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Emory Events Calendar, Page 2

Staff Editorial, Page 6

Police Record, Page 2

Arts & Entertainment, Page 9

Crossword Puzzle, Page 8

On Fire, Page 11

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Semester Online to Shut Down After One Year

By Alyssa Posklensky Staff Writer Former Emory alum, professor and administrator Bill Fox died Friday evening at the Emory University Hospital, according to an April 13 University press release.

Fox had a multiple connections to Emory, including earning his doctorate in Religion in 1979, becoming the assistant director of the Graduate Institute of Liberal Arts in Bill Fox was 1974, becoming the first dean the first dean of Campus Life in of Campus 1979 and then Life and a rising to vice president of University the University, vice according to the presdient. press release.

According to an article SEE NEXT ISSUE in the autumn An in-depth 2010 Emory look at Fox’s Magazine, Emory President legacy at Emory.

Emeritus James Laney appointed Fox as vice president for Institutional Advancement in 1991, where he spearheaded a

See FOX’S, Page 4

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Leah Ward Sears, former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, spoke at TEDxEmory, a studentrun and independently organized event which hosted various speakers Saturday.

TEDxEmory Draws Record Numbers

By Armaan Nathani Contributing Writer Where can you learn about a glove that can teach you how to play a song on the piano in 45 minutes (no musical experience needed), hear a legitimate ethical explanation on why Jewish people love Chinese food or take a stunning visual tour of a staff sergeant’s journey to Mt. Everest to raise awareness for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

TEDxEmory hosted its fourth annual independently organized TED event at Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Administration Building Auditorium to more than 700 audience members, according to College senior and TEDxEmory President

Nikhil Raghuveera. TED — technology, entertainment and design — is a nonprofit organization devoted to “ideas worth spreading,” according to its website.

While the first three sessions consisted of three speakers and a video of a TED talk, the final session featured three prominent speakers to wrap up the day’s talks. Every talk was live streamed online, allowing for fans at home to tune into each session.

Doors opened at 10 a.m., allowing new guests to register prior to the first session of talks, which began at 10:40 a.m. All sessions were strictly timed, adhering to 85 minutes a session to allow for habitual breaks for attendees to munch on provided lunch and adjacent food trucks.

See TALKS, Page 5

ments for the limited use of helping students within a single class find individuals who wanted to trade lab or discussion sections within that singular course.

Brzinski also specified that the matches identified through AddDropSwap.com could then be passed along to the department so students could be involved in an actual swap within the department and offered several contacts to facilitate the partnership with certain departments.

On Nov. 25, a request was made to lift the ban on the access to AddDropSwap.com from Emory Computing, and Brzinski responded that until the site found a department to partner with, the ban would remain.

After indications that the Biology department would partner with the website, Sacks was given access to pursue options with Biology and other departments.

Brzinski pointed out that the OUE is currently working on a waitlist system for registration that will aid in the add/drop/swap process that is set to launch Spring 2015.

It is important in publishing information as fact to pursue the story to its fullest extent, including verifying sources, quotes and any other information that is presented to the reader as undeniable truth. The Wheel did not contact OUE before publication and both retracts and apologizes for the erroneous article.

The Emory Wheel is a student-run newspaper that prides itself on presenting quality, truthful reporting to its readers and the previous article did not meet that standard. If any readers have concerns about a story that the Wheel has published, we encourage you to contact us.

The Wheel reports and corrects all errors published in the newspaper and at emorywheel.com. Please contact Editor in Chief Priyanka Krishnamurthy at pkrish4@emory.edu.

November 15 Semester Online is announced during an online press conference.

April Duke University exits consortium due to push back from its faculty members

April Consortium schools agree to shut down Semester Online following Summer term

right,” J. Lynn Zimmerman, thensenior vice provost for undergraduate and continuing education at Emory, said in the 2012 article.

In Brzinski’s email, she acknowledged the Semester Online “experiment” contained many challenges, yet wrote that the pilot year of the program offered much success.

“We learned that it is possible to offer extremely rewarding educational experiences in a digital environment,” Brzinski wrote. “Our Semester Online courses, taught by [Religion professor] Gary Laderman, [English professor] Bill Gruber and [Psychology professor] Darryl Neill, have presented the very best of Emory.”

Brzinski noted many students’ enthusiasm for Semester Online’s structure as another curricular option,

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

CELEBRATING LIFE

Correction In an April 11 Wheel article entitled “Student Website Facilitates OPUS Class Swapping,” the Wheel stated that in regards to the AddDropSwap. com website, there was “opposition from the Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE)” regarding the implementation of the website. College senior Michael Sacks was quoted as saying that after “explaining how the site worked and why it followed all of the honor code, the site was discussed at a dean-wide meeting” and “at the meeting [the Office of Undergraduate Education] officially approved the site” for use by Emory students.

In reality, the OUE, Emory College of Arts and Sciences and Emory University do not support the use of the website. Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Joanne Brzinski wrote to the Wheel following our publication that the site “misrepresents what it is able to do and [we] are concerned about the misuse of the site by students in ways that are a violation of the Honor Code.”

The article made it appear that it is possible to “swap” a class between two or more people on OPUS or through the AddDropSwap.com interface, when in actuality the selected classes are dropped by a student in hopes that the second student adds the class before anyone else.

Brzinski wrote that because of this, the OUE was concerned that sites like AddDropSwap.com may promote the sale of places in classes or saving places in popular courses for other students, which is a violation of the Honor Code.

On Nov. 19, 2013, Brzinski met Sacks to offer support for the site in a specific use: to collaborate with specific faculty and depart-

Attendees were treated to 12 speakers with a robust range of expertise, featuring pundits in the fields of technology, politics, entertainment, humanities and more.

College junior Jane Singer, current TEDx co-director of speakers, stressed the importance of having passionate, engaging speakers who were communicative with the TEDx team.

“I’ve exchanged emails with Google and Facebook executives, state Supreme Court justices and even one with James Franco (sadly, he declined our invitation to speak),” Singer wrote in an email to the Wheel. “The best part of every year

Semester Online, an online-education consortium comprised of several universities including Emory, will disband following this year’s summer semester after the completion of its pilot year, according to an April 14 email from Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Joanne Brzinski.

Semester Online is a partnership between online education provider 2U and several top-tier schools such as Emory, Northwestern University, Boston College, University of Notre Dame and many other U.S. and international institutions.

Low program-wide enrollment, the loss of Duke University and Vanderbilt University before last fall’s launch and 2U’s desire to develop a fully online undergraduate degree program were cited as reasons for the dissolution of the consortium, according to an April 3 Inside Higher Ed article.

Duke University dropped from the consortium after its Arts and Sciences Council voted to block its membership due to the council not yet voting on how to award credit for online courses, according to an April 25, 2013 article in the Duke Chronicle.

The original consortium contained 10 universities and was established as a platform for offering online creditbearing courses to undergraduate students who were not necessarily enrolled at the offering institutions, according to a Nov. 16, 2012 Inside Higher Ed article.

“We want to be part of the experiment, and we feel that the time is

SEMESTER ONLINE PROGRAM TIMELINE 2012

By Stephen Fowler Asst. News Editor

2013

Bill Fox Leaves University Legacy

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OBITUARY

Volume 95, Issue 43

Council Reviews Referendum Results

By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor

The Visual Arts building, located off of Peavine Creek Drive near Chappell Park, holds a variety of studio classrooms. Because Emory will no longer be offering ceramics education, the department’s ceramics studio will be turned into a filming studio, according to Armstrong.

The building also houses the Visual Arts Gallery, which has previously showcased contemporary art work by artists such as Stephen Marc, Sanford Biggers and John Grade and

The Constitutional Council reviewed the manner in which the Elections Board presented the Student Government Association (SGA) Constitution amendments to the student body. The council will release the results of the hearing following its deliberations.

The eight amendments, which were passed earlier this month during the University-wide elections, made minor wording changes to the Constitution, detailed SGA’s powers to remove divisional council and club officers and changed the constitutional amendment process. All amendments passed by an all-student referendum during elections.

The amendments raised controversy during elections, when both SGA presidential candidates and other members of the Emory community urged students to vote no to the changes. Most critics argued SGA rushed the amendment process and didn’t publicize the referendum appropriately.

College junior and newly-elected SGA College-wide Representative Aaron Tucek filed a complaint last week against the Elections Board that challenged the results of the referendum on behalf of Emory College students.

Tucek’s complaint asserted that

See COLLEGE, Page 3

See CONSTITUTIONAL, Page 5

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embers of both the Emory and Atlanta communities partook in the annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life outside the Woodruff Physical Education Center Friday. The event raised more than $32,890 for efforts to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

DEPARTMENT CHANGES

Visual Arts Closes With Two Classes

By Sonam Vashi Executive Editor The Visual Arts department will be closed by the beginning of the fall 2014 semester as part of the department changes announced in September 2012.

The department — which offers a joint major with the Art History department as well as a minor — will officially close at the end of this semester but will offer two classes, Introduction to Painting and Introduction to Sculpture, during the summer semester.

Next year, the Art History department will absorb some Visual Arts classes, including Foundations in Art Practices, according to Chair of the Visual Arts department Linda Armstrong.

“The Visual Arts department

is graduating top-notch seniors,” Armstrong said. “I am very sad that the Visual Arts department is closing.”

Armstrong and Kerry Moore, director of undergraduate studies for the department, will be joining the Art History department next year as senior lecturers.

Ceramics Professor Diane Kempler will be retiring, and Julia Kjelgaard, who specializes in Drawing and Painting, will be leaving Emory due to the department’s closure.

“We’re delighted to be bringing these talented artists on board and consider them integral to our department’s growing interest in Technical Art History, the historical study of art materials and workshop practices,” Chair of the Art History department Walter Melion said.

DEPARTMENT SERIES In the aftermath of the 2012 department changes announcement, the Wheel will provide updates on various affected departments.

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NEWS ROUNDUP National, Local and Higher Education News • Pro-Russia militants remained in Ukraine on Monday despite a 9 a.m.

(UTC) deadline set by the Ukrainian interim government, which promised military action if state buildings were not given up by that time.

One Ukrainian officer died in clashes with pro-Russian gunmen on the outskirts of Kiev on Sunday. At a United Nations Security Council meeting the same day, Russia urged Kiev not to use force against protesters in eastern Ukraine loyal to the Kremlin.

• A bomb blast at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja, the first such attack in two years, killed at least 71 people on Monday morning. Suspicion fell on the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which is suspected of killing at least 60 people in an attack on a northeast Nigerian village and eight people at a teachers’ training college in a separate attack last week.

• Australian search chief Angus Houston announced plans on Monday to send a robotic submarine, called a Bluefin-21, into the Indian Ocean to search the sea floor for wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Until Monday, teams searching for the plane, which went missing on March 8 with 239 people on board, had attempted to locate the plane by listening for signals coming from its black box flight recorder, the batteries of which have likely expired.

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• Egyptian-born preacher and alleged al-Qaeda supporter Abu Hamza al-Masri, who was extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. in 2012, began his trial in a New York federal court on Monday. Hamza denies 11 terrorism charges, including his attempts to establish an al-Qaeda training camp in Oregon and kidnapping British and Australian tourists in Yemen.

• Three people were shot dead at a Jewish community site and a retirement home in Kansas City, Kan., on Sunday. Police said the suspect, a white bearded man in his 70s, was in custody, while a teenage boy remained in critical condition from a gunshot wound at a local hospital.

• After a four-month investigation, police in China confiscated more than 10,000 guns and 120,000 knives and arrested 15 people suspected of belonging to a criminal network on Monday. According to Chinese state media, the weapons seizure is the country’s largest in history.

— Compiled by Senior Staff Writer Lydia O’Neal

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This Week In Emory History

POLICE RECORD

• On April 5 between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call regarding a theft on the second floor of the Health Science Center Library. A student who was working alone at a table left his iPad mini there, and when he returned, the iPad was missing. The iPad is valued at $533. The tracking software on the device was turned off. The case was turned over to an investigator.

• On April 8 between 9:34 a.m. and 9:47 a.m., an individual was trapped in an elevator in the Rollins Research Building. Schindler Elevator Corporation responded to the scene and was able to open the door. The individual inside was not injured.

• On April 8 between 4:17 p.m. and

6:16 p.m., EPD responded to a gas leak in the vicinity of 2 Eagle Row. New South Construction Company struck the 3-inch gas line. DeKalb County Fire & Rescue also responded to the scene. McTyeire Residence Hall was evacuated and the pedestrian walkway behind the Hall was stopped due to the fumes. The leak was capped at 5:55 p.m.

