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Outside the Bubble... Hijacking by Somali pirates continues Pirates off the cost of Somalia seized two freighters on April 14, two days after U.S. Navy Seals killed three pirates who had been keeping a U.S. captain hostage. One of the freighters was Greek-owned while the other was Lebanese-owned. Operation Allied Protector, a NATO anti-piracy mission off Somalia, and Combined Task Force-151, a U.S. led international task force, have been patrolling the region.
Alumnus’ project to serve as international lender marketplace By Caitlin Brooks | News editor
Standing well over 6 feet tall, James Beshara (‘08), founder and CEO of Dvelo.org, towered imposingly over the heads of poor borrowers in the slums of Cape Town, South Africa. Beshara, a former economics major, followed a calling inspired by a trip to Africa in 2007 to work with the Kuyasa Fund, a small microfinance bank in South Africa upon graduation
Anti-Obama ‘tea party’ protests mark US tax day Critics of President Barack Obama marked national tax day with “tea party” protests that Republicans called the birth of a grassroots opposition, but Democrats dismissed as a fraud. The demonstrations, styled on the famed 1773 Boston Tea Party revolt against British colonial taxes, came as Americans rushed to meet the annual deadline for filing income tax returns. Protests featured tea bags, iced tea and other tea-related props, complete with a planned re-enactment of the original dumping of tea into Boston harbor.
Obamas welcome first dog to White House The Obama family welcomed Bo, a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog, to the White House on April 14. The dog is a gift from Massachusetts senator Edward Kennedy. The name Bo was picked by Malia and Sasha Obama because their cousins have a cat named Bo and Michelle Obama’s father was nicknamed Diddley, as in singer Bo Diddley.
Woman attacked by polar bears at zoo A woman was attacked by polar bears at the Berlin Zoo on April 10 after she climbed a fence and jumped into its habitat during feeding time. One polar bear bit her multiple times before she was tossed rescue rings by zoo workers. She then fell back into the water and was attacked by another bear. She was eventually hoisted to safety but was severely injured.
in 2008. Microfinance is the practice of providing small loans to lowincome, disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the developing world who would otherwise not have access to the capital needed for their entrepreneurial ventures. The practice, which was began in the 1970s in Bangladesh by a man named Mohammad Yunus (who Beshara won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his efforts in microfinance),
has become extremely popular as an approach to alleviate poverty. “It’s (microfinance) one of the most sustainable approaches to poverty litigation,” Beshara said. “With aid donations, its either feast or famine, when times get rough, donations dry up, making it more or less futile. “ Its really the markets in these countries that have driven the economies, not charity.” Attracted by the prospect of experiencing a micro-finance program first-hand and doing research for his own brain-child, Dvelo.org, Beshara found himself acting as a loans collector for Kuyasa. “I went to this country to help these
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University expresses commitment to environment through Sustainability Week and Earth Day By Haowei Tong | Photo editor On April 18, the university will host the 4th annual Piedmont Earth Day Fair, a triumphant finish to the campus’s Sustainability Week. The past few days have been filled with environmental awareness activities, sponsoring everything from biodiesel to sustainable food. The Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) has partnered with a number of other organizations in coordinating these events. The fair, a Zero Waste Challenge event, will include more than 140 booth spaces and 120 exhibitors. There will be a stationary green car parade featuring gasoline, hybrid, natural gas, electric, biodiesel and solar vehicles. Panel discussions will be held throughout the day, and all natural refreshments will be available. “I volunteered at the Earth Day Fair last year, and it was a blast. At the children’s booth we had a soil project and made stone necklaces. The kids loved it, and
so did I. This weekend’s booth should be great as well,” junior Liz Haight said. Another fantastic feature of the week’s theme will be painted cardboard trash bins at “Seize the Quad” tomorrow night. The bins will serve to separate trash from recyclables, including plastic and aluminum. Students decorated the receptacles earlier this week. On April 13, green transportation displays were spotted
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Student films examine child labor in Ghana By Caroline Edgeton | Life editor
“My father died,” said local Ghanaian and househelp Ayiku, 18. “And at the funeral, a woman took pity on me and told me to stay with her until I found a husband.” This is the way many children and teenagers in Ghana begin their life in being househelps, or better known as domestic child laborers. An almost Cinderella type story, only a Prince Charming or a better life is not necessarily guaranteed in the end. On April 14, the university’s Museum of Anthropology screened two short student films on the topic of househelps in Ghana. Seniors Kristin Eberman and Kevin Duck spent five weeks recording footage and interviews while staying at a hostel in the West African country. Generally, a househelp ranges from a child to a young adult living without his or her parents due to death or neglect and subsequently taken in
by another family that desires help around the home. The type of help requested can be anything from sweeping the floors and cooking the family’s meals every night to heavier outdoor work. Instead of strictly using footage they recorded individually to make their films, Eberman and Duck decided to compile everything they filmed together and make their own separate films on the subject, instead. “We did this to have a more creative experience with the project,” Duck said. Given that both students were using the same material to make their short films, there was some overlap with interviews used and information provided. Regardless of this aspect, both films maintained individuality in style and focus. Eberman, a sociology major and international studies minor, presented
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The Museum of Anthropology screened two films on child domestic laborers in Ghana, better known as househelps.
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people and I ended up intimidating them for this organization,” he said. This intimidation served a real purpose for the continuance of the organization, and the benefit of debtors – the more loans that are paid back, the more loans can be distributed, but it was hard to convince Beshara’s clients of his altruistic intentions. No one likes the tax collector. “In Wheeler no way could I
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Lecturer to address sex and war By R. Hunter Bratton | Asst. opinion editor
The last event in the “Women and Militarism” lecture series, sponsored by the women’s and gender studies department, is slated to take place April 22 in Pugh Auditorium. As the concluding speaker of the series, Ann Wright, retired Army Colonel and retired State Department Official, plans to bring her background of knowledge regarding gender issues and their particular application to the United States military to the university in her lecture, “Camouflaged Rapes: United States Military Cover-ups.” Wright comes as the final lecturer of the Women and Militarism speaker series, with previous lecturers including Stan Goff, retired Army Wright Master Sergeant, who led a discussion titled “Sex and War.” Goff ’s presentation, which shared its title with his recently released book, attempted to draw connections between the paternalistic nature of the capitalistically driven system within the United States and pornography. Additionally, he argued that the military personnel are challenged just as much, if not more, by ethical dilemmas regarding gender equality. With the specific purpose of “exploring the dangers of military service that are specific to women,” the women’s and gender studies program invited Goff to speak on April 2 in DeTamble Auditorium of Tribble Hall and Wright to speak this upcoming week in the Benson Center. After almost three decades of dutiful service in the Army and the Army Reserves, because of her convictions and open opposition to the Iraq war, Wright resigned in March 2003, saying with retrospection, “Your job is to implement the policies of an administration, (and) if you strongly disagree with any administration’s policies, and wish to speak out, your only option is to resign.” “I understood that and that’s one of the reasons I resigned,” said Wright, “to give myself the freedom to talk out.” Although not directly related to her reasons for resignation, since leaving her position with the army, Wright has become greatly involved in uncovering sexual abuse, harassment and male chauvinism within all branches of the military. Moreover, Wright’s dedication to this hotbutton issue encouraged further investigation
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Brieflies Make Fun Count event on the Magnolia Quad On April 22 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Magnolia Quad, an event titled Make Fun Count will take place to sponsor The Nyanya Project — a non-profit organization which empowers African grandmothers who care for their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS. This event will be akin to a field day, complete with prizes and a bake sale. All of the proceeds will go directly to the Nyanya Project. The Make Fun Count Event is being supported by multiple organizations on campus, Greek and non-Greek alike, making this a campus-wide effort.
College Senior Survey administered this month The College Senior Survey (CSS) provided by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA is being administered this month to all university seniors scheduled to graduate in May or August. This senior survey will benefit the university greatly as a part of its assessment of institutional effectiveness. Results from past senior surveys have been used to improve the university and are available at http://www.wfu.edu/ ir/facultysurvey/index.html. Strong participation is important and all participants will be able to receive a 10% off discount card for the purchase of apparel at the Deacon Shop on campus.
Gospel Choir celebrates 35th anniversary at local church The university’s Gospel Choir will be celebrating its 35th anniversary on April 19 at 4p.m. at Reynolda Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem. Ben L. Smith High School’s Gospel Choir and the university’s Intimate Praise will also be performing. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact sophomore Hope Nardini at nardh7@wfu.edu.
Outdoor Pursuits to hold kayak roll class in Reynolds Gym On April 23, Outdoor Pursuits will be having a kayak roll clinic from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Reynolds Gym Pool. The instructor to student ratio is 1:1, allowing for a solid learning environment. All equipment is provided by Outdoor Pursuits and is included in the $10 cost. Registration for the event can be found online at http:// www.wfu.edu/campusrec/op/index.html.
Scavenger hunt in downtown Winston-Salem on April 18 Following the success of the 2008 scavenger hunt, Scene in Winston-Salem is excited to announce the second downtown Winston-Salem Scavenger Hunt on Saturday, April 18 from 2-6 p.m. Mayor Allen Joines officially initiated the first-ever Scene in Winston-Salem Scavenger Hunt last June. This year’s proceeds will benefit the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership Foundation, an organization founded to foster education and interest about Winston-Salem’s history, community life, and local arts scene. For more information, visit the Web site or call Amy Lindsey at (336) 577-6035.
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TA provides international perspective French instructor from Dijon comments on university life in U.S. By Ashton Astbury | Asst. news editor While many people delineate one’s college years as the prominent period of self recognition and growth, Anthony Ghilas, a Frenchborn Teaching Assistant (TA) in the Department of Romance Languages, has been able to sustain this personal reflection through his experience living in a foreign country and working at a foreign university. “Being the ‘French guy’ here I’ve learned so much about myself and my culture,” Ghilas said. “In living away from your family, friends and hometown, you are able to break the routine and take the time to think. It’s not so much spiritual, but mental.” A spring 2008 graduate of the University of Burgundy in Dijon, France, 22-year-old Ghilas joined the university community as a TA for French 113 and 153 at the beginning of the fall 2008 semester. Although he had not heard of the university before exploring opportunities to work as a TA, Ghilas was certain that he wished to work between receiving a college degree and attending graduate school, and he was attracted to the climate of the southern United States. Ghilas describes his experience in North Carolina as “enjoyable, positive and interesting.” As a TA, Ghilas is charged with leading each of his French classes once a week, in addition to holding organized conversation hours, screening French movies and being available for grammar help during his office hours. “The students are very smart kids and most seem interested in what we do in class,” Ghilas said. “Some classes are really challenging for the students, but I try to make it as lively and interesting as I can.” In regard to dissimilarities between universities in France and Wake Forest, Ghilas contended that there are greater opportunities to participate in organized activities and events at American universities, as well as a more profound presence of school spirit. “In France there is no university life,” Ghilas said. “I was living with my parents when I was in the university. I would say half of the students live in dorms but after classes there is no life, no fraternity parties. There are university parties but nobody wears the sweatshirt of their school; there is little school pride.” Additionally, Ghilas pointed out that while the university’s student body is representative of many regions of the country, the youth of France are more inclined to attend whichever university is most adjacent to their hometown, unless they are looking to pursue a specialized subject that a nearby university does not offer. Ghilas also notes that as people tend to use their cars less in France, there are always a multitude of bikes parked around French universities. Upon further reflection and juxtaposition of French and American uni-
versities, Ghilas admits that he prefers to the library to study every night and I don’t get up to go to class every the university life of France. “I prefer France because during your day,” Ghilas said. Although Ghilas misses certain four years as a student, you don’t only think about school; it doesn’t shape aspects of life in France, he affirms that one aspect of your life totally America he finds so you are more free,” Ghilas “You don’t have to conform. Stay attractive are the streets, which he said. gold, be yourself.” describes, in con“When people Anthony Ghilas trast to France, as go out to party French teaching assistant “longer, broader they will go and filled with downtown, not more shopping to fraternity centers and life.” houses, so they This feature of American infrastrucwill meet people who are not necessarily in their same college or who ture has been a common topic for Ghilas’ poetry. even go to college.” In addition to his love for poetry, When asked what he missed most about France, Ghilas responded quite which he writes predominately simply: food and friends. “In France, in English because he finds even when there’s a party, people will it “easier to encapsulate have a good dinner together before,” meaning into smaller sentences,” Ghilas enjoys Ghilas said. “Here, everyone goes to dinner playing the guitar, themselves and the party starts after- listening to punk wards. I miss these dinners with my rock and alternative music, and watchfriends.” Ghilas also confessed that he longs ing movies from the for the ability to ride a bike anywhere, 1950s and 1960s. Before moving to as he could do in his hometown. Under no pressure to receive a driver’s North Carolina this license while living in France, Ghilas past August, Ghilas had traveled to Calihas never driven a car in his life. This inability to drive anywhere at fornia twice before, whim has made navigating around the spending the duration local area difficult, especially follow- of his summer 2006 ing the theft of his bike downtown. holiday with friends Nonetheless, for Ghilas, the hardest on the west aspect of moving to North Carolina c o a s t . was the first few months, in which he lived in a single room in Kitchin Residence Hall and did not know anyone on campus. However, after meeting some great friends and eventually moving off campus with them, Ghilas feels more assimilated into life in America, yet still does not necessarily consider himself a full-fledged member of a college community. “College life is really a lifestyle here, and I don’t feel a part of it. I don’t go
“It’s another lifestyle in California,” Ghilas said. “As a kid in France where it’s always raining and dull, I would always look at music videos of California. I like the lifestyle; it’s really carefree. The weather is nice and I have good friends there. People judge less what you look like and such, and the beach is really cool.” Looking into the future, Anthony aspires to move to California next year and hopefully pursue a career in teaching English literature and French, in addition to continuing to write poetry. In regard to advice he would offer current university students, Ghilas affirms the importance of staying true to oneself. “You don’t have to conform,” Ghilas said. “Stay gold, be yourself.” Those interested in Ghilas’ poetry can peruse his Web site at http:// xtruthofmyyouthx.blogspot.com.
