more* than* just* ‘90s* callback* songs.* But* the* music* often* seems* too* loud,* to* the* extent* that* it* can*become*distracting*or*even*drown* out*the*dialogue.*It*makes*listening*to* the*film*an*odd*experience:*the*songs* work*well*yet*can*feel*overpowering*to* the*movie. The*film*has*some*excellent*dynamJ ics*and*dualities*—Stevie’s*and*Ruben’s* being* one* of* the* most* poignant* —* yet* they* feel* underdeveloped* later* in* the* film,* despite* how* important* they* seemed*early*on.*Katherine*Waterston* as*Stevie’s*mother*Dabney*is*intriguing* and* leaves* the* viewer* wanting* more* about*her*character.* However,* she* has* very* little* presJ ence* in* the* film* with* no* apparent* explanation,* which* seems* odd* for* a* parental*character*given*how*badly*her* son*is*behaving.* The*movie*also*seems*to*have*trouJ ble*with*consequences.*One*standJout* example*is*when*Stevie*has*a*heartfelt* conversation* with* Ray* (followed* by* the* best* montage* in* the* film)* that* the* movie* seems* to* suggest* ought* to* change*Stevie*for*the*better.* Yet,* instead* of* developing* further,* when* we* see* Stevie* next,* he* is* more* of*an*angsty*and*apathetic*delinquent* than*ever.*Finally,*the*conclusion*feels* rushed:*it’s*an*odd*mix*of*weird*pacing* and* satisfying* goals,* yet* a* lackluster*

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Stevie$(Sunny$Suljic)$in$ Jonah$Hill’s$directorial$ debut,$“Mid90s.” presentation* that* feels* like* a* couple* steps* of* character* development* were* skipped. These* issues* aren’t* very* big* in* the* grand* scheme* of* the* film,* because* the* performances* and* Hill’s* are* writJ ing* so* interesting,* but* they* create* a* sense*of*inconsistency.*The*movie*can* be* surfaceJlevel* fun* for* those* lookJ ing* for* a* good* dramedy,* and* a* good* thoughtJprovoker* for* those* looking* to* read*deeper.* The*film,*in*its*authentic*feel,*leaves* the*audience*with*much*to*think*about.* Yet*little*flaws*make*the*film*feel*like*it* doesn’t*know*its*message,*even*though* it* might* not* need* to.* This* is* a* movie* about* characters* trying* to* find* their* way* in* a* challenging* world,* where* hardly* anyone* really* knows* who* they* want*to*be*and*almost*everyone*is*tryJ ing*to*be*someone*or*somewhere*else.

—"Contact"Rhett"Hipp"at" rhett.hipp@emory.edu

Continued"from"Page"9 Continued"from"Page"9 starts.* It*is*quite*possibly*the*most*memoJ rable*part*of*the*entire*project,*which* made* the* song* a* great* choice* for* the* album’s*lead*single.* Many* of* the* songs* are* as* abstract* lyrically* as* they* are* instrumentally.* Like*other*songs*by*Holter*a*lot*of*the* lyrics*focus*heavily*on*nature*and*love,* but*there*isn’t*much*in*the*way*of*stoJ rytelling,* as* is* typically* the* case* with* singer/songwriter*music.* The*lyrics*certainly*have*poetic*eleJ ments,* but* are* often* too* arcane* to* communicate* any* sort* of* message* or* meaning.* Despite*its*intimidating*length*and* prominent* eccentricities,* “Aviary”* is* an* impressive* piece* to* behold,* and* one* that* deserves* to* be* consumed* in* its*entirety.* Even*after*several*listens,*I’ve*bareJ ly*scratched*the*surface*of*this*album.* It’s* an* incredibly* dense* and* moving* work* that* absolutely* demands* repeat* listens* to* uncover* all* of* its* idiosynJ crasies.* Holter* continues* to* showcase* an* incredible* talent* for* songwriting.* I* hope* her* next* album* is* as* beautiful* and*bizarre*as*this*one.*

—"Contact"Aidan"Vick"at" aidan.vick@emory.edu

used*to*living*in*Georgia,*but*is*spendJ ing*his*summer*in*New*York*to*intern* at*his*mom’s*law*firm.* Both* their* lives* are* drastically* changed*when*they*run*into*each*other* at*the*post*office.* Although* neither* party* is* able* to* get* the* other’s* name* or* number,* they* do* their* best* to* search* for* each* other* in* the* lively,* populated* metropolis* of* New*York*City. The* concept* is* intriguing,* and* the* authors* expertly* craft* the* plot.* Every* last* bit* of* the* story* is* handled* with* care,*as*exemplified*by*the*fluid*moveJ ment*from*one*scene*to*the*next.*The* book*is*a*pageJturner*with*nerveJrackJ ing*lows*and*soaring*highs*that*made* me*smile*and*laugh*out*loud. * Albertalli* and* Silvera* also* hook* readers* in* with* emotional* appeal.* It’s* easy* to* fall* in* love* with* the* main* characters* from* Arthur,* the* quirky,* nerdy,* lovable* boy* from* the* South,* to* Samantha,* the* girl* with* expert* InstagramJstalking*skills.*Readers*will* become*overly*invested*in*Arthur*and* Ben’s*wellJbeing. The* dialogue* is* genuinea* it* almost* feels* as* if* you* personally* know* the* characters* by* the* end* of* the* story.* The*book*is*also*expertly*crafted*with* bursts* of* humor* and* quirkiness.* The* imagery* in* the* story* is* so* vivid* that*

