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Strategic plan draft released to university

By Liza Greenspun | News editor

The preliminary draft of the Strategic Plan for the entire university was put online for all university members to read Oct. 29.

In order to write the plan, Provost Jill Tiefenthaler read and compiled main ideas from each of the 78 individual strategic plans that were composed during the 2006-’07 academic year.

These 78 plans covered diverse interests of the university as they came from different groups including Student Government, various academic departments and the library.

Tiefenthaler compiled all of this information into one 16-page document,

organized to highlight the five major priorities that were developed by the University Planning Council in summer 2006.

These priorities are: Build academic programs of nationally recognized excellence; enhance faculty distinction; attract talented, diverse student body and build exceptional young leaders of character and service; create a richer sense of community and strengthen connections to communities beyond campus.

Through these five priorities, the overall theme throughout the Strategic Plan seems to be gaining national recognition for the university, as well as improving its social and academic qualities for both students and faculty.

Build Academic Programs of Nation- intellectual inquiry and innovation ally Recognized Excellence among faculty and students and the wider community; the Integrative Science InstiUnder this first priority, the Strategic tute for Learning and Discovery, which Plan suggests will foster multhat throughtidisciplinary To read the complete out the next 10 collaboration years, four new and education preliminary draft of the Strategic interdisciplinand provide Plan, log onto ary institutes will administrative be established at support for http://ogb.wfu.edu/. the university, potential cenincluding the ters in various Institute for fields of science; Public Engagement, which will help and the Institute for Entrepreneurship build new connections to the broader and Social Enterprise, will envelop all community; the Institute for Issues of current entrepreneurship programs and Conscience and Voice, which will foster encourage innovative thinking and action

toward the creation of value.

This priority also proposes the creation of Crossroads Centers, which will be nationally recognized interdisciplinary research centers under the above institutes to attract external funding and scholars.

Other goals for building academic recognition include creating a nationally recognized mentoring program and enhancing business education through improved collaboration between the Babcock School of Management and the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, which is already under way with the realignment of the two

See Plan, Page A8

Vandalism Author highlights conflict in Middle East spurs speakout by students

By Chantel O’Neal | Contributing writer

By Molly Nevola | Staff writer

The recent allegations of vandalism involving hate crimes made on the university sponsored trip to Annapolis during fall break weekend have caused one student in particular to speak out in protest of the crime and discriminating messages, and work to resolve this issue at the heart of the problem.

Sophomore Duabhav Lee came up with the idea to host a resolution meeting this Nov. 1, comprised of various student leaders who will discuss the facts and identify what, if any, underlying issues derived from the incident may be harmful to the university’s reputation.

“In organizing this meeting, I hope that the university will see that as students we recognize such incidents are important enough to be addressed and in a tactful and considerate manner,” Lee said.

Lee said that during the meeting she would like to show how the university’s reputation is at stake since it is already under pressure for the lack of diversity on campus and to facilitate discussion surrounding this important topic.

Although the racial and anti-gay epithets were only allegations, Lee said such allegations can be detrimental to the recruitment and retention of future students.

“I hope that at the end of the meeting, the student leaders will come up with an action plan, possibly a committee similar to the Honors and Ethics Council to monitor such incidents, but most importantly work with the administration to stimulate a continuous social dialogue in the classroom,” Lee said.

The intent of the meeting is to address the severity of the charges made against the students involved and to collectively decide what measure, if any, should be taken.

“There is no intention to marginalize the student involved in any way,” Lee said. “The most important thing to me is dialogue.”

The university welcomed Vali Nasr, one of the world’s leading experts on the Islamic world and politics, as he spoke about one of the most important struggles facing the Muslim world.

Nasr’s lecture, held at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 in Wait Chapel, was based on his latest book The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future.

The division between the Shiites and the Sunnis, two religious sects, may seem insignificant, but has proven to be a central theme in the Middle East. This has become a defining factor for the future of Iraq, and in many ways for the region as well. “What began in Iraq has become much larger than Iraq,” Nasr said. “The sectarianism and conflict is not confined to within the borders of one country; it has rapidly spread through the Muslim world, and is continuing to do so.”

Nasr believes that the debate is less about religion or doctrinal differences and more about the desire for recognition and power in Iraq. The dispute between the Shiites and the Sunnis is 1,400 years old; however, the United States expedited it and enabled a major power shift in the country of Iraq by removing Saddam Hussein. The once Sunni-led dictatorship was replaced with an elected government, and the Shia majority has realized it is no longer restrained. This is what Nasr refers to as the “Shia Revival.”

The Shia-Sunni conflict is both old and new. Its origins can be traced back through history, but it is currently interacting with and affecting other issues in the region. “It’s the point at which the oldest conflict in the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli conflict, converged with the newest conflict in the Middle East, which is the sectarian conflict in Iraq,” Nasr said.

By comparing it to the divide between Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians, Nasr was able to better explain the ongoing dispute between the Shiites and the Sunnis. Like Catholics and Protestants, the Shiites and Sunnis agree on the majority of their beliefs, but they disagree on how to approach them. The two also share a similar “history of competition, conflict and rivalry,” according to Nasr.

With conflicts escalating, understanding Islam’s

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Vali Nasr talks about the modern conflict between the Shiites and the Sunnis and its significance to the war in Iraq and the future of the Middle East. role in politics is becoming more and more important. Nasr was able to help with that understanding by making the public more aware and concerned with one of our country’s greatest challenges. By explaining the history of the problem, as well as the present conditions, Nasr provided a necessary framework.

“I came because I don’t really feel like I know that much about it, and it is becoming a really important issue in the world,” sophomore Kelly Laffey said. “I’m actually taking the Iraqi-Israeli course here, and I just think the whole thing is very interesting. I didn’t know much about what was going on until listening to him speak tonight.”

Nasr’s lecture was the first of what is hoped to be a series of religious speakers and symposiums.

The lecture was sponsored by the department of religion. However, the lecture series on religion and politics will be organized and planned by an interdisciplinary group of professors and leaders from various departments.

“Vali Nasr is one of the leading experts in the US on Shi’i politics and a fantastic speaker,” said Michelle Browers, assistant professor of political science and one of the event organizers. “He was our first choice among the list of experts we considered, and I think we are very fortunate to have him at our university.”

Librarian of Congress addresses campus community Undergrads’ research draws recognition

By Claire O’Brien | Contributing writer

Carrying the university ceremonial mace, David Coates, Worrell professor of Anglo-American Studies, led the faculty procession into Wait Chapel Oct.30, signaling the opening of the 2007 Fall Convocation.

After a welcome by University President Nathan O. Hatch, The Jon Reinhardt Award for Distinguished Teaching was presented to Stewart Carter, chair of the department of music. Carter received a standing ovation from the audience, and was praised by Deborah Best, dean of the college, as a “rock star” of his profession.

Ellen Kirkman, professor of mathematics, received the Donald O. Schoonmaker Award for Community Service.

Sally Smith (‘75) and Jared Rashford (MAEd ‘00) received Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching

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Faculty congregate outside Wait Chapel after the convocation ceremony where several members were recognized.

Awards, given annually to university alumni who are exemplary classroom teachers. Smith began the Applewood Community Initiative, which brings together parents, students and teachers in an effort to help under-

achieving students from the same community.

The Wake Forest Concert Choir delivered a rendition of Jubilate De, under the direction of conductor Brian Gorelick, associate professor of music.

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Police Beat

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Spotlight

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Welcome to the West End A journey into the undiscovered West End of Winston-Salem, featuring food and fashion via foot travel.

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Charlene Cerutti, associate dean and judicial officer, recognized students from the Judicial Council, the Honor and Ethics Council and the Board of Investigators and Advisors for their contributions to the university tradition of honor, justice and responsibility.

Provost Jill Tiefenthaler introduced the new full time faculty of 2007-’08. She welcomed the “fresh perspectives” they bring to the university community.

The highlight of the convocation was the presence of author and historian James Billington, who has served as the Librarian of Congress since 1987. Under his direction, the “American Memory” National Digital Library was created, providing free and easy on-line access to 11 million historical items.

Billington’s leadership has been

An undergraduate independent research symposium featuring studies in all disciplines was attended by crowds of parents and community members alike the afternoon of Oct. 26 in conjunction with Family Weekend.

Highlighting nearly 100 students with presentations on topics that ranged from chemistry to political science to music, the symposium featured a mix of oral and posterboard presentations on topics topics as the study of brain neurons in honeybees, an interpretation of the Greensboro massacre, the reasons behind the ongoing abortion debate and the emotional reactivity of people who are deprived of food for a certain period of time.

See Convocation, Page A8

See Symposium, Page A3

Sports | B1 Black & Gold Greatness The annual Black & Gold scrimmage showcases the 2007-’08 team, drawing enough fans to be turned away by the fire marshal.

By Molly Nevola | Staff writer

Opinion | A6 Sporting Goods Merski pontificates on a range of issues that are happening in regards to athletics at the university.

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Brieflies L.E.A.D. applications for freshmen and sophomores due Nov. 2 Leadership, Excellence, Application and Development applications are available for interested freshmen and sophomores.

Information and applications are available in the Office of Student Development Benson 317 or at www.wfu.edu/campuslife/development.

Football game day packages available for UVA, Clemson games WAKE Invasion Bus Trips are on sale now at the Benson Ticket Office. The UVA trip is Nov. 3 and the Clemson trip is Nov. 10. Cost is $30 per trip, including round trip transportation to the game, box lunch and a game ticket.

Trips departs from campus five hours before game time and returns one hour after the game ends. Cash, check, MasterCard/Visa and Deacon Dollars are accepted. Contact the Benson Ticket Office at Ext. 4265.

Office of Career Services to hold Graduate and Professional Day The Office of Career Services is sponsoring Graduate and Professional School Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 8 in Benson 401.

Over 90 schoools from across the country representing a variety of disciplines will attend.

Contact the Office of Career Services at Ext. 5902.

Application process for summer service trips underway Interested in helping street children in Brazil or volunteering in an orphanage in Russia? If so, come to an International Service Trip Information Session to learn about the Wake Forest service trips that will take place at the beginning of the 2008 summer break.

The info session will be at 5 p.m. Nov. 7 in Pugh Auditorium. Applications for the service trips are currently available outside Benson 345 and are due to Benson 317 by 5 p.m. on Nov. 6.

Contact Brighid Jensen at jensenbm@wfu.edu or Ext. 4549 for more information.

Alpha Kappa Psi to Hold “Dress for Success” Fundraiser From Nov. 5-16, the Gamma Delta chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi will have boxes available in buildings aross campus to collect new or nearly new (and clean) professional shoes and jewelry, unopened cosmetics, hosiery and briefcases. Of particular need are size eight shoes and higher.

Study abroad scholarship applications now being accepted The Department of German and Russian is accepting applications for the W. D. Sanders Scholarships for intensive language study in Germany or Austria.

The deadline for applications is Nov. 26.

Applications can be obtained from the departmental administrative assistant, Tara Ogletree, in Greene 327.

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OGB, Student recognized at ACPs Old Gold & Black staff report

of next year’s competition as well. “It’s encouraging to get a nod of approval from the professional The Old Gold & Black and The Student were world for the progress that we’ve made so far with recognized with several awards at the Associated the site,” Guth said.

Collegiate Press National Col“The Student has changed lege Media Convention held Oct. a lot over the past three years 24-28 in Washington, D.C. that I’ve worked with it, and I’m “We’re always striving to The Student was one of 14 recipecstatic that our hard work has ients of the Online Pacemaker. turned out well for us.” improve our coverage of diSubmissions for the award The ACP Pacemaker is often versity and address diversity were made in February of 2007, referred to as the “Pulitzer of issues and tolerance on cam- collegiate journalism,” and cat31 finalists were announced over the summer and the winners were egories exist in newspaper, yearpus. The piece that McLean announced Oct. 27 during the book, magazine and online. wrote was really impacting convention.

The Online Pacemaker is the and inspiring and we’re all Senior Mary Beth Ballard, editor newest category, established in very proud.” in chief of the The Student, and 1995. senior Kristen Guth, creative Old Gold & Black senior staff Caitlin Kenney director, were on hand to accept cartoonist Will Warren received Editor in chief the award. the first place Cartooning Award The Student received the award for his comic strip “Lummox” not for the current Web site design, and a $500 prize. but for the previous design of the site, which was Warren has been working for the Old Gold & changed at the beginning of this semester. The staff Black since his freshman year, contributing editohopes their new design will place them at the top rial cartoons on a weekly basis. Warren started his

strip “Lummox,” in the fall of 2006. This is not Warren’s first national award, as he won the John Locher Memorial Award in 2006 for his editorial cartoons.

“It’s nice to see Will get recognized for his hard work,” said Editor in Chief Caitlin Kenney. “He is so talented.

When judges look at our paper at these national conventions, a lot of times we get asked if his cartoons are syndicated.

The judges are always shocked when we say they are drawn by a student.”

Former Old Gold & Black reporter McLean Robbins, ’07, received an Honorable Mention in the “Story of the Year: Diversity” category. Robbins’ story “Bridging the Gender Gap,” was published in the Nov. 10, 2006, issue of the Old Gold & Black and profiled a transgender student on campus.

“I’m really proud that the OGB had a finalist in this category,” Kenney said.

“We’re always striving to improve our coverage of diversity and address diversity issues and tolerance on campus.

The piece that McLean wrote was really impacting and inspiring and we’re all very proud.”

CBS newsman Bob Schieffer speaks about politics

By Kevin Koehler | Online editor

About a thousand people came out on a cold, rainy night Oct. 18 to hear longtime CBS newsman Bob Schieffer speak at Wait Chapel for the Voices of Our Time series. The well-known journalist also spent most of the day on campus, taking the time to converse with students, faculty and local reporters.

“I’m really sorry (my wife) couldn’t be here. She thinks nobody comes to these things,” Schieffer said at the start of the 7 p.m. talk. After a few moments, the 70-year-old stepped away from the podium and walked to the front of the stage, where he stood for most of the event, speaking without notes in his calm, distinctive drawl. Schieffer began by recalling a number of humorous anecdotes from his 50 years covering national politics.

There was the time as a rookie reporter when Helen Thomas convinced him to accost former President Richard Nixon at a White House church service with an uncomfortable question.

“Helen told me, ‘Nobody told you not to go up there, shake hands with the president and ask him some questions,’” Schieffer said.

There was the time he arranged a one-question “exclusive interview” for Walter Cronkite with former President Gerald Ford on the new flu shot – over the strong objections of then-White House Chief of Staff Dick Cheney. It was “the biggest scoop I ever got,” he said. And there was the time as a boy he went to a Lyndon Johnson rally in Texas, when the future president was campaigning for the U.S. Senate. “The politician, for me, who had the most impact (on my life), was Lyndon Johnon,” Schieffer said. LBJ flew in on a helicopter, gave a rousing speech, then threw his hat to the delighted crowd as he climbed in the chopper and flew away. Years later, Schieffer met a Congressman whose job back then had been to catch the

hat, run behind the helicopter and return it to the candidate. “Lyndon Johnson was the tightest man on the face of the earth,” Schieffer recalled him saying.

Politics and fun Schieffer also called for specific Washington reforms during his talk.

“I love to tell (the LBJ) story, not just because I love to hear it,” he said. “It so underlines the politics of that day and the politics today. Politics used to be a lot of fun.”

He pointed to the rise of professional consultants as well the increased importance of fundraising and television as the root of a “broken” political system.

“I can’t remember a single commercial from the last presidential campaign. You know what, I’m glad that I can’t. Because it has nothing to do with the politics of the world,” he said. “I think, frankly, we can do better than that.”

Schieffer said he most wished for an end to the primary system for selecting presidential candidates, which makes money too important. Instead candidates should be picked at national conventions that really mattered. “It would put spontaneity back into politics, fun back to politic and people would watch.”

He further called for the end of the Electoral College, in which a few states have overwhelming influence, as well as an independent commission to fairly draw Congressional district lines, which are presently drawn mostly to keep few seats competitive.

