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Emory Events Calendar, Page 2

Student Life, Page 9

Crossword Puzzle, Page 8

Staff Editorial, Page 6

Police Record, Page 2

On Fire, Page 11

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Friday, January 24, 2014 RELIGIOUS LIFE

Every Tuesday and Friday LEGAL

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Garvin Named Religious Life Dean

Emory, Sexton Settle Lawsuit

By Stephen Fowler Central Administration Beat Writer The Rev. Lisa Garvin will become acting dean of the Chapel and Religious Life on Feb. 7, the University announced on Jan. 17.

Garvin, who currently serves as the associate dean of the Chapel and Religious Life, will replace the Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe, who has accepted the position of general secretary of the United Methodist Church’s (UMC) General Board of Church and Society, according to a Jan. 17 University press release.

Garvin has worked as associate dean since 2012. She said her current role is to assist HenryCrowe with the responsibilities Lisa Garvin within the Office was named of the Dean of acting the Chapel and Religious Life. dean of the Prior to joining Chapel and Emory, Garvin was the direc- Religious Life tor of ministerial services in the Mississippi Conference of the UMC, where she was responsible for overseeing the ordination process for United Methodist clergy in Mississippi, according to Garvin.

As dean of the Chapel and Religious Life, Garvin added, she serves as the face and voice of religious and spiritual life at University ceremonies, convocations, vigils, memorials and celebrations that call for prayer and spiritual leadership.

In addition, Garvin’s role will include oversight of the InterReligious Council representing 30 religious groups on campus, pastoral care for the community and collaboration with the dean of the Candler School of Theology and the pastor of Glenn Memorial UMC to serve the University.

Garvin said she is privileged to work with a community of administrators, faculty, staff and students who value the life of the mind and the life of the spirit.

There will be additional shifts in responsibilities within the office staff to ensure a continuation of community and spiritual growth, Garvin said.

“I am excited to continue to nurture and cultivate the rich and diverse religious life we enjoy at Emory during this important time of transition for our community,” she said.

Garvin said she is looking forward to building on Henry-Crowe’s legacy of “radical hospitality” where all people are invited to live authentically within the community and continue to help Emory serve as a model for university chaplaincy.

“While I am admittedly biased, I believe Religious Life at Emory is the best religious life program in the country,” she said.

— Contact Stephen Fowler at smfowle@emory.edu

By Jordan Friedman Executive Editor

NEWS

EVENT

TECHNOLOGY

Week of Events Honors MLK Personal Info Safe Following Breach

By Naomi Maisel Campus Life Beat Writer

Emory honored Martin Luther King, Jr. this week with various events and presentations commemorating his life’s work.

The celebrations included Emory’s Day On, a University-wide day of service; a performance by the Spelman College Glee Club; a speech by activist Reverend C.T. Vivian; a social justice dialogue titled “Race, Sex and MLK;” and a conversation on creativity and social justice titled “Documenting the Undocumented.”

Emory kicked off the week with Emory’s Day On, one of Volunteer Emory’s large-scale service events that takes place every Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, according to Volunteer

Emory Co-Director and College senior Daniel Kuzmanovich.

This year’s event had more than 400 members who volunteered on 19 service projects in the Atlanta area.

“The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday is a welcome chance to take the day off throughout the nation, but for the Emory community it is a chance to have a day on,” Kuzmanovich said.

Following Emory’s Day On was a talk with Vivian, a civil rights activist and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The event took place in the Winship Ballroom in the Dobbs University Center on Tuesday.

According to Emory Professor of African American Studies and English Mark Sanders, the Department of African American Studies organized the talk with the

help of the Laney Graduate School and the Hightower Fund.

“Dr. Vivian was chosen because of his historical and ongoing work for the cause of civil rights, equality and social justice,” Sanders said.

He added that he thought Vivian was “informative and inspiring.”

The conversation continued Thursday with an exhibition titled “Documenting the Undocumented” which highlighted creativity’s place within social justice.

The presentation began with a focus on the Freedom University Photography Project, which highlights the social realities of undocumented youth banned from higher education in Georgia, according to

By Brandon Fuhr Crime Beat Writer

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VILLAGE

Tin Drum Asiacafé in Emory Village Closes

By Stephen Fowler Senior Staff Writer

James Crissman/Photo Editor

C.T. Vivian delivers a speech in Winship Ballroom Tuesday during Emory’s MLK Holiday Observance event. The event was part of the annual King Week celebration.

latest additions to Emory Point Phase I — a retail, restaurant and residential complex located on Clifton Rd. near Emory’s main campus.

According to an Oct. 18 Atlanta Business Journal article, 87 percent of the Emory Point retail space is occupied and 90 percent of the apartments in Phase I have been leased.

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Emory Point to Add Two New Fitness Studios Emory Point will be welcoming two new fitness studios: Pink Barre, and Orangetheory Fitness, opening in February and April, respectively.

The studios, which both offer group classes, are just some of the

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ollege freshmen Richmond Sheedy, Arlen Ho, Jacob Durst (left to right) and more than 330 men participated in spring fraternity recruitment, which concluded Thursday evening with Run the Row, where new fraternity members ran down Eagle Row to their respective fraternity houses. For a story on Greek recruitment numbers for spring 2014, See Tuesday’s Issue.

EMORY POINT

By Dana Youngentob Contributing Writer

The University has found no evidence to suggest that social security numbers and protected health information were accessed in the August 2013 security breach, when Emory administrators were notified of unexpected activity occurring on Information Technology (IT) systems, according to a University information security email sent out on Dec. 11.

In August, Emory information security determined that unknown attackers accessed IT systems and obtained a partial list of Emory user accounts and passwords, the email says. Emory information security and private forensic analysis firms are still actively trying to determine the source of the breach.

In an effort to remedy the problem, the Emory Office of Information

The University has settled its lawsuit with Melissa Sexton, the former community research postdoctoral fellow who alleged in her complaint that an administrator fired her in 2012 for discriminatory reasons, according to court documents.

Both the University and Sexton’s lawyer Matthew Billips confirmed that a settlement has been reached, but he declined to disclose any specifics.

A joint notice of settlement filed Jan. 2 says that as of that date, the two parties were in the process of finalizing an agreement.

Nancy Seideman, Emory’s interim vice president for communications and marketing, wrote in an email to the Wheel that “the terms of the settlement are confidential.”

In her lawsuit, Sexton claimed that Ozzie Harris, former senior vice provost for community and diversity, exhibited “discriminatory conduct” during verbal altercations with her that ultimately led to Sexton being fired.

The lawsuit further alleged that other employees had previously told Sexton that Harris discriminated against women.

Sexton’s lawsuit specifically accuses Harris of firing Sexton because she objected to Harris promoting a muchless qualified male candidate to a position in which she had expressed interest, and for responding to and disagreeing with comments Harris made about women not immediately reporting instances of rape or sexual harassment.

Harris is no longer employed by the University as of Oct. 7, the Wheel reported, though the University declined to comment on whether the lawsuit was related to his departure from Emory.

Sexton, meanwhile, worked at Emory for more than a decade.

She held multiple positions at the University and helped lead the Transforming Community Project, which studies and aims to promote dialogue on race history.

Some of the other retailers include Sweet Monkey, La Tagliatella, BurgerFi, CVS, American Threads, Fab’rik, the General Muir and Tin Lizzy’s.

According to the company’s website, Pink Barre offers barre classes, in which participants use a horizontal bar located at about waist level — the

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same type of barre that is most often associated with ballet. Pink Barre’s classes are “pilates based [with] low impact, precise movements,” owner and founder of Pink Barre Tara Joiner wrote in an email to the Wheel.

“The class format is choreo-

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The Atlanta-based restaurant chain Tin Drum Asiacafé closed its Emory Village location in early January. The location will be moving to 2566 Briarcliff Road in the near future, according to Tin Drum’s website.

The relocated Tin Drum will be one of several businesses joining the new Village at Druid Hills shopping center, according to local retail, restaurant and hotel blog Tomorrow’s News Today.

Ann Mijanovich with The Meddin Company, one of the property owners in Emory Village, said in an interview with the Wheel that there is much buzz surrounding the available building in Emory Village, adding that they were talking to “a variety of exciting concepts” that could potentially take Tin Drum’s place.

Mijanovich added that she does not know the reason why Tin Drum moved.

The owners of Tin Drum could not be reached for comment.

College sophomore Jon Weiss said he is sad to see Tin Drum go, adding that “the saddest part will be the people I no longer get to see behind the register. Of course I loved the food, but after a while I would go more to catch up with people I built a relationship with.”

Tin Drum features a pan-Asian menu with more than 35 items made with Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Indian influences, according to their website.

Wonderful World Burgers and Fries, another concept operated by the Tin Drum franchise, occupied the location until Tin Drum opened in early 2012.

— Contact Stephen Fowler at smfowle@emory.edu

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NEWS ROUNDUP National, Local and Higher Education News • After police shot dead two protesters in Kiev, Ukraine on Wednesday, President Viktor Yanukovych held crisis talks with opposition leaders, including former boxer Vitali Klitschko. Klitschko, who urged police and fellow insurgents to end violence until he reported back from his meeting with Yanukovych, said he would demand a resignation of the government, a snap presidential election and a cancellation of the anti-protest laws enacted last week.

