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Outside the Bubble... Early Afghan election results reveal tight race Early results for the Afghan presidential election place incumbent President Hamid Karzai slightly ahead of his rival Abdullah Abdullah. So far Abdullah has received 202,889 votes while Karzai has received 212,927. This is only 10 percent of the votes and officials stressed that the margins may change.
Senator Ted Kennedy dies at age 77 Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy died late on the night of August 25 following a battle with brain cancer. He was 77 years old. Kennedy is the younger brother of the late President John F. Kennedy and New York Senator Robert Kennedy. He helped pass such legislation as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.
School preps for swine flu Cherokee youth visit university By Stephanie Papes | Staff writer
Due to the global transmission of the H1N1 influenza virus, commonly known as swine flu, the university is taking precautions this academic year to keep students healthy and prevent a school-wide outbreak. Most reported cases of the H1N1 flu have been relatively mild, but more virulent cases have been reported as well. Thus, it is important for those on campus to take the necessary actions in order to avoid contracting the illness and spreading it to others. Influenza activity remained fairly stable in August in the United States. Still, there were higher
levels than is normal for this time of year. Businesses and college campuses nationwide are giving instructions to prevent an outbreak, since health officials predict more frequent instances of flu during the approaching flu season.The H1N1 flu spreads both by direct contact and through the air. This makes the university campus, a confined space with frequent person-to-person contact, a hazardous place for an outbreak if steps are not taken to prevent it. To protect yourself, avoid contact with anyone who shows flulike symptoms. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), these may
University community unites to provide for families in need
Wikipedia will begin to require that revisions to pages about living people and some organizations be approved. There will be a two-month trial in which changes made by new or unknown users will have to be approved by an editor. An online poll showed 80% of 259 users were in favor of the trial.
U.S. budget deficit soars to highest amount on record
Japanese encephalitis kills 200 in India An outbreak of Japanese encephalitis has killed at least 200 children in northern India. Nine hundred affected children have been hospitalized in Uttar Pradesh state with patients coming from the neighboring Bihar state and Nepal. There is no specific cure for this mosquitoborne disease that occurs regularly during India’s monsoon season.
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This year the U.S. budget deficit will reach almost $1.6 trillion. This is the highest amount on record and the White House believes the deficit will continue to grow and will hit a cumulative $9 trillion by 2009.
include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. If you are diagnosed with H1N1, be mindful that you are presenting a risk to others. Cover your mouth when you cough and sneeze, as inhaling droplets in the air can infect another person. The flu may also be spread by touching a surface with flu virus on it and subsequently touching the nose, mouth or eyes. Wash your hands frequently, particularly after using any public facility, to minimize this risk. As most students have experienced first-hand, sicknesses tend to
By Adam Edwards | Contributing writer On Sept. 2, Habitat for Humanity’s annual Jimmy Johnson Labor of Love Blitz Build will begin on Old Cherry Street, located in the area between Deacon Boulevard and downtown Winston-Salem. The university, along with the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, is sponsoring one of the five houses being constructed during the blitz. The house will be constructed in an environmentally conscious way, in accordance with the university’s effort to be both socially and ecologically responsible. The five houses are intended to be part of a larger revitalization project in the area between Deacon Boulevard and downtown Winston-Salem. Habitat for Humanity has partnered with several local businesses, churches and other organizations
in an effort to revive the area. The organization intends to build 15 houses in this area, a third of which will begin construction during the blitz. The blitz will begin with an opening ceremony at the corner of 14th Street and Old Cherry Street: the location of the university’s sponsored house. Building continues from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day of the blitz. Many of the university’s administrators, staff, faculty and students will be contributing their time to the sponsored house, including President Nathan O. Hatch, Provost Jill Tiefenthaler, administrators from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, staff from the Office of Resident Life and Housing and members of the university’s baseball team. Members from the university community will be assisting with construction of the house all four days of the blitz. In an effort to live up to its motto: “Pro Humanitate,” the university community has devoted a great deal of its time to serving humanity. When asked about the various service opportunities available, Assistant Director of the Office of Student Development Brighid Jensen said, “We’re always evaluating new ways to continue to increase and improve our civic engagement efforts on campus,
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By Ashton Astbury | Asst. sports editor
From July 19-22, 25 high school students from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) seized the opportunity to explore careers in the sciences and practice academic and motivational skills indispensable for collegiate success during the university’s College Careers and Technology (C-Cat) program. With the goal of supporting and mentoring promising Cherokee high school students in their college search, the C-Cat program is a fundamental part of a four-year-old Wiethaus nationally recognized tribal initiative known as “Assisting Cherokee Students with Academic Success.” According to professor of religion and American ethnic studies and co-coordinator of C-Cat Ulrike Wiethaus the original idea for a summer seminar at the university for Cherokee youth was born when tribal administrators approached university faculty with the idea for a program for EBIC high school students interested in medical careers in 2007. With the support of former Provost Bill Gordon, the university developed Medcat (medical careers and technology) in 2008, which served as a blueprint for this year’s C-Cat program. “Our goal is to offer both Medcat and C-Cat annually and to develop mentoring programs for the students and training programs for high school teachers on the Qualla Boundary between summers,” Wiethaus said. In addition to sessions concerning Information Technology and College Careers, Health and Your College Career and a seminar on Cherokee Culture, Language and Science, Cherokee youth participated in a Plant Identification Exercise designed to introduce students to ethnobotany and the new university “Cherokee Garden,” and a Scavenger Hunt intended to strengthen team-building skills ad familiarize students with the university campus. Student program leader and president of the Native American Student Association
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Museum of Anthropology exhibit to examine Mayan relics By R. Hunter Bratton | Opinion editor
Beginning Sept. 1, the Museum of Anthropology will present a Latin American-focused artifact exhibit titled “Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery” that will be open for public viewing until 2012. The exhibit was initially inspired by a fateful meeting between two anthropologists who share a passion for Latin American history and culture–Joseph LoSchiavo, director of the Quick Center
for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University, and Stephen Whittington, director of the Museum of Anthropology and adjunct associate professor of anthropology. The museum’s new exhibit is a collection of painted vases, pottery, jars and other pieces of art, most of which were undocumented and unexamined artifacts until these two men began working to create a worthy way of displaying the relics. “Rapid advances in understanding hieroglyphs and iconog-
raphy from documents, monuments and vessels during the last decades have occurred because scholars have published a large corpus of photographic and drawn images that can be compared and interpreted,” Whittington said. Knowing that such advancements were being made in the field, Whittington said, he felt an
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injustice was being done to other anthropologists and historians who did not have access to these products of history. And thus, Wittington said, he was inspired to obtain the funding to give these pieces the appropriate conservation in the future, give historians adequate documenta-
tion, give fellow anthropologists and archaeologists the cataloging they deserved and give art and history enthusiasts an exhibition showcasing the works and lives of Mayans. After five years of fundraising and collaboration between universities, professors, curators, philanthropists and art enthusiasts from around the nation, the collection was put on first display at the Quick Center for the Arts at Olean, New York in fall 2008.
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The initial St. Bonaventure collection included many artifacts with painted hieroglyphics and carved symbols on them detailing the many aspects of life and the Mayan beliefs about the universe and the afterlife. Amazingly, such simple artifacts as these provide priceless windows of understanding into the lives of those who lived thousands of years before our modern civilization was born.
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Opinion | A4 Redefining Stainability Sustaining the planet requires that each individual does his or her own part
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University’s theatre department announces season line up John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt will kick of the university theatre department’s 2009-2010 season on Sept. 25. Other shows include Sonnets for an Old Century, which opens Oct. 30, The Threepenny Opera, which opens Feb. 19, and Moon Children, which opens April 9. Individual student tickets for each show will be available for $5, and student season subscriptions may be purchased for $15 beginning Sept. 8. For more information, visit the theatre department’s Web site at wfu.edu/ theatre.
Survey administered via e-mail to freshman students The national CIRP Freshman Survey provided by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA is being administered online to all university students entering their freshman year. The results from the survey will benefit the university in helping plan for future years. The survey was e-mailed by the university’s Office of Institutional Research to all entering freshmen on Aug. 20.
University announces Worship in Wait speakers The university’s Worship in Wait Series for 2009-2010 will feature two speakers who have written extensively on the nature of spirituality. Barbara Brown Taylor will speak at 7 p.m on Sept. 27. Taylor teaches religion at Piedmont College in Georgia and is an adjunct professor of spirituality at Columbia Theological Seminary in Georgia. Marcus Borg will speak in Wait Chapel on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Borg is Canon Theologian at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland and has authored or co-authored 21 books. All Worship in Wait services are free and open to the public. More information about the speakers can be found online at wfu.edu/ chaplain/worship/index.html.
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One student outlines her time in Morocco for the first in a series of student narratives By Lauren Dayton | Staff writer When I told people that I was going to Fez, Morocco to study Arabic this summer, the most common reactions I got were “Oh, the Middle East, how exciting!” and “Wow, you’ll love Marrakesh!” It is hard to blame people for not knowing much about Morocco, since it tends to fly under the news radar. But as many Moroccans reminded me throughout my stay, the sultan was the first leader to recognize the United States when it declared independence from Great Britain, and that makes our countries old allies. Although I read up on the culture before I arrived, living in Morocco for seven and a half weeks was still an adventure. Every day I was put in situations that required quick thinking or exposure to major differences between Moroccan culture and that of the U.S. Staying with a host family in their dar (house) gave me an opportunity to live there as a student of culture, rather than as a tourist. I already miss some aspects of Moroccan culture, like the way the seating inside homes is really conducive to conversation. Having low, divan-style seating that completely lines the room provides ample seating and frees up the rest of the room so people can stand, making it very easy to entertain. Plus all of the couches can double as beds, so a lot of people can sleep over too. This is how living rooms are set up all throughout Morocco and it reflects the extraverted nature of Moroccan culture. There is no such thing as “me time” in Morocco. People do not schedule time to hang out with friends; every moment of the day is spent with friends or family. At first it is a little disconcerting to be thrust into a lifestyle where the people around you are always talking boisterously and emphasizing their points by punching your arm or pulling at your shoulder. But after a while this strong sense of community became very appealing. Moroccan food is another example of how much emphasis there is on community. Most traditional
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Junior Lauren Dayton spent her summer living with a host family in Morocco. She is off to Dijon, France for the fall semester. Moroccan dishes are eaten by everyone at the table out of a single, communal bowl. People scoop bites out of the bowl using pieces of khubz (bread). Etiquette requires that each person eat only the food in front of them and use only their right hand to eat (this is from earlier periods when toilet paper and Western-style toilets were uncommon). I became an immediate devotee of Moroccan cuisine: couscous, tajine, kefta and lots of fresh fruit. This language program was through Wake Forest and the six other Wake students and I (plus Reynolds Professor of Film Studies Peter Brunette) spent a lot of time discussing our experiences while in Morocco. Amongst the many positive experiences, there were some elements of the culture that we found difficult to accept. One of them comes from the intense sense of community: many domestic or social problems
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Student wins Reynolds scholarship to university Mikal Drye of Monroe, N.C. is one of four high school seniors to win the Nancy Susan Reynolds Scholarship to attend the university this fall. Each winner of the scholarship receives an annual stipend covering the costs of tuition, room, board and personal expenses in addition to grant opportunities for summer research, travel and international study. Drye graduated from North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham.