place* on* Oct.* 25* and* 26* in* the* Mary* Gray* Munroe* Theater,* and* will* be* showing* on* October* 31* and* Nov.* 10* and* 11.* The* play* is* dynamic* and* canJ did,* brought* to* life* by* vivid* direction* and*acting,*and*resonates*with*current* issues. The*characters,*caricatures*of*their* race* and* gender,* comply* with* the* canon*of*the*letters*to*varying*degrees.* Some* believe* that* they* must* follow* what* the* letters* read.* Others* work* offJscript.* This*raises*the*one*of*many*tensions* of* the* play:* can* the* genocide* of* the* Herero* be* portrayed* truly,* and* accuJ rately,* by* a* white* man?* The* German* soldier* does* not* detail* the* crimes* he* commits* against* the* Herero* people* in* his* letters* to* his* wife,* but* his* letJ ters* remain* the* only* accessible* writJ ten* document* of* German* presence* in* Namibia. Though* the* characters’* play* is* seemingly* hindered* by* those* diametJ ricallyJopposed* views,* the* story* does* not*unfold*in*such*easilyJdefined*lines.* White*Man*(Colin*Sphar)*and*Another* White* Man* (Peter* Buzzerio,* 21C)* vye* for* the* leading* role,* while* the* white* woman,*Sarah*(Sophia*LiBrandi,*22C)* pursues*her*own*spotlight.*Black*Man* (Ashton* Carter)* demands* that* they* tell* the* story* of* Africa,* not* a* narraJ tion*of*soldier’s*letters.*While*Another* Black* Man* (Randy* Boyd)* agrees,* his* views* are* limited* by* his* own* ignoJ rance.* Black* Woman* stands* between* the* five* of* them,* desperate* to* find* compromise.* Their*perspectives*diverge*and*conJ flict,* but* their* motivation* is* singular:* they* seek* to* portray* the* story* as* best* they*can. The* story* of* “We* Are* Proud* to*

it* feels* as* though* you’re* standing* in* Times*Square.* The*two*authors’*writing*styles*are* indistinguishable* from* one* another,* leaving*the*flow*of*the*story*completely* uninterrupted. Despite*the*flow*and*realistic*emoJ tion*and*settings*in*the*story,*the*novel* is* not* without* its* flaws.* Much* of* the* story* focuses* on* how* the* universe* works* in* funny* ways* to* make* things* happen,*but*some*plot*points*come*off* as* too* coincidental.* Especially* at* the* end*of*the*story,*the*way*in*which*some* of*the*subplots*are*wrapped*up*seems* illogical* and* highly* unrealistic.* These* ultraJcoincidences* take* away* from* the* credibility* of* the* book* —* some* points* in* the* plot* could* use* deeper* explanation. Even*though*I*am*not*a*fan*of*realJ istic*fiction,*this*book*converted*me.*I* found* myself* staying* up* late* reading* the*book,*unable*to*put*it*away*for*the* night* because* of* how* addicted* I* was* to* Arthur* and* Ben’s* story.* The* entire* book* was* heartwarming* and* had* me* invested*in*the*wellJbeing*of*all*of*the* characters.* Despite* its* flaws,* “What* If* It’s* Us”* is* a* beautifullyJwritten* novel* that’ll* transport* you* to* another* realm* of* romance,*hope*and*happiness.

—"Contact"Julia"Esposito"at" julia.esposito@emory.edu

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Present”* is* captured* beautifully.* The* minimalist* stage* —* fitting* for* a* play* rehearsal*—*lends*a*canvas*to*the*rich* auditory* and* visual* direction.* Little* ingrains*a*sense*of*musicality*throughJ out* the* entire* play,* whether* it’s* in* haunting* drumJbeats* and* chants,* or* in* one* of* the* few* outright* musical* numbers,* which* includes* Drake’s* “In* My*Feelings.”* The* actors* make* use* of* the* whole* space* of* the* theater* but* always* leave* the* stage* feeling* balanced,* providing*

The*play*is*demanding* on*all*parts,*for*its* characters,*actors* and*audience,*but*the* experience*rewards* those*who*accept*the* challenge.

a* sense* of* continuity* throughout* the* play.* The* lights* wash* the* stage* in* stark* contrasts,* between* light* and* dark,* vibrant*color*and*none. The*playJwithinJtheJplay*ultimately* progresses* to* modern* conflicts,* with* scenes* that* are* unapologetic* in* their* subject* matter,* and* even* less* so* in* their*presentation.* Mentions*of*the*Holocaust*give*the* viewer* reference* to* the* scale* of* the* tragedy*and*we*are*reminded*that*the* loss* of* Herero* lives* is* of* equal* gravJ ity.*As*the*playJwithinJtheJplay*strays* from*the*German*soldier’s*letters*and* Namibian*genocide,*we*are*led*through* the*Jim*Crow*era*to*modern*day.* One*moment*echoes*the*shooting*of* Trayvon* Martin,* which* had* occurred*

Continued"from"Page"9 underwent* renovations* to* match* the* interior*with*the*original*designs*from* 1929.*Entering*the*venue*gives*the*feelJ ing*of*being*transported*back*in*time.* Those* in* the* group* looked* around* slowly,*taking*in*the*artistry*that*went* into* the* decor* before* the* guide* takes* a*sharp*turn*down*a*flight*of*stairs*to* the* gentlemen’s* lounge.* Before* enterJ ing,* however,* the* tour* stops* before* a* door*that*many*patrons*rarely*notice.* It*reads*“hospital”*in*flowy*gold*letterJ ing.*The*door*flew*open*to*reveal*a*genJ tleJlooking* older* woman* who* introJ duces*herself*as*Nurse*Ruth.*She*says* she* has* been* working* at* the* theater* for* decades,* even* though* the* hospital* has* been* out* of* commision* for* many* years.*The*“hospital”*is*more*of*a*closet* infirmary,* but* the* interior* has* been* preserved*to*maintain*the*same*equipJ ment*as*it*had*in*the*original*opening* of*the*Fox.*Nurse*Ruth*tells*the*group* that*all*the*proper*theaters*of*a*century* ago*had*to*have*a*hospital*in*them,*as* ambulances* didn’t* exist.* If* someone* fell* ill* at* the* theater,* they* went* to* the* theater’s*hospital.*A*licensed*nurse*had* to*be*present*during*all*showings. The*tour*progressed*into*the*actual* gentlemen’s* lounge.* Before* we* even* had* time* to* take* in* the* lush* sofas* and* incredible* lighting* fixtures,* the* “ghost”* of* Mr.* Fox* appeared* to* give*