“The Congress has become an incumbent protection society,” he said.

Schieffer then turned briefly to current events. He named Hillary Clinton a near sure bet to win the Democratic presidential nomination and the Republican race too murky to see a frontrunner.

On Iraq, “When we thought Saddam

Christopher Browder, ‘06, returns to the university at 8 p.m. Nov. 1 for a free concert in Shorty’s. His band, Mansions, is a one-man band consisting of Browder.

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Bob Schieffer shares stories about his lengthy career in journalism and discusses his views on current political issues.

Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, I thought the President had no alternative but going in and disarming him,” he said. A speedy and complete withdrawal of American troops he declared impractical and unwise. “It becomes a question about the neighborhood … Disengaging from Iraq is going to be a much more difficult thing.” He later commented that democracy grows only from within and cannot be imposed.

“The situation in Iran is extremely bad,” he added. “Iran is determined to build a nuclear weapon, I don’t think there’s any question about it … We’re going to have to find some way to try to isolate them and convince them.”

“What did I learn?”

In closing, Schieffer elucidated what he said he’s learned in his five decades as a journalist – the importance and power of peaceful American ideals.

“When we think about national security, we want to remember what really is the core of our strength,” he said. “It’s not weapons.” The Cold War was won when people in the east looked across the Iron Curtain and saw a better way of life.

Schieffer continued, “America has the most influence and leads best when it leads by example.” He called the 1964 Civil Rights Act the best foreign policy move we’ve every made because the world saw clearly who we were and understood our ideals. That’s how we most effectively use power.

“But to do that, we have to practice what we preach,” he said. “We don’t need secret prisons in our form of government. We don’t need torture.”

The audience interrupted with applause, perhaps the most enthusiastic of the night. “Always remember, it is American values that are the core of See Scheiffer, Page A4

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• University Police responded Oct. 27 to a call about an individual passed out between Parking Lot Z1 and Martin Residence Hall. Officers found a 15-year-old campus visitor, who had consumed alcohol with her sister, a student who was also under the legal drinking age. Police called their parents, who picked both up. Information about the incident was provided to Harold Holmes, associate vice president and dean of student services.

Theft •A desktop office organizer valued at $30 was reported stolen between 5 p.m. Oct. 19 and 8:30 a.m. Oct. 22 from an unsecured office in Reynolda Hall.

•A laptop computer belonging to the university was reported stolen between 9 p.m. Oct. 17 and

11 p.m. Oct. 21 from a secured room in Babcock Residence Hall. There were no signs of forced entry.

•A secured bicycle valued at $350 was reported stolen between 8 p.m. Oct. 22 and 5:30 p.m. Oct. 23 from a bike rack at Benson University Center.

•Office supplies and personal items valued at $20 were reported stolen from a secured office between 4:30 p.m. Oct. 24 and 8 a.m. Oct. 25 in Reynolda Hall. There were no signs of forced entry.

•A university identification card left unattended on a table was reported stolen Oct. 25 from the Pit. The card was deactivated.

•A wallet and contents valued at $170 were reported stolen between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Oct. 24 from a Tribble Hall office after a credit card company notified the owner someone was attempting to make purchases with her credit card.

•A cell phone and portable GPS navigation system valued together at $539 were reported stolen

between 4:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. Oct. 27 from an unlocked vehicle parked at Reynolda Village.

•A credit card left unattended was reported stolen between 6:50 p.m. and 7:50 p.m. Oct. 28 in a Poteat House bathroom.

Miscellaneous • University Police responded Oct. 27 to a call from a resident at Student Apartments and found a Winston-Salem man at her door, intoxicated and lost. Police issued a trespass warning and escorted the man off campus.

University Police responded to 62 calls from Oct. 22-28, including 12 incidents and investigations and 50 service calls.

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LEAD fosters student leaders Symposium: Various

Organization implements studentinitiated changes

Welker. then prepared to be leaders in difThe directors are responsible for ferent parts of the Wake commudesigning a theme for the program, nity – their chosen arena of campus recruiting and interviewing poten- life,” Ford said. tial participants, coordinating the Personal leadership style is overnight retreat, selecting the another emphasis of the program. topics and finalizing logistics for the Each participant takes a MyersBy Lauren Dayton | Contributing writer service project and lab sessions.

Brigg Personality Inventory and The lab sessions, which make up then learns how to apply it to Over two decades ago, 25 students participated in the original the bulk of the program, last an develop effective leadership.

“We talk about many different LEAD program, which was directed hour and a half and have different styles of being a leader and we show entirely by Mike Ford, director of themes in leadership.

Themes include as “Ethics and how you can be a leader, even if it student development, who estabValues in Leadership,” “Diversity is as the person behind the scenes,” lished the program in response to in Leadership,” and “Conflict Man- Avery said. In addition to her role similar emerging leader programs agement.” The emphasis in labs, led as LEAD student director, Avery at other schools. is a member of The LEAD program, which stands by the directors and mentors, is on participation the crew team for Leadership, Excellence, Appli- and discusand president cation and Development, is a lead- sion. of Innuendo, a “We talk about many different ership training program designed In conjuncco-ed a cappella styles of being a leader and we specifically tion with the group. each She, like the show you can be a leader, even for freshmen labs, other student and sopho- group of seven if it is as the person behind the directors, was mores to help students meets scenes” throughout both a LEAD them further the program Melinda Avery participant their personal to develop and a student Senior, LEAD Student Director development proposals as mentor. LEAD as potential to how to also introduces improve or its participants leaders.

Ford’s goal enhance the quality of life in the to other future leaders. “I worked Avery with a great group,” Welker said. in creating university community.

These proposals can address aca“Out of that small group of seven LEAD was to keep the program fresh and relevant demic, social or facilities improve- people came a director of Hit the ments. Last year the LEAD pro- Bricks and two Student Governthrough student involvement.

There are now four student direc- gram proposed the now-imple- ment executives. LEAD truly is a tors, in conjunction with the Office mented DeaconExpress Shuttle launch pad.” Welker is an advisor to the Board of Investigators and of Student Development, that over- to football games.

Other proposals have included the Advisors, a chair on the Hit the see the 70 student participants and semester in Washington program , Bricks committee and a member of their 20 student mentors.

The 70 participants are divided of which the pilot program of 20 the Mortar Board National Senior into groups of seven and paired with students taking classes and holding Honor Society.

Darin Jay Hill, ‘91, Executive two mentors, who guide that par- internships in Washington D.C. ticular group throughout the pro- was last spring, and the campus Vice President of Titan Health shuttle.

Corporation, is an example of the gram, which At the end long-term success of the LEAD this year has of each LEAD program. a Wild West “The LEAD program tenets are program, all When he participated in the theme. still applicable for me today, in the proposals LEAD program as a freshman there The nonare placed in were half as many participants, but real and practical ways.” credit, co-cura booklet and the same emphasis on learning leadDarin J. Hill ricular course sent to the ership techniques in order to apply Executive Vice President of Titan lasts 10 weeks Student Gov- the university’s academic education Health Corporation, ‘91 during the ernment and in meaningful ways.

Ken Zick, vice spring semes“The LEAD program tenets are president of still applicable for me today, in real ter. student life. and practical ways,” Hill said.

Past themes This think-tank atmosphere have included, “Running down a LEAD applications for spring Dream” and “The Road Less Trav- exemplifies how LEAD seeks to 2007 are due to Benson 317, no develop leadership qualities that eled.” later than 5 p.m. Nov. 1. A $25 The four directors, includ- last beyond the 10-week course.

“It identifies and develops a registration fee is required for appliing seniors Melinda Avery, Steve cohort of student leaders that are cations.

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Rebecca Alexander, associate professor of chemistry, said that the sessions displaying research most likely originated in the sciences.

In years past the chemistry department and others such as biology put on departmental poster sessions on and off, typically at the end of the summer to display summer research, she said.

At the end of summer 2006, a few professors in the chemistry department expanded this to include any summer student who wanted to present research as either a poster or oral presentation.

“This year we decided to expand further and do it during the academic year when more students and faculty could be included,” Alexander said.

“We thought Family Weekend might be a nice time so students could show off their work to their parents.”

Junior David Rosile, a physics major from Pickerington, Ohio, said he got involved with his research project simply by asking Martin Guthold, associate professor of physics, if he needed any help.

“He explained the projects he was working on to me, and I started doing research my second semester freshman year,” Rosile said.

Rosile is currently working on his project, which is about halfway completed, to find aptamers that will bind to certain target proteins — such as proteins found in breast cancer cells — so that they can be used to deliver medicine directly to the affected area of the body.

Rosile said it is very rewarding to solve problems that have not already been solved.

“It’s refreshing to use the knowledge and skills I have developed in my classes towards a specific goal,” he said.

“I like knowing that my work will help fight disease.”

Senior Christina Chauvenet, a political science major, decided to study Brazilian public health policy, more specifically, the role of community health care workers in diagnosing childhood cancer.

Her idea for the project began with a simple interest in Brazil.

“I had lived in Argentina in high school and wanted to spend more time in South America,” she said.

“After taking some Latin American politics classes Brazil seemed intriguing culturally and politically.”

After looking into various grants to facilitate her desire for graduate school, Chauvenet received the Pro Humanitate grant from the university and was able to study in Brazil for eight weeks this past summer.

Under the direction of her adviser, Jeanne Simonelli, professor of anthropology, Chauvenet returned and wrote a summary of her experience and work, a five-month process, that has now been submitted for publication to the Journal for Latin American Studies.

Chauvenet said her favorite part of the study was how much she learned about researching on her own and dealing with unanticipated problems in the field.

Chauvenet also said that she enjoyed the complete immersion she experienced in Recife, Brazil.

“My Portuguese improved rapidly out of necessity, and I was able to intimately experience Brazilian culture through my friends and host family,” she said.

Junior Eric McAnally, a chemistry and mathematics major from Reedsville, Penn., began working in the chemistry lab on campus for the duration of his summer session this past year.

Alongside his adviser, Ronald Noftle, professor of chemistry, McAnally studied the potential of a polymer film as an ionic or conduction interface in Li ion systems.

“My favorite part was gaining hands-on experience in the lab,” McAnally said “Sitting in lecture is a valuable resource but there is no substitute for being able to apply what you have learned in actual, laboratory scenarios.”

Sophomore Andrew Collins, a biology major, took a Tropical Ecology course in Peru this past summer with Miles Silman, associate professor of biology, and decided that he wanted to do more research on the topics of species’ responses to climate change.

Collins used data on current distributions of species in the Peruvian forest’s dominant tree genus Weinmannia.

He also used projections for their distributions in other climate scenarios.

He then assessed extinction rates and made relationships between physiological characters and risk of extinction.

Collins concluding that it is important to mitigate climate change and to factor human land use into scenarios of species responses.

“My favorite part about doing it was the fact that I was able to take everything I learned and experienced over the summer in Peru, and turn it into my own work with results representative of the effects of global climate change.”

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Diwali reaches out to community in Festival of Lights

By Caitlin Brooks | Contributing writer

The stage in Brendle Recital Hall glows white in the darkness, the product of hundreds of tiny white light bulbs strung along its front.

A slight buzz of chatter and excitement fills the hall as shapes move around the darkened stage.

The shadows of bright sari-clad dancers flicker in and out of sight and the tinkling of minute bells and bangles lends a mysterious and positive feel to the surroundings.

Diwali 2007 is underway.

The Diwali Festival, or Deepavali as it is sometimes called, is the Indian equivalent of our New Year. It is held during the first week of November, so this year’s Oct. 27 festival at the university is a bit premature.

Diwali is the Indian “Festival of Lights” and is an essential celebration in the Hindu faith.

Traditionally, clay lanterns are lit to symbolize good conquering evil and fireworks displays are common.

Because fireworks would be impractical in the middle of campus, Asian Student Interest Association, coupled with the Indo-U.S. Cultural Association of Winston-Salem, organized a dance performance in conjunction with local dance schools to celebrate the rich culture of India.

“Wake Forest has hosted Diwali for the past few years and it is always exciting for the college to reach out to the community and coordinate events,” said senior Parul Patel, member of ASIA. “This show not only gets Wake Forest out in the community, but it is the one event where all the Indians in the Winston-Salem area combine forces with ASIA on campus to bring diversity on campus,” Patel said.

“It is the event that exposes college students to Indian traditions and foods and expands the horizons of college students.”

Performers ranged in age from pre-school to graduates and the acts had similar variance.

The first event was an opening prayer performed

by Shobha Gaddamanugu, Uma Manjunath and

Suhhashini Arimilli, all of whom are members of IUCA. The successive performances were themed around popular Bollywood and Hollywood films.

One particularly memorable number featured several students of local pianist Evangaline Metts on keyboard.

The routine incorporated Halloween into Diwali by having each of the students dress in their favorite Halloween costume and play the corresponding theme song. A miniature Darth Vader pumped out the Star Wars theme song on his keyboard.

A Hermione masquerader performed an equally accurate version of the Harry Potter theme song and two pirates entertained the audience with the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song.

Though none of the routines could be considered somber, several had more serious tones.

Taal, a blend of two sets of songs from two different Bollywood hits, Taal and Hum Dil De Chuke Sunum, was chosen to represent India’s rich ethos and traditions.

The dancers use their bodies as mediums of communication and expression and the dance leaves its meaning open to interpretation. The three performers were clad in bright magenta and red Punjabis, which truly popped in the blue light of the routine.

“Each region – north, east, south and west – each Alex Hummel/Old Gold & Black have their own type of dancing,” said sophomore Prianka Waghrey, a dancer and member of the The Diwali Festival is a celebration of the Hindu faith and exposes Wake Forest students ASIA executive committee in charge of commu- to Indian traditions with fireworks, food, performances and dancing. nity liaisons.

“They have religious bases as well as storytelling.

“Brendle was packed with people. We had a great For Waghrey, working with the community was A lot of our dances are expressive dances and they turnout from grad Wake students as well.” most rewarding. tell different myths and religious stories.”

However, undergraduate turnout was lower than “After we did what people said was a good job Waghrey helped organize the event as well as in the past due to family weekend falling on the with decorations, everyone started having more performed in two dance numbers. One of which, same date as the Diwali Festival, she said. faith in ASIA and Wake students in fulfilling what a routine to “Kay Sera Sera,” was performed by “The response from the people was my favorite we say we are going to do,” she said. members of the university dance troupe Synergy, part,” said freshman Madhura Manjunath, who “Because of the success, we are planning more which is currently in the process of shifting its focus was an emcee for the performance. activities with them (IUCA) in the spring.” from a variety of dance styles to traditional Indian “There were certain parts where they were hyped The cultural show and prayer were preceded by a dance. up about the performance. And also (I enjoyed) dinner social full of traditional Indian cuisine and “We always have a great turn out from the Indian working with the other emceess, making up the followed by a live band performing contemporary population,” Patel said. script.”

Indian music.

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our strength. To understand what makes us secure, first we simply must reflect back on what got us to where we are and why we enjoy the place we have,” Schieffer concluded. “That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.”

He then took questions from the audience on topics ranging from healthcare to Stephen Colbert, whom he said he

would not vote for but considered a great satirist who is “very funny.”

The gathered crowd was mostly community members, but included a significant number of students.

The event was taped by UNC-TV, to be broadcast at a later date yet to be determined.

Without a break Throughout the day, prior to his speech, Schieffer had a full slate of activi-

ties on campus. He first did interviews with WFDD, UNC-TV and the local CBS affiliate WFMY. He attended a luncheon for faculty hosted by Provost Jill Tiefenthaler, during which the university’s plan for the future was a topic of conversation.

Schieffer endorsed the idea of an Institute for Public Engagement.

He visited Associate Professor of English Wayne King’s History of Journalism class, where he gave advice for aspiring

reporters and answered a barrage of student questions.

Then he sat for a book signing in Benson University Center and went to a reception with the Parents Council.