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are relegated to the family unit to solve, rather than civil law. We saw this as a potential problem for women, since many domestic disputes are worked out by members of the extended family, rather than by a judge. One of the reasons this program was so valuable to me is that it gave me further insight into my own culture by seeing it through another perspective, particularly a non-Western one. Recognizing that there are other ways to orient living spaces or eat food or settle disputes forces me to step back and re-examine why our culture does things a certain way. In some ways I was very happy to return to the uncomplicated amenities of the U.S. (like dependable flushing toilets, effective air conditioning and legitimate expressways), but living without those luxuries for a while was a pittance compared to all I saw and smelled and learned in Morocco.
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To honor the university’s commitment to innovative technology, Lenovo presented the university with a replica of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games torch. In the ceremony, held in the Green Room in Reynolda Hall on Aug. 20, President Nathan O. Hatch, Provost Jill Tiefenthaler and other university administrators accepted the replica of the torch which was carried across four continents before arriving in Beijing in August 2008. “This gift signifies the beginning of a world event that is important to so many people around the globe,” Tiefenthaler said. The Lenovo torch, which is called the “Cloud of Promise,” was chosen from more than 200 international entries. Its scroll-like shape acknowledges China as the birthplace of paper, and its red and white colors signify China’s national colors. It is over two feet long and weighs a little over two pounds. Made of polished aluminum-magnesium alloy, the final torch design took 10 months and more than 30 engineers and design specialists to complete. According to CNet News, the torch’s streamlined, lightweight design makes it the most technologically-advanced torch in Olympic history. The Lenovo Olympic torch traveled through more than 20 countries beginning in March 2008, when it was lit in Olympic, Greece. The torch traveled through the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Australia, India and Japan before making its way through Taiwan, Macao, Hong Kong and over 113 cities in China. Thomas F. Looney, the vice president and general manager for Lenovo North American and a parent of a Wake Forest student, and Jason Mooneyham, the Lenovo sales director who carried the torch in China during the Olympic torch relay, presented the torch during the ceremony on Aug. 20. “It is a symbol of Wake Forest’s commitment to excellence in education and its focus on preparing students to compete in a global economy,” Looney said. Lenovo, which has roots in China, began providing laptops to students, faculty and staff in the mid-1990s. “Wake Forest has been a leader among universities in provid-
constructed on campus and then transported to its intended location. in the community and on a global Through their sponsorships and level. We have a variety of stu- ethos of volunteerism, the unident organized service events such versity community has provided as Project Pumpkin, DESK, and many individuals with basic human Angel Tree, just to name a few needs, such as food (through prothat are annual one-time service grams such as Campus Kitchen) events.” and shelter (through their work The Office of Student Develop- with Habitat for Humanity). ment, which coordinates service This commitment finds its deepopportunities on campus, affects est roots in the motto of the uniall students on campus during their versity and is exemplified through time at the unithe actions of versity. its members. Besides orga- In the 1990s, the university sponThe intended nizing service recipients of sored another house (through trips and volthe universityHabitat for Humanity) that was s p o n s o r e d unteer groups both at home constructed on campus and then home on Old transported. and abroad, Cherry Street the office is are the McInresponsible for tyre family: New Student Edwin and Orientation, updating the Student Renee and their daughter DeLijah. Handbook, developing leadership Edwin and Renee are both graduprograms such as L.E.A.D. and the ates of Forsyth Technical CommuPresidential Leader’s Conference, nity College and Renee is employed and registering student groups on by WFU Baptist Medical Center as campus. a unit secretary. The office is also responsible When asked what they are looking for organizing the Brian Piccolo forward to the most about buying Cancer Fund Drive and its various this home, the McIntyre’s said, “We fundraisers throughout the year. are looking forward to saying that The sponsorship of a Habitat we own it and can decorate.” for Humanity house is just one While a great deal of work will of the many ways the university is be completed in the four-day-long engaged in service to the broader build blitz, the houses are intended community. to be complete by November. Jensen reported that the UniverTuesday, Wednesday, Thursday sity’s students, faculty, and staff are and Saturday shifts are available to engaged in “over 100 non-profit volunteer on the university sponagencies in our community via aca- sored house as well as others. demically related service-learning While many shifts have already and also non-academic service been filled, new shifts are added initiatives.” for groups or individuals as they This is not the first time the uni- become available. versity has partnered with Habitat Students, faculty, or staff interfor Humanity to provide housing ested in donating their time can for those in need. register for a shift at http://pdc. In the 1990s, the university wfu.edu/habitat or contact Jensen sponsored another house that was (jensenbh@wfu.edu).
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Lenovo representatives presented a replica of the 2008 Olympic torch to university administrators on Aug. 20 in Reynolda Hall. ing students with state-of-the-art computer technology, highlighted by the ThinkPad program,” Hatch said. “The program has allowed us to provide students with powerful software, and has given them great access to faculty members, academic resources and many other technologies. It has extended faculty-student interaction well beyond the classroom and well beyond our campus boundaries.” Students not only use ThinkPad laptops on campus, but they also take them abroad and into the workplace. “Our software load is Lenovo’s second largest worldwide, behind the U.S. Army,” Rick Matthews, the Associate Provost for Information Systems, said. “Our students are mobile. They must have access, not only to a computer, but to a mobile computer that is fully equipped with an extensive suite of software that they need to be fully engaged in the intellectual
life of the university, wherever they are,” Tiefenthaler said. In addition to the Lenovo ceremony, Aug. 20 was also the first day of Orientation, and 1,187 new ThinkPads were distributed to new students. “It is a very fitting day to recognize our partnership with Lenovo,” Tiefenthaler said. This year, Information Systems has made some changes to the laptop program. For example, first year students no longer receive printers with their laptops. Also, the class of 2013 will not be able to keep their second laptop free of charge. “These changes mean we can reduce the impact of the program on tuition costs, while preserving the full academic value of our laptops,” Matthews said. The Lenovo Olympic Torch will be displayed at the university’s Information Systems Building.
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After a year of viewing in New York, the collection has been moved to the university where it will stay on display for three years in conjunction with the museum’s annual exhibit, Los Dias de los Muertos. Art of Sky, Art of Earth: Maya Cosmic Imagery, which is
focused primarily on the ancient pottery collection from Guatemala, western Honduras, El Salvador, and southern Mexico, and which dates back to as early as 250 A.D., has gotten larger since its first viewing by Whittington. The original collection is now joined by other artifacts loaned from the Museum of Anthropology of the university, the Nasher
Museum of Duke University and other local collectors of Mayan art. Innumerable amounts of people have worked together to ensure this collection gets the viewing it deserves, said Whittington; yet, not for this reason, but because of the rarity of the opportunity for one to see a collection of ancient art from the classical period.
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spread quickly in residence halls. Avoid contact with individuals as much as possible if they are ill, and encourage roommates or hallmates who show symptoms to contact Student Health. Wash hands with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer frequently, and use disinfectant wipes on room surfaces and door handles. The university has been preparing for a potential pandemic influenza outbreak since 2006. Measures have been implemented to protect and inform people on campus. The Student Health Services Web site has dedicated a specific section for H1N1 flu in addition to its general flu information, which can be found at wfu.edu/shs/Influenza.html. Student health educators and the staff of Residence Life and Housing are also distributing information to students as they return to campus from the summer break. The university will alert students, faculty and staff of updates concerning the flu by e-mail, if necessary. The Student Health Service staff intends to stay up-to-date on H1N1 prevention and treatment. Individuals who become ill with H1N1 flu symptoms will be asked to isolate themselves in their residences until they are well. Do not attend class if you suspect you have contracted the flu. Get evaluated and receive treatment at the Student Health Service by calling 336-7585218. Antiviral medications will be available to those on campus who are at high risk for contracting the flu, including those with chronic health conditions and/or suppressed immune systems. A vaccine clinic will be announced by Student Health on their Web site and via e-mail when the vaccine becomes available.
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High school students from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians explored a native garden on campus as part of their stay at the university.
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Consider getting vaccinated at home over break if you have the opportunity to do so. With a widespread, conscious effort to stay healthy, university community members are hopeful that an H1N1 outbreak can be avoided entirely.
(NASA) junior Lucretia Hicks isolated the Research Tools and Skills session and the Admissions Essay Writing workshop as two highlights of the program for their vitality in helping students succeed in college. “I feel like this program gets students ready for the challenges they will face in their college careers,” Hicks said. “I wish they would have had this program back when I was in high school. I had a hard time transitioning to college and I think this program can help alleviate some of the stresses felt when being away from home.” Additionally, Hicks hopes that her involvement in a Q & A session between students from NASA and the Cherokee stu-
dents served as a mode of inspiration for EBCI youth. “I feel it is important to see someone from the (tribal) community who is making it in college. I hope they saw me as a role model and that this will also strengthen their motivation to succeed in school.” When citing the advantages of C-Cat and Medcat, Wiethaus affirmed that both the EBCI and the university community highly benefit from their involvement. “The benefits for the EBCI are long-term to develop a highly educated professional class of Cherokee graduates who will bring their expertise and professional networks back to the Qualla Boundary,” Wiethaus said. “The benefit for their WFU partner is to fulfill their historical obligation toward Indigenous
peoples in the Southeast and beyond and to develop strong community partnerships. Since Medcat and C-Cat are administered by the new Religion and Public Engagement initiative created in the department of religion, I hope to develop stronger connections between the department of religion faculty and students and Medcat and C-Cat.” In terms of carrying out the university slogan of Pro Humanitate, Wiethaus references recognition of the “historic debt this nation owes to indigenous peoples.” “We are committed to supporting indigenous sovereignty and well-being on every level, especially in regard to educational opportunities for young American Indians,” Wiethaus said.