while* Drury* wrote* the* play,* as* Little* explained* after* the* show.* Another* scene* boasts* language* similar* to* that* expressed* by* people* who* wanted* confederate* statues* to* remain,* again* rehashing* the* debate* about* the* best* way*to*preserve*history. The* scenes* are* violent,* emotionJ ally*and*physically,*and*exhausting*for* both* viewers* and* actors.* The* characJ ters* face* their* own* prejudices,* and* in* doing*so*force*the*audience*to*consider* their*own,*too.* It* is* easy* to* turn* away* from* such* a* challenge,* but* impossible* to* look* away*from*this*play.*The*play’s*actors* slowly* lose* the* ability* to* differentiate* reality* from* fiction,* a* change* most* notable* in* Black* Man.* The* violence* is* not*contained*within*the*playJwithinJ theJplaya* the* characters* are* victims* of* it* in* real* life,* afraid* of* others* and* themselves.* Their*attempt*to*progress,*and*sociJ ety’s,* feels* futile.* The* virulent* racism* in*Namibia*resonates*through*history* —* both* within* and* outside* of* Drury’s* script.* The* weight* of* the* storyline* could* only* be* carried* by* strong* actors,* and* those* willing* to* delve* into* their* own* psyche.* Carter* rises* to* the* challenges* of* Black* Man’s* role* brilliantly.* LiBrandi* captures*both*the*comedy*and*resolve* of*her*character,*Sarah.* Boyd’s* Another* Black* Man* is* charJ ismatic* and* memorable.* The* play* is* demanding*on*all*parts,*for*its*characJ ters,*actors*and*audience,*but*the*expeJ rience* rewards* those* who* accept* the* challenge,*granting*them*an*unflinchJ ing* look* at* racism,* history* and* the* intersection*between*the*two.

—"Contact"Katie"Hwang"at" katie.hwang@emory.edu

a* vivacious* retelling* of* his* life* story.* He* recounted* his* childhood* working* industrial,* laborJintensive* jobs* until* he* was* wealthy* enough* to* partner* with*the*Shriners*(the*Illuminati*of*the* time)* to* construct* the* building* that* would* be* known* as* the* Fox* Theater.* The*Shriners*were*building*the*venue* as* a* meeting* place,* but* they* ran* out* of* funds* halfway* through.* Mr.* Fox* offered*to*split*the*building*and*finish* it*for*them*if*half*of*the*space*would*be* used*to*show*moving*pictures. I*don’t*want*to*spoil*too*much*of*the* tour,*as*I*really*enjoyed*learning*about* the*history*of*the*theater*from*the*perJ spective*of*the*people*who*lived*it*(the* actors* are* quite* convincing).* As* the* tour* progresses,* there* are* some* truly* delightful*surprises*in*store.*You*might* see*dressing*rooms*with*signatures*of* internationally* recognized* figures* or* peek* into* the* underbelly* of* the* stage.* You* may* even* go* backstage* and* see* how* the* stars* of* the* show* experience* the*Fox.* The*only*catch*is*the*$35*price*tag.* However,* the* ticket* price* is* worth* it.* The* experience* is* unlike* the* tradiJ tional* “spooky”* haunted* housea* the* Fox*provides*a*more*cutesy*than*scary* glimpse* into* Atlanta* and* the* Fox* Theater’s*history.

—"Contact"Hanna"Wagner"at" hanna.wagner@emory.edu

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Emory Life

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | Emory Life Editor: Seungeun Cho (seungeun.cho@emory.edu)

MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY

Sarah Taha/STaff

Costumed Emory students flock to the Media, Literature and Arts Outreach (MLAO) House on Oct. 27 to celebrate Halloween. The event featured a slew of festive activities including scary movies, arts and crafts and snacks. The event also hosted live music from student DJ Stefan Farrugia (riGhT, 19C). The event, publicized on Facebook, encouraged partygoers to “dance till you wake the undead.”

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Professor Travels to Jordan to Treat Refugees Students Far and Wide Gather for HackATL By GreG kimmerer Contributing Writer

As the number of refugees worldwide climbs to record highs and the partisan divide in the U.S. over accepting refugees grows, one Emory professor has taken matters into her own hands. Quratulain Syed, associate professor at the Emory School of Medicine, traveled to Amman, Jordan, on Oct. 5 to provide medical relief to Syrian refugees. Syed went to Jordan as part of a one-week relief mission organized by the Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA), which has treated 2.5 million people across 27 countries since its founding in 1967. The Jordan team consisted of five physicians, five allied health professionals and three medical students. In Jordan, the team split their work between two locations, spending four days treating refugees in community centers in Amman and one day shuttling between two refugee camps in the desert near the Syrian city Daraa, where violence had forced refugees

to flee. The refugees whom Syed encountered at the camp had no money and relied entirely on the medical mission as their source of health care. Jordan’s health care system requires immediate payment for almost all treatments, Syed said, and the lack of medical resources in Jordan meant that she sometimes had to act as “primary care doctor, cardiologist and emergency medicine doctor.” The illnesses Syed treated in Jordan were often similar to the chronic diseases she sees in the U.S.; however, the refugee population in Jordan, consisting of Palestinians, Iraqis and Syrians, posed several difficult health care challenges, some due to the time of year — most notably the flu and various respiratory viruses. Additionally, Iraqi refugees often carried injuries, including burns and ear membrane perforations caused by bomb blasts, which Syed never before needed to treat. Syed’s trip to Jordan is the latest in a string of similar relief missions that she has been going on since her time

at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Ohio). After finishing medical school at the Dow University of Health Sciences Medical College in Pakistan, Syed completed a residency at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and a fellowship in geriatric medicine at Loyola University Chicago. From there, she moved to Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, where she had her first experience with international medical relief. She traveled twice with Case Western Reserve to the Cuzco Valley of Peru, where she worked to improve public health by advising patients on healthy eating and diagnosing and providing care for conditions, including diabetes and high blood pressure, that are treatable with limited resources. Initially, Syed joined the Case Western Reserve missions out of curiosity. Before then, she had only worked in Pakistan with non-government organizations as part of her training. “I went to [Peru] … mostly just to