“From the moment he arrived, he talked all day. I don’t know how he did it,” said senior Chrissie Eckhardt, who followed him during the visit as a host, at the request of the university.

“He was so passionate, it was contagious.”

Many who met Schieffer during the day remarked on his humble, disarming demeanor. “He didn’t make anyone feel like they were talking to Bob Schieffer,” Eckhardt said.

According to the university, the appearance was made possible by a contribution from the Fort Worth, Texas based Amon G. Carter foundation and Kate Johnson, a Parents Council member and family friend of the Schieffers who convinced him to come.

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he release of the first draft of the Strategic Plan finally brings together the work of the university community over the past year, and while the plan is well-developed and concise, it created more questions than answers. The most glaring question involves the four “institutes” that made up the largest of the five sections of the plan. Even after carefully reading the description of these institutes, we are left wondering what exactly they will be used for? On the surface, it just seems like more bureaucracy.

Couldn’t these “institutes” really be one center – the center for change? They all seem to be promoting the same things, just in different areas and through different jargon. It was disappointing to see that so much attention was paid to these institutes in the plan, before what we really wanted to hear about – professor salaries, recreation space, housing and enrollment growth. We hope that the university will address current problems at the university before founding these new institutes.

This leads to something not mentioned in the plan – priorities. We’d like to know how the plan will be executed and what will be at the top of the list. We were disappointed to see that no concrete plans, other than endowed chairs, have been formulated for increasing faculty salaries.

Five year plans created by subcommittees sounds like more talk and no action.

We hope that the 11:1 teacher-student ratio can be maintained. We think this is a strength of our university and we wouldn’t want that to be compromised.

We can also tell the university what the results of their “study” on juniors living on campus will be. Juniors will not want to be forced to live on campus. Period. The answer to creating a better sense of community does

not lie in more rules. It lies in creating an environment that people want to live in. To accomplish this, we need renovated dorms that are more inviting and more diverse living options.

A major concern that surfaces while reading the plan is space. The university has a lot of plans that seem to involve a lot of buildings – new classrooms, dormitories, a rec center, dining options and more. The logical question that follows this is where will all these structures go? We know that campus master planning will explore these issues, but it is obviously a concern. Our space is limited and we wonder if our plans are outgrowing our space.

There’s nothing wrong with ambition and we like that about the plan. It includes most of the items we expected to see and there were some pleasant surprises along the way. But, as stated before, we still have questions. The University Senate is hosting a forum for faculty and staff Nov. 1, but where is the student forum? Even better, students, faculty and staff should be able to meet in the same venues rather than compartmentalizing. We need to create a dialogue. Thus far, the work on strategic planning has been segmented.

Each group has worked on its own plan and now they have been combined into the whole. It is time for us to bring all we have learned together and create opportunities for crosscampus communication on these issues.

We encourage students to e-mail President Nathan O. Hatch at hatch@wfu.edu or Provost Jill Tiefenthaler at jmt@wfu.edu with their questions, comments and concerns about the plan. We need to let administration know that students are interested in the future of this university and that we want to have a voice.

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Athletics reigning supreme on campus Jeff Merski

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n case you haven’t realized it, athletics are big at this university.

Quite big. In fact, it’s quite possible that the social lives of many students revolve around athletics. So, at this point in the year, athletics is ramping up. Football is on a six-game winning streak, men’s soccer is one of the top teams in the country, field hockey is starting post-season play and basketball season is knocking on the door. So, at this time, instead of writing a traditional column, I’ve realized that it would be a good idea to address a few athleticsrelated issues.

Men’s basketball is right around the corner. The recent Black & Gold Scrimmage Oct. 27 at Reynolds Gym generated a large crowd, with several people being turned away at the door.

This season will be a challenge for the team, as the team is very young (redshirt junior Cameron Stanley is the veteran of the team), has only 10 scholarship players on the roster plus dealing with the loss of former Head Coach Skip Prosser. It’ll be interesting to see how this team responds to the adversity, as this year can still be a success, if not on the court but in terms of developing the team. With big men Al-Farouq Aminun, Tony Woods and Ty Walker slated to join the team next year, there are brighter days coming in the near future for Head Coach Dino Gaudio.

For women’s basketball, I suggest moving some of their games to Reynolds Gym. If you were at the Black & Gold Scrimmage for the men’s team on Oct. 27, it’s pretty clear that a raucous environment can be found with a packed gym. Last year, in their 18 home games, the Lady Deacs only drew over 1,000 fans to the Joel Coliseum were the Jan. 5 matchup against Clemson, the Jan. 8 matchup against UNC-Asheville and the Feb. 11 matchup against Duke. Thus, for the vast majority of games, the Joel was at less than 10 percent capacity when the Lady Deacs played. Move those games to Reynolds Gym, and the percentage of seats filled goes a lot higher, creating a lot more buzz in a cozy gym than an empty arena. For those games that are expected to draw more people, such as Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill or the days where schoolchildren come to the games, play those in the Joel where the extra seats are needed. It doesn’t have to be every game in Reynolds, but I think that increasing the environment at games for the Lady Deacs would create a positive experience for the team.

If you haven’t been to a men’s soccer game yet, head on up to Spry Stadium.

The Beautiful Game is in full force up there, with the Deacs being one of the top-ranked teams in the land and looking to return to the College Cup (men’s soccer’s Final Four). The Deacs have two huge ACC games left at Spry

Stadium, with a Nov. 3 game against UNC-Chapel Hill and a Nov. 9 game against arch-nemesis Virginia. Watch the football team take on UVA during the day Nov. 3 then head over to Spry at night, and head to the Joel Nov. 9 for the Skip Prosser tribute, then head over to Spry to catch the soccer game at 8 p.m.

Now, onto football. After taking eight games for the Deacs to make an appearance in the polls, the Deacs are 6-2 and still have a realistic shot at returning to Jacksonville, Fla., for the ACC Championship Game. This team is pretty straightforward in that they go out and take care of business on the field, executing plays and not turning the ball over. It’s good, ol’ fashioned football and it’s getting us wins. However, this is just another example of why polls in college football, especially ones early in the season, are vastly overrated (really, is Hawaii really deserving of a No. 12 ranking?).

A little off topic from athletics, but I’d like to address the Navy game.

First off, if you ever have the chance to head up to Annapolis, Md., for a game, take the opportunity to do so.

Everyone I came into contact with was extremely hospitable and it was a great environment to watch the game.

Especially great was when both the Deacs and the Midshipmen went over to the Navy student section for their alma mater.

Head football coach Jim Grobe has done a great job in making sure our team showed the proper respect in this game and in the game against Army. It’s nice to see us play opponents that realize that sportsmanship can still exist in this day and age.

Speaking of sportsmanship though, it was incredibly disappointing to see that three students were arrested on charges of vandalism on a schoolsponsored trip. This university prides itself on the high level of class that it exhibits, and the fact that these students allegedly vandalized others’ property is despicable to say the least. Doing this to any team’s fans is inexcusable, but it hurts even more when Navy’s fans were extremely accommodating to our fans. If it’s proven that these students are indeed guilty of committing these acts, I hope they get a just punishment rather than a slap on the wrist. Athletics Director Ron Wellman speaks highly of sportsmanship and committing criminal acts against fans of other teams goes against this idea as much as possible.

One last comment on football. I encourage whoever has the power to do so to try and add a second Wake Invasion bus to the Nov. 10 game at Clemson. The first bus sold out 12 days prior to the game, and it’s possible that another bus could bring even more fans.

I understand that it would be a logistical challenge between getting a bus and tickets, but if it’s at all possible, I’m sure a good number of fans will show up to fill the second bus.

That being said, it’s an exciting time to be a Demon Deacon. Many of our teams are performing extremely well, and the rest of the year is shaping up to stay extremely exciting.

Jeff Merski is a senior political science major from North Andover, Mass.

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Language requirement a practical one

Despite criticisms of divisional requirement, it can be a positive

Hannah Werthan

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know many people complain about the language requirement here. Admittedly, when compared to other schools’ policies, Wake Forest’s requirement seems extensive.

Regardless of your major, you have

to reach the 200-level in a language, which means, if you start over, you must take two full years of a language.

That is the only division where you must go beyond the introductory level, causing a lot of controversy.

However, I think this is a good idea.

Of course, it helps that I like foreign languages and had experience learning at least a little of three languages before attempting a fourth at Wake. I realize that it does not come as easily to some people, just as I tend to be at a loss when it comes to science or most maths.

Still, I would like to make an argument on how knowing another language benefits people with any major.

Learning another language is practical. Due to increased immigration from Mexico and Latin American countries to the United States, both legally and illegally, Spanish is becoming more and more

of a spoken language. In fact, in parts we can simply ignore the merits of of Southern California, signs are learning others. written in both Spanish and English, I think it is important that we learn and there are more Hispanic or Latino a language through the literature people than Caucasian people. Even level, because that is one of the right here in Winstonmain reasons to take a Salem, 8.64 percent language. It is a way to of the population is grasp fully how much of People commonly Hispanic or Latino. that language you have Worldwide, an estimated speak so many differlearned by being able to 350 to 400 million read its literature. You ent languages in the people speak Spanish. can better understand world, and to know People commonly the culture of the only English when speak so many different people who speak that languages in the world, language if you can given the opportunity and to know only read their literature as it to be bilingual is being English when given was written originally. ignorant. the opportunity to In my senior year of be bilingual is being high school, I took ignorant.

AP Spanish literature, English is not the and it was one of my most-spoken language; that would favorite classes ever. In that class, be Mandarin Chinese. Just because I learned more about not only English is considered to be the the Spanish language but also the universal language does not mean that history of the people who speak it.

In addition, I was able to further my literature skills by reading, writing and analyzing. These skills are important to have for any major.

Right now, I am taking German, and I can already see the benefits. A popular misconception is that Latin is the most beneficial language to increase one’s English vocabulary. As much as I loved taking Latin, I think German is more helpful in that regard because it has words that are similar to more commonly used English words.

Unlike whatever science class I end up taking, I think that taking German or any language for that matter will help me with whatever career path I choose.

I may not agree with all of the divisionals that we have to complete, but I do support having a language requirement through the 200-level.

Hannah Werthan is a freshman from Nashville.

Rhetoric on Iran gone too far Monica Petrescu

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Word on the Quad | Your voice on what’s going on Who would you like to have as a guest speaker on campus and why?

“Condi Rice.

We’ve had political speakers; it’d be an interesting perspective.”

“Barack Obama. With the upcoming election, it’s important to hear from different candidates.”

“Stephen Colbert.

Everyone loves him and he makes fun of what everyone takes seriously.”

“Barack Obama.

My brother and sister saw him in Atlanta.”

Elizabeth DaChant Junior Parkland, Fla.

Katie Breidenbach Sophomore Armonk, N.Y.

Amanda Eudy Junior Sherrills Ford, N.C.

Jonathan Lee Sophomore Lithonia, Ga.

he president of Iran is evil. He is amassing resources and technology to build nuclear weapons. In fact, he probably already has nuclear weapons. He wants to wipe Israel off the map and he is terrorizing his own people. Worst of all, Iran supports terrorism.

Such common conservative discourse sounds a little too familiar. I sometimes wonder if the George W. Bush administration has a standard speech with fill in the blank country names.

Didn’t this already happen four years ago?

Then, much like today, evidence was deemed irrelevant when evaluating danger. Now, International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohammed ElBaradei is stating that there is no evidence of Iran’s alleged nuclear bomb building program, while Iran is arguing that the programs it is developing are for civil purposes only.

However, the United States and some allies are placing assumptions before facts. The principal argument is that if Iran did not have nuclear weapons, then they would not be working to limit the UN nuclear watchdog’s inspections inside its borders. This twisted hypothetical logic is of the same brand as the anti-Iraq propaganda from four years ago.

Conservatives have been feigning diplomatic approaches by trying to hold talks with Iran and by using sanctions. However, it was U.S. diplomats who walked out of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamdinejad’s speech calling for world peace in the UN. Also, the U.S. sanctions are little more than a pretense toward the search non-violent solutions, seeing as the US and Iran have had quite limited economic relationships in the last several decades.

Emotionally, if not logistically, America is not prepared for another war. Yet the same violent attitude seems to prevail in international affairs, particularly within the Middle East. In fact, now the Department of Defense is asking for $88 million to develop a “bunker-buster” bomb that can destroy things buried underground. These bombs would most likely be aimed at attacking Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons. The Pentagon claims that this weapon will be used on the global war on terror, which is the umbrella excuse that prefaces military action based on the administration’s own interests. If Osama bin Laden or any of his chief advisers are buried deep underground, I don’t think we need to worry about blowing them up.

Everyone in Washington appears to be too tied up with defense contractors to make independent logical foreign policy choices.

While our health care ranks 37th worldwide, behind that of most of Western Europe and much of the Middle East and our schools don’t have enough money to educate our children, the government is trying to build bombs for unnecessary conflict.

The saddest part is that the American people do not see the government’s flawed logic. Many statements and decisions go unquestioned, because people don’t care enough to learn the facts. The public needs to learn that politicians are not there to tell the truth, but to sell their truth. They will not relinquish their own interests to act for the good of the people unless they are forced to do so through effective democratic processes. Yet, until more Americans become informed and active about our system and the world, what happened in Iraq will happen again and again.

Monica Petrescu is a sophomore history major from Vernon Hills, Ill.

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schools under one dean.

The academic programs section also emphasizes that it is important to maintain the current student:faculty ratio of about 11:1.

Enhance Faculty Distinction In order to build a greater faculty, the Strategic Plan suggests that it is necessary to establish endowed chairs in order to recognizing top scholars, offer competitive salaries, diversify the faculty and establish a day-care center for children of faculty, as well as develop better parental and maternity leave programs.

Much of the faculty section of the Strategic Plan focuses on the importance of highlighting faculty achievements in research and distinctions, possibly by presenting such achievements in the media.

Attract Talented, Diverse Student Body and Build Exceptional Young Leaders of Character & Service

According to the Strategic Plan, in order to attract a more diverse student body, the university should offer more financial aid, create an opportunity program for first generation college students and grow admissions efforts through an increased online presence and improved outreach efforts.

It is also important, according to the Strategic Plan, to develop interdisciplinary joint degree and certificate programs to create an undergraduate research center and to cultivate leadership in the student body.

Create a Richer Sense of Community

The Strategic Plan proposes that a stronger sense of community can be built at the university through a shared sense of purpose and values, fostering the inclusion of staff in campus-wide committees and events, creating physical spaces on campus under the campus master plan that will bring people closer together and foster richer collaboration with the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Significantly, the plan also proposes to increase the number of undergraduate students living on campus that will include a study on the impact of a threeyear residency requirement.

Strengthen Connections to Communities Beyond Campus This section of the Strategic Plan gives suggestions that aim to build stronger relationships with the local and regional community, including improving partnerships with the area’s public schools, enrich the university’s international focus and efforts, provide special opportunities for the university’s creative and performing arts to engage with surrounding communities and seek to involve alumni as active members of the university committee.

Any questions or comments about this preliminary draft of the Strategic Plan should be directed to provost@ wfu.edu. A forum for faculty and staff about the Strategic Plan was hosted by the University Senate Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. in Pugh Auditorium.

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essential to the expanded international outreach of the Library, which has established a major bilingual Web site within the national Library of Russia, and started similar joint projects throughout the world.

The Library of Congress has also worked with UNESCO to create a World Digital Library based on the model of the National Digital Library.

Billington said that technology which originated in the United States is being used to help preserve and make available the historical documents of countries and cultures around the world.

Billington addressed the convocation on “The Future of Freedom.”

“In an age of rapidly declining material resources and shrinking physical frontiers, the future of freedom must

increasingly be found in the domain of the mind and the spirit,” he said.

He reminded the audience that “liberty” is derived from the Latin word for book, “liber” and suggested that education is one of the cornerstones of freedom.