Alpha Order Fraternity. Originally, the caller said that there was a fire extinguisher fight at the location and that someone had sprayed the extinguisher throughout the house. When officers arrived, none of the members of the fraternity claimed responsibility for the incident. The case was turned over to the office of Campus Life.

• On April 9 between 9:55 a.m. to 10:05 a.m., EPD responded to a call regarding stolen leaf blowers. The RedMax blowers, valued at $798, were stolen from a University vehicle near the Emory Conference Center.

The incident was turned over to an investigator.

• On April 8 EPD received a report from the Dean’s Office regarding an incident of stalking that occurred between Feb. 1 and Mar. 31 at Sigma Nu Fraternity. The individual does not seek to pursue criminal investigation or prosecution.

• On April 10 at 2:32 a.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a fire extinguisher that went off at Kappa

— Compiled by Crime Beat Writer Brandon Fuhr

April 16, 1999 Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town Mamphela Ramphele delivered a lecture titled “Unscrambling the Race and Gender Egg” on Wednesday, April 14, 1999. “There are two kinds of racism and sexism: the explicit kind that are embodied in law, offensive epithets and caricatures and a more implicit perception,” Ramphele, a former activist of the Black Consciousness Movement.

In calling for a holistic approach to racism and sexism, Ramphele drew parallels between race and gender movements in the U.S. and South Africa.

EVENTS AT EMORY TUESDAY Event: Free Rapid HIV Testing Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Location: Coke Commons, DUC Event: Regulation of Skin Regeneration Time: 12-1 p.m.

Location: 5052 Rollins Research Center Event: Dr. Jeff Morris - The Simplest Complex Fluid? The Remarkable Rheology of Hard-sphere Suspension — City College of New York Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Location: Math & Science Center E300 Event: Law School Personal Statements & Other Admissions Essays Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Location: Career Center Conference Room Event: Your Life Your Money Behind the Scenes: A Personal Finance Film Series Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Harland Cinema, DUC Event: Conversation and Book Talk With Stacy Braukman, Richard Rhodes and Randy Gue Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Location: Woodruff Library Jones Room

WEDNESDAY Event: Free HIV Rapid Testing Time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Location: Trustee Dining Room, DUC Event: Athletics — Men’s Tennis Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Location: Woodruff P.E. Center Event: Statistics and Genetics Open a Window Into Autism: Donna J. Brogan Lecture in Biostatistics Time: 4-5 p.m.

Location: Claudia Nance Rollins Building 8030, Rollins School of Public Health Event: “Incendies” (“Scorched,” 2010), Screening Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: White Hall 208 Event: Free Speech Cafe Time: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Center for Ethics Event: Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” Time: 8 p.m.

Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

THURSDAY Event: The Art of the Practical: Translating Scientific Discovery Into the Real World Time: 7-8 a.m.

Location: Emory University Hospital Auditorium Event: EndNote Introduction Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Location: Woodruff Library 314 Event: The Sandwich Generation: Parenting Children While Providing Elder Care Time: 12-1:30 p.m.

Location: Woodruff School of Nursing 203 Event: Quantitative Proteomics for Understanding the Histone Code Time: 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Location: Whitehead Building, Ground Floor Auditorium Event: Twenty Years Later: South Africa and the Post-Apartheid Condition Time: 3:30 p.m.

Location: Winship Ballroom and Cox Hall Ballroom Event: Split Spirits, Inspired Lyrics: Clément Marot and the Matter of the Sidney-Pembroke Psalter Time: 4-5:30 p.m.

Location: Kemp Malone Library, Callaway N301 Event: Melville’s Late Style Time: 4:15-6:15 p.m.

Location: Callaway N106 Event: Fire Power: Ancient Glass Workshop for Teachers Time: 5-7 p.m.

Location: Carlos Museum Event: Goizueta Nonprofit Consultant Case Competition Time: 6-8 p.m.

Location: Goizueta Business School Event: “Chasing Ice” Documentary Screening Time: 6 p.m.

Location: White Hall 208 Event: (Not Your Average...)

SexEd101 Time: 6:45-8:45 p.m.

Location: Few Multipurpose Room Event: Men’s Lacrosse Game Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Kaminsky Field Event: Egyptian Art Lecture: Imagining the Unseen Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Location: Carlos Museum Reception Hall

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Law School to Include Global Health Focus

By Wendy Becker Staff Writer Emory University School of Law announced last week that it will be expanding its Juris Master (JM) program to include a concentration in global health for the coming fall.

According to an April 9 University press release, the program is designed for global health professionals who seek a clearer understanding of the international laws and regulations in the field and how they intersect with numerous disciplines. The concentration was developed in collaboration with the Emory Global Health Institute.

The JM program was introduced in 2012. The JM differs from the traditional Juris Doctor (JD) degree, which requires three years of study to become an attorney. A JM degree allows professionals who are often not lawyers to learn more about the regulation in their particular field.

The degree is earned after the student completes a number of hours designated by the program.

Robert Schapiro, Asa Griggs Candler professor of law and dean of the School of Law, said the concentration seeks to accomplish numerous intended goals for the law school.

“Our JM program is focused on working professionals who are not lawyers but understand the value of law to what they do,” Schapiro said.

“So it seemed that the JM program would be a perfect way to connect with our health law focus and try to expand the reach of our education to a broad group of people who would benefit from education and health law.”

CARE, a humanitarian nonprofit agency, the Carter Center, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and several other Emory schools and organizations worked together in order to establish the concentration. There will be five fields of study within the program: research, sustainable development, organizational administration, health care delivery and policy.

According to Robert Ahdieh, the School of Law’s vice dean, the concentration derived from a series of discussions with representatives of the different health organizations all over campus.

“It was truly a model of collective deliberation and decision-making,”

Ahdieh said.

According to Schapiro, the tremendous strengths Emory already exhibits in the health areas make this program especially important and logical to pursue.

“When you think of what are the great public health concerns of the world, many of them wind up being legal concerns,” Schapiro said. “What is a proper regulatory framework?

What sorts of roles should the government play? How can you manage the kinds of institutions that provide health?”

The students are required to take two foundational classes: an introduction to the basic elements of U.S. law and case method. Then, the students may choose to take four recommended core courses and elective courses depending upon their interest.

“It was truly a model of collective deliberation and decision-making.”

— Robert Ahdieh, vice dean of the School of Law

Ahdieh said he expects the already robust intersection between international law and health issues will grow further with the Global Health JM. Furthermore, he said the law school is looking at potential field experiences to further enrich the program and offer valuable experience for students.

“I am so excited about this program because it connects several strategic initiatives for the law school,” Schapiro said.

Patricia Olinger, a JM student and director for the Environmental Health and Safety Office, said she is enthusiastic about the expansion because her work in the nonprofit field as well as her job at Emory make her passionate about the new program.

“I love being able to understand how things work in other countries,” Olinger said. “It better helps me understand what we have here in the United States.”

Schapiro stated that the principal issues in global health come down to organization and ineffective delivery systems.

“In many countries, the greatest

public health threat in the world today is lack of law, lack of a stable political system that can deliver health care to populations that need it,” Schapiro said.

He cited modern-day famine as an example of a health care issue that results primarily from a lack of law, not a lack of food.

Olinger said the growth of globalization adds to the importance of combining law and global health.

“When you start to look at the aspects, some of the things that are involved in countries, the fundamental issues come down to legal issues,” Olinger said. “What’s a law in the United States may not be a law in other countries.”

The global health concentration will help many students with their particular knowledge base, according to Kalpana Rengarajan, a JM student and biosafety director for Emory.

Rengarajan said she wished the program had been offered when she began her JM studies.

“It is very important for the implementation for any of these policies to have an understanding of global health laws with observations in other countries,” Rengarajan said.

The JM program’s success, according to Schapiro, is one of the factors that influenced the decision to invoke the concentration for this fall. Schapiro stated that this conclusion was based off of two factors: the reports from students who claim to be happy with the program and the ongoing conversations with other health areas around the University all coming together.

There is a hope that the global health concentration will enhance the law school in other ways as well, according to Schapiro.

He stated that while the program is intended to go beyond those students who come for three years to get their JD and become practicing lawyers (the core of the law school), he hopes these students will benefit through the growing diversity of the student body.

“Bringing in people who are interested in global health law will certainly help to enrich their educational experiences,” Schapiro said. “Having a diverse group of students in the law school will contribute to the education of all of our students.”

—Contact Wendy Becker at wendy.becker@emory.edu

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ttendees at the annual Emory Arts Showcase took a look at student art, which including dancing, spoken word and drawing, in the White Hall lobby on Saturday evening. The event was sponsored

by Late Night @ Emory, Emory Campus Life and the Center for Creativity & Arts.

LIBRARIES

Emory’s Online Course Reserves Change

By Rupsha Basu Asst. News Editor Emory Libraries and Information Technology will be replacing Reserves Direct, its current online course material reserve system, with a different cataloguing system, effective May 2014.

Reserves Direct is an internal database developed by Emory Libraries that houses electronic course material that teachers upload for students to use.

The new system, which is called Ares, is a commercially available platform developed by Atlas Systems.

Reserves Direct currently houses course material since 2001 when Emory Libraries first developed the database, according to Head of Access Services for the Robert W. Woodruff Library Amy Boucher.

The database was developed internally because a commercial system was not available at the time, Boucher said. She added that Emory Libraries decided to switch to a commercially available system because it was a more sustainable option. The new sys-

tem, which she referred to as “Course Reserves,” does not require “in-house development work” because it has a vendor that conducts ongoing product development.

When the new system goes live on May 14, it will automatically migrate course materials from fall 2011 up to fall 2014 that have already been uploaded.

If professors want to retain materials prior to fall 2011, they must specifically request this from Emory Libraries, Boucher said.

The new Course Reserves database is able to perform all of the functions of Reserves Direct. These features include immediate access to uploaded materials, the ability to archive past materials, the ability to group materials by date and subject and automated email notifications for newly added materials, among others.

“It’s quite similar to what we have now,” Boucher said.

There are two main differences between Course Reserves and Reserves Direct, according to Boucher. The new system is able to integrate into Blackboard, which is an

online course management software.

This means students and faculty can now access the database through a link on Blackboard as well as through the external URL. The second difference is that through Course Reserves, instructors will be able to directly request books and articles through discoverE, which is Emory Libraries’ shared catalog for physical and electronic resources.

Reserves Direct does not connect to discoverE, so instructors currently must request those materials by contacting library staff.

Other universities that use Ares to streamline their library reserves include the University of Chicago, the University of Florida and Ryerson University in Toronto, according to the Atlas Systems website.

After May 14, the page’s URL will redirect users to the new tool.

“We’ll be prepared to help library patrons in any way they need with the new system when it rolls out in the summer, and in the fall when students come back,” Boucher said.

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

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writing that two Emory seniors who are away from campus this semester will be graduating this year due in part to Semester Online.

Steve Savage, communications specialist for the Office for Undergraduate Education, wrote in an email to the Wheel that Emory is in negotiations with 2U to continue the Emory courses for the fall using the Semester Online platform for those students who have already applied to the courses.

Several Emory students currently enrolled in Semester Online courses were surprised that the program disbanded because they have enjoyed their online experiences leading to this point.

College junior Olivia Payton, enrolled in “Leading and Managing” from University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, said she’s sad to see the program go and that she would have recommended the program to a friend.

“I’m currently taking [my course] because it seemed very interesting, and I wanted to see if I was responsible enough to handle an online class with my busy schedule,” Payton said.

“It’s fun to learn from another professor from another school and have classmates from all over the country.”

For College sophomore Hal

Zeitlin, programs like Semester Online represented the future of higher education.

“While education should prepare students for a profession, I am a strong believer that our future education systems should include elements which help students search within and find greatness,” Zeitlin said.

“What I liked most about the format of Semester Online was that they had strong, engaged professors teach classes that were heavily enjoyed by students at the home school.”

Savage wrote that the dissolution of the program isn’t exactly a failure but a learning experience for all involved.

“We have learned a great deal about online education and ways to meaningfully translate a residential course to an online format,” Savage wrote. “We are actively working to apply those lessons and develop our own online courses in the next year.”

The end of Semester Online does not mark the end of Emory’s foray into online education, however.