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By Tanika Deuskar Contributing Writer Enthusiastic but bleary-eyed student teams who had been working on developing business ideas for the annual HackATL event pitched their proposals before a panel of five judges on Sunday morning. They’d been brainstorming, designing, discussing and coding for 48 hours, and on Sunday, all their work culminated in a 3 minute and 30 second pitch. 44 teams composed of participants from 20 school participated in the 2018 HackATL, an annual business hackathon hosted by student group Emory Entrepreneurship & Venture Management (EEVM). Participating teams had 48 hours to build a business in one of four categories: emerging technology; health and wellness; social innovation; and arts and entertainment. The student groups’ business ideas ranged from an app to help users

choose trendy outfits to wear to a device that would help in reducing power wastage. Ultimately, “dancEZ,” a team that pitched an app that mirrors and slows down dance tutorials claimed the first prize of $3,000. “Asaga’s” pitch for an e-commerce platform that would help Buddhists make offerings to Buddhist temples took home the second prize of $2,000, while “Reach” won the third prize of $1,000 for their pitch for a platform where college students can obtain help for mental health-related issues anonymously. Each winning team also received $3,140 worth of customer management software from Zendesk, a customer service software company. On Friday, the first day of the competition, participants mingled with potential teammates. Though some entered the competition with a predetermined team, many came alone and

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Graduate Student Braves Violence, Poverty to Attend Emory By JacoB DeFazio Contributing Writer

International students face a unique set of obstacles before coming to Emory. Garang Buk Buk Piol (20G), a graduate student from South Sudan, had to dodge violence, navigate poverty and work with limited internet and the United States visa system before he could even step foot in the U.S. Through sheer determination, with help from Emory’s Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) program as well as the people of Haddonfield, N.J., Buk Buk overcame every obstacle. Buk Buk’s journey to study at Emory began before his undergraduate studies at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi,

Kenya. Buk Buk was conducting fieldwork in South Sudanese communities like his own as part of the Carter Center Guinea Worm Eradication Program. He worked with communities to help spread awareness of the worm’s impact and how to stop its transmission. One of Buk Buk’s colleagues at the Carter Center introduced him to Kimberly Dickstein, an English teacher at Haddonfield High School in N.J. Dickstein’s class was reading Ishmael Beah’s “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.” Dickstein felt that Buk Buk, who was a victim of armed conflict and a child soldier in Sudan in the 1990s, could help the class understand the book on a more personal level and arranged for him to share his story with the class via Skype.

Dickstein and her students kept in touch with Buk Buk for nearly three years throughout his undergraduate studies at the CUEA. At Haddonfield High School’s prom in May 2018, Dickstein’s students inquired about Buk Buk’s plans to apply to graduate school. Dickstein reached out to Buk Buk and soon found out that he would have to face a tremendous financial burden before he could study in the U.S. Buk Buk applied to a number of graduate universities in the U.S., as well as the London School of Economics. Emory offered the most financial assistance, according to Buk Buk, though the total amount was still far out of reach. According to Rebeca Quintana, program manager at MDP, the pro-

gram cannot offer a full tuition waiver because its students are pursuing a “professional degree.” Unlike American students, international students cannot apply for federal student aid. Furthermore, securing a visa requires international students to prove that they can afford not only tuition but also basic living expenses. According to Dickstein, Buk Buk had to prove he had access to $93,922 before he could even enter the country. Around half of this sum was covered by Emory’s scholarship. In summer of 2018, Dickstein organized a GoFundMe campaign to raise the funds to cover Buk Buk’s remaining tuition and living expenses. Dickstein’s students also helped raise money by canvassing door-to-door in Haddonfield.

The GoFundMe has raised $68,535 of the $93,922 goal from 246 contributors as of Oct. 30. However, the amount raised includes the $40,235 from the scholarship granted to Buk Buk by Emory’s Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) program. Dickstein explained that including the scholarship in the amount raised was essential for building fundraising momentum. The goal amount, $93,922, only includes Buk Buk’s tuition for his first two semesters. While fundraising has enabled Buk Buk to come to Emory and pay for his first semester, Dickstein says “the Garang advocacy campaign,” which is composed of her and five of her

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Syed Finds ‘Glimpses of Hope’ in Refugee Settlements Continued from Page 11 see how a medical mission runs,” Syed said. “I had never previously done any international medical missions … So that was the motivation to go to Peru — it was just interesting.” When asked about her reasons for going to Jordan, Syed said she enjoys help refugees in need, adding that she was motivated by the extraordinary, selfless people whom she had met on previous trips. The camps in the desert near Daraa were set up by refugees, without help from international agencies. Though Syed described the conditions as “subhuman,” she managed to find glimpses of hope amid the suffering. “In both of the settlements, when we went, there would be kids there jumping up and down and singing songs for you,” Syed said. “And people

would be cheerful and happy that there [were] these doctors from America who [were] coming over to treat them.” Before Daraa, Syed traveled to a refugee camp in Thessaloniki, Greece, with the Syrian-American Medical Society in 2016. At the time, the Syrian refugee crisis was getting worse by the day. Stricken by the images and stories of Syrian refugees dying at sea or arriving on shore in terrible conditions, Syed and her colleagues felt compelled to help. At the camp in Greece, which had been repurposed from an abandoned factory, Syed’s team worked at a clinic that opened for a few hours each day. There, Syed noticed that refugees were unable to let go of the trauma that followed them throughout their escape from home. “There … was a woman who had