In Kiev, barricades burned through Independence Square, where protesters used fireworks to attack police.

Several activists reported police torture, while hundreds have been injured in clashes this week.

• On Thursday, mediators in Ethiopia announced South Sudan’s government and rebels would sign a cease-fire. Though rebels said they would only agree to hold talks if the government released 11 political detainees, government forces upset the balance of power by recapturing two main cities under rebel control last week. Nearly 100,000 have been killed and more than 500,000 forced from their homes in the five-week conflict that brought Africa’s newest country to the brink of civil war.

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• The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an independent congressional agency, released a 238page report Thursday concluding that the National Security Agency’s mass phone call surveillance is illegal and should be shut down. The findings, which represented the board’s first major public statement, found minimal counterterrorism benefits in the NSA’s collection of bulk phone call records. In a speech last week, President Barack Obama promised to tighten access to the data and to end government collection of bulk phone call records.

• U.S. Investigations Services, a government security check firm, defrauded the government of millions of dollars by submitting more than 650,000 incomplete investigations, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The government used such reports for hiring decisions as to who can access national security secrets. In addition to NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the company performed a background check on military contractor Aaron Alexis, who killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard last year.

— Compiled by Senior Staff Writer Lydia O’Neal

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This Week In Emory History

POLICE RECORD • On Jan. 13 at 2:51 a.m., officers responded to the sorority village in response to an underage student under the influence of alcohol.

It appeared that the individual had been drinking off campus and was helped back to campus by witnesses.

When she arrived to Emory, a witness called 911, and she was transported to Emory Hospital. Campus Life was notified.

• On Jan. 12 between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., a theft occurred at Emory Hospital including a briefcase valued at $50, a HP Laptop valued at $2000, identification, and prescription glasses. The complainant said she left her laptop at the location while she was at the clinic. When she returned home, she noticed it was missing and has not

been able to locate it.

• On Jan. 14, there was a hit and run in the parking lot of Gambrell Hall at the Law School when Campus Services met a vehicle. A Campus Service officer was discussing a violation with a driver. The driver became upset and, in the process, he struck the officer’s vehicle and sped off. The case was turned over to an investigator.

• On Jan. 14 at approximately 5:27 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) officers responded to the Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences Building (PAIS) where six individuals were skateboarding. The non-Emory affiliated individuals were asked to leave the campus.

• On Jan. 11 at 4:45 p.m., EPD was notified by a contractor that two individuals were removing items from a dumpster by Clifton Road and Gambrell Drive. The contractor said that the individuals were taking metal from the dumpster which was not meant to be discarded. The contractor took the items from the individuals and notified EPD. The case has been turned over to an investigator.

— Compiled by Crime Beat Writer Brandon Fuhr

Feb. 14, 1995 In January 1952, Emory alumni in more than 50 locations across the U.S. celebrated the university’s 115th birthday. Aside from celebrations in cities like Chicago and Los Angeles, alumni celebrated locally at the Emory Field House, with a formal dinner featuring music from the Emory Glee Club. Concert pianist Emanulina Pizzuto, the wife of an Emory professor, also performed, while University President Goodrich C. White used the event to announce administration plans for future development.

EVENTS AT EMORY FRIDAY Event: Flu Shot Clinic at the DUC Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Location: DUC Trustee Dining Room Event: Neural Constraints on Learning Time: 12-1 p.m.

Location: Whitehead Auditorium

Event: IM Racquetball Tournament Time: 12 p.m.

Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Racquetball Courts Event: Live Reading of Homer’s Odyssey Time: 7-11 p.m.

Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall

SUNDAY

Event: “Reflecting Back: Looking Forward, Why We Still Can’t Wait”: A Discussion With Doug Shipman Time: 6-7 p.m.

Location: Woodruff Library Jones Room

Event: Emory Community Choral Festival Time: 8 p.m.

Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Event: Live Reading of Homer’s Odyssey Time: 7-11 p.m.

Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall

Event: Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church Worship Time: 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Location: The Little Chapel in the Church School Building

SATURDAY Event: College Council Experience Shuttles to the King Center Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Location: Shuttles leave from Woodruff Circle Event: Women’s Rugby Game Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Kaminsky Field

Event: Emory University Worship, King Week With The Reverend Dr. Robert Franklin Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Location: Cannon Chapel Event: Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church Worship Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Location: Glenn Sanctuary/ Auditorium

Event: Live Reading of Homer’s Odyssey Time: 2-6 p.m.

Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall Event: Romare Bearden Collagraph Workshop for Children Time: 2-4:30 p.m.

Location: Carlos Museum Tate Room Event: Dan Baraszu and David Ellington Organ Trio Time: 4 p.m.

Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Event: The Gathering @ 5:05 Worship Time: 5:05-6:05 p.m.

Location: Ward Fellowship Hall at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church

MONDAY Event: Image as Map and Territory: Tibetan Buddhist Mandalas, Deities, and Tantric Visualization Practices Time: 4-6 p.m.

Location: Candler School of Theology 102 Event: Why are John and David More Likely to Become Department Chair Than Joan or Jamal?

Time: 4-5:30 p.m.

Location: School of Medicine 110 Event: Summer Study Abroad Open House Advising Hours Time: 4-5 p.m.

Location: Candler Library 200 Event: James E. Bradner, MD “Chemical Modulation of Chromatin Structure and Function” Time: 4:15-5:15 p.m.

Location: Winship Cancer Institute C-5012 Event: Queer Men’s Discussion Group Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Location: 232E DUC Event: Trans-forming Gender Discussion Group Time: 7-8 p.m.

Location: 232E DUC

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CHASING CAREERS

OBITUARY

Strahan, 59, Dedicated and Talented Professor

By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor

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tudents participate in the spring career and internship fair in Cox Hall Ballroom on Tuesday.

More than 60 organizations from all industry sectors were represented, including UPS, PricewaterhouseCoopers, American Express and Dropbox.

OBITUARY

McAuley, 23, A True and Generous Friend

By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor Brittany McAuley (‘12C), a former history major at Emory, died in a plane crash on Dec. 17 in northwest Atlanta. She was 23.

McAuley was a passenger in a business jet, which went down after hitting a tree near Bolton Road and I-285, The Atlanta JournalConstitution reported in December.

The Wheel reported in December that Peter Mallen, 67, was the pilot of the plane. He also died in the crash.

McAuley was born Dec. 17, 1990 and grew up in Long Island, N.Y. She studied History at Emory and, after graduating, spent the next year and a half working at a law firm in Buckhead, according to Will Partin (’13C), a close friend of McAuley’s from her time at Emory.

McAuley’s mother Debra McAuley wrote in an email to the Wheel, “She was loved by many, and her friends all say that no one was a better friend than she was.”

Many friends of McAuley reached out to the Wheel, describing her as a kind-hearted individual with a zest for life.

“Brittany was such a smart and beautiful person,” said Rebecca

Zinkiewicz, a childhood friend.

Zinkiewicz reminisced about the hours they spent together in McAuley’s basement playing the computer game “The Sims.”

McAuley attended Islip High School in Long Island.

“She was one of the warmest, most considerate students I have ever taught,” her former science teacher Wayne Mennecke wrote in an email to the Wheel.

Mennecke wrote that McAuley organized a baby shower for him and his wife.

“Her enthusiasm was boundless,” Mennecke wrote. “I know teachers aren’t supposed to have ‘favorites’ but over the course of an 18-year career thus far, she was, and probably always will be, near the top of my very exclusive list.”

While at Emory, McAuley was a member of Sigma Delta Tau sorority and took a number of English classes due to her love of reading, Partin said.

Partin also fondly recalled McAuley’s love of football. As a student, she attended a number of University of Georgia and Georgia Institute of Technology football games.

One of McAuley’s closest friends and former roommate, second-year

student at the Rollins School of Public Health Jennifer Kline, also wrote in an email to the Wheel that McAuley was a true friend and humanitarian who served as a nanny and mentor for a young girl and volunteered at the Atlanta Humane Society. She added that McAuley loved country music and comedy.

Partin remembers McAuley’s gregarious personality and wide social circles.

“She threw some of the most amazing parties I’ve been to in my entire life,” he said.

Partin and McAuley met during their freshman year because they both lived in Harris Hall. Partin said he last saw McAuley the weekend before she died to celebrate her upcoming birthday. Incidentally, she passed away on her birthday.

“Anybody can learn a lesson about loving life from her,” he said.

A family friend, Vicki Anckner, echoed these sentiments in an email to the Wheel. “[McAuley] was a wonderful girl,” she wrote. “A light has gone out of our lives forever.”

Anckner said McAuley’s funeral services were held in Long Island.

— Contact Rupsha Basu at rupsha.basu@emory.edu

Randall Strahan, an Emory political science professor remembered for his dedication to teaching and his passion for politics, died Jan. 16. He was 59.

The cause of death was bladder cancer, according to Goodrich C. White Professor of Political Science Richard Doner.

Strahan was diagnosed with metastatic bladder cancer — an aggressive form of the disease — in July 2013, after which he underwent intensive treatment and chemotherapy, Doner said. He continued teaching classes at Emory until an operation in October, after which he took leave from teaching to recover.

Doner said he developed a close friendship with Strahan after they came to teach at Emory in 1984 and 1985, respectively.