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s the newest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best National University” rankings hits the press, university students will undoubtedly look for more ammunition to humble their high school peers who are getting inferior educations at mediocre institutions of higher education, and local North Carolina alumni will more than likely check to make sure that the black and gold are still sitting higher on the academic totem pole than those Tar Heels down the road. Indeed, the university’s overall ranking remained within the top thirty schools in the nation and tied for third within the Atlantic Coast Conference with Chapel Hill behind the devils of Duke and the cavaliers of UVA. Yet, most academics and researchers of higher education — or even anyone who delves into the rankings any more than the most basic of levels—realizes that the U.S. News ranking system is highly flawed in areas of point assignation, where certain categories such as “Best Undergraduate Professors,” a subsection in which the university was ranked 11th overall by researchers, are given less value when compared to such groupings as the Dean’s assessment of other competitive universities. Because frankly, a good university president has no reason to know much about other universities,
other than some of the most dermal and face-valued statistics which he/she read in the previous year’s issue of U.S. News. Surely the fact that university professors such as Hugh Howards, associate professor of mathematics, who have earned recognition for their institutions on the highest national levels for successful, interactive and even awe-inspiring teaching techniques, should raise the “worth” of a university more than the assessment of one who, although vitally important to one university, knows nothing of the brilliance and efficacy of another institution. Despite these queries, and assuming that the report is somewhat accurate and we are in fact among the top tier of American universities, reaffirmations such as these must bring students and parents some ancillary satisfaction in knowing that we have chosen a university that takes value in its national perception, but more importantly values its intangible and unscorable ideals foremost. In recent years, the university has made significant changes to many aspects of campus life, residential areas and classroom learning strategies, most of which have allowed students to receive the best education that the university can offer. The success of these changes are not necessarily seen instantaneously.
Redefining environmental values via campus changes If you have spent more than 10 minutes outside this week walking the campus in the humid North Carolina heat, you have more than likely seen one of the university’s new, Carbon free and energy efficient mini-camions buzzing around campus carrying off brush, unloading mulch or taking a load of flowers to be planted in a flower bed near one of the entrances to campus. Similarly, if you have frequented the Pit since you moved all your furniture and clothes into your dorm room, you have seen that the facilities have moved away from the plastic cups and styrofoam trays that students used to fill with chocolate milk and on which they constructed mountains of BBQ sandwiches when they were available. In fact, the university has made many significant augmentations to their plans to interact kindly with the North Carolina flora and fauna and to put their environmental sustainability plans into action. Another change that was made,
one that has most likely been seen by students already, is the increase in monetary incentives for more “green friendly” actions by students on campus. Just after purchasing textbooks, students were offered free, reusable bags for book carrying instead of being presented the paper sacks which inevitably end up in trash bins across campus and cost valuable monetary and ecological resources to be disposed of properly. Hopefully, these simple but effective changes to campus will be beacon-like examples for the Winston-Salem community and the rest of the state and begin the crucial shift toward recyclable/ reusable materials, a decrease in harmful emissions and heightened awareness of the fragility of our global milieu. With the changes that have been made on our campus over the past summer break to shrink our carbon footprint, we hope that students will build upon the foundation and begin to educate others.
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ustainability. It’s a word that most MicrosoftWord programs still don’t recognize, but it seems to have found its way into daily speech. Sustainability is a part of our contemporary dialogue on world issues, the university’s Campus Master Plan and the advisability of everyday decisions; but what is sustainability? Why does Wake Forest now employ Dedee Delongpré Johnston as Director of Sustainability? What does sustainable development have to do with me? To many, sustainability is a buzz word that is associated more often than not with hippies, tree huggers, liberals and environmentalists. Though the movement has becomes vastly more mainstream in the past decade, this association persists; but why? The American Heritage Dictionary defines sustainable simply as “capable of being continued.” Sustainability then is the continuance of something. It could be applied to anything: the sustainability of my headache, my pantry’s food supply, etc. Do you see how absurd that is? Sustainability in and of itself means nothing. What are we supposed to be interested in sustaining? This is when people will tell you, “the planet, of course,” which is an excellent response. Unfortunately, it also leaves the speaker open to an onslaught of verbal attacks about their political views and lifestyle choices. Only hippies love the environment, don’t you know that? Saving the planet is impossible and it costs too much money, silly liberal. It is easy to devalue the importance of the planet’s sustainability because, in our day-to-day lives, the fate of Earth doesn’t seem too precarious. Sitting pretty on Wake Forest’s meticulously landscaped campus, we don’t see the barren plateaus that stand
where mountains once stood, leveled and devoid of life for the expedited production of coal from a mountain-top removal (MTR) mining operation in West Virginia. We simply flick on a light switch and log on to our ThinkPads. We have no idea that in rural communities surrounding MTR operations, birth defects are exceptionally common because of heavy metals leaked from the mines into water supplies and asthma rates are four times higher than the national average because of coal dust visible in the air. When we eat our corn flakes and french fries fried in canola or soy bean oil in the Reynolda Fresh Food Company, we don’t realize that we are putting genetically modified organisms into our bodies, organisms that have been genetically fused with E. coli bacteria and pesticides like Round-Up and that have been bred not to produce seed. We just drive our cars, use our electricity and eat our food completely ignorant of the origins of the products we use (unless you notice the stickers that all read “Made in China”) and we assume that things will just … continue. But they can’t. Not forever; not like this. Killing the planet kills mankind. It is beneficial for Earth to continue because if Earth ends, human beings end. Thus, sustainability is about sustaining the planet in a healthy, productive way for the ultimate purpose of sustaining the human race. Sustainability is sustaining mankind. It has everything to do with everything you do. This is a terrifying realization, but we need not despair. We must embrace our part in the cause of the problem for only from the source of the problem can we work toward being part of the solution. Our decisions and expectations got us into this mess, changing them is the only way to get out of the hole we’ve dug before it is too late. Every choice matters. This is why I am proud to see Wake Forest move toward a more sustainable approach, especially for future generations of university students and the rest of the world. Because really, what is more Pro Humanitate than saving the planet “for humanity?” Caitlin is a junior anthropology major from Mechanicsville, Md.
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Quick Quotes “Couldn’t they have left Marge’s hair blue?” - Ryan, a blogger, in a post commenting on an African homage to The Simpsons where they made Marge wear a jet black Afro hairdo.
“” “The whole top surface of the ring was glowing.” - Aleki Taumoepeau, an ecologist of New Zealand, who lost his wedding ring more than a year ago while conducting an environmental sweep of the harbor.
“” “It’s a popular souvenir, it’s been stolen four times now.” - A spokeswoman for the Lego center, on the 30 cm long tail of a Lego giraffe that was recently stolen.
“” “This is extraordinary. For 25 years retailers have been faithfully administering the system and now this happens.” - Britain’s Entertainment Retailers Association, which represents more than 90 percent of the UK video market, on how porn is now available for children to legally purchase.
SG ready for new year
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ld Gold & Black: Welcome Back! In May of 2008, Student Government launched an initiative to increase accessibility to the student body. Through our motto, “Keeping the Promise,” we promise to try our best to always be open and to communicate with students clearly and effectively. We continue to honor our promise to you today. Be on the look out for frequent e-mails, open forums and Old Gold & Black newspaper columns. We will also hold Student Government office hours in the Pit and in Benson throughout the year. We welcome your comments and concerns, and sincerely hope you will share your thoughts with us so we may find solutions. We realize much has changed over the summer and we’re excited to hear your opinions. We’ve been hard at work over the summer updating different aspects of Student Government. Our bulletin board in Benson is up to date with parking information and
suggestions and will stay up-to-date for the whole year. The daytime shuttle schedule is posted, as is the downtown Thursday, Friday and Saturday shuttle schedule. We will also keep football and basketball ticket information as current as possible. Our Web site details committee and executive activities. We encourage anyone and everyone to submit applications to join our Executive Action Committees dedicated to focusing on specific improvements on campus. EACs work with the faculty and administration to address dining, admissions and technology issues that occur. They also encourage Pro Humanitate and Random Acts of Fun. As we look forward to a productive and successful fall semester, we want to welcome upperclassmen back to Wake and welcome freshmen to campus. Students should know our doors are always open and that SG’s commitment is to ensuring their satisfaction and to making Wake Forest the best it can possibly be. Go Deacs! Emma is a senior economics major from Arlington, Va. Melissa is a senior history major from Lititz, Penn.
“” “Cows can become aggressive and charge, especially when calves are present and walkers are accompanied by dogs.” - National Farmers Union stated after several cows became violent and posed a threat to many innocent people.
“” “Our aim is to show there are workers here who will do anything to save their jobs, even take their clothes off.” - Brigitte Coadic, representative of the CGT union, after workers at a crisis-hit boiler factory in France stripped for a nude calendar cameraman in a bid to save 204 jobs slated for redundancy.
