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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
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Engineering Major Awaits Approval By Lydia O’Neal Asst. News Editor
By Bradyn Schiffman Contributing Writer Burgers, beer and dogs will fill a vacant space in Emory Village in the form of a new restaurant. Lucky’s Burger and Brew, a local business primarily known for its famous burgers, wide variety of beers and dog-friendly environment, is expanding to the closed Starbucks location in Emory Village between Slice & Pint and Rise-n-Dine. Lucky’s first opened in Roswell, Georgia in 2010 and is owned by Ernie and Diane Geyer, whose dog provides the name for the restaurant. Additionally, the restaurant, which opened another location in Brookhaven, aims to combine three ideas of man’s best friends, according to Pete Hussey, partner and manager of Lucky’s. “While man’s best friend is dog, we also know that man’s best friend is burgers and brew,” Hussey said. Hussey claims that Lucky’s offers customers the enjoyment of a freshcertified Black Angus ground chuck burger with the ability to sit outside with their dog, enjoying the nice Atlanta weather. Lucky’s burgers were voted the best in North Fulton County by the North Atlanta Business Post, and the restaurant offers more than 16 different choices of burgers in addition to a create-your-own burger option, seven different sides, wings, salads and draft and bottled beers according to Hussey. According to the restaurant’s website, Lucky’s Burger and Brew
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Volume 96, Issue 34
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n Friday evening, Feb. 13, Regina Carter and the Gary Motley Trio kicked off the second and final weekend of Emory’s annual Jazz Fest. The festival kicked of on Feb. 7 with a performance from Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.
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Rushdie Talks Freedom of Speech By Annie McGrew Asst. News Editor
Salman Rushdie, a worldrenowned author and University Distinguished Professor, returned to Emory on Sunday evening (Feb. 15) to deliver his final public lecture as an Emory faculty member in Glenn Memorial Auditorium. The lecture, hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of the Provost, was titled “The Liberty Instinct” and focused on what Rushdie calls the human beings natural “‘instinct’ for freedom.” Rushdie visits Emory and lectures each year as part of his role as University Distinguished Professor. College Dean Robin Forman introduced Rushdie, who was greeted with a standing ovation as he walked onstage in the packed auditorium. Calling the lecture “bittersweet,” Forman reminded the audience
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that this year marks Rushdie’s final year as a University Distinguished Professor and thus this would be his final lecture on campus as an Emory faculty member. Forman also announced that Rushdie had accepted University President James Wagner’s invitation to deliver the keynote address at Emory’s Commencement ceremony this year on May 11 and that the Emory Board of Trustees voted to award Rushdie with an honorary doctor of letters degree from the University. “These are not good days,” Rushdie said of the current state of freedom in the world at the start of the lecture. “How do ... cartoonists lie dead in Paris?” Rushdie asked, referring to the Jan. 7 attacks on the offices of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. Rushdie then commented on a
separate shooting that occurred on Saturday, Feb. 14 in Copenhagen. “And, just yesterday, there was an echo of that terrible event in what one ... referred to as their fairy tale country, a place where they were not expecting such things,” he said. “In Saudi Arabia, a blogger can be whipped for stepping very mildly out of line. In India, supposedly democratic India, girls are arrested and jailed for making comments about their politicians on Facebook ... in Turkey, in Egypt, in Pakistan, in Iran, fundamental freedoms not only to speak, but even to go to school if you are a girl, are under attack.” Rushdie said he that was struck by the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo murders, specifically the “speed with which” many people found it easier to blame the victims instead of abhorring the mass murders that took place.