He emphasized the importance of open and participatory governments that are accountable to the people in the hope for a peaceful future; he said he believes that such governments, under the influence of educated citizens, are less likely to engage in war.

Despite the serious subject matter, there were several lighthearted moments; the audience had a laugh at the expense of Thomas Jefferson when Billington pointed out that recent DNA evidence has shown that although the Founding Fathers were afraid of the boisterous nature of the people, even the former president himself wasn’t above “boisterous activity” from time to time.

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The Press Box would first like to give a shout out to the Deacon men’s and women’s cross country teams who both finished seventh in their respective races at the ACC championships in Charlottesville this weekend.

Regionals are on the horizon and I have confidence in your collective abilities to finish strong.

My own abilities, however, came into question last night at the AED 5k Halloween Run. After humming “Eye of the Tiger” and the theme song from The Karate Kid all day, I showed up to the starting line with four of my buddies and an estimated 89 other amateur Deacon fun-runners.

Amongst the throng of racers were a Scooby Doo, a penguin, Quailman and a gaggle of spandex-clad joggers. Needless to say, the mood was light.

After an inspired speech, the race was underway.

Two runners took off to the front of the pack, followed by myself, a 6-foot-tall Scooby and everyone who decided not to walk the course.

The early pace was blistering, as I discovered a quarter of a mile too late.

I was passed by more runners and a few cartoon characters after the first mile.

My friends also caught up with me as we formed a pack, drafting each other through the cold, dark night.

For those of you who have never been to the biology building or walked to campus from the Reynolda lot, the hill leading up to campus is steep.

Add on three years of inactivity and plenty of lactic acid, and that hill becomes more like Mount Everest. I was hoping for an oxygen tank and a Sherpa to carry me by the time I reached the top.

Also if you have never been passed by a guy dressed as a giant dog with a speech impediment, try it some time; it ranks somewhere between a kick below the belt and dropping your tray in the Pit. Either way you look like an idiot. To make things worse, every sports-related injury I have ever sustained, including some I may have sustained in the first half of the race, began to act up.

Despite these setbacks, I continued my 3.1 mile trek. The last mile of the race began in a long stretch down to the end of Friendship Drive, which culminates in a loop. Suddenly a tie-dye blur flew past me going the opposite direction (I later realized this was the first place runner). I would like to thank the designers of the course for crushing my soul toward the end of the race. Racers at the back of the race got the distinct pleasure of seeing every runner that was struggling less than them glide past after reaching the end of the stretch.

Two of my friends had moved far ahead of me by this time, and the other two had disappeared to the rear, leaving me with Quailman.

As I passed him going into the last half mile, an epic battle of futility began to shape up. Sure enough, Doug Funny managed to pull out a win in the final 100 meters. Cartoon characters: 2.

Me: 0.

Despite the pain and mental anguish, I finished my race in 23:25 (respectable for someone who makes life choices such as my own). I ran for a good cause, perhaps even my own health, and enjoyed it thoroughly.

When my friend Tom crossed the line last in our group, I asked him where he had been. “I had to make a stop in Carswell,” he said, steaming from the combination of body heat and the cold temperature.

Moral of the story, you can’t do these things in a real cross country race. So good luck Deacon Harriers, I envy you not.

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PRESS BOX

Leave it to Boston College to hand the previously undefeated Deacons their first loss of the season.

No. 1 Wake Forest’s 15-game unbeaten streak came to an end Oct. 27 with a 1-0 loss to the No. 12 Boston College Eagles.

With the loss, Wake Forest fell to 12-1-2 on the season and 4-1-1 in conference play. The Deacs find themselves five points behind ACC leader Boston College and only three points ahead of Duke and Virginia Tech.

“We are disappointed with the loss, but this week we need to get back to training hard,” said senior co-captain Julian Valentin.

The game-winning goal was scored in the 21st minute by junior Alejandro Bedoya, who attempted seven shots in the game.

It was the first goal against the Deacs since they surrendered three during an Oct. 5 match at Virginia Tech.

“They didn’t do anything surprising,” Valentin said.

“At the end of the day, we weren’t good enough.”

Wake Forest goalkeeper, redshirt senior Brian Edwards, made six saves against the Eagles, the most he has had in any single game this season.

The Deacs out shot the Eagles 9-7 in the first Valentin half but managed only three shots against a tough Boston College defense in the second half.

The Eagle defensive attack frustrated the Deacons all night, and perhaps the two best scoring opportunities for Wake Forest came off two free kicks.

Following a Boston College foul in See Soccer, Page B5

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Redshirt sophomore defender Justin Lichtfuss clears the ball during the Deacons’ first lost of the season against Boston College.

Deacs run over Tar Heels

By Hailey Robbins | Staff writer

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Redshirt freshman Josh Adams celebrates scoring a touchdown during Wake Forest’s 37-10 win over North Carolina. Adams rushed 18 times for a total of 82 yards and two touchdowns.

By Ryan Durham | Sports editor With hopes of cracking the Top 25 for the first time this season, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons prepared to face in-state rival UNCChapel Hill Oct. 27, handily putting the Tar Heels away 37-10.

The game played out as a story of short yardage situations for the Deacs as both the special teams and defensive units kept the Tar Heels on their heels. Defensively, redshirt

junior Aaron Curry was the star for the Deacs intercepting two passes on the day, one of which he took 77-yards for his second touchdown of the season.

His other interception came on the Tar Heels’ first offensive play of the game.

“After the first play for us (the interception) it just kind of went down hill from there,” UNC quarterback T.J. Yates said. “It’s hard to get back on track after you throw

an interception like that.”

Curry was not the only big producer for the Deacons.

Redshirt senior Kevin Marion returned his first kick-off return of the day 98-yards for a touchdown.

He also returned his second attempt of the day 83-yards to set up a rushing touchdown by redshirt freshman Josh Adams.

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New lineup debuts in Black & Gold game

By Jae Haley | Managing editor

The men’s basketball team’s motto this season is “One team, one fight,” but at the annual Black and Gold Scrimmage Oct. 27, team unity seemed to have been discarded—at least temporarily.

Each team at the scrimmage played with an intensity and emotion usually reserved for the heated rivalry games against Duke or UNC. The capacity audience of about 1,200 could easily feel both teams’ energy in the crammed quarters of Reynolds Gymnasium and were witness to the versatility of this year’s team, significantly greater than in the past few years.

Because of the limited space, many people had to be turned away, denied the chance of not only seeing this year’s team, but the highly regarded freshman class of James Johnson, Gary Clark and Jeff Teague, all of whom are expected to make significant and immediate contributions to the team.

Field hockey beats No. 12 War Eagles

Johnson in particular made sure to not disappoint in his quasi-debut, scoring 16 points on the night, second only to sophomore L.D. Williams who had 18.

In the first of the two scrimmages, Johnson and Williams teamed up to lead the Gold team to a 33-23 victory. They were accompanied by sophomores Ishmael Smith and Jamie Skeen and junior Harvey Hale.

Williams went 3-6 and 3-4 from three-point range in the first game. He finished with nine points while Hale and Johnson finished with seven. Smith led the Gold team in assists with five.

Representing the Black team in the first scrimmage were Clark, Teague, redshirt sophomore David Weaver, sophomore Chas McFarland and redshirt junior Cameron Stanley. McFarland and Teague led the Black team in scoring with five See Basketball, Page B5

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Junior Bobby Hoekstra goes up against sophomore Chas McFarland.

The No. 3 Wake Forest Demon Deacons toppled No. 12 ACC rival Boston College in a heated Parent’s Weekend match, 3-2.

The Deacons advanced to 12-4 overall and 3-2 in ACC play, while Boston College fell to 12-7 and 1-4.

The Deacons began the game honoring seniors Chelsea Cipriani and Lauren Love, while both parents and fans gathered.

Immediately effected by the dedication of the game to the seniors, the Deacons took control and offered several shots at the Boston goalkeeper, Julia Berkowitz, who Cipriani made four saves, keeping the game zero-all.

At the 13:44 mark, the Deacons capitalized on a corner shot from junior Minou Gimbrere, which was blocked, and quickly rebounded by freshman Emily Cummings, before being knocked in by sophomore Melissa Martin. This marked Martin’s seventh goal of the season.

With a strong backfield, the Deacons held Boston College without a single shot for more than 20 minutes of play, when on a botched corner the Eagles took control and shot three times consecutively, all blocked by powerhouse goalie junior Crystal Duffield.

Minutes before the end of the first half, at the 30:06 mark, BC tied the score 1-1 off a penalty corner, its first of the game.

“It was a good first half, we definitely had good ball speed, one of the things we worked a lot on in practice,” Cummings said.

With a fiery offensive surge at the 49:52 mark, Cummings drive from the top of the circle proved too much for Berkowitz, boosting the Deacons 2-1.

Continuing to dominate with their offensive surge, sophomore Regina Shannon scored at the third goal for the Deacons at the 58:26 mark off a deflection from Martin’s shot off the penalty corner, awarded after the goalie fell on the ball, a call that should have been a stroke.

“We slipped a little defensively the second half – we tried to really press Boston and that caused them to cough some balls up, because they didn’t really know what to do but we definitely slipped towards the end,” Martin said.

On a rapid breakaway with just seconds left on the clock, Boston College attacker Chelsey Feole took on Duffield alone, clearing past Duffield as she stepped out of the cage and shot, which was blocked by a spectacular dive from freshman Liza Casella from across the field.

“I knew I had to get back – I had already been beat and needed to recover.

I didn’t think she was going to hit it that See Hockey, Page B5

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t the Landfall Tradition Tournament, held Oct. 26-28, junior golfer Nannette Hill won her first outright individual trophy. Her impressive three days of play helped lead the Deacons to a team first-place finish at the tournament, with a nine-stroke victory over second place. Hill’s performance merited Golf World’s College Player of the

On winning her first individual trophy: I was really excited when I won.

Winning an individual trophy was something that I’d wanted to do for a long time.

I had a couple of really good opportunities back in the past but they just didn’t happen.

This time was really special and I was really excited.

It was also great because not only did I win the individual trophy, but it was really special for the team to win first place overall in the tournament, because that hasn’t happened in four years.

Obviously the NCAAs are the main, ultimate goal, but I think that we’ll worry about them when it comes.

On her favorite class at Wake: I took a First Year Seminar class about Thomas Jefferson with Professor Gillespie.

On her dream course to play: I’d probably have to play at Pebble Beach.

On her favorite pro golfer:

"The NCAAs are the main, ultimate goal."

Week award. She finished the tournament at one-over par and she set a tournament record, shooting a 66 on the second day of play. The Old Gold & Black’s assistant sports editor Allison Lange sat down with Hill to talk about her first place finish, her dream golf course and her favorite class at Wake Forest.

DEAC OF THE WEEK Junior Natalie Mullikin set a new career block solos record in the Demon Deacons’ five-game loss at Boston College Oct. 27 at Power Gymnasium.

Going into the weekend games against Maryland and Boston College Mullikin was tied with Jenny Kraner for the school record with 87 career block solos. Mullikin Mullikin did not record a block Oct. 26 at Maryland but established the record with one Oct. 28 against the Eagles. The record came on the second play of game three when she stuffed BC’s Abigail Hasebroock for the record.

Mullikin, from Lebanon, Ind., now has 88 career block solos, which breaks Kraner’s 21-year-old record.

Mullikin also ranks in the top four on Wake Forest’s career lists for total blocks, block assists and blocks per game.

Mullikin had team-highs of 19 kills and nine total blocks to lead Wake Forest on the day.

Despite Mullikin’s record-setting day, the Deacons lost to Boston College in five games. The Deacons are now 7-16 overall and 4-10 in the ACC. Mullikin will improve her record as the Deacons return home Oct. 2 to face the Florida State.

On when she started golfing: I started golfing when I was about 6.

My dad got me into it and I’d just go to the golf course with him and practice.

Tiger Woods is my favorite pro golfer, because he’s clutch.

He gets the job done all the time and he works the hardest out of any professional golfer.

He’s just the best at what he does.

On personal and team goals: Obviously I want to win another tournament individually.

Winning the ACCs as an individual and as a team are a big goal.

On what she thinks about while golfing: I just try to have fun.

When I’m playing my best, I try to just enjoy playing golf and hitting good golf shots, looking at the scenery around me, things like that.

DEACON NOTES Prosser tribute planned for regular season opener Nov. 9 A special tribute to former men’s basketball Head Coach Skip Prosser will be held the first regular season basketball game Nov. 9 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

The Deacons play Fairfield that night at 7 p.m.

Fans are being encouraged to be in their seats by 6:30 p.m. on the night of the game in order to experience all of the pregame activities.

Hutchinson garners ACC Player of the Week award Sophomore women’s soccer player Jill Hutchinson was named ACC Co-Player of the Week.

The award came after her performance in the Deacons’ 3-2 upset over No. 10 Florida State Oct. 25.

Hutchinson, from Wayne, Pa., netted two goals in the contest.

The sophomore forward tied the game at the

60:58 mark and scored the game-winner with less than a minute remaining in regulation.

Hutchinson recieved the honor one other time this season for her performances against Brown and West Virginia.

Hutchinson shares this week’s honors with Natalie Crutchfield of Boston College.

The Demon Deacons are now 9-5-3 overall and 4-2-2 in the ACC. The team will travel to N.C. State Oct. 1 before returning home Oct. 4 for the final game of the regular season against Miami.

Former Deacon basketball player arrested, due in court Kevin Swinton, who transfered from Wake to UNC-Wilmington over the summer, has been dismissed from the Seahawks’ basketball team after an arrest on a felony gun charge.

Swinton is due in a New Hanover County courtroom Nov. 15 for a first appearance.

According to court records, Swinton is charged with possessing or carrying a concealed gun, rifle, pistol or other firearm of any kind on educational property.

The Class I felony is punishable by up to five years in prison and an unspecified fine.

Curry and Marion honored as ACC Players of the Week Redshirt junior linebacker Aaron Curry was named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week while redshirt senior kickoff returner Kevin Marion was named the Special Teams Player of the Week.

Curry, from Fayetteville, N.C., made seven tackles in the Deacons’ 37-10 win over UNC Oct. 27. Curry also had two interceptions for 85 yards and a touchdown. He intercepted Tar Heel quarterback T.J. Yates on UNC’s first play from scrimmage, returning it eight yards to set up a field goal from redshirt junior Sam Swank. Early in the fourth quarter, Curry intercepted another Yates pass, returning it 77 yards for a score. Curry has three interceptions on the season.

Marion, from St. Petersburg, Fla., is the ACC and national leader in kickoff returns this week after his performance against UNC. Marion returned two kicks for 181 yards including a 98-yard touchdown return.

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Mullikin sets record in second of two ACC losses

By Lindsey Binder | Staff writer

The Demon Deacons lost matches against Maryland and Boston College on Oct. 26 and Oct. 28, dropping their overall record to 7-16 and their ACC record to 4-10.

However, the Oct. 28 match against Boston College was speical for junior Natalie Mullikin as she broke Wake Forest’s block solo record, previously held

by Jenny Kraner (1984-’86) who had 87. Mullikin now has 88 blocks.

“It’s a pretty cool feeling to know that the hard work is paying off and has earned me a spot in Wake’s record book,” she said.

Inaddition,Mullikin ranks in the top four on Wake Holmes Forest’s career lists for total blocks, block assists and blocks per game. Her record-breaking block came on the second play in game three as she stuffed Boston College’s Abigail Hasebroock.

In game one, Wake jumped out to an early 10-7 lead. The Terrapins came back though to score six points in a row and take the lead. The Deacons came within three at one point, but Maryland held on to win the game 30-19. Mullikin had five kills and freshman Megan Thornberry had six digs.

Maryland continued its domination by starting game two with a 7-1 lead.

The Deacons mounted a 10-5 run to come within one point of the Terrapins at 12-11. The Demon Deacons kept it close up to the 17-16 mark, but

from there Maryland scored six straight points. The Terps went on to win 30-21.

