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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Tilwa, Weinstein Win Student Gov. Elections In the results for this year’s Student Government Association (SGA) elections, College junior and current SGA Vice President Raj Tilwa won the SGA President election with 64 percent of votes (2,157) and current College Council (CC) Vice President and College junior Alyssa Weinstein won the CC President election with 64 percent of votes (1,282), according Elections Board Chair Reuben Lack, who announced the results on Monday evening in Eagles’ Landing. Tilwa ran against College junior Elyse Lee, and Weinstein ran against College junior Goldy Tenreiro-Braschi. Additionally, two amendments to the SGA Constitution passed in the election, where more than 2,500 total students voted. Proposition 1, which amended the SGA Constitution to institute public scrutiny for certain issues, passed with 90 percent of the vote (3,092 votes). Proposition 2, which replaced all instances of gendered pronouns in the Constitution with gender-inclusive pronouns such as “they” and “them,” passed with 65 percent of the vote (2,268). Read full coverage of the amendments on the Wheel’s website. Tilwa said he was thankful to be able to “continue serving the Emory community.” “I look forward to realizing my vision to create a campus environment that supports holistic wellbeing, mutual respect and a sense of belonging for all students,” Tilwa said. “I am excited to continue using my position and the resources of the [SGA] to help students realize their vision for our community.” College sophomore and SGA
Campus Services Committee Chair Max Zoberman, who ran unopposed, won the election for SGA Vice President with 74 percent of votes (2,487). While 26 percent of those who voted selected no confidence, Zoberman expressed his gratitude and commented on the no confidence votes. “I’m genuinely honored to have been elected,” Zoberman said. “I was running unopposed, but nonetheless, I know there was opposition to my candidacy, and I’m glad the student body had faith in me in the end. I’ve started a lot of initiatives that I’m excited to see through, and although I didn’t win 100 percent of the vote, I look forward to working for 100 percent of the student body and hopefully instill confidence in those who voted no confidence in this election.” College junior and CC Vice President of Student Affairs Sheena Desai, who ran unopposed, won the election for CC Vice President with 80 percent of votes (1,554), with 20 percent voting no confidence, in addition to Weinstein’s win. Weinstein said she was excited about her election. “There is so much work to do, and I am confident that the Vice President and I will be able to accomplish so much over the course of the next year,” Weinstein said. “I’m hoping that this will be the best CC yet.” Desai echoed these sentiments. “I couldn’t be more honored and thrilled to have been elected [CC] Vice President,” Desai said. “The President and I already have so many great ideas for next year, and we can’t wait to get to work! I’d like to thank everyone for their support, and trust that the 60th [CC] will accomplish
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Mulaney and stand-up comic Bo Burnham for the Dooley’s Week event, but Burnham’s schedule conflicted with the set date for the annual comedy show. “As soon as we heard about the scheduling conflict with Burnham, we jumped right on Mulaney,” Mayblum said. “I’m personally so excited.” Mayblum added that, to book comedians of Mulaney’s caliber, SPC “reached out to agencies that we’ve developed connections with over the years.” Business School junior Andrew Drumm, who saw Mulaney’s Jan. 24 performance at the Tabernacle, said he’s “still pumped” to see one of his favorite comedians live again in March.
A copy of William Shakespeare’s “First Folio,” the first collected edition of his plays, will arrive at Emory University in 2016 and will be displayed at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, according to a Feb. 26 University press release. The “First Folio,” held by the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., will tour all 50 states, and the Library chose Emory as the location for Georgia’s stop. The tour, starting in 2016, marks the 400th anniversary of the death of the 16th century poet, playwright and actor. In 1616, two of Shakespeare’s actors, John Heminges and Henry Condell, assembled the folio after Shakespeare’s death and published it in 1623, according to the Folger’s website. The “First Folio” is the only source for 18 of Shakespeare’s 37 plays. Without it, plays such as Macbeth, Julius Caesar and The Tempest might have been lost. English Professor Sheila Cavanagh co-directed of the Folio Project, which has been working to bring the folio to Emory, along with Head of Digital Archives for the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Library (MARBL) Erika Farr. Cavanagh wrote in an email to the Wheel that the “First Folio” will be housed in the Howett Paper Gallery at the Carlos Museum and that the folio is likely to arrive sometime during fall 2016. The exact date of
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ollege junior Ross Merlin, College sophomore Nana Amoah and other members of Zuri, Emory’s African dance team, performed at Saturday night’s Black History Month Gala sponsored by the Black Student Alliance in Cox Hall Ballroom. Other acts included poetry, singing and more.
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Mulaney to Perform for Dooley’s Week By Lydia O’Neal Asst. News Editor
John Mulaney, stand-up comedian and former “Saturday Night Live” (SNL) writer, will give a stand-up performance at Glenn Auditorium on Thursday, March 26 as part of the annual Dooley’s Week event lineup, according to an announcement made by the Student Programming Committee (SPC) Monday night. Mulaney, who wrote SNL sketches like “Weekend Update” and lines for Bill Hader’s famed character “Stefon,” piloted his own show, “Mulaney,” on Fox on Oct. 5. Since then, he has appeared on “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 1 and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Nov. 17. The musical guest for Dooley’s Frolics, the Friday Dooley’s Week
concert on McDonough Field that was previously called Spring Band Party, will be announced at 12:50 p.m. at Wonderful Wednesday on Asbury Circle this week, according to an SPC Facebook post. On Monday night, SPC members were still ironing out plans for the Dooley’s Ball musician, who will perform on Saturday, March 28, according to SPC Speakers Chair and Business School junior Max Mayblum. The SPC, Mayblum said, will likely announce the Dooley’s Ball performer by the end of the week. Known for his live comedy performances, Mulaney continues to stop by major cities as part of his 2014-2015 stand-up tour, which brought him to the Tabernacle in Atlanta on Jan. 24. According to Mayblum, the SPC planned on choosing between
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Eight Faculty Take Home Crystal Apple Awards By Dustin Slade Digital Editor
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Director of the Division of Bacterial Diseases at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Rana Hajjeh spoke on global health at TEDxEmory this Saturday.
TEDx Features CDC Director, CEO By Luke White Staff Writer Emory’s fifth annual TEDx conference drew more than 650 students, who gathered to hear presentations from 13 speakers in the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Auditorium. The 13 speakers, who included Dr. Mohammad Bhuiyan, the CEO of this year’s upcoming World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Atlanta; Anis Mojgani, a national and world champion slam poet; Dr. Rana Hajjeh, the director of Bacterial Diseases at the Centers for Disease
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By Annie McGrew Asst. News Editor
SGA Funds Spring Break Shuttles The 48th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) passed one bill to fund spring break campus-to-airport shuttles and tabled two others on Monday evening. College sophomore and SGA Campus Services Chairman Max Zoberman submitted Bill 48sl24 to fund shuttles that would transport students from the Atlanta campus to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport prior to spring break. The bill requested $3,000 to fund this year’s campus-to-airport shuttle service that would run every hour, on the hour, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday prior to spring break. Zoberman mentioned that SGA has spent $3,000 to fund the same campus-to-airport shuttle service for previous holidays, such as this past Thanksgiving. Vice President (VP) for Finance and College senior Patrick O’Leary said the Finance Committee had approved the bill by a 5-2-1 vote. SGA then passed the bill by a unanimous vote.
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Control and Prevention; and awardwinning Emory professors Jericho Brown (Creative Writing), George Staib (Dance) and Dr. Ken Ono (Mathematics), split into four different sessions with short breaks in between. TEDxEmory organizes the event and is a student-run, independently organized club licensed by TED, a global conference centered on “ideas worth spreading,” that seeks to reproduce the TED experience for the Emory community. Emory’s TEDx conference has traditionally been held in April, but
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this year the club’s leaders decided to move up the event in order to avoid possible scheduling conflicts that might have occurred in April. The event was held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28. Since TEDxEmory operates under the guidelines of TED, none of the speakers were paid, even though many were experts or leading figures in their respective fields. According to TEDxEmory Co-President and College senior Jane Singer, organization members spent
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The 15th annual Crystal Apple Awards recognized eight Emory professors for excellence in teaching Monday night. This year, the Residence Hall Association (RHA) received a record-breaking 400 nominations, according to RHA Vice President of Programming Elliyah Dossantos. This year’s eight Crystal Apple recipients included Director of the Spanish Language Program Robyn Clarke; Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology Sonal Nalkur; Associate Professor in the Practice of Information Systems & Operations Management Steve Walton; Associate Professor Clinical in the Woodruff School of Nursing Joyce King; Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology Kristin Phillips; Assistant Professor of Global Health in the Rollins School of Public Health Dabney Evans; Assistant Professor in the Department of English Jericho Brown and Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine Kathy Lee Bishop. The Awards, which the Student Government Association (SGA) initiated 15 years ago and RHA later adopted, accepts student nominations for teachers who have made a strong impact on their education at Emory. The RHA executive committee, which reviews the nominations and selects the winners, is composed of students on RHA elected positions, students on appointed positions and
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the presidents of different halls across campus. This allows for greater student representation in the decision process, Dossantos said. More than 50 people attended the awards ceremony at the Miller-Ward Alumni House, where Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair opened the ceremony by congratulating the award winners. Nominating students presented the professors they nominated with an award in an individual category, such as Excellence in Undergraduate Large Class Education and Excellence in Graduate School Education. Clarke, who was nominated for Excellence in Undergraduate Seminar Education, said she was shocked when she received the news that she was going to be awarded a Crystal Apple. “I thought it was a joke, and then I thought, [the email] looks official, surely it can’t be a joke,” Clarke said. “There’s no way my friends are that cruel.” Clarke said she checked online the next day to make sure the award was real, then excitedly forwarded the email to both her mother and her department chair. “I was incredulous at first, then stunned, and then moved to tears, and then I immediately thought about what students could have done this,” Clarke said. College senior Katy Heath, who nominated Clarke, attended the award ceremony.
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NEWS ROUNDUP National, Local and Higher Education News • On Monday, Iraq launched an air and ground operation to take back the city of Tikrit from the Islamic State militant group, which took the city in June. The campaign consists of about 20,000 volunteer fighters, as well as airstrikes from Iraqi fighter jets. • The North Korean military fired two short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Monday, just as an annual U.S.-South Korean defensive military drills began. Prior to the launch, military officials in Pyongyang called the joint military exercises an encroachment on North Korean sovereignty. • On Sunday night, Three Los Angeles police shot dead a homeless man in the Skid Row area of the city after an apparent struggle with the man, which was caught on video by a bystander. Officers said they opened fire after the man attempted to wrestle their weapons from them. • Actor Leonard Nimoy, known for his portrayal of the “Star Trek” character Spock, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at age 83 on Friday in his home Bel Air, California. Friends and family laid the actor to rest at a funeral in Los Angeles on Sunday morning.
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• Bangladeshi-American blogger and Fulton County resident Avijit Roy and his wife Rafida Ahmed were attacked by a group of men with cleavers during a trip to Bangladesh’s capital, police said Friday. Roy, who like his wife is an American citizen, was known for speaking out against religious extremism online. Roy died of his wounds, while Ahmed survived her injuries. • For the first in a series of events to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the civil rights march in Selma and the passage of the voting rights act, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed, the Rev. C. T. Vivian and city council members commemorated the iconic march at City Hall on Monday afternoon. The event opened a week-long photography exhibit featuring locals, such as current U.S. Congressman John Lewis, who took part in the march.
— Compiled by Asst. News Editor Lydia O’Neal
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POLICE RECORD
• On Feb. 22 at 7:20 a.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to a call regarding a suspicious individual in the vicinity of the Claudia Nance Rollins Building. The complainant believed that the individual might have been sleeping on the first floor of the building. When officers arrived on the scene, they were unable to locate the individual. The case has been turned over to an investigator.
