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Navigating the Pit Why where you sit to eat may mean more than you think about your social scene

BY EMILY BURNISTON Staff Writer burneg9@wfu.edu From the high tables to the booths, and the “no friend zone,” Wake students have found a way to give a name to each and every corner of the Pit. Being the only dining hall on campus, the Fresh Food Company (or “the Pit”) is known and attended by almost every student, making the choice of where to sit almost as important as what to eat.

Just as you might find in a high school cafeteria, many students have noticed trends in where their peers choose to sit and who they sit with.

While some students choose to dine based on habit or convenient location, some have noticed a further sociologi-

cal divide that governs where students choose to sit.

Students observe that factors like Greek life association, sports involvement, ethnicity and other student interests can determine where particular students can be found.

“Athletes are always near the TV’s, the track team owns the back table,” sophomore Lucas Swenson, who prefers to sit near the Express section himself, said. “I like the circle tables, but not 100 percent of the time,” sophomore Bridget Keeler said. “A lot of times specific Greek groups sit in the same spots, especially with fraternities.”

In addition to separations between campus organizations, some students

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Breaking down the budget An investigation into how much of the students’ tuition goes into education

BY HARSH PATOLIA Contributing Writer patohh12@wfu.edu University education has become an integral part of the American culture. In fact, it is now even seen as a stage of life or a rite of passage for most students.

With food provided at the simple swipe of a card, library resources accessible 24/7 or even the athletic center maintained every day, college marries the concept of utopia with academia — all at a price, of course.

This, then, leads to the question: how is money being spent at Wake Forest in the classrooms as opposed to multiple other expenses?

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The university spent 65 percent of student tuition fees, about $122 million in all, on Instruction and Research in the 2012 fiscal year.

The Huffington Post conducted a study in 2011 regarding university budgetary provisions for private institutions. Using data compiled from the National Center from Education Statistics that examined the fiscal

year of 2009, The Huffington Post created an aggregated budget that reflected the manner in which money was generally spent among

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Wake Forest has been grappling with questions of diversity for years. Originating in Baptist traditions and stereotypically associated with a white, upper-class, conservative demographic, the university has been hoping to rehabilitate its reputation and expand its student body beyond its traditional applicants.

As part of these initiatives, the university has taken several commendable steps to affirm its dedication to racial, socioeconomic and sexual diversity, ones that have distinguished itself among its peers in higher education. The university was one of the pioneers in adopting an SAT-optional policy. It opened the LGBTQ center, named a national LGBTQ activist at is chair, and has sponsored discussions on Chick-fil-A and campus inclusion.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs has significantly expanded its offerings to

Which will win out — the “old” Wake ... or the “new” Wake, a utopian view of diversity in which students all coexist in mutual acceptance and recognition?”

students of multicultural backgrounds, celebrating a year of events with the theme “Faces of Courage,” which remembers those involved in the process of desegregation at the university 50 years ago.

Despite all of these valuable initiatives, there continues to be a profound sense that either Wake Forest is not as committed to expanding its diversity as its initiatives may suggest, or that these efforts are not resonating with students on campus.

To evidence this point, one only has to take a look at the debates that have occurred within this newspaper’s pages over the question of multicultural diversity at the

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university — the contradictory opinions of students, who feel that campaigns like “Faces of Courage” and awards like the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award deliver empty and unfounded praise, and administrators, who affirm the university’s unquestionable commitment to expanding diversity. In terms of LGBTQ diversity, we receive conflicting reports like The Princeton Review’s troubling (albeit flawed) ranking and Student Government’s Bill 15.

Greek life still tends to skew towards a wealthier, less racially diverse demographic (though historically black sororities and fraternities on campus are an important facet of campus life, they seem to have less of a voice than the majority). Though we hold campus deliberations exploring how to mitigate the non-Greek/Greek divide, rush processes continue to increase each

year, and Greek organizations remain some of the most prominent and visible voices on campus. So how do we reconcile these two visions of Wake Forest? Which will win out — the “old” Wake Forest that continues to assert its presence, or the “new” Wake Forest, a utopian view of diversity, in which white, black, gay, straight, Greek, non-Greek, business school and liberal arts students all coexist in mutual acceptance and recognition?

Perhaps why Wake Forest is facing challenges in its efforts to expand diversity rests on the fact that we still have not decided on a cohesive vision that both incorporates our heritage and traditions and espouses forward-looking, progressive views. These are the types of conversations we should be having — so that the administrative institutions currently in place can have a deeper resonance with students.

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Deacon Profile: Jacquelyn Fetrow

BY JULIE HUGGINS News Editor hugginj0@wfu.edu Jacquelyn Fetrow, the current Dean of Wake Forest College as well as the Reynolds Professor of Computational Biophysics, holds joint appointments in both the department of computer science and the department of physics. She received her B.S. from Albany College and her Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University.

Prior to coming to the university, Fetrow served for five years as chief scientific officer and director of GeneFormatics, a biotechnology software company. She is currently the principal investigator of the Fetrow Research Group, dedicated to understanding how proteins work inside the cell.

Why did you choose Wake Forest?

When I came here to interview, the very first night a few of the faculty picked me up and took me to dinner. At dinner, each of them talked about teaching and their interactions with students, and I thought, “This is a place I can be.” I had been in higher education before, but I had been at places that were more research focused, and I liked the teaching aspect. All of the faculty at dinner talked not just about research, but about their students and what cool things they were doing in the classroom.

What does your job as Dean of the College entail?

I’ve been here 10 years, and I’ve been Dean for four. As Dean of the College, my role is to really oversee and lead all academic aspects of the undergraduate experience. That means hiring and supporting the faculty, making sure the students have classes they need and making sure that advising happens and students understand the requirements. It also means working with scholarship students as well as providing the funds, activities and programs for students and faculty to work together. Really, it means working on everything from the student side.

What is your favorite part of the job?

Different parts are fun, and I like them a lot. I think the parts that I like the most, though, are those where I get to hear that students and a faculty member did something, fun, interesting or cool together in or outside of the classroom. I like hearing that a faculty member had an impact on a student’s life in a special way, or instances when a faculty member helped a student find a passion, extend their limits or experi-

ence something the student might not otherwise have experienced. Really, my favorite part of the job is helping facilitate facultystudent interactions.

What is the focus of the Fetrow Research Group, and how will it change the field of biophysics?

I don’t know if it will really change the field of biophysics! What we try to do, the focus of our group, is to understand how proteins do things. Proteins are really the workers in your cells. They make everything happen in your body.

We are attempting to understand what makes a particular protein have a particular function. What makes one protein have a transport function and another catalyze a reaction? We have a long term goal of understanding how proteins are involved both in the regular functioning of cells and in disease processes, and then using that information to help design drugs. Most drugs work because they bind with a protein and then keep it from functioning. If we could design a drug to a more specific protein, we would create medicine with fewer side effects.

What sparked your interest in biophysics?

I’ve always really liked science, and in high school, the science I happened to take that year was the science I most liked. One year, it was chemistry, another biology and another physics. I went to a liberal arts college, and so I had the divisional courses and stuff. But, at the time, my college was advertising a new major, called biochemistry.

I thought, “Wow, that sounds really cool!” I could do some biology and some chemistry, and I don’t have to choose! That’s really why I picked that major.

I really like the idea of interdisciplinary work, and being able to work across the boundaries of disciplines was exciting. My work now crosses the boundaries of chemistry, biology and physics. I also like thinking about my research in a new way.

What was your role in the company GeneFormatics, and do you miss being in the business world?

I was the founder and co-inventor of some of the technology, I served as chief scientific officer and I was on the Board of Directors.

I liked working at GeneFormatics quite a lot. It’s a really fun experience, to build a company from scratch, to get customers and to hire people. Everyone is moving in the same direction, and we were working

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together to create software for drug companies to be able to better design drugs. Do I miss it? I miss some of the people, but if I left Wake Forest, I would miss the people here too. I don’t miss it in that I yearn to go back to it.

Do you feel your time at the company prepared you for your current job?

Absolutely. It changed the way I think about teaching and the way I think about research. I think it prepared me to do my job as Dean. I am much more focused on interdisciplinary teaching and helping students to communicate across disciplines.

So, in some of my courses, having a computer scientist and a biologist work together on a problem — because, that is what students will need to learn to do when they get a job — changes the outcome and how the problem is approached.

What do you do in your free time?

What free time would that be? I do yoga.

I love to cook. I would rather cook than do a lot of things. I like to bike and run, and

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play with my dogs. I like to spend time with my husband.

Before coming to Wake, you took a six month road trip across the United States.