Doner also spoke highly of Strahan’s knowledge of a wide variety of fields, adding that his friendship with Strahan compelled him to challenge his own beliefs.

“He was one of the people I would go to check my own instincts,” Doner said. “As someone with a different political perspective, I learned a lot from him.”

In addition to almost three decades of service to Emory’s political science department, Strahan and Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Politics and History Harvey Klehr co-founded the

Voluntary Core Curriculum, a series of linked courses on the Western political tradition.

“The program wouldn’t have gotten started without his talents,” Klehr said.

He added that Strahan’s efforts to ensure that Klehr would continue teaching a class they co-taught after his operation was indicative of his dedication to his students.

Strahan also wrote two novels about congressional politics and published and contributed to numerous articles and journals.

According to many of his colleagues and students, Strahan distinguished himself as a dedicated and exemplary professor. “[Strahan] was one of those rare professors who cared for his students both academically and personally,” said College sophomore Tina Huang, who had Strahan as an advisor. “I remember his welcoming smile and light sense of humor from the first day I met him.”

Strahan specialized in both political theory and American politics and was uniquely able to intersect history, theory and modern political dilemmas, Doner said.

“He had a very unique ability to break down complicated and obscure ideas,” said Josh Moscow (‘13C), one of Strahan’s thesis advisees.

Moscow added that Strahan’s office hours in Tarbutton Hall were always crowded and that Moscow would even show up 15 to 20 minutes

early to ensure he could meet with Strahan.

“He made college worth it in a lot of ways,” Moscow said.

Doner also noted Strahan’s dedication and time commitment to his students.

At Emory, Strahan has been honored with two awards for teaching, the Crystal Apple for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the Emory Williams Distinguished Teaching Award, Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science, Alan Abramowitz, wrote in an email to the Wheel.

More than just his teaching accolades, Doner and Asa G. Candler Professor of Politics and Government Merle Black commented on his good-natured personality and varied interests.

Doner said he and Strahan would often go sea-kayaking together and that Strahan was a connoisseur of music with an extensive knowledge of jazz.

A memorial service for Strahan was held Jan. 20 at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Atlanta, Abramowitz wrote.

Moscow said the event was packed with former colleagues and students, and many attendees shed tears.

Strahan is survived by his wife Annie and his children Alex and Andrea, who is expecting a child soon.

—Contact Rupsha Basu at rupsha.basu@emory.edu

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Studio Owners Attracted to Emory Student Population Continued from Page 1 graphed to amazing music, and the experience at Pink Barre is social, engaging and geared to cater to all levels of fitness and complement any existing fitness regimens,” Joiner wrote.

Orangetheory Fitness offers “heart-rate-based treadmill interval training,” according to the company’s website.

“Orangetheory Fitness uses the science of heart rate-based treadmill interval training, the efficiency of indoor rowing for increased power and the proven concept of weight training blocks to create the fitness level and body you have always desired,” Orangetheory Fitness studio manager Moses Carroll wrote in an email to the Wheel.

Joiner said her company chose Emory Point because it is “surrounded by educated, health-conscious individuals that are excited about a new barre experience that is efficient, social and inspiring.”

Carroll also chose Emory Point as its newest addition because of the abundance of students in the area.

“Since students have such hectic schedules and don’t need to get boggled down with trying to figure out a workout routine, we make it fun and easy to get fit,” Carroll wrote.

Some Emory students are excited about the new additions to Emory Point because it is one of the only shopping and retail centers close by to Emory.

“There are no other fitness options other than the [Woodruff P.E. Center] WoodPEC within walking distance

from main campus,” College freshman Pauline Wizig said. “This boutique would ideally offer classes that are not currently offered at the WoodPEC, such as barre classes.”

Wizig added that she would like to see other options at Emory Point as well.

“There are different restaurants that fit a wide variety of tastes and budgets, but I would love to see a blow dry bar or a small grocery store at Emory Point,” she said.

The new additions come on the heels of the commencement of Phase II of Emory Point, which is expected to open spring 2015.

According to a Sept. 5 Wheel article, Cousins Properties has hired a third party, Vantage Realty, to lease the remaining retail locations.

Brittany McCall — an associate at Vantage who handles all of the company’s mixed-use developments such as Emory Point — said she envisions Emory Point as an experiential retail that allows patrons to visit several of the stores and restaurants.

“We also want the retail to be a strong amenity to the surrounding community: to those who live at Emory Point and in surrounding neighborhoods as well as those who attend Emory University and those who office near the development as well,” McCall wrote.

According to the Cousins Properties website, the company that still owns the project at Emory Point, the entire shopping complex is the first new major retail development in this trade area in two decades.

— Contact Dana Youngentob at dana.youngentob@emory.edu

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Emory Attempts To Strengthen Cyber Security Continued from Page 1

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Voices of Inner Strength Gospel Choir sings in the Dobbs University Center as part of Emory’s King Week celebration.

Event Explores Public Education for Undocumented Youth Continued from Page 1 Laura Soltis, an administrator in the Department of Visual Arts.

According to the Freedom University’s Project Statement, provided to the Wheel by Soltis, Freedom University was founded to give public education to undocumented students living in Georgia. It added that Georgia is currently one of only three states in the U.S. that bans undocumented students from attending higher education institutions.

Soltis, Freedom University students and Bernard LaFayette, a civil rights activist and distinguished senior scholar-in-residence at Candler School of Theology, led the conversation that followed the exhibit.

“They hope that citizens of this

country will recognize the ways that separate and unequal access to higher education contravenes our most cherished principles of equality and justice for all,” Soltis wrote in the Project Statement about the intentions behind the Freedom University Photography Project.

Later that night, Emory continued to honor King with a social justice dialogue titled “Race, Sex and MLK.” This event, also organized by Volunteer Emory, was an extension of the dialogue on Emory’s Day On, according to College senior and Volunteer Emory Social Justice Chair Khatdija Meghjani. The dialogue included a reading of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech by Meghjani, an interactive activity by Carlton Mackey, assistant director of the D.

Abbott Turner Program in Ethics and Servant Leadership and director of the Ethics and the Arts Program for the Center for Ethics, regarding his recent work titled “50 Shades of Black,” and a musical performance

by College senior Davion Ziere.

“My hope for this event is to engage our community in a dialogue that needs to be had and to have everyone leave thinking about the role we all play in perpetuating inequality in America,” Meghjani said.

— Contact Naomi Maisel at namaise@emory.edu Naomi Maisel is affiliated with Volunteer Emory but had no official role in the organization of either of the two events mentioned in the article.

Security emailed the community mandating that all users change their passwords.

In August, Emory information security was “not aware of any protected health information or social security numbers being compromised,” the email notes.

As of the Dec. 11 update, Emory has concluded that some user accounts and password credentials were accessed, but health information and social security numbers were not compromised.

According to the information security email, a second round of remediation activities designed to improve the system’s defenses were planned and implemented.

Brad Sanford, Emory chief information security officer, said his team relies on community help to ensure safety. Users have to follow several measures to ensure their information is secure.

A password that is eight or more characters and contains a variety of numbers and specials characters is considered a strong password, according to Sanford. He warns if a password is shared with another individual, it should be changed immediately.

“Your password isn’t a secret anymore if you write it down for others to find,” Sanford said.

Sanford also warns against phishing emails in which “phishers” forge a sender’s address to make it look like it came from Emory. Emails sent by phishers have links to mock webpages. When the user is prompted to input on the mock website, the phisher has access to all of the personal information entered.

“If you’re asked to reveal any personal information via email, you should not respond,” he said.

Sanford stressed the importance of cyber-security.

“Information security is one of Emory’s highest information technology priorities, and we are continuously working to enhance and improve our information security safeguards,” Sanford said.

— Contact Brandon Fuhr at brandon.spencer.fuhr@emory.edu

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Friday, January 24, 2014 Editorials Editor: Priyanka Krishnamurthy

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Zachary Elkwood

Zachary Elkwood is a member of the Class of 2015. His cartoons appear in every other Friday issue of the Wheel.

The History and Importance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day In 2014, it seems like an obvious fact that our federal government would honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., but we should not forget that this was not always the case. The White House never firmly supported King’s mission during his lifetime — in fact, then U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy approved extensive wire taps and spying of the Civil Rights leader. A special division of the FBI listed him as a potential “black messiah,” labeled the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) as a “Black National Hate Group” and even authored a fake letter that, some conclude, encouraged him to commit suicide. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was not signed into being a national holiday until 1983. The holiday’s establishment was a hard-fought victory, the result of at least 15 years of lobbying on the part of — among others — King’s widowed wife Coretta Scott King and musician Stevie Wonder. These facts are a scary reminder that our federal government has not always been on the right side of history, especially on matters of civil rights and surveillance. As such, it is important to remember those who battled for the recognition of this holiday, and not treat MLK Day as a given. We at the Wheel believe we must continue to embody the spirit of MLK throughout our lives.

That being said, Emory University deserves praise for honoring the great leader for a week, not just a day. Volunteer Emory successfully represented King’s legacy through community service with Emory’s Day On, in which 400 students worked on 19 service projects in Atlanta. Emory also hosted a speech by Rev. C.T. Vivian and a social justice dialogue. The University even put together a conversation about undocumented immigrants, tying King’s teachings into modern-day issues. A full look at the array of events that the University implemented for this week showcases its commitment to honoring King.