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Rethinking the State | A Critical View of Government
American economy is a false free market True capitalism would avoid disastrous boom-bust cycle
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ll over campus and in fact throughout America and the world, I continue to hear a great deal about the evils of capitalism and what this philosophy has done to our country. I saw this argument summed up in a 2007 interview with Boston University professor Howard Zinn, who stated, “We need a system where corporate profit is not the motivating force for economic activity, where the goal is not profit but human need. It will start with severe regulation of capitalism.” What is this evil force which Zinn and his New Left, socialist, and often “moderate” compatriots so despise? True free market capitalism is very simple — it is the separation of the economy from the State, the abolition of the public sector — and it is in fact merely one part of a whole libertarian philosophy which advocates the separation of just about everything from the State. It is a philosophy that states that private businesses can provide any and all services better, cheaper and more efficiently than the government, and relies on voluntary, individual action and mutual exchanges rather than coercive force expended on behalf of some
mythical “society” or “greater good” defined by Another example of the nonexistence of true whoever happens to be in a position of power. capitalism in the United States is the Military When one views capitalism for what it truly Industrial Complex, which costs over $1 is, not some kind of incomprehensible business trillion each year, all taken from the taxpayers strategy but in fact the economic aspect of the either directly or indirectly, and redirected to larger Philosophy of Liberty, two things become whichever corporation can produce the cheapest quickly apparent: we do not live in a nation and most efficient killing machines, the need for that practices or has ever practiced free market which has usually been skillfully demonstrated capitalism, and the businessmen on who many by lobbyists working for these very corporations. are placing the blame for our current woes, The argument behind all of these operations and who certainly do deserve their share of the is that they provide services that the free market blame, are anything but capitalists. could not. If the government did not provide the Capitalism is the opposite of monopoly in that economy with currency, farmers with enough it encourages competition on money to be profitable a massive scale between any and the people with and all economic players. protection, who would? Government is a self-proclaimed Government finds itself A basic examination in diametric opposition to of economics shows moral monopoly on force, using capitalism as the largest and the ludicrous nature of this power to bestow privileges most complete monopoly this argument. The free to varying groups throughout the to have ever existed. market is in the interest Government is a selfof providing those economy, thus drastically throwing proclaimed moral monopoly items for which people off the workings of the free market on force, using this power demonstrate the greatest and creating the false free market in demand. to bestow privileges to varying groups throughout People subjectively which we live. the economy, and thus assign value to varying drastically throwing off the items and services and workings of the free market dispense their money and and creating the false free market in which we capital on this basis. live. Sometimes future goods are valued higher The most striking example is the Federal than current goods, so people save their money, Reserve, a private bank which is given or if the present goods conform well enough a monopoly on currency by the federal to consumer demand, people will spend their government. Even trying to compete with the money in the present. Regardless, in a capitalist Federal Reserve is punishable by time in prison. economy it is demand which dictates what One also should consider the area of farming goods will be sold and traded in a market subsidies, via which the government endows economy. corporate farmers with special privileges and Businesses under this system cannot use makes it even more difficult for small farmers to coercion to force consumers to buy their compete (in fact, the government simultaneously products, they can simply attempt to predict and pays farmers both to grow and not grow, but this meet demands better than their competitors. curious phenomenon will be examined at a later With this understanding in mind, it should date). be obvious that a massive demand exists for
things like roads, education, power, water and a multitude of other items that the government claims only it can provide. We also must stray from the idea that businessmen are capitalists. Businessmen are people who, all other things equal, want to make money, and they certainly do not care if it is the free market or government intervention that gives them their profits. I do not hear anyone at Duke Power or AT&T complaining about the monopoly privileges bestowed upon them, big bankers stating that the Federal Reserve needs to be stripped of its monopoly on currency and credit, or Wal-Mart begging to have its special government-endowed privileges repealed. However, if the American system is not one of free market capitalism, then what is to blame for our current economic problems? The fact is that while government apologists cry out that the free market system has failed us, it is in fact government intervention in the economy which has failed. When the government takes an interventionist action like, for example, artificially expanding credit and the money supply via tightly controlled monopolies in these areas, this sends false signals throughout the marketplace — in this case the false signal that people are saving more money and building up more credit. It should be no surprise that such actions result in massive economic failures like we are currently experiencing. Businessmen who believe they are reacting to market forces, as they should, are in fact reacting to false market forces, or the government attempting to mimic economic growth without actually contributing any new capital to the economy. But if such systems have been continually tried and failed, why do governments continue to use and even defend them? I’ll explore this question next week. Elliot is a senior French major from Matthews, N.C.
Town hall meetings heat up over health care reform Seth Williford
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mericans have been watching intently since the middle of the summer as Republicans and Democrats in Congress have jousted over the specifics of health care reform. The President, who has failed to offer many specifics of his plans for health reform, has instead deferred to the “kings and queens” of Congress. Let’s be honest, President Obama has rarely staked out any position without consulting the crowned royals, such as Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. He also consults with the committee chairs who act as barons of their respective committees. Instead of clearly staking out a very detailed position on health care, and using his position in the bully pulpit to fashion a plan himself, he has instead waited for Congress to fill in the blanks. This has left Congress
in disarray as no one seems capable of developing a plan that sounds acceptable to a majority of our people and legislators. One of the greatest points of contention is the fabled “public option.” The concept of a public option hinges on the concept that the federal government should develop and fund a public insurance organization. Proponents of the plan envision a marketplace where private insurance companies would have to compete with a public insurer. They also contend that the private insurance industry would not be in any significant danger. However, what promoters of the public option fail to recognize is the real impact that a public option would have on our insurance industry. Any regulation, spending or publicly-funded corporation will inevitably have some effect on the marketplace. While there are many areas where our government has decided that this manipulation is necessary, it is very rare that all Americans will agree on how deeply the government should be involved in the free market. Those who have recently attended town hall meetings and expressed their discontent stand out as a very stark example of how deep the divide in our country has become on issues
of capitalism. We as a nation are in While certainly not the sole the middle of a very strenuous debate contributors to our current economic as to what the future of capitalism is, crisis, these two organizations lent and the public option is currently one money irresponsibly because they had of the central points of contention in no incentive to be fiscally prudent, that debate. knowing full well that they could When defenders of the public simply ask for a larger appropriation option claim that it will not affect from Congress to solve any of their coverage for those who do not sign up financial problems. for the public plan, they ignore the One of the best friends that basic tennants Fannie Mae of supply and and Freddie demand. Mac had in ABC reporter Congress was While there are many areas where John Stossel Massachusetts our government has decided that explains this Congressman this manipulation is necessary, it conundrum very Barney Frank. clearly when he Despite the is very rare that all Americans will says, “Obama, failures of those agree on how deeply the governtalented as he is, two mortgage ment should be involved in the free can’t repeal the companies, market. laws of supply Frank is and demand.” confident that If a public a public option option were put would be so in place, the private health care system good, that Americans would decide would increasingly be encroached to follow the primrose path down to a upon as the public plan would never single-payer system. go bankrupt, per se, save for the In a recent quote about the public fact that it is funded by a federal option, Frank had this to say: “I think government that spends money that if we get a good public option, it we don’t actually have. could lead to single-payer and that’s We have already seen this before in the best way to reach single-payer.” the form of Fannie Mae and Freddie Single-payer is overwhelmingly Mac, government corporations disliked by most Americans, and it who lobbied politicians for special is surprising that such a powerful privileges, and got them. member of Congress is openly
advocating for the most radical system possible. But he isn’t the only one who has shown support for it. A quote from President Obama, then State Senator, is shocking compared to his most recent statements. In a speech to the Illinois AFLCIO in 2003, Obama stated that, “I happen to be a proponent of a singlepayer universal health care program.” Is it too much to assume that Obama still harbors some love for a single-payer plan? Does he agree with Barney Frank, that a public option will be the magic bullet that will convince Americans that we should have a single-payer system? Don’t hold your breath, because if we allow our country to adopt a public option, it will only be a matter of time before its flaws are exposed to the public. The statists in our country will demand a single-payer system, blaming the private insurance industry as the problem, instead of the real problem of a public option. We owe it to ourselves and those that follow us to insure that the private insurance system, despite its flaws, is not dismantled but maintained. Seth is a junior political science major from Wilson, NC.
Quick Facts about Wake Forest University -Classes were first held in a farmhouse on the Calvin Jones plantation in Wake County, North Carolina.
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-The university is now comprised of seven constituent parts: two undergraduate institutions, Wake Forest College and the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy; the Graduate School; and four professional schools: the School of Law, the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the Babcock Graduate School of Management and the Divinity School. -Women were first admitted as undergraduate students in 1942. -The three library collections total over 2.1 million volumes and subscriptions are held to more than 35,000 periodicals and serials, largely of scholarly content. -The highest percentage of 2008 graduates who found direct employment began work as teachers/educaters (8.1%). -58.8% of the 2008 graduating class found employment 6 months after graudation. 36.5% began attending graduate and professional schools. -Medical school acceptance rate for graduates was 22.6% higher than the national average of 42.7% in 2008. -International studies was the most popular minor in 2007-2008.
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Vidovich: Head Soccer Coach Jay Vidovich talks about the upcoming season, Wake’s rise to national prominence and the best player he has ever coached. Page B2.
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{ UPCOMING GAMES } FOOTBALL: 9/05 v. Baylor 9/12 v. Stanfrod 9/19 v. Elon WOMEN’S SOCCER: 8/30 v. Loyola (Md.) 9/04 @ Kentucky 9/06 v. E. Carolina FIELD HOCKEY: 8/29 @ Iowa 8/30 v. Michigan 9/04 @ UNC-Chapel Hill MEN’S SOCCER: 8/27 @ Furman (ex) 9/01 v. William & Mary 9/04 v. Notre Dame CROSS COUNTRY: 9/01 ISU Pre-Nationals 9/04 Wake Forest Relays 9/18 Tenn. Invite
WOMEN’S GOLF: 9/08 Topy Cup 9/09 Topy Cup 9/10 Topy Cup
{ NATIONAL STAGE } BC linebacker set to return to classes after cancer treatment Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich, who was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer this spring, is returning to classes this week and hopes to play for the Eagles again next season. Herzlich is the 2008 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Butkus Award as college football’s top linebacker. He will finish his radiation therapy this week. The 21-year-old still has five rounds of chemotherapy to go, but his doctors are encouraged by the early results. Herzlich was initially told by doctors that he would not be able to play football again, but he now hopes to play for the Eagles in 2010 and possibly in the NFL after college.
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goalkeepers, and loads of experienced underclassman, Wake Forest and da Luz have reason to believe that the team can make it back to their first Third Round since 1999, and maybe even farther. “I think we have a team that’s good enough to get past that (NCAA second round),” da Luz said. “This team is very capable of getting through.” The Lady Deacs have the most depth in recent memory, getting 23 players on the field so far this season. “We have six great senior leaders, great juniors and sophomores and a great freshman group,” da Luz said. “We have more depth this year to get a little deeper into the tournament.”