[watched] her husband murdered in front of her in Syria,” Syed said. “Women and children whose [husbands had] gone to Germany to seek asylum [left] the family … in refugee camps for over a year.” Mental health problems like posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) impacted physical health in the camps, and the scarcity of trained psychiatrists in the camps only exacerbated the issues, Syed said. In both Greece and Jordan, Syed felt that often patients would come into the clinic just to have someone to help them process the upheavals they had experienced. Among the most taxing aspects of the mission in Thessaloniki was the lack of available resources, which prevented physicians from treating many non-emergency issues. “It was just overall just depress-

ing having to say those things, like, ‘I’m sorry, you have cataracts,’ or, ‘You have glaucoma, but you can’t get a surgery here,’” Syed said. “Those types of things were a little traumatic.” Despite the difficulties during the mission, Syed said she found motivation through people with whom she worked. Among her colleagues was a nurse and paramedic couple who spent six months at Thessaloniki with the mission team without any pay. “My dad used to say that [those are] the type of people that, when you see them … [make you think], ‘This is why the world is still [here],’” Syed said. Syed’s trips earned praise from her former colleague, Associate Professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Barbara MessingerRapport, who expressed admiration for Syed’s willingness to sacrifice time

with her family to provide care abroad. Messinger-Rapport added that Syed is extremely flexible as a physician. “The logistics in setting up a mobile hospital or clinic in a refugee area are tremendous,” Messinger-Rapport wrote in an email to the Wheel. “The ability to assess resources and adapt a medical plan of care to existing — or lack of — resources is the best quality to have in a remote area. Syed’s flexibility and adaptability are the qualities that distinguish her from other experienced and otherwise qualified physicians.” International relief missions certainly have been taxing, but Syed said she finds personal and spiritual renewal in helping vulnerable people worldwide.

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Students participating in HackATL in the Social innovation category present to a panel of four judges on Sunday, Oct. 28 at the goizueta Business School.

For 48 Hours, Students Brainstorm Businesses Continued from Page 11 needed to form a group of people with similar ideas. “The first couple of hours, I just spent going around and talking to everybody to see if they had any ideas, what they were trying to accomplish, what their strengths were,” Melany Silvera (20C) said. Most teams worked late into Friday night brainstorming ideas, and Silvera’s team was no exception, staying up until 3 a.m. “It’s really frustrating to not have an idea,” Yara Seif, Silvera’s teammate and freshman at the Georgia Institute of Technology, said. “It’s the first step, but it’s probably the hardest step.” Silvera’s team, which also included Remi Levinson (18C) and Georgia State University (GSU) sophomore Sara Budeir, pitched a platform called “Buddy” that would enable female college students to connect with each other while walking home at night. The platform, they said, would be especially useful for students at commuter universities such as GSU. The second day of the competition featured workshops and mentoring sections. There were three workshops: one on Blockchain Technology by Blockchain Union, a UX 101 workshop conducted by Facebook and a Design Strategy workshop by SunTrust. The workshops showed students what they should take into consideration while building a business. “After the workshop ... I started understanding the importance of identifying how our company benefits customers from their perspective,” Christopher Kusumonegoro (22C) said. “In the workshop, we went down

to the nitty-gritty details of mapping the customer journey, allowing us to see all the steps from how the customer would learn about us to our interactions after completing a sale.” The founders of several start-up companies held mentoring sessions. Christopher Kusumonegoro (22C) said these mentoring sessions helped teams to approach their project from different perspectives. “The mentors helped a lot because we would come at this [competition] from a certain … point of view, where we only saw … these certain problems,” Kusumonegoro said. “If we went from a tech [point of view], [the mentors] would view it from a more marketing [perspective]. Seif added that the mentors offered valuable insight as they themselves had recently started new companies. “It is important to talk to people who work at startups as well because they have lived it [and] they know what it is like,” Seif said. “They’ve been through it recently; they can relate.” Emory University President Claire E. Sterk attended the final round of pitches and spoke briefly before the groups gave their 12-minute final presentations. “I am extremely excited that we have this amazing event,” she said in a short speech before the judging began. “Just all the energy, all the creativity, I could not wish for more, because it is the next generation … that is really going to push the boundaries that we have had for many millennia.” President of HackATL Nancy Guo (19B) said she appreciated Sterk’s words. “It really shows that after all these years, [the] Emory administration is

actually supporting entrepreneurship as a whole,” Guo said. “[The club began because] we didn’t find enough resources for entrepreneurship. So now its validation from the actual administration that yes, entrepreneurship is important. So, it was a huge milestone for us.” Though participants were weary by the end of the three days, many relished the competition and felt that it was an insightful learning experience. “I am not a pre-business major, and honestly, [I] did not realize how hard it can be to make something for a target audience and implement a business [strategy] so that it’s not just you who likes it,” Seif said. Levinson said he felt that HackATL teaches students to be more versatile and adaptable, and encourages future participants to approach the competition with open minds. “You shouldn’t limit yourself,” Levinson said. “Just be open to ideas.” Kusumonegoro, whose team made it to the final round, said that the competition extended beyond just networking — it provided him with intrinsic rewards as well. “Coming to HackATL, I was really trying to experience some more networking opportunities and meet new people,” he said. “But as we started developing the project and getting really involved … it was really amazing to see how we could actually put this together … Now I feel so accomplished — and empowered.”