Which places stand out as the most interesting that you visited?

The most compelling part of that trip for me was when we drove up the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, because all of southern California gets its water from that side of the Sierra Nevada.

The ecological destruction wrecked by the southern California water projects was interesting to me.

Lakes dried up and ecosystems were transformed, all because people have decided to live in the desert of southern California and take their water from other places. They fundamentally changed the ecology. No one should live in southern California until they take a trip up the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada.

The second was Roosevelt Park in North Dakota. I came face-to-face with a buffalo. I expected North Dakota to be ordinary, but it was beautiful.

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Keeping up with the Fellows Wake Forest Fellows reflect on their transition from students to young professionals on campus

BY BROOKE METZ and ZACHARY THOMAS Staff Writer and Contributing Writer metzba12@wfu.edu and thomzi12@wfu.edu

Adelaide Knott // START Gallery Manager

What do you enjoy most about working at the START Gallery?

I love installing the exhibitions. It is so hands on, and I can use my artistic eye. We rotate shows every three weeks so once a show goes down, another goes up. I also like the hospitality part of running a gallery — inviting people in, making them comfortable and talking about art. I love collaborating with students on how to spread the word about START on campus.

Annabel Lang // Sustainability

What do you think university students should know about sustainability?

I just want to convey that the concept of sustainability is broad. Sustainability often gets pigeonholed as only environmental sustainability. However, a sustainable society is one that can support itself financially, where people live in social equality, and build business structures that reflect an awareness of environmental limitations.

Robert O’Connor // Dean of the College

What is the most interesting thing you have learned so far?

When I was a student, we always wondered why administration couldn’t move faster. Now I see the other side and the process. It certainly isn’t the case that administrators are out of tune with what students want. The reality is that it sometimes things take time. There are more steps to go through and people to consult.

Carrie Stokes // Humanities Institute

What challenges have you encountered as a Fellow, and how have you resolved them?

Some of the challenges are just transitioning to the work life. But I think it’s really getting into a schedule that works best for me. There are very high expectations, but people aren’t looking over your day-to-day details. I’ve had to hold myself a lot more accountable. I think that’s just part of the experience, figuring out how I work best and what projects I can work best on.

Kimberly Struglinski // President

What are your plans for after your Fellowship has ended?

Right now I don’t have any definite plans, which I like. That’s part of the beauty of this program.

You can go through it and learn what you want to do. I would love to stay in higher education on the administrative side. I’m also applying to graduate schools for public health programs. I did an internship this spring in a department at Baptist. I really enjoyed it and saw a whole different side of the administration in healthcare.

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How does working in administration compare with your experience as a student?

I was naïve to the fact that a university has to run much like a Fortune 500 company. Even as a student leader, I had no idea there was a chief financial officer, marketing, communications and external relations…as a student you just don’t realize that.

You think only the student body is the life of Wake Forest when in reality, it’s only one of many parts.

Thomas Derry // Personal and Career Development

What is life like working as a Fellow at the Office of Personal and Career Development?

Most the Fellowships are project based, so it differs week-to-week or month-to-month, depending on the project. One of the projects I’m working on is an outcome paper for the Spring 2012 “Rethinking Success” Conference. Another long-term project was planning the OPCD first-year orientation session.

Kristen Bryant // Student Life

What drew you to apply and become a Wake Forest Fellow for the Office of Student Life?

As a senior, you can apply to two or three offices to become a Fellow, but I think that my heart was always leaning towards being in Student Life. I like having a mix of short-term projects and longterm projects to work on, versus having all events or only working on strategic initiatives that you wouldn’t see the end product of at the end of my year here.

Amanda Kilgore // Baptist Medical Center

What kind of responsibilities do you hold in this particular position as a Wake Forest Fellow?

I take an inventory of the nontraditional community benefits that the hospital is involved in. Not just this individual hospital but the enterprise [Baptist Medical System] as a whole. We need to show as an organization that we are bettering the community. I also effectively serve as the community benefits director for the Medical Center.

Nilam Patel // Information Systems

Is it possible to describe an average day as a Fellow in Information Services?

The I.S. Fellow position is different from the other Fellowships — I’m still working for the university, but it’s in a much more corporate setting over at the University Corporate Center. My first year out of college thus far has been really eye-opening and wonderful, and I never would have been able to experience this without the Fellows program.

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“ used to get through finals Prescription drugs

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The use of popular “study drugs” such as Adderall has become a growing problem as on-campus availability to undergraduates increases

BY MOLLY DUTMERS Life Editor dutmmk11@wfu.edu Finals are approaching, the workload for most students is unbearable and late nights in the library are becoming more and more common.

At competitive universities like Wake Forest, there is an immense pressure to both maintain a high GPA and excel in the classroom. For some students, this pressure may cause them to take prescription medications, such as those for attention deficit disorder (ADD), that are not medically prescribed to them.

The use of medications like Adderall or Ritalin as study aids has become increasingly popular on college campuses.

These medications, which are prescribed to treat ADD and narcolepsy, can be bought for roughly $5 a pill from someone with a prescription who is willing to sell.

According to a survey by the American College Health Association, 14.9 percent of university students reported using prescription stimulants that were not prescribed to them such as Ritalin, Adderall or Vyvanse. The national average for unprescribed use of these medications among college students is 7.8 percent.

Adderall and medications similar to it are meant to block the reuptake of dopamine. Reuptake is the process by which dopamine, or any other neurotransmitter, is brought back into the cell that released it to prevent it from reaching the necessary receptor. People with ADD and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have too much reuptake of dopamine in their brain.

When people who do not have ADD and have normal reuptake take these medications, the drugs will still block reuptake and this can give some more energy and focus.

Most students report only using these medications in dire situations when they are feeling especially stressed.

“I use it for orgo [organic chemistry] tests, and only orgo tests,” one sophomore student said. Other students report using it more frequently, like when they have a lot of reading.

But, like with taking any unprescribed medication, there are serious risks, especially because ADD medications are in the stimulant family, the same family as cocaine, methamphetamines and caffeine.

One of the largest problems with taking these medications is that people are unsure at what dosages to take them.

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We see students who come in with their heart racing and fatigue. We see this more commonly with caffeine, but also with these medications.”

Cecil Price Director of Student Health

“After all, they are basic amphetamines, or speed,” Terry Blumenthal, professor of psychology, said. “So the novice user has to be careful that they do not use too much, because that could lead them into trouble.”

Lavi Wilson, the substance abuse prevention coordinator, shared Blumenthal’s sentiments. “You have no clue of what you are putting in your body and how it’s going to react to it,” she said.

Cecil Price, director of student health, reminds students that there can be serious effects to taking ADD medications when they are not needed, including anxiety, cardiovascular problems, hyperactivity, restlessness and breathing problems.

“We see students who come in (to student health) with their heart racing and fatigue,” Price said. “We see this more commonly with caffeine, but also with these medications.”

Long-term usage of these medications can also lead to dependence. Adderall affects the neurotransmitter dopamine, which channels pleasure in the brain. When dopamine is triggered, the human body experiences a “good” feeling, meaning that these types of stimulants can become addictive.

“They start to build a tolerance, so they have to take more to get the desired effect,” Wilson said.

Besides dependence, the possession and distribution of a prescription medication is illegal.

“These medications are Schedule II controlled substances, so giving a pill to someone else could be considered ‘unlawful dispensing’ and having a pill without a prescription for it is ‘unlawful possession,’” Blumenthal said.

These medications also raise the question if taking them without a prescription is against the honor code. Many students who use these drugs do not see them as a way to cheat or violate the honor code but instead as a way to bring out their personal best.

“Doing something against the honor code is cheating in a way that someone else gets you the information. This just helps you study longer,”one sophomore student, who admits to using Adderall approximately once a week, said.

And while the problem of unprescribed ADD medication use may continue to increase on college campuses, many students choose not to use them. Their choices are not based on the possible impacts to their health or the potential legal ramifications, but instead they are based on pride.

“It is not the consequences that deters me,” sophomore Amanda Marchetti said. “I would like to just know that I did it myself. All my life I have always been someone who is very independent in my work and take pride in a job well done by myself.”

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observe a racial divide between diners as well.

Senior Charlie Frankel explained that he has noticed trends in students of different ethnic groups who associate with each other in the dining hall.

“I feel race plays a factor in people’s friend groups,” Frankel said. “I notice Asian students tend to sit in the back corner. AfricanAmerican students sit together by the TVs.” While some differences between students may be visible, who students eat lunch with may also have more to do with campus involvement and interest.

“Students that share the same interests and participate in the same activities on campus eat together because they have the most in common with those people, and there is not a desire to eat with people different from you at Wake,” Swenson said.