Additionally, we urge you to take advantage of the amazing resources we have in our Southern metropolis, like the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, which, while experiencing ups and downs since its founding, now chronicles King’s life, holds archives of his letters and writings and hosts nonviolence workshops. The King Center is located in Atlanta’s historic Sweet Auburn district, historically home to the city’s black commercial community, and it is near to the APEX Museum, which presents black historical perspectives, as well as the Sweet Auburn Curb Market, a beautiful melange of food from different cultures.

Furthermore, we are glad to see that a statue of King will be erected in front of the Georgia State Capitol thanks to the advocacy of many civil rights leaders and lawmakers. Activists called for the new memorial to replace an old and controversial statue of Thomas Watson, a Georgia politician and newspaper editor. It is fitting that a memorial of MLK will stand in front of the Georgia State Capitol in downtown Atlanta, and even more fitting that its existence was brought about by activists.

However, we should be careful about the ways we use King’s name and how we remember his legacy on this day. For instance, “MLK Day Sales” represent the commercialization of a day that should be used to honor a true hero. Of course, corporations and malls have the right to market as they please — that’s merely the nature of a free-market society — however, we shouldn’t let this kind of trivialization make us forget the rich history behind MLK Day. The progress we’ve made as a nation since the Civil Rights movement is encouraging, but race-based discrimination is by no means a resolved issue in the United States. There have been several particularly troubling examples in the news this MLK Day that illustrate racism’s ongoing presence in our nation. Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin, in a Facebook post about the holiday, urged President Obama, “Mr. President, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and all who commit to ending any racial divide, no more playing the race card.” Though Palin’s comment may be referring to a quote Obama made about his standing with white voters in The New Yorker, the Facebook comment made no reference to the President’s quote and was offensive and uncalled for. In addition, a fraternity at Arizona State University was suspended after throwing an “MLK Black Party,” where white students allegedly took pictures throwing gang signs and drinking out of watermelon cups. The Arizona State example hits close to home: just last year, Emory was grappling with what some saw as racist “lynching” jokes made on the Dooley Show as well as University President James W. Wagner’s controversial three-fifths compromise article in Emory Magazine.

All one needs to do is check national headlines to realize that racebased discrimination and economic inequality are still an issue. We’ve made progress, but there’s still quite a ways to go. We at the Wheel hope that even though MLK Day has passed this year, our community will continue to learn from King’s life and message. His commitment to racial equality, and the lessons of tolerance surrounding it, should continue to inspire and influence us every day.

The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel.

Katrina Worsham | Staff

Patients Deserve Health Care The Devastating Impacts of Cutting Grady’s Budget CAMERON LAMBERT

Every day I drive south on Juniper Street from Midtown to Downtown Atlanta.

Every day I am reminded of the diversity that exists in this city.

My drive starts in Midtown surrounded by high rises. I drive south and the scenery changes. I cross over Ponce de Leon and the HE MORY HEEL traffic picks up. At a traffic light I notice Arianna Skibell EDITOR-IN-CHIEF around 20 of Atlanta’s 10,000 homeless sleepJordan Friedman Executive Editor ing beside buildings and on several church Lane Billings Managing Editor steps.

Volume 95 | Number 26 After I park my car, I walk up to the mediCopy Chief Online Editor Sonam Vashi Ross Fogg cal wards at Grady Memorial Hospital. My News Editors Asst. Copy Chiefs Business and Advertising Dustin Slade patients are as equally diverse as my drive to Benazir Wehelie Karishma Mehrotra Harmeet Kaur Editorials Editor Akeel Williams BUSINESS MANAGER work. I may see a business man with influAsst. News Editor Priyanka Krishnamurthy Rupsha Basu enza, a woman with newly diagnosed HIV, a Blaire Chennault Sales Manager Student Life Editor Asst. Photo Editor Jenna Kingsley traveler from Asia diagnosed with malaria or Thomas Han Maggie Daorai Design Manager Arts & Entertainment Editor Asst. Sports Editor an older gentleman whose family struggles Emelia Fredlick Zak Hudak Account Executives Sports Editor to comprehend the news of his advanced Associate Editors Bryce Robertson, Lena Erpaiboon, Salaar Ahmed, Ryan Smith Vincent Xu Christopher Hwang Przybylski, Annabelle Zhuno, Julia prostate cancer.

Photo Editor Emily Lin James Crissman Leonardos I am a new transplant to Atlanta from Nathaniel Ludewig Features Editors Business/Advertising Office Number Nicholas Sommariva Zoe Mesirow another southern state. I moved here because (404) 727-6178 Nick Bradley Ashley Bianco of what I saw and felt when I walked into Grady for the first time. I could feel that this place was a safe haven for Atlanta’s citizens.

The Emory Wheel welcomes letters and op-ed submissions from the Emory community.

Working at Grady has been an honor. The Letters should be limited to 300 words and op-eds should be limited to 700. Those selected employees work cohesively, developing cremay be shortened to fit allotted space or edited for grammar, punctuation and libelous content. ative solutions to some of the most difficult Submissions reflect the opinions of individual writers and not of the Wheel Editorial Board problems imaginable. These problems, I have or Emory University. Send e-mail to askibel@emory.edu or postal mail to The Emory Wheel, learned, don’t end with how to treat my Drawer W, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. 30322. patients—they extend to how to pay for the care these patients deserve.

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It was announced recently that Fulton County may cut $25 million in funding for Grady from their budget. This represents half of the support the county has given in prior years. This loss will be particularly devastating to Grady as the hospital faces decreased federal funding in the upcoming year and would terminate such services as mental health and primary care. These critical services will lead to the loss of 66,000 mental health appointments and 110,000 primary care appointments annually. As a physician training at Grady, I recently saw a young man suffering from diabetes who was previously unable to receive care due to lack of insurance. Now on the appropriate medical therapy and feeling better, he has just reentered the workforce.

Some may try to rest comfortably, rationalizing the cuts as affecting only those citizens who cannot afford to pay for their care. That could not be any further from the truth. For example, last month I was a part of a team treating a previously healthy, fully insured, 40-year-old woman who suffered a blood clot to her lungs. She never anticipated needing Grady’s services, but has repeatedly expressed gratitude to the large team that cared for her and continues to follow in our clinics.

These cuts will have a rippling effect. Our emergency departments will see increased volume, that is, expensive, often uncompensated care replacing more affordable and efficient outpatient services. Our citizens who suffer from mental health problems will be

abandoned. Emergent psychiatric admissions will strain our already busy inpatient services and potentially force premature discharges of the mentally ill.

Cutting Grady’s budget is a poor shortterm solution leaving many of our most vulnerable citizens without options for receiving critical medical care and crippling Grady’s mission.

Mahatma Gandhi challenged the ideas by which we govern, saying, “The measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members.”

Will our elected leaders choose to reinforce the safety net that is Grady Hospital, or will they choose to cut invaluable services that protect our vulnerable citizens? We have to ask our lawmakers tough questions. Let them know what Grady means to you, your family, your city and your state.

I hope to continue driving to work with the sense of purpose I have had since walking through the door my first day, knowing I am part of a safe haven for those who fall through the cracks of healthcare.

Please call the Fulton County Board of Commissioners at 404-612-8200 to express your concerns.

Cameron Lambert is a resident physician in internal medicine within Emory University School of Medicine. While in training, he works at Grady Hospital, Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown and the Atlanta Veterans Medical Center. He is originally from Raleigh, N.C.

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This month’s debate on the regulation of study drugs on college campuses was written

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In Favor In an increasingly competitive academic environment, one particularly risky strategy has college students hooked. “Study drugs,” such as Adderall and Ritalin, are stimulants frequently abused by students to increase focus and productivity for that extra academic edge. These attention-boosters are typically prescribed to help those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Keath Low, a psychotherapist at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities at the University of California argues that by increasing brain dopamine levels, the drugs may induce a calming effect on those with ADHD assumed to have inadequate dopamine levels. But abusing the drugs is not only illegal, it’s dangerous.

DeAnsin Parker, a neuropsychologist practicing in New York City, reports that while study drugs may increase concentration, using them can quickly lull your brain into a dependency by “[over-exciting] the nervous system.” She also notes that the medicine’s blend of amphetamines accelerates chemical messengers in your brain, effectively conditioning your brain to only be alert when chemically put in overdrive, which creates the conditions for a harmful “cycle of addiction.” Not only is this a net reduction in your ability to study well, but the subsequent “crash” once the drug wears off leaves the user “exhausted and [depressed],” said Natalie Rich, a drug intervention specialist at the University of North Carolina. Furthermore, according to the National Institute for Drug Abuse, the “crash” often results in paranoia, massive mood swings, depression and — in extreme cases — suicide. Experts warn that dangers of the cycle of addiction are real. In November 2011, 24-year-old Richard Fee, an aspiring medical student, even committed suicide after his most recent prescription of Adderall ran out. It’s “all the things that [one sees] if someone were getting off a cocaine addiction,” said Parker.