POLICE BEAT University Police responded to 59 calls from April 6-12, including seven incidents and investigations and 52 service calls. The following is a summary of the incidents and investigations.
• A projector valued at $500 was reported stolen from a residence on Polo Road adjacent to campus after an unknown person(s) forcibly entered the premises.
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• An Xbox video game system and two games, valued together at $400, were reported stolen from a lounge at Davis Residence Hall between 11 p.m. April 5 and noon April 6. •A bronze information sign valued at $1,500 was removed from the outside of Kitchin Residence Hall between 3 p.m. April 5 and 4 p.m. April 6.
• University Police responded April 9 to a call about a student needing medical attention on Hearn Plaza. Officers observed a student staggering who they determined had consumed alcohol and was under the legal drinking age. He was taken to the Student Health Service for observation. Information about the incident was
provided to Harold Holmes, associate vice president and dean of student services. • University Police responded April 9 to a call about a disturbance at Collins Residence Hall. Officers charged a student with underage alcohol consumption, damaging property in his room and making verbal threats. Information about the incident was provided to the dean of student services.
Property Damage • An unknown person(s) damaged an advertising banner valued at $87 in Reynolda Village between April 9 and April 10.
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Lecture investigates security By Katie Phillips | Staff writer
The university hosted Loch Johnson, a leading researcher and observer of intelligence and national security, on April 14. Johnson is the Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of Georgia and the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. He is also the senior editor of the journal Intelligence and National Security and has written numerous books on American foreign policy and national security, including Seven Sins of American Foreign Policy, Handbook of Intelligence Studies and the five-volume Strategic Intelligence. Johnson was special assistant to the chair of the Senate Select Committee House Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight from 1975 to 1976. He then served as staff director of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight from 1977 to 1979. In 1995 and 1996, Johnson worked with the chair of the Aspin-Brown Commission on Intelligence. The Aspin-Brown Commission is more formally known as the Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the U.S. Intelligence Community, and was started due to the failure to pass the National Security Act of 1992. His lecture, titled “The 9/11 Attacks, Iraqi WMDs and the Decline and Fall of the CIA,” covered a variety of information regarding Johnson’s opinions about the failure of the intelligence agencies to warn the nation of the impending 9/11 terrorist attacks against New York City and Washington D.C. “This is a story of profound mistakes by America’s intelligence professionals, of the inability of policymakers to act on important information that the intelligence professionals did provide, and in the aftermath of the twin disasters, of how the politics of Washington subverted a promising opportunity for a new approach to intelligence and security in the United States,” Johnson said. Johnson begins the lecture by pointing out the abundance invested into the 16 governmental intelligence agencies (CIA). In the United States, $50 billion is spent on 16 agencies with thousands of agents, while insufficient attention is paid to these information portals by the policy makers of our country.
By comparison, $1.3 billion is spent in Great Britain. Johnson explains the five phase intelligence cycle in order for the 16 agencies to stay updated on the best and most accurate information possible. The first phase is called Planning and Direction, which is essentially threat assessment. A hierarchy of threats are established and put into tiers. He notes that although there will always be intelligence failures, this phase is set up to improve the chances to guess probably on world events. Speculation and sophistication are key to the Planning and Direction phase. One key problem, says Johnson, is that the information passed to the policy makers is often disregarded; the policy makers don’t generally spend a lot of time planning. The second phase is Collection. Once a list is decided upon (annually), the second phase is to collect information about the prioritized list. There are a variety of collection techniques, all symbolized by INTS, meaning intelligences. For example, SigINTS corresponds to signals intelligence, meaning the intersection of telephone conversations above all. ImINTS stands for imagery intelligence, which is mostly photographic data. One aspect of Collection that Johnson pointed out to be lacking is HumINTS, or human intelligence. In his opinion, we need more spies in high places. And on that note, more physical human intelligence in general is needed. Thirdly, Processing is the name for the phase in which all of the information is organized and translated so that “you can find precious signals that are imbedded in a lot of useless noise.” There is a huge data problem due to the information overload. 400 photographs and millions of telephone intercepts come in daily, all that need to be sifted through and sent to the correct agency and eventually policy maker in Washington D.C. Analysis is the fourth phase, and is nothing less than making sense of all of the data that comes streaming into the intelligence agencies daily. According to Johnson, it consists of turning raw information into technical insight. And finally, Dissemination. Often the most difficult phase, says Johnson, dissemination refers to the transpor-
tation of the elite information to policy makers. Two problems arise from this stage. One, as said before, policy makers are hurried and “do not listen,” according to Johnson. Second, he says, there is always the danger that the politicians will take the information given to them and twist it to fit their needs. Two case studies were presented in the lecture to illustrate how mistakes have been made. Johnson notes that the 9/11 attacks are often “discounted” as an intelligence failure but it is far greater: a policy failure. For example, Johnson received a report in 2005 that stated that terrorists are going to adopt a new strategy called aerial terrorism. They planned to hijack, land the planes somewhere, fill them with explosives, and fly them into American skyscrapers. This information got the wide attention of the agencies, but it didn’t go to Norman Manetta, who was in charge of national airport security at the time. Johnson proposed a question to the audience: “What has this led to?” First, he states, “We need a stronger intelligence chief. A director of national intelligence was suggested in 2004, but these good intentions were twisted. Decreased budget and appointment powers were put into place for the director of national intelligence.” Second, the CIA, created by Truman, needs to provide more focus. “An all source fusion. It has been spun off, now it’s the peripheral intelligence agency. Now there is no effort at all to provide a central focus.” It serves to mention that Johnson has called to action the need for more NOCs, the non-official covers. The agents who are out in the fieldwork, physically acting as intelligence sources. Too many agencies, Johnson says, have become mesmerized by machines while we need to have more human contact; the technical data should complement the human intelligence data. Johnson pointed out at the end of the lecture that he knows this is a big agenda. He emphasizes the importance for a true director of national intelligence “bringing together the all-source fusion that has escaped us for so many decades.”
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on the Mag Quad from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. A LEAD group working on a bike-sharing program participated, in addition to Facilities Management and the campus’ biodiesel group. FLOW, an environmental documentary, was shown on April 14 in DeTamble Auditorium. It discusses the decline in clean water availability and its tagline, “How did a handful of corporations steal our water?”, suggests that greed is severely impacting quantity and access to this valuable resource. The Pit showcased sustainable dining options on April 15. In addition, the televisions were tuned in to Planet Earth. Many students, faculty and staff have celebrated the temporary styrofoam bans in the past, as well as the new vegetarian station. The introduction of more local and organic produce are possible steps for the future. April 16, the overall progress and outlook for sustainability
efforts on campus will be considered at a forum in Benson 401C. The panel will feature Associate Vice President for Facilities and Campus Services, Jim Alty, Associate History Professor Emily Wakild, Chemistry Professor Dilip Kondepudi and Biology Professor Carole Browne. An Aramark representative, Roy Biggers, will also be in attendance. “I’m glad to see sustainability become a bigger focus on campus,” freshman Steven Shepherd said. A beer pong tournament promoting sustainability will be held at Burke Street Pizza on April 18 at 8 p.m. Sponsored by the WinstonSalem Jaycees, the event’s proceeds will benefit Winston-Salem Parks and Recreation. Funds will be used to purchase and plant trees, clean up parks and educate the city’s residents on environment activism. This event is not associated with any university group, but can provide the ideal finish to a university student’s “sustainability week.”
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Traditions Council leads visit to Old Campus By Cheryl Johnson | Staff writer
Do you know the original mascot of our university? It’s not the Deacon, even the pre-demon variety. The answer is the tiger. On March 21, 40 students decided to take an adventure back to the “Old Campus” in celebration of the 175th anniversary of the university. Junior Sarah Mason, a member of the Traditions Council, helped to organize this trip. It is about 110 miles from the Reynolda campus to the “Old Campus,” which is located just outside of Raleigh in the town of Wake Forest, N.C. Once there, students met up with Ed Morris, who is the head of the Birthplace Museum, which has a lot of the original memorabilia such as Arnold Palmer’s Hall of Fame Plaque and the 1955 NCAA Baseball championship team. “I loved seeing the ‘originals’ – the original Shorty’s, the original arch, the original chapel, the original dorms and classrooms,” senior Lauren Hubbard said. “Seeing and knowing where we came from
makes me appreciate what we have now in a whole new way.” Initially known as the Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute, students and staff alike were required to spend about half of each day doing manual labor on the plantation. However, this practice of manual labor only lasted five years, and in 1839, the Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute became simply Wake Forest College. The College thrived under the leadership of men such as Samuel Wait, a Baptist Minister who was the first “principal” (aka president) of the college and is the namesake of Wait Chapel and William L. Poteat. Poteat. a renowned biologist who advocated the teaching of evolution and eventually won academic freedom for the school, is the namesake of Poteat Residence Hall on North Campus. This trip was organized by the Traditions Council, which was formed by students in 2006 as a means of preserving and promoting the university’s important past and traditions. Through research, communication and programming, the
Traditions Council seeks to educate the Wake Forest family of its past, energize its present and assure the vitality of its future through the strengthening of community traditions on campus. In the past 175 years, the university has witnessed innumerable and substantial changes. From living through three vicious wars to recognizing the equality of women and experiencing the effects of the Civil Rights Movement, the university has embraced the growing diversity of the study body while maintaining a sense of honor, dignity and philanthropy. “I think every Wake student should make an effort to visit the old campus at least once before graduating because it gives a meaningful context for our campus here in Winston-Salem,” sophomore Megan Petitt said. “Whether a student’s current connection to Wake is mainly academic, athletic or extracurricular, everyone can find a specific aspect of Wake’s history that piques their interest. And who doesn’t love a hotdog from the original Shorty’s?”
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The original Shorty’s on Old Campus was just one of the many locations that the Tradition Council’s tour visited on March 21.
D.E.S.K. event to help local kids War: Talk explores women and military By Maya Yette | Staff writer
Fifty-seven Old Town Elementary School students will descend upon the Magnolia Quad on April 21 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for the 5th annual D.E.S.K. Event. D.E.S.K., which stands for Discovering Education through Student Knowledge, is a program started by two university students in 2004 to provide elementary school students who do not have adequate work space at home with restored desks painted by student volunteers. “I wanted to get involved because D.E.S.K. is a combination of many things I am passionate about: kids, service and art,” senior co-chair Mary Ripple said. “The social divide in Winston-Salem is something that cannot be ignored, and any way in which the Wake Forest community can give back not only enriches our own lives but it also helps the surrounding community,” Ripple co-chaired this year’s D.E.S.K. event with seniors Will Farmer, Irene
Komodikis and Gracie King. The co-chairs have worked with a diverse leadership team of about 30 students to prepare for this event. When D.E.S.K first began, it included only 15 student organizations and resulted in 20 desks for the Old Town students. It has since grown to encompass more than 40 student organizations involved with 57 Old Town students who will receive desks at this year’s event. Student organizations range from fraternities and sororities to athletic teams and residence halls. Together, they paint the desk based on a theme chosen by the child at a pre-party. This year’s themes include sports, princesses and even Sonic the Hedgehog. In addition to the desks students receive, they are also provided with chairs and school supplies to make learning and studying at home easier. “It is a great cause, and the kids love the desks,” King said. “I think forming community relations
with schools like Old Town is what makes D.E.S.K. so great.” While teams paint the desks, entertainment is provided for students including music, games, raffle prizes, balloon animals, an inflatable slide and face painting. At the conclusion of the event, prizes will be awarded to the team that paints the best desk. “I hope those who volunteer earn a greater appreciation for the importance of the ties between Wake Forest and the WinstonSalem community,” Ripple said. “I hope they see the impact they can make with just three hours, and I hope they are inspired to continue to work with people outside of the Wake Forest bubble.” “D.E.S.K. is a wonderful experience, not only because it’s so much fun but there is nothing more rewarding than seeing a child’s face light up when you’ve painted a desk that they love and you know that it will make a difference in their lives and really help them study at home,” senior D.E.S.K. volunteer Ariane Datil said.
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her film Yaayaa, ete sen? first. The title coming from the relationship Eberman had with the househelp, Yaayaa, who resided in a hostel she stayed at in 2004 during her junior year of high school. According to the film, Yaayaa did not speak any English, but regardless of that she and Eberman spoke once a day. Eberman would ask, “Yaayaa, ete sen?,” or, “How are you?,” and Yaayaa would respond with, “Eye,” meaning, “I’m fine.” In Yaayaa, ete sen?, Eberman opened her film with two facts about the present day situation of child labor and in Africa and the world at large. According to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), it is estimated
that there are 158 million child laborers worldwide ranging from five to 14-years old – that is one in six children. In Sub-Saharan Africa, there are currently 69 million child laborers, or one in three children. Continuing with the notion of staying in the present day state of youth labor, Eberman admitted to wanting to maintain the integrity of the interviews she conducted. “I didn’t give background information (on the househelps) because I just wanted the househelps to give their currentday stories,” Eberman said. Including three interviews, the film conveyed different perspectives and situations some young Ghanaian adults undergo. “The person who takes care of me is good to me,” Christiana, 19 said.