“I am extraordinarily proud to have the Emory name attached to their innovative courses,” Brzinski wrote. “We look forward to developing online or hybrid courses at Emory outside of the Semester Online project.”

will be closing at the end of the summer. The Gallery also hosts annual Visual Arts student art exhibitions, and the opening reception for this year’s student art exhibition, which features 10 students, will be held on Thursday, April 24 at 5 p.m.

Other College organizations are working to ensure that the arts at Emory do not diminish after the Visual Arts department’s closing.

According to a statement issued from the Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts (CCA) Director Leslie Taylor, the CCA is in the process of “finalizing an academic program that will incorporate studio art foundations with applied and conceptual electives” in order to support visual arts as a component of Emory’s liberal arts education.

“I think that visual arts has a special place in a liberal arts education,” Goizueta Business School senior and Visual Arts joint-major Wilma Qiu said. “Liberal arts is designed as a well-rounded education, and visual arts is irreplaceable in its creativity, innovation and ability to express yourself visually. I think it’s hard for other majors to replicate that.”

—Contact Stephen Fowler at smfowle@emory.edu

—Contact Sonam Vashi at svashi2@emory.edu

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Clockwise from top: Emory students jumped on a bouncy castle during Relay for Life. Luminaires lined the track to commemorate cancer victims and survivors.

Members of SaRaas, a traditional Indian folk dance group, performed at Relay for Life. Zuri, an African dance group, performed on McDonough Stage. Members of DÁLE, Emory’s Latin Dance team, performed during Relay for Life on McDonough Stage. Students wrote on a board the reasons they participated in Relay for Life.

College junior Zach Schuyler hula-hooped during Relay for Life.

Fox’s Love, Spirit for Emory ‘Remarkable,’ Wagner Says Continued from Page 1 campaign that raised $420 million in 14 years.

Fox also continued to teach at least one class in Interdisciplinary Studies, which usually introduced the religious insights of his favorite novels each year, according to the Emory Magazine article.

According to the article, in the days before the Internet, Fox was known to memorize the names and faces of every incoming student from the directory before they stepped foot on campus.

Fox and his wife also established the Bill and Carol Fox Center for

Humanistic Inquiry. The center’s goal is to better serve the humanities by establishing interdisciplinary connections at Emory for the benefit of the community, the Atlanta region and ultimately the nation. The center sponsors scholarships and hosts receptions, seminars and lectures, as well as coordinates cross disciplinary undertakings, according to the Emory University Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry website.

Religion Professor of Pedagogy Barbara Patterson wrote in an email to the Wheel that Fox’s legacy is tangible in the alumni that grew into the values and mission of Emory when he was dean of Campus Life and the

vision of the future in the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry.

“It was his devotion to the people and the place that taught us the best of our traditions in Campus Life and in the classroom,” Patterson wrote.

University President James W. Wagner echoed these sentiments in the press release.

“Bill Fox earned the affection and gratitude of the entire Emory community through his remarkable spirit and exemplary love of his alma mater,” Wagner said. “He left an indelible mark that will endure for a long time to come.”

—Contact Alyssa Posklensky at alyssa.posklensky@emory.edu

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Constitutional Council to Release Results of Amendment Hearing After Deliberations Continued from Page 1 the Elections Board failed to appropriately publicize the referendum, send notifications to the student body and provide students with the text of the proposed amendments prior to elections.

The Constitutional Council — which is made up of students in the College, the Goizueta Business School and the School of Law — decided to convene because of Tucek’s complaint. The hearing consisted of opening statements and closing statements by Elections Board, SGA and Tucek and questions by the Council.

“We want to make sure that, while we follow decorum, we’re also addressing the pertinent questions,” James Crowe, College junior and chief justice of the Constitutional Council, said.

Tucek presented his arguments in his opening statements during the hearing.

“I ask the Constitutional Council to invalidate this referendum,” Tucek said.

SGA Attorney General and College junior Chris Weeden, who spoke on behalf of SGA, said this debate about the Elections Board’s adherence to the elections code falls under the jurisdiction of the SGA

Legislature because the Elections Board is a body under SGA. He added that the Constitution gives the Legislature the power to oversee elections and this question ought to be put up to a legislative vote, rather than a council hearing.

Crowe said the central questions of the case were whether or not the Elections Board failed its duties, and if it did, whether that justified overturning the referendum.

Tucek presented evidence which he said he believed proved that the Elections Board failed to meet their obligations in accordance with the elections code. According to him, only one of the four emails the Elections Board sent to the student body gave students access to the full text of the amendments. This email was sent to students approximately 20 minutes prior to the election period, which Tucek said was insufficient publicity of the amendments, which have a large impact on the government’s organization.

“An amendment fundamentally changes the structure of student government,” he said.

He also cited a portion of the elections code that stipulates that the Elections Board must send an email to the student body at least 48 hours before the election that includes the full text of the amendments. Tucek

argued that the email, which provided a link to the full text, was insufficient and should have been sent 48 hours before the election and included the amendment text itself.

College senior and Elections Board Chair Matthew Pesce responded to Tucek’s arguments on behalf of the Elections Board.

Pesce said the full text of the amendments were available to students via multiple means, including the legislative agenda on SGA’s website, the SGA listserv, the SGA Facebook page, the link in the aforementioned email and an article published in the Wheel.

“To the best of my knowledge, that meets every obligation placed on us except the specification that we send out an email 48 hours prior to the election,” Pesce said.

While he acknowledged that the email was not sent 48 hours prior to the election, Pesce said he did not believe providing the full text of the amendments would have significantly impacted the vote. According to him, the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the amendments, with a more than 1,000 vote margin.

“I wonder if all 5,000 people who voted, if they got a massive text of the amendments, whether they would have actually read them,” Pesce said.

“I suspect no.”

He added that if the Constitution Council valued the democratic process, then overturning amendments of which the student body was so overwhelmingly in favor would be “horribly strange.”

Tucek argued that the Elections Board could have also publicized the amendments through other means, including sending more detailed emails, hosting a town hall and disseminating arguments for and against the amendments.

Pesce responded that technology does not allow for the full text to be published in an email because it is “exceedingly difficult” to get University-wide emails approved. He added that a full text on the ballot would also be impossible because the balloting software has a word limit.

In regards to the town hall and other publicizing methods, Pesce said he did not believe students would attend such events and that the Elections Board had actually exceeded the minimum requirements so long as the Constitutional Council read the elections code “pretty liberally.”

College sophomore Reuben Lack, former College Council budget chair and former candidate for SGA vice president who attended the meeting as an observer, said he did not believe the council should reject the referendum because the student body was

Talks Included Experts From Technology, Business, Psychology Continued from Page 1 is seeing speakers who I’ve met with and spoken to present talks that I’ve seen develop.”

Robotics expert and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Magnus Egerstedt received admiration from the crowd with his video presentation of a swarm of independent, spider-like robots assembling to form letters by reacting to their surroundings using algorithms.

Egerstedt emphasized that reactionary swarm robotic technology can be applied to a variety of situations, such as aiding in the search of earthquake victims or in hazardous areas.

Thad Starner, the technical lead for Google Glass and Associate Professor of Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing, exposed his latest innovation called Mobile

Music Touch (MMT), which consists of a glove fitted with five miniature vibration motors linked to each fingerlet and commanded by a control box. The glove converts music into vibrations and teaches users how to play a song on the piano.

More importantly, the glove aids in the rehabilitation of patients with tetraplegia, or paralysis due to damage to the spinal cord.

Starner said he was amazed at the utility of the glove and asked the crowd for suggestions for future applications.

Talks beyond the technological realm included analyses and calls for improvements to human psyche.

Staff Sgt. in the United States Air Force Reserve and physician assistant Nick Gibson displayed pictures of his attempt to climb summit Mt. Everest.

He said it is important for veterans who have PTSD to overcome their fears through exploration.

CEO of consulting firm BrightHouse and self-proclaimed ‘famillionaire’ (family millionaire) Joey Reiman gave a presentation on the importance of business and purpose in our lives. Reiman stressed the important of finding one’s vocare — the intersection of one’s life and meaning in the world — in order to be successful and happy.

Raghuveera said this year’s turnout was TEDxEmory’s highest ever since its inception in 2011. He added that collaboration and communication among his board is the reason for the event’s success. “[TEDxEmory is] entirely student run and organized with a team of 45-50 people,” Raghuveera said.

“You have your programming and operations in charge of anything from the venue to the reception to the lunch, to every little detail of the event. You have finance, which includes raising the capital to fund

this event. And you have marketing to get people to come.”

Some students attending the event responded positively to the speakers of the day.

“TEDxEmory succeeded in sparking a deeper discussion within the community and showed that there are so many cool things society has to offer and achieve,” College sophomore Mine Loyan said. “I’d go again next year.”

Other students said they enjoyed the event but thought certain speakers were standouts.

“All the presenters were fascinating overall, but Thad Starner was my favorite partially because he looked like he had a really good time in college based on his old photos,” College sophomore Max Goodley said, referring to the slideshow Starner presented during the lecture.

—Contact Armaan Nathani at anatha3@emory.edu

still in favor of it despite the controversy surrounding it.

Tucek said there is a difference between the SGA and the Wheel publicizing the referendum and the Elections Board itself doing so. He stressed the importance of the right of the students to see the full text of the amendments before the election and the democratic process.

“The Emory student body trusts the Elections Board to provide them with information about the elections,” Tucek said. He added that allowing the referendum to pass in light of clear violations to the elections code would undermine the validity of the code itself.

Pesce, however, insisted that his arguments — the will of the student body and the low chances that the vote would have changed — outweighed a potential violation of the elections code.

“The elections code, even the revised version, contains a zillion peculiar things that even I scratch my head about,” Pesce said.

Both Tucek and Pesce had comments in regards to the legitimacy of the amendments themselves.

“I don’t know whether these amendments are good or bad,” Pesce said. “I haven’t read through them, I’m gonna be honest.”

Tucek, however, said he believed

the questions on the ballot were poorly phrased.

“There are differences between [Elections Board members] summarizing [the amendments] and what the actual amendments are,” Tucek said.

“The student body has a right to read that for themselves.”

In his closing statements, Tucek reiterated his earlier points and added that the question of whether or not the results of the referendum would change are immaterial to the question of a legitimate democratic process.

“People might not change their vote, but they are entitled to the opportunity to do so,” he said.

Pesce’s closing statements also recapped his earlier statements, stating that the full text of the amendments were available if students wanted to see them. He urged the council to evaluate the overwhelming vote in favor of the amendments over the violation to the elections code.

Crowe concluded the hearing, stating that the Constitutional Council would take the statements and evidence put forth at the meeting into consideration during its deliberations.

He said a verdict would be delivered when the deliberations were complete, which he said could take up to a few days.

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

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Remembering Bill Fox

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Luis Blanco is a member of the Class of 2017. His cartoons appear in every Tuesday issue of the Wheel.

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Emory alumnus, former administrator and professor Bill Fox passed away Friday evening at the Emory University Hospital. We at the Wheel want to offer our condolences to Fox’s family, friends and colleagues. Fox was an important member of the Emory community, and his contributions and dedication to our University were tremendous. He will truly be missed.

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Preventing the Future of American Health

State Gun Bill Imperils Citizens

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Legislation Must Address Roots of Violence Last month, Georgia’s state legislature passed the controversial “Safe Carry Protection Law,” which is commonly known as the “Guns Everywhere” bill and has been deemed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) as the most comprehensive pro-gun rights law introduced in recent history.

Among its provisions, many of which are already present in other states, the law would allow licensed Georgians to carry concealed weapons in bars, clubs, airports, churches that opt in and certain government buildings. The bill originally included a provision that allowed guns to be carried on college campuses, but this was dropped after public opposition. The bill is currently awaiting the approval of Republican Governor Nathan Deal and is expected to be signed into law.

The bill was passed on a party line vote, with the sole exception of 2014 gubernatorial candidate and State Senator Jason Carter, and likely aims to strengthen a Republican core of voters in preparation for this fall’s state elections.

We at the Wheel acknowledge the political nature of gun legislation, but regardless of one’s position on the rights of personal gun ownership, both Democrats and Republicans should strive toward the goal of reducing gun violence.

Proponents of this bill claim that the expanded presence of “good guys with guns” will prevent incidents such as mass shootings, while the bill’s opponents argue that putting even more guns on the street — especially in bars, where risky, alcohol-fueled decisions are more likely to take place — or in other often-crowded places like nightclubs or airport lobbies will lead to an even greater amount of gun violence. Additionally, this bill includes a staunch “Stand Your Ground” law, an “absolute defense” that defendants who use guns in violent attacks can use in court.