Even without the addiction cycle, misusing the drugs can lead to serious health effects. According to the American Academy of Neurology, misusing study drugs induces spikes in high blood pressure, irregular and accelerated heartbeat, paranoia, hallucinations, seizures and increased risk of heart failure. The National Institute of Health reports that users may also suffer from anxiety, depression and psychosis. According to research examined by the University of Southern California, misusing study drugs also inhibits monoamine transporters that are crucial to the re-uptake of dopamine back into your presynaptic neuron. Without this re-uptake,

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dopamine isn’t recycled effectively and gets “washed away,” lowering your aggregate catecholamine levels in your neural system. Fallon Schultz, a clinical expert and social worker, explains that Adderall “tricks the brain that it doesn’t need to make dopamine, and dopamine is the only chemical in the brain that once it is damaged, you never get it back.”

While many believe that abuse of study drugs isn’t that prevalent on college campuses, a 2011 Department of Health and Human Services study reports that abuse of Adderall and Ritalin in college-age students is even higher than all of cocaine and hallucinogens combined.

Another national study released in 2013 found a 33 percent increase since 2008 in study drug abuse. Professor of Communication Alan DeSantis’ research found that, at the University of Kentucky, half of all upperclassmen have used the drugs, with that number climbing to 80 percent when looking only at upperclassmen in fraternities and sororities. While many of us would like to think that Emory is immune to such practice, anecdotal evidence from Emory students, including an editorial piece published last semester by Lane Billings, Managing Editor of the Wheel, strongly suggests otherwise.

To address these issues, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has suggested increasing university regulation of study drug use by setting limits on prescribed amounts per visit and requiring a medical history of ADD/ADHD. California State University, Fresno has implemented similar regulations requiring a full ADD/ADHD evaluation, which could take a few months to complete, and requiring students to agree to monthly consultations with health professionals. Fresno’s student health director Catherine Feliz said that the campus has “definitely seen a difference” and “only the serious [students]” with legitimate ADD/ADHD concerns are being prescribed the drugs. While it is in no way a perfect solution, it’s worth the effort.

While some might argue that students who wish to get the drugs will inevitably find a way to do so, it is still important for the school to restrict the ease of access and prevalence of these drugs; to do nothing would be an affront to Emory’s mission to be “ethically engaged.”

School-enforced regulations may bolster existing deterrents to the consumption of study drugs and would provide Emory with an adequate regulatory framework to help control rampant abuse. When academic honesty and students’ health are at stake, it’s worth even the imperfect try. The alternative simply lets dangerous abuse continue to proliferate.

As my fellow writer points out, the use of “study drugs” is increasing substantially throughout colleges and universities.

However, what distinguishes the use of study drugs, such as Adderall and Ritalin, from recreational drug use is that students aren’t using these drugs to get high, but rather to boost their academic performance. It is a means to achieve a long-term goal. Unlike recreational drug use which tends to be impulsive and haphazard, the use of study drugs can be successfully curtailed through an educational campaign by trusted health care professionals.

In 2008, a group of six professors and scientists hailing from places such as Stanford Law School and the psychiatry department at Cambridge published in the international journal Nature that the appropriate response to study drug use should be further research and greater dissemination of information about the costs and benefits of such drugs.

This a superior option to the flippant and reactionary stance proposed by Senator Charles Schumer, who believes that study drugs are inherently negative. As my fellow writer states, Senator Schumer’s plan is to further restrict access to these drugs through campus health clinics.

Factual evidence undermines Senator Schumer’s assumption. Study drugs should be viewed not as a raging epidemic sweeping through universities nationwide, but rather as the next development in “cognitive enhancement” which includes everything from caffeine to healthy dieting. Henry Greely, a professor of law at Stanford, argues that human “ingenuity” provides a multitude of ways to enhance ourselves, yet the fact that study drugs do so through a particularly “invasive” manner does not provide “reasonable grounds for prohibition.”

While the Schumer plan is not outright prohibition, it does require intensive restrictions on accessibility to such medication. Such a solution is destined to be ineffectual and counterproductive. If drug control has failed in every major sporting organization there is no reason to believe colleges and universities will be more successful in their attempts to regulate a larger and smarter population. The fact is, these drugs have “legitimate uses for legitimate conditions” so there will always be “loopholes” that will be exploited. Adding further restrictions on students who have a legitimate need for such drugs will only serve to undermine the trust between Emory’s medical professionals and the students in their care.

Creating an adversarial relationship between Emory’s

outstanding health care professionals and our students is foolhardy. Without some modicum of trust, we run the risk that students will forgo their services needed to deal with a litany of other issues, ranging from substance abuse to psychological counseling.

It’s best to think of such issues in terms of economics.

Schumer’s plan attempts to control the supply-side of the issue while ignoring the demand side of the problem. Such thinking continues to plague our efforts to eradicate illicit drugs. The focus on supply rather than demand is destined to fail because profit will always incentivize someone to supply the product as long as demand is high enough.

As Sue Wasiolek, Duke University’s dean of students, acknowledges, “enforcement is extremely difficult” because it’s infeasible to control the supply of legal drugs flowing into a campus through an uncontrolled black market. This is why experts such as Professor Sean McCabe of the University of Michigan’s Substance Abuse Research Center suggest a demand side approach. We must begin by “educating students about the potential health risks” because right now most do not understand the costs and benefits of their own actions. The better strategy is to use Emory Healthcare to create an “inquiry driven” educational model that increases student awareness about the short and longterm implications of excessive study drug use. That campaign can only be successful if we preserve the positive and trusting relationship our health care providers have cultivated with Emory students.

It is for this reason that further study and education would be a superior reaction to the issue of study drugs.

Students need to be made aware of the health risks that arise from drug abuse of any kind. Yet they also need to understand that patterns of life which require the use of study drugs are not the healthiest long term plans.

Natural cognitive enhancements, such as proper sleep patterns and “healthy diet,” are more sustainable options in which students should be engaging.

The easy choice for Emory is to crackdown on the use of Adderall and Ritalin and bask in the glory of “doing something” regardless of how ineffectual and net harmful the proposals are. That is not a response befitting a “destination university” that is “inquiry driven” and research oriented.

A better strategy, one worthy of a tier one research university like Emory, is to study and educate. Such a plan will be far more productive as long as we are not creating an adversarial relationship between Emory’s health care professionals and our students.

Talking With Mouths: Emoticons are Not Enough ;) Technology Has the Potential to Cause Over Dependence, Miscommunication KENTUCKY MORROW Society is full of quick communication.

Texting, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter are all ways to quickly say what is on your mind.

People have flocked to these social media websites for faster and informal forms of communication. The “good old fashioned” phone call and public meeting have been lost to the convenience of the text message and Facebook group. It seems today that people cannot function in society unless they are constantly glued to their computer screens and phones.

Proponents of technology, or technological optimists as they are sometimes called, believe that the Information Technology (IT) revolution will spread information faster, and on a global scale, than ever before. Optimists believe it will also allow people to have connections and friendships that extend throughout the globe.

People have groups that have members from across the world and still function as if they were right next to you.

There is no question that the IT revolution has spread information and communication globally and made it easier than ever before.

There is, however, a downside to this rapidly increasing speed and dependence on technology for communication and information. The first disadvantage to this increased dependence on technology is a loss of personal interactions that once characterized society.

The second disadvantage to the virtual speech that technology allows is now there is a greater potential for accidents otherwise known as miscommunication or false information.

Priyanka Pai | Staff

When was the last time you had a conversation and during it the person you were talking to took out a phone and started texting or checking their Facebook during your conversation? When was the last time you sent a text message or checked your phone during a conversation? If you are anything like most people, the answer to those questions is “pretty recently.” And that is a problem. People are not only using technology to enhance their lives by connecting with people around the globe; they are using it as a substitute for real conversations. You have probably heard of someone being broken up with through a text message and you probably simultaneously scoffed at the idea and were saddened by it, but also found it abnormal. Sadly, according to Slate Magazine, over 22 percent of people under the age of 30 have used the Internet

to break up with someone. That 22 percent might not be close to a majority, but a few years ago that number was probably closer to zero.

Although breaking up through a text message is an extreme example, every day conversations that should take place in person are increasingly taking place through the mediation of technology. Face to face interactions are disappearing in favor of face to technology interactions.

The increased speed and reliance on technology for communication has also increased our risk of hearing misinformation. The mediation of conversations through technology has made it impossible to tell when someone is being sarcastic or joking and when they are just being mean. People are increasingly becoming boring. Conversations no longer

have animation because they can only show as much emotion as 140 characters can show.

For those who are thinking that the emoticon “;)” is a sufficient sign of emotion or sarcasm, I urge you to have a few conversations with people who are less reliant on technology and you will find that there is so much more to a conversation.

Worse than simply losing part of a conversation, reliance on technological mediation for conversations has made people less intelligent.

It may be true that people know more about what has occurred in the world because of technology, but they also know less about what they know. News stories now have devolved into quick headlines or 140 character snippets. These quick bits of information provide no real knowledge of what hap-

pened but give individuals a sense of knowledge. Unfortunately people believe they are informed about the story and then post their own opinions of the events. These opinions are often ill-informed while complex issues get compressed to 20 words or less.

I am not telling you to be a Luddite or to stop using Twitter, Facebook or your cellphone. I think all of these tools can be fun and useful when used appropriately. What I am telling you to do is have a real conversation and to think more about your interactions with technology.