“They are okay to stay with… if I do something wrong, they just correct me. They treat me like their own child.” Though some househelps are fortunate in their living situations, some are not so lucky. “I go to bed at 12 a.m. and get up at 3 a.m.,” Ayiku said. “I only get 30 minutes of sleep at one time. I can be awoken at any time.” “Oh, the treatment, sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad,” Essumande, 20, said. “(My househelp mother) will provide me with what I need… but, the bad treatment is I work too much…I will wake up at 5 a.m. I will not sit down. I will not even get the time to rest. I will work until 11’o clock before I will sleep.” Regardless of the treatment these young Ghanains go
through, all three of them have high hopes for the future and desire to support themselves as soon as possible. Duck’s film Essuman Out of Reach provided a different perspective on child labor in Ghana. Duck’s project provided more background information on the individuals interviewed as well as information on the actual jobs that youths perform and focused on how the househelps came to be where they are now and how they feel about the work they do. Opening the film with the fact that Ghana is actually one of the most stable African countries, many individuals find themselves very grateful to be living here. Though Ghana is a more stable country with, public education opportunities, no civil wars and virtually no political problems, there are still plenty of children
in need of a family to take care of them. The supply of househelp agencies around the country is fairly large and has been around for generations. It does not matter if a family seems eligible for “adopting” a houshelp, any family can have one as long as it can provide shelter and food for the child – they are not paid for their work in money. “For many children, a different fortune awaits,” Duck said. “For these children known as househelps, education, proper nourishment and even family are luxuries that are often out of reach.” The poor infrastructure of Ghana and the lack of working individuals allows plenty of room for younger individuals to perform labor intensive tasks and be mistreated in return. “At the stone yard where I work,
I have to lift and break big rocks,” Christopha, 15, said. “And sometimes (the rocks) fall and hurt me (in my eyes). If I oversleep, my (househelp mother) dumps water on me and beats me.” Though not every househelp works intensely, the job and treatment always depend on the age of youth and the family that takes him or her in. “The woman I live with now mistreats me sometimes,” said Ayiku (also in Eberman’s film). “I don’t like it but I have no say.” Overall, both films provided an in-depth look into this controversial and unfortunate topic. “Many (househelps) fear they will be reprimanded should they say anything bad about their househelp mothers or fathers,” Duck said. “Maybe that explains their whisper soft voices.”
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show them that I wanted to help them,” he said. After three months of work with the Kuyasa Fund, Beshara broke from his day job and devoted his time in full to launching Dvelo.org, a project he has been working on with his close friend, junior Lincoln Wheeler, and former faculty adviser, Syvain Boko, associate professor of economics, for two years. Dvelo.org is designed as a microfinance organization facilitator, bringing potential investors together through a Facebook-style Web site, and connecting them to borrowers with needs that suit their interests. The Web site will serve as an international marketplace to enable socially and financially-minded individuals and organizations to connect with more potential borrowers than would be possible in any of the current microfinance organizations
because it will allow partnered microfinance institutions (MFIs) to post their various project needs or requests on the website. Lenders will be able to connect and invest, confident in the stability of the organization and the reliability of loan repayment with competitive interest rates. It is important to note that Dvelo.org in no way guarantees a return on lender investments and investing in Dvelo.org, as in any MFI, should be considered risky. “Dvelo.org makes every effort to only partner with the most effective and socially responsible microfinance institutions,” Beshara said in a press packet. “We look at factors such as historical repayment rates, social commitments to poverty alleviation, currency risk, political risk and best lending practices with our partner MFIs to name a few, because our success is directly tied to the success of the institutions we partner with.” Dvelo.org is a for profit organization that strives for complete transparency. A beta
launch is scheduled for the coming weeks and is invite-only. Beshara and Wheeler hope that the launch will enable them to work out any kinks in the Web site before it goes live to the public. Anyone with a wfu.edu e-mail can log-on to the site to participate in the beta launch and provide feedback. Dvelo.org also has a smaller, not-forprofit branch, the Dvelo Fund, that has been in operation for a year or more. The program channels donations from philanthropic members to students to fund studies in development issues in underdeveloped countries worldwide. In the future, the fund will also allow users not interested in a financial return to donate or lend without interest to MFIs throughout the world. Anyone interesting in becoming involved with the organization should send an e-mail with a résumé to jobs@dvelo.org with your general area of interest: Communication, Web site development and maintenance, Corporate or PR.
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Dvelo.org founder, James Beshara, poses with friend and coworker, junior Lincoln Wheeler.
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We also appreciate the variety of items available to put in omelets, making eating at the Pit not quite as depressing. However, there are a few things that the Pit definitely still needs to work on as it continues to improve. The most striking of these is the recent health rating of the Pit: 91. Come on, Pit, you can do better. If Subway and Cookout can get scores of 100, clearly the Pit has the capability to score just as high. It really can’t be all that difficult. Because the majority of the student body eats there so frequently, it is imperative that the Pit is as clean as possible. College students are notorious for being sick, from contracting mono to catching the hall-wide cold. The Pit should not be yet another cause of illness. Additionally, though this is not as big of a concern by any means, we are slightly disappointed that there were no accommodations for Jewish students at the university who keep Passover. The least they could have done was put out a box of matzah. We realize that there aren’t that many Jewish students, but there is a small active group, as evidenced by Hillel. If there is soy milk for lactose intolerant students on a daily basis — which, by the way, is appreciated — there could be matzah, and perhaps some matzah ball soup, for Jewish students one week out of the whole year. With the new meal plan next semester that does not allow the same flexibility as the current plan, a lot more people are going to be eating at the Pit much more often. Therefore, it is even more urgent that the Pit continue to improve before the next school year.
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campaign staffers made quite the effort to hide that gem away whilst he blazed the campaign trail. Ironically enough, it is thanks to Paul’s traditional supporters that there is evidence of his racism still in existence. The source of that quote is from one of Paul’s newsletter publications (specifically, “Special Issue on Racial Terrorism,”August 13, 1993) of the 1990s Miranda Kingsley Kelly and the late 1980s. These newsletters Old Gold & Black columnist had a number of names, amongst others verywhere you turn on our campus ‘The Ron Paul Political Report’, but these days you are greeted with held one thing in common: a scorching signs advertising the coming of Dr. racist belief system, accompanied by an Ron Paul to our school to give a talk on active hatred for Jews (several articles his strain of libertarianism. His supporters suggested that Jews were responsible for have been quite enthusiastic in getting the 1993 World Trade Center bombing), the word out, and many students found fervent homophobia (“Homosexuals… smaller flyers tucked under their doors. should be put in a special category and These flyers list a group of items that Paul not allowed in close physical contact apparently espouses, most of which seem with heterosexuals”), and a healthy dose fairly reasonable and attractive to the of misogyny (which shouldn’t shock, for casual reader. And, yet, something sticks although Paul preaches an ideology of out badly. hands-off government, he thinks that it is “Civil rights.” Civil rights, the flyer perfectly acceptable for the government to implies, are something which Paul mandate what a woman is allowed to do supports. But, why on earth would this with her body). Does it come as a shock stick out so badly? For, surely, civil rights that the neo-Nazi Heritage Front includes are something worthy “The Ron Paul Political of our support; they Report” on its contact are part and parcel information sheet for The words speak for themof the very fabric of “racialist” organizations? selves. Dr. Ron Paul is not our nation. However, All of this adds up to it sticks out precisely an unflattering portrait someone to pin your political because, if anything, of a man whom many faith upon, unless you, too, adPaul is an enemy of believe to be their best here to the scourge of racism. such a thing available chance for a leader. It to all. is a bit disconcerting In this past election, to see so many people one of the things Paul ignorant as to the was very effective at doing was covering realities of their banner-carrier. up the nastier bits of his political past. The Paul has denied that his newsletter was Paul one pictures when asked about him authored by himself, claiming to have is a somewhat kindly old man, a fierce merely overseen the production from fighter against the corrupt Republican afar. This is a bizarre method of refuting establishment. It was a public relations the evidence, for the newsletters maxed coup, one helped by his relative obscurity. out at eight pages – this is hardly the case But our nation has yet to fall into utter of a two-page article flying under the disarray, and a few people were able to radar into a two-hundred page magazine. point out the less attractive portions of his That Paul would be so lax as to permit rhetoric and beliefs of old. his name to be used without oversight How would you feel if I told you that is simply asking for too much naïvete. Paul is responsible for this statement: Another defense mechanism that has been “Opinion polls consistently show that deployed is that quotes have been taken only about 5 percent of blacks have out of context – I invite you, though, sensible political opinions … I think we to merely type “Los Angeles Racial can safely assume that 95 percent of the Terrorism” into a search engine so that black males in (Washington, D.C.) are you might read the entirety of the article semi-criminal or entirely criminal”? That from which the first quote came. he has long been allied with the NeoThe words speak for themselves. Dr. Ron Confederate Ludwig von Mises Institute? Paul is not someone to pin your political That he endorsed the revisionist screed faith upon, unless you, too, adhere to the The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham scourge of racism. Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary Someone cannot claim the mantle War? All of the above is simply a matter of “civil rights” when they clearly so of public record – his name appears on vehemently oppose them for all. We all Ludwig von Mises Institute rosters, and deserve better than that. he promoted the aforementioned book on MSNBC back in 2004. The quote itself Miranda Kingsley Kelly is a junior religion was a little trickier to track down, as his major from Quincy, Mass.
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In particular circumstances, free speech marginalizes the underrepresented I would like to address last issue’s article by Miranda Kelly: “Playboy provides an example of free speech” (April 9). Although we can all speak accolades to the wonders of free speech, I think it is particularly irresponsible to use Playboy as the inspiration for such nationalistic fervor. Kelly admits herself to finding Playboy offensive and degrading, but seems to find in this fact the very basis for the wonders of our constitutional rights. As responsible citizens we must understand that Playboy stands, in many ways, for the patriarchal dominance that has defined western civilization and not for liberation or promotion of free speech. Historically it has been the minorities in race, gender, sexuality and class that have been denied this right that we hold in such high esteem. By providing Playboy a platform for recruitment in the Old Gold & Black we are not proudly
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Quick Quotes ” Not so many people have taken photos of horses with big hair, so we really had no idea what we were going to get ourselves into.” - Julian Wolkenstein, photographer, answers a reporter when he was asked to talk about his recent series of popular internet photographs starring horses with styled manes.
“” “All we know was that it was a horrendous smell that was left behind.” - Kate Rochead, worker on duty at the Air Balloon pub and restaurant, after discovering that an unemployed chemist had been using a concealed homemade bag with a hole poked into the side to spray a mixture of urine and feces on the food, beverages and other purchased items of customers.
“” ”We didn’t pay 37 million zlotys (11.51 U.S. dollars) for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there.” - Michal Grzes, conservative councillor in the city of Poznan, in western Poland, openly criticized the organizers of the local zoo after they purchased a “gay“ elephant named Ninio, who apparently prefers male companionship and is uninterested in procreating with other female elephants.
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voicing our freedoms as Americans, but exemplifying the deep-seeded contradictions in our human rights policies. True, Playboy is an example of free speech, but it is neither a good example nor one we should hold our heads high and wave our flags for. Free speech is free speech for and of the powerful, not historically marginalized groups, of which women are one. Considered the pornography-lite of today, Playboy (and all porn) perpetuates hate speech directed at women with the intention of denying women other rights given to men (by virtue of being born male), most significantly the right of equality. “Degrading” is the very word Kelly uses. The degradation of women is an attempt to deny them their full humanity and reduce them to sexual use objects for male gratification. Reducing a person to the status of object strips away their personhood and equal rights, the pornography industry’s ideological agenda. Antonina Whaples Junior
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Federal Reserve creates economic demise Elliot Engstrom
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s Americans lose their jobs, foreclose on their homes, battle to keep their bank accounts alive and fight to survive the darkest of financial times since the Great Depression, everyone has one question to ask — who is to blame? With American populist outrage threatening to reach European levels, the government is scrambling to answer this question. And all this time, the real culprit, the bulldozer of our economy and the destroyer of our financial liberty, has sat safely in the shadows, incomprehensible to the majority of the American public — the Federal Reserve. Created in 1913, the Fed acts as a central bank controlling the amount of currency in the general economy by either buying or selling bank bonds with paper currency which represents value – the dollar. Banks make a profit by loaning out money and charging interest on it, but they are required to keep a certain amount of funds on reserve for client use. When
their funds drop below this mark, they borrow from other banks to bring their funds back up to the required levels. As more and more banks drop below the required levels, usually due to a decrease in how much people are saving their money due to an increase in taxation, the demand for funds grows as more and more banks need to borrow to keep their fund levels above the required marks. Just like any other good — and make no mistake, money certainly is a good — an increase in demand causes an increase in price, reflected in this case by an increase in interest rates. As interest rates go up, borrowing money becomes more expensive, and thus taking out a loan becomes a more expensive endeavor, slowing economic growth. The Fed thinks that it can correct this problem by simply flooding the banking system with currency. It buys bank bonds, increasing the funds available to banks, thus making money less scarce, lowering interest rates and making money easier to borrow. The result is a very quick, very large increase in economic growth. Sounds pretty good, right? Wrong. Superficially, the Fed sounds like a great idea, but its positive effects are both short and superficial, and time exposes its fatal flaws. For example, one might ask, where does the Fed get this money that it uses to buy bank bonds? The answer is that it simply writes checks on itself and then prints the money, with nothing of real value to back the currency. This adds no value to the economy, simply currency, weakening both the dollar’s integrity and value. But the market sees
more currency and thinks that the economy is growing, so people invest and begin new projects when and where they normally would not have done so. It seems like economic growth is everywhere, but when the artificial currency bubble pops, borrowers cannot pay back their loans and are left in dire straits, which spells disaster for whoever they owe money to. Aside from businesses borrowing too much money — which causes massive overconsumption — banks actively seek out prospective homeowners to whom they can lend out money, since they have accumulated so much currency so quickly. To find new clients, they have to lower lending standards, offering prospective homeowners loans with no money down and no credit requirements. America feels like it is getting richer as everyone moves into big new homes, but the charade only lasts so long until these homeowners begin to default on mortgages that they cannot afford when interest rates return to normal levels — the popping of the infamous housing bubble. Finally, the Fed’s policy of pumping cash into banks causes massive inflation. As more currency enters the market, prices can quickly rise to adjust. However, wages do not, so the Fed directly harms poor and working class Americans by decreasing the purchasing power of their wages. As you can see, this sets up a never-ending spiral of government intervention, until eventually you can’t look left or right without seeing the government’s hand in the economy. When Alexander Hamilton
argued for the creation of a central bank at our country’s founding, he was met with the staunch resistance of Thomas Jefferson, who said on the subject, “If the American people allow private banks to control the issuance of their currency … the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all their property until their children will wake up homeless.” And yet this is exactly the system which we have in place today. The Federal Reserve, which is not a constitutional entity but a bank that is given a monopoly on currency, has complete control over exactly that which Jefferson warned we must never cede. But there is a resistance. On April 20, Congressman Ron Paul, the foremost opponent to the Federal Reserve in government today, will speak in Wait Chapel. Then, on April 25, a nationwide End the Fed protest will take place at every Fed branch, the nearest being in Charlotte. More info on this can be found at www.endthefed.us, or by e-mailing me. It’s time to fight Washington. It’s time to take back what is rightfully ours by both our Constitution and our humanity — liberty. We face the fastest growing, most authoritarianleaning government in American history, and it’s time to let them know that we will no longer sit idly by and watch. Activism can only be built on education, so please read more about the Federal Reserve and its effects on America. Elliot Engstrom is a junior French major from Matthews, N.C.