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Continued from Page 11 someone’s backyard,” Buk Buk said. students, is still working to raise the “Sometimes ... you are just looking for a way to survive. It was my intenfunds for his next semester. To travel to Emory, Buk Buk tion to go to [a] university that helped endured a dangerous trip. First, he motivate me.” Today Buk Buk attends classes at traveled from Aweil to Juba, the country’s capital. From Juba, Buk Buk the Laney Graduate School’s Master’s planned to drive to Uganda in an in Development Practice (MDP) effort to save money, but the ongo- program. “The MDP is designed to teach ing insecurity in some parts of South people how to work on issues of povSudan forced him to return to Juba. “As we were going, people were erty, inequality and global health from killed along the road, so I had to go an imbedded perspective,” said Dr. back to Juba,” Buk Buk said. From Hilary King, a post-doctoral fellow at Juba, Buk Buk flew to Nairobi, then to MDP and a recruiter for the program. Dr. King is also one of the profesParis, then Atlanta. Before Buk Buk could receive his sors for the introductory core course U.S. visa, an officer at the U.S. embas- of the MDP program, foundations of development. sy in Nairobi interviewed him. According to Dr. King, Buk Buk “is Buk Buk needed to demonstrate he could contribute to American society. adding a lot to our courses and discusSince Buk Buk is a victim of armed sion by bringing in his own experience and connecting it to conflict, the interview the academic conprocess was especially “Sometimes ... you are cepts and analyses thorough. The Emory MDP just looking for a way that we are working program offered Buk to survive. It was my with in the program.” What makes Buk Buk a lawyer from intention to go to [a] Buk’s story so inspirAntonini and Cohen, an Atlanta based law university that helped ing is not necessarily motivate me.” his tribulations before firm, who provided pro bono legal advice — Garang Buk coming to Emory. Instead, it is his throughout Buk Buk Piol (20G) ability to translate his Buk’s visa process. experiences with vioAmerican friends, including Dickstein and Buk Buk’s lence and poverty into a passion for colleagues at the Carter Center, pro- helping others. Buk Buk is pursuing his Master’s vided written testimonies supporting in Development Practice so that he his visa application. Among Buk Buk’s colleagues from can assist his community and inspire the Carter Center who provided tes- others like him to pursue a quality timonies was Marion Creekmore, for- education. “When I finished my undergradumer U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives. Buk ate studies, I went to work with a Buk noted that the process was made grassroots organization that was easier because of the outpour of sup- doing a lot of advocacy and youthtraining,” Buk Buk said. “I was using port he had received. Before coming to Emory, Buk Buk’s my own example and bringing other economic situation and the ongoing people who had had the opportunity conflict in South Sudan hindered his to be educated and trying to let [young chances of obtaining a high-quality people] know that you can be who you want to be, you can make it, if you are education. “There is one university in South determined.” “Youth in South Sudan are the Sudan,” Buk Buk said. “There used to be three but two have been closed backbone of the country,” Buk Buk because of the war. There were said. “They are also the backbone of upcoming private universities until the war going on. They are the same people being used by the government. the war broke out.” Even after Buk Buk left his home If they embrace each other, they know country to pursue his education, he they can make their country better.” still experienced hardship. “[While studying] in Kenya, I — Contact Jacob Defazio at was living in an iron-sheet house in jacob.defazio@emory.edu

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Mental Health Research at Emory University Project Director: Dr. Elaine Walker The Mental Health & Development Program is now accepting participants for an NIMH research project concerned with identifying factors that contribute to mental health problems. Volunteers may be eligible if they are 13 to 30 years of age, and are experiencing unusual thoughts or perceptions, or increased suspiciousness. Participation includes diagnostic and cognitive evaluations, MRI scans, EEG, and blood work. There is no charge for the assessments, and participants are compensated for their time.

For more information, contact the Mental Health & Development Program: (404) 727-7547

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Darius, Batt Reflect on Four-Year Career

Continued from Back Page and [Williamson] was phenomenal,” Head Coach Sue patberg said of the goal. In the second half, Case Western retaliated when freshman forward Christina Hickson dished the ball to sophomore midfielder Lizzy Barna who beat Staffin to the near post in the 88th minute. overall, the Eagles outshot Case Western 32-8 and led shots on goal 11-5. phaneuf finished her final regularseason home game leading both teams with seven shots, two of which were on goal. Staffin closed out her final regular-season home appearance with four saves. Before the start of the match against Case Western, the team honored its nine seniors: forward Abbe McCarter, goalkeeper Dani Staffin, defender Danielle Darius, defender Hope Morgan, midfielder Jordan Doak, midfielder Madison phaneuf, defender Nikki Batt, defender Nylah

Hamilton, and forward Sophia Dillon, and with an on-field ceremony. Darius, who played on Haiti’s U-20 World Cup squad this past summer, reflected on her journey as an Emory Eagle.

“I have never been more passionate about soccer than when I play with Emory women’s soccer.” — Senior defender Danielle Darius “Because we have been striving towards a common goal — a championship — for years, I have never been more passionate about soccer than when I play with Emory women’s soccer,” Darius said. Her collegiate experience and lessons learned throughout her four

years on the team is something that she will cherish forever. “I have grown in many ways being on this team,” Darius said. “Being on a college team has been an experience that is not replicable in any other environment. Co-captain Batt added to the sentiment of gratitude towards the team. “Emory soccer has given me a family that I can confide in about anything and everything,” Batt said. “I’ll never stop loving and cheering for this group of remarkable women. … I’m so thankful for them and for the opportunity I had to play collegiate soccer for this amazing school.” patberg said she hopes her seniors leave her program saying, “‘I wouldn’t change a thing.’” The Eagles return to action on Nov. 3. for their final regular-season game at the University of Rochester (N.Y.).

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Second-Half Woes Dampen Emory’s NCAA Hopes Continued from Back Page Emory’s own half allowed CMU junior midfielder Elliot Cohen to slip past the last man. Emory sophomore goalkeeper Cole Gallagher brought Cohen to the ground in an attempt to prevent a goal, leading to a penalty kick which Cohen promptly sunk into the net. Another defensive mishap let CMU junior midfielder Jack painter weave into the box and score from around Gallagher. With only 12 minutes remaining in the match, the Eagles tried to rally with a late header shot from senior midfielder Tyler Santee, but to no avail, ending the game 2-0 in the Tartans’ favor. Sophomore defender Josh Berman, who had a strong performance throughout the match, said the team kept him going despite the difficult game. “Everyone on the team has your