Senior Lindsay Schneider explained that often the biggest factor that determines who students hang out with is Greek life

involvement.

Schneider said she believes student seating choices are also a reflection of larger themes in campus culture.

“I think it shows how important it is to Wake students to be a part of a group, be it Greek or an athlete,” Schneider said. “We’re definitely all about being part of specific ‘communities.’”

According to the university website, 45 percent of students are involved in Greek life.

While accounting for under half of the student body, many students observe how Greek groups and culture are highly visible on campus.

“There is definitely a divide between Greek and non-Greek, and even though there are lots of examples of overlap, the friend groups that people tend to spend the most time with typically seem to be a result of Greek or non-Greek, and also sports people tend to hang with other teammates as well,” Frankel said.

But although students have developed habits and created stereotypes about seating

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While the school cafeteria is meant to be a mix of friend groups in different areas, more often than not students divide themselves. choices in the Pit, that is not to say there are hard and fast rules. Every student puts their own spin on which rules pertain to them in terms of seating.

“If I were to go to the Pit with a friend who is an athlete, I wouldn’t feel uncomfortable sitting in the athlete section,” Schneider said.

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these institutions in the United States. The study found that 32.9 percent was spent on instruction, 13.7 percent on instructional support, 10.8 percent on research, 9.7 percent on auxiliary enterprises (operations that sell goods and services to students), 8.9 percent on academic support, 8.5 percent on hospital services, 7.8 percent on student services, 3.7 percent on independent operations, 2.7 percent on other expenses, 1.7 percent on public service, and 0.5 percent on net grant aid to students.

In Fiscal year 2012, Wake Forest spent $122 million on Instruction and Research based on figures provided by the Wake Forest Financial Statements. This figure accounted for 65 percent of student tuition and fees, after adding grant money. These expenses include those used for classroom and academics, such as faculty salaries, supplies and even facilities. The rest of the revenue from tuition and fees funds Academic Support, Student Services, Libraries and Administration.

Based on the 2010 Wake Forest Factbook, created by the Office of Institutional Research, 35.8 percent of the budget was dedicated to “instruction, departmental research and clinical” in the 2010 fiscal school year. This comprised of all expenses related to classroom instruction, such as teacher salary.

“We have increased the number of faculty,” Beth Hoagland, assistant provost for Budget and Planning, said. “When student population increases, the number of faculty increases so you can keep it at a certain student to faculty ratio.” Hoagland also stated that Wake Forest spends more money per student than in other institutions.

With regards to budgetary trends, the university has seen a recent rise in money being pooled into instruction, especially due to an increase in student and faculty population.

“Over the last few years through any enrollment growth and budget growth that we have experienced, the investments have been in faculty salaries and in financial aid,” James Shore, assistant vice president for Budget & Financial Planning, said. “Any time we talk about increases in revenue, you have to compare that with our financial aid.”

Freshman Jason Walker is content with the appropriations of funds in classroom instruction. “As far as research goes, I have personally not experienced a lack of research opportunities in the time I have

been looking for them,” Walker said. “Most of the professors I have talked to have been really good. I still think some of the classes, such as the Intro Physics classes, could be smaller, however.” Faculty salaries depend primarily on their rank in the department and which department they represent as well as their schools, such as the Schools of Business or undergraduate college. Based on a report from the Office of Institutional Research, the average yearly salary for a professor rose from $110,417 in the 2006-07 school year to $133,622 in the 2010-11 school year. According to a report from the American Association of University Professors, the average salary for university professors in the United States was $103,521 in the 2007-2008 school year.

“There are some really great professors here,” senior Ross Boatwright, finance major with minors in political and global trade and commerce studies, said.

“Those professors deserve that [salary] if not more. Professors of that quality and caliber are what distinguish Wake from schools that would compete with. The quality professors are the hardest piece of the university to keep.”

The budget itself for the university undergoes strict evaluation under numerous groups within the administration. The budget must be read by the Provost and Senior VP, the Reynolda Cabinet and the Finance Advisory Committee. The last step in the budget approval process rests on the vote of the Board of Trustees.

The university budget has also not faced any substantial cuts or revenue strains, contrary to many public institutions’ budgets which revolve around state funding.

“We as Wake Forest University have fared better than our peers from a budget and financial standpoint,” Shore said. “We are more dependent on our enrollment and tuition than some similar private schools, but we are less dependent on endowment.

Some of our peers which are more dependent on endowment had to make more cuts than we had to when the endowment took a downturn. We actually saw an enrollment growth during that time frame as well.”

According to Shore and Hoagland, there are plans for the budget to steady student enrollment and focus more on appropriating funds to focus on the campus itself.

There is no major plan to promote growth on the campus. Rather, there is more of a focus on reviewing the budget. Nevertheless, the budget will continue to be an important part of determining the university’s future.

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University to test parts of emergency alert system Dec. 8

Reynolda House will be hosting holiday candlelight tours

Holiday Pops concert to feature classic songs from Carolina Brass

On Dec. 8, Wake Forest will test two of the methods it uses to announce campus emergencies — the outdoor alert system and the text/phone alert system.

At 11:00 a.m., Wake Forest will test the outdoor alert system. During testing of the outdoor system, speakers at four locations will broadcast an electronic tone followed by an announcement stating that the system is being tested.

At 1:00 p.m., the university will test the text/phone alert system. During testing, the alert system will send a text message to students, faculty and staff who have registered their cell phones with the university.

From 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Reynolda House near Reynolda Village, there will be guided holiday candlelight tours of the historic house.

Students can learn about the Reynolds family holiday traditions in a tour by candlelight and enjoy carols on the Aeolian organ and period decorations throughout the house.

Light refreshments and entertainment will follow in the auditorium. The candlelight tours leave the house every half hour.

The admission for students and members is $12. For nonmembers and others the price of admission is $15.

At 8:00 p.m. Dec. 11 the Reynolda House Museum of American Art will be hosting a holiday concert featuring seasonal favorites.

The concert will feature the Carolina Brass performing songs from their holiday repertoire, combining virtuosity with humor.

The price of admission for members of Reynolda House and for students is $10. For non-members the price of a ticket is $15. All holiday event tickets are currently available for purchase by calling (336) 758-5150. Tickets are non-refundable.

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SG Bill 15 refutes national LGBT ranking GA confrontsThe Princeton Review’s rating Wake as eighth least LGBT friendly campus

BY FLETCHER LAICO Staff Writer laicft12@wfu.edu According to The Princeton Review, standardized test prep and college admissions consulting company, the seemingly welcoming Wake Forest community is not actually as friendly as it appears. On August 21 of this year, The Princeton Review released its 2013 college rankings, rating Wake Forest as the eighth least LGBT-friendly university of the 377 schools in its book.

On Nov. 27, Student Government responded to the negative ranking, passing SG Bill 15 titled “Resolution Affirming Inclusion.” The bill, which refutes the notion that the university is not an LGBT-friendly campus, came after the ranking was brought to the attention of the university’s Student Government.

“Student Government tried to engage The Princeton Review before taking some sort of haphazardly formed stance not based in fact,” senior Tré Easton, president of Student Government, said. “Though we officially cannot do anything about the actual survey that was taken, we can speak rather resoundingly about the truth of the situation here at Wake.”

While The Princeton Review is a highly respected source on universities, Student Government hopes to ensure that the Review’s potentially damaging ranking of Wake Forest is not the only information that outsiders read about Wake Forest.

Easton maintains that while LGBTQ rela-

tions may not be perfect on campus, they are certainly not so dire as to deserve such a low ranking. University administration have approached the issue as well. Angela Mazaris, the director of the LGBTQ Center, agrees with Easton.

“We were very surprised by the ranking,” she said. “My experiences on campuses around the country indicate that, in many ways, we are on par if not ahead of our peer institutions.”

If the university truly is as LGBTQfriendly as Mazaris says, how did it earn The Princeton Review’s low ranking? The Princeton Review’s survey of 122,000 students over the 377 schools was based on one question: “Do students, faculty, and administrators at your college treat all persons equally regardless of their sexual orientations and gender identity/expression?”

Mazaris questions the notion that only one question is sufficient, however. “While I think that this is a worthwhile question, I do not think it is an adequate tool for assessing campus climate around LGBTQ issues.”

Contrary to The Princeton Review’s ranking, Wake Forest earned a ranking of four out of five stars on Campus Pride’s LGBT Campus Climate Index, based on the university’s recent efforts. Wake Forest opened the aforementioned LGBTQ Center in the fall of 2011, creating a space “where students, faculty, staff and alumni connect for resources, services, education and leadership programs related to gender identity and sexual orientation.”