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lowered these losses is uncertain, but I am certain that all are in agreement that these people should not be forgotten. Regarding the actual operations of the past eight years, I’m not going to go any further than stating that many people believe the situation could and should have been handled better. I could write pages upon pages of opinions, but it really would do no good; we cannot change the past. But we can change the future. First and foremost, the United States has to work its way out of Iraq, Alyssa Ray a country in which I still don’t know Old Gold & Black columnist how we became so entrenched. ’ll admit it; I was a bit nervous If combating the formerly titled when asked to write a “short” “War on Terror” was our mission, I opinion piece on the Iraq War, would have thought that the country Afghanistan and the War on Terror. training Al Qaeda members and I just couldn’t see it being done. It’s condemning Americans through hard to give justice to the last eight atrocious suicide attacks such as 9/11 year’s worth of strategy, leadership, would be the primary concern. And victories and mistakes when it has yet our troops remain predominately to be wrapped up in a neat 500-750 in Iraq instead of Afghanistan. word package. Progress has certainly been made in But in some cases, I’ve come to see Iraq, even if we have taken a winding that perhaps less is more. road to get there. So why should we Before I can even begin to discuss leave now, when we have come this my opinions on our Middle East far? military involvement, I’d first like That is precisely why. to credit last week’s columnist There is a delicate balance of Chris Yahnis (“Mid. East conflict knowing how long is necessary for transcends parties,” us to rebuild a Apr.9) on some of his nation, and how points. long it takes to build First and foremost, the (Yes, even we ourselves into it. United States has to work its Democrats can give When it comes to credit when it is really helping Iraq way out of Iraq, a country in due.) recover, I believe which I still don’t know how Yahnis rightfully that we have reached we became so entrenched. acknowledged that a point where less is our involvement more. in the Middle East The less we cut is an issue which in on every part of transcends party lines. It should their society, the more the Iraqis are not matter if you are a Democrat able to contribute to it. or a Republican; just that you have The fewer troops we send over American interests at heart. to guard their cities and train their Luckily, this agreement has gone civilians, the more the Iraqi military further than simply having these is forced to step up and fulfill these interests at heart. roles. For a country which leans roughly And the time for Iraq to step up is 51 percent Democrat and 38 percent now. Republican, Independents included, If we continue to grant Iraq a false current polls have 84 percent of sense of permanent security, how can Democrats and 58 percent of we be sure that they will ever be able Republicans in approval of President to run an independent nation? Obama’s plans for Iraq. Now, I concede that after President From these numbers, it would Obama’s inauguration, his time table certainly seem that overall it no for the above process has shifted longer matters whether your name slightly. ends in D or R. Certainly the title of CommanderThe majority of people are in In-Chief grants him more specifics. agreement both with the interests of But having this expanded Americans citizens as well as our plan intelligence has not changed his for Iraq. having American interests at heart. I also agree with Yahnis in stating Even though writing a D instead of that the time to argue about our past an R next to a presidential candidate’s eight years in Iraq has passed. name may not change this point, it But I do not believe that these does change how these interests are years should be passed over protected. completely. And I believe that regarding this past Overlooking the estimated 4,270 election, that D will make a world of American and 45,000 Iraqi civilian difference. casualties in Iraq seems inappropriate as these tragic losses deeply affect the Alyssa Ray is a sophomore political citizens of both countries. Whether science and Japanese major from Wilton, or not a different strategy would have Conn.
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Support entrepreneurship efforts Haowei Tong Photo editor
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hat comes to mind when you hear people discussing “entrepreneurship?” Capitalism? Competition? The Cambrian textbook-trading Web site your suitemate created for a class last semester? Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting a new organization or recreating an old one. A generally challenging endeavor, it’s particularly rough in this recession. And with our government currently manhandled by Democrats, many are skeptical about the future of American entrepreneurship. The Arch Society casually deliberated this topic last week. First we considered which sectors will best continue to facilitate entrepreneurship. Alternative energy was the general consensus. Auto companies, for example, must expand beyond developing higher fuel efficiency. More hybrid and electric vehicles should be commercially available from American carmakers. Australia is commercializing solar and wind energy sources and steadily investing in geothermal and wave power. Their government’s Mandatory Renewable Energy Target suggests that about 20 percent of the continent’s electricity supply will come from renewable sources by 2020. American energy suppliers are notably behind. We hope that zero carbon and otherwise sustainable energy sources will continue to be a priority for American entrepreneurs and consumers. Healthcare is likewise commanding the attention of many entrepreneurs: optical, dental and medical franchises are sprouting throughout the U.S. These
focused business clones are sustained by America’s highly specialized doctors. Furthermore, private practices pocket high profit when non-insured patients who have forgone checkups must undergo serious, expensive procedures. This form of entrepreneurship has tremendous consequences, especially taking into account that the dental industry, for example, is already dominated by traditional private, often solo, practices. According to a 2001 survey issued by a subdivision of the Department of Health and Human Services, only 61 percent of American adults had dental insurance. The accessibility of such franchises could quickly become the most common form of dental care as patients may opt to pay “out-ofpocket.” We acknowledged that a number of American cities in the “rust belt” have demonstrated critical resilience by supporting such entrepreneurship. A prime illustration of this phenomenon, Pittsburgh has re-colored its former industrial sites with “lifestyle centers” like SouthSide Works. The compound includes residential neighborhoods, shopping malls and office complexes constructed on 34 acres. One of its tenants is Eyetique, an eyecare boutique franchise with six locations. At its opening in 2004, SouthSide Works developer Damian Soffer called the $300 million investment “a confirmation of the future of a new Pittsburgh.” Additionally, Pittsburgh began investigating green innovations decades ago. The increase in research correlated with a downturn in the steel industry. Hospitals, banks, museums and sports arenas have since adopted green renovations, with local architects, engineers and academics playing integral roles. By 2005 the city claimed more LEED-certified square footage than anywhere else in the US. Impressively, moreover, 41 LEED projects are planned for southwestern Pennsylvania this year, including parts of the Children’s
Hospital of Pittsburgh’s $625 million campus. Expansion Magazine ranked the city among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the nation for climates favorable to business expansion in 2006. Clearly, however, a particular residence isn’t required for entrepreneurship. Ethan Nichols is an N.C. State dropout in Raleigh who has earned more than $700,000 by developing “iShoot,” an iPhone application. Formerly a programmer for Sun Microsystems, Nichols has since quit his job and started his own company, Naughty Bits Software. And just last month, Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, announced a free software development kit to encourage programmers everywhere to follow Nichols’ lead. Simultaneously, John Doerr, an American venture capitalist valued at well over $1 billion, revealed that his firm had established a $100 million venture capital fund for iPhone entrepreneurs. Doerr has done consulting work for Google and Amazon.com, among other companies, and advocates for technology and venture capital industries. He’s deeply invested in carbon trading as a solution for global warming. Doerr is a prominent Democrat and recently accepted Obama’s appointment to the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Successful entrepreneurship is not limited to a political party, socioeconomic status, geographic region or age. It remains, however, a diamond in the rough. While America tries to be an estuary for entrepreneurs, the recession is damaging and international competition is mounting. We hope that American entrepreneurship will continue to flourish. And we think this growth can start with you: support your suitemate’s textbook-trading Web site. Or better yet, provide some competition: create your own! Haowei Tong is a sophomore religion major from Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Facebook doesn’t deserve media attention Nicholas Lepley Guest columnist
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he 1990s spawned a series of increasingly negative looks into the television-watching habits of adolescents and young adults. The discussions, as they were, focused around a similarly alarmist theme, where watching television was seen as an epidemic on the rise, that if left unchecked would turn the “Future™” into a bunch of sedated couch-potatoes with mush for brains. The typical evidences cited were statistical increases in the number of televisions per household and hours of programming watched per household, along with rather vague sociological studies about a possible loss of social skills or a decline in overall fitness. Fast forward to today. The newest catchphrase of how American
adolescents are wasting their leisure hours is Facebook. Facebook, for those who do not already know, is the name of a social networking Web site located at the Web address www. facebook.com. It has taken over the paranoid limelight from its “boob tube” predecessor, but it seems to be equally undeserving of the attention. As far as media coverage, Facebook has generated dozens of articles in print media such as Newsweek or, closer to home, the Old Gold & Black. These articles span the space from discussions of “managing your digital persona” to the “etiquette to ‘defriending’ someone.” That the site continues to receive news coverage, though it has remained largely unchanged since it became open to non-university students in 2006, is a testament to the power of
its branding and the eagerness of the deletable at any time, but the privacy news media to function primarily as issue is one at least as old as human advertisers. social interaction, and casting a Web Indeed, more than a handful of site as a startlingly new development articles that received print space in the story is disingenuous at best. in the New York Times are little People have been embarrassed by the more than a manual for how to use way information diffuses in social some of the less networks since the intuitive features first rumor flew (Facebook) has taken over of Facebook. through the trees in It’s roughly akin some pre-agricultural the paranoid limelight from to having the past. A friend making its “boob tube” predecessor, newspaper double an embarrassing but it seems to be equally as an instruction reference to your manual for your undeserving of the attention. weekend in person, VCR or remote. which your boss The more original nearby happens concern with to overhear, is not Facebook, beyond the question of substantially different from that same leisure time allocation, is questions interaction happening via a Web site. about privacy and publishing. These are not new problems, but However, not only is everything they are continually presented as associated with your profile, from wall if they sprang up full-grown in the posts to its very existence, completely Facebook age. Adults have always
been concerned that adolescents are spending too much of their time on frivolous pursuits, be those sports, video games, hanging out down at the old rock quarry, watching television or browsing Web sites, and none of these concerns, or the prophecies of the alarmists who champion them, have really been vitiated. People have always struggled to conceal some of their past behaviors from other people with various degrees of success and occasional negative outcomes. Neither of these things are novel, and if the corporate brand name associated with them has changed from hula hoops to AIM to Facebook, then the revenue stream may be news for the financial section, but as for the rest, it’s scarcely fit to print. Nicholas Lepley is a junior physics major from Birmingham, Ala.
FMLA Today | Bridging the gender gap
FMLA redefines the meaning of feminism Conference explored gender issues in modern society
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n the weekend of March 21, seven students and Women’s and Gender Studies Professor Patricia Willis made the long trek from Wake to Washington D.C. for the Young Women’s Leadership Conference. Hosted by the national Feminist Majority Foundation, over 500 young women and men, some from as far as Afghanistan, were in attendance for this historical event. Boasting
strong female speakers such as Dolores Huerta, cofounder of the United Farm Workers, Hilda Solis, the United States Secretary of Labor, and Lilly Ledbetter, a well known pay equity advocate, this event fostered the open discussion of controversial issues, including crisis pregnancy centers, LGBTQ rights, violence against women, and issues of Afghan women amongst many more. Wake’s own senior Lacey Robinson and junior Antonina Whaples were honored as workshop speakers. Robinson, current president of Wake’s FMLA, spoke about the group’s media outreach in this bi-weekly Old Gold & Black FMLA Today article. The conference was quite a networking success. Robinson is happy to report that several Salem College students will be in attendance at the next FMLA meeting — indicating a strong solidarity being built between Wake and our Winston-Salem Community. Whaples addressed the necessity of feminism in the visual arts, fostering discussion with her panel on how to educate and support other
women artists as they make their way into the workforce and the “art world.” On Thursday, April 2, all seven students presented on the experience at a colloquium hosted by the women’s and gender’s studies department. Future co-presidents of FMLA, junior Jessica Armstrong, sophomore Grant Livesay and junior Connie Miller shared the knowledge gathered from various workshops. Livesay and Miller teamed up to explain some unknown facts about birth control while senior Harrison St. Germain elaborated on the dangerous and prevalent issue of fake clinics. Armstrong focused on the issue of multiculturalism in FMLA noting that most self-identifying feminists are middle-class white women. She shared her conference experience inspired her to “promote acceptance and understanding,” noting that “feminists can be men too.” This point was well exemplified by the active participation of Livesay, Sanjay Talluri, and St. Germain in the conference and many FMLA
activities including recent actions against Playboy’s ACC spread. Talluri proudly acknowledged his role as a feminist at the colloquium, explaining that there are many misconceptions as to what feminism is, what feminists do and who they are. Although these misconceptions exist, a majority of women self-identify as feminists and the percentage of people who identify as feminists increase even more as individuals learn the definition of feminism: the doctrine advocating social, political and all other rights of women equal to those of men. Perhaps you’ve seen people around campus sporting “This is what a feminist looks like” stickers, buttons, T-shirts or bags, and it is not surprising to find a different face for each declaration. As Armstrong and Talluri emphasized, every issue is a woman’s issue and FMLA is here to educate, support and ultimately advocate for positive changes in our community. Antonina Whaples is a junior studio art major from Winston-Salem, N.C.