Through increased analysis about technology and its implications, one can prevent the devastating mistakes of dependence and miscommunication.

Kentucky Morrow is a College freshman from Edina, Minn.

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Student Life Friday, January 24, 2014 Student Life Editors: Elizabeth Howell (ehowel5@emory.edu) and Jenna Kingsley (jdkings@emory.edu)

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Highland Bakery Opens on Emory Campus The Wheel’s Food Critic Spills All of the Delicious Details

By Ethan Samuels Staff Writer Last November we heard the news that Einstein Bros Bagels was going to be removed from campus. Some were excited for a change, while others nostalgic about the imminent end to their bagel and coffee routine. Whether you liked it or not, Einstein’s was out and something new was in. In December, we learned that Highland Bakery, a local Atlanta bake shop, would take over. From then on, the hype grew and grew; I was just as eager as everyone else to see if an on-campus version could live up to the original.

Pushed back two weeks from its intended grand opening of Jan. 6, on Jan. 21 we got what we were waiting for. Initially, I had heard only praise for the food and service at Highland Bakery. Many were skeptical of the menu being too expensive or service too slow, but the staff at Highland Bakery delivered on both quality and consistency. I think Dave Furhman (senior director of Emory Dining) and the Food Advisory Committee at Emory (FACE) deserve a lot of credit for listening to students and making the change to bring in Highland Bakery. Even though as I’m writing this review the restaurant has only been open for one day, I saw it handle the lunch rush smoothly, which was impressive considering it was undoubtedly Highland Bakery’s most important day on Emory’s campus.

Stationed in the front of the restaurant was Lisa, who greeted everyone individually and offered us a menu as we walked in. Managers Sam and Scott were also standing by to monitor and oversee the operation. While chatting with Sam and Scott over the future plans for the business, chef and owner Stacey came out to join the conversation. I asked her if she planned to play with the menu at all and she said to be on the lookout for weekly specials.

Sam also said they will likely be opening a coffee and pastry to-go section in the next week to ease the congestion. In addition, they may open on weekends, but that decision has not yet been made.

Of course, the single most important factor of success for Highland Bakery is the food. Chef Stacey brought out a peanut butter french toast, a

sweet potato pancake and a ricotta pancake for me to sample in addition to the herb roasted turkey sandwich I’d already eaten. As it is my duty to provide the most accurate and holistic review for the readers of this fine newspaper, I unbuckled my belt and went to work (tough job, I know). The turkey sandwich was on tasty grilled honey wheat bread and pressed nicely with just the right amount of condiments and spreads. I substituted the chips for a salad, and out of everything I ate, the salad was the only thing I was unimpressed by. It was just very simple in comparison to everything else served. The onion was way too thick and the cherry tomatoes were plopped on top whole. Besides that, the sweet potato and ricotta pancakes were moist and savory. I thought the ricotta one was more interesting but both were delicious — the hot blueberry compote served with the ricotta pancakes totally completed the dish. Last was the peanut butter french toast.

It came covered in brown sugar butter and crusted in bran flakes sitting in a pool of even more brown sugar butter. With a slather of peanut butter between the two thick pieces of challah, it was one of the most tantalizing french toasts I have ever seen.

Crunchy and sweet on the outside yet fluffy on the inside, this dish is a must-try. It truly was spectacular, but eating more than one a week may cause heart complications.

With the friendly, quick service, a comfortable atmosphere and uncompromising quality of their food, Highland Bakery did everything right on opening day. I am confident students will return and continue the vivacious atmosphere that Einstein’s lacked. I think we have finally brought a restaurant to campus that students will be excited to dine at rather than begrudgingly consume nutrients at — I live to eat not eat to live, right? Whether it’s grabbing a delicious little cupcake or sitting down for a plate of crabcakes benedict, Highland Bakery will cater to most with great food at a reasonable price — that’s what is going to keep me coming back.

— Contact Ethan Samuels at ejsamue@emory.edu

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College juniors Giorgio Boza (left) and Javier Gallegos (right) grew up in Lima, Peru. Last summer, they returned to the country with an ambition to improve schools with their foundation Education Against Poverty.

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By Loli Lucaciu Staff Writer College juniors Giorgio Boza and Javier Gallegos are two students who believe in their ability to create a positive change for those less fortunate. Growing up in Lima, Peru, they learned from a young age about the issue of poverty and recognized their privilege of being born in financially

stable families. However, they realized the extent of the help they could offer to others only after moving to the United States and gaining a new perspective on their previous life in Peru.

“Before I moved to the United States, I would always look at slums like Pamplona and think ‘man, it makes our city look so bad,’” Boza said. According to him, moving to

a new country and attending a very diverse school like Emory were crucial ways to make him change his perspective.

“Everything started with an ambition to improve our country,” Gallegos said. “We are both patriotic.”

The two began discussing about working together on a potential project as early as their freshman year.

Both had a special interest in edu-

cation and the beneficial changes it can bring. The discussions were fructified in January 2013, when the two, with the help of College juniors Andrea Simon and Izzi Lynn, founded Education Against Poverty, a nonprofit organization aimed at providing help to Peru’s underdeveloped education system.

See BOZA, Page 10

Recently, a friend of mine was told by someone that they (quote) “liked her” and implied that he wanted to spend time with her on a frequent basis. That same night I was asked mid-coitus if I’d rather be “railed in a study room.” To preempt the obvious question: no, we did not end up switching locations to a study room.

My friend and I compared our experiences and quickly concluded that hers was decidedly the more romantic one, and we chuckled at the absurdity of the contrast. But the conversation got me caught up in thoughts I definitely should not have been having.

For example: Why were we put in these situations? Is there something inherently different about us that makes me not have fabulously romantic encounters? Is there something wrong with me? Does the fact that I don’t have a problem with the absence of fabulously romantic encounters mean I don’t want love?

Do I want love? Am I a cold person for not wanting love? Do I secretly want love but just say I don’t as a defense mechanism? If so, why can’t I find love? Why has this stream of questions suddenly devolved into an examination of my self-worth?

Have you ever heard the phrase

“we accept the love we think we deserve”? I’m not sure who came up with this or how it became popularized as a self-esteem building phrase, but I for one can state with certainty that it is not sexually or emotionally empowering at all. Like, what? Why did the ability to snag a committed bed buddy suddenly become a matter of self-esteem? Also, how come it secretly sounds like it’s passing judgment on anyone who has multiple bed buddies?

The phrase is problematic for a few reasons. First, it assumes that people who engage in casual sex or people who don’t happen to have a love interest, boyfriend, girlfriend, whatever, at the moment are holding themselves back or somehow don’t want to fall in love. I promise, the reason someone thought it was okay to ask me if I wanted to be railed (really? railed?) has nothing to do with me not thinking I deserve something more respectful. It might have something to do with them not understanding social niceties or missing the boat on dirty talk.

As an aside — not to devote more lip service to the phrasing than is

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hat gets you through the day?” “Just working with a smile.” Take a moment to thank the wonderful men and women that help keep our campus looking spotless.

Boza, Gallegos Provide Sanitation to Only Pre-School in Pamplona Continued from Page 9 Boza said they were lucky to have great people interested in getting involved.

“We received help from my fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau (ZBT), and then we literally had to go from door to door to collect donations, Boza said.

“We ended up with about $1,500.”

Their first project in the summer of 2013 was aimed at helping La Rinconada, a small community within the slum of Pamplona, an area on the outskirts of Lima with a population of 70,000.

Boza and Gallegos arranged a project for the only pre-school in Pamplona, El Nido Trebol Azul, which hosts about 60 children. This pre-school was in desperate need of a septic system, since its conditions were unacceptable, with only one toilet for 60 children and no viable sanitary system to back it up.

According to Boza and Gallegos, poor families come to the arid area of Pamplona from rural areas of Peru and build houses without the involvement or the support of the government. Their movement to this region is often called “the invasion,” because a large number of people seize these barren lands. However, the government does not take responsibility for them or their houses and land.

Gallegos recounted that on the outskirts of Pamplona there is a wall called “el muro de la verguenza,” or the “wall of shame.” It drastically separates the poor region of Pamplona from some of the most affluent neighborhoods in Lima. The wall represents a physical separation as well as a separation on a deeper, more mental level. People on each side of the wall regard the ones on the other side with much animosity.

Gallegos also mentioned the sanitary conditions in Pamplona, which are almost unimaginable. The area

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Members of Education Against Poverty worked with children from a private school in Peru to build a park in La Riconada, which provided the community with an “oasis in the desert.” is surrounded by chancherías, places where people throw their garbage and pigs are let free to feed on the waste. Later on, the inhabitants eat the pigs. This cycle creates massive health problems for the residents, and many cases of tuberculosis, especially in infants, are constantly being reported.

“We are not a poor, undeveloped country,” Boza said, “but we still have these horrendous gaps in the society.”

For the pre-school El Nido Trebol Azul, the organization helped build a septic tank, provided a refillable water tank and electricity, and also built two new bathrooms and a place

for the children to wash their hands.

They initially encountered opposition from inhabitants who did not understand that the organization’s purpose was beneficial for their community and their children. Boza and Gallegos were perceived negatively as the rich kids of Lima, who had unlimited reserves of money.