Freshmen Lauren McIntyre and Kristen White each had two blocks.

Maryland maintained a commanding lead throughout game three. The Terps led 5-3 and went on a 14-3 run to take the lead 19-6. After that, the Deacs never got within 11 of the Terps and Maryland won 30-17. Mullikin recorded four kills in this game.

“We just never got into a rhythm against Maryland, they did a great job shutting down our offense with their blocks,” said Head Coach Heather Kahl Holmes said.

In their Oct. 26 match againts Boston Collge the Deacons won game one 30-24 and game two 30-28. In game three, the Deacons fell behind 20-10 but went on a 7-0 run to get within three. BC held onto the lead and won 30-23.

During game four, the two teams were knoted at 19. The Eagles broke the tie by going on an 11-3 run to win 30-22.

The Deacons had an early lead 12-10 in game five and then Boston College posted three straight points to take a 13-12 lead.

The Deacons immediately retaliated and tied the game at 13-all, but it wasn’t enough. Boston College took the final two points and won the game 15-13.

With that the Eagles won the match three games to two.

“I thought we showed a lot fight and focus in our match against Boston College, we just had a difficult time closing out the match,” Kahl said.

Three Deacons had double-double nights — freshmen Kelsey Jones, White and senior Michael Faulkner. Jones had 50 assists, 13 digs and four block assists.

White had 13 kills, 15 digs and four

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12 p.m. Nov. 3 Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Va. Following an impressive 37-10 home victory over UNC-Chapel Hill Oct. 27, the Deacons travel to the University of Virginia for an important ACC matchup.

Wake Forest, ranked 21st in the most recent Associated Press poll, shares an identical 4-1 conference record with Virginia.

Virginia leads the all-time series 33-12.

The two teams have a rich history of playing each other as they first met on the football field in 1889.

It is the first time the Deacons and Cavaliers will face off since 2003 when the Cavs beat Wake Forest 24-21 in Charlottesville.

Virginia will look to rebound from a loss to N.C. State Oct. 27. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak by the Cavaliers.

Wake Forest hopes to extend its winning streak to seven games. The current six-game streak is Wake’s longest since the 1992 season.

The Deacon offensive line will have to work even harder this week in order to slow down ACC sack leader, Chris Long.

Redshirt freshman tailback Josh Adams will look to continue his success after rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns against UNC.

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Redshirt junior Natalie Mullikin, senior Michael Faulkner and freshman Kelsey Jones call a play before the serve in a recent match. The Deacons lost to both Boston College and Maryland over the weekend. block assists. Faulkner posted 10 kills and 15 digs. Thornberry led the Deacons with 22 digs. Sophomore Abby Miller had 11 digs. Coming off the bench, junior Ashley Homitz recorded nine kills and four block assists. McIn-

tyre finished the game with six blocks and six kills.

“We have to learn to finish our matches as strong as we start them; executing our game plan at the end of the match will be key for us,” Kahl said. “Our blocking

and defense have remained steady, now if we can get our offense going and put some balls away, we should be OK.” Next up, the Deacs host Florida State at 7p.m. Nov.2 and Miami at 6p.m.

Nov. 3.

Scoreboard Wake in the Ranks Men’s soccer standings

1. Boston College 2. Wake Forest 3. Duke 4. Virginia Tech 5. North Carolina 6. Maryland 7. Virginia 8. N.C. State 9. Clemson

ACC 6-0-0 4-1-1 3-3-1 2-0-4 3-3-0 2-3-1 1-3-2 1-4-1 1-6-0

Men’s football standings All 10-3-1 12-1-2 9-5-1 8-1-5 6-4-5 8-4-4 9-4-2 5-6-3 6-9-1

Atlantic 1. Boston College 2. Wake Forest 3. Clemson 4. Florida State 5. Maryland 6. N.C. State Coastal 1. Virginia 2. Virginia Tech 3. Miami 4. Georgia Tech 5. North Carolina 6. Duke

Field hockey standings

ACC 4-0 4-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 1-3

All 8-0 6-2 6-2 5-3 4-4 3-5

4-1 3-1 2-2 2-3 1-3 0-5

7-2 6-2 5-3 5-3 2-6 1-7

1. North Carolina 2. Maryland 3. Wake Forest 4. Boston College 5. Virginia 6. Duke

ACC 5-0 4-1 3-2 1-4 1-4 1-4

All 18-0 17-1 12-4 12-7 10-8 11-7

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ACC Leaderboard Men’s soccer

1. Cody Arnoux (Wake Forest) 2. Yannick Reyering (Virginia) 3. Alejandro Bedoya (Boston College) 3. Mike Grella (Duke) 5. Marcus Tracy (Wake Forest)

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1. Tashard Choice (Georgia Tech) 108.0 2. James Davis (Clemson) 85.0 2. Keon Lattimore (Maryland) 85.0 4. Josh Adams (Wake Forest) 82.4 5. Andre Callender (Boston College) 82.0

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1. Caitlin Williams (Duke) 2. Julia Berkowitz (Boston College) 3. Kathryn Masson (Maryland) 4. Devon Burnley (Virginia) 5. Crystal Duffield (Wake Forest)

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FOR THE AMATEUR

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Members of Tri Delta sorority play dodgeball Oct. 31 in the second round of Intramural sports.

This week marks the first of a new season for intramural sports. Athletes will be competing in soccer, volleyball, and, always the fan favorite, dodgeball. Schedules are available for viewing online at http://www. wfu.edu/intramural/.

Also, keep in mind that sportsmanship should be exercised at all times, and not just toward the other team.

Intramural officials, who learn much of their trade through onthe-job experience, should be treated respectfully and as an equal.

Consequences for poor sportsmanship grades include, but are not limited to, ejection, team disqualification and a mandatory re-instatement hearing with T.J. Peele, so please keep that in mind.

There will be a Fall Four Person Golf Scramble tournament on

Nov. 4, at Meadowlands Golf Course. Cost will be $35 per player and sign-ups run from now until November 1. Sign up in Reynolds Gym 204A. TOP 10 TEAM NAMES SOCCER 1. Pacifist Skull Crushers United 2. Tribble Dribblers 3. Green Street Elite 4. Night Manatees 5. Stop Snitchin 6. Blue Steel 7. Fighting Ferrets 8. Supersoak That 9. Gargoyles 10. Ruckus DODGEBALL 1. One Standard Deviation below Average Joes 2. Kenny Roger’s Roasters 3. Paul’s Bunyan

4. Glowing Piece of that Awesome Rock 5. Front the Money 6. Do it for Patches 7. Hit Men 8. Sons of Thunder 9. Average Janes 10. The Boom Boom Clan VOLLEYBALL 1. Spiking Fever 2. Big, Small, Tall 3. Notorious D.I.G. 4. Jen’s Baby’s Daddies 5. Spike That 6. Phi Mu Team Viscious 7. Sexi Lexi and the Snow Bears 8. Drumline 9. Sofa King 10. Blue Barracudas

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Women’s soccer upsets No.10 FSU on Senior Night

By Greg Mantell | Staff writer

A rain-soaked Senior Night at Spry Stadium Oct. 24, was made all the more eventful when sophomore Jill Hutchinson buried the game-winning goal in the final minute of regulation as the No. 18 women’s soccer team completed a monumental upset over the then-No.10 Florida State Seminoles, 3-2. The victory marks the first time that women’s soccer has beaten FSU since 2002.

With the win, the Deacs rose four spots in the Top 25 rankings and to fifth place in the ACC standings. They are now 4-2-2 in conference play and 9-5-4 overall.

Rainfall throughout the night could not dampen the team’s spirits though, as Wake recognized the incredible effort of the team’s six seniors prior to the game.

The slick field as a result of the rain also aided each team’s offense. Florida State took advantage of the turf first when FSU’s Amanda DaCosta fired the ball past freshman goalkeeper Amanda Barasha for the game’s first goal in the 16 minute.

But less than 60 seconds later, Wake tied the game when junior Amy Smerdizinski

scored off of a rebound shot by Sarah Winslow. The goal was Smerdizinski’s third of the season.

The Seminoles, however, took in the lead into halftime after FSU’s Kirsten van de Ven put another short-range goal past Barasha in the 33 minute, giving Florida State the 2-1 lead.

However, the Deacs came back in the 61 minute with a barrage of shots that resulted in one finally landing in the net off the foot of Hutchinson.

Head Coach Tony de Luz credited the relentless effort for the seniors on this special night for the upset win. “The leadership from the seniors, from top to bottom, that group can really relate to all the classes,� de Luz said. “They want their year to be successful. So everyone collectively is pitching in. Everyone’s making the right play at the right time. Coming off of the bench, they’re doing a great job.�

But with only 2:30 remaining in the match, the slight showers that fell all night turned into downpours, and lightning began to strike in the area. After a 45-minute delay, the Deacons began a relentless offensive

attack. In the game’s final minute, senior Ashley Burney connected on a perfect cross to Hutchinson. She fired, but after a tremendous save by FSU keeper Erin McNulty, Hutchinson knocked home the rebound to score the game-winner for her second goal of the game and her team-leading tenth of the season. Her incredible effort in the comeback victory knotted her ACC Player of the Week honors alongside BC’s Natalie Crutchfield.

The women’s soccer team’s final two opponents in the regular season include the N.C. State Wolfpack in Raleigh Nov. 1 and the Miami Hurricanes at home Nov. 4. Da Luz is taking a somewhat relaxed approach in preparing his team for the ACC Tournament, coming up on Nov. 7. “We’re taking days off whenever we can,� he said. “That’s what we did last week. We took two days off before the Florida State game and I think it rejuvenated them, both mentally and physically.�

If the Deacons maintain their fifth-place standing in the ACC, they would face off against Miami in the first round of the tournament.

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Junior Camelyn Dillon protects the ball from a Seminole defender during the Deacs’ 3-2 victory.

Cross country places seventh Men’s golf falters at

By Donovan Carberry | Staff writer

The men’s and women’s cross country teams set out across the hilly and mud-soaked Panorama Farms course in Earlysville, Va. Oct. 27, in search of the ACC Championship.

Both teams finished seventh in tightly packed competition.

The women’s race was very close: Duke finished a place ahead of Wake thanks to a difference of just four points and only nine points separated the Lady Deacons from third.

The women’s competitive finish is all the more impressive because they ran by far the youngest team: five freshmen, two juniors and only one senior.

That young team then had to compete against arguably the strongest conference in the country. “Our freshmen are doing an amazing job,� said junior Nicole Schappert, who was the team’s top finisher. “(The ACC championship) was the best race we ran all season.

Everything is falling into place at the right time.�

Schappart covered the 6k course in 21:41.9 and came in 15th place, just 1.6 seconds from 14th place and All-ACC honors. “It was disappointing. My goal was definitely to be All-ACC,� said Schappart. “But I was in 15th to 16th place the whole race. I [was out of fourteenth place] by five or six seconds with 1,000 meters to go and I ended up less than two seconds behind. I can’t be too disappointed.�

She was followed by senior Caitlin Chrisman who ran 22:05 and placed 25th.

The rest of the team’s scoring runners were only a little behind Chrisman. Freshmen Chelsea Bolton and Marley Burns finished 26th and 28th respectively.

This is the first year since 2002 that no one on the woman’s team was named All-ACC. The men’s team also finished seventh, an improvement over last year’s

Women’s golf claims first team title since ‘04 Hill leads team with 6-under final day to win individual title

By Chris D’Auria | Staff writer The end of the fall season could not come any sweeter for Wake Forest’s female version of Tiger Woods, for this past weekend the women’s golf team was able to capture the Landfall Tradition title in Wilmington, N.C., their first team title since 2004.

Another major accomplishment occurred during this tournament for junior Nannette Hill who was able to gain first place laurels with a three-day score of 75-66-76. This is Hill’s first ever tournament victory and the team’s first individual win at a 54-hole tournament since

2002. Also contributing to the team’s victory were freshman Allie Bodeman, who finished fourth overall with a three day score of 74-72-73, and senior L a u r a Crawford who finished seventh overall with a three day score of 69-72-79.

Other Hill notable scores were registered by freshman Natalie Sheary, who finished in 12th place with a 7-over 223, and senior Jordan Craig, who tied for 34th place with a score of 19-235. The Lady Deacs will not return to action until February when the Deacs travel to Palos Verdes, Calif.

ninth place finish at ACC championships.

The improvement was not a small accomplishment given the amount of injuries the Deacons have sustained.

Freshman Greg Billington, who led the Deacons two weeks ago at the Penn State Invitational, once again was the first of the Wake Forest men to cover the 8k course.

He finished in 24:57.7 putting him in 25th overall.

Disappointingly, sophomore Marcus Dillon, who had lead the Deacons when they raced at Panorama Farms earlier this season at the Lou Onesty Invitational, finished 43rd and significantly below his earlier time.

Both teams now have two weeks to prepare for the Southeast Regionals in Louisville, Ky. The Regionals will provide an opportunity for the men to qualify for their first NCAA Championships since 2001 and for the women to qualify for their eighth straight.

UNC-G Bridgestone

By Alex Botoman | Staff writer

In its final event of the fall season the No. 8 Wake Forest men’s golf team struggled to an eighth place finish in the UNC-G Bridgestone Collegiate Championship Oct. 29-30.

The event was played at the Forest Oaks Country Club in Greensboro.

Wake Forest entered the tournament as the highest ranked team in the field of 15, which included ACC rivals UNC-Chapel Hill and Maryland.The Deacons were forced to play without senior Webb Simpson who withdrew due to an illness.

On the first day, teams played two rounds.

Many teams had trouble with the first 36 holes and UNC-Chapel Hill was able to secure the lead with a team score of 4-over par. Through two rounds of play Wake Forest was in 10th place at 11-over par.

Leading the Deacs was sophomore Brendan Gielow who posted scores of 71 and 74.

Gielow finished the day at 1-over par and was

tied for 13th place among individuals. Senior Chris McCartin shot a 4-over 148 through 36 holes, while junior Dustin Groves and freshman Chris Cannon contributed 7-over 151s. Sophomore Travis Wadkins rounded out the Wake Forest team with an 8-over 152.

On the final day of play, teams played only one round and scores were considerably lower across the board. Louisville shot 9-under par in the final round to win the championship with a final score of 4-under 860.

The Deacons posted a team score of 2-under par in the final round and were able to climb a couple of spots to finish in eighth place.

Wadkins, Gielow and Groves all posted scores of 1-under par 71. McCartin shot a 73 while Cannon shot a 75.

Gielow was the highest finishing individual for the Deacs, finishing in a tie for 11th place with a total score of an even par 216.

Wake Forest has a three-month break from competition and will not be back in action until Feb. 9.

Football: Deacs move to 24 in BCS Continued from Page B1

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Redshirt freshman running back Lucas Caparelli eludes a UNC defender during the Deacs’ victory Oct. 27.

Josh Adams, who had two touchdowns on the day. “When it went to 23-10 what I expected was to get back into a barnburner that’s going to go to the wire,� Head Coach Jim Grobe said. “That return and of course (Adams) getting it into the end zone helped us to breathe a little easier.� “Big kick returns are probably the biggest momentum swings in football. Right after you score a touchdown you feel pretty good about yourself but a big kick return takes away from that a little bit,� he said.

Redshirt junior Sam Swank also furthered his career scoring records kicking field goals from 23, 22 and 46 yards. He currently stands as Wake Forest’s leading career scorer with 251 points in three seasons.

Swank passed the former record of 240 points, which was held by Chris Barclay, ‘05, with his first field goal of the game.

The offense also had its share of production on the day.

Redshirt sophomore Riley Skinner passed for 133-yards and Adams ran for 83 yards to go along with his two touchdowns.

The strong defensive and special teams performance gave the Deacs an average starting position of their own 44 yardline. “You look for big plays in all areas: special teams, offense and defense and what the big plays in the kicking game and on defense did today enabled us to be conservative offensively and just take care of the football and let the clock spin,� Grobe said.