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{ NATIONAL STAGE } Aaron Curry invites cancer survivor to draft Wake Forest senior linebacker Aaron Curry is not idly awaiting the results of the NFL draft. As the big day approaches, Curry has been doing more than looking for expensive suits. Curry has decided to share his special day with Bryson Merriweather, a 12-year old leukemia survivor. An Alabama native, Merriweather currently resides at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital after undergoing five rounds of chemotherapy over the past two years. Merriweather was diagnosed with myeloid leukemia after having chest pains during football practice. As a former tight end and defensive end for his youth football team, Merriweather was excited to meet Curry. Curry had Merriweather give him a tour of the hospital before breaking the news: Merriweather will be sitting at the draft table with Curry and his family on April 25. The Merriweather family is excited about this opportunity for their son and views Curry’s kindness as a restoration of faith.
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A Deacon slugger drives the ball in a recent home game at Wake Forest Baseball Park. The Deacs lost Wednesday, April 15, when they made the short trip to UNC-Greensboro. Deacon pitchers gave up 10 runs on 10 hits. By Alex Botoman | Staff writer
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After winning consecutive ACC series against Duke and Virginia Tech, the Wake Forest men’s baseball team looked as though they might be setting themselves up for a solid second half of the
season. However, after losing two out of three to Boston College, highlighted by a 23-2 thrashing in Game 1 of the series, it appears that hope of improvement may have been just a fool’s hope after all. The first game of the series was originally scheduled for Friday, April 10, but was postponed due to inclement weather setting up a doubleheader the
following day. The extra day of rest didn’t seem to help Wake as Boston College put all 23 of their runs on the board before the Deacs recorded a single hit. BC starter JB MacDonald carried a no-hitter into the bottom of the ninth inning before freshman Austin Stadler broke it up with a double. Stadler had been the starting pitcher for Wake, giving up three earned runs
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slugging percentage for baseball star Weldon Woodall
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Annual ACC Men’s Golf Championship will be held April 17-19
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{ SPORTS WORDS } “If all I’m remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I’ve done a bad job with the rest of my life.” ~ Isaiah Thomas
Greg Paulus wants to play football. Yup, you read that correctly, Greg Paulus, the mediocre point guard for Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s Duke Blue Devils, wants to play football. Despite my original thoughts, hell isn’t freezing over. Anyway, I couldn’t even begin to make this story up, especially since ESPN and other major sports news outlets have latched onto this stunt. While this doesn’t come as completely out of left field as one might initially suspect, it’s still an interesting plot twist for the Blue Devil. In high school at Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, N.Y, Paulus was a star quarterback and a four-time allstate player. He was named the 2004 Gatorade National Player of the year and received scholarship offers from the likes of Notre Dame and the University of Miami. Paulus chose to leave the impressive statistics and scholarships on the gridiron in exchange for a spot on the hardwood playing for Coach K. While Paulus has said on numerous occasions he does not regret this decision, it seems he has come to the realization his basketball career is over and he is now trying to capitalize of his high school football success. If his senior season is any indication, his basketball season is most certainly over. He spent most of the season on the bench mentoring younger point guards and was seen as a player who never reached his full potential. This week alone Paulus has visited Michigan and worked out for the Green Bay Packers. He was also offered a wide receiver position at Duke. How can he play football after playing basketball for four years, you might ask. An NCAA athlete has five years to complete the total four years of playing time. Therefore, Paulus still has one year of eligibility left in another sport. While his best basketball option is a lowly European league or a high school coaching job, pursuing football is insane. Playing in high school is one thing, but starting in college or the NFL, after four years off, mind you, is insane. There is no way six NFL teams are courting him as he claims. There is a precedent for college basketball players playing in the NFL, but almost every instance are tight ends. Quarterbacks have to make critical reads and have impeccable timing. Heck, people are questioning whether Michael Vick, previously on of the best players in the league who has been out of the NFL for two years, can come back to play the quarterback position. What makes Paulus think he can play a position that he hasn’t played in four years and that he has never played professionally? For now, I’m just going to sit back and enjoy this clown show and hope for the worst. But I guess that’s just me and 20 years of despising anything Duke.
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Senior Dustin Groves of the men’s golf team is this week’s Deac of the Week. The upcoming ACC championship will take place in Badin Lake, N.C. and Groves is one of the five golfers attending. Groves led the golf team this season by averaging 72.3 strokes per round and this will be his third trip to the championships. In the most recent tournament, Groves the River Landing Intercollegiate, Groves tied for fifth place with a score of 3-under par. He made nine birdies on just the first day of the tournament. Groves finished last season with a 74.6 stroke average. He also placed fourth in the 2008 NCAA Central Regional tournament.
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and seven hits in three innings pitched and picking up the loss to drop his record to 3-3. After being replaced on the mound, he stayed in the game as the designated hitter. The Eagles jumped on Wake early, getting a three-run homer from Mickey Wiswall in the top of the first. They
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Junior Steven Forman stretches for a ball in a recent match. The Deacs will face either Virginia Tech or Maryland in the ACC tournament on April 17. By John Harrison | Staff writer
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Coming off a lopsided defeat to top-ranked Virginia, the Wake Forest men’s tennis team rebounded with an upset victory of Virginia Tech in its regular season finale on Saturday, April 11. The Demon Deacons, ranked 25th in the country, jumped out to an early lead and never looked back against the No. 22 Cavaliers. Junior Steven Forman and senior Cory Parr opened the scoring, easily downing Tech’s Nicolas DeRobles and Patrick Daciek 8-3 at No. 1 doubles. The Deacs wrapped up the doubles point at No. 2, where redshirt junior Carlos Salmon and sophomore Iain Atkinson rallied to take down Brandon Corace and Pedro Graber 7-3 in a tiebreaker. “Winning the doubles point is huge because it sets the tone for the match,” Forman said. “All the teams are so close in talent, so once we win the doubles point we feel we can compete against anyone.” For the most part, the dominance continued for Wake Forest in the singles matches. Forman quickly turned away Pedro Graber 6-4, 6-4 to push the Deacons back in front after the Hokies’ Corace got revenge over Atkinson at the No. 5 spot. In his last collegiate match at Leighton Stadium, Parr notched another victory for the home team, topping No. 52 Yoann Re on court 1. The 6-1, 6-3 dismantling gave the Deacons a 3-1 advantage.
Freshman David Hopkins clinched the match in exciting fashion at the No. 4 spot, grinding out a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 nail-biter over Sebastian Jacques. “We feel great going into the postseason following a win like that over Virginia Tech,” Forman said. “I know they’ll be gunning for us in the tournament, though.” The match marked the second 6-1 defeat at Leighton Stadium. On Friday, April 10, however, the Deacons found themselves on the wrong side of a one-sided affair against the University of Virginia. Just as the Deacons did against the Hokies, the Cavaliers managed to take the doubles point with ease and coast to a decisive ACC victory. The lone silver lining from the match came at No. 1 singles, where Parr edged past 17th-ranked Dominic Inglot in a three-set thriller. After splitting the first two, it took a super tiebreaker in the final set to decide a winner, with the Wake senior squeaking out a 12-10 victory. “Virginia is obviously really deep and talented, but we could have put up a better fight,” Forman said. “Hopefully we get another shot at them in the tournament.” The Deacs caped off an 18-8, 8-3 regular season. The Deacons now set their sights on the ACC Tournament. The Deacs earned a three-seed and open play Friday, April 17. “I expect us to compete really hard in the ACC tournament and at least make the finals,” Forman said. “But the goal is definitely to win it all.”
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ACC Rookie of the Year freshman Anna Nosenko did not come to Wake Forest from the Ukraine to mess around, placing first or second for Wake Forest in all five meets she has raced and making the All-ACC Academic Women’s Cross Country Team. Rooming with her twin sister and fellow competitor, Dina, Anna has aspirations to become a professional runner.
By Lizzie Rosen | Senior writer How did you decide to come to Wake? I decided to come to the United States to compete and to study because I was number one in my country. When you are number one you can relax and become arrogant, and I decided I needed more of a challenge if I wanted to compete professionally and achieve high results. So I came to the United States and came to Wake Forest to get more education. I talked to the coach here and she offered me a scholarship so I came here. It was a crazy change because I was number one in my country and like number 50 in the United States, but I wanted more of a challenge. How did you get involved with cross country? My father was an Olympic swimmer so he brought us to swim at an early age then we started switching around, to tennis to martial arts. It’s not you who chooses the sport, the sport chooses you. At age 12 I really liked running and I was really fast, so I owe it to my father for giving me support and bringing me into sports. What is your favorite event to run and why? Probably the 5K. Every event I run I like and enjoy. I like the 5K because it’s a mental and physical challenge; you show your patience level. It’s torture. What is your favorite season to run in and why? I like to run on the outdoor track. Having people watch you run, it’s like a small Olympic games. It also has more open space, because I like the 5K and on the indoor track you feel like you are constantly circling so I feel that outdoors is the best. What is it like to compete with your sister? It’s hard because I am older so I feel like if I lose to her — I just can’t lose to her. She challenges me every time. Every time I see her working hard I know I have to work harder to keep up with her, so it’s a constant threat.
Football hosts spring game at Doc Martin Football Complex On Saturday, April 18 at 12 p.m., the Wake Forest football team will hold its annual spring scrimmage on the university’s practice complex. Admission to the game is free and Mountain Fried Chicken and Papa John’s will attend the contest to offer concessions. As encouragement for fans to bring the entire family, inflatable games, food, and an opportunity to experience close-up the action of the coaches and players are included as part of the day’s enticements. As the practice field is not completely equipped, practice bleachers will be erected and space will be available for fans’ chairs or blankets.
What do you think about while running? I sing my national anthem; it helps get me pumped up. Sometimes I also think about the people who don’t believe in me. I try to prove to myself that I can do it. If you weren’t running right now, what do you think you would be doing? I would probably be with my ex-boyfriend and wasting my life and being a top Ukrainian runner but not a top international runner, which is why I am here. What are your personal and team goals for this season? I always like to surprise myself. I set goals to run a necessary minimum, I want to compete in the ACCs, the regional meets, and the national one; I just want to surprise myself with fast times. How do you keep yourself motivated following so much success? It is really hard because every decision you make matters. In the last home stretch every decision you make prior to the race matters. Whether you decide to go out versus sleep more or eat at the dessert station or the vegetarian station, everything matters. Sometimes it’s so hard to keep yourself going. I remind myself that I want to run professionally after, so I will watch the race of a crazy fast girl and remind myself that I am not there yet but I want to be on that level. So that kicks out any doubt I have about going out and having fun versus being focused. If you could play another sport what would it be and why? I would do boxing. Boxing is big in Ukraine and we have cool boxers who are famous internationally. I like to fight; it may sound strange but for me it’s like my favorite sport to watch and if we didn’t have this stereotype of women’s boxers I would do it. It’s so wild; you can unleash yourself. I really like it.
What is like to go to college with your twin? It’s a little emotional. It goes both ways. Sometimes I feel since I am older, even by six hours it can feel like six years. I want to control her and I feel like I am her mother, and she’ll get irritated but she is still one of my best friends.
Do you have any personal rituals before a meet? I listen to a song by the Killers, “All the Things I’ve Done.” It has a line, “I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier;” it reminds me that I am a special human being who gets to go out and compete. I always wear my watch with zeros on it for the time, just to get myself to get a time that is as fast as I can.
What is the biggest difference you have encountered between home and Wake Forest? Everything is so different. I feel like here I changed. I became more serious and more professional. I am trying to be serious in the classroom and at practice; the difference is really huge.
What is one piece of advice you would give to incoming freshmen? We live only once. Sometime I feel like when you come to college there are all of these temptations and you can get lost in them; don’t trade them for your higher goals.
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Al-Farouq Aminu will remain a Demon Deacon
Men’s soccer faces Maryland Terps for final game of spring season
Despite admitting that the NBA is a dream of his, freshman forward Al-Fraouq Aminu announced that he will forego the draft and return to Wake Forest to build upon his freshman season for another year. Averaging 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, Aminu led all ACC freshmen in rebounding and was second in scoring. In acknowledgement of his skill, he racked up five ACC Rookie of the Week honors. Posting 10 double-doubles, Aminu was a unanimous selection to the ACC All-Freshman Team and was honored as a Freshman All-American by multiple publications.
The Deacs will close out their spring schedule on Friday, April 17 at 4 p.m. The team, as the 2007 national champion, will travel to Washington D.C. to play the 2008 national champion Maryland at RFK Stadium. After the Wake and Maryland game, the D.C. United and New England Revolution will face off at 7 p.m. The Revolution includes former Wake players Wells Thompson and Pat Phelan. The double header is a fundraising event for Kicks Against Breast Cancer campaign. Tickets for both games are $20. A portion of the proceeds will go to Howard County General Hospital’s Claudia Mayer Cancer Resource Center in Columbia, Md.