Additionally, Wake Forest frequently holds Safe Zone training sessions, which aim to educate Wake Forest faculty, staff and students about the LGBTQ community. According to Mazaris, 350 allies have been trained in 2012. The success of discussion groups such as GSSA (Gay-Straight

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Student Body President Tré Easton, pictured above, proposed a bill Nov. 27, which refuted the university’s ranking.

Student Alliance), QWake and TGQ may also be evidence that the school is becoming increasingly inclusive.

Although surprised by how low The Princeton Review ranking was, Mazaris concedes, “I do think the [Princeton Review] ranking speaks to the very real discrimination and lack of inclusion that many students experience on our campus.”

Still, few will claim that the Wake Forest campus has an impeccable relationship with the LGBTQ community. “I think a lot of people tolerate people of the LGBTQ community at Wake, but they still aren’t

DECEMBER 4

SG GENERAL ASSEMBLY

BY MADISON CAIRO SG Beat Reporter cairma11@wfu.edu I. Committee Reports The General Assembly began with the Academic committee announcing that they are continuing the Syllabus Archive process, and printing in dorms is still being pursued.

The Appropriations and Charter committee emphasized their new email account which allows groups to have direct access to the committee at appandchar@wfu.edu.

The Campus Life committee followed with the announcement that they were still working on replacing the Carnival with an-

other event. The Judiciary committee had no new business to relate.

The Physical Planning committee announced that they would be meeting Dec. 7 to discuss the Polo Road project.

The Public Relations committee wrapped up the reports by asking for suggestions for possible names for the new dining hall.

passed.

II. New Business

Bill 18—Allen Easley Street Width This bill recommends to the university that the two-lane traffic on Allen Easley Street front between North Campus Apartment buildings 1 through 5 is too narrow for safe passage, and that a solution needs to be implemented. The bill was passed.

Bill 19—Polo Road Access Expansion

Bill 16 — Lighting on Carroll Weathers Drive The bill requests that additional lighting be provided by the university on Carroll Weathers Drive in the area surrounding the tennis and basketball courts. This bill was

comfortable with them,” freshman Akosua Tuffuor said.

“I think we’re moving in the right direction, though. I think the Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs is doing a better job of recruiting people with different backgrounds.”

In hopes of building upon this apparent progress, Speaker of the House for Student Government Cleo Johnson suggests that “we need to continue campus dialogues about inclusivity and campus climate, and host more Safe Zone trainings for faculty, staff, and students.”

Bill 17 — Jasper Memory Lane Speed Bump The bill was passed, which recommends to the university that a speed bump be installed in front of South Residence Hall in order to increase the safety of pedestrians.

The bill is a reaction to the removal of a left hand turn onto University Parkway which will occur over Winter break. The bill suggests that expanded access be given to exit through the Polo Road entrance.

This bill was passed.

SG Executive Board 2012-13 Tré Easton, President Cleo Johnson, Speaker of the House Storm Saponaro, Treasurer Dave Samsel, Secretary Taylor Harvey, Chief of Staff

OPINION

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Through the Editors’ Lens | Reflections

University leaves lasting impression Students consider campus transformations and what’s next

Racial, sexual, and socioeconomic diversity have become an issue of greater priority for the administration, with the formation of the LGBTQ Center and the expansion of Office of Multicultural Affairs initiatives.

But accompanying this period have been Meenu growing debates about these changes and Krishnan and their implications for the university. For regarding campus expansion, there Renee Slawsky one, has been a question of whether the univerEditor-in-chief and sity is losing its tight-knight, communal Print Managing Editor feel, a facet of the university that we found incredibly attractive upon visiting campus for the first time.

As editors, we have heard students comOver the past three years, working for the newspaper, we have viewed the univer- plain about the “growing pains” about the sity from a different position than the typi- university, voicing concerns that the student population was growing too quickly cal undergraduate.

Now that we are ending our tenure as and the university was losing its sense of Editor-in-chief and Print Managing Edi- self. Many even said that Wake Forest was tor, we wanted to reflect on the unique only expanding to try to compete with lens from which we view the place we all other schools and rise in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. call home.

Further, though the admissions office Campus is being transformed in front of our very eyes, with the addition of a advertises the university as a “community number of new academic buildings and of communities,” we have noticed growing social divisions on campus. residence halls.

Word on the Quad

As our front page feature and staff editorial discusses this week, there are myriad, deep-seated divisions between different groups. Though racial, socioeconomic and Greek/non-Greek divides are among the more cited regarding the student body, there is also a growing division between the business school and the liberal arts at Wake Forest.

The sense among liberal arts students that business students receive more resources and special treatment (as exemplified by their separate career office, the string of business-related Commencement speakers, and the new academic building).

These divisions will have to be addressed as the university moves forward.

As members of the “fourth estate,” we have been privy to some of the most pressing debates facing the university. Throughout history, newspapers have played a vital role as a public forum, a medium for members of a community to come together and intelligently discuss pressing issues. There is a distinct benefit from such deliberation, something we hope that the university will continue to take advantage of in the future.

Letter to the Editor James Powell Chair, Judicial Council powell@wfu.edu

Barry Maine Judicial Liason maine@wfu.edu

We regret the distorted and misleading view of our honor system portrayed in a recent Old Gold & Black article entitled, “Cheating the Competition,” published on Nov. 29, 2012.

A few cynically-minded students do not speak for the student body at Wake Forest.

We do not believe it is a widely held view among our students that the workload at Wake Forest justifies cheating.

We believe that Wake Forest University is a place where personal honor and integrity are highly prized by students and faculty alike.

To weigh in on the issue of cheating on campus or on any other issue you find important, email Opinion Editors Kris Kolb at kolbkl11@wfu.edu and Ade Ilesanmi at ilesao11@wfu.edu to get your columns published in next semester’s issues of the Old Gold & Black.

Political Cartoon | Domestic Issues

Is Wake’s system for issuing parking tickets and permits fair? If not, how should administration improve it?

“Many people complain about the costs of parking permits. ” Steven Millard (‘13)

“Communication of the parking regulations needs improvement.”

Kristin McClure (‘15)

“We need more parking spots, and less parking tickets.”

Cana Noel (‘13)

“The school is too liberal with issuing expensive parking tickets.”

Eli Turlington (‘15)

Cartoon by Daniel Schwindt/Old Gold & Black

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BEST OF THE

OLD GOLD & BLACK 2012

NEWS

The story of food waste

by Emma Skeels Nov. 29 Ever wondered what the Pit is doing to reduce food waste and increase sustainability? This article looked at food waste on campus initiatives by ARAMARK and the Office of Sustainability to increase ecofriendly living in the varying dining facilities.

SPORTS

Campus remembers integration

by Julie Huggins Sept. 27

From the field to the mic

by Max Wohlmuth Sept. 7

The sad truth about Wake sports

Faculty, staff, students and alumni gathered Sept.

21 to attend “Faces of Courage” and celebrate the university’s decision to desegregate 50 years ago.

This celebration, along with other programs of “Faces of Courage”, was the focus of this article.

Just a year ago Michael Hoag was playing for Coach Grobe and the Demon Deacons on the football field in BB&T stadium. He now works as one of the few recognizable voices of Wake Forest sports as a football commentator.

A few years ago, Wake Forest athletics were known across the country through their triumphs in football, men’s basketball, soccer, field hockey and other sports. In recent years, however, some of these teams have lost their competitive edge.

Getting high: Drug use increases on campus

by David Inczauskis Feb. 2

Despite the efforts exerted by members of various committees on campus drug culture, the amount of reported drug-related cases rose in 2011. This article looks into possible causes for this upswing in drug activity and its effects on campus.

LIFE A legacy continued..

The mascot of Wake Forest has a long and deep history including how the name originated and how the Fighting Baptists became the Demon Deacons. The Deacon is now one of the most recognizable mascots across the country.

The new breed of overachieving women are here at the university to stay.

The article dug deep in defining the “alpha female,” and her success in and out of the classroom, and answers the question of how she balances her surplus of responsibilities and often busy social life.

The historically black sororities and fraternities at the university may be small in size, but they have deep roots and a long history. A glance into their goals, missions and traditions this article educated students about their important role on campus and in the community.

“Wow, just another CEO speech”

by Editorial Staff May 22

by Amber Burton March 8

It is no secret that the amount of students drinking on campus has increased over the years. The amount and frequency of dangerous consumption makes it hard to ignore the effects. The article investigated the long-term damage of binge drinking.