back, even the players on the bench,” Berman said. “We go out every game trying to win, and that’s what we’re going to do on Sunday.” The Eagles rolled into Sunday’s Senior Day match versus Case Western Reserve University (ohio) hoping to keep their chances of appearing in the NCAA tournament alive. Unfortunately, the match ended in favor of the Case Western Spartans after Emory fell victim to many of Friday’s shortcomings. Emory started the match with clear improvements in communication. The players talked audibly on the field, warning teammates of defenders and open-pass opportunities. Despite an early goal by Case Western senior forward Alex Besl into the back-left corner, the team managed to keep building energy. Yet another Spartan goal by junior forward and

midfielder Zachary Senft off a penalty kick seemed to only spur on the Eagles. After allowing these two goals, Emory turned around the last 20 minutes of the half, making them the strongest of the day. once again in the second half, the Eagles could not find a clean opportunity to score. overshot passes continually led to possession changes against the team. Meanwhile, the Case Western offense only increased their pressure. Emory junior goalkeeper Trevor Stormes, who had five saves during the match, obtained a red card and left the game after charging Case Western sophomore midfielder Connor Weber and denying him a shot on goal. Weber scored on the resulting penalty kick to bring the score to 3-0 Spartans. Junior midfielder Jun Tsuru, who piloted one of the team’s three shots on goal, felt Emory’s offense lacked in

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Two Minute Drill With Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico By Alex Moskowitz Contributing Writer Sophomore Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico, a potential applied mathematics and statistics major from pinecrest, Fla., will compete in the oracle ITA National Fall Championships November 7-11 by virtue of her dominant 6-4, 6-1 victory in the final of the ITA Cup Division III Singles National Championship oct.14. Her last victory pushed her singles record to 10-1 for this season. Alex Moskowitz, The Emory Wheel: Can you explain your tennis history and how you got into the sport? Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico: It was probably the first sport that I could play when I was five [years old] in France, so I just tried it out and I really liked it. EW: Were there any mentors that have had an impact on your game and as an individual? YG: My first coach made me love tennis, and my second-to-last coach, John McLean, before coming to college also improved my game a lot when I came to the U.S., and [he] made me believe in myself. EW: What have you improved upon

the most as your game has progressed from junior tennis to college? YG: I would say my serve and my forehand, and also the physical aspect. I’m fast, and that helps me a lot in my game. EW: How have you grown as a player and person as part of the tennis program at Emory? YG: As my coach says, it is a process that takes four years. ... I can already see the difference from last year, especially my mental game. I feel like I’ve improved a lot and I still have to improve a lot, but we will get there. EW: What is your pre-game meal? YG: I actually eat two pre-game meals: one that is lighter with a sandwich or bagel with a fruit and one that is heavier, pasta with meat. EW: Do you have any music that you like to listen to before your matches? YG: Before my matches, I like to put on hype rap or electronic songs, and right before stepping onto the court, I listen to “Keep it Mello” by Marshmello.

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consistency. He expressed the need for a “striker who plays consistently over every game, so he can mold and have chemistry connecting with the rest of the team.” “For us it is obviously disappointing result,” Head Coach Cory Greiner said. “At this point our entire focus has been just to enjoy ourselves and enjoy our soccer, and to see if we can find a way to manufacture a chance to score goals.” As for his objective for the team’s final regular season game? “I don’t care about the result,” Greiner said. “I want to see — can we enjoy ourselves? And can we score a goal in the conference?” The Eagles will play the University of Rochester (N.Y.) on Nov. 3 at 11 a.m.

— Contact Daniel Huff at daniel.huff@emory.edu

Eagles Set Up for UAA Champs Continued from Back Page day and seeing the team everyday,” Leimbach said. “I love competing, so it will be really interesting not having that in my life, but I’m going to miss all the memories I’ve made with them.” The Eagles return to action on Nov. 2 at noon against Brandeis University (Mass.) in the UAA Championship quarterfinals in Rochester, N.Y. Emory enters as the top-seeded team in the tournament, while Brandeis comes in seeded eighth.

— Contact Ryan Callahan at rjcalla@emory.edu

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ers without any field hockey experithe friends. … We have players of all ence, Artz loves coaching those with grades and grad students, so it’s really soccer experience as those skills are cool to get to know all of these people.” directly applicable to field hockey. She Like McSally, Team Coach Cassidy enjoys watching Atlanta United soccer Artz said she first got involved in field games because the movements of the hockey around the age of 12. Artz said players mimic the positioning of field hockey players and has been obsessed the fluidity of field with field hockey ever positions. since her father sug“When I joined the Even if you don’t gested that she try the team, I immediately have soccer skills, sport. got the vibe that, while McSally markets field After playing on the we compete, we are a hockey as a great Emory club field hockcommunity first.” stress reliever and ey team as a graduate productivity booster. student, Artz decided “Exercise and getto turn to coaching. — Senior captain ting outside is a great “I looked at Emory midfielder Erin McSally stress relief and also for undergrad, and a makes me study betbig draw was the club ter and study harder,” field hockey team,” Artz said. “While I didn’t end up going McSally said. “I think it is really easy [to the College], I always remembered for students to think, ‘oh, if I don’t go that Emory had that strong club team. outside, I’ll have more time to study.’ When I went to Emory for grad school, But in the long run, [team sports] will benefit you more.” I was able to [join the team].” There are few better ways to enjoy While working with physician recruitment at piedmont Atlanta the fall weather and relieve stress than Hospital and studying at the Rollins by hitting a ball really hard with a School of public Health, Artz hopes to stick and experiencing the support of a continue to spread her passion for field close-knit team. hockey as long as possible, through coaching. — Contact Sammy John at Although the team welcomes playsammy.john@emory.edu

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Women End Home Season on Good Note By ava villalBa Contributing Writer The Emory women’s soccer team defeated Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) (Pa.) 1-0 on Oct. 26 and celebrated Senior Day on Oct. 28 with a 2-1 win over Case Western Reserve University (Ohio), boosting the Eagles’ overall record to 12-4-1 and extending their win streak to six games. Against CMU, junior forward Caroline Kolski drove home her third goal of the season in the 57th minute to break the scoreless tie. Throughout the whole game, both teams attempted just 15 shots — the Eagles with eight and CMU with seven — forcing the teams into a primarily defensive battle. During their second match, the Eagles pounced early, scoring both goals in the first half. Freshman midfielder Lindsey Breskow put away her third career goal as an Eagle at the 28th minute, driving home a long shot into the far corner. Just four minutes later, junior forward Shivani Beall netted her team-high ninth goal of the season off a ball from freshman midfielder Arielle Williamson from inside the six-yard box. “The connection between [Beall]

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senior setter and right side hitter carly saitman attempts to tap the ball over the outstretched arms of salem college (n.c.). The eagles swept salem 3-0 (25-13, 25-7, 25-9) on oct. 27 at the emory invitational.