• On Feb. 22 at 10:46 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a strong scent of marijuana in McTyeire Hall. When officers arrived on the scene, they located the room where the scent was coming from. The three male individuals who were at the location allowed officers to search their room. Officers found marijuana and Schedule II drugs in small quantities. The drugs appeared to be hydroco-
TUESDAY
Event: Research Roundtable: David Vance, PhD “An Overview of NeuroAIDS and Aging: Implications for Research” Time: 12 p.m. Location: Mathematics & Science Center W303 Event: Dr. Haim Teitelbaum Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: Mathematics & Science Center E300 Event: Grant Writing Workshop for Artists Time: 4 p.m. Location: Arts Commons, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Event: Linguistic Experience and Speech-in-Noise Recognition — Ann Bradlow Time: 4 p.m. Location: White Hall 207
• On Feb. 23 at 1:42 a.m., officers cited an individual for being in possession of marijuana at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center. Officers were on regular patrol when they noticed an individual who smelled like marijuana. The officers tried to get his attention but he was wearing headphones and may not have been able to hear the officers. When officers finally confronted the individual, he turned over a pipe and a small quantity of marijuana to the officers. The case was turned over to Campus Life. • On Feb. 24 between 12:45 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., officers responded to
a call regarding a theft at Raoul Hall. A Macbook Pro valued at $1300 and a laptop case valued at $40 were stolen from a student who lived in the building. The victim said he left his room to go to class and came back to find his laptop gone. There are no signs of forced entry at the location. Information regarding the case has been turned over to an investigator. • Between Feb. 26 at midnight and Feb. 28 at midnight, EPD received a call from a student regarding an unauthorized charge on his Visa card. The charges were made at a Walmart and Home Depot in Gainesville, Florida. The individual was in possession of the card when the charges were made. The case is under investigation.
March 25, 1954 The French government awarded two Emory professors, Eliot G. Fay and William A. Strozier, for their encouragement of French culture in the United States. After a dinner ceremony in the Church School Building on March 25, which featured lectures like “Language and a Medical Career” and “What is a Foreigner?”, French consul general M. Guy Zuonian de Schompre presented the two professors with medals and certificates carrying the rank of “Officier d’Academie.”
— Compiled by Senior Staff and Crime Beat Writer Brandon Fuhr
EVENTS AT EMORY
Event: GDR Teaching Conversation Time: 11:30 a.m. Location: Calloway C101
Event: Ebola Discussion Forum: Religion as Obstacle and Asset Time: 4 p.m. Location: Candler School of Theology
done syrup and Xanax pills. The individuals in the room received citations. Information regarding the case was turned over to an investigator.
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Event: Guest Lecture — Jenn Ortegren Time: 4:30 p.m. Location: Candler Library 125
Event: Inside the Dancer’s Studio with Helen Pickett and Tara Lee Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Presentation Room, Oxford Road Building Event: Radiology Grand Rounds: Radiation Exposure and Clinical Decision-Making: Cognitive Pitfalls Time: 7:30 a.m. Location: EUH Auditorium — 2nd Floor
WEDNESDAY Event: Grounded: Place and Time in Political Science Time: 4 p.m. Location: Modern Languages 201
Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Mathematics and Science Center Event: “The Longest Yard” (1974), Film Screening Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: White Hall 208
THURSDAY Event: Perioperative Assessment and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Why Should You Care? Time: 7 a.m. Location: Emory University Hospital Auditorium Event: Opening the Aperture — The Value of the Humanities PhD Outside of the Academy Time: 9 a.m. Location: Few Multipurpose Room
Event: 9th Annual Celebration of Technology & Innovation Time: 5 p.m. Location: Emory Conference Center
Event: Vesalius Continuum, A Case Study Time: 12 p.m. Location: Emory School of Medicine’s Williams Medical Education Building
Event: Arts & Entertainment Networking Night Time: 7 p.m. Location: Winship Ballroom, DUC
Event: Conversations With Public Health Nursing Leaders Time: 4 p.m. Location: School of Nursing 400
Event: Lecture and Planetarium Program
Event: War and Peace and Social Identity — Mark Moffett (National
Museum of Natural History) Time: 4 p.m. Location: PAIS 290 Event: “The End of the Era of Liberation? The National Patriotic Front of Liberia and the Failures of Rebel Diplomacy (1989-94)” Time: 4:15 p.m. Location: Bowden Hall 323 Event: In Dialogue: Faculty Conversations With the Provost Time: 4:30 p.m. Location: Pitts Theology Library 560A Event: The Poetics of Cooperation in Calpurnius Siculus Time: 4:30 p.m. Location: Carlos Museum Board Room Event: Now, More Than Ever: A Sound and Sculpture Installation by Dana Haugaard Time: 6 p.m. Location: Visual Arts Building Event: Emory University Symphony Orchestra Time: 8 p.m. Location: Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
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Evans brought her mom as her guest to the event as a way to honor “Robyn was one of the best profes- her own first teacher. sors I’ve ever had at Emory, probably “I’m just very excited and honored the best,” Heath said. “She knows to be here,” Evans said. how to engage her classroom not only Clarke received the award as a professor but also as a mentor.” for Excellence in Undergraduate Heath said that throughout her Education, Nalkur received the award time at Emory, Clarke had become for Excellence in Undergraduate not only a great Large Class professor but also Education, Walton a great mentor. “ ... teaching should re- received the award “She was the Excellence in ally be our first priority, for obvious choice if Undergraduate so winning a teaching Business Education, I needed to nominate someone,” award is to me one of the King received the Heath said. highest accolates you can award for Excellence Evans, who in Undergraduate achieve.” received the award Nursing Education, — Dabney Evans, Phillips received the for Excellence senior associate faculty, award for Excellence in Professional School Education, Rollins School of Public Health in Graduate School said she was honEducation, Evans ored and appreciareceived the award tive of the students for for Excellence who nominated her. in Professional School Education, “Teaching is something that is Brown received the William H. Fox really important,” Evans said. “We’re Award for Emerging Excellence and at an academic institution and teach- Bishop received the Laura Jones ing should really be our first priority, Hardman Award for Excellence in so winning a teaching award is to me Service to the Emory Community. one of the highest accolades you can — Contact Dustin Slade at receive.” dustin.slade@emory.edu
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Continued from Page 1 O’Leary then submitted Bill 48sl23, which would require clubs to provide justification for at least 70 percent of the funds that they request during the club budgeting process, over which the SGA VP of Finance presides. The bill also would require all anticipated events to be included in the club’s submitted budget. The SGA voted unanimously to table the bill until a later meeting. Lastly, SGA Student Life Committee Chair and College junior Elyse Lee submitted Bill 48sl21, which would create a VP of International Student Life position. The establishment of this role would allow for the SGA to better represent the undergraduate student body, of which roughly 20 percent are international, according to the Emory Office of Undergraduate Admission. None of the representatives in SGA are international students. The SGA voted unanimously to table this bill as well.
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SPC to Announce Dooley’s Week Musical Guest Wednesday Continued from Page 1 “You really can’t understate my excitement,” Drumm said. “Bo Burnham would’ve been good, but I’m a lot more excited about John Mulaney. Bo Burnham’s kind of a hit or miss, but Mulaney’s good all the way through.” After Googling Mulaney, College senior Alivia Sahl said she’s excited to see this year’s comedy performance. “I mean, he invented Stefon — my favorite character on SNL,” Sahl said. Rachel Storms, a College junior, said she had to do some research after the SPC announcement as well.
“You know, I had no clue who that was until I looked it up, but now I’m excited,” she said. “Honestly, I feel like people would have gotten more excited for Burnham because he’s more well known, but I don’t find him particularly funny.” Last year, students filled Glenn Auditorium for a stand-up performance by comedian Chris D’Elia, who has appeared on the Comedy Central show “Workaholics” and is currently on a national tour that will bring him to Atlanta on May 29. Chance The Rapper performed on McDonough Field on Saturday, April 5, as part of last year’s Dooley Week.
Australian electronic musician Chet Faker, the opener for Chance, was unable to perform due to immigration issues, while 5 & A Dime, the mashup musician set to perform the Friday before the Chance show, cancelled due to severe weather conditions. In 2013, Dooley’s Week included comedian Hannibal Buress performed at Glenn, while rapper Kendrick Lamar and house DJ 3lau (pronounced “blau”) drew crowds to McDonough Field for the Spring Band Party and Dooley’s Ball events, respectively.
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Student Gives TED Talk on Data Displays, Graphic Design Continued from Page 1 nearly a year planning the conference. “We picked a date last April and just started working from there,” Singer said. “Because it was the 100year anniversary of Emory in Atlanta, we decided to choose speakers who have impacted those communities.” The entire TEDxEmory team gathered last spring to compile a list of potential speakers. Over the next few months, they narrowed down the list based on speaker availability and who they thought would deliver the most compelling speeches. Last fall, the TEDxEmory team finalized its speaker list and began working with them on their presentations while the rest of the TEDxEmory team proceeded with other preparations, such as design, catering and advertising. Saturday’s speakers offered many different messages and stories to the Emory community. For example, Dr. Jayant Ratti, a robotics engineer and the founder of TechJect Inc., a company that produces miniature drones, described the lessons that engineers can learn from nature when trying to develop better mechanical and robotic systems. “The mission for us ... [is] how can we learn and mimic biology to the point of actually trying to get near the efficiencies that nature has already
achieved,” Ratti said. “There’s nothing that goes to waste in nature. It’s optimal.” Other speakers, like Bhuiyan, dealt with political issues. “My personal belief ... is that all the trouble in the world [comes] from two main sources,” Bhuiyan said. “One is human greed, and the other one is poverty.” Bhuiyan encouraged students to build a more peaceful world, reduce inequality and promote justice by using their ability to vote in order to elect responsible politicians. Several of the 13 speakers, such as Staib, talked about art and performance. “I really loved the interactiveness [of Staib’s presentation],” College senior Orli Berman said. “I’m a dancer, so it was really awesome to see some of my thoughts about dance vocalized in a much more articulate way than I could phrase them ... He made dance accessible [even] to people who are not dancers.” Brown, another Emory professor who spoke about his craft, offered many insights to his artistic philosophy of poetry. “Poems are [full of] doubt, even at the moment of the line break,” Brown said. “When you get to the end of the line of a poem, you have no idea what’s going to happen ... the
Gender-Inclusive Amendment Passes Continued from Page 1 incredible things.” Student Programming Council (SPC) Dooley’s Week Co-Chair and College junior Genevieve Roth won the election for SPC President with 78 percent of votes (2,543), with 22 percent voting no confidence. Roth ran unopposed. “It is an honor to be selected as the [SPC] President,” Roth said. “I have loved watching the organization grow over the past three years, and I cannot wait to bring SPC to the next level.” College sophomore Kyle Adams won the election for Resident Hall Advisor (RHA) President with 81 percent of votes (2,118). Adams also
ran unopposed. College freshman Gurbani Singh and Oxford College sophomore Justin Sia were elected SGA Representatives-At-Large with 2,082 and 2,127 votes, respectively. College sophomore Connor Crum was elected University Senator with 42 percent of the vote (1,179), defeating College juniors Nowmee Shehab and Rui Huang. The election period this year started on Friday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. and ended at 8 p.m. on Monday, March 2. A full list of winners for races in all divisions will be published on the Wheel’s website.