The Demon Deacon’s past

by Matt Poppe Nov. 1

OPINION

Queen of the Jungle

by Ellie Baldini Oct. 10

Is drinking making you dumb?

by Molly Dutmers Nov. 1

by Sports editors Dec. 6

Major media overrates presidential elections

by Colby Moore Sept. 7 The commotion surrounding this year’s presidential election was not ignored but, in fact, instigated by the various media outlets that portrayed it.

People’s views were not only affected, but also polarized by the media.

In response to a lessthan-rousing Commencement speech by the third business speaker in a row, our editorial staff expressed its concern in an editorial, critiquing the administration’s seemingly preferential treatment of the business school.

College Republican and Democrat Debates

by College Republicans and Democrats Sept. 27 - Nov. 1

The OGB became a forum for students who became involved in this year’s presidential elections. The College Democrats and College Republicans took full advantage of our pages in a series of debates on hot-button issues.

SPORTS

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State of Deacon Athletics | From the Editor’s Desk

The sad truth about Wake sports

Back in 2006, the Deacons had it made.

A true Cinderella team from Winston-Salem plowed their way through the ACC to garner a trip to Miami only to compete in the prestigious Orange Bowl in what was a truly magical season.

Since that day, there has been a steady decline in winning percentage at Wake Forest with little to no adjustments to count for it.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

With Maryland out and Pitt, Syracuse, Notre Dame and Louisville in, the ACC is fresh

BY NICK WELDON Staff Writer weldnr11@wfu.edu

In 2007, the Deacs finished 9-4 and in 2008, 8-5 to make it to bowl games each year. Then, in the years of 2009 and 2010, Wake Forest did not qualify for any bowl games, and the 2010 season featured blowout after blowout. The next year, Wake got back on track with a 4-1 record before sliding to a 6-7 record down the stretch. This past year, take another win from the Deacs away and put them at 5-7. There is a trend and Wake Forest will drive itself to the bottom of the ACC. While Wake Forest fans are extremely faithful, they are also getting restless.

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See Press Box, Page 13

{ BY THE NUMBERS} dished out by guard Lakevia 6 Assists Boykin against Charleston Southern scored by the Deacons off of 25 29 Points turnovers in the same game for the Deacons in their first eight 3 Wins games, including a 2-0 start to the season scored by forward Dearica Hamby 15 Points in the second half alone against Illinois

The new look of the ACC When seven schools banded together to form the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1953, Maryland was the only founding member not located in North or South Carolina.

Beginning in the 2013-14 academic year, the conference will include 14 teams and only five of them will hail from the Carolinas. The ACC will expand its reach in the Northeast with the addition of Pittsburgh and Syracuse, and make a similar push westward with the eventual inclusion of Louisville and Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish are expected to begin ACC play in 2015, and will join in every sport except football and hockey. Even though it will maintain its football independence officially, Notre Dame has agreed to play five ACC teams annually as part of the new contract.

Graphic by Matt Poppe/Old Gold & Black

BY MATT POPPE, TY KRANIAK and MAX WOHLMUTH Online Managing Editor and Sports Editors poppmw9@wfu.edu, krantr11@wfu.edu, wohlmj11@wfu.edu

Press Box | NCAA

{ DEAC OF THE WEEK}

Bojanowski

At the JDL College Kick-off Classic in WinstonSalem, junior runner Thomas Bojanowski was just 0.5 seconds away from breaking a Wake Forest record in the 1,000-meter.

With a time of 2:27.47, the Neuhaeusel, Germany, native claimed first place in the event.

In addition to his 1,000-meter victory, Bojanowski also helped the men’s 4x100 meter relay “A team” to a second place finish. The team also included Kyle Eager, Michael McEnany and Daniel Harrison.

{DEACON QUOTE} “I’ve tried everything. I’m not going to make any excuses. Tuesday is their toughest day academically. ”

- Jeff Bzdelik, attributing team’s loss to Nebraska on Wake academics

Deacs bounce back from rough start to year FLORIDA A&M (2-5) WAKE FOREST (4-5) 1

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BY MIKE McLAUGHLIN Staff Writer mclamj12@wfu.edu

The Deacons finished up their road trip with a 95-82 loss to Illinois Nov. 29, but returned home to gain wins against Charleston Southern, 77-57 Dec. 1, and versus Florida A&M Dec. 4 with a demolishing

Adrian Martino/Old Gold & Black 80-60 victory. The two victories Sophomore Dearica Hamby from Marietta, Ga., started lifted the Demon Deacons to an and saw 23 minutes against Charleston Southern (3-3). overall record of 4-5.

Despite a loss, senior Lakevia Boykin and junior Dearica Hamby both post career-bests against Illinois.

Boykin led the Deacon’s offensive attack behind the 3-point line, going six for nine for 3-pointers, leading to a career-best 28 points.

The six 3-pointers made was also a career-high. Hamby added careerbests of 24 points and 13 rebounds.

Most of her damage came after the half though, with Hamby scoring 15 points in a second half to try and pull the Deacs back into the game.

A constant theme this season for the Deacs has been falling behind early and this happened again as the Deacs fell behind 23-11 with less than 21 minutes left in the first half.

Another theme is Wake Forest coming back strong from the slow

starts, and this time, Hamby led the surge and the Deacons clawed back to lower Illinois’s lead to 35-34 with less than five minutes left in the first half.

Down 67-60 in the second half, Wake Forest produced an 8-0 run that gave them the lead. However, with the Deacons leading 70-68, Illinois then went on a 13-3 with eight minutes left that sealed the victory for them.

In their next game, the Demon Deacons came home only to play a determined Charleston Southern team.

Wake Forest, while happy to play on their home court again, came out cold in the first minutes of the game, air balling several shots.

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Top 5 Moments of the Fall

1. Men’s soccer beats No. 1 ranked Maryland

2. Women’s soccer beats No. 10 North Carolina on road

3. Wake football jumps to 2-0 record with win over rival North Carolina

4. Junior Luca Gimenez nets hat trick

5. Field Hockey takes

down No. 10 Michigan Photos courtesy of Athletic Communications

Deac Notes Aubrey Bledsoe and Katie Stengel are named to All-American list

Wake baseball team to compete in Black & Gold World Series

After stellar seasons, juniors Aubrey Bledsoe and Katie Stengel both earned All-America honors for the women’s soccer team.

Bledsoe recorded eight shutouts on the year and maintained a goals against average of 0.85. Earlier this year, she broke the Wake Forest career record for shutouts. She was named to the third-team.

Stengel, who was a member of the first team last year, earned a spot on the second team for her efforts. She finished as the Demon Deacons’ leading scorer for the third straight season.

This past weekend, the Diamond Deacs began their annual Black & Gold World Series. The four game competition pits one half of the team against the other.

After the first two games the Black team grabbed a 2-0 advantage with consecutive one-run wins.

Freshman Kevin Jones has paced all hitters by smashing a home run, a triple, and driving in four runs.

Once the series ends, the team will prepare for a week-long trip in the Dominican Republic.

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Track and field begins season with Kickoff Classic In the first event of the 2012 campaign, the Deacons took on the JDL College Kick-Off

BY ROB SAWYER Staff Writer sawyrs11@wfu.edu

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Junior Mytoia Gathings starred for the Deacons in the 60-meter dash.

The Wake Forest track and field teams competed in the JDL College Kick-Off Classic Dec. 1st, to begin the track season.

The event was held at the JDL Fast Track Indoor Track Complex in Winston-Salem.

The highlights of the early season event included a near-record breaking performance by junior mid-distance runner Thomas Bojanowski in the 1000-meter dash. Bojanowski claimed first in the event with a time of 2:27.47 and was a mere 0.5 seconds away from a Wake Forest record.

While Bojanowski did perform excellently, the meet was more intended for a chance to see where the athletes’ fitness level is during this early stage.

“This competitive opportunity allowed our athletes to get used to running on an indoor facility and for the new coaches on

my staff to have an opportunity to see their individual athletes perform in a competitive environment,” John Millar, director of track and field, said.

Another junior mid-distance runner, Kyle Eager, placed fourth in the event and set a personal best time in the 1000. His time of 2:31.91 was good enough to beat out a Belmont Abbey runner by 0.05 seconds.

Senior Erin Brooks placed second in the women’s long jump with a final jump distance of 5.60-meters, 0.1-meters away from the first place slot. Sophomore Montasia Golden also competed in the event and finished eighth with a 5.30-meter jump.

The Wake Forest men who competed in the weight throw performed excellently with junior Nate Wooten taking third and sophomore Kevin Barrett coming in sixth.

Wooten’s personal best of 15.15-meters was not enough to overtake the top two, both from N.C. State with incredible 18.17-meters and 17.82-meters.