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An engineering sciences degree may be available at the College of Arts and Sciences by fall 2016, according to Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education Joanne Brzinski. The new major, which would allow students to earn a Bachelors of Science (B.S.), could replace the currently available applied physics major, Brzinski said. The College Curriculum Committee approved the proposal for the new major, which includes concentrations in physics, material sciences and geosciences, on Feb. 9. According to Brzinski, the proposal is awaiting approval by the University Substantive Change Review Committee. The engineering sciences major would be “more interdisciplinary and more rigorous” than the current applied physics major, which is a B.S. program that focuses on current technology with classes such as Digital Electronics and Computational Physics, according to the proposal. The new engineering sciences major would also “provide a strong foundation in the science underlying modern technology,” according to the proposal. Jed Brody, a senior lecturer in Emory’s Physics department who helped write the new major proposal, said his department has considered adding bioengineering and computer science as additional concentrations if the major is fully approved. Currently, the only way to pursue an engineering degree at Emory is to apply for the dual-degree program between Emory and the Georgia Institute of Technology, which takes a minimum of five years to complete and offers 11 concentrations. Emory’s Physics department
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This week, the 48th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) passed a resolution that advises the University to extend the Add/Drop/Swap period, tabled a bill that would institute a formal “dead week” period, which would prohibit major assignment deadlines the week before final exams, and failed to provide funding for the annual Lunar Banquet. College junior, SGA College-wide Representative and Student Life Chairwoman Elyse Lee proposed the resolution calling for the extension of the Add/Drop/Swap period, the time at the beginning of each term during which students can switch into and out of different classes without penalty. “[Many] people did not have adequate time to shop around for classes,” Lee said. During the current Add/Drop/ Swap period length of one week, she added, some students have to decide which classes to take without having the opportunity to get a sense of those classes’ demands. Lee’s resolution recommended that the Add/Drop/Swap period be extended to two weeks. Several SGA members voiced concerns that such a change could disrupt professors’ schedules. Others noted that a two-week Add/Drop/ Swap period could overburden students who would have to make up the
work for up to two weeks of a class that they added to their schedules at the last minute. In response to these fears, Lee emphasized her resolution’s nonbinding status — it serves as a recommendation to the University about how to proceed, unlike a bill, which is binding. SGA members generally approved of Lee’s resolution, and it passed by a 17-1-2 vote. However, the other resolution that Lee submitted on Monday evening, which proposed that Emory institute a formal “dead week” prior to exams during which professors could not give any assignments beyond basic homework and readings, received mixed reviews from her fellow SGA members. “There’s a lot of stress during finals week,” Lee said. “This would create [a model] that says reading and other assignments can be assigned, but no major assignments can be given.” People took issue with the vagueness of this resolution, and several people observed that in certain classes, it is not only customary but also advantageous for students to have papers due the week before exams. SGA decided to table this resolution in order to discuss the matter further in a future meeting. SGA also tabled a bill requesting money for a trip to the National Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial
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SGA Passes Resolution for Longer Add/Drop/Swap By Luke White SGA Beat Writer
began discussing the possibility of an engineering major last summer after some students began asking the department about the potential for such a program last year, according to Brody. “We already have a lot of physics majors who want to go to grad school in engineering, and this will make that even better for them,” Brody said. Still, Brody added that the benefits of the new major would not be comparable to the skill set provided by the dual-degree offered by Emory and Georgia Tech. “[The engineering sciences major] is not identical to an engineering degree,” he said. “We are not trying to compete with Georgia Tech head-on.” As for the major’s course structure, all 16 to 19 required classes but one are already available at the College, according to the proposal. The one additional course, Fundamentals of Engineering Design (PHYS 222), a core requirement for all concentrations, will be taught by Brody. The major’s core requirements include General Chemistry (CHEM 141), four lower-level mathematics courses and five lower-level physics courses. The applied physics degree requires the same mathematics courses required by the engineering sciences major, albeit with 10 upperlevel physics courses. While the physics track requires a combination of upper-level physics and mathematics courses, the material science track requires a combination of upper-level physics and chemistry courses, and the geosciences track requires both lower-level and upper-level physics, computer science, environmental science and geology courses. Curriculum Committee Student
By Jenny Nutovits Staff Writer
for Best Social Studies Documentary, while another — “Stolen Ground” about Asian Americans — won honorable mention at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Equipped with knowledge about cross-cultural communication, awareness and conflict intervention strategies, Lee has advised thousands of government and social agencies, schools and corporations on diversity issues. He has consulted private schools and worked with students who have social and learning issues.
The 2015 University Athletic Association (UAA) swimming and diving championships kicked off last Wednesday, Feb. 11, with host school Emory University taking leads in both the women’s and men’s team standings. On the first full day of competition, the Eagles broke four conference records. At the end of Thursday’s action, the women’s team had totaled 699 points, followed by Washington University in St. Louis (Ill.) with 425, while the men’s team’s 477.5 points were trailed by the University of Chicago’s 458 and the University of Rochester (N.Y.)’s 455. Two Eagles broke UAA records in individual events: senior McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg finished the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:52.13 while junior Andrew Wilson won the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 1:49.34. “I think a huge part of our success was the atmosphere,” NewsumSchoenberg said. “We were at our home pool and everyone on the team
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Lee Mun Wah spoke at this year’s State of Race, an annual event hosted by College Council during its Social Justice Week. Lee engaged the audience in a diversity reflection exercise.
State of Race Speaker Challenges Audience By Karishma Mehrotra Associate Editor Lee Mun Wah, documentary filmmaker and executive director of a diversity training company, took the stage for Emory’s 15th annual State of Race event, kicking off College Council’s third annual Social Justice Week. Speaking to roughly 100 Emory community members yesterday evening, Lee engaged the audience in a diversity reflection exercise and a speech about diversity in America. “We have a race problem in
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America, and I hope you came here not to talk about it, but to get started,” the Chinese American — whose titles include filmmaker, author and poet, among many others — said in Cox Ballroom. The renowned educator, executive director of Stirfry Seminars & Consulting, said he aims to change the nation’s conversation on race. He was the subject of a one-hour special on Oprah Winfrey’s show and presented a TedxTalk titled “The Secret to Changing the World.” One of his films, “The Color of Fear,” won the Gold Apple Award
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