“At first, I was a bit disappointed because I expected them to be thankful for what we were doing, but we received no thanks whatsoever,” Boza said.

Gallegos dissented saying that the inhabitants of La Rinconada might have not realized the importance of the organization’s work, since

they never before experienced such infrastructure as they had just been offered. Because they came from extreme poverty, he said, they just did not see the value of a good sanitation.

The same summer, Education Against Poverty also built a park in La Rinconada to provide an “oasis in the desert” for the inhabitants of the area. The organization worked with children from a private school in Lima to help the group’s efforts to create the park.

Boza and Gallegos are planning to return to Peru within a few months.

They are looking into helping the region of Huaraz, a still underdeveloped tourist area that they feel

displays great potential.

The group is also in the works of providing help to two siblings from Trebol Azul, Janet and Dennis, who were born with Syndactyly, a condition where two or more digits in the hand are fused together at the skeletal level. Boza and Gallegos were able to find a nonprofit organization that would fund the children’s surgeries in Lima, and they look forward to seeing the two siblings cured.

“Everything we do is for the children,” Gallegos said, “so that they might have a chance for a better future.”

— Contact Loli Lucaciu at florina.lucaciu@emory.edu

Winter in the Sun Sick of hearing the phrase “polar vortex?” Cold but not sure if you can pull off that beanie? Wheel staff photographer Jessica Schneider warms up Student Life with her sunny vacation photo.

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On Fire Rumor has it that they don’t even take off the crust at Highland Bakery.

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Tuscaloosa, Ala. Crossplex Invitational All Day Birmingham, Ala.

Davis, Moore Propel Eagles To Weekend UAA Split Continued from the Back Page Spartans, who entered the game 1-1 in UAA play. Emory played very well at both ends of the court against Case Western, and controlled from the start en route to a convincing 102-76 victory.

Leading 58-46 at the half, Emory put Case Western away behind multiple runs that eventually pushed their lead to 83-61 with only eight minutes remaining in the game. Led

by Moore’s career-high 31 points on 12-18 from the floor, including seven three-pointers, and Davis’ 27 points on 10-15 from the field, Emory’s offense proved too much for the Tartans to handle. In addition, junior Mike Florin, who, according to Coach Zimmerman, “sets the tone on offense and on defense,” finished with season-high tying 10 assists to go along with zero turnovers.

Sophomore Alex Foster also had a season-high in points, finishing with 16. The Eagles shot a season-high 54.3 percent from the field and 57.7 percent from deep, while capitalizing on 18 turnovers by the Tartans. The team’s 15 three pointers tied the third highest mark in school history for a single game.

Zimmerman was pleased with his team’s play on Sunday, “Making shots led to great energy today, and we played with a much

better energy than on Friday,” he said. We were just much more locked in and focused on each possession.”

Zimmerman credited Florin for his outstanding play on Sunday.

“When you have a guy on your team go for 10 assists and no turnovers, that’s superb, and it’s exactly what we need from him,” Zimmerman said. [Florin] is the leader of the team because he has the ball in his hands a lot. He did a great job setting the tone today.”

Zimmerman also praised Moore and Davis for their outstanding shooting, saying, “They are just really solid in what they can give us scoring-wise.”

Moore called the effort a “bounceback” game, as the Eagles improved to 2-1 in UAA play.

Looking ahead, both Moore and Zimmerman said that the team has room to improve despite winning nine of the their last 11 games.

“As a team, we are working to improve our defense as our success in the UAA is contingent upon us sticking to our defensive principles,” Moore wrote in an email to the Wheel.

The Eagles continue UAA conference play this week as they go on the road to face New York University on Friday Jan. 24.

— Contact Ethan Morris at ethan.morris@emory.edu

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Senior William Matheson runs at an indoor meet. Matheson and the track and field teams competed at the Niswonger Invitational last weekend.

Eagles Off to Strong Start in 2014

By Ryan Smith Sports Editor The men’s and women’s track and field teams returned to indoor competition for their first meet of 2014 at the Niswonger Invitational in Johnson City, Tenn. last Friday.

In a sport as fitness-intensive as track and field, winter break brings the threat of athletes abandoning their routine. Head Coach John Curtin viewed the meet as an opportunity to get the teams back in the right mindset.

“It was a little bit of good, a little bit of bad and a lot of in-between,” Curtin said. “The first meet coming back is always tough. A couple of kids were calling it a rust-buster.”

The two-day event featured a handful of impressive individual performances. Senior Eddie Mulder finished second in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:02.41.

On the women’s side, junior

Electra Korn recorded a career-best time of 58.07, good for eighth place in the event. Fellow junior Debora Adjibaba was right behind her, finishing ninth with a time of 58.23.

“The season boils down to the UAA Championships and NCAA Championships’.”

— John Curtin, head coach Curtin had high praise for all three athletes. He spoke especially highly of Mulder, who recorded the seventhbest indoor 5K time in Division III, praising the senior distance runner’s dedication to the team.

“Eddie’s been getting stronger week by week, from cross country to

track,” Curtin said.

He continued: “I think Eddie’s got a lot of upside yet. It’s his last goaround, and I know he wants to close out on a positive note.”

The second day featured strong races from junior Stephanie Crane, who finished second in the mile and fourth in the 800-meter run, and junior Marissa Gogniat, who finished third in the 3,000-meter run, among others.

The Eagles’ next meet will be this Sunday, when they host the Emory Crossplex Invitational in Birmingham, Ala. Curtin expects his teams to perform well, but stressed the importance of the meets that follow.

“When it’s all said and done, the season boils down to the UAA Championships and the NCAA Championships,” he said. “Everything before that is preparation.”

— Contact Ryan Smith at ryan.smith@emory.edu

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On the left, senior guard McPherson Moore dribbles around a defender. On the right, senior forward Jake Davis runs up the court. Moore and Davis are the Eagles’ top scorers this season.

The Wheel caught up with the men’s basketball team’s two leading scorers, seniors McPherson Moore and Jake Davis On what the team needs to work on: MM: I think it’s defense.

JD: Definitely defense.

On losing in the Division III NCAA tournament last season: MM: It’s a pretty painful memory.

JD: We want to get back there. I think we can do a lot of good things.

Is the team stronger this season?

MM: Every year, you lose guys that are really important. It’s really a matter of how the younger guys step in.

Will they be stronger next season?

JD: It’s out of our hands. We like to think we’ve laid good groundwork.

Last Tuesday, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced that Commissioner Bud Selig will be the first recipient of the Commissioner Bud Selig Leadership Award.

In related news, last Monday The Emory Wheel announced that On Fire will be the first recipient of the semi-annual On Fire Excellence in Sports Journalism Award.

To be completely honest (and when have our loyal readers not found your truthful On Fire correspondent to be anything less than honest), the latter award does not exist.

At least not yet — our intern is working on it.

(Those interested in filling this position next semester should send their resumes to bostdie@emory. edu — we are working on making the internship count as a four-hour HAPW, and we all know how tough it is to find a good writing requirement these days).

Seriously, how absurd is it to win an award named after yourself? It is not that we at On Fire doubt the excellency of Bud Selig’s leadership (except we actually do doubt the excellency of Bud Selig’s leadership, but that is based more on our innate distrust of those in positions of power rather than any actual failings on the part of Mr. Selig). It is simply a matter of principle.

What if the White House announced that Barack Obama won the Barack Obama Excellence in Politics Award?

What if the SGA announced that Meredith Honeycutt won the Meredith Honeycutt Excellence in Accounting Award? (Seriously though, keep your head in the game, Meredith Honeycutt).

The point is, there is no possible way the MLB and Bud Selig could have done this while simultaneously taking themselves seriously. Only one possible explanation remains.

The stupid things done by those in the world of basketball and football have been dominating the pages of On Fire lately, and the powers-thatbe in the world of baseball must have been getting jealous.

Your imaginative On Fire correspondent can picture the meeting right now in his (or her) head. The day is last Monday. A bunch of baseball bigwigs are sitting around a table, smoking cigars and spitting sunflower seeds.

By all accounts everything is going well — profits are up, attendance is up, this year’s sunflower seed crop was particularly delicious.

But still they are not completely satisfied. They ask themselves, “Why is this not enough? What are we missing?”

And then they hit on the answer.

“We have not been featured in On Fire lately!” they exclaim in sudden realization. (“By the way,” Bud Selig whispers to the cigar-smoking, sunflower seed-spitting man next to him, “did you hear that On Fire won the On Fire Excellence in Sports Journalism Award earlier today?

How absurd is it to win an award named after yourself?”)

But recognizing that you have a problem is only the first step. Next, our good friends in the MLB need to figure out what they could do to get into On Fire.

They sit around the table, smoking their cigars, spitting their sunflower seeds in a frustrated silence. “What can we do that would be absurd enough to get us into On Fire?,” they ask themselves again and again.

And then inspiration strikes. Bud Selig shouts in a burst of insight, “If we want absurdity, we must look to the masters of absurdity! We must do as On Fire did!”

The Commissioner stands up, spits out a sunflower seed, and gives his cigar a puff. “Gentlemen, we must create the Bud Selig Leadership Award. I think all of you know who must win it.”

The other men in the room leap to their feet and begin to clap. They have recognized genius; they have seen the truth.