In the 4-by-400 races, the Wake Forest squad consisting of Eager, Daniel Harrison, Bojanowski and Michael McEnany took second behind Charlotte. The team posted a time of 3:27.69, two seconds behind the first place team.

The women’s 4-by-400 also claimed second place, as Brianna Dekine, Allison Johnson, Kendall Knous, and Myesha Barr recorded a time of 4:01.14. They edged out N.C. State by 0.51 seconds and once again Charlotte took first place.

Barr also competed in the 300-meter dash where she came in ninth with a time of 41.10 seconds.

The men did not fare much better in the 300, with Hiter Harris finishing 23rd for the Deacons with a time of 36.92. Shortly behind in 25th, was freshman Beck Miller making his Wake Forest debut with a time of 37.04 seconds.

Another freshman making his Wake Forest debut was Stephen Michaelson, whose shot put distance of 14.52-meters was good for third place.

Junior Mytoia Gathings came out to a strong start in the women 60-meter dash with a fifth place time of 7.81 seconds in qualifiers.

While the performances of the team were impressive for their season debut, the coaching staff believes the best is yet to come, especially Gathings.

“Mytoia Gathings got off to a better start than last season, indicating good things ahead,” Millar said.

Press Box: The ever changing landscape of the ACC Continued from Page 11

Notre Dame has agreed to play five ACC teams annually as part of the new contract. By preserving its independence, Notre Dame ensures the continuation of its mega-deal with NBC that reportedly brings in around $15 million annually.

Within the last week, the ACC extended an offer to the Louisville to become the conference’s 14th member, taking the place of departing Maryland. The addition of the Cardinals adds another top basketball program to an already impressive list. Rick Pitino, along with counterparts Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and Jim Boeheim, will headline a group of Hall of Fame coaches.

Louisville also brings a solid football team with them, one that just

recently defeated Rutgers to secure the Big East Championship. The question remains then, what does the addition of all these new powerhouses mean for the future of Wake Forest sports?

In the short term, it does not look pretty for Demon Deacon athletics.

For a football team that finished 5-7 after three consecutive blowouts and a basketball team that will struggle to win any conference game, it is only going to get harder. How many conference wins would the current men’s basketball team secure in the new-look ACC? (The team barely managed to collect four conference victories last season.)

Several years down the road, however, Wake Forest should benefit from the increased quality of schools in the conference. Assuming the Deacons eventually climb out of the basketball cellar, the bevy of

top recruits and a formidable schedule should significantly boost the program’s ranking. In addition, the school is guaranteed a spot in a conference that has done an impressive job of stabilizing itself amidst a period of constant realignment.

The ACC is nowhere near the SEC, but is also far from the soon-to-be nonexistent Big East.

Quite simply, Wake Forest is incredibly lucky that it was a founding member of its conference, because otherwise the university might not be a part of it.

That academic standing of Wake Forest is certainly appealing, but that is the best quality the school brings to the table. Unlike Duke or North Carolina, the Demon Deacons will not draw top recruits or a large fan base.

As by the far the smallest school in a BCS conference, Wake Forest

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constantly faces an uphill battle.

However, if Vanderbilt can win eight games in the SEC, Wake Forest should be able to match that total in the ACC. The school that produced perennial All-Star Tim Duncan and won

11 football games in 2006 should return to a competitive level once again, it just might take some time.

In the end, always being the underdog is not the worst case scenario. At the very least, it makes for a great story.

W. Basketball: Deacs look to pull to .500 record Continued from Page 11

“It feels great,” senior guard Asia Williams said about coming home. “We had a tough stretch where we played three ranked teams.”

But the Deacons overcame this through pushing the ball on offense and an aggressive game plan.

“We like to speed the game up,” Williams said. “When Charleston Southern was in their zone, it was slowing us down and we wanted to get the ball out and push.”

The Deacons were also aided by their bench who outscored Charleston Southern’s 38-14. Part of the secondunit, sophomore Melissa Calicott hit a corner jump shot to extend the Deacon lead to 28-23 with three minutes left

in the first half. Wake Forest used a 15-2 run with six minutes left in the first half that provided momentum that carried over to the second half. During that run, Calicott once again provided a spark, nailing a corner three 1:28 left, and then stealing the ball and gaining an assist with a pass to Boykin for an easy layup.

In the second half, the Deacons overwhelmed the Charleston Southern, with their largest lead coming with 7:50 left, a 69-44 advantage. Williams credited her teammates with her success in the second half.

“I got out and ran and my team helped Douglas me get easy buckets” Williams said. The Deacons continued the offensive success against Florida A&M, with five Deacons scoring in double

digits. Boykin provided 17 points, continuing her recent hot streak behind the ark, adding three 3-pointers.

Hamby (14 points), junior Lindsy Wright (12 points), junior Chelsea Douglas (11 points) and Williams (10 points) all followed Boykin’s lead.’

But before the Deacons were able to pull away, they were unable to start strong, missing 16 of their first 20 shots. To counteract the poor shooting, the Deacons put up a strong rebounding performance, out rebounding Florida A&M by 46-34 margin.

A 19-5 run with eight and a half minutes left in the half led to the Deacons leading 38-24 at the break.

The all-around improved shooting in the second half (60 percent) allowed the Demon Deacons to extend their built lead in the second half. Wake Forest plays their next game at 2:00 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Joel Coliseum against Seton Hall.

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Athletics: Demon Deacons continue to decline Continued from Page 11 Wake has trouble getting 30,000 people to come to games, and they have trouble not losing by over 35 points to ranked teams. While BB&T Field is no Michigan Stadium, winning puts people in the seats and money in the athletic department.

Some of the biggest criticism from fans stems from a lack of adjustments within the program. Wake Forest head coach Jim Grobe and offensive coordinator Steed Lobotzke recently finished their 12th season with the Deacons. Wake Forest ranked 116th in the nation in points per game, and there seemed to be few adjustments made throughout games.

While it may not be necessary for any firing to occur, something must change at Wake Forest.

The team continues to suffer more losses each year, frustrating fans, students and players. Without further action, BB&T Field will become a ghost town on game days, and the Deacons will become the laughing stock of the ACC. Things don’t look much better for our once-nationally acclaimed basketball program. As most people know, the program has experienced a very difficult stretch, some of which factors could be controlled, and some which could not.

Beginning with the passing of former head coach Skip Prosser in 2007, the team has been in a constant slippery slope downwards, trying to somehow get back to the “good ‘ole days” of those successful teams starring Chris Paul, Tim Duncan and the like.

Obviously, this was a tough task and an immense one to request of any program, but the drop-off has been one of the most immense of any ACC team in recent history.

The team went from No. 1 in the country in 2008, to an 8-24 in the 2010-11 season, and posting an embarrassing 1-15 record in the ACC. Now, things have improved since then.

Despite, eight players leaving the program in head coach Jeff Bzdelik’s first two years at the helm of the Deacs, the culture in the program has changed. It appears that the “bad apples” have left and cooperative chemistry is high among this team.

The team’s motto on this year’s poster is, “New look. New energy. Let’s roll.” Many Demon Deacon fans looking for a change felt this might finally be the turnaround year, and it looked early on as if this might be the case.

However, the Deacons sit at 3-4 on the year, with not much improvement to show.

The most disconcerting loss of the season came Nov. 17 against a less-than-stellar Iona team in the Virgin Islands where Wake trailed 30-3 midway through the first half. It is still early in the season and the Deacons may still have something to prove, but what fans are left, including students, are going to need to see wins.

The program has hyped up this season with the new look and new attitude.

Yet, without results on the court, the unfortunate truth is that support will only continue to dwindle and the crowd at Joel Coliseum will remain sparse as student interest seems nonexistent.

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The changes have been made, the team is in place and it is time for the Deacons to rise up because that time to keep fans optimistic is quickly slipping away.

Although the 2006 football season is a thing of the past and the days of Tim Duncan or Chris Paul on the basketball court are over, there are still bright spots in Wake Forest athletics.

Both women’s and men’s soccer have been the most successful programs at Wake Forest in recent years. In 2012, both teams reached the NCAA tournament, in which the men earned the 15th seed. The women entered the NCAA tournament with a No. 3 seed. Unfortunately, the second round proved too much for both teams as the men went down to Coastal Carolina, while the women lost to Notre Dame.

Although the two teams only reached the second round, they have had success in recent years as well.

The women reached the final four of the 2011 College Cup before losing to rival Duke. Likewise, men’s soccer was NCAA champions in 2007.

Along with soccer, the field hockey team often proves to be a national contender.