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only thing that takes [you] to the next line is faith.” Brown also performed three of his own poems, but many students remarked that the entire presentation itself seemed like a poem. “His stage presence was particularly arresting,” College freshman John Beck said. “The whole presentation was beautiful to watch. You became transfixed with every single word, just waiting to hear the next sentence ... the next phrase. It was so mesmerizing and fresh.” Although most speakers at the TEDx conference are professionals, TEDxEmory also hosts a student speaker competition each year. This year’s winner was College junior Brian Zhao. Singer explained that there were between 30 and 40 applications for the speaking job. TEDxEmory narrowed down the candidates in different rounds until there were only six left, and all six presented their entire speeches in front of the group. “We chose Brian Zhao because we thought he had a really fantastic idea,” Singer said. Zhao used his graphic design experience and his neuroscience background to show the importance of creating attractive data displays that will appeal to the viewer and facilitate the learning process. Zhao explained different methods of
presenting information and displayed examples of his own work. “[Zhao] embodied what I believe to be the essence of TED, the most of anyone who [spoke],” Berman said. “He best demonstrated his passions and the ideas that arose from them.” The audience consisted of mostly Emory students and professors, but students from other institutions, including Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University, attended as well. As for why the event is thriving in its fifth year, College senior and TEDxEmory Co-President Ariella Iancu thought the conference created an outlet outside of class for students. “Emory is a very intellectual campus, but sometimes we get overwhelmed with grades and GPA[s],” she said. “This is a great way to learn from [individuals] in the community in a more relaxed environment and to continue to have conversations that Emory students love to have without the stress of grades.” TEDxEmory will be hosting its next event, “Ideathon,” from April 10-12, which will focus on connecting students and challenging them in competition against each other to invent the best solutions to real world problems.
— Contact Luke White at william.white2@emory.edu
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Carlos and MARBL to Host Shakespeare Exhibit Continued from Page 1 the folio’s arrival will be available sometime this April. Cavanagh wrote that Emory was likely chosen because of the robust series of events and exhibits MARBL and Woodruff Library offered, and that Emory can demonstrate substantial experience in creating the kinds of programming Cavanagh and her team are proposing. She added that the Carlos Museum and MARBL are both extremely well known and well regarded internationally. “The Folger knows that the folio will be safe and will be shared with the public in Georgia and internationally,” she wrote in an email to the Wheel. According to MARBL Director Rosemary Magee, the “First Folio” is expected to be at Emory for approximately a month during 2016. Magee wrote in an email to the Wheel that, in addition to meeting environmental and security requirements, the Folger Shakespeare Library emphasized programming ideas that would “reach a broad audience and that would immerse that audience in the words and world of Shakespeare.” She noted that there would be a range of activities, including exhibitions in both the Carlos Museum and MARBL, poetry readings, artistic installations throughout campus, workshops and panel discussions and visiting scholars and performers. Ideas already in place include “a related postcard exhibit and another exhibit that focuses on Othello and addresses questions of race,” according to Magee. Magee also wrote that this will be a community-wide event and that expected community collaborators are Theater Emory, the Department
of Music, Red Wall Studio, the Shakespeare Tavern and others. The exhibit will be the highlight of a planned “Year of Shakespeare” which will include year-long events centered around “seek[ing] to inspire full immersion into the works of Shakespeare and to engage scholarly and artistic assessment of Shakespeare’s influence throughout history and in our own times,” Magee wrote. Magee added that although they have developed many ideas, the Carlos Museum and MARBL would now be convening a committee to make more specific plans for programs that will extend through 2016. Faculty, staff, alumni and students will be invited to join the committee. According to Cavanagh, during the 2016 Shakespeare anniversary year, there will likely be significant events all over the world. “This is a chance for Emory to share what it’s best at while welcoming the world to [its] campus both in person and virtually,” she wrote. College senior Rebecca Feuer, who is currently writing her honors thesis on three of Shakespeare’s comedies, wrote in an email to the Wheel that she is very excited about the “First Folio” coming to Emory. “My past studies of his works along with my most recent project have shown me what a genius Shakespeare truly was. He was a man of, and ahead of, his time, creating works that demonstrated genuine insight into the world around him, addressing issues we still deal with today,” she wrote. “It is an honor to have Emory take part in exhibiting a physical reminder of the great William Shakespeare.”
— Contact Annie McGrew at anne.elizabeth.mcgrew@emory.edu
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Residence Life Should Employ Better Mechanism Recently, potential Sophomore Advisors (SA) and Resident Advisors (RA), who serve as peer mentors, confidantes and disciplinarians to students, learned their placement for the next year from the Office of Residence Life & Housing. Whereas RAs are placed in all dorms, SAs, who are fairly unique to Emory University, are assigned only to first-year dorms. The goal of the SA position is to provide new students with someone closer to their first-year experience for guidance and support, without acting as much on the disciplinary responsibilities of an RA. Ideally, the SA position should prepare interested sophomores to perform the greater responsibilities of an RA. However, unlike RAs, SAs are unpaid and do not receive free housing. We at the Wheel believe the SA position should be compensated, as the current situation takes advantage of students’ interest in being RAs to get students to work without compensation. The motivations for being an RA can be anything from a need for housing to an interest in student leadership and to community involvement, but the fact remains that many students desire to fill the position. For many students, being an SA offers an opportunity to develop their skills and prove themselves worthy candidates for an RA position. Because of this, Residence Life is able to employ, on an essentially voluntary basis, students without any compensation whatsoever. What exacerbates this situation is that there does not seem to be any clear correlation between an SA’s performance and their selection for an RA position. SAs frequently are not selected as RAs, while applicants with no experience as an SA are selected for RA. We understand that SAs cannot be promised an RA position, which helps ensure the quality of those selected to be RAs. But because SAs are not guaranteed RA positions and could ultimately spend one year of their time at Emory in a freshman hall without the assurance of a year of free housing, SAs should be compensated for the time and effort. We do not necessarily propose that SAs receive free housing, but we encourage Residence Life to critically consider their resources and provide some kind of compensation. Additionally, when decisions are made about who will and won’t be selected as RA, resident response to their SAs is vital but mostly left out of consideration. To that end, we propose that Residence Life implement a system for residents to easily provide feedback on their SAs and RAs. Though the means currently exist to provide feedback, the channels may not be known to students. Therefore, there should be a marketed online form or other feedback mechanism so that Residence Life can have more information about applicants at their disposal so as to better select RAs. While we think Emory’s RA and SA systems are unique and beneficial to Emory’s campus and mission as a residential university, we hope that Residence Life, as well as all SAs and RAs, will continue to work hard to provide students with environments conductive to students’ lives and development. The above staff editorial represents the majority opinion of the Wheel’s editorial board.
Zach Elkwood
Zach Elkwood is a member of the Class of 2015. His cartoons appear in every Tuesday issue of the Wheel.
After Charlie Hebdo, Opinions Matter More Priyanka Pai | Staff
Editorial Roundup
College editorials from across the country The Stanford Daily Stanford University Thursday, February 26, 2015 Just over three weeks ago, Residential Education fired three Cedro resident assistants for drinking or smoking marijuana with their residents. How the decision was handled by ResEd, the student staff and the community itself requires that we set clearer expectations so as to avoid this moving forward. The hazy details that have emerged from ResEd’s public relations suggest that the RAs must have broken their employment contract in one way or another. It goes without saying that on campus and under California law, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase alcohol and to furnish alcohol to an individual under 21. Additionally, ResEd student staff also sign a contract stating they “agree to… abide by University policies including, but not limited to, the policy on controlled substances and alcohol.” Strictly read, RAs under 21 cannot possess, consume, provide, dispense or be under the influence of any drug or alcohol while at work. Even the most minimalist definition of “work” must include the time that an RA is himself in the residence, as the presence of a dorm staff member in his own dorm is clearly a position of responsibility and authority. Assuming that they were ‘at work’ while on ski trip, the Cedro RAs broke this contract in January, but so did every other dorm that went on a ski trip, one year or another. We all agree that dorm staff should be role models while they are at work. ResEd emphasizes the leadership role RAs play in these communities ... What if a dorm staff member, over 21, is drinking responsibly while watching House of Cards in his room? What if the drinking occurs away from the dorm, as the Cedro RAs’ did? What if an RA drinks alcohol with a resident in another dorm, at a social event or
at Thanksgiving dinner? The oxymoron of “student staff” means that there are no hard and fast answers to these questions, and the staff member’s employment rests on whether ResEd deems them a “credible role model” after an incident. Stanford thinks of its disciplinary systems as educational, not punitive. But what can Cedro’s former staff – and dorm staffs all over campus – take away from this saga? Don’t drink while you’re at work. Though you will likely be drunk at one point or another during your time on staff, you may, or may not, be considered “at work.” If it is deemed that you were indeed “at work,” ResEd can also deem whether or not you are still a good role model in your community. Perhaps this is already progress. Given that staff drink with their residents all over campus – not least in upperclass housing and on the Row – clarification of the contract’s exact strictures is necessary. The Fountain Hopper argued that the fired RAs were being “made an example of.” Perhaps we can, in some way, learn from their example. But ResEd’s decision has been overwhelmingly punitive. Yes, three staff members broke the rules. But ResEd itself has admitted their disciplinary policy is inconsistently administered, leading to confusion all over campus about where staff members must draw the line. residents and staff alike have search for “rats” to scapegoat. Sudden intervention from above, with no accountability and no answers, is antithetical to Residential Education’s mission. However, instead of clarifying the RA contract, answering resident questions and publicizing the results of their investigation – in other words, educating – ResEd has chosen to punish the Cedro community. ... ResEd must see from the ensuing chaos – both in Cedro and elsewhere – that it made the wrong choice.
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Sunidhi Ramesh It was an attack that would leave 11 dead and a free world scarred. It tainted the joy of the New Year, spreading fear and hatred in place of the hope and excitement that rolled in with 2015. The shootings were rampant but focused, targeting Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly magazine and a name that few outside of the country of France had even heard of prior to Jan. 7. Charlie Hebdo was known for its often offensive publications, which frequently depicted religious figures in compromising or unconventional situations. Before the attacks, the magazine had run a series of issues featuring the Prophet Muhammad in unconventional situations. On the morning of Jan. 7 of this year, two masked gunmen stormed the offices of the magazine, ultimately emptying their firearms and leaving 11 dead and 11 injured. Immediately following the shootout, the men were reported to have shouted “Allahu Akbar” (Arabic for “God is [the] greatest”). The next two days yielded hostage situations and similar shootouts where an additional five victims were killed and 11 were wounded. Although the magazine faced backlash for years following its first publication, no single event or complaint exceeded the magnitude or aftermath of this one. The basis for the attacks was presumed to be a result of an outrage over the magazine’s depictions of Islam. Before they were killed, the gunmen identified themselves as belonging to a branch of Al-Qaeda. In the days that followed, the entire world rallied in support of France and the satirical magazine as “Je suis Charlie” (French for “I am Charlie”) circulated throughout social media. The next week, Charlie Hebdo managed to publish another issue, this time depicting the Prophet Muhammad with tears in his eyes, holding a sign scribbled with the words “Je suis Charlie.” The byline reads: “All is forgiven.” The two perpetrators were French citizens, born and raised on the very grounds
they so hatefully targeted. This was not a raid from an unknown, outside force. This was not an attack sanctioned by a distressed or broken country. The men who tried to destroy Charlie Hebdo were French; they were educated in French schools and grew up surrounded by an aura of equality, freedom and democracy. What this implies about the nature of nationalism and a country of mixed races, cultures and religions is a conversation of its own. Today, almost two months after the shootings and the deaths of the two perpetrators, it is becoming clear as to exactly what the Charlie Hebdo attacks mean to history and to the modern world. Primarily, the Charlie Hebdo incident has brought about a global consensus regarding the importance of the freedom of speech. Over time, “Je suis Charlie” came to mean more than just a statement against the attacks. It represented the right to express opinions and thoughts. It represented the ideals of a free and open world. It represented an unalienable human right and the basic entitlements of the human population. Above all, it showed the world that there is no need to validate a pair of men who believed that destroying human lives would consequently destroy open expression. In addition, the satirical magazine set a landmark example in regards to how terrorist attacks should be viewed. By depicting the Prophet Muhammad crying and bearing the same three words the remainder of the world held on to that week, the magazine directly implied that the attacks were not aligned with the understanding of the Islamic faith. This is a standpoint that should be taken in regards to any attack or incident that may be coincidentally linked to a religion or a faith. At times, it is hard to separate the characteristics of the perpetrator from his inhumane actions; but, as the cover of Charlie Hebdo did following the attacks, it is very important to do so. As was the case with 9/11 and many other attacks around the world, the shootings were not the result of a singular religion but of delusional and misled men who used Islam as a façade to validate their murderous rage. Most importantly, the Charlie Hebdo
shootings highlight the continued importance of having opinions in the modern world. As humans, we are entitled to feeling different ways about particular occurrences or incidents. Charlie Hebdo reiterated the fact that regardless of what the stance may be, the world is and always will be in support of sharing it. Still, regardless of these positive byproducts of Jan. 7, the attacks also bring to light one main question that remains unanswered: Where do we draw the line? What are the limits to the freedom of speech? The Charlie Hebdo magazine went to long lengths to depict characters and symbols that certain religious and cultural groups found to be extremely offensive. But, if we limit journalism to be courteous of all people, would there be anything left to write? Would there be anything left to say? Doesn’t all writing that takes a solid stance ultimately oppose something? Earlier this week, a friend of mine, Trisha, lost her father to Islamic militants who savagely stabbed him to death; he was a prominent writer and journalist, speaking out in support of atheism and the acceptance of all religions. Although she had the right to, Trisha never attributed the attacks to the faith of the people who initiated them. Instead, she stood by her father’s platform, spreading the phrase “words cannot be killed” on his behalf. As with the Charlie Hebdo incident, the attack on Trisha’s father emphasizes the level of atrocity certain groups of people are willing to reach in order to shut down a lasting concept such as free speech. People should not have to suffer because they feel a certain way. People should not have to die because they want their voices to be heard. Something needs to be done. Ultimately, the world needs to continue to stand against acts of hate that threaten or endanger what freedom and universal understanding represent. And the free countries of the world need to continue to unite in the face of battling terrorism together. Sunidhi Ramesh is a College freshman from Johns Creek, Georgia.