They have found a way to get covered in On Fire.

Well congratulations boys, you did it. Total Pro Sports just released a ranking of the 13 hottest wives and girlfriends in Super Bowl XLVIII. This is important, hard hitting news, and it deserved its time in On Fire.

But On Fire did not win the On Fire Excellence in Sports Journalism Award for covering important, hard hitting news.

Congratulations again, Bud Selig and company, you were just absurd enough to get your story into these vaunted pages.

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Friday, January 24, 2014 Sports Editors: Ryan Smith (ryan.smith@emory.edu) and Bennett Ostdiek (bostdie@emory.edu)

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Around The Sports World This column from SB Nation’s Brian Floyd discusses Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman’s interview after the Seahawks’ win in the NFC Championship game and the backlash that followed.

Richard Sherman can be an ass----. He’ll talk and be outspoken. And he’ll back it up, too.

That’s what he does.

The NFL would be better with more Richard Sherman’s. You hate him because he’s not yours.

You hate him because he plays for someone else, and would love him if he belonged to your team.

He’s got personality and skill and the ability to shut down a third of the field every single week.

He makes you mad. He makes opponents mad.

But let’s not act like some talk is the worst thing in the world. Let’s not act like football is a classy game, or that players should always carry themselves with class. Class is bulls---.

We’re talking about a game where grown men are trying to knock each others blocks off.

We’re talking about a game where players are risking life and limb, and brain function, every week. And some talk — either during the game or after — is the tipping point? Come on.

In the world of professional football, a testosterone-filled world, Richard Sherman’s words should never be the tipping point.

He’s not saying anything particularly jarring. He called Crabtree mediocre and said you better come with something better if you want to beat his team — a team filled with a bunch of scrappy players like him.

This is who Richard Sherman is. He’s a smart guy who made it out, went to Stanford, and is now one of the best players in the NFL. He plays with a chip on his shoulder, and probably always will. When he feels disrespected, he makes plays and then lets everyone know he’s not one to mess with.

But let’s keep criticizing the man, and labeling him, for 30 seconds immediately following a huge play in the biggest game of his life. That sounds rational.

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Senior guard Hannah Lilly drives toward the basket. Lilly had 18 points last weekend in games against Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) and Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). The Eagles have yet to lose a game this season.

Eagles Win Twice, Remain Undefeated

By Shawn Farshchi Staff Writer This past week, the women’s basketball team hosted Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) and Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) at home in the Woodruff P.E. Center. The Emory Eagles defeated Carnegie Mellon 70-68 in overtime and defeated Case Western 76-52. After these two victories, Emory remains undefeated with 14 wins and no losses.

Due to their success, they are ranked eighth in the nation. While it is early in the University Athletic Association (UAA) set of games, Emory has had a tremendous start. In fact, the 14 consecutive wins are the most in school history.

Against Carnegie Mellon, Emory did not have their best performance.

They shot only 32 percent from the field and 25 percent from the threepoint line. Also, Carnegie Mellon

nearly went to the free throw line twice as many times as Emory did.

While they would have liked to win more comfortably, it was a great early test for the team. This was the third Emory game (and victory) by one possession this season. They won due to their tenacity on the offensive rebounds, with 24 for the game. Also, they forced Carnegie Mellon to commit 25 turnovers.

Ideally, Emory wants to win every game by at least a few possessions.

However, having early adversity in the season gives Emory experience in tense situations. When rivalry and tournament games begin, Emory will be tested in many different situations.

Also, with the collective experience of the core starters and the contributions from the younger players, Emory has a lot of different ways to beat teams.

In the Carnegie Mellon game, Emory played well in the first half

and built a 33-27 lead. However, the Eagles did not shoot well, shooting 36 percent in the first half. However, they crashed the boards well with seven offensive rebounds in the first half. This gave them extra possessions and more opportunities to score an easy basket or open three.

In the second half, Carnegie Mellon’s Lisa Murphy scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead their second half comeback.

With 45 seconds left in regulation, Carnegie Mellon took a 60-57 lead.

Emory responded with a three pointer by senior guard Savannah Morgan with six seconds left to send the game to overtime.

In overtime, Carnegie Mellon and Emory traded baskets. With under five seconds left in the game, Morgan drew a foul and made two clutch free throws at the end to win the game 70-68.

Against Case Western Reserve,

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Emory was dominant throughout.

They had a fast start, scoring 48 points in the first half. They shot nearly 50 percent from the field and got six steals. This helped Emory get easy baskets in transition off of the turnovers.

For the game, Emory’s full court press defense forced 31 turnovers, which proved to be a significant difference between the teams. Emory’s senior guard Selena Castillo scored 26 points, including making five of her six three point attempts. Emory made 10 of its 18 three point attempts, which widened the margin between the two teams.

While Emory has not faced the best teams of the UAA, it is encouraging that they have taken care of business in every game so far. They have won in a multitude of ways.

Also, they have shot poorly in games and have managed to win due to the overall hustle and pressure they put

on opponents.

Coming up, Emory continues its conference schedule with games at New York University, at Brandeis University (Mass.) and at home against University of Chicago. Their game against NYU should show how Emory stacks up against some of the best teams in the nation. New York University is 13-1 coming into their Friday matchup. Brandeis and University of Chicago should be less challenging opponents.

While Emory has aspirations that extend beyond winning the UAA, it is critical for them to win as many of the rivalry games within the division as possible.

Additionally, they need to continue to improve every game. They have shown that they can win many ways and can adjust to different opponent strengths and weaknesses.

— Contact Shawn Farshchi at sfarshc@emory.edu

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Squad Falls to CMU, Tops Case Western Men, Women Perform Well Against Tech

By Ethan Morris Staff Writer In the final two matchups of a five-game homestand, the men’s basketball team split against two University Athletic Association (UAA) opponents, losing on Friday night to Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) before rebounding to defeat Case Western Reserve University (Ohio) on Sunday afternoon. After the 1-1 weekend, the Eagles now have a record of 10-4, with a 2-1 record in the tough UAA. Winners of eight of their last nine, the Eagles entered Friday’s home game confident as they matched up with the 7-5 Carnegie Mellon Tartans, who entered the game 0-1 in the UAA. In a closely contested first half, the Eagles and Tartans each used a series of small runs before finishing the half with Emory up 35-34. The Tartans opened up the second half on a 10-3 run, but the Eagles quickly responded with an 8-0 run that put Emory up 51-48.

The last lead Emory held was 73-72, before the Tartans pulled away and controlled the rest of the game. Senior forward Jake Davis finished with 30 points, while four other Eagles finished in double figures for the evening. Leading the Tartans’ effort was senior Christian Manoli who finished with a game-high 32 points, with 19 points coming in the second half. Emory was held to 40 percent shooting on the night, while being

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Sophomore forward Will Trawick dribbles the ball up the court. Trawick had four rebounds in each of the Eagles’ weekend games. outrebounded 49-30. Emory did force 16 turnovers and scored 12 fast break points in the loss.

“We were on our heels from the start, which is what we usually do to our opponents,” Head Coach Jason Zimmerman said. “I just thought that

our energy was our lowest in a game in a long time.”

Senior forward McPherson Moore agreed. “We did not execute well against Carnegie on Friday night,” he said. Moore also credited the Tartans, saying, “they played a very good

game.”

Looking to bounce back from Friday’s loss, the Eagles returned to action on Sunday afternoon, matching up with the 9-4 Case Western

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The swimming and diving teams gave the Georgia Institute of Technology all they could handle in last Saturday’s meet. Hosting Georgia Tech for the first time in more than 16 years, the Eagles came out ready to compete. Although the Eagles ultimately came up short, they excelled and outswam Tech in multiple events.

Emory’s men opened the meet with a win in the 400-yard medley relay, as senior Ross Spock, sophomore Andrew Wilson, junior Hayden Baker and senior Jake Stephens won the event with a “B” cut time of 3:22.56.

Wilson added two additional NCAA provisional qualifying times during the meet, winning the 100yard breaststroke with a time of 56.74 seconds and finishing second in the 200-yard breaststroke with a mark of 2:06.22.

“Everyone was extra pumped up before the meet and the seniors were especially excited,” senior Ross Spock said. “Standing behind the blocks for that first race with my relay, I just got the feeling something special was about to happen.”

The women actually outscored Tech in the swimming events with great performances all around.

Leading the women was sophomore

Ellie Thompson, claiming wins in both backstroke events, each good enough for an NCAA “B” cut time.

Thompson also teamed with freshman Annelise Kowalsky, junior Nina Zook and junior Nancy Larson to win the 400-yard medley relay with a “B” cut time of 3:52.71. Kowalsky also won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.90) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:06.34).

Coach Howell was very happy with the team’s performance.

“I think what impressed me most was the team environment at the meet,” he explained. “We are all sore and tired, but they rose above that as a group and performed. Our team really took advantage of the opportunity to race as a team this weekend.”

The seniors of both teams have performed exceptionally well as they reach the twilight of their college careers. They have helped meet and raise the expectations of the swimming and diving program. The women are going for their fourth Division III title in five years while the men are competing for a championship as well.

The Eagles will be back in action against another Division I program next Saturday, when the team travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to face the University of Alabama Crimson Tide.

— Contact Michael Scheck at michael.scheck@emory.edu