We at the Wheel believe this legislation does little to address the root causes of gun violence, however complex they may be, and in light of its extremely likely approval, we believe that it is imperative to re-examine our state’s background check laws, especially regarding mental health.

Currently, Georgia’s code only places restrictions on gun ownership on those who have been hospitalized for alcohol or drug abuse or mental health issues within the past five years. This standard is extremely lax compared to states such as Hawaii, which restricts individuals from owning firearms if they have been acquitted of a crime on the grounds of mental illness or have been deemed not responsible for a criminal act due to a mental disease. The state of Hawaii also restricts the possession of firearms to individuals diagnosed with a significant behavioral, emotional or mental disorder as defined by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

We realize that restrictions such as these may further stigmatize mental health issues, but we feel that this law’s broad-sweeping expansion of gun-carrying zones is incompatible with the current background check process required by Georgia. This law, more than anything, is a brash political statement that has neglected to realistically take into account its implications. If the Georgia legislature intends to move forward with expanding gun-carrying zones, we encourage them to confront the issue of mental health that has been swept under the rug for so long in national debates surrounding firearm possession. While the “Safe Carry Protection Law” may partially be a political gesture to show state sponsorship of gun rights, we believe that this may set a dangerous legal precedent and may further politicize and exacerbate the issues surrounding gun violence.

The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s editorial board.

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SOMNATH DAS In Integrated Chinese Level I Part II, a popular collegiate Chinese textbook, the character Gao Wenzhong complains to his friend Wang Peng that he is noticing some rather unfavorable changes in his physique.

Peng responds that Wenzhong eats too much and needs to start doing daily moderate exercise in order to notice a positive change in his health. After trying some exercises such as swimming, jogging and playing basketball, Wenzhong decides that he cannot find the right sort of exercise for him and continues on with his daily habits. The story leaves the future health of Wenzhong to the reader’s imagination; however, it teaches a crucial lesson about the need to exercise while also teaching me how to say “fat” in Chinese.

More importantly, the story reminded me of a glaring problem in American society today: a health care system that needs urgent saving.

Now, if you’re wondering how I suddenly made the connection between an educational dialogue and a national issue, let me first say that I was also watching “Escape Fire” that week. The 2012 documentary, directed by Matthew Heineman and Susan Fromke, uses evidence ranging from a doctor’s testimony to a saddening patient exposé to present a shocking revelation that our health care system is much closer to insolvency than we previously thought. It asserts that a significant portion of our health care expenses come from preventable chronic disease. While it does call for radical changes to be made in U.S. health care policy, the documentary also focused on alternative, proactive ways to approach the treatment of disease and improve health. This film wasn’t the first to call for fundamental change in American health care; however, the methods and evidence it utilizes make a convincing point. Ultimately, changing the trajectory of U.S. health care lies in the hands of those who built it: the people.

It was President Theodore Roosevelt who pushed for socialized medicine in his Progressive platform for the Bull-Moose

party. It was President Lyndon Baines Johnson who passed Medicare and Medicaid, giving millions of Americans access to affordable health care. Recently, it was President Barack Obama who wrote into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which included a Patient’s Bill of Rights and gave health care access to over 30 million who were previously unable to obtain insurance.

Reform at the policy level is happening.

However, rampant health care problems such as rising costs remain unsolved. For example, it is estimated that obesity alone contributed 12 percent of the growth in health care spending alone between 1987 and 2001. Rising chronic illness and a stagnant culture surrounding health awareness contribute towards a system that doesn’t care for health, but rather manages disease.

What’s worse about this problem is that poverty proves to be one of its main ingredients. Unhealthy foods are disproportionately subsidized to the point where it makes much more economic sense to forsake diet to get food on the table. Additionally, health care for millions of people remains inaccessible and is still considered a privilege, not a human right. Today’s system ultimately forces many to decide against health in the name of fiscal responsibility and then refuses to provide a safety net for said choices. It is a cycle which works to prevent the lower class from rising and ultimately raises costs for all.

My point is this: Americans need to take charge of their health. It is not a question of more or less red tape from the government, but rather a question of changing our culture to one which encourages fundamental lifestyle changes and puts the focus back on improving our health, not managing disease.

It is necessary for Americans to realize that health is holistic and can be fundamentally improved over time. Studies have shown that going from no daily exercise to 30 minutes of moderate exercise daily contributes significantly to weight loss and boosts overall happiness. Scans can detect cancers in their early stages and neutralize them before subsequent

metastasis. In “Escape Fire,” many patients noted considerable improvements in pain management and decreases in pain medication consumption after switching to acupuncture. Actively addressing health means prioritizing physical well-being, mental awareness of the implications of good health and actively addressing health problems early on before they worsen.

Many of the above preventive measures are expensive for millions of Americans, for much still has to be done to change health care policy; however, the heart of changing our health care system relies on the idea that the people’s health belongs to them. Creating a culture with this fact in mind will mean a catalysis of reform at the top, which will work to improve the overall wellbeing of the people. By making that first step in the home rather than in the emergency room, our population ends up much healthier and happier.

Additionally, emphasis of preventive health will end up cutting costs, making health care for all much more affordable. If the government were to invest $10 per person in programs encouraging preventive health, it would end up saving $16 billion over five years, money that could be pumped back into the system to deliver care through Medicare and Medicaid.

This would significantly aid access of private insurance as well, as health insurance companies would lower premiums due to less risk stemming from a healthier population.

Lower prices will mean increased access, leading to competition between companies that will serve as a catalyst to drive prices even lower. There is no further proof than this trend that our health care system is built for the people, by the people.

Wenzhong serves as an example of what we shouldn’t be when it comes to our approach to health. While he is a nice kid, he unfortunately doesn’t realize the long-term effects of paying attention to his health. I urge the American people to not follow in the footsteps of Wenzhong.

Somnath Das is a College freshman from Warner Robbins, Ga.

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NCAA Ruling: Pay for Play or Pay for Work?

CALVIN LI National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) president Mark Emmert recently dismissed the notion of “pay-for-play” this past December, stating that, “There’s certainly no interest in turning college sports into the professional or semi-professional.” With all due respect to Emmert, he could not be more wrong. The question is no longer whether student-athletes should be paid – it’s through what avenues. The NCAA has attempted to paint it as a black-and-white situation, with players on one side demanding professional salaries and the NCAA on the other side trying to uphold traditional amateur athletics – they know anything short of that caricature would be their downfall. This is not the case, and with the rash of lawsuits, public scrutiny into the unsavory operations of big-time athletics and potential intervention from Capitol Hill, it behooves the NCAA to find a common ground before it faces extinction.

The traditional arguments for “pay-forplay” revolve around the obscene amounts of money that collegiate programs rake in and demand that the people who generate such revenue be compensated fairly. Before I proceed, it is important to note some of these arguments are only applicable to athletes in men’s college basketball and football.

The Northwestern ruling affirming the rights of the university’s football players to unionize will be hard to overturn in the subsequent appeals due to the lack of legal precedents and sets the framework for future conflicts at other private universities.

Regional Director Peter Ohr hammered home the point that student-athletes had obligations and expectations from the university that equaled and even eclipsed those of standard employees. The ruling treats football players as standard employees, which raises questions about the other rights of employees that are inhibited by the NCAA and its member institutions – namely the right to work other jobs, profit off of their own image and likeness, determine their own housing arrangements and to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries. As the ruling anticipated an appeal, it’s highly unlikely that it’ll be overturned according to legal experts such as Lester Munson – meaning that this is the landscape college athletics will face soon. While this

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applies currently only to private universities, this will force the hand of public universities soon enough, as I will detail in the later part of this article.

Now, why does this matter? The argument made by Emmert (and what some consider a strong rebuttal) is that it is called amateur athletics for a reason – these players should feel fortunate to not be saddled with student loan debt and consider a degree from a university more than adequate payment for their services. In light of the Northwestern ruling, some have even called for the players to be taxed on their scholarships since it would be considered compensation. These arguments are completely oblivious to the data behind the situation.

Let’s start with the revenues issue.

Northwestern’s program, which is far from elite, generated $235 million over a period of 10 years starting from 2003. The six automatic-qualifying conferences will rake in approximately $16.1 billion in television revenue alone by the year 2032. The NCAA itself reported $627 million in net assets as of last year. According to a 2011 report, the average Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football player is worth $100,000 per year, and the average basketball player at that level is worth approximately $265,000 per year, while the

average athletic scholarship doled out in 2010 was worth $10,400. Research also shows that when a football team rises from mediocre to great, applications to the university rise by 18.7 percent. There is absolutely nothing amateur about those numbers – the NCAA can’t claim that they are protecting amateur athletics when their financial decisions have done nothing to reflect that philosophy.

Clearly these student-athletes in men’s football and basketball are not adequately compensated with their scholarships – but are they even reaping the benefits of a college education? The Northwestern ruling shined a light on the strict regimen that the coaches had for players. You can hardly expect players to take advantage of a scholarship when they spend 40-50 hours a week practicing and are beholden to their coaches when they’re not on the field. Also, a dirty secret colleges don’t want publicized is that these scholarships are on a per-year basis and do not have to be guaranteed for the full four years – the coach reserves the right to cut the player and eliminate the scholarship for any reason, including injury. One of the most prominent athletics programs, the Alabama football team, had over 20 players leave by choice or force between 2010-2011 and jettisoned at least 12 athletes due to “medical reasons.” A coach

can also leave for another opportunity whenever they wish, while athletes will have to sit out a season or two if they wish to transfer, jeopardizing any professional aspirations and taking away from the earning years of their lives. Just to summarize, the only compensation the majority of these players receive – an athletic scholarship – is rarely utilized to its capability and is liable to be taken away at any moment and is held to a stricter standard than the contracts their coaches sign.

I’ve debunked the myth that these studentathletes are anything more than glorified employees, and also the myth that they’re adequately compensated. The last obstacle, of course is why the NCAA must modify its system to remunerate its athletes. The reason is very simple: The NCAA must do so, otherwise it’ll become defunct in the near future. If we are to hold that the Northwestern decision will alter the landscape for private universities, public universities will be forced to follow suit despite state labor laws if they hope to attract any athletes who will maintain their lucrative television deals. This will put them in direct conflict with current NCAA rules, which will lead to either the NCAA altering those rules or having its six major conferences leave to form their own organization.

In this situation, it is better for the NCAA to

be proactive rather than reactive, lest they be blindsided by the mass exodus of programs.

The revenue will continue to come in as long as sports is played, regardless of what organization the teams are affiliated with.

This is where the characterization of “payfor-play” comes in: this is not intended to argue that players should be offered a professional salary for their services. It would not be economically feasible, and many of the programs would go under. Rather, the players should be paid as any other employee has the rights to – besides the compensation of a scholarship, they should be entitled to workers’ health benefits, have guaranteed four-year scholarships, be offered a schedule that allows them to take relative advantage of those academic resources and be allowed to profit off of their own image. There is a latent hypocrisy when Johnny Manziel was investigated for signing footballs for a payment, when one simply had to type in “Johnny Manziel” in the NCAA online store to get an image of a Texas A&M jersey with his number 2 on it. Ultimately, these are changes that the NCAA needs to make to ensure the best for the student-athletes they represent and for their own existence moving forward.

Calvin Li is a Goizueta Buisness School junior from Duluth, Ga.

Forgetting ‘Common Sense’ ERIK ALEXANDER Revolutionary-era political theorist Thomas Paine’s pamphlet “Common Sense” defended the American independence movement as a just cause. Though a short piece, “Common Sense” covered a lot of ground.

The first section alone is rich with some brilliant revolutionary ideas. What is society?

What is government? Why are the two so radically different? Paine had answers that still resonate today.

“Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them,” Paine wrote. “Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness. The former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices.”

Following his detailed explanation of the distinction between society and government, Paine carefully reminded his readers why governments had to exist. “Were the impulses of conscience clear, uniform and irresistibly obeyed, man would need no other lawgiver; but that not being the case, he finds it necessary to surrender up a part of his property to furnish means for the protection of the rest; and this he is induced to do by the same prudence which in every other case advises him out of two evils to choose the least.”

Since government is a necessary evil, it is important that we not place it in the hands of a sadist like HBO’s Joffrey Baratheon.