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University Must Confront Its Racist History Mariana Hernandez | Staff
James Scott The death of Eric Garner on July 17, 2014 and countless other black men were not accidents. Their deaths represent a long history of racially motivated violence towards men of color by misguided authorities. Where does this philosophy of abuse directed towards black men originate? Video recordings, eyewitness’s accounts or clear evidence of their innocence rarely matters. Grand Juries frequently do not indict police for killing young black men. Black men’s lives appear to be expendable to many law enforcement authorities and institutions. How can this be true in the United States, whose Founding Fathers eloquently stated, “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal...”? Unfortunately, imprudent police, misinformed grand juries and corrupt institutions do not apply these words equally to black men. What would John Emory, a Methodist Episcopal Bishop and namesake of Emory University, say about Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, John Crawford and countless others? Did John Emory believe black men were created equal? No, he did not. Most of Emory University’s founding fathers were slave owners and supporters of slavery who were influential in causing the North-South split leading up to the Civil War. Emory’s first President of the Board of Trustees, Bishop James Osgood Andrew, owned 20 slaves. Andrew’s ownership of Catherine Boyd (a.k.a. “Miss Kitty”) became the subject of national controversy in 1844. He claimed he inherited her and attempted to free her from slavery when she turned 19 years old. Supposedly she declined to be freed, so he built her a little cottage behind his mansion to accommodate her. Northern abolitionist Methodists requested Andrew resign from the episcopacy over his ownership of slaves. Augustus Baldwin Longstreet, former Emory president asserted Bishop Andrew was an involuntary slaveholder. In the subsequent uproar over Andrew’s slave ownership, the Methodist Episcopal Church split over slavery in 1844. Black recollections of the relationship between the Bishop and Boyd differ drastically. Many adamantly contend Boyd was a subjugated mistress of Andrew and the “Miss Kitty Cottage” was no more than a prison parlor for
his African mistress. Emory used the Bible to justify slavery. He advocated the beating of slaves. Emory’s legacy and economic foundation were built upon slavery, and slavery is a crime against humanity. On Feb. 6, 2011 Emory University President James W. Wagner spoke at Old Oxford Church and proclaimed, “Emory acknowledges its entwinement with the institution of slavery throughout the College’s early history. Emory regrets both this undeniable wrong and the University’s decades of delay in acknowledging slavery’s harmful legacy...” Wagner wept as he stated these words — I know because I witnessed the occasion. I was moved by his emotion thinking he must have experienced heart-felt contrition for Emory’s legacy of hatred and torture of slaves whose dreams, freedom and lives were denied. I
thought I was witnessing a man and an institution transformed. Was this “The Wise Heart: The Story of Emory University”? I prayed it was. However, now I fear I was wrong. As I subsequently read Wagner’s Emory Magazine article on the “1787 Three-Fifths Compromise”, I asked myself, “What was President James W. Wagner thinking?” Wagner failed to realize the Three-Fifths Compromise is not an eloquent example of compromise for the greater good. The compromise permitted southern states to count their slaves as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining taxes and the number of representatives from each state. Clearly, this was a victory on both counts for the southern slave owning states! However, there was nothing perfect about preserving a union where people were enslaved and tortured. To argue for the Three-Fifths Compromise is
offensive and represents a lack of sensitivity to black people and freedom-loving people everywhere. The Three-Fifths Compromise states black people are less than human. The same flawed philosophy as the Founding Fathers of Emory who viewed Africans as chattel slaves. Wagner cannot legitimately express contrition for slavery on one hand and then subsequently suggest it was ever wise to compromise the wholeness of black souls. Freedom and equality are always our highest aspiration and are never to be compromised. This is America, ”...Liberty and Justice for All.” Liberty and Justice for Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, John Crawford and Emory students, staff and faculty of all cultural backgrounds! The police who repeatedly murder black men and women suffer from a similar affliction as John Emory’s religious presupposi-
tions of hatred and abuse of slaves. They murder minorities with impunity because they believe they are the law and therefore not accountable to the law. Eric Garner couldn’t breath because he was choked to death. If his choking were an accident, police would have tried to resuscitate him. Michael Brown with hands up was shot down. Twelve-year-old Tamir Rice was shot point blank by a police officer previously dismissed as not fit for duty, and left to exsanguinate on the playground without any attempt at resuscitation for five minutes! Injudicious police murder black men and women with complete disregard for their humanity almost daily in epidemic proportions across the United States. One could argue that racists’ police view them as less than equal. Perhaps merely three-fifths of a human? Emory’s slavery philosophy has blood on its hands. John Emory perpetuated slavery and torture in America. Unfortunately, his legacy continues to flourish in our society and on Emory’s Campus. Emory students, staff and faculty live in fear on campus. Emory’s campus is a racist institution whose walls are adorned with hanging nooses and lecturers rant with racist language. Swastikas are found emblazoned on fraternity walls, Confederate flags displayed in dormitory windows, Mezuzahs ripped down from doorways and the Dental School’s legacy of abuse of Jewish students reads like a script from Nazi propaganda. A name brand has power and symbolism. A noble gesture by the Emory Board of Trustees would be to remove the name of Emory. John Emory is an evil brand. Let it follow the swastika and Confederate Flag into the historical archives of nefarious banners. Change the name! If institutions of higher education do not honestly lead the dialogue in the reawakening of respect and honor towards black people and Native Americans, who sacrificed their lives to build our country, then who will lead? Now is the time for truth and reconciliation at Emory University. The Emory Board of Trustees have a powerful platform to speak out against the genocide that John Emory helped to perpetuate through the religious sanctioning of slavery and torture. If they summon the courage do so, they can help to heal America and stop the senseless violence. James Scott is a former faculty member of the Emory University School of Medicine.
Reactions to ‘Apartheid State’ Wall Free Expression Anti-Israel or Pro-Palestine? Signs on Wall Make Troublesome Claims Compromised Kate Moran Early Sunday evening (Feb. 22), I noticed that a large wall had been erected outside of the Dobbs University Center (DUC) that blared “ISRAEL IS AN APARTHEID STATE,” in big, block letters. Along with fact sheets documenting alleged incidents of Israeli apartheid, there were messages to “free Palestine” and a “frequently asked questions” section allaying concerns that any of this might be anti-Semitic. Several hours later, the wall had been stripped down to its frame in an apparent act of vandalism. Apartheid — when talked about in regards to Israel — is a highly inflammatory subject. On the one hand, it inspires feelings of indignation and outrage in those who understand Israel as a democratic state in the Middle East. On the other hand, pro-Palestinian activists use the term in an attempt to describe the breadth of what they consider to be Israel’s illegal occupation of and activities in Palestinian lands. Israel is compared to apartheid South Africa, in which the country’s black citizens were systematically discriminated against on the basis of their race. Even today, many parts of South Africa experience a sort of de facto apartheid; the poorest neighborhoods are almost exclusively black, and both the country’s political structures and individual communities are still very much racially charged. Thus, for understandable reasons, many pro-Israel individuals are upset by what they perceive to be a cavalier and misguided use of the term. My purpose in writing this article is not to weigh in on the political debate vis-à-vis the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. I hardly feel qualified to offer opinions on such a weighty and emotionally charged subject. What I have been most struck by — both in the days since the erection of the wall in honor of national “Israel Apartheid Week,” as well as through the rest of my time at Emory — is the lack of substantive dialogue conducted between student groups. Author Salman Rushdie delivered a lecture at Emory last weekend in which he expounded upon the threats to freedom in the 21st century. What struck me most about his speech was the following statement: “Freedom of speech begins where the views of others you hate are permissible. If you don’t support this right, then you don’t
believe in free speech.” I find his point to be particularly relevant in the context of the recent events of the apartheid wall’s erection, vandalism and subsequent rebuilding. On a campus like Emory, where freedom of expression is ostensibly the right of every student — no matter how virulently others may disagree with a specific stance — the vandalism of the wall is a threat to that expression. “Censoring” the wall will not make the views expressed by those who erected it disappear. Vandalizing property in the name of offense is not and will never be an appropriate or effective means of protest to views seen as unpleasant or aggressive. Even if the wall seems misinformed, hyperbolic or outright incendiary, it must be allowed to stand. Democracy is permitting others to say what you think unsayable, or what you disagree with or what you do not want to hear. According to Rushdie, the greatest danger to free expression in America lies within the walls of the academy. That sentiment has certainly proven true recently, where it seems as if all anyone seems to be doing is shouting over the other to drown them out. Inclusive, uncomfortable dialogue is the only way we can ever hope to build relationships with others who we see as opposed to us in every way. The events haven’t included dialogue; they have been rhetoric. And it is in our discourse that we often undermine the very causes for which we seek to advocate. There is a difference between freedom of speech and distinction of opinion. There is a difference between engaging in constructive dialogue and shouting into thin air simply to drown out the voices of those we’d rather not hear. In the past, people have written articles about Emory’s need to create more space for pro-Palestinian voices. I have seen articles to counter the claim that pro-Palestinian voices don’t have equal space. I am arguing that we need more space for expression, in whatever form that expression may manifest. We need student leaders engaged in dialogue, willing to have uncomfortable conversations and willing to forge uncomfortable friendships. We need Emory to be a place where Israel apartheid walls and Israel celebrations can exist simultaneously, where students are free to choose to attend one or both events, and from which they can leave having learned something they didn’t know before. Kate Moran is a College senior from St. Michaels, Maryland.