The Wake Forest women’s soccer team is all-too familiar with the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Unfortunately the third round lies beyond a bridge the program has not crossed in a decade. Last season, the Lady Deacs were bounced in round two by an upstart James Madison team, the sixth NCAA Second Round loss in program history and the fifth under current head coach Tony da Luz. With seven key seniors back, including both of 2008’s top goal scorers and See W. Soccer Page B3
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By Steven Johns | Staff writer The new school year is here and students are entrenched in the first few days of classes. But with school also comes the beginning of fall sports. Highlighting the fall sports news is the construction of the new golf facility. The massive reconstruction of the old driving range and the old Gene Hooks baseball field has begun and has everyone around the college golf world buzzing. The new 18 acre facility will come with five putting and chipping greens, three tees that allow 300 yards of hitting, a new learning center, target greens, bunkers, different grasses and much more. Phase one of the two phase project is under way and is scheduled to be finished by spring of 2010. If all goes according to plan the general layout of the driving range should be finished by the end of September and the Golf House will be finished by spring. Possibly the most interesting part of the new facility will be the
Golf House. The Golf House will consist of a covered hitting bay, an indoor putting studio and cameras that can be used to analyze the golfers’ swings and putting strokes. While the Golf House will certainly help the golf teams, Coach Dianne Dailey is looking forward to the new short game areas. “To be able to have a short game area will be huge because we’ve never really had any place to practice our shot game. We’ve had Astroturf greens the last 21 years and it’s hard to find a place in town that has a dedicated short game area. If we can work with (the golfers) on (their short game), then the short game area could be very helpful for us,” Dailey said. The new short game area will consist of two complete green complexes and five putting/chipping greens. One of the greens will consist of Bermuda grass and another will be bent grass. Each green will also be designed to replicate different styles of architect, one of which will be similar to the designs of Arnold Palmer. “I think it’s going to make us a much more competitive team because we’ll be able to adjust to other golf courses very quickly,” Daily said. “We can practice just about every shot, so we will be ready. To be comfortable (with the greens) can really make us a much more competitive and much more prepared team when we go forward.” The new driving range will be so large that the teams can hit from three different positions and have over
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{ DEAC OF THE WEEK } Adding to the prestige of being named to the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy watchlist earlier this month, junior defender Ike Opara has been named firstteam preseason All-American by Soccer America. Prior to becoming the ACC’s DefenOpara sive Player of the Year at the end of the 2008 season, the Durham, N.C., native helped contribute to 14 shutouts last year, in addition to scoring five goals, two of which were game-winning.
{ SPORTS WORDS } In the halls of the NCAA headquarters hang 12 quotes that represent the association. Over the next 12 weeks we will print those quotes here.
“If things come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.” ~ Branch Rickey Ohio Wesleyan Class of 1904 Baseball
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The new golf facility will have five putting greens.
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Boasting over 18 acres of green, the complex will be completed by Spring. 300 yards to hit into. These three positions will help the two teams practice different shots with different wind and weather conditions. Phase two of the new facility has not yet begun, but will hopefully start when phase one is completed. Phase two consists of a new clubhouse for the teams. The clubhouse will contain coaches’ offices, study rooms, locker rooms and much more. This will be a huge improvement over the current clubhouse where team meetings have to be held on the floor due to the lack of room. The new facility will make the players and coaches much more comfortable, hopefully leading to even better results. Possibly the best effect the new facility will have on Wake Forest is on the recruiting process. “This whole facility is going to make a huge difference, not only training our teams to be better but for recruiting as well. I can’t imagine it not being the best on-campus facility in the country,” Dailey said. The multimillion dollar project should make Wake Forest one of the most desirable golf schools in the nation.
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Bleeding gold and black, learn to be a Deacon diehard By Alex Botoman | Staff writer
It’s that time of year again. Say goodbye to the beach and hello to your 8 a.m. class in Tribble. For about 1,200 of you freshmen, it’s time to settle down from the debauchery of orientation and actually crack a book every once in a while. Of course, the beginning of class isn’t entirely bad because along with it comes the beginning of the fall college sports season. I’m well aware of the fact that over 90 percent of you were not Wake fans until you set foot on campus last week. Heck, a good number of you probably still aren’t Wake fans. There’s no shame in that. Only three years ago I was in the same place as you are now. I’ll admit that the first time I heard the name of Jim Grobe was when he spoke at Screamin’ Demon sign-ups. I was too busy lamenting the fact that I had been rejected from Notre Dame and therefore was doomed to spend my college years at a school with horrible football. We all know how that’s turned out. The point of this is that while we all probably grew up cheering for another university, it’s now time to become a diehard supporter of the Demon Deacons. Here are five tips that will have you bleeding old gold and black in no time. We are the Demon Deacons. To my knowledge, we are the only sports team in the entire world nicknamed the Demon Deacons. That’s pretty cool when you think about it. As it can be a bit of a mouthful, appropriate abbreviations are “Deacs” or “Deacons.” Don’t be the person yelling “Go Demons!”
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Learn the fight song and how to clap along to it. Luckily for you, Screamin’ Demons has decided to print the lyrics on the back of their shirts this year so all you have to do is read off of the person in front of you. Generally people start singing at the “Rah, Rah” part. Also, there’s a pause in the clapping after “brim” and “hymn.” Go to the football games, and don’t leave at halftime. Say you’re the type that has a natural inclination to wear a pastel shirt and contrasting tie to a football game. First of all, may God have mercy on your soul. Second of all, you will likely be faced with the situation of a bunch of the members of the sweet frat that you want to join asking you to leave the game early with them. Don’t do it! I promise you that no fraternity will blackball you just because you want to stay for the end of a football game, and if you leave you risk missing great moments like our 21 point fourth quarter comeback against Maryland in 2007. There are fall sports other than football. Too many students never set foot at a so-called Olympic sports game. This is a shame because Wake boasts teams that consistently are at the top of the ACC and even the nation, and the best part is that they are all free for students! The men’s soccer team has been to the College Cup (soccer Final Four) for three straight years and won the 2007 National Championship. The field hockey team has been to 11 consecutive Final Fours, with three ACC championships and three national championships included in that streak. Cheering on the Deacs in any sport is generally more entertaining than whatever else you would be doing, so get out there and support your fellow students. (Plus, maybe the cute volleyball girl in your Com
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class will talk to you if she sees you at her game. I’m not sayin’, I’m just sayin’.) Our rivals are Carolina, Duke, and to a lesser extent N.C. State. A common phrase around these parts is ABCD, short for Anybody But Carolina or Duke. Being a Wake fan means cheering for Carolina and Duke to lose every game, except when they play each other in which case you cross your fingers that an asteroid hits the Dean Dome. I’m aware of the fact that a large percentage of you are from North Carolina and probably grew up supporting one of the state’s other ACC schools. Luckily for you, college is about making your own path in the world, and this is the point where you must cast off the indoctrination from your parents and embrace the Demon Deacons. Not to mention, the next time your dad is being annoying you can point out that his hero, Coach K, got absolutely owned by Dino Gaudio in Winston the past two years. For those of you out-of-staters that may have jumped on the national Duke or Carolina bandwagons, now is the time to remove yourself quietly before it’s too late to save face with your hallmates. Trust me, after having to share a state with Tar Heel and Blue Devil fans during basketball season you will want to do this anyway, so you might as well get a head start. This concludes your primer on being a Wake Forest fan. These five simple tips can take you places you might never imagine. In my three years so far I have seen my team play in the Orange Bowl, win a soccer national championship, produce the best men’s doubles team in school history and jump to the very top of the basketball rankings. Who knows what the next four years will hold for you?
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Coaching Series
By Connor Swarbrick | Sports editor
Jay Vidovich
For years now the Old Gold & Black has featured Wake’s finest athletes in this spot, putting them “In the Spotlight.” In doing so, we have overlooked the people that play the biggest roles in their lives here on campus, the coaches. Wake Forest athletics have fostered a family atmosphere and the coaches are at the heart of that mentality. The large majority of the coaches have been here for a number of years and have been instrumental in the program’s rise to national prominence. Now it is their time to shine “In the Spotlight.” Who better to kick this series off than Jay Vidovich? The grizzled 16-year veteran men’s soccer coach is a two-time National Coach of the Year and has developed the Wake Forest program into one of the most dominant in college soccer, leading the team to three straight College Cups, including the first national championship in program history in 2007. Wake Forest has reached the NCAA Tournament each of the past eight seasons. Born in Detroit, Mich., Vidovich attended Indiana University and played soccer on their nationally-ranked 1978 team before transferring to Ohio Wesleyan, where he was a three-year starter. While a graduate student at Denver, Vidovich began his coaching career as an assistant. In 1983, Vidovich moved on to Regis College before returning to his alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan, as an assistant coach. Vidovich is fiercely loyal to his players, but he often pushes them hard, helping them reach a higher level than they thought possible. He has coached a number of players who have gone on to play in various impressive professional ranks both on and off the field. Sports editor Connor Swarbrick sat down with Vidovich, putting this season, his career and Wake Forest athletics “In the Spotlight.” How has the team looked throughout this preseason? The preseason started off with a lot of questions, and we have a few more days to answer those questions. As one question has been answered another one pops up. Obviously we lost a tre-
mendous amount of players from last year, a lot of talent, and the question was, “are the youth going to step up? How are the guys who played significant roles for us the last couple years going to step up?” We’ve had new questions in terms of losing another player to injury in Danny Wenzel as well as Cody Arnoux leaving to go to England to play for Everton. The questions keep popping up and we are just trying to find a system to play that fits the players we have.
While a young squad has energy and the enthusiasm, they lack experience. How do you handle that as a coach? Experience is something you have to gain going through a lot of battles. Right now our young guys have to learn how to survive at this level and guys like Austin da Luz, Zach Schilawski, Ike Opara, Corben Bone and Akira Fitzgerald are doing a tremendous job of leading and trying to show the younger guys what it’s going to take to win at this level. But, at the same time it takes a while. I think it’s going to take quite a few games to pick up on the pace that we need to play at. How do you humble yourself in a way to say you know what it’s going to take that couple of games? It’s just the process. You have to look at the big picture, the long run, what you want to try to do with the team and just kind of set a foundation in terms of what want to accomplish, how you want to play, and where you want those players to be at the end of the season. And you just have to support them and let them know this is what it’s going to take. You have to push them all the time and show them the way. What’s the season going to look like for those of us that aren’t on the field? I think if we get lucky and we aren’t punished for some of the rookie mistakes that we are going to make, we could be very good. So far we are showing a lot of progress. This year’s freshman
Murray selected to All-Cape Cod League baseball team Senior catcher Mike Murry was named to the All-Cape Cod League team, after playing in the League over the summer. Murry played for the Chatham Anglers this summer. He led the team with a batting average of .347 and hit one home run and recorded five RBIs. Murry, as a Cape Cod League All-Star, started in the All-Star Game for the Eastern Division, which was played at Fenway Park. There were 26 players named to the squad, and Murray was one of two catchers.
class has picked up on what we are trying to do much faster than other freshman classes have done in the past, so we feel good. But, there is a big difference between a freshman forward compared to a Marcus Tracey or a Cody Arnoux. There is a big difference between a midfielder playing for his first time and a Sam Cronin or a Michael Lahoud. It’s just a growth process. As long as they’re learning and growing from it, they’ll be alright.