This past season, the field hockey team was able to secure three wins over top 25 teams. Further, they reached the 2012 ACC Field Hockey Tournament before losing to number one ranked North Carolina.

With the ups and downs that surround all of Wake Forest athletics, the community can only hope our programs are on the upswing and will be a team feared by all opponents in the near future.

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DIY Gift Guide: 1. “Morning After” Recovery Kit 2. Hand Painted Mug or Drinking Glasses 3. Chocolate Dipped Pretzels 4. Photo Calendar 5. Music Playlist 6. Decorated Cookies 7. Photo Album 8. YouTube Video Greeting Card

Learn the secret of giving a nontraditional gift that leaves a lasting impression upon friends and family

BY ERIN PATTERSON Staff Writer pattee12@wfu.edu ‘Tis the season of chilly weather, eggnog comas and holiday classics playing on the radio all day. Every family has its own traditions during the holidays, from decorating the Christmas tree with homemade ornaments to lighting the menorah together.

This year, make the holiday season just a little more special by giving unique and personal gifts. Too often, people allow the chaos reigning over the malls and the stress of traveling to justify giving boring and repetitive gifts. However, if it really is the thought that counts, then a little creativity might be required for some truly special gifts.

As children, a classic present for parents and grandparents was a hand-written card with hearts drawn all over it or a “coupon” for hugs and kisses. Those gifts don’t really work anymore, partly because we can actually afford to buy a card at Hallmark and partly because there’s something very wrong in selling out your hugs and kisses to grandma.

Now, the homemade gifts have been replaced by a default of flowers and chocolate, but flowers die after a few days and a person can only eat so much chocolate.

Instead, try something a little more personal and a little more permanent. Create the perfect picture of your siblings or cousins for your parents or grandparents to frame and put on the mantel. For a holiday-themed picture, convince every one to wear tacky holiday sweaters — preferably ones that don’t match. If somebody doesn’t have a tacky sweater, make a family outing to a thrift shop or Walmart. Brownie points to the first person who can find a sweater vest because that’s just double the fun.

A fun gift for the whole family could be matching onesie pajamas for each person. The best onesies have little rubber stickies on the bottom of the footsies so that you don’t slide all over the place. In my family, two of my siblings have worn theirs so much that they have torn holes in them, so we’ve all asked Santa Claus for new ones. If you coordinate well enough, you could use the matching pajamas for another picture for your parents or grandparents.

Another option for a family gift requires every one to embrace his or her inner child. As we have grown older,

we have stopped asking for things like a Mega-Zoom Race Track or The Ultimate Hovercraft and instead ask for sweaters, perfume and nice watches. Sweaters are much more practical, but much less fun. Having something like a few remote-controlled toy helicopters that can shoot each other down with lasers or a Hot Wheels race track encourages every one to keep spending time together after opening the all of presents instead of just staring at our boxes of sweaters. For something really unique, create your own package. For example, if you have a friend who thoroughly enjoys going out but doesn’t necessarily enjoy waking up the next morning, create a “Morning After Recovery Kit.” Throw in a bottle of Advil, an obnoxiously large water bottle and maybe a bagel or two, although be careful that they don’t get too stale. You could also include a Kodak camera for the next night out and a box of hot tea to help soothe a sore throat from yelling over music all night.

For a girl, include a few things to freshen up her ruined pedicure, like some nail polish and foot creams.

On another note, you could put together a few things to create a spa-like experience for a sister or a friend.

Try to find things like fancy soap and lotion that smell heavenly and moisturizing facial creams. To help create a relaxing environment, include a few candles or incense.

The idea is to find things that will help her feel beautiful and relaxed, without having to pay a fortune at a spa.

If you need something cheap but easily reproducible to give to multiple people, try creating a fun holiday treat.

A simple idea is to bake sugar cookies and then cut and decorate them as snowmen. You could also try making chocolate-dipped pretzels, although that tends to be significantly messier than most people would think. Wrap up your treats in a package and tie a ribbon around it to make it a little more special. Ultimately, the best presents are the ones that show you care about the other person.

Flowers and chocolate are perfectly fine presents, but they seem so impersonal and overdone. The holiday season is such a special time because it unites families that are spread out across the country for a few short days.

It’s a stressful and busy time, full of incidents like Uncle Bob drinking too much of Grandma’s special eggnog, but it’s undeniably special. Whatever present you decide to give, make sure that it reflects the overarching theme of the season: being thankful for family and enjoying each other’s company.

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Finding pleasure between the pages

BY COLLIN PALMER Staff Writer palmca12@wfu.edu I realize that many people want nothing to do with a book after a whole semester of rigorous academic work, no doubt involving plenty of reading. However, as we all leave for break, reading for pleasure should be a goal worth looking forward to.

The following books are fun, informative and worthwhile for some entertainment and brain exercise as you curl up around the fire with a cup of hot cocoa or after a long day of snowball fights.

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand A story about a P.O.W. during World War II, this book is one of, if not, my alltime favorites. It received high praise from book critics and spent many weeks at the top of The New York Times bestseller list.

The book is about a man named Louie Zamperini, a former college and Olympic track star, who enlists in the military after his running days are over.

After surviving a plane crash and numerous months stranded in the Pacific Ocean, Zamperini is captured by Japanese forces and taken into different P.O.W. camps where he meets other P.O.W.’s like himself as well as some interesting Japanese officers. This true story is about survival, courage, honor, duty and perseverance. I actually finished the book over a weekend because I just could not put it down. I promise you will enjoy this great book about a great man and American hero.

Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Outliers, another one of Malcolm Gladwell’s masterpieces after The Tipping Point and Blink, is a book about successful people — the “outliers” in our society — and the reasons behind that success.

Gladwell paints an interesting picture with his immense research and captivating examples.

The book is entertaining and informative and will help you rethink how you can be more of an “outlier” in society and how you can help others to do the same.

Ideas Gladwell investigates include why birth date matters if a hockey player wants to make it to the NHL, why Asian people are good at math and why the best airplane pilots are from particular countries with certain cultures.

Overall, Gladwell explores the idea of what makes a person successful and how society as a whole can cultivate everyone’s success in order to make the world as productive and prosperous as possible.

understand. The book, however, has come under fire for inaccurate representations of certain characters and for alleged questionable actions by Krakauer himself.

Beyond the author’s character flaws is a riveting, first-person account of an ascent of Mount Everest that climbers and nonclimbers alike will enjoy.

Besides books, I recommend reading magazines while on the plane, train, or car or just relaxing at home. Reputable and informative magazines for collegeaged students include Time, Newsweek, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker and The Economist.

Any of these will enlighten your day and provide a break from reading textbooks and literature.

Happy Holidays and happy reading!

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer Not recently published, but still a quality read, Into Thin Air is a personal account of an expedition up Mount Everest performed by the authors. The book discusses environmental issues, personal struggles and interpersonal relationships that make up the climbing experience. Krakauer successfully explains aspects of climbing to the reader while not bogging the text down with terminology and references a non-climber would not

BY AMBER BURTON & MOLLY DUTMERS Life Editors burtab11@wfu.edu dutmmk11@wfu.edu While venturing in the ZSR during this glorious finals season, a plethora of interesting personalities emerge.

Here are a few examples of the types of people that you may run into while studying this year.

The person who has never been to the library Some people decide to party or slack off all semester and then they have that “oh shit” moment and realize they have straight D’s going into their final exams.

Therefore they decide that December is the time to buckle down and trade in the booze for the books.

These people often look lost while mindlessly wandering the hallowed halls of the ZSR and they may be showing signs of alcohol withdrawal.

The worrier These are possibly the worst type of people that you will encounter during the finals seasons. These people believe that finals are the worst things that could ever happen to a person. You can hear them saying ridiculous things like, “If I don’t get an A on my biopsych final I am going to drop out of college.” Are you really going to drop out of college? Hell, no. And I hope that your parents don’t kill you. So stop over-reacting. Everyone has finals and survives and you will be no exception.

ZSR Hobbit You have seen this person for the past three days sitting in the library… in the same spot. Have they moved? Probably not. ZSR hobbits are easy to spot due to the fact that they have become a

Top 5 Places to Study on Campus Here are our picks for the top places to study on campus 1. Starbucks The best place for students after an allnighter who are in need of an unlimited amount of caffeine.

2. ZSR Atrium If in need of sporadic human interaction and a midnight snack while studying, the Atrium is the perfect spot.

4. Wait Chapel For the student finishing up a brief amount of reading or studying, outside the Chapel is a serene place to study, especially on a sunny day.

5. ZSR Eighth Floor A place only for the brave at heart, the eighth floor guarantees complete silence for students that want little to no distractions.