Tyler Zelinger
Last week, the Emory Students for Justice in Palestine (ESJP) posted a sign on a wall they built outside the Dobbs University Center stating “ISRAEL IS AN APARTHIED STATE.” In addition to the previously cited misspelled version of the word “apartheid”, the sign contained a series of short essays, blurbs and charts describing various aspects of the Israel/Palestine conflict, specifically focusing on the Israeli military effort in Gaza that took place during the summer of 2014. These essays listed many of the perceived injustices that Israel is committing against Palestine, then ultimately called upon the reader of the sign to spread awareness about the conflict and specifically mentioned the role of the United States as a major financial supporter of Israel, implying that the United States has had a role in committing these injustices as well. On the night of Sunday, Feb. 22, a group of Emory University students dismantled this sign. In response, Emory University’s Dean of Campus Life Ajay Nair sent out a campuswide email describing the important nature of “vigorous debate” on campus. As an individual, I do not claim to represent any group of people on either side of this debate. However, I do feel obligated to point out certain aspects of the sign that I feel to be both offensive and blatantly misleading due to the selective nature in which the ESJP presented information and the intentionally biased framing of certain opinions as truths. First, such an overtly abrasive remark made about Israel in such a public area of campus is hardly the justified voicing of an opinion or the beginning of constructive dialogue. This sign was nothing short of a direct attack on a nation that many Emory students call home, and many others identify with as a symbol of their faith. I would urge the administration to acknowledge the potentially harmful nature of this sentiment and encourage students with opinions on both side of the issue to voice those opinions less offensively in the future. The terms “Pro-Justice in Palestine” and “Anti-Israel” need not and should not be synonymous, as it is possible for students to advocate for the human rights of Palestinians without framing their concerns in a way that comes across as a direct attack against Israelis or the Israeli government. In addition to carrying a message that was unnecessarily inflammatory, the sign
was also misleading. The biased nature in which ESJP glossed over some aspects of the conflict and blatantly omitted others would have made it impossible for a reader of their sign to form a coherent, unbiased opinion on the issue. The most egregious example of this that I have committed to memory (the sign is, at this point, unavailable to consult physically) is the way that the authors of the essays in question described the organization Hamas. When describing Hamas, ESJP failed to identify it as a terrorist organization despite the fact that the rockets they fire at Israel often target purely civilian areas and structures without any military significance. Although the Iron Dome, Israel’s anti-rocket defense system, is effective in intercepting almost all of the rockets fire by Hamas, many Israeli civilians still face the daily reality of interna-
The terms “Pro-Justice in Palestine” and “Anti-Israel” need not ... be synonymous ... tional terrorism as Hamas rocket fire forces them routinely to run for bomb shelters. To put this state of constant fear in perspective, during the ten-year period of 20042014, Hamas fired a rocket into Israel every seven hours on average. Furthermore, ESJP described Hamas as “seeing violence as a means to an end.” The “end” that that the ESJP failed to specify in this essay is the complete genocide of the Jewish people, as explicitly stated in Hamas’ charter: “The hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews (and kill them), so that the Jews hide behind trees and stones”. This is not a statement specific to Israel; this quote comes from Article 7 in the section of the Hamas covenant titled the “Universality of Hamas” and is quite literally a call for a global Jewish genocide. The Israeli armed response to what can only be called international terrorism has resulted in large death tolls in the Gaza strip, as the essays on the sign pointed out. The writers of these essays, however, failed to mention the reasons behind the large civilian death tolls in Gaza. Hamas places their stores of rockets and other weaponry inside of civilian structures such as homes and hospitals to discourage the Israeli armed forces from
bombing these weapon caches, essentially creating a human shield of innocent people to protect weapons the government intends to use in terror attacks. In response, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) warn civilians in areas that are going to be bombed ahead of time through both airdropped fliers and direct phone calls, urging them to vacate the premises, a practice that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey said “went to extraordinary lengths to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties.” The Hamas government, on the other hand, urges these civilians to stay and die in order to try to protect their weapons caches. In other words, Hamas directly encourages the martyrdom of its own citizens. The situation in the Gaza strip is unconscionable, and the Israel/Hamas conflict has displaced many innocent people and led to the deaths of many others. This is a human-rights travesty, and the rest of the world must unite to bring those responsible for it to justice. The entity at fault here, however, is not the IDF that aim to protect Israeli civilians from rocket strikes and secure a safe future for the Israeli people. The entity at fault is the ruthless terrorist organization whose policies have led to the virtual suspension of international aid into Palestine. The same group who uses funds to construct illegal tunnels across Israeli borders and purchase weapons, as opposed to build much needed schools and hospitals for its citizens. The government that encourages women and children to die in order to protect their rocket caches. Justice in Palestine is an admirable goal, but it will not be accomplished through spreading hate for Israel. The rest of the world can begin to help the Palestinians once the government in charge in the Gaza Strip is not composed of genocidal, self-serving terrorists. If ESJP truly wants to see fairer and safer conditions for the Palestinian people, they might do better in the future to try to inform the student body about the conflict fairly as opposed to posting blatantly offensive and misleading anti-Israel propaganda on Emory’s campus. If campus groups present information in this manner, Emory students can be unified in their desire to see the removal of Hamas as a governing power and protection of human rights in Gaza without becoming bogged down in an argument where students feel they have to either protect or condemn Israel. Tyler Zelinger is a College sophomore from Commack, New York.
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Arts Entertainment Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Arts & Entertainment Editor: Samuel Budnyk (samuel.ross.budnyk@emory.edu)
Improv
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‘Mother’ Offers Humor, Drama By Emily Sullivan Staff Writer
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Emory student improvisational comedy group Rathskellar teamed up with local Atlanta comedy group Dads Garage for this year’s “You’re Not My Real Dad’s (RETURNS!).”
Student Improv Group Shines By Annie McNutt Staff Writer Rathskellar’s second annual “You’re Not My Real Dad’s (RETURNS!)” was even better the second time leading the audience to laugh out loud for the entirety of the one hour show. Rathskellar, Emory’s
improv comedy troupe, and Dad’s Garage, an Atlanta comedy group, worked together to improvise to both new and familiar games. Last spring, Rathskellar brought in three comedians from Dad’s Garage to act out sidesplitting scenarios. While Rathskellar never fails to disappoint, the addition of Dad’s Garage
upped the comedic stakes. This year, Rathskellar welcomed back Dad’s Garage improvisers Tommy Futch and Rueben Medina, who were phenomenal at last year’s performance. In addition to the veterans, Tom Rittenhouse, another Dad’s Garage comedian, made a much
See Rathskellar, Page 10
Christine Suarez had a dream. A pair of scissors was suspended over her head; she wore a white skirt that fell past her feet. The floor was white, the ceiling was white and every wall was white. Frida Kahlo watched from the corner and sat whispering: “Vamos. Vamos.” Kahlo then began to paint Suarez’s skirt, using an array of loud, dazzling colors — bright oranges and blues. “I am me and not me at the same time,” Suarez concluded from this dream, illustrating her own inner conflicts between faith, marriage, motherhood and personal sanity. “In order to make sense of all this shit, I had to make a dance.” Suarez is a 1994 Emory alumna who now lives in Los Angeles. She created “Mother,” a solo work, to reflect her rocky transition into motherhood, and performed this piece at Emory’s “Alumni in Concert” presentation on Saturday, Feb. 28. Suarez presented “Mother” through movement, narration, improvisation — and props. “At this point in the show, if I had a Hollywood budget, there would be tension between the upstage and the downstage.” Suarez said. “At this point in the show, if I had a Hollywood budget, there would be a hologram of pregnant Christine.” Suarez didn’t have a Hollywood budget and she was successful without it. She used thin, wooden poles to
create divisional tension onstage and used her powerful narration to suggest the presence of holograms and water. She struggled in balancing baby blocks and voice recordings of her son, reflecting her flustered attempt to make sense of the world and everything it had thrown toward her. In the second half of her performance, Suarez removed a patch from her apron-like dress to reveal a drawing by her son, Jack, now five years old. When asked what he wanted to draw for his mother, Jack responded, “I am going to draw a shampoo bottle at a party.” Jack corrected himself: “I am going to draw a happy shampoo bottle at a party.” In her piece, Suarez presents life experiences common to many women. Her outlook on these events was generally positive, sometimes dramatized for humor and sometimes for legitimacy; this perspective was what ultimately held her audience’s attention throughout her performance. Although the humorous moments were entertaining, the most compelling parts of Suarez’s piece were the most genuine. Her frustration toward alcoholism — she blames four individual beers — her excitement before moving to Los Angeles and her devastation upon losing her nephew were all moments that the audience members commonly understood. “Mother” was all the more alluring because Suarez proved able to take her audience through her per-
sonal journey. Her work followed her introspection and exploration in search of the answer to the question, “Why do we make dances?” (Her aforementioned response was, “In order to make sense of all this shit.”) Through investigating her potential, her limits, her lifestyle and the overarching “I am me and not me at the same time” Kahlo dilemma, Suarez was able to create a dance fueled by her own perspective. She described feeling immense pressure to create a “brilliant” piece in her little free time and little studio time, and ended up with a highly personal statement. (Regardless, Suarez claims that while working on “Mother,” she still managed to cook dinner for her family almost every night.) Suarez’s piece may appear brilliant to some and not to others. Her work is on its way to brilliancy, and will arrive as Suarez lives more of her life and can even more effectively provide her audience with her own sense of closure among her most authentic experiences, because it requires simply more life to craft works such as hers. As time goes on, the performance will continue to develop, becoming even more thought-provoking, entertaining and compelling as time goes on. Suarez is on her way to a very powerful, meaningful work that can impart the power of her experiences to the audience. — Contact Emily Sullivan
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Black History Month Arts Gala
Faculty Reading
‘How I Shed My Skin’: An Honest Take By Kelsey Klosterman Staff Writer Editor’s Note: This article features a frank discussion of racism. Trigger Warning: Racial Discrimination Honesty is one of the most underappreciated aspects found in art. In an abstract concept like artistic expression, it’s often striking to find something so real, so brutally honest, in which the artist makes themselves vulnerable to their viewers. This vulnerability is precisely what Emory Professor of Practice in Creative Writing and author of novels, plays and short stories Jim Grimsley utilizes in his memoir, How I Shed
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he Black Student Alliance hosted an arts gala in the Cox Hall Ballroom last Saturday, Feb. 28 as a capstone to Black History Month. The night featured live music and numerous student performances from members of the Emory community. The event served to celebrate the growth and presence of the black community at Emory, highlighting the varied talents present.