As Herman Trophy candidates, Ike Opara and Corben Bone have the chance to do something really special this season. What would it mean for the program to have a second winner of the nation’s top individual award? It would say there was some great recruiting going on. We have been very fortunate to have some young men who really grew in those situations. Marcus (Tracey) and Sam (Cronin) (came in) last year (and were winner and finalist, respectively) with maybe one or two other schools looking at them. Their growth developing in the program was tremendous. You look at Ike Opara, who was another young man who has found himself with our program, with a great opportunity, and has really developed into a great player. Corben came in as a bit of a star but he has gone above a lot of people’s expectations. So it would be really tremendous. What is the most gratifying moment in your soccer career? I hope it’s soon to come. I can’t really say. There have been a lot of them. Like I said, I hope there are more to come that will be greater. I think the longer you’re in it the more you can see how the decisions you made 20 years ago pan out on certain kids, what are they doing now. Seeing how they’ve taken some life skills and developed their character and seeing how they’ve grown and what they are doing with their life is gratifying. Obviously the National Championship was very enjoyable, handling the last couple years with a big target on our back has been fun, taking the team
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to Brazil in international competition playing in the Brazil under 20s was also special. You have seen your program rise on the national stage recently, but so too have many of Wake Forest’s other teams. Why do you think that is? I think there are a couple things. One is Wake Forest University in itself is a great place to do that because the culture here is one where everyone is driven by success, everyone wants to achieve in the classroom. The small community is also conducive to the success. Everyone cares about one another. Everyone has the chance to be mentored by a professor as well as by a coach. That is a lot different. I came from a tremendous soccer place in Indiana University, but it’s a lot different when you can walk in 25 minutes from one side of campus to the other and still have another 10 minutes to walk to where you have to see your coach or another 20 minutes to the soccer field. Our guys can literally come from class, stop by and get back to class on time in those 10 minutes in between. It fosters a community. I think that’s a part of it, and I think the other side is Ron Wellman and Dr. Hooks before him. But you know Ron has done so much in terms of providing for success. What is your favorite vacation spot? Our family used to go to the Caymen Islands quite a bit and that was a nice place to take the kids. What is your favorite restaurant in WinstonSalem? My brother’s cooking. Who is the best player you’ve ever coached? I hope that’s to be seen still also. I’ve had some special kids – Brian Carroll, Michael Parkhurst, Jerry White, Sam Cronin will always be a favorite, Marcus Tracy – there has been a lot of them. It is still to be determined really.
Men’s 2009-2010 basketball schedule announced
Wake Forest field hockey team ranked Second in the Preseason NFHCA Poll
The men’s basketball regular season schedule, consisting of 28 games, was announced Aug. 25. The schedule includes 15 home games. The team will play in one exhibition game hosting Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Nov. 5. Then, to kick off the regular season, the Deacons will host Oral Roberts Nov. 13. The Deacs will begin ACC play at Miami Jan. 9. Nineteen of the games will be broadcast on television, with 12 of the appearances on the national stage.
In the preseason poll for the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, the Demon Deacons were voted second. Last season the team ended the season runner-up in the NCAA Tournament, with a record of 22-4. Maryland won the NCAA title last year and was voted the No. 1 team in the country again this season. Head Coach Jennifer Averill was also voted the ACC Coach of the Year. The team will begin the season on the road at the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge Aug. 29 in Iowa. The Deacons continue with away games until Sept. 13 when they host Indiana in the first home game of the season.
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Bingham medals at World Championships By Allison Lange | Senior writer
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Former Deacon Michael Bingham won a silver medal at the IAAF World Championships.
In the world of track and field, aside from competing at the Olympic Games, the biennial IAAF World Championships are where the best of the best come to compete. This year, the competition was hosted in Berlin, Germany, in the 1936 Olympic Stadium. Michael Bingham, who graduated from Wake Forest this May, was talented enough to make the cut. Just as he did in the Beijing Olympics in 2008, Bingham ran for Great Britain, where his father was born. However, in addition to the 4x400 meter relay he ran in Beijing, Bingham added the open 400 meter race to his repertoire. The open 400 meter race heats took place Aug. 18. Bingham qualified for the semifinals, placing second in his heat with a time of 45.54. Semifinals were held the following day, on Aug. 19. Bingham was placed in the first heat, along with American runner Jeremy
Wariner. Despite being placed in the outside lane eight, Bingham ran an outstanding race, qualifying for the finals by placing second to Wariner, running a personal best time of 44.74. In the finals, Bingham was once again running blind in lane eight. He came out of the blocks running a strong and fast-paced first 200 meters. However, in the final 100 meters, Bingham didn’t have enough kick left to keep up with the likes of the American runners, silver medalist Wariner and gold medalist LaShawn Merritt. Bingham placed seventh in the finals in a close finish, with a time of 45.56. In Beijing, Bingham and his Great Britain teammates walked away from the 4x400 meter race in fourth place and without a medal to show for their efforts. However, their 4x400 team had better luck in Berlin. Although Bingham didn’t run in the 4x400 meter heats Aug. 22, the Great Britain team qualified on to the finals.
In the finals on Aug. 23, Bingham received a clean handoff from teammate Conrad Williams and ran the second leg of the race. Although he was part of a pack of runners out front in the beginning of his lap, Bingham broke away after the first 200 meters and passed the baton to teammate Robert Tobin in second place, behind the Americans. Martyn Rooney ran the anchor leg for the British. The team won silver, finishing roughly three seconds behind the Americans with a time of 3:00.53. Overall, Bingham had a very successful first appearance at the World Championships. He recorded a personal best in the 400 meter race and walked away from the 4x400 meter relay with a silver medal, something he didn’t achieve in Beijing. Now that Bingham’s graduated from Wake Forest, he has more time to dedicate to training. More personal bests and global competitions should be expected in Bingham’s future.
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Picked to finish sixth in the ACC in the coaches’ pre-season poll, the Lady Deacs have come out of the gates strong in 2009, starting 3-0 for the second consecutive season. Early signs of good things to come were apparent in the team’s August 15 exhibition game vs. Campbell, a 4-0 win. The solid play continued into the Lady Deacs’ regular season opener on Aug. 21, a 5-0 blanking of High Point in the two teams’ first ever meeting. Senior forward Kaley Fountain tallied a pair of goals in the win and was helped by junior Bianca D’Agostino, who had both assists and a score of her own. Shortly after the season-opening shutout, Wake headed down the road to UNC-Greensboro to face the Spartans, a team Wake Forest has fared very well against in the past. Despite a 1-10-1 all-time record vs. Wake heading into the game, UNC-Greensboro made things interesting when the Spartans’ Jenn Partenheimer struck first in the sixth minute. The Deacons’ 2008 leading goal scorer, Jill Hutchinson, tied the game late in the first half on her first goal of the young season, a close-range cross. Hutchinson made another key play in the 58th minute, a tight pass to Fountain, who placed the ball in the back of the net for her third goal in two games. Fountain’s tally gave the Deacs a 2-1 lead they
would not relinquish, improving to 2-0 on the season. Another North Carolina school, UNC-Wilmington, came to Spry Stadium on Aug. 26 looking for their first win in five tries versus Wake Forest. The Deacs scored early and often in a 5-0 blanking, with Hutchinson and Fountain adding a pair of goals apiece and sophomore Taylor Norman finishing things off with the first goal of her career in the 89th minute. Fountain, playing forward this season after a strong career as a defender, is making the most of her new position, with five goals in three games. “Having Kaley up front is like having a new recruit,” said da Luz, who moved Fountain to forward to generate more offense. “We’re playing with three forwards instead of two (this year) for a more attacking style.” Senior goalkeeper Laura Morse recorded the shutout with four saves. That senior forward trio brings leadership and a lot of goals, with Hutchinson, Fountain and Allie Sadow combining for a career total of 53. The early offensive explosion has put the Deacs at the top of the ACC in both goals (12) and shots (73). The team will look to continue their strong start when they welcome Loyola (Md.) to Spry Stadium on Aug. 30. The Lady Deacs have played Loyola twice before, losing 2-1 in 2007 and winning 4-0 in 1997.
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Junior midfielder Bianca D’Agostino tangles with a UNC-Wilmington player during the first half of the Deacons 5-0 victory.
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By CeCe Brooks and Caroline Edgeton Life editors Small town? Check. Innocent female protagonist? Check. Vampires? Check. Romance plot between human girl and vampire guy? Check. (If you realized immediately that True Blood was the first thing to come to mind, don’t even try denying your obsession). No one can say that Twilight or True Blood invented the “vampire genre” as authors and movie-makers have been using vampires as a source of plotlines for decades. However, it is hard to ignore the vampire obsession that these two “sagas” have created and the imitations they have spawned. We all, hopefully, read Dracula in high school and at least heard about Anne Rice’s books, but since the arising of Twilight (especially post-Robert Pattinson casting) and True Blood, the vampire genre has become an entirely new category. In earlier times (i.e. the ‘90s), Buffy the Vampire Slayer was definitely a well-known show that has developed quite the cult following. Though it was super entertaining, it was just a little too predictable. When it came to vamps on film, the Anne Rice
books seemed to take the cake in vampire books going to the screen. Cult favorites Interview with the Vampire and Queen of the Damned certainly took fans by storm with their excellent story lines and psychologically intriguing themes. Also, needless to say, the special effects, attractive actors, amazing costumes and bloodsucking power the vampires embody in those films/books also helped attract a wide audience. And while the acting may not be as good as Interview, all the aspects that make people love vampire drama are still in tact; however, in the spirit of the original literary vampire Bram Stoker created, the sensual side of vampire lore has skyrocketed. It’s interesting that in the fastpaced lifestyle with little time/ desire to sit down and read, most of these franchises have come from popular books: Twilight (and sequels) by Stephenie Meyer and The Southern Vampire Mysteries (also known as the Sookie Stackhouse novels or the True Blood Series) by Charlaine Harris. Granted, the books have increased in popularity exponentially once made into a television series or film. People can debate (and they do) that Twilight and/or True
blood are responsible for igniting this pop culture obsession, but my answer is that neither did – vampires have been around for quite some time, folks. It’s the same with any other fad, obsession, what-have-you, in history. We always end up narrowing it down to one or a few explanations, but rarely has one event or person singlehandedly been responsible for this kind of trend. Before anyone realized what was happening, these two series and others were feeding off each other until all of the sudden, it seemed, you couldn’t get away from vampires, especially the vampire/human love story. Of course what comes now is the endless string of imitation shows, movies and books. The Vampire Diaries series was actually published between 1991 and 1992, but what-do-yaknow, the author has decided to create an extension of the series, The Vampire Diaries: The Return, the first of which was published earlier this year, and The CW is debuting a TV series adaptation on Sept. 10. Not to judge before I even give it a chance, but how is The CW going to compete with HBO’s True Blood? Maybe high school students who have to comply with parental controls will keep it afloat.