The Deacs, now ranked 24th in the BCS, will prepare to travel to Charlottesville, Va., to face ACCrival Virginia, currently No. 23 in the BCS.

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Basketball: Lineups display Deacons’ versatility Continued from Page B1

points apiece, while Stanley grabbed four rebounds.

The second scrimmage proved to be more exciting both in terms of line-ups and actual game play.

The Black team was led by Hale at the point, a role he filled his freshman year in order to free up thensenior Justin Gray for his natural position of shooting guard. Clark was in the two position and the 6’8” Skeen filled the five.

Skeen was particularly effective in the paint for Black, shooting 4-6, grabbing three rebounds and scoring a total of 10 points to lead the team. Skeen finished the day with 14 total points.

The coaches’ faith in Skeen’s

ability to play at center is just one example of the team’s versatility and potential for creating match-up problems for other teams.

In addition to Skeen, Johnson, Weaver and McFarland played at center at one point during the scrimmage.

Teague, Smith and Hale each took a turn at the point guard role, and Williams, Skeen, Hale and Teague all displayed their shooting abilities.

Johnson’s versatility alone, created by his height and presence in the paint combined with his three-point shooting, make him a particularly dangerous threat for the other team’s defense.

Hale showed off his own talents at shooting for the Black team,

going 3-4 for field goals including his trademark mid-range jumper.

He also went 2-3 from three, contributing to his eight total points. For the day, Hale totaled 15 points and shot 50 percent from behind the arc.

Despite good offensive production from Hale and Skeen, Gold again prevailed in the second scrimmage, 35-30.

The Gold boasted the interesting lineup of Smith at point guard, Teague at shooting guard, Weaver at center and Williams and Johnson at the three and four, respectively. Many fans have speculated Head Coach Dino Gaudio will often employ the guard tandem of Smith and Teague to play at a quick tempo, as both are listed as

true point guards.

The Gold team, coached by Gaudio, made a few substitutions later in the game in favor of a larger lineup: Johnson, McFarland, Weaver and Williams played with Teague leading at the point.

Teague benefited from assuming the one position, ending with 11 points on 4-5 shooting.

Gaudio spoke briefly upon the conclusion of the scrimmage, asking those in attendance to come out again for the first game of the season against Fairfield when a special ceremony will be held to honor the late Head Coach Skip Prosser.

Before the Fairfield game the Roger Kirkpatrick/Old Gold & Black team will play one more scrimmage 7 p.m. Nov. 5 against Mars Sophomore L.D. Williams plays defense for the Gold team during the Gold & Black Scrimmage Oct. 27.

Hill at home.

Soccer: BC deals Deacs first loss of season Continued from Page B1

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Freshman Corben Bone moves the ball up the field during a recent game.

the 14th minute, senior defender Patrick Phelan blasted the free kick from 21 yards out, but the ball sailed above the crossbar.

Phelan also took the second free kick with 10 seconds remaining in the game, but that kick was also too tall.

“The undefeated season was not important to us,” Valentin said.

Phelan “We are just worrying about getting better, and we know there will be setbacks. In this day and age in college soccer, an undefeated season is pretty unrealistic.”

The loss eliminates Wake Forest’s hopes of repeating their ACC regular season championship, which they won last season. The Deacons return home after a four game road trip to face UNC-Chapel Hill Nov. 3 at Spry Stadium.Wake Forest will then finish up the season with home games against Davidson and Virginia Nov. 6 and 9.

Hockey: Team prepares for Duke in ACC tourney Continued from Page B1

hard, my face was right by her stick when she hit it,” Casella said.

With just 12 seconds left on the clock, Feole’s botched shot was awarded a penalty stroke, which narrowed the Deacons’ lead to just one goal as time expired. “With two minutes left we should have done a better job of sealing (our victory),” Head Coach Jen Averill said. “We didn’t do a good job of possessing, and they caught us flat, although we did have a much better second half. We just needed to capitalize more.”

In one of the most offensive surges of the season, the Deacons outshot their opponents 28 to 9, including 16-3 in the second half alone. “The 3-2 score was really not sufficient to show how well we played,” Martin said.

The field hockey team next travels to the ACC Championship, where the Deacons take on Duke University.

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Discovering Winston-Salem : The West End

By Caitlin Kenney | Editor in chief

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h e West End sprawls from the southern termination of Reynolda Road into downtown and includes shopping, restaurants, bars and gorgeous historic neighborhoods. The area is largely unknown to university students because the businesses are set in among neighborhoods and an adventurous student might turn back before stumbling on the hidden treasures only four minutes from campus.

Reynolda Road

Driving straight down Reynolda Road, you’ll know you’ve hit the borders of the West End when you see Sweeties, the quintessential candy shop.

Sweeties is stocked with decadent truffles, fruity gumdrops, boxed cobblers, fragrant teas and specialty candies.

The ladies who run the shop are extremely friendly and serve teas for groups of 5-12 in the bright, clean attic on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

Nearby is Pink Mink, the perfect stop for quaint gifts, like French soaps, unique jewelry and household knick-knacks of all kinds.

The biggest attraction in the first wave of the West End is Rebecca & Co., a trendy boutique in a remodeled gas station painted cotton candy pink. Rebecca & Co. stocks upscale, sharp brands like Ella Moss, BCBG Maxmara, Shoshanna and Marc by Marc.

They have a great selection of jewelry and an entire wall devoted to Seven jeans. The merchandise isn’t cheap, but if you’re looking for an upscale boutique with young, fresh style, this is it.

Right next door is the 1703 Restaurant, serving upscale American with a menu that changes daily, featuring diverse dishes like grilled salmon salad with a pineapple salsa or lamb with a cranberry glaze.

West End Proper

West End Proper starts when you hit Hanes Park on the right and West End Opera House on the left. Opera House is a popular destination for university students of legal age.

It’s a “private club,” but with membership at only $1, Thursday nights are still packed with students.

Another bar is just around the corner, the West End Tap. But West End Proper is far more than just a bar stop. There are a couple quirky shops and interesting eats in the area, as well as the beautiful Hanes Park.

The No. 1 attraction has got to be Cafe Gelato, with six to eight flavors of the creamy treat made fresh daily.

A new fall flavor, pumpkin, has recently made its way into the rotation, but you’ll normally find chocolate, lemon, pineapple and an array of other options each day.

Snob Consignment, just around the corner, has got to be the premier thrift shop in Winston. The true thrift shopper can find some bargains here, as all the clothes look new.

There are usually a few gem pieces you might pay far more for at your local department store.

Opening just this weekend is Pawsh, a doggie boutique that’s worth a visit even if you don’t have a loveable pup at home to buy for.

The store sells everything from doggie apparel, like jeweled collars and pillows from Sniffany and Co., to canine cookies made from wheat and yogurt and bottles of doggie beer (non-alcoholic of course).

Burke Street

A quick drive through one of the West End’s historic neighborhoods will put you on Burke Street, a short, curving avenue with great dining and after-dinner amusement.

The most well-known in the area is Fourth Street Filling Station, but there are tons of lesser known dining spots worth the stop. Zevely House is right next door and the Lighthouse Restaurant is around the corner, both nice, upscale restaurants in homey settings.

More complementary to the day-to-day palette of a student is Burke Street Pizza, a New York-style pizzeria that is sure to please.

Flashback Smoothies is another great option, with takeout sandwiches and fruity smoothies at low prices. One of Burke Street’s greatest treasures is City Beverage, a wine and beer storehouse with frequent sales and complimentary wine tastings.

The store is rustic, with rough timber walls and wooden crates of wine and beer stacked to the ceiling.

For a place to drink rather than just buy, head to Burke Street Pub, which arguably has the best drink specials in Winston. Every night features different discounts, from beers and shots to mixed drinks and snacks.

Thursday features beer pong tournaments, Tuesday is trivia night and Friday and Saturday are just plain packed.

All photos by Caitlin Kenney/Old Gold & Black

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B8 Thursday, November 1, 2007 Everyone’s hyped up about the new Guitar Hero. No really. Everyone.

She Said | A girl’s guide to getting it on

Know how to deal with your ‘inner crazy’ Kelly Curran Staff columnist

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University students sophomore Matt Williams and senior Troy Pellom along with University alum Terry Dozier entered a music video into the Speak New Words Video Contest. Out of the 300 entries, their video was picked for the top 10. However, the winner is determined from a public vote, so go to www.americanstudentsfund. org and vote for their video which is entitled “Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu.”

Ming the Clam Researchers from Bangor University in Wales discovered the longestliving animal off of the coast of Iceland, an ocean quahog clam estimated to be an astonishing 405 to 410 years old. Ming, named after the Chinese ruling dynasty during its birth, is unofficially the world’s oldest animal.

As of now, the Guinness Book of Record’s oldest animal, another clam, is only 220 years. Bangor University professor Chris Richardson hopes to use Ming to recreate the environment of its youth. Researchers also plan on using the clam to study longevity.

There comes a time in every relationship, past the time when you tell each other your childhood fears but before he can acknowledge that she does, in fact, have less than pleasant bodily functions, where relationships get stressful and the cracks start to show.

Periods of distress can cause both parties to lose their cool and expose a side of their personality that is less than attractive.

It is a make-or-break time when a person’s ugly side makes its first appearance.

Try as we may to put our best foot forward at all times, that can only last so long before you can no longer hide the “inner crazy.”

That being said, I’d like to dedicate this column to Dr. Elliot Reid of Scrubs, whose insane rants and plentiful phobias have given me the inspiration to look into the hidden crazy person that lies within all of us.

Although my favorite Scrubs character has far more hang-ups than the average person, she tries to reduce

the negative impact her “quirks” may have on her relationships.

So what exactly does revealing your “inner crazy” entail, you ask?

Well, it’s showing a part of you that is irrational, insecure or even compulsive.

You may reveal yourself to be slightly ritualistic when it comes to checking e-mail, even getting up in the middle of the night to check it, knowing that all you’ll find is a notice from the Webshots account you made a year ago (pre-Facebook photos) and no longer use.

The frazzled Dr. Reid, for example, refuses to talk to someone if she’s in the bathroom. (Insert joke about stuffy, emotionally-stunted Connecticut women here. Since I hail from that mecca of preppiness as well, I will refrain.)

Any behavior can be seen as slightly weird, but when it prevents a couple from communicating properly or stifles their relationship, the inner crazy must be addressed.

What should the partner do if the other is acting insane? Ignoring this newly developed behavior will not help.

Avoiding what you don’t like about your boyfriend or girlfriend does not mean it does not exist, and it may only worsen.

If the “inner crazy” seeks attention and help, it must be addressed before it escalates to an unmanageable and possibly relationship-breaking level.

Sometimes simply saying “you’re not acting like yourself, this is crazy” is enough to snap your partner out of it.

Note: do not say “you’re crazy,” because this will open a can of worms you are not even remotely prepared for.

Most people recognize that their behavior is abnormal and uncalled for, but it can not go away because you want it to.

The person unleashing their ugly side doesn’t enjoy it; after all, it’s called an “ugly side” for a reason.

There is no appeal to showing how irrational you can be, but if a person tries to hold it in he or she is bound to have an outburst far worse than the initial feelings of craziness.

I’ll admit it: my “inner crazy” reveals itself as jealousy. For me and many others, suspicion and mistrust do not simply disappear.

It may ebb and flow, depending on how many text messages from girls with questionable motives my guy has received lately, but the green-eyed monster is always present and readily provoked.

As Scrubs’ Elliot Reid said, “I’m just this big mountain of koo-koo who’s about to erupt and spew molten crazy all over him!” Indeed, Dr. Reid.

Indeed.

This doesn’t mean that I like the envious side of me.

I am often worried about releasing it for fear that it will chase a guy

away. That is a very real concern, because one bad fight can kill a relationship.

However, we all must realize that if a significant other is really worth keeping around, he or she will be there to see you through your rough patches and help ease the mental and emotional turmoil, which means assurance and a reminder of who is his No. 1 (me!).

After all, no one is perfect and your partner is bound to have some flaws and insecurities too that you must deal with.

What we should learn from unstable, lovable Elliot Reid is that maybe being a little insane doesn’t have to mean a normal relationship is out of the question.

But holding back your fears and insecurities will not do your partner or yourself any favors.

We have to own up to, even embrace, our crazy side and have faith that the one we love can accept it too.

“She Said” is a bi-weekly column that presents one girl’s perspective on the college sex scene. You may contact her with your feedback or ideas at currkm4@ wfu.edu.

What You Didn’t Know | By Caldwell Tanner

Movie Review | Saw IV

Guitar Hero III On a college campus, the game Guitar Hero does not need to be explained.

It is a staple in many dorm rooms and lounges and a constant distraction from homework. On Oct. 28, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock finally arrived.

The new game showcases online play, unlike the previous games.

For those who are lucky enough to have a Wii, there are some exclusive features involving the unique Wii controller. Although the game setup is the same, there is new style of play called Battle Mode.

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Sequel won’t deliver anything more than nausea

By Ellen Hart | Contributing writer

I like to think I have a pretty strong stomach.

When we dissect rats in biology, I dive right in.

Blood doesn’t faze me.

So maybe you will understand how positively repulsive this movie was when I say I spent the first 15 minutes of Saw IV with my face buried in my friend’s shoulder screaming.

For those who don’t know, every Saw movie thrusts seemingly innocent people in a death trap situation, in which they must pass a test (which usually involves maiming themselves) Saw IV or do nothing Starring | Tobin Bell, Costas and die.

Mandylor, Scott Patterson The masterDirector | Darren Lynn Bousman mind behind Who’s it for? | Fans of the first these traps three films is a dying cancer patient Running Time | 1 hr. 35 min. known as Rating | (out of 5) Jigsaw.

The traps are usually symbolic of the individuals’ flaws, and their purpose is to teach a lesson: cherish your life.

Those who watch these movies religiously know that the Saw movies always have somewhat decent plots – complete with fairly developed characters, themes, morals and twists.

Saw IV begins just after the death of Jigsaw. But his “games” are far from over.

What’s more, Saw IV concentrates on the hero complex of one of the cops on Jigsaw’s case, and probably more interestingly, the backstory of Jigsaw himself.

I won’t lie, though. This movie confused me.

There are so many subplots and references to the other movies (which I hadn’t actually seen in months) that it just comes out convoluted and at times just plain silly.

And in the end we have this insane montage of .00001 second clips that is supposed to help the viewer put the pieces together, but to be quite honest it doesn’t help much.

In fact, it made me more confused to see random moments in the movie as “Oh no, I wanted a ham sandwich,” being big clues. That’s a dramatization of course – there is nothing about a ham sandwich in the movie, but you get my point.

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Agent Strahm (Scott Patterson), an FBI profiler, investigates the horrific effects of Jigsaw’s sadism within a small community.

To say something nice, however, it was a decently acted piece of cinema for the most part. Lyriq Bent plays the role of Detective Rigg in a believable and engaging manner.

Tobin Bell does an OK job showing Jigsaw’s softer side, a pre-psychotic father-to-be in love.

But let’s face it: he is so much cooler as a sadistic cancer patient.

The other actors are sub-par at best. If they are giddy to be in a Saw movie, it certainly shows. They milk their roles completely dry, but unfortunately for them they just end up curdled and ridiculous.

But let’s be honest.

We didn’t gather our courage and our coolest (or most insane) friends to go see Saw I, II and III because we heard that the acting was good or the

plot is emotionally riveting. We went to torture our psyches. We went making bets on who could keep their eyes open the whole time.

Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you (or maybe you won’t be disappointed, who knows), the death traps aren’t nearly as sadistically complex and creative as they are in the other movies.

It’s more just bloody and sickening. And the grossest part is actually just an autopsy in the very beginning. A very noisy, squishy autopsy.

All in all, I wasn’t very impressed by Saw IV. They tried to make it good, you can tell. They tried really hard.

And even though they have signed for at least one more movie, sorry guys, as far as the Saw series goes, game over.