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Active Minds Tackle Ed the Eating Disorder, in Annual Musical By Anwesha Guha Contributing Writer There’s a bag of crispy Doritos eyeing you from the nearby table. You haven’t eaten all day, and you’ve barely eaten for the past two weeks, as you try to reach that tabloid-worthy flat stomach that you want for spring break. You just need to ignore the pains in your stomach, you tell yourself. You just need to be strong. Still, the food looks so tempting. What do you do? The answer is quite difficult for Katie, the protagonist of “What’s Eating Katie?,” a musical written by psychologist Dina Zeckhausen and directed by Ken Hornbeck, director of Issues Troupe, a program of the Office of Multicultural Programs and Services. Both individuals worked with Active Minds, a student organization working to eradicate the stigma
associated with mental disorders, to arrange and perform this production for its third year on Monday, Feb. 23 and Tuesday Feb. 24 at Harland Cinema. The piece centers around Katie, a young college freshman who battles her personal insecurities that have embodied themselves in the form of a menacing eating disorder. Everywhere she goes, the eating disorder, personified as Ed, follows. In this play, Ed represents anorexia. Hornbeck revealed how he got this group of students together in the first place. “We only have a week to get the show together, so most of the cast [from the same production last year] returned,” Hornbeck said. The playwright and lyricist Zeckhausen attended the performance to see her work in action. Ideas highlighting the prevalence of eating disorders were illustrated in her play, and she addressed a num-
ber of perspectives surrounding the issue, particularly the stigma associated with eating disorders. “I learned about the freshman 15 in college,” Zeckhausen recalled. “You have unlimited food, drinking, partying — it’s natural to gain some weight, but that’s not the important part. It’s about listening to your body, stress reduction, managing yourself.” Zeckhausen further elaborated on how the dynamic of the play might have changed with a male protagonist or a different eating disorder, but she claims that the essence of her play would still remain. “There might be different pressures, but Ed [the eating disorder] is the same. There is still anxiety and depression, but the coping mechanisms are the same,” Zeckhausen explained. She related anorexia to other eating disorders, such as binging. “Binge eating disorder is much the same. It’s still compensating for
under-eating or over-exercising.” Many of the actors and actresses discussed how they dealt with diet changes when they came to college, outside of the play, as our peers who have experienced many of the same things. They addressed the idea of the infamous “freshman 15” in greater detail because of its ubiquity. “I gained five pounds! I’ve stopped growing taller! What are my parents going to say? Oh no!” College sophomore Tom Zhang, who embodied the pesky eating disorder, sarcastically remarked. “It’s actually not a big deal,” he added, in regards to the minor weight gain many experience. Few associated diet changes with attending college in general. “I’m a grad student, and I have a lot on my plate, and I eat a lot more, which is hard being a larger person. I go to class, then I go to work, then I go to a student organization. I burned myself out because I was consumed
in school,” Jermaine Pearson,a graduate student at Emory’s Candler School of Theology who played the role of Katie’s dad, said. Zeckhausen responded to the students’ concerns from a psychological point of view. “There are different triggers for overeating,” Zeckhausen said. “It’s figuring out what is triggering you throughout the day. Is it a fight? Is it stress? Is it that time of day? [To determine this,] I refer people to a dietitian for a food plan. Exercise is also a great thing.” The actors and actresses in the show also elaborated on how much the show has changed them, just by their participation in such a relevant production. “Doing this show has made me a lot more aware about being aware of what I eat. When I’m stressed, I might not eat, and this show put things in perspective,” College freshman Charis Wiltshire, the actress
who played Katie. said. Others, such as Zhang, related different ways they dealt with stress. “I got involved with Theater Emory really quickly, and I didn’t really deal with transition well. I put off my homework until 2 then worked until like 5,” Zhang further explained. He has gotten better at dealing with his stress since. Reminiscing on her own college life, Zeckhausen agreed with the changes the actors presented. “College is learning to deal with ups and downs, but as you get older, you realize that one test isn’t going to define your life,” Zeckhausen concluded. The play showed that nobody or thing should define what you can or can’t do, as long as you take care of yourself. Eat what you want, even if it is that bag of Doritos.
— Contact Anwesha Guha at anwesha.guha@emory.edu
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Student Production
Grimsley Tackles Issue of White Racism Continued from Page 9 My Skin: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood. This past Tuesday, Grimsley hosted a reading from the memoir, which will be published in April. Grimsley read aloud two chapters from his piece, which describes the story of integration in his small North Carolina hometown in 1966. He recalls his own experiences as a sixth-grader raised during the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. In the chapters he presented, he tells the story of three black girls enrolled in his class. Up until that point, his class had been entirely comprised of white students. Melissa DeFrank/Staff
Emory students put on For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf in the Black Box Theater at the Burlington Road Building.
Emory Women of Color Stun in ‘For Colored Girls’ By Donna Mitchell Contributing Writer On Friday Feb. 27, I attended a showing of the student-acted and produced “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” written by Ntozake Shange, and directed by College senior Troizel Carr. The diverse cast featured actresses from all years and all shades of black. Held in the Black Box Theater of the Burlington Road Building, the location of the play was a metaphor within itself. Seemingly not a part of campus, the building is rather disjointed or set apart from the structure of the school. This is the building where true artistry goes to play and self-expression is praised. Home to the Music department and many student productions the Burlington Road Building offers a full range of rehearsal space and stages for student performances. The Black Box theater in particular is intimate and lends itself “to be anything” as Carr mentioned as we spoke after the show. It is somewhat of a smaller space that forces the audience to be involved because they can feel as though they are physically in the show. The play follows a group of seven women who tell their stories anonymously. It is anonymous in the sense
that each women is represented by a color (Lady in Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple and Brown) and their names are not mentioned. They present poems as monologues one after another that reflect on each of their past experiences of domestic abuse, abortion, an HIV/AIDS diagnosis, etc. The sheer fact that the women pour their hearts and sorrows out to the public strips them of personal anonymity and welcomes public opinion, or maybe even scrutiny due to the troubling situations they find themselves in. But this fearlessness is what makes the piece so powerful. Although the story was first published and performed in the 70s, the words spoken are painfully relevant to black women and women of color today. Issues such as rape, abortion, domestic violence and many more discussed in the play are still very present in modern culture, and many women find it hard to speak out. The Emory performance of the stage show was born from the painful truth that black female voices have often been silenced. “There was no initiative for black women,” Carr stated as he noted that his inspiration arose from his Intro to Black Feminist Thought class and a conversation with fellow stage manager College senior Samantha Scott.
Though Carr spoke modestly while introducing the piece, giving most of the success and credit of the play to his actresses, I felt his contribution was visibly present. The director’s vision is at the helm of any production and his personality and passion for black representation shone through his actresses and out into the audience. The play featured slight updates that gave a modern take on things. The Lady in Yellow, which was perfectly casted and played by College junior Shala James, pantomimed holding a phone in her hand and swiping up and down as if scrolling through Instagram on an iPhone (it’s the little things ...). The transition music consisted of popular artists of the present, such as Rihanna, and there was even a mention of OG Maco in the dialogue. The Lady in Purple played by Zana Pouncey was beautiful from head to toe and delivered the lines eloquently, and was seemingly calm and collected. The Lady in Blue was played by College freshman Chelsea Jackson, who has an incredible stage presence. It is hard not to notice her, even when someone else is speaking. She has a bright future ahead of her in Emory Theater productions. Lady in Green, played by College senior Jasmine Walker, presented a well-characterized monologue that
was hilarious, boisterous and a painfully accurate depiction of a woman who doesn’t want anyone to run off with hereverything. The piece is aptly titled, “somebody almost walked off wid alla my stuff.” Although I am familiar with the play and hold a bias due to Kimberly Elise’s breathtaking performance as The Lady in Brown in Tyler Perry’s 2010 film adaptation, my favorite monologue was by the Lady in Red, played by College sophomore Dalyla McGee. To deal with emotions that one has not experienced is a great feat and a challenge for any actress. The Lady in Brown played by College junior Krystyna Jordan had one monologue in particular that stood out titled “Toussaint.” It was witty, funny and effortless. Lady in Orange, played by College junior Annelise Bonvillain, had excellent annunciation and was seemingly relaxed which made her monologues flow naturally and feel genuine. It would only be fair that I mention the crew as well. The blocking was very well done and the lighting was, for lack of a better phrase, en pointe. Everything transitioned smoothly and flowed rhythmically. All that is left to say is “Congratulations!” to all involved in a fantastic production ...
— Contact Donna Mitchell at dmmitc2@emory.edu
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The first chapter details the first day of class with the new students. When the teacher leaves the classroom for a moment, a young Grimsley turns to the black girl sitting behind him and says in front of the entire class: “You black bitch.” I was taken aback when I heard Grimsley read that line. Of everything I anticipated, I never expected the white point-ofview character of this story, Grimsley himself, to so openly insult the girl. I was expecting him to say something passive or even kind — perhaps he would be the lone open-minded person in a sea of racists. Instead, Grimsley — this child depicted as someone who never swore, who always listened — turned to this girl and arbitrarily insulted her. But as Grimsley mentioned in the discussion that followed the reading, white writers have a tendency to paint themselves as heroes. As many academics in this area have sardonically said, the white savior trope is just too appealing. After the reading, a friend turned
to me and wryly commented how 50 or 60 years must pass before the apologies come up for these national and international atrocities, and that it’s nice to finally admit that yes, our people were the bad guys — not just as an entire system of oppression but as individual actors who furthered this oppression. Grimsley, as a child on his first day of sixth grade, had already internalized the racist views of his neighborhood and parroted them without thinking. Most, if not all, of the white students in his class reflected these views. Their actions, words and thoughts reflected their racist societies. The thought that children could be so sullied is frightening, And he’s not afraid to admit that. Fifty years later, he is still trying to unlearn those internalized beliefs. During the discussion, an audience member asked Grimsley to whom exactly he was trying to send a message with the story. His answer was simple and succinct: white people. He noted the lack of stories about racism told from a white perspective in which the white person actually admits that they did or said something racist. When white people tell these tales, they often separate themselves from the issue by claiming that while other white people were racists, they, of course, were not. We very rarely see white-narrated stories in which whiteness does not automatically equate to heroism. It would have been easy to repaint the story. It would have been a simple task for Grimsley to make another student insult the girl, to have a young Grimsley jump in and defend her. But he didn’t. He was honest. And I think that’s what I really appreciate about this memoir: the unashamed honesty. Grimsley isn’t afraid to reveal and denounce his faults, an act so many people fear. We are often so afraid of being criticized that we won’t admit to our flaws — we won’t admit that there’s anything wrong. Grimsley is breaking all of that down. His honesty is exactly what we need. Nothing is going to change if we as white people are too afraid to admit that there’s a problem — or that we are contributing to it.
— Contact Kelsey Klosterman at kelsey.klosterman@emory.edu
Rathskellar Introduces New Games, Features Old Favorites Continued from Page 9 appreciated appearance. All of the Dad’s Garage comedians were exceptionally talented. Futch’s complete and utter willingness to be himself and delve into any character from southern politician to an exotic parrot reminded me of why he was my favorite performer last year. This year, however, Rittenhouse took over the stage expressing himself using outlandish facial expressions and crazy body convulsions. His ability to act so bizarrely and yet so fittingly for the specific scene made the whole experience more enjoyable to watch. The evening began with a game known as “Pitch It,” in which Rathskellar members pitched ideas for the next big blockbuster movie to Futch, a curmudgeonly producer who hates most ideas. The best pitch, entitled One Eyebrow, One Love, was made by College senior Marisa Guarino. When Futch asked to see a scene from the movie, College seniors Natalia Viator and Josh Jacobs quickly took up strands of Viator’s long locks to use as unibrows, which sent the audience into fits of laughter. Another improv game that always pleases is called Shakespeare. In this game, the comedians are given a present-day scenario that they must act out using old Shakespearean English. This time, the theme was one to which all college students can relate — sexiling. While sexiling is something with which we are all familiar, hearing the concept described in Shakespearean tongue made the whole thing ten times more entertaining. From “placing a stocking on the entryway to the abode” to “ladies of the morning, afternoon and evening,” College senior Julia Weeks and Dad’s Garage’s Medina were uncomfortably accurate in their interpretation. Though Rathskellar’s regular
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Rathskellar’s performance highlighted the performers’ on-the-spot comedic abilities. New games were presented to audiences for the first time, while many fan favorites appeared as well. games are always popular amongst the audience members, this time there were two new games, “Act Harder” and “Raise The Stakes,” both of which forced actors to up the ante by encouraging them to completely absorb themselves in their on-stage personas. “Act Harder” would have been a regular Rathskellar scene with a location and a non-sexual relationship petitioned from the audience but for the continued audience participation. Anytime they felt the desire, members of the crowd could shout “Act Harder!” and the actors would have to all of a sudden give it their all, from yelling to crying. “Raise The Stakes” was similar
to “Act Harder” in that each time Jacobs instructed the actors to “raise the stakes” they had to drop a bomb into the scene. This particular scene was acted out by College sophomore Jemma Giberson and Dad’s Garage’s Medina. The scene: a bride and a bridesmaid, best friends looking for the wedding dress; the bomb: “remember that time we killed a man?” This response was so out of character and yet so believable that it led everyone to double over in their seats. By far one of the best games of the evening was “Body Language” featuring College sophomore Mike Green and Sloan Krakovsky along
with Dad’s Garage comedian Rittenhouse. In this game, an interviewer (Krakovsky) interviews an expert (Green) on a particular topic and a third person (Rittenhouse) must act out what the expert is describing. The topic was adult diapers and Rittenhouse made the scene come alive with wild facial expressions and jumping around on stage. Constantly pulling the diapers on and off and squatting were just some of the bodily movements that were interspersed between embarrassed expressions. My favorite movement was his graceful, ballerina-esque jump into the river when the topic turned to the flotation abilities of the adult diapers.