Nor should we not allow our government to become too bureaucratic. We are best off as a society seeking individual and collective happiness to choose a government in which we are most equitably represented. That’s what the American Revolution was all about, wasn’t it?

Then why is it that today so many Americans complain about the government?

I don’t mean individual complaints, but complaints that are voiced by large groups of people like women, minorities and the unemployed. The reason is that some nameless, blameless, rich and powerful individuals have directly loopholed the purpose of government as our Founding Fathers saw it and essentially transformed ours into a mechanism through which their vices are promoted.

The kind of representation that our predecessors fought for does not exist, not today and, quite frankly, it has not ever existed in U.S. history. Of course, we can all agree that completely equal representation will never be attained because nothing is ever perfect. But that is no excuse for the abominably unrepre-

sentative nature of elections today. Anybody who votes, be it for a congressman or the president, does so on the pretense that said candidate can better represent their interests than any of the other candidates. What voters do not take into account is that they as a collective body of voters have indirectly yet undeniably been influenced through their favored candidate’s campaign donors whose interests take precedent over theirs because their pockets are lined deeply. In short, bribery in the form of campaign donations has taken over the U.S. election process.

Paine warned against this reality in which those who are elected form to themselves “an interest separate from the electors.” He made a straightforward imperative that would prevent such a reality.

Then he went on to make a compelling case against the British Constitution, expressing his sentiments towards monarchies in general, like how arbitrary it is to base political legitimacy and succession on heredity and ending the first section of “Common Sense” by pointing out the contradictory nature behind the reciprocal checking of power between the commons and the king that the British Constitution had allowed.

The concept of checking one’s power implies that this person is prone to making poor decisions. When checking becomes reciprocal, the implication changes. Now, all sides are wrong, yet each is somehow still qualified to challenge the errors of another.

But wait, have we not adopted such a concept into our own Constitution?

The way Paine would see it, our current system of checks and balances is merely a continual circular argument between three incompetent branches of government. I do not think that Paine was at all against the idea of checking power as long as it was done by true representatives of the people, but that is not the case.

Thus it appears that we as a society are insane. We blur the line between ourselves and the government, which essentially prevents us from establishing a government that suitably restrains our vices. Sure, we as a society are probably much better off with our government than other societies are with theirs. But that does not excuse us from improving our government. Common sense is a virtue sought after among most clear-minded people. With the midterm election coming this fall, the time is ripe for us to finally put the virtue into practice and make our government a true representation of society.

Erik Alexander is a College sophomore from Alpharetta, Ga.

The kind of representation that our predecessors fought for does not exist, not today...

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Racism Denies Equal Health Care Access ABDULAZIZ ALOUFI Health disparities are the main obstacles to achieving equal health rights, in which everybody has a good standard of health quality.

In other words, wiping out health disparities should be prioritized in order to attain health rights. Health disparities can come in the form of disparities in health outcome or disparities in health care access. Even if people have an affordable health service and good health quality, there are factors affecting their health that lead to health disparities, which will be addressed later. In order to address health disparities among racial minorities, some considerations must be taken into account to diminish the effect of health disparities.

Socioeconomic status (SES) is one of the main obstacles facing health disparity programs. People with low SES usually will have low income, education and insufficient employment, so they will end up with poor health outcomes. Because of health inequalities in accessing health care, people who have poor health outcomes will have low incomes and the jobless rates will increase.

This vicious cycle can be interrupted as the effects of health disparities decrease.

Although some literature shows that SES is not related to racial health inequalities, other literature shows that SES factors (i.e., income, education and occupation) are important for addressing health disparities independently.

Therefore, health politicians and health programmers must take SES factors into account when they target health disparities.

Racism exists in most countries.

Unfortunately, its effects encompass health services and health quality, which lead to health disparities. Offering health services and good quality health care that is racedependent will make certain population groups suffer from health inequality and end up with poor health outcomes and bad health behavior. Additionally, poor health outcomes will often exacerbate those conditions already affecting SES. Racism might also lead to residential segregation, in which people cluster in a certain location according to their race.

Residential segregation will affect the housing and rental-housing prices, which could make poor people poorer and decrease their chances for getting jobs, affecting their health outcomes.

The aforementioned factors will increase the gap of health services among the population and will increase the burden of health disparities. Moreover, race and genetics are responsible for many inherent and familial diseases such as sickle cell anemia, thalassemia and non-communicable diseases, which increase health disparity burdens. Also, belonging to a minority group or having a different skin color could lead to perceived racism, in which a specific group of people psychosocially perceives that they are being discriminated against, whether it is true or

not.

Culture and belief are directly associated with health behavior. Cultural norms such as language, religion, thoughts and customs will affect people’s health either positively or negatively. Additionally, race is a culturally constructed entity, and racism can be a result of a population’s culture. People are immensely affected by social and psychosocial environments in which they are embedded, and they are affected by their cognitive thinking as well. Thoughts and customs are responsible for many behaviors that lead to many health outcomes.

For example, smoking, alcohol intake, diet habits and physical activity are important measurement criteria of health status. As a result, they are an intrinsic part of measuring health disparities among people. Religion also might increase the burden of health disparities by, for example, preventing condom use, potentially making people more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases.

Addressing health disparities is crucial, as it affects people on individual and economic levels. Although health disparities are inevitable, diminishing their effect on the population is a must. Decreasing the gap of culture in terms of health behavior among people might offer great promise in combating health disparities.

Abdulaziz Aloufi is a Rollins School of Public Health second-year from Medina, Saudi Arabia.

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THEATER REVIEW

FILM REVIEW

‘Budapest’ Proves Visually Striking, But Exhausting

By Ellie Kahn Staff Writer

Courtesy of Tom Cassaro

College junior Tom Cassaro stars in AdHoc Productions’ Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, a rock musical about the life of President Andrew Jackson. The performance will run through next Sunday, April 20 at the Black Box Theater in the Burlington Road Building.

Exploring the Rock History of America

By Emelia Fredlick Arts & Entertainment Editor Of all the American presidents, who was the biggest rock star?

Probably not a question you ask too often. But that was precisely the topic of AdHoc Productions’ newest musical performance Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, which opened on Thursday, April 10 at the Black Box Theater in the Burlington

Road Building and will run through next Sunday.

In case the title doesn’t give it away, Andrew Jackson is the rock star of the performance. And rock he does.

Played by College junior Tom Cassaro, Old Hickory sings, jams, fights and shouts his way to the top of the United States government.

Along the way, he falls in and out of love with his wife Rachel (College

freshman Carys Meyer), tangles with the more “traditional” Washington politicians and completely screws over the American Indian tribes of the South.

But all in the name of working for “the people.”

The show explains that Andrew Jackson adopted his notorious hatred for American Indians after they made his childhood on the frontier difficult.

Instead of fuming silently, he decides

MUSIC PERFORMANCE

The Emory music program never ceases to amaze. This Sunday, various student chamber ensembles performed in two concerts at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts’ Emerson Concert Hall. Each concert featured student musicians in more intimate settings than those afforded by large ensembles such as the Emory Symphony Orchestra and the Emory Wind Ensemble. With fewer than 20 performers in even the largest ensemble performing Sunday, every musician played a crucial role.

Since this was a setting so focused on the individual, it was exciting to see my peers perform this way.

To begin the first concert, which featured various woodwind, brass and percussion chamber ensembles, the Emory Percussion Ensemble took the stage with two pieces featuring a range of percussion instruments.

The opening work of the performance, “Trio per Uno” by Nebojsa Zivkovic, was written for a percussion trio (and in this case, performed

by College sophomores Matt Gallub and Cole Owens and Goizueta Business School sophomore Dan Martin) circled around a large bass drum turned on its side. Necessarily rhythmic, it started the show off with energy and fun and set the stage for what was to come.

The Emory Percussion Ensemble then put on a larger ensemble of keyboard percussion instruments (think instruments related to the xylophone!), which presented the surreal and ethereal “Ceiling Full of Stars”

by Blake Tyson.

Next came various woodwind and brass groups, the first being the Emory Saxophone Quartet featuring College senior Max Farina, College freshman Moon Young Lee, College sophomore Ryan Sutherland and College freshman Jaehoon Cho, performing a selection from Russell Peck’s “Quartet for Saxophones: Drastic Measures.” This work was a challenging selection, which the quartet played exceptionally well. Following

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Now Playing Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton

Madame Céline Villeneuve Desgoffe und Taxis (Tilda Swinton, “Moonrise Kingdom”), the 84-year old widow countess who had been in love with Gustave, has been murdered just as Gustave and Zero steal celebrated Renaissance painting “Boy With Apple.” All of this triggers a breakout from any established homeostasis and results in a chase through the bleak and snowy countryside.

Closely pursuing our protagonists are Inspector (Edward Norton, “Fight Club,” a buddy of Anderson’s), Dmitri (Adrien Brody, “The Pianist”) Madame D’s F-word abusing son and hitman Jopling (Willem Dafoe, “Spiderman”) who wears brass knuckles, all black and a shark-like smile.

In the spirit of all things Anderson, this story is told within another story.

And that story is told within another story, making the guts of the narrative a product of not only Anderson’s imagination, but of the many characters telling it. The first frame is set up in the 1985 home of a seasoned writer (Tom Wilkinson, “Batman Begins”), who lives in a town called Old Lutz. The writer remembers 20 years earlier staying at the nearly deserted Grand Budapest Hotel and meeting Moustafa. We are then transported to the hotel in 1968 in what is referred to as the Alpine Republic of Zubrowka, where everything is faded and depressed from Cold War infection.

In this second framing device,

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BAND PROFILES

Music Students Shine at Ensemble Performances

By Samuel Budnyk Contributing Writer

to become a leader so he can fume audibly and rid the country of the “horrors of the natives.”

In one particularly hilarious (and disturbing) scene, Jackson sits at a meeting with the chiefs of American Indian tribes, searching desperately for a way to get them off the frontier land. When they can’t reach a “mutually agreeable” situation, he jumps

Wes Anderson has out Wes Anderson-ed himself.

It’s not to say that Anderson’s eighth feature “The Grand Budapest Hotel” will turn you sour to his mad scientist inventions of make-believe stirred up with violence and deceit and finished with gilded elaborateness and Pantone color schemes. But it might make you tired.

One watches an Anderson film as though one has received a pair of 3D glasses in the lobby. It’s hard not to want to reach out and touch the misted mountaintops or take a bite out of the rows of boxed Mendl’s courtesan au chocolats or push all of the buttons on the hotel’s elevators.

Anderson has a way with extreme wide and traveling shots as well as a strong attention to mise-en-scene that makes each frame a postcard. Call it over-particular or persnickety, but it’s all so clearly a product of what Anderson sees when he closes his eyes: dream stuff.

Set in a fictional eastern European spa town during the downtime between world wars, “Grand Budapest” tells the story of Monsieur Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes, “The English Patient”), a concierge of The Grand Budapest Hotel with an incredibly high opinion of himself and a taste for blonde, down-on-theirluck, wrinkled old maids.

Gustave soon hires Zero Moustafe (newcomer Tony Revolori) as a lobby boy, a kid with wide eyes and a drawn-on line of a mustache, who, for the entirety of the film, follows him around at a six-inch distance. Zero, we learn, is in love with the lovely and brilliant Agatha (Saoirse Ronan, “Atonement”), a pastry chef at the famous Mendl’s bakery who wears a birthmark on her right cheek in the shape of Mexico.

As soon as we feel like we’ve met the whole group, we find that

The Grand Budapest Hotel

the Emory Saxophone Quartet was the Emory Tuba-Euphonium Trio, featuring College sophomore Rohin Aggarwal on euphonium and College juniors Stephanie Mundel and Will Vander Pols on tuba, who performed two works arranged by Vasille Babuseac, including the “Renaissance Suite” and “Tico Tico non Fuba” by Zequinha de Abreu.

With the Emerson Concert Hall’s bass frequency-friendly acoustics, the performers were both well-heard and well-received.

Afterwards, the Emory Woodwind Quintet took the stage and performed Thomas Schneider’s arrangement of J.S. Bach’s “Prelude and Fugue, No. 22” from “The Well-Tempered Clavier.”

The group consisted of College senior Melanie Zhang on flute, College senior Alexander Zhang on oboe, College sophomore Michelle Rosenthal on clarinet, College junior Alex Lutz on horn and College freshman James Cahill on bassoon.