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Restaurant Review | Cha Da Thai

Traditional Thai food just around the corner

first one. Cha Da Thai provides one of the least daunting, most user-friendly When thinking about dinner, Jon- menus a newbie could ask for. estown Road may not ring a bell like Complete descriptions of its contents Stratford or Reynand spiciness accomolda. However, the pany each of the more Cha Da Thai 15-minute drive from than 60 different campus shouldn’t Location | 420 Jonestown Rd. dishes offered. deter you from check- Hours | Mon. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Since Cha Da Thai ing out Cha Da Thai, was my first experiSat. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. an exquisite little resence with Thai food, Sun. 12 p.m. - 10 p.m. taurant stuffed in the my accompanying corner of a shopping Serving | Thai cuisine party attempted to center just off Silas Dress | Casual enlighten me as to Creek Parkway. its nature on the ride While the loca- Price Range | $8 - $13 there. tion may seem better Rating | Deemed a combina(out of 5) suited for a Dress tion of Indian, Asian Barn or Food Lion, and even Hawaiian the ambiance inside of Cha Da Thai is cuisine, it was consistently noted as far from “stripmall-esque.” being “really spicy” – a common misAccording to the restaurant’s Web conception. site, the cha da is an elaborately jewIn fact not a singular item on the menu eled crown worn by royal performers is slated as being more than “medium in ancient Thailand. hot,” and the majority of meals are actuNumerous cha das, as well as other ally mild. traditional Thai decorum blend to create Claiming to exercise “thai hospitality,” a unique, warm atmosphere in this small service at Cha Da Thai was impressive. restaurant.

While I wouldn’t describe the hostess If you’ve little experience with Thai or waitress as particularly warm, the food, don’t hesitate to make this your promptness with which each act of serBy Chelsea Murphy | Contributing writer

vice was performed far outshined that of many other area restaurants.

My accompanying party of seven was seated within the first five minutes of our arrival. Our appetizers arrived only moments after being ordered and our drink glasses seemed to replenish themselves.

Dinner arrives just as the hors d’oeuvre’s are being removed. Again, I can’t stress how speedy the service was.

Soups, salads and rice noodles make up about half of the menu and include the restaurant’s most popular Thai dish, the flavorful and sweet Pad Thai ($8.95-$12.95) which consists of rice noodles sauteed with egg, bean sprouts, green onion and crushed peanuts.

Most entrees like Pad Thai are priced according to one’s desired. Chicken, pork and vegetarian options are all $8.95, where beef, shrimp or scallop choices are all $9.95.

Stepping up the price, one can order almost any dish stir fried with a combination of shrimp, scallops, calamari and crabmeat for $12.95. Most meals are accompanied by a bowl of steamed rice, but sticky rice ($2.50), steamed rice ($2.50) and fried rice ($2) can all be ordered separately as well.

Photo courtesy of winthaicuisine.com

Pad Thai is just one of the many authentic Thai dishes offered at a reasonable price at Cha Da Thai.

Unlike the steamed and stir-fried meal choices, the appetizer portion of a meal represents the deep fried realm of traditional Thai cuisine.

Book Review | The Pale Blue Eye

Father of goth revived in mystery about Poe

By Kyle Lawrence | Contributing writer

At West Point Academy in the 1830s, a murder mystery stems from the discovery of a young cadet found dead hanging from a tree, body swinging by a rope.

The death might be chalked up to suicide, however, if not for one pernicious and gruesome detail.

The next morning, the cadet’s chest has been cut open, and his heart removed.

Such is the scene set at the beginning of The Pale Blue Eye, best-selling author Louis Bayard’s follow-up novel to his debut, Mr. Timothy.

In what seems at first a run-of-the-mill mystery flick, disparate groups of suspects are corralled for questioning by the inquisitive and acutely keen retired police detective Gus Landor, who has been coaxed out of retirement by the Academy.

The novel’s unique quality emerges, though, when one of the cadets is summoned for questioning due to his peculiar habits and queer behavior in class. This cadet is Edgar Allen Poe. In Mr. Timothy, Bayard made critics’ heads turn when he fictionalized the adult

life of Tiny Tim from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

In The Pale Blue Eye, Bayard stays true to his established theme of fictionalizing literary figures, and this time skillfully, though fictionally, illustrates the life of a young, troubled, Edgar Allen Poe in his brief stint at West Point.

As the mystery progresses and more deaths occur in the same gruesome manner, Detective Gus Landor befriends the young cadet with a penchant for alcohol, volumes of poetry and a slight gambling addiction.

In the non-fictional world, some have credited Poe as first engineering the modern mystery story.

In Bayard’s fictional account, the young Poe’s astute attention for detail and psychological motives behind the crime assist Landor in unraveling the case.

Throughout the story, Louis Bayard effectively makes use of a dual narrator structure, with both Gus and Poe afforded an account of events.

Most readers may find Poe’s narration to be rather verbose, as words such as vociferous and pulchritudinous, among others, adorn his language.

Some of the more stalwart linguistic readers, however, might delight in the language which, ring true to Poe’s style.

Bayard did a fantastic job of constructing both characters’ narratives, each having its own personality and language: Gus Landor is the gruff, hardened, New Yorker’s, and

Poe is the aspiring poet, romantic to the utmost.

All at once the novel mixes mystery with history, with characters that did in fact roam the campus of the Academy in the 1930s.

Read from a historical perspective, the novel in fact shines beyond its topical element of mystery-thriller. It’s clear that Bayard researched the Academy in the 19th century extensively, and many of the officers presiding over the Academy in the novel are in fact real.

Bayard does make reservations in the acknowledgements, though, noting that while the characters are in fact real people, no cadets were ever killed at the Academy during this time.

Nonetheless, the life of a West Point cadet in the 1830s is well encompassed, from clandestine trips to taverns in the middle of the night, to the tensions existing between first generation cadets and cadets with long family histories at the Academy.

On the whole, the novel’s well-sculpted characters prove to each be little gems of craftsmanship on the part of Mr. Bayard.

For fans of Poe, there is hardly a better fictional account of the eccentric author’s younger years. As well, an intricate plot twists itself throughout the novel, with surprises emerging up until the epilogue.

Undoubtedly, Louis Bayard’s second novel deems itself a worthy 412 pages of reading, and a cure to the typical stodgy mystery in print today.

Theatre Preview | Twelve Angry Men

Play explores struggle for justice amidst diversity

By Lauren Brown | Staff writer

One man is dead. The life of another is at stake. This is the scenario explored by Reginald Rose in his classic American play, Twelve Angry Men, the newest University Theatre production.

When a man turns up dead and his son is accused of murder, the jurors must decide if he is guilty or not. Eleven of them are ready to convict him, but one objects. How will they come to a decision and whose side will they take?

Set in a jury room in Manhattan in 1957, the play takes place in real time as the jurors deliberate over the case.

The play tackles issues that are just as relevant today as they were 50 years ago when the play was written.

Issues such as differences in race, class and culture prevail and the characters must work through these differences to come to a decision.

“If you picked a random bunch of 12 people, you’ve got everything from working class to upper class,” said John Friedenberg, director of university theatre and director of the play. “In this production you’ve got male and female, you’ve got an immigrant, you’ve got age differences. You’ve got that crosssection of society that if you had to spend time with each other, sooner or later you’d find things that rub each other the wrong way, that you didn’t agree with.”

Faced with their differences, the jurors must question themselves and define their beliefs and values, even beyond the scope of the trial.

“The play itself, and within the play, the jurors themselves, are forced to think about what they really believe and what they really feel,” Friedenberg said. “They’re forced to consider what those preconceived notions that they haven’t ever really had to question are.”

Friedenberg noted that this kind of analy-

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Christman

Twelve Angry Men is the second fall production for the University Theatre department. The story tackles issues such as race and class discrimination. sis is particularly relevant to students today.

“We all know that there are lots of sides to every argument, but … at some point each of us has to decide what we consider to be more important or less important in terms of weighing what our action ought to be,” he said.

Although the subject matter of the play is rather weighty, the play is suspenseful and keeps one wondering about the outcome.

It is not without its moments of humor as the 12 jurors interact and bicker with one another.

“We’re all going to see people we recognize,” Friedenberg said. “We’re not all going

to fit into one of those 12 jurors’ molds, but maybe we’ll fit into a combination of those three or a combination of these two,” Friedenberg said.

This is the University Theatre’s second production of the season, and it will open at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 2. Other performances are Nov. 3 and 7-11, which also begin at 7:30 p.m. Curtain time for the final performance is at 2 p.m. on Nov. 11.

All performances will be in the Main Stage Theatre in Scales Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $12 general admission, $5 for students and are available through the Theatre Box Office.

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Don’t Stop Believin’ | Tips for your college journey

Determine your ‘city search’ criteria

Don’t focus only on the company while looking for your job

Mary Beth Ballard Senior columnist

While unpacking from a weekend spent in D.C., I did a little contemplating on events past as one does when routinely rearranging inanimate objects such as clothes, shampoo and toothpaste.

I could only think of one thing.

The city. Any city, really.

Ah, yes, I am the proverbial small town girl raised on a farm with big city lights gleaming in her eyes.

T h e excitement of knowing I could do a million things all in one place and never be bored is a lifestyle I crave.

Well, that lifestyle is fast approaching, not only for me, but for many students in various capacities.

Much like you treated your college search before deciding on Wake (hopefully you shopped around a little bit), it’s also wise to engage in a “city search.”

This search doesn’t just apply to seniors who are looking to land their first job or grad school location, but underclassmen too, can benefit from some first-hand exploration.

Before settling on an internship for the summer, you might want to think about the environment you’ll be working and playing in.

I’ve come up with a few questions to get you started: Do I want to use public transportation or use my car?

What sort of climate am I comfortable with?

Do I want to be able to easily walk everywhere I’ll want to go?

How diverse do I want my city to be? Are the arts, music and entertainment a big factor for my free time?

How does the cost of living compare to other options?

Sure, New York, sounds fabulous for a few months, but if you honestly don’t think you can afford rent, eating out occa-

sionally and taking advantage of some incredible entertainment (i.e. theatre, concerts, clubs and bars), then I’d suggest looking elsewhere so you’re not breaking the bank.

Those of us looking for job offers are probably solely focusing on a company and potential position rather than a specific city.

There’s nothing wrong with that, but do realize that you’ll be more than your job description.

Though a fresh College grad might be pulling 60 hour work weeks occasionally, spending the night in the office is unlikely and most weekends should be his or hers to enjoy.

Many companies aren’t looking for the workaholic who will suffer from stress and burn out easily. They want employees to enjoy their free time and keep high morale.

So if you like outdoor sports, you might consider somewhere in the Rockies. If you love cold weather and think you’re a history buff, then Boston could be calling your name?

Each city has a different personality and unique energy about it that you really can’t know until you visit.

Just like a college campus tour, walking around a downtown or a popular suburb will most likely provide a small slice of insight into what your life could be like there.

At least that’s what I was attempting to discover during my weekend in D.C. I took the metro solo a few times, ate lunch in Dupont Circle, walked around Arlington, visited the National Gallery, chilled in a bustling downtown Starbucks and basically just imagined myself as a local.

It helped too that I was staying in good friend’s apartment instead of a hotel. Overall, I’d say it was a fairly authentic weekend.

So whether you’re a soon-to-be grad or looking for that perfect internship or summer job, seriously consider your chosen city.

It just might make or break your experience.

You’ll be glad in the long run that you put some time and thought into the selection. But of course, don’t worry about it too much – we aren’t trees, so in all actuality, if your city doesn’t fit, you can always pick up and move.

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Event Preview | Time for Three

Secrest Series showcases vivacious young trio

By Elizabeth Martin | Staff writer

One generally considers the fiddle player in overalls sitting on a hay bale the polar opposite of the distinguished concert violinist onstage in a concert hall.

After all, what can Mozart possibly have in common with the “Orange Blossom Special?”

Some have dared to blur this boundary.

Time for Three, or Tf3, is an energetic string trio made of three students slightly different than others at Curtis Institute of Music.

Nick Kendall was a drummer and enjoyed his hiphop and rock, who also played the violin. Zackary De Pue was a fiddle player who grew up playing bluegrass with his three older brothers and had a knack for the classical as well.

Ranaan Meyer was playing jazz shows in New York City, but was also a whiz when it came to classical bass.

All three ended up at the Curtis Institute of Music.

While hundreds of other students were buried in the typical Beethoven sonatas and Bach partitas, Kendall and De Pue were playing bluegrass.

Meyer added his jazz improvisation skills, and now, while the violinist in the practice room next door is running between wedding gigs and sitting 13 in the NYC philharmonic, these guys are touring the country and having a blast.

Kendall stressed the importance of their ability to improvise, a talent rare even among musicians of the

Photo courtesy of the Secrest Artist Series

Zachary De Pue, Ranaan Meyer and Nick Kendall comprise classical trio Time for Three.

Curtis Institute standard. He spoke of the freedom that freestyle brings to one’s playing, explaining how the ability to “use (one’s) ears to make music” allows one to be “soulful,” and just “be yourself through

Event Review | Optical Allusions

Exhibit impresses even an art newbie

By Elliot Engstrom | Asst. news editor

The concept of an art exhibit can sometimes be daunting, simply because some of us can stare at a piece for hours and still just not get it.

However, every once in awhile an exhibit comes through that everyone, art scholars included, can enjoy.

A classic example is the “Optical Allusions” exhibition going on now in the Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery in Scales Fine Art Center.

Whether you are an art guru or not, the exhibit is both interesting and fun.

When visitors first walk in, they will come across a miniature greenhouse with shadows fluttering across the surface.

At first one might think it is simply some kind of special light turning in circles inside the greenhouse.

However, upon closer inspection, one sees that each shadow is extremely insect-like and moves completely randomly.

No discernible pattern can be determined. Perhaps the lighting is run by some sort of advanced computer program.

To the contrary, the shapes are the enlarged shadows of live sea monkeys in several tanks inside of the greenhouse.

Lights shine from under the tanks, and therefore cast the shadows onto the exterior of the greenhouse from within.

The piece by Ted Victoria, entitled “Is Anyone Home?” can easily captivate viewers as it is constantly changing and flowing in a completely random pattern.

On the wall across from the miniature greenhouse, it is impossible to miss what at first appears to simply be 4,000 bottle caps stuck on the wall.

However, further examination reveals that the inside of every bottle cap is painted to look like the iris and pupil of a human eye and in astonishingly realistic fashion.

So, instead of looking at 4,000 bottle

the music.” The music flows from the heart, as if the notes spontaneously come alive from within; they are free from the strict confines of printed notes on a page.

When asked about the group’s unceasing energy and enthusiastic spark, Kendall said they all seriously reflected on why they play their instruments.

The key was to lose the “headiness” that comes from solely focusing on technique and perfection, and figure out how to best communicate the energy of the piece.

“Every note and sound and nuance has meaning,” Kendall said.

In July 2003, there was a concert by the Philadelphia Orchestra at Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts.

Lightning caused a power failure, and the concert was unable to continue until the power was restored.

The formal audience sat in silence with distinguished anticipation of the evening of the group’s profound symphonic stylings that would soon continue.

Suddenly, a violinist (Kendall) picked up his instrument, and daringly broke the silence … with a fiddle tune.

He was quickly joined by a certain bass player, and the music only grew more vigorous as they progressed through a spirited set of music including “Ragtime Annie” and “The Orange Blossom Special” that left the previously composed audience wild with enthusiasm.

This is the group the Secrest Series is bringing to the university. Come out 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in Brendle Recital Hall to hear a concert you will never forget.

CD Review | Maroon 5

A new fab five show maturity and flair

By CeCe Brooks | Contributing writer

caps, one feels as though they are looking into 2,000 pairs of eyes.

The piece by Eung Ho Park, a Korean immigrant, is entitled “I’m Looking at You,” and works to express the artist’s belief in the importance of individuality.