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Track teams head to ACC Championships By Hailey Robbins | Staff writer
Two season bests and three personal bests led to a strong finish from the men’s and women’s track and field teams, which will lead them into the ACC Championships. Freshmen Erin Brooks and Justin Bookheimer both ran personal bests in the season closer. Brooks’ personal best of 18-05.75 won the women’s long jump at the UNC-Chapel Hill Invitational, the only first place finish on either side for the meet. Bookheimer’s personal best, 55.31 seconds in the 400m hurdles, gave him a seventh place finish. Junior Alex Gove and freshman Sarah Brobeck had season-best marks, both finishing fifth in their events. Gove took twotenths of a second off her previous season best mark, set two weeks ago in the 100m hurdles, to record a 14.39-second finish. Brobeck gained more than two feet on her previous season best javelin throw to reach 116-08, also finishing strongly in the shot put at ninth and in discus at 11th, with throws of 39-01.25 and 114-07, respectively. Junior Thomas Sensing collected a third place finish with his season best performance in the discus as his throw reached the 162-03 marking. In the field events, the men’s and women’s field teams finished without an entrant under 14th place, and with all top 10 fin-
ishes in the javelin. Sophomore Stephen Castilligo finished third with a 172-08 throw, closely followed by senior Brent LaRue’s 168-05 fifth-place finish. Freshman Jason Raggi was the final Deacon to make the top 10 mark in the javelin, taking ninth place with a 154-10 throw. Continuing the success in the field events, sophomore Aaron Payne and freshman Scott McCullough nabbed eighth and ninth place finishes, respectively, in high jump, while freshman Trey Blanton took seventh in pole vault. LaRue and Raggi again competed in the shot put, capturing 12th and 13th place finishes, respectively. For the women’s field events, Brobeck and Brooks were joined in rankings by freshman Samantha Howell’s 15th-place finish in the high jump, freshman Michelle Lange’s ninth place in pole vault and senior Cate Hansing’s 14th place in discus. Freshman Natalie Moreland and Gove, both competing in the hurdles events, tacked on top 10 finishes for the Deacons. On the men’s side, eight out of the 18 men competing for the Deacons finished with top 10 performances, with 13 out of the 18 finishing in the top 15. Both Demon Deacon track teams take on the ACC Championships in Miami, Fla., before heading up to the Penn Relays.
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A women’s track member competes in a hurdles event at the Wake Forest Open. Both the men’s and women’s teams head to Miami, Fla., for the ACC Championships on April 16.
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The No. 37 Wake Forest Women’s tennis team dropped its final pair of regular season matches heading into Atlantic Coast Conference tournament play. The Deacons traveled to Virginia to square off against the Cavaliers of Virginia and the Hokies of Virginia Tech. First up for the weekend was a trip to Charlottesville to face No. 29 Virginia. The Cavaliers proved to be too much for the Deacons, and they stormed out of the gates to claim the doubles point. The Deacons would strike back with a straight sets victory for freshman Ryan Cutillo. Senior Christian Tara picked up a victory to give the Deacons a second point; however, it was not nearly enough as Virginia took the rest of the matches to record a 5-2 victory. The Deacs attempted to bounce back in Blacksburg at No. 62 Virginia Tech but put themselves in a similar deficit despite the victory of the Deacon duo of Tara and sophomore Katarina Reveche at the No. 3 doubles position. Favorable singles results against the Hokies were decidedly top-heavy for the Deacons as they won at both the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions. 55th ranked Sasha Kulikova took down her Virginia Tech opponent 6-4, 6-3 while Sierra Poske was able to crush her opponent 6-0, 6-3. Alas, the pair of victories was not enough for the Deacons. Reveche pushed her opponent but eventually fell in an abbreviated third-set tiebreaker. The Deacons could not find another victory and fell 5-2 in their regular season finale. Finishing the season 12-11 overall and 3-8 in the ACC, the Deacons will
Club Wake Board By Scott Wilson | Staff writer With the weather warming up and summer looming around the corner, many Wake Forest students find their thoughts drifting to soaking up the sun at the beach or the pool. Then the reality of classes, papers and exams, not to mention the fact that the ocean is several hours away, rudely disrupts the silent reverie. Wouldn’t it be great to enjoy the same experience of being around the water here at Wake? Well the club wake board/water ski program provides just that opportunity. Whether you find yourself looking to get a head start on the beaches this summer, or aren’t quite ready to give up the summer life when returning to school, club wake board has it covered. The club Wake Board and Water Ski program, in only its second year, participates in competitions as a member of the South Atlantic Conference, whose member schools span several states, from Virginia Tech all the way to Alabama. The SAC sponsors four tournaments in
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A women’s player returns in a recent game. Next up for the Deacs is Virginia Tech in the first round of ACC tourney. surely be thirsting to end the season on a higher-note. The Deacons will have a chance to redeem themselves and stop their sevenmatch losing streak while also getting some revenge as they face off once again
against Virginia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament. They face the eighth-seeded Hokies in the first round on Thursday, April 16 at 9 a.m. at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.
both the fall and spring each year, but because of travel constraints the club usually attends only two tournaments per semester. The club team also sponsors one day event each semester for non-members to enjoy a day out on the lake with professional instructors, demo equipment and lunch provided. The club wake board program is completely student run and operated. Practice scheduling, though informal, usually runs three times a week from mid-afternoon until dark. The club team practices at nearby Belews Creek, at a ski course that belongs to a family befriended by the club. Although this schedule may sound daunting, club participation varies. “We are competitive at the top, but everybody on the team just enjoys escaping from Wake’s bubble for a couple of hours and hanging out at the lake, riding in a boat and soaking in some rays,” senior Wes Riley said. “We also have people on the team that don’t even attempt to compete; we call them the ‘tanning team.’ They are more relaxed about skiing but enjoy the camaraderie.”
For such a new and relatively laid-back program, the team is good; they qualified for regionals in the fall. This is even more impressive considering that the vast majority of clubs at these events hail from big state universities. The club wake board and water ski program allows opportunities for underclassmen to participate and even attain leadership roles and experience. Recently, the club has been featured in several boating magazines and has just bought their own boat with funding from the school. The publicity has benefitted the club tremendously, allowing the team to develop relationships with the local dealership and a member of the club to be elected to the board of directors for the conference. Most importantly, club wake board and water ski allows students to escape the bubble of Wake Forest and all the pressures and work that go with it to relax and decompress with friends at the lake. If you are interested in the wake board and water ski club, contact junior president William Stewart at stewwb5@wfu. edu or sophomore vice president Zack Stone at stonzt7@wfu.edu.
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The Wake Forest men’s golf team finished third at the River Landing Intercollegiate in Wallace, N.C., on April 10-11. The Deacons found consistency in the tournament, with four players finishing in the top 20 overall. Senior Dustin Groves played solidly throughout the weekend to finish tied for fifth overall at three-under 213. On the first day Groves carded rounds of 71-70, putting him just three shots off the lead. His first day consisted of nine birdies. On Saturday, April 11, Groves couldn’t go low enough to catch N.C. State’s Matt Hill, who fired a 68 to run away with the victory at 10 under par. Groves finished fifth after a final even-par round of 72. Junior Brandon Gielow continued his solid play this year with a tie for eighth, just two shots behind Groves. This was his sixth top 10 finish of the season. On the first day, Gielow fired an evenpar 72 and a 2-under 70 that included four birdies. He matched Groves with a final round of 72 to finish two under par for the tournament. After starting the final found tied for 32nd, freshman Lee Bedford finished with a 3-under round of 69 to tie for 13th overall. Bedford had a tumultuous first round carding nine birdies but finishing the opening 36 holes at 3-over par. For the tournament Bedford had 13 birdies and finished at even-par.
This finish followed a closing 66 in the Deacons’ last tournament, the Hootie at Bulls Bay. Having a freshman coming on strong at the end of the year will be key for the Deacons as they try to make a run at the NCAA tournament. Freshman Daniel Meggs and junior Travis Wadkins each carded final rounds of 1-over par 73. Meggs made five birdies in his opening round of 70 but made three bogies and only one birdie for a round of 74 in the second round. He finished the tournament at 1-over par and tied for 19th. Wadkins struggled in the first two rounds, carding a 75 and an 81 before his final round 73. Wadkins finished 13-over and tied for 65th. As a team, the Deacs shot their second round of 2-under 286 but were unable to improve upon their third-place standing from their first two rounds. Host N.C. State entered the final round with a seven-shot lead, but they posted a 5-over 293 and were caught from behind. It was Duke who rallied to beat the Wolfpack with a final score of 14-under. Wake Forest finished in third, 10 shots back, in the 15-team field. The River Landing Intercollegiate was the Deacs’ final tournament before the ACC Championship. The Championship will be held at Uwharrie Point on the shores of Badin Lake, N.C. The course is the Old North State Club. Groves, Gielow, Wadkins, Bedford and Meggs will compete in the 56th annual ACC Championship. The Deacs’ last title came in 1989 when the tournament was held at Northgree Country Club in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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A member of the Wake Forest Wake Board and Water Ski team slaloms recently at Belews Creek.
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padded their lead, adding three unearned runs in the third inning and eight more runs in the fourth. Six of their fourth inning runs came off of junior pitcher Phil Negus, who managed to record only one out. The Wake batters struggled nearly as much as the pitchers as the Deacs managed only three baserunners prior to the ninth inning on one error, one walk and one hit batsman. Wake Forest’s only two Kledzik runs came on ninth inning RBI singles by sophomore centerfielder Steven Brooks and junior catcher Mike Murray. The Deacs’ luck didn’t improve in the second game of the twin bill as they blew a 2-0 lead in the eighth inning to lose 4-2.
Wake Forest senior starting pitcher Garrett Bullock, who had given up only three hits and one earned run in seven innings, saw his gem of an outing squandered by poor defense and relief pitching. Bullock left the game in the top of the eighth after walking the leadoff hitter only to see the very next Boston College batter make it all the way to third on a throwing error by freshman third baseman Carlos Lopez, allowing the runner who was previously on first to score. Freshman pitcher Michael Dimock then gave up a game-tying RBI double, and freshman pitcher Zach White allowed back-to-back RBI doubles to give BC the lead for good. Dimock picked up the loss, bringing his record to 3-3. Wake Forest’s two runs came on a first inning RBI single by Murray and third inning sacrifice fly by senior second baseman Dustin Hood. The Deacs finally righted the ship on Sunday, April 12 in the final game of the series in what proved to be almost a mirror image of game two
as they put together an eighth inning surge of their own to win 5-3. After falling behind 2-0 early, Wake began their comeback in the sixth inning with an RBI double by Hood. Brooks added an RBI double of his own in the seventh to tie the game, even though Stadler was thrown out at the plate on the play while trying to give the Deacs the lead.The eighth would prove to be the turning point, as Wake plated three runs. The inning started with a leadoff single by freshman shortstop Shane Kroker and a walk to Murray. Senior left fielder Weldon Woodall gave the Deacs the lead with a single that scored Kroker, and the runners advanced to second and third on the throw. An error by BC shortstop Garrett Smith allowed the final two Deacon runs of the inning to cross the plate. Boston College led off the ninth with a homerun, but they were unable to score again as White finished off the victory for Wake. The Deacs got fine pitching performances from starter senior Brad Kledzik, who gave up only one
run in four innings with three strikeouts, and from sophomore Mark Adzick, who threw 3.1 innings in relief and gave up one run. Following their conference series, the Deacons split a pair of non-conference games with North Carolina foes. On April 14, Wake Forest picked up a dramatic ninth inning comeback 8-7 win against UNCCharlotte. Wake went ahead 5-0 early, but trailed going into the bottom of the ninth before an RBI double by Woodall and a walk-off single by senior first baseman Tyler Smith gave them the victory. However, the Deacons could not stretch their winning streak to three games, as the fell 10-4 to UNC-Greensboro. The Diamond Deacs will return to ACC play with a home series against Georgia Tech April 17-19. The Deacs will again leave the conference April 19 for a game against High Point. April 24-26 the Deacs will travel to Tallahassee, Fla., for a three game stint against the Florida State Seminoles.
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If you don’t have any summer plans you’re particularly looking forward to (thanks economy for making it really difficult to find a summer job), at least you can look forward to watching all the drama-filled, cliff-hanging season finales of your favorite shows and possibly some others that will be airing new episodes during the summer.
Depending on how much you pay attention, you may or may not realize that television shows go through periods where they seem to have a couple weeks of shows “loaded” with good stuff like guest stars and plot twists. This is called “sweeps” and it’s all for the money, of course, but the viewers do benefit from this explosion of drama: we enjoy it, plain and simple. The biggest of these “sweeps,” in my humble opinion, is May sweeps, during which the majority of network shows have their season finales and cable channels often use the heightened TV attention by starting their seasons or airing über-hyped episodes of their most popular shows. Here’s a rundown of some of the favorite network shows that will be airing gripping episodes and season finales. Grey’s Anatomy (Thursdays at 9 p.m. on ABC) – With Izzie Stevens’ cancer treatment going on and MerDer’s wedding looming, there’s
going to be lots of drama at Seattle Grace in the last few episodes of the fifth season. TV bloggers and the show’s executive producer, Shonda Rhimes, are really trying to dial up the drama. Rhimes herself wrote the 100th episode, which will air on May 7, and the two-hour season finale airing on May 14. This is what we know: somebody is getting married on the May 7 episode, but Rhimes has hinted that it isn’t going to be what audiences will expect (aka it’s not going to be Meredith and Derek because the episode takes place on their wedding day and that would be way too easy for MerDer). The possibilities are Lexie and McSteamy, Owen and Christina, or Alex and Izzie. The possibility of Alex and Izzie getting married leads to the next issue: are they going to grant Katherine Heigl’s supposed wishes and remove her character from the show, presumably by killing her off? Another likely storyline/ cast change is T.R. Knight’s character George. Knight asked to be released from his contract due to lack of airtime (you have to admit it’s true), and insiders say O’Malley will do a
Grey’s Anatomy If you’ve been a much more diligent student than I have and haven’t been keeping up with shows enough this year to watch the season finales, there are some new summer shows for you to jump into. Glee (FOX) A special preview of this anticipated musical-comedy (on TV, what?!?) will air appropriately after American Idol at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19. Southland (Thursdays at 10 p.m. on NBC)– Starring The O.C.’s Benjamin McKenzie, this police procedural is supposed to be an intense, authentic take on the L.A.P.D. The Unusuals (Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on ABC) – Described as “a modern-day M*A*S*H,” the dramedy show starring Amber Tamblyn (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and Adam Goldberg should be interesting.