Ultimately the piece sat quite well with the instrumentation and was light and recognizable.

The Emory Flute Ensemble sat down to play after the quintet had left the stage, presenting the audience with an arrangement by Nourse of the overture to Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Appreciated by the audience for its positive airiness, it provided a great contrast to the previous pieces.

Ending the concert with a very real bang, the Emory Samba Band stormed the hall. The largest group that performed on Sunday, the Emory Samba Band featured 17 Emory students on various percussion instruments from the Brazilian Samba tradition. It was a riveting performance, with not a single still-body in the audience — no one I noticed could resist at least tapping their foot to the Afro-Cuban rhythmic symphony before us.

My personal favorite moment of the concert was in the first piece the band played, one of two traditional sambas, in which the ensemble as a

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Conversations With Rising Star Bands Emory Alums Make Their Mark

By Jason Charles Staff Writer

Courtesy of MS MR

Producer Max Hershenow (left) and vocalist Lizzy Plapinger comprise the duo of MS MR, who released their first full-length album Secondhand Rapture last May.

MS MR Maintains the Mystery of Music

By Benazir Wehelie Copy Chief Sometimes things are just meant to be.

That’s certainly true for Brooklynbased duo Max Hershenow and Lizzy Plapinger, the names behind MS MR. Although they attended the same university together, it was not until after they graduated that their creative energies joined Plapinger’s vocals and Hershenow’s music, thus forming the euphonious universe of MS MR. Albert Einstein once said: “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.”

MS MR released their debut EP Candy Bar Creep Show anonymously via Tumblr in 2012.

And while Hershenow and

Plapinger’s identities may have been a mystery to most at the time, their entrancing sounds were a full experience of artistically crafted beauty.

Ever since Candy Bar Creep Show, the gates to MS MR’s musical universe have opened to the world, and the beauty of their sounds remains riveting today.

Last year, MS MR released Secondhand Rapture.

Each song — from the escalating darkness of “Dark Doo Wop” to the pristine smoothness of “Strings” to the shadowy sultriness of “Hurricane” — has a radiating rawness that raids deep into the core and mind of listeners.

Synth-pounding MS MR is currently on tour until June.

Hershenow and Plapinger took the time to answer some questions via

email for me, discussing everything from Tumblr to their favorite television shows to world domination.

Benazir Wehelie: You both attended the same university but did not make any music together during that time.

When did you eventually decide to pursue music together?

MS MR: We only started to make music together after we graduated as a result of a somewhat blind email exchange. We didn’t know each other very well, but Max was looking for opportunities to explore production and Lizzy was looking for an unbiased critique of her voice and songwriting. We connected pretty much instantly, and the rest is history.

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As the members of the Shadowboxers took the stage at the Masquerade last Thursday night, a subtle smile came across lead vocalist and keyboardist Matt Lipkins’ face.

The crowd was filled with fans eager for headlining indie pop band MS MR, so at first they were pretty uninterested in the soul pop sounds of the relatively new, lesser-known opener. But Lipkins, calm and confident, knew he could turn the audience’s ritual and polite clapping into genuine applause.

The Shadowboxers learned of this opportunity just two days prior and jumped at the chance to test out their new material.

The Masquerade is definitely one of Atlanta’s more unique performance spaces, but the twostory “heaven and hell”-themed building lacks the physical structure to deliver a clear and audible sonority.

Never t heless, t he Shadowboxers’ strong performance soared and made the audience forget the imbalanced acoustics.

The iconic harmonies of the three vocalists sliced through the audience and turned heads.

During the show, I had trouble keeping my eyes off the group’s most recent addition: bass player Carlos Enamorado. Armed with a fretless bass and a style reminiscent of jazz bass legend Steve Bailey, his addition has allowed the group to explore new territory while providing a jaw-dropping

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When Lipkins met his nowbandmates Adam Hoffman and Scott Schwartz at Emory in 2008, there were no established bands on campus and limited avenues for the arts. Lipkins and Hoffman joined a cappella group No Strings Attached, which allowed them to develop their vocal abilities and cultivate their chill-inducing harmonies early on.

With no other groups competing for shows, they became the go-to band at and around Emory.

Over the course of their four years at Emory, the group honed their craft while developing a true musical bond with one another. Local performances grew in size, and so did their fan base.

In 2010, the Shadowboxers became the opening act for fellow Emory alums the Indigo Girls, validating their hopes to pursue music professionally. But after the tour, the group was back to square one.

With no label or the fan base to support a headlining national tour, the group began shifting their focus to refine their style and attract fans through an online marketing campaign: #covertuesdays.

For the last year the group has released YouTube videos on the first Tuesday of every month, putting their unique pop soul twist on songs spanning a vast array of artists, from Paul McCartney to Frank Ocean.

Validation for a group can come in many different forms, but nothing really compares to a tweet from Justin Timberlake. In December, none other than JT himself retweeted the Shadowboxers’ cover of “Pusher Love Girl.”

The tweet garnered thousands of new listeners, and after two more posts praising their performances, it’s clear that the Grammy Awardwinning Renaissance man is a fan.

So what’s next for the Shadowboxers? When we sat down to chat last Monday, Lipkins explained, “There’s no master plan.” Recently, the band has been focusing on their songwriting.

The members joked that they “lock themselves in for days,” individually pitching riffs and ideas and

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Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Emory alums Adam Hoffman, Matt Lipkins and Scott Schwartz make up The Shadowboxers, who got their start opening for The Indigo Girls and released their first full-length album Red Room in 2013. then collectively experimenting with new song structures, vocal styles and fresh sounds. They approach each song as if it was a cover, trying to rewrite material the same way they arrange their covers.

The greatest struggle of an emerging band is producing a unique sound distinguishable from a large and mostly generic market.

The Shadowboxers recognize that and, from the very start, have utilized their tight vocal harmonies to add a unique twist to their once squeaky clean pop sound. For years, the band wanted to infuse their pop songs with funk and soul.

With the additions of bassist Carlos Enamorado and drummer Cole McSween, Schwartz explains, “We can finally make the sounds we hear in our heads.” Adam says their music is “Stevie Wonder songs with Crosby, Stills and Nash singing them.”

It’s their songwriting process and new musical direction that will set them apart in an extremely competitive market of new artists.

The band’s first full-length album Red Room was released in January of last year. The album showcased raw talent and breadth of musical

ability; however, the songs were disjointed and left the listener wondering what type of band the Shadowboxers aspired to be.

Hoffman says Red Room “spanned the full spectrum of what we could do and liked at the time.”

The Shadowboxers attempted to capture what they do live with mixed results.

Given the influx of electronic sounds, correction software and other studio technologies, studio and live performance have become two entirely different worlds.

However, the band promises to “harness a sound for [their] next album,” something more concerted and unexpected. It’s a common problem for new artists, but it’s clear that the Shadowboxers have learned from experience and plan to wait some time before returning to the studio.

As we discussed their history, the three singers stressed the role Emory played in their success.

In our conversation, the bandmates agreed that although opportunities in the arts at Emory are somewhat limited, there are a ton of talented students just waiting to find each other. Their senior year, the harmonious trio lived with two filmmakers and an actor.

Their advice to current Emory students interested in pursuing the arts: surround yourself with other creative people.

All six of the students living in that house went on to pursue their dreams, defying professional norms and abandoning their academic pursuits.

The band concedes that although it may set them back a few steps in “cool points,” being Emory grads is something they are truly proud of. Schwartz explained that Emory gave them the critical thinking skills, determination and work ethic to set themselves apart from other acts their age.

As we wrapped up our interview, I asked the Shadowboxers a difficult question: where do you want to be in 10 years? Aside from hoping to be the same weight with 12 kids, Lipkins humbly responded that he simply hopes they are still growing as a band and as individuals.

Hoffman jokingly interjected, claiming that they will surely be “the biggest band in the world.” With such immense potential and an unpredictable future ahead, we can only hope he’s right.

— Contact Jason Charles at jason.charles@emory.edu

BW: When you initially began releasing music, you kept your identities a secret. What was the reason behind that, and how do you feel now that MS MR is no longer a mystery?

MS MR: So often pop music becomes more about the personalities creating the music than the music itself, so we decided to release our initial tracks anonymously so people would come to it for the right reasons.

Additionally, Lizzy has worked in the industry most of her life and we didn’t want that to color the listener’s experience (for better or worse), or to make the project more about Lizzy than Max. But it was never our intention to stay mysterious — even at our first shows we didn’t wear masks or anything, and since then it’s been great to open up and share who we are beyond the music.

BW: You released your debut EP Candy Bar Creep Show via Tumblr.

What role does Tumblr play in your music today?

MS MR: For us, Tumblr is an everevolving mood board that we pull from when we need inspiration for videos, photo shoots and even the music itself, but it also serves as an incredible way to relate to and engage our fans.

BW: You have said you struggle to define your musical influences and draw inspiration from all kinds of music genres and styles. How does drawing inspiration from a wide variety of music impact your creative process?

MS MR: It further emphasizes our love and dedication to experimentation and opens the door for us to continue to push our music in unexpected ways. Our best songs come from combining seemingly disparate sources of inspiration.

BW: Describe the creative process and meaning behind your first single “Hurricane.”

MS MR: “Hurricane” was inspired

by Hurricane Sandy, which threatened New York City in 2011. Even

though we spent the night apart preparing for the storm, we separately started working on the ideas of what would become the song. The next morning Max sent Lizzy the track he had started and Lizzy used the lyrics she had started the night before. It all came together seamlessly and more quickly than any other song we’ve written — we recorded it the very next day.

BW: “Hurricane” was featured in a runway show by designer Tom Ford, and “Bones” was used in a trailer for the HBO television series “Game of Thrones.” What are your must-have or favorite clothing items and television shows you love to watch when you are on tour?

MS MR: We’re huge fans of “Game of Thrones” and now that it’s back on we’ll definitely be watching as it unfolds on tour! Aside from that, Lizzy has been watching “True Detective,” “Cosmos” and “Nashville.” Max has been rewatching “Twin Peaks” and guiltily binging on “Scandal.” We both can’t go anywhere without our black motorcycle jackets.

BW: Max, you have lived in Latin America and Lizzy, you grew up in London, but you both now live in New York. What are your favorite aspects of each of these areas in the world?

MS MR: The culture in each of these places significantly influenced our love of music and continues to shape our work in often unexpected ways.

But it’s sort of impossible to choose a favorite aspect of a place you’ve lived for a long time!

BW: What is something your fans would be surprised to know about each of you?

MS MR: If we weren’t in the music industry, we could have both potentially ended up in fine arts or dance.

BW: Complete the sentence: MS MR is looking forward to _____.

MS MR: ... world domination (and meeting Beyonce).

— Contact Benazir Wehelie at benazir.wehelie@emory.edu

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headset-wearing assistant. (“Tell the Indians to get lost!” Jackson cries. out of his chair and begins literally Running offstage, Young mumbles pushing the chief away. into his headset, “Get lost, Indians.”)

“Can’t we talk about this ratioAnd College junior Julia Weeks nally?” the chief asks, irritated. was enchanting as both Jackson’s “No!” Jackson shouts back, still silently menacing friend-turned-foe pushing him.

Chief Black Fox and the squirrelIn that way, most of Bloody carrying, politically-ambitious Henry Bloody Andrew Jackson is absorbed Clay. by the absurdity of this set-up.

One final aspect of the show which Jackson wears tight jeans and guy- deserves exceptional credit is the eyeliner, which is visually striking choreography. against the traditional 19th-century College junior Aneyn O’Grady garb of the other characters. contributed to the steps, which served The performers sing their as the perfect complement to the way through political problems entertaining, melodic songs. (“Populism, yeah, yeah!” chants the Through O’Grady’s tight yet buoyensemble in the opening number). ant movement, the ensemble members And the staging itself harkens back managed to be engaging to watch on to rock concerts of the 70s and 80s: their own but not so overwhelming one giant American flag spans the that they detracted from the enjoyback wall, behind a band who spends ment of the songs themselves. the entire show As far as underonstage. standing the overAnd as much as arching meaning “[Jackson] fought his I’d like to say I know way to the top...but that for this rock concert the exact meaning of a political story, method of facing his for all of these elethe closest we got ments, I don’t. problems wouldn’t help for that was one of But either way, it’s him change how history the final lines of the still just a really fun show. perceived him.” show.