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Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side
The Reformed Vampire Support Group
Synopsis: Jessica Packwood, a high school senior, gets a surSynopsis: In a more quirky and unsexy vampire world, vamprise when a Romanian vampire shows up and says that she pires must join a support group to admit their addiction in oris a vampire princess and supposed to der to be accepted, a group of teenage, marry him. She has help with a handymisfit vampires get into a whole mess dandy guide to living as a teenage vamof problems whilst trying to deal with pire, but just as she’s getting used to the their own personal issues. idea, things get shaken up. Publisher’s Weekly: “Jinks’ signature Publisher’s Weekly: “A romance infacility with plot and character develvolving a high school girl and a handopment is intact as she turns to the some vampire may sound a little too topic of vampires – as fans can anticifamiliar, yet this first novel quickly pate, hers are not the romantic superbursts ahead of the pack of Twilightheroes of the Stephenie Meyers books. wannabes.” Hers are a ragtag bunch.” What I say: Sure it may sound a bit What I think: It’s a bit more comedy more “teensy” than people our age care than romance than other books in this to admit they read, but let’s face it, we genre, but like Jessica’s Guide to Dating all need our guilty pleasures. Plus, Twion the Dark Side, that’s a bit of fresh air light is pretty “teensy” itself. I trust what the critics say and it’s after all the angst of predecessors. a nice change of pace to see something a bit more light, while I also like the idea of “ragtag” and dorky vampires compared still following the vampire/girl story arc. to the brooding and sexy Edward and Bill archetypes.
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CD Review | Ocean Eyes
Album’s music and song titles emulate sweet simplicity By Mariclaire Hicks | Editor in chief
I’ve gotten into the habit of checking iTunes’ free singles of the week each Tuesday. More often than not, I click on the 30 second sample and quickly realize why the song is being given away for free. However, one week over the summer a single called “Fireflies” by Owl City caught my eye. Who doesn’t like fireflies, right? So I gave it a click and was instantly treated to the soft sounds of synthesized
vocals and childhood instruments like the glockenspiel. I was intrigued, so I downloaded the whole song. Fifteen plays later, I realized I was hooked. Anyone who can sing “I’d get a thousand hugs / From ten thousand lightning bugs” and not sound like a complete idiot is a winner in my book. In fact, his lyrics truly do come across as 100 percent sincere. This guy can earnestly sing about unadulterated sweetness, something that’s hard to come by in anything outside the realm of children’s music. With a sound reminiscent of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, Owl City is the most recent project from Minnesota native Adam Young. Other ventures include Port Blue and Swimming with Dolphins, among others. His music is dream-like and
charming – musical escapism in a world that often seems bombarded with negativity. Cliché, I know, but absolutely true. Even Adam describes his sound as “sorta like apple shampoo soap bubbles … only, music.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. After falling in love with the single, I discovered Ocean Eyes, the album from which it was taken. It didn’t disappoint. Included were 11 more quirky tracks with titles like “Vanilla Twilight” and “Dental Care” (yes, it really is about teeth). Owl City had well and truly won me over; I’d finish one song and debate over whether I should re-listen or go on to the next one. I suppose it’s only appropriate that an artist so firmly rooted in the electronic
genre has made wise use of the Web in widening his fan base. Owl City generated a lot of early interest via his MySpace page, where “Hello Seattle” garnered a lot of attention, and understandably so. This track, which was featured on his first album, 2007’s Of June, and again on Ocean Eyes, includes an infectious offbeat that offers a backdrop for lyrics that paint a series of gorgeous beach-y images of everything from lighthouses to seahorses. “Fireflies” probably remains my favorite track on the album, but another top pick is “The Bird and the Worm.” Lilting acoustic guitar is paired with a clap-like rhythm and Young’s trademark tinkling magic on the electric piano. It’s the type of song that gets you smiling and bopping your head to the
beat. And really, who couldn’t use that every once in awhile? So basically, Adam Young is kind of my favorite person right now. His music takes me to my “happy place,” if you will. Even his internet persona is awesome. If you ever want some added whimsy in your life, I suggest you follow him on Twitter (@owlcity). A couple of recent gems include “A day well spent at the Minnesota Science Museum. Win sauce” and “A sheep is a cloud with legs.” I freaking love this guy. So as we embark on yet another semester at Work Forest, I suggest we all be sure to keep Owl City’s Ocean Eyes close at hand for any time we need a little pick-me-up jolt of saccharine sweetness. Who knows? Maybe you could even skip out on the Red Bull or that third Starbucks latte.
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Book Review | Vision in White
First in quartet aims to please all By Samantha Hoback | Staff writer
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Oscar-nominated Director Tony Gilroy’s film Duplicity starring Oscar winning actress Juila Roberts and actor Clive Owens was released on DVD this week. The romantic thriller capitalizes on the chemistry between two battling spies turned corporate operatives who find themselves and their relationship wrapped up in a race to protect the intellectual property of a multinational corporation. This fast paced film deals with issues of trust in a relationship and the work place.
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I can’t remember the last time that I sat down and read a book cover to cover in one day. Normally, it takes me at least a week to complete a 300 page book. It only took me six hours to finish Nora Roberts’ 352 page novel, Vision in White. Vision in White is one of Roberts’ most recent releases. Published by Penguin Group in April, the book is the first in a new series, The Wedding Quartet, which follows four friends who own a wedding planning business as they fall in and out of love. In the first book, we meet Mackensie “Mac” Elliot. Mac is spunky, stubborn and serious about her job as a wedding photographer. In spite of her parents’ concerns, Mac received
a camera for her birthday when she was little. During a game of “Wedding” with her friends, Mac snapped an impromptu picture of a butterfly that had landed on her friend’s makeshift bouquet and developed an instant passion for photography. Fast forward and Vows, her company, is now the most successful wedding business in the area. The business is run by Mac and her childhood friends: Parker, the obsessive compulsive manager; Emma, the sweet and talented florist and decorator; and Laurel, the down-to-earth pastry chef. The girls run their business from Parker’s family estate, which she inherited following her parents’ sudden passing. Carter Maguire comes into the picture when he accompanies his sister to her wedding consultation at Vows. A chance encounter in Mac’s studio is all it takes for this Ivy League high school teacher to fall head over heels for his high school crush all over again. Although Mac is attracted to Carter, she is hesitant to become too involved
Famous End The struggling economy is a growing problem in America, but it is also leading to some innovative money raising projects. In Los Angelos, Ca., the widowed Elise Poncher has placed her deceased husband’s burial spot on eBay as a way to pay her mortgage. Why is this eternal resting spot so special? It lies directly above Marilyn Monroe’s grave and next to a crypt owned by playboy Hugh Hefner. Poncher’s plan is to sell the burial plot to the highest bider, and move her husband’s body to another location. Bidding for the plot started at $500,000 and has already reached $4.5 million, plenty to cover Poncher’s $1.6 million mortgage and make her quite the pretty penny.
Drink of the Week Summer’s End
Classes have begun, which means those lazy days of summer have come to a close. Reminise on your summer memories with a delicious Summer’s End. 1 oz. lemon gin 1 oz. melon liqueur 1 oz. triple sec 3 oz. fruit punch Shake ingredients in cocktail shaker with ice. Pour into hurricane glass over ice. Add lime juice to taste. Makes 2 drinks.
and Cake Boss, Roberts’ novel has struck a chord with many of today’s readers. Although this is the first Nora Roberts’ novel I have read, I am completely infatuated with the characters and the story surrounding the four wedding women. Every girl dreams of their wedding day, and these four women made a life out of their childhood fantasies. The next installment in The Wedding Quartet, Bed of Roses, will follow Emma, the florist and decorator for Vows. To be released in December, the novel is sure to be as satisfying as the first book. Nora Roberts has made a name for herself in the last 18 years, writing over 260 New York Times Bestselling books since 1981. From romance novels to mysteries and thrillers, Roberts’ stories never disappoint readers. This number one New York Times Bestselling author has a talent for writing novels that speak to women of all ages. Freshmen and professors alike will fall in love with Vision in White.