Exam time alter egos flare The person on caffeine overload Everyone has his or her vices during finals season, for many it is caffeine.

That free coffee at the library over finals is dangerous, and Starbucks is just so close— it is hard for the caffeine-addicted to control themselves. Look for this person to be shaking uncontrollably in the corner or talking really fast in Starbucks.

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3. Tribble The large amount of open classrooms in Tribble serves as a great private place for large study groups when all the library study rooms are full.

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permanent fixture in the library over the course of finals.

These are the people who leave only for necessities such as food, water, a trip to the restroom and of course, exams. It is not unlikely to observe hobbits staying late into the night and taking periodic naps.

The sleep deprived The guy sitting in the booth in the corer of the Pit somehow managed to fall asleep.

Do you wake him? Of course not! This is his coping method for surviving the stressful week of finals. We all know these guys. They stay awake for large amounts of time, feeling they are invincible, only to crash for sporadic and unexpected naps.

Student in denial Denial is one of the first steps in admitting you have a problem… and students in denial of the difficulty of finals definitely have a problem.

These students are the ones using their newly available free time found over the course of finals week to watch Netflix and make fun of everyone else studying. These people are in need of a reality check.

Immediately.

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during Finals “Starbucks has become my new best friend... all the workers know my coffee order.”

“I made the walk of shame from the ZSR this morning.”

“Oh... so this what the library looks like.”

“Reading day is a myth.”

Wake Tweets @WakeForestProbs: Shit... the addy is beginning to wear off...#wakeforestproblems @ShitWFGirlsSay: That time of the semester when your card gets denied at the sundry #embarassing @liltingbanshees: Because Eve was just trying to keep the doctor away. @WFU_Pit: I feel a lot safer now that No-Shave November is over

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Along with winter comes a slew of award hopefuls vying for prestigious nominations

As expected, there are several films coming out this Christmas that are expected to leave audiences breathless. With so many films being released in such a short time – be sure to choose wisely.”

BY CHERIE DESAI Staff Columnist desac9@wfu.edu With the holiday season upon us, we can be sure that every director in Hollywood is preparing to release their biggest hit. It is once again time to distinguish the Oscar hopefuls and pick out the upcoming mustsees.

There are several films coming out this Christmas that are expected to leave audiences breathless. With so many films being released in such a short time — be sure to choose wisely.

The screen adaptation of the novel and famous Broadway musical Les Misérables loud Oscar buzz surrounding Anne Hathaway for her performance of Fantine.

The movie will hit theaters on Christmas Day, and there have already been several predictions that Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman, and possibly Helena Bonham Carter, may also go home with Oscars.

The “A list”-packed movie has the rumormill spinning about the Oscar hopefuls, and it looks like Anne Hathaway is a frontrunner for several reasons. Aside from going all-out with her buzz cut, Hathaway also lost about 15 pounds in 14 days to look the starved, poverty-stricken part. But her singing voice is the real reason she is said to deserve an Oscar more than any other actor giving themselves serious makeovers for the movies.

Upon performing the first take of “I Dreamed A Dream” song was when the rest of the cast began to feel certain she would

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The screen adaptation of Les Miserables is packed with heavy hitting actors and is expected by critics to bring home an Oscar. receive an award. The movie features the actors singing live on set rather than in a recording studio, an effect which could be a major feather in director Tom Hopper’s cap if it goes over well.

The new film Zero Dark Thirty, a military drama made by an Oscar-winning team, is a major rival for Les Misérables. Director Kathryn Bigelow’s account of the CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden is delivered through the eyes of an analyst specializing

in terrorist attacks. Jessica Chastain plays the analyst, Maya, and is rumored to have carried the entire movie, has already had Oscar buzz for Best Actress Award, and the movie is said to be innovative and original in its filming.

Of course, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is in the running for several awards. Major Oscar buzz has surrounded the movie for Cate Blanchett’s performance as well as Andy Serkis’

Gollum, and a whole host of Supporting Actor/Actress, Director, Screenplay, and Picture Awards. Not surprisingly, the movie has been predicted a nominee for pretty much every technical award possible, following in the wake of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, which received 11 Oscars in total. A return of some of the most popular actors from the LOTR movies guarantees this film will be a success.

One movie that many expected would have Oscar buzz, but has not been wellreviewed by critics who previewed the movie, is Anna Karenina. The director, Joe Wright, who admired Keira Knightley before taking on the project, took a big risk and chose to film the movie as if it were being acted out on a stage.

The radical artistic decision divided critics, and many think it will most likely divide audiences as well. Despite a pointed lack of Oscar buzz, those who reviewed the movie positively say that it should be nominated for costume and production design and cinematography.

If you enjoyed the adaptations of Tolstoy’s novel that featured Sophie Marceau or Vivien Leigh, you may want to give the film a shot, since neither of those were Oscarwinners either.

If you’re looking for a few more good movie options this Christmas, Argo and Lincoln — directed by Ben Affleck and Steven Spielberg respectively­— have both received rave reviews and are widely considered to be serious Oscar contenders for a variety of categories.

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Speaking the truth to the opposite sex

Students dish on their feelings about the opposite gender and various relationships on campus

BY ELIZABETH HICKSON Guest Columnist hicket12@wfu.edu Guys here at Wake Forest have no shortage of Southern charm. They open doors, allow us to walk ahead of them when entering a room and offer the courtesy and manners absent in most men of the North.

So then, now that they’ve seemingly mastered the art of refined cordiality, what more could women possibly want?

Furthermore, what is the one thing that men simply don’t know about college women?

Firstly, gentlemen, it is a sad fact that no Rosetta Stone exists to decode the complex hieroglyph that is the female brain.

On a good day, it’s hard for most of us to know what we want, let alone convey our desires to the confused man brave enough to try to make us happy. But if there is one resounding inquiry I’ve heard on campus it seems to be, why are college men so opposed to dating?

Sadly, it seems most men have forgotten the practice that, at one point in history, existed at the very core of chivalry.

Don’t get us wrong, we love when they hold the door, but the apparent hypocrisy that surrounds the college male’s attention to chivalrous practices but neglect towards ideas of dating has some of us females in a state of confusion.

Now, fear not, men, because ladies do in fact understand that it’s no longer the Middle Ages.

We have noted the statistics pointing to a rise in average marriage age and understand that when the standard male is ready to commit, then our Wake Forest days will

be behind us. While the majority of us are nowhere near ready to think about marriage, my female peers and I have to wonder if our dating lives will really have to lie dormant for another 5 to 8 years.

Upon discovering the college male’s aversion to dating, I, like many other females, was disheartened to hear that I would miss out some of the most intelligent, attractive and interesting men that I would likely ever come across.

So what is it that men don’t know about college women? Put simply, by refusing to date, they’re missing out on us just as much as we are them.

So gentlemen, I implore you to break the status quo of college hookups, ask a girl on a date once in a while and take advantage of the wonderful pool of ladies you have right here in the Forest.

BY AARON COLSTON Web Editor colsaj0@wfu.edu Let me start by saying sometimes, it is just not that deep. I know men can sometimes be frustrating because they aren’t transparent with their emotions, and you often don’t know whether he is in love with you or indifferent about your existence. But whatever the case may be, it is never that deep.

When dealing with relationships, guys’ moves are never as calculated as you may dissect them to be. The absence of meaning does not give license to create a narrative that blows things out of proportion.

What is most important when things seem unclear is to ask and not assume.

I am going to give you ladies a list of the most common misconceptions that I hear which can be solved quite simply through communication.

1. When a guy doesn’t answer his phone immediately, he is not up to something sneaky. Everyone likes those moments

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Writers of both genders encourage the opposite sex to raise taboo university topics for further discussion. when text conversation is flowing naturally, with many smiley faces and witty remarks.

But, you can’t expect that attention all of the time.

2. Just because a guy hasn’t texted you all day, does not mean something is wrong.

Oftentimes, he just has not gotten around to it yet.

Assumptions only present the worse possible solutions. While I am on this subject, there is nothing wrong with igniting a conversation with guy. No, it does not send the message that you are being too eager or forward. It does send the message that you know what you want, a trait that many men find extremely attractive.

We are often times just as confused as you are and a little clarity about your intentions will only alleviate the stress from both parties.

3. Finally, just because you have multiple sex partners does not give you the title of being “promiscuous.”

It is 2012, and the double standards of sexuality is becoming increasingly more dismantled. Women should own their bodies and not apologize for acting how they want when they want.

Honestly, ladies, you give men too much credit for some of the intentions that you connect with our actions. Release yourself from doubt and insecurity, and live a little.

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