The next piece, entitled “Heaven”

by Richard Klein, does appear heavenly. The piece consists of wine glasses hanging upside down off of the wall of the gallery.

There is not even a special light shining down on the piece. However, the ceiling lights shine down through the glasses and cast mystical shadows on the wall, which truly do appear heavenly.

Klein clearly has a talent for taking ordinary objects and producing something extraordinary.

Klein continues to utilize this concept in his piece “Two Trains (for D.F.)” The piece consists of two parts, which appear to be two mail boxes sticking off of the wall.

However, the mail boxes are constructed entirely out of used eyeglasses, brass and oil paint.

Both mail boxes and eyeglasses are quite ordinary objects. However, a mail box constructed purely of glass lenses is a sight to behold.

The final highlight of the exhibit is entitled “‘Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky,” by Caroline Cox. The piece is simply dozens of pieces of glass hanging from the ceiling, while elegantly refracting light in numerous directions.

The refracted light is then reflected off of neighboring pieces of glass, producing a picture that truly seems analogous with a picturesque ideal of heaven.

It is quite interesting to learn that this heavenly-looking piece consists of glass lenses, net pouches, paint, mirrors, trolling lures, mono-filament, chandelier crystals, acrylic balls and floats.

Cox, like Klein, shows the ability to take ordinary objects and make them into something extraordinary.

It is hard to believe that it has been five years since Maroon 5’s first and only album, Songs About Jane. The delay is a result of their many successful singles from Jane and years of touring.

The band, who used to be called Kara’s Flowers (kind of a strange change if you ask me), has finally come out with a new album and a fresh sound.

You may know Maroon 5 from songs such as “This Love,” “She Will Be Loved,” or a Saturday Night Live Digital Short about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, where lead singer Adam Levine sings a catchy chorus. The new CD is entitled It Won’t Be Soon Before Long.

It Won’t Be Soon Before Long appears to be a commentary on lead singer Adam Levine’s relationships, or maybe lack thereof.

The album can be basically divided up into sad break-up songs, mean break-up songs, sex songs or a combination (almost all at least refer to sex).

The slower and more sentimental songs are “Won’t Go Home Without You” (one of my personal favorites), “Nothing Lasts Forever,” “Not Falling Apart,” “Better That We Break” and “Back At Your Door.”

“Nothing Lasts Forever” reminds me of Usher’s “Burn” in terms of lyrical content; it is a heartfelt song without that depressing lethargic sound. “Back At Your Door” is enjoyable to listen to because of its retro, more soulful sound.

The remainder of the CD is more upbeat in sound, if not in lyrics. For instance, the first single from the album, “Makes Me Wonder,” is an upbeat track with callous lines like “And it really makes me wonder if I ever gave a f*** about you.”

Among the other danceable songs is “Can’t Stop,” a descriptive, almost perverted (or maybe I’m just a prude) tale of missing an ex: “wake up making love to a pillow” and “I touch myself like it’s somebody else.” “Kiwi” is a lively song,

Photo courtesy of myspace.com/Maroon5

Band members James Valentine and Adam Levine compose music on the road during their current world tour. one of those that you can’t get out of your head, illustrating Levine’s escapades.

The exception to these categories is “Wake Up Call.”

For those of you who have heard this song on the radio, you know why this is. I can’t really put a song describing Levine shooting the man his girlfriend is sleeping with into a category.

I have to say that the video for this song is one of the most hilarious things I have ever seen.

It is set up like a movie, including credits, that depicts the main plotline of the song, along with other members of the band getting arrested for various stereotypical movie actions. If you have a spare minute you should look it up on YouTube.

I applaud band members James Valentine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden and Matt Flynn for having a

signature sound, but also variation on the album.

I can’t quite say the same for Adam Levine.

He is obviously a talented singer and songwriter, but I feel that he didn’t really show off his skills vocally. It is impressive to sing in falsetto, but it would be nice if he displayed his other skills more often.

The only other problem I had with the album was small; I believe the songwriters tried to pack in too many words for a line, making them seem a little choppy.

The album exhibits the band’s new sound, a combination of retro, soul and contemporary pop.

Overall, It Won’t Be Soon Before Long shows musical growth on the band’s part and an interesting insight into the personal life of the chief songwriter.

Event Review | Rudy Currence

Singer-songwriter wows audiences with eclectic playlist

By Jermyn Davis | Contributing writer

“It’s all about the music” said singer/songwriter Rudy Currence; however, on Oct. 26 it was all about Currence.

Though the attendance in Wait Chapel was sparse, Currence performed as if it was standing room only.

I have to admit I was a bit nervous going into this concert.

Researching Currence, who I had never heard of before, I found a couple of clips of him on YouTube. These clips displayed Currence as a singer with a scratchy voice and a tendency to go sharp when moving from his natural voice to falsetto.

Luckily, he proved me wrong.

The fast-rising, multitalented musician began playing the piano

at age 7. When asked how long he has been singing, Currence said, “I’ve been singing for as long as I could remember.”

His passion for music culminated with his graduation from Furman University with a degree in music. Currence listed Sheryl Crow, the Clarke Sisters, James Taylor and Donny Hathaway as musical influences.

Currence also said that he draws inspiration from a number of genres including country, R&B, gospel and pop, which was displayed throughout the concert as his performances using many styles.

Currence started with an original song entitled “Message in the Music.” This piece was a misnomer because the message was definitely in the lyrics.

The piece involved simple chord transitions as he chronicled life from childhood until present.

Currence amused the audience when he smoothly transitioned from the song to the Pink Panther theme and back again.

During his next selection, an R&B ballad entitled “Sweetest Sacrifice,” Currence displayed his impeccable intonation.

His effortless and fluid transition between his natural voice and falsetto left the crowd amazed.

Not only was his vocal performance fluid during the song, but the transition into his own rendition of Kanye West’s “Gold Digger” was seamless.

Currence turned toward the personal for the next number, a rendition of James Taylor’s “Carolina on my Mind,” which

he dedicated to senior Melissa Lyle, student coordinator of Family Weekend.

Currence sang the song with sheer brilliance as he displayed the lower, softer range of his voice.

Continuing to show his incredible artistic talent in both singing and even more in his piano playing, Currence began singing songs constituting a wide array of different genres.

He started this concert-withina-concert with the songs of Stevie Wonder and later moved to the work of Lauryn Hill.

He later wowed the audience as he moved unnoticeably from R&B to pop with selections by Sheryl Crow.

With Sheryl Crow he got the entire audience to participate

by singing “Lean on Me.” His finished this segment by singing the chorus of Rhianna’s “Umbrella.”

After singing the popular songs, Currence sung a number of selfwritten and self-produced songs.

During these songs the quality of the music and melodies was impressive.

Currence displayed his uncanny songwriting ability by simple yet powerful lyrics that described every facet of his life.

The highlight of the show was when Currence teamed up with local artist and friend Shameia Gardin.

The team performed a jazzinfluenced gospel piece. As Currence played behind Gardin, her soprano voice screamed excellence.

Currence continued with the genre of jazz/R&B influenced gospel as he performed Zion, his version of the hymn “I am Bound for Mt. Zion.”

This was by far the most wellbalanced song in terms of vocals, music and lyrics.

Currence finished the concert with two songs entitled “Song for You” and “Superstar,” respectively. “Song For You” proved that Currence definitely saved his best for last.

His intonation and vocal range went to another level.

During his last song, Currence validated why he is definitely a superstar in the making.

If you missed the concert and would like to find out more, you can find him at myspace.com/ rudycurrencemusic.

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Event Review | Iron & Wine concert

Iron & Wine pick up the pace

By Rachel Kowal | Staff writer

Sophie Mullanix/Old Gold & Black

Students and children alike had fun at the annual Project Pumpkin event. Pie throwing was one of the many activities featured.

Thai: Restaurant offers user-friendly menus

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$4.95) since, aside from the plum and sweet sauce they are served with, the Pit’s egg rolls are more flavorful and satisfying.

I would instead encourage utilizing the appetizer portion of the meal to try something different.

A great choice would be angel wings ($6.95).

A peanut sauce commonly associated with Thai cuisine adorns these stuffed, breaded and fried, boneless chicken wings for a flavorful kick start to any meal that can easily be shared or enjoyed alone.

While entree choices are plentiful, don’t be prepared for the same selection on the dessert menu.

Sweet sticky rice with mangoes and fried banana ice cream (both $4.95) are Cha Da Thai’s only dessert options.

Thankfully, the entree portions are large enough to fill you up and even send you home with some for later.

I don’t mean to imply that you should expect another meal’s worth of leftovers or that it would be good to share a meal; portions here are perfect, and you will likely leave quite satisfied.

The restaurant is open for lunch from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on weekdays. Its dinner hours are Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m.

On Sundays, lunch is served from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. and immediately followed by dinner, which lasts until 10 p.m.

Cha Da Thai has a helpful and musically-adorned (they amp up the ambiance early) Web site, www.chadathai-nc.com, for those in search of a menu or directions.

Being a South Carolina native myself, I am well aware of the many unfortunate (and only partially true) stereotypes that go along with the state: rednecks, confederate flags, substandard public education and Myrtle Beach.

While these items do not arouse much pride in me, there is at least one thing that I can brag about my state. Sam Beam of the musical act Iron & Wine is a South Carolina native. Sam Beam is the living embodiment of what I want people to think of when they think of South Carolina.

On his earlier albums especially, his softly sung lyrics tell stories infused with the intimacy, honesty, and sincerity that I like to associate with South Carolina.

Indeed, his album The Creek Drank the Cradle was allegedly recorded in his living room (regrettably, in Florida at the time).

With these things in mind, at the Oct. 23 Iron & Wine show in Leeds, England, I was tempted to call out that I, too, was a South Carolina native, far from home.

Given the regal nature of the theatre and my current company of unknowing Brits, I refrained and sat back to enjoy the show. Alexi Murdoch, the ambiguously and mysteriously mentioned “support” on the ticket, opened the show with the confession that he had never before performed in England.

Despite not even having his album, All of My Days out in England or Europe, Murdoch seemed to have won over the audience with his heartfelt, one-man show. Murdoch, though extremely shy and endearingly abashed to be playing to a crowd who was largely unfamiliar with his music, also broke up his short, six-song set with little anecdotes about his travels and his music.

Beam, on the other hand, typically offered little or no introduction to his songs and often paused only long enough between songs for a brief round of applause or transitioned straight from one song to the next without even breaking rhythm. Apparently, the storytelling was left up to the songs themselves.

While Murdoch’s hushed performance was reminiscent of some of Sam Beam’s earlier music (though minus the particular lyrical prowess), Iron & Wine’s segment of the show was markedly more

Time for Three String Trio

Thursday, November 8th 7:30 p.m. in Brendle Hall FREE tickets for WFU students at the Benson Ticket Office For faculty and staff tickets, call ext. 5757

Photo courtesy of www.biscuitpr.com

Iron & Wine are an alternative band that hails from South Carolina. lively due to the heavy emphasis placed on the new songs from the recently released of the album, The Shepherd’s Dog, which hit stores at the end of September.

For those familiar with Iron & Wine (yes, there was a song on the Garden State soundtrack ... and later on an M & M’s commercial), The Shepherd’s Dog is a definite departure from the ultra mellow sound characteristic of earlier albums like Our Endless Numbered Days or The Creek Drank the Cradle and is more in the vein of the more recent collaboration with Calexico.

Perhaps the most obvious line of demarcation between the old and the new is the inclusion of percussion. With six men and his sister, Sarah, joining him on stage, the overall sound is dramatically different.

Let’s just say the tambourine feels at home with the new musical catalog whereas it would have stuck out horribly on previous albums. The few older songs Beam plays such as “Sodom, South Georgia,” “Upward Over the Mountain” and “On Your Wings” are initially unrecognizable due to the added percussion accompaniment. One song that did retain much of its original sound was “The Sea and the Rhythm” from the EP of the same name, released in 2003.

It seemed that even Beam knew that the audience craved his earlier songs, for one of the only things he said throughout the show was, “See? Don’t Worry. I play some old ones every now and then.” It is no secret that his focus was to showcase the new sound of The Shepherd’s Dog,

however, as he played nearly all of the songs from the 12-song album.

Though I am personally more attached to Beam’s earlier albums, if anything, the newer songs lend themselves more to a concert setting, for they are less likely to lull the audience to a gentle, appreciative sleep.

“Boy with a Coin” translates especially well to the stage due to its upbeat tempo and catchy clapping segment while “Resurrection Fern” sounds reminiscent of Beam’s earlier works and is lovely performed live.

No doubt the biggest disappointment of the evening was the brevity of the encore. One song just is not enough and is perhaps more of a tease or letdown than the absence of an encore altogether.

With the tambourines, drums and electric guitar, the sound is certainly bigger, but it still jived well with the intimate theatre setting.

Even I will admit that Beam’s earlier music seemed out of place in the typical dingy, stand-up music venue and seemed to beg to be played either to a small group of people, lounging in a meadow at twilight, or in someone’s living room that happened to be full of plush couches and candlelight for good measure.

Luckily, with its comfortable seats and red velvet interior, Citz Varieties Music Hall in Leeds seemed to be a good fit given the increase in tempo of the new music and the obvious lack of seating availability and other logistical difficulties inherent in the aforementioned ideal settings.

B12 Thursday, November 1, 2007

Old Gold & Black Life

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On October 29, 2007, as part of its continuing “Voices of Our Time” series, Wake Forest University welcomed a homeless man to Wait Chapel to speak to the community about the best public bathrooms on campus.

Arthur Guesstimate Jones, a renowned vagabond who is most noted for his scouting work with the New York City Department of Public Works in its effort to clean up its public restrooms. Jones lived in Central Park for a three-week period this

summer, and during that time researched the public bathrooms for cleanliness, handicapped accessibility and number of murders. He took copious notes on a month-old newspaper, which was also his blanket.

On Monday, Jones graced the community with an informative presentation on the state of our public bathrooms. He lived on campus during the week prior, although his headquarters on the Quad went unnoticed, with students believing it to be a passed out fraternity pledge or a pile of laundry (which, in fact, it was). He made a concerted effort to use every public toilet on campus, including the women’s restrooms, which provided him with some amusing stories during his presentation. Below is a list of the best and worst toilets on campus by his estimate.

The Bronze Seat: Fifth Floor, Benson University Center: “A private, single occupancy (unless you’re in a bind) toilet.

It is difficult to reach but totally worth it because

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it is just outside the Old Gold & Black office. As such, it is fully furnished with plenty of reading materials and precious blankets.”

The Silver Seat: Polo Residence Hall, lobby: “Whether taking a quick break from panhandling or simply walking back from a late night party, Polo offers a much appreciated pit stop just steps away from Polo Road.

Using this toilet takes patience, however, as I had to hide behind a trash barrel while waiting for someone with keycard access to the building.

The Golden Seat Award: Fourth Floor, Greene: “Although not as private as Benson, it does provide you with a multicultural experience as you will be sharing it with professors who will be speaking to one another in their native tongue. You’ll feel like you’re reliving yourself over the banks of the Grand Canal in Venice.”

The Worst of the Worst: Reynolda Hall, outside the Pit: “It reminded me of a prison cell I spent some time in just outside of

Flagstaff, Ariz., after being arrested for hosting knife fights inside an abandoned Dairy Queen.”

The Library 24 Hour Study Room: “With walls thinner than a Maytag refrigerator box … you see where I’m going with this.”

Jones noted that he was unable to research the bathrooms on the Quad because several small children participating in Project Pumpkin mistook his filthy garb and nonsensical rambling for a student guide. They followed him the rest of the afternoon and he taught them how to carve a pumpkin with only a plastic spoon and a Snickers bar.

Jones left the forum halfway through for a quick bathroom break from which he never returned. Students not in attendance reported seeing him riding shotgun on the Pizza Hut delivery cart, sneaking breadsticks out of the back and shouting obscenities at prospective student tour groups.

University officials report that it was the highest attended academic event in the history of the school.

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