Words just don’t do the scene justice, you really had to be there. The evening ended with a new Rathskellar tradition, a long form. The long form gives all members an opportunity to act out free-form scenes that are all somehow interrelated. The best scene of the long form involved College freshman Jay Gillen, College seniors Rebecca Han and Neel Ghosh with a special appearance by Dad’s Garage comedian Futch. Gillen was a pirate who had previously dated Han. Ghosh of course played Han’s new boyfriend and Futch was the parrot on Gillen’s arm. From puns involving the sea to Ghosh’s epic joke about not realizing
his girlfriend’s ex worked at Red Lobster, the room couldn’t catch their breath. Coming up with ideas on the spot is hard. Coming up with ideas on the spot that are funny and make some sort of sense is next to impossible. Despite this, Rathskellar and Dad’s Garage manage to make it look easy. Whether you go to relax, support friends or avoid homework, the shows are always entertaining. If you haven’t treated yourself to a Rathskellar show, find out when the next one is and clear your calendar, I promise you won’t regret it ...
— Contact Annie McNutt at annemarie.mcnutt@emory.edu
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Junior Maxwell Hoberman competes at a horizontal jump event. Hoberman had his first University Athletic Association (UAA)Indoor Championship win this past weekend.
Track Moves Forward Towards NCAAs By Elana Cates Asst. Sports Editor
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Two swimmers compete at the NCAA Championships. Emory will send 32 athletes to the tournament.
Emory to Send 32 Athletes to NCAAs
Continued from the Back Page lows: seniors Megan Beach, Dana Holt, Nancy Larson, McKenna Newsum-Schoenberg, Michelle York and Nina Zook; juniors Elizabeth Aronoff, Carolyn Bonfield and Ellie Thompson; sophomores Marissa Bergh, Annelise Kowalsky, Claire Liu and Marcela Sanchez-Aizcorbe; and freshmen Megan Campbell, Cindy Cheng, Ming Ong, Rebecca Upton and Julia Wawer. The women will be competing against 243 individuals from 54 different schools. Fourteen men will head to Texas for the meet, the second-most out of any team selected to attend after
Kenyon’s 18 competitors. The men competitors are as follows: seniors Hayden Baker and Eric Ruggieri, juniors Jared Scheuer, Andrew Wilson and Eagan Zettlemoyer, sophomores Christian Baker, Hayes Burdette-Sapp and Mitchell Cooper, and freshmen Henry Copses, Wes Duke, Alex Hardwick, Chandler Lichtefeld, Oliver Smith and Cooper Tollen. These Eagles will compete within a 236-person field, consisting of 57 different teams. All 32 athletes are set to start competition in Texas March 18, continuing through March 21.21. — Contact Elana Cates at elana.cates@emory.edu
This past weekend, the Emory men’s and women’s track and field teams each placed third at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Indoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by the University of Chicago. The team as a whole won conference championships in six events and captured an additional nine all-conference honors, which are awarded to top-three finishers. The men finished with 97 points, only 17 points behind first-place Washington University in St. Louis (Mo.). The University of Chicago placed second with 113 points. Junior Maxwell Hoberman led the men with conference wins in the long jump and the triple jump. Hoberman joins a small group of Eagles who have ever claimed wins in both events at a UAA indoor meet, Troy Thompson (1995, 1996, 1997), Ian Francis (2012) and Mike Moserowitz (2013). The honors, the first in Hoberman’s career, were recorded by a 6.66 meter distance first-place win in the long jump, and a 14.49 meter jump in the triple jump, the fifth-best in Emory’s history. Hoberman added a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.92 seconds. Hoberman’s long jump distance qualified him for nationals for the first time in his
career. “This was my first UAA win,” said Hoberman. “I’ve gotten second and third a couple of times but never first. It’s a great victory to have. I want to commend my coach Aaron Campbell. He was a great athlete himself and really helps me push in practice to reach my best and it clearly paid off.” The Emory men produced two additional individual wins, coming from two freshmen. Benjamin Rogin claimed the 60-meter hurdle win with a time of 8.33 seconds. Daniel Pietsch also claimed a victory in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.36 seconds. Junior Adam Rabushka followed close behind, placing second in the event with a time of 49.66 seconds. The men’s distance medley relay team of freshman Jordan Flowers, sophomore Ian McIsaac, freshman Max Brown and sophomore Grant Murphy placed second in the event, setting an Emory school record and winning all-UAA honors with their 10:09.62 time. To cap off Emory’s list of all-UAA honorees, Flowers added a thirdplace finish in the mile run with a time of 4:18.92, while senior Scott Greathouse finished second in the high jump at a height of 1.91 meters. The women added two individual UAA championship titles, coming from two seniors. Katie Wilson won her first career UAA title in the high jump at a height of 1.63 meters.
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Electra Korn added her win in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.39 seconds, winning the event for the second year in a row. Korn also added all-UAA honors in the 200-meter dash, placing second with a time of 25.74 seconds, and in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing third. “It was fun to see Katie get a personal record,” said sophomore long jumper Kyle Veator. “She was so happy afterwards.” Eight other Emory individuals added all-UAA finishes. Freshman Caitlin Cheeseboro placed second in the 60-meter hurdles (9.11 seconds). Senior Elaina Kim placed second in the pole vault (3.30 meters). Freshman Zoe Fowler placed third in the weight throw (13.38 meters). Junior Alexandra Aiello placed third in the 60-meter dash (7.97 seconds). The women’s 4x400-meter relay team, consisting of freshman Erica Goldman, sophomore Alexa Young, junior Julie Williamson and senior Hannah Parra, claimed a third-place finish with a time of 3:59.21. The Eagles will have two more opportunities to improve their qualification times, at the Tufts Last Chance Meet in Boston, Mass. on March 6 and the Pointers NCAA Qualifier in Stevens Point, Wis. on March 7. The 2015 NCAA Division III Championships will take place March 13 and 14 in Winston-Salem, N.C. — Contact Elana Cates at elana.cates@emory.edu
at Davidson. Now, he says he teaches his favorite subject on a hardwood court. “Keep it up. I know we have a big lead, but don’t let up,” Zimmerman, who is well spoken, despite an intense street ball tone, tells his soldiers. “Let’s keep having fun.” No “win one for the Gipper.” No “great moments are born from great opportunity.” Despite the Eagles’ lead, it’s just another halftime for Zimmerman, who preaches the importance of routines. Although only five players can be on the court, the 15 seated Emory basketball players display tremendous depth. For practice scrimmages, the team is broken into a blue and a grey team. The blue team consists of the starting five, but the grey team is better than most of the teams the Eagles play, a captain, Mike Florin, says. The team sits attentively. “We’re doing a great job, but we can do better,” Zimmerman says. “His teams don’t quit.” Alex Foster, the Eagles’ leading scorer and a captain, sits quietly, remembering his freshman year. He was scared, a six-eight timid boy with long, Abraham Lincoln muscles. Foster recalls his mentor, Jake Davis, who graduated last year and went down as one of the best players in the program’s history. A star even as a sophomore, Davis took Foster to the gym every day. Foster had trembled at the thought of getting a two-minute chance to show his talents in a game. He didn’t even think Zimmerman believed in him. Now, Davis’s words echo in Foster’s ears: “You could be the best player on this team.” With the Eagles lead, Foster knows he’ll be leaving the game soon and that his role as a captain has shifted. Zimmerman gives final warnings against getting comfortable. “Let’s break it down.” Foster reaches out his hand and pulls Avant to his feet. The two double high five twice, switching their hands, leap into one another with their chests puffed out and outstretch their arms like Eagles — their secret handshake. With 10 minutes on the clock, Avant will leave the bench and put up eight, the most from an Eagle in the second half. The team crowds the middle of the room. “Eagles on three,” a player yells from their center. “One, two, three.” A thunderstorm seems to shake the room with the voices of 15 enormous student-athletes. “Eagles.” — Contact Zak Hudak at zachary.j.hudak@emory.edu
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Continued from the Back Page Plancha who defeated her 7-5, 6-2. Charleston Southern senior Angelica Sidorenko defeated Satterfield 6-1, 6-0 in the second singles spot. Su played third singles for the Eagles, losing in a close match to sophomore Nicolin Leucke 6-3, 6-7 and 10-6 in a super tiebreaker. The doubles division didn’t go any better, with Emory losing all three matches. Su and Fuhr lost 8-2 against Sidorenko and junior Mi’Kola Cooper. Rosen played with Goodman, losing 8-5 against Leucke and senior Yvonne Hubler. Satterfield and Harding finished out the doubles division playing third position and losing 8-1 against Plancha and freshman Sophie Cloessner. Goodman and Harding were the only Eagles to pull off wins. Goodman defeated Cooper 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 and Harding defeated sophomore Valeria Koussenkova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. “I want to commend Melissa Goodman,” Head Coach Amy Bryant said. “She played really well especially after an injury.” Even though the match against Division I Charleston Southern went poorly score-wise, the team was happy with their performance. “I think playing against Division I is better,” Rosen said. “It really makes us play our best game. They are way more aggressive and we have to play better to combat that.” Over spring break, the team will travel to the West Coast to play against several strong Division III teams, with the first match on March 9 at 7 p.m. against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (Calif.).
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Cheerleaders perform at the University of Kentucky’s Rupp Arena. The Kentucky Wildcats are just two games shy of a perfect regular season.