Team Sends Off Seniors With Solid Showing By Ryan Callahan Contributing Writer

The No. 8 Emory volleyball team closed the final home portion of the regular season with a solid showing at its National Invitational at the WoodPEC on Oct. 26 and 27. The Eagles opened the tournament on Friday by sweeping both opponents. The team defeated Salem College (N.C.) 25-13, 25-7, 25-9 in their first match and wrapped up the day with a convincing 25-20, 25-21, 25-20 win over Randolph-Macon College (Va.). The victories raised the Eagles’ win streak to seven games and improved their overall record to 20-5. On the second day of the invitation-

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At Emory, A Field Hockey of Dreams By Sammy John Contributing Writer

Hockey in Atlanta seems like an oxymoron. For a city that saw the departure of two separate hockey franchises, one is hard-pressed to find a home for the sport below the MasonDixon line. For those looking to put stick to ball, Emory is home to a co-ed club field hockey team. Sophomore defender Jaime Schechner explained that despite sharing a name with ice hockey, field hockey is played very differently. “[In ice hockey] ... you can use both sides of the stick, but in field hockey you can only use one side,” Schechner said. “That’s a huge difference. It’s kind of like lacrosse or soccer in the same kind of format [and playing style].” Field hockey may be less familiar to those from the South or West, but the sport has a solid presence in New England and the Northeast, and is often cited as one of the world’s oldest sports. Senior captain midfielder Erin McSally grew up in the Northeast, having played field hockey since she was 12 years old. Although Emory does not have a Division III team, McSally made it a priority to join the club team as a freshman.

The team is a blend of casual play and competitive spirit, according to McSally. “When I joined the team, I immediately got the vibe that, while we compete, we are a community first,” McSally said. Reflecting on her field hockey career at Emory, McSally said her experiences traveling with the team were among her favorite memories. Beyond the exercise, McSally said she appreciated the community and social aspect of the 15-player team. “My freshman year, we went to Nashville to play Vanderbilt,” McSally said. “My favorite memories come from me driving together with the team. It’s kind of like a road trip experience. When players first join the team, it’s a great way to get to know everyone outside of practice.” Schechner added that she enjoys the team tournament experience. Growing up in Boston, Schechner played field hockey in middle school and high school. When she arrived at the club activities fair her freshman year, Schechner made a beeline for the field hockey table. “We all really come together,” Schechner said of the tournament experience. “I’ve also really enjoyed

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al, the team opened up with another 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-5) sweep over Washington and Lee University (Va.). Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) snapped the Eagles’ eight-game win streak in the final match, 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-18), bringing Emory’s overall record to 21-6. The team seemed to come close to pulling ahead of Birmingham-Southern a couple times, but couldn’t preserve its lead. Despite the loss against Birmingham-Southern, the Eagles maintained a characteristically high energy level that Leimbach says often gives the team an advantage. “Our team has always been really high energy and that’s what tends to give us the edge when we’re playing,”

Leimbach said. “It’s also just more fun to play that way, and we’re all really passionate about playing volleyball, and we have way more fun when we’re that energetic.” McDowell said she is confident in her team heading into this weekend’s University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships. “I feel like we are peaking at the exact right time,” McDowell said. “[The team has] worked really really hard this season in the weight room and on the court, and I feel like we’re in a fantastic position to be at our best these next three weeks.” Prior to the match against Randolph-Macon on Friday, the team honored their six seniors (set-

ter Mady Arles, defensive specialist Mila Barzdukas, libero Becky Breuer, outside hitter Karissa Dzurik, middle hitter Sydney Leimbach and right side hitter Carly Saitman) and their contributions to the program over the past four years. “What these six have done both on the court and off the court is a credit to every single one of them,” Head Coach Jenny McDowell said. “These six are committed to excellence both on and off the court, and they’ve made a huge impact in our program.” Leimbach says she is going to miss seeing her five fellow seniors everyday. “The biggest thing for me is that I’m going to miss seeing them every-

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MEN’S SOCCER

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senior forward and co-captain Moustafa Khattab faces off against carnegie Mellon university (Pa.) on oct. 26. The Tartans shutout the eagles 2-0 to begin emory’s winless weekend.

Tartans, Spartans Blank Eagles By Daniel huff Contributing Writer The Eagles suffered two shutouts on Oct. 26 and 28, a disappointing way to mark the Emory men’s soccer team’s final two home games of the season. Despite moments of impressive control in both games, second-half fatigue ultimately cost the Eagles both matches and likely their chance at a tournament berth. Friday evening’s matchup against Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

(Pa.) looked like the closest game of the season so far in the first half. Despite the Tartans getting off to an early shot lead of 7-4 in the first 25 minutes, the Eagles found a wave of energy in the latter part of the half. Not only did the team put themselves in the lead in terms of shots, but they also gained clear control of the ball and the match. Seeming like themselves early in the season, Emory made clean, quick passes and outmatched CMU defenders. After leaving the field tied 0-0 at

halftime, the Eagles returned ready to play. Despite firing off a shot in the first five minutes of the second half, the team could not continue to play at their previous pace. The offense’s attacks became more spread out and thereby more easily intercepted. Few plays came close enough to the goal to develop into shots. On the other end of the field, Emory’s defense seemed to tire out. A slow response to a loose ball in

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