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romantically. Afraid of getting hurt, Mac tries to keep their relationship casual and non-exclusive, but she soon discovers that the nerdy, awkward, handsome, polite, grown-up Carter is just the kind of man she wants. As their innocent fling turns into a passionate romance, both Carter and Mac discover that their lives were not as complete as they once believed. Mac’s bliss is interrupted by her flaky, spoiled, self-conscious mother. Divorced three times and headed down the aisle with husband number four, Mac’s mother relies on her daughter for money and weasels her way into Mac’s life at the most inconvenient times. The only way that Mac knows how to deal with her mother is to give in to her every demand. Trying to juggle her mother’s issues, her new relationship and her busy schedule with Vows, Mac learns to stand up for herself and accept change in her life. With so much hype about weddings on television, including TLC’s Masters of Reception, Say Yes to the Dress
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Movie Review | Post Grad
Unsatisfying film will disappoint Bledel fans By Jesse Ammons | Staff writer
Post Grad, the latest acting endeavor by the beloved Rory from Gilmore Girls (Alexis Bledel), begins with odd, youthful graphics and a video blog by the film’s main character: Ryden Malby (Bledel). Already, I am wondering if I walked into the wrong film; is this some PG-rated ABC Familysponsored production? High school-esque online social networking sites are evoked as Ryden fills us in on her life plan to get to and then graduate college in order Post Grad to land her Starring | Alexis Bledel and Zach dream job at Gilford a publishing Director | Vicky Jenson company. Who’s it for? | Fans of Gilmore Soon after, we thankGirls or teeny-bop flicks fully leave Running Time | 1 hour 28 mins. the graphics Rating | (out of 5) behind and join Ryden at her college graduation. We are introduced to her best friend, Adam (Zach Gilford), and her eccentric family. Before I can figure out if her mother (Jane Lynch), father (Michael Keaton), stale-Cheetoseating grandmother (Carol Burnett) and brother (Bobby Coleman) are funny or just plain uncomfortable, they are back out of the plot for the time being and Ryden and Adam are en route to Ryden’s coveted job interview. Alas, the interview does not go as planned, as almost any college student would expect, and Ryden is forced to return home. Again, we meet the peculiar Malby family, full of one-liners and quirky hobbies that are more awkward than humorous. The film’s remaining hour and a half follows Ryden’s various attempts at finding a job. Best friend Adam stays by her side throughout the majority of the movie, although his character is never given depth of any sort. He is admittedly in love with Ryden, but she appears to be more platonic, and their interactions just never harness the chemistry needed to be convincing. Various other characters drift in and out of a disjointed plot with a lackluster script, including a cat-loving Brazilian hunk of an infomercial director (Rodrigo Santoro). The dedicated Gilmore Girls fan in me cannot separate Ryden from Rory Gilmore, especially since
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Gilmore Girls and Traveling Pants Star Alexis Bledel stars in an unimpressive film about a lost post graduate. she is in another book-loving role. Bledel has to work to do wrong in my eyes, and yet even I must admit the ill fit of her character. Gilford has but a few moments of convincing emotion, and Lynch will forever be too hard to play a compelling or feminine mother. Overall, the Malby family’s dynamics usually make me cringe or simply leave me puzzled. There are a few chuckle-worthy moments throughout the film, though. Grandma Maureen totes around an oxygen tank at all times and melodramatically embraces her impending death. At one point, the Malbys take a family outing to help Maureen try out different coffins. She literally tries them on for size by getting into each coffin and pretending she’s dead while the family gives feedback. While her humor is still one step off of funny and entirely unrelated to Ryden’s post graduate life, I did enjoy the fact that she had her pill bottles on
display in a rotating trophy case in the kitchen (a discreet background scenery addition that I hope you remember to notice!). Often, the best part of the movie was its soundtrack. Ryden’s journey was set to light, poppy and at times a bit folksy tracks by artists including Lily Allen, the Kooks and Joshua Radin. It was an optimistic and pleasant albeit girly combination that was quite enjoyable. While watching even one preview will imply Post Grad’s likelihood to have a happy ending, its lack of realism is obnoxious. As I walked out of the theatre, my own post graduate friends couldn’t help but complain about the stark differences between Ryden’s summer and their own. I had no expectations of Post Grad being any sort of thought-provoking cinematic experience, and yet it still failed to provide the cutesy two hours of escape I had hoped for.
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Event Review | The Lilting Banshees
Opening Lilting Banshees show make students laugh By Katherine Marshall | Staff writer
While The Banshee’s general theme of exaggerating aspects of The Lilting Banshee Comedy student life remained consistent Troupe is back in full force this with last year, this year’s show saw fall, and despite the early date of many fresh jokes. The “That’s Not What She Said” their first show Aug, 25 night, they showed no shortage of police, a portrayal of Match.com for chemistry nerds as well as a skit material. Designed as an informal fresh- that mocked the recent prevalence man orientation to the stereo- of dance shows on television stood types and marked qualities of out as new and entertaining. Although the show seems to be social life at the university, the Banshees shamelessly poked fun aimed at informing freshman of of numerous groups on campus. the ins and outs of the student They even included a not-so- body and social culture, it is the flattering shout-out to President upperclassman in the audience Nathan O. Hatch (who was who will best understand the sporting an unexplained third jokes. Freshman have not yet been arm?). In typical Banshee form, every acquainted with “The Real Men member of the audience was of Wake Forest”nor have they seen undoubtedly offended or at the the strong presence of Greek life very least uncomfortable at one or know what it means to be a “GDI” or “geed.” point or another. The overly-competitive intraThe show started strong with its always hilarious slideshow of mural sport player, the creepily inappropriate one-liners coupled invested R.A. or the fat Palmer with music with definite paren- resident with asthma were quite the crowd tal advisory pleasers. warnings. “Overall, the Banshees did a Some skits The show, titled “Wel- good job of balancing the typical were specifically come to Wake!”, had a crowd pleasing digs at the Wake aimed at student body with new humor freshman. similar format For examto that of last [...] appealing to freshmen and ple, in one year’s openupperclassmen alike.” the freshing video, man dorms followed by personified an hour-long series of short skits separated by held a party. Another skit took a dig at the brief but intense dance parties. The venue was packed and the increasing presence of “guidos” in crowd appeared to be enjoying this year’s freshman class, and sevitself more and more as the show eral that highlighted how highly went on, laughing the most at unfortunate it is to live in Piccolo or Palmer dorms. the latter and skits. There is definitely a more vulgar Crowd pleasers seemed to be anything involving the audacious side to Banshee humor as well, exploitations of Greek life ste- evidenced by the skit in which a reotypes, such as the knock-off baby was punted like a football Harry Potter Sorting Hat bit that into the audience. Other vulgar humor included a placed a few Banshees and even two volunteer audience members not so subtle reference to a dirty in their stereotypical greek orga- Mr. Potato Head appendage and his Mr. Potato Head’s pothead nization matches.
son. The next skit depicted a group of guys who decide to get periods so that they could have their own special time of the month like their girlfriends. Another popular skit was a three part piece discussing whether or not “that was actually what she said.” Sophomore David “The Best Legs in Town” Mangone’s performance stood out as consistently funny, at time getting laughs with his goofy facial expressions alone. Add that to his impressive big blue suede shoe dancing and his performance truly was golden. John “fourth year freshman” Track was also another standout preformer, doing a great job making fun of himself as the overly-enthusiastic R.A. He was also able to properly impress the crowd with his baby punting abilities. Riley “Goes All Night” Petersen was very popular with the crowd as well, most notably for his role as Hatch in “The Sorting Hat” skit. Overall, the Banshees did a good job of balancing the typical crowd pleasing digs at the Wake student body with new humor that was appealing to freshman and upperclassman alike. The dance party transitions between skits were an especially entertaining way to keep the show moving quickly in typical Banshee fashion. Despite the occasional vulgarity, the surplus of jokes at the students’ expense guarantees that you will be laughing at yourself at one point or another. As the climate of the university can be overwhelmingly stressful and even at times uptight, this is a very positive thing. As long as you don’t plan on going to the show with your parents (or anyone with whom watching skits about guys getting their periods would be potentially awkward), you will definitely enjoy yourself.
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Playing human equivalents of freshmen residence halls attending a get to know you party, “Palmer” and “Piccolo” bond over their status as late-arriving outcasts.
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Restaurant Review | Noma
New downtown addition offers tasty fare, short wait By CeCe Brooks | Life editor
give it a try. Personally, I was not a huge fan, but my friend, a vegetarian, During a student’s time at the uni- thought it was delicious so I just atversity, inevitably one will be waiting tributed my dislike to personal taste. I did try another friend’s pork tenfor 30 to 40 minutes to eat at Mellow Mushroom on Fourth Street. I myself derloin, which was delicious. As its tihave participated in this quasi-tradi- tle implied it was perfectly tender, but they also used a garlic cream sauce that tion. Recently, however, a friend alerted made it even more flavorsome. The menu proudly boasts that their me to a nice restaurant across the street that usually has little to no wait: Noma. beef is 100 percent natural, grassfed Black Angus. Actually, after seeEven though I do ing their décor, Noma not specifically look menu and hours, Location | 321 W. Fourth St. for this, it was nice to it’s a bit surprising that it is not con- Hours | 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Mon.. - Thurs. know they put that 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. Fri. - Sat. kind of thought into tinually packed. what they serve. What Noma re11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sun. In addition to the ally has going for it Serving | Urban cuisine main entrees there are is its large, eclectic pizzas, tons of salads menu. There are Dress | Casual and sandwiches. many appetizers, Price Range | $10 - $25 I would say that such as fried ravi(out of 5) Noma is extremely oli ($6), seven layer Rating | worth its pricing Mexican dip ($6) except for the fact and coconut shrimp ($7). We ordered the fried ravioli, that only sandwiches come with side which was good, but not as impressive items. The entrees come with the vegetable as it sounded. It tasted like mozzarella sticks posing as something fancier. The and starch of the day, but the only opentrees varied from grilled pork ten- tion you have is to substitute macaroni derloin ($16) to manicotti ($13) and, and cheese for an extra $2; if you want surprisingly, fish and chips ($11). Hav- to order a side on its own, the price is ing spent a good part of the summer in an unreasonable $5. Not being 21, I wasn’t able to perLondon, I had the fish and chips on a previous visit. It was the best I’ve tasted sonally try out the drinks menu, but since being back in the States, even there was a variety of impressive opthough they used tilapia instead of cod tions. The food and beer/wine menus are like I usually received in England. On this occasion, however, my friend and available on their Web site (noma-ws. I both ordered the stuffed portobello com), but there is not a full bar menu ($12). I’ve never gotten stuffed porto- online. Although it probably caters to a difbello at any restaurant, but I like portobello mushrooms, so I figured I would ferent kind of group than university
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Noma’s eclectic menu offers university students a variety of choices and decent portion sizes, all for a reasonable price. students, they do have a special Sunday brunch as well. The décor and atmosphere of a restaurant may not seem extremely important to most people, but for me it’s a big factor and at Noma, it contributes a lot to their appeal. It’s decorated in a elegant way without seeming pompous. One could go there for a regular weekend dinner in pretty casual clothes or for a more special occasion and still feel comfortable. They have widened their kind of target customers by having a few wellplaced flat screens around the first
floor and three or four booths with miniature flat screens on the wall that are typically tuned in to various sports channels. The sports bar vibe is avoided by muting all the TVs, but they’re usually on closed captioning, so if you choose to watch you’re not lost. Like my companion said, though, no matter how good the food is or nice the atmosphere, if the service is not up to par it can tremendously tarnish your feelings about a restaurant. Considering it was a Sunday night, the service was pretty lacking. To his
defense, our waiter did have a large party, but that does not excuse the fact that we had to wait longer for each item than other tables seemed to and that we had to get another waiter to take our credit cards because we had literally waited 10 minutes for our server to come back and take them. That took so long, I did not even mention the coffee I ordered, but never got (it was 8:40 and True Blood started at 9). I would strongly encourage people to try Noma out when in the mood for “dinner out” and not “a quick bite before (insert event here).”
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