Kentucky Continues Quest for Perfect Season Continued from the Back Page well as the gauntlet of March Madness without a single loss? Maybe. The Wildcats are certainly capable of pulling it off. With a lineup featuring 10 players who are projected to eventually make their way to the NBA, Kentucky is the deepest and most talented team in the country. They play with two “platoons” of five men each, who trade off every few minutes. Head Coach John Calipari suggests that they don’t have reserve players on the bench, just a second group of starters. With 3 players 6’11” or taller and 10 players 6’6” or taller, Kentucky has the size to compete and impose a physical presence on any of their opponents. In fact, Kentucky’s starting five players are the tallest of any basketball team in the country, and that is including the NBA. Each game that the Wildcats have played against a ranked opponent this season, they seem to shift to an even higher gear. The fifth-ranked University of Kansas was held to just 19.6 percent shooting in a 32-point rout by Kentucky. The sixth-ranked University of Texas was limited to
under 30 percent shooting. Kentucky shot 56.3 percent against the 21stranked Tar Heels. The Wildcats limited the fourth-ranked University of Louisville to just 50 points and 25.9 percent shooting. The 18th-ranked University of Arkansas was outscored 40-24 in the paint. Not to mention that the first half of the game against UCLA ended with the Bruins recording just 7 points with a 8.1 percent field goal percentage. After the Arkansas game, when asked about handling the pressure of big games under national attention, back up point guard Tyler Ulis said, “I feel like when people hype up the games we get a little more excited to play, more anxious, and then we come out and handle business,” according to ESPN. This mentality is revealing of the teams’ maturity, which will be necessary to complete a season undefeated since the level of scrutiny will only increase throughout the SEC and the NCAA tournaments. This Kentucky team can certainly be beat, and perfection is by no means guaranteed or even expected. Statisticians at ESPN predict only a
31 percent chance of an undefeated season as per Basketball Power Index (BPI). However, players and coaches have made comments throughout the season acknowledging that there is truly only one team in the country that is capable of matching Kentucky’s size, strength, athletic ability and knowledge of the game: Kentucky. With just two regular season games remaining in the regular season, the SEC tournament and March Madness, there is much basketball left to be played. The Wildcats’ quest for an undefeated 40-0 season will continue tonight (Tuesday, March 3) at the University of Georgia at 9 p.m. Six years ago, during his first season as head coach of the Wildcats, Calipari made his intentions clear. “Before I retire, I want to coach an undefeated team. Why? Simple. Because nobody can do it,” he said, according to ESPN. This year, over the next 11 games, his team just might be able to prove him wrong and achieve the impossible. — Contact Justin Graff at jgraff@emory.edu
ers after this season, DaGue and Terry will deservedly see a significant increase in playing time next season, especially as they continue to keep up their high level of play, according to Zimmerman. “They’re growing each week,” he said. “Terry is a winner, that’s a great characteristic to have.” Rochester was visibly frustrated with the officiating as the Yellowjackets bench and senior guard Kevin Sheehy were each called for technical fouls. Up 14 with just over 11 minutes left, the Eagles began to lose some focus, missing layups, turning the ball over and not coming to stops, allowing the Yellowjackets to go on a 14-2 run that narrowed the score to 71-69. However, that would be as close as the game would get. After junior forward Will Trawick ended the Yellowjackets’ run with a layup, the Eagles called a timeout with just under eight minutes remaining. Following the timeout, the Eagles continued on a 17-0 run to close out the game, capped off by an impressive tip-in by freshman forward Chris Avant that put an exclamation mark on a great win. The Eagles held the Yellowjackets scoreless in the final eight minutes as they held on and came away with an 88-69 victory, earning them the UAA title. Immediately after the final buzzer, the Eagles rejoiced at midcourt, where they received their UAA championship hats and shirts and were mobbed by fans in celebration of their accomplishment. Terry finished with 18 points, leading Emory scorers. Florin added 17 and six assists, while Rao added 16 and seven rebounds off the bench. “It is a great feeling. Being sole champions is one of our goals, and
doing it with my brothers is something that I will always cherish,” Florin said. “I just want to extend it for as long as we can.” Over the course of 14 conference games, the Eagles displayed their growth and resilience both as individuals and as a team, bouncing back from a 1-2 start in their first three games to win nine of the next 11 and finish 10-4 in league play, as the UAA champions. “We showed our determination to meet our objectives and getting better every day, and competing on every possession,” Zimmerman said. It is an experience the team will not likely soon forget. “We’ve talked about it all season, winning the league was one of our goals, and it is an incredible feeling, and the memory with my friends, family and teammates is something that I’ll have for the rest of my life,” Foster said. Having made three-straight NCAA Division III Tournaments, the Eagles have been here before and know what it takes to make a deep run in the tournament. “[We have to] do what we’ve always done,” Foster said. Florin added the team will keep it simple, go about the tournament the same way as other games by playing consistently, and taking it one game at a time. “The NCAA Tournament is like a whole new season,” Foster said. The Eagles will kick off their tournament play against Spalding University (Ky.) this Friday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Woodruff Physical Education Center (WoodPEC). “We’re excited to see where the journey takes us,” Zimmerman added. — Contact Joseph Shapiro at
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Sports Editor: Zak Hudak (zachary.j.hudak@emory.edu)
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A Look Into The Eagles Lockeroom At Halftime
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Sophomore guard Jonathan Terry dribbles around an opponent. This week, Terry was named the University Athletic Association (UAA) Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week.
Basketball Wins UAA Conference By Joseph Shapiro Contributing Writer
The Emory Eagles men’s basketball team took on the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Yellowjackets at home on Saturday in what proved to be a very special day both on and off the court. For the Eagles as a whole, the game was the last game of the regular season and with their win, they are now outright champions of the University Athletic Association (UAA) for the first time since 1990. Saturday was also “Senior Day” for the Eagles, who honored their four dedicated, devoted and determined seniors: guard Mike Florin, guard Max Davis, forward Josh Schattie and forward Alex Foster. In attendance, in addition to the largest turnout of the season, were the seniors’ parents, who walked beside their sons as they were introduced in the pregame ceremony. The class of 2015 has won 78 games during its career, the most of any class in school history, and has made it to now four consecutive
NCAA Division III Tournaments. “They have really raised the bar for Emory basketball and have done it in the right way,” Head Coach Jason Zimmerman said. Both the Eagles and the Yellowjackets got off to a slow start offensively, each making only one basket in the first four minutes. The Yellowjackets held a 11-6 lead with just over 13 minutes remaining before a 13-2 run by the Eagles put Emory ahead for the remainder of the half. Junior guard Davis Rao started the scoring run by hitting back-to-back three pointers, and Foster followed with five-straight points. Up four with just under eight minutes left in the half, sophomore forward Austin DaGue and guard Jonathan Terry entered the game and proceeded to score the next 14 points for the Eagles as the lead grew to 12 with just over four minutes remaining. After the Yellowjackets narrowed the deficit to six, the Eagles closed out the half on a 10-2 run, widening their lead to 14 at the half. The Eagles shot 56.2 percent from
the field in the first half, including 11-15 from DaGue, Florin and Rao, who each contributed 10 points to lead Emory scorers. The Eagles passed the ball well and found the open man, with Florin dishing out four assists and freshman guard Whit Rapp adding three more. The Yellowjackets were unable to establish consistency on offense, shooting 40.6 percent but turning the ball over 10 times. Rochester junior forward Dylan Peretz led the Yellowjackets with eight points at the half. In the second half, the Eagles continued to shoot well, building their lead to 16, but the Yellowjackets began to find a rhythm offensively and prevent the game from getting completely out of their reach. The Yellowjackets were unable to contain the Eagles’ shooters as Rao added two more three-pointers, and Terry poured in 12 points, making all five of his shots, including two three-pointers. With the departure of three start-
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Editors Note: The following feature is a look into the Eagle’s lockeroom at halftime on Jan. 25. Courtesy of Emory Athletics At the sound of the buzzer, the Junior Madison Gordon returns the ball. The Eagles had one win and one Eagles head off the court like a herd loss this past weekend. of buffalo, then move into a singlefile line just before the film room door. The blue-walled room is decorated with various Emory logos, a basketball play studded white board and a hanging projector. Bullets of sweat fall from the players’ faces and arms as they drop into blue folding chairs. “Jesus, how much are we up by?” a freshman player, Donald Avant, asks. By Jacob Spitzer gles defeating her opponent sophoHe has a face that has never needed to Staff Writer more Luma Schwab in a decisive feel the edge of a razor, but the chair match, winning in straight-sets 6-0, on which he sits looks like it belongs The Emory women’s tennis team 6-2. in a dollhouse under his six foot six continued their season last Thursday, In the doubles division, Su played frame. “It’s 34-19, man. Pay attention,” an defeating the top-ranked NAIA team with freshman Anna Fuhr to win 8-4 even larger upperclassman yells from Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies, in a pro set. Rosen also won playwhile falling to the NCAA Division I ing second doubles with sophomore across the room. A man wearing a grey suit and Charleston Southern University (S.C.) partner Melissa Goodman winning blue high-top basketball shoes march- Buccaneers on Saturday. The Eagles’ 8-2. Satterfield and freshman Bridget es into the room followed by three record is now 5-2 on the season. Harding defeated their opponents more men. The players immediately In the first set against Georgia 8-0. straighten up. He sits in a chair facing Gwinnett, Emory gave up only one Against the Buccaneers, the them. The florescent lights reflect off match. First singles sophomore Eagles lost their second match of the his shaven head as he leans forward Katarina Su lost against sopho- season. Both losses have come from more Valeria Podda 6-2, 6-2. Junior Division I schools. and puts his elbows on his knees. In college, Emory Head Coach Beatrice Rosen played second singles Rosen moved up to number Jason Zimmerman was a star player winning 6-2, 6-1 against sophomore one singles to play senior Marketa Judith van Fraaijenhoven. Sophomore See ZIMMERMAN, Page 11 Michelle Satterfield played third sinSee SQUAD, Page 11
Tennis Tops NAIA Team, Falls to D-1 Squad
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Univ. of Kentucky One Step Closer to Perfection
Justin Graff The last time that an NCAA Division I men’s basketball team went undefeated, gas cost just over 50 cents a gallon, and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” was topping national music charts. On Saturday night, the top-ranked University of Kentucky Wildcats (29-0 16-0 SEC) inched one step closer to its pursuit of perfection with a dominating 84-67 win over the 18th-ranked University of Arkansas Razorbacks (23-6 12-4 SEC). It was their eleventh victory over an Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) top-50 opponent, and, cinched the SEC regular season championship for the Wildcats. With each win, the conversations grow louder as media, fans and even coaches acknowledge the possibilities of an undefeated season. There have been seven teams to finish a men’s college basketball season unbeaten and crowned as national champions, but it has been a very long time. The first teams with undefeated records were the 1956 San Francisco Dons, the 1957 North Carolina Tar Heels. The 1964, 1967, 1972 and the 1973 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) teams coached by John Wooden etched their names into college basketball history with perfect seasons. However, it hasn’t hap-
pened in almost 40 years, since the Bob Knight’s 1976 Indiana Hoosiers went 32-0. This perfection drought is due in no small part to the increasing length of the season and the increasing complexity of the college game. The 1956 San Francisco Dons only needed compile 29 wins in their season, while Kentucky would be required to be 40-0 for perfection. With the NCAA’s addition of the three-point line in 1986, a night of skilled shooting from the outside allowed mid-major schools to compete with more athletic and physically imposing teams. In 1985, the shot clock was added to the collegiate game, which prevented stalling and increased the speed of the game. In addition, coaches have speculated that increased scouting technology has allowed teams to adjust and counter successful winning strategies and readjust throughout the season. In 1991, Head Coach Jerry Tarkanian came close. His 1991 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Runnin’ Rebels are the most recent team from a major conference to finish the regular season unblemished. They went 34 games without a loss, before falling to the eventual national champion Duke team in the Final Four. “Its really difficult to go undefeated. In the regular season, you know whoever you get is giving you their best effort and then when you get to the NCAAs, all the focus is on you. We never talked about it. Never. But everyone else did,” Tarkanian said, according to ESPN. All of this begs the question: Will this Kentucky team finish off the season, enduring the rest of SEC play, as
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Junior Kellen Hope dives off the board. Hope was the single Eagle to compete in the NCAA Division III Region Two Dive Championships. She missed an Nationals qualifying spot by seven-tenths of a point.
Kellen Hope Competes at Diving Championships By Elana Cates Asst. Sports Editor This past Saturday, a single Emory diver, junior Kellen Hope, competed at the NCAA Division III Region 2 Zone Diving Championships at Trinity University (Texas). Hope finished fourth in the onemeter dive, just seven-tenths of a point away from qualifying for the NCAA Division III Championships. “Both dives are taken into account,
so even though I got fourth, I still didn’t make it,” Hope said. “But, even though my season is over, I’m totally fine with it. I’m happy about the people who are moving on because they deserve it and worked really hard.” Hope scored 401.30, while Maia Presti of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (Calif.) placed third and became the final national qualifier with her 402.00-point score. Sarah Hayhurst of Centre College (Ky.) won the event with a score of
464.60. Hope also competed in the three-meter dive on Friday, placing sixth with 362.20 points. Freshman Danielle Freund of Trinity won the event with 452.80 points. “Next season, we will see how it goes and I’ll try my best,” Hope added. “This was one of my better meets and I’m happy with how it turned out.” The rest of the swimming team has since been preparing for next month’s
NCAA Division III Championships in Shenandoah (Texas). The women’s team, coming off their sixth-straight national championship win, received a full slate of 18 swimmers selected for the meet. Emory was one of just two women’s teams, along with Kenyon College (Ohio), to qualify the maximum number of swimmers for nationals. The women selected are as fol-
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