“Bloody Bloody The songs are just Andrew Jackson” catchy enough and just ridiculous winds down as Jackson realizes his enough: particularly noteworthy are political career isn’t going to be quite the narrative “The Corrupt Bargain” as straightforward as he had hoped and the tragic but thoughtful “The (“They can’t stop me from doing Great Compromise.” what I know the people want!”), and These numbers could have easily the storyteller (College junior Chelsea fallen into the trap of highlighting Walton) explains that though Andrew the outrageousness of these situa- Jackson was pretty popular at the tions, but they ultimately serve as an time of his presidency, history has opportunity to explain the motives of recently begun to question whether he the characters and allow the audience was, in fact, “a people’s president, or to reflect on the larger implications just a genocidal murderer.” of the show.

At that, Jackson cries, “Fuck Not to say that they’re not laugh- history!” out-loud entertaining: the political The storyteller looks at him skeptifigures’ interactions always gar- cally and calmly responds, “You can’t nered a huge laugh, and Jackson’s shoot history in the neck.” no-nonsense, shoot-’em-up approach And maybe that was the whole to all his problems were incredibly point of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. over-the-top.

He fought his way to the top, pretty “That’s right, motherfuckers!

Jackson’s back!” he shouts, in the much killing anyone who got in his way — but that method of facing his midst of a musical number.

Each role was cast perfectly, in problems wouldn’t help him change such a way that no one role really how history perceived him.

Or maybe the whole point was just outshone the others. Cassaro was just absurd enough and just sensitive to have a fun rock show.

And given the laughs, music and enough to pull off the role of Jackson.

College sophomore Josh Young story that it provided, that explanation was, as always, deadpan hilarious, is also just fine by me.

— Contact Emelia Fredlick at as the pot-bellied Martin Van Buren emelia.j.fredlick@emory.edu who ultimately becomes Jackson’s

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whole danced around in time to what they were playing.

They were clearly in love with their music — a powerful end to the first chamber concert of the day.

The evening concert, featuring two piano duos and various small string groups, programmed some serious music.

College sophomores Casey Costello and Oscar Gryn performed two pieces for piano duo, specifically selections from Maurice Ravel’s Debussy transcription “Nocturnes for Two Pianos” and Manuel Infante’s “Danses andalouses for Two Pianos,” both of which were technically challenging and quite invigorating for the audience to watch.

The second Emory Piano Duo,

which included College sophomores MaryAnn Haynie and Daniel Latzanich, performed Darius Milhaud’s “Scaramouche for Two Pianos,” a work that garnered significant applause from the audience.

Following some preliminary adjustments on stage, the first of two Emory String Quartets approached the stage, featuring College junior Meg Winata and B-school sophomore Iris Yeonjae Lim on violin, College junior Rebecca Flank on viola and Marcus Autism Center fellow Carolyn Ranti on cello.

The quartet played a selection from the “String Quartet in F major, Op. 96 ‘American’” by Antonin Dvorak, a very famous and popular piece that many in the audience immediately recognized.

Emory String Quartet II, featuring

College senior Benito Thompson and College junior Sunny Yue on violin, College senior Emily Caesar on viola and College junior Thomas Sandlin on cello, then performed a thoughtful rendition of a selection from Felix Mendelssohn’s “String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2.”

The Emory String Quintet followed, featuring College junior Joseph Matthews and College freshman Michael Crawford on violin, College sophomore Caroline Holmes and College junior Kara Goldstone on viola and College junior Caitlin Anderson on cello, performing a selection from Antonin Dvorak’s “String Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 97,” better known as the “Viola Quintet” that was methodical and forward-moving.

The last group of the evening was

the Emory Piano Quintet, featuring College seniors Dallas Albritton and Nimia Zoe Maya on violin, College junior Minjee Kim on viola, College freshman Clifford Redwine on cello and College senior Xiaoqing Carey Shi on piano.

This group presented a selection from Antonin Dvorak’s “Piano Quintet,” offering a rousing end to the evening that left the audience wanting more: only after a few moments of an empty stage, and silence, did the crowd slowly file out the door.

The Emory music community has many talented students, and this evening certainly proved that it is worth the effort to make it out to their performances — you will be amazed at what your peers can do.

— Contact Samuel Budnyk at samuel.ross.budnyk@emory.edu

Over-Stylization Weakens Storytelling of ‘Budapest’ Continued from Page 9 the writer (now played by Jude Law, “Sherlock Holmes”) shares a thousand-course meal with Moustafa after meeting him in the Arabian bathhouse, and Moustafa recalls how it all started — back when the Grand Budapest was, as it suggests, grand.

Budapest is a visual spectacular with cinematography that cannot be contested. Anderson utilizes three different aspect ratios for the three different time periods. He employs unconventional cutting patterns in the dialogue-driven scenes. He even throws in some stop-motion animation to take us even further out of reality. Still, there’s something about this film that makes it hard to grip.

This slipping feeling can partly be attributed to the complications of its double framing device, but the je ne sais quoi is also a product of the fact that Anderson’s movie is so clearly a movie.

This piece is so heavily stylized and closely manicured that we’re incredibly aware that we’re watching something. It’s hard to lose oneself in Anderson’s world when it’s more reminiscent of a puppet show than the world we know.

Anderson’s vision earned some serious accolades and grossed 100 million in box offices, suggesting that it resonated deeply with moviegoers despite its often-untidy structure and conscious way of storytelling.

Its success can also be attributed to its heavier core, its political jabs and

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Ralph Fiennes (center) stars in writer/director Wes Anderson’s latest effort “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” The film also features Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Jude Law, Adrien Brody and many more. mockeries that make it just as much of a statement as it is a farce. The political violence in Budapest conjures up reminders of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin and the darker moments of the 20th century, even though it’s all done in the most absurd way possible. Anderson has a way of treating history like clay, manhandling it into shapes that will resonate with us.

Communism here is turning a grand

hotel from bubblegum pink to gray.

This film lacked the psychology and depth of character that pieces Anderson directed previously like “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Rushmore” boasted. We got to know Agatha as a loyal girl in love with Zero who spends her time crafting pastries, but we could gather that from a single frame, making it seem like this film might work even better

as a graphic novel.

It’s not to say Anderson went so over-the-top with “Budapest” that this film suffered, but the fact that his fingerprints covered this so heavily should make his fans question his versatility and wonder how much room he’s allowed himself to continue to grow.

— Contact Ellie Kahn at elinor.kahn@emory.edu

THE EMORY WHEEL

agle xchange TUES 15

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WED 16 vs. Berry College 3 p.m.

Chappell Park

THURS 17

FRI 18

SAT 19

at Georgia Gwinnett College 7 p.m.

Lawrenceville,

vs. Georgia Gwinnett College 2 p.m.

WoodPEC

Do we have two ears and a heart?

vs.

Washington & Lee University 2:30 p.m.

WoodPEC vs. Brenau University 5 p.m.

WoodPEC Mountain Laurel Invitational Sewanee, Tenn.

GOLF

Navy Spring Invitational Annapolis, Md.

Navy Spring Invitational Annapolis, Md.

Team Lives up to Ranking With Perfect Weekend Continued from the Back Page Brewer, her Northeast region counterpart in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.

Katarina Su’s victory was her 20th of the season, making her the second member of the team behind Satterfield to reach that plateau in 2013-14.

The final match of the weekend proved to be the most challenging for Emory, as they narrowly edged out seventh-ranked Bowdoin College 5-4. For the first time all weekend, the Eagles did not earn an advantage in the doubles events, winning only number one doubles, as the team of Clark and Satterfield won their closest match of the weekend 8-5.

Going into the singles matches down 2-1 put pressure on the team to perform, but wins from Clark, Rosen, Goodman and Su were enough to secure victory.

Tiffany Chang, the number one singles player from Bowdoin, forced

the usually dominant Gabrielle Clark into a tiebreaker, one that the Emory student-athlete would win 7-3.

Melissa Goodman won her number four matchup in an impressive 6-0, 6-0 performance.

While the win against Bowdoin was closer than the other matches this weekend, it secured a perfect weekend for a team that is beginning to heat up, winning its past six meets, most of which have been against ranked opponents.

Success on a large scale is nothing new for the women’s tennis team, as they placed second at the NCAA Division III championships last year, and have won five titles in the history of the program.

The Eagles will look to continue their good form against Brenau University at home on April 15 as they look to add a sixth trophy to the case.

— Contact Oliver Rockman at oliver.rockman@emory.edu

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Zachary Rosenberg sprints in a relay race for the Eagles. The Eagles turned in a new program record and multiple podium finishes at the Blue Shoes Collegiate Track and Field Meet last weekend.

Korn Sets Records in South Carolina

By Ethan Morris Staff Writer The men’s and women’s track and field teams traveled this past weekend to the Blue Shoes Collegiate Track and Field Meet, hosted by Furman University (S.C.).

Saturday, April 12 turned out to be a historic day for the squad, as senior Electra Korn of the women’s team set a new school record in the 400meter hurdles. Korn ran a 1:01.94 in the race, finishing second overall, but breaking the program’s previous record of 1:02.23, set in 1997.

In doing so, Korn became the first woman in program history to break the 62-second mark in the 400-meter hurdles.

The women’s squad enjoyed a successful day on the track, with many athletes finishing on the podium in various events. In addition to finishing second in the 400-meter hurdles, Korn finished second in the 200meter dash with a career-best time of 25.01 seconds.

Korn, along with freshman Harley Barrera, senior Morgan Monroe and junior Debora Adjibaba, teamed up

to win the 4x100-meter relay in 48.99 seconds.

After setting her season-best time in the preliminary rounds, Monroe came in second overall in the 100meter hurdles.

In the preliminary rounds, Monroe set the fifth fastest time in school history and the third fastest in Division III this year with a time of 14.41 seconds.

Senior Meredith Lorch won the 3,000-meter steeplechase, putting up the 20th fastest time in Division III this year with an 11:23.52 second mark.

The other members of the women’s squad finishing in the top three of their respective events were Adjibaba, who came in third in the 100-meter dash, sophomore Julie Williamson, who came in second in the 800-meter run, junior Stephanie Crane, who came in second in the mile run and senior Hope Olszewski, who came in second in the javelin throw.

The men’s team also had a fairly successful weekend, led by junior Gui Silva, who won the 400-meter dash with a career-best time of 48.29 seconds. Silva also came in second

in the 200-meter dash with another career-best time of 21.89 seconds.

Also competing well was junior James Bassen, who threw the seasonbest distance in the javelin throw for the Eagles, throwing the javelin 54.28 meters, good for second at Blue Shoes. Bassen also finished third in the hammer throw, registering a distance of 36.70 meters.

The only other member of the men’s team to finish in the top three was sophomore Dametris Osbourne, who finished third in the high jump with a mark of 1.79 meters.

Five other members of the men’s team finished in the top 10 of their respective events, ranging from the mile run to the 100-meter dash.

The Eagles travel again next weekend to University of the South at Sewanee (Tenn.), as the team will participate in the Mountain Laurel Invitational on Saturday, April 19.

The invitational will be the team’s final meet until conference meets begin at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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

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Senior catcher Jared Welch watches the ball after contact. Welch contributed three hits, three runs and four walks to the Eagles’ sweep of Southwestern University (Texas) this weekend. The Eagles have now won each of their last five games, bringing their record to 22-9.

Eagles Win Fifth Straight Thanks to Success at the Plate, Timely Hitting Continued from the Back Page relief for Emory, improving 3-1 on the season.

Lake finished the game one-fortwo with a pair of walks, extending his hitting streak into the doubledigits. Lake’s batting average is .465, with a Division III leading 60 hits.

The last game of the three-campaign stretch demonstrated Emory’s prowess yet again.

Every Emory starter had at least

one hit, led by Lake who drove in a pair of runs with a one-for-four day at the plate.

Peacock contributed with a threefor-four performance with a double and an RBI. The Eagles jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but Southwestern rallied with three runs in the fourth and fifth innings.

At the end of the fifth, however, Emory pulled back ahead 6-3.

Senior Jared Kahn scored on a

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double play ball by Hannon, while Lake was knocked in on an RBI single.

Senior starting pitcher Ben Hinojosa exited with a lead after five innings, and seniors Robert Gross and Matt McMahon combined forces for three shutout innings. Hinojosa improved 3-1 on the year with a 4.40 ERA. The Pirates kept pushing back, but senior Mike Bitanga forced a groundout on a bunt and two fly outs

to close out the game and secure Emory’s victory.