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copycat of Owen and become an Army surgeon and also possibly die in the process. Who’s going to get married? Will Izzie and George live another season? You’ll just have to wait and see. House (Mondays at 8 p.m. on FOX) – The last few weeks of the drama have been, well, rather dramatic. With Dr. Kutner’s suicide, Chase and Cameron’s break-up, make-up and engagement and Amber reappearing as a hallucination, it’s hard to imagine more plot twists, but I’m sure there will be. Executive producers say that audiences can anticipate lingering effects of Kutner’s suicide on the other characters. Lost (Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on ABC) – Everyone’s favorite source of WTF? moments came back with a vengeance in January and has wowed critics and fans alike with its fifth season detailing the return of “the Oceanic 6” to the island they tried so hard to leave. With the series’ end planned for next May, the writers continue to weave intricate plot lines leading up to what will surely be an outrageous finale in true Lost fashion. American Idol (Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and Wednesdays at 9 p.m.) – As of last night’s show, it’s down to the Top 7: Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey, Kris Allen, N.C. native Anoop Desai, Allison Iraheta, Matt Giraud and Lil Rounds. The final show, which will announce the latest American Idol, is set for May 20. As cable shows are known to do, many great shows are continuing their seasons into the summer. The Tudors (Sundays at 9 p.m. on Showtime) – Season 3 just recently began and is slated to have 10 episodes. With the beheading of Anne Boleyn, this season will explore King Henry’s new interest, Jane Seymour. Rescue Me (Tuesdays at 10 p.m. on FX) – After a hiatus and delay due to the writer’s strike, this favorite made its return for season 5 on April 7 and is set to air 22 episodes. What’s even better news for Rescue Me fans is that because of the delay all 22 episodes will appear in consecutive weeks, a rarity for most shows besides 24. Monk (USA) – A season premiere date has yet to be announced, but it has been confirmed that season 8 will air in Summer 2009 and that it will be the final season of the show.
Nuclear Cooooookie Crisp | Not for the faint of heart
Find your spiritual power animal through meditation Austin H. Jones Staff columnist
“Every person has an animal or animals, plant or plants, stone or stones that are associated with the vibration of their being.” This is the first line of Denise Linn’s YouTube video titled “Find Your Power Animal with Denise Linn.” It takes the viewer/listener through the process of finding his/her power animal, the unique spiritual guide within all of nature that each of us are meant to encounter and consult throughout our spirits’ individual manifestations on this earth. Like most of my best articles, this one will describe an experi-
ence that I had while trying to avoid writing my already overdue assignment; more specifically, it will entail all that I saw on my journey through the “spirit realm.” First, Denise Linn asked me to close my eyes and make sure my spine was straight and my breathing, slow. I then was prompted to transport myself mentally and spiritually to an exquisitely beautiful and peaceful place in nature. I subconsciously directed myself to the edge of a forest overlooking a hill covered in long grass cascading gradually to the bank of a serene, crystalclear river. Immediately, I got the urge to dive in. So I did. But then Denise Linn’s velveteen voice brought me back to “reality,” and I pictured myself coming back out of the water, diving in reverse slo-mo with water droplets falling gracefully back like liquid feathers to the slowly meandering river. In my short stint under the surface, however, I caught
glimpses of small, silvery fish swimming swiftly above the glossy black rocks that formed the riverbed. Denise Linn then called into existence a pervasive, thick white fog that enveloped me gingerly like cotton and perched like a cloud around my eyes. Then, by reaching with my freshly sprouted spiritual hands, I was able to sense my power animal coming through the thick, white air. I approached my power animal, still blinded by the fog, and reached my physical mental hand through the air until my fingers gently settled on the cold, damp nose of an otter. For the next 15 seconds I stared into its light brown eyes. He whispered to me, “I am you; you are me; we are each other.” We embraced and then parted. He turned his furry face as he slipped back into the soft, white, flowing sheet of mist until he disappeared. After a few moments set aside for peaceful contemplation, Denise Linn threw a
meditational curve ball into my serene little paradise. She told me to see the Sage, a wizened, grey-bearded man, coming out of the fog with both hands outstretched. In one hand, she told me, he held my power stone. In the other, she told me, he held my power plant. After a few seconds of standing face to face with the Sage, he revealed to me what was in his right hand: my power stone. A ray of sunlight from high above pierced the fog and struck his palm, showing me my power stone, obsidian. It was then that I realized I had already seen my power stone in the depths of the river; I, my stone, and my animal are inextricably linked – nay, symbiotic. All of a sudden, I remembered that the Sage was still serenely awaiting me with his other fist outstretched. It opened poetically, finger by finger, and
there, in his dark, wrinkly palm, lay a single flower bulb. A rupture appeared on the surface of the bulb, and suddenly a single sprout shot up into the air, blossoming into my power plant: lilac. After the Sage and I parted ways, Denise Linn brought me back to the false reality that is our current world; with my previously blank Word document and this never-esteemed newspaper. I have since tried to go back to Denise Linn’s mystical spirit-world – and failed. But soft! I now have my eternal, ethereal connections: the otter, obsidian and lilac. I can now catch glimpses of my own spirit in this world, this cage. They are the sources of my power in this world. I encourage you to find yours. Follow Denise Linn; she will lead you to freedom. Just put your power lantern in your power window.
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He Said | Sex for the opposite sex, same sex and every sex in-between
When is a relationship truly over? Jay Lowrey Staff columnist
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Yet another Oscar-nominated film is now available on DVD. Stephen Daldry’s The Reader was recently released on DVD. Starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, the story centers around the development of an intimate relationship between a young man and an older woman with a dark past in 1950s Germany.
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As the semester comes to a close, it’s time to think of other things coming to a close. For many of you, the relationships I helped you discover at the beginning of the semester might be becoming a little bit stale. Besides the obvious sexual issues that I touched on last week, there might be any number of things that are making your once Juliet seem a little bit more like your Aunt Pat from up the road. There are lots of things that could be causing this shift, but for the purposes of this column let’s focus on personality differences, distance issues and (of course) sex. I start out with personality differences because this is one of the first things that has ended my relation-
ships. Some have said that opposites attract, but in my experience nothing could be further from the truth. Usually guys who I really do not mesh with do not even get past the first date, but things can get sticky when everything else fits. Sometimes you just want to make things work so badly that you can’t help but force the square block into the round hole. But please learn from my mistakes and know that forcing two opposite personalities into one relationship never ever works. Sure the sex might be great, sure he might be gorgeous, but if you cringe every time he opens his mouth, then chances are you have a serious problem on your hands. Another big thing (facing the class of 2009, especially) is deciding whether to continue a relationship long distance. Any number of things could be driving you two apart. Maybe it’s study abroad, graduation, or transfer, but anyway you look at it, things can get tricky when you start adding the miles to what was once a happy relationship. First, if the separation is just for a short period, I think you should
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Commercial photographer Julian Wolkenstein’s photos have been making the Internet rounds recently due to their “hairy” content. Three years ago Wolkenstein came up with the idea of photographing horses with their “hair did,” and eventually his idea came to fruition. He eventually captured Florence, Harmony and Misty (left to right) with various ‘dos. Wolkenstein was interviewed on April 13 for The Today Show. He said he turned down offers to use the images for advertising (what he normally shoots for) in order to keep their creative nature in tact.
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Summer Chill Smoothie Summer is only a few weeks away! Want something to help make it feel just a bit closer? Make one of these icy java drinks and you’ll perk right up as you chill out. 1.5 oz Bailey’s® Irish cream 1 banana chopped 1 scoop coffee ice cream 2-3 ice cubes First pour the Baileys into the mixer / blender. Next, add the ice cream, followed by the chopped banana. Finally add the ice cubes and mix for approximately 40 seconds. Pour into a glass, put up your feet, drink slowly and chill.
ideal that all relationships are about warmth, commitment and trust, and while those are all wonderful things, this ideal ignores why humans get together in the first place – a biological urge to make babies. Hopefully most of you are not making babies at this point but regardless, our body wants to have sex. Good sex, loud sex, toe-curling sex, basically lots and lots of sex. If this is something you can’t get from your current relationship, you definitely need to start looking elsewhere. While all the things above are certainly enough reason to end a relationship, let me throw in this one caveat: give it a chance. Talk to your partner, explain what’s going on, tell him what you need and give him time to make some changes. If things still don’t improve, drop him like a hot organic chemistry class.
“He Said” is a bi-weekly column that presents one guy’s perspective on the college sex scene. You may contact him with your feedback or ideas at lowrjs7@ wfu.edu.
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We might only be young once, but at least when we are, we like to make our mark. From fashion to perspective, youth subcultures continue to influence our generation.
1. Hippies 2. Grunge 3. Emo 4. Punks 5. Geek Chic 6. Rockers 7. Gangsta 8. New Romantic/ Glam Rock 9. Greasers 10. Flappers
try to stick it out. If you are wanting to throw away a good relationship over three months of distance, then chances are there was not much there to begin with. But, when you start talking about years of separation things can get tricky. As a person in a long distance relationship myself, I am quick to advise caution when deciding whether or not to end your relationship. Long distance is hard but it has its benefits, and if your relationship is strong to begin with, chances are it can handle a little bit of separation. Sometimes you just have to say when though. If your boyfriend will be getting his PhD at Cambridge while you are stuck at the University of Nebraska, chances are a break up is in order. If the relationship is really special, you’ll find each other again someday (as the old cliché goes). Now, in my last column I talked a lot about bad sex in a relationship, but I wanted to emphasize how much bad sex can ruin a relationship. If you tried all of my tips from last week and things are still not improving, run, do not walk, to your nearest exit. I know Americans have this crazy
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Movie Review | Monsters vs. Aliens
Monsters attempts to reach older audience By Lauren Mahomes | Staff writer
Whoever popularized the notion that animated films were for kids clearly had little to no understanding of popular culture trends. For a little over a decade, animated films have been inching closer and closer to that “in-between” of demographics: a healthy dose of morality for the kiddos, familyfriendly characters (usually talking animals) and sly one-liners or allusions for adolescents who snuck into the wrong movie. Animators recently pushed the envelope by including more mature horror into the anim a t e d Monsters vs. Aliens m o v i n g picture Starring | Reese Witherspoon, Seth with the Rogen and Stephen Colbert release of Directors | Rob Letterman and Coraline Conrad Vernon this spring. Who’s it for? | Those who have While a the ability to catch subtle, discushilarious references in animated sion of the movies. parameters Running Time | 1 hr. 34 min. of the “child r e n’s” Rating | (out of 5) movie is a topic for another article, it can be said that Monsters vs. Aliens strikes B-movie gold with enough time to snare a few laughs along the way. In the end, it’s all about the marketing (lest we forgot for a moment that Hollywood was an industry). Expanding the applicable demographic for a film increases the potential viewers that come through the cherished box office. In addition to playing with the genres and adjusting the content/ message, filmmakers also target audiences by using big-name actors to voice for their animated films. Monsters vs. Aliens is surely in no short supply of any of those. Although many older viewers know, from experience, not to equate big-name actors with a well constructed animated film, this film surprisingly breaks the mold with extremely proficient casting — most characters match their actors’ prominent character role perfectly. The main cast is comprised of Reese Witherspoon as the larger than life heroine, Susan/Ginormica, Seth Rogen as the oozing B.O.B., Arrested Development’s Will Arnett as The Missing Link, Hugh Laurie as Dr. Cockroach Ph.D and The Office’s Rainn Wilson as the villain, Gallaxhar. Even the smaller roles are filled by popular names and voices such as Paul Rudd, Kiefer Sutherland, Jeffrey Tambor, Amy Poehler, Renée Zellweger, The Office’s John
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The latest flick to be part of the 3D trend is Monsters vs. Aliens, which has an all-star cast including Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson and Seth Rogen. Krasinski and Ed Helms, and, of course, Stephen Colbert as the President. Even if the hardcore name drops don’t float the boat, there are the one liners and the references – oh those references. Let’s face it; anyone above the age of 16 is not seeing that movie to be moved by the story of a submissive wife-to-be who gains her independence through the unplanned manifestation of physical strength and the friendships she fosters with four mutated, deformed and misunderstood monster friends. Oh, and they use that feel-goody family fluff to fight off an alien. The real reason you would see a movie like this is for the comedic allusions to many illustrious sci-fi hall of famers. Each of those aforementioned monsters represents the titans of B-horror/sci-fi flicks of the ‘50s including the 50-foot woman, the fly, the blob and the creature from black lagoon. The film not only mocks those characters, but also gives tribute to films from that era including Dr. Strangelove
or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. While these reach a little bit outside of our lifetimes, these are films that even if not all have seen, all have seen references to them elsewhere in more “adult” movies and can appreciate their value in animated children’s films. Not to mention, the film is in 3D. Although some recent films have chosen to use the technology in more gimmicky way that emulates a pop-up book more than reality, Monsters vs. Aliens at least attempts a practical utility to emphasize the depth of the film. Kids will love it and young adults will point out all the sexual innuendos, plot holes, and play with the 3D glasses, contemplating if they can be used as sunglasses (they can’t). Allusions, bignames and 3D technology are tricky and clever, but these tactics still leave the audience (at least the older audience) wondering why such a film deserves or requires this extra depth. Perhaps it’s a simple case of compensation . . .
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Students should try to have a healthy sleep schedule Jennifer Repucci Staff columnist
When our schedules get hectic, sleep is the first thing to go. It is no wonder college students are some of the most sleep deprived people in the United States. A study in 2001 found that only 11 percent of college students have proper sleep quality while the rest have sleep problems. This same study found that 30 percent of women and 18 percent
of men suffer from insomnia, and over half of the participants reported feeling tired in the morning. Most students know that eight hours is the recommended amount of sleep they should get in order to maintain optimal cognitive function and energy through the day; however, this can be unrealistic when you have papers to write and parties to attend. The quality of your sleep is usually more important than the quantity. How alert and rested you are the next day is a good determination of adequate sleep. Getting to bed and waking up at the same time every day is recommended for a healthy sleep schedule. If your schedule doesn’t allow you to get enough sleep,
experts recommend setting aside at least two or three days a week for a full night’s sleep. What most students do not realize is that getting plenty of sleep is one of the most important things we can do for our bodies. During sleep your brain catalogues the previous day’s events, primes your memory, and stimulates the release of hormones regulating energy, mood and mental acuteness. We experience four stages of sleep during a night. The third and fourth stages are the most critical because this is when we are in the deepest sleep. Without deep sleep, you’re more likely to get sick, feel depressed and gain weight. In stage four, most commonly referred to as the REM cycle, the brain processes memories and
emotions, which are important for learning and higher-level thought. A lack of REM sleep results in slower cognitive and social processing, problems with memory and difficulty concentrating. If students expect to do well in their classes, these processes must be functioning properly. A variety of factors can cause sleep deprivation. The most common for college students is the excessive amount of work we always leave until the last minute. An easy solution for this is less procrastination and better time management. Most recently, stimulant drugs such as Adderall have become popular with students struggling to stay awake. Adderall is a drug prescribed to individuals
with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD); however, 1 in 5 college students admit to using this drug and not having ADHD. A person with a perfectly normal frontal cortex and dopamine levels will experience a heightened sense of motivation, focus and concentration. This ability can be become addictive to many students. Students should realize that in excess, Adderall can cause insomnia, psychotic episodes, nervousness and an irregular heartbeat. Taking long naps can affect one’s ability to fall asleep at night. Naps can be beneficial if they are no longer than thirty minutes and taken in the early afternoon. Some students, especially seniors, lose sleep over thinking and worrying about gradua-
tion and their future plans. This factor is hard to control and can be helped by doing something mindless right before bed to distract you or talking with a counselor to ease one’s worries. Exercise can help establish regular sleeping patterns by making it easier to fall asleep at the end of the day; however, one should not exercise within three hours of going to bed. Exercise stimulates the body and makes it more difficult to fall asleep. Students on this campus realize the importance of a good night’s sleep, but the environment we live in makes it difficult to attain. If we are more aware of our habits and strive to make them better, not only our health, but our academic performance will greatly improve.
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Album Review | Mantis
Band innovates while keeping familiar sound Wake Traditions | In the then and now
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Umphrey’s McGee change it up with their eighth album release by slowing down their progressive rock style. By Grace Beehler | Staff writer Umphrey’s McGee released their eighth album, Mantis, on January 20, 2009, a day that signifies an epic political change in history. Like the new administration, Mantis also marks a change in pace for the band. While the album may not be of similar historic proportions, for fans of Umphrey’s, Mantis is nearly as momentous. The 10-track a l b u m harnesses the precision and musicianship that Umphrey’s is capable of into an evolutionary experience. Imbedded within the 54-minutes of heavy, ominous tones are numerous slivers of newness and hope. Maybe it is a testimony to the new political era the country just embarked upon, as the album was released on Inauguration Day. From the band’s unconventional album launch to the recording process and the tracks themselves, Mantis depicts the band’s evolution from goofy jam band to progressive rock masters. To begin, the band’s approach to the album launch encouraged listeners to buy Mantis early. The novel approach allowed fans to buy the album during a pre-sale in order to gain bonus material online. The suspense kept enthusiastic fans curious since they had yet to hear any of the new material at Umphrey’s concerts. The Chicago-based band, composed of Brendan Bayliss, Jake Cinninger, Joel Cummins, Andy Farag, Kris Myers and Ryan Stasik, strategically decided to produce an album of entirely new material. Contrary to their usual method, Umphrey’s never even tested the material while on tour. Umphrey’s is known primarily for their improvisational live shows where concert-goers hear unrecorded tracks as well as “Jimmy Stewarts,” the band’s lengthy, experimental extemporizations. Mantis, defined as both an insect with an exceptional range of vision and also the Greek word for prophet, exemplifies a major change of pace for the band: they
recorded the album over the course of about 20 months. The improvised/progressive rock band slows down and the result of this relaxed approach to recording is a slick and finessed album. The title track clocks in at nearly 12 minutes long and issues the album’s first sign of change. With his sharp and poignant vocals, Bayliss sings, “We believe there’s something here worth dying for,” demonstrating the incredible fusion of emotion and innovation. “Mantis” shows off Umphrey’s ease with transitions and progressions. This track takes the listener on an epic ride through the dark tones of Stasik’s bass to the high crescendos of Cinninger’s guitar, all linked together by Bayliss’ vocals. The following track, “Cemetery Walk,” radiates more upbeat and relaxed vibes, reminiscent of older albums, particularly Anchor Drops. Like “Mantis,” “Cemetery Walk” also takes the listener on an oscillating journey of highs and lows. Another highlight of the album is “Turn & Run.” The track, at seven and a half minutes long, mixes acoustic verses with heavily-synthesized tones, leading up to Cinninger’s remarkably coherent and razor-sharp guitar solo. “1348,” like many other tracks on Mantis, successfully manages to fuse dazzling melodies and enjoyable choruses with dark and ominous undertones. Mantis serves to connect the older, fun-loving Umphrey’s McGee with more mature and consistent tunes. It retains the progressive and improvisational nature of older albums while unearthing new and profound emotions. Mantis is deeper than any other Umphrey’s album so it would not be surprising if fans of old Umphrey’s material abandon this new album. However evolutionary Mantis may be, fans of Umphrey’s McGee know that the true test of the album’s greatness will be demonstrated during live shows. Umphrey’s McGee is always at its zenith while performing in concert. The vision and character of Umphrey’s cannot be conveyed entirely in any album, regardless of how magnificent it may be, because the band exemplifies their talent and character while in concert. Mantis is like Pandora’s Box for concert material: every track contains opportunities for the band’s trademark improvisation.
Elizabeth Garrett Contributing columnist
“You Just Can’t Hide That Deacon Pride!” The Demon Deacon: the name and man are now synonymous with Wake. However, I doubt many students, including myself prior to the writing of this article, actually know the origins of the now famous tuxedo-clad mascot. Surprisingly enough, the Deacon was born out of a simple comment by an OGB editor and an idea from the mind of an ordinary student. In the early years, back when Wake was followed by “College” rather than “University,” our mascot was simply a tiger’s head over the letters “WFC” in the traditional colors of old gold and black. While the colors certainly caught on, the tiger’s head emblem failed to maintain the same amount of popularity and only stayed with the school for about two decades. By the time the 1920s rolled around, the school was most commonly referred to as the “Baptists” or “The Old Gold and Black,” but still, something was amiss.
The university’s athletics were struggling, and the lack of a consistent mascot didn’t exactly provide the boost to school spirit that the college so desperately needed. Enter Hank Garrity. In 1923, Garrity filled the roles of football and basketball head coach, revitalizing the university’s athletic program. Under his leadership, the football team went on to claim three consecutive winning seasons. The basketball team claimed a 33-14 combined record for two seasons, quite a success given the team’s previous records. These improvements were without a doubt impressive, but the most influential win came in 1923 when the university’s football team defeated their rival Trinity College, the present-day (and still despised) Duke University. Following the game, the editor of the school newspaper referred to the team as “Demon Deacons” in honor of what he deemed their “devilish” play. The title was so well liked by Henry Belk, Wake Forest’s news director, and Garrity himself, that the two adopted it as the main adjective in describing the university’s athletics. The popularity of the term quickly grew. 1923 leaves us with a name, but what about the man behind the name? Whose idea was it to dress up as an actual “Deacon” in likeness of the men who served as deacons in Baptist churches? That question would be answered almost 20 years later when Jack Baldwin, class of ‘43, and his fellow fraternity
brothers decided to take the initiative and create their own representation of the Deacon. Baldwin gives the following account: “Some of my fraternity brothers and I were just sitting around one evening, and came to the agreement that what Wake Forest needed was someone dressed like a deacon – top hat, tails, a black umbrella and all that. We wanted him to be more dignified than other mascots, sort of like an old Baptist Deacon would dress.” The idea came to fruition in 1941, when Baldwin donned an old tuxedo and top hat and led the football team onto the field while riding the Carolina ram. Much to Baldwin’s surprise, what was initially intended to be a joke became a tradition. Ever since that day 68 years ago, the university’s teams have been introduced and cheered on by the “Demon Deacon.” Over the years, the Demon Deacon has evolved into a uniquely legendary figure within the collegiate world, becoming a symbol of an institution known for both athletic and academic success. Whether you’re actually inside the suit or prefer to show your spirit with that famous Deacon scowl plastered upon your shirt, car or even your cheek, there’s no denying the pride elicited by our mascot. From Tigers to Baptists to Demon Deacons, the university’s mascot has made quite the journey, but the end result? A figure synonymous with spirit, tenacity and an unwavering affection for our “Mother so dear.”
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Graduate student Jonathan Newman, junior Leigh McDonald, senior Katie Corpening and freshman Ryan Youngerman performed in the Spring String Fling on April 15.
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Event Preview | Secrest Artist series
Acclaimed quartet and pianist end Secrest season By Samantha Hoback | Staff writer
The Secrest Artists Series will conclude its 2008-2009 season with performances by the Takacs String Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin at 7:30 p.m. on April 16 in Brendle Recital Hall. The Takacs String Quartet appeared in the 2000-2001 Secrest Artists series, and Hamelin appeared in the 2006-2007 season. The Takacs String Quartet was formed in 1975 in Budapest, Hungary, and is now based at the University of Colorado in Boulder, where the group has helped to develop a string program emphasizing chamber music. The ensemble has a contract with Hyperion Records and has received several Grammy Award nominations. In 2005, the Takacs’ recording of the Late Quartets by Beethoven won Disc of the Year and Chamber Award from BBC
Music Magazine, a Gramophone Award and a Japanese Record Academy. In 2007, the group performed “Everyman” at Carnegie Hall with Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. The group consists of only two original members, violinist Károly Schranz and cellist András Fejér, both of whom are from Hungary. Edward Dusinberre, the British violinist, joined in 1993, and Geraldine Walther, the American violist, joined in 2005. Each year, the group’s tour includes 90 concerts worldwide, from concerts in Austria and New Zealand to appearances in Japan and Korea. This season, the Takacs String Quartet will perform at venues in Germany, England, Austria, France, Italy and Puerto Rico. In addition to their performance at the university, the group’s tour includes concerts
at several other college campuses in the United States, including Wabash College in Indiana, the University of Chicago and Brown University. The second performer, MarcAndré Hamelin, is a pianist from Montreal. Like the Takacs String Quartet, he also has a contract with Hyperion Records and has received eight Grammy Award nominations. Hamelin is a member of the Royal Society of Canada, which recognizes outstanding men and women for their contributions to the arts and sciences; he has also received the international record award in Cannes, and in 1985 he won the Carnegie Hall International Competition of American Music. Hamelin’s 2008-2009 season includes recitals throughout Europe, including concerts in Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain and Turkey. He has also performed in the Aspen Music Festival, the Min-
nesota Beethoven Festival and the International Keyboard Festival at Mannes College in New York City. In March 2009, Hamelin collaborated with many talented musicians to celebrate the 60th anniversary season of the Pro Musica Society of Montreal. Hamelin currently resides in Boston. The concert on April 16 features the music of Schumann, Bartok and Haydn. Prior to the performance, Scott Klein, associate professor of English and connoisseur of chamber music, will present a brief pre-performance talk at 6:40 in Scales 208. After the performance, both the Takacs String Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin will be available for a brief question and answer session followed immediately by autographs in the lobby. Admission is free for students, faculty and staff.
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Takacs String Quartet returns to the university to once more perform in the Secrest Artist Series.
College Couture | Looking good without breaking the bank
Spring trends this year range from über-prep to hippie chic Caroline Hallemann Staff columnist
Jumpsuits and rompers are ugly. There, I said it. Maybe I’m insulting the fashion gods of the season, but to be perfectly honest, I don’t care what Vogue or Instyle says. If you wear them, I will laugh at you. Not to mention, I feel like most other people here would too. Why on Earth would you want to wear an outfit that requires you to strip down to your birthday suit in order to go to the bathroom? As a cost-conscious per-
son, I understand the advantages of buying one piece and having an instant outfit. However, I lean toward a simple dress rather than something you can only wear once in a blue moon because it makes such a bold statement. Before I end this rant and get off my soap box, I need only to say that whoever decided to revive harem pants must be on something. Either that or pathologically obsessed with ‘90s hip-hop. Keeping it MC Hammer style, “Don’t touch those” unless you are desperately trying to have large legs and tiny ankles. Now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, I actually love that everything old can be new again in fashion; as spring has finally arrived on campus, I can’t help but feel like I’ve gone back to the time of mop-tops and free love. While the university’s general population may see the brand’s colorful patters and simple shapes as a staple come football season, you may be surprised that the Lilly Pulitzer we know and love
only came back onto the market in the mid-’90s. Popularized in the 1960s by then first lady Jackie Kennedy, the brand took on a life the name’s sake owner could never have imagined. Arising from a way to camouflage juice stains on dresses, the brand’s signature bright colors and interesting patterns were must-haves in preppy society circles until her retirement in the early 1980s when she shut down the business. The world went without Lilly for 10 years, quite a long time in the fashion world. The brand finally came back under new ownership, revamped for the modern socialite with sleek new silhouettes and more solid color ensembles for every season, not just summer. This time around every aspect of your life can be Lilly-fied, as her home collection launched in 2006 and a new stationary and gift line came out just this year. If you have the cash, Lilly Pulitzer clothing is available both online and at Monkee’s in Reynolda Village. For those of us needing a
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Lilly fix without the price-tag, swoozies.com carries the brand’s new gift line for a price broke college students can swallow a bit more easily. If prep isn’t exactly the word you would choose to describe yourself, don’t worry. “Hippie chic” is a term becoming more prominent in fashion vernacular and has come to be available for every budget. However, even if your inner love child is dying to come out, I recommend limiting this trend to one piece per outfit. I know it’s pretty easy to get carried away with this one, but the goal is to give the trend a modern twist, not look like you just stumbled onto campus after a weekend at Woodstock. Try a hippie style headband with a sleek tank and high-waisted skirt. With thrift stores offering an endless supply of vintage clothes, you can look stylish for the price of your Starbucks and help keep clothes out of landfills. Two things I think the counterculture would approve.