Emory’s five-game winning streak put the Eagles at 24-9, with seven games left to play in the regular season.

The team was pleased with their performance.

“It’s never easy taking all three games from a team in a clean sweep, so it’s a great sign that we’re able to put everything together consistently and get wins,” senior Jared Welch

said.

Hannon agreed, citing the team’s top-to-bottom strength.

“We know we have one of the most talented teams in the nation, and when we play well we beat anyone,” he said.

Emory will finish a four game home stand on Tuesday, when the Eagles host Berry College at 3 p.m. at Chappell Park.

— Contact Nicola Braginsky at nbragn@emory.edu

After his victory in the Masters Sunday night, Bubba Watson celebrated in high style.

That is to say, he went to Waffle House and ate some hash browns.

Now, at first glance something seems wrong with this picture. After all, on Sunday Watson not only won the most prestigious tournament in all of golf, but he also became the 17th golfer in history to win two Masters and the eighth to win two green jackets in three years.

One would think that Watson, in fitting American style, would come up with a celebration that was bigger, grander, more ostentatious, more obnoxious, more legendary, more epic – basically, that he would have done something cool.

Dozens of different possibilities come to mind from your creative On Fire correspondent. If we are going to stick with the dinner theme, perhaps Watson could have gone to one of those steakhouses where you go out back and pick out the cow you want to eat, and they slaughter it right in front of your eyes – after all, you want to know that your meat is fresh.

Or how about seafood? The Masters takes place in Augusta, Georgia – only 2 hours down I-20 from Atlanta by car, and your mathematically-inclined On Fire correspondent is going to estimate only that it is a 30 minute helicopter ride at most.

Watson could have flown to Atlanta, stopped off at the Georgia Aquarium and picked out any fish that he wanted for his dinner. Yes, it definitely would not have been cool for him to pick out a dolphin or a penguin, but swordfish complements the taste of victory real nicely.

But why stop at food? The possibilities must have been nearly endless to Watson as he walked around Augusta wearing his green jacket.

If there ever was a night to blow all your money on strippers and cocaine, that was the night. If there ever was a night to find an abandoned barn, burn it down and do a tribal dance around it while emitting primal screams directed towards the deity of your choice, that was the night.

If there ever was a night to call up that girl who broke up with you in college because “You are never going to make it as a professional golfer, Bubba, and also give up your stupid dream of becoming a sports humor columnist, and anyway, what the hell kind of name is Bubba?” and tell her exactly what you think of her using words that we would feel more comfortable not printing in this column because On Fire is nothing if not family-oriented, that was the night.

But Watson – or Bubba, as we are going to start calling him, because that name is just too darn funny – did none of those things. He went to Waffle House.

Now, we have to give our friend Bubba credit where it is due – he is nothing if not consistent, and we at On Fire always have and always will value consistency.

The Masters has a tradition in which all the previous champions of the tournament gather together the Tuesday night before the tournament starts for dinner, and the most recent champion is responsible for picking out and paying for dinner.

When asked after his first victory in 2012 what he intended to serve for dinner next year, Watson replied, “I love Waffle House – a grilled cheese from Waffle House and hash browns.”

We are disappointed to report that Watson ultimately reneged on his guarantee. After extensive research, your intrepid On Fire correspondent has secured the menu for every Champions dinner since 1986 (that is as far back as the article on ask. com goes).

For his dinner last year, Watson served Caesar salad as a starter, grilled chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, corn, macaroni and cheese and cornbread for the main course and confetti cake and vanilla ice cream for desert.

Reportedly, the previous champions were not even allowed to pick out their own chicken and watch it be killed, to ensure optimum freshness.

Our intern is still trying to determine whether or not Watson made strippers and cocaine available.

Come on, Bubba. Waffle House at Augusta National would have been awesome. But if you are not going to do that, at least do not serve Caesar salad.

But Bubba made up for it this year. Immediately after donning the green jacket, he jetted off to Waffle House for his hash browns. We at On Fire can think of no better way to celebrate. We only hope he ordered an all-star breakfast.

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Tuesday, April 15 2014 Sports Editors: Bennett Ostdiek (bostdie@emory.edu) and Ryan Smith (ryan.smith@emory.edu)

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Women’s Tennis The women’s tennis team, currently ranked second in Division III, will continue their quest for a national title on Tuesday when they host Brenau University at 5 p.m.

The Eagles have won six straight matches and currently stand at 18-2 on the season. They have yet to lose to a match at home or to any D-III schools.

Brenau, however is an NAIA school. The Golden Tigers are 13-7 on the season and are currently riding a five-game winning streak.

Featured Athlete: Electra Korn Junior Electra Korn continued her strong season last weekend at the Blue Shoes Collegiate Track and Field Meet in Greenville, S.C., breaking the school record in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.94.

In the 200-meter dash, Korn’s time of 25.01 seconds was the tenth-fastest time in Division III this season.

Featured Athlete: Hannah Sendel Sophomore Hannah Sendel went three for five with six RBIs in a weekend doubleheader against Middle Georgia State College, helping the Eagles to two blowout victories.

Sendel has started all 41 games for the Eagles this season, posting a .384 batting average along with 52 RBIs and 32 runs.

The Eagles will play next this Saturday on the road against Maryville College (Tenn.)

Featured Athlete: Brandon Hannon Senior Brandon Hannon had a historic weekend, as he became the 11th player in Emory history to record over 200 hits in a career.

Hannon went two for four with two runs and an RBI in the Eagles’ Friday win over Southwestern University (Texas).

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Freshamn Katarina Su delivers a shot for the Eagles. Playing in the number two doubles slot with sophomore Beatrice Rosen, Su defeated a doubles squad from Middlebury and one from Amherst 8-6, and lost to a Bowdoin doubles team 8-5 over the weekend. The women’s tennis team is ranked second in the country.

Eagles Continue Dominance in Maine

By Oliver Rockman Staff Writer The women’s tennis team won all three of its matches in Brunswick, Maine, taking down a trio of ranked teams by beating Middlebury College, Amherst College and host Bowdoin College this weekend. Emory entered the weekend as the second ranked team nationally and by beating three highly regarded teams, did nothing to harm their ranking. The team’s record after the weekend sweep is now 18-2, and the women continued

their unbeaten streak against Division III opposition through 12 matches thus far.

Emory commenced their weekend of competition against eighth-ranked Middlebury College on Friday.

The Eagles got off to a fast start from the doubles matches, as seniorfreshman teams led to victories in number one and number three doubles.

In number one doubles, senior Gabrielle Clark and freshman Michelle Satterfield won the first point of the match for Emory in a

strong 8-1 victory. Senior Brenna Kelly and freshman Michelle Goodman won the number three doubles event in a 8-6 set, and sophomore Beatrice Rosen, playing with freshman Katarina Su, won by the same score in number two doubles.

The Eagles were not content with their dominance in the doubles portion of the matchup, and continued to sweep the singles portion as well, 6-0. The singles matches included an efficient victory from Clark, the number one singles player, who won her match quickly in two sets, 6-0, 6-3.

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Satterfield, in the three singles game, swept her Middlebury opponent 6-0, 6-0 in two sets.

Head Coach Amy Bryant’s team picked right up from the Middlebury match against fourth-ranked Amherst College, as they would again sweep the doubles matches to jump out to an early 3-0 lead.

The Eagles once again capitalized on their strong start and finished the singles matches with a 8-1 lead over their highly-ranked opponents from Amherst.

The doubles pairings remained

untouched, resulting in 8-2, 8-6 and 8-6 victories for the number one, two and three doubles teams.

The victory by the number one doubles team consisting of Satterfield and Clark was Clark’s 100th doubles win in her Emory career. Clark is the third Eagle to accomplish such a feat, and if she wins five more doubles matches will break the school record set by Zahra Dawson.

Clark, the southeast region’s top player, would go on to defeat Jordan

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SOFTBALL

Team Takes Down Southwestern in Sweep

Squad Honors Seniors, Wins Twice

By Nicola Braginsky Staff Writer The baseball team opened a three-game weekend series with Southwestern University (Texas) on Friday at Chappell Park. The first game ended with a 10-2 win, the second 5-4 and the third 7-4, giving the Eagles a flawless weekend.

On Friday, senior Brandon Hannon became the 11th player in program history to record 200 hits over a career – tied for ninth place with former Eagle Mike Garvis. Hannon finished Friday’s game two-for-four with two runs scored and an RBI double. Hannon also became one of two players in Emory history with 200 hits and 100 walks over a career.

Junior Connor Dillman contributed to the solid play with eight innings of strong work on the mound.

Dillman held Southwestern to a pair of runs on four hits throughout the entire game. He struck out five and walked just one, raising his record to 6-1 for the year.

As the game continued and the Pirates’ defense weakened, the Eagles were able to extend their lead.

The men scored five unearned runs in the third inning and four in the fifth inning.

Freshman Philip Maldari hit a twoRBI double, kick starting the scoring in the third inning. Meanwhile, sophomore Jack Karras knocked in a pair of runs in the fifth.

Junior Michael Byman closed out the game with a scoreless ninth inning, while Maldari added a twofor-three day at the plate, raising his batting average to .383.

Saturday’s game was a bit more

By Ryan Smith Sports Editor

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Junior first baseman Jared Selbach takes a swing for the Eagles. Selbach connected for one hit and one RBI in the Eagles’ 7-4 win Sunday against Southwestern University (Texas). heated as the Pirates came in ready to fight back. Lucky for Emory, junior Brett Lake broke a tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with a sacrifice fly, leading the way to another Eagles victory.

Southwestern had an early lead after the third inning, but Emory did not let this last for long, matching the score in the bottom of the fourth on a sacrifice fly from junior Wes

Peacock.

The Pirates regained the lead, and the score remained 2-1 until the bottom of the seventh when freshman starting pitcher Jackson Weeg came to the mound.

Emory proceeded to load the bases with no outs in the bottom of the seventh and tied the game on senior Daniel Iturrey’s sacrifice fly.

The Eagles’ progress continued

when Maldari singled to centerfield, scoring Hannon. An error on a pickoff attempt then scored Lake from second base, giving Emory a 4-2 lead.

The Pirates fought back in the top of the ninth against Emory’s freshman pitcher, Kyle Monk, but to no avail, as Monk earned the win in

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The Eagles’ seniors shined at their senior day, sweeping Middle Georgia State College with two mercy rule victories and stretching their winning streak to nine games.

The team is now 35-6 on the season and clock in at 16th in the Division III national rankings. The weekend sweep continued the Eagles’ dominant season—Emory has now won 17 games this season by being up by at least eight runs after five innings of play.

The Eagles jumped off to a quick start with three runs in the bottom of the first inning, all coming home on a home run from sophomore third baseman Hannah Sendel. Senior first baseman Megan Light added another run in the bottom of the second with an RBI single that scored sophomore right fielder Alyssa Pollard.

Middle Georgia State countered with a run in the top of the fifth inning, but the Eagles scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth to extend their lead to 9-1, putting the game away.

Light had a fantastic game, going three for three with two runs and an RBI. Sendel and senior left fielder Ally Kersthold both contributed three RBIs. The second game was another blowout, as the Eagles scored a pair of runs in the first two innings on a Sendel single and a Light double before exploding in the third inning with eight runs.

Junior catcher Micah Scharff led

off with a double, followed by a pair of singles from freshman designated hitter Amy Wray and senior center fielder Lauren Gorodetsky to load the bases.

Junior shortstop Moira Sullivan followed with a double, knocking in all three runners. Sendel hit another home run at the end of the inning to drive in two more runs, extending the Eagles’ lead to 10-0 and effectively ending the game.

Freshman pitcher Brittany File earned the win, going all five innings and surrendering two runs. File only gave up one hit and struck out five batters.

Sendel led the way at the plate, going two for three with three RBIs and a run. Sullivan went two for three as well, driving home three runs and crossing home twice. Kertsthold, meanwhile, led the team with three runs.

It was an impressive final home game at Cooper Field for the team’s seniors.

Emory will be without Gorodetsky, Light, Kersthold, star pitcher Amanda Kardys and second baseman Claire Bailey next season. Light hit a blistering .488 on the season, while Bailey wasn’t far behind with a .391 average.

Gorodetsky hit .378, while Kersthold, the leadoff hitter, batted .344. Kardys is currently 23-1 on the season with a 2.68 earned run average.

The Eagles will end the regular season on Saturday when they visit Maryville College (Tenn.) for a